TRADING SECURITY

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

TRADING SECURITY.

TRADING SECURITY

NOTE 2.TRADING SECURITY

The Company holds a tax advantaged economic development bond that is being accounted for at fair value. The security had an amortized cost of $12.4 million and $12.6 million, and a fair value of $15.0 million and $14.9 million, at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. As discussed further in Note 12 - Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities, the Company has entered into a swap contract to swap-out the fixed rate of the security in exchange for a variable rate. The Company does not purchase securities with the intent of selling them in the near term, and there are no other securities in the trading portfolio at March 31, 2015.