SECURITIES (Fair Value to Amortized Cost Basis) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 223,155	$ 206,113
Gross Unrealized Gains	7,020	2,719
Gross Unrealized Losses	555	645
Available for sale securities	229,620	208,187
Equity securities carried at fair value through income	4,851	4,669
Non-marketable equity securities held in other financial institutions	209	209
Total investment securities, Amortized Cost	228,215	210,991
Total investment securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	7,020	2,719
Total investment securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	555	645
Total investment securities, Estimated Fair Value	234,680	213,065
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities ("MBS")
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	31,304	35,351
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,888	754
Gross Unrealized Losses	16	13
Available for sale securities	33,176	36,092
Residential Collateralized Mortgage Obligations ("CMOs")
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	121,422	145,479
Gross Unrealized Gains	3,274	1,839
Gross Unrealized Losses	171	386
Available for sale securities	124,525	146,932
U.S. Agency
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	1,180	9,671
Gross Unrealized Gains	77	122
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	60
Available for sale securities	1,257	9,733
Residential CMOs
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	307	380
Gross Unrealized Gains	3	3
Gross Unrealized Losses	11	12
Available for sale securities	299	371
Student Loan Trust ABSs
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	30,638
Gross Unrealized Gains	129
Gross Unrealized Losses	357
Available for sale securities	30,410
Certificates of Deposit Fixed
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		250
Gross Unrealized Gains		0
Gross Unrealized Losses		0
Available for sale securities		250
U.S. government obligations
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	1,500	1,490
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	1
Available for sale securities	1,500	1,489
Municipal bonds
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	36,804	11,491
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,649	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	173
Available for sale securities	38,453	11,318
Callable GSE Agency Bonds
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		2,001
Gross Unrealized Gains		1
Gross Unrealized Losses		0
Available for sale securities		2,002
CRA investment fund
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Equity securities carried at fair value through income	4,851	4,669
Other equity securities
Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Line Items]
Non-marketable equity securities held in other financial institutions	$ 209	$ 209

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