Investment Securities (Schedule of Amortized Costs and Fair Value of Investment Securities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Available for sale
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	$ 113,802	$ 94,729
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	1,061	1,586
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	1,375	291
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	114,116	93,434
US treasuries [Member]
Available for sale
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	1,000
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	1
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	999
US Government Agencies [Member]
Available for sale
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	14,277	6,493
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	2	1
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	228	8
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	14,503	6,500
SBA Securities [Member]
Available for sale
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	445	485
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	10
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses		19
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	435	504
State and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Available for sale
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	22,707	19,388
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	515	804
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	226	30
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	22,418	18,614
Asset-backed Securities [Member]
Available for sale
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	10,569	11,529
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	56	15
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	13	73
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	10,526	11,587
Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Available for sale
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	64,804	56,834
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	477	766
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	908	161
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	65,235	56,229
Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] \| FHLMC [Member]
Available for sale
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	20,433	12,316
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	141	206
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	386	47
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	20,678	12,157
Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] \| FNMA [Member]
Available for sale
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	39,352	36,309
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	325	507
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	452	91
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	39,479	35,893
Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] \| GNMA [Member]
Available for sale
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	5,019	8,209
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	11	53
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	70	23
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	$ 5,078	$ 8,179

Amount, before tax, of unrealized gain in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) on 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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