10. MORTGAGE BANKING ACTIVITIES

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Mortgage banking activities primarily include residential mortgage originations and servicing.

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Activity for mortgage loans HFS, at fair value, was as follows:

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The following table presents the components of mortgage banking income:

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Activity for capitalized MSRs was as follows:

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There was no valuation allowance for capitalized MSRs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.

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Other information relating to MSRs follows:

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Mortgage banking derivatives used in the ordinary course of business primarily consist of mandatory forward sales contracts and interest rate lock loan commitments. Mandatory forward contracts represent future commitments to deliver loans at a specified price and date and are used to manage interest rate risk on loan commitments and mortgage loans HFS. Interest rate lock loan commitments represent commitments to fund loans at a specific rate. These derivatives involve underlying items, such as interest rates, and are designed to transfer risk. Substantially all of these instruments expire within 90 days from the date of issuance. Notional amounts are amounts on which calculations and payments are based, but which do not represent credit exposure, as credit exposure is limited to the amounts required to be received or paid.

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Mandatory forward contracts also contain an element of risk in that the counterparties may be unable to meet the terms of such agreements. In the event the counterparties fail to deliver commitments or are unable to fulfill their obligations, the Bank could potentially incur significant additional costs by replacing the positions at then current market rates. The Bank manages its risk of exposure by limiting counterparties to those banks and institutions deemed appropriate by management and the Board of Directors. The Bank does not expect any counterparty to default on their obligations and therefore, the Bank does not expect to incur any cost related to counterparty default.

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The Bank is exposed to interest rate risk on loans HFS and rate lock loan commitments. As market interest rates fluctuate, the fair value of mortgage loans held HFS and rate lock commitments will decline or increase. To offset this interest rate risk the Bank enters into derivatives, such as mandatory forward contracts to sell loans or purchase TBA securities. The fair value of these mandatory forward contracts will fluctuate as market interest rates fluctuate, and the change in the value of these instruments is expected to largely, though not entirely, offset the change in fair value of loans HFS and rate lock commitments. The objective of this activity is to minimize the exposure to losses on rate loan lock commitments and loans HFS due to market interest rate fluctuations. The net effect of derivatives on earnings will depend on risk management activities and a variety of other factors, including market interest rate volatility; the amount of rate lock commitments that close; the ability to fill the forward contracts before expiration; and the time period required to close and sell loans.

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The following table includes the notional amounts and fair values of mortgage loans HFS and mortgage banking derivatives as of the period ends presented:

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