Derivatives

The Company enters into commercial loan interest rate swap agreements in order to provide commercial loan customers the ability to convert from variable to fixed interest rates. Under these agreements, the Company enters into a variable-rate loan agreement with a customer in addition to a swap agreement that effectively converts the customer’s variable rate loan into a fixed rate. The Company then simultaneously enters into a corresponding swap agreement with a third party financial institution (“counterparty”) in order to offset its exposure on the fixed component of the customer’s interest rate swap. The Company has an agreement with its counterparty that contains a provision that provides that if the Company fails to maintain its status as a well-capitalized institution, then the counterparty could terminate the derivative positions and the Company would be required to settle its obligations under the agreement. This agreement also requires that the Company and the counterparty collateralize any fair value shortfalls that exceed $250,000 with eligible collateral, which includes cash and securities backed with the full faith and credit of the federal government. Similarly, the Company could be required to settle its obligations under the agreement if specific regulatory events occur, such as if the Company were issued a prompt corrective action directive or a cease and desist order, or if certain regulatory ratios fall below specified levels.

The interest rate swap agreements with our customers and the counterparty are not designated as hedging instruments under the Derivatives and Hedging topic of the FASB ASC 815, rather they are accounted for as free standing derivatives with changes in fair value reported in income. The Company had interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $23.6 million and $25.8 million at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. At December 31, 2014, the notional amount of interest rate swaps is made up of two swaps totaling $11.8 million variable to fixed rate swap to a commercial loan customer and two swaps totaling $11.8 million fixed to variable rate swap with a counterparty. Changes in fair value from these four interest rate swaps offset each other in the 2014 and 2013. Additionally, the Company recognized $180,000 in fee income related to interest rate swaps in 2013 and did not recognize any fee income related to interest rate swaps in 2014 and 2012. Interest rate swap income is recorded in other income on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The Company also uses derivatives to hedge the risk of changes in the fair values of interest rate lock commitments. None of the Company’s derivatives are designated as hedging instruments. Rather, they are accounted for as free-standing derivatives, or economic hedges, with changes in the fair value of the derivatives reported in income. The Company primarily utilizes forward interest rate contracts in its derivative risk management strategy.

RML enters into commitments to originate residential mortgage loans, and it enters into forward delivery contracts to sell mortgage-backed securities to broker/dealers at specific prices and dates in order to hedge the interest rate risk in its residential mortgage loan commitments. Market risk with respect to commitments to originate loans arises from changes in the value of contractual positions due to changes in interest rates. At December 31, 2014, RML had commitments to originate mortgage loans held for sale totaling $39.6 million.

The following table presents the fair value of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:



(In thousands)	Asset Derivatives
		December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Fair Value

Interest rate contracts	Other assets		$78		$186
Interest rate lock commitments	Other assets	841		—
Total			$919		$186



(In thousands)	Liability Derivatives
		December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Fair Value

Interest rate contracts	Other liabilities		$158		$186
Total			$158		$186

The following table presents the gains of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments at December 31, 2014:



(In thousands)	Income Statement Location	December 31, 2014
Interest rate contracts	Other income		$12