Nature Of Operations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Nature Of Operations [Abstract]

Nature Of Operations

NOTE 1  NATURE OF OPERATIONS:

New Peoples Bankshares, Inc. (“The Company”) is a bank holding company whose principal activity is the ownership and management of a community bank.  New Peoples Bank, Inc. (“Bank”) was organized and incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on December 9, 1997.  The Bank commenced operations on October 28, 1998, after receiving regulatory approval.  As a state chartered member bank, the Bank is subject to regulation by the Virginia Bureau of Financial Institutions, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve Bank.  The Bank provides general banking services to individuals, small and medium size businesses and the professional community of southwestern Virginia, southern West Virginia, and eastern Tennessee.  On June 9, 2003, the Company formed two wholly owned subsidiaries, NPB Financial Services, Inc. and NPB Web Services, Inc.  On July 7, 2004 the Company established NPB Capital Trust I for the purpose of issuing trust preferred securities.  On September 27, 2006, the Company established NPB Capital Trust 2 for the purpose of issuing additional trust preferred securities.  NPB Financial Services, Inc. was a subsidiary of the Company until January 1, 2009 when it became a subsidiary of the Bank.  In June 2012 the name of NPB Financial Services, Inc. was changed to NPB Insurance Services, Inc.