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Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses (Details Textual) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 Loans	Mar. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012 Loans
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses (Textual) [Abstract]
Troubled debt restructuring impaired loan	$ 15,985,984			$ 11,635,026
Recorded Investment, Total	32,900,602			33,383,078
Construction to permanent loans downgraded	4,730,324
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Accruing interest	6,000,000			2,200,000
Renewed loan	3
Number of aggregate accruing loans current	4
Accrual loans (90 days or more) had been performing	1,600,000
Accrual loans (90 days or more) had been performing subsequently paid off	4,400,000
Loans on nonaccrual status and considered impaired	19,000,000			23,800,000
Recorded additional income	306,000	280,000
Interest collected and recognized as income on impaired loans	125,000	225,000
Average recorded investment in impaired loans	33,200,000
Number of modified troubled debt restructuring loan	9			8
Commercial loan that was a troubled debt restructured				37,000
Number of Accruing loans	4
Number of non-accruing loans	5
Aggregating accruing loans	9,700,000
Aggregating non-accruing loans	6,300,000
Creditworthiness extends credit	75.00%
Borrowers' creditworthiness	80.00%
Construction loans, the maximum loan-to-value	65.00%
Construction loans are short-term loans	18 months
Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation, Date of Construction	Four Months
Reduction in the allowance for loan losses			1,100,000
Performance under loan terms	Six Months
Delinquency status, "Open-end" credits are charged-off	180 days
Delinquent and "Closed-end" credits are charged-off	120 days
Consumer Installment loans are charged off no later	90 days
Recorded investment of impaired loans related allowances	998,238			968,414
Construction [Member]
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses (Textual) [Abstract]
Recorded Investment, Total	1,862,038			1,862,038
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Recorded investment of impaired loans related allowances	140,170			120,616
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses (Textual) [Abstract]
Troubled debt restructuring impaired loan	5,223,232			5,519,232
Recorded Investment, Total	13,246,901			13,567,175
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Recorded investment of impaired loans related allowances	116,599			83,543
Commercial, Real Estate [Member]
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses (Textual) [Abstract]
Recorded Investment, Total	15,801,098			15,909,103
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Recorded investment of impaired loans related allowances	706,027			728,607
Commercial, Real Estate [Member]
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses (Textual) [Abstract]
Troubled debt restructuring impaired loan	4,226,283			4,255,658
Commercial [Member]
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses (Textual) [Abstract]
Troubled debt restructuring impaired loan				37,251
Recorded Investment, Total	182,258			219,509
Number of Loans	1
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Recorded investment of impaired loans related allowances	33,281			33,280
Consumer home equity [Member]
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses (Textual) [Abstract]
Troubled debt restructuring impaired loan	562,744			564,175
With no related allowance recorded [Member]
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses (Textual) [Abstract]
Recorded Investment, Total	24,600,000			25,000,000
Construction To Permanent Real Estate Financing Receivable Loan One [Member]
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses (Textual) [Abstract]
Construction to permanent loans downgraded	3,700,000
Construction To Permanent Real Estate Financing Receivable Loan Two [Member]
Loans Receivable and Allowance for Loan Losses (Textual) [Abstract]
Construction to permanent loans downgraded	$ 1,000,000