Loans (Details 5) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Loans (Details 5) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012 Loans	Sep. 30, 2011 Loans	Sep. 30, 2012 Loans	Sep. 30, 2011 Loans
Troubled debt restructurings
Number of loans	4	2	7	3
Pre-Modification Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 348,521	$ 267,922	$ 818,604	$ 1,059,179
Post-Modification Unpaid Principal Balance	348,521	267,922	818,604	1,059,179
Commercial real estate [Member]
Troubled debt restructurings
Number of loans			3	1
Pre-Modification Unpaid Principal Balance			470,083	791,257
Post-Modification Unpaid Principal Balance			470,083	791,257
Home equity line of credit [Member]
Troubled debt restructurings
Number of loans	1		1
Pre-Modification Unpaid Principal Balance	32,818		32,818
Post-Modification Unpaid Principal Balance	32,818		32,818
1-4 family closed-end junior lien [Member]
Troubled debt restructurings
Number of loans	3		3
Pre-Modification Unpaid Principal Balance	315,703		315,703
Post-Modification Unpaid Principal Balance	315,703		315,703
Construction and land development [Member]
Troubled debt restructurings
Number of loans		2		2
Pre-Modification Unpaid Principal Balance		267,922		267,922
Post-Modification Unpaid Principal Balance		$ 267,922		$ 267,922

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