NOTE 3 - LOANS/LEASES RECEIVABLE - Impaired Loans Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	$ 5,224	$ 5,224	$ 3,924
Unpaid principal balance with no specific allowance recorded	5,575	5,575	4,804
Average recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	4,396	3,225	2,576
Interest income recognized with no specific allowance recorded	24	73	79
Interest income recognized for cash payments received with no specific allowance recorded	24	73	79
Recorded investment with specific allowance recorded	13,380	13,380	10,704
Unpaid principal balance with specific allowance recorded	13,380	13,380	10,704
Average recorded investment with specific allowance recorded	10,094	7,517	7,578
Recorded investment	18,604	18,604	14,628
Unpaid principal balance	18,955	18,955	15,508
Related allowance	3,306	3,306	2,680
Average recorded investment	14,490	10,742	10,154
Interest income recognized	24	73	79
Interest income recognized for cash payments received	24	73	79
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	2,004	2,004	1,361
Unpaid principal balance with no specific allowance recorded	2,114	2,114	1,441
Average recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	1,825	1,418	1,002
Interest income recognized with no specific allowance recorded	11	35	33
Interest income recognized for cash payments received with no specific allowance recorded	11	35	33
Recorded investment with specific allowance recorded			4,020
Unpaid principal balance with specific allowance recorded			4,020
Average recorded investment with specific allowance recorded			1,555
Recorded investment	2,004	2,004	5,381
Unpaid principal balance	2,114	2,114	5,461
Related allowance			650
Average recorded investment	1,825	1,418	2,557
Interest income recognized	11	35	33
Interest income recognized for cash payments received	11	35	33
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member]
Recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	287	287
Unpaid principal balance with no specific allowance recorded	528	528
Average recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	292	146
Recorded investment	287	287
Unpaid principal balance	528	528
Average recorded investment	292	146
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Other Non-owner Occupied Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member]
Recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	1,336	1,336	1,133
Unpaid principal balance with no specific allowance recorded	1,336	1,336	1,933
Average recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	668	334	494
Interest income recognized with no specific allowance recorded	7	22	29
Interest income recognized for cash payments received with no specific allowance recorded	7	22	29
Recorded investment with specific allowance recorded	13,046	13,046	6,354
Unpaid principal balance with specific allowance recorded	13,046	13,046	6,354
Average recorded investment with specific allowance recorded	9,757	7,228	5,726
Recorded investment	14,382	14,382	7,487
Unpaid principal balance	14,382	14,382	8,287
Related allowance	3,210	3,210	1,938
Average recorded investment	10,425	7,562	6,220
Interest income recognized	7	22	29
Interest income recognized for cash payments received	7	22	29
Direct financing leases
Recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	944	944	578
Unpaid principal balance with no specific allowance recorded	944	944	578
Average recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	953	792	483
Interest income recognized with no specific allowance recorded	6	16	17
Interest income recognized for cash payments received with no specific allowance recorded	6	16	17
Recorded investment	944	944	578
Unpaid principal balance	944	944	578
Average recorded investment	953	792	483
Interest income recognized	6	16	17
Interest income recognized for cash payments received	6	16	17
Residential real estate
Recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	507	507	719
Unpaid principal balance with no specific allowance recorded	507	507	719
Average recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	512	416	476
Recorded investment with specific allowance recorded	259	259	258
Unpaid principal balance with specific allowance recorded	259	259	258
Average recorded investment with specific allowance recorded	260	220	227
Recorded investment	766	766	977
Unpaid principal balance	766	766	977
Related allowance	21	21	20
Average recorded investment	772	636	703
Installment and other consumer loans
Recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	146	146	133
Unpaid principal balance with no specific allowance recorded	146	146	133
Average recorded investment with no specific allowance recorded	146	119	121
Recorded investment with specific allowance recorded	75	75	72
Unpaid principal balance with specific allowance recorded	75	75	72
Average recorded investment with specific allowance recorded	77	69	70
Recorded investment	221	221	205
Unpaid principal balance	221	221	205
Related allowance	75	75	72
Average recorded investment	$ 223	$ 188	$ 191

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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