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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TAXES

Income tax expenses were as follows for:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Income tax expense for the period
$
1,312

 
$
1,090

Effective tax rate
27.19
%
 
28.93
%


The effective tax rates differ from the statutory federal tax rate of 35% largely due to tax exempt interest income earned on certain investment securities and loans and the nontaxable earnings on bank owned life insurance.