Note 7 – Borrowings

The following table is a summary of borrowings as of March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014. Junior subordinated debentures are discussed in detail in Note 8:


	March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Securities sold under repurchase agreements	$	26,513	$	21,036
FHLBC advances		30,000		45,000
Junior subordinated debentures		58,378		58,378
Subordinated debt		45,000		45,000
Notes payable and other borrowings		500		500
	$	160,391	$	169,914

The Company enters into deposit sweep transactions where the transaction amounts are secured by pledged securities. These transactions consistently mature within 1 to 90 days from the transaction date and are governed by sweep repurchase agreements. All sweep repurchase agreements are treated as financings secured by U.S. government agencies and collateralized mortgage-backed securities and have a carrying amount of $26.5 million at March 31, 2015, and $21.0 million at December 31, 2014. The fair value of the pledged collateral was $43.4 million at March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014. At March 31, 2015, there were no customers with secured balances exceeding 10% of stockholders’ equity.

The Company’s borrowings at the FHLBC require the Bank to be a member and invest in the stock of the FHLBC. Total borrowings are generally limited to the lower of 35% of total assets or 60% of the book value of certain mortgage loans. As of March 31, 2015, the Bank had taken an advance of $30.0 million on the FHLBC stock valued at $4.3 million, collateralized securities with a fair value of $74.1 million and loans with a principal balance of $46.8 million, which carry a combined collateral value of $143.4 million. The Company has excess collateral of $112.1 million available to secure borrowings. At December 31, 2014, the Bank had an advance of $45.0 million on FBLBC stock valued at $4.3 million.

One of the Company’s most significant borrowing relationships continued to be the $45.5 million credit facility with a correspondent bank. That credit began in January 2008 and was originally composed of a $30.5 million senior debt facility, which included $500,000 in term debt, and $45.0 million of subordinated debt. The subordinated debt and the term debt portion of the senior debt facility mature on March 31, 2018. The interest rate on the senior debt facility resets quarterly and at the Company’s option, is based on, either the lender’s prime rate or three-month LIBOR plus 90 basis points. The interest rate on the subordinated debt resets quarterly, and is equal to three-month LIBOR plus 150 basis points. The Company had no principal outstanding balance on the senior line of credit portion of the senior debt facility when it matured and was terminated. The Company had $500,000 in principal outstanding in term debt and $45.0 million in principal outstanding in subordinated debt at the end of both March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014. The term debt is secured by all of the outstanding capital stock of the Bank. The Company has made all required interest payments on the outstanding principal balance on a timely basis.

The credit facility agreement contains usual and customary provisions regarding acceleration of the senior debt upon the occurrence of an event of default by the Company under the senior debt agreement. The senior debt agreement also contains certain customary representations and warranties, and financial covenants. At March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all covenants contained within the credit agreement. The agreement provides that noncompliance is an event of default and as the result of the Company’s failure to comply with a financial covenant, the lender may (i) terminate all commitments to extend further credit, (ii) increase the interest rate on the revolving line of the term debt by 200 basis points, (iii) declare the senior debt immediately due and payable and (iv) exercise all of its rights and remedies at law, in equity and/or pursuant to any or all collateral documents, including foreclosing on the collateral. The total outstanding principal of the senior debt is the $500,000 in term debt. Because the subordinated debt is treated as Tier 2 capital for regulatory capital purposes, the senior debt agreement does not provide the lender with any rights of acceleration or other remedies with regard to the subordinated debt upon an event of default caused by the Company’s failure to comply with a financial covenant.