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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark one)
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011
or
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission File Number: 0-49912
MOUNTAIN NATIONAL BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Tennessee   75-3036312
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)    
     
300 East Main Street    
Sevierville, Tennessee   37862
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(865) 428-7990
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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 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 þ      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).
Yes þ      No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
             
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller reporting company þ
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o      No þ
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date. Common stock outstanding: 2,631,611 shares as of November 1, 2011.
 
 

 

 


 

MOUNTAIN NATIONAL BANCSHARES, INC.
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
For the quarter ended September 30, 2011
Table of Contents
         
Item   Page  
Number   Number  
Part I — Financial Information
 
       
       
 
       
    3  
 
       
    4  
 
       
    5  
 
       
    6  
 
       
    7  
 
       
    30  
 
       
    61  
 
       
Part II — Other Information
 
       
    63  
 
       
    64  
 
       
    65  
 
       
 Exhibit 31.1
 Exhibit 31.2
 Exhibit 32.1
 Exhibit 32.2
 EX-101 INSTANCE DOCUMENT
 EX-101 SCHEMA DOCUMENT
 EX-101 CALCULATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
 EX-101 LABELS LINKBASE DOCUMENT
 EX-101 PRESENTATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
 EX-101 DEFINITION LINKBASE DOCUMENT

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.  
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MOUNTAIN NATIONAL BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2011     2010  
    (unaudited)        
ASSETS
               
 
               
Cash and due from banks
  $ 29,757,337     $ 30,039,647  
Federal funds sold
    13,341,766       2,536,173  
 
           
 
               
Total cash and cash equivalents
    43,099,103       32,575,820  
 
               
Securities available for sale
    84,860,770       86,316,591  
Securities held to maturity, fair value $1,536,740 at September 30, 2011 and $1,303,080 at December 31, 2010
    1,364,529       1,317,951  
Restricted investments, at cost
    3,846,950       3,843,150  
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $14,871,902 at September 30, 2011 and $10,942,414 at December 31, 2010
    319,863,462       363,413,050  
Investment in partnership
    4,387,805       4,303,600  
Premises and equipment
    31,787,333       32,600,673  
Accrued interest receivable
    1,318,568       1,495,869  
Cash surrender value of company owned life insurance
    12,073,444       11,774,605  
Other real estate owned
    8,688,283       13,140,698  
Other assets
    4,538,234       6,424,504  
 
           
 
               
Total assets
  $ 515,828,481     $ 557,206,511  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
 
               
Deposits:
               
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
  $ 48,774,381     $ 47,638,792  
NOW accounts
    49,566,341       57,344,798  
Money market accounts
    53,116,932       49,701,122  
Savings accounts
    22,863,231       23,733,795  
Time deposits
    260,236,454       271,172,901  
 
           
 
               
Total deposits
    434,557,339       449,591,408  
 
           
 
               
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    842,025       432,016  
Accrued interest payable
    738,387       719,133  
Subordinated debentures
    13,403,000       13,403,000  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    55,200,000       55,200,000  
Other liabilities
    2,236,904       2,186,784  
 
           
 
               
Total liabilities
    506,977,655       521,532,341  
 
           
 
               
Commitments and contingencies
               
 
               
Shareholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock, no par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding
           
Common stock, $1.00 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 2,631,611 shares issued and outstanding
    2,631,611       2,631,611  
Additional paid-in capital
    42,306,663       42,229,713  
Retained earnings (deficit)
    (36,577,058 )     (8,122,476 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    489,610       (1,064,678 )
 
           
 
               
Total shareholders’ equity
    8,850,826       35,674,170  
 
           
 
               
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 515,828,481     $ 557,206,511  
 
           
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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MOUNTAIN NATIONAL BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
                                 
    Nine months ended September 30,     Three months ended September 30,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
 
                               
INTEREST INCOME
                               
Loans
  $ 13,727,447     $ 15,772,088     $ 4,490,514     $ 5,353,095  
Taxable securities
    1,752,287       1,967,474       570,823       596,385  
Tax-exempt securities
    174,642       197,216       58,515       51,912  
Federal funds sold and deposits in other banks
    30,222       51,482       14,448       23,988  
 
                       
 
                               
Total interest income
    15,684,598       17,988,260       5,134,300       6,025,380  
 
                               
INTEREST EXPENSE
                               
Deposits
    4,130,903       6,080,931       1,313,099       1,872,433  
Federal funds purchased
          3,062             1,732  
Repurchase agreements
    10,740       20,204       3,967       5,892  
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    1,682,505       1,926,529       567,033       638,096  
Subordinated debentures
    248,209       252,284       86,066       90,171  
 
                       
 
                               
Total interest expense
    6,072,357       8,283,010       1,970,165       2,608,324  
 
                       
 
                               
Net interest income
    9,612,241       9,705,250       3,164,135       3,417,056  
 
                               
Provision for loan losses
    23,865,488       702,200       3,502,000       155,500  
 
                       
 
                               
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    (14,253,247 )     9,003,050       (337,865 )     3,261,556  
 
                       
 
                               
NONINTEREST INCOME
                               
Service charges on deposit accounts
    1,097,708       1,245,962       351,945       401,455  
Other fees and commissions
    1,101,560       1,103,780       387,544       421,560  
Gain on sale of mortgage loans
    47,918       122,206       6,951       52,876  
Investment gains and losses, net
    198,325       1,511,005       150,316       318,850  
Other real estate gains and losses, net
    (4,716,559 )     283,400       (23,114 )     51,447  
Other noninterest income
    609,154       717,691       276,155       283,666  
 
                       
 
                               
Total noninterest income
    (1,661,894 )     4,984,044       1,149,797       1,529,854  
 
                       
 
                               
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
                               
Salaries and employee benefits
    6,050,829       6,313,570       2,039,091       1,882,609  
Occupancy expenses
    1,351,266       1,317,526       447,883       450,176  
FDIC assessment expense
    1,227,128       931,159       431,371       319,406  
Other operating expenses
    4,769,298       4,750,024       1,454,507       1,819,531  
 
                       
 
                               
Total noninterest expense
    13,398,521       13,312,279       4,372,852       4,471,722  
 
                       
 
                               
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)
    (29,313,662 )     674,815       (3,560,920 )     319,688  
 
                               
Income tax expense (benefit)
    (859,080 )     (147,478 )     (339,974 )     (31,205 )
 
                       
 
                               
Net income (loss)
  $ (28,454,582 )   $ 822,293     $ (3,220,946 )   $ 350,893  
 
                       
 
                               
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
                               
Basic
  $ (10.81 )   $ 0.31     $ (1.22 )   $ 0.13  
Diluted
  $ (10.81 )   $ 0.31     $ (1.22 )   $ 0.13  
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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MOUNTAIN NATIONAL BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
(unaudited)
                                                 
                                    Accumulated        
                    Additional     Retained     Other     Total  
    Comprehensive     Common     Paid-in     Earnings     Comprehensive     Shareholders’  
    Income (Loss)     Stock     Capital     (Deficit)     Income/(Loss)     Equity  
 
                                               
BALANCE, January 1, 2010
          $ 2,631,611     $ 42,125,828     $ 2,328,702     $ 283,014     $ 47,369,155  
 
                                               
Share-based compensation
                    69,820                       69,820  
 
                                               
Comprehensive income (loss):
                                               
Net income
  $ 822,293                       822,293               822,293  
 
                                               
Other comprehensive income:
                                               
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale
    (642 )                             (642 )     (642 )
 
                                             
 
                                               
Total comprehensive income
    821,651                                          
 
                                   
 
                                               
BALANCE, September 30, 2010
            2,631,611       42,195,648       3,150,995       282,372       48,260,626  
 
                                     
 
                                               
BALANCE, January 1, 2011
          $ 2,631,611     $ 42,229,713     $ (8,122,476 )   $ (1,064,678 )   $ 35,674,170  
 
                                               
Share-based compensation
                    76,950                       76,950  
 
                                               
Comprehensive income (loss):
                                               
Net loss
    (28,454,582 )                     (28,454,582 )             (28,454,582 )
 
                                               
Other comprehensive income:
                                               
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale
    1,554,288                               1,554,288       1,554,288  
 
                                             
 
                                               
Total comprehensive loss
  $ (26,900,294 )                                        
 
                                   
 
                                               
BALANCE, September 30, 2011
          $ 2,631,611     $ 42,306,663     $ (36,577,058 )   $ 489,610     $ 8,850,826  
 
                                     
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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MOUNTAIN NATIONAL BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
                 
    Nine months ended September 30,  
    2011     2010  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
               
Net income (loss)
  $ (28,454,582 )   $ 822,293  
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation
    1,089,049       1,233,346  
Net realized gains on securities available for sale
    (198,325 )     (1,499,481 )
Net realized gains on securities held to maturity
          (11,524 )
Net amortization on available for sale securities
    861,623       476,332  
Increase in held to maturity due to accretion
    (46,578 )     (46,050 )
Provision for loan losses
    23,865,488       702,200  
Net (gain) loss on other real estate
    4,716,559       (283,400 )
Gross mortgage loans originated for sale
    (2,141,974 )     (10,299,858 )
Gross proceeds from sale of mortgage loans
    1,958,632       9,369,399  
Gain on sale of mortgage loans
    (47,918 )     (122,206 )
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance
    (298,839 )     (306,105 )
Investment in partnership
    (84,205 )     (95,317 )
Share-based compensation
    76,950       69,820  
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accrued interest receivable
    177,301       1,148,927  
Accrued interest payable
    19,254       99,941  
Other assets and liabilities
    1,420,981       761,129  
 
           
 
               
Net cash provided by operating activities
    2,913,416       2,019,446  
 
           
 
               
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
Activity in available-for-sale securities:
               
Proceeds from sales
    11,350,632       103,501,336  
Proceeds from maturities, prepayments and calls
    15,884,337       333,006,249  
Purchases
    (24,372,750 )     (366,111,112 )
Activity in held-to-maturity securities:
               
Proceeds from sales
          520,000  
Purchases of restricted investments
    (3,800 )     (27,100 )
Loan originations and principal collections, net
    16,313,914       12,898,134  
Purchase of premises and equipment
    (165,758 )     (235,739 )
Proceeds from sale of other real estate
    3,227,352       1,169,954  
 
           
 
               
Net cash provided by investing activities
    22,233,927       84,721,722  
 
           
 
               
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Net decrease in deposits
    (15,034,069 )     (47,588,890 )
Proceeds from Federal Reserve/Federal Home Loan Bank advances
          43,000,000  
Matured Federal Reserve/Federal Home Loan Bank advances
          (50,700,000 )
Net increase (decrease) in securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    410,009       (1,020,723 )
 
           
 
               
Net cash used in financing activities
    (14,624,060 )     (56,309,613 )
 
           
 
               
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    10,523,283       30,431,555  
 
               
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
    32,575,820       14,104,636  
 
           
 
               
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
  $ 43,099,103     $ 44,536,191  
 
           
 
               
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
               
Cash paid for:
               
Interest
  $ 6,053,103     $ 8,183,069  
Income taxes
          50,000  
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
               
Transfers from loans to other real estate owned
    4,598,624       3,176,944  
Loans advanced for sales of other real estate
    997,178       1,629,360  
Transfers from held-to-maturity to available-for-sale securities
          439,097  
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1. Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies
The unaudited consolidated financial statements in this report have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions of Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Mountain National Bancshares, Inc., a Tennessee corporation (the “Company”), and its subsidiaries. The Company’s principal subsidiary is Mountain National Bank, a national association (the “Bank”). All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Loss contingencies, including claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, are recorded as liabilities when the likelihood of loss is probable and an amount or range of loss can be reasonably estimated. Management does not believe there are now such matters that will have a material effect on the financial statements.
Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the Company’s annual audited financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted from the unaudited financial statements in this report. Consequently, the quarterly financial statements should be read in conjunction with the notes included herein and the notes to the audited financial statements presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. The unaudited quarterly financial statements reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for interim periods presented. All such adjustments were of a normal, recurring nature. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the complete fiscal year.
Reclassifications: Some items in prior year financial statements were reclassified to conform to current presentation.
Note 2. New Accounting Standards
In April 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2011-02, “A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring Is a Troubled Debt Restructuring.” ASU No. 2011-02 intended to provide additional guidance to assist creditors in determining whether a restructuring of a receivable meets the criteria to be considered a Troubled Debt Restructuring (“TDR”). The amendments in this ASU were effective for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 and were applied retrospectively to the beginning of the current year. Adoption of this guidance did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial results.
In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-03, “Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements.” ASU No. 2011-03 modifies the criteria for determining when repurchase agreements would be accounted for as a secured borrowing rather than as a sale. Currently, an entity that maintains effective control over transferred financial assets must account for the transfer as a secured borrowing rather than as a sale. The provisions of ASU No. 2011-03 remove from the assessment of effective control the criterion requiring the transferor to have the ability to repurchase or redeem the financial assets on substantially the agreed terms, even in the event of default by the transferee. The FASB believes that contractual rights and obligations determine effective control and that there does not need to be a requirement to assess the ability to exercise those rights. ASU No. 2011-03 does not change the other existing criteria used in the assessment of effective control. The provisions of ASU No. 2011-03 are effective prospectively for transactions, or modifications of existing transactions, that occur on or after January 1, 2012. Adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial results.

 

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In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, “Presentation of Comprehensive Income.” The provisions of ASU No. 2011-05 allow an entity the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In both choices, an entity is required to present each component of net income along with total net income, each component of other comprehensive income along with a total for other comprehensive income, and a total amount for comprehensive income. The statement(s) are required to be presented with equal prominence as the other primary financial statements. ASU No. 2011-05 eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in shareholders’ equity but does not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. The provisions of ASU No. 2011-05 are effective for the Company’s interim reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2011, with retrospective application required. The adoption of ASU No. 2011-05 is expected to result in presentation changes to the Company’s statements of income and the addition of a statement of comprehensive income, but is not expected to have any impact on the Company’s statements of condition.

 

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Note 3. Investment Securities
The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of the available-for-sale and held-to-maturity investment securities portfolio at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 and the corresponding amounts of unrealized gains and losses therein.
                                 
            Gross     Gross        
    Amortized     Unrealized     Unrealized     Fair  
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
September 30, 2011
                               
Available-for-sale
                               
U. S. Government securities
  $ 249,993     $ 3     $     $ 249,996  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    5,228,915       176,884       (27,313 )     5,378,486  
Mortgage-backed securities-residential
    77,758,223       1,474,065             79,232,288  
 
                       
Total available-for-sale securities
  $ 83,237,131     $ 1,650,952     $ (27,313 )   $ 84,860,770  
 
                       
 
                               
Held-to-maturity
                               
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
  $ 1,364,529     $ 172,211     $     $ 1,536,740  
 
                       
 
                               
December 31, 2010
                               
Available-for-sale
                               
U. S. Government securities
  $ 249,879     $     $ (13 )   $ 249,866  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    5,201,492       17,407       (296,786 )     4,922,113  
Mortgage-backed securities-residential
    81,754,184       134,557       (744,129 )     81,144,612  
 
                       
Total available-for-sale securities
  $ 87,205,555     $ 151,964     $ (1,040,928 )   $ 86,316,591  
 
                       
 
                               
Held-to-maturity
                               
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
  $ 1,317,951     $     $ (14,871 )   $ 1,303,080  
 
                       

 

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The amortized cost and fair value of the investment securities portfolio are shown below by expected maturity. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities if borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
                 
    September 30, 2011  
    Amortized     Fair  
    Cost     Value  
Maturity
               
Available-for-sale
               
Within one year
  $ 249,993     $ 249,996  
One to five years
    265,120       266,901  
Five to ten years
    1,816,494       1,919,395  
Beyond ten years
    3,147,301       3,192,190  
Mortgage-backed securities-residential
    77,758,223       79,232,288  
 
           
Total
  $ 83,237,131     $ 84,860,770  
 
           
 
               
Held-to-maturity
               
Five to ten years
    747,347       820,000  
Beyond ten years
    617,182       716,740  
 
           
Total
  $ 1,364,529     $ 1,536,740  
 
           
The following table summarizes the investment securities with unrealized losses at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 aggregated by major security type and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position.
                                                 
    Less than 12 Months     12 Months or Longer     Total  
    Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized  
    Value     Loss     Value     Loss     Value     Loss  
September 30, 2011
                                               
Available-for-sale
                                               
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
                1,259,493       (27,313 )     1,259,493       (27,313 )
 
                                   
Total available-for-sale
  $     $     $ 1,259,493     $ (27,313 )   $ 1,259,493     $ (27,313 )
 
                                   
 
                                               
December 31, 2010
                                               
Available-for-sale
                                               
U.S. Government securities
  $ 249,866     $ (13 )   $     $     $ 249,866     $ (13 )
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    3,632,820       (112,755 )     1,571,970       (198,902 )     5,204,790       (311,657 )
Mortgage-backed securities-residential
    57,369,268       (744,129 )                 57,369,268       (744,129 )
 
                                   
Total available-for-sale
  $ 61,251,954     $ (856,897 )   $ 1,571,970     $ (198,902 )   $ 62,823,924     $ (1,055,799 )
 
                                   
Proceeds from sales of securities were approximately $11 million and $104 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Gross gains of $198,325 and $1,570,376 and gross losses of $0 and $59,371 were realized on these sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

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During the first quarter of 2010, the Bank sold one security classified as held-to-maturity. The remaining held-to-maturity security in the Bank’s portfolio was reclassified as available for sale. The approximately $1.4 million residual balance in held-to-maturity securities at September 30, 2011 represents securities held in the portfolio of MNB Investments, Inc., a consolidated subsidiary of the Bank. MNB Investments, Inc. does not intend and it is not more likely than not that it would be required to sell these securities prior to maturity.
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale were approximately $7 million and $12 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Gross gains of $150,316 and $318,849 and no losses were realized on these sales during the third quarter of 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Other-Than-Temporary-Impairment
Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant such an evaluation. In determining OTTI, management considers many factors, including: (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, (3) whether the market decline was affected by macroeconomic conditions, and (4) whether the entity has the intent to sell the debt security or more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before its anticipated recovery. The assessment of whether an other-than-temporary decline exists involves a high degree of subjectivity and judgment and is based on the information available to management at a point in time.
When OTTI occurs, the amount of the OTTI recognized in earnings depends on whether an entity intends to sell the security or it is more likely than not it will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, less any current-period credit loss. If an entity intends to sell or it is more likely than not it will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, less any current-period credit loss, the OTTI shall be recognized in earnings equal to the entire difference between the investment’s amortized cost basis and its fair value at the balance sheet date. Otherwise, the OTTI shall be separated into the amount representing the credit loss and the amount related to all other factors. The amount of the total OTTI related to the credit loss is determined based on the present value of cash flows expected to be collected and is recognized in earnings. The amount of the total OTTI related to other factors is recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), net of applicable taxes. The previous amortized cost basis less the OTTI recognized in earnings becomes the new amortized cost basis of the investment.
As of September 30, 2011, the Company’s securities portfolio consisted of 84 securities, 3 of which were in an unrealized loss position. The majority of unrealized losses are related to the Company’s mortgage-backed securities and obligations of states and political subdivisions, as discussed below.
Unrealized losses on mortgage-backed securities and obligations of states and political subdivisions have not been recognized into income because the issuer(s)’ bonds are of high credit quality, the decline in fair value is largely due to changes in interest rates and other market conditions, and because the Company does not have the intent to sell these securities and it is likely that it will not be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery. The Company does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2011.
Note 4. Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share
Net earnings (loss) per common share are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share include the effects of potential common shares outstanding, including shares issuable upon the exercise of options for which the exercise price is lower than the market price of the common stock, during the period.

 

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The following is a summary of the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share calculation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:
                                 
    Nine-Months Ended     Three-Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
Basic earnings (loss) per share calculation:
                               
 
                               
Numerator — Net income (loss)
  $ (28,454,582 )   $ 822,293     $ (3,220,946 )   $ 350,893  
Denominator — Average common shares outstanding
    2,631,611       2,631,611       2,631,611       2,631,611  
 
                               
Basic net income (loss) per share
  $ (10.81 )   $ 0.31     $ (1.22 )   $ 0.13  
 
                               
Diluted earnings (loss) per share calculation:
                               
 
                               
Numerator — Net income (loss)
    (28,454,582 )     822,293       (3,220,946 )     350,893  
Denominator — Average common shares outstanding
    2,631,611       2,631,611       2,631,611       2,631,611  
Dilutive shares contingently issuable
                       
 
                       
Average dilutive common shares outstanding
    2,631,611       2,631,611       2,631,611       2,631,611  
 
                               
Diluted net income (loss) per share
  $ (10.81 )   $ 0.31     $ (1.22 )   $ 0.13  
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, there were options for the purchase of 117,148 and 122,133 shares, respectively, outstanding during each time period that were antidilutive. During the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, there were options for the purchase of 117,148 and 122,133 shares, respectively, outstanding during each time period that were antidilutive. These shares were accordingly excluded from the calculations above.

 

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Note 5. Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses
At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Bank’s loans consisted of the following (in thousands):
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2011     2010  
Mortgage loans on real estate:
               
Residential 1-4 family
  $ 73,465     $ 86,403  
Residential multifamily
    9,769       6,147  
Commercial real estate
    126,427       133,917  
Construction and land development
    64,994       83,543  
Second mortgages
    7,400       8,880  
Equity lines of credit
    24,022       25,391  
 
           
 
               
 
    306,077       344,281  
 
           
 
               
Commercial loans
    23,841       24,944  
 
           
 
               
Consumer installment loans:
               
Personal
    2,864       2,855  
Credit cards
    1,953       2,275  
 
           
 
               
 
    4,817       5,130  
 
           
 
               
Total Loans
    334,735       374,355  
Less: Allowance for loan losses
    (14,872 )     (10,942 )
 
           
 
               
Loans, net
  $ 319,863     $ 363,413  
 
           
Loans held for sale at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were $447,760 and $216,500, respectively. These loans are included in residential 1-4 family loans in the table above.
Loans are stated at unpaid principal balances, less the allowance for loan losses. The “recorded investment” in loans presented throughout the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements is defined as the outstanding principal balance of loans and does not include accrued interest of approximately $982,000 and $1,195,000 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, as it is deemed immaterial to the financial statements. Interest income is accrued on the unpaid principal balance.

 

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The following table presents the recorded investment in loans and the balance in the allowance for loan losses (“ALLL”) by portfolio segment and based on impairment method as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
                                                 
    Collectively Evaluated     Individually Evaluated        
    for Impairment     for Impairment     Total  
    September 30,     December 31,     September 30,     December 31,     September 30,     December 31,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010     2011     2010  
Loans:
                                               
Construction and development
  $ 38,117     $ 42,026     $ 26,877     $ 41,517     $ 64,994     $ 83,543  
Residential real estate
    87,724       97,639       26,932       29,182       114,656       126,821  
Commercial real estate
    103,087       112,389       23,340       21,529       126,427       133,918  
Commercial
    23,841       24,831             113       23,841       24,944  
Consumer/other
    2,830       2,839       34       15       2,864       2,854  
Credit cards
    1,953       2,275                   1,953       2,275  
 
                                   
Total ending loan balance
  $ 257,552     $ 281,999     $ 77,183     $ 92,356     $ 334,735     $ 374,355  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Allowance for loan losses:
                                               
Construction and development
  $ 2,804     $ 1,445     $ 923     $ 1,647     $ 3,727     $ 3,092  
Residential real estate
    3,336       1,653       2,040       2,444       5,376       4,097  
Commercial real estate
    2,277       1,444       1,930       617       4,207       2,061  
Commercial
    356       395             1       356       396  
Consumer/other
    55       97             1       55       98  
Credit cards
    151       121                   151       121  
Unallocated
    1,000       1,077                   1,000       1,077  
 
                                   
Total ending allowance balance
  $ 9,979     $ 6,232     $ 4,893     $ 4,710     $ 14,872     $ 10,942  
 
                                   
The following table details the changes in the allowance for loan losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 by portfolio segment (in thousands):
                                                                 
    Construction and     Residential     Commercial             Consumer /     Credit              
    Development     Real Estate     Real Estate     Commercial     Other     Cards     Unallocated     Total  
Nine months ended September 30, 2011
                                                               
Beginning balance
  $ 3,092     $ 4,097     $ 2,061     $ 396     $ 98     $ 121     $ 1,077     $ 10,942  
Charged-off loans
    (8,987 )     (8,392 )     (2,479 )     (118 )     (87 )     (149 )           (20,212 )
Recovery of previously charged-off loans
    113       62       68       13       12       8             276  
Provision for loan losses
    9,509       9,609       4,557       65       32       171       (77 )     23,866  
 
                                               
Ending balance
  $ 3,727     $ 5,376     $ 4,207     $ 356     $ 55     $ 151     $ 1,000     $ 14,872  
 
                                               
 
                                                               
Three months ended September 30, 2011
                                                               
Beginning balance
  $ 3,951     $ 3,822     $ 4,499     $ 452     $ 106     $ 260     $ 1,100     $ 14,190  
Charged-off loans
    (1,367 )     (735 )     (776 )     (37 )     (54 )     (45 )           (3,014 )
Recovery of previously charged-off loans
    96       56       19       13       4       6             194  
Provision for loan losses
    1,047       2,233       465       (72 )     (1 )     (70 )     (100 )     3,502  
 
                                               
Ending balance
  $ 3,727     $ 5,376     $ 4,207     $ 356     $ 55     $ 151     $ 1,000     $ 14,872  
 
                                               

 

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A summary of transactions in the ALLL for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 is as follows (in thousands):
                 
    Nine Months Ended     Three Months Ended  
    September 30, 2010     September 30, 2010  
Beginning balance
  $ 11,353     $ 10,374  
Charged-off loans
    (2,357 )     (412 )
Recovery of previously charged-off loans
    440       21  
Provision for loan losses
    702       155  
 
           
Ending balance
  $ 10,138     $ 10,138  
 
           
Credit Quality Indicators:
The Company uses several credit quality indicators, which are updated at least annually, to manage credit risk in an ongoing manner. The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as the following: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information and current economic trends, among other factors. The Company uses an internal credit risk rating system that categorizes loans into pass, special mention or classified categories. Credit risk ratings are applied to all loans individually with the exception of credit cards.
The following are the definitions of the Company’s risk ratings:
         
 
  Pass:   Loans that are not adversely rated, are contractually current as to principal and interest and are otherwise in compliance with the contractual terms of the loan or lease agreement. Management believes that there is a low likelihood of loss related to those loans that are considered pass.
 
       
 
  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.
 
       
 
  Substandard/
Accruing:
  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.
 
       
 
  Substandard/
Nonaccrual:
  A loan classified as nonaccrual has all the deficiencies of a loan graded substandard but collection of the full amount of principal and interest owed is uncertain or unlikely and collateral support, if any, may be weak.

 

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  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 estimations, facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable. Doubtful loans include only the portion of each specific loan deemed uncollectible and the classification can change as certain current information and facts are ascertained.
The following table presents by class and by risk category, the recorded investment in the Company’s loans as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
                                                 
    As of September 30, 2011  
    Not             Special     Substandard     Substandard        
    Rated     Pass     Mention     Accruing     Nonaccrual     Doubtful  
Construction and development
  $     $ 30,349     $ 3,605     $ 14,046     $ 16,043     $ 951  
Commercial real estate — mortgage
          99,841       2,388       14,478       9,720        
Commercial and industrial
          23,032       244       565              
Residential real estate
                                               
Residential mortgage
          49,724       2,874       11,356       9,511        
Home equity and junior liens
          27,979       182       2,487       774        
Multi-family
          4,053             1,982       3,734        
 
                                   
Total residential real estate
          81,756       3,056       15,825       14,019        
 
                                               
Consumer and other
          2,745       7       88       24        
Credit cards
    1,953                                
 
                                   
Total
  $ 1,953     $ 237,723     $ 9,300     $ 45,002     $ 39,806     $ 951  
 
                                   
                                                 
    As of December 31, 2010  
    Not             Special     Substandard     Substandard        
    Rated     Pass     Mention     Accruing     Nonaccrual     Doubtful  
Construction and development
  $     $ 36,086     $ 284     $ 19,244     $ 26,977     $ 952  
Commercial real estate — mortgage
          99,649       1,044       26,863       6,362        
Commercial and industrial
          24,274       207       395       67        
Residential real estate
                                               
Residential mortgage
          54,332       2,905       11,720       17,446        
Home equity and junior liens
          30,841       669       1,561       1,201        
Multi-family
          4,454             1,692              
 
                                   
Total residential real estate
          89,627       3,574       14,973       18,647        
 
                                               
Consumer and other
          2,755       41       59              
Credit cards
    2,275                                
 
                                   
Total
  $ 2,275     $ 252,391     $ 5,150     $ 61,534     $ 52,053     $ 952  
 
                                   

 

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The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans, including the payment status of loans on non-accrual which have been incorporated into the table, as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 by class of loans (in thousands):
                                                 
    As of September 30, 2011  
    30-59     60-89     Greater Than                      
    Days     Days     90 Days     Total             Total  
    Past Due     Past Due     Past Due     Past Due     Current     Loans  
Construction and development
  $ 16     $ 1,455     $ 1,546     $ 3,017     $ 61,977     $ 64,994  
Commercial real estate — mortgage
    279       421       4,204       4,904       121,523       126,427  
Commercial and industrial
    2,969       47             3,016       20,825       23,841  
Residential real estate
                                               
Residential mortgage
    482       1,169       4,832       6,483       66,982       73,465  
Home equity and junior liens
    491             492       983       30,439       31,422  
Multi-family
    1,697             3,734       5,431       4,338       9,769  
 
                                   
Total residential real estate
    2,670       1,169       9,058       12,897       101,759       114,656  
 
                                               
Consumer and other
    29       25             54       2,810       2,864  
Credit cards
    2                   2       1,951       1,953  
 
                                   
Total
  $ 5,965     $ 3,117     $ 14,808     $ 23,890     $ 310,845     $ 334,735  
 
                                   
                                                 
    As of December 31, 2010  
    30-59     60-89     Greater Than                      
    Days     Days     90 Days     Total             Total  
    Past Due     Past Due     Past Due     Past Due     Current     Loans  
Construction and development
  $ 265     $ 49     $ 394     $ 708     $ 82,835     $ 83,543  
Commercial real estate — mortgage
    214       326       2,573       3,113       130,805       133,918  
Commercial and industrial
                            24,944       24,944  
Residential real estate
                                               
Residential mortgage
    948       2,580             3,528       82,875       86,403  
Home equity and junior liens
          409       62       471       33,800       34,271  
Multi-family
                            6,146       6,146  
 
                                   
Total residential real estate
    948       2,989       62       3,999       122,821       126,820  
 
                                               
Consumer and other
    14       10             24       2,831       2,855  
Credit cards
    43       1       19       63       2,212       2,275  
 
                                   
Total
  $ 1,484     $ 3,375     $ 3,048     $ 7,907     $ 366,448     $ 374,355  
 
                                   
Delinquent loans increased approximately $16 million during the two periods compared in the tables above. Included in the September 30, 2011 past due loan balance is approximately $13.7 million, or 57% of the past due total, that was classified as collateral dependent with a recorded investment equal to the short-term liquidation value of the collateral. At December 31, 2010, approximately $2.5 million, or 32% of the past due total, was classified as collateral dependent and reported at the fair value of the underlying collateral. All collateral dependent loans are classified as impaired loans.

 

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All interest accrued but not collected for loans that are placed on nonaccrual or charged off is reversed against interest income. The interest on these loans is accounted for on the cash-basis or cost-recovery method, until qualifying for return to accrual. Generally, loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured, which usually requires a minimum of six months sustained repayment performance.
Nonperforming loans include both smaller balance homogeneous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment and individually classified as impaired loans.
The following table presents the recorded investment in nonperforming loans by class of loans as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
                 
    As of September 30, 2011  
            Loans Past Due Over  
    Nonaccrual     90 Days Still Accruing  
Construction and development
  $ 16,994     $  
Commercial real estate — mortgage
    9,720       1,907  
Commercial and industrial
           
Residential real estate
               
Residential mortgage
    9,511       342  
Home equity and junior liens
    774        
Multi-family
    3,734        
 
           
Total residential real estate
    14,019       342  
 
               
Consumer and other
    24        
 
           
Total nonperforming loans
  $ 40,757     $ 2,249  
 
           
                 
    As of December 31, 2010  
            Loans Past Due Over  
    Nonaccrual     90 Days Still Accruing  
Construction and development
  $ 27,929     $  
Commercial real estate — mortgage
    6,362       413  
Commercial and industrial
    67        
Residential real estate
               
Residential mortgage
    17,446        
Home equity and junior liens
    1,201        
 
           
Total residential real estate
    18,647        
 
               
Credit cards
          19  
 
           
Total nonperforming loans
  $ 53,005     $ 432  
 
           

 

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The following table presents loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
                         
    As of September 30, 2011  
    Unpaid             Allowance for  
    Principal     Recorded     Loan Losses  
    Balance     Investment     Allocated  
With no related allowance recorded:
                       
Construction and development
  $ 20,963     $ 13,382     $  
Commercial real estate — mortgage
    4,615       2,969        
Residential real estate
                       
Residential mortgage
    12,478       7,492        
Home equity and junior liens
    774       604        
 
                 
Total residential real estate
    13,252       8,096        
 
                 
 
                       
Consumer and other
    37       34        
 
                 
Total with no related allowance recorded
  $ 38,867     $ 24,481     $  
 
                 
 
                       
With an allowance recorded:
                       
Construction and development
  $ 13,515     $ 13,495     $ 923  
Commercial real estate — mortgage
    20,420       20,371       1,930  
Residential real estate
                       
Residential mortgage
    11,943       11,929       1,083  
Home equity and junior liens
    1,190       1,190       84  
Multi-family
    5,758       5,717       873  
 
                 
Total residential real estate
    18,891       18,836       2,040  
 
                       
Total with an allowance recorded
  $ 52,826     $ 52,702     $ 4,893  
 
                 
Total impaired loans
  $ 91,693     $ 77,183     $ 4,893  
 
                 
                         
    As of December 31, 2010  
    Unpaid             Allowance for  
    Principal     Recorded     Loan Losses  
    Balance     Investment     Allocated  
With no related allowance recorded:
                       
Construction and development
  $ 18,005     $ 13,216     $  
Commercial real estate — mortgage
    5,559       4,834        
Residential real estate
                       
Residential mortgage
    4,358       4,336        
Home equity and junior liens
    468       468        
 
                 
Total residential real estate
    4,826       4,804        
 
                 
Total with no related allowance recorded
  $ 28,390     $ 22,854     $  
 
                 
 
                       
With an allowance recorded:
                       
Construction and development
  $ 28,505     $ 28,301     $ 1,647  
Commercial real estate — mortgage
    16,743       16,695       617  
Commercial and industrial
    113       113       1  
Residential real estate
                       
Residential mortgage
    22,349       22,298       2,335  
Home equity and junior liens
    388       388       17  
Multi-family
    1,692       1,692       92  
 
                 
Total residential real estate
    24,429       24,378       2,444  
 
                       
Consumer and other
    15       15       1  
 
                 
Total with an allowance recorded
  $ 69,805     $ 69,502     $ 4,710  
 
                 
Total impaired loans
  $ 98,195     $ 92,356     $ 4,710  
 
                 
The unpaid principal balance of loans individually evaluated for impairment includes principal amounts classified as partial charge-offs. The recorded investment is shown net of these amounts and reflects the carrying value of the loans. As discussed below under Part I - Item 2 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Allowance for Loan Losses, the Company recorded a significant amount of partial charge-offs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

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The following table presents by class, information related to the average recorded investment and interest income recognized on impaired loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
                                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011     Three Months Ended September 30, 2011  
    Average Recorded     Interest Income     Average Recorded     Interest Income  
    Investment     Recognized     Investment     Recognized  
With no related allowance recorded:
                               
Construction and development
  $ 13,022     $ 18     $ 13,531     $ 1  
Commercial real estate — mortgage
    4,304       4       3,469       (11 )
Commercial and industrial
    2       1       4        
Residential real estate
                               
Residential mortgage
    6,983       7       7,857       1  
Home equity and junior liens
    645             425        
 
                       
Total residential real estate
    7,628       7       8,282       1  
 
                               
Consumer and other
    18       1       36        
 
                       
Total with no related allowance recorded
  $ 24,974     $ 31     $ 25,322     $ (9 )
 
                       
 
                               
With an allowance recorded:
                               
Construction and development
  $ 22,081     $ 296     $ 16,043     $ 100  
Commercial real estate — mortgage
    18,622       502       20,727       232  
Commercial and industrial
    57                    
Residential real estate
                               
Residential mortgage
    15,941       348       11,990       79  
Home equity and junior liens
    1,038       34       1,221       11  
Multi-family
    2,275       22       2,858       22  
 
                       
Total residential real estate
    19,254       404       16,069       112  
 
                               
Consumer and other
    7                    
 
                       
Total with an allowance recorded
  $ 60,021     $ 1,202     $ 52,839     $ 444  
 
                       
Total impaired loans
  $ 84,995     $ 1,233     $ 78,161     $ 435  
 
                       
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the amount of interest income recognized by the Company within the period that the loans were impaired was primarily related to loans modified in a troubled debt restructuring that remained on accrual status. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the amount of interest income recognized using a cash-basis method of accounting during the period that the loans were impaired was not material.
Troubled Debt Restructurings:
Impaired loans also include loans that the Bank has elected to formally restructure due to the weakening credit status of a borrower such that the restructuring may facilitate a repayment plan that minimizes the potential losses, if any, that the Bank may have to otherwise incur. These loans are classified as impaired loans and, if on nonaccruing status as of the date of the restructuring, the loans are included in the nonperforming loan balances noted above. Not included in nonperforming loans are loans that have been restructured that were performing as of the restructure date.
The Company offers various types of concessions when modifying a loan which often involve one or a combination of the following: reducing the stated interest rate of the loan; extending the maturity date at a stated rate of interest lower than the current market rate for new debt with similar risk; granting or extending temporary interest-only payment periods; or a permanent reduction of the recorded investment in the loan. Additional collateral, a co-borrower, or a guarantor is often requested. In most cases, the objective is to reduce the scheduled payments to accommodate the borrowers’ financial needs for a period of time, normally one to two years. The Company’s modifications are individually designed to meet the specific needs of each borrower.

 

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Loans modified in a TDR are typically already on non-accrual status and partial charge-offs have in some cases already been taken against the outstanding loan balance. As a result, loans modified in a TDR for the Company may have the financial effect of increasing the specific allowance associated with the loan. An allowance for impaired consumer and commercial loans that have been modified in a TDR is measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or the estimated fair value of the collateral, less any selling costs, if the loan is collateral dependent. Management exercises significant judgment in developing these estimates.
The following presents by class, information related to loans modified as TDRs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.
                                                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011     Three Months Ended September 30, 2011  
                    Post                     Post  
                    Modification                     Modification  
            Pre     Outstanding             Pre     Outstanding  
            Modification     Recorded             Modification     Recorded  
            Outstanding     Investment,             Outstanding     Investment,  
    Number of     Recorded     net of related     Number of     Recorded     net of related  
    Contracts     Investment     allowance     Contracts     Investment     allowance  
    (in thousands)  
Troubled Debt Restructurings 1
                                               
Construction and development
    4     $ 511     $ 500       1     $ 106     $ 106  
Commercial real estate — mortgage
    1       428       279                    
Residential real estate
                                               
Residential mortgage
    5       3,286       1,843       1       536       347  
Home equity and junior liens
    1       171       163                    
Multi-family
    1       285       280       1       285       280  
 
                                   
Total residential real estate
    7       3,742       2,286       2       821       627  
 
                                               
Total
    12       4,681       3,065       3       927       733  
 
                                   
     
1  
The period end balances are inclusive of all partial paydowns and charge-offs since the modification date. Loans modified in a TDR that were fully paid down, charged-off or foreclosed upon by period end are not reported.
The TDRs described above increased the allowance for loan losses by approximately $223,000 and resulted in charge offs of approximately $1,394,000 during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011. These TDRs increased the allowance for loan losses by approximately $193,000 and resulted in charge offs of approximately $1,000 during the third quarter of 2011.

 

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The following presents by class, loans modified as TDRs for which there was a payment default within twelve months following the modification during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.
                                 
    Loans Modified as a TDR Within the Previous Twelve Months  
    That Subsequently Defaulted During the  
    Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011     Three Months Ended September 30, 2011  
            Recorded             Recorded  
            Investment             Investment  
    Number of     (as of     Number of     (as of  
    Contracts     period end)1     Contracts     period end)1  
    (in thousands)  
Commercial real estate — mortgage
    1     $ 431       1     $ 431  
Residential real estate Residential mortgage
    2       1,405       2       1,405  
 
                       
Total residential real estate
    2       1,405       2       1,405  
 
                               
Total
    3       1,836       3       1,836  
 
                       
     
1  
The period end balances are inclusive of all partial paydowns and charge-offs since the modification date. Loans modified in a TDR that were fully paid down, charged-off or foreclosed upon by period end are not reported.
A loan is considered to be in payment default once it is 60 days contractually past due under the modified terms.
TDRs that subsequently defaulted described above were each considered collateral dependent as of September 30, 2011, and did not have specific reserves within the allowance for loan losses but resulted in charge offs of approximately $567,000 and $717,000 during the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011, respectively.
If loans modified in a TDR subsequently default, the Company evaluates the loan for possible further impairment. The allowance may by increased, adjustments may be made in the allocation of the allowance, or partial charge-offs may be taken to further write-down the carrying value of the loan.
The Company had allocated approximately $3,457,000 and $3,700,000 of specific reserves to customers whose loan terms have been modified in TDRs as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The decrease in specific reserves allocated to TDRs during the first nine months of 2011 of approximately $243,000 was primarily attributable to partial charge-offs of collateral dependent loans that are also TDRs. The Company had approximately $66,996,000 of loans outstanding to customers whose loans were classified as TDRs at September 30, 2011 as compared to approximately $82,443,000 at December 31, 2010. Currently, the Company has committed to lend additional amounts totaling approximately $1,380,000 related to loans classified as TDRs. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, there were approximately $32,436,000 and $35,752,000, respectively, of accruing restructured loans that remain in a performing status; however, these loans are included in impaired loan totals.
The terms of certain other loans were modified during the three and nine-month periods ending September 30, 2011 that did not meet the definition of a TDR. These loans involved either a modification of the terms of a loan to borrowers who were not experiencing financial difficulties or a delay in payment that was considered to be insignificant. The recorded investment in these loans at September 30, 2011 was not significant.
In order to determine whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, an evaluation is performed of the probability that the borrower will be in payment default on any of its debt in the foreseeable future without the modification. This evaluation is performed under the Company’s loan workout policies and procedures.

 

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Certain loans which were modified during the three and nine-month periods ending September 30, 2011 and did not meet the definition of a TDR as the modification was a delay in a payment that was considered to be insignificant were not material.
Note 6. Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) is made up of net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss). Other comprehensive income (loss) is made up of changes in the unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale. Comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was ($2,672,763) and ($26,900,294), respectively, as compared to $192,014 and $821,651 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.
Note 7. Fair Value
Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (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. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.
Level 2: Significant other 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.
Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.
The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair value of each type of financial instrument:
Investment Securities Available for Sale — Securities classified as available for sale are reported at fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs. For these securities, the Company obtains fair value measurements from an independent service provider. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U. S. Treasury yield curve, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the securities’ terms and conditions, among other things.
Impaired Loans — The fair value of impaired loans with specific allocations of the allowance for loan losses may be based on recent real estate appraisals. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. If the recorded investment in an impaired loan exceeds the measure of fair value, a valuation allowance may be established as a component of the allowance for loan losses or the expense is recognized as a charge-off. As a result of partial charge-offs, certain impaired loans are carried at fair value with no allocation. Certain impaired loans are not measured at fair value, which generally includes troubled debt restructurings that are measured for impairment based upon the present value of expected cash flows discounted at the loan’s original effective interest rate, and are excluded from the assets measured on a nonrecurring basis.

 

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Other Real Estate — The fair value of other real estate (“ORE”) is generally based on current appraisals, comparable sales, and other estimates of value obtained principally from independent sources, adjusted for estimated selling costs. At the time of foreclosure, any excess of the loan balance over the fair value of the real estate held as collateral is treated as a charge against the ALLL. Gains or losses on sale and any subsequent adjustments to the value are recorded as a gain or loss on ORE. ORE is classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy.
Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis
The following table summarizes assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value:
                 
            Fair Value Measurements at  
            September 30, 2011 Using:  
            Significant Other  
            Observable Inputs  
    Carrying Value     (Level 2)  
Assets:
               
Available for sale securities:
               
U. S. Government securities
  $ 249,996     $ 249,996  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    5,378,486       5,378,486  
Mortgage-backed securities-residential
    79,232,288       79,232,288  
 
           
Total available for sale securities
  $ 84,860,770     $ 84,860,770  
 
           
                 
            Fair Value Measurements at  
            December 31, 2010 Using:  
            Significant Other  
            Observable Inputs  
    Carrying Value     (Level 2)  
Assets:
               
Available for sale securities:
               
U. S. Government securities
  $ 249,866     $ 249,866  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    4,922,113       4,922,113  
Mortgage-backed securities -residential
    81,144,612       81,144,612  
 
           
Total available for sale securities
  $ 86,316,591     $ 86,316,591  
 
           
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

 

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Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Non-Recurring Basis
Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). The following table summarizes assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value:
                 
            Fair Value Measurements at  
            September 30, 2011 Using:  
            Significant  
            Unobservable Inputs  
    Carrying Value     (Level 3)  
Assets:
               
Impaired loans:
               
Construction and development
  $ 12,149,554     $ 12,149,554  
Commercial real estate
    4,156,481       4,156,481  
Residential real estate
    10,702,118       10,702,118  
 
           
Total impaired loans
    27,008,153       27,008,153  
 
               
Other real estate:
               
Construction and development
    1,540,507       1,540,507  
Commercial real estate
    2,434,176       2,434,176  
Residential real estate
    4,463,600       4,463,600  
 
           
Total other real estate
    8,438,283       8,438,283  
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis
  $ 35,446,436     $ 35,446,436  
 
           
                 
            Fair Value Measurements at  
            December 31, 2010 Using:  
            Significant  
            Unobservable Inputs  
    Carrying Value     (Level 3)  
Assets:
               
Impaired loans:
               
Construction and development
  $ 8,826,040     $ 8,826,040  
Commercial real estate
    3,378,152       3,378,152  
Residential real estate
    4,045,756       4,045,756  
 
           
Total impaired loans
    16,249,948       16,249,948  
 
               
Other real estate:
               
Construction and development
    2,229,161       2,229,161  
Commercial real estate
    1,404,833       1,404,833  
Residential real estate
    7,518,670       7,518,670  
 
           
Total other real estate
    11,152,664       11,152,664  
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis
  $ 27,402,612     $ 27,402,612  
 
           
At September 30, 2011, impaired loans measured at fair value, which are evaluated for impairment using the fair value of collateral, had a carrying amount of $28,982,828, with a valuation allowance of $1,974,675 resulting in an additional provision for loan losses of $2,434,286 and $10,513,352 for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011, respectively. At December 31, 2010, impaired loans measured at fair value had a carrying amount of $17,718,189, with a valuation allowance of $1,468,241 resulting in an additional provision for loan losses of $4,514,585 for the year ended December 31, 2010. Impaired loans carried at fair value include loans that have been written down to fair value through the partial charge-off of principal balance. Accordingly, these loans do not have a specific valuation allowance as their balances represent fair value.

 

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The September 30, 2011 carrying amount of ORE measured at fair value is made up of the outstanding balance of $12,792,422, net of a valuation allowance of $4,354,139, resulting in net write-downs of approximately $144,000 and $4,946,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. These write-downs include charge-offs recorded at the time of foreclosure. The December 31, 2010 carrying amount of ORE measured at fair value is made up of the outstanding balance of $12,244,144, net of a valuation allowance of $1,091,480, resulting in net write-downs of approximately $1,211,000 for the year ended December 31, 2010. Valuation adjustments include both charge offs and holding gains and losses. The fair value of ORE is based upon appraisals performed by qualified, licensed appraisers. Appraisals are obtained at the time of foreclosure and at least annually thereafter or more often if management determines property values have significantly declined.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information about the financial instrument. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because no market exists for a significant portion of the Company’s financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments, and other factors. These estimates are subjective in nature; involve uncertainties and matters of judgment; and, therefore, cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented are not intended to represent the underlying value of the Company.
Fair value estimates are based on existing financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of anticipated future business and the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments:
Cash and cash equivalents:
For cash and cash equivalents, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
Investment Securities:
The fair value of securities is estimated as previously described for securities available for sale, and in a similar manner for securities held to maturity.
Restricted investments:
Restricted investments consist of Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) and Federal Reserve Bank stock. It is not practicable to determine the fair value due to restrictions placed on the transferability of the stock.
Loans:
The fair value of loans is calculated by discounting scheduled cash flows through the estimated maturity using estimated market discount rates, adjusted for credit risk and servicing costs. The estimate of maturity is based on historical experience with repayments for each loan classification, modified, as required, by an estimate of the effect of current economic and lending conditions. The allowance for loan losses is considered a reasonable discount for credit risk.

 

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Deposits:
The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as demand deposits, money market accounts, and savings deposits, is equal to the amount payable on demand. The fair value of time deposits is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.
Federal funds purchased, Federal Reserve Bank advances and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:
The estimated value of these liabilities, which are extremely short term, approximates their carrying value.
Subordinated debentures:
For the subordinated debentures with a floating interest rate tied to LIBOR, the fair value is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate is estimated using the most recent offering rates available for subordinated debentures of similar amounts and remaining maturities.
Federal Home Loan Bank advances:
For FHLB advances the fair value is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate is estimated using the rates currently offered for FHLB advances of similar amounts and remaining maturities.
Accrued interest receivable and payable:
The carrying amounts of accrued interest receivable and payable approximate their fair value.
Commitments to extend credit, letters of credit and lines of credit:
The fair value of commitments is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present creditworthiness of the counterparties. For fixed-rate loan commitments, fair value also considers the difference between current levels of interest rates and the committed rates. The fair values of these commitments are insignificant and are not included in the table below.

 

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The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, not previously presented, are as follows (in thousands):
                                 
    September 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
    Carrying     Estimated     Carrying     Estimated  
    Amount     Fair Value     Amount     Fair Value  
Assets:
                               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 43,099     $ 43,099     $ 32,576     $ 32,576  
Investment securities held to maturity
    1,365       1,537       1,318       1,303  
Restricted investments
    3,847       N/A       3,843       N/A  
Loans, net
    319,863       311,424       363,413       358,587  
Accrued interest receivable
    1,319       1,319       1,496       1,496  
 
                               
Liabilities:
                               
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
  $ 48,774     $ 48,774     $ 47,639     $ 47,639  
NOW accounts
    49,566       49,566       57,345       57,345  
Savings and money market accounts
    75,980       75,980       73,435       73,435  
Time deposits
    260,236       261,373       271,173       272,304  
Subordinated debentures
    13,403       7,966       13,403       7,276  
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    842       842       432       432  
Federal Reserve/Federal Home Loan Bank advances
    55,200       62,590       55,200       61,136  
Accrued interest payable
    738       738       719       719  
Note 8. Regulatory Matters
The Bank and Company are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action applicable to the Bank, the Bank and Company must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.
Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank and Company to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of total and Tier I capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier I capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined). In addition, the Company’s and the Bank’s regulators may impose additional capital requirements on financial institutions and their bank subsidiaries, like the Company and the Bank, beyond those provided for statutorily, which standards may be in addition to, and require higher levels of capital, than the general statutory capital adequacy requirements. As discussed below, the Bank has agreed to maintain certain of its capital ratios above minimum statutory levels. As of September 30, 2011 and discussed below, the Bank failed to meet all capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject. Continued failure to maintain capital ratios above minimum regulatory standards or further declines in these ratios below levels considered to be unsafe for the Bank could result in further regulatory actions as discussed in more detail under Part II — Other Information — Item 1A. “Risk Factors.”

 

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The Bank has previously entered into a formal written agreement in which it made certain commitments to the OCC, including commitments to, among other things, implement a program to reduce the high level of credit risk in the Bank including strengthening credit underwriting and problem loan workouts and collections, reduce its level of criticized assets, implement a concentration risk management program related to commercial real estate lending, improve procedures related to the maintenance of the Bank’s ALLL, strengthen the Bank’s internal loan review program, strengthen the Bank’s loan workout department, and develop a liquidity plan that improves the Bank’s reliance on wholesale funding sources.
In the fourth quarter of 2010, the OCC informed the Bank that, because the OCC did not believe that the Bank had fully satisfied the requirements of the formal written agreement, the formal written agreement would be replaced with a consent order containing requirements for further improvements in the Bank’s operations. On October 27, 2011, the Bank executed a Stipulation and Consent (the “Consent”) to the issuance of a Consent Order (the “Order”) by the OCC. Under the terms of the Order, the Bank is required, among other things, to take the following actions:
   
Maintain a committee of its board of directors to oversee the Bank’s compliance with the Order;
   
Develop, within 60 days of the date of the Order, a strategic plan covering at least a three-year period that establishes objectives for the Bank’s overall risk profile, earnings performance, growth, balance sheet mix, off-balance sheet activities, liability structure, capital adequacy, reduction in volume of nonperforming assets, product line development, and market segments that the Bank intends to promote or develop, together with strategies to achieve those objectives;
   
Develop and implement, within 60 days of the date of the Order, a capital plan that increases the Bank’s Total risk-based capital ratio and Tier 1 capital ratio to at least 12% and 9%, respectively, within 120 days of the date of the Order;
   
Prepare and submit, within 90 days of the date of the Order, a written assessment of the capabilities of certain of the Bank’s officers and, if the board of directors determines an officer’s performance needs improvement, implement a written program to improve the officer’s performance, skills and abilities;
   
Ensure adherence to the Bank’s written program to reduce and manage the high level of credit risk in the Bank, and at least quarterly prepare a written assessment of the Bank’s credit risk and the Bank’s adherence to the program;
   
Implement and adhere to a written program designed to protect the Bank’s interest in those assets criticized as “doubtful”, “substandard” or “special mention”;
   
Not extend, directly or indirectly, any additional credit to any borrower whose loans or other extensions of credit are criticized and whose aggregate loans and extensions of credit exceed $250,000, unless the board of directors makes certain determinations;
   
Establish, within 60 days of the date of the Order, an effective independent and ongoing independent loan review program to review, at least semi-annually, the Bank’s loan portfolio, to assure timely identification and categorization of problem credits;
   
Maintain and adhere to a written policy and procedures for the maintenance of an adequate Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses;
   
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Revise and maintain, within 60 days of the date of the Order, a comprehensive liability risk management program; and
   
Agree to certain limitations on third party contracts.
On June 30, 2011, the Bank’s total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets ratio was 7.69%, which was below the necessary ratio of 8.0% for total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets specified in the OCC’s prompt corrective action regulations. As a result, the Bank was in the “undercapitalized” category under those regulations and was subject to restrictions on payments of any dividends or management fees, on asset growth and on expansion of assets without prior regulatory approval. Additionally, because it is not considered “adequately capitalized” the Bank may not accept employee benefit plan deposits, may not accept, renew or rollover brokered deposits, and is restricted on the yield it may offer on deposits. The Bank also was required to file a capital restoration plan specifying the steps the Bank would take to become “adequately capitalized” (i.e. have capital above the minimum ratio), the levels of capital to be attained each year the plan is in effect, the steps the Bank will take to comply with the growth and other restrictions applicable to it and the level of activities it will engage in. In addition, the Company is required to provide a guarantee of the capital restoration plan, including any commitment to raise capital made in the plan and a pledge of assets, if any, acceptable to the OCC. If the Bank fails to comply with the terms of the capital restoration plan that it submits to the OCC, the Company will be obligated to pay the Bank pursuant to the guarantee the lesser of five percent of the Bank’s totals assets at the time the Bank was undercapitalized, or the amount which is necessary to bring the Bank into compliance with all adequately capitalized standards at the time it failed to comply.
On October 3, 2011, the Bank submitted a capital restoration plan to the OCC, and on October 21, 2011, the OCC disapproved and did not accept such plan because the OCC was unable to determine that the capital restoration plan was based on realistic assumptions or was likely to succeed in restoring the Bank’s capital. As a result of the OCC’s action, for purposes of the prompt corrective action regulations, the Bank will be treated as if it were in the “significantly undercapitalized” category until it submits an acceptable capital restoration plan and such plan is accepted by the OCC. As long as the Bank is treated as in the “significantly undercapitalized” category it is subject to the additional restriction that it cannot pay any bonus to any senior executive officer or provide compensation to any senior executive officer exceeding the officer’s average rate during the twelve calendar months ending September 30, 2011. During the period that the Bank is actually ‘significantly undercapitalized” or treated as such on account of its failure to have a capital restoration plan accepted by the OCC, the OCC may impose additional requirements, including requiring recapitalization or sale of additional shares or sale of the Bank, restricting asset growth activities, limiting interest rates the Bank can pay on deposits, prohibiting acceptance of deposits from correspondents, requiring the dismissal of directors or senior executive officers, employing new executive officers, or requiring divestiture or sale of the Bank.
ITEM 2.  
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis is designed to provide a better understanding of various factors related to the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, including the Bank. This section should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto which are contained in Item 1 above and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
To better understand financial trends and performance, the Company’s management analyzes certain key financial data in the following pages. This analysis and discussion reviews the Company’s results of operations and financial condition for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. This discussion is intended to supplement and highlight information contained in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011. The Company has also provided some comparisons of the financial data for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011, against the same period in 2010, as well as the Company’s year-end results as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010, to illustrate significant changes in performance and the possible results of trends revealed by that historical financial data. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes thereto, which are included under Item 1 above.

 

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Special Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain of the statements made herein are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of, and subject to the protections of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond our control, and which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements through our use of words such as “may”, “will”, “anticipate”, “assume”, “should”, “indicate”, “attempt”, “would”, “believe”, “contemplate”, “expect”, “seek”, “estimate”, “continue”, “plan”, “point to”, “project”, “predict”, “could”, “intend”, “target”, “potential”, and other similar words and expressions of the future. These forward-looking statements may not be realized due to a variety of factors, including those risk factors set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011 and below under Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” and, without limitation:
   
the effects of greater than anticipated deterioration in economic and business conditions (including in the residential and commercial real estate construction and development segment of the economy) nationally and in our local market;
   
deterioration in the financial condition of borrowers resulting in significant increases in loan losses and provisions for those losses;
   
increased levels of non-performing and repossessed assets;
   
lack of sustained growth in the economy in the Sevier County and Blount County, Tennessee area;
   
government monetary and fiscal policies as well as legislative and regulatory changes, including changes in banking, securities and tax laws and regulations;
   
the risks of changes in interest rates on the levels, composition and costs of deposits, loan demand, and the values of loan collateral, securities, and interest sensitive assets and liabilities;
   
the effects of competition from a wide variety of local, regional, national and other providers of financial, and investment services;
   
the failure of assumptions underlying the establishment of reserves for possible loan losses and other estimates;
   
the risks of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, including, without limitation, the related time and costs of implementing such transactions, integrating operations as part of these transactions and the possible failure to achieve expected gains, revenue growth and/or expense savings from such transactions;

 

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the effects of failing to comply with our regulatory commitments, including those contained in the consent order our bank subsidiary entered into on October 27, 2011 (the “Consent Order”);
   
our ability to raise sufficient amounts of capital to enable the Bank to achieve the capital commitments it has made to its primary regulators;
   
changes in accounting policies, rules and practices;
   
changes in technology or products that may be more difficult, or costly, or less effective, than anticipated;
   
the effects of war or other conflicts, acts of terrorism or other catastrophic events that may affect general economic conditions;
   
the effects on deposit liabilities and liquidity as a result of the restrictions on our bank subsidiary’s ability to pay interest on deposits above certain national rate caps as a result of our bank subsidiary entering into the Consent Order;
   
the effects on deposit liabilities and liquidity as a result of the limitations on our bank subsidiary’s ability to make, renew or rollover brokered deposits as a result of our bank subsidiary entering into the Consent Order;
   
results of regulatory examinations;
   
the remediation efforts related to the Company’s material weakness in internal control over financial reporting;
   
the ability to raise additional capital;
   
the prepayment of FDIC insurance premiums and higher FDIC assessment rates;
   
the effects of negative publicity;
   
the effectiveness of the Company’s activities in improving, resolving or liquidating lower quality assets;
   
the Company’s recording of a further allowance related to its deferred tax asset; and
   
other factors and information described in this report and in any of our other reports that we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Exchange Act.
All written or oral forward-looking statements that are made by or attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice. Except as required by the Federal securities laws, we have no obligation and do not undertake to update, revise or correct any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this report, or after the respective dates on which such statements otherwise are made.
Recent Regulatory Developments
In the first quarter of 2009, the OCC conducted an examination of the Bank and found that the Bank’s condition had significantly deteriorated since the OCC’s most recent examination of the Bank. The Bank’s asset quality and earnings had both significantly declined since the OCC’s last examination of the Bank and the Bank’s dependence on brokered deposits and other sources of non-core funding was too high.
Following discussions with the OCC, the Bank’s board of directors entered into a formal written agreement requiring that the Bank take a number of actions to improve the Bank’s operations including the following:
   
reduce the high level of credit risk and strengthen the Bank’s credit underwriting, particularly in the commercial real estate portfolio, including improving its management and training of commercial real estate lending personnel;
   
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improve its loan review program, including its internal loan review staffing;
   
reduce the level of criticized assets and the concentrations of commercial real estate loans;
   
improve its credit underwriting standards for commercial real estate;
   
engage in portfolio stress testing and sensitivity analysis of the Bank’s commercial real estate concentrations;
   
improve its methodology of calculating the allowance for loan and lease losses; and
   
reduce its levels of brokered deposits and other wholesale funding.
The board of directors and members of the Bank’s management took a number of actions in an effort to comply with the terms of the formal written agreement, including:
   
the hiring of a new Chief Credit Officer, a new Loan Review Officer and other credit personnel;
   
the retention of a third party loan reviewer to review over 80 percent of the total outstanding loans in the loan portfolio;
   
the adoption of action plans for all criticized assets, along with revised procedures for eliminating the basis for criticism of problem credit and disposing of nonperforming assets;
   
the adoption of a revised credit risk management program and enhanced credit risk review process;
   
improvements to the Bank’s allowance methodology;
   
implementation of a full-time special assets department with improved policies; and
   
adoption of revised liquidity plans.
Although the Bank has instituted a number of improvements to its practices in an effort to comply with the terms of the formal written agreement, the OCC informed the Bank after its 2010 and 2011 examinations that, because the OCC did not believe that the Bank had fully satisfied the requirements of the formal written agreement, the formal written agreement would be replaced with a consent order containing requirements for further improvements in the Bank’s operations. On October 27, 2011, the Bank executed a Stipulation and Consent (the “Consent”) to the issuance of the Order by the OCC. Under the terms of the Order, the Bank is required, among other things, to take the following actions:
   
Maintain a committee of the board of directors to oversee the Bank’s compliance with the Order;
   
Develop, within 60 days of the date of the Order, a strategic plan covering at least a three-year period that establishes objectives for the Bank’s overall risk profile, earnings performance, growth, balance sheet mix, off-balance sheet activities, liability structure, capital adequacy, reduction in volume of nonperforming assets, product line development, and market segments that the Bank intends to promote or develop, together with strategies to achieve those objectives;

 

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Develop and implement, within 60 days of the date of the Order, a capital plan that increases the Bank’s Total risk-based capital ratio and Tier 1 capital ratio to at least 12% and 9%, respectively, within 120 days of the date of the Order;
   
Prepare and submit, within 90 days of the date of the Order, a written assessment of the capabilities of certain of the Bank’s officers and, if the board of directors determines an officer’s performance needs improvement, implement a written program to improve the officer’s performance, skills and abilities;
   
Ensure adherence to the Bank’s written program to reduce and manage the high level of credit risk in the Bank, and at least quarterly prepare a written assessment of the Bank’s credit risk and the Bank’s adherence to the program;
   
Implement and adhere to a written program designed to protect the Bank’s interest in those assets criticized as “doubtful”, “substandard” or “special mention”;
   
Not extend, directly or indirectly, any additional credit to any borrower whose loans or other extensions of credit are criticized and whose aggregate loans and extensions of credit exceed $250,000, unless the board of directors makes certain determinations;
   
Establish, within 60 days of the date of the Order, an effective independent and ongoing independent loan review program to review, at least semi-annually, the Bank’s loan portfolio, to assure timely identification and categorization of problem credits;
   
Maintain and adhere to a written policy and procedures for the maintenance of an adequate Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses;
   
Adopt, implement and ensure adherence to an independent, risk-based audit program of all Bank operations and ensure immediate actions are undertaken to remedy deficiencies cited in audit reports;
   
Revise and maintain, within 60 days of the date of the Order, a comprehensive liability risk management program; and
   
Agree to certain limitations on third party contracts.
The Bank’s board of directors and senior management have initiated efforts to comply with the terms of the Order, but we can provide no assurance that our efforts will satisfy the OCC.
On June 30, 2011, the Bank’s total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets ratio was 7.69%, which was below the ratio of 8.0% for total risk-based capital to risk-weighted assets required to be considered “adequately capitalized” under the OCC’s prompt corrective action regulations. As a result, the Bank was in the “undercapitalized” category under those regulations and was subject to restrictions on payments of any dividends or management fees, on asset growth and on expansion of assets without prior regulatory approval. Additionally, because it is not considered “adequately capitalized” the Bank may not accept employee benefit plan deposits, may not accept, renew or rollover brokered deposits, and is restricted on the yield it may offer on deposits. The Bank also was required to file a capital restoration plan specifying the steps the Bank would take to become “adequately capitalized” (i.e. have capital above the minimum ratio), the levels of capital to be attained each year the plan is in effect, the steps the Bank will take to comply with the growth and other restrictions applicable to it and the level of activities it will engage in. In addition, the Company is required to provide a guarantee of the capital plan, including any commitment to raise capital made in the plan and a pledge of assets, if any, acceptable to the OCC. If the Bank fails to comply with the terms of the capital restoration plan that it submits to the OCC, the Company will be obligated to pay the Bank pursuant to the guarantee the lesser of five percent of the Bank’s totals assets at the time the Bank was undercapitalized, or the amount which is necessary to bring the Bank into compliance with all adequately capitalized standards at the time it failed to comply.

 

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On October 3, 2011, the Bank submitted a capital restoration plan to the OCC, and on October 21, 2011, the OCC disapproved and did not accept such plan because the OCC was unable to determine that the capital restoration plan was based on realistic assumptions or was likely to succeed in restoring the Bank’s capital. As a result of the OCC’s action, for purposes of the prompt corrective action regulations, the Bank will be treated as if it were in the “significantly undercapitalized” category until it submits an acceptable capital restoration plan and such plan is accepted by the OCC. As long as the Bank is treated as in the “significantly undercapitalized” category it is subject to the additional restriction that it cannot pay any bonus to any senior executive officer or provide compensation to any senior executive officer exceeding the officer’s average rate during the twelve calendar months ending September 30, 2011. During the period that the Bank is actually “significantly undercapitalized” or treated as such on account of its failure to have a capital restoration plan accepted by the OCC, the OCC may impose additional requirements, including requiring recapitalization or sale of additional shares or sale of the Bank, restricting asset growth activities, limiting interest rates the Bank can pay on deposits, prohibiting acceptance of deposits from correspondents, requiring the dismissal of directors or senior executive officers, employing new executive officers, or requiring divestiture or sale of the Bank.
Since the Bank agreed to maintain capital levels above those required by the federal banking statutes, certain actions have been taken, and are ongoing, that are designed to improve the Bank’s capital ratios by influencing the underlying metrics. The reduction of total assets of the Bank can have an impact on the Tier 1 capital ratio. Since December 31, 2009 the Bank has reduced total assets approximately $124,000,000 from approximately $640,000,000 to approximately $516,000,000 at September 30, 2011. This reduction in assets was accomplished by reducing wholesale funding including brokered deposits and Federal Home Loan Bank advances as well as the reduction of public funds deposits. Additionally, loans outstanding and the bond investment portfolio were reduced subsequent to the capital requirement. Expense reduction measures were put in place during the first and second quarters of 2010 which included a significant reduction of salaries and benefits. In addition, the Company is actively exploring other potential strategic transactions that could provide additional capital for the Bank, including private equity financing, issuance of shares to existing shareholders or other strategic transactions.
Despite the efforts taken by the Company and the Bank to preserve the Bank’s capital, the size of losses the Bank has suffered in the second and third quarters of 2011 have limited the effectiveness of these capital preservation measures. During the second quarter of 2011, management’s actions regarding its change in the strategic plan involving liquidation of certain impaired loans as described under Allowance for Loan Losses below had a significant impact on the regulatory capital ratios. Additionally, the decrease in the Company’s ORE balance during the quarter had a significant negative impact on regulatory capital ratios and was primarily the result of management’s decision to record a sizable valuation allowance against its portfolio with the intention of liquidating these nonperforming assets more expeditiously than what was experienced and projected at the previous price levels, also as part of the change in the strategic plan as discussed in more detail under Noninterest Expense below. Also, during the quarter, the Bank’s increase of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance as discussed in more detail under Income Taxes below reduced the income tax benefit that would have typically been recognized and had a significant negative impact on regulatory capital. The cumulative effect of these actions reduced the Bank’s capital ratios to the levels noted above. The Company’s ratios were further impacted due to the reduction in the amount of Trust Preferred Securities allowed in the calculation of their regulatory capital ratios.

 

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Overview
We conduct our operations, which consist primarily of traditional commercial banking operations, through the Bank. Through the Bank we offer a broad range of traditional banking services from our corporate headquarters in Sevierville, Tennessee, our Blount County regional headquarters in Maryville, Tennessee, through eight additional branches in Sevier County, Tennessee, and two additional branches in Blount County, Tennessee. Our banking operations primarily target individuals and small businesses in Sevier and Blount Counties and the surrounding area. The retail nature of the Bank’s commercial banking operations allows for diversification of depositors and borrowers, and we believe that the Bank is not dependent upon a single or a few customers. But, due to the predominance of the tourism industry in Sevier County, a significant portion of the Bank’s commercial loan portfolio is concentrated within that industry, including the residential real estate and commercial real estate segments of that industry. The predominance of the tourism industry also makes our business more seasonal in nature, particularly with respect to deposit levels, than may be the case with banks in other market areas. The tourism industry in Sevier County has remained relatively strong during recent years and we anticipate that this trend will continue during the remainder of 2011. Additionally, we have a significant concentration of commercial and residential real estate construction and development loans. Economic downturns relating to sales of these types of properties have adversely affected the Bank’s operations creating risk independent of the tourism industry.
In addition to our twelve existing locations, we own one property in Knox County for use in future branch expansion. This property is not currently under development. Management does not anticipate construction of any additional branches during 2011 or 2012.
The net loss for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 as compared to net income for the same periods during 2010 was as follows:
                         
    9/30/2011     9/30/2010     $ change  
Net Income (Loss)
                       
Nine months ended
    (28,454,582 )     822,293       (29,276,875 )
Three months ended
    (3,220,946 )     350,893       (3,571,839 )
The net loss for the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 was primarily attributable to the Company’s provision for loan losses as discussed in more detail below under Provision for Loan Losses. The decrease from net income for the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 to a net loss for the same periods during 2011 was also the result of an increase in net loss on ORE related to the Bank recording a significant ORE valuation allowance as discussed in more detail under Noninterest Expense below. Additionally, there was a reduction in net investment gains, included in noninterest income, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to the same periods in 2010, as discussed in more detail below under Noninterest Income.
Basic and diluted earnings per share decreased from basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.31, in the first nine months of 2010 to basic and diluted loss per share of ($10.81), in the first nine months of 2011. During the third quarter of 2011, basic and diluted loss per share decreased to ($1.22) from basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.13 in the third quarter of 2010. The change in net loss per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to net earnings per share for the same periods in 2010, was due primarily to the change from net income in the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 to a net loss in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011.

 

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The change in total assets, total liabilities and shareholders’ equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, was as follows:
                                 
    9/30/11     12/31/10     $ change     % change  
Total Assets
  $ 515,828,481     $ 557,206,511     $ (41,378,030 )     -7.43 %
Total Liabilities
    506,977,655       521,532,341       (14,554,686 )     -2.79 %
Shareholders’ Equity
    8,850,826       35,674,170       (26,823,344 )     -75.19 %
The net decrease in total assets was primarily the result of a decrease in net loans of approximately $44 million and a decrease in ORE of approximately $4 million, as discussed in more detail below under Loans. The decrease in total assets was partially offset by the approximately $11 million increase in cash and cash equivalents. The net decrease in total liabilities was primarily attributable to a decrease in time deposits and NOW accounts of approximately $11 million and $8 million, respectively, offset in part by an increase in money markets of approximately $3 million, as discussed in more detail below under Deposits.
The decrease in shareholders’ equity was primarily attributable to the net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Balance Sheet Analysis
The following table presents an overview of selected period-end balances at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, as well as the dollar and percentage change for each:
                                 
    9/30/11     12/31/10     $ change     % change  
Cash and equivalents
  $ 43,099,103     $ 32,575,820     $ 10,523,283       32.30 %
Loans
    334,735,364       374,355,464       (39,620,100 )     -10.58 %
Allowance for loan losses
    14,871,902       10,942,414       3,929,488       35.91 %
Investment securities
    86,225,299       87,634,542       (1,409,243 )     -1.61 %
Premises and equipment
    31,787,333       32,600,673       (813,340 )     -2.49 %
Other real estate owned
    8,688,283       13,140,698       (4,452,415 )     -33.88 %
 
Noninterest-bearing deposits
    48,774,381       47,638,792       1,135,589       2.38 %
Interest-bearing deposits
    385,782,958       401,952,616       (16,169,658 )     -4.02 %
 
                         
Total deposits
    434,557,339       449,591,408       (15,034,069 )     -3.34 %
 
Federal Reserve/Federal Home Loan Bank advances
  $ 55,200,000     $ 55,200,000     $       0.00 %
Loans
At September 30, 2011, loans comprised 73.0% of the Bank’s earning assets. The decrease in our loan portfolio was primarily attributable to a decrease in construction and land development loans and 1-4 family residential loans, which was primarily the result of recording net charge-offs of approximately $20.2 million during the first nine months of 2011 as discussed in more detail under Provision for Loan Losses. Loans also decreased approximately $4.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 due to property foreclosures which are subsequently classified as ORE. Additionally, the general pay down of loan balances pursuant to management’s strategy to reduce loans in order to reduce asset levels in light of capital reductions contributed to the overall decrease in loans. Total earning assets, as a percentage of total assets, were 88.9% at September 30, 2011, compared to 86.8% at December 31, 2010, and 87.2% at September 30, 2010. Total earning assets relative to total assets increased for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011 and as compared to September 30, 2010 due to the continued decrease in total assets which was more substantial than the decrease in earning assets. The average yield on loans, including loan fees, during the first nine months of 2011 was 5.13% compared to 5.26% for the first nine months of 2010. The decrease in the average yield on loans was the result of several factors including the increase in average TDRs involving interest rate concessions and the continued significant level of average non-accrual loans as a percentage of our loan portfolio.

 

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The following table presents the Company’s ORE activity by property type during the first nine months of 2011:
                                                 
    December 31,                     Gain/(Loss)     Valuation     September 30,  
    2010     Additions     Sales     on Sale     Adjustments     2011  
    (in thousands)  
Construction, land development and other land
  $ 2,595     $ 1,107     $ (988 )   $ 63     $ (987 )   $ 1,790  
1-4 family residential properties
    3,799       2,115       (2,443 )     22       (1,404 )     2,089  
Multifamily residential properties
    4,640                         (2,265 )     2,375  
Nonfarm nonresidential properties
    2,107       1,639       (855 )     (57 )     (400 )     2,434  
 
                                   
Total
  $ 13,141     $ 4,861     $ (4,286 )   $ 28     $ (5,056 )   $ 8,688  
 
                                   
The decrease in the Company’s ORE balance during the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 was primarily the result of management’s decision, with concurrence of the Board of Directors, to record a sizable valuation allowance against its portfolio during the second quarter with the intention of liquidating these nonperforming assets more expeditiously than what was experienced and projected at the previous price levels. Management, with concurrence of the Board of Directors, determined that certain properties held in ORE were not likely to be successfully disposed of in an acceptable time-frame using routine marketing efforts. It became apparent that certain properties were going to require extended holding periods to sell the properties at recent appraised values. Appraisals received during the third quarter of 2011 indicate a continuing decline from the appraised values received during the first and second quarter of 2011. The further decline in real estate values, primarily in Sevier County, could result in an increased valuation allowance against the ORE properties.
Given our change in strategy to reduce nonperforming assets in an accelerated manner, management adjusted downward the valuations for certain properties in our ORE portfolio to reflect the likely net realizable value achievable by aggressively marketing these properties. The foreclosure of additional properties slightly exceeded the sale of properties previously held as ORE during the first nine months of 2011, however, ORE sales during the third quarter of 2011 were approximately $2.8 million compared to approximately $1.5 million during the first six months of the year, evidencing the development of management’s accelerated liquidation strategy. One property, an operating nightly condominium rental operation located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, which previously secured a loan for approximately $5,116,000, represents approximately $2,375,000, or 27%, of the ORE balance at September 30, 2011 (included in multifamily residential properties in the table above). The condominiums are currently under management contract with an experienced nightly rental management company as we seek to market the sale of the properties. Since September 30, 2011, the Company closed sales for 5 of the 19 total condominiums it owned in this development. There are contracts pending for the sale of 9 additional condominium units. The completed sales have not resulted in any material gains or losses and we do not anticipate recognizing any material gains or losses should the pending sales contracts be executed under their projected terms.

 

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Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses represents management’s assessment and estimates of the risks associated with extending credit and its evaluation of the quality of our loan portfolio. This evaluation is based on the provisions of US GAAP and, as such, management believes the allowance for loan losses is appropriate at each balance sheet date according to the requirements of US GAAP. Management analyzes the loan portfolio to determine the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses and the appropriate provision required to maintain the allowance for loan losses at a level believed to be adequate to absorb probable incurred loan losses. In assessing the adequacy of the allowance, management reviews the size, quality and risk of loans in the portfolio. Management also considers such factors as the Bank’s loan loss experience, the amount of past due and nonperforming loans, impairment of loans, specific known risks, the status, amounts and values of nonperforming assets (including loans), underlying collateral values securing loans, current and anticipated economic conditions and other factors which affect the allowance for potential credit losses. Based on an analysis of the credit quality of the loan portfolio prepared by the Bank’s risk officer, the CFO presents a quarterly analysis of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses for review by our board of directors.
Our allowance for loan losses is also subject to regulatory examinations and determinations as to adequacy, which may take into account such factors as the methodology used to calculate the allowance and the level of risk in the loan portfolio. During their routine examinations of banks, regulatory agencies may advise a bank to make additional provisions to its allowance for loan losses, which would negatively impact a bank’s results of operations, when the opinion of the regulators regarding credit evaluations and allowance for loan loss methodology differ materially from those of the bank’s management.
Concentrations of credit risk typically involve loans to one borrower, an affiliated group of borrowers, borrowers engaged in or dependent upon the same industry, or a group of borrowers whose loans are secured by the same type of collateral. Our most significant concentration of credit risks lies in the high proportion of our loans to businesses and individuals dependent on the tourism industry and loans to subdividers and developers of land. The Bank assesses loan risk by primary concentrations of credit by industry and loans directly related to the tourism industry are monitored carefully. At September 30, 2011, approximately $164 million in loans, or 49% of our total loans, were to businesses and individuals whose ability to repay depends to a significant extent on the tourism industry in the markets we serve as compared to approximately $192 million in loans, or 51% of our total loans, at December 31, 2010. The most significant decreases in this category were loans to overnight rentals by agency and loans to subdividers and developers which decreased approximately $16 million and $13 million, respectively.
While it is the Bank’s policy to charge off in the current period loans for which a loss is considered confirmed, there are additional risks of losses which cannot be quantified precisely or attributed to particular loans or classes of loans. Because the risk of loss includes unpredictable factors, such as the state of the economy and conditions affecting individual borrowers, management’s judgments regarding the appropriate size of the allowance for loan losses is necessarily approximate and imprecise, and involves numerous estimates and judgments that may result in an allowance that is insufficient to absorb all incurred loan losses.
Management is not aware of any loans classified for regulatory purposes as loss, doubtful, substandard, or special mention that have not been identified and sufficiently provided for in the allowance for loan losses which (1) represent or result from trends or uncertainties which management reasonably expects will materially impact future operating results, liquidity, or capital resources, or (2) represent material credits about which management is aware of any information which causes management to have serious doubts as to the ability of such borrowers to comply with the loan repayment terms.

 

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Individually impaired loans are loans that the Bank does not expect to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement and include any loans that meet the definition of a TDR, as discussed in more detail below. In some cases, collection of amounts due becomes dependent on liquidating the collateral securing the impaired loan. Collateral dependent loans do not necessarily result in the loss of principal or interest amounts due; rather the cash flow is disrupted until the underlying collateral can be liquidated. As a result, the Bank’s impaired loans may exceed nonaccrual loans which are placed on nonaccrual status when questions arise about the future collectability of interest due on these loans. The status of impaired loans is subject to change based on the borrower’s financial position.
Problem loans are identified and monitored by the Bank’s watch list report which is generated during the loan review process. This process includes review and analysis of the borrower’s financial statements and cash flows, delinquency reports and collateral valuations. The watch list includes all loans determined to be impaired. Management determines the proper course of action relating to these loans and receives monthly updates as to the status of the loans.
The following table presents impaired loans as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
                                 
    September 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  
    Impaired     % of total     Impaired     % of total  
    Loans     loans     Loans     loans  
    ($ in thousands)  
 
                               
Construction, land development and other land loans
  $ 26,877       8.03 %   $ 41,517       11.09 %
Commercial real estate
    23,340       6.97 %     21,529       5.75 %
Consumer real estate
    26,932       8.05 %     29,182       7.80 %
Other loans
    34       0.01 %     128       0.03 %
 
                           
Total
  $ 77,183       23.06 %   $ 92,356       24.67 %
 
                           
The decrease in impaired loans from December 31, 2010 to September 30, 2011 was primarily the result of the partial charge-off of collateral dependent loans during the first nine months of 2011. Otherwise, the sustained, high level of impaired loans continues to relate to the weak residential and commercial real estate market in the Bank’s market areas. Within this segment of the portfolio, the Bank has traditionally made loans to, among other borrowers, home builders and developers of land. These borrowers have continued to experience stress during the current real estate recession due to a combination of declining demand for residential real estate, excessive volume of properties available and the resulting price and collateral value declines. In addition, housing starts in the Bank’s market areas continue to be at historically low levels. An extended recessionary period in real estate will likely cause the Bank’s real estate mortgage loans, which include construction and land development loans, to continue to underperform and may result in increased levels of impaired loans and non-performing assets, which may negatively impact the Company’s results of operations.
Collateral dependent loans are recorded at the lower of cost or the appraised value net of estimated selling costs. It is generally determined these loans will be repaid by the liquidation of the collateral securing the loans. Management obtains independent appraisals of the collateral securing collateral dependent loans at least annually, or more frequently during periods of significant devaluation of real estate, like those currently being experienced, from independent licensed real estate appraisers and the carrying amount of the loans that exceed the appraised value net of estimated selling costs is taken as a charge against the allowance for loan losses and may result in additional charges to the provision expense. For any impaired loans for which the principal collateral is real estate, the Bank obtains a current appraisal at least every six months. The Company utilizes an independent advisor to review appraisals for consistency and to assist the Company in identifying deficiencies in the appraisal results. If necessary, the Company notifies the appraiser of any defects in the appraisal and engages a second independent appraiser to perform a second appraisal, which appraisal results the Company uses. All loans considered collateral dependent are included in nonperforming loan balances and are generally nonaccrual loans. Management has recorded partial charge offs on these collateral dependent loans totaling approximately $14,746,000 as of September 30, 2011.

 

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Throughout the economic recession that began during 2008, management has attempted to work with borrowers experiencing financial difficulty placing particular emphasis on TDRs for borrowers that were unable to meet the terms of their original contractual agreement, primarily, due to diminished cash flow. During the second quarter of 2011, management re-evaluated the Bank’s strategic plan and made the decision it could no longer continue to renew TDRs with respect to a significant portion of the impaired loans. This decision was based on management’s continuing review and analysis of the loan portfolio, the extended time period required to rehabilitate certain TDRs, the lack of improvement in the performance of certain borrowers, the continuing economic decline of real estate values in the local markets, the extended economic downturn projected for both the local and national markets and increasing regulatory scrutiny.
TDRs are restructured loans due to a borrower experiencing financial difficulty and the Bank granting concessions it would not normally otherwise grant in an effort to facilitate a repayment plan that minimizes the potential losses, if any, that we might incur. These concessions generally include a reduced interest rate for a limited period of time to allow the borrower to improve their economic position, especially during this period of economic downturn. The Bank’s TDRs are due to lack of real estate sales and weak or insufficient cash flows of the guarantors of the loans due to the current economic climate. Management has made an attempt to identify all loans where, by granting certain concessions, borrowers have additional time to recover from the economic downturn, and in certain instances, have been able to significantly reduce or repay their loans. The Bank reviews each problem loan separately when determining specific concessions to grant. Our loan modifications generally involve a reduced rate of interest that is below current market rates for a specified term usually ranging from one to two years. Additional concessions could involve extending an amortization period up to thirty years or revising scheduled payments. At the end of each loan’s revised maturity date, the Bank re-evaluates the credit to determine if additional time is warranted to enable the borrower to perform under normal credit underwriting standards.
Concessions could also involve restructuring a loan into tranches with the primary note meeting all credit underwriting standards and secondary notes being classified as nonaccrual loans or being charged off through the ALLL. Generally, these types of restructurings require the borrower to demonstrate the ability to perform under the restructured loan agreement with the loan being designated nonaccrual until performance is considered likely to occur. These types of restructurings are not material at this time.
Restructurings are not generally utilized to prevent a loan from being placed on nonaccrual status. All restructured loans are included in the impaired loan category with loans in compliance with modified terms accounted for on the accrual basis with a specific reserve calculated using the discounted cash flow method. TDRs that are not in compliance with modified terms are also classified as nonaccrual loans and specific performance according to the contractual terms of the TDR is required prior to these loans being accounted for on an accrual basis.

 

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During the second quarter of 2011, management, with the concurrence of the Board of Directors, determined that the liquidation of certain impaired loans would be a part of the strategy to reduce nonperforming assets similar to the strategy taken with other real estate owned. This liquidation process, involving determination the loans were collateral dependent, resulted in a charge to the provision for loan loss expense of approximately $13,561,000 of the approximately $17,363,000 expensed during the quarter. It is management’s intention to liquidate these loans within twelve months or less which will result in reducing non-performing assets. This liquidation process involves foreclosure of the real estate securing these loans or allowing borrowers to utilize short sales, the sale of the real estate at a price less than the balance of the loan secured by the real estate. The determination of the fair value of the real estate and resultant charge off to the ALLL is based on current estimations of short-term liquidation values. Management has determined these values on a property by property evaluation with the intention of achieving short-term liquidation rather than utilizing a more normal marketing approach of twelve months or longer. The resulting liquidation values for the collateral dependent loans are less than the values management would have otherwise recorded for these loans had the decision not been made to liquidate. Appraisals received during the third quarter and continuing into the fourth quarter of 2011 indicate a continuing decline in property values as compared to appraisals received during the first and second quarters of 2011. This decline in property values did not materially affect management’s original estimation and resultant short-term liquidation values recorded for collateral dependent loans during the second quarter of 2011.
Certain impaired loans were TDRs prior to the determination they were collateral dependent. The following table presents the recorded investment in collateral dependent loans and TDRs considered collateral dependent at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
                                                                 
    Balance             Net                     Miscellaneous     Balance        
    December 31,     Number     Additions/     Charge     Payoffs/     Principal     September 30,     Number  
    2010     of Loans     Deletions     Offs     Foreclosures     Changes     2011     of Loans  
    ($ in thousands)  
Construction and development
  $ 16,007       18     $ 6,258     $ (8,106 )   $ (1,626 )   $ (100 )   $ 12,433       16  
Commercial real estate — mortgage
    4,743       6       3,713       (1,981 )     (1,808 )     (22 )     4,645       8  
Commercial and industrial
                88       (80 )     (8 )                  
Residential real estate
                                                               
Residential mortgage
    8,054       12       5,038       (5,425 )     (714 )     (41 )     6,912       21  
Home equity and junior liens
                952       (348 )                 604       3  
Multi-family
                1,697                         1,697       1  
 
                                               
Total residential real estate
    8,054       12       7,687       (5,773 )     (714 )     (41 )     9,213       25  
 
                                                               
Consumer and other
                13       (3 )                 10       1  
 
                                               
Total
  $ 28,804       36     $ 17,759     $ (15,943 )   $ (4,156 )   $ (163 )   $ 26,301       50  
 
                                               
At December 31, 2010 there were thirty-six loans considered collateral dependent with balances totaling approximately $28,804,000 as compared to fifty loans with balances totaling approximately $26,301,000 at September 30, 2011. Collateral dependent loans that are also reported as TDRs were approximately $22,214,000 at December 31, 2010 and approximately $20,179,000 at September 30, 2011. During the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 approximately $2,382,000 and $15,943,000, respectively, was charged off to the ALLL as a result of the write down of these collateral dependent loans based on management’s estimate of the net realizable proceeds from the short-term liquidation of the collateral as part of the strategy to reduce non-performing assets.

 

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All TDRs are classified as impaired loans and, if on nonaccruing status as of the date of restructuring, the loans are included in the nonperforming loan balances. Not included in nonperforming loans are loans that have been restructured that were performing as of the restructure date. The table below presents the Company’s TDRs at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
                 
    Troubled Debt Restructurings  
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2011     2010  
    (in thousands)  
In compliance with modified terms
  $ 32,436     $ 35,752  
30-89 days past due
    16        
Greater than 90 days past due
    1,907        
Nonaccrual
    32,637       46,691  
 
           
Total TDRs
  $ 66,996     $ 82,443  
The overall decrease in TDRs from December 31, 2010 to September 30, 2011 was primarily the result of charge-offs which were concentrated among the nonaccrual TDRs and the shift in the Bank’s strategy with respect to the renewal of TDRs described above. TDRs at September 30, 2011 were approximately 86.8% of total impaired loans. The TDRs related primarily to construction and development loans totaling approximately $25,874,000, or 33.5% of impaired loans, 1-4 family residential loans totaling approximately $18,358,000, or 23.8% of impaired loans and commercial real estate loans totaling approximately $17,545,000, or 22.7% of impaired loans.
The Bank’s allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was as follows:
                         
    Allowance for     Total     % of total  
    loan losses     loans     loans  
    ($ in thousands)  
As of:
                       
September 30, 2011
  $ 14,872     $ 334,735       4.44 %
December 31, 2010
    10,942       374,355       2.92 %
Our allowance for loan losses increased approximately $3,930,000 during the first nine months of 2011 since provision for loan losses exceeded net charge-offs. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans and non-accrual loans at September 30, 2011 was 4.44% and 36.49%, respectively, compared to 2.92% and 20.64%, respectively, at December 31, 2010. The allowance for loan losses attributable to loans collectively evaluated for impairment, also identified as the general component and described in more detail in the following paragraph, increased 166 basis points during the first nine months of 2011 from 2.21% at December 31, 2010, to 3.87% at September 30, 2011. Management continues to evaluate and adjust our allowance for loan losses, and presently believes the allowance for loan losses is adequate to provide for probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Management believes the loans, including those loans that were delinquent at September 30, 2011, that will result in additional charge-offs have been identified and adequate provision has been made in the allowance for loan loss balance. No assurance can be given, however, that adverse economic circumstances, declines in real estate values or other events or changes in borrowers’ financial conditions, particularly borrowers in the real estate construction and development business, will not result in increased losses in the Bank’s loan portfolio or in the need for increases in the allowance for loan losses through additional provision expense in future periods.

 

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Within the allowance, there are specific and general loss components as disclosed in more detail under Note 5. Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses. The specific loss component is assessed for non-homogeneous loans that management believes to be impaired. Loans are considered to be impaired when it is determined that the obligor will not pay all contractual principal and interest due. For loans determined to be impaired, the loan’s carrying value is compared to its fair value using one of the following fair value measurement techniques: present value of expected future cash flows, observable market price, or fair value of the associated collateral less costs to sell. An allowance is established when the fair value is lower than the carrying value of that loan. The general component covers non-classified and classified non-impaired loans and is based on a five year loss migration analysis, updated quarterly, that tracks the five year historic progression of loans through the risk grade categories and indicates estimated loss ratios based on the Bank’s loan risk grading system for real estate and commercial and industrial loans. The loan categories comprise approximately 98.6% of loans at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, and are segregated by Call Report classification and/or risk grade and are adjusted for certain environmental factors management believes to be relevant. The estimated loss ratio, weighted heavily for the most recent two years, is applied against each segregated classification. Consumer loans, which comprise approximately 1.4% of loans at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, have an allowance established for non-classified and classified non-impaired loans based upon a five calendar year plus current year to date historical loss factor. This loss factor, also adjusted for certain environmental factors, is applied against the segregated categories that are determined by product type.
Past Due Loans
The following table presents the Bank’s delinquent and nonaccrual loans for the periods indicated:
                                                 
    Past due 30 to             Past due 90 days                      
    89 days and still     % of total     or more and     % of total             % of total  
    accruing     loans     still accruing     loans     Nonaccrual     loans  
    ($ in thousands)  
As of September 30, 2011
                                               
Construction, land development and other land loans
  $ 16       0.00 %   $       0.00 %   $ 16,994       5.08 %
Commercial real estate
    279       0.08 %     1,907       0.57 %     9,720       2.90 %
Consumer real estate
    2,491       0.74 %     342       0.10 %     14,019       4.19 %
Commercial loans
    3,016       0.90 %           0.00 %           0.00 %
Consumer loans
    48       0.01 %           0.00 %     24       0.01 %
 
                                         
Total
  $ 5,850       1.75 %   $ 2,249       0.67 %   $ 40,757       12.18 %
 
                                         
 
                                               
As of December 31, 2010
                                               
Construction, land development and other land loans
  $ 265       0.07 %   $       0.00 %   $ 27,929       7.46 %
Commercial real estate
    541       0.14 %     413       0.11 %     6,362       1.70 %
Consumer real estate
    1,130       0.30 %           0.00 %     18,647       4.98 %
Commercial loans
          0.00 %           0.00 %     67       0.02 %
Consumer loans
    68       0.02 %     19       0.01 %           0.00 %
 
                                         
Total
  $ 2,004       0.54 %   $ 432       0.12 %   $ 53,005       14.16 %
 
                                         

 

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Delinquent and nonaccrual loans at both September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consisted primarily of construction and land development loans and commercial and consumer real estate loans. The Bank’s delinquent loan balances tend to fluctuate relative to, among other things, the seasonality and performance of the tourism industry in our market area. The increase in the balance of loans delinquent 30 to 89 days was primarily attributable to two loans totaling approximately $4 million, rather than a significant deterioration of the portfolio generally. Of these 2 loans, one was paid current shortly after quarter end. The other has been subject to ongoing evaluation through routine loan review and allowance for loan loss assessments as the proper course of action is determined. The increase in loans delinquent 90 days or more and still accruing was primarily attributable to one loan of approximately $2 million. This loan has also been under close review for some time as available workout options are considered. The decrease in nonaccrual loans was primarily the result of increased charge-offs related to our strategy change to more aggressively dispose of certain nonperforming assets. There continues to be stress in the local real estate market as discussed in more detail below. Certain nonaccrual loans are carried on a cash basis nonaccrual status until an acceptable payment history can be established to support placing the loan back on accrual. During this time, the loans continue to be reported as non-performing assets while payments are being collected.
Notwithstanding the general favorable trends in tourism in Sevier County, residential and commercial real estate sales continued to be weak during first nine months of 2011, following the same pattern that began during the second half of 2008 and continued throughout 2009 and 2010. The reduced sales have negatively impacted past due, nonaccrual and charged-off loans. Price declines from 2009 to the present have had an adverse impact on overall real estate values. These trends have had the greatest effect on the construction and development and commercial real estate portfolios, resulting in the significant increase in nonaccrual loans beginning in 2009 and continuing through the first quarter of 2011, and the significant valuation allowance related to ORE that was recorded in the second quarter of 2011. Many of the borrowers in these categories are dependent upon real estate sales to generate the cash flows used to service their debt. Since real estate sales have been depressed, many of these borrowers have experienced greater difficulty meeting their obligations, and to the extent that sales remain depressed, these borrowers may continue to have difficulty meeting their obligations.
Investment Securities
Our investment portfolio consists of U.S. Treasury securities, securities of U.S. government agencies, mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities. The investment securities portfolio is the second largest component of our earning assets and represented 16.7% of total assets at quarter-end, up from 15.7% at December 31, 2010, reflecting a slight decrease in investment securities coupled with a more substantial decrease in total assets during the first nine months of 2011. The approximately $1.4 million decrease in investment securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was primarily attributable to fluctuations in pledging requirements related to the Bank’s secured liabilities. As an integral component of our asset/liability management strategy, we manage our investment securities portfolio to maintain liquidity, balance interest rate risk and augment interest income. In addition to meeting pledging requirements for borrowings, we also use our investment securities portfolio to secure public deposits. The average yield on our investment securities portfolio during the first nine months of 2011 was 2.75% versus 2.28% for the first nine months of 2010 reflecting a shift in the composition of our portfolio. During the first nine months of 2010, the Bank was in the process of liquidating a significant portion of its investment securities portfolio as a result of decreased pledging requirements related to public funds deposits. Therefore, the majority of the segment intended for liquidation had been transferred to shorter term, more liquid but lower yielding investments. During the first nine months of 2011, the Bank’s portfolio allocation by type of security was more historically characteristic. Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale, included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), decreased by approximately $1,554,000, net of income taxes, during the first nine months of 2011 from a net unrealized loss of approximately $1,064,000 at December 31, 2010, to a net unrealized gain of approximately $490,000 at September 30, 2011.

 

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Deposits
The table below sets forth the total balances of deposits by type as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, and the dollar and percentage change in balances over the intervening period:
                                 
    September 30,     December 31,     $     %  
    2011     2010     change     change  
    (in thousands)  
 
                               
Non-interest bearing accounts
  $ 48,774     $ 47,638     $ 1,136       2.38 %
 
                               
NOW accounts
    49,566       57,345       (7,779 )     -13.57 %
 
                               
Money market accounts
    53,117       49,701       3,416       6.87 %
 
                               
Savings accounts
    22,863       23,734       (871 )     -3.67 %
 
                               
Certificates of deposit
    219,356       222,550       (3,194 )     -1.44 %
 
                               
Brokered deposits
    19,973       27,019       (7,046 )     -26.08 %
 
                               
Individual retirement accounts
    20,908       21,604       (696 )     -3.22 %
 
                         
 
                               
TOTAL DEPOSITS
  $ 434,557     $ 449,591     $ (15,034 )     -3.34 %
The balance in NOW accounts primarily consists of public funds deposits that are generally obtained through a bidding process under varying terms. Notable fluctuations in this category are fairly common and are dependent upon the cash flows of the various municipalities.
The decrease in certificates of deposit was the result of seasonal reductions. At September 30, 2011, brokered deposits represented approximately 4.6% of total deposits and management intends to seek to further reduce the level of brokered deposits approximately $3.4 million during the remainder of 2011 based on scheduled maturities. Because the Bank’s capital levels do not meet the minimum requirements specified in the OCC’s prompt corrective action regulations, and because higher capital levels have been specified in the Order, the Bank may not accept employee benefit plan deposits, may not accept, renew or roll over brokered deposits and may not pay interest on deposits at rates that are more than 75 basis points above the rate applicable to the applicable market of the Bank as determined by the FDIC. As of September 30, 2011, brokered deposits maturing in the next 24 months totaled approximately $20.1 million. Funding sources for the maturing brokered deposits include, among other sources: our cash account at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; growth, if any, of core deposits from current and new retail and commercial customers; scheduled repayments on existing loans; and the possible pledge or sale of investment securities.
These deposit and interest rate limitations may limit the ability of the Bank to increase or maintain core deposits from current and new deposit customers.
The total average cost of interest-bearing deposits (including demand, savings and certificate of deposit accounts) for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011 was 1.43%, down from 1.79% for the same period a year ago primarily reflecting the continued downward repricing of the Bank’s time deposits as they mature and are renewed at current market rates. Additionally, the average cost of interest bearing demand and savings deposits decreased due to rate reductions. Competitive pressures in our markets, however, have limited, and are likely to continue to limit, our ability to realize the full effect of the ongoing low interest rate environment.

 

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Funding Resources, Capital Adequacy and Liquidity
Our funding sources primarily include deposits and repurchase accounts. The Bank, being situated in a market area that relies on tourism as its principal industry, can be subject to periods of reduced deposit funding because tourism in Sevier County and Blount County is seasonably slower in the winter months. The Bank manages seasonal deposit outflows through its secured and unsecured Federal Funds lines of credit at several correspondent banks. Available lines totaled $30.5 million with $12.5 million secured and accessible as of September 30, 2011, and are available on one day’s notice. The Bank also has a cash management line of credit in the amount of $100 million from the FHLB as well as a line of credit from the Federal Reserve Discount Window that totaled approximately $11 million at September 30, 2011, none of which was borrowed as of that date. The borrowing capacity can be increased based on the amount of collateral pledged.
Capital adequacy is important to the Bank’s continued financial safety and soundness and growth. Our banking regulators have adopted risk-based capital and leverage guidelines to measure the capital adequacy of national banks. In addition, the Company’s and the Bank’s regulators may impose additional capital requirements on financial institutions and their bank subsidiaries, like the Company and the Bank, beyond those provided for statutorily, which standards may be in addition to, and require higher levels of capital, than the general capital adequacy guidelines. Under the terms of the Order, the Bank will be required to achieve by February 24, 2012 and thereafter maintain a Tier 1 leverage capital ratio of 9% and a total risk-based capital ratio of 12%. The 9% ratio is the same as that required by the OCC in an individual minimum capital requirement (“IMCR”) for the Bank effective in February 2010 and the 12% ratio is slightly below the 13% ratio required by the IMCR. As of September 30, 2011, the Bank failed to satisfy these ratios, as well as the requirements for being considered “adequately capitalized,” as described below.
Following passage of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Reform Act”), the Federal Reserve Board is required to adopt regulations requiring bank holding companies like the Company to be subject to capital requirements that are at least as severe as those imposed on banks under current federal regulations. Trust preferred and cumulative preferred securities will no longer be deemed Tier 1 capital for bank holding companies with over $10 billion in total assets at December 31, 2009 following passage of the Reform Act, but trust preferred securities issued by bank holding companies with under $10 billion in total assets at December 31, 2009 will be grandfathered in and continue to count as Tier 1 capital, subject to limitation based on a percentage of core capital. Accordingly, the Company’s trust preferred securities will continue to count as Tier 1 capital. Since regulations implementing the statutory minimum capital requirements for bank holding companies have not yet been promulgated, the Company is not yet subject to such requirements.

 

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The table below sets forth the Company’s capital ratios as of the periods indicated along with the anticipated requirement once implementing regulations are adopted.
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2011     2010  
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital
    2.99 %     11.87 %
Anticipated Regulatory Minimum
    4.00 %     4.00 %
 
               
Total Risk-Based Capital
    5.77 %     13.27 %
Anticipated Regulatory Minimum
    8.00 %     8.00 %
 
               
Tier 1 Leverage
    2.14 %     8.34 %
Anticipated Regulatory Minimum
    4.00 %     4.00 %
The table below sets forth the Bank’s capital ratios as of the periods indicated.
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2011     2010  
Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital
    5.78 %     11.97 %
Regulatory Minimum
    4.00 %     4.00 %
Well-capitalized minimum
    6.00 %     6.00 %
 
               
Total Risk-Based Capital
    7.06 %     13.23 %
Regulatory Minimum
    8.00 %     8.00 %
Well-capitalized minimum
    10.00 %     10.00 %
Level required by the Order (see below)
    12.00 %     13.00 %
 
               
Tier 1 Leverage
    4.14 %     8.41 %
Regulatory Minimum
    4.00 %     4.00 %
Well-capitalized minimum
    5.00 %     5.00 %
Level required by the Order (see below)
    9.00 %     9.00 %
On October 27, 2011, the OCC issued the Order that, among other things, required the Bank to attain on or before February 24, 2012 and thereafter maintain a minimum Tier 1 capital to average assets ratio of 9% and a minimum total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio of 12%. The 9% ratio was the same as in the Bank’s IMCR while the 12% ratio was a slight reduction from the 13% required under the IMCR. Prior to December 28, 2011, the Bank is required to submit to the OCC a capital plan to achieve these ratios, and if the OCC determines it has no supervisory objection to the capital plan, to implement it within five days. As noted above, the Bank had 4.14% of Tier 1 capital to average assets and 7.06% of total capital to risk-weighted assets at September 30, 2011 and thus substantially below the requirements. The Bank’s Tier 1 capital at September 30, 2011 was approximately $25,270,000 below the amount needed to meet the agreed-upon Tier 1 capital to average assets ratio of 9%. The Bank’s total risk-based capital at September 30, 2011 was approximately $18,385,000 below the amount needed to meet the agreed-upon total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio of 12%.
In addition to the capital requirements established under the Order, under the OCC’s prompt corrective action regulations, as discussed above, the Bank is treated as “significantly undercapitalized” because it has failed to submit an acceptable capital restoration plan under the OCC’s prompt corrective action regulations. Until is submits an acceptable capital restoration plan and the Company submits the required guarantee of the capital restoration plan, the Bank is subject to certain restrictions restricting payment of capital distributions or management fees, restricting asset growth, requiring prior approval of asset expansion proposals and limiting compensation paid to senior executive officers. In view of the substantial levels of capital required, the Board of Directors and management are exploring additional sources of capital and funding as well as the sale of control of the Company and/or the Bank to reach the required levels. In the current economic environment, however, there can be no assurance that it will be able to do so or, if it can, what the cost of doing so will be.

 

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Liquidity is the ability of a company to convert assets into cash or cash equivalents without significant loss. Our liquidity management involves maintaining our ability to meet the day-to-day cash flow requirements of our customers, whether they are depositors wishing to withdraw funds or borrowers requiring funds to meet their credit needs. Without proper liquidity management, we would not be able to perform the primary function of a financial intermediary and would, therefore, not be able to meet the production and growth needs of the communities we serve.
The Company’s primary source of liquidity is dividends paid to it by the Bank and cash that has not been injected into the Bank. The Bank is required by federal law to obtain the prior approval of the OCC for payments of dividends if the total of all dividends declared by its board of directors in any year will exceed (1) the total of its net profits for that year, plus (2) its retained net profits of the preceding two years, less any required transfers to surplus. Given the losses experienced by the Bank during 2009, 2010 and 2011, the Bank currently may not, without the prior approval of the OCC, pay any dividends to the Company.
On December 14, 2010, the Company exercised its rights to defer regularly scheduled interest payments on all of its issues of junior subordinated debentures relating to outstanding trust preferred securities. Management cannot currently project the length of time it will be necessary to extend the deferral of these payments and therefore anticipates deferring payment indefinitely. The regular scheduled interest payments will continue to be accrued for payment in the future and reported as an expense for financial statement purposes. At September 30, 2011, total interest accrued for these deferred payments was approximately $341,000.
Supervisory guidance from the Federal Reserve Board indicates that bank holding companies that are experiencing financial difficulties generally should eliminate, reduce or defer dividends on Tier 1 capital instruments including trust preferred securities, preferred stock or common stock, if the holding company needs to conserve capital for safe and sound operation and to serve as a source of strength to its subsidiaries. The Company has informally committed to the Federal Reserve Board that it will not (1) declare or pay dividends on the Company’s common or preferred stock, or (2) incur any additional indebtedness without in each case, the prior written approval of the Federal Reserve Board.
The primary function of asset and liability management is not only to assure adequate liquidity in order for us to meet the needs of our customer base, but also to maintain an appropriate balance between interest-sensitive assets and interest-sensitive liabilities so that we can also meet the investment objectives of our shareholders. Daily monitoring of the sources and uses of funds is necessary to maintain an acceptable cash position that meets both the needs of our customers and the objectives of our shareholders. In a banking environment, both assets and liabilities are considered sources of liquidity funding and both are therefore monitored on a daily basis.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Our only material off-balance sheet arrangements consist of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business to facilitate customers’ funding needs or risk management objectives.

 

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Commitments and Lines of Credit
In the ordinary course of business, the Bank has granted commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit to approved customers. Generally, these commitments to extend credit have been granted on a temporary basis for seasonal or inventory requirements and have been approved by the loan committee. These commitments are recorded in the financial statements as they are funded. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitment amounts expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
Following is a summary of the commitments outstanding at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2011     2010  
    (in thousands)  
 
               
Commitments to extend credit
  $ 35,962     $ 41,155  
Standby letters of credit
    7,085       5,288  
 
           
TOTALS
  $ 43,047     $ 46,443  
Commitments to extend credit include unused commitments for open-end lines secured by 1-4 family residential properties, commitments to fund loans secured by commercial real estate, construction loans, land development loans, and other unused commitments. Commitments to fund commercial real estate, construction, and land development loans increased by approximately $13,000 to approximately $7,717,000 at September 30, 2011, compared to commitments of approximately $7,704,000 at December 31, 2010, however; demand for these lines of credit remains low reflecting current economic conditions in our market.

 

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Income Statement Analysis
The following tables set forth the amount of our average balances, interest income or interest expense for each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the average interest rate for total interest-earning assets and total interest-bearing liabilities, net interest spread and net interest margin for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (dollars in thousands):
Net Interest Income Analysis
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(in thousands, except rates)
                                                 
                    Interest        
    Average Balance     Income/Expense     Yield/Rate  
    2011     2010     2011     2010     2011     2010  
Interest-earning assets:
                                               
Loans
  $ 357,901     $ 401,061     $ 13,727     $ 15,772       5.13 %     5.26 %
Investment Securities:
                                               
Available for sale
    88,522       121,594       1,739       1,976       2.63 %     2.17 %
Held to maturity
    1,339       1,380       47       46       4.69 %     4.46 %
Equity securities
    3,845       3,835       141       143       4.90 %     4.99 %
 
                                       
Total securities
    93,706       126,809       1,927       2,165       2.75 %     2.28 %
Federal funds sold and other
    15,431       25,874       30       51       0.26 %     0.26 %
 
                                       
Total interest-earning assets
    467,038       553,744       15,684       17,988       4.49 %     4.34 %
Nonearning assets
    63,439       74,423                                  
 
                                           
Total Assets
  $ 530,477     $ 628,167                                  
 
                                           
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
Interest bearing deposits:
                                               
Interest bearing demand deposits
    104,794       123,908       747       1,031       0.95 %     1.11 %
Savings deposits
    23,210       22,566       123       196       0.71 %     1.16 %
Time deposits
    258,166       306,665       3,261       4,854       1.69 %     2.12 %
 
                                       
Total interest bearing deposits
    386,170       453,139       4,131       6,081       1.43 %     1.79 %
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    835       1,783       11       20       1.76 %     1.50 %
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings
    55,200       63,833       1,682       1,930       4.07 %     4.04 %
Subordinated debt
    13,403       13,403       248       252       2.47 %     2.51 %
 
                                       
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    455,608       532,158       6,072       8,283       1.78 %     2.08 %
Noninterest-bearing deposits
    46,861       45,269                              
 
                                       
Total deposits and interest- bearings liabilities
    502,469       577,427       6,072       8,283       1.62 %     1.92 %
 
                                           
Other liabilities
    2,370       2,884                                  
Shareholders’ equity
    25,638       47,856                                  
 
                                           
 
  $ 530,477     $ 628,167                                  
 
                                           
Net interest income
                  $ 9,612     $ 9,705                  
 
                                           
Net interest spread (1)
                                    2.71 %     2.26 %
Net interest margin (2)
                                    2.75 %     2.34 %
 
     
(1)  
Yields realized on interest-earning assets less the rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities.
 
(2)  
Net interest margin is the result of annualized net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets for the period.

 

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Net Interest Income Analysis
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010

(in thousands, except rates)
                                                 
                    Interest        
    Average Balance     Income/Expense     Yield/Rate  
    2011     2010     2011     2010     2011     2010  
Interest-earning assets:
                                               
Loans
  $ 340,807     $ 394,470     $ 4,491     $ 5,353       5.23 %     5.38 %
Investment Securities:
                                               
Available for sale
    90,537       86,852       569       586       2.49 %     2.68 %
Held to maturity
    1,354       1,293       15       15       4.40 %     4.60 %
Equity securities
    3,847       3,843       45       47       4.64 %     4.85 %
 
                                       
Total securities
    95,738       91,988       629       648       2.61 %     2.79 %
Federal funds sold and other
    24,947       37,512       14       24       0.22 %     0.25 %
 
                                       
Total interest-earning assets
    461,492       523,970       5,134       6,025       4.41 %     4.56 %
Nonearning assets
    58,773       75,343                                  
 
                                           
Total Assets
  $ 520,265     $ 599,313                                  
 
                                           
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
Interest bearing deposits:
                                               
Interest bearing demand deposits
    105,891       95,186       237       253       0.89 %     1.05 %
Savings deposits
    23,441       23,092       40       60       0.68 %     1.03 %
Time deposits
    257,425       302,719       1,036       1,559       1.60 %     2.04 %
 
                                       
Total interest bearing deposits
    386,757       420,997       1,313       1,872       1.35 %     1.76 %
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    914       1,517       4       6       1.74 %     1.57 %
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings
    55,200       61,559       567       640       4.08 %     4.12 %
Subordinated debt
    13,403       13,403       86       90       2.55 %     2.66 %
 
                                       
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    456,274       497,476       1,970       2,608       1.71 %     2.08 %
Noninterest-bearing deposits
    49,786       49,936                              
 
                                       
Total deposits and interest- bearings liabilities
    506,060       547,412       1,970       2,608       1.54 %     1.89 %
 
                                           
Other liabilities
    2,530       3,511                                  
Shareholders’ equity
    11,675       48,390                                  
 
                                           
 
  $ 520,265     $ 599,313                                  
 
                                           
Net interest income
                  $ 3,164     $ 3,417                  
 
                                           
Net interest spread (1)
                                    2.70 %     2.48 %
Net interest margin (2)
                                    2.72 %     2.59 %
 
     
(1)  
Yields realized on interest-earning assets less the rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities.
 
(2)  
Net interest margin is the result of annualized net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets for the period.

 

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The following tables set forth the extent to which changes in interest rates and changes in volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities have affected our interest income and interest expense during the periods indicated. For each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, information is provided on changes attributable to (1) change in volume (change in volume multiplied by previous year rate); (2) change in rate (change in rate multiplied by current year volume); and (3) a combination of change in rate and change in volume. The changes in interest income and interest expense attributable to both volume and rate have been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate.
ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET INTEREST INCOME
                         
    2011 Compared to 2010  
    Increase (decrease)  
    due to change in  
    Rate     Volume     Total  
    (dollars in thousands)  
Nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
                       
Income from interest-earning assets:
                       
Interest and fees on loans
  $ (348 )   $ (1,697 )   $ (2,045 )
Interest on securities
    329       (567 )     (238 )
Interest on Federal funds sold and other
          (21 )     (21 )
 
                 
Total interest income
    (19 )     (2,285 )     (2,304 )
 
                       
Expense from interest-bearing liabilities:
                       
Interest on interest-bearing deposits
    (202 )     (155 )     (357 )
Interest on time deposits
    (827 )     (766 )     (1,593 )
Interest on other borrowings
    6       (267 )     (261 )
 
                 
Total interest expense
    (1,023 )     (1,188 )     (2,211 )
 
                 
 
                       
Net interest income
  $ 1,004     $ (1,097 )   $ (93 )
 
                       
Three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
                       
Income from interest-earning assets:
                       
Interest and fees on loans
  $ (130 )   $ (732 )   $ (862 )
Interest on securities
    (45 )     26       (19 )
Interest on Federal funds sold and other
    (2 )     (8 )     (10 )
 
                 
Total interest income
    (177 )     (714 )     (891 )
 
                       
Expense from interest-bearing liabilities:
                       
Interest on interest-bearing deposits
    (65 )     29       (36 )
Interest on time deposits
    (288 )     (235 )     (523 )
Interest on other borrowings
    (12 )     (67 )     (79 )
 
                 
Total interest expense
    (365 )     (273 )     (638 )
 
                 
 
                       
Net interest income
  $ 188     $ (441 )   $ (253 )

 

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The following is a summary of our results of operations (dollars in thousands except per share amounts):
                                                                 
    Nine months ended     Three months ended  
    9/30/11     9/30/10     $ change     % change     9/30/11     9/30/10     $ change     % change  
    (dollars in thousands)  
Interest income:
                                                               
Loans
  $ 13,727     $ 15,772       (2,045 )     -12.97 %   $ 4,491     $ 5,353       (862 )     -16.10 %
Securities
    1,927       2,165       (238 )     -10.99 %     629       648       (19 )     -2.93 %
Fed funds sold/other
    30       51       (21 )     -41.18 %     14       24       (10 )     -41.67 %
 
                                                   
Total Interest income
    15,684       17,988       (2,304 )     -12.81 %     5,134       6,025       (891 )     -14.79 %
Interest Expense:
                                                               
Deposits
    4,131       6,081       (1,950 )     -32.07 %     1,313       1,872       (559 )     -29.86 %
Other borrowed funds
    1,941       2,202       (261 )     -11.85 %     657       736       (79 )     -10.73 %
 
                                                   
Total interest expense
    6,072       8,283       (2,211 )     -26.69 %     1,970       2,608       (638 )     -24.46 %
 
                                                   
Net interest income
    9,612       9,705       (93 )     -0.96 %     3,164       3,417       (253 )     -7.40 %
Provision for loan losses
    23,865       702       23,163       3299.57 %     3,502       156       3,346       2144.87 %
 
                                                   
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    (14,253 )     9,003       (23,256 )     -258.31 %     (338 )     3,261       (3,599 )     -110.36 %
Noninterest income
    (1,662 )     4,984       (6,646 )     -133.35 %     1,150       1,530       (380 )     -24.84 %
Noninterest expense
    13,399       13,312       87       0.65 %     4,373       4,471       (98 )     -2.19 %
 
                                                   
Net income (loss) before income tax benefit
    (29,314 )     675       (29,989 )     -4442.81 %     (3,561 )     320       (3,881 )     -1212.81 %
Income tax benefit
    (859 )     (147 )     (712 )     -484.35 %     (340 )     (31 )     (309 )     -996.77 %
 
                                                   
Net income (loss)
  $ (28,455 )   $ 822     $ (29,277 )     -3561.68 %   $ (3,221 )   $ 351     $ (3,572 )     -1017.66 %
 
                                                   
Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin
Interest Income
The interest income and fees earned on loans are the largest contributing element of interest income. The decrease in this component of interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010 was primarily the result of a decrease in the volume of average loans as well as a decrease in the average rate earned on loans. Average loans outstanding decreased approximately $43,160,000, or 10.8%, from September 30, 2010 to September 30, 2011. The decrease in the average yield on loans was the result of several factors including the increase in TDRs involving interest rate concessions and the continued significant level of average non-accrual loans as a percentage of our loan portfolio, as presented in more detail below under Net Interest Margin. Interest income on securities decreased during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010 due to the approximately $33,103,000, or 26.1%, decrease in the volume of average securities from September 30, 2010 to September 30, 2011. Partially offsetting the reduction in volume, the yield earned on securities increased 47 basis points during the first nine months of 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010 reflecting a redistribution of the portfolio from lower to higher yielding investments at September 30, 2011 when compared to September 30, 2010. Additionally, interest income on federal funds sold/other decreased due to a decrease in the average balance outstanding.
Interest income decreased for the three-month period ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the three-month period ended September 30, 2010 as a result of the same factors mentioned in the above paragraph. However, the yield earned on investment securities decreased 18 basis points during the third quarter of 2011 when compared to the third quarter of 2010. This caused a net decrease in interest income despite the approximately $3,750,000, or 4.1%, increase in the average volume of securities outstanding for the periods compared.

 

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Interest Expense
The decrease in interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010 was attributable to the reduction in both the volume and the average cost of the Bank’s interest-bearing liabilities, predominantly the volume and cost of time and interest bearing demand deposits. The average balance of total interest bearing deposits, the largest component of interest-bearing liabilities, decreased approximately $66,969,000, or 14.8%, for the first nine months of 2011 compared to the first nine months of 2010. Additionally, the average rate paid on total interest bearing deposits decreased 36 basis points between the two periods contributing to the net decrease in deposit interest expense. Interest expense on FHLB advances and other borrowings decreased during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010 due to a decrease in the average borrowed funds balance of approximately $8,633,000, or 13.5%, during the periods compared. The average rate paid on these liabilities increased 3 basis points, slightly offsetting the reduction in interest expense. During the first nine months of 2010, we had, from time to time, borrowings outstanding from the Federal Reserve Discount Window. These borrowings generally cost less than our outstanding FHLB advances, consequently reducing the average cost of this category during the first nine months of 2010 as compared to the same period in 2011. The average balance of subordinated debentures was unchanged from September 30, 2010 to September 30, 2011. The average cost of these subordinated debentures decreased 4 basis points, therefore, the related interest expense decreased for the periods compared.
Interest bearing deposits consist of interest bearing demand deposits, savings and time deposits. As stated above, the cost of our interest bearing deposits decreased for the first nine months of 2011 compared to the first nine months of 2010. The largest factor contributing to the overall reduction in expense was the 43 basis point reduction in the average rate paid on time deposits from the first nine months of 2010 to the first nine months of 2011, followed by a reduction in the average balance of these time deposits of approximately $48,499,000, or 15.8%, between the periods compared. Additionally, the average balance of interest bearing demand deposits decreased approximately $19,114,000, or 15.4%, during the first nine months of 2011 when compared to the first nine months of 2010, primarily due to a decrease in average public funds deposits resulting from management’s 2009 strategic initiative that involved not bidding to retain the deposits of certain municipal entities. The rate paid on these deposits decreased 16 basis points during the same time period.
Interest expense decreased for the three-month period ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the three-month period ended September 30, 2010 as a result of the same factors mentioned in the above paragraph.
Net Interest Income
The decrease in net interest income before the provision for loan losses for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 when compared to the same periods in 2010 was primarily the result of a decrease in interest income, mostly related to loans and securities. Decreases in interest expense, primarily for deposits and FHLB advances, largely offset the decrease in interest income so that the overall decrease in net interest income was less significant than either of its components considered separately. Net interest income for the two periods was also influenced by decreases in the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities as well as changes in rates earned and paid on these interest-sensitive balances.

 

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Net Interest Margin
Our net interest margin, the difference between the yield on earning assets, including loan fees, and the rate paid on funds to support those assets, increased 13 and 41 basis points, respectively, for the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 compared to the same periods in 2010. The increase in our net interest margin reflects an increase in the average spread during the first nine months of 2011 between the rates we earned on our interest-earning assets, which had an increase in overall yield of 15 basis points to 4.49% at September 30, 2011, as compared to 4.34% at September 30, 2010, and the rates we paid on interest-bearing liabilities, which had a decrease of 30 basis points in the overall rate to 1.78% at September 30, 2011, versus 2.08% at September 30, 2010. During the third quarter of 2011, our interest-earning assets had a decrease in overall yield of 15 basis points to 4.41% at September 30, 2011, as compared to 4.56% at September 30, 2010, while our interest-bearing liabilities had a more substantial decrease of 37 basis points in the overall rate to 1.71% at September 30, 2011, versus 2.08% at September 30, 2010.
Our net interest margin continues to be negatively impacted by the high level of nonaccrual loans as well as TDRs involving interest rate concessions. The following table presents the average balances and net changes for loans, nonaccrual loans and TDRs, as well as the ratio of nonaccrual loans and TDRs to total loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.
                                 
    9/30/11     9/30/10     $ change     % change  
    (dollars in thousands)  
Nine months ended
                               
Average loans
    357,901       401,061       (43,160 )     -10.76 %
Average nonaccrual loans
    48,935       58,503       (9,568 )     -16.35 %
Average TDRs
    74,114       60,245       13,869       23.02 %
 
                               
Average nonaccrual loans / average loans
    13.7 %     14.6 %                
 
                               
Average TDRs / average loans
    20.7 %     15.0 %                
 
                               
Three months ended
                               
Average loans
    340,807       394,470       (53,663 )     -13.60 %
Average nonaccrual loans
    42,822       64,313       (21,491 )     -33.42 %
Average TDRs
    71,342       78,624       (7,282 )     -9.26 %
 
                               
Average nonaccrual loans / average loans
    12.6 %     16.3 %                
 
                               
Average TDRs / average loans
    20.9 %     19.9 %                
The adverse effects of carrying these underperforming assets will continue as long as and to the extent that the average balances of nonaccrual loans and TDRs remain elevated.

 

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Provision For Loan Losses
The provision for loan losses represents a charge to earnings necessary to establish an allowance for loan losses and is based on management’s evaluation of economic conditions, volume and composition of the loan portfolio, historical charge-off experience, the level of non-performing and past due loans, and other indicators derived from reviewing the loan portfolio. Management performs such reviews quarterly and makes appropriate adjustments to the level of the allowance for loan losses as a result of these reviews.
As mentioned above in the section titled Allowance for Loan Losses, management determines the necessary amount, if any, to increase the allowance account through the provision for loan losses. Although total loans decreased approximately $40 million during the first nine months of 2011, the increased level of provision for loan loss expense during the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 was due to increased charge-offs, the majority of which were associated with our strategy to aggressively liquidate certain nonperforming assets. The resulting recorded values reflect continued deterioration in the real estate segment of the Company’s loan portfolio, particularly construction and land development, as well as the persistently slow economic conditions. Continuing reductions in property values and the reduced volume of sales of developed and undeveloped land has led to an increase of impaired loans determined to be collateral dependent. As the collateral value for these land loans has declined significantly during 2010 and into 2011, related charge-offs and provision expense have been incurred. Notwithstanding the assessments made as part of our liquidation strategy, management has continued its ongoing review of the loan portfolio with particular emphasis on construction and land development loans and while we believe we have identified and adequately provided for losses present in the loan portfolio, due to the necessarily approximate and imprecise nature of the allowance for loan loss estimate, certain projected scenarios may not occur as anticipated. Additionally, further deterioration of factors relating to the loan portfolio, such as conditions in the local and national economy and the local real estate market, could have an added adverse impact and require additional provision expense and higher allowance levels.

 

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The following table summarizes our loan loss experience and provision for loan losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.
                                 
    Nine Months Ended     Three Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
    (dollars in thousands)  
Charge-offs:
                               
Construction and land development
  $ 8,987     $ 679     $ 1,367     $ 162  
Equity Lines of Credit
    252       174             93  
Residential 1-4 family
    7,310       188       501       12  
Second mortgages
    828       45       234        
Residential multifamily
    2                    
Commercial real estate
    2,479       831       776       131  
Commercial loans
    118       222       37       11  
Consumer loans
    236       248       99       33  
Recoveries:
                               
Construction and land development
    (113 )     (390 )     (96 )     (2 )
Equity Lines of Credit
    (11 )     (3 )     (10 )     (2 )
Residential 1-4 family
    (19 )     (30 )     (16 )     (30 )
Second mortgages
    (30 )           (30 )      
Residential multifamily
    (2 )                  
Commercial real estate
    (68 )           (19 )      
Commercial loans
    (13 )           (13 )      
Consumer loans
    (20 )     (47 )     (10 )     (17 )
 
                       
 
                               
Net charge-offs
    19,936       1,917       2,820       391  
 
                               
Average balance of loans outstanding
    357,901       401,061       340,807       394,470  
Annualized net charge-offs as % of average loans
    7.45 %     0.64 %     3.28 %     0.39 %
Provision for loan losses
    23,865       702       3,502       156  
As noted in the table above, the majority of net charge-offs during the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 were related to construction and land development loans followed by residential 1-4 family real estate loans. As discussed above, the large volume of charge-offs are the result of management’s initiative to begin clearing up certain non-performing assets more expeditiously than was previously anticipated.
Non-Interest Income
Non-interest income represents the total of all sources of income, other than interest-related income, which are derived from various service charges, fees and commissions charged for bank services. The decrease in non-interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, was primarily attributable to the net loss on ORE. During the second quarter of 2011, in an effort to liquidate certain nonperforming assets, management enacted a strategy that involved recording a significant valuation allowance against its ORE portfolio as discussed under Loans. The approximately $4.6 million valuation allowance recorded during the second quarter of 2011 was primarily recognized as a loss on ORE. An additional ORE valuation allowance of approximately $206,000 was recorded during the third quarter of 2011. Non-interest income also decreased during the periods compared due to nonrecurring investment gains recognized during 2010, related to management’s strategy to manage liquidity and pledging requirements discussed in more detail above under Investment Securities. Investment gains were a less significant part of non-interest income for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease in non-interest income for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 was also affected by a reduction in deposit service charges, primarily non-sufficient fee income from overdrafts of demand deposit accounts, as well as a decrease in other noninterest income which was largely the result of a decrease in income generated by the Bank’s investment in Appalachian Fund for Growth II, LLC.

 

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The following table presents the main components that make up the changes in non-interest income:
                                                                 
    Nine months ended     Three months ended  
    9/30/11     9/30/10     $ change     % change     9/30/11     9/30/10     $ change     % change  
    (dollars in thousands)  
Net gain (loss) on other real estate
  $ (4,717 )   $ 283       (5,000 )     -1766.78 %   $ (23 )   $ 51       (74 )     -145.10 %
Investment gains and losses, net
    198       1,511       (1,313 )     -86.90 %     150       319       (169 )     -52.98 %
Service charges on deposit accounts
    1,098       1,246       (148 )     -11.88 %     352       401       (49 )     -12.22 %
Other noninterest income
    609       718       (109 )     -15.18 %     276       284       (8 )     -2.82 %
Gain on sale of mortgage loans
    48       122       (74 )     -60.66 %     7       53       (46 )     -86.79 %
Other fees and commissions
    1,102       1,104       (2 )     -0.18 %     388       422       (34 )     -8.06 %
Non-Interest Expense
Total non-interest expense represents the total costs of operating overhead, such as salaries, employee benefits, building and equipment costs, telephone costs and marketing costs. Non-interest expense increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the first nine months of 2010, but decreased during the third quarter of 2011 as compared to the third quarter of 2010. During each period, there was an increase in FDIC assessment expense and a decrease in other expenses related to a nonrecurring FHLB pre-payment penalty recorded during the third quarter of 2010. The increase in consultant/advisory and legal fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010 is primarily related to the Company’s pursuit of capital development opportunities as well as the Bank’s efforts to comply with the formal written agreement. Salary and employee benefit expenses decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, which is the result of several cost cutting measures implemented during the first quarter of 2010 including staff reductions as well as reductions in remaining employees’ salaries, health insurance costs, 401(k) match expenses and fees paid to members of the board of directors, among other things. Salary and employee benefit expenses increased for the third quarter of 2011 primarily due to an increase in deferred compensation expense as well as a one-time reversal of an accrued bonus expense recorded during the third quarter of 2010. Additionally, ORE expense related to maintenance and upkeep of our foreclosed properties decreased for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the same periods during 2010.

 

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The following table presents the main components that make up the changes in non-interest expense:
                                                                 
    Nine months ended     Three months ended  
    9/30/11     9/30/10     $ change     % change     9/30/11     9/30/10     $ change     % change  
    (dollars in thousands)  
Salaries and employee benefits
  $ 6,051     $ 6,314       (263 )     -4.17 %   $ 2,039     $ 1,883       156       8.28 %
FDIC assessment expense
    1,227       931       296       31.79 %     431       319       112       35.11 %
Occupancy expenses
    1,351       1,318       33       2.50 %     448       450       (2 )     -0.44 %
Other operating expenses:
                                                               
Consultant/advisory fees
    325       196       129       65.82 %     39       95       (56 )     -58.95 %
Legal fees
    251       106       145       136.79 %     20       19       1       5.26 %
Other real estate expense
    469       484       (15 )     -3.10 %     154       156       (2 )     -1.28 %
FHLB pre-payment penalty
          350       (350 )     -100.00 %           350       (350 )     -100.00 %
Income Taxes
The Company’s income tax expense (benefit) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 is presented in the following table:
Provision for Income Taxes and Effective Tax Rates
(dollars in thousands)
                                 
    Nine months ended     Three months ended  
    9/30/11     9/30/10     9/30/11     9/30/10  
Provision expense (benefit)
    (859 )     (147 )     (340 )     (31 )
Pre-tax income (loss)
    (29,314 )     675       (3,561 )     320  
Effective tax rate
    2.93 %     -21.78 %     9.55 %     -9.69 %
During the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, the Bank’s effective income tax rate was primarily the result of continued adjustments to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance. Recording a valuation allowance requires recognition of tax expense which, if large enough and when applied to a pretax loss, causes a negative effective tax rate. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, a more significant income tax benefit would have typically been recognized based on the Company’s pre-tax net loss. However, we recorded a deferred tax asset valuation allowance that was large enough to offset a substantial amount of the tax benefit generated by the net loss. Additionally, tax exempt income has the effect of increasing a taxable loss, therefore increasing effective tax rates as a percentage of pretax income. This is the opposite effect on tax rates when a company has pretax income. During the third quarter and first nine months of 2010, the Bank’s tax exempt income was enough to offset its taxable income resulting in a net tax benefit during each period and a negative effective tax rate. Tax exempt income effectively reduces the statutory tax rate and, as was the case for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, can potentially reduce the rate below zero.
For each period presented above, the effective tax rate was positively impacted by the continuing tax benefits generated from MNB Real Estate, Inc., which is a real estate investment trust subsidiary formed during the second quarter of 2005. The income generated from tax-exempt municipal bonds and bank owned life insurance also continues to improve our effective tax rate. Additionally, during 2006, the Bank became a partner in Appalachian Fund for Growth II, LLC with three other Tennessee banking institutions. This partnership has invested in a program that is expected to generate a federal tax credit in the amount of approximately $200,000 during 2011. The program is also expected to generate a one-time state tax credit in the amount of $200,000 to be utilized over a maximum of 20 years to offset state tax liabilities.

 

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The Company had net deferred tax assets of approximately $719,000 as of September 30, 2011. A valuation allowance is recognized for a deferred tax asset if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more-likely-than-not that some portion of the entire deferred tax asset will not be realized. In making such judgments, significant weight is given to evidence that can be objectively verified. As a result of increased credit losses, the Company entered into a three-year cumulative pre-tax loss position in 2010. A cumulative loss position is considered significant negative evidence in assessing the realizability of a deferred tax asset which is difficult to overcome. The Company’s estimate of the realization of its deferred tax assets was based on taxable income in prior carry back years. The Company did not consider future taxable income in determining the realizability of its deferred assets. During the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, we recorded an additional valuation allowance of approximately $1,048,000 and $10,523,000, respectively. The timing of the reversal of the valuation allowance is dependent on our assessment of future events and will be based on the circumstances that exist as of that future date.
ITEM 4.  
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports and other information filed with the Commission, under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Based upon the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officer along with the Chief Financial Officer concluded that certain deficiencies identified in internal controls and procedures created a material weakness and resulted in the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures not being effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports under the Exchange Act was recorded, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this determination of the existence of a material weakness, which began during the fourth quarter of 2010, management identified certain areas requiring internal control and procedure improvements.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During Management’s assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act at December 31, 2010, the following deficiencies were noted: 1) Loans determined to be collateral dependent were not properly identified in a timely manner which created a material internal control deficiency. Procedures have been put in place by the Bank’s Special Assets Department to ensure loans that are dependent upon the sale of the underlying collateral for repayment are properly identified and documented when the determination is made the loan is collateral dependent and this information is incorporated in the allowance for loan loss calculation. 2) Appraisals and appraisal reviews from an independent third-party appraiser or collateral valuations performed internally for loans determined to be collateral dependent were not ordered, received or reviewed prior to the reporting date which could result in overstatement of loans and income and understatement of the provision for loan losses, charge off and the allowance for loan losses. The Special Assets Department has created procedures and updated the Appraisal Policy to address this deficiency. The remediation plan for these internal control deficiencies is noted below. Other than the items noted above, during the third quarter of 2011 there were no other changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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During the first quarter of 2011, management took the following remediation actions regarding the above referenced internal control deficiencies:
  1)  
During the first quarter of 2011, the OCC, during their regular safety and soundness exam, determined several loans were not properly identified by the Bank as collateral dependent as of December 31, 2010. Collateral dependent loans require a charge off of the loan balance if the recorded investment in the loan exceeds the underlying collateral value net of cost to sell. To make the determination the proper recorded investment has been recorded, the current appraised value of the collateral must be obtained. The Special Assets Department, formed during 2009, is in charge of complying with these requirements. During the first quarter of 2011, procedures were put in place in the Special Assets Department to comply with these requirements and the results of their efforts have been incorporated into the financial statements as of March 31, 2011.
  2)  
As noted in item 1, collateral dependent loans require the Bank to obtain a current appraisal or collateral valuation performed internally to allow for the determination as to whether there is sufficient collateral securing the loan. In addition to the requirement of obtaining the appraisal, the appraisal must be reviewed by an independent third-party appraiser charged with determining the appraisal has been properly performed. After the review, the Special Assets Department determines if the appraisal is acceptable, then provides valuation information to the Accounting Department to incorporate the results into the calculation of the allowance for loan losses. Failure to comply with any of these steps could result in the overstatement of both assets and income. The Special Assets Department, as noted in item 1, is in charge of complying with these requirements and during the first quarter of 2011, procedures were put in place to comply with these requirements and the results of their efforts have been incorporated into the financial statements as of June 30, 2011.
  3)  
During the first quarter of 2011, Management sought to ensure proper controls are in place so that when either evidence of impairment of a loan exists or prior to the annual appraisal date, the Special Assets Department will order appraisals or collateral valuations in a timely manner to allow for proper review and incorporation of the results into the allowance for loan loss calculation. Additional controls have also been developed and incorporated into the process to assure a potential impairment is recorded when appraisal or valuation and review process is not complete as of a reporting date.
  4)  
The Bank has revised its policy and procedures to require independent third-party appraisals or collateral valuations performed internally for all loans considered to be impaired, classified or worse. The Special Assets Department, as noted in item 1, is in charge of complying with these requirements and during the first quarter of 2011, procedures were put in place to comply with these requirements and the results of their efforts have been incorporated into the financial statements as of June 30, 2011.
The identified material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting will not be considered remediated until the new controls are fully implemented, in operation for a sufficient period of time, tested, and concluded by management to be operating effectively. Management anticipates that this remediation process will be completed by December 31, 2011 and that the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting, with respect to this identified material weakness, will be deemed effective. There are no material costs associated with correcting the control deficiencies described above.

 

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1A.  
RISK FACTORS
Except as set forth below and in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011, there were no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A, of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010:
Our inability to accept, renew or roll over brokered deposits without the prior approval of the FDIC could adversely affect our liquidity.
As of September 30, 2011, we had approximately $20 million in brokered certificates of deposit which represented approximately 5% of our total deposits. As long as it is not “adequately capitalized,” the Bank may not accept, renew or roll over any brokered deposits or accept any employee benefit plan deposits. As of September 30, 2011, brokered deposits maturing in the next 24 months totaled approximately $20 million. Funding sources for the maturing brokered deposits include, among other sources: our cash account at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; overnight federal funds sold to correspondent banks; growth, if any, of core deposits from current and new retail and commercial customers; scheduled repayments on existing loans; and the possible pledge or sale of investment securities. Because the Bank is treated as “significantly undercapitalized,” it is also not permitted to offer to pay interest on deposits at rates that are more than 75 basis points above the “national rate.” These interest rate limitations may limit the ability of the Bank to increase or maintain core deposits from current and new deposit customers. The limitations on our ability to accept employee benefit plan deposits, to accept, renew or roll over brokered deposits, or pay more than 75 basis points above the “national rate” could adversely affect our liquidity.
As the Bank’s capital levels decline, the amount that it can lend any one borrower is reduced.
As the Bank’s capital levels decline, the amount that it can lend any one borrower is reduced. At September 30, 2011, the Bank’s legal lending limit under applicable regulations (based upon the maximum legal lending limits of 25% of capital and surplus) was $5,460,000. As the Bank’s capital levels have declined, its legal lending limit has been reduced. If the legal lending limit is reduced below the level of credit, including lines of credit, that the Bank has extended to a borrower, it can no longer renew or continue undrawn credit lines or make additional loans or advances to its largest borrower relationships, and its ability to renew outstanding loans to such customers is extremely limited. Additionally, if the Bank seeks to reduce the amount of credit that it has extended to a particular borrower because of a reduction in its legal lending limit, the borrower may decided to move its loan relationships to another financial institution with legal lending limits high enough to accommodate the borrower’s relationships. A loss of loan customers as a result of being subject to lower lending limits, could negatively impact the Bank’s liquidity and results of operations.
An inability to improve our regulatory capital position could adversely affect our operations and future prospects.
Our ability to remain in operation as a financial institution is dependent on our ability to raise sufficient capital or reduce our assets to improve our regulatory capital position. At September 30, 2011, the Bank was classified as “undercapitalized,” which restricts its operations. Under the prompt corrective action regulations, the Bank submitted a capital restoration plan with the OCC, but on October 21, 2011, the OCC advised the Bank that such capital restoration plan was not acceptable. Therefore, the Bank will continue to be treated as “significantly undercapitalized” until such time as it submits an acceptable capital restoration plan and such capital restoration plan is in fact accepted by the OCC. Also, the Company will be required to guarantee the Bank’s capital restoration plan before it can be accepted by the OCC. If the Bank fails to comply with the terms of the capital restoration plan that is accepted by the OCC, the Company will be obligated to pay to the Bank the lesser of five percent of the Bank’s total assets at the time the Bank was undercapitalized, or the amount which is necessary to bring the Bank into compliance with all adequately capitalized standards at the time it failed to comply. The Company is exploring potential strategic transactions that could provide additional capital for the Bank, including private equity financing, issuance of shares to existing shareholders or other strategic transactions such as sale of control of the Company. The Bank believes that it is unlikely the OCC will accept its capital restoration plan unless there is substantial assurance such plan will be accomplished, and it likely the Bank will continue to be subject to the restrictions imposed by the prompt corrective action regulations.

 

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In order for the Bank to achieve and maintain capital levels above those that the Bank is required by the Order to maintain, we will have to raise additional capital.
The Bank is required by the Order to achieve and maintain a Tier 1 leverage capital ratio of 9% and a total risk-based capital ratio of 12% by February 24, 2012. The Bank currently fails to satisfy this requirement, as well as the requirements for being considered “adequately capitalized,” as of September 30, 2011. In order to achieve these capital levels, we will be required to raise additional capital. Our ability to raise additional capital depends to a significant extent on our financial performance and on forces outside of our control. Accordingly, we may not be able to raise the capital necessary to ensure that the Bank achieves the capital maintenance requirements of the Order. If the Bank is unable to achieve these capital requirements, it may face additional regulatory constraints and the ability of the Bank to continue as a going concern may be materially impaired.
ITEM 6.  
EXHIBITS
Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as a part of or incorporated by reference in this report:
         
Exhibit No.   Description
       
 
  3.1    
Charter of the Company (1)
       
 
  3.2    
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended (2)
       
 
  31.1    
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
       
 
  31.2    
Certification of the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
       
 
  32.1    
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
       
 
  32.2    
Certification of the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
       
 
  101    
Interactive Data File
 
     
(1)  
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-168281) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 22, 2010.
 
(2)  
Incorporated by reference to the Registrants Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission March 31, 2010.

 

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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.
         
  MOUNTAIN NATIONAL BANCSHARES, INC.
 
 
Date: November 18, 2011  /s/ Dwight B. Grizzell    
  Dwight B. Grizzell   
  President and Chief Executive Officer   
     
Date: November 18, 2011  /s/ Richard A. Hubbs    
  Richard A. Hubbs   
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit No.   Description
       
 
  3.1    
Charter of the Company (1)
       
 
  3.2    
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended (2)
       
 
  31.1    
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
       
 
  31.2    
Certification of the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
       
 
  32.1    
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
       
 
  32.2    
Certification of the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
       
 
  101    
Interactive Data File
 
     
(1)  
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-168281) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 22, 2010.
 
(2)  
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2010.

 

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