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Note 20 - Commitments and Credit Risk
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE 
20
:
COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT RISK
 
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is
no
violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and
may
require payment of a fee. Since a portion of the commitments
may
expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do
not
necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Bank evaluates each customer's credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Bank upon extension of credit, is based on management's credit evaluation of the counterparty. Collateral held varies but
may
include accounts receivable, inventory, property and equipment, commercial real estate and residential real estate.
 
As of
December 31, 2018
and
2017,
the Bank had outstanding commitments to originate fixed-rate mortgage loans of approximately
$5,600,000
and
$7,261,000,
respectively. The commitments extend over varying periods of time with the majority being disbursed within a
thirty
-day period.
 
Standby letters of credit are irrevocable conditional commitments issued by the Bank to guarantee the performance of a customer to a
third
party. Financial standby letters of credit are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements, including commercial paper, bond financing and similar transactions. Performance standby letters of credit are issued to guarantee performance of certain customers under non-financial contractual obligations. The credit risk involved in issuing standby letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers. Fees for letters of credit are initially recorded by the Bank as deferred revenue and are included in earnings at the termination of the respective agreements. Should the Bank be obligated to perform under the standby letters of credit, the Bank
may
seek recourse from the customer for reimbursement of amounts paid.
 
The Bank had total outstanding standby letters of credit amounting to
$12,218,000
and
$12,733,000
as of
December 31, 2018
and
2017,
respectively, with terms ranging from
1
year to
5
years.
 
The Bank has confirming letters of credit from the FHLB issued for collateral on public deposits and to enhance Bank issued letters of credit granted to various customers for industrial revenue bond issues.  As of
December 31, 2018
and
2017,
these letters of credit aggregated approximately
$61,751,000
and
$39,422,000.
 
 
Lines of credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is
no
violation of any condition established in the contract. Lines of credit generally have fixed expiration dates. Since a portion of the line
may
expire without being drawn upon, the total unused lines do
not
necessarily represent future cash requirements. Each customer's credit worthiness is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary, is based on management's credit evaluation of the counterparty. Collateral held varies but
may
include accounts receivable, inventory, property and equipment, commercial real estate and residential real estate. Management uses the same credit policies in granting lines of credit as it does for on balance sheet instruments.
 
As of
December 31, 2018
and
2017,
unused lines of credit to borrowers aggregated approximately
$104,570,000
and
$117,068,000,
respectively, for commercial lines and
$22,254,000
and
$15,929,000,
respectively, for open-end consumer lines.