Investment Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Summary of investment securities
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	$ 161,774	$ 154,124
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	2,977	1,687
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	1,137	1,910
Available-for-sale securities, Fair Value	163,614	153,901
U.S. Government agencies and corporations
Summary of investment securities
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	2,340	12,555
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	20	136
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses		68
Available-for-sale securities, Fair Value	2,360	12,623
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
Summary of investment securities
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	58,319	50,139
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	2,482	1,386
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	4	120
Available-for-sale securities, Fair Value	60,797	51,405
U.S. Government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities
Summary of investment securities
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	79,724	70,193
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	303	165
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	218	679
Available-for-sale securities, Fair Value	79,809	69,679
U.S. Government-sponsored collateralized mortgage obligations
Summary of investment securities
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	7,134	13,665
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	86
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses		135
Available-for-sale securities, Fair Value	7,220	13,530
U.S. Government-guaranteed small business administration pools
Summary of investment securities
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	10,046	2,883
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	86
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses		46
Available-for-sale securities, Fair Value	10,132	2,837
Trust preferred securities
Summary of investment securities
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	1,630	1,640
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	915	862
Available-for-sale securities, Fair Value	715	778
Total debt securities
Summary of investment securities
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	159,193	151,075
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	2,977	1,687
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	1,137	1,910
Available-for-sale securities, Fair Value	161,033	150,852
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock
Summary of investment securities
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	2,355	2,823
Available-for-sale securities, Fair Value	2,355	2,823
Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) stock
Summary of investment securities
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	226	226
Available-for-sale securities, Fair Value	226	226
Total regulatory stock
Summary of investment securities
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost	2,581	3,049
Available-for-sale securities, Fair Value	$ 2,581	$ 3,049

Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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