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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

x      Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011

 

o         Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act

 

for the transition period from          to         

 

Commission File No. 000-28344

 

FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

South Carolina

 

57-1010751

(State of Incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification)

 

5455 Sunset Boulevard, Lexington, South Carolina 29072

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(803) 951-2265

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  o Yes o No

 

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.

 

Large accelerated filer o

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is 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 equity, as of the latest practicable date:  On May 13, 2011, 3,273,533 shares of the issuer’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share, were issued and outstanding.

 

 

 



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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Statements of Income

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)

Item 5. Other Information

Item 6. Exhibits

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

SIGNATURES

EX-31.1 RULE 13A-14(A) CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

EX-31.2 RULE 13A-14(A) CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

EX-32 SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS

 



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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

 

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FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

(Dollars in thousands, except par value)

 

March 31, 2011
(Unaudited)

 

December 31, 2010

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

8,724

 

$

7,114

 

Interest-bearing bank balances

 

18,856

 

19,102

 

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell

 

1,540

 

245

 

Investment securities - available for sale

 

191,033

 

189,309

 

Other investments, at cost

 

6,789

 

6,841

 

Loans

 

334,156

 

329,954

 

Less, allowance for loan losses

 

4,655

 

4,911

 

Net loans

 

329,501

 

325,043

 

Property, furniture and equipment - net

 

17,867

 

18,026

 

Bank owned life insurance

 

10,806

 

10,773

 

Other real estate owned

 

7,901

 

6,904

 

Intangible assets

 

726

 

881

 

Other assets

 

13,571

 

14,785

 

Total assets

 

$

607,314

 

$

599,023

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest bearing demand

 

$

84,928

 

$

72,625

 

NOW and money market accounts

 

128,818

 

123,604

 

Savings

 

30,889

 

29,886

 

Time deposits less than $100,000

 

154,551

 

143,946

 

Time deposits $100,000 and over

 

66,797

 

85,283

 

Total deposits

 

465,983

 

455,344

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

14,342

 

12,686

 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

64,840

 

68,094

 

Junior subordinated debt

 

15,464

 

15,464

 

Other borrowed money

 

100

 

120

 

Other liabilities

 

4,070

 

5,518

 

Total liabilities

 

564,799

 

557,226

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized; 11,350 issued and outstanding

 

11,060

 

11,035

 

Common stock, par value $1.00 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding 3,273,533 at March 31, 2011 and 3,270,135 at December 31, 2010

 

3,274

 

3,270

 

Common stock warrants issued

 

509

 

509

 

Additional paid in capital

 

48,974

 

48,956

 

Retained earnings (deficit)

 

(19,460

)

(19,732

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(1,842

)

(2,241

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

42,515

 

41,797

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

607,314

 

$

599,023

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months ended March 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

2011

 

2010

 

Interest and dividend income:

 

 

 

 

 

Loans, including fees

 

$

4,808

 

$

5,050

 

Taxable securities

 

1,592

 

2,016

 

Non-taxable securities

 

19

 

71

 

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell

 

11

 

9

 

Other

 

10

 

9

 

Total interest income

 

6,440

 

7,155

 

Interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

1,258

 

1,671

 

Federal funds sold and securities sold under agreement to repurchase

 

8

 

21

 

Other borrowed money

 

720

 

756

 

Total interest expense

 

1,986

 

2,448

 

Net interest income

 

4,454

 

4,707

 

Provision for loan losses

 

360

 

550

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

4,094

 

4,157

 

Non-interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

Deposit service charges

 

458

 

485

 

Mortgage origination fees

 

191

 

124

 

Commissions on sale of non-deposit investment products

 

175

 

174

 

Gain on sale of securities

 

134

 

2

 

Other-than-temporary-impairment write-down on securities

 

(4

)

(143

)

Fair value adjustment gains (losses)

 

4

 

(196

)

Other

 

469

 

376

 

Total non-interest income

 

1,427

 

822

 

Non-interest expense:

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

2,313

 

2,127

 

Occupancy

 

309

 

314

 

Equipment

 

281

 

288

 

Marketing and public relations

 

171

 

91

 

FDIC Assessment

 

255

 

204

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

155

 

155

 

Other

 

1,239

 

1,007

 

Total non-interest expense

 

4,723

 

4,186

 

Net income before tax

 

798

 

793

 

Income taxes

 

228

 

204

 

Net income

 

$

570

 

$

589

 

Preferred stock dividends, including discount accretion

 

167

 

166

 

Net income available to common shareholders

 

$

403

 

$

423

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share

 

$

0.12

 

$

0.13

 

Diluted earnings per common share

 

$

0.12

 

$

0.13

 

Dividends declared per common share

 

$

0.04

 

$

0.04

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income

Three Months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

 

 

Common

 

Additional

 

Nonvested

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred

 

Shares

 

Common

 

Stock

 

Paid-in

 

Restricted

 

Retained

 

Comprehensive

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Stock

 

Issued

 

Stock

 

Warrants

 

Capital

 

Stock

 

Earnings

 

Income (loss)

 

Total

 

Balance December 31, 2009

 

$

10,939

 

3,252

 

$

3,252

 

$

509

 

$

48,873

 

$

(79

)

$

(20,401

)

$

(1,653

)

$

41,440

 

Comprehensive Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

589

 

 

 

589

 

Other comprehensive loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain arising during period on available-for-sale securities net of tax expense of $259

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

480

 

 

 

Unrealized market loss on held-to-maturity securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassification adjustment for Other-than-temporary-Impairment included in income net of tax benefit of $39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

73

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

553

 

553

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,142

 

Amortization of compensation on restricted stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

Dividends: Common ($0.04 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(131

)

 

 

(131

)

Preferred

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(166

)

 

 

(142

)

Dividend reinvestment plan

 

 

 

6

 

6

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

Balance, March 31, 2010

 

$

10,963

 

3,258

 

$

3,258

 

$

509

 

$

48,897

 

$

(53

)

$

(20,109

)

$

(1,100

)

42,365

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance December 31, 2010

 

$

11,035

 

3,270

 

$

3,270

 

$

509

 

$

48,956

 

$

 

$

(19,732

)

$

(2,241

)

$

41,797

 

Comprehensive Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

570

 

 

 

570

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain arising during period on available-for-sale securities net of tax expense of $261

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

483

 

 

 

Reclassification adjustment for gain included in net income, net of tax benefit of $47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(87

)

 

 

Other-than-temporary impairment on securities net of tax benefit of $1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

399

 

399

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

969

 

Dividends: Common ($0.04 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(131

)

 

 

(131

)

Preferred

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(167

)

 

 

(142

)

Dividend reinvestment plan

 

 

 

4

 

4

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

Balance, March 31, 2011

 

$

11,060

 

3,274

 

$

3,274

 

$

509

 

$

48,974

 

$

 

$

(19,460

)

$

(1,842

)

42,515

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

Three months ended
March 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2011

 

2010

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

570

 

$

589

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

216

 

229

 

Premium amortization (discount accretion)

 

481

 

272

 

Provision for loan losses

 

360

 

550

 

Writedowns of other real estate owned

 

1

 

51

 

Loss on sale of other real estate owned

 

47

 

3

 

Amortization of intangibles

 

155

 

155

 

Gain on sale of securities

 

(134

)

(2

)

Other-than-temporary-impairment on securities

 

4

 

143

 

Net (increase) decrease in fair value of option instruments and derivatives

 

(4

)

196

 

(Increase) decrease in other assets

 

970

 

(39

)

Decrease in other liabilities

 

(1,447

)

(390

)

Net cash provided from operating activities

 

1,219

 

1,757

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of investment securities available-for-sale

 

(37,184

)

(13,746

)

Maturity of investment securities available-for-sale

 

9,836

 

14,148

 

Proceeds from sale of securities available-for-sale

 

25,965

 

2

 

Maturity of investment securities held-to-maturity

 

 

2,381

 

Increase in loans

 

(6,087

)

(574

)

Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned

 

224

 

155

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(57

)

(72

)

Net cash provided (used) in investing activities

 

(7,303

)

2,294

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Increase in deposit accounts

 

10,638

 

15,610

 

Increase (decrease) in securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

1,656

 

(1,223

)

Decrease in other borrowings

 

(20

)

(27

)

Repayment of advances from FHLB

 

(3,254

)

(3,254

)

Dividends paid: Common Stock

 

(131

)

(131

)

          Preferred Stock

 

(167

)

(166

)

Dividend reinvestment plan

 

22

 

30

 

Net cash provided from financing activities

 

8,744

 

10,839

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

2,660

 

14,890

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

26,460

 

20,844

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

29,120

 

35,734

 

Supplemental disclosure:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

2,360

 

$

2,602

 

Income taxes

 

$

 

$

 

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain on securities

 

$

615

 

$

851

 

Transfer of loans to foreclosed property

 

$

1,268

 

$

1,972

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 1            - Basis of Presentation

 

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheets, and the consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss), and the consolidated statements of cash flows of First Community Corporation (“the Company”), present fairly in all material respects the Company’s financial position at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company’s results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2011.

 

In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to fairly present the consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations have been made. All such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature.  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The consolidated financial statements and notes thereto are presented in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q.  The information included in the Company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K should be referred to in connection with these unaudited interim financial statements.

 

Note 2 — Earnings Per Common Share

 

The following reconciles the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per common share computation:

 

(In thousands except average market price)

 

 

 

Three months

 

 

 

ended March 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

Numerator (Net income available to common shareholders)

 

$

403

 

$

423

 

Denominator

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding for:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

3,272

 

3,238

 

Dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options — Treasury stock method

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

3,272

 

3,238

 

The average market price used in calculating assumed number of shares

 

$

6.34

 

$

6.19

 

 

At March 31, 2011, there were 77,450 outstanding options at an average exercise price of $19.07 and warrants for 196,000 shares at $8.69.  None of the options or warrants has an exercise price below the average market price of $6.34 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2011 and therefore are not deemed to be dilutive.

 

Note 3 —Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value

 

In connection with the adoption of the Fair Value Option, the Company adopted the requirements of the FASB ASC Fair Value Measurement Topic which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Fair Value Measurement Topic also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable

 

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inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Note 3 —Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value - continued

 

Level l

Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2

Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

 

Level 3

Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.

 

Following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

Investment Securities Available for Sale: Measurement is on a recurring basis based upon quoted market prices, if available.  If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are measured using independent pricing models or other model-based valuation techniques such as the present value of future cash flows, adjusted for prepayment assumptions, projected credit losses, and liquidity.  Level 1 securities include those traded on an active exchange or by dealers or brokers in active over-the-counter markets.  Level 2 securities include mortgage-backed securities issued both issued by government sponsored enterprises and private label mortgage-backed securities.  Generally these fair values are priced from established pricing models.  Level 3 securities include corporate debt obligations and asset—backed securities that are less liquid or for which there is an inactive market.

 

Investment Securities Held-to-Maturity: Investment securities that are held-to-maturity and considered other-than-temporarily-impaired are recorded at fair value in accordance with the FASB ASC Topic on “Investments- Debt and Equity Securities” on a non recurring basis.  If the Company does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security, other-than-temporary-impairment (OTTI) is considered to have occurred.  See Note 4 for determining allocation between current earnings and comprehensive income.  Measurement is based upon quoted market prices, if available.  If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are measured using independent pricing models or other model-based valuation techniques such as the present value of future cash flows, adjusted for prepayment assumptions, projected credit losses, and liquidity.  Level 2 securities include private label mortgage-backed securities.  Generally these fair values are priced from established pricing models.

 

Loans: Loans that are considered impaired are recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis.  Once a loan is considered impaired, measurement is based upon FASB ASC 310-10-35 “Loan Impairment”.  The fair value is estimated using one of several methods, including collateral liquidation value, market value of similar debt and discounted cash flows.  Those impaired loans not requiring a specific charge against the allowance represent loans for which the fair value of the expected repayments or collateral meet or exceed the recorded investment in the loan.  At March 31, 2011, substantially all of the total impaired loans were evaluated based on the fair value of the underlying collateral.  When the Company records the fair value based upon a current appraisal, the fair value measurement is considered a Level 2 measurement.  When a current appraisal is not available or there is estimated further impairment, the measurement is considered a Level 3 measurement.

 

Other Real Estate Owned (OREO): OREO is carried at the lower of carrying value or fair value on a non-recurring basis.  Fair value is based upon independent appraisals or management’s estimation of the collateral and is considered a Level 2 measurement.  When the OREO value is based upon a current appraisal or when a current appraisal is not available or there is estimated further impairment, the measurement is considered a Level 3 measurement.

 

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Note 3 —Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value — continued

 

Derivative Financial Instruments:  Interest rate swaps and interest rate caps are carried at fair value and measured on a recurring basis. The measurement is based on valuation techniques including discounted cash flows analysis for each derivative.  The analysis reflects the contractual remaining term of derivative, interest rates, volatility and expected cash payments.  The measurement of the interest rate swap and cap are considered to be a Level 3 measurement.

 

The following tables reflect the changes in fair values for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 and where these changes are included in the income statement:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

March 31, 2011

 

Description

 

Non-interest income:
Fair value
adjustment
gain (loss)

 

Total

 

Interest rate cap/swap

 

$

4

 

$

4

 

Total

 

$

4

 

$

4

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

March 31, 2010

 

Description

 

Non-interest income:
Fair value
adjustment
gain (loss)

 

Total

 

Interest rate cap/swap

 

$

(196

)

$

(196

)

Total

 

$

(196

)

$

(196

)

 

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Note 3 —Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value - continued

 

The following table summarizes quantitative disclosures about the fair value for each category of assets carried at fair value as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 that are measured on a recurring basis.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Description

 

March 31,
2011

 

Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Available for sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government sponsored enterprises

 

$

12,461

 

$

 

$

12,461

 

$

 

Mortgage backed securities

 

118,010

 

 

118,010

 

 

Small Business Administration securities

 

36,623

 

 

36,623

 

 

State and local government

 

20,053

 

 

19,428

 

625

 

Corporate and other securities

 

3,886

 

1,307

 

2,468

 

111

 

 

 

191,033

 

1,307

 

188,990

 

736

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate cap/swap

 

(690

)

 

 

(690

)

Total

 

$

190,343

 

$

1,307

 

$

188,990

 

$

46

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Description

 

December
31, 2010

 

Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Available for sale securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government sponsored enterprises

 

$

13,738

 

$

 

$

13,738

 

$

 

Mortgage backed securities

 

121,257

 

 

121,257

 

 

Small Business Administration securities

 

31,496

 

 

31,496

 

 

State and local government

 

19,055

 

 

18,430

 

625

 

Corporate and other securities

 

3,763

 

1,118

 

2,463

 

182

 

 

 

189,309

 

1,118

 

187,384

 

807

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate cap/swap

 

(778

)

 

 

(778

)

Total

 

$

188,531

 

$

1,118

 

$

187,384

 

$

29

 

 

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The following tables reconcile the changes in Level 3 financial instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010, that are measured on a recurring basis.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

State and local
government
securities

 

Corporate and
other securities

 

Interest rate
Cap/Floor/Swap

 

Beginning Balance December 31, 2010

 

$

625

 

$

182

 

$

(778

)

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Included in earnings

 

 

(4

)

4

 

Included in other comprehensive income

 

 

(67

)

 

Purchases, issuances, and settlements

 

 

 

84

 

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

 

 

 

 

Ending Balance March 31, 2011

 

$

625

 

$

111

 

$

(690

)

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

State and local
government
securities

 

Corporate and
other securities

 

Interest rate
Cap/Floor/Swap

 

Beginning Balance December 31, 2009

 

$

0

 

$

5,780

 

$

(535

)

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Included in earnings

 

 

 

(196

)

Included in other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

Purchases, issuances, and settlements

 

 

 

88

 

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

 

 

 

 

Ending Balance March 31, 2010

 

 

$

5,780

 

$

(643

)

 

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Note 3 —Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value - continued

 

The following tables summarize quantitative disclosures about the fair value for each category of assets carried at fair value as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 that are measured on a non-recurring basis.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Description 

 

March 31,
 2011

 

Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Impaired loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial & Industrial

 

$

91

 

$

 

$

91

 

$

 

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-residential

 

1,433

 

 

1,433

 

 

Mortgage-commercial

 

6,511

 

 

6,511

 

 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home equity

 

60

 

 

60

 

 

Other

 

11

 

 

11

 

 

Total impaired

 

8,106

 

 

8,106

 

 

Other real estate owned:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction

 

2,410

 

 

2,410

 

 

Mortgage-residential

 

1,281

 

 

1,281

 

 

Mortgage-commercial

 

4,210

 

 

4,210

 

 

Total other real estate owned

 

7,901

 

 

7,901

 

 

Total

 

$

16,006

 

$

 

$

16,006

 

$

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Description 

 

December 31,
2010

 

Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Impaired loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial & Industrial

 

$

96

 

$

 

$

96

 

$

 

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-residential

 

1,527

 

 

1,527

 

 

Mortgage-commercial

 

7,914

 

 

7,914

 

 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home equity

 

38

 

 

38

 

 

Other

 

12

 

 

12

 

 

Total impaired

 

9,587

 

 

9,587

 

 

Other real estate owned:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction

 

2,331

 

 

2,331

 

 

Mortgage-residential

 

1,267

 

 

1,267

 

 

Mortgage-commercial

 

3,306

 

 

3,306

 

 

Total other real estate owned

 

6,904

 

 

6,904

 

 

Total

 

$

16,491

 

$

 

$

16,491

 

$

 

 

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The Company has a large percentage of loans with real estate serving as collateral. Loans which are deemed to be impaired are primarily valued on a nonrecurring basis at the fair value of the underlying real estate collateral. Such fair values are obtained using independent appraisals, which the Company considers to be level 2 inputs. The aggregate amount of impaired loans was $8.1 million and $9.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and year ended December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

Note 4—Investment Securities

 

The amortized cost and estimated fair values of investment securities are summarized below:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Gross
Unrealized
Gains

 

Gross
Unrealized
Losses

 

Fair Value

 

March 31, 2011:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government sponsored enterprises

 

$

12,539

 

$

17

 

$

95

 

$

12,461

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

120,225

 

932

 

3,147

 

118,010

 

Small Business Administration pools

 

36,550

 

169

 

96

 

36,623

 

State and local government

 

20,285

 

175

 

407

 

20,053

 

Corporate and other securities

 

4,306

 

434

 

854

 

3,886

 

 

 

$

193,905

 

$

1,727

 

$

4,599

 

$

191,033

 

December 31, 2010:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government sponsored enterprises

 

$

13,793

 

$

44

 

$

99

 

$

13,738

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

124,113

 

1,558

 

4,414

 

121,257

 

Small Business Administration pools

 

31,451

 

135

 

90

 

31,496

 

State and local government

 

19,128

 

217

 

290

 

19,055

 

Corporate and other securities

 

4,311

 

244

 

792

 

3,763

 

 

 

$

192,796

 

$

2,198

 

$

5,685

 

$

189,309

 

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010, the Company received proceeds of $25.9 million and $2 thousand, respectively, from the sale of investment securities available-for-sale, amounting to gains of $1.1 million and $2 thousand in earnings for each respective period.  Losses from the sale of investments for the three months ended March 31, 2011 amounted to $1.0 million.  There were no losses on the sale of investments for the three months ended March 31, 2010.  As prescribed by FASB ASC 320-10-35, for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, the Company recognized the credit component of an OTTI of its debt securities in earnings and the non-credit component in other comprehensive income (OCI) for those securities in which the Company does not intend to sell the security and it is more likely than not the Company will not be required to sell the securities prior to recovery.

 

At March 31 2011, corporate and other securities available-for-sale included the following at fair value: corporate bonds at $2.6 million, mutual funds at $885.0 thousand and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (the “FHLMC” or “Freddie Mac”) preferred stock of $422.4 thousand.  At December 31 2010, corporate and other securities available-for-sale included the following at fair value: corporate bonds at $2.6 million, mutual funds at $883.1 thousand and FHLMC preferred stock of $234.6 thousand.

 

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During the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010, the Company recorded OTTI losses on held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities as follows:

 

 

 

Three months ended
March 31, 2011

 

Three months ended March 31,
2010

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Available-
for-sale
securities

 

Total

 

Held-to-
maturity
mortgage-
backed
securities

 

Available-
for-sale
securities

 

Total

 

Total OTTI charge realized and unrealized

 

$

71

 

$

71

 

$

28

 

$

115

 

$

143

 

OTTI recognized in other comprehensive income (non-credit component)

 

67

 

67

 

 

 

 

Net impairment losses recognized in earnings (credit component)

 

$

4

 

$

4

 

$

28

 

$

115

 

$

143

 

 

During 2011 and 2010, an OTTI occurred of which only a portion was attributed to credit loss and recognized in earnings.  The remainder was reported in other comprehensive income.  The following is an analysis of amounts relating to credit losses on debt securities recognized in earnings during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010.

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

Available for

 

Available for

 

Held to

 

(Dollars in thousands) 

 

Sale

 

Sale

 

Maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

2,143

 

$

165

 

$

326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other-than-temporary-impairment not previously recognized

 

 

115

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional increase for which an other-than-temporary impairment was previously recognized related to credit losses

 

4

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other-than-temporary-impairment previously recognized on securities sold

 

(169

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized losses during the period

 

(28

)

(73

)

 

Balance related to credit losses on debt securities at end of period

 

$

1,950

 

$

207

 

$

354

 

 

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For the three months ended March 31, 2011, there was one trust preferred security with an OTTI in which only the amount of loss related to credit was recognized in earnings.  The Company uses a third party to obtain information about the structure in order to determine how the underlying cash flows will be distributed to each security. For the trust preferred security, cash flows are evaluated assuming no prepayments with continued defaults of 150 basis-points annually and no subsequent recoveries of previous or ongoing defaults.

 

In evaluating the non-agency mortgage backed securities, relevant assumptions such as prepayment rate, default rate and loss severity on a loan level basis are used in determining the expected recovery of the contractual cash flows. The assumptions are that all loans greater than 60 days delinquent will be resolved across a two-year period at loss severities based on location and category. The balance of the underlying portfolio cash flows are evaluated using ongoing assumptions for loss severities, prepayment rates and default rates. The ongoing assumptions for average prepayment rate, default rate and severity used in the valuations were approximately 5.3%, 3.7%, and 47.0%, respectively. The underlying collateral on substantially all of these securities is fixed rate residential first mortgages located throughout the United States. The underlying collateral includes various percentages of owner-occupied, as well as, investment related single-family, 2-4 family and condominium residential properties. The securities were purchased at various discounts to par value. Based on the assumptions used in valuing the securities, the Company believes the existing discount and remaining subordinated collateral provide coverage against future credit losses on the downgraded securities for which no OTTI has been recognized.

 

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The following tables show gross unrealized losses and fair values, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

 

 

 

Less than 12 months

 

12 months or more

 

Total

 

(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2011

 

Fair Value

 

Unrealized
Loss

 

Fair Value

 

Unrealized
Loss

 

Fair Value

 

Unrealized
Loss

 

Available-for-sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Treasury and Government sponsored enterprises

 

$

5,655

 

$

95

 

$

 

$

 

$

5,655

 

$

95

 

Government Sponsored Enterprise mortgage-backed securities

 

46,096

 

619

 

577

 

1

 

46,673

 

620

 

Small Business Administration pools

 

13,758

 

96

 

 

 

13,758

 

96

 

Non-agency mortgage-backed securities

 

1,030

 

29

 

18,809

 

2,498

 

19,839

 

2,527

 

Corporate bonds and other

 

49

 

1

 

1,519

 

853

 

1,568

 

854

 

State and local government

 

12,790

 

407

 

 

 

12,790

 

407

 

Total

 

$

79,378

 

$

1,247

 

$

20,905

 

$

3,353

 

$

100,283

 

$

4,599

 

 

 

 

Less than 12 months

 

12 months or more

 

Total

 

(Dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2010

 

Fair Value

 

Unrealized
Loss

 

Fair Value

 

Unrealized
Loss

 

Fair Value

 

Unrealized
Loss

 

Available-for-sale securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US Treasury and Government sponsored enterprises

 

$

5,652

 

$

99

 

$

 

$

 

$

5,652

 

$

99

 

Government Sponsored Enterprise mortgage-backed securities

 

32,416

 

402

 

780

 

1

 

33,196

 

403

 

Small Business Administration pools

 

5,355

 

90

 

 

 

5,355

 

90

 

Non-agency mortgage-backed securities

 

1,081

 

29

 

36,065

 

3,982

 

37,146

 

4,011

 

Corporate bonds and other

 

59

 

1

 

1,585

 

791

 

1,644

 

792

 

State and local government

 

8,909

 

290

 

 

 

8,909

 

290

 

Total

 

$

53,472

 

$

911

 

$

38,430

 

$

4,774

 

$

91,902

 

$

5,685

 

 

Government Sponsored Enterprise, Mortgage-Backed Securities: Beginning in 2008 and continuing through 2010 and into 2011, the bond markets and many institutional holders of bonds have come under a great deal of stress partially as a result of increasing delinquencies in the sub-prime mortgage lending market. At March 31, 2011, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, First Community Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”), owns mortgage-backed securities (MBSs) including collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) with a book value of $96.8 million and approximate fair value of $97.0 million issued by government sponsored entities (GSEs). Current economic conditions have impacted MBSs issued by GSEs such as the FHLMC and the Federal National Mortgage Association (the “FNMA” or “Fannie Mae”). These entities have experienced increasing delinquencies in the underlying loans that make up the MBSs and CMOs. As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, all of the MBSs issued by GSEs are classified as “Available for Sale”. Unrealized losses on these investments are not considered to be “other than temporary” and we have the intent and ability to hold these until they mature or recover the current book value. The contractual cash flows of the investments are guaranteed by the GSE. Accordingly, it is expected that the securities would not be settled at a price less than the amortized cost of the Company’s investment. Because the Company has the ability and intent to hold these investments until a recovery of fair value, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider the investments to be other than temporarily impaired OTTI at March 31, 2011.

 

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Non-agency mortgage —backed securities: The Company also holds private label mortgage-backed securities (PLMBSs), including CMOs, at March 31, 2011 with an amortized cost of $23.5 million and approximate fair value of $21.1 million. Although these are not classified as sub-prime obligations or considered the “high risk” tranches, the majority of “structured” investments within all credit markets have been impacted by volatility and credit concerns and economic stresses beginning in 2008 and continuing through 2010 and into 2011. The result has been that the market for these investments has become less liquid and the spread as compared to alternative investments has widened dramatically. During the second quarter of 2008, the Company implemented a leverage strategy whereby we acquired approximately $63.2 million in certain non-agency MBSs and CMOs. All of the mortgage assets acquired in this transaction were classified as prime or ALT-A securities and represented the senior or super-senior tranches of the securities. The assets acquired as part of this strategy were classified as held-to-maturity in the investment portfolio. Due to the significant spreads on these securities, they were all purchased at discounts. A detailed analysis of each of the CMO pools included in this leverage transaction, as well as privately held CMOs held previously in the available-for-sale portfolio, have been analyzed by reviewing underlying loan delinquencies, collateral value and resulting credit support. These securities have continued to experience increasing delinquencies in the underlying loans that make up the MBSs and CMOs. Management monitors each of these pools on a quarterly basis to identify any deterioration in the credit quality, collateral values and credit support underlying the investments.

 

During the quarter ended March 31, 2011, no OTTI charges were recorded in earnings for the PLMBS portfolio.  During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, the Company identified four PLMBS with a fair value of $3.3 million that it considers other-than-temporarily-impaired.  As prescribed by FASB ASC 320-10-65, the Company has recognized an impairment charge in earnings of $75.5 thousand and no impairment charge during the first quarter of 2010 through other comprehensive income.  The $75.5 thousand represents the estimated credit losses on these securities for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.  The credit losses were estimated by projecting the expected cash flows estimating prepayment speeds, increasing defaults and collateral loss severities.  The credit loss portion of the impairment charge represents the difference between the present value of the expected cash flows and the amortized cost basis of the securities.

 

The following table summarizes as of March 31, 2011 the number of CUSIPs, par value, carrying value and fair value of the non-agency mortgage-backed/CMOs securities by credit rating. The credit rating reflects the lowest credit rating by any major rating agency.  All non-agency mortgage-backed /CMO securities are in the super senior or senior tranche.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Credit
Rating

 

Number
of
CUSIPs

 

Par
Value

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Fair
Value

 

AAA

 

11

 

$

3,896

 

$

3,812

 

$

3,761

 

Aa2

 

1

 

100

 

100

 

103

 

A

 

1

 

399

 

399

 

398

 

Below Investment Grade

 

14

 

21,770

 

19,161

 

16,795

 

Total

 

27

 

$

26,165

 

$

23,472

 

$

21,057

 

 

During the first quarter of 2011, the Company sold ten non-agency mortgage-backed securities with a total book value of approximately $26.0 million.  Seven of these securities in the total amount of $17.7 million were rated below investment grade by the rating agencies with the other three being rated above investment grade.  The sales of these non-agency mortgage-backed securities during the quarter have served to significantly reduce the level of securities on the Company’s balance sheet that are rated below investment grade.

 

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Corporate Bonds: The Company’s unrealized loss on investments in corporate bonds relates to bonds with three different issuers. The economic conditions throughout 2009 and 2010 and into 2011 have had a significant impact on all corporate debt obligations. As a result, the spreads on all of the securities have widened dramatically and the liquidity of many of these investments has been negatively impacted. One of these bonds is rated Aa2 by Moody (investment grade) and the other two bonds have been downgraded below investment grade. One downgraded investment, a preferred term security with a book value of $875 thousand and fair value of $111 thousand, is rated C by Fitch and Ca by Moody.  During 2011 and 2010, the Company recorded $4.0 thousand and $1.1 million in OTTI charges on this preferred term security, respectively. The second bond is rated Ba1 by Moody and BBB- by Fitch with a carrying value of $998 thousand and a fair value of $933 thousand and matures in July 2014. All of the corporate bonds held by the Company are reviewed on a quarterly basis to identify downgrades by rating agencies as well as deterioration of the underlying collateral or the issuer’s ability to service the debt obligation. Other than the preferred term security, the Company does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2011.

 

Small Business Administration Pools: These pools are guaranteed pass-thru with the full faith and credit of the United States government.  Because the Company has the ability and intent to hold these investments until a recovery of fair value, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider the investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2011.

 

State and Local Governments and Other: The unrealized losses on these investments are attributable to increases in interest rates, rather than credit quality. Because the Company has the ability and intent to hold these investments until a recovery of fair value, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider the investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2011.

 

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The following sets forth the amortized cost and fair value of investment securities at March 31, 2011 by contractual maturity. Expected maturities differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay the obligations with or without prepayment penalties.  Mortgage-backed securities are based on average life at estimated prepayment speeds.

 

 

 

Available-for-sale

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amortized
Cost

 

Fair
Value

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

19,310

 

$

17,396

 

Due after one year through five years

 

78,475

 

77,391

 

Due after five years through ten years

 

72,272

 

70,580

 

Due after ten years

 

23,848

 

25,666

 

 

 

$

193,905

 

$

191,033

 

 

Note 5—Loans

 

Loans summarized by category as of March 31, 2011,  December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2010 are as follows:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2011

 

2010

 

2010

 

Commercial, financial and agricultural

 

$

20,915

 

$

20,555

 

$

22,194

 

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction

 

11,516

 

10,540

 

16,871

 

Mortgage-residential

 

45,194

 

46,684

 

50,017

 

Mortgage-commercial

 

222,872

 

218,298

 

216,955

 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home equity

 

27,610

 

27,747

 

28,965

 

Other

 

6,049

 

6,130

 

7,201

 

Total

 

$

334,156

 

$

329,954

 

$

342,203

 

 

Activity in the allowance for loan losses for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010 was as follows:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2011

 

2010

 

Balance at the beginning of period

 

$

4,911

 

$

4,854

 

Provision for loan losses

 

360

 

1,878

 

Charged off loans

 

(638

)

(1,948

)

Recoveries

 

22

 

127

 

Balance at end of period

 

$

4,655

 

$

4,911

 

 

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The detailed activity in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans receivable as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010 is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate

 

Real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Real estate

 

Mortgage

 

Mortgage

 

Consumer

 

Consumer

 

 

 

 

 

2011

 

Commercial

 

Construction

 

Residential

 

Commercial

 

Home equity

 

Other

 

Unallocated

 

Total

 

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance December 31, 2010

 

$

681

 

$

905

 

$

465

 

$

1,404

 

$

325

 

$

88

 

$

1,043

 

$

4,911

 

Charge-offs

 

4

 

 

2

 

519

 

96

 

17

 

 

638

 

Recoveries

 

7

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

12

 

 

22

 

Provisions

 

(149

)

(294

)

(29

)

699

 

222

 

38

 

(127

)

360

 

Ending balance March 31, 2011

 

$

535

 

$

611

 

$

435

 

$

1,584

 

$

453

 

$

121

 

$

916

 

$

4,655

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balances:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

35

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

535

 

611

 

435

 

1,549

 

453

 

121

 

916

 

4,620

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans receivable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance-total

 

$

20,915

 

$

11,516

 

$

45,194

 

$

222,872

 

$

27,610

 

$

6,049

 

 

$

334,156

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balances:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

91

 

 

1,433

 

6,510

 

60

 

11

 

 

8,105

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

$

20,824

 

$

11,516

 

$

43,761

 

$

216,362

 

$

27,550

 

$

6,038

 

$

 

$

326,051

 

 

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Real estate

 

Real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Real estate

 

Mortgage

 

Mortgage

 

Consumer

 

Consumer

 

 

 

 

 

2010

 

Commercial

 

Construction

 

Residential

 

Commercial

 

Home equity

 

Other

 

Unallocated

 

Total

 

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance December 31, 2009

 

$

634

 

$

1331

 

$

138

 

$

1,522

 

$

105

 

$

127

 

$

997

 

$

4,854

 

Charge-offs

 

125

 

 

512

 

984

 

186

 

141

 

 

1,948

 

Recoveries

 

31

 

 

7

 

38

 

9

 

42

 

 

127

 

Provisions

 

141

 

(426

)

832

 

828

 

397

 

60

 

46

 

1,878

 

Ending balance December 31, 2010

 

$

681

 

$

905

 

$

465

 

$

1,404

 

$

325

 

$

88

 

$

1043

 

$

4,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balances:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

96

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

681

 

905

 

465

 

1,308

 

325

 

88

 

1,043

 

4,815

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans receivable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance-total

 

$

20,555

 

$

10,540

 

$

46,684

 

$

218,298

 

$

27,747

 

$

6,130

 

 

 

$

329,954

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balances:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 

96

 

 

1,527

 

7,914

 

38

 

12

 

 

9,587

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

 

$

20,459

 

$

10,540

 

$

45,157

 

$

210,384

 

$

27,709

 

$

6,118

 

$

 

$

320,367

 

 

Loans outstanding to bank directors, executive officers and their related business interests amounted to $6.4 million and $9.2 million at March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010, respectively. Repayments on these loans during the three months ended March 31, 2011 were $200 thousand and loans made amounted to $790 thousand. Repayments on these loans during the three months ended March 31, 2010 were $339 thousand and loans made amounted to $3.8 million. Related party loans are made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unrelated persons and generally do not involve more than the normal risk of collectability.

 

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The following table presents at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 loans individually evaluated and considered impaired under FAS ASC 310 “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan.” Impairment includes performing troubled debt restructurings.

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2011

 

2010

 

Total loans considered impaired

 

$

8,106

 

$

9,587

 

Loans considered impaired for which there is a related allowance for loan loss:

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding loan balance

 

381

 

378

 

Related allowance

 

35

 

96

 

Loans considered impaired and previously written down to fair value

 

7,725

 

9,209

 

Average impaired loans

 

8,819

 

10,576

 

 

The following tables are by loan category and present at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 loans individually evaluated and considered impaired under FAS ASC 310 “Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan.” Impairment includes performing troubled debt restructurings.

 

 

 

 

 

Unpaid

 

 

 

Average

 

Interest

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Recorded

 

Principal

 

Related

 

Recorded

 

Income

 

March 31, 2011

 

Investment

 

Balance

 

Allowance

 

Investment

 

Recognized

 

With no allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

$

91

 

$

91

 

$

 

$

93

 

$

1

 

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-residential

 

1,433

 

1,720

 

 

1,724

 

0

 

Mortgage-commercial

 

6,130

 

6,728

 

 

6,572

 

54

 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Equity

 

60

 

60

 

 

38

 

0

 

Other

 

11

 

11

 

 

11

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With an allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-commercial

 

381

 

381

 

35

 

381

 

15

 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

91

 

91

 

 

93

 

1

 

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-residential

 

1,433

 

1,720

 

 

1,724

 

0

 

Mortgage-commercial

 

6,510

 

7,109

 

35

 

6,953

 

69

 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Equity

 

60

 

60

 

 

38

 

 

Other

 

11

 

11

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

$

8,106

 

$

8,991

 

$

35

 

$

8,819

 

$

70

 

 

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Unpaid

 

 

 

Average

 

Interest

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Recorded

 

Principal

 

Related

 

Recorded

 

Income

 

December 31, 2010

 

Investment

 

Balance

 

Allowance

 

Investment

 

Recognized

 

With no allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

$

96

 

$

96

 

$

 

$

108

 

$

4

 

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-residential

 

1,527

 

1,835

 

 

1,853

 

20

 

Mortgage-commercial

 

7,536

 

8,077

 

 

8,180

 

272

 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Equity

 

38

 

38

 

 

40

 

0

 

Other

 

12

 

12

 

 

14

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With an allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-commercial

 

378

 

378

 

96

 

381

 

27

 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

96

 

96

 

 

108

 

4

 

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-residential

 

1,527

 

1,835

 

 

1,853

 

20

 

Mortgage-commercial

 

7,914

 

8,455

 

96

 

8,561

 

299

 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Equity

 

38

 

38

 

 

40

 

 

Other

 

12

 

12

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

$

9,587

 

$

10,436

 

$

96

 

$

10,576

 

$

323

 

 

The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt, including: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors.  The Company analyzes loans individually by classifying the loans as to credit risk.  This analysis is performed on a monthly basis.  The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:

 

Special Mention.  Loans classified as special mention have a potential weakness that deserves management’s close attention.  If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the institution’s credit position at some future date.  Special mention assets are not adversely classified and do not expose an institution to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification.

 

Substandard.  Loans classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any.  Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt.  They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

 

Doubtful.  Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.

 

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Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered to be pass rated loans.  As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, and based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of loans by class of loans is shown in the table below.  As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, no loans were classified as doubtful.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Special

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

Pass

 

Mention

 

Substandard

 

Doubtful

 

Commercial, financial & agricultural

 

$

19,952

 

$

301

 

$

662

 

$

 

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction

 

6,278

 

 

5,238

 

 

Mortgage — residential

 

43,393

 

 

1,801

 

 

Mortgage — commercial

 

202,035

 

8,999

 

11,838

 

 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Equity

 

27,192

 

205

 

213

 

 

Other

 

6,027

 

5

 

17

 

 

Total

 

$

304,877

 

$

9,510

 

$

19,769

 

$

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Special

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2010

 

Pass

 

Mention

 

Substandard

 

Doubtful

 

Commercial, financial & agricultural

 

$

19,722

 

$

232

 

$

602

 

$

 

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction

 

5,111

 

 

5,429

 

 

Mortgage — residential

 

44,815

 

 

1,869

 

 

Mortgage — commercial

 

196,153

 

8,270

 

13,874

 

 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Equity

 

27,501

 

100

 

146

 

 

Other

 

6,124

 

6

 

 

 

Total

 

$

299,426

 

$

8,608

 

$

21,920

 

$

 

 

At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, non-accrual loans totaled $5.0 million and $5.9 million, respectively.

 

Troubled debt restructurings included in impaired loans at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 amounted to $4.4 million and $3.7 million, respectively.

 

Loans greater than ninety days delinquent and still accruing interest at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 amounted to $194 thousand and $373 thousand, respectively.

 

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The following tables are by loan category and present loans past due and on non-accrual status as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 

(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2011

 

30-59
Days
Past Due

 

60-89
Days Past
Due

 

Greater
than 90
Days and
Accruing

 

Nonaccrual

 

Total
Past Due

 

Current

 

Commercial

 

$

194

 

$

40

 

$

 

$

55

 

$

289

 

$

20,626

 

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,516

 

Mortgage-residential

 

316

 

 

 

1,433

 

1,749

 

43,445

 

Mortgage-commercial

 

715

 

443

 

194

 

3,459

 

4,811

 

218,061

 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home equity

 

64

 

69

 

 

60

 

193

 

27,417

 

Other

 

43

 

25

 

 

11

 

79

 

5,970

 

Total

 

$

1,332

 

$

577

 

$

194

 

$

5,018

 

$

7,121

 

$

327,035

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2010

 

30-59 Days
Past Due

 

60-89
Days
Past Due

 

Greater
than 90
Days and
Accruing

 

Nonaccrual

 

Total
Past Due

 

Current

 

Commercial

 

$

201

 

$

10

 

$

 

$

55

 

$

266

 

$

20,288

 

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,540

 

Mortgage-residential

 

264

 

17

 

 

1,527

 

1,808

 

44,877

 

Mortgage-commercial

 

351

 

1,168

 

373

 

4,258

 

6,150

 

212,147

 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home equity

 

252

 

106

 

 

38

 

396

 

27,352

 

Other

 

24

 

15

 

 

12

 

51

 

6,079

 

Total

 

$

1,092

 

$

1,316

 

$

373

 

$

5,890

 

$

8,671

 

$

321,283

 

 

Note 6 - Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

The following is a summary of recent authoritative pronouncements that could impact the accounting, reporting, and or disclosure of financial information by the Company.

 

In July 2010, the Receivables topic of the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) was amended by Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2010-20 to require expanded disclosures related to a company’s allowance for credit losses and the credit quality of its financing receivables. The amendments require the allowance disclosures to be provided on a disaggregated basis.  The Company is required to include these disclosures in their interim and annual financial statements.  See Note 5-Loans.

 

Disclosures about Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDRs”) required by ASU 2010-20 were deferred by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in ASU 2011-01 issued in January 2011. In April 2011 the FASB issued ASU 2011-02 to assist creditors with their determination of when a restructuring is a TDR.   The determination is based on whether the restructuring constitutes a concession and whether the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties as both events must be present.

 

Disclosures related to TDRs under ASU 2010-20 will be effective for reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2011.

 

Also, in December 2010, the Business Combinations topic of the ASC was amended to specify that if a public entity presents comparative financial statements, the entity should disclose revenue and earnings of the combined entity as though the business combination that occurred during the current year had occurred as of the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period only.  The amendment also requires that the supplemental pro forma

 

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disclosures include a description of the nature and amount of any material, nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly attributable to the business combination included in the reported pro forma revenue and earnings.  This amendment is effective for the Company for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after January 1, 2011, although early adoption is permitted.  The Company does not expect the amendment to have any impact on the financial statements.

 

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

Note 7 — Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

FASB ASC 825-10-50 “Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments”, requires the company to disclose estimated fair values for its financial instruments.  Fair value estimates, methods, and assumptions are set forth below.

 

Cash and short term investments - The carrying amount of these financial instruments (cash and due from banks, federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell) approximates fair value.  All mature within 90 days and do not present unanticipated credit concerns.

 

Investment Securities - Fair values are based on quoted market prices, where available.  If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments.

 

Loans - The fair value of loans are estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities.  As discount rates are based on current loan rates as well as management estimates, the fair values presented may not be indicative of the value negotiated in an actual sale.

 

Accrued Interest Receivable - The fair value approximates the carrying value.

 

Interest rate cap/floor - The fair value approximates the carrying value.

 

Deposits - The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts, and money market accounts is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date.  The fair value of fixed-maturity certificates of deposits is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances - Fair value is estimated based on discounted cash flows using current market rates for borrowings with similar terms.

 

Short Term Borrowings - The carrying value of short term borrowings (securities sold under agreements to repurchase and demand notes to the U.S. Treasury) approximates fair value.

 

Junior Subordinated Debentures - The fair values of junior subordinated debentures is estimated by using discounted cash flow analyses based on incremental borrowing rates for similar types of instruments.

 

Accrued Interest Payable - The fair value approximates the carrying value.

 

Commitments to Extend Credit - The fair value of these commitments is immaterial because their underlying interest rates approximate market.

 

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Note 7 — Fair Value of Financial Instruments - continued

 

The carrying amount and estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows:

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Carrying
Amount

 

Fair
Value

 

Carrying
Amount

 

Fair
Value

 

Financial Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and short term investments

 

$

29,120

 

$

29,120

 

$

26,461

 

$

26,461

 

Available-for-sale securities

 

191,033

 

191,033

 

189,309

 

189,309

 

Other investments, at cost

 

6,789

 

6,789

 

6,841

 

6,841

 

Loans receivable

 

334,156

 

331,675

 

329,954

 

326,805

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

4,655

 

 

4,911

 

 

Net loans

 

329,501

 

331,675

 

325,043

 

326,805

 

Accrued interest

 

2,025

 

2,025

 

2,113

 

2,113

 

Interest rate cap/floor/swap

 

(690

)

(690

)

(778

)

(778

)

Financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest bearing demand

 

$

84,928

 

$

84,928

 

$

72,625

 

$

72,625

 

NOW and money market accounts

 

128,818

 

128,818

 

123,604

 

123,604

 

Savings

 

30,889

 

30,889

 

29,886

 

29,886

 

Time deposits

 

221,348

 

224,126

 

229,229

 

232,444

 

Total deposits

 

465,983

 

468,761

 

455,344

 

458,559

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

 

64,840

 

69,814

 

68,094

 

73,619

 

Short term borrowings

 

14,442

 

14,442

 

12,806

 

12,806

 

Junior subordinated debentures

 

15,464

 

15,464

 

15,464

 

15,464

 

Accrued interest payable

 

1,747

 

1,747

 

2,121

 

2,121

 

 

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Note 8 — Subsequent Events

 

Subsequent events are events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued. Recognized subsequent events are events or transactions that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the balance sheet, including the estimates inherent in the process of preparing financial statements.  Nonrecognized subsequent events are events that provide evidence about conditions that did not exist at the date of the balance sheet but arose after that date.  Management has reviewed events occurring through the date the financial statements were available to be issued and no additional subsequent events occurred requiring accrual or disclosure.

 

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

 

This report contains statements which constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Forward-looking statements  may relate to, among other matters,  the financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance, and business of our Company.  Forward-looking statements are based on many assumptions and estimates and are not guarantees of future performance. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements, as they will depend on many factors about which we are unsure, including many factors which are beyond our control. The words “may,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “continue,” “assume,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “forecast,” “goal,” and “estimate,” as well as similar expressions, are meant to identify such forward-looking statements.  Potential risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements include, without limitation, those described under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and the following:

 

·                 increases in competitive pressure in the banking and financial services industries;

·                 our ability to comply with the terms of the formal written agreement between the Bank and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”) within the timeframes specified;

·                 changes in the interest rate environment which could reduce anticipated or actual margins;

·                 changes in political conditions or the legislative or regulatory environment;

·                 reduced earnings due to higher credit losses generally and specifically potentially because losses in our real estate loan portfolio may be greater than expected due to economic factors, including declining real estate values, increasing interest rates, increasing unemployment, or changes in payment behavior or other factors;

·                 high concentrations of real estate-based loans collateralized by real estate in a weak commercial real estate market;

·                 general economic conditions, either nationally or regionally and especially in our primary service area, being less favorable than expected resulting in, among other things, a deterioration in credit quality;

·                 changes occurring in business conditions and inflation;

·                 changes in technology;

·                 changes in deposit flows;

·                 the adequacy of our level of allowance for loan loss;

·                 the rate of delinquencies and amounts of loans charged-off;

·                 the rates of loan growth;

·                 adverse changes in asset quality and resulting credit risk-related losses and expenses;

·                 changes in monetary and tax policies;

·                 loss of consumer confidence and economic disruptions resulting from terrorist activities or other military actions;

·                 changes in the securities markets; and

·                 other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in our filings with the SEC.

 

These risks are exacerbated by the developments over the last 36 months in national and international financial markets, and we are unable to predict what effect continued uncertainty in market conditions will have on the Company.    There can be no assurance that the unprecedented developments experienced over the last 36 months will not materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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All forward-looking statements in this report are based on information available to us as of the date of this report.  Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee you that these expectations will be achieved.  We undertake no obligation to publicly update or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

Overview

 

The Company, a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, was incorporated under the laws of South Carolina in 1994 primarily to own and control all of the capital stock of the Bank, which commenced operations in August 1995. On October 1, 2004, the Company completed its acquisition of DutchFork Bancshares, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Newberry Federal Savings Bank.  During the second quarter of 2006, the Company completed its acquisition of DeKalb Bankshares, Inc., the holding company for The Bank of Camden. On September 15, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of two financial planning and investment advisory firms, EAH Financial Group and Pooled Resources, LLC. The Company engages in a commercial banking business from our main office in Lexington, South Carolina and our 11 full-service offices located in Lexington (two), Forest Acres, Irmo, Cayce-West Columbia, Gilbert, Chapin, Northeast Columbia, Prosperity, Newberry and Camden. The Company offers a wide-range of traditional banking products and services for professionals and small-to medium-sized businesses, including consumer and commercial, mortgage, brokerage and investment, and insurance services.  The Company also offers online banking to our customers. The Company’s stock trades on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol FCCO.

 

The following discussion describes our results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2010 and also analyzes our financial condition as of March 31, 2011 as compared to December 31, 2010.  Like most community banks, we derive most of our income from interest we receive on our loans and investments.  Our primary source of funds for making these loans and investments is our deposits, on which we pay interest. Consequently, one of the key measures of our success is our amount of net interest income, or the difference between the income on our interest-earning assets, such as loans and investments, and the expense on our interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits.  Another key measure is the spread between the yield we earn on these interest-earning assets and the rate we pay on our interest-bearing liabilities.

 

There are risks inherent in all loans, so we maintain an allowance for loan losses to absorb probable losses on existing loans that may become uncollectible. We establish and maintain this allowance by charging a provision for loan losses against our operating earnings. In the following section we have included a discussion of this process, as well as several tables describing our allowance for loan losses and the allocation of this allowance among our various categories of loans.

 

In addition to earning interest on our loans and investments, we earn income through fees and other expenses we charge to our customers.  We describe the various components of this non-interest income, as well as our non-interest expense, in the following discussion.

 

The following discussion and analysis also identifies significant factors that have affected our financial position and operating results during the periods included in the accompanying financial statements.  We encourage you to read this discussion and analysis in conjunction with the financial statements and the related notes and the other statistical information also included in this report.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

We have adopted various accounting policies that govern the application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and with general practices within the banking industry in the preparation of our financial statements. Our significant accounting policies are described in the footnotes to our unaudited consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2011 and our notes included in the consolidated financial statements in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC.

 

Certain accounting policies involve significant judgments and assumptions by us that have a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities. We consider these accounting policies to be critical accounting policies. The judgment and assumptions we use are based on historical experience and other factors, which we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Because of the nature of the judgment and assumptions we make, actual results

 

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could differ from these judgments and estimates that could have a material impact on the carrying values of our assets and liabilities and our results of operations.

 

We believe the allowance for loan losses is the critical accounting policy that requires the most significant judgment and estimates used in preparation of our consolidated financial statements. Some of the more critical judgments supporting the amount of our allowance for loan losses include judgments about the credit worthiness of borrowers, the estimated value of the underlying collateral, the assumptions about cash flow, determination of loss factors for estimating credit losses, the impact of current events, and conditions, and other factors impacting the level of probable inherent losses. Under different conditions or using different assumptions, the actual amount of credit losses incurred by us may be different from management’s estimates provided in our consolidated financial statements. Refer to the portion of this discussion that addresses our allowance for loan losses for a more complete discussion of our processes and methodology for determining our allowance for loan losses.

 

The evaluation and recognition of OTTI on certain investments including our private label mortgage-backed securities and other corporate debt security holdings requires significant judgment and estimates.  Some of the more critical judgments supporting the evaluation of OTTI include projected cash flows including prepayment assumptions, default rates and severities of losses on the underlying collateral within the security.  Under different conditions or utilizing different assumptions, the actual OTTI recognized by us may be different from the actual amounts recognized in our consolidated financial statements.  See Note 4 to the financial statements for the disclosure of certain of the assumptions used as well as OTTI recognized in the financial statements during the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010.

 

Recent Legislative Developments

 

Markets in the United States and elsewhere have experienced extreme volatility and disruption over the past three plus years.  These circumstances have exerted significant downward pressure on prices of equity securities and virtually all other asset classes, and have resulted in substantially increased market volatility, severely constrained credit and capital markets, particularly for financial institutions, and an overall loss of investor confidence.  Loan portfolio performances have deteriorated at many institutions resulting from, among other factors, a weak economy and a decline in the value of the collateral supporting their loans.  Dramatic slowdowns in the housing industry, due in part to falling home prices and increasing foreclosures and unemployment, have created strains on financial institutions.  Many borrowers are now unable to repay their loans, and the collateral securing these loans has, in some cases, declined below the loan balance.  In response to the challenges facing the financial services sector, beginning in 2008 a multitude of new regulatory and governmental actions have been announced, including the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, approved by Congress and signed by President Bush on October 3, 2008 and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on February 17, 2009, among others.  Some of the more recent actions include:

 

·                  On July 21, 2010, the U.S. President signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), a comprehensive regulatory framework that will likely result in dramatic changes across the financial regulatory system, some of which became effective immediately and some of which will not become effective until various future dates.  Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act will require many new rules to be made by various federal regulatory agencies over the next several years.  Uncertainty remains as to the ultimate impact of the Dodd-Frank Act until final rulemaking is complete, which could have a material adverse impact either on the financial services industry as a whole or on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.  Provisions in the legislation that affect consumer financial protection regulations, deposit insurance assessments, payment of interest on demand deposits, and interchange fees could increase the costs associated with deposits and place limitations on certain revenues those deposits may generate.  The Dodd-Frank Act includes provisions that, among other things, will:

 

·                                       Centralize responsibility for consumer financial protection by creating a new agency, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, responsible for implementing, examining, and enforcing compliance with federal consumer financial laws;

 

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·                                       Create the Financial Stability Oversight Council that will recommend to the Federal Reserve increasingly strict rules for capital, leverage, liquidity, risk management and other requirements as   companies grow in size and complexity;

 

·                                       Provide mortgage reform provisions regarding a customer’s ability to repay, restricting variable-rate lending by requiring that the ability to repay variable-rate loans be determined by using the maximum rate that will apply during the first five years of a variable-rate loan term, and making more loans subject to provisions for higher cost loans, new disclosures, and certain other revisions;

 

·                                       Change the assessment base for federal deposit insurance from the amount of insured deposits to consolidated assets less tangible capital, eliminate the ceiling on the size of the Deposit Insurance Fund (“DIF”), and increase the floor on the size of the DIF, which generally will require an increase in the level of assessments for institutions with assets in excess of $10 billion;

 

·                                       Make permanent the $250,000 limit for federal deposit insurance and provide unlimited federal deposit insurance until December 31, 2012 for noninterest-bearing demand transaction accounts at all insured depository institutions;

 

·                                       Implement corporate governance revisions, including with regard to executive compensation and proxy access by shareholders, which apply to all public companies, not just financial institutions;

 

·                                       Repeal the federal prohibitions on the payment of interest on demand deposits, thereby permitting depository institutions to pay interest on business transactions and other accounts;

 

·                                       Amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (“EFTA”) to, among other things, give the Federal Reserve the authority to establish rules regarding interchange fees charged for electronic debit transactions by payment card issuers having assets over $10 billion and to enforce a new statutory requirement that such fees be reasonable and proportional to the actual cost of a transaction to the issuer;

 

·                                       Eliminate the Office of Thrift Supervision (“OTS”) one year from the date of the new law’s enactment.  The OCC, which is currently the primary federal regulator for national banks such as the Bank, will become the primary federal regulator for federal thrifts.  In addition, the Federal Reserve will supervise and regulate all savings and loan holding companies that were formerly regulated by the OTS.

 

·                  On September 27, 2010, the U.S. President signed into law the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (the “Act”).  The Small Business Lending Fund (the “SBLF”), which was enacted as part of the Act, is a $30 billion fund that encourages lending to small businesses by providing Tier 1 capital to qualified community banks with assets of less than $10 billion. On December 21, 2010, the U.S. Treasury published the application form, term sheet and other guidance for participation in the SBLF.  Under the terms of the SBLF, the Treasury will purchase shares of senior preferred stock from banks, bank holding companies, and other financial institutions that will qualify as Tier 1 capital for regulatory purposes and rank senior to a participating institution’s common stock. The application deadline for participating in the SBLF is May 16, 2011. We are continuing to evaluate as to whether we will participate in the SBLF.

 

·                  Internationally, both the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (the “Basel Committee”) and the Financial Stability Board (established in April 2009 by the Group of Twenty (“G-20”) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors to take action to strengthen regulation and supervision of the financial system with greater international consistency, cooperation, and transparency) have committed to raise capital standards and liquidity buffers within the banking system (“Basel III”).  On September 12, 2010, the Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision agreed to the calibration and phase-in of the Basel III

 

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minimum capital requirements (raising the minimum Tier 1 common equity ratio to 4.5% and minimum Tier 1 equity ratio to 6.0%, with full implementation by January 2015) and introducing a capital conservation buffer of common equity of an additional 2.5% with full implementation by January 2019.  The U.S. federal banking agencies support this agreement.  In December 2010, the Basel Committee issued the Basel III rules text, outlining the details and time-lines of global regulatory standards on bank capital adequacy and liquidity.  According to the Basel Committee, the framework sets out higher and better-quality capital, better risk coverage, the introduction of a leverage ratio as a backstop to the risk-based requirement, measures to promote the build-up of capital that can be drawn down in periods of stress, and the introduction of two global liquidity standards.

 

·                  In November 2010, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policymaking committee, the Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”), decided that further support to the economy was needed. With short-term interest rates already nearing 0%, the FOMC agreed to deliver that support by committing to purchase additional longer-term securities, as it did in 2008 and 2009. The FOMC intends to buy an additional $600 billion of longer-term U.S. Treasury securities by mid-2011 and will continue to reinvest repayments of principal on its holdings of securities, as it has been doing since August 2010.

 

·                  In November 2010, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) approved two proposals that amend the deposit insurance assessment regulations. The first proposal implements a provision in the Dodd-Frank Act that changes the assessment base from one based on domestic deposits (as it has been since 1935) to one based on assets. The assessment base changes from adjusted domestic deposits to average consolidated total assets minus average tangible equity.  The second proposal changes the deposit insurance assessment system for large institutions in conjunction with the guidance given in the Dodd-Frank Act.  In February 2011, the FDIC approved the final rules that change the assessment base from domestic deposits to average assets minus average tangible equity, adopt a new scorecard-based assessment system for financial institutions with more than $10 billion in assets, and finalize the designated reserve ratio target size at 2.0% of insured deposits.  We elected to voluntarily participate in the unlimited deposit insurance component of the Treasury’s Transaction Account Guarantee Program (“TAGP”) through December 31, 2010.  Coverage under the program was in addition to and separate from the basic coverage available under the FDIC’s general deposit insurance rules. As a result of the Dodd-Frank Act that was signed into law on July 21, 2010, the program ended on December 31, 2010, and all institutions are now required to provide full deposit insurance on noninterest-bearing transaction accounts until December 31, 2012. There will not be a separate assessment for this as there was for institutions participating in the deposit insurance component of the TAGP.

 

·                  On December 16, 2010, the Federal Reserve issued a proposal to implement a provision in the Dodd-Frank Act that requires the Federal Reserve to set debit card interchange fees. The proposed rule, if implemented in its current form, would result in a significant reduction in debit-card interchange revenue. Though the rule technically does not apply to institutions with less than $10 billion in assets, there is concern that the price controls may harm community banks, which could be pressured by the marketplace to lower their own interchange rates.

 

Although it is likely that further regulatory actions will arise as the Federal government attempts to address the economic situation, we cannot predict the effect that fiscal or monetary policies, economic control, or new federal or state legislation may have on our business and earnings in the future.

 

Recent Regulatory Development

 

On April 6, 2010, the Bank entered into the Formal Agreement with the OCC, our primary bank regulator.  The Formal Agreement is based on the findings of the OCC during a 2009 on-site examination of the Bank.  As reflected in the Formal Agreement, the OCC’s primary concern with the Bank is driven by the rating agencies downgrades of non-agency mortgage backed securities (MBS) in its investment portfolio.  These securities, purchased in 2004 through 2008, were all rated AAA by the rating agencies at the time of purchase; however, they have been impacted by the economic recession and the stress on the residential housing sector.  These ratings do not reflect the discounted purchase price paid by the Bank.  They only reflect their analysis of the performance of the security overall, and therefore, a downgrade does not capture the risk of loss to the Bank.  The Formal Agreement did not require any

 

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adjustment to the Bank’s balance sheet or income statement; nor did it change the Bank’s “well capitalized” status.  The OCC has, however, separately established the following individual minimum capital ratios for the Bank: a Tier 1 leverage capital ratio of at least 8.00%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 10.00%, and a Total risk-based capital ratio of at least 12.00%.  As of December 31, 2010 and March 31, 2011, the Bank exceeds each of these ratios and remains “well capitalized.”

 

The Board of Directors has appointed an independent compliance committee made up of directors to monitor and report on compliance with the terms of the Formal Agreement.  The Bank intends to take all actions necessary to enable it to comply with the requirements of the Formal Agreement, and as of the date hereof management has submitted all documentation required as of this date to the OCC.  There can be no assurance that the Bank will be able to comply fully with the provisions of the Formal Agreement, and the determination of our compliance will be made by the OCC.  However, management believes the Bank is currently in compliance with all provisions of the Formal Agreement.  Failure to meet the requirements of the Formal Agreement could result in additional regulatory requirements, which could result in regulators taking additional enforcement actions against the Bank.

 

Comparison of Results of Operations for Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010

 

Net Income

 

Our net income for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was $570,000, or $0.12 diluted earnings per share, as compared to $589,000 or $0.13 diluted earnings per share, for the three months ended March 31, 2010.  The slight decrease in net income between the two periods is primarily due to an increase of $537,000 in non-interest expense offset by lower OTTI write-downs on securities as well as a favorable fair value adjustment on our interest rate swap in the first three months of 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.  Average earning assets decreased by $6.7 million in the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.  Average earning assets were $554.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to $548.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011.  The decrease in average earning assets was primarily a result of paying down Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances by $3.2 million. As a result of the decrease in earning assets as well as a 14 basis point decrease in the net interest margin net interest income decreased by $253,000 in the first three months of 2011 as compared to the first three months of 2010.

 

Net Interest Income

 

Please refer to the table at the end of this Item 2 for the yield and rate data for interest-bearing balance sheet components during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, along with average balances and the related interest income and interest expense amounts.

 

Net interest income was $4.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 as compared to $4.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010.  The net interest margin on a taxable equivalent basis decreased by 16 basis points from 3.46% at March 31, 2010 to 3.30% at March 31, 2011.  The yield on earning assets for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 was 4.77% and 5.23%, respectively.  The cost of interest-bearing liabilities during the first three months of 2011 was 1.70% as compared to 2.04% in the same period of 2010.  As a result of the recessionary economic conditions in 2008 and continuing into 2011, interest rates continue to remain at historically low levels.  Decreased loan demand has resulted in loans comprising 60.8% of average earning assets in the first quarter of 2011 as compared to 61.9% in the same period of 2010.  The lower average loan balances as well as reinvesting cash flows from maturing loans and investments at interest rates that have continued to decline over the last year have resulted in the 46 basis point decline in the yield on earning assets during the two periods.  Our cost of funds has declined by 34 basis point on average in the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the same period of 2010.  Interest-bearing transaction accounts, money market accounts and savings deposits, which are typically our lower costing funds, represent 32.7% of our average interest bearing liabilities during the first quarter of 2011 as compared to 27.3% in the same period of 2010.  Time deposits and borrowed funds, typically the higher costing funds, represent 67.3% of our average interest-bearing funds in the first quarter of 2011 as compared to 72.7% during the same period in 2010.  This improvement in the overall mix of our funding sources has contributed to the reduction in our cost of funds during the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.

 

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Provision and Allowance for Loan Losses

 

At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the allowance for loan losses was $4.7 million, or 1.39%, and $4.9 million, or 1.49%, of total loans, respectively.  Our provision for loan losses was $360 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2011, as compared to $550 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2010.  This provision is made based on our assessment of general loan loss risk and asset quality.  The allowance for loan losses represents an amount which we believe will be adequate to absorb probable losses on existing loans that may become uncollectible.  Our judgment as to the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is based on a number of assumptions about future events, which we believe to be reasonable, but which may or may not prove to be accurate.  Our determination of the allowance for loan losses is based on evaluations of the collectability of loans, including consideration of factors such as the balance of impaired loans, the quality, mix, and size of our overall loan portfolio, the experience ability and depth of lending personnel, economic conditions (local and national) that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, the amount and quality of collateral securing the loans, our historical loan loss experience, and a review of specific problem loans.  We also consider subjective issues such as changes in the lending policies and procedures, changes in the local/national economy, changes in volume or type of credits, changes in volume/severity of problem loans, quality of loan review and board of director oversight, and concentrations of credit.  Periodically, we adjust the amount of the allowance based on changing circumstances.  We charge recognized losses to the allowance and add subsequent recoveries back to the allowance for loan losses.

 

We perform an analysis quarterly to assess the risk within the loan portfolio. The portfolio is segregated into similar risk components for which historical loss ratios are calculated and adjusted for identified changes in current portfolio characteristics.  Historical loss ratios are calculated by product type and by regulatory credit risk classification.  The allowance consists of an allocated and unallocated allowance.  The allocated portion is determined by types and ratings of loans within the portfolio.  The unallocated portion of the allowance is established for losses that exist in the remainder of the portfolio and compensates for uncertainty in estimating the loan losses.  There can be no assurance that charge-offs of loans in future periods will not exceed the allowance for loan losses as estimated at any point in time or that provisions for loan losses will not be significant to a particular accounting period.  The allowance is also subject to examination and testing for adequacy by regulatory agencies, which may consider such factors as the methodology used to determine adequacy and the size of the allowance relative to that of peer institutions.  Such regulatory agencies could require us to adjust our allowance based on information available to them at the time of their examination.

 

The decrease in the provision for loan losses for the first three months of 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010 is a result of moderating levels of our classified and non-performing loans as well as some moderate improvement in economic conditions, including unemployment levels, in our markets. Our loan portfolio consists of a large percentage of real estate secured loans.  Real estate values continue to be adversely impacted as a result of the economic downturn over the last several years.   Impaired values of the underlying real estate collateral as well as continued slowdown in both residential and commercial real estate sales impacts our ability to sell collateral upon foreclosure.  There is a risk that this trend will continue.  The real estate collateral in each case provides an alternate source of repayment in the event of default by the borrower and may deteriorate in value during the time the credit is extended.  If real estate values continue to decline, it is also more likely that we would be required to increase our allowance for loan losses.  If during a period of reduced real estate values we are required to liquidate the property collateralizing a loan to satisfy the debt or to increase the allowance for loan losses, it could materially reduce our profitability and adversely affect our financial condition.

 

Non-performing assets were $13.1 million (2.16% of total assets) at March 31, 2011 as compared to $13.2 million (2.19% of total assets) at December 31, 2010. While we believe these ratios are favorable in comparison to current industry results, we continue to be concerned about the impact of this economic environment on our customer base of local businesses and professionals.  There are 35 loans included in non-performing status (non-accrual loans and loans past due 90 days and still accruing). The largest is for $1.1 million is secured by a first lien on a developed parking complex in the midlands of South Carolina.  The average balance of the remaining 33 loans is approximately $121 thousand and the majority of these loans are secured by first mortgage liens. At the time the loans are placed in non-accrual status, we typically obtain an updated evaluation and, if the loan balance exceeds fair value, write the balance down to the fair value.  At March 31, 2011, we had one loan in the amount of $194 thousand delinquent more than 90 days and still accruing interest, and loans totaling $1.9 million that were delinquent 30 days to 89 days.  We anticipate that all of the principal and interest will be collected on those loans greater than 90 days or more delinquent and still

 

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accruing interest.

 

Our management continuously monitors non-performing, classified and past due loans, to identify deterioration regarding the condition of these loans. We have identified five loan relationships in the amount of $1.6 million that are current as to principal and interest and not included in non-performing assets that could represent potential problem loans.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

 

 

 

Three Month Ended
March 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average loans outstanding

 

$

333,678

 

$

343,559

 

Loans outstanding at period end

 

$

334,156

 

$

342,203

 

Non-performing assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Nonaccrual loans

 

$

5,018

 

$

4,060

 

Loans 90 days past due still accruing

 

194

 

67

 

Foreclosed real estate

 

7,901

 

4,926

 

Repossessed-other

 

2

 

10

 

Total non-performing assets

 

$

13,115

 

$

9,063

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance of allowance

 

$

4,911

 

$

4,854

 

Loans charged-off:

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and development

 

 

 

1-4 family residential mortgage

 

205

 

422

 

Non-residential real estate

 

316

 

70

 

Home equity

 

96

 

 

Commercial

 

4

 

49

 

Installment & credit card

 

17

 

26

 

Total loans charged-off

 

638

 

567

 

Recoveries:

 

 

 

 

 

1-4 family residential mortgage

 

1

 

10

 

Non-residential real estate

 

 

1

 

Home equity

 

2

 

1

 

Commercial

 

7

 

9

 

Installment & credit card

 

12

 

10

 

Total recoveries

 

22

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loan charge offs (recoveries)

 

616

 

536

 

Provision for loan losses

 

360

 

550

 

Balance at period end

 

$

4,655

 

$

4,868

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net charge -offs to average loans

 

.19

%

.16

%

Allowance as percent of total loans

 

1.39

%

1.42

%

Non-performing assets as % of total assets

 

2.16

%

1.47

%

Allowance as % of non-performing loans

 

89.3

%

117.9

%

 

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The following allocation of the allowance to specific components is not necessarily indicative of future losses or future allocations.  The entire allowance is available to absorb losses in the portfolio.

 

Composition of the Allowance for Loan Losses

 

 

 

March 31, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

% of
loans in

 

 

 

% of
loans in

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

 

Category

 

Amount

 

Category

 

Commercial, Financial and Agricultural

 

$

535

 

6.3

%

$

681

 

6.2

%

Real Estate — Construction

 

611

 

3.5

%

905

 

3.2

%

Real Estate Mortgage:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

1,584

 

66.7

%

1,404

 

66.2

%

Residential

 

435

 

13.5

%

465

 

14.1

%

Consumer

 

574

 

10.0

%

414

 

10.3

%

Unallocated

 

916

 

N/A

 

1,043

 

N/A

 

Total

 

$

4,655

 

100.0

%

$

4,911

 

100.0

%

 

Accrual of interest is discontinued on loans when management believes, after considering economic and business conditions and collection efforts that a borrower’s financial condition is such that the collection of interest is doubtful. A delinquent loan is generally placed in nonaccrual status when it becomes 90 days or more past due.  At the time a loan is placed in nonaccrual status, all interest, which has been accrued on the loan but remains unpaid is reversed and deducted from earnings as a reduction of reported interest income.  No additional interest is accrued on the loan balance until the collection of both principal and interest becomes reasonably certain.

 

Non-interest Income and Non-interest Expense

 

Non-interest income during the first quarter of 2011 was $1.4 million as compared to $822 thousand during the same period in 2010.  Deposit service charges decreased $27 thousand. Mortgage origination fees increased $67 thousand.  Overdraft protection fees decreased as a result of a continued decrease in the number of items being presented on insufficient funds accounts for the reduced deposit service charges in the first three months of 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.  Mortgage origination fees increased primarily as a result of a the number of refinances occurring as a result of the low interest rate environment as well as an increased marketing effort during the first quarter of 2011.  In the three months ended March 31, 2011, we had gains on the sale of securities in the amount of $134 thousand, as compared to $2 thousand in the comparable period of 2010.   These gains related primarily to the sale of certain non-agency mortgage-backed securities that have previously been written down to below investment grade as well as other investment grade non-agency mortgage backed securities. This served to significantly reduce the level of securities on our balance sheet that are rated below investment grade.  The cash generated from these transactions has been reinvested in the investment portfolio primarily in securities with a risk rating of 20% or less.  OTTI charges of $143 thousand (credit component) on four private label mortgage backed securities were recognized during the first three months of 2010 (see note 4 to financial statements).  This compares to an additional OTTI charge in the first quarter of 2011 of $4 thousand on the one preferred trust term security held in our portfolio.  Since the first quarter of 2010, we have engaged a third party on a quarterly basis to obtain information about structure and anticipated cash flows and to assist us in evaluating and monitoring of our private label mortgage backed securities portfolio.

 

Total non-interest expense increased by $537 thousand or 12.8%, during the first quarter of 2011, as compared to the same quarter in 2010.  Salary and benefit expense increased by $186 thousand from $2.1 million in the first quarter of 2010 to $2.3 million in the first quarter of 2011.  At March 31, 2011, we had 148 full time equivalent employees as compared to 143 at March 31, 2010.  This increase in number of full time equivalent employees along with normal salary adjustments made over the last twelve months account for the increase in salary and benefit expense between the two periods.  FDIC insurance assessments increased by $51 thousand in the first quarter of 2011 as compared to

 

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the same period in 2010.  The assessment rate for the first quarter of 2010 was approximately 17 basis points on deposits. Beginning in the second quarter 2010 this rate was increased to approximately 22 basis points.  The assessment base will change to an asset based calculation effective for the second quarter of 2011.  This new assessment base is expected to reduce our quarterly assessment by approximately $20 thousand per quarter when it becomes effective.  In November 2009, all insured institutions, with limited exceptions, were required to prepay insurance assessments for a three-year period. Our prepayment made to the FDIC in December 2009 totaled approximately $2.9 million.  At March 31, 2011, the remaining prepaid insurance assessment amounted to $1.7 million and is included in “Other assets”.  Marketing and public relations expenses increased by $80 thousand in the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.  This increase is primarily a result of planned increases in marketing related to our mortgage loan program during the first quarter of 2011.  Other real estate expenses increased by $156 thousand in the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.  This increase relates to the higher level of real estate owned and includes amounts for property taxes and insurance as well as other maintenance and repair expenses. The other changes in non-interest expense categories reflect normal fluctuations between the two periods.

 

The following is a summary of the components of other non-interest expense:

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2011

 

2010

 

Data processing

 

$

116

 

$

93

 

Supplies

 

42

 

30

 

Telephone

 

73

 

77

 

Correspondent services

 

51

 

9

 

Insurance

 

54

 

51

 

Postage

 

46

 

48

 

Professional fees

 

226

 

289

 

Director fees

 

70

 

62

 

Other real estate expense

 

346

 

190

 

Other

 

215

 

158

 

 

 

$

1,239

 

$

1,007

 

 

Income Tax Expense

 

Our effective tax rate was 28.5% and 25.7% in the first quarter of 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The higher effective tax rate is a result of a lower amount of interest on tax exempt securities in the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010.  Our effective tax rate is currently expected to remain between 28.0% to 32.0% throughout the remainder of 2011.

 

Financial Position

 

Assets totaled $607.3 million at March 31, 2011 as compared to $599.0 million at December 31, 2010, an increase of $8.3 million.  Loans at March 31, 2011 were $334.2 million as compared to $330.0 million at December 31, 2010.  We funded in excess of $18.1 million of new loan production in the first quarter of 2011.  Loan production, less scheduled pay downs during the period as well as transfers from loans to other real estate owned, resulted in the $4.2 million net loan growth during the period.  At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, loans accounted for 60.5% of earning assets.  The loan-to-deposit ratio at March 31, 2011 was 71.7% as compared to 72.5% at December 31, 2010. Investment securities increased from $196.2 million at December 31, 2010 to $197.8 million at March 31, 2011.  Deposits increased by $10.7 million to $466.0 million at March 31, 2011 as compared to $455.3 million at December 31, 2010.  The increase in our deposits were primarily used to pay down scheduled FHLB advance maturities of $3.2 million and to fund the growth in loans during the quarter ended March 31, 2011.  Due to the current economic cycle and the significant emphasis by our federal regulators and the investment community on tangible capital, regulatory capital ratios and overall liquidity, we continued our strategy to control the growth of our balance sheet and enhance our liquidity during the first quarter of 2011.  We have focused on growing our core deposit base while continuing to fund soundly underwritten loans.

 

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During the first quarter of 2011, we sold ten non-agency mortgage-backed securities with a total book value of approximately $26.0 million.  Seven of these securities in the total amount of $17.7 million were rated below investment grade by the rating agencies with the other three being rated above investment grade.  The sales of these non-agency mortgage-backed securities during the quarter have served to significantly reduce the level of securities on our balance sheet that are rated below investment grade.  The cash generated from these transactions was reinvested in the investment portfolio in securities with a risk rating of 20% or less, thus further improving our risk based capital ratios.  As previously noted, these downgraded investments have been under great deal of scrutiny by our primary regulatory agency as a result of being downgraded.  We have further discussed that, in our opinion, the rating system and the regulatory concerns do not properly reflect the overall credit risk in these type of multi-obligor securities since neither adequately considers the price paid by the holder of the bond.  The demand for these securities and resulting spreads investors are requiring to acquire these securities have improved throughout 2010 and thus far into 2011.  As a result of the improved pricing, as noted above, we began to sell some of these securities in the first quarter of 2011.  This provides for improved regulatory capital ratios since the proceeds are primarily invested in lower regulatory risk weighted assets, as well as reduces the regulatory concern related to the downgraded securities portfolio.

 

The non agency mortgage backed securities discussed above as well as certain other corporate securities generally started being downgraded in early 2009.  The following chart provides a summary of the reduction in non-agency mortgage backed securities, in total and those that have been downgraded, as well as the corporate downgraded securities since December 31, 2009 through March 31, 2011.  The significant reduction is a result of the transactions discussed above, monthly principal paydowns and to a lesser extent previously recorded OTTI.

 

 

 

12/31/09

 

12/31/10

 

03/31/2011

 

Total Non-Agency MBS

 

$

65,793

 

$

51,436

 

$

23,472

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Below Investment Grade Non-Agency MBS

 

$

42,863

 

$

37,078

 

$

19,148

 

Other Below Investment Grade Securities

 

$

8,857

 

$

1,877

 

$

1,872

 

Total Below Investment Grade Securities

 

$

51,720

 

$

38,956

 

$

21,020

 

 

Quality loan portfolio growth continues to be a strategic focus in 2011 and thereafter.  One of our goals as a community bank has, and continues to be, to grow our assets through quality loan growth by providing credit to small and mid-size businesses, as well as individuals within the markets we serve. Loan production and portfolio growth rates continue to be impacted by the current economic recession, as borrowers are less inclined to leverage their corporate and personal balance sheets. However, we remain committed to meeting the credit needs of our local markets. A continuation of the very slow recovery from recessionary national and local economic conditions as well as deterioration of asset quality within our Company could significantly impact our ability to grow our loan portfolio. Significant increases in regulatory capital expectations beyond the traditional “well capitalized” ratios and significantly increased regulatory burdens will impede our ability to leverage our balance sheet and expand the loan portfolio.

 

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The following table shows the composition of the loan portfolio by category:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2011

 

2010

 

(In thousands)

 

Amount

 

Percent

 

Amount

 

Percent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial, financial & agricultural

 

$

20,915

 

6.3

%

$

20,555

 

6.2

%

Real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction

 

11,516

 

3.4

%

10,540

 

3.2

%

Mortgage — residential

 

45,194

 

13.5

%

46,684

 

14.1

%

Mortgage — commercial

 

222,872

 

66.7

%

218,298

 

66.2

%

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Equity

 

27,610

 

8.3

 

27,747

 

8.4

%

Other

 

6,049

 

1.8

 

6,130

 

1.9

%

Total gross loans

 

334,156

 

100.0

%

329,954

 

100.0

%

Allowance for loan losses

 

(4,655

)

 

 

(4,911

)

 

 

Total net loans

 

$

329,501

 

 

 

$

325,043

 

 

 

 

In the context of this discussion, a real estate mortgage loan is defined as any loan, other than loans for construction purposes and advances on home equity lines of credit, secured by real estate, regardless of the purpose of the loan.  Advances on home equity lines of credit are included in consumer loans. We follow the common practice of financial institutions in our market areas of obtaining a security interest in real estate whenever possible, in addition to any other available collateral.  This collateral is taken to reinforce the likelihood of the ultimate repayment of the loan and tends to increase the magnitude of the real estate loan components.  Generally we limit the loan-to-value ratio to 80%.

 

Market Risk Management

 

The effective management of market risk is essential to achieving our strategic financial objectives.  Our most significant market risk is interest rate risk.  We have established an Asset/Liability Management Committee (“ALCO”) to monitor and manage interest rate risk.  The ALCO monitors and manages the pricing and maturity of assets and liabilities in order to diminish the potential adverse impact that changes in interest rates could have on net interest income.  The ALCO has established policy guidelines and strategies with respect to interest rate risk exposure and liquidity.

 

A monitoring technique employed by the ALCO is the measurement of interest sensitivity “gap,” which is the positive or negative dollar difference between assets and liabilities that are subject to interest rate repricing within a given period of time.  Also, asset/liability simulation modeling is performed to assess the impact varying interest rates and balance sheet mix assumptions will have on net interest income.  Interest rate sensitivity can be managed by repricing assets or liabilities, selling securities available-for-sale, replacing an asset or liability at maturity or by adjusting the interest rate during the life of an asset or liability.  Managing the amount of assets and liabilities repricing in the same time interval helps to hedge the risk and minimize the impact on net interest income of rising or falling interest rates.

 

We are currently liability sensitive within one year.  However, neither the “gap” analysis nor asset/liability modeling is a precise indicator of our interest sensitivity position due to the many factors that affect net interest income, including changes in the volume and mix of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.  Net interest income is also impacted by other significant factors, including changes in the volume and mix of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.  Through simulation modeling, we monitor the effect that an immediate and sustained change in interest rates of 100 basis points and 200 basis points up and down will have on net interest income over the next twelve months.

 

We entered into a five year interest rate swap agreement on October 8, 2008. The swap agreement has a $10.0 million notional amount. We receive a variable rate of interest on the notional amount based on a three month LIBOR rate and pay a fixed rate interest of 3.66%. The contract was entered into to protect us from the negative impact of rising interest rates. Our exposure to credit risk is limited to the ability of the counterparty to make potential future payments required pursuant to the agreement. Our exposure to market risk of loss is limited to the changes in the market value

 

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of the swap between reporting periods. At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the fair value of the contract was a negative $690 thousand and $778 thousand, respectively. A fair value adjustment for the swap of $4 thousand and ($196 thousand) was recognized in other income for the periods ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The fair value of the contract is the present value, over the remaining term of the contract, of the difference between the swap rate to maturity at the reporting date multiplied by the notional amount and the fixed interest rate of 3.66% multiplied by the notional amount of the contract.

 

Based on the many factors and assumptions used in simulating the effect of changes in interest rates, the following table estimates the percentage change in net interest income at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 over twelve months.

 

Net Interest Income Sensitivity

 

Change in
short-term
interest
rates

 

March 31,
2011

 

December 
31, 2010

 

+200bp

 

+ 2.27

%

-0.48

%

+100bp

 

+ 1.25

%

-0.37

%

Flat

 

 

 

-100bp

 

- 5.82

%

-1.69

%

-200bp

 

- 13.54

%

-6.72

%

 

The significant decrease in net interest income in a down 200 basis point environment primarily results from the current level of interest rates being paid on our interest bearing transaction accounts as well as money market accounts.  The interest rates on these accounts are at a level where they cannot be repriced in proportion to the change in interest rates.  The increase and decrease of 100 and 200 basis points assume a simultaneous and parallel change in interest rates along the entire yield curve.   At the current historically low interest rate levels a downward shift of 200 basis points across the entire yield curve is unlikely.

 

We also perform a valuation analysis projecting future cash flows from assets and liabilities to determine the Present Value of Equity (PVE) over a range of changes in market interest rates.  The sensitivity of PVE to changes in interest rates is a measure of the sensitivity of earnings over a longer time horizon.  At March 31, 2011, the PVE exposure in a plus 200 basis point increase in market interest rates was estimated to be 23.9% as compared to 30.0% at December 31, 2010.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We believe our liquidity remains adequate to meet operating and loan funding requirements.  Interest-bearing bank balances, federal funds sold, and investment securities available-for-sale represent 34.8% of total assets at March 31, 2011.   We believe that our existing stable base of core deposits along with continued growth in this deposit base will enable us to meet our long-term and short-term liquidity needs successfully.  These needs include the ability to respond to short-term demand for funds caused by the withdrawal of deposits, maturity of repurchase agreements, extensions of credit and the payment of operating expenses.  Other sources of liquidity, in addition to deposit gathering activities, include maturing loans and investments, purchase of federal funds from other financial institutions and selling securities under agreements to repurchase.  We monitor closely the level of large certificates of deposits in amounts of $100 thousand or more as they tend to be more sensitive to interest rate levels, and thus less reliable sources of funding for liquidity purposes.  At March 31, 2011, the amount of certificates of deposits of $100 thousand or more represented 14.3% of total deposits.  These deposits are issued to local customers many of whom have other product relationships with the Bank, and none of these certificates of deposits are brokered deposits.

 

Through the operations of our Bank, we have made contractual commitments to extend credit in the ordinary course of our business activities. These commitments are legally binding agreements to lend money to our customers at predetermined interest rates for a specified period of time. At March 31, 2011, we had issued commitments to extend credit of $46.0 million, including $25.5 million in unused home equity lines of credit, through various types of lending arrangements. We evaluate each customer’s credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of

 

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collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by us upon extension of credit, is based on our credit evaluation of the borrower. Collateral varies but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment, commercial and residential real estate.  We manage the credit risk on these commitments by subjecting them to normal underwriting and risk management processes.

 

Other than as described elsewhere in this report, we are not aware of any trends, events or uncertainties that we expect to result in a significant adverse effect on our liquidity position.  However, no assurances can be given in this regard, as rapid growth, deterioration in loan quality, and poor earnings, or a combination of these factors, could change the liquidity position in a relatively short period of time.  In addition, the Company must currently obtain preapproval of the Federal Reserve Board before increasing or guaranteeing any debt.

 

The Company has generally maintained a high level of liquidity and adequate capital, which along with continued retained earnings, we believe will be sufficient to fund the operations of the Bank for at least the next 12 months.  Shareholders’ equity was 7.0% of total assets at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.  The Bank maintains federal funds purchased lines, in the total amount of $20.0 million, with two financial institutions, although these have not utilized in 2010 or the first quarter of 2011.  In addition, the Bank has a repo line in the amount of $10.0 million with another financial institution.  Specific investment securities would be pledged if and when we were to utilize the line.  The FHLB of Atlanta has approved a line of credit of up to 25% of the Bank’s assets, which would be collateralized by a pledge against specific investment securities and or eligible loans.  We regularly review the liquidity position of the Company and have implemented internal policies establishing guidelines for sources of asset based liquidity and evaluate and monitor the total amount of purchased funds used to support the balance sheet and funding from noncore sources.  We believe that our existing stable base of core deposits along with continued growth in this deposit base will enable us to meet our long term liquidity needs successfully.

 

The Federal Reserve Board and bank regulatory agencies require bank holding companies and financial institutions to maintain capital at adequate levels based on a percentage of assets and off-balance sheet exposures, adjusted for risk weights ranging from 0% to 100%.  Under the capital adequacy guidelines, regulatory capital is classified into two tiers.  These guidelines require an institution to maintain a certain level of Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital to risk-weighted assets.  Tier 1 capital consists of common shareholders’ equity, excluding the unrealized gain or loss on securities available for sale, minus certain intangible assets.  In determining the amount of risk-weighted assets, all assets, including certain off-balance sheet assets, are multiplied by a risk-weight factor of 0% to 100% based on the risks believed to be inherent in the type of asset.  Tier 2 capital consists of Tier 1 capital plus the general reserve for loan losses, subject to certain limitations.  We are also required to maintain capital at a minimum level based on total average assets, which is known as the Tier 1 leverage ratio.  At both the holding company and bank level, we are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies.  To be considered “well capitalized,” we must maintain total risk-based capital of at least 10%, Tier 1 capital of at least 6%, and a leverage ratio of at least 5%.  Generally, to be considered adequately capitalized, the OCC and Federal Reserve regulatory capital guidelines for Tier 1 capital, total capital and leverage capital ratios are 4.0%, 8.0% and 4.0%, respectively.

 

On April 6, 2010, the Bank entered into the Formal Agreement with the OCC, our primary bank regulator. The Formal Agreement is based on the findings of the OCC during a 2009 on-site examination of the Bank. As reflected in the Formal Agreement, the OCC’s primary concern with the Bank is driven by the rating agencies downgrades of non-agency MBS in its investment portfolio. These securities, purchased in 2004 through 2008, were all rated AAA by the rating agencies at the time of purchase; however, they have been impacted by the economic recession and the stress on the residential housing sector (see discussion above under ‘‘Investments’’ and Note 4 ‘‘Investments’’ to the Financial Statements’’). The Formal Agreement did not require any adjustment to the Bank’s balance sheet or income statement; nor did it change the Bank’s ‘‘well capitalized’’ status.

 

In addition to the Formal Agreement, the OCC has separately established the following individual minimum capital ratios for the Bank: a Tier 1 leverage capital ratio of at least 8.00%, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of at least 10.00%, and a Total risk-based capital ratio of at least 12.00%. As of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Bank exceeds these ratios. The Board of Directors has appointed an independent compliance committee made up of directors to monitor and report on compliance with the terms of the Formal Agreement. The Bank has taken and will continue to take all actions necessary to enable it to comply with the requirements of the Formal Agreement, and as of the date hereof management has submitted all documentation required as of this date to the OCC.  Management

 

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believes the Bank is currently in compliance with all provisions of the Formal Agreement. Failure to meet the requirements of the Formal Agreement could result in additional regulatory requirements, which could result in regulators taking additional enforcement actions against the Bank.

 

The Bank’s risk-based capital ratios of leverage ratio, Tier 1, and total capital were 8.58%, 13.66%, and 14.89%, respectively, at March 31, 2011 as compared to 8.48%, 13.24%, and 14.49%, respectively, at December 31, 2010. The Company’s risk-based capital ratios of leverage ratio, Tier 1, and total capital were 8.81%, 14.01%, and 15.30%, respectively at March 31, 2011 as compared to 8.79%, 13.73% and 14.99%, respectively at December 31, 2010. Our management anticipates that the Bank and the Company will remain a well capitalized institution for at least the next 12 months. In addition, we believe that we will continue to exceed the individual capital ratios established by the OCC noted above for at least the next 12 months.

 

The ability of the Company to pay cash dividends is dependent upon receiving cash in the form of dividends from the Bank. The dividends that may be paid by the Bank to the Company are subject to legal limitations and regulatory capital requirements. In addition to the Formal Agreement, the approval of the OCC is required if the total of all dividends declared by a national bank in any calendar year exceeds the total of its net profits for that year combined with its retained net profits for the preceding two years, less any required transfers to surplus. Further, the Company cannot pay cash dividends on its common stock during any calendar quarter unless full dividends on the Series T preferred stock for the dividend period ending during the calendar quarter have been declared and the Company has not failed to pay a dividend in the full amount of the Series T preferred stock with respect to the period in which such dividend payment in respect of its common stock would occur.

 

However, restrictions currently exist, including within the Formal Agreement, that prohibit the Bank from paying cash dividends to the Company. In addition, the Company must currently obtain preapproval of the Federal Reserve Board before paying dividends.

 

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FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION

Yields on Average Earning Assets and Rates

on Average Interest-Bearing Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31, 2011

 

Three months ended March 31, 2010

 

 

 

Average

 

Interest

 

Yield/

 

Average

 

Interest

 

Yield/

 

 

 

Balance

 

Earned/Paid

 

Rate

 

Balance

 

Earned/Paid

 

Rate

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

$

333,678

 

$

4,808

 

5.84

%

$

343,559

 

$

5,050

 

5.96

%

Securities:

 

196,342

 

1,611

 

3.34

%

191,615

 

2,087

 

4.42

%

Other short-term investments

 

18,006

 

21

 

0.47

%

19,500

 

18

 

0.37

%

Total earning assets

 

548,026

 

6,440

 

4.77

%

554,674

 

7,155

 

5.23

%

Cash and due from banks

 

7,997

 

 

 

 

 

7,762

 

 

 

 

 

Premises and equipment

 

17,969

 

 

 

 

 

18,612

 

 

 

 

 

Intangibles

 

804

 

 

 

 

 

1,423

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

32,720

 

 

 

 

 

29,434

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

(4,927

)

 

 

 

 

(4,904

)

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

602,589

 

 

 

 

 

$

607,001

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing transaction accounts

 

78,382

 

73

 

0.38

%

63,184

 

71

 

0.46

%

Money market accounts

 

46,447

 

53

 

0.46

%

42,654

 

88

 

0.84

%

Savings deposits

 

30,369

 

13

 

0.17

%

26,911

 

19

 

0.29

%

Time deposits

 

224,612

 

1,119

 

2.02

%

245,157

 

1,493

 

2.47

%

Other borrowings

 

94,935

 

728

 

3.11

%

107,947

 

777

 

2.92

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

474,745

 

1,986

 

1.70

%

485,853

 

2,448

 

2.04

%

Demand deposits

 

81,213

 

 

 

 

 

74,422

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

4,814

 

 

 

 

 

4,734

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

41,817

 

 

 

 

 

41,992

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

602,589

 

 

 

 

 

$

607,001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest spread

 

 

 

 

 

3.07

%

 

 

 

 

3.19

%

Net interest income/margin

 

 

 

$

4,454

 

3.30

%

 

 

$

4,707

 

3.44

%

Net interest income/margin (taxable equivalent)

 

 

 

$

4,462

 

3.30

%

 

 

$

4,738

 

3.46

%

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

There have been no material changes in our quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk as of March 31,  2011 from that presented in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.  See the “Market Risk Management” subsection in Item 2, Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e).  Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our current disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of March 31, 2011.  There have been no significant changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

The design of any system of controls and procedures is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events.  There can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote.

 

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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.          Legal Proceedings.

 

There are no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any of their property is the subject.

 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 2.          Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 3.          Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 4.          (Removed and Reserved.)

 

Item 5.          Other Information.

 

None.

 

Item 6.          Exhibits

 

Exhibit

 

Description

 

 

 

31.1

 

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Principal Executive Officer.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Principal Financial Officer.

 

 

 

32

 

Section 1350 Certifications.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION

 

 

 

               (REGISTRANT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 13, 2011

 

By:

/s/ Michael C. Crapps

 

 

 

 

Michael C. Crapps

 

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 13, 2011

 

By:

/s/ Joseph G. Sawyer

 

 

 

 

Joseph G. Sawyer

 

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Principal Financial Officer

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

 

 

Number

 

Description

 

 

 

31.1

 

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Principal Executive Officer.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of the Principal Financial Officer.

 

 

 

32

 

Section 1350 Certifications.

 

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