Investment Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	$ 76,065	$ 68,181
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	174	185
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	1,334	763
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	74,905	67,603
US government agencies [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	8,975	8,749
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	1	1
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	194	97
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	8,782	8,653
SBA securities [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	3,628	4,087
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	103	24
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	3,525	4,063
State and political subdivisions [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	8,371	11,242
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	48	179
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	63	25
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	8,356	11,396
Asset-backed securities [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	9,595
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	12
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	49
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	9,558
Mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	45,496	44,103
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	113	5
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	925	617
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	44,684	43,491
Mortgage-backed securities [Member] \| FHLMC [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	12,258	9,102
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	87
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	242	149
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	12,103	8,953
Mortgage-backed securities [Member] \| FNMA [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	29,068	29,383
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	25	3
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	551	386
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	28,542	29,000
Mortgage-backed securities [Member] \| GNMA [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	4,170	5,618
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	1	2
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	132	82
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	$ 4,039	$ 5,538

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