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Tax Credit Investments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Tax Credit Investments  
Tax Credit Investments

Note 16: Tax Credit Investments

The Company invests in qualified affordable housing projects and federal historic projects for the purpose of community reinvestment and obtaining tax credits. The Company’s tax credit investments are limited to existing lending relationships with well-known developers and projects within the Company’s market area.

The following table presents a summary of the Company’s investments in qualified affordable housing projects and other tax credit investments at December 31, 2024 and 2023:

(dollars in thousands)

December 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

Investment

Accounting Method

Investment

Unfunded Commitment (1)

Investment

Unfunded Commitment

Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)

Proportional Amortization

$

14,922

$

340

$

16,897

$

7,579

Federal Historic Tax Credit (FHTC)

Proportional Amortization

2,872

2,541

3,403

2,353

Total

$

17,794

$

2,881

$

20,300

$

9,932

(1)All commitments are expected to be paid by the Company by December 31, 2025.

The following table presents a summary of the amortization expense and tax benefit recognized for the Company’s qualified affordable housing projects and other tax credit investments during 2024, 2023 and 2022:

Year Ended

December 31, 

(dollars in thousands)

    

2024

    

2023

    

2022

Amortization Expense (1)

LIHTC

$

1,991

$

1,810

$

271

FHTC

719

668

408

Total

$

2,710

$

2,478

$

679

Tax Benefit Recognized (2)

LIHTC

$

(2,347)

$

(1,693)

$

(330)

FHTC

(885)

(912)

(607)

Total

$

(3,232)

$

(2,605)

$

(937)

(1)The amortization expense for the LIHTC investments are included in income tax expense. Prior to 2023, the amortization for the FHTC tax credits are included in noninterest expense. Beginning January 1, 2023, with the adoption of ASU 2023-02, the amortization expense for the FHTC investments are included in income tax expense.
(2)All of the tax benefits recognized are included in income tax expense. Prior to 2023, the tax benefit recognized for the FHTC investments primarily reflected the tax credits generated from the investments, and excluded the net tax expense/benefit of the investments’ income/loss.