2.INVESTMENT SECURITIES

Securities Available for Sale

The gross amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale and the related gross unrealized gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) were as follows:

			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
March 31, 2015 (in thousands)	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value

U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. Government agencies	$	186,819	$	1,119	$	(1	)	$	187,937
Private label mortgage backed security	4,037		1,198		—			5,235
Mortgage backed securities - residential	112,764		5,330		(121		)	117,973
Collateralized mortgage obligations	136,172		1,144		(709		)	136,607
Freddie Mac preferred stock	—		271		—			271
Mutual fund	1,000		27		—			1,027
Corporate bonds	15,011		84		—			15,095
Total securities available for sale	$	455,803	$	9,173	$	(831	)	$	464,145

	Gross		Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
December 31, 2014 (in thousands)	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value

U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. Government agencies	$	146,625	$	312	$	(15	)	$	146,922
Private label mortgage backed security	4,030		1,220		—			5,250
Mortgage backed securities - residential	118,836		5,511		(91		)	124,256
Collateralized mortgage obligations	143,283		1,034		(1,146		)	143,171
Freddie Mac preferred stock	—		231		—			231
Mutual fund	1,000		18		—			1,018
Corporate bonds	15,011		52		—			15,063
Total securities available for sale	$	428,785	$	8,378	$	(1,252	)	$	435,911

Securities Held to Maturity

The carrying value, gross unrecognized gains and losses, and fair value of securities held to maturity were as follows:

			Gross		Gross
	Carrying		Unrecognized		Unrecognized			Fair
March 31, 2015 (in thousands)	Value		Gains		Losses			Value

U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. Government agencies	$	1,549	$	12	$	(5	)	$	1,556
Mortgage backed securities - residential	145		19		—			164
Collateralized mortgage obligations	37,880		600		—			38,480
Corporate bonds	5,000		—		(67		)	4,933
Total securities held to maturity	$	44,574	$	631	$	(72	)	$	45,133

			Gross		Gross
	Carrying		Unrecognized		Unrecognized			Fair
December 31, 2014 (in thousands)	Value		Gains		Losses			Value

U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. Government agencies	$	1,747	$	1	$	(7	)	$	1,741
Mortgage backed securities - residential	147		20		—			167
Collateralized mortgage obligations	38,543		423		(4		)	38,962
Corporate bonds	5,000		—		(63		)	4,937
Total securities held to maturity	$	45,437	$	444	$	(74	)	$	45,807

At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, there were no holdings of securities of any one issuer, other than the U.S. Government and its agencies, in an amount greater than 10% of stockholders’ equity.

Sales of Securities Available for Sale

During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, there were no sales or calls of securities available for sale.

Investment Securities by Contractual Maturity

The amortized cost and fair value of the investment securities portfolio by contractual maturity at March 31, 2015 follows. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities if borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Securities not due at a single maturity date are detailed separately.

	Securities				Securities
	Available for Sale				Held to Maturity
	Amortized		Fair		Carrying		Fair
March 31, 2015 (in thousands)	Cost		Value		Value		Value

Due in one year or less	$	10,043	$	10,085	$	1,027	$	1,039
Due from one year to five years	181,787		182,901		522		517
Due from five years to ten years	10,000		10,046		5,000		4,933
Due beyond ten years	—		—		—		—
Private label mortgage backed security	4,037		5,235		—		—
Mortgage backed securities - residential	112,764		117,973		145		164
Collateralized mortgage obligations	136,172		136,607		37,880		38,480
Freddie Mac preferred stock	—		271		—		—
Mutual fund	1,000		1,027		—		—
Total securities	$	455,803	$	464,145	$	44,574	$	45,133

Freddie Mac Preferred Stock

During 2008, the U.S. Treasury, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) announced that the FHFA was placing Freddie Mac under conservatorship and giving management control to the FHFA. The Bank contemporaneously determined that its 40,000 shares of Freddie Mac preferred stock were fully impaired and recorded an other-than-temporarily impaired (“OTTI”) charge of $2.1 million in 2008. The OTTI charge brought the carrying value of the stock to $0. During the second quarter of 2014, based on active trading volume of Freddie Mac preferred stock, the Company determined it appropriate to record an unrealized gain to Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”) related to its Freddie Mac preferred stock holdings. Based on the stock’s market closing price as of March 31, 2015, the Company’s unrealized gain for its Freddie Mac preferred stock totaled $271,000.

Mortgage Backed Securities and Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

At March 31, 2015, with the exception of the $5.2 million private label mortgage backed security, all other mortgage backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) held by the Bank were issued by U.S. government-sponsored entities and agencies, primarily Freddie Mac and the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae” or “FNMA”), institutions that the government has affirmed its commitment to support. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, there were gross unrealized losses of $830,000 and $1.2 million related to available for sale mortgage backed securities and CMOs. Because the decline in fair value of these securities is attributable to changes in interest rates and illiquidity, and not credit quality, and because the Bank does not have the intent to sell these mortgage backed securities, and it is likely that it will not be required to sell the securities before their anticipated recovery, management does not consider these securities to be OTTI.

Market Loss Analysis

Securities with unrealized losses at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, are as follows:

	Less than 12 months					12 months or more					Total
March 31, 2015 (in thousands)	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses

Securities available for sale:
U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. Government agencies	$	—	$	—		$	999	$	(1	)	$	999	$	(1	)
Mortgage backed securities - residential	7,145		(121		)	—		—			7,145		(121		)
Collateralized mortgage obligations	2,507		(31		)	52,491		(678		)	54,998		(709		)
Total securities available for sale	$	9,652	$	(152	)	$	53,490	$	(679	)	$	63,142	$	(831	)


	Less than 12 months					12 months or more					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
Securities held to maturity:
U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. Government agencies	$	517	$	(5	)	$	—	$	—		$	517	$	(5	)
Corporate bonds	—		—			4,933		(67		)	4,933		(67		)
Total securities held to maturity	$	517	$	(5	)	$	4,933	$	(67	)	$	5,450	$	(72	)

	Less than 12 months					12 months or more					Total
December 31, 2014 (in thousands)	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses

Securities available for sale:
U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. Government agencies	$	2,089	$	(15	)	$	—	$	—		$	2,089	$	(15	)
Mortgage backed securities - residential	7,535		(91		)	—		—			7,535		(91		)
Collateralized mortgage obligations	46,058		(881		)	12,534		(265		)	58,592		(1,146		)
Total securities available for sale	$	55,682	$	(987	)	$	12,534	$	(265	)	$	68,216	$	(1,252	)

	Less than 12 months					12 months or more				Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
Securities held to maturity:
U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. Government agencies	$	517	$	(7	)	$	—	$	—	$	517	$	(7	)
Collateralized mortgage obligations	9,045		(4		)	—		—		9,045		(4		)
Corporate bonds	4,936		(63		)	—		—		4,936		(63		)
Total securities held to maturity	$	14,498	$	(74	)	$	—	$	—	$	14,498	$	(74	)

At March 31, 2015, the Bank’s security portfolio consisted of 159 securities, 14 of which were in an unrealized loss position. At December 31, 2014, the Bank’s security portfolio consisted of 157 securities, 17 of which were in an unrealized loss position.

Other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”)

Unrealized losses for all investment securities are reviewed to determine whether the losses are “other-than-temporary.” Investment securities are evaluated for OTTI on at least a quarterly basis and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant such an evaluation to determine whether a decline in value below amortized cost is other-than-temporary. In conducting this assessment, the Bank evaluates a number of factors including, but not limited to:

The length of time and the extent to which fair value has been less than the amortized cost basis;

The Bank’s intent to hold until maturity or sell the debt security prior to maturity;

An analysis of whether it is more likely than not that the Bank will be required to sell the debt security before its anticipated recovery;

Adverse conditions specifically related to the security, an industry, or a geographic area;

The historical and implied volatility of the fair value of the security;

The payment structure of the security and the likelihood of the issuer being able to make payments;

Failure of the issuer to make scheduled interest or principal payments;

Any rating changes by a rating agency; and

Recoveries or additional decline in fair value subsequent to the balance sheet date.

The term “other-than-temporary” is not intended to indicate that the decline is permanent, but indicates that the prospects for a near-term recovery of value are not necessarily favorable, or that there is a general lack of evidence to support a realizable value equal to or greater than the carrying value of the investment. Once a decline in value is determined to be other-than-temporary, the value of the security is reduced and a corresponding charge to earnings is recognized for the anticipated credit losses.

The Bank owns one private label mortgage backed security with a total carrying value of $5.2 million at March 31, 2015. This security, with an average remaining life currently estimated at three years, is mostly backed by “Alternative A” first lien mortgage loans, but also has an insurance “wrap” or guarantee as an added layer of protection to the security holder. This asset is illiquid, and as such, the Bank determined it to be a Level 3 security in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. Based on this determination, the Bank utilized an income valuation model (“present value model”) approach, in determining the fair value of the security. This approach is beneficial for positions that are not traded in active markets or are subject to transfer restrictions, and/or where valuations are adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability. Such adjustments are generally based on available market evidence. In the absence of such evidence, management’s best estimate is used. Management’s best estimate consists of both internal and external support for this investment.

See additional discussion regarding the Bank’s private label mortgage backed security under Footnote 6 “Fair Value” in this section of the filing.

Pledged Investment Securities

Investment securities pledged to secure public deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and securities held for other purposes, as required or permitted by law are as follows:

(in thousands)	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014

Carrying amount	$	413,731	$	409,868
Fair value	414,350		410,307