Note 5 - Loans - Non-performing Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Multi-family Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Mortgage Receivable [Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Non-accrual loans	$ 1,649	$ 3,561
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		233
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Mortgage Receivable [Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Non-accrual loans	1,157	2,398
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	1,183	1,183
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	4,534	5,952
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	470	611
One-To-Four Family - Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Mortgage Receivable [Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Non-accrual loans	8,340	10,120
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
Construction Portfolio Segment [Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing		1,000
Commercial Business and Other Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Non-Mortgage Loans [Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Non-accrual loans	99	568
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		220
Small Business Administration Portfolio Segment [Member] \| Non-Mortgage Loans [Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Non-accrual loans	2,132	218
Taxi Medallion [Member] \| Non-Mortgage Loans [Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Non-accrual loans	3,971
Mortgage Receivable [Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Non-accrual loans	15,680	22,031
Non-Mortgage Loans [Member]
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing:
Non-accrual loans	6,202	786
Loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing	1,653	3,260
Non-accrual loans	21,882	22,817
Total non-accrual loans and loans ninety days or more past due and still accruing	$ 23,535	$ 26,077

Total non-accrual loans and loans ninety days or more past due and are still accruing.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
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