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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Amount of interest-bearing funds deposited into another Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks).

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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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Interest rate of advances made and reported by Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank).

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Amount of advances from Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) loans from another FHLBank.

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Borrowed Funds - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended
Borrowed Funds - Additional Information (Details)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) advance	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) advance
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Short-term borrowed funds		$ 2,500,000	$ 9,500,000
Maximum borrowing capacity		2,200,000.0
Short term advances			$ 7,000,000
Federal Home Loan Bank, rate on advances			0.74%
Number of advances outstanding \| advance			6
Par value of federal home loan bank advances			$ 5,000,000
Loans pledged as collateral		318,600,000
Long-term borrowed funds		23,500,000	34,500,000
Loans from other Federal Home Loan banks		20,000,000
Deposits with other Federal Home Loan Banks		120,700,000
Maximum amount available		177,900,000
Unsecured Term Loan
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	4.75%
Face amount of unsecured term advance	$ 5,000,000
Debt instrument, term	5 years
Principal payments	$ 250,000
Long-term borrowed funds		$ 3,500,000	4,500,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2018 To 2021
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Number of advances outstanding \| advance		4
Par value of federal home loan bank advances		$ 20,000,000.0	30,000,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2018 To 2021 \| Minimum
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, rate on advances		1.69%
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2018 To 2021 \| Maximum
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Federal Home Loan Bank, rate on advances		2.06%
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2018 To 2021, Advance 1
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Par value of federal home loan bank advances		$ 5,000,000
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2018 To 2021, Advance 2
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Par value of federal home loan bank advances		5,000,000.0	5,000,000.0
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2018 To 2021, Advance 3
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Par value of federal home loan bank advances		5,000,000.0	5,000,000.0
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2018 To 2021, Advance 4
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Par value of federal home loan bank advances		5,000,000.0	5,000,000.0
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2018 To 2021, Advance 5
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Par value of federal home loan bank advances			5,000,000.0
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Maturing 2018 To 2021, Advance 6
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Par value of federal home loan bank advances			5,000,000.0
Line of Credit
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Short-term borrowed funds		2,500,000	2,500,000
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 6,000,000.0	$ 5,000,000.0
Stated interest rate		4.75%	4.25%
Unused funds		$ 3,500,000