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INVESTMENT SECURITIES

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INVESTMENT SECURITIES
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Investments Securities [Abstract]  
Investment securities
NOTE 2 –
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Investment Portfolio Composition
. The following table summarizes the amortized cost and related fair value of investment
securities available-for-sale (“AFS”) and securities held-to-maturity (“HTM”)
 
and the corresponding amounts of gross
 
unrealized gains and losses.
Available for
 
Sale
Amortized
Unrealized
Unrealized
Allowance for
Fair
(Dollars in Thousands)
Cost
Gains
Losses
Credit Losses
Value
September 30, 2022
U.S. Government Treasury
$
21,140
$
-
$
2,082
$
-
$
19,058
U.S. Government Agency
206,631
85
13,572
-
193,144
States and Political Subdivisions
47,249
-
7,008
(13)
40,228
Mortgage-Backed Securities
(1)
82,879
2
12,583
-
70,298
Corporate Debt Securities
96,421
28
9,730
(28)
86,691
Other Securities
(2)
7,326
-
-
-
7,326
Total
 
$
461,646
$
115
$
44,975
$
(41)
$
416,745
December 31, 2021
U.S. Government Treasury
$
190,409
$
65
$
2,606
$
-
$
187,868
U.S. Government Agency
238,490
1,229
2,141
-
237,578
States and Political Subdivisions
47,762
44
811
(15)
46,980
Mortgage-Backed Securities
(1)
89,440
27
598
-
88,869
Corporate Debt Securities
87,537
10
1,304
(21)
86,222
Other Securities
(2)
7,094
-
-
-
7,094
Total
 
$
660,732
$
1,375
$
7,460
$
(36)
$
654,611
Held to Maturity
Amortized
Unrealized
Unrealized
Fair
(Dollars in Thousands)
Cost
Gains
Losses
Value
September 30, 2022
U.S. Government Treasury
$
462,302
$
-
$
27,585
$
434,717
Mortgage-Backed Securities
(1)
213,876
10
24,975
188,911
Total
 
$
676,178
$
10
$
52,560
$
623,628
December 31, 2021
U.S. Government Treasury
$
115,499
$
-
$
1,622
$
113,877
Mortgage-Backed Securities
(1)
224,102
2,819
1,099
225,822
Total
 
$
339,601
$
2,819
$
2,721
$
339,699
(1)
 
Comprised of residential mortgage-backed
 
securities
(2)
 
Includes Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock, recorded
 
at cost of $
2.3
 
million and $
5.0
 
million,
respectively,
 
at September 30, 2022 and $
2.0
 
million and $
5.1
 
million, respectively,
 
at December 31, 2021.
At September 30, 2022, the investment portfolio had $
1.3
 
million in equity securities. These securities do not have a readily
determinable fair value and were not credit impaired.
 
Securities with an amortized cost of $
469.2
 
million and $
463.8
 
million at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 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
other securities,
 
is pledged to secure FHLB advances.
 
No ready market exists for this stock, and it has no quoted fair 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.
 
During the third quarter of 2022, the Company transferred certain securities from
 
the AFS to HTM classification.
 
Transfers are made
at fair value on the date of the transfer.
 
The
33
 
securities had an amortized cost basis and fair value of $
168.4
 
million and $
159.0
million, respectively at the time of transfer.
 
The net unamortized, unrealized loss on the transferred securities included
 
in accumulated
other comprehensive loss in the accompanying balance sheet at September
 
30, 2022 totaled $
8.8
 
million.
 
This amount will be
amortized out of accumulated other comprehensive loss over the remaining
 
life of the underlying securities as an adjustment of the
yield on those securities.
Investment Sales.
There were no significant sales of investment securities for the three or nine months
 
ended September 30, 2022 or
September 30, 2021.
Maturity Distribution
.
 
At September 30, 2022, 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 (“MBS”) 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
Fair Value
Amortized Cost
Fair Value
Due in one year or less
$
39,283
 
$
35,743
 
$
-
 
$
-
Due after one year through five years
 
151,355
 
 
138,505
 
 
462,302
 
 
434,717
Due after five year through ten years
 
54,076
 
 
44,031
 
 
-
 
 
-
Mortgage-Backed Securities
82,879
70,298
213,876
188,911
U.S. Government Agency
 
126,727
 
 
120,842
 
 
-
 
 
-
Other Securities
 
7,326
 
 
7,326
 
 
-
 
 
-
Total
 
$
461,646
 
$
416,745
 
$
676,178
 
$
623,628
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
Fair
Unrealized
Fair
Unrealized
Fair
Unrealized
(Dollars in Thousands)
Value
Losses
Value
Losses
Value
Losses
September 30, 2022
Available for
 
Sale
U.S. Government Treasury
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
19,058
 
$
2,082
 
$
19,058
 
$
2,082
U.S. Government Agency
69,249
3,367
110,295
10,205
179,544
13,572
States and Political Subdivisions
5,831
 
736
 
34,410
 
6,272
 
40,241
 
7,008
Mortgage-Backed Securities
25,953
 
4,076
 
44,278
 
8,507
 
70,231
 
12,583
Corporate Debt Securities
33,827
 
1,211
 
48,927
 
8,519
 
82,754
 
9,730
Total
 
134,860
 
9,390
 
256,968
 
35,585
 
391,828
 
44,975
 
Held to Maturity
U.S. Government Treasury
 
205,334
 
12,813
 
 
229,383
 
14,772
 
 
434,717
 
 
27,585
Mortgage-Backed Securities
108,405
 
10,634
 
79,302
 
14,341
 
187,707
 
24,975
Total
 
$
313,739
 
$
23,447
 
$
308,685
 
$
29,113
 
$
622,424
 
$
52,560
December 31, 2021
Available for
 
Sale
 
U.S. Government Treasury
$
172,206
 
$
2,606
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
172,206
 
$
2,606
U.S. Government Agency
127,484
1,786
17,986
355
145,470
2,141
States and Political Subdivisions
 
42,122
 
 
811
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
42,122
 
 
811
Mortgage-Backed Securities
81,832
598
-
-
81,832
598
Corporate Debt Securities
69,354
1,304
-
-
69,354
1,304
Total
 
$
492,998
 
$
7,105
 
$
17,986
 
$
355
 
$
510,984
 
$
7,460
 
Held to Maturity
U.S. Government Treasury
 
113,877
 
 
1,622
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
113,877
 
 
1,622
Mortgage-Backed Securities
115,015
1,099
-
-
115,015
1,099
Total
 
$
228,892
 
$
2,721
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
228,892
 
$
2,721
At September 30, 2022, there were
897
 
positions (combined AFS and HTM) with unrealized losses totaling $
97.5
 
million.
 
87
 
of these
positions are U.S. Treasury bonds and
 
carry the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.
 
682
 
are U.S. government agency
securities issued by U.S. government sponsored entities.
 
We believe
 
the long history of no credit losses on government securities
indicates that the expectation of nonpayment of the amortized cost basis is zero.
 
The remaining
128
 
positions (municipal securities
and corporate bonds) have a credit component.
 
At September 30, 2022, all collateralized mortgage obligation securities
 
(“CMO”),
MBS, Small Business Administration securities (“SBA”), U.S. Agency,
 
and U.S. Treasury bonds held were AAA rated.
 
At September
30, 2022, corporate debt securities had an allowance for credit losses of $
28,000
 
and municipal securities had an allowance of
$
13,000
.
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 and
corporate securities portfolio via credit ratings
 
which are updated on a quarterly basis.
 
On a quarterly basis, municipal and corporate
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.