Loans (Loans Aging Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current loans	$ 191,396	$ 200,584
Total loans	191,742	200,898
Nonaccrual loans	1,070	720
Financing Receivables, 30 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Loans past due		314
Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Loans past due	346
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Total loans	100,524	90,368
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Development [Member]
Current loans	18,222	7,801
Total loans	18,222	7,801
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Real Estate Loan [Member]
Current loans	68,621	69,425
Total loans	68,621	69,425
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Current loans	13,681	13,076
Total loans	13,681	13,142
Nonaccrual loans	14	20
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member] \| Financing Receivables, 30 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Loans past due		66
Residential Real Estate and Consumer [Member]
Total loans	91,218	110,530
Residential Real Estate and Consumer [Member] \| One-to-Four Family Owner-occupied [Member]
Current loans	29,034	41,013
Total loans	29,380	41,018
Nonaccrual loans	346	365
Residential Real Estate and Consumer [Member] \| One-to-Four Family Owner-occupied [Member] \| Financing Receivables, 30 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Loans past due		5
Residential Real Estate and Consumer [Member] \| One-to-Four Family Owner-occupied [Member] \| Financing Receivables, Equal to Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Loans past due	346
Residential Real Estate and Consumer [Member] \| One-to-Four Family Investor-owned [Member]
Current loans	28,077	32,069
Total loans	28,077	32,312
Nonaccrual loans	624	241
Residential Real Estate and Consumer [Member] \| One-to-Four Family Investor-owned [Member] \| Financing Receivables, 30 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Loans past due		243
Residential Real Estate and Consumer [Member] \| Multifamily Loan [Member]
Current loans	29,531	34,467
Total loans	29,531	34,467
Residential Real Estate and Consumer [Member] \| Consumer [Member]
Current loans	4,230	2,733
Total loans	4,230	2,733
Nonaccrual loans	$ 86	$ 94

Financing receivables that are current.

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