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Note 8 - Long-term Borrowings
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
Note
8.
Long-Term
Borrowings
 
The following table presents information related to the Company’s long-term borrowings as of September 30, 2016, December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015.
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
September 30, 2016
   
December 31, 2015
   
September 30, 2015
 
                         
Subordinated Notes, 5.75%
  $ 70,000     $ 70,000     $ 70,000  
Subordinated Notes, 5.0%
    150,000       -       -  
Less: debt issurance costs
    (3,581 )     (1,072 )     (1,103 )
Long-term borrowings
  $ 216,419     $ 68,928     $ 68,897  
  
On August 5, 2014, the Company completed the sale of $70.0 million of its 5.75% subordinated notes, due September 1, 2024 (the “Notes”). The Notes were offered to the public at par and qualify as Tier 2 capital for regulatory purposes to the fullest extent permitted under the Basel III Rule capital requirements. The net proceeds were approximately $68.8 million, which includes $1.2 million in deferred financing costs which is being amortized over the life of the Notes.
 
On July 26, 2016, the Company completed the sale of $150.0 million of its 5.00% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes, due August 1, 2026 (the “Notes”). The Notes were offered to the public at par.
The notes qualify as Tier 2 capital for regulatory purposes to the fullest extent permitted under the Basel III Rule capital requirements. The net proceeds were approximately $147.35 million, which includes $2.6 million in deferred financing costs which is being amortized over the life of the Notes.