Commitments, Guarantees and Contingent Liabilities (Table)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities [Table Text Block]

The Company’s maximum obligation to extend credit for loan commitments (unfunded loans and unused lines of credit) and standby letters of credit outstanding as of the periods stated below were as follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Fixed Rate		Variable Rate		Fixed Rate		Variable Rate
Commitments to make loans	$	55,313	$	45,969	$	38,399	$	47,037
Unused lines of credit		26,074		225,393		24,943		184,446
Standby letters of credit		-		20,621		4,600		21,507
Total	$	81,387	$	291,983	$	67,942	$	252,990