Loans Receivable, Net (Impaired Financing Receivables) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired financing receivable, related allowance			$ 475,000
Impaired financing receivable, recorded investment	15,698,201		20,247,955
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance	20,284,626		24,950,379
Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment	17,982,355	30,157,978
Impaired Financing Receivable, Interest Income, Accrual Method	95,372	219,141
Residential Real Estate 1 [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	2,687,102		2,519,814
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	2,810,291		2,618,003
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	2,924,360	4,494,249
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Interest Income, Accrual Method	828	12,942
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	0		0
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	0		0
Impaired financing receivable, related allowance	0		0
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	0	989,513
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Interest Income, Accrual Method	0	0
Impaired financing receivable, recorded investment	2,687,102		2,519,814
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance	2,810,291		2,618,003
Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment	2,924,360	5,483,762
Impaired Financing Receivable, Interest Income, Accrual Method	828	12,942
Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	150,869		152,029
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	158,369		159,529
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	152,271	259,796
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Interest Income, Accrual Method	272	88
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	310,994		66,203
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	310,994		66,203
Impaired financing receivable, related allowance	248,189		2,600
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	312,418	68,474
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Interest Income, Accrual Method	1,200	1,247
Impaired financing receivable, recorded investment	461,863		218,232
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance	469,363		225,732
Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment	464,689	328,270
Impaired Financing Receivable, Interest Income, Accrual Method	1,472	1,335
Commercial Business [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	232,601		236,030
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	432,601		436,030
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	235,173	465,402
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Interest Income, Accrual Method	0	0
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	0		0
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	0		0
Impaired financing receivable, related allowance	0		0
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	0	32,638
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Interest Income, Accrual Method	0	0
Impaired financing receivable, recorded investment	232,601		236,030
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance	432,601		436,030
Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment	235,173	498,040
Impaired Financing Receivable, Interest Income, Accrual Method	0	0
Commercial Real Estate 1 [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	11,181,568		13,721,964
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	15,430,504		18,088,149
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	13,217,496	19,096,530
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Interest Income, Accrual Method	75,944	157,070
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	1,135,067		3,551,915
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	1,141,867		3,582,465
Impaired financing receivable, related allowance	125,300		472,400
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	1,140,637	4,751,376
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Interest Income, Accrual Method	17,128	47,794
Impaired financing receivable, recorded investment	12,316,635		17,273,879
Impaired Financing Receivable, Unpaid Principal Balance	16,572,371		21,670,614
Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment	14,358,133	23,847,906
Impaired Financing Receivable, Interest Income, Accrual Method	93,072	204,864
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring \| Impaired Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable, Impaired [Line Items]
Impaired financing receivable, related allowance	$ 373,489		$ 475,000

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