INVESTMENT SECURITIES (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Contractual maturities of securities
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, Within 1 year	$ 1,026
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, After 1 year but within 5 years	21,377
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, After 5 years but within 10 years	45,437
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, After 10 years but within 15 years	27,295
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, Over 15 years	53,379
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, Total	$ 148,514
Available for Sale, Within 1 year, Yield	2.71%
Available for Sale, After 1 year but within 5 years, Yield	3.49%
Available for Sale, After 5 year but within 10 years, Yield	3.61%
Available for Sale, After 10 years but within 15 years, Yield	2.82%
Available for Sale, Over 15 years, Yield	2.96%
Available for Sale, Yield, Total	3.21%
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Within 1 year	$ 1,021
Available for Sale, Fair Value, After 1 year but within 5 years	21,067
Available for Sale, Fair Value, After 5 years but within 10 years	44,706
Available for Sale, Fair Value, After 10 years but within 15 years	27,012
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Over 15 years	52,925
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Total	146,731	$ 129,138
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, Within 1 year	1,000
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, After 1 year but within 5 years	4,078
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, After 5 years but within 10 years	19,641
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, After 10 years but within 15 years	10,434
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, Over 15 years	5,607
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, Total	40,760	38,752
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, Within 1 year	944
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, After 1 year but within 5 years	4,035
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, After 5 years but within 10 years	19,421
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, After 10 years but within 15 years	10,408
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, Over 15 years	5,516
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, Total	$ 40,324	38,811
Held to Maturity, Within 1 year, Yield	1.65%
Held to Maturity, After 1 year but within 5 years, Yield	2.98%
Held to Maturity, After 5 years but within 10 years, Yield	3.51%
Held to Maturity, After 10 years but within 15 years, Yield	3.84%
Held to Maturity, Over 15 years, Yield	3.19%
Held to Maturity, Yield, Total	3.45%
Municipal Bonds [Member]
Contractual maturities of securities
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, Within 1 year	$ 0
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, After 1 year but within 5 years	1,987
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, After 5 years but within 10 years	11,314
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, After 10 years but within 15 years	0
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, Over 15 years	0
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, Total	$ 13,301
Available for Sale, Within 1 year, Yield	8212.00%
Available for Sale, After 1 year but within 5 years, Yield	2.86%
Available for Sale, After 5 year but within 10 years, Yield	3.27%
Available for Sale, After 10 years but within 15 years, Yield	8212.00%
Available for Sale, Over 15 years, Yield	8212.00%
Available for Sale, Yield, Total	3.21%
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Within 1 year	$ 0
Available for Sale, Fair Value, After 1 year but within 5 years	1,981
Available for Sale, Fair Value, After 5 years but within 10 years	11,200
Available for Sale, Fair Value, After 10 years but within 15 years	0
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Over 15 years	0
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Total	13,181
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, Within 1 year	0
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, After 1 year but within 5 years	1,176
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, After 5 years but within 10 years	15,477
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, After 10 years but within 15 years	7,772
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, Over 15 years	315
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, Total	24,740
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, Within 1 year	0
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, After 1 year but within 5 years	1,171
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, After 5 years but within 10 years	15,296
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, After 10 years but within 15 years	7,706
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, Over 15 years	294
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, Total	$ 24,467
Held to Maturity, Within 1 year, Yield	8212.00%
Held to Maturity, After 1 year but within 5 years, Yield	2.96%
Held to Maturity, After 5 years but within 10 years, Yield	3.38%
Held to Maturity, After 10 years but within 15 years, Yield	3.90%
Held to Maturity, Over 15 years, Yield	3.50%
Held to Maturity, Yield, Total	3.52%
U.S. Agency [Member]
Contractual maturities of securities
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, Within 1 year	$ 0
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, After 1 year but within 5 years	2,400
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, After 5 years but within 10 years	2,443
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, After 10 years but within 15 years	0
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, Over 15 years	2,842
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, Total	$ 7,685
Available for Sale, Within 1 year, Yield	8212.00%
Available for Sale, After 1 year but within 5 years, Yield	2.91%
Available for Sale, After 5 year but within 10 years, Yield	2.94%
Available for Sale, After 10 years but within 15 years, Yield	8212.00%
Available for Sale, Over 15 years, Yield	2.69%
Available for Sale, Yield, Total	2.84%
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Within 1 year	$ 0
Available for Sale, Fair Value, After 1 year but within 5 years	2,386
Available for Sale, Fair Value, After 5 years but within 10 years	2,401
Available for Sale, Fair Value, After 10 years but within 15 years	0
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Over 15 years	2,742
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Total	7,529	6,572
U.S. Agency mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Contractual maturities of securities
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, Within 1 year	26
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, After 1 year but within 5 years	1,334
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, After 5 years but within 10 years	10,977
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, After 10 years but within 15 years	27,295
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, Over 15 years	50,537
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, Total	$ 90,169
Available for Sale, Within 1 year, Yield	3.29%
Available for Sale, After 1 year but within 5 years, Yield	1.86%
Available for Sale, After 5 year but within 10 years, Yield	3.00%
Available for Sale, After 10 years but within 15 years, Yield	2.82%
Available for Sale, Over 15 years, Yield	2.97%
Available for Sale, Yield, Total	2.91%
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Within 1 year	$ 26
Available for Sale, Fair Value, After 1 year but within 5 years	1,320
Available for Sale, Fair Value, After 5 years but within 10 years	10,986
Available for Sale, Fair Value, After 10 years but within 15 years	27,012
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Over 15 years	50,183
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Total	89,527	79,746
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, Within 1 year	0
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, After 1 year but within 5 years	902
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, After 5 years but within 10 years	1,127
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, After 10 years but within 15 years	2,662
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, Over 15 years	5,292
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, Total	9,983	9,740
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, Within 1 year	0
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, After 1 year but within 5 years	882
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, After 5 years but within 10 years	1,123
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, After 10 years but within 15 years	2,702
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, Over 15 years	5,222
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, Total	$ 9,929	$ 9,844
Held to Maturity, Within 1 year, Yield	8212.00%
Held to Maturity, After 1 year but within 5 years, Yield	2.09%
Held to Maturity, After 5 years but within 10 years, Yield	2.82%
Held to Maturity, After 10 years but within 15 years, Yield	3.68%
Held to Maturity, Over 15 years, Yield	3.17%
Held to Maturity, Yield, Total	3.17%
Corporate Bonds And Other Securities [Member]
Contractual maturities of securities
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, Within 1 year	$ 1,000
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, After 1 year but within 5 years	15,656
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, After 5 years but within 10 years	20,703
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, After 10 years but within 15 years	0
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, Over 15 years	0
Available for Sale, Cost Basis, Total	$ 37,359
Available for Sale, Within 1 year, Yield	2.69%
Available for Sale, After 1 year but within 5 years, Yield	3.80%
Available for Sale, After 5 year but within 10 years, Yield	4.22%
Available for Sale, After 10 years but within 15 years, Yield	8212.00%
Available for Sale, Over 15 years, Yield	8212.00%
Available for Sale, Yield, Total	4.00%
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Within 1 year	$ 995
Available for Sale, Fair Value, After 1 year but within 5 years	15,380
Available for Sale, Fair Value, After 5 years but within 10 years	20,119
Available for Sale, Fair Value, After 10 years but within 15 years	0
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Over 15 years	0
Available for Sale, Fair Value, Total	36,494
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, Within 1 year	1,000
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, After 1 year but within 5 years	2,000
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, After 5 years but within 10 years	3,037
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, After 10 years but within 15 years	0
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, Over 15 years	0
Held to Maturity, Cost Basis, Total	6,037
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, Within 1 year	944
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, After 1 year but within 5 years	1,982
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, After 5 years but within 10 years	3,002
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, After 10 years but within 15 years	0
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, Over 15 years	0
Held to Maturity, Fair Value, Total	$ 5,928
Held to Maturity, Within 1 year, Yield	1.65%
Held to Maturity, After 1 year but within 5 years, Yield	3.40%
Held to Maturity, After 5 years but within 10 years, Yield	4.40%
Held to Maturity, After 10 years but within 15 years, Yield	8212.00%
Held to Maturity, Over 15 years, Yield	8212.00%
Held to Maturity, Yield, Total	3.61%

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