Loans (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Impaired Loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	$ 16,799		$ 16,799		$ 19,505
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	666		666		1,008
Recorded Investment With Allowance	15,078		15,078		17,256
Recorded Investment In Impaired Loans	15,744		15,744		18,264
Related Allowance	692		692		789
Average Outstanding Impaired Loans	16,135	$ 18,947	16,912	$ 19,943
Interest Income Recognized	216	217	649	754
Total Real Estate Loans
Impaired Loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	16,648		16,648		19,215
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	666		666		959
Recorded Investment With Allowance	14,928		14,928		17,082
Recorded Investment In Impaired Loans	15,594		15,594		18,041
Related Allowance	691		691		787
Average Outstanding Impaired Loans	15,976	18,690	16,735	19,594
Interest Income Recognized	212	212	640	737
Construction and Land Development
Impaired Loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	59		59		73
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	0		0		0
Recorded Investment With Allowance	59		59		73
Recorded Investment In Impaired Loans	59		59		73
Related Allowance	1		1		3
Average Outstanding Impaired Loans	60	76	65	91
Interest Income Recognized	1	1	4	5
Commercial Loans (Not Secured by Real Estate)
Impaired Loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	130		130		282
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	0		0		49
Recorded Investment With Allowance	130		130		170
Recorded Investment In Impaired Loans	130		130		219
Related Allowance	1		1		2
Average Outstanding Impaired Loans	138	248	163	330
Interest Income Recognized	3	5	7	16
Consumer Loans (Not Secured by Real Estate)
Impaired Loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	21		21		8
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	0		0		0
Recorded Investment With Allowance	20		20		4
Recorded Investment In Impaired Loans	20		20		4
Related Allowance	0		0		0
Average Outstanding Impaired Loans	21	9	14	19
Interest Income Recognized	1	0	2	1
Multifamily and Farmland
Impaired Loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	107		107		113
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	0		0		0
Recorded Investment With Allowance	96		96		105
Recorded Investment In Impaired Loans	96		96		105
Related Allowance	0		0		0
Average Outstanding Impaired Loans	97	110	100	113
Interest Income Recognized	1	2	4	4
Commercial
Impaired Loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	1,996		1,996		2,138
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	426		426		435
Recorded Investment With Allowance	1,502		1,502		1,608
Recorded Investment In Impaired Loans	1,928		1,928		2,043
Related Allowance	9		9		11
Average Outstanding Impaired Loans	1,939	2,280	1,985	2,617
Interest Income Recognized	25	20	75	85
Single-Family Residential
Impaired Loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	3,929		3,929		5,138
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	240		240		524
Recorded Investment With Allowance	3,381		3,381		4,374
Recorded Investment In Impaired Loans	3,621		3,621		4,898
Related Allowance	62		62		86
Average Outstanding Impaired Loans	1,393	5,875	1,131	5,683
Interest Income Recognized	51	49	150	166
Single-Family Residential - Banco de la Gente Non-Tradtional
Impaired Loans
Unpaid Contractual Principal Balance	10,557		10,557		11,753
Recorded Investment With No Allowance	0		0		0
Recorded Investment With Allowance	9,890		9,890		10,922
Recorded Investment In Impaired Loans	9,890		9,890		10,922
Related Allowance	619		619		$ 687
Average Outstanding Impaired Loans	12,487	10,349	13,454	11,090
Interest Income Recognized	$ 134	$ 140	$ 407	$ 477

Average amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

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