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Debt
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt DEBT (Dollars in Thousands)
Schedule of Short-Term Borrowings:
20202019
Balances at December 31:
Overnight Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York$— $130,000 
Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase17,486 51,099 
Total Short-Term Borrowings$17,486 $181,099 
Maximum Borrowing Capacity at December 31:
Federal Funds Purchased$52,000 $67,000 
Federal Home Loan Bank of New York859,592 731,240 
Federal Reserve Bank of New York610,643 583,369 

The securities sold under agreements to repurchase ("repo accounts") shown above represent collateralized borrowings with certain commercial customers located primarily within the Company's service area. All repo accounts at December 31, 2020 and 2019 have overnight maturities. Repo accounts are not covered by federal deposit insurance and are secured by Arrow's own qualified investment securities. The Company retains the right to substitute similar type securities and has the right to withdraw all excess collateral applicable to repo accounts whenever the collateral values are in excess of the related repurchase liabilities. However, as a means of mitigating market risk, the Company maintains excess collateral to cover normal changes in the repurchase liability by monitoring daily usage. At December 31, 2020, there were no material amounts of securities at risk with any one customer. The Company maintains control of these securities through the use of third-party safekeeping arrangements. Investment securities with a fair value of $19.2 million and $62.4 million were pledged as collateral for the securities sold under agreements to repurchase at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and are presented in the table below:
20202019
Balances at December 31:
Mortgage-Backed Securities19,189 62,372 
Total Pledged Collateral for Repo Accounts$19,189 $62,372 

Arrow's subsidiary banks have in place unsecured federal funds lines of credit with two correspondent banks. As a member of the FHLBNY, Arrow participates in the advance program which allows for overnight and term advances up to the limit of pledged collateral, including FHLBNY stock, residential real estate and home equity loans (see Note 4, "Investment Securities" and Note 5, "Loans").  The investment in FHLBNY stock is proportional to the total of Arrow's overnight and term advances (see the Schedule of Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank Stock in Note 4, Investment Securities, to the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements). Arrow's bank subsidiaries have also established borrowing facilities with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for potential “discount window” advances, pledging certain consumer loans as collateral (see Note 5, Loans, to the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements).
Long Term Debt - FHLBNY Term Advances

In addition to overnight advances, Arrow also borrows longer-term funds from the FHLBNY.  

Maturity Schedule of FHLBNY Term Advances:
BalancesWeighted Average Rate
Final Maturity2020201920202019
First Year$— $25,000 — %2.02 %
Second Year5,000 — 1.81 %— %
Third Year20,000 5,000 1.75 %1.81 %
Fourth Year20,000 — 1.76 %— %
Fifth Year— — — %— %
Total$45,000 $30,000 1.77 %1.98 %

Long Term Debt - Guaranteed Preferred Beneficial Interests in Corporation's Junior Subordinated Debentures

During 2020, there were outstanding two classes of financial instruments issued by two separate subsidiary business trusts of Arrow, identified as “Junior Subordinated Obligations Issued to Unconsolidated Subsidiary Trusts” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and the Consolidated Statements of Income.
The first of the two classes of trust-issued instruments outstanding at year-end was issued by Arrow Capital Statutory Trust II ("ACST II"), a Delaware business trust established on July 16, 2003, upon the filing of a certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State.  In July 2003, ACST II issued all of its voting (common) stock to Arrow and issued and sold to an unaffiliated purchaser 30-year guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in the trust's assets ("ACST II trust preferred securities"). The rate on the securities is variable, adjusting quarterly to the 3-month LIBOR plus 3.15%.  ACST II used the proceeds of the sale of its trust preferred securities to purchase an identical amount of junior subordinated debentures issued by Arrow that bear an interest rate identical at all times to the rate payable on the ACST II trust preferred securities.  The ACST II trust preferred securities became redeemable after July 23, 2008 and mature on July 23, 2033.
The second of the two classes of trust-issued instruments outstanding at year-end was issued by Arrow Capital Statutory Trust III ("ACST III"), a Delaware business trust established on December 23, 2004, upon the filing of a certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State. On December 28, 2004, the ACST III issued all of its voting (common) stock to Arrow and issued and sold to an unaffiliated purchaser 30-year guaranteed preferred beneficial interests in the trust's assets ("ACST III").  The rate on the ACST III trust preferred securities is a variable rate, adjusted quarterly, equal to the 3-month LIBOR plus 2.00%.  ACST III used the proceeds of the sale of its trust preferred securities to purchase an identical amount of junior subordinated debentures issued by Arrow that bear an interest rate identical at all times to the rate payable on the ACST III trust preferred securities.  The ACST III trust preferred securities became redeemable on or after March 31, 2010 and mature on December 28, 2034. Arrow has entered into interest rate swaps to synthetically fix the variable rate interest payments associated with $20 million in outstanding subordinated trust securities. These agreements are designated as cash flow hedges.
The primary assets of the two subsidiary trusts having trust preferred securities outstanding at year-end, ACST II and ACST III (the “Trusts”), are Arrow's junior subordinated debentures discussed above, and the sole revenues of the Trusts are payments received by them from Arrow with respect to the junior subordinated debentures.  The trust preferred securities issued by the Trusts are non-voting.  All common voting securities of the Trusts are owned by Arrow.  Arrow used the net proceeds from its sale of junior subordinated debentures to the Trusts, facilitated by the Trust’s sale of their trust preferred securities to the purchasers thereof, for general corporate purposes.  The trust preferred securities and underlying junior subordinated debentures, with associated expense that is tax deductible, qualify as Tier I capital under regulatory definitions.
Arrow's primary source of funds to pay interest on the debentures that are held by the Trusts are current dividends received by Arrow from its subsidiary banks.  Accordingly, Arrow's ability to make payments on the debentures, and the ability of the Trusts to make payments on their trust preferred securities, are dependent upon the continuing ability of Arrow's subsidiary banks to pay dividends to Arrow.  Since the trust preferred securities issued by the subsidiary trusts and the underlying junior subordinated debentures issued by Arrow at December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 are classified as debt for financial statement purposes, the expense associated with these securities is recorded as interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three years.
Schedule of Guaranteed Preferred Beneficial Interests in Corporation's Junior Subordinated Debentures
20202019
ACST II
Balance at December 31,$10,000 $10,000 
Period End:
     Variable Interest Rate 3.37 %5.25 %
     Fixed Interest Rate resulting from cash flow hedge agreement 4.00 %
ACST III
Balance at December 31,$10,000 $10,000 
Period End:
     Variable Interest Rate2.22 %4.10 %
     Fixed Interest Rate resulting from cash flow hedge agreement2.86 %