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Note 8 - Borrowings

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Note 8 .

Borrowings

Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings

The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston ("FHLB"). At December 31, 2014, the Bank has the ability to borrow from the FHLB based on a certain percentage of the value of the Bank's qualified collateral, as defined in the FHLB Statement of Products Policy, comprised mainly of mortgage-backed securities and loans segregated as collateral for the FHLB. The additional amount available under this agreement as of December 31, 2014 was $27.8 million. In accordance with an agreement with the FHLB, the qualified collateral must be free and clear of liens, pledges and encumbrances. In addition, the Company has a $2.0 million available line of credit with the FHLB. At December 31, 2014 and 2013, there were no advances outstanding under this line of credit. During 2014, the Bank took additional FHLB advances to increase liquidity for anticipated loan growth.

During 2013, $50.0 million of FHLB advances with interest rates ranging from 0.77% to 3.69% were paid off and a $10.0 million FHLB advance with an interest rate of 2.19% was restructured. The restructured advance allowed the Company to reduce the effective interest rates, from 2.19% to 0.77%, and to extend the maturity for one year, in accordance with ASC 470-50, “Debt Modifications and Extinguishments”.

At December 31, 2014 and 2013, outstanding advances from the FHLB aggregated $120.0 million and $57.0 million respectively.

Junior subordinated debt owed to unconsolidated trust

During 2003, the Company formed the Trust of which 100% of the Trust’s common securities are owned by the Company. The Trust has no independent assets, and exists for the sole purpose of issuing trust securities and investing the proceeds thereof in an equivalent amount of junior subordinated debentures issued by the Company. The Trust issued $8.0 million of trust preferred securities in 2003.

Trust preferred securities currently qualify for up to 25% of the Company’s Tier I Capital, with the excess qualifying as Tier 2 Capital. On March 1, 2005, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, which is the banking regulator for the Holding Company, approved final rules that allowed for the continued inclusion of outstanding and prospective issuances of trust preferred securities in regulatory capital, subject to new, stricter limitations, which became effective March 31, 2009 and had no impact on the Company.

The subordinated debentures of $8.2 million are unsecured obligations of the Company and are subordinate and junior in right of payment to all present and future senior indebtedness of the Company. The Company has entered into a guarantee, which together with its obligations under the subordinated debentures and the declaration of trust governing the Trust provides a full and unconditional guarantee of the capital securities. The subordinated debentures, which bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 3.15% (3.40% at December 31, 2014), mature on March 26, 2033. Beginning in the second quarter of 2009, the Company deferred quarterly interest payments on the subordinated debentures for 20 consecutive quarters as permitted under the terms of the debentures. Interest was still being accrued and charged to operations. The Company made a payment of approximately $1.6 million in June 2014, and brought the debt current as of that date. The Company deferred interest payments in the subsequent two quarters. As of December 31, 2014, the accrued interest payable was approximately $147,000.

The duration of the trust is 30 years, with an early redemption feature at the Company’s option on a quarterly basis.

Maturity of borrowings

The contractual maturities of the Company’s borrowings at December 31, 2014, by year, are as follows:

	Fixed		Floating
(in thousands)	Rate		Rate		Total

2015	$	120,000	$	-	$	120,000
2033		-		8,248		8,248
Total borrowings	$	120,000	$	8,248	$	128,248

- Definition

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