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Customer Deposits (Details Textuals) | Dec. 31, 2017 M
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Customer Deposits Textuals [Abstract] |
Weighted Average Rate Domestic Deposit Certificates Of Deposit | 2.15%
Weighted Average Maturity of Certificate of Deposits (in Months) | 45

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