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Purchased Credit Impaired Loans (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Receivables [Abstract] |
Schedule of accretable yield, or income expected to be collected, and reclassifications from nonaccretable yield | The accretable yield, or income expected to be collected, and reclassifications from nonaccretable, are identified in the table below.
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 |  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Beginning balance | $ | 2,143 |  |  | $ | 2,890 |
Additions | — |  |  | — |
Accretion | (580 | ) |  | (510 | )
Reclassification from nonaccretable | 501 |  |  | 295 |
Disposals | — |  |  | — |
Ending balance | $ | 2,064 |  |  | $ | 2,675 |

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