Investment Securities (Schedule of Amortized Costs and Fair Value of Investment Securities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	$ 88,890	$ 76,065
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	840	174
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	303	1,334
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	89,427	74,905
US Government Agencies [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	13,482	8,975
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	286	1
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	3	194
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	13,765	8,782
SBA Securities [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	3,741	3,628
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	83
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	20	103
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	3,804	3,525
State and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	9,012	8,371
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	228	48
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses		63
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	9,240	8,356
Asset-backed Securities [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	12,364	9,595
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	12	12
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	103	49
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	12,273	9,558
Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	50,291	45,496
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	231	113
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	177	925
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	50,345	44,684
Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] \| FHLMC [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	12,704	12,258
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	48	87
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	33	242
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	12,719	12,103
Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] \| FNMA [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	32,567	29,068
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	170	25
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	126	551
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	32,611	28,542
Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] \| GNMA [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	5,020	4,170
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	13	1
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	18	132
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	$ 5,015	$ 4,039

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