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

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Tax credit investments	$	47,783	$	33,528
Unfunded commitments—tax credit investments	22,915		18,306

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

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Tax credits and other tax benefits recognized	$	1,114	$	981	$	3,341	$	2,943
Tax credit amortization expense included in provision for income taxes	915		849		2,745		2,507