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Proceeds From Sale of Available For Sale Securities Including Mortgage Backed Securities

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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The fair value of available-for-sale securities that serve as collateral for borrowings.

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Investment and Mortgage-Backed Securities, Available for Sale (Schedule of Available for Sale Securities) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Losses	$ 0	$ 176,000	$ 47,000	$ 607,000
Available For Sale Securities Pledged as Collateral, Amortized Cost Basis	83,900,000		83,900,000		$ 120,700,000
Available-for-sale Securities Pledged as Collateral, Fair Value	86,800,000		86,800,000		124,400,000
Amortized Cost of Investment And Mortgage-Backed Securities Available For Sale	381,228,581		381,228,581		420,876,924
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains			8,197,754		10,228,827
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses			1,074,104		1,405,211
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	388,352,231		388,352,231		429,700,540
Proceeds From Sale of Available For Sale Securities Including Mortgage Backed Securities	4,000,000	27,300,000	58,200,000	54,600,000
Investments [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains	8,000	$ 319,000	1,700,000	$ 795,000
FHLB Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost of Investment And Mortgage-Backed Securities Available For Sale	5,113,509		5,113,509		13,317,462
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains			4,254		83,691
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses			56,284		154,492
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure					13,246,661
US Treasury and Government [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost of Investment And Mortgage-Backed Securities Available For Sale	2,000,000		2,000,000		5,750,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains			0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses			10,138		82,006
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	1,989,862		1,989,862		5,667,994
US Government-sponsored Enterprises Debt Securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost of Investment And Mortgage-Backed Securities Available For Sale	997,380		997,380		996,822
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains			17,281		7,559
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses			0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	1,014,661		1,014,661		1,004,381
SBA Bonds
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost of Investment And Mortgage-Backed Securities Available For Sale	111,586,926		111,586,926		106,637,400
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains			1,674,338		1,796,943
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses			135,029		307,649
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure					108,126,694
Tax Exempt Municipal Bonds
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost of Investment And Mortgage-Backed Securities Available For Sale	79,370,686		79,370,686		59,960,960
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains			1,897,885		2,579,543
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses			737,204		45,080
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure					62,495,423
Mortgage-Backed Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost of Investment And Mortgage-Backed Securities Available For Sale	181,909,642		181,909,642		233,963,842
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains			4,563,834		5,704,855
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses			135,449		815,984
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure					238,852,713
Equity Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost of Investment And Mortgage-Backed Securities Available For Sale	$ 250,438		250,438		250,438
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains			40,162		56,236
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses			$ 0		0
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure					$ 306,674