Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank Borrowings - maturities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
FHLB Fixed Rate Advances, Maturities Summary [Abstract]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Maturities Summary, Average Interest Rate of Amounts Due within One Year of Balance Sheet Date	3.85%
FHLB Fixed Rate Advances, Weighted Average Interest Rate, Due after 10 years	5.37%
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Maturities Summary, Fixed Rate, under One Year	$ 2,000
FHLB Fixed Rate Advances, Due after 10 years	5,000
FHLB Fixed Rate Advances, Total Amount before valuation adjustment	7,000	$ 7,000
Valuation adjustment from acquisition accounting	359
FHLB Fixed Rate Advances, Total Amount	$ 7,359

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Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Maturities Summary by Interest Rate Type, Fixed Rate, Before Valuation Adjustment

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Weighted average interest rate of advance from Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) due in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Amount of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances which have fixed interest.

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Amount of advance from Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) with fixed interest rate maturing in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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