Fair Value (Valuation Methodology and Unobservable Inputs for Level Three Assets Measured at Fair Value on Non Recurring Basis) (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Other real estate owned [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 236	$ 94
Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member] \| Other real estate owned [Member] \| Valuation, Market Approach [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value	236	94
Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member] \| Other real estate owned [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value	236	$ 94
Servicing Contracts \| Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member] \| Valuation, Market Approach [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 1,010
Servicing Contracts \| Measurement Input, Constant Prepayment Rate \| Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Servicing Asset, Measurement Input	19
Servicing Contracts \| Measurement Input, Discount Rate \| Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Valuation Technique, Discounted Cash Flow
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Servicing Asset, Measurement Input	10
Other real estate owned [Member] \| Measurement Input, Cost to Sell [Member] \| Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Valuation, Market Approach [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Other Real Estate Owned, Measurement Input	11	13
Other real estate owned [Member] \| Measurement Input, Appraised Value [Member] \| Company Determined Fair Value (Level 3) [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Valuation, Market Approach [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Other Real Estate Owned, Measurement Input	5	18

Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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