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Note 7 - Restricted Investment in Stocks
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Schedule Of Investments [Abstract]  
Restricted Investment in Stocks

7. RESTRICTED INVESTMENT IN STOCKS

 

Restricted investment in stocks includes Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (“FHLB”) with a carrying cost of $1,029,000, Atlantic Community Bankers Bank (ACBB) stock with a carrying cost of $12,000 and VISA Class B stock with a carrying cost of $0 at September 30, 2020. FHLB and ACBB stock was issued to the Bank as a requirement to facilitate the Bank’s participation in borrowing and other banking services.  The Bank’s investment in FHLB stock may fluctuate, as it is based on the member banks’ use of FHLB’s services.

 

The Bank owns 6,502 shares of Visa Class B stock, which was necessary to participate in Visa services in support of the Bank’s credit card, debit card, and related payment programs (permissible activities under banking regulations) as a member institution.  Following the resolution of Visa’s covered litigation, shares of Visa’s Class B stock will be converted to Visa Class A shares using a conversion factor (1.6228 as of September 27, 2019), which is periodically adjusted to reflect VISA’s ongoing litigation costs. There is a very limited market for this stock, as only current owners of Class B shares are permitted to transact in Class B.  Due to the lack of orderly trades and public information of such trades, Visa Class B does not have a readily determinable fair value.

 

These restricted investments are carried at cost and evaluated for OTTI periodically. As of September 30, 2020, there was no OTTI associated with these shares.