Cash and Cash Equivalents

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

(4)Cash and Cash Equivalents

The table below presents the balances of cash and cash equivalents:

	June 30,		December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2015		2014

Cash and due from banks	$	11,020	$	10,803
Interest-earning deposits in other banks	25,230		64,257

Cash and cash equivalents	$	36,250	$	75,060

Interest-earning deposits in other banks consist primarily of deposits at the Federal Reserve Bank.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for cash and cash equivalent footnotes, which may include the types of deposits and money market instruments, applicable carrying amounts, restricted amounts and compensating balance arrangements. Cash and equivalents include: (1) currency on hand (2) demand deposits with banks or financial institutions (3) other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits (4) short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments maturing within three months from the date of acquisition qualify.

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