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MORTGAGE SERVICING ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
MORTGAGE SERVICING ASSETS |
Information regarding the Company's mortgage servicing assets (MSAs) |
|  | Year ended December 31, |
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|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
|  | (In thousands) |
MSAs balance, beginning of year |  | $ | 13,574 |  | $ | 16,001 |
Additions |  |  | 50 |  |  | 309 |
Amortization |  |  | (2,431 | ) |  | (2,736 | )
MSAs before valuation allowance, end of year |  |  | 11,193 |  |  | 13,574 |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (4,310 | ) |  | (3,383 | )
MSAs, end of year |  | $ | 6,883 |  | $ | 10,191 |
Fair value, beginning of year |  | $ | 14,509 |  | $ | 16,284 |
Fair value, end of year |  | $ | 11,252 |  | $ | 14,509 |
Valuation allowance, beginning of year |  | $ | (3,383 | ) | $ | (2,575 | )
Impairment |  |  | (927 | ) |  | (808 | )
Valuation allowance, end of year |  | $ | (4,310 | ) | $ | (3,383 | )
Key Assumptions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average discount |  |  | 12.34 | % |  | 12.43 | %
Weighted average prepayment speed assumption |  |  | 11.72 | % |  | 8.17 | %
Estimated future amortization of mortgage servicing assets for the succeeding five years and thereafter |
|  | Total |
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|  | (In thousands) |
Estimate for the year ending December 31, |  |  |  |
2012 |  | $ | 1,491 |
2013 |  |  | 1,158 |
2014 |  |  | 902 |
2015 |  |  | 704 |
2016 |  |  | 551 |
Thereafter |  |  | 2,077 |
Total |  | $ | 6,883 |
Hypothetical effect on the fair value of mortgage servicing assets using various unfavorable variations of the expected levels of certain key assumptions used in the valuations |
|  | December 31, |
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|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
|  | (Dollars in thousands) |
Balance sheet net carrying value |  | $ | 6,883 |  | $ | 10,191 |
CPR assumption |  |  | 11.72 | % |  | 8.17 | %
Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change of prepayment speed |  | $ | (131 | ) | $ | (118 | )
Impact on fair value of 20% adverse change of prepayment speed |  | $ | (256 | ) | $ | (232 | )
Discount rate assumption |  |  | 12.34 | % |  | 12.43 | %
Impact on fair value of 10% adverse change of discount rate |  | $ | (165 | ) | $ | (264 | )
Impact on fair value of 20% adverse change of discount rate |  | $ | (319 | ) | $ | (511 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of information related to servicing assets that may include the activity in the balance of servicing assets subsequently measured at amortized value, fair value of servicing assets, the activity in any valuation allowance for impairment of recognized servicing assets and information related to the key inputs and assumptions. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of a sensitivity analysis or stress test showing the hypothetical effect on the fair value of the transferor's interests in transferred financial assets (including any servicing assets or servicing liabilities) of two or more unfavorable variations from the expected levels for each key assumption that is reported, independently determined from any change in another key assumption, and a description of the objectives, methodology, and limitations of the sensitivity analysis or stress test. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 140 -Paragraph 17 -Subparagraph i(3) -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 860 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6942082&loc=d3e107314-111719 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 860 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6942082&loc=d3e107314-111719 + Details
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