Troubled Debt Restructuring (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) integer	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) integer
Number of contracts \| integer	2	9
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment	$ 11	$ 1,153
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment	$ 11	$ 1,153
In Default
Number of contracts \| integer	1
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment	$ 3
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment	$ 3
Real Estate [Member]
Number of contracts \| integer		1
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment		$ 193
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment		$ 193
Commercial Real Estate [Member]
Number of contracts \| integer		1
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment		$ 182
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment		$ 182
Home Equity
Number of contracts \| integer		1
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment		$ 720
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment		$ 720
Consumers
Number of contracts \| integer	2	5
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment	$ 11	$ 35
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment	$ 11	$ 35
Consumers \| In Default
Number of contracts \| integer	1
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment	$ 3
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment	$ 3
Commercial & Industrial
Number of contracts \| integer		1
Pre-modification outstanding recorded investment		$ 23
Post-modification outstanding recorded investment		$ 23

Number of financing receivables that have been modified by troubled debt restructurings.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 33
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118936363&loc=SL6953676-111524

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