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COMMITMENTS AND OFF-BALANCE-SHEET RISK (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Maximum Exposure to Credit Losses for Loan Commitments and Standby Letters of Credit Outstanding | Our maximum exposure to credit losses for loan commitments and standby letters of credit outstanding at year-end was as follows:
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Commercial unused lines of credit |  | $ | 257,937,000 |  |  | $ | 222,237,000 |
Unused lines of credit secured by 1 – 4 family residential properties |  |  | 23,429,000 |  |  |  | 24,250,000 |
Credit card unused lines of credit |  |  | 9,013,000 |  |  |  | 8,512,000 |
Other consumer unused lines of credit |  |  | 5,695,000 |  |  |  | 4,613,000 |
Commitments to make loans |  |  | 58,799,000 |  |  |  | 64,565,000 |
Standby letters of credit |  |  | 19,670,000 |  |  |  | 10,591,000 |
Total commitments |  | $ | 374,543,000 |  |  | $ | 334,768,000 |
Instruments Carried at Fair Value | The following instruments are considered financial guarantees under current accounting guidance. These instruments are carried at fair value.
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | Contract |  |  | Carrying |  |  | Contract |  |  | Carrying |
|  | Amount |  |  | Value |  |  | Amount |  |  | Value |
Standby letters of credit |  | $ | 19,670,000 |  |  | $ | 148,000 |  |  | $ | 10,591,000 |  |  | $ | 218,000 |

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