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Investment Securities, Available-for-Sale (Details Textual) (Residential mortgage-backed securities, USD $) | Sep. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
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Residential mortgage-backed securities |  |
Investment Securities, Available-for-Sale (Textual) [Abstract] |  |
Non-guaranteed private label whole loan mortgage-backed securities | $ 3,214,000 | $ 46,733,000

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