Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]

Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk

Note 7 – Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk

In the normal course of business, the Bank has outstanding commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit which are not included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The Bank’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instruments for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual or notional amount of those instruments. The Bank uses the same credit policies in making commitments as it does for instruments that are included in the consolidated balance sheets.

Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent off-balance-sheet credit risk are as follows as of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, (dollars in thousands):

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
Commitments to extend credit	$	16,876	$	23,202
Unused lines of credit		25,225		18,706
Totals	$	42,101	$	41,908

Allowance for Credit Losses on Off-Balance Sheet Credit Exposures

	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2023			September 30, 2023
Beginning Balance		145,000			0
Impact of Adopting ASU 2016-13		0			165,000
(Release) provision for credit losses		(30,000	)		(50,000	)
Ending Balance		115,000			115,000

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee.

Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Bank evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Bank upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation Collateral held varies by and may include accounts receivable, inventory, property and equipment, and income-producing commercial properties.

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Bank to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third-party. Standby letters of credit generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. The Bank’s policy for obtaining collateral, and the nature of such collateral, is essentially the same as that involved in making commitments to extend credit. There are no standby letters of credit at September 30, 2023, or December 31, 2022.