Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

INVESTMENT SECURITIES

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Investments 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.
September 30, 2021
December 31, 2020
Amortized
Unrealized
Unrealized
Market
Amortized
Unrealized
Unrealized
Market
(Dollars in Thousands)
Cost
Gains
Losses
Value
Cost
Gain
Losses
Value
Available for
 
Sale
U.S. Government Treasury
$
164,806
$
90
$
849
$
164,047
$
103,547
$
972
$
-
$
104,519
U.S. Government Agency
249,649
1,793
970
250,472
205,972
2,743
184
208,531
States and Political Subdivisions
43,834
69
357
43,546
3,543
89
-
3,632
Mortgage-Backed Securities
(1)
97,131
240
164
97,207
456
59
-
515
Corporate Debt Securities
84,331
13
567
83,777
-
-
-
-
Equity Securities
(2)
6,795
-
-
6,795
7,673
-
-
7,673
Total
 
$
646,546
$
2,205
$
2,907
$
645,844
$
321,191
$
3,863
$
184
$
324,870
Held to Maturity
U.S. Government Treasury
$
115,903
$
-
$
348
$
115,555
$
5,001
$
13
$
-
$
5,014
Mortgage-Backed Securities
225,325
3,941
536
228,730
164,938
5,223
-
170,161
Total
 
$
341,228
$
3,941
$
884
$
344,285
$
169,939
$
5,236
$
-
$
175,175
Total Investment
 
Securities
$
987,774
$
6,146
$
3,791
$
990,129
$
491,130
$
9,099
$
184
$
500,045
(1)
 
Comprised of residential mortgage-backed
 
securities
(2)
 
Includes Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock, recorded
 
at cost of $
2.0
 
million and $
4.8
 
million,
respectively,
 
at September 30, 2021 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, 2020.
Securities with an amortized cost of $
312.3
 
million and $
308.2
 
million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 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 September 30, 2021, 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
$
39,614
 
$
39,423
 
$
-
 
$
-
Due after one year through five years
 
264,747
 
 
263,661
 
 
115,903
 
 
115,555
Due after five year through ten years
 
66,347
 
 
65,614
 
 
-
 
 
-
Mortgage-Backed Securities
97,131
97,207
225,325
228,730
U.S. Government Agency
 
171,912
 
 
173,144
 
 
-
 
 
-
Equity Securities
 
6,795
 
 
6,795
 
 
-
 
 
-
Total
 
$
646,546
 
$
645,844
 
$
341,228
 
$
344,285
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
September 30, 2021
Available for
 
Sale
U.S. Government Treasury
$
143,394
 
$
849
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
143,394
 
$
849
U.S. Government Agency
118,969
859
12,168
111
131,137
970
States and Political Subdivisions
27,355
 
357
 
-
 
-
 
27,355
 
357
Mortgage-Backed Securities
40,012
 
164
 
-
 
-
 
40,012
 
164
Corporate Debt Securities
57,304
 
567
 
-
 
-
 
57,304
 
567
Total
 
387,034
 
2,796
 
12,168
 
111
 
399,202
 
2,907
 
Held to Maturity
U.S. Government Treasury
 
115,555
 
348
 
 
-
 
-
 
 
115,555
 
 
348
Mortgage-Backed Securities
93,023
 
536
 
-
 
-
 
93,023
 
536
Total
 
$
208,578
 
$
884
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
208,578
 
$
884
December 31, 2020
Available for
 
Sale
 
U.S. Government Agency
$
28,266
$
156
$
4,670
$
28
$
32,936
$
184
Total
 
$
28,266
 
$
156
 
$
4,670
 
$
28
 
$
32,936
 
$
184
At September 30, 2021, there were
288
 
positions (combined Available-for-Sale
 
and Held-to-Maturity) with unrealized losses totaling
$
3.8
 
million.
206
 
of these positions were U.S. government agency securities issued by U.S. government
 
sponsored entities.
 
Municipal
securities totaled
29
 
positions.
 
The declines in the market value of these securities were attributable to changes in interest rates and
not credit quality.
 
The remaining
53
 
positions were corporate debt securities.
 
A majority of the decline in the market value of these
securities were attributable to changes in interest rates.
 
These investment securities had allowance for credit losses totaling $
16,000
 
at
September 30, 2021.
 
None of the securities held by the Company were past due or in nonaccrual status at
 
September 30, 2021.
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 believes 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.