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Derivative Instruments
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivative Instruments

Note 6: Derivative Instruments

The Company uses derivative financial instruments to help manage exposure to interest rate risk and the effects that changes in interest rates may have on net income and the fair value of assets and liabilities. The Company enters into interest rate swap agreements as part of its asset/liability management strategy to help manage its interest rate risk position.

The Company entered into a pay-fixed/receive-variable interest rate swap transaction, with a combined notional value of $40.0 million, designated as a cash flow hedge, during the last quarter of 2025. This derivative relationship hedges the risk of variability in cash flows attributable to forecasted payments on future variable rate borrowings. The pay-fixed swap agreement term is set to expire in 2028. The pay-fixed swap agreement will pay a coupon rate of 3.38% while receiving the Federal Reserve Bank’s Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) rate of 3.68% as of March 31, 2026 and 3.29% as of December 31, 2025.

The Company recorded an unrealized gain of approximately $154,000, or $110,000 net of tax, on the interest rate swap transaction, within comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The Company recorded an unrealized loss of approximately $102,000, or $73,000 net of tax, on the interest rate swap transaction, within comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2025. The Company recognized an interest expense credit effect of approximately $29,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Management anticipates a transfer from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense of approximately $27,000 for 2026.