Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

LCNB is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit. They involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheets. Exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other parties to financial instruments for commitments to extend credit is represented by the contract amount of those instruments.

The Bounce Protection product, a customer deposit overdraft program, is offered as a service and does not constitute a contract between the customer and LCNB.

LCNB uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments.

Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent off-balance-sheet credit risk at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows (in thousands):



	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Commitments to extend credit:
Commercial loans	$	6,380	5,152
Other loans
Fixed rate	3,323		877
Adjustable rate	1,150		2,011
Unused lines of credit:
Fixed rate	9,209		6,496
Adjustable rate	80,391		67,981
Unused overdraft protection amounts on demand and NOW accounts	10,110		10,206
Standby letters of credit	457		563
	$	111,020	93,286

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. Unused lines of credit include amounts not drawn on line of credit loans. Commitments to extend credit and unused lines of credit generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses.

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. These guarantees generally are fully secured and have varying maturities.

LCNB evaluates each customer's credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary, is based on management's credit evaluation of the borrower. Collateral held varies, but may include accounts receivable, inventory, residential realty, income-producing commercial property, and property, plant, and equipment.

Capital expenditures include the construction or acquisition of new office buildings, improvements to LCNB's offices, purchases of furniture and equipment, and additions or improvements to LCNB's information technology system. Commitments outstanding for capital expenditures as of September 30, 2015 totaled approximately $10,908,000, which includes estimated costs for a new operations center LCNB is planning to build in Lebanon, Ohio. Cost estimates for the operations center may change because the bid process is not complete.

Management believes that LCNB has sufficient liquidity to fund its lending and capital expenditure commitments.

LCNB and its subsidiaries are parties to various claims and proceedings arising in the normal course of business. Management, after consultation with legal counsel, believes that the liabilities, if any, arising from such proceedings and claims will not be material to the consolidated financial position or results of operations.