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Note 2 - Securities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Notes to Financial Statements

Investments in Debt and Marketable Equity Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 2. Securities

The Company invests in U.S. Treasury securities, U.S. agency and mortgage-backed securities, obligations of state and political subdivisions, and corporate debt securities. Amortized costs, gross unrealized gains and losses, allowance for credit losses, and fair values of debt securities at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):

		March 31, 2024
		Amortized Cost				Gross Unrealized Gains				Gross Unrealized (Losses)				Fair Value				Allowance for Credit Losses
Securities available for sale:
U.S. Treasury securities		$	12,478			$	—			$	(1,079	)		$	11,399			$	—
U.S. agency and mortgage-backed securities			93,915				50				(12,997	)			80,968				—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions			63,461				1				(8,154	)			55,308				—
Total securities available for sale		$	169,854			$	51			$	(22,230	)		$	147,675			$	—
Securities held to maturity:
U.S. Treasury securities		$	19,277			$	—			$	(349	)		$	18,928			$	—
U.S. agency and mortgage-backed securities			92,019				—				(10,033	)			81,986				—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions			11,645				40				(996	)			10,689				(1	)
Corporate debt securities			3,000				—				(514	)			2,486				(115	)
Total securities held to maturity		$	125,941			$	40			$	(11,892	)		$	114,089			$	(116	)
Total securities		$	295,795			$	91			$	(34,122	)		$	261,764			$	(116	)

		December 31, 2023
		Amortized Cost				Gross Unrealized Gains				Gross Unrealized (Losses)				Fair Value				Allowance for Credit Losses
Securities available for sale:
U.S. Treasury securities		$	12,476			$	—			$	(1,026	)		$	11,450			$	—
U.S. agency and mortgage-backed securities			96,937				55				(12,192	)			84,800				—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions			64,045				6				(7,444	)			56,607				—
Total securities available for sale		$	173,458			$	61			$	(20,662	)		$	152,857			$	—
Securities held to maturity:
U.S. Treasury securities		$	39,085			$	—			$	(389	)		$	38,696			$	—
U.S. agency and mortgage-backed securities			94,617				—				(8,992	)			85,625				—
Obligations of states and political subdivisions			11,649				107				(943	)			10,813				—
Corporate debt securities			3,000				—				(520	)			2,480				(107	)
Total securities held to maturity		$	148,351			$	107			$	(10,844	)		$	137,614			$	(107	)
Total securities		$	321,809			$	168			$	(31,506	)		$	290,471			$	(107	)

Information pertaining to securities with gross unrealized losses aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position is as follows (in thousands):

		March 31, 2024
		Less than 12 months								12 months or more								Total
		Fair Value				Unrealized (Loss)				Fair Value				Unrealized (Loss)				Fair Value				Unrealized (Loss)
Securities available for sale:
U.S. Treasury securities		$	—			$	—			$	11,399			$	(1,079	)		$	11,399			$	(1,079	)
U.S. agency and mortgage-backed securities			1,268				(13	)			75,506				(12,984	)			76,774				(12,997	)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions			5,341				(195	)			48,276				(7,959	)			53,617				(8,154	)
Total securities available for sale		$	6,609			$	(208	)		$	135,181			$	(22,022	)		$	141,790			$	(22,230	)

		December 31, 2023
		Less than 12 months								12 months or more								Total
		Fair Value				Unrealized (Loss)				Fair Value				Unrealized (Loss)				Fair Value				Unrealized (Loss)
Securities available for sale:
U.S. Treasury securities		$	—			$	—			$	11,450			$	(1,026	)		$	11,450			$	(1,026	)
U.S. agency and mortgage-backed securities			1,281				(29	)			78,800				(12,163	)			80,081				(12,192	)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions			4,469				(215	)			47,004				(7,229	)			51,473				(7,444	)
Total securities available for sale		$	5,750			$	(244	)		$	137,254			$	(20,418	)		$	143,004			$	(20,662	)

The tables above provide information about securities that have been in an unrealized loss position for less than twelve consecutive months and securities that have been in an unrealized loss position for twelve consecutive months or more. Management evaluates securities to determine whether the impairment is due to credit-related factors or noncredit-related factors at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such evaluation. Consideration is given to the extent to which the fair value is less than cost, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and the intent and ability of the Company to retain its investment in the security for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value. Presently, the Company does not intend to sell any of these securities, does not expect to be required to sell these securities, and expects to recover the entire amortized cost of all the securities.

Accrued interest receivable on securities available for sale and securities held to maturity totaled $756 thousand and $548 thousand, respectively, at March 31, 2024. Accrued interest on debt securities is included in accrued interest receivable on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.

At March 31, 2024, there were three out of three U.S. Treasury securities, 94 out of 109 U.S. agency and mortgage-backed securities, and 94 out of 108 obligations of states and political subdivisions in an unrealized loss position. One hundred percent of the Company’s investment portfolio was considered investment grade. The weighted-average re-pricing term of the portfolio was 6.2 years at March 31, 2024. One hundred percent of the Company’s investment portfolio was considered investment grade at December 31, 2023. The weighted-average re-pricing term of the portfolio was 5.9 years at December 31, 2023. The unrealized losses at March 31, 2024 in the U.S. Treasury securities portfolio, U.S. agency and mortgage-backed securities portfolio, and obligations of states and political subdivisions portfolio were related to changes in market interest rates and not credit concerns of the issuers.

On September 1, 2022, the Bank transferred 24 securities designated as available for sale with a combined book value of $82.2 million, market value of $74.4 million, and unrealized loss of $7.8 million, to securities designated held to maturity. The unrealized loss is being amortized monthly over the life of the securities with an increase to the carrying value of securities and a decrease to the related accumulated other comprehensive loss, which is included in the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet. The amortization of the unrealized loss on the transferred securities totaled $367 thousand for the first three months of 2024. The securities selected for transfer had larger potential decreases in their fair market values in higher interest rate environments than most of the other securities in the available for sale portfolio and included U.S. Treasury, agency, municipal and commercial mortgage-backed securities. The securities were transferred to mitigate the potential unfavorable impact that higher market interest rates may have on the carrying value of the securities and on the related accumulated other comprehensive loss.

The amortized cost and fair value of securities at March 31, 2024 by contractual maturity are shown below (in thousands). Expected maturities of mortgage-backed securities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

		Available for Sale								Held to Maturity
		Amortized Cost				Fair Value				Amortized Cost				Fair Value
Due within one year		$	796			$	783			$	10,820			$	10,698
Due after one year through five years			28,704				26,521				23,107				21,835
Due after five years through ten years			32,673				29,684				17,972				16,117
Due after ten years			107,681				90,687				74,042				65,439
		$	169,854			$	147,675			$	125,941			$	114,089

Federal Home Loan Bank, Federal Reserve Bank, and Community Bankers’ Bank stock are generally viewed as long-term investments and as restricted securities, which are carried at cost, because there is a minimal market for the stock. Therefore, when evaluating restricted securities for impairment, their value is based on the ultimate recoverability of the par value rather than by recognizing temporary declines in value.

The composition of restricted securities at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was as follows (in thousands):

		March 31, 2024				December 31, 2023
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		$	999			$	965
Federal Reserve Bank stock			981				981
Community Bankers’ Bank stock			132				132
		$	2,112			$	2,078

The Company also holds limited partnership investments in Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs), which are included in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The limited partnership investments are measured as equity investments without readily determinable fair values at their cost, less any impairment. The amounts included in other assets for the limited partnership investments were $642 thousand and $642 thousand at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Credit Quality Indicators & Allowance for Credit Losses - HTM

The Company monitors the credit quality of the debt securities held to maturity through the use of credit ratings from Moody's, S&P, and Egan-Jones. The Company monitors the credit ratings on a quarterly basis. The following table summarizes the amortized cost of debt securities held to maturity at March 31, 2024, aggregated by credit quality indicators.

		U.S. Treasury securities				U.S. agency and mortgage-backed securities				Obligations of states and political subdivisions				Corporate debt securities				Total Held to Maturity Securities
March 31, 2024
Aaa		$	19,277			$	22,994			$	2,802			$	—			$	45,073
Aa1 / Aa2 / Aa3			—				—				8,843				—				8,843
Baa1 / Baa2 / Baa3			—				—				—				3,000				3,000
Not rated - Agency ⁽¹⁾			—				69,025				—				—				69,025
Total		$	19,277			$	92,019			$	11,645			$	3,000			$	125,941
December 31, 2023
Aaa		$	39,085			$	22,936			$	2,807			$	—			$	64,828
Aa1 / Aa2 / Aa3			—				—				8,842				—				8,842
Baa1 / Baa2 / Baa3			—				—				—				3,000				3,000
Not rated - Agency ⁽¹⁾			—				71,681				—				—				71,681
Total		$	39,085			$	94,617			$	11,649			$	3,000			$	148,351

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⁽¹⁾Generally considered not to have credit risk given the implied governmental guarantees associated with these agencies.

The following table summarizes the change in the allowance for credit losses on held to maturity securities for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

		U.S. Treasury securities				U.S. agency and mortgage-backed securities				Obligations of states and political subdivisions				Corporate debt securities				Total Held to Maturity Securities
Balance, December 31, 2023		$	—			$	—			$	—			$	107			$	107
Provision for credit losses			—				—				1				8				9
Charge-offs of securities			—				—				—				—				—
Recoveries			—				—				—				—				—
Balance, March 31, 2024		$	—			$	—			$	1			$	115			$	116

At March 31, 2024, the Company had no securities held-to-maturity that were past due 30 days or more as to principal and interest payments. The Company had no securities held-to-maturity classified as nonaccrual as of March 31, 2024.