ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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SECURITIES (Amortized Cost And Fair Value Of Contractual Securities) (Details 1)

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SECURITIES (Amortized Cost And Fair Value Of Contractual Securities) (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt securities available for sale
Amortized Cost	$ 300,219	$ 291,403
Fair Value	305,985	298,310
Debt securities held to maturity
Amortized Cost	29,023	29,355
Fair Value	29,348	29,974
Due within one year [Member]
Debt securities available for sale
Amortized Cost	20,112	16,944
Fair Value	20,295	17,246
Due from one to five years [Member]
Debt securities available for sale
Amortized Cost	138,653	121,591
Fair Value	141,104	123,962
Due from five to ten years [Member]
Debt securities available for sale
Amortized Cost	50,391	60,079
Fair Value	51,144	61,221
Debt securities held to maturity
Amortized Cost	626	298
Fair Value	647	325
Due after ten years [Member]
Debt securities available for sale
Amortized Cost	350	350
Fair Value	378	358
Debt securities held to maturity
Amortized Cost	5,131	5,253
Fair Value	5,491	5,716
Mortgage-backed securities [Member]
Debt securities available for sale
Amortized Cost	90,713	92,439
Fair Value	93,064	95,523
Debt securities held to maturity
Amortized Cost	23,266	23,804
Fair Value	$ 23,210	$ 23,933

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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