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Notes Payable
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Notes Payable [Abstract]  
Notes Payable
Notes Payable
Notes payable consists of the following:
 
 
 
 
 
December 31,
 
Lender
Interest Rate
Expiration
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
(Amounts in thousands)
Secured credit facility
Bank of America
LIBOR plus 40 basis points
December 3, 2017
 
$
120,000

 
$
120,000

Secured loan
Union Bank
LIBOR plus 40 basis points
December 3, 2017
 
20,000

 
20,000

Unsecured credit facility
Bank of America and Union Bank
(1)
December 3, 2019
 
150,000

 
50,000

Total
 
 
 
 
$
290,000

 
$
190,000

__________ 
(1)
On July 2, 2013, the Company entered into an unsecured $200 million five-year revolving credit facility. The interest rate on borrowings under the credit facility is based on the Company's debt to total capital ratio and ranges from LIBOR plus 112.5 basis points when the ratio is under 15% to LIBOR plus 162.5 basis points when the ratio is above 25%. Commitment fees for the undrawn portions of the credit facility range from 12.5 basis points when the ratio is under 15% to 22.5 basis points when the ratio is above 25%. Effective December 3, 2014, the Company extended the maturity date of the unsecured credit facility from June 30, 2018 to December 3, 2019, and expanded the borrowing capacity from $200 million to $250 million. In 2014, the interest rate was LIBOR plus 112.5 basis points on the $150 million of borrowings and 12.5 basis points on the undrawn portions of the credit facility.
 
The $120 million credit facility is secured by municipal bonds held as collateral. The collateral requirement is calculated as the fair market value of the municipal bonds held as collateral multiplied by the advance rates, which vary based on the credit quality and duration of the assets held and range between 75% and 100% of the fair value of each bond. Effective December 3, 2014, the Company extended the maturity date of the $120 million credit facility from July 31, 2016 to December 3, 2017.

On December 12, 2014, the Company extended the maturity date of the $20 million bank loan from January 2, 2015 to December 3, 2017. The $20 million bank loan has collateral requirements similar to those of the $120 million credit facility.

The credit facilities and bank loan contain financial covenants pertaining to minimum statutory surplus, debt to capital ratio, and RBC ratio. except that California Automobile Insurance Company's Risk Based Capital Ratio as of December 31, 2014 was below the required level. The Company received a waiver of the non-compliance and contributed $10 million to the statutory surplus of CAIC to comply with the covenant. The Company will continue to monitor projected RBC to evaluate compliance with this covenant. Notwithstanding the loan covenant, CAIC's RBC ratio is well in excess of the regulatory minimum capital requirements.

The aggregated maturities for notes payable are as follows:
Year
 
Maturity
 
 
(Amounts in thousands)
2015
 
$
0

2016
 
$
0

2017
 
$
140,000

2018
 
$
0

2019
 
$
150,000


For additional disclosures regarding methods and assumptions used in estimating fair values of interest rate swap agreements associated with the Company’s loans listed above, see Note 7.