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Derivative Financial Instruments
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivative Financial Instruments
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
The Company is a party to various derivative financial instruments that are used in the normal course of business to meet the needs of its clients and as part of its risk management activities. These instruments include interest rate swaps and option contracts and foreign exchange forward contracts. The Company does not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
 
Interest rate swap contracts involve the exchange of fixed and floating rate interest payment obligations without the exchange of the underlying principal amounts. The Company enters into interest rate swap contracts on behalf of its
clients and also utilizes such contracts to reduce or eliminate the exposure to changes in the cash flows or fair value of hedged assets or liabilities due to changes in interest rates. Interest rate option contracts consist of caps and provide for the transfer or reduction of interest rate risk in exchange for a fee. Foreign exchange forward contracts are agreements between two parties to exchange a specified amount of one currency for another currency at a specified foreign exchange rate on a future date. The Company enters into foreign exchange forward contracts with their clients and enters into an offsetting foreign exchange contract with established financial institution counterparties.
 
All derivative financial instruments, whether designated as hedges or not, are recorded on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value within Other assets or Other liabilities. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative in the consolidated statement of operations depends on whether the contract has been designated as a hedge and qualifies for hedge accounting. At March 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012, the Company did not have any derivatives designated as cash flow or fair value hedges.
 
Using derivative instruments means assuming counterparty credit risk. Counterparty credit risk relates to the loss the Company could incur if a counterparty were to default on a derivative contract. Notional amounts of derivative financial instruments do not represent credit risk, and are not recorded in the consolidated balance sheet. They are used merely to express the volume of this activity. The overall credit risk and exposure to individual counterparties is monitored. The Company does not anticipate nonperformance by any counterparties. The amount of counterparty credit exposure is the unrealized gains, if any, on such derivative contracts along with the value of foreign exchange forward contracts. At March 31, 2013, the Company had $1.6 million of counterparty credit exposure on derivatives. At March 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012, the Company had pledged cash of $3.1 million and $3.3 million, respectively, as collateral in connection with our interest rate swap agreements.
 
Risk Management Instruments. The Company enters into certain derivative contracts to economically hedge state tax credits and certain loans.
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Economic hedge of state tax credits. In November 2008, the Company paid $2.1 million to enter into a series of interest rate caps in order to economically hedge changes in fair value of the State tax credits held for sale. In February 2010, the Company paid $751,000 for an additional series of interest rate caps. See Note 8—Fair Value Measurements for further discussion of the fair value of the state tax credits.

The table below summarizes the notional amounts and fair values of the derivative instruments used to manage risk.
 
 
 
 
Asset Derivatives
(Other Assets)
 
Liability Derivatives
(Other Liabilities)
Notional Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Fair Value
(in thousands)
March 31,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
March 31,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
March 31,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Non-designated hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate cap contracts
$
34,050

 
$
49,050

 
$
12

 
$
13

 
$
—

 
$
—



The following table shows the location and amount of gains and losses related to derivatives used for risk management purposes that were recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.
 
 
Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Operations on Derivative
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Operations on Derivative
Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
Non-designated hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
Interest rate cap contracts
Gain on state tax credits, net
$
(1
)
 
$
(26
)


Client-Related Derivative Instruments. As an accommodation to certain customers, the Company enters into interest rate swaps to economically hedge changes in fair value of certain loans. The table below summarizes the notional amounts and fair values of the client-related derivative instruments.

 
 
Asset Derivatives
(Other Assets)
 
Liability Derivatives
(Other Liabilities)
 
Notional Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Fair Value
(in thousands)
March 31,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
March 31,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
 
March 31,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Non-designated hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap contracts
$
121,143

 
$
126,962

 
$
1,610

 
$
1,741

 
$
1,721

 
$
1,979



Changes in the fair value of client-related derivative instruments are recognized currently in operations. The following table shows the location and amount of gains and losses recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.
 
 
Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Operations on Derivative
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Operations on Derivative
Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
Non-designated hedging instruments
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap contracts
Interest and fees on loans
$
(105
)
 
$
(141
)