Contingencies and Commitments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Contingencies and Commitments

Note 21. Contingencies and Commitments

The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and letters of credit, and involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk. The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments.

The Company had the following outstanding commitments:

(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Commitments to extend credit	$	802,595	728,199
Letters of credit	12,600		20,463
Total outstanding commitments	$	815,195	748,662

The Company is a defendant in legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the disposition of pending litigation will not have a material affect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.