The Company has operating leases for bank locations, ATMs, corporate offices, and certain other arrangements, which have remaining lease terms of 1 year to 11 years. Some of the Company’s operating leases include options to extend the leases for up to 10 years.

Operating leases in which we are the lessee must be recorded as right-of-use assets with corresponding lease liabilities. The right-of-use asset represents our right to utilize the underlying asset during the lease term, while the lease liability represents the present value of the obligation of the Company to make periodic lease payments over the life of the lease. The associated operating lease costs are composed of the amortization of the right-of-use asset and the implicit interest accreted on the lease liability, which is recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease. As of March 31, 2025, operating lease right-of-use assets were $11,099 and lease liabilities were $11,757, and as of December 31, 2024, operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities were $11,635 and $12,300, respectively, and were included within the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as components of other assets and accrued interest and other liabilities, respectively.

Cash paid for operating leases was $614 and $570 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Operating lease expense for operating leases accounted for under ASC 842 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was approximately $606 and $584, respectively, and is included as a component of occupancy expenses within the accompanying consolidated statements of earnings.

The table below summarizes other information related to our operating leases as of:


	March 31, 2025			December 31, 2024
Operating leases
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	11,099		$	11,635
Operating lease liabilities		11,757			12,300

Weighted average remaining lease term
Operating leases	7 years			7 years
Weighted average discount rate
Operating leases		2.47	%		2.45	%

The Company leases some of its banking facilities under non-cancelable operating leases expiring in various years through 2029 and thereafter. Minimum future lease payments under these non-cancelable operating leases as of March 31, 2025, are as follows:


Year Ended December 31,	Amount
2025	$	1,697
2026		2,068
2027		1,906
2028		1,859
2029		1,308
Thereafter		3,261
Total lease payments		12,099
Less: interest		(342	)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	11,757

As of March 31, 2025, the Company had no additional operating leases that had not yet commenced.