Note 25 - Dividend Restrictions |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2016 | |
| Notes to Financial Statements | |
| Restrictions on Dividends, Loans and Advances [Text Block] | Note 25 - Dividend Restrictions The Bank is subject to the Pennsylvania Banking Code of 1965 (the “Code”), as amended, and is restricted in the amount of dividends that can be paid to its sole shareholder, the Corporation. The Code restricts the payment of dividends by the Bank to the amount of its net income during the current calendar year and the retained net income of the prior two calendar years, unless the dividend has been approved by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The Bank’s total retained net income for the combined two years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016 was $364 thousand. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2016, the Bank issued dividends to the Corporation totaling $16.0 million. Accordingly, the dividend payable by the Bank to the Corporation beginning on January 1, 2017 is limited to net income not yet earned in 2017 plus $364 thousand. The amount of dividends paid by the Bank may not exceed a level that reduces capital levels to below levels that would cause the Bank to be considered less than adequately capitalized as detailed in Note 26 – “Regulatory Capital Requirements”. |