Loans (Details 3) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Impaired Loans
Unpaid contractual principal balance	$ 19,505,000		$ 19,505,000		$ 22,501,000
Recorded investment with no allowance	768,000		768,000		1,672,000
Recorded investment with allowance	17,471,000		17,471,000		19,616,000
Recorded investment in impaired loans	18,239,000		18,239,000		21,288,000
Related allowance	8,963,000		8,963,000		9,908,000
Average outstanding impaired loans	18,947,000	$ 21,895,000	19,943,000	$ 21,741,000	21,848,000
Interest income recognized	217,000	299,000	754,000	934,000	1,250,000
Total Real Estate Loans
Impaired Loans
Unpaid contractual principal balance	19,194,000		19,194,000		21,945,000
Recorded investment with no allowance	714,000		714,000		1,461,000
Recorded investment with allowance	17,280,000		17,280,000		19,335,000
Recorded investment in impaired loans	17,994,000		17,994,000		20,796,000
Related allowance	819,000		819,000		913,000
Average outstanding impaired loans	18,690,000	21,327,000	19,594,000	21,131,000	21,224,000
Interest income recognized	212,000	291,000	737,000	908,000	1,213,000
Construction and Land Development
Impaired Loans
Unpaid contractual principal balance	75,000		75,000		108,000
Recorded investment with no allowance	0		0		0
Recorded investment with allowance	75,000		75,000		108,000
Recorded investment in impaired loans	75,000		75,000		108,000
Related allowance	3,000		3,000		4,000
Average outstanding impaired loans	76,000	153,000	91,000	123,000	134,000
Interest income recognized	1,000	0	5,000	7,000	8,000
Single-Family Residential
Impaired Loans
Unpaid contractual principal balance	4,506,000		4,506,000		5,302,000
Recorded investment with no allowance	275,000		275,000		379,000
Recorded investment with allowance	4,021,000		4,021,000		4,466,000
Recorded investment in impaired loans	4,296,000		4,296,000		4,845,000
Related allowance	80,000		80,000		33,000
Average outstanding impaired loans	5,875,000	5,107,000	5,683,000	4,451,000	4,741,000
Interest income recognized	49,000	63,000	166,000	181,000	262,000
Single-Family Residential - Banco de la Gente Non-Tradtional
Impaired Loans
Unpaid contractual principal balance	12,269,000		12,269,000		13,417,000
Recorded investment with no allowance	0		0		0
Recorded investment with allowance	11,383,000		11,383,000		12,753,000
Recorded investment in impaired loans	11,383,000		11,383,000		12,753,000
Related allowance	724,000		724,000		862,000
Average outstanding impaired loans	10,349,000	13,402,000	11,090,000	13,785,000	13,380,000
Interest income recognized	140,000	197,000	477,000	617,000	798,000
Commercial
Impaired Loans
Unpaid contractual principal balance	2,229,000		2,229,000		2,999,000
Recorded investment with no allowance	439,000		439,000		1,082,000
Recorded investment with allowance	1,692,000		1,692,000		1,891,000
Recorded investment in impaired loans	2,131,000		2,131,000		2,973,000
Related allowance	12,000		12,000		14,000
Average outstanding impaired loans	2,280,000	2,665,000	2,617,000	2,772,000	2,940,000
Interest income recognized	20,000	31,000	85,000	103,000	139,000
Multifamily and Farmland
Impaired Loans
Unpaid contractual principal balance	115,000		115,000		119,000
Recorded investment with no allowance	0		0		0
Recorded investment with allowance	109,000		109,000		117,000
Recorded investment in impaired loans	109,000		109,000		117,000
Related allowance	0		0		0
Average outstanding impaired loans	110,000	0	113,000	0	29,000
Interest income recognized	2,000	0	4,000	0	6,000
Commercial Loans (Not Secured by Real Estate)
Impaired Loans
Unpaid contractual principal balance	299,000		299,000		515,000
Recorded investment with no allowance	54,000		54,000		211,000
Recorded investment with allowance	183,000		183,000		244,000
Recorded investment in impaired loans	237,000		237,000		455,000
Related allowance	3,000		3,000		5,000
Average outstanding impaired loans	248,000	494,000	330,000	553,000	564,000
Interest income recognized	5,000	7,000	16,000	22,000	32,000
Consumer Loans (Not Secured by Real Estate)
Impaired Loans
Unpaid contractual principal balance	12,000		12,000		41,000
Recorded investment with no allowance	0		0		0
Recorded investment with allowance	8,000		8,000		37,000
Recorded investment in impaired loans	8,000		8,000		37,000
Related allowance	0		0		1,000
Average outstanding impaired loans	9,000	74,000	19,000	57,000	60,000
Interest income recognized	$ 0	$ 1,000	$ 1,000	$ 4,000	$ 5,000

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