Note 14: Commitments

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In the normal course of business, there are outstanding commitments that are not reflected in the Consolidated Financial Statements.  Commitments include financial instruments that involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate, and liquidity risk.  In management’s opinion, these do not represent unusual risks and management does not anticipate significant losses as a result of these transactions.  The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations for borrowers as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.

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The following table is a summary of financial instrument commitments as of December 31, were as follows:

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The Bank occupies facilities under long-term operating leases, some of which include provisions for future rent increases.  In addition, the Company leases space at sites that house automatic teller machines (ATMs).  The Company also receives rental income on certain leased properties.  As of December 31, 2021, aggregate future minimum rental income to be received under noncancelable leases totaled $425,000.  Total facility net operating lease expense or revenue recorded under all operating leases was a net expense of $361,000, $223,000, and $248,000 in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.  Total ATM lease expense, including the costs related to servicing those ATM’s, was $1.2 million, $1.0 million, and $916,000 in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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The following table below is the estimated aggregate minimum annual rental commitments at December 31, 2021:

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Legal proceedings

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The Company and its subsidiaries, from time to time, pursue collection suits and other actions that arise in the ordinary course of business against their borrowers and are defendants in legal actions arising from normal business activities.  Management, after consultation with legal counsel, believes that the ultimate liabilities, if any, resulting from these actions will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position of the Bank or on the consolidated financial position of the Company based on all known information at this time.