Investment and Mortgage-Backed Securities, Held to Maturity (Schedule of investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held to maturity, gross unrealized gains	$ 910,708
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Amortized Cost, before Other-than-temporary Impairment	18,286,574
Held to maturity, gross unrealized losses	1,139
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Fair Value	19,196,143		$ 19,805,841
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Losses	0	$ 8,000
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by US Government Sponsored Enterprises [Member]
Schedule of Held-to-maturity Securities [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity	18,286,574
Held to maturity, gross unrealized gains	910,708
Held to maturity, gross unrealized losses	1,139
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Fair Value	$ 19,196,143

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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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