Deposits - Components of deposits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Deposits:
Demand, noninterest bearing	$ 139,450	$ 126,150
Demand, interest-bearing	94,416	114,610
Savings accounts	3,231	3,097
Money market accounts	302,242	229,557
Time Deposits	311,829	278,716
Total deposits	851,168	752,130
Time deposits over FDIC Insurance Limit	$ 271,100	$ 233,700

The aggregate of all domestic and foreign demand interest-bearing deposit liabilities.

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The aggregate of all deposit liabilities held by the entity, including foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing; may include demand deposits, saving deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits among others.

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Amount of deposits in accounts that offer many of the same services as checking accounts although transactions may be somewhat more limited, share some of the characteristics of a money market fund and are insured by the Federal government, also known as money market accounts.

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Amount of interest bearing deposits with no stated maturity, which may include passbook and statement savings accounts and money-market deposit accounts (MMDAs).

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The aggregate amount of all domestic and foreign noninterest-bearing deposits liabilities held by the entity.

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Amount of time deposit liabilities, including certificates of deposit.

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Amount of time deposit liabilities, including certificates of deposit, in denominations that meet or exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance limit.

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