v3.26.1
Note 3 - Investment Securities
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Notes to Financial Statements  
Investment in Debt and Equity Securities and Other Trading Assets [Text Block]

3.

Investment Securities

 

Investments in debt securities are summarized as follows:

 

June 30 2026

 
   

Amortized

   

Unrealized

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

   

Allowance for

   

Net Carrying

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

cost

   

gains

   

losses

   

value

   

Credit Losses

   

Amount

 
                                                 

Available for sale

                                               
                                                 

State and municipal

  $ 160     $ -     $ 4     $ 156     $ -     $ 156  

SBA pools

    444       3       2       445       -       445  

Corporate bonds

    6,889       -       426       6,463       -       6,463  

Mortgage-backed securities

    119,481       -       17,454       102,027       -       102,027  
    $ 126,974     $ 3     $ 17,886     $ 109,091     $ -     $ 109,091  
                                                 

Held to maturity

                                               
                                                 

State and municipal

  $ 20,926     $ 28     $ 975     $ 19,979     $ 63     $ 20,863  

 

 

December 31, 2025

 
   

Amortized

   

Unrealized

   

Unrealized

   

Fair

   

Allowance for

   

Net Carrying

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

cost

   

gains

   

losses

   

value

   

Credit Losses

   

Amount

 
                                                 

Available for sale

                                               
                                                 

State and municipal

  $ 205     $ -     $ 3     $ 202     $ -     $ 202  

SBA pools

    512       2       2       512       -       512  

Corporate bonds

    7,044       -       580       6,464       -       6,464  

Mortgage-backed securities

    128,308       148       16,904       111,552       -       111,552  
    $ 136,069     $ 150     $ 17,489     $ 118,730     $ -     $ 118,730  
                                                 

Held to maturity

                                               
                                                 

State and municipal

  $ 21,134     $ 49     $ 929     $ 20,254     $ 79     $ 21,055  

 

The tables above do not include portfolio level basis adjustments, which were $42 thousand and $211 thousand at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

 

The allowance for credit losses on held-to-maturity securities is a contra-asset valuation allowance that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of held-to-maturity securities to present the net amount expected to be collected. Management measures expected credit losses on held-to-maturity securities on a collective basis by major security type with each type sharing similar risk characteristics, and considers historical credit loss information that is adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. With regard to securities issued by states and political subdivisions, management considers (i) issuer bond ratings, (ii) historical loss rates for given bond ratings, (iii) whether issuers continue to make timely principal and interest payments under the contractual terms of the securities, and (iv) internal forecasts. Unrated bonds were underwritten similar to commercial loans and the financial condition of the issuer is monitored periodically. Expected credit losses on commercial loans are applied to unrated bonds. The duration of each bond is used as the remaining life in the calculation of expected credit losses.

 

The following table summarizes Moody's and/or Standard & Poor's bond ratings (the Company’s primary credit quality indicators) for our portfolio of held-to-maturity securities issued by states and political subdivisions as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 at amortized cost:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

June 30, 2026

   

December 31, 2025

 

AAA

  $ 2,831     $ 2,820  

AA

    11,869       12,285  

A

    1,196       1,202  

BBB

    -       -  

Not rated

    5,030       4,827  

Total

  $ 20,926     $ 21,134  

 

Generally, the historical loss rates associated with securities having similar grades as those in our portfolio have not been significant. Furthermore, as of June 30, 2026, there were no past due principal or interest payments associated with these securities and none were on nonaccrual status.

 

The following table details activity in the allowance for credit losses on held-to-maturity securities for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:

 

   

Three Months

   

Six Months

   

Three Months

   

Six Months

 
   

Ended

   

Ended

   

Ended

   

Ended

 

(dollars in thousands)

  June 30, 2026    

June 30, 2026

   

June 30, 2025

   

June 30, 2025

 
                                 

Beginning balance

  $ 88     $ 79     $ 63     $ 60  

(Recovery of) provision for credit losses

    (25 )     (16 )     18       21  

Ending balance

  $ 63     $ 63     $ 81     $ 81  

 

Accrued interest receivable on available for sale securities totaled $260 thousand and $267 thousand as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, and accrued interest receivable on held to maturity securities totaled $119 thousand and $121 thousand as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.  Both are grouped in accrued interest receivable on the consolidated balance sheets. Accrued interest receivable is not included as part of the calculation of the allowance for credit losses estimate.

 

Contractual maturities, shown below, will differ from actual maturities because borrowers and issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

   

Available for Sale

   

Held to Maturity

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amortized

   

Fair

   

Amortized

   

Fair

 

June 30, 2026

 

cost

   

value

   

cost

   

value

 
                                 

Within one year

  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  

Over one to five years

    2,849       2,715       1,606       1,605  

Over five to ten years

    4,200       3,904       11,640       11,359  

Over ten years

    -       -       7,680       7,015  
      7,049       6,619       20,926       19,979  

Mortgage-backed securities and SBA pools, due in monthly installments

    119,925       102,472       -       -  
    $ 126,974     $ 109,091     $ 20,926     $ 19,979  

 

Securities with a carrying value of $59.4 million and $21.0 million as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, were pledged as collateral for borrowings, securities sold under repurchase agreements and other collateralized deposits.

 

During the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, there were no sales of available for sale securities.

 

The following table sets forth the Company’s gross unrealized losses on a continuous basis for available for sale debt securities, by category and length of time.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

                                               

June 30, 2026

 

Less than 12 months

   

12 months or more

   

Total

 
                                                 

Description of investments

 

Fair Value

   

Unrealized Loss

   

Fair Value

   

Unrealized Loss

   

Fair Value

   

Unrealized Loss

 
                                                 

State and municipal

  $ -     $ -     $ 156     $ 4     $ 156     $ 4  

SBA pools

    -       -       238       2       238       2  

Corporate bonds

    347       3       5,866       423       6,213       426  

Mortgage-backed securities

    20,041       271       81,986       17,183       102,027       17,454  

Total

  $ 20,388     $ 274     $ 88,246     $ 17,612     $ 108,634     $ 17,886  

 

(Dollars in thousands)

                                               

December 31, 2025

 

Less than 12 months

   

12 months or more

   

Total

 
                                                 

Description of investments

 

Fair Value

   

Unrealized Loss

   

Fair Value

   

Unrealized Loss

   

Fair Value

   

Unrealized Loss

 
                                                 

State and municipal

  $ -     $ -     $ 202     $ 3     $ 202     $ 3  

SBA pools

    -       -       297       2       297       2  

Corporate bonds

    -       -       6,464       580       6,464       580  

Mortgage-backed securities

    11,013       69       87,183       16,835       98,196       16,904  

Total

  $ 11,013     $ 69     $ 94,146     $ 17,420     $ 105,159     $ 17,489  

 

As of June 30, 2026, management did not have the intent to sell any of the securities before a recovery of cost, and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell before the recovery of the amortized cost basis. The unrealized losses as of June 30, 2026 were due to increases in market interest rates over the yields available at the time the underlying securities were purchased as well as other market conditions for each particular security based upon the structure and remaining principal balance. The fair values of the investment securities are expected to recover as the securities approach their maturity dates or repricing dates or if market yields for such investments decline. Based on these factors, as of June 30, 2026, management believes that the unrealized losses detailed in the table above are temporary and, accordingly, none of these unrealized losses have been recognized in the Company’s consolidated statement of income.