Note 3 - LOANS/LEASES RECEIVABLE - Impaired Loans Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020
Recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	$ 5,889	$ 4,912
Unpaid principal balance with no specific allowance recorded	5,961	5,115
Average recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	5,005
Interest income recognized with no specific allowance recorded	25
Interest income recognized for cash payments received with no specific allowance recorded	25
Recorded investment with specific allowance recorded	6,930	3,749
Unpaid principal balance with specific allowance recorded	6,930	3,749
Average recorded investment with specific allowance recorded	5,061
Recorded investment	12,819		$ 8,661
Unpaid principal balance	12,891		8,864
Related allowance	1,427	660	$ 660
Average recorded investment	10,066
Interest income recognized	25
Interest income recognized for cash payments received	25
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	2,260	1,607
Unpaid principal balance with no specific allowance recorded	2,332	1,647
Average recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	1,895
Interest income recognized with no specific allowance recorded	12
Interest income recognized for cash payments received with no specific allowance recorded	12
Recorded investment with specific allowance recorded	86	239
Unpaid principal balance with specific allowance recorded	86	239
Average recorded investment with specific allowance recorded	43
Recorded investment	2,346	1,846
Unpaid principal balance	2,418	1,886
Related allowance	86	170
Average recorded investment	1,938
Interest income recognized	12
Interest income recognized for cash payments received	12
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member]
Recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	99	34
Unpaid principal balance with no specific allowance recorded	115	50
Average recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	102
Recorded investment	99	34
Unpaid principal balance	115	50
Average recorded investment	102
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Other Non-owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member]
Recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	1,054	684
Unpaid principal balance with no specific allowance recorded	1,054	686
Average recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	662
Interest income recognized with no specific allowance recorded	7
Interest income recognized for cash payments received with no specific allowance recorded	7
Recorded investment with specific allowance recorded	6,528	2,867
Unpaid principal balance with specific allowance recorded	6,528	2,867
Average recorded investment with specific allowance recorded	4,698
Recorded investment	7,582	3,551
Unpaid principal balance	7,582	3,553
Related allowance	1,228	125
Average recorded investment	5,360
Interest income recognized	7
Interest income recognized for cash payments received	7
Direct financing leases
Recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	1,515	1,642
Unpaid principal balance with no specific allowance recorded	1,515	1,642
Average recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	1,440
Interest income recognized with no specific allowance recorded	6
Interest income recognized for cash payments received with no specific allowance recorded	6
Recorded investment with specific allowance recorded	59	383
Unpaid principal balance with specific allowance recorded	59	383
Average recorded investment with specific allowance recorded	61
Recorded investment	1,574	2,025
Unpaid principal balance	1,574	2,025
Related allowance	20	270
Average recorded investment	1,501
Interest income recognized	6
Interest income recognized for cash payments received	6
Residential real estate
Recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	423	469
Unpaid principal balance with no specific allowance recorded	407	614
Average recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	399
Recorded investment with specific allowance recorded	180	180
Unpaid principal balance with specific allowance recorded	180	180
Average recorded investment with specific allowance recorded	180
Recorded investment	603	649
Unpaid principal balance	587	794
Related allowance	15	15
Average recorded investment	579
Installment and other consumer loans
Recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	538	476
Unpaid principal balance with no specific allowance recorded	538	476
Average recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	507
Recorded investment with specific allowance recorded	77	80
Unpaid principal balance with specific allowance recorded	77	80
Average recorded investment with specific allowance recorded	79
Recorded investment	615	556
Unpaid principal balance	615	556
Related allowance	78	$ 80
Average recorded investment	$ 586

Average amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.

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