General

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

General

General. OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. (the “Holding Company”) is a one-bank holding company and owns 100% of OptimumBank (the “Bank”), a Florida-chartered commercial bank. The Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiaries are OB Real Estate Management, LLC, OB Real Estate Holdings, LLC and OB Real Estate Holding 1503, LLC, all of which were formed in 2009; OB Real Estate Holdings 1645 formed in 2010; OB Real Estate Holdings 1616 and OB Real Estate Holdings 1710 formed in 2011; and OB Real Estate Holdings 1692 and OB Real Estate Holdings 1704 formed in 2012 (the “Real Estate Holding Subsidiaries”). The Holding Company’s only business is the operation of the Bank and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). The Bank’s deposits are insured up to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). The Bank offers a variety of commercial banking services to individual and corporate customers through its three banking offices located in Broward County, Florida. The Real Estate Holding Subsidiaries are primarily engaged in holding and disposing of foreclosed real estate. OB Real Estate Management, LLC, OB Real Estate Holdings, LLC and OB Real Estate Holdings 1503, LLC had no activity in 2014 or 2013.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company contain all adjustments (consisting principally of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position at March 31, 2014, and the results of operations and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

Going Concern Status. In prior years, the Company suffered losses from operations and continuing high levels of noninterest expenses. The Bank is subject to a Consent Order which requires the maintenance at a 12% total risk-based capital ratio. At March 31, 2014, the Bank’s total risk-based capital ratio of 7.36% is significantly below the 12% level required by the Consent Order. As of March 31, 2014, the Bank needed approximately $4.7 million in additional capital to comply with the 12% total risk-based capital requirement of the Consent Order. The Company has taken certain actions which are expected to substantially reduce operating losses as follows:

The Company has identified certain structural or contract related expenses that previously adversely impacted the Company’s ability to achieve core operational profitability. These were $20 million in long term Federal Home Loan Bank Advances with above market interest rates that were extinguished in December 2013 and replaced with lower interest rate advances. As a result of this restructuring, borrowing interest expense will be reduced annually by approximately $1.1 million through the maturity of the new advances. In addition, the Company’s Directors and Officers insurance was replaced with a policy from another insurance carrier. Annual savings totaling approximately $130,000 are expected with no change in deductible or areas covered. The contract for core system processing is also being reviewed with additional savings anticipated. In addition, as part of the Company’s strategic planning process, other initiatives are being developed to achieve branch and operational efficiencies.

The Company is in the process of raising additional capital. It is anticipated that the first effort will raise between $3 million and $4 million in common shares to both existing and new investors. A subsequent capital raise along with organic capital generation will be required to meet the target of 8% tier 1 and 12% total risk based capital. A formal Plan, including necessary shareholder approval, to achieve the 8% and 12% targets will be completed in the second quarter of 2014. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in its efforts to raise capital.

Management forecasts the Company to be profitable for 2014 unless it incurs unforeseen loan loss provisions. Management has considered these factors in evaluating the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and believes the Company will be able to meet all of its financial obligations and continue to operate as a going concern at least through March 31, 2015.

Comprehensive Income (Loss). Generally accepted accounting principles generally require that recognized revenue, expenses, gains and losses be included in net earnings (loss). Although certain changes in assets and liabilities, such as unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities, are reported as a separate component of the equity section of the consolidated balance sheet, such items along with net earnings (loss), are components of comprehensive income (loss). The only component of other comprehensive income (loss) is the net change in the unrealized gain on the securities available for sale.

Income Taxes. The Company assessed its earnings history and trends and its estimate of future earnings, and determined that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be realized in the near term. Accordingly, a valuation allowance was recorded against the net deferred tax asset for the amount not expected to be realized in the future. Based on the available evidence at March 31, 2014, the Company determined that it is still more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be realized in the near term.

Recent Accounting Standards Update. In February 2013, the FASB Issued ASU No. 2013-04, “Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation Is Fixed at the Reporting Date.” ASU 2013-04 provides guidance for the recognition, measurement, and disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for obligations within the scope of this ASU, which became effective January 1, 2014. The Company does not expect this ASU to impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-11, “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists,” which among other things, requires an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, to be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward, except as denoted within the ASU. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements with respect to ASU 2013-11.

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-10, “Inclusion of the Fed Funds Effective Swap Rate (or Overnight Index Swap Rate) as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes.” ASU No. 2013-10 permits the use of the Fed Funds Effective Swap Rate (OIS) to be used as a U.S. benchmark interest rate for hedge account purposes. The amendment is effective prospectively for qualifying new or redesiginated hedging relationships entered into on or after July 17, 2013. The adoption of ASU No. 2013-10 did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-04, “Receivables-Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors (Subtopic 310-40): Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage Loans upon Foreclosure”, which is intended to clarify when a creditor should be considered to have received physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan such that the loan should be derecognized and the real estate recognized. These amendments clarify that an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs, and a creditor is considered to have received physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan, upon either: (a) the creditor obtaining legal title to the residential real estate property upon completion of a foreclosure; or (b) the borrower conveying all interest in the residential real estate property to the creditor to satisfy that loan through completion of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or through a similar legal agreement. Additional disclosures are required. The amendments are effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2015.

Recent Regulatory Developments

Basel III Legislation. On July 2, 2013, the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) approved the final rules implementing the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s capital guidelines for U.S. banks. Under the final rules, minimum requirements will increase for both the quantity and quality of capital held by the Bank. The rules include a new common equity Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets ratio of 4.5% and a common equity Tier 1 capital conservation buffer of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets. The final rules also raise the minimum ratio of Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets from 4.0% to 6.0% and require a minimum leverage ratio of 4.0%. The final rules also implement strict eligibility criteria for regulatory capital instruments. On July 9, 2013, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) also approved, as an interim final rule, the regulatory capital requirements for U.S. banks, following the actions of the FRB. The FDIC’s rule is identical in substance to the final rules issued by the FRB.

Basel III Legislation, Continued. The phase-in period for the final rules will begin for the Company on January 1, 2015, with full compliance with all of the final rule’s requirements phased in over a multi-year schedule. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of the final rules and their expected impact.