Securities (Summary Of Securities Held-To-Maturity And Securities Available-For-Sale) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Schedule Of Available-For-Sale Securities And Held-To-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-Maturity	$ 3,690	$ 3,700
Held-to-Maturity, Fair Value	3,938	3,515
Available-for-Sale, Amortized Costs	54,049	55,566
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	625	3
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	(274)	(2,842)
Available-for-sale, Fair Value	54,400	52,727
US Treasuries [Member]
Schedule Of Available-For-Sale Securities And Held-To-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale, Amortized Costs	1,964	1,961
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	16
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized Losses		(116)
Available-for-sale, Fair Value	1,980	1,845
US Agency Obligations [Member]
Schedule Of Available-For-Sale Securities And Held-To-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Held-to-Maturity	3,690	3,700
Held-to-maturity, Gross Unrealized Gains	248	3
Held-to-maturity, Gross Unrealized Losses		(185)
Held-to-Maturity, Fair Value		3,515
Available-for-Sale, Amortized Costs	25,963	24,701
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	374
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	(102)	(1,434)
Available-for-sale, Fair Value	26,235	23,267
Mortgage-Backed Securities [Member]
Schedule Of Available-For-Sale Securities And Held-To-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale, Amortized Costs	10,887	12,390
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	40
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	(119)	(514)
Available-for-sale, Fair Value	10,808	11,876
Municipals [Member]
Schedule Of Available-For-Sale Securities And Held-To-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale, Amortized Costs	11,145	12,412
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	167	3
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	(8)	(406)
Available-for-sale, Fair Value	11,304	12,009
Corporates [Member]
Schedule Of Available-For-Sale Securities And Held-To-Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-Sale, Amortized Costs	4,090	4,102
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized Gains	28
Available-for-Sale, Gross Unrealized Losses	(45)	(372)
Available-for-sale, Fair Value	$ 4,073	$ 3,730

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