RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

NOTE 12 - RELATED‑PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Bank granted loans to principal officers and directors and their affiliates, all of whom are deemed related parties. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were no delinquent or non‑performing loans to any officer or director of the Company. The following presents a summary of related‑party loan activity as of the dates noted (in thousands):


	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Balance, beginning of period	$	2,659	$	14,077
Funded loans		8,295		1,466
Payments collected		(6,146)		(9,386)
Changes in related parties		—		(3,498)
Balance, end of period	$	4,808	$	2,659

Deposits from related parties held by the Bank at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 totaled $27.6 million and $36.7 million, respectively.

The Company leases office space from an entity controlled by one of the Company’s board members. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company incurred $0.1 million and an immaterial amount of expense related to this lease.