Note 8 – Borrowings

The following table is a summary of borrowings as of March 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017. Junior subordinated debentures are discussed in detail in Note 9:


	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Securities sold under repurchase agreements	$	41,366	$	29,918
FHLBC advances1		45,000		115,000
Junior subordinated debentures		57,650		57,639
Senior notes		44,083		44,058
Total borrowings	$	188,099	$	246,615

1 Included in other short-term borrowings on the balance sheet.

The Company enters into deposit sweep transactions where the transaction amounts are secured by pledged securities. These transactions consistently mature overnight from the transaction date and are governed by sweep repurchase agreements. All sweep repurchase agreements are treated as financings secured by U.S. government agencies and collateralized mortgage-backed securities and had a carrying amount of $41.4 million at March 31, 2018, and $29.9 million at December 31, 2017. The fair value of the pledged collateral was $49.3 million at March 31, 2018 and $40.0 million at December 31, 2017. At March 31, 2018, there were no customers with secured balances exceeding 10% of stockholders’ equity.

The Company’s borrowings at the FHLBC require the Bank to be a member and invest in the stock of the FHLBC. Total borrowings are generally limited to the lower of 35% of total assets or 60% of the book value of certain mortgage loans. As of March 31, 2018, the Bank had $45.0 million in advances outstanding under the FHLBC as compared to $115.0 million outstanding as of December 31, 2017. As of March 31, 2018, FHLBC stock held was valued at $2.7 million, and any potential FHLBC advances were collateralized by securities with a fair value of $80.1 million and loans with a principal balance of $290.4 million, which carried a FHLBC calculated combined collateral value of $292.5 million. The Company had excess collateral of $208.3 million available to secure borrowings at March 31, 2018.

The Company also has $44.1 million of senior notes outstanding, net of deferred issuance costs, as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. The senior notes mature in ten years, and terms include interest payable semiannually at 5.75% for five years. Beginning December 2021, the senior debt will pay interest at a floating rate, with interest payable quarterly at three month LIBOR plus 385 basis points. The notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company, beginning with the interest payment date on December 31, 2021, and on any floating rate interest payment date thereafter, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes plus accrued and unpaid interest. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, unamortized debt issuance costs related to the senior notes were $917,000 and $942,000, respectively, and are included as a reduction of the balance of the senior notes on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. These deferred issuance costs will be amortized to interest expense over the ten year term of the notes and are included in the Consolidated Statements of Income.