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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of the collateral pledged in support of federal home loan bank advances outstanding.

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Amount of maximum advances or credit lines available from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB).

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Note 9 - Borrowed Funds (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Long-term Line of Credit, Total	$ 0		$ 0
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, General Debt Obligations, Disclosures, Collateral Pledged	407,800
Loans from Other Federal Home Loan Banks	20,000
Deposits with Other Federal Home Loan Banks	138,500
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, General Debt Obligations, Maximum Amount Available	249,300
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2023 to 2025 [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value, Total	$ 15,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Number of Advances Outstanding		3
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2023 to 2025 [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Interest Rate	1.65%
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2023 to 2025 [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Interest Rate	2.79%
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2023 to 2025, Advance 1 [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value, Total	$ 5,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2023 to 2025, Advance 2 [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value, Total	5,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2023 to 2025, Advance 3 [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value, Total	5,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2020 to 2023, Advance 2 [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value, Total			5,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2020 to 2023, Advance 3 [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value, Total			5,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2020 to 2023, Advance 4 [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value, Total			5,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2020 to 2023, Advance 5 [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value, Total			5,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2020 to 2023, Advance 6 [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value, Total			5,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2020 to 2023, Advance 1 [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value, Total			5,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2020 to 2023 [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value, Total			30,000
Line of Credit [Member]
Long-term Line of Credit, Total	2,100		2,100
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 4,500		$ 4,500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.25%		4.25%
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	$ 2,400
Maturity Overnight [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Par Value, Total	$ 5,000
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Interest Rate	0.28%