COVID-19 Pandemic Response	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
COVID-19 Pandemic Response
COVID-19 Pandemic Response	NOTE 19 COVID-19 Pandemic Response As discussed in “Note 1 Significant Accounting Policies,” the full extent of the impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. economy generally and the Company, is uncertain. In the second quarter of 2020, the Company became a lender under the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, which was administered through the U.S. Small Business Administration, or SBA, an agency of the U.S Department of the Treasury, which works with financial institutions in providing loans to small businesses. The PPP, which is meant to aid small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, was created under the Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES, Act, which was signed into law on March 27, 2020. In addition, the CARES Act provides financial institutions the option to temporarily suspend certain requirements under GAAP related to TDRs for a limited period of time to account for the effects of COVID-19. See “Note 4 Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses” for additional discussion regarding TDRs. As of March 31, 2021, the Company assisted 2,289 new and existing clients secure a total of approximately $447.2 million of PPP financing. Net processing fees in the amount of $14.9 million are being deferred and recognized as interest income on a level yield method over the life of the respective loans. See “Note 4 Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses” for additional discussion on the remaining deferred costs associated with PPP financing.

COVID-19 Pandemic Response

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

NOTE 19 COVID-19 Pandemic Response

As discussed in “Note 1 Significant Accounting Policies,” the full extent of the impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. economy generally and the Company, is uncertain. In the second quarter of 2020, the Company became a lender under the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, which was administered through the U.S. Small Business Administration, or SBA, an agency of the U.S Department of the Treasury, which works with financial institutions in providing loans to small businesses. The PPP, which is meant to aid small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, was created under the Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES, Act, which was signed into law on March 27, 2020. In addition, the CARES Act provides financial institutions the option to temporarily suspend certain requirements under GAAP related to TDRs for a limited period of time to account for the effects of COVID-19. See “Note 4 Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses” for additional discussion regarding TDRs.

As of March 31, 2021, the Company assisted 2,289 new and existing clients secure a total of approximately $447.2 million of PPP financing. Net processing fees in the amount of $14.9 million are being deferred and recognized as interest income on a level yield method over the life of the respective loans. See “Note 4 Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses” for additional discussion on the remaining deferred costs associated with PPP financing.