RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Directors and executive officers of the Company, including their immediate families and companies in which they have a direct or indirect material interest, are considered to be related parties. In the ordinary course of business, the Company engages in various related party transactions, including extending credit and bank service transactions. The Company relies on the directors and executive officers for the identification of their associates.

Federal banking regulations require that any extensions of credit to insiders and their related interests not be offered on terms more favorable than would be offered to non-related borrowers of similar creditworthiness. The following table presents the aggregate activity in loans to related parties during 2019.


Balance, beginning of year	$	1,041
New loans	1,929
Repayments	(1,652)

Balance, end of year	$	1,318

None of these loans are past due, on nonaccrual status or have been restructured to provide a reduction or deferral of interest or principal because of deterioration in the financial position of the borrower. There were no loans to a related party that were considered classified loans at December 31, 2019 or 2018.

The Company accepts deposits from related parties, which totaled $5.2 million and $3.5 million at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, on the same terms, including interest rates, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with non-related parties.