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

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

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, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands):

	June 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Tax credit investments	$	45,698	$	33,528
Unfunded commitments—tax credit investments	26,310		18,306

The following table presents other information related to the Company’s tax credit investments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Tax credits and other tax benefits recognized	$	1,137	$	998	$	2,275	$	1,996
Tax credit amortization expense included in provision for income taxes	915		849		1,830		1,658