Note 8 - Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances, Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 8. Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

One of the Company’s subsidiaries, USALSC, is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka (FHLB), which provides access to collateralized borrowings.  Any borrowings from FHLB requires the purchase of FHLB common stock in an amount equal to 4.5% of the borrowing.  On October 31, 2019, USALSC received an advance of $ 1,000,000 based on USALSC purchasing $ 45,000 of FHLB common stock.   This regular fixed convertible advance has a 10 year term with an FHLB option to convert to an adjustable rate on the 5th anniversary. The interest rate at issue was 1.66%. FHLB converted this note in October 2024 and the Company repaid the advance. The Company took a two year advance in October 2024 for $1,250,000. The interest rate at issue was 4.32%. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had outstanding advances of $1,250,000. 

As of December 31, 2024, USALSC had pledged $3,985,453 of mortgage backed securities and US treasuries to FHLB in support of its outstanding advance.