Organization	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Basis of Presentation [Abstract]
Organization	Note 1 – Organization Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (“Financial” or the “Company”), a Virginia corporation, was organized in 2003 and is registered as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. Financial is headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia. Financial conducts its business activities through the branch offices and loan production offices of its wholly owned subsidiary bank, Bank of the James (the “Bank”), the Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, BOTJ Insurance, Inc. (“BOTJ-Ins.”), and through the Bank’s two divisions, Bank of the James Mortgage division (“Mortgage Division”) and BOTJ Investment Services division (“Investment Division”). On December 31, 2021, Financial acquired all of the issued and outstanding stock of Pettyjohn, Wood & White, Inc. (“PWW”) through which it conducts its investment advisory business. The Mortgage Division originates conforming and non-conforming home mortgages in the Region 2000 area, which includes the counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and Campbell (which includes the Town of Altavista and the county seat in Rustburg), the Town of Bedford and the City of Lynchburg, Virginia, as well as the cities of Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Roanoke, and Blacksburg. Financial exists primarily for the purpose of holding the stock of its subsidiaries, the Bank and such other subsidiaries as it may acquire or establish. Financial also has one wholly-owned non-operating subsidiary. Bank of the James was incorporated on October 23, 1998, and began banking operations on July 22, 1999. The Bank is a Virginia chartered bank and is engaged in lending and deposit gathering activities in Region 2000 and other markets in Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. It operates under the laws of Virginia and the Rules and Regulations of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Bank’s locations consist of four branches (one of which is a limited service branch) in Lynchburg, Virginia, one in Forest, Virginia which includes the Mortgage Division, one in Madison Heights, Virginia, one in the Town of Amherst, Virginia, one in the Town of Bedford, Virginia, one in the Town of Altavista, Virginia, and one in the Town of Appomattox. Outside of Region 2000, the Bank also operates two full-service branches and one limited-service branch in Charlottesville, Virginia, a full-service branch in Harrisonburg, Virginia, two full-service branches in Roanoke, Virginia, a full-service branch in Rustburg, Virginia, a full-service branch in Lexington, Virginia and a mortgage origination office in Blacksburg, Virginia. On December 31, 2021, Financial completed its acquisition of PWW, a Lynchburg, Virginia-based investment advisory firm. Because the acquisition of PWW was effective on December 31, 2021, PWW had no impact on the consolidated statements of income and was primarily reflected on the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2021 through balances recorded for Customer relationship intangibles and Goodwill.

Organization

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Note 1 – Organization

Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (“Financial” or the “Company”), a Virginia corporation, was organized in 2003 and is registered as a bank holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. Financial is headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia. Financial conducts its business activities through the branch offices and loan production offices of its wholly owned subsidiary bank, Bank of the James (the “Bank”), the Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, BOTJ Insurance, Inc. (“BOTJ-Ins.”), and through the Bank’s two divisions, Bank of the James Mortgage division (“Mortgage Division”) and BOTJ Investment Services division (“Investment Division”). On December 31, 2021, Financial acquired all of the issued and outstanding stock of Pettyjohn, Wood & White, Inc. (“PWW”) through which it conducts its investment advisory business. The Mortgage Division originates conforming and non-conforming home mortgages in the Region 2000 area, which includes the counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and Campbell (which includes the Town of Altavista and the county seat in Rustburg), the Town of Bedford and the City of Lynchburg, Virginia, as well as the cities of Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Roanoke, and Blacksburg. Financial exists primarily for the purpose of holding the stock of its subsidiaries, the Bank and such other subsidiaries as it may acquire or establish. Financial also has one wholly-owned non-operating subsidiary.

Bank of the James was incorporated on October 23, 1998, and began banking operations on July 22, 1999. The Bank is a Virginia chartered bank and is engaged in lending and deposit gathering activities in Region 2000 and other markets in Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. It operates under the laws of Virginia and the Rules and Regulations of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Bank’s locations consist of four branches (one of which is a limited service branch) in Lynchburg, Virginia, one in Forest, Virginia which includes the Mortgage Division, one in Madison Heights, Virginia, one in the Town of Amherst, Virginia, one in the Town of Bedford, Virginia, one in the Town of Altavista, Virginia, and one in the Town of Appomattox. Outside of Region 2000, the Bank also operates two full-service branches and one limited-service branch in Charlottesville, Virginia, a full-service branch in Harrisonburg, Virginia, two full-service branches in Roanoke, Virginia, a full-service branch in Rustburg, Virginia, a full-service branch in Lexington, Virginia and a mortgage origination office in Blacksburg, Virginia.

On December 31, 2021, Financial completed its acquisition of PWW, a Lynchburg, Virginia-based investment advisory firm. Because the acquisition of PWW was effective on December 31, 2021, PWW had no impact on the consolidated statements of income and was primarily reflected on the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2021 through balances recorded for Customer relationship intangibles and Goodwill.