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

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

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, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Tax credit investments	$	34,113	$	29,620
Unfunded commitments—tax credit investments	20,572		20,235

The following table presents other information related to the Company's tax credit investments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Tax credits and other tax benefits recognized	$	981	$	494	$	2,943	$	1,482
Tax credit amortization expense included in provision for income taxes	849		405		2,507		1,215