Other Operating Expense

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Operating Expense

Other Operating Expense

Other operating expense from the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and March 31, 2023, is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2024		2023
FDIC & other regulatory assessment	$	516	$	734
Historic tax credit amortization	632		632
IT related	550		491
Consultant and advisory expenses	581		470
ATM & network expense	551		429
Directors' fees	493		410
Accounting and audit expenses	343		307
Legal fees and expenses	345		305
Virginia franchise tax	675		243
Marketing expense	329		219
Other	1,448		1,367
Total	$	6,463	$	5,607

The Company incurred merger-related expenses of $633.0 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The Company did not incur any merger-related expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023. These expenses are primarily included in the consultant and advisory expenses and legal fees and expenses line items in the table above.