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Note 10 - Derivatives and Hedging Activities
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Notes to Financial Statements  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

10.    DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

 

We are exposed to certain risks arising from both business operations and economic conditions. We principally manage the exposure to a wide variety of operational risks through core business activities. Economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity and credit risk, are primarily administered via the amount, sources and duration of assets and liabilities. Derivative financial instruments may also be used to assist in managing economic risks.

 

Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and result from a service provided to certain commercial loan borrowers. We execute interest rate swaps with commercial banking customers desiring longer-term fixed rate loans, while simultaneously entering into interest rate swaps with correspondent banks to offset the impact of the interest rate swaps with the commercial banking customers. The net result is the desired floating rate loans and a minimization of the risk exposure of the interest rate swap transactions. As the interest rate swaps associated with this program do not meet the strict hedge accounting requirements, changes in the fair value of both the commercial banking customer interest rate swaps and the offsetting interest rate swaps with the correspondent banks are recognized directly to earnings. Fees paid to us by the correspondent banks are recognized as noninterest income on our Consolidated Statements of Income on the settlement dates.

 

The fair values of derivative instruments are reflected in the following table.

 

     

Balance Sheet

    

(Dollars in thousands)

 Notional Amount 

Location

 Fair Value 
          

June 30, 2026

         

Derivative Assets

         

Interest rate swaps

 $942,025 

Other Assets

 $16,923 
          

Derivative Liabilities

         

Interest rate swaps

  939,998 

Other Liabilities

  17,126 
          

December 31, 2025

         

Derivative Assets

         

Interest rate swaps

 $961,474 

Other Assets

 $23,212 
          

Derivative Liabilities

         

Interest rate swaps

  959,447 

Other Liabilities

  23,532 

 

The effect of interest rate swaps that are not designated as hedging instruments resulted in income of $0.1 million and expense of $0.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025, respectively, that were recorded in other noninterest expense on our Consolidated Statements of Income. We have master netting arrangements with our correspondent banks that allow us to net receivables and payables. The netting agreement also allows us to net related cash collateral received and transferred up to the fair value exposure amount. We have elected to not offset these transactions on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The netting of derivative instruments is presented in the following table.

 

      

Gross Amounts Not Offset on the Consolidated Balance Sheet

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Net Amounts Recognized

  

Financial Instruments

  

Cash Collateral Received or Posted

  

Net Amount

 
                 

June 30, 2026

                

Derivative Assets

                

Interest rate swaps

 $16,923  $2,664  $8,350  $5,909 
                 

Derivative Liabilities

                

Interest rate swaps

  17,126   2,650   1,590   12,886 
                 

December 31, 2025

                

Derivative Assets

                

Interest rate swaps

 $23,212  $9,711  $1,540  $11,961 
                 

Derivative Liabilities

                

Interest rate swaps

  23,532   9,711   6,900   6,921