DERIVATIVES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

As part of its asset liability management activities, the Company may enter into interest rate swaps to help manage its interest rate risk position and mitigate exposure to the variability of future cash flows or other forecasted transactions. The Company entered into two interest rate swaps during the second quarter of 2023, to hedge the variability of cash flows due to changes in the benchmark SOFR interest rate risk for its short-term funding over the term of these cash flow hedges.

The notional amount of an interest rate swap does not represent the amount exchanged by the parties. The exchange of cash flows is determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the interest rate swap agreements.

On June 23, 2023, the Company entered into a five-year interest rate swap with a notional amount totaling $25.0 million. On June 26, 2023 the Company entered into a three-year interest rate swap with a notional amount totaling $25.0 million. Both of the swaps were designated as cash flow hedges of certain variable rate liabilities.

The derivatives are recorded in other liabilities on the Company's balance sheet and has a value of $438,000 as of December 31, 2023.

Gains were recorded on the swap transactions, which totaled $349,000 for the year ended December 31, 2023, as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of income. Amounts reported in accumulated OCI related to swaps are reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Bank's variable rate liabilities.

The following table presents the amounts recorded in the consolidated statements of income and the consolidated statements of comprehensive income relating to the interest rate swaps for the year ended December 31, 2023.


(dollars in thousands)	Year ended December 31, 2023
Amount of loss recognized in OCI	$	326
Amount of gain reclassified from OCI to interest expense	$	349