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Held to maturity, gross unrealized losses

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Amount of investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity).

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Amount, before other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) accretion, of investment in debt securities measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity).

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Fair value of investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity).

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Investment and Mortgage-Backed Securities, Held to Maturity (Schedule of investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity) (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held to maturity, gross unrealized gains	$ 537,823
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Amortized Cost, before Other-than-temporary Impairment	21,416,599
Held to maturity, gross unrealized losses	1,222
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Fair Value	21,953,200		$ 23,249,400
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Losses	288,000	$ 67,000
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Certificates and Obligations (FHLMC) [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity	998,880
Held to maturity, gross unrealized gains	1,548
Held to maturity, gross unrealized losses	0
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Fair Value	1,000,428
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by US Government Sponsored Enterprises [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity	20,417,719
Held to maturity, gross unrealized gains	536,275
Held to maturity, gross unrealized losses	1,222
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Fair Value	$ 20,952,772