BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS (Policies)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies	Basis of Presentation The Consolidated Financial Statements of The Community Financial Corporation (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned active subsidiary, Community Bank of the Chesapeake (the “Bank”). The consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments consisting only of normal recurring accruals that, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Management believes that the included disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The balances as of December 31, 2020 have been derived from audited consolidated financial statements. Additions to the Company’s accounting policies are disclosed in the 2020 Annual Report as well as the adoption of new accounting standards included in Note 1. The results of operations for the nine months September 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the remainder of the year or any other period. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Reclassification	ReclassificationCertain items in prior consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.
Nature of Operations	Nature of Operations The Company provides financial services to individuals and businesses through its offices in Southern Maryland, and Fredericksburg, Virginia. Its primary deposit products are demand, savings and time deposits, and its primary lending products are commercial and residential mortgage loans, commercial loans, construction and land development loans, home equity and second mortgages and commercial equipment loans.
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amount of income and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses ("ALLL"), real estate acquired in the settlement of loans ("OREO"), fair value of financial instruments, fair value of assets acquired, and liabilities assumed in a business combination, evaluating other-than-temporary-impairment ("OTTI") of investment securities and valuation of deferred tax assets.
COVID-19	COVID-19The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the Company's customers abilities to fulfill their financial obligations. In response to the likely effects on the economy of the pandemic, the Federal Open Market Committee reduced the federal funds rate from a target range of 1.50% to 1.75% to a target range of 0% to 0.25%.
New Accounting Policy	New Accounting Policy See Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies included in the Company’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a list of policies in effect as of December 31, 2020. COVID-19 Deferrals On March 22, 2020, federal banking regulatory agencies, including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, ("the agencies") issued an interagency statement on loan modifications and reporting for financial institutions working with customers affected by the Coronavirus. The interagency statement impacted accounting for loan modifications. Under Accounting Standards Codification 310-40, "Receivables - Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors," ("ASC 310-40"), a restructuring of debt constitutes a troubled debt restructure ("TDR") if the creditor, for economic or legal reasons related to the debtor's financial difficulties, grants a concession to the debtor that it would not otherwise consider. The agencies confirmed with the staff of the FASB that short-term modifications made on a good faith basis in response to COVID-19 to borrowers, who were current prior to any relief, are not to be considered TDRs. Under current law modifications were required to be executed between March 1, 2020, and the earlier of (A) January 1, 2022 or (B) 60 days after the date on which the national COVID-19 emergency terminates. The impacts of the interagency guidance are further described in the consolidated financial statements, notes to consolidated financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis of this Form 10Q and the Company’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company offered payment deferral programs for its customers who were adversely affected by the pandemic. Depending on the need of the client, the Company deferred full or partial loan payments up to 180 days. Interest and fees accrued to income, until the loan is placed in nonaccrual status, at which time interest income and fees accrued would be reversed. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had $3.4 million and $35.4 million of loan deferrals, respectively. Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security ("CARES") Act, borrowers who were not considered past due prior to becoming affected by COVID-19 and then receive payment accommodations as a result of the effects of COVID-19 would not be reported as past due or nonaccrual for regulatory and financial reporting during the deferral period. If new information during the deferral period indicates that there is evidence of default, the Bank will change the classification rating and accrual status. Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) ASU 2016-13 - Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) - Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. ASU No. 2016-13 changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income. The standard will replace the current “incurred loss” approach with an “expected loss” model. The new model, referred to as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model, will apply to: (1) financial assets subject to credit losses and measured at amortized cost, and (2) certain off-balance sheet credit exposures. This includes loans, leases, held-to-maturity securities, loan commitments, and financial guarantees. The ASU also simplifies the accounting model for purchase credit impaired (“PCI”) debt securities and loans. ASU 2016-13 also expands the disclosure requirements regarding an entity’s assumptions, models, and methods for estimating the Allowance for Credit Losses ("ACL"). In addition, entities will need to disclose the amortized cost balance for each class of financial asset by credit quality indicator, disaggregated by the year of origination. Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective (i.e., modified retrospective approach). The Company is planning for CECL adoption. Our CECL model has been substantially developed and our third party model validation is substantially complete. We are conducting parallel runs of the loss estimation models throughout 2021. We are refining the qualitative components and forecasting components of our model. ASU 2016-13 will also require the establishment of an allowance for expected credit losses for certain debt securities and other financial assets. The Company is required to adopt ASU No. 2016-13 for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. Early adoption is permitted, and the Company expects to adopt ASU No. 2016-13 in the first quarter of 2022. Management expects to recognize a one-time cumulative effect adjustment to the allowance for credit losses as of the January 1, 2022. At this time, we expect our implementation of CECL to increase our reserve for credit losses, but cannot reasonably estimate a range of the impact of the adoption. Our fourth quarter refinement of our CECL qualitative framework may impact the cumulative effect adjustment. ASU 2019-05 - Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326). In May 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-05. This ASU allows entities to irrevocably elect, upon adoption of ASU 2016-13, the fair value option for financial instruments that (1) were previously recorded at amortized cost and (2) are within the scope of ASC 326-20 if the instruments are eligible for the fair value option under ASC 825-10. The fair value option election does not apply to held-to-maturity debt securities. Entities are required to make this election on an instrument-by-instrument basis. The Company plans to adopt ASU 2019-05 upon adoption of ASU 2016-13 unless an earlier adoption is permitted in an accounting update. The Company is evaluating the impact of electing the fair value option of ASU 2019-05 on the Company's consolidated financial statements. ASU 2020-04 - Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848). In March 2020, the FASB issued guidance to provide temporary optional guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform. The amendments are effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company does not expect these amendments to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The Consolidated Financial Statements of The Community Financial Corporation (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned active subsidiary, Community Bank of the Chesapeake (the “Bank”).

The consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments consisting only of normal recurring accruals that, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Management believes that the included disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The balances as of December 31, 2020 have been derived from audited consolidated financial statements. Additions to the Company’s accounting policies are disclosed in the 2020 Annual Report as well as the adoption of new accounting standards included in Note 1. The results of operations for the nine months September 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the remainder of the year or any other period.

These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Reclassification

ReclassificationCertain items in prior consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

Nature of Operations

The Company provides financial services to individuals and businesses through its offices in Southern Maryland, and Fredericksburg, Virginia. Its primary deposit products are demand, savings and time deposits, and its primary lending products are commercial and residential mortgage loans, commercial loans, construction and land development loans, home equity and second mortgages and commercial equipment loans.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amount of income and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses ("ALLL"), real estate acquired in the settlement of loans ("OREO"), fair value of financial instruments, fair value of assets acquired, and liabilities assumed in a business combination, evaluating other-than-temporary-impairment ("OTTI") of investment securities and valuation of deferred tax assets.

COVID-19

COVID-19The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the Company's customers abilities to fulfill their financial obligations. In response to the likely effects on the economy of the pandemic, the Federal Open Market Committee reduced the federal funds rate from a target range of 1.50% to 1.75% to a target range of 0% to 0.25%.

New Accounting Policy

See Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies included in the Company’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a list of policies in effect as of December 31, 2020.

COVID-19 Deferrals

On March 22, 2020, federal banking regulatory agencies, including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, ("the agencies") issued an interagency statement on loan modifications and reporting for financial institutions working with customers affected by the Coronavirus. The interagency statement impacted accounting for loan modifications. Under Accounting Standards Codification 310-40, "Receivables - Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors," ("ASC 310-40"), a restructuring of debt constitutes a troubled debt restructure ("TDR") if the creditor, for economic or legal reasons related to the debtor's financial difficulties, grants a concession to the debtor that it would not otherwise consider. The agencies confirmed with the staff of the FASB that short-term modifications made on a good faith basis in response to COVID-19 to borrowers, who were current prior to any relief, are not to be considered TDRs. Under current law modifications were required to be executed between March 1, 2020, and the earlier of (A) January 1, 2022 or (B) 60 days after the date on which the national COVID-19 emergency terminates. The impacts of the interagency guidance are further described in the consolidated financial statements, notes to consolidated financial statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis of this Form 10Q and the Company’s 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The Company offered payment deferral programs for its customers who were adversely affected by the pandemic. Depending on the need of the client, the Company deferred full or partial loan payments up to 180 days. Interest and fees accrued to income, until the loan is placed in nonaccrual status, at which time interest income and fees accrued would be reversed. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had $3.4 million and $35.4 million of loan deferrals, respectively.

Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security ("CARES") Act, borrowers who were not considered past due prior to becoming affected by COVID-19 and then receive payment accommodations as a result of the effects of COVID-19 would not be reported as past due or nonaccrual for regulatory and financial reporting during the deferral period. If new information during the deferral period indicates that there is evidence of default, the Bank will change the classification rating and accrual status.

Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)

ASU 2016-13 - Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) - Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. ASU No. 2016-13 changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income. The standard will replace the current “incurred loss” approach with an “expected loss” model. The new model, referred to as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model, will apply to: (1) financial assets subject to credit losses and measured at amortized cost, and (2) certain off-balance sheet credit exposures. This includes loans, leases, held-to-maturity securities, loan commitments, and financial guarantees. The ASU also simplifies the accounting model for purchase credit impaired (“PCI”) debt securities and loans. ASU 2016-13 also expands the disclosure requirements regarding an entity’s assumptions, models, and methods for estimating the Allowance for Credit Losses ("ACL"). In addition, entities will need to disclose the amortized cost balance for each class of financial asset by credit quality indicator, disaggregated by the year of origination. Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective (i.e., modified retrospective approach).

The Company is planning for CECL adoption. Our CECL model has been substantially developed and our third party model validation is substantially complete. We are conducting parallel runs of the loss estimation models throughout 2021. We are refining the qualitative components and forecasting components of our model. ASU 2016-13 will also require the establishment of an allowance for expected credit losses for certain debt securities and other financial assets.

The Company is required to adopt ASU No. 2016-13 for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. Early adoption is permitted, and the Company expects to adopt ASU No. 2016-13 in the first quarter of 2022. Management expects to recognize a one-time cumulative effect adjustment to the allowance for credit losses as of the January 1, 2022. At this time, we expect our implementation of CECL to increase our reserve for credit losses, but cannot reasonably estimate a range of the impact of the adoption. Our fourth quarter refinement of our CECL qualitative framework may impact the cumulative effect adjustment.

ASU 2019-05 - Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326). In May 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-05. This ASU allows entities to irrevocably elect, upon adoption of ASU 2016-13, the fair value option for financial instruments that (1) were previously recorded at amortized cost and (2) are within the scope of ASC 326-20 if the instruments are eligible for the fair value option under ASC 825-10. The fair value option election does not apply to held-to-maturity debt securities. Entities are required to make this election on an instrument-by-instrument basis. The Company plans to adopt ASU 2019-05 upon adoption of ASU 2016-13 unless an earlier adoption is permitted in an accounting update. The Company is evaluating the impact of electing the fair value option of ASU 2019-05 on the Company's consolidated financial statements. ASU 2020-04 - Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848). In March 2020, the FASB issued guidance to provide temporary optional guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform. The amendments are effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company does not expect these amendments to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.