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INVESTMENT SECURITIES
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]  
INVESTMENT SECURITIES INVESTMENT SECURITIES
 
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity, along with gross unrealized gains and losses are summarized as follows:

(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2024
 
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
Securities Available-for-Sale:    
U.S. treasury securities$3,173 $— $— $3,173 
U.S. agency securities3,001 — (246)2,755 
Asset backed securities17,925 17 (118)17,824 
State, county & municipal securities110,952 — (15,315)95,637 
Corporate debt securities53,324 (5,543)47,782 
Mortgage-backed securities221,005 207 (22,334)198,878 
Total$409,380 $225 $(43,556)$366,049 
December 31, 2024 
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
Securities Held-to-Maturity:
U.S. treasury securities$91,004 $— $(2,828)$88,176 
U.S. agency securities16,151 — (1,263)14,888 
State, county & municipal securities137,190 — (15,915)121,275 
Mortgage-backed securities185,732 — (27,051)158,681 
Total$430,077 $— $(47,057)$383,020 
December 31, 2023
 
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
Securities Available-for-Sale:    
U.S. treasury securities$500 $— $(2)$498 
U.S. agency securities4,500 — (361)4,139 
Asset backed securities25,035 — (405)24,630 
State, county & municipal securities124,524 (15,494)109,036 
Corporate debt securities53,834 16 (6,460)47,390 
Mortgage-backed securities246,901 36 (25,248)221,689 
Total$455,294 $58 $(47,970)$407,382 
December 31, 2023 
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
Securities Held-to-Maturity:
U.S. treasury securities$93,306 $— $(3,212)$90,094 
U.S. agency securities16,282 — (1,424)14,858 
State, county & municipal securities136,685 356 (13,859)123,182 
Mortgage-backed securities202,758 — (25,316)177,442 
Total$449,031 $356 $(43,811)$405,576 

The Company elected to exclude accrued interest receivable from the amortized cost basis of available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities disclosed throughout this note. As of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, accrued interest receivable for available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities totaled $2.3 million and $2.4 million, and $1.8 million and $1.9 million, respectively, and is included in the "other assets" line item on the Company's consolidated balance sheet.
The Company had no transfers of securities from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity during the periods ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Information pertaining to available-for-sale securities with gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 aggregated by investment category and length of time that securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position are summarized as follows:
 Less Than 12 Months12 Months or MoreTotal
(dollars in thousands)Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
December 31, 2024      
U.S. agency securities— — 2,755 (246)2,755 (246)
Asset backed securities3,715 (8)8,269 (110)11,984 (118)
State, county & municipal securities2,829 (294)92,808 (15,021)95,637 (15,315)
Corporate debt securities4,434 (720)42,847 (4,823)47,281 (5,543)
Mortgage-backed securities21,278 (430)160,343 (21,904)181,621 (22,334)
Total debt securities$32,256 $(1,452)$307,022 $(42,104)$339,278 $(43,556)
December 31, 2023
U.S. treasury securities$— $— $498 $(2)$498 $(2)
U.S. agency securities— — 4,139 (361)4,139 (361)
Asset backed securities6,196 (75)17,424 (330)23,620 $(405)
State, county & municipal securities1,033 (138)107,443 (15,356)108,476 $(15,494)
Corporate debt securities1,446 (105)45,044 (6,355)46,490 (6,460)
Mortgage-backed securities5,921 (49)212,876 (25,199)218,797 (25,248)
Total debt securities$14,596 $(367)$387,424 $(47,603)$402,020 $(47,970)
 

Information pertaining to held-to-maturity securities with gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position is summarized as follows:

Less Than 12 Months12 Months or GreaterTotal
(dollars in thousands)Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair
Value
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
December 31, 2024
U.S. treasury securities$— $— $88,176 $(2,828)$88,176 $(2,828)
U.S. agency securities— — 14,888 (1,263)14,888 (1,263)
State, county & municipal securities18,751 (374)102,524 (15,541)121,275 (15,915)
Mortgage-backed securities— — 158,681 (27,051)158,681 (27,051)
$18,751 $(374)$364,269 $(46,683)$383,020 $(47,057)
December 31, 2023
U.S. treasury securities$— $— $90,094 $(3,212)$90,094 $(3,212)
U.S. agency securities— — 14,858 (1,424)14,858 (1,424)
State, county & municipal securities1,461 (78)103,500 (13,781)104,961 (13,859)
Mortgage-backed securities— — 177,442 (25,316)177,442 (25,316)
$1,461 $(78)$385,894 $(43,733)$387,355 $(43,811)

Management evaluates available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such evaluation to determine if credit-related losses exists. Management first evaluates whether they intend to sell or more likely than not will be required to sell a security wtih losses before recovering its amortized cost basis. If either criteria is met, the entire amount of unrealized loss is recognized in earnings with a
corresponding adjustment to the security's amortized cost basis. If either of the above criteria is not met, management evaluates whether the decline in fair value is attributable to credit or resulted from other factors. The Company does not intend to sell these investment securities in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2024, and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell these securities prior to recovery or maturity. Based on management's review, the Company's available-for-sale securities have no expected credit losses and no related allowance for credit losses has been established.

The Company uses a systematic methodology to determine its ACL for debt securities held-to-maturity considering the effects of past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts on the collectability of the portfolio. The ACL is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis to present the net amount expected to be collected on the held-to-maturity portfolio. The Company monitors the held-to-maturity portfolio on a quarterly basis to determine whether a valuation account would need to be recorded. Based on management's review, the Company's held-to-maturity securities have no expected credit losses and no related allowance for credit losses has been established.
 
At December 31, 2024, there are 237 available-for-sale securities and 156 held-to-maturity securities that have unrealized losses from the Company’s amortized cost basis. These securities are guaranteed by either the U.S. Government, other governments or U.S. corporations. In analyzing an issuer’s financial condition, management considers whether the securities are issued by the federal government or its agencies, whether downgrades by bond rating agencies have occurred and the results of reviews of the issuer’s financial condition. The unrealized losses are largely due to increases in market interest rates over the yields available at the time the underlying securities were purchased. As management has the ability to hold debt securities until maturity, or for the foreseeable future if classified as available-for-sale, no declines are due to reasons of credit quality.

The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities as of December 31, 2024, by contractual maturity, are shown hereafter. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities for certain investments because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. This is often the case with mortgage-backed securities, which are disclosed separately in the table below.

Available-for-SaleHeld-to-Maturity
(dollars in thousands)Amortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair Value
Due in one year or less$5,173 $5,153 $33,647 $33,401 
Due after one year through five years22,330 20,622 71,876 68,754 
Due after five years through ten years92,606 79,917 71,187 62,678 
Due after ten years68,266 61,479 67,635 59,506 
$188,375 $167,171 $244,345 $224,339 
Mortgage-backed securities221,005 198,878 185,732 158,681 
$409,380 $366,049 $430,077 $383,020 

Proceeds from the sales of investment securities totaled $33.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, and resulted in gross realized losses of $1.8 million. The purpose of these sales in 2024 was to restructure underperforming assets and reinvest at higher yields. The sales do not impact our ability to hold the remaining available-for-sale securities, and we are not in a position to be required to sell any remaining securities at this time. The Company had no sales of investment securities in 2023.
 
Investment securities having a carrying value totaling $451.5 million and $429.9 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, were pledged to secure public deposits and for other purposes.

The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), as amended on January 1, 2023 which included evaluation of expected credit losses on debt securities. As part of the Company's calculated credit losses, the allowance for credit losses on investment securities was determined to be de minimis due to the high credit quality of the portfolio, which includes securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, U.S. Government agencies and high quality municipalities. Therefore, no allowance for credit losses was recorded as of December 31, 2024 or 2023. See Note 1 for additional details on the allowance for credit losses as it relates to the securities portfolio.