6. Allowance for Credit Losses

The following tables show the allocation of the allowance for credit losses at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 by portfolio segment and by impairment methodology (in thousands):

December 31, 2018	Commercial Real Estate		Agricultural Real Estate		Real Estate Construction			Residential 1st Mortgages			Home Equity Lines & Loans			Agricultural		Commercial			Consumer & Other			Leases		Unallocated			Total

Year-To-Date Allowance for Credit Losses:
Beginning Balance- January 1, 2018	$	10,922	$	12,085	$	1,846		$	815		$	2,324		$	8,159	$	9,197		$	209		$	3,363	$	1,422		$	50,342
Charge-Offs		-		-		-			(31	)		(8	)		-		(613	)		(115	)		-		-			(767	)
Recoveries		2		-		-			15			6			61		20			54			-		-			158
Provision		685		2,007		(597	)		81			439			22		3,052			346			659		(1,161	)		5,533
Ending Balance- December 31, 2018	$	11,609	$	14,092	$	1,249		$	880		$	2,761		$	8,242	$	11,656		$	494		$	4,022	$	261		$	55,266
Ending Balance Individually Evaluated for Impairment		234		-		-			125			15			-		185			6			-		-			565
Ending Balance Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		11,375		14,092		1,249			755			2,746			8,242		11,471			488			4,022		261			54,701
Loans & Leases:
Ending Balance	$	826,549	$	584,625	$	98,568		$	259,736		$	40,789		$	290,463	$	343,834		$	19,412		$	107,265	$	-		$	2,571,241
Ending Balance Individually Evaluated for Impairment		4,676		7,238		-			2,491			297			-		1,639			6			-		-			16,347
Ending Balance Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		821,873		577,387		98,568			257,245			40,492			290,463		342,195			19,406			107,265		-			2,554,894

December 31, 2017	Commercial Real Estate			Agricultural Real Estate		Real Estate Construction			Residential 1st Mortgages			Home Equity Lines & Loans			Agricultural			Commercial		Consumer & Other			Leases			Unallocated			Total

Year-To-Date Allowance for Credit Losses:
Beginning Balance- January 1, 2017	$	11,110		$	9,450	$	3,223		$	865		$	2,140		$	7,381		$	8,515	$	200		$	3,586		$	1,449		$	47,919
Charge-Offs		(109	)		-		-			(53	)		(3	)		(374	)		-		(146	)		-			-			(685	)
Recoveries		109			-		-			40			8			17			8		76			-			-			258
Provision		(188	)		2,635		(1,377	)		(37	)		179			1,135			674		79			(223	)		(27	)		2,850
Ending Balance- December 31, 2017	$	10,922		$	12,085	$	1,846		$	815		$	2,324		$	8,159		$	9,197	$	209		$	3,363		$	1,422		$	50,342
Ending Balance Individually Evaluated for Impairment		366			-		-			73			17			-			220		8			-			-			684
Ending Balance Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		10,556			12,085		1,846			742			2,307			8,159			8,977		201			3,363			1,422			49,658
Loans & Leases:
Ending Balance	$	684,961		$	499,231	$	100,206		$	260,751		$	34,525		$	273,582		$	265,703	$	6,656		$	89,680		$	-		$	2,215,295
Ending Balance Individually Evaluated for Impairment		4,822			-		-			2,373			340			-			1,734		10			-			-			9,279
Ending Balance Collectively Evaluated for Impairment		680,139			499,231		100,206			258,378			34,185			273,582			263,969		6,646			89,680			-			2,206,016

The ending balance of loans individually evaluated for impairment includes restructured loans in the amount of $2.8 million and $3.0 million at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, which are no longer disclosed or classified as TDR’s.

The following tables show the loan & lease portfolio allocated by management’s internal risk ratings at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in thousands):

December 31, 2018	Pass		Special Mention		Substandard		Total Loans
Loans & Leases:
Commercial Real Estate	$	823,983	$	2,566	$	-	$	826,549
Agricultural Real Estate		566,612		4,703		13,310		584,625
Real Estate Construction		98,568		-		-		98,568
Residential 1st Mortgages		259,208		-		528		259,736
Home Equity Lines and Loans		40,744		-		45		40,789
Agricultural		284,561		5,433		469		290,463
Commercial		343,085		163		586		343,834
Consumer & Other		19,229		-		183		19,412
Leases		107,265		-		-		107,265
Total	$	2,543,255	$	12,865	$	15,121	$	2,571,241

December 31, 2017	Pass		Special Mention		Substandard		Total Loans
Loans & Leases:
Commercial Real Estate	$	677,636	$	6,843	$	482	$	684,961
Agricultural Real Estate		488,672		6,529		4,030		499,231
Real Estate Construction		90,728		9,478		-		100,206
Residential 1st Mortgages		259,795		41		915		260,751
Home Equity Lines and Loans		34,476		-		49		34,525
Agricultural		264,425		6,439		2,718		273,582
Commercial		260,565		4,610		528		265,703
Consumer & Other		6,498		-		158		6,656
Leases		87,497		2,183		-		89,680
Total	$	2,170,292	$	36,123	$	8,880	$	2,215,295

See Note 1. Significant Accounting Policies – Allowance for Credit Losses for a description of the internal risk ratings used by the Company. There were no loans & leases outstanding at December 31, 2018 and 2017 rated doubtful or loss.

The following tables show an aging analysis of the loan & lease portfolio by the time past due at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in thousands):

December 31, 2018	30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		90 Days and Still Accruing		Nonaccrual		Total Past Due		Current		Total Loans & Leases
Loans & Leases:
Commercial Real Estate	$	-	$	731	$	-	$	-	$	731	$	825,818	$	826,549
Agricultural Real Estate		-		-		-		-		-		584,625		584,625
Real Estate Construction		327		-		-		-		327		98,241		98,568
Residential 1st Mortgages		367		-		-		-		367		259,369		259,736
Home Equity Lines and Loans		-		-		-		-		-		40,789		40,789
Agricultural		-		-		-		-		-		290,463		290,463
Commercial		-		-		-		-		-		343,834		343,834
Consumer & Other		13		-		-		-		13		19,399		19,412
Leases		-		-		-		-		-		107,265		107,265
Total	$	707	$	731	$	-	$	-	$	1,438	$	2,569,803	$	2,571,241

December 31, 2017	30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		90 Days and Still Accruing		Nonaccrual		Total Past Due		Current		Total Loans & Leases
Loans & Leases:
Commercial Real Estate	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	684,961	$	684,961
Agricultural Real Estate		-		-		-		-		-		499,231		499,231
Real Estate Construction		-		-		-		-		-		100,206		100,206
Residential 1st Mortgages		448		-		-		-		448		260,303		260,751
Home Equity Lines and Loans		10		-		-		-		10		34,515		34,525
Agricultural		-		-		-		-		-		273,582		273,582
Commercial		180		-		-		-		180		265,523		265,703
Consumer & Other		7		-		-		-		7		6,649		6,656
Leases		-		-		-		-		-		89,680		89,680
Total	$	645	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	645	$	2,214,650	$	2,215,295

There were no non-accrual loans & leases at December 31, 2018 or at December 31, 2017. Interest income forgone on loans & leases placed on non-accrual status was $0, $0, and $127,000 for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively.

The following tables show information related to impaired loans & leases at and for the year ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in thousands):

December 31, 2018	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded:
Commercial Real Estate	$	95	$	96	$	-	$	99	$	8
Agricultural Real Estate		7,239		7,238		-		3,620		119
Residential 1st Mortgages		-		-		-		226		8
	$	7,334	$	7,334	$	-	$	3,945	$	135
With an allowance recorded:
Commercial Real Estate	$	2,902	$	2,892	$	234	$	2,929	$	96
Residential 1st Mortgages		1,640		1,838		82		1,371		48
Home Equity Lines and Loans		74		84		4		76		4
Commercial		1,644		1,639		185		1,834		58
Consumer & Other		6		7		6		7		-
	$	6,266	$	6,460	$	511	$	6,217	$	206
Total	$	13,600	$	13,794	$	511	$	10,162	$	341

December 31, 2017	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded:
Commercial Real Estate	$	104	$	104	$	-	$	107	$	11
Agricultural Real Estate		-		-		-		488		-
Residential 1st Mortgages		911		1,012		-		532		11
Home Equity Lines and Loans		-		-		-		16		-
Agricultural		-		-		-		30		-
	$	1,015	$	1,116	$	-	$	1,173	$	22
With an allowance recorded:
Commercial Real Estate	$	2,973	$	2,961	$	366	$	2,999	$	104
Residential 1st Mortgages		508		571		25		469		16
Home Equity Lines and Loans		73		89		4		74		3
Agricultural		-		-		-		409		21
Commercial		1,741		1,734		220		1,693		59
Consumer & Other		8		9		8		11		-
	$	5,303	$	5,364	$	623	$	5,655	$	203
Total	$	6,318	$	6,480	$	623	$	6,828	$	225

Total recorded investment shown in the prior table will not equal the total ending balance of loans & leases individually evaluated for impairment on the allocation of allowance table. This is because this table does not include impaired loans that were previously modified in a troubled debt restructuring, are currently performing and are no longer disclosed or classified as TDR’s.

At December 31, 2018, there were no formal foreclosure proceedings in process for consumer mortgage loans secured by residential real estate properties.

At December 31, 2018, the Company allocated $511,000 of specific reserves to $13.6 million of troubled debt restructured loans, all of which were performing. At December 31, 2017, the Company allocated $623,000 of specific reserves to $6.3 million of troubled debt restructured loans, all of which were performing. The Company had no commitments at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 to lend additional amounts to customers with outstanding loans that are classified as troubled debt restructurings.

During the period ending December 31, 2018, the terms of certain loans were modified as troubled debt restructurings. The modification of the terms of such loans included one or a combination of the following: a reduction of the stated interest rate of the loan; an extension of the maturity date at a stated rate of interest lower than the current market rate for new debt with similar risk; or a permanent reduction of the recorded investment in the loan.

Modifications involving a reduction of the stated interest rate of the loan were for 5 years. Modifications involving an extension of the maturity date were for 10 years.

The following table presents loans by class modified as troubled debt restructured loans for the period ended December 31, 2018 (in thousands):

	December 31, 2018
Troubled Debt Restructurings	Number of Loans		Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
Agricultural Real Estate		1	$	7,239	$	7,239
Residential 1st Mortgages		2		286		255
Total		3	$	7,525	$	7,494

The troubled debt restructurings described above had minimal impact on the allowance for credit losses and resulted in charge-offs of $31,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018.

During the period ended December 31, 2018, there were no payment defaults on loans modified as troubled debt restructurings within twelve months following the modification. The Company considers a loan to be in payment default once it is greater than 90 days contractually past due under the modified terms.

During the period ending December 31, 2017, the terms of certain loans were modified as troubled debt restructurings. The modification of the terms of such loans included one or a combination of the following: a reduction of the stated interest rate of the loan; an extension of the maturity date at a stated rate of interest lower than the current market rate for new debt with similar risk; or a permanent reduction of the recorded investment in the loan.

Modifications involving a reduction of the stated interest rate of the loan ranged from 3 to 5 years. Modifications involving an extension of the maturity date ranged from 3 to 10 years.

The following table presents loans by class modified as troubled debt restructured loans for the period ended December 31, 2017 (in thousands):

	December 31, 2017
Troubled Debt Restructurings	Number of Loans		Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment		Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
Residential 1st Mortgages		2	$	673	$	630
Home Equity Lines and Loans		1		32		32
Commercial		2		138		138
Consumer & Other		1		9		8
Total		6	$	852	$	808

The troubled debt restructurings described above had no impact on the allowance for credit losses and resulted in charge-offs of $44,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017.

During the period ended December 31, 2017, there were no payment defaults on loans modified as troubled debt restructurings within twelve months following the modification. The Company considers a loan to be in payment default once it is greater than 90 days contractually past due under the modified terms.