On November 20, 2015, the Company entered into a Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement with 14 institutional accredited investors under which the Company issued an aggregate of $10,000,000 of subordinated notes (the “2015 Notes”) to the institutional accredited investors. The 2015 Notes have a maturity date of December 1, 2025. The 2015 Notes bear interest, payable on the 1^st of June and December of each year, commencing June 1, 2016, at a fixed rate of 6.75% per year for the first five years, and thereafter will bear a floating interest rate of LIBOR plus 512.8 basis points. The 2015 Notes are not convertible into common stock or preferred stock and are not callable by the holders. The Company has the right to redeem the 2015 Notes, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, at any interest payment date on or after December 1, 2020 and prior to the maturity date, but in all cases in a principal amount with integral multiples of $1,000, plus interest accrued and unpaid through the date of redemption. If an event of default occurs, such as the bankruptcy of the Company, the holder of a 2015 Note may declare the principal amount of the note to be due and immediately payable. The 2015 Notes are unsecured, subordinated obligations of the Company and rank junior in right of payment to the Company’s existing and future senior indebtedness. The 2015 Notes qualify as Tier 2 capital for regulatory reporting.

On May 28, 2020, the Company entered into a Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement with an institutional investor under which the Company issued a subordinated note with a principal amount of $15,000,000 (the “2020 Note”). The 2020 Note has a maturity date of June 1, 2030. The 2020 Note bears interest, payable on the 1^st of June and December of each year, commencing December 1, 2020, at a fixed rate of 6.00% per year for the first five years, and thereafter will bear a floating interest rate of SOFR (as defined in the note) plus 587 basis points. The 2020 Note is not convertible into common stock or preferred stock and is not callable by the holder. The Company has the right to redeem the 2020 Note, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, at any interest payment date on or after June 1, 2025 and prior to the maturity date, but in all cases in a principal amount with integral multiples of $1,000, plus interest accrued and unpaid through the date of redemption. If an event of default occurs, such as the bankruptcy of the Company, the holder of the 2020 Note may declare the principal amount of the 2020 Note to be due and immediately payable. The 2020 Note is an unsecured, subordinated obligation of the Company and will rank junior in right of payment to the Company’s existing and future senior indebtedness. The 2020 Note qualifies as Tier 2 capital for regulatory reporting.

As part of these transactions, the Company incurred issuance costs totaling $687,500. These costs are being amortized over the life of the Notes. The following table summarizes the balance of the Notes and related issuance costs at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	September 30,			December 31,
(in thousands)	2020			2019
Subordinated debt	$	25,000		$	10,000
Unamortized issuance costs		(511	)		(200	)
Subordinated debt, net	$	24,489		$	9,800