v3.26.3
Note 3 - Securities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Notes to Financial Statements  
Investment in Debt and Equity Securities and Other Trading Assets [Text Block]

Securities:

 

The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of the available-for-sale securities portfolio at  September 30, 2026 and  December 31, 2025, and the corresponding amounts of gross unrealized gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). No allowance for credit losses have been recognized for the securities portfolio at  September 30, 2026 or  December 31, 2025.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

(In Thousands of Dollars)

 

Cost

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Fair Value

 

September 30, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury and U.S. government sponsored entities

 

$4,392

 

 

$0

 

 

$(467

)

 

$3,925

 

State and political subdivisions

 

 

714,400

 

 

 

45

 

 

 

(142,150

)

 

 

572,295

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

25,914

 

 

 

76

 

 

 

(587

)

 

 

25,403

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

680,844

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

(115,404

)

 

 

565,445

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

253,065

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

(18,223

)

 

 

234,852

 

Small Business Administration

 

 

1,775

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(164

)

 

 

1,611

 

Totals

 

$1,680,390

 

 

$136

 

 

$(276,995

)

 

$1,403,531

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

 

 

 

(In Thousands of Dollars)

 

Cost

 

 

Gains

 

 

Losses

 

 

Fair Value

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury and U.S. government sponsored entities

 

$104,737

 

 

$45

 

 

$(9,487)

 

$95,295

 

State and political subdivisions

 

 

589,236

 

 

 

2,632

 

 

 

(88,171)

 

 

503,697

 

Corporate bonds

 

 

13,171

 

 

 

163

 

 

 

(289)

 

 

13,045

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

629,376

 

 

 

731

 

 

 

(82,973)

 

 

547,134

 

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

186,494

 

 

 

1,461

 

 

 

(5,739)

 

 

182,216

 

Small Business Administration

 

 

2,210

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(140)

 

 

2,070

 

Totals

 

$1,525,224

 

 

$5,032

 

 

$(186,799)

 

$1,343,457

 

 

The proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities and the associated gains and losses are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

(In Thousands of Dollars)

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

Proceeds

 

$90,546

 

 

$28,750

 

 

$90,546

 

 

$52,651

 

Gross gains

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Gross losses

 

 

(10,291

)

 

 

(960

)

 

 

(10,291

)

 

 

(2,294)

 

The amortized cost and fair value of the debt securities portfolio are shown in the table below by expected maturity. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities if issuers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call, or prepayment penalties. Securities not due at a single maturity date are shown separately.

 

 

 

September 30, 2026

 

(In Thousands of Dollars)

 

Amortized Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

Maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Within one year

 

$2,419

 

 

$2,432

 

One to five years

 

 

41,768

 

 

 

40,033

 

Five to ten years

 

 

157,409

 

 

 

137,549

 

Beyond ten years

 

 

543,110

 

 

 

421,609

 

Mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and Small Business Administration securities

 

 

935,684

 

 

 

801,908

 

Total

 

$1,680,390

 

 

$1,403,531

 

 

The following table summarizes the investment securities with unrealized losses for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded at  September 30, 2026 and  December 31, 2025, aggregated by major security type and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position.

 

 

 

Less than 12 Months

 

 

12 Months or Longer

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

(In Thousands of Dollars)

 

Value

 

 

Loss

 

 

Value

 

 

Loss

 

 

Value

 

 

Loss

 

September 30, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury and U.S. government sponsored entities

 

$1,952

 

 

$(115

)

 

$1,973

 

 

$(352

)

 

$3,925

 

 

$(467

)

State and political subdivisions

 

 

198,399

 

 

 

(21,431

)

 

 

367,200

 

 

 

(120,719

)

 

 

565,599

 

 

 

(142,150

)

Corporate bonds

 

 

16,184

 

 

 

(389

)

 

 

5,411

 

 

 

(198

)

 

 

21,595

 

 

 

(587

)

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

188,976

 

 

 

(13,280

)

 

 

375,136

 

 

 

(102,124

)

 

 

564,112

 

 

 

(115,404

)

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

164,245

 

 

 

(11,226

)

 

 

69,549

 

 

 

(6,997

)

 

 

233,794

 

 

 

(18,223

)

Small Business Administration

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,611

 

 

 

(164

)

 

 

1,611

 

 

 

(164

)

Total

 

$569,756

 

 

$(46,441

)

 

$820,880

 

 

$(230,554

)

 

$1,390,636

 

 

$(276,995

)

 

 

 

Less than 12 Months

 

 

12 Months or Longer

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

 

Fair

 

 

Unrealized

 

(In Thousands of Dollars)

 

Value

 

 

Loss

 

 

Value

 

 

Loss

 

 

Value

 

 

Loss

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury and U.S. government sponsored entities

 

$100

 

 

$0

 

 

$93,211

 

 

$(9,487)

 

$93,311

 

 

$(9,487)

State and political subdivisions

 

 

6,302

 

 

 

(1,360)

 

 

432,053

 

 

 

(86,811)

 

 

438,355

 

 

 

(88,171)

Corporate bonds

 

 

2,962

 

 

 

(44)

 

 

6,293

 

 

 

(245)

 

 

9,255

 

 

 

(289)

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

48,965

 

 

 

(313)

 

 

437,859

 

 

 

(82,660)

 

 

486,824

 

 

 

(82,973)

Collateralized mortgage obligations

 

 

50,887

 

 

 

(621)

 

 

69,006

 

 

 

(5,118)

 

 

119,893

 

 

 

(5,739)

Small Business Administration

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,070

 

 

 

(140)

 

 

2,070

 

 

 

(140)

Total

 

$109,216

 

 

$(2,338)

 

$1,040,492

 

 

$(184,461)

 

$1,149,708

 

 

$(186,799)

 

As of  September 30, 2026, the Company’s security portfolio consisted of 1,070 securities, 1,041 of which were in an unrealized loss position. The treasury, agency, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and small business administration securities that the Company owns are all issued by government sponsored entities and therefore contain no potential for credit loss. The Company does not consider any of its available-for-sale securities with unrealized losses to be attributable to credit-related factors, as the unrealized losses have occurred as a result of changes in noncredit related factors such as changes in interest rates, market spreads and market conditions subsequent to purchase, not credit deterioration. The vast majority of the Company's state and political subdivisions holdings are of high credit quality and are rated AA or higher. In addition, management has both the ability and intent to hold the securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for the recovery in fair value. As of  September 30, 2026, the Company has not recorded an allowance for credit losses on available for sale (“AFS”) securities.

 

At  December 31, 2025, the Company’s security portfolio consisted of 899 securities, 716 of which were in an unrealized loss position. The treasury, agency, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and small business administration securities that the Company owns are all issued by government sponsored entities and therefore contain no potential for credit loss. At December 31, 2025, the Company did not consider any of its available-for-sale securities with unrealized losses to be attributable to credit-related factors, as the unrealized losses have occurred as a result of changes in noncredit related factors such as changes in interest rates, market spreads and market conditions subsequent to purchase, not credit deterioration. The vast majority of the Company's state and political subdivisions holdings are of high credit quality and are rated AA or higher. In addition, management had both the ability and intent to hold the securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for the recovery in fair value. At  December 31, 2025, the Company had not recorded an allowance for credit losses on AFS securities.

 

Equity Securities

 

The Company also holds equity securities which include $16.2 million in Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”) partnership investments as well as $488,000 in local and regional bank holdings and other miscellaneous equity funds at  September 30, 2026. At  December 31, 2025, the Company held $15.5 million in SBIC investments and $370,000 in local and regional bank holdings and other miscellaneous equity funds. These SBIC investments are held at modified cost and any changes in the modified costs are recognized in income in both 2026 and 2025.