Securities (Summary Of Securities Held-To-Maturity And Securities Available-For-Sale) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Schedule Of Available-For-Sale Securities And Held-To-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity	$ 3,708	$ 5,713
Held-to-Maturity, Fair Value	3,478	5,619
Available-for-Sale, Amortized Costs	57,569	57,172
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	32	23
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized (Losses)	(2,968)	(1,883)
Available-for-sale, Fair Value	54,633	55,312
US Treasuries [Member]
Schedule Of Available-For-Sale Securities And Held-To-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale, Amortized Costs	1,958	1,956
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized (Losses)	(144)	(98)
Available-for-sale, Fair Value	1,814	1,858
US Agency Obligations [Member]
Schedule Of Available-For-Sale Securities And Held-To-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale, Amortized Costs	24,835	24,881
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	5	5
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized (Losses)	(1,622)	(1,036)
Available-for-sale, Fair Value	23,218	23,850
Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule Of Available-For-Sale Securities And Held-To-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale, Amortized Costs	14,142	13,662
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	3	2
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized (Losses)	(480)	(276)
Available-for-sale, Fair Value	13,665	13,388
Municipals [Member]
Schedule Of Available-For-Sale Securities And Held-To-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale, Amortized Costs	12,521	12,556
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	24	16
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized (Losses)	(406)	(298)
Available-for-sale, Fair Value	12,139	12,274
Corporates [Member]
Schedule Of Available-For-Sale Securities And Held-To-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale, Amortized Costs	4,113	4,117
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized (Losses)	(316)	(175)
Available-for-sale, Fair Value	3,797	3,942
US Agency Obligations [Member]
Schedule Of Available-For-Sale Securities And Held-To-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity	3,708	5,713
Held-to-maturity, Gross Unrealized Gains		8
Held-to-maturity, Gross Unrealized (Losses)	(230)	(102)
Held-to-Maturity, Fair Value	$ 3,478	$ 5,619

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