5. LOANS (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	$ 13,877	$ 6,205
Unpaid Principal Balance	15,141	6,908
Related Allowance	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	9,955	5,575
Interest Income Recognized	548	139
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	6,233	8,837
Unpaid Principal Balance	6,233	8,837
Related Allowance	1,882	2,154
Average Recorded Investment	7,161	11,759
Interest Income Recognized	310	359
Impaired loans valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	20,110	15,042
Unpaid Principal Balance	21,374	15,745
Related Allowance	1,882	2,154
Average Recorded Investment	17,116	17,334
Interest Income Recognized	858	498
Construction/Land Development [Member]
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	4,352	3,296
Unpaid Principal Balance	5,269	3,652
Related Allowance	0
Average Recorded Investment	4,969	2,547
Interest Income Recognized	382	10
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	4,998	6,592
Unpaid Principal Balance	4,998	6,592
Related Allowance	1,661	1,853
Average Recorded Investment	5,911	8,525
Interest Income Recognized	258	291
Farmland [Member]
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	1,984
Unpaid Principal Balance	1,984
Related Allowance	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	1,921
Interest Income Recognized	62
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0
Related Allowance	0
Average Recorded Investment	0
Interest Income Recognized	0
Real Estate [Member]
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	1,273	768
Unpaid Principal Balance	1,273	768
Related Allowance	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	878	778
Interest Income Recognized	57	10
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	1,188	1,206
Unpaid Principal Balance	1,188	1,206
Related Allowance	209	221
Average Recorded Investment	1,194	1,215
Interest Income Recognized	49	10
Multi-Family [Member]
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Related Allowance	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Related Allowance	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	6,229	1,958
Unpaid Principal Balance	6,229	1,958
Related Allowance	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	1,682	1,087
Interest Income Recognized	44	114
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	0	952
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	952
Related Allowance	0	60
Average Recorded Investment	0	959
Interest Income Recognized	0	57
Home Equity - Closed End [Member]
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Related Allowance	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Related Allowance	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Home Equity - Open End [Member]
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	347	347
Related Allowance	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	347	964
Interest Income Recognized	0	2
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Related Allowance	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	0	969
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Commercial and Industrial Non-Real Estate [Member]
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	0	170
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	170
Related Allowance	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	124	174
Interest Income Recognized	0	2
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Related Allowance	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	0	14
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Consumer [Member]
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	8	13
Unpaid Principal Balance	8	13
Related Allowance	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	10	11
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Related Allowance	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Credit Cards [Member]
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Related Allowance	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0
Related Allowance	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	0	0
Interest Income Recognized	0	0
Dealer Finance [Member]
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	31	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	31	0
Related Allowance	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	24	14
Interest Income Recognized	3	1
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
Recorded Investment	47	87
Unpaid Principal Balance	47	87
Related Allowance	12	20
Average Recorded Investment	56	77
Interest Income Recognized	$ 3	$ 1

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