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Off-balance sheet financial instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Guarantees [Abstract]

Summary of Contractual Amounts of Off-balance Sheet Commitments

The contractual amounts of off-balance sheet commitments at December 31, 2014 and 2013 are summarized as follows:

December 31		2014				2013
Commitments to extend credit		$	187,351			$	221,138
Unused portions of lines of credit			48,610				52,257
Standby letters of credit			30,609				29,914
		$	266,570			$	303,309

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