Note 11 - Derivatives

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

Note

11.

   Derivatives

Patriot is a party to interest rate swaps; derivatives that are

not

designated as hedging instruments. Under a program, Patriot will execute interest rate swaps with commercial lending customers to facilitate their respective risk management strategies. These interest rate swaps with customers are simultaneously offset by interest rate swaps that Patriot executes with a

third

party, such that Patriot minimizes its net risk exposure resulting from such transactions. Because the interest rate swaps associated with this program do

not

meet the strict hedge accounting requirements, changes in the fair value of both the customer swaps and the offsetting swaps are recognized directly in earnings. The changes in the fair value of the swaps offset each other, except for the credit risk of the counterparties, which is determined by taking into consideration the risk rating, probability of default and loss given default for all counterparties.

Patriot entered the

two

initial interest rate swaps under the program in

November 2018;

and another

two

swaps were entered into in

May 2019.

As of

December 

31,

 

2020

and

2019,

Patriot had cash pledged for collateral on its interest rate swaps of

$1.4

million and

$1.1

million, respectively. This collateral is included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company recognized

$30,000

gain on the swaps for the year ended

December 31, 2019.

No

gain on the swaps was recognized for the year ended

December 31, 2020

and

2018.

The following table presents summary information regarding these derivatives for the periods presented (dollars in thousands):

(In thousands)	Notional Amount		Maturity (Years)		Fixed Rate			Variable Rate	Fair Value
December 31, 2020
Classified in Other Assets:
Customer interest rate swap	$	4,911		8.3		5.25	%	1 Mo. LIBOR + 1.96%	$	997
Customer interest rate swap		1,431		8.5		4.38	%	1 Mo. LIBOR + 2.00%		190
Classified in Other Liabilities:
3rd party interest rate swap	$	4,911		8.3		5.25	%	1 Mo. LIBOR + 1.96%	$	(997	)
3rd party interest rate swap		1,431		8.5		4.38	%	1 Mo. LIBOR + 2.00%		(190	)
December 31, 2019:
Classified in Other Assets:
Customer interest rate swap	$	4,944		9.3		5.25	%	1 Mo. LIBOR + 1.96%	$	617
Customer interest rate swap		1,444		9.5		4.38	%	1 Mo. LIBOR + 2.00%		77
Classified in Other Liabilities:
3rd party interest rate swap	$	4,944		9.3		5.25	%	1 Mo. LIBOR + 1.96%	$	(617	)
3rd party interest rate swap		1,444		9.5		4.38	%	1 Mo. LIBOR + 2.00%		(77	)