NOTE 5 – DERIVATIVES

The Company uses interest rate swap instruments to manage interest rate risk related to the variability of interest payments due to changes in interest rates. On June 21, 2018, the Company entered into interest rate swaps to hedge against the risk of rising rates on its variable rate trust preferred securities. The floating rate trust preferred securities are tied to three-month LIBOR, and the interest rate swaps utilize three-month LIBOR, so the hedge is effective. The interest rate swaps are designated as a cash flow hedge in accordance with ASC 815. The details of the interest rate swaps are as follows:


			Balance Sheet							Fair Value as of
Hedged Instrument	Effective Date	Maturity Date	Location	Notional Amount		Receive Rate		Pay Rate		September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
(dollars in thousands)

QCR Holdings Statutory Trust II	9/30/2018	9/30/2028	Other Liabilities	$	10,000	4.95	%	5.85	%	$	(1,265)	$	(298)
QCR Holdings Statutory Trust III	9/30/2018	9/30/2028	Other Liabilities		8,000	4.95	%	5.85	%		(1,012)		(239)
QCR Holdings Statutory Trust V	7/7/2018	7/7/2028	Other Liabilities		10,000	3.85	%	4.54	%		(1,229)		(288)
Community National Statutory Trust II	9/20/2018	9/20/2028	Other Liabilities		3,000	4.33	%	5.17	%		(378)		(89)
Community National Statutory Trust III	9/15//2018	9/15/2028	Other Liabilities		3,500	3.87	%	4.75	%		(441)		(104)
Guaranty Bankshares Statutory Trust I	9/15/2018	9/15/2028	Other Liabilities		4,500	3.87	%	4.75	%		(566)		(133)
				$	39,000	4.40	%	5.24	%	$	(4,891)	$	(1,151)

Changes in fair values of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges are recorded in OCI to the extent the hedge is effective, and reclassified to earnings as the hedged transaction (interest payments on debt) impact earnings.

The swaps are valued by the transaction counterparty on a monthly basis and corroborated by a third party annually.

The Company has also entered into interest rate swap contracts that are not designated as hedging instruments. These derivative contracts relate to transactions in which the Company enters into an interest rate swap with a customer while at the same time entering into an equal and offsetting interest rate swap with a third party financial institution. Because the Company acts as an intermediary for the customer, changes in the fair value of the underlying derivative contracts, for the most part, offset each other and do not significantly impact the Company’s results of operations.


		September 30, 2019				December 31, 2018
	Notional Amount		Estimated Fair Value		Notional Amount		Estimated Fair Value
	(dollars in thousands)
Non-Hedging Interest Rate Derivatives Assets:
Interest rate swap contracts	$	694,928	$	102,956	$	445,022	$	22,196
Non-Hedging Interest Rate Derivatives Liabilities:
Interest rate swap contracts	$	694,928	$	102,956	$	445,022	$	22,196

Swap fee income totaled $20.9 million and $3.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Swap fee income totaled $10.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2018.