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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

11.

INCOME TAXES

The provision for income taxes was $0.4 million and $0.3 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  The Company’s effective tax rate was 29.6% and 26.3% for the same periods.  The effective tax rate is impacted by recurring permanent differences, such as bank-owned life insurance and tax-exempt investment and loan income.

The Company had a net deferred tax asset of $7.7 million and $7.9 million as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.  The reduction in the net deferred tax asset resulted primarily from a decrease in the allowance for loan losses, partially offset by the impact of changes in the fair value of securities available-for-sale.