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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Textual) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) center branch | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |
Reserve for unfunded loan commitments | $ | $ 972,000 | $ 954,000
Maximum [Member] |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |
Lease Option Period | 15 years |
Loans Receivable [Member] | Lender Concentration Risk [Member] | Residential Building [Member] |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |
Loans of nonresidential buildings to total loan portfolio | 15.40% | 15.40%
Full Service Retail Branch [Member] | Bank [Member] |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |
Number of branches | branch | 84 |
Limited Service Retail Branch [Member] | Bank [Member] |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |
Number of branches | branch | 2 |
Commercial Banking Center [Member] | Bank [Member] |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |
Number of centers | 13 |
Investment Management Office [Member] | Bank [Member] |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |
Number of centers | 6 |
Mortgage Lending Center [Member] | Bank [Member] |  |
Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |
Number of centers | 1 |

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- Definition For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 275 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 18 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84177426&loc=d3e6351-108592 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 20 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77997519&loc=d3e13531-108611 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 275 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 20 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84177426&loc=d3e6404-108592 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 21 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77997519&loc=d3e13537-108611 + Details
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