BORROWINGS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

BORROWINGS

BORROWINGS

The following table details outstanding fixed rate bullet advances with the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") of Indianapolis for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

(dollars in thousands)	2023		2022
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis	$	50,000	$	275,000

The advance outstanding at December 31, 2023 was a fixed-rate bullet advance and could not be prepaid by the Company without a penalty. The advance had an interest rate of 5.55% and matured on January 5, 2024. The note required payment at maturity and was secured by residential real estate loans and securities with a carrying value of approximately $824.0 million at December 31, 2023.

The advance outstanding at December 31, 2022 was a fixed-rate bullet advance and could not be prepaid by the Company without a penalty. The advance had an interest rate of 4.21% and matured on January 5, 2023. The note required payment at maturity and was secured by residential real estate loans and securities with a carrying value of $549.0 million.

At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company owned $18.0 million and $12.4 million, respectively, of FHLB stock which also secures debts owed to the FHLB. The Company is authorized by the Board to borrow up to $800.0 million at the FHLB, but availability is limited to $574.9 million based on collateral and outstanding borrowings. Federal Reserve Discount Window borrowings were secured by commercial loans and investment securities with a carrying value of $1.59 billion and $928.6 million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022. The Company had a borrowing capacity of $1.26 billion and $758.3 million at the Federal Reserve Bank as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company enrolled in the Federal Reserve Bank Term Funding Program, initiated in March 2023, and had borrowings secured by investment securities with a collateral value of $150.5 million as of December 31, 2023. There were no borrowings outstanding under either program at the Federal Reserve Bank at December 31, 2023 and 2022.

The Company had $325.0 million and $350.0 million of availability in federal funds lines with eleven correspondent banks as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively; $0 and $22.0 million were drawn upon as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Bank is also a member of the American Financial Exchange (AFX) where overnight fed funds purchased can be obtained from other banks on the Exchange that have approved the Bank for an unsecured, overnight line. These funds are only available if the approving banks have an ‘offer’ out to sell that day. The total amount approved for the Bank via AFX banks was $319.0 million at December 31, 2023 and 2022. There were no amounts drawn as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.

NOTE 9 – BORROWINGS (continued)

On October 11, 2023, the Company entered into an unsecured revolving credit agreement with another financial institution allowing the Company to borrow up to $30.0 million. This credit agreement replaced an existing agreement of $12.5 million in place with a different financial institution that the Company terminated on October 11, 2023. There were no borrowings outstanding on either credit agreement at December 31, 2023 or December 31, 2022. Funds provided under the current agreement may be used to repurchase shares of the Company's common stock under the share repurchase program, which was reauthorized by the Company's board of directors on April 11, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2025, and for general operations. The credit agreement includes a negative pledge agreement whereby the Company agrees not to pledge or otherwise encumber the stock of the Bank. The credit agreement has a one year term which may be amended, extended, modified or renewed.