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Note 8 - Loans - Performance of Modified Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024
Modified	$ 63,355	$ 8,079
Financial Asset, Not Past Due [Member]
Modified	55,855	8,079
Financial Asset, 30 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Modified	7,500	0
Financial Asset, Equal to or Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Modified	0	0
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member]
Modified	19,727	7,858
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Financial Asset, Not Past Due [Member]
Modified	12,227	7,858
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Financial Asset, 30 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Modified	7,500	0
Commercial Portfolio Segment [Member] | Financial Asset, Equal to or Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Modified	0	0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member]
Modified	6,074
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Financial Asset, Not Past Due [Member]
Modified	6,074
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Financial Asset, 30 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Modified	0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] | Financial Asset, Equal to or Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Modified	0
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member]
Modified	217	221
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Financial Asset, Not Past Due [Member]
Modified	217	221
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Financial Asset, 30 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Modified	0
Residential Portfolio Segment [Member] | Financial Asset, Equal to or Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Modified	0
Real Estate Construction Portfolio Segment [Member]
Modified	37,337
Real Estate Construction Portfolio Segment [Member] | Financial Asset, Not Past Due [Member]
Modified	37,337
Real Estate Construction Portfolio Segment [Member] | Financial Asset, 30 to 89 Days Past Due [Member]
Modified	0
Real Estate Construction Portfolio Segment [Member] | Financial Asset, Equal to or Greater than 90 Days Past Due [Member]
Modified	$ 0

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- Definition

Amount of increase (decrease) in amortized cost excluding accrued interest, of financing receivable modified for debtor experiencing financial difficulty.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 42
-Subparagraph (a)(2)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147481962/310-10-50-42

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