NOTE 2 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Schedule Of Amortized Cost And Estimated Fair Value Of Securities Held To Maturity [Table Text Block]

			Gross		Gross			Estimated
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
September 30, 2012
Available-for-Sale:
Obligations of U.S. government sponsored agencies	$	15,011	$	81	$	—		$	15,092
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		10,884		612		—			11,496
Government sponsored agency mortgage-backed securities		256,491		8,356		—			264,847
Corporate debt securities		6,000		—		(1,560	)		4,440
Equity securities		3,000		150		—			3,150
	$	291,386	$	9,199	$	(1,560	)	$	299,025
Held-to-Maturity:
Government sponsored agency mortgage-backed securities	$	6	$	—	$	—		$	6
December 31, 2011
Available-for-Sale:
Obligations of U.S. government sponsored agencies	$	15,042	$	192	$	—		$	15,234
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		13,811		696		(52	)		14,455
Government sponsored agency mortgage-backed securities		270,337		5,212		(345	)		275,204
Corporate debt securities		6,000		—		(1,768	)		4,232
Equity securities		3,000		80		—			3,080
	$	308,190	$	6,180	$	(2,165	)	$	312,205
Held-to-Maturity:
Government sponsored agency mortgage-backed securities	$	6	$	—	$	—		$	6

Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]

	As of September 30, 2012
	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or Longer					Total
	Estimated Fair		Unrealized		Estimated Fair		Unrealized			Estimated Fair		Unrealized
	Value		Losses		Value		Losses			Value		Losses
Description of Securities
Corporate debt securities	$	—	$	—	$	4,440	$	(1,560	)	$	4,440	$	(1,560	)
Total impaired securities	$	—	$	—	$	4,440	$	(1,560	)	$	4,440	$	(1,560	)

	As of December 31, 2011
	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or Longer					Total
	Estimated Fair		Unrealized			Estimated Fair		Unrealized			Estimated Fair		Unrealized
	Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses
Description of Securities
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	$	714	$	(4	)	$	572	$	(48	)	$	1,286	$	(52	)
Government sponsored agency mortgage-backed securities		96,629		(336	)		16,858		(9	)		113,487		(345	)
Corporate debt securities		—		—			4,232		(1,768	)		4,232		(1,768	)
Total impaired securities	$	97,343	$	(340	)	$	21,662	$	(1,825	)	$	119,005	$	(2,165	)