3. Loans, TDR Loan Modifications (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Integer	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) Integer
TDR Loans
Number of Contracts \| Integer	1	10
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 146	$ 1,734
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 142	$ 1,734
Single-family residential
TDR Loans
Number of Contracts \| Integer	1	2
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 146	$ 849
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 142	$ 849
Total real estate loans
TDR Loans
Number of Contracts \| Integer	1	10
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 146	$ 1,734
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment	$ 142	$ 1,734
Construction and land development
TDR Loans
Number of Contracts \| Integer		1
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 291
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 291
Single-family residential - Banco de la Gente stated income
TDR Loans
Number of Contracts \| Integer		7
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 594
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 594
Commercial
TDR Loans
Number of Contracts \| Integer		0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 0
Multifamily and Farmland
TDR Loans
Number of Contracts \| Integer		0
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 0
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		$ 0

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