Investment Securities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Marketable Securities [Abstract]

Schedule of Available-for-sale and Held to Maturity Securities [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize the amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale securities and held-to-maturity investment securities at December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the corresponding amounts of gross unrealized gains and losses:

			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(In Thousands)
2014
Available-for-sale
Obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies	$	1,000	$	-	$	(20)	$	980
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		58,380		1,476		-		59,856
REMICs		1,820		19		-		1,839
Collateralized mortgage obligations		80,252		1,280		(411)		81,121
Trust preferred stock and preferred stock		-		1		-		1
Corporate bonds		6,913		85		(6)		6,992
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		83,732		4,827		(27)		88,532
Total Available-for-Sale	$	232,097	$	7,688	$	(464)	$	239,321

			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrecognized		Unrecognized		Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(In Thousands)
Held-to-Maturity
FHLMC certificates	$	26	$	-	$	(8)	$	18
FNMA certificates		93		2		-		95
GNMA certificates		39		1		-		40
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		155		-		-		155
Total Held-to-Maturity	$	313	$	3	$	(8)	$	308

			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(In Thousands)
2013
Available-for-sale
Obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies	$	5,000	$	-	$	(79)	$	4,921
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		41,368		765		(841)		41,292
Collateralized mortgage obligations		59,865		739		(763)		59,841
Trust preferred stock and preferred stock		3,264		683		(993)		2,954
Corporate bonds		8,854		129		(41)		8,942
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		78,426		2,704		(910)		80,220
Total Available-for-Sale	$	196,777	$	5,020	$	(3,627)	$	198,170

			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrecognized		Unrecognized		Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(In Thousands)
Held-to-Maturity
FHLMC certificates	$	31	$	-	$	-	$	31
FNMA certificates		120		4		-		124
GNMA certificates		50		2		-		52
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		186		-		-		186
Total Held-to-Maturity	$	387	$	6	$	-	$	393

Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block]

For purposes of the maturity tables below, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, which are not due at a single maturity date, have not been allocated over maturity groupings.

	Available-for-Sale
	Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value
	(In Thousands)
2014
Available-for-sale
Due in one year or less	$	2,004	$	2,017
Due after one year through five years		9,714		10,066
Due after five years through ten years		38,648		40,861
Due after ten years		41,279		43,561
MBS/CMO/REMIC		140,452		142,816
Total	$	232,097	$	239,321
Held-to-maturity
Due after five years through ten years	$	155	$	155
MBS/CMO		158		153
Total	$	313	$	308

Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes First Defiance’s securities that were in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

	Duration of Unrealized Loss Position
	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or Longer				Total
			Gross				Gross
	Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
	Value		Loss		Value		Loss		Value		Loses
	(In Thousands)
At December 31, 2014
Available-for-sale securities:
Obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies	$	-	$	-	$	980	$	(20)	$	980	$	(20)
Collateralized mortgage obligations		4,466		(138)		14,633		(273)		19,099		(411)
Corporate bonds		-		-		994		(6)		994		(6)
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		1,194		(8)		1,499		(19)		2,693		(27)
Held to maturity securities:
FHLMC certificates		18		(8)		-		-		18		(8)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	5,678	$	(154)	$	18,106	$	(318)	$	23,784	$	(472)
At December 31, 2013
Available-for-sale securities:
Obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies	$	4,921	$	(79)	$	-	$	-	$	4,921	$	(79)
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		24,846		(841)		-		-		24,846		(841)
Collateralized mortgage obligations		26,530		(763)		-		-		26,530		(763)
Corporate bonds		2,959		(41)		-		-		2,959		(41)
Obligations of state and political subdivisions		19,209		(871)		375		(39)		19,584		(910)
Trust preferred stock and preferred stock		-		-		582		(993)		582		(993)
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	78,465	$	(2,595)	$	957	$	(1,032)	$	79,422	$	(3,627)

Schedule of Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings [Table Text Block]

The table below presents a roll-forward of the credit losses relating to debt securities recognized in earnings for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 (In Thousands):

	2014		2013		2012
Beginning balance, January 1	$	3,513	$	3,176	$	3,251
Additions for amounts related to credit loss for which an OTTI
was not previously recognized		-		337		-
Reductions for amounts realized for securities sold/redeemed during the period		(3,513)		-		(80)
Reductions for amounts related to securities for which the Company
intends to sell or that it will be more likely than not that the Company
will be required to sell prior to recovery of amortized cost basis		-		-		-
Reductions for increase in cash flows expected to be collected that are
Recognized over the remaining life of the security		-		-		-
Increases to the amount related to the credit loss for which
Other-than-temporary was previously recognized		-		-		5
Ending balance, December 31	$	-	$	3,513	$	3,176

Marketable Securities [Table Text Block]

The proceeds from sales and calls of securities and the associated gains and losses are listed below:

	2014		2013		2012
	(In Thousands)
Proceeds	$	14,913	$	4,027	$	72,262
Gross realized gains		1,574		97		2,163
Gross realized losses		(642)		-		(24)