RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Directors and executive officers of the Company, including their immediate families and companies in which they have a direct or indirect material interest, are considered to be related parties. In the ordinary course of business, the Company engages in various related party transactions, including extending credit and bank service transactions. The Company relies on the directors and executive officers for the identification of their associates.

Federal banking regulations require that any extensions of credit to insiders and their related interests not be offered on terms more favorable than would be offered to non-related borrowers of similar creditworthiness. The following table presents the aggregate activity in loans to related parties during 2018.


(Dollars in thousands)

Balance, beginning of year	$	673
New loans	1,080
Repayments	(728)
Director and officer relationship changes	16
Balance, end of year	$	1,041

None of these loans are past due, on nonaccrual status or have been restructured to provide a reduction or deferral of interest or principal because of deterioration in the financial position of the borrower. There were no loans to a related party that were considered classified loans at December 31, 2018 or 2017.

The Company accepts deposits from related parties, which totaled $3,536,000 and $3,723,000 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, on the same terms, including interest rates, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with non-related parties.