Note 5 - Accounting for Certain Loans Acquired (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Certain Loans Acquired in Transfer Not Accounted for as Debt Securities, Full Payoff of Certain Purchased Credit Impaired Loans	$ 1,490	$ 3,670

The amount of unexpected full payoffs of certain purchased credit impaired loans. This relates to loans not accounted for debt securities with evidence of deterioration of credit quality since origination that were acquired by completion of a transfer for which it is probable, at acquisition, that the investor will be unable to collect all contractually required payments receivable.

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