Securities Available for Sale

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

NOTE 3 – SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE

The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of the available-for-sale securities portfolio at December 31, 2023, and 2022, and the corresponding amounts of gross unrealized gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). No allowance for credit losses have been recognized for the securities portfolio at December 31, 2023 or 2022.


			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized
2023	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
U.S. Treasury and U.S. government sponsored entities	$	145,439	$	113	$	(17,597	)	$	127,955
State and political subdivisions		644,880		4,792		(93,503	)		556,169
Corporate bonds		18,554		187		(466	)		18,275
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		624,529		1		(104,144	)		520,386
Collateralized mortgage obligations		80,227		331		(6,559	)		73,999
Small Business Administration		3,212		0		(295	)		2,917
Totals	$	1,516,841	$	5,424	$	(222,564	)	$	1,299,701


			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized
2022	Cost		Gains		Losses			Fair Value
U.S. Treasury and U.S. government sponsored entities	$	149,712	$	0	$	(21,616	)	$	128,096
State and political subdivisions		651,705		266		(121,891	)		530,080
Corporate bonds		4,181		0		(302	)		3,879
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		672,784		12		(117,654	)		555,142
Collateralized mortgage obligations		52,291		0		(4,937	)		47,354
Small Business Administration		3,839		0		(365	)		3,474
Totals	$	1,534,512	$	278	$	(266,765	)	$	1,268,025

The proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities and the associated gains and losses were as follows:


		2023			2022			2021
Proceeds	$	85,306		$	37,190		$	35,175
Gross gains		441			6			863
Gross losses		(939	)		(421	)		(25	)

The tax provision (benefit) related to these net realized gains (losses) was $(105) thousand, $(87) thousand, and $176 thousand, respectively.

The amortized cost and fair value of the debt securities portfolio are shown by expected maturity. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities if issuers have the right to call or prepay obligations, with or without a call, or prepayment penalties. Securities not due at a single maturity date are shown separately.


Available for sale	December 31, 2023
	Amortized
Maturity	Cost		Fair Value
Within one year	$	600	$	592
One to five years		32,288		30,039
Five to ten years		186,137		168,851
Beyond ten years		589,848		502,917
Mortgage-backed Securities, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations and Small Business Administration		707,968		597,302
Totals	$	1,516,841	$	1,299,701

Securities with a carrying amount of $1.1 billion at December 31, 2023, were pledged to secure public deposits and term borrowings and securities with a carrying amount of $479 million at December 31, 2022, were pledged to secure public deposits. Farmers Trust had securities with a carrying amount of $117 thousand at year-end 2023 and $100 thousand at year-end 2022, pledged to qualify as a fiduciary in the State of Ohio.

In each year, there were no holdings of any issuer that exceeded 10% of stockholders’ equity, except for the U.S. Government, its agencies and its sponsored entities.

The following table summarizes the investment securities with unrealized losses for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded at December 31, 2023 and 2022, aggregated by major security type and length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position.


2023
	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
Description of Securities	Value		Loss			Value		Loss			Value		Loss
U.S. Treasury and U.S. government
sponsored entities	$	399	$	(1	)	$	122,361	$	(17,596	)	$	122,760	$	(17,597	)
State and political subdivisions		15,852		(1,684	)		428,416		(91,819	)		444,268		(93,503	)
Corporate bonds		8,463		(284	)		3,881		(182	)		12,344		(466	)
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		5,113		(76	)		515,259		(104,068	)		520,372		(104,144	)
Collateralized mortgage obligations		20,019		(980	)		43,808		(5,579	)		63,827		(6,559	)
Small Business Administration		0		0			2,917		(295	)		2,917		(295	)
Total temporarily impaired	$	49,846	$	(3,025	)	$	1,116,642	$	(219,539	)	$	1,166,488	$	(222,564	)


2022
	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
Description of Securities	Value		Loss			Value		Loss			Value		Loss
U.S. Treasury and U.S. government
sponsored entities	$	52,311	$	(5,835	)	$	75,685	$	(15,781	)	$	127,996	$	(21,616	)
State and political subdivisions		306,709		(56,650	)		191,584		(65,241	)		498,293		(121,891	)
Corporate bonds		2,893		(122	)		986		(180	)		3,879		(302	)
Mortgage-backed securities - residential		101,476		(13,545	)		453,233		(104,109	)		554,709		(117,654	)
Collateralized mortgage obligations		42,140		(4,137	)		5,214		(800	)		47,354		(4,937	)
Small Business Administration		1,295		(122	)		2,179		(243	)		3,474		(365	)
Total temporarily impaired	$	506,824	$	(80,411	)	$	728,881	$	(186,354	)	$	1,235,705	$	(266,765	)

As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s security portfolio consisted of 978 securities, 743 of which were in an unrealized loss position. The majority of unrealized losses on the Company’s securities are related to its holdings of mortgage-backed securities and state and political subdivisions. Furthermore, the treasury, agency, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and small business administration securities that the Company owns are all issued by government sponsored entities. The Company does not consider any of its available for sale ("AFS") securities with unrealized losses to be attributable to credit-related factors, as the unrealized losses have occurred as a result of changes in noncredit related factors such as changes in interest rates, market spreads and market conditions subsequent to purchase, not credit deterioration. The vast majority of the Company's state and political subdivisions holdings are of high credit quality, and are rated AA or higher. In addition, management has both the ability and intent to hold the securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for the recovery in fair value. As of December 31, 2023, the Company has not recorded an allowance for credit losses on AFS securities.

Equity Securities

The Company also holds equity securities which include $14.9 million in Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”) partnership investments as well as $226 thousand in local and regional bank holdings and other miscellaneous equity funds at December 31, 2023. At December 31, 2022 the Company held $15.0 million in SBIC investments and $196 thousand in local and regional bank holdings and other miscellaneous equity funds. Gains were recognized in income in 2023 and 2022 in compliance with ASU 2016-01, which requires all equity securities to be measured at their fair value with changes in fair value being recognized through the statements of income.