Loans (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014 loan	Dec. 31, 2013 loan	Dec. 31, 2012
Composition of Loan Portfolio [Abstract]
Amount of loan portfolio	$ 917,564,000	$ 876,367,000	$ 869,284,000
Percentage of loan portfolio (in hundredths)	100.00%fnlc_PercentageOfLoansReceivableByType	100.00%fnlc_PercentageOfLoansReceivableByType
Loans Receivable to Related Party [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	14,884,000	14,917,000
New loans	8,932,000	909,000
Repayments	(8,960,000)	(942,000)
Balance at end of year	14,856,000	14,884,000	14,917,000
Loans, aging disclosure [Abstract]
Loans Receivable 30 59 Days Past Due	2,142,000fnlc_LoansReceivable3059DaysPastDue	1,588,000fnlc_LoansReceivable3059DaysPastDue
Loans Receivable 60 89 Days Past Due	1,356,000fnlc_LoansReceivable6089DaysPastDue	2,471,000fnlc_LoansReceivable6089DaysPastDue
90 Plus Days Past Due	8,365,000	11,933,000
All Past Due	11,863,000	15,992,000
Current	905,701,000	860,375,000
Amount of loan portfolio	917,564,000	876,367,000	869,284,000
90 Plus Days And Accruing	181,000	1,043,000
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Nonaccrual Loans Receivable	10,510,000	16,318,000
Average investment in impaired loans	38,404,000	45,722,000	45,019,000
Interest income recognized on impaired loans, all on cash basis	1,465,000	1,750,000	1,039,000
Balance of impaired loans	35,862,000	42,351,000	45,744,000
Less portion for which no allowance for loan losses is allocated	(26,313,000)	(32,417,000)
Portion of impaired loan balance for which an allowance for loan losses is allocated	9,549,000	9,934,000
Portion of allowance for loan losses allocated to the impaired loan balance	826,000	3,604,000
Recorded Investment	35,862,000	42,351,000	45,744,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	39,026,000	46,408,000	49,542,000
Related Allowance	1,803,000	2,461,000	3,539,000
Average Recorded Investment	38,404,000	45,722,000	45,019,000
Recognized Interest Income	1,465,000	1,750,000	1,039,000
Troubled Debt Restructured, Number of Loans	94	99
Troubled Debt Restructured, Balance	27,214,000	29,098,000
Troubled Debt Restructured, Specific Reserves	868,000	1,017,000
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Number of Loans	12	16
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Balance	1,549,000	3,261,000
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Specific Reserves	177,000	37,000
Financing Receivable, Number of Loans	6	10
Financing Receivable, Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	929,000	3,610,000
Financing Receivable, Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	826,000	3,604,000
Financing Receivable, Specific Reserves	12,000	31,000
Net deferred loan costs included in loan balances	2,729,000	2,086,000
Loans used to collateralize borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston	266,716,000	266,740,000
Commercial, construction and home equity loans used to collateralize unused line of credit at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston	240,943,000us-gaap_LoansPledgedAsCollateral	189,728,000us-gaap_LoansPledgedAsCollateral
Interest income which would have been recognized on these loans, if interest had been accrued	551,000	917,000	1,158,000
Due from Related Parties	29,883,000us-gaap_DueFromRelatedParties	28,821,000us-gaap_DueFromRelatedParties
Balance of loans classified as TDRs, greater than 30 days past due	1,549,000	3,261,000
Financing Receivable, Modifications, Subsequent Default, Number of Contracts	2	6
Financing Receivable, Loans Classified as Troubled Debt Restructurings That Had Been Placed on TDR Status in Previous 12 Months	238,000	810,000
Loans classified as TDRs that are involved in bankruptcy	1,215,000
Number of loans classified as TDRs that were on non-accrual status	16
Loans classified as TDRs that were on non-accrual status	2,496,000
Number of loans classified as TDRs that are involved in foreclosure	5
Loans classified as TDRs that are involved in foreclosure	611,000
With an Allowance Recorded
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Average investment in impaired loans	11,478,000	14,181,000	18,182,000
Balance of impaired loans	9,549,000	9,934,000	17,462,000
Recorded Investment	9,549,000	9,934,000	17,462,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	9,949,000	10,289,000	18,239,000
Related Allowance	1,803,000	2,461,000	3,539,000
Average Recorded Investment	11,478,000	14,181,000	18,182,000
Recognized Interest Income	387,000	390,000	571,000
With No Related Allowance Recorded
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Average investment in impaired loans	26,926,000	31,541,000	26,837,000
Balance of impaired loans	26,313,000	32,417,000	28,282,000
Recorded Investment	26,313,000	32,417,000	28,282,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	29,077,000	36,119,000	31,303,000
Related Allowance	0	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	26,926,000	31,541,000	26,837,000
Recognized Interest Income	1,078,000	1,360,000	468,000
Commercial Real Estate Other Receivable
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Troubled Debt Restructured, Number of Loans	15	20
Troubled Debt Restructured, Balance	2,007,000	2,734,000
Troubled Debt Restructured, Specific Reserves	0	100,000
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Number of Loans	1	2
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Balance	2,000	355,000
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Specific Reserves	0	0
Commercial Real Estate
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Troubled Debt Restructured, Number of Loans	19	20
Troubled Debt Restructured, Balance	12,282,000	13,018,000
Troubled Debt Restructured, Specific Reserves	267,000	433,000
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Number of Loans	1	2
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Balance	321,000	990,000
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Specific Reserves	120,000	0
Commercial Construction
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Troubled Debt Restructured, Number of Loans	1	1
Troubled Debt Restructured, Balance	1,172,000	1,284,000
Troubled Debt Restructured, Specific Reserves	207,000	274,000
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Number of Loans	0	0
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Balance	0	0
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Specific Reserves	0	0
Municipal
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Troubled Debt Restructured, Number of Loans	0	0
Troubled Debt Restructured, Balance	0	0
Troubled Debt Restructured, Specific Reserves	0	0
Residential Term
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Troubled Debt Restructured, Number of Loans	54	53
Troubled Debt Restructured, Balance	10,932,000	11,220,000
Troubled Debt Restructured, Specific Reserves	373,000	210,000
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Number of Loans	8	10
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Balance	1,000,000	1,688,000
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Specific Reserves	36,000	37,000
Residential Construction
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Troubled Debt Restructured, Number of Loans	0	0
Troubled Debt Restructured, Balance	0	0
Troubled Debt Restructured, Specific Reserves	0	0
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Number of Loans	0	0
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Balance	0	0
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Specific Reserves	0	0
Home equity line of credit
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Troubled Debt Restructured, Number of Loans	5	5
Troubled Debt Restructured, Balance	821,000	842,000
Troubled Debt Restructured, Specific Reserves	21,000	0
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Number of Loans	2	2
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Balance	226,000	228,000
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Specific Reserves	21,000	0
Consumer
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Troubled Debt Restructured, Number of Loans	0	0
Troubled Debt Restructured, Balance	0	0
Troubled Debt Restructured, Specific Reserves	0	0
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Number of Loans	0	0
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Balance	0	0
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Specific Reserves	0	0
Commercial Other
Composition of Loan Portfolio [Abstract]
Amount of loan portfolio	104,531,000	95,289,000	81,183,000
Percentage of loan portfolio (in hundredths)	11.40%	10.90%
Loans, aging disclosure [Abstract]
Loans Receivable 30 59 Days Past Due	3,000	544,000
Loans Receivable 60 89 Days Past Due	0	128,000
90 Plus Days Past Due	857,000	2,797,000
All Past Due	860,000	3,469,000
Current	103,671,000	91,820,000
Amount of loan portfolio	104,531,000	95,289,000	81,183,000
90 Plus Days And Accruing	0	0
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Nonaccrual Loans Receivable	935,000	4,370,000
Average investment in impaired loans	4,956,000	5,898,000	4,851,000
Balance of impaired loans	2,942,000	6,698,000	5,861,000
Recorded Investment	2,942,000	6,698,000	5,861,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	3,745,000	8,441,000	6,471,000
Related Allowance	129,000	841,000	652,000
Average Recorded Investment	4,956,000	5,898,000	4,851,000
Recognized Interest Income	169,000	350,000	91,000
Financing Receivable, Number of Loans		2
Financing Receivable, Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		491,000
Financing Receivable, Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		491,000
Financing Receivable, Specific Reserves		0
Commercial Other \| With an Allowance Recorded
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Average investment in impaired loans	1,103,000	1,633,000	1,974,000
Balance of impaired loans	326,000	1,081,000	1,124,000
Recorded Investment	326,000	1,081,000	1,124,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	338,000	1,132,000	1,126,000
Related Allowance	129,000	841,000	652,000
Average Recorded Investment	1,103,000	1,633,000	1,974,000
Recognized Interest Income	13,000	28,000	38,000
Commercial Other \| With No Related Allowance Recorded
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Average investment in impaired loans	3,853,000	4,265,000	2,877,000
Balance of impaired loans	2,616,000	5,617,000	4,737,000
Recorded Investment	2,616,000	5,617,000	4,737,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	3,407,000	7,309,000	5,345,000
Related Allowance	0	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	3,853,000	4,265,000	2,877,000
Recognized Interest Income	156,000	322,000	53,000
Commercial Real Estate Other Receivable
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Number of Loans	0
Financing Receivable, Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0
Financing Receivable, Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0
Financing Receivable, Specific Reserves	0
Consumer Portfolio Segment
Composition of Loan Portfolio [Abstract]
Amount of loan portfolio	19,653,000	15,066,000	14,657,000
Loans, aging disclosure [Abstract]
Amount of loan portfolio	19,653,000	15,066,000	14,657,000
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Number of Loans	0	0
Financing Receivable, Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	0
Financing Receivable, Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	0
Financing Receivable, Specific Reserves	0	0
Commercial Construction
Composition of Loan Portfolio [Abstract]
Amount of loan portfolio	30,932,000	20,382,000	22,417,000
Loans, aging disclosure [Abstract]
Amount of loan portfolio	30,932,000	20,382,000	22,417,000
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Number of Loans	0	0
Financing Receivable, Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	0
Financing Receivable, Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	0
Financing Receivable, Specific Reserves	0	0
Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment
Composition of Loan Portfolio [Abstract]
Amount of loan portfolio	242,311,000	245,943,000	251,335,000
Loans, aging disclosure [Abstract]
Amount of loan portfolio	242,311,000	245,943,000	251,335,000
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Number of Loans	2	2
Financing Receivable, Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	302,000	1,883,000
Financing Receivable, Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	300,000	1,883,000
Financing Receivable, Specific Reserves	0	0
Commercial Real Estate
Composition of Loan Portfolio [Abstract]
Amount of loan portfolio	242,311,000	245,943,000
Percentage of loan portfolio (in hundredths)	26.40%	28.20%
Loans, aging disclosure [Abstract]
Loans Receivable 30 59 Days Past Due	24,000	82,000
Loans Receivable 60 89 Days Past Due	75,000	259,000
90 Plus Days Past Due	761,000	745,000
All Past Due	860,000	1,086,000
Current	241,451,000	244,857,000
Amount of loan portfolio	242,311,000	245,943,000
90 Plus Days And Accruing	0	0
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Nonaccrual Loans Receivable	2,088,000	2,457,000
Average investment in impaired loans	14,120,000	16,773,000	14,716,000
Balance of impaired loans	13,304,000	14,935,000	15,774,000
Recorded Investment	13,304,000	14,935,000	15,774,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	14,212,000	15,683,000	16,981,000
Related Allowance	346,000	890,000	1,523,000
Average Recorded Investment	14,120,000	16,773,000	14,716,000
Recognized Interest Income	550,000	645,000	410,000
Commercial Real Estate \| With an Allowance Recorded
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Average investment in impaired loans	3,040,000	5,673,000	4,614,000
Balance of impaired loans	1,617,000	3,122,000	6,388,000
Recorded Investment	1,617,000	3,122,000	6,388,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	1,789,000	3,264,000	7,018,000
Related Allowance	346,000	890,000	1,523,000
Average Recorded Investment	3,040,000	5,673,000	4,614,000
Recognized Interest Income	62,000	150,000	211,000
Commercial Real Estate \| With No Related Allowance Recorded
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Average investment in impaired loans	11,080,000	11,100,000	10,102,000
Balance of impaired loans	11,687,000	11,813,000	9,386,000
Recorded Investment	11,687,000	11,813,000	9,386,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	12,423,000	12,419,000	9,963,000
Related Allowance	0	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	11,080,000	11,100,000	10,102,000
Recognized Interest Income	488,000	495,000	199,000
Commercial Construction
Composition of Loan Portfolio [Abstract]
Amount of loan portfolio	30,932,000	20,382,000
Percentage of loan portfolio (in hundredths)	3.40%	2.30%
Loans, aging disclosure [Abstract]
Loans Receivable 30 59 Days Past Due	0	0
Loans Receivable 60 89 Days Past Due	41,000	0
90 Plus Days Past Due	208,000	0
All Past Due	249,000	0
Current	30,683,000	20,382,000
Amount of loan portfolio	30,932,000	20,382,000
90 Plus Days And Accruing	0	0
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Nonaccrual Loans Receivable	208,000	0
Average investment in impaired loans	1,309,000	1,997,000	4,349,000
Balance of impaired loans	1,380,000	1,284,000	3,354,000
Recorded Investment	1,380,000	1,284,000	3,354,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	1,380,000	1,284,000	3,368,000
Related Allowance	413,000	272,000	969,000
Average Recorded Investment	1,309,000	1,997,000	4,349,000
Recognized Interest Income	56,000	48,000	85,000
Commercial Construction \| With an Allowance Recorded
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Average investment in impaired loans	1,279,000	1,795,000	1,816,000
Balance of impaired loans	1,380,000	1,284,000	3,253,000
Recorded Investment	1,380,000	1,284,000	3,253,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	1,380,000	1,284,000	3,253,000
Related Allowance	413,000	272,000	969,000
Average Recorded Investment	1,279,000	1,795,000	1,816,000
Recognized Interest Income	56,000	48,000	85,000
Commercial Construction \| With No Related Allowance Recorded
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Average investment in impaired loans	30,000	202,000	2,533,000
Balance of impaired loans	0	0	101,000
Recorded Investment	0	0	101,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0	115,000
Related Allowance	0	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	30,000	202,000	2,533,000
Recognized Interest Income	0	0	0
Municipal
Composition of Loan Portfolio [Abstract]
Amount of loan portfolio	20,424,000	19,117,000	14,704,000
Percentage of loan portfolio (in hundredths)	2.20%	2.20%
Loans, aging disclosure [Abstract]
Loans Receivable 30 59 Days Past Due	0	0
Loans Receivable 60 89 Days Past Due	0	0
90 Plus Days Past Due	0	0
All Past Due	0	0
Current	20,424,000	19,117,000
Amount of loan portfolio	20,424,000	19,117,000	14,704,000
90 Plus Days And Accruing	0	0
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Nonaccrual Loans Receivable	0	0
Average investment in impaired loans	0	0	0
Balance of impaired loans	0	0	0
Recorded Investment	0	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0	0
Related Allowance	0	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	0	0	0
Recognized Interest Income	0	0	0
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Number of Loans	0	0
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Balance	0	0
Troubled Debt Restructured (Greater than 30 days), Specific Reserves	0	0
Financing Receivable, Number of Loans	0	0
Financing Receivable, Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	0
Financing Receivable, Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	0
Financing Receivable, Specific Reserves	0	0
Municipal \| With an Allowance Recorded
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Average investment in impaired loans	0	0	0
Balance of impaired loans	0	0	0
Recorded Investment	0	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0	0
Related Allowance	0	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	0	0	0
Recognized Interest Income	0	0	0
Municipal \| With No Related Allowance Recorded
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Average investment in impaired loans	0	0	0
Balance of impaired loans	0	0	0
Recorded Investment	0	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0	0
Related Allowance	0	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	0	0	0
Recognized Interest Income	0	0	0
Residential Term
Composition of Loan Portfolio [Abstract]
Amount of loan portfolio	384,032,000	377,218,000	379,447,000
Percentage of loan portfolio (in hundredths)	41.90%	43.00%
Loans, aging disclosure [Abstract]
Loans Receivable 30 59 Days Past Due	856,000	229,000
Loans Receivable 60 89 Days Past Due	468,000	1,913,000
90 Plus Days Past Due	5,679,000	7,002,000
All Past Due	7,003,000	9,144,000
Current	377,029,000	368,074,000
Amount of loan portfolio	384,032,000	377,218,000	379,447,000
90 Plus Days And Accruing	101,000	596,000
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Nonaccrual Loans Receivable	6,421,000	8,484,000
Average investment in impaired loans	16,243,000	19,378,000	18,867,000
Balance of impaired loans	16,123,000	17,786,000	19,444,000
Recorded Investment	16,123,000	17,786,000	19,444,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	17,337,000	19,116,000	21,282,000
Related Allowance	519,000	404,000	395,000
Average Recorded Investment	16,243,000	19,378,000	18,867,000
Recognized Interest Income	641,000	673,000	426,000
Financing Receivable, Number of Loans	4	5
Financing Receivable, Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	627,000	1,032,000
Financing Receivable, Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	526,000	1,029,000
Financing Receivable, Specific Reserves	12,000	31,000
Residential Term \| With an Allowance Recorded
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Average investment in impaired loans	5,738,000	4,982,000	9,066,000
Balance of impaired loans	5,303,000	4,354,000	6,697,000
Recorded Investment	5,303,000	4,354,000	6,697,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	5,513,000	4,516,000	6,842,000
Related Allowance	519,000	404,000	395,000
Average Recorded Investment	5,738,000	4,982,000	9,066,000
Recognized Interest Income	239,000	162,000	237,000
Residential Term \| With No Related Allowance Recorded
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Average investment in impaired loans	10,505,000	14,396,000	9,801,000
Balance of impaired loans	10,820,000	13,432,000	12,747,000
Recorded Investment	10,820,000	13,432,000	12,747,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	11,824,000	14,600,000	14,440,000
Related Allowance	0	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	10,505,000	14,396,000	9,801,000
Recognized Interest Income	402,000	511,000	189,000
Residential Construction
Composition of Loan Portfolio [Abstract]
Amount of loan portfolio	12,160,000	11,803,000	6,459,000
Percentage of loan portfolio (in hundredths)	1.30%	1.30%
Loans, aging disclosure [Abstract]
Loans Receivable 30 59 Days Past Due	0	47,000
Loans Receivable 60 89 Days Past Due	0	0
90 Plus Days Past Due	0	0
All Past Due	0	47,000
Current	12,160,000	11,756,000
Amount of loan portfolio	12,160,000	11,803,000	6,459,000
90 Plus Days And Accruing	0	0
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Nonaccrual Loans Receivable	0	0
Average investment in impaired loans	0	0	821,000
Balance of impaired loans	0	0	0
Recorded Investment	0	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0	0
Related Allowance	0	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	0	0	821,000
Recognized Interest Income	0	0	0
Financing Receivable, Number of Loans	0	0
Financing Receivable, Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	0
Financing Receivable, Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	0
Financing Receivable, Specific Reserves	0	0
Residential Construction \| With an Allowance Recorded
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Average investment in impaired loans	0	0	261,000
Balance of impaired loans	0	0	0
Recorded Investment	0	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0	0
Related Allowance	0	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	0	0	261,000
Recognized Interest Income	0	0	0
Residential Construction \| With No Related Allowance Recorded
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Average investment in impaired loans	0	0	560,000
Balance of impaired loans	0	0	0
Recorded Investment	0	0	0
Unpaid Principal Balance	0	0	0
Related Allowance	0	0	0
Average Recorded Investment	0	0	560,000
Recognized Interest Income	0	0	0
Home equity line of credit
Composition of Loan Portfolio [Abstract]
Amount of loan portfolio	103,521,000	91,549,000	99,082,000
Percentage of loan portfolio (in hundredths)	11.30%	10.40%
Loans, aging disclosure [Abstract]
Loans Receivable 30 59 Days Past Due	622,000	573,000
Loans Receivable 60 89 Days Past Due	720,000	145,000
90 Plus Days Past Due	780,000	1,001,000
All Past Due	2,122,000	1,719,000
Current	101,399,000	89,830,000
Amount of loan portfolio	103,521,000	91,549,000	99,082,000
90 Plus Days And Accruing	0	59,000
Nonaccrual Loans [Abstract]
Nonaccrual Loans Receivable	832,000	1,007,000
Average investment in impaired loans	1,765,000	1,676,000	1,403,000
Balance of impaired loans	2,087,000	1,648,000	1,311,000
Recorded Investment	2,087,000	1,648,000	1,311,000
Unpaid Principal Balance	2,324,000	1,884,000	1,440,000
Related Allowance	396,000	54,000	0
Average Recorded Investment	1,765,000	1,676,000	1,403,000
Recognized Interest Income	46,000	34,000	27,000
Financing Receivable, Number of Loans	0	1
Financing Receivable, Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	204,000
Financing Receivable, Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	0	201,000
Financing Receivable, Specific Reserves	0	0
Home equity line of credit \| With an Allowance Recorded
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Balance of impaired loans	1,164,000	1,555,000	1,311,000
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Percentage of loan portfolio (in hundredths)	2.10%	1.70%
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Loans Receivable 60 89 Days Past Due	52,000	26,000
90 Plus Days Past Due	80,000	388,000
All Past Due	769,000	527,000
Current	18,884,000	14,539,000
Amount of loan portfolio	19,653,000	15,066,000
90 Plus Days And Accruing	80,000	388,000
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Recorded Investment	26,000	0	0
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Recognized Interest Income	3,000	0	0
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Recognized Interest Income	0	0	0
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