OLD SECOND BANCORP INC Commitments Disclosure
Note 14: Commitments
In the normal course of business, there are outstanding commitments that are not reflected in the Consolidated Financial Statements. Commitments include financial instruments that involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate, and liquidity risk. In management’s opinion, these do not represent unusual risks, and management does not anticipate significant losses as a result of these transactions. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations for borrowers as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.
The following table is a summary of financial instrument commitments as of December 31, were as follows:
December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed | | Variable | | Total | | Fixed | | Variable | | Total | | |||||||
Letters of credit: | |||||||||||||||||||
Borrower: | |||||||||||||||||||
Financial standby | $ | 118 | $ | 26,769 | $ | 26,887 | $ | 188 | $ | 16,322 | $ | 16,510 | |||||||
Performance standby | 512 | 8,666 | 9,178 | 552 | 10,207 | 10,759 | |||||||||||||
630 | 35,435 | 36,065 | 740 | 26,529 | 27,269 | ||||||||||||||
Non-borrower: | |||||||||||||||||||
Performance standby | - | - | - | - | 67 | 67 | |||||||||||||
Total letters of credit | $ | 630 | $ | 35,435 | $ | 36,065 | $ | 740 | $ | 26,596 | $ | 27,336 | |||||||
Unused loan commitments | $ | 174,479 | $ | 592,658 | $ | 767,137 | $ | 163,282 | $ | 616,533 | $ | 779,815 | |||||||
The Bank occupies facilities under long-term operating leases, some of which include provisions for future rent increases. In addition, the Company leases space at sites that house automatic teller machines (ATMs). The Company also receives rental income on certain leased properties. As of December 31, 2025, aggregate future minimum rental income to be received under noncancelable leases totaled $251,000. Total facility net operating lease expense or revenue recorded under all operating leases was a net expense of $1.8 million in 2025, $1.2 million in 2024, and $844,000 in 2023. Total ATM lease expense, including the costs related to servicing those ATM’s, was $3.0 million in 2025, $2.4 million in 2024, and $2.1 million in 2023.
The following table below is the estimated aggregate minimum annual rental commitments at December 31, 2025:
2031 | |||||||||||||||||
2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | and thereafter | ||||||||||||
Rental commitment | $ | 3,705 | $ | 2,639 | $ | 2,447 | $ | 2,229 | $ | 1,681 | $ | 6,095 | |||||
Legal proceedings
The Company and its subsidiaries, from time to time, pursue collection suits and other actions that arise in the ordinary course of business against their borrowers and are defendants in legal actions arising from normal business activities. Management, after consultation with legal counsel, believes that the ultimate liabilities, if any, resulting from these actions will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position of the Bank or on the consolidated financial position of the Company based on all known information at this time.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 26, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Mar 6, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Mar 7, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Mar 9, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Mar 10, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Mar 6, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Mar 7, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Mar 13, 2017 | |
| 2015 | Mar 11, 2016 | |
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.