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FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES |
Summary of FHLB advances and their related weighted average interest rates |
|  | December 31, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012 |
|  | Amount |  | Rate |  | Amount |  | Rate |
Year of Maturity |  | (Dollars in thousands) |
2014 |  | $ | — |  | —% |  | $ | — |  | —% |
2015 |  | — |  | —% |  | — |  | —% |
2016 |  | — |  | —% |  | — |  | —% |
2017 |  | — |  | —% |  | — |  | —% |
After 2017 |  | 315,092 |  | 0.61% |  | 312,975 |  | 0.63% |
Total |  | $ | 315,092 |  | 0.61% |  | $ | 312,975 |  | 0.63% |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the amount of maturities for Federal Home Loan Bank Advances for each of the five years following the date of the balance sheet date presented. + References No definition available. + Details
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