Fair Value, Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Securities available-for-sale	$ 332,745	$ 156,396
Carrying Value [Member]
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	52,217	231,520
Securities available-for-sale	332,745	156,396
Loans receivable held for investment	722,685	648,513
Accrued interest receivables	3,467	3,372
Bank owned life insurance	3,222	3,190
Financial Liabilities [Abstract]
Deposits	768,511	788,052
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	32,888	85,952
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	65,407	51,960
Note payable	14,000	14,000
Accrued interest payable	186	119
Fair Value [Member]
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	52,217	231,520
Securities available-for-sale	332,745	156,396
Loans receivable held for investment	603,731	623,778
Accrued interest receivables	3,467	3,372
Bank owned life insurance	3,222	3,190
Financial Liabilities [Abstract]
Deposits	682,420	754,181
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	31,581	87,082
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	62,716	51,960
Note payable	14,000	14,000
Accrued interest payable	186	119
Fair Value [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	52,217	231,520
Securities available-for-sale	0	0
Loans receivable held for investment	0	0
Accrued interest receivables	266	19
Bank owned life insurance	3,222	3,190
Financial Liabilities [Abstract]
Deposits	0	0
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	0	0
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	0	0
Note payable	0	0
Accrued interest payable	0	0
Fair Value [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Securities available-for-sale	332,745	156,396
Loans receivable held for investment	0	0
Accrued interest receivables	849	1,089
Bank owned life insurance	0	0
Financial Liabilities [Abstract]
Deposits	682,420	754,181
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	31,581	87,082
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	62,716	51,960
Note payable	0	0
Accrued interest payable	186	119
Fair Value [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Financial Assets [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Securities available-for-sale	0	0
Loans receivable held for investment	603,731	623,778
Accrued interest receivables	2,352	2,264
Bank owned life insurance	0	0
Financial Liabilities [Abstract]
Deposits	0	0
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	0	0
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase	0	0
Note payable	14,000	14,000
Accrued interest payable	$ 0	$ 0

Fair value portion of accrued interest payable.

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Fair value portion of life insurance policy on an officer, executive or employee for which the reporting entity (a bank) is entitled to proceeds from the policy upon death of the insured or surrender of the insurance policy.

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Amount of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale).

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Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Fair value portion of deposit liabilities held by the entity, including, but not limited to, foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing, demand deposits, saving deposits, negotiable orders of withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits.

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Fair value portion of borrowing from Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank).

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Fair value portion of loan receivable, including, but not limited to, mortgage loans held for investment, finance receivables held for investment, policy loans on insurance contracts.

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Fair value portion of notes payable.

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Fair value of securities pledged as collateral against securities sold under agreement to repurchase.

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