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Federal Home Loan Bank Stock | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock [Abstract] |
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock | FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK STOCK The Corporation is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Pittsburgh. The FHLB requires members to purchase and hold a specified minimum level of FHLB stock based upon their level of borrowings, collateral balances and participation in other programs offered by the FHLB. Stock in the FHLB is non-marketable and is redeemable at the discretion of the FHLB. Both cash and stock dividends on FHLB stock are reported as income. Members do not purchase stock in the FHLB for the same reasons that traditional equity investors acquire stock in an investor-owned enterprise. Rather, members purchase stock to obtain access to the low-cost products and services offered by the FHLB. Unlike equity securities of traditional for-profit enterprises, the stock of FHLB does not provide its holders with an opportunity for capital appreciation because, by regulation, FHLB stock can only be purchased, redeemed and transferred at par value. At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Corporation's FHLB stock totaled $32,894 and $23,516, respectively, and is included in other assets on the balance sheet. The increase is a result of the Parkvale acquisition. The Corporation accounts for the stock in accordance with ASC 325, which requires the investment to be carried at cost and evaluated for impairment based on the ultimate recoverability of the par value. The Corporation periodically evaluates its FHLB investment for possible impairment based on, among other things, the capital adequacy of the FHLB and its overall financial condition. The Federal Housing Finance Agency, the regulator of the FHLB, requires it to maintain a total capital-to-assets ratio of at least 4.0%. At December 31, 2011, the FHLB's capital ratio of 7.4% exceeded the regulatory requirement. Failure by the FHLB to meet this regulatory capital requirement would require an in-depth analysis of other factors including:
| • |  | the member's ability to access liquidity from the FHLB;
| • |  | the member's funding cost advantage with the FHLB compared to alternative sources of funds;
| • |  | a decline in the market value of FHLB's net assets relative to book value which may or may not affect future financial performance or cash flow;
| • |  | the FHLB's ability to obtain credit and source liquidity, for which one indicator is the credit rating of the FHLB;
| • |  | the FHLB's commitment to make payments taking into account its ability to meet statutory and regulatory payment obligations and the level of such payments in relation to the FHLB's operating performance; and
| • |  | the prospects of amendments to laws that affect the rights and obligations of the FHLB.
At March 31, 2012, the Corporation believes its holdings in the stock are ultimately recoverable at par value and, therefore, determined that FHLB stock was not other-than-temporarily impaired. In addition, the Corporation has ample liquidity and does not require redemption of its FHLB stock in the foreseeable future.

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