RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) loan	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Total deposits from related parties	$ 7,100,000		$ 8,300,000
Loans
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Maximum loan capacity	$ 500,000	$ 500,000
Number of loans exceeding capacity due to related party \| loan	0	0
Related party loan repayment	$ 200,000		$ 200,000
New Loans And Credit Line Advance To Related Parties
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
New loans and credit line advance to related parties	0
Repayments of related party debt	$ 100,000

For an unclassified balance sheet, amounts due from owners or owners with a beneficial interest of more than 10 percent of the voting interests or officers of the company.

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