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Exhibit 13

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

Financial Highlights 1
Letter to Shareholders and Clients 2
Board of Directors 3
Five-year Consolidated Financial Highlights 4
Management Discussion and Analysis 5
Consolidated Financial Statements 21
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 25
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 58
Other Financial Data 59
Selected Quarterly Financial Data 60
Common Stock Information 62
Corporate and Shareholder Information Inside Back Cover
Directors and Officers Inside Back Cover

 

HMN Financial, Inc. and Home Federal Savings Bank are headquartered in Rochester, Minnesota. Home Federal Savings Bank operates twelve full service offices in Minnesota located in Albert Lea, Austin, Eagan, Kasson, La Crescent, Owatonna, Rochester (4), Spring Valley and Winona, one full service office in Marshalltown, Iowa, and one full service office in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. The Bank also operates a loan origination office in Sartell, Minnesota.

 

 

 

 

Financial Highlights

 


   

At or For the Year Ended

         

Operating Results:

 

December 31,

   

Percentage

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

2019

   

2018

   

Change

 

Total interest income

  $ 31,890       30,381       5.0

%

Total interest expense

    3,339       2,233       49.5  

Net interest income

    28,551       28,148       1.4  

Provision for loan losses

    (1,216 )     (649 )     (87.4 )

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

    29,767       28,797       3.4  

Fees and service charges

    3,100       3,330       (6.9 )

Loan servicing fees

    1,278       1,255       1.8  

Gain on sales of loans

    2,941       2,095       40.4  

Other non-interest income

    1,136       1,034       9.9  

Total non-interest income

    8,455       7,714       9.6  

Total non-interest expense

    27,105       25,387       6.8  

Income before income tax expense

    11,117       11,124       (0.1 )

Income tax expense

    3,324       2,888       15.1  

Net income

  $ 7,793       8,236       (5.4 )
                         

Per Common Share Information:

                       

Earnings per common share and common share equivalents:

                       

Basic

  $ 1.69       1.89          

Diluted

    1.68       1.71          

Stock price (for the year):

                       

High

  $ 23.34       21.90          

Low

    19.01       18.05          

Close

    21.01       19.62          

Book value per common share

    19.13       17.19          

Closing price to book value

    109.83

%

    114.14

%

       
                         

Financial Ratios:

                       

Return on average assets

    1.05

%

    1.14

%

    (7.9

)%

Return on average stockholders’ equity

    8.74       9.88       (11.5 )

Net interest margin

    4.04       4.03       0.2  

Operating expenses to average assets

    3.67       3.51       4.6  

Average stockholders’ equity to average assets

    12.06       11.52       4.7  

Stockholders’ equity to total assets at year end

    11.91       11.67       2.1  

Non-performing assets to total assets

    0.34       0.43       (20.9 )

Efficiency ratio

    73.25       70.79       3.5  

 


Balance Sheet Data:

 

December 31,

   

Percentage

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

Change

 

Total assets

  $ 777,639       712,315       9.2

%

Securities available for sale

    107,592       79,859       34.7  

Loans held for sale

    3,606       3,444       4.7  

Loans receivable, net

    596,392       586,688       1.7  

Deposits

    673,870       623,352       8.1  

Stockholders’ equity

    92,648       83,147       11.4  

Home Federal Savings Bank regulatory capital ratios:

                       

Common equity Tier 1 capital

    13.21

%

    13.26

%

    (0.4

)%

Tier 1 leverage

    10.89       11.00       (1.0 )

Tier 1 risk-based capital

    13.21       13.26       (0.4 )

Total risk-based capital

    14.46       14.52       (0.4 )

 


 

1

 

 

I am very pleased with the financial performance that HMN Financial, Inc. (HMN) reported for 2019. Our dedicated staff worked very hard to execute our strategic plan and improve the financial performance and asset quality of the bank.

 

As of year-end, total assets had increased over $65 million since last year. While net loans increased approximately $10 million, new commercial loan production exceeded $90 million for the year while mortgage loan production exceeded $150 million - both substantial increases over the previous year’s levels. Most importantly, deposits rose over $50 million during the year which can be attributed to a number of initiatives:

 

 

In October 2018, we purchased an existing branch facility in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, fully aware that deed restrictions would prevent us from opening a branch there for twelve months. We used this time to update both the interior and exterior of the facility and implemented the latest technology in order to reduce the number of employees needed to operate the branch. This way, production staff is able to spend more time out in the community meeting with prospective clients and serving existing ones. During the year, we also recruited a number of excellent local community bankers to staff the office. We opened a full service branch in October 2019 and have been very pleased with the support of the local community and the performance of the branch.

 

 

In early 2019, we commenced construction of an expansion to our drive-up branch facility in Kasson, Minnesota. Once again, we utilized the latest technology and completely remodeled the original floorplan in order to operate the branch as efficiently as possible. In September 2019, we closed on the sale of our downtown branch location in Kasson to another local business which allowed us to consolidate all of our operations into a single convenient location for that market. The community response has been very positive as evidenced by the deposit growth that we experienced during the year - in large part due to our efforts to ensure that our original main street storefront was not abandoned but repurposed.

 

 

In the second half of 2018, a number of new product and marketing initiatives were launched in order to increase organic deposit growth. The implementation of these initiatives resulted in a substantial increase in the number of new retail and commercial deposit accounts opened in 2019 compared to the previous year’s results.

 

While pleased with the organic deposit growth we experienced in 2019, we continue to look for acquisition targets that will grow the asset size of the bank, enhance our franchise value and improve our financial performance. During this past year we analyzed a number of acquisition opportunities and aggressively pursued some of those opportunities but ultimately, we determined not to go forward with any acquisitions in 2019. We are very sensitive to the potential dilution an acquisition could have on our common shareholders and will continue to remain disciplined in our approach to valuing and pursuing acquisition targets.

 

Another area of focus this past year was the management of our net interest margin. Maintaining net interest margins was a challenge in 2019 due to the Federal Open Market Committee’s decision to reduce the Federal Funds rate by 75 basis points during the year which resulted in a corresponding decrease in the Prime interest rate. The decrease in the Prime interest rate resulted in fierce pricing competition on loans for quality borrowers which resulted in lower loan rates while deposit costs fell more slowly. Fortunately, our net interest margin for the year held steady from the previous year at 4.04%.

 

Once again, our asset quality improved with past due loans declining to just 19 basis points of total loans at year-end. During the year, we were able to move a number of our weakest, but performing, commercial loan relationships out of the bank. We believe this proactive approach capitalized on the fierce competition for loan growth in our markets and left our bank in a better position should economic conditions deteriorate.

 

The capital positions of both the bank and HMN remain very strong when compared to our peers. Over the past several years we have strategically deployed excess capital to repurchase preferred stock, repay outstanding debt, and repurchase common stock warrants. All of this was accomplished while continuing to maintain adequate liquidity and capital at HMN to ensure that it remains a source of strength for the bank. After considering HMN’s capital positon, our Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan which provides management the ability to repurchase up to $6 million of outstanding HMN common stock. Repurchases of common stock could support the stock price, if needed, and return excess capital to our shareholders should it not be needed to support anticipated growth. Management and the Board will continue to evaluate the most prudent use of our capital resources on a quarterly basis.

 

We appreciate your interest in HMN and thank you for your continued support of our mission.

 

 

Best Regards,

 

 

Bradley Krehbiel

President/CEO

 

2

 

 

Board of Directors

 

     

Dr. Hugh Smith

Chairman of the Board

Bradley Krehbiel

President and CEO

Dr. Wendy Shannon
Vice Chair

      

 

     

Allen Berning

Michael Bue

Sequoya Borgman

 

 

     

Bernard Nigon

Mark Utz

Hans Zietlow

 

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Five-Year Consolidated Financial Highlights

 

Selected Operations Data:

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 

Total interest income

  $ 31,890       30,381       27,680       27,349       21,453  

Total interest expense

    3,339       2,233       1,797       1,593       1,507  

Net interest income

    28,551       28,148       25,883       25,756       19,946  

Provision for loan losses

    (1,216 )     (649 )     (523 )     (645 )     (164 )

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

    29,767       28,797       26,406       26,401       20,110  

Fees and service charges

    3,100       3,330       3,354       3,427       3,316  

Loan servicing fees

    1,278       1,255       1,202       1,108       1,046  

Gain on sales of loans

    2,941       2,095       2,138       2,618       1,964  

Other non-interest income

    1,136       1,034       960       1,048       1,327  

Total non-interest income

    8,455       7,714       7,654       8,201       7,653  

Total non-interest expense

    27,105       25,387       25,254       24,130       23,196  

Income before income tax expense

    11,117       11,124       8,806       10,472       4,567  

Income tax expense

    3,324       2,888       4,402 (1)     4,122       1,611  

Net income

    7,793       8,236       4,404       6,350       2,956  

Preferred stock dividends and discount

    0       0       0       0       (108 )

Net income available to common shareholders

  $ 7,793       8,236       4,404       6,350       2,848  
                                         

Basic earnings per common share

  $ 1.69       1.89       1.04       1.52       0.69  

Diluted earnings per common share

    1.68       1.71       0.90       1.34       0.61  

 


(1) Relates to the decrease in the Company’s net deferred tax asset as a result of the reduction in the corporate federal tax rate from 34% to 21% in the fourth quarter of 2017.

 

Selected Financial Condition Data:

 

At December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 

Total assets

  $ 777,639       712,315       722,685       682,023       643,161  

Securities available for sale

    107,592       79,859       77,472       78,477       111,974  

Loans held for sale

    3,606       3,444       1,837       2,009       3,779  

Loans receivable, net

    596,392       586,688       585,931       551,171       463,185  

Deposits

    673,870       623,352       635,601       592,811       559,387  

Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings

    0       0       0       7,000       9,000  

Stockholders’ equity

    92,648       83,147       80,818       75,919       69,645  

Book value per common share

    19.13       17.19       17.97       16.91       15.54  
                                         

Number of full service offices(2)

    14       14       13       13       13  

Number of loan origination offices(2)

    1       2       3       3       3  
                                         

Key Ratios: (3)

                                       

Stockholders’ equity to total assets at year end

    11.91

%

    11.67

%

    11.18

%

    11.13

%

    10.83

%

Average stockholders’ equity to average assets

    12.06       11.52       11.43       11.07       11.70  

Return on stockholders’ equity (ratio of net income to average equity)

    8.74       9.88       5.52       8.71       4.27  

Return on assets (ratio of net income to average assets)

    1.05       1.14       0.63       0.96       0.50  

 


(2) In 2019, converted Wisconsin loan origination office to a full service office and consolidated the two Kasson offices into one location.

(3) Average balances were calculated based upon amortized cost without the market value impact of ASC 320.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Management Discussion and Analysis

 

This Annual Report, other reports filed by HMN Financial, Inc. (HMN or the Company) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Company’s proxy statement may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are often identified by such forward-looking terminology as “expect,” “intend,” “look,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “seek,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “trend,” “target,” and “goal” or similar statements or variations of such terms and include, but are not limited to, those relating to growing our core deposit relationships and loan balances, enhancing the financial performance of our core banking operations, maintaining credit quality, maintaining net interest margins, reducing non-performing assets, and generating improved financial results (including profitability); the adequacy and amount of available liquidity and capital resources to Home Federal Savings Bank (the Bank); the Company’s liquidity and capital requirements; our expectations for core capital and our strategies and potential strategies for maintenance thereof; improvements in loan production; changes in the size of the Bank’s loan portfolio; the amount of the Bank’s non-performing assets and the appropriateness of the allowance therefor; anticipated future levels of the provision for loan losses; future losses on non-performing assets; the amount and composition of interest-earning assets; the amount of yield enhancements relating to non-accruing and purchased loans; the amount and composition of non-interest and interest-bearing liabilities; the availability of alternate funding sources; the payment of dividends by HMN; the future outlook for the Company; the amount of deposits that will be withdrawn from checking and money market accounts and how the withdrawn deposits will be replaced; the projected changes in net interest income based on rate shocks; the range that interest rates may fluctuate over the next twelve months; the net market risk of interest rate shocks; the future outlook for the issuer of the trust preferred securities held by the Bank; the anticipated results of litigation and our assessment of the impact on our financial statements; the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to HMN; the ability to remain well capitalized; the impact of new accounting pronouncements; and compliance by the Bank with regulatory standards generally (including the Bank’s status as “well-capitalized”) and other supervisory directives or requirements to which the Company or the Bank are or may become expressly subject, specifically, and possible responses of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Bank, and the Company to any failure to comply with any such regulatory standard, directive or requirement.

 

A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s assumptions and expectations. These include but are not limited to the adequacy and marketability of real estate and other collateral securing loans to borrowers; federal and state regulation and enforcement; possible legislative and regulatory changes, including changes to regulatory capital rules; the ability of the Bank to comply with other applicable regulatory capital requirements; enforcement activity of the OCC and FRB in the event of our non-compliance with any applicable regulatory standard or requirement; adverse economic, business and competitive developments such as continued shrinking interest margins, reduced collateral values, deposit outflows, changes in credit or other risks posed by the Company’s loan and investment portfolios; changes in costs associated with traditional and alternate funding sources, including changes in collateral advance rates and policies of the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB); technological, computer-related or operational difficulties, including those from any third party cyberattack; results of litigation; reduced demand for financial services and loan products; changes in accounting policies and guidelines, or monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government or tax laws; domestic and international economic developments; the Company’s access to and adverse changes in securities markets; the market for credit related assets; the future operating results, financial condition, cash flow requirements and capital spending priorities of the Company and the Bank; the availability of internal and, as required, external sources of funding; our ability to attract and retain employees; or other significant uncertainties. Additional factors that may cause actual results to differ from the Company’s assumptions and expectations include those set forth in the “Risk Factors” sections of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. All forward-looking statements are qualified by, and should be considered in conjunction with, such cautionary statements.

 

All statements in this Annual Report, including forward-looking statements, speak only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Annual Report.

 

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Overview

HMN is the stock savings bank holding company for the Bank, which operates community banking and loan production offices in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. The earnings of the Company are primarily dependent on the Bank's net interest income, which is the difference between interest earned on loans and investments, and the interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities such as deposits and other borrowings. The difference between the average rate of interest earned on assets and the average rate paid on liabilities is the "interest rate spread". Net interest income is produced when interest-earning assets equal or exceed interest-bearing liabilities and there is a positive interest rate spread. Net interest income and net interest rate spread are affected by changes in interest rates, the volume and composition of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and the level of non-performing assets. The Company's net earnings are also affected by the generation of non-interest income, which consists primarily of gains from the sale of loans and real estate owned, fees for servicing loans, commissions on the sale of uninsured investment products, and service charges on deposit accounts. The Bank incurs expenses in addition to interest expense in the form of compensation and benefits, occupancy and equipment expenses, provisions for loan losses, data processing costs, professional services, deposit insurance, amortization expense on mortgage servicing assets, advertising expenses, and income taxes. The earnings of financial institutions, such as the Bank, are also significantly affected by prevailing economic and competitive conditions, particularly changes in interest rates, government monetary and fiscal policies, and regulations of various regulatory authorities. Lending activities are influenced by the demand for and supply of business credit, single family and commercial properties, competition among lenders, the level of interest rates and the availability of funds. Deposit flows and costs of deposits are influenced by prevailing market rates of interest on competing investments, account maturities and the levels of personal income and savings.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates

Critical accounting policies are those policies that the Company's management believes are the most important to understanding the Company’s financial condition and operating results. These critical accounting policies often involve estimates and assumptions that could have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements. The Company has identified the following critical accounting policies that management believes involve the most difficult, subjective, and/or complex judgments that are inherently uncertain. Therefore, actual financial results could differ significantly depending upon the estimates, assumptions and other factors used.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses and Related Provision

The allowance for loan losses is based on periodic analysis of the loan portfolio and is maintained at an amount considered to be appropriate by management to provide for probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet dates. In this analysis, management considers factors including, but not limited to, specific occurrences of loan impairment, actual and anticipated changes in the size of the portfolios, national and regional economic conditions such as unemployment data, loan delinquencies, local economic conditions, demand for single family homes, demand for commercial real estate and building lots, loan portfolio composition, historical loss experience and observations made by the Company's ongoing internal audit and regulatory exam processes. Loans are charged off to the extent they are deemed to be uncollectible. The Company has established separate processes to determine the appropriateness of the loan loss allowance for its homogeneous and non-homogeneous loan portfolios. The determination of the allowance on the homogeneous single family and consumer loan portfolios is calculated on a pooled basis with individual determination of the allowance for all non-performing loans. The determination of the allowance for the non-homogeneous commercial, commercial real estate and multi-family loan portfolios involves assigning standardized risk ratings and loss factors that are periodically reviewed. The loss factors are estimated based on the Company's own loss experience and are assigned to all loans without identified credit weaknesses. For each non-performing loan, the Company also performs an individual analysis of impairment that is based on the expected cash flows or the value of the assets collateralizing the loans and establishes any necessary reserves or charges off all loans, or portions thereof, that are deemed uncollectible.

 

The appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses is dependent upon management’s estimates of variables affecting valuation, appraisals of collateral, evaluations of performance and status, and the amounts and timing of future cash flows expected to be received on impaired loans. Such estimates, appraisals, evaluations and cash flows may be subject to adjustments due to changing economic prospects of borrowers or properties. The fair market value of collateral dependent loans are typically based on the appraised value of the property less estimated selling costs. The estimates are reviewed periodically and any adjustments are recorded in the provision for loan losses in the periods in which the adjustments become known. Because of the size of some loans, changes in estimates can have a significant impact on the loan loss provision. The allowance is allocated to individual loan categories based upon the relative risk characteristics of the loan portfolios and the actual loss experience. The Company increases its allowance for loan losses by charging the provision for loan losses against income and by receiving recoveries of previously charged off loans. The Company decreases its allowance by crediting the provision for loan losses and recording loan charge offs. The current year activity in the allowance resulted in a credit to the loan loss provision. The methodology for establishing the allowance for loan losses takes into consideration probable losses that have been identified in connection with specific loans as well as losses in the loan portfolio that have not been specifically identified. Although management believes that based on current conditions the allowance for loan losses is maintained at an appropriate amount to provide for probable loan losses inherent in the portfolio as of the balance sheet dates, future conditions may differ substantially from those anticipated in determining the allowance for loan losses and adjustments may be required in the future.

 

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Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. These calculations are based on many complex factors including estimates of the timing of reversals of temporary differences, the interpretation of federal and state income tax laws, and a determination of the differences between the tax and the financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ significantly from the estimates and interpretations used in determining the current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities.

 

The Company maintains significant net deferred tax assets for deductible temporary differences, the largest of which relates to the allowance for loan losses. For tax purposes only the net charge-offs are deductible while the entire provision for loan losses is used to determine book income. A deferred tax asset is created because of the timing difference of when the expense is recognized for book and tax purposes. Under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), a valuation allowance is required to be recognized if it is “more likely than not” that the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The determination of the realizability of the deferred tax assets is highly subjective and dependent upon management’s judgment and evaluation of both positive and negative evidence, including the forecasts of future income, tax planning strategies, and assessments of the current and future economic and business conditions. The positive evidence considered includes the Company’s cumulative net income in the prior three year period, the ability to implement tax planning strategies to accelerate taxable income recognition, and the probability that taxable income will be generated in future periods. The Company could not currently identify any negative evidence. It is possible that future conditions may differ substantially from those anticipated in determining that no valuation allowance was required on deferred tax assets and adjustments may be required in the future.

 

Determining the ultimate settlement of any tax position requires significant estimates and judgments in arriving at the amount of tax benefits to be recognized in the financial statements. It is possible that the tax benefits realized upon the ultimate resolution of a tax position may result in tax benefits that are significantly different from those estimated.

 

Litigation

Estimates related to litigation are inherently subjective and the ultimate resolution of any litigation may be different than current management estimates. See "Note 18 Commitments and Contingencies" for further information.

 

Results of Operations

 

Comparison of 2019 with 2018

Net income was $7.8 million for 2019, a decrease of $0.4 million, or 5.4%, compared to net income of $8.2 million for 2018. Diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $1.68, a decrease of $0.03 per share compared to diluted earnings per share of $1.71 for the year ended December 31, 2018. The decrease in net income between the periods was because of a $1.7 million increase in non-interest expenses primarily related to increased compensation and professional services expense and a $0.4 million increase in income tax expense. These decreases in net income were partially offset by a $0.8 million increase in the gain on sales of loans, a $0.6 million decrease in the loan loss provision, and a $0.5 million increase in net interest income due to an increase in the average interest-earning assets between the periods.

 

Net Interest Income

Net interest income was $28.6 million for 2019, an increase of $0.5 million, or 1.4%, from $28.1 million for the same period of 2018. Interest income was $31.9 million for 2019, an increase of $1.5 million, or 5.0%, from $30.4 million for the same period of 2018. Interest income increased primarily because of the increase in the average yield earned on interest-earning assets between the periods. The average yield earned on interest-earning assets was 4.51% for 2019, an increase of 16 basis points from 4.35% for 2018. The increase in the average yield is primarily related to the increase in the average prime rate between the periods.

 

Interest expense was $3.3 million for 2019, an increase of $1.1 million, or 49.5%, compared to $2.2 million in 2018. The average interest rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities and non-interest-bearing deposits was 0.52% for 2019, an increase of 17 basis points from 0.35% for 2018. The increase in interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities was primarily because of a lag in the timing of the market’s response in lowering deposit pricing when the federal funds rate decreased in the second half of 2019. Interest expense also increased as a result of an increase in the average federal funds rate between the periods.

 

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The following table presents the total dollar amount of interest income from average interest-earning assets and the resultant yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, expressed both in dollars and rates. Non-accruing loans have been included in the average outstanding loan balance in the table as loans carrying a zero yield.

 


   

Year Ended December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Average

Outstanding

Balance

   

Interest

Earned/

Paid

   

Average

Yield/

Rate

   

Average

Outstanding

Balance

   

Interest

Earned/

Paid

   

Average

Yield/

Rate

   

Average

Outstanding

Balance

   

Interest

Earned/

Paid

   

Average

Yield/

Rate

 

Interest-earning assets:

                                                                       

Securities available for sale:

                                                                       

Mortgage-backed and related securities

  $ 15,308       343       2.24

%

  $ 8,550       197       2.30

%

  $ 2,524       57       2.26

%

Other marketable securities

    67,075       1,157       1.72       70,827       1,138       1.61       74,035       1,103       1.49  

Loans held for sale

    2,959       125       4.22       1,765       89       5.04       1,905       94       4.93  

Loans receivable, net(1) (2)

    589,521       29,662       5.03       586,664       28,446       4.85       573,894       26,274       4.58  

FHLB stock and other earning assets including cash equivalents

    31,679       603       1.90       30,567       511       1.67       18,088       152       0.84  

Total interest-earning assets

  $ 706,542       31,890       4.51     $ 698,373       30,381       4.35     $ 670,446       27,680       4.13  
                                                                         

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                                                                       

Checking accounts

  $ 96,387       103       0.11

%

  $ 86,750       62       0.07

%

  $ 87,416       77       0.09

%

Passbooks

    79,587       63       0.08       77,630       61       0.08       76,592       63       0.08  

Money market accounts

    177,587       1,171       0.66       199,202       865       0.43       179,675       560       0.31  

Certificate accounts

    121,914       1,995       1.64       114,243       1,243       1.09       106,006       770       0.73  

FHLB advances and other borrowings

    287       7       2.54       140       2       1.71       6,335       327       5.16  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  $ 475,762                     $ 477,965                     $ 456,024                  

Noninterest checking

    163,420                       156,482                       156,149                  

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

    2,057                       1,534                       1,279                  

Total interest-bearing liabilities and noninterest-bearing deposits

  $ 641,239       3,339       0.52

%

  $ 635,981       2,233       0.35

%

  $ 613,452       1,797       0.29

%

Net interest income

            28,551                       28,148                       25,883          

Net interest rate spread

                    3.99

%

                    4.00

%

                    3.84

%

Net earning assets

  $ 65,303                     $ 62,392                     $ 56,994                  

Net interest margin

                    4.04

%

                    4.03

%

                    3.86

%

Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities and noninterest-bearing deposits

            110.18

%

                    109.81

%

                    109.29

%

       

(1) Tax exempt income was not material; therefore, the yield was not presented on a tax equivalent basis for any of the years presented.

(2) Calculated net of deferred loan costs, loan discounts, loans in process and loss reserves.

 

 

Net interest margin (net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets) for 2019 was 4.04%, an increase of 1 basis point compared to 4.03% for 2018. The increase in the net interest margin is primarily related to the increase in interest income as a result of the increase in the average yield earned on the interest-earning assets between the periods. Average net earning assets increased from $62.4 million in 2018 to $65.3 million in 2019. The $2.9 million increase in the net earning assets in 2019 is due primarily to the net income earned in 2019 that was partially offset by the purchase of premises and equipment.

 

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The following table presents the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for major components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. It quantifies the changes in interest income and interest expense related to changes in the average outstanding balances (volume) and those changes caused by fluctuating interest rates. For each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, information is provided on changes attributable to (i) changes in volume (i.e., changes in volume multiplied by old rate) and (ii) changes in rate (i.e., changes in rate multiplied by current volume).

 


   

Year Ended December 31,

         
   

2019 vs. 2018

           

2018 vs. 2017

         
   

Increase

(Decrease)

Due to

           

Increase

(Decrease)

Due to

         

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Volume (1)

   

Rate(1)

   

Total

Increase

   

Volume (1)

   

Rate(1)

   

Total

Increase

(Decrease)

 

Interest-earning assets:

                                               

Securities available for sale:

                                               

Mortgage-backed and related securities

  $ 156       (10 )     146       136       4       140  

Other marketable securities

    (60 )     79       19       (48 )     83       35  

Loans held for sale

    60       (24 )     36       (7 )     2       (5 )

Loans receivable, net

    105       1,111       1,216       806       1,366       2,172  

Other

    17       75       92       102       257       359  

Total interest-earning assets

  $ 278       1,231       1,509       989       1,712       2,701  

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                                               

Checking accounts

  $ 1       40       41       6       (21 )     (15 )

Passbooks

    2       0       2       0       (2 )     (2 )

Money market accounts

    (21 )     327       306       37       268       305  

Certificates of deposit

    53       699       752       79       394       473  

FHLB advances and other borrowings

    3       2       5       (325 )     0       (325 )

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  $ 38       1,068       1,106       (203 )     639       436  

Increase in net interest income

  $ 240       163       403       1,192       1,073       2,265  

 


(1) For purposes of this table, changes attributable to both rate and volume which cannot be segregated have been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate.

 

The following table sets forth the weighted average yields on the Company's interest-earning assets, the weighted average interest rates on interest-bearing liabilities and the interest rate spread between the weighted average yields and rates as of the date indicated. Non-accruing loans have been included in the average outstanding loan balances in the table as loans carrying a zero yield.

 


At December 31, 2019

 

Weighted average yield on:

       

Weighted average rate on:

       

Securities available for sale:

                 

Mortgage-backed and related securities

    2.13

%

Checking accounts

    0.13

%

Other marketable securities

    1.72  

Passbook accounts

    0.08  

Loans held for sale

    3.99  

Money market accounts

    0.65  

Loans receivable, net

    4.79  

Certificates of deposit

    1.84  

FHLB stock and other interest-earning assets

    1.71  

Combined weighted average rate on interest-bearing liabilities

    0.56  

Combined weighted average yield on interest-earning assets

    4.22  

Interest rate spread

    3.66  

 


 

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses was ($1.2) million for 2019, a decrease of $0.6 million compared to the ($0.6) million provision for loan losses for 2018. The credit provision amount for the period was primarily the result of the increase in net recoveries received during 2019 when compared to the same period of 2018. The net recoveries, combined with the changes in the credit reserve amounts required on the existing portfolio, resulted in a reduction of the overall provision for loan losses between the periods.

 

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A reconciliation of the allowance for loan losses for 2019 and 2018 is summarized as follows:

 


 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 

Balance beginning of period

  $ 8,686     $ 9,311  

Provision

    (1,216 )     (649 )

Charge offs:

               

Single family

    (1 )     (24 )
Consumer     (107 )     (226 )
Commercial business     (880 )     (270 )

Recoveries

    2,082       544  

Balance at December 31,

  $ 8,564     $ 8,686  
                 

Allocated to:

               

General allowance

  $ 7,839       7,892  

Specific allowance

    725       794  
    $ 8,564       8,686  

 


 

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income was $8.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, an increase of $0.8 million, or 9.6%, from $7.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. The following table presents the components of non-interest income:

 


   

Year ended December 31,

   

Percentage

Increase (Decrease)

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2019/2018

   

2018/2017

 

Fees and service charges

  $ 3,100       3,330       3,354       (6.9 )%     (0.7

)%

Loan servicing fees

    1,278       1,255       1,202       1.8       4.4  

Gain on sales of loans

    2,941       2,095       2,138       40.4       (2.0 )

Other non-interest income

    1,136       1,034       960       9.9       7.7  

Total non-interest income

  $ 8,455       7,714       7,654       9.6       0.8  

 


 

Gain on sales of loans increased $0.8 million between the periods primarily because of an increase in single family loan sales. Other non-interest income increased $0.1 million due primarily to an increase in the gains recognized on equity securities between the periods. Loan servicing fees increased slightly due to an increase in single family loan servicing fees earned between the periods. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $0.2 million in fees and service charges due to a decrease in commitment fees and late charges earned on loans between the periods.

 

Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest expense was $27.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, an increase of $1.7 million, or 6.8%, from $25.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. The following table presents the components of non-interest expense:

 


   

Year ended December 31,

   

Percentage

Increase (Decrease)

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2019/2018

   

2018/2017

 

Compensation and benefits

  $ 15,659       14,728       15,007       6.3

%

    (1.9

)%

Occupancy and equipment

    4,442       4,304       4,068       3.2       5.8  

Data processing

    1,263       1,270       1,106       (0.6 )     14.8  

Professional services

    1,573       1,137       1,285       38.3       (11.5 )

Other

    4,168       3,948       3,788       5.6       4.2  

Total non-interest expense

  $ 27,105       25,387       25,254       6.8       0.5  

 


 

Compensation and benefits expense increased $0.9 million primarily because of annual salary increases, the opening of a new branch location, and an increase in the compensation paid as a result of the increased mortgage loan production between the periods. Professional services expense increased $0.4 million between the periods due primarily to an increase in legal expenses relating to a bankruptcy litigation claim. Other non-interest expense increased $0.2 million due to an increase in mortgage loan servicing expenses because of the increase in serviced loans that were refinanced between the periods. Occupancy and equipment costs increased $0.1 million between the periods due to an increase in depreciation and maintenance costs.

 

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Income Taxes

The Company considers the calculation of current and deferred income taxes to be a critical accounting policy that is subject to significant estimates. Income tax expense was $3.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, an increase of $0.4 million from $2.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. Income tax expense increased between the periods because of an increase in the effective tax rate. The effective tax rate increased primarily because of a change in the deductibility of certain expenses between the periods.

 

Comparison of 2018 with 2017

Net income was $8.2 million for 2018, an increase of $3.8 million, or 87.0%, compared to net income of $4.4 million for 2017. Diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $1.71, an increase of $0.81 per share compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.90 for the year ended December 31, 2017. The increase in net income for 2018 is due primarily to a $2.2 million increase in net interest income and a $1.5 million decrease in income tax expense between the periods. Net interest income increased primarily because of the higher interest income earned on loans and cash balances as a result of the 100 basis point increase in the federal funds rate between the periods. The decrease in income tax expense is primarily because of the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the Act) on December 22, 2017 which required the Company to record $1.1 million in additional income tax expense in the fourth quarter of 2017 and reduced the Company’s federal income tax rate in 2018.

 

Net Interest Income

Net interest income was $28.1 million for 2018, an increase of $2.2 million, or 8.8%, from $25.9 million for the same period of 2017. Interest income was $30.4 million for 2018, an increase of $2.7 million, or 9.8%, from $27.7 million for the same period of 2017. Interest income increased primarily because of the higher interest amounts earned on loans and cash balances as a result of the 100 basis point increase in the federal funds rate between the periods and a $27.9 million increase in the average interest-earning assets held between the periods. Interest income also increased $0.5 million because of a change in the amount of yield enhancements recognized on purchased and non-accruing loans between the periods. The average yield earned on interest-earning assets was 4.35% for 2018, an increase of 22 basis points from 4.13% for 2017. The average yield earned on interest-earning assets increased 8 basis points as a result of the change in yield enhancements recognized between the periods.

 

Interest expense was $2.2 million for 2018, an increase of $0.4 million, or 24.3%, from $1.8 million for 2017. The average interest rate paid on non-interest and interest-bearing liabilities was 0.35% for 2018, an increase of 6 basis points from 0.29% paid in 2017. The increase in the interest paid on non-interest and interest-bearing liabilities was primarily because of the 100 basis point increase in the federal funds rate which increased the cost of deposits between the periods and a $22.5 million increase in the average non-interest and interest-bearing liabilities held between the periods.

 

Net interest margin for 2018 was 4.03%, an increase of 17 basis points, compared to 3.86% for 2017. The increase in the net interest margin is primarily related to the increase in interest income which is primarily due to the increase in the average yields earned on the average interest-earning assets held between the periods. Average net earning assets increased from $57.0 million in 2017 to $62.4 million in 2018. The $5.4 million increase in the net earning assets in 2018 is due primarily to the net income earned in 2018 that was partially offset by the purchase of fixed assets and warrants.

 

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses was ($0.6) million for the year ended December 31, 2018, a decrease of $0.1 million, from ($0.5) million for the year ended December 31, 2017. The provision for loan losses decreased between the periods primarily because of the improved credit quality of the loan portfolio and the payoff of certain non-performing commercial loans which resulted in a decrease in the reserves required between the periods.

 

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income was $7.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, the same as for the year ended December 31, 2017. Other non-interest income increased $0.1 million primarily because of an increase in the revenue earned on the sale of uninsured investment products between the periods. Loan servicing fees increased $0.1 million between the periods due to an increase in the single family loans being serviced. These increases in non-interest income were offset by a decrease in the gain on sales of loans due to a decrease in single family loan originations and sales between the periods. Fees and service charges decreased slightly between the periods primarily because of a decrease in overdraft fees.

 

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Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest expense was $25.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, an increase of $0.1 million, or 0.5%, from $25.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. Occupancy and equipment expense increased $0.2 million because of increases in depreciation and real estate tax expenses. Data processing costs increased $0.2 million primarily because of an increase in mobile and on-line banking costs between the periods. Other non-interest expense increased $0.2 million between the periods due to an increase in the fraud losses incurred on deposit accounts and an increase in deposit insurance rates. These increases in non-interest expense were partially offset by a $0.3 million decrease in compensation and benefits expense primarily because of a decrease in employees between the periods. Professional services expense decreased $0.2 million between the periods primarily because of a decrease in legal expenses.

 

Income Taxes

Income tax expense was $2.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, a decrease of $1.5 million, from $4.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. The decrease in income tax expense is due primarily to the enactment of the Act which required the Company to record $1.1 million in additional income tax expense in the fourth quarter of 2017 and reduced the Company’s federal income tax rate in 2018.

 

Financial Condition 

Loans Receivable, Net

The following table sets forth the information on the Company's loan portfolio in dollar amounts and percentages before deductions for deferred costs/fees and discounts and the allowance for losses as of the dates indicated:

 


                   

December 31,

                 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

   

Percent

   

Amount

   

Percent

   

Amount

   

Percent

   

Amount

   

Percent

   

Amount

   

Percent

 

Real Estate Loans:

                                                                               

Single family

  $ 120,064       19.86

%

  $ 110,698       18.61

%

  $ 107,005       17.99

%

  $ 103,255       18.41

%

  $ 90,945       19.24

%

Multi-family

    48,663       8.05       50,150       8.43       28,649       4.81       36,777       6.56       12,324       2.61  

Commercial

    270,410       44.74       257,036       43.21       259,024       43.55       230,955       41.18       196,926       41.65  

Construction or development

    31,122       5.15       28,944       4.87       46,444       7.81       31,348       5.59       38,103       8.05  

Total real estate loans

    470,259       77.80       446,828       75.12       441,122       74.16       402,335       71.74       338,298       71.55  

Other Loans:

                                                                               

Consumer Loans:

                                                                               

 Automobile

    2,608       0.43       2,483       0.42       2,894       0.49       3,036       0.54       2,885       0.61  

 Home equity line

    28,004       4.63       32,273       5.42       36,869       6.20       40,476       7.22       38,980       8.24  

 Home equity

    16,422       2.72       16,733       2.81       15,823       2.66       16,302       2.91       14,782       3.13  

 Recreational vehicles

    17,266       2.86       16,226       2.73       13,181       2.21       7,553       1.35       2,650       0.56  

 Other

    5,649       0.93       4,817       0.81       5,000       0.84       5,916       1.05       5,118       1.08  

Total consumer loans

    69,949       11.57       72,532       12.19       73,767       12.40       73,283       13.07       64,415       13.62  

Commercial business loans

    64,227       10.63       75,496       12.69       79,909       13.44       85,176       15.19       70,106       14.83  

Total other loans

    134,176       22.20       148,028       24.88       153,676       25.84       158,459       28.26       134,521       28.45  

Total loans

  $ 604,435       100.00

%

  $ 594,856       100.00

%

  $ 594,798       100.00

%

  $ 560,794       100.00

%

  $ 472,819       100.00

%

Less:

                                                                               

Unamortized discounts

    15               17               19               20               16          

Net deferred loan costs

    (536 )             (535 )             (463 )             (300 )             (91 )        

Allowance for losses

    8,564               8,686               9,311               9,903               9,709          

Total loans receivable, net

  $ 596,392             $ 586,688             $ 585,931             $ 551,171             $ 463,185          

 


 

The modest growth in the loan portfolio in 2019 was primarily because the growth experienced in commercial and single family real estate loans was offset by a decrease in other loan categories. Based on current economic conditions and the projected loan origination and prepayment amounts, it is anticipated that any growth in the overall loan portfolio will be limited in 2020.

 

Single family real estate loans were $120.1 million at December 31, 2019, an increase of $9.4 million, compared to $110.7 million at December 31, 2018. The single family loan portfolio increased in 2019 due to an increase in the single family loans that were originated due to the low interest rate environment and an increased emphasis on originating shorter term and adjustable rate mortgage loans that were placed into the portfolio. The majority of the longer term mortgage loans that were originated during the year were sold into the secondary market and were not placed in the loan portfolio in order to manage the Company’s interest rate risk position.

 

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Multi-family real estate loans were $48.7 million at December 31, 2019, a decrease of $1.5 million, compared to $50.2 million at December 31, 2018. The decrease in multi-family real estate loans in 2019 is primarily the result of having an increase in loan payoffs and fewer originations in 2019.

 

Commercial real estate loans were $270.4 million at December 31, 2019, an increase of $13.4 million, compared to $257.0 million at December 31, 2018. The increase in commercial real estate loans is primarily due to an increase in the originations of these types of loans in 2019.

 

Construction or development loans were $31.1 million at December 31, 2019, an increase of $2.2 million, compared to $28.9 million at December 31, 2018. The increase in construction loans is primarily related to the $21.8 million in new construction loans and the $4.1 million in advances on existing loans. These increases were partially offset by the $10.2 million in paid off loans and the $13.5 million of loans on construction projects that were completed during the year and were moved to a permanent classification.

 

Home equity lines of credit were $28.0 million at December 31, 2019, a decrease of $4.3 million, compared to $32.3 million at December 31, 2018. The open-end home equity lines are generally written with an adjustable rate and a two to ten year draw period which requires interest only payments followed by a ten year repayment period which fully amortizes the outstanding balance. Home equity loans were $16.4 million at December 31, 2019, a decrease of $0.3 million, compared to $16.7 million at December 31, 2018. Closed-end home equity loans are written with fixed or adjustable rates with terms up to fifteen years. The decrease in the open-end equity lines and closed-end equity loans is primarily the result of an increase in the payoffs of open-ended home equity lines of credit. The increased payoffs are the result of borrowers’ continued preference to obtain a fixed rate closed-equity loan or to refinance their first mortgage and roll their outstanding open-end equity loan balances into their new home loan.

 

Recreational vehicle loans were $17.3 million at December 31, 2019, an increase of $1.1 million, compared to $16.2 million at December 31, 2018. These loans have been made primarily to finance the recreational vehicle sales of a single dealer within the Bank’s market area and the increase in the balance between the periods is due to loan originations exceeding principal repayments during 2019.

 

Commercial business loans were $64.2 million at December 31, 2019, a decrease of $11.3 million, compared to $75.5 million at December 31, 2018. The decrease in commercial business loans in 2019 is because loan payoffs exceeded loan originations during the year, with some of the payoffs related to the Bank’s initiative to maintain the credit quality of the loan portfolio.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

The determination of the allowance for loan losses and the related provision is a critical accounting policy of the Company that is subject to significant estimates. The current level of the allowance for loan losses is a result of management’s assessment of the risks within the portfolio based on the information obtained through the credit evaluation process. The Company utilizes a risk-rating system on non-homogeneous commercial real estate and commercial business loans that includes regular credit reviews to identify and quantify the risk in the commercial portfolio. Management conducts quarterly reviews of the entire loan portfolio and evaluates the need to adjust the allowance balance on the basis of these reviews.

 

Management actively monitors asset quality and, when appropriate, charges off loans against the allowance for loan losses. Although management believes it uses the best information available to make determinations with respect to the allowance for loan losses, future adjustments may be necessary if economic conditions differ substantially from the economic conditions in the assumptions used to determine the size of the allowance for loan losses.

 

The allowance for loan losses was $8.6 million, or 1.42% of gross loans at December 31, 2019, compared to $8.7 million, or 1.46% of gross loans at December 31, 2018. The allowance for loan losses decreased primarily because of a decrease in the reserve percentages applied to certain classified commercial loans. These percentages were reduced based on a historical loss analysis that was performed during the year. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in reserves as a result of an increase in outstanding balances and a change in the composition of the loan portfolio between the periods.

 

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The following table reflects the activity in the allowance for loan losses and selected statistics:

 


 

   

December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 

Balance at beginning of year

  $ 8,686       9,311       9,903       9,709       8,332  

Provision for losses

    (1,216 )     (649 )     (523 )     (645 )     (164 )

Charge-offs:

                                       

Single family

    (1 )     (24 )     (6 )     (66 )     (19 )

Commercial real estate

    0       0       (50 )     (67 )     0  

Consumer

    (107 )     (226 )     (288 )     (108 )     (105 )

Commercial business

    (880 )     (270 )     (311 )     (180 )     (69 )

Recoveries

    2,082       544       586       1,260       1,734  

Net recoveries (charge-offs)

    1,094       24       (69 )     839       1,541  

Balance at end of year

  $ 8,564       8,686       9,311       9,903       9,709  

Year end allowance for loan losses as a percent of year end gross loan balance

    1.42

%

    1.46

%

    1.57

%

    1.77

%

    2.05

%

Ratio of net loan recoveries (charge-offs) to average loans outstanding

    0.18       0.00       (0.01 )     0.16       0.36  

Allowance as a percent of total assets at year end

    1.10       1.22       1.29       1.45       1.51  

 


 

The following table reflects the allocation of the allowance for loan losses:

 


   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 
   

Allocated Allowance as a % of Loan Category

   

Percent of Loans in Each Category to Total Loans

   

Allocated Allowance as a % of Loan Category

   

Percent of Loans in Each Category to Total Loans

   

Allocated Allowance as a % of Loan Category

   

Percent of Loans in Each Category to Total Loans

   

Allocated Allowance as a % of Loan Category

   

Percent of Loans in Each Category to Total Loans

   

Allocated Allowance as a % of Loan Category

   

Percent of Loans in Each Category to Total Loans

 

Single family

    0.71

%

    19.86

%

    0.75

%

    18.61

%

    0.84

%

    17.99

%

    1.15

%

    18.41

%

    1.09

%

    19.24

%

Commercial real estate

    1.44       57.94       1.45       56.51       1.52       56.17       1.66       53.33       2.46       52.31  

Consumer

    2.15       11.57       2.24       12.19       2.21       12.40       2.20       13.07       1.86       13.62  

Commercial business

    1.78       10.63       1.80       12.69       2.14       13.44       2.53       15.19       2.05       14.83  

Total

    1.42       100.00

%

    1.46       100.00

%

    1.57       100.00

%

    1.77       100.00

%

    2.05       100.00

%

 


 

The allocated allowance percentages for all loan categories decreased in 2019 primarily because of an improvement in the credit quality of the loans held in the various portfolios.

 

Allowance for Real Estate Losses

Real estate properties acquired or expected to be acquired through loan foreclosures are initially recorded at fair value less estimated selling costs. Management periodically performs valuations and an allowance for losses is established if the carrying value of a property exceeds its fair value less estimated selling costs. There was no allowance for real estate losses at December 31, 2019 or December 31, 2018.

 

Non-performing Assets

Loans are reviewed at least quarterly and if the collectability of any loan is doubtful, it is placed on non-accrual status. Loans are placed on non-accrual status when either principal or interest is 90 days or more past due, unless, in the judgment of management, the loan is well collateralized and in the process of collection. Interest accrued and unpaid at the time a loan is placed on non-accrual status is charged against interest income. Subsequent payments are either applied to the outstanding principal balance or recorded as interest income, depending on the assessment of the ultimate collectability of the loan. Restructured loans include the Bank's troubled debt restructurings (TDRs) that involved forgiving a portion of interest or principal or making a loan at a rate materially less than the market rate to borrowers whose financial condition has deteriorated. Foreclosed and repossessed assets include assets acquired in settlement of loans. Total non-performing assets were $2.7 million at December 31, 2019, a decrease of $0.4 million, or 13.9%, from $3.1 million at December 31, 2018. Non-performing loans decreased $0.6 million and foreclosed and repossessed assets increased $0.2 million during 2019. The decrease in the non-performing loans between the periods was primarily the result of the reclassification of a $1.3 million non-performing loan relationship in the manufacturing industry to an accruing loan during 2019. This decrease in non-performing loans was partially offset by a $0.6 million increase in non-accruing loans related to a loan in the trucking industry that was reclassified as non-accruing during the year.

 

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The following table sets forth the amounts and categories of non-performing assets in the Company’s portfolio:

 


   

December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 

Non-performing loans:

                                       

Single family

  $ 617       730       949       916       1,655  

Commercial real estate

    184       1,311       1,364       1,384       1,694  

Consumer

    659       489       553       630       786  

Commercial business

    621       148       278       343       46  

Total

    2,081       2,678       3,144       3,273       4,181  

Foreclosed and repossessed assets:

                                       

Single family

    166       0       0       0       48  

Commercial real estate

    414       414       627       611       1,997  

Consumer

    0       0       0       16       0  

Total

    580       414       627       627       2,045  

Total non-performing assets

  $ 2,661       3,092       3,771       3,900       6,226  

Total as a percentage of total assets

    0.34 %     0.43 %     0.52 %     0.57 %     0.97 %

Total non-performing loans

  $ 2,081     $ 2,678     $ 3,144     $ 3,273     $ 4,181  

Total as a percentage of total loans receivable, net

    0.35 %     0.46 %     0.54 %     0.59 %     0.90 %

Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans

    411.25 %     324.27 %     296.11 %     302.56 %     232.22 %

 


Gross interest income which would have been recorded had the non-accruing loans been current in accordance with their original terms amounted to $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017. The amounts that were included in interest income on a cash basis for these loans were $0.1 million for each of the three years.

At December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, there were loans included in loans receivable, net, with terms that had been modified in a TDR totaling $2.5 million, $2.5 million and $3.0 million, respectively. Had the loans performed in accordance with their original terms throughout 2019, 2018 and 2017, the Company would have recorded gross interest income of $0.2 million, $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively. During 2019, 2018 and 2017 the Company recorded gross interest income of $0.1 million, $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively.

 

For the loans that were modified in 2019, $0.1 million were classified and performing and $0.5 million were non-performing at December 31, 2019. Total TDRs of $2.5 million remained the same at December 31, 2019 when compared to December 31, 2018. During 2019, several single family and retail consumer TDRs paid off and were replaced by new TDRs. Of the loans that were modified in 2019 and outstanding at December 31, 2019, $0.5 million related to first or second mortgages on single-family properties, and the remaining modification related to other consumer loans.

 

For the loans that were modified in 2018, $0.4 million were classified and performing and $1.2 million were non-performing at December 31, 2018. The decrease in TDRs in 2018 related primarily to several retail consumer TDRs that were paid or charged off during the year, as well as one commercial business loan that was charged off. Of the loans that were modified in 2018 and outstanding at December 31, 2018, $1.1 million related to loans secured by commercial real estate, $0.4 million related to first or second mortgages on single family properties and the remaining modifications related to other consumer or commercial business loans.

 

For the loans that were modified in 2017, $0.6 million were classified and performing and $0.4 million were non-performing at December 31, 2017. The decrease in TDRs in 2017 related primarily to one commercial relationship totaling $0.5 million that had performed according to the restructured terms and met the criteria to be upgraded to non-TDR status during the year. Of the loans that were modified in 2017 and outstanding at December 31, 2017, $0.8 million related to loans secured by first or second mortgages on single family properties and the remaining modifications related to other consumer or commercial business loans.

 

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The following table sets forth the amount of TDRs in the Company’s portfolio:

 


 

   

December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 

Single family

  $ 623       636       685       448       647  

Commercial real estate

    983       1,110       1,210       1,774       725  

Consumer

    745       522       758       709       732  

Commercial business

    114       208       391       369       415  

Total TDRs

  $ 2,465       2,476       3,044       3,300       2,519  
                                         

TDRs on accrual status

  $ 1,770       1,018       1,129       1,297       1,618  

TDRs on non-accrual status

    695       1,458       1,915       2,003       901  

Total

  $ 2,465       2,476       3,044       3,300       2,519  

 


 

In addition to the TDRs and the non-performing loans set forth in the previous table of all non-performing assets, the Company may identify other potential problem loans. Potential problem loans are loans that are not in non-performing status, however, there are circumstances present to create doubt as to the ability of the borrower to comply with present repayment terms. The decision of management to include performing loans in potential problem loans does not necessarily mean that the Company expects losses to occur but that management recognized a higher degree of risk associated with these loans. The level of potential problem loans is another predominant factor in determining the relative level of the allowance for loan losses. There were no potential problem loans identified by the Company as of December 31, 2019 or 2018. There was one potential problem loan relationship totaling $7.5 million identified by the Company as of December 31, 2017, however, the issues with the loan improved in 2018 and it did not progress to a problem loan status.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources 

The Company manages its liquidity position so that the funding needs of borrowers and depositors are met timely and in a cost effective manner. Asset liquidity is the ability to convert assets to cash through the maturity or sale of the asset. Liability liquidity is the ability of the Bank to obtain retail, internet, or brokered deposits or to borrow funds from third parties such as the FHLB or the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

 

The primary investing activities are the origination of loans and the purchase of securities. Principal and interest payments on loans and securities, along with the proceeds from the sale of loans held for sale, are the primary sources of cash for the Bank. Additional cash can be obtained by selling securities from the available for sale portfolio or by selling loans or mortgage servicing rights.

 

The primary financing activity is the attraction of retail, commercial, and internet deposits. The Bank also has the ability to borrow funds from the FHLB or Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis based on the collateral value of the loans pledged, subject to applicable borrowing base and collateral requirements. See Note 12 Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) Advances and Other Borrowings” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on the advances that could be drawn based upon existing collateral levels with the FHLB and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Unpledged securities could also be pledged and used as collateral for additional borrowings with the FHLB or Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

 

The Bank's most liquid assets are cash and cash equivalents, which consist of short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of less than three months that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and interest-bearing deposits. The level of these assets is dependent on the operating, financing and investing activities during any given period.

 

Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2019 were $44.4 million, an increase of $23.7 million, compared to $20.7 million at December 31, 2018. Net cash provided by operating activities during 2019 was $15.2 million. The Company conducted the following major investing activities during 2019: purchases of securities available for sale and FHLB stock were $55.5 million; principal payments and maturity proceeds received on securities available for sale and FHLB stock were $29.3 million; and the proceeds from the sale of premises and other real estate were $0.2 million. Net loans receivable increased $14.7 million and the Company also purchased premises and equipment of $2.2 million. Net cash used by investing activities during 2019 was $42.9 million. The Company conducted the following major financing activities during 2019: deposits increased $50.5 million; received and repaid borrowings of $26.0 million; customer escrows increased $1.0 million; and withheld stock of $0.1 million to cover taxes due on vested stock awards. Net cash provided by financing activities was $51.4 million for 2019.

 

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The Bank has certificates of deposits from customers with outstanding balances of $82.5 million that mature during 2020. Based upon past experience, management anticipates that the majority of the deposits will renew for another term. The Company believes that deposits that do not renew will be replaced with deposits from other customers or FHLB advances. Proceeds from the sale of securities could also be used to fund unanticipated outflows of deposits.

 

The Bank has deposits of $60.4 million in checking and money market accounts of five customers that have individual relationship balances greater than $5.0 million. These funds may be withdrawn at any time, however, management anticipates that the majority of these deposits will remain on deposit with the Bank over the next twelve months. If these deposits are withdrawn, it is anticipated that they would be funded with available cash or replaced with deposits from other customers or advances from the FHLB. Proceeds from the sale of securities could also be used to fund unanticipated outflows of deposits.

 

Dividends from the Bank have been the Company’s primary source of cash. The Bank is restricted under applicable federal banking law from paying dividends to the Company without prior notice to and non-objection of the applicable regulator. During 2019, the Bank paid dividends to the Company of $5.0 million and at December 31, 2019, the Company had $7.7 million in cash.

 

The Company’s primary use of cash is the payment of holding company level expenses including the payment of director and management fees, legal expenses and regulatory costs. The Company plans to continue to fund its liquidity needs through dividends from the Bank, or if deemed prudent, by obtaining external capital.

 

Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

The Company has certain obligations and commitments to make future payments under existing contracts. At December 31, 2019, the aggregate contractual obligations (excluding bank deposits) and commercial commitments were as follows:

 

       
   

Payments Due by Period

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Total

   

Less than

1 Year

   

1-3 Years

   

4-5 Years

   

More than 5 Years

 

Contractual Obligations:

                                       

Annual rental commitments under non-cancellable operating leases

  $ 4,266       887       1,829       1,536       14  

Total contractual obligations

  $ 4,266       887       1,829       1,536       14  

 

   

Amount of Commitments Expiring by Period

 

Other Commercial Commitments:

                                       

Commercial lines of credit

  $ 63,322       23,742       27,240       12,340       0  

Commitments to lend

    22,757       8,716       2,668       4,090       7,283  

Standby letters of credit

    2,810       2,108       702       0       0  

Total other commercial commitments

  $ 88,889       34,566       30,610       16,430       7,283  
                                         

 

Regulatory Capital Requirements

The Company and the Bank are subject to the Basel III regulatory capital requirements. The Basel III requirements, among other things, (i) apply a set of capital requirements to the Bank (the Company is exempt, pursuant to the Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement (Policy Statement) described below), including requirements relating to common equity as a component of core capital, (ii) implement a “capital conservation buffer” against risk and a minimum Tier 1 capital requirement, and (iii) set forth rules for calculating risk-weighted assets for purposes of such requirements. The rules made corresponding revisions to the prompt corrective action framework and include capital ratios and buffer requirements which are fully phased in as of January 1, 2019. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company's financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of its assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.

 

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The Policy Statement of the FRB exempts small bank and savings and loan holding companies with assets less than $3 billion from the above capital requirements. The Company currently meets the qualitative exemption requirements, and therefore, is exempt from the above capital requirements.

 

Quantitative measures established by regulations to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of common equity Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets, Tier 1 capital to adjusted total assets, Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets and total capital to risk weighted assets. The Bank must maintain a capital conservation buffer composed of common equity Tier 1 capital above its minimum risk-based capital requirements in order to avoid limitations on capital distributions, including dividend payments and certain discretionary bonus payments to executive officers. On January 1, 2019, the capital conservation buffer amount increased to the fully phased in amount of 2.50%. Management believes that, as of December 31, 2019, the Bank’s capital ratios were in excess of those quantitative capital ratio standards set forth under the current prompt corrective action regulations, including the capital conservation buffer described above. However, there can be no assurance that the Bank will continue to maintain such status in the future. The OCC has extensive discretion in its supervisory and enforcement activities, and can adjust the requirement to be “well-capitalized” in the future. See “Note 17 Regulatory Capital” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a table which reflects the Bank’s capital compared to these capital requirements.

 

The Company also serves as a source of capital, liquidity and financial support to the Bank. Depending upon the operating performance of the Bank and the Company’s other liquidity and capital needs, the Company may find it prudent, subject to prevailing capital market conditions and other factors, to raise additional capital through issuance of its common stock or other equity securities. Additional capital would potentially permit the Company to implement a strategy of growing Bank assets. Depending on the circumstances, if it were to raise capital, the Company may deploy it to the Bank for general banking purposes, or may retain some or all of it for use by the Company.

 

If the Company raises capital through the issuance of additional shares of common stock or other equity securities, it would dilute the ownership interests of existing stockholders and, if issued at less than the Company’s book value would dilute the per share book value of the Company’s common stock, dilute the Company’s earnings per share and could result in a change in control of the Company and the Bank. New investors may also have rights, preferences and privileges senior to the Company’s current stockholders which may adversely impact the Company’s current stockholders. The Company’s ability to raise additional capital through the issuance of equity securities, if deemed prudent, will depend on, among other factors, conditions in the capital markets at that time, which are outside of the Company’s control, and on the Company’s financial performance and plans. Accordingly, the Company may not be able to raise additional capital, if deemed prudent, on favorable economic terms, or other terms acceptable to it. If the Bank cannot satisfactorily address its capital needs as they arise, the Bank’s ability to maintain or expand its operations, maintain compliance with the regulatory capital requirements, to operate without additional regulatory or other restrictions, and its operating results, could be materially adversely affected.

 

Dividends

The declaration of dividends is subject to, among other things, the Company's financial condition and results of operations, the Bank's compliance with regulatory capital requirements and other regulatory restrictions, tax considerations, industry standards, economic conditions, anticipated asset growth, general business practices and other factors. The Company has not made any dividend payments to common stockholders during the three year period ending December 31, 2019 but will continue to evaluate the best use of the Company’s capital based on the factors identified above.

 

Under applicable federal banking laws and regulations, no dividends can be declared or paid by the Bank to the Company without notice to and non-objection from the applicable banking regulator. There is no assurance that the Bank and the Company would satisfy the applicable regulatory requirements necessary to effect any such dividends. The payment of dividends by the Company is dependent upon the Company having adequate cash or other assets that can be converted to cash to pay dividends to its stockholders. Further, any determination as to whether, when and in what amount to declare and pay any such dividends would be subject to the discretion of the board of directors of both the Bank and the Company and would depend on numerous factors including the results of operations, financial conditions, asset growth plans and the cash flow requirements of the Company and the Bank.

 

Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices

The impact of inflation is reflected in the increased cost of operations. Unlike most industrial companies, nearly all of the assets and liabilities of the Company are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates have a greater impact on the Company's performance than do the effects of general levels of inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or to the same extent as the prices of goods and services.

 

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New Accounting Pronouncements

Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements discusses recently issued accounting pronouncements that we will be required to adopt. Also discussed is our expectation of the impact these new accounting pronouncements will have on our consolidated financial statements.

 

Market Risk

Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and rates. The Company's market risk arises primarily from interest rate risk inherent in its investing, lending and deposit taking activities. Management actively monitors and manages its interest rate risk exposure.

 

The Company's profitability is affected by fluctuations in interest rates. A sudden and substantial change in interest rates may adversely impact the Company's earnings to the extent that the interest rates borne by assets and liabilities do not change at the same speed, to the same extent, or on the same basis. The Company monitors the projected changes in net interest income that occur if interest rates were to suddenly change up or down. The Rate Shock Table located in the following Asset/Liability Management section of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis discloses the Company's projected changes in net interest income based upon immediate interest rate changes called rate shocks.

The Company utilizes a model that uses the discounted cash flows from its interest-earning assets and its interest-bearing liabilities to calculate the current market value of those assets and liabilities. The model also calculates the changes in market value of the interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities under different interest rate changes.

 

The following table discloses the projected changes in market value to the Company’s interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities based upon incremental 100 basis point changes in interest rates from interest rates in effect on December 31, 2019.

 


(Dollars in thousands)

         

Market Value

 
               

Basis point change in interest rates

  -200     -100     0    

+100

   

+200

 

Total market-risk sensitive assets

  $ 790,627       781,112       767,305       753,086       739,106  

Total market-risk sensitive liabilities

    752,616       703,845       660,785       622,784       590,543  

Off-balance sheet financial instruments

    198       90       0       (132 )     (246 )

Net market risk

  $ 37,813       77,177       106,520       130,434       148,809  

Percentage change from current market value

    (64.50

)%

    (27.55

)%

    0.00

%

    22.45

%

    39.70

%

 


 

The preceding table was prepared utilizing the following assumptions (the Model Assumptions) regarding prepayment and decay ratios that were determined by management based upon its review of historical prepayment speeds and decay rates. Fixed rate loans were assumed to prepay at annual rates of between 2% and 51%, depending on the note rate and the period to maturity. Adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) were assumed to prepay at annual rates of between 5% and 61%, depending on the note rate and the period to maturity. Mortgage-backed securities were projected to have prepayments based upon the underlying collateral securing the instrument. All loan prepayments vary based on the note rate and period to maturity of the individual loans. Certificate accounts were assumed not to be withdrawn until maturity. Retail money market demand accounts (MMDAs) and passbook accounts were assumed to decay at annual rates of 9% and 6%, respectively. Retail non-interest and interest-bearing checking accounts were assumed to decay at annual rates of 8% and 11%, respectively. Commercial non-interest and interest-bearing checking accounts were assumed to decay at annual rates of 10% and 19%, respectively. Commercial MMDAs were assumed to decay at annual rates of between 0% and 30%.

 

Certain shortcomings are inherent in the method of analysis presented in the foregoing table. The interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while interest rates on other types of assets and liabilities may lag behind changes in market interest rates. The model assumes that the difference between the current interest rate being earned or paid compared to a treasury instrument or other interest index with a similar term to maturity (the interest spread) will remain constant over the interest changes disclosed in the table. Changes in interest spread could impact projected market value changes. Certain assets, such as ARMs, have features that restrict changes in interest rates on a short-term basis and over the life of the assets. The market value of the interest-bearing assets that are approaching their lifetime interest rate caps or floors could be different from the values calculated in the table. Certain liabilities, such as certificates of deposit, have fixed rates that restrict interest rate changes until maturity. In the event of a change in interest rates, prepayment and early withdrawal levels may deviate significantly from those assumed in calculating the foregoing table. The ability of many borrowers to service their debt may also decrease in the event of a substantial increase in interest rates.

 

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Asset/Liability Management

The Company's management reviews the impact that changing interest rates will have on the net interest income projected for the twelve months following December 31, 2019 to determine if its current level of interest rate risk is acceptable. The following table projects the estimated impact on net interest income during the twelve month period ending December 31, 2020 of immediate interest rate changes called rate shocks:

 


 

(Dollars in thousands)                  

Rate Shock

in Basis Points

   

Net Interest

Change

   

Percent

Change

+200

      $ 1,927         7.04

%

+100

        962         3.52  
0         0         0.00  
-100         (1,068 )       (3.90 )
-200         (2,284 )       (8.35 )

 

The preceding table was prepared utilizing the Model Assumptions. Certain shortcomings are inherent in the method of analysis presented in the preceding table. In the event of a change in interest rates, prepayment and early withdrawal levels would likely deviate significantly from those assumed in calculating the preceding table. The ability of many borrowers to service their debt may decrease in the event of a substantial increase in interest rates and could impact net interest income. The increase in interest income in a rising rate environment is because there are more loans that are anticipated to re-price to higher interest rates in the next twelve months than there are deposits that would re-price.

 

In managing the Company’s exposure to changes in interest rates, management closely monitors interest rate risk. The Company has an Asset/Liability Committee that meets frequently to discuss changes in the interest rate risk position and projected profitability. The Committee makes adjustments to the asset/liability position of the Bank that are reviewed by the Board of Directors of the Bank. This Committee also reviews the Bank's portfolio, formulates investment strategies and oversees the timing and implementation of transactions as intended to assure attainment of the Bank's objectives in an effective manner. In addition, each quarter the Board reviews the Bank's asset/liability position, including simulations of the effect on the Bank's capital of various interest rate scenarios.

 

In managing its asset/liability composition, the Bank may, at times, depending on the relationship between long-term and short-term interest rates, market conditions and consumer preference, place more emphasis on managing net interest margin than on better matching the interest rate sensitivity of its assets and liabilities in an effort to enhance net interest income. Management believes that the increased net interest income resulting from a mismatch in the maturity of its asset and liability portfolios can, in certain situations, provide high enough returns to justify the increased exposure to sudden and unexpected changes in interest rates.

 

To the extent consistent with its interest rate spread objectives, the Bank attempts to manage its interest rate risk and has taken a number of steps to structure its balance sheet to better match the maturities of its assets and liabilities. In the past, more long-term fixed rate loans were placed into the single family loan portfolio. In recent years, the Bank has focused its 30 year fixed rate single family residential lending program on loans that are saleable to third parties and generally places only adjustable rate or shorter-term fixed rate loans that meet certain risk characteristics into its loan portfolio. A significant portion of the Bank’s commercial loan production continues to be in adjustable rate loans that reprice every one, two, or three years.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements other than commitments to originate and sell loans in the ordinary course of business. See Note 18 Commitments and Contingencies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. Management believes that the Company has sufficient liquidity to satisfy its off-balance sheet obligations.

 

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

 
                 
   

December 31,

   

December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 
                 

ASSETS

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 44,399       20,709  

Securities available for sale:

               

Mortgage-backed and related securities (amortized cost $54,777 and $8,159)

    54,851       8,023  

Other marketable securities (amortized cost $52,751 and $73,222)

    52,741       71,836  
      107,592       79,859  
                 

Equity securities

    167       121  

Loans held for sale

    3,606       3,444  

Loans receivable, net

    596,392       586,688  

Accrued interest receivable

    2,251       2,356  

Real estate, net

    580       414  

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost

    854       867  

Mortgage servicing rights, net

    2,172       1,855  

Premises and equipment, net

    10,515       9,635  

Goodwill

    802       802  

Core deposit intangible

    156       255  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    6,451       2,668  

Deferred tax asset, net

    1,702       2,642  

Total assets

  $ 777,639       712,315  
                 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

               

Deposits

  $ 673,870       623,352  

Accrued interest payable

    420       346  

Customer escrows

    2,413       1,448  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    8,288       4,022  

Total liabilities

    684,991       629,168  
                 

Commitments and contingencies

               

Stockholders’ equity:

               

Serial-preferred stock ($.01 par value):

               

authorized 500,000 shares; issued 0

    0       0  

Common stock ($.01 par value):

               

authorized 16,000,000 shares; issued 9,128,662

    91       91  

Additional paid-in capital

    40,365       40,090  

Retained earnings, subject to certain restrictions

    107,547       99,754  

Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss)

    46       (1,096 )

Unearned employee stock ownership plan shares

    (1,643 )     (1,836 )

Treasury stock, at cost 4,284,840 and 4,292,838 shares

    (53,758 )     (53,856 )

Total stockholders’ equity

    92,648       83,147  

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $ 777,639       712,315  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

 

Years ended December 31 (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Interest income:

                       

Loans receivable

  $ 29,787       28,535       26,368  

Securities available for sale:

                       

Mortgage-backed and related

    343       197       57  

Other marketable

    1,157       1,138       1,103  

Other

    603       511       152  

Total interest income

    31,890       30,381       27,680  
                         

Interest expense:

                       

Deposits

    3,332       2,231       1,470  

Advances and other borrowings

    7       2       327  

Total interest expense

    3,339       2,233       1,797  

Net interest income

    28,551       28,148       25,883  

Provision for loan losses

    (1,216 )     (649 )     (523 )

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

    29,767       28,797       26,406  
                         

Non-interest income:

                       

Fees and service charges

    3,100       3,330       3,354  

Loan servicing fees

    1,278       1,255       1,202  

Gain on sales of loans

    2,941       2,095       2,138  

Other

    1,136       1,034       960  

Total non-interest income

    8,455       7,714       7,654  
                         

Non-interest expense:

                       

Compensation and benefits

    15,659       14,728       15,007  

Occupancy and equipment

    4,442       4,304       4,068  

Data processing

    1,263       1,270       1,106  

Professional services

    1,573       1,137       1,285  

Other

    4,168       3,948       3,788  

Total non-interest expense

    27,105       25,387       25,254  

Income before income tax expense

    11,117       11,124       8,806  

Income tax expense

    3,324       2,888       4,402  

Net income

    7,793       8,236       4,404  

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

    1,142       (69 )     (137 )

Comprehensive income available to common shareholders

  $ 8,935       8,167       4,267  

Basic earnings per common share

  $ 1.69       1.89       1.04  

Diluted earnings per common share

  $ 1.68       1.71       0.90  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

 


 

                                   

Unearned

                 
                           

Accumulated

   

Employee

           

Total

 
           

Additional

           

Other

   

Stock

           

Stock-

 
   

Common

   

Paid-in

   

Retained

   

Comprehensive

   

Ownership

   

Treasury

   

holders’

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Stock

   

Capital

   

Earnings

   

Income (Loss)

   

Plan

   

Stock

   

Equity

 

Balance, December 31, 2016

  $ 91       50,566       86,886       (820 )     (2,223 )     (58,581 )     75,919  

Net income

                    4,404                               4,404  

Other comprehensive income

                            21                       21  

Reclassification of certain income tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive income

                    158       (158 )                     0  

Stock compensation expense

            41                                       41  

Restricted stock awards

            (278 )                             278       0  

Stock awards withheld for tax withholding

                                            (54 )     (54 )

Amortization of restricted stock awards

            147                                       147  

Earned employee stock ownership plan shares

            147                       193               340  

Balance, December 31, 2017

  $ 91       50,623       91,448       (957 )     (2,030 )     (58,357 )     80,818  

Net income

                    8,236                               8,236  

Other comprehensive loss

                            (69 )                     (69 )

Reclassification due to adjustments for equity securities as required by ASU 2016-01

                    70       (70 )                     0  

Stock warrants purchased

            (6,453 )                                     (6,453 )

Exercise of stock warrants

            (4,168 )                             4,168       0  

Exercise of stock options

            (145 )                             145       0  

Tax benefits of exercised stock options

            64                                       64  

Stock compensation expense

            17                                       17  

Restricted stock awards

            (188 )                             188       0  

Amortization of restricted stock awards

            134                                       134  

Earned employee stock ownership plan shares

            206                       194               400  

Balance, December 31, 2018

  $ 91       40,090       99,754       (1,096 )     (1,836 )     (53,856 )     83,147  

Net income

                    7,793                               7,793  

Other comprehensive income

                            1,142                       1,142  

Stock compensation expense

            1                                       1  

Restricted stock awards

            (143 )                             143       0  

Stock awards withheld for tax withholding

                                            (45 )     (45 )

Amortization of restricted stock awards

            187                                       187  

Earned employee stock ownership plan shares

            230                       193               423  

Balance, December 31, 2019

  $ 91       40,365       107,547       46       (1,643 )     (53,758 )     92,648  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

Years ended December 31 (Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                       

Net income

  $ 7,793       8,236       4,404  

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

                       

Provision for loan losses

    (1,216 )     (649 )     (523 )

Depreciation

    1,129       1,078       949  

Amortization of premiums (discounts), net

    3       16       (3 )

Amortization of deferred loan fees

    (91 )     (260 )     (240 )

Amortization of core deposit intangible

    99       99       99  

Amortization of purchased asset fair value adjustments

    (41 )     (70 )     (85 )

Amortization of mortgage servicing rights

    780       551       555  

Capitalized mortgage servicing rights

    (1,097 )     (682 )     (675 )

Deferred income tax expense

    496       1,084       2,105  

Reclassification of certain income tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive loss

    0       0       158  

Securities (gains) losses, net

    (46 )     36       0  

Loss (gain) on sale of premises

    24       11       (8 )

Gains on real estate owned, net

    0       (80 )     (72 )

Gain on sales of loans

    (2,941 )     (2,095 )     (2,138 )

Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale

    124,858       88,649       90,127  

Disbursements on loans held for sale

    (115,861 )     (76,489 )     (78,751 )

Amortization of restricted stock awards

    187       134       147  

Amortization of unearned ESOP shares

    193       194       193  

Earned ESOP shares priced above original cost

    230       206       147  

Stock compensation expense

    1       17       41  

Decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable

    105       (12 )     282  

Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable

    74       200       (91 )

Decrease (increase) in other assets

    693       (1,343 )     417  

Decrease in other liabilities

    (199 )     (1,024 )     (62 )

Other, net

    28       2       67  

Net cash provided by operating activities

    15,201       17,809       17,043  

Cash flows from investing activities:

                       

Principal collected on securities available for sale

    2,867       1,914       953  

Proceeds collected on maturity of securities available for sale

    25,400       310       20,100  

Purchases of securities available for sale

    (54,427 )     (4,888 )     (20,035 )

Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock

    (1,040 )     (322 )     (3,999 )

Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock

    1,053       272       3,952  

Proceeds from sales of real estate owned

    0       367       309  

Net increase in loans receivable

    (14,765 )     (11,483 )     (43,194 )

Proceeds from sale of premises

    195       0       8  

Purchases of premises and equipment

    (2,232 )     (2,497 )     (1,011 )

Net cash used by investing activities

    (42,949 )     (16,327 )     (42,917 )

Cash flows from financing activities:

                       

Increase (decrease) in deposits

    50,518       (12,249 )     42,794  

Warrants purchased

    0       (6,453 )     0  

Stock awards withheld for tax withholding

    (45 )     0       (54 )

Excess tax benefit from options exercised

    0       64       0  

Proceeds from borrowings

    26,001       6,801       99,200  

Repayment of borrowings

    (26,001 )     (6,801 )     (106,200 )

Increase in customer escrows

    965       301       137  

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

    51,438       (18,337 )     35,877  

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    23,690       (16,855 )     10,003  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

    20,709       37,564       27,561  

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

  $ 44,399       20,709       37,564  

Supplemental cash flow disclosures:

                       

Cash paid for interest

  $ 3,265       2,034       1,887  

Cash paid for income taxes

    2,911       4,264       1,879  

Supplemental noncash flow disclosures:

                       

Loans transferred to loans held for sale

    6,253       11,642       9,211  

Loans held for sale transferred to loans

    0       0       164  

Transfer of loans to real estate owned, net

    166       74       253  

Right to use assets and lease obligations

    4,505       0       0  


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

 

 

NOTE 1 Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

HMN Financial, Inc. (HMN or the Company) is a stock savings bank holding company that owns 100 percent of Home Federal Savings Bank (the Bank). The Bank has a community banking philosophy and operates retail banking and loan production facilities in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. The Bank has two wholly owned subsidiaries, Osterud Insurance Agency, Inc. (OIA), which does business as Home Federal Investment Services and offers financial planning products and services, and HFSB Property Holdings, LLC (HPH), which is currently inactive, but has acted in the past as an intermediary for the Bank in holding and operating certain foreclosed properties.

 

The consolidated financial statements included herein are for HMN, the Bank, OIA, and HPH. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

The Company evaluated subsequent events through the filing date of our annual 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 6, 2020.

 

Use of Estimates

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the balance sheet and revenues and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

An estimate that is particularly susceptible to change relates to the determination of the allowance for loan losses. Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is appropriate to cover probable losses inherent in the portfolio at the date of the balance sheet. While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions and other factors. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require changes to the allowance based on their judgment about information available to them at the time of their examination.

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. These calculations are based on many complex factors including estimates of the timing of reversals of temporary differences, the interpretation of federal and state income tax laws, and a determination of the differences between the tax and the financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ significantly from the estimates and interpretations used in determining the current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities.

 

Estimates related to litigation are inherently subjective and the ultimate resolution of any litigation may be different than current management estimates. See “Note 18 Commitments and Contingencies” for further information.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

Securities

Securities are accounted for according to their purpose and holding period. The Company classifies its debt securities in one of three categories:

 

Trading Securities

Securities held principally for resale in the near term are classified as trading securities and are recorded at their fair values. Unrealized gains and losses on trading securities are included in other income.

 

Securities Held to Maturity

Securities that the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are reported at cost and adjusted for premiums and discounts that are recognized in interest income using the interest method with discounts amortized over the period to maturity and premiums amortized to the earliest call date. Unrealized losses on securities held to maturity reflecting a decline in value judged to be other than temporary are charged to income and a new cost basis is established.

 

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Securities Available for Sale

Securities available for sale consist of securities not classified as trading securities or as securities held to maturity. They include securities that management intends to use as part of its asset/liability strategy or that may be sold in response to changes in interest rates, changes in prepayment risk, or similar factors. Unrealized gains and losses, net of income taxes, are reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity until realized. Gains and losses on the sale of securities available for sale are determined using the specific identification method and recognized on the trade date. Premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income using the interest method with discounts amortized over the period to maturity and premiums amortized to the earliest call date. Unrealized losses on securities available for sale reflecting a decline in value judged to be other than temporary are charged to income and a new cost basis is established.

 

Management monitors the investment security portfolio for impairment on an individual security basis and has a process in place to identify securities that could potentially have a credit impairment that is other than temporary. This process involves analyzing the length of time and extent to which the fair value has been less than the amortized cost basis, the market liquidity for the security, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, expected cash flows, and the Company's intent and ability to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to recover the temporary loss, including determining whether it is more-likely-than-not that the Company will be required to sell the security prior to recovery. To the extent it is determined that a security is deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired, an impairment loss is recognized.

 

Equity Securities

Equity securities are carried at their fair market value with any changes during the period recognized in other income on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

 

Loans Held for Sale

Mortgage loans originated which are intended for sale in the secondary market are carried at the lower of cost or estimated market value in the aggregate. Net fees and costs associated with originating loans held for sale are deferred and included in the basis of the loan in determining the gain or loss on the sale of the loans. Gains on the sale of loans are recognized on the settlement date. Net unrealized losses are recognized through a valuation allowance by charges to income.

 

Loans Receivable, net

Loans receivable, net, are carried at amortized cost. Loan origination fees received, net of certain loan origination costs, are deferred as an adjustment to the carrying value of the related loans, and are amortized into income using the interest method over the estimated life of the loans.

 

Premiums and discounts on purchased participation loans are amortized into interest income using the interest method over the period to contractual maturity, adjusted for estimated prepayments.

 

The allowance for loan losses is based on a periodic analysis of the loan portfolio and is maintained at an amount considered to be appropriate by management to provide for probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet dates. In this analysis, management considers factors including, but not limited to, specific occurrences of loan impairment, actual and anticipated changes in the size of the portfolios, national and regional economic conditions (such as unemployment data, loan delinquencies, local economic conditions, demand for single family homes, demand for commercial real estate and building lots), loan portfolio composition, historical loss experience, and observations made by the Company's ongoing internal audit and regulatory exam processes. In connection with the determination of the allowance for loan losses, management obtains independent appraisals for significant properties or other collateral securing classified loans. Appraisals on collateral dependent commercial real estate and commercial business loans are obtained when it is determined that the borrower’s risk profile has deteriorated and the loan is classified as impaired. Subsequent new third party appraisals of properties securing impaired commercial real estate and commercial business loans are prepared at least every two years. For all land development loan types, a new third party appraisal is prepared on an annual basis where current activity is not materially consistent with the assumptions made in the most recent third party appraisal. Non-performing residential and consumer home equity loans and home equity lines may have a third party appraisal or an internal evaluation completed depending on the size of the loan and location of the property. These appraisals, or internal valuations, are generally completed when a residential or consumer home equity loan or home equity line of credit becomes 120 days past due and are typically updated after possession of the property is obtained. Valuations are reviewed on a quarterly basis and adjustments are made to the allowance for loan losses for temporary impairments and charge-offs are taken when the impairment is determined to be permanent. The fair market value of the properties for all loan types are adjusted for estimated selling costs in order to determine the net realizable value of the properties. Loans are charged off to the extent they are deemed to be uncollectible. The appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses is dependent upon management’s estimates of variables affecting valuation, appraisals of collateral, evaluations of performance and status, and the amounts and timing of future cash flows expected to be received on impaired loans. Such estimates, appraisals, evaluations and cash flows may be subject to adjustments due to changing economic prospects of borrowers or properties. The fair market value of collateral dependent loans is typically based on the appraised value of the property less estimated selling costs. The estimates are reviewed periodically and adjustments, if any, are recorded in the provision for loan losses in the periods in which the adjustments become known. The allowance is allocated to individual loan categories based upon the relative risk characteristics of the loan portfolios and the actual loss experience. The Company increases its allowance for loan losses by charging the provision for loan losses against income and decreases its allowance by crediting the provision for loan losses. The methodology for establishing the allowance for loan losses takes into consideration probable losses that have been identified in connection with specific loans as well as losses in the loan portfolio that have not been specifically identified.

 

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Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis except when collectability is in doubt. When loans are placed on a non-accrual basis, generally when the loan is 90 days past due, previously accrued but unpaid interest is reversed from income. If the ultimate collectability of a loan is in doubt and the loan is placed in nonaccrual status, the cost recovery method is used and cash collected is applied to first reduce the principal outstanding. Generally, the Company returns a loan to accrual status when all delinquent interest and principal becomes current under the terms of the loan agreement, the borrower has consistently made the required payments for a period of six months, and the collectability of remaining principal and interest is no longer doubtful. Previously collected interest payments that were applied to principal when the loan was classified as non-accrual are recorded as interest income using the effective yield method over the estimated life of the loan, including expected renewal terms.

 

All impaired loans are valued at the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's initial effective interest rate. The fair value of the collateral of an impaired collateral-dependent loan or an observable market price, if one exists, may be used as an alternative to discounting. If the value of the impaired loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan, the impaired amount is charged off. A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Impaired loans include all loans which are on non-accrual, delinquent as to principal and interest for 90 days or more, or restructured in a troubled debt restructuring (TDR) involving a modification of terms. All non-accruing loans are reviewed for impairment on an individual basis.

 

Included in loans receivable, net, are certain loans that have been modified in order to maximize collection of the loan balances. The Company evaluates all loan modifications and if the Company, for legal or economic reasons related to the borrower's financial difficulties, grants a concession compared to the original terms and conditions of the loan that the Company would not otherwise consider, the modified loan is considered a TDR and is classified as an impaired loan. If the TDR loan was performing (accruing) prior to the modification, it typically will remain accruing after the modification as long as it continues to perform according to the modified terms. If the TDR loan was non-performing (non-accruing) prior to the modification, it will remain non-accruing after the modification for a minimum of six months. If the loan performs according to the modified terms for a minimum of six months, it typically will be returned to accruing status. In general, there are two conditions in which a TDR loan is no longer considered to be a TDR and potentially not classified as impaired. The first condition is when the loan is refinanced with terms that reflect normal market terms for the type of credit involved and performs according to the modified terms for a period of at least one year. The second condition is when the loan is repaid or charged off.

 

Transfers of Financial Assets and Participating Interests

Transfers of an entire financial asset or a participating interest in an entire financial asset are accounted for as sales when control over the assets has been surrendered. Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when (1) the assets have been isolated from the Company, (2) the transferee obtains the right (free of conditions that constrain it from taking advantage of that right) to pledge or exchange the transferred assets, and (3) the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them before their maturity.

 

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The transfer of a participating interest in an entire financial asset must also meet the definition of a participating interest. A participating interest in a financial asset has all of the following characteristics: (1) from the date of transfer, it must represent a proportionate (pro rata) ownership interest in the financial asset, (2) from the date of transfer, all cash flows received, except any cash flows allocated as any compensation for servicing or other services performed, must be divided proportionately among participating interest holders in the amount equal to their share of ownership, (3) the rights of each participating interest holder must have the same priority, and (4) no party has the right to pledge or exchange the entire financial asset unless all participating interest holders agree to do so.

 

Real Estate, net

Real estate acquired through loan foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure is initially recorded at its fair value less estimated selling costs. Third party appraisals are obtained as soon as practical after obtaining possession of the property. Valuations are reviewed quarterly by management and an allowance for losses is established if the carrying value of a property exceeds its fair value less estimated selling costs.

 

Mortgage Servicing Rights, net

Mortgage servicing rights are capitalized at their fair value and amortized in proportion to, and over the period of, estimated net servicing income. The Company evaluates its capitalized mortgage servicing rights for impairment each quarter. Loan type and note rate are the predominant risk characteristics of the underlying loans used to stratify capitalized mortgage servicing rights for purposes of measuring impairment. Any impairment is recognized through a valuation allowance.

 

Premises and Equipment, net

Land is carried at cost. Office buildings, improvements, furniture and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of 5 to 40 years for office buildings and improvements and 3 to 10 years for furniture and equipment.

 

Goodwill

The Company records goodwill for acquisition amounts paid in excess of the net assets purchased. Goodwill is not amortized, but is tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if there are indications of impairment.

 

Core Deposit Intangible, net

The Company records the estimated fair value of the deposit base acquired in an acquisition as a core deposit intangible asset. The recorded amount is amortized on a straight line basis over the estimated life of the deposits acquired.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of

The Company reviews long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.

 

Stock Based Compensation

The Company recognizes the grant-date fair value of stock option and restricted stock awards issued as compensation expense, amortized over the vesting period.

 

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

The Company has an ESOP that borrowed funds from the Company and purchased shares of HMN common stock. The Company makes quarterly principal and interest payments on the ESOP loan. As the debt is repaid, ESOP shares that were pledged as collateral for the debt are released from collateral based on the proportion of debt service paid in the year and then allocated to eligible employees. The Company accounts for its ESOP in accordance with ASC 718, Employers' Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans. Accordingly, the shares pledged as collateral are reported as unearned ESOP shares in stockholders' equity. As shares are determined to be ratably released from collateral, the Company reports compensation expense equal to the current market price of the shares, and the shares become outstanding for earnings per share computations.

 

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Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is required to be recognized if it is “more likely than not” that the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The determination of the realizability of the deferred tax asset is subjective and dependent upon judgment concerning management’s evaluation of both positive and negative evidence regarding the ultimate realizability of deferred tax assets. The Company is no longer subject to federal or state income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2016.

 

Earnings per Common Share

Basic earnings per common share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing the income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per common share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that shared in the earnings of the entity.

 

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity during a period from transactions and other events from non-owner sources. Comprehensive income is the total of net income and other comprehensive income (loss), which for the Company is comprised of unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale.

 

Segment Information

The amount of each segment item reported is the measure reported to the chief operating decision maker for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to the segment and assessing its performance. Adjustments and eliminations made in preparing an enterprise’s general-purpose financial statements and allocations of revenues, expenses, and gains or losses are included in determining reported segment profit or loss if they are included in the measure of the segment’s profit or loss that is used by the chief operating decision maker. Similarly, only those assets that are included in the measure of the segment’s assets that are used by the chief operating decision maker are reported for that segment.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The amendments in this ASU affect all entities that measure credit losses on financial instruments including loans, debt securities, trade receivables, net investments in leases, off-balance sheet credit exposures, reinsurance receivables, and any other financial asset that has a contractual right to receive cash that is not specifically excluded. The main objective of this ASU is to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. To achieve this objective, the amendments in this ASU replace the incurred loss impairment methodology required in current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses that requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to estimate credit losses. The amendments in this ASU will affect entities to varying degrees depending on the credit quality of the assets held by the entity, the duration of the assets held, and how the entity applies the current incurred loss methodology. The amendments in this ASU, for public business entities that are filers with the SEC, were originally effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those annual periods. On November 26, 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-11, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses which delayed the implementation date of ASU 2016-13 for small SEC reporting companies, such as HMN, from the first quarter of 2020 to the first quarter of 2023. All entities may adopt the amendments in the ASU early as of the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Amendments should be applied using a modified retrospective transition method by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to equity as of the beginning of the period in which the guidance is adopted. The Company has not early adopted this ASU. Management has accumulated the charge off information necessary to calculate the appropriate life of loan loss percentages for the various loan categories, has identified several key metrics to help identify and project anticipated changes in the credit quality of our loan portfolio upon enactment, and is in the process of evaluating the determination of potential qualitative reserve amounts and the impact that the adoption of this ASU will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements when it is adopted in the first quarter of 2023.

 

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In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The amendments in this ASU apply to all entities that are required, under existing GAAP, to make disclosures about recurring or nonrecurring fair value measurements and modify the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, including the consideration of costs and benefits. The ASU removed, modified, and added various disclosure requirements in Topic 820. The amendments also eliminate at a minimum from the phrase an entity shall disclose at a minimum to promote the appropriate exercise of discretion by entities when considering fair value measurement disclosures and to clarify that materiality is an appropriate consideration of entities and their auditor when evaluating disclosure requirements. The amendments in the ASU are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. An entity is permitted to early adopt the implementation of any removed or modified disclosures upon issuance of the ASU and delay adoption of the additional disclosures until their effective date. The Company has not opted to early adopt any portion of this ASU and the adoption in the first quarter of 2020 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company uses derivative financial instruments in order to manage the interest rate risk on residential loans held for sale and its commitments to extend credit for residential loans. The Company may also from time to time use interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risk. Derivative financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and forward mortgage loan sales commitments.

 

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in the consolidated financial statements for the prior year have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

 

 

NOTE 2 Revenue Recognition

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and all subsequent amendments to the ASU (collectively, “ASC 606”), which (1) creates a single framework for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers that fall within its scope and (2) revises when it is appropriate to recognize a gain (loss) from the transfer of nonfinancial assets, such as securities and premises and equipment. The majority of the Company’s revenues come from interest income on loans and securities that are outside the scope of ASC 606. The Company’s services that fall within the scope of ASC 606 are presented on the income statement within non-interest income and are recognized as revenue as the Company satisfies its performance obligation to the customer. Services within the scope of ASC 606 include fees and service charges on deposit accounts, ATM and debit card interchange income, safe deposit box rental fees, check printing charges and income earned on the sale of uninsured investment products.

 

The Company, using a modified retrospective transition approach, determined that there was no cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings as a result of adopting the new standard, nor did the standard have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements relating to the timing or amounts of revenue recognized.

 

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All of the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers within the scope of ASC 606 is recognized within non-interest income. The following table presents the Company’s sources of non-interest income for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. Sources of revenue outside the scope of ASC 606 are noted as such.

 


   

Year ended
December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 

Non-interest income:

               

Fees and service charges on deposit accounts

  $ 1,257       1,308  

Other fees and service charges

    433       585  

Debit card interchange fees

    1,410       1,437  

Gain on sale of loans (1)

    2,941       2,095  

Loan servicing fees (1)

    1,278       1,255  

Uninsured investment product sales

    909       870  

Other

    227       164  

Total non-interest income

    8,455       7,714  

 


(1) Not within the scope of ASC 606.

 

A description of the Company’s revenue categories that are accounted for under ASC 606 is as follows:

 

Fees and Service Charges on Deposit Accounts

The Company earns fees from deposit customers for transaction-based, account maintenance, and overdraft services. Transaction-based fees, which include services such as ATM use fees, wire transfer fees, check cashing fees, stop payment charges, statement rendering, ACH fees, and other deposit related fees, are recognized at the time the transaction is executed or when the Company fulfills the customer’s request. Account maintenance fees, which relate primarily to monthly maintenance, are earned over the course of a month, representing the period over which the Company satisfies the performance obligation. Overdraft fees are recognized at the point in time that the overdraft occurs. Service charges on deposits are withdrawn from the customer’s account balance.

 

Other Fees and Service Charges
Other fees and service charges consist of revenues that are both within the scope of and outside the scope of ASC 606. Other fees and service charges within the scope of ASC 606 consist of fees for the rental of safe deposit boxes and check printing charges. Revenues for these fees are recognized at the point the service is provided or the fee is incurred by the customer. Other fees and service charges outside the scope of ASC 606 consist of loan commitment fees and late charges on loans.

 

Debit Card Interchange Fees

The Company earns interchange fees from debit card holder transactions conducted through various payment networks. Interchange fees from cardholder transactions are recognized daily, concurrently with the transaction processing services provided by an outsourced technology solution and are presented on a net basis.

 

Uninsured Investment Product Sales

Commission revenues on the sale of uninsured investment products may be recognized up front on the sale date of the investment or monthly over a period of years depending on the product being sold. The commissions on investment sales are recognized when the product sale is completed or monthly for trailer fees in accordance with the customer agreement. Any subsequent commission adjustments are recognized upon our receipt of notification from the investment companies concerning matters necessitating such adjustments. Profit-sharing contingent commissions are recognized when determinable, which is generally when such commissions are received from the investment companies.

 

Other

Other consists of revenues that are both within the scope of and outside the scope of ASC 606. Other income within the scope of ASC 606 consists of gains and losses on asset sales. Other income outside the scope of ASC 606 consists of gains and losses on equity securities and rental income on buildings.

 

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NOTE 3 Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components of other comprehensive income (loss) and the related tax effects were as follows:

 


   

For the years ended December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

 

 

Before

   

Tax

   

Net

   

Before

   

Tax

   

Net

   

Before

   

Tax

   

Net

 
(Dollars in thousands)  

Tax

   

Effect

   

of Tax

   

Tax

   

Effect

   

of Tax

   

Tax

   

Effect

   

of Tax

 
Securities available for sale:                                                                        

Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period

  $ 1,585       443       1,142       (94 )     (25 )     (69 )     33       12       21  

Reclassification of certain income tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive income(1)

    0       0       0       0       0       0       0       (158 )     158  

Other comprehensive income (loss)

  $ 1,585       443       1,142       (94 )     (25 )     (69 )     33       170       (137 )

 


(1)The reclassification in 2017 relates to the change in the tax rate that occurred because of the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in the fourth quarter of 2017.

 

 

NOTE 4 Securities Available for Sale

A summary of securities available for sale at December 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:

 


 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amortized

Cost

   

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

   

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

   

Fair Value

 

December 31, 2019

                               

Mortgage-backed securities:

                               

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

  $ 46,604       47       (65 )     46,586  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC)

    8,004       88       0       8,092  

Collateralized mortgage obligations:

                               

FNMA

    169       4       0       173  
      54,777       139       (65 )     54,851  

Other marketable securities:

                               

U.S. Government agency obligations

    49,974       39       (21 )     49,992  

Municipal obligations

    1,969       7       0       1,976  

Corporate obligations

    108       0       0       108  

Corporate preferred stock

    700       0       (35 )     665  
      52,751       46       (56 )     52,741  
    $ 107,528       185       (121 )     107,592  
                                 

December 31, 2018

                               

Mortgage-backed securities:

                               

FNMA

  $ 3,886       0       (117 )     3,769  

FHLMC

    4,074       0       (10 )     4,064  

Collateralized mortgage obligations:

                               

FNMA

    199       0       (9 )     190  
      8,159       0       (136 )     8,023  

Other marketable securities:

                               

U.S. Government agency obligations

    69,971       0       (1,236 )     68,735  

Municipal obligations

    2,378       1       (10 )     2,369  

Corporate obligations

    173       0       (1 )     172  

Corporate preferred stock

    700       0       (140 )     560  
      73,222       1       (1,387 )     71,836  
    $ 81,381       1       (1,523 )     79,859  

 


 

The Company did not sell any available for sale securities and did not recognize any gains or losses on securities available for sale in 2019, 2018 or 2017.

 

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The following table presents the amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities available for sale at December 31, 2019, based upon contractual maturity adjusted for scheduled repayments of principal and projected prepayments of principal based upon current economic conditions and interest rates. Actual maturities may differ from the maturities in the following table because obligors may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties:

 


(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amortized

Cost

   

Fair

Value

 

Due one year or less

  $ 46,931       46,962  

Due after one year through five years

    44,262       44,308  

Due after five years through ten years

    14,991       15,011  

Due after ten years

    1,344       1,311  

Total

  $ 107,528       107,592  

 


 

The allocation of mortgage-backed securities in the table above is based upon the anticipated future cash flow of the securities using estimated mortgage prepayment speeds. 

 

The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair values for the securities available for sale portfolio aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 


   

Less Than Twelve Months

   

Twelve Months or More

   

Total

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

# of

Investments

   

Fair

Value

   

Unrealized

Losses

   

# of

Investments

   

Fair

Value

   

Unrealized

Losses

   

Fair

Value

   

Unrealized

Losses

 

December 31, 2019

                                                               

Mortgage backed securities:

                                                               

FNMA

    4     $ 12,143       (65 )     0     $ 0       0     $ 12,143       (65 )

Other marketable securities:

                                                               

U.S. Government agency obligations

    0       0       0       4       19,972       (21 )     19,972       (21 )

Corporate preferred stock

    0       0       0       1       665       (35 )     665       (35 )

Total temporarily impaired securities

    4     $ 12,143       (65 )     5     $ 20,637       (56 )   $ 32,780       (121 )
                                                                 

December 31, 2018

                                                               

Mortgage backed securities:

                                                               

FNMA

    0     $ 0       0       2     $ 3,769       (117 )   $ 3,769       (117 )

FHLMC

    1       4,060       (10 )     0       0       0       4,060       (10 )

Collateralized mortgage obligations:

                                                               

FNMA

    0       0       0       1       190       (9 )     190       (9 )

Other marketable securities:

                                                               

U.S. Government agency obligations

    0       0       0       14       68,735       (1,236 )     68,735       (1,236 )

Municipal obligations

    3       498       (2 )     8       1,467       (8 )     1,965       (10 )

Corporate obligations

    0       0       0       1       172       (1 )     172       (1 )

Corporate preferred stock

    0       0       0       1       560       (140 )     560       (140 )

Total temporarily impaired securities

    4     $ 4,558       (12 )     27     $ 74,893       (1,511 )   $ 79,451       (1,523 )

 


 

We review our investment portfolio on a quarterly basis for indications of impairment. This review includes analyzing the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been lower than the cost, the market liquidity for the investment, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, including any specific events which may influence the operations of the issuer, and our intent and ability to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to recover the temporary loss. The unrealized losses on impaired securities other than the corporate preferred stock are the result of changes in interest rates. The unrealized losses reported for the corporate preferred stock at December 31, 2019 relates to a single trust preferred security that was issued by the holding company of a small community bank. As of December 31, 2019 all payments were current on the trust preferred security and the issuer’s subsidiary bank was considered to be “well capitalized” based on its most recent regulatory filing. Based on a review of the issuer, it was determined that the trust preferred security was not other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2019. The Company does not intend to sell the preferred stock and has the intent and ability to hold it for a period of time sufficient to recover the temporary loss. Management believes that the Company will receive all principal and interest payments contractually due on the security and that the decrease in the market value is primarily due to a lack of liquidity in the market for trust preferred securities. Management will continue to monitor the credit risk of the issuer and may be required to recognize other-than-temporary impairment charges on this security in future periods.

 

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NOTE 5 Loans Receivable, Net

A summary of loans receivable at December 31, 2019 and 2018, is as follows:

 


(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 

Residential real estate loans:

               

Single family conventional

  $ 119,805       110,580  

Single family government guaranteed

    259       118  
      120,064       110,698  

Commercial real estate:

               

Lodging

    58,643       45,259  

Retail/office

    71,730       69,539  

Nursing home/health care

    7,767       3,712  

Land developments

    13,167       18,865  

Golf courses

    1,597       397  

Restaurant/bar/café

    6,752       8,196  

Warehouse

    32,064       34,634  

Construction:

               

Single family

    23,256       20,442  

Multi-family

    1,858       4,931  

Commercial real estate

    6,008       3,571  

Manufacturing

    20,027       22,029  

Churches/community service

    10,156       11,103  

Multi-family

    48,663       50,150  

Other

    48,507       43,302  
      350,195       336,130  

Consumer:

               

Autos

    2,608       2,483  

Home equity line

    28,004       32,273  

Home equity

    16,422       16,733  

Recreational vehicles

    17,266       16,226  

Land/lots

    3,358       2,145  

Other - secured

    1,195       1,423  

Other – unsecured

    1,096       1,249  
      69,949       72,532  

Commercial business

    64,227       75,496  

Total loans

    604,435       594,856  

Less:

               

Unamortized discounts

    15       17  

Net deferred loan costs

    (536 )     (535 )

Allowance for loan losses

    8,564       8,686  

Total loans receivable, net

  $ 596,392       586,688  

Commitments to originate or purchase loans

  $ 38,157       13,183  

Commitments to deliver loans to secondary market

  $ 10,098       7,289  

Weighted average contractual rate of loans in portfolio

    4.75

%

    4.83

%

 

Included in total commitments to originate or purchase loans are fixed rate loans aggregating $19.0 million and $11.0 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The interest rates on these loan commitments ranged from 3.00% to 5.65% at December 31, 2019 and from 4.125% to 6.375% at December 31, 2018.

 

The aggregate amount of loans to executive officers and directors of the Company was $0.1 million at December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017. The entire balance for all three years represents a Home Equity Line of Credit for one executive officer and there has been no activity on the line of credit during 2019, 2018 or 2017. All loans to executive officers and directors are made in the ordinary course of business on normal credit terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unrelated parties.

 

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At December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, the Company was servicing loans for others with aggregate unpaid principal balances of $505.7 million, $480.6 million and $471.4 million, respectively.

 

The Company originates residential, commercial real estate and other loans primarily in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had in its portfolio single family residential loans located in the following states:

 


   

2019

   

2018

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

   

Percent of Total

   

Amount

   

Percent of Total

 

Iowa

  $ 1,937       1.6

%

  $ 2,778       2.5

%

Minnesota

    107,607       89.6       98,505       89.0  

Wisconsin

    8,483       7.1       8,105       7.3  

Other states (1)

    2,037       1.7       1,310       1.2  

Total

  $ 120,064       100.0

%

  $ 110,698       100.0

%

 


(1)Amounts under two million dollars in both years are included in “Other states”.

 

At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had in its portfolio commercial real estate loans located in the following states:

 


   

2019

   

2018

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

   

Percent of Total

   

Amount

   

Percent of Total

 

Florida

  $ 6,520       1.9

%

  $ 4,795       1.4

%

Idaho

    2,980       0.9       3,171       0.9  

Illinois

    2,513       0.7       851       0.2  

Indiana

    2,691       0.8       3,031       0.9  

Iowa

    6,794       1.9       7,563       2.3  

Minnesota

    244,572       69.8       238,397       70.9  

North Carolina

    4,624       1.3       5,442       1.6  

Ohio

    2,140       0.6       1,566       0.5  

Wisconsin

    73,122       20.9       67,196       20.0  

Other states(1)

    4,239       1.2       4,118       1.3  

Total

  $ 350,195       100.0

%

  $ 336,130       100.0

%

 


(1)Amounts under two million dollars in both years are included in “Other states”.

 

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NOTE 6 Allowance for Loan Losses and Credit Quality Information

The allowance for loan losses is summarized as follows:

 


 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Single

Family

   

Commercial

Real Estate

   

Consumer

   

Commercial

Business

   

Total

 

Balance, December 31, 2016

  $ 1,186       4,953       1,613       2,151       9,903  
                                         

Provision for losses

  $ (280 )     (75 )     263       (431 )     (523 )

Charge-offs

    (6 )     (50 )     (288 )     (311 )     (655 )

Recoveries

    0       245       42       299       586  

Balance, December 31, 2017

  $ 900       5,073       1,630       1,708       9,311  
                                         

Provision for losses

  $ (44 )     (421 )     202       (386 )     (649 )

Charge-offs

    (24 )     0       (226 )     (270 )     (520 )

Recoveries

    1       217       16       310       544  

Balance, December 31, 2018

  $ 833       4,869       1,622       1,362       8,686  
                                         

Provision for losses

  $ 25       (1,509 )     (29 )     297       (1,216 )

Charge-offs

    (1 )     0       (107 )     (880 )     (988 )

Recoveries

    0       1,700       21       361       2,082  

Balance, December 31, 2019

  $ 857       5,060       1,507       1,140       8,564  
                                         

Allocated to:

                                       

Specific reserves

  $ 98       451       172       73       794  

General reserves

    735       4,418       1,450       1,289       7,892  

Balance, December 31, 2018

  $ 833       4,869       1,622       1,362       8,686  
                                         

Allocated to:

                                       

Specific reserves

  $ 62       451       119       93       725  

General reserves

    795       4,609       1,388       1,047       7,839  

Balance, December 31, 2019

  $ 857       5,060       1,507       1,140       8,564  
                                         

Loans receivable at December 31, 2018:

                                       

Individually reviewed for impairment

  $ 1,226       1,311       856       303       3,696  

Collectively reviewed for impairment

    109,472       334,819       71,676       75,193       591,160  

Ending balance

  $ 110,698       336,130       72,532       75,496       594,856  
                                         

Loans receivable at December 31, 2019:

                                       

Individually reviewed for impairment

  $ 974       1,166       976       735       3,851  

Collectively reviewed for impairment

    119,090       349,029       68,973       63,492       600,584  

Ending balance

  $ 120,064       350,195       69,949       64,227       604,435  

 


 

The following table summarizes the amount of classified and unclassified loans at December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 


   

December 31, 2019

 
   

Classified

   

Unclassified

         

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Special

Mention

   

Substandard

   

Doubtful

   

 

Loss

   

Total

   

Total

   

Total Loans

 

Single family

  $ 1,118       1,765       35       0       2,918       117,146       120,064  

Commercial real estate:

                                                       

Real estate rental and leasing

    3,489       9,114       0       0       12,603       179,899       192,502  

Other

    4,451       5,253       0       0       9,704       147,989       157,693  

Consumer

    0       842       69       65       976       68,973       69,949  

Commercial business

    5,710       2,516       0       0       8,226       56,001       64,227  
    $ 14,768       19,490       104       65       34,427       570,008       604,435  

 


 

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December 31, 2018

 
   

Classified

   

Unclassified

         

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Special

Mention

   

Substandard

   

Doubtful

   

Loss

   

Total

   

Total

   

Total Loans

 

Single family

  $ 150       1,771       40       0       1,961       108,737       110,698  

Commercial real estate:

                                                       

Real estate rental and leasing

    5,564       4,805       0       0       10,369       185,195       195,564  

Other

    4,879       5,118       0       0       9,997       130,569       140,566  

Consumer

    0       709       41       106       856       71,676       72,532  

Commercial business

    6,647       2,761       0       0       9,408       66,088       75,496  
    $ 17,240       15,164       81       106       32,591       562,265       594,856  

 


 

Classified loans represent special mention, substandard (performing and non-performing), and non-performing loans categorized as doubtful and loss. Loans classified as special mention are loans that have potential weaknesses that, if left uncorrected, may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in the Bank’s credit position at some future date. Loans classified as substandard are loans that are generally inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor, or by the collateral pledged, if any. Loans classified as substandard have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. Substandard loans are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Loans classified as doubtful have the weaknesses of those classified as substandard, with additional characteristics that make collection in full on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values questionable, and there is a high possibility of loss. A loan classified as loss is essentially uncollateralized and/or considered uncollectible and of such little value that continuance as an asset on the balance sheet may not be warranted. Loans classified as substandard or doubtful require the Bank to perform an analysis of the individual loan and charge off any loans, or portion thereof, that are deemed uncollectible.

 

The aging of past due loans at December 31, 2019 and 2018 is summarized as follows:

 


(Dollars in thousands)

 

30-59 Days

Past Due

   

60-89 Days

Past Due

   

90 Days

or More

Past Due

   

Total

Past Due

   

Current

Loans

   

Total Loans

   

Loans 90

Days or

More Past

Due and Still

Accruing

 

2019

                                                       

Single family

  $ 786       77       59       922       119,142       120,064       0  

Commercial real estate:

                                                       

Real estate rental and leasing

    0       0       0       0       192,502       192,502       0  

Other

    0       0       0       0       157,693       157,693       0  

Consumer

    527       31       206       764       69,185       69,949       0  

Commercial business

    147       13       550       710       63,517       64,227       0  
    $ 1,460       121       815       2,396       602,039       604,435       0  
2018                                                        

Single family

  $ 680       325       77       1,082       109,616       110,698       0  

Commercial real estate:

                                                       

Real estate rental and leasing

    0       0       0       0       195,564       195,564       0  

Other

    0       0       0       0       140,566       140,566       0  

Consumer

    391       100       279       770       71,762       72,532       0  

Commercial business

    21       0       0       21       75,475       75,496          
    $ 1,092       425       356       1,873       592,983       594,856       0  

 


 

Impaired loans include loans that are non-performing (non-accruing) and loans that have been modified in a TDR.

 

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The following table summarizes impaired loans and related allowances for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 


   

December 31, 2019

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Recorded

Investment

   

Unpaid

Principal

Balance

   

Related

Allowance

   

Average

Recorded

Investment

   

Interest

Income

Recognized

 

Loans with no related allowance recorded:

                                       

Single family

  $ 544       563       0       508       33  

Commercial real estate:

                                       

Other

    0       0       0       10       0  

Consumer

    781       781       0       580       26  
                                         

Loans with an allowance recorded:

                                       

Single family

    430       430       62       633       3  

Commercial real estate:

                                       

Real estate rental and leasing

    184       184       16       193       0  

Other

    982       982       435       1,048       71  

Consumer

    195       195       119       231       14  

Commercial business

    735       1,287       93       476       24  
                                         

Total:

                                       

Single family

    974       993       62       1,141       36  

Commercial real estate:

                                       

Real estate rental and leasing

    184       184       16       193       0  

Other

    982       982       435       1,058       71  

Consumer

    976       976       119       811       40  

Commercial business

    735       1,287       93       476       24  
    $ 3,851       4,422       725       3,679       171  

 


 

   

December 31, 2018

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Recorded

Investment

   

Unpaid

Principal

Balance

   

Related

Allowance

   

Average

Recorded

Investment

   

Interest

Income

Recognized

 

Loans with no related allowance recorded:

                                       

Single family

  $ 458       477       0       465       21  

Commercial real estate:

                                       

Real estate rental and leasing

    0       0       0       27       0  

Other

    25       1,682       0       81       106  

Consumer

    515       515       0       510       14  
                                         

Loans with an allowance recorded:

                                       

Single family

    768       768       98       859       5  

Commercial real estate:

                                       

Real estate rental and leasing

    201       201       21       82       7  

Other

    1,085       1,085       430       1,673       0  

Consumer

    341       341       172       395       9  

Commercial business

    303       854       73       385       13  
                                         

Total:

                                       

Single family

    1,226       1,245       98       1,324       26  

Commercial real estate:

                                       

Real estate rental and leasing

    201       201       21       109       7  

Other

    1,110       2,767       430       1,754       106  

Consumer

    856       856       172       905       23  

Commercial business

    303       854       73       385       13  
    $ 3,696       5,923       794       4,477       175  

 


 

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At December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, non-accruing loans totaled $2.1 million, $2.7 million and $3.2 million, respectively, for which the related allowance for loan losses was $0.2 million, $0.7 million and $0.9 million, respectively. Non-accruing loans for which no specific allowance has been recorded because management determined that the value of the collateral was sufficient to repay the loan totaled $0.8 million, $0.4 million and $0.4 million at December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Had the non-accruing loans performed in accordance with their original terms, the Company would have recorded gross interest income on the loans of $0.2 million, $0.3 million and $0.3 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. For each of the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized interest income on these loans of $0.1 million. All of the interest income that was recognized for non-accruing loans was recognized using the cash basis method of income recognition. Non-accrual loans also include some of the loans that have had terms modified in a TDR.

 

The following table summarizes non-accrual loans at December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 

Single family

  $ 617       730  

Commercial real estate:

               

Real estate rental and leasing

    184       201  

Other

    0       1,110  

Consumer

    659       489  

Commercial business

    621       148  
    $ 2,081       2,678  

 


 

Included in loans receivable, net, are certain loans that have been modified in order to maximize collection of loan balances. If the Company, for legal or economic reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulties, grants a concession compared to the original terms and conditions of the loan, the modified loan is considered a TDR.

 

At December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, there were loans included in loans receivable, net, with terms that had been modified in a TDR totaling $2.5 million, $2.5 million and $3.0 million, respectively. Had these loans been performing in accordance with their original terms throughout 2019, 2018 and 2017, the Company would have recorded gross interest income of $0.2 million, $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively. During 2019, 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized interest income of $0.1 million, $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, on these loans. For the loans that were modified in 2019, $0.1 million were classified and performing and $0.5 million were non-performing at December 31, 2019.

 

The following table summarizes TDRs at December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 

Single family

  $ 623       636  

Commercial real estate:

               

Other

    983       1,110  

Consumer

    745       522  

Commercial business

    114       208  
    $ 2,465       2,476  

 


 

As of December 31, 2019, the Bank had commitments to lend an additional $0.8 million to a borrower who has a TDR and non-accrual loans. These additional funds are for the construction of single family homes with a maximum loan-to-value ratio of 75%. These loans are secured by the home under construction. There were commitments to lend additional funds of $0.9 million to this same borrower at December 31, 2018.

 

TDR concessions can include reduction of interest rates, extension of maturity dates, forgiveness of principal and/or interest due, or acceptance of real estate or other assets in full or partial satisfaction of the debt. Loan modifications are not reported as TDRs after 12 months if the loan was modified at a market rate of interest for comparable risk loans, and the loan is performing in accordance with the terms of the restructured agreement. All loans classified as TDRs are considered to be impaired.

 

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When a loan is modified as a TDR, there may be a direct, material impact on the loans within the Consolidated Balance Sheets, as principal balances may be partially forgiven. The financial effects of TDRs are presented in the following table and represent the difference between the outstanding recorded balance pre-modification and post-modification, for the periods ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 


   

Year ended December 31, 2019

   

Year ended December 31, 2018

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Number of

Contracts

   

Pre-

modification

Outstanding

Recorded

Investment

   

Post-

modification

Outstanding

Recorded

Investment

   

Number of

Contracts

   

Pre-

modification

Outstanding

Recorded

Investment

   

Post-

modification

Outstanding

Recorded

Investment

 

Troubled debt restructurings:

                                               

Single family

    4     $ 215       220       2     $ 217       220  

Commercial real estate:

                                               

Real estate rental and leasing

    0       0       0       1       54       54  

Other

    0       0       0       2       1,518       1,518  

Consumer

    10       371       371       10       373       373  

Commercial business

    0       0       0       1       70       70  

Total

    14     $ 586       591       16     $ 2,232       2,235  

 


 

There were no loans that were restructured during the year ended December 31, 2019 that subsequently defaulted during the year. There was one consumer loan with a balance of $17,000 that was restructured during the year ended December 31, 2018 that subsequently defaulted during 2018.

 

The Company considers a loan to have defaulted when it becomes 90 or more days past due under the modified terms, when it is placed in non-accrual status, when it becomes other real estate owned, or when it becomes non-compliant with some other material requirement of the modification agreement.

 

Loans that were non-accrual prior to modification remain non-accrual for at least six months following modification. Non-accrual TDR loans that have performed according to the modified terms for six months may be returned to accruing status. Loans that were accruing prior to modification may remain on accrual status after the modification as long as the loan continues to perform under the new terms.

 

TDRs are reviewed for impairment following the same methodology as other impaired loans. For loans that are collateral dependent, the value of the collateral is reviewed and additional reserves may be added as needed. Loans that are not collateral dependent may have additional reserves established if deemed necessary. The allocated reserves for TDRs was $0.6 million, or 7.2%, of the total $8.6 million in allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2019, and $0.6 million, or 7.2%, of the total $8.7 million in allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2018.

 

 

NOTE 7 Accrued Interest Receivable

Accrued interest receivable at December 31 is summarized as follows:

 


(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 

Securities available for sale

  $ 378       381  

Loans receivable

    1,873       1,975  
    $ 2,251       2,356  

 


 

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NOTE 8 Intangible Assets

The Company’s intangible assets consist of core deposit intangibles, goodwill, and mortgage servicing rights. A summary of mortgage servicing rights activity for 2019 and 2018 is as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 

Mortgage servicing rights, net:

               

Balance, beginning of year

  $ 1,855       1,724  

Originations

    1,097       682  

Amortization

    (780 )     (551 )

Balance, end of year

    2,172       1,855  

Fair value of mortgage servicing rights

  $ 3,390       3,901  

 


 

All of the single family loans sold where the Company continues to service the loans are serviced for FNMA under the individual loan sale program. The following is a summary of the risk characteristics of the loans being serviced for FNMA at December 31, 2019:

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Loan

Principal

Balance

   

Weighted

Average

Interest Rate

   

Weighted

Average

Remaining Term

(months)

   

Number of

Loans

 

Original term:

                               

30 year fixed rate

  $ 333,300       4.10

%

    309       2,445  

15 year fixed rate

    93,869       3.21       131       940  

Adjustable rate

    45       4.63       257       2  

 

The gross carrying amount of intangible assets and the associated accumulated amortization at December 31, 2019 and 2018 are presented in the following table. Amortization expense for intangible assets was $0.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, and $0.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.

 


   

Gross

           

Unamortized

 
   

Carrying

   

Accumulated

   

Intangible

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

   

Amortization

   

Assets

 

December 31, 2019

                       

Mortgage servicing rights

  $ 4,968       (2,796 )     2,172  

Core deposit intangibles

    574       (418 )     156  

Goodwill

    802       0       802  

Total

  $ 6,344       (3,214 )     3,130  
                         

December 31, 2018

                       

Mortgage servicing rights

  $ 4,526       (2,671 )     1,855  

Core deposit intangibles

    574       (319 )     255  

Goodwill

    802       0       802  

Total

  $ 5,902       (2,990 )     2,912  

 


 

The following table indicates the estimated future amortization expense for amortizing intangible assets:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Mortgage

Servicing

Rights

   

Core

Deposit

Intangible

   

Total

Amortizing
Intangible

Assets

 

Year ended December 31,

                       

2020

  $ 505       99       604  

2021

    455       47       502  

2022

    402       10       412  

2023

    330       0       330  

2024

    251       0       251  

Thereafter

    229       0       229  
    $ 2,172       156       2,328  

 


 

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No amortization expense relating to goodwill is recorded as generally accepted accounting principles do not allow goodwill to be amortized, but require that it be tested for impairment at least annually, or sooner, if there are indications that impairment may exist.

 

Projections of amortization are based on asset balances and the interest rate environment that existed at December 31, 2019. The Company’s actual experience may be significantly different depending upon changes in mortgage interest rates and other market conditions.

 

 

NOTE 9 Premises and Equipment

A summary of premises and equipment at December 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 

Land

  $ 2,615       2,621  

Office buildings and improvements

    11,946       10,878  

Furniture and equipment

    12,954       12,935  
      27,515       26,434  

Accumulated depreciation

    (17,000 )     (16,799 )
    $ 10,515       9,635  

 


 

The increase in premises and equipment related primarily to the remodeling of branch facilities.

 

 

NOTE 10 Leases

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) and a $4.5 million right-of-use asset and an offsetting lease payment obligation liability were recorded on the consolidated balance sheet in other assets and other liabilities, respectively.

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets represent our right to use an underlying asset during the lease term and operating lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized at lease commencement based on the present value of the remaining lease payments using a discount rate that represents the Company’s incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date. Because the Company only has operating leases and the right-of-use asset is offset by a lease payment obligation liability, the lease payments are the only amount that is recorded in occupancy expense in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

 

The Company’s leases relate to office space and Bank branches with remaining lease terms between 32 and 64 months. Certain leases contain extension options which typically range from 3 to 10 years. Because these extension options are not considered reasonably certain of exercise, they are not included in the lease term. As of December 31, 2019, operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities were $4.0 million.

 

The table below summarizes our net lease cost:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

For the Year Ended
December 31, 2019

 

Operating lease cost

  $ 889  

 


 

The table below summarizes other information related to our operating leases:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2019

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

       

Operating cash flows from operating leases

  $ 889  

Weighted-average remaining lease term – operating leases, in years

    4.7  

Weighted-average discount rate – operating leases

    2.19

%

 


 

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The table below summarizes the maturity of remaining lease liabilities:

 

       

(Dollars in thousands)

 

December 31, 2019

 

2020

  $ 887  

2021

    896  

2022

    932  

2023

    807  

2024

    729  

2025 and thereafter

    15  

Total lease payments

    4,266  

Less: Interest

    (221 )

Present value of lease liabilities

  $ 4,045  

 


 

 

NOTE 11 Deposits

Deposits and their weighted average interest rates at December 31, 2019 and 2018 are summarized as follows:

 

         

2019

   

2018

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   

Weighted

Average

Rate

   

 

 

Amount

   

 

Percent

of Total

   

Weighted

Average

Rate

   

Amount

   

Percent

of Total

 

Noninterest checking

      0.00

%

  $ 183,350       27.2

%

    0.00

%

  $ 163,500       26.2

%

Interest checking

      0.13       96,341       14.3       0.10       88,715       14.3  

Savings accounts

      0.08       80,054       11.9       0.08       76,839       12.3  

Money market accounts

      0.65       187,517       27.8       0.56       181,374       29.1  
                    547,262       81.2               510,428       81.9  

Certificates by rate:

                                                 
0 - 0.99%               22,499       3.3               32,904       5.3  
1 - 1.99%               38,097       5.7               47,627       7.6  
2 - 2.99%               61,936       9.2               31,680       5.1  
3 - 3.99%               4,076       0.6               713       0.1  

Total certificates

      1.84       126,608       18.8       1.32       112,924       18.1  

Total deposits

      0.56     $ 673,870       100.0

%

    0.43     $ 623,352       100.0

%

 


 

At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had $215.8 million and $182.0 million, respectively, of deposit accounts with balances at $250,000 or more. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had no certificate accounts that had been acquired through a broker.

 

Certificates had the following maturities at December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

   

2019

   

2018

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

   

Weighted

Average

Rate

   

Amount

   

Weighted

Average

Rate

 

Remaining term to maturity

                               

1-6 months

  $ 43,447       1.88

%

  $ 39,004       1.23

%

7-12 months

    39,074       1.63       36,711       1.29  

13-36 months

    41,753       2.00       33,941       1.46  

Over 36 months

    2,334       1.71       3,268       1.44  
    $ 126,608       1.84     $ 112,924       1.32  

 


 

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At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had pledged mortgage-backed and agency securities with an amortized cost of approximately $14.9 million and $17.9 million, respectively, as collateral for certain deposits. Interest expense on deposits is summarized as follows for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:

 


(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Checking accounts

  $ 103       62       77  

Savings accounts

    63       61       63  

Money market accounts

    1,171       865       560  

Certificates

    1,995       1,243       770  
    $ 3,332       2,231       1,470  

 


 

 

NOTE 12 Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) Advances and Other Borrowings

The Bank had no outstanding advances from the FHLB or borrowings from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis as of December 31, 2019 or December 31, 2018. At December 31, 2019 the Bank had collateral pledged to the FHLB consisting of FHLB stock, mortgage loans, and investments with a borrowing capacity of approximately $181.2 million, subject to a requirement to purchase FHLB stock. The Bank also had the ability to borrow $65.3 million from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, based upon the loans that were pledged to them as of December 31, 2019, subject to approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB).

 

At December 31, 2018 the Bank had collateral pledged to the FHLB consisting of FHLB stock, mortgage loans, and investments with a borrowing capacity of approximately $167.6 million, subject to a requirement to purchase FHLB stock. The Bank also had the ability to borrow of $73.0 million from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, based upon the loans that were pledged to them as of December 31, 2018, subject to approval from the FRB.

 

 

NOTE 13 Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:

 


(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Current:

                       

Federal

  $ 2,141       1,690       2,287  

State

    687       115       10  

Total current

    2,828       1,805       2,297  

Deferred:

                       

Federal

    256       234       1,412  

State

    240       849       693  

Total deferred

    496       1,083       2,105  

Income tax expense

  $ 3,324       2,888       4,402  

 


 

The reasons for the difference between the expected income tax expense utilizing the federal corporate tax rate of 21% in 2019 and 2018, and 34% in 2017 and the actual income tax expense are as follows:

 


(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Expected federal income tax expense

  $ 2,334       2,336       2,994  

Items affecting federal income tax:

                       

State income taxes, net of federal income tax deduction

    852       559       529  

Change in federal tax rate

    0       0       1,062  

Other, net

    138       (7 )     (183 )

Income tax expense

  $ 3,324       2,888       4,402  

 


 

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The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are as follows at December 31:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 

Deferred tax assets:

               

Allowances for loan losses

  $ 2,394       2,428  

Deferred compensation costs

    158       154  

Deferred ESOP loan asset

    453       473  

Nonaccruing loan interest

    78       185  

State net operating loss carryforward

    42       160  

Alternative minimum tax credit carryforward

    0       208  

Net unrealized loss on securities available for sale

    0       426  

Other

    140       91  

Total gross deferred tax assets

    3,265       4,125  
                 

Deferred tax liabilities:

               

Deferred loan costs

    344       367  

Premises and equipment basis difference

    526       509  

Originated mortgage servicing rights

    607       519  

Federal tax liability on state net operating loss carryforwards

    9       34  

Net unrealized gain on securities available for sale

    18       0  

Other

    59       54  

Total gross deferred tax liabilities

    1,563       1,483  

Net deferred tax assets

  $ 1,702       2,642  

 


 

The Company has no federal and $0.8 million of state net operating loss carryforwards at December 31, 2019.

 

On December 22, 2017 the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act became law. Among other things, this law reduced the corporate tax rate for the Company from 34% to 21% effective January 1, 2018. In accordance with accounting guidelines, this change in the tax rate was reflected as an adjustment to the Company’s deferred tax items at December 31, 2017. The net result of this adjustment was to reduce the Company’s net deferred tax asset by $1.1 million with a corresponding increase to income tax expense in the fourth quarter of 2017.

 

Retained earnings at December 31, 2019 included approximately $8.8 million for which no provision for income taxes was made. This amount represents allocations of income to bad debt deductions for tax purposes. Reduction of amounts so allocated for purposes other than absorbing losses will create income for tax purposes, which will be subject to the then-current corporate income tax rate.

 

The Company considers the determination of the deferred tax asset amount and the need for any valuation reserve to be a critical accounting policy that requires significant judgment. The Company has, in its judgment, made reasonable assumptions and considered both positive and negative evidence relating to the ultimate realization of deferred tax assets. Positive evidence includes the cumulative net income generated over the prior three year period and the probability that taxable income will be generated in future periods. The Company could not currently identify any negative evidence. Based upon this evaluation, the Company determined that no valuation allowance was required with respect to the net deferred tax assets at December 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

 

NOTE 14 Employee Benefits

All eligible full-time employees of the Bank that were hired prior to 2002 were included in a noncontributory retirement plan sponsored by the Financial Institutions Retirement Fund. The Home Federal Savings Bank (Employer #8006) plan participates in the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions (the Pentegra DB Plan). The Pentegra DB Plan’s Employer Identification Number is 13-5645888 and the Plan number is 333. The Pentegra DB Plan operates as a multi-employer plan for accounting purposes under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code. There are no collective bargaining agreements in place that require contributions to the Pentegra DB Plan.

 

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The Pentegra DB Plan is a single plan under Internal Revenue Code Section 413(c) and, as a result, all of the assets stand behind all of the liabilities. Accordingly, under the Pentegra DB Plan, contributions made by a participating employer may be used to provide benefits to participants of other participating employers.

 

Effective September 1, 2002, the accrual of benefits for existing participants was frozen and no new enrollments have been permitted into the plan. The actuarial present value of accumulated plan benefits and net assets available for benefits relating to the Bank's employees was not available at December 31, 2019 because such information is not accumulated for each participating institution. As of June 30, 2019, the Pentegra DB Plan valuation report reflected that the Bank was obligated to make a contribution totaling $0.3 million which was paid and expensed in 2019.

 

Funded status (market value of plan assets divided by funding target) as of July 1 for the 2019, 2018 and 2017 plan years were 87.67%, 89.86% and 95.45%, respectively. Market value of plan assets reflects contributions received through June 30, 2019.

 

Total employer contributions made to the Pentegra DB Plan, as reported on Form 5500, equal $164.6 million, $367.1 million, and $153.2 million for the plan years ended June 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Bank’s contributions to the Pentegra DB Plan are not more than 5% of the total contributions to the Pentegra DB Plan. There is no funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan as part of this multi-employer plan.

 

The following contributions were paid by the Bank during the fiscal years ending December 31:

 

(Dollars in thousands)              

2019

    2018    

2017

 

Date Paid

   

Amount

   

Date Paid

   

Amount

   

Date Paid

   

Amount

 

10/02/2019

    $ 29    

10/11/2018

    $ 26    

01/06/2017

(1)   $ 119  

12/23/2019

      244    

12/27/2018

      92    

10/15/2017

      27  
                           

12/27/2017

      99  

Total

    $ 273           $ 118           $ 245  

         

(1) The contribution relates to the 2016 plan year and was accrued at December 31, 2016.

 

The Company has a qualified, tax-exempt savings plan with a deferred feature qualifying under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the 401(k) Plan). All employees who have attained 18 years of age are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan. Participants are permitted to make contributions to the 401(k) Plan equal to the lesser of 50% of their annual salary or the maximum allowed by law, which was $19,000 for 2019, $18,500 for 2018 and $18,000 for 2017, with additional “catch up” contributions allowed for employees over 50 years of age. The Company matches 25% of each participant’s contributions up to a maximum of 8% of their annual salary. Participant contributions and earnings are fully and immediately vested. The Company’s contributions are vested on a three year cliff basis, are expensed annually, and were $0.2 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017.

 

The Company has adopted an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the ESOP) that meets the requirements of Section 4975(e)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 407(d)(6) of ERISA and, as such, the ESOP is empowered to borrow in order to finance purchases of the common stock of HMN. The ESOP borrowed $6.1 million from the Company to purchase 912,866 shares of common stock in the initial public offering of HMN in 1994. As a result of a merger with Marshalltown Financial Corporation (MFC), the ESOP borrowed $1.5 million in 1998 to purchase an additional 76,933 shares of HMN common stock to account for the additional employees and to avoid dilution of the benefit provided by the ESOP. The ESOP debt requires quarterly payments of principal plus interest at 7.52%. The Company has committed to make quarterly contributions to the ESOP necessary to repay the loans including interest. The Company contributed $0.5 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017.

 

As the debt is repaid, ESOP shares that were pledged as collateral for the debt are released from collateral based on the proportion of debt service paid in the year and then allocated to eligible employees. The Company accounts for its ESOP in accordance with ASU 718, Employers' Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans. Accordingly, the shares pledged as collateral are reported as unearned ESOP shares in stockholders' equity. As shares are determined to be ratably released from collateral, the Company reports compensation expense equal to the current market price of the shares and the shares become outstanding for earnings per common share computations. ESOP compensation expense was $0.5 million for 2019 and 2018, and $0.4 million for 2017.

 

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All employees of the Bank are eligible to participate in the ESOP after they attain age 18 and complete one year of service during which they worked at least 1,000 hours. A summary of the ESOP share allocation is as follows for the years ended December 31:

 


   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Shares held by participants beginning of the year

    340,237       357,135       339,870  

Shares allocated to participants

    24,317       24,317       24,317  

Shares distributed to participants

    (18,457 )     (41,215 )     (7,052 )

Shares held by participants end of year

    346,097       340,237       357,135  
                         

Unreleased shares beginning of the year

    231,112       255,429       279,746  

Shares released during year

    (24,317 )     (24,317 )     (24,317 )

Unreleased shares end of year

    206,795       231,112       255,429  

Total ESOP shares end of year

    552,892       571,349       612,564  

Fair value of unreleased shares at December 31

  $ 4,344,763       4,534,417       4,878,694  

 


 

In April 2009 the HMN Financial, Inc. 2009 Equity and Incentive Plan (2009 Plan) was adopted by the Company. In April 2017, the 2009 Plan was superseded by the HMN Financial, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (2017 Plan) and options or restricted shares were no longer awarded from the 2009 Plan. As of December 31, 2019 there were 34,229 vested options outstanding under the 2009 Plan. These options expire 10 years from the date of grant and have an average exercise price of $11.21. There were also 3,102 shares of restricted stock previously granted to current employees under the 2009 Plan that as of December 31, 2019 remained unvested.

 

The purpose of the 2017 Plan is to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of responsibility with the Company, to provide additional incentives to them and align their interests with those of the Company’s stockholders, and to thereby promote the Company’s long-term business success. 375,000 shares of HMN common stock were initially available for distribution under the 2017 Plan in either restricted stock or options, subject to adjustment for future stock splits, stock dividends and similar changes to the capitalization of the Company. Additionally, shares of restricted stock that are awarded are counted as 1.5 shares for purposes of determining the total shares available for issuance under the 2017 Plan. As of December 31, 2019, there were no options outstanding under the 2017 Plan. There were 14,787 shares of restricted stock previously granted to current employees and directors under the 2017 Plan that remained unvested at December 31, 2019.

 

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A summary of activities under all plans for the past three years is as follows:

 


                                   

Unvested options

   
   

Shares

Available

For Grant

   

Unvested

Restricted

Shares

Outstanding

   

Options

Outstanding

   

Award Value/

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

   

Number

   

Weighted

Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

 

Vesting

Period

(in years)

2009 Plan

                                                 

December 31, 2016

    54,876       20,596       49,229     $ 9.25       34,229     $ 4.04    

Granted January 31, 2017

    (11,164 )     9,303       0       N/A                  

3

Transferred to 2017 Plan

    (43,712 )     0       0       N/A                    

Vested

    0       (15,018 )     0       N/A       (11,409 )     4.04    

December 31, 2017

    0       14,881       49,229     $ 9.25       22,820     $ 4.04    

Options Exercised

    0       0       (15,000 )                          

Vested

    0       (7,541 )     0       N/A       (11,410 )     4.04    

December 31, 2018

    0       7,340       34,229     $ 11.21       11,410     $ 4.04    

Vested

    0       (4,238 )     0               (11,410 )     4.04    

December 31, 2019

    0       3,102       34,229     $ 11.21       0            
                                                   

2017 Plan

                                                 

April 25, 2017

    375,000       0       0                            

Granted May 5, 2017

    (3,420 )     2,280       0       N/A                  

1

Transferred from 2009 Plan

    43,712       0       0       N/A       0            

December 31, 2017

    415,292       2,280       0       N/A       0            

Granted January 23, 2018

    (10,044 )     6,696       0       N/A                  

3

Granted April 24, 2018

    (792 )     528       0       N/A                  

1

Vested

    0       (2,280 )     0       N/A       0            

December 31, 2018

    404,456       7,224       0       N/A       0            

Granted January 22, 2019

    (12,971 )     8,647       0       N/A                  

3

Granted April 23, 2019

    (2,514 )     1,676       0       N/A                  

1

Vested

    0       (2,760 )     0       N/A                    

December 31, 2019

    388,971       14,787       0       N/A       0            
                                                   

Total all plans

    388,971       17,889       34,229     $ 11.21       0     $ 4.04    

 


 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 2019:

 


Date of

Grant

 

Exercise

Price

   

Number

Outstanding

   

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Life in Years

   

Number

Exercisable

   

Number

Unexercisable

 

January 26, 2016

  $ 11.21       34,229       6.1       34,229       0  
              34,229               34,229       0  

 


 

The Company will issue shares from treasury stock upon the exercise of outstanding options.

 

In accordance with ASC 718, the Company recognizes compensation expense relating to stock options over the vesting period. The amount of the expense was determined under the fair value method. The fair value for each option grant is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black Scholes option valuation method. There were no options granted in 2019, 2018 or 2017.

 

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NOTE 15 Earnings per Common Share

The following table reconciles the weighted average shares outstanding and net income for basic and diluted earnings per common share:

 


 

   

Year ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in basic earnings per common share calculation

    4,610,469       4,368,289       4,215,899  
                         

Net dilutive effect of :

                       

Options and warrants

    16,018       423,818       640,410  

Restricted stock awards

    12,443       10,868       11,662  

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding adjusted for effect of dilutive securities

    4,638,930       4,802,975       4,867,971  
                         

Net income available to common shareholders

  $ 7,793       8,236       4,404  

Basic earnings per common share

  $ 1.69       1.89       1.04  

Diluted earnings per common share

  $ 1.68       1.71       0.90  

 


 

 

NOTE 16 Stockholders' Equity

The Company's certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 500,000 shares of preferred stock, and on December 23, 2008, the Company completed the sale of 26,000 shares of Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (Preferred Stock) to the United States Department of Treasury (Treasury). The Preferred Stock had a liquidation value of $1,000 per share and a related warrant was also issued to purchase 833,333 shares of HMN common stock at an exercise price of $4.68 per share (the Warrant). The transaction was part of the Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

 

On February 17, 2015, the Company redeemed the final 10,000 shares of outstanding Preferred Stock. On May 21, 2015, the Treasury sold the Warrant at an exercise price of $4.68 per share to three unaffiliated third party investors for an aggregate purchase price of $5.7 million. In 2018, all of the outstanding Warrants were either exercised by the Warrant holder or repurchased by the Company. These Warrant transactions resulted in the Company issuing an additional 319,651 shares of common stock from treasury shares for Warrants that were exercised and paying $6.5 million in cash to repurchase the remaining Warrants. As a result of these transactions, the Company no longer has any obligations under the Warrant.

 

On November 28, 2018, the Board of Directors announced a new share repurchase program, pursuant to which the Company may purchase shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price not to exceed $6 million. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to purchase any shares and has no set expiration date. No shares were repurchased in the open market by the Company in 2019 or 2018 under the share repurchase program. The Company did not pay any dividends on its common stock during 2019, 2018 or 2017.

 

In order to grant a priority to eligible accountholders in the event of future liquidation, the Bank, at the time of conversion to a stock savings bank, established a liquidation account equal to its regulatory capital as of September 30, 1993. In the event of future liquidation of the Bank, an eligible accountholder who continues to maintain their deposit account shall be entitled to receive a distribution from the liquidation account. The total amount of the liquidation account will decrease as the balance of eligible accountholders is reduced subsequent to the conversion, based on an annual determination of such balance.

 

 

NOTE 17 Regulatory Capital

The Company and the Bank are subject to the Basel III regulatory capital requirements. The Basel III requirements, among other things, (i) apply a set of capital requirements to the Bank (the Company is exempt, pursuant to the Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement (Policy Statement) described below), including requirements relating to common equity as a component of core capital, (ii) implement a “capital conservation buffer” against risk and a higher minimum Tier 1 capital requirement, and (iii) set forth rules for calculating risk-weighted assets for purposes of such requirements. The rules made corresponding revisions to the prompt corrective action framework and include capital ratios and buffer requirements which are fully phased in as of January 1, 2019. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company's financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of its assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.

 

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The FRB amended its Policy Statement, to exempt small bank and savings and loan holding companies with assets less than $3 billion from the above capital requirements. The Company currently meets the qualitative exemption requirements, and therefore, is exempt from the above capital requirements.

 

Quantitative measures established by regulations to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table and defined in the regulation) of Common Equity Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets, Tier 1 capital to adjusted total assets, Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets, and total capital to risk weighted assets.

 

At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Bank's capital amounts and ratios are presented for actual capital, required capital and excess capital including amounts and ratios in order to qualify as being well capitalized under the prompt corrective action regulations:

 


   

Actual

   

Required to be

Adequately Capitalized

   

Capital in Excess of

Minimum

Requirements

   

To Be Well Capitalized

Under Prompt

Corrective Action

Provisions

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

   

Percent of

Assets(1)

   

Amount

   

Percent of

Assets(1)

   

Amount

   

Percent of

Assets(1)

   

Amount

   

Percent of

Assets(1)

 

December 31, 2019

                                                               

Common equity Tier 1 capital

  $ 83,525       13.21

%

  $ 28,458       4.50

%

  $ 55,067       8.71

%

  $ 41,106       6.50

%

Tier 1 leverage

    83,525       10.89       30,684       4.00       52,841       6.89       38,355       5.00  

Tier 1 risk-based capital

    83,525       13.21       37,944       6.00       45,581       7.21       50,591       8.00  

Total risk-based capital

    91,438       14.46       50,591       8.00       40,847       6.46       63,239       10.00  
                                                                 

December 31, 2018

                                                               

Common equity Tier 1 capital

  $ 79,552       13.26

%

  $ 26,988       4.50

%

  $ 52,564       8.76

%

  $ 38,982       6.50

%

Tier 1 leverage

    79,552       11.00       28,923       4.00       50,629       7.00       36,154       5.00  

Tier 1 risk-based capital

    79,552       13.26       35,983       6.00       43,569       7.26       47,978       8.00  

Total risk-based capital

    87,063       14.52       47,978       8.00       39,085       6.52       59,972       10.00  

(1) Based upon the Bank’s adjusted total assets for the purpose of the Tier 1 leverage capital ratio and risk-weighted assets for the purpose of the risk-based capital ratios.

 

The Bank must maintain a capital conservation buffer composed of common equity Tier 1 capital above its minimum risk-based capital requirements in order to avoid limitations on capital distributions, including dividend payments and certain discretionary bonus payments to executive officers. On January 1, 2019, the capital conservation buffer amount increased to 2.50% and is fully phased in. Management believes that, as of December 31, 2019, the Bank’s capital ratios were in excess of those quantitative capital ratio standards set forth under the current prompt corrective action regulations, including the capital conservation buffer described above. However, there can be no assurance that the Bank will continue to maintain such status in the future. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has extensive discretion in its supervisory and enforcement activities, and can adjust the requirement to be well-capitalized in the future. In addition, the Company must adhere to various U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulatory guidelines including required minimum capital and liquidity amounts to maintain their Federal Housing Administration approved status. Failure to comply with the HUD guidelines could result in withdrawal of this certification. As of December 31, 2019, the Company was in compliance with HUD guidelines.

 

 

NOTE 18 Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include all commitments to extend credit. These commitments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the balance sheet. The contract amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of involvement by the Company.

 

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The Company's exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit is represented by the contract amount of these commitments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.

 


   

Contract Amount
December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 

Financial instruments whose contract amount represents credit risk:

               

Commitments to originate, fund or purchase loans:

               

Single family

  $ 7,620       6,081  

Commercial real estate

    19,183       6,320  

Commercial business

    11,354       782  

Undisbursed balance of loans closed

    30,070       23,749  

Unused lines of credit

    107,767       107,438  

Letters of credit

    2,810       2,608  

Total commitments to extend credit

  $ 178,804       146,978  

Forward commitments

  $ 10,098       7,289  

 


 

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer, at the customer’s request, as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require the payment of a fee. Since a portion of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Bank evaluates each customer's creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Bank upon extension of credit, is based on the loan type and on management's credit evaluation of the borrower. Collateral consists primarily of residential and commercial real estate and personal property. Forward commitments represent commitments to sell loans to a third party following the closing of the loan and are entered into in the normal course of business by the Bank.

 

The Bank issued standby letters of credit which guarantee the performance of customers to third parties. The standby letters of credit outstanding expire over the next 32 months and totaled $2.8 million at December 31, 2019 and $2.6 million at December 31, 2018. The letters of credit are collateralized primarily with commercial real estate mortgages. Draws on standby letters of credit would be initiated by the secured party under the terms of the underlying obligation. Since the conditions under which the Bank is required to fund the standby letters of credit may not materialize, the cash requirements are expected to be less than the total outstanding commitments.

 

The Company has certain obligations and commitments to make future payments under existing contracts. At December 31, 2019, the aggregate contractual obligations (excluding bank deposits) and commercial commitments were as follows:

 


 

   

Payments Due by Period

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Total

   

Less than 1

Year

   

1-3 Years

   

4-5 Years

   

More than 5

Years

 

Contractual Obligations:

                                       

Annual rental commitments under non-cancellable operating leases

  $ 4,266       887       1,829       1,536       14  

Total contractual obligations

  $ 4,266       887       1,829       1,536       14  

 

   

Amount of Commitments Expiring by Period

 

Other Commercial Commitments:

                                       

Commercial lines of credit

  $ 63,322       23,742       27,240       12,340       0  

Commitments to lend

    22,757       8,716       2,668       4,090       7,283  

Standby letters of credit

    2,810       2,108       702       0       0  

Total other commercial commitments

  $ 88,889       34,566       30,610       16,430       7,283  

 


 

From time to time, the Company is party to legal proceedings arising out of its lending and deposit operations. The Company is, and expects to become, engaged in foreclosure proceedings, collection actions, and other litigation as part of its normal banking activities. Among the various current litigation matters, the Company is involved in a bankruptcy litigation claim where the bankruptcy trustee is attempting to recover $3.7 million related to the principal and interest payments made to the Bank prior to the bankruptcy filing of a former customer of the Bank.

 

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The Company examines each legal matter, and, in those situations where it determines that a particular legal matter presents loss contingencies that are both probable and reasonably estimable, establishes an appropriate accrual. In many situations, the Company is not able to estimate reasonably possible losses due to the preliminary nature of the legal matter, as well as a variety of other factors and uncertainties. For those legal matters where the Company is able to estimate a range of reasonably possible losses, management currently estimates that the aggregate range of losses from all of our outstanding litigation is from $0 to $1.2 million in excess of the amounts accrued, if any. This estimated aggregate range is based on an assessment of the information currently available to the Company and the actual aggregate losses could be higher. However, the Company does not believe these losses are probable to occur at this time. The Company reassesses all of its potential loss positions based on the available information each quarter and the estimated range of reasonably possible losses may change in the future. The Company typically vigorously pursues all available defenses related to litigation but may consider other alternatives, including settlement, in situations where there is an opportunity to resolve a legal matter on terms that are considered to be favorable to the Company when considering the continued expense and distraction of defending against any particular legal action.

 

Based on the Company’s current understanding of all of the outstanding legal matters, management does not believe that judgments or settlements arising from any pending or threatened litigation, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations. However, litigation is unpredictable and the actual results of litigation cannot be determined with any certainty. Therefore, the ultimate aggregate resolution of any, or all, of the current outstanding legal matters could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations in the future.

 

 

NOTE 19 Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company originates single family residential loans for sale into the secondary market and enters into commitments to sell those loans in order to mitigate the interest rate risk associated with holding the loans until they are sold. The Company accounts for its commitments in accordance with ASC 815, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.

 

The Company had commitments outstanding to extend credit to future borrowers that had not closed prior to the end of the year, which is referred to as its mortgage pipeline. As commitments to originate loans enter the mortgage pipeline, the Company generally enters into commitments to sell the loans into the secondary market. The commitments to originate and sell loans are derivatives that are recorded at fair value. The marking of these derivatives to fair value for the periods ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the current commitments to sell loans held for sale are derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting. The loans held for sale that are not hedged are recorded at the lower of cost or market. The marking of these loans for the periods ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

 

NOTE 20 Fair Value Measurement

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, establishes a framework for measuring the fair value of assets and liabilities using a hierarchy system consisting of three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value. These levels are:

 

Level 1 - Valuation is based upon quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets that the Company has the ability to access.

 

Level 2 - Valuation is based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which significant assumptions are observable in the market.

 

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Level 3 - Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market and are used only to the extent that observable inputs are not available. These unobservable assumptions reflect our own estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.

 

The following table summarizes the assets of the Company for which fair values are determined on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.

 


   

Carrying Value at December 31, 2019

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

Securities available for sale

  $ 107,592       0       107,592       0  

Equity securities

    167       0       167       0  

Mortgage loan commitments

    14       0       14       0  

Total

  $ 107,773       0       107,773       0  

 


 


   

Carrying Value at December 31, 2018

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

Securities available for sale

  $ 79,859       0       79,859       0  

Equity securities

    121       0       121       0  

Mortgage loan commitments

    40       0       40       0  

Total

  $ 80,020       0       80,020       0  

 


 

The Company may also be required, from time to time, to measure certain other financial assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. These adjustments to fair value usually result from the application of the lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write downs of individual assets. For assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in 2019 and 2018 that were still held at December 31, the following table provides the level of valuation assumptions used to determine each adjustment and the carrying value of the related individual assets or portfolios at December 31, 2019 and 2018.

 


   

Carrying Value at December 31, 2019

         

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Year Ended

December 31, 2019

Total losses

 

Loans held for sale

  $ 3,606       0       3,606       0       (40 )

Mortgage servicing rights, net

    2,172       0       2,172       0       0  

Impaired loans

    3,126       0       3,126       0       (28 )

Real estate, net

    580       0       580       0       0  

Total

  $ 9,484       0       9,484       0       (68 )

 


 


   

Carrying Value at December 31, 2018

         

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Year Ended

December 31, 2018

Total gains (losses)

 

Loans held for sale

  $ 3,444       0       3,444       0       45  

Mortgage servicing rights, net

    1,855       0       1,855       0       0  

Impaired loans

    2,902       0       2,902       0       (97 )

Real estate, net

    414       0       414       0       0  

Total

  $ 8,615       0       8,615       0       (52 )

 


 

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NOTE 21 Fair Value of Financial Instruments

ASC 825, Disclosures about Fair Values of Financial Instruments, requires disclosure of the estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments, including assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet items for which it is practicable to estimate fair value. The fair value estimates are made as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 based upon relevant market information, if available, and upon the characteristics of the financial instruments themselves. Because no market exists for a significant portion of the Company's financial instruments, fair value estimates are based upon judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments and other factors. The estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.

 

Fair value estimates are based only on existing financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of anticipated future business or the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments. In addition, the tax ramifications related to the realization of the unrealized gains and losses can have a significant effect on the fair value estimates and have not been considered in any of the estimates.

 

The estimated fair value of the Company's financial instruments is shown below. Following the table, there is an explanation of the methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments.

 


   

December 31, 2019

    December 31, 2018  
                   

Fair value hierarchy

                                 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Carrying

amount

   

Estimated

fair value

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Contract

amount

   

Carrying

amount

   

Estimated

fair value

   

Contract

amount

 

Financial assets:

                                                                       

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 44,399       44,399       44,399                               20,709       20,709          

Securities available for sale

    107,592       107,592               107,592                       79,859       79,859          

Equity securities

    167       167               167                       121       121          

Loans held for sale

    3,606       3,606               3,606                       3,444       3,444          

Loans receivable, net

    596,392       600,863               600,863                       586,688       578,978          

FHLB stock

    854       854               854                       867       867          

Accrued interest receivable

    2,251       2,251               2,251                       2,356       2,356          

Financial liabilities:

                                                                       

Deposits

    673,870       673,945               673,945                       623,352       623,439          

Accrued interest payable

    420       420               420                       346       346          

Off-balance sheet financial instruments:

                                                                 

Commitments to extend credit

    14       14                               178,804       40       40       146,978  

Commitments to sell loans

    (16 )     (16 )                             10,098       (56 )     (56 )     7,289  

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents approximates their fair value.

 

Securities Available for Sale

The fair values of securities were based upon quoted market prices.

 

Equity Securities

The fair values of equity securities were based upon quoted market prices.

 

Loans Held for Sale

The fair values of loans held for sale were based upon quoted market prices for loans with similar interest rates and terms to maturity.

 

Loans Receivable

The fair value of the loan portfolio, with the exception of the adjustable rate portfolio, was calculated by discounting the scheduled cash flows through the estimated maturity using anticipated prepayment speeds and using discount rates that reflect the credit and interest rate risk inherent in each loan portfolio. The fair value of the adjustable loan portfolio was estimated by grouping the loans with similar characteristics and comparing the characteristics of each group to the prices quoted for similar types of loans in the secondary market. The fair value disclosures for both the fixed and adjustable rate portfolios were adjusted to reflect the exit price amount anticipated to be received from the sale of the portfolio in an open market transaction as required upon adoption of ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10) Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities beginning in the first quarter of 2018.

 

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FHLB Stock

The carrying amount of FHLB stock approximates its fair value.

 

Accrued Interest Receivable

The carrying amount of accrued interest receivable approximates its fair value since it is short-term in nature and does not present unanticipated credit concerns.

 

Deposits

The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts and certain money market account deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of fixed maturity certificates of deposit is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities. The fair value disclosures for all of the deposits were adjusted to reflect the exit price amount anticipated to be received from the sale of the deposits in an open market transaction as required upon adoption of ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10) Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities beginning in the first quarter of 2018.

 

Accrued Interest Payable

The carrying amount of accrued interest payable approximates its fair value since it is short-term in nature.

 

Commitments to Extend Credit

The fair values of commitments to extend credit are estimated using the fees normally charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present creditworthiness of the counter parties.

 

Commitments to Sell Loans

The fair values of commitments to sell loans are estimated using the quoted market prices for loans with similar interest rates and terms to maturity.

 

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NOTE 22 HMN Financial, Inc. Financial Information (Parent Company Only)

The following are the condensed financial statements for the parent company only as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 and for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Condensed Balance Sheets

                       

Assets:

                       

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 7,722       1,534          

Investment in subsidiaries

    84,507       79,737          

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    610       2,014          

Deferred tax asset, net

    24       95          

Total assets

  $ 92,863       83,380          

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:

                       

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

  $ 215       233          

Total liabilities

    215       233          

Common stock

    91       91          

Additional paid-in capital

    40,365       40,090          

Retained earnings

    107,547       99,754          

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale

    46       (1,096 )        

Unearned employee stock ownership plan shares

    (1,643 )     (1,836 )        

Treasury stock, at cost, 4,284,840 and 4,292,838 shares

    (53,758 )     (53,856 )        

Total stockholders' equity

    92,648       83,147          

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

  $ 92,863       83,380          

Condensed Statements of Income

                       

Interest income (expense)

  $ 21       0       (306 )

Equity income of subsidiaries

    8,627       8,800       4,878  

Compensation and benefits

    (240 )     (221 )     (257 )

Occupancy and equipment

    (30 )     (30 )     (30 )

Data processing

    (6 )     (6 )     (6 )

Professional services

    (131 )     (124 )     (130 )

Other

    (367 )     (331 )     (319 )

Income before income tax expense (benefit)

    7,874       8,088       3,830  

Income tax expense (benefit)

    81       (148 )     (574 )

Net income

  $ 7,793       8,236       4,404  

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

                       

Cash flows from operating activities:

                       

Net income

  $ 7,793       8,236       4,404  

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

                       

Equity income of subsidiaries

    (8,627 )     (8,800 )     (4,878 )

Deferred income tax benefit

    71       46       615  

Earned employee stock ownership shares priced above original cost

    230       206       147  

Stock option compensation

    1       17       41  

Amortization of restricted stock awards

    187       134       147  

Decrease in unearned ESOP shares

    193       194       193  

Decrease (increase) in other assets

    1,404       (146 )     (6 )

Decrease in other liabilities

    (18 )     (20 )     (866 )

Other, net

    (1 )     (1 )     0  

Net cash provided (used) by operating activities

    1,233       (134 )     (203 )

Cash flows from financing activities:

                       

Warrants purchased

    0       (6,453 )     0  

Excess tax benefit from options exercised

    0       64       0  

Stock awards withheld for tax withholding

    (45 )     0       (54 )

Repayments of borrowings

    0       0       (7,000 )

Dividends received from Bank

    5,000       6,000       6,000  

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

    4,955       (389 )     (1,054 )

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    6,188       (523 )     (1,257 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

    1,534       2,057       3,314  

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

  $ 7,722       1,534       2,057  

 

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NOTE 23 Business Segments

The Bank has been identified as a reportable operating segment in accordance with the provisions of ASC 280. HMN, the holding company, did not meet the quantitative thresholds for a reportable segment and therefore is included in the “Other” category. The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based on the segment’s net income, return on average assets and return on average equity. Each corporation is managed separately with its own officers and board of directors.

 

The following table sets forth certain information about the reconciliations of reported net income and assets for each of the Company’s reportable segments.

 


 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Home Federal

Savings Bank

   

Other

   

Eliminations

   

Consolidated

Total

 
                                 

At or for the year ended December 31, 2019:

                               

Interest income – external customers

  $ 31,890       0       0       31,890  

Non-interest income – external customers

    8,455       0       0       8,455  

Intersegment interest income

    0       21       (21 )     0  

Intersegment non-interest income

    234       8,627       (8,861 )     0  

Interest expense

    3,360       0       (21 )     3,339  

Provision for loan losses

    (1,216 )     0       0       (1,216 )

Non-interest expense

    26,565       774       (234 )     27,105  

Income tax expense

    3,243       81       0       3,324  

Net income

    8,627       7,793       (8,627 )     7,793  

Total assets

    777,083       92,863       (92,307 )     777,639  
                                 

At or for the year ended December 31, 2018:

                               

Interest income – external customers

  $ 30,381       0       0       30,381  

Non-interest income – external customers

    7,714       0       0       7,714  

Intersegment non-interest income

    222       8,800       (9,022 )     0  

Interest expense

    2,233       0       0       2,233  

Provision for loan losses

    (649 )     0       0       (649 )

Non-interest expense

    24,897       712       (222 )     25,387  

Income tax expense (benefit)

    3,036       (148 )     0       2,888  

Net income

    8,800       8,236       (8,800 )     8,236  

Total assets

    710,281       83,380       (81,346 )     712,315  
                                 

At or for the year ended December 31, 2017:

                               

Interest income – external customers

  $ 27,680       0       0       27,680  

Non-interest income – external customers

    7,654       0       0       7,654  

Intersegment non-interest income

    210       4,879       (5,089 )     0  

Interest expense

    1,491       306       0       1,797  

Provision for loan losses

    (523 )     0       0       (523 )

Non-interest expense

    24,722       742       (210 )     25,254  

Income tax expense (benefit)

    4,976       (574 )     0       4,402  

Net income

    4,879       4,404       (4,879 )     4,404  

Total assets

    722,532       79,254       (79,101 )     722,685  

 


 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

Board of Directors and Stockholders

HMN Financial, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Rochester, Minnesota

 

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of HMN Financial, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2019 and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of HMN Financial, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated March 6, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion.

 

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an  opinion  on  the  Company’s  financial  statements  based  on  our  audits.  We  are  a  public  accounting  firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP

 

Minneapolis, Minnesota

March 6, 2020

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2014.

 
 
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Other Financial Data

 

The following tables set forth certain information as to the Bank’s FHLB advances.

 


   

Year Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Maximum Balance:

                       

FHLB advances

  $ 13,800       6,800       18,800  

FHLB short-term advances

    13,800       6,800       18,800  

Average Balance:

                       

FHLB advances

    287       140       1,693  

FHLB short-term advances

    287       140       1,693  

 


 

See Note 12 Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) Advances and Other Borrowings” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on the Bank’s FHLB advances and other borrowings.

 

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Selected Quarterly Financial Data 

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

December 31, 2019

   

September 30, 2019

   

June 30, 2019

 
Selected Operations Data (3 months ended):                        

Interest income

  $ 7,861       7,998       8,299  

Interest expense

    914       906       829  

Net interest income

    6,947       7,092       7,470  

Provision for loan losses

    236       (420 )     (1,059 )

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

    6,711       7,512       8,529  

Non-interest income:

                       

Fees and service charges

    795       820       785  

Loan servicing fees

    321       324       318  

Gain on sales of loans

    1,106       845       611  

Other

    294       238       307  

Total non-interest income

    2,516       2,227       2,021  

Non-interest expense:

                       

Compensation and benefits

    4,163       3,849       3,737  

Occupancy and equipment

    1,158       1,142       1,081  

Data processing

    338       319       305  

Professional services

    492       428       381  

Other

    1,193       1,009       1,063  

Total non-interest expense

    7,344       6,747       6,567  

Income before income tax expense

    1,883       2,992       3,983  

Income tax expense

    647       916       1,121  

Net income

  $ 1,236       2,076       2,862  

Basic earnings per common share

  $ 0.27       0.45       0.62  

Diluted earnings per common share

  $ 0.27       0.45       0.62  

Financial Ratios:

                       

Return on average assets(1)

    0.64

%

    1.11

%

    1.60  

Return on average common equity(1)

    5.29       9.10       13.10  

Average equity to average assets

    12.06       12.07       12.01  

Net interest margin(1)(2)

    3.76       3.97       4.35  

 

(Dollars in thousands)

                       

Selected Financial Condition Data (end of period):

                       

Total assets

  $ 777,639       763,228       722,767  

Securities available for sale:

                       

Mortgage-backed and related securities

    54,851       22,187       7,435  

Other marketable securities

    52,741       62,665       72,469  

Loans held for sale

    3,606       7,819       5,912  

Loans receivable, net

    596,392       583,102       595,757  

Deposits

    673,870       659,608       623,510  

Stockholders’ equity

    92,648       91,190       88,811  

 

(1) Annualized

(2) Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets

 

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March 31, 2019

   

December 31, 2018

   

September 30, 2018

   

June 30, 2018

   

March 31, 2018

 
  7,732       7,797       7,970       7,456       7,158  
  690       650       587       526       470  
  7,042       7,147       7,383       6,930       6,688  
  27       (167 )     (652 )     295       (125 )
  7,015       7,314       8,035       6,635       6,813  
                                     
  700       909       870       785       766  
  315       314       343       297       301  
  379       483       489       679       444  
  297       242       234       293       265  
  1,691       1,948       1,936       2,054       1,776  
                                     
  3,910       3,652       3,574       3,678       3,824  
  1,061       1,062       1,073       1,072       1,097  
  301       331       310       334       295  
  272       264       326       298       249  
  903       997       931       931       1,089  
  6,447       6,306       6,214       6,313       6,554  
  2,259       2,956       3,757       2,376       2,035  
  640       604       1,045       649       590  
  1,619       2,352       2,712       1,727       1,445  
  0.35       0.51       0.62       0.40       0.34  
  0.35       0.51       0.56       0.35       0.29  
                                     
  0.91

%

    1.29

%

    1.47

%

    0.95

%

    0.82

%

  7.67       11.24       12.90       8.25       7.07  
  11.82       11.52       11.54       11.61       11.65  
  4.11       4.06       4.14       3.97       3.95  
                                     
                                     
                                     
  722,745       712,315       737,445       726,285       722,339  
                                     
  7,743       8,023       8,207       8,895       9,455  
  72,044       71,836       71,253       71,451       71,545  
  3,292       3,444       2,109       3,624       2,234  
  599,462       586,688       586,092       589,855       591,840  
  626,592       623,352       651,429       639,535       633,805  
  85,350       83,147       79,994       81,825       82,056  

 

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Common Stock Information

 

The common stock of the Company is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq) under the symbol HMNF. As of December 31, 2019, the Company had 9,128,662 shares of common stock issued and 4,284,840 shares in treasury stock. As of December 31, 2019, there were 462 stockholders of record and 992 estimated beneficial stockholders. The following table presents the stock price information for the Company as furnished by Nasdaq for each quarter for the last two fiscal years. On February 5, 2020, the last reported sale price of shares of our common stock on the Nasdaq was $21.11 per share. The Company has not paid a dividend on its common stock during the two year period ending December 31, 2019. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Dividends” in the “Management Discussion and Analysis” section of this annual report for a description of restrictions on the ability of the Company and the Bank to pay dividends.

 

The following graph and table compares the total cumulative stockholders’ return on the Company’s common stock to the Nasdaq U.S. Stock Index (“Nasdaq Composite”), which includes all Nasdaq traded stocks of U.S. companies, and the Nasdaq Bank Index. The graph and table assume that $100 was invested on December 31, 2014 and that all dividends were reinvested.

 

 

Index

 

12/31/14

   

12/31/15

   

12/31/16

   

12/31/17

   

12/31/18

   

12/31/19

 

HMN Financial, Inc.

  $ 100.00     $ 93.15     $ 141.13     $ 154.03     $ 158.23     $ 169.44  

Nasdaq Composite

  $ 100.00     $ 106.96     $ 116.45     $ 150.96     $ 146.67     $ 200.49  

Nasdaq Bank

  $ 100.00     $ 107.08     $ 147.27     $ 155.68     $ 129.17     $ 160.44  

 

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HMN Financial, Inc.

 

Directors 

 

Eagan

1016 Civic Center Drive NW

 

Dr. Hugh C. Smith

 

2805 Dodd Road, Suite 160

Rochester, MN 55901

 

Chairman of the Board

 

Eagan, MN  55121

(507) 535-1200

 

HMN and Home Federal Savings Bank 

 

(651) 405-2000

Annual Meeting  

Retired Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Consultant in Cardiovascular Division, Mayo Clinic

 

 

Kasson

The annual meeting of shareholders will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. (Central Time) at the Rochester Golf and Country Club, 3100 West Country Club Road, Rochester, Minnesota.

 

 

Allen J. Berning

Chief Executive Officer

 

502 South Mantorville Avenue

Kasson, MN  55944

(507) 634-4141

 

Legal Counsel

 

Ambient Clinical Analytics, a provider of clinical decision support products

 

La Crescent

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

      208 South Walnut

2200 Wells Fargo Center

 

Sequoya S. Borgman

 

La Crescent, MN 55947

90 South Seventh Street

 

Borgman Capital LLC, Founder and Managing Director

 

(507) 895-9200

Minneapolis, MN 55402-3901

     

 

   

Michael A. Bue

 

Marshalltown

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP

 

Retired President and Chief Executive Officer Marquette Bank Rochester

 

 

303 West Main Street

Marshalltown, IA 50158

220 South Sixth Street, Suite 300

 

Bradley C. Krehbiel

 

(641) 754-6198

Minneapolis, MN 55402-1436

 

President and Chief Executive Officer 

 

 

   

HMN and Home Federal Savings Bank

 

 

Investor Information and Form 10-K

       

HMN’s Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is available without charge upon written request from:

 

Bernard R. Nigon

Retired Audit Partner with RSM US LLP (formerly McGladrey & Pullen, LLP)

 

 

Owatonna

1015 West Frontage Road, Suite 100

Owatonna, MN  55060

(507) 413-6420

HMN Financial, Inc.

 

Dr. Wendy S. Shannon

 

 

Attn: Cindy Hamlin, Investor Relations

  Vice Chair   

Pewaukee

1016 Civic Center Drive NW   HMN and Home Federal Savings Bank   1870 Meadow Lane

Rochester, MN  55901

or at www.hmnf.com

 

Educational consultant, PTECH in Minnesota, Former Assistant Professor, Winona State University

 

Pewaukee, WI 53072

(262) 337-9511

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

Mark E. Utz

Attorney at law, Wendland Utz, Ltd. 

 

Rochester

Inquiries regarding change of address, transfer requirements, and lost certificates should be directed to HMN’s transfer agent:

 

 

 

Hans K. Zietlow

Former Director of Real Estate for Kwik Trip, Inc.

 

1201 South Broadway

Rochester, MN 55901

(507) 536-2416

Equiniti Trust Company

EQ Shareowner Services

1110 Centre Pointe Curve, Suite 101

 

 

Executive Officers Who Are Not Directors

Jon J. Eberle

 

 

1016 Civic Center Drive NW

Rochester, MN 55901

Mendota Heights, MN  55120  

 

 

(507) 535-1309

www.shareowneronline.com  

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer 

   
(800) 468-9716  

and Treasurer of HMN and Executive Vice 

 

100 1st Avenue Bldg., Suite 200

   

President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Home Federal Savings Bank

 

 

Rochester, MN  55902

(507) 280-7256

   

Lawrence D. McGraw

   
   

Executive Vice President and 

 

2048 Superior Drive NW, Suite 400

   

Chief Operating Officer

 

Rochester, MN  55901

   

Home Federal Savings Bank

 

(507) 226-0800

         
       

Spring Valley

   

Branch Offices of the Bank

 

715 North Broadway

   

Albert Lea

 

Spring Valley, MN 55975

   

143 West Clark Street

 

(507) 346-9709

   

Albert Lea, MN 56007

   
   

(507) 379-2551

 

Winona

       

175 Center Street

   

Austin

 

Winona, MN 55987

   

201 Oakland Avenue West

 

(507) 453-6460

   

Austin, MN 55912

   
   

(507) 434-2500

 

Loan Production Offices

       

Sartell

       

50 14th Ave E, Suite 100

       

Sartell, MN  56377

       

(320) 654-4020

 

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