Investment Securities and Other Investments (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Held-to-maturity
Amortized Cost	$ 1,761,000	$ 1,760,000
Gross Unrealized Gains		3,000
Gross Unrealized (Losses)	(26,000)	(1,000)
Fair Value	1,735,000	1,762,000
Available-for-sale
Amortized Cost	126,680,000	118,096,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	196,000	83,000
Gross Unrealized (Losses)	(3,339,000)	(2,227,000)
Fair Value	123,537,000	115,952,000
Securities of state and local municipalities tax exempt
Held-to-maturity
Amortized Cost	264,000	263,000
Gross Unrealized Gains		3,000
Gross Unrealized (Losses)	(6,000)
Fair Value	258,000	266,000
Available-for-sale
Amortized Cost	3,678,000	3,694,000
Gross Unrealized Gains		23,000
Gross Unrealized (Losses)	(39,000)	(1,000)
Fair Value	3,639,000	3,716,000
Securities of U.S. government and federal agencies
Held-to-maturity
Amortized Cost	1,497,000	1,497,000
Gross Unrealized (Losses)	(20,000)	(1,000)
Fair Value	1,477,000	1,496,000
Available-for-sale
Amortized Cost	1,000,000	1,000,000
Gross Unrealized (Losses)	(44,000)	(32,000)
Fair Value	956,000	968,000
Securities of state and local municipalities taxable
Available-for-sale
Amortized Cost	2,378,000	2,591,000
Gross Unrealized Gains		3,000
Gross Unrealized (Losses)	(70,000)	(41,000)
Fair Value	2,308,000	2,553,000
Corporate bonds
Available-for-sale
Amortized Cost	5,000,000	5,000,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	92,000	57,000
Gross Unrealized (Losses)	(79,000)	(61,000)
Fair Value	5,013,000	4,996,000
Certificates of deposit
Available-for-sale
Amortized Cost	245,000	490,000
Gross Unrealized (Losses)	(1,000)
Fair Value	244,000	490,000
SBA pass-through securities
Available-for-sale
Amortized Cost	200,000	254,000
Gross Unrealized (Losses)	(5,000)	(8,000)
Fair Value	195,000	246,000
Mortgage-backed securities
Available-for-sale
Amortized Cost	90,234,000	84,614,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	94,000
Gross Unrealized (Losses)	(2,291,000)	(1,401,000)
Fair Value	88,037,000	83,213,000
Collateralized mortgage obligations
Available-for-sale
Amortized Cost	23,945,000	20,453,000
Gross Unrealized Gains	10,000
Gross Unrealized (Losses)	(810,000)	(683,000)
Fair Value	23,145,000	19,770,000
Federal Reserve Bank
Available-for-sale
Pledged securities	0	0
Community Bankers' Bank
Available-for-sale
Pledged securities	$ 8,100,000	$ 0

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