Loans - Impaired Loans with Associated Allowance (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Unpaid principal balance
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	$ 7,944	$ 1,437
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	2,713	1,678
Unpaid principal balance	10,657	3,115
Recorded investment
Recorded investment, with no related allowance	7,739	1,277
Recorded investment, with related allowance	2,111	1,062
Recorded investment	9,850	2,339
Specific reserves	846	414
Loans receivable, nonaccrual status	9,473	5,649
Increase (decrease) in impaired Loans	7,500
Home equity
Unpaid principal balance
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	505
Unpaid principal balance	505
Recorded investment
Recorded investment, with no related allowance	505
Recorded investment	505
SBA loans held for investment
Unpaid principal balance
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	1,884	1,224
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	356	157
Unpaid principal balance	2,240	1,381
Recorded investment
Recorded investment, with no related allowance	1,784	1,064
Recorded investment, with related allowance	272	41
Recorded investment	2,056	1,105
Specific reserves	177	41
Loans receivable, nonaccrual status	2,331	1,164
Commercial loans
Unpaid principal balance
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	684	213
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	931	1,521
Unpaid principal balance	1,615	1,734
Recorded investment
Recorded investment, with no related allowance	684	213
Recorded investment, with related allowance	413	1,021
Recorded investment	1,097	1,234
Specific reserves	413	373
Commercial loans \| Other
Unpaid principal balance
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	684
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	28	816
Unpaid principal balance	28	816
Recorded investment
Recorded investment, with no related allowance	684
Recorded investment, with related allowance	10	316
Recorded investment	10	316
Specific reserves	10	316
Loans receivable, nonaccrual status	10	316
Commercial loans \| Commercial real estate
Unpaid principal balance
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance		213
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	903	705
Unpaid principal balance	1,587	918
Recorded investment
Recorded investment, with no related allowance		213
Recorded investment, with related allowance	403	705
Recorded investment	1,087	918
Specific reserves	403	57
Loans receivable, nonaccrual status	403	213
Residential mortgage loans
Unpaid principal balance
Unpaid principal balance, with no related allowance	4,871
Unpaid principal balance, with related allowance	1,426
Unpaid principal balance	6,297
Recorded investment
Recorded investment, with no related allowance	4,766
Recorded investment, with related allowance	1,426
Recorded investment	6,192
Specific reserves	256
Loans receivable, nonaccrual status	6,192	3,936
Collateral Pledged \| Small Business Administration
Recorded investment
Loans receivable, nonaccrual status	$ 307	$ 59
Addition To Impaired Loans \| Commercial loans
Recorded investment
Number of loans \| loan	7
Financing receivable	$ 987

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