INVESTMENT SECURITIES Market Securities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities	$ 62,933	$ 37,595
US Agency -Available for Sale Securities due between 5 and 10 years [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities	1,007
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	1,000
US Agency Available for Sale Securities due between 5 and 10 years [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities	363
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	363
US Government Agencies Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities	1,370
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	1,363	483
US Mortgage Backed Debt Securities- Maturity between 1 and 5 years [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities	147
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	137
US Government Mortgage Backed Debt Securities- Maturity between 5 and 10 years [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities	181
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	169
US Government Mortgage Backed Debt Securities- Maturity greater than 10 years [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities	57,951
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	57,299
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by US Government Sponsored Enterprises [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities	58,279
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	57,605	30,399
Non-Government Residential Mortgage Backed Debt Securities- Maturity greater than 10 years [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities	101
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	98
North Carolina Municipal Bond- Maturity Less than 1 year [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities	492
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	466
North Carolina Municipal Bond- Maturity between 1 and 5 years [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities	2,082
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	1,895
North Carolina Municipal Securities-Maturity 5-10 years [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities	609
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	608
North Carolina Municipal Debt Security [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities	3,183
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	$ 2,969	$ 3,505

For an unclassified balance sheet, this item represents investments in debt and equity securities which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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This item represents the cost of debt and equity securities, which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading, net of adjustments including accretion, amortization, collection of cash, previous other-than-temporary impairments recognized in earnings (less any cumulative-effect adjustments recognized, as defined), and fair value hedge accounting adjustments, if any.

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