COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

The Corporation is a party to certain financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk such as commitments under standby letters of credit, unused portions of lines of credit, overdraft protection and commitments to fund new loans. In accordance with GAAP, these financial instruments are not recorded in the financial statements. The Corporation's policy is to record such instruments when funded. These transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate and liquidity risk. Such transactions are generally used by the Corporation to manage clients' requests for funding and other client needs.

The following table lists the contractual amounts of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):


	June 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
	Fixed Rate		Variable Rate		Fixed Rate		Variable Rate
Commitments to make loans	$	38,445	$	23,485	$	15,560	$	25,233
Unused lines of credit	450		250,744		1,062		229,137
Standby letters of credit	—		15,095		—		16,272

On February 4, 2020, the Corporation filed a lawsuit against Pioneer Bank, Albany, New York, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in the County of Albany. As disclosed in the Corporation’s September 12, 2019 Current Report on Form 8-K, the Bank owns a participating interest totaling $4.2 million in an approximately $36.0 million commercial credit facility on which the borrower defaulted due to fraudulent activity. The Bank’s complaint alleges that Pioneer Bank, as lead bank, breached the participation agreement and engaged in fraud and negligent misrepresentation. The Bank seeks to recover $4.2 million and additional damages as a result of purchasing the participation interest. On April 23, 2020 the Corporation received payment of $461,309 from Pioneer Bank related to its obligation under the participation agreements.

In the normal course of business, there are various outstanding claims and legal proceedings involving the Corporation or its subsidiaries. As of June 30, 2020, we believe that we are not a party to any additional pending legal, arbitration, or regulatory proceedings that could have a material adverse impact on our financial results or liquidity.