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

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

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 September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Tax credit investments	$	20,954	$	17,360
Unfunded commitments—tax credit investments	14,911		12,726

The following table presents other information related to the Company's tax credit investments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Tax credits and other tax benefits recognized	$	494	$	364	$	1,482	$	1,092
Tax credit amortization expense included in provision for income taxes	405		288		1,215		863