Leases

The Company has several noncancellable operating leases, primarily for property rental of banking buildings. These leases are for terms from one year to fifteen years and generally contain renewal options for periods ranging from one year to five years. Rental expense for these leases was $2,720,000, $2,620,000 and $1,749,000 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Future minimum lease payments under operating leases are (in thousands):



	Operating Leases
2018	$	2,591
2019	2,099
2020	2,099
2021	1,792
2022	1,793
Thereafter	32,882
Total minimum lease payments	$	43,256