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CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
NOTES PAYABLE [Abstract]  
CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS
Note 5 – Credit Arrangements

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the Company had the following outstanding debt:

   
Outstanding Principal Balance
Instrument
 
Issue Date
 
Maturity Date
  
September 30, 2014
  
December 31, 2013
Promissory Note:
          
HPG Acquisitions
 
12/27/2012
 
3/4/2018
  
12,000,000
  
12,000,000

Instrument
 
Issue Date
 
Maturity Date
  
Revolving Credit Limit
  
December 31, 2013
 
Borrowings
 
Repayments
  
September 30, 2014
Lines of Credit:
                 
UTG
 
11/20/2013
 
11/20/2014
 
$
8,000,000
 
$
2,097,534
 
1,600,000
 
900,000
 
$
2,797,534
UTG Avalon
 
3/28/2013
 
3/28/2015
  
5,000,000
  
5,000,000
 
0
 
600,000
  
4,400,000
UG
 
12/28/2010
 
12/5/2014
  
15,000,000
  
0
 
0
 
0
  
0


The HPG Acquisitions, LLC ("HPG") promissory note issued on December 27, 2012 is secured by real estate owned by HPG. The promissory note bears interest at a fixed rate of  4.00 %. Interest is payable monthly. Principal is payable monthly beginning in the third year of the note.

The UTG line of credit carries interest at a fixed rate of  3.75% and is payable monthly. As collateral, UTG has pledged  100% of the common voting stock of its wholly owned subsidiary, Universal Guaranty Life Insurance Company ("UG"). .During July of 2014, the Company borrowed an additional $1,600,000 on the line of credit. The proceeds were used to purchase an interest in an aircraft. The Company made a principal payment of $1,800,000 on the outstanding line of credit during October of 2014. The Company is currently negotiating the renewal of this line of credit and anticipates the renewal occurring on or before the maturity date of November 20, 2014.

The UTG Avalon, LLC line of credit issued on March 28, 2013 currently carries interest at a rate of  4.00 % with monthly interest payments. The interest rate is a variable rate that will be 0.50% above the lowest of the U.S. Prime Rates as published in the money section of the Wall Street Journal with a floor rate of 4%. The interest rate is subject to change monthly and changes in the interest rate will take effect on the first day of the month following the rate change.  This line of credit was renewed on March 28, 2014.

UG is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB").  This membership allows the Company access to additional credit up to a maximum of 50% of the total assets of UG.  To be a member of the FHLB, the Company was required to purchase shares of common stock of FHLB.  Borrowing capacity is based on 50 times each dollar of stock acquired in FHLB above the "base membership" amount.

The consolidated scheduled principal reductions on the notes payable for the next five years are as follows:

Year
 
Amount
   
2014
$
2,797,534
2015
 
4,745,460
2016
 
478,193
2017
 
499,277
2018
 
10,677,070
 
Note 6 – Shareholders' Equity