NOTE 4 - LOANS RECEIVABLE AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

Set forth below is selected data relating to the composition of the loan portfolio (in thousands):





	December 31, 2018				December 31, 2017
Real Estate:
Residential	$	235,523	27.7	%	$	235,759	30.8	%
Commercial		374,790	44.1			342,934	44.9
Construction		17,445	2.0			17,228	2.3
Commercial, financial and agricultural		110,542	13.0			97,461	12.7
Consumer loans to individuals		112,002	13.2			70,953	9.3
Total loans		850,302	100.0	%		764,335	100.0	%

Deferred fees, net		(120)				(243)
Total loans receivable		850,182				764,092
Allowance for loan losses		(8,452)				(7,634)
Net loans receivable	$	841,730			$	756,458

Changes in the accretable yield for purchased credit-impaired loans were as follows for the twelve months ended December 31:

(In thousands)



	2018		2017
Balance at beginning of period	$	108	$	208
Additions		-		-
Accretion		(56)		(73)
Reclassification and other		(23)		(27)
Balance at end of period	$	29	$	108

The following table presents additional information regarding loans acquired and accounted for in accordance with ASC 310-30 (in thousands):



	December 31, 2018		December 31, 2017

Outstanding Balance	$	1,055	$	1,444
Carrying Amount	$	886	$	1,174

There were no material increases or decreases in the expected cash flows of these loans since the acquisition date. There has been no allowance for loan losses recorded for acquired loans with specific evidence of deterioration in credit quality. As of December 31, 2018, for loans that were acquired prior to 2018 with or without specific evidence of deterioration in credit quality, adjustments to the allowance for loan losses have been accounted for through the allowance for loan loss adequacy calculation.

The Company maintains a loan review system, which allows for a periodic review of our loan portfolio and the early identification of potential impaired loans. The system takes into consideration, among other things, delinquency status, size of loans, type and market value of collateral and financial condition of the borrowers. Specific loan loss allowances are established for identified losses based on a review of such information. A loan evaluated for impairment is considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. All loans identified as impaired are evaluated independently. The Company does not aggregate such loans for evaluation purposes. Impairment is measured on a loan-by-loan basis for commercial and construction loans by the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s obtainable market price, or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral-dependent.

Large groups of smaller balance homogeneous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment. Accordingly, the Company does not separately identify individual consumer and residential mortgage loans for impairment disclosures, unless such loans are part of a larger relationship that is impaired, or are classified as a troubled debt restructuring.

The following tables show the amount of loans in each category that were individually and collectively evaluated for impairment at the dates indicated:



	Real Estate Loans
							Commercial		Consumer
	Residential		Commercial		Construction		Loans		Loans		Total
	(In thousands)
December 31, 2018
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	-	$	1,319	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	1,319
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality		630		256		-		-		-		886
Collectively evaluated for impairment		234,893		373,215		17,445		110,542		112,002		848,097
Total Loans	$	235,523	$	374,790	$	17,445	$	110,542	$	112,002	$	850,302



	Real Estate Loans
							Commercial		Consumer
	Residential		Commercial		Construction		Loans		Loans		Total
	(In thousands)
December 31, 2017
Individually evaluated for impairment	$	23	$	1,224	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	1,247
Loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality		833		341		-		-		-		1,174
Collectively evaluated for impairment		234,903		341,369		17,228		97,461		70,953		761,914
Total Loans	$	235,759	$	342,934	$	17,228	$	97,461	$	70,953	$	764,335

The following table includes the recorded investment and unpaid principal balances for impaired loans with the associated allowance amount, if applicable.



			Unpaid
	Recorded		Principal		Associated
	Investment		Balance		Allowance
December 31, 2018	(In thousands)
With no related allowance recorded:
Real Estate Loans
Commercial	$	1,319	$	1,747	$	-
Subtotal		1,319		1,747		-

Total:
Real Estate Loans
Commercial		1,319		1,747		-
Total Impaired Loans	$	1,319	$	1,747	$	-



			Unpaid
	Recorded		Principal		Associated
	Investment		Balance		Allowance

December 31, 2017	(In thousands)
With no related allowance recorded:
Real Estate Loans
Residential	$	23	$	28	$	-
Commercial		1,224		1,496		-
Subtotal		1,247		1,524		-

Total:
Real Estate Loans
Residential		23		28		-
Commercial		1,224		1,496		-
Total Impaired Loans	$	1,247	$	1,524	$	-

The following information for impaired loans is presented for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017:


	Average Recorded	Average Recorded			Interest Income
		Investment			Recognized
	2018		2017		2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Total:
Real Estate Loans
Residential	$	-	$	23	$	-	$	-
Commercial		1,220		1,209		67		56
Total Loans	$	1,220	$	1,232	$	67	$	56

Troubled debt restructured loans are those loans whose terms have been renegotiated to provide a reduction or deferral of principal or interest as a result of financial difficulties experienced by the borrower, who could not obtain comparable terms from alternate financing sources. As of December 31, 2018, troubled debt restructured loans totaled $1.1 million and resulted in specific reserves of $0. During 2018, there were no new loan relationships identified as troubled debt restructurings, while one loan identified as a troubled debt restructuring with a balance of $23,000 as of December 31, 2017 was paid in full during 2018. During 2018, there were no charge-offs on loans classified as troubled debt restructurings.

As of December 31, 2017, troubled debt restructured loans totaled $1.1 million and resulted in specific reserves of $0. During 2017, there were no new loan relationships identified as troubled debt restructurings, while one loan identified as a troubled debt restructuring with a balance of $322,000 as of December 31, 2016 was paid in full during 2017. During 2017, the Company recognized charge-offs totaling $55,000 on loans classified as troubled debt restructurings.

Foreclosed assets acquired in settlement of loans are carried at fair value less estimated costs to sell and are included in foreclosed real estate owned on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, foreclosed real estate owned totaled $1,115,000 and $1,661,000, respectively. As of December 31, 2018, included within foreclosed real estate owned is $36,000 of consumer residential mortgages that were foreclosed on or received via a deed in lieu transaction prior to year-end. As of December 31, 2018, the Company has initiated formal foreclosure proceedings on three consumer residential mortgage loans with an outstanding balance of $298,000.

Management uses an eight point internal risk rating system to monitor the credit quality of the overall loan portfolio. The first four categories are considered not criticized, and are aggregated as “Pass” rated. The criticized rating categories utilized by management generally follow bank regulatory definitions. The Special Mention category includes assets that are currently protected but are potentially weak, resulting in an undue and unwarranted credit risk, but not to the point of justifying a Substandard classification. Loans in the Substandard category have well-defined weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt, and have a distinct possibility that some loss will be sustained if the weaknesses are not corrected. Loans greater than 90 days past due are considered Substandard unless full payment is expected. Any portion of a loan that has been charged off is placed in the Loss category.

To help ensure that risk ratings are accurate and reflect the present and future capacity of borrowers to repay a loan as agreed, the Company has a structured loan rating process with several layers of internal and external oversight. Generally, consumer and residential mortgage loans are included in the Pass categories unless a specific action, such as nonperformance, repossession, or death occurs to raise awareness of a possible credit event. The Company’s Loan Review Department is responsible for the timely and accurate risk rating of the loans on an ongoing basis. Every credit which must be approved by Loan Committee or the Board of Directors is assigned a risk rating at time of consideration. Loan Review also annually reviews relationships of $1,500,000 and over to assign or re-affirm risk ratings. Loans in the Substandard categories that are collectively evaluated for impairment are given separate consideration in the determination of the allowance.

The following table presents the classes of the loan portfolio summarized by the aggregate Pass and the criticized categories of Special Mention, Substandard, Doubtful and Loss within the internal risk rating system as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in thousands):



			Special
	Pass		Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Loss		Total
December 31, 2018
Commercial real estate loans	$	360,838	$	7,918	$	6,034	$	-	$	-	$	374,790
Commercial		109,966		82		494		-		-		110,542
Total	$	470,804	$	8,000	$	6,528	$	-	$	-	$	485,332



			Special
	Pass		Mention		Substandard		Doubtful		Loss		Total
December 31, 2017
Commercial real estate loans	$	329,617	$	9,680	$	3,637	$	-	$	-	$	342,934
Commercial		97,389		16		56		-		-		97,461
Total	$	427,006	$	9,696	$	3,693	$	-	$	-	$	440,395

For residential real estate loans, construction loans and consumer loans, the Company evaluates credit quality based on the performance of the individual credits. Nonperforming loans include loans that have been placed on nonaccrual status and loans remaining in accrual status on which the contractual payment of principal and interest has become 90 days past due.

The following table presents the recorded investment in the loan classes based on payment activity as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in thousands):



	Performing		Nonperforming		Total
December 31, 2018
Residential real estate loans	$	234,725	$	798	$	235,523
Construction		17,445		-		17,445
Consumer loans to individuals		112,002		-		112,002
Total	$	364,172	$	798	$	364,970



	Performing		Nonperforming		Total
December 31, 2017
Residential real estate loans	$	233,966	$	1,793	$	235,759
Construction		17,228		-		17,228
Consumer loans to individuals		70,953		-		70,953
Total	$	322,147	$	1,793	$	323,940

Management further monitors the performance and credit quality of the loan portfolio by analyzing the age of the portfolio as determined by the length of time a recorded payment is past due. The following table presents the classes of the loan portfolio summarized by the aging categories of performing loans and nonaccrual loans as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in thousands):



	Current		31-60 Days Past Due		61-90 Days Past Due		Greater than 90 Days Past Due and still accruing		Non-Accrual		Total Past Due and Non-Accrual		Total Loans
December 31, 2018
Real Estate loans
Residential	$	234,201	$	373	$	151	$	-	$	798	$	1,322	$	235,523
Commercial		372,617		1,043		788		-		342		2,173		374,790
Construction		17,445		-		-		-		-		-		17,445
Commercial loans		110,191		320		31		-		-		351		110,542
Consumer loans		111,796		171		35		-		-		206		112,002
Total	$	846,250	$	1,907	$	1,005	$	-	$	1,140	$	4,052	$	850,302



	Current		31-60 Days Past Due		61-90 Days Past Due		Greater than 90 Days Past Due and still accruing		Non-Accrual		Total Past Due and Non-Accrual		Total Loans
December 31, 2017
Real Estate loans
Residential	$	233,291	$	594	$	81	$	87	$	1,706	$	2,468	$	235,759
Commercial		341,602		646		-		409		277		1,332		342,934
Construction		17,228		-		-		-		-		-		17,228
Commercial loans		97,424		10		27		-		-		37		97,461
Consumer loans		70,869		60		24		-		-		84		70,953
Total	$	760,414	$	1,310	$	132	$	496	$	1,983	$	3,921	$	764,335

The following table presents the allowance for loan losses by the classes of the loan portfolio:



(In thousands)	Residential Real Estate		Commercial Real Estate		Construction		Commercial		Consumer		Total
Beginning balance, December 31, 2017	$	1,272	$	5,265	$	90	$	463	$	544	$	7,634
Charge Offs		(197)		(283)		-		(246)		(263)		(989)
Recoveries		9		33		-		8		32		82
Provision for loan losses		244		440		3		487		551		1,725
Ending balance, December 31, 2018	$	1,328	$	5,455	$	93	$	712	$	864	$	8,452
Ending balance individually evaluated for impairment	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Ending balance collectively evaluated for impairment	$	1,328	$	5,455	$	93	$	712	$	864	$	8,452



(In thousands)	Residential Real Estate		Commercial Real Estate		Construction		Commercial		Consumer		Total
Beginning balance, December 31, 2016	$	1,092	$	4,623	$	78	$	307	$	363	$	6,463
Charge Offs		(83)		(902)		(28)		-		(207)		(1,220)
Recoveries		6		159		-		-		26		191
Provision for loan losses		257		1,385		40		156		362		2,200
Ending balance, December 31, 2017	$	1,272	$	5,265	$	90	$	463	$	544	$	7,634
Ending balance individually evaluated for impairment	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Ending balance collectively evaluated for impairment	$	1,272	$	5,265	$	90	$	463	$	544	$	7,634

The recorded investment in impaired loans, not requiring an allowance for loan losses was $1,319,000 (net of charge-offs against the allowance for loan losses of $428,000) and $1,247,000 (net of charge-offs against the allowance for loan losses of $277,000) at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The recorded investment in impaired loans requiring an allowance for loan losses was $0 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The specific reserve related to impaired loans was $0 for 2018 and 2017. For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the average recorded investment in these impaired loans was $1,220,000, and $1,232,000, respectively, and the interest income recognized on these impaired loans was $67,000 and $56,000, respectively.

During the period ended December 31, 2018, the allowance for loan losses increased from $7,634,000 to $8,452,000. This $818,000 increase in the required allowance was due primarily to an $86.1 million increase in loan balances and an additional qualitative factor to allocate reserves for potential risk in large balance loans. This increase was partially offset by a reduction in the historical loss factor from 0.41% at December 31, 2017 to 0.26% on December 31, 2018.

During the period ended December 31, 2017, the allowance for commercial real estate loans increased from $4,623,000 to $5,265,000. This $642,000 increase in the required allowance was due primarily to a $22,747,000 increase in loan balances and an increase in the amount of reserve required for classified loans. This increase was partially offset by a reduction in the historical loss factor from 0.80% at December 31, 2016 to 0.74% on December 31, 2017.

Interest income that would have been recorded on loans accounted for on a non-accrual basis under the original terms of the loans was $98,000 and $163,000 for 2018 and 2017, respectively.

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company considered its concentration of credit risk to be acceptable. As of December 31, 2018, the highest concentrations are in commercial rentals and the hospitality lodging industry, with loans outstanding of $71.8 million, or 68.9% of bank capital, to commercial rentals, and $59.7 million, or 57.3% of bank capital to the hospitality lodging industry. Charge-offs on loans within these concentrations were $0 and $762,000 for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

During 2018, the Company sold residential mortgage loans totaling $752,000. During 2017, the Company did not sell any residential mortgage loans. Gross realized gains and gross realized losses on sales of residential mortgage loans were $15,000 and $0, respectively, in 2018 and $0 and $0, respectively, in 2017. The proceeds from the sales of residential mortgage loans totaled $767,000 and $0 for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the outstanding value of loans serviced for others totaled $26.8 million and $29.0 million, respectively.