Related Parties	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 22. Related party transactions In the ordinary course of business, Royal Bank has had, and expects to have in the future, banking transactions with officers, directors, and their affiliates, which involve substantially the same terms as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other parties not related to the bank. In the past we have originated loans to related parties. In accordance with Regulation O, related party loans were made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unrelated persons and do not involve more than normal risk of collectability. The aggregate dollar amount of these loans and commitments was $0 at December 31, 2016 and 2015. During 2016, there were no new related party loans. Related party deposits were $18.2 million and $12.6 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The Company has had and intends to have business transactions in the ordinary course of business with directors, officers and associates on comparable terms as those prevailing from time to time for other non-affiliated vendors of the Company. For these transactions, the expenses are not significant to the operations of the Company.

Related Parties

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Note 22. Related party transactions

In the ordinary course of business, Royal Bank has had, and expects to have in the future, banking transactions with officers, directors, and their affiliates, which involve substantially the same terms as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with other parties not related to the bank. In the past we have originated loans to related parties. In accordance with Regulation O, related party loans were made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unrelated persons and do not involve more than normal risk of collectability. The aggregate dollar amount of these loans and commitments was $0 at December 31, 2016 and 2015. During 2016, there were no new related party loans.

Related party deposits were $18.2 million and $12.6 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

The Company has had and intends to have business transactions in the ordinary course of business with directors, officers and associates on comparable terms as those prevailing from time to time for other non-affiliated vendors of the Company. For these transactions, the expenses are not significant to the operations of the Company.