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Note 6 - Interest Rate Swaps
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

Note F - Interest Rate Swaps


The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk, primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its assets and liabilities.  The Company utilizes interest rate swap agreements as part of its asset/liability management strategy to help manage its interest rate risk position.  As part of this strategy, the Company provides its customer with a fixed-rate loan while creating a variable-rate asset for the Company by the customer entering into an interest rate swap with the Company on terms that match the loan.  The Company offsets its risk exposure by entering into an offsetting interest rate swap with an unaffiliated institution.  These interest rate swaps do not qualify as designated hedges; therefore, each swap is accounted for as a standalone derivative.  At December 31, 2015, the Company had interest rate swaps associated with commercial loans with a notional value of $10,727 and a fair value of $29.  This is compared to interest rate swaps with a notional value of $11,684 and a fair value of $38 at December 31, 2014.  The notional amount of the interest rate swaps does not represent amounts exchanged by the parties.  The amount exchanged is determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the individual interest rate swap agreement. To further offset the risk exposure related to market value fluctuations of its interest rate swaps, the Company maintains collateral deposits on hand with a third-party correspondent, which totaled $350 at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.