Regulatory Matters (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Bancorp
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Total Capital, Actual, Amount	$ 339,544	$ 319,317
Total Capital (to risk-weighted assets), Actual, Ratio	0.1603	0.1507
Total Capital, Minimum Capital for Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount	$ 222,393	$ 222,430
Total Capital (to risk-weighted assets), Minimum Capital for Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.1050	0.1050
Total Capital, Minimum Capital to be Well Capitalized, Amount	$ 211,802	$ 211,838
Total Capital (to risk-weighted assets), Minimum to be Well Capitalized, Ratio	0.1000	0.1000
Tier 1 Risk Based Capital, Actual, Amount	$ 313,891	$ 301,553
Tier 1 Risk Based Capital (to risk-weighted assets), Actual, Ratio	0.1482	0.1424
Tier 1 Capital, Minimum Capital for Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount	$ 180,032	$ 180,063
Tier 1 Risk Based Capital (to risk-weighted assets), Minimum Capital for Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.0850	0.0850
Tier 1 Risk Based Capital, Minimum Capital to be Well Capitalized, Amount	$ 169,442	$ 169,471
Tier 1 Risk Based Capital (to risk-weighted assets), Minimum Capital to be Well Capitalized, Ratio	0.0800	0.0800
Tier 1 Leverage Capital, Amount, Actual	$ 313,891	$ 301,553
Tier 1 Leverage Capital (to average assets), Actual, Ratio	0.1080	0.1166
Tier 1 Leverage Capital, Minimum Capital for Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount	$ 116,224	$ 103,489
Tier 1 Leverage Capital (to average assets), Minimum Capital for Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.0400	0.0400
Tier 1 Leverage Capital, Actual, Amount	$ 145,280	$ 129,361
Tier 1 Leverage Capital (to average assets), Minimum Capital to be Well Capitalized, Ratio	0.0500	0.0500
Tier 1 Common Equity	$ 311,114	$ 298,845
Tier 1 Common Equity To Average Assets	14.69%	14.11%
Tier 1 Common Equity Required for Capital Adequacy	$ 148,262	$ 148,287
Tier 1 Common Equity Required for Capital Adequacy to Average Assets	7.00%	7.00%
Tier 1 Common Equity Required to be Well Capitalized	$ 137,672	$ 137,695
Tier 1 Common Equity Required to be Well Capitalized to Average Assets	6.50%	6.50%
The Bank
Compliance with Regulatory Capital Requirements under Banking Regulations [Line Items]
Total Capital, Actual, Amount	$ 334,686	$ 309,875
Total Capital (to risk-weighted assets), Actual, Ratio	0.1580	0.1463
Total Capital, Minimum Capital for Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount	$ 222,391	$ 222,437
Total Capital (to risk-weighted assets), Minimum Capital for Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.1050	0.1050
Total Capital, Minimum Capital to be Well Capitalized, Amount	$ 211,801	$ 211,844
Total Capital (to risk-weighted assets), Minimum to be Well Capitalized, Ratio	0.1000	0.1000
Tier 1 Risk Based Capital, Actual, Amount	$ 309,033	$ 292,111
Tier 1 Risk Based Capital (to risk-weighted assets), Actual, Ratio	0.1459	0.1379
Tier 1 Capital, Minimum Capital for Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount	$ 180,031	$ 180,068
Tier 1 Risk Based Capital (to risk-weighted assets), Minimum Capital for Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.0850	0.0850
Tier 1 Risk Based Capital, Minimum Capital to be Well Capitalized, Amount	$ 169,441	$ 169,476
Tier 1 Risk Based Capital (to risk-weighted assets), Minimum Capital to be Well Capitalized, Ratio	0.0800	0.0800
Tier 1 Leverage Capital, Amount, Actual	$ 309,033	$ 292,111
Tier 1 Leverage Capital (to average assets), Actual, Ratio	0.1064	0.1129
Tier 1 Leverage Capital, Minimum Capital for Capital Adequacy Purposes, Amount	$ 116,224	$ 103,488
Tier 1 Leverage Capital (to average assets), Minimum Capital for Capital Adequacy Purposes, Ratio	0.0400	0.0400
Tier 1 Leverage Capital, Actual, Amount	$ 145,280	$ 129,360
Tier 1 Leverage Capital (to average assets), Minimum Capital to be Well Capitalized, Ratio	0.0500	0.0500
Tier 1 Common Equity	$ 309,033	$ 292,111
Tier 1 Common Equity To Average Assets	14.59%	13.79%
Tier 1 Common Equity Required for Capital Adequacy	$ 148,261	$ 148,291
Tier 1 Common Equity Required for Capital Adequacy to Average Assets	7.00%	7.00%
Tier 1 Common Equity Required to be Well Capitalized	$ 137,671	$ 137,699
Tier 1 Common Equity Required to be Well Capitalized to Average Assets	6.50%	6.50%

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