Federal home loan bank advances maximum borrowing capacity percentage on assets.

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Maximum overnight line of credit facilities available.

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Amount of borrowings as of the balance sheet date from the Federal Home Loan Bank, which are primarily used to cover shortages in the required reserve balance and liquidity shortages.

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Discloses the single interest rate [if] applicable to the advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank, by branch, as of the Balance Sheet date.

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Amount of the collateral pledged in support of federal home loan bank advances outstanding.

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Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock represents an equity interest in a FHLB. It does not have a readily determinable fair value because its ownership is restricted and it lacks a market (liquidity).

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Other Borrowed Funds - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Federal home loan bank stock	$ 6,012
Unsecured Lines of Credit [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Maximum overnight line of credit facilities available	24,000	$ 19,000
Overnight line of credit facilities outstanding	$ 0	0
FHLB [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Federal home loan bank advances, maximum borrowing capacity percentage on assets	30.00%
Federal home loan bank advance	$ 124,800	$ 73,100
FHLB [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Assets pledged with federal home loan bank against credit facilities	220,600
FHLB [Member] \| 1-4 Family Residential Loans [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Assets pledged with federal home loan bank against credit facilities	44,900
FHLB [Member] \| Multi-Family Residential Loans [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Assets pledged with federal home loan bank against credit facilities	9,600
FHLB [Member] \| Commercial Real Estate Loans [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Assets pledged with federal home loan bank against credit facilities	49,200
FHLB [Member] \| Securities [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Assets pledged with federal home loan bank against credit facilities	58,200
FHLB [Member] \| Virginia Public Deposits [Member] \| Letter of Credit [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Assets pledged with federal home loan bank against credit facilities	$ 10,000
FHLB [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Federal home loan bank, advances, interest Rate	1.69%
FHLB [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Federal home loan bank, advances, interest Rate	2.49%
FHLB [Member] \| Restricted Investments [Member]
Federal Home Loan Bank, Advances, Branch of FHLB Bank [Line Items]
Federal home loan bank stock	$ 6,000