Note 4 – Securities

The fair value of securities is as follows:


			Gross		Gross
December 31, 2017	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
Available for sale
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies	$	19,277	$	—	$	(225	)	$	19,052
State and municipal		148,045		2,189		(670	)		149,564
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations		132,871		45		(2,551	)		130,365
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools		211,487		155		(2,985	)		208,657
Private labeled mortgage-backed pools		1,650		—		(8	)		1,642
Corporate notes		272		113		—			385

Total available for sale investment securities	$	513,602	$	2,502	$	(6,439	)	$	509,665

Held to maturity
State and municipal	$	179,836	$	3,493	$	(2,932	)	$	180,397
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations		5,734		17		(69	)		5,682
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools		14,878		216		(88	)		15,006

Total held to maturity investment securities	$	200,448	$	3,726	$	(3,089	)	$	201,085


			Gross		Gross
December 31, 2016	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value
Available for sale
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies	$	8,051	$	2	$	(64	)	$	7,989
State and municipal		117,327		324		(1,059	)		116,592
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations		139,040		254		(2,099	)		137,195
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools		180,183		251		(3,707	)		176,726
Corporate notes		1,238		91		—			1,329

Total available for sale investment securities	$	445,839	$	922	$	(6,929	)	$	439,831

Held to maturity
State and municipal	$	165,607	$	2,700	$	(2,485	)	$	165,822
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations		6,530		31		(71	)		6,490
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools		21,057		897		(180	)		21,774

Total held to maturity investment securities	$	193,194	$	3,628	$	(2,736	)	$	194,086

Based on evaluation of available evidence, including recent changes in market interest rates, credit rating information, and information obtained from regulatory filings, management believes the declines in fair value for these securities are temporary. While these securities are held in the available for sale portfolio and held-to-maturity, Horizon intends, and has the ability, to hold them until the earlier of a recovery in fair value or maturity.

Should the impairment of any of these securities become other than temporary, the cost basis of the investment will be reduced and the resulting loss recognized in net income in the period the other-than-temporary impairment is identified. At December 31, 2017, no individual investment security had an unrealized loss that was determined to be other-than-temporary.

The unrealized losses on the Company’s investments in securities of state and municipal governmental agencies, U.S. Treasury and federal agencies, federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations, and federal agency mortgage-backed pools were caused by interest rate volatility and not a decline in credit quality. The contractual terms of those investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the amortized cost basis of the investments. The Company expects to recover the amortized cost basis over the term of the securities. Because the Company does not intend to sell the investments and it is not likely that the Company will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be at maturity, the Company did not consider those investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2017.

The Company elected to transfer 319 available-for-sale (“AFS”) securities with an aggregate fair value of $167.1 million to a classification of held-to-maturity (“HTM”) on April 1, 2014. In accordance with FASB ASC 320-10-55-24, the transfer from AFS to HTM must be recorded at the fair value of the AFS securities at the time of transfer. The net unrealized holding gain of $1.3 million, net of tax, at the date of transfer was retained in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), with the associated pre-tax amount retained in the carrying value of the HTM securities. Such amounts will be amortized to comprehensive income over the remaining life of the securities. The fair value of the transferred AFS securities became the book value of the HTM securities at April 1, 2014, with no unrealized gain or loss at this date. Future reporting periods, with potential changes in market value for these securities, would likely record an unrealized gain or loss for disclosure purposes.

The amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale and held-to-maturity at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.


	December 31, 2017				December 31, 2016
	Amortized		Fair		Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
Available for sale
Within one year	$	13,347	$	13,326	$	7,455	$	7,480
One to five years		40,468		40,193		37,483		37,479
Five to ten years		50,473		51,156		21,112		20,984
After ten years		63,306		64,326		60,566		59,967

		167,594		169,001		126,616		125,910
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations		132,871		130,365		139,040		137,195
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools		211,487		208,657		180,183		176,726
Private labeled mortgage-backed pools		1,650		1,642		—		—

Total available for sale investment securities	$	513,602	$	509,665	$	445,839	$	439,831

Held to maturity
Within one year	$	1,948	$	1,934	$	—	$	—
One to five years		40,603		41,531		24,594		25,271
Five to ten years		89,801		91,249		87,645		88,805
After ten years		47,484		45,683		53,368		51,746

		179,836		180,397		165,607		165,822
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations		5,734		5,682		6,530		6,490
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools		14,878		15,006		21,057		21,774

Total held to maturity investment securities	$	200,448	$	201,085	$	193,194	$	194,086

The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and the fair value of the Company’s investments, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.


	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
December 31, 2017	Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies	$	15,882	$	(180	)	$	2,870	$	(45	)	$	18,752	$	(225	)
State and municipal		54,312		(2,758	)		30,691		(844	)		85,003		(3,602	)
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations		54,006		(589	)		73,462		(2,031	)		127,468		(2,620	)
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools		103,926		(1,019	)		86,846		(2,054	)		190,772		(3,073	)
Private labeled mortgage-backed pools		1,642		(8	)		—		—			1,642		(8	)

Total temporarily impaired securities	$	229,768	$	(4,554	)	$	193,869	$	(4,974	)	$	423,637	$	(9,528	)


	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
December 31, 2016	Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses
U.S. Treasury and federal agencies	$	6,987	$	(64	)	$	—	$	—		$	6,987	$	(64	)
State and municipal		142,466		(3,544	)		—		—			142,466		(3,544	)
Federal agency collateralized mortgage obligations		112,414		(1,918	)		10,199		(252	)		122,613		(2,170	)
Federal agency mortgage-backed pools		163,768		(3,887	)		—		—			163,768		(3,887	)

Total temporarily impaired securities	$	425,635	$	(9,413	)	$	10,199	$	(252	)	$	435,834	$	(9,665	)

U.S. Treasury, federal agency, state and municipal

The unrealized losses on the Company’s investments in U.S. Treasury, federal agency and state and municipals were caused by interest rate changes. The contractual terms of those investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the amortized cost bases of the investments. Because the Company does not intend to sell the investments and it is not more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost bases, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider those investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2017.

Federal agency mortgage-backed pools and collateralized mortgage obligations

The unrealized losses on the Company’s investment in federal agency mortgage backed pools and collateralized mortgage obligations securities were caused by interest rate changes. The Company expects to recover the amortized cost basis over the term of the securities. Because the decline in market value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality, and because the Company does not intend to sell the investments and it is not more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost bases, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider those investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2017.

Information regarding security proceeds, gross gains and gross losses are presented below.


	Years ended December 31
	2017			2016			2015
Sales of securities available for sale
Proceeds	$	5,490		$	182,549		$	43,051
Gross gains		151			2,646			254
Gross losses		(113	)		(810	)		(65	)

The tax effect of the proceeds from the sale of securities available for sale was $13,000, $643,000 and $66,000 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

The Company pledges securities to secure retail and corporate repurchase agreements to the Federal Reserve for borrowing availability and as settlements for the fair value of swap agreements. At December 31, 2017, the Company had pledged $74.0 million of fair value or $75.6 million of amortized cost, in securities as collateral for $61.1 million in repurchase agreements, $94.6 million of fair value or $93.1 million of amortized cost, in securities as collateral for borrowing availability at the Federal Reserve with $11.0 million current outstanding borrowings and $13.1 million of fair value or $13.1 million of amortized cost, in securities as collateral for $917,000 in settlements on the fair value of swap agreements.