Note 9 – FDIC Indemnification Asset

The FDIC indemnification asset is the estimated amount that the Company will receive from the FDIC under loss share agreements associated with two FDIC-assisted failed bank acquisitions. See page 42 of the Company's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a detailed explanation of this asset.

The FDIC indemnification asset was comprised of the following components as of the dates shown:

($ in thousands)	March 31, 2016			December 31, 2015			March 31, 2015
Receivable (payable) related to loss claims incurred (recoveries), not yet received (paid), net	$	(1,143	)		(633	)		4,884
Receivable related to estimated future claims on loans		7,422			8,675			12,886
Receivable related to estimated future claims on foreclosed real estate		425			397			682
FDIC indemnification asset	$	6,704			8,439			18,452

Included in the receivable related to loss claims incurred, not yet reimbursed, at March 31, 2015, was $1.2 million related to two claims involving the same borrower. The FDIC initially denied both claims because the FDIC disagreed with the collection strategy that the Company undertook. During the second quarter of 2015, the Company and the FDIC reached an agreement to resolve this matter, as follows. One of the two claims amounting to $324,000 was accepted by the FDIC and the related loan remains subject to the loss share agreement, which provides that any future recoveries realized prior to June 30, 2017 are to be split on an 80%/20% basis with the FDIC (the FDIC receives 80%). For the other claim amounting to $886,000, the FDIC paid the Company $480,000 and the related loan was removed from the provisions of the loss share agreement. This will result in the Company retaining 100% of any future recoveries. As a result of this negotiated agreement, during the second quarter of 2015, the Company wrote off the $406,000 portion of the claim not being reimbursed by the FDIC.

The following presents a rollforward of the FDIC indemnification asset since December 31, 2015.

($ in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	8,439
Decrease related to favorable changes in loss estimates		(1,230	)
Increase related to reimbursable expenses		99
Cash paid (received)		356
Related to accretion of loan discount		(965	)
Other		5
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	6,704