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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2019 loan	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Total deposits from related parties	$ 9,200,000		$ 9,200,000		$ 4,900,000
Loans
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Maximum loan capacity			$ 500,000	$ 500,000
Number of loans exceeding capacity due to related party \| loan	0	1	2	2
Related party loan repayment	$ 200,000		$ 200,000		$ 1,000,000.0
New Loans And Credit Line Advance To Related Parties
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
New loans and credit line advance to related parties	1,000,000
Repayments of related party debt	$ 200,000