v3.25.1
Mortgage Servicing Rights
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mortgage Servicing Rights [Abstract]  
MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS

NOTE 7 – MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS

 

Mortgage loans serviced for others are not included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The unpaid principal balance of mortgage loans serviced for others approximated $1.43 billion at March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024. Contractually specified servicing fees of $0.9 million were included in mortgage loan servicing fees in the consolidated income statement for the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2024.

The following table summarizes mortgage servicing rights capitalized and related amortization, along with activity in the related valuation allowance:

 

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
($ in thousands)  2025   2024 
         
Balance at beginning of period  $14,868   $13,906 
Mortgage servicing rights capitalized during the period   380    377 
Mortgage servicing rights amortization during the period   (293)   (273)
Net change in valuation allowance   10    181 
Balance at end of period  $14,965   $14,191 
           
Valuation allowance:          
Balance at beginning of period  $186   $227 
Increase (decrease)   (10)   (181)
Balance at end of period  $176   $46 
           
Fair value, beginning of period  $17,782   $17,125 
Fair value, end of period  $18,212   $18,141