Investment Securities (Schedule of Amortized Costs and Fair Value of Investment Securities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	$ 69,989	$ 68,071
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	1,320	56
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	802	433
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	70,507	67,694
US Government Agencies [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	500	500
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	1	1
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	499	499
SBA Securities [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	519	550
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	18	19
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	501	531
State and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	9,385	4,205
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	295	3
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	1	24
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	9,679	4,184
Asset-backed Securities [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	12,929	13,351
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	643	184
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	12,286	13,167
Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	46,656	49,465
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	1,025	53
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	139	205
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	47,542	49,313
Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] \| FHLMC [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	10,034	10,609
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	270	14
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	4	15
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	10,300	10,608
Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] \| FNMA [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	33,057	35,275
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	702	34
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	135	169
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	33,624	35,140
Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] \| GNMA [Member]
Available for sale
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	3,565	3,581
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	53	5
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses		21
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	$ 3,618	$ 3,565

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