Note 12 - Derivatives and Hedging Activities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]
Note
12
- Derivatives and Hedging Activities
 
 
In
December
2012,
the Corporation entered into a forward-starting interest rate swap (the “Swap”) to hedge the cash flows of a
$15
million floating-rate FHLB borrowing. The Swap involves the exchange of the Corporation’s floating rate interest payments on the underlying principal amount. The Swap was designated, and qualified, for cash-flow hedge accounting. For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, the effective portion of gains or losses is reported as a component of other comprehensive income, and is subsequently reclassified into earnings as an adjustment to interest expense in the periods in which the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings.
 
On
November
30,
2015,
the Corporation elected to terminate the Swap and as a result, as of both
December
31,
2016
and
2015,
the Corporation held
no
derivative positions.
 
The following table details the Corporation’s derivative positions as of the
December
31,
2014:
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Notional
Amount
 
Trade 
Date
 
Effective
Date
   
Maturity
Date
 
Receive (Variable)
Index
 
Current
Projected
Receive Rate
   
Pay Fixed
Swap Rate
   
Fair Value of
Asset
(Liability)
 
$ 15,000  
12/13/2012
 
11/30/2015
   
11/28/2022
 
US 3-Month LIBOR
   
2.335
%    
2.376
%   $
(39
)
 
 
For the
twelve
months ended
December
31,
2015,
the tax-effected accumulated other comprehensive loss associated with the Swap increased by
$372
thousand. For the
twelve
months ended
December
31,
2015,
the Corporation reclassified
$611
thousand, net of income tax benefit of
$214
thousand from accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings. During the
twelve
month periods ended
December
31,
2014,
there were
no
reclassifications of the Swap’s fair value from other comprehensive income to earnings.