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Other Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Other Commitments and Contingencies

NOTE 10. OTHER COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Leases

The Company has leases pertaining to bank premises and vehicles with remaining lease terms of 3 to 14 years, some of which include renewal or termination options to extend the lease. Most of the Company’s leases are classified as operating leases. Lease expense for the operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Right-of-use ("ROU") assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the estimated present value of lease payments over the lease term.

The following table represents the classification of the Company’s ROU assets and lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets:

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

June 30, 2026

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

Lease right-of-use assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

$

4,931

 

 

$

5,163

 

Finance leases

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

 

434

 

 

 

445

 

Total lease right-of-use assets

 

 

 

$

5,365

 

 

$

5,608

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lease liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

$

5,088

 

 

$

5,297

 

Finance leases

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

377

 

 

 

397

 

Total lease liabilities

 

 

 

$

5,465

 

 

$

5,694

 

 

 

 

 

The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate at lease commencement to calculate the present value of lease payments when the rate implicit in a lease is not known. The Company’s incremental borrowing rate is based on the FHLB amortizing advance rate, adjusted for the lease term and other factors. The following table presents the weighted average remaining lease term and the weighted average discount rate:

 

 

 

June 30, 2026

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

 

9.50

 

 

 

10.01

 

Finance leases

 

 

7.00

 

 

 

7.58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases liabilities

 

 

6.46

%

 

 

6.47

%

Finance lease liabilities

 

 

4.00

%

 

 

4.00

%

 

The following table presents the components of lease expense for operating leases:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(In thousands)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Operating lease expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease cost

 

$

199

 

 

$

199

 

 

$

398

 

 

$

401

 

Variable lease cost

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

13

 

Total lease cost, net

 

$

205

 

 

$

205

 

 

$

411

 

 

$

414

 

 

The following table presents the components of lease expense for finance leases:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(In thousands)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Finance lease expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of right-of-use asset

 

$

5

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

10

 

 

$

10

 

Interest on lease liabilities

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

8

 

Total lease cost, net

 

$

9

 

 

$

9

 

 

$

18

 

 

$

18

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(In thousands)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 

$

188

 

 

$

184

 

 

$

375

 

 

$

371

 

Operating cash flows from finance leases

 

 

10

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

18

 

Financing cash flows from finance leases

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future undiscounted lease payments for operating leases with initial terms of one year or more as of June 30, 2026 are as follows:

 

(In thousands)

 

Operating Leases

 

 

Finance Leases

 

2026

 

$

377

 

 

$

28

 

2027

 

 

765

 

 

 

57

 

2028

 

 

778

 

 

 

58

 

2029

 

 

765

 

 

 

60

 

2030

 

 

673

 

 

 

62

 

Thereafter

 

 

3,363

 

 

 

169

 

Total undiscounted lease payments

 

$

6,721

 

 

$

434

 

Less: imputed interest

 

 

1,633

 

 

 

57

 

Net lease liabilities

 

$

5,088

 

 

$

377

 

 

Employment Agreements

The Company has entered into employment agreements with certain executives. The agreements generally provide for specified minimum levels of annual compensation and benefits for a certain period of time. In addition, the agreements provide for specified lump sum payments and the continuation of benefits upon certain events of termination, as defined in the agreements.

Litigation

At June 30,2026, the Company was involved in various pending lawsuits, which management has reviewed and has taken into consideration the view of legal counsel as to their expected outcome. In the opinion of management, the final disposition of pending lawsuits is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk

The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments.

Off-balance-sheet financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk include the following:

 

(In thousands)

 

June 30, 2026

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

Unadvanced lines of credit

 

$

297,880

 

 

$

258,739

 

Unadvanced construction loans

 

 

40,106

 

 

 

27,799

 

Residential mortgage loan commitments

 

 

4,092

 

 

 

3,976

 

Commercial and mortgage loan commitments

 

 

49,560

 

 

 

51,947

 

Standby letters of credit

 

 

3,971

 

 

 

4,726

 

Total

 

$

395,609

 

 

$

347,187

 

 

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since some of the commitments may expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Company evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a

case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained upon extension of the credit is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer.

Collateral held varies but may include residential real estate, inventory, property, plant and equipment, and income-producing commercial real estate.

Letters-of-credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Substantially all letters-of-credit have expiration dates within one year. The credit risk involved in issuing letters-of-credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. The Company fully collateralized those commitments for which collateral is deemed necessary.