SECONDARY MARKET MORTGAGE ACTIVITY (Details Textuals) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Unpaid principal balance loan serviced others	$ 309.6	$ 293.3
Escrow Deposit	$ 1.2	$ 1.1
Discount rate used to estimate fair value (in hundredths)	9.20%	9.20%
Servicing Assets and Servicing Liabilities Constant Prepayment Speed	392	387
Servicing Assets and Servicing Liabilities At Fair Value Weighted Average Default Rate	0.44%	0.39%
Weighted Average Amortization Period	3 years 11 months 2 days

The weighted average default rate of servicing assets and servicing liabilities.

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The constant prepayment speed of the servicing assets and servicing liabilities.

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Amount of unpaid principal balance of loan serviced for others.

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The weighted average amortization period of servicing assets and liabilities.

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The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes and insurance obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments. This element excludes replacement reserves which are an escrow separately provided for within the US GAAP taxonomy.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 942

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.10)

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The discount rate used to estimate the fair value of servicing assets and servicing liabilities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 140

-Paragraph 17

-Subparagraph f

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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-Name FASB Staff Position (FSP)

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-Subparagraph d

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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