Loans Receivable, Net (Schedule of loans evaluated individually for impairment and collectively evaluated for impairment in the allowance for loan losses) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	$ 373,489		$ 475,000
Balance At Beginning of Period	8,357,496	10,241,970
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Charge Offs	619,014	777,575
Recoveries	80,435	281,360
Balance At End of Period	7,918,917	9,845,755
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	7,545,428		7,882,496
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses	7,918,917		8,357,496
Commercial Real Estate 1 [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	125,300		472,400
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	4,800,582		5,446,962
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses	4,925,882		5,919,362
Commercial Business [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	0		0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	496,803		159,353
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses	496,803		159,353
Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	248,189		2,600
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	893,608		884,116
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses	1,141,797		886,716
Residential Real Estate 1 [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	0		0
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,354,435		1,392,065
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses	1,354,435		1,392,065
Residential Real Estate 1 [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Balance At Beginning of Period	1,392,065	1,706,643
Provision for Loan Losses	7,370	43,506
Charge Offs	45,000	82,472
Recoveries	0	479
Balance At End of Period	1,354,435	1,668,156
Consumer [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Balance At Beginning of Period	886,716	847,777
Provision for Loan Losses	330,931	127,341
Charge Offs	120,618	194,449
Recoveries	44,768	23,199
Balance At End of Period	1,141,797	803,868
Commercial Business [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Balance At Beginning of Period	159,353	426,658
Provision for Loan Losses	345,077	(74,961)
Charge Offs	10,947	0
Recoveries	3,320	17,684
Balance At End of Period	496,803	369,381
Commercial Real Estate 1 [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Balance At Beginning of Period	5,919,362	7,260,892
Provision for Loan Losses	(583,378)	4,114
Charge Offs	442,449	500,654
Recoveries	32,347	239,998
Balance At End of Period	$ 4,925,882	$ 7,004,350

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