Investment Securities (Investments Gross Unrealized Losses and Fair Value) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Schedule of Debt Securities Available For Sale and Held To Maturity Securities [Line Item]
Securities available for sale, Less than 12 months, Fair Value	$ 29,087	$ 129,206
Securities available for sale, Less than 12 months, Unrealized Losses	68	1,367
Securities available for sale, 12 months or longer, Fair Value	8	16,613
Securities available for sale, 12 months or longer, Unrealized Losses		264
Securities available for sale, Fair Value, Total	29,095	145,819
Securities available for sale, Unrealized Losses, Total	68	1,631
Securities held to maturity, Less than 12 months, Fair Value		49,517
Securities held to maturity, Less than 12 months, Unrealized Losses		228
Securities held to maturity, 12 months or longer, Fair Value		30,589
Securities held to maturity, 12 months or longer, Unrealized Losses		395
Securities held to maturity, Fair Value, Total		80,106
Securities held to maturity, Unrealized Losses, Total		623
Total Securities, Less than 12 months, Fair Value	29,087	178,723
Total Securities, Less than 12 months, Unrealized Losses	68	1,595
Total Securities, 12 months or longer, Fair Value	8	47,202
Total Securities, 12 months or longer, Unrealized Losses		659
Total Securities, Fair Value	29,095	225,925
Total Securities, Unrealized Losses	68	2,254
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations [Member] \| Federal National Mortgage Association [Member]
Schedule of Debt Securities Available For Sale and Held To Maturity Securities [Line Item]
Securities available for sale, Less than 12 months, Fair Value		8,803
Securities available for sale, Less than 12 months, Unrealized Losses		57
Securities available for sale, 12 months or longer, Fair Value	8	8
Securities available for sale, Fair Value, Total	8	8,811
Securities available for sale, Unrealized Losses, Total		57
Securities held to maturity, Less than 12 months, Fair Value		9,120
Securities held to maturity, Less than 12 months, Unrealized Losses		40
Securities held to maturity, 12 months or longer, Fair Value		13,486
Securities held to maturity, 12 months or longer, Unrealized Losses		216
Securities held to maturity, Fair Value, Total		22,606
Securities held to maturity, Unrealized Losses, Total		256
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations [Member] \| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Member]
Schedule of Debt Securities Available For Sale and Held To Maturity Securities [Line Item]
Securities available for sale, Less than 12 months, Fair Value		4,889
Securities available for sale, Less than 12 months, Unrealized Losses		18
Securities available for sale, Fair Value, Total		4,889
Securities available for sale, Unrealized Losses, Total		18
Securities held to maturity, Less than 12 months, Fair Value		15,127
Securities held to maturity, Less than 12 months, Unrealized Losses		30
Securities held to maturity, 12 months or longer, Fair Value		7,988
Securities held to maturity, 12 months or longer, Unrealized Losses		73
Securities held to maturity, Fair Value, Total		23,115
Securities held to maturity, Unrealized Losses, Total		103
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations [Member] \| Government National Mortgage Association [Member]
Schedule of Debt Securities Available For Sale and Held To Maturity Securities [Line Item]
Securities held to maturity, Less than 12 months, Fair Value		8,760
Securities held to maturity, Less than 12 months, Unrealized Losses		72
Securities held to maturity, 12 months or longer, Fair Value		892
Securities held to maturity, 12 months or longer, Unrealized Losses		11
Securities held to maturity, Fair Value, Total		9,652
Securities held to maturity, Unrealized Losses, Total		83
Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule of Debt Securities Available For Sale and Held To Maturity Securities [Line Item]
Securities available for sale, Less than 12 months, Fair Value	29,087	129,206
Securities available for sale, Less than 12 months, Unrealized Losses	68	1,367
Securities available for sale, 12 months or longer, Fair Value	8	16,613
Securities available for sale, 12 months or longer, Unrealized Losses		264
Securities available for sale, Fair Value, Total	29,095	145,819
Securities available for sale, Unrealized Losses, Total	68	1,631
Securities held to maturity, Less than 12 months, Fair Value		49,517
Securities held to maturity, Less than 12 months, Unrealized Losses		228
Securities held to maturity, 12 months or longer, Fair Value		30,589
Securities held to maturity, 12 months or longer, Unrealized Losses		395
Securities held to maturity, Fair Value, Total		80,106
Securities held to maturity, Unrealized Losses, Total		623
Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] \| Federal National Mortgage Association [Member]
Schedule of Debt Securities Available For Sale and Held To Maturity Securities [Line Item]
Securities available for sale, Less than 12 months, Fair Value	18,155	104,634
Securities available for sale, Less than 12 months, Unrealized Losses	44	1,277
Securities available for sale, 12 months or longer, Fair Value		7,196
Securities available for sale, 12 months or longer, Unrealized Losses		103
Securities available for sale, Fair Value, Total	18,155	111,830
Securities available for sale, Unrealized Losses, Total	44	1,380
Securities held to maturity, Less than 12 months, Fair Value		2,388
Securities held to maturity, Less than 12 months, Unrealized Losses		6
Securities held to maturity, Fair Value, Total		2,388
Securities held to maturity, Unrealized Losses, Total		6
Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] \| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Member]
Schedule of Debt Securities Available For Sale and Held To Maturity Securities [Line Item]
Securities available for sale, Less than 12 months, Fair Value	10,932	10,347
Securities available for sale, Less than 12 months, Unrealized Losses	24	11
Securities available for sale, 12 months or longer, Fair Value		9,409
Securities available for sale, 12 months or longer, Unrealized Losses		161
Securities available for sale, Fair Value, Total	10,932	19,756
Securities available for sale, Unrealized Losses, Total	$ 24	172
Securities held to maturity, Less than 12 months, Fair Value		2,967
Securities held to maturity, Less than 12 months, Unrealized Losses		19
Securities held to maturity, 12 months or longer, Fair Value		2,598
Securities held to maturity, 12 months or longer, Unrealized Losses		28
Securities held to maturity, Fair Value, Total		5,565
Securities held to maturity, Unrealized Losses, Total		47
Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member] \| Government National Mortgage Association [Member]
Schedule of Debt Securities Available For Sale and Held To Maturity Securities [Line Item]
Securities available for sale, Less than 12 months, Fair Value		533
Securities available for sale, Less than 12 months, Unrealized Losses		4
Securities available for sale, Fair Value, Total		533
Securities available for sale, Unrealized Losses, Total		4
Securities held to maturity, Less than 12 months, Fair Value		11,155
Securities held to maturity, Less than 12 months, Unrealized Losses		61
Securities held to maturity, 12 months or longer, Fair Value		5,625
Securities held to maturity, 12 months or longer, Unrealized Losses		67
Securities held to maturity, Fair Value, Total		16,780
Securities held to maturity, Unrealized Losses, Total		$ 128

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