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Note 21 - Dividend Reinvestment Plan | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Dividend Reinvestment Plan [Abstract] |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan [Text Block] | 21. Dividend Reinvestment Plan The Company has a Dividend Reinvestment Plan which allows for participants’ reinvestment of cash dividends and certain optional additional investments in the Bancorp’s common stock. Shares issued under the plan and the consideration received were 116,957 shares for $2.8 million in 2014, 25,984 shares for $605,000 in 2013, and 17,956 shares for $291,000 in 2012.

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