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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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This item represents the gross profit realized on the sale of debt or equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.

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This item represents the gross loss realized on the sale of debt or equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.

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Amount of unrealized gain before deducting unrealized loss on investments in debt and equity securities classified as available-for-sale securities.

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Amount of unrealized loss before deducting unrealized gain on investments in available-for-sale securities.

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The fair value, as of the date of each statement of financial position presented, of other securities, classified as available for sale or held for investment, which are owned but transferred to serve as collateral for the payment of the related debt obligation, primarily a secured borrowing or repurchase agreement, and that are reclassified and separately reported in the statement of financial position because the transferee has the right by contract or custom to sell or re-pledge them.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Investment and Mortgage-Backed Securities, Available for Sale (Schedule of Available for Sale Securities) (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Losses		$ 0	$ 288,000
Available For Sale Securities Pledged as Collateral, Amortized Cost Basis		226,000,000.0		$ 171,400,000
Pledged Assets Separately Reported, Other Debt Securities Available-for-sale or Held-for-investment		236,700,000		173,100,000
Amortized Cost of Investment And Mortgage-Backed Securities Available For Sale		487,758,799		408,695,280
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	$ 8,410,493	19,259,363
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	2,460,933	2,215,839
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure		504,802,323		414,644,840
Proceeds From Sale of Available For Sale Securities Including Mortgage Backed Securities		25,000,000.0	70,800,000
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost of Investment And Mortgage-Backed Securities Available For Sale		38,897,580		43,153,086
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	4,088,408	5,318,422
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost of Investment And Mortgage-Backed Securities Available For Sale		29,100,000		15,800,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure		29,900,000
Investments [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains	0	1,300,000	$ 1,300,000
Collateralized Loan Obligations [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost of Investment And Mortgage-Backed Securities Available For Sale		60,858,231		41,088,231
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	856,401	855,725
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains		78,338
SBA Bonds
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost of Investment And Mortgage-Backed Securities Available For Sale		122,923,679		111,927,938
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	622,105	742,872
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	656,944	755,980
Mortgage-Backed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost of Investment And Mortgage-Backed Securities Available For Sale		230,490,030		197,356,288
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	3,664,621	11,657,846
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	582,902	526,563
Taxable Municipal Bonds [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost of Investment And Mortgage-Backed Securities Available For Sale		34,556,245		15,169,737
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	35,359	1,461,885
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	$ 364,686	77,571
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure		44,216,002		47,241,494
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Collateralized Loan Obligations [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure		60,080,844		40,231,830
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| SBA Bonds
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure		122,910,571		111,893,099
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Mortgage-Backed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure		241,621,313		200,438,007
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Taxable Municipal Bonds [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure		$ 35,940,559		$ 14,840,410