Securities (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Investment securities with unrealized losses
Fair Value, Less Than 12 Months	$ 3,383	$ 52,999
Unrealized Losses, Less Than 12 Months	(57)	(594)
Fair Value, 12 Months or Longer	0	31,039
Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer	0	(472)
Fair Value, Total	3,383	84,038
Unrealized Losses, Total	(57)	(1,066)
U.S. Treasury and U.S. government sponsored entities
Investment securities with unrealized losses
Fair Value, Less Than 12 Months		0
Unrealized Losses, Less Than 12 Months		0
Fair Value, 12 Months or Longer		622
Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer		(3)
Fair Value, Total		622
Unrealized Losses, Total		(3)
State and political subdivisions
Investment securities with unrealized losses
Fair Value, Less Than 12 Months	3,050	30,887
Unrealized Losses, Less Than 12 Months	(54)	(424)
Fair Value, 12 Months or Longer	0	0
Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer	0	0
Fair Value, Total	3,050	30,887
Unrealized Losses, Total	(54)	(424)
Mortgage-backed securities - residential
Investment securities with unrealized losses
Fair Value, Less Than 12 Months	2	14,435
Unrealized Losses, Less Than 12 Months	0	(98)
Fair Value, 12 Months or Longer	0	22,381
Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer	0	(274)
Fair Value, Total	2	36,816
Unrealized Losses, Total	0	(372)
Collateralized mortgage obligations - residential
Investment securities with unrealized losses
Fair Value, Less Than 12 Months	331	1,198
Unrealized Losses, Less Than 12 Months	(3)	(18)
Fair Value, 12 Months or Longer	0	7,935
Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer	0	(195)
Fair Value, Total	331	9,133
Unrealized Losses, Total	$ (3)	(213)
Corporate bonds
Investment securities with unrealized losses
Fair Value, Less Than 12 Months		0
Unrealized Losses, Less Than 12 Months		0
Fair Value, 12 Months or Longer		100
Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer		0
Fair Value, Total		100
Unrealized Losses, Total		0
Small Business Administration
Investment securities with unrealized losses
Fair Value, Less Than 12 Months		6,479
Unrealized Losses, Less Than 12 Months		(54)
Fair Value, 12 Months or Longer		1
Unrealized Losses, 12 Months or Longer		0
Fair Value, Total		6,480
Unrealized Losses, Total		$ (54)

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