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| Off-Balance-Sheet Activities | Note 5 - Off-Balance-Sheet Activities The Company is a party to credit related 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 and standby letters of credit. Such commitments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated statements of financial condition. The Company’s exposure to credit loss is represented by the contractual amount of these commitments. The Company follows the same credit policies in making commitments as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments. At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the following financial instruments were outstanding whose contract amounts represent credit risk:
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. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. The commitments for equity lines of credit may expire without being drawn upon. Therefore, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The amount of collateral obtained, if it is deemed necessary by the Company, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer. The Bank is party to an agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston that provides the Bank with a federal funds line of credit in an amount tied to securities on deposit with that bank. The Bank pays no fees for this line of credit and has not drawn upon it. The Bank is party to agreements with its correspondent banks that provide the Bank with lines for up to $15,000 federal funds lines of credit to support overnight funding needs. The Bank pays no fees for these lines of credit and has not drawn upon them. One line renews annually and the other line is in effect until either party changes the terms of the agreement. At March 31, 2023, the Company had no commitments to purchase securities. The Company has no other off-balance-sheet arrangements or transactions with unconsolidated, special purpose entities that would expose the Company to liability that is not reflected on the face of the consolidated financial statements. |
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