Other Expenses

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Other Expenses [Abstract]

Other Expenses

Other Expenses

Other expenses consists of the following:

	Three Months ended			Nine Months ended
(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2020		September 30, 2019	September 30, 2020	September 30, 2019
Consulting and outside services	4,050		1,938	8,604	5,715
Mergers and acquisition expenses	$	792	2,058	7,311	4,103
Loan expenses 1	4,060		924	5,867	2,726
Telephone	1,314		1,216	3,865	3,601
Debit card expenses	1,414		1,699	3,704	5,003
VIE amortization and other expenses	1,510		1,427	3,396	2,878
Business development	1,139		1,176	3,110	3,189
Printing and supplies	877		735	2,704	2,246
Postage	851		831	2,479	2,487
Employee expenses	560		1,245	2,247	3,646
Accounting and audit fees	455		365	1,453	1,290
Checking and operating expenses	355		361	1,263	1,353
Legal fees	206		338	1,025	926
ATM expenses	245		299	373	1,312
Other	958		991	2,828	2,679
Total other expenses	$	18,786	15,603	50,229	43,154

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1 Loan expenses include credit loss expense for off-balance sheet credit exposures.