Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
FHLB Advances:
Single maturity fixed rate advances	$ 64,000	$ 92,000
Putable advances	0	5,000
Amortizable mortgage advances	7,027	6,943
Fair value adjustment on acquired balances	(26)	0
Total	71,001	103,943
Junior subordinated debentures owed to unconsolidated subsidiary trusts	$ 36,083	$ 36,083

Amortizable mortgage advances at the end of the balance sheet date.

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Putable advances offer lower all-in advance rates relative to no-option bullets, as putable advance borrowers sell interest-rate options and receive payment in the form of a lower advance rate.

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Amount of borrowings as of the balance sheet date from the Federal Home Loan Bank, which are primarily used to cover shortages in the required reserve balance and liquidity shortages.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 470
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Par amount of advances made and reported by Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) with fixed interest rate.

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Amount of accumulated increase (decrease) on advances made and reported by Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) from fair value option adjustments.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, the carrying value of junior subordinated long-term debt owed to unconsolidated subsidiary trusts as of the balance sheet date. Such debt places a lender in a lien position behind debt having a higher priority of repayment in liquidation of the entity's assets and was initially scheduled to be repaid after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle if longer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16)
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