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Note 13 - Goodwill and Goodwill Impairment
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]
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. Goodwill and Goodwill Impairment
 
The Company
’s policy is to assess goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level on an annual basis or between annual assessments if a triggering event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount.  Impairment is the condition that exists when the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value.  
 
The Company
first
assesses qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the
two
-step goodwill impairment test described in ASC Topic
350.
The
two
-step impairment testing process, if needed, begins by assigning net assets and goodwill to our
two
reporting units
Commercial Lending and Retail Banking.  The Company then completes “step
one”
of the impairment test by comparing the fair value of each reporting unit (as determined based on the discussion below) with the recorded book value (or “carrying amount”) of its net assets, with goodwill included in the computation of the carrying amount.  If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of that reporting unit is not considered impaired, and “step
two”
of the impairment test is not necessary.  If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, step
two
of the impairment test is performed to determine the amount of impairment.  Step
two
of the impairment test compares the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill to the “implied fair value” of that goodwill.  The implied fair value of goodwill is computed by assuming that all assets and liabilities of the reporting unit would be adjusted to the current fair value, with the offset as an adjustment to goodwill.  This adjusted goodwill balance is the implied fair value used in step
two.
  An impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value.
 
A
s of
March
31,
2017,
the Company’s market capitalization was above book value and there was no triggering event that required the Company to assess goodwill for impairment as of an interim date.