NOTE 2 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule Of Amortized Cost And Estimated Fair Value Of Investment Securities [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31, 2012
			Gross		Gross			Estimated
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
Available-for-Sale:
Obligations of U.S. government sponsored agencies	$	21,003	$	115	$	—		$	21,118
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		10,698		499		—			11,197
Government sponsored agency mortgage-backed securities		239,543		6,152		(64	)		245,631
Corporate debt securities		6,000		—		(1,244	)		4,756
Equity securities		3,000		113		—			3,113
	$	280,244	$	6,879	$	(1,308	)	$	285,815
Held-to-Maturity:
Government sponsored agency mortgage-backed securities	$	6	$	—	$	—		$	6

	As of December 31, 2011
			Gross		Gross			Estimated
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
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 December 31, 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
Government sponsored agency mortgage-backed securities	$	34,878	$	(64	)	$	—	$	—		$	34,878	$	(64	)
Corporate debt securities		—		—			4,756		(1,244	)		4,756		(1,244	)
Total impaired
securities	$	34,878	$	(64	)	$	4,756	$	(1,244	)	$	39,634	$	(1,308	)

	As of December 31, 2011
	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or Longer					Total
	Estimated		Unrealized			Estimated		Unrealized			Estimated		Unrealized
	Fair Value		Losses			Fair Value		Losses			Fair 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	)

Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Basis of Allocation

	Held-to-Maturity				Available-for-Sale
	Amortized Cost		Estimated				Estimated Fair Value
	(Carrying		Fair		Amortized		(Carrying
	Amount)		Value		Costs		Amount)
Due in 1 year or less	$	6	$	6	$	25,481	$	25,828
Due after 1 year through 5 years		—		—		204,478		210,504
Due after 5 years through 10 years		—		—		38,070		38,256
Due after 10 years		—		—		9,215		8,114
	$	6	$	6	$	277,244	$	282,702