Federal Home Loan Bank Advances - Required payments over the next five years (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances
2016	$ 7,000
2017	39,500
2018	17,500
2019	8,000
Total	$ 72,000	$ 86,000

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Amount of borrowings as of the balance sheet date from the Federal Home Loan Bank, which are primarily used to cover shortages in the required reserve balance and liquidity shortages.

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Amount of advances from Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) maturing in the second 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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Amount of advances from Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) maturing in the fourth 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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Amount of advances from Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) maturing in the third 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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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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