RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issues ASUs to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC). This section provides a summary description of recent ASUs that have significant implications (elected or required) within the consolidated financial statements, or that management expects

may

have a significant impact on financial statements issued in the foreseeable future.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Adopted

Effective

December 31, 2019,

the Corporation elected early adoption of ASU

2017

04,

Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic

350

), which simplified accounting for goodwill impairment by removing step

of the goodwill impairment test thus eliminating the need to determine the fair value of individual assets and liabilities of the reporting unit. Upon adoption of this ASU, goodwill impairment is the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value,

not

to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. Adoption of this ASU did

not

have a material impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.

Effective

January 1, 2019,

the Corporation adopted ASU

2016

02,

Leases (Topic

842

), as modified by subsequent ASUs, which changed U.S. GAAP by requiring that lease assets and liabilities arising from operating leases be recognized on the balance sheet. Topic

842,

as modified, does

not

significantly change the recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee from prior U.S. GAAP. For leases with a term of

months or less, the Corporation made an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset

not

to recognize lease assets and liabilities. The Corporation elected to adopt this pronouncement using an optional transition method resulting in recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for operating leases of

$1,132,000

on its consolidated balance sheets at

January 1, 2019,

with

adjustment to stockholders’ equity and

material impact to its consolidated statements of income. At

December 31, 2019,

right-of-use assets of

$1,637,000

were included in other assets, and the related liabilities totaling the same amount were included in accrued interest and other liabilities, in the consolidated balance sheets.

February 2018,

the FASB issued ASU

2018

02,

Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, which permits, but does

not

require, entities to reclassify tax effects stranded in accumulated other comprehensive income resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of

2017

to retained earnings. Companies that elect to reclassify these amounts must reclassify stranded tax effects for all items accounted for in accumulated other comprehensive income. The Corporation elected early adoption and adopted this standard update, effective

January 1, 2018.

The Corporation’s stranded tax effects were related to valuation of the net deferred tax asset attributable to items of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), which are unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities and unfunded defined benefit plan obligations. Adoption resulted in a reclassification between

two

categories of stockholders’ equity at

January 1, 2018,

with an increase of

$325,000

in retained earnings and a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss for the same amount (

net change in stockholders’ equity).

Effective

January 1, 2018,

the Corporation elected early adoption of ASU

2017

08,

Receivables – Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic

310

). This Update shortens the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium. Discounts will continue to be amortized to maturity. Adoption resulted in a reduction in retained earnings and corresponding increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss (

net change in stockholders’ equity) of

$26,000

January 1, 2018

for the cumulative after-tax impact of the change in accounting for debt securities held as of that date.

Effective

January 1, 2018,

the Corporation adopted ASU

2016

01,

Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities. The guidance affects the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option and the presentation and disclosure requirements of financial instruments. ASU

2016

was effective for the Corporation on

January 1, 2018

and resulted in the following changes:

●

A marketable equity security previously included in available-for-sale securities on the consolidated balance sheets is presented as a separate asset.

●

Changes in the fair value of the marketable equity security are captured in the consolidated statements of income.

●

Retained earnings was reduced and a corresponding increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss was recognized (

net change in stockholders’ equity) of

$22,000

January 1, 2018

for the after-tax impact of the change in accounting for the unrealized loss on the marketable equity security.

●

Adoption of ASU

2016

also resulted in the use of an exit price to determine the fair value of financial instruments

not

measured at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets. Further information regarding valuation of financial instruments is provided in Note

21.

Recently Issued But

Not

Yet Effective Accounting Pronouncements

ASU

2016

13,

Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic

326

), as modified by subsequent ASUs, changes accounting for credit losses on loans receivable and debt securities from an incurred loss methodology to an expected credit loss methodology. Among other things, ASU

2016

requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Accordingly, ASU

2016

requires the use of forward-looking information to form credit loss estimates. Many of the loss estimation techniques applied today will still be permitted, though the inputs to those techniques will change to reflect the full amount of expected credit losses. In addition, ASU

2016

amends the accounting for credit losses on debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. The effect of implementing this ASU is recorded through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings. The Corporation has formed a cross functional management team and is working with an outside vendor assessing alternative loss estimation methodologies and the Corporation’s data and system needs to evaluate the impact that adoption of this standard will have on the Corporation’s financial condition and results of operations. In

November 2019,

the FASB approved a delay of the required implementation date of ASU

2016

for smaller reporting companies, including the Corporation, resulting in a required implementation date for the Corporation of

January 1, 2023.

ASU

2018

13,

Fair Value Measurement (Topic

820

) modifies disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. This ASU removes requirements to disclose the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level

and Level

of the fair value hierarchy, the policy for timing of transfers between levels and the valuation processes for Level

fair value measurements. ASU

2018

clarifies that disclosure regarding measurement uncertainty is intended to communicate information about the uncertainty in measurement as of the reporting date. ASU

2018

adds certain disclosure requirements, including disclosure of changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level

fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period and the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level

fair value measurements. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Corporation beginning in the

first

quarter

2020.

The amendments on changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level

fair value measurements and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty should be applied prospectively, while all other amendments should be applied retrospectively for all periods presented. The Corporation does

not

expect adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

ASU

2018

15,

Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic

350

) was issued to help entities evaluate the accounting for fees paid by a customer in a cloud computing arrangement (hosting arrangement) by providing guidance for determining when the arrangement includes a software license. The amendments align the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal use software license). The accounting for the service element of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract is

not

affected by the amendments. This guidance will become effective for the Corporation beginning in the

first

quarter

2020,

with early adoption permitted. The Corporation does

not

expect adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.