LOANS, NET

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

NOTE 3 – LOANS, NET

Loan Portfolio Composition. The composition of the loan portfolio was as follows:

(Dollars in Thousands)		June 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Commercial, Financial and Agricultural		$	213,544	$	216,404
Real Estate – Construction			67,331		58,443
Real Estate – Commercial Mortgage			519,140		503,978
Real Estate – Residential⁽¹⁾			319,129		281,509
Real Estate – Home Equity			230,995		236,512
Consumer			271,057		264,443
	Loans, Net of Unearned Income	$	1,621,196	$	1,561,289

⁽¹⁾ Includes loans in process with outstanding balances of $18.6 million and $9.6 million at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Net deferred costs included in loans were $0.7 million at June 30, 2017 and $0.5 million at December 31, 2016.

The Company has pledged a blanket floating lien on all 1-4 family residential mortgage loans, commercial real estate mortgage loans, and home equity loans to support available borrowing capacity at the FHLB of Atlanta and has pledged a blanket floating lien on all consumer loans, commercial loans, and construction loans to support available borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

Nonaccrual Loans. Loans are generally placed on nonaccrual status if principal or interest payments become 90 days past due and/or management deems the collectability of the principal and/or interest to be doubtful. Loans are returned to accrual status when the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current or when future payments are reasonably assured.

The following table presents the recorded investment in nonaccrual loans and loans past due over 90 days and still on accrual by class of loans.

	June 30, 2017				December 31, 2016
(Dollars in Thousands)	Nonaccrual		90 + Days		Nonaccrual		90 + Days
Commercial, Financial and Agricultural	$	455	$	-	$	468	$	-
Real Estate – Construction		363		-		311		-
Real Estate – Commercial Mortgage		2,984		-		3,410		-
Real Estate – Residential		2,485		-		2,330		-
Real Estate – Home Equity		1,496		-		1,774		-
Consumer		183		-		240		-
Total Nonaccrual Loans	$	7,966	$	-	$	8,533	$	-

Loan Portfolio Aging. A loan is defined as a past due loan when one full payment is past due or a contractual maturity is over 30 days past due (“DPD”).

The following table presents the aging of the recorded investment in past due loans by class of loans.

	30-59		60-89		90 +		Total		Total		Total
(Dollars in Thousands)	DPD		DPD		DPD		Past Due		Current		Loans⁽¹⁾
June 30, 2017
Commercial, Financial and Agricultural	$	54	$	51	$	-	$	105	$	212,984	$	213,544
Real Estate – Construction		435		-		-		435		66,533		67,331
Real Estate – Commercial Mortgage		262		28		-		290		515,866		519,140
Real Estate – Residential		262		585		-		847		315,797		319,129
Real Estate – Home Equity		757		40		-		797		228,702		230,995
Consumer		1,002		313		-		1,315		269,559		271,057
Total Past Due Loans	$	2,772	$	1,017	$	-	$	3,789	$	1,609,441	$	1,621,196

December 31, 2016
Commercial, Financial and Agricultural	$	209	$	48	$	-	$	257	$	215,679	$	216,404
Real Estate – Construction		949		282		-		1,231		56,901		58,443
Real Estate – Commercial Mortgage		835		1		-		836		499,732		503,978
Real Estate – Residential		1,199		490		-		1,689		277,490		281,509
Real Estate – Home Equity		577		51		-		628		234,110		236,512
Consumer		1,516		281		-		1,797		262,406		264,443
Total Past Due Loans	$	5,285	$	1,153	$	-	$	6,438	$	1,546,318	$	1,561,289

⁽¹⁾ Total Loans include nonaccrual loans

Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses is a reserve established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense, which represents management’s best estimate of incurred losses within the existing portfolio of loans. Loans are charged-off to the allowance when losses are deemed to be probable and reasonably quantifiable.

The following table details the activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio class. Allocation of a portion of the allowance to one category of loans does not preclude its availability to absorb losses in other categories.

		Commercial,				Real Estate
		Financial,		Real Estate		Commercial		Real Estate		Real Estate
(Dollars in Thousands)		Agricultural		Construction		Mortgage		Residential		Home Equity		Consumer		Total
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2017
Beginning Balance		$	1,150	$	100	$	4,080	$	3,376	$	2,522	$	2,107	$	13,335
	Provision for Loan Losses		229		14		165		(150)		(37)		368		589
	Charge-Offs		(324)		-		(478)		(44)		-		(537)		(1,383)
	Recoveries		40		-		58		202		39		362		701
	Net Charge-Offs		(284)		-		(420)		158		39		(175)		(682)
Ending Balance		$	1,095	$	114	$	3,825	$	3,384	$	2,524	$	2,300	$	13,242

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
Beginning Balance		$	1,198	$	168	$	4,315	$	3,445	$	2,297	$	2,008	$	13,431
	Provision for Loan Losses		193		(54)		(22)		(316)		251		847		899
	Charge-Offs		(417)		-		(549)		(160)		(92)		(1,161)		(2,379)
	Recoveries		121		-		81		415		68		606		1,291
	Net Charge-Offs		(296)		-		(468)		255		(24)		(555)		(1,088)
Ending Balance		$	1,095	$	114	$	3,825	$	3,384	$	2,524	$	2,300	$	13,242

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
Beginning Balance		$	883	$	101	$	4,349	$	4,137	$	2,435	$	1,708	$	13,613
	Provision for Loan Losses		420		25		(197)		(676)		21		310		(97)
	Charge-Offs		(304)		-		-		(205)		(146)		(438)		(1,093)
	Recoveries		49		-		237		579		81		308		1,254
	Net Charge-Offs		(255)		-		237		374		(65)		(130)		161
Ending Balance		$	1,048	$	126	$	4,389	$	3,835	$	2,391	$	1,888	$	13,677

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
Beginning Balance		$	905	$	101	$	4,498	$	4,409	$	2,473	$	1,567	$	13,953
	Provision for Loan Losses		396		25		(153)		(706)		139		654		355
	Charge-Offs		(341)		-		(274)		(683)		(361)		(877)		(2,536)
	Recoveries		88		-		318		815		140		544		1,905
	Net Charge-Offs		(253)		-		44		132		(221)		(333)		(631)
Ending Balance		$	1,048	$	126	$	4,389	$	3,835	$	2,391	$	1,888	$	13,677

The following table details the amount of the allowance for loan losses by portfolio class disaggregated on the basis of the Company’s impairment methodology.

	Commercial,				Real Estate
	Financial,		Real Estate		Commercial		Real Estate		Real Estate
(Dollars in Thousands	Agricultural		Construction		Mortgage		Residential		Home Equity		Consumer		Total
June 30, 2017
Period-end amount
Allocated to:
Loans Individually
Evaluated for Impairment	$	82	$	4	$	1,685	$	1,405	$	408	$	3	$	3,587
Loans Collectively
Evaluated for Impairment		1,013		110		2,140		1,979		2,116		2,297		9,655
Ending Balance	$	1,095	$	114	$	3,825	$	3,384	$	2,524	$	2,300	$	13,242

December 31, 2016
Period-end amount
Allocated to:
Loans Individually
Evaluated for Impairment	$	80	$	-	$	2,038	$	1,561	$	335	$	6	$	4,020
Loans Collectively
Evaluated for Impairment		1,118		168		2,277		1,884		1,962		2,002		9,411
Ending Balance	$	1,198	$	168	$	4,315	$	3,445	$	2,297	$	2,008	$	13,431

June 30, 2016
Period-end amount
Allocated to:
Loans Individually
Evaluated for Impairment	$	69	$	-	$	1,953	$	1,868	$	318	$	9	$	4,217
Loans Collectively
Evaluated for Impairment		979		126		2,436		1,967		2,073		1,879		9,460
Ending Balance	$	1,048	$	126	$	4,389	$	3,835	$	2,391	$	1,888	$	13,677

The Company’s recorded investment in loans related to each balance in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio class and disaggregated on the basis of the Company’s impairment methodology was as follows:

	Commercial,				Real Estate
	Financial,		Real Estate		Commercial		Real Estate		Real Estate
(Dollars in Thousands)	Agricultural		Construction		Mortgage		Residential		Home Equity		Consumer		Total
June 30, 2017
Individually Evaluated for
Impairment	$	1,078	$	363	$	21,502	$	14,879	$	3,314	$	140	$	41,276
Collectively Evaluated for
Impairment		212,466		66,968		497,638		304,250		227,681		270,917		1,579,920
Total	$	213,544	$	67,331	$	519,140	$	319,129	$	230,995	$	271,057	$	1,621,196

December 31, 2016
Individually Evaluated for
Impairment	$	1,042	$	247	$	23,855	$	15,596	$	3,375	$	174	$	44,289
Collectively Evaluated for
Impairment		215,362		58,196		480,123		265,913		233,137		264,269		1,517,000
Total	$	216,404	$	58,443	$	503,978	$	281,509	$	236,512	$	264,443	$	1,561,289

June 30, 2016
Individually Evaluated for
Impairment	$	793	$	-	$	20,589	$	17,725	$	2,872	$	206	$	42,185
Collectively Evaluated for
Impairment		206,312		46,930		464,740		273,467		232,522		254,318		1,478,289
Total	$	207,105	$	46,930	$	485,329	$	291,192	$	235,394	$	254,524	$	1,520,474

Impaired Loans. Loans are deemed to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will not be able to collect all amounts due (principal and interest payments), according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Loans, for which the terms have been modified, and for which the borrower is experiencing financial difficulties, are considered troubled debt restructurings and classified as impaired.

The following table presents loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans.

	Unpaid		Recorded		Recorded
	Principal		Investment		Investment		Related
(Dollars in Thousands)	Balance		With No Allowance		With Allowance		Allowance
June 30, 2017
Commercial, Financial and Agricultural	$	1,078	$	351	$	727	$	82
Real Estate – Construction		363		298		65		4
Real Estate – Commercial Mortgage		21,502		7,378		14,124		1,685
Real Estate – Residential		14,879		2,547		12,332		1,405
Real Estate – Home Equity		3,314		1,538		1,776		408
Consumer		140		82		58		3
Total	$	41,276	$	12,194	$	29,082	$	3,587

December 31, 2016
Commercial, Financial and Agricultural	$	1,042	$	565	$	477	$	80
Real Estate – Construction		247		-		247		-
Real Estate – Commercial Mortgage		23,855		8,954		14,901		2,038
Real Estate – Residential		15,596		2,509		13,087		1,561
Real Estate – Home Equity		3,375		1,871		1,504		335
Consumer		174		65		109		6
Total	$	44,289	$	13,964	$	30,325	$	4,020

The following table summarizes the average recorded investment and interest income recognized by class of impaired loans.

	Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017				2016				2017				2016
	Average		Total		Average		Total		Average		Total		Average		Total
	Recorded		Interest		Recorded		Interest		Recorded		Interest		Recorded		Interest
(Dollars in Thousands)	Investment		Income		Investment		Income		Investment		Income		Investment		Income
Commercial, Financial and
Agricultural	$	1,158	$	11	$	802	$	12	$	1,119	$	23	$	813	$	25
Real Estate – Construction		363		1		-		-		324		2		32		-
Real Estate – Commercial Mortgage		22,281		220		20,694		216		22,806		443		20,745		455
Real Estate – Residential		14,789		174		17,973		196		15,058		353		18,172		405
Real Estate – Home Equity		3,414		27		3,042		29		3,401		54		3,076		56
Consumer		142		2		206		2		153		4		224		4
Total	$	42,147	$	435	$	42,717	$	455	$	42,861	$	879	$	43,062	$	945

Credit Risk Management. The Company has adopted comprehensive lending policies, underwriting standards and loan review procedures designed to maximize loan income within an acceptable level of risk. Management and the Board of Directors review and approve these policies and procedures on a regular basis (at least annually).

Reporting systems are used to monitor loan originations, loan quality, concentrations of credit, loan delinquencies and nonperforming loans and potential problem loans. Management and the Credit Risk Oversight Committee periodically review our lines of business to monitor asset quality trends and the appropriateness of credit policies. In addition, total borrower exposure limits are established and concentration risk is monitored. As part of this process, the overall composition of the portfolio is reviewed to gauge diversification of risk, client concentrations, industry group, loan type, geographic area, or other relevant classifications of loans. Specific segments of the loan portfolio are monitored and reported to the Board on a quarterly basis and have strategic plans in place to supplement Board approved credit policies governing exposure limits and underwriting standards. Detailed below are the types of loans within the Company’s loan portfolio and risk characteristics unique to each.

Commercial, Financial, and Agricultural – Loans in this category are primarily made based on identified cash flows of the borrower with consideration given to underlying collateral and personal or other guarantees. Lending policy establishes debt service coverage ratio limits that require a borrower’s cash flow to be sufficient to cover principal and interest payments on all new and existing debt. The majority of these loans are secured by the assets being financed or other business assets such as accounts receivable, inventory, or equipment. Collateral values are determined based upon third party appraisals and evaluations. Loan to value ratios at origination are governed by established policy guidelines.

Real Estate Construction – Loans in this category consist of short-term construction loans, revolving and non-revolving credit lines and construction/permanent loans made to individuals and investors to finance the acquisition, development, construction or rehabilitation of real property. These loans are primarily made based on identified cash flows of the borrower or project and generally secured by the property being financed, including 1-4 family residential properties and commercial properties that are either owner-occupied or investment in nature. These properties may include either vacant or improved property. Construction loans are generally based upon estimates of costs and value associated with the completed project. Collateral values are determined based upon third party appraisals and evaluations. Loan to value ratios at origination are governed by established policy guidelines. The disbursement of funds for construction loans is made in relation to the progress of the project and as such these loans are closely monitored by on-site inspections.

Real Estate Commercial Mortgage – Loans in this category consists of commercial mortgage loans secured by property that is either owner-occupied or investment in nature. These loans are primarily made based on identified cash flows of the borrower or project with consideration given to underlying real estate collateral and personal guarantees. Lending policy establishes debt service coverage ratios and loan to value ratios specific to the property type. Collateral values are determined based upon third party appraisals and evaluations.

Real Estate Residential – Residential mortgage loans held in the Company’s loan portfolio are made to borrowers that demonstrate the ability to make scheduled payments with full consideration to underwriting factors such as current income, employment status, current assets, and other financial resources, credit history, and the value of the collateral. Collateral consists of mortgage liens on 1-4 family residential properties. Collateral values are determined based upon third party appraisals and evaluations. The Company does not originate sub-prime loans.

Real Estate Home Equity – Home equity loans and lines are made to qualified individuals for legitimate purposes generally secured by senior or junior mortgage liens on owner-occupied 1-4 family homes or vacation homes. Borrower qualifications include favorable credit history combined with supportive income and debt ratio requirements and combined loan to value ratios within established policy guidelines. Collateral values are determined based upon third party appraisals and evaluations.

Consumer Loans – This loan portfolio includes personal installment loans, direct and indirect automobile financing, and overdraft lines of credit. The majority of the consumer loan portfolio consists of indirect and direct automobile loans. Lending policy establishes maximum debt to income ratios, minimum credit scores, and includes guidelines for verification of applicants’ income and receipt of credit reports.

Credit Quality Indicators. As part of the ongoing monitoring of the Company’s loan portfolio quality, management categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical payment performance, credit documentation, and current economic/market trends, among other factors. Risk ratings are assigned to each loan and revised as needed through established monitoring procedures for individual loan relationships over a predetermined amount and review of smaller balance homogenous loan pools. The Company uses the definitions noted below for categorizing and managing its criticized loans. Loans categorized as “Pass” do not meet the criteria set forth for the Special Mention, Substandard, or Doubtful categories and are not considered criticized.

Special Mention – Loans in this category are presently protected from loss, but weaknesses are apparent which, if not corrected, could cause future problems. Loans in this category may not meet required underwriting criteria and have no mitigating factors. More than the ordinary amount of attention is warranted for these loans.

Substandard – Loans in this category exhibit well-defined weaknesses that would typically bring normal repayment into jeopardy. These loans are no longer adequately protected due to well-defined weaknesses that affect the repayment capacity of the borrower. The possibility of loss is much more evident and above average supervision is required for these loans.

Doubtful – Loans in this category have all the weaknesses inherent in a loan categorized as Substandard, with the characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.

The following table presents the risk category of loans by segment.

	Commercial,
	Financial,						Total Criticized
(Dollars in Thousands)	Agriculture		Real Estate		Consumer		Loans
June 30, 2017
Special Mention	$	9,637	$	16,630	$	230	$	26,497
Substandard		1,737		39,066		519		41,322
Doubtful		-		-		-		-
Total Criticized Loans	$	11,374	$	55,696	$	749	$	67,819

December 31, 2016
Special Mention	$	3,300	$	23,183	$	216	$	26,699
Substandard		1,158		39,800		549		41,507
Doubtful		-		-		-		-
Total Criticized Loans	$	4,458	$	62,983	$	765	$	68,206

Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDRs”). TDRs are loans in which the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and the Company has granted an economic concession to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider. In these instances, as part of a work-out alternative, the Company will make concessions including the extension of the loan term, a principal moratorium, a reduction in the interest rate, or a combination thereof. The impact of the TDR modifications and defaults are factored into the allowance for loan losses on a loan-by-loan basis as all TDRs are, by definition, impaired loans. Thus, specific reserves are established based upon the results of either a discounted cash flow analysis or the underlying collateral value, if the loan is deemed to be collateral dependent. A TDR classification can be removed if the borrower’s financial condition improves such that the borrower is no longer in financial difficulty, the loan has not had any forgiveness of principal or interest, and the loan is subsequently refinanced or restructured at market terms and qualifies as a new loan.

The following table presents loans classified as TDRs.

	June 30, 2017				December 31, 2016
(Dollars in Thousands)	Accruing		Nonaccruing		Accruing		Nonaccruing
Commercial, Financial and Agricultural	$	848	$	-	$	772	$	40
Real Estate – Construction		-		66		-		-
Real Estate – Commercial Mortgage		18,834		1,430		20,673		1,259
Real Estate – Residential		13,110		905		13,969		444
Real Estate – Home Equity		2,505		80		2,647		-
Consumer		139		-		172		-
Total TDRs	$	35,436	$	2,481	$	38,233	$	1,743

Loans classified as TDRs during the periods indicated are presented in the table below. The modifications made during the reporting period involved either an extension of the loan term, an interest rate adjustment, or a principal moratorium, and the financial impact of these modifications was not material.

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017					2017
		Pre-		Post-			Pre-		Post-
	Number	Modified		Modified		Number	Modified		Modified
	of	Recorded		Recorded		of	Recorded		Recorded
(Dollars in Thousands)	Contracts	Investment		Investment		Contracts	Investment		Investment
Commercial, Financial and Agricultural	-	$	-	$	-	-	$	-	$	-
Real Estate – Construction	-		-		-	1		64		65
Real Estate – Commercial Mortgage	-		-		-	-		-		-
Real Estate – Residential	1		215		182	1		215		182
Real Estate – Home Equity	-		-		-	1		56		55
Consumer	-		-		-	-		-		-
Total TDRs	1	$	215	$	182	3	$	335	$	302

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016					2016
		Pre-		Post-			Pre-		Post-
	Number	Modified		Modified		Number	Modified		Modified
	of	Recorded		Recorded		of	Recorded		Recorded
(Dollars in Thousands)	Contracts	Investment		Investment		Contracts	Investment		Investment
Commercial, Financial and Agricultural	-	$	-	$	-	-	$	-	$	-
Real Estate – Construction	-		-		-	-		-		-
Real Estate – Commercial Mortgage	-		-		-	1		332		332
Real Estate – Residential	1		90		90	6		589		590
Real Estate – Home Equity	-		-		-	4		188		189
Consumer	-		-		-	-		-		-
Total TDRs	1	$	90	$	90	11	$	1,109	$	1,111

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, there were no loans modified as TDRs within the previous 12 months that have substantially defaulted. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, loans modified as TDRs within the previous 12 months that have substantially defaulted during periods indicated are presented in the table below.

	Three Months Ended June 30,			Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017			2017
	Number	Post-Modified		Number	Post-Modified
	of	Recorded		of	Recorded
(Dollars in Thousands)	Contracts	Investment⁽¹⁾		Contracts	Investment⁽¹⁾
Commercial, Financial and Agricultural	-	$	-	-	$	-
Real Estate – Construction	-		-	-		-
Real Estate – Commercial Mortgage	-		-	-		-
Real Estate – Residential	-		-	-		-
Real Estate – Home Equity	-		-	-		-
Consumer	-		-	-		-
Total TDRs	-	$	-	-	$	-

	Three Months Ended June 30,			Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2016
	Number	Post-Modified		Number	Post-Modified
	of	Recorded		of	Recorded
(Dollars in Thousands)	Contracts	Investment⁽¹⁾		Contracts	Investment⁽¹⁾
Commercial, Financial and Agricultural	-	$	-	-	$	-
Real Estate – Construction	-		-	-		-
Real Estate – Commercial Mortgage	-		-	-		-
Real Estate – Residential	1		98	1		98
Real Estate – Home Equity	-		-	1		3
Consumer	-		-	1		35
Total TDRs	1	$	98	3	$	136

⁽¹⁾ Recorded investment reflects charge-offs and additional funds advanced at time of restructure, if applicable.

The following table provides information on how TDRs were modified during the periods indicated.

	Three Months Ended June 30,			Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017			2017
	Number of	Recorded		Number of	Recorded
(Dollars in Thousands)	Contracts	Investment⁽¹⁾		Contracts	Investment⁽¹⁾
Extended amortization	-	$	-	-	$	-
Interest rate adjustment	1		182	3		302
Extended amortization and interest rate adjustment	-		-	-		-
Total TDRs	1	$	182	3	$	302

	Three Months Ended June 30,			Six Months Ended June 30,
	2016			2016
	Number of	Recorded		Number of	Recorded
(Dollars in Thousands)	Contracts	Investment⁽¹⁾		Contracts	Investment⁽¹⁾
Extended amortization	1	$	90	1	$	90
Interest rate adjustment	-		-	-		-
Extended amortization and interest rate adjustment	-		-	10		1,021
Total TDRs	1	$	90	11	$	1,111

⁽¹⁾ Recorded investment reflects charge-offs and additional funds advanced at time of restructure, if applicable.

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