Related Party Transactions (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Certain officers, directors and principal stockholders of the Company and its subsidiaries, their immediate families or their affiliated companies (“related parties”) have loans with one or more of the subsidiaries. These loans are made in the ordinary course of business on substantially the same terms, including interest and collateral, as those prevailing for comparable transactions with others. Loans to related parties totaled approximately $76,835,000 and $54,502,000 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Activity during 2017 and 2016 was as follows (in thousands):



	2017			2016
Beginning balance	$	54,502		$	56,045
New loans	29,725			5,450
Loan repayments	(7,392		)	(6,993		)
Ending balance	$	76,835		$	54,502

Deposits from related parties held by First Mid Bank at December 31, 2017 and 2016 totaled $110,324,000 and $156,709,000, respectively.