Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc. - FORM 10-Q

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020

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: 001-39188

CINCINNATI BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	84-2848636
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6581 Harrison Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio	45247
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(513) 574-3025

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Common stock, $0.01 par value per share		CNNB		The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
(Title of Each Class)		(Trading Symbol(s))		(Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or emerging growth company. See the definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule #12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	¨
Non-accelerated filer	x	Smaller reporting company	x
		Emerging Growth Company	x

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨ No x

The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock as of November 4, 2020 was 2,975,625.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Form 10-Q

Index

		Page
Part I. Financial Information

Item 1.	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2019	1

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)	2

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)	3

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)	4

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)	6

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	7

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	35

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	52

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	52

Part II. Other Information

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	52

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	52

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	54

Item 3.	Defaults upon Senior Securities	54

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	54

Item 5.	Other Information	54

Item 6.	Exhibits	55

	Signature Page	56

Part I. – Financial Information

Item 1.

Financial Statements

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

September 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2019

	September 30,			December 31,
	2020			2019
	(Unaudited)
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	2,126,888		$	2,348,157
Interest-bearing demand deposits in banks		14,660,115			31,622,109
Federal funds sold		5,085,000			3,765,000
Cash and cash equivalents		21,872,003			37,735,266

Interest-bearing time deposits		1,000,000			-
Available-for-sale debt securities		5,539,738			6,733,213
Loans held for sale		18,119,870			3,114,081
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $1,472,545 and $1,407,545, respectively		169,844,971			179,332,026
Premises and equipment, net		3,493,926			3,354,447
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		2,801,800			2,657,400
Interest receivable		552,531			624,333
Mortgage servicing rights		1,615,973			1,213,815
Federal Home Loan Bank lender risk account receivable		1,767,171			1,713,240
Bank-owned life insurance		4,150,910			4,086,645
Other assets		1,184,256			1,237,095
Total assets	$	231,943,149		$	241,801,561

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Liabilities
Deposits
Demand	$	36,255,371		$	28,658,432
Savings		44,144,641			37,514,343
Certificates of deposit		67,147,362			77,237,932
Total deposits		147,547,374			143,410,707

Federal Home Loan Bank advances		40,512,000			47,172,066
Stock subscription proceeds in escrow		-			23,407,011
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance		1,300,427			1,806,638
Interest payable		75,531			91,636
Directors deferred compensation		590,976			559,295
Deferred tax liabilities		859,941			478,654
Other liabilities		1,319,849			794,389
Total liabilities		192,206,098			217,720,396

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Temporary Equity
ESOP Shares subject to mandatory redemption		-			244,327

Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock - authorized 1,000,000 shares, $0.01 par value, none issued		-			-
Common stock - authorized 14,000,000 shares, $0.01 par value, 2,975,625 and 2,972,391 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively ⁽¹⁾		29,756			29,607
Additional paid-in capital		23,237,090			7,529,850
Unearned ESOP shares		(1,699,372	)		(449,313	)
Retained earnings - substantially restricted		18,454,160			17,017,683
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(284,583	)		(290,989	)
Total stockholders' equity		39,737,051			23,836,838
Total liabilities, temporary equity, and stockholders' equity	$	231,943,149		$	241,801,561

⁽¹⁾

Share amounts related to the periods prior to the January 22, 2020 closing of the conversion offering have been restated to give retroactive recognition to the 1.6351 exchange ratio applied in the conversion offering. (see Note 1).

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
	(Unaudited)						(Unaudited)
Interest and Dividend Income
Loans, including fees	$	1,917,455		$	2,090,641		$	5,943,370		$	6,113,727
Securities		8,140			5,812			55,354			12,227
Dividends on Federal Home Loan Bank stock and other		22,796			73,123			133,968			236,381
Total interest and dividend income		1,948,391			2,169,576			6,132,692			6,362,335

Interest Expense
Deposits		385,543			488,044			1,317,389			1,420,147
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		228,812			274,770			716,956			673,009
Total interest expense		614,355			762,814			2,034,345			2,093,156

Net Interest Income		1,334,036			1,406,762			4,098,347			4,269,179

Provision for Loan Losses		-			25,000			65,000			25,000

Net Interest Income After Provision for Loan Losses		1,334,036			1,381,762			4,033,347			4,244,179

Noninterest Income
Gain on sales of loans		3,202,816			544,208			5,917,147			1,260,415
Mortgage servicing fees (costs)		(144,748	)		(88,342	)		(364,031	)		79,583
Other		209,215			225,185			650,464			638,582
Total noninterest income		3,267,283			681,051			6,203,580			1,978,580

Noninterest Expense
Salaries and employee benefits		2,271,612			1,079,464			5,510,319			3,136,506
Occupancy and equipment		184,583			146,143			513,196			435,840
Directors compensation		42,251			43,773			132,583			148,333
Data processing		182,821			136,330			433,203			518,469
Professional fees		100,444			86,104			246,505			231,101
Franchise tax		55,202			54,081			166,062			154,379
Deposit insurance premiums		14,875			8,985			17,894			37,391
Advertising		79,575			14,936			190,809			75,759
Software licenses		38,483			31,885			108,023			88,842
Loan costs		194,191			117,376			412,896			277,237
Net gains on sales of foreclosed assets		-			(35,944	)		-			(90,418	)
Merger-related expenses		-			-			-			18,000
Other		244,360			216,321			707,391			673,026
Total noninterest expense		3,408,397			1,899,454			8,438,881			5,704,465

Income Before Income Taxes		1,192,922			163,359			1,798,046			518,294

Provision for Income Taxes		254,389			17,217			361,568			60,097

Net Income	$	938,533		$	146,142		$	1,436,478		$	458,197

Earnings per common share - basic	$	0.32		$	0.05		$	0.50		$	0.16
Earnings per common share - diluted	$	0.32		$	0.05		$	0.49		$	0.16
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic ⁽¹⁾		2,891,567			2,859,981			2,882,861			2,858,016
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted ⁽¹⁾		2,921,391			2,907,087			2,914,519			2,897,342

⁽¹⁾

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
	(Unaudited)						(Unaudited)
Net Income	$	938,533		$	146,142		$	1,436,478		$	458,197

Other Comprehensive Income:
Net unrealized gains (loss) on available-for-sale securities		13,411			(6,688	)		46,993			(4,654	)
Tax expense (benefit)		(2,816	)		1,404			(9,869	)		977
Changes in directors' retirement plan prior service costs		(12,962	)		(10,161	)		(38,885	)		(30,481	)
Tax benefit		2,722			2,134			8,166			6,401
Other comprehensive income (loss)		355			(13,311	)		6,405			(27,757	)

Comprehensive Income	$	938,888		$	132,831		$	1,442,883		$	430,440

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)

											Accumulated
			Additional			Unearned					Other			Total
	Common		Paid-in			ESOP			Retained		Comprehensive			Stockholders'
	Stock		Capital			Shares			Earnings		Loss			Equity
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020:

Balance, July 1, 2020	$	29,756	$	23,209,347		$	(1,725,085	)	$	17,515,627	$	(284,938	)	$	38,744,707


ESOP shares earned		-		(2,649	)		25,713			-		-			23,064

Stock based compensation expense		-		30,392			-			-		-			30,392

Net income		-		-			-			938,533		-			938,533

Other comprehensive income		-		-			-			-		355			355

Balance, September 30, 2020	$	29,756	$	23,237,090		$	(1,699,372	)	$	18,454,160	$	(284,583	)	$	39,737,051

											Accumulated
			Additional			Unearned					Other			Total
	Common		Paid-in			ESOP			Retained		Comprehensive			Stockholders'
	Stock		Capital			Shares			Earnings		Loss			Equity
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019:

Balance, July 1, 2019	$	29,593	$	7,488,899		$	(471,779	)	$	16,531,264	$	(266,888	)	$	23,311,089

Issuance of common stock		14		12,860			-			-		-			12,874

ESOP shares subject to mandatory redemption		-		(17,209	)		-			-		-			(17,209	)

ESOP shares earned		-		4,951			11,233			-		-			16,184

Stock based compensation expense		-		25,790			-			-		-			25,790

Net income		-		-			-			146,142		-			146,142

Other comprehensive loss		-		-			-			-		(13,311	)		(13,311	)

Balance, September 30, 2019	$	29,607	$	7,515,291		$	(460,546	)	$	16,677,406	$	(280,199	)	$	23,481,559

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)

												Accumulated
				Additional			Unearned					Other			Total
	Common			Paid-in			ESOP			Retained		Comprehensive			Stockholders'
	Stock			Capital			Shares			Earnings		Loss			Equity
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020:

Balance, January 1, 2020	$	29,607		$	7,529,850		$	(449,313	)	$	17,017,682	$	(290,988	)	$	23,836,838

Proceeds from issuance of 1,652,960 shares of common stock (which included 132,237 shares to the ESOP), net of the offering costs of $1.2 million		29,756			15,577,194			(1,322,370	)		-		-			14,284,580

Contribution by CF Mutual Holding Company					50,000			-			-		-			50,000

Exchange of common stock		(29,607	)		-			-			-		-			(29,607	)

ESOP shares earned		-			(1,927	)		72,311			-		-			70,384

Stock-based compensation expense		-			81,973			-			-		-			81,973

Net income		-			-			-			1,436,478		-			1,436,478

Other comprehensive income		-			-			-			-		6,405			6,405

Balance, September 30, 2020	$	29,756		$	23,237,090		$	(1,699,372	)	$	18,454,160	$	(284,583	)	$	39,737,051

											Accumulated
			Additional			Unearned					Other			Total
	Common		Paid-in			ESOP			Retained		Comprehensive			Stockholders'
	Stock		Capital			Shares			Earnings		Loss			Equity
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019:

Balance, January 1, 2019	$	29,593	$	7,458,745		$	(494,245	)	$	16,219,209	$	(252,442	)	$	22,960,860

Issuance of common stock		14		12,860			-			-		-			12,874

ESOP shares subject to mandatory redemption		-		(45,848	)		-			-		-			(45,848	)

ESOP shares earned		-		12,162			33,699			-		-			45,861

Stock-based compensation expense		-		77,372			-			-		-			77,372

Net income		-		-			-			458,197		-			458,197

Other comprehensive income		-		-			-			-		(27,757	)		(27,757	)

Balance, September 30, 2019	$	29,607	$	7,515,291		$	(460,546	)	$	16,677,406	$	(280,199	)	$	23,481,559

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020			2019
Operating Activities
Net income	$	1,436,478		$	458,197
Items not requiring (providing) cash:
Depreciation and amortization		166,090			144,132
Provision for loan losses		65,000			25,000
Amortization of premiums and discounts on securities, net		18,138			9,445
Amortization of deferred prepayment penalty on Federal
Home Loan Bank advances		3,086			3,471
Change in deferred income taxes		155,766			44,791
Gain on sale of loans		(5,917,147	)		(1,260,415	)
Proceeds from the sale of loans held for sale		251,935,816			58,545,090
Origination of loans held for sale		(261,024,458	)		(61,998,294	)
Earnings on cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance		(64,265	)		(67,375	)
Stock-based compensation expense		81,973			77,372
ESOP shares earned		70,384			45,861
Gain on sale of foreclosed assets		-			(90,418	)
Changes in:
Interest receivable		71,802			(75,040	)
Mortgage servicing rights		(402,158	)		(53,318	)
Federal Home Loan Bank lender risk account receivable		(53,931	)		132,471
Other assets		52,839			(220,551	)
Interest payable		(16,105	)		42,267
Other liabilities		742,074			270,962
Net cash used in operating activities		(12,678,618	)		(3,966,352	)

Investing Activities
Net change in interest-bearing deposits		(1,000,000	)		-
Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities		1,222,330			251,504
Purchase of available for sale securities		-			(1,965,811	)
Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock		(144,400	)		(74,300	)
Net change in loans		9,422,055			(13,497,348	)
Proceeds from the maturities of interest-bearing time deposits		-			200,000
Purchase of premises and equipment		(305,569	)		(113,521	)
Proceeds from sale of foreclosed assets		-			240,643
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		9,194,416			(14,958,833	)

Financing Activities
Net decrease in deposits		(19,270,344	)		(4,117,362	)
Proceeds from stock issuance		14,060,646			14
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances		14,000,000			106,486,000
Repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank advances		(20,663,152	)		(79,324,000	)
Proceeds from stock options exercised		-			12,860
Net decrease in advances from borrowers for
taxes and insurance		(506,211	)		(215,575	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(12,379,061	)		22,841,937

(Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents		(15,863,263	)		3,916,752
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period		37,735,266			11,089,189
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period	$	21,872,003		$	15,005,941

Supplemental Cash Flows Information
Interest paid	$	2,050,450		$	2,050,889
Income taxes paid		231,193			-
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans		-			48,127

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

NOTE 1:

Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Account Policies

Nature of Operations

Cincinnati Bancorp (“Bancorp”), the predecessor to Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc. (“Company”), was the mid-tier holding company for Cincinnati Federal (the “Bank”), a federally chartered stock savings and loan association that is primarily engaged in providing a full range of banking and financial services to individual and corporate customers. Our business operations are conducted in the larger Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan area which includes Hamilton, Warren, Butler and Clermont Counties in Ohio, Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties in Kentucky, and Dearborn County, Indiana.

On October 14, 2015, the Bank had reorganized into the mutual holding company structure. As part of the reorganization, the Bancorp sold 773,663 shares of common stock at a price of $10.00 per share in a public offering and issued 945,587 shares of common stock to CF Mutual Holding Company, the Bancorp’s parent mutual holding company.

On December 20, 2019, the Bancorp’s shareholders approved a plan of conversion and reorganization, whereby CF Mutual Holding Company and Cincinnati Bancorp would convert and reorganize from the mutual holding company structure to the stock holding company structure. The conversion and reorganization were completed effective January 22, 2020, whereby the Company, a Maryland corporation and successor to the Bancorp, sold a total of 1,652,960 shares of common stock at a price of $10.00 per share in the subscription offering, which included 132,237 shares sold to Cincinnati Federal’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan, and issued 1,322,665 shares of common stock in exchange for the outstanding shares of common stock of the Bancorp owned by stockholders other than CF Mutual Holding Company. The exchange ratio for previously held shares of Cincinnati Bancorp was 1.6351 as applied in the conversion offering. References herein to the “Company” include Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc. and Cincinnati Bancorp before completion of the conversion.

The Company is subject to competition from other financial institutions. The Company is subject to the regulation of certain federal and state agencies and undergoes periodic examinations by those regulatory authorities.

Revenue Recognition

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" (Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606) and all subsequent ASUs that modified ASC 606. ASC 606 provides that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods and services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Interest income, net securities gains (losses), gains from the sale of mortgage loans and bank-owned life insurance are not included within the scope of ASC 606. For the revenue streams in the scope of ASC 606, service charges on deposits and electronic banking fees, there are no significant judgments related to the amount and timing of revenue recognition. All of the Company’s in-scope revenue from contracts with customers is recognized within other noninterest income.

Service charges on deposit accounts: The Company earns fees from its deposit customers for transaction-based, account maintenance and overdraft services. Transaction-based fees, which include services such as stop payment charges, statement rendering and other fees, are recognized at the time the transaction is executed as that is the point in time the Company fulfills the customer's request. Account maintenance fees, which relate primarily to monthly maintenance, are earned over the course of a month, representing the period over which the Company satisfies the performance obligation. Overdraft fees are recognized at the point in time that the overdraft occurs.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Service charges on deposits are withdrawn from the customer's account balance. Service charges are recorded in other noninterest income.

Interchange income: The Company earns interchange income from cardholder transactions conducted through the various payment networks. Interchange income from cardholder transactions

represent a percentage of the underlying transaction value and is recognized daily, concurrently with the transaction processing services provided to the cardholder. The gross amount of these fees is processed through noninterest income. Interchange fees are recorded in other noninterest income.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, include the accounts of the Company and the Bank. All significant intercompany items have been eliminated.

Interim Financial Statements

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2020, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, are unaudited and reflect all normal recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. Such adjustments are the only adjustments contained in these unaudited consolidated financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared according to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and, therefore, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been omitted. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be achieved for the remainder of the year ending December 31, 2020, or any other period.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 and for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, valuation of real estate acquired in connection with foreclosures or in satisfaction of loans, loan servicing rights, lender reserve account and fair values of financial instruments.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

NOTE 2:

Securities

Available-for-sale debt securities are recorded at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported in other comprehensive income. Purchase premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income using the interest method over the terms of the securities. Gains and losses on the sale of securities are recorded on the trade date and are determined using the specific identification method.

For debt securities with fair value below amortized cost, when the Company does not intend to sell a debt security, and it is more likely than not the Company will not have to sell the security before recovery of its cost basis, the Company recognizes the credit component of an other-than-temporary impairment of a debt security in earnings and the remaining portion in other comprehensive income.

The amortized cost and approximate fair values, together with gross unrealized gains and losses, of securities are as follows:

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Available-for-Sale Debt Securities:

September 30, 2020 (unaudited):
Mortgage-backed securities of government sponsored entities	$	5,499,982	$	42,684	$	(2,928	)	$	5,539,738

December 31, 2019:
Mortgage-backed securities of government sponsored entities	$	6,740,450	$	7,335	$	(14,572	)	$	6,733,213

The Company had no sales of investment securities during the three month and nine month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. The Company had not pledged any of its investment securities as of September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019.

The amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale securities at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, by contractual maturity is not disclosed for mortgage-backed securities, as expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

Certain investments in debt securities have fair values at an amount less than their historical cost. The total fair value of these investments at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was $197,178 and $5,814,388, respectively, which was approximately 3.6% and 86.4%, respectively, of the Company’s investment portfolio at those respective dates.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

The following tables show the gross unrealized losses and fair value of the Company’s investments with unrealized losses that are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired, aggregated by investment class and length of time that the individual securities have been in continuous unrealized loss position at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
September 30, 2020:
Mortgage-backed securities of government sponsored entities	$	51,529	$	(518	)	$	145,649	$	(2,410	)	$	197,178	$	(2,928	)

December 31, 2019:
Mortgage-backed securities of government sponsored entities	$	5,582,540	$	(14,154	)	$	231,848	$	(418	)	$	5,814,388	$	(14,572	)

NOTE 3:

Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

Categories of loans at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 include:

	September 30,			December 31,
	2020			2019
	(Unaudited)
One to four family mortgage loans - owner occupied	$	79,018,999		$	91,919,064
One to four family - investment		12,570,884			12,846,342
Multi-family mortgage loans		38,680,588			36,628,238
Nonresidential mortgage loans		26,728,087			23,377,598
Construction and land loans		5,611,889			5,329,188
Real estate secured lines of credit		10,560,399			10,029,917
Commercial loans		1,396,309			557,268
Other consumer loans		333,617			863,546
Total loans		174,900,772			181,551,161

Less:
Net deferred loan costs		(342,969	)		(482,681	)
Undisbursed portion of loans		3,926,225			1,294,271
Allowance for loan losses		1,472,545			1,407,545

Net loans	$	169,844,971		$	179,332,026

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

The following tables present the activity in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans based on portfolio segment and impairment method for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2019:

	At or for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
	One- to Four- Family Mortgage Loans Owner Occupied		One- to Four- Family Mortgage Loans Investment		Multi-Family Mortgage Loans			Nonresidential Mortgage Loans		Construction & Land Loans		Real Estate Secured Lines of Credit			Commercial Loans		Other Consumer Loans			Total
Allowance for loan losses:
Balance, beginning of period	$	324,647	$	82,219	$	524,183		$	277,026	$	69,457	$	105,187		$	11,408	$	13,418		$	1,407,545
Provision (credit) charged to expense		53,694		1,349		(155,411	)		157,250		15,485		(18,670	)		19,080		(7,777	)		65,000
Losses charged off		-		-		-			-		-		-			-		-			-
Recoveries		-		-		-			-		-		-			-		-			-
Balance, end of period	$	378,341	$	83,568	$	368,772		$	434,276	$	84,942	$	86,517		$	30,488	$	5,641		$	1,472,545

Ending balance: Individually evaluated for impairment	$	20,722	$	8,013	$	-		$	-	$	-	$	-		$	-	$	-		$	28,735

Ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	357,619	$	75,555	$	368,772		$	434,276	$	84,942	$	86,517		$	30,488	$	5,641		$	1,443,810
Loans:
Ending balance	$	79,018,999	$	12,570,884	$	38,680,588		$	26,728,087	$	5,611,889	$	10,560,399		$	1,396,309	$	333,617		$	174,900,772

Ending balance: Individually evaluated for impairment	$	1,160,983	$	569,212	$	213,116		$	43,562	$	-	$	59,268		$	-	$	-		$	2,046,141

Ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	77,858,016	$	12,001,672	$	38,467,472		$	26,684,525	$	5,611,889	$	10,501,131		$	1,396,309	$	333,617		$	172,854,631

	At or for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
	One- to Four- Family Mortgage Loans Owner Occupied			One- to Four- Family Mortgage Loans Investment			Multi-Family Mortgage Loans		Nonresidential Mortgage Loans		Construction & Land Loans		Real Estate Secured Lines of Credit		Commercial Loans			Other Consumer Loans			Total
Allowance for loan losses:
Balance, beginning of period	$	449,513		$	97,741		$	348,117	$	397,222	$	75,594	$	65,722	$	32,220		$	6,416		$	1,472,545
Provision (credit) charged to expense		(71,172	)		(14,173	)		20,655		37,054		9,348		20,795		(1,732	)		(775	)		-
Losses charged off		-			-			-		-		-		-		-			-			-
Recoveries		-			-			-		-		-		-		-			-			-
Balance, end of period	$	378,341		$	83,568		$	368,772	$	434,276	$	84,942	$	86,517	$	30,488		$	5,641		$	1,472,545

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

	At or for Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
	One- to Four- Family Mortgage Loans Owner Occupied			One- to Four- Family Mortgage Loans Investment			Multi-Family Mortgage Loans		Nonresidential Mortgage Loans		Construction & Land Loans			Real Estate Secured Lines of Credit			Commercial Loans			Other Consumer Loans			Total
Allowance for loan losses:
Balance, beginning of period	$	456,630		$	123,017		$	224,384	$	182,338	$	100,187		$	296,873		$	9,001		$	12,642		$	1,405,072
Provision (credit) charged to expense		(81,169	)		(27,962	)		138,667		6,201		(10,142	)		(1,320	)		(1,443	)		2,168			25,000
Losses charged off		(14,431	)		(8,012	)		-		-		-			-			-			(84	)		(22,527	)
Recoveries		-			-			-		-		-			-			-			-			-
Balance, end of period	$	361,030		$	87,043		$	363,051	$	188,539	$	90,045		$	295,553		$	7,558		$	14,726		$	1,407,545

	At or for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)
	One- to Four- Family Mortgage Loans Owner Occupied			One- to Four- Family Mortgage Loans Investment			Multi-Family Mortgage Loans		Nonresidential Mortgage Loans		Construction & Land Loans			Real Estate Secured Lines of Credit			Commercial Loans			Other Consumer Loans		Total
Allowance for loan losses:
Balance, beginning of period	$	456,630		$	123,017		$	224,384	$	182,338	$	100,187		$	296,873		$	9,001		$	12,558	$	1,404,988
Provision (credit) charged to expense		(81,169	)		(27,962	)		138,667		6,201		(10,142	)		(1,320	)		(1,443	)		2,168		25,000
Losses charged off		(14,431	)		(8,012	)		-		-		-			-			-			-		(22,443	)
Recoveries		-			-			-		-		-			-			-			-		-
Balance, end of period	$	361,030		$	87,043		$	363,051	$	188,539	$	90,045		$	295,553		$	7,558		$	14,726	$	1,407,545

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

	At or For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
	One- to Four- Family Mortgage Loans Owner Occupied			One- to Four- Family Mortgage Loans Investment			Multi-Family Mortgage Loans		Nonresidential Mortgage Loans		Construction & Land Loans			Real Estate Secured Lines of Credit			Commercial Loans		Other Consumer Loans			Total
Allowance for loan losses:
Balance, beginning of year	$	456,630		$	123,017		$	224,384	$	182,338	$	100,187		$	296,873		$	9,001	$	12,642		$	1,405,072
Provision (credit) charged to expense		(117,552	)		(32,786	)		299,799		94,688		(30,730	)		(191,686	)		2,407		860			25,000
Losses charged offRecoveries		(14,431	)		(8,012	)		-		-		-			-			-		(84	)		(22,527	)
Balance, end of year	$	324,647		$	82,219		$	524,183	$	277,026	$	69,457		$	105,187		$	11,408	$	13,418		$	1,407,545

Ending balance: Individually evaluated for impairment	$	20,722		$	8,013		$	-	$	-	$	-		$	-		$	-	$	-		$	28,735

Ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	303,925		$	74,206		$	524,183	$	277,026	$	69,457		$	105,187		$	11,408	$	13,418		$	1,378,810
Loans:
Ending balance	$	91,919,064		$	12,846,342		$	36,628,238	$	23,377,598	$	5,329,188		$	10,029,917		$	557,268	$	863,546		$	181,551,161

Ending balance: Individually evaluated for impairment	$	1,115,573		$	760,733		$	507,066	$	56,190	$	-		$	81,505		$	-	$	-		$	2,521,067

Ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment	$	90,803,491		$	12,085,609		$	36,121,172	$	23,321,408	$	5,329,188		$	9,948,412		$	557,268	$	863,546		$	179,030,094

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

The Company has adopted a standard grading system for all loans.

Definitions are as follows:

Prime (1) loans are of superior quality with excellent credit strength and repayment ability proving a nominal credit risk.

Good (2) loans are of above average credit strength and repayment ability proving only a minimal credit risk.

Satisfactory (3) loans are of reasonable credit strength and repayment ability proving an average credit risk due to one or more underlying weaknesses.

Acceptable (4) loans are of the lowest acceptable credit strength and weakened repayment ability providing a cautionary credit risk due to one or more underlying weaknesses. New borrowers are typically not underwritten within this classification.

Special Mention (5) loans have potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or in the Company’s credit position at some future date. Special mention loans are not adversely classified and do not expose the Company to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification. Ordinarily, special mention credits have characteristics which corrective management action would remedy.

Substandard (6) loans are inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified must have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful (7) loans have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified Substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of current known facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable.

Loss (8) loans are considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance as bankable assets is not warranted. This classification does not mean that the loan has absolutely no recovery or salvage value but rather it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off even though partial recovery may be realized in the future.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

The following tables present the credit risk profile of the Company’s loan portfolio based on internal rating category and payment activity as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
	One- to Four- Family Mortgage Loans - Owner Occupied		One- to Four- Family Mortgage Loans - Investment		Multi-Family Mortgage Loans		Nonresidential Mortgage Loans		Construction & Land Loans		Real Estate Secured Lines of Credit		Commercial Loans		Other Consumer Loans		Total
Pass	$	78,330,038	$	11,927,786	$	38,599,760	$	26,206,289	$	5,611,889	$	10,407,609	$	1,396,309	$	333,617	$	172,813,297
Special mention		115,200		528,524		-		521,798		-		-		-		-		1,165,522
Substandard		573,761		114,574		80,828		-		-		152,790		-		-		921,953
Doubtful		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Loss		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-

Total	$	79,018,999	$	12,570,884	$	38,680,588	$	26,728,087	$	5,611,889	$	10,560,399	$	1,396,309	$	333,617	$	174,900,772

	December 31, 2019
	One- to Four- Family Mortgage Loans - Owner Occupied		One- to Four- Family Mortgage Loans - Investment		Multi-Family Mortgage Loans		Nonresidential Mortgage Loans		Construction & Land Loans		Real Estate Secured Lines of Credit		Commercial Loans		Other Consumer Loans		Total
Pass	$	91,281,765	$	12,115,427	$	36,256,469	$	22,813,758	$	5,329,188	$	9,870,477	$	557,268	$	863,546	$	179,087,898
Special mention		-		548,876		-		563,840		-		-		-		-		1,112,716
Substandard		637,299		182,039		371,769		-		-		159,440		-		-		1,350,547
Doubtful		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Loss		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-

Total	$	91,919,064	$	12,846,342	$	36,628,238	$	23,377,598	$	5,329,188	$	10,029,917	$	557,268	$	863,546	$	181,551,161

Pass portfolio within the tables above consists of loans graded Prime (1) through Acceptable (4).

The Company evaluates the loan risk grading system definitions and allowance for loan losses methodology on an ongoing basis. No significant changes were made to either during the three months or nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

The following tables present the loan portfolio aging analysis of the recorded investment in loans as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
	30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		90 Days and Greater Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Loans Receivable			Total Loans > 90 Days Past Due & Accruing
One to four-family mortgage loans	$	-	$	-	$	174,585	$	174,585	$	78,844,414	$	79,018,999	$	-
One to four family - investment		-		-		-		-		12,570,884		12,570,884		-
Multi-family mortgage loans		-		-		-		-		38,680,588		38,680,588		-
Nonresidential mortgage loans		-		-		-		-		26,728,087		26,728,087		-
Construction & land loans		-		-		-		-		5,611,889		5,611,889		-
Real estate secured lines of credit		-		-		-		-		10,560,399		10,560,399		-
Commercial loans		-		-		-		-		1,396,309		1,396,309		-
Other consumer loans		-		-		-		-		333,617		333,617		-

Total	$	-	$	-	$	174,585	$	174,585	$	174,726,187	$	174,900,772	$	-

	December 31, 2019
	30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		90 Days and Greater Past Due		Total Past Due		Current		Total Loans Receivable			Total Loans > 90 Days Past Due & Accruing
One to four-family mortgage loans	$	-	$	-	$	110,934	$	110,934	$	91,808,130	$	91,919,064	$	-
One to four family - investment		-		-		-		-		12,846,342		12,846,342		-
Multi-family mortgage loans		-		-		-		-		36,628,238		36,628,238		-
Nonresidential mortgage loans		-		-		-		-		23,377,598		23,377,598		-
Construction & land loans		-		-		-		-		5,329,188		5,329,188		-
Real estate secured lines of credit		97,679		-		-		97,679		9,932,238		10,029,917		-
Commercial loans		-		-		-		-		557,268		557,268		-
Other consumer loans		-		-		-		-		863,546		863,546		-

Total	$	97,679	$	-	$	110,934	$	208,613	$	181,342,548	$	181,551,161	$	-

A loan is considered impaired, in accordance with the impairment accounting guidance (ASC 310, Receivables), when based on current information and events, it is probable the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due from the borrower in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan. Impaired loans include nonperforming commercial loans and loans modified in troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”).

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

The following tables present impaired loans for September 30, 2020, September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2019:

							For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	At September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)						September 30, 2020				September 30, 2020
	Recorded Balance		Unpaid Principal Balance		Specific Allowance		Average Investment in Impaired Loans		Interest Income Recognized		Average Investment in Impaired Loans		Interest Income Recognized
	(Unaudited)
Loans without a specific valuation allowance
One- to four-family mortgage loans	$	1,101,454	$	1,101,454	$	-	$	1,104,471		12,064	$	1,110,663	$	37,388
One to four family - investment		358,573		358,573		-		362,529		5,591		367,480		16,538
Multi-family mortgage loans		213,116		213,116		-		213,755		2,963		370,624		19,239
Nonresidential mortgage loans		43,562		43,562		-		45,581		636		49,805		2,116
Construction & land loans		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Real estate secured lines of credit		59,268		59,268		-		59,735		1,028		60,527		3,116
Commercial Loans		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Other consumer loans		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Loans with a specific valuation allowance										-
One- to four-family mortgage loans		59,529		80,251		20,722		80,390		259		80,934		1,439
One to four family - investment		210,639		218,652		8,013		219,921		1,008		220,921		8,389
Multi-family mortgage loans		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Nonresidential mortgage loans		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Construction & land loans		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Real estate secured lines of credit		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Commercial Loans		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Other consumer loans		-		-		-		-		-		-		-

	$	2,046,141	$	2,074,876	$	28,735	$	2,086,382	$	23,549	$	2,260,954	$	88,225

							For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	At September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)						September 30, 2019				September 30, 2019
	Recorded Balance		Unpaid Principal Balance		Specific Allowance		Average Investment in Impaired Loans		Interest Income Recognized		Average Investment in Impaired Loans		Interest Income Recognized
	(Unaudited)
Loans without a specific valuation allowance
One- to four-family mortgage loans	$	1,014,485	$	1,014,485	$	-	$	1,017,137		11,815	$	1,037,293	$	38,717
One to four family - investment		378,530		378,530		-		381,591		5,949		385,557		16,101
Multi-family mortgage loans		508,621		508,621		-		509,764		12,797		511,849		29,566
Nonresidential mortgage loans		75,852		75,852		-		77,662		1,182		79,530		2,415
Construction & land loans		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Real estate secured lines of credit		83,926		83,926		-		85,497		1,380		87,490		3,943
Commercial Loans		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Other consumer loans		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Loans with a specific valuation allowance										-
One- to four-family mortgage loans		66,568		68,366		1,798		68,366		-		68,366		-
One to four family - investment		361,668		397,470		35,802		399,117		4,807		403,613		15,593
Multi-family mortgage loans		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Nonresidential mortgage loans		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Construction & land loans		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Real estate secured lines of credit		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Commercial Loans		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Other consumer loans		-		-		-		-		-		-		-

	$	2,489,650	$	2,527,250	$	37,600	$	2,539,134	$	37,930	$	2,573,698	$	106,335

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

	December 31, 2019
	Recorded Balance		Unpaid Principal Balance		Specific Allowance		Average Investment in Impaired Loans		Interest Income Recognized
Loans without a specific valuation allowance
One- to four-family mortgage loans	$	1,054,515	$	1,054,515	$	-	$	1,077,076	$	52,394
One- to four-family - investment		374,389		374,389		-		383,268		21,191
Multi-family mortgage loans		507,066		507,066		-		510,866		43,647
Nonresidential mortgage loans		56,190		56,190		-		75,260		4,583
Construction & land loans		-		-		-		-		-
Real estate secured lines of credit		81,505		81,505		-		86,326		5,416
Commercial loans		-		-		-		-		-
Other consumer loans		-		-		-		-		-
Loans with a specific valuation allowance
One- to four-family mortgage loans		61,058		81,780		20,722		79,941		1,170
One- to four-family - investment		386,344		394,357		8,013		401,718		19,965
Multi-family mortgage loans		-		-		-		-		-
Nonresidential mortgage loans		-		-		-		-		-
Construction & land loans		-		-		-		-		-
Real estate secured lines of credit		-		-		-		-		-
Commercial loans		-		-		-		-		-
Other consumer loans		-		-		-		-		-
	$	2,521,067	$	2,549,802	$	28,735	$	2,614,455	$	148,366

Income recognized on a cash basis was not materially different than interest income recognized on an accrual basis.

The following table presents the nonaccrual loans at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. This table excludes accruing TDRs, which totaled $1,068,000 and $1,445,000 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

	September 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
	(Unaudited)
One- to four-family mortgage loans	$	174,585	$	110,934
One to four family - investment		-		-
Multi-family mortgage loans		-		-
Nonresidential mortgage loans		-		-
Construction and land loans		-		-
Real estate secured lines of credit		-		-
Commercial loans		-		-
Other consumer loans		-		-
Total	$	174,585	$	110,934

At September 30, 2020, the Company had no loans that were modified in a TDR and that were impaired.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

There were no newly classified TDRs at September 30, 2020. The following table presents the newly classified TDR’s at December 31, 2019:

	December 31, 2019
	Number of Loans		Pre- Modification Recorded Balance		Post-Modification Recorded Balance
Mortgage loans on real estate:
Residential 1-4 family - owner occupied		3	$	266,418	$	240,926
Residential 1-4 family - investment		-		-		-
Multifamily		-		-		-
Nonresidential mortgage loans		-		-		-
Construction & land loans		-		-		-
Construction & land loans		-		-		-
Real estate secured lines of credit		1		-		40,627
Commercial loans		-		-		-
Consumer loans		-		-		-
		4	$	266,418	$	281,553

Newly classified TDRs, by type of modification, are as follows for December 31, 2019:

	December 31, 2019
	Interest Only		Term		Combination		Total Modification
Mortgage loans on real estate:
Residential 1-4 family - owner occupied	$	-	$	-	$	240,926	$	240,926
Residential 1-4 family -investment		-		-		-		-
Multifamily		-		-		-		-
Nonresidential mortgage loans		-		-		-		-
Construction & land loans		-		-		-		-
Real estate secured lines of credit		40,627		-		-		40,627
Commercial loans		-		-		-		-
Consumer loans		-		-		-		-
	$	40,627	$	-	$	240,926	$	281,553

There were no TDRs modified during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 that subsequently defaulted. As of September 30, 2020, borrowers with loans designated as TDRs totaling $855,000 of residential real estate loans and $213,000 of multifamily loans, met the criteria for placement back on accrual status. This criteria is a minimum of six consecutive months of payment performance under existing or modified terms. As of September 30, 2020, the Company had no performing TDRs that did not meet the criteria for placement back on accrual status.

In March 2020, in connection with the implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and related provisions, we have elected the temporary relief in the CARES Act not to apply the guidance in ASC 310-40 on accounting for troubled debt restructurings (TDRs) to loan modifications related to COVID-19 made between March 1, 2020 and the earlier of (1) December 31, 2020 or (2) 60 days after the end of the COVID-19 national emergency. The relief was only applied to modifications for borrowers that were not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

There were no foreclosed real estate properties at September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019. There was one consumer mortgage loan in process of foreclosure totaling $ 65,446 at September 30, 2020.

NOTE 4: Earnings Per Common Share

Basic earnings per common share (“EPS”) excludes dilution and is calculated by dividing net income applicable to common stock by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is computed in a manner similar to that of basic EPS except that the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding is increased to include the number of incremental common shares that would have been outstanding if all potentially dilutive common stock equivalents were issued during the period. Unallocated common shares held by the Company’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) are shown as a reduction in stockholders’ equity and are excluded from weighted-average common shares outstanding for both basic and diluted EPS calculations until they are committed to be released. The computations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
	(Unaudited)				(Unaudied)
Net income	$	938,533	$	146,142	$	1,436,478	$	458,197
Less allocation of net income to participating securities		3,990		1,118		8,787		4,473
Net income allocated to common shareholders		934,543		145,024		1,427,691		453,724

Shares outstanding for basic earnings per share ⁽¹⁾:
Shares issued		2,965,593		2,937,127		2,954,316		2,937,918
Less: Average unearned ESOP shares		74,026		77,146		71,455		79,902

Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic		2,891,567		2,859,981		2,882,861		2,858,016

Basic earnings per common share	$	0.32	$	0.05	$	0.50	$	0.16

Effect of dilutive securities:
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic		2,891,567		2,859,981		2,882,861		2,858,016
Stock options		29,824		47,106		31,658		39,326
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted		2,921,391		2,907,087		2,914,519		2,897,342

Diluted earnings per share	$	0.32	$	0.05	$	0.49	$	0.16

⁽¹⁾

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

NOTE 5: Regulatory Matters

The Bank is 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 Company’s consolidated financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Bank’s assets, liabilities and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors. Furthermore, the Bank’s regulators could require adjustments to regulatory capital not reflected in these financial statements.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total and Tier I capital (as defined) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), common equity Tier I capital (as defined) to risk-weighted assets (as defined) and of Tier I capital to average assets (as defined). Management believes that, as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which it was subject at such dates.

Effective January 1, 2015, new regulatory capital requirements commonly referred to as ‘Basel III” were implemented and are reflected below. Management opted out of the accumulated comprehensive income treatment under the new requirements, and as such unrealized gains and losses from available-for-sale securities will continue to be excluded from regulatory capital.

The below minimum capital requirements exclude the capital conservation buffer required to avoid limitations on capital distributions, including dividend payments and certain discretionary bonus payments to executive officers. The capital conservation buffer was phased in from 0.0% for 2015 to 2.50% by 2019. The capital conservation buffer was 2.50% at September 30, 2020.

As of the most recent notification from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Bank was categorized as "well-capitalized" under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized, the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier I risk-based and Tier I leverage ratios as set forth in the table. Management believes that no conditions or events have occurred since the last notification that would change the Bank's category.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

The Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios are also presented in the following table:

	Actual					Minimum Capital Requirement					Minimum to Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio
	(Dollars in thousands)
As of September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	34,467		20.4	%	$	13,525		8.0	%	$	16,907		10.0	%

Tier I capital (to risk-weighted assets)		32,994		19.5	%		10,144		6.0	%		13,525		8.0	%

Common Equity Tier I capital (to risk-weighted assets)		32,994		19.5	%		7,608		4.5	%		10,989		6.5	%

Tier I capital (to adjusted average total assets)		32,994		14.3	%		9,227		4.0	%		11,534		5.0	%

As of December 31, 2019

Total risk-based capital (to risk-weighted assets)	$	24,898		16.3	%	$	12,204		8.0	%	$	15,255		10.0	%

Tier I capital (to risk-weighted assets)		23,490		15.4	%		9,153		6.0	%		12,204		8.0	%

Common Equity Tier I capital (to risk-weighted assets)		23,490		15.4	%		6,865		4.5	%		9,916		6.5	%

Tier I capital(to adjusted average total assets)		23,490		10.2	%		9,183		4.0	%		11,478		5.0	%

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

NOTE 6: Disclosure About Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value measurements must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. There is a hierarchy of three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

	Level 1	Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

	Level 2	Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full-term of the assets or liabilities.

	Level 3	Unobservable inputs supported by little or no market activity and are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Recurring Measurements

The following table presents the fair value measurements of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

				Fair Value Measurements Using
				Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
		Fair Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
Mortgage-backed securities of government sponsored entities	$	5,539,738	$	-	$	5,539,738	$	-
Mortgage servicing rights		1,615,973		-		-		1,615,973

December 31, 2019
Mortgage-backed securities of government sponsored entities	$	6,733,213	$	-	$	6,733,213	$	-
Mortgage servicing rights		1,213,815		-		-		1,213,815

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies and inputs used for assets measured at fair value on recurring basis and recognized in the accompanying balance sheets, as well as the general classification of such assets pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Available-for-sale Debt Securities

Where quoted market prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated by using quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or independent asset pricing services and pricing models, the inputs of which are market-based or independently sourced market parameters, including, but not limited to, yield curves, interest rates, volatilities, prepayments, defaults, cumulative loss projections and cash flows. Such securities are classified in Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. In certain cases where Level 1 and Level 2 inputs are not available, securities are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy.

Mortgage Servicing Rights

Mortgage servicing rights do not trade in an active, open market with readily observable prices. Accordingly, fair value is estimated using discounted cash flow models having significant inputs of loan balance, weighted-average coupon, weighted-average maturity, escrow payments, servicing fees, prepayment speeds, float, cost to service, ancillary income, and discount rate. Due to the nature of the valuation inputs, mortgage servicing rights are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy.

Mortgage servicing rights are tested for impairment. Management measures mortgage servicing rights through use of a third-party independent valuation. Inputs to the model are reviewed by management.

The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of recurring fair value measurements related to mortgage servicing rights recognized in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets using significant unobservable (Level 3) inputs:

	Three Months			Three Months			Nine Months			Nine Months
	Ended			Ended			Ended			Ended
	September 30,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
				(Unaudited)
Fair value as of the beginning of the period	$	1,256,842		$	1,398,293		$	1,213,815		$	1,252,740
Recognition of mortgage servicing rights on the sale of loans		594,455			60,088			989,479			146,766
Change in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in the valuation model		(235,324	)		(152,323	)		(587,321	)		(93,448	)

Fair value at the end of the period	$	1,615,973		$	1,306,058		$	1,615,973		$	1,306,058

Mortgage servicing rights are carried on the balance sheet at fair value and the changes in fair value are reported in other noninterest income in the period in which the changes occur.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Nonrecurring Measurements

The following table presents the collateral-dependent impaired loans measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

				Fair Value Measurements Using
		Carrying		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
		Amount		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)

Collateral-dependent impaired loans	$	174,585	$	-	$	-	$	174,585

December 31, 2019

Collateral-dependent impaired loans	$	51,568	$	-	$	-	$	51,568

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Unobservable (Level 3) Inputs

The following table presents quantitative information about unobservable inputs used in recurring and nonrecurring Level 3 fair value measurements at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

	Fair Value		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Inputs	Range (Weighted Average)
September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
Mortgage servicing rights	$	1,615,973	Discounted cash flow	Discount rate PSA prepayment speeds		10% 144-444%

Impaired loans (collateral dependent)	$	174,585	Market comparable properties	Marketability discount		10%-15% 12%

December 31, 2019
Mortgage servicing rights	$	1,213,815	Discounted cash flow	Discount rate PSA prepayment speeds		10% 89%-173%

Impaired loans (collateral dependent)	$	51,568	Market comparable properties	Marketability discount		10%-15% 12%

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following methods were used to estimate the fair value of all other financial instruments recognized in the accompanying balance sheets at amounts other than fair value.

Cash and cash equivalents, Federal Home Loan Bank Stock and Interest Receivable

The carrying amount approximates fair value.

Loans Held for Sale

Fair value of loans held for sale is based on quoted market prices, where available, or is determined by discounting estimated cash flows using interest rates approximating the Company’s current origination rates for similar loans and adjusted to reflect the inherent credit risk.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Loans

The estimated fair value of loans follows the guidance in ASU 2016-01, which prescribes an “exit price” in estimating and disclosing the fair value of financial instruments. The fair value calculation discounted estimated cash flows using rates that incorporated discounts for credit, liquidity and marketability factors.

Federal Home Loan Bank Lender Risk Account Receivable

The fair value of the Federal Home Loan Bank lender risk account receivable is estimated by discounting the estimated remaining cash flows of each strata of the receivable at current rates applicable to each strata for the same remaining maturities.

Deposits

Deposits include demand deposits and savings accounts. The fair value is estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies the rates currently offered for deposits of a similar structure. The fair value of fixed-maturity time deposits is estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

Rates currently available to the Company for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities are used to estimate the fair value of existing debt. Fair value of long-term debt is based on quoted market prices or dealer quotes for the identical liability when traded as an asset in an active market.

If a quoted market price is not available, an expected present value technique is used to estimate fair value.

Stock Subscription Proceeds in Escrow, Advances from Borrowers for Taxes and Insurance and Interest Payable

The carrying amount approximates fair value.

Commitments to Originate Loans, Forward Sale Commitments, Letters of Credit and Lines of Credit

The fair value of commitments to originate loans 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 value of forward sale commitments is estimated based on current market prices for loans of similar terms and credit quality. The fair values of letters of credit and lines of credit are based on fees currently charged for similar agreements or on the estimated cost to terminate or otherwise settle the obligations with the counterparties at the reporting date. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the fair value of commitments was not material.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

The following table presents estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments not previously presented at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

			Fair Value Measurements Using
	Carrying		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
	Amount		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
September 30, 2020 (Unaudited)
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	21,872,003	$	21,872,003	$	-	$	-
Interest-bearing time deposits		1,000,000		-		1,000,000		-
Loans held for sale		18,119,870		-		18,577,604		-
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses		169,844,971		-		-		168,401,288
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		2,801,800		-		2,801,800		-
Interest receivable		552,531		-		552,531		-
Federal Home Loan Bank lender risk account receivable		1,767,171		-		-		2,147,762

Financial Liabilities:
Deposits		147,547,374		80,400,012		68,795,698		-
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		40,512,000		-		42,032,042		-
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance		1,300,427		-		1,300,427		-
Interest payable		75,531		-		75,531		-

December 31, 2019
Financial Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	37,735,266	$	37,735,266	$	-	$	-
Loans held for sale		3,114,081		-		3,178,068		-
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses		179,332,026		-		-		175,117,724
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		2,657,400		-		2,657,400		-
Interest receivable		624,333		-		624,333		-
Federal Home Loan Bank lender risk account receivable		1,713,240		-		-		1,820,707

Financial Liabilities:
Deposits		143,410,707		66,172,775		78,065,313		-
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		47,172,066		-		47,707,920		-
Stock subscription proceeds in escrow		23,407,011		23,407,011		-
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance		1,806,638		-		1,806,638		-
Interest payable		91,636		-		91,636		-

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

NOTE 7:  Commitments and Credit Risk

Commitments to Originate Loans

Commitments to originate loans are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since a portion of the commitments may expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Each customer’s creditworthiness is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the counterparty. Collateral held varies, but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment, commercial real estate and residential real estate.

Forward sale commitments are commitments to sell groups of residential mortgage loans that the Company originates or purchases as part of its mortgage banking activities. The Company commits to sell the loans at specified prices in a future period. These commitments are acquired to reduce market risk on mortgage loans in the process of origination and mortgage loans held for sale since the Company is exposed to interest rate risk during the period between issuing a loan commitment and the sale of the loan into the secondary market.

Commitments to fund fixed rate loans at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, were as follows:

September 30, 2020

December 31, 2019

(Unaudited)

Interest Rate

Amount

Range

Amount

Range

Commitments to fund fixed-rate loans

43,290,440

2.25% - 4.375%

3,917,445

3.5% - 5.125%

Lines of Credit

Lines of credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Lines of credit generally have fixed expiration dates. Since a portion of the line may expire without being drawn upon, the total unused lines do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Each customer’s creditworthiness is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the counterparty. Collateral held varies but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment, commercial real estate and residential real estate. Management uses the same credit policies in granting lines of credit as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Loan commitments outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, including commitments for fixed-rate loans shown above, were composed of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2020		2019
		(Unaudited)
Commitments to originate loans for portfolio	$	1,278,655	$	761,055
Forward sale commitments		61,377,237		7,031,526
Lines of credit		17,709,475		16,840,828

NOTE 8: Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of other comprehensive loss, net of tax, included in stockholders’ equity at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

	September 30,			December 31,
	2020			2019
		(Unaudited)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities	$	39,756		$	(7,237	)

Directors' retirement plan		(400,445	)		(361,104	)
		(360,689	)		(368,341	)
Tax benefit		(76,106	)		(77,352	)

Net of tax amount	$	(284,583	)	$	(290,989	)

NOTE 9: Equity Incentive Plan

In May 2017, the Company’s stockholders approved the Cincinnati Bancorp 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”). The 2017 Plan authorizes the issuance or delivery to participants of up to 192,843 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the grants of restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, incentive stock options, and non-qualified stock options. Of this number, the maximum number of shares of Company common stock that may be issued under the 2017 Plan pursuant to the exercise of stock options is 137,745 shares and the maximum number of shares of Company common stock that may be issued as restricted stock awards or restricted stock units is 55,098 shares. Stock options awarded to employees may be incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options. Shares subject to award under the 2017 Plan may be authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares. The 2017 Plan contains annual and lifetime limits on certain types of awards to individual participants.

Awards may vest or become exercisable only upon the achievement of performance measures or based solely on the passage of time after award. Stock options and restricted stock awards provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control (as defined in the 2017 Plan).

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

In June 2020, the Company granted stock options for 11,000 shares to certain employees. Options granted in June 2020 have an exercise price of $9.38, as determined on the grant date and expire ten years from the grant date. The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during June 2020 was $2.54 per share. The fair value was calculated using the following assumptions: a risk-free interest rate of 0.77%; expected volatility of 19%, and an expected term of ten years.

Activity in the stock option plan was as follows for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:

					Weighted-Average
					Remaining		Aggregate
			Weighted-Average		Contractual Term		Intrinsic
	Shares		Exercise Price		(Years)		Value
	(Unaudited)
September 30, 2020
Outstanding, beginning of period		118,458	$	5.84		7.25	$	371,885
Granted		11,000		9.38		10.00		-
Exercised		-		-
Forfeited		-		-

Outstanding, end of period		129,458	$	6.14		7.00	$	367,485

Exercisable, end of period		71,076	$	5.84		6.75	$	223,179

						Weighted-Average
						Remaining		Aggregate
				Weighted-Average		Contractual Term		Intrinsic
	Shares			Exercise Price		(Years)		Value
	(Unaudited)
September 30, 2019
Outstanding, beginning of period		129,479		$	5.84		8.50	$	194,008
Granted		-			-
Exercised		(3,306	)	$	5.84
Forfeited		(7,714	)	$	5.84

Outstanding, end of period		118,458		$	5.84		7.75	$	456,416

Exercisable, end of period		47,383		$	5.84		7.75	$	182,566

⁽¹⁾ Share amounts related to periods prior to the January 22, 2020 closing of the conversion offering have been restated to give retroactive recognition to the 1.6351 exchange ratio applied in the conversion offering. (see Note 1).

In June 2017, the Company awarded 55,098 restricted shares to members of the Board of Directors and certain members of management. In June 2020, the Company awarded 1,324 restricted shares to certain members of management. The restricted stock awards have a five year vesting period. Shares of restricted stock awarded to employees under the 2017 Plan are subject to vesting based on continuous employment for a specified time period following the date of grant.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

During the restricted period, the holders are entitled to full voting rights and dividends, and are therefore considered participating securities.

Total compensation cost recognized in the income statement for share-based payment arrangements was $30,392 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and $25,790 for the three months ended September 30, 2019. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the compensation costs were $81,973 and $77,372, respectively.

As of September 30, 2020, there was approximately $228,999 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plan, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.4 years.

NOTE 10: Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc. is an “emerging growth company.” As an “emerging growth company”, we have elected to use the extended transition period to delay adoption of new or revised accounting pronouncements applicable to public companies until such pronouncements are made applicable to the financial statements of public companies that comply with such new or revised accounting standards.

FASB ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (Topic 326)

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. This ASU significantly changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that aren’t measured at fair value through net income.

In issuing the standard, the FASB is responding to criticism that today’s guidance delays recognition of credit losses. The standard will replace today’s “incurred loss” approach with an “expected loss” model. The new model, referred to as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model, will apply to: (1) financial assets subject to credit losses and measured at amortized cost,

and (2) certain off-balance sheet credit exposures. This includes, but is not limited to, loans, leases, held-to-maturity securities, loan commitments, and financial guarantees.

The CECL model does not apply to available-for-sale (“AFS”) debt securities. For AFS debt securities with unrealized losses, entities will measure credit losses in a manner similar to what they do today, except that the losses will be recognized as allowances rather than reductions in the amortized cost of the securities. As a result, entities will recognize improvements to estimated credit losses immediately in earnings rather than as interest income over time, as they do today.

The ASU also simplifies the accounting model for purchased credit-impaired debt securities and loans. ASU 2016-13 also expands the disclosure requirements regarding an entity’s assumptions, models, and methods for estimating the allowance for loan and lease losses. In addition, entities will need to disclose the amortized cost balance for each class of financial asset by credit quality indicator, disaggregated by the year of origination.

On October 16, 2019, FASB approved a final ASU delaying the effective date of ASU No. 2016-13 for certain companies. ASU No. 2016-13 is effective for public business entities that are U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filers that are not small reporting companies, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective (i.e., modified retrospective approach). The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU No. 2016-13 to the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations and currently does not know or cannot reasonably quantify the impact of the adoption of the standard as a result of the complexity and extensive changes from these amendments.

The Allowance for Loan Losses (ALL) estimate is material to the Company and given the change from an incurred loss model to a methodology that considers the credit loss over the life of the loan, there is the potential for an increase in the ALL at adoption date. The Company is anticipating a significant change in the processes and procedures to calculate the ALL, including changes in

assumptions and estimates to consider expected credit losses over the life of the loan versus the current accounting practice that utilizes the incurred loss model. In addition, the current accounting policy and procedures for the other-than-temporary impairment on available-for-sale securities will be replaced with an allowance approach. The Company continues collecting and retaining historical loan and credit data. The Company is in the process of identifying data gaps. Certain CECL models are currently being evaluated. The Audit Committee is informed of ongoing CECL developments. For additional information on the allowance for loan losses, see Note 3.

FASB ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842)

ASU No. 2016-02 Leases, was issued in February 2016 and requires a lessee to recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (“the lease liability”) and a right to use the underlying asset for the lease term, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments. When measuring assets and liabilities arising from a lease, the lessee should include payments to be made in optional periods only if the lessee is reasonably certain, as defined, to exercise an option to the lease or not to exercise an option to terminate the lease. Optional payments to purchase the underlying asset should be included if the lessee is reasonably certain it will exercise the purchase option. Most variable lease payments should be excluded except for those that depend on an index or a rate or are in substance fixed payments.

A lessee shall classify a lease as a finance lease if it meets any of the five listed criteria:

	a.	The lease transfers ownership of the underlying asset to the lessee by the end of the lease term.
	b.	The lease grants the lessee an option to purchase the underlying asset that the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise.
	c.	The lease term is for the major part of the remaining economic life of the underlying asset.
	d.	The present value of the sum of the lease payments and any residual value guaranteed by the lessee equals or exceeds substantially all of the fair value of the underlying asset.
	e.	The underlying asset is of such a specialized nature that it is expected to have no alternative use to the lessor at the end of the lease term.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

For finance leases, a lessee shall recognize in the statement of income interest on the lease liability separately from the amortization of the right-of-use asset. Amortization of the right-to-use asset shall be on a straight-line basis, unless another basis is more representative of the pattern in which the lessee expects to consume the right-of-use asset’s future economic benefits. If the lease does not meet any of the five criteria, the lessee shall classify it as an operating lease and shall recognize a single lease cost on a straight line basis over the lease term. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. If a lessee makes this election, it should recognize lease expense for such leases generally on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Public business entities should apply the amendments in ASU 2016-02 for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. On October 16, 2019, FASB approved a final ASU delaying the effective date for nonpublic business entities. Nonpublic business entities should apply the amendments for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. Entities are required to use a modified retrospective approach for leases that exist or are entered into after the beginning of the earliest comparative period in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02 effective January 1, 2020, as required, without material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations, since the Company does not have a material amount of lease agreements. The right of use asset and lease obligation recorded as of September 30, 2020 was approximately $200,000 and is reflected in other assets and liabilities, respectively on the balance sheet. The modified retrospective method was applied. Due to immateriality of the impact, certain disclosures under ASU 842 have been omitted.

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

General

Management’s discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations at and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 is intended to assist in understanding the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with the unaudited financial statements and the notes thereto, appearing in Part I, Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q and with the audited financial statements and notes thereto at and for the year ended December 31, 2019, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward –Looking Statements

This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements, which can be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “plan,” “seek,” “expect,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “indicate,” “would,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “target” and words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

statements of our goals, intentions and expectations;

statements regarding our business plans, prospects, growth and operating strategies;

statements regarding the asset quality of our loan and investment portfolios; and

estimates of our risks and future costs and benefits.

These forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs and expectations and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. We are under no duty to and do not take any obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this Form 10-Q except as may be required by applicable law or regulation.

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements:

the scope, duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on our business and operations, our customers, including their ability to make timely loan payments, our service providers, and on the economy and financial markets;

our ability to manage our operations under the current economic conditions nationally and in our market area;

our ability to integrate acquisitions may be unsuccessful, or may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected;

we may incur increased charge-offs in the future;

we may face competitive loss of customers;

adverse changes in the financial industry, securities, credit and national or local real estate markets (including real estate values), or in the secondary mortgage markets;

significant increases in our loan losses, including as a result of our inability to resolve classified and non-performing assets or reduce risks associated with our loans, and management’s assumptions in determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses;

credit risks of lending activities, including changes in the level and trend of loan delinquencies and write-offs and in our allowance for loan losses and provision for loan losses;

the use of estimates in determining fair value of certain of our assets, which may prove to be incorrect and result in significant declines in valuations;

risks related to the valuation of mortgage servicing rights, particularly changes in prepayment speeds due to changes in interest rates;

competition among depository and other financial institutions;

our ability to successfully implement our business plan and to grow our franchise to improve profitability;

our ability to attract and maintain deposits, and to obtain FHLB-Cincinnati advances;

changes in interest rates generally, including changes in the relative differences between short term and long term interest rates and in deposit interest rates, that may affect our net interest margin and funding sources, and our ability to originate loans for portfolio and for sale in the secondary market;

fluctuations in the demand for loans, which may be affected by the number of unsold homes, land and other properties in our market areas and by declines in the value of real estate in our market area;

changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits;

risks related to a high concentration of loans secured by real estate located in our market area;

the results of examinations by our regulators, including the possibility that our regulators may, among other things, require us to increase our allowance for loan losses, write down assets, change our regulatory capital position, limit our ability to borrow funds or maintain or increase deposits, or prohibit us from paying dividends, which could adversely affect our dividends and earnings;

changes in the level of government support of housing finance;

our ability to enter new markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities;

changes in laws or government regulations or policies affecting financial institutions which could result in, among other things, increased deposit insurance premiums and assessments, increased capital requirements, and increased regulatory fees and compliance costs, and the resources we have available to address such changes;

changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the bank regulatory agencies, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board;

changes in our compensation and benefit plans, and our ability to retain key members of our senior management team and to address staffing needs in response to product demand or to implement our strategic plans;

loan delinquencies and changes in the underlying cash flows of our borrowers;

our ability to control costs and expenses, particularly those associated with operating as a publicly traded company;

the failure or security breaches of computer systems on which we depend;

the ability of key third-party service providers to perform their obligations to us;

changes in the financial condition or future prospects of issuers of securities that we own;

acquisition integration risks, including potential deposit attrition, higher than expected costs, customer loss, business disruption and the inability to realize benefits and cost savings from, and limit any unexpected liabilities associated with, business combinations; and

other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and operational factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services described elsewhere in this quarterly report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Because of these and a wide variety of other uncertainties, our actual future results may be materially different from the results indicated by these forward-looking statements.

Critical Accounting Policies

There are no material changes to the critical accounting policies disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Impact

As a result of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, economic uncertainties have arisen which may negatively affect the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and, in particular, the collectability of the loan portfolio. The duration of these uncertainties and the ultimate financial effects cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

Loan Modifications

Beginning in March 2020, we began receiving requests from certain of our borrowers for loan payment deferrals. These modifications for our portfolio loans are for the deferral of principal and interest payments up to 90 day terms. Loan deferral terms may be extended on a case-by-case basis. Each request is evaluated individually and evidenced by a signed loan modification agreement. Interest on loan deferrals continues to accrue during the deferral period. While interest and fees will still accrue to income, through normal GAAP accounting, should eventual credit losses on these deferred payments emerge, interest income and fees accrued would need to be reversed. In such a scenario, interest income in future periods could be negatively impacted. Collectability of accrued interest will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis once the deferral period is ended. At this time, it is uncertain what the potential impact of loan deferrals will have on the financial position, results of operations and the allowance for loan losses. The following tables provide further information on coronavirus payment deferral modifications for loans held in portfolio approved as of September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020:

COVID-19 Deferrals Update	As of September 30, 2020				As of June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
	Recorded		Number		Recorded		Number
	Balance		of Accounts		Balance		of Accounts
One to four family mortgage loans - owner occupied	$	185,094		1	$	6,475,600		39
One to four family mortgage loans - investment		58,645		1		2,671,105		21
Multifamily		-		-		7,778,734		9
Nonresidential		418,784		1		3,662,050		9
Land		-		-		239,179		1

Loan payment deferral modifications	$	662,523		3	$	20,826,668		79

Residential Payment Deferrals by Deferral Type	As of September 30, 2020				As of June 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
	Recorded		Number		Recorded		Number
	Balance		of Accounts		Balance		of Accounts
One to four family mortgage loans - owner occupied

Three months or less principal and interest	$	-		-	$	6,304,615		38
More than three months principal and interest		185,094		1		170,985		1

One to four family mortgage loans - investment

Three months or less principal and interest		-		-		2,671,105		9
More than three months principal and interest		58,645		1		-		-

Total residential payment deferrals	$	243,739		2	$	9,146,705		48

Commercial Payment Deferrals by Deferral Type
(Unaudited)
	Recorded		Number		Recorded		Number
	Balance		of Accounts		Balance		of Accounts
Multifamily:

Three months or less principal and interest	$	-		-	$	7,778,734		9
More than three months principal and interest		-		-		-		-

Nonresidential:

Three months or less principal and interest		-		-		3,240,031		8
More than three months principal and interest		418,784		1		422,019		1

Construction and land loans:

Three months or less principal and interest		-		-		239,179		1
More than three months principal and interest		-		-		-		-

Total commercial payment deferrals	$	418,784		1	$	11,679,963		19

The Company services loans for various investors, including the FHLB-Cincinnati and Freddie Mac. Under terms of our agreement with these entities we are required to remit principal and interest on a scheduled basis. We have conformed our loan deferral program to meet the guidance issued by the FHLB-Cincinnati and Freddie Mac. At this time, it is uncertain what potential impact the loan deferrals for sold loans will have on our financial position. The following table shows the coronavirus payment deferral modifications approved for loans sold as of September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020:

COVID-19 Loans Serviced for Others Deferrals Update	As of September 30, 2020				As of June 30, 2020
	Recorded		Number		Recorded		Number
	Investor Balance		of Accounts		Investor Balance		of Accounts

FHLB -Cincinnati	$	310,053		2	$	1,838,299		10
Freddie Mac		340,632		2		1,851,226		15

Total	$	650,685		4	$	3,689,525		25

Paycheck Protection Program

As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has been authorized to guarantee loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) under the CARES Act through August 8, 2020. We began accepting applications on April 27, 2020. As of September 30, 2020 we have originated 23 PPP loans totaling $633,800. PPP loans are fully guaranteed by the SBA and therefore do not represent a credit risk. PPP loans are included within the commercial loans category.

Asset Impairment

Our mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) have experienced a decrease in their fair value as of September 30, 2020 as a result of the decrease in market interest rates in response to COVID-19. It is uncertain whether prolonged effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will result in future decreases in the fair value of our MSRs.

Financial position and results of operations

Pertaining to our September 30, 2020 financial condition and results of operations, COVID-19 had an impact on our allowance for loan losses (“ALL”). While we have not yet experienced any charge-offs related to COVID-19, our allowance for loan losses calculation and resulting provision for loan losses are impacted by changes in economic conditions. Given that the economy has deteriorated significantly since the pandemic was declared in early March, our need for additional allowance for loan losses has potentially increased. As of September 30, 2020, our significant credit quality indicators, such as levels of delinquent, classified, impaired and nonperforming loans, have not materially deteriorated. Should economic conditions in our market area worsen, we could experience a need for further increases in our allowance for loan losses and be required to record additional provisions for loan loss expense. It is possible that our asset quality measures could worsen at future measurement periods if the effects of COVID-19 are prolonged.

Our fee income could be reduced due to COVID-19. In keeping with guidance from regulators, we are actively working with COVID-19 affected customers to waive fees from a variety of sources, such as, but not limited to, insufficient funds and overdraft fees, ATM fees, account maintenance fees, etc. These reductions in fees are thought, at this time, to be temporary in conjunction with the length of the expected COVID-19 related economic crisis. At this time, we are unable to project the materiality of such an impact, but recognize the breadth of the economic impact is likely to impact our fee income in future periods.

Capital and liquidity

As of September 30, 2020, all of our capital ratios were in excess of all regulatory requirements to be considered a “well capitalized” institution. While we believe that we have sufficient capital to withstand an extended economic recession brought about by COVID-19, our reported and regulatory capital ratios could be adversely impacted by further losses.

We maintain access to multiple sources of liquidity. Wholesale funding sources, particularly the FHLB and National CD Rateline, have remained open to us. If funding costs become elevated for an extended period of time, it could have an adverse effect on our net interest margin. If an extended recession caused large numbers of our deposit customers to withdraw their funds, we might become more reliant on volatile or more expensive sources of funding.

Our processes, controls and business continuity plan

Following guidance from the Governors of Ohio and Kentucky, the Company has deployed a successful remote working strategy, provided timely communication to our employees and customers, implemented protocols for employee safety, and initiated strategies for monitoring and responding to local COVID-19 impacts – including customer relief efforts. The Company’s preparedness efforts, coupled with timely plan implementation, resulted in minimal impacts to operations as a result of COVID-19. Prior technology planning resulted in the successful deployment of the majority of our operational teams to a remote environment. As the pandemic has progressed through the nine months ended September 30, 2020, most of our employees returned to their offices. As of September 30, 2020, our branch lobbies were open for customer transactions with appropriate safety measures established. However, with the current spike in COVID-19 cases in Ohio and Kentucky we have closed our lobbies. Our employees are working from home where practicable. We do not anticipate incurring additional material costs related to adhering to the State of Ohio or Kentucky’s mandated COVID-19 related business requirements. Our management team continues to meet as needed to respond to any future COVID-19 interruptions or developments. We do not anticipate significant challenges to our ability to maintain our systems and controls in light of the measures we have taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Company does not currently face any material resource constraint through the implementation of our business continuity plans.

Lending

The Company’s loan exposure is predominately retail residential, multifamily and nonresidential in nature. See Note 3 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. As of September 30, 2020, the Company had no direct exposure to the hospitality, restaurant, travel, energy, aviation, healthcare or senior living industries. Although the Company has no direct exposure to the aviation industry, General Electric operates a jet engine plant in the Cincinnati area which has been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of General Electric employees are borrowers from the Company, and their ability to service their debt may be or may become impaired.

Comparison of Financial Condition at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019

Total Assets. Total assets were $231.9 million at September 30, 2020, a decrease of $9.9 million, or 4.1%, from the $241.8 million at December 31, 2019. The decrease resulted primarily from a decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $15.9 million and loans, net of allowance, of $9.5 million, partially offset by an increase in loans held for sale of $15.0 million.

Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents decreased $15.9 million, or 42.0%, to $21.9 million at September 30, 2020, from $37.7 million at December 31, 2019. The Company completed the second-step common stock offering effective January 22, 2020, which resulted in net offering proceeds of $14.1 million. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents was primarily attributable to the Company’s return of $9.8 million in stock subscription proceeds received during the subscription period, in excess of the maximum offering amount, which was held on our balance sheet at December 31, 2019 and an increase in loans held sale of $15.0 million, partially offset by an increase of $4.1 million, or 2.9%, in core deposits.

Interest-bearing Time Deposits. Interest-bearing time deposits totaled $1.0 million at September 30, 2020, as management elected to invest funds from the common stock offering into short-term deposits yielding 1.80%.

Available-for-Sale Securities. Available-for-sale securities, which consisted entirely of U.S. government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities, decreased $1.2 million or 17.7%, to $5.5 million at September 30, 2020 from $6.7 million at December 31, 2019, due primarily to principal repayments during the period.

Net Loans. Net loans decreased $9.5 million, or 5.3%, to $169.8 million at September 30, 2020 from $179.3 million December 31, 2019. The decrease in loans was attributable to increased prepayments, as borrowers elected to refinance their loans given the reduction in interest rates due to the Federal Reserve’s response to COVID-19. Owner-occupied residential loans decreased $12.9 million, or 14.0%, as borrowers refinanced at lower mortgage rates. The decrease in residential loans was offset by a $15.0 million increase in loans held for sale. Multifamily loans increased $2.1 million, or 5.6%. Nonresidential loans increased $3.4 million, or 14.3%. Commercial loans increased $839,000, or 150.6%, primarily due to the origination of $634,000 in PPP loans.

Loans Held for Sale. We currently sell certain fixed-rate, 15- and 30-year term, one-to-four family mortgage loans. We have sold loans on both a servicing-released and servicing-retained basis to: the FHLB-Cincinnati, through its mortgage purchase program; Freddie Mac; and certain private sector third-party buyers. Loans held for sale increased $15.0 million, or 481.9%, to $18.1 million at September 30, 2020 from $3.1 million at December 31, 2019, as a result of increased origination of loans to be sold due to declining mortgage interest rates. If the low interest rate environment continues, we would expect to continue to experience increased origination and sale activity in future periods.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we sold $246.0 million of one-to- four family residential loans, on both a servicing–retained and servicing–released basis. Recent economic events, including a reduction in interest rates by the Federal Reserve Board, in its efforts to address the overall economic slowdown brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, have reduced mortgage interest rates and have had a favorable impact on our originations of fixed-rate mortgage loans, which we have classified as held for sale to the secondary market. Management intends to continue this sales activity in future periods to generate gains on sale and servicing fee income, particularly if the prevailing low interest rate environment persists. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we hired an additional five mortgage loan officers and nine lending and loan servicing support personnel.

Mortgage Servicing Rights. We recognize mortgage servicing rights when loans are sold on a servicing-retained basis, which are initially, and subsequently, carried at fair value based upon independent third-party appraisals. The fair value of our mortgage servicing rights, based upon the most recent appraisal, increased $402,000, or 33.1%, to $1.6 million at September 30, 2020, from $1.2 million at December 31, 2019, primarily due to the increased balance of mortgage loans serviced for others. The appraised fair value servicing multiple of our mortgage servicing rights was adversely impacted by the increased prepayment speed assumptions used in the appraisal as a result of the current low interest rate environment. The balance of residential mortgage loans serviced for others increased to $187.7 million at September 30, 2020 compared to $103.9 at December 31, 2019. New mortgage servicing rights recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 were $1.0 million, offset by a decrease in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights of $587,000. The appraised value of the mortgage servicing rights decreased 9 basis points to 0.86% during the quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Deposits. Deposits increased $4.1 million, or 2.9%, to $147.5 million at September 30, 2020 from $143.4 million at December 31, 2019. Core deposits, defined as demand and savings accounts, increased $14.2 million, or 21.5%, to $80.4 million at September 30, 2020 from $66.2 million at December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily the result of deposit shifts from time deposits to more liquid savings accounts paying a competitive interest rate on larger account balances. Time deposits decreased $10.1 million, or 13.1%, to $67.1 million at September 30, 2020 from $77.2 million at December 31, 2019. The reduction in time deposits is part of a planned strategy to reduce our dependence on higher cost funding sources and increase checking and savings account balances. Certificates originated through the National CD Rateline service decreased to $5.8 million at September 30, 2020, and are included in the decrease in time deposits noted above.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, management continued its strategy of pursuing growth in lower cost core deposits. The Bank engaged a third-party marketing firm specializing in checking account promotions, and initiated a program designed to increase new account originations. This marketing program began in January 2020 and resulted in new account openings in accordance with our expectations, but was temporarily suspended in mid-March as we closed the lobbies in our branch offices due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program was resumed mid-May 2020 when we re-opened our office lobbies to customers.

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances. Federal Home Loan Bank advances decreased $6.7 million, or 14.1%, to $40.5 million at September 30, 2020. The decrease in FHLB advances is part of management’s strategy to reduce wholesale funding when appropriate to achieve a lower cost of funds.

Stock Subscription Proceeds in Escrow. Stock subscription proceeds held in escrow of $23.4 million as of December 31, 2019, were eliminated with the closing of the conversion on January 22, 2020. As previously disclosed, $9.8 million of these funds were returned to potential investors due to the over-subscription in excess of the maximum offering amount and the remainder was transferred to stockholders’ equity.

Stockholders’ Equity. Stockholders’ equity increased $15.9 million, or 66.7%, to $39.7 million at September 30, 2020 from $23.8 million at December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily due to the $14.1 million net proceeds from the stock offering and net income of $1.4 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2020.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019

General. The Company recorded net income of $939,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, an increase of $792,000 over the quarter ended September 30, 2019. The increase in net income was primarily due to a $2.6 million increase in noninterest income, primarily due to a $2.7 million increase in gain on sale of loans, which was partially offset by a $1.5 million increase in noninterest expense, a $237,000 increase in federal income tax expense and a $73,000 decrease in net interest income.

Interest and Dividend Income. Interest income decreased $221,000, or 10.2%, to $1.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared to the comparable quarter in 2019. Interest income on loans decreased $173,000, or 8.3%, to $1.9 million as of September 30, 2020. The average balance of portfolio loans during the three months ended September 30, 2020 decreased $15.0 million to $166.5 million, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease in average portfolio loans outstanding was primarily concentrated in one to four family owner-occupied mortgage loans as prepayments increased during the quarter. The average yield on loans decreased 13 basis points to 4.30% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 from 4.43% for the three months ended September 30, 2019. The average balance of loans held for sale increased $13.1 million, or 280.5%, during the quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same quarter in 2019, while the average yield on loans held for sale decreased 70 basis points, to 2.80% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 from 3.50% for the same quarter in 2019.

Interest income on securities increased $2,000, or 40.1%, for the three months ended September 30, 2020. The average balance of securities increased $4.9 million to $5.8 million at September 30, 2020. The yield on securities decreased 133 basis points due to lower market interest rates. Interest income on other interest-earning assets decreased $50,000, or 68.5%. The average balance on other interest-earning assets increased $13.8 million. The yield on other interest-bearing assets decreased 201 basis points due to a lower dividend rate paid on FHLB stock and the decline in short term interest rates.

Interest Expense. Total interest expense decreased $149,000, or 19.5%, to $614,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 from $763,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. Interest expense on deposit accounts decreased $103,000, or 21.0%, to $386,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 from the quarter ended September 30, 2019. The decrease in deposit expense between comparable quarters in 2020 from 2019 was primarily due to a 46 basis point decrease in the average cost of deposits primarily due to lower market interest rates.

Interest expense on savings decreased $32,000, or 61.5%, during the quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2019, due to lower market interest rates. The average balance of savings accounts increased $7.4 million. Interest expense on interest-bearing demand accounts decreased $29,000 to $9,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. The average balances in interest-bearing demand accounts increased $12.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to September 30, 2019. Interest expense on certificates of deposit decreased $41,000, or 10.3%. The average cost of certificates decreased 13 basis points to 2.06%. The average balance of certificates of deposit decreased $3.4 million to $69.3 million at September 30, 2020.

Interest expense on FHLB advances decreased $46,000, or 16.7%, to $229,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 from $275,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. The average balance of advances decreased $9.0 million, or 18.1%, for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. The average cost of FHLB borrowings increased 4 basis points to 2.24% for the quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Net Interest Income. Net interest income decreased $73,000, or 5.2%, to $1.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same quarter in 2019. The interest rate spread decreased to 2.27% for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared to 2.63% for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. The net interest margin decreased 35 basis points to 2.47% for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared to 2.82% for the quarter ended September 30, 2019.

Provision for Loan Losses. Based on our analysis of the factors described in “Critical Accounting Policies – Allowance for Loan Losses” we did not record a provision for loan losses for the three months ended September 30, 2020. The allowance for loan losses was $1.5 million, or 0.86% of total loans, at September 30, 2020, compared to $1.4 million, or 0.76% of total loans, at September 30, 2019. The Company had no net charge-offs during the three-month period ended September 30, 2020. As a percentage of nonperforming loans, the allowance for loan losses was 843.5% at September 30, 2020. Additionally, the balance of total portfolio loans outstanding decreased $6.7 million, or 3.7%, at September 30, 2020 compared to December 31, 2019.

The credit quality of the Bank’s loan portfolio remained consistent with recent periods, as measured by low levels of nonperforming and delinquent loans, classified loans and impaired loans. However, in recognition of the recent economic decline brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, to potentially affect certain of our borrowers, we adjusted the qualitative factors inherent in our evaluation of the allowance for loan losses related to the overall economy to account for the uncertain impact of recent economic events. Further, the Bank does not have a direct exposure to the hospitality, restaurant, travel, energy, aviation, healthcare or senior living industries. Management continues to monitor its loan portfolio closely in recognition of the economic uncertainties resulting from COVID-19.

The allowance for loan losses reflects the estimate we believe to be adequate to cover probable losses which were inherent in the loan portfolio at September 30, 2020. While we believe the estimates and assumptions used in our determination of the adequacy of the allowance are reasonable, such estimates and assumptions could be proven incorrect in the future, and the actual amount of future provisions may exceed the amount of past provisions, and the increase in future provisions that may be required may adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, bank regulatory agencies periodically review our allowance for loan losses and may require an increase in the provision for possible loan losses or the recognition of further loan charge-offs, based on judgments different than those of management.

Non-Interest Income. Non-interest income increased $2.6 million, or 379.7%, to $3.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 from $681,000 for the comparable quarter in 2019. The gain on sale of loans increased $2.7 million, or 488.5%, to $3.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 from $544,000 for the comparable quarter in 2019. The volume of loans sold during the three months ended September 30, 2020 totaled $127.2 million, an increase of $102.6 million, or 417.1%, over the $24.6 million loan sales volume during the three months ended September 30, 2019.

Mortgage servicing costs, net of fees, increased $56,000, or 63.8%, due primarily to a decrease in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights at September 30, 2020. The value of mortgage servicing rights decreased $235,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared to a decrease in the fair value of $152,000 for the comparable quarter in 2019. The change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights is highly dependent on estimated changes in mortgage prepayment speeds. Generally, estimated mortgage prepayment speeds increase when market interest rates decrease, resulting in a decrease in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights. With the decline in interest rates initiated by the Federal Reserve Board in March 2020, an increase in the mortgage prepayment speed assumption had an adverse impact on the fair value of our mortgage servicing rights. The decline in value of the mortgage servicing rights was partially offset by the recognition of $594,000 in new mortgage servicing rights for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared to $60,000 in new mortgage servicing rights for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. During the three months ended September 30, 2020 we funded $69.1 million in loans serviced for others. No mortgage servicing rights are recorded for loans sold on a servicing-released basis.

Non-Interest Expense. Non-interest expense increased $1.5 million, or 79.4%, to $3.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, over the comparable quarter in 2019. Salaries and employee benefits increased $1.2 million, or 110.4%, to $2.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 from $1.1 million for the comparable quarter in 2019, due primarily to increased mortgage lending and servicing support staff, increased loan officer commission expense, and related increased payroll tax expense and 401(k) matching contributions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we hired an additional five mortgage loan officers and nine lending and loan servicing support personnel. Similarly, loan costs increased $77,000, or 65.4%, due to the increased loan volume. Advertising expense increased $65,000 due to the aforementioned checking account marketing program that began January 2020. This program had been temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic but resumed in mid-May 2020. Data processing expense increased $46,000, or 34.1%, due to additional commercial deposit services and account growth.

Federal Income Taxes. Federal income tax expense increased $237,000, or 1,377.5% for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same quarter in 2019. The increase was due primarily to the $1.0 million, or 630.2%, increase in income before income tax for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. The effective tax rates were 21.3% and 10.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The lower effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was due to a merger related tax adjustment.

Average Balances and Yields. The following tables set forth average balance sheets, average yields and costs, and certain other information at the dates and for the periods indicated. No tax-equivalent yield adjustments have been made. Any adjustments necessary to present yields on a tax-equivalent basis are insignificant. All average balances are monthly average balances. Management does not believe that the use of month-end balances instead of daily average balances has caused any material differences in the information presented. Non-accrual loans are included in the computation of average balances only. The yields set forth below include the effect of deferred fees, discounts, and premiums that are amortized or accreted to interest income or interest expense.

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2020							2019
	Average Outstanding Balance		Interest		Average Yield/Rate (5)			Average Outstanding Balance		Interest		Average Yield/Rate (5)
	(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans	$	166,519	$	1,792		4.30	%	$	181,473	$	2,050		4.43	%
Loans held for sale		17,828		125		2.80			4,686		41		3.50
Securities		5,775		8		1.39			883		6		2.72
Other (1)		26,167		23		0.35			12,350		73		2.36
Total interest-earning assets		216,289		1,948		3.60			199,392		2,170		4.35
Non-interest-earning assets		16,145							13,431
Total assets	$	232,434						$	212,823

Interest-bearing liabilities:
Savings	$	42,792	$	20		0.19		$	35,381	$	52		0.59
Interest-bearing demand		31,563		9		0.11			19,114		38		0.80
Certificates of deposit		69,266		356		2.06			72,676		398		2.19
Total deposits		143,621		385		1.07			127,171		488		1.53
Borrowings		40,893		229		2.24			49,901		275		2.20
Total interest-bearing liabilities		184,514		614		1.33			177,072		763		1.72
Non-interest-bearing Demand		11,460							9,233
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities		4,157							3,632
Total non- interest-bearing liabilities		15,617							12,865
Total equity		32,303							22,886
Total liabilities and total equity	$	232,434						$	212,823
Net interest income			$	1,334						$	1,407
Net interest rate spread (2)						2.27	%						2.63	%
Net interest-earning assets (3)	$	31,775						$	22,320
Net interest margin (4)						2.47	%						2.82	%
Average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities						117.22	%						112.61	%

	(1)	Consists of FHLB-Cincinnati stock, FHLB DDA, certificates of deposit, fed funds sold, and cash reserves.
	(2)	Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average rate of interest-bearing liabilities.
	(3)	Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.
	(4)	Net interest margin represents annualized net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.
	(5)	Annualized.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019

General. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $1.4 million compared to net income of $458,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, a $978,000, or 213.5% increase. The increase in net income was primarily due to a $4.2 million increase in noninterest income, partially offset by a $171,000 decrease in net interest income, a $40,000 increase in the provision for loan losses, a $2.7 million increase in noninterest expense and a $301,000 increase in the provision for income taxes.

Interest and Dividend Income. Interest income decreased $230,000, or 3.6%, to $6.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the comparable period in 2019. Interest income on loans decreased $170,000, or 2.8%, to $5.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The average balance of portfolio loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 decreased $2.9 million to $174.6 million. The decrease in average portfolio loans outstanding was primarily concentrated in residential mortgage loans as prepayments increased with lower market interest rates. The average yield on portfolio loans decreased 19 basis points to 4.33% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from 4.52% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The average balance of loans held for sale increased $9.8 million, or 287.9%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, while the average yield on loans held for sale decreased 102 basis points, to 2.73% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from 3.75% for the same period in 2019.

Interest income on securities increased $43,000, or 352.7%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. The average balance of securities increased $5.2 million to $5.9 million at September 30, 2020. The yield on securities decreased 110 basis points due primarily to lower market interest rates. Interest income on other interest-earning assets decreased $102,000, or 43.3%. The average balance on other interest-earning assets increased $9.7 million. The yield on other interest-bearing assets decreased 198 basis points due primarily to the decline in market interest rates attributable to the Federal Reserve’s response to COVID-19.

Interest Expense. Total interest expense decreased $59,000, or 2.8%, to $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Interest expense on deposit accounts decreased $103,000, or 7.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 primarily due to lower market interest rates. Average interest-bearing deposit account balances increased $9.5 million, or 7.3%, period-to-period, while the average deposit cost decreased 20 basis points to 1.26% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from 1.46% for the same period in 2019.

Interest expense on savings accounts decreased $33,000, or 26.0% during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The average balance of savings accounts increased $6.2 million, while the average cost of savings accounts decreased 18 basis points to 0.31% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Interest expense on interest-bearing demand accounts decreased $60,000, or 54.1%, to $51,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The average cost of interest-bearing demand accounts decreased 50 basis points to 0.26% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, and the average balances in interest-bearing demand accounts increased $6.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. Interest expense on certificates of deposit decreased $10,000, or 0.8%. The average cost of certificates increased 8 basis points to 2.16%. The average balance on certificates of deposit decreased $3.4 million to $72.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Interest expense on FHLB advances increased $44,000, or 6.5%, to $717,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $673,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The average balance of advances increased $2.5 million, or 6.0%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The average cost of FHLB borrowings increased 1 basis point.

Net Interest Income. Net interest income decreased $171,000, or 4.0%, to $4.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same nine months in 2019. The interest rate spread decreased by 44 basis points to 2.32% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to 2.76% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The net interest margin decreased 40 basis points to 2.55% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to 2.95% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Provision for Loan Losses. A provision for loan losses of $65,000 was recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, an increase of $40,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The allowance for loan losses was $1.5 million, or 0.86% of total loans, at September 30, 2020, compared to $1.4 million, or 0.76% of total loans, at September 30, 2019. The Company had no net charge-offs during the nine month period ended September 30, 2020. As a percentage of nonperforming loans, the allowance for loan losses was 843.5% at September 30, 2020. There was no other real estate owned at September 30, 2020.

The credit quality of the Bank’s loan portfolio remained consistent with recent periods, as measured by low levels of nonperforming and delinquent loans, classified loans and impaired loans. However, in recognition of the recent economic decline brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, to potentially affect certain of our borrowers, we adjusted the qualitative factors inherent in our evaluation of the allowance for loan losses related to the overall economy to account for the uncertain impact of recent economic events. Further, while the Bank does not have a direct exposure to the hospitality, restaurant, travel, energy, aviation, healthcare or senior living industries, management deemed it prudent to increase the allowance for loan losses during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 in recognition of the economic uncertainties.

Non-Interest Income. Non-interest income increased $4.2 million, or 213.5%, to $6.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $2.2 million for the comparable nine months in 2019. The gain on sale of loans increased $4.6 million, or 369.5%, to $5.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $1.3 million for the comparable nine months in 2019. The volume of loans sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 totaled $251.9 million, an increase of $193.4 million, or 330.6%, over the $58.5 million loan sales volume during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Mortgage servicing fees decreased $444,000, due primarily to a decrease in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights at September 30, 2020. The value of mortgage servicing rights decreased $587,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to an increase in the fair value of $80,000 for the comparable period in 2019. The change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights is highly dependent on estimated changes in mortgage prepayment speeds. Generally, estimated mortgage prepayment speeds increase when market interest rates decrease, resulting in a decrease in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights. With the sharp decline in interest rates initiated by the Federal Reserve Board in March 2020, an increase in the mortgage prepayment speed assumption had an adverse impact on the fair value of our mortgage servicing rights. The decrease in the value of mortgage servicing rights was offset by a $989,000 increase in the recognition of new servicing rights on the sale of loans. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 we funded $110.3 million in loans serviced for others. No mortgage servicing rights are recorded for loans sold on a servicing-released basis.

Non-Interest Expense. Non-interest expense increased $2.7 million, or 47.9%, to $8.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, over the comparable nine months in 2019. Salaries and employee benefits increased $2.4 million, or 75.7%, to $5.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $3.1 million for the comparable nine months in 2019, due primarily to increased staffing levels of the mortgage-banking and loan servicing operations, loan officer commission expense, increased healthcare costs, and increased payroll expense. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we hired an additional five mortgage loan officers and nine lending and loan servicing support personnel. Loan costs increased $136,000, or 48.9% due to the increase in loan origination volume. Advertising expense increased $115,000, or 151.9%, due to the aforementioned checking account marketing program that we began January 2020. This program had been temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic but resumed mid-May 2020. Offsetting these increases were a $85,000, or 16.4%, decrease in data processing expense, due primarily to the elimination of Kentucky Federal’s separate data processing fees and a change in debit card processors during 2019 which resulted in lower debit and ATM card processing costs. FDIC deposit insurance premiums decreased $19,000 resulting from a credit allocated to all financial institutions.

Federal Income Taxes. Federal income tax expense increased $301,000, or 501.6%, to $362,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. The increase was due primarily to the $1.3 million, or 246.9%, increase in income before income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The effective tax rates were 20.1% and 11.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The lower effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was due to a merger related tax adjustment.

	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020							2019
	Average Outstanding Balance		Interest		Average Yield/Rate (5)			Average Outstanding Balance		Interest		Average Yield/Rate (5)
	(Dollars in thousands)
Interest-earning assets:
Loans	$	174,561	$	5,672		4.33	%	$	177,462	$	6,018		4.52	%
Loans held for sale		13,239		271		2.73			3,413		96		3.75
Securities		5,930		55		1.24			685		12		2.34
Other (1)		20,724		134		0.86			11,072		236		2.84
Total interest-earning assets		214,454		6,132		3.81			192,632		6,362		4.40
Non-interest-earning assets		17,215							13,639
Total assets	$	231,669						$	206,271

Interest-bearing liabilities:
Savings	$	40,660	$	94		0.31		$	34,446	$	127		0.49
Interest-bearing demand		26,240		51		0.26			19,593		111		0.76
Certificates of deposit		72,385		1,172		2.16			75,782		1,182		2.08
Total deposits		139,285		1,317		1.26			129,821		1,420		1.46
Borrowings		43,221		717		2.21			40,768		673		2.20
Total interest-bearing liabilities		182,506		2,034		1.49			170,589		2,093		1.64
Non-interest-bearing Demand		14,412							9,434
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities		3,919							3,511
Total non- interest-bearing liabilities		18,331							12,945
Total equity		30,832							22,737
Total liabilities and total equity	$	231,669						$	206,271
Net interest income			$	4,098						$	4,269
Net interest rate spread (2)						2.32	%						2.76	%
Net interest-earning assets (3)	$	31,948						$	22,043
Net interest margin (4)						2.55	%						2.95	%
Average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities						117.51	%						112.92	%

(1)

Consists of FHLB-Cincinnati stock, FHLB DDA, certificates of deposit, fed funds sold, and cash reserves.

(2)

Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average rate of interest-bearing liabilities.

(3)

Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.

(4)

Net interest margin represents annualized net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

(5)

Annualized.

Liquidity and Capital Resources. Liquidity is the ability to meet financial obligations that arise in the ordinary course of business. Liquidity is primarily needed to meet the borrowing and deposit withdrawal requirements of our customers and to fund current and planned expenditures. The Bank’s primary sources of funds are deposits, principal and interest payments on loans and securities, proceeds from the sale of loans, and proceeds from the sale or maturities of securities. In addition, the Bank may borrow from the FHLB. At September 30, 2020, the Bank had $40.5 million outstanding in advances from the FHLB. At September 30, 2020, the Bank had collateral based capacity to borrow an additional $30.6 million. The Bank had additional lines of credit with three commercial banks totaling $11.5 million. Additionally, the Bank has contingent funding sources with CDARS and the StoneCastle’s Federally Insured Cash Account (FICA) program.

While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans and securities are predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and loan prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions, and competition. Our most liquid assets are cash and short term investments including interest-bearing demand deposits. The levels of these assets are dependent on our operating, financing, lending, and investing activities during any given period.

Our cash flows are comprised of three primary classifications: cash flows from operating activities, investing activities, and financing activities. Net cash used in operating activities was $12.7 million and $4.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Net cash provided by investing activities, which consists primarily of disbursements for loan originations and the purchase of securities, offset by principal collections on loans, proceeds from maturing securities and pay downs on mortgage-backed securities, was $9.2 million and net cash used in investing activities was $15.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities, consisting primarily of the activity in deposit accounts and FHLB advances, was $(12.4 million) and $22.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

We are committed to maintaining a strong liquidity position. We monitor our liquidity position on a daily basis. We anticipate that we will have sufficient funds to meet our current funding commitments. Based on our deposit retention experience and current pricing strategy, we anticipate that a significant portion of maturing time deposits will be retained. We also anticipate continued participation in the National CD Rateline Program as a wholesale source of certificates of deposit, and continued use of FHLB-Cincinnati advances.

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc. is a separate legal entity from the Bank and must provide for its own liquidity to pay any dividend to its stockholders and for other corporate purposes. The Company’s primary source of liquidity is dividend payments, if any, received from the Bank. The Bank’s ability to pay dividends is subject to regulatory restrictions. At September 30, 2020, Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc. (on an unconsolidated, stand-alone basis) had liquid assets of $6.5 million.

At September 30, 2020, the Bank exceeded all of its regulatory capital requirements with a Tier 1 leverage capital level of $33.0 million, or 14.3% of adjusted total assets, which is above the well-capitalized required level of $11.5 million, or 5.0%; total risk-based capital of $34.5 million, or 20.4% of risk-weighted assets, which is above the well-capitalized required level of $16.9 million, or 10.0% of risk-weighted assets; and common equity tier 1 risk based capital of $33.0 million, or 19.5%, of risk-weighted assets, which is above the well-capitalized required level of $11.0 million, or 6.5%. At December 31, 2019, the Bank exceeded all of its regulatory capital requirements with a Tier 1 leverage capital level of $23.5 million, or 10.2% of adjusted total assets, which is above the well-capitalized required level of $11.5 million, or 5.0%; and total risk-based capital of $24.9 million, or 16.3% of risk-weighted assets, which is above the well-capitalized required level of $15.3 million, or 10.0% of risk-weighted assets. Accordingly, Cincinnati Federal was categorized as well capitalized at September 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019. Management is not aware of any conditions or events since the most recent notification that would change Cincinnati Federal’s category.

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not applicable, as the Company is a smaller reporting company.

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Principal Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of September 30, 2020. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the Principal Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2020, there has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Part II – Other Information

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

The Company is subject to various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the resolution of these legal actions is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

In addition to the other information disclosed in this quarterly report, particularly the disclosures under “Part I – Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Coronavirus (COVID-19) Impact”:

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted our business and financial results and that of many of our customers, and the ultimate impact will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain, cannot be predicted and outside of our control, including the scope and duration of the pandemic and actions taken by governmental authorities in response to the pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created extensive disruptions to the global economy and to the lives of individuals throughout the world. Governments, businesses, and the public are taking unprecedented actions to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to mitigate its effects, including quarantines, travel bans, shelter-in-place orders, closures of businesses and schools, fiscal and monetary stimulus, and legislation designed to deliver financial aid and other relief. While the scope, duration, and full effects of COVID-19 are rapidly evolving and not fully known, the pandemic and the efforts to contain it have disrupted global economic activity, adversely affected the functioning of financial markets, impacted market interest rates, increased economic and market uncertainty, and disrupted trade and supply chains. If these effects continue for a prolonged period or result in sustained economic stress or recession, the effects of COVID-19 could have a material adverse impact on us in a number of ways as described in more detail below.

Credit Risk – Our risks of timely loan repayment and the value of collateral supporting the loans are affected by the strength of our borrowers’ businesses. Concern about the spread of COVID-19 has caused and is likely to continue to cause business shutdowns, limitations on commercial activity and financial transactions, labor shortages, supply chain interruptions, increased unemployment and commercial property vacancy rates, reduced profitability and ability for property owners to make mortgage payments, and overall economic and financial market instability, all of which may cause our customers to be unable to make scheduled loan payments. Hotel and restaurant operators and others in the leisure, hospitality and travel industries and the agricultural industry, among other industries, have been particularly hurt by COVID-19. At September 30, 2020, we had no direct loan exposure to the hospitality, restaurant, travel, energy, aviation, healthcare or senior living industries. If the effects of COVID-19 result in widespread and sustained repayment shortfalls on loans in our portfolio, we could incur significant delinquencies, foreclosures and credit losses, particularly if the available collateral is insufficient to cover our credit exposure. The future effects of COVID-19 on economic activity could negatively affect the collateral values associated with our existing loans, the ability to liquidate the real estate collateral securing our residential and commercial real estate loans, our ability to maintain loan origination volume and to obtain additional financing, the future demand for or profitability of our lending and services, and the financial condition and credit risk of our customers. Further, in the event of delinquencies, regulatory changes and policies designed to protect borrowers may slow or prevent us from making our business decisions or may result in a delay in our taking certain remediation actions, such as foreclosure. In addition, we have unfunded commitments to extend credit to customers. During a challenging economic environment like now, our customers depend more on our credit commitments and increased borrowings under these commitments could adversely impact our liquidity. Furthermore, in an effort to support our communities during the pandemic, we are participating in the Paycheck Protection Program under the CARES Act whereby loans to small businesses are made and those loans are subject to the regulatory requirements that would require forbearance of loan payments for a specified time or that would limit our ability to pursue all available remedies in the event of a loan default. If the borrower under the PPP loan fails to qualify for loan forgiveness, we are at the heightened risk of holding these loans at unfavorable interest rates as compared to the loans to customers that we would have otherwise extended credit.

Strategic Risk – Our success may be affected by a variety of external factors that may affect the price or marketability of our products and services, changes in interest rates that may increase our funding costs, reduced demand for our financial products due to economic conditions and the various response of governmental and nongovernmental authorities. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased economic and demand uncertainty and has led to disruption and volatility in the global capital markets. Furthermore, many of the governmental actions have been directed toward curtailing household and business activity to contain COVID-19. These actions have been rapidly expanding in scope and intensity. For example, in many of our markets, local governments have acted to temporarily close or restrict the operations of most businesses. The future effects of COVID-19 on economic activity could negatively affect the future banking products we provide, including a decline in originating loans.

Operational Risk – Current and future restrictions on our workforce’s access to our facilities could limit our ability to meet customer servicing expectations and have a material adverse effect on our operations. We rely on business processes and branch activity that largely depend on people and technology, including access to information technology systems as well as information, applications, payment systems and other services provided by third parties. In response to COVID-19, we have modified our business practices with a portion of our employees working remotely from their homes to have our operations uninterrupted as much as possible. Further, technology in employees’ homes may not be as robust as in our offices and could cause the networks, information systems, applications, and other tools available to employees to be more limited or less reliable than in our offices. The continuation of these work-from-home measures also introduces additional operational risk, including increased cybersecurity risk from phishing, malware, and other cybersecurity attacks, all of which could expose us to risks of data or financial loss and could seriously disrupt our operations and the operations of any impacted customers.

Moreover, we rely on many third parties in our business operations, including the appraiser of the real property collateral, vendors that supply essential services such as loan servicers, providers of financial information, systems and analytical tools and providers of electronic payment and settlement systems, and local and federal government agencies, offices, and courthouses. In light of the developing measures responding to the pandemic, many of these entities may limit the availability and access of their services. If the third-party service providers continue to have limited capacities for a prolonged period or if additional limitations or potential disruptions in these services materialize, it may negatively affect our operations.

Interest Rate Risk/Market Value Risk – Our net interest income, lending and investment activities, deposits and profitability could be negatively affected by volatility in interest rates caused by uncertainties stemming from COVID-19. In March 2020, the Federal Reserve lowered the target range for the federal funds rate to a range from 0% to 0.25%, citing concerns about the impact of COVID-19 on financial markets and market stress in the energy sector. A prolonged period of extremely volatile and unstable market conditions would likely increase our funding costs and negatively affect market risk mitigation strategies. Higher income volatility from changes in interest rates and spreads to benchmark indices could cause a loss of future net interest income and a decrease in prevailing fair market values of our investment securities and other assets, including our mortgage servicing rights. Fluctuations in interest rates will impact both the level of income and expense recorded on most of our assets and liabilities and the market value of all interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on our net income, operating results, or financial condition.

Because there have been no comparable recent global pandemics that resulted in similar global impact, we do not yet know the full extent of COVID-19’s effects on our business, operations, or the global economy as a whole. Any future development will be highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the scope and duration of the pandemic, the effectiveness of our work-from-home arrangements, third party providers’ ability to support our operations, and any actions taken by governmental authorities and other third parties in response to the pandemic. The uncertain future development of this crisis could materially and adversely affect our business, operations, operating results, financial condition, liquidity or capital levels.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(a)

There were no sales of unregistered securities during the period covered by this Report.

(b)

Not applicable.

(c)

There were no issuer repurchases of securities during the period covered by this Report.

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5.

Other Information

None.

Item 6.

Exhibits

3.1

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc. ⁽¹⁾

3.2

Bylaws of Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc. ⁽¹⁾

31.1

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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The following financial information from Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the consolidated balance sheets; (ii) the consolidated statements of operations; (iii) the consolidated statements of comprehensive income; (iv) the consolidated statements of cash flows; and (v) notes to consolidated financial statements.

⁽¹⁾ Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as initially filed on September 11, 2019, as subsequently amended.

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.

	CINCINNATI BANCORP, INC.

Date: November 13, 2020	/s/ Robert A. Bedinghaus
	Robert A. Bedinghaus
	Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: November 13, 2020	/s/ Herbert C. Brinkman
	Herbert C. Brinkman
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc. - FORM 10-Q - November 13, 2020

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