Note 5 - Loans (Details) - Non-performing Loans - Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing	$ 2,297	$ 2,301
Non-accrual loans	26,303	31,890
Total non-accrual loans and loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing	28,600	34,191
Mortgage Receivable [Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Non-accrual loans	22,980	30,747
Non-Mortgage Receivables [Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Non-accrual loans	3,323	1,143
Multi-Family Residential Portfolio Segment[Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing	516	676
Multi-Family Residential Portfolio Segment[Member] \| Mortgage Receivable [Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Non-accrual loans	4,686	6,878
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing	253	820
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Mortgage Receivable [Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Non-accrual loans	2,407	5,689
One-To-Four Family - Mixed-Use Property Portfolio Segment[Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing	1,293	405
One-To-Four Family - Mixed-Use Property Portfolio Segment[Member] \| Mortgage Receivable [Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Non-accrual loans	5,446	6,936
One-To-Four Family - Residential Portfolio Segment[Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing	13	14
One-To-Four Family - Residential Portfolio Segment[Member] \| Mortgage Receivable [Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Non-accrual loans	10,441	11,244
Commercial Business And Other Portfolio Segment[Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing	222	386
Commercial Business And Other Portfolio Segment[Member] \| Non-Mortgage Receivables [Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Non-accrual loans	3,089	1,143
Small Business Administration Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Non-Mortgage Receivables [Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Non-accrual loans	$ 234	$ 0

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