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Note 9 - Borrowed Funds (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Long Term Securities Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase [Table Text Block] |
(Dollars in millions) |  | Fixed-to-floating |  |  | Floating-to-fixed |  |  | Total |
Rate type |  | Float Rate |  |  | Fixed Rate |  |  |  |  |
Rate index |  | 8% minus 3 month LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum rate |  |  | 3.50 | % |  |  | 3.50 | % |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum rate |  |  | 0.0 | % |  |  | 0.0 | % |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
No. of agreements |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 7 |
Amount |  | $ | 100.0 |  |  | $ | 50.0 |  |  | $ | 200.0 |  |  | $ | 350.0 |
Weighted average rate |  |  | 3.50 | % |  |  | 3.50 | % |  |  | 5.00 | % |  |  | 4.36 | %
Final maturity |  | 2014 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2017 |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Repurchase Agreements [Table Text Block] |
|  | No. of |  |  | Amount |  |  | Weighted Average |
Maturity |  | Agreements |  |  | (In thousands) |  |  | Interest Rate |
1 year to 3 years |  |  | 2 |  |  | $ | 100,000 |  |  |  | 2.71 | %
3 years to 5 years |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |  | 2.86 | %
Total |  |  | 4 |  |  | $ | 200,000 |  |  |  | 2.78 | %
Schedule of Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, by Branch of FHLB Bank [Table Text Block] |
|  | September 30, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
|  | Amount |  |  | Weighted Average |  |  | Amount |  |  | Weighted Average |
Maturity |  | (In thousands) |  |  | Interest Rate |  |  | (In thousands) |  |  | Interest Rate |
Within 90 days |  | $ | 530,000 |  |  |  | 0.07 | % |  | $ | 475,000 |  |  |  | 0.06 | %
4 - 5 years |  |  | 25,000 |  |  |  | 1.13 | % |  |  | 46,200 |  |  |  | 1.24 | %
|  | $ | 555,000 |  |  |  | 0.12 | % |  | $ | 521,200 |  |  |  | 0.17 | %

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