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EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES INC - Annual Report: 2021 (Form 10-K)

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

 

(Mark One)

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

or

     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number: 0-20146

EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Virginia

 

54-1601306

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

2 East Main Street

P.O. Box 391

Berryville, Virginia

 

22611

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(540) 955-2510

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

None

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, Par Value $2.50

(Title of class)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes       No  

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (232.405 of this Chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”  “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

 

 

Accelerated filer

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

 

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

 

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 


 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.   □

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes       No  



 

 

The aggregate market value of the voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant at June 30, 2021 was $101,929,087.

 

The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock ($2.50 par value) outstanding as of March 18, 2022 was 3,478,772.

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III.

 

 


 

 

EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

INDEX TO FORM 10-K

 

 

 

 

PART I

 

 

Item 1.

Business

4

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

13

Item 1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments

21

Item 2.

Properties

21

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings

21

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

21

 

 

 

PART II

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

22

Item 6.

Reserved

23

Item 7.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

24

Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

46

Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

48

Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

92

Item 9A.

Controls and Procedures

93

Item 9B.

Other Information

93

Item 9C.

Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections

94

 

PART III

 

 

 

 

 

Item 10.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

95

Item 11.

Executive Compensation

95

Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

95

Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

95

Item 14.

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

95

 

 

 

PART IV

 

 

 

 

 

Item 15.

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

96

Item 16.

Form 10-K Summary

97

 

 

 

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PART I

Item 1.     Business

General

Eagle Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”) is a bank holding company that was incorporated in 1991. The company is headquartered in Berryville, Virginia and conducts its operations through its subsidiary, Bank of Clarke County (the “Bank”). The Bank is chartered under Virginia law.

The Bank has twelve full-service branches, two loan production offices, one wealth management office and one drive-through only facility. The Bank’s main office is located at 2 East Main Street in Berryville, Virginia. The Bank opened for business on April 1, 1881. The Bank has Virginia offices located in Clarke County, Frederick County, Fauquier County, Loudoun County and Fairfax County, as well as the Towns of Leesburg and Purcellville and the City of Winchester. The Bank has a Maryland office located in Frederick. This market area is located in the Shenandoah Valley, Northern Virginia and Frederick, Maryland.

The Bank offers a wide range of retail and commercial banking services, including demand, savings and time deposits and consumer, mortgage and commercial loans.  The Bank has thirteen ATM locations in its trade area and issues Debit cards to deposit customers. These cards can be used to withdraw cash at most ATM’s through the Bank’s membership in both regional and national networks. These cards can also be used to make purchases at retailers who accept transactions through the same regional and national networks. The Bank offers telephone banking, internet banking, and mobile banking to its customers. Internet banking also offers online bill payment to consumer and commercial customers. The Bank offers other commercial deposit account services such as ACH origination and remote deposit capture.

Eagle Investment Group (“EIG”), a division of the Bank, offers both a trust department and investment services. The trust services division of EIG offers a full range of personal and retirement plan services, which include serving as agent for bill paying and custody of assets, as investment manager with full authority or advisor, as trustee or co-trustee for trusts under will or under agreement, as trustee of life insurance trusts, as guardian or committee, as agent under a power of attorney, as executor or co-executor for estates, as custodian or investment advisor for individual retirement plans, and as trustee or trust advisor for corporate retirement plans such as profit sharing and 401(k) plans. The brokerage division of EIG offers a full range of investment services, which include tax-deferred annuities, IRAs and rollovers, mutual funds, retirement plans, 529 college savings plans, life insurance, long term care insurance, fixed income investing, brokerage CDs, and full service or discount brokerage services. Non-deposit investment products are offered through a third party provider.

The Bank of Clarke County, is a partner in Bankers Title Shenandoah, LLC, which sells title insurance and is an investor in Virginia Bankers Insurance Center, LLC, which serves as the broker for insurance sales through its member banks.  Bank of Clarke County is also an investor in building rehabilitation projects in surrounding states. These investments generate tax credits for the Bank.

Employees

The Company, including the Bank, had 78 officers, 136 other full-time and 16 part-time employees (or 221 full-time equivalent employees) at December 31, 2021. None of the Company’s employees are represented by a union or covered under a collective bargaining agreement. The Company considers relations with its employees to be excellent.

Securities and Exchange Commission Filings

The Company maintains an internet website at www.bankofclarke.bank. Shareholders of the Company and the public may access, free of charge, the Company’s periodic and current reports (including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports) filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), through the “Investor Relations” section of the Company’s website. The reports are made available on this website as soon as practicable following the filing of the reports with the SEC. In addition, certain committee charters and the Company's Code of Ethics are available on the Company's website. The information is free of charge and may be reviewed, downloaded and printed from the website at any time. The information on the Company's website is not a part of, and is not incorporated into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


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Competition

There is significant competition for both loans and deposits within the Company’s trade area. Competition for loans comes from other commercial banks, savings banks, credit unions, mortgage brokers, finance companies, financial technology firms, insurance companies, and other institutional lenders. Competition for deposits comes from other commercial banks, savings banks, credit unions, brokerage firms, and other financial institutions. Based on total deposits at June 30, 2021 as reported to the FDIC, the Company has 8.52% of the total deposits in its market area. The Company’s deposit market area includes Clarke County, Frederick County, Loudoun County and the City of Winchester.

Supervision and Regulation

General. As a bank holding company, the Company is subject to regulation under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the examination and reporting requirements of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve"). As a state-chartered commercial bank, the Bank is subject to regulation, supervision and examination by the Virginia State Corporation Commission’s Bureau of Financial Institutions. It is also subject to regulation, supervision and examination by the Federal Reserve. Other federal and state laws, including various consumer and compliance laws, govern the activities of the Bank, the investments that it makes and the aggregate amount of loans that it may grant to one borrower.

The following sections summarize some of the significant federal and state laws applicable to the Company and its subsidiary. To the extent that statutory or regulatory provisions are described, the description is qualified in its entirety by reference to that particular statutory or regulatory provision.

The Bank Holding Company Act. Under the Bank Holding Company Act, the Company is subject to periodic examination by the Federal Reserve and is required to file periodic reports regarding its operations and any additional information that the Federal Reserve may require. Activities at the bank holding company level are limited to the following:

 

banking, managing or controlling banks;

 

furnishing services to or performing services for its subsidiaries; and

 

engaging in other activities that the Federal Reserve has determined by regulation or order to be so closely related to banking as to be a proper incident to these activities.

Some of the activities that the Federal Reserve has determined by regulation to be closely related to the business of a banking include making or servicing loans and specific types of leases, performing specific data processing services and acting in some circumstances as a fiduciary or investment or financial adviser.

With some limited exceptions, the Bank Holding Company Act requires every bank holding company to obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve before:

 

acquiring substantially all the assets of any bank;

 

acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of any voting shares of any bank if after such acquisition it would own or control more than 5% of the voting shares of such bank (unless it already owns or controls the majority of such shares); or

 

merging or consolidating with another bank holding company.

In addition, and subject to some exceptions, the Bank Holding Company Act and the Change in Bank Control Act, together with their regulations, require Federal Reserve approval prior to any person or company acquiring 25% or more of any class of voting securities of the bank holding company. Prior notice to the Federal Reserve is required if a person acquires 10% or more, but less than 25%, of any class of voting securities of a bank or bank holding company and either the institution has registered securities under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or no other person owns a greater percentage of that class of voting securities immediately after the transaction.

In November 1999, Congress enacted the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLBA”), which made substantial revisions to the statutory restrictions separating banking activities from other financial activities. Under the GLBA, bank holding companies that are well-capitalized and well-managed and meet other conditions can elect to become “financial holding companies.” As financial holding companies, they and their subsidiaries are permitted to acquire or engage in previously impermissible activities such as insurance underwriting, securities underwriting and distribution, travel agency activities, insurance agency activities, merchant banking and other activities that the Federal Reserve determines to be financial in nature or complementary to these activities. Financial holding companies continue to be subject to the overall oversight and supervision of the Federal Reserve, but the GLBA applies the concept of functional regulation to the activities conducted by subsidiaries. For example, insurance activities would be subject to supervision and regulation by state insurance authorities. Although the Company has not elected to become a financial holding company in order to exercise the broader activity powers provided by the GLBA, the Company may elect do so in the future.

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Payment of Dividends. The Company is organized under the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, which prohibits the payment of a dividend if, after giving it effect, the corporation would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of business or if the corporation’s total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities plus the amount that would be needed, if the corporation were to be dissolved, to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of any preferred shareholders. In addition, the Federal Reserve has indicated that a bank holding company should generally pay dividends only if its current earnings are sufficient to fully fund the dividends, and the prospective rate of earnings retention appears consistent with the organization’s capital needs, asset quality and overall financial condition.

The Company is a legal entity separate and distinct from its subsidiary. Its ability to distribute cash dividends will depend primarily on the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to it, and the Bank is subject to laws and regulations that limit the amount of dividends that it can pay. As a state member bank, the Bank is subject to certain restrictions imposed by the reserve and capital requirements of federal and Virginia banking statutes and regulations. Under Virginia law, a bank may not declare a dividend in excess of its undivided profits. Additionally, the Bank may not declare a dividend if the total amount of all dividends, including the proposed dividend, declared by it in any calendar year exceeds the total of its retained net income of that year to date, combined with its retained net income of the two preceding years, unless the dividend is approved by the Federal Reserve.

The Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the state of Virginia have the general authority to limit the dividends paid by insured banks if the payment is deemed an unsafe and unsound practice. These regulators have indicated that paying dividends that deplete a bank’s capital base to an inadequate level would be an unsound and unsafe banking practice. The Bank may also not declare or pay a dividend without the approval of its board and two-thirds of its shareholders if the dividend would exceed its undivided profits, as reported to the Federal Reserve.

The Company does not expect that any of these laws, regulations or policies will materially affect the Bank's ability to pay dividends to the Company. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Bank paid $1.5 million in dividends to the Company.  The Company paid cash dividends of $3.3 million and total dividends of $3.8 million, including cash dividends that were reinvested in Company stock.

Insurance of Accounts, Assessments and Regulation by the FDIC. The Bank’s deposits are insured up to applicable limits by the FDIC.  In July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act") permanently raised the standard maximum deposit insurance amount to $250,000.  The FDIC has implemented a risk-based assessment system in which assessment rates for insured institutions with under $10 billion in assets are calculated based on supervisory evaluations and certain other financial measures. The assessment base is an institution’s average consolidated total assets less average tangible equity, and the initial base assessment rates are currently between 3 and 30 basis points depending on the institution's composite rating, and subject to potential adjustment based on certain long-term unsecured debt. Once the FDIC’s reserve ratio reaches 2.0% or greater, initial base assessment rates will range from 2 to 28 basis points and, once the reserve ratio reaches 2.5% or greater, the initial base assessment rate will range from 1 to 25 basis points.

Capital Requirements. The Federal Reserve and the other federal banking agencies have issued risk-based and leverage capital guidelines applicable to U.S. banking organizations. Those regulatory agencies may from time to time require that a banking organization maintain capital above the minimum levels because of its financial condition or actual or anticipated growth. Pursuant to the Federal Reserve’s Small Bank Holding Company and Savings and Loan Holding Company Policy Statement, qualifying bank holding companies with total consolidated assets of less than $3 billion, such as the Company, is not subject to consolidated regulatory capital requirements.

Effective January 1, 2015, the Federal Reserve adopted capital rules intended to revise and strengthen its risk-based and leverage capital requirements and its method for calculating risk-weighted assets. The rules implemented the Basel III regulatory capital reforms from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act.


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Under these risk-based capital requirements of the Federal Reserve, the Bank is required to maintain a minimum ratio of total capital (which is defined as core capital and supplementary capital less certain specified deductions from total capital such as reciprocal holdings of depository institution capital instruments and equity investments) to risk-weighted assets of at least 8.0%. At least 6.0% of risk-weighted assets is required to be “Tier 1 capital,” which consists principally of common and certain qualifying preferred shareholders’ equity (including grandfathered trust preferred securities) as well as retained earnings, less certain intangibles and other adjustments. The “Tier 2 capital” consists of cumulative preferred stock, long-term perpetual preferred stock, a limited amount of subordinated and other qualifying debt (including certain hybrid capital instruments), and a limited amount of the allowance for loan losses, including reserves for off-balance sheet commitments. A common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.5% of risk-weighted assets also was added with the rules effective January 1, 2015.

Each of the federal bank regulatory agencies also has established a minimum leverage capital ratio of Tier 1 capital to average adjusted assets (“Tier 1 leverage ratio”). The guidelines require a minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio of 3.0% for financial holding companies and banking organizations with the highest supervisory rating. All other banking organizations are required to maintain a minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio of 4.0% unless a different minimum was specified by an appropriate regulatory authority. In addition, for a depository institution to be considered “well capitalized” under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, its Tier 1 leverage ratio must be at least 5.0%. Banking organizations that have experienced internal growth or made acquisitions are expected to maintain strong capital positions substantially above the minimum supervisory levels without significant reliance on intangible assets. The Federal Reserve has not advised the Company or the Bank of any specific minimum leverage ratio applicable to either entity.

The capital requirements that became effective January 1, 2015 were phased in over a four-year period. As fully phased in effective January 1, 2019, the rules require the Bank to maintain (i) a minimum ratio of common equity Tier 1 to risk-weighted assets of at least 4.5%, plus a 2.5% “capital conservation buffer” (which is added to the 4.5% common equity Tier 1 ratio, effectively resulting in a minimum ratio of common equity Tier 1 to risk-weighted assets of at least 7.0%); (ii) a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 6.0%, plus the 2.5% capital conservation buffer (which is added to the 6.0% Tier 1 capital ratio, effectively resulting in a minimum Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5%); (iii) a minimum ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 8.0%, plus the 2.5% capital conservation buffer (which is added to the 8.0% total capital ratio, effectively resulting in a minimum total capital ratio of 10.5%); and (iv) a minimum leverage ratio of 4.0%, calculated as the ratio of Tier 1 capital to average assets.

The capital conservation buffer requirement was phased in beginning January 1, 2016, at 0.625% of risk-weighted assets, increasing by the same amount each year until fully implemented at 2.5% effective January 1, 2019. The capital conservation buffer is designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress. Banking institutions with a ratio of common equity Tier 1 to risk-weighted assets above the minimum but below the conservation buffer will face constraints on dividends, equity repurchases, and compensation based on the amount of the shortfall.

The Federal Reserve’s final rules also revised the “prompt corrective action” regulations pursuant to Section 38 of the FDIA by (i) introducing a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio requirement at each level (other than critically undercapitalized), with the required ratio being 6.5% for well-capitalized status; (ii) increasing the minimum Tier 1 capital ratio requirement for each category, with the minimum ratio for well-capitalized status being 8.0%; and (iii) eliminating the provision that provided that a bank with a composite supervisory rating of 1 may have a 3.0% Tier 1 leverage ratio and still be well-capitalized. These thresholds were effective for the Bank as of January 1, 2015. The minimum total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio (10.0%) and minimum leverage ratio (5.0%) for well-capitalized status were unchanged by the final rules.

In December 2017, the Basel Committee published standards that it described as the finalization of the Basel III post-crisis regulatory reforms (the standards are commonly referred to as “Basel IV”). Among other things, these standards revise the Basel Committee’s standardized approach for credit risk (including by recalibrating risk weights and introducing new capital requirements for certain “unconditionally cancellable commitments,” such as unused credit card lines of credit) and provide a new standardized approach for operational risk capital. Under the proposed framework, these standards will generally be effective on January 1, 2023, with an aggregate output floor phasing-in through January 1, 2027. Under the current capital rules, operational risk capital requirements and a capital floor apply only to advanced approaches institutions, and not to the Company. The impact of Basel IV on the Company and the Bank will depend on the manner in which it is implemented by the federal bank regulatory agencies.


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As directed by the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (the “Economic Growth Act”), the federal banking regulators jointly issued a final rule in 2019 that permits qualifying banks that have less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets to elect to be subject to a 9% “community bank leverage ratio.”  A qualifying bank that has chosen the proposed framework is not be required to calculate the existing risk-based and leverage capital requirements and would be considered to have met the capital ratio requirements to be “well capitalized” under prompt corrective action rules, provided it has a community bank leverage ratio greater than 9%. The Bank opted into the CBLR framework as of December 31, 2021. The community bank leverage ratio rules were temporarily modified in response to COVID-19.  See “CARES Act” below.

Other Safety and Soundness Regulations. There are a number of obligations and restrictions imposed on bank holding companies and their depository institution subsidiaries by federal law and regulatory policy that are designed to reduce potential loss exposure to the depositors of such depository institutions and to the FDIC insurance funds in the event that the depository institution is insolvent or is in danger of becoming insolvent.  For example, under the requirements of the Federal Reserve with respect to bank holding company operations, a bank holding company is required to serve as a source of financial strength to its subsidiary depository institutions and to commit resources to support such institutions in circumstances where it might not do so otherwise. In addition, the “cross-guarantee” provisions of federal law require insured depository institutions under common control to reimburse the FDIC for any loss suffered or reasonably anticipated by the FDIC as a result of the insolvency of commonly controlled insured depository institutions or for any assistance provided by the FDIC to commonly controlled insured depository institutions in danger of failure. The FDIC may decline to enforce the cross-guarantee provision if it determines that a waiver is in the best interests of the deposit insurance funds. The FDIC’s claim for reimbursement under the cross guarantee provisions is superior to claims of shareholders of the insured depository institution or its holding company but is subordinate to claims of depositors, secured creditors and nonaffiliated holders of subordinated debt of the commonly controlled insured depository institutions.

Federal Reserve System. In 1980, Congress enacted legislation that imposed reserve requirements on all depository institutions that maintain transaction accounts or nonpersonal time deposits. NOW accounts, money market deposit accounts and other types of accounts that permit payments or transfers to third parties fall within the definition of transaction accounts and are subject to these reserve requirements, as are any nonpersonal time deposits at an institution.

The reserve percentages are subject to adjustment by the Federal Reserve. Because required reserves must be maintained in the form of vault cash or in a non-interest-bearing account at, or on behalf of, a Federal Reserve Bank, the effect of the reserve requirement is to reduce the amount of the institution’s interest-earning assets.

However, in March 2020, in an unprecedented move, the Federal Reserve announced that the banking system had ample reserves, and, as reserve requirements no longer played a significant role in this regime, it reduced all reserve tranches to zero percent, thereby freeing banks from the reserve maintenance requirement. The action permits the Bank to loan or invest funds that were previously unavailable. The Federal Reserve has indicated that it expects to continue to operate in an ample reserves regime for the foreseeable future.

Transactions with Affiliates. Transactions between banks and their affiliates are governed by Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act. An affiliate of a bank is any bank or entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such bank. Generally, Sections 23A and 23B (i) limit the extent to which the Bank or its subsidiaries may engage in “covered transactions” with any one affiliate to an amount equal to 10% of such institution’s capital stock and surplus, and maintain an aggregate limit on all such transactions with affiliates to an amount equal to 20% of such capital stock and surplus, and (ii) require that all such transactions be on terms substantially the same, or at least as favorable, to the association or subsidiary as those provided to a nonaffiliate. The term “covered transaction” includes the making of loans, purchase of assets, issuance of a guarantee and similar other types of transactions.


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Transactions with Insiders. The Federal Reserve Act and related regulations impose specific restrictions on loans to directors, executive officers and principal shareholders of banks. Under Section 22(h) of the Federal Reserve Act, loans to a director, an executive officer and to a principal shareholder of a bank, and some affiliated entities of any of the foregoing, may not exceed, together with all other outstanding loans to such person and affiliated entities, the bank’s loan-to-one borrower limit. Loans in the aggregate to insiders and their related interests as a class may not exceed two times the bank’s unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus until the bank’s total deposits equal or exceed $100,000,000, at which time the aggregate is limited to the bank’s unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus. Section 22(h) also prohibits loans, above amounts prescribed by the appropriate federal banking agency, to directors, executive officers and principal shareholders of a bank or bank holding company, and their respective affiliates, unless such loan is approved in advance by a majority of the board of directors of the bank with any “interested” director not participating in the voting. The FDIC has prescribed the loan amount, which includes all other outstanding loans to such person, as to which such prior board of director approval is required, as being the greater of $25,000 or 5% of capital and surplus (up to $500,000). Section 22(h) requires that loans to directors, executive officers and principal shareholders be made on terms and underwriting standards substantially the same as offered in comparable transactions to other persons.

The Dodd-Frank Act also provides that banks may not “purchase an asset from, or sell an asset to” a bank insider (or their related interests) unless (i) the transaction is conducted on market terms between the parties, and (ii) if the proposed transaction represents more than 10 percent of the capital stock and surplus of the bank, it has been approved in advance by a majority of the bank’s non-interested directors.

Community Reinvestment Act. Under the Community Reinvestment Act and related regulations, depository institutions have an affirmative obligation to assist in meeting the credit needs of their market areas, including low and moderate-income areas, consistent with safe and sound banking practice. The Community Reinvestment Act directs each bank to maintain a public file containing specific information, including all written comments received from the public for the current year and each of the previous two calendar years that specifically relate to the bank’s performance in helping to meet community credit needs. Depository institutions are periodically examined for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act and are periodically assigned ratings in this regard. Banking regulators consider a depository institution’s Community Reinvestment Act rating when reviewing applications to establish new branches, undertake new lines of business, and/or acquire part or all of another depository institution. An unsatisfactory rating can significantly delay or even prohibit regulatory approval of a proposed transaction by a bank holding company or its depository institution subsidiaries.

Fair Lending; Consumer Laws. In addition to the Community Reinvestment Act, other federal and state laws regulate various lending and consumer aspects of the banking business. Governmental agencies, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, have become concerned that prospective borrowers experience discrimination in their efforts to obtain loans from depository and other lending institutions. These agencies have brought litigation against depository institutions alleging discrimination against borrowers. Many of these suits have been settled, in some cases for material sums, short of a full trial.

These governmental agencies have clarified what they consider to be lending discrimination and have specified various factors that they will use to determine the existence of lending discrimination under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Fair Housing Act, including evidence that a lender discriminated on a prohibited basis, evidence that a lender treated applicants differently based on prohibited factors in the absence of evidence that the treatment was the result of prejudice or a conscious intention to discriminate, and evidence that a lender applied an otherwise neutral non-discriminatory policy uniformly to all applicants, but the practice had a discriminatory effect, unless the practice could be justified as a business necessity.

Banks and other depository institutions are also subject to numerous consumer-oriented laws and regulations. These laws, which include the Truth in Lending Act, the Truth in Savings Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, the Funds Availability Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Fair Housing Act, require compliance by depository institutions with various disclosure requirements and requirements regulating the availability of funds after deposit or the making of some loans to customers.

 


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Privacy Regulations. The GLBA contains extensive customer privacy protection provisions. Under these provisions, a financial institution must provide to its customers, both at the inception of the customer relationship and on an annual basis, the institution’s policies and procedures regarding the handling of customers’ nonpublic personal financial information. The law provides that, except for specific limited exceptions, an institution may not provide such personal information to unaffiliated third parties unless the institution discloses to the customer that such information may be so provided and the customer is given the opportunity to opt out of such disclosure. An institution may not disclose to a non-affiliated third party, other than to a consumer reporting agency, customer account numbers or other similar account identifiers for marketing purposes. The GLBA also provides that the states may adopt customer privacy protections that are more strict than those contained in the act.

Amendment to the Annual Privacy Notice Requirement Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (Regulation P). In July 2016 the CFPB proposed to update Regulation P to implement a December 2015 statutory amendment to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. The August 10, 2018 rule finalized that proposal. The rule provides an exception under which financial institutions that meet certain conditions are not required to provide annual privacy notices to customers. To qualify for this exception, a financial institution must not share nonpublic personal information about customers except as described in certain statutory exceptions. In addition, the rule requires that the financial institution must not have changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those that the institution disclosed in the most recent privacy notice it sent. As part of its implementation, the CFPB also amended Regulation P to provide timing requirements for delivery of annual privacy notices in the event that a financial institution that qualified for this annual notice exception later changes its policies or practices in such a way that it no longer qualifies for the exception. The CFPB further removed the Regulation P provision that allowed for use of the alternative delivery method for annual privacy notices because the CFPB believes the alternative delivery method will no longer be used in light of the annual notice exception.

Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Regulations.  The Bank is subject to several federal laws that are designed to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and transactions with persons, companies or foreign governments designated by U.S. authorities (“AML laws”). This category of laws includes the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, and the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020.  The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, the most sweeping anti-money laundering legislation in 20 years, requires various federal agencies to promulgate regulations implementing a number of its provisions.

The AML laws and their implementing regulations require insured depository institutions, broker-dealers, and certain other financial institutions to have policies, procedures, and controls to detect, prevent, and report money laundering and terrorist financing. The AML laws and their regulations also provide for information sharing, subject to conditions, between federal law enforcement agencies and financial institutions, as well as among financial institutions, for counter-terrorism purposes. Federal banking regulators are required, when reviewing bank holding company acquisition and bank merger applications, to take into account the effectiveness of the anti-money laundering activities of the applicants. To comply with these obligations, the Company has implemented appropriate internal practices, procedures, and controls.

Cybersecurity. The federal banking agencies have adopted guidelines for establishing information security standards and cybersecurity programs for implementing safeguards under the supervision of a financial institution’s board of directors. These guidelines, along with related regulatory materials, increasingly focus on risk management and processes related to information technology and the use of third parties in the provision of financial products and services. The federal banking agencies expect financial institutions to establish lines of defense and ensure that their risk management processes also address the risk posed by compromised customer credentials, and also expect financial institutions to maintain sufficient business continuity planning processes to ensure rapid recovery, resumption and maintenance of the institution’s operations after a cyber-attack. If the Bank fails to meet the expectations set forth in this regulatory guidance, it could be subject to various regulatory actions and any remediation efforts may require significant resources of the Bank. In addition, all federal and state bank regulatory agencies continue to increase focus on cybersecurity programs and risks as part of regular supervisory exams.

In November 2021, the federal banking agencies approved a final rule that, among other things, would require banking organizations to notify their primary regulator within 36 hours of becoming aware of a “computer-security incident” that rises to the level of a “notification incident.” The rule also requires bank service providers to notify their banking organization customers as soon as possible after becoming aware of similar incidents.

 


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Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act implemented a number of laws affecting corporate governance, accounting obligations and corporate reporting. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is applicable to all companies with equity securities registered or that file reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In particular, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act established: (i) requirements for audit committees, including independence, expertise, and responsibilities; (ii) responsibilities regarding financial statements for the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the reporting company; (iii) standards for auditors and regulation of audits; (iv) disclosure and reporting obligations for reporting companies and their directors and executive officers; and (v) civil and criminal penalties for violations of the securities laws. Because the Company’s common stock is registered with the SEC, it is currently subject to these requirements.

Incentive Compensation. In June 2010, the Federal Reserve issued a final rule on incentive compensation policies intended to ensure that the incentive compensation policies of banking organizations do not undermine the safety and soundness of such organizations by encouraging excessive risk-taking. Banking organizations are instructed to review their incentive compensation policies to ensure that they do not encourage excessive risk-taking and implement corrective programs as needed. The Federal Reserve will review, as part of the regular, risk-focused examination process, the incentive compensation arrangements of banking organizations, such as the Bank, that are not “large, complex banking organizations.” These reviews will be tailored to each organization based on the scope and complexity of the organization’s activities and the prevalence of incentive compensation arrangements. The findings of the supervisory initiatives will be included in reports of examination. Deficiencies will be incorporated into the organization’s supervisory ratings, which can affect the organization’s ability to make acquisitions and take other actions.

Dodd-Frank Act. In July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Act was signed into law, incorporating numerous financial institution regulatory reforms.  The Dodd-Frank Act implements far-reaching reforms of major elements of the financial landscape, particularly for larger financial institutions. Many of its provisions do not directly impact community-based institutions like the Bank. For instance, provisions that regulate derivative transactions and limit derivatives trading activity of federally-insured institutions, enhance supervision of “systemically significant” institutions, impose new regulatory authority over hedge funds, limit proprietary trading by banks, and phase-out the eligibility of trust preferred securities for Tier 1 capital are among the provisions that do not directly impact the Bank either because of exemptions for institutions below a certain asset size or because of the nature of the Bank’s operations. Certain aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act remain subject to rulemaking and interpretation and will take effect over several years, and their impact on the Company or the financial industry is difficult to predict before such regulations or interpretations are adopted.

In May 2018, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (the "Economic Growth Act") was enacted to modify or remove certain regulatory financial reform rules and regulations, including some of those implemented under the Dodd-Frank Act. While the Economic Growth Act maintains most of the regulatory structure established by the Dodd-Frank Act, it amends certain aspects of the regulatory framework for small depository institutions with assets of less than $10 billion, such as the Bank, and for large banks with assets of more than $50 billion.

Among other matters, the Economic Growth Act expands the definition of qualified mortgages which may be held by a financial institution with total consolidated assets of less than $10 billion, exempts community banks from the Volcker Rule, and includes additional regulatory relief regarding regulatory examination cycles, call reports, mortgage disclosures and risk weights for certain high-risk commercial real estate loans.

Future Legislation and Regulation.  Congress may enact legislation from time to time that affects the regulation of the financial services industry, and state legislatures may enact legislation from time to time affecting the regulation of financial institutions chartered by or operating in those states. Federal and state regulatory agencies also periodically propose and adopt changes to their regulations or change the manner in which existing regulations are applied. The substance or impact of pending or future legislation or regulation, or the application thereof, cannot be predicted, although enactment of the proposed legislation could impact the regulatory structure under which the Company and the Bank operate and may significantly increase costs, impede the efficiency of internal business processes, require an increase in regulatory capital, require modifications to business strategy, and limit the ability to pursue business opportunities in an efficient manner. A change in statutes, regulations or regulatory policies applicable to the Company or the Bank could have a material, adverse effect on the business, financial condition and results of operations of the Company and the Bank. Future legislation, regulation, and government policy could affect the banking industry as a whole, including the business and results of operations of the Company and the Bank, in ways that are difficult to predict. The Company fully expects that the financial institution industry will remain heavily regulated in the near future and that additional laws or regulations may be adopted further regulating specific banking practices.


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Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.  On December 16, 2019, the Department of Labor issued a final rule, the rule updates a number of regulations on the calculation of overtime compensation both to provide clarity and to better reflect the 21st-century workplace. These changes will promote compliance with the FLSA, provide appropriate and updated guidance in an area of evolving law and practice, and encourage employers to provide additional and innovative benefits to workers without fear of costly litigation.  This final rule was effective on January 15, 2020.

 

CARES Act. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act on March 27, 2020. Among other things, the CARES Act included the following provisions impacting financial institutions:

 

Community Bank Leverage Ratio. The CARES Act directed federal banking agencies to adopt interim final rules to lower the threshold under the CBLR from 9% to 8% and to provide a reasonable grace period for a community bank that falls below the threshold to regain compliance, in each case until the earlier of the termination date of the national emergency or December 31, 2020. In October 2020, the federal bank regulatory agencies issued two interim final rules implementing this directive. The interim final rules provide that, as of the second quarter 2020, banking organizations with leverage ratios of 8% or greater (and that meet the other existing qualifying criteria) may elect to use the CBLR framework. The leverage ratio requirement increases to 8.5% effective January 1, 2021 and 9% effective January 1, 2022. The final rules also establish a two-quarter grace period for qualifying community banking organizations who fail to meet the qualifying criteria, including the leverage ratio, so long as the banking organization maintains a leverage ratio of 7% or greater effective the second quarter of 2020, 7.5% effective January 1, 2021, and 8% effective January 1, 2022.

 

Temporary Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDR”) Relief. The CARES Act allows banks to elect to suspend requirements under GAAP for loan modifications related to the COVID-19 pandemic (for loans that were not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019) that would otherwise be categorized as a TDR, including impairment for accounting purposes, until the earlier of 60 days after the termination date of the national emergency or December 31, 2020. Federal banking regulators are required to defer to the determination of the banks making such suspension.  The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, signed into law on December 27, 2020, extended this temporary relief until January 1, 2022.

 

Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program. The CARES Act created the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program. Under the Paycheck Protection Program, funds were authorized for small business loans to pay payroll and group health costs, salaries and commissions, mortgage and rent payments, utilities, and interest on other debt. The loans were provided through participating financial institutions, including the Bank, that processed loan applications and serviced the loans.

 

 


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Item 1A.     Risk Factors

The Company is subject to many risks that could adversely affect its future financial condition and performance and, therefore, the market value of its securities. The risk factors applicable to the Company include, but are not limited to the following:

Credit Risks

The Company’s concentration in loans secured by real estate may increase its credit losses, which would negatively affect our financial results.

At December 31, 2021, loans secured by real estate totaled $754.8 million and represented 76.57% of the Company’s loan portfolio, net of net deferred loan costs and premiums. If we experience adverse changes in the local real estate market or in the local or national economy, borrowers’ ability to pay these loans may be impaired, which could impact the Company’s financial performance. The Company attempts to limit its exposure to this risk by applying good underwriting practices at origination, evaluating the appraisals used to establish property values, and routinely monitoring the financial condition of borrowers. If the value of real estate serving as collateral for the loan portfolio were to continue to decline materially, a significant part of the loan portfolio could become under-collateralized. If the loans that are secured by real estate become troubled when real estate market conditions are declining or have declined, in the event of foreclosure, the Company may not be able to realize the amount of collateral that was anticipated at the time of originating the loan. In that event, the Company might have to increase the provision for loan losses, which could have a material adverse effect on its operating results and financial condition.

An inadequate allowance for loan losses would reduce our earnings.

Our earnings are significantly affected by our ability to properly originate, underwrite and service loans. We maintain an allowance for loan losses based upon many factors, including the following:

 

actual loan loss history;

 

nature, terms, and volume of the loan portfolio;

 

the amount and trends of problems loans and non-performing loans;

 

the effect of changes in the local real estate market on collateral values;

 

the legal and regulatory environment;

 

lending policies and procedures;

 

credit administrations and lending staff;

 

concentrations of credit;

 

the loan review function;

 

the effect of current economic conditions on a borrower’s ability to pay; and

 

other factors deemed relevant by management.

 

These determinations are based upon estimates that are inherently subjective, and their accuracy depends on the outcome of future events; therefore, realized losses may differ from current estimates. Changes in economic, operating, and other conditions, including changes in interest rates, which are generally beyond our control, could increase actual loan losses significantly. As a result, actual losses could exceed our current allowance estimate. We cannot provide assurance that our allowance for loan losses is sufficient to cover actual loan losses should such losses differ significantly from the current estimates.


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COVID-19 Pandemic Risks

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and measures intended to prevent its spread may adversely affect our business, financial condition and operations; the extent of such impacts are highly uncertain and difficult to predict.

Global health and economic concerns relating to the COVID-19 outbreak and government actions taken to reduce the spread of the virus have had a material adverse impact on the macroeconomic environment, and the outbreak has significantly increased economic uncertainty. The pandemic has resulted in federal, state and local authorities, including those who govern the markets in which we operate, implementing numerous measures to try to contain the virus. These measures, including shelter in place orders and business limitations and shutdowns, contributed to rising unemployment and negatively impacted consumer and business spending during 2020. The COVID-19 outbreak has adversely impacted and is likely to continue to adversely impact our workforce and operations and the operations of our customers and business partners. While the spread of COVID-19 decreased substantially throughout the spring and summer of 2021 and restrictive measures taken by governments, businesses and individuals were lifted or eased, the spread of new, more transmissible variants has resulted in continued economic disruption and uncertainty, interest rate and monetary policy impacts, and trade and supply chain disruption.  New developments as a consequence of the pandemic could cause adverse effects on the Company due to a number of operational factors impacting it or its customers or business partners, including but not limited to:

 

credit losses resulting from financial stress experienced by our borrowers, especially those operating in industries most hard hit by government measures to contain the spread of the virus;

 

operational failures, disruptions or inefficiencies due to changes in our normal business practices necessitated by our
internal measures to protect our employees and government-mandated measures intended to slow the spread of the
virus;

 

possible business disruptions experienced by our vendors and business partners in carrying out work that supports
our operations;

 

decreased demand for our products and services due to economic uncertainty, volatile market conditions and
temporary business closures;

 

any financial liability, credit losses, litigation costs or reputational damage resulting from our origination of PPP loans;
and

 

heightened levels of cyber and payment fraud, as cyber criminals try to take advantage of the disruption and
increased online activity brought about by the pandemic.

The extent to which the pandemic impacts our business, liquidity, financial condition and operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and are difficult to predict, including, but not limited to, its duration and
severity, the actions to contain it or treat its impact, and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating
conditions can resume. In addition, the rapidly changing and unprecedented nature of COVID-19 heightens the inherent
uncertainty of forecasting future economic conditions and their impact on our loan portfolio, thereby increasing the risk that
the assumptions, judgments and estimates used to determine the allowance for loan losses and other estimates are
incorrect. Further, our loan deferral program could delay or make it difficult to identify the extent of asset quality deterioration during the deferral period. As a result of these and other conditions, the ultimate impact of the pandemic is highly uncertain and subject to change, and we cannot predict the full extent of the impacts on our business, our operations or the global economy as a whole.


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Technology Risks

The Company’s operations may be adversely affected by cyber security risks.

In the ordinary course of business, the Company collects and stores sensitive data, including proprietary business information and personally identifiable information of its customers and employees in systems and on networks. The secure processing, maintenance, and use of this information is critical to the Company's operations and business strategy. In addition, the Company relies heavily on communications and information systems to conduct its business. Any failure, interruption, or breach in security or operational integrity of these systems could result in failures or disruptions in the Company's customer relationship management, general ledger, deposit, loan, and other systems. The Company has invested in accepted technologies, and continually reviews processes and practices that are designed to protect its networks, computers, and data from damage or unauthorized access. To date, the Company has not experienced a significant compromise, significant data loss or any material financial losses related to cybersecurity attacks, but the Company’s systems and those of its customers and third-party service providers are under constant threat and it is possible that the Company could experience a significant event in the future. Risks and exposures related to cybersecurity attacks are expected to remain high for the foreseeable future due to the rapidly evolving nature and sophistication of these threats, as well as due to the expanding use of Internet banking, mobile banking and other technology-based products and services by the Company and its customers. The Company’s computer systems and infrastructure may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers or breached due to employee error, malfeasance, or other disruptions. A breach of any kind could compromise systems and the information stored there could be accessed, damaged, or disclosed. A breach in security or other failure could result in legal claims, regulatory penalties, disruption in operations, increased expenses, loss of customers and business partners, and damage to the Company’s reputation, which could adversely affect its business and financial condition. Furthermore, as cyber threats continue to evolve and increase, the Company may be required to expend significant additional financial and operational resources to modify or enhance its protective measures, or to investigate and remediate any identified information security vulnerabilities.

Failure to keep pace with technological change could adversely affect our business.

The financial services industry is continually undergoing rapid technological change with frequent introductions of new technology-driven products and services. The effective use of technology increases efficiency and enables financial institutions and other firms to better serve customers and to reduce costs. The pace of these technological changes has increased in the “Fintech” environment, in which industry changing products and services are often introduced and adopted, including innovative ways that customers can make payments, access products, and manage accounts.  Our future success depends, in part, upon our ability to address the needs of our customers by using technology to provide products and services that will satisfy customer demands, as well as to create additional efficiencies in our operations. Many of our competitors have substantially greater resources to invest in technological improvements. We may not be able to effectively implement new technology-driven products and services, which could entail significant time, resources and additional risk to develop or adopt, or be successful in marketing these products and services to our customers. Failure to successfully keep pace with technological change affecting the financial services industry could have a material adverse impact on our business and, in turn, our financial condition and results of operations.

Liquidity and Interest Rate Risks

The Company’s success depends upon its ability to manage interest rate risk.

The profitability of the Company depends significantly on its net interest income, which is the difference between the interest earned on loans, securities and other interest-earning assets, and the interest paid on deposits and borrowings. Changes in interest rates will affect the rates earned on securities and loans and rates paid on deposits and other borrowings. While the Company believes that its current interest rate exposure does not present any significant negative exposure to interest rate changes, it cannot eliminate its exposure to interest rate risk because the factors which cause interest rate risk are beyond the Company’s control. These factors include competition, federal economic, monetary and fiscal policies, and general economic conditions.

 


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The Company will be required to transition from the use of the London Inter Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) index in the future.

The Company has certain variable-rate loans indexed to LIBOR to calculate the loan interest rate. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, has previously announced that the continued availability of the LIBOR on the current basis is not guaranteed after 2021. In November 2020, the administrator of LIBOR announced it will consult on its intention to extend the retirement date of certain offered rates whereby the publication of the one week and two month LIBOR offered rates will cease after December 31, 2021; but, the publication of the remaining LIBOR offered rates will continue until June 30, 2023.

 

Regulators, industry groups, and certain committees (e.g., the Alternative Reference Rates Committee) have, among other things, published recommended fall-back language for LIBOR-linked financial instruments, identified recommended alternatives for certain LIBOR rates (e.g., SOFR, as the recommended alternative to U.S. Dollar LIBOR), and proposed implementations of the recommended alternatives in floating rate instruments.  At this time, it is not possible predict whether these specific recommendations and proposals will be broadly accepted, whether they will continue to evolve, and what the effect of any such alternatives may be on the value of LIBOR-based variable-rate loans, as well as LIBOR-based securities, subordinated notes, trust preferred securities, or other securities or financial arrangements. The transition to alternative reference rate for new contracts, or the implementation of a substitute index or indices for the calculation of interest rates under the Company’s existing loan agreements with borrowers or other financial arrangements, could change the Company’s market risk profile, interest margin, interest spread and pricing models, may cause the Company to incur significant expenses in effecting the transition, may result in reduced loan balances if borrowers do not accept a substitute index or indices, and may result in disputes or litigation with customers or other counter-parties over the appropriateness or comparability to LIBOR of the substitute index or indices, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations.

Market Risks

The Company’s success depends upon its ability to compete effectively in the banking industry.

The Company’s banking subsidiary faces competition from banks and other financial institutions, including savings and loan associations, savings banks, finance companies and credit unions for deposits, loans and other financial services in our market area. Certain divisions within the banking subsidiary face competition from wealth management and investment brokerage firms. A number of these banks and other financial institutions are significantly larger and have substantially greater access to capital and other resources, as well as larger lending limits and branch systems, and offer a wider array of banking services. In addition, the Company faces competition from market place lenders and other financial technology firms, which may provide competitive services quickly and in innovative ways and may have fewer regulatory constraints and lower cost structures. This competition may reduce or limit our margins and our market share and may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

The Company could be adversely affected by economic conditions in its market area.

The Company’s branches are located in the counties of Clarke, Frederick and Loudoun, the towns of Purcellville, Leesburg and Ashburn, and the City of Winchester. Because our lending is concentrated in this market, we will be affected by the general economic conditions in these areas. Changes in the economy may influence the growth rate of our loans and deposits, the quality of the loan portfolio and loan and deposit pricing. A decline in general economic conditions caused by inflation, recession, unemployment or other factors beyond our control would impact the demand for banking products and services generally, which could negatively affect our financial condition and performance.

The soundness of other financial institutions could adversely affect us.

Our ability to engage in routine funding transactions could be adversely affected by the actions and commercial soundness of other financial institutions. Financial services institutions are interrelated as a result of trading, clearing, counterparty or other relationships. We have exposure to many different industries and counterparties, and we routinely execute transactions with counterparties in the financial industry. As a result, defaults by, or even rumors or questions about, one or more financial services institutions, or the financial services industry generally, have led to market-wide liquidity problems and could lead to losses or defaults by us or by other institutions. Many of these transactions expose us to credit risk in the event of default of our counterparty or client. In addition, our credit risk may be exacerbated when the collateral held by us cannot be realized upon or is liquidated at prices not sufficient to recover the full amount of the financial instrument exposure due us. There is no assurance that any such losses would not materially and adversely affect our results of operations.

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Operational Risks

Our exposure to operational risk may adversely affect our business.

We are exposed to many types of operational risk, including reputational risk, legal and compliance risk, the risk of fraud or theft by employees or outsiders, unauthorized transactions by employees or operational errors, including clerical or record-keeping errors or those resulting from faulty or disabled computer or telecommunications systems.

Reputational risk, or the risk to our earnings and capital from negative public opinion, could result from our actual alleged conduct in any number of activities, including lending practices, corporate governance, regulatory compliance or the occurrence of any of the events or instances mentioned below, or from actions taken by government regulators or community organizations in response to that conduct.  Negative public opinion could also result from adverse news or publicity that impairs the reputation of the financial services industry generally.

Further, if any of our financial, accounting, or other data processing systems fail or have other significant shortcomings, we could be adversely affected. We depend on internal systems and outsourced technology to support these data storage and processing operations. Our inability to use or access these information systems at critical points in time could unfavorably impact the timeliness and efficiency of our business operations. We could be adversely affected if one of our employees causes a significant operational break-down or failure, either as a result of human error or where an individual purposefully sabotages or fraudulently manipulates our operations or systems.  We are also at risk of the impact of natural disasters, terrorism and international hostilities on our systems or for the effects of outages or other failures involving power or communications systems operated by others.

If any of the foregoing risks materialize, it could have a material adverse affect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

The Company may not be able to successfully manage its growth or implement its growth strategy, which may adversely affect results of operations and financial condition.

 

A key component of the Company’s business strategy is to continue to grow and expand. The Company’s ability to grow and expand depends upon its ability to open new branch locations, attract new deposits to the existing and new branch locations, and identify attractive loan and investment opportunities. The Company may not be able to implement its growth strategy if it is unable to identify attractive markets or branch locations. Once identified, successfully managing growth will depend on integrating the new branch locations while maintaining adequate capital, cost controls and asset quality. As this growth strategy is implemented, the Company will incur construction costs and increased personnel, occupancy and other operating expenses. Because these costs are incurred before new deposits and loans are generated, adding new branch locations will initially decrease earnings, despite efficient execution of this strategy. In addition, the Company could experience difficulties expanding into new markets or product lines.  The Company’s lack of history and familiarity with those markets, clients and lines of business may lead to unexpected challenges or difficulties that inhibit its success and adversely affect the Company’s results of operations.

 

Severe weather, natural disasters, acts of war or terrorism, geopolitical instability, public health issues, and other external events could significantly impact the Company's business.

 

Severe weather, natural disasters, acts of war or terrorism, geopolitical instability, public health issues, and other adverse external events could have a significant impact on the Company's ability to conduct business. In addition, such events could affect the stability of the Company’s deposit base, cause economic or market uncertainty, negatively impact consumer confidence, impair the ability of borrowers to repay outstanding loans, impair the value of collateral securing loans, cause significant property damage, result in loss of revenue, and/or cause the Company to incur additional expenses. The Company is also at risk of the impact of natural disasters, terrorism, and international hostilities on its systems and from the effects of cyberattacks, outages or other failures involving power or communications systems operated by others, which may give rise to disruption of service to customers and to financial loss or liability. The occurrence of any such events in the future and the economic impact from such events could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, which, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition and results of operations.


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The Company relies heavily on its senior management team and the unexpected loss of key officers could adversely affect operations.

The Company believes that its growth and success depends heavily upon the skills of its senior management team. The Company also depends on the experience of its subsidiary’s officers and on their relationships with the customers they serve. The loss of one or more of these officers could disrupt the Company’s operations and impair its ability to implement its business strategy, which could adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and performance.

Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Risks

Government measures to regulate the financial industry, including the Dodd-Frank Act, subject us to increased regulation and could adversely affect us.

 

As a financial institution, we are heavily regulated at the state and federal levels. These laws and regulations are generally intended to benefit consumers, borrowers and depositors, but not investors. Our success depends on our ability to maintain compliance with existing and new laws and regulations. As a result of the financial crisis and related global economic downturn that began in 2007, we have faced, and expect to continue to face, increased public and legislative scrutiny as well as stricter and more comprehensive regulation of our financial services practices. The Dodd-Frank Act includes significant changes in the financial regulatory landscape and has increased our operations and compliance costs in the short-term. Future legislation, regulation and government policy, which are beyond our control, may change rapidly and unpredictably and could affect the banking industry as a whole, including our business and results of operations, in ways that are difficult to predict. With the Biden administration, a Democratic controlled Congress, and changes in leadership at federal agencies such as the CFPB, we expect that financial institutions will remain heavily regulated in the near future and that additional laws or regulations may be adopted further regulating specific banking practices. As a result of the provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act and other current or future laws and regulations applicable to the Bank, we could experience additional costs, as well as limitations on the products and services we offer and on our ability to efficiently pursue business opportunities, which may adversely affect our businesses, financial condition or results of operations.

 

The Bank is subject to stringent capital and liquidity requirements as a result of the Basel III regulatory capital reforms and the Dodd-Frank Act.

The Bank is subject to capital adequacy guidelines and other regulatory requirements specifying minimum amounts and types of capital which it must maintain. From time to time, regulators implement changes to these regulatory capital adequacy guidelines. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the federal banking agencies have established stricter capital requirements and leverage limits for banks and bank holding companies that are based on the Basel III regulatory capital reforms. The Basel III Capital Rules require banking organizations to maintain significantly more capital and adopted more demanding regulatory capital risk weightings and calculations. While the recently passed Economic Growth Act requires that federal banking regulators establish a simplified leverage capital framework for smaller banks, these more stringent capital requirements could, among other things, limit banking operations and activities, and growth of loan portfolios, in order to focus on retention of earnings to improve capital levels. The Bank believes that it maintains sufficient levels of Tier 1 and Common Equity Tier 1 capital to comply with the Basel III Final rules. However, if the Bank fails to meet these minimum capital guidelines and/or other regulatory requirements, the Bank could be subject to regulatory restrictions, including limitations on paying dividends to the holding company for shareholder dividends and share repurchases and paying discretionary bonuses, or experience other adverse consequences that could cause its financial condition to be materially and adversely affected.

 

In addition, there can be no assurance that our methodology for assessing our asset quality will succeed in properly identifying impaired loans or calculating an appropriate loan loss allowance. We could sustain losses if we incorrectly assess the creditworthiness of our borrowers or fail to detect or respond to deterioration in asset quality in a timely manner. If our assumptions and judgments prove to be incorrect and the allowance for loan losses is inadequate to absorb losses, or if bank regulatory authorities require us to increase the allowance for loan losses as a part of their examination process, our earnings and capital could be significantly and adversely affected.


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Changes in accounting standards could impact reported earnings and capital.

The authorities that promulgate accounting standards, including the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”), the SEC, and other regulatory authorities, periodically change the financial accounting and reporting standards that govern the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements. These changes are difficult to predict and can materially impact how the Company records and reports its financial condition and results of operations. In some cases, the Company could be required to apply a new or revised standard retroactively, resulting in the restatement of financial statements for prior periods. Such changes could also impact the capital levels of the Bank, or require the Company to incur additional personnel or technology costs. Most notably, new guidance on the calculation of credit reserves using current expected credit losses, referred to as CECL, was finalized in June 2016. The standard will be effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2023. To implement the new standard, the Company has and will incur costs related to data collection and documentation, technology and training.  Although the Company is currently unable to reasonably estimate the impact of the new standard on its financial statements, adoption of the new standard could necessitate, among other things, higher loan loss reserve levels, and the Company expects to recognize a one-time cumulative effect adjustment to the allowance for loan losses and opening retained earnings as of the beginning of the quarter in which the standard is effective.  If the Company is required to materially increase the level of the allowance for loan losses or incurs additional expenses to determine the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses, such changes could adversely affect the Company’s capital levels, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Increasing scrutiny and evolving expectations from customers, regulators, investors, and other stakeholders with respect to environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices may impose additional costs on the Company or expose it to new or additional risks.

 

Companies are facing increasing scrutiny from customers, regulators, investors, and other stakeholders related to ESG practices and disclosure. Investor advocacy groups, investment funds, and influential investors are also increasingly focused on these practices, especially as they relate to climate risk, hiring practices, the diversity of the work force, and racial and social justice issues. Increased ESG related compliance costs could result in increases to the Company’s overall operational costs. Failure to adapt to or comply with regulatory requirements or investor or stakeholder expectations and standards could negatively impact the Company’s reputation, ability to do business with certain partners, and the Company’s stock price. New government regulations could also result in new or more stringent forms of ESG oversight and expanding mandatory and voluntary reporting, diligence, and disclosure.

 

Climate change and related legislative and regulatory initiatives may result in operational changes and expenditures that could significantly impact the Company’s business.

 

The current and anticipated effects of climate change are creating an increasing level of concern for the state of the global environment. As a result, political and social attention to the issue of climate change has increased. Federal and state legislatures and regulatory agencies have continued to propose and advance numerous legislative and regulatory initiatives seeking to mitigate the effects of climate change. The federal banking agencies have emphasized that climate-related risks are faced by banking organizations of all types and sizes and are in the process of enhancing supervisory expectations regarding banks’ risk management practices. In December 2021, the OCC published proposed principles for climate risk management by banking organizations with more than $100 billion in assets. The OCC also has appointed its first ever Climate Change Risk Officer and established an internal climate risk implementation committee in order to assist with these initiatives and to support the agency’s efforts to enhance its supervision of climate change risk management.  Similar and even more expansive initiatives are expected, including potentially increasing supervisory expectations with respect to banks’ risk management practices, accounting for the effects of climate change in stress testing scenarios and systemic risk assessments, revising expectations for credit portfolio concentrations based on climate-related factors and encouraging investment by banks in climate-related initiatives and lending to communities disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change. To the extent that these initiatives lead to the promulgation of new regulations or supervisory guidance applicable to the Company, the Company would likely experience increased compliance costs and other compliance-related risks.

 


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The lack of empirical data surrounding the credit and other financial risks posed by climate change render it impossible to predict how specifically climate change may impact the Company’s financial condition and results of operations; however, the physical effects of climate change may also directly impact the Company. Specifically, unpredictable and more frequent weather disasters may adversely impact the value of real property securing the loans in the Bank’s loan portfolio. Additionally, if insurance obtained by borrowers is insufficient to cover any losses sustained to the collateral, or if insurance coverage is otherwise unavailable to borrowers, the collateral securing loans may be negatively impacted by climate change, which could impact the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. Further, the effects of climate change may negatively impact regional and local economic activity, which could lead to an adverse effect on customers and impact the communities in which the Company operates. Overall, climate change, its effects and the resulting, unknown impact could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

 

Risks Relating to Our Securities

 

There can be no assurances concerning continuing dividend payments.

 

Our common stockholders are only entitled to receive the dividends declared by our Board of Directors. Although we have historically paid quarterly dividends on our common stock, there can be no assurances that we will be able to continue to pay regular quarterly dividends or an annual stock dividend or that any dividends we do declare will be in any particular amount. The primary source of money to pay our cash dividends comes from dividends paid to the Company by the Bank. The Bank’s ability to pay dividends to the Company is subject to, among other things, its earnings, financial condition and applicable regulations, which in some instances limit the amount that may be paid as dividends. In addition, the Company and the Bank are required to maintain a capital conservation buffer of 2.5% of Common Equity Tier 1 Capital on top of minimum risk-weighted asset ratios to pay dividends without additional restrictions.

 

 

 

There is a limited trading market for our common shares, and you may not be able to resell your shares at or above the price you paid for them.

 

Although our common shares are listed for trading under the symbol “EFSI,” the trading in our common shares has substantially less liquidity than many other publicly traded companies. A public trading market having the desired characteristics of depth, liquidity and orderliness depends on the presence in the market of willing buyers and sellers of our common shares at any given time. This presence depends on the individual decisions of investors and general economic and market conditions over which we have no control. We cannot assure you that volume of trading in our common shares will increase in the future.

 

The stock market can be volatile, and fluctuations in our operating results and other factors could cause our stock price to decline.

 

The stock market has experienced, and may continue to experience, fluctuations that significantly impact the market prices of securities issued by many companies. Market fluctuations could adversely affect our stock price. These fluctuations have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of particular companies. These broad market fluctuations, as well as general economic, systemic, political and market conditions, such as recessions, loss of investor confidence, interest rate changes, tariffs, government shutdowns, Brexit, or international currency fluctuations, may negatively affect the market price of our common stock. Moreover, our operating results may fluctuate and vary from period to period due to the risk factors set forth herein. As a result, period-to-period comparisons should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance. Our stock price could fluctuate significantly in response to our quarterly or annual results, annual projections, and the impact of these risk factors on our operating results or financial position.

 


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Item 1B.     Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 2.     Properties

The Company owns or leases buildings which are used in normal business operations. The Company’s corporate headquarters, and that of Bank of Clarke County, is located at 2 East Main Street, Berryville, Virginia, 22611. At December 31, 2021, Bank of Clarke County operated twelve full-service branches, one loan production office, one wealth management office and one drive-through only facility in the Virginia communities of Berryville, Winchester, Boyce, Stephens City, Purcellville, Warrenton, Leesburg, Ashburn and Fairfax.  The Bank also operated one loan production office in the Maryland community of Frederick. See Note 1 “Nature of Banking Activities and Significant Accounting Policies” and Note 6 “Bank Premises and Equipment, Net” and Note 13 "Leases" in the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” of this Form 10-K for information with respect to the amounts at which bank premises and equipment are carried and commitments under long-term leases.

All of the Company’s properties are well maintained, are in good operating condition and are adequate for the Company’s present and anticipated future needs.

There are no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company is a party or of which the property of the Company is subject.

Item 4.     Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

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PART II

Item 5.     Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The Company’s common stock is quoted on the OTC Markets Group's OTCQX Market under the symbol “EFSI.” The OTC Markets Group provides information about the common stock to professional market makers who match sellers with buyers. Securities brokers can obtain information from the OTC Markets Group when working with clients. When a client decides to initiate a transaction, the broker will contact one of the stock’s market makers. Any over-the-counter market quotations in the Company’s common stock reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

As of March 18, 2022, the Company had approximately 911 shareholders of record.

The Company has historically paid dividends on a quarterly basis. The final determination of the timing, amount and payment of dividends on the Common Stock is at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors. Some of the factors affecting the payment of dividends on the Company’s common stock are operating results, financial condition, capital adequacy, regulatory requirements and shareholders returns.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2021

On June 16, 2021, the Corporation renewed the stock repurchase program to repurchase up to 150,000 shares of its common stock prior to June 30, 2022. During 2021, the Company purchased 4,749 shares of its Common Stock under its stock repurchase program at an average price of $31.26.

The following table details the Company's purchases of its common stock during the fourth quarter pursuant to the Stock Repurchase program discussed above.

 

 

 

Total Number

of Shares

Purchased

 

 

Average

Price Paid

Per Share

 

 

Total Number

of Shares

Purchased

as Part of

Publicly

Announced

Plan

 

 

Maximum

Number of

Shares that

may Yet Be

Purchased

Under the

Plan

 

October 1 - October 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

148,825

 

November 1 - November 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

148,825

 

December 1 - December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

148,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

148,825

 

 

 

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Item 6.     Reserved

 

 

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Item 7.     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation

The purpose of this discussion is to focus on the important factors affecting the financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and capital resources of Eagle Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”). This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements presented in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of this Form 10-K.

GENERAL

The Company is a bank holding company which owns 100% of the stock of Bank of Clarke County (the “Bank”). Accordingly, the results of operations for the Company are dependent upon the operations of the Bank. The Bank conducts a commercial banking business which consists of attracting deposits from the general public and investing those funds in commercial, consumer and real estate loans and corporate, municipal and U.S. government agency securities. The Bank’s deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to the extent permitted by law. At December 31, 2021, the Company had total assets of $1.30 billion, net loans of $976.9 million, total deposits of $1.18 billion and shareholders’ equity of $110.3 million. The Company’s net income was $11.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2021.

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The following table presents selected financial data, which was derived from the Company’s audited financial statements for the periods indicated.

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Income Statement Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and dividend income

 

$

42,676

 

 

$

38,908

 

 

$

35,454

 

 

$

31,923

 

 

$

28,351

 

Interest expense

 

 

1,677

 

 

 

3,281

 

 

 

4,239

 

 

 

2,515

 

 

 

1,154

 

Net interest income

 

$

40,999

 

 

$

35,627

 

 

$

31,215

 

 

$

29,408

 

 

$

27,197

 

Provision for (recovery of) loan losses

 

 

1,483

 

 

 

1,457

 

 

 

629

 

 

 

777

 

 

 

(625

)

Net interest income after provision for (recovery of) loan losses

 

$

39,516

 

 

$

34,170

 

 

$

30,586

 

 

$

28,631

 

 

$

27,822

 

Noninterest income

 

 

11,320

 

 

 

8,579

 

 

 

7,759

 

 

 

3,879

 

 

 

6,780

 

Net revenue

 

$

50,836

 

 

$

42,749

 

 

$

38,345

 

 

$

35,510

 

 

$

34,602

 

Noninterest expenses

 

 

38,049

 

 

 

29,441

 

 

 

26,776

 

 

 

25,195

 

 

 

23,190

 

Income before income taxes

 

$

12,787

 

 

$

13,308

 

 

$

11,569

 

 

$

10,315

 

 

$

11,412

 

Applicable income taxes

 

 

1,766

 

 

 

2,136

 

 

 

1,810

 

 

 

1,314

 

 

 

3,626

 

Net Income

 

$

11,021

 

 

$

11,172

 

 

$

9,759

 

 

$

9,001

 

 

$

7,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on average assets

 

 

0.90

%

 

 

1.11

%

 

 

1.18

%

 

 

1.16

%

 

 

1.08

%

Return on average equity

 

 

10.28

%

 

 

11.03

%

 

 

10.60

%

 

 

10.67

%

 

 

9.50

%

Shareholders’ equity to assets

 

 

8.46

%

 

 

9.30

%

 

 

10.98

%

 

 

10.96

%

 

 

10.95

%

Dividend payout ratio

 

 

34.38

%

 

 

31.80

%

 

 

35.21

%

 

 

36.15

%

 

 

39.29

%

Non-performing loans to total loans

 

 

0.28

%

 

 

0.57

%

 

 

0.34

%

 

 

0.35

%

 

 

1.11

%

Non-performing assets to total assets

 

 

0.21

%

 

 

0.47

%

 

 

0.27

%

 

 

0.28

%

 

 

0.84

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per Share Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income, basic

 

$

3.20

 

 

$

3.27

 

 

$

2.84

 

 

$

2.60

 

 

$

2.24

 

Net income, diluted

 

 

3.20

 

 

 

3.27

 

 

 

2.84

 

 

 

2.60

 

 

 

2.24

 

Cash dividends declared

 

 

1.10

 

 

 

1.04

 

 

 

1.00

 

 

 

0.94

 

 

 

0.88

 

Book value

 

 

31.93

 

 

 

30.86

 

 

 

28.08

 

 

 

25.42

 

 

 

24.30

 

Market price

 

 

34.65

 

 

 

29.50

 

 

 

31.05

 

 

 

30.99

 

 

 

32.00

 

Average shares outstanding, basic

 

 

3,440,080

 

 

 

3,417,543

 

 

 

3,438,410

 

 

 

3,467,667

 

 

 

3,468,275

 

Average shares outstanding, diluted

 

 

3,440,080

 

 

 

3,417,543

 

 

 

3,438,410

 

 

 

3,467,667

 

 

 

3,468,275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total securities

 

$

193,370

 

 

$

166,222

 

 

$

166,200

 

 

$

145,468

 

 

$

133,673

 

Total loans

 

 

985,720

 

 

 

836,334

 

 

 

644,760

 

 

 

606,827

 

 

 

568,817

 

Total assets

 

 

1,303,038

 

 

 

1,130,152

 

 

 

877,320

 

 

 

799,617

 

 

 

765,751

 

Total deposits

 

 

1,177,235

 

 

 

1,013,087

 

 

 

771,544

 

 

 

703,104

 

 

 

663,414

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

110,280

 

 

 

105,074

 

 

 

96,326

 

 

 

87,599

 

 

 

83,817

 

 


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COVID-19 AND RELATED RESPONSE

 

The COVID-19 crisis has changed our communities, both in the way we live and the way we do business. While
circumstances continue to change, the Company is continuing to work steadfastly to meet and exceed the needs of its customers, employees, and the communities in which it does business. Customers’ banking needs have continued to be fulfilled through multiple banking channels including mobile, digital, and adjusted-schedule physical. In efforts to assist local businesses during this pandemic, the Company originated 1,372 Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans (through two rounds of lending), totaling $132.1 million, into the hands of our community’s small businesses. As of December 31, 2021, $15.9 million in PPP loans were still outstanding. In addition to local small businesses, the Company worked with its consumer and commercial customers through its loan deferral program whereby customers experiencing hardships due to COVID-19 were granted a deferral in loan payments for up to 90 days. During 2020 and through the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the Company approved 256 deferrals with loan balances totaling approximately $127.5 million for its customers experiencing hardships related to COVID-19. As of December 31, 2021, all of these loans had begun making payments on their loans after the deferral date had passed.

 

MANAGEMENT’S STRATEGY

The Company strives to be an outstanding financial institution in its market by building solid sustainable relationships with: (1) its customers, by providing highly personalized customer service, a network of conveniently placed branches and ATMs, a competitive variety of products/services and courteous, professional employees, (2) its employees, by providing generous benefits, a positive work environment, advancement opportunities and incentives to exceed expectations, (3) its communities, by participating in local concerns, providing monetary support, supporting employee volunteerism and providing employment opportunities, and (4) its shareholders, by providing sound profits and returns, sustainable growth, regular dividends and committing to our local, independent status.

OPERATING STRATEGY

The Bank is a locally owned and managed financial institution. This allows the Bank to be flexible and responsive in the products and services it offers. The Bank grows primarily by lending funds to local residents and businesses at a competitive price that reflects the inherent risk of lending. The Bank attempts to fund these loans through deposits gathered from local residents and businesses. The Bank prices its deposits by comparing alternative sources of funds and selecting the lowest cost available. When deposits are not adequate to fund asset growth, the Bank relies on borrowings, both short and long term. The Bank’s primary source of borrowed funds is the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta which offers numerous terms and rate structures to the Bank.

As interest rates change, the Bank attempts to maintain its net interest margin. This is accomplished by changing the price, terms, and mix of its financial assets and liabilities. The Bank also earns fees on services provided through Eagle Investment Group, which is the Bank’s investment management division that offers both trust services and investment sales, mortgage originations and deposit operations. The Bank also incurs noninterest expenses associated with compensating employees, maintaining and acquiring fixed assets, and purchasing goods and services necessary to support its daily operations.

The Bank has a marketing department which seeks to develop new business. This is accomplished through an ongoing calling program whereby account officers visit with existing and potential customers to discuss the products and services offered. The Bank also utilizes traditional advertising such as television commercials, radio ads, newspaper ads, and billboards.

LENDING POLICIES

Administration and supervision over the lending process is provided by the Bank’s Credit Administration Department. The principal risk associated with the Bank’s loan portfolio is the creditworthiness of its borrowers. In an effort to manage this risk, the Bank’s policy gives loan amount approval limits to individual loan officers based on their position and level of experience. Credit risk is increased or decreased, depending on the type of loan and prevailing economic conditions. In consideration of the different types of loans in the portfolio, the risk associated with real estate mortgage loans, commercial loans and consumer loans varies based on employment levels, consumer confidence, fluctuations in the value of real estate and other conditions that affect the ability of borrowers to repay debt.

The Company has written policies and procedures to help manage credit risk. The Company utilizes a loan review process that includes formulation of portfolio management strategy, guidelines for underwriting standards and risk assessment, procedures for ongoing identification and management of credit deterioration, and regular portfolio reviews to establish loss exposure and to ascertain compliance with the Company’s policies.

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The Bank uses a tiered approach to approve credit requests consisting of individual lending authorities, joint approval of Co-Approval officers (Executive, Regional Credit Officer, Small Business Credit Officer), and a director loan committee. Lending limits for individuals are set by the Board of Directors and are determined by loan purpose, collateral type, and internal risk rating of the borrower. The highest individual authority (Executive) is assigned to the Bank’s President/ Chief Executive Officer, Chief Banking Officer and Chief Credit Officer (approval authority only). Two Executive officers may combine their authority to approve loan requests to borrowers with credit exposure up to $10.0 million on a secured basis and $6.0 million unsecured. Three Executive officers may combine to approve loan requests to borrowers with credit exposure up to $15.0 million on a secured basis and $9.0 million unsecured. Officers in Categories A through F have lesser authorities and with approval of an Executive officer may extend loans to borrowers with exposure of $5.0 million on a secured basis and $3.0 million unsecured.  Officers in Categories A through F can also utilize the co-approval of the Regional and Small Business Credit Officers to extend loans with exposures up to $2.5 million and $1.5 million respectively on a secured basis, and up to $1 million and $750 thousand respectively on an unsecured basis.  Loans exceeding $15.0 million and up to the Bank’s legal lending limit can be approved by the Director Loan Committee consisting of four directors (three directors constituting a quorum). The Director’s Loan Committee also reviews and approves changes to the Bank’s Loan Policy as presented by management. The following sections discuss the major loan categories within the total loan portfolio:

One-to-Four-Family Residential Real Estate Lending

Residential lending activity may be generated by the Bank’s loan officer solicitations, referrals by real estate professionals, and existing or new bank customers. Loan applications are taken by a Bank loan officer. As part of the application process, information is gathered concerning income, employment and credit history of the applicant. The valuation of residential collateral is provided by independent fee appraisers who have been approved by the Bank’s Directors Loan Committee. In connection with residential real estate loans, the Bank requires title insurance, hazard insurance and, if applicable, flood insurance. In addition to traditional residential mortgage loans secured by a first or junior lien on the property, the Bank offers home equity lines of credit.

Commercial Real Estate Lending

Commercial real estate loans are secured by various types of commercial real estate in the Bank’s market area, including multi-family residential buildings, commercial buildings and offices, small shopping centers and churches. Commercial real estate loan originations are obtained through broker referrals, direct solicitation of developers and continued business from customers. In its underwriting of commercial real estate, the Bank’s loan to original appraised value ratio is generally 80% or less. Commercial real estate lending entails significant additional risk as compared with residential mortgage lending. Commercial real estate loans typically involve larger loan balances concentrated with single borrowers or groups of related borrowers. Additionally, the repayment of loans secured by income producing properties is typically dependent on the successful operation of a business or a real estate project and thus may be subject, to a greater extent, to adverse conditions in the real estate market or the economy, in general. The Bank’s commercial real estate loan underwriting criteria require an examination of debt service coverage ratios, the borrower’s creditworthiness, prior credit history and reputation, and the Bank typically requires personal guarantees or endorsements of the borrowers’ principal owners.

 

Construction and Land Development Lending

The Bank makes local construction loans and land acquisition and development loans. The construction loans are secured by residential houses under construction and the underlying land for which the loan was obtained. The average life of most construction loans is less than one year and the Bank offers both fixed and variable rate interest structures. The interest rate structure offered to customers depends on the total amount of these loans outstanding and the impact of the interest rate structure on the Bank’s overall interest rate risk. There are two characteristics of construction lending which impact its overall risk as compared to residential mortgage lending. First, there is more concentration risk due to the extension of a large loan balance through several lines of credit to a single developer or contractor. Second, there is more collateral risk due to the fact that loan funds are provided to the borrower based upon the estimated value of the collateral after completion. This could cause an inaccurate estimate of the amount needed to complete construction or an excessive loan-to-value ratio. To mitigate the risks associated with construction lending, the Bank generally limits loan amounts to 80% of the estimated appraised value of the finished property. The Bank also obtains a first lien on the property as security for its construction loans and typically requires personal guarantees from the borrower’s principal owners. Finally, the Bank performs inspections of the construction projects to ensure that the percentage of construction completed correlates with the amount of draws on the construction line of credit.


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Commercial and Industrial Lending

Commercial business loans generally have more risk than residential mortgage loans but have higher yields. To manage these risks, the Bank generally obtains appropriate collateral and personal guarantees from the borrower’s principal owners and monitors the financial condition of its business borrowers. Residential mortgage loans generally are made on the basis of the borrower’s ability to make repayment from employment and other income and are secured by real estate whose value tends to be readily ascertainable. In contrast, commercial business loans typically are made on the basis of the borrower’s ability to make repayment from cash flow from its business and are secured by business assets, such as, accounts receivable, equipment and inventory. As a result, the availability of funds for the repayment of commercial business loans is substantially dependent on the success of the business itself. Furthermore, the collateral for commercial business loans may depreciate over time and generally cannot be appraised with as much precision as residential real estate. Refer to the Marine Lending section below for discussion of additional commercial and industrial lending.

Consumer Lending

The Bank offers various secured and unsecured consumer loans, which include personal installment loans, personal lines of credit, automobile loans, and credit card loans. The Bank generally originates its consumer loans within its geographic market area and these loans are largely made to customers with whom the Bank has an existing relationship. Consumer loans generally entail greater risk than residential mortgage loans, particularly in the case of consumer loans which are unsecured or secured by rapidly depreciable assets such as automobiles. In such cases, any repossessed collateral on a defaulted consumer loan may not provide an adequate source of repayment of the outstanding loan balance as a result of the greater likelihood of damage, loss or depreciation. Consumer loan collections are dependent on the borrower’s continuing financial stability, and thus are more likely to be adversely affected by job loss, divorce, illness or personal bankruptcy. Furthermore, the application of various federal and state laws, including federal and state bankruptcy and insolvency laws, may limit the amount which can be recovered on such loans.

The underwriting standards employed by the Bank for consumer loans include a determination of the applicant’s payment history on other debts and an assessment of ability to meet existing obligations and payments on the proposed loan. The stability of the applicant’s monthly income may be determined by verification of gross monthly income from primary employment, and from any verifiable secondary income. Although creditworthiness of the applicant is the primary consideration, the underwriting process also includes an analysis of the value of the security in relation to the proposed loan amount.

 

Refer to the Marine Lending section below for discussion of additional consumer lending.

Marine Lending

The Bank’s marine lending unit, which includes originated retail loans, which are classified as commercial and industrial loans or consumer loans depending on borrower, and dealer floorplan loans, which are classified as commercial and industrial loans. The Company’s relationships are limited to well established dealers of global premium brand manufacturers. The Company’s top three manufacturer customers have been in business between 30 and 100 years. The Company primarily has secured agreements with premium manufacturers to support dealer floor plan loans which reduces the Company’s credit exposure to the dealer, despite its underwriting of each respective dealer. The Company has developed incentive retail pricing programs with the dealers to drive retail dealer flow. In addition to the repurchase agreements associated with floor plan lending, manufacturers will often support secondary resale values which can have the effect of reducing losses from non-performing retail marine loans. Retail borrowers generally have very high credit scores, substantial down payments, substantial net worth, personal liquidity, and excess cash flow.


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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements of the Company are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The financial information contained within these statements is, to a significant extent, based on measurements of the financial effects of transactions and events that have already occurred. A variety of factors could affect the ultimate value that is obtained when earning income, recognizing an expense, recovering an asset or relieving a liability. In addition, GAAP itself may change from one previously acceptable method to another method. Although the economics of the transactions would be the same, the timing of events that would impact the transactions could change.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses is an estimate of the probable losses inherent in the Company’s loan portfolio. As required by GAAP, the allowance for loan losses is accrued when the occurrence of losses is probable and losses can be estimated.  Impairment losses are accrued based on the differences between the loan balance and the value of its collateral, the present value of future cash flows, or the price established in the secondary market. The Company’s allowance for loan losses has three basic components: the general allowance, the specific allowance and the unallocated allowance. Each of these components is determined based upon estimates that can and do change when actual events occur. The general allowance uses historical experience and other qualitative factors to estimate future losses and, as a result, the estimated amount of losses can differ significantly from the actual amount of losses which would be incurred in the future. However, the potential for significant differences is mitigated by continuously updating the loss history and qualitative factor analyses of the Company. The specific allowance is based upon the evaluation of specific impaired loans on which a loss may be realized. Factors such as past due history, ability to pay, and collateral value are used to identify those loans on which a loss may be realized. Each of these loans is then evaluated to determine how much loss is estimated to be realized on its disposition. The sum of the losses on the individual loans becomes the Company’s specific allowance. This process is inherently subjective and actual losses may be greater than or less than the estimated specific allowance. The unallocated allowance accounts for a measure of imprecision in the estimate. Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements presented in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of the 2021 Form 10-K, provides additional information related to the allowance for loan losses.


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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

The Company makes forward looking statements in this report that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward looking statements include statements regarding our profitability, liquidity, allowance for loan losses, interest rate sensitivity, market risk, growth strategy, and financial and other goals. The words “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “anticipates,” “forecasts,” “intends,” or other similar words or terms are intended to identify forward looking statements. These forward looking statements are subject to significant uncertainties because they are based upon or are affected by factors including:

 

difficult market conditions in our industry;

 

effects of soundness of other financial institutions;

 

potential impact on us of existing and future legislation and regulations;

 

the ability to successfully manage growth or implement growth strategies if the Bank is unable to identify attractive markets, locations or opportunities to expand in the future, expand into new markets, or successfully implement new product lines;

 

competition with other banks and financial institutions, and companies outside of the banking industry, including those companies that have substantially greater access to capital and other resources;

 

the successful management of interest rate risk;

 

risks inherent in making loans such as repayment risks and fluctuating collateral values;

 

changes in general economic and business conditions in the market area;

 

reliance on the management team, including the ability to attract and retain key personnel;

 

changes in interest rates and interest rate policies;

 

maintaining capital levels adequate to support growth;

 

maintaining cost controls and asset qualities as new branches are opened or acquired;

 

demand, development and acceptance of new products and services;

 

problems with technology utilized by the Bank;

 

changing trends in customer profiles and behavior;

 

geopolitical conditions, including acts or threats of terrorism, international hostilities, or actions taken by the U.S. or other governments in response to acts or threats of terrorism and/or military conflicts, which could impact business and economic conditions in the U.S. and abroad;

 

the Company’s potential exposure to fraud, negligence, computer theft, and cyber-crime

 

changes in accounting policies and banking and other laws and regulations; and

 

other factors described in Item 1A., “Risk Factors,” above.

Because of these uncertainties, actual future results may be materially different from the results indicated by these forward looking statements. In addition, past results of operations do not necessarily indicate future results.


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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Income

Net income for 2021 was $11.0 million, a decrease of $151 thousand or 1.35% from 2020’s net income of $11.2 million. Basic and diluted earnings per share were $3.20 and $3.27 for 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Return on average assets (“ROA”) measures how efficiently the Company uses its assets to produce net income. Some issues reflected within this efficiency include the Company’s asset mix, funding sources, pricing, fee generation, and cost control. The ROA of the Company, on an annualized basis, was 0.90% and 1.11% for 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Return on average equity (“ROE”) measures the utilization of shareholders’ equity in generating net income. This measurement is affected by the same factors as ROA with consideration to how much of the Company’s assets are funded by the shareholders. The ROE for the Company was 10.28% and 11.03% for 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income, the difference between total interest income and total interest expense, is the Company’s primary source of earnings. Net interest income was $41.0 million for 2021 and $35.6 million for 2020, which represents an increase of $5.4 million or 15.08%. Net interest income is derived from the volume of earning assets and the rates earned on those assets as compared to the cost of funds. Total interest income was $42.7 million for 2021 and for $38.9 million 2020, which represents an increase of $3.8 million or 9.68% for 2021. Total interest expense was $1.7 million for 2021 and $3.3 million for 2020, which represents a decrease of $1.6 million or 48.89% in 2021. The increase in total interest income and net interest income during 2021 was driven by the growth in interest-earning assets and the continued lower level of rates paid on deposit accounts driven by the market. Refer to the table titled “Volume and Rate Analysis” for further detail.

The table titled “Average Balances, Income and Expenses, Yields and Rates” displays the composition of interest earnings assets and interest bearing liabilities and their respective yields and rates for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.

The net interest margin was 3.60% for 2021 and 3.76% for 2020. The net interest margin is calculated by dividing tax-equivalent net interest income by total average earnings assets. Tax-equivalent net interest income is calculated by adding the tax benefit on certain securities and loans, whose interest is tax-exempt, to total interest income then subtracting total interest expense. The tax rate used to calculate the tax benefit was the federal statutory rate of 21%. The table titled “Tax-Equivalent Net Interest Income” reconciles net interest income to tax-equivalent net interest income, which is not a measurement under GAAP, for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.

Net interest income and net interest margin may experience some additional decline as interest bearing assets continue to be repriced or replaced more rapidly than interest earning liabilities.

 

 

 

 

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Average Balances, Income and Expenses, Yields and Rates

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Interest

Income/

 

 

Average

 

 

Average

 

 

Interest

Income/

 

 

Average

 

 

 

Balance

 

 

Expense

 

 

Rate

 

 

Balance

 

 

Expense

 

 

Rate

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

$

162,717

 

 

$

2,317

 

 

 

1.42

%

 

$

130,566

 

 

$

2,934

 

 

 

2.25

%

Tax-Exempt (1)

 

 

15,936

 

 

 

530

 

 

 

3.33

%

 

 

21,764

 

 

 

744

 

 

 

3.42

%

Total Securities

 

$

178,653

 

 

$

2,847

 

 

 

1.59

%

 

$

152,330

 

 

$

3,678

 

 

 

2.41

%

Loans: (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

 

889,035

 

 

 

39,643

 

 

 

4.46

%

 

 

744,622

 

 

 

34,925

 

 

 

4.69

%

Non-accrual

 

 

4,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

3,618

 

 

 

 

 

 

%

Tax-Exempt (1)

 

 

6,734

 

 

 

289

 

 

 

4.29

%

 

 

9,992

 

 

 

441

 

 

 

4.42

%

Total Loans

 

$

899,793

 

 

$

39,932

 

 

 

4.44

%

 

$

758,232

 

 

$

35,366

 

 

 

4.69

%

Federal funds sold

 

 

223

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.10

%

 

 

359

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

0.24

%

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

 

 

68,868

 

 

 

69

 

 

 

0.10

%

 

 

47,261

 

 

 

112

 

 

 

0.24

%

Total earning assets

 

$

1,143,513

 

 

$

42,848

 

 

 

3.75

%

 

$

954,564

 

 

$

39,157

 

 

 

4.10

%

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

(7,980

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,041

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total non-earning assets

 

 

83,146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

66,007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

1,218,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,014,530

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOW accounts

 

$

145,652

 

 

$

312

 

 

 

0.21

%

 

$

108,965

 

 

$

347

 

 

 

0.32

%

Money market accounts

 

 

225,960

 

 

 

583

 

 

 

0.26

%

 

 

184,346

 

 

 

930

 

 

 

0.50

%

Savings accounts

 

 

156,861

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

0.06

%

 

 

122,560

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

0.10

%

Time deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$250,000 and more

 

 

67,287

 

 

 

411

 

 

 

0.61

%

 

 

75,520

 

 

 

1,203

 

 

 

1.59

%

Less than $250,000

 

 

58,565

 

 

 

279

 

 

 

0.48

%

 

 

60,600

 

 

 

655

 

 

 

1.08

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

$

654,325

 

 

$

1,677

 

 

 

0.26

%

 

$

551,991

 

 

$

3,256

 

 

 

0.59

%

Federal  funds purchased

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.36

%

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.60

%

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

%

 

 

7,650

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

0.33

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

$

654,326

 

 

$

1,677

 

 

 

0.26

%

 

$

559,642

 

 

$

3,281

 

 

 

0.59

%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

 

 

443,662

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

341,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Liabilities

 

 

12,521

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,357

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

$

1,110,509

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

913,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity

 

 

108,170

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101,302

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$

1,218,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,014,530

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

 

 

 

 

$

41,171

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

35,876

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest spread

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.49

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.51

%

Interest expense as a percent of average earning assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.15

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.34

%

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.60

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.76

%

 

(1)

Income and yields are reported on a tax-equivalent basis using the federal tax rate of 21%.

(2)   Interest and yields on loans include the amortization/accretion of origination costs/fees as well as any purchase premiums or discounts.

 

 

 

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Tax-Equivalent Net Interest Income

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

GAAP Financial Measurements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Income - Loans

 

$

39,871

 

 

$

35,273

 

Interest Income - Securities and Other Interest-Earnings Assets

 

 

2,805

 

 

 

3,635

 

Interest Expense - Deposits

 

 

1,677

 

 

 

3,256

 

Interest Expense - Other Borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

Total Net Interest Income

 

$

40,999

 

 

$

35,627

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measurements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add: Tax Benefit on Tax-Exempt Interest Income - Loans

 

$

61

 

 

$

93

 

Add: Tax Benefit on Tax-Exempt Interest Income - Securities

 

 

111

 

 

 

156

 

Total Tax Benefit on Tax-Exempt Interest Income

 

$

172

 

 

$

249

 

Tax-Equivalent Net Interest Income

 

$

41,171

 

 

$

35,876

 

 

(1)

Tax benefit was calculated using the federal statutory tax rate of 21%.

The tax-equivalent yield on earning assets decreased 35 basis points from 2020 to 2021. The tax-equivalent yield on securities decreased 82 basis points from 2020 to 2021. The tax-equivalent yield on loans decreased 53 basis points from 2020 to 2021. The decrease in the tax-equivalent yield on earning assets for the resulted mostly from the decrease in the tax-equivalent yield on loans. The decrease in the yield on loans as compared to the corresponding period in the prior year was primarily due to SBA PPP loans that were originated at a lower yield than the existing portfolio as well as rate decreases during early 2020. Additionally, as securities are maturing and being called or sold, they are being replaced with securities at lower rates.

The average rate on interest-bearing liabilities decreased 33 basis points from 2020 to 2021. The average rate on total interest-bearing deposits decreased 33 basis points from 2020 to 2021. Federal Reserve Bank interest rate decreases during early 2020 drove a reduction in interest rates paid on deposit accounts, which resulted in a lower rate paid on interest bearing liabilities. In general, deposit pricing is done in response to monetary policy actions and yield curve changes. Local competition for funds affects the cost of time deposits, which are primarily comprised of certificates of deposit. The Company prefers to rely most heavily on non-maturity deposits, which include NOW accounts, money market accounts, and savings accounts. The average balance of non-maturity interest-bearing deposits increased $112.6 million or 27.08% from $415.9 million during 2020 to $528.5 million in 2021.

The table titled “Volume and Rate Analysis” provides information about the effect of changes in financial assets and liabilities and changes in rates on net interest income. Non-accruing loans are excluded from the average outstanding loans.

Tax-equivalent net interest income increased $5.3 million during 2021. The increase in tax-equivalent net interest income during 2021 is comprised of an increase due to volume of $5.5 million and a decrease due to rate of $189 thousand. The increase in tax-equivalent net interest income during 2021 was affected by the increased volume of taxable loans and taxable securities, offset in part by decreases in the rates earned from interest-earning assets.

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Volume and Rate Analysis (Tax-Equivalent Basis)

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

2021 vs 2020

Increase (Decrease)

Due to Changes in:

 

 

 

Volume

 

 

Rate

 

 

Total

 

Earning Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

$

1,239

 

 

$

(1,856

)

 

$

(617

)

Tax-exempt

 

 

(195

)

 

 

(19

)

 

 

(214

)

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

 

 

6,315

 

 

 

(1,597

)

 

 

4,718

 

Tax-exempt

 

 

(140

)

 

 

(12

)

 

 

(152

)

Federal funds sold

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(1

)

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

 

 

156

 

 

 

(199

)

 

 

(43

)

Total earning assets

 

$

7,375

 

 

$

(3,684

)

 

$

3,691

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-Bearing Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOW accounts

 

$

1,668

 

 

$

(1,703

)

 

$

(35

)

Money market accounts

 

 

308

 

 

 

(655

)

 

 

(347

)

Savings accounts

 

 

68

 

 

 

(97

)

 

 

(29

)

Time deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$250,000 and more

 

 

(119

)

 

 

(673

)

 

 

(792

)

Less than $250,000

 

 

(21

)

 

 

(355

)

 

 

(376

)

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

$

1,904

 

 

$

(3,483

)

 

$

(1,579

)

Federal funds purchased

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

 

(13

)

 

 

(12

)

 

 

(25

)

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

$

1,891

 

 

$

(3,495

)

 

$

(1,604

)

Change in net interest income

 

$

5,484

 

 

$

(189

)

 

$

5,295

 

 

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses is based upon management’s estimate of the amount required to maintain an adequate allowance for loan losses as discussed within the Critical Accounting Policies section above. The provision for loan losses was $1.5 million for 2021 and $1.5 million for 2020. The amount of provision for loan losses during each period reflects the results of the Company’s analysis used to determine the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. The provision for loan losses in 2021 reflects loan growth in the portfolio during the year. The provision for loan losses in 2020 reflects loan growth in the portfolio during the year as well as decline in the state of the economy and the related increase in the qualitative factors within our allowance for loan losses, primarily associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company is committed to maintaining an allowance that adequately reflects the risk inherent in the loan portfolio.  This commitment is more fully discussed in the “Asset Quality” section.


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Noninterest Income

Total noninterest income was $11.3 million and $8.6 million during 2021 and 2020, respectively. This represents an increase of $2.7 million or 31.95% for 2021. Management reviews the activities which generate noninterest income on an ongoing basis.

The following table provides the components of noninterest income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, which are included within the respective Consolidated Statements of Income headings.  The following paragraphs provide information about activities which are included within the respective Consolidated Statements of Income headings. Variances that the Company believes require explanation are discussed below the table.

 

 

 

December 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$ Change

 

 

% Change

 

Income from fiduciary activities

 

$

1,891

 

 

$

1,398

 

 

$

493

 

 

 

35.26

%

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

 

1,087

 

 

 

920

 

 

 

167

 

 

 

18.15

%

Other service charges and fees

 

 

5,252

 

 

 

4,757

 

 

 

495

 

 

 

10.41

%

Gain on sale of bank premises and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

(5

)

 

NM

 

Gain on sale of securities

 

 

24

 

 

 

687

 

 

 

(663

)

 

NM

 

Gain on sale of loans

 

 

1,658

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,658

 

 

 

100.00

%

Bank owned life insurance income

 

 

527

 

 

 

310

 

 

 

217

 

 

 

70.00

%

Other operating income

 

 

881

 

 

 

502

 

 

 

379

 

 

 

75.50

%

Total noninterest income

 

$

11,320

 

 

$

8,579

 

 

$

2,741

 

 

 

31.95

%

 

NM - Not Meaningful

Income from fiduciary activities increased from 2020 to 2021. The amount of income from fiduciary activities is
determined by the number of active accounts and total assets under management. With the addition of several new employees, total assets under management have seen an increase during the period.

Services charges on deposit accounts increased when comparing the year ended December 31, 2021 to 2020. This increase is mainly due to increases in overdraft charges. Overdraft charges can fluctuate based on changes in customer activity.

The amount of other services charges and fees is comprised primarily of commissions from the sale of non-deposit investment products, fees received from the Bank’s credit card program, fees generated from the Bank’s ATM/debit card programs, and fees generated from procuring applications for secondary market loans. Other service charges and fees increased during 2021 when compared to 2020. This increase can be attributed to an increase in ATM fees, which fluctuates due to ATM usage. Commissions from the sale of non-deposit investment products increased $248 thousand during 2021 due to increased activity.

During the last three quarters of 2021, the Company sold $18.1 million in mortgage loans on the secondary market and $99.2 million of loans from the commercial and consumer loan portfolios. These loan sales resulted in gains of $1.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2021.

Bank owned life insurance (BOLI) income increased significantly during 2021 when compared to 2020. During 2021 the Company invested $10 million into BOLI.

Other operating income increased during 2021.  The fluctuation from 2020 to 2021 is mostly attributed to adjustments to the investment in Banker’s Insurance as well as cash distributions received from investments in Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs)


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Noninterest Expenses

Total noninterest expenses were $38.0 million and $29.4 million during 2021 and 2020, respectively. This represents an increase of $8.6 million or 29.24% during 2021.

The following table provides the components of noninterest expense for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, which are included within the respective Consolidated Statements of Income headings.  The following paragraphs provide information about activities which are included within the respective Consolidated Statements of Income headings. Variances that the Company believes require explanation are discussed below the table.

 

 

 

December 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

$ Change

 

 

% Change

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

$

21,854

 

 

$

18,074

 

 

$

3,780

 

 

 

20.91

%

Occupancy expenses

 

 

1,803

 

 

 

1,592

 

 

 

211

 

 

 

13.25

%

Equipment expenses

 

 

959

 

 

 

988

 

 

 

(29

)

 

 

(2.94

)%

Advertising and marketing expenses

 

 

659

 

 

 

707

 

 

 

(48

)

 

 

(6.79

)%

Stationery and supplies

 

 

155

 

 

 

144

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

7.64

%

ATM network fees

 

 

1,135

 

 

 

1,009

 

 

 

126

 

 

 

12.49

%

Other real estate owned expense

 

 

41

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

355.56

%

Loss (gain) on other real estate owned

 

 

201

 

 

 

(143

)

 

 

344

 

 

NM

 

FDIC assessment

 

 

606

 

 

 

221

 

 

 

385

 

 

 

174.21

%

Computer software expense

 

 

996

 

 

 

679

 

 

 

317

 

 

 

46.69

%

Bank franchise tax

 

 

781

 

 

 

705

 

 

 

76

 

 

 

10.78

%

Professional fees

 

 

3,760

 

 

 

1,120

 

 

 

2,640

 

 

 

235.71

%

Data processing fees

 

 

1,541

 

 

 

1,657

 

 

 

(116

)

 

 

(7.00

)%

Other operating expenses

 

 

3,558

 

 

 

2,679

 

 

 

879

 

 

 

32.81

%

Total noninterest expenses

 

$

38,049

 

 

$

29,441

 

 

$

8,608

 

 

 

29.24

%

 

NM  - Not Meaningful

The Company’s growth has had an impact on noninterest expenses. Total assets have grown by $172.9 million or 15.3% from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2021. This growth has required investments to be made in the Company’s infrastructure, causing increases in salaries and employee benefits, occupancy expenses, stationary and supplies, computer software expense, professional fees and other operating expenses. In addition, increases in asset size and capital levels have impacted both the FDIC assessment and bank franchise tax amounts.

Salaries and employee benefits expense increased during 2021. Annual pay increases, newly hired employees, increasing insurance costs and enhanced employee incentive plans have attributed to these increases. The number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) has increased from 195 at December 31, 2020 to 221 at December 31, 2021.

ATM network fees increased during 2021 due to increased ATM usage. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, customer activity and usage decreased. During 2021, increases in customer activity have been observed.

Other real estate owned expenses increased during 2021. These amounts can fluctuate based on the number of properties foreclosed on and sold during any time period.  

Professional fees increased during 2021. Included within processional fees, legal expenses have increased primarily from the expansion of the Bank's wealth management business line and also its build out of the marine lending division. Approximately $2.0 million of these expenses are expected to be one-time fees.

Other operating expenses increased during 2021.This increase is due primarily to increased loan related expenses due to a higher loan volume.


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The efficiency ratio of the Company was 72.14% and 67.59% for 2021 and 2020, respectively. The efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing total noninterest expenses by the sum of tax-equivalent net interest income and total noninterest income, excluding gains and losses on the investment portfolio and other gains/losses from OREO, repossessed vehicles, disposals of bank premises and equipment, etc. The tax rate utilized is 21%. The Company calculates and reviews this ratio as a means of evaluating operational efficiency. A reconciliation of tax-equivalent net interest income, which is not a measurement under GAAP, to net interest income is presented within the Net Interest Income section above.

The calculation of the efficiency ratio for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Summary of Operating Results:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest expenses

 

$

38,049

 

 

$

29,441

 

Less: Loss (gain) on other real estate owned

 

 

201

 

 

 

(143

)

Adjusted noninterest expenses

 

$

37,848

 

 

$

29,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income

 

$

40,999

 

 

$

35,627

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest income

 

$

11,320

 

 

$

8,579

 

Less: Gain on sales of securities

 

 

24

 

 

 

687

 

Less: Gain on the sale and disposal of premises and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

Less: (Loss) on sale of repossessed assets

 

 

 

 

 

(5

)

Adjusted noninterest income

 

$

11,296

 

 

$

7,892

 

Tax equivalent adjustment (1)

 

 

172

 

 

 

249

 

Total net interest income and noninterest income, adjusted

 

$

52,467

 

 

$

43,768

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Efficiency ratio

 

 

72.14

%

 

 

67.59

%

 

(1)

Includes tax-equivalent adjustments on loans and securities using the federal statutory tax rate of 21%.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense was $1.8 million and $2.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. These amounts correspond to an effective tax rate of 13.81% and 16.05% for 2021 and 2020, respectively. The effective tax rate is below the statutory rate of 21%, due primarily to tax credits on qualified affordable housing project investments as discussed in Note 25 to the Consolidated Financial Statements as well as qualified rehabilitation credits. During 2021, one of the Company’s tax credit investments was finalized and the total amount of credits to be received was determined and certified.  The effective tax rate is also impacted by tax-exempt income on investment securities and loans. Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements provides a reconciliation between income tax expense computed using the federal statutory income tax rate and the Company’s actual income tax expense during 2021 and 2020.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Assets, Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

The Company’s total assets were $1.30 billion at December 31, 2021, an increase of $172.9 million or  15.30% from $1.13 billion at December 31, 2020. Securities increased $27.4 million or 16.59% between 2020 and 2021. Loans, net of the allowance for loan losses, increased by $147.7 million or 17.81% from 2020 to 2021. Total liabilities were $1.19 billion at December 31, 2021, compared to $1.03 billion at December 31, 2020. Total shareholders’ equity at year end 2021 and 2020 was $110.3 million and $105.1 million, respectively.


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Securities

Total securities, excluding restricted stock, was $192.3 million and $165.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company purchased $100.8 million in securities during 2021. This amount includes $97.6 million or 96.77% in mortgage-backed securities, $2.0 million or 1.99% in U.S. treasuries and $1.3 million or 1.24% in subordinated debt.  The Company had $52.0 million in maturities, calls, and principal repayments on securities during 2021. This amount includes $2.0 million or 3.87% in obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies, $45.3 million or $87.06% in mortgage-backed securities and $4.7 million or 9.07% in obligations of states and political subdivisions. Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements provides additional details about the Company’s securities portfolio as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

The ability to dispose of available for sale securities prior to maturity provides management more options to react to future rate changes and provides more liquidity, when needed, to meet short-term obligations. The Company had a net unrealized loss on available for sale securities of $218 thousand and an unrealized net gain of $4.1 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Unrealized gains or losses on available for sale securities are reported within shareholders’ equity, net of the related deferred tax effect, as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

The table titled “Maturity Distribution and Yields of Securities” shows the maturity period and average yield for the different types of securities in the portfolio at December 31, 2021. The weighted average yield is calculated based on the relative amortized costs of the securities. Although mortgage-backed securities have definitive maturities, they provide monthly principal curtailments which can be reinvested at a prevailing rate and for a different term.

Maturity Distribution and Yields of Securities

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Due in one year

or less

 

 

Due after 1

through 5 years

 

 

Due after 5

through 10 years

 

 

Due after 10  years

 

 

Total

 

Securities available for sale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies

 

 

3.29

%

 

 

1.94

%

 

 

2.79

%

 

 

%

 

 

2.76

%

U.S. treasury notes

 

 

1.38

%

 

 

%

 

 

%

 

 

%

 

 

1.38

%

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

%

 

 

%

 

 

0.75

%

 

 

1.42

%

 

 

1.37

%

Obligations of states and political subdivisions, taxable

 

 

%

 

 

2.83

%

 

 

3.08

%

 

 

2.75

%

 

 

2.93

%

Subordinated debt

 

 

%

 

 

%

 

 

4.08

%

 

 

%

 

 

4.08

%

Total taxable

 

 

2.01

%

 

 

2.65

%

 

 

2.15

%

 

 

1.42

%

 

 

1.59

%

Obligations of states and political subdivisions, tax-exempt (1)

 

 

3.44

%

 

 

2.44

%

 

 

2.66

%

 

 

%

 

 

2.65

%

Total

 

 

2.32

%

 

 

2.57

%

 

 

2.26

%

 

 

1.42

%

 

 

1.66

%

 

(1)

Yields on tax-exempt securities have been computed on a tax-equivalent basis using a federal tax rate of 21%.

 

Loan Portfolio

The Company’s primary use of funds is supporting lending activities from which it derives the greatest amount of interest income. Gross loans net of net deferred costs and premiums were $985.7 million and $836.3 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. This represents an increase of $149.4 million or 17.86% for 2021. The ratio of net loans to deposits increased during the year from 81.85% to 82.99% at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

 

Loans secured by real estate were $754.8 million or 76.57% and $662.8 million or 79.25% of total loans at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. This represents an increase of $92.0 million or 13.88% for 2021. Consumer installment loans were $67.3 million or 6.83% and $21.3 million or 2.55% of total loans at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. This represents an increase of $46.0 million or 215.56% for 2021. Commercial and industrial loans were $143.4 million or 14.55% and $140.8 million or 16.83% of total loans at December 31, 2021 and 2020. This represents an increase of $2.6 million or 1.86% for 2021. All other loans were $16.8 million and $10.8 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020. This represents an increase of $6.0 million or 55.93%. During the year ended December 31, 2021, loan growth was mainly concentrated in commercial real estate loans and consumer installment loans. Loan growth was also strong in commercial and industrial loans net of PPP forgiveness. Loan growth in commercial and industrial loans and consumer installment loans was mainly due to the marine loan lending.  Loan growth was also driven by the expansion into new market areas.

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The table titled “Maturity Schedule of Selected Loans” shows the different loan categories and the period during which they mature. For loans maturing in more than one year, the table also shows a breakdown between fixed rate loans and floating rate loans. The table indicates that $369.4 million or 37.61% of the loan portfolio matures within five years. The floating rate loans maturing after five years are primarily comprised of loan secured by 1-4 family residential properties.

Maturity Schedule of Selected Loans

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Within

1 Year

 

 

After

1 Year

Within

5 Years

 

 

After 5 Years Within 15 years

 

 

After 15 Years

 

 

Total

 

Loans secured by real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

$

14,349

 

 

$

23,739

 

 

$

31,899

 

 

$

1,204

 

 

$

71,191

 

Secured by farmland

 

 

452

 

 

 

6,668

 

 

 

6,153

 

 

 

437

 

 

 

13,710

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

 

 

13,695

 

 

 

66,732

 

 

 

92,822

 

 

 

90,474

 

 

 

263,723

 

Multifamily

 

 

 

 

 

18,850

 

 

 

7,220

 

 

 

3,023

 

 

 

29,093

 

Commercial

 

 

32,688

 

 

 

119,560

 

 

 

219,720

 

 

 

5,083

 

 

 

377,051

 

Commercial and industrial loans

 

 

15,690

 

 

 

29,716

 

 

 

36,750

 

 

 

61,222

 

 

 

143,378

 

Consumer installment loans

 

 

372

 

 

 

13,465

 

 

 

3,996

 

 

 

49,448

 

 

 

67,281

 

All other loans

 

 

968

 

 

 

12,496

 

 

 

1,145

 

 

 

2,189

 

 

 

16,798

 

 

 

$

78,214

 

 

$

291,226

 

 

$

399,705

 

 

$

213,080

 

 

$

982,225

 

For maturities over one year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating rate loans

 

 

 

 

 

$

44,704

 

 

$

69,021

 

 

$

73,558

 

 

$

187,283

 

Fixed rate loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

246,522

 

 

 

330,684

 

 

 

139,522

 

 

 

716,728

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

291,226

 

 

$

399,705

 

 

$

213,080

 

 

$

904,011

 

 

Asset Quality

The Company has policies and procedures designed to control credit risk and to maintain the quality of its loan portfolio. These include underwriting standards for new originations and ongoing monitoring and reporting of asset quality and adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. There were $2.8 million in total non-performing assets, which consist of nonaccrual loans, loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing, other real estate owned, and repossessed assets at December 31, 2021. This is a decrease of $2.6 million when compared to the December 31, 2020 balance of $5.4 million. This decrease resulted mostly from the decrease in nonaccrual loans.

 

Nonaccrual loans were $2.7 million at December 31, 2021 and $4.8 million at the end of 2020. The gross amount of interest income that would have been recognized on nonaccrual loans was $133 thousand for 2021 and $158 thousand for 2020. None of this interest income was included in net income for 2021 or 2020.  A total of 8 loans totaling $589 thousand were placed in nonaccrual during 2021. The balance of these loans added to nonaccrual status during 2021 ranged from $10 thousand to $221 thousand with the average outstanding balance being $74 thousand.  In addition, 14 loans totaling $1.9 million were removed from nonaccrual status during 2021.  Of the $1.9 million in loans removed from nonaccrual status between December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021, 10 loans were paid off, one loan was foreclosed on and three loans were returned to accrual status. The remainder of the decrease in nonaccrual loans was due to paydowns of loans that remained in nonaccrual status between December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021. Management evaluates the financial condition of these borrowers and the value of any collateral on these loans. The results of these evaluations are used to estimate the amount of losses which may be realized on the disposition of these nonaccrual loans. Nonaccrual loans that were evaluated for impairment at December 31, 2021 totaled $2.7 million and had $8 thousand in specific allocations assigned.

Other real estate owned decreased from $607 thousand at December 31, 2020 to zero at December 31, 2021.  Two properties were foreclosed on and five properties were sold during 2021. The difference between the amount of other real estate owned and the settlement proceeds is recognized as a gain or loss on the sale of other real estate owned. A net loss of $201 thousand was recognized on other real estate owned during 2021. A net gain of $143 thousand was recognized on other real estate owned during 2020.

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Nonperforming and Other Assets

Nonperforming assets consist of nonaccrual loans, loans past due 90 days and accruing interest, other real estate owned (foreclosed properties), and repossessed assets. The table titled “Nonperforming Assets and Credit Ratios” shows the amount of nonperforming assets and loans past due 90 days and accruing interest outstanding for the past two years. The table also shows the ratios for the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming assets and nonperforming assets as a percentage of loans outstanding and other real estate owned.

Loans are placed on non-accrual status when collection of principal and interest is doubtful, generally when a loan becomes 90 days past due. There are three negative implications for earnings when a loan is placed on non-accrual status. First, all interest accrued but unpaid at the date that the loan is placed on non-accrual status is either deducted from interest income or written off as a loss. Second, accruals of interest are discontinued until it becomes certain that both principal and interest can be repaid. Finally, there may be actual losses that require additional provisions for loan losses to be charged against earnings.

For real estate loans, upon foreclosure, the properties are recorded at the fair value of the property based on current appraisals and other current market trends, less selling costs. If a write down of the OREO property is necessary at the time of foreclosure, the amount is charged-off against the allowance for loan losses. A review of the recorded property value is performed in conjunction with normal loan reviews, and if market conditions indicate that the recorded value exceeds the fair value, additional write downs of the property value are charged directly to operations. Gains on properties acquired through foreclosure where the fair value less costs to sell exceeds the related loan balance and there have been no prior charge-offs are recorded to current earnings.

In addition, the Company may, under certain circumstances, restructure loans in troubled debt restructurings as a concession to a borrower when the borrower is experiencing financial distress. Each loan considered for restructuring is evaluated based on customer circumstances and may include modifications to one or more loan provisions. Such restructured loans are included in impaired loans. At December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had $2.7 million and $3.3 million in restructured loans, respectively.

Nonperforming Assets and Credit Ratios

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Nonaccrual loans

 

$

2,723

 

 

$

4,754

 

Loans past due 90 days and accruing interest

 

 

43

 

 

 

 

Other real estate owned and repossessed assets

 

 

 

 

 

607

 

Total nonperforming assets

 

$

2,766

 

 

$

5,361

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

$

8,787

 

 

$

7,096

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross loans

 

$

985,720

 

 

$

836,334

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming assets

 

 

318

%

 

 

132

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses to total loans

 

 

0.89

%

 

 

0.85

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans

 

 

323

%

 

 

149

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonaccrual loans to total loans

 

 

0.28

%

 

 

0.57

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-performing assets to period end loans and other real estate owned

 

 

0.28

%

 

 

0.64

%

 

Other potential problem loans are defined as performing loans that possess certain risks that management has identified that could result in the loans not being repaid in accordance with their terms. Accordingly, these loans are risk rated at a level of substandard or lower. At December 31, 2021, other potential problem loans totaled $2.1 million. Of the total other potential problem loans, $2.1 million or 100.00% are currently considered impaired and are disclosed in Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Allowance for Loan Losses

The purpose and the methods for measuring the allowance for loans are discussed in the Critical Accounting Policies section above.

Charged-off loans were $110 thousand and $465 thousand for 2021 and 2020, respectively. Recoveries were $318 thousand and $1.1 million for 2021 and 2020, respectively. Net recoveries were $208 thousand for 2021. Net recoveries were $666 thousand for 2020. This represents a decrease in net recoveries of $458 thousand or 69% for 2021. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans was 0.89% and 0.85% at the end of 2021 and 2020, respectively. Excluding outstanding PPP loans of $15.9 million and $81.3 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans was 0.91% and 0.94% as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The increase in allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2021 was primarily due to loan growth in pools of the portfolio that require a higher general allocation percentage due to the level of inherent risk. The ratio of net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans was (0.02%) for 2021 and (0.09%) for 2020.

The provision for loan losses for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was $1.5 million. The provision for loan losses in 2021 reflected mainly loan growth in the portfolio. The provision for loan losses in 2020 reflected loan growth in the portfolio during the year as well as decline in the state of the economy and the related increase in the qualitative factors within our allowance for loan losses, primarily associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, during 2020, the provision for loan losses was reduced as a result of net recoveries of $666 thousand.

The table titled “Allocation of Allowance for Loan Losses” shows the amount of the allowance for loan losses which is allocated to the indicated loan categories, along with that category’s percentage of total loans, at December 31, 2021 and 2020. The amount of allowance for loan losses allocated to each loan category is based on the amount of delinquent loans in that loan category, the status of nonperforming assets in that loan category, the historical losses for that loan category, the evaluation of qualitative factors impacting the portfolio and the financial condition of certain borrowers whose financial conditional is monitored on a periodic basis. Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate based on the loan portfolio’s current risk characteristics.

 

Analysis of Allowance for Loan Losses

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

Net charge-offs (recoveries)

 

Average loans outstanding (1)

 

Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans outstanding

 

 

Net charge-offs (recoveries)

 

Average loans outstanding (1)

 

Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans outstanding

 

Construction and Farmland

 

$

(12

)

$

69,689

 

 

(0.02

)%

 

$

112

 

$

56,836

 

 

0.20

%

Residential Real Estate

 

 

(227

)

 

274,041

 

 

(0.08

)%

 

 

(255

)

 

250,224

 

 

(0.10

)%

Commercial Real Estate

 

 

(7

)

 

355,447

 

 

(0.00

)%

 

 

(147

)

 

315,638

 

 

(0.05

)%

Commercial

 

 

(8

)

 

143,237

 

 

(0.01

)%

 

 

(449

)

 

107,941

 

 

(0.42

)%

Consumer

 

 

(10

)

 

44,595

 

 

(0.02

)%

 

 

42

 

 

15,234

 

 

0.28

%

All Other Loans

 

 

56

 

 

11,447

 

 

0.49

%

 

 

31

 

 

11,661

 

 

0.27

%

Total

 

$

(208

)

$

898,456

 

 

(0.02

)%

 

$

(666

)

$

757,534

 

 

(0.09

)%

 

(1)

Averages as disclosed are based on the outstanding balances of the loans in each segment. These averages do not include net deferred costs and premiums

 

Allocation of Allowance for Loan Losses

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

 

 

Percent of Loans in Category to Total Loans

 

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

 

 

Percent of Loans in Category to Total Loans

 

Construction and Farmland

 

$

2,794

 

 

 

8.6

%

 

$

1,604

 

 

 

7.0

%

Residential Real Estate

 

 

1,750

 

 

 

29.8

%

 

 

1,929

 

 

 

32.3

%

Commercial Real Estate

 

 

1,650

 

 

 

38.4

%

 

 

1,645

 

 

 

40.0

%

Commercial

 

 

1,656

 

 

 

14.6

%

 

 

1,374

 

 

 

16.8

%

Consumer

 

 

646

 

 

 

6.8

%

 

 

198

 

 

 

2.6

%

All Other Loans

 

 

291

 

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

346

 

 

 

1.3

%

   Total

 

$

8,787

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

7,096

 

 

 

100

%

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Deposits

Total deposits were $1.18 billion and $1.01 billion at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, which represents an increase of $164.1 million or 16.20% during 2021. The table titled “Average Deposits and Rates Paid” shows the average deposit balances and average rates paid for 2021 and 2020.

Average Deposits and Rates Paid

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Rate

 

 

Amount

 

 

Rate

 

Noninterest-bearing

 

$

443,662

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

341,229

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOW accounts

 

 

145,652

 

 

 

0.21

%

 

 

108,965

 

 

 

0.32

%

Money market accounts

 

 

225,960

 

 

 

0.26

%

 

 

184,346

 

 

 

0.50

%

Regular savings accounts

 

 

156,861

 

 

 

0.06

%

 

 

122,560

 

 

 

0.10

%

Time deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$250,000 and more

 

 

67,287

 

 

 

0.61

%

 

 

75,520

 

 

 

1.59

%

Less than $250,000

 

 

58,565

 

 

 

0.48

%

 

 

60,600

 

 

 

1.08

%

Total interest-bearing

 

$

654,325

 

 

 

0.26

%

 

$

551,991

 

 

 

0.59

%

Total deposits

 

$

1,097,987

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

893,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits, which are comprised of checking accounts, increased $62.8 million or 15.40% from $407.6 million at December 31, 2020 to $470.4 million at December 31, 2021. Interest-bearing deposits, which include NOW accounts, money market accounts, regular savings accounts and time deposits, increased $101.4 million or 16.74% from $605.5 million at December 31, 2020 to $706.9 million at December 31, 2021. Total money market account balances increased $44.0 million or 21.18% from $207.8 million at December 31, 2020 to $251.9 million at December 31, 2021. Reciprocal deposit accounts balances (included in total money market account and NOW account balances) increased from $34.6 million to $42.2 million at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The reciprocal deposits balance at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consists of money market and NOW accounts obtained through the ICS network. Total regular savings account balances increased $32.0 million or 23.37% from $136.8 million at December 31, 2020 to $168.7 million at December 31, 2021. The growth in deposits was mainly organic growth as we expand and
grow into newer market areas
. Time deposits decreased $5.1 million or 3.94% from $128.7 million at December 31, 2020 to $123.6 million at December 31, 2021. Total estimated uninsured deposits at December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $356.3 million and $300.0 million, respectively.

The Company attempts to fund asset growth with deposit accounts and focus upon core deposit growth as its primary source of funding. Core deposits consist of checking accounts, NOW accounts, money market accounts, regular savings accounts, and time deposits of less than $250,000. Core deposits totaled $1.11 billion or 94.47% and $944.0 million or 93.19% of total deposits at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The table titled “Maturities of Certificates of Deposit and Other Time Deposits of $250,000 and Greater” shows the amount of certificates of deposit of $250,000 and more maturing within the time periods indicated at December 31, 2021. The total amount maturing within one year is $60.8 million or 93.29% of the total amount outstanding.

Maturities of Certificates of Deposit and Other Time Deposits of $250,000 and Greater

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Within

Three

Months

 

 

Three

to Six

Months

 

 

Six to

Twelve

Months

 

 

Over

One

Year

 

 

Total

 

 

Percent

of Total

Deposits

 

December 31, 2021

 

$

9,751

 

 

$

14,391

 

 

$

36,642

 

 

$

4,373

 

 

$

65,157

 

 

 

5.53

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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The table titled “Certificates of Deposit and Other Time Deposits Otherwise Uninsured shows the amount of certificates of deposit are in excess of the FDIC insurance limit at December 31, 2021. The total amount maturing within one year is $54.3 million or 94.97% of the total amount outstanding.

 

Certificates of Deposit and Other Time Deposits Otherwise Uninsured

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Within

Three

Months

 

 

Three

to Six

Months

 

 

Six to

Twelve

Months

 

 

Over

One

Year

 

 

Total

 

 

Percent

of Total

Deposits

 

December 31, 2021

 

$

7,501

 

 

$

12,891

 

 

$

33,892

 

 

$

2,873

 

 

$

57,157

 

 

 

4.86

%

 

CAPITAL RESOURCES

Total shareholders’ equity on December 31, 2021 was $110.3 million, reflecting a percentage of total assets of 8.46% as compared to $105.1 million and 9.30% at December 31, 2020. The common stock’s book value per share increased $0.88 or 2.83% to $31.93 per share at December 31, 2021 from $31.05 per share at December 31, 2020. During 2021, the Company paid $1.10 per share in dividends as compared to $1.04 per share for 2020. The Company has a Dividend Investment Plan that allows participating shareholders to reinvest the dividends in Company stock. During 2021, the Company purchased 4,749 shares of its Common Stock under its stock repurchase program at an average price of $31.26.  During 2020, the Company purchased 67,189 shares of its Common Stock under its stock repurchase program at an average price of $27.60.  As evidenced below, the Bank continues to be a well capitalized financial institution.

Analysis of Bank Capital

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

Tier 1 Capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

$

1,682

 

 

$

1,682

 

Capital surplus

 

 

9,773

 

 

 

9,773

 

Retained earnings

 

 

96,115

 

 

 

86,370

 

Total Tier 1 capital

 

$

107,570

 

 

$

97,825

 

Common equity tier 1 capital

 

$

107,570

 

 

$

97,825

 

Tier 2 Capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses and reserves for off-balance sheet commitments

 

$

8,850

 

 

$

7,132

 

Total Tier 2 capital

 

$

8,850

 

 

$

7,132

 

Total risk-based capital

 

$

116,420

 

 

$

104,957

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk weighted assets

 

$

1,030,262

 

 

$

789,773

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk Based Capital Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio

 

 

10.44

%

 

 

12.39

%

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

 

 

10.44

%

 

 

12.39

%

Total risk-based capital ratio

 

 

11.30

%

 

 

13.29

%

Tier 1 leverage ratio

 

 

8.84

%

 

 

9.06

%

 

Federal regulatory risk-based capital guidelines require percentages to be applied to various assets, including off-balance sheet assets, based on their perceived risk in order to calculate risk-weighted assets. Tier 1 capital consists of total shareholders’ equity plus qualifying trust preferred securities outstanding less net unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities, goodwill and other intangible assets. Total capital is comprised of Tier 1 capital plus the allowable portion of the allowance for loan losses and any excess trust preferred securities that do not qualify as Tier 1 capital.


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Effective January 1, 2015, the Federal Reserve issued final risk-based capital rules to align with the Basel III regulatory capital framework and meet certain requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act. The final rules require the Bank to comply with the following minimum capital ratios: (i) a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.5% of risk-weighted assets; (ii) a Tier 1 capital ratio of 6.0% of risk-weighted assets; (iii) a total capital ratio of 8.0% of risk-weighted assets; and (iv) a leverage ratio of 4.0% of total assets. In addition, a capital conservation buffer requirement was phased in beginning January 1, 2016, at 0.625% of risk-weighted assets, increased by the same amount each year until it was fully implemented at 2.5% effective January 1, 2019. The capital conservation buffer is designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress. Banking institutions with any ratio (excluding the leverage ratio) above the minimum but below the conservation buffer will face constraints on dividends, equity repurchases, and compensation based on the amount of the shortfall. As fully phased in effective January 1, 2019, the rules require the Bank to maintain (i) a minimum ratio of common equity Tier 1 to risk-weighted assets of at least 4.5%, plus a 2.5% “capital conservation buffer” (which is added to the 4.5% common equity Tier 1 ratio, effectively resulting in a minimum ratio of common equity Tier 1 to risk-weighted assets of at least 7.0%), (ii) a minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 6.0%, plus the 2.5% capital conservation buffer (which is added to the 6.0% Tier 1 capital ratio, effectively resulting in a minimum Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5%), (iii) a minimum ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 8.0%, plus the 2.5% capital conservation buffer (which is added to the 8.0% total capital ratio, effectively resulting in a minimum total capital ratio of 10.5%), and (iv) a minimum leverage ratio of 4.0%, calculated as the ratio of Tier 1 capital to average assets.

Pursuant to the Federal Reserve’s Small Bank Holding Company and Savings and Loan Holding Company Policy Statement, qualifying bank holding companies with total consolidated assets of less than $3 billion, such as the Company, is not subject to consolidated regulatory capital requirements.

The table titled “Analysis of Bank Capital” shows the components of Tier 1 capital, Tier 2 capital, the amount of total risk-based capital and risk-weighted assets, and the risk based capital ratios for the Bank at December 31, 2021 and 2020.

On September 17, 2019, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation finalized a rule that introduces an optional simplified measure of capital adequacy for qualifying community banking organizations (i.e., the community bank leverage ratio “CBLR” framework), as required by the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act. The CBLR framework is designed to reduce burden by removing the requirements for calculating and reporting risk-based capital ratios for qualifying community banking organizations that opt into the framework. In order to qualify for the CBLR framework, a community banking organization must have a tier 1 leverage ratio of greater than 9 percent, less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets, and limited amounts of off-balance-sheet exposures and trading assets and liabilities. On April 6, 2020, in a joint statement, the FDIC, Federal Reserve and the Office of Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”), issued two interim final rules regarding temporary changes to the CBLR framework to implement provisions of the CARES Act. Under the interim final rules, the community bank leverage ratio will be reduced to 8 percent beginning in the second quarter and for the remainder of calendar year 2020, 8.5 percent for calendar year 2021, and 9 percent thereafter. A qualifying community banking organization that opts into the CBLR framework and meets all requirements under the framework will be considered to have met the well capitalized ratio requirements under the Prompt Corrective Action regulations and will not be required to report or calculate risk based capital. The CBLR framework was first available for banks to use beginning in their March 31, 2020, Call Report. The Bank opted into the CBLR framework as of December 31, 2021.

Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements provides additional discussion and analysis of regulatory capital requirements.

LIQUIDITY

Liquidity management involves meeting the present and future financial obligations of the Company with the sale or maturity of assets or with the occurrence of additional liabilities. Liquidity needs are met with cash on hand, deposits in banks, federal funds sold, securities classified as available for sale and loans maturing within one year. At December 31, 2021 liquid assets totaled $365.1 million as compared to $320.4 million at December 31, 2020. These amounts represent 30.61% and 31.26% of total liabilities at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Securities provide a constant source of liquidity through paydowns and maturities. Also, the Company maintains short-term borrowing arrangements, namely federal funds lines of credit, with larger financial institutions as an additional source of liquidity. The Bank’s membership with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta also provides a source of borrowings with numerous rate and term structures. The Company’s senior management monitors the liquidity position regularly and attempts to maintain a position which utilizes available funds most efficiently. As a result of the Company’s management of liquid assets and the ability to generate liquidity through liability funding, management believes that the Company maintains overall liquidity sufficient to satisfy its depositors’ requirements and meet its customers’ credit needs.


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OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements provides information about the off-balance sheet arrangements which arise through the lending activities of the Company. These arrangements increase the degree of both credit and interest rate risk beyond that which is recognized through the financial assets and liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

 


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Item 7A.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

As the holding company of the Bank, the Company’s primary component of market risk is interest rate volatility. Interest rate fluctuations will impact the amount of interest income and expense the Bank receives or pays on almost all of its assets and liabilities and the market value of its interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, excluding those which have a very short term until maturity. Interest rate risk exposure of the Company is, therefore, experienced at the Bank level. Asset / liability management attempts to maximize the net interest income of the Company by adjusting the volume and price of rate sensitive assets and liabilities. The Company does not subject itself to foreign currency exchange or commodity price risk due to prohibition through policy and the current nature of operations. Derivative instruments and hedging activities of the Company have historically been minimal.

The Bank’s interest rate management strategy is designed to maximize net interest income and preserve the capital of the Company. The Bank’s financial instruments are periodically subjected to various simulations whose results are discussed in the following paragraphs. These models are based on actual data from the Bank’s financial statements and assumptions about the performance of certain financial instruments. Prepayment assumptions are applied to all mortgage related assets, which includes real estate loans and mortgage-backed securities. Prepayment assumptions are based on a median rate at which principal payments are received on these assets over their contractual term. The rate of principal payback is assumed to increase when rates fall and decrease when rates rise. Term assumptions are applied to non-maturity deposits, which includes demand deposits, NOW accounts, savings accounts, and money market accounts. Demand deposits and NOW accounts are generally assumed to have a term greater than one year since the total amount outstanding does not fluctuate with changes in interest rates. Savings accounts and money market accounts are assumed to be more interest rate sensitive, therefore, a majority of the amount outstanding is assumed to have a term of less than one year.

The simulation analysis evaluates the potential effect of upward and downward changes in market interest rates on future net interest income. The Bank views the immediate shock of rates as a more effective measure of interest rate risk exposure. The analysis assesses the impact on net interest income over a 12 month period after an immediate increase or “shock” in rates, of 100 basis points up to 400 basis points. The shock down 200 to 400 basis points analysis is not meaningful as interest rates are at historic lows and cannot decrease another 200 to 400 basis points and therefore only an immediate decrease or “shock” of 100 basis points is disclosed. The simulation analysis results are presented in the table below:

Year 1 Net Interest Income Simulation

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Change in

Net Interest Income

 

Assumed Market Interest Rate Shock

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent Change

 

-100 BP

 

 

(2,727

)

 

 

(6.50

)%

+100 BP

 

 

451

 

 

 

1.08

%

+200 BP

 

 

606

 

 

 

1.44

%

+300 BP

 

 

861

 

 

 

2.05

%

+400 BP

 

 

1,089

 

 

 

2.60

%

 

The Bank uses simulation analysis to assess earnings at risk and economic value of equity (EVE) analysis to assess economic value at risk. This analysis method allows management to regularly monitor the direction and magnitude of the Bank’s interest rate risk exposure. The modeling techniques cannot be measured with complete precision. Maturity and repricing characteristics of assets and liabilities, prepayments on amortizing assets, non-maturity deposit sensitivity and loan and deposit pricing are key assumptions used in acquiring this analysis. There is a realm of uncertainty in using these assumptions but the analysis does provide the Bank with the ability to estimate interest rate risk position over time.

The table below examines the Economic Value of Equity (EVE). The EVE of the balance sheet is defined as the discounted present value of expected asset cash flows minus the discounted present value of the expected liability cash flows. The analysis involves changing the interest rates used in determining the expected cash flows and in discounting the cash flows. The model indicates an exposure to falling interest rates.  These results are driven primarily by the relative change in value of the Bank’s core deposit base as rates rise.

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Static EVE Change

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Change in EVE

 

Assumed Market Interest Rate Shift

 

Dollars

 

 

Percent Change

 

-100 BP Shock

 

 

16,448

 

 

 

14.32

%

+100 BP Shock

 

 

23,672

 

 

 

20.61

%

+200 BP Shock

 

 

36,164

 

 

 

31.49

%

+300 BP Shock

 

 

49,000

 

 

 

42.66

%

+400 BP Shock

 

 

59,271

 

 

 

51.61

%

 

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Item 8.     Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders

Eagle Financial Services, Inc.

Berryville, Virginia

 

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Eagle Financial Services, Inc. and its subsidiary (the Company) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements (collectively, the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. 

 

 

 


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Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses – General Allowance – Qualitative Factors

As described in Note 1 (Nature of Banking Activities and Significant Accounting Policies) and Note 4 (Allowance for Loan Losses) to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has established an allowance for loan losses to provide for loan losses which are estimated to have occurred as of the balance sheet date, which totaled $8.79 million at December 31, 2021.  The Company’s allowance for loan losses consists of three components: the specific allowance; the general allowance; and the unallocated allowance. The general component relates to loans that are not considered impaired and is based on historical loss experience adjusted for qualitative factors and totaled $8.75 million at December 31, 2021. The qualitative portion of the general allowance is based on management’s evaluation of specific factors which are used to develop loss percentages applied to the loan portfolio, by loan pool, based on management’s assessment of shared risk characteristics within groups of similar loans. The qualitative factors assessed include: national and local economic trends and conditions; the quality of the Company’s loan review system; changes in lending policies; the experience, ability, and depth of management; concentrations of credit; trends in volume and terms of loans; levels and trends in delinquencies and nonperforming loans; changes in collateral values; and competition and regulatory requirements.

 

Management exercised significant judgment when assessing the considerations which serve as the basis for the qualitative factors used to adjust the Company’s historical loss experience in the general component of the allowance for loan losses estimate. We identified the assessment of the qualitative factors as a critical audit matter as auditing the qualitative factors involved especially complex and subjective auditor judgment in evaluating management’s assessment of the inherently subjective estimates.  

 

How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit

The primary audit procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter included:

Substantively testing management’s process, including evaluating their judgments and assumptions for developing the qualitative factors, which included:

 

Evaluating the completeness and accuracy of data inputs used as the basis for the qualitative factors.

 

Evaluating the reasonableness of management’s judgments related to the determination of qualitative factors.

 

Evaluating the qualitative factors for directional consistency and for reasonableness.

 

Testing the mathematical accuracy of the allowance calculation, including the application of the qualitative factors.

 

/s/ Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C.

 

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2015.

 

Winchester, Virginia

March 30, 2022

 

 

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EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2021 and 2020

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 

$

14,536

 

 

$

12,644

 

Interest-bearing deposits with other institutions

 

 

49,304

 

 

 

67,054

 

Federal funds sold

 

 

228

 

 

 

222

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

 

64,068

 

 

 

79,920

 

Securities available for sale, at fair value

 

 

192,321

 

 

 

164,955

 

Restricted investments

 

 

1,049

 

 

 

1,267

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

876

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

 

985,720

 

 

 

836,334

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

(8,787

)

 

 

(7,096

)

Net Loans

 

 

976,933

 

 

 

829,238

 

Bank premises and equipment, net

 

 

18,249

 

 

 

18,725

 

Other real estate owned, net of allowance

 

 

 

 

 

607

 

Bank owned life insurance

 

 

23,236

 

 

 

12,709

 

Other assets

 

 

26,306

 

 

 

22,731

 

Total assets

 

$

1,303,038

 

 

$

1,130,152

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noninterest bearing demand deposits

 

$

470,355

 

 

$

407,576

 

Savings and interest bearing demand deposits

 

 

583,296

 

 

 

476,864

 

Time deposits

 

 

123,584

 

 

 

128,658

 

Total deposits

 

$

1,177,235

 

 

$

1,013,098

 

Other liabilities

 

 

15,523

 

 

 

11,980

 

Total liabilities

 

$

1,192,758

 

 

$

1,025,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $10 par value; 500,000 shares authorized and unissued

 

$

 

 

$

 

Common stock, $2.50 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 2021, 3,454,128 including 31,738 unvested restricted stock; issued and outstanding 2020, 3,405,035 including 20,928 unvested restricted stock

 

 

8,556

 

 

 

8,460

 

Surplus

 

 

12,115

 

 

 

10,811

 

Retained earnings

 

 

89,764

 

 

 

82,524

 

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

 

 

(155

)

 

 

3,279

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

$

110,280

 

 

$

105,074

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

1,303,038

 

 

$

1,130,152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Income

Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Interest and Dividend Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and fees on loans

 

$

39,871

 

 

$

35,273

 

Interest and dividends on securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable interest income

 

 

2,272

 

 

 

2,858

 

Interest income exempt from federal income taxes

 

 

419

 

 

 

588

 

Dividends

 

 

45

 

 

 

76

 

Interest on deposits in banks

 

 

69

 

 

 

112

 

Interest on federal funds sold

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Total interest and dividend income

 

$

42,676

 

 

$

38,908

 

Interest Expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on deposits

 

$

1,677

 

 

$

3,256

 

Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

Total interest expense

 

$

1,677

 

 

$

3,281

 

Net interest income

 

$

40,999

 

 

$

35,627

 

Provision For Loan Losses

 

 

1,483

 

 

 

1,457

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

$

39,516

 

 

$

34,170

 

Noninterest Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from fiduciary activities

 

$

1,891

 

 

$

1,398

 

Service charges on deposit accounts

 

 

1,087

 

 

 

920

 

Other service charges and fees

 

 

5,252

 

 

 

4,757

 

Gain on the sale and disposal of bank premises and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

Gain on sale of securities

 

 

24

 

 

 

687

 

Gain on sale of loans

 

 

1,658

 

 

 

 

Bank owned life insurance income

 

 

527

 

 

 

310

 

Other operating income

 

 

881

 

 

 

502

 

Total noninterest income

 

$

11,320

 

 

$

8,579

 

Noninterest Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

$

21,854

 

 

$

18,074

 

Occupancy expenses

 

 

1,803

 

 

 

1,592

 

Equipment expenses

 

 

959

 

 

 

988

 

Advertising and marketing expenses

 

 

659

 

 

 

707

 

Stationery and supplies

 

 

155

 

 

 

144

 

ATM network fees

 

 

1,135

 

 

 

1,009

 

Other real estate owned expense

 

 

41

 

 

 

9

 

Loss (gain) on other real estate owned

 

 

201

 

 

 

(143

)

FDIC assessment

 

 

606

 

 

 

221

 

Computer software expense

 

 

996

 

 

 

679

 

Bank franchise tax

 

 

781

 

 

 

705

 

Professional fees

 

 

3,760

 

 

 

1,120

 

Data processing fees

 

 

1,541

 

 

 

1,657

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

3,558

 

 

 

2,679

 

Total noninterest expenses

 

$

38,049

 

 

$

29,441

 

Income before income taxes

 

$

12,787

 

 

$

13,308

 

Income Tax Expense

 

 

1,766

 

 

 

2,136

 

Net income

 

$

11,021

 

 

$

11,172

 

Earnings Per Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per common share, basic

 

$

3.20

 

 

$

3.27

 

Net income per common share, diluted

 

$

3.20

 

 

$

3.27

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net income

 

$

11,021

 

 

$

11,172

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in benefit obligations and plan assets for post retirement benefit plans, net of reclassification adjustments, net of deferred income tax of $0 and ($5) for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively

 

 

 

 

 

(25

)

Unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities, net of reclassification adjustments, net of deferred income tax of ($912) and $484 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively

 

 

(3,434

)

 

 

1,822

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(3,434

)

 

 

1,797

 

Total comprehensive income

 

$

7,587

 

 

$

12,969

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

(dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Common

Stock

 

 

Surplus

 

 

Retained

Earnings

 

 

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

 

 

Total

 

December 31, 2019

 

$

8,529

 

 

$

11,406

 

 

$

74,909

 

 

$

1,482

 

 

$

96,326

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,172

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,797

 

 

 

1,797

 

Restricted stock awards, stock incentive plan (19,238 shares)

 

 

48

 

 

 

(48

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

604

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

604

 

Issuance of common stock, dividend investment plan (13,239 shares)

 

 

33

 

 

 

326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

359

 

Issuance of common stock, employee benefit plan (7,204 shares)

 

 

18

 

 

 

209

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

227

 

Retirement of common stock (67,189 shares)

 

 

(168

)

 

 

(1,686

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,854

)

Dividends declared ($1.04 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,557

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,557

)

December 31, 2020

 

$

8,460

 

 

$

10,811

 

 

$

82,524

 

 

$

3,279

 

 

$

105,074

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,021

 

Other comprehensive (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,434

)

 

 

(3,434

)

Restricted stock awards, stock incentive plan (21,261 shares)

 

 

53

 

 

 

(53

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

850

 

Issuance of common stock, dividend investment plan (16,194 shares)

 

 

41

 

 

 

479

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

520

 

Issuance of common stock, employee benefit plan (5,577 shares)

 

 

14

 

 

 

165

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

179

 

Retirement of common stock (4,749 shares)

 

 

(12

)

 

 

(137

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(149

)

Dividends declared ($1.10 per share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,781

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,781

)

December 31, 2021

 

$

8,556

 

 

$

12,115

 

 

$

89,764

 

 

$

(155

)

 

$

110,280

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

11,021

 

 

$

11,172

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

996

 

 

 

1,028

 

Amortization of other assets

 

 

672

 

 

 

411

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

1,483

 

 

 

1,457

 

Origination of loans held for sale

 

 

(19,015

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale

 

 

18,775

 

 

 

 

Net (gains) on sales of loans

 

 

(1,658

)

 

 

 

Loss (gain) on other real estate owned

 

 

201

 

 

 

(143

)

(Gain) on the sale and disposal of premises and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

(5

)

Loss on the sale of repossessed assets

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

(Gain) on the sale of securities

 

 

(24

)

 

 

(687

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

850

 

 

 

604

 

Premium amortization on securities, net

 

 

1,239

 

 

 

801

 

Bank owned life insurance (income)

 

 

(527

)

 

 

(310

)

Deferred tax (benefit)

 

 

(1,437

)

 

 

(471

)

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease (increase) in other assets

 

 

6

 

 

 

(1,397

)

Increase (decrease) in other liabilities

 

 

1,639

 

 

 

(1,459

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

14,221

 

 

$

11,006

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from maturities, calls, and principal payments of securities available for sale

 

$

52,012

 

 

$

52,360

 

Proceeds from the sale of securities available for sale

 

 

15,885

 

 

 

28,323

 

Purchases of securities available for sale

 

 

(100,824

)

 

 

(78,443

)

Proceeds from the sale of restricted investments

 

 

222

 

 

 

2,125

 

Purchase of restricted investments

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(2,195

)

Proceeds for the sale of bank premises and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

Purchases of bank premises and equipment

 

 

(520

)

 

 

(456

)

Proceeds from the sale of other real estate owned

 

 

672

 

 

 

160

 

Proceeds from the sale of repossessed assets

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

Purchase of bank-owned life insurance

 

 

(10,000

)

 

 

(12,000

)

Proceeds from sales of loans

 

 

100,176

 

 

 

 

Net (increase) in loans

 

 

(248,598

)

 

 

(191,411

)

Net cash (used in) investing activities

 

$

(190,979

)

 

$

(201,474

)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase in demand deposits, money market and savings accounts

 

$

169,211

 

 

$

251,094

 

Net (decrease) in certificates of deposit

 

 

(5,074

)

 

 

(9,540

)

Issuance of common stock, employee benefit plan

 

 

179

 

 

 

227

 

Retirement of common stock

 

 

(149

)

 

 

(1,854

)

Cash dividends paid

 

 

(3,261

)

 

 

(3,198

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

$

160,906

 

 

$

236,729

 

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

$

(15,852

)

 

$

46,261

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning

 

 

79,920

 

 

 

33,659

 

Ending

 

$

64,068

 

 

$

79,920

 

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash payments for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

1,682

 

 

$

3,351

 

Income taxes

 

$

2,816

 

 

$

2,618

 

Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized (loss) gain on securities available for sale

 

$

(4,346

)

 

$

2,306

 

Minimum postretirement liability adjustment

 

$

-

 

 

$

(30

)

Other real estate and repossessed assets acquired in settlement of loans

 

$

266

 

 

$

503

 

Issuance of common stock, dividend investment plan

 

$

520

 

 

$

359

 

Lease liabilities arising from right-of-use assets

 

$

1,404

 

 

$

549

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTE 1. Nature of Banking Activities and Significant Accounting Policies

Eagle Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company” or “Corporation”) and the Bank grant commercial, financial, agricultural, residential and consumer loans to customers in Virginia and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. The loan portfolio is well diversified and generally is collateralized by assets of the customers. The loans are expected to be repaid from cash flows or proceeds from the sale of selected assets of the borrowers.

The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and to accepted practices within the banking industry.

Principles of Consolidation

The Company owns 100% of Bank of Clarke County (the “Bank”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions between the Company and the Bank have been eliminated.

Trust Assets

Eagle Investment Group (“EIG”), as a division of the Bank offers both a trust department and investment services. The trust services division of EIG offers a full range of personal and retirement plan services, which include serving as agent for bill paying and custody of assets, as investment manager with full authority or advisor, as trustee or co-trustee for trusts under will or under agreement, as trustee of life insurance trusts, as guardian or committee, as agent under a power of attorney, as executor or co-executor for estates, as custodian or investment advisor for individual retirement plans, and as trustee or trust advisor for corporate retirement plans such as profit sharing and 401(k) plans. The brokerage division of EIG offers a full range of investment services, which include tax-deferred annuities, IRAs and rollovers, mutual funds, retirement plans, 529 college savings plans, life insurance, long term care insurance, fixed income investing, brokerage CDs, and full service or discount brokerage services. Securities and other property held by the Eagle Investment Group in a fiduciary or agency capacity are not assets of the Company and are not included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, amounts due from banks, federal funds sold, and interest bearing deposits. Generally, federal funds are purchased and sold for one-day periods.

Securities

Debt securities that management has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as “held to maturity” and recorded at amortized cost. Debt securities not classified as held to maturity are classified as “available for sale” and recorded at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported in other comprehensive income. Equity securities with readily determinable fair values are carried at fair value, with changes in fair value reported in income.  Equity securities without readily determinable fair values are carried at cost, minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment.

Purchase premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income using the interest method over the terms of the securities. Declines in the fair value of held to maturity and available for sale securities below their cost that are deemed to be “other than temporary” are reflected in earnings as realized losses. In estimating “other than temporary” impairment losses, management considers (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and (3) the intent and ability of the Company to retain its investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery of fair value. Gains and losses on the sale of securities are recorded on the trade date and are determined using the specific identification method.

The Bank is required to maintain an investment in the capital stock of certain correspondent banks. No readily available market exists for this stock and it has no quoted market value. The investment in these securities is recorded at cost and they are reported on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as restricted investments.


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Loans Held for Sale

Mortgage loans originated with the intent to sell in the secondary market are classified as loans held for sale and carried at the lower of cost or fair value as determined by commitments from investors.    Mortgage loans that are sold in the secondary market are sold servicing released.  The Company may also classify other loans as loans held for sale as part of its ongoing portfolio management strategies.  Such other loans are generally not originated with the intent to sell.  Once a decision is made to sell loans not previously classified as held for sale, such loans are transferred into the held-for-sale classification and carried at the lower of cost or fair value.  In 2021, the Company sold non-mortgage loans totaling approximately $100 million in 2021 as part of its portfolio management strategies. that were previously classified as held for investment.  Gains and losses on sales of loans are recorded based on the differential between the sales proceeds and carrying value of the underlying loans.

Loans

The Company grants mortgage, commercial and consumer loans to customers. A substantial portion of the loan portfolio is represented by mortgage loans throughout the Counties of Clarke, Frederick, Loudoun and Fairfax, Virginia as well as the Towns of Leesburg and Purcellville and the Cities of Winchester and Frederick, Maryland. The ability of the Company’s debtors to honor their contracts is dependent upon the real estate and general economic conditions in this area.

Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or pay-off generally are reported at their outstanding unpaid principal balances adjusted for the allowance for loan losses. Interest income is accrued on the unpaid principal balance.  Loan fees collected and certain costs incurred related to loan originations are deferred and amortized as an adjustment to interest income over the life of the related loans. Deferred fees and costs are recorded as an adjustment to interest income using a method that approximates a constant yield.

The accrual of interest on mortgage and commercial loans is discontinued at the time the loan is 120 and 90 days delinquent, respectively, unless the credit is well-secured and in process of collection. Credit card loans and other personal loans are typically charged off no later than 180 days past due. Past due status is based on the contractual terms of the loan. In all cases, loans are placed on nonaccrual or charged-off at an earlier date if collection of principal and interest is considered doubtful.

All interest accrued but not collected for loans that are placed on nonaccrual or charged off is reversed against interest income. The interest on these loans is accounted for on the cash-basis or cost-recovery method, until qualifying for return to accrual. Loans are returned to accrual status when all the principal and interest amounts contractually due are brought current and future payments are reasonably assured.

Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDR)

In situations where, for economic or legal reasons related to a borrower’s financial condition, management may grant a concession to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider, the related loan is classified as a TDR. TDRs are considered impaired loans. Upon designation as a TDR, the Company evaluates the borrower’s payment history, past due status and ability to make payments based on the revised terms of the loan. If a loan was accruing prior to being modified as a TDR and if the Company concludes that the borrower is able to make such payments, and there are no other factors or circumstances that would cause it to conclude otherwise, the loan will remain on an accruing status. If a loan was on non-accrual status at the time of the TDR, the loan will remain on non-accrual status following the modification and may be returned to accrual status based on the policy for returning loans to accrual status as noted above.

Risks by Loan Portfolio Segments

One-to-Four-Family Residential Real Estate Lending

Residential mortgage loans generally are made on the basis of the borrower’s ability to make repayment from employment and other income and are secured by real estate whose value tends to be readily ascertainable. As part of the application process, information is gathered concerning income, employment and credit history of the applicant. The valuation of residential collateral is provided by independent fee appraisers who have been approved by the Bank’s Directors Loan Committee.


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Commercial Real Estate Lending

Commercial real estate lending entails significant additional risk as compared with residential mortgage lending. Commercial real estate loans typically involve larger loan balances concentrated with single borrowers or groups of related borrowers. Additionally, the repayment of loans secured by income producing properties is typically dependent on the successful operation of a business or a real estate project and thus may be subject, to a greater extent, to adverse conditions in the real estate market or the economy, in general.

Construction and Land Development Lending

There are two characteristics of construction lending which impact its overall risk as compared to residential mortgage lending. First, there is more concentration risk due to the extension of a large loan balance through several lines of credit to a single developer or contractor. Second, there is more collateral risk due to the fact that loan funds are provided to the borrower based upon the estimated value of the collateral after completion. This could cause an inaccurate estimate of the amount needed to complete construction or an excessive loan-to-value ratio. To mitigate the risks associated with construction lending, the Bank generally limits loan amounts to 80% of the estimated appraised value of the finished home.

Commercial and Industrial Lending

Commercial business loans generally have more risk than residential mortgage loans,but have higher yields. To manage these risks, the Bank generally obtains appropriate collateral and personal guarantees from the borrower’s principal owners and monitors the financial condition of the borrower. Commercial business loans typically are made on the basis of the borrower’s ability to make repayment from cash flow from its business and are secured by business assets, such as accounts receivable, equipment, inventory and boats. As a result, the availability of funds for the repayment of commercial business loans is substantially dependent on the success of the business itself. Furthermore, the collateral for commercial business loans may depreciate over time and generally cannot be appraised with as much precision as residential real estate.

Consumer Lending

Consumer loans generally entail greater risk than residential mortgage loans, particularly in the case of consumer loans which are unsecured or secured by rapidly depreciable assets such as automobiles. A portion of the Company’s consumer loans are also secured by boats. In such cases, any repossessed collateral on a defaulted consumer loan may not provide an adequate source of repayment of the outstanding loan balance as a result of the greater likelihood of damage, loss or depreciation.

Marine Lending

The Bank’s marine lending unit, which includes originated retail loans, which are classified as commercial and industrial loans or consumer loans depending on borrower, and dealer floorplan loans, which are classified as commercial and industrial loans. The Company’s relationships are limited to well established dealers of global premium brand manufacturers. The Company’s top three manufacturer customers have been in business between 30 and 100 years. The Company primarily has secured agreements with premium manufacturers to support dealer floor plan loans which reduces the Company’s credit exposure to the dealer, despite its underwriting of each respective dealer. The Company has developed incentive retail pricing programs with the dealers to drive retail dealer flow. In addition to the repurchase agreements associated with floor plan lending, manufacturers will often support secondary resale values which can have the effect of reducing losses from non-performing retail marine loans. Retail borrowers generally have very high credit scores, substantial down payments, substantial net worth, personal liquidity, and excess cash flow.

 


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Paycheck Protection Program Loans

In both 2021 and 2020, the Company participated in the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).  The PPP commenced subsequent to the passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security("CARES") Act in March 2020 and was later expanded and extended by other legislation. The PPP was designed to provide U.S. small businesses with cash-flow assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic through loans that are fully guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) which may be forgiven upon satisfaction of certain criteria. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had 152 PPP loans with outstanding balances totaling $15.9. million. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had 911 PPP loans with outstanding balances totaling $81.3 million. As compensation for originating the loans, the Company received lender processing fees from the SBA, which were deferred, along with the related loan origination costs. These net fees are being accreted to interest income over the remaining contractual lives of the loans. Upon forgiveness of a PPP loan and repayment by the SBA, which may be prior to the loan's maturity, the remainder of any unrecognized net fees are recognized in interest income. Our outstanding PPP loans were included in the commercial and industrial segment at December 31, 2021 and 2020, and their underlying guarantees were considered in the determination of the allowance for loan losses as discussed below.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses is established as losses are estimated to have occurred through a provision for (recovery of) loan losses charged to earnings. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectability of a loan balance is confirmed. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a regular basis by management and is based upon management’s periodic review of the collectability of the loans in light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral and prevailing economic conditions. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.

The allowance consists of specific, general and unallocated components. The specific component relates to loans that are impaired. An allowance is established when the discounted cash flows (or collateral value or observable market price) of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value of that loan. The general component covers non-impaired loans and is based on historical loss experience adjusted for qualitative factors. Qualitative factors considered in the general component include the levels and trends in delinquencies and nonperforming loans, trends in volume and terms of loans, the effects of any changes in lending policies, the experience, ability, and depth of management, national and local economic trends and conditions, changes in collateral values, concentrations of credit, the quality of the Company’s loan review system, competition and regulatory requirements. An unallocated component is maintained to cover uncertainties that could affect management’s estimate of probable losses. The unallocated component of the allowance reflects the margin of imprecision inherent in the underlying assumptions used in the methodologies for estimating specific and general losses in the portfolio.

 

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record, and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed. Impairment is measured on a loan-by-loan basis for commercial and construction loans by either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s obtainable market price, or the fair market value less estimated liquidation costs of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. Large groups of smaller balance homogeneous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment. Accordingly, the Company does not separately identify individual consumer loans for impairment disclosures, unless such loans are the subject of a restructuring agreement or are in a nonaccrual status.

Bank Premises and Equipment

Land is carried at cost. Buildings and equipment are carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation computed on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Estimated useful lives range from 10 to 39 years for buildings and 3 to 10 years for furniture and equipment. Maintenance and repairs of property and equipment are charged to operations and major improvements are capitalized. Upon retirement, sale or other disposition of property and equipment, the cost and accumulated depreciation balances are cleared the differential between the proceeds, if any, and the carrying value is recorded as a gain or loss in the Company's results of operations.

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Leases

The Company accounts for its leasing arrangements in accordance with ASC 842 "Leases".  Refer to Note 13 for further discussion of the Company's accounting for its leasing arrangements.

Other Real Estate Owned

Assets acquired through, or in lieu of, loan foreclosure are held for sale and are initially recorded at the fair value of the property, less estimated selling costs at the date of foreclosure. Any write-downs based on the asset’s fair value at the date of acquisition are charged to the allowance for loan losses. After foreclosure, valuations are periodically performed by management and property held for sale is carried at the lower of the new cost basis or fair value less estimated cost to sell. Impairment losses on property to be held and used are measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of a property exceeds its fair value. Costs of significant property improvements are capitalized, whereas costs relating to holding property are expensed. The portion of interest costs relating to development of real estate is capitalized. Valuations are periodically performed by management, and any subsequent write-downs are recorded as a charge to operations, if necessary, to reduce the carrying value of a property to the lower of its cost or fair value less cost to sell. Revenue and expenses from operations and changes in the valuation allowance are included in the (gain) loss on other real estate owned line item in the consolidated statements of income.

 

Bank Owned Life Insurance

The Company has purchased life insurance on certain key individuals.  Bank owned life insurance is recorded at the amount that may be realized under the insurance contract at the balance sheet date, which is the cash surrender value adjusted for other charges or amounts due that are probable at settlement.

 

Transfers of Financial Assets

Transfers of financial assets are accounted for as sales when control over the assets has been relinquished.  Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when the assets have been isolated from the Company, the transferee obtains the right (free of conditions that constrain it from taking advantage of that right) to pledge or exchange the transferred assets, and the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them before their maturity.

Loan Swaps

The Company enters into interest rate swaps with certain qualifying commercial loan customers to meet their interest rate risk management needs. The Company simultaneously enters into interest rate swaps with dealer counterparties, with identical notional amounts and offsetting terms. The net result of these interest rate swaps is that the customer pays a fixed rate of interest and the Company receives a floating rate. These back-to-back loan swaps are derivative financial instruments and are reported at fair value in “other assets” and “other liabilities” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Changes in the fair value of loan swaps are recorded in other noninterest income and sum to zero because of the offsetting terms of swaps with borrowers and swaps with dealer counterparties.

Retirement Plans

The Company sponsors a 401(k) savings plan under which eligible employees may defer a portion of their compensation on a pretax basis. The Company also provides a match to participants in this plan, as described more fully in Note 11.

Stock-Based Compensation Plan

During 2014, the Company’s shareholders approved a stock incentive plan which allows key employees and directors to increase their personal financial interest in the Company. This plan permits the issuance of incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options and the award of stock appreciation rights, common stock, restricted stock, and phantom stock. The plan, as adopted, authorized the issuance of up to 500,000 shares of common stock. This plan is discussed more fully in Note 10.

 

Income Taxes

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined using the liability (or balance sheet) method. Under this method, the net deferred tax asset or liability is determined based on the tax effects of the temporary differences between the book and tax bases of the various assets and liabilities and gives current recognition to changes in tax rates and laws.


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When tax returns are filed, it is likely that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, the Company believes it is “more likely than not” that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions. Tax positions that meet the “more likely than not” recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than fifty percent (50%) likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the balance sheet along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the applicable taxing authority upon examination. Interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits are classified as additional income taxes in the statement of income. The Company has no uncertain tax positions.

Advertising

The Company follows the policy of charging the costs of advertising to expense as incurred.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2020 financial statements to conform to reporting for 2021.  The results of the reclassifications are not considered material and had no effect on prior years' net income or shareholders' equity.

Earnings Per Common Share

Basic earnings per share represents income available to common shareholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Nonvested restricted shares are included in the weighted average number of common shares used to compute basic earnings per share because of dividend participation and voting rights. Diluted earnings per share reflects additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued, as well as any adjustment to income that would result from the assumed issuance. The number of potential common shares is determined using the treasury method.

The following table shows the weighted average number of shares used in computing earnings per share and the effect on the weighted average number of shares of dilutive potential common stock.

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Average number of common shares outstanding

 

 

3,440,080

 

 

 

3,417,543

 

Effect of dilutive common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate diluted earnings per share

 

 

3,440,080

 

 

 

3,417,543

 

 

There were no potentially dilutive securities outstanding in 2021 or 2020.

Comprehensive Income

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that recognized revenue, expenses, gains and losses be included in net income. Certain changes in assets and liabilities, net of income taxes, are reported within the balance sheet as a separate component of shareholders’ equity. These changes, along with net income, are components of comprehensive income and are reported in the statement of comprehensive income. In addition to net income, the Company’s comprehensive income includes changes in the benefit obligations and plan assets for postretirement benefit plans and unrealized gains or losses on available for sale securities.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The material estimate that is particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relates to the determination of the allowance for loan losses.

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COVID-19 Pandemic

Since March 2020, COVID-19 has impacted the Company's communities, customers, and operations.  The ultimate extent of the pandemic's impact on our business is inherently uncertain and dependent on future developments.  Accordingly, estimates used in the preparation of the Company's financial statements may be subject to adjustment in future periods based on the ultimate course of the pandemic, which may be exacerbated by additional variants and a resurgence of its severity.  

Stock Repurchase Program

On June 16, 2021, the Corporation renewed the stock repurchase program to repurchase up to 150,000 shares of its common stock prior to June 30, 2022. During 2021, the Company purchased 4,749 shares of its Common Stock under its stock repurchase program at an average price of $31.26.  During 2020, the Company purchased 67,189 shares of its Common Stock under its stock repurchase program at an average price of $27.60.  The maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the June 2021 plan as of December 31, 2021 are 148,825.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.”  The amendments in this ASU, among other things, require the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Financial institutions and other organizations will now use forward-looking information to better inform their credit loss estimates. Many of the loss estimation techniques applied today will still be permitted, although the inputs to those techniques will change to reflect the full amount of expected credit losses. In addition, the ASU amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. The FASB has issued multiple updates to ASU 2016-13 as codified in Topic 326, including ASU’s 2019-04, 2019-05, 2019-10, 2019-11, 2020-02, and 2020-03.  These ASU’s have provided for various minor technical corrections and improvements to the codification as well as other transition matters.  Smaller reporting companies who file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and all other entities who do not file with the SEC are required to apply the guidance for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2022.  The Company is currently assessing the impact that ASU 2016-13 will have on its consolidated financial statements. The Company formed a CECL committee during 2016 which continues to meet weekly to address the compliance requirements. Historic loan data has been gathered and reviewed for completeness and accuracy. In addition, the committee has selected a third-party that is assisting in calculating the financial impact of ASU 2016-13 and anticipates running parallel allowance models under the current and new standard in advance of the required implementation date.

 

Effective November 25, 2019, the SEC adopted Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 119.  SAB 119 updated portions of SEC interpretative guidance to align with FASB ASC 326, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses.”  It covers topics including (1) measuring current expected credit losses; (2) development, governance, and documentation of a systematic methodology; (3) documenting the results of a systematic methodology; and (4) validating a systematic methodology.

 

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2020-04 “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” These amendments provide temporary optional guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform. The ASU provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. It is intended to help stakeholders during the global market-wide reference rate transition period. The guidance is effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Subsequently, in January 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2021-01 “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope.” This ASU clarifies that certain optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 for contract modifications and hedge accounting apply to derivatives that are affected by the discounting transition. The ASU also amends the expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 to capture the incremental consequences of the scope clarification and to tailor the existing guidance to derivative instruments affected by the discounting transition. An entity may elect to apply ASU No. 2021-01 on contract modifications that change the interest rate used for margining, discounting, or contract price alignment retrospectively as of any date from the beginning of the interim period that includes March 12, 2020, or prospectively to new modifications from any date within the interim period that includes or is subsequent to January 7, 2021, up to the date that financial statements are available to be issued. An entity may elect to apply ASU No. 2021-01 to eligible hedging relationships existing as of the beginning of the interim period that includes March 12, 2020, and to new eligible hedging relationships entered into after the beginning of the interim period that includes March 12, 2020. The Company is working to identify loans that are directly or indirectly influenced by LIBOR. The Company is assessing ASU 2020-04 and its impact on the Company’s transition away from LIBOR for its loans.

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NOTE 2. Securities

Amortized costs and fair values of securities available for sale at December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

 

 

 

Amortized

Cost

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

(Losses)

 

 

Fair

Value

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies

 

$

14,541

 

 

$

417

 

 

$

(37

)

 

$

14,921

 

U.S. treasury notes

 

 

2,003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,003

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

152,391

 

 

 

753

 

 

 

(2,132

)

 

 

151,012

 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

 

21,104

 

 

 

773

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,877

 

Subordinated debt

 

 

2,500

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

2,508

 

 

 

$

192,539

 

 

$

1,954

 

 

$

(2,172

)

 

$

192,321

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies

 

$

16,576

 

 

$

907

 

 

$

 

 

$

17,483

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

117,161

 

 

 

1,894

 

 

 

(46

)

 

 

119,009

 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

 

25,840

 

 

 

1,373

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,213

 

Subordinated debt

 

 

1,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,250

 

 

 

$

160,827

 

 

$

4,174

 

 

$

(46

)

 

$

164,955

 

 

 

Carrying amounts of restricted securities at December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Federal Reserve Bank Stock

 

$

344

 

 

$

344

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Stock

 

 

565

 

 

 

783

 

Community Bankers’ Bank Stock

 

 

140

 

 

 

140

 

 

 

$

1,049

 

 

$

1,267

 

 

The amortized cost and fair value of securities available for sale at December 31, 2021, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Maturities may differ from contractual maturities primarily (others could be called) in mortgage-backed securities because the mortgages underlying the securities may be called or repaid without any penalties.

 

 

 

Amortized Cost

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Due in one year or less

 

$

3,819

 

 

$

3,842

 

Due after one year through five years

 

 

9,079

 

 

 

9,236

 

Due after five years through ten years

 

 

38,138

 

 

 

38,958

 

Due after ten years

 

 

141,503

 

 

 

140,285

 

 

 

$

192,539

 

 

$

192,321

 

 

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, the Company sold $15.9 million in available for sale securities with gross gains of $143 thousand and gross losses of $119.  During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, the Company sold $28.3 million in available for sale securities with gross gains of $687 thousand and no gross losses .

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The fair value and gross unrealized losses for securities available for sale, totaled by the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

 

 

 

Less than 12 months

 

 

12 months or more

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies

 

$

2,616

 

 

$

37

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,616

 

 

$

37

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

101,080

 

 

 

1,214

 

 

 

29,555

 

 

 

918

 

 

 

130,635

 

 

 

2,132

 

Subordinated debt

 

 

247

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

247

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

$

103,943

 

 

$

1,254

 

 

$

29,555

 

 

$

918

 

 

$

133,498

 

 

$

2,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less than 12 months

 

 

12 months or more

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

$

12,014

 

 

$

46

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

12,014

 

 

$

46

 

 

 

$

12,014

 

 

$

46

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

12,014

 

 

$

46

 

 

 

Gross unrealized losses on available for sale securities included forty one (41) and three (3) debt securities at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment on at least a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such evaluation. The Company’s mortgage-backed securities are issued by U.S. government agencies, which guarantee payments to investors regardless of the status of the underlying mortgages. Consideration is given to the length of time and the amount of an unrealized loss, the financial condition of the issuer, and the intent and ability of the Company to retain its investment in the issuer long enough to allow for an anticipated recovery in fair value. The fair value of a security reflects its liquidity as compared to similar instruments, current market rates on similar instruments, and the creditworthiness of the issuer. Absent any change in the liquidity of a security or the creditworthiness of the issuer, prices will decline as market rates rise and vice-versa. The primary cause of the unrealized losses at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was changes in market interest rates. Since the losses can be primarily attributed to changes in market interest rates and not expected cash flows or an issuer’s financial condition, the unrealized losses are deemed to be temporary and management does not intend to sell and it is unlikely that management will be required to sell the securities prior to their anticipated recovery. The Company monitors the financial condition of these issuers continuously and will record other-than-temporary impairment if the recovery of value is unlikely.

Securities having a carrying value of $8.5 million at December 31, 2021 were pledged as security for trust accounts.

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NOTE 3. Loans

The composition of loans at December 31, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Mortgage loans on real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and land development

 

$

71,191

 

 

$

42,544

 

Secured by farmland

 

 

13,710

 

 

 

15,846

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

 

 

263,723

 

 

 

248,246

 

Multifamily

 

 

29,093

 

 

 

21,496

 

Commercial

 

 

377,051

 

 

 

334,661

 

Commercial and industrial loans

 

 

143,378

 

 

 

140,762

 

Consumer installment loans

 

 

67,281

 

 

 

21,321

 

All other loans

 

 

16,798

 

 

 

10,773

 

Total loans

 

$

982,225

 

 

$

835,649

 

Net deferred loan costs and premiums

 

 

3,495

 

 

 

685

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

(8,787

)

 

 

(7,096

)

 

 

$

976,933

 

 

$

829,238

 

 

NOTE 4. Allowance for Loan Losses

Changes in the allowance for loan losses for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance, beginning

 

$

7,096

 

 

$

4,973

 

Provision charged to operating expense

 

 

1,483

 

 

 

1,457

 

Recoveries added to the allowance

 

 

318

 

 

 

1,131

 

Loan losses charged to the allowance

 

 

(110

)

 

 

(465

)

Balance, ending

 

$

8,787

 

 

$

7,096

 

 

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Nonaccrual and past due loans by class at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

30 - 59

Days

Past Due

 

 

60 - 89

Days

Past Due

 

 

90 or More

Days Past

Due

 

 

Total Past

Due

 

 

Current

 

 

Total Loans

 

 

90 or More

Days Past Due

Still Accruing

 

 

Nonaccrual

Loans

 

Commercial - Non Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial & Industrial

 

$

8

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

 

 

$

15

 

 

$

143,363

 

 

$

143,378

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Commercial Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Occupied

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

188,839

 

 

 

188,839

 

 

 

 

 

 

124

 

Non-owner occupied

 

 

146

 

 

 

 

 

 

130

 

 

 

276

 

 

 

187,936

 

 

 

188,212

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,547

 

Construction and Farmland:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,077

 

 

 

10,077

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

126

 

 

 

108

 

 

 

234

 

 

 

74,590

 

 

 

74,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

234

 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Installment

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

67,275

 

 

 

67,281

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Lines

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

35,849

 

 

 

35,862

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

Single family

 

 

409

 

 

 

238

 

 

 

434

 

 

 

1,081

 

 

 

226,780

 

 

 

227,861

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

786

 

Multifamily

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,093

 

 

 

29,093

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Other Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,798

 

 

 

16,798

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

582

 

 

$

371

 

 

$

672

 

 

$

1,625

 

 

$

980,600

 

 

$

982,225

 

 

$

43

 

 

$

2,723

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

30 - 59

Days

Past Due

 

 

60 - 89

Days

Past Due

 

 

90 or More

Days Past

Due

 

 

Total Past

Due

 

 

Current

 

 

Total Loans

 

 

90 or More

Past Due Still

Accruing

 

 

Nonaccrual

Loans

 

Commercial - Non Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial & Industrial

 

$

43

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

43

 

 

$

140,719

 

 

$

140,762

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Commercial Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Occupied

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

157

 

 

 

157

 

 

 

165,764

 

 

 

165,921

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,227

 

Non-owner occupied

 

 

500

 

 

 

 

 

 

122

 

 

 

622

 

 

 

168,118

 

 

 

168,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,405

 

Construction and Farmland:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,644

 

 

 

10,644

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

69

 

 

 

69

 

 

 

47,677

 

 

 

47,746

 

 

 

 

 

 

69

 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Installment

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

21,316

 

 

 

21,321

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Lines

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

31,239

 

 

 

31,252

 

 

 

 

 

 

42

 

Single family

 

 

249

 

 

 

123

 

 

 

581

 

 

 

953

 

 

 

216,041

 

 

 

216,994

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,006

 

Multifamily

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,496

 

 

 

21,496

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Other Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,773

 

 

 

10,773

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

810

 

 

$

123

 

 

$

929

 

 

$

1,862

 

 

$

833,787

 

 

$

835,649

 

 

$

 

 

$

4,754

 

 

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Allowance for loan losses by segment as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Construction

and Farmland

 

 

Residential

Real Estate

 

 

Commercial

Real Estate

 

 

Commercial

 

 

Consumer

 

 

All Other

Loans

 

 

Unallocated

 

 

Total

 

Allowance for credit losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning Balance

 

$

1,604

 

 

$

1,929

 

 

$

1,645

 

 

$

1,374

 

 

$

198

 

 

$

346

 

 

$

 

 

$

7,096

 

Charge-Offs

 

 

 

 

 

(13

)

 

 

 

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(19

)

 

 

(68

)

 

 

 

 

 

(110

)

Recoveries

 

 

12

 

 

 

240

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

318

 

Provision

 

 

1,178

 

 

 

(406

)

 

 

(2

)

 

 

274

 

 

 

438

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,483

 

Ending balance

 

$

2,794

 

 

$

1,750

 

 

$

1,650

 

 

$

1,656

 

 

$

646

 

 

$

291

 

 

$

 

 

$

8,787

 

Ending balance: Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

 

 

$

39

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

39

 

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

 

$

2,794

 

 

$

1,711

 

 

$

1,650

 

 

$

1,656

 

 

$

646

 

 

$

291

 

 

$

 

 

$

8,748

 

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance

 

$

84,901

 

 

$

292,816

 

 

$

377,051

 

 

$

143,378

 

 

$

67,281

 

 

$

16,798

 

 

$

 

 

$

982,225

 

Ending balance individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

257

 

 

$

2,778

 

 

$

2,295

 

 

$

108

 

 

$

16

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

5,454

 

Ending balance collectively evaluated for impairment

 

$

84,644

 

 

$

290,038

 

 

$

374,756

 

 

$

143,270

 

 

$

67,265

 

 

$

16,798

 

 

$

 

 

$

976,771

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Construction

and Farmland

 

 

Residential

Real Estate

 

 

Commercial

Real Estate

 

 

Commercial

 

 

Consumer

 

 

All Other

Loans

 

 

Unallocated

 

 

Total

 

Allowance for credit losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning Balance

 

$

446

 

 

$

1,601

 

 

$

1,991

 

 

$

565

 

 

$

54

 

 

$

120

 

 

$

196

 

 

$

4,973

 

Charge-Offs

 

 

(119

)

 

 

(20

)

 

 

(155

)

 

 

(49

)

 

 

(83

)

 

 

(39

)

 

 

 

 

 

(465

)

Recoveries

 

 

7

 

 

 

275

 

 

 

302

 

 

 

498

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,131

 

Provision

 

 

1,270

 

 

 

73

 

 

 

(493

)

 

 

360

 

 

 

186

 

 

 

257

 

 

 

(196

)

 

 

1,457

 

Ending balance

 

$

1,604

 

 

$

1,929

 

 

$

1,645

 

 

$

1,374

 

 

$

198

 

 

$

346

 

 

$

 

 

$

7,096

 

Ending balance: Individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

 

 

$

72

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

72

 

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

 

$

1,604

 

 

$

1,857

 

 

$

1,645

 

 

$

1,374

 

 

$

198

 

 

$

346

 

 

$

 

 

$

7,024

 

Loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance

 

$

58,390

 

 

$

269,742

 

 

$

334,661

 

 

$

140,762

 

 

$

21,321

 

 

$

10,773

 

 

$

 

 

$

835,649

 

Ending balance individually evaluated for impairment

 

$

105

 

 

$

3,869

 

 

$

3,632

 

 

$

147

 

 

$

15

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

7,768

 

Ending balance collectively evaluated for impairment

 

$

58,285

 

 

$

265,873

 

 

$

331,029

 

 

$

140,615

 

 

$

21,306

 

 

$

10,773

 

 

$

 

 

$

827,881

 

 


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Impaired loans by class at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

 

 

As of

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Unpaid

Principal

Balance

 

 

Recorded

Investment

 

 

Related

Allowance

 

 

Average

Recorded

Investment

 

 

Interest

Income

Recognized

 

With no related allowance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial - Non Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial & Industrial

 

$

143

 

 

$

109

 

 

$

 

 

$

166

 

 

$

11

 

Commercial Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Occupied

 

 

148

 

 

 

124

 

 

 

 

 

 

142

 

 

 

 

Non-owner occupied

 

 

2,539

 

 

 

2,177

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,186

 

 

 

 

Construction and Farmland:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

271

 

 

 

257

 

 

 

 

 

 

267

 

 

 

9

 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Installment

 

 

17

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

1

 

Residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity lines

 

 

35

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

Single family

 

 

2,088

 

 

 

1,974

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,012

 

 

 

62

 

Multifamily

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,241

 

 

$

4,686

 

 

$

 

 

$

4,824

 

 

$

83

 

With an allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial - Non Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial & Industrial

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Commercial Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Occupied

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-owner occupied

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and Farmland:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Installment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity lines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single family

 

 

811

 

 

 

787

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

802

 

 

 

30

 

Multifamily

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

811

 

 

$

787

 

 

$

39

 

 

$

802

 

 

$

30

 

Total:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

$

143

 

 

$

109

 

 

$

 

 

$

166

 

 

$

11

 

Commercial Real Estate

 

 

2,687

 

 

 

2,301

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,328

 

 

 

 

Construction and Farmland

 

 

271

 

 

 

257

 

 

 

 

 

 

267

 

 

 

9

 

Consumer

 

 

17

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

1

 

Residential

 

 

2,934

 

 

 

2,790

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

2,846

 

 

 

92

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

6,052

 

 

$

5,473

 

 

$

39

 

 

$

5,626

 

 

$

113

 

 

(1)

Recorded investment is defined as the summation of the outstanding principal balance, accrued interest, and any partial charge-offs.

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As of

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Unpaid

Principal

Balance

 

 

Recorded

Investment

 

 

Related

Allowance

 

 

Average

Recorded

Investment

 

 

Interest

Income

Recognized

 

With no related allowance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial - Non Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial & Industrial

 

$

246

 

 

$

147

 

 

$

 

 

$

186

 

 

$

16

 

Commercial Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Occupied

 

 

1,282

 

 

 

1,227

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,258

 

 

 

18

 

Non-owner occupied

 

 

2,682

 

 

 

2,405

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,444

 

 

 

34

 

Construction and Farmland:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

233

 

 

 

105

 

 

 

 

 

 

109

 

 

 

3

 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Installment

 

 

16

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

1

 

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity lines

 

 

272

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

 

Single family

 

 

2,655

 

 

 

2,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,514

 

 

 

76

 

Multifamily

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

7,386

 

 

$

6,354

 

 

$

 

 

$

6,577

 

 

$

148

 

With an allowance recorded:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial - Non Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial & Industrial

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Commercial Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Occupied

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-owner occupied

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction and Farmland:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Installment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity lines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single family

 

 

1,449

 

 

 

1,431

 

 

 

72

 

 

 

1,448

 

 

 

38

 

Multifamily

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,449

 

 

$

1,431

 

 

$

72

 

 

$

1,448

 

 

$

38

 

Total:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

$

246

 

 

$

147

 

 

$

 

 

$

186

 

 

$

16

 

Commercial Real Estate

 

 

3,964

 

 

 

3,632

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,702

 

 

 

52

 

Construction and Farmland

 

 

233

 

 

 

105

 

 

 

 

 

 

109

 

 

 

3

 

Consumer

 

 

16

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

1

 

Residential

 

 

4,376

 

 

 

3,886

 

 

 

72

 

 

 

4,006

 

 

 

114

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

8,835

 

 

$

7,785

 

 

$

72

 

 

$

8,025

 

 

$

186

 

 

(1)

Recorded investment is defined as the summation of the outstanding principal balance, accrued interest, and any partial charge-offs.

 


68


 

 

When the ultimate collectability of the total principal of an impaired loan is in doubt and the loan is in nonaccrual status, all payments are applied to principal under the cost-recovery method. For financial statement purposes, the recorded investment in nonaccrual loans is the actual principal balance reduced by payments that would otherwise have been applied to interest. When reporting information on these loans to the applicable customers, the unpaid principal balance is reported as if payments were applied to principal and interest under the original terms of the loan agreements. Therefore, the unpaid principal balance reported to the customer would be higher than the recorded investment in the loan for financial statement purposes. When the ultimate collectability of the total principal of the impaired loan is not in doubt and the loan is in nonaccrual status, contractual interest is credited to interest income when received under the cash-basis method.

The Company uses a rating system for evaluating the risks associated with non-consumer loans. Consumer loans are not evaluated for risk unless the characteristics of the loan fall within classified categories. Descriptions of these ratings are as follows:

 

 

 

 

Pass

 

Pass loans exhibit acceptable history of profits, cash flow ability and liquidity. Sufficient cash flow exists to service the loan. All obligations have been paid by the borrower in an as agreed manner.

 

 

Special mention

 

Special mention loans exhibit negative trends and potential weakness that, if left uncorrected, may negatively affect the borrower’s ability to repay its obligations. The risk of default is not imminent and the borrower still demonstrates sufficient financial strength to service debt.

 

 

Substandard

 

Substandard loans exhibit well defined weaknesses resulting in a higher probability of default. The borrowers exhibit adverse financial trends and a diminishing ability or willingness to service debt.

 

 

Doubtful

 

Doubtful loans exhibit all of the characteristics inherent in substandard loans; however given the severity of weaknesses, the collection of 100% of the principal is unlikely under current conditions.

 

 

Loss

 

Loss loans are considered uncollectible over a reasonable period of time and of such little value that its continuance as a bankable asset is not warranted.

 

69


 

 

Credit quality information by class at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

 

 

As of

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

INTERNAL RISK RATING GRADES

 

Pass

 

 

Special

Mention

 

 

Substandard

 

 

Doubtful

 

 

Loss

 

 

Total

 

Commercial - Non Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial & Industrial

 

$

143,197

 

 

$

176

 

 

$

5

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

143,378

 

Commercial Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Occupied

 

 

185,978

 

 

 

2,703

 

 

 

158

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

188,839

 

Non-owner occupied

 

 

180,830

 

 

 

4,819

 

 

 

2,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

188,212

 

Construction and Farmland:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

 

10,077

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,077

 

Commercial

 

 

59,318

 

 

 

15,198

 

 

 

308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

74,824

 

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Lines

 

 

35,832

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,862

 

Single family

 

 

224,510

 

 

 

1,601

 

 

 

1,633

 

 

 

117

 

 

 

 

 

 

227,861

 

Multifamily

 

 

26,952

 

 

 

2,141

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,093

 

All other loans

 

 

16,798

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,798

 

Total

 

$

883,492

 

 

$

26,638

 

 

$

4,697

 

 

$

117

 

 

$

 

 

$

914,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performing

 

 

Nonperforming

 

Consumer Credit Exposure by Payment Activity

 

 

$

67,275

 

 

$

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

INTERNAL RISK RATING GRADES

 

Pass

 

 

Special

Mention

 

 

Substandard

 

 

Doubtful

 

 

Loss

 

 

Total

 

Commercial - Non Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial & Industrial

 

$

140,316

 

 

$

439

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

140,762

 

Commercial Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Occupied

 

 

158,766

 

 

 

5,929

 

 

 

1,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

165,921

 

Non-owner occupied

 

 

143,364

 

 

 

22,555

 

 

 

2,821

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

168,740

 

Construction and Farm land:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

 

10,644

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,644

 

Commercial

 

 

44,581

 

 

 

3,004

 

 

 

161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

47,746

 

Residential:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Lines

 

 

31,211

 

 

 

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,252

 

Single family

 

 

210,218

 

 

 

3,594

 

 

 

3,053

 

 

 

129

 

 

 

 

 

 

216,994

 

Multifamily

 

 

19,623

 

 

 

1,873

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,496

 

All other loans

 

 

8,438

 

 

 

2,335

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,773

 

Total

 

$

767,161

 

 

$

39,729

 

 

$

7,304

 

 

$

134

 

 

$

 

 

$

814,328

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performing

 

 

Nonperforming

 

Consumer Credit Exposure by Payment Activity

 

 

$

21,316

 

 

$

5

 

 

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NOTE 5. Troubled Debt Restructurings

All loans deemed a troubled debt restructuring, or “TDR”, are considered impaired, and are evaluated for collateral and cash-flow sufficiency. A loan is considered a TDR when the Company, for economic or legal reasons related to a borrower’s financial difficulties, grants a concession to the borrower that the Company would not otherwise consider. All of the following factors are indicators that the Bank has granted a concession (one or multiple items may be present):

 

The borrower receives a reduction of the stated interest rate to a rate less than the institution is willing to accept at the time of the restructure for a new loan with comparable risk.

 

The borrower receives an extension of the maturity date or dates at a stated interest rate lower than the current market interest rate for new debt with similar risk characteristics.

 

The borrower receives a reduction of the face amount or maturity amount of the debt as stated in the instrument or other agreement.

 

The borrower receives a deferral of required payments (principal and/or interest).

 

The borrower receives a reduction of the accrued interest.

There were seventeen (17) troubled debt restructured loans totaling $2.7 million at December 31, 2021.  At December 31, 2020, there were seventeen (17) troubled debt restructured loans totaling $3.3 million.  Two loans, totaling $149 thousand, were in nonaccrual status at December 31, 2021.  Three loans, totaling $796 thousand, were in nonaccrual status at December 31, 2020. There were no outstanding commitments to lend additional amounts to troubled debt restructured borrowers at December 31, 2021 or December 31, 2020.

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company approved 255 deferrals of interest and/or principal payments with respect to loan balances totaling approximately $130.5 million at December 31, 2020 for its customers experiencing hardships related to COVID-19. During the first quarter of 2021, the Company approved two additional deferrals of interest and/or principal with respect to loan balances totaling $41 thousand. No additional deferrals have been made since the first quarter of 2021. These deferrals were no more than six months in duration and were for loans not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019. As such, they were not considered troubled debt restructurings based on the relief provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security ("CARES") Act (extended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act) and interagency regulatory guidance. As of December 31, 2021, all of the loans for which the Company had approved deferrals had begun making payments on their loans after the deferral date had passed.

The following tables set forth information on the Company’s troubled debt restructurings by class of loans occurring during the years ended  December 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Number of

Contracts

 

 

Pre-Modification

Outstanding

Recorded Investment

 

 

Post-Modification

Outstanding

Recorded Investment

 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        Installment

 

 

2

 

 

$

15

 

 

$

15

 

Residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single family

 

 

1

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

98

 

Total

 

 

3

 

 

$

113

 

 

$

113

 

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Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Number of

Contracts

 

 

Pre-Modification

Outstanding

Recorded Investment

 

 

Post-Modification

Outstanding

Recorded Investment

 

Commercial - Non Real Estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-owner occupied

 

 

1

 

 

$

685

 

 

$

685

 

Consumer:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Installment

 

 

1

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

13

 

Residential

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single family

 

 

3

 

 

 

931

 

 

 

935

 

Total

 

 

5

 

 

$

1,629

 

 

$

1,633

 

 

 

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, the Company restructured three loans by granting a concession to the borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. The Company restructured two consumer installment loans and one residential single-family loan. The Company restructured one single-family residential loan by granting a lower interest rate and extending the loan term. The Company restructured two consumer installment loans by granting a refinance to extended the term of the loans, where one consumer installment loan was granted a lower interest rate.

 

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, the Company restructured five loans by granting a concession to the borrower experiencing financial difficulty. The Company restructured one consumer installment loan and one residential
single-family loan by granting three 90-day payment deferment periods. The Company restructured one single-family
residential loan by reducing the payments due for a period of time and restructured another single-family residential loan by
allowing a loan policy exception for a high loan-to-value. The Company also restructured one commercial real estate loan by
granting interest-only payments.

 

There were no TDRs occurring within the previous 12 months for which there was a payment default during the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

Management defines default as over 30 days contractually past due under the modified terms, the foreclosure and/or repossession of the collateral, or the charge-off of the loan.

 

 

NOTE 6. Bank Premises and Equipment, Net

The major classes of bank premises and equipment and the total accumulated depreciation at December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Land

 

$

6,644

 

 

$

6,644

 

Buildings and improvements

 

 

18,561

 

 

 

18,498

 

Furniture and equipment

 

 

8,815

 

 

 

8,358

 

 

 

$

34,020

 

 

$

33,500

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

15,771

 

 

 

14,775

 

Bank premises and equipment, net

 

$

18,249

 

 

$

18,725

 

 

Depreciation expense on buildings and improvements was $482 thousand and $500 thousand for the years ended 2021 and 2020, respectively. Depreciation expense on furniture and equipment was $514 thousand and $527 thousand for the years ended 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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NOTE 7. Deposits

The composition of deposits at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was as follows:

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Noninterest bearing demand deposits

 

$

470,355

 

 

$

407,576

 

Savings and interest bearing demand deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOW accounts

 

$

162,690

 

 

$

132,249

 

Money market accounts

 

 

251,862

 

 

 

207,837

 

Regular savings accounts

 

 

168,744

 

 

 

136,778

 

 

 

$

583,296

 

 

$

476,864

 

Time deposits:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances of less than $250,000

 

$

58,427

 

 

$

59,621

 

Balances of $250,000 or greater

 

 

65,157

 

 

 

69,037

 

 

 

$

123,584

 

 

$

128,658

 

 

 

$

1,177,235

 

 

$

1,013,098

 

 

Money market accounts include $42.2 million and $34.6 million in reciprocal deposits at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

The outstanding balance of time deposits at December 31, 2021 was due as follows:

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2022

 

$

107,507

 

2023

 

 

6,307

 

2024

 

 

2,449

 

2025

 

 

1,534

 

2026

 

 

5,780

 

Thereafter

 

 

7

 

 

 

$

123,584

 

 

Deposit overdrafts reclassified as loans totaled $231 thousand and $70 thousand at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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NOTE 8. Borrowings

The Company, through its subsidiary bank, borrows funds in the form of federal funds purchased and Federal Home Loan Bank advances.

Federal fund lines of credit are extended to the Bank by nonaffiliated banks with which a correspondent banking relationship exists. The line of credit amount is determined by the creditworthiness of the Bank and, in particular, its regulatory capital ratios, which are discussed in Note 15. Federal funds purchased generally mature each business day. The following table summarizes information related to federal funds purchased for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Balance at year-end

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average balance during the year

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Average interest rate during the year

 

 

0.66

%

 

 

0.61

%

Maximum month-end balance during the year

 

$

 

 

$

 

Gross lines of credit at year-end

 

 

78,000

 

 

 

28,000

 

Unused lines of credit at year-end

 

 

78,000

 

 

 

28,000

 

 

As of December 31, 2021, Company had remaining credit availability in the amount of $244.3 million with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. This line may be utilized for short and/or long-term borrowing. Advances on the line are secured by all of the Company’s eligible first lien residential real estate loans on one-to-four-unit, single-family dwellings; multi-family dwellings; home equity lines of credit; and commercial real estate loans. The amount of the available credit is limited to a percentage of the estimated market value of the loans as determined periodically by the FHLB of Atlanta. The amount of the available credit is also limited to 20% of total Bank assets.

The Company had no outstanding borrowings with the FHLB at December 31, 2021 or December 31, 2020. The Company had a $60.0 million irrevocable letter of credit at December 31, 2021 with the FHLB to secure public deposits.

 

NOTE 9. Income Taxes

The Company files income tax returns with the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Virginia and West Virginia. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to federal, state, or local income tax examinations for years prior to 2018.

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The net deferred tax asset at December 31, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following components:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

$

1,845

 

 

$

1,490

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

136

 

 

 

95

 

Accrued postretirement benefits

 

 

21

 

 

 

21

 

Home equity origination costs

 

 

67

 

 

 

50

 

Nonaccrual interest

 

 

65

 

 

 

76

 

Lease liabilities

 

 

1,110

 

 

 

864

 

Credit carryforward

 

 

973

 

 

 

 

Securities available for sale

 

 

46

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

27

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

$

4,290

 

 

$

2,625

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment

 

$

659

 

 

$

713

 

Right-of-use assets

 

 

1,079

 

 

 

843

 

Securities available for sale

 

 

 

 

 

867

 

 

 

$

1,738

 

 

$

2,423

 

Net deferred tax asset

 

$

2,552

 

 

$

202

 

 

The Company has not recorded a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets because management believes that it is more likely than not that they will be ultimately realized.

Income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following components:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Current tax expense

 

$

3,203

 

 

$

2,607

 

Deferred tax (benefit)

 

 

(1,437

)

 

 

(471

)

 

 

$

1,766

 

 

$

2,136

 

 

The following table reconciles income tax expense to the statutory federal corporate income tax amount, which was calculated by applying the federal corporate income tax rate to pre-tax income for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Statutory federal corporate tax amount

 

$

2,685

 

 

$

2,795

 

Tax-exempt interest (income)

 

 

(135

)

 

 

(193

)

Officer insurance (income)

 

 

(102

)

 

 

(57

)

Net tax credits

 

 

(686

)

 

 

(439

)

Other, net

 

 

4

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

$

1,766

 

 

$

2,136

 

 

The effective tax rates were 13.81% and 16.05% for years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The effective tax rate is impacted by tax credits on qualified affordable housing project investments as discussed in Note 25 to the Consolidated Financial Statements as well as qualified rehabilitation credits.

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NOTE 10. Stock-Based Compensation

Restricted Stock provides grantees with rights to shares of common stock upon completion of a service period or achievement of Company performance measures. During the restriction period, all shares are considered outstanding and dividends are paid to the grantee. Outside directors are periodically granted restricted shares which vest over a period of less than nine months. During 2021, executive officers were granted restricted shares which vest over a three year service period and restricted shares which vest based on meeting performance measures over a one year period. Beginning in 2018, certain non-executive officers also were granted restricted shares which vest over a three year service period. Vesting schedules were unchanged from the two prior years.

The following table presents the activity for Restricted Stock for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Weighted

Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

 

 

Shares

 

 

Weighted

Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

 

Nonvested, beginning of period

 

 

20,928

 

 

$

29.98

 

 

 

18,488

 

 

$

30.39

 

Granted

 

 

32,496

 

 

 

31.16

 

 

 

22,128

 

 

 

28.82

 

Vested

 

 

(21,261

)

 

 

30.70

 

 

 

(19,238

)

 

 

29.01

 

Forfeited

 

 

(425

)

 

 

31.05

 

 

 

(450

)

 

 

31.03

 

Nonvested, end of period

 

 

31,738

 

 

$

30.70

 

 

 

20,928

 

 

$

29.98

 

 

 

The Company recognizes compensation expense over the vesting period based on the fair value of the Company's stock on the grant date. Compensation expense was $850 thousand and $604 thousand during December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The total grant date fair value of Restricted Stock which vested was $653 thousand and $558 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The total vest date fair value of Restricted Stock which vested was $690 thousand and $561 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested Restricted Stock was $336 thousand at December 31, 2021. This amount is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of two years. The Company's policy is to recognize forfeitures as they occur.

NOTE 11. Employee Benefits

The Company has an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) to provide additional retirement benefits to substantially all employees. Contributions can be made to the Bank of Clarke County Employee Retirement Trust to be used to purchase the Company’s common stock. There were no contributions in 2021 and 2020.

The Company sponsors a 401(k) savings plan under which eligible employees may defer a portion of salary on a pretax basis, subject to certain IRS limits. The Company matches 50 percent of employee contributions, on a maximum of six percent of salary deferred, with Company common stock or cash, as elected by each employee. The shares for this purpose are provided principally by newly issued shares. The 401(k) plan includes a non-elective safe-harbor employer contribution and an age-weighted employer contribution. Each year, qualifying employees will receive a non-elective safe-harbor contribution equal to three percent of their salary for that year. Qualifying employees will receive an additional contribution based on their age and years of service. The percentage of salary for the age-weighted contribution increases on both factors, age and years of service, with a minimum of one percent of salary and a maximum of ten percent of salary. Contributions under the plan amounted to $1.5 million in 2021 and $1.5 million in 2020.

The Company has established an Executive Supplemental Income Plan for certain key employees. Benefits are to be paid in monthly installments following retirement or death. The agreement provides that if employment is terminated for reasons other than death or disability prior to age 65, the amount of benefits could be reduced or forfeited. The executive supplemental income benefit liability was $15 thousand and $23 thousand at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The executive supplemental income benefit expense, based on the present value of the retirement benefits, was $29 thousand in 2021 and $29 thousand in 2020. The plan is unfunded; however, life insurance has been acquired on the lives of these employees in amounts sufficient to discharge the plan’s obligations.

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NOTE 12. Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Company makes various commitments and incurs certain contingent liabilities, which are not reflected in the accompanying financial statements. These commitments and contingent liabilities include various guarantees, commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. The Company does not anticipate any material losses as a result of these commitments.

During the normal course of business, various legal claims arise from time to time which, in the opinion of management, will have no material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

As a member of the Federal Reserve System, the Bank may be required to maintain certain average reserve balances. These reserve balances include usable vault cash and amounts on deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank. In March 2020, the Federal Reserve announced a reduction of the reserve requirement to zero percent across all deposit tiers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  This adjustment to the reserve requirements remained in effect through December 31, 2021. In addition, the Bank was required to maintain a total compensating balance on deposit with two correspondent banks in the amount of $250 thousand at December 31, 2021 and 2020.

See Note 18 with respect to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk.

 

NOTE 13. Leases

The Company leases certain office properties and equipment used in its operations in the normal course of business.  Leases greater than 12 months in duration are recorded in the consolidated balance sheets at the lease commencement date and are classified as either operating or finance leases based on the Company's assessment of the underlying agreement.  During the last quarter of 2021, the Company entered into a long-term lease agreement for a branch office in Warrenton, Virginia. The commencement of this lease resulted in the initial recognition of a right-of-use asset and lease liability of $1.3 million.

Lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments and are presented at each reporting date as the net present value of the remaining contractual cash flows.  Cash flows are discounted at the Company’s incremental borrowing rate in effect at the commencement date of the lease.  Right-of-use assets represent the Company’s right to use the underlying asset for the lease term and are calculated as the sum of the lease liability and if applicable, prepaid rent, initial direct costs and any incentives received from the lessor.

The Company’s four long-term lease agreements for office properties are all classified as operating leases.  These leases offer the option to extend the lease term and the Company has included such extensions in its calculation of the lease liability to the extent the options are reasonably certain of being exercised.  These lease agreements do not provide for residual value guarantees and have no restrictions or covenants that would impact dividends or require incurring additional financial obligations. Right-of-use assets and leases liabilities are included in other assets and other liabilities, respectively, in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following tables present information about the Company’s leases:

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

Lease liability

 

$

5,289

 

 

$

4,113

 

Right-of-use asset

 

$

5,139

 

 

$

4,014

 

Weighted average remaining lease term

 

15 years

 

 

17 years

 

Weighted average discount term

 

 

2.99

%

 

 

3.34

%

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

Lease Cost

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

Operating lease cost

 

$

376

 

 

$

287

 

Variable lease cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term lease cost

 

 

19

 

 

 

16

 

Total lease cost

 

$

395

 

 

$

303

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

 

$

314

 

 

$

239

 

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A maturity analysis of operating lease liabilities and reconciliation of the undiscounted cash flows to the total operating lease liabilities is as follows:

 

 

 

As of

 

Lease payments due

 

December 31, 2021

 

Twelve months ending December 31, 2022

 

$

455

 

Twelve months ending December 31, 2023

 

 

473

 

Twelve months ending December 31, 2024

 

 

480

 

Twelve months ending December 31, 2025

 

 

504

 

Twelve months ending December 31, 2026

 

 

397

 

Thereafter

 

 

4,540

 

Total undiscounted cash flows

 

$

6,849

 

Discount

 

 

(1,560

)

Lease liability

 

$

5,289

 

 

NOTE 14. Transactions with Directors and Officers

The Bank grants loans to and accepts deposits from its directors, principal officers and related parties of such persons during the ordinary course of business. The aggregate balance of loans to directors, principal officers and their related parties was $5.4 million and $5.1 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. These balances reflect total principal additions of $1.3 million and total principal payments of $963 thousand, during 2021. The reduction in the prior year balance was due to a change in composition of related parties. The aggregate balance of deposits from directors, principal officers and their related parties was $13.9 million and $16.6 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

NOTE 15. Capital Requirements

The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of their assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total capital, Tier 1 capital, and common equity Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier 1 capital to average assets (as defined). In conjunction with the minimum capital requirements, the Bank is required to maintain a capital conservation buffer which is intended to absorb losses during periods of financial and economic stress. Failure to maintain the minimum ratios, inclusive of the buffer, will result in restrictions on capital distributions and other payments.  This buffer was 2.5% for all periods presented and is applicable for all ratios with the exception of the tier 1 leverage ratio. The Bank's institution specific capital conservation buffer at December 31, 2021 was 3.30%. Management believes the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which it was subject at December 31, 2021 and 2020.

At December 31, 2021, the most recent notification from the Federal Reserve categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized, an institution must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, Tier 1 leverage, and common equity Tier 1 ratios as set forth in the following tables. There are no conditions or events since the notification that management believes have changed the Bank’s category.

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The following table presents the Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios at December 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

 

 

Actual

 

 

Minimum Capital

Requirement

 

 

Minimum To Be

Well Capitalized

Under Prompt

Corrective Action

Provisions

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Ratio

 

 

Amount

 

 

Ratio

 

 

Amount

 

 

Ratio

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital to Risk Weighted Assets

 

$

107,570

 

 

 

10.44

%

 

$

46,362

 

 

 

4.50

%

 

$

66,967

 

 

 

6.50

%

Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets

 

 

116,420

 

 

 

11.30

%

 

 

82,421

 

 

 

8.00

%

 

 

103,026

 

 

 

10.00

%

Tier 1 Capital to Risk Weighted Assets

 

 

107,570

 

 

 

10.44

%

 

 

61,816

 

 

 

6.00

%

 

 

82,421

 

 

 

8.00

%

Tier 1 Capital to Average Assets

 

 

107,570

 

 

 

8.84

%

 

 

48,654

 

 

 

4.00

%

 

 

60,817

 

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Equity Tier 1 Capital to Risk Weighted Assets

 

$

97,825

 

 

 

12.39

%

 

$

35,540

 

 

 

4.50

%

 

$

51,335

 

 

 

6.50

%

Total Capital to Risk Weighted Assets

 

 

104,957

 

 

 

13.29

%

 

 

63,182

 

 

 

8.00

%

 

 

78,977

 

 

 

10.00

%

Tier 1 Capital to Risk Weighted Assets

 

 

97,825

 

 

 

12.39

%

 

 

47,386

 

 

 

6.00

%

 

 

63,182

 

 

 

8.00

%

Tier 1 Capital to Average Assets

 

 

97,825

 

 

 

9.06

%

 

 

43,213

 

 

 

4.00

%

 

 

54,016

 

 

 

5.00

%

 

NOTE 16. Restrictions On Dividends, Loans and Advances

Federal and state banking regulations place certain restrictions on dividends paid and loans or advances made by the Bank to the Company. The total amount of dividends which may be paid at any date is generally limited to the lesser of the Bank’s retained earnings or the three preceding years’ undistributed net income of the Bank. Loans or advances are limited to 10% of the Bank’s capital stock and surplus on a secured basis. Capital stock and surplus is defined as tier 1 and tier 2 capital under the risk-based capital guidelines. In addition, dividends paid by the Bank to the Company would be prohibited if the effect thereof would cause the Bank’s capital to be reduced below applicable minimum capital requirements.

At December 31, 2021, the Bank’s retained earnings available for the payment of dividends to the Company was $21.8 million. Accordingly, $85.6 million of the Company’s equity in the net assets of the Bank was restricted at December 31, 2021. Funds available for loans or advances by the Bank to the Company amounted to $11.6 million at December 31, 2021.

NOTE 17. Dividend Investment Plan

The Company has a Dividend Investment Plan, which allows participants’ dividends to purchase additional shares of common stock at its fair market value on each dividend record date. In 2016, the Company amended the Plan to provide that shares of common stock purchased through the Plan would be purchased at a price equal to the market price of the shares.  Prior to this date, the Plan allowed participants' dividends to purchase additional shares of common stock at 95% of its fair market value. Our board of directors determined to eliminate the discount for purchases of shares in order to reflect current best practices and market standards for dividend reinvestment plans generally and among our peers.  No other changes have been made to the operation of the dividend reinvestment features of the Plan, and current participants will remain enrolled in the Plan under their current methods of participation unless they choose to alter their enrollment.

NOTE 18. Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk

The Company, through its subsidiary bank, is a party to credit related financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, unfunded commitments under lines of credit, and commercial and standby letters of credit. Such commitments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company’s exposure to credit loss is represented by the contractual amount of these instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments.

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At December 31, 2021 and 2020, the following financial instruments were outstanding whose contract amounts represent credit risk:

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Commitments to extend credit

 

$

21,886

 

 

$

27,558

 

Unfunded commitments under lines of credit

 

 

171,406

 

 

 

146,202

 

Commercial and standby letters of credit

 

 

10,397

 

 

 

8,139

 

 

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as the terms offered are acceptable and certain other conditions are met. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses. Since these commitments may expire or terminate, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The amount of collateral obtained, with regards to these commitments, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer.

Unfunded commitments under lines of credit are contracts for possible future extensions of credit to existing customers. Unfunded commitments under lines of credit include, but are not limited to, home equity lines of credit, overdraft protection lines of credit, credit cards, and unsecured and secured commercial lines of credit. The terms and conditions of these commitments vary depending on the line of credit’s purpose, collateral, and maturity. The amount disclosed above represents total unused lines of credit for which a contract with the Bank has been established.

Commercial and standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Bank to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. These letters of credit are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements. Essentially all letters of credit issued have expiration dates within one year. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in granting loans to customers. The Bank holds collateral supporting these commitments if it is deemed necessary. At December 31, 2021, $10.2 million of the outstanding letters of credit were collateralized.

The Bank has cash accounts in other commercial banks. The amount on deposit in these banks at December 31, 2021 exceeded the insurance limits of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation by $7.6 million.

 

NOTE 19. Revenue Recognition

 

Substantially all of the Company's revenue from contracts with customers that is within the scope of ASC 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" is reported within noninterest income.  A limited amount of other in-scope items such as gains and losses on other real estate owned are recorded in noninterest expense.  The recognition of interest income and certain sources of noninterest income (e.g. gains on securities transactions, bank owned life insurance income, etc.) are governed by other areas of U.S. GAAP.  Significant revenue streams that are within the scope of ASC 606 and included in noninterest income are discussed in the following paragraphs.

Income from Fiduciary Activities

Trust asset management fee income is primarily comprised of fees earned from the management and administration of trusts and other customer assets. The Company’s performance obligation is generally satisfied over time and the resulting fees are recognized monthly, based upon the month-end market value of the assets under management and the applicable fee rate. Payment is generally received a few days after month end through a direct charge to customers’ accounts. The Company does not earn performance-based incentives.  Optional services such as real estate sales and tax return preparation services are also available to existing trust and asset management customers. The Company’s performance obligation for these transactional-based services is generally satisfied, and related revenue recognized, at a point in time (i.e., as incurred). Payment is received shortly after services are rendered.

Service Charges on Deposit Accounts

Service charges on deposit accounts are principally comprised of overdrawn account fees and account maintenance charges. The Company’s performance obligations on revenue generated from deposit accounts are generally satisfied immediately, when the transaction occurs, or by month-end. Typically, the duration of a contract does not extend beyond the services performed. Due to the short duration of most customer contracts which generate these sources of noninterest income, no significant judgments must be made in the determination of the amount and timing of revenue recognized.

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Other Service Charges and Fees

The majority of the Company’s noninterest income is derived from short term contracts associated with services provided for other ancillary services such as ATM fees, brokerage commissions, secondary market fees and wire transfer fees. The Company’s performance obligations on revenue generated from these ancillary services are generally satisfied immediately, when the transaction occurs, or by month-end. Typically, the duration of a contract does not extend beyond the services performed. Due to the short duration of most customer contracts which generate these sources of noninterest income, no significant judgments must be made in the determination of the amount and timing of revenue recognized.

The Company earns interchange fees from credit cardholder transactions conducted through the Visa payment network.  Interchange fees from cardholder transactions represent a percentage of the underlying transaction value and are recognized no less than monthly.

Noninterest income disaggregated by major source, for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

(dollar in thousands)

 

Noninterest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from fiduciary activities(1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trust asset management fees

 

$

1,891

 

 

$

1,398

 

Service charges on deposit accounts(1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overdrawn account fees

 

 

853

 

 

 

695

 

Monthly and other service charges

 

 

234

 

 

 

225

 

Other service charges and fees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interchange fees (1)

 

 

227

 

 

 

372

 

ATM fees (1)

 

 

3,014

 

 

 

2,578

 

Brokerage commissions (1)

 

 

1,164

 

 

 

916

 

Secondary market fees

 

 

236

 

 

 

431

 

Other charges and fees (2)

 

 

611

 

 

 

460

 

Gain (loss) on the sale and disposal of bank premises and equipment (1)

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

Gain (loss) on sale of securities

 

 

24

 

 

 

687

 

Gain on sale of loans

 

 

1,658

 

 

 

 

Bank owned life insurance income

 

 

527

 

 

 

310

 

Other operating income (3)

 

 

881

 

 

 

502

 

Total noninterest income

 

$

11,320

 

 

$

8,579

 

 

(1)

Income within the scope of Topic 606.

(2)

Includes income within the scope of Topic 606 of $485 thousand and $390 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The remaining balance is outside the scope of Topic 606.

(3)

Includes income within the scope of Topic 606 of $834 thousand and $505 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The remaining balance is outside the scope of Topic 606.

Contract Balances

The Company’s noninterest revenue streams are largely based on transactional activity, or standard month-end revenue accruals such as asset management fees based on month-end market values. Consideration is often received immediately or shortly after the Company satisfies its performance obligation and revenue is recognized. The Company does not typically enter into long-term revenue contracts with customers, and therefore, does not experience significant contract balances. As of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company did not have any significant contract balances.

 

 


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NOTE 20. Quarterly Condensed Statements of Income - Unaudited

The Company’s quarterly net income, net income per common share and dividends per common share during 2021 and 2020 are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

March 31

 

 

June 30

 

 

September 30

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

Total interest and dividend income

 

$

10,016

 

 

$

10,413

 

 

$

10,782

 

 

$

11,465

 

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

 

8,930

 

 

 

9,695

 

 

 

10,099

 

 

 

10,792

 

 

Noninterest income

 

 

2,427

 

 

 

2,650

 

 

 

2,881

 

 

 

3,362

 

 

Noninterest expenses

 

 

7,916

 

 

 

8,727

 

 

 

9,523

 

 

 

11,883

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

3,441

 

 

 

3,618

 

 

 

3,457

 

 

 

2,271

 

 

Net income

 

 

2,862

 

 

 

3,003

 

 

 

2,873

 

 

 

2,283

 

 

Net income per common share, basic

 

 

0.84

 

 

 

0.87

 

 

 

0.83

 

 

 

0.66

 

 

Net income per common share, diluted

 

 

0.84

 

 

 

0.87

 

 

 

0.83

 

 

 

0.66

 

 

Dividends per common share

 

 

0.27

 

 

 

0.27

 

 

 

0.28

 

 

 

0.28

 

 

 

 

 

2020

 

 

 

 

March 31

 

 

June 30

 

 

September 30

 

 

December 31

 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

Total interest and dividend income

 

$

9,107

 

 

$

9,661

 

 

$

10,150

 

 

$

9,990

 

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

 

8,102

 

 

 

8,005

 

 

 

9,367

 

 

 

8,696

 

 

Noninterest income

 

 

1,690

 

 

 

2,422

 

 

 

2,216

 

 

 

2,251

 

 

Noninterest expenses

 

 

6,875

 

 

 

7,014

 

 

 

7,465

 

 

 

8,087

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

2,917

 

 

 

3,413

 

 

 

4,118

 

 

 

2,860

 

 

Net income

 

 

2,441

 

 

 

2,819

 

 

 

3,406

 

 

 

2,506

 

 

Net income per common share, basic

 

 

0.71

 

 

 

0.83

 

 

 

0.99

 

 

 

0.74

 

 

Net income per common share, diluted

 

 

0.71

 

 

 

0.83

 

 

 

0.99

 

 

 

0.74

 

 

Dividends per common share

 

 

0.26

 

 

 

0.26

 

 

 

0.26

 

 

 

0.26

 

 

 

 

 


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NOTE 21. Fair Value Measurements

GAAP requires the Company to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. The fair value of certain assets and liabilities is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date.

“Fair Value Measurements” defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurement and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:

 

Level 1Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

Level 2Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

 

Level 3Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The following sections provide a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy:

Securities Available for Sale: Where quoted prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Level 1 securities would include highly liquid government bonds, mortgage products and exchange traded equities. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated by using pricing models, quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics, or discounted cash flow. Level 2 securities would include U.S. agency securities, mortgage-backed agency securities, obligations of states and political subdivisions and certain corporate, asset backed and other securities. In certain cases where there is limited activity or less transparency around inputs to the valuation, securities are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.

Derivative instruments are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company utilizes derivative instruments as part of the management of interest rate risk to modify the re-pricing characteristics of certain portions of the Company’s interest-bearing assets and liabilities. The Company has contracted with a third-party vendor to provide valuations for derivatives using standard valuation techniques and therefore classifies such valuations as Level 2. The Company has considered counterparty credit risk in the valuation of its derivative assets and has considered its own credit risk in the valuation of its derivative liabilities.

The following table presents balances of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

 

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Fair Value Measurements at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using

 

 

 

Balance as of

 

 

Quoted Prices

in Active

Markets

for Identical

Assets

 

 

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

 

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(Level 1)

 

 

(Level 2)

 

 

(Level 3)

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities available for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies

 

$

14,921

 

 

$

 

 

$

14,921

 

 

$

 

U.S. treasury notes

 

 

2,003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,003

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

151,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

151,012

 

 

 

 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

 

21,877

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,877

 

 

 

 

Subordinated debt

 

 

2,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,508

 

 

 

 

Derivative:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps on loans

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

Total assets at fair value

 

$

192,379

 

 

$

 

 

$

192,379

 

 

$

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps on loans

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

 

$

 

Total liabilities at fair value

 

$

58

 

 

$

 

 

$

58

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using

 

 

 

Balance as of

 

 

Quoted Prices

in Active

Markets for

Identical

Assets

 

 

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

 

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

(Level 1)

 

 

(Level 2)

 

 

(Level 3)

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities available for sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies

 

$

17,483

 

 

$

 

 

$

17,483

 

 

$

 

Mortgage-backed securities

 

 

119,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

119,009

 

 

 

 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

 

27,213

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,213

 

 

 

 

      Subordinated debt

 

 

1,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,250

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets at fair value

 

$

164,955

 

 

$

 

 

$

164,955

 

 

$

 

 

Certain financial assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with GAAP. Adjustments to the fair value of these assets usually result from the application of lower of cost or market accounting or write downs of individual assets.


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The following describes the valuation techniques used by the Company to measure certain financial and nonfinancial assets recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in the financial statements:

Impaired Loans: Loans are designated as impaired when, in the judgment of management based on current information and events, it is probable that all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement will not be collected when due. The measurement of loss associated with impaired loans can be based on the present value of its expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's coupon rate, or at the loans' observable market price or the fair value of the collateral securing the loans, if they are collateral dependent. Collateral may be in the form of real estate or business assets including equipment, inventory, and accounts receivable. The vast majority of the collateral is real estate. The value of real estate collateral is determined utilizing a market valuation approach based on an appraisal conducted by an independent, licensed appraiser using observable market data within the last twelve months (Level 2). However, if the collateral is a house or building in the process of construction or if an appraisal of the property is more than one year old and not solely based on observable market comparables or management determines the fair value of the collateral is further impaired below the appraised value, then a Level 3 valuation is considered to measure the fair value. The value of business equipment is based upon an outside appraisal, of one year or less, if deemed significant, or the net book value on the applicable business’s financial statements if not considered significant using observable market data. Likewise, values for inventory and accounts receivables collateral are based on financial statement balances or aging reports (Level 3). Impaired loans allocated to the allowance for loan losses are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. Any fair value adjustments are recorded in the period incurred as provision for loan losses on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Other Real Estate Owned: Assets acquired through, or in lieu of, loan foreclosure are held for sale and are initially recorded at the fair value of the property, less estimated selling costs, establishing a new costs basis. Any write-downs based on the asset’s fair value at the date of acquisition are charged to the allowance for loan losses. Costs of significant property improvements are capitalized, whereas costs relating to holding property are expensed. The portion of interest costs relating to development of real estate is capitalized. Valuations are periodically obtained by management, and any subsequent write-downs are recorded as a charge to operations, if necessary, to reduce the carrying value of a property to the lower of its cost or fair value less cost to sell. The fair value measurement of real estate held in other real estate owned is assessed in the same manner as impaired loans described above. We believe that the fair value component in its valuation follows the provisions of GAAP. The Company held no other real estate owned at December 31, 2021.

Loans Held for Sale: Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or fair value. These loans consisted of one-to-four family residential loans originated for sale in the secondary market at December 31, 2021. Fair value is based on prices the secondary markets are currently offering for similar loans using observable market data or specific loan level investor commitments. The Company records any fair value adjustments on a nonrecurring basis. No nonrecurring fair value adjustments were recorded on loans held for sale during the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

The following table displays quantitative information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for certain financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis for December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

 

 

 

Quantitative information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Valuation Technique(s)

 

Unobservable Input

 

Range

 

 

Weighted Average (1)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impaired loans

 

Discounted appraised value

 

Selling cost

 

12%

 

 

12%

 

Impaired loans

 

Present value of cash flows

 

Discount rate

 

4% - 6%

 

 

5%

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

Valuation Technique(s)

 

Unobservable Input

 

Range

 

 

Weighted Average

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impaired loans

 

Present value of cash flows

 

Discount rate

 

4% - 6%

 

 

4%

 

Other real estate owned

 

Discounted appraised value

 

Discount for current market conditions and selling costs

 

6%

 

 

6%

 

 

(1) - Weighted based on the relative fair values of the specific items measured at fair value.

 


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The following table summarizes the Company’s financial and nonfinancial assets that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying value at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Balance as of

 

 

Quoted Prices in

Active Markets for Identical Assets

 

 

Significant Other

Observable Inputs

 

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(Level 1)

 

 

(Level 2)

 

 

(Level 3)

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Financial Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impaired loans

 

$

746

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

746

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying value at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

Balance as of

 

 

Quoted Prices in

Active Markets for Identical Assets

 

 

Significant Other

Observable Inputs

 

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

(Level 1)

 

 

(Level 2)

 

 

(Level 3)

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Financial Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impaired loans

 

$

1,355

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,355

 

Nonfinancial Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other real estate owned

 

 

607

 

 

 

 

 

 

165

 

 

 

442

 

 

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The carrying amount and fair value of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Using

 

 

 

Carrying

Value

as of

 

 

Quoted

Prices

in Active

Markets

for

Identical

Assets

 

 

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

 

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

 

 

Fair Value

as of

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

(Level 1)

 

 

(Level 2)

 

 

(Level 3)

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Financial Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and short-term investments

 

$

64,068

 

 

$

64,068

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

64,068

 

Securities

 

 

192,321

 

 

 

 

 

 

192,321

 

 

 

 

 

 

192,321

 

Restricted Investments

 

 

1,049

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,049

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,049

 

Loans held for sale

 

 

876

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

876

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

876

 

Loans, net

 

 

976,933

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

969,612

 

 

 

969,612

 

Bank owned life insurance

 

 

23,236

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,236

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,236

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

2,634

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,634

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,634

 

Interest rate swap

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

Financial Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

$

1,177,235

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,177,582

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,177,582

 

Accrued interest payable

 

 

67

 

 

 

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

 

 

 

67

 

Interest rate swap

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

Using

 

 

 

Carrying

Value

as of

 

 

Quoted Prices

in Active

Markets

for

Identical

Assets

 

 

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

 

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

 

 

Fair Value

as of

 

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

(Level 1)

 

 

(Level 2)

 

 

(Level 3)

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Financial assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and short-term investments

 

$

79,920

 

 

$

79,920

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

79,920

 

Securities

 

 

164,955

 

 

 

 

 

 

164,955

 

 

 

 

 

 

164,955

 

Restricted Investments

 

 

1,267

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,267

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,267

 

Loans, net

 

 

829,238

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

819,691

 

 

 

819,691

 

Bank owned life insurance

 

 

12,709

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,709

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,709

 

Accrued interest receivable

 

 

3,441

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,441

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,441

 

Financial liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

$

1,013,098

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,013,600

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,013,600

 

Accrued interest payable

 

 

72

 

 

 

 

 

 

72

 

 

 

 

 

 

72

 

 


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The Company assumes interest rate risk (the risk that general interest rate levels will change) during its normal operations. As a result, the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments will change when interest rate levels change and that change may be either favorable or unfavorable to the Company. Management attempts to match maturities of assets and liabilities in order to minimize interest rate risk. However, borrowers with fixed rate obligations are less likely to prepay their principal balance in a rising rate environment and more likely to do so in a falling rate environment. Conversely, depositors who are receiving fixed rate interest payments are more likely to withdraw funds before maturity in a rising rate environment and less likely to do so in a falling rate environment. Management monitors rates and maturities of assets and liabilities and attempts to minimize interest rate risk by adjusting the terms of new loans and deposits and by investing in securities with terms that mitigate the Company’s overall interest rate risk.

NOTE 22. Change in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) includes unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities and changes in benefit obligations and plan assets for the post retirement benefit plan.  Changes to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are presented net of tax as a component of equity.  Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Income either as a gain or loss.

Changes to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by components are shown in the following tables for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

Unrealized

Gains and

Losses on

Available

for Sale

Securities

 

 

 

Change in

Benefit

Obligations

and Plan

Assets

for the

Post

Retirement

Benefit

Plan

 

 

Total

 

 

Unrealized

Gains and

Losses on

Available

for Sale

Securities

 

 

 

Change in

Benefit

Obligations

and Plan

Assets for

the Post

Retirement

Benefit

Plan

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

January 1

 

$

3,260

 

 

 

$

19

 

 

$

3,279

 

 

$

1,438

 

 

 

$

44

 

 

$

1,482

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications

 

 

(4,322

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,322

)

 

 

2,993

 

 

 

 

(33

)

 

 

2,960

 

Reclassifications from other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(24

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(24

)

 

 

(687

)

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

(684

)

Tax effect of current period changes

 

 

912

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

912

 

 

 

(484

)

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

(479

)

Current period changes net of taxes

 

 

(3,434

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,434

)

 

 

1,822

 

 

 

 

(25

)

 

 

1,797

 

December 31

 

$

(174

)

 

 

$

19

 

 

$

(155

)

 

$

3,260

 

 

 

$

19

 

 

$

3,279

 

 

For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, $24 thousand and $687 thousand, respectively, was reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income and appeared as Gain on sale of securities in the Consolidated Statement of Income.  The tax expense related to these reclassifications was $5 thousand and $144 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The tax is included in Income Tax Expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

For the year ended December 31, 2020, $(3) thousand was reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income related to the Company's postretirement benefit plan.  This reclassification is a component of net periodic benefit cost and was reflected in Other noninterest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.  Tax related to this reclassification was less than $1 thousand and was included in Income Tax Expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

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NOTE 23. Condensed Financial Information – Parent Company Only

EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

(Parent Company Only)

Balance Sheets

December 31, 2021 and 2020

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash held in subsidiary bank

 

$

2,739

 

 

$

902

 

Loans, net of allowance

 

 

 

 

 

2,932

 

Investment in subsidiary

 

 

107,416

 

 

 

101,104

 

Other assets

 

 

125

 

 

 

136

 

Total assets

 

$

110,280

 

 

$

105,074

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock

 

$

 

 

$

 

Common stock

 

 

8,556

 

 

 

8,460

 

Surplus

 

 

12,115

 

 

 

10,811

 

Retained earnings

 

 

89,764

 

 

 

82,524

 

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

 

 

(155

)

 

 

3,279

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

$

110,280

 

 

$

105,074

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

$

110,280

 

 

$

105,074

 

 

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EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

(Parent Company Only)

Statements of Income

Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends from subsidiary bank

 

$

1,500

 

 

$

4,250

 

Interest and fees on loans

 

 

64

 

 

 

133

 

Total income

 

$

1,564

 

 

$

4,383

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other operating expenses

 

$

319

 

 

$

295

 

Total expenses

 

$

319

 

 

$

295

 

Income before income tax (benefit) and equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiary bank

 

$

1,245

 

 

$

4,088

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Tax (Benefit)

 

 

(31

)

 

 

(34

)

Income before equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiary bank

 

$

1,276

 

 

$

4,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in Undistributed Net Income of Subsidiary Bank

 

 

9,745

 

 

 

7,050

 

Net income

 

$

11,021

 

 

$

11,172

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

7,587

 

 

$

12,969

 

 

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EAGLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

(Parent Company Only)

Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income

 

$

11,021

 

 

$

11,172

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

850

 

 

 

604

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

(21

)

 

 

 

Undistributed earnings of subsidiary bank

 

 

(9,745

)

 

 

(7,050

)

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in other assets

 

 

10

 

 

 

5

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

2,115

 

 

$

4,731

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in loans

 

$

2,953

 

 

$

7

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

$

2,953

 

 

$

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends paid

 

 

(3,261

)

 

 

(3,198

)

Issuance of common stock, employee benefit plan

 

 

179

 

 

 

227

 

Retirement of common stock

 

 

(149

)

 

 

(1,854

)

Net cash (used in) financing activities

 

$

(3,231

)

 

$

(4,825

)

Increase (decrease) in cash

 

$

1,837

 

 

$

(87

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning

 

$

902

 

 

$

989

 

Ending

 

$

2,739

 

 

$

902

 

 

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NOTE 24. Other Real Estate Owned

The following table is a summary of other real estate owned (OREO) activity for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Balance, beginning

 

$

607

 

 

$

183

 

Net loans transferred to OREO

 

 

266

 

 

 

441

 

Gain on foreclosure

 

 

 

 

 

166

 

Sales

 

 

(781

)

 

 

(183

)

Valuation adjustments

 

 

(92

)

 

 

 

Balance, ending

 

$

 

 

$

607

 

 

The major classifications of other real estate owned in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

 

 

 

As of

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Construction and Farmland

 

$

 

 

$

 

Residential Real Estate

 

 

 

 

 

165

 

Commercial Real Estate

 

 

 

 

 

442

 

Subtotal

 

$

 

 

$

607

 

Less valuation allowance

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

 

 

$

607

 

 

There were no other real estate owned loans in the process of foreclosure at December 31, 2021.  There was one consumer mortgage loan totaling $68 thousand collateralized by residential real estate in the process of foreclosure at December 31, 2020.

NOTE 25. Qualified Affordable Housing Project Investments

The Company invests in qualified affordable housing projects. The general purpose of these investments is to encourage and assist participants in investing in low-income residential rental properties located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, develop and implement strategies to maintain projects as low-income housing, provide tax credits and other tax benefits to investors, and to preserve and protect project assets.

At December 31, 2021 and 2020, the balance of the investment for qualified affordable housing projects was $2.6 million and $2.8 million, respectively. These balances are reflected in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  Total unfunded commitments related to the investments in qualified affordable housing projects totaled $11 thousand and $446 thousand at December 31, 2021 and 2020. These balances are reflected in Other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The Company expects to fulfill these commitments by December 31, 2023, in accordance with the terms of the individual agreements.

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized amortization expense of $229 thousand. The amortization expense was included in Other operating expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Total estimated credits to be received during 2021 are $349 thousand based on the most recent quarterly estimates received from the funds. Total tax credits and other tax benefits recognized during 2021 and 2020 were $385 thousand and $384 thousand, respectively.

Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.


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Item 9A.    Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2021 to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over the Company’s financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, management has conducted an assessment of the design and effectiveness of its internal controls over financial reporting based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in 2013.

Management maintains a comprehensive system of internal control to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The system of internal control provides for appropriate division of responsibility and is documented by written policies and procedures that are communicated to employees. Those policies and procedures: 1) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and disposition of the assets of the Company, 2) provide reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors, 3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Management recognizes that there are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any internal control system, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of internal controls. Accordingly, even effective internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation. Changes in conditions will also impact the internal control effectiveness over time. Eagle Financial Services, Inc. and subsidiaries maintains an internal auditing program, under the supervision of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, which independently assesses the effectiveness of the system of internal control and recommends possible improvements.

Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company has evaluated the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, using the 2013 Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based upon this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded as of December 31, 2021, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is adequate and effective and meets the criteria of the Internal Control – Integrated Framework.

Management’s assessment did not determine any material weaknesses within the Company’s internal control structure. There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s quarter ended December 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the Company’s fourth quarter ended December 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

This annual report does not include an attestation report of the company’s registered public accounting firm (Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C. (PCAOB Firm ID: 613)), regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.

Item 9B.    Other Information

None.

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Item 9C.    Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections

None.

 

 

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PART III

Item 10.    Directors, Executives Officers and Corporate Governance

The information required by Part III, Item 10. is incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 17, 2022.

Item 11.    Executive Compensation

The information required by Part III, Item 11. is incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 17, 2022.

Item 12.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The information required by Part III, Item 12. is incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 17, 2022.

The information required by Part III, Item 13. is incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 17, 2022.

Item 14.    Principal Accounting Fees and Services

The information required by Part III, Item 14. is incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 17, 2022.

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PART IV

Item 15.

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a)(1) Financial Statements

The financial statements are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K within Item 8.

(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedules

All financial statement schedules are omitted since they are not required, or are not applicable, or the required information is given in the financial statements or notes thereto.

(a)(3) Exhibits

The following exhibits, as applicable, are filed with this Form 10-K or incorporated by reference to previous filings.

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description

 

 

 

3.1

 

Articles of Incorporation of the Company, restated in electronic format only as of March 1, 2006 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 1, 2006).

 

 

 

3.2

 

Bylaws of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2021.

 

 

 

4.1

 

Description of Securities (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019).

 

 

 

10.1

 

Description of Executive Supplemental Income Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996).*

 

 

 

10.2

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement of Brandon C. Lorey (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019).*

 

 

 

10.3

 

Eagle Financial Services, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-118319).*

 

 

 

10.4

 

Eagle Financial Services, Inc. 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 21, 2014, filed on April 21, 2014).

 

 

 

10.5

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement of John E. Hudson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019).*

 

 

 

10.6

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement of Kaley P. Crosen (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019).*

 

 

 

10.7

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement of Kathleen J. Chappell (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 16, 2020).*

 

 

 

10.8

 

Eagle Financial Services, Inc. Dividend Investment Plan (incorporated herein by reference to to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-209460, filed on February 10, 2016).*

 

 

 

10.9

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement of Carl A. Esterhay (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019).*

 

 

 

10.10

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement of Joseph T. Zmitrovich (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019).*

 

 

 

21.1

 

Subsidiary of the Company.

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, P.C.

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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31.2

 

Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

101

 

The following materials from the Eagle Financial Service, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders” Equity, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

104

 

The cover page from the Eagle Financial Services, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2021 formatted in Inline XBRL (included with Exhibit 101).

 

 

*

Management contracts and compensatory plans and arrangements.

(b)

See Item 15(a)(3) above.

(c)

See Item 15(a)(2) above.

Item 16.Form 10-K Summary

Not applicable.

 

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Eagle Financial Services, Inc.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ BRANDON C. LOREY

 

 

Brandon C. Lorey

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: March 30, 2022

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on March 30, 2022.

 

Signature

 

Title

 

 

/s/ BRANDON C. LOREY

 

President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director

(principal executive officer)

Brandon C. Lorey

 

 

 

/s/ KATHLEEN J. CHAPPELL

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(principal financial and accounting officer)

Kathleen J. Chappell

 

 

 

/s/ THOMAS T. GILPIN

 

Chairman of the Board and Director

Thomas T. Gilpin

 

 

 

/s/ ROBERT W. SMALLEY, JR.

 

Vice Chairman of the Board and Director

Robert W. Smalley, Jr.

 

 

 

 

/s/ THOMAS T. BYRD

 

Director

Thomas T. Byrd

 

 

 

/s/ CARY R. CLAYTOR

 

Director

Cary R. Claytor

 

 

 

 

/s/ MARY BRUCE GLAIZE

 

Director

Mary Bruce Glaize

 

 

 

 

/s/ SCOTT HAMBERGER

 

Director

Scott Hamberger

 

 

 

 

/s/ EDWARD HILL, III

 

Director

Edward Hill, III

 

 

 

 

/s/ TATIANA C. MATTHEWS

 

Director

Tatiana C. Matthews

 

 

 

 

/s/ JOHN R. MILLESON

 

Director

John R. Milleson

 

 

 

/s/ DOUGLAS C. RINKER

 

Director

Douglas C. Rinker

 

 

 

/s/ JOHN D. STOKELY, JR.

 

Director

John D. Stokely, Jr.

 

 

 

 

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