Loan Servicing

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets [Abstract]

Loan Servicing

Loan Servicing

Park serviced sold mortgage loans of $1.59 billion at June 30, 2020, $1.45 billion at December 31, 2019 and $1.39 billion at June 30, 2019. At June 30, 2020, $2.1 million of the sold mortgage loans were sold with recourse, compared to $2.3 million at December 31, 2019 and $2.4 million at June 30, 2019. Management closely monitors the delinquency rates on the mortgage loans sold with recourse. At June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, management had established reserves of $44,000 and $25,000, respectively, to account for expected losses on loan repurchases.

When Park sells mortgage loans with servicing rights retained, these servicing rights are initially recorded at fair value. Park has selected the “amortization method” as permissible within U.S. GAAP, whereby the servicing rights capitalized are amortized in proportion to and over the period of estimated future servicing income with respect to the underlying loan. At the end of each reporting period, the carrying value of MSRs is assessed for impairment with a comparison to fair value. MSRs are carried at the lower of their amortized cost or fair value. The amortization of MSRs is included within "Other service income" in the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income.

Activity for MSRs and the related valuation allowance follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(In thousands)	2020		2019		2020		2019
Mortgage servicing rights:
Carrying amount, net, beginning of period	$	8,768	$	10,082	$	10,070	$	10,178
Additions	2,078		479		2,809		741
Amortization	(1,092)		(425)		(1,599)		(726)
Changes in valuation allowance	(249)		(32)		(1,775)		(89)
Carrying amount, net, end of period	$	9,505	$	10,104	$	9,505	$	10,104
Valuation allowance:
Beginning of period	$	2,351	$	289	$	825	$	232
Changes in valuation allowance	249		32		1,775		89
End of period	$	2,600	$	321	$	2,600	$	321

Servicing fees included in other service income were $1.0 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $1.9 million and $1.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.