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Note 7 - Loans (Details) - Troubled Debt Restructuring - Accruing Troubled Debt Restructuring [Member] $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Note 7 - Loans (Details) - Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |
No. of Loans | 8
Pre-Modification Recorded Investment | $ 10,985
Post-Modification Recorded Investment | 10,837
Specific Reserve | 148
Charge-offs | $ 46
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] |
Note 7 - Loans (Details) - Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |
No. of Loans | 1
Pre-Modification Recorded Investment | $ 850
Post-Modification Recorded Investment | $ 850
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] |
Note 7 - Loans (Details) - Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |
No. of Loans | 3
Pre-Modification Recorded Investment | $ 8,613
Post-Modification Recorded Investment | $ 8,613
Residential Mortgage and Equity Lines Portfolio Segment [Member] |
Note 7 - Loans (Details) - Troubled Debt Restructuring [Line Items] |
No. of Loans | 4
Pre-Modification Recorded Investment | $ 1,522
Post-Modification Recorded Investment | 1,374
Specific Reserve | 148
Charge-offs | $ 46

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