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Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk [Abstract]  
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk

Note 15. Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk

In the normal course of business, the Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit and involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the balance sheets. The contractual amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of involvement the Company has in particular classes of financial instruments.

The contractual amounts of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit represent the amounts of potential accounting loss should: the contract be fully drawn upon; the customer default; and the value of any existing collateral becomes worthless. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments and evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. Management believes that the Company controls the credit risk of these financial instruments through credit approvals, credit limits, monitoring procedures and the receipt of collateral as deemed necessary.

Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk are as follows at December 31, 2011 and 2010:

 

                 
    2011     2010  

Commitments to extend credit:

                

Future loan commitments

   $ 91,250,740     $ 4,701,779  

Home equity lines of credit

     28,947,854       21,197,134  

Unused lines of credit

     17,877,138       7,721,359  

Undisbursed construction loans

     1,796,965       1,290,628  

Financial standby letters of credit

     532,000       52,000  
   

 

 

    

 

 

  
    $ 140,404,697     $ 34,962,900  
   

 

 

    

 

 

  

Standby letters of credit are written commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. Guarantees that are not derivative contracts have been recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at their fair value at inception. Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments to extend credit generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee by the borrower. Since these commitments could expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Company upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the counterparty. Collateral held varies, but may include residential and commercial property, deposits and securities. Based on the significant growth in the unfunded commitments, the bank has established a reserve of $44,000 as of December 31, 2011. No liability was required to be recorded at December 31, 2010.