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Loans - Additional Information (Details)				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Loans - Additional Information (Details)	Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($) Loan	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($) Loan	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) Loan	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Loan	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) Loan Transaction Segment	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) Loan	May 15, 2020 USD ($) Loan	Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Number of diverse pools of loans acquired \| Loan					7
Number of separate transactions \| Transaction					6
Loans acquired						$ 24,600,000		$ 10,200,000	$ 15,600,000
Participating interest of acquired loan percentage					90.00%
Number of loans secured by liens on automobiles \| Loan					2,283
Number of loans outstanding \| Loan				1,657	1,573
Loans acquired carrying amount				$ 27,200,000	$ 24,900,000
Number of acquired loan charged-off as uncollectible \| Loan					32
Acquired loans cumulative net charge-offs					$ 204,000
Acquired loans net charge-offs					8,000	$ 37,000
Unamortized premium included in the carrying value				930,000	$ 833,000
Number of portfolio segment \| Segment					3
Number of loans \| Loan					0	0
Total loans				781,341,000	$ 750,202,000	$ 657,680,000
Subsequent Event [Member] \| COVID-19 [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Number of loans outstanding \| Loan							540
Total loans							$ 142,900,000
Troubled Debt Restructuring During Prior Twelve Months [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Number of loans subsequently defaulted \| Loan					0	0
Consumer Loans [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Loans acquired			$ 5,000,000	$ 392,000
Participating interest of acquired loan percentage			100.00%
Number of loans outstanding \| Loan				87	85
Loans acquired carrying amount				$ 5,000,000	$ 4,700,000
Acquired loans net charge-offs					0
Unamortized premium included in the carrying value					0
Number of loans unsecured \| Loan			89
Total loans				128,996,000	$ 121,571,000
Commercial and Industrial Loans [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Loans acquired			$ 5,000,000	$ 1,800,000
Participating interest of acquired loan percentage			100.00%
Number of loans outstanding \| Loan				43	43
Loans acquired carrying amount				$ 6,600,000	$ 6,400,000
Acquired loans net charge-offs					0
Unamortized premium included in the carrying value					$ 0
Number of loans unsecured \| Loan			43
Home Equity Lines of Credit [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Loans acquired		$ 21,900,000
Participating interest of acquired loan percentage		100.00%
Number of loans outstanding \| Loan				376	355
Loans acquired carrying amount				$ 20,100,000	$ 18,800,000
Acquired loans net charge-offs					0
Unamortized premium included in the carrying value				$ 390,000	$ 368,000
Number of loans secured home equity lines of credit \| Loan		395
Consumer Loans November 2019 [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Loans acquired	$ 26,600,000
Participating interest of acquired loan percentage	59.20%
Number of loans outstanding \| Loan				2,768	2,754
Loans acquired carrying amount				$ 25,800,000	$ 23,700,000
Number of acquired loan charged-off as uncollectible \| Loan					1
Acquired loans cumulative net charge-offs					$ 19,000
Acquired loans net charge-offs					19,000
Unamortized premium included in the carrying value				114,000	$ 100,000
Number of loans unsecured \| Loan	2,787
Consumer Loans December 2019
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Loans acquired				$ 10,300,000
Participating interest of acquired loan percentage				100.00%
Number of loans outstanding \| Loan				4,259	3,936
Loans acquired carrying amount				$ 10,300,000	$ 8,800,000
Acquired loans net charge-offs					0
Unamortized premium included in the carrying value				$ 245,000	$ 213,000
Number of loans unsecured \| Loan				4,259
Maturity period of acquired loans description					less than one year to seven years
First Lien Residential Mortgages [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Loans acquired				$ 2,100,000
Participating interest of acquired loan percentage				100.00%
Number of loans outstanding \| Loan				25	25
Loans acquired carrying amount				$ 2,100,000	$ 2,000,000
Acquired loans net charge-offs					0
Unamortized premium included in the carrying value				$ 135,000	133,000
Number of loans secured home equity lines of credit \| Loan				25
Residential Mortgage Loans [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Residential mortgage loans pledged to FHLBNY as blanket collateral				$ 136,900,000	110,300,000
Total loans				$ 249,312,000	$ 214,637,000
Minimum [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Maturity period of acquired loans					2 years
Minimum [Member] \| Consumer Loans [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Maturity period of acquired loans			4 years
Minimum [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial Loans [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Maturity period of acquired loans			4 years
Minimum [Member] \| Home Equity Lines of Credit [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Maturity period of acquired loans		4 years
Minimum [Member] \| Consumer Loans November 2019 [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Maturity period of acquired loans	3 years
Minimum [Member] \| Consumer Loans December 2019
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Maturity period of acquired loans					1 year
Minimum [Member] \| First Lien Residential Mortgages [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Maturity period of acquired loans				22 years
Maximum [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Maturity period of acquired loans					6 years
Maximum [Member] \| Consumer Loans [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Maturity period of acquired loans			10 years
Maximum [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial Loans [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Maturity period of acquired loans			10 years
Maximum [Member] \| Home Equity Lines of Credit [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Maturity period of acquired loans		30 years
Maximum [Member] \| Consumer Loans November 2019 [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Maturity period of acquired loans	5 years
Maximum [Member] \| Consumer Loans December 2019
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Maturity period of acquired loans					7 years
Maximum [Member] \| First Lien Residential Mortgages [Member]
Accounts Notes And Loans Receivable [Line Items]
Maturity period of acquired loans				24 years