As a strategy to maintain acceptable levels of exposure to the risk of changes in future cash flow due to interest rate fluctuations, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements for a portion of its floating rate debt. The agreements provide for the Company to receive interest from the counterparty at three months LIBOR and to pay interest to the counterparty at a weighted average fixed rate of 4.20% on a notional amount of $12.0 million at December 31, 2020 and at a weighted average fixed rate of 4.03% on a notional amount of $15.5 million at December 31, 2019. Under the agreements, the Company pays or receives the net interest amount monthly, with the monthly settlements included in interest expense.

The Company assumed additional interest rate swap agreements as the result of the LaPorte acquisition in July 2016. The agreements provide for the Company to receive interest from the counterparty at one month LIBOR and to pay interest to the counterparty at a weighted average fixed rate of 2.62% on a notional amount of $10.0 million at December 31, 2020 and at a weighted average rate of 2.31% on a notional amount of $30.0 million at December 31, 2019. Under the agreements, the Company pays or receives the net interest amount monthly, with the monthly settlements included in interest expense.

On July 20, 2018, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement for an additional portion of its floating rate debt. The agreement provides for the Company to receive interest from the counterparty at one month LIBOR and to pay interest to the counter party at a rate of 2.81% on a notional amount of $50.0 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019. Under the agreement, the Company pays or receives the net interest amount monthly, with the monthly settlements included in interest expense.

Management has designated the interest rate swap agreements as cash flow hedging instruments. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. At December 31, 2020, the Company’s cash flow hedge was effective and is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s net income over the next 12 months.

Fair value hedges are intended to reduce the interest rate risk associated with the underlying hedged item. The Company enters into fixed rate loan agreements as part of its lending policy. To mitigate the risk of changes in fair value based on fluctuations in interest rates, the Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements on individual loans, converting the fixed rate loans to a variable rate. At December 31, 2020, the Company’s fair value

The change in fair value of both the hedge instruments and the underlying loan agreements are recorded as gains or losses in interest income. The fair value hedges are considered to be highly effective and any hedge ineffectiveness was deemed not material. The notional amounts of the loan and security agreements being hedged were $442.7 million at December 31, 2020 and $361.0 million at December 31, 2019.

The Company enters into non–hedging derivatives in the form of mortgage loan forward sale commitments with investors and commitments to originate mortgage loans as part of its mortgage banking business. At December 31, 2020, the Company’s fair values of these derivatives were recorded and over the next 12 months are not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s net income.

The change in fair value of both the forward sale commitments and commitments to originate mortgage loans were recorded and the net gains or losses included in the Company’s gain on sale of loans.


	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	December 31, 2020			December 31, 2020
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts	Other assets	$	35,388	Other liabilities	$	43,631
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		35,388			43,631
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Mortgage loan contracts	Other assets	1,045		Other liabilities	—
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		1,045			—
Total derivatives		$	36,433		$	43,631


	Asset Derivatives			Liability Derivatives
	December 31, 2019			December 31, 2019
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts	Other assets	$	11,422	Other liabilities	$	15,861
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments		11,422			15,861
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Mortgage loan contracts	Other assets	264		Other liabilities	38
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments		264			38
Total derivatives		$	11,686		$	15,899


	Amount of (Gain) Loss Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivative (Effective Portion) Years Ended December 31
	2020		2019		2018
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationship
Interest rate contracts	$	3,005	$	(2,117)	$	(25)

FASB ASC 820–10–20 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820–10–55 establishes a fair value hierarchy that emphasizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.


	Location of gain (loss) recognized on derivative	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized on Derivative Years Ended December 31
		2020		2019		2018
Derivative in fair value hedging relationship
Interest rate contracts	Interest income–loans	$	(20,962)	$	(11,380)	$	(852)
Interest rate contracts	Interest income–loans	20,962		11,380		852
Total		$	—	$	—	$	—


	Location of gain (loss) recognized on derivative	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized on Derivative Years Ended December 31
		2020		2019		2018
Derivative not designated as hedging relationship
Mortgage contracts	Other income – gain on sale of loans	$	819	$	91	$	(5)