Pension and Postretirement Benefits

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension and Postretirement Benefits

Note 5:   Pension and Postretirement Benefits

The Company has a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan covering most employees. The plan provides defined benefits based on years of service and final average salary. On May 14, 2012, the Company informed its employees of its decision to freeze participation and benefit accruals under the plan, primarily to reduce some of the volatility in earnings that can accompany the maintenance of a defined benefit plan.  The plan was frozen on June 30, 2012.  Compensation earned by employees up to June 30, 2012 is used for purposes of calculating benefits under the plan but there are no future benefit accruals after this date.  Participants as of June 30, 2012 will continue to earn vesting credit with respect to their frozen accrued benefits as they continue to work. In addition, the Company provides certain health and life insurance benefits for a limited number of eligible retired employees.  The healthcare plan is contributory with participants’ contributions adjusted annually; the life insurance plan is noncontributory.  Employees with less than 14 years of service as of January 1, 1995, are not eligible for the health and life insurance retirement benefits.

The composition of net periodic pension plan and postretirement plan costs for the indicated periods is as follows:

	Pension Benefits						Postretirement Benefits
	For the three months ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2022			2021			2022			2021
Service cost	$	-		$	-		$	-		$	-
Interest cost		116			110			3			3
Expected return on plan assets		(267	)		(286	)		-			-
Amortization of prior service credits		-			-			(1	)		(1	)
Amortization of net losses		-			25			1			2
Net periodic benefit plan (benefit) cost	$	(151	)	$	(151	)	$	3		$	4

The Company will evaluate the need for further contributions to the defined benefit pension plan during 2022.  The prepaid pension asset is recorded in other assets on the consolidated statements of condition as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.