Note 10 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Association is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers including commitments to extend credit and lines or letters of credit and commitments to sell to investors loans held for sale. The Association uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments.

At March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, the Association had approved outstanding loan origination commitments of $5.6 million and $1.1 million, respectively. Loan commitments, which are funded subject to certain limitations, extend over various periods of time and may expire without being drawn upon. Generally, unused commitments are canceled upon expiration of the commitment term as outlined in each individual contract. All outstanding loan origination commitments were subject to forward sales commitments to various entities. Also, at March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, the Association has committed unused lines of credit, equity lines, loans in process and letters of credit to consumers totaling $48.4 million and $45.0 million, respectively. The Association evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on an individual basis and determines collateral requirements based on this evaluation. Collateral securing these commitments varies by product and borrower and may include residential and commercial real estate, agricultural real estate, inventory, equipment, accounts receivable, and other business and personal assets.

Various legal claims also arise from time to time in the normal course of business which, in the opinion of management, will have no material effect on the Association’s consolidated financial statements.

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Historical Timeline

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2026Jun 18, 2026Showing above
2025Jun 26, 2025
2024Jun 21, 2024

About Commitments Disclosures

Commitments and contingencies disclosures catalog a company's off-balance-sheet obligations and legal exposures — purchase commitments, guarantee arrangements, pending litigation, and regulatory proceedings. These items represent potential future cash outflows that may not appear as liabilities on the balance sheet until they become probable and estimable.

Key signals: litigation reserves and disclosed loss ranges quantify management's estimate of legal exposure, but unquantified "reasonably possible" losses often represent the larger risk. Watch for changes in language around pending cases — shifts from "remote" to "reasonably possible" or increases in estimated loss ranges signal deteriorating outcomes. Unconditional purchase obligations and take-or-pay contracts create fixed cost structures that reduce operational flexibility. Guarantee arrangements for subsidiaries or joint ventures can create cascading obligations. Compare the total commitment schedule against projected free cash flow to assess whether the company can meet its obligations without additional financing.