NOTE 2 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

INVESTMENT SECURITIES

NOTE 2– INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are summarized as follows:

			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	Cost		Gains		(Losses)		Value
	(dollars in thousands)
June 30, 2020:
Securities HTM:
Municipal securities	$	424,926	$	21,323	$	(2,231)	$	444,018
Other securities		1,050		—		—		1,050
	$	425,976	$	21,323	$	(2,231)	$	445,068
Securities AFS:
U.S. govt. sponsored agency securities	$	16,663	$	809	$	—	$	17,472
Residential mortgage-backed and related securities		138,044		7,659		(31)		145,672
Municipal securities		98,388		2,962		(84)		101,266
Asset-backed securities		39,712		414		(329)		39,797
Other securities		18,550		173		(23)		18,700
	$	311,357	$	12,017	$	(467)	$	322,907

			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	Cost		Gains		(Losses)		Value
	(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2019:
Securities HTM:
Municipal securities	$	399,596	$	26,042	$	(143)	$	425,495
Other securities		1,050		—		—		1,050
	$	400,646	$	26,042	$	(143)	$	426,545
Securities AFS:
U.S. govt. sponsored agency securities	$	19,872	$	283	$	(77)	$	20,078
Residential mortgage-backed and related securities		118,724		2,045		(182)		120,587
Municipal securities		46,659		1,602		(4)		48,257
Asset-backed securities		16,958		—		(71)		16,887
Other securities		4,749		138		(1)		4,886
	$	206,962	$	4,068	$	(335)	$	210,695

The Company's HTM municipal securities consist largely of private issues of municipal debt. The large majority of the municipalities are located within the Midwest. The municipal debt investments are underwritten using specific guidelines with ongoing monitoring.

The Company's residential mortgage-backed and related securities portfolio consists entirely of government sponsored or government guaranteed securities. The Company has not invested in private mortgage-backed securities or pooled trust preferred securities.

Gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, are summarized as follows:

	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or More				Total
			Gross				Gross				Gross
	Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
	Value		Losses		Value		Losses		Value		Losses
	(dollars in thousands)
June 30, 2020:
Securities HTM:
Municipal securities	$	47,822	$	(2,231)	$	—	$	—	$	47,822	$	(2,231)
Other securities		1,050		—		—		—		1,050		—
	$	48,872	$	(2,231)	$	—	$	—	$	48,872	$	(2,231)
Securities AFS:
U.S. govt. sponsored agency securities	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Residential mortgage-backed and related securities		19,127		(31)		—		—		19,127		(31)
Municipal securities		12,105		(84)		—		—		12,105		(84)
Asset-backed securities		16,611		(329)		—		—		16,611		(329)
Other securities		1,977		(23)		—		—		1,977		(23)
	$	49,820	$	(467)	$	—	$	—	$	49,820	$	(467)

	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or More				Total
			Gross				Gross				Gross
	Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
	Value		Losses		Value		Losses		Value		Losses
	(dollars in thousands)
December 31, 2019:
Securities HTM:
Municipal securities	$	509	$	(1)	$	10,047	$	(142)	$	10,556	$	(143)
Other securities		550		—		—		—		550		—
	$	1,059	$	(1)	$	10,047	$	(142)	$	11,106	$	(143)
Securities AFS:
U.S. govt. sponsored agency securities	$	1,431	$	(21)	$	2,117	$	(56)	$	3,548	$	(77)
Residential mortgage-backed and related securities		2,263		(17)		17,862		(165)		20,125		(182)
Municipal securities		—		—		724		(4)		724		(4)
Asset-backed securities		16,886		(71)		—		—		16,886		(71)
Other securities		249		(1)		—		—		249		(1)
	$	20,829	$	(110)	$	20,703	$	(225)	$	41,532	$	(335)

At June 30, 2020, the investment portfolio included 609 securities. Of this number, 54 securities were in an unrealized loss position. The aggregate losses of these securities totaled approximately 0.4% of the total amortized cost of the portfolio. Of these 54 securities, no securities had an unrealized loss for twelve months or more. Asset-backed securities are comprised of collateralized loan obligations, which are debt securities backed by pools of senior secured commercial loans to a diverse group of companies across a broad spectrum of industries. At June 30, 2020, the Company only owned collateralized loan obligations that were AAA rated. All of the debt securities in unrealized loss positions are considered acceptable credit risks. Based upon an evaluation of the available evidence, including the recent changes in market rates, credit rating information and information obtained from regulatory filings, management believes the declines in fair value for these debt securities are temporary. In addition, the Company lacks the intent to sell these securities and it is not more-likely-than-not that the Company will be required to sell these debt securities before their anticipated recovery.

The Company did not recognize OTTI on any investment securities for the three or six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

All sales of securities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020  and June 30, 2019 were securities identified as AFS.

	Three and Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2020		June 30, 2019
		(dollars in thousands)
Proceeds from sales of securities	$	6,327	$	4,661
Gross gains from sales of securities		134		—
Gross losses from sales of securities		(69)		(52)

The amortized cost and fair value of securities as of June 30, 2020 by contractual maturity are shown below. Expected maturities of residential mortgage-backed and related securities and asset-backed securities may differ from contractual maturities because the residential mortgages underlying the securities may be prepaid without any penalties. Therefore, these securities are not included in the maturity categories in the following table.

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(dollars in thousands)
Securities HTM:
Due in one year or less	$	3,448	$	3,469
Due after one year through five years		35,903		36,526
Due after five years		386,625		405,073
	$	425,976	$	445,068
Securities AFS:
Due in one year or less	$	1,921	$	1,903
Due after one year through five years		14,976		15,411
Due after five years		116,704		120,124
		133,601		137,438
Residential mortgage-backed and related securities		138,044		145,672
Asset-backed securities		39,712		39,797
	$	311,357	$	322,907

Portions of the U.S. government sponsored agency securities, municipal securities and other securities contain call options, at the discretion of the issuer, to terminate the security at par and at predetermined dates prior to the stated maturity. These callable securities are summarized as follows:

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(dollars in thousands)
Securities HTM:
Municipal securities	$	202,436	$	205,736
Securities AFS:
Municipal securities		84,011		86,534
Other securities		4,500		4,650
	$	88,511	$	91,184

As of June 30, 2020, the Company's municipal securities portfolios were comprised of general obligation bonds issued by 97 issuers with fair values totaling $83.3 million and revenue bonds issued by 170 issuers, primarily consisting of states, counties, towns, villages and school districts with fair values totaling $462.0 million. The Company held investments in general obligation bonds in 23 states, including seven states in which the aggregate fair value exceeded $5.0 million. The Company held investments in revenue bonds in 22 states, including 12 states in which the aggregate fair value exceeded $5.0 million.

As of December 31, 2019, the Company's municipal securities portfolios were comprised of general obligation bonds issued by 93 issuers with fair values totaling $77.2 million and revenue bonds issued by 154 issuers, primarily consisting of states, counties, towns, villages and school districts with fair values totaling $396.6 million. The Company held investments in general obligation bonds in 22 states, including six states in which the aggregate fair value exceeded $5.0 million. The Company held investments in revenue bonds in 17 states, including nine states in which the aggregate fair value exceeded $5.0 million.

Both general obligation and revenue bonds are diversified across many issuers. As of June 30, 2020 the Company did not hold any revenue bonds of one single issuer of which the aggregate book or market value exceeded 5% of the Company’s stockholders’ equity. As of December 31, 2019, the Company held revenue bonds of one single issuer, located in Ohio, of which the aggregate book or market value exceeded 5% of the Company’s stockholders’ equity. The issuer’s financial condition is strong and the source of repayment is diversified. The Company monitors the investment and concentration closely. Of the general obligation and revenue bonds in the Company's portfolio, the majority are unrated bonds that represent small, private issuances. All unrated bonds were underwritten according to loan underwriting standards and have an average loan risk rating of 2, indicating very high quality. Additionally, many of these bonds are funding essential municipal services such as water, sewer, education, and medical facilities.

The Company's municipal securities are owned by each of the four charters, whose investment policies set forth limits for various subcategories within the municipal securities portfolio. Each charter is monitored individually, and as of June 30, 2020, all were within policy limitations approved by the board of directors. Policy limits are calculated as a percentage of each charter's total risk-based capital.

As of June 30, 2020, the Company's standard monitoring of its municipal securities portfolio had not uncovered any facts or circumstances resulting in significantly different credit ratings than those assigned by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or in the case of unrated bonds, the rating assigned using the credit underwriting standards.