14. DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company is exposed to certain risk arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its assets and liabilities and the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. The Company's derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Company's known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments principally related to the Company's loan portfolio.

The Company's objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. During 2018, such derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with existing or forecasted issuances of short term borrowings debt.

For derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk, the gain or loss on the derivative is recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and subsequently reclassified into interest expense in the same period(s) during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company's debt. During the next twelve months, the Company estimates that an additional $1,370 will be reclassified as a reduction to interest expense.

The table below presents the fair value of the Company's derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of the periods indicated.

	At December 31, 2018									At December 31, 2017
	Count		Notional Amount		Fair Value Assets		Fair Value Liabilities			Count		Notional Amount		Fair Value Assets		Fair Value Liabilities
Included in other assets/(liabilities):
Interest rate swaps related to FHLBNY advances		14	$	245,000	$	4,669	$	(2,097	)		7	$	135,000	$	4,041	$	—

The table below presents the effect of the cash flow hedge accounting on Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) as of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.

	Year Ended December 31,
	2018			2017		2016
Interest rate products
Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income	$	(758	)	$	511	$	3,205
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from other comprehensive income into interest expense		(692	)		283		23

The table below presents a gross presentation, the effects of offsetting of derivative assets, and a net presentation of the Company's derivatives for the periods indicated. The net amounts of derivative assets or liabilities can be reconciled to the tabular disclosure of fair value. The tabular disclosure of fair value in Note 12 provides the location that derivative assets and liabilities are presented on the Balance Sheet.

	At December 31, 2018
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position			Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Position		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position					Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount
FHLB Advances	$	4,669	$	(2,097	)	$	2,572	$	—	$	—	$	2,572

	At December 31, 2017
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position		Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Position		Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
	Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position				Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount
FHLB Advances	$	4,041	$	—	$	4,041	$	—	$	—	$	4,041

The Company's agreements with each of its derivative counterparties state that if the Company defaults on any of its indebtedness, it could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations and could be required to terminate its derivative positions with the counterparty.

The Company's agreements with certain of its derivative counterparties state that if the Bank fails to maintain its status as a well-capitalized institution, the Bank could be required to terminate its derivative positions with the counterparty.

As of December 31, 2018, the termination value of derivatives in a net liability position, which includes accrued interest but excludes any adjustment for nonperformance risk, related to these agreements was $2,662. If the Company had breached any of the above provisions at December 31, 2018, it could have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at the termination value and would have been required to pay any additional amounts due in excess of amounts previously posted as collateral with the respective counterparty. There were no provisions breached for the period ended December 31, 2018.