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Deposits (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Banking and Thrift [Abstract] |
Schedule of deposits | The following table summarizes total deposits at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
|  | September 30, |  | December 31, |
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
Deposits - interest bearing |  | $ | 15,033,524 |  |  | $ | 13,434,990 |  |
Deposits - non-interest bearing |  | 528 |  |  | 677 |  |
Total deposits |  | $ | 15,034,052 |  |  | $ | 13,435,667 |  |
Interest bearing deposits | Interest bearing deposits at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are summarized as follows:
|  | September 30, 2017 |  | December 31, 2016 |
|  | Amount |  | Qtr.-End Weighted Average Stated Rate(1) |  | Amount |  | Year-End Weighted Average Stated Rate(1) |
Money market |  | $ | 7,656,169 |  |  | 1.72 | % |  | $ | 7,129,404 |  |  | 1.22 | % |
Savings |  | 824,308 |  |  | 1.09 |  |  | 834,521 |  |  | 0.84 |  |
Certificates of deposit |  | 6,553,047 |  |  | 1.83 |  |  | 5,471,065 |  |  | 1.41 |  |
Deposits - interest bearing |  | $ | 15,033,524 |  |  |  |  | $ | 13,434,990 |  |  |  |  |
____________ (1) Includes the effect of interest rate swaps in effective hedge relationships.

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