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Off-balance sheet financial instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Guarantees [Abstract]

Summary of Contractual Amounts of Off-balance Sheet Commitments

The contractual amounts of off-balance sheet commitments at December 31, 2013 and 2012 are summarized as follows:

December 31		2013				2012
Commitments to extend credit		$	221,138			$	128,540
Unused portions of lines of credit			52,257				46,377
Standby letters of credit			29,914				14,440
		$	303,309			$	189,357

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