Investment Securities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Investment Securities

Investment Securities

Note 2— Investment Securities

Available-for-Sale

Each of the securities in the Company’s available-for-sale investment portfolio is either covered by the explicit or implied guarantee of the United States government or one of its agencies or rated investment grade or higher. All available-for-sale securities were current with no securities past due or on nonaccrual as of June 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023.

The following tables summarize the amortized cost and fair value of securities available-for-sale and the corresponding amounts of gross unrealized gains and losses at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

	June 30, 2024
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
(Dollars in thousands)	Cost		Gains		(Losses)		Value
Available-for-sale
U.S. Treasuries	$	32,860	$	—	$	(1,479)	$	31,381
U.S. government and federal agencies		13,909		—		(555)		13,354
Corporate bonds		3,000		—		(517)		2,483
U.S. agency collateralized mortgage obligations		39,420		—		(6,712)		32,708
Tax-exempt municipal		1,379		—		(200)		1,179
Taxable municipal		606		—		(14)		592
U.S. agency mortgage-backed		72,606		—		(6,550)		66,056
Total Available-for-sale Securities	$	163,780	$	—	$	(16,027)	$	147,753

	December 31, 2023
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
(Dollars in thousands)	Cost		Gains		(Losses)		Value
Available-for-sale
U.S. Treasuries	$	44,793	$	—	$	(1,816)	$	42,977
U.S. government and federal agencies		13,850		—		(575)		13,275
Corporate bonds		3,000		—		(477)		2,523
U.S. agency collateralized mortgage obligations		40,806		—		(6,496)		34,310
Tax-exempt municipal		1,380		—		(149)		1,231
Taxable municipal		606		—		(19)		587
U.S. agency mortgage-backed		81,255		—		(6,165)		75,090
Total Available-for-sale Securities	$	185,690	$	—	$	(15,697)	$	169,993

The Company did not sell or recognize any gain or loss for any securities for the three or six months ended June 30, 2024.  During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company sold available-for-sale securities with a total par value of $12.0 million resulting in a gross pre-tax loss of $202 thousand. The Company did not sell or recognize any gain or loss for any securities for the three months ended June 30, 2023.  

Available-for-sale securities having a market value of $64.3 million and $90.3 million at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, were pledged to secure public deposits and for other purposes required by law. These securities had an amortized cost of $69.0 million and $95.8 million at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

The following tables summarize the fair value of securities available-for-sale at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and the corresponding amounts of gross unrealized losses. Management uses the valuations as of month-end in determining when securities are

in an unrealized loss position. Therefore, a security’s market value could have exceeded its amortized cost on other days during the prior twelve-month period.

	June 30, 2024
	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or Longer				Total
			Gross				Gross				Gross
	Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
(Dollars in thousands)	Value		Losses		Value		Losses		Value		Losses
Available-for-sale
U.S. Treasuries	$	—	$	—	$	31,381	$	(1,479)	$	31,381	$	(1,479)
U.S. government and federal agencies		—		—		13,354		(555)		13,354		(555)
Corporate bonds		—		—		2,483		(517)		2,483		(517)
U.S. agency collateralized mortgage obligations		—		—		32,708		(6,712)		32,708		(6,712)
Tax-exempt municipal		—		—		1,179		(200)		1,179		(200)
Taxable municipal		—		—		592		(14)		592		(14)
U.S. agency mortgage-backed		—		—		66,056		(6,550)		66,056		(6,550)
Total Available-for-sale Securities	$	—	$	—	$	147,753	$	(16,027)	$	147,753	$	(16,027)

	December 31, 2023
	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or Longer				Total
			Gross				Gross				Gross
	Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
(Dollars in thousands)	Value		Losses		Value		Losses		Value		Losses
Available-for-sale
U.S. Treasuries	$	—	$	—	$	42,977	$	(1,816)	$	42,977	$	(1,816)
U.S. government and federal agencies		—		—		13,275		(575)		13,275		(575)
Corporate bonds		—		—		2,523		(477)		2,523		(477)
U.S. agency collateralized mortgage obligations		—		—		34,310		(6,496)		34,310		(6,496)
Tax-exempt municipal		—		—		1,231		(149)		1,231		(149)
Taxable municipal		—		—		587		(19)		587		(19)
U.S. agency mortgage-backed		—		—		75,090		(6,165)		75,090		(6,165)
Total Available-for-sale Securities	$	—	$	—	$	169,993	$	(15,697)	$	169,993	$	(15,697)

The Company had 154 and 158 securities in an unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The Company has evaluated available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position for credit related impairment at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and concluded no impairment existed based on a combination of factors, which included: (1) the securities are of high credit quality, (2) unrealized losses are primarily the result of market volatility and increases in market interest rates, (3) the contractual terms of the investments do not permit the issuer(s) to settle the securities at a price less than the par value of each investment, (4) issuers continue to make timely principal and interest payments, and (5) the Company does not intend to sell any of the investments and the accounting standard of “more likely than not” has not been met for the Company to be required to sell any of the investments before recovery of its amortized cost basis. As such, there was no allowance for credit losses on available-for-sale securities at June 30, 2024.

The table below summarizes the contractual maturities of our available-for-sale investment securities as of June 30, 2024. Issuers may have the right to call or prepay certain obligations, and as such, the expected maturities of our securities may differ from the scheduled contractual maturities presented below.

	June 30, 2024
	Amortized		Fair
(Dollars in thousands)	Cost		Value
Available-for-sale
Due in one year or less	$	22,286	$	21,908
Due after one year through five years		35,159		33,419
Due after five years through ten years		46,054		43,051
Due after ten years		60,281		49,375
Total Available-for-sale Securities	$	163,780	$	147,753

In the prevailing rate environments as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company’s available-for-sale investment portfolio had an estimated weighted average remaining life of approximately 2.9 years and 3.0 years.

Held-to-Maturity

Each of the securities in the Company’s held-to-maturity investment portfolio is either covered by the explicit or implied guarantee of the United States government or one of its agencies or rated investment grade or higher. All held-to-maturity securities were current with no securities past due or on nonaccrual as of June 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023.

The following tables summarize the amortized cost and fair value of securities held-to-maturity and the corresponding amounts of gross unrealized losses at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

	June 30, 2024
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
(Dollars in thousands)	Cost		Gains		(Losses)		Value
Held-to-maturity
U.S. Treasuries	$	6,001	$	—	$	(697)	$	5,304
U.S. government and federal agencies		35,381		—		(5,167)		30,214
U.S. agency collateralized mortgage obligations		18,664		—		(4,188)		14,476
Taxable municipal		6,049		—		(1,142)		4,907
U.S. agency mortgage-backed		27,735		—		(5,368)		22,367
Total Held-to-maturity Securities	$	93,830	$	—	$	(16,562)	$	77,268

	December 31, 2023
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
(Dollars in thousands)	Cost		Gains		(Losses)		Value
Held-to-maturity
U.S. Treasuries	$	6,001	$	—	$	(667)	$	5,334
U.S. government and federal agencies		35,434		—		(5,100)		30,334
U.S agency collateralized mortgage obligations		19,395		—		(4,095)		15,300
Taxable municipal		6,057		—		(1,101)		4,956
U.S. agency mortgage-backed		28,618		—		(5,010)		23,608
Total Held-to-maturity Securities	$	95,505	$	—	$	(15,973)	$	79,532

Held-to-maturity securities having a market value of $35.8 million and $36.1 million at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, were pledged to secure public deposits and for other purposes required by law. These securities had an amortized cost of $42.1 million and $42.3 million at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

The Company evaluates the credit risk of its held-to-maturity securities on at least a quarterly basis. The Company estimates expected credit losses on held-to-maturity securities on an individual basis based on a probability of default/loss given default methodology primarily using security-level credit ratings. The primary indicators of credit quality for the Company’s held-to-maturity portfolio are security type and credit rating, which is influenced by a number of factors including obligor cash flow, geography, seniority, and others. The Company’s held-to-maturity securities with credit risk were comprised of municipal bonds and had a credit rating of AA or better as of June 30, 2024. All other held-to-maturity securities are covered by the explicit or implied guarantee of the United States government or one of its agencies. The Company did not have an allowance for credit losses on held-to-maturity securities as of June 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023.

The table below summarizes the contractual maturities of our held-to-maturity investment securities as of June 30, 2024. Issuers may have the right to call or prepay certain obligations and as such, the expected maturities of our securities are likely to differ from the scheduled contractual maturities presented below.

	June 30, 2024
	Amortized		Fair
(Dollars in thousands)	Cost		Value
Held-to-maturity
Due in one year or less	$	—	$	—
Due after one year through five years		22,170		19,575
Due after five years through ten years		23,427		19,590
Due after ten years		48,233		38,103
Total Held-to-maturity Securities	$	93,830	$	77,268

In the prevailing rate environments as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company’s held-to-maturity investment portfolio had an estimated weighted average remaining life of approximately 6.3 years and 6.7 years, respectively.

Restricted Securities

The table below summarizes the carrying amount of restricted securities as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

(Dollars in thousands)	June 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Federal Reserve Bank Stock	$	3,319	$	3,310
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock		1,587		1,642
Community Bankers’ Bank Stock		60		60
Total Restricted Securities	$	4,966	$	5,012

Equity Securities

The Company held equity securities with readily determinable fair values totaling $3.0 million and $2.8 million at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. These securities consist of mutual funds held in a trust and were obtained for the purpose of economically hedging changes in the Company’s nonqualified deferred compensation liability. Changes in the fair value of these securities are reflected in earnings. Gains of $35 thousand and $83 thousand were recorded in non-interest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.  Gains of $159 thousand and $172 thousand were recorded in non-interest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.