Other Noninterest Expense

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Other Expense, Nonoperating [Abstract]

Other Expense Disclosure Non Operating [Text Block]

15. Other Noninterest Expense

The following is a summary of other noninterest expense:

	Years Ended December 31
	2016			2015		2014
	(In Thousands)
Legal and other professional fees	$	2,902		$	3,359	$	3,622
Marketing		1,835			1,752		1,820
State financial institutions tax		1,781			1,783		1,762
REO expenses and write-downs		244			1,064		743
Printing and office supplies		512			457		466
Amortization of intangibles		535			699		1,102
Postage		456			459		594
Check charge-offs and fraud losses		266			207		142
Credit and collection expense		303			334		395
Other		7,118	(1)		5,402		6,611	(2)
Total other noninterest expense	$	15,952		$	15,516	$	17,257

1) Includes $443,000 of acquisition related expenses and $300,000 of costs associated with termination of a lease agreement.

2) Includes $786,000 of costs associated with the termination of First Federal’s merger agreement with FCB.