3. Loans (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
Recorded investment	$ 8,908	$ 9,287
Unpaid principal balance	8,908	9,287
Related allowance	0	0
Average recorded investment	9,097	11,147
Interest income recognized	121	578
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
Recorded investment	14,974	14,494
Unpaid principal balance	14,974	15,519
Related Allowance	1,602	1,755
Average recorded investment	14,734	9,183
Interest income recognized	191	743
Total impaired loans
Recorded investment	23,882	23,781
Unpaid principal balance	23,882	24,806
Related allowance	1,602	1,755
Average recorded investment	23,831	20,330
Interest income recognized	312	1,321
Construction/Land Development
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
Recorded investment	1,606	2,042
Unpaid principal balance	1,606	2,042
Related allowance	0	0
Average recorded investment	1,824	1,957
Interest income recognized	25	130
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
Recorded investment	356	1,036
Unpaid principal balance	356	2,061
Related Allowance	3	85
Average recorded investment	696	2,248
Interest income recognized	0	68
Farmland
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
Recorded investment	0	0
Unpaid principal balance	0	0
Related allowance	0	0
Average recorded investment	0	971
Interest income recognized	0	0
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
Recorded investment	1,927	1,933
Unpaid principal balance	1,927	1,933
Related Allowance	527	537
Average recorded investment	1,930	967
Interest income recognized	6	16
Real Estate
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
Recorded investment	5,617	5,131
Unpaid principal balance	5,617	5,131
Related allowance	0	0
Average recorded investment	5,374	5,965
Interest income recognized	76	312
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
Recorded investment	9,770	10,404
Unpaid principal balance	9,770	10,404
Related Allowance	672	569
Average recorded investment	10,087	3,121
Interest income recognized	140	589
Multi-Family
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
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
Recorded investment	1,468	1,302
Unpaid principal balance	1,468	1,302
Related allowance	0	0
Average recorded investment	1,385	1,605
Interest income recognized	20	72
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
Recorded investment	1,835	638
Unpaid principal balance	1,835	638
Related Allowance	302	213
Average recorded investment	1,237	2,542
Interest income recognized	28	36
Home Equity - Close End
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
Recorded investment	0	716
Unpaid principal balance	0	716
Related allowance	0	0
Average recorded investment	358	539
Interest income recognized	0	57
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
Recorded investment	707	0
Unpaid principal balance	707	0
Related Allowance	0	0
Average recorded investment	353	0
Interest income recognized	10	0
Home Equity Open End
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
Recorded investment	0	0
Unpaid principal balance	0	0
Related allowance	0	0
Average recorded investment	0	40
Interest income recognized	0	0
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
Recorded investment	152	151
Unpaid principal balance	152	151
Related Allowance	15	151
Average recorded investment	151	38
Interest income recognized	2	10
Commercial & Industrial - Non Real Estate
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
Recorded investment	188	17
Unpaid principal balance	188	17
Related allowance	0	0
Average recorded investment	102	15
Interest income recognized	0	2
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
Recorded investment	70	192
Unpaid principal balance	70	192
Related Allowance	70	192
Average recorded investment	131	97
Interest income recognized	1	13
Consumer
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	3	4
Unpaid principal balance	3	4
Related Allowance	1	1
Average recorded investment	4	4
Interest income recognized	0	0
Credit Card
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
Average recorded investment	0	0
Interest income recognized	0	0
Dealers Finance
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
Recorded investment	29	79
Unpaid principal balance	29	79
Related allowance	0	0
Average recorded investment	54	55
Interest income recognized	0	5
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
Recorded investment	154	136
Unpaid principal balance	154	136
Related Allowance	12	7
Average recorded investment	145	166
Interest income recognized	$ 4	$ 11

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