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Deposits (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
Banking and Thrift [Abstract] |
Schedule of deposits | The following table summarizes total deposits at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
|  | September 30, |  | December 31, |
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
Deposits - interest bearing |  | $ | 17,872,781 |  |  | $ | 15,504,330 |  |
Deposits - non-interest bearing |  | 512 |  |  | 1,053 |  |
Total deposits |  | $ | 17,873,293 |  |  | $ | 15,505,383 |  |
Interest bearing deposits | Interest bearing deposits at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are summarized as follows:
|  | September 30, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017 |
|  | Amount |  | Qtr.-End Weighted Average Stated Rate(1) |  | Amount |  | Year-End Weighted Average Stated Rate(1) |
Money market |  | $ | 8,239,595 |  |  | 2.29 | % |  | $ | 7,731,966 |  |  | 1.80 | % |
Savings |  | 684,298 |  |  | 1.70 |  |  | 738,243 |  |  | 1.10 |  |
Certificates of deposit |  | 8,948,888 |  |  | 2.65 |  |  | 7,034,121 |  |  | 1.93 |  |
Deposits - interest bearing |  | $ | 17,872,781 |  |  |  |  | $ | 15,504,330 |  |  |  |  |
____________ (1) Includes the effect of interest rate swaps in effective hedge relationships.

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