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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments

 

The Company is a party to certain financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers and to reduce its own exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. These financial instruments are limited to agreements to extend credit that involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the balance sheets. The contract or notional amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of the Association’s involvement in particular classes of financial instruments. The Company’s maximum exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other parties to these instruments represents the contract amounts, assuming that they are fully funded at a later date and any collateral proves to be worthless.

 

The Company had loan origination commitments of $2.4 million and $0 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The commitments at December 31, 2020, were at a fixed and variable rates ranging from 3.0% to 4%. In addition, the Company has outstanding undisbursed home equity and other lines of credit totaling $159,000 and $161,000 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. These are contractual agreements to lend to customers within specified time periods at interest rates and on other terms based on existing market conditions.

 

Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require the payment of a fee by the customer. The commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements since certain agreements may expire without being funded. The credit risk associated with these instruments is essentially the same as for outstanding loans reported in the balance sheets. Commitments are subject to the same credit approval process, including a case-by-case evaluation of the customer’s creditworthiness and related collateral requirements.

 

At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had a $2.0 million unsecured line of credit with Atlantic Community Bankers Bank which has no balance outstanding for the aforementioned periods.

 

Contingencies

 

The Company has a $4.0 million student loan portfolio of which $2.6 million was insured by ReliaMax Surety Company (“ReliaMax”). The Company has approximately $46,000 in unamortized premiums paid to ReliaMax to insure these student loans. On June 27, 2018, the South Dakota Division of Insurance was granted a petition to place ReliaMax into liquidation. While the Company expects to recover some of these premiums through the liquidation of ReliaMax as well as through a state insurance guarantee fund, we cannot estimate the amount of any loss or recovery at the present time. The Company filed a claim against ReliaMax and we expect to have an estimate of our recovery sometime during 2021.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

The Company is not involved in any pending legal proceedings other than routine legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business. At December 31, 2020, the Company is not involved in any legal proceedings, the outcome of which would be material to the financial statements.