10-Q

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarter ended March 31, 2017, or

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period from _____ to ________

Commission file number: 000-09341

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

UTAH	87-0345941
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
5300 South 360 West, Suite 250, Salt Lake City, Utah	84123
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
(801) 264-1060 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes [X] No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes [X] No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer [  ]	Accelerated filer [  ]
Non-accelerated filer [  ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company [X]

  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [  ] No[X]

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class A Common Stock, $2.00 par value	13,820,079
Title of Class	Number of Shares Outstanding as of
	May 11, 2017
Class C Common Stock, $2.00 par value	2,005,026
Title of Class	Number of Shares Outstanding as of
	May 11, 2017

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

Table of Contents

		Page No.
	Part I  - Financial Information
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (unaudited)	3-4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (unaudited)	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (unaudited)	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity as of March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 (unaudited)	7
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 (unaudited)	8
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	9
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	38
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	42
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	42
	Part II - Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	43
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	44
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	44
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	44
Item 5.	Other Information	44
Item 6.	Exhibits	45
	Signature Page	46

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Part I - Financial Information

Item 1.  Financial Statements.

Assets	March 31 2017		December 31 2016
Investments:	(Unaudited)
Fixed maturity securities, held to maturity, at amortized cost	$	186,445,498	$	184,979,644
Equity securities, available for sale, at estimated fair value		10,735,239		10,573,356
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans, held for investment net of allowances for loan losses of $1,955,443 and $1,748,783 for 2017 and 2016		134,123,773		149,181,578
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016		151,417,470		145,165,921
Policy loans and other investments, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $1,050,111 and $1,119,630 for 2017 and 2016		41,773,152		40,937,146
Short-term investments		28,346,922		27,560,040
Accrued investment income		3,008,839		2,972,596
Total investments		555,850,893		561,370,281
Cash and cash equivalents		85,069,717		38,987,430
Mortgage loans sold to investors		54,401,522		82,491,091
Receivables, net		15,736,045		18,870,119
Restricted assets		10,230,360		10,391,394
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments		4,211,337		4,131,885
Receivable from reinsurers		13,227,385		13,079,668
Cemetery land and improvements		10,641,141		10,672,836
Deferred policy and pre-need contract acquisition costs		71,643,040		69,118,745
Mortgage servicing rights, net		19,432,993		18,872,362
Property and equipment, net		8,478,347		8,791,522
Value of business acquired		7,375,084		7,570,300
Goodwill		2,765,570		2,765,570
Other		8,141,683		6,891,468
Total Assets	$	867,205,117	$	854,004,671

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Continued)

	March 31 2017			December 31 2016
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	(Unaudited)
Liabilities
Future life, annuity, and other benefits	$	589,405,726		$	585,610,063
Unearned premium reserve		4,405,472			4,469,771
Bank and other loans payable		61,548,686			53,718,548
Deferred pre-need cemetery and mortuary contract revenues		12,350,470			12,360,249
Cemetery perpetual care obligation		3,624,895			3,598,580
Accounts payable		3,113,519			4,213,109
Other liabilities and accrued expenses		34,128,938			33,950,503
Income taxes		28,717,508			27,904,294
Total liabilities		737,295,214			725,825,117
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock - non-voting - $1.00 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding		-			-
Class A: common stock - $2.00 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; issued 13,820,078 shares in 2017 and 13,819,006 shares in 2016		27,640,156			27,638,012
Class B: non-voting common stock - $1.00 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding		-			-
Class C: convertible common stock - $2.00 par value; 3,000,000 shares authorized; issued 1,901,624 shares in 2017 and 1,902,229 shares in 2016		3,803,248			3,804,458
Additional paid-in capital		35,095,594			34,813,246
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes		286,114			264,822
Retained earnings		64,494,807			63,029,627
Treasury stock at cost - 686,549 Class A shares in 2017 and 704,122 Class A shares in 2016		(1,410,016	)		(1,370,611	)
Total stockholders' equity		129,909,903			128,179,554
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	867,205,117		$	854,004,671

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31
	2017			2016
Revenues:
Insurance premiums and other considerations	$	17,357,124		$	14,451,575
Net investment income		9,563,282			8,992,191
Net mortuary and cemetery sales		3,358,973			3,245,856
Realized gains on investments and other assets		145,330			97,922
Other than temporary impairments on investments		(52,139	)		(73,630	)
Mortgage fee income		37,050,926			39,110,967
Other		2,028,873			1,530,426
Total revenues		69,452,369			67,355,307
Benefits and expenses:
Death benefits		8,794,598			7,824,001
Surrenders and other policy benefits		857,531			518,321
Increase in future policy benefits		5,182,449			4,160,260
Amortization of deferred policy and pre-need acquisition costs and value of business acquired		2,264,039			2,212,836
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Commissions		15,721,074			16,842,270
Personnel		18,589,687			17,197,372
Advertising		1,310,674			1,078,010
Rent and rent related		2,139,538			2,064,325
Depreciation on property and equipment		625,812			521,455
Provision for loan loss reserve		426,634			586,778
Costs related to funding mortgage loans		2,065,134			2,154,397
Other		7,430,951			6,480,711
Interest expense		1,254,039			1,064,195
Cost of goods and services sold-mortuaries and cemeteries		521,919			458,619
Total benefits and expenses		67,184,079			63,163,550
Earnings before income taxes		2,268,290			4,191,757
Income tax expense		(799,826	)		(1,580,220	)
Net earnings	$	1,468,464		$	2,611,537
Net earnings per Class A Equivalent common share (1)	$	0.10		$	0.18
Net earnings per Class A Equivalent common share-assuming dilution (1)	$	0.09		$	0.17
Weighted-average Class A equivalent common share outstanding (1)		15,058,153			14,656,450
Weighted-average Class A equivalent common shares outstanding-assuming dilution (1)		15,527,996			15,112,278

(1) Net earnings per share amounts have been adjusted retroactively for the effect of annual stock dividends.

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31
	2017		2016
Net earnings	$	1,468,464	$	2,611,537
Other comprehensive income:
Net unrealized gains on derivative instruments		973		1,669
Net unrealized gains on available for sale securities		20,319		297,897
Other comprehensive income		21,292		299,566
Comprehensive income	$	1,489,756	$	2,911,103

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

(Unaudited)

	Class A Common Stock		Class C Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Other  Comprehensive Income			Retained  Earnings			Treasury Stock			Total
Balance at December 31, 2015	$	26,218,200	$	3,419,280		$	30,232,582	$	(499,358	)	$	54,054,950		$	(2,179,429	)	$	111,246,225
Net earnings		-		-			-		-			2,611,537			-			2,611,537
Other comprehensive income		-		-			-		299,566			-			-			299,566
Grant of stock options		-		-			84,452		-			-			-			84,452
Exercise of stock options		56,920		-			4,367		-			-			-			61,287
Sale of treasury stock		-		-			136,826		-			-			149,639			286,465
Stock Dividends		274		12,768			30,779		-			(43,821	)		-			-
Balance at March 31, 2016	$	26,275,394	$	3,432,048		$	30,489,006	$	(199,792	)	$	56,622,666		$	(2,029,790	)	$	114,589,532
Balance at December 31, 2016	$	27,638,012	$	3,804,458		$	34,813,246	$	264,822		$	63,029,627		$	(1,370,611	)	$	128,179,554
Net earnings		-		-			-		-			1,468,464			-			1,468,464
Other comprehensive income		-		-			-		21,292			-			-			21,292
Grant of stock options		-		-			101,996		-			-			-			101,996
Sale of treasury stock		-		-			178,002		-			-			146,065			324,067
Purchase of treasury stock		-		-			-		-			-			(185,470	)		(185,470	)
Stock Dividends		930		4			2,350		-			(3,284	)		-			-
Conversion Class C to Class A		1,214		(1,214	)		-		-			-			-			-
Balance at March 31, 2017	$	27,640,156	$	3,803,248		$	35,095,594	$	286,114		$	64,494,807		$	(1,410,016	)	$	129,909,903

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31
	2017			2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	24,054,637		$	25,863,034
Cash flows from investing activities:
Securities held to maturity:
Purchase-fixed maturity securities		(2,575,997	)		(4,481,397	)
Calls and maturities - fixed maturity securities		830,595			2,470,005
Securities available for sale:
Purchase - equity securities		(4,190,458	)		(1,651,302	)
Sales - equity securities		4,092,734			1,487,110
Purchase of short-term investments		(3,053,797	)		(3,258,070	)
Sales of short-term investments		2,266,915			2,364,571
Purchase of restricted assets		174,197			1,242,342
Changes in assets for perpetual care trusts		(104,731	)		(51,461	)
Amount received for perpetual care trusts		26,315			11,735
Mortgage loans, policy loans, and other investments made		(108,649,435	)		(112,920,364	)
Payments received for mortgage loans, policy loans and other investments		127,506,014			99,348,725
Purchase of property and equipment		(312,640	)		(1,084,975	)
Purchase of real estate		(3,103,471	)		(3,432,051	)
Sale of real estate		2,891,887			843,701
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		15,798,128			(19,111,431	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Annuity contract receipts		3,051,883			2,516,596
Annuity contract withdrawals		(4,468,624	)		(3,025,833	)
Proceeds from stock options exercised		-			61,287
Purchase of treasury stock		(185,470	)		-
Repayment of bank loans on notes and contracts		(673,454	)		(390,168	)
Proceeds from borrowing on bank loans		7,255,187			737,232
Change in line of credit borrowings		1,250,000			-
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		6,229,522			(100,886	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		46,082,287			6,650,717
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		38,987,430			40,053,242
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	85,069,717		$	46,703,959
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest (net of amount capitalized)	$	1,234,420		$	1,079,891
Income taxes (net of refunds)		(3,215	)		12,321
Non Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Mortgage loans foreclosed into real estate	$	204,839		$	87,000

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

1)Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10‑Q and Articles 8 and 10 of Regulation S‑X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2016, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (file number 000-09341). In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2017. The presentation of certain amounts in the prior year have been reclassified to conform to the 2017 presentation. See additional discussion regarding restatement of mortgage banking derivatives in the financial statements Note 21 and 22 included in the Company's Form 10-K.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant changes in the near term are those used in determining the value of derivative assets and liabilities, those used in determining deferred acquisition costs and the value of business acquired, those used in determining the value of mortgage loans foreclosed to real estate held for investment, those used in determining the liability for future policy benefits and unearned revenue, those used in determining the estimated future costs for pre-need sales, those used in determining the value of mortgage servicing rights, those used in determining allowances for loan losses for mortgage loans on real estate, those used in determining loan loss reserve, and those used in determining deferred tax assets and liabilities. Although some variability is inherent in these estimates, management believes the amounts provided are fairly stated in all material respects.

2)Recent Accounting Pronouncements

ASU No. 2016-13: "Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326)" – Issued in June 2016, ASU 2016-13 amends guidance on reporting credit losses for assets held at amortized cost basis and available for sale debt securities. For assets held at amortized cost basis, Topic 326 eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold in current generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and, instead, requires an entity to reflect its current estimate of all expected credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial assets to present the net amount expected to be collected. For available for sale debt securities, credit losses should be measured in a manner similar to current GAAP, however Topic 326 will require that credit losses be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down. The new authoritative guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is in the process of evaluating the potential impact of this standard.

ASU No. 2016-02: "Leases (Topic 842)" - Issued in February 2016, ASU 2016-02 supersedes the leases requirements in ASC Topic 840, "Leases", and was issued to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The new authoritative guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is in the process of evaluating the potential impact of this standard.

ASU No. 2016-01: "Financial Instruments – Overall (Topic 825-10)" – Issued in January 2016, ASU 2016-01 changes the accounting for non-consolidated equity investments that are not accounted for under the equity method of accounting by requiring changes in fair value to be recognized in income. Under current guidance, changes in fair value for investments of this nature are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income as a component of stockholders' equity.  Additionally, ASU 2016-01 simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values; requires entities to use the exit price when estimating the fair value of financial instruments; and modifies various presentation disclosure requirements for financial instruments.  The new authoritative guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is in the process of evaluating the potential impact of this standard.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

2)Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Continued)

ASU No. 2014-09: "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)" - Issued in May 2014, ASU 2014-09 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic 605, "Revenue Recognition", and requires entities to recognize revenue in a way that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Insurance contracts are excluded from the scope of this new guidance. The new authoritative guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is in the process of evaluating the potential impact of this standard, which is not expected to be material to the Company's results of operations or financial position.

The Company has reviewed other recent accounting pronouncements and has determined that they will not significantly impact the Company's results of operations or financial position.

3)Investments

The Company's investments in fixed maturity securities held to maturity and equity securities available for sale as of March 31, 2017 are summarized as follows:

	Cost			GrossUnrealized Gains		GrossUnrealized Losses			EstimatedFair Value
March 31, 2017
Fixed maturity securities held to maturity carried at amortized cost:
Bonds:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies	$	4,357,040		$	244,853	$	(57,240	)	$	4,544,653
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		5,995,384			146,273		(132,140	)		6,009,517
Corporate securities including public utilities		165,716,233			11,763,828		(2,443,238	)		175,036,823
Mortgage-backed securities		9,753,206			246,004		(233,586	)		9,765,624
Redeemable preferred stock		623,635			14,954		(8,627	)		629,962
Total fixed maturity securities held to maturity	$	186,445,498		$	12,415,912	$	(2,874,831	)	$	195,986,579
Equity securities available for sale at estimated fair value:
Common stock:
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other	$	11,139,482		$	412,535	$	(816,778	)	$	10,735,239
Total equity securities available for sale at estimated fair value	$	11,139,482		$	412,535	$	(816,778	)	$	10,735,239
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans held for investment at amortized cost:
Residential	$	64,629,906
Residential construction		33,917,309
Commercial		37,532,001
Less: Allowance for loan losses		(1,955,443	)
Total mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans held for investment	$	134,123,773
Real estate held for investment - net of depreciation	$	151,417,470
Policy loans and other investments are shown at amortized cost:
Policy loans	$	6,666,500
Insurance assignments		33,857,966
Promissory notes		48,797
Other investments		2,250,000
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts		(1,050,111	)
Total policy loans and other investments	$	41,773,152
Short-term investments at amortized cost	$	28,346,922

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

3)Investments (Continued)

The Company's investments in fixed maturity securities held to maturity and equity securities available for sale as of December 31, 2016 are summarized as follows:

	Cost			Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross  Unrealized  Losses			Estimated  Fair Value
December 31, 2016:
Fixed maturity securities held to maturity carried at amortized cost:
Bonds:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies	$	4,475,065		$	249,028	$	(66,111	)	$	4,657,982
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		6,017,225			153,514		(133,249	)		6,037,490
Corporate securities including public utilities		164,375,636			10,440,989		(3,727,013	)		171,089,612
Mortgage-backed securities		9,488,083			221,400		(280,871	)		9,428,612
Redeemable preferred stock		623,635			13,418		-			637,053
Total fixed maturity securities held to maturity	$	184,979,644		$	11,078,349	$	(4,207,244	)	$	191,850,749
Equity securities available for sale at estimated fair value:
Common stock:
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other	$	10,985,338		$	447,110	$	(859,092	)	$	10,573,356
Total securities available for sale carried at estimated fair value	$	10,985,338		$	447,110	$	(859,092	)	$	10,573,356
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans held for investment at amortized cost:
Residential	$	58,593,622
Residential construction		40,800,117
Commercial		51,536,622
Less: Allowance for loan losses		(1,748,783	)
Total mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans held for investment	$	149,181,578
Real estate held for investment - net of depreciation	$	145,165,921
Policy loans and other investments are shown at amortized cost:
Policy loans	$	6,694,148
Insurance assignments		33,548,079
Promissory notes		48,797
Other investments		1,765,752
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts		(1,119,630	)
Total policy loans and other investments	$	40,937,146
Short-term investments at amortized cost	$	27,560,040

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

3)Investments (Continued)

Fixed Maturity Securities

The following tables summarize unrealized losses on fixed maturity securities, which are carried at amortized cost, at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The unrealized losses were primarily related to interest rate fluctuations. The tables set forth unrealized losses by duration with the fair value of the related fixed maturity securities:

	Unrealized  Losses for Less  than Twelve Months		Fair Value		Unrealized  Losses for  More than Twelve  Months		Fair Value		Total  Unrealized  Loss		Fair Value
At March 31, 2017
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. Government Agencies	$	57,240	$	1,345,231	$	-	$	-	$	57,240	$	1,345,231
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		132,140		3,270,595		-		-		132,140		3,270,595
Corporate securities		1,094,907		29,075,748		1,348,331		12,362,900		2,443,238		41,438,648
Mortgage-backed securities		126,828		1,745,284		106,758		1,470,559		233,586		3,215,843
Redeemable preferred stock		8,627		98,110		-		-		8,627		98,110
Total unrealized losses	$	1,419,742	$	35,534,968	$	1,455,089	$	13,833,459	$	2,874,831	$	49,368,427
At December 31, 2016
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. Government Agencies	$	66,111	$	1,342,088	$	-	$	-	$	66,111	$	1,342,088
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		133,249		3,686,856		-		-		133,249		3,686,856
Corporate securities		1,728,312		41,796,016		1,998,701		12,969,135		3,727,013		54,765,151
Mortgage-backed securities		176,715		4,176,089		104,156		940,278		280,871		5,116,367
Total unrealized losses	$	2,104,387	$	51,001,049	$	2,102,857	$	13,909,413	$	4,207,244	$	64,910,462

There were 195 securities with unrealized losses of 94.5% of amortized cost at March 31, 2017. There were 250 securities with unrealized losses of 93.9% of amortized cost at December 31, 2016. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 an other than temporary decline in fair value resulted in the recognition of credit losses on fixed maturity securities of $52,139 and $30,000, respectively.

On a quarterly basis, the Company reviews its available for sale and held to maturity fixed investment securities related to corporate securities and other public utilities, consisting of bonds and preferred stocks that are in a loss position. The review involves an analysis of the securities in relation to historical values, and projected earnings and revenue growth rates. Based on the analysis, a determination is made whether a security will likely recover from the loss position within a reasonable period of time. If it is unlikely that the investment will recover from the loss position, the loss is considered to be other than temporary, the security is written down to the impaired value and an impairment loss is recognized.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

3)Investments (Continued)

Equity Securities

The following tables summarize unrealized losses on equity securities that were carried at estimated fair value based on quoted trading prices at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The unrealized losses were primarily the result of decreases in fair value due to overall equity market declines. The tables set forth unrealized losses by duration and number of investment positions, together with the fair value of the related equity securities available for sale in a loss position:

	Unrealized Losses for  Less than Twelve Months		No. of Investment Positions		Unrealized Losses for More than Twelve Months		No. of Investment Positions		Total  Unrealized  Losses
At March 31, 2017
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other	$	178,006		149	$	638,772		105	$	816,778
Total unrealized losses	$	178,006		149	$	638,772		105	$	816,778
Fair Value	$	3,955,133			$	1,154,812			$	5,109,945
At December 31, 2016
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other	$	215,563		124	$	643,529		104	$	859,092
Total unrealized losses	$	215,563		124	$	643,529		104	$	859,092
Fair Value	$	2,063,144			$	1,685,874			$	3,749,018

The average market value of the equity securities available for sale was 86.2% and 81.4% of the original investment as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The intent of the Company is to retain equity securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for the recovery in fair value. However, the Company may sell equity securities during a period in which the fair value has declined below the amount of the original investment. In certain situations, new factors, including changes in the business environment, can change the Company's previous intent to continue holding a security. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, an other than temporary decline in the fair value resulted in the recognition of an impairment loss on equity securities of $-0- and $43,630, respectively.

On a quarterly basis, the Company reviews its investment in industrial, miscellaneous and all other equity securities that are in a loss position. The review involves an analysis of the securities in relation to historical values, price earnings ratios, projected earnings and revenue growth rates. Based on the analysis a determination is made whether a security will likely recover from the loss position within a reasonable period of time. If it is unlikely that the investment will recover from the loss position, the loss is considered to be other than temporary, the security is written down to the impaired value and an impairment loss is recognized.

The fair values of fixed maturity securities are based on quoted market prices, when available. For fixed maturity securities not actively traded, fair values are estimated using values obtained from independent pricing services, or in the case of private placements, are estimated by discounting expected future cash flows using a current market value applicable to the coupon rate, credit and maturity of the investments. The fair values for equity securities are based on quoted market prices.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

3)Investments (Continued)

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturity securities at March 31, 2017, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

	Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value
Held to Maturity:
Due in 2017	$	5,625,049	$	5,677,028
Due in 2018 through 2021		42,733,718		44,794,103
Due in 2022 through 2026		43,263,792		45,020,917
Due after 2026		84,446,098		90,098,945
Mortgage-backed securities		9,753,206		9,765,624
Redeemable preferred stock		623,635		629,962
Total held to maturity	$	186,445,498	$	195,986,579

The cost and estimated fair value of available for sale securities at March 31, 2017, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Equities are valued using the specific identification method.

	Cost		Estimated Fair Value
Available for Sale:
Common stock	$	11,139,482	$	10,735,239
Total available for sale	$	11,139,482	$	10,735,239

The Company's realized gains and losses and other than temporary impairments from investments and other assets, are summarized as follows:

	Three Months Ended  Mar 31
	2017			2016
Fixed maturity securities held to maturity:
Gross realized gains	$	2,434		$	-
Gross realized losses		-			(24,795	)
Other than temporary impairments		(52,139	)		(30,000	)
Securities available for sale:
Gross realized gains		60,978			63,495
Gross realized losses		(4,556	)		(23,878	)
Other than temporary impairments		-			(43,630	)
Other assets:
Gross realized gains		456,275			84,768
Gross realized losses		(369,801	)		(1,668	)
Total	$	93,191		$	24,292

The net carrying amount of held to maturity securities sold was $28,073 and $-0- for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.  The net realized gain related to these sales was $2,434 and $-0- for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Although the intent is to buy and hold a bond to maturity the Company will sell a bond prior to maturity if conditions have changed within the entity that issued the bond to increase the risk of default to an unacceptable level.

There were no investments, aggregated by issuer, in excess of 10% of shareholders' equity (before net unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities) at March 31, 2017, other than investments issued or guaranteed by the United States Government.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

3)Investments (Continued)

Major categories of net investment income are as follows:

	Three Months Ended Mar 31
	2017			2016
Fixed maturity securities	$	2,368,710		$	2,050,569
Equity securities		54,786			71,041
Mortgage loans on real estate		2,223,139			2,026,515
Real estate		2,894,331			2,838,484
Policy loans		193,734			182,206
Insurance assignments		3,364,642			3,104,788
Other investments		7,543			-
Short-term investments,  principally interest on sale of mortgage loans and other		1,804,746			1,863,144
Gross investment income		12,911,631			12,136,747
Investment expenses		(3,348,349	)		(3,144,556	)
Net investment income	$	9,563,282		$	8,992,191

Net investment income includes income earned by the restricted assets of the cemeteries and mortuaries of $115,501 and $87,976 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Net investment income on real estate consists primarily of rental revenue.

Investment expenses consist primarily of depreciation, property taxes, operating expenses of real estate and an estimated portion of administrative expenses relating to investment activities.

Securities on deposit for regulatory authorities as required by law amounted to $9,268,330 at March 31, 2017 and $9,269,121 at December 31, 2016. The restricted securities are included in various assets under investments on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Real Estate

The Company continues to strategically deploy resources into real estate to match the income and yield durations of its primary obligations. The sources for these real estate assets come through its various business units in the form of acquisition, development mortgage foreclosures.

Commercial Real Estate Held for Investment

The Company owns and manages commercial real estate assets as a means of generating investment income. These assets are acquired in accordance with the Company's goals and objectives for risk-adjusted returns. Due diligence is conducted on each asset using internal and third party reports. Geographic locations and asset classes of the investment activity is determined by senior management under the direction of the Board of Directors.

The Company employs full-time employees to attend to the day-to-day operations of those assets within the greater Salt Lake area and close surrounding markets.  The Company utilizes third party property managers when the geographic boundary does not warrant full-time staff or through strategic lease-up periods. The Company generally looks to acquire assets in regions that are high growth regions for employment and population and in assets that provide operational efficiencies.

The Company currently owns and operates 13 commercial properties in 7 states. These properties include industrial warehouses, office buildings, retail centers, undeveloped land and includes the redevelopment and expansion of its corporate campus in Salt Lake City Utah. The assets are primarily held without debt; however, the Company does use debt in strategic cases to leverage established yields or to acquire higher quality or different class of asset.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

3)Investments (Continued)

The following is a summary of the Company's investment in commercial real estate for the periods presented:

	Net Ending Balance								Total Square Footage
	March 31				December 31				March 31		December 31
	2017				2016				2017		2016
Arizona	$	447,229	(1	)	$	450,538	(1	)		16,270		16,270
Arkansas		99,319				100,369				3,200		3,200
Kansas		12,512,451				12,450,297				222,679		222,679
Louisiana		512,324				518,700				7,063		7,063
Mississippi		3,795,355				3,818,985				33,821		33,821
New Mexico		7,000	(1	)		7,000	(1	)		-		-
Texas		3,760,499				3,734,974				23,470		23,470
Utah		57,104,854	(2	)		47,893,073	(2	)		433,244		433,244
	$	78,239,031			$	68,973,936				739,747		739,747
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(1) Includes undeveloped land
(2) Includes 53rd Center to be completed in July 2017

Residential Real Estate Held for Investment

The Company owns a portfolio of residential homes primarily as a result of loan foreclosures.  The strategy has been to lease these homes to produce cash flow, and allow time for the economic fundamentals to return to the various markets. As an orderly and active market for these homes returns, the Company has the option to dispose or to continue and hold them for cash flow and acceptable returns.

The Company established Security National Real Estate Services ("SNRE") to manage the residential portfolio. SNRE cultivates and maintains the preferred vendor relationships necessary to manage costs and quality of work performed on the portfolio of homes across the country.

As of March 31, 2017, SNRE manages124 residential properties in 9 states across the United States which includes a newly constructed apartment complex, Dry Creek at East Village, in Sandy Utah.

The following is a summary of the Company's investment in residential real estate for the periods presented:

	Net Ending Balance
	March 31		December 31
	2017		2016
Arizona	$	739,333	$	742,259
California		5,404,417		5,848,389
Colorado		204,538		364,489
Florida		8,273,416		8,327,355
Ohio		46,658		46,658
Oklahoma		17,500		-
Texas		777,843		1,091,188
Utah		57,428,553		59,485,466
Washington		286,181		286,181
	$	73,178,439	$	76,191,985

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

3)Investments (Continued)

Real Estate Owned and Occupied by the Company

The primary business units of the Company occupy a portion of the real estate owned by the Company.  Currently, the Company occupies nearly 80,000 square feet, or 10% of the overall commercial real estate holdings.

As of March 31, 2017, real estate owned and occupied by the company is summarized as follows:

Location	Business Segment	Approximate Square  Footage		Square  Footage Occupied by the Company
5300 South 360 West, Salt Lake City, UT (1)	Corporate Offices, Life Insurance and Cemetery/Mortuary Operations		36,000		100	%
5201 Green Street, Salt Lake City, UT	Mortgage Operations		36,899		34	%
1044 River Oaks Dr., Flowood, MS	Life Insurance Operations		5,522		27	%
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(1) This asset is included in property and equipment on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

Mortgage Loans

Mortgage loans consist of first and second mortgages. The mortgage loans bear interest at rates ranging from 2.0% to 10.5%, maturity dates range from three months to 30 years and are secured by real estate. Concentrations of credit risk arise when a number of mortgage loan debtors have similar economic characteristics that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations to be similarly affected by changes in economic conditions. Although the Company has a diversified mortgage loan portfolio consisting of residential mortgages, commercial loans and residential construction loans and requires collateral on all real estate exposures, a substantial portion of its debtors' ability to honor obligations is reliant on the economic stability of the geographic region in which the debtors do business.At March 31, 2017, the Company had 42%, 15%, 10%, 8%, 5% and 3% of its mortgage loans from borrowers located in the states of Utah, California, Texas, Florida, Oregon, and Nevada, respectively. The mortgage loans on real estate balances on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet are reflected net of an allowance for loan losses of $1,955,443 and $1,748,783 at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

3)Investments (Continued)

The Company establishes a valuation allowance for credit losses in its portfolio.The following is a summary of the allowance for loan losses as a contra-asset account for the periods presented:

Allowance for Credit Losses and Recorded Investment in Mortgage Loans
	Commercial		Residential			Residential Construction		Total
March 31, 2017
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance - January 1, 2017	$	187,129	$	1,461,540		$	100,114	$	1,748,783
Charge-offs		-		(16,226	)		-		(16,226	)
Provision		-		222,886			-		222,886
Ending balance -March 31, 2017	$	187,129	$	1,668,200		$	100,114	$	1,955,443
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$	-	$	423,487		$	-	$	423,487
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	187,129	$	1,244,713		$	100,114	$	1,531,956
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	$	-	$	-		$	-	$	-
Mortgage loans:
Ending balance	$	37,532,001	$	64,629,906		$	33,917,309	$	136,079,216
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$	203,264	$	4,842,306		$	484,196	$	5,529,766
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	37,328,737	$	59,787,600		$	33,433,113	$	130,549,450
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	$	-	$	-		$	-	$	-
December 31, 2016
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance - January 1, 2016	$	187,129	$	1,560,877		$	100,114	$	1,848,120
Charge-offs		-		(420,135	)		-		(420,135	)
Provision		-		320,798			-		320,798
Ending balance - December 31, 2016	$	187,129	$	1,461,540		$	100,114	$	1,748,783
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$	-	$	374,501		$	-	$	374,501
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	187,129	$	1,087,039		$	100,114	$	1,374,282
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	$	-	$	-		$	-	$	-
Mortgage loans:
Ending balance	$	51,536,622	$	58,593,622		$	40,800,117	$	150,930,361
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$	202,992	$	2,916,538		$	64,895	$	3,184,425
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	51,333,630	$	55,677,084		$	40,735,222	$	147,745,936
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	$	-	$	-		$	-	$	-

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

3)Investments (Continued)

The following is a summary of the aging of mortgage loans for the periods presented:

Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans
	30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		Greater Than 90 Days (1)		In Process of Foreclosure (1)		Total Past Due		Current		Total Mortgage  Loans		Allowance  for Loan Losses			Net  Mortgage Loans
March 31, 2017
Commercial	$	1,547,419	$	-	$	-	$	203,264	$	1,750,683	$	35,781,318	$	37,532,001	$	(187,129	)	$	37,344,872
Residential		733,374		91,433		1,451,582		3,390,724		5,667,113		58,962,793		64,629,906		(1,668,200	)		62,961,706
Residential   Construction		-		-		64,895		419,301		484,196		33,433,113		33,917,309		(100,114	)		33,817,195
Total	$	2,280,793	$	91,433	$	1,516,477	$	4,013,289	$	7,901,992	$	128,177,224	$	136,079,216	$	(1,955,443	)	$	134,123,773
December 31, 2016
Commercial	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	202,992	$	202,992	$	51,333,630	$	51,536,622	$	(187,129	)	$	51,349,493
Residential		964,960		996,779		1,290,355		1,626,183		4,878,277		53,715,345		58,593,622		(1,461,540	)		57,132,082
Residential   Construction		-		-		64,895		-		64,895		40,735,222		40,800,117		(100,114	)		40,700,003
Total	$	964,960	$	996,779	$	1,355,250	$	1,829,175	$	5,146,164	$	145,784,197	$	150,930,361	$	(1,748,783	)	$	149,181,578
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(1) Interest income is not recognized on loans past due greater than 90 days or in foreclosure.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

3)Investments (Continued)

Impaired Mortgage Loans

Impaired mortgage loans include loans with a related specific valuation allowance or loans whose carrying amount has been reduced to the expected collectible amount because the impairment has been considered other than temporary. The recorded investment in and unpaid principal balance of impaired loans along with the related loan specific allowance for losses, if any, for each reporting period and the average recorded investment and interest income recognized during the time the loans were impaired were as follows:

Impaired Loans
	Recorded  Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Average Recorded  Investment		Interest  Income Recognized
March 31, 2017
With no related allowance recorded:
Commercial	$	203,264	$	203,264	$	-	$	203,264	$	-
Residential		-		-		-		-		-
Residential construction		484,196		484,196		-		484,196		-
With an allowance recorded:
Commercial	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Residential		4,842,306		4,842,306		423,487		4,842,306		-
Residential construction		-		-		-		-		-
Total:
Commercial	$	203,264	$	203,264	$	-	$	203,264	$	-
Residential		4,842,306		4,842,306		423,487		4,842,306		-
Residential construction		484,196		484,196		-		484,196		-
December 31, 2016
With no related allowance recorded:
Commercial	$	202,992	$	202,992	$	-	$	202,992	$	-
Residential		-		-		-		-		-
Residential construction		64,895		64,895		-		64,895		-
With an allowance recorded:
Commercial	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Residential		2,916,538		2,916,538		374,501		2,916,538		-
Residential construction		-		-		-		-		-
Total:
Commercial	$	202,992	$	202,992	$	-	$	202,992	$	-
Residential		2,916,538		2,916,538		374,501		2,916,538		-
Residential construction		64,895		64,895		-		64,895		-

Credit Risk Profile Based on Performance Status

The Company's mortgage loan portfolio is monitored based on performance of the loans. Monitoring a mortgage loan increases when the loan is delinquent or earlier if there is an indication of impairment. The Company defines non-performing mortgage loans as loans 90 days or greater delinquent or on non-accrual status.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

3)Investments (Continued)

The Company's performing and non-performing mortgage loans were as follows:

Mortgage Loan Credit Exposure
Credit Risk Profile Based on Payment Activity
	Commercial				Residential				Residential Construction				Total
	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Performing	$	37,328,737	$	51,333,630	$	59,787,600	$	55,677,084	$	33,433,113	$	40,735,222	$	130,549,450	$	147,745,936
Nonperforming		203,264		202,992		4,842,306		2,916,538		484,196		64,895		5,529,766		3,184,425
Total	$	37,532,001	$	51,536,622	$	64,629,906	$	58,593,622	$	33,917,309	$	40,800,117	$	136,079,216	$	150,930,361

Non-Accrual Mortgage Loans

Once a loan is past due 90 days, it is the policy of the Company to end the accrual of interest income on the loan and write off any income that had been accrued. Interest not accrued on these loans totals approximately $156,000 and $172,000 as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

The following is a summary of mortgage loans on a nonaccrual status for the periods presented.

	Mortgage Loans on Nonaccrual Status
	As of March 31 2017		As of December 31 2016
Commercial	$	203,264	$	202,992
Residential		4,842,306		2,916,538
Residential construction		484,196		64,895
Total	$	5,529,766	$	3,184,425

Loan Loss Reserve

When a repurchase demand corresponding to a mortgage loan previously sold to a third-party investor is received from a third-party investor, the relevant data is reviewed and captured so that an estimated future loss can be calculated. The key factors that are used in the estimated loss calculation are as follows: (i) lien position, (ii) payment status, (iii) claim type, (iv) unpaid principal balance, (v) interest rate, and (vi) validity of the demand. Other data is captured and is useful for management purposes; the actual estimated loss is generally based on these key factors. The Company conducts its own review upon the receipt of a repurchase demand. In many instances, the Company is able to resolve the issues relating to the repurchase demand by the third-party investor without having to make any payments to the investor.

The following is a summary of the loan loss reserve that is included in other liabilities and accrued expenses:

	As of March 31 2017		As of December 31 2016
Balance, beginning of period	$	627,733	$	2,805,900
Provisions for losses		426,634		4,688,754
Charge-offs, net of recaptured amounts		10,708		(6,866,921	)
Balance, end of period	$	1,065,075	$	627,733

The Company believes the loan loss reserve represents probable loan losses incurred as of the balance sheet date. Actual loan loss experience could change, in the near-term, from the established reserve based upon claims that could be asserted by third party investors. SecurityNational Mortgage believes there is potential to resolve any alleged claims by third party investors on acceptable terms. If SecurityNational Mortgage is unable to resolve such claims on acceptable terms, legal action may ensue. In the event of legal action by any third-party investor, SecurityNational Mortgage believes it has significant defenses to any such action and intends to vigorously defend itself against such action.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

4)Stock Compensation Plans

The Company has four fixed option plans (the "2003 Plan", the "2006 Director Plan", the "2013 Plan" and the "2014 Director Plan"). Compensation expense for options issued of $101,996 and $84,452 has been recognized for these plans for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. As of March 31, 2017, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to the options issued in December 2016 was $273,464, which is expected to be recognized over the vesting period of one year.

The Company generally estimates the expected life of the options based upon the contractual term of the options adjusted for actual experience.Future volatility is estimated based upon the weighted historical volatility of the Company's Class A common stock over a period equal to the estimated life of the options.Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options are generally new share issuances rather than from treasury shares.

A summary of the status of the Company's stock incentive plans as of March 31, 2017, and the changes during the three months ended March 31, 2017, are presented below:

	Number of Class A Shares		Weighted  Average Exercise Price		Number of Class C Shares		Weighted Average  Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2016		741,973	$	4.33		556,298	$	4.61
Granted		-				-
Exercised		-				-
Cancelled		-				-
Outstanding at March 31, 2017		741,973	$	4.33		556,298	$	4.61
As of March 31, 2017:
Options exercisable		636,764	$	3.94		493,298	$	4.26
As of March 31, 2017:
Available options for future grant		253,432				-
Weighted average contractual term of options outstanding at March 31, 2017	7.12 years				2.42 years
Weighted average contractual term of options exercisable at March 31, 2017	6.70 years				2.13 years
Aggregated intrinsic value of options outstanding at March 31, 2017 (1)	$	1,837,828			$	1,264,540
Aggregated intrinsic value of options exercisable at March 31, 2017 (1)	$	1,824,086			$	1,264,540
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(1) The Company used a stock price of $6.80 as of March 31, 2017 to derive intrinsic value.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

4)Stock Compensation Plans (Continued)

A summary of the status of the Company's stock incentive plans as of March 31, 2016, and the changes during the three months ended March 31, 2016, are presented below:

	Number of Class A Shares			Weighted  Average Exercise Price		Number of Class C Shares		Weighted Average  Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2015		618,261		$	3.89		577,436	$	3.54
Granted		-					-
Exercised		(28,460	)		2.15		-
Cancelled		-					-
Outstanding at March 31, 2016		589,801		$	3.97		577,436	$	3.54
As of March 31, 2016:
Options exercisable		484,659		$	3.45		498,686	$	2.99
As of March 31, 2016:
Available options for future grant		454,842					57,750
Weighted average contractual term of options outstanding at March 31, 2016	7.50 years					2.50 years
Weighted average contractual term of options exercisable at March 31, 2016	7.03 years					2.16 years
Aggregated intrinsic value of options outstanding at March 31, 2016 (1)	$	844,342				$	1,096,391
Aggregated intrinsic value of options exercisable at March 31, 2016 (1)	$	844,342				$	1,096,391
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(1) The Company used a stock price of $5.09 as of March 31, 2016 to derive intrinsic value.

The total intrinsic value (which is the amount by which the fair value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of an option on the exercise date) of stock options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 was $-0- and $91,989, respectively.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

5)Earnings Per Share

The basic and diluted earnings per share amounts were calculated as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31
	2017		2016
Numerator:
Net earnings	$	1,468,464	$	2,611,537
Denominator:
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding		15,058,153		14,656,450
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options		469,843		455,828
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding		15,527,996		15,112,278
Basic net earnings per share	$	0.10	$	0.18
Diluted net earnings per share	$	0.09	$	0.17

Net earnings per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted for the effect of annual stock dividends. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, there were 89,250 and 250,039 of anti-dilutive employee stock option shares, respectively, that were not included in the computation of diluted net earnings per common share as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

6)Business Segment Information

Description of Products and Services by Segment

The Company has three reportable business segments: life insurance, cemetery and mortuary, and mortgage. The Company's life insurance segment consists of life insurance premiums and operating expenses from the sale of insurance products sold by the Company's independent agency force and net investment income derived from investing policyholder and segment surplus funds. The Company's cemetery and mortuary segment consists of revenues and operating expenses from the sale of at-need cemetery and mortuary merchandise and services at its mortuaries and cemeteries, pre-need sales of cemetery spaces after collection of 10% or more of the purchase price and the net investment income from investing segment surplus funds. The Company's mortgage segment consists of fee income and expenses from the originations of residential mortgage loans and interest earned and interest expenses from warehousing pre-sold loans before the funds are received from financial institutional investors.

Measurement of Segment Profit or Loss and Segment Assets

The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the Significant Accounting Principles of the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. Intersegment revenues are recorded at cost plus an agreed upon intercompany profit, and are eliminated upon consolidation.

Factors Management Used to Identify the Enterprise's Reportable Segments

The Company's reportable segments are business units that are managed separately due to the different products provided and the need to report separately to the various regulatory jurisdictions. The Company regularly reviews the quantitative thresholds and other criteria to determine when other business segments may need to be reported.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

6)Business Segment Information (Continued)

	Life Insurance		Cemetery/ Mortuary		Mortgage			Intercompany Eliminations			Consolidated
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2017
Revenues from external customers	$	26,158,701	$	3,604,897	$	39,688,771		$	-		$	69,452,369
Intersegment revenues		2,988,651		109,351		95,770			(3,193,772	)		-
Segment profit before income taxes		1,869,073		758,911		(359,694	)		-			2,268,290
Identifiable Assets		833,999,127		99,554,821		72,678,401			(139,027,232	)		867,205,117
Goodwill		2,765,570		-		-			-			2,765,570
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2016
Revenues from external customers	$	22,075,134	$	3,330,766	$	41,949,407		$	-		$	67,355,307
Intersegment revenues		3,103,446		286,925		79,479			(3,469,850	)		-
Segment profit before income taxes		1,065,168		469,055		2,657,534			-			4,191,757
Identifiable Assets		724,858,698		96,827,903		69,077,738			(133,414,858	)		757,349,481
Goodwill		2,765,570		-		-			-			2,765,570

7)Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. GAAP also specifies a fair value hierarchy based upon the observability of inputs used in valuation techniques. Observable inputs (highest level) reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs (lowest level) reflect internally developed market assumptions. Fair value measurements are classified under the following hierarchy:

Level 1:   Financial assets and financial liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that the Company can access.

Level 2:   Financial assets and financial liabilities whose values are based on the following:

a) Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

b) Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets; or

   c) Valuation models whose inputs are observable, directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3:   Financial assets and financial liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs may reflect the Company's estimates of the assumptions that market participants would use in valuing the financial assets and financial liabilities.

The Company utilizes a combination of third party valuation service providers, brokers, and internal valuation models to determine fair value.

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating the fair value disclosures related to other significant financial instruments:

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

7)Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

The items shown under Level 1 and Level 2 are valued as follows:

Securities Available for Sale and Held to Maturity: The fair values of investments in fixed maturity and equity securities along with methods used to estimate such values are disclosed in Note 3 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Statements.

Restricted Assets:A portion of these assets include mutual funds and equity securities that have quoted market prices. Also included are cash and cash equivalents and participations in mortgage loans. The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

Cemetery Endowment Care Trust Investments:  A portion of these assets include equity securities that have quoted market prices. Also included are cash and cash equivalents. The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

Call and Put Options: The Company uses quoted market prices to value its call and put options.

The items shown under Level 3 are valued as follows:

Policyholder Account Balances and Future Policy Benefits-Annuities: Future policy benefit reserves for interest-sensitive insurance products are computed under a retrospective deposit method and represent policy account balances before applicable surrender charges. Policy benefits and claims that are charged to expense include benefit claims incurred in the period in excess of related policy account balances. Interest crediting rates for interest-sensitive insurance products ranged from 4% to 6.5%. The fair values for the Company's liabilities under investment-type insurance contracts (disclosed as policyholder account balances and future policy benefits – annuities) are estimated based on the contracts' cash surrender values.

The fair values for the Company's insurance contracts other than investment-type contracts are not required to be disclosed. However, the fair values of liabilities under all insurance contracts are taken into consideration in the Company's overall management of interest rate risk, such that the Company's exposure to changing interest rates is minimized through the matching of investment maturities with amounts due under insurance contracts.

Loan Commitments and Forward Sale Commitments: The Company's mortgage segment enters into loan commitments with potential borrowers and forward sale commitments to sell loans to third-party investors. The Company also uses a hedging strategy for these transactions. A loan commitment binds the Company to lend funds to a qualified borrower at a specified interest rate and within a specified period of time, generally up to 30 days after issuance of the loan commitment. Loan commitments are defined to be derivatives under GAAP and are recognized at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet with changes in their fair values recorded in current earnings.

The Company estimates the fair value of a loan commitment based on the change in estimated fair value of the underlying mortgage loan, quoted MBS prices, estimates of the fair value of mortgage servicing rights, and an estimate of the probability that the mortgage loan will fund within the terms of the commitment net of estimated commission expense. The change in fair value of the underlying mortgage loan is measured from the date the loan commitment is issued and is shown net of related expenses. Following issuance, the value of a mortgage loan commitment can be either positive or negative depending upon the change in value of the underlying mortgage loans. Fallout rates and other factors from the Company's recent historical data are used to estimate the quantity and value of mortgage loans that will fund within the terms of the commitments.

Interest Rate Swaps: Management considers the interest rate swap instruments to be an effective cash flow hedge against the variable interest rate on bank borrowings since the interest rate swap mirrors the term of the note payable and expires on the maturity date of the bank loan it hedges. The interest rate swaps are derivative financial instruments carried at their fair value. The fair value of the interest rate swap was derived from a proprietary model of the bank from whom the interest rate swap was purchased and to whom the note is payable.

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate: The fair values are estimated using interest rates currently being offered for similar loans to borrowers with similar credit ratings. Loans with similar characteristics are aggregated for purposes of the calculations. The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

7)Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

Real Estate Held for Investment: The Company believes that in an orderly market, fair value will approximate the replacement cost of a home and the rental income provides a cash flow stream for investment analysis. The Company believes the highest and best use of the properties are as income producing assets since it is the Company's intent to hold the properties as rental properties, matching the income from the investment in rental properties with the funds required for future estimated policy claims.

It should be noted that for replacement cost, when determining the fair value of mortgage properties, the Company uses Marshall and Swift, a provider of building cost information to the real estate construction industry. For the investment analysis, the Company used market data based upon its real estate operation experience and projected the present value of the net rental income over seven years. The Company used 20% of the projected cash flow analysis and 80% of the replacement cost to approximate fair value of the collateral.

In addition to this analysis performed by the Company, the Company depreciates Real Estate Held for Investment. This depreciation reduces the book value of these properties and lessens the exposure to the Company from further deterioration in real estate values.

Mortgage Servicing Rights: The Company initially recognizes Mortgage Servicing Rights ("MSRs") at their estimated fair values derived from the net cash flows associated with the servicing contracts, where the Company assumes the obligation to service the loan in the sale transaction. The precise fair value of MSRs cannot be readily determined because MSRs are not actively traded in stand-alone markets. Considerable judgment is required to estimate the fair values of these assets and the exercise of such judgment can significantly affect the Company's earnings.

The Company's subsequent accounting for MSRs is based on the class of MSRs. The Company has identified two classes of MSRs: MSRs backed by mortgage loans with initial term of 30 years and MSRs backed by mortgage loans with initial term of 15 years. The Company distinguishes between these classes of MSRs due to their differing sensitivities to change in value as the result of changes in market. After being initially recorded at fair value, MSRs backed by mortgage loans are accounted for using the amortization method. MSR amortization is determined by amortizing the balance straight-line over an estimated seven and nine-year life which estimates the proportion to, and over the period of the estimated future net servicing income of the underlying financial assets.

The Company periodically assesses MSRs for impairment. Impairment occurs when the current fair value of the MSR falls below the asset's carrying value (carrying value is the amortized cost reduced by any related valuation allowance). If MSRs are impaired, the impairment is recognized in current-period earnings and the carrying value of the MSRs is adjusted through a valuation allowance.

Management periodically reviews the various loan strata to determine whether the value of the MSRs in a given stratum is impaired and likely to recover. When management deems recovery of the value to be unlikely in the foreseeable future, a write-down of the cost of the MSRs for that stratum to its estimated recoverable value is charged to the valuation allowance.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

7)Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

The following tables summarize Level 1, 2 and 3 financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by their classification in the condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2017.

	Total			Quoted Prices inActive Markets forIdentical Assets (Level 1)			Significant  Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable  Inputs (Level 3)
Assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Common stock	$	10,735,239		$	10,735,239		$	-	$	-
Total securities available for sale	$	10,735,239		$	10,735,239		$	-	$	-
Restricted assets of cemeteries and mortuaries	$	752,814		$	752,814		$	-	$	-
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments		672,922			672,922			-		-
Derivatives - loan commitments		5,285,366			-			-		5,285,366
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis	$	17,446,341		$	12,160,975		$	-	$	5,285,366
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a  recurring basis
Policyholder account balances	$	(49,155,440	)	$	-		$	-	$	(49,155,440	)
Future policy benefits - annuities		(98,714,812	)		-			-		(98,714,812	)
Derivatives  - bank loan interest rate swaps		(1,713	)		-			-		(1,713	)
- call options		(38,628	)		(38,628	)		-		-
- put options		(13,700	)		(13,700	)		-		-
- loan commitments		(564,025	)		-			-		(564,025	)
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis	$	(148,488,318	)	$	(52,328	)	$	-	$	(148,435,990	)

Following is a summary of changes in the condensed consolidated balance sheet line items measured using level 3 inputs:

	Policyholder  Account  Balances			Future  Policy Benefits - Annuities			Loan Commitments		Bank Loan  Interest  Rate Swaps
Balance - December 31, 2016	$	(49,421,125	)	$	(99,388,662	)	$	3,287,406	$	(3,308	)
Total gains (losses):
Included in earnings		265,685			673,850			1,433,935		-
Included in other comprehensive income		-			-			-		1,595
Balance - March 31, 2017	$	(49,155,440	)	$	(98,714,812	)	$	4,721,341	$	(1,713	)

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

7)Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

The following tables summarize Level 1, 2 and 3 financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis by their classification in the condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2017.

			Quoted Prices
			in Active		Significant		Significant
			Markets for		Observable		Unobservable
			Identical Assets		Inputs		Inputs
	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
Mortgage loans on real estate	$	5,106,278	$	-	$	-	$	5,106,278
Mortgage servicing rights		1,357,867		-		-		1,357,867
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis	$	6,464,145	$	-	$	-	$	6,464,145

The following tables summarize Level 1, 2 and 3 financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by their classification in the condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2016.

	Total			Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)			Significant  Observable  Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Common stock	$	10,573,356		$	10,573,356		$	-	$	-
Total securities available for sale	$	10,573,356		$	10,573,356		$	-	$	-
Restricted assets of cemeteries and mortuaries	$	736,603		$	736,603		$	-	$	-
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments		698,202			698,202			-		-
Derivatives - loan commitments		3,389,618			-			-		3,389,618
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis	$	15,397,779		$	12,008,161		$	-	$	3,389,618
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Policyholder account balances	$	(49,421,125	)	$	-		$	-	$	(49,421,125	)
Future policy benefits - annuities		(99,388,662	)		-			-		(99,388,662	)
Derivatives - bank loan interest rate swaps		(3,308	)		-			-		(3,308	)
- call options		(109,474	)		(109,474	)		-		-
- put options		(26,494	)		(26,494	)		-		-
- loan commitments		(102,212	)		-			-		(102,212	)
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis	$	(149,051,275	)	$	(135,968	)	$	-	$	(148,915,307	)

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

7)Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

Following is a summary of changes in the condensed consolidated balance sheet line items measured using level 3 inputs:

	Policyholder  Account Balances			Future Policy Benefits - Annuities			Loan  Commitments			Bank Loan  Interest Rate  Swaps
Balance - December 31, 2015	$	(50,694,953	)	$	(69,398,617	)	$	3,333,091		$	(13,947	)
Purchases		-			(30,294,480	)		-			-
Total gains (losses):
Included in earnings		1,273,828			304,435			(45,685	)		-
Included in other comprehensive income		-			-			-			10,639
Balance - December 31, 2016	$	(49,421,125	)	$	(99,388,662	)	$	3,287,406		$	(3,308	)

The following tables summarize Level 1, 2 and 3 financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis by their classification in the condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2016.

	Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
Mortgage loans on real estate	$	2,809,925	$	-	$	-	$	2,809,925
Mortgage servicing rights		8,603,154		-		-		8,603,154
Real estate held for investment		2,347,820		-		-		2,347,820
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis	$	13,760,899	$	-	$	-	$	13,760,899

Fair Value of Financial Instruments Carried at Other Than Fair Value

ASC 825, Financial Instruments, requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the balance sheet, for which it is practicable to estimate that value.

Management uses its best judgment in estimating the fair value of the Company's financial instruments; however, there are inherent limitations in any estimation technique. Therefore, for substantially all financial instruments, the fair value estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could have realized in a sales transaction at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The estimated fair value amounts for March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 have been measured as of period-end, and have not been reevaluated or updated for purposes of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements subsequent to those dates. As such, the estimated fair values of these financial instruments subsequent to the reporting date may be different than the amounts reported at period-end.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

7)Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

The carrying values and estimated fair values for such financial instruments, and their corresponding placement in the fair value hierarchy, are summarized as follows as of March 31, 2017:

	Carrying Value			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3			Total Estimated Fair Value
Assets
Mortgage loans:
Residential	$	62,961,706		$	-	$	-	$	67,122,262		$	67,122,262
Residential construction		33,817,195			-		-		33,817,195			33,817,195
Commercial		37,344,872			-		-		38,610,972			38,610,972
Mortgage loans, net	$	134,123,773		$	-	$	-	$	139,550,429		$	139,550,429
Policy loans		6,666,500			-		-		6,666,500			6,666,500
Insurance assignments, net		32,856,652			-		-		32,856,652			32,856,652
Short-term investments		28,346,922			-		-		28,346,922			28,346,922
Liabilities
Bank and other loans payable	$	(61,546,973	)	$	-	$	-	$	(61,546,973	)	$	(61,546,973	)

The carrying values and estimated fair values for such financial instruments, and their corresponding placement in the fair value hierarchy, are summarized as follows as of December 31, 2016:

	Carrying Value			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3			Total Estimated  Fair Value
Assets
Mortgage loans:
Residential	$	57,132,082		$	-	$	-	$	61,357,393		$	61,357,393
Residential construction		40,700,003			-		-		40,700,003			40,700,003
Commercial		51,349,493			-		-		53,299,800			53,299,800
Mortgage loans, net	$	149,181,578		$	-	$	-	$	155,357,196		$	155,357,196
Policy loans		6,694,148			-		-		6,694,148			6,694,148
Insurance assignments, net		32,477,246			-		-		32,477,246			32,477,246
Short-term investments		27,560,040			-		-		27,560,040			27,560,040
Liabilities
Bank and other loans payable	$	(53,715,240	)	$	-	$	-	$	(53,715,240	)	$	(53,715,240	)

The methods, assumptions and significant valuation techniques and inputs used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments are summarized as follows:

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate: The estimated fair value of the Company's mortgage loans is determined using various methods. The Company's mortgage loans are grouped into three categories: Residential, Residential Construction and Commercial. When estimating the expected future cash flows, it is assumed that all loans will be held to maturity, and any loans that are non-performing are evaluated individually for impairment.

Residential – The estimated fair value of mortgage loans originated prior to 2013 is determined by estimating expected future cash flows of interest payments and discounting them using current interest rates from single family mortgages. The estimated fair value of mortgage loans originated in 2013 thru 2016 is determined from pricing of similar loans that were sold in 2014 and 2015

Residential Construction – These loans are primarily short in maturity (4-6 months) accordingly, the estimated fair value is determined to be the net book value.

Commercial – The estimated fair value is determined by estimating expected future cash flows of interest payments and discounting them using current interest rates for commercial mortgages.

Policy Loans and Other Investments: The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

7)Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

Short-Term Investments: The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

Bank and Other Loans Payable: The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

8)Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Allowance for Loan Losses and Impaired Loans

The Company records an allowance and recognizes an expense for potential losses from mortgage loans, other loans and receivables in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Receivables are the result of cemetery and mortuary operations, mortgage loan operations and life insurance operations. The allowance is based upon the Company's historical experience for collectively evaluated impairment. Other allowances are based upon receivables individually evaluated for impairment. Collectability of the cemetery and mortuary receivables is significantly influenced by current economic conditions. The critical issues that impact recovery of mortgage loan operations are interest rate risk, loan underwriting, new regulations and the overall economy.

The Company provides allowances for losses on its mortgage loans held for investment through an allowance for loan losses. The allowance is comprised of two components. The first component is an allowance for collectively evaluated impairment that is based upon the Company's historical experience in collecting similar receivables. The second component is based upon individual evaluation of loans that are determined to be impaired. Upon determining impairment, the Company establishes an individual impairment allowance based upon an assessment of the fair value of the underlying collateral. See the schedules in Note 3 for additional information. In addition, when a mortgage loan is past due more than 90 days, the Company does not accrue any interest income. When a loan becomes delinquent, the Company proceeds to foreclose on the real estate and all expenses for foreclosure are expensed as incurred. Once foreclosed, an adjustment for the lower of cost or fair value is made, if necessary, and the amount is classified as real estate held for investment. The Company will rent the properties until it is deemed desirable to sell them.

The allowance for losses on mortgage loans held for investment could change based on changes in the value of the underlying collateral, the performance status of the loans, or the Company's actual collection experience. The actual losses could change, in the near term, from the established allowance, based upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of these events.

9)Derivative Instruments

Mortgage Banking Derivatives

Loan Commitments

The Company is exposed to price risk due to the potential impact of changes in interest rates on the values of loan commitments from the time a loan commitment is made to an applicant to the time the loan that would result from the exercise of that loan commitment is funded. Managing price risk is complicated by the fact that the ultimate percentage of loan commitments that will be exercised (i.e., the number of loans that will be funded) fluctuates. The probability that a loan will not be funded or the loan application is denied or withdrawn within the terms of the commitment is driven by a number of factors, particularly the change, if any, in mortgage rates following the issuance of the loan commitment.

In general, the probability of funding increases if mortgage rates rise and decreases if mortgage rates fall. This is due primarily to the relative attractiveness of current mortgage rates compared to the applicant's committed rate. The probability that a loan will not be funded within the terms of the mortgage loan commitment also is influenced by the source of the applications (retail, broker or correspondent channels), proximity to rate lock expiration, purpose for the loan (purchase or refinance) product type and the application approval status. The Company has developed fallout estimates using historical data that take into account all of the variables, as well as renegotiations of rate and point commitments that tend to occur when mortgage rates fall. These fallout estimates are used to estimate the number of loans that the Company expects to be funded within the terms of the loan commitments and are updated periodically to reflect the most current data.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

9)Derivative Instruments (Continued)

The Company estimates the fair value of a loan commitment based on the change in estimated fair value of the underlying mortgage loan, quoted MBS prices, estimates of the fair value of mortgage servicing rights, and an estimate of the probability that the mortgage loan will fund within the terms of the commitment net of estimated commission expense. The change in fair value of the underlying mortgage loan is measured from the date the loan commitment is issued and is shown net of expenses. Following issuance, the value of a loan commitment can be either positive or negative depending upon the change in value of the underlying mortgage loans.

Forward Sale Commitments

The Company utilizes forward commitments to economically hedge the price risk associated with its outstanding mortgage loan commitments. A forward commitment protects the Company from losses on sales of the loans arising from exercise of the loan commitments. Management expects these types of commitments will experience changes in fair value opposite to changes in fair value of the loan commitments, thereby reducing earnings volatility related to the recognition in earnings of changes in the values of the commitments.

The net changes in fair value of all loan commitments and forward sale commitments are shown in current earnings as a component of mortgage fee income.

Call and Put Options

The Company uses a strategy of selling "out of the money" call options on its available for sale equity securities as a source of revenue.  The options give the purchaser the right to buy from the Company specified equity securities at a set price up to a pre-determined date in the future.  The Company uses the strategy of selling put options as a means of generating cash or purchasing equity securities at lower than current market prices.  The Company receives an immediate payment of cash for the value of the option and establishes a liability for the fair value of the option.  The liability for options is adjusted to fair value at each reporting date. In the event an option is exercised, the Company recognizes a gain on the sale of the equity security and a gain on the sale of the option.  If the option expires unexercised, the Company recognizes a gain from the sale of the option.

The following table shows the fair value of derivatives as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

	Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
	Asset Derivatives								Liability Derivatives
	March 31, 2017				December 31, 2016				March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
	Balance Sheet  Location		Fair Value		Balance Sheet  Location		Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Loan commitments	other assets		$	5,285,366	other assets		$	3,389,618	Other liabilities	$	564,025	Other liabilities	$	102,212
Call options		--		--		--		--	Other liabilities		38,628	Other liabilities		109,474
Put options		--		--		--		--	Other liabilities		13,700	Other liabilities		26,494
Interest rate swaps		--		--		--		--	Bank loans payable		1,713	Bank loans payable		3,308
Total			$	5,285,366			$	3,389,618		$	618,066		$	241,488

The following table shows the gains and losses on derivatives for the periods presented. There were no gains or losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI) into income or gains or losses recognized in income on derivatives ineffective portion or any amounts excluded from effective testing.

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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

9)Derivative Instruments (Continued)

	Net Amount Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI
	Three Months Ended Mar 31
Derivative - Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:	2017			2016
Interest Rate Swaps		$	1,595		$	2,737
Sub Total			1,595			2,737
Tax Effect			622			1,068
Total		$	973		$	1,669

10)Reinsurance, Commitments and Contingencies

Reinsurance

The Company follows the procedure of reinsuring risks in excess of a specified limit, which ranges from $25,000 to $100,000. The Company is liable for these amounts in the event such reinsurers are unable to pay their portion of the claims. The Company has also assumed insurance from other companies.

Mortgage Loan Loss Settlements

Future loan losses can be extremely difficult to estimate. However, management believes that the Company's reserve methodology and its current practice of property preservation allow it to estimate its potential losses on loans sold. The amounts expensed for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 were $427,000 and $587,000 respectively. The estimated liability for indemnification losses is included in other liabilities and accrued expenses and, as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the balances were $1,065,000 and $628,000, respectively.

Mortgage Loan Loss Litigation

For a description of the litigation involving SecurityNational Mortgage and Lehman Brothers and Aurora Loan Services, reference is to Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Other Contingencies and Commitments

The Company has entered into commitments to fund construction and land development loans and has also provided financing for land acquisition and development. As of March 31, 2017, the Company's commitments were approximately $45,923,000 for these loans of which $33,917,000 had been funded. The Company will advance funds once the work has been completed and an independent inspection is made. The maximum loan commitment ranges between 50% and 80% of appraised value. The Company receives fees and interest for these loans and the interest rate is generally fixed 5.50% to 8.00% per annum. Maturities range between six and eighteen months.

The Company belongs to a captive insurance group for certain casualty insurance, worker compensation and liability programs. Insurance reserves are maintained relative to these programs. The level of exposure from catastrophic events is limited by the purchase of stop-loss and aggregate liability reinsurance coverage. When estimating the insurance liabilities and related reserves, the captive insurance management considers a number of factors, which include historical claims experience, demographic factors, severity factors and valuations provided by independent third-party actuaries. If actual claims or adverse development of loss reserves occurs and exceed these estimates, additional reserves may be required. The estimation process contains uncertainty since captive insurance management must use judgment to estimate the ultimate cost that will be incurred to settle reported claims and unreported claims for incidents incurred but not reported as of the balance sheet date. At March 31, 2017, $471,607 of reserves was established related to such insurance programs versus $416,576 at December 31, 2016.

The Company is a defendant in various other legal actions arising from the normal conduct of business. Management believes that none of the actions will have a material effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations. Based on management's assessment and legal counsel's representations concerning the likelihood of unfavorable outcomes, no amounts have been accrued for the above claims in the consolidated financial statements.

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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

10)Reinsurance, Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)

The Company is not a party to any other material legal proceedings outside the ordinary course of business or to any other legal proceedings, which, if adversely determined, would have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations.

11)Mortgage Servicing Rights

The Company reports these MSRs pursuant to the accounting policy discussed in Note 7.

The following is a summary of the MSR activity for the periods presented.

	As of March 31 2017			As of December 31 2016
Amortized cost:
Balance before valuation allowance at beginning of year	$	18,872,362		$	12,679,755
MSRs proceeds from loan sales		1,357,867			8,603,154
Amortization		(797,236	)		(2,410,547	)
Application of valuation allowance to write down MSRs with other than temporary impairment		-			-
Balance before valuation allowance at end of period	$	19,432,993		$	18,872,362
Valuation allowance for impairment of MSRs:
Balance at beginning of year	$	-		$	-
Additions		-			-
Application of valuation allowance to write down MSRs with other than temporary impairment		-			-
Balance at end of period	$	-		$	-
Mortgage servicing rights, net	$	19,432,993		$	18,872,362
Estimated fair value of MSRs at end of period	$	26,632,996		$	25,496,832

The Company collected the following contractual servicing fee income and late fee income as reported in other revenues on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings:

	Three Months Ended Mar 31
	2017		2016
Contractual servicing fees	$	1,835,873	$	1,314,285
Late fees		86,338		63,055
Total	$	1,922,211	$	1,377,340

The following is a summary of the unpaid principal balances of the servicing portfolio for the periods presented:

	As of  March 31 2017		As of December 31 2016
Servicing UPB	$	2,744,354,316	$	2,720,441,340

The following key assumptions were used in determining MSR value:

	PrepaymentSpeeds			AverageLife(Years)		DiscountRate
March 31, 2017		3.79	%		6.55		10.01
December 31, 2016		3.77	%		6.52		10.01

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

12) Acquisitions

Acquisition of First Guaranty Insurance Company

On July 11, 2016, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Security National Life completed the stock purchase transaction with the shareholders of Reppond Holding Corporation, an Arkansas corporation ("Reppond Holding") and sole shareholder of First Guaranty Insurance Company, a Louisiana domestic stock legal reserve life insurance company ("First Guaranty"), to purchase all the outstanding shares of common stock of Reppond Holding. Under the terms of the stock purchase agreement, dated February 17, 2016, between Security National Life and Reppond Holding, which was later amended on March 4 and 17, 2016, Security National Life paid a total of $6,753,000 at the closing in consideration for the purchase of all the outstanding shares of stock of Reppond Holding from its shareholders.

The estimated fair values ofthe assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the date ofacquisition were as follows:

Fixed maturity securities, held to maturity	$	43,878,084
Equity securities, available for sale		646,335
Mortgage loans on real estate		4,528,582
Real estate held for investment		528,947
Policy loans		145,953
Short-term investments		5,358,403
Accrued investment income		585,985
Cash and cash equivalents		2,424,480
Receivables		73,347
Property and equipment		21,083
Deferred tax asset		1,190,862
Receivable from reinsurers		34,948
Other		57,768
Total assets acquired		59,474,777
Future life, annuity, and other benefits		(52,648,838	)
Accounts payable		(6,953	)
Other liabilities and accrued expenses		(65,986	)
Total liabilities assumed		(52,721,777	)
Fair value of net assets acquired/consideration paid	$	6,753,000

The estimated fair value of the fixed maturity securities and the equity securities is based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in an active market.  These types of financial assets are considered Level 1 under the fair value hierarchy. The estimated fair value of future life, annuity, and other benefits is based on assumptions of the future value of the business acquired. Based on the unobservable nature of certain of these assumptions, the valuation for these financial liabilities is considered to be Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy. The Company determined that the estimated fair value of the remaining assets and liabilities acquired approximated their book values. The fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are subject to adjustment during the first twelve months after the acquisition date if additional information becomes available to indicate a more accurate or appropriate value for an asset or liability.

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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2017 (Unaudited)

12)Acquisitions (Continued)

The following unaudited pro forma information has been prepared to present the results of operations of the Company assuming the acquisition of First Guaranty had occurred at the beginning of the three month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. This pro forma information is supplemental and does not necessarily present the operations of the Company that would have occurred had the acquisition occurred on those dates and may not reflect the operations that will occur in the future:

	For the Three Months EndedMarch 31 (unaudited)
	2017		2016
Total revenues	$	69,452,369	$	68,513,613
Net earnings	$	1,468,464	$	2,375,754
Net earnings per Class A equivalent common share	$	0.10	$	0.16
Net earnings per Class A equivalent common share assuming dilution	$	0.09	$	0.16

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Item 2.      Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Overview

The Company's operations over the last several years generally reflect three trends or events which the Company expects to continue: (i) increased attention to "niche" insurance products, such as the Company's funeral plan policies and traditional whole life products; (ii) emphasis on cemetery and mortuary business; and (iii) capitalizing on relatively low interest rates by originating mortgage loans.

Insurance Operations

The Company's life insurance business includes funeral plans and interest-sensitive life insurance, as well as other traditional life, accident and health insurance products. The Company places specific marketing emphasis on funeral plans through pre-need planning.

A funeral plan is a small face value life insurance policy that generally has face coverage of up to $25,000. The Company believes that funeral plans represent a marketing niche that has lower competition because most insurance companies do not offer similar coverage. The purpose of the funeral plan policy is to pay the costs and expenses incurred at the time of a person's death. On a per thousand-dollar cost of insurance basis, these policies can be more expensive to the policyholder than many types of non-burial insurance due to their low face amount, requiring the fixed cost of the policy administration to be distributed over a smaller policy size, and the simplified underwriting practices that result in higher mortality costs.

The following table shows the condensed financial results of the insurance operations for three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.  See Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

	Three months ended March 31 (in thousands of dollars)
	2017		2016		% Increase (Decrease)
Revenues from external customers
Insurance premiums	$	17,357	$	14,452		20	%
Net investment income		7,586		6,963		9	%
Income from loan originations		1,188		472		152	%
Other		28		188		(85	%)
Total	$	26,159	$	22,075		19	%
Intersegment revenue	$	2,989	$	3,103		(4	%)
Earnings before income taxes	$	1,869	$	1,065		75	%

Intersegment revenues are primarily interest income from the warehouse line provided to SecurityNational Mortgage Company ("SecurityNational Mortgage"). Profitability in the three months ended March 31, 2017 has increased due to increases in insurance premiums, mortgage fee income and net investment income.

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Cemetery and Mortuary Operations

The Company sells mortuary services and products through its eight mortuaries in Utah. The Company also sells cemetery products and services through its five cemeteries in Utah and one cemetery in San Diego County, California. Cemetery land sales and at-need product sales and services are recognized as revenue at the time of sale or when the services are performed. Pre-need cemetery product sales are deferred until the merchandise is delivered and services performed.

The following table shows the condensed financial results of the Cemetery and Mortuary operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. See Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

	Three months ended March 31 (in thousands of dollars)
	2017		2016			% Increase  (Decrease)
Revenues from external customers
Mortuary revenues	$	1,406	$	1,366			3	%
Cemetery revenues		2,131		2,019			6	%
Other		68		(54	)		226	%
Total	$	3,605	$	3,331			8	%
Earnings before income taxes	$	759	$	469			62	%

Included in other revenue is rental income from residential and commercial properties purchased from Security National Life. Memorial Estates purchased these properties from financing provided by Security National Life. The rental income is offset by property insurance, taxes and maintenance expenses. Memorial Estates has recorded depreciation on these properties of $170,000 and $187,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Mortgage Operations

Overview

The Company's wholly owned subsidiaries, SecurityNational Mortgage and EverLEND Mortgage Company (formerly known as Green Street Mortgage Services, Inc.), are mortgage lenders incorporated under the laws of the State of Utah and approved and regulated by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), a department of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), incorporated under the laws of the State of Utah and approved and regulated by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), a department of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which originate mortgage loans that qualify for government insurance in the event of default by the borrower, in addition to various conventional mortgage loan products. SecurityNational Mortgage and EverLEND Mortgage obtain mortgage loans originated in retail offices and through independent brokers. Mortgage loans originated by the Company's mortgage subsidiaries are funded through loan purchase agreements from Security National Life and unaffiliated financial institutions.

The Company's mortgage subsidiaries receive fees from the borrowers and secondary fees from third party investors that purchase their loans. Loans originated by SecurityNational Mortgage are generally sold with mortgage servicing rights released to third party investors or retained by SecurityNational Mortgage. SecurityNational Mortgage currently retains the mortgage servicing rights on approximately 30% of its loan origination volume. These loans are serviced by an approved third party sub-servicer.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, SecurityNational Mortgage originated and sold 2,985 loans ($568,846,000 total volume) and 3,139 loans ($586,580,000 total volume), respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, EverLEND Mortgage originated and sold one loan ($310,000 total volume) and -0- loans ($-0- total volume), respectively.

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The following table shows the condensed financial results of the mortgage operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.  See Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

	Three months ended March 31 (in thousands of dollars)
	2017			2016		% Increase  (Decrease)
Revenues from external customers
Income from loan originations	$	31,832		$	33,353		(5	%)
Secondary gains from investors		7,857			8,596		(9	%)
Total	$	39,689		$	41,949		(5	%)
Earnings before income taxes	$	(360	)	$	2,658		(114	%)

The decrease in earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was due to a reduction in mortgage loan originations.

Mortgage Loan Loss Settlements

Future loan losses can be extremely difficult to estimate. However, management believes that the Company's reserve methodology and its current practice of property preservation allow it to estimate its potential losses on loans sold. The amounts expensed for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 were $427,000 and $587,000, respectively. The estimated liability for indemnification losses was included in other liabilities and accrued expenses and, as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the balances were $1,065,000 and $628,000, respectively.

Mortgage Loan Loss Litigation

For a description of the litigation involving SecurityNational Mortgage and Lehman Brothers and Aurora Loan Services, reference is to Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Consolidation

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

Total revenues increased by $2,097,000, or 3.1%, to $69,452,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, from $67,355,000 for the comparable period in 2016. Contributing to this increase in total revenues was a $2,906,000 increase in insurance premiums and other considerations, a $571,000 increase in net investment income, a $499,000 increase in other revenues, a $113,000 increase in net mortuary and cemetery sales, a $47,000 increase in realized gains on investments and other assets, and a $21,000 decrease in other than temporary impairments on investments. This increase in total revenues was partially offset by a $2,060,000 decrease in mortgage fee income.

Insurance premiums and other considerations increased by $2,906,000, or 20.1%, to $17,357,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, from $14,451,000 for the comparable period in 2016. This increase was primarily due to an increase in renewal premiums and an increase in first year premiums as a result of increased insurance sales.

Net investment income increased by $571,000, or 6.4%, to $9,563,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, from $8,992,000 for the comparable period in 2016. This increase was primarily attributable to a $318,000 increase in fixed maturity securities income, a $260,000 increase in insurance assignment income, a $197,000 increase in mortgage loan interest, and a $56,000 increase in rental income from real estate owned. This increase was partially offset by a $204,000 increase in investment expenses, a $58,000 decrease in short-term investment income, and a $17,000 decrease in equity securities income.

Net mortuary and cemetery sales increased by $113,000, or 3.5%, to $3,359,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, from $3,246,000 for the comparable period in 2016. This increase was primarily due to an increase in at-need sales in both the cemetery and mortuary operations.

Realized gains on investments and other assets increased by $47,000, or 48.4%, to $145,000 in realized gains for the three months ended March 31, 2017, from $98,000 in realized gains for the comparable period in 2016. This increase in realized gains on investments and other assets was primarily attributable to a $27,000 increase in realized gains on fixed maturity securities, and a $17,000 increase in realized gains on securities available for sale.

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Mortgage fee income decreased by $2,060,000, or 5.3%, to $37,051,000, for the three months ended March 31, 2017, from $39,111,000 for the comparable period in 2016.  This decrease was primarily due to a reduction in mortgage loan originations.

Other revenues increased by $499,000, or 32.6%, to $2,029,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, from $1,530,000 for the comparable period in 2016. This increase was due to an increase in mortgage servicing fees.

Total benefits and expenses were $67,184,000, or 96.7% of total revenues, for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as compared to $63,164,000, or 93.8% of total revenues, for the comparable period in 2016.

Death benefits, surrenders and other policy benefits, and future policy benefits increased by an aggregate of $2,332,000 or 18.7%, to $14,835,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, from $12,503,000 for the comparable period in 2016. This increase was primarily the result of a $1,022,000 increase in future policy benefits, a $971,000 increase in death benefits, and a $339,000 increase in surrender and other policy benefits.

Amortization of deferred policy and pre-need acquisition costs and value of business acquired increased by $51,000, or 2.3%, to $2,264,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, from $2,213,000 for the comparable period in 2016. This increase was primarily due to an increase in insurance sales expenses.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $1,384,000, or 2.9%, to $48,309,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, from $46,925,000 for the comparable period in 2016. This increase was primarily the result of a $1,392,000 increase in personnel expenses resulting from increased salaries for existing employees and the hiring of new employees, a $950,000 increase in other expenses, a $233,000 increase in advertising, a $75,000 increase in rent and rent related expenses, and a $104,000 increase in depreciation on property and equipment. This increase was partially offset by a $1,121,000 decrease in commissions resulting from a decrease in sales, a $160,000 decrease in provision for loan loss reserve, and a $89,000 decrease in costs related to funding mortgage loans.

Interest expense increased by $190,000, or 17.8%, to $1,254,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, from $1,064,000 for the comparable period in 2016. This increase was primarily due to an increase in interest expense on mortgage warehouse lines, and an increase in interest expense due to the completion of the Dry Creek at East Village Apartments development in December 2015, resulting from interest from the bank loan that had been capitalized during the construction phase of each building and now being expensed.

Comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 amounted to gains of $1,537,000 and $2,911,000, respectively. This $1,374,000 decrease in comprehensive income was primarily the result of a $1,096,000 decrease in net income, and a $278,000 decrease in unrealized gains in securities available for sale.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company's life insurance subsidiaries and cemetery and mortuary subsidiaries realize cash flow from premiums, contract payments and sales on personal services rendered for cemetery and mortuary business, from interest and dividends on invested assets, and from the proceeds from the maturity of held to maturity investments or sale of other investments. The mortgage subsidiaries realize cash flow from fees generated by originating and refinancing mortgage loans and interest earned on mortgages sold to investors. The Company considers these sources of cash flow to be adequate to fund future policyholder and cemetery and mortuary liabilities, which generally are long-term and adequate to pay current policyholder claims, annuity payments, expenses related to the issuance of new policies, the maintenance of existing policies, debt service, and to meet current operating expenses.

During the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company's operations provided cash of $24,102,000. This was due primarily to an increase in cash collected on mortgage loans sold to investors. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company's provided cash of $25,863,000. This was due primarily to an increase in cash collected on mortgage loans sold to investors.

The Company's liability for future life, annuity and other benefits is expected to be paid out over the long-term due to the Company's market niche of selling funeral plans. Funeral plans are small face value life insurance that will pay the costs and expenses incurred at the time of a person's death. A person generally will keep these policies in force and will not surrender them prior to a person's death. Because of the long-term nature of these liabilities, the Company is able to hold to maturity its bonds, real estate and mortgage loans, thus reducing the risk of liquidating these long-term investments as a result of any sudden changes in fair values.

The Company attempts to match the duration of invested assets with its policyholder and cemetery and mortuary liabilities. The Company may sell investments other than those held to maturity in the portfolio to help in this timing. The Company purchases short-term investments on a temporary basis to meet the expectations of short-term requirements of the Company's products. The Company's investment philosophy is intended to provide a rate of return that will persist during the expected duration of policyholder and cemetery and mortuary liabilities regardless of future interest rate movements.

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The Company's investment policy is to invest predominantly in fixed maturity securities, real estate, mortgage loans, and warehousing of mortgage loans on a short-term basis before selling the loans to investors in accordance with the requirements and laws governing the life insurance subsidiaries. Bonds owned by the insurance subsidiaries amounted to $185,822,000 and $184,356,000 as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. This represents 33.4% and 33.1% of the total investments as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Generally, all bonds owned by the life insurance subsidiaries are rated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Under this rating system, there are six categories used for rating bonds. At March 31, 2017, 8.8% (or $16,424,000) and at December 31, 2016, 9.0% (or $16,513,000) of the Company's total bond investments were invested in bonds in rating categories three through six, which were considered non‑investment grade.

The Company has classified certain of its fixed income securities, including high-yield securities, in its portfolio as available for sale, with the remainder classified as held to maturity. In accordance with Company policy, however, any such securities purchased in the future will be classified as held to maturity. Notwithstanding, business conditions may develop in the future which may indicate a need for a higher level of liquidity in the investment portfolio. In that event, the Company believes it could sell short-term investment grade securities before liquidating higher yielding longer-term securities.

The Company is subject to risk based capital guidelines established by statutory regulators requiring minimum capital levels based on the perceived risk of assets, liabilities, disintermediation, and business risk. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the life insurance subsidiaries were in compliance with the regulatory criteria.

The Company's total capitalization of stockholders' equity, bank loans and notes payable was $191,506,000 as of March 31, 2017, as compared to $181,898,000 as of December 31, 2016. Stockholders' equity as a percent of total capitalization was 67.9% and 70.5% as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Lapse rates measure the amount of insurance terminated during a particular period. The Company's lapse rate for life insurance in 2016 was 9.6% as compared to a rate of 7.4% for 2015. The 2017 lapse rate to date has been approximately the same as 2016.

At March 31, 2017, $44,605,000 of the Company's consolidated stockholders' equity represented the statutory stockholders' equity of the Company's life insurance subsidiaries. The life insurance subsidiaries cannot pay a dividend to its parent company, without approval of state insurance regulatory authorities.

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

There have been no significant changes since the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Item 4.Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of March 31, 2017, the Company carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The Company's disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified by the SEC's rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company's CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The officers have concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2017, and that the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, the Company's financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The Company remediated the two material weaknesses that were disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, including implementing additional measures to remediate the underlying causes that gave rise to the material weaknesses. The following remediation steps are among the measures that were implemented: (i) a thorough review of the accounting department to ensure that the areas of responsibilities are properly matched to the staff competencies and that the lines of communication and processes are as effective as possible; and (ii) a thorough review of the processes and procedures used in the Company's accounting.

Other than the items mentioned above, there have been no other changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

Part II - Other Information

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

Lehman Brothers Litigation – Delaware and New York

In January 2014, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. ("Lehman Holdings") entered into a settlement with the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) concerning the mortgage loan claims that Fannie Mae had asserted against Lehman Holdings, which were based on alleged breaches of certain representations and warranties by Lehman Holdings in the mortgage loans it had sold to Fannie Mae.  Lehman Holdings acquired these loans from Aurora Bank, FSB, formerly known as Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB, which in turn purchased the loans from certain residential mortgage loan originators, including SecurityNational Mortgage. A settlement based on similar circumstances was entered into between Lehman Holdings and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) in February 2014.

Lehman Holdings filed a motion in May 2014 with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York to require the mortgage loan originators, including SecurityNational Mortgage, to engage in settlement discussions and non-binding mediations of the alleged indemnification claims against the mortgage loan originators concerning the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac settlements with Lehman Holdings.  The mediation was not successful in resolving any issues between SecurityNational Mortgage and Lehman Holdings.

On January 26, 2016, SecurityNational Mortgage filed a declaratory judgment action against Lehman Holdings in the Superior Court for the State of Delaware.  In the Delaware action, SecurityNational Mortgage asserted its right to obtain a declaration of rights in that there are allegedly millions of dollars in dispute with Lehman Holdings pertaining to approximately 136 loans.  SecurityNational Mortgage sought a declaratory judgment as to its rights as it contends that it has no liability to Lehman Holdings as a result of Lehman Holdings' settlements with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  Lehman Holdings filed a motion in the Delaware court seeking to stay or dismiss the declaratory judgment action.  On August 24, 2016, the Court ruled that it would exercise its discretion to decline jurisdiction over the action and granted Lehman Holdings' motion to dismiss.

On February 3, 2016, Lehman Holdings filed an adversary proceeding against approximately 150 mortgage loan originators, including SecurityNational Mortgage, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York seeking a declaration of rights similar in nature to the declaratory judgment that SecurityNational Mortgage sought in its Delaware lawsuit, and for damages relating to the alleged obligations of the defendants under the indemnification provisions of the alleged agreements, in amounts to be determined at trial, including interest, attorneys' fees and costs incurred by Lehman Holdings in enforcing the obligations of the defendants. No response was required to be filed relative to the Complaint or the Amended Complaint dated March 7, 2016. A Case Management Order was entered on November 1, 2016.

On December 27, 2016, pursuant to the Case Management Order, Lehman Holdings filed a Second Amended Complaint against SecurityNational Mortgage, which eliminates the declaratory judgment claim but retains a similar claim for damages as in the Complaint.  The case is presently in a motion period. Many of the defendants, including SecurityNational Mortgage, filed a joint motion in the case asserting that the Bankruptcy Court does not have subject matter jurisdiction concerning the matter and that venue is improper. Lehman Holdings' response is due at the end of May 2017. Defendants then have 45 days in which to file a reply brief. No Answer is required to be filed by SecurityNational Mortgage pending further order of the Court.  SecurityNational Mortgage denies that it has any liability to Lehman Holdings and intends to vigorously protect and defend its position.

The Company is not a party to any other material legal proceedings outside the ordinary course of business or to any other legal proceedings, which if adversely determined, would have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operation.

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Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None

Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures.

None

Item 5.Other Information.

Completion of Acquisition of First Guaranty Insurance Company

On July 11, 2016, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Security National Life, completed a stock purchase transaction with the shareholders of Reppond Holding Corporation, an Arkansas corporation ("Reppond Holding") and sole shareholder of First Guaranty Insurance Company, a Louisiana domestic stock legal reserve life insurance company ("First Guaranty"), to purchase all the outstanding shares of common stock of Reppond Holding. Under the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated February 17, 2016, between Security National Life and Reppond Holding, which was later amended on March 4, 2016 and March 17, 2016, Security National Life paid a total of $6,753,000 at the closing in consideration for the purchase of all the outstanding shares of stock of Reppond Holding from its shareholders.

The transaction was completed following the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions set forth in the Stock Purchase Agreement. These conditions included obtaining all the required material orders, consents, permits, authorizations, approvals and waivers (including, without limitation, obtaining the approval of the Louisiana Department of Insurance without the material abrogation or diminishment of First Guaranty's or Reppond Holding's authority or license or the imposition of signification restrictions upon the transactions contemplated thereby). This condition was satisfied on July 8, 2016 when the Department issued an order approving the transaction, as required. The closing of the transaction took place soon thereafter on July 11, 2016.

At December 31, 2015, First Guaranty had 37,069 policies in force and 320 agents. Also, as of December 31, 2015, First Guaranty had statutory revenues of $8,102,000 and a statutory net loss of $724,000. Additionally, as of December 31, 2015, the statutory assets and the capital and surplus of First Guaranty were $55,550,000 and $3,849,000, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, First Guaranty had revenues of $8,080,000 and a net loss of $172,000. Moreover, as of December 31, 2014, the statutory assets and the capital and surplus of First Guaranty were $54,696,000 and $4,581,000, respectively.

Item 6.           Exhibits, Financial Statements Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.

(a)(1)               Financial Statements

See "Table of Contents – Part I – Financial Information" under page 2 above

(a)(2)              Financial Statement Schedules

None

All other schedules to the consolidated financial statements required by Article 7 of Regulation S‑X are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable and therefore have been omitted.

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(a)(3)Exhibits

The following Exhibits are filed herewith pursuant to Rule 601 of Regulation S‑K or are incorporated by reference to previous filings.

3.1	Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (11)
3.2	Amended Bylaws (3)
4.1	Specimen Class A Stock Certificate (1)
4.2	Specimen Class C Stock Certificate (1)
4.3	Specimen Preferred Stock Certificate and Certificate of Designation of Preferred Stock (1)
10.1	Amended Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and Trust Agreement (1)
10.2	2003 Stock Option Plan (2)
10.3	2006 Director Stock Option Plan (4)
10.4	2013 Amended Stock Option and Other Equity Incentive Awards Plan (10)
10.5	2014 Director Stock Option Plan (6)
10.6	Employment agreement with Scott M. Quist (8)
10.7	Indemnification Agreement among SecurityNational Mortgage Company, Lehman Brothers Bank, and Aurora Loan Services (5)
10.8	Purchase Agreement among Security National Financial Corporation, SNFC Subsidiary, LLC, American Funeral Financial, LLC, and Hypershop, LLC (7)
10.9	Stock Purchase Agreement among Security National Financial Corporation, and Reppond Holding Company, to purchase First Guaranty Insurance Company (10)
21	Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23.1	Consent of Eide Bailly LLP (9)
23.2	Consent of Mackey Price & Mecham (9)
31.1	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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_________

(1)	Incorporated by reference from Registration Statement on Form S‑1, as filed on September 29, 1987
(2)	Incorporated by reference from Schedule 14A Definitive Proxy Statement, as filed on June 5, 2003, relating to the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(3)	Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 10-Q, as filed on November 14, 2003
(4)	Incorporated by reference from Schedule 14A Definitive Proxy Statement, as filed on June 1, 2007, relating to the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(5)	Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 10-K, as filed on March 31, 2009
(6)	Incorporated by reference from Schedule 14A Definitive Proxy Statement, as filed on June 2, 2014, related to Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(7)	Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 8-K, as filed on June 13, 2014
(8)	Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 10-Q, as filed on August 14, 2015
(9)	Incorporated by reference from Registration Statement on Form S-8, as filed on October 20, 2015
(10)	Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 10-Q, as filed on August 15, 2016
(11)	Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 10-K, as filed on March 31, 2017

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

REGISTRANT

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Registrant

Dated: May 15, 2017	/s/ Scott M. Quist
	Scott M. Quist
	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

Dated: May 15, 2017	/s/ Garrett S. Sill
	Garrett S. Sill
	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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EX-21

EXHIBIT 21

Subsidiaries of Security National

Financial Corporation

as of March 31, 2017

SecurityNational Mortgage Company

Security National Life Insurance Company

Southern Security Life Insurance Company, Inc.

Trans-Western Life Insurance Company

Memorial Insurance Company of America

Reppond Holding Company

First Guaranty Insurance Company

C & J Financial, LLC

SNFC Subsidiary, LLC

American Funeral Financial, LLC

FFC Acquisition Co., LLC dba Funeral Funding Center

Mortician's Choice, LLC

Canadian Funeral Financial, LLC

Insuradyne Corporation

EverLEND Mortgage Company

Marketing Source Center, Inc. dba Security National Travel Services

California Memorial Estates, Inc.

Cottonwood Mortuary, Inc.

Deseret Memorial, Inc.

Greer-Wilson Funeral Home, Inc.

Holladay Cottonwood Memorial Foundation

Holladay Memorial Park, Inc.

Memorial Estates, Inc.

SN Midway, LLC

SN Mapleton, LLC

SN Shadow Cliffs, LLC

Memorial Mortuary, Inc.

Paradise Chapel Funeral Home

Dry Creek Property Development, Inc.

New York Land Holdings, Inc.

Security National Funding Company

Select Appraisal Management, Inc.

Security National Real Estate Services, Inc.

5300 Development LLC

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ENACTED BY

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Scott M. Quist, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Security National Financial Corporation.

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15-d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period covered in which this report is being prepared;

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: May 15, 2017	/s/ Scott M. Quist
	Scott M. Quist
	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ENACTED BY

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Garrett S. Sill, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Security National Financial Corporation.

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15-d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period covered in which this report is being prepared;

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: May 15, 2017	/s/ Garrett S. Sill
	Garrett S. Sill
	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Security National Financial Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Scott M. Quist, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: May 15, 2017	/s/ Scott M. Quist
	Scott M. Quist
	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Security National Financial Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Garrett S. Sill, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: May 15, 2017	/s/ Garrett S. Sill
	Garrett S. Sill
	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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	Mar. 31, 2017	May 11, 2017
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Balance Sheet - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Investments:
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Equity securities, available for sale, at estimated fair value	10,735,239	10,573,356
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans, held for investment net of allowances for loan losses of $1,955,443 and $1,748,783 for 2017 and 2016	134,123,773	149,181,578
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016	151,417,470	145,165,921
Policy loans and other investments, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $1,050,111 and $1,119,630 for 2017 and 2016	41,773,152	40,937,146
Short-term investments	28,346,922	27,560,040
Accrued investment income	3,008,839	2,972,596
Total investments	555,850,893	561,370,281
Cash and cash equivalents	85,069,717	38,987,430
Mortgage loans sold to investors	54,401,522	82,491,091
Receivables, net	15,736,045	18,870,119
Restricted assets	10,230,360	10,391,394
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	4,211,337	4,131,885
Receivable from reinsurers	13,227,385	13,079,668
Cemetery land and improvements	10,641,141	10,672,836
Deferred policy and pre-need contract acquisition costs	71,643,040	69,118,745
Mortgage servicing rights, net	19,432,993	18,872,362
Property and equipment, net	8,478,347	8,791,522
Value of business acquired	7,375,084	7,570,300
Goodwill	2,765,570	2,765,570
Other assets	8,141,683	6,891,468
Total Assets	867,205,117	854,004,671
Liabilities
Future life, annuity, and other benefits	589,405,726	585,610,063
Unearned premium reserve	4,405,472	4,469,771
Bank and other loans payable	61,548,686	53,718,548
Deferred pre-need cemetery and mortuary contract revenues	12,350,470	12,360,249
Cemetery perpetual care obligation	3,624,895	3,598,580
Accounts payable	3,113,519	4,213,109
Other liabilities and accrued expenses	34,128,938	33,950,503
Income taxes	28,717,508	27,904,294
Total liabilities	737,295,214	725,825,117
Common Stock:
Additional paid-in capital	35,095,594	34,813,246
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes	286,114	264,822
Retained earnings	64,494,807	63,029,627
Treasury stock at cost - 686,549 Class A shares in 2017 and 704,122 Class A shares in 2016	(1,410,016)	(1,370,611)
Total stockholders' equity	129,909,903	128,179,554
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	867,205,117	854,004,671
Class A Common Stock
Common Stock:
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Class B Common Stock
Common Stock:
Common stock
Class C Common Stock
Common Stock:
Common stock	3,803,248	3,804,458
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Preferred Stock:
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Allowance for doubtful accounts on policy and other loans	$ 1,050,111	$ 1,119,630
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Class A Common Stock
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Common Stock Outstanding
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Income Statement - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Revenues:
Insurance premiums and other considerations	$ 17,357,124	$ 14,451,575
Net investment income	9,563,282	8,992,191
Net mortuary and cemetery sales	3,358,973	3,245,856
Realized gains on investments and other assets	145,330	97,922
Other than temporary impairments on investments	(52,139)	(73,630)
Mortgage fee income	37,050,926	39,110,967
Other income	2,028,873	1,530,426
Total revenues	69,452,369	67,355,307
Benefits and expenses:
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Surrenders and other policy benefits	857,531	518,321
Increase in future policy benefits	5,182,449	4,160,260
Amortization of deferred policy and pre-need acquisition costs and value of business acquired	2,264,039	2,212,836
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
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Personnel	18,589,687	17,197,372
Advertising	1,310,674	1,078,010
Rent and rent related	2,139,538	2,064,325
Depreciation on property and equipment	625,812	521,455
Provision for loan loss reserve	426,634	586,778
Costs related to funding mortgage loans	2,065,134	2,154,397
Other expenses	7,430,951	6,480,711
Interest expense	1,254,039	1,064,195
Cost of goods and services sold-mortuaries and cemeteries	521,919	458,619
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Earnings before income taxes	2,268,290	4,191,757
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Net earnings	$ 1,468,464	$ 2,611,537
Net earnings per Class A Equivalent common share (1)	$ 0.10	$ 0.18
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	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Comprehensive Income Statement
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Other comprehensive income:
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Net unrealized gains on available for sale securities	20,319	297,897
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	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
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Securities held to maturity:
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Sales of short-term investments	2,266,915	2,364,571
Purchase of restricted assets	174,197	1,242,342
Changes in assets for perpetual care trusts	(104,731)	(51,461)
Amount received for perpetual care trusts	26,315	11,735
Mortgage loans, policy loans, and other investments made	(108,649,435)	(112,920,364)
Payments received for mortgage loans, policy loans and other investments	127,506,014	99,348,725
Purchase of property and equipment	(312,640)	(1,084,975)
Purchase of real estate	(3,103,471)	(3,432,051)
Sale of real estate	2,891,887	843,701
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	15,798,128	(19,111,431)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Annuity contract receipts	3,051,883	2,516,596
Annuity contract withdrawals	(4,468,624)	(3,025,833)
Proceeds from stock options exercised		61,287
Purchase of treasury stock	(185,470)
Repayment of bank loans on notes and contracts	(673,454)	(390,168)
Proceeds from borrowing on bank loans	7,255,187	737,232
Change in line of credit borrowings	1,250,000
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	6,229,522	(100,886)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	46,082,287	6,650,717
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	38,987,430	40,053,242
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	85,069,717	46,703,959
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest (net of amount capitalized)	1,234,420	1,079,891
Income taxes (net of refunds)	(3,215)	12,321
Non Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Mortgage loans foreclosed into real estate	$ 204,839	$ 87,000

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1) Basis of Presentation

1)      Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10 Q and Articles 8 and 10 of Regulation S X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2016, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (file number 000-09341). In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2017. The presentation of certain amounts in the prior year have been reclassified to conform to the 2017 presentation.  See additional discussion regarding restatement of mortgage banking derivatives in the financial statements Note 21 and 22 included in the Company’s Form 10-K.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant changes in the near term are those used in determining the value of derivative assets and liabilities, those used in determining deferred acquisition costs and the value of business acquired, those used in determining the value of mortgage loans foreclosed to real estate held for investment, those used in determining the liability for future policy benefits and unearned revenue, those used in determining the estimated future costs for pre-need sales, those used in determining the value of mortgage servicing rights, those used in determining allowances for loan losses for mortgage loans on real estate, those used in determining loan loss reserve, and those used in determining deferred tax assets and liabilities. Although some variability is inherent in these estimates, management believes the amounts provided are fairly stated in all material respects.

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Mar. 31, 2017

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2) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

2)      Recent Accounting Pronouncements

ASU No. 2016-13: “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326)” – Issued in June 2016, ASU 2016-13 amends guidance on reporting credit losses for assets held at amortized cost basis and available for sale debt securities. For assets held at amortized cost basis, Topic 326 eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold in current generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and, instead, requires an entity to reflect its current estimate of all expected credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial assets to present the net amount expected to be collected. For available for sale debt securities, credit losses should be measured in a manner similar to current GAAP, however Topic 326 will require that credit losses be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down. The new authoritative guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is in the process of evaluating the potential impact of this standard.

ASU No. 2016-02: “Leases (Topic 842)” - Issued in February 2016, ASU 2016-02 supersedes the leases requirements in ASC Topic 840, “Leases”, and was issued to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The new authoritative guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is in the process of evaluating the potential impact of this standard.

ASU No. 2016-01: “Financial Instruments – Overall (Topic 825-10)” – Issued in January 2016, ASU 2016-01 changes the accounting for non-consolidated equity investments that are not accounted for under the equity method of accounting by requiring changes in fair value to be recognized in income. Under current guidance, changes in fair value for investments of this nature are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income as a component of stockholders’ equity.  Additionally, ASU 2016-01 simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values; requires entities to use the exit price when estimating the fair value of financial instruments; and modifies various presentation disclosure requirements for financial instruments.  The new authoritative guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is in the process of evaluating the potential impact of this standard.

ASU No. 2014-09: “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” - Issued in May 2014, ASU 2014-09 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, and requires entities to recognize revenue in a way that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Insurance contracts are excluded from the scope of this new guidance. The new authoritative guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is in the process of evaluating the potential impact of this standard, which is not expected to be material to the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

The Company has reviewed other recent accounting pronouncements and has determined that they will not significantly impact the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

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3)      Investments

The Company’s investments in fixed maturity securities held to maturity and equity securities available for sale as of March 31, 2017 are summarized as follows:

	Cost	Gross Unrealized Gains	Gross Unrealized Losses	Estimated Fair Value
March 31, 2017
Fixed maturity securities held to maturity carried at amortized cost:
Bonds:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies	$4,357,040	$244,853	$(57,240)	$4,544,653
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	5,995,384	146,273	(132,140)	6,009,517
Corporate securities including public utilities	165,716,233	11,763,828	(2,443,238)	175,036,823
Mortgage-backed securities	9,753,206	246,004	(233,586)	9,765,624
Redeemable preferred stock	623,635	14,954	(8,627)	629,962
Total fixed maturity securities held to maturity	$186,445,498	$12,415,912	$(2,874,831)	$195,986,579

Equity securities available for sale at estimated fair value:
Common stock:
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other	$11,139,482	$412,535	$(816,778)	$10,735,239
Total equity securities available for sale at estimated fair value	$11,139,482	$412,535	$(816,778)	$10,735,239
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans held for investment at amortized cost:
Residential	$64,629,906
Residential construction	33,917,309
Commercial	37,532,001
Less: Allowance for loan losses	(1,955,443)
Total mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans held for investment	$134,123,773
Real estate held for investment - net of depreciation	$151,417,470
Policy loans and other investments are shown at amortized cost:
Policy loans	$6,666,500
Insurance assignments	33,857,966
Promissory notes	48,797
Other investments	2,250,000
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(1,050,111)
Total policy loans and other investments	$41,773,152
Short-term investments at amortized cost	$28,346,922

The Company’s investments in fixed maturity securities held to maturity and equity securities available for sale as of December 31, 2016 are summarized as follows:

	Cost	Gross Unrealized Gains	Gross Unrealized Losses	Estimated Fair Value
December 31, 2016:
Fixed maturity securities held to maturity carried at amortized cost:
Bonds:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies	$4,475,065	$249,028	$(66,111)	$4,657,982
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	6,017,225	153,514	(133,249)	6,037,490
Corporate securities including public utilities	164,375,636	10,440,989	(3,727,013)	171,089,612
Mortgage-backed securities	9,488,083	221,400	(280,871)	9,428,612
Redeemable preferred stock	623,635	13,418	-	637,053
Total fixed maturity securities held to maturity	$184,979,644	$11,078,349	$(4,207,244)	$191,850,749

Equity securities available for sale at estimated fair value:
Common stock:
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other	$10,985,338	$447,110	$(859,092)	$10,573,356
Total securities available for sale carried at estimated fair value	$10,985,338	$447,110	$(859,092)	$10,573,356
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans held for investment at amortized cost:
Residential	$58,593,622
Residential construction	40,800,117
Commercial	51,536,622
Less: Allowance for loan losses	(1,748,783)
Total mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans held for investment	$149,181,578
Real estate held for investment - net of depreciation	$145,165,921
Policy loans and other investments are shown at amortized cost:
Policy loans	$6,694,148
Insurance assignments	33,548,079
Promissory notes	48,797
Other investments	1,765,752
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(1,119,630)
Total policy loans and other investments	$40,937,146
Short-term investments at amortized cost	$27,560,040

Fixed Maturity Securities

The following tables summarize unrealized losses on fixed maturity securities, which are carried at amortized cost, at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The unrealized losses were primarily related to interest rate fluctuations. The tables set forth unrealized losses by duration with the fair value of the related fixed maturity securities:

	Unrealized Losses for Less than Twelve Months	Fair Value	Unrealized Losses for More than Twelve Months	Fair Value	Total Unrealized Loss	Fair Value
At March 31, 2017
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. Government Agencies	$57,240	$1,345,231	$-	$-	$57,240	$1,345,231
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	132,140	3,270,595	-	-	132,140	3,270,595
Corporate securities	1,094,907	29,075,748	1,348,331	12,362,900	2,443,238	41,438,648
Mortgage-backed securities	126,828	1,745,284	106,758	1,470,559	233,586	3,215,843
Redeemable preferred stock	8,627	98,110	-	-	8,627	98,110
Total unrealized losses	$1,419,742	$35,534,968	$1,455,089	$13,833,459	$2,874,831	$49,368,427
At December 31, 2016
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. Government Agencies	$66,111	$1,342,088	$-	$-	$66,111	$1,342,088
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	133,249	3,686,856	-	-	133,249	3,686,856
Corporate securities	1,728,312	41,796,016	1,998,701	12,969,135	3,727,013	54,765,151
Mortgage-backed securities	176,715	4,176,089	104,156	940,278	280,871	5,116,367
Total unrealized losses	$2,104,387	$51,001,049	$2,102,857	$13,909,413	$4,207,244	$64,910,462

There were 195 securities with unrealized losses of 94.5% of amortized cost at March 31, 2017. There were 250 securities with unrealized losses of 93.9% of amortized cost at December 31, 2016. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 an other than temporary decline in fair value resulted in the recognition of credit losses on fixed maturity securities of $52,139 and $30,000, respectively.

On a quarterly basis, the Company reviews its available for sale and held to maturity fixed investment securities related to corporate securities and other public utilities, consisting of bonds and preferred stocks that are in a loss position. The review involves an analysis of the securities in relation to historical values, and projected earnings and revenue growth rates. Based on the analysis, a determination is made whether a security will likely recover from the loss position within a reasonable period of time. If it is unlikely that the investment will recover from the loss position, the loss is considered to be other than temporary, the security is written down to the impaired value and an impairment loss is recognized.

Equity Securities

The following tables summarize unrealized losses on equity securities that were carried at estimated fair value based on quoted trading prices at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The unrealized losses were primarily the result of decreases in fair value due to overall equity market declines. The tables set forth unrealized losses by duration and number of investment positions, together with the fair value of the related equity securities available for sale in a loss position:

	Unrealized Losses for Less than Twelve Months	No. of Investment Positions	Unrealized Losses for More than Twelve Months	No. of Investment Positions	Total Unrealized Losses
At March 31, 2017
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other	$178,006	149	$638,772	105	$816,778
Total unrealized losses	$178,006	149	$638,772	105	$816,778
Fair Value	$3,955,133		$1,154,812		$5,109,945
At December 31, 2016
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other	$215,563	124	$643,529	104	$859,092
Total unrealized losses	$215,563	124	$643,529	104	$859,092
Fair Value	$2,063,144		$1,685,874		$3,749,018

The average market value of the equity securities available for sale was 86.2% and 81.4% of the original investment as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The intent of the Company is to retain equity securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for the recovery in fair value. However, the Company may sell equity securities during a period in which the fair value has declined below the amount of the original investment. In certain situations, new factors, including changes in the business environment, can change the Company’s previous intent to continue holding a security. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, an other than temporary decline in the fair value resulted in the recognition of an impairment loss on equity securities of $-0- and $43,630, respectively.

On a quarterly basis, the Company reviews its investment in industrial, miscellaneous and all other equity securities that are in a loss position. The review involves an analysis of the securities in relation to historical values, price earnings ratios, projected earnings and revenue growth rates. Based on the analysis a determination is made whether a security will likely recover from the loss position within a reasonable period of time. If it is unlikely that the investment will recover from the loss position, the loss is considered to be other than temporary, the security is written down to the impaired value and an impairment loss is recognized.

The fair values of fixed maturity securities are based on quoted market prices, when available. For fixed maturity securities not actively traded, fair values are estimated using values obtained from independent pricing services, or in the case of private placements, are estimated by discounting expected future cash flows using a current market value applicable to the coupon rate, credit and maturity of the investments. The fair values for equity securities are based on quoted market prices.

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturity securities at March 31, 2017, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

	Amortized Cost	Estimated Fair    Value
Held to Maturity:
Due in 2017	$5,625,049	$5,677,028
Due in 2018 through 2021	42,733,718	44,794,103
Due in 2022 through 2026	43,263,792	45,020,917
Due after 2026	84,446,098	90,098,945
Mortgage-backed securities	9,753,206	9,765,624
Redeemable preferred stock	623,635	629,962
Total held to maturity	$186,445,498	$195,986,579

The cost and estimated fair value of available for sale securities at March 31, 2017, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Equities are valued using the specific identification method.

	Cost	Estimated Fair Value
Available for Sale:
Common stock	$11,139,482	$10,735,239
Total available for sale	$11,139,482	$10,735,239

The Company’s realized gains and losses and other than temporary impairments from investments and other assets, are summarized as follows:

	Three Months Ended Mar 31
	2017	2016
Fixed maturity securities held to maturity:
Gross realized gains	$2,434	$-
Gross realized losses	-	(24,795)
Other than temporary impairments	(52,139)	(30,000)
Securities available for sale:
Gross realized gains	60,978	63,495
Gross realized losses	(4,556)	(23,878)
Other than temporary impairments	-	(43,630)
Other assets:
Gross realized gains	456,275	84,768
Gross realized losses	(369,801)	(1,668)
Total	$93,191	$24,292

The net carrying amount of held to maturity securities sold was $28,073 and $-0- for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.  The net realized gain related to these sales was $2,434 and $-0- for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Although the intent is to buy and hold a bond to maturity the Company will sell a bond prior to maturity if conditions have changed within the entity that issued the bond to increase the risk of default to an unacceptable level.

There were no investments, aggregated by issuer, in excess of 10% of shareholders’ equity (before net unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities) at March 31, 2017, other than investments issued or guaranteed by the United States Government.

Major categories of net investment income are as follows:

	Three Months Ended Mar 31
	2017	2016
Fixed maturity securities	$2,368,710	$2,050,569
Equity securities	54,786	71,041
Mortgage loans on real estate	2,223,139	2,026,515
Real estate	2,894,331	2,838,484
Policy loans	193,734	182,206
Insurance assignments	3,364,642	3,104,788
Other investments	7,543	-
Short-term investments,  principally interest on sale of mortgage loans and other	1,804,746	1,863,144
Gross investment income	12,911,631	12,136,747
Investment expenses	(3,348,349)	(3,144,556)
Net investment income	$9,563,282	$8,992,191

Net investment income includes income earned by the restricted assets of the cemeteries and mortuaries of $115,501 and $87,976 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Net investment income on real estate consists primarily of rental revenue.

Investment expenses consist primarily of depreciation, property taxes, operating expenses of real estate and an estimated portion of administrative expenses relating to investment activities.

Securities on deposit for regulatory authorities as required by law amounted to $9,268,330 at March 31, 2017 and $9,269,121 at December 31, 2016. The restricted securities are included in various assets under investments on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Real Estate

The Company continues to strategically deploy resources into real estate to match the income and yield durations of its primary obligations. The sources for these real estate assets come through its various business units in the form of acquisition, development mortgage foreclosures.

Commercial Real Estate Held for Investment

The Company owns and manages commercial real estate assets as a means of generating investment income. These assets are acquired in accordance with the Company’s goals and objectives for risk-adjusted returns. Due diligence is conducted on each asset using internal and third party reports. Geographic locations and asset classes of the investment activity is determined by senior management under the direction of the Board of Directors.

The Company employs full-time employees to attend to the day-to-day operations of those assets within the greater Salt Lake area and close surrounding markets.  The Company utilizes third party property managers when the geographic boundary does not warrant full-time staff or through strategic lease-up periods. The Company generally looks to acquire assets in regions that are high growth regions for employment and population and in assets that provide operational efficiencies.

The Company currently owns and operates 13 commercial properties in 7 states. These properties include industrial warehouses, office buildings, retail centers, undeveloped land and includes the redevelopment and expansion of its corporate campus in Salt Lake City Utah. The assets are primarily held without debt; however, the Company does use debt in strategic cases to leverage established yields or to acquire higher quality or different class of asset.

The following is a summary of the Company’s investment in commercial real estate for the periods presented:

	Net Ending Balance				Total Square Footage
	March 31		December 31		March 31	December 31
	2017		2016		2017	2016
Arizona	$447,229	(1)	$450,538	(1)	16,270	16,270
Arkansas	99,319		100,369		3,200	3,200
Kansas	12,512,451		12,450,297		222,679	222,679
Louisiana	512,324		518,700		7,063	7,063
Mississippi	3,795,355		3,818,985		33,821	33,821
New Mexico	7,000	(1)	7,000	(1)	-	-
Texas	3,760,499		3,734,974		23,470	23,470
Utah	57,104,854	(2)	47,893,073	(2)	433,244	433,244
	$78,239,031		$68,973,936		739,747	739,747
(1) Includes undeveloped land
(2) Includes 53rd Center to be completed in July 2017

Residential Real Estate Held for Investment

The Company owns a portfolio of residential homes primarily as a result of loan foreclosures.  The strategy has been to lease these homes to produce cash flow, and allow time for the economic fundamentals to return to the various markets. As an orderly and active market for these homes returns, the Company has the option to dispose or to continue and hold them for cash flow and acceptable returns.

The Company established Security National Real Estate Services (“SNRE”) to manage the residential portfolio. SNRE cultivates and maintains the preferred vendor relationships necessary to manage costs and quality of work performed on the portfolio of homes across the country.

As of March 31, 2017, SNRE manages 124 residential properties in 9 states across the United States which includes a newly constructed apartment complex, Dry Creek at East Village, in Sandy Utah.

The following is a summary of the Company’s investment in residential real estate for the periods presented:

	Net Ending Balance
	March 31	December 31
	2017	2016
Arizona	$739,333	$742,259
California	5,404,417	5,848,389
Colorado	204,538	364,489
Florida	8,273,416	8,327,355
Ohio	46,658	46,658
Oklahoma	17,500	-
Texas	777,843	1,091,188
Utah	57,428,553	59,485,466
Washington	286,181	286,181
	$73,178,439	$76,191,985

Real Estate Owned and Occupied by the Company

The primary business units of the Company occupy a portion of the real estate owned by the Company.  Currently, the Company occupies nearly 80,000 square feet, or 10% of the overall commercial real estate holdings.

As of March 31, 2017, real estate owned and occupied by the company is summarized as follows:

Location	Business Segment	Approximate Square Footage	Square Footage Occupied by the Company
5300 South 360 West, Salt Lake City, UT (1)	Corporate Offices, Life Insurance and Cemetery/Mortuary Operations	36,000	100%
5201 Green Street, Salt Lake City, UT	Mortgage Operations	36,899	34%
1044 River Oaks Dr., Flowood, MS	Life Insurance Operations	5,522	27%
(1) This asset is included in property and equipment on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

Mortgage Loans

Mortgage loans consist of first and second mortgages. The mortgage loans bear interest at rates ranging from 2.0% to 10.5%, maturity dates range from three months to 30 years and are secured by real estate. Concentrations of credit risk arise when a number of mortgage loan debtors have similar economic characteristics that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations to be similarly affected by changes in economic conditions. Although the Company has a diversified mortgage loan portfolio consisting of residential mortgages, commercial loans and residential construction loans and requires collateral on all real estate exposures, a substantial portion of its debtors’ ability to honor obligations is reliant on the economic stability of the geographic region in which the debtors do business.At March 31, 2017, the Company had 42%, 15%, 10%, 8%, 5% and 3%of its mortgage loans from borrowers located in the states of Utah, California, Texas, Florida, Oregon, and Nevada, respectively. The mortgage loans on real estate balances on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet are reflected net of an allowance for loan losses of $1,955,443and $1,748,783 at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

The Company establishes a valuation allowance for credit losses in its portfolio. The following is a summary of the allowance for loan losses as a contra-asset account for the periods presented:

Allowance for Credit Losses and Recorded Investment in Mortgage Loans
	Commercial	Residential	Residential Construction	Total
March 31, 2017
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance - January 1, 2017	$187,129	$1,461,540	$100,114	$1,748,783
Charge-offs	-	(16,226)	-	(16,226)
Provision	-	222,886	-	222,886
Ending balance -March 31, 2017	$187,129	$1,668,200	$100,114	$1,955,443
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$-	$423,487	$-	$423,487
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$187,129	$1,244,713	$100,114	$1,531,956
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	$-	$-	$-	$-
Mortgage loans:
Ending balance	$37,532,001	$64,629,906	$33,917,309	$136,079,216
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$203,264	$4,842,306	$484,196	$5,529,766
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$37,328,737	$59,787,600	$33,433,113	$130,549,450
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	$-	$-	$-	$-

December 31, 2016
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance - January 1, 2016	$187,129	$1,560,877	$100,114	$1,848,120
Charge-offs	-	(420,135)	-	(420,135)
Provision	-	320,798	-	320,798
Ending balance - December 31, 2016	$187,129	$1,461,540	$100,114	$1,748,783
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$-	$374,501	$-	$374,501
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$187,129	$1,087,039	$100,114	$1,374,282
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	$-	$-	$-	$-
Mortgage loans:
Ending balance	$51,536,622	$58,593,622	$40,800,117	$150,930,361
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$202,992	$2,916,538	$64,895	$3,184,425
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$51,333,630	$55,677,084	$40,735,222	$147,745,936
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	$-	$-	$-	$-

The following is a summary of the aging of mortgage loans for the periods presented:

Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans
	30-59 Days Past Due	60-89 Days Past Due	Greater Than 90 Days (1)	In Process of Foreclosure (1)	Total Past Due	Current	Total Mortgage Loans	Allowance for Loan Losses	Net Mortgage Loans
March 31, 2017
Commercial	$1,547,419	$-	$-	$203,264	$1,750,683	$35,781,318	$37,532,001	$(187,129)	$37,344,872
Residential	733,374	91,433	1,451,582	3,390,724	5,667,113	58,962,793	64,629,906	(1,668,200)	62,961,706
Residential   Construction	-	-	64,895	419,301	484,196	33,433,113	33,917,309	(100,114)	33,817,195
Total	$2,280,793	$91,433	$1,516,477	$4,013,289	$7,901,992	$128,177,224	$136,079,216	$(1,955,443)	$134,123,773
December 31, 2016
Commercial	$-	$-	$-	$202,992	$202,992	$51,333,630	$51,536,622	$(187,129)	$51,349,493
Residential	964,960	996,779	1,290,355	1,626,183	4,878,277	53,715,345	58,593,622	(1,461,540)	57,132,082
Residential   Construction	-	-	64,895	-	64,895	40,735,222	40,800,117	(100,114)	40,700,003
Total	$964,960	$996,779	$1,355,250	$1,829,175	$5,146,164	$145,784,197	$150,930,361	$(1,748,783)	$149,181,578
(1)  Interest income is not recognized on loans past due greater than 90 days or in foreclosure.

Impaired Mortgage Loans

Impaired mortgage loans include loans with a related specific valuation allowance or loans whose carrying amount has been reduced to the expected collectible amount because the impairment has been considered other than temporary. The recorded investment in and unpaid principal balance of impaired loans along with the related loan specific allowance for losses, if any, for each reporting period and the average recorded investment and interest income recognized during the time the loans were impaired were as follows:

Impaired Loans
	Recorded Investment	Unpaid Principal Balance	Related Allowance	Average Recorded Investment	Interest Income Recognized
March 31, 2017
With no related allowance recorded:
Commercial	$203,264	$203,264	$-	$203,264	$-
Residential	-	-	-	-	-
Residential construction	484,196	484,196	-	484,196	-
With an allowance recorded:
Commercial	$-	$-	$-	$-	$-
Residential	4,842,306	4,842,306	423,487	4,842,306	-
Residential construction	-	-	-	-	-
Total:
Commercial	$203,264	$203,264	$-	$203,264	$-
Residential	4,842,306	4,842,306	423,487	4,842,306	-
Residential construction	484,196	484,196	-	484,196	-
December 31, 2016
With no related allowance recorded:
Commercial	$202,992	$202,992	$-	$202,992	$-
Residential	-	-	-	-	-
Residential construction	64,895	64,895	-	64,895	-
With an allowance recorded:
Commercial	$-	$-	$-	$-	$-
Residential	2,916,538	2,916,538	374,501	2,916,538	-
Residential construction	-	-	-	-	-
Total:
Commercial	$202,992	$202,992	$-	$202,992	$-
Residential	2,916,538	2,916,538	374,501	2,916,538	-
Residential construction	64,895	64,895	-	64,895	-

Credit Risk Profile Based on Performance Status

The Company’s mortgage loan portfolio is monitored based on performance of the loans. Monitoring a mortgage loan increases when the loan is delinquent or earlier if there is an indication of impairment. The Company defines non-performing mortgage loans as loans 90 days or greater delinquent or on non-accrual status.

The Company’s performing and non-performing mortgage loans were as follows:

Mortgage Loan Credit Exposure
Credit Risk Profile Based on Payment Activity
	Commercial		Residential		Residential Construction		Total
	March 31, 2017	December 31, 2016	March 31, 2017	December 31, 2016	March 31, 2017	December 31, 2016	March 31, 2017	December 31, 2016
Performing	$37,328,737	$51,333,630	$59,787,600	$55,677,084	$33,433,113	$40,735,222	$130,549,450	$147,745,936
Nonperforming	203,264	202,992	4,842,306	2,916,538	484,196	64,895	5,529,766	3,184,425
Total	$37,532,001	$51,536,622	$64,629,906	$58,593,622	$33,917,309	$40,800,117	$136,079,216	$150,930,361

Non-Accrual Mortgage Loans

Once a loan is past due 90 days, it is the policy of the Company to end the accrual of interest income on the loan and write off any income that had been accrued. Interest not accrued on these loans totals approximately $156,000 and $172,000 as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

The following is a summary of mortgage loans on a nonaccrual status for the periods presented.

	Mortgage Loans on Nonaccrual Status
	As of March 31 2017	As of December 31 2016
Commercial	$203,264	$202,992
Residential	4,842,306	2,916,538
Residential construction	484,196	64,895
Total	$5,529,766	$3,184,425

Loan Loss Reserve

When a repurchase demand corresponding to a mortgage loan previously sold to a third-party investor is received from a third-party investor, the relevant data is reviewed and captured so that an estimated future loss can be calculated. The key factors that are used in the estimated loss calculation are as follows: (i) lien position, (ii) payment status, (iii) claim type, (iv) unpaid principal balance, (v) interest rate, and (vi) validity of the demand. Other data is captured and is useful for management purposes; the actual estimated loss is generally based on these key factors. The Company conducts its own review upon the receipt of a repurchase demand. In many instances, the Company is able to resolve the issues relating to the repurchase demand by the third-party investor without having to make any payments to the investor.

The following is a summary of the loan loss reserve that is included in other liabilities and accrued expenses:

	As of March 31 2017	As of December 31 2016
Balance, beginning of period	$627,733	$2,805,900
Provisions for losses	426,634	4,688,754
Charge-offs, net of recaptured amounts	10,708	(6,866,921)
Balance, end of period	$1,065,075	$627,733

The Company believes the loan loss reserve represents probable loan losses incurred as of the balance sheet date. Actual loan loss experience could change, in the near-term, from the established reserve based upon claims that could be asserted by third party investors. SecurityNational Mortgage believes there is potential to resolve any alleged claims by third party investors on acceptable terms. If SecurityNational Mortgage is unable to resolve such claims on acceptable terms, legal action may ensue. In the event of legal action by any third-party investor, SecurityNational Mortgage believes it has significant defenses to any such action and intends to vigorously defend itself against such action.

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4) Stock-based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Notes

4) Stock-based Compensation

4)      Stock Compensation Plans

The Company has four fixed option plans (the “2003 Plan”, the “2006 Director Plan”, the “2013 Plan” and the “2014 Director Plan”). Compensation expense for options issued of $101,996 and $84,452 has been recognized for these plans for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. As of March 31, 2017, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to the options issued in December 2016 was $273,464, which is expected to be recognized over the vesting period of one year.

The Company generally estimates the expected life of the options based upon the contractual term of the options adjusted for actual experience.Future volatility is estimated based upon the weighted historical volatility of the Company’s Class A common stock over a period equal to the estimated life of the options.Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options are generally new share issuances rather than from treasury shares.

A summary of the status of the Company’s stock incentive plans as of March 31, 2017, and the changes during the three months ended March 31, 2017, are presented below:

	Number of Class A Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price	Number of Class C Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2016	741,973	$4.33	556,298	$4.61
Granted	-		-
Exercised	-		-
Cancelled	-		-
Outstanding at March 31, 2017	741,973	$4.33	556,298	$4.61
As of March 31, 2017:
Options exercisable	636,764	$3.94	493,298	$4.26
As of March 31, 2017:
Available options for future grant	253,432		-
Weighted average contractual term of options
outstanding at March 31, 2017	7.12 years		2.42 years
Weighted average contractual term of options
exercisable at March 31, 2017	6.70 years		2.13 years
Aggregated intrinsic value of options
outstanding at March 31, 2017 (1)	$1,837,828		$1,264,540
Aggregated intrinsic value of options
exercisable at March 31, 2017 (1)	$1,824,086		$1,264,540
(1) The Company used a stock price of $6.80 as of March 31, 2017 to derive intrinsic value.

A summary of the status of the Company’s stock incentive plans as of March 31, 2016, and the changes during the three months ended March 31, 2016, are presented below:

	Number of Class A Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price	Number of Class C Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2015	618,261	$3.89	577,436	$3.54
Granted	-		-
Exercised	(28,460)	2.15	-
Cancelled	-		-
Outstanding at March 31, 2016	589,801	$3.97	577,436	$3.54
As of March 31, 2016:
Options exercisable	484,659	$3.45	498,686	$2.99
As of March 31, 2016:
Available options for future grant	454,842		57,750
Weighted average contractual term of options
outstanding at March 31, 2016	7.50 years		2.50 years
Weighted average contractual term of options
exercisable at March 31, 2016	7.03 years		2.16 years
Aggregated intrinsic value of options
outstanding at March 31, 2016 (1)	$844,342		$1,096,391
Aggregated intrinsic value of options
exercisable at March 31, 2016 (1)	$844,342		$1,096,391
(1) The Company used a stock price of $5.09 as of March 31, 2016 to derive intrinsic value.

The total intrinsic value (which is the amount by which the fair value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of an option on the exercise date) of stock options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 was $-0- and $91,989, respectively.

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5) Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Notes

5) Earnings Per Share

5)      Earnings Per Share

The basic and diluted earnings per share amounts were calculated as follows:

		Three Months Ended March 31
		2017	2016
Numerator:
	Net earnings	$1,468,464	$2,611,537
Denominator:
	Basic weighted-average shares outstanding	15,058,153	14,656,450
Effect of dilutive securities:
	Employee stock options	469,843	455,828
	Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding	15,527,996	15,112,278
Basic net earnings per share		$0.10	$0.18
Diluted net earnings per share		$0.09	$0.17

Net earnings per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted for the effect of annual stock dividends. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, there were 89,250 and 250,039 of anti-dilutive employee stock option shares, respectively, that were not included in the computation of diluted net earnings per common share as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

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6) Business Segments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Notes

6) Business Segments

6)      Business Segment Information

Description of Products and Services by Segment

The Company has three reportable business segments: life insurance, cemetery and mortuary, and mortgage. The Company’s life insurance segment consists of life insurance premiums and operating expenses from the sale of insurance products sold by the Company’s independent agency force and net investment income derived from investing policyholder and segment surplus funds. The Company’s cemetery and mortuary segment consists of revenues and operating expenses from the sale of at-need cemetery and mortuary merchandise and services at its mortuaries and cemeteries, pre-need sales of cemetery spaces after collection of 10% or more of the purchase price and the net investment income from investing segment surplus funds. The Company’s mortgage segment consists of fee income and expenses from the originations of residential mortgage loans and interest earned and interest expenses from warehousing pre-sold loans before the funds are received from financial institutional investors.

Measurement of Segment Profit or Loss and Segment Assets

The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the Significant Accounting Principles of the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. Intersegment revenues are recorded at cost plus an agreed upon intercompany profit, and are eliminated upon consolidation.

Factors Management Used to Identify the Enterprise’s Reportable Segments

The Company’s reportable segments are business units that are managed separately due to the different products provided and the need to report separately to the various regulatory jurisdictions. The Company regularly reviews the quantitative thresholds and other criteria to determine when other business segments may need to be reported.

	Life Insurance	Cemetery/ Mortuary	Mortgage	Intercompany Eliminations	Consolidated
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2017
Revenues from external customers	$26,158,701	$3,604,897	$39,688,771	$-	$69,452,369
Intersegment revenues	2,988,651	109,351	95,770	(3,193,772)	-
Segment profit before income taxes	1,869,073	758,911	(359,694)	-	2,268,290
Identifiable Assets	833,999,127	99,554,821	72,678,401	(139,027,232)	867,205,117
Goodwill	2,765,570	-	-	-	2,765,570
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2016
Revenues from external customers	$22,075,134	$3,330,766	$41,949,407	$-	$67,355,307
Intersegment revenues	3,103,446	286,925	79,479	(3,469,850)	-
Segment profit before income taxes	1,065,168	469,055	2,657,534	-	4,191,757
Identifiable Assets	724,858,698	96,827,903	69,077,738	(133,414,858)	757,349,481
Goodwill	2,765,570	-	-	-	2,765,570

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7): Fair Value of Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Notes

7): Fair Value of Financial Instruments

7)      Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. GAAP also specifies a fair value hierarchy based upon the observability of inputs used in valuation techniques. Observable inputs (highest level) reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs (lowest level) reflect internally developed market assumptions. Fair value measurements are classified under the following hierarchy:

Level 1:  Financial assets and financial liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that the Company can access.

Level 2: Financial assets and financial liabilities whose values are based on the following:

a) Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

b) Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets; or

c) Valuation models whose inputs are observable, directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3:  Financial assets and financial liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs may reflect the Company’s estimates of the assumptions that market participants would use in valuing the financial assets and financial liabilities.

The Company utilizes a combination of third party valuation service providers, brokers, and internal valuation models to determine fair value.

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating the fair value disclosures related to other significant financial instruments:

The items shown under Level 1 and Level 2 are valued as follows:

Securities Available for Sale and Held to Maturity: The fair values of investments in fixed maturity and equity securities along with methods used to estimate such values are disclosed in Note 3 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Statements.

Restricted Assets:A portion of these assets include mutual funds and equity securities that have quoted market prices. Also included are cash and cash equivalents and participations in mortgage loans. The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

Cemetery Endowment Care Trust Investments:  A portion of these assets include equity securities that have quoted market prices. Also included are cash and cash equivalents. The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

Call and Put Options: The Company uses quoted market prices to value its call and put options.

The items shown under Level 3 are valued as follows:

Policyholder Account Balances and Future Policy Benefits-Annuities:  Future policy benefit reserves for interest-sensitive insurance products are computed under a retrospective deposit method and represent policy account balances before applicable surrender charges. Policy benefits and claims that are charged to expense include benefit claims incurred in the period in excess of related policy account balances. Interest crediting rates for interest-sensitive insurance products ranged from 4% to 6.5%. The fair values for the Company’s liabilities under investment-type insurance contracts (disclosed as policyholder account balances and future policy benefits – annuities) are estimated based on the contracts’ cash surrender values.

The fair values for the Company’s insurance contracts other than investment-type contracts are not required to be disclosed. However, the fair values of liabilities under all insurance contracts are taken into consideration in the Company’s overall management of interest rate risk, such that the Company’s exposure to changing interest rates is minimized through the matching of investment maturities with amounts due under insurance contracts.

Loan Commitments and Forward Sale Commitments: The Company’s mortgage segment enters into loan commitments with potential borrowers and forward sale commitments to sell loans to third-party investors. The Company also uses a hedging strategy for these transactions. A loan commitment binds the Company to lend funds to a qualified borrower at a specified interest rate and within a specified period of time, generally up to 30 days after issuance of the loan commitment. Loan commitments are defined to be derivatives under GAAP and are recognized at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet with changes in their fair values recorded in current earnings.

The Company estimates the fair value of a loan commitment based on the change in estimated fair value of the underlying mortgage loan, quoted MBS prices, estimates of the fair value of mortgage servicing rights, and an estimate of the probability that the mortgage loan will fund within the terms of the commitment net of estimated commission expense. The change in fair value of the underlying mortgage loan is measured from the date the loan commitment is issued and is shown net of related expenses. Following issuance, the value of a mortgage loan commitment can be either positive or negative depending upon the change in value of the underlying mortgage loans. Fallout rates and other factors from the Company’s recent historical data are used to estimate the quantity and value of mortgage loans that will fund within the terms of the commitments.

Interest Rate Swaps: Management considers the interest rate swap instruments to be an effective cash flow hedge against the variable interest rate on bank borrowings since the interest rate swap mirrors the term of the note payable and expires on the maturity date of the bank loan it hedges. The interest rate swaps are derivative financial instruments carried at their fair value. The fair value of the interest rate swap was derived from a proprietary model of the bank from whom the interest rate swap was purchased and to whom the note is payable.

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate: The fair values are estimated using interest rates currently being offered for similar loans to borrowers with similar credit ratings. Loans with similar characteristics are aggregated for purposes of the calculations. The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

Real Estate Held for Investment: The Company believes that in an orderly market, fair value will approximate the replacement cost of a home and the rental income provides a cash flow stream for investment analysis. The Company believes the highest and best use of the properties are as income producing assets since it is the Company’s intent to hold the properties as rental properties, matching the income from the investment in rental properties with the funds required for future estimated policy claims.

It should be noted that for replacement cost, when determining the fair value of mortgage properties, the Company uses Marshall and Swift, a provider of building cost information to the real estate construction industry. For the investment analysis, the Company used market data based upon its real estate operation experience and projected the present value of the net rental income over seven years. The Company used 20% of the projected cash flow analysis and 80% of the replacement cost to approximate fair value of the collateral.

In addition to this analysis performed by the Company, the Company depreciates Real Estate Held for Investment. This depreciation reduces the book value of these properties and lessens the exposure to the Company from further deterioration in real estate values.

Mortgage Servicing Rights: The Company initially recognizes Mortgage Servicing Rights (“MSRs”) at their estimated fair values derived from the net cash flows associated with the servicing contracts, where the Company assumes the obligation to service the loan in the sale transaction. The precise fair value of MSRs cannot be readily determined because MSRs are not actively traded in stand-alone markets. Considerable judgment is required to estimate the fair values of these assets and the exercise of such judgment can significantly affect the Company’s earnings.

The Company’s subsequent accounting for MSRs is based on the class of MSRs. The Company has identified two classes of MSRs: MSRs backed by mortgage loans with initial term of 30 years and MSRs backed by mortgage loans with initial term of 15 years. The Company distinguishes between these classes of MSRs due to their differing sensitivities to change in value as the result of changes in market. After being initially recorded at fair value, MSRs backed by mortgage loans are accounted for using the amortization method. MSR amortization is determined by amortizing the balance straight-line over an estimated seven and nine-year life which estimates the proportion to, and over the period of the estimated future net servicing income of the underlying financial assets.

The Company periodically assesses MSRs for impairment. Impairment occurs when the current fair value of the MSR falls below the asset’s carrying value (carrying value is the amortized cost reduced by any related valuation allowance). If MSRs are impaired, the impairment is recognized in current-period earnings and the carrying value of the MSRs is adjusted through a valuation allowance.

Management periodically reviews the various loan strata to determine whether the value of the MSRs in a given stratum is impaired and likely to recover. When management deems recovery of the value to be unlikely in the foreseeable future, a write-down of the cost of the MSRs for that stratum to its estimated recoverable value is charged to the valuation allowance.

The following tables summarize Level 1, 2 and 3 financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by their classification in the condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2017.

	Total	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)	Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Common stock	$10,735,239	$10,735,239	$-	$-
Total securities available for sale	$10,735,239	$10,735,239	$-	$-
Restricted assets of cemeteries and mortuaries	$752,814	$752,814	$-	$-
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	672,922	672,922	-	-
Derivatives - loan commitments	5,285,366	-	-	5,285,366
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis	$17,446,341	$12,160,975	$-	$5,285,366
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Policyholder account balances	$(49,155,440)	$-	$-	$(49,155,440)
Future policy benefits - annuities	(98,714,812)	-	-	(98,714,812)
Derivatives - bank loan interest rate swaps	(1,713)	-	-	(1,713)
- call options	(38,628)	(38,628)	-	-
- put options	(13,700)	(13,700)	-	-
- loan commitments	(564,025)	-	-	(564,025)
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis	$(148,488,318)	$(52,328)	$-	$(148,435,990)

Following is a summary of changes in the condensed consolidated balance sheet line items measured using level 3 inputs:

	Policyholder Account Balances	Future Policy Benefits - Annuities	Loan Commitments	Bank Loan Interest Rate Swaps
Balance - December 31, 2016	$(49,421,125)	$(99,388,662)	$3,287,406	$(3,308)
Total gains (losses):
Included in earnings	265,685	673,850	1,433,935	-
Included in other comprehensive income	-	-	-	1,595
Balance - March 31, 2017	$(49,155,440)	$(98,714,812)	$4,721,341	$(1,713)

The following tables summarize Level 1, 2 and 3 financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis by their classification in the condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2017.

		Quoted Prices
		in Active	Significant	Significant
		Markets for	Observable	Unobservable
		Identical Assets	Inputs	Inputs
	Total	(Level 1)	(Level 2)	(Level 3)
Assets accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
Mortgage loans on real estate	$5,106,278	$-	$-	$5,106,278
Mortgage servicing rights	1,357,867	-	-	1,357,867
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis	$6,464,145	$-	$-	$6,464,145

The following tables summarize Level 1, 2 and 3 financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by their classification in the condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2016.

	Total	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)	Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Common stock	$10,573,356	$10,573,356	$-	$-
Total securities available for sale	$10,573,356	$10,573,356	$-	$-
Restricted assets of cemeteries and mortuaries	$736,603	$736,603	$-	$-
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	698,202	698,202	-	-
Derivatives - loan commitments	3,389,618	-	-	3,389,618
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis	$15,397,779	$12,008,161	$-	$3,389,618
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Policyholder account balances	$(49,421,125)	$-	$-	$(49,421,125)
Future policy benefits - annuities	(99,388,662)	-	-	(99,388,662)
Derivatives - bank loan interest rate swaps	(3,308)	-	-	(3,308)
- call options	(109,474)	(109,474)	-	-
- put options	(26,494)	(26,494)	-	-
- loan commitments	(102,212)	-	-	(102,212)
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis	$(149,051,275)	$(135,968)	$-	$(148,915,307)

Following is a summary of changes in the condensed consolidated balance sheet line items measured using level 3 inputs:

	Policyholder Account Balances	Future Policy Benefits - Annuities	Loan Commitments	Bank Loan Interest Rate Swaps
Balance - December 31, 2015	$(50,694,953)	$(69,398,617)	$3,333,091	$(13,947)
Purchases	-	(30,294,480)	-	-
Total gains (losses):
Included in earnings	1,273,828	304,435	(45,685)	-
Included in other
comprehensive income	-	-	-	10,639
Balance - December 31, 2016	$(49,421,125)	$(99,388,662)	$3,287,406	$(3,308)

The following tables summarize Level 1, 2 and 3 financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis by their classification in the condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2016.

		Quoted Prices
		in Active	Significant	Significant
		Markets for	Observable	Unobservable
		Identical Assets	Inputs	Inputs
	Total	(Level 1)	(Level 2)	(Level 3)
Assets accounted for at fair value on a
nonrecurring basis
Mortgage loans on real estate	$2,809,925	$-	$-	$2,809,925
Mortgage servicing rights	8,603,154	-	-	8,603,154
Real estate held for investment	2,347,820	-	-	2,347,820
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a
nonrecurring basis	$13,760,899	$-	$-	$13,760,899

Fair Value of Financial Instruments Carried at Other Than Fair Value

ASC 825, Financial Instruments, requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the balance sheet, for which it is practicable to estimate that value.

Management uses its best judgment in estimating the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments; however, there are inherent limitations in any estimation technique. Therefore, for substantially all financial instruments, the fair value estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could have realized in a sales transaction at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. The estimated fair value amounts for March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 have been measured as of period-end, and have not been reevaluated or updated for purposes of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements subsequent to those dates. As such, the estimated fair values of these financial instruments subsequent to the reporting date may be different than the amounts reported at period-end.

The carrying values and estimated fair values for such financial instruments, and their corresponding placement in the fair value hierarchy, are summarized as follows as of March 31, 2017:

	Carrying Value	Level 1	Level 2		Level 3		Total Estimated Fair Value
Assets
Mortgage loans:
Residential	$62,961,706	$-	$-		$67,122,262		$67,122,262
Residential construction	33,817,195	-	-		33,817,195		33,817,195
Commercial	37,344,872	-	-		38,610,972		38,610,972
Mortgage loans, net	$134,123,773	$-		$-		$139,550,429		$139,550,429
Policy loans	6,666,500	-	-		6,666,500		6,666,500
Insurance assignments, net	32,856,652	-	-		32,856,652		32,856,652
Short-term investments	28,346,922	-	-		28,346,922		28,346,922
Liabilities
Bank and other loans payable	$(61,546,973)	$-	$-		$(61,546,973)		$(61,546,973)

The carrying values and estimated fair values for such financial instruments, and their corresponding placement in the fair value hierarchy, are summarized as follows as of December 31, 2016:

	Carrying Value	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Total Estimated Fair Value
Assets
Mortgage loans:
Residential	$57,132,082	$-	$-	$61,357,393	$61,357,393
Residential construction	40,700,003	-	-	40,700,003	40,700,003
Commercial	51,349,493	-	-	53,299,800	53,299,800
Mortgage loans, net	$149,181,578	$-	$-	$155,357,196	$155,357,196
Policy loans	6,694,148	-	-	6,694,148	6,694,148
Insurance assignments, net	32,477,246	-	-	32,477,246	32,477,246
Short-term investments	27,560,040	-	-	27,560,040	27,560,040
Liabilities
Bank and other loans payable	$(53,715,240)	$-	$-	$(53,715,240)	$(53,715,240)

The methods, assumptions and significant valuation techniques and inputs used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments are summarized as follows:

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate: The estimated fair value of the Company’s mortgage loans is determined using various methods. The Company’s mortgage loans are grouped into three categories: Residential, Residential Construction and Commercial. When estimating the expected future cash flows, it is assumed that all loans will be held to maturity, and any loans that are non-performing are evaluated individually for impairment.

Residential – The estimated fair value of mortgage loans originated prior to 2013 is determined by estimating expected future cash flows of interest payments and discounting them using current interest rates from single family mortgages. The estimated fair value of mortgage loans originated in 2013 thru 2016 is determined from pricing of similar loans that were sold in 2014 and 2015

Residential Construction – These loans are primarily short in maturity (4-6 months) accordingly, the estimated fair value is determined to be the net book value.

Commercial – The estimated fair value is determined by estimating expected future cash flows of interest payments and discounting them using current interest rates for commercial mortgages.

Policy Loans and Other Investments: The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

Short-Term Investments: The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

Bank and Other Loans Payable: The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

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8) Allowance For Doubtful Accounts and Loan Losses and Impaired Loans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Notes

8) Allowance For Doubtful Accounts and Loan Losses and Impaired Loans

8)      Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Allowance for Loan Losses and Impaired Loans

The Company records an allowance and recognizes an expense for potential losses from mortgage loans, other loans and receivables in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Receivables are the result of cemetery and mortuary operations, mortgage loan operations and life insurance operations. The allowance is based upon the Company’s historical experience for collectively evaluated impairment. Other allowances are based upon receivables individually evaluated for impairment. Collectability of the cemetery and mortuary receivables is significantly influenced by current economic conditions. The critical issues that impact recovery of mortgage loan operations are interest rate risk, loan underwriting, new regulations and the overall economy.

The Company provides allowances for losses on its mortgage loans held for investment through an allowance for loan losses. The allowance is comprised of two components. The first component is an allowance for collectively evaluated impairment that is based upon the Company’s historical experience in collecting similar receivables. The second component is based upon individual evaluation of loans that are determined to be impaired. Upon determining impairment, the Company establishes an individual impairment allowance based upon an assessment of the fair value of the underlying collateral. See the schedules in Note 3 for additional information. In addition, when a mortgage loan is past due more than 90 days, the Company does not accrue any interest income. When a loan becomes delinquent, the Company proceeds to foreclose on the real estate and all expenses for foreclosure are expensed as incurred. Once foreclosed, an adjustment for the lower of cost or fair value is made, if necessary, and the amount is classified as real estate held for investment. The Company will rent the properties until it is deemed desirable to sell them.

The allowance for losses on mortgage loans held for investment could change based on changes in the value of the underlying collateral, the performance status of the loans, or the Company’s actual collection experience. The actual losses could change, in the near term, from the established allowance, based upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of these events.

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9) Derivative Commitments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Notes

9) Derivative Commitments

9)      Derivative Instruments

Mortgage Banking Derivatives

Loan Commitments

The Company is exposed to price risk due to the potential impact of changes in interest rates on the values of loan commitments from the time a loan commitment is made to an applicant to the time the loan that would result from the exercise of that loan commitment is funded. Managing price risk is complicated by the fact that the ultimate percentage of loan commitments that will be exercised (i.e., the number of loans that will be funded) fluctuates. The probability that a loan will not be funded or the loan application is denied or withdrawn within the terms of the commitment is driven by a number of factors, particularly the change, if any, in mortgage rates following the issuance of the loan commitment.

In general, the probability of funding increases if mortgage rates rise and decreases if mortgage rates fall. This is due primarily to the relative attractiveness of current mortgage rates compared to the applicant’s committed rate. The probability that a loan will not be funded within the terms of the mortgage loan commitment also is influenced by the source of the applications (retail, broker or correspondent channels), proximity to rate lock expiration, purpose for the loan (purchase or refinance) product type and the application approval status. The Company has developed fallout estimates using historical data that take into account all of the variables, as well as renegotiations of rate and point commitments that tend to occur when mortgage rates fall. These fallout estimates are used to estimate the number of loans that the Company expects to be funded within the terms of the loan commitments and are updated periodically to reflect the most current data.

The Company estimates the fair value of a loan commitment based on the change in estimated fair value of the underlying mortgage loan, quoted MBS prices, estimates of the fair value of mortgage servicing rights, and an estimate of the probability that the mortgage loan will fund within the terms of the commitment net of estimated commission expense. The change in fair value of the underlying mortgage loan is measured from the date the loan commitment is issued and is shown net of expenses. Following issuance, the value of a loan commitment can be either positive or negative depending upon the change in value of the underlying mortgage loans.

Forward Sale Commitments

The Company utilizes forward commitments to economically hedge the price risk associated with its outstanding mortgage loan commitments. A forward commitment protects the Company from losses on sales of the loans arising from exercise of the loan commitments. Management expects these types of commitments will experience changes in fair value opposite to changes in fair value of the loan commitments, thereby reducing earnings volatility related to the recognition in earnings of changes in the values of the commitments.

The net changes in fair value of all loan commitments and forward sale commitments are shown in current earnings as a component of mortgage fee income.

Call and Put Options

The Company uses a strategy of selling “out of the money” call options on its available for sale equity securities as a source of revenue.  The options give the purchaser the right to buy from the Company specified equity securities at a set price up to a pre-determined date in the future.  The Company uses the strategy of selling put options as a means of generating cash or purchasing equity securities at lower than current market prices.  The Company receives an immediate payment of cash for the value of the option and establishes a liability for the fair value of the option.  The liability for options is adjusted to fair value at each reporting date. In the event an option is exercised, the Company recognizes a gain on the sale of the equity security and a gain on the sale of the option.  If the option expires unexercised, the Company recognizes a gain from the sale of the option.

The following table shows the fair value of derivatives as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

	Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
	Asset Derivatives				Liability Derivatives
	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Loan commitments	other assets	$5,285,366	other assets	$3,389,618	Other liabilities	$564,025	Other liabilities	$102,212
Call options	--	--	--	--	Other liabilities	38,628	Other liabilities	109,474
Put options	--	--	--	--	Other liabilities	13,700	Other liabilities	26,494
Interest rate swaps	--	--	--	--	Bank loans payable	1,713	Bank loans payable	3,308
Total		$5,285,366		$3,389,618		$618,066		$241,488

The following table shows the gains and losses on derivatives for the periods presented. There were no gains or losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI) into income or gains or losses recognized in income on derivatives ineffective portion or any amounts excluded from effective testing.

	Net Amount Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI
	Three Months Ended Mar 31
Derivative - Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:	2017	2016
Interest Rate Swaps	$1,595	$2,737
Sub Total	1,595	2,737
Tax Effect	622	1,068
Total	$973	$1,669

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10) Reinsurance, Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Notes

10) Reinsurance, Commitments and Contingencies

10)    Reinsurance, Commitments and Contingencies

Reinsurance

The Company follows the procedure of reinsuring risks in excess of a specified limit, which ranges from $25,000 to $100,000. The Company is liable for these amounts in the event such reinsurers are unable to pay their portion of the claims. The Company has also assumed insurance from other companies.

Mortgage Loan Loss Settlements

Future loan losses can be extremely difficult to estimate. However, management believes that the Company’s reserve methodology and its current practice of property preservation allow it to estimate its potential losses on loans sold. The amounts expensed for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 were $427,000 and $587,000 respectively. The estimated liability for indemnification losses is included in other liabilities and accrued expenses and, as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the balances were $1,065,000 and $628,000, respectively.

Mortgage Loan Loss Litigation

For a description of the litigation involving SecurityNational Mortgage and Lehman Brothers and Aurora Loan Services, reference is to Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Other Contingencies and Commitments

The Company has entered into commitments to fund construction and land development loans and has also provided financing for land acquisition and development. As of March 31, 2017, the Company’s commitments were approximately $45,923,000 for these loans of which $33,917,000 had been funded. The Company will advance funds once the work has been completed and an independent inspection is made. The maximum loan commitment ranges between 50% and 80% of appraised value. The Company receives fees and interest for these loans and the interest rate is generally fixed 5.50% to 8.00% per annum. Maturities range between six and eighteen months.

The Company belongs to a captive insurance group for certain casualty insurance, worker compensation and liability programs. Insurance reserves are maintained relative to these programs. The level of exposure from catastrophic events is limited by the purchase of stop-loss and aggregate liability reinsurance coverage. When estimating the insurance liabilities and related reserves, the captive insurance management considers a number of factors, which include historical claims experience, demographic factors, severity factors and valuations provided by independent third-party actuaries. If actual claims or adverse development of loss reserves occurs and exceed these estimates, additional reserves may be required. The estimation process contains uncertainty since captive insurance management must use judgment to estimate the ultimate cost that will be incurred to settle reported claims and unreported claims for incidents incurred but not reported as of the balance sheet date. At March 31, 2017, $471,607 of reserves was established related to such insurance programs versus $416,576 at December 31, 2016.

The Company is a defendant in various other legal actions arising from the normal conduct of business. Management believes that none of the actions will have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. Based on management’s assessment and legal counsel’s representations concerning the likelihood of unfavorable outcomes, no amounts have been accrued for the above claims in the consolidated financial statements.

The Company is not a party to any other material legal proceedings outside the ordinary course of business or to any other legal proceedings, which, if adversely determined, would have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations.

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11) Mortgage Servicing Rights

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Notes

11) Mortgage Servicing Rights

11)  Mortgage Servicing Rights

The Company reports these MSRs pursuant to the accounting policy discussed in Note 7.

The following is a summary of the MSR activity for the periods presented.

	As of March 31, 2017	As of December 31, 2016
Amortized cost:
Balance before valuation allowance at beginning of year	$18,872,362	$12,679,755
MSRs proceeds from loan sales	1,357,867	8,603,154
Amortization	(797,236)	(2,410,547)
Application of valuation allowance to write down MSRs    with other than temporary impairment	-	-
Balance before valuation allowance at end of period	$19,432,993	$18,872,362
Valuation allowance for impairment of MSRs:
Balance at beginning of year	$-	$-
Additions	-	-
Application of valuation allowance to write down MSRs    with other than temporary impairment	-	-
Balance at end of period	$-	$-
Mortgage servicing rights, net	$19,432,993	$18,872,362
Estimated fair value of MSRs at end of period	$26,632,996	$25,496,832

The Company collected the following contractual servicing fee income and late fee income as reported in other revenues on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings:

	Three Months Ended Mar 31
	2017	2016
Contractual servicing fees	$1,835,873	$1,314,285
Late fees	86,338	63,055
Total	$1,922,211	$1,377,340

The following is a summary of the unpaid principal balances of the servicing portfolio for the periods presented:

	As of March 31, 2017	As of December 31, 2016
Servicing UPB	$2,744,354,316	$2,720,441,340

The following key assumptions were used in determining MSR value:

	Prepayment Speeds	Average Life(Years)	Discount Rate
March 31, 2017	3.79%	6.55	10.01
December 31, 2016	3.77%	6.52	10.01

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12) Acquisitions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Notes

12) Acquisitions

12) Acquisitions

Acquisition of First Guaranty Insurance Company

On July 11, 2016, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Security National Life completed the stock purchase transaction with the shareholders of Reppond Holding Corporation, an Arkansas corporation ("Reppond Holding") and sole shareholder of First Guaranty Insurance Company, a Louisiana domestic stock legal reserve life insurance company ("First Guaranty"), to purchase all the outstanding shares of common stock of Reppond Holding. Under the terms of the stock purchase agreement, dated February 17, 2016, between Security National Life and Reppond Holding, which was later amended on March 4 and 17, 2016, Security National Life paid a total of $6,753,000 at the closing in consideration for the purchase of all the outstanding shares of stock of Reppond Holding from its shareholders.

The estimated fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition were as follows:

Fixed maturity securities, held to maturity	$43,878,084
Equity securities, available for sale	646,335
Mortgage loans on real estate	4,528,582
Real estate held for investment	528,947
Policy loans	145,953
Short-term investments	5,358,403
Accrued investment income	585,985
Cash and cash equivalents	2,424,480
Receivables	73,347
Property and equipment	21,083
Deferred tax asset	1,190,862
Receivable from reinsurers	34,948
Other	57,768
Total assets acquired	59,474,777
Future life, annuity, and other benefits	(52,648,838)
Accounts payable	(6,953)
Other liabilities and accrued expenses	(65,986)
Total liabilities assumed	(52,721,777)
Fair value of net assets acquired/consideration paid	$6,753,000

The estimated fair value of the fixed maturity securities and the equity securities is based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in an active market.  These types of financial assets are considered Level 1 under the fair value hierarchy. The estimated fair value of future life, annuity, and other benefits is based on assumptions of the future value of the business acquired. Based on the unobservable nature of certain of these assumptions, the valuation for these financial liabilities is considered to be Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy. The Company determined that the estimated fair value of the remaining assets and liabilities acquired approximated their book values. The fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are subject to adjustment during the first twelve months after the acquisition date if additional information becomes available to indicate a more accurate or appropriate value for an asset or liability.

The following unaudited pro forma information has been prepared to present the results of operations of the Company assuming the acquisition of First Guaranty had occurred at the beginning of the three month periods ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. This pro forma information is supplemental and does not necessarily present the operations of the Company that would have occurred had the acquisition occurred on those dates and may not reflect the operations that will occur in the future:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31 (unaudited)
	2017	2016
Total revenues	$69,452,369	$68,513,613
Net earnings	$1,468,464	$2,375,754
Net earnings per Class A equivalent common share	$0.10	$0.16
Net earnings per Class A equivalent common share assuming dilution
Total revenues	$0.09	$0.16

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1) Basis of Presentation: Accounting Policy (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Policies

Accounting Policy

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10 Q and Articles 8 and 10 of Regulation S X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2016, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (file number 000-09341). In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2017. The presentation of certain amounts in the prior year have been reclassified to conform to the 2017 presentation.  See additional discussion regarding restatement of mortgage banking derivatives in the financial statements Note 21 and 22 included in the Company’s Form 10-K.

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1) Basis of Presentation: Use of Estimates Policy (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Policies

Use of Estimates Policy

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant changes in the near term are those used in determining the value of derivative assets and liabilities, those used in determining deferred acquisition costs and the value of business acquired, those used in determining the value of mortgage loans foreclosed to real estate held for investment, those used in determining the liability for future policy benefits and unearned revenue, those used in determining the estimated future costs for pre-need sales, those used in determining the value of mortgage servicing rights, those used in determining allowances for loan losses for mortgage loans on real estate, those used in determining loan loss reserve, and those used in determining deferred tax assets and liabilities. Although some variability is inherent in these estimates, management believes the amounts provided are fairly stated in all material respects.

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2) Recent Accounting Pronouncements: New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Policies

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy

ASU No. 2016-13: “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326)” – Issued in June 2016, ASU 2016-13 amends guidance on reporting credit losses for assets held at amortized cost basis and available for sale debt securities. For assets held at amortized cost basis, Topic 326 eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold in current generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and, instead, requires an entity to reflect its current estimate of all expected credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial assets to present the net amount expected to be collected. For available for sale debt securities, credit losses should be measured in a manner similar to current GAAP, however Topic 326 will require that credit losses be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down. The new authoritative guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is in the process of evaluating the potential impact of this standard.

ASU No. 2016-02: “Leases (Topic 842)” - Issued in February 2016, ASU 2016-02 supersedes the leases requirements in ASC Topic 840, “Leases”, and was issued to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The new authoritative guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is in the process of evaluating the potential impact of this standard.

ASU No. 2016-01: “Financial Instruments – Overall (Topic 825-10)” – Issued in January 2016, ASU 2016-01 changes the accounting for non-consolidated equity investments that are not accounted for under the equity method of accounting by requiring changes in fair value to be recognized in income. Under current guidance, changes in fair value for investments of this nature are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income as a component of stockholders’ equity.  Additionally, ASU 2016-01 simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values; requires entities to use the exit price when estimating the fair value of financial instruments; and modifies various presentation disclosure requirements for financial instruments.  The new authoritative guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is in the process of evaluating the potential impact of this standard.

ASU No. 2014-09: “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” - Issued in May 2014, ASU 2014-09 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, and requires entities to recognize revenue in a way that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Insurance contracts are excluded from the scope of this new guidance. The new authoritative guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is in the process of evaluating the potential impact of this standard, which is not expected to be material to the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

The Company has reviewed other recent accounting pronouncements and has determined that they will not significantly impact the Company’s results of operations or financial position.

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3) Investments: Held-to-maturity Securities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Held-to-maturity Securities

	Cost	Gross Unrealized Gains	Gross Unrealized Losses	Estimated Fair Value
March 31, 2017
Fixed maturity securities held to maturity carried at amortized cost:
Bonds:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies	$4,357,040	$244,853	$(57,240)	$4,544,653
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	5,995,384	146,273	(132,140)	6,009,517
Corporate securities including public utilities	165,716,233	11,763,828	(2,443,238)	175,036,823
Mortgage-backed securities	9,753,206	246,004	(233,586)	9,765,624
Redeemable preferred stock	623,635	14,954	(8,627)	629,962
Total fixed maturity securities held to maturity	$186,445,498	$12,415,912	$(2,874,831)	$195,986,579

AsOfDecember312016Member

Held-to-maturity Securities

	Cost	Gross Unrealized Gains	Gross Unrealized Losses	Estimated Fair Value
December 31, 2016:
Fixed maturity securities held to maturity carried at amortized cost:
Bonds:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies	$4,475,065	$249,028	$(66,111)	$4,657,982
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	6,017,225	153,514	(133,249)	6,037,490
Corporate securities including public utilities	164,375,636	10,440,989	(3,727,013)	171,089,612
Mortgage-backed securities	9,488,083	221,400	(280,871)	9,428,612
Redeemable preferred stock	623,635	13,418	-	637,053
Total fixed maturity securities held to maturity	$184,979,644	$11,078,349	$(4,207,244)	$191,850,749

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3) Investments: Available-for-sale Securities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Available-for-sale Securities

Equity securities available for sale at estimated fair value:
Common stock:
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other	$11,139,482	$412,535	$(816,778)	$10,735,239
Total equity securities available for sale at estimated fair value	$11,139,482	$412,535	$(816,778)	$10,735,239
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans held for investment at amortized cost:
Residential	$64,629,906
Residential construction	33,917,309
Commercial	37,532,001
Less: Allowance for loan losses	(1,955,443)
Total mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans held for investment	$134,123,773
Real estate held for investment - net of depreciation	$151,417,470
Policy loans and other investments are shown at amortized cost:
Policy loans	$6,666,500
Insurance assignments	33,857,966
Promissory notes	48,797
Other investments	2,250,000
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(1,050,111)
Total policy loans and other investments	$41,773,152
Short-term investments at amortized cost	$28,346,922

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Available-for-sale Securities

Equity securities available for sale at estimated fair value:
Common stock:
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other	$10,985,338	$447,110	$(859,092)	$10,573,356
Total securities available for sale carried at estimated fair value	$10,985,338	$447,110	$(859,092)	$10,573,356
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans held for investment at amortized cost:
Residential	$58,593,622
Residential construction	40,800,117
Commercial	51,536,622
Less: Allowance for loan losses	(1,748,783)
Total mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans held for investment	$149,181,578
Real estate held for investment - net of depreciation	$145,165,921
Policy loans and other investments are shown at amortized cost:
Policy loans	$6,694,148
Insurance assignments	33,548,079
Promissory notes	48,797
Other investments	1,765,752
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts	(1,119,630)
Total policy loans and other investments	$40,937,146
Short-term investments at amortized cost	$27,560,040

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3) Investments: Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Fixed Maturities

Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments

	Unrealized Losses for Less than Twelve Months	Fair Value	Unrealized Losses for More than Twelve Months	Fair Value	Total Unrealized Loss	Fair Value
At March 31, 2017
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. Government Agencies	$57,240	$1,345,231	$-	$-	$57,240	$1,345,231
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	132,140	3,270,595	-	-	132,140	3,270,595
Corporate securities	1,094,907	29,075,748	1,348,331	12,362,900	2,443,238	41,438,648
Mortgage-backed securities	126,828	1,745,284	106,758	1,470,559	233,586	3,215,843
Redeemable preferred stock	8,627	98,110	-	-	8,627	98,110
Total unrealized losses	$1,419,742	$35,534,968	$1,455,089	$13,833,459	$2,874,831	$49,368,427
At December 31, 2016
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. Government Agencies	$66,111	$1,342,088	$-	$-	$66,111	$1,342,088
Obligations of states and political subdivisions	133,249	3,686,856	-	-	133,249	3,686,856
Corporate securities	1,728,312	41,796,016	1,998,701	12,969,135	3,727,013	54,765,151
Mortgage-backed securities	176,715	4,176,089	104,156	940,278	280,871	5,116,367
Total unrealized losses	$2,104,387	$51,001,049	$2,102,857	$13,909,413	$4,207,244	$64,910,462

Equity Securities

Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments

	Unrealized Losses for Less than Twelve Months	No. of Investment Positions	Unrealized Losses for More than Twelve Months	No. of Investment Positions	Total Unrealized Losses
At March 31, 2017
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other	$178,006	149	$638,772	105	$816,778
Total unrealized losses	$178,006	149	$638,772	105	$816,778
Fair Value	$3,955,133		$1,154,812		$5,109,945
At December 31, 2016
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other	$215,563	124	$643,529	104	$859,092
Total unrealized losses	$215,563	124	$643,529	104	$859,092
Fair Value	$2,063,144		$1,685,874		$3,749,018

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3) Investments: Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Held-to-maturity Securities

Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date

	Amortized Cost	Estimated Fair    Value
Held to Maturity:
Due in 2017	$5,625,049	$5,677,028
Due in 2018 through 2021	42,733,718	44,794,103
Due in 2022 through 2026	43,263,792	45,020,917
Due after 2026	84,446,098	90,098,945
Mortgage-backed securities	9,753,206	9,765,624
Redeemable preferred stock	623,635	629,962
Total held to maturity	$186,445,498	$195,986,579

Available-for-sale Securities

Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date

	Cost	Estimated Fair Value
Available for Sale:
Common stock	$11,139,482	$10,735,239
Total available for sale	$11,139,482	$10,735,239

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3) Investments: Gain (Loss) on Investments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Gain (Loss) on Investments

	Three Months Ended Mar 31
	2017	2016
Fixed maturity securities held to maturity:
Gross realized gains	$2,434	$-
Gross realized losses	-	(24,795)
Other than temporary impairments	(52,139)	(30,000)
Securities available for sale:
Gross realized gains	60,978	63,495
Gross realized losses	(4,556)	(23,878)
Other than temporary impairments	-	(43,630)
Other assets:
Gross realized gains	456,275	84,768
Gross realized losses	(369,801)	(1,668)
Total	$93,191	$24,292

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3) Investments: Schedule of Major categories of net investment income (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Schedule of Major categories of net investment income

	Three Months Ended Mar 31
	2017	2016
Fixed maturity securities	$2,368,710	$2,050,569
Equity securities	54,786	71,041
Mortgage loans on real estate	2,223,139	2,026,515
Real estate	2,894,331	2,838,484
Policy loans	193,734	182,206
Insurance assignments	3,364,642	3,104,788
Other investments	7,543	-
Short-term investments,  principally interest on sale of mortgage loans and other	1,804,746	1,863,144
Gross investment income	12,911,631	12,136,747
Investment expenses	(3,348,349)	(3,144,556)
Net investment income	$9,563,282	$8,992,191

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3) Investments: Commercial Real Estate Investment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Commercial Real Estate Investment

	Net Ending Balance				Total Square Footage
	March 31		December 31		March 31	December 31
	2017		2016		2017	2016
Arizona	$447,229	(1)	$450,538	(1)	16,270	16,270
Arkansas	99,319		100,369		3,200	3,200
Kansas	12,512,451		12,450,297		222,679	222,679
Louisiana	512,324		518,700		7,063	7,063
Mississippi	3,795,355		3,818,985		33,821	33,821
New Mexico	7,000	(1)	7,000	(1)	-	-
Texas	3,760,499		3,734,974		23,470	23,470
Utah	57,104,854	(2)	47,893,073	(2)	433,244	433,244
	$78,239,031		$68,973,936		739,747	739,747
(1) Includes undeveloped land
(2) Includes 53rd Center to be completed in July 2017

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3) Investments: Residential Real Estate Investment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Residential Real Estate Investment

	Net Ending Balance
	March 31	December 31
	2017	2016
Arizona	$739,333	$742,259
California	5,404,417	5,848,389
Colorado	204,538	364,489
Florida	8,273,416	8,327,355
Ohio	46,658	46,658
Oklahoma	17,500	-
Texas	777,843	1,091,188
Utah	57,428,553	59,485,466
Washington	286,181	286,181
	$73,178,439	$76,191,985

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3) Investments: Real estate owned and occupied (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Real estate owned and occupied

Location	Business Segment	Approximate Square Footage	Square Footage Occupied by the Company
5300 South 360 West, Salt Lake City, UT (1)	Corporate Offices, Life Insurance and Cemetery/Mortuary Operations	36,000	100%
5201 Green Street, Salt Lake City, UT	Mortgage Operations	36,899	34%
1044 River Oaks Dr., Flowood, MS	Life Insurance Operations	5,522	27%
(1) This asset is included in property and equipment on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

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3) Investments: Schedule of Allowance for loan losses as a contra-asset account (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Schedule of Allowance for loan losses as a contra-asset account

Allowance for Credit Losses and Recorded Investment in Mortgage Loans
	Commercial	Residential	Residential Construction	Total
March 31, 2017
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance - January 1, 2017	$187,129	$1,461,540	$100,114	$1,748,783
Charge-offs	-	(16,226)	-	(16,226)
Provision	-	222,886	-	222,886
Ending balance -March 31, 2017	$187,129	$1,668,200	$100,114	$1,955,443
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$-	$423,487	$-	$423,487
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$187,129	$1,244,713	$100,114	$1,531,956
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	$-	$-	$-	$-
Mortgage loans:
Ending balance	$37,532,001	$64,629,906	$33,917,309	$136,079,216
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$203,264	$4,842,306	$484,196	$5,529,766
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$37,328,737	$59,787,600	$33,433,113	$130,549,450
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	$-	$-	$-	$-

December 31, 2016
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance - January 1, 2016	$187,129	$1,560,877	$100,114	$1,848,120
Charge-offs	-	(420,135)	-	(420,135)
Provision	-	320,798	-	320,798
Ending balance - December 31, 2016	$187,129	$1,461,540	$100,114	$1,748,783
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$-	$374,501	$-	$374,501
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$187,129	$1,087,039	$100,114	$1,374,282
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	$-	$-	$-	$-
Mortgage loans:
Ending balance	$51,536,622	$58,593,622	$40,800,117	$150,930,361
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$202,992	$2,916,538	$64,895	$3,184,425
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$51,333,630	$55,677,084	$40,735,222	$147,745,936
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality	$-	$-	$-	$-

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3) Investments: Schedule of aging of mortgage loans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Schedule of aging of mortgage loans

Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans
	30-59 Days Past Due	60-89 Days Past Due	Greater Than 90 Days (1)	In Process of Foreclosure (1)	Total Past Due	Current	Total Mortgage Loans	Allowance for Loan Losses	Net Mortgage Loans
March 31, 2017
Commercial	$1,547,419	$-	$-	$203,264	$1,750,683	$35,781,318	$37,532,001	$(187,129)	$37,344,872
Residential	733,374	91,433	1,451,582	3,390,724	5,667,113	58,962,793	64,629,906	(1,668,200)	62,961,706
Residential   Construction	-	-	64,895	419,301	484,196	33,433,113	33,917,309	(100,114)	33,817,195
Total	$2,280,793	$91,433	$1,516,477	$4,013,289	$7,901,992	$128,177,224	$136,079,216	$(1,955,443)	$134,123,773
December 31, 2016
Commercial	$-	$-	$-	$202,992	$202,992	$51,333,630	$51,536,622	$(187,129)	$51,349,493
Residential	964,960	996,779	1,290,355	1,626,183	4,878,277	53,715,345	58,593,622	(1,461,540)	57,132,082
Residential   Construction	-	-	64,895	-	64,895	40,735,222	40,800,117	(100,114)	40,700,003
Total	$964,960	$996,779	$1,355,250	$1,829,175	$5,146,164	$145,784,197	$150,930,361	$(1,748,783)	$149,181,578
(1)  Interest income is not recognized on loans past due greater than 90 days or in foreclosure.

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3) Investments: Schedule of Impaired Mortgage Loans (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Schedule of Impaired Mortgage Loans

Impaired Loans
	Recorded Investment	Unpaid Principal Balance	Related Allowance	Average Recorded Investment	Interest Income Recognized
March 31, 2017
With no related allowance recorded:
Commercial	$203,264	$203,264	$-	$203,264	$-
Residential	-	-	-	-	-
Residential construction	484,196	484,196	-	484,196	-
With an allowance recorded:
Commercial	$-	$-	$-	$-	$-
Residential	4,842,306	4,842,306	423,487	4,842,306	-
Residential construction	-	-	-	-	-
Total:
Commercial	$203,264	$203,264	$-	$203,264	$-
Residential	4,842,306	4,842,306	423,487	4,842,306	-
Residential construction	484,196	484,196	-	484,196	-
December 31, 2016
With no related allowance recorded:
Commercial	$202,992	$202,992	$-	$202,992	$-
Residential	-	-	-	-	-
Residential construction	64,895	64,895	-	64,895	-
With an allowance recorded:
Commercial	$-	$-	$-	$-	$-
Residential	2,916,538	2,916,538	374,501	2,916,538	-
Residential construction	-	-	-	-	-
Total:
Commercial	$202,992	$202,992	$-	$202,992	$-
Residential	2,916,538	2,916,538	374,501	2,916,538	-
Residential construction	64,895	64,895	-	64,895	-

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3) Investments: Schedule Of Credit Risk Of Mortgage Loans Based On Performance Status (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Schedule Of Credit Risk Of Mortgage Loans Based On Performance Status:

Mortgage Loan Credit Exposure
Credit Risk Profile Based on Payment Activity
	Commercial		Residential		Residential Construction		Total
	March 31, 2017	December 31, 2016	March 31, 2017	December 31, 2016	March 31, 2017	December 31, 2016	March 31, 2017	December 31, 2016
Performing	$37,328,737	$51,333,630	$59,787,600	$55,677,084	$33,433,113	$40,735,222	$130,549,450	$147,745,936
Nonperforming	203,264	202,992	4,842,306	2,916,538	484,196	64,895	5,529,766	3,184,425
Total	$37,532,001	$51,536,622	$64,629,906	$58,593,622	$33,917,309	$40,800,117	$136,079,216	$150,930,361

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3) Investments: Schedule of Mortgage loans on a nonaccrual status (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Schedule of Mortgage loans on a nonaccrual status

	Mortgage Loans on Nonaccrual Status
	As of March 31 2017	As of December 31 2016
Commercial	$203,264	$202,992
Residential	4,842,306	2,916,538
Residential construction	484,196	64,895
Total	$5,529,766	$3,184,425

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3) Investments: Schedule of loan loss reserve which is included in other liabilities and accrued expenses (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Schedule of loan loss reserve which is included in other liabilities and accrued expenses

	As of March 31 2017	As of December 31 2016
Balance, beginning of period	$627,733	$2,805,900
Provisions for losses	426,634	4,688,754
Charge-offs, net of recaptured amounts	10,708	(6,866,921)
Balance, end of period	$1,065,075	$627,733

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4) Stock-based Compensation: Schedule of stock inventive plan changes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Schedule of stock inventive plan changes

	Number of Class A Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price	Number of Class C Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2016	741,973	$4.33	556,298	$4.61
Granted	-		-
Exercised	-		-
Cancelled	-		-
Outstanding at March 31, 2017	741,973	$4.33	556,298	$4.61
As of March 31, 2017:
Options exercisable	636,764	$3.94	493,298	$4.26
As of March 31, 2017:
Available options for future grant	253,432		-
Weighted average contractual term of options
outstanding at March 31, 2017	7.12 years		2.42 years
Weighted average contractual term of options
exercisable at March 31, 2017	6.70 years		2.13 years
Aggregated intrinsic value of options
outstanding at March 31, 2017 (1)	$1,837,828		$1,264,540
Aggregated intrinsic value of options
exercisable at March 31, 2017 (1)	$1,824,086		$1,264,540
(1) The Company used a stock price of $6.80 as of March 31, 2017 to derive intrinsic value.

A summary of the status of the Company’s stock incentive plans as of March 31, 2016, and the changes during the three months ended March 31, 2016, are presented below:

	Number of Class A Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price	Number of Class C Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2015	618,261	$3.89	577,436	$3.54
Granted	-		-
Exercised	(28,460)	2.15	-
Cancelled	-		-
Outstanding at March 31, 2016	589,801	$3.97	577,436	$3.54
As of March 31, 2016:
Options exercisable	484,659	$3.45	498,686	$2.99
As of March 31, 2016:
Available options for future grant	454,842		57,750
Weighted average contractual term of options
outstanding at March 31, 2016	7.50 years		2.50 years
Weighted average contractual term of options
exercisable at March 31, 2016	7.03 years		2.16 years
Aggregated intrinsic value of options
outstanding at March 31, 2016 (1)	$844,342		$1,096,391
Aggregated intrinsic value of options
exercisable at March 31, 2016 (1)	$844,342		$1,096,391
(1) The Company used a stock price of $5.09 as of March 31, 2016 to derive intrinsic value.

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5) Earnings Per Share: Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

		Three Months Ended March 31
		2017	2016
Numerator:
	Net earnings	$1,468,464	$2,611,537
Denominator:
	Basic weighted-average shares outstanding	15,058,153	14,656,450
Effect of dilutive securities:
	Employee stock options	469,843	455,828
	Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding	15,527,996	15,112,278
Basic net earnings per share		$0.10	$0.18
Diluted net earnings per share		$0.09	$0.17

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6) Business Segments: Schedule of Revenues and Expenses by Reportable Segment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Schedule of Revenues and Expenses by Reportable Segment

	Life Insurance	Cemetery/ Mortuary	Mortgage	Intercompany Eliminations	Consolidated
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2017
Revenues from external customers	$26,158,701	$3,604,897	$39,688,771	$-	$69,452,369
Intersegment revenues	2,988,651	109,351	95,770	(3,193,772)	-
Segment profit before income taxes	1,869,073	758,911	(359,694)	-	2,268,290
Identifiable Assets	833,999,127	99,554,821	72,678,401	(139,027,232)	867,205,117
Goodwill	2,765,570	-	-	-	2,765,570
For the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2016
Revenues from external customers	$22,075,134	$3,330,766	$41,949,407	$-	$67,355,307
Intersegment revenues	3,103,446	286,925	79,479	(3,469,850)	-
Segment profit before income taxes	1,065,168	469,055	2,657,534	-	4,191,757
Identifiable Assets	724,858,698	96,827,903	69,077,738	(133,414,858)	757,349,481
Goodwill	2,765,570	-	-	-	2,765,570

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7): Fair Value of Financial Instruments: Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

AsOfMarch312017Member

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis

	Total	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)	Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Common stock	$10,735,239	$10,735,239	$-	$-
Total securities available for sale	$10,735,239	$10,735,239	$-	$-
Restricted assets of cemeteries and mortuaries	$752,814	$752,814	$-	$-
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	672,922	672,922	-	-
Derivatives - loan commitments	5,285,366	-	-	5,285,366
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis	$17,446,341	$12,160,975	$-	$5,285,366
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Policyholder account balances	$(49,155,440)	$-	$-	$(49,155,440)
Future policy benefits - annuities	(98,714,812)	-	-	(98,714,812)
Derivatives - bank loan interest rate swaps	(1,713)	-	-	(1,713)
- call options	(38,628)	(38,628)	-	-
- put options	(13,700)	(13,700)	-	-
- loan commitments	(564,025)	-	-	(564,025)
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis	$(148,488,318)	$(52,328)	$-	$(148,435,990)

AsOfDecember312016Member

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis

	Total	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)	Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Common stock	$10,573,356	$10,573,356	$-	$-
Total securities available for sale	$10,573,356	$10,573,356	$-	$-
Restricted assets of cemeteries and mortuaries	$736,603	$736,603	$-	$-
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	698,202	698,202	-	-
Derivatives - loan commitments	3,389,618	-	-	3,389,618
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis	$15,397,779	$12,008,161	$-	$3,389,618
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Policyholder account balances	$(49,421,125)	$-	$-	$(49,421,125)
Future policy benefits - annuities	(99,388,662)	-	-	(99,388,662)
Derivatives - bank loan interest rate swaps	(3,308)	-	-	(3,308)
- call options	(109,474)	(109,474)	-	-
- put options	(26,494)	(26,494)	-	-
- loan commitments	(102,212)	-	-	(102,212)
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis	$(149,051,275)	$(135,968)	$-	$(148,915,307)

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7): Fair Value of Financial Instruments: Schedule of Changes in the consolidated balance sheet line items measured using level 3 inputs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

AsOfMarch312017Member

Schedule of Changes in the consolidated balance sheet line items measured using level 3 inputs

	Policyholder Account Balances	Future Policy Benefits - Annuities	Loan Commitments	Bank Loan Interest Rate Swaps
Balance - December 31, 2016	$(49,421,125)	$(99,388,662)	$3,287,406	$(3,308)
Total gains (losses):
Included in earnings	265,685	673,850	1,433,935	-
Included in other comprehensive income	-	-	-	1,595
Balance - March 31, 2017	$(49,155,440)	$(98,714,812)	$4,721,341	$(1,713)

AsOfDecember312016Member

Schedule of Changes in the consolidated balance sheet line items measured using level 3 inputs

	Policyholder Account Balances	Future Policy Benefits - Annuities	Loan Commitments	Bank Loan Interest Rate Swaps
Balance - December 31, 2015	$(50,694,953)	$(69,398,617)	$3,333,091	$(13,947)
Purchases	-	(30,294,480)	-	-
Total gains (losses):
Included in earnings	1,273,828	304,435	(45,685)	-
Included in other
comprehensive income	-	-	-	10,639
Balance - December 31, 2016	$(49,421,125)	$(99,388,662)	$3,287,406	$(3,308)

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7): Fair Value of Financial Instruments: Schedule of Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

AsOfMarch312017Member

Schedule of Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring

		Quoted Prices
		in Active	Significant	Significant
		Markets for	Observable	Unobservable
		Identical Assets	Inputs	Inputs
	Total	(Level 1)	(Level 2)	(Level 3)
Assets accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
Mortgage loans on real estate	$5,106,278	$-	$-	$5,106,278
Mortgage servicing rights	1,357,867	-	-	1,357,867
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis	$6,464,145	$-	$-	$6,464,145

AsOfDecember312016Member

Schedule of Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring

		Quoted Prices
		in Active	Significant	Significant
		Markets for	Observable	Unobservable
		Identical Assets	Inputs	Inputs
	Total	(Level 1)	(Level 2)	(Level 3)
Assets accounted for at fair value on a
nonrecurring basis
Mortgage loans on real estate	$2,809,925	$-	$-	$2,809,925
Mortgage servicing rights	8,603,154	-	-	8,603,154
Real estate held for investment	2,347,820	-	-	2,347,820
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a
nonrecurring basis	$13,760,899	$-	$-	$13,760,899

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7): Fair Value of Financial Instruments: Schedule of Financial Instruments Carried at Other Than Fair Value (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Schedule of Financial Instruments Carried at Other Than Fair Value

	Carrying Value	Level 1	Level 2		Level 3		Total Estimated Fair Value
Assets
Mortgage loans:
Residential	$62,961,706	$-	$-		$67,122,262		$67,122,262
Residential construction	33,817,195	-	-		33,817,195		33,817,195
Commercial	37,344,872	-	-		38,610,972		38,610,972
Mortgage loans, net	$134,123,773	$-		$-		$139,550,429		$139,550,429
Policy loans	6,666,500	-	-		6,666,500		6,666,500
Insurance assignments, net	32,856,652	-	-		32,856,652		32,856,652
Short-term investments	28,346,922	-	-		28,346,922		28,346,922
Liabilities
Bank and other loans payable	$(61,546,973)	$-	$-		$(61,546,973)		$(61,546,973)

The carrying values and estimated fair values for such financial instruments, and their corresponding placement in the fair value hierarchy, are summarized as follows as of December 31, 2016:

	Carrying Value	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Total Estimated Fair Value
Assets
Mortgage loans:
Residential	$57,132,082	$-	$-	$61,357,393	$61,357,393
Residential construction	40,700,003	-	-	40,700,003	40,700,003
Commercial	51,349,493	-	-	53,299,800	53,299,800
Mortgage loans, net	$149,181,578	$-	$-	$155,357,196	$155,357,196
Policy loans	6,694,148	-	-	6,694,148	6,694,148
Insurance assignments, net	32,477,246	-	-	32,477,246	32,477,246
Short-term investments	27,560,040	-	-	27,560,040	27,560,040
Liabilities
Bank and other loans payable	$(53,715,240)	$-	$-	$(53,715,240)	$(53,715,240)

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9) Derivative Commitments: Schedule of Derivative Assets at Fair Value (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Schedule of Derivative Assets at Fair Value

	Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
	Asset Derivatives				Liability Derivatives
	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016		March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Loan commitments	other assets	$5,285,366	other assets	$3,389,618	Other liabilities	$564,025	Other liabilities	$102,212
Call options	--	--	--	--	Other liabilities	38,628	Other liabilities	109,474
Put options	--	--	--	--	Other liabilities	13,700	Other liabilities	26,494
Interest rate swaps	--	--	--	--	Bank loans payable	1,713	Bank loans payable	3,308
Total		$5,285,366		$3,389,618		$618,066		$241,488

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9) Derivative Commitments: Schedule of Gains and Losses on Derivatives (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Schedule of Gains and Losses on Derivatives

	Net Amount Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI
	Three Months Ended Mar 31
Derivative - Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:	2017	2016
Interest Rate Swaps	$1,595	$2,737
Sub Total	1,595	2,737
Tax Effect	622	1,068
Total	$973	$1,669

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11) Mortgage Servicing Rights: Schedule of Mortgage Servicing Rights (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Schedule of Mortgage Servicing Rights

	As of March 31, 2017	As of December 31, 2016
Amortized cost:
Balance before valuation allowance at beginning of year	$18,872,362	$12,679,755
MSRs proceeds from loan sales	1,357,867	8,603,154
Amortization	(797,236)	(2,410,547)
Application of valuation allowance to write down MSRs    with other than temporary impairment	-	-
Balance before valuation allowance at end of period	$19,432,993	$18,872,362
Valuation allowance for impairment of MSRs:
Balance at beginning of year	$-	$-
Additions	-	-
Application of valuation allowance to write down MSRs    with other than temporary impairment	-	-
Balance at end of period	$-	$-
Mortgage servicing rights, net	$19,432,993	$18,872,362
Estimated fair value of MSRs at end of period	$26,632,996	$25,496,832

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11) Mortgage Servicing Rights: Schedule of Other Revenues (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Schedule of Other Revenues

	Three Months Ended Mar 31
	2017	2016
Contractual servicing fees	$1,835,873	$1,314,285
Late fees	86,338	63,055
Total	$1,922,211	$1,377,340

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11) Mortgage Servicing Rights: Summary of Unpaid Principal Balances of the Servicing Portfolio (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Summary of Unpaid Principal Balances of the Servicing Portfolio

	As of March 31, 2017	As of December 31, 2016
Servicing UPB	$2,744,354,316	$2,720,441,340

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11) Mortgage Servicing Rights: Assumptions used in determining MSR value (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Assumptions used in determining MSR value

	Prepayment Speeds	Average Life(Years)	Discount Rate
March 31, 2017	3.79%	6.55	10.01
December 31, 2016	3.77%	6.52	10.01

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12) Acquisitions: Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

Fixed maturity securities, held to maturity	$43,878,084
Equity securities, available for sale	646,335
Mortgage loans on real estate	4,528,582
Real estate held for investment	528,947
Policy loans	145,953
Short-term investments	5,358,403
Accrued investment income	585,985
Cash and cash equivalents	2,424,480
Receivables	73,347
Property and equipment	21,083
Deferred tax asset	1,190,862
Receivable from reinsurers	34,948
Other	57,768
Total assets acquired	59,474,777
Future life, annuity, and other benefits	(52,648,838)
Accounts payable	(6,953)
Other liabilities and accrued expenses	(65,986)
Total liabilities assumed	(52,721,777)
Fair value of net assets acquired/consideration paid	$6,753,000

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12) Acquisitions: Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Tables/Schedules

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information

	For the Three Months Ended March 31 (unaudited)
	2017	2016
Total revenues	$69,452,369	$68,513,613
Net earnings	$1,468,464	$2,375,754
Net earnings per Class A equivalent common share	$0.10	$0.16
Net earnings per Class A equivalent common share assuming dilution
Total revenues	$0.09	$0.16

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3) Investments: Held-to-maturity Securities (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
AmortizedCost	$ 186,445,498	$ 184,979,644
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain	12,415,912	11,078,349
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	(2,874,831)	(4,207,244)
Represents the monetary amount of HeldToMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue, as of the indicated date.	195,986,579	191,850,749
US Treasury and Government
AmortizedCost	4,357,040	4,475,065
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain	244,853	249,028
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	(57,240)	(66,111)
Represents the monetary amount of HeldToMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue, as of the indicated date.	4,544,653	4,657,982
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities
AmortizedCost	5,995,384	6,017,225
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain	146,273	153,514
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	(132,140)	(133,249)
Represents the monetary amount of HeldToMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue, as of the indicated date.	6,009,517	6,037,490
Corporate Debt Securities
AmortizedCost	165,716,233	164,375,636
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain	11,763,828	10,440,989
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	(2,443,238)	(3,727,013)
Represents the monetary amount of HeldToMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue, as of the indicated date.	175,036,823	171,089,612
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities
AmortizedCost	9,753,206	9,488,083
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain	246,004	221,400
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	(233,586)	(280,871)
Represents the monetary amount of HeldToMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue, as of the indicated date.	9,765,624	9,428,612
Redeemable Preferred Stock
AmortizedCost	623,635	623,635
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Gain	14,954	13,418
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	(8,627)
Represents the monetary amount of HeldToMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue, as of the indicated date.	$ 629,962	$ 637,053

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3) Investments: Available-for-sale Securities (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	$ 11,139,482
Represents the monetary amount of AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEstimatedFairValue, as of the indicated date.	10,735,239
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction	134,123,773	$ 149,181,578
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction, allowance for losses	(1,955,443)	(1,748,783)
Real estate held for investment, net of depreciation	151,417,470	145,165,921
Loans held for sale policy loans	6,666,500	6,694,148
Loans held for sale insurance assignments	33,857,966	33,548,079
Loans held for sale promissory notes	48,797	48,797
Other investments at estimated fair value	2,250,000	1,765,752
Loans held for sale allowance for doubtful accounts	(1,050,111)	(1,119,630)
Total policy loans and other investments	41,773,152	40,937,146
Short-term investments at amortized cost	28,346,922	27,560,040
Residential Mortgage
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction	64,629,906	58,593,622
Residential Construction
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction	33,917,309	40,800,117
Commercial Loan
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction	37,532,001	51,536,622
Common Stock
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	11,139,482
Represents the monetary amount of AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEstimatedFairValue, as of the indicated date.	10,735,239
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other equity securities
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	11,139,482	10,985,338
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain	412,535	447,110
AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses	(816,778)	(859,092)
Represents the monetary amount of AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEstimatedFairValue, as of the indicated date.	10,735,239	10,573,356
Equity Securities
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	11,139,482	10,985,338
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain	412,535	447,110
AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses	(816,778)	(859,092)
Represents the monetary amount of AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEstimatedFairValue, as of the indicated date.	$ 10,735,239	$ 10,573,356

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3) Investments: Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	$ 2,874,831	$ 4,207,244
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	49,368,427	64,910,462
Fair Value	5,109,945	3,749,018
USTreasurySecurities1Member
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	1,345,231	1,342,088
US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	132,140	133,249
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	3,270,595	3,686,856
Corporate Debt Securities
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	2,443,238	3,727,013
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	41,438,648	54,765,151
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	233,586	280,871
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	3,215,843	5,116,367
Redeemable Preferred Stock
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	8,627
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	98,110
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other equity securities
AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses	816,778	859,092
Equity Securities
AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses	816,778	859,092
Less than 12 months
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	1,419,742	2,104,387
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	35,534,968	51,001,049
Fair Value	3,955,133	2,063,144
Less than 12 months | USTreasurySecurities1Member
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	57,240	66,111
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	1,345,231	1,342,088
Less than 12 months | US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	132,140	133,249
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	3,270,595	3,686,856
Less than 12 months | Corporate Debt Securities
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	1,094,907	1,728,312
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	29,075,748	41,796,016
Less than 12 months | Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	126,828	176,715
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	1,745,284	4,176,089
Less than 12 months | Redeemable Preferred Stock
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	8,627
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	98,110
Less than 12 months | Industrial, miscellaneous and all other equity securities
AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses	$ 178,006	$ 215,563
No. of Investment Positions	149	124
Less than 12 months | Equity Securities
AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses	$ 178,006	$ 215,563
No. of Investment Positions	149	124
More than 12 months
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	$ 1,455,089	$ 2,102,857
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	13,833,459	13,909,413
Fair Value	1,154,812	1,685,874
More than 12 months | Corporate Debt Securities
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	1,348,331	1,998,701
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	12,362,900	12,969,135
More than 12 months | Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	106,758	104,156
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	1,470,559	940,278
More than 12 months | Industrial, miscellaneous and all other equity securities
AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses	$ 638,772	$ 643,529
No. of Investment Positions	105	104
More than 12 months | Equity Securities
AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses	$ 638,772	$ 643,529
No. of Investment Positions	105	104
TotalMember
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	$ 2,874,831	$ 4,207,244
TotalMember | USTreasurySecurities1Member
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	57,240	66,111
TotalMember | US States and Political Subdivisions Debt Securities
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	132,140	133,249
TotalMember | Corporate Debt Securities
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	2,443,238	3,727,013
TotalMember | Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	233,586	$ 280,871
TotalMember | Redeemable Preferred Stock
Held-to-maturity Securities, Unrecognized Holding Loss	$ 8,627

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3) Investments (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Average market value over amortized cost	94.50%		93.90%
Other than Temporary Impairment, Credit Losses Recognized in Earnings, Period Increase (Decrease)	$ 52,139	$ 30,000
Net Investment Income	9,563,282	8,992,191
Securities on deposit for regulatory authorities	9,268,330		$ 9,269,121
Cemeteries and mortuaries
Net Investment Income	$ 115,501	$ 87,976

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3) Investments: Equity Securities - Additional (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Average Market Value of Security over initial investment		86.20%	81.40%
Equity Securities
Other than Temporary Impairment Losses, Investments, Portion Recognized in Earnings, Net, Available-for-sale Securities	$ 43,630

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3) Investments: Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
AmortizedCost	$ 186,445,498	$ 184,979,644
Represents the monetary amount of HeldToMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue, as of the indicated date.	195,986,579	191,850,749
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	11,139,482
Represents the monetary amount of AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEstimatedFairValue, as of the indicated date.	10,735,239
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities
AmortizedCost	9,753,206	9,488,083
Represents the monetary amount of HeldToMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue, as of the indicated date.	9,765,624	9,428,612
Redeemable Preferred Stock
AmortizedCost	623,635	623,635
Represents the monetary amount of HeldToMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue, as of the indicated date.	629,962	$ 637,053
Common Stock
Available-for-sale Securities, Amortized Cost Basis	11,139,482
Represents the monetary amount of AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEstimatedFairValue, as of the indicated date.	10,735,239
DueIn2017Member
AmortizedCost	5,625,049
Represents the monetary amount of HeldToMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue, as of the indicated date.	5,677,028
DueIn2018Through2021Member
AmortizedCost	42,733,718
Represents the monetary amount of HeldToMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue, as of the indicated date.	44,794,103
DueIn2022Through2026Member
AmortizedCost	43,263,792
Represents the monetary amount of HeldToMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue, as of the indicated date.	45,020,917
DueAfter2026Member
AmortizedCost	84,446,098
Represents the monetary amount of HeldToMaturitySecuritiesEstimatedFairValue, as of the indicated date.	$ 90,098,945

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3) Investments: Gain (Loss) on Investments (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Fixed maturity securities held to maturity:	$ 93,191	$ 24,292
Held-to-maturity Securities
Gross Realized Gains	2,434
Gross Realized Losses		(24,795)
Other than Temporary Impairments	(52,139)	(30,000)
Available-for-sale Securities
Gross Realized Gains	60,978	63,495
Gross Realized Losses	(4,556)	(23,878)
Other than Temporary Impairments		(43,630)
Other Assets
Gross Realized Gains	456,275	84,768
Gross Realized Losses	$ (369,801)	$ (1,668)

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3) Investments: Net carrying amount of held to maturity securities (Details) - Held-to-maturity Securities	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Net carrying amount for sales of securities	$ 28,073
Net realized gain related to sales of securities	$ 2,434

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3) Investments: Schedule of Major categories of net investment income (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Gross investment income	$ 12,911,631	$ 12,136,747
Investment Income, Investment Expense	(3,348,349)	(3,144,556)
Net Investment Income	9,563,282	8,992,191
Fixed Maturities
Gross investment income	2,368,710	2,050,569
Equity Securities
Gross investment income	54,786	71,041
Mortgage Loans - Real Estate
Gross investment income	2,223,139	2,026,515
Real Estate
Gross investment income	2,894,331	2,838,484
PolicyStudentAndOtherLoansMember
Gross investment income	193,734	182,206
Insurance Assignments
Gross investment income	3,364,642	3,104,788
Other investments
Gross investment income	7,543
Short-term investments, principally gains on sale of mortgage loans
Gross investment income	$ 1,804,746	$ 1,863,144

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3) Investments: Commercial Real Estate Investment (Details)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016	$ 151,417,470	$ 145,165,921
Commercial Real Estate 1
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016	$ 78,239,031	$ 68,973,936
Square Footage	739,747	739,747
Commercial Real Estate 1 | ArizonaMember
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016	$ 447,229	$ 450,538
Square Footage	16,270	16,270
Commercial Real Estate 1 | ArkansasMember
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016	$ 99,319	$ 100,369
Square Footage	3,200	3,200
Commercial Real Estate 1 | KansasMember
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016	$ 12,512,451	$ 12,450,297
Square Footage	222,679	222,679
Commercial Real Estate 1 | LouisianaMember
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016	$ 512,324	$ 518,700
Square Footage	7,063	7,063
Commercial Real Estate 1 | MississippiMember
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016	$ 3,795,355	$ 3,818,985
Square Footage	33,821	33,821
Commercial Real Estate 1 | NewMexicoMember
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016	$ 7,000	$ 7,000
Commercial Real Estate 1 | TexasMember
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016	$ 3,760,499	$ 3,734,974
Square Footage	23,470	23,470
Commercial Real Estate 1 | UtahMember
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016	$ 57,104,854	$ 47,893,073
Square Footage	433,244	433,244

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3) Investments: Residential Real Estate Investment (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016	$ 151,417,470	$ 145,165,921
Residential Real Estate 1
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016	73,178,439	76,191,985
Residential Real Estate 1 | ArizonaMember
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016	739,333	742,259
Residential Real Estate 1 | CaliforniaMember
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016	5,404,417	5,848,389
Residential Real Estate 1 | ColoradoMember
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016	204,538	364,489
Residential Real Estate 1 | FloridaMember
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016	8,273,416	8,327,355
Residential Real Estate 1 | OhioMember
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016		46,658
Residential Real Estate 1 | OklahomaMember
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016	17,500
Residential Real Estate 1 | TexasMember
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016	777,843	1,091,188
Residential Real Estate 1 | UtahMember
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016	57,428,553	59,485,466
Residential Real Estate 1 | WashingtonMember
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $16,732,122 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016	$ 286,181	$ 286,181

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3) Investments: Mortgage Loans - Additional (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Details
Mortgage loans on real estate balances, net of allowance for losses	$ 1,955,443	$ 1,748,783

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3) Investments: Schedule of Allowance for loan losses as a contra-asset account (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Beginning Balance	$ 1,748,783	$ 1,848,120
Allowance for credit losses, Charge-offs	(16,226)	(420,135)
Allowance for credit losses, Provision	222,886	320,798
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Ending Balance	1,955,443	1,748,783
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	423,487	374,501
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,531,956	1,374,282
Mortgage loans	136,079,216	150,930,361
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	5,529,766	3,184,425
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	130,549,450	147,745,936
Commercial Loan
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Beginning Balance	187,129	187,129
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Ending Balance	187,129	187,129
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	187,129	187,129
Mortgage loans	37,532,001	51,536,622
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	203,264	202,992
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	37,328,737	51,333,630
Residential Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Beginning Balance	1,461,540	1,560,877
Allowance for credit losses, Charge-offs	(16,226)	(420,135)
Allowance for credit losses, Provision	222,886	320,798
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Ending Balance	1,668,200	1,461,540
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	423,487	374,501
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,244,713	1,087,039
Mortgage loans	64,629,906	58,593,622
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	4,842,306	2,916,538
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	59,787,600	55,677,084
Residential Construction
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Beginning Balance	100,114	100,114
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Ending Balance	100,114	100,114
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	100,114	100,114
Mortgage loans	33,917,309	40,800,117
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	484,196	64,895
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	$ 33,433,113	$ 40,735,222

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3) Investments: Schedule of aging of mortgage loans (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Mortgage Loans during period		$ 136,079,216	$ 150,930,361
Mortgage Loans, Allowance for Loan Losses		(1,955,443)	(1,748,783)
Commercial Loan
Mortgage Loans during period		37,532,001	51,536,622
Mortgage Loans, Allowance for Loan Losses		(187,129)	(187,129)
Residential Mortgage
Mortgage Loans during period		64,629,906	58,593,622
Mortgage Loans, Allowance for Loan Losses		(1,668,200)	(1,461,540)
Residential Construction
Mortgage Loans during period		33,917,309	40,800,117
Mortgage Loans, Allowance for Loan Losses		(100,114)	(100,114)
Past due 30 to 59 days
Mortgage Loans during period		2,280,793	964,960
Past due 30 to 59 days | Commercial Loan
Mortgage Loans during period		1,547,419
Past due 30 to 59 days | Residential Mortgage
Mortgage Loans during period		733,374	964,960
Past due 60 to 89 days
Mortgage Loans during period		91,433	996,779
Past due 60 to 89 days | Residential Mortgage
Mortgage Loans during period		91,433	996,779
Past due 90 or more days
Mortgage Loans during period	[1]	1,516,477	1,355,250
Past due 90 or more days | Residential Mortgage
Mortgage Loans during period	[1]	1,451,582	1,290,355
Past due 90 or more days | Residential Construction
Mortgage Loans during period	[1]	64,895	64,895
In Foreclosure
Mortgage Loans during period	[1]	4,013,289	1,829,175
In Foreclosure | Commercial Loan
Mortgage Loans during period	[1]	203,264	202,992
In Foreclosure | Residential Mortgage
Mortgage Loans during period	[1]	3,390,724	1,626,183
In Foreclosure | Residential Construction
Mortgage Loans during period	[1]	419,301
Total Past Due
Mortgage Loans during period		7,901,992	5,146,164
Total Past Due | Commercial Loan
Mortgage Loans during period		1,750,683	202,992
Total Past Due | Residential Mortgage
Mortgage Loans during period		5,667,113	4,878,277
Total Past Due | Residential Construction
Mortgage Loans during period		484,196	64,895
Current
Mortgage Loans during period		128,177,224	145,784,197
Current | Commercial Loan
Mortgage Loans during period		35,781,318	51,333,630
Current | Residential Mortgage
Mortgage Loans during period		58,962,793	53,715,345
Current | Residential Construction
Mortgage Loans during period		$ 33,433,113	$ 40,735,222

[1] There was not any interest income recognized on loans past due greater than 90 days or in foreclosure.

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3) Investments: Schedule of Impaired Mortgage Loans (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Commercial Loan
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	$ 203,264	$ 202,992
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	203,264	202,992
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	203,264	202,992
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	203,264	202,992
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	203,264	202,992
Residential Construction
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	484,196	64,895
Impaired Financing Receivable, with No Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	484,196	64,895
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	484,196	64,895
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	484,196	64,895
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	484,196	64,895
Residential Mortgage
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	4,842,306	2,916,538
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	4,842,306	2,916,538
Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance	423,487	374,501
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	4,842,306	2,916,538
TotalResidentialMortgageMember
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Recorded Investment	4,842,306	2,916,538
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Unpaid Principal Balance	4,842,306	2,916,538
Impaired Financing Receivable, Related Allowance	423,487	374,501
Impaired Financing Receivable, with Related Allowance, Average Recorded Investment	$ 4,842,306	$ 2,916,538

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3) Investments: Schedule Of Credit Risk Of Mortgage Loans Based On Performance Status (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Represents the monetary amount of MortgageLoans, as of the indicated date.	$ 136,079,216	$ 150,930,361
Commercial Loan
Represents the monetary amount of MortgageLoans, as of the indicated date.	37,532,001	51,536,622
Residential Mortgage
Represents the monetary amount of MortgageLoans, as of the indicated date.	64,629,906	58,593,622
Residential Construction
Represents the monetary amount of MortgageLoans, as of the indicated date.	$ 33,917,309	$ 40,800,117

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3) Investments: Summary of Interest not accrued on non-performing mortgage loans (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Details
Interest not accrued on non-performing loans	$ 156,000	$ 172,000

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3) Investments: Schedule of Mortgage loans on a nonaccrual status (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Loans and Leases Receivable, Nonperforming, Nonaccrual of Interest	$ 5,529,766	$ 3,184,425
Commercial Loan
Loans and Leases Receivable, Nonperforming, Nonaccrual of Interest	203,264	202,992
Residential Mortgage
Loans and Leases Receivable, Nonperforming, Nonaccrual of Interest	4,842,306	2,916,538
Residential Construction
Loans and Leases Receivable, Nonperforming, Nonaccrual of Interest	$ 484,196	$ 64,895

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3) Investments: Schedule of loan loss reserve which is included in other liabilities and accrued expenses (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Details
Beginning, Loan Loss Reserve	$ 627,733	$ 2,805,900
Loan loss reserve, Provisions for losses	426,634	4,688,754
Loan loss reserve, Charge-offs	10,708	(6,866,921)
Ending, Loan Loss Reserve	$ 1,065,075	$ 627,733

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4) Stock-based Compensation (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Details
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs, Capitalized Amount	$ 101,996	$ 84,452
Unrecognized compensation expense related to the options issued in December 2014	$ 273,464
Total intrinsic value		$ 91,989

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4) Stock-based Compensation: Schedule of stock inventive plan changes (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Class A Common Stock
Shares, Outstanding	741,973	589,801	741,973	618,261
Shares outstanding	$ 4.33	$ 3.97	$ 4.33	$ 3.89
Shares Exercised		(28,460)
Per Share Shares Exercised		$ 2.15
Options Exercisable	636,764	484,659
Options exercisable	$ 3.94	$ 3.45
Available options for future grant	$ 253,432	$ 454,842
Weighted average contractual term of options outstanding	7.12 years	7.50 years
Weighted average contractual term of options exercisable	6.70 years	7.03 years
Aggregated intrinsic value of options outstanding	$ 1,837,828	$ 844,342
Aggregated intrinsic value of options exercisable	$ 1,824,086	$ 844,342
Class C Common Stock
Shares, Outstanding	556,298	577,436	556,298	577,436
Shares outstanding	$ 4.61	$ 3.54	$ 4.61	$ 3.54
Options Exercisable	493,298	498,686
Options exercisable	$ 4.26	$ 2.99
Available options for future grant		$ 57,750
Weighted average contractual term of options outstanding	2.42 years	2.50 years
Weighted average contractual term of options exercisable	2.13 years	2.16 years
Aggregated intrinsic value of options outstanding	$ 1,264,540	$ 1,096,391
Aggregated intrinsic value of options exercisable	$ 1,264,540	$ 1,096,391

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5) Earnings Per Share: Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Details
Net earnings	$ 1,468,464	$ 2,611,537
Weighted-average Class A equivalent common share outstanding (1)	15,058,153	14,656,450
GrantOfEmployeeStockOptions	$ 469,843	$ 455,828
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding	15,527,996	15,112,278
Net earnings per Class A Equivalent common share (1)	$ 0.10	$ 0.18
Net earnings per Class A Equivalent common share-assuming dilution (1)	$ 0.09	$ 0.17

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5) Earnings Per Share (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Details
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Net Income, Per Outstanding Unit, Amount	$ 89,250	$ 250,039

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6) Business Segments: Schedule of Revenues and Expenses by Reportable Segment (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Revenue from customers	$ 69,452,369	$ 67,355,307
SegmentReportingInformationIncomeLossBeforeIncomeTaxes	2,268,290	4,191,757
Identifiable Assets	867,205,117	757,349,481
Goodwill	2,765,570	2,765,570	$ 2,765,570
Life Insurance Segment
Revenue from customers	26,158,701	22,075,134
SegmentReportingInformationIntersegmentRevenue	2,988,651	3,103,446
SegmentReportingInformationIncomeLossBeforeIncomeTaxes	1,869,073	1,065,168
Identifiable Assets	833,999,127	724,858,698
Goodwill	2,765,570	2,765,570
Cemetery and Mortuary
Revenue from customers	3,604,897	3,330,766
SegmentReportingInformationIntersegmentRevenue	109,351	286,925
SegmentReportingInformationIncomeLossBeforeIncomeTaxes	758,911	469,055
Identifiable Assets	99,554,821	96,827,903
Mortgage
Revenue from customers	39,688,771	41,949,407
SegmentReportingInformationIntersegmentRevenue	95,770	79,479
SegmentReportingInformationIncomeLossBeforeIncomeTaxes	(359,694)	2,657,534
Identifiable Assets	72,678,401	69,077,738
Significant Reconciling Items
SegmentReportingInformationIntersegmentRevenue	(3,193,772)	(3,469,850)
Identifiable Assets	$ (139,027,232)	$ (133,414,858)

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7): Fair Value of Financial Instruments: Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Available-for-sale Securities	$ 10,735,239	$ 10,573,356
Restricted assets of cemeteries and mortuaries	752,814	736,603
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	672,922	698,202
Derivatives - loan commitments	5,285,366	3,389,618
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	17,446,341	15,397,779
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Policyholder account balances	(49,155,440)	(49,421,125)
Future policy benefits - annuities	(98,714,812)	(99,388,662)
Derivatives - bank loan interest rate swaps	(1,713)	(3,308)
Derivatives - Call Options	(38,628)	(109,474)
Derivatives - Put Options	(13,700)	(26,494)
Derivatives - loan commitments1	(564,025)	(102,212)
Liabilities accounted for at fair value	(148,488,318)	(149,051,275)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Available-for-sale Securities	10,735,239	10,573,356
Restricted assets of cemeteries and mortuaries	752,814	736,603
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments	672,922	698,202
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	12,160,975	12,008,161
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Derivatives - Call Options	(38,628)	(109,474)
Derivatives - Put Options	(13,700)	(26,494)
Liabilities accounted for at fair value	(52,328)	(135,968)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Derivatives - loan commitments	5,285,366	3,389,618
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	5,285,366	3,389,618
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Policyholder account balances	(49,155,440)	(49,421,125)
Future policy benefits - annuities	(98,714,812)	(99,388,662)
Derivatives - bank loan interest rate swaps	(1,713)	(3,308)
Derivatives - loan commitments1	(564,025)	(102,212)
Liabilities accounted for at fair value	$ (148,435,990)	$ (148,915,307)

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7): Fair Value of Financial Instruments: Schedule of Changes in the consolidated balance sheet line items measured using level 3 inputs (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Policyholder Account Balances
Fair Value Balance	$ (49,421,125)	$ (50,694,953)
Fair Value, Losses (Gains) included in earnings	265,685	1,273,828
Fair Value Balance	(49,155,440)	(49,421,125)
Future Policy Benefits - Annuities
Fair Value Balance	(99,388,662)	(69,398,617)
Fair Value, Losses (Gains) included in earnings	673,850	304,435
Fair Value Balance	(98,714,812)	(99,388,662)
Fair Value, Purchases		(30,294,480)
Loan Commitments
Fair Value Balance	3,287,406	3,333,091
Fair Value, Losses (Gains) included in earnings	1,433,935	(45,685)
Fair Value Balance	4,721,341	3,287,406
Bank Loan Interest Rate Swaps
Fair Value Balance	(3,308)	(13,947)
Fair Value, Losses (Gains) included in other comprehensive income	1,595	10,639
Fair Value Balance	$ (1,713)	$ (3,308)

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7): Fair Value of Financial Instruments: Schedule of Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate	$ 5,106,278	$ 2,809,925
Assets accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis - Mortgage servicing rights	1,357,867	8,603,154
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	6,464,145	13,760,899
Assets accounted for at fair value on non-recurring basis
Real estate held for investment		2,347,820
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate	5,106,278	2,809,925
Assets accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis - Mortgage servicing rights	1,357,867	8,603,154
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring	$ 6,464,145	13,760,899
Assets accounted for at fair value on non-recurring basis
Real estate held for investment		$ 2,347,820

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7): Fair Value of Financial Instruments: Schedule of Financial Instruments Carried at Other Than Fair Value (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Carrying Value	$ (61,546,973)	$ (53,715,240)
Estimated Fair Value	(61,546,973)	(53,715,240)
Residential Mortgage
Carrying Value	62,961,706	57,132,082
Estimated Fair Value	67,122,262	61,357,393
Residential Construction
Carrying Value	33,817,195	40,700,003
Estimated Fair Value	33,817,195	40,700,003
Commercial Loan
Carrying Value	37,344,872	51,349,493
Estimated Fair Value	38,610,972	53,299,800
MortgageLoansNet1Member
Carrying Value	134,123,773	149,181,578
Estimated Fair Value	139,550,429	155,357,196
PolicyLoanMember
Carrying Value	6,666,500	6,694,148
Estimated Fair Value	6,666,500	6,694,148
Insurance Assignments
Carrying Value	32,856,652	32,477,246
Estimated Fair Value	32,856,652	32,477,246
ShortTermInvestments1Member
Carrying Value	28,346,922	27,560,040
Estimated Fair Value	28,346,922	27,560,040
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Estimated Fair Value	(61,546,973)	(53,715,240)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Residential Mortgage
Estimated Fair Value	67,122,262	61,357,393
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Residential Construction
Estimated Fair Value	33,817,195	40,700,003
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Commercial Loan
Estimated Fair Value	38,610,972	53,299,800
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | MortgageLoansNet1Member
Estimated Fair Value	139,550,429	155,357,196
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | PolicyLoanMember
Estimated Fair Value	6,666,500	6,694,148
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Insurance Assignments
Estimated Fair Value	32,856,652	32,477,246
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | ShortTermInvestments1Member
Estimated Fair Value	$ 28,346,922	$ 27,560,040

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9) Derivative Commitments: Schedule of Derivative Assets at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Details
Fair Value of Asset Derivatives, loan commitments	$ 5,285,366	$ 3,389,618
Fair Value of Liability Derivatives, loan commitments	564,025	102,212
Fair Value of Liability Derivatives, Call Options	38,628	109,474
Fair Value of Liability Derivatives, Put Options	13,700	26,494
Fair Value of Liability Derivatives, Interest Rate Swaps	1,713	3,308
Fair Value of Asset Derivatives, Total	5,285,366	3,389,618
Fair Value of Liability Derivatives, Total	$ 618,066	$ 241,488

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9) Derivative Commitments: Schedule of Gains and Losses on Derivatives (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Details
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives, Interest Rate Swaps	$ 1,595	$ 2,737
GainLossOnDerivativesSubTotal	1,595	2,737
TaxEffect-GainLossOnDerivatives	622	1,068
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives, Total	$ 973	$ 1,669

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10) Reinsurance, Commitments and Contingencies: Mortgage Loan Loss Settlements (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Details
Amounts accrued for loan losses	$ 427,000	$ 587,000
Funds reserved and accrued to settle investor related claims	$ 1,065,000		$ 628,000

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10) Reinsurance, Commitments and Contingencies: Other Contingencies and Commitments (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Details
Commitments to fund new residential construction loans	$ 45,923,000
Commitments to fund new residential construction loans funded	33,917,000
Reserves related to insurance programs	$ 471,607	$ 416,576

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11) Mortgage Servicing Rights: Schedule of Mortgage Servicing Rights (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Details
Balance before valuation allowance at beginning of year	$ 18,872,362	$ 12,679,755
MSRs proceeds from loan sales	1,357,867	8,603,154
Amortization	(797,236)	(2,410,547)
Balance before valuation allowance at year end	19,432,993	18,872,362
Mortgage servicing rights, net	19,432,993	18,872,362
Estimated fair value of MSRs at end of period	$ 26,632,996	$ 25,496,832

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11) Mortgage Servicing Rights: Schedule of Other Revenues (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Other Revenue, Net	$ 1,922,211	$ 1,377,340
Contractual Servicing Fees
Other Revenue, Net	1,835,873	1,314,285
Late fees
Other Revenue, Net	$ 86,338	$ 63,055

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11) Mortgage Servicing Rights: Summary of Unpaid Principal Balances of the Servicing Portfolio (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Details
Servicing Unpaid Principal Balance	$ 2,744,354,316	$ 2,720,441,340

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11) Mortgage Servicing Rights: Assumptions used in determining MSR value (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Details
Prepayment Speeds	3.79%	3.77%
Average Life in Years of MSR	6.55	6.52
Discount Rate	10.01%	10.01%

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12) Acquisitions: Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Details
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Fixed Maturity Securities, Held to Maturity	$ 43,878,084
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Equity Securities, Available for Sale	646,335
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Mortgage Loans on Real Estate	4,528,582
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Real Estate Held for Investment	528,947
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Policy Loans	145,953
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Short-term Investments	5,358,403
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Accrued Investment Income	585,985
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	2,424,480
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables	73,347
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment	21,083
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets	1,190,862
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Received from Reinsurers	34,948
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Other	57,768
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets	59,474,777
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Future Life, Annuity, and other Benefits	(52,648,838)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable	(6,953)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Other	(65,986)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities	(52,721,777)
Fair Value of Assets Acquired	$ 6,753,000

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12) Acquisitions: Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information (Details) - First Guaranty Insurance Company - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue	$ 69,452,369	$ 68,513,613
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)	$ 1,468,464	$ 2,375,754
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Basic	$ 0.10	$ 0.16