Short-term Borrowings

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Note 6. Short-term Borrowings

Short-term borrowings are as follows:

	2011		2010		2009

Notes payable - U.S. Treasury	$	254,749	$	273,948	$	81,290
FHLB		-		4,000,000		-

	$	254,749	$	4,273,948	$	81,290

Notes payable to the U.S. Treasury represents Federal treasury tax and loan deposits accepted by the Bank from its customers to be remitted on demand to the Federal Reserve Bank. The Bank pays interest on these balances at or below the Federal funds rate. This arrangement is secured by investment securities with an amortized cost of $996,392 for the year ended December 31, 2011. This security replaced one that was called in 2011.

The Bank owned 15,204 shares of common stock of the FHLB at December 31, 2011. The Bank is required to maintain an investment of 0.2% of total assets, adjusted annually, plus 4.5% of total advances, adjusted for advances and repayments. The credit available under this facility is determined at 20% of the Bank’s total assets, or approximately $52,450,000 at December 31, 2011. Long-term advances totaled $20,000,000 under this credit arrangement at December 31, 2011 (see Note 7). This credit facility is secured by a floating lien on the Bank’s residential mortgage loan portfolio. Average short-term borrowings under this facility approximated $811,000, $307,000 and$11,000 for 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively.

The Bank also has available $3,000,000, $3,000,000, and $9,000,000 at December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively, in a short-term credit facility, an unsecured line of credit, from another bank for short-term liquidity needs, if necessary. No outstanding borrowings existed under this credit arrangement at December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009.

The Bank has a $5,000,000 federal funds line of credit from a financial bank with nothing outstanding as of December 31, 2011.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for short-term debt.

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