Cash, Due From Banks, Interest-Bearing Deposits And Federal Funds Sold

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Cash, Due From Banks, Interest-Bearing Deposits And Federal Funds Sold [Abstract]

Cash, Due From Banks, Interest-Bearing Deposits And Federal Funds Sold

(3) CASH, DUE FROM BANKS, INTEREST-BEARING DEPOSITS AND FEDERAL FUNDS SOLD

The Company maintains accounts with the Federal Reserve Bank and various other financial institutions primarily for the purpose of holding excess liquidity and clearing cash items. It may also sell Federal funds to certain of these institutions on an overnight basis. At December 31, 2011 and 2010 the Company had no significant concentrations of credit risk with other financial institutions. The Company maintained vault cash and excess funds with the Federal Reserve Bank, which is included in the table below.

The Company is required, as a matter of law, to maintain a reserve balance in the form of vault cash or cash on deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank. The average amount of required reserves for each of the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 is included in the following table:

	December 31,
	2011		2010
	(Dollars in thousands)
Vault cash and excess funds with the Federal Reserve Bank	$	1,554,010	$	1,112,694
Average required reserves		35,744		45,896