Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

INVESTMENT SECURITIES

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
NOTE 2 – INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Investment Portfolio Composition. The following table summarizes the amortized cost and related market value of investment securities
available-for-sale and securities held-to-maturity and the corresponding amounts of gross unrealized gains and losses.
March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Market Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Market
Cost Gains Losses Value Cost Gain Losses Value
Available for Sale
U.S. Government Treasury $ 198,640 $ 2,874 $ - $ 201,514 $ 231,996 $ 849 $ 67 $ 232,778
U.S. Government Agency 164,070 1,955 131 165,894 155,706 697 325 156,078
States and Political Subdivisions 6,664 8 - 6,672 6,310 9 - 6,319
Mortgage-Backed Securities 581 75 - 656 693 80 - 773
Equity Securities(1) 7,778 - - 7,778 7,653 - - 7,653
Total $ 377,733 $ 4,912 $ 131 $ 382,514 $ 402,358 $ 1,635 $ 392 $ 403,601
Held to Maturity
U.S. Government Treasury $ 20,027 $ 184 $ - $ 20,211 $ 20,036 $ 15 $ 9 $ 20,042
States and Political Subdivisions 340 - - 340 1,376 - - 1,376
Mortgage-Backed Securities 231,425 5,953 - 237,378 218,127 2,064 180 220,011
Total $ 251,792 $ 6,137 $ - $ 257,929 $ 239,539 $ 2,079 $ 189 $ 241,429
Total Investment Securities $ 629,525 $ 11,049 $ 131 $ 640,443 $ 641,897 $ 3,714 $ 581 $ 645,030

(1) Includes Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock, recorded at cost of $3.0 million, $4.8 million, respectively, at March 31, 2020 and includes Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock recorded at cost of $2.9 million and $4.8 million, respectively, at December 31, 2019.

Securities with an amortized cost of $295.5 million and $353.8 million at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, were pledged to secure public deposits and for other purposes.

The Bank, as a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (“FHLB”), is required to own capital stock in the FHLB based generally upon the balances of residential and commercial real estate loans and FHLB advances.  FHLB stock, which is included in equity securities, is pledged to secure FHLB advances.  No ready market exists for this stock, and it has no quoted market value; however, redemption of this stock has historically been at par value.

As a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the Bank is required to maintain stock in the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta based on a specified ratio relative to the Bank’s capital. Federal Reserve Bank stock is carried at cost.

Maturity Distribution. At March 31, 2020, the Company's investment securities had the following maturity distribution based on contractual maturity. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Mortgage-backed securities and certain amortizing U.S. government agency securities are shown separately because they are not due at a certain maturity date.

Available for Sale Held to Maturity
(Dollars in Thousands) Amortized Cost Market Value Amortized Cost Market Value
Due in one year or less $ 131,848   $ 132,886   $ 20,367   $ 20,551
Due after one year through five years   73,456     75,300     -     -
Mortgage-Backed Securities 581 656 231,425 237,378
U.S. Government Agency   164,070     165,894     -     -
Equity Securities   7,778     7,778     -     -
Total $ 377,733   $ 382,514   $ 251,792   $ 257,929

Unrealized Losses on Investment Securities. The following table summarizes the available for sale investment securities with unrealized losses aggregated by major security type and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position:

  Less Than Greater Than
12 Months 12 Months Total
Market Unrealized Market Unrealized Market Unrealized
(Dollars in Thousands) Value Losses Value Losses Value Losses
March 31, 2020
Available for Sale
U.S. Government Agency 22,589 108 6,736 23 29,325 131
Total 22,589   108   6,736   23   29,325   131
December 31, 2019
Available for Sale 
U.S. Government Treasury $ 9,955   $ -   $ 93,310   $ 67   $ 103,265   $ 67
U.S. Government Agency 36,361 244 17,364 81 53,725 325
States and Political Subdivisions   578     -     -     -     578     -
Mortgage-Backed Securities 8 - - - 8 -
Total 46,902   244   110,674   148   157,576   392

At March 31, 2020, there were 42 positions (combined AFS and HTM) with unrealized losses totaling $0.1 million. 41 of these positions were U.S. government agency and mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government sponsored entities. The remaining position was one municipal security. Because the declines in the market value of these securities were attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality, and because the Company had the ability and intent to hold these investments until there is a recovery in fair value, which may be at maturity, the Company did not record any allowance for credit losses on any investment securities at March 31, 2020. Additionally, none of the AFS or HTM securities held by the Company were past due or in nonaccrual status at March 31, 2020.

Credit Quality Indicators

The Company monitors the credit quality of its investment securities through various risk management procedures, including the monitoring of credit ratings. A majority of the debt securities in the Company’s investment portfolio were issued by a U.S. government entity or agency and are either explicitly or implicitly guaranteed by the U.S. government. The Company considers the long history of no credit losses on these securities indicates that the expectation of nonpayment of the amortized cost basis is zero, even if the U.S. government were to technically default. Further, certain municipal securities held by the Company have been pre-refunded and secured by government guaranteed treasuries. Therefore, for the aforementioned securities, the Company does not assess or record expected credit losses due to the zero loss assumption. The Company monitors the credit quality of its municipal securities portfolio via credit ratings which are updated on a quarterly basis. On a quarterly basis, municipal securities in an unrealized loss position are evaluated to determine if the loss is attributable to credit related factors and if an allowance for credit loss is needed.