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Exhibit 99.3



SOVEREIGN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014



CONTENTS 
Independent Auditor’s Report
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Income
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements


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Independent Auditor’s Report


To the Board of Directors
Sovereign Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Dallas, Texas


Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Sovereign Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries, which comprise the balance sheets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Sovereign Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Other Matter
We also have examined, in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Sovereign Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015 based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in 2013 and our report dated March 28, 2016, expressed an unqualified opinion.

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March 28, 2016
















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SOVEREIGN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
(In thousands, except shares and per share values)
 
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
 
$
4,553

 
$
5,906

Interest-bearing deposits
 
9,614

 
2,911

Federal funds sold
 
74

 
73

Cash and cash equivalents
 
14,241

 
8,890

Securities held to maturity
 
132,542

 
155,482

Securities available for sale
 
119,920

 
166,148

Loans, net
 
800,535

 
671,809

Premises and equipment, net
 
22,440

 
23,273

Other real estate owned
 
621

 
711

Accrued interest receivable
 
3,415

 
3,582

Federal Home Loan Bank Stock
 
9,446

 
6,572

Other assets
 
9,423

 
19,435

Total assets
 
$
1,112,583

 
$
1,055,902

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Deposits:
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing
 
$
173,985

 
$
155,078

Interest-bearing
 
624,467

 
638,257

Total deposits
 
798,452

 
793,335

Accrued interest payable
 
361

 
359

Trust preferred subordinated debentures
 
8,609

 
8,609

Other liabilities
 
1,894

 
18,211

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
190,000

 
130,000

Total liabilities
 
999,316

 
950,514

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, 2,000,000 total shares authorized:
Series C cumulative perpetual preferred shares, $1 par value, $1,000 per share liquidation value; 24,500 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014
 
24,500

 
24,500

Common stock, par value $1 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized; 5,203,100 and 5,161,888 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively
 
5,203

 
5,162

Additional paid-in capital
 
57,366

 
56,887

Retained earnings
 
24,901

 
17,526

Accumulated other comprehensive income
 
1,297

 
1,313

Total stockholders’ equity
 
113,267

 
105,388

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
1,112,583

 
$
1,055,902


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.



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SOVEREIGN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Income
Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014
(In Thousands)
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Interest income:
 
 
 
 
Loans, including fees
 
$
35,417

 
$
30,971

Investment securities:
 
 
 
 
Taxable
 
4,690

 
6,126

Nontaxable
 
2,608

 
2,676

Federal funds sold
 
33

 
38

Other
 
26

 
16

Total interest income
 
42,774

 
39,827

 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
Deposits
 
4,595

 
4,868

Federal funds purchased
 
18

 
13

Trust preferred subordinated debentures
 
374

 
370

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
602

 
521

Total interest expense
 
5,589

 
5,772

Net interest income
 
37,185

 
34,055

Provision for loan losses
 
4,800

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
32,385

 
34,055

 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest income:
 
 
 
 
Service charges and other fees
 
604

 
620

Net investment securities gains
 
55

 

Gain on sales of loans
 
3,194

 
1,613

Other
 
918

 
1,131

Total noninterest income
 
4,771

 
3,364

 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest expense:
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
 
16,157

 
15,698

Occupancy expense
 
3,514

 
3,523

Legal and professional fees
 
2,037

 
7,820

Valuation adjustments and other expenses on other real estate owned
 
99

 
1,722

Deposit insurance assessment
 
853

 
862

Data processing
 
840

 
801

Telephone
 
701

 
517

Other
 
2,686

 
2,405

Total noninterest expense
 
26,887

 
33,348

 
 
 
 
 
Income before taxes
 
10,269

 
4,071

Income tax expense
 
2,649

 
399

 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
7,620

 
$
3,672


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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SOVEREIGN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014
(In Thousands)
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
Net income
 
$
7,620

 
$
3,672

 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before tax:
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized (losses) gains on available for sale securities arising during the year
 
741

 
8,571

Reclassification adjustment for amortization of unrealized losses on investment securities transferred to held to maturity from available for sale
 
(710
)
 
(350
)
Reclassification adjustment for net gains on sales of securities available for sale included in net income
 
(55
)
 

Other comprehensive (loss) income, before tax
 
(24
)
 
8,221

Income tax expense (benefit)
 
(8
)
 
2,795

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
 
(16
)
 
5,426

 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive income
 
$
7,604

 
$
9,098


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.




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SOVEREIGN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
Preferred
Stock
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
 Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2014
 
$
24,500

 
$
4,967

 
$
58,386

 
$
14,099

 
$
(4,113
)
 
$
97,839

Net Income
 

 

 

 
3,672

 

 
$
3,672

Other comprehensive income, net of tax
 

 

 

 

 
5,426

 
$
5,426

Stock-based compensation
 

 

 
225

 

 

 
$
225

Deferred stock vested (63,303 shares)
 

 
63

 
(63
)
 

 

 
$

Stock options exercised (230,500 shares), net of shares acquired (80,000) in lieu of cash
 

 
154

 
(154
)
 

 

 
$

Stock warrants exercised (137,365 shares) net of shares acquired (59,000) in lieu of cash
 

 
79

 
(28
)
 

 

 
$
51

Repurchase of common stock (101,000 shares)
 

 
(101
)
 
(1,867
)
 

 

 
$
(1,968
)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
 

 

 
388

 

 

 
$
388

Preferred Stock dividends
 

 

 

 
(245
)
 

 
$
(245
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2014
 
$
24,500

 
$
5,162

 
$
56,887

 
$
17,526

 
$
1,313

 
$
105,388

Net Income
 

 

 

 
7,620

 

 
7,620

Other comprehensive income, net of tax
 

 

 

 

 
(16
)
 
(16
)
Stock-based compensation
 

 

 
304

 

 

 
304

Deferred stock vested (13,360 shares)
 

 
13

 
(13
)
 

 

 

Stock options exercised (34,000 shares), net of shares acquired (5,703) in lieu of cash
 

 
28

 
188

 

 

 
216

Preferred stock dividends
 

 

 

 
(245
)
 

 
(245
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2015
 
$
24,500

 
$
5,203

 
$
57,366

 
$
24,901

 
$
1,297

 
$
113,267


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.







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SOVEREIGN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014
(Dollars in thousands)

 
 
For the Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
7,620

 
$
3,672

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Deprecation expense
 
877

 
1,068

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
 
1,563

 
(114
)
Provision for loan losses
 
4,800

 

Net gain on sales of securities available for sale
 
(55
)
 

Gain on sales of loans
 
(3,194
)
 
(1,613
)
Valuation adjustments on other real estate owned
 
90

 
826

Stock-based compensation expense
 
304

 
225

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
 

 
388

Net amortization of securities available for sale
 
2,181

 
1,698

Net amortization of securities held to maturity
 
1,386

 
2,258

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Accrued interest receivable and other assets
 
8,616

 
(10,513
)
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities
 
(16,306
)
 
10,023

Net cash provided by operating activities
 
7,882

 
7,918

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
Purchase of securities available for sale
 
(100,000
)
 
(166,029
)
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale
 
29,420

 

Proceeds from calls, maturities and principal repayments of securities held to maturity
 
21,469

 
11,336

Proceeds from calls, maturities and principal repayments of securities available for sale
 
114,742

 
172,354

Net purchase of FHLB stock
 
(2,874
)
 
(3,191
)
Net increase in loans
 
(130,332
)
 
(62,036
)
Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned
 

 
4,241

Purchases of premises and equipment
 
(44
)
 
(4,167
)
Net cash used in investing activities
 
(67,619
)
 
(47,492
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in deposits
 
5,117

 
(67,397
)
Net increase in Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 
60,000

 
60,006

Preferred stock dividend paid
 
(245
)
 
(245
)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and stock warrants
 
216

 
51

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
 

 
388

Repurchase of common stock
 

 
(1,968
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
 
65,088

 
(9,165
)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
 
5,351

 
(48,739
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
 
8,890

 
57,629

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
 
$
14,241

 
$
8,890


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.




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SOVEREIGN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 
Note 1.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of presentation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Sovereign Bancshares, Inc. (“SBI”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Sovereign Bank (“Bank”). They are collectively referred to as the Company. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Nature of business: The Bank is a state banking organization headquartered in Dallas, Texas and began operations on July 29, 2004. The Bank provides a full range of banking services to individual and corporate customers primarily in Dallas, Austin, and Houston, Texas and the surrounding areas.

The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and to general practices within the banking industry.

Use of estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses for the period. Accordingly, actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

A material estimate that is particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relates to the determination of the allowance for loan losses. A significant portion of the Company’s loan portfolio is collateralized by real estate and related assets located in local markets. Accordingly, the ultimate collectability of this portion of the Company’s loan portfolio and the recovery of the carrying amount of other real estate owned are susceptible to changes in local market conditions.

Cash flow reporting: For purposes of reporting cash flow, cash equivalents include cash items, amounts due from banks and federal funds sold. Federal funds sold are normally sold for one-day periods.

Concentrations on cash equivalents: The Company maintains deposits with other financial institutions in amounts that exceed federal deposit insurance coverage. Furthermore, federal funds sold are essentially uncollateralized loans to other financial institutions. Management regularly evaluates the credit risk associated with the counterparties to these transactions.

Investment securities: Securities classified as available for sale are those that the Company intends to hold for an indefinite period of time, but not necessarily to maturity and are carried at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on investments classified as available for sale have been accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Any decision to sell a security classified as available for sale would be based on various factors, including significant movements in interest rates, changes in the maturity mix of the Company’s assets and liabilities, liquidity needs, regulatory capital considerations, and other similar factors.

Securities classified as held to maturity are debt securities for which the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity and are reported at cost, adjusted for premiums and discounts that are recognized in interest income using the interest method over the period to maturity. Transfers of debt securities into the held to maturity category from the available for sale category are made at fair value at the date of transfer. The unrealized holding gain or loss at the date of transfer is retained in other comprehensive income and in the carrying value of the held to maturity securities. Such amounts are amortized over the remaining life of the security.

Interest income includes amortization of purchase premiums and discounts. Realized gains and losses on sales of securities are recorded on the trade date and are determined using the specific identification method. Declines in the fair value of available for sale securities and held to maturity securities below their cost that are deemed to be other than temporary are reflected in earnings as realized losses. In estimating other than temporary impairment losses, management considers (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and (3) the intent and ability of the Company to retain its investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value.


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Federal home loan bank stock: As a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB), the Company is required to maintain an investment in capital stock of the FHLB. FHLB stock does not have readily determinable fair values as ownership is restricted and lacks a ready market. As a result, this stock is carried at cost and evaluated periodically by management for impairment. No impairment was recorded during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Loans: Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or pay-off are reported at their outstanding unpaid principal balances adjusted for charge offs and the allowance for loan losses and deferred loan fees and deferred loan costs. Loan fees collected on loans with terms greater than twelve months are deferred, net of costs and recognized over the life of the loan. Interest income is accrued on the unpaid principal balance.

The accrual of interest is discontinued when, in management’s opinion, the borrower may be unable to meet payments as they become due. All interest accrued but not collected for loans that are placed on non-accrual or charged off is reversed against interest income. The interest on these loans is accounted for on the cash-basis or cost-recovery method, until qualifying for return to accrual. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reason for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed. Impairment is measured on a loan by loan basis by either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s obtainable market price, or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.

Large groups of smaller balance homogenous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment. Accordingly, the Company does not separately identify such loans for impairment disclosures, unless such loans are the subject of a restructuring agreement.

Transfers of financial assets: Transfers of financial assets are accounted for as sales only when control over the assets has been surrendered. Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when: (1) the assets have been isolated from the Company, (2) the transferee obtains the right to pledge or exchange the assets it received, and no condition both constrains the transferee from taking advantage of its right to pledge or exchange the assets it received, or provides more than a modest benefit to the transferor, and (3) the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them before their maturity or the ability to unilaterally cause the holder to return specific assets. In addition, for transfers of a portion of financial assets (for example, participations of loan receivables), the transfer must meet the definition of a ’participating interest’ in order to account for the transfer as a sale. Following are the characteristics of a ’participating interest’:

Pro-rata ownership in an entire financial asset.
From the date of the transfer, all cash flows received from the entire financial asset are divided proportionately among the participating interest holders in an amount equal to their share of ownership.
The rights of each participating interest holder have the same priority, and no participating interest holder’s interest is subordinated to the interest of another participating interest holder. That is, no participating interest holder is entitled to receive cash before any other participating interest holder under its contractual rights as a participating interest holder.
No party has the right to pledge or exchange the entire financial asset unless all participating interest holders agree to pledge or exchange the entire financial asset.


Allowance for loan losses: The allowance for loan losses is a reserve established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense, which represents management’s best estimate of probable losses that have been incurred within the existing portfolio of loans.

The allowance, in the judgment of management, is necessary to reserve for estimated loan losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The allowance for loan losses includes allowance allocations calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 310, Receivables and allowance allocations calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 450, Contingencies. The level of the allowance reflects management’s continuing evaluation of industry concentrations, specific credit risks, loan loss experience, current loan portfolio quality, present economic, political and regulatory conditions, and unidentified losses inherent in the current loan portfolio, as well

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as trends in the foregoing. Portions of the allowance may be allocated for specific credits; however, the entire allowance is available for any credit that, in management’s judgment, should be charged off. While management utilizes its best judgment and information available, the ultimate adequacy of the allowance is dependent upon a variety of factors beyond the Company’s control, including but not limited to the performance of the loan portfolio, the economy, changes in interest rates, and the view of the regulatory authorities toward loan classifications.

The Company’s allowance for loan losses consists of two elements: (i) specific valuation allowances established for probable losses on impaired loans and (ii) historical valuation allowances calculated based on historical loan loss experience for similar loans with similar characteristics and trends, adjusted for general economic conditions and other qualitative risk factors both internal and external to the Company.

Premises and equipment: Land is carried at cost. Building and improvements, and furniture and equipment are carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation computed principally by the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the related properties ranging from three to ten years. Leasehold improvements are generally depreciated over the lesser of the term of the respective leases or the estimated useful lives of the improvements.

Other real estate owned: Other real estate owned acquired through or instead of loan foreclosure is initially recorded at fair value when acquired, establishing a new cost basis. Costs after acquisition are expensed. If the fair value of the property declines, the value of the other real estate is reduced with a corresponding charge to earnings.

Income taxes: Income tax expense is the total of the current year income tax due or refundable and the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities (excluding deferred tax assets and liabilities related to components of other comprehensive income). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are the expected future tax amounts for the temporary differences between carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities, computed using enacted tax rates. A valuation allowance, if needed, reduces deferred tax assets to the expected amount most likely to be realized. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of a sufficient level of future taxable income and recoverable taxes paid in prior years.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, disclosed and presented in the financial statements. This guidance requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Company’s federal and state tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained “when challenged” or “when examined” by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Company files income tax returns in U.S. federal jurisdiction and Texas. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal or Texas state income tax examination by tax authorities for the years ended on or before December 31, 2012. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, management has determined there are no material uncertain tax positions. The Company classifies interest and, if applicable, penalties related to income tax liabilities as a component of income tax expense.

Fair value measurements: ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and requires certain disclosures about fair value measurements. In general, fair values are based upon quoted market prices, where available. If such quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that primarily use, as inputs, observable market-based parameters. Valuation adjustments may be made to ensure that assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value. These adjustments may include amounts to reflect counterparty credit quality and the Company’s creditworthiness, among other things, as well as unobservable parameters. Any such valuation adjustments are applied consistently over time.

Share-based payment: Share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, warrants and restricted stock, are valued at fair value on the grant date and expensed over the applicable vesting period.

Comprehensive income (loss): Comprehensive income (loss) includes all changes in stockholders’ equity during a period, except those resulting from transactions with stockholders. Besides net income, other components of the Company’s comprehensive income include the after tax effect of changes in the net unrealized gain/loss on securities available for sale and amortization of unrealized losses on investment securities transferred to held to maturity from available for sale.

Contingencies: Certain conditions may exist as of the date the financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company’s management and its legal counsel assess such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or unasserted claims that may result in such

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proceedings, the Company’s legal counsel evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought therein.

If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potentially material loss contingency is not probable, but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss if determinable and material, would be disclosed.

Loss contingencies considered remote are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the nature of the guarantee would be disclosed.

Reclassification: Certain amounts previously reported have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported stockholders’ equity or net income.

Subsequent events: The Company has evaluated subsequent events through March 28, 2015, the date on which the financial statements were available to be issued.

New authoritative accounting guidance:

ASU 2014-04, “Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage Loans upon Foreclosure”. This ASU is intended to clarify when a creditor should be considered to have received physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan such that the loan should be derecognized and the real estate recognized. For private entities, the amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

ASU 2016-01, “Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”. This new guidance permits early adoption of the own credit provision. In addition, the new guidance permits early adoption of the provision that exempts private companies and not-for-profit organizations from having to disclose fair value information about financial instruments measured at amortized cost. The ASU is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and for interim periods with those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

ASU 2016-02, “Leases: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”. The update amends existing standards for accounting for leases by lessees, with accounting for leases by lessors remaining mainly unchanged from current guidance. The update requires that lessees recognize a lease liability and a right of use asset for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date of the lease and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. The update is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and is to be applied on a modified retrospective basis. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

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Note 2.
Statements of Cash Flows

The Company reports on a net basis its cash receipts and cash payments for time deposits accepted and repayments of those deposits, loans made to customers and principal collections on those loans, interest-bearing deposits in other banks, and short-term borrowings. The Company uses the indirect method to present cash flows from operating activities. Other supplemental cash flow information for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 is presented as follows (in thousands):

 
2015
2014
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
$
5,587

$
5,836

 
 
 
Cash paid for taxes
$
90

$
3,306

 
 
 
Real estate acquired in foreclosure or in settlement of loans

$
5,047

 
 
 
Transfers of investments securities available for sale to
 
 
   investment securities held to maturity

$
169,076

 
 
 
Shares of common stock received in lieu of cash on exercise of
 
 
   stock options and warrants (5,700 and 139,000 shares)
$
170

$
4,138


Note 3.
Restrictions on Cash and Due From Banks

The Bank is required to maintain reserve balances in cash or on deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank based on a percentage of deposits. The total of those reserve balances was approximately $10,904,000 and $10,954,000 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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Note 4.
Securities

The amortized cost of securities and their approximate fair values at December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 Gross
 Gross
 
 
 Amortized
 Unrealized
 Unrealized
 Fair
 
 Cost
 Gains
 Losses
 Value
 
 
 
 
 
Securities Held to Maturity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 
Pass-through securities guaranteed
 
 
 
 
by FNMA, GNMA, FHLMC, SBA
 
 
 
 
and SBIC
$
135,936

$
27

$
(2,192
)
$
133,771

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
135,936

$
27

$
(2,192
)
$
133,771

 
 
 
 
 
Securities Available for Sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 
Municipal securities
$
71,611

$
4,946

$

$
76,557

Pass-through securities guaranteed




by FNMA, GNMA, FHLMC, SBA
 
 
 
 
and SBIC
42,950

436

(23
)
43,363

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
114,561

$
5,382

$
(23
)
$
119,920

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Securities Held to Maturity




 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014:
 
 
 
 
Pass-through securities guaranteed
 
 
 
 
by FNMA, GNMA, FHLMC, SBA
 
 
 
 
and SBIC
$
159,586

$
22

$
(2,530
)
$
157,078

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
159,586

$
22

$
(2,530
)
$
157,078

 




Securities Available for Sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014:
 
 
 
 
Municipal securities
$
73,907

$
5,140

$

$
79,047

Pass-through securities guaranteed
 
 
 
 
by FNMA, GNMA, FHLMC, SBA
 
 
 
 
and SBIC
86,148

            975

            (22)

87,101

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
160,055

$
6,115

$
(22
)
$
166,148


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During June of 2014, the Company transferred investment securities with an amortized cost of approximately $172,235,000 and unrealized losses of approximately $4,453,000 from classification as available for sale to held to maturity. The unrealized loss at the time of transfer is amortized over the remaining life of the securities. The remaining unamortized balance of unrealized losses was $3,394,000 and $4,104,000 at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 
 Continuous Unrealized
 Continuous Unrealized
 
 Losses Existing for
 Losses Existing for
 
 Less than 12 Months
 Greater than 12 Months
 
 Fair
 Unrealized
 Fair
 Unrealized
Description of Securities
 Value
 Losses
 Value
 Losses
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 
Pass-through securities guaranteed
 
 
 
 
by FNMA, GNMA, FHLMC, SBA
 
 
 
 
and SBIC:
 
 
 
 
         Securities held to maturity
$
60,143

$
749

$
67,294

$
1,443

         Securities available for sale
3,017

23



 
 
 
 
 
 
$
63,160

$
772

$
67,294

$
1,443

 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014:
 
 
 
 
Pass-through securities guaranteed
 
 
 
 
by FNMA, GNMA, FHLMC, SBA
 
 
 
 
and SBIC:
 
 
 
 
         Securities held to maturity
$
12,101

$
384

$
141,430

$
2,146

         Securities available for sale
         5,407

              21

         3,231

                1

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
17,508

$
405

$
144,661

$
2,147


For all of the above investment securities, the unrealized losses are generally due to changes in interest rates and, as such, are considered by the Company to be temporary.


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The scheduled maturities of securities available for sale at December 31, 2015 are shown below (in thousands). Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
 
 Held to Maturity
 
 Amortized
 Estimated
 
 Cost
 Fair Value
 
 
 
Pass-through securities guaranteed by FNMA, GNMA, FHLMC,
 
 
SBA and SBIC
$
135,936

$
133,771

 
 
 
 
$
135,936

$
133,771

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Available for Sale
 
 Amortized
 Estimated
 
 Cost
 Fair Value
 
 
 
Due 3 months or less
$
645

$
649

Due after 3 months through 1 year
516

527

Due after one year through 5 years
6,047

6,424

Due after five years through 10 years
35,041

37,495

Due after ten years
29,362

31,462

Pass-through securities guaranteed by FNMA, GNMA, FHLMC,
 
 
SBA and SBIC
42,950

43,363

 
 
 
 
$
114,561

$
119,920


There were no pledged investment securities at December 31, 2015 or 2014.

Proceeds from the sales of investment securities available for sale and gross realized gains and losses for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in thousands):
 
2015
2014
 
 
 
Proceeds from sales
$
29,420

$

 
 
 
Gross realized gains
$
106

$

 
 
 
Gross realized losses
$
51

$


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Note 5.
Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

Loans by portfolio segment and class at December 31, 2015 and 2014 consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
2015
2014
 
 
 
Real estate:
 
 
Construction
$
163,993

$
121,262

Residential
16,672

23,167

Owner occupied
110,352

94,265

Commercial and farmland
218,355

132,092

Commercial:
 
 
Financial and agricultural
186,640

186,834

Energy
112,146

117,127

Consumer and other loans
6,890

7,454

 
815,048

682,201

Unearned loan fees
(3,587
)
(2,140
)
Allowance for loan losses
(10,926
)
(8,252
)
 
 
 
 
$
800,535

$
671,809


To determine an appropriate allowance, management separates loans into separate categories based on similar risk characteristics. These categories and their risk characteristics are described below:

Real estate - construction: This category consists of loans secured by real estate under construction or land development, both commercial and residential. Construction and land development loans can carry additional risk of repayment from several different factors influencing the completion of the project on time and on budget. Other risks involved are market driven through real estate values and long-term financing options. As such, the Company takes additional steps to insure that sufficient equity is required, underwriting supports the project, and secondary sources of repayment are identified. This category also consists of loans secured by vacant land, which includes developed commercial land, undeveloped commercial land, rural land, single family residential lots, and lot development loans. These types of loans require larger down payments to help mitigate the risk.

Real estate - residential: This category consists of loans secured by some form of both owner-occupied and non-owner occupied residential real estate. The category includes loans for 1-4 family home construction, home improvement, home equity lines of credit, closed-end financing for 1-4 family properties, and financing for multi-family residential properties. The overall credit risk in this segment of the loan portfolio is low given the nature of the collateral and the Company’s strict underwriting standards for this type of financing. The Company does not originate sub-prime mortgage loans. The higher risk area of this category is the non-owner occupied portion of these loans, which are often reliant on rental income as the primary source of repayment.

Real estate - owner occupied: This category consists of loans secured by commercial buildings that are occupied by companies that are run by the borrower or guarantors on the loan. These loans are lower risk than the non owner occupied loans because the borrower or guarantor has a personal interest in the success of the tenant company. In addition, more in-depth financial information can be obtained to help management evaluate the business and its profitability.

Real estate - commercial and farmland: This category consists of loans secured by income-producing commercial buildings such as shopping centers, office buildings, office warehouse buildings, hotels, and multi-family properties. These loans carry a higher risk than owner-occupied properties because the repayment is based on the successful operations of the tenants and may be subject to adverse conditions in the real estate market and/or general economy. A substantial majority of these loans have adequate secondary sources of repayment through financially strong guarantors that are well known to the Company.


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Commercial - financial and agricultural: This category consists of all business loans and leases secured by assets other than the business real estate. A substantial majority of these loans are secured by equipment, accounts receivable, and inventory. The primary risk involved with this category is that the loans and leases are typically secured by depreciable assets that may not provide an adequate source of repayment if the loan goes into default. However, the Company’s very conservative underwriting standards and credit culture help mitigate risk.

Commercial - energy: Energy loans are credits extended to businesses deriving a majority of their revenues from the sale of oil and gas related products or whose credit requires a technical evaluation of oil and gas reserves or where the forecasting and analysis of oil and gas prices directly impacts credit quality. The Energy Industry can be divided into three segments: Upstream (Oil and gas exploration and production or E&P); Midstream (refining, gathering, processing); and Downstream (selling product to end users). Integrated oil companies are generally involved in all three segments. The other oil and gas companies are involved in the upstream segment and may also be involved in midstream and downstream segments. Energy lending at Sovereign Bank focuses its efforts on upstream and midstream E&P companies. Loans are secured by proven, producing oil and gas reserves.

Consumer and other loans: This category of loans includes all other forms of consumer debt, including automobiles, recreational vehicles, debt consolidation, household or personal use, education, taxes, and investments. A large majority of the loans in this category are relatively short-term loans secured by new and used automobiles, recreational vehicles, and bank certificates of deposit.

As part of the management of the loan portfolio, risk ratings are assigned to all loans. Through the loan review process, ratings are modified as believed to be appropriate to reflect changes in the credit. Lending is an important activity for the bank and represents a major asset commitment. The loan review function represents a significant self-monitoring process to ensure, across the organization, the quality of loans meets or exceeds corporate credit standards. The loan review team evaluates various related risks and management techniques involved with loan activities.

In order to manage credit risk, credit administration assigns a credit risk rating to each loan at the time of origination and reviews loans on a regular basis to determine each loan’s credit risk rating on a scale of 1 through 10, with higher scores indicating higher risk. Creditworthiness of the borrower is the primary determinant in the assignment of risk ratings. In certain cases, however, risks inherent in the transaction itself may influence the final rating. The final rating should be the product of careful evaluation derived from an overall assessment of such factors as creditworthiness, structure and any unusual features.

1-6 - pass ratings: Risk ratings from 1-6 are all “Pass” ratings and represent the loans considered acceptable to the bank. The ratings range from 1 being the Highest Quality to 6 being Minimum Acceptable Quality (including a 6 - pass/watch rating). All ratings reflect loans with a good primary and secondary source of repayment and/or well collateralized. While the availability varies within the Pass categories, borrowers typically have access to alternative financial markets.

7 - special mention: A Special Mention asset has potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in the bank’s credit position at some future date. Special Mention assets are not adversely classified and do not expose the bank to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification.

The Special Mention category is not to be used to identify an asset that has as its sole weakness credit data exceptions, collateral documentation exceptions or other account management weaknesses where the exceptions/weaknesses are not material to the repayment of the loan.

8 - substandard: The loan is inadequately protected by the current worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. There are well-defined weaknesses that jeopardize the repayment of the debt.

Although loss may not be imminent, if the weaknesses are not corrected, there is a good possibility that the bank will sustain some loss. Loss potential, while existing in the aggregate amount of substandard assets, does not have to exist in individual assets classified Substandard.

9 - doubtful: The loan has the weaknesses of those in the classification of Substandard, one or more of which make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently ascertainable facts, conditions and values, highly questionable or improbable. The possibility of loss is extremely high, but certain identifiable contingencies that are reasonably likely to materialize may work to the advantage and strengthening of the loan, such that it is reasonable to defer its classification as a loss until its more exact status may be determined. Contingencies that may call for deferral of loss classification

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include proposed merger, acquisition, or liquidation procedures, capital injection, perfecting liens on addition collateral and refinancing plans.

Loans in this classification are normally carried on interest non-accrual, and interest received is applied to reduce principal. Credits rated Doubtful are reviewed frequently to determine if events that might require a change in rating upward or downward have taken place.

10 - loss: Loans in this classification are considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continued classification as bankable assets is not warranted. This classification does not mean the loan has absolutely no recovery or salvage value, but that it is neither practical nor desirable to defer writing off this basically worthless loan even though partial recovery may be affected in the future.

The following table presents the recorded investment in loans receivable (in thousands) by credit quality indicator as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:
 
 
Special
 
 
 
 
Pass
Mention
Substandard
Doubtful
 
 
(Rating 1-6)
(Rating 7)
(Rating 8)
(Rating 9)
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015:
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
Construction
$
163,993

$

$

$

$
163,993

Residential
16,672




16,672

Owner occupied
109,664

370

318


110,352

Commercial and farmland
215,485


2,870


218,355

Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
Financial and agricultural
182,760

1,820

2,060


186,640

Energy
65,929

9,792

36,425


112,146

Consumer and other loans
6,842


48


6,890

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
761,345

$
11,982

$
41,721

$

$
815,048

 
 
 
 
 
 
2014:
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
Construction
$
121,262

$

$

$

$
121,262

Residential
22,809


359


23,168

Owner occupied
93,874

391



94,265

Commercial and farmland
127,191

1,979

2,922


132,092

Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
Financial and agricultural
184,881


1,953


186,834

Energy
92,216

5,736

19,175


117,127

Consumer and other loans
6,168


1,285


7,453

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
648,401

$
8,106

$
25,694

$

$
682,201



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The Company’s activity in the allowance for loan losses for the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 by portfolio segment and disaggregated on the basis of the Company’s impairment methodology is as follows (in thousands):
 
Real Estate
Commercial
 
 
 
Construction
Residential
Owner Occupied
Commercial
and
Farmland
Financial
and
Agricultural
Energy
Consumer
and
Other Loans
Total
2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
$
1,512

$
303

$
783

$
1,046

$
2,330

$
2,158

$
120

$
8,252

Charge-offs

(359
)



(1,779
)

(2,138
)
Recoveries




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12

Provision
249

190

10

512

(380
)
4,276

(57
)
4,800

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ending balance
$
1,761

$
134

$
793

$
1,558

$
1,962

$
4,655

$
63

$
10,926

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period-end amount allocated to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans individually evaluated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
for impairment
$

$

$
3

$
26

$
53

$
2,384

$

$
2,466

Loans collectively evaluated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
for impairment
1,761

134

790

1,532

1,909

2,271

63

8,460

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ending balance
$
1,761

$
134

$
793

$
1,558

$
1,962

$
4,655

$
63

$
10,926

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans individually evaluated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
for impairment
$

$

$
318

$
2,870

$
1,694

$
14,294

$

$
19,176

Loans collectively evaluated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
for impairment
163,992

16,672

110,034

215,486

184,946

97,852

6,890

795,872

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ending balance
$
163,992

$
16,672

$
110,352

$
218,356

$
186,640

$
112,146

$
6,890

$
815,048

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning balance
$
1,040

$
803

$
758

$
1,656

$
2,795

$
3,998

$
148

$
11,198

Charge-offs

(701
)


(274
)
(1,985
)

(2,960
)
Recoveries




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14

Provision
472

201

25

(610
)
(205
)
145

(28
)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ending balance
$
1,512

$
303

$
783

$
1,046

$
2,330

$
2,158

$
120

$
8,252

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period-end amount allocated to:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans individually evaluated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
for impairment
$

$
90

$

$
126

$
86

$
364

$

$
666

Loans collectively evaluated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
for impairment
1,512

213

783

920

2,244

1,794

120

7,586

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ending balance
$
1,512

$
303

$
783

$
1,046

$
2,330

$
2,158

$
120

$
8,252

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans individually evaluated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
for impairment
$

$
359

$

$
2,922

$
1,147

$
3,542

$

$
7,970

Loans collectively evaluated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
for impairment
121,262

22,808

94,265

129,170

185,687

113,585

7,454

674,231

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ending balance
$
121,262

$
23,167

$
94,265

$
132,092

$
186,834

$
117,127

$
7,454

$
682,201




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The following table presents the past due aging of the recorded investment in loans and loans on nonaccrual status as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):
 
Loans
Loans
Loans
 
 
 
30-59 Days
60-89 Days
90 or More
Total Past
Non-Accrual
 
Past Due
Past Due
Past Due
Due Loans
Loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015:
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
Construction
$

$

$

$

$

Residential





Owner occupied
318



318


Commercial and farmland





Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
Financial and agricultural
712


748

1,460

748

Energy

2,055

11,945

14,000

14,000

Consumer and other loans
4



4


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1,034

$
2,055

$
12,693

$
15,782

$
14,748

 
 
 
 
 
 
2014:
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
Construction
$

$

$

$

$

Residential


359

359

359

Owner occupied





Commercial and farmland





Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
Financial and agricultural





Energy


3,388

3,388

3,388

Consumer and other loans





 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$

$

$
3,747

$
3,747

$
3,747




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The following table presents loans identified as impaired by class of loans as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest
 
Unpaid
Recorded
Recorded
 
 
 
Income
 
Contractual
Investment
Investment
Total
 
Average
Recognized
 
Principal
With No
With
Recorded
Related
Recorded
on Impaired
 
Balance
Allowance
Allowance
Investment
Allowance
Investment
Loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction
$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Residential







Owner occupied
317


317

317

3

64

24

Commercial and farmland
2,870


2,870

2,870

26

2,895

190

Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial and agricultural
1,694


1,694

1,694

53

1,346

52

Energy
14,295


14,295

14,295

2,384

5,508

39

Consumer and other loans







 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
19,176

$

$
19,176

$
19,176

$
2,466

$
9,813

$
305

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real estate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction
$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Residential
359


359

359

90

2,699


Owner occupied







Commercial and farmland
2,922


2,922

2,922

126

1,753

178

Commercial:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial and agricultural
1,147


1,147

1,147

86

1,473

63

Energy
3,542


3,542

3,542

364

9,661

9

Consumer and other loans







 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
7,970

$

$
7,970

$
7,970

$
666

$
15,586

$
250


A loan is considered a troubled debt restructuring (TDR) if the Company, for economic or legal reasons related to a debtor’s financial difficulties, grants a concession to the debtor that it would not otherwise consider. Concessions granted under a TDR typically involve a temporary or permanent reduction in the interest rate at less than a current market rate of interest or an extension of a loan’s stated maturity date. Loans classified as TDR’s are designated as impaired.

Three impaired loans totaling approximately $3,504,000 and four impaired loans totaling approximately $3,367,000 were accounted for as troubled debt restructurings as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. There were no TDRs that defaulted during the years ended December 31, 2015 or 2014.

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Note 6.
Premises and Equipment

Premises and equipment at December 31, 2015 and 2014 consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
2015
2014
 
 
 
Land
$
11,771

$
11,771

Building and improvements
11,388

11,367

Leasehold improvements
2,917

2,916

Furniture, fixtures and equipment
6,512

6,490

 
32,588

32,544

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
(10,148
)
(9,271
)
 
 
 
 
$
22,440

$
23,273


Note 7.
Deposits

Deposits at December 31, 2015 and 2014 are summarized as follows (in thousands):
 
2015
2014
 
 Amount
 Percent
 Amount
 Percent
 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing demand accounts
$
173,985

21.8
%
$
155,078

19.5
%
Interest-bearing checking accounts
30,520

3.8

26,447

3.3

Limited access money market accounts
224,537

28.1

248,046

31.2

Savings accounts
2,816

0.4

2,582

0.3

Certificates of deposit, $250,000 and greater
86,008

10.8

73,605

9.3

Certificates of deposit, less than $250,000
280,586

35.1

287,577

36.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
798,452

100
%
$
793,335

100
%

At December 31 2015, scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit were as follows (in thousands):
2015
$
317,363

2016
46,781

2017
2,058

2018
16

2019
376

 
 
 
$
366,594



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Note 8.
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

The Company periodically borrows from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Dallas. These advances are collateralized by approximately $347,902,000 of loans and $217,837,000 of investment securities and FHLB stock at December 31, 2015 and $256,981,000 of loans and $223,120,000 of investment securities and FHLB stock at December 31, 2014. The advances may be prepaid at any time, but such prepayment may be subject to a penalty or benefit depending upon the movement in market interest rates. The maturities of FHLB advances are as follows (in thousands):
 
 Interest
 Principal
Maturity
 Rate
 Balance
 
 
 
January 4, 2016
0.36%
$
10,000

January 6, 2016
0.31%
10,000

January 11, 2016
0.31%
10,000

January 13, 2016
0.31%
10,000

January 14, 2016
0.31%
10,000

January 19, 2016
0.35%
10,000

January 28, 2016
0.3%
10,000

February 18, 2016
0.39%
10,000

February 29, 2016
0.41%
10,000

March 2, 2016
0.36%
10,000

March 3, 2016
0.37%
10,000

March 7, 2016
0.39%
10,000

March 7, 2016
0.39%
10,000

April 14, 2016
0.51%
10,000

May 9, 2016
0.51%
10,000

June 22, 2016
0.51%
10,000

July 28, 2016
0.52%
10,000

August 8, 2016
0.51%
10,000

August 29, 2016
0.54%
10,000

 
 
 
 
 
$
190,000


Note 9.
Trust Preferred Subordinated Debentures

In May 2008, the Company, in a private placement, issued $8,350,000 (8,350 shares with a liquidation amount of $1,000 per security) of Floating Rate Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities (TruPS) through a newly formed, unconsolidated, wholly-owned subsidiary, SovDallas Capital Trust I (the Trust). The Company has an investment in 100% of the common shares of the Trust totaling $259,000. The Trust invested the total proceeds from the sale of the TruPS and the investment in common shares in floating rate Junior Subordinated Debentures (the Debentures) issued by the Company. The terms of the Debentures are such that they qualify as Tier I capital under the Federal Reserve Board’s regulatory capital guidelines applicable to bank holding companies. Interest on the TruPS is payable quarterly at a rate equal to 3 month LIBOR plus 4.0% (4.33% at December 31, 2015). Principal payments are due at maturity in July 2038. The TruPS are guaranteed by the Company and are subject to redemption. The Company may redeem the debt securities, in whole or in part, at any time at an amount equal to the principal amount of the debt securities being redeemed plus any accrued and unpaid interest.

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Note 10.
Income Taxes

For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, income tax expense (benefit) consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
2015
2014
 
 
 
Current:
 
 
Federal
$
1,055

$
437

State
31

76

 
1,086

513

Deferred
1,563

(114
)
 
 
 
Total
$
2,649

$
399


Actual tax expense differed from the amounts computed by applying the United States federal income tax rate of 34% to net income before taxes for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 as follows (in thousands):
 
2015
2014
 
 
 
Federal income tax expense computed at statutory rate
$
3,491

$
1,384

State tax (net of federal benefit)
20

50

Meals, entertainment and nondeductible dues
72

80

Tax exempt interest
(887
)
(883
)
Tax credits
10

(20
)
Other
(57
)
(212
)
 
 
 
Income tax expense
$
2,649

$
399



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Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in thousands):
 
2015
2014
 
 
 
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
Allowance for loan losses
$
3,715

$
2,806

Deferred loan fees
478

383

Reserves and accruals

2,550

Interest on non-accrual loans
362

956

Stock options/warrants
70

82

Other real estate owned
37

7

Premises and equipment
101

27

Other
21


Total deferred tax assets
4,784

6,811

 
 
 
Deferred tax liability:
 
 
Securities available for sale
(669
)
(677
)
Lone Star New Market Fund
(214
)
(254
)
Other

(27
)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(883
)
(958
)
 
 
 
Deferred tax asset
$
3,901

$
5,853


Note 11.
Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has entered into noncancelable operating leases related to its branch locations and corporate office. At December 31, 2015, future minimum annual rental commitments under noncancelable operating leases with initial or remaining terms of more than one year are as follows (in thousands):
2016
$
1,380

2017
1,463

2018
1,489

2019
1,519

2020
1,418

Thereafter
7,949

 
 
 
$
15,217


Total rent expense was $1,491,000 and $1,632,000 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Legal and professional fees consist of expenses related to previously outstanding litigation, other legal fees, accounting fees, placement fees and other professional fees.

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Note 12. Financial Instruments

The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. Those instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheet.

The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the approximate amounts of these financial instruments were as follows (in thousands):
 
2015
2014
 
 
 
Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk:
 
 
Commitments to extend credit
$
304,662

$
335,624

Standby letters of credit
3,689

3,377

 
 
 
 
$
308,351

$
339,001


Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments may expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Management evaluates each customer’s credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Company upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the counterparty.

Collateral held varies but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment and income-producing commercial properties.

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. In the event the customer does not perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement with the third party, the Company would be required to fund the commitment. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make is represented by the contractual amount shown in the table above. If the commitment is funded, the Company would be entitled to seek recovery from the customer. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, no amounts have been recorded as liabilities for the Company’s potential obligations under these guarantees.

Note 13. Concentrations of Credit

The Company’s loans, commitments and standby letters of credit have generally been granted to customers in the Company’s market area. Such customers are normally also depositors of the Bank. The concentrations of credit by type of loan are set forth in Note 5. Generally these loans are collateralized and are expected to be repaid from cash flow or proceeds from sale of selected assets of the borrowers. Standby letters of credit are granted primarily to commercial borrowers.

Note 14. Related Party Transactions

In the ordinary course of business, the Company expects to have transactions, including borrowings, with its officers, directors and their affiliates. In the opinion of management, such transactions will be on the same terms, including interest rates and collateral requirements, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unaffiliated persons. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, there were approximately $2,759,000 and $2,086,000 of related party loans. During 2014, approximately $4,198,000 new loans were made and repayments totaled approximately $3,525,000.

Additionally, at December 31, 2015, the Company had unfunded commitments for such loans of approximately $2,246,262.
Note 15. Stock Compensation

Stock options: Under the Company’s Employee Stock Option Plan, the Company may grant options and warrants to its directors, officers and employees for up to 1,085,782 shares of common stock, of which 480,833 remain to be granted. Both incentive stock

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options and nonqualified stock options may be granted under the Plan. The exercise price of each option equals the market price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant and an option’s maximum term is 10 years. Vesting periods range from immediate to five years from the date of grant.

The summary of stock option activity for 2015 and 2014 follows:
 
2015
2014
 
 
 Weighted
 
 Weighted
 
 
 Average
 
 Average
 
 
 Exercise
 
 Exercise
 
 Shares
 Price
 Shares
 Price
 
 
 
 
 
Outstanding, beginning of year
144,699

$
18.67

375,699

$
13.34

Exercised
(34,000
)
11.35

(230,500
)
10.00

Forfeited
(2,500
)
12.00

(500
)
10.00

 
 
 
 
 
Outstanding, end of year
108,199

$
21.12

144,699

$
18.67

 
 
 
 
 
Options exercisable
108,199

$
21.12

144,699

$
18.67

 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average remaining contractual
 
 
 
 
life of options:
 
 
 
 
Outstanding
 1.92 years
 
 2.39 years

 
Exercisable
 1.92 years
 
 2.39 years

 

The intrinsic value of options exercised during 2015 and 2014 was approximately $628,000 and $4,569,000, respectively. During 2015, approximately 5,700 shares of common stock were accepted in lieu of cash on the exercise of stock options. The intrinsic value of options outstanding at December 31, 2015 was approximately $942,000.

No options were granted in 2015 or 2014. At December 31, 2015, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to option compensation arrangements.

Stock warrants: At December 31, 2013, certain officers and directors had outstanding warrants to purchase 137,365 shares of the Company’s stock with a weighted-average exercise price of $13.12, for $10 to $22 a share. All warrants at December 31, 2013 were exercised in 2014. The warrants vested upon issuance and expired in July 2014.

Deferred stock: At December 31, 2015 and 2014, certain officers had outstanding deferred stock awards totaling 109,100 and 135,460 shares of common stock, respectively with values ranging from $13.09 to $29.82 per share at the date of grant. During 2015 and 2014, 10,000 and 60,000 deferred stock awards were granted, respectively. The shares granted during 2015 had a weighted average fair value at the grant date of $29.82 per share. The shares granted during 2014 had a fair value at the grant date of $20.10 per share.

The deferred stock awards have varying terms and vest various years from the date of grant. The grant of shares will take place following a “deferral period” or upon employee termination or change of control. Upon employee termination, shares will be granted based on the number of shares vested at the time of termination. Upon change in control, the shares vest immediately. The holders of the awards have no rights of a stockholder until shares are granted following the deferral period. During 2015 and 2014, 13,360 and 63,303 shares vested, respectively. The remaining 58,320 shares will vest over the next 2.97 years.

Total compensation expense related to these deferred stock awards totaled $304,000 and $225,000 during 2015 and 2014, respectively. At December 31, 2015, future compensation expense related to deferred stock awards is approximately $809,000 and will be recognized over a remaining weighted average period of 2.97 years.


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Note 16. Regulatory Matters

The Bank is subject to certain restrictions on the amount of dividends that it may declare without prior regulatory approval. Regulatory approval would be required for any dividends or other distributions to be made by the Bank during the time an accumulated deficit exists.

The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Bank’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the assets, liabilities and certain off balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.

Quantitative measures established by regulations to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total and Tier I capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier I capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined). Management believes as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, that the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject.

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Bank’s capital ratios exceeded those levels necessary to be categorized as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized, the Bank must maintain minimum total risk based, Tier I risk based, and Tier I leverage ratios as set forth in the following table. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company met all capital requirements under the regulatory framework specified by the Federal Reserve Board. Management is not aware of any conditions subsequent to December 31, 2015 that would change the Bank’s capital category.


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The Company’s and the Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios are presented in the following table (dollar amounts in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 To Be Well Capitalized
 
 
 
 For Capital
 Under Prompt Corrective
 
 Actual
 Adequacy Purposes
 Action Provisions
 
 Amount
 Ratio
 Amount
 Ratio
 Amount
 Ratio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total capital (to risk weighted assets):
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
$
131,246

13.06
%
$
80,423

8
%
 N/A
 N/A
Bank
130,409

12.98
%
$
80,380

8
%
$
100,475

10
%
Tier I capital (to risk weighted assets):
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
$
120,320

11.97
%
$
60,317

6
%
 N/A
 N/A
Bank
119,483

11.89
%
$
60,285

6
%
$
80,380

8
%
Common equity (to risk weighted assets):
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
$
87,470

8.7
%
$
45,238

4.5
%
 N/A
 N/A
Bank
119,483

11.89
%
$
45,214

4.5
%
$
65,308

6.5
%
Tier I capital (to average assets):
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
$
120,320

10.69
%
$
45,027

4
%
 N/A
 N/A
Bank
119,483

10.62
%
$
44,997

4
%
$
56,247

5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total capital (to risk weighted assets):
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
$
120,132

13.77
%
$
69,805

8
%
 N/A
 N/A
Bank
119,718

13.72
%
69,791

8
%
$
87,239

10
%
Tier I capital (to risk weighted assets):
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
111,880

12.82
%
34,903

4
%
 N/A
 N/A
Bank
111,466

12.78
%
34,895

4
%
52,343

6
%
Tier I capital (to average assets):
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
111,880

10.8
%
41,455

4
%
 N/A
 N/A
Bank
111,466

10.76
%
41,440

4
%
51,800

5
%

In July 2013, the FDIC and other regulatory bodies issued final rules consisting of minimum requirements that increased both the quantity and quality of capital held by banking organizations. The final rules are a result of the implementation of the BASEL III capital reforms and various Dodd-Frank Act related capital provisions and impact all U.S. banking organizations with more than $500 million in assets. Consistent with the Basel international framework, the new rule includes a new minimum ratio of common equity tier 1 to risk-weighted assets of 4.5 percent and a common equity tier 1 capital conservation buffer of 2.5 percent of risk-weighted assets. The rule also raised the minimum ratio of tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets from 4 percent to 6 percent and includes a minimum leverage ratio of 4 percent for all banking organizations. Regarding the quality of capital, the new rule emphasizes common equity tier 1 capital and implements strict eligibility criteria for regulatory capital instruments. The new rule also improves the methodology for calculating risk-weighted assets to enhance risk sensitivity. The new rule is subject to a four year phase in period for mandatory compliance and the Company began to phase in the new rules beginning on January 1, 2015.

Note 17. Fair Value Measurements

The fair value of an asset or liability is the price that would be received to sell that asset or paid to transfer that liability in an orderly transaction occurring in the principal market (or most advantageous market in the absence of a principal market) for such asset or liability. In estimating fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that are consistent with the market approach, the income approach and/or the cost approach. Such valuation techniques are consistently applied. Inputs to valuation techniques include the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, establishes a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:

Level 1 Inputs - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2 Inputs - Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These might include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices

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for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as interest rates, volatilities, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.) or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3 Inputs - Unobservable inputs for determining the fair values of assets or liabilities that reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities.

In general, fair value is based upon quoted market prices, when available. If such quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that primarily use, as inputs, observable market-based parameters. Valuation adjustments may be made to ensure that financial instruments are recorded at fair value. These adjustments may include amounts to reflect counterparty credit quality and the Company’s creditworthiness, among other things, as well as unobservable parameters. Any such valuation adjustments are applied consistently over time. The Company’s valuation methodologies may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. While management believes the Company’s valuation methodologies are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date. Furthermore, the reported fair value amounts have not been comprehensively revalued since the presentation dates, and therefore, estimates of fair value after the balance sheet date may differ significantly from the amounts presented herein.

A description of the valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, is set forth below.

During 2015 there were no changes in valuation methodologies compared to 2014 and there were no transfers between levels.

The following table summarizes assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value (in thousands):
 
 
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date
 
 
Quoted Prices
Significant
 
 
Assets/
in Active
Other
Significant
 
Liabilities
Markets for
Observable
Unobservable
 
Measured
Identical Assets
Inputs
Inputs
 
at Fair Value
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 
Measured on a recurring basis:
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
Municipal securities
$
76,557

$

$
76,557

$

Pass-through securities guranteed by FNMA, GNMA, FHLMC, SBA, and SBIC
43,363


43,363


 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014:
 
 
 
 
Measured on a recurring basis:
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
Municipal securities
$
79,047

$

$
79,047

$

Pass-through securities guranteed by FNMA, GNMA, FHLMC, SBA, and SBIC
87,101


87,101



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Securities classified as available for sale are reported at fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs. For these securities, the Company obtains fair value measurements from an independent pricing service. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. Treasury and other yield curves, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the security’s terms and conditions, among other things.

The Company has no nonfinancial assets or nonfinancial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

The following table presents assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis (in thousands):
 
 
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date
 
 
 
Quoted Prices
Significant
 
 
 
Assets/
in Active
Other
Significant
 
 
Liabilities
Markets for
Observable
Unobservable
Net Change
 
Measured
Identical Assets
Inputs
Inputs
During
 
at Fair Value
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
Period
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2015:
 
 
 
 
 
Measured on a nonrecurring basis:
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Impaired loans
$
19,178

$

$

$
19,178

$
2,210

 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014:
 
 
 
 
 
Measured on a nonrecurring basis:
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Impaired loans
$
7,970

$

$

$
7,970

$
(1,656
)

Certain impaired loans are reported at the fair value of underlying collateral if repayment is expected solely from the collateral. Collateral values are estimated using Level 3 inputs based on the fair value of the collateral discounted based on internal criteria. Impaired loans are primarily comprised of collateral-dependent commercial and real estate loans.

Other real estate owned is measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis (subsequent to initial recognition). Other real estate owned is classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. When transferred from the loan portfolio, other real estate is adjusted to and subsequently carried at fair value less estimated selling costs. The fair value is determined using an external appraisal process, discounted based on internal criteria.

The methods and assumptions used by the Bank in estimating fair values of financial instruments other than those measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis discussed above, are as follows:

Cash and cash equivalents: The carrying amounts of cash, due from banks, and federal funds sold approximate their fair value.

Loans: The fair value for all fixed-rate loans is estimated by discounting future cash flows using the current interest rates at which similar loans with similar terms would be made to borrowers of similar credit quality. The estimated fair value for variable rate loans is the carrying amount.

Federal Home Loan Bank stock: The carrying amount of Federal Home Loan Bank stock approximates its fair value.

Deposits: The fair values disclosed for demand deposits with no defined maturities are equal to their carrying amounts which are payable on demand. Fair values for fixed-rate CDs are estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered on certificates to a schedule of aggregated expected monthly maturities on time deposits.

Trust preferred subordinated debentures: It is not practicable to estimate the fair value of trust preferred subordinated debentures as there are currently no transactions of similar instruments.

Federal Home Loan Bank advances and federal funds purchased: The carrying amounts of variable rate borrowings approximate their fair values. The fair value of fixed rate borrowings is estimated based on the present value of expected cash flows using current interest rates for similar financial instruments.


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Accrued interest receivable and payable: The carrying amounts of accrued interest approximate their fair values.

Off-balance sheet instruments: Fair values for off-balance sheet lending commitments are based on fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the counterparties’ credit standings.

The estimated fair value of the Company’s financial instruments were as follows at December 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):
 
2015
2014
 
 Carrying
 Fair
 Carrying
 Fair
 
 Amount
 Value
 Amount
 Value
 
 
 
 
 
Financial assets:
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
14,241

$
14,241

$
8,890

$
8,890

Securities held to maturity
132,542

133,771

155,482

157,078

Securities available for sale
119,920

119,920

166,148

166,148

Loans, net
800,535

799,535

671,809

670,725

Federal Home Loan Bank stock
9,446

9,446

6,572

6,572

Accrued interest receivable
3,415

3,415

3,582

3,582

 
 
 
 
 
Financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Deposits
798,452

798,810

793,335

794,116

Federal Home Loan Bank advances
190,000

190,029

130,000

130,147

Accrued interest payable
361

361

359

359

 
 
 
 
 
Off-balance sheet assets (liabilities):
 
 
 
 
Commitments to extend credit




Standby letters of credit





Note 18. Capital Requirements

Small business lending fund preferred stock: On September 22, 2011, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with the Secretary of the United States Treasury (the “Secretary”), pursuant to which the Company issued 24,500 shares of the Company’s Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C (the “Series C Preferred Stock”), having a liquidation amount per share equal to $1,000, for a total purchase price of $24,500,000. The Purchase Agreement was entered into, and the Series C Preferred Stock was issued, as authorized by the Small Business Lending Fund program (SBLF).

The Series C Preferred Stock is entitled to receive non-cumulative dividends, payable quarterly, on each January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, beginning October 1, 2011. The dividend rate, as a percentage of the liquidation amount, fluctuated on a quarterly basis during the first 10 quarters during which the Series C Preferred Stock was outstanding, based upon changes in the level of “Qualified Small Business Lending” or “QSBL” by the Bank. Based upon the increase in the Bank’s level of QSBL over the baseline level calculated under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the dividend rate for the initial dividend period was set at 5%. For the second through tenth calendar quarters, the dividend rate fluctuated between 1% and 5% per annum, to reflect the amount of change in the Bank’s level of QSBL. For the eleventh calendar quarter through four and one half years after issuance, the dividend rate is fixed at 1% based upon the increase in QSBL as compared to the baseline. After four and one half years from issuance, the dividend rate will increase to 9%. In addition, beginning on January 1, 2014, and on all Series C Preferred Stock dividend payment dates thereafter ending on April 1, 2016, the Company will be required to pay a fee equal to 0.5% of the liquidation amount per share of Series C Preferred Stock if the amount of eligible loans falls below the baseline.

The Series C Preferred Stock is non-voting, except in limited circumstances. The Series C Preferred Stock may be redeemed at any time at the Company’s option, at a redemption price of 100% of the liquidation amount plus accrued but unpaid dividends to the date of redemption for the current period, subject to the approval of our federal banking regulator. The Company is permitted to repay its SBLF funding in increments of 25% or $5.0 million, subject to the approval of the Company’s federal banking regulator.


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The Series C Preferred Stock was issued in a private placement exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Series C Preferred Stock is not subject to any contractual restrictions on transfer.

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Independent Auditor’s Report on the Supplementary Information


To the Board of Directors
Sovereign Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Dallas, Texas


We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Sovereign Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 and have issued our report thereon which contains an unqualified opinion on those financial statements. See page 1. Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the consolidated financial statements as a whole. The consolidating information is presented for purposes of additional analysis rather than to present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the individual companies and is not a required part of the consolidated financial statements. Such information is the responsibility of management and was derived from and relates directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the consolidated financial statements. The consolidating information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the consolidated financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the consolidated financial statements or to the consolidated financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the information is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated financial statements as a whole.

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Dallas, Texas
March 28, 2016


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Sovereign Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidating Balance Sheet
December 31, 2015
(In thousands)
 
 Sovereign
 
 
 
 
 Bancshares,
 Sovereign
 
 
Assets
 Inc.
 Bank
 Eliminations
 Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
394

$
4,553

$
(394
)
$
4,553

Interest-bearing deposits

9,614


9,614

Federal funds sold

74


74

Cash and cash equivalents
394

14,241

(394
)
14,241

 
 
 
 
 
Securities held to maturity

132,542


132,542

Securities available for sale

119,920


119,920

Investment in subsidiary
120,780


(120,780
)

Loans, net

800,535


800,535

Premises and equipment, net

22,440


22,440

Other real estate

621


621

Accrued interest receivable

3,415


3,415

Federal Home Loan Bank Stock

9,446

 
9,446

Other assets
795

8,628


9,423

 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
$
121,969

$
1,111,788

$
(121,174
)
$
1,112,583

 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits:
 
 
 
 
Noninterest-bearing
$

$
174,379

$
(394
)
$
173,985

Interest-bearing

624,467


624,467

Total deposits

798,846

(394
)
798,452

 
 
 
 
 
Accrued interest payable
93

268


361

Trust preferred subordinated debentures
8,609



8,609

Other liabilities

1,894


1,894

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

190,000


190,000

Total liabilities
8,702

991,008

(394
)
999,316

 
 
 
 
 
Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
Series C preferred stock
24,500



24,500

Common stock
5,203

5,200

(5,200
)
5,203

Additional paid-in capital
57,366

80,760

(80,760
)
57,366

Retained earnings
24,901

33,523

(33,523
)
24,901

Accumulated other comprehensive income
1,297

1,297

(1,297
)
1,297

Total stockholders’ equity
113,267

120,780

(120,780
)
113,267

 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
121,969

$
1,111,788

$
(121,174
)
$
1,112,583

 
 
 
 
 
See independent Auditor’s Report on Supplementary Information.
 
 
 
 

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Sovereign Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidating Statement of Income
Year Ended December 31, 2015
(In thousands)
 
 Sovereign
 Sovereign
 
 
 
 Bancshares, Inc
 Bank
 Eliminations
 Consolidated
Interest income:
 
 
 
 
Loans, including fees
$

$
35,417

$

$
35,417

Investment securities:
 
 
 
 
   Taxable

4,690


4,690

   Nontaxable

2,608


2,608

Federal funds sold

33


33

Other

26


26

Total interest income

42,774


42,774

 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense:
 
 
 
 
Deposits

4,595


4,595

Federal funds purchased

18


18

Trust preferred subordinated debentures
374



374

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

602


602

Total interest expense
374

5,215


5,589

 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income (expense)
(374
)
37,559


37,185

 
 
 
 
 
Provision for loan losses

4,800


4,800

 
 
 
 
 
Net interest income (expense) after provision for loan losses
(374
)
32,759


32,385

 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest income:
 
 
 
 
Service charges and other fees

604


604

Net income from subsidiary
8,061


(8,061
)

Net investment securities gains

55


55

Gain on sales of loans

3,194


3,194

Other
11

907


918

Total noninterest income
8,072

4,760

(8,061
)
4,771

 
 
 
 
 
Noninterest expense:
 
 
 
 
Salaries and employee benefits
304

15,853


16,157

Occupancy expense

3,514


3,514

Legal and professional fees

2,037


2,037

Writedowns and other expenses on other real
 
 
 
 
estate owned

99


99

Deposit insurance assessment

853


853

Data processing

840


840

Telephone

701


701

Other
7

2,679


2,686

Total noninterest expense
311

26,576


26,887

 
 
 
 
 
Income before taxes
7,387

10,943

(8,061
)
10,269

Income tax:
 
 
 
 
Income tax expense (benefit)
(233
)
2,882


2,649

 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
7,620

$
8,061

$
(8,061
)
$
7,620

 
 
 
 
 
See independent Auditor’s Report on Supplementary Information.
 
 
 
 

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