Securities - Securities by Contractual Maturity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Available for sale at fair value:
Available for sale at fair value, Within one year	$ 3,973
Available for sale at fair value yield, Within one year	1.72%
Available for sale at fair value, After one through five years	$ 4,537
Available for sale at fair value yield, After one through five years	2.88%
Available for sale at fair value, After five through ten years	$ 20,450
Available for sale at fair value yield, After five through ten years	4.37%
Available for sale at fair value, After ten years	$ 27,330
Available for sale at fair value yield, After ten years	3.19%
Available-for-sale Securities	$ 56,290
Available for sale at fair value yield	3.49%
Equity Securities:
Equity securities, Within one year	$ 0
Equity securities, Within one year, Yield	0.00%
Equity securities, After one through five years	$ 0
Equity securities, Within one year, Yield	0.00%
Equity securities, After ten years	$ 0
Equity securities, After ten years, Yield	0.00%
Equity securities, After ten years	$ 1,712
Equity securities, After ten years, Yield	2.72%
Equity securities	$ 1,712	$ 2,289
Equity securities, Yield	2.72%
U.S. Government sponsored entities
Available for sale at fair value:
Available for sale at fair value, Within one year	$ 3,776
Available for sale at fair value yield, Within one year	1.61%
Available for sale at fair value, After one through five years	$ 2,005
Available for sale at fair value yield, After one through five years	2.16%
Available for sale at fair value, After five through ten years	$ 0
Available for sale at fair value yield, After five through ten years	0.00%
Available for sale at fair value, After ten years	$ 0
Available for sale at fair value yield, After ten years	0.00%
Available-for-sale Securities	$ 5,781
Available for sale at fair value yield	1.80%
State and political subdivisions
Available for sale at fair value:
Available for sale at fair value, Within one year	$ 195
Available for sale at fair value yield, Within one year	3.80%
Available for sale at fair value, After one through five years	$ 600
Available for sale at fair value yield, After one through five years	3.92%
Available for sale at fair value, After five through ten years	$ 1,748
Available for sale at fair value yield, After five through ten years	3.16%
Available for sale at fair value, After ten years	$ 896
Available for sale at fair value yield, After ten years	2.74%
Available-for-sale Securities	$ 3,439
Available for sale at fair value yield	3.22%
Residential mortgage-backed securities
Available for sale at fair value:
Available for sale at fair value, Within one year	$ 2
Available for sale at fair value yield, Within one year	4.76%
Available for sale at fair value, After one through five years	$ 322
Available for sale at fair value yield, After one through five years	2.35%
Available for sale at fair value, After five through ten years	$ 2,331
Available for sale at fair value yield, After five through ten years	2.48%
Available for sale at fair value, After ten years	$ 21,195
Available for sale at fair value yield, After ten years	2.80%
Available-for-sale Securities	$ 23,850
Available for sale at fair value yield	2.76%
Corporate and other securities
Available for sale at fair value:
Available for sale at fair value, Within one year	$ 0
Available for sale at fair value yield, Within one year	0.00%
Available for sale at fair value, After one through five years	$ 1,610
Available for sale at fair value yield, After one through five years	3.49%
Available for sale at fair value, After five through ten years	$ 16,371
Available for sale at fair value yield, After five through ten years	4.77%
Available for sale at fair value, After ten years	$ 5,239
Available for sale at fair value yield, After ten years	4.87%
Available-for-sale Securities	$ 23,220
Available for sale at fair value yield	4.70%

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