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Investments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Schedule of Investments [Abstract]  
Investments

 

2. Investments

 

A summary of the Company’s investment securities classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 is as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)  As of June 30, 2026 
       Gross   Gross     
   Amortized   unrealized   unrealized   Estimated 
   cost   gains   losses   fair value 
Available-for-sale:                    
U. S. treasury securities  $43,419   $230   $(171)  $43,478 
Municipal obligations, tax exempt   76,435    107    (1,399)   75,143 
Municipal obligations, taxable   100,224    279    (2,785)   97,718 
Agency mortgage-backed securities   130,723    81    (6,335)   124,469 
Total available-for-sale  $350,801   $697   $(10,690)  $340,808 
                     
Held-to-maturity:                    
Other  $3,847   $-   $(297)  $3,550 
Total held-to-maturity  $3,847   $-   $(297)  $3,550 

 

   As of December 31, 2025 
       Gross   Gross     
   Amortized   unrealized   unrealized   Estimated 
   cost   gains   losses   fair value 
Available-for-sale:                
U. S. treasury securities  $52,795   $580   $(192)  $53,183 
Municipal obligations, tax exempt   88,979    149    (1,319)   87,809 
Municipal obligations, taxable   92,105    555    (2,057)   90,603 
Agency mortgage-backed securities   121,780    193    (5,411)   116,562 
Total available-for-sale  $355,659   $1,477   $(8,979)  $348,157 
                     
Held-to-maturity:                    
Other  $3,789   $-   $(312)  $3,477 
Total held-to-maturity  $3,789   $-   $(312)  $3,477 

 

 

The amortized cost of the above held-to-maturity investment securities has been further reduced by the allowance for credit losses of $91,000 at both June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

 

The tables above show that some of the securities in the Company’s available-for-sale and held-to-maturity investment portfolios had unrealized losses, or were temporarily impaired, as of both June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025. These temporary impairments represent the estimated amount of loss that would be realized if the securities were sold on the valuation date.

 

The following table summarizes available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position for which an allowance for credit losses had not been recorded at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 along with the length of time each category of securities had been in a continuous loss position as of such date:

 

       As of June 30, 2026 
(Dollars in thousands)      Less than 12 months   12 months or longer   Total 
   No. of   Fair   Unrealized   Fair   Unrealized   Fair   Unrealized 
   securities   value   losses   value   losses   value   losses 
Available-for-sale:                                   
U.S. treasury securities   12   $1,951   $(3)  $23,569   $(168)  $25,520   $(171)
Municipal obligations, tax exempt   139    24,545    (166)   29,340    (1,233)   53,885    (1,399)
Municipal obligations, taxable   122    40,769    (803)   36,894    (1,982)   77,663    (2,785)
Agency mortgage-backed securities   72    35,498    (548)   74,418    (5,787)   109,916    (6,335)
Total for available-for-sale   345   $102,763   $(1,520)  $164,221   $(9,170)  $266,984   $(10,690)

 

       As of December 31, 2025 
       Less than 12 months   12 months or longer   Total 
   No. of   Fair   Unrealized   Fair   Unrealized   Fair   Unrealized 
   securities   value   losses   value   losses   value   losses 
Available-for-sale:                                   
U.S. treasury securities   12   $-   $-   $32,314   $(192)  $32,314   $(192)
Municipal obligations, tax exempt   129    5,746    (10)   43,697    (1,309)   49,443    (1,319)
Municipal obligations, taxable   88    19,052    (262)   40,711    (1,795)   59,763    (2,057)
Agency mortgage-backed securities   67    16,624    (95)   85,169    (5,316)   101,793    (5,411)
Total for available-for-sale   296   $41,422   $(367)  $201,891   $(8,612)  $243,313   $(8,979)

 

 

The Company’s U.S. treasury portfolio consists of securities issued by the United States Department of the Treasury (“U.S. treasury”). The receipt of principal and interest on U.S. treasury securities is guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Based on these factors, along with the Company’s intent to not sell the securities and its belief that it was more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell the securities before recovery of its cost basis, the Company believed that the available-for-sale U.S. treasury securities identified in the table above were temporarily impaired as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

 

The Company’s portfolio of municipal obligations consists of both tax-exempt and taxable general obligations securities issued by various municipalities. As of June 30, 2026, the Company did not intend to sell and it was more likely than not that the Company would not be required to sell its municipal obligations in an unrealized loss position until the recovery of its cost basis. Due to the issuers’ continued satisfaction of the securities’ obligations in accordance with their contractual terms and the expectation that they will continue to do so, the evaluation of the fundamentals of the issuers’ financial condition and other objective evidence, the Company believed that the municipal obligations identified in the tables above were temporarily impaired as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

 

The Company’s agency mortgage-backed securities portfolio consists of securities underwritten to the standards of and guaranteed by the government-sponsored agencies of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal National Mortgage Association and the Government National Mortgage Association. The receipt of principal, at par, and interest on agency mortgage-backed securities is guaranteed by the respective government-sponsored agency guarantor, such that the Company believed that its agency mortgage-backed securities did not expose the Company to credit-related losses. Based on these factors, along with the Company’s intent to not sell the securities and the Company’s belief that it was more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell the securities before recovery of their cost basis, the Company believed that the agency mortgage-backed securities identified in the table above were temporarily impaired as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

 

The Company’s held-to-maturity investment securities portfolio consists of seven subordinated debentures issued by financial institutions. These investment securities were acquired in the Freedom Bank acquisition in 2022 and classified as held-to-maturity. The securities were issued in 2021 and 2022 with a 10-year maturity and a fixed rate for five years. The securities are callable after the end of the fixed rate term, beginning September 3, 2026. The following table provides information regarding the Company’s allowance for credit losses related to held-to-maturity investment securities for the period presented:

 

(Dollars in thousands)  2026   2025 
   Six months ended 
   June 30, 
(Dollars in thousands)  2026   2025 
Balance at January 1,  $91   $91 
Provision for credit losses   -    - 
Balance at June 30,  $91   $91 

 

The table below sets forth the amortized cost and fair value of investment securities at June 30, 2026. The table includes scheduled principal payments and estimated prepayments, based on observable market inputs, for agency mortgage-backed securities. Actual maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers have the right to prepay obligations with or without prepayment penalties.

   Amortized   Estimated 
(Dollars in thousands)  cost   fair value 
Available-for-sale:          
Due in less than one year  $39,598   $39,366 
Due after one year but within five years   159,618    153,116 
Due after five years but within ten years   97,698    95,633 
Due after ten years   53,887    52,693 
Total available-for-sale  $350,801   $340,808 
           
Held-to-maturity:          
Due in less than one year   3,847    3,550 
Total held-to-maturity  $3,847   $3,550 

 

 

Sale proceeds and gross realized gains and losses on sales of available-for-sale securities were as follows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:

 

   2026   2025   2026   2025 
   Three months ended   Six months ended 
(Dollars in thousands)  June 30,   June 30, 
   2026   2025   2026   2025 
Sales proceeds  $-   $-   $-   $3,394 
                     
Realized gains  $-   $-   $-   $22 
Realized losses   -    -    -    (24)
Net realized losses  $-   $-   $-   $(2)

 

Securities with carrying values of $247.8 million and $266.7 million were pledged to secure public funds on deposits, repurchase agreements and as collateral for borrowings at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Except for U.S. federal agency obligations, no investment in a single issuer exceeded 10.0% of consolidated stockholders’ equity.