Recent Accounting Pronouncements	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	(12) Recent Accounting Pronouncements As an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (“JOBS Act”), Meridian Corporation is permitted an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards affecting public companies. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the end of the fiscal year during which we have total annual gross revenues of $1,070,000,000 or more, (ii) the end of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the completion of our initial offering, (iii) the date on which we have, during the previous three-year period, issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt and (iv) the end of the fiscal year in which the market value of our equity securities that are held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of June 30 of that year. We have elected to take advantage of this extended transition period, which means that the financial statements included herein, as well as any financial statements that we file in the future, will not be subject to all new or revised accounting standards generally applicable to public companies for the transition period for so long as we remain an emerging growth company or until we affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period under the JOBS Act. If we do so, we will prominently disclose this decision in the first periodic report following our decision, and such decision is irrevocable. As a filer under the JOBS Act, we will implement new accounting standards subject to the effective dates required for non-public entities. FASB ASU 2014‑09 (Topic 606), “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” Issued in May 2014, ASU 2014‑09 will require an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers using a five-step model that requires entities to exercise judgment when considering the terms of the contracts. In August 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2015‑14, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date. This amendment defers the effective date of ASU 2014‑09 by one year. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑ 08”, “Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Gross versus Net),” which amends the principal versus agent guidance and clarifies that the analysis must focus on whether the entity has control of the goods or services before they are transferred to the customer. In addition, the FASB issued ASU Nos. 2016‑20, “Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers” and 2016‑12, “Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients”, both of which provide additional clarification of certain provisions in Topic 606. These Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) updates are effective for public companies for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, but early adoption is permitted. Early adoption is permitted only as of annual reporting periods after December 15, 2016. The standard permits the use of either the ‘retrospective’ or ‘retrospectively with the cumulative effect’ transition method. For non-public companies, the ASC updates are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Corporation’s revenue is the sum of net interest income and non-interest income. The scope of the guidance excludes nearly all net interest income as well as many other revenues for financial assets and liabilities including loans, leases, securities, and derivatives. The Corporation performed a review and determined that the majority of non-interest income revenue streams are within the scope of the new standard. Non-interest income streams that are out of scope of the new standard include BOLI, sales of investment securities, mortgage banking activities, and certain items within service charges and other income. Management is reviewing contracts related to service charges on deposits, investment advisory commissions and fee income, and certain items within other service charges and other income, however our preliminary evaluation of revenue streams that are in the scope of this ASU suggests that adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated statement of income. The Corporation expects to adopt this ASU as of December 31, 2019 and has not yet determined the impact to our Consolidated Financial Statements. FASB ASU 2017-05 (Topic 610), “Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets” Issued in February 2017, ASU 2017-05 provides clarification of the scope of ASC 610-20. Specifically, the new guidance clarifies that ASC 610-20 applies to nonfinancial assets which do not meet the definition of a business or not-for-profit activity. Further, the new guidance clarifies that a financial asset is within the scope of ASC 610-20 if it meets the definition of an in-substance nonfinancial asset which is defined as a financial asset promised to a counterparty in a contract where substantially all of the assets promised are nonfinancial. Finally, the new guidance clarifies that each distinct nonfinancial asset and insubstance nonfinancial asset should be derecognized when the counterparty obtains control of it. The Corporation plans to adopt this ASU at the same time we adopt ASU 2014-09. FASB ASU 2017‑01 (Topic 805), “Business Combinations” Issued in January 2017, ASU 2017‑01 clarifies the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill, and consolidation. ASU 2017‑01 is effective for public companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 including interim periods within those periods, while for non-public companies the ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Corporation expects to adopt this ASU as of December 31, 2019 and does not anticipate the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. FASB ASU 2016‑15 (Topic 320), “Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments” Issued in August 2016, ASU 2016‑15 provides guidance on eight specific cash flow issues and their disclosure in the consolidated statements of cash flows. The issues addressed include debt prepayment, settlement of zero-coupon debt, contingent consideration in business combinations, proceeds from settlement of insurance claims, proceeds from settlement of BOLI, distributions received from equity method investees, beneficial interests in securitization transactions, and separately identifiable cash flows and application of the Predominance principle. ASU 2016‑15 is effective for public companies for the annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. For non-public companies ASU 2016‑15 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. The Corporation expects to adopt this ASU as of December 31, 2019 and does not anticipate the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. FASB ASU 2016‑13 (Topic 326), “Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” Issued in June 2016, ASU 2016‑13 significantly changes how companies measure and recognize credit impairment for many financial assets. This ASU requires businesses and other organizations to measure the current expected credit losses (“CECL”) on financial assets, such as loans, net investments in leases, certain debt securities, bond insurance and other receivables. The amendments affect entities holding financial assets and net investments in leases that are not accounted for at fair value through net income. Current GAAP requires an incurred loss methodology for recognizing credit losses that delays recognition until it is probable a loss has been incurred. The amendments in this ASU replace the incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonableness and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. An entity should apply the amendments through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective (modified retrospective approach). Acquired credit impaired loans for which the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 310-30 has been previously applied should prospectively apply the guidance in this ASU. A prospective transition approach is required for debt securities for which an other-than-temporary impairment has been recognized before the effective date. ASU 2016‑13 is effective for public companies for the annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. For non-public companies the ASU is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2021, or January 1, 2022 for the Corporation. The Corporation has assembled a cross-functional team from Finance, Credit, and IT that is leading the implementation efforts to evaluate the impact of this guidance on the Corporation's consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, internal systems, accounting policies, processes and related internal controls. FASB ASU 2016‑02 (Topic 842), “Leases” Issued in February 2016, ASU 2016‑02 revises the accounting related to lessee accounting. Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use asset for all leases. The new lease guidance also simplifies the accounting for sale and leaseback transactions primarily because lessees must recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. ASU 2016‑02 is effective for public companies for the first interim period within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. For non-public companies the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within the fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2020. In July 2018 ASU 2018-11 was issued which creates a new, optional transition method for implementing ASU 2016-02 and a lessor practical expedient for separating lease and non-lease components and has the same effective date as ASU 2016-02. Under the optional transition method of ASU 2018-11, the Corporation may initially apply the new lease standard at the adoption date and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. The Corporation is evaluating the effects that ASU 2016‑02 and ASU 2018-11 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. FASB ASU 2016‑01 (Subtopic 825‑10), “Financial Instruments – Overall, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” Issued in January 2016, ASU 2016‑01 provides that equity investments will be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. When fair value is not readily determinable, an entity may elect to measure the equity investment at cost, minus impairment, plus or minus any change in the investment’s observable price. For financial liabilities that are measured at fair value, the amendment requires an entity to present separately, in other comprehensive income, any change in fair value resulting from a change in instrument-specific credit risk. For public companies, ASU 2016‑01 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For non-public companies the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within the fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Entities may apply this guidance on a prospective or retrospective basis. ASU 2018‑03, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Financial Instruments—Overall (Subtopic 825‑10) clarifies certain aspects of ASU 2016‑01 and has the same effective dates for non-public companies. The Corporation is evaluating the effects that ASU 2016‑01 and ASU 2018‑03 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures upon our adoption as of December 31, 2019. FASB ASU 2017‑08 (Subtopic 310‑20), “Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310‑20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities” Issued in March 2017, ASU 2017‑08 shortens the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium. Specifically, the amendment requires the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amendment does not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. For public business entities, the amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. For non-public companies the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within the fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2020. The Corporation is evaluating the effect that ASU 2017‑08 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. FASB ASU 2017‑12 (Subtopic 815), “Derivatives and Hedging: Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities” Issued in August 2017, ASU 2017‑12 better aligns hedge accounting with an organization’s risk management activities in the financial statements. In addition, the ASU simplifies the application of hedge accounting guidance in areas where practice issues exist. Specifically, the proposed ASU eases the requirements for effectiveness testing, hedge documentation and application of the shortcut and the critical terms match methods. Entities would be permitted to designate contractually specified components as the hedged risk in a cash flow hedge involving the purchase or sale of nonfinancial assets or variable rate financial instruments. In addition, entities would no longer separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness. Also, entities, may choose refined measurement techniques to determine the changes in fair value of the hedged item in fair value hedges of benchmark interest rate risk. For public business entities, the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020. Early application is permitted in any interim period after issuance of the ASU for existing hedging relationships on the date of adoption and the effect of adoption should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption (that is, the initial application date). The Corporation has evaluated ASU 2017‑12, and has determined it has no current hedging strategies for which it plans to implement the ASU but we will consider the impact of the ASU on future hedging strategies that may arise. FASB ASU 2018-16 (Subtopic 815), “Inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap (OIS) Rate as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes” In October 2018 ASU 2018-16 was issued. The new guidance applies to all entities that elect to apply hedge accounting to benchmark interest rate hedges under Topic 815. It permits the use of the OIS rate based on SOFR as a U.S. benchmark interest rate for hedge accounting purposes in addition to the existing applicable rates. The guidance is required to be adopted concurrently with ASU 2017-12, on a prospective basis for qualifying new or redesignated hedging relationships entered into on or after adoption. The Corporation does not anticipate the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

(12) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

As an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (“JOBS Act”), Meridian Corporation is permitted an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards affecting public companies. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the end of the fiscal year during which we have total annual gross revenues of $1,070,000,000 or more, (ii) the end of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the completion of our initial offering, (iii) the date on which we have, during the previous three-year period, issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt and (iv) the end of the fiscal year in which the market value of our equity securities that are held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of June 30 of that year. We have elected to take advantage of this extended transition period, which means that the financial statements included herein, as well as any financial statements that we file in the future, will not be subject to all new or revised accounting standards generally applicable to public companies for the transition period for so long as we remain an emerging growth company or until we affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period under the JOBS Act. If we do so, we will prominently disclose this decision in the first periodic report following our decision, and such decision is irrevocable. As a filer under the JOBS Act, we will implement new accounting standards subject to the effective dates required for non-public entities.

FASB ASU 2014‑09 (Topic 606), “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”

Issued in May 2014, ASU 2014‑09 will require an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers using a five-step model that requires entities to exercise judgment when considering the terms of the contracts. In August 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2015‑14, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date. This amendment defers the effective date of ASU 2014‑09 by one year. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑ 08”, “Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Gross versus Net),” which amends the principal versus agent guidance and clarifies that the analysis must focus on whether the entity has control of the goods or services before they are transferred to the customer. In addition, the FASB issued ASU Nos. 2016‑20, “Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers” and 2016‑12, “Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients”, both of which provide additional clarification of certain provisions in Topic 606. These Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) updates are effective for public companies for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, but early adoption is permitted. Early adoption is permitted only as of annual reporting periods after December 15, 2016. The standard permits the use of either the ‘retrospective’ or ‘retrospectively with the cumulative effect’ transition method. For non-public companies, the ASC updates are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Corporation’s revenue is the sum of net interest income and non-interest income. The scope of the guidance excludes nearly all net interest income as well as many other revenues for financial assets and liabilities including loans, leases, securities, and derivatives. The Corporation performed a review and determined that the majority of non-interest income revenue streams are within the scope of the new standard. Non-interest income streams that are out of scope of the new standard include BOLI, sales of investment securities, mortgage banking activities, and certain items within service charges and other income. Management is reviewing contracts related to service charges on deposits, investment advisory commissions and fee income, and certain items within other service charges and other income, however our preliminary evaluation of revenue streams that are in the scope of this ASU suggests that adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated statement of income. The Corporation expects to adopt this ASU as of December 31, 2019 and has not yet determined the impact to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

FASB ASU 2017-05 (Topic 610), “Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets”

Issued in February 2017, ASU 2017-05 provides clarification of the scope of ASC 610-20. Specifically, the new guidance clarifies that ASC 610-20 applies to nonfinancial assets which do not meet the definition of a business or not-for-profit activity. Further, the new guidance clarifies that a financial asset is within the scope of ASC 610-20 if it meets the definition of an in-substance nonfinancial asset which is defined as a financial asset promised to a counterparty in a contract where substantially all of the assets promised are nonfinancial. Finally, the new guidance clarifies that each distinct nonfinancial asset and insubstance nonfinancial asset should be derecognized when the counterparty obtains control of it. The Corporation plans to adopt this ASU at the same time we adopt ASU 2014-09.

FASB ASU 2017‑01 (Topic 805), “Business Combinations”

Issued in January 2017, ASU 2017‑01 clarifies the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill, and consolidation. ASU 2017‑01 is effective for public companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 including interim periods within those periods, while for non-public companies the ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Corporation expects to adopt this ASU as of December 31, 2019 and does not anticipate the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

FASB ASU 2016‑15 (Topic 320), “Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments”

Issued in August 2016, ASU 2016‑15 provides guidance on eight specific cash flow issues and their disclosure in the consolidated statements of cash flows. The issues addressed include debt prepayment, settlement of zero-coupon debt, contingent consideration in business combinations, proceeds from settlement of insurance claims, proceeds from settlement of BOLI, distributions received from equity method investees, beneficial interests in securitization transactions, and separately identifiable cash flows and application of the Predominance principle. ASU 2016‑15 is effective for public companies for the annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. For non-public companies ASU 2016‑15 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. The Corporation expects to adopt this ASU as of December 31, 2019 and does not anticipate the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

FASB ASU 2016‑13 (Topic 326), “Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments”

Issued in June 2016, ASU 2016‑13 significantly changes how companies measure and recognize credit impairment for many financial assets. This ASU requires businesses and other organizations to measure the current expected credit losses (“CECL”) on financial assets, such as loans, net investments in leases, certain debt securities, bond insurance and other receivables. The amendments affect entities holding financial assets and net investments in leases that are not accounted for at fair value through net income. Current GAAP requires an incurred loss methodology for recognizing credit losses that delays recognition until it is probable a loss has been incurred. The amendments in this ASU replace the incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonableness and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. An entity should apply the amendments through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective (modified retrospective approach). Acquired credit impaired loans for which the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 310-30 has been previously applied should prospectively apply the guidance in this ASU. A prospective transition approach is required for debt securities for which an other-than-temporary impairment has been recognized before the effective date. ASU 2016‑13 is effective for public companies for the annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. For non-public companies the ASU is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2021, or January 1, 2022 for the Corporation. The Corporation has assembled a cross-functional team from Finance, Credit, and IT that is leading the implementation efforts to evaluate the impact of this guidance on the Corporation's consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, internal systems, accounting policies, processes and related internal controls.

FASB ASU 2016‑02 (Topic 842), “Leases”

Issued in February 2016, ASU 2016‑02 revises the accounting related to lessee accounting. Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use asset for all leases. The new lease guidance also simplifies the accounting for sale and leaseback transactions primarily because lessees must recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. ASU 2016‑02 is effective for public companies for the first interim period within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. For non-public companies the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within the fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2020. In July 2018 ASU 2018-11 was issued which creates a new, optional transition method for implementing ASU 2016-02 and a lessor practical expedient for separating lease and non-lease components and has the same effective date as ASU 2016-02. Under the optional transition method of ASU 2018-11, the Corporation may initially apply the new lease standard at the adoption date and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. The Corporation is evaluating the effects that ASU 2016‑02 and ASU 2018-11 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

FASB ASU 2016‑01 (Subtopic 825‑10), “Financial Instruments – Overall, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”

Issued in January 2016, ASU 2016‑01 provides that equity investments will be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. When fair value is not readily determinable, an entity may elect to measure the equity investment at cost, minus impairment, plus or minus any change in the investment’s observable price. For financial liabilities that are measured at fair value, the amendment requires an entity to present separately, in other comprehensive income, any change in fair value resulting from a change in instrument-specific credit risk. For public companies, ASU 2016‑01 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For non-public companies the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within the fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Entities may apply this guidance on a prospective or retrospective basis. ASU 2018‑03, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Financial Instruments—Overall (Subtopic 825‑10) clarifies certain aspects of ASU 2016‑01 and has the same effective dates for non-public companies. The Corporation is evaluating the effects that ASU 2016‑01 and ASU 2018‑03 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures upon our adoption as of December 31, 2019.

FASB ASU 2017‑08 (Subtopic 310‑20), “Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310‑20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities”

Issued in March 2017, ASU 2017‑08 shortens the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium. Specifically, the amendment requires the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amendment does not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. For public business entities, the amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. For non-public companies the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within the fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2020. The Corporation is evaluating the effect that ASU 2017‑08 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

FASB ASU 2017‑12 (Subtopic 815), “Derivatives and Hedging: Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities”

Issued in August 2017, ASU 2017‑12 better aligns hedge accounting with an organization’s risk management activities in the financial statements. In addition, the ASU simplifies the application of hedge accounting guidance in areas where practice issues exist. Specifically, the proposed ASU eases the requirements for effectiveness testing, hedge documentation and application of the shortcut and the critical terms match methods. Entities would be permitted to designate contractually specified components as the hedged risk in a cash flow hedge involving the purchase or sale of nonfinancial assets or variable rate financial instruments. In addition, entities would no longer separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness. Also, entities, may choose refined measurement techniques to determine the changes in fair value of the hedged item in fair value hedges of benchmark interest rate risk. For public business entities, the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020. Early application is permitted in any interim period after issuance of the ASU for existing hedging relationships on the date of adoption and the effect of adoption should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption (that is, the initial application date). The Corporation has evaluated ASU 2017‑12, and has determined it has no current hedging strategies for which it plans to implement the ASU but we will consider the impact of the ASU on future hedging strategies that may arise.

FASB ASU 2018-16 (Subtopic 815), “Inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap (OIS) Rate as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes”

In October 2018 ASU 2018-16 was issued. The new guidance applies to all entities that elect to apply hedge accounting to benchmark interest rate hedges under Topic 815. It permits the use of the OIS rate based on SOFR as a U.S. benchmark interest rate for hedge accounting purposes in addition to the existing applicable rates. The guidance is required to be adopted concurrently with ASU 2017-12, on a prospective basis for qualifying new or redesignated hedging relationships entered into on or after adoption. The Corporation does not anticipate the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.