EQUITY INVESTMENTS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

EQUITY INVESTMENTS

EQUITY INVESTMENTS

NOTE 3: EQUITY INVESTMENTS

The Company’s unconsolidated investments that are considered equity securities as they represent ownership interests, such as common or preferred stock as of the dates indicated below were as follows:  

(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Federal Reserve Bank stock	$	9,271	$	9,271
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		3,991		3,967
The Independent Bankers Financial Corporation stock		141		141
Community Reinvestment Act investments		4,432		4,348
	$	17,835	$	17,727

Banks that are members of the Federal Home Loan Bank are required to maintain a stock investment in the Federal Home Loan Bank calculated as a percentage of aggregate outstanding mortgages, outstanding Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other financial instruments. As a member of the Federal Reserve, the Bank is required to annually subscribe to Federal Reserve Bank stock in specific ratios to the Bank’s equity. Although Federal Home Loan Bank and Federal Reserve Bank stock are considered equity securities, they do not have readily determinable fair values because ownership is restricted, and they lack a readily-available market. These investments can be sold back only at their par value of $100 per share and can only be sold to the Federal Home Loan Banks or the Federal Reserve Banks or to another member institution. In addition, the equity ownership rights are more limited than would be the case for a public company because of the oversight role exercised by regulators in the process of budgeting and approving dividends. As a result, these investments are carried at cost and evaluated for impairment.

The Company also holds an investment in the stock of The Independent Bankers Financial Corporation, which has limited marketability. As a result, this investment is carried at cost and evaluated for impairment.

The Company has investments in investment funds and limited partnerships that are qualified Community Reinvestment Act, or CRA, investments and investments under the Small Business Investment Company program of the Small Business Administration, or SBA. There are limited to no observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical investments or similar investments from the same issuers that are actively traded and, as a result, these investments are stated at cost. At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had $7.9 million and $6.3 million, respectively, in outstanding unfunded commitments to these funds, which are subject to call.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, two of these investment funds sold underlying investments for more than their book value and the Company recorded a total gain of $1.4 million, which is included in net gains on sales of assets in the condensed consolidated income statement.

The Company’s equity investments are evaluated for impairment based on an assessment of qualitative indicators, which include, but are not limited to: (i) a significant deterioration in the earnings, performance, credit rating, asset quality or business prospects of the investee; (ii) a significant adverse change in the regulatory, economic or technological environment of the investee; (iii) a significant adverse change in the general market conditions of either the geographical area or the industry in which the investee operates; and (iv) a bona fide offer to purchase, an offer by the investee to sell, or completed auction process for the same or similar investment for an amount less than the carrying amount of the investment. There were no such qualitative indicators as of September 30, 2022.