Investment Securities (Schedule of Amortized Costs and Fair Value of Investment Securities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Available for sale
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	$ 92,997	$ 94,729
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	1,136	1,586
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	1,250	291
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	93,111	93,434
US Government Agencies [Member]
Available for sale
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	7,263	6,493
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	1	1
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	232	8
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	7,494	6,500
SBA Securities [Member]
Available for sale
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	480	485
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	18	19
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	498	504
State and Political Subdivisions [Member]
Available for sale
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	19,811	19,388
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	451	804
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	272	30
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	19,632	18,614
Asset-backed Securities [Member]
Available for sale
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	11,283	11,529
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	58	15
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	9	73
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	11,234	11,587
Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Available for sale
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	54,160	56,834
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	626	766
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	719	161
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	54,253	56,229
Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] \| FHLMC [Member]
Available for sale
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	13,012	12,316
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	167	206
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	254	47
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	13,099	12,157
Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] \| FNMA [Member]
Available for sale
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	33,917	36,309
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	424	507
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	377	91
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	33,870	35,893
Mortgage Backed Securities [Member] \| GNMA [Member]
Available for sale
Available-for-sale securities, investment securities, Fair Value	7,231	8,209
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	35	53
Total investment securities available for sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	88	23
Total investment securities available for sale, Amortized Cost	$ 7,284	$ 8,179

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