Represents the prepayment penalty amount for restructuring of Federal Home Loan Bank advances.

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Represents the amount of a new Federal Home Loan Bank advance as part of a prepayment and restructure.

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Represents the amount of Federal Home Loan Bank advances that contained options to convert the fixed rate advance to an adjustable rate advance, at which time the entity may prepay the advance without a penalty.

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Represents the percentage of Federal Home Loan Bank advances secured by the first mortgage loans under a blanket security agreement.

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States the interest rate applicable to Federal Home Loan Bank advances outstanding as of the Balance Sheet date.

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Including both current and noncurrent portions, Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings initially due beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle if longer.

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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
Federal Home Loan Bank advances at year end	$ 249,658	$ 269,488
FHLB Advance, interest rate			4.55%
Percentage of advances secured by mortgage loans under a blanket security agreement	182.00%
Amount of advances contained options to convert the fixed rate advance to an adjustable rate advance	$ 25,000	25,000
FHLB Advance, amount prepaid			$ 25,000
FHLB Advance, fixed rate amount, per restructure			25,000
Advances From Federal Home Loan Banks, Restructuring Prepayment Penalty	342		$ 1,609
Maturities from March 2017 through September 2025, primarily fixed rates from 0.97% to 2.67%, averaging 1.75%
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
Federal Home Loan Bank advances at year end	$ 249,658
Maturities from March 2017 through September 2025, primarily fixed rates from 0.97% to 2.67%, averaging 1.75% \| Minimum
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
FHLB Advance, interest rate	0.97%
Maturities from March 2017 through September 2025, primarily fixed rates from 0.97% to 2.67%, averaging 1.75% \| Maximum
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
FHLB Advance, interest rate	2.67%
Maturities from March 2017 through September 2025, primarily fixed rates from 0.97% to 2.67%, averaging 1.75% \| Average
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
FHLB Advance, interest rate	1.75%
Maturities from June 2016 through September 2025, primarily fixed rates from 0.58% to 4.80%, averaging 1.53%
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
Federal Home Loan Bank advances at year end		$ 269,488
Maturities from June 2016 through September 2025, primarily fixed rates from 0.58% to 4.80%, averaging 1.53% \| Minimum
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
FHLB Advance, interest rate		0.58%
Maturities from June 2016 through September 2025, primarily fixed rates from 0.58% to 4.80%, averaging 1.53% \| Maximum
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
FHLB Advance, interest rate		4.80%
Maturities from June 2016 through September 2025, primarily fixed rates from 0.58% to 4.80%, averaging 1.53% \| Average
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
FHLB Advance, interest rate		1.53%