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Mortgage Servicing Rights
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 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 $1.46 billion at June 30, 2025, and $1.43 billion at December 31, 2024. Contractually specified servicing fees of $0.9 million and $1.8 million were included in mortgage loan servicing fees in the consolidated income statement for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. Servicing fees of $0.9 million and $1.7 million were included for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively.

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

 

   Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30, 
($ in thousands)  2025   2024   2025   2024 
                 
Balance at beginning of period  $14,965   $14,191   $14,868   $13,906 
Mortgage servicing rights capitalized during the period   802    654    1,182    1,031 
Mortgage servicing rights amortization during the period   (469)   (335)   (762)   (608)
Net change in valuation allowance   160    38    170    219 
Balance at end of period  $15,458   $14,548   $15,458   $14,548 
                     
Valuation allowance:                    
Balance at beginning of period  $176   $46   $186   $227 
Increase (decrease)   (160)   (38)   (170)   (219)
                     
Balance at end of period  $16   $8   $16   $8 
                     
Fair value, beginning of period  $18,212   $18,141   $17,782   $17,125 
Fair value, end of period  $19,108   $18,807   $19,108   $18,807