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Derivative Activities
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Derivative Activities [Abstract]  
Derivative Acitivities

NOTE 10 — DERIVATIVES

The following table presents the Company’s derivative assets and liabilities at December 31, 2016 and 2015:

December 31,
20162015
(In thousands)
Derivative assets:
Options tied to S&P 500 Index $-$1,170
Interest rate swaps not designated as hedges1,1871,819
Interest rate caps14332
Other-4
$1,330$3,025
Derivative liabilities:
Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges1,0044,307
Interest rate swaps not designated as hedges1,1871,819
Interest rate caps13932
Other1074
$2,437$6,162

Interest Rate Swaps

The Company enters into interest rate swap contracts to hedge the variability of future interest cash flows of forecasted wholesale borrowings attributable to changes in a predetermined variable index rate. The interest rate swaps effectively fix the Company’s interest payments on an amount of forecasted interest expense attributable to the variable index rate corresponding to the swap notional stated rate. These swaps are designated as cash flow hedges for the forecasted wholesale borrowing transactions, are properly documented as such, and therefore, qualify for cash flow hedge accounting. Any gain or loss associated with the effective portion of the cash flow hedges is recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) and is subsequently reclassified into operations in the period during which the hedged forecasted transactions affect earnings. Changes in the fair value of these derivatives are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income to the extent there is no significant ineffectiveness in the cash flow hedging relationships. Currently, the Company does not expect to reclassify any amount included in other comprehensive income (loss) related to these interest rate swaps to operations in the next twelve months.

The following table shows a summary of these swaps and their terms at December 31, 2016:

NotionalFixedVariableTradeSettlementMaturity
TypeAmountRateRate IndexDateDateDate
(In thousands)
Interest Rate Swaps$36,5822.4210%1-Month LIBOR 07/03/1307/03/1308/01/23
$36,582

An accumulated unrealized loss of $1.0 million and $4.3 million was recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to the valuation of these swaps at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and the related liability is being reflected in the audited consolidated statements of financial condition.

At December 31, 2016 and 2015, interest rate swaps not designated as hedging instruments that were offered to clients represented an asset of $1.2 million and $1.8 million, respectively, and were included as part of derivative assets in the consolidated statements of financial position. The credit risk to these clients stemming from these derivatives, if any, is not material. At December 31, 2016 and 2015, interest rate swaps not designated as hedging instruments that are the mirror-images of the derivatives offered to clients represented a liability of $1.2 million and $1.8 million, respectively, and were included as part of derivative liabilities in the consolidated statements of financial condition.

The following table shows a summary of these interest rate swaps not designated as hedging instruments and their terms at December 31, 2016:

NotionalFixedVariableSettlementMaturity
TypeAmountRateRate IndexDateDate
(In thousands)
Interest Rate Swaps - Derivatives Offered to Clients$12,5005.5050%1-Month LIBOR04/11/0904/11/19
$12,500
Interest Rate Swaps - Mirror Image Derivatives$12,5005.5050%1-Month LIBOR04/11/0904/11/19
$12,500

Interest Rate Caps

The Company has entered into interest rate cap transactions with various clients with floating-rate debt who wish to protect their financial results against increases in interest rates. In these cases, the Company simultaneously enters into mirror-image interest rate cap transactions with financial counterparties. None of these cap transactions qualify for hedge accounting, and therefore, they are marked to market through earnings. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the outstanding total notional amount of interest rate caps was $136.1 million and $109.8 million, respectively. At December 31, 2016 and 2015, the interest rate caps sold to clients represented a liability of $139 thousand and $32 thousand, respectively, and were included as part of derivative liabilities in the audited consolidated statements of financial condition. At December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the interest rate caps purchased as mirror-images represented an asset of $143 thousand and $32 thousand, respectively, and were included as part of derivative assets in the audited consolidated statements of financial condition.

Options Tied to Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Market Index (S&P Index)

In the past, the Company offered its customers certificates of deposit with an option tied to the performance of the S&P 500 Index. The Company used option agreements with major broker-dealers to manage its exposure to changes in this index. Under the terms of the option agreements, the Company received the average increase in the month-end value of the index in exchange for a fixed premium. The changes in fair value of the option agreements used to manage the exposure in the stock market in the certificates of deposit were recorded in earnings. At December 31, 2016, there were no transactions outstanding, and given the market conditions and lack of client demand, the Company is not offering option indexed certificates of deposit to customers. At December 31, 2015, the purchased options used to manage exposure to the S&P 500 Index on stock indexed deposits represented an asset of $1.2 million (notional amount of $3.4 million), and the options sold to customers embedded in the certificates of deposit and recorded as deposits in the consolidated statements of financial condition, represented a liability of $1.1 million (notional amount of $3.2 million).