10-Q 1 form10q.htm TOWER FINANCIAL CORPORATION 10-Q 6-30-2011 form10q.htm


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

Form 10-Q
(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011

o           TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____________ to ____________

Commission file number 000-25287

 
TOWER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
INDIANA     35-2051170
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
116 East Berry Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
(260) 427-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number)
 
Indicate by check whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the 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 o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definition of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller reporting company x
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company.)    
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2of the Exchange Act). Yes o   No x
 
Number of shares of the issuer’s common stock, without par value, outstanding as of August 5, 2011: 4,852,761.



 
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Forward-Looking Statements

This report, including the section on “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, includes "forward-looking statements." All statements regarding our anticipated results or expectations, including our financial position, business plan and strategies, are intended to be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict.

Typically, forward-looking statements are predictive and are not statements of historical fact, and the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "seek," "expect," "plan," "intend," “think” and similar conditional expressions, as they relate to us or to management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, and although we have based these expectations upon beliefs and assumptions we believe to be reasonable, these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include, without limitation, the following:

 
·
The impact of a prolonged recession on our asset quality, the adequacy of our allowance for loan losses and the sufficiency of our capital;
 
·
the continued weakness of the local economy in our primary service area;
 
·
the effect of general economic and monetary conditions and the regulatory environment on the Bank’s ability to attract deposits, make loans and achieve satisfactory interest spreads;
 
·
the risk of further loan delinquencies and losses due to loan defaults by both commercial loan customers or a significant number of other borrowers;
 
·
general changes in real estate, business and general property valuations underlying secured loans;
 
·
the level of our non-performing substandard or doubtful assets;
 
·
restrictions or additional capital requirements imposed on us by our regulators; and
 
·
dependence on our key banking and management personnel.
 
We also refer you to a discussion of the many other risks and uncertainties described under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, or in other reports we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

 
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INDEX

PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
     
Item 1.    Financial Statements                                                                                                                     
page no.
     
 
4
     
 
5
     
 
7
     
 
8
     
  Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)  9
     
34
     
42
     
PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION
 
     
43
     
Item 1a. Risk Factors
43
     
Item 6.   Exhibit
44
     
44
 
 
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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Tower Financial Corporation
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
At June 30, 2011 (unaudited) and December 31, 2010
 
   
June 30,
2011
   
December 31,
2010
 
ASSETS
           
Cash and due from banks
  $ 11,134,424     $ 24,717,935  
Short-term investments and interest-earning deposits
    1,499,818       3,313,006  
Federal funds sold
    4,726,977       1,648,441  
Total cash and cash equivalents
    17,361,219       29,679,382  
                 
Long-term interest earning deposits
    996,000       996,000  
Securities available for sale, at fair value
    120,888,531       110,108,656  
FHLB and FRB stock
    3,807,700       4,075,100  
Loans held for sale
    1,367,988       2,140,872  
                 
Loans
    488,694,118       486,914,115  
Allowance for loan losses
    (12,017,002 )     (12,489,400 )
Net loans
    476,677,116       474,424,715  
      -       -  
Premises and equipment, net
    8,301,973       8,329,718  
Accrued interest receivable
    2,444,535       2,391,953  
Bank owned life insurance
    16,791,120       13,516,789  
Other real estate owned (OREO)
    3,728,845       4,284,263  
Prepaid FDIC Insurance
    2,037,350       2,864,527  
Other assets
    6,612,292       7,116,280  
Total assets
  $ 661,014,669     $ 659,928,255  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
LIABILITIES
               
Deposits:
               
Noninterest-bearing
  $ 87,171,004     $ 92,872,957  
Interest-bearing
    460,724,610       483,483,179  
Total deposits
    547,895,614       576,356,136  
      -       -  
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances
    34,000,000       7,500,000  
Junior subordinated debt
    17,527,000       17,527,000  
Accrued interest payable
    1,794,934       1,415,713  
Other liabilities
    3,782,519       4,000,654  
Total liabilities
    605,000,067       606,799,503  
                 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Preferred stock, no par value, 4,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares and 7,750 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively
    -       757,213  
Common stock and paid-in-capital, no par value, 6,000,000 shares authorized;4,917,761 and 4,789,023 issued; and  4,852,761 and 4,724,023 shares outstanding at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
    44,520,823       43,740,155  
Treasury stock, at cost, 65,000 shares at June 30, 2011and December 31, 2010
    (884,376 )     (884,376 )
Retained earnings
    10,323,051       8,450,579  
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax of $1,058,692 at June 30, 2011 and $548,730 at December 31, 2010
    2,055,104       1,065,181  
Total stockholders' equity
    56,014,602       53,128,752  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 661,014,669     $ 659,928,255  
 
The following notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
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Tower Financial Corporation
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

   
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
June 30
   
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended
June 30
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Interest income:
                       
Loans, including fees
  $ 6,276,853     $ 6,826,902     $ 12,565,817     $ 13,709,904  
Securities - taxable
    640,091       662,823       1,219,460       1,301,914  
Securities - tax exempt
    411,978       255,223       805,140       499,774  
Other interest income
    6,692       6,122       20,954       12,370  
Total interest income
    7,335,614       7,751,070       14,611,371       15,523,962  
Interest expense:
                               
Deposits
    1,350,799       1,727,772       2,711,945       3,487,270  
Federal funds purchased
    196       111       385       111  
FHLB advances
    62,765       142,854       134,836       312,712  
Junior subordinated debt
    201,214       283,071       400,567       563,297  
Total interest expense
    1,614,974       2,153,808       3,247,733       4,363,390  
Net interest income
    5,720,640       5,597,262       11,363,638       11,160,572  
Provision for loan losses
    1,125,000       1,100,000       2,345,000       2,440,000  
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    4,595,640       4,497,262       9,018,638       8,720,572  
Noninterest income:
                               
Trust and brokerage fees
    818,384       889,681       1,702,384       1,772,647  
Service charges
    259,774       280,053       550,624       570,439  
Loan broker fees
    159,995       167,069       268,383       284,569  
Gain on sale/calls of securities
    386,836       41,708       445,505       42,548  
Net debit card interchange income
    163,571       109,876       292,157       191,639  
Bank owned life insurance (BOLI) income
    134,201       118,130       274,331       233,409  
Other-than-temporary loss:
                               
Total impairment loss
    (1,288 )     (14,278 )     (126,287 )     (24,868 )
Loss recognized in other comprehensive income
    -       -       -       -  
Net impairment loss recognized in earnings
    (1,288 )     (14,278 )     (126,287 )     (24,868 )
Other income
    150,775       141,910       312,364       261,460  
Total noninterest income
    2,072,248       1,734,149       3,719,461       3,331,843  
Noninterest expense:
                               
Salaries and benefits
    2,694,184       2,273,975       5,253,266       4,661,051  
Occupancy and equipment
    589,434       630,224       1,209,040       1,259,502  
Marketing
    134,504       144,975       224,288       241,667  
Data processing
    391,398       116,300       700,703       425,212  
Loan and professional costs
    420,213       421,030       781,655       859,437  
Office supplies and postage
    63,565       71,103       112,512       134,292  
Courier services
    57,105       55,790       110,829       111,124  
Business development
    136,008       99,832       226,627       178,840  
Communication
    46,591       58,502       92,967       94,861  
FDIC insurance premiums
    349,923       490,467       856,771       992,672  
OREO Expenses
    165,523       945,519       357,443       1,001,316  
Other expense
    243,823       334,619       458,877       587,528  
Total noninterest expense
    5,292,271       5,642,336       10,384,978       10,547,502  
Income before income taxes
    1,375,617       589,075       2,353,121       1,504,913  
Income taxes expense
    285,788       74,985       480,649       269,787  
                                 
Net income
  $ 1,089,829     $ 514,090     $ 1,872,472     $ 1,235,126  
 
The following notes are an integral part of the financial statements
 
 
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Tower Financial Corporation
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations (Continued)
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
   
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
   
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Net income:
  $ 1,089,829     $ 514,090     $ 1,872,472     $ 1,235,126  
                                 
Other comprehensive income net of tax:
                               
Unrealized appreciation on available for sale securities
    500,022       447,894       989,923       754,941  
Total comprehensive income
  $ 1,589,851     $ 961,984     $ 2,862,395     $ 1,990,067  
                                 
Basic earnings per common share
  $ 0.23     $ 0.13     $ 0.39     $ 0.30  
Diluted earnings per common share
  $ 0.22     $ 0.12     $ 0.39     $ 0.28  
Average common shares outstanding
    4,835,510       4,090,432       4,795,424       4,090,432  
Average common shares and dilutive potential common shares outstanding
    4,853,035       4,394,419       4,852,898       4,394,419  
                                 
Dividends declared per share
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  

The following notes are an integral part of the financial statements
 
 
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Tower Financial Corporation
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (unaudited)
 
   
Preferred
Stock
   
Common
Stock and
Paid-in
Capital
   
Retained
Earnings
   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
   
Treasury
Stock
   
Total
 
                                     
Balance, January 1, 2010
  $ 1,788,000     $ 39,835,648     $ 5,286,808     $ 910,029     $ (884,376 )   $ 46,936,109  
                                                 
Net income for 2010
                    1,235,126                       1,235,126  
                                                 
Other Comprehensive Income (See Note 4)
                            754,941               754,941  
Total Comprehensive Income
                                            1,990,067  
                                                 
Stock based compensation expense
            23,455                               23,455  
                                                 
                                                 
Balance, June 30, 2010
  $ 1,788,000     $ 39,859,103     $ 6,521,934     $ 1,664,970     $ (884,376 )   $ 48,949,631  
                                                 
Balance, January 1, 2011
  $ 757,213     $ 43,740,155     $ 8,450,579     $ 1,065,181     $ (884,376 )   $ 53,128,752  
                                                 
Net income for 2011
                    1,872,472                       1,872,472  
                                                 
Other Comprehensive Income (See Note 4)
                            989,923               989,923  
Total Comprehensive Income
                                            2,862,395  
                                                 
Stock based compensation expense
            23,455                               23,455  
                                                 
Conversion of 7,750 preferred shares into 128,738 common shares
    (757,213 )     757,213                               -  
                                                 
                                                 
Balance, June 30, 2011
  $ -     $ 44,520,823     $ 10,323,051     $ 2,055,104     $ (884,376 )   $ 56,014,602  
 
The following notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
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Tower Financial Corporation
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010e

   
(unaudited)
Six Months ended
June 30, 2011
   
(unaudited)
Six Months ended
June 30, 2010
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net income
  $ 1,872,472     $ 1,235,126  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
         
Depreciation and amortization
    863,136       738,401  
Provision for loan losses
    2,345,000       2,440,000  
Stock based compensation expense
    23,455       23,455  
Earnings on life insurance
    (274,331 )     (233,409 )
Gain on sale of securities AFS
    (445,505 )     (42,548 )
Loss on disposal of premises and equipment
    2,691       678  
Impairment on AFS securities
    126,287       24,868  
Loans originated for sale
    (9,889,448 )     (9,331,135 )
(Gain)Loss on sale of other real estate owned
    80,997       (17 )
Proceeds from sale of loans - brokered
    10,662,332       11,509,909  
Write-down on OREO
    138,780       876,822  
Change in accrued interest receivable
    (52,582 )     (92,589 )
Change in other assets
    834,433       1,130,101  
Change in accrued interest payable
    379,221       405,635  
Change in other liabilities
    (218,135 )     (158,936 )
Net cash from operating activities
    6,448,803       8,526,361  
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Net change in loans
    (10,386,674 )     13,574,850  
Purchase of securities AFS
    (34,292,182 )     (18,272,067 )
Proceeds from calls and maturities of securities AFS
    14,406,485       11,944,067  
Purchase of securities HTM
    -       (1,721,320 )
Proceeds from calls and maturities of securities HTM
    -       611,105  
Proceeds from sale of securities AFS
    10,396,200       2,738,144  
Proceeds from sale of OREO
    1,984,983       353,795  
Proceeds from sale of impaired loans
    4,126,701       -  
Purchase of bank owned life insurance
    (3,000,000 )     -  
Redemption (Purchase) of FHLB stock
    267,400       (75,000 )
Purchase of premises and equipment
    (309,357 )     (1,034,826 )
Net cash from (used in) investing activities
    (16,806,444 )     8,118,748  
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Net change in deposits
    (28,460,522 )     (3,392,514 )
Proceeds from long-term FHLB advances
    5,000,000       -  
Repayment of long-term FHLB advances
    (3,500,000 )     (8,700,000 )
Net change in short-term borrowings
    25,000,000       (12,000,000 )
Net cash from (used in) financing activities
    (1,960,522 )     (24,092,514 )
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
    (12,318,163 )     (7,447,405 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    29,679,382       24,664,309  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 17,361,219     $ 17,216,904  
                 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
               
Cash paid during the year for:
               
Interest
  $ 2,868,512     $ 3,957,755  
Income taxes
    570,000       700,000  
Noncash items:
               
Transfer of loans to other real estate owned
    1,662,572       2,782,073  

The following notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
 
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Tower Financial Corporation
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
 
Note 1 – Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements are filed for Tower Financial Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tower Bank & Trust (or the “Bank” or “Tower Bank”), and two unconsolidated subsidiary guarantor trusts, Tower Capital Trust 2, and Tower Capital Trust 3.  Also included are the Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Tower Trust Company (or the “Trust Company”) and Tower Capital Investments, which owns Tower Funding Corporation, a real estate investment trust.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for interim periods and with instructions for Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America for complete presentation of the Company’s financial statements.  In the opinion of management, the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly its consolidated financial position at June 30, 2011 and its consolidated results of operations and comprehensive income for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010 and change in stockholders’ equity and cashflows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010.   The results for the period ended June 30, 2011 should not be considered as indicative of results for a full year.   These consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2010 and  2009 and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Note 2 – Summary of Critical Accounting Policies

A comprehensive discussion of our critical accounting policies is disclosed in Note 1 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.  Certain accounting policies require management to use estimates and make assumptions based on available information.  These estimates and assumptions affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and disclosures provided, and actual results could differ.  There were no material changes in the information regarding our critical accounting policies since December 31, 2010.
 
Note 3 – New Accounting Standards

Recently Issued Not Yet Effective Accounting Pronouncements:  In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-02, A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring Is a Troubled Debt Restructuring, updated to amend previous guidance with respect to troubled debt restructurings. This updated guidance is designed to assist creditors with determining whether or not a restructuring constitutes a troubled debt restructuring. In particular, additional guidance has been added to help creditors determine whether a concession has been granted and whether a debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. Both of these conditions are required to be met for a restructuring to constitute a troubled debt restructuring. The amendments in the update are effective for the first interim period beginning on or after June 15, 2011, and should be applied retrospectively to the beginning of the annual period of adoption. The provisions of this update are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.  The amendments in this ASU generally represent clarifications of Topic 820, but also include some instances where a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or disclosing information about fair value measurements has changed.  This ASU results in common principles and requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.  The amendments in this ASU are to be applied prospectively.  For public entities, the amendments are effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  Early application by public entities is not permitted.  The amendments of this update are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
 
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In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, Amendments to Topic 220, Comprehensive Income. Under the amendments in this ASU, an entity has the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements.  In both choices, an entity is required to present each component of net income along with total net income, each component of other comprehensive income along with a total for other comprehensive income, and a total amount for comprehensive income.  This ASU eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity.  The amendments in this ASU do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income.  The amendments of this ASU should be applied retrospectively.  For public entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011.  Early adoption is permitted because compliance with the amendments is already permitted.  The amendments do not require any transition disclosures.  Due to the recent publication of this pronouncement, the Company is evaluating the impact of this update on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
 
 
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Note 4 – Securities Available for Sale
The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of the available for sale investment securities portfolio at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 and the corresponding  amounts of unrealized gains and losses therein:

   
June 30, 2011
       
   
Amortized
Cost
   
Gross Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
 
                         
Available for sale securities:
                       
U.S. Government agency debt obligations
  $ 1,328,100     $ 12,687     $ -     $ 1,340,787  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    49,493,803       1,173,528       (247,494 )     50,419,837  
Mortgage-backed securities (residential)
    62,549,270       2,213,938       (240,012 )     64,523,196  
Mortgage-backed securities (commercial)
    4,403,563       201,148       -       4,604,711  
Collateralized debt obligations
    -       -       -       -  
                                 
Total Securities
  $ 117,774,736     $ 3,601,301     $ (487,506 )   $ 120,888,531  
                                 
                                 
   
December 31, 2010
         
   
Amortized
Cost
   
Gross Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
 
                                 
Available for sale securities:
                               
U.S. Government agency debt obligations
  $ 4,112,957     $ 59,710     $ -     $ 4,172,667  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    45,852,349       546,212       (639,159 )     45,759,402  
Mortgage-backed securities (residential)
    53,960,788       1,854,148       (325,966 )     55,488,970  
Mortgage-backed securities (commercial)
    4,458,652       224,365       -       4,683,017  
Collateralized debt obligations
    110,000       -       (105,400 )     4,600  
Total Securities
  $ 108,494,746     $ 2,684,435     $ (1,070,525 )   $ 110,108,656  

Total other-than-temporary impairment recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income was $153,734 and $274,596 for securities available for sale at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
 
 
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The fair values of debt securities available for sale at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Securities not due at a single date, primarily mortgage-backed securities, are shown separately. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalties.

   
6/30/2011
 
   
Weighted Average
Yield
   
Amortized
Cost
   
Fair
Value
 
Available for sale securities:
 
                 
Agencies:
                 
Due after one to five years
    2.94 %   $ 1,328,100     $ 1,340,787  
Total Agencies
    2.94 %   $ 1,328,100     $ 1,340,787  
                         
Mortgage-backed securities:
                       
Mortgage-backed securities (residential)
    3.46 %   $ 62,549,270     $ 64,523,196  
Mortgage-backed securities (commercial)
    4.48 %     4,403,563       4,604,711  
      3.53 %   $ 66,952,833     $ 69,127,907  
Obligations of state and political subdivisions:
                       
Due in one year or less
    4.99 %   $ 130,007     $ 130,026  
Due after one to five years
    5.91 %     3,340,496       3,430,649  
Due after five to ten years
    5.44 %     14,097,596       14,618,370  
Due after ten years
    5.61 %     31,925,704       32,240,792  
Total Obligations of state and political subdivisions
    5.58 %   $ 49,493,803     $ 50,419,837  
                         
Collateralized debt obligations
                       
Due after ten years
    0.00 %   $ -     $ -  
                         
                         
                         
   
12/31/2010
 
   
Weighted
Average
Yield
   
Amortized
Cost
   
Fair
Value
 
Available for sale securities:
                       
Agencies:
                       
Due in one year or less
    3.25 %   $ 700,000     $ 703,997  
Due after one to five years
    2.16 %     799,138       822,336  
Due after five to ten years
    2.58 %     2,613,819       2,646,334  
  Total Agencies
    2.61 %   $ 4,112,957     $ 4,172,667  
                         
Mortgage-backed securities:
                       
Mortgage-backed securities (residential)
    3.86 %   $ 53,960,788     $ 55,488,970  
Mortgage-backed securities (commercial)
    4.22 %     4,458,652       4,683,017  
      3.89 %   $ 58,419,440     $ 60,171,987  
                         
Obligations of state and political subdivisions:
                       
Due in one year or less
    4.99 %   $ 260,457     $ 262,621  
Due after one to five years
    5.24 %     3,168,388       3,270,587  
Due after five to ten years
    5.28 %     13,676,918       13,820,407  
Due after ten years
    5.77 %     28,746,586       28,405,787  
  Total Obligations of state and political subdivisions
    5.58 %   $ 45,852,349     $ 45,759,402  
                         
Collateralized debt obligations
                       
Due after ten years
    1.15 %   $ 110,000     $ 4,600  

Proceeds from securities sold classified as available for sale totaled $9.6 million and $2.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010, respectively.  Proceeds from securities sold classified as available for sale totaled $10.4 million and $2.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010, respectively.
 
 
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Gross gains realized were $386,836 and $41,708 for the three months and $445,715 and $42,548 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010, respectively.  There were no gross losses on the sale of available for sale securities for the three and six month periods ending June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010.  The approximate tax expense on the net gains for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010 was $131,524 and $14,181, respectively.  The approximate tax expense on the net gains for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010 was $151,471 and $14,466, respectively.

Securities with a carrying value of $19.0 million and $1.1 million were pledged to secure borrowings from the FHLB at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.   Securities with a carrying value of $2.3 million and $4.2 million were pledged to the Federal Reserve to secure potential borrowings at the Discount Window at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  Securities with a carrying value of $19.5 million and $17.8 million were pledged at correspondent banks, including Wells Fargo, First Tennessee, First Merchants, Fifth Third and Pacific Coast Bankers Bank, to secure federal funds lines of credit at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  At June 30, 2011, there were no holdings of any one issuer, other than the U.S. Government and its agencies, in an amount greater than 10% of stockholders' equity.

Securities with unrealized losses at June 30, 2011 not recognized in income are as follows:

   
Continuing Unrealized
Losses for
Less than 12 months
   
Continuing Unrealized
Losses for
More than 12 months
   
Total
 
   
Fair Value
   
Gross Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair Value
   
Gross Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair Value
   
Gross Unrealized
Losses
 
                                     
Available for sale securities:
                                   
U.S. Government agency debt obligations
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    10,654,406       (237,594 )     810,445       (9,900 )     11,464,851       (247,494 )
Mortgage-backed securities (residential)
    8,616,680       (86,277 )     386,067       (153,735 )     9,002,747       (240,012 )
Mortgage-backed securities (commercial)
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Collateralized debt obligations
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Total temporarily impaired securities
  $ 19,271,086     $ (323,871 )   $ 1,196,512     $ (163,635 )   $ 20,467,598     $ (487,506 )
 
Securities with unrealized losses at December 31, 2010 not recognized in income are as follows:

   
Continuing Unrealized
Losses for
Less than 12 months
   
Continuing Unrealized
Losses for
More than 12 months
   
Total
 
   
Fair Value
   
Gross Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair Value
   
Gross Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair Value
   
Gross Unrealized
Losses
 
                                     
Available for sale securities:
                                   
U.S. Government agency debt obligations
  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    16,033,664       (588,556 )     1,427,946       (50,603 )     17,461,610       (639,159 )
Mortgage-backed securities (residential)
    5,772,263       (156,769 )     416,929       (169,197 )     6,189,192       (325,966 )
Mortgage-backed securities (commercial)
    -       -       -       -       -       -  
Collateralized debt obligations
    -       -       4,600       (105,400 )     4,600       (105,400 )
Total available for sale securities
  $ 21,805,927     $ (745,325 )   $ 1,849,475     $ (325,200 )   $ 23,655,402     $ (1,070,525 )
 
Unrealized losses on mortgage-backed securities and state and municipality bonds have not been recognized into income because the issuers’ bonds are of high credit quality and management does not have the intent to sell and it is likely that they will not be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery.  The fair value is expected to recover as the bonds approach their maturity and/or as market conditions improve.
 
 
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As of June 30, 2011, Tower Financial Corporation’s security portfolio consisted of 224 securities, 29 of which were in an unrealized loss position. The majority of unrealized losses are related to the Company’s mortgage-backed securities, as discussed below:

Mortgage-backed Securities
At June 30, 2011, approximately 83% of the mortgage-backed securities we held were issued by U.S. government-sponsored entities and agencies, primarily Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, institutions which the government has affirmed its commitment to support. Because the decline in market value is attributable to changes in interest rates and illiquidity, and not credit quality, and because the Company does not have the intent to sell these mortgage-backed securities and it is likely that it will not be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery, the Company does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at June 30, 2011.

As of June 30, 2011, we held $11.7 million of non-agency backed CMO investments. These investments were purchased as loan alternatives.  These bonds make up less than 18% of capital.  The Company continues to monitor these securities and obtain current market prices at least on a quarterly basis.  Based on this review, the Company does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at June 30, 2011, with the exception of the security discussed below.

Private Label Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
The Company owns a Private Label Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO) with an original investment of $1.0 million, which is classified as a residential mortgage-backed security.  At June 30, 2011, the fair value of the investment was $386,067 and the amortized cost was $539,802.  The investment was rated Caa2 by Moody’s and CCC by S&P.  At December 31, 2010, the fair value of the investment was $416,929 and the amortized cost was $586,125.

This bond is classified as a “super senior” tranche because its cash flow is not subordinated to any other tranche in the deal and is classified as a mortgage-backed security (residential).  We used the Intex database to evaluate and model each individual loan in the underlying collateral of this security.  In 2009, we noticed that the credit quality of the underlying collateral was marginally deteriorating causing us to more aggressively monitor and analyze for other-than-temporary-impairment.  To monitor this investment, management has evaluated loan delinquencies, foreclosures, other real estate owned (OREO) and bankruptcies as a percentage of principal remaining on the loans as shown in the table below prior to making assumptions on the performing loans.
 
 
June 30
2011
March 31
2011
December 31
2010
September 30
2010
June 30
2010
Delinquency 60+
24.01%
25.16%
22.58%
20.76%
22.48%
Delinquency 90+
22.06%
22.36%
19.79%
18.42%
20.73%
Other Real Estate Owned
1.78%
2.58%
1.73%
0.20%
0.17%
Foreclosure
9.55%
10.70%
9.42%
9.11%
10.79%
Bankruptcy
3.12%
3.08%
4.08%
4.09%
3.35%

We utilized Intex data to determine the default assumptions for all loans that are classified as “past due,” OREO or in foreclosure. A 50% severity rate was assumed on all defaults. This number was derived from the pool average over the last 12 months. The default rate differs for each State based on the severity of that State’s home price depreciation and the number of days the loan is past due.  Any foreclosure or loan classified as other real estate owned is immediately liquidated at a 50% severity. The current loan category is stratified by FICO scores and the level of asset documentation (full documentation, low documentation, or no documentation). The Loan Performance Database driven by Intex data is mined for historical probabilities of loans meeting these characteristics moving into default.  This was done for loans originated in 2006, 2007, and 2008 periods.  The average default rate is then calculated, as well as its standard deviation. Two standard deviations are then added to this mean to derive the current loan CDR assumptions; representing what management feels is a “stressed” scenario. We used the yield at the time of purchase as the discount rate for the cash flow analysis. At the time of purchase the bond was yielding 6%. Therefore, all cash flows in the OTTI analysis were discounted by 6% to get a present value. To determine the fair value, we surveyed two bond desks to see what yield it would take to sell the bond in the open market. Both desks said it would take a yield of 12%-15% to get someone to buy this bond. Management decided to use the conservative figure and discounted the cash flows by 15%. The two bond desks that were surveyed are Sterne Agee and Performance Trust.

Based on the analysis performed using the assumptions above, we have determined that this Private Label CMO is other-than-temporarily-impaired requiring us to record total credit impairment of $74,018 through June 30, 2011.  An OTTI charge of $1,288 and $16,287 was recorded for the three- and six-month periods ending June 30, 2011, respectively.

Trust Preferred Securities
The Company, through the Bank’s investment subsidiary, owns a $1 million original investment in PreTSL XXV out of a pooled $877.4 million investment at the time of purchase.  This is the Company’s only pooled trust preferred security and it is classified as a collateralized debt obligation.  At March 31, 2011, the Company took an additional OTTI charge to write-off the remaining investment.  At December 31, 2010, the fair value of the investment was $4,600 and the amortized cost was $110,000.  The investment was rated C by Moody’s and C by Fitch at June 30, 2011 and was rated Ca by Moody’s and C by Fitch at December 31, 2010.
 
 
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The investment is divided into seven tranches.  Tower’s investment is in the fifth tranche (C-1), meaning the cashflows on the investment are subordinated to the higher placed tranches. There are sixty-eight (68) issuing participants in PreTSL XXV.  Fifty-eight (58) of the issuers are banks or bank holding companies, with the remaining issuers being insurance companies.  As of June 30, 2011, the amount of deferrals and defaults was $321.6 million, or 37% of the total pool.  Of the total $877.4 million of original collateral, $555.8 million is currently paying interest.

The Company used the OTTI evaluation model to analyze the present value of expected cash flows.  The OTTI model considered the structure and term of the collateralized debt obligation (“CDO”) and the financial condition of the underlying issuers. We evaluated the credit quality of each underlying issuer in the pool and applied a risk rating for each issuer and then put this risk rating into a relevant risk model to identify immediate default risk.  Upon completion of the analysis at March 31, 2011, our model indicated that the security 100% other-than-temporarily-impaired. The OTTI charge was recorded in the first quarter of 2011 in the amount of $110,000, which resulted in an ending book value of $0. There was no OTTI charge for the three-month period and $110,000 for the six-month period ending June 30, 2011.  This security cannot experience any additional OTTI charges.
 
The table below presents a roll-forward of the credit losses relating to debt securities recognized in earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011:
 
For the three months ended June 30
 
2011
   
2010
 
Beginning Balance, April 1
  $ 1,034,072     $ 761,360  
Additions for amounts related to credit loss for which an OTTI was not previously recognized
    -       -  
Increases to the amount related to the credit loss for which other-than-temporary was previously recognized
    1,288       14,278  
Ending Balance, June 30
  $ 1,035,360     $ 775,638  
 
For the six months ended June 30
 
2011
   
2010
 
Beginning Balance, January 1
  $ 909,073     $ 750,770  
Additions for amounts related to credit loss for which an OTTI was not previously recognized
    -       -  
Increases to the amount related to the credit loss for which other-than-temporary was previously recognized
    126,287       24,868  
Ending Balance, June 30
  $ 1,035,360     $ 775,638  
 
 
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Note 5 – Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income consists of net income and other comprehensive income (“OCI”). Other comprehensive income includes unrealized gains and losses on securities available-for-sale.  Following is a summary of other comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:
 
   
Three months ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Net Income
  $ 1,089,829     $ 514,090  
Change in securities available for sale:
               
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on securities for which other-than-temporary impairment has been recorded
    2,260       68,788  
Other-than-temporary impairment on available for sale securities associated with credit losses realized in income
    1,288       14,278  
Unrealized holding gains (losses) recorded in other comprehensive income
    3,548       83,066  
                 
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available for sale securities arising during the period
    1,140,897       637,269  
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in income on available for sale securities
    (386,836 )     (41,708 )
Net unrealized gains (losses)
    754,061       595,561  
Income tax expense
    257,587       230,733  
Total other comprehensive income
    500,022       447,894  
Comprehensive Income
  $ 1,589,851     $ 961,984  
 
   
Six months ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Net Income
  $ 1,872,472     $ 1,235,126  
Change in securities available for sale:
               
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on securities for which other-than-temporary impairment has been recorded
    (5,425 )     49,944  
Other-than-temporary impairment on available for sale securities associated with credit losses realized in income
    126,287       24,868  
Unrealized holding gains (losses) recorded in other comprehensive income
    120,862       74,812  
                 
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available for sale securities arising during the period
    1,824,526       1,111,586  
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in income on available for sale securities
    (445,505 )     (42,548 )
Net unrealized gains (losses)
    1,379,021       1,069,038  
Income tax expense
    509,960       388,909  
Total other comprehensive income
    989,923       754,941  
Comprehensive Income
  $ 2,862,395     $ 1,990,067  
 
 
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Note 6 - Earnings Per Share

The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010.  Options not considered in the calculation of diluted earnings per common share because they were antidilutive, totaled 74,654 and 79,404 for the three-month period and 74,654 and 79,404 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  The Company also had preferred stock which could be converted at the option of the shareholders into 303,987 shares of common stock as of June 30, 2010.  All preferred stock has been converted as of June 30, 2011.

   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Basic
           
Net income available to common stockholders
  $ 1,089,829     $ 514,090  
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    4,835,510       4,090,432  
Basic earnings per common share
  $ 0.23     $ 0.13  
                 
Diluted
               
Net income available to common stockholders
  $ 1,089,829     $ 514,090  
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    4,835,510       4,090,432  
Add:  dilutive effect of assumed preferred stock conversion and stock options
    17,525       303,987  
Weighted average common shares and dilutive   potential common shares outstanding and preferred stock conversion
    4,853,035       4,394,419  
Diluted earnings per common share
  $ 0.22     $ 0.12  
 
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Basic
           
Net income available to common stockholders
  $ 1,872,472     $ 1,235,126  
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    4,795,424       4,090,432  
Basic earnings per common share
  $ 0.39     $ 0.30  
                 
Diluted
               
Net income available to common stockholders
  $ 1,872,472     $ 1,235,126  
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    4,795,424       4,090,432  
Add:  dilutive effect of assumed preferred stock conversion and stock options
    57,474       303,987  
Weighted average common shares and dilutive potential common shares outstanding and preferred stock conversion
    4,852,898       4,394,419  
Diluted earnings per common share
  $ 0.39     $ 0.28  
 
Note 7 – Equity Incentive Plans

Options to buy stock were previously granted to directors, officers and employees under the 1998 and 2001 Stock Option and Incentive Plans (the “Plans”), which together provided for issuance of up to 435,000 shares of common stock of the Company.  Options for all 435,000 shares were issued under the Plans, of which 74,654 remain outstanding as of June 30, 2011.  Option awards were granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of each grant, vesting over a four-year period, and issued with a ten-year contractual term.  There was no compensation cost charged against income for options granted under the Plans in accordance with accounting standards for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010.  No income tax benefit was recognized in the income statement for the share-based compensation arrangements.
 
 
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A summary of the option activity under the Plans as of June 30, 2011 and changes during the six-month period then ended are presented below:

 
Options
 
Shares
   
Weighted-
Average
Aggregate
Exercise
Price
   
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
   
Instrinsic
Value
 
                         
Outstanding at January 1, 2011
    76,154     $ 13.37       2.72     $ -  
                                 
Granted
    -       -       -       -  
                                 
Exercised
    -       -       -       -  
                                 
Forfeited or expired
    (1,500 )     8.38       -       -  
                                 
Outstanding at June 30, 2011
    74,654       13.47       2.27       -  
                                 
Vested or expected to vest at June 30, 2011
    74,654       13.47       2.27       -  
                                 
Exercisable at June 30, 2011
    74,654       13.47       2.27       -  

No further options will be granted under either of these Plans, but the plans will remain in effect for purposes of administering already existing options previously granted and still outstanding under the Plans.  As of June 30, 2011 there was no unrecognized compensation expense for the 1998 and 2001 Stock Options plan.

On April 19, 2006, at our annual meeting of stockholders, stockholders approved Tower Financial Corporation’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, under which 150,000 shares have been reserved for issuance as incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, restricted stock awards, unrestricted stock awards, performance awards, or stock appreciation rights.  As of June 30, 2011, 19,500 shares have been granted in the form of restricted stock, of which 15,125 shares have vested.  The compensation cost that has been charged against income for restricted shares awarded under the Plan was $11,728 and $11,727 for the three months and $23,455 and $23,455 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Future expense related to this award will be $23,455 in 2011 and $14,062 in 2012.  The total fair value of shares vested during the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $44,498.

A summary of the restricted stock activity as of June 30, 2011 and changes during the six months ended are presented below:
 
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2011
 
Shares
   
Weighted-Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
 
             
Outstanding at January 1, 2011
    9,750     $ 8.95  
                 
Granted
    -       -  
                 
Vested
    (5,375 )     8.73  
                 
Forfeited
    -       -  
                 
Outstanding at June 30, 2011
    4,375       9.22  
 
Note 8 – Business Segments

Management separates Tower Financial Corporation into three distinct businesses for reporting purposes.  The three segments are Banking, Wealth Management, and Corporate and Intercompany.  The segments are evaluated separately on their individual performance, as well as their contribution as a whole.

The majority of assets and income result from the Banking segment.  The Bank is a full-service commercial bank with six Allen County locations and one Warsaw location.  The Wealth Management segment is made up of Tower Trust Company.  The Trust Company provides estate planning, investment management, and retirement planning, as well as investment brokerage services.  The Corporate and Intercompany segment includes the holding company and subordinated debentures.  We incur general corporate expenses, as well as interest expense on the subordinated debentures.
 
 
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Information reported internally for performance assessment follows:
 
   
As of and for the three months ending June 30, 2011
 
         
Wealth
   
Corporate &
             
   
Bank
   
Management
   
Intercompany
   
Eliminations
   
Total
 
Income Statement Information
                             
Net interest income
  $ 5,907,083     $ 14,771     $ (201,214 )   $ -     $ 5,720,640  
                                         
Non-interest income
    1,180,783       885,190       1,343,093       (1,336,818 )     2,072,248  
                                         
Non-interest expense
    4,491,667       621,315       179,289       -       5,292,271  
                                         
Noncash items
                                       
Provision for loan losses
    1,125,000       -       -       -       1,125,000  
Depreciation/Amortization
    361,436       12,072       -       -       373,508  
                                         
Income tax expense(benefit)
    319,446       93,581       (127,239 )     -       285,788  
                                         
Segment Profit
    1,151,753       185,065       1,089,829       (1,336,818 )     1,089,829  
                                         
Balance Sheet Information
                                       
Segment Assets
    662,598,450       6,859,435       72,140,008       (80,583,224 )     661,014,669  
 
   
As of for the six months ending June 30, 2011
 
   
Bank
   
Wealth
Management
   
Corporate &
Intercompany
   
Eliminations
   
Total
 
Income Statement Information
                             
Net interest income
  $ 11,727,388     $ 36,817     $ (400,567 )   $ -     $ 11,363,638  
                                         
Non-interest income
    1,935,710       1,771,229       2,386,894       (2,374,372 )     3,719,461  
                                         
Non-interest expense
    8,781,661       1,230,907       372,410       -       10,384,978  
                                         
Noncash items
                                       
Provision for loan losses
    2,345,000       -       -       -       2,345,000  
Depreciation/Amortization
    837,871       25,265       -       -       863,136  
                                         
Income tax expense(benefit)
    546,018       193,186       (258,555 )     -       480,649  
                                         
Segment Profit
    1,990,419       383,953       1,872,472       (2,374,372 )     1,872,472  
                                         
Balance Sheet Information
                                       
Segment Assets
    662,598,450       6,859,435       72,140,008       (80,583,224 )     661,014,669  
 
 
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As of for the three months ending June 30, 2010
 
   
Bank
   
Wealth
Management
   
Corporate &
Intercompany
   
Eliminations
   
Total
 
Income Statement Information
                             
Net interest income
  $ 5,864,666     $ 15,667     $ (283,071 )   $ -     $ 5,597,262  
                                         
Non-interest income
    995,270       892,762       924,656       (1,078,539 )     1,734,149  
                                         
Non-interest expense
    4,825,817       656,175       160,344       -       5,642,336  
                                         
Noncash items
                                       
Provision for loan losses
    1,100,000       -       -       -       1,100,000  
Depreciation/Amortization
    369,912       8,547       -       -       378,459  
                                         
Income tax expense(benefit)
    133,786       88,656       (147,457 )     -       74,985  
                                         
Segment Profit
    800,333       163,598       628,698       (1,078,539 )     514,090  
                                         
Balance Sheet Information
                                       
Segment Assets
    661,201,532       6,106,671       71,867,708       (80,849,146 )     658,326,765  
 
   
As of for the six months ending June 30, 2010
 
   
Bank
   
Wealth
Management
   
Corporate &
Intercompany
   
Eliminations
   
Total
 
Income Statement Information
                             
Net interest income
  $ 11,691,932     $ 31,937     $ (563,297 )   $ -     $ 11,160,572  
                                         
Non-interest income
    1,896,089       1,779,495       1,935,905       (2,279,646 )     3,331,843  
                                         
Non-interest expense
    8,976,552       1,255,457       315,493       -       10,547,502  
                                         
Noncash items
                                       
Provision for loan losses
    2,440,000       -       -       -       2,440,000  
Depreciation/Amortization
    720,757       17,644       -       -       738,401  
                                         
Income tax expense(benefit)
    368,315       194,092       (292,620 )     -       269,787  
                                         
Segment Profit
    1,803,154       361,883       1,349,735       (2,279,646 )     1,235,126  
                                         
Balance Sheet Information
                                       
Segment Assets
    661,201,532       6,106,671       71,867,708       (80,849,146 )     658,326,765  
 
 
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Note 9 – Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

Loans at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows:

   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Balance
   
%
   
Balance
   
%
 
                         
Commercial
  $ 228,537,642       46.7 %   $ 233,882,777       48.0 %
Commercial real estate
                               
Construction
    20,653,594       4.2 %     24,588,088       5.1 %
Other
    104,685,118       21.4 %     94,056,119       19.3 %
Residential real estate
                               
Traditional
    53,617,131       11.0 %     54,236,553       11.1 %
Jumbo
    30,664,715       6.3 %     25,833,656       5.3 %
Home equity
    36,789,129       7.6 %     38,395,005       7.9 %
Consumer
    13,879,171       2.8 %     15,979,973       3.3 %
Total loans
    488,826,500       100.0 %     486,972,171       100.0 %
Net deferred loan costs (fees)
    (132,382 )             (58,056 )        
Allowance for loan losses
    (12,017,002 )             (12,489,400 )        
                                 
Net loans
  $ 476,677,116             $ 474,424,715          
 
The following tables summarize changes in the Company’s allowance for loan losses for the periods indicated:
 
For the three months ended June 30, 2011:
                               
                                           
   
Commercial
   
Commercial
Real Estate
   
Residential
Real Estate
   
Home Equity
   
Consumer
   
Unallocated
   
Total
 
Beginning balance 4/1/2011
  $ 6,382,372     $ 5,089,778     $ 316,534     $ 79,867     $ 24,919     $ 14,325     $ 11,907,795  
Provision expense
    (1,374,844 )     2,398,273       (8,527 )     932       (3,408 )     112,574       1,125,000  
Charge-offs
    (718,641 )     (875,000 )     -       -       -       -       (1,593,641 )
Recoveries
    566,856       4,701       -       5,951       340       -       577,848  
Ending Balance 6/30/2011
  $ 4,855,743     $ 6,617,752     $ 308,007     $ 86,750     $ 21,851     $ 126,899     $ 12,017,002  


For the six months ended June 30, 2011:
                                     
                                           
   
Commercial
   
Commercial
Real Estate
   
Residential
Real Estate
   
Home Equity
   
Consumer
   
Unallocated
   
Total
 
Beginning balance 1/1/2011
  $ 5,790,945     $ 6,183,365     $ 386,992     $ 77,051     $ 28,711     $ 22,336     $ 12,489,400  
Provision expense
    2,375       2,306,433       (78,985 )     19,389       (8,775 )     104,563       2,345,000  
Charge-offs
    (1,541,508 )     (1,924,110 )     -       (17,408 )     -       -       (3,483,026 )
Recoveries
    603,931       52,064       -       7,718       1,915       -       665,628  
Ending Balance 6/30/2011
  $ 4,855,743     $ 6,617,752     $ 308,007     $ 86,750     $ 21,851     $ 126,899     $ 12,017,002  

For the three months ended June 30, 2010:
 
Beginning balance 4/1/2010
  $ 12,149,885  
Provision expense
    1,100,000  
Charge-offs
    (636,281 )
Recoveries
    104,696  
Ending Balance 6/30/2010
  $ 12,718,300  
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2010:
     
Beginning balance 1/1/2010
  $ 11,598,389  
Provision expense
    2,440,000  
Charge-offs
    (1,448,727 )
Recoveries
    128,638  
Ending Balance 6/30/2010
  $ 12,718,300  
 
 
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The following tables present the fair value of the Company’s loans sold by portfolio segment for the periods indicated:

For the three months ended June 30, 2011:
 
Commercial
  $ 1,574,333  
Commercial Real Estate
    1,201,862  
         
         
For the six months ended June 30, 2011:
       
Commercial
  $ 2,924,839  
Commercial Real Estate
    1,201,862  
 
The following table presents the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans by class of loans based on impairment method as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
 
June 30, 2011
 
Individually evaluated
for impairment
   
Collectively evaluated
for impairment
   
Total
 
Allowance for loan losses:
                 
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
                 
Commercial
  $ 851,625     $ 4,004,118     $ 4,855,743  
Commercial Real Estate
                       
Construction
    3,562,000       753,742       4,315,742  
Other
    535,000       1,767,010       2,302,010  
Residential Real Estate
                       
Traditional
    -       195,943       195,943  
Jumbo
    -       112,064       112,064  
Home Equity
    -       86,750       86,750  
Consumer
    -       21,851       21,851  
Unallocated
    -       126,899       126,899  
Total
  $ 4,948,625     $ 7,068,377     $ 12,017,002  
                         
Loans:
                       
Commercial
  $ 12,472,785     $ 216,697,143     $ 229,169,928  
Commercial Real Estate
                       
Construction
    9,500,518       11,189,131       20,689,649  
Other
    5,320,923       99,525,341       104,846,264  
Residential Real Estate
                       
Traditional
    -       53,727,876       53,727,876  
Jumbo
    -       30,728,052       30,728,052  
Home Equity
    -       37,009,426       37,009,426  
Consumer
    -       14,086,359       14,086,359  
Unallocated
    -       -       -  
Total
  $ 27,294,226     $ 462,963,328     $ 490,257,554  
 
 
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December 31, 2010
 
Individually evaluated for impairment
   
Collectively evaluated for impairment
   
Total
 
Allowance for loan losses:
                 
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
                 
Commercial
  $ 794,796     $ 4,996,149     $ 5,790,945  
Commercial Real Estate
                       
Construction
    2,547,000       664,665       3,211,665  
Other
    445,000       2,526,700       2,971,700  
Residential Real Estate
                       
Traditional
    -       262,134       262,134  
Jumbo
    -       124,858       124,858  
Home Equity
    -       77,051       77,051  
Consumer
    -       28,711       28,711  
Unallocated
    -       22,336       22,336  
Total
  $ 3,786,796     $ 8,702,604     $ 12,489,400  
                         
Loans:
                       
Commercial
  $ 17,755,408     $ 216,751,782     $ 234,507,190  
Commercial Real Estate
                       
Construction
    8,020,168       16,632,723       24,652,891  
Other
    5,853,845       88,362,580       94,216,425  
Residential Real Estate
                       
Traditional
    -       54,373,838       54,373,838  
Jumbo
    -       25,899,046       25,899,046  
Home Equity
    -       38,620,639       38,620,639  
Consumer
    -       16,186,219       16,186,219  
Unallocated
    -       -       -  
Total
  $ 31,629,421     $ 456,826,827     $ 488,456,248  
 
The following table presents loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

June 30, 2011
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
   
Recorded Investment
   
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
 
With no related allowance recorded:
                 
Commercial
  $ 8,400,267     $ 8,424,745     $ -  
Commercial Real Estate
                       
Construction
    1,653,580       1,657,040       -  
Other
    1,139,151       1,139,051       -  
Residential Real Estate
                       
Traditional
    -       -       -  
Jumbo
    -       -       -  
Home Equity
    -       -       -  
Consumer
    -       -       -  
      11,192,998       11,220,836       -  
With related allowance recorded:
                       
Commercial
    4,044,673       4,048,040       851,625  
Commercial Real Estate
                       
Construction
    7,798,138       7,843,478       3,562,000  
Other
    4,178,491       4,181,872       535,000  
Residential Real Estate
                       
Traditional
    -       -       -  
Jumbo
    -       -       -  
Home Equity
    -       -       -  
Consumer
    -       -       -  
      16,021,302       16,073,390       4,948,625  
                         
    $ 27,214,300     $ 27,294,226     $ 4,948,625  
 
 
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December 31, 2010
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
   
Recorded Investment
   
Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated
 
With no related allowance recorded:
                 
Commercial
  $ 12,803,552     $ 12,826,772     $ -  
Commercial Real Estate
                       
Construction
    1,850,416       1,862,150       -  
Other
    2,208,130       2,208,205       -  
Residential Real Estate
                       
Traditional
    -       -       -  
Jumbo
    -       -       -  
Home Equity
    -       -       -  
Consumer
    -       -       -  
      16,862,098       16,897,127       -  
With related allowance recorded:
                       
Commercial
    4,910,918       4,928,636       794,796  
Commercial Real Estate
                       
Construction
    6,156,859       6,158,018       2,547,000  
Other
    3,640,193       3,645,640       445,000  
Residential Real Estate
                       
Traditional
    -       -       -  
Jumbo
    -       -       -  
Home Equity
    -       -       -  
Consumer
    -       -       -  
      14,707,970       14,732,294       3,786,796  
                         
    $ 31,570,068     $ 31,629,421     $ 3,786,796  
 
The following tables present the average impaired loans, interest recognized on impaired loans, and cash-basis interest income recognized on impaired loans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010:

For the three months ended
 
June 30, 2011
 
       
Average impaired loans during the period:
     
Commercial
  $ 12,537,966  
Commercial Real Estate
       
Construction
    7,822,854  
Other
    7,934,163  
         
Interest recognized on impaired loans:
       
Commercial
    142,377  
Commercial Real Estate
       
Construction
    98,676  
Other
    73,432  
         
Cash-basis interest income recognized:
       
Commercial
    116,302  
Commercial Real Estate
       
Construction
    74,046  
Other
    68,993  
 
 
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For the six months ended
 
June 30, 2011
 
       
Average impaired loans during the period:
     
Commercial
  $ 13,545,093  
Commercial Real Estate
       
Construction
    7,935,761  
Other
    7,905,824  
         
Interest recognized on impaired loans:
       
Commercial
    301,774  
Commercial Real Estate
       
Construction
    145,920  
Other
    143,479  
         
Cash-basis interest income recognized:
       
Commercial
    250,693  
Commercial Real Estate
       
Construction
    117,364  
Other
    133,570  
 
For the three months ended
 
June 30, 2010
 
       
Average impaired loans during the period
  $ 25,652,787  
         
Interest recognized on impaired loans
    203,936  
         
Cash-basis interest income recognized
    203,936  
         
 
For the six months ended
 
June 30, 2010
 
       
Average impaired loans during the period
  $ 25,351,351  
         
Interest recognized on impaired loans
    382,907  
         
Cash-basis interest income recognized
    382,907  
 
The following table presents the recorded investment in nonaccrual and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual by class of loans as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

June 30, 2011
 
Nonaccrual
   
Loans Past Due Over 90 Days Still Accruing
 
Commercial
  $ 6,009,952     $ 1,806,863  
Commercial Real Estate
               
Construction
    1,814,804       -  
Other
    1,234,969       -  
Residential Real Estate
               
Traditional
    597,112       249,997  
Jumbo
    -       -  
Home Equity
    48,331       69,422  
Consumer
    -       4,990  
Total
  $ 9,705,168     $ 2,131,272  
 
 
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December 31, 2010
 
Nonaccrual
   
Loans Past Due Over 90 Days Still Accruing
 
Commercial
  $ 6,413,675     $ 1,961,597  
Commercial Real Estate
               
Construction
    3,476,643       482,512  
Other
    2,208,205       -  
Residential Real Estate
               
Traditional
    825,432       229,213  
Jumbo
    -       -  
Home Equity
    17,292       179  
Consumer
    -       27,843  
Total
  $ 12,941,247     $ 2,701,344  
 
The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

June 30, 2011
 
30 - 59 Days Past Due
   
60 - 89 Days Past Due
   
Greater than 90 Days Past Due
   
Total Past Due
   
Total Loans Not Past Due
 
Commercial
  $ 2,339,436     $ 587,706     $ 7,225,227       10,152,369     $ 219,017,559  
Commercial Real Estate
                                       
Construction
    -       -       1,710,496       1,710,496       18,979,153  
Other
    -       168,465       1,234,969       1,403,434       103,442,830  
Residential Real Estate
                                       
Traditional
    6,161       40,994       847,109       894,264       52,833,612  
Jumbo
    -       -       -       -       30,728,052  
Home Equity
    340,243       318,952       117,752       776,947       36,232,479  
Consumer
    137,741       55,971       4,990       198,702       13,887,657  
Total
  $ 2,823,581     $ 1,172,088     $ 11,140,543     $ 15,136,212     $ 475,121,342  


December 31, 2010
 
30 - 59 Days Past Due
   
60 - 89 Days Past Due
   
Greater than 90 Days Past Due
   
Total Past Due
   
Total Loans Not Past Due
 
Commercial
  $ 3,377,433     $ 444,713     $ 5,571,355       9,393,501     $ 225,113,689  
Commercial Real Estate
                                       
Construction
    3,487,072       -       1,862,150       5,349,222       19,303,669  
Other
    -       239,392       2,208,205       2,447,597       91,768,828  
Residential Real Estate
                                       
Traditional
    738,767       121,252       1,054,645       1,914,664       52,459,174  
Jumbo
    1,183,388       -       -       1,183,388       24,715,658  
Home Equity
    48,433       -       17,471       65,904       38,554,735  
Consumer
    250,040       95,625       27,843       373,508       15,812,711  
Total
  $ 9,085,133     $ 900,982     $ 10,741,669     $ 20,727,784     $ 467,728,464  
 
Troubled Debt Restructurings:

The Company has allocated $1.0 million and $485,000 of specific reserves to customers whose loan terms have been modified in troubled debt restructurings as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.  The Company has committed to lend additional amounts totaling up to $497 and $8,962 as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, to customers with outstanding loans that are classified as troubled debt restructurings.

Credit Quality Indicators:

The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as:  current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors.  The Company analyzes loans individually by classifying the loans as to credit risk.  This analysis includes non-homogeneous loans, such as commercial and commercial real estate loans.  This analysis is performed on a quarterly basis.  The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:

 
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Special Mention:  Loans classified as special mention have a potential weakness that deserves management's close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the institution's credit position at some future date.

Substandard:  Loans classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful:  Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.

Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered to be pass rated loans.  Loans listed as not rated are included in groups of homogeneous loans.  As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, and based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of the recorded investment of loans by class of loans is as follows:


June 30, 2011
 
 
Not Rated
   
Pass
   
Special Mention
   
Substandard
   
Doubtful
 
Commercial
  $ -     $ 198,539,235     $ 11,605,036     $ 13,044,198     $ 5,981,459  
Commercial Real Estate
                                       
Construction
    -       5,681,725       3,221,267       9,984,226       1,802,431  
Other
    -       95,932,824       3,424,051       4,256,475       1,232,914  
Residential Real Estate
                                       
Traditional
    53,727,876       -       -       -       -  
Jumbo
    30,728,052       -       -       -       -  
Home Equity
    37,009,426       -       -       -       -  
Consumer
    14,086,359       -       -       -       -  
Total
  $ 135,551,713     $ 300,153,784     $ 18,250,354     $ 27,284,899     $ 9,016,804  

December 31, 2010
 
 
Not Rated
   
Pass
   
Special Mention
   
Substandard
   
Doubtful
 
Commercial
  $ -     $ 197,230,795     $ 15,507,296     $ 15,459,634     $ 6,309,465  
Commercial Real Estate
                                       
Construction
    -       5,725,698       3,104,775       12,345,774       3,476,644  
Other
    -       79,158,412       8,485,742       4,364,067       2,208,204  
Residential Real Estate
                                       
Traditional
    54,373,838       -       -       -       -  
Jumbo
    25,899,046       -       -       -       -  
Home Equity
    38,620,639       -       -       -       -  
Consumer
    16,186,219       -       -       -       -  
Total
  $ 135,079,742     $ 282,114,905     $ 27,097,813     $ 32,169,475     $ 11,994,313  
 
The Company considers the performance of the loan portfolio and its impact on the allowance for loan losses.  For residential, home equity, and consumer classes, the Company also evaluates the credit quality based on the aging status of the loan, which was previously presented, and by activity.  The following table presents the recorded investment in residential, home equity, and consumer loans based on aging status as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

June 30, 2011
 
Not Past Due
   
30 - 89 Days Past Due
   
 
Greater than 90 Days Past Due Still Accruing
   
Nonaccrual
 
Residential Real Estate
                       
Traditional
  $ 52,833,612     $ 47,155     $ 249,997     $ 597,112  
Jumbo
    30,728,052       -       -       -  
Home Equity
    36,232,479       659,194       69,422       48,331  
Consumer
    13,887,657       193,712       4,990       -  
Total
  $ 133,681,800     $ 900,061     $ 324,409     $ 645,443  
 
 
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December 31, 2010
 
Not Past Due
   
30 - 89 Days Past Due
   
Greater than 90
Days Past Due
Still Accruing
   
Nonaccrual
 
Residential Real Estate
                       
Traditional
  $ 52,459,174     $ 860,019     $ 229,213     $ 825,432  
Jumbo
    24,715,658       1,183,388       -       -  
Home Equity
    38,554,735       48,433       179       17,292  
Consumer
    15,812,711       345,665       27,843       -  
Total
  $ 131,542,278     $ 2,437,505     $ 257,235     $ 842,724  
 
The following table summarizes the Company’s nonperforming assets at the dates indicated:

   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
             
Loans past due over 90 days and still accruing
  $ 2,123,235     $ 2,688,135  
Nonperforming restructured loans
    1,822,379       7,501,958  
Nonaccrual loans
    9,663,137       12,939,331  
Total nonperforming loans
  $ 13,608,751     $ 23,129,424  
Other real estate owned
    3,728,845       4,284,263  
Impaired Securities
    386,067       421,529  
Total nonperforming assets
  $ 17,723,663     $ 27,835,216  
                 
Nonperforming assets to total assets
    2.68 %     4.22 %
                 
Nonperforming loans to total loans
    2.78 %     4.75 %
                 
Note:Loan balances disclosed in the chart above are reported at unpaid principal.
 
Note 10 – Federal Home Loan Bank
Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) were:
 
   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
             
3.19% bullet advance, principal due at maturity March 28, 2011
  $ -     $ 2,000,000  
3.60% bullet advance, principal due at maturity April 28, 2011
    -       1,500,000  
0.47% variable rate advance, principal due at maturity December 5, 2011
    3,500,000       -  
0.47% variable rate advance, principal due at maturity December 12, 2011
    3,500,000       -  
0.47% variable rate advance, principal due at maturity December 13, 2011
    2,000,000       -  
0.47% variable rate advance, principal due at maturity December 19, 2011
    6,000,000       -  
0.47% variable rate advance, principal due at maturity December 20, 2011
    2,000,000       -  
0.47% variable rate advance, principal due at maturity December 27, 2011
    8,000,000       -  
3.55% bullet advance, principal due at maturity March 26, 2012
    2,000,000       2,000,000  
0.31% bullet advance, principal due at maturity May 21, 2012
    5,000,000       -  
3.81% bullet advance, principal due at maturity March 26, 2013
    2,000,000       2,000,000  
                 
    $ 34,000,000     $ 7,500,000  
 
Of the total FHLB borrowings at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, no advances had callable options.

At June 30, 2011 scheduled principal reductions on these FHLB advances were as follows:

Year
 
Advances
 
2011
  $ 25,000,000  
2012
    7,000,000  
2013
    2,000,000  
 
  $ 34,000,000  
 
 
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Note 11 – Fair Value Measurement

The fair value hierarchy requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate fair value:

Investment Securities:  The fair values for investment securities are determined by quoted market prices, if available (Level 1). For securities where quoted prices are not available, fair values are calculated based on market prices of similar securities (Level 2), which include our agencies, municipal bonds, and the majority of our mortgage-backed securities. In certain cases where market data is not readily available because of lack of market activity or little public disclosure, values may be based on unobservable inputs and classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, which include our collateralized debt obligations and some mortgage-backed securities.  Collateralized debt obligations, such as Trust Preferred Securities, which are issued by financial institutions and insurance companies have seen a decline in the level of observable inputs and market activity in this class of investments has been significant and resulted in unreliable external pricing.  Broker pricing and bid/ask spreads, when available, vary widely.  The once active market has become comparatively inactive.  The same is true for the mortgage-backed securities that are categorized as Level 3.  As such, these investments are priced at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 using Level 3 inputs.  Due to current market conditions as well as the limited trading activity of these securities, the fair value is highly sensitive to assumption changes and market volatility.

Impaired Loans:  The fair value of impaired loans with specific allocations of the allowance for loan losses is generally based on recent collateral appraisals. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value.

Other Real Estate Owned:  Nonrecurring adjustments to certain commercial and residential real estate properties classified as other real estate owned (OREO) are measured at fair value, less costs to sell. Fair values are based on recent real estate appraisals. These appraisals may use a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value.
 
 
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The following tables present for each of the fair-value hierarchy levels our assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
 
         
June 30, 2011
       
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Available for sale securities:
                       
U.S. Government agency debt obligations
  $ -     $ 1,340,787     $ -     $ 1,340,787  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    -       50,419,837       -       50,419,837  
Mortgage-backed securities (residential)
    -       58,156,892       6,366,304       64,523,196  
Mortgage-backed securities (commercial)
    -       4,604,711       -       4,604,711  
Collateralized debt obligations
    -       -       -       -  
Total
  $ -     $ 114,522,227     $ 6,366,304     $ 120,888,531  
 
           
December 31, 2010
         
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Available for sale securities:
                               
U.S. Government agency debt obligations
  $ -     $ 4,172,667     $ -     $ 4,172,667  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    -       45,759,402       -       45,759,402  
Mortgage-backed securities (residential)
    -       47,097,328       8,391,642       55,488,970  
Mortgage-backed securities (commercial)
    -       4,683,017       -       4,683,017  
Collateralized debt obligations
    -       -       4,600       4,600  
Total
  $ -     $ 101,712,414     $ 8,396,242     $ 110,108,656  
 
The following table represents the changes in the Level 3 fair-value category for the periods ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010.  We classify financial instruments in Level 3 of the fair-value hierarchy when there is reliance on at least one significant unobservable input in the valuation model.  In addition to these unobservable inputs, the valuation models for Level 3 financial instruments typically also rely on a number of inputs that are readily observable either directly or indirectly.  Thus, the gains and losses presented below include changes in the fair value related to both observable and unobservable inputs.

 
   
Available-for-sale securities
   
Available-for-sale securities
 
   
June 30, 2011
   
June 30, 2010
 
 
 
For the three months ended
 
Collateralized Debt Obligation
   
Mortgage Backed Securities (residential)
   
Collateralized Debt Obligation
   
Mortgage Backed Securities (residential)
 
                         
Beginning Balance, April 1
  $ -     $ 7,650,172     $ 10,028     $ 6,130,027  
Principal paydowns
    -       (429,744 )     -       (287,037 )
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) Included in earnings:
                               
Interest income on securities
    -       11,267       -       32,612  
Credit loss recognized in earnings
    -       (1,288 )     -       (14,278 )
Included in other comprehensive income
    -       (33,429 )     (28 )     (96,045 )
Purchases of Level 3 securities
    -       -       -       493,904  
Transfers in (out) of Level 3
    -       (830,674 )     -       -  
Ending Balance, June 30
  $ -     $ 6,366,304     $ 10,000     $ 6,259,183  
 
 
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Available-for-sale securities
   
Available-for-sale securities
 
   
June 30, 2011
   
June 30, 2010
 
 
 
For the six months ended
 
Collateralized Debt Obligation
   
Mortgage Backed
Securities
(residential)
   
Collateralized Debt Obligation
   
Mortgage Backed
Securities
(residential)
 
                         
Beginning Balance, January 1
  $ 4,600     $ 8,391,642     $ 10,000     $ 5,091,556  
Principal paydowns
    -       (1,177,300 )     -       (542,980 )
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses)Included in earnings:
                               
Interest income on securities
    -       9,287       -       57,236  
Credit loss recognized in earnings
    (110,000 )     (16,287 )     -       (24,868 )
Included in other comprehensive income
    105,400       (10,364 )     -       71,562  
Purchases of Level 3 securities
    -       -       -       1,606,677  
Transfers in (out) of Level 3
    -       (830,674 )     -       -  
Ending Balance, June 30
  $ -     $ 6,366,304     $ 10,000     $ 6,259,183  
 
The fair value for one mortgage backed security with a fair value of $830,674 as of June 30, 2011 was transferred out of Level 3 and into Level 2 because of the availability of observable market data for this investment due to an increase in the market activity for this security.  The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers as of the end of the reporting period.  As a result, the fair value for this collateralized debt obligation was transferred on June 30, 2010.

The table below summarizes changes in unrealized gains and losses recorded in earnings for the three-month and six-month periods ending June 30 for Level 3 assets that are still held at June 30.
 
 
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Relating to Assets Held at Reporting Date
 for the Quarter Ended June 30
 
 
Collateralized Debt Obligation
2011
2010
   Impairment recognized in earnings
 $                       -
 $                     -
 
 
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Relating to Assets Held at Reporting Date
 for the Quarter Ended June 30
 
 
Mortgage backed securities (residential)
2011
2010
  Impairment recognized in earnings
 $                     1,288
 $                   14,278
     
 
 
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Relating to Assets Held at Reporting Date
for the Six Months Ended June 30
 
 
Collateralized Debt Obligation
2011
2010
   Impairment recognized in earnings
 $                   110,000
 $                    -
 
 
Changes in Unrealized Gains (Losses)
Relating to Assets Held at Reporting Date
for the Six Months Ended June 30
 
 
Mortgage backed securities (residential)
2011
2010
 Impairment recognized in earnings  $                    16,287 $                    24,868
 
 
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Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Non-recurring Basis

Other certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis and are therefore not included in the tables above.  These include impaired loans, which are measured at fair value based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, and other real estate owned.  Fair value is determined, where possible, using market prices derived from an appraisal or evaluation.  However, certain assumptions and unobservable inputs are used many times by the appraiser, therefore, qualifying the assets as Level 3 in the fair-value hierarchy.

The following tables present for each of the fair-value hierarchy levels our assets that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

         
June 30, 2011
       
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Impaired loans:
                       
Commercial
  $ -     $ -     $ 3,193,048     $ 3,193,048  
    Commercial Real Estate                                
 Construction
    -       -       2,499,947       2,499,947  
 Other
    -       -       4,026,125       4,026,125  
Other real estate owned:
                               
Commercial Real Estate
                               
Construction
  $ -     $ -     $ 51,700     $ 51,700  
Other
    -       -       329,000       329,000  
Residential Real Estate
                               
Traditional
    -       -       391,130       391,130  
Jumbo
    -       -       -       -  
 
         
December 31, 2010
       
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Impaired loans:
                       
Commercial
  $ -     $ -     $ 5,491,859     $ 5,491,859  
Commercial Real Estate Construction
    -       -       763,986       763,986  
Other
    -       -       4,617,865       4,617,865  
Other real estate owned:
                               
Commercial Real Estate Construction
  $ -     $ -     $ 1,878,255     $ 1,878,255  
Other
    -       -       917,000       917,000  
Residential Real Estate
                               
Traditional
    -       -       279,000       279,000  
Jumbo
    -       -       -       -  
 
Impaired loans with specific allocations which are measured for impairment using the fair value of the collateral for collateral dependent loans, had a carrying amount of $14.1 million, with a valuation allowance of $4.4 million at June 30, 2011, resulting in an additional provision for loan losses of $3.1 million for the three months and $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011.  Offsetting these additional provisions was a decrease in the general reserve allocations, as calculated per ASC 450-2, which was the result of an improvement, quarter-over-quarter, in our nonperforming assets, delinquency ratios, and two-year historical look-back. Additional provision expense was recorded in the amounts of $448,000 for the three months and $1.0 million recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2010.  Impaired loans with a carrying amount totaling $2.3 million at June 30, 2011 and $5.4 million at December 31, 2010 were excluded from the chart above as these were measured using the present value of expected future cashflows, which is not considered fair value. At December 31, 2010, impaired loans had a carrying amount of $12.5 million, with a valuation allowance of $1.6 million.
 
Our internal policy on OREO properties requires an updated appraisal once every 12 months.  Several appraisals were received during the fourth quarter of 2010 at which time those properties were written down to fair value.  Based on receiving new appraisals on a few OREO properties over the last six months, we have marked four of them to fair value.  At June 30, 2011, the carrying value of those properties was $857,830, with a valuation allowance of $86,000, resulting in additional OREO expense of approximately $25,000 for the three months and $78,780 for the six months ended June 30, 2011.  We added two residential real estate properties and three commercial real estate properties totaling $1.7 million, which was offset by five sales with a carrying value that totaled $2.0 million.  At December 31, 2010 the carrying value was $3.5 million, with a valuation allowance of $446,043, resulting in additional OREO expense of approximately $446,000 for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
 
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In accordance with accounting standards the carrying values and estimated fair values of our financial instruments at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows:
 
   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Carrying
   
Fair
   
Carrying
   
Fair
 
   
Value
   
Value
   
Value
   
Value
 
Financial assets:
 
 
         
 
       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 17,361,219     $ 17,361,219     $ 29,679,382     $ 29,679,382  
Long-term interest earning deposits
    996,000       996,000       996,000       996,000  
Securities available for sale
    120,888,531       120,888,531       110,108,656       110,108,656  
FHLBI and FRB stock
    3,807,700       N/A       4,075,100       N/A  
Loans held for sale
    1,367,988       1,367,988       2,140,872       2,140,872  
Loans, net
    476,677,116       478,924,215       474,424,715       477,931,195  
Accrued interest receivable
    2,444,535       2,444,535       2,391,953       2,391,953  
Financial liabilities:
                               
Deposits
  $ (547,895,614 )   $ (550,951,305 )   $ (576,356,136 )   $ (579,132,112 )
FHLB advances
    (34,000,000 )     (34,147,800 )     (7,500,000 )     (7,716,450 )
Junior subordinated debt
    (17,527,000 )     (16,991,892 )     (17,527,000 )     (16,537,065 )
Accrued interest payable
    (1,794,934 )     (1,794,934 )     (1,415,713 )     (1,415,713 )

Estimated fair value for securities available for sale is consistent with the hierarchy regarding fair value measurements.  For securities where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are estimated based on market prices of similar securities and in some cases on unobservable inputs due to inactive market activity.  Estimated fair value of FHLBI and FRB stock cannot be determined due to restrictions placed on its transferability.  Estimated fair value for loans is based on the rates charged at period-end for new loans with similar maturities, applied until the loan is assumed to reprice or be paid and the allowance for loan losses is considered to be a reasonable estimate of discount for credit quality concerns. Estimated fair value for IRAs, CDs, short-term borrowings, fixed rate advances from the FHLB and the junior subordinated debt is based on the rates at period-end for new deposits or borrowings, applied until maturity. Estimated fair value for other financial instruments and off-balance-sheet loan commitments is considered to approximate carrying value.

Note 12 – Reclassifications

Certain items in the financial statements and notes thereto were reclassified to conform to the current presentation.  The reclassifications had no effect on net income or stockholders’ equity as previously reported.
 
 
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Item 2.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following presents management’s discussion and analysis of the consolidated financial condition of the Company as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 and results of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010.  This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated condensed financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this report and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Executive Overview

Net income for the first six months of 2011 was $1.9 million, an increase of $637,346 from the first six months of 2010.  The increase in net income was primarily due to an increase in net interest income of $203,066, an increase in noninterest income of $387,618, and a decrease in noninterest expense of $162,524.  Net interest income increased primarily due to a drop in our cost of funds.  Interest expense decreased by $1.1 million compared to the same six-month period in 2010 ending June 30.  Noninterest income also increased in 2011 compared to 2010 primarily due to an increase in the gain on the sale of securities by $402,957 and an increase in our net debit card interchange income by $100,518.  Operating expenses decreased primarily due to a decrease of $643,873 in Other Real Estate Owned (OREO) expenses and write-downs and a decrease in FDIC insurance premiums of $135,901.  These decreases were offset by an increase in employment expenses of $592,215 due to normal increases in salaries, new incentive plans, and an increase in payroll taxes.  Most of the other expense categories remained the same or showed a slight decrease from the first six months of 2010 to the first six months of 2011, each of which was less than or around $100,000, including loan and professional costs, office supplies and occupancy and equipment expenses.

Total assets increased by $1.1 million from December 31, 2010 to June 30, 2011.  The increase in total assets was primarily due to an increase in long-term investments and bank owned life insurance totaling $13.8 million offset by a decrease in cash and cash equivalents by $12.3 million.  We also experienced an increase of $1.8 million in total loans, which primarily came from our residential real estate and commercial real estate portfolios.

Total deposits decreased by $28.5 million to $547.9 million as of June 30, 2011, primarily due to decreases of $11.4 million, $10.9 million, $5.7 million and $5.0 million in certifcates of deposit, money market accounts, noninterest bearing checking accounts, and brokered deposits, respectively.  These decreases were slightly offset by increases of $6.5 million in our interest bearing checking.  Core deposits decreased by $18.8 million, and now comprise 75.3% of total deposits.

Financial Condition

Total assets were $661.0 million at June 30, 2011 compared to total assets at December 31, 2010 of $659.9 million.  The 0.2% increase in assets was primarily due to an increase in long-term investments and bank owned life insurance of $13.8 million, which was offset by a decrease in cash and cash equivalents by $12.3 million.
 
Cash and Investments.   Cash and cash equivalents, which include federal funds sold, were $17.4 million at June 30, 2011, a decrease of $12.3 million, or 41.5%, from December 31, 2010.  The excess cash was used to purchase securities available for sale, which increased by $10.8 million from December 31, 2010 to $120.9 million at the end of the second quarter of 2011.  The increase in long-term investments was primarily in municipal bonds and residential mortgage-backed securities, which increased by $4.7 million and $9.0 million, respectively.  Long-term investments now comprise 18.9% of total assets, as we continue to focus on liquidity and repositioning of the balance sheet.

Loans.  Total loans were $488.7 million at June 30, 2011 reflecting a 0.4% increase from total loans of $486.9 million at December 31, 2010.   The increase in loans during the first six months of 2011 occurred mainly in the commercial real estate and residential real estate loan categories, which reported increases of $6.7 million and 4.2 million, respectively. These increases were offset by a decrease in the commercial loan category of $5.3 million.

Nonperforming Assets.  Nonperforming assets include impaired securities, nonperforming loans, and other real estate owned (OREO).  Nonperforming loans include loans past due over 90 days and still accruing interest, nonperforming restructured loans, and all nonaccrual loans.  Nonperforming assets have decreased from $27.8 million, or 4.2% of total assets, at December 31, 2010 to $17.7 million, or 2.7% of total assets, at June 30, 2011.  The decrease was primarily attributable to three restructured loans totaling $7.5 million moving to performing status.  These three relationships have demonstrated their ability to consistently make scheduled payments for six or more months based on the restructured terms. Included in delinquencies greater than 90 days as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 is an accruing $1.8 million loan that has matured.  The Bank has elected not to renew the loan and is seeking collection via legal process.  The loan remains in accruing status because it is further supported by the unlimited guaranty of a third party whose guaranty is fully secured by a mortgage on a performing commercial real estate property that is unrelated to the borrower’s enterprise and cash collateral of $750,000 on deposit in the Bank’s name.  This loan is expected to remain nonperforming during the pendency of our legal collection efforts but ultimate collection is not currently in doubt.   We expect this loan to be resolved during the second half of 2011.  Without this item, non-performing assets would have totaled $15.9 million, or 2.4% of total assets and $26.0 million, or 3.9% of total assets at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
 
 
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Nonaccrual loans decreased by $3.3 million during the first six months of 2011 primarily due to the sale of a $1.9 million commercial loan, the sale of a $1.9 million commercial real estate loan, charging off $1.7 million of loan balances, and the transfer of five loans to OREO in the amount of $1.7 million.  The reductions to nonaccruals were offset by adding three commercial and two commercial real estate relationship totaling $3.9 million.  These additions to nonaccruals resulted in $622,000 of additional provision expense for the six months ending June 30, 2011.

The decrease in OREO of $555,418 was a direct result of the sale of one residential real estate property and one commercial real estate property totaling $664,000 since December 31, 2010.  In addition to these sales, two other properties added during the first quarter of 2011 totaling $1.3 million were sold during the second quarter of 2011.  Offsetting the sales was the addition of two commercial real estate properties and one residential real estate property, which added $385,476 to other real estate owned.

Loans are deemed impaired when it is probable that we will not be able to collect all principal and interest amounts due according to their contractual terms, which includes most nonperforming loans.  Total impaired loans at June 30, 2011 were $27.2 million, compared to $31.6 million at December 31, 2010.  At June 30, 2011, management believes it has allocated adequate specific reserves for these risks.

Allowance for Loan Losses.   In each quarter the allowance for loan loss is adjusted to the amount management believes is necessary to maintain the allowance at adequate levels. Management allocates specific portions of the allowance for loan losses to specific problem loans.  Problem loans are identified through a loan risk rating system and monitored through watchlist reporting.  Specific reserves are determined for each identified problem loan based on delinquency rates, collateral and other risk factors specific to that problem loan.  Management’s allocation of the allowance to other loan pools considers various factors including historical loss experience, the present and prospective financial condition of borrowers, industry concentrations within the loan portfolio, general economic conditions, and peer industry data of comparable banks.

The allowance for loan losses at June 30, 2011 was $12.0 million, or 2.46% of total loans outstanding, a decrease of $472,398 from $12.5 million, or 2.57% of total loans outstanding, at December 31, 2010.   The provision for loan losses during the first six months of 2011 was $2.3 million compared to $2.4 million in the first six months of 2010.

For the first six months of 2011, we were in a net charge-off position of $2.8 million compared to a net charge-off position of $1.3 million for the first six months of 2010.  The increase in the charge-offs from the first six months of 2010 compared to the first six months of 2011 was a result of management’s decision to aggressively reduce classified assets.  The reduction occurred through the sale of loans, discounts taken on loans to allow the customer to refinance through other institutions or payoff, and write-downs to fair value.  Nonperforming loans decreased by $9.5 million during the first six months of 2011.  The specific allowance allocations increased by $1.2 million to $4.9 million in the first six months of 2011 primarily due to moving two commercial real estate relationships to impaired with specific allowances totaling $2.7 million. These additions were offset by charging down one commercial real estate relationship by $1.0 million that was previously reserved and did not require additional reserves as of June 30, 2011.  An additional offset to the increases in specific allocations was a decrease in our general reserve allocations for commercial loans, as calculated per ASC 450-2.  This decrease was primarily due to a steady improvement in our nonperforming assets, delinquency ratios, and our two year historical look-back period.

Other Assets.   Other assets, which includes bank owned life insurance and prepaid FDIC insurance, increased by $2.0 million, primarily from the $3.0 million purchase of bank owned life insurance in first quarter of 2011.  Prepaid FDIC insurance decreased $827,177 and will continue to decrease as the quarterly amounts are expensed.

Deposits.   Total deposits were $547.9 million at June 30, 2011 compared to total deposits at December 31, 2010 of $576.4 million. The decrease of $28.5 million during the first six months of 2011 was a combination of decreases of $10.9 million, $6.7 million, $5.7 million and $5.0 million in money market accounts, certifcates of deposit under $100,000, noninterest bearing accounts, and brokered deposits, respectively, which were offset by an increase in interest bearing deposits, primarily in health savings accounts, of $6.5 million.  Core deposits decreased by $18.8 million over the first six months of 2011, but remain at 75.3% of total deposits.  Total brokered deposits were $100.5 million at June 30, 2011, which includes brokered certificates of deposit of $88.5 million and brokered money market accounts of $12.0 million.  Brokered deposits were $105.5 million at December 31, 2010.  In 2010, we strategically increased our brokered deposits, in both certificates of deposit for the long-term funding and money market accounts for the short-term funding.  We were able to lock in rates on brokered certificates of deposits over a period ranging from two to ten years, which has been the primary reason for maintaining our net interest margin over the past several quarters.
 
 
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The following table summarizes the Company’s deposit balances at the dates indicated:

   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Balance
   
%
   
Balance
   
%
 
Core deposits:
                       
Noninterest-bearing demand
  $ 87,171,004       15.9 %   $ 92,872,957       16.1 %
Interest-bearing checking
    107,637,677       19.6 %     101,158,162       17.6 %
Money market
    148,476,775       27.1 %     159,336,066       27.7 %
Savings
    20,677,415       3.8 %     22,672,555       3.9 %
Time, under $100,000
    48,768,179       8.9 %     55,450,402       9.6 %
Total core deposits
    412,731,050       75.3 %     431,490,142       74.9 %
Non-core deposits:
                               
In-market non-core deposits:
                               
Time, $100,000 and over
    34,687,476       6.3 %     39,356,777       6.8 %
Out-of-market non-core deposits:
                               
Money market
    12,026,078       2.2 %     12,015,936       2.1 %
Brokered certificate of deposits
    88,451,010       16.2 %     93,493,281       16.2 %
Total out-of-market deposits
    100,477,088       18.4 %     105,509,217       18.3 %
Total non-core deposits
    135,164,564       24.7 %     144,865,994       25.1 %
                                 
Total deposits
  $ 547,895,614       100.0 %   $ 576,356,136       100.0 %
 
Borrowings.   The Company had borrowings in the amount of $34.0 million in FHLB advances at June 30, 2011 and $7.5 million at December 31, 2010.  Of the outstanding FHLB advances at June 30, 2011, $9.0 million are bullet advances and mature in a range from March 2012 through March 2013.  The remaining $25.0 million are variable rate advances that mature in December 2011.

Other Liabilities.  Other liabilities and accrued interest payable increased $161,086 from $5.4 million at December 31, 2010 to $5.6 million at June 30, 2011.  Accrued interest payable increased by $379,221, primarily from the deferral of our interest payments related to our Junior Subordinated debt.
 
Results of Operations

For The Three-Month Periods Ended June 30

Results of operations for the three-month period ended June 30, 2011 reflected net income of $1.1 million, or $0.22 per diluted share.  This was a $575,739 increase from 2010’s second quarter net income of $514,090, or $0.12 per diluted share.   The increase in net income for the three-month period ended June 30, 2011was primarily attributable to an increase in our net interest income of $123,378, an increase of $338,099 in our noninterest income, and decreases of $25,000 and $350,065 in both our loan loss provision and noninterest expenses, respectively.

Performance Ratios
   
June 30
     
2011
2010
         
Return on average assets *
   
0.66%
0.31%
Return on average equity *
   
7.92%
4.26%
Net interest margin (TEY) *
   
3.83%
3.72%
Efficiency ratio
   
67.91%
76.96%
 
* annualized
 
Net Interest Income.   Interest income for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was $7.3 million and $7.8 million, respectively, while interest expense for the second quarter was $1.6 million in 2011 and $2.2 million in 2010, resulting in net interest income of  $5.7 million and $5.6 million for the same three-month period in 2011 and 2010.  The tax equivalent net interest margin for the second quarter of 2011 was 3.83%, while the tax equivalent net interest margin for the second quarter of 2010 was 3.72%.  The improvement in our net interest margin was two-fold.  First, $8 million of our Junior Subordinated Debt moved to a variable rate of three month LIBOR plus 134 basis points, or 1.64% at June 30, 2011, which is a significant decrease from 6.21% at June 30, 2010.  Second, we aggressively reduced our cost of funding during 2010, which was consistent with our strategy to decrease higher cost deposits and replace them with lower cost out-of-market deposits that can be structured to reduce interest rate risk in the future.  The increase in our average earning assets of $3.7 million from the second quarter of 2010 added to the increase in our net interest income for the quarter.  Over the last twelve months, we have been able to reposition our balance sheet by adding $31.5 million to our average long-term investments, with $18.4 million of that increase coming from tax-exempt municipal bonds that yielded 5.69% in the second quarter of 2011 compared to loans, which yielded 5.18% for the same period.  While we estimate the interest rates will remain relatively flat into the first or second quarter of 2012, we expect some minimal margin compression to occur over the next few quarters as deposit rates have started to flatten and reinvestment rates on loans and deposits continue to decline.
 
 
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The following table reflects the average balance, interest earned or paid, and yields or costs of the Company’s assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity at and for the dates indicated:

 
   
As of and For The Three-Month Period Ended
 
   
June 30, 2011
   
June 30, 2010
 
         
Interest
   
Annualized
         
Interest
   
Annualized
 
   
Average
   
Earned
   
Yield
   
Average
   
Earned
   
Yield
 
($ in thousands)
 
Balance
   
or Paid
   
or Cost
   
Balance
   
or Paid
   
or Cost
 
Assets
                                   
Short-term investments and interest-earning deposits
  $ 1,917     $ 6       1.26 %   $ 2,115     $ 5       0.95 %
Federal funds sold
    3,213       1       0.12 %     2,006       1       0.20 %
Securities - taxable
    84,181       640       3.05 %     71,059       663       3.74 %
Securities - tax exempt (1)
    44,004       624       5.69 %     25,623       386       6.04 %
Loans held for sale
    1,048       -       0.00 %     1,294       -       0.00 %
Loans
    486,360       6,277       5.18 %     514,962       6,827       5.32 %
Total interest-earning assets
    620,723       7,548       4.88 %     617,059       7,882       5.12 %
Allowance for loan losses
    (11,828 )                     (12,606 )                
Cash and due from banks
    11,576                       16,057                  
Other assets
    40,389                       43,314                  
Total assets
  $ 660,860                     $ 663,824                  
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
                                               
Interest-bearing checking
  $ 112,346     $ 39       0.14 %   $ 105,376     $ 88       0.33 %
Savings
    21,307       9       0.17 %     19,870       20       0.40 %
Money market
    147,811       164       0.45 %     146,963       313       0.85 %
Certificates of deposit
    86,493       391       1.81 %     123,992       581       1.88 %
Brokered deposits
    104,204       748       2.88 %     90,403       726       3.22 %
Short-term borrowings
    72       -       0.00 %     24,078       143       2.38 %
FHLB advances
    24,817       63       1.02 %     36       -       0.00 %
Junior subordinated debt
    17,527       201       4.60 %     17,527       283       6.48 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    514,577       1,615       1.26 %     528,245       2,154       1.64 %
Noninterest-bearing checking
    86,038                       83,155                  
Other liabilities
    5,032                       4,020                  
Stockholders' equity
    55,213                       48,404                  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 660,860                     $ 663,824                  
Net interest income
          $ 5,933                     $ 5,728          
Rate spread
                    3.62 %                     3.48 %
Net interest income as a percent of average earning assets
                    3.83 %                     3.72 %
 
(1) Computed on a tax equivalent basis for tax exempt securities using a 34% statutory tax rate.
 
Provision for Loan Losses.   A provision for loan losses was recorded in the amount of $1.1 million, or 93 basis points, annualized, on average loans during the second quarter of 2011 as compared to $1.1 million, or 86 basis points, annualized, on average loans for the second quarter of 2010.  The allowance for loan losses at June 30, 2011 totaled $12.0 million and was 2.46% of total loans outstanding on that date.  For the three-month period ended June 30, 2011 we were in a net charge-off position of $1.0 million, or 84 basis points, annualized, on average loans compared to net charge-off of $531,585, or 41 basis points, annualized, on average loans during the same period a year ago.  The charge-offs taken in 2011 were primarily comprised of four lending relationships.  One commercial real estate and one commercial lending relationship together recorded charge-offs of $1.2 million due to the sale of the loans at a discount.  By selling these loans, we were able to reduce nonperforming assets by $4.1 million.  These charge-offs were offset by a $540,000 recovery on a commercial loan previously charged-off in September of 2010 in the amount of $736,190.

Noninterest Income.   Noninterest income was $2.1 million during the second quarter of 2011. This was a $338,099 increase compared to the second quarter of 2010.  The majority of the increase relates to an increase of $345,128 in the gain on sale of available for sale securities.  We also experienced an increase in our net debit card interchange income of $53,695 primarily due to the increase in the number of debit cards outstanding and the conversion to another service provider in February of 2011.  These increases were offset by a decrease in Trust and Brokerage Fees of $71,297 which was a direct result of a decrease in assets under management by $137.1 million from June 30, 2010.
 
 
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Noninterest Expense.   Noninterest expense was $5.3 million for the second quarter of 2011 while noninterest expense for the three-month period ended June 30, 2010 was $5.6 million.  The main components of noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2011 were salaries and benefits of $2.7 million, occupancy and equipment costs of $589,434, loan and professional expenses of $420,213, FDIC insurance premiums of $349,923, and data processing costs of $391,398.  Most noninterest expense categories reported decreases in 2011 compared to the same three-month period in 2010, including decreases in OREO expenses of $779,996, FDIC insurance premiums of $140,544, occupancy and equipment expenses of $40,790, and other expenses of $90,796.  Employee benefits and data processing expenses displayed the largest increases of $420,209 and $275,098, respectively.   The increase in employee benefits was caused by normal increases in salaries, new incentive plans, and an increase in payroll taxes.    A one-time credit received from our new core processor in 2010 lowered the data processing costs in that year compared to prior years and compared to 2011.  Data processing expenses also increased due to increasing the number of services with this core processor.  At the beginning of the second quarter of 2011, the FDIC reduced their assessment rates for determining insurance premiums, which was reflected by the $140,544 decrease in expense from the same three-month period in 2010.  Beginning in the third quarter of 2011, we expect a further reduction in FDIC premiums of approximately $125,000 per quarter compared to the premiums expensed in the second quarter of 2011.  The estimated savings is based on our average quarterly assets less average tangible equity and will vary depending on growth or contraction of the balance sheet.
 
 
Income Taxes.    During the quarters ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company recorded $285,788 and $74,985 in income taxes expense, respectively. The effective tax rate recorded was 20.8% for the second quarter of 2011 as compared to 12.7% for the second quarter of 2010.  The increase in the effective tax rate from 2010 was caused by an increase in taxable income compared to the prior year.  We are able to maintain a low effective tax rate through strategic tax planning, which is primarily due to the use of tax-exempt income.

For The Six-Month Periods Ended June 30

Results of operations for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 reflected net income of $1.9 million, or $0.39 per diluted share.  This was a $637,346 increase from 2010’s first six months of net income of $1.2 million, or $0.28 per diluted share.  The increase in net income for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 was primarily attributable to an increase in our net interest income of $203,066, an increase of $387,618 in our noninterest income, and decreases of $95,000 and $162,524 in both our loan loss provision noninterest expenses, respectively.

Performance Ratios
   
June 30
     
2011
2010
         
Return on average assets *
   
0.57%
0.37%
Return on average equity *
   
6.94%
5.20%
Net interest margin (TEY) *
   
3.83%
3.69%
Efficiency ratio
   
68.85%
72.78%
 
* annualized
 
Net Interest Income.   Interest income for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was $14.6 million and $15.5 million, respectively, while interest expense for the first six months was $3.2 million in 2011 and $4.4 million in 2010, resulting in net interest income of  $11.4 million and $11.2 million for the same six-month period in 2011 and 2010.  The tax equivalent net interest margin for the first six months of 2011 was 3.83%, while the tax equivalent net interest margin for the first six months of 2010 was 3.69%.  The improvement in our net interest margin came primarily from a decrease in the rates on $8.0 million of our Junior Subordinated Debt, which went to a variable floating rate on December 2, 2010.  The current rate at June 30, 2011, which is subject to change on a quarterly basis, was three-month LIBOR plus 134 basis points, or 1.64%.  The fixed rate prior to December 2, 2010 was 6.21%.  Also positively impacting our net interest margin, was an aggressive reduction in cost of funding during 2010, which was consistent with our strategy to decrease higher cost deposits and replace them with lower cost out-of-market deposits that can be structured to reduce interest rate risk in the future.  We were also able to take advantage of the low interest rate environment in the second half of 2010 by increasing brokered deposits as discussed previously under the section “Financial Condition – Deposits.”  The increase in our net interest margin was offset by a decrease in earning assets of $3.8 million from the first six months of 2010.  Over the last twelve months, we have been able to reposition our balance sheet by adding $28.9 million to our average long-term investments, with $17.8 million of that increase coming from tax-exempt municipal bonds that yielded 5.81% in the first six months of 2011 compared to loans, which yielded 5.19% for the same period.  While we estimate the interest rates will remain relatively flat for the remainder of the year, we expect some minimal margin compression to occur over the next few quarters as deposit rates have started to flatten out and reinvestment rates on loans and long-term investments are not very attractive as we reinvest the monthly amortization we receive from these assets.
 
 
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The following table reflects the average balance, interest earned or paid, and yields or costs of the Company’s assets, liabilities and stockholders’ equity at and for the dates indicated:

   
As of and For The Six Month Period Ended
 
   
June 30, 2011
   
June 30, 2010
 
         
Interest
   
Annualized
         
Interest
   
Annualized
 
   
Average
   
Earned
   
Yield
   
Average
   
Earned
   
Yield
 
($ in thousands)
 
Balance
   
or Paid
   
or Cost
   
Balance
   
or Paid
   
or Cost
 
Assets
                                   
Short-term investments and interest-earning deposits
  $ 2,351     $ 19       1.63 %   $ 2,274     $ 9       0.80 %
Federal funds sold
    2,613       2       0.15 %     2,863       3       0.21 %
Securities - taxable
    82,146       1,219       2.99 %     71,050       1,302       3.70 %
Securities - tax exempt (1)
    42,836       1,220       5.74 %     25,021       758       6.11 %
Loans held for sale
    1,369       -       0.00 %     1,225       -       0.00 %
Loans
    488,179       12,566       5.19 %     520,888       13,710       5.31 %
Total interest-earning assets
    619,494       15,026       4.89 %     623,321       15,782       5.11 %
Allowance for loan losses
    (12,396 )                     (12,323 )                
Cash and due from banks
    15,542                       17,671                  
Other assets
    40,072                       42,227                  
Total assets
  $ 662,712                     $ 670,896                  
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
                                               
Interest-bearing checking
  $ 113,965     $ 85       0.15 %   $ 106,133     $ 194       0.37 %
Savings
    22,232       24       0.22 %     19,511       39       0.40 %
Money market
    151,579       341       0.45 %     148,356       636       0.86 %
Certificates of deposit
    89,003       806       1.83 %     129,996       1,313       2.04 %
Brokered deposits
    104,945       1,456       2.80 %     77,310       1,305       3.40 %
Short-term borrowings
    69       -       0.00 %     18       -       0.00 %
FHLB advances
    17,653       135       1.54 %     34,421       313       1.83 %
Junior subordinated debt
    17,527       401       4.61 %     17,527       563       6.48 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    516,973       3,248       1.27 %     533,272       4,363       1.65 %
Noninterest-bearing checking
    86,203                       85,693                  
Other liabilities
    5,098                       4,018                  
Stockholders' equity
    54,438                       47,913                  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 662,712                     $ 670,896                  
Net interest income
          $ 11,778                     $ 11,419          
Rate spread
                    3.62 %                     3.46 %
Net interest income as a percent of average earning assets
                    3.83 %                     3.69 %
 
(1) Computed on a tax equivalent basis for tax exempt securities using a 34% statutory tax rate.
 
Provision for Loan Losses.   A provision for loan losses was recorded in the amount of $2.3 million, or 97 basis points, annualized, on average loans during the first six months of 2011 as compared to $2.4 million, or 94 basis points, annualized, on average loans for the first six months of 2010.  The allowance for loan losses at June 30, 2011 totaled $12.0 million and was 2.46% of total loans outstanding on that date.  For the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 we were in a net charge-off position of $2.8 million, or 116 basis points, annualized, on average loans compared to net charge-off of $1.3 million, or 51 basis points, annualized, on average loans during the same period a year ago.  The charge-offs taken in 2011 comprised primarily of six lending relationships.  Four commercial lending relationships together recorded charge-offs of $1.7 million and two commercial real estate relationships recorded charge-offs of $1.6 million, of which $2.2 million was previously reserved as of December 31, 2010.  These charge-offs were offset by a $540,000 recovery on a commercial loan previously charged-off in September of 2010 in the amount of $736,190.

Noninterest Income.   Noninterest income was $3.7 million during the first six months of 2011. This was a $387,618 increase compared to the first six months of 2010.  The majority of the increase relates to an increase in the gain on sale of available for sale securities of $402,957.  Through restructuring opportunities within the market, we were able to recognize some gains and reinvest the proceeds with minimal impact to the portfolio yield.  The gains were offset by an increase of $101,419 in the OTTI charge we recorded in the first six months of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010.  An increase of $100,518 in net debit card interchange income also added to the increase in noninterest income.  This increase was primarily due to the increase in the number of debit cards outstanding and the conversion to another service provider, who charges less for debit card transaction processing, in February of 2011.  Trust and Brokerage Fees decreased from the second quarter 2010 by $70,263 primarily due to a decrease in assets under management of $137.1 million from June 30, 2010.
 
 
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Noninterest Expense.   Noninterest expense was $10.4 million for the first six months of 2011 while noninterest expense for the six-month period ended June 30, 2010 was $10.5 million.  The main components of noninterest expense for the first six months of 2011 were salaries and benefits of $5.3 million, occupancy and equipment costs of $1.2 million, FDIC insurance premiums of $856,771, loan and professional expenses of $781,655, and data processing costs of $700,703.  Several noninterest expense categories reported decreases in 2011 compared to the same six-month period in 2010, which include decreases in OREO expenses of $643,873, FDIC insurance premiums of $135,901, other expenses of $128,651, and loan and professional costs of $77,782.  These decreases were offset by increases of $592,215 and $275,491 in employment costs and data processing, respectively.  The increase in employee benefits was caused by normal increases in salaries, new incentive plans, and increase in payroll taxes.    Data processing expenses increased primarily due to recognizing a one-time credit in 2010 for our conversion to a new core system service provider.  Effective April 1, 2011, the FDIC reduced their assessment rates for determining insurance premiums, which was reflected by the $135,901 decrease in expense from the same six-month period in 2010.  Beginning in the third quarter of 2011, we expect a further reduction in FDIC premiums of approximately $125,000 per quarter compared to the premiums expensed in the second quarter of 2011.  The estimated savings is based on our average quarterly assets less average tangible equity and will vary depending on growth or contraction of the balance sheet.

Income Taxes.    During the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company recorded $480,649 and $269,787 in income taxes expense, respectively. The effective tax rate recorded was 20.4% for 2011 as compared to 17.9% for 2010.  The increase in the effective tax rate from 2010 was caused due to an increase in taxable income.  We continue to have a low effective tax rate through the use of strategic tax planning, which is primarily due to the use of tax-exempt income.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity.   Our general liquidity strategy is to fund growth with deposits and to maintain an adequate level of short- and medium-term investments to meet typical daily loan and deposit activity needs.   We experienced a decrease of $28.5 million in total deposits during the first six months of 2011.   While we continue to encourage the growth of in-market deposits, we believe we have positioned ourselves to increase our out-of-market brokered deposits and FHLB advances while allowing higher cost in-market certificates of deposit to leave as they mature.  This strategy has allowed us to reduce interest rate risk by purchasing brokered deposits and maintain an adequate net interest margin.  Currently, $9.0 million of our FHLB advances are fixed rate bullet advances with no callable options; therefore, we must wait until maturity to repay.  The average interest rate on our FHLB advances at June 30, 2011 is 0.82%, which has decreased from an average rate of 3.53% at December 31, 2010.  We also have $25.0 million in variable rate FHLB advances that can be repaid anytime with scheduled maturities in December 2011.  Included in our out-of-market funding base are borrowings from the FHLB, brokered deposits, and trust preferred securities.  In the aggregate these out-of-market deposits and borrowings represented $152.0 million, or 25.3% of our total funding, at June 30, 2011.  This was up from $130.5 million, or 21.7%, at December 31, 2010. Total deposits at June 30, 2011 were $547.9 million and the loan to deposit ratio was 89.2%.   Total borrowings at June 30, 2011 were $34.0 million.  We expect to experience a minimal decline in loan balances over the second half of 2011 primarily due to a planned reduction in nonperforming loans of approximately $10.0 million to $20.0 million.  As loans amortize and payments are received, we will reinvest when appropriate in loans and long-term investments as opportunities arise and/or reduce outstanding debt when excess cash is available.
 
Capital Resources.    Stockholders’ equity is a noninterest-bearing source of funds, which provides support for asset growth.  Stockholders’ equity was $56.0 million and $53.1 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Affecting the increase in stockholders’ equity during the first six months of 2011 was $1.9 million in net income and $989,923 in unrealized gains, net of tax, on available for sale securities.  Additionally, we recorded $23,455 of restricted stock compensation expense.
 
During the first six months of 2011, we made no dividend payments.  We have not made dividend payments since the first quarter of 2008, based on our desire to retain capital and hedge against challenging economic and banking industry conditions as well as to maintain Tower Bank’s current “well capitalized” status within the Federal Reserve System.  Under the terms of our current agreement with our regulatory agencies, we must first be granted permission by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in order to declare and pay any dividends.
 
 
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The following table summarizes the capital ratios of the Company and the Bank at the dates indicated:

   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
         
Well-
   
Minimum
         
Well-
   
Minimum
 
   
Actual
   
Capitalized
   
Required
   
Actual
   
Capitalized
   
Required
 
                                     
The Company
                                   
Leverage capital
    10.82 %     5.00 %     4.00 %     10.55 %     5.00 %     4.00 %
Tier 1 risk-based
    13.66 %     6.00 %     4.00 %     13.10 %     6.00 %     4.00 %
Total risk-based
    14.92 %     10.00 %     8.00 %     14.30 %     10.00 %     8.00 %
                                                 
The Bank
                                               
Leverage capital
    10.41 %     5.00 %     4.00 %     10.08 %     5.00 %     4.00 %
Tier 1 risk-based
    13.07 %     6.00 %     4.00 %     12.46 %     6.00 %     4.00 %
Total risk-based
    14.33 %     10.00 %     8.00 %     13.72 %     10.00 %     8.00 %
 
 
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Commitments and Off-Balance Sheet Risk

The Bank maintains off-balance-sheet instruments in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers.   These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit.  These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized, if any, in the balance sheet.   The Bank’s maximum exposure to loan loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instruments for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual notional amount of these instruments.   Such financial instruments are recorded when they are funded.  Fair value of the Bank’s off-balance-sheet instruments (commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit) is based on rates currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the counterparties’ credit standing.   At June 30, 2011, the rates on existing off-balance-sheet instruments were equivalent to current market rates, considering the underlying credit standing of the counterparties.

Tabular disclosure of the Company’s contractual obligations as of the end of our latest fiscal year was provided in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.  There have been no material changes outside the ordinary course of business in such contractual obligations during the first six months of 2011.
 
Item 4.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

a.  Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934), under the supervision and the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.  Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.  Furthermore, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to our management in an appropriate manner so as to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.  In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management necessarily is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

c.  Changes in internal control over financial reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting or in our procedures during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting, nor were we required to take nor did we take any corrective actions with regard to any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting.

 
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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

No material litigation

Item 1a.   RISK FACTORS
 
As reported in our Form 10-K, we are subject to extensive regulation, supervision and examination by the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions (the IDFI), the Federal Reserve and the FDIC, as insurer of its deposits.  Such regulation and supervision govern the activities in which a financial institution and its holding company may engage, and are intended primarily for the protection of the depositors and borrowers of Tower Bank and for the protection of the FDIC insurance fund.  The regulation and supervision by the Federal Reserve, the IDFI and the FDIC are not intended to protect the interests of investors in our common stock.  Regulatory authorities have extensive discretion in their supervisory and enforcement activities, including the imposition of restrictions on our operations, the adverse classification of our assets and determination of the level of our allowance for loan losses.  Beginning in 2010, this risk factor increased in importance with the passing of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the uncertainty of the exact impact it will have on financial institutions.
 
In addition to the information set forth above and throughout this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1a “Risk Factors” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results.
 
 
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Item 6.   EXHIBITS

 
(a)
Exhibits.
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by Item 307 of Regulation S-K as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Item 307 of Regulation S-K as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*

101.INS
Instance Document
 
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
*Filed with concurrently herewith.
 
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.
 
  TOWER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
     
     
     
Dated:  August 5, 2011  / s /  Michael D. Cahill  
  Michael D. Cahill, President  
  and Cheif Executive Officer  
 
     
     
Dated:  August 5, 2011  / s /  Richard R. Sawyer  
  Richard R. Sawyer  
  Chief Financial Officer  
 
 
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