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Note 21 - Regulatory Matters (Details Textual) | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Common Equity, Tier One Risk Based Capital Required to Be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets | 6.50% | 6.50%
Tier One Risk Based Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets | 0.08 | 0.0800
Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Risk Weighted Assets | 0.10 | 0.1000
Tier One Leverage Capital Required to be Well Capitalized to Average Assets | 0.05 | 0.0500

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- Definition The Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio (Common EquityTier 1 capital divided by risk weighted assets) required to be categorized as "well capitalized" under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Ratio of minimum total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets categorized as well capitalized as defined by regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 505 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117337116&loc=SL5958568-112826 + Details
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