The Company is involved in various entities that are considered to be variable interest entities (“VIEs”), as defined by authoritative accounting literature. Generally, a VIE is a corporation, partnership, trust or other legal structure that does not have equity investors with substantive or proportional voting rights or has equity investors that do not provide sufficient financial resources for the entity to support its activities.

At September 30, 2011, the Company did not have any consolidated VIEs to disclose but did have certain nonconsolidated VIEs, discussed below.

The Company owns the common stock of a subsidiary business trust, Auburn National Bancorporation Capital Trust I, which issued mandatorily redeemable preferred capital securities (“trust preferred securities”) in the aggregate of approximately $7.0 million at the time of issuance. This trust meets the definition of a VIE of which the Company is not the primary beneficiary; the trust's only assets are junior subordinated debentures issued by the Company, which were acquired by the trust using the proceeds from the issuance of the trust preferred securities and common stock. The junior subordinated debentures of approximately $7.2 million are included in long-term debt and the Company's equity interest in the business trust is included in other assets. Interest expense on the junior subordinated debentures is included in interest expense on long-term debt. For regulatory reporting and capital adequacy purposes, the Federal Reserve Board has indicated that such trust preferred securities will continue to constitute Tier 1 Capital until further notice.

Periodically, the Company may invest in various limited partnerships that sponsor affordable housing projects in its primary markets and surrounding areas as a means of supporting local communities. These investments are designed to generate a return primarily through the realization of federal tax credits. These projects are funded through a combination of debt and equity and the partnerships meet the definition of a VIE. While the Company's investment as a limited partner in a single entity may at times exceed 50% of the outstanding equity interests, the Company does not consolidate the partnerships due to the nature of the management activities of the general partner and the performance guaranties provided by the project sponsors. The Company typically provides financing during the construction and development of the properties; however, permanent financing is generally obtained from independent parties upon completion of a project.

At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had limited partnership investments of $5.4 million and $3.4 million, respectively, related to these projects, which are included in other assets. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had unfunded commitments related to affordable housing investments of $0.3 million and $1.9 million, respectively, included in accrued expenses and other liabilities.

Additionally, the Company had no outstanding loan commitments or funded loans outstanding with any of the partnerships at September 30, 2011. The Company had outstanding loan commitments with certain of the partnerships totaling $11.4 million at December 31, 2010. The funded portion of these loans was approximately $8.9 million at December 31, 2010. The funded portion of these loans is included in loans, net of unearned income.

The following table summarizes VIEs that are not consolidated by the Company as of September 30, 2011.

			Maximum
			Loss	Liability
(Dollars in thousands)			Exposure	Recognized	Classification
Type:
Affordable housing investments (a)		$	5,417	308	Other assets / other liabilities
Trust preferred issuances			N/A	7,217	Long-term debt

(a) Maximum loss exposure represents the Company's current net investment of $5.4 million included in other assets.
	The net current investment of $5.4 million includes $0.3 million of unfunded commitments related to affordable
	housing investments included in accrued expenses and other liabilities.