DERIVATIVE AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

The Corporation is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Corporation principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Corporation manages economic risks, including interest rate risk, primarily by managing the amount, source, and duration of its assets and liabilities, and through the use of derivative instruments. Derivative instruments are used to reduce the effects that changes in interest rates may have on net income and cash flows. The Corporation also uses derivative instruments to facilitate transactions on behalf of its customers.

All derivatives are carried on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value and do not take into account the effects of master netting arrangements the Corporation has with other financial institutions. Credit risk is included in the determination of the estimated fair value of derivatives. Derivative assets are classified in the consolidated balance sheet under other assets and derivative liabilities are classified in the consolidated balance sheet under other liabilities. Changes in fair value are recognized in earnings except for certain changes related to derivative instruments designated as part of a cash flow hedging relationship.

The following table presents notional amounts and gross fair values of all derivative assets and derivative liabilities held by the Corporation:


	June 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Notional		Fair Value				Notional		Fair Value
	Amount		Asset		Liability		Amount		Asset		Liability
Gross Derivatives
Subject to master netting arrangements:
Interest rate contracts – designated	$	200,000	$	1,867	$	1,869	$	200,000	$	2,109	$	2,330
Interest rate swaps – not designated		1,080,889		491		40,943		972,002		140		43,655
Equity contracts – not designated		1,210		17		—		1,210		47		—

Total subject to master netting arrangements		1,282,099		2,375		42,812		1,173,212		2,296		45,985
Not subject to master netting arrangements:
Interest rate swaps – not designated		1,080,889		40,664		377		972,002		43,602		128
Credit risk contracts – not designated		102,700		10		114		68,632		—		—
Equity contracts – not designated		1,210		—		16		1,210		—		47

Total not subject to master netting arrangements		1,184,799		40,674		507		1,041,844		43,602		175

	$	2,466,898	$	43,049	$	43,319	$	2,215,056	$	45,898	$	46,160

Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments under GAAP

Interest Rate Contracts. The Corporation entered into interest rate derivative agreements to modify the interest rate characteristics of designated commercial loans from variable rate to fixed rate in order to reduce the impact of changes in future cash flows due to market interest rate changes. These agreements are designated as cash flow hedges (i.e., hedging the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows). The effective portion of the derivative’s gain or loss is initially reported as a component of other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassified into earnings in the same line item associated with the forecasted transaction when the forecasted transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of the gain or loss is reported in earnings immediately.

At June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the notional amount of these interest rate derivative agreements totaled $200,000. Fair values included in other assets and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet applicable to these agreements amounted to $1,867 and $1,869, respectively, at June 30, 2015, and $2,109 and $2,330, respectively, at December 31, 2014. For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) to interest income on loans and leases totaled $1,623 ($1,055 net of tax).

As of June 30, 2015, the maximum length of time over which forecasted interest cash flows are hedged is eight years. In the twelve months that follow June 30, 2015, the Corporation expects to reclassify from the amount currently reported in AOCI net derivative gains of $2,817 ($1,831 net of tax), in association with interest received on the hedged loans. This amount could differ from amounts actually recognized due to changes in interest rates, hedge de-designations, and the addition of other hedges subsequent to June 30, 2015.

There were no components of derivative gains or losses excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness related to these cash flow hedges. For the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, there was no hedge ineffectiveness. Also, during the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, there were no gains or losses from cash flow hedge derivatives reclassified to earnings because it became probable that the original forecasted transactions would not occur.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments under GAAP

Interest Rate Swaps. The Corporation enters into interest rate swap agreements to meet the financing, interest rate and equity risk management needs of qualifying commercial loan customers. These agreements provide the customer the ability to convert from variable to fixed interest rates. The credit risk associated with derivatives executed with customers is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans and is subject to normal credit policies and monitoring. Swap derivative transactions with customers are not subject to enforceable master netting arrangements and are generally secured by rights to non-financial collateral, such as real and personal property.

The Corporation enters into positions with a derivative counterparty in order to offset its exposure on the fixed components of the customer interest rate swap agreements. The Corporation seeks to minimize counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with high-quality financial dealer institutions. These arrangements meet the definition of derivatives, but are not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. Substantially all contracts with dealers that require central clearing (generally, transactions since June 10, 2014) are novated to a SEC registered clearing agency who becomes the Corporation’s counterparty.

The notional amount of these customer derivative agreements and the offsetting derivative counterparty positions each totaled $1,080,889 at June 30, 2015. Fair values included in other assets and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet applicable to these agreements amounted to $41,155 and $41,320, respectively, at June 30, 2015. At December 31, 2014, the notional amount of these customer derivative agreements and the offsetting derivative counterparty positions each totaled $972,002. At December 31, 2014, fair values included in other assets and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet amounted to $43,742 and $43,783, respectively.

The interest rate swap agreement with the loan customer and with the counterparty is reported at fair value in other assets and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet with any resulting gain or loss recorded in current period earnings as other income or other expense.

Credit Risk Contracts. The Corporation purchases and sells credit protection under risk participation agreements to share with other counterparties some of the credit exposure related to interest rate derivative contracts or to take on credit exposure to generate revenue. The Corporation will make/receive payments under these agreements if a customer defaults on its obligation to perform under certain derivative swap contracts.

Risk participation agreements sold with notional amounts totaling $74,010 have remaining terms ranging from two to nine years. Under these agreements, the Corporation’s maximum exposure assuming a customer defaults on its obligation to perform under certain derivative swap contracts with third parties would be $114 at June 30, 2015 and $25 at December 31, 2014.

The fair values of risk participation agreements purchased and sold were not material at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

Counterparty Credit Risk

The Corporation is party to master netting arrangements with most of its swap derivative counterparties. Collateral, usually marketable securities and/or cash, is exchanged between the Corporation and its counterparties, and is generally subject to thresholds and transfer minimums. For swap transactions that require central clearing, the Corporation posts cash to its clearing agency. Collateral positions are valued daily, and adjustments to amounts received and pledged by the Corporation are made as appropriate to maintain proper collateralization for these transactions.

Certain master netting agreements contain provisions that, if violated, could cause the counterparties to request immediate settlement or demand full collateralization under the derivative instrument. If the Corporation had breached its agreements with its derivative counterparties it would be required to settle its obligations under the agreements at the termination value and would be required to pay an additional $1,974 and $1,862 as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, in excess of amounts previously posted as collateral with the respective counterparty.

The following table presents information about derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to enforceable master netting arrangements as well as those not subject to enforceable master netting arrangements:


	Gross Amount		Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet		Net Amount Presented in the Balance Sheet
June 30, 2015
Derivative Assets
Subject to master netting arrangements:
Interest rate contracts
Designated	$	1,867		—	$	1,867
Not designated		491		—		491
Equity contracts – not designated		17		—		17
Not subject to master netting arrangements:
Interest rate contracts – not designated		40,664		—		40,664
Credit contracts – not designated		10		—		10

	$	43,049		—	$	43,049

Derivative Liabilities
Subject to master netting arrangements:
Interest rate contracts
Designated	$	1,869		—	$	1,869
Not designated		40,943		—		40,943
Not subject to master netting arrangements:
Interest rate contracts – not designated		377		—		377
Credit contracts – not designated		114		—		114
Equity contracts – not designated		16		—		16

	$	43,319		—	$	43,319

December 31, 2014
Derivative Assets
Subject to master netting arrangements:
Interest rate contracts
Designated	$	2,109		—	$	2,109
Not designated		140		—		140
Equity contracts – not designated		47		—		47
Not subject to master netting arrangements:
Interest rate contracts – not designated		43,602		—		43,602

	$	45,898		—	$	45,898

Derivative Liabilities
Subject to master netting arrangements:
Interest rate contracts
Designated	$	2,330		—	$	2,330
Not designated		43,655		—		43,655
Not subject to master netting arrangements:
Interest rate contracts – not designated		128		—		128
Equity contracts – not designated		47		—		47

	$	46,160		—	$	46,160

The following table presents a reconciliation of the net amounts of derivative assets and derivative liabilities presented in the balance sheet to the net amounts that would result in the event of offset:


			Amount Not Offset in the Balance Sheet
	Net Amount Presented in the Balance Sheet		Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral		Net Amount
June 30, 2015
Derivative Assets
Interest rate contracts:
Designated	$	1,867	$	519	$	1,348		—
Not designated		491		105		386		—
Equity contracts – not designated		17		17		—		—

	$	2,375	$	641	$	1,734		—

Derivative Liabilities
Interest rate contracts:
Designated	$	1,869	$	1,869	$	—	$	—
Not designated		40,943		24,793		14,388		1,762

	$	42,812	$	26,662	$	14,388	$	1,762

December 31, 2014
Derivative Assets
Interest rate contracts:
Designated	$	2,109	$	810	$	1,299		—
Not designated		140		138		2		—
Equity contracts – not designated		47		47		—		—

	$	2,296	$	995	$	1,301		—

Derivative Liabilities
Interest rate contracts:
Designated	$	2,330	$	2,330	$	—	$	—
Not designated		43,655		28,646		13,243		1,766

	$	45,985	$	30,976	$	13,243	$	1,766

The following table presents the effect of certain of the Corporation’s derivative financial instruments on the income statement:


	Income		Six Months Ended
	Statement		June 30,
	Location		2015			2014
Interest Rate Swaps		Other income	$	(123	)	$	1
Credit Risk Contracts		Other income		(105	)		—

Other

The Corporation has entered into interest rate lock commitments to originate residential mortgage loans held for sale and forward commitments to sell residential mortgage loans to secondary market investors. These arrangements are considered derivative instruments. The fair values of the Corporation’s rate lock commitments to customers and commitments with investors at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are not material.