Note 3 - Business Combinations and Goodwill	9 Months Ended
Note 3 - Business Combinations and Goodwill	Sep. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]	Note 3 – Business Combinations and Goodwill Generally, acquisitions are accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations . Both the purchased assets and liabilities assumed are recorded at their respective acquisition date fair values. Determining the fair value of assets and liabilities, especially the loan portfolio, is a complicated process involving significant judgment regarding methods and assumptions used to calculate estimated fair values. Fair values are preliminary and subject to refinement for up to one year after the closing date of the acquisition as additional information regarding the closing date fair values becomes available. There were no acquisitions or mergers conducted during the first nine months of 2017. On January 1, 2016, the Company acquired First Capital Bancorp, Inc. (“First Capital”), based in Glen Allen, Virginia and the parent company of First Capital Bank. As a result of the merger of First Capital into the Company, First Capital Bank, which operated eight branches in the Richmond, Virginia area, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and thereafter was merged into the Bank. The aggregate merger consideration consisted of approximately 8.4 million shares of Common Stock and approximately $25.7 million in cash. Based on the $7.32 per share closing price of the Company ’s common stock on December 31, 2015, the transaction value was approximately $87.1 million. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed from First Capital were recorded at their fair value as of the closing date of the merger. Goodwill of $34.1 million resulted from the First Capital transaction.

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