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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Debt  
9. Debt

Note 9 – Debt

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

In July 2017, KICO became a member of, and invested in, the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLBNY”). The aggregate fair value of the investment in dividend bearing common stock was $11,200 and $15,180 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. FHLBNY members have access to a variety of flexible, low cost funding through FHLBNY’s credit products, enabling members to customize advances, which are to be fully collateralized.  Eligible collateral to pledge to FHLBNY includes residential and commercial mortgage backed securities, along with U.S. Treasury and agency securities. See Note 3 – Investments for eligible collateral held in a designated custodian account available for future advances.Advances are limited to 5% of KICO’s net admitted assets as of the previous quarter and are due and payable within one year of borrowing.  The maximum allowable advance as of December 31, 2020 was approximately $12,066,000. Advances are limited to 85% of the amount of available collateral, which was approximately $9,682,000 as of December 31, 2020.  There were no borrowings under this facility during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Long-term Debt

 

On December 19, 2017, the Company issued $30 million of its 5.50% Senior Unsecured Notes due December 30, 2022 (the “Notes”) in an underwritten public offering. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on June 30 and December 30 of each year, which began on June 30, 2018 at the rate of 5.50% per annum. The net proceeds of the issuance were $29,121,630, net of discount of $163,200 and transaction costs of $715,170, for an effective yield of 5.67% per annum. The balance of long-term debt as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 is as follows:

  

 

 

 

 

 December 31,

 

 

 December 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50% Senior Unsecured Notes

 

$30,000,000

 

 

$30,000,000

 

Discount

 

 

(64,883)

 

 

(97,325)

Issuance costs

 

 

(287,506)

 

 

(431,244)

Long-term debt, net

 

$29,647,611

 

 

$29,471,431