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Amount of average investment of impaired financing receivables for which there is a related allowance for credit losses.

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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Reflects the carrying amount of loans deemed to be questionable as to collection on which no interest is continuing to be recognized.

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ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES (Assessment of Credit Quality) (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	$ 46,200,000	$ 40,000,000
Gross loan balance	1,147,641,186	1,095,577,375	$ 1,059,804,132
Consumer loans- non-bankrupt accounts [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross loan balance	1,141,279,992	1,088,922,796	1,053,769,654
Consumer loans- bankrupt accounts [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross loan balance	6,361,194	6,654,579	6,034,478
Performing Financing Receivable [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross loan balance	1,050,681,453	1,011,545,342	977,171,570
Nonperforming Financial Instruments [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loans and Leases Receivable, Nonperforming, Nonaccrual of Interest	96,959,733	84,032,033	82,632,562
New borrower [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross loan balance	177,097,915	153,288,845
New borrower [Member] \| New borrower [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross loan balance			168,656,845
Former borrower [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross loan balance	136,937,061	124,276,487
Former borrower [Member] \| Former borrower [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross loan balance			108,100,688
Refinance [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross loan balance	814,239,259	799,560,573
Refinance [Member] \| Refinance [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross loan balance			765,373,325
Delinquent refinance [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross loan balance	$ 19,366,951	$ 18,451,470
Delinquent refinance [Member] \| Delinquent refinance [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Gross loan balance			$ 17,673,274