EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
(Numerator):
Net income	$ 1,034	$ 900	$ 6,027	$ 2,139
Preferred stock dividends and accretion of discount (in dollars)	137	193	491	573
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$ 897	$ 707	$ 5,536	$ 1,566
(Denominator):
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	4,722,029	3,419,736	3,857,002	3,419,736
Dilutive effect of common stock warrants (in shares)	136,186	89,845	119,850	83,611
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	4,858,215	3,509,581	3,976,852	3,503,347
Income per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.19	$ 0.21	$ 1.44	$ 0.46
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.18	$ 0.20	$ 1.39	$ 0.45