NOTE 6 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE

The amortized cost and fair values of securities available for sale are as follows:

	September 30, 2016
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
(Dollar amounts in thousands)	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value

U.S. government agency securities	$	10,516	$	359	$	(12	)	$	10,863
Obligations of states and political subdivisions:
Taxable		1,616		186		-			1,802
Tax-exempt		81,829		3,899		(5	)		85,723
Mortgage-backed securities in government-sponsored entities		20,939		485		(44	)		21,380
Private-label mortgage-backed securities		1,927		141		-			2,068
Total debt securities		116,827		5,070		(61	)		121,836
Equity securities in financial institutions		750		468		-			1,218
Total	$	117,577	$	5,538	$	(61	)	$	123,054

	December 31, 2015
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses			Value

U.S. government agency securities	$	21,655	$	245	$	(271	)	$	21,629
Obligations of states and political subdivisions:
Taxable		1,989		134		-			2,123
Tax-exempt		91,940		3,402		(175	)		95,167
Mortgage-backed securities in government-sponsored entities		24,480		316		(272	)		24,524
Private-label mortgage-backed securities		2,079		184		-			2,263
Total debt securities		142,143		4,281		(718	)		145,706
Equity securities in financial institutions		750		64		-			814
Total	$	142,893	$	4,345	$	(718	)	$	146,520

The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities at September 30, 2016, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

	Amortized		Fair
(Dollar amounts in thousands)	Cost		Value

Due in one year or less	$	2,842	$	2,879
Due after one year through five years		9,132		9,500
Due after five years through ten years		12,916		13,510
Due after ten years		91,937		95,947

Total	$	116,827	$	121,836

Proceeds from the sales of securities available for sale and the gross realized gains and losses for the three and nine months ended September 30 are as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,					For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015			2016			2015
Proceeds from sales	$	-	$	11,973		$	9,115		$	15,284
Gross realized gains		-		233			306			373
Gross realized losses		-		(22	)		(3	)		(116	)

Investment securities with an approximate carrying value of $64.7 million and $68.8 million at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, were pledged to secure deposits and other purposes as required by law.

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

	September 30, 2016
	Less than Twelve Months				Twelve Months or Greater					Total
			Gross				Gross					Gross
	Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
(Dollar amounts in thousands)	Value		Losses		Value		Losses			Value		Losses

U.S. government agency securities	$	2,000	$	-	$	1,465	$	(12	)	$	3,465	$	(12	)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
Tax-exempt		608		-		-		(5	)		608		(5	)
Mortgage-backed securities in government-sponsored entities		-		-		4,709		(44	)		4,709		(44	)
Private-label mortgage-backed securities		75		-		-		-			75		-
Total	$	2,683	$	-	$	6,174	$	(61	)	$	8,857	$	(61	)

	December 31, 2015
	Less than Twelve Months					Twelve Months or Greater					Total
			Gross					Gross					Gross
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
	Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses

U.S. government agency securities	$	3,818	$	(57	)	$	10,872	$	(214	)	$	14,690	$	(271	)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
Tax-exempt		1,268		(9	)		9,394		(166	)		10,662		(175	)
Mortgage-backed securities in government-sponsored entities		8,725		(86	)		6,685		(186	)		15,410		(272	)
Total	$	13,811	$	(152	)	$	26,951	$	(566	)	$	40,762	$	(718	)

There were 9 securities considered temporarily impaired at September 30, 2016.

On a quarterly basis, the Company performs an assessment to determine whether there have been any events or economic circumstances indicating that a security with an unrealized loss has suffered other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”). A debt security is considered impaired if the fair value is less than its amortized cost basis at the reporting date. The Company assesses whether the unrealized loss is other than temporary.

OTTI losses are recognized in earnings when the Company has the intent to sell the debt security or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the debt security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. However, even if the Company does not expect to sell a debt security, it must evaluate expected cash flows to be received and determine if a credit loss has occurred.

An unrealized loss is generally deemed to be other than temporary and a credit loss is deemed to exist if the present value of the expected future cash flows is less than the amortized cost basis of the debt security. As a result the credit loss component of an OTTI is recorded as a component of investment securities gains (losses) in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Income, while the remaining portion of the impairment loss is recognized in other comprehensive income, provided the Company does not intend to sell the underlying debt security and it is “more likely than not” that the Company will not have to sell the debt security prior to recovery.

Debt securities issued by U.S. government agencies, U.S. government-sponsored enterprises, and state and political subdivisions accounted for more than 97% of the total available-for-sale portfolio as of September 30, 2016 and no credit losses are expected, given the explicit and implicit guarantees provided by the U.S. federal government and the lack of prolonged unrealized loss positions within the obligations of state and political subdivisions security portfolio. The Company considers the following factors in determining whether a credit loss exists and the period over which the debt security is expected to recover:

	•		The length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than the amortized cost basis.

	•		Changes in the near term prospects of the underlying collateral of a security such as changes in default rates, loss severity given default and significant changes in prepayment assumptions;

	•		The level of cash flows generated from the underlying collateral supporting the principal and interest payments of the debt securities; and

	•		Any adverse change to the credit conditions and liquidity of the issuer, taking into consideration the latest information available about the overall financial condition of the issuer, credit ratings, recent legislation and government actions affecting the issuer’s industry and actions taken by the issuer to deal with the present economic climate.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, there were no available-for-sale debt securities with an unrealized loss that suffered OTTI. Management does not believe any individual unrealized loss as of September 30, 2016 or December 31, 2015 represented an other-than-temporary impairment. The unrealized losses on debt securities are primarily the result of interest rate changes. These conditions will not prohibit the Company from receiving its contractual principal and interest payments on these debt securities. The fair value of these debt securities is expected to recover as payments are received on these securities and they approach 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.