LEASES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Lessee, Operating Leases [Text Block]

NOTE 11. LEASES

The Company leases certain office facilities under long-term operating lease agreements. The leases expire at various dates through 2029 and some include renewal options.  Many of these leases require the payment of property taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance and other costs.  In many cases, rentals are subject to increase in relation to a cost-of-living index.  The Company accounts for lease and non-lease components together as a single lease component.  The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception.  Operating leases are recorded as a right-of-use (“ROU”) lease assets and are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheet.  The Company’s corresponding lease obligations are included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.  ROU lease assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease obligations represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating ROU lease assets and obligations are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The ROU lease asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option.

Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.  Short-term leases are leases having a term of twelve months or less. The Company recognizes short-term leases on a straight-line basis and does not record a related lease asset or liability for such leases, as allowed as practical expedient of the standard.  The following is a maturity analysis of the operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2019:

	Operating lease
Years ending December 31,  (in thousands)	Obligation
2019	$402
2020	561
2021	581
2022	595
2023	606
2024 - 2029	3,495
Total undiscounted lease payments	6,240
Less imputed interest	(847)
Lease liability	$5,393
Right-of-use asset	$5,393

	Three months ended
	March 31, 2019
Lease cost
Operating lease cost	$119
Short-term lease cost	6
Total lease cost	$125
Other information
Operating cash flows from
operating leases	$119
Weighted-average remaining
lease term - operating leases	10.8 years
Weighted average discount
rate - operating leases	2.8%