Securities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Securities

Securities

Note 7 – Securities

The book values and approximate fair values of investment securities at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are summarized as follows:

	September 30, 2013									December 31, 2012
	Amortized		Fair		Unrealized					Amortized		Fair		Unrealized
($ in thousands)	Cost		Value		Gains		(Losses)			Cost		Value		Gains		(Losses)
Securities available for sale:
Government-sponsored enterprise securities	$	17,500		17,361		27		(166	)		11,500		11,596		96		—
Mortgage-backed securities		149,070		147,523		1,702		(3,249	)		143,539		146,926		3,717		(330	)
Corporate bonds		3,998		3,651		53		(400	)		3,998		3,813		75		(260	)
Equity securities		3,985		4,000		30		(15	)		5,026		5,017		16		(25	)
Total available for sale	$	174,553		172,535		1,812		(3,830	)		164,063		167,352		3,904		(615	)
Securities held to maturity:
State and local governments	$	54,054		56,824		2,779		(9	)		56,064		61,496		5,432		—

Included in mortgage-backed securities at September 30, 2013 were collateralized mortgage obligations with an amortized cost of $219,000 and a fair value of $227,000. Included in mortgage-backed securities at December 31, 2012 were collateralized mortgage obligations with an amortized cost of $381,000 and a fair value of $396,000. All of the Company’s mortgage-backed securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations, were issued by government-sponsored corporations.

The Company owned Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock with a cost and fair value of $3,894,000 at September 30, 2013 and $4,934,000 at December 31, 2012, which is included in equity securities above and serves as part of the collateral for the Company’s line of credit with the FHLB. The investment in this stock is a requirement for membership in the FHLB system. Periodically the FHLB recalculates the Company’s required level of holdings, and the Company either buys more stock or the FHLB redeems a portion of the stock at cost.

The following table presents information regarding securities with unrealized losses at September 30, 2013:

($ in thousands)	Securities in an Unrealized Loss Position for Less than 12 Months				Securities in an Unrealized Loss Position for More than 12 Months				Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
Government-sponsored enterprise securities	$	8,334		166		—		—		8,334		166
Mortgage-backed securities		74,011		2,986		3,042		263		77,053		3,249
Corporate bonds		—		—		600		400		600		400
Equity securities		—		—		26		15		26		15
State and local governments		1,485		9		—		—		1,485		9
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	83,830		3,161		3,668		678		87,498		3,839

The following table presents information regarding securities with unrealized losses at December 31, 2012:

($ in thousands)	Securities in an Unrealized Loss Position for Less than 12 Months				Securities in an Unrealized Loss Position for More than 12 Months				Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
Government-sponsored enterprise securities	$	—		—		—		—		—		—
Mortgage-backed securities		26,330		330		—		—		26,330		330
Corporate bonds		—		—		740		260		740		260
Equity securities		—		—		30		25		30		25
State and local governments		—		—		—		—		—		—
Total temporarily impaired securities	$	26,330		330		770		285		27,100		615

In the above tables, all of the non-equity securities that were in an unrealized loss position at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are bonds that the Company has determined are in a loss position due to interest rate factors, the overall economic downturn in the financial sector, and the broader economy in general. The Company has evaluated the collectability of each of these bonds and has concluded that there is no other-than-temporary impairment. The Company does not intend to sell these securities, and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell these securities before recovery of the amortized cost. The Company has also concluded that each of the equity securities in an unrealized loss position at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was in such a position due to temporary fluctuations in the market prices of the securities. The Company’s policy is to record an impairment charge for any of these equity securities that remains in an unrealized loss position for twelve consecutive months unless the amount is insignificant.

The aggregate carrying amount of cost-method investments was $3,894,000 and $4,934,000 at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, which was the FHLB stock discussed above. The Company determined that none of its cost-method investments were impaired at either period end.

The book values and approximate fair values of investment securities at September 30, 2013, by contractual maturity, are summarized in the table below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

	Securities Available for Sale				Securities Held to Maturity
	Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair
($ in thousands)	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
Debt securities
Due within one year	$	—		—		—		—
Due after one year but within five years		20,498		20,412		5,426		5,798
Due after five years but within ten years		—		—		35,388		37,261
Due after ten years		1,000		600		13,240		13,765
Mortgage-backed securities		149,070		147,523		—		—
Total debt securities		170,568		168,535		54,054		56,824
Equity securities		3,985		4,000		—		—
Total securities	$	174,553		172,535		54,054		56,824

At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 investment securities with carrying values of $91,589,000 and $78,519,000, respectively, were pledged as collateral for public deposits.

The Company recorded $12,935,000 in sales of securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, which resulted in a net gain of $553,000. There were $9,641,000 in sales of securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, which resulted in a net gain of $439,000. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded net gains of $7,000 and $200,000, respectively, related to the call of several municipal and corporate bond securities. Also, during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded a net loss of $0 and $1,000, respectively, related to write-downs of the Company's equity portfolio.