INCOME TAXES AND DEFERRED TAXES INCOME TAXES AND DEFERRED TAXES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The following table presents the balances of the Company’s tax credit investments and related unfunded commitments at June 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):

	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Tax credit investments	$	5,702	$	4,858
Unfunded commitments—tax credit investments	2,293		2,864

The following table presents other information related to the Company's tax credit investments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30				Six Months Ended June 30
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Tax credits and other tax benefits recognized	$	314	$	211	$	629	$	422
Tax credit amortization expense included in provision for income taxes	246		177		490		351