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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q
 
ý
Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

for the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2018. 
o
Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Exchange Act

For the Transition Period from                    to                   .

No. 0-17077
(Commission File Number)

PENNS WOODS BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) 
PENNSYLVANIA
 
23-2226454
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
 
Identification No.)
 
300 Market Street, P.O. Box 967 Williamsport, Pennsylvania
 
17703-0967
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 

(570) 322-1111
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  YES ý NO o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  YES ý NO o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company. or an emerging growth company.  See the definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

 
Large accelerated filer o
 
                 Accelerated filer x
  Non-accelerated filer o
 
   Small reporting company o
 
 
Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  YES o NO ý

On May 1, 2018 there were 4,689,935 shares of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding.



PENNS WOODS BANCORP, INC.

INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

 
 
Page
 
 
Number
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Part I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.  Financial Statements
PENNS WOODS BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(UNAUDITED)
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
(In Thousands, Except Share Data)
 
2018
 
2017
ASSETS:
 
 

 
 

Noninterest-bearing balances
 
$
18,940

 
$
25,692

Interest-bearing balances in other financial institutions
 
18,452

 
1,551

Total cash and cash equivalents
 
37,392

 
27,243

 
 
 
 
 
Investment debt securities, available for sale, at fair value
 
116,444

 
108,627

Investment equity securities, at fair value
 
2,482


2,516

Investment securities, trading
 
159

 
190

Restricted investment in bank stock, at fair value
 
13,483

 
13,332

Loans held for sale
 
748

 
1,196

Loans
 
1,280,748

 
1,246,614

Allowance for loan losses
 
(12,836
)
 
(12,858
)
Loans, net
 
1,267,912

 
1,233,756

Premises and equipment, net
 
27,587

 
27,386

Accrued interest receivable
 
4,456

 
4,321

Bank-owned life insurance
 
28,169

 
27,982

Goodwill
 
17,104

 
17,104

Intangibles
 
1,382

 
1,462

Deferred tax asset
 
4,721

 
4,388

Other assets
 
4,706

 
4,989

TOTAL ASSETS
 
$
1,526,745

 
$
1,474,492

 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES:
 
 

 
 

Interest-bearing deposits
 
$
888,193

 
$
843,004

Noninterest-bearing deposits
 
304,261

 
303,316

Total deposits
 
1,192,454

 
1,146,320

 
 
 
 
 
Short-term borrowings
 
59,305

 
100,748

Long-term borrowings
 
123,970

 
70,970

Accrued interest payable
 
793

 
502

Other liabilities
 
12,110

 
17,758

TOTAL LIABILITIES
 
1,388,632

 
1,336,298

 
 
 
 
 
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
 
 

 
 

Preferred stock, no par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued
 

 

Common stock, par value $8.33, 15,000,000 shares authorized; 5,009,898 and 5,009,339 shares issued; 4,689,748 and 4,689,189 outstanding
 
41,748

 
41,744

Additional paid-in capital
 
50,199

 
50,173

Retained earnings
 
63,832

 
63,364

Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
 
 

 
 

Net unrealized loss on available for sale securities
 
(666
)
 
(54
)
Defined benefit plan
 
(4,886
)
 
(4,920
)
Treasury stock at cost, 320,150
 
(12,115
)
 
(12,115
)
TOTAL PENNS WOODS BANCORP, INC. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
138,112

 
138,192

Non-controlling interest
 
1

 
2

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
138,113

 
138,194

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
$
1,526,745

 
$
1,474,492

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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PENNS WOODS BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
 
2018
 
2017
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME:
 
 

 
 

Loans, including fees
 
$
12,193

 
$
10,627

Investment securities:
 
 

 
 

Taxable
 
546

 
542

Tax-exempt
 
241

 
298

Dividend and other interest income
 
221

 
215

TOTAL INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME
 
13,201

 
11,682

INTEREST EXPENSE:
 
 

 
 

Deposits
 
1,222

 
902

Short-term borrowings
 
224

 
4

Long-term borrowings
 
602

 
440

TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE
 
2,048

 
1,346

NET INTEREST INCOME
 
11,153

 
10,336

PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES
 
160

 
330

NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES
 
10,993

 
10,006

NON-INTEREST INCOME:
 
 

 
 

Service charges
 
551

 
528

Net debt securities (losses) gains, available for sale
 
(9
)
 
197

Net equity securities losses
 
(34
)
 

Net securities (losses) gains, trading
 
3

 
2

Bank-owned life insurance
 
173

 
172

Gain on sale of loans
 
255

 
358

Insurance commissions
 
117

 
191

Brokerage commissions
 
343

 
331

Debit card fees
 
333

 
434

Other
 
349

 
438

TOTAL NON-INTEREST INCOME
 
2,081

 
2,651

NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
 
 

 
 

Salaries and employee benefits
 
5,048

 
4,770

Occupancy
 
741

 
638

Furniture and equipment
 
747

 
649

Software amortization
 
65

 
273

Pennsylvania shares tax
 
277

 
238

Professional fees
 
566

 
437

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation deposit insurance
 
202

 
170

Marketing
 
251

 
171

Intangible amortization
 
80

 
90

Other
 
1,300

 
1,549

TOTAL NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
 
9,277

 
8,985

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX PROVISION
 
3,797

 
3,672

INCOME TAX PROVISION
 
589

 
986

CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME
 
$
3,208

 
$
2,686

Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
(1
)
 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO PENNS WOODS BANCORP, INC.
 
$
3,209

 
$
2,686

EARNINGS PER SHARE - BASIC
 
$
0.68

 
$
0.57

EARNINGS PER SHARE - DILUTED
 
$
0.68

 
$
0.56

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC
 
4,689,376

 
4,734,805

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED
 
4,689,376

 
4,761,305

DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER SHARE
 
$
0.47

 
$
0.47

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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PENNS WOODS BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands)
 
2018
 
2017
Net Income
 
$
3,208

 
$
2,686

Other comprehensive (loss) income:
 
 

 
 

Change in unrealized (loss) gain on available for sale securities
 
(1,461
)
 
739

Tax effect
 
306

 
(251
)
Net realized loss (gain) on available for sale securities included in net income
 
9

 
(197
)
Tax effect
 
(3
)
 
67

   Amortization of unrecognized pension gain
 
42

 
39

        Tax effect
 
(8
)
 
(13
)
Total other comprehensive (loss) income
 
(1,115
)
 
384

Comprehensive income
 
$
2,093

 
$
3,070

 
See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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PENNS WOODS BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
 
 
 
COMMON STOCK
 
ADDITIONAL
PAID-IN CAPITAL
 
RETAINED EARNINGS
 
ACCUMULATED OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
 
TREASURY STOCK
 
NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST
 
TOTAL
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
 
SHARES
 
AMOUNT
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2016
 
5,007,109

 
$
41,726

 
$
50,075

 
$
61,610

 
$
(4,928
)
 
$
(10,234
)
 
$

 
$
138,249

Net income
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
2,686

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
2,686

Other comprehensive income
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
384

 
 

 
 
 
384

Stock-based compensation
 
 
 
 
 
5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5

Dividends declared, ($0.47 per share)
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
(2,225
)
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
(2,225
)
Common shares issued for employee stock purchase plan
 
460

 
3

 
11

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
14

Balance, March 31, 2017
 
5,007,569

 
$
41,729

 
$
50,091

 
$
62,071

 
$
(4,544
)
 
$
(10,234
)
 
$

 
$
139,113


 
 
COMMON STOCK
 
ADDITIONAL
PAID-IN CAPITAL
 
RETAINED EARNINGS
 
ACCUMULATED OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
 
TREASURY STOCK
 
NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST
 
TOTAL
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
 
SHARES
 
AMOUNT
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, December 31, 2017
 
5,009,339

 
$
41,744

 
$
50,173

 
$
63,364

 
$
(4,974
)
 
$
(12,115
)
 
$
2

 
$
138,194

Net income
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
3,209

 
 

 
 

 
(1
)
 
3,208

Adoption of ASU 2016-01
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(537
)
 
537

 
 
 
 
 

Other comprehensive loss
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
(1,115
)
 
 

 
 
 
(1,115
)
Stock-based compensation
 
 
 
 
 
7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7

Dividends declared, ($0.47 per share)
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
(2,204
)
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
(2,204
)
Common shares issued for employee stock purchase plan
 
559

 
4

 
19

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
23

Balance, March 31, 2018
 
5,009,898

 
$
41,748

 
$
50,199

 
$
63,832

 
$
(5,552
)
 
$
(12,115
)
 
$
1

 
$
138,113

 
See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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PENNS WOODS BANCORP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED) 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands)
 
2018
 
2017
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 

 
 

Net Income
 
$
3,209

 
$
2,686

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 

 
 

Depreciation and amortization
 
386

 
719

Amortization of intangible assets
 
80

 
90

Provision for loan losses
 
160

 
330

Accretion and amortization of investment security discounts and premiums
 
195

 
255

Net securities losses (gains), available for sale
 
9

 
(197
)
Originations of loans held for sale
 
(8,762
)
 
(10,964
)
Proceeds of loans held for sale
 
9,465

 
12,054

Gain on sale of loans
 
(255
)
 
(358
)
Net equity securities losses
 
34

 

Net securities losses (gains), trading
 
(3
)
 
(2
)
Proceeds from the sale of trading securities
 
233

 
169

Purchases of trading securities
 
(222
)
 
(109
)
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance
 
(173
)
 
(172
)
Decrease (increase) in deferred tax asset
 
(170
)
 
174

Security Trades Payable
 
(3,689
)
 
1,933

Other, net
 
(561
)
 
(2,076
)
Net cash used for operating activities
 
(64
)
 
4,532

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 

 
 

Proceeds from sales of available for sale securities
 
3,363

 
2,652

Proceeds from calls and maturities of available for sale securities
 
660

 
3,958

Purchases of available for sale securities
 
(12,935
)
 
(9,699
)
Net increase in loans
 
(35,900
)
 
(18,200
)
Acquisition of premises and equipment
 
(323
)
 
(557
)
Proceeds from the sale of foreclosed assets
 
16

 
586

Purchase of bank-owned life insurance
 
(27
)
 
(30
)
Proceeds from redemption of regulatory stock
 
5,335

 
1,162

Purchases of regulatory stock
 
(5,486
)
 
(1,007
)
Net cash used for investing activities
 
(45,297
)
 
(21,135
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 

 
 

Net increase in interest-bearing deposits
 
45,189

 
56,335

Net increase in noninterest-bearing deposits
 
945

 
9,115

Proceeds from long-term borrowings
 
55,000

 

Repayment of long-term borrowings
 
(2,000
)
 
(10,000
)
Net decrease in short-term borrowings
 
(41,443
)
 
(4,652
)
Dividends paid
 
(2,204
)
 
(2,225
)
Issuance of common stock
 
23

 
19

Net cash provided by financing activities
 
55,510

 
48,592

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 
10,149

 
31,989

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING
 
27,243

 
43,671

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, ENDING
 
$
37,392

 
$
75,660

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
 
 

 
 

Interest paid
 
$
1,757

 
$
1,414

Income taxes paid
 
500

 

Transfer of loans to foreclosed real estate
 
96

 
460

See accompanying notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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PENNS WOODS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 

Note 1.  Basis of Presentation
 
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries: Woods Investment Company, Inc., Woods Real Estate Development Company, Inc., Luzerne Bank, and Jersey Shore State Bank (Jersey Shore State Bank and Luzerne Bank are referred to together as the “Banks”) and Jersey Shore State Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, The M Group, Inc. D/B/A The Comprehensive Financial Group (“The M Group”).  The Company is also a partner in United Insurance Solutions, LLC. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidation.

The interim financial statements are unaudited, but in the opinion of management reflect all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of results for such periods.  The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Public law No. 115-97, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Act"), enacted on December 22, 2017, reduced the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 34% to 21% effective January 1, 2018. Also on December 22, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”), which provides guidance on accounting for tax effects of the Tax Act. SAB 118 provides a measurement period of up to one year from the enactment date to complete the accounting. Any adjustments during this measurement period will be included in net earnings from continuing operations as an adjustment to income tax expense in the reporting period when such adjustments are determined. Based on the information available and current interpretation of the rules, the Company estimated the impact of the reduction in the corporate tax rate and remeasurement of certain deferred tax assets and liabilities. The provisional amount recorded in the fourth quarter of 2017 related to the remeasurement of the Company's deferred tax balance resulted in additional income tax expense of $2.7 million. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we are still analyzing certain aspects of the new law and refining our calculations, which could affect the measurement of these assets and liabilities or give rise to new deferred tax amounts. Nonetheless, there has been no change to the provisional net tax benefit we recorded during the fourth quarter of 2017.

Newly Adopted Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (a new revenue recognition standard). The Update’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, this Update specifies the accounting for certain costs to obtain or fulfill a contract with a customer and expands disclosure requirements for revenue recognition. This Update is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Upon adoption on January 1, 2018, we have included the related new disclosure requirements in Note 13.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. This Update applies to all entities that hold financial assets or owe financial liabilities and is intended to provide more useful information on the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. Among other things, this Update (a) requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income; (b) simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment; (c) eliminates the requirement to disclose the fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost for entities that are not public business entities; (d) eliminates the requirement for public business entities to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet; (e) requires public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes; (f) requires separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset (that is, securities or loans and receivables) on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements; and (g) clarifies that an entity should evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available-for-sale securities in combination with the entity’s other deferred tax assets. For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after

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December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, including not-for-profit entities and employee benefit plans within the scope of Topics 960 through 965 on plan accounting, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. All entities that are not public business entities may adopt the amendments in this Update earlier as of the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Upon adoption on January 1, 2018, the Company made a one-time cumulative effect adjustment from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings of $537,000. The net effect was an increase to retained earnings.

The accounting policies followed in the presentation of interim financial results are the same as those followed on an annual basis.  These policies are presented on pages 40 through 50 of the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

In reference to the attached financial statements, all adjustments are of a normal recurring nature pursuant to Rule 10-01(b) (8) of Regulation S-X.
 
Note 2.  Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component shown net of tax and parenthesis indicating debits, as of March 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
(In Thousands)
 
Net Unrealized Loss
on Available
for Sale Securities
 
Defined
Benefit 
Plan
 
Total
 
Net Unrealized Gain
(Loss) on Available
for Sale Securities
 
Defined
Benefit 
Plan
 
Total
Beginning balance
 
$
(54
)
 
$
(4,920
)
 
$
(4,974
)
 
$
(639
)
 
$
(4,289
)
 
$
(4,928
)
Other comprehensive loss (gain) before reclassifications
 
(1,155
)
 

 
(1,155
)
 
488

 

 
488

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
 
6

 
34

 
40

 
(130
)
 
26

 
(104
)
Net current-period other comprehensive (loss) income
 
(1,149
)
 
34

 
(1,115
)
 
358

 
26

 
384

Reclassification from adoption of 2016-01
 
537

 

 
537

 

 

 

Ending balance
 
$
(666
)
 
$
(4,886
)
 
$
(5,552
)
 
$
(281
)
 
$
(4,263
)
 
$
(4,544
)
 
The reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss shown, net of tax and parenthesis indicating debits to net income, as of March 31, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Components
 
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Affected Line Item
 in the Consolidated 
Statement of Income
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 
Net unrealized loss on available for sale securities
 
$
(9
)
 
$
197

 
Net securities (losses) gains, available for sale
Income tax effect
 
3

 
(67
)
 
Income tax provision
Total reclassifications for the period
 
$
(6
)
 
$
130

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrecognized pension costs
 
$
(42
)
 
$
(39
)
 
Salaries and employee benefits
Income tax effect
 
8

 
13

 
Income tax provision
Total reclassifications for the period
 
$
(34
)
 
$
(26
)
 
 
 
 
Note 3.  Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The standard requires lessees to recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from leases on the balance sheet.  A lessee should recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term.  A short-term lease is defined as one in which (a) the lease term is 12 months or less and (b) there is not an option to purchase the underlying asset that the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise. For short-term leases, lessees may elect to recognize lease payments over the lease term on a straight-line basis. For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those years. For all other entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning

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after December 15, 2020. The amendments should be applied at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach with earlier application permitted as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. The Company is currently assessing the practical expedients it may elect at adoption, but does not anticipate the amendments will have a significant impact on the financial statements. Based on the Company’s preliminary analysis of its current portfolio, the impact to the Company’s balance sheet is estimated to result in less than a 1 percent increase in assets and liabilities. The Company also anticipates additional disclosures to be provided at adoption.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which changes the impairment model for most financial assets. This Update is intended to improve financial reporting by requiring timelier recording of credit losses on loans and other financial instruments held by financial institutions and other organizations. The underlying premise of the Update is that financial assets measured at amortized cost should be presented at the net amount expected to be collected, through an allowance for credit losses that is deducted from the amortized cost basis. The allowance for credit losses should reflect management’s current estimate of credit losses that are expected to occur over the remaining life of a financial asset. The income statement will be effected for the measurement of credit losses for newly recognized financial assets, as well as the expected increases or decreases of expected credit losses that have taken place during the period. ASU 2016-13 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and early adoption is permitted for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. With certain exceptions, transition to the new requirements will be through a cumulative effect adjustment to opening retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is adopted. We expect to recognize a one-time cumulative effect adjustment to the allowance for loan losses as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the new standard is effective, but cannot yet determine the magnitude of any such one-time adjustment or the overall impact of the new guidance on the consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. To simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill, the FASB eliminated Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. In computing the implied fair value of goodwill under Step 2, an entity had to perform procedures to determine the fair value at the impairment testing date of its assets and liabilities (including unrecognized assets and liabilities) following the procedure that would be required in determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Instead, under the amendments in this Update, an entity should perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting units fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. A public business entity that is a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filer should adopt the amendments in this Update for its annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. A public business entity that is not an SEC filer should adopt the amendments in this Update for its annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. All other entities, including not-for-profit entities, that are adopting the amendments in this Update should do so for their annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. This Update is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-06, Plan Accounting: Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Topic 960), Defined Contribution Pension Plans (Topic 962), and Health and Welfare Benefit Plans (Topic 965). This Update relates primarily to the reporting by an employee benefit plan for its interest in a master trust, which is a trust for which a regulated financial institution serves as a trustee or custodian and in which assets of more than one plan sponsored by a single employer or by a group of employers under common control are held. For each master trust in which a plan holds an interest, the amendments in this Update require a plan's interest in that master trust and any change in that interest to be presented in separate line items in the statement of net assets available for benefits and in the statement of changes in net assets available for benefits, respectively. The amendments in this Update remove the requirement to disclose the percentage interest in the master trust for plans with divided interests and require that all plans disclose the dollar amount of their interest in each of those general types of investments, which supplements the existing requirement to disclose the master trusts balances in each general type of investments. There are also increased disclosure requirements for investments in master trusts. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. This Update is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-08, Receivables - Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20). The amendments in this Update shorten the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium. Specifically, the amendments require the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amendments do not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that

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includes that interim period. An entity should apply the amendments in this Update on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. Additionally, in the period of adoption, an entity should provide disclosures about a change in accounting principle. This Update is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480), and Derivative and Hedging (Topic 815). The amendments in Part I of this Update change the classification analysis of certain equity-linked financial instruments (or embedded features) with down-round features. When determining whether certain financial instruments should be classified as liabilities or equity instruments, a down-round feature no longer precludes equity classification when assessing whether the instrument is indexed to an entity’s own stock. The amendments also clarify existing disclosure requirements for equity-classified instruments. As a result, a freestanding equity-linked financial instrument (or embedded conversion option) no longer would be accounted for as a derivative liability at fair value as a result of the existence of a down-round feature. For freestanding equity classified financial instruments, the amendments require entities that present earnings per share (EPS) in accordance with Topic 260 to recognize the effect of the down-round feature when it is triggered. That effect is treated as a dividend and as a reduction of income available to common shareholders in basic EPS. Convertible instruments with embedded conversion options that have down- round features are now subject to the specialized guidance for contingent beneficial conversion features (in Subtopic 470-20, Debt-Debt with Conversion and Other Options), including related EPS guidance (in Topic 260). The amendments in Part II of this Update recharacterize the indefinite deferral of certain provisions of Topic 480 that now are presented as pending content in the Accounting Standards Codification, to a scope exception. Those amendments do not have an accounting effect. For public business entities, the amendments in Part I of this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. For all other entities, the amendments in Part I of this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted for all entities, including adoption in an interim period. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. The amendments in Part I of this Update should be applied either retrospectively to outstanding financial instruments with a down-round feature by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the statement of financial position as of the beginning of the first fiscal year and interim period(s) in which the pending content that links to this paragraph is effective or retrospectively to outstanding financial instruments with a down-round feature for each prior reporting period presented in accordance with the guidance on accounting changes in paragraphs 250-10-45-5 through 45-10. The amendments in Part II of this Update do not require any transition guidance because those amendments do not have an accounting effect. This Update is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 850), the objective of which is to improve the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements. In addition, the amendments in this Update make certain targeted improvements to simplify the application and disclosure of the hedge accounting guidance in current general accepted accounting principles. For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020. Early application is permitted in any period after issuance. For cash flow and net investment hedges existing at the date of adoption, an entity should apply a cumulative-effect adjustment related to eliminating the separate measurement of ineffectiveness to accumulated other comprehensive income with a corresponding adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year that an entity adopts the amendments in this Update. The amended presentation and disclosure guidance is required only prospectively. This Update is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In January 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-01, Leases (Topic 842), which provides an optional transition practical expedient to not evaluate under Topic 842 existing or expired land easements that were not previously accounted for as leases under the current lease guidance in Topic 840. An entity that elects this practical expedient should evaluate new or modified land easements under Topic 842 beginning at the date the entity adopts Topic 842; otherwise, an entity should evaluate all existing or expired land easements in connection with the adoption of the new lease requirements in Topic 842 to assess whether they meet the definition of a lease. The effective date and transition requirements for the amendments are the same as the effective date and transition requirements in ASU 2016-02. This Update is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-03, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Financial Instruments-Overall (Subtopic 825-10), to clarify certain aspects of the guidance issued in ASU 2016-01. (1) An entity measuring an equity security using the measurement alternative may change its measurement approach to a fair value method in accordance with Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, through an irrevocable election that would apply to that security and all identical or similar investments of the same issuer. Once an entity makes this election, the entity should measure all future purchases of identical or similar investments of the same issuer using a fair value method in accordance with Topic 820. (2) Adjustments made under the measurement

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alternative are intended to reflect the fair value of the security as of the date that the observable transaction for a similar security took place. (3) Remeasuring the entire value of forward contracts and purchased options is required when observable transactions occur on the underlying equity securities. (4) When the fair value option is elected for a financial liability, the guidance in paragraph 825-10-45-5 should be applied, regardless of whether the fair value option was elected under either Subtopic 815-15, Derivatives and Hedging-Embedded Derivatives, or 825-10, Financial Instruments-Overall. (5) Financial liabilities for which the fair value option is elected, the amount of change in fair value that relates to the instrument specific credit risk should first be measured in the currency of denomination when presented separately from the total change in fair value of the financial liability. Then, both components of the change in the fair value of the liability should be remeasured into the functional currency of the reporting entity using end-of-period spot rates. (6) The prospective transition approach for equity securities without a readily determinable fair value in the amendments in Update 2016-01 is meant only for instances in which the measurement alternative is applied. An insurance entity subject to the guidance in Topic 944, Financial Services- Insurance, should apply a prospective transition method when applying the amendments related to equity securities without readily determinable fair values. An insurance entity should apply the selected prospective transition method consistently to the entity’s entire population of equity securities for which the measurement alternative is elected. For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2018. Public business entities with fiscal years beginning between December 15, 2017, and June 15, 2018, are not required to adopt these amendments until the interim period beginning after June 15, 2018, and public business entities with fiscal years beginning between June 15, 2018, and December 15, 2018, are not required to adopt these amendments before adopting the amendments in Update 2016-01. For all other entities, the effective date is the same as the effective date in Update 2016-01. All entities may early adopt these amendments for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years, as long as they have adopted Update 2016-01. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the standard will have on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.


Note 4. Per Share Data

There are no convertible securities which would affect the denominator in calculating basic and dilutive earnings per share. There were a total of 118,500 stock options, with an average exercise price of $43.91, outstanding on March 31, 2018. These options were excluded, on a weighted average basis, in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the period due to the average market price of common shares of $41.93 being less than the exercise price of the options. There were a total of 96,500 stock options outstanding for the same period end in 2017 that had an average exercise price of $43.61 and were included, on a weighted average basis, in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the average market price of common shares was $46.94 for the period. Net income as presented on the consolidated statement of income will be used as the numerator.  The following table sets forth the composition of the weighted average common shares (denominator) used in the basic and dilutive earnings per share computation.

 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Weighted average common shares issued
 
5,009,526

 
5,007,257

Weighted average treasury stock shares
 
(320,150
)
 
(272,452
)
Dilutive effect of outstanding stock options
 

 
26,500

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted
 
4,689,376

 
4,761,305

 















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Note 5. Investment Securities
 
The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair values of our investment securities portfolio at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are as follows:
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
Gross
 
Gross
 
 
 
 
Amortized
 
Unrealized
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
(In Thousands)
 
Cost
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Value
Available for sale (AFS):
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Mortgage-backed securities
 
$
6,097

 
$
37

 
$
(193
)
 
$
5,941

State and political securities
 
63,866

 
154

 
(585
)
 
63,435

Other debt securities
 
48,680

 
50

 
(1,662
)
 
47,068

Total debt securities
 
$
118,643

 
$
241

 
$
(2,440
)
 
$
116,444

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment equity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial institution equity securities
 
$
537

 
$
714

 
$

 
$
1,251

Other equity securities
 
1,300

 

 
(69
)
 
1,231

Investment equity securities
 
$
1,837

 
$
714

 
$
(69
)
 
$
2,482

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trading:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial institution equity securities
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Other equity securities
 
164

 

 
(5
)
 
159

Trading investment equity securities
 
$
164

 
$

 
$
(5
)
 
$
159

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
Gross
 
Gross
 
 
 
 
Amortized
 
Unrealized
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
(In Thousands)
 
Cost
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Value
Available for sale (AFS):
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Mortgage-backed securities
 
$
4,273

 
$
51

 
$
(111
)
 
$
4,213

State and political securities
 
56,295

 
411

 
(198
)
 
56,508

Other debt securities
 
48,806

 
180

 
(1,080
)
 
47,906

Total debt securities
 
$
109,374

 
$
642

 
$
(1,389
)
 
$
108,627

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment equity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial institution equity securities
 
$
537

 
$
728

 
$

 
$
1,265

Other equity securities
 
1,300

 

 
(49
)
 
1,251

Investment equity securities
 
$
1,837

 
$
728

 
$
(49
)
 
$
2,516

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Trading:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial institution equity securities
 
$
20

 
$

 
$

 
$
20

Other equity securities
 
192

 
2

 
(24
)
 
170

Trading investment equity securities
 
$
212

 
$
2

 
$
(24
)
 
$
190

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total net trading losses of $3,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to net trading gains of $2,000 for the three month period ended March 31, 2017 were included in the Consolidated Statement of Income.





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The following tables show the Company’s gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time, that the individual debt securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

 
 
March 31, 2018
 
 
Less than Twelve Months
 
Twelve Months or Greater
 
Total
 
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
Fair
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
Unrealized
(In Thousands)
 
Value
 
Losses
 
Value
 
Losses
 
Value
 
Losses
Available for sale (AFS):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities
 
$
2,839

 
$
(39
)
 
$
2,206

 
$
(154
)
 
$
5,045

 
$
(193
)
State and political securities
 
36,353

 
(421
)
 
2,945

 
(164
)
 
39,298

 
(585
)
Other debt securities
 
11,662

 
(260
)
 
29,317

 
(1,402
)
 
40,979

 
(1,662
)
Total debt securities
 
$
50,854

 
$
(720
)
 
$
34,468

 
$
(1,720
)
 
$
85,322

 
$
(2,440
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
Less than Twelve Months
 
Twelve Months or Greater
 
Total
 
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
 
Gross
 
 
Fair
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
Unrealized
(In Thousands)
 
Value
 
Losses
 
Value
 
Losses
 
Value
 
Losses
Available for sale (AFS):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities
 
$
981

 
$
(12
)
 
$
2,276

 
$
(99
)
 
$
3,257

 
$
(111
)
State and political securities
 
15,691

 
(104
)
 
3,018

 
(94
)
 
18,709

 
(198
)
Other debt securities
 
7,512

 
(148
)
 
28,517

 
(932
)
 
36,029

 
(1,080
)
Total debt securities
 
$
24,184

 
$
(264
)
 
$
33,811

 
$
(1,125
)
 
$
57,995

 
$
(1,389
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other equity securities
 
$
1,251

 
$
(49
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
1,251

 
$
(49
)
 
At March 31, 2018, there were a total of 67 securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months and 25 individual securities that were in a continuous unrealized loss position for twelve months or greater.

The Company reviews its position quarterly and has determined that, at March 31, 2018, the declines outlined in the above table represent temporary declines and the Company does not intend to sell and does not believe it will be required to sell these securities before recovery of their cost basis, which may be at maturity.  The Company has concluded that the unrealized losses disclosed above are not other than temporary but are the result of interest rate changes, sector credit ratings changes, or company-specific ratings changes that are not expected to result in the non-collection of principal and interest during the period.

The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities at March 31, 2018, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities since borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

(In Thousands)
 
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
Due in one year or less
 
$
5,544

 
$
5,528

Due after one year to five years
 
42,747

 
42,126

Due after five years to ten years
 
58,491

 
57,029

Due after ten years
 
11,861

 
11,761

Total
 
$
118,643

 
$
116,444


Total gross proceeds from sales of debt securities available for sale for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $3,363,000, an increase from the 2017 totals of $2,652,000.


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The following table represents gross realized gains and losses within the available for sale portfolio:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands)
 
2018
 
2017
Available for sale (AFS):
 
 
 
 
Gross realized gains:
 
 

 
 

Mortgage-backed securities
 
$

 
$
45

Asset-backed securities
 

 

State and political securities
 

 
14

Other debt securities
 

 

Total gross realized gains
 
$

 
$
59

 
 
 
 
 
Gross realized losses:
 
 

 
 

State and political securities
 
$
9

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
Investment equity securities:
 
 
 
 
Gross realized gains:
 
 
 
 
Financial institution equity securities
 
$

 
$
288

 
 
 
 
 
Gross realized losses:
 
 
 
 
Other equity securities
 
$

 
$
150

 
 
 
 
 
 
There were no impairment charges included in gross realized losses for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Investment securities with a carrying value of approximately $70,120,000 and $95,199,000 at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, were pledged to secure certain deposits, repurchase agreements, and for other purposes as required by law.


Note 6. Loans

Management segments the Banks' loan portfolio to a level that enables risk and performance monitoring according to similar risk characteristics.  Loans are segmented based on the underlying collateral characteristics.  Categories include commercial, financial, and agricultural, real estate, and installment loans to individuals.  Real estate loans are further segmented into three categories: residential, commercial, and construction.

The following table presents the related aging categories of loans, by segment, as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
Past Due
 
Past Due 90
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30 To 89
 
Days Or More
 
Non-
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
Current
 
Days
 
& Still Accruing
 
Accrual
 
Total
Commercial, financial, and agricultural
 
$
181,692

 
$
196

 
$
22

 
$
112

 
$
182,022

Real estate mortgage:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Residential
 
596,577

 
5,027

 
424

 
2,183

 
604,211

Commercial
 
330,024

 
1,497

 

 
4,894

 
336,415

Construction
 
32,043

 
162

 

 

 
32,205

Consumer automobile loans
 
99,327

 
207

 

 

 
99,534

Other consumer installment loans
 
25,324

 
521

 

 
6

 
25,851

 
 
1,264,987

 
$
7,610

 
$
446

 
$
7,195

 
1,280,238

Net deferred loan fees and discounts
 
510

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
510

Allowance for loan losses
 
(12,836
)
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
(12,836
)
Loans, net
 
$
1,252,661

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
1,267,912



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December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
Past Due
 
Past Due 90
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30 To 89
 
Days Or More
 
Non-
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
Current
 
Days
 
& Still Accruing
 
Accrual
 
Total
Commercial, financial, and agricultural
 
$
178,022

 
$
663

 
$
86

 
$
114

 
$
178,885

Real estate mortgage:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Residential
 
588,278

 
6,853

 
318

 
1,628

 
597,077

Commercial
 
325,148

 
1,823

 
80

 
4,968

 
332,019

Construction
 
31,547

 
116

 
20

 

 
31,683

Consumer automobile loans
 
79,595

 
87

 

 
32

 
79,714

Other consumer installment loans
 
26,740

 
202

 
5

 
17

 
26,964

 
 
1,229,330

 
$
9,744

 
$
509

 
$
6,759

 
1,246,342

Net deferred loan fees and discounts
 
272

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
272

Allowance for loan losses
 
(12,858
)
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
(12,858
)
Loans, net
 
$
1,216,744

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
$
1,233,756

 
The following table presents interest income the Banks would have recorded if interest had been recorded based on the original loan agreement terms and rate of interest for non-accrual loans and interest income recognized on a cash basis for non-accrual loans for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
(In Thousands)
 
Interest Income That
Would Have Been
Recorded Based on
Original Term and Rate
 
Interest
Income
Recorded on
a Cash Basis
 
Interest Income That
Would Have Been
Recorded Based on
Original Term and Rate
 
Interest
Income
Recorded on
a Cash Basis
Commercial, financial, and agricultural
 
$
1

 
$

 
$
6

 
$

Real estate mortgage:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Residential
 
31

 
11

 
151

 
101

Commercial
 
61

 
17

 
496

 
105

 
 
$
93

 
$
28

 
$
653

 
$
206

 
Impaired Loans

Impaired loans are loans for which it is probable the Banks will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.  The Banks evaluate such loans for impairment individually and do not aggregate loans by major risk classifications.  The definition of “impaired loans” is not the same as the definition of “non-accrual loans,” although the two categories overlap.  The Banks may choose to place a loan on non-accrual status due to payment delinquency or uncertain collectability, while not classifying the loan as impaired. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status and collateral value.  The amount of impairment for these types of loans is determined by the difference between the present value of the expected cash flows related to the loan, using the original interest rate, and its recorded value, or as a practical expedient in the case of collateralized loans, the difference between the fair value of the collateral and the recorded amount of the loan.  When foreclosure is probable, impairment is measured based on the fair value of the collateral.

Management evaluates individual loans in all of the commercial segments for possible impairment if the loan is greater than $100,000 and if the loan is either on non-accrual status or has a risk rating of substandard.  Management may also elect to measure an individual loan for impairment if less than $100,000 on a case-by-case basis.

Mortgage loans on one-to-four family properties and all consumer loans are large groups of smaller-balance homogeneous loans and are measured for impairment collectively. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays, which are defined as 90 days or less, generally are not classified as impaired.  Management determines the significance of payment delays on a case-by-case basis taking into consideration all circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower including the length of the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record, and the amount of shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed.  Interest income for impaired loans is recorded consistent with the Banks' policy on non-accrual loans.


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The following table presents the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance, and related allowance of impaired loans by segment as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
 
Recorded
 
Unpaid Principal
 
Related
(In Thousands)
 
Investment
 
Balance
 
Allowance
With no related allowance recorded:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Commercial, financial, and agricultural
 
$
1,027

 
$
1,027

 
$

Real estate mortgage:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Residential
 
2,001

 
2,001

 

Commercial
 
1,500

 
1,500

 

 
 
4,528

 
4,528

 

With an allowance recorded:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Commercial, financial, and agricultural
 
222

 
222

 
86

Real estate mortgage:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Residential
 
2,463

 
2,511

 
367

Commercial
 
8,068

 
8,118

 
1,636

 
 
10,753

 
10,851

 
2,089

Total:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Commercial, financial, and agricultural
 
1,249

 
1,249

 
86

Real estate mortgage:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Residential
 
4,464

 
4,512

 
367

Commercial
 
9,568

 
9,618

 
1,636

 
 
$
15,281

 
$
15,379

 
$
2,089


 
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
Recorded
 
Unpaid Principal
 
Related
(In Thousands)
 
Investment
 
Balance
 
Allowance
With no related allowance recorded:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Commercial, financial, and agricultural
 
$
1,033

 
$
1,033

 
$

Real estate mortgage:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Residential
 
1,428

 
1,428

 

Commercial
 
1,465

 
1,465

 

 
 
3,926

 
3,926

 

With an allowance recorded:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Commercial, financial, and agricultural
 
235

 
235

 
96

Real estate mortgage:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Residential
 
2,304

 
2,353

 
367

Commercial
 
7,981

 
8,031

 
1,721

 
 
10,520

 
10,619

 
2,184

Total:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Commercial, financial, and agricultural
 
1,268

 
1,268

 
96

Real estate mortgage:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Residential
 
3,732

 
3,781

 
367

Commercial
 
9,446

 
9,496

 
1,721

 
 
$
14,446

 
$
14,545

 
$
2,184






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The following table presents the average recorded investment in impaired loans and related interest income recognized for the three months ended for March 31, 2018 and 2017:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
(In Thousands)
 
Average
Investment in
Impaired Loans
 
Interest Income
Recognized on an
Accrual Basis on
Impaired Loans
 
Interest Income
Recognized on a
Cash Basis on
Impaired Loans
 
Average
Investment in
Impaired Loans
 
Interest Income
Recognized on an
Accrual Basis on
Impaired Loans
 
Interest Income
Recognized on a
Cash Basis on
Impaired Loans
Commercial, financial, and agricultural
 
$
1,259

 
$
17

 
$

 
$
212

 
$
4

 
$

Real estate mortgage:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Residential
 
4,098

 
51

 
11

 
3,258

 
22

 
16

Commercial
 
9,430

 
97

 
17

 
11,946

 
33

 
10

Construction
 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer automobile
 

 

 

 

 

 

Other consumer installment loans
 

 

 

 
2

 

 

 
 
$
14,787

 
$
165

 
$
28

 
$
15,418

 
$
59

 
$
26

 
Currently, there is $35,000 committed to be advanced in connection with impaired loans.

Troubled Debt Restructurings

The loan portfolio also includes certain loans that have been modified in a Troubled Debt Restructuring (“TDR”), where economic concessions have been granted to borrowers who have experienced or are expected to experience financial difficulties.  These concessions typically result from loss mitigation activities and could include reductions in the interest rate, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance, or other actions.  Certain TDRs are classified as nonperforming at the time of restructure and may only be returned to performing status after considering the borrower’s sustained repayment performance for a reasonable period, generally six months.

There were three loan modifications considered TDR's completed during the three months ended March 31, 2017. Loan modifications that are considered TDR's completed during the three months ended March 31, 2018 were as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
(In Thousands, Except Number of Contracts)
 
Number
of
Contracts
 
Pre-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
 
Post-Modification Outstanding Recorded Investment
Real estate mortgage:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Residential
 
2

 
$
102

 
$
102

Commercial
 
1

 
106

 
106

 
 
3

 
$
208

 
$
208

 
There were no loan modifications considered TDRs made during the twelve months previous to March 31, 2018 that defaulted during the three months ended March 31, 2018. There were no loan modifications considered TDRs made during the twelve months previous to March 31, 2017 that defaulted during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Troubled debt restructurings amounted to $9,114,677 and $9,048,000 as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

The amount of foreclosed residential real estate held at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, totaled $558,000 and $422,000, respectively. Consumer mortgage loans secured by residential real estate properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings are in process at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, totaled $386,000 and $378,000, respectively.






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Internal Risk Ratings

Management uses a ten point internal risk rating system to monitor the credit quality of the overall loan portfolio. The first six categories are considered not criticized, and are aggregated as “Pass” rated. The criticized rating categories utilized by management generally follow bank regulatory definitions. The special mention category includes assets that are currently protected but are potentially weak, resulting in an undue and unwarranted credit risk, but not to the point of justifying a substandard classification. Loans in the substandard category have well-defined weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt, and have a distinct possibility that some loss will be sustained if the weaknesses are not corrected. All loans greater than 90 days past due are evaluated for substandard classification.  Loans in the doubtful category exhibit the same weaknesses found in the substandard loans, however, the weaknesses are more pronounced.  Such loans are static and collection in full is improbable.  However, these loans are not yet rated as loss because certain events may occur which would salvage the debt.  Loans classified loss are considered uncollectible and charge-off is imminent.

To help ensure that risk ratings are accurate and reflect the present and future capacity of borrowers to repay a loan as agreed, the Banks have a structured loan rating process with several layers of internal and external oversight.  Generally, consumer and residential mortgage loans are included in the pass category unless a specific action, such as bankruptcy, repossession, or death occurs to raise awareness of a possible credit event.  An external annual loan review of large commercial relationships is performed, as well as a sample of smaller transactions. Confirmation of the appropriate risk category is included in the review. Detailed reviews, including plans for resolution, are performed on loans classified as substandard, doubtful, or loss on a quarterly basis.

The following table presents the credit quality categories identified above as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
 
Commercial, Financial, and Agricultural
 
Real Estate Mortgages
 
Consumer automobile
 
Other consumer installment loans
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
Residential
 
Commercial
 
Construction
 
 
 
Totals
Pass
 
$
178,793

 
$
600,696

 
$
315,762

 
$
32,060

 
$
99,534

 
$
25,851

 
$
1,252,696

Special Mention
 
762

 
765

 
7,788

 

 

 

 
9,315

Substandard
 
2,467

 
2,750

 
12,865

 
145

 

 

 
18,227

 
 
$
182,022

 
$
604,211

 
$
336,415

 
$
32,205

 
$
99,534

 
$
25,851

 
$
1,280,238


 
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
Commercial, Financial, and Agricultural
 
Real Estate Mortgages
 
Consumer automobile
 
Other consumer installment loans
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
Residential
 
Commercial
 
Construction
 
 
 
Totals
Pass
 
$
175,603

 
$
593,828

 
$
311,209

 
$
31,535

 
$
79,714

 
$
26,964

 
$
1,218,853

Special Mention
 
738

 
1,043

 
7,337

 

 

 

 
9,118

Substandard
 
2,544

 
2,206

 
13,473

 
148

 

 

 
18,371

 
 
$
178,885

 
$
597,077

 
$
332,019

 
$
31,683

 
$
79,714

 
$
26,964

 
$
1,246,342


Allowance for Loan Losses

An allowance for loan losses (“ALL”) is maintained to absorb losses from the loan portfolio.  The ALL is based on management’s continuing evaluation of the risk characteristics and credit quality of the loan portfolio, assessment of current economic conditions, diversification and size of the portfolio, adequacy of collateral, past and anticipated future loss experience, and the amount of non-performing loans.

The Banks' methodology for determining the ALL is based on the requirements of ASC Section 310-10-35 for loans individually evaluated for impairment (previously discussed) and ASC Subtopic 450-20 for loans collectively evaluated for impairment, as well as the Interagency Policy Statements on the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses and other bank regulatory guidance.  The total of the two components represents the Banks' ALL.

Loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment are analyzed with general allowances being made as appropriate.  Allowances are segmented based on collateral characteristics previously disclosed, and consistent with credit quality monitoring.  Loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment are grouped into two classes for evaluation.  A general allowance is determined for “Pass” rated credits, while a separate pool allowance is provided for “Criticized” rated credits that are not individually evaluated for impairment.


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For the general allowances, historical loss trends are used in the estimation of losses in the current portfolio.  These historical loss amounts are modified by other qualitative factors.  A historical charge-off factor is calculated utilizing a twelve quarter moving average.  However, management may adjust the moving average time frame by up to four quarters to adjust for variances in the economic cycle. Management has identified a number of additional qualitative factors which it uses to supplement the historical charge-off factor because these factors are likely to cause estimated credit losses associated with the existing loan pools to differ from historical loss experience.  The additional factors that are evaluated quarterly and updated using information obtained from internal, regulatory, and governmental sources are: national and local economic trends and conditions; levels of and trends in delinquency rates and non-accrual loans; trends in volumes and terms of loans; effects of changes in lending policies; experience, ability, and depth of lending staff; value of underlying collateral; and concentrations of credit from a loan type, industry and/or geographic standpoint.

Loans in the criticized pools, which possess certain qualities or characteristics that may lead to collection and loss issues, are closely monitored by management and subject to additional qualitative factors.  Management also monitors industry loss factors by loan segment for applicable adjustments to actual loss experience.

Management reviews the loan portfolio on a quarterly basis in order to make appropriate and timely adjustments to the ALL.  When information confirms all or part of specific loans to be uncollectible, these amounts are promptly charged off against the ALL.

Activity in the allowance is presented for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
 
Commercial, Financial, and Agricultural
 
Real Estate Mortgages
 
Consumer automobile
 
Other consumer installment
 
 
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
Residential
 
Commercial
 
Construction
 
 
 
Unallocated
 
Totals
Beginning Balance
 
$
1,177

 
$
5,679

 
$
4,277

 
$
155

 
$
804

 
$
271

 
$
495

 
$
12,858

Charge-offs
 
(33
)
 
(51
)
 
(55
)
 

 
(30
)
 
(71
)
 

 
(240
)
Recoveries
 
7

 
24

 

 
2

 
1

 
24

 

 
58

Provision
 
221

 
4

 
(219
)
 
(1
)
 
241

 
81

 
(167
)
 
160

Ending Balance
 
$
1,372

 
$
5,656

 
$
4,003

 
$
156

 
$
1,016

 
$
305

 
$
328

 
$
12,836

 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
 
 
Commercial, Financial, and Agricultural
 
Real Estate Mortgages
 
Consumer automobile
 
Other consumer installment
 
 
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
Residential
 
Commercial
 
Construction
 
 
 
Unallocated
 
Totals
Beginning Balance
 
$
1,554

 
$
5,383

 
$
4,975

 
$
178

 
$
143

 
$
273

 
$
390

 
$
12,896

Charge-offs
 
(213
)
 
(98
)
 

 

 
(3
)
 
(74
)
 

 
(388
)
Recoveries
 
6

 
30

 

 
3

 

 
28

 

 
67

Provision
 
94

 
256

 
(509
)
 
6

 
62

 
119

 
302

 
330

Ending Balance
 
$
1,441

 
$
5,571

 
$
4,466

 
$
187

 
$
202

 
$
346

 
$
692

 
$
12,905

 
 
 
The shift in allocation of the loan provision is primarily due to portfolio growth in the consumer automobile residential and improved credit metrics within the real estate mortgage portfolio.

The Company grants commercial, industrial, residential, and installment loans to customers primarily throughout north-east and central Pennsylvania. Although the Company has a diversified loan portfolio, a substantial portion of its debtors’ ability to honor their contracts is dependent on the economic conditions within this region.

The Company has a concentration of the following to gross loans at March 31, 2018 and 2017
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Owners of residential rental properties
 
15.00
%
 
16.29
%
Owners of commercial rental properties
 
13.16
%
 
14.66
%
 



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The following table presents the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio segment based on impairment method as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
 
Commercial, Financial, and Agricultural
 
Real Estate Mortgages
 
Consumer Automobile
 
Other consumer installment
 
Unallocated
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
Residential
 
Commercial
 
Construction
 
 
 
 
Totals
Allowance for Loan Losses:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Individually evaluated for impairment
 
$
86

 
$
367

 
$
1,636

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,089

Collectively evaluated for impairment
 
1,286

 
5,289

 
2,367

 
156

 
1,016

 
305

 
328

 
10,747

Total ending allowance balance
 
$
1,372

 
$
5,656

 
$
4,003

 
$
156

 
$
1,016

 
$
305

 
$
328

 
$
12,836

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Individually evaluated for impairment
 
$
1,249

 
$
4,464

 
$
9,568

 
$

 
$

 
$

 


 
$
15,281

Collectively evaluated for impairment
 
180,773

 
599,747

 
326,847

 
32,205

 
99,534

 
25,851

 


 
1,264,957

Total ending loans balance
 
$
182,022

 
$
604,211

 
$
336,415

 
$
32,205

 
$
99,534

 
$
25,851

 


 
$
1,280,238


 
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
Commercial, Financial, and Agricultural
 
Real Estate Mortgages
 
Consumer Automobile
 
Other consumer installment
 
Unallocated
 
 
(In Thousands)
 
 
Residential
 
Commercial
 
Construction
 
 
 
 
Totals
Allowance for Loan Losses:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Individually evaluated for impairment
 
$
96

 
$
367

 
$
1,721

 
$

 
$

 


 
$

 
$
2,184

Collectively evaluated for impairment
 
1,081

 
5,312

 
2,556

 
155

 
804

 
271

 
495

 
10,674

Total ending allowance balance
 
$
1,177

 
$
5,679

 
$
4,277

 
$
155

 
$
804

 
$
271

 
$
495

 
$
12,858

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loans:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Individually evaluated for impairment
 
$
1,268

 
$
3,732

 
$
9,446

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
 

 
$
14,446

Collectively evaluated for impairment
 
177,617

 
593,345

 
322,573

 
31,683

 
79,714

 
26,964

 
 

 
1,231,896

Total ending loans balance
 
$
178,885

 
$
597,077

 
$
332,019

 
$
31,683

 
$
79,714

 
$
26,964

 
 

 
$
1,246,342


Note 7.  Net Periodic Benefit Cost-Defined Benefit Plans

For a detailed disclosure on the Company’s pension and employee benefits plans, please refer to Note 13 of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

The following sets forth the components of the net periodic benefit/cost of the domestic non-contributory defined benefit plan for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands)
 
2018
 
2017
Service cost
 
$

 
$
41

Interest cost
 
176

 
189

Expected return on plan assets
 
(274
)
 
(262
)
Amortization of net loss
 
42

 
39

Net periodic (benefit) cost
 
$
(56
)
 
$
7





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Employer Contributions

The Company previously disclosed in its consolidated financial statements, included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, that it expected to contribute a minimum of $500,000 to its defined benefit plan in 2018.  As of March 31, 2018, there were contributions of $250,000 made to the plan with additional contributions of at least $250,000 anticipated during the remainder of 2018.
 

Note 8.  Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company maintains an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“Plan”).  The Plan is intended to encourage employee participation in the ownership and economic progress of the Company.  The Plan allows for up to 1,000,000 shares to be purchased by employees.  The purchase price of the shares is 95% of market value with an employee eligible to purchase up to the lesser of 15% of base compensation or $12,000 in market value annually.  During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, there were 419 and 460 shares issued under the plan, respectively.


Note 9.  Off-Balance Sheet Risk

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 are primarily comprised of commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit, and credit exposure from the sale of assets with recourse.  These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate, or liquidity risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.  The contract amounts of these instruments express the extent of involvement the Company has in particular classes of financial instruments.

The Company’s exposure to credit loss from nonperformance by the other party to the financial instruments for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of these instruments.  The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.  The Company may require collateral or other security to support financial instruments with off-balance sheet credit risk.

Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk are as follows at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
(In Thousands)
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Commitments to extend credit
 
$
267,856

 
$
264,982

Standby letters of credit
 
11,730

 
10,406

Credit exposure from the sale of assets with recourse
 
5,038

 
4,893

 
 
$
284,624

 
$
280,281

 
Commitments to extend credit are legally binding agreements to lend to customers.  Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of fees.  Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future liquidity requirements.  The Company evaluates each customer’s credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis.  The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Company, on an extension of credit is based on management’s credit assessment of the counterparty.

Standby letters of credit represent conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party.  These instruments are issued primarily to support bid or performance related contracts.  The coverage period for these instruments is typically a one year period with an annual renewal option subject to prior approval by management.  Fees earned from the issuance of these letters are recognized upon expiration of the coverage period.  For secured letters of credit, the collateral is typically Bank deposit instruments or customer business assets.










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Note 10.  Fair Value Measurements

The following disclosures show the hierarchal disclosure framework associated with the level of pricing observations utilized in measuring assets and liabilities at fair value.
Level I:
 
Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reported date.
 
 
 
Level II:
 
Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date. The nature of these assets and liabilities include items for which quoted prices are available but traded less frequently, and items that are fair valued using other financial instruments, the parameters of which can be directly observed.
 
 
 
Level III:
 
Assets and liabilities that have little to no pricing observability as of the reported date. These items do not have two-way markets and are measured using management’s best estimate of fair value, where the inputs into the determination of fair value require significant management judgment or estimation.

This hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available.

The following table presents the assets reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at their fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, by level within the fair value hierarchy. Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 
 
March 31, 2018
(In Thousands)
 
Level I
 
Level II
 
Level III
 
Total
Assets measured on a recurring basis:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment securities, available for sale:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Mortgage-backed securities
 
$

 
$
5,941

 
$

 
$
5,941

State and political securities
 

 
63,435

 

 
63,435

Other debt securities
 

 
47,068

 

 
47,068

Investment equity securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial institution equity securities
 
1,251

 

 

 
1,251

  Other equity securities
 
1,231

 

 

 
1,231

Investment securities, trading:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Other equity securities
 
159

 

 

 
159


 
 
December 31, 2017
(In Thousands)
 
Level I
 
Level II
 
Level III
 
Total
Assets measured on a recurring basis:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Investment securities, available for sale:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Mortgage-backed securities
 
$

 
$
4,213

 
$

 
$
4,213

State and political securities
 

 
56,508

 

 
56,508

Other debt securities
 

 
47,907

 

 
47,907

Financial institution equity securities
 
1,264

 

 

 
1,264

  Other equity securities
 
1,251

 

 

 
1,251

Investment securities, trading:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Other equity securities
 
190

 

 

 
190

 





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The following table presents the assets reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at their fair value on a non-recurring basis as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, by level within the fair value hierarchy. Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. 
 
 
March 31, 2018
(In Thousands)
 
Level I
 
Level II
 
Level III
 
Total
Assets measured on a non-recurring basis:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Impaired loans
 
$

 
$

 
$
13,192

 
$
13,192

Other real estate owned
 

 

 
191

 
191


 
 
December 31, 2017
(In Thousands)
 
Level I
 
Level II
 
Level III
 
Total
Assets measured on a non-recurring basis:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Impaired loans
 
$

 
$

 
$
12,262

 
$
12,262

Other real estate owned
 

 

 
143

 
143


The following tables present a listing of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement process for items valued utilizing level III techniques as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
 
Quantitative Information About Level III Fair Value Measurements
(In Thousands)
 
Fair Value
 
Valuation Technique(s)
 
Unobservable Inputs
 
Range
 
Weighted Average
Impaired loans
 
$
6,582

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Temporary reduction in payment amount
 
0 to (70)%
 
(4)%
 
 
6,610

 
Appraisal of collateral (1)
 
Appraisal adjustments (1)
 
0 to (20)%
 
(20)%
Other real estate owned
 
$
191

 
Appraisal of collateral (1)
 
Appraisal adjustments (1)
 
(20)%
 
(20)%
(1) Appraisals may be adjusted by management for qualitative factors such as economic conditions and estimated liquidation expenses.
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
 
Quantitative Information About Level III Fair Value Measurements
(In Thousands)
 
Fair Value
 
Valuation Technique(s)
 
Unobservable Inputs
 
Range
 
Weighted Average
Impaired loans
 
$
6,583

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Temporary reduction in payment amount
 
3 to (70)%
 
(4)%
 
 
5,679

 
Appraisal of collateral (1)
 
Appraisal adjustments (1)
 
0 to (20)%
 
(17)%
Other real estate owned
 
$
143

 
Appraisal of collateral (1)
 
Appraisal adjustments (1)
 
(20)%
 
(20)%
(1) Appraisals may be adjusted by management for qualitative factors such as economic conditions and estimated liquidation expenses.

The discounted cash flow valuation technique is utilized to determine the fair value of performing impaired loans, while non-performing impaired loans utilize the appraisal of collateral method.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s impaired loans using the discounted cash flow valuation technique include temporary changes in payment amounts and the probability of default.  Significant increases (decreases) in payment amounts would result in significantly higher (lower) fair value measurements.  The probability of default is 0% for impaired loans using the discounted cash flow valuation technique because all defaulted impaired loans are valued using the appraisal of collateral valuation technique.

The significant unobservable input used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s impaired loans using the appraisal of collateral valuation technique include appraisal adjustments, which are adjustments to appraisals by management for qualitative factors such as economic conditions and estimated liquidation expenses.  The significant unobservable input used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s other real estate owned are the same inputs used to value impaired loans using the appraisal of collateral valuation technique.
 


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Note 11. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company is required to disclose fair values for its financial instruments.  Fair values are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument.  These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument.  Also, it is the Company’s general practice and intention to hold most of its financial instruments to maturity and not to engage in trading or sales activities.  Because no market exists for a significant portion of the Company’s financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments, and other factors.  These fair values are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore cannot be determined with precision.  Changes in assumptions can significantly affect the fair values.

Fair values have been determined by the Company using historical data and an estimation methodology suitable for each category of financial instruments.  The Company’s fair values, methods, and assumptions are set forth below for the Company’s other financial instruments.

As certain assets and liabilities, such as deferred tax assets, premises and equipment, and many other operational elements of the Company, are not considered financial instruments but have value, this fair value of financial instruments would not represent the full market value of the Company.

The fair values of the Company’s financial instruments not recorded at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis are as follows at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
 
 
Carrying
 
Fair
 
Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2018
(In Thousands)
 
Value
 
Value
 
Level I
 
Level II
 
Level III
Financial assets:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents (1)
 
$
37,392

 
$
37,392

 
$
37,392

 
$

 
$

Restricted investment in bank stock
 
13,483

 
13,483

 

 
13,483

 

Loans held for sale (1)
 
748

 
748

 
748

 

 

Loans, net
 
1,267,912

 
1,265,870

 

 

 
1,265,870

Bank-owned life insurance (1)
 
28,169

 
28,169

 
28,169

 

 

Accrued interest receivable (1)
 
4,456

 
4,456

 
4,456

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial liabilities:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest-bearing deposits
 
$
888,193

 
$
845,103

 
$
637,841

 
$

 
$
207,262

Noninterest-bearing deposits (1)
 
304,261

 
304,261

 
304,261

 

 

Short-term borrowings (1)
 
59,305

 
59,305

 
59,305

 

 

Long-term borrowings
 
123,970

 
122,530

 

 

 
122,530

Accrued interest payable (1)
 
793

 
793

 
793

 

 

(1) The financial instrument is carried at cost at March 31, 2018, which approximate the fair value of the instruments


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Carrying
 
Fair
 
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2017
(In Thousands)
 
Value
 
Value
 
Level I
 
Level II
 
Level III
Financial assets:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
27,243

 
$
27,243

 
$
27,243

 
$

 
$

Investment securities:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Available for sale
 
111,143

 
111,143

 
2,515

 
108,628

 

Trading
 
190

 
190

 
190

 

 

Restricted investment in bank stock
 
13,332

 
13,332

 

 
13,332

 

Loans held for sale
 
1,196

 
1,196

 
1,196

 

 

Loans, net
 
1,233,756

 
1,264,584

 

 

 
1,264,584

Bank-owned life insurance
 
27,982

 
27,982

 
27,982

 

 

Accrued interest receivable
 
4,321

 
4,321

 
4,321

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial liabilities:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest-bearing deposits
 
$
843,004

 
$
838,441

 
$
611,187

 
$

 
$
227,254

Noninterest-bearing deposits
 
303,316

 
303,316

 
303,316

 

 

Short-term borrowings
 
100,748

 
100,748

 
100,748

 

 

Long-term borrowings
 
70,970

 
70,280

 

 

 
70,280

Accrued interest payable
 
502

 
502

 
502

 

 

 
The methods and assumptions used by the Company in estimating fair values of financial instruments at March 31, 2018 is in accordance with ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments, as amended by ASU 2016-01 which requires public entities to use exit pricing in the calculation of the above tables. Prior period fair value calculations were ran on the assumption of entry pricing and therefore the comparability between the periods above are diminished.

Restricted Stock:
The carrying value of restricted securities such as stock in the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") and other bankers' bank stock approximates fair value.

Loans:
Fair values are estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics.  Loans are segregated by type such as commercial, financial, and agricultural, commercial real estate, residential real estate, construction real estate, and installment loans to individuals.  Each loan category is further segmented into fixed and adjustable rate interest terms and by performing and nonperforming categories.

The fair value of performing loans is calculated by discounting scheduled cash flows through the estimated maturity using estimated market discount rates that reflect the credit and interest rate risk inherent in the loan.  The estimate of maturity is based on the Company’s historical experience with repayments for each loan classification, modified, as required, by an estimate of the effect of current economic and lending conditions.

Fair value for significant nonperforming loans is based on recent external appraisals.  If appraisals are not available, estimated cash flows are discounted using a rate commensurate with the risk associated with the estimated cash flows.  Assumptions regarding credit risk, cash flows, and discounted rates are judgmentally determined using available market information and specific borrower information.

Deposits:
The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as savings, NOW, and money market accounts, is equal to the amount payable on demand.  The fair value of certificates of deposit is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows.

Long Term Borrowings:
The fair value of long term borrowings is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows.

Commitments to Extend Credit, Standby Letters of Credit, and Financial Guarantees Written:
There is no material difference between the notional amount and the estimated fair value of off-balance sheet items.  The contractual amounts of unfunded commitments and letters of credit are presented in Note 9 (Off-Balance Sheet Risk).
 

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Note 12.  Stock Options

In 2014, the Company adopted the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan designed to help the Company attract, retain, and motivate employees and non-employee directors. Incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, and restricted stock may be granted as part of the plan.

As of January 1, 2018, the Company had a total of 93,500 stock options outstanding. During the period ended March 31, 2018, the Company issued 25,000 stock options in total, to a group of employees, that have a strike price of $45.11. The options granted in 2018 all expire ten years from the grant date however; of the 25,000 grants awarded, 12,500 of the options have a three year vesting period while the remaining 12,500 options vest in five years.

Stock Options Granted
Date
 
Shares
 
Forfeited
 
Outstanding
 
Strike Price
 
Vesting Period
 
Expiration
January 5, 2018
 
12,500

 

 
12,500

 
$
45.11

 
3 years
 
10 years
January 5, 2018
 
12,500

 

 
12,500

 
45.11

 
5 years
 
10 years
March 24, 2017
 
46,250

 
(3,000
)
 
43,250

 
44.21

 
3 years
 
10 years
March 24, 2017
 
23,750

 

 
23,750

 
44.21

 
5 years
 
10 years
August 27, 2015
 
38,750

 
(12,250
)
 
26,500

 
42.03

 
5 years
 
10 years

A summary of stock option activity is presented below:
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
 
 
Shares
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price
 
Shares
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding, beginning of year
 
93,500

 
$
43.59

 
26,500

 
$
42.03

Granted
 
25,000

 
45.11

 
70,000

 
44.21

Exercised
 

 

 

 

Forfeited
 

 

 

 

Expired
 

 

 

 

Outstanding, end of year
 
118,500

 
$
43.91

 
96,500

 
$
43.61

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercisable, end of year
 

 
$

 

 
$


The estimated fair value of options, including the effect of estimated forfeitures, is recognized as expense on a straightline basis over the options’ vesting periods while ensuring that the cumulative amount of compensation cost recognized at least equals the value of the vested portion of the award at that date. The Company determines the fair value of options granted using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The risk-free interest rate is based on the United States Treasury bond with a similar term to the expected life of the options at the grant date. Expected volatility was estimated based on the adjusted historic volatility of the Company’s shares. The expected life was estimated to equal the contractual life of the options. The dividend yield rate was based upon recent historical dividends paid on shares.

Compensation expense for stock options is recognized using the fair value when the stock options are granted and is amortized over the options' vesting period. Compensation expense, related to stock options was $7,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $5,000 for the same period of 2017. As of March 31, 2018, no stock options were exercisable and the weighted average years to expiration were 9 years. The fair value of options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2018 was approximately $1,077,000 or $43.08 per award. Total unrecognized compensation cost for non-vested options was $106,000 and will be recognized over their weighted average remaining vesting period of 2 years.








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Note 13.  Revenue Recognition

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU No. 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Topic 606) and all subsequent ASUs that modified Topic 606 using the modified retrospective method, and applied the guidance to all contracts in scope that were not completed as of January 1, 2018. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018 are presented under Topic 606, while prior period amounts were not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with our historic accounting under Topic 605.

The core principle of Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, is that an entity recognize revenue at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services to a customer. Topic 606 requires entities to exercise more judgment when considering the terms of a contract than under Topic 605, Revenue Recognition. Topic 606 applies to all contracts with customers to provide goods or services in the ordinary course of business, except for contracts that are specifically excluded from its scope.

Topic 606 does not apply to revenue associated with interest income on financial instruments, including loans and securities. Additionally, certain noninterest income streams such as certain credit and debit card fees, income from bank owned life insurance, and gain and losses on sales of investment securities are out of scope of Topic 606.

Topic 606 is applicable to noninterest revenue streams such as service charges on deposit accounts, merchant income, wire transfer income, check cashing fees, check printing fees, safe deposit box rental fees, life insurance and brokerage commissions. These revenue streams are largely transactional based and revenue is recognized upon completion of transaction.

Principal versus Agent Considerations

When more than one party is involved in providing goods or services to a customer, Topic 606 requires the Company to determine whether it is the principal or an agent in these transactions by evaluating the nature of its promise to the customer. An entity is a principal and therefore records revenue on a gross basis if it controls a promised good or service before transferring that good or service to the customer. An entity is an agent and records as revenue the net amount it retains for its agency services if its role is to arrange for another entity to provide the goods or services. The Company most commonly acts as a principal and records revenue on a gross basis, except in certain circumstances. As an example, revenues earned from interchange fees, in which the Company acts as an agent, are recorded as non-interest income, net of the related expenses paid to the principal. Brokerage and insurance commissions are recognized when the M Group's services to the broker dealer and investment representative are complete.

Debit Card Fees

Interchange fees are one source of debit and credit card income that is comprised of an amount merchants pay card-issuing banks for the processing of their electronic transactions as a form of payment. ATM service charges, check card usage, and POS debit card transactions generate interchange and debit card income. Per Topic 606 interchange and debit card transaction fees are reported net of related network costs. See Note 1 - Newly Adopted Accounting Standards. Antecedently, non-interest expense included network costs. Interchange and debit card transaction fees for the three months ended March 31, 2018 reported on a net basis totaled $333,000; for the three months ended March 31, 2017 such amount was $271,000. The below table compares gross interchange and debit card transaction fees net network costs for 2018 and 2017:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands)
 
2018
 
2017
Debit card transaction fees
 
$
519

 
$
434

Other processing service fees
 
61

 
59

Gross interchange and card based transaction fees
 
580

 
493

Network costs
 
247

 
222

Net interchange and card based transaction fees
 
$
333

 
$
271



Note 14.  Reclassification of Comparative Amounts

Certain comparative amounts for the prior period have been reclassified to conform to current period presentations. Such reclassifications had no effect on net income or shareholders’ equity.


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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

This Report contains certain “forward-looking statements” including statements concerning plans, objectives, future events or performance and assumptions and other statements which are other than statements of historical fact.  The Company cautions readers that the following important factors, among others, may have affected and could in the future affect the Company’s actual results and could cause the Company’s actual results for subsequent periods to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement made by or on behalf of the Company herein:  (i) the effect of changes in laws and regulations, including federal and state banking laws and regulations, with which the Company must comply, and the associated costs of compliance with such laws and regulations either currently or in the future as applicable; (ii) the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the regulatory agencies as well as by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or of changes in the Company’s organization, compensation and benefit plans; (iii) the effect on the Company’s competitive position within its market area of the  increasing consolidation within the banking and financial services industries, including the increased competition from larger regional and out-of-state banking organizations as well as non-bank providers of various financial services; (iv) the effect of changes in interest rates; (v) the effect of changes in the business cycle and downturns in the local, regional or national economies; and (vi) the Risk Factors identified in Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and in other filings made by the Company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

You should not put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.  These statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, even if subsequently made available by the Company on its website or otherwise.  The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation

EARNINGS SUMMARY

Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

Summary Results

Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $3.2 million compared to $2.7 million for the same period of 2017, including the effects of an increase in after-tax securities losses of $163,000 (from a gain of $131,000 to a loss of $32,000). Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $0.68 compared to $0.57 and $0.56, respectively, for the first quarter of 2017. Return on average assets and return on average equity were 0.86% and 9.18% for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to 0.79% and 7.69% for the corresponding period of 2017. Net income from core operations (“operating earnings”) was $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to $2.6 million for the same period of 2017. Basic and diluted operating earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were $0.69 compared to $0.54 basic and diluted for the corresponding period of 2017. Impacting the level of operating earnings were several factors including the continued shift of earning assets from the investment portfolio to the loan portfolio as the balance sheet is actively managed to reduce market risk and interest rate risk in a rising rate environment.

Management uses the non-GAAP measure of net income from core operations, or operating earnings, in its analysis of the Company’s performance.  This measure, as used by the Company, adjusts net income by excluding significant gains or losses that are unusual in nature.  Because certain of these items and their impact on the Company’s performance are difficult to predict, management believes the presentation of financial measures excluding the impact of such items provides useful supplemental information in evaluating the operating results of the Company’s core businesses.  For purposes of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, net income from core operations, or operating earnings, means net income adjusted to exclude after-tax net securities gains or losses and bank-owned life insurance gains on death benefit.  These disclosures should not be viewed as a substitute for net income determined in accordance with GAAP, nor are they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.









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Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
GAAP net income
 
$
3,208

 
$
2,686

Less: net securities (losses) gains, net of tax
 
(32
)
 
131

Non-GAAP operating earnings
 
$
3,240

 
$
2,555

 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Return on average assets (ROA)
 
0.86
 %
 
0.79
%
Less: net securities (losses) gains, net of tax
 
(0.01
)%
 
0.04
%
Non-GAAP operating ROA
 
0.87
 %
 
0.75
%
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Return on average equity (ROE)
 
9.18
 %
 
7.69
%
Less: net securities (losses) gains, net of tax
 
(0.09
)%
 
0.37
%
Non-GAAP operating ROE
 
9.27
 %
 
7.32
%
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Basic earnings per share (EPS)
 
$
0.68

 
$
0.57

Less: net securities (losses) gains, net of tax
 
(0.01
)
 
0.03

Non-GAAP basic operating EPS
 
$
0.69

 
$
0.54

 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
Dilutive EPS
 
$
0.68

 
$
0.56

Less: net securities (losses) gains, net of tax
 
(0.01
)
 
0.02

Non-GAAP dilutive operating EPS
 
$
0.69

 
$
0.54

 

Interest and Dividend Income

Interest and dividend income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 increased to $13,201,000 compared to $11,682,000 for the same period of 2017.  Loan portfolio income increased due to the impact of portfolio growth, primarily in home equity products and indirect auto lending.  The loan portfolio income increase was offset by a decrease in the size of the investment portfolio as the duration in the investment portfolio continues to be shortened in order to reduce interest rate and market risk in the future. This is being undertaken primarily through the sale of long-term municipal and intermediate corporate bonds.

Interest and dividend income composition for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
 
Change
(In Thousands)
 
Amount
 
% Total
 
Amount
 
% Total
 
Amount
 
%
Loans including fees
 
$
12,193

 
92.36
%
 
$
10,627

 
90.97
%
 
$
1,566

 
14.74

%
Investment securities:
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
Taxable
 
546

 
4.14
 
 
542

 
4.64
 
 
4

 
0.74

 
Tax-exempt
 
241

 
1.83
 
 
298

 
2.55
 
 
(57
)
 
(19.13
)
 
Dividend and other interest income
 
221

 
1.67
 
 
215

 
1.84
 
 
6

 
2.79

 
Total interest and dividend income
 
$
13,201

 
100.00
%
 
$
11,682

 
100.00
%
 
$
1,519

 
13.00

%
 

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Interest Expense

Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 increased $702,000 to $2,048,000 compared to $1,346,000 for the same period of 2017.  The increase in interest expense is the result of growth within the deposit portfolio and the lengthening of the time deposit portfolio as part of a strategy to build balance sheet protection in a rising rate environment. In addition, short and long-term borrowings have been utilized to assist with the funding of the loan portfolio growth.

Interest expense composition for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
 
Change
(In Thousands)
 
Amount
 
% Total
 
Amount
 
% Total
 
Amount
 
%
Deposits
 
$
1,222

 
59.67
%
 
$
902

 
67.01
%
 
$
320

 
35.48
%
Short-term borrowings
 
224

 
10.94
 
 
4

 
0.30
 
 
220

 
5,500.00
 
Long-term borrowings
 
602

 
29.39
 
 
440

 
32.69
 
 
162

 
36.82
 
Total interest expense
 
$
2,048

 
100.00
%
 
$
1,346

 
100.00
%
 
$
702

 
52.15
%
 
Net Interest Margin

The net interest margin (“NIM”) for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was 3.31% compared to 3.40% for the corresponding period of 2017.  The impact of the decreasing investment portfolio balance was offset by 14.72% growth in the balance of the average loan portfolio from March 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018. The primary funding for the loan growth was an increase in total deposits. Core deposits represent a lower cost funding source than time deposits and comprise 79.34% of total deposits at March 31, 2018 compared to 82.32% at March 31, 2017. Limiting the positive impact on the net interest margin caused by the growth in core deposits was the lengthening of the time deposit portfolio.


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The following is a schedule of average balances and associated yields for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:

 
 
AVERAGE BALANCES AND INTEREST RATES
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
(In Thousands)
 
Average Balance (1)
 
Interest
 
Average Rate
 
Average Balance (1)
 
Interest
 
Average Rate
Assets:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Tax-exempt loans (3)
 
$
75,448

 
$
567

 
3.05
%
 
$
42,232

 
$
417

 
4.00
%
All other loans
 
1,186,117

 
11,745

 
4.02
%
 
1,057,495

 
10,352

 
3.97
%
Total loans (2)
 
1,261,565

 
12,312

 
3.96
%
 
1,099,727

 
10,769

 
3.97
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Taxable securities
 
84,267

 
759

 
3.60
%
 
89,317

 
685

 
3.07
%
Tax-exempt securities (3)
 
42,160

 
305

 
2.89
%
 
46,673

 
452

 
3.87
%
Total securities
 
126,427

 
1,064

 
3.37
%
 
135,990

 
1,137

 
3.34
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits
 
2,167

 
8

 
1.50
%
 
33,167

 
72

 
0.88
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest-earning assets
 
1,390,159

 
13,384

 
3.90
%
 
1,268,884

 
11,978

 
3.82
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other assets
 
97,606

 
 

 
 

 
99,537

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total assets
 
$
1,487,765

 
 

 
 

 
$
1,368,421

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Savings
 
$
163,037

 
16

 
0.04
%
 
$
156,423

 
15

 
0.04
%
Super Now deposits
 
227,086

 
207

 
0.37
%
 
189,299

 
106

 
0.23
%
Money market deposits
 
236,443

 
210

 
0.36
%
 
262,883

 
191

 
0.29
%
Time deposits
 
236,116

 
789

 
1.36
%
 
210,052

 
590

 
1.14
%
Total interest-bearing deposits
 
862,682

 
1,222

 
0.57
%
 
818,657

 
902

 
0.45
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term borrowings
 
61,803

 
224

 
1.45
%
 
11,349

 
4

 
0.14
%
Long-term borrowings
 
114,526

 
602

 
2.10
%
 
82,554

 
440

 
2.13
%
Total borrowings
 
176,329

 
826

 
1.87
%
 
93,903

 
444

 
1.89
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
1,039,011

 
2,048

 
0.79
%
 
912,560

 
1,346

 
0.60
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Demand deposits
 
293,227

 
 

 
 

 
300,102

 
 

 
 

Other liabilities
 
15,786

 
 

 
 

 
16,074

 
 

 
 

Shareholders’ equity
 
139,741

 
 

 
 

 
139,685

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
1,487,765

 
 

 
 

 
$
1,368,421

 
 

 
 

Interest rate spread
 
 

 
 

 
3.11
%
 
 

 
 

 
3.22
%
Net interest income/margin
 
 

 
$
11,336

 
3.31
%
 
 

 
$
10,632

 
3.40
%

1.              Information on this table has been calculated using average daily balance sheets to obtain average balances.
2.              Non-accrual loans have been included with loans for the purpose of analyzing net interest earnings.
3.              Income and rates on a fully taxable equivalent basis include an adjustment for the difference between annual income from tax-exempt obligations and the taxable equivalent of such income at the standard tax rate of 21% for 2018 and 34% for 2017.
 








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The following table presents the adjustment to convert net interest income to net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands)
 
2018
 
2017
Total interest income
 
$
13,201

 
$
11,682

Total interest expense
 
2,048

 
1,346

Net interest income
 
11,153

 
10,336

Tax equivalent adjustment
 
183

 
296

Net interest income (fully taxable equivalent)
 
$
11,336

 
$
10,632

 
The following table sets forth the respective impact that both volume and rate changes have had on net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2018 vs. 2017
 
 
Increase (Decrease) Due to
(In Thousands)
 
Volume
 
Rate
 
Net
Interest income:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Tax-exempt loans
 
$
421

 
$
(271
)
 
$
150

All other loans
 
1,262

 
131

 
1,393

Taxable investment securities
 
(98
)
 
172

 
74

Tax-exempt investment securities
 
(41
)
 
(106
)
 
(147
)
Interest bearing deposits
 
(136
)
 
72

 
(64
)
Total interest-earning assets
 
1,408

 
(2
)
 
1,406

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Savings deposits
 
1

 

 
1

Super Now deposits
 
25

 
76

 
101

Money market deposits
 
(47
)
 
66

 
19

Time deposits
 
79

 
120

 
199

Short-term borrowings
 
72

 
148

 
220

Long-term borrowings
 
177

 
(15
)
 
162

Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
307

 
395

 
702

Change in net interest income
 
$
1,101

 
$
(397
)
 
$
704


Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses is based upon management’s quarterly review of the loan portfolio.  The purpose of the review is to assess loan quality, identify impaired loans, analyze delinquencies, ascertain loan growth, evaluate potential charge-offs and recoveries, and assess general economic conditions in the markets served.  An external independent loan review is also performed annually for the Banks.  Management remains committed to an aggressive program of problem loan identification and resolution.

The allowance for loan losses is determined by applying loss factors to outstanding loans by type, excluding loans for which a specific allowance has been determined.  Loss factors are based on management’s consideration of the nature of the portfolio segments, changes in mix and volume of the loan portfolio, and historical loan loss experience.  In addition, management considers industry standards and trends with respect to non-performing loans and its knowledge and experience with specific lending segments.

Although management believes it uses the best information available to make such determinations and that the allowance for loan losses is adequate at March 31, 2018, future adjustments could be necessary if circumstances or economic conditions differ substantially from the assumptions used in making the initial determinations.  A downturn in the local economy, increased unemployment, and delays in receiving financial information from borrowers could result in increased levels of nonperforming assets, charge-offs, loan loss provisions, and reductions in income.  Additionally, as an integral part of the examination process, bank regulatory agencies periodically review the Banks' loan loss allowance.  The banking agencies could require the recognition of additions to the loan loss allowance based on their judgment of information available to them at the time of their examination.

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When determining the appropriate allowance level, management has attributed the allowance for loan losses to various portfolio segments; however, the allowance is available for the entire portfolio as needed.

The allowance for loan losses decreased slightly from $12,858,000 at December 31, 2017 to $12,836,000 at March 31, 2018.  The decrease in the allowance for loan losses was driven by a shift in the loan portfolio that resulted in growth in the loan portfolio of loan categories that traditionally have had a lower loss ratio. The majority of the loans charged-off had a specific allowance within the allowance for losses.  At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the allowance for loan losses to total loans was 1.00% and 1.03%, respectively.

The provision for loan losses totaled $160,000 and $330,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.  The amount of the provision for loan losses was lower for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the prior period primarily as a result of a reduction in non-performing loans and a low level of net charge-offs.

Nonperforming loans decreased to $7,641,000 at March 31, 2018 from $10,871,000 at March 31, 2017.  The majority of nonperforming loans are centered on loans that are either in a secured position and have sureties with a strong underlying financial position or have a specific allocation for any impairment recorded within the allowance for loan losses. The ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans was 0.60% and 0.98% at March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and the ratio of the allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans was 167.99% and 118.72% at March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Internal loan review and analysis coupled with loan growth dictated a provision for loan losses of $160,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018.   

The following is a table showing total nonperforming loans as of:
 
 
Total Nonperforming Loans
(In Thousands)
 
90 Days Past Due

Non-accrual

Total
March 31, 2018
 
$
446

 
$
7,195

 
$
7,641

December 31, 2017
 
509

 
6,759

 
7,268

September 30, 2017
 
261

 
8,056

 
8,317

June 30, 2017
 
1,329

 
11,169

 
12,498

March 31, 2017
 
141

 
10,730

 
10,871

 
Non-interest Income

Total non-interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the same period in 2017 decreased $570,000 to $2,081,000.  Excluding net securities gains, non-interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 decreased $331,000 compared to the same period in 2017.  The decrease in gain on sale of loans was driven by decreased volume. The changes in insurance and brokerage commissions are due to a change in the product mix of consumer purchases. Debit cards fees as reported under ASC 606 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was reported on a net basis of $333,000 while the corresponding period for 2017 was reported in accordance with ASC 605 on a gross basis, which totaled $434,000. See note 13 for further information.




















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Non-interest income composition for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
 
Change
(In Thousands)
 
Amount
 
% Total
 
Amount
 
% Total
 
Amount
 
%
Service charges
 
$
551

 
26.48
 %
 
$
528

 
19.92
%
 
$
23

 
4.36
 %
Net debt securities (losses) gains, available for sale
 
(9
)
 
(0.43
)
 
197

 
7.43

 
(206
)
 
(104.57
)
Net equity securities losses
 
(34
)
 
(1.63
)
 

 

 
(34
)
 
(100.00
)
Net securities (losses) gains, trading
 
3

 
0.14

 
2

 
0.08

 
1

 
50.00

Bank-owned life insurance
 
173

 
8.31

 
172

 
6.49

 
1

 
0.58

Gain on sale of loans
 
255

 
12.25

 
358

 
13.50

 
(103
)
 
(28.77
)
Insurance commissions
 
117

 
5.62

 
191

 
7.20

 
(74
)
 
(38.74
)
Brokerage commissions
 
343

 
16.48

 
331

 
12.49

 
12

 
3.63

Debit card fees
 
333

 
16.00

 
434

 
16.37

 
(101
)
 
(23.27
)
Other
 
349

 
16.78

 
438

 
16.52

 
(89
)
 
(20.32
)
Total non-interest income
 
$
2,081

 
100.00
 %
 
$
2,651

 
100.00
%
 
$
(570
)
 
(21.50
)%
 
Non-interest Expense

Total non-interest expense increased $292,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the same period of 2017.  The increase in salaries and employee benefits is primarily attributable to routine wage increases coupled with an increase in the cost of health insurance and the opening of two additional branches.  Occupancy expense increased primarily due to the opening of additional branches and various maintenance projects to refresh facilities. Furniture and equipment expense increased as an acquired building was outfitted. Software amortization decreased as the number of vendors utilized is consolidated. Marketing expenses increased as targeted marketing was increased in the localities where branches opened.

Non-interest expense composition for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
 
Change
(In Thousands)
 
Amount
 
% Total
 
Amount
 
% Total
 
Amount
 
%
Salaries and employee benefits
 
$
5,048

 
54.41
%
 
$
4,770

 
53.09
%
 
$
278

 
5.83
 %
Occupancy
 
741

 
7.99

 
638

 
7.10

 
103

 
16.14

Furniture and equipment
 
747

 
8.05

 
649

 
7.22

 
98

 
15.10

Software amortization
 
65

 
0.70

 
273

 
3.04

 
(208
)
 
(76.19
)
Pennsylvania shares tax
 
277

 
2.99

 
238

 
2.65

 
39

 
16.39

Professional fees
 
566

 
6.10

 
437

 
4.86

 
129

 
29.52

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation deposit insurance
 
202

 
2.18

 
170

 
1.89

 
32

 
18.82

Marketing
 
251

 
2.71

 
171

 
1.90

 
80

 
46.78

Intangible amortization
 
80

 
0.86

 
90

 
1.00

 
(10
)
 
(11.11
)
Other
 
1,300

 
14.01

 
1,549

 
17.25

 
(249
)
 
(16.07
)
Total non-interest expense
 
$
9,277

 
100.00
%
 
$
8,985

 
100.00
%
 
$
292

 
3.25
 %
 
Provision for Income Taxes

Income taxes decreased $397,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to the same periods of 2017.  The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was 15.51% compared to 26.85% for the same period of 2017. The primary cause of the decrease in tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 compared to 2017 is the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that reduced the statutory federal income tax rate to 21% from 34%, effective January 1, 2018. The Company currently is in a deferred tax asset position.  Management has reviewed the deferred tax asset and has determined that the asset will be utilized within the appropriate carry forward period and therefore does not require a valuation allowance.



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ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents increased $10,149,000 from $27,243,000 at December 31, 2017 to $37,392,000 at March 31, 2018 primarily as a result of the following activities during the three months ended March 31, 2018.

Loans Held for Sale

Activity regarding loans held for sale resulted in sales proceeds leading loan originations, less $255,000 in realized gains, by $448,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

Loans

Gross loans increased $34,134,000 since December 31, 2017 due primarily to an increase in consumer automobile loans. Loan growth has also occurred in the residential and commercial real estate portfolios.

The allocation of the loan portfolio, by category, as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 is presented below:
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
Change
(In Thousands)
 
Amount
 
% Total
 
Amount
 
% Total
 
Amount
 
%
Commercial, financial, and agricultural
 
$
182,022

 
14.21
%
 
$
178,885

 
14.35
%
 
$
3,137

 
1.75
 %
Real estate mortgage:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Residential
 
604,211

 
47.18

 
597,077

 
47.91

 
7,134

 
1.19
 %
Commercial
 
336,415

 
26.27

 
332,019

 
26.63

 
4,396

 
1.32
 %
Construction
 
32,205

 
2.51

 
31,683

 
2.54

 
522

 
1.65
 %
Consumer automobile loans
 
99,534

 
7.77

 
79,714

 
6.39

 
19,820

 
24.86
 %
Other consumer installment loans
 
25,851

 
2.02

 
26,964

 
2.16

 
(1,113
)
 
(4.13
)%
Net deferred loan fees and discounts
 
510

 
0.04

 
272

 
0.02

 
238

 
87.50
 %
Gross loans
 
$
1,280,748

 
100.00
%
 
$
1,246,614

 
100.00
%
 
$
34,134

 
2.74
 %
 
The following table shows the amount of accrual and non-accrual TDRs at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
(In Thousands)
 
Accrual
 
Non-accrual
 
Total
 
Accrual
 
Non-accrual
 
Total
Commercial, financial, and agricultural
 
$

 
$
110

 
$
110

 
$
5

 
$
114

 
$
119

Real estate mortgage:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Residential
 
2,184

 
275

 
2,459

 
2,151

 
273

 
2,424

Commercial
 
4,473

 
2,073

 
6,546

 
4,429

 
2,076

 
6,505

 
 
$
6,657

 
$
2,458

 
$
9,115

 
$
6,585

 
$
2,463

 
$
9,048

 
Investments

The fair value of the investment debt securities portfolio at March 31, 2018 increased $7,817,000 since December 31, 2017 while the amortized cost of the portfolio increased $9,268,000.  The portfolio continues to be actively managed in order to reduce interest rate and market risk. This is being undertaken primarily through the sale of long-term municipal bonds that have a maturity date of 2025 or later and securities with a call date within the next five years.  The proceeds of the bond sales are being deployed into loans and intermediate term corporate bonds and short and intermediate term municipal bonds.  The strategy to sell a portion of the long-term bond portfolio does negatively impact current earnings, but this action plays a key role in our long-term asset liability management strategy as the balance sheet is shortened in anticipation of a steadily rising rate environment. The unrealized losses within the debt securities portfolio are the result of market activity, not credit issues/ratings, as approximately 82.91% of the debt securities portfolio on an amortized cost basis is currently rated A or higher by either S&P or Moody’s.



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The Company considers various factors, which include examples from applicable accounting guidance, when analyzing the available for sale portfolio for possible other than temporary impairment.  The Company primarily considers the following factors in its analysis: length of time and severity of the fair value being less than carrying value; reduction of dividend paid (equities); continued payment of dividend/interest, credit rating, and financial condition of an issuer; intent and ability to hold until anticipated recovery (which may be maturity); and general outlook for the economy, specific industry, and entity in question.

The bond portion of the portfolio review is conducted with emphases on several factors.  Continued payment of principal and interest is given primary importance with credit rating and financial condition of the issuer following as the next most important.  Credit ratings were reviewed with the ratings of the bonds being satisfactory.  Bonds that were not currently rated were discussed with a third party and/or underwent an internal financial review.  The Company also monitors whether each of the investments incurred a decline in fair value from carrying value of at least 20% for twelve consecutive months or a similar decline of at least 50% for three consecutive months.  Each bond is reviewed to determine whether it is a general obligation bond, which is backed by the credit and taxing power of the issuing jurisdiction, or a revenue bond, which is only payable from specified revenues.  Based on the review undertaken by the Company, the Company determined that the decline in value of the various bond holdings were temporary and were the result of the general market downturns and interest rate/yield curve changes, not credit issues.  The fact that almost all of such bonds are general obligation bonds further solidified the Company’s determination that the decline in the value of these bond holdings is temporary.

The fair value of the equity portfolio continues to fluctuate as the economic and political environment continues to impact stock pricing.  The amortized cost of the available for sale equity securities portfolio has increased slightly to $1,837,000 at March 31, 2018 from $1,836,000 at December 31, 2017 while the fair value decreased $33,000 over the same time period.

The distribution of credit ratings by amortized cost and fair values for the debt security portfolio at March 31, 2018 follows:
 
 
A- to AAA
 
B- to BBB+
 
Not Rated
 
Total
(In Thousands)
 
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
 
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
 
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
 
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
Available for sale (AFS):
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Mortgage-backed securities
 
$
6,097

 
$
5,941

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
6,097

 
$
5,941

State and political securities
 
63,796

 
63,365

 

 

 
70

 
70

 
63,866

 
63,435

Other debt securities
 
28,468

 
27,753

 
15,280

 
14,629

 
4,932

 
4,686

 
48,680

 
47,068

Total debt securities AFS
 
$
98,361

 
$
97,059

 
$
15,280

 
$
14,629

 
$
5,002

 
$
4,756

 
$
118,643

 
$
116,444

 
Financing Activities

Deposits

Total deposits increased $46,134,000 from December 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018.  The growth was led by an increase in NOW deposit accounts from December 31, 2017 to March 31, 2018 of $25,238,000.  The increase in core deposits (deposits less time deposits) has provided relationship driven funding for the loan and investment portfolios. While deposit gathering efforts have centered on core deposits, the lengthening of the time deposit portfolio is moving forward as part of the strategy to build balance sheet protection in a rising rate environment. The increase in deposits is the result of our focus on building relationships, not by offering market leading rates. 

Deposit balances and their changes for the periods being discussed follow:
 
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
Change
(In Thousands)
 
Amount
 
% Total
 
Amount
 
% Total
 
Amount
 
%
Demand deposits
 
$
304,261

 
25.52
%
 
$
303,316

 
26.46
%
 
$
945

 
0.31
 %
NOW accounts
 
240,259

 
20.15

 
215,021

 
18.76

 
25,238

 
11.74

Money market deposits
 
235,381

 
19.74

 
237,818

 
20.75

 
(2,437
)
 
(1.02
)
Savings deposits
 
166,243

 
13.94

 
160,698

 
14.02

 
5,545

 
3.45

Time deposits
 
246,310

 
20.65

 
229,467

 
20.01

 
16,843

 
7.34

 Total deposits
 
$
1,192,454

 
100.00
%
 
$
1,146,320

 
100.00
%
 
$
46,134

 
4.02
 %




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Borrowed Funds

Total borrowed funds increased 6.73%, or $11,557,000, to $183,275,000 at March 31, 2018 compared to $171,718,000 at December 31, 2017. Short-term borrowings were replaced with long-term FHLB borrowed funds as the funding structure was shifted in preparation of a continued rising rate environment. The long-term borrowings originating during the three months ended March 31, 2018 had maturity dates ranging from 2019 to 2022 with a blended interest rate of 2.34%.

 
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
Change
(In Thousands)
 
Amount
 
% Total
 
Amount
 
% Total
 
Amount
 
%
Short-term borrowings:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

FHLB repurchase agreements
 
$
51,362

 
28.02
%
 
$
92,870

 
54.08
%
 
$
(41,508
)
 
(44.69
)%
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase
 
7,943

 
4.33

 
7,878

 
4.59

 
65

 
0.83

Total short-term borrowings
 
59,305

 
32.35

 
100,748

 
58.67

 
(41,443
)
 
(41.14
)
Long-term borrowings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Long-term FHLB borrowings
 
123,625

 
67.45

 
70,625

 
41.13

 
53,000

 
75.04

Long-term capital lease
 
345

 
0.20

 
345

 
0.20

 

 

Total long-term borrowings
 
123,970

 
67.65

 
70,970

 
41.33

 
53,000

 
74.68

Total borrowed funds
 
$
183,275

 
100.00
%
 
$
171,718

 
100.00
%
 
$
11,557

 
6.73
 %

Short-Term Borrowings

The following table provides further information in regards to secured borrowings that have been accounted for as repurchase agreements.
 
 
Remaining Contractual Maturity Overnight and Continuous
(In Thousands)
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
Investment debt securities pledged, fair value
 
$
11,940

 
$
17,454

Repurchase agreements
 
7,943

 
7,878


Capital

The adequacy of the Company’s capital is reviewed on an ongoing basis with reference to the size, composition, and quality of the Company’s resources and regulatory guidelines.  Management seeks to maintain a level of capital sufficient to support existing assets and anticipated asset growth, maintain favorable access to capital markets, and preserve high quality credit ratings.

Bank holding companies are required to comply with the Federal Reserve Board’s risk-based capital guidelines.  The risk-based capital rules are designed to make regulatory capital requirements more sensitive to differences in risk profiles among banks and bank holding companies and to minimize disincentives for holding liquid assets.  Specifically, each is required to maintain certain minimum dollar amounts and ratios of common equity tier I risk-based, tier I risk-based, total risk-based, and tier I leverage capital. In addition to the capital requirements, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvements Act ("FDICIA") established five capital categories ranging from “well capitalized” to “critically undercapitalized.” To be classified as “well capitalized”, common equity tier I risk-based, tier I risked-based, total risk-based, and tier I leverage capital ratios must be at least 6.5%, 8%, 10%, and 5%, respectively.













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The Company's capital ratios as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were as follows:

 
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
(In Thousands)
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
Common Equity Tier I Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets)
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Actual
 
$
125,801

 
10.653
%
 
$
125,513

 
11.254
%
For Capital Adequacy Purposes
 
53,140

 
4.500

 
50,187

 
4.500

Minimum To Maintain Capital Conservation Buffer At Reporting Date
 
75,282

 
6.375

 
64,128

 
5.750

To Be Well Capitalized
 
76,758

 
6.500

 
72,493

 
6.500

Total Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets)
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Actual
 
$
137,133

 
11.613
%
 
$
132,094

 
11.844
%
For Capital Adequacy Purposes
 
94,469

 
8.000

 
89,223

 
8.000

Minimum To Maintain Capital Conservation Buffer At Reporting Date
 
116,610

 
9.875

 
103,164

 
9.250

To Be Well Capitalized
 
118,086

 
10.000

 
111,528

 
10.000

Tier I Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets)
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Actual
 
$
125,801

 
10.653
%
 
$
125,513

 
11.254
%
For Capital Adequacy Purposes
 
70,854

 
6.000

 
66,916

 
6.000

Minimum To Maintain Capital Conservation Buffer At Reporting Date
 
92,996

 
7.875

 
80,857

 
7.250

To Be Well Capitalized
 
94,472

 
8.000

 
89,222

 
8.000

Tier I Capital (to Average Assets)
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Actual
 
$
125,801

 
8.550
%
 
$
125,513

 
8.766
%
For Capital Adequacy Purposes
 
58,854

 
4.000

 
57,273

 
4.000

To Be Well Capitalized
 
73,568

 
5.000

 
71,591

 
5.000

 
Jersey Shore State Bank's capital ratios as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were as follows:

 
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
(In Thousands)
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
Common Equity Tier I Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets)
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Actual
 
$
90,004

 
10.394
%
 
$
88,289

 
10.120
%
For Capital Adequacy Purposes
 
38,967

 
4.500

 
39,259

 
4.500

Minimum To Maintain Capital Conservation Buffer At Reporting Date
 
55,203

 
6.375

 
50,164

 
5.750

To Be Well Capitalized
 
56,285

 
6.500

 
56,707

 
6.500

Total Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets)
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Actual
 
$
98,505

 
11.375
%
 
$
93,145

 
10.677
%
For Capital Adequacy Purposes
 
69,278

 
8.000

 
69,791

 
8.000

Minimum To Maintain Capital Conservation Buffer At Reporting Date
 
85,515

 
9.875

 
80,696

 
9.250

To Be Well Capitalized
 
86,598

 
10.000

 
87,239

 
10.000

Tier I Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets)
 
-

 
 

 
 

 
 

Actual
 
$
90,004

 
10.394
%
 
$
88,289

 
10.120
%
For Capital Adequacy Purposes
 
51,955

 
6.000

 
52,345

 
6.000

Minimum To Maintain Capital Conservation Buffer At Reporting Date
 
68,191

 
7.875

 
63,251

 
7.250

To Be Well Capitalized
 
69,274

 
8.000

 
69,794

 
8.000

Tier I Capital (to Average Assets)
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Actual
 
$
90,004

 
8.125
%
 
$
88,289

 
8.235
%
For Capital Adequacy Purposes
 
44,312

 
4.000

 
42,885

 
4.000

To Be Well Capitalized
 
55,390

 
5.000

 
53,606

 
5.000






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Luzerne Bank's capital ratios as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were as follows:

 
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
(In Thousands)
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
Common Equity Tier I Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets)
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Actual
 
$
31,877

 
10.059
%
 
$
31,116

 
9.731
%
For Capital Adequacy Purposes
 
14,261

 
4.500

 
14,389

 
4.500

Minimum To Maintain Capital Conservation Buffer At Reporting Date
 
20,202

 
6.375

 
18,386

 
5.750

To Be Well Capitalized
 
20,599

 
6.500

 
20,785

 
6.500

Total Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets)
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Actual
 
$
34,707

 
10.952
%
 
$
32,533

 
10.174
%
For Capital Adequacy Purposes
 
25,352

 
8.000

 
25,581

 
8.000

Minimum To Maintain Capital Conservation Buffer At Reporting Date
 
31,294

 
9.875

 
29,578

 
9.250

To Be Well Capitalized
 
31,690

 
10.000

 
31,977

 
10.000

Tier I Capital (to Risk-weighted Assets)
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Actual
 
$
31,877

 
10.059
%
 
$
31,116

 
9.731
%
For Capital Adequacy Purposes
 
19,014

 
6.000

 
19,186

 
6.000

Minimum To Maintain Capital Conservation Buffer At Reporting Date
 
24,956

 
7.875

 
23,183

 
7.250

To Be Well Capitalized
 
25,352

 
8.000

 
25,581

 
8.000

Tier I Capital (to Average Assets)
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Actual
 
$
31,877

 
8.502
%
 
$
31,116

 
8.384
%
For Capital Adequacy Purposes
 
14,997

 
4.000

 
14,845

 
4.000

To Be Well Capitalized
 
18,747

 
5.000

 
18,557

 
5.000


In July 2013, the federal bank regulatory agencies adopted revisions to the agencies’ capital adequacy guidelines and prompt corrective action rules, which were designed to enhance such requirements and implement the revised standards of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, commonly referred to as Basel III.  The July 2013 final rules generally implement higher minimum capital requirements, add a new common equity tier 1 capital requirement, and establish criteria that instruments must meet to be considered common equity tier 1 capital, additional tier 1 capital or tier 2 capital.  The new minimum capital to risk-adjusted assets requirements are a common equity tier 1 capital ratio of 4.5% (6.5% to be considered “well capitalized”) and a tier 1 capital ratio of 6.0%, increased from 4.0% (and increased from 6.0% to 8.0% to be considered “well capitalized”); the total capital ratio remains at 8.0% under the new rules (10.0% to be considered “well capitalized”).  Under the new rules, in order to avoid limitations on capital distributions (including dividend payments and certain discretionary bonus payments to executive officers), a banking organization must hold a capital conservation buffer comprised of common equity tier 1 capital above its minimum risk-based capital requirements in an amount greater than 2.5% of total risk-weighted assets.  The new minimum capital requirements were effective beginning on January 1, 2015.  The capital contribution buffer requirements phase in over a three-year period beginning January 1, 2016. The Company and the Banks will continue to analyze these new rules and their effects on the business, operations and capital levels of the Company and the Banks.

Liquidity; Interest Rate Sensitivity and Market Risk

The asset/liability committee addresses the liquidity needs of the Company to ensure that sufficient funds are available to meet credit demands and deposit withdrawals as well as to the placement of available funds in the investment portfolio.  In assessing liquidity requirements, equal consideration is given to the current position as well as the future outlook.

The following liquidity measures are monitored for compliance and were within the limits cited, except for net loans to total deposits, at March 31, 2018:

1.            Net Loans to Total Assets, 85% maximum
2.              Net Loans to Total Deposits, 100% maximum
3.              Cumulative 90 day Maturity GAP %, +/- 20% maximum
4.              Cumulative 1 Year Maturity GAP %, +/- 25% maximum



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Fundamental objectives of the Company’s asset/liability management process are to maintain adequate liquidity while minimizing interest rate risk.  The maintenance of adequate liquidity provides the Company with the ability to meet its financial obligations to depositors, loan customers, and shareholders.  Additionally, it provides funds for normal operating expenditures and business opportunities as they arise.  The objective of interest rate sensitivity management is to increase net interest income by managing interest sensitive assets and liabilities in such a way that they can be repriced in response to changes in market interest rates.

The Banks, like other financial institutions, must have sufficient funds available to meet liquidity needs for deposit withdrawals, loan commitments and originations, and expenses.  In order to control cash flow, the Banks estimate future cash flows from deposits, loan payments, and investment security payments.  The primary sources of funds are deposits, principal and interest payments on loans and investment securities, FHLB borrowings, and brokered deposits.  Management believes the Banks have adequate resources to meet their normal funding requirements.

Management monitors the Company’s liquidity on both a long and short-term basis, thereby providing management necessary information to react to current balance sheet trends.  Cash flow needs are assessed and sources of funds are determined.  Funding strategies consider both customer needs and economical cost.  Both short and long-term funding needs are addressed by maturities and sales of available for sale and trading investment securities, loan repayments and maturities, and liquidating money market investments such as federal funds sold.  The use of these resources, in conjunction with access to credit provides core funding to satisfy depositor, borrower, and creditor needs.

Management monitors and determines the desirable level of liquidity.  Consideration is given to loan demand, investment opportunities, deposit pricing and growth potential, as well as the current cost of borrowing funds.  The Company has a total current maximum borrowing capacity at the FHLB of $384,091,000.  In addition to this credit arrangement, the Company has additional lines of credit with correspondent banks of $52,000,000.  Management believes it has sufficient liquidity to satisfy estimated short-term and long-term funding needs.  FHLB borrowings totaled $174,987,000 as of March 31, 2018.

Interest rate sensitivity, which is closely related to liquidity management, is a function of the repricing characteristics of the Company’s portfolio of assets and liabilities.  Asset/liability management strives to match maturities and rates between loan and investment security assets with the deposit liabilities and borrowings that fund them.  Successful asset/liability management results in a balance sheet structure which can cope effectively with market rate fluctuations. The matching process by segments both assets and liabilities into future time periods (usually 12 months, or less) based upon when repricing can be effected.  Repriceable assets are subtracted from repriceable liabilities, for a specific time period to determine the “gap”, or difference. Once known, the gap is managed based on predictions about future market interest rates.  Intentional mismatching, or gapping, can enhance net interest income if market rates move as predicted.  However, if market rates behave in a manner contrary to predictions, net interest income will suffer.  Gaps, therefore, contain an element of risk and must be prudently managed.  In addition to gap management, the Company has an asset/liability management policy which incorporates a market value at risk calculation which is used to determine the effects of interest rate movements on shareholders’ equity and a simulation analysis to monitor the effects of interest rate changes on the Company’s balance sheet.

The Company currently maintains a gap position of being asset sensitive.  The Company has strategically taken this position as it has decreased the duration of the earning asset portfolio by adding quality short and intermediate term loans such as home equity loans and the selling of long-term municipal bonds.  Lengthening of the liability portfolio is being undertaken to build protection in a rising rate environment.

A market value at risk calculation is utilized to monitor the effects of interest rate changes on the Company’s balance sheet and more specifically shareholders’ equity.  The Company does not manage the balance sheet structure in order to maintain compliance with this calculation.  The calculation serves as a guideline with greater emphases placed on interest rate sensitivity.  Changes to calculation results from period to period are reviewed as changes in results could be a signal of future events.  As of the most recent analysis, the results of the market value at risk calculation were within established guidelines due to the strategic direction being taken.











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Interest Rate Sensitivity

In this analysis the Company examines the result of a 100, 200, 300, and 400 basis point change in market interest rates and the effect on net interest income. It is assumed that the change is instantaneous and that all rates move in a parallel manner.  Assumptions are also made concerning prepayment speeds on mortgage loans and mortgage securities.

The following is a rate shock forecast for the twelve month period ending March 31, 2019 assuming a static balance sheet as of March 31, 2018.

 
 
Parallel Rate Shock in Basis Points
(In Thousands)
 
-200
 
-100
 
Static
 
+100
 
+200
 
+300
 
+400
Net interest income
 
$
44,195

 
$
47,353

 
$
49,878

 
$
51,540

 
$
53,047

 
$
54,367

 
$
55,734

Change from static
 
(5,683
)
 
(2,525
)
 

 
1,662

 
3,169

 
4,489

 
5,856

Percent change from static
 
-11.39
 %
 
-5.06
 %
 

 
3.33
%
 
6.35
%
 
9.00
%
 
11.74
%
 
The model utilized to create the report presented above makes various estimates at each level of interest rate change regarding cash flow from principal repayment on loans and mortgage-backed securities and/or call activity on investment securities.  Actual results could differ significantly from these estimates which would result in significant differences in the calculated projected change.  In addition, the limits stated above do not necessarily represent the level of change under which management would undertake specific measures to realign its portfolio in order to reduce the projected level of change.  Generally, management believes the Company is well positioned to respond expeditiously when the market interest rate outlook changes.

Inflation

The asset and liability structure of a financial institution is primarily monetary in nature.  Therefore, interest rates rather than inflation have a more significant impact on the Company’s performance.  Interest rates are not always affected in the same direction or magnitude as prices of other goods and services, but are reflective of fiscal policy initiatives or economic factors which are not measured by a price index.
 
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk for the Company is comprised primarily of interest rate risk exposure and liquidity risk.  Interest rate risk and liquidity risk management is performed at both the level of the Company and the Banks.  The Company’s interest rate sensitivity is monitored by management through selected interest rate risk measures produced by an independent third party.  There have been no substantial changes in the Company’s gap analysis or simulation analysis compared to the information provided in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2017.  Additional information and details are provided in the “Liquidity, Interest Rate Sensitivity, and Market Risk” section of “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

Generally, management believes the Company is well positioned to respond in a timely manner when the market interest rate outlook changes.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

An analysis was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2018.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2018, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II.  OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.                           Legal Proceedings
 
None.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors
 
There are no material changes to the risk factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.  Please refer to that section for disclosures regarding the risks and uncertainties related to the Company’s business.

Item 2.                           Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table provides certain information with respect to the Company's repurchase of common stock during the quarter ended March 31, 2018.
Period
 
Total
Number of
Shares (or
Units) Purchased
 
Average
Price Paid
per Share
(or Units) Purchased
 
Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
 
Maximum Number (or
Approximate Dollar Value)
of Shares (or Units) that
May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
Month #1 (January 1 - January 31, 2018)
 

 

 

 
342,446

Month #2 (February 1 - February 28, 2018)
 

 

 

 
342,446

Month #3 (March 1 - March 31, 2018)
 

 

 

 
342,446

 
On April 20, 2018, the Board of Directors extended the previously approved authorization to repurchase up to 482,000 shares, or approximately 10%, of the outstanding shares of the Company for an additional year to April 30, 2019.  As of March 31, 2018 there have been 139,554 shares repurchased under this plan.

Item 3.                           Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 
None.
 
Item 4.                           Mine Safety Disclosures
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 5.                           Other Information
 
None.
 

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Item 6.                           Exhibits
 
 
Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, as presently in effect (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2012).
 
Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011).
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
 
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
 
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
101
 
Interactive data file containing the following financial statements formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheet at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017; (ii) the Consolidated Statement of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017; (iii) Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017; (iv) the Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017; (v) the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this interactive data file shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and shall not be deemed “filed” or part of any registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Section 11 or 12 under the Securities Act of 1933, or otherwise subject to liability under those sections.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
PENNS WOODS BANCORP, INC.
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
Date:    
May 10, 2018
/s/ Richard A. Grafmyre
 
 
Richard A. Grafmyre, Chief Executive Officer
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
May 10, 2018
/s/ Brian L. Knepp
 
 
Brian L. Knepp, President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting
 
 
Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit 31(i)
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 31(ii)
 
Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 32(i)
 
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 32(ii)
 
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 101
 
Interactive data file containing the following financial statements formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheet at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017; (ii) the Consolidated Statement of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017; (iii) Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017; (iv) the Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017; (v) the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this interactive data file shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and shall not be deemed “filed” or part of any registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Section 11 or 12 under the Securities Act of 1933, or otherwise subject to liability under those sections.

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