Note

Securities

The amortized cost and approximate fair values of securities classified as available-for-sale

were as follows:

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized (Losses)			Approximate Fair Value
As of September 30, 2017
Debt Securities:
Municipals	$	34,012,067	$	210,255	$	(328,991	)	$	33,893,331
Corporates		3,000,000		70,000		-			3,070,000
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities and SBA loan pools		46,936,147		32,472		(726,755	)		46,241,864
	$	83,948,214	$	312,727	$	(1,055,746	)	$	83,205,195

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized (Losses)			Approximate Fair Value
As of December 31, 2016
Debt Securities:
Municipals	$	39,357,506	$	65,673	$	(1,085,654	)	$	38,337,525
Corporates		7,003,986		54,050		(4,514	)		7,053,522
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities and SBA loan pools		48,115,793		19,432		(1,127,037	)		47,008,188
	$	94,477,285	$	139,155	$	(2,217,205	)	$	92,399,235

Maturities of available-for-sale debt securities as of

September 30, 2017:

	Amortized Cost		Approximate Fair Value
1-5 years		564,554		581,359
6-10 years		9,254,809		9,317,277
After 10 years		27,192,704		27,064,695
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities and SBA loan pools not due on a single maturity date		46,936,147		46,241,864
	$	83,948,214	$	83,205,195

The amortized cost and approximate fair values of securities classified as held to maturity are as follows:

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized (Losses)			Approximate Fair Value
As of September 30, 2017
Debt Securities:
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities	$	18,424	$	215	$	(57	)	$	18,582

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized (Losses)		Approximate Fair Value

As of December 31, 2016
Debt Securities:
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities	$	27,528	$	625	$	-	$	28,153

Maturities of held-to-maturity securities as of

September 30, 2017:

		Amortized Cost				Approximate Fair Value
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities not due on a single maturity date		$	18,424			$	18,582

The book value of securities pledged as collateral, to secure public deposits and for other purposes, amounted to

$48,651,661

and

$48,723,259

as of

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

respectively. The approximate fair value of pledged securities amounted to

$48,125,394

and

$47,617,900

as of

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

respectively.

Realized gains and losses are recorded as net securit

ies gains. Gains on sales of securities are determined on the specific identification method. Gross gains of

$73,473

and

$155,465

as of

September 30, 2017

and

September 30, 2016,

respectively, were realized from the sale of available-for-sale securities. The tax effect of these net gains was

$27,185

and

$57,522

as of

September 30, 2017

and

September 30, 2016,

respectively.

The Company evaluates all securities quarterly to determine if any unrealized losses are deemed to be other than temporary. Certain investment securities are valued

at less than their historical cost. These declines are primarily the result of the rate for these investments yielding less than current market rates, or declines in stock prices of equity securities. Based on evaluation of available evidence, management believes the declines in fair value for these securities are temporary. It is management’s intent to hold the debt securities to maturity or until recovery of the unrealized loss. Should the impairment of any of these debt securities become other than temporary, the cost basis of the investment will be reduced and the resulting loss recognized in net income in the period the other-than-temporary impairment is identified, to the extent the loss is related to credit issues, and to other comprehensive income to the extent the decline on debt securities is related to other factors and the Company does

not

intend to sell the security prior to recovery of the unrealized loss.

Certain other investments in debt and equity securities are reported in the financial statements at an amount less than their historical cost. Total fair value of these investments at

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016,

was

$63,471,654

and

$79,361,229,

respectively, which is approximately

76%

and

86%

of the Company’s investment portfolio.

The following table shows gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at

September 30, 2017

and

December 31, 2016.

	September 30, 2017

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total

Description of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses

Municipals	$	10,507,517	$	(91,926	)	$	10,671,807	$	(237,065	)	$	21,179,324	$	(328,991	)
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities and SBA loan pools		21,281,498		(219,697	)		21,010,832		(507,115	)		42,292,330		(726,812	)
	$	31,789,015	$	(311,623	)	$	31,682,639	$	(744,180	)	$	63,471,654	$	(1,055,803	)

	December 31, 2016

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total

Description of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses

Municipals	$	33,084,816	$	(1,082,021	)	$	179,402	$	(3,633	)	$	33,264,218	$	(1,085,654	)
Corporates		1,996,172		(3,828	)		881,100		(686	)		2,877,272		(4,514	)
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities and SBA loan pools		39,570,463		(1,022,511	)		3,649,276		(104,526	)		43,219,739		(1,127,037	)
	$	74,651,451	$	(2,108,360	)	$	4,709,778	$	(108,845	)	$	79,361,229	$	(2,217,205	)