Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Interest income
Interest and fees on loans	$ 22,204	$ 22,323	$ 45,101	$ 43,243
Interest on interest-bearing deposits and federal funds sold	52	582	650	1,171
Interest and dividends on securities
U.S. government agencies and corporations	120	101	246	202
Mortgage-backed securities	543	567	1,063	1,178
Tax-exempt obligations of states and political subdivisions	513	556	1,009	1,139
Taxable obligations of states and political subdivisions	108	93	200	186
Other	44	54	93	108
Total interest income	23,584	24,276	48,362	47,227
Interest expense
Savings and interest-bearing deposits	355	597	941	1,199
Time deposits	2,131	1,624	4,430	2,930
Borrowings	557	1,120	1,558	2,231
Trust preferred capital notes	287	310	576	595
Total interest expense	3,330	3,651	7,505	6,955
Net interest income	20,254	20,625	40,857	40,272
Provision for loan losses	3,600	1,810	6,250	4,205
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	16,654	18,815	34,607	36,067
Noninterest income
Gains on sales of loans	4,605	2,955	8,281	5,091
Mortgage banking fee income	1,986	1,267	3,291	2,037
Interchange income	1,141	1,071	2,230	2,029
Service charges on deposit accounts	639	944	1,641	1,862
Wealth management services income, net	748	475	1,333	924
Other service charges and fees	394	417	769	715
Net gains on sales, maturities and calls of available for sale securities	3	1	7	5
Other	2,312	1,072	1,024	2,642
Total noninterest income	11,828	8,202	18,576	15,305
Noninterest expenses
Salaries and employee benefits	14,354	11,495	25,171	23,402
Occupancy	2,567	2,148	4,894	4,338
Other	6,871	5,906	13,812	11,486
Total noninterest expenses	23,792	19,549	43,877	39,226
Income before income taxes	4,690	7,468	9,306	12,146
Income tax expense	947	1,626	1,924	2,533
Net income	3,743	5,842	7,382	9,613
Less net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(3)	(1)	58	(1)
Net income attributable to C&F Financial Corporation	$ 3,746	$ 5,843	$ 7,324	$ 9,614
Net income per share - basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.03	$ 1.69	$ 2.01	$ 2.77