Securities (Details Narrative) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Securities Details Narrative
Collateralized mortage obligations, amortized cost	$ 219		$ 381
Collateralized mortage obligations, fair value	227		396
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock, cost	3,894		4,934
Aggregate carrying value of cost method investments	3,894		4,934
Investment securities, pledged as collateral for public deposits	91,589		78,519
Sales of investment securities	12,935	9,641
Net realized gains of investment securities	553	439
Net realized gain on the call of municipal securities	7	200
Net loss on write-down	$ 0	$ 1

The amortized cost of collateralized mortgage obligations.

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The fair value of collateralized mortgage obligations.

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The net realized gains on call of municipal securities during the period.

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The total amount of proceeds received for the sale of securities, categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities, during the reporting period.

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Amount, after adjustment, of cost-method investment. Adjustments include, but are not limited to, dividends received in excess of earnings after date of investment that are considered a return of investment and other than temporary impairments.

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Amount of securities, mortgage loans, or other financial instruments pledged as collateral for deposits.

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Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock represents an equity interest in a FHLB. It does not have a readily determinable fair value because its ownership is restricted and it lacks a market (liquidity).

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This item represents the total realized gain (loss) included in earnings for the period as a result of selling marketable securities categorized as trading, available-for-sale, or held-to-maturity.

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Amount of tax (expense) benefit of reclassification adjustment from accumulated other comprehensive income for unrealized loss realized upon the write-down of available-for-sale securities.

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