Note 20 - Other Operating Expenses

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Other Income and Other Expense Disclosure [Text Block]

20. OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES

Other operating expenses for the years

2018

and

2017

consisted of the following:

	2018		2017
	(Dollars in Thousands)
Postage, stationery and supplies	$	829	$	674
Telephone/data communication		811		830
Advertising and marketing		188		263
Collection and recoveries		176		217
Other services		492		369
Insurance expense		559		514
FDIC insurance and state assessments		331		130
Other real estate/foreclosure expense:
Write-downs, net of gain or loss on sale		87		305
Carrying costs		135		233
Total other real estate/foreclosure expense		222		538
Other		2,357		2,179
Total	$	5,965	$	5,714