Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

In the normal course of business, there are various outstanding commitments to extend credit that are not reflected in the financial statements. The same credit policies are used to make such commitments as are used for loans, including obtaining collateral at exercise of the commitment. Commitments may expire without being used. The following table presents the Company’s outstanding loan commitments at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.


	December 31, 2022				December 31, 2021
($ in thousands)	Fixed Rate		Variable Rate	Total	Fixed Rate	Variable Rate	Total
Loan commitments	$	681,486	211,071	892,557	389,758	230,521	620,279
Unused lines of credit	273,244		1,194,575	1,467,819	273,693	1,176,803	1,450,496
Total	$	954,730	1,405,646	2,360,376	663,451	1,407,324	2,070,775

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had $20.2 million and $21.3 million, respectively, in standby letters of credit outstanding. The Company has no carrying amount for these standby letters of credit at either of those dates. The nature of the standby letters of credit is a stand-alone obligation made on behalf of the Company’s customers to suppliers of the customers to guarantee payments owed to the supplier by the customer. The standby letters of credit are generally for terms for one year, at which time they may be renewed for another year if both parties agree.

The Company maintains an ACL for unfunded loan commitments which is included in the balance of other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The ACL for unfunded loan commitments is determined as part of the quarterly ACL analysis.

The Company also periodically invests in limited partnerships and LLCs primarily for the purposes of fulfilling CRA requirements and obtaining tax credits. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had a remaining funding commitments of $28.6 million related to these investments.

See Note 10 with respect to future obligations under operating leases and Note 11 with respect to future benefits that will be paid under the Company's Pension Plan and SERP.

The Company, in the normal course of business, may be subject to various pending and threatened lawsuits in which claims for monetary damages are asserted. The Company is not involved in any legal proceedings which, in management’s opinion, could have a material effect on the consolidated financial position of the Company.