Note 8 - Regulatory Matters (Details Textual)	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2015
Capital Conservation Buffer	2.50%	0.00%

An additional amount held in risk-based capital designed to ensure that banks build up capital buffers outside periods of stress which can be drawn down as losses are incurred. The requirement is based on simple capital conservation rules designed to avoid breaches of minimum capital requirements.

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