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Note 19 - Financial Instruments With Off-balance-sheet Risk -
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk [Text Block]
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– Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk –
 
In the normal course of business, the Bank is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby and commercial letters of credit which are
not
included in the accompanying financial statements. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheet.
 
The Bank’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and standby and commercial letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Bank’s policy for obtaining collateral, and the nature of such collateral, is essentially the same as that involved in making commitments to extend credit. The Bank uses the same credit policies in making such commitments and conditional obligations as it does for instruments that are included in the balance sheet. In the normal course of business, the Bank has made commitments to extend credit of approximately
$389.9
million and standby and commercial letters of credit of approximately
$24.4
million at
December 31, 2019.