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Investment and Mortgage-Backed Securities, Available for Sale (Schedule of Available for Sale Securities) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost of Investment And Mortgage-Backed Securities Available For Sale	$ 687,898,352		$ 675,913,305
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	3,151,537	$ 12,591,188
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	22,991,926	5,655,435
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure	668,057,963		682,849,058
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	44,717,399		44,757,755
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	1,665,090	5,226,600
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	641,833	0
Mortgage-backed Securities, Issued by Private Enterprises [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Fair Value Disclosure			682,849,058
Investments [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains		317,722
Collateralized Loan Obligations [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost of Investment And Mortgage-Backed Securities Available For Sale	69,643,896		71,949,517
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	772,585	255,678
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gains	148,642
SBA Bonds
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost of Investment And Mortgage-Backed Securities Available For Sale	129,481,761		139,854,620
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	705,783	1,018,231
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	2,154,061	1,079,774
Mortgage-Backed Securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost of Investment And Mortgage-Backed Securities Available For Sale	378,237,842		353,517,112
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	617,656	5,294,398
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	14,046,302	3,720,596
Taxable Municipal Bonds [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost of Investment And Mortgage-Backed Securities Available For Sale	65,817,454		65,834,301
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gains	14,366	734,237
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Losses	5,377,145	$ 599,387
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	45,740,656		49,984,355
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	69,019,953		72,011,561
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	128,033,483		139,793,077
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	364,809,196		355,090,914
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	$ 60,454,675		$ 65,969,151