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Note 8 - Fair Value
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Notes to Financial Statements  
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

8.

Fair Value

 

In accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure”, the Company uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. The fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (“an exit price”) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value is best determined based upon quoted market prices. However, in many instances, there are no quoted market prices for the Company’s various financial instruments. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. Accordingly, the fair value estimates may not be realized in an immediate settlement of the instrument.

 

The fair value guidance provides a consistent definition of fair value, which focuses on exit price in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction (that is, not a forced liquidation or distressed sale) between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. If there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability, a change in valuation technique or the use of multiple valuation techniques may be appropriate. In such instances, determining the price at which willing market participants would transact at the measurement date under current market conditions depends on the facts and circumstances and requires the use of significant judgment. The fair value is a reasonable point within the range that is the most representative of fair value under current market conditions.

 

In accordance with the guidance, a hierarchy of valuation techniques is based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumptions. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC Topic 820 based on these two types of inputs, are as follows:

 

 

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

 

 

Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, and other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

 

 

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

 

The Company uses the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair values of the following assets:

 

 

Securities available for sale: The fair values of securities available for sale are determined by obtaining quoted prices from a nationally recognized securities pricing agent. If quoted market prices are not available, fair value is determined using quoted market prices for similar securities.

 

 

Equity security at fair value: The Company’s investment in an equity mutual fund is valued based on the net asset value of the fund, which is classified as Level 1.

 

 

Other real estate owned (“OREO”): Nonrecurring fair value adjustments to OREO reflect full or partial write-downs that are based on the OREO’s observable market price or current appraised value of the real estate. Since the market for OREO is not active, OREO subjected to nonrecurring fair value adjustments based on the current appraised value of the real estate are classified as Level 3. The appraised value is obtained annually from an independent third party appraiser and is reduced by expected sales costs, which has historically been 10% of the appraised value.

 

 

Collateral-dependent loans: Nonrecurring fair value adjustments to collateral-dependent loans reflect full or partial write-downs and reserves that are based on the collateral-dependent loan’s observable market price or current appraised value of the collateral. Because the market for collateral-dependent loans is not active, such loans subjected to nonrecurring fair value adjustments based on the current appraised value of the collateral are classified as Level 3. The appraised value is obtained annually from an independent third party appraiser and is reduced by expected sales costs, which has historically been 10% of the appraised value.

 

 

Fair value hedges: The market value based on independent third party valuation sources that uses observable and traded prices of interest rate swaps from leading banks and brokers.  

 

 

Loans held for sale: These loans are carried at the lower of cost or market. The market value is considered to approximate the price at which the loan is locked in with the investor.

 

The following tables summarize financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value:

 

   

Carrying Value:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

                               

June 30, 2026

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 
                                 

Recurring:

                               

Available for sale securities

                               

State and municipal

  $ -     $ 156     $ -     $ 156  

SBA pools

    -       445       -       445  

Corporate bonds

    -       6,463       -       6,463  

Mortgage-backed securities

    -       102,027       -       102,027  
    $ -     $ 109,091     $ -     $ 109,091  

Fair value hedge:

                               

Hedging asset

  $ -     $ 98     $ -     $ 98  

Hedging liability

    -       40       -       40  

Net fair value hedge

  $ -     $ 58     $ -     $ 58  
                                 

Equity security at fair value:

                               

Mutual fund

  $ 553     $ -     $ -     $ 553  
                                 

Nonrecurring:

                               

Other real estate owned, net

  $ -     $ -     $ 1,665     $ 1,665  

 

   

Carrying Value:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

                               

December 31, 2025

 

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Total

 
                                 

Recurring:

                               

Available for sale securities

                               

State and municipal

  $ -     $ 202     $ -     $ 202  

SBA pools

    -       512       -       512  

Corporate bonds

    -       6,464       -       6,464  

Mortgage-backed securities

    -       111,552       -       111,552  
    $ -     $ 118,730     $ -     $ 118,730  
                                 

Fair value hedge:

                               

Hedging liability

  $ -     $ 192     $ -     $ 192  
                                 

Equity security at fair value:

                               

Mutual fund

  $ 550     $ -     $ -     $ 550  
                                 

Nonrecurring:

                               

Other real estate owned, net

  $ -     $ -     $ 1,673     $ 1,673  

 

The following table provides information describing the unobservable inputs used in level 3 fair value measurements at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

 

June 30, 2026:

                         

(dollars in thousands)

                         

Assets

 

Fair Value

 

Valuation Technique

 

Unobservable Inputs

 

Range (Average)

 
                           

Other real estate owned

  $ 1,665  

Third party appraisals and in-house real estate valuations of fair value

 

Marketability/selling costs and current market conditions

    0% to 10% (5%)

 

December 31, 2025:

                         

(dollars in thousands)

                         

Assets

 

Fair Value

 

Valuation Techniques

 

Unobservable Input

 

Range (Average)

 
                           

Other real estate owned

  $ 1,673  

Third party appraisals and in-house real estate valuations of fair value

 

Marketability/selling costs and current market conditions

    0% to 10% (5%)

 

The estimated fair value of financial instruments that are reported at amortized cost less allowance for credit losses in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs were as follows:

 

   

June 30, 2026

   

December 31, 2025

 
   

Carrying

   

Estimated

   

Carrying

   

Estimated

 
   

Amount

   

Fair Value

   

Amount

   

Fair Value

 

Financial assets

                               

Level 1 inputs

                               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 55,486     $ 55,486     $ 46,679     $ 46,679  

Equity security

    553       553       550       550  

Level 2 inputs

                               

Certificates of deposit in other banks

    100       100       100       100  

Accrued interest receivable

    2,402       2,402       2,535       2,535  

Securities available for sale

    109,091       109,091       118,730       118,730  

Securities held to maturity

    16,393       15,509       16,799       15,998  

Mortgage loans held for sale

    694       694       714       714  

Restricted stock, at cost

    3,475       3,475       3,693       3,693  

Bank owned life insurance

    15,555       15,555       15,353       15,353  

Fair value hedge

    98       98       -       -  

Level 3 inputs

                               

Securities held to maturity

    4,470       4,470       4,256       4,256  

Loans, net

    636,549       632,226       633,144       629,889  
                                 

Financial liabilities

                               

Level 1 inputs

                               

Noninterest-bearing deposits

  $ 126,385     $ 126,385     $ 117,098     $ 117,098  

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

    4,559       4,559       4,317       4,317  

Level 2 inputs

                               

Interest-bearing deposits

    598,740       597,844       603,361       602,889  

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

    57,700       57,832       62,700       62,843  

Long-term debt

    12,060       12,388       12,036       12,840  

Accrued interest payable

    989       989       1,278       1,278  

Fair value hedge

    40       40       192       192