Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
NOTE 10 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Loans to principal officers, directors, and their affiliates were as follows (dollars in thousands).
 
   
2017
   
2016
 
Beginning balance
 
$
24,333
   
$
17,351
 
New loans and renewals
   
31,560
     
13,223
 
Repayments and renewals
   
(27,355
)
   
(12,648
)
Effect of changes in related parties
   
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6,407
 
Ending balance
 
$
28,538
   
$
24,333
 

Deposits from principal officers, directors, and their affiliates at December 31, 2017 and 2016 were $125.8 million and $92.9 million, respectively.  The majority of the deposit balances for each year are associated with institutional accounts of affiliated organizations of one of the Company’s directors.

During 2015, the Bank entered into a back-to-back swap agreement (see Note 1 – Derivatives) with a company affiliated with one of the Company’s directors.  Terms were at market rates and the total notional amount of the agreement was $15.9 million and $16.8 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.