 
 
    | 2013 | 2012 | ||||||
| Allowance for loan losses: | (In Thousands) | ||||||
| Balance, beginning | $ | 5,147 | $ | 4,215 | |||
| Provision for loan losses | 992 | 1,183 | |||||
| Loans charged off | (857) | (270) | |||||
| Recoveries | 44 | 19 | |||||
| Balance at end of year | $ | 5,326 | $ | 5,147 | |||