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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2012

 

Commission File No. 000-29640

 

COMMUNITY FIRST BANCORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

South Carolina

 

58-2322486

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

incorporation or organization)

 

 

 

449 HIGHWAY 123 BYPASS

SENECA, SOUTH CAROLINA  29678

(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)

 

(864) 886-0206

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x  No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.   (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company x

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o  No x

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:  Common Stock, no par or stated value,4,152,294 Shares Outstanding on May 18, 2012.

 

 

 



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COMMUNITY FIRST BANCORPORATION

 

FORM 10-Q

 

Index

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

PART I —

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

3

 

Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)

4

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

5

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

6

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

7

 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

9

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

23

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

30

 

 

 

PART II -

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

30

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

31

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. — Financial Statements

 

COMMUNITY FIRST BANCORPORATION

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

1,747

 

$

3,355

 

Interest bearing deposits due from banks

 

143,585

 

121,555

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

145,332

 

124,910

 

Debt securities available-for-sale

 

103,388

 

124,094

 

Equity securities available-for-sale

 

3

 

317

 

Securities held-to-maturity (fair value $4,340 for 2012 and $4,752 for 2011)

 

4,004

 

4,396

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost

 

1,143

 

1,143

 

Loans

 

216,278

 

224,656

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

(4,861

)

(4,359

)

Loans - net

 

211,417

 

220,297

 

Premises and equipment - net

 

8,938

 

8,929

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

1,513

 

1,879

 

Bank-owned life insurance

 

10,104

 

10,016

 

Foreclosed assets

 

18,548

 

18,306

 

Other assets

 

2,916

 

2,826

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

507,306

 

$

517,113

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest bearing

 

$

65,662

 

$

68,465

 

Interest bearing

 

390,634

 

395,377

 

Total deposits

 

456,296

 

463,842

 

Accrued interest payable

 

1,056

 

1,154

 

Long-term debt

 

6,500

 

6,500

 

Other liabilities

 

2,598

 

2,552

 

Total liabilities

 

466,450

 

474,048

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock - Series A - non-voting 5% cumulative - $1,000 per share liquidation preference; 5,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding - 3,150 shares

 

3,126

 

3,126

 

Preferred stock - no par value; 9,995,000 shares authorized; None issued and outstanding

 

 

 

Common stock - no par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding - 4,152,294 for 2012 and 4,152,334 for 2011

 

40,669

 

40,669

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

748

 

748

 

Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)

 

(3,733

)

(3,014

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

46

 

1,536

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

40,856

 

43,065

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

507,306

 

$

517,113

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands,
except per share)

 

Interest income

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, including fees

 

$

3,369

 

$

3,623

 

Interest bearing deposits due from banks

 

68

 

28

 

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

752

 

1,124

 

Tax-exempt

 

176

 

177

 

Other investments

 

4

 

2

 

Total interest income

 

4,369

 

4,954

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

Time deposits $100M and over

 

399

 

562

 

Other deposits

 

615

 

870

 

Long-term debt

 

64

 

64

 

Total interest expense

 

1,078

 

1,496

 

Net interest income

 

3,291

 

3,458

 

Provision for loan losses

 

935

 

1,250

 

Net interest income after provision

 

2,356

 

2,208

 

Other income

 

 

 

 

 

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

253

 

260

 

Debit card transaction fees

 

181

 

183

 

Credit life insurance commissions

 

 

1

 

Net gains on sales of securities available-for-sale

 

1,528

 

 

Net gains (losses) on sales of foreclosed assets

 

12

 

(29

)

Increase in value of bank-owned life insurance

 

88

 

89

 

Other income

 

50

 

55

 

Total other income

 

2,112

 

559

 

Other expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

1,192

 

1,220

 

Net occupancy expense

 

160

 

139

 

Furniture and equipment expense

 

91

 

79

 

Amortization of computer software

 

175

 

97

 

Expenses of foreclosed assets

 

1,812

 

201

 

FDIC insurance expense

 

249

 

232

 

Debit card transaction expenses

 

39

 

116

 

Other expense

 

596

 

474

 

Total other expenses

 

4,314

 

2,558

 

Income before income taxes

 

154

 

209

 

Income tax expense

 

834

 

34

 

Net income (loss)

 

(680

)

175

 

Deductions for amounts not available to common shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared or accumulated on preferred stock

 

(39

)

(39

)

Net income (loss) available to common shareholders

 

$

(719

)

$

136

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per common share*

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(0.17

)

$

0.03

 

Net income (loss), assuming dilution

 

(0.17

)

0.03

 

 


* Per share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect a 5% stock dividend effective December 16, 2011.

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(680

)

$

175

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities arising during the period

 

(796

)

(242

)

Related income tax benefit

 

286

 

87

 

Less: Reclassification adjustments for net gains included in net income

 

(1,528

)

 

Related income tax benefit

 

548

 

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

(1,490

)

(155

)

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

(2,170

)

$

20

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retained

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

Shares of

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

Earnings

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

Preferred

 

Common

 

Paid-in

 

(Accumulated

 

Comprehensive

 

 

 

 

 

Stock

 

Stock

 

Stock

 

Capital

 

Deficit)

 

Income (Loss)

 

Total

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2011

 

3,972,976

 

$

3,126

 

$

39,931

 

$

748

 

$

1,396

 

$

111

 

$

45,312

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

175

 

 

175

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(155

)

(155

)

Dividends declared on preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

(39

)

 

(39

)

Balance, March 31, 2011

 

3,972,976

 

$

3,126

 

$

39,931

 

$

748

 

$

1,532

 

$

(44

)

$

45,293

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2012

 

4,152,334

 

$

3,126

 

$

40,669

 

$

748

 

$

(3,014

)

$

1,536

 

$

43,065

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

(680

)

 

(680

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,490

)

(1,490

)

Adjustment of fractional shares issued in conjunction with 2011 stock dividend

 

(40

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared on preferred stock

 

 

 

 

 

(39

)

 

(39

)

Balance, March 31, 2012

 

4,152,294

 

$

3,126

 

$

40,669

 

$

748

 

$

(3,733

)

$

46

 

$

40,856

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(680

)

$

175

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for loan losses

 

935

 

1,250

 

Depreciation

 

88

 

93

 

Deferred income taxes

 

314

 

(201

)

Amortization of net loan fees and costs

 

(7

)

17

 

Securities accretion and premium amortization

 

259

 

268

 

Net gains realized on sales of securities available-for-sale

 

(1,528

)

 

Writedowns of foreclosed assets

 

1,531

 

45

 

Loss (gain) on sale of foreclosed assets

 

(12

)

29

 

Increase in cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance

 

(88

)

(89

)

Decrease in interest receivable

 

366

 

98

 

Decrease in interest payable

 

(98

)

(526

)

Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets

 

419

 

459

 

Increase in other accrued expenses

 

46

 

243

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

1,545

 

1,861

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

 

(46,529

)

(23,965

)

Maturities, calls and paydowns of securities available-for-sale

 

24,159

 

21,871

 

Maturities, calls and paydowns of securities held-to-maturity

 

392

 

643

 

Proceeds of sales of securities available-for-sale

 

42,335

 

 

Net decrease in loans made to customers

 

5,278

 

7,502

 

Purchases of premises and equipment

 

(97

)

(5

)

Additional investment in foreclosed assets, net

 

(20

)

 

Proceeds of sale of foreclosed assets

 

944

 

324

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

26,462

 

6,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in demand deposits, interest bearing transaction accounts and savings accounts

 

(7,180

)

6,516

 

Net decrease in certificates of deposit and other time deposits

 

(366

)

(17,802

)

Decrease in short-term borrowings

 

 

(5,000

)

Cash dividends paid on preferred stock

 

(39

)

(39

)

Net cash used by financing activities

 

(7,585

)

(16,325

)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

20,422

 

(8,094

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning

 

124,910

 

40,882

 

Cash and cash equivalents, ending

 

$

145,332

 

$

32,788

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - continued

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

1,176

 

$

2,022

 

Income taxes

 

 

 

Net transfers from loans and other asets to foreclosed assets

 

2,796

 

508

 

Noncash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

(1,490

)

(155

)

 

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COMMUNITY FIRST BANCORPORATION

 

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share)

 

Accounting Policies — A summary of significant accounting policies is included in Community First Bancorporation’s (the “Company,” “our,” “we,” “us,” and similar references) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Management Opinion — In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Community First Bancorporation reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the periods presented.  Such adjustments were of a normal, recurring nature.

 

Investment Securities — The following table presents information about amortized cost, unrealized gains, unrealized losses, and estimated fair values of securities:

 

 

 

March 31, 2012

 

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Holding

 

Holding

 

Fair

 

Amortized

 

Holding

 

Holding

 

Fair

 

 

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

 

Cost

 

Gains

 

Losses

 

Value

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Available-for-sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities issued by US Government agencies

 

$

653

 

$

9

 

$

 

$

662

 

$

1,555

 

$

65

 

$

 

$

1,620

 

Government sponsored enterprises (GSEs)

 

66,895

 

84

 

423

 

66,556

 

75,004

 

436

 

55

 

75,385

 

Mortgage-backed securities issued by GSEs

 

30,165

 

378

 

61

 

30,482

 

26,951

 

1,118

 

4

 

28,065

 

State, county and municipal

 

5,603

 

97

 

12

 

5,688

 

18,180

 

853

 

9

 

19,024

 

Total debt securities

 

103,316

 

568

 

496

 

103,388

 

121,690

 

2,472

 

68

 

124,094

 

Equity securities

 

2

 

1

 

 

3

 

324

 

 

7

 

317

 

Total

 

$

103,318

 

$

569

 

$

496

 

$

103,391

 

$

122,014

 

$

2,472

 

$

75

 

$

124,411

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held-to-maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities issued by US Government agencies

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Government sponsored enterprises

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities issued by GSEs

 

4,004

 

336

 

 

4,340

 

4,396

 

356

 

 

4,752

 

State, county and municipal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

4,004

 

$

336

 

$

 

$

4,340

 

$

4,396

 

$

356

 

$

 

$

4,752

 

 

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The amortized cost and estimated fair value of debt securities by contractual maturity are shown below:

 

 

 

March 31, 2012

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Non-mortgage backed securities issued by GSEs and by state, county and municipal issuers

 

 

 

 

 

Due within one year

 

$

150

 

$

150

 

Due after one through five years

 

433

 

435

 

Due after five through ten years

 

48,585

 

48,433

 

Due after ten years

 

23,330

 

23,226

 

 

 

72,498

 

72,244

 

Mortgage-backed securities issued by:

 

 

 

 

 

US Government agencies

 

34,169

 

34,822

 

GSEs

 

653

 

662

 

Total

 

$

107,320

 

$

107,728

 

 

The estimated fair values and gross unrealized losses of all of the Company’s investment securities whose fair values were less than amortized cost as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 and which had not been determined to be other-than-temporarily impaired are presented below.  The Company evaluates all available-for-sale securities and all held-to-maturity securities for impairment as of each balance sheet date.  The securities have been segregated in the table by investment category and the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.

 

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March 31, 2012

 

 

 

Continuously in Unrealized Loss Position for a Period of

 

 

 

Less than 12 Months

 

12 Months or more

 

Total

 

 

 

Estimated
Fair Value

 

Unrealized
Loss

 

Estimated
Fair Value

 

Unrealized
Loss

 

Estimated
Fair Value

 

Unrealized
Loss

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Available-for-sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)

 

$

40,208

 

$

423

 

$

 

$

 

$

40,208

 

$

423

 

Mortgage-backed securities issued by GSEs

 

14,357

 

61

 

 

 

14,357

 

61

 

State, county and municipal securities

 

1,055

 

12

 

 

 

1,055

 

12

 

Equity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

55,620

 

$

496

 

$

 

$

 

$

55,620

 

$

496

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held-to-maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GSEs

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Total

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Continuously in Unrealized Loss Position for a Period of

 

 

 

Less than 12 Months

 

12 Months or more

 

Total

 

 

 

Estimated
Fair Value

 

Unrealized
Loss

 

Estimated
Fair Value

 

Unrealized
Loss

 

Estimated
Fair Value

 

Unrealized
Loss

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Available-for-sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)

 

$

12,623

 

$

55

 

$

 

$

 

$

12,623

 

$

55

 

Mortgage-backed securities issued by GSEs

 

1,946

 

4

 

 

 

1,946

 

4

 

State, county and municipal securities

 

 

 

501

 

9

 

501

 

9

 

Equity securities

 

315

 

7

 

 

 

315

 

7

 

Total

 

$

14,884

 

$

66

 

$

501

 

$

9

 

$

15,385

 

$

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Held-to-maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GSEs

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Total

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

As of March 31, 2012, 39 securities had been continuously in an unrealized loss position for less than 12 months and no securities had been continuously in an unrealized loss position for 12 months or more.  We do not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired because the unrealized losses involve primarily issuances of government-sponsored enterprises and state, county and municipal government issuers.  We also believe that the impairments resulted from current credit market conditions.  There have been no defaults or failures by any of the issuers to remit periodic interest payments as required, nor are we aware that any such issuer has given notice that it expects it will be unable to make any such future payment according to the terms of its bond agreement.  Although we classify a majority of our investment securities as available-for-sale, management has not determined that any specific securities will be disposed of prior to maturity and believes that we have both the ability and the intent to hold those investments until a recovery of fair value, including until maturity.  Furthermore, we do not believe that we will be required to sell any such securities prior to recovery of the unrealized losses.  Substantially all of the state, county and municipal securities were rated at least “investment grade” by either S&P or Moody’s, or both, as of March 31, 2012.

 

Our subsidiary bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (“FHLB”) and, accordingly, is required to own restricted stock in that institution in amounts that may vary from time to time.  These securities are identified in a separate category in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  Because of the restrictions imposed, the stock may not be sold to other parties, but is redeemable by the FHLB at the same price as that at which it was acquired by the Company’s

 

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subsidiary.  We evaluate this security for impairment based on the probability of ultimate recovery of the acquisition cost.  No impairment has been recognized based on this evaluation.

 

During the first three months of 2012, we sold sixty-seven available-for-sale debt securities and two available-for-sale equity securities for proceeds of $42,335 and realized gains of $1,528.  In addition, seventeen securities were called for proceeds of $20,100 and paydowns of mortgage-backed securities totaled $4,451.  We purchased twenty-seven debt securities for cash expenditures of $46,529.  There were there no transfers of available-for-sale securities to other categories.

 

Loans — Loans consisted of the following:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Commercial, financial and industrial

 

$

18,362

 

$

18,123

 

Real estate- construction

 

10,097

 

11,706

 

Real estate - mortgage

 

169,201

 

174,351

 

Consumer installment

 

18,618

 

20,476

 

Total

 

216,278

 

224,656

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

(4,861

)

(4,359

)

Loans - net

 

$

211,417

 

$

220,297

 

 

The following table provides information about the payment status of loans:

 

 

 

30-59 Days
Past Due

 

60-89 Days
Past Due

 

90 Days or
More Past Due

 

Total Past
Due

 

Current

 

Total Loans

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

As of March 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial, financial and industrial

 

$

135

 

$

386

 

$

220

 

$

741

 

$

17,621

 

$

18,362

 

Real estate- construction

 

 

 

1,709

 

1,709

 

8,388

 

10,097

 

Real estate - mortgage

 

3,005

 

1,008

 

5,888

 

9,901

 

159,300

 

169,201

 

Consumer installment

 

435

 

108

 

176

 

719

 

17,899

 

18,618

 

Total

 

$

3,575

 

$

1,502

 

$

7,993

 

$

13,070

 

$

203,208

 

$

216,278

 

 

 

 

30-59 Days
Past Due

 

60-89 Days
Past Due

 

90 Days or
More Past Due

 

Total Past
Due

 

Current

 

Total Loans

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

As of December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial, financial and industrial

 

$

223

 

$

117

 

$

265

 

$

605

 

$

17,518

 

$

18,123

 

Real estate- construction

 

 

230

 

2,594

 

2,824

 

8,882

 

11,706

 

Real estate - mortgage

 

1,490

 

1,175

 

7,387

 

10,052

 

164,299

 

174,351

 

Consumer installment

 

458

 

119

 

109

 

686

 

19,790

 

20,476

 

Total

 

$

2,171

 

$

1,641

 

$

10,355

 

$

14,167

 

$

210,489

 

$

224,656

 

 

Nonaccrual loans totaled $7,993 and $10,342 as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.  Troubled debt restructurings, not including such loans that are included in nonaccrual loans, totaled $8,075 as of March 31, 2012 and

 

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$6,205 as of December 31, 2011.  As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest totaling $0 and $13, respectively.

 

Loans that we grade Management Attention and Special Mention are not believed to represent more than a minimal likelihood of loss.  Those grades indicate that a change in the borrowers’ circumstances, or some other event, has occurred such that an elevated level of monitoring is warranted.  Such loans are generally evaluated collectively for purposes of estimating the allowance for loan losses.  Loans graded Substandard are believed to present a moderate likelihood of loss due the presence of well-defined weakness in the borrowers’ financial condition such as a change in their demonstrated repayment history, the effects of lower collateral values combined with other financial difficulties the borrowers may be experiencing, or deterioration of other indicators of the borrowers’ ability to service the loan as agreed.  Loans graded Doubtful are believed to present a high likelihood of loss due to severe deterioration of a borrowers’ financial condition, severe past due status and/or substantial deterioration of collateral value, or other factors.  Loans graded Substandard and Doubtful are evaluated individually for impairment.  Management updates the loans in its internal risk grading system no less often than monthly.  The following table provides information about how we grade loans internally.

 

 

 

Internally Assigned Risk Grade

 

 

 

 

 

Management
Attention

 

Special Mention

 

Substandard

 

Doubtful

 

Total

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

As of March 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial, financial and industrial

 

$

1,381

 

$

2,423

 

$

988

 

$

 

$

4,792

 

Real estate- construction

 

1,553

 

1,542

 

4,271

 

 

7,366

 

Real estate - mortgage

 

12,421

 

16,673

 

18,779

 

 

47,873

 

Consumer installment

 

1,034

 

662

 

839

 

 

2,535

 

 

 

$

16,389

 

$

21,300

 

$

24,877

 

$

 

$

62,566

 

 

 

 

Internally Assigned Risk Grade

 

 

 

 

 

Management
Attention

 

Special Mention

 

Substandard

 

Doubtful

 

Total

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

As of December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial, financial and industrial

 

$

1,182

 

$

2,023

 

$

981

 

$

 

$

4,186

 

Real estate- construction

 

1,541

 

1,457

 

5,822

 

 

8,820

 

Real estate - mortgage

 

10,699

 

12,586

 

21,425

 

 

44,710

 

Consumer installment

 

1,335

 

860

 

697

 

 

2,892

 

 

 

$

14,757

 

$

16,926

 

$

28,925

 

$

 

$

60,608

 

 

Impaired loans generally are nonaccrual loans, loans that are 90 days or more delinquent as to principal or interest payments, and other loans where, based on current information and events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect principal and interest payments according to the contractual terms of the loan agreements, including loans whose terms have been modified in a troubled debt restructuring.  A loan is not considered to be impaired, however, if any periods of delay or shortfalls of amounts expected to be collected are insignificant or if we expect that we will be able to collect all amounts due including interest accrued at the contractual interest rate during the period of delay.

 

Following is a summary of our impaired loans, by class:

 

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Recorded
Investment

 

Unpaid
Principal
Balance

 

Related
Allowance

 

Year-to-Date
Average
Recorded
Investment

 

Year-to-Date
Interest Income
Recognized

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

As of March 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With no related allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial, financial and industrial

 

$

927

 

$

1,100

 

$

 

$

927

 

$

 

Real estate- construction

 

1,725

 

2,070

 

 

1,725

 

 

Real estate - mortgage

 

11,400

 

11,591

 

 

11,400

 

1

 

Consumer installment

 

65

 

86

 

 

65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With an allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial, financial and industrial

 

$

335

 

$

335

 

$

210

 

$

335

 

$

 

Real estate- construction

 

633

 

797

 

64

 

633

 

 

Real estate - mortgage

 

3,987

 

5,752

 

490

 

3,987

 

 

Consumer installment

 

242

 

242

 

127

 

242

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial, financial and industrial

 

$

1,262

 

$

1,435

 

$

210

 

$

1,262

 

$

 

Real estate - construction and mortgage

 

17,745

 

20,210

 

554

 

17,745

 

1

 

Consumer installment

 

307

 

328

 

127

 

307

 

 

Total

 

$

19,314

 

$

21,973

 

$

891

 

$

19,314

 

$

1

 

 

 

 

Recorded
Investment

 

Unpaid
Principal
Balance

 

Related
Allowance

 

Year-to-Date
Average
Recorded
Investment

 

Year-to-Date
Interest Income
Recognized

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

As of December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With no related allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial, financial and industrial

 

$

178

 

$

330

 

$

 

$

361

 

$

15

 

Real estate- construction

 

2,664

 

3,443

 

 

6,216

 

42

 

Real estate - mortgage

 

9,654

 

12,073

 

 

10,909

 

275

 

Consumer installment

 

40

 

56

 

 

144

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With an allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial, financial and industrial

 

$

271

 

$

271

 

$

120

 

$

714

 

$

18

 

Real estate- construction

 

764

 

764

 

134

 

1,174

 

55

 

Real estate - mortgage

 

1,310

 

1,755

 

270

 

1,833

 

64

 

Consumer installment

 

298

 

298

 

149

 

342

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial, financial and industrial

 

$

449

 

$

601

 

$

120

 

$

1,075

 

$

33

 

Real estate - construction and mortgage

 

14,392

 

18,035

 

404

 

20,132

 

436

 

Consumer installment

 

338

 

354

 

149

 

486

 

26

 

Total

 

$

15,179

 

$

18,990

 

$

673

 

$

21,693

 

$

495

 

 

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The following table provides information about how we evaluated loans for impairment, the amount of the allowance for loan losses estimated for loans subjected to each type of evaluation, and the related total amounts, by portfolio segment as of each date indicated:

 

 

 

Secured by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

As of March 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance

 

$

2,721

 

$

2,140

 

$

4,861

 

Ending balance - individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

554

 

$

337

 

$

891

 

Ending balance - collectively evaluated for impairment

 

$

2,167

 

$

1,803

 

$

3,970

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance

 

$

179,298

 

$

36,980

 

$

216,278

 

Ending balance - individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

17,299

 

$

1,527

 

$

18,826

 

Ending balance - collectively evaluated for impairment

 

$

161,999

 

$

35,453

 

$

197,452

 

 

 

 

Secured by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate

 

Other

 

Total

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

As of December 31, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance

 

$

2,437

 

$

1,922

 

$

4,359

 

Ending balance - individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

404

 

$

269

 

$

673

 

Ending balance - collectively evaluated for impairment

 

$

2,033

 

$

1,653

 

$

3,686

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance

 

$

186,057

 

$

38,599

 

$

224,656

 

Ending balance - individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

14,392

 

$

787

 

$

15,179

 

Ending balance - collectively evaluated for impairment

 

$

171,665

 

$

37,812

 

$

209,477

 

Ending balance - Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality

 

$

1,402

 

$

58

 

$

1,460

 

 

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The following table presents information about loans that were modified in troubled debt restructurings during the first three months of 2012:

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2012

 

 

 

Modifications

 

Troubled Debt Restructurings

 

Number of
Contracts

 

Pre-
Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment

 

Post-
Modification
Outstanding
Recorded
Investment

 

Real estate - mortgage

 

1

 

$

116

 

$

116

 

Consumer installment

 

2

 

16

 

14

 

 

The following table presents information about loans that were modified in troubled debt restructuring during the twelve months ending March 31, 2012 and subsequently defaulted:

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2012

 

Troubled Debt Restructurings that
Subsequently Defaulted

 

Number of
Contracts

 

Recorded
Investment

 

Real estate - mortgage

 

1

 

$

230

 

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we continued to experience higher than normal (pre-recession) amounts of net charge-offs, and relatively high levels of past due and nonaccrual loans.  These and other measures of credit quality, as well as continuing weakness in real estate prices, relatively low levels of activity in the real estate market and the continuing high unemployment in our market areas, indicate that our loan customers and collateral values remain under stress.  Accordingly, we have recorded higher than normal provision and allowance for loan losses to recognize those conditions.   We have not changed our accounting policy or the methodology used to estimate the allowance for loan losses since December 31, 2011.  The following table provides information about activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment for the three months ended March 31, 2012:

 

 

 

Secured by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate

 

Other

 

Unallocated

 

Total

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2012

 

$

2,437

 

$

880

 

$

1,042

 

$

4,359

 

Provision charged to expense

 

441

 

342

 

152

 

$

935

 

Recoveries

 

26

 

10

 

 

$

36

 

Charge-offs

 

(296

)

(173

)

 

(469

)

Balance at March 31, 2012

 

$

2,608

 

$

1,059

 

$

1,194

 

$

4,861

 

 

Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share — Basic earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) applicable to common shares by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.  Diluted earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing applicable net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and any dilutive potential common shares and dilutive stock options.  It is assumed that all dilutive stock options are exercised at the beginning of each period and that the proceeds are used to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock at the average market price during the period.  Per share information for 2011 has been retroactively adjusted to give effect to a 5% stock dividend effective December 16, 2011.  Net income (loss) per common share and net income (loss) per common share, assuming dilution, were computed as follows:

 

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Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands,

 

 

 

except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per common share, basic

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator - net income (loss) available to common shareholders

 

$

(719

)

$

136

 

Denominator

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares issued and outstanding

 

4,152,294

 

4,171,625

 

Net income (loss) per common share, basic

 

$

(.17

)

$

.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per common share, assuming dilution

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator - net income (loss) available to common shareholders

 

$

(719

)

$

136

 

Denominator

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares issued and outstanding

 

4,152,294

 

4,171,625

 

Effect of dilutive stock options

 

 

 

Total shares

 

4,152,294

 

4,171,625

 

Net income (loss) per common share, assuming dilution

 

$

(.17

)

$

.03

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) — In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-05 (“ASU 2011-05”) “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income.”  The objective of ASU 2011-05 is to improve the comparability, consistency and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items reported in comprehensive income.  ASU 2011-05 was effective as of January 31, 2012, and its provisions have been incorporated into our financial statements, including retrospective application to comparable periods of prior years.

 

Stock-Based Compensation — Our 1998 stock option plan terminated on March 19, 2008 and no further options may be issued under the plan.  A total of 226,273 unexpired and non-forfeited options outstanding under the plan remain exercisable until their expiration dates.

 

Income Taxes — Net deferred tax assets totaled $4,103 as of March 31, 2012.  Based on taxable income generated during the first three months of 2012, we believe it is more likely than not that we will be able to realize $520 of the related tax benefits.  Consequently, we have provided a cumulative valuation allowance for potentially unrealizable net deferred tax assets of $3,583 as of March 31, 2012.

 

Fair Value Measurements — Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly fashion between market participants at the measurement date.  A three-level hierarchy is used for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of the inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date.  In developing estimates of the fair values of assets and liabilities, no consideration of large position discounts for financial instruments quoted in active markets is allowed.  However, an entity is required to consider its own creditworthiness when valuing its liabilities.  For disclosure purposes, fair values for assets and liabilities are shown in the level of the hierarchy that correlates with the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

 

The three levels of the fair value input hierarchy are described as follows:

 

Level 1 inputs reflect quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 inputs reflect observable inputs that may consist of quoted market prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices that are not in an active market, or other inputs that are observable in the market and can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities being valued.

 

Level 3 inputs reflect the use of pricing models and/or discounted cash flow methodologies using other than contractual interest rates or methodologies that incorporate a significant amount of management judgment, use of the entity’s own data, or other forms of unobservable data.

 

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The following is a summary of the measurement attributes applicable to assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in Active

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Markets for

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

Identical

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

Description

 

March 31, 2012

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Securities available-for-sale

 

 

 

$

 

$

103,391

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in Active

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Markets for

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

Identical

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

Description

 

December 31, 2011

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Securities available-for-sale

 

 

 

$

 

$

124,411

 

$

 

 

Level 2 inputs for our securities available-for-sale are obtained from an independent third-party that uses a process that may incorporate current market prices, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers, other reference data and industry and economic events that a market participant would be expected to use in valuing the securities.  Not all of the inputs listed apply to each individual security at each measurement date.  The independent third party assigns specific securities into an “asset class” for the purpose of assigning the applicable level of the fair value hierarchy used to value the securities.  At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, all securities were valued using Level 2 inputs, as described above.

 

The following is a summary of the measurement attributes applicable to assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis during the three month period ended March 31, 2012 and the twelve month period ended December 31, 2011 and which remained outstanding at the end of each period:

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in Active

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Markets for

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identical

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

Total

 

Description

 

March 31, 2012

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

Losses

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Collateral-dependent impaired loans

 

 

 

$

 

$

632

 

$

 

$

(305

)

Foreclosed assets

 

 

 

 

1,011

 

 

(1,531

)

 

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Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted Prices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in Active

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Markets for

 

Other

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identical

 

Observable

 

Unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

Inputs

 

Inputs

 

Total

 

Description

 

December 31, 2011

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

Losses

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Collateral-dependent impaired loans

 

 

 

$

 

$

15,137

 

$

 

$

(3,462

)

Foreclosed assets

 

 

 

 

 

1,897

 

 

 

(751

)

 

The fair value measurements shown above were made to reduce cost-based measurements to fair value measurements at initial recognition, or to adjust fair value based measurements subsequent to initial recognition, due to changes in the circumstances of individual assets during the period.  For collateral-dependent impaired loans, the measurements reflect our belief that we will receive repayment solely from the liquidation of the underlying collateral.  As a practical expedient, such loans may be valued by comparing the fair value of the collateral securing the loan with the loan’s carrying value.  If the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the collateral, the excess is charged to the allowance for loan losses.  If the fair value of the collateral exceeds the loan’s carrying amount, no adjustment is made, the loan continues to be carried at historical cost, and the loan is not included in the table.

 

The value of other real estate obtained through loan foreclosure is adjusted, if needed, upon the acquisition of each property to the lower of the recorded investment in the loan or the fair value of the property as determined by a recently performed independent appraisal less the estimated costs to sell.  Similarly, the fair value of repossessions is measured by reference to dealers’ quotes or other market information believed to reliably reflect the value of the specific property held.  Immaterial adjustments may be made by management to reflect property-specific factors such as age or condition.  Losses recognized when loans are initially transferred to or otherwise included in any of the categories shown above are reported as loan losses.  Subsequent to initial recognition, changes in fair value measurements of other real estate and repossessions are included in other income or other expenses, as applicable.

 

Accounting standards require disclosure of the estimated fair value of certain on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet financial instruments and the methods and assumptions used to estimate their fair values.  A financial instrument is defined as cash, evidence of an ownership interest in an entity or a contract that creates a contractual obligation or right to deliver or receive cash or another financial instrument from a second entity on potentially favorable or unfavorable terms.  Affected financial instruments that are not carried at fair value on the Consolidated Balance Sheets are discussed below.  Accordingly, these fair value disclosures provide only a partial estimate of the Company’s fair value.

 

For cash and due from banks, interest bearing deposits due from banks and federal funds sold, the carrying amount approximates fair value because these instruments generally mature in 90 days or less.  The carrying amounts of accrued interest receivable or payable approximate fair values.

 

The fair value of held-to-maturity mortgage-backed securities issued by Government sponsored enterprises is estimated based on dealers’ quotes for the same or similar securities.

 

The fair value of FHLB stock is estimated at its cost.  The FHLB historically has redeemed its outstanding stock at that value.

 

Fair values are estimated for loans using discounted cash flow analyses, using interest rates currently offered for loans with similar terms and credit quality.  We do not engage in originating, holding, guaranteeing, servicing or investing in loans where the terms of the loan product give rise to a concentration of credit risk.

 

The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity (noninterest bearing demand, interest bearing transaction accounts and savings) is estimated as the amount payable on demand, or carrying amount, as required by the ASC.  The fair value of time deposits is estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies rates currently offered to aggregate expected maturities.

 

The fair values of short-term borrowings, if any, approximate their carrying amounts.

 

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The fair values of fixed rate long-term debt instruments are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, based on the borrowing rates currently in effect for similar borrowings.  The fair values of variable rate long-term debt instruments are estimated at the carrying amount.

 

The following table presents the carrying amounts and fair values of our financial instruments:

 

 

 

March 31, 2012

 

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Carrying

 

Estimated

 

Carrying

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Amount

 

Fair Value

 

Amount

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Financial assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

1,747

 

$

1,747

 

$

3,355

 

$

3,355

 

Interest bearing deposits due from banks

 

143,585

 

143,585

 

121,555

 

122,057

 

Securities available-for-sale

 

103,391

 

103,391

 

124,411

 

124,411

 

Securities held-to-maturity

 

4,004

 

4,340

 

4,396

 

4,752

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

1,143

 

1,143

 

1,143

 

1,143

 

Loans - net

 

211,417

 

212,916

 

220,297

 

220,266

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

1,513

 

1,513

 

1,879

 

1,881

 

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

456,296

 

458,581

 

463,842

 

465,941

 

Accrued interest payable

 

1,056

 

1,056

 

1,154

 

1,154

 

Long-term debt

 

6,500

 

6,519

 

6,500

 

6,521

 

 

The estimated fair values of off-balance-sheet financial instruments such as loan commitments and standby letters of credit are generally based upon fees charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the counterparties’ creditworthiness.  The vast majority of the banking subsidiary’s loan commitments do not involve the charging of a fee, and fees associated with outstanding standby letters of credit are not material.  For loan commitments and standby letters of credit, the committed interest rates are either variable or approximate current interest rates offered for similar commitments.  Therefore, the estimated fair values of these off-balance-sheet financial instruments are nominal.

 

The following is a summary of the notional or contractual amounts and estimated fair values of our off-balance-sheet financial instruments:

 

 

 

March 31, 2012

 

December 31, 2011

 

 

 

Notional/

 

Estimated

 

Notional/

 

Estimated

 

 

 

Contract

 

Fair

 

Contract

 

Fair

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Off-balance sheet commitments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loan commitments

 

$

24,210

 

$

 

$

24,486

 

$

 

Standby letters of credit

 

3,824

 

 

1,051

 

 

 

Other Expenses — Other expenses consisted of the following:

 

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Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

$

1,192

 

$

1,220

 

Net occupancy expense

 

160

 

139

 

Furniture and equipment expense

 

91

 

79

 

Amortization of computer software

 

175

 

97

 

Expenses of foreclosed assets

 

1,812

 

201

 

FDIC insurance expense

 

249

 

232

 

Debit card transaction expenses

 

39

 

116

 

Other expense

 

 

 

 

 

Stationery, printing and postage

 

76

 

89

 

Telephone

 

59

 

62

 

Advertising and promotion

 

47

 

43

 

Professional services

 

126

 

75

 

Directors’ compensation

 

48

 

48

 

Data processing servicing fees

 

69

 

 

Other

 

171

 

157

 

Total

 

$

4,314

 

$

2,558

 

 

New Accounting Pronouncements — In April 2011, The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-03, Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements.  ASU 2011-03 affects all entities that enter into agreements to transfer financial assets that both entitle and obligate the transferor to repurchase or redeem the financial assets before their maturity by removing from the assessment of effective control the criterion relating to the transferor’s ability to repurchase or redeem the financial assets on substantially the agreed terms, even in the event of default by the transferee.  ASU 2011-03 also eliminates the requirement to demonstrate that the transferor possesses adequate collateral to fund substantially all the cost of purchasing replacement financial assets.  The guidance is effective prospectively for new transactions of modifications of existing transactions as of the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011.  ASU 2011-03 became effective for the Company on January 1, 2012 and its implementation had no effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.  The standards set forth in ASU 2011-04 supersede most of the accounting guidance formerly set forth in preceding GAAP.  The amendments improve comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and those prepared in accordance with IFRSs and clarify the application of existing fair value measurement requirements.  The clarification amendments include (1) that the application of the highest and best use and valuation premise concepts are relevant only with respect to fair value measurements of nonfinancial assets, (2) specifies that the fair value measurement of a financial instrument included in an entity’s shareholders’ equity should be from the perspective of a market participant that holds that instrument as an asset and (3) requirements that entities disclose quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in a fair value measurement categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.  The ASU became effective for the Company on January 1, 2012 and did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial positions, results of operations or cash flows.

 

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income.  ASU 2011-05 amends prior GAAP to require that, in fiscal years and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011, an entity present all nonowner changes in stockholders’ equity either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements.   In the two-statement approach, the first statement should present total net income and its components followed consecutively by a second statement that should present total other comprehensive income, the components of other comprehensive income, and the total of comprehensive income.  This new guidance has been implemented in this report.  In January 2012, the FASB issued additional guidance that indefinitely defers the effective date of requirements to present reclassification adjustments by component in both the statement where net income is presented and that statement where other comprehensive income is presented.

 

In December, 2011, The FASB issued ASU 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.  The amendments in the Update affect all entities that have financial instruments and derivative instruments that

 

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are either (1) offset in accordance with either Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Section 210-20-45 or ASC Section 815-10-45 or (2) subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement.  The ASU amends the disclosure requirements on offsetting in SASC Section 210-20-50.  The new disclosure requirements are intended to enable users of an entity’s financial statements to evaluate the effect or potential effect of netting arrangements on an entity’s financial position, including the effect or potential effect of rights of setoff associated with certain financial instruments or derivative instruments within the Update’s scope.  The amendments are required to be applied for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2103 and the disclosures are required to be applied retrospectively for all comparative periods presented.  The Company is evaluating the impact that adoption will have on its consolidated statements, if any.

 

CAUTIONARY NOTICE WITH RESPECT TO FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the securities laws.  The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements.  In order to comply with the terms of the safe harbor, the Company notes that a variety of factors could cause the Company’s actual results and experience to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the Company’s forward-looking statements.

 

All statements that are not historical facts are statements that could be “forward-looking statements.” You can identify these forward-looking statements through the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “assume,” indicate,” “contemplate,” “seek,” “plan,” “predict,” “target,” “potential,” “believe,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project,” “continue,” or other similar words.  Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company’s future business prospects, revenues, working capital, liquidity, capital needs, interest costs, income, business operations and proposed services.

 

These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the banking industry, management’s beliefs, and assumptions made by management.  Such information includes, without limitation, discussions as to estimates, expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies, and objectives concerning future financial and operating performance.  These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict.  Therefore, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements.  The risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

 

·                               future economic and business conditions;

·                               lack of sustained growth and disruptions in the economies of the Company’s market areas, including, but not limited to, declining real estate values and increasing levels of unemployment;

·                               government monetary and fiscal policies;

·                               the effects of changes in interest rates on the levels, composition and costs of deposits, loan demand, and the values of loan collateral, securities, and interest sensitive assets and liabilities;

·                               the effects of credit rating downgrades on the values of investment securities issued or guaranteed by various governments and governmental agencies, including the United States of America;

·                               the effects of competition from a wide variety of local, regional, national and other providers of financial, investment, and insurance services, as well as competitors that offer banking products and services by mail, telephone, computer and/or the Internet;

·                               credit risks;

·                               higher than anticipated levels of defaults on loans;

·                               perceptions by depositors about the safety of their deposits;

·                               capital adequacy;

·                               the failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of the allowance for loan losses and other estimates, including the value of collateral securing loans;

·                               ability to continue to weather the current economic downturn;

·                               ability to realize anticipated tax benefits;

·                               loss of consumer or investor confidence;

·                               availability of liquidity sources;

·                               the risks of opening new offices, including, without limitation, the related costs and time of building customer relationships and integrating operations as part of these endeavors and the failure to achieve expected gains, revenue growth and/or expense savings from such endeavors;

·                               the risks related to acquiring other financial institutions;

·                               changes in laws and regulations, including tax, banking and securities laws and regulations;

·                               changes in the requirements of regulatory authorities;

·                               changes in accounting policies, rules and practices;

 

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·                               cost and difficulty of implementing changes in technology and products;

·                               the effects of war or other conflicts, acts of terrorism or other catastrophic events that may affect general economic conditions and economic confidence; and

·                               other factors and information described in this report and in any of  the other reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice.  We have no obligation, and do not undertake, to update, revise or correct any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this report.  We have expressed our expectations, beliefs and projections in good faith and believe they have a reasonable basis.  However, there is no assurance that these expectations, beliefs or projections will result or be achieved or accomplished.

 

Item 2. — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

(Dollar amounts, except per share data, are in thousands)

 

Recent Developments

 

On April 5, 2012, the President signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), which is generally intended to stimulate economic growth by helping smaller and emerging growth companies access the U.S. capital markets.  The JOBS Act amends various provisions of, and adds new sections to, the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended by the JOBS Act, the “Exchange Act”), as well as provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  The JOBS Act directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue rules implementing certain of the JOBS Act amendments.  Except as noted below, the Company is evaluating the effects that the provisions of the JOBS Act and the Securities and Exchange Commission rules adopted pursuant to the JOBS Act will have on the Company.

 

For bank holding companies, the JOBS Act increases the statutory threshold for deregistration under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from 300 shareholders to 1,200 shareholders of record.  The Company currently has 760 shareholders of record.  Therefore, on May 14, 2012, the Company filed a Form 15 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to deregister the Company’s common stock under Section 12(g)(4) of the Exchange Act.  The Section 12(g) deregistration will become effective in 90 days or such shorter period as may be determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Based on the filing date of the Form 15, the Company does not expect to have any further reporting obligations under the Exchange Act after August 12, 2012.  The Company expects the deregistration will provide significant cost savings in the form of reduced audit, legal and filing expenses and other costs related to complying with the Exchange Act.

 

Changes in Financial Condition

 

During the first three months of 2012, we sold approximately 34% of our portfolio of securities available-for-sale, and realized gains of $1,528 on sales proceeds of $42,335.  These transactions were undertaken to take advantage of bond prices that were believed to represent selling opportunities and, in the case of sales of securities issued by state, county and municipal issuers, to allow us to reinvest those proceeds into securities or other earning assets yielding taxable income which might improve our ability to realize deferred future income tax benefits.  In addition, calls and paydowns of securities totaled $24,551.  We purchased approximately $46,529 of securities available-for-sale during the period.  As a result of these transactions, the yield and maturity structure of our securities portfolios changed significantly and substantially all of the net unrealized gains and related deferred income taxes on securities available-for-sale that existed at December 31, 2011 were reclassified into net income from other comprehensive income during the 2012 three-month period.

 

Loans outstanding continue to decrease due to reduced demand for loan origination activity, the application of payments received, charge-offs of loans and transfers from loans to foreclosed assets.

 

We continue to actively market for sale the properties that we have acquired through foreclosure and repossession.  Despite those efforts, the amount of such properties we currently hold is 60% more that the amount we held as of March 31, 2011 and approximately three times the amount we held as of March 31, 2010.  Holding the properties is expensive due to property taxes and other amounts that may be assessed against the properties and expenditures needed to keep the properties insured and in marketable condition.  We may be required to provide for decreases in value that arise during the time that we hold these properties and we may realize further losses when we sell the properties.  During the first three months of 2012, we sold four other real estate properties and five repossessions for proceeds of $944 and realized net gains

 

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of $12 on those sales.  During the first three months of 2012, we acquired properties totaling $2,796 and provided $1,531 for estimated valuation decreases subsequent to acquisition.

 

During the first quarter of 2012, demand deposits and savings deposits decreased significantly due to the normal disbursement of county property taxes that were originally deposited with the Bank primarily during the fourth quarter of 2011.

 

Results of Operations

 

We recorded a consolidated net loss of $680 for the first three months of 2012 compared with net income of $175 for the first three months of 2011.  After deducting $39 in each period applicable to preferred stock dividends and not available to common shareholders, net (loss) or net income per common share was $(.17) for the first three months of 2012 compared with $.03 per common share for the first quarter of 2011.  Net income per common share amounts for 2011 have been retroactively adjusted to reflect a five percent stock dividend effective December 16, 2011.

 

 

 

Summary Income Statement

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Dollar
Change

 

Percentage
Change

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

$

4,369

 

$

4,954

 

$

(585

)

-11.8

%

Interest expense

 

1,078

 

1,496

 

(418

)

-27.9

%

Net interest income

 

3,291

 

3,458

 

(167

)

-4.8

%

Provision for loan losses

 

935

 

1,250

 

(315

)

-25.2

%

Noninterest income

 

2,112

 

559

 

1,553

 

277.8

%

Noninterest expenses

 

4,314

 

2,558

 

1,756

 

68.6

%

Income tax expense

 

834

 

34

 

800

 

2352.9

%

Net income (loss)

 

(680

)

175

 

(855

)

-488.6

%

Preferred stock dividends declared or accumulated

 

(39

)

(39

)

 

0.0

%

Net income (loss) available to common shareholders

 

$

(719

)

$

136

 

$

(855

)

-628.7

%

 

Net Interest Income

 

Net interest income is the principal source of our earnings.  For the first quarter of 2012, net interest income totaled $3,291, a decrease of $167 or 4.8% lower than the amount for the same period of 2011.  The yield on interest earning assets decreased to 3.70% for the 2012 period, compared with 4.17% for the 2011 period, and the average rates paid for interest bearing liabilities were 1.06% and 1.45%, respectively.  The restructuring that occurred in our securities available-for-sale portfolio resulted in a lower yield on the portfolio.  The average interest rate spread for the 2012 period was 8 basis points lower than for the 2011 period and net yield on earning assets decreased to 2.79% in the 2012 period from 2.91% for the 2011 period.

 

Average loans in the 2012 period were $219,872, a decrease of $32,315, or 12.8%, from the amount for the same period of 2011.  The effect of this volume decrease, which was partially offset by a 33 basis point increase in the yield earned on loans, resulted in a $254 decrease in interest and fees on loans for the 2012 period from $3,623 for the 2011 period.

 

Average taxable securities for the 2012 quarter were $43,823 less than for the same period of 2011.  The yield earned on such securities in the 2012 period was 25 basis points lower than the yield during the same 2011 period.

 

Interest rates paid for interest-bearing deposits decreased to 1.02% for the 2012 period, compared with 1.41% for the 2011 period.  The majority of our time deposit accounts are issued with original maturities of 12 months or less.  Consequently, the rates we pay for such deposits generally follow the trends of overall market rates.  Recently, due to low demand for loans and because other earning assets are not priced attractively, we have not sought to retain maturing time deposits through interest rate incentives.  Some of those deposits have been retained as interest bearing transaction accounts at much lower interest rates.

 

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Average Balances, Yields and Rates

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Income/

 

Yields/

 

Average

 

Income/

 

Yields/

 

 

 

Balances

 

Expense

 

Rates (1)

 

Balances

 

Expense

 

Rates (1)

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits due from banks

 

$

119,500

 

$

68

 

0.23

%

$

50,011

 

$

28

 

0.23

%

Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

116,943

 

752

 

2.59

%

160,766

 

1,124

 

2.84

%

Tax exempt (2)

 

17,011

 

176

 

4.16

%

17,327

 

177

 

4.14

%

Total investment securities

 

133,954

 

928

 

2.79

%

178,093

 

1,301

 

2.96

%

Other investments

 

1,237

 

4

 

1.30

%

1,363

 

2

 

0.60

%

Loans (2) (3) (4)

 

219,872

 

3,369

 

6.16

%

252,187

 

3,623

 

5.83

%

Total interest earning assets

 

474,563

 

4,369

 

3.70

%

481,654

 

4,954

 

4.17

%

Cash and due from banks

 

2,487

 

 

 

 

 

2,305

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

(4,149

)

 

 

 

 

(5,767

)

 

 

 

 

Unrealized securities gains (losses)

 

2,288

 

 

 

 

 

(115

)

 

 

 

 

Premises and equipment

 

8,952

 

 

 

 

 

8,124

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

31,949

 

 

 

 

 

28,723

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

516,090

 

 

 

 

 

$

514,924

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest bearing deposits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest bearing transaction accounts

 

$

85,595

 

$

59

 

0.28

%

$

74,568

 

$

87

 

0.47

%

Savings

 

38,452

 

35

 

0.37

%

41,713

 

31

 

0.30

%

Time deposits $100M and over

 

116,657

 

399

 

1.38

%

126,334

 

562

 

1.80

%

Other time deposits

 

160,028

 

521

 

1.31

%

168,015

 

752

 

1.82

%

Total interest bearing deposits

 

400,732

 

1,014

 

1.02

%

410,630

 

1,432

 

1.41

%

Long-term debt

 

6,500

 

64

 

3.96

%

6,500

 

64

 

3.99

%

Total interest bearing liabilities

 

407,232

 

1,078

 

1.06

%

417,130

 

1,496

 

1.45

%

Noninterest bearing demand deposits

 

63,277

 

 

 

 

 

49,152

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

2,752

 

 

 

 

 

3,427

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

42,829

 

 

 

 

 

45,215

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

516,090

 

 

 

 

 

$

514,924

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate spread

 

 

 

 

 

2.64

%

 

 

 

 

2.72

%

Net interest income and net yield on earning assets

 

 

 

$

3,291

 

2.79

%

 

 

$

3,458

 

2.91

%

Interest free funds supporting earning assets

 

$

67,331

 

 

 

 

 

$

64,524

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1)  Yields and rates are annualized.

(2)  Yields on tax exempt instruments have not been adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis.

(3)  Nonaccruing loans are included in the loan balance and income from such loans is recognized on a cash basis.

(4)  Includes immaterial amounts of loan fees.

 

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Provision and Allowance for Loan Losses

 

We provided $935 and $1,250 for loan losses in the first quarters of 2012 and 2011, respectively.  As of March 31, 2012, the allowance for loan losses was 2.25% of loans compared with 1.94% of loans at December 31, 2011 and 2.36% as of March 31, 2011.  During the 2012 three month period, net charge-offs totaled $433, compared with $1,167 in net charge offs during the same period of 2011.  As of March 31, 2012, nonaccrual loans totaled $7,993 and there were no loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest.  Approximately 95% of those nonaccrual loans were secured by real estate.  As of March 31, 2011, nonaccrual loans totaled $20,588 and there were no loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest.  The activity in the allowance for loan losses is summarized in the table below:

 

 

 

Three Months

 

 

 

Three Months

 

 

 

Ended

 

Year Ended

 

Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

2011

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Allowance at beginning of period

 

$

4,359

 

$

5,756

 

$

5,756

 

Provision for loan losses

 

935

 

7,375

 

1,250

 

Net charge-offs

 

(433

)

(8,772

)

(1,167

)

Allowance at end of period

 

$

4,861

 

$

4,359

 

$

5,839

 

Allowance as a percentage of loans outstanding at period end

 

2.25

%

1.94

%

2.36

%

Loans at end of period

 

$

216,423

 

$

224,656

 

$

247,640

 

 

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Impaired and Potential Problem Loans

 

As of March 31, 2012, we had troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) totaling $8,075 that are not included in the amounts of nonaccrual loans or loans 90 days past due and still accruing in the table above.  Approximately 83% of the amount of those TDRs have collateral consisting of real estate.  TDRs are considered to be impaired loans.

 

Potential problem loans include loans, other than impaired loans, that management has identified as having possible credit problems sufficient to cast doubt upon the abilities of the borrowers to comply with the current repayment terms.  Such loans are generally included in the amounts of Management Attention and Special Mention loans included in the table captioned “Internally Assigned Risk Grade” included in the section captioned “Loans” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

South Carolina’s unemployment rate was 8.9% as of March 2012 compared with 10.4% (revised) for March 2011.  The unemployment rates for Oconee and Anderson Counties were 8.4% each for March 2011 compared with 9.5% for Anderson County and 10.0% for Oconee County as of March 2011 (2011 statistics are revised from amounts reported previously).  The lower unemployment rate in both cases resulted primarily from fewer members of the labor force, rather than from higher numbers of employed workers.  Worsening of this condition or a continuation of the existing prolonged period of elevated levels, significant increases in prices for fuel and food, continuing declines in the values of homes and other real properties, declining demand for products manufactured locally, and other events could continue to have adverse effects on those areas and potentially lead to further deterioration of the abilities of our loan customers to repay their debts.  These events could lead to higher amounts of nonaccrual, past due and potential problem loans and higher loan losses, all of which could result in higher provisions for loan losses.

 

Noninterest Income

 

Noninterest income was $2,112 for the first quarter of 2012, compared with $559 for the first quarter of 2011.  During the first quarter of 2012, we sold substantially all of the securities available-for-sale that were in unrealized gain positions as of December 31, 2011 and realized gains of $1,528 on those sales.  We sold approximately 70% of our December 31, 2011 holdings of securities issued by states, counties and municipalities.  The income on such securities is generally not taxable for federal income tax purposes.  In order for us to realize the potential tax benefits associated with our recent taxable losses, we must generate larger amounts of federally taxable income.  A portion of the sales proceeds was reinvested into new taxable securities positions, but the interest rates associated with those investments are generally lower than the rates associated with the securities that were sold, even though the maturity structure of the portfolio was lengthened.  Accordingly, we expect that, unless we can invest other funds at higher rates in the future, our yield on securities will be lower, which could adversely affect income.

 

Noninterest Expenses

 

Noninterest expenses were $4,314 for the first quarter of 2012, compared with $2,558 for the first quarter of 2011, representing an increase of $1,756 or 68.6%.  The increase resulted primarily from $1,531 provided for valuation decreases associated with our holdings of foreclosed assets and an increase of $80 in other expenses related to foreclosed assets.

 

We expect that expenses of foreclosed assets will remain at elevated levels until increased sales of the properties can be consummated.

 

Income Taxes

 

Income tax expense for the first quarter of 2012 increased by $800 from the amount for the same period of 2011.  This increase resulted from the need to provide an additional valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets that are not supported by current estimates of future taxable income.  The sale of securities that resulted in gains of $1,528 also resulted in the elimination of deferred tax liabilities totaling $548 on the formerly unrealized gains.  Valuation decreases related to our remaining holdings of securities available-for-sale resulted in a further decrease in the related deferred tax liability of $286.  The provision of $1,531 for valuation allowances related to foreclosed assets increased net deferred tax assets by approximately $510.

 

As of March 31, 2012, we have net deferred tax assets of $4,103.  Based on federal taxable income recorded in the first quarter of 2012, we provided additional valuation allowances for net deferred tax assets totaling $836 for the first three months of 2012.  Such valuation allowances now total $3,583 and net deferred tax assets supported by taxable income for the first quarter of 2012 totaling $520 are included in other assets as of March 31, 2012.

 

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Liquidity

 

Liquidity is the ability to meet current and future obligations through the liquidation or maturity of existing assets or the acquisition of additional liabilities.  We manage both assets and liabilities to achieve appropriate levels of liquidity.  Cash and short-term investments are our primary sources of asset liquidity.  These funds provide a cushion against short-term fluctuations in cash flow from both deposits and loans.  Securities available-for-sale provide our principal source of secondary asset liquidity.  However, the availability of this source is influenced by market conditions to a significant extent.  Individual and commercial deposits are the primary sources of funds for our credit activities.  We also have significant amounts of credit availability under our FHLB lines of credit.

 

As of March 31, 2012, the ratio of loans to total deposits was 47.4%, compared with 48.4% as of December 31, 2011.  Total deposits as of March 31, 2011 were $456,296, a decrease of $7,546 or 1.6% from the amount as of December 31, 2011.  Management believes that we have liquidity sources sufficient to meet our operating needs.

 

Capital Resources

 

Our capital base decreased by $2,209 since December 31, 2011 as the result of net loss of $680 for the first three months of 2012, minus a $1,490 decrease in net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of deferred income tax effects, and minus $39 cash dividends declared on our preferred stock.

 

The Company and its banking subsidiary (the “Bank”) are subject to regulatory risk-based capital adequacy standards.  Under these standards, bank holding companies and banks are required to maintain certain minimum ratios of capital to risk-weighted assets and average total assets.  Under the provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (FDICIA), federal bank regulatory authorities are required to implement prescribed “prompt corrective actions” upon the deterioration of the capital position of a bank.  If the capital position of an affected institution were to fall below certain levels, increasingly stringent regulatory corrective actions are mandated.

 

The March 31, 2012 risk based capital ratios for the Company and the Bank are presented in the following table, compared with the “well capitalized” (Bank only) and minimum ratios under the regulatory definitions and guidelines:

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

Tier 1

 

Capital

 

Leverage

 

Community First Bancorporation

 

15.7

%

17.0

%

8.0

%

Community First Bank

 

14.2

%

15.4

%

7.1

%

Minimum “well-capitalized” requirement

 

6.0

%

10.0

%

5.0

%

Minimum requirement

 

4.0

%

8.0

%

4.0

%

 

Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements

 

In the normal course of business, the Bank is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk including commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit.  Such instruments have elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheet.  The exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other parties to the financial instruments for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual notional amount of those instruments.  Generally, the same credit policies used for on-balance-sheet instruments, such as loans, are used in extending loan commitments and standby letters of credit.

 

Following are the off-balance-sheet financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk:

 

 

 

March 31, 2012

 

 

 

(Dollars in

 

 

 

thousands)

 

Loan commitments

 

$

24,210

 

Standby letters of credit

 

3,824

 

 

Loan commitments involve agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract.  Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and some involve payment of a fee.  Many of the commitments are expected to expire without being fully drawn; therefore, the total amount of loan commitments does not necessarily represent future cash requirements.  Each customer’s creditworthiness is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.  The amount of collateral obtained, if any, upon extension of credit is based on management’s credit

 

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evaluation of the borrower.  Collateral held varies but may include commercial and residential real properties, accounts receivable, inventory and equipment.

 

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party.  The credit risk involved in issuing standby letters of credit is the same as that involved in making loan commitments to customers.  Many letters of credit will expire without being drawn upon and do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.  The Bank receives fees for loan commitments and standby letters of credit.  The amount of such fees was not material for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

 

As described under “Liquidity,” management believes that its various sources of liquidity provide the resources necessary for the Bank to fund the loan commitments and to perform under standby letters of credit, if the need arises.  Neither the Company nor the Bank is involved in other off-balance sheet contractual relationships or transactions that could result in liquidity needs or other commitments or significantly impact earnings.

 

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Item 4. — Controls and Procedures

 

Based on the evaluation required by 17 C.F.R. Section 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b) of the issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in 17 C.F.R. Sections 240.13a-15(e) and 240.15d-15(e)), the issuer’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded such controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report, were effective.

 

There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 6. - Exhibits

 

Exhibits

 

31. Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications

 

 

 

 

 

32. Certifications Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

COMMUNITY FIRST BANCORPORATION

 

 

 

June 1, 2012

 

/s/ Frederick D. Shepherd, Jr.

Date

 

Frederick D. Shepherd, Jr., Chief Executive Officer and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

 

31. Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications

 

 

 

 

 

32. Certifications Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 

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