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FIRST MID BANCSHARES, INC. - Quarter Report: 2013 March (Form 10-Q)



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013
Or
[  ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _____________ to ______________
 
Commission file number 0-13368
 
FIRST MID-ILLINOIS BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
37-1103704
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
incorporation or organization)
 
 
1421 Charleston Avenue,
 
Mattoon, Illinois
61938
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
 
(217) 234-7454
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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 [X]  No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 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 [X ]  No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

Large accelerated filer [  ]
 
Accelerated filer [X]
 
Non-accelerated filer [  ]
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company [  ]
 

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

As of May 7, 2013, 5,950,522 common shares, $4.00 par value, were outstanding.






PART I

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
 
 
First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc.
 
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
(In thousands, except share data)
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
Assets
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks:
 
 
 
 
Non-interest bearing
 
$
27,135

 
$
38,110

Interest bearing
 
19,570

 
24,103

Federal funds sold
 
20,499

 
20,499

Cash and cash equivalents
 
67,204

 
82,712

Certificates of deposit investments
 
5,424

 
6,665

Investment securities:
 
 

 
 

Available-for-sale, at fair value
 
535,120

 
508,309

Loans held for sale
 
818

 
212

Loans
 
902,147

 
910,853

Less allowance for loan losses
 
(11,984
)
 
(11,776
)
Net loans
 
890,163

 
899,077

Interest receivable
 
5,904

 
6,775

Other real estate owned
 
1,168

 
1,187

Premises and equipment, net
 
29,268

 
29,670

Goodwill, net
 
25,753

 
25,753

Intangible assets, net
 
2,991

 
3,161

Other assets
 
13,900

 
14,511

Total assets
 
$
1,577,713

 
$
1,578,032

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
 

 
 

Deposits:
 
 

 
 

Non-interest bearing
 
$
251,233

 
$
263,838

Interest bearing
 
1,058,936

 
1,010,227

Total deposits
 
1,310,169

 
1,274,065

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
 
76,372

 
113,484

Interest payable
 
308

 
341

FHLB borrowings
 
5,000

 
5,000

Junior subordinated debentures
 
20,620

 
20,620

Other liabilities
 
8,145

 
7,835

Total liabilities
 
1,420,614

 
1,421,345

Stockholders’ Equity:
 
 

 
 

Convertible preferred stock, no par value; authorized 1,000,000 shares; issued 10,427 shares in 2013 and 2012
 
52,035

 
52,035

Common stock, $4 par value; authorized 18,000,000 shares; issued 7,686,477 shares in 2013 and 7,682,535 shares in 2012
 
30,813

 
30,730

Additional paid-in capital
 
32,227

 
31,685

Retained earnings
 
81,410

 
78,986

Deferred compensation
 
2,730

 
2,953

Accumulated other comprehensive income
 
3,233

 
4,544

Less treasury stock at cost, 1,754,182 shares in 2013 and 1,711,646 shares in 2012
 
(45,349
)
 
(44,246
)
Total stockholders’ equity
 
157,099

 
156,687

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
1,577,713

 
$
1,578,032


See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc.
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
Interest income:
 
 
 
 
Interest and fees on loans
 
$
10,435

 
$
10,960

Interest on investment securities
 
2,741

 
2,952

Interest on certificates of deposit investments
 
8

 
18

Interest on federal funds sold
 
4

 
12

Interest on deposits with other financial institutions
 
14

 
6

Total interest income
 
13,202

 
13,948

Interest expense:
 
 

 
 

Interest on deposits
 
796

 
1,427

Interest on securities sold under agreements to repurchase
 
15

 
45

Interest on FHLB borrowings
 
57

 
113

Interest on other borrowings
 

 
164

Interest on subordinated debentures
 
130

 
146

Total interest expense
 
998

 
1,895

Net interest income
 
12,204

 
12,053

Provision for loan losses
 
480

 
615

Net interest income after provision for loan losses
 
11,724

 
11,438

Other income:
 
 

 
 

Trust revenues
 
893

 
860

Brokerage commissions
 
171

 
142

Insurance commissions
 
486

 
647

Service charges
 
1,140

 
1,101

Securities gains, net
 
353

 
384

Mortgage banking revenue, net
 
286

 
236

ATM / debit card revenue
 
883

 
879

Other
 
338

 
331

Total other income
 
4,550

 
4,580

Other expense:
 
 

 
 

Salaries and employee benefits
 
5,797

 
5,673

Net occupancy and equipment expense
 
2,043

 
2,010

Net other real estate owned expense
 
116

 
63

FDIC insurance
 
222

 
234

Amortization of intangible assets
 
170

 
245

Stationery and supplies
 
141

 
170

Legal and professional
 
548

 
611

Marketing and donations
 
243

 
229

Other
 
1,332

 
1,382

Total other expense
 
10,612

 
10,617

Income before income taxes
 
5,662

 
5,401

Income taxes
 
2,134

 
2,011

Net income
 
3,528

 
3,390

Dividends on preferred shares
 
1,104

 
939

Net income available to common stockholders
 
$
2,424

 
$
2,451

Per share data:
 
 

 
 

Basic net income per common share available to common stockholders
 
$
0.41

 
$
0.41

Diluted net income per common share available to common stockholders
 
$
0.41

 
$
0.41

Cash dividends declared per common share
 
$

 
$


See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc.
 
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
Net income
 
$
3,528

 
$
3,390

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
 

 
 

Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes of $(700) and $169 for three-months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
 
(1,096
)
 
266

Less: reclassification adjustment for realized gains included in net income net of taxes of $(138) and $(150) for three-months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
 
(215
)
 
(234
)
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities for which a portion of an other-than-temporary impairment has been recognized in income, net of taxes of $0 and $(2) for three-months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
 

 
(4
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
 
(1,311
)
 
28

Comprehensive income
 
$
2,217

 
$
3,418


See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.



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First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc.
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
Three months ended March 31,
(In thousands)
2013
 
2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
3,528

 
$
3,390

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

 
 

Provision for loan losses
480

 
615

Depreciation, amortization and accretion, net
1,268

 
1,463

Stock-based compensation expense
78

 
55

Gains on investment securities, net
(353
)
 
(384
)
(Gain) Losses on sales of other real property owned, net
37

 
(3
)
Loss on write down of fixed assets

 
1

Gains on sale of loans held for sale, net
(277
)
 
(239
)
Decrease in accrued interest receivable
871

 
1,014

Decrease in accrued interest payable
(33
)
 
(36
)
Origination of loans held for sale
(19,900
)
 
(17,934
)
Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale
19,571

 
18,415

(Increase) decrease in other assets
1,547

 
(2,776
)
Increase in other liabilities
1,192

 
1,645

Net cash provided by operating activities
8,009

 
5,226

Cash flows from investing activities:
 

 
 

Proceeds from maturities of certificates of deposit investments
1,241

 
2,428

Purchases of certificates of deposit investments

 
(1,241
)
Proceeds from sales of securities available-for-sale
15,304

 
11,114

Proceeds from maturities of securities available-for-sale
54,744

 
82,122

Purchases of securities available-for-sale
(99,121
)
 
(97,129
)
Net decrease in loans
8,237

 
18,555

Purchases of premises and equipment
(230
)
 
(397
)
Proceeds from sales of other real property owned
165

 
1,509

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
(19,660
)
 
16,961

Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 

Net increase in deposits
36,104

 
62,893

Increase in repurchase agreements
(37,112
)
 
(23,337
)
Repayment of long term FHLB advances

 
(10,000
)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
335

 
338

Purchase of treasury stock
(1,158
)
 
(617
)
Dividends paid on preferred stock
(2,026
)
 

Dividends paid on common stock

 
(948
)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(3,857
)
 
28,329

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(15,508
)
 
50,516

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
82,712

 
73,102

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
67,204

 
$
123,618





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First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc.
Three months ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
 
 
 
Cash paid during the period for:
 
 
 
Interest
$
1,031

 
$
1,931

Income taxes
675

 
2,116

Supplemental disclosures of noncash investing and financing activities
 

 
 

Loans transferred to other real estate owned
197

 
195

Dividends reinvested in common stock

 
312

Net tax benefit related to option and deferred compensation plans
84

 
58


See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)

Note 1 --  Basis of Accounting and Consolidation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. (“Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries:  First Mid-Illinois Bank & Trust, N.A. (“First Mid Bank”), Mid-Illinois Data Services, Inc. (“MIDS”) and The Checkley Agency, Inc. doing business as First Mid Insurance Group (“First Mid Insurance”).  All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.   The financial information reflects all adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.  Certain amounts in the prior year’s consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the March 31, 2013 presentation and there was no impact on net income or stockholders’ equity.  The results of the interim period ended March 31, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the year ending December 31, 2013. The Company operates as a one-segment entity for financial reporting purposes.

The 2012 year-end consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and do not include all of the information required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements and related footnote disclosures although the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading.  These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Website

The Company maintains a website at www.firstmid.com. All periodic and current reports of the Company and amendments to these reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) can be accessed, free of charge, through this website as soon as reasonably practicable after these materials are filed with the SEC.

Stock Plans

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held May 23, 2007, the stockholders approved the First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (“SI Plan”).  The SI Plan was implemented to succeed the Company’s 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, which had a ten-year term that expired October 21, 2007. The SI Plan is intended to provide a means whereby directors, employees, consultants and advisors of the Company and its subsidiaries may sustain a sense of proprietorship and personal involvement in the continued development and financial success of the Company and its subsidiaries, thereby advancing the interests of the Company and its stockholders.  Accordingly, directors and selected employees, consultants and advisors may be provided the opportunity to acquire shares of common stock of the Company on the terms and conditions established in the SI Plan.

On September 27, 2011, the Board of Directors passed a resolution relating to the SI Plan whereby they authorized and approved the Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”). The LTIP was implemented to provide methodology for granting Stock Awards and Stock Unit Awards to select senior executives of the Company or any Subsidiary.

A maximum of 300,000 shares of common stock may be issued under the SI Plan.  As of March 31, 2013, the Company had awarded 59,500 shares as stock options under the SI plan.  There were no stock options awarded in 2013 or 2012. The Company awarded 16,182 shares and 15,162 shares during 2013 and 2012, respectively, as 50% Stock Awards and 50% Stock Unit Awards under the SI plan.

Convertible Preferred Stock

Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.  During 2009, the Company sold to certain accredited investors including directors, executive officers, and certain major customers and holders of the Company’s common stock, $24,635,000, in the aggregate, of a newly authorized series of its preferred stock designated as Series B 9% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”). The Series B Preferred Stock had an issue price of $5,000 per share and no par value per share.  The Series B Preferred Stock was issued in a private placement exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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The Series B Preferred Stock pays non-cumulative dividends semiannually in arrears, when, as and if authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company, at a rate of 9% per year.  Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will have no voting rights, except with respect to certain fundamental changes in the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock and certain other matters.  In addition, if dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock are not paid in full for four dividend periods, whether consecutive or not, the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock, acting as a class with any other of the Company’s securities having similar voting rights, will have the right to elect two directors to the Company’s Board of Directors.  The terms of office of these directors will end when the Company has paid or set aside for payment full semi-annual dividends for four consecutive dividend periods.

Each share of the Series B Preferred Stock may be converted at any time at the option of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock.  The number of shares of common stock into which each share of the Series B Preferred Stock is convertible is the $5,000 liquidation preference per share divided by the Conversion Price initially set at $21.94.  The Conversion Price is subject to adjustment from time to time pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designation (the “Series B Certificate of Designation”).   If at the time of conversion, there are any authorized, declared and unpaid dividends with respect to a converted share of Series B Preferred Stock, the holder will receive cash in lieu of the dividends, and a holder will receive cash in lieu of fractional shares of common stock following conversion.

After November 16, 2014, the Company may, at its option but subject to the Company’s receipt of any required prior approvals from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulatory authority, redeem the Series B Preferred Stock.  Any redemption will be in exchange for cash in the amount of $5,000 per share, plus any authorized, declared and unpaid dividends, without accumulation of any undeclared dividends.

The Company also has the right at any time on or after November 16, 2014 to require the conversion of all (but not less than all) of the Series B Preferred Stock into shares of common stock if, on the date notice of mandatory conversion is given to holders, the book value of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds 115% of the book value of the Company’s common stock at September 30, 2008. “Book value of the Company’s common stock” at any date means the result of dividing the Company’s total common stockholders’ equity at that date, determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, by the number of shares of common stock then outstanding, net of any shares held in the treasury.  The book value of the Company’s common stock at September 30, 2008 was $13.03, and 115% of this amount is approximately $14.98. The book value of the Company’s common stock at March 31, 2013 was $17.71.

Pursuant to Section 3(j) of the Series B Certification of Designation, the conversion price for the Series B Preferred Stock, which was initially set at $21.94, was required to be adjusted if, among other things, the initial conversion price of any subsequently issued series of preferred stock was lower than the then current conversion price of the Series B Preferred Stock.  As a result of the Series C Preferred Stock (see below) having an initial conversion price of less than $21.94, the conversion price of the Series B Preferred Stock was adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Series B Certificate of Designation based on the amount of Series C Preferred Stock sold on February 11, 2011, March 2, 2011, May 13, 2011 and June 28, 2012.  The new conversion price of the Series B Preferred Stock, certified by the Company’s accountant pursuant to Section 3(j) of the Series B Certificate of Designation, is $21.62.

Series C Convertible Preferred Stock.  On February 11, 2011, the Company accepted from certain accredited investors, including directors, executive officers, and certain major customers and holders of the Company’s common stock (collectively, the “Investors”), subscriptions for the purchase of $27,500,000, in the aggregate, of a newly authorized series of preferred stock designated as Series C 8% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”). As of February 11, 2011, $11,010,000 of the Series C Preferred Stock had been issued and sold by the Company to certain Investors.  On March 2, 2011, three investors subsequently completed the required bank regulatory process and an additional $2,750,000 of Series C Preferred Stock was issued and sold by the Company to these investors. On May 13, 2011, four additional investors received the required bank regulatory approval and an additional $5,490,000 of Series C Preferred Stock was issued and sold by the Company to these investors. On June 28, 2012, the final $8,250,000 of the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock was issued and sold by the Company to Investors following their receipt of the required bank regulatory approval, for a total of $27,500,000 of outstanding Series C Preferred Stock. All of the Series C Preferred Stock subscribed for by investors has been issued.

The Series C Preferred Stock has an issue price of $5,000 per share and no par value per share.  The Series C Preferred Stock was issued in a private placement exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.




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The Series C Preferred Stock pays non-cumulative dividends semiannually in arrears, when, as and if authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company, at a rate of 8% per year.  Holders of the Series C Preferred Stock will have no voting rights, except with respect to certain fundamental changes in the terms of the Series C Preferred Stock and certain other matters.  In addition, if dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock are not paid in full for four dividend periods, whether consecutive or not, the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock, acting as a class with any other of the Company’s securities having similar voting rights, including the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock, will have the right to elect two directors to the Company’s Board of Directors.  The terms of office of these directors will end when the Company has paid or set aside for payment full semi-annual dividends for four consecutive dividend periods.

Each share of the Series C Preferred Stock may be converted at any time at the option of the holder into shares of the Company’s common stock.  The number of shares of common stock into which each share of the Series C Preferred Stock is convertible is the $5,000 liquidation preference per share divided by the Conversion Price of $20.29.  The Conversion Price is subject to adjustment from time to time pursuant to the terms of the Series C Certificate of Designation.  If at the time of conversion, there are any authorized, declared and unpaid dividends with respect to a converted share of Series C Preferred Stock, the holder will receive cash in lieu of the dividends, and a holder will receive cash in lieu of fractional shares of common stock following conversion.

After May 13, 2016 the Company may, at its option but subject to the Company’s receipt of any required prior approvals from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulatory authority, redeem the Series C Preferred Stock.  Any redemption will be in exchange for cash in the amount of $5,000 per share, plus any authorized, declared and unpaid dividends, without accumulation of any undeclared dividends.

The Company also has the right at any time after May 13, 2016 to require the conversion of all (but not less than all) of the Series C Preferred Stock into shares of common stock if, on the date notice of mandatory conversion is given to holders, (a) the tangible book value per share of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds 115% of the tangible book value per share of the Company’s common stock at December 31, 2010, and (b) the NASDAQ Bank Index (denoted by CBNK:IND) equals or exceeds 115% of the NASDAQ Bank Index at December 31, 2010.  “Tangible book value per share of our common stock” at any date means the result of dividing the Company’s total common stockholders equity at that date, less the amount of goodwill and intangible assets, determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, by the number of shares of common stock then outstanding, net of any shares held in the treasury. The tangible book value of the Company’s common stock at December 31, 2010 was $9.38, and 115% of this amount is approximately $10.79. The NASDAQ Bank Index value at December 31, 2010 was 1,847.35 and 115% of this amount is approximately 2,124.45. The tangible book value of the Company’s common stock at March 31, 2013 was $12.87 and the NASDAQ Bank Index value at March 31, 2013 was 2,082.62.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income included in stockholders’ equity as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):
 
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on
Available for Sale Securities
 
Securities with Other-Than-Temporary Impairment Losses
 
Total
March 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized gains on securities available-for-sale
$
9,507

 
$

 
$
9,507

Securities with other-than-temporary impairment losses

 
(4,209
)
 
(4,209
)
Tax benefit (expense)
(3,706
)
 
1,641

 
(2,065
)
Balance at March 31, 2013
$
5,801

 
$
(2,568
)
 
$
3,233

December 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
Net unrealized gains on securities available-for-sale
$
11,836

 
$

 
$
11,836

Securities with other-than-temporary impairment losses

 
(4,389
)
 
(4,389
)
Tax benefit (expense)
(4,614
)
 
1,711

 
(2,903
)
Balance at December 31, 2012
$
7,222

 
$
(2,678
)
 
$
4,544



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Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income and the affected line items in the statements of income during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, were as follows (in thousands):

 
Amounts Reclassified from Other Comprehensive Income
 
Affected Line Item in the Statements of Income
 
2013
 
2012
 
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities
$
353

 
$
384

 
Securities gains, net
 
 
 
 
 
(Total reclassified amount before tax)
 
(138
)
 
(150
)
 
Tax (expense) benefit
Total reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income
$
215

 
$
234

 
Net reclassified amount


See “Note 3 – Investment Securities” for more detailed information regarding unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities.


Adoption of New Accounting Guidance

ASU 2013-02 - Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-02 which requires an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component and to present either on the face of the statement where net income is presented, or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income, but only if the amount reclassified is required to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. The amendments were effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2012. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.


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Note 2 -- Earnings Per Share

Basic net income per common share available to common stockholders is calculated as net income less preferred stock dividends divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.  Diluted net income per common share available to common stockholders is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, increased by the assumed conversion of the Company’s convertible preferred stock and the Company’s stock options, unless anti-dilutive.

The components of basic and diluted net income per common share available to common stockholders for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

 
Three months ended March 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Basic Net Income per Common Share
 
 
 
Available to Common Stockholders:
 
 
 
Net income
$
3,528,000

 
$
3,390,000

Preferred stock dividends
(1,104,000
)
 
(939,000
)
Net income available to common stockholders
$
2,424,000

 
$
2,451,000

Weighted average common shares outstanding
5,955,284
 
6,019,858
Basic earnings per common share
$
0.41

 
$
0.41

Diluted Net Income per Common Share
 
 
 
Available to Common Stockholders:
 
 
 
Net income available to common stockholders
$
2,424,000

 
$
2,451,000

Effect of assumed preferred stock conversion

 

Net income applicable to diluted earnings per share
$
2,424,000

 
$
2,451,000

Weighted average common shares outstanding
5,955,284

 
6,019,858

Dilutive potential common shares:
 
 
 
Assumed conversion of stock options
1,284

 
8,370

Restricted stock awarded
10,015

 
249

Assumed conversion of preferred stock

 

Dilutive potential common shares
11,299

 
8,619

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
5,966,583

 
6,028,477

Diluted earnings per common share
$
0.41

 
$
0.41



The following shares were not considered in computing diluted earnings per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 because they were anti-dilutive:

 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
Stock options to purchase shares of common stock
 
108,125

 
202,970

Average dilutive potential common shares associated with convertible preferred stock
 
2,494,801

 
2,083,475






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Note 3 -- Investment Securities

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses and estimated fair values for available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities by major security type at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows (in thousands):

 
Amortized Cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gains
 
Gross Unrealized (Losses)
 
Fair Value
March 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations & agencies
$
200,380

 
$
959

 
$
(50
)
 
$
201,289

Obligations of states and political subdivisions
55,524

 
2,748

 
(107
)
 
58,165

Mortgage-backed securities: GSE residential
259,333

 
5,854

 
(115
)
 
265,072

Trust preferred securities
4,790

 

 
(4,209
)
 
581

Other securities
9,795

 
221

 
(3
)
 
10,013

Total available-for-sale
$
529,822

 
$
9,782

 
$
(4,484
)
 
$
535,120

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations & agencies
$
180,851

 
$
1,321

 
$
(3
)
 
$
182,169

Obligations of states and political subdivisions
53,064

 
3,163

 
(20
)
 
56,207

Mortgage-backed securities: GSE residential
252,310

 
7,162

 
(12
)
 
259,460

Trust preferred securities
4,974

 

 
(4,389
)
 
585

Other securities
9,663

 
225

 

 
9,888

Total available-for-sale
$
500,862

 
$
11,871

 
$
(4,424
)
 
$
508,309



The trust preferred securities are three trust preferred pooled securities issued by First Tennessee Financial (“FTN”). The unrealized losses of these securities, which have maturities ranging from seventeen years to twenty-four years, are primarily due to their long-term nature, a lack of demand or inactive market for these securities, and concerns regarding the underlying financial institutions that have issued the trust preferred securities. See the heading “Trust Preferred Securities” for further information regarding these securities.

Realized gains and losses resulting from sales of securities were as follows during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):
 
March 31,
2013
 
March 31,
2012
Gross gains
$
353

 
$
384

Gross losses

 




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The following table indicates the expected maturities of investment securities classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity, presented at fair value, at March 31, 2013 and the weighted average yield for each range of maturities (dollars in thousands):
 
One year or less
 
After 1 through 5 years
 
After 5 through 10 years
 
After ten years
 
Total
Available-for-sale:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
$
118,384

 
$
82,905

 
$

 
$

 
$
201,289

Obligations of state and political subdivisions
1,283

 
30,188

 
23,444

 
3,250

 
58,165

Mortgage-backed securities: GSE residential
4,517

 
185,805

 
74,750

 

 
265,072

Trust preferred securities

 

 

 
581

 
581

Other securities
2,013

 
5,946

 
1,997

 
57

 
10,013

Total investments
$
126,197

 
$
304,844

 
$
100,191

 
$
3,888

 
$
535,120

Weighted average yield
1.72
%
 
2.53
%
 
2.46
%
 
2.96
%
 
2.45
%
Full tax-equivalent yield
1.75
%
 
2.81
%
 
3.05
%
 
3.78
%
 
2.74
%

The weighted average yields are calculated on the basis of the amortized cost and effective yields weighted for the scheduled maturity of each security. Tax-equivalent yields have been calculated using a 35% tax rate.  With the exception of obligations of the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government agencies and corporations, there were no investment securities of any single issuer, the book value of which exceeded 10% of stockholders' equity at March 31, 2013.

Investment securities carried at approximately $238 million and $267 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, were pledged to secure public deposits and repurchase agreements and for other purposes as permitted or required by law.

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The following table presents the aging of gross unrealized losses and fair value by investment category as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in thousands):
 
Less than 12 months
 
12 months or more
 
Total
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
March 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
$
30,929

 
$
(50
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
30,929

 
$
(50
)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
6,331

 
(107
)
 

 

 
6,331

 
(107
)
Mortgage-backed securities: GSE residential
20,735

 
(115
)
 

 

 
20,735

 
(115
)
Trust preferred securities

 

 
581

 
(4,209
)
 
581

 
(4,209
)
Other securities
1,997

 
(3
)
 

 

 
1,997

 
(3
)
Total
$
59,992

 
$
(275
)
 
$
581

 
$
(4,209
)
 
$
60,573

 
$
(4,484
)
December 31, 2012
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
$
10,997

 
$
(3
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
10,997

 
$
(3
)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
1,969

 
(20
)
 

 

 
1,969

 
(20
)
Mortgage-backed securities: GSE residential
697

 
(12
)
 

 

 
697

 
(12
)
Trust preferred securities

 

 
585

 
(4,389
)
 
585

 
(4,389
)
Other securities

 

 

 

 

 

Total
$
13,663

 
$
(35
)
 
$
585

 
$
(4,389
)
 
$
14,248

 
$
(4,424
)


U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligations of U.S. Government Corporations and Agencies. At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there were no U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies in a continuous unrealized loss position for twelve months or more.

Obligations of states and political subdivisions.  At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there were no obligations of states and political subdivisions in a continuous unrealized loss position for twelve months or more.

Mortgage-backed Securities: GSE Residential. At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there were no mortgage-backed securities in a continuous unrealized loss position for twelve months or more.

Trust Preferred Securities. At March 31, 2013, there were three trust preferred securities with a fair value of $581,000 and unrealized losses of $4,209,000 in a continuous unrealized loss position for twelve months or more. At December 31, 2012, there were three trust preferred securities with a fair value of $585,000 and unrealized losses of $4,389,000 in a continuous unrealized loss position for twelve months or more. These unrealized losses were primarily due to the long-term nature of the trust preferred securities, a lack of demand or inactive market for these securities, the impending change to the regulatory treatment of these securities, and concerns regarding the underlying financial institutions that have issued the trust preferred securities. The Company recorded no other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) for these securities during 2013 or 2012.   Because the Company does not intend to sell these securities and it is not more-likely-than-not that the Company will be required to sell these securities before recovery of their new, lower amortized cost basis, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider the remainder of the investment in these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2013. However, future downgrades or additional deferrals and defaults in these securities, in particular PreTSL XXVIII, could result in additional OTTI and consequently, have a material impact on future earnings.


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Following are the details for each of the three currently impaired trust preferred securities (in thousands):
 
Book
Value
 
Market Value
 
Unrealized Gains (Losses)
 
Other-than-
temporary
Impairment
Recorded To-date
PreTSL I
$
400

 
$
251

 
$
(149
)
 
$
691

PreTSL II
738

 
264

 
(474
)
 
2,187

PreTSL XXVIII
3,652

 
66

 
(3,586
)
 
1,111

Total
$
4,790

 
$
581

 
$
(4,209
)
 
$
3,989



Other securities. At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there were no corporate bonds in a continuous unrealized loss position for twelve months or more.

The Company does not believe any other individual unrealized loss as of March 31, 2013 represents OTTI. However, given the continued disruption in the financial markets, the Company may be required to recognize OTTI losses in future periods with respect to its available for sale investment securities portfolio. The amount and timing of any additional OTTI will depend on the decline in the underlying cash flows of the securities. Should the impairment of any of these securities become other-than-temporary, the cost basis of the investment will be reduced and the resulting loss recognized in the period the other-than-temporary impairment is identified.

Other-than-temporary Impairment. Upon acquisition of a security, the Company decides whether it is within the scope of the accounting guidance for beneficial interests in securitized financial assets or will be evaluated for impairment under the accounting guidance for investments in debt and equity securities.

The accounting guidance for beneficial interests in securitized financial assets provides incremental impairment guidance for a subset of the debt securities within the scope of the guidance for investments in debt and equity securities.  For securities where the security is a beneficial interest in securitized financial assets, the Company uses the beneficial interests in securitized financial asset impairment model. For securities where the security is not a beneficial interest in securitized financial assets, the Company uses debt and equity securities impairment model.

The Company routinely conducts periodic reviews to identify and evaluate each investment security to determine whether OTTI has occurred. Economic models are used to determine whether OTTI has occurred on these securities. While all securities are considered, the securities primarily impacted by OTTI testing are pooled trust preferred securities. For each pooled trust preferred security in the investment portfolio (including but not limited to those whose fair value is less than their amortized cost basis), an extensive, regular review is conducted to determine if OTTI has occurred. Various inputs to the economic models are used to determine if an unrealized loss is other-than-temporary.  The most significant inputs are prepayments, defaults and loss severity.

These pooled trust preferred securities relate to trust preferred securities issued by financial institutions. The pools typically consist of financial institutions throughout the United States. Other inputs to the economic models may include the actual collateral attributes, which include credit ratings and other performance indicators of the underlying financial institutions including profitability, capital ratios, and asset quality.

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To determine if the unrealized losses for pooled trust preferred securities is other-than-temporary, the Company considers the impact of each of these inputs. The Company considers the likelihood that issuers will prepay their securities.  During the third quarter of 2010, the Dodd-Frank Act eliminated Tier 1 capital treatment for trust preferred securities issued by holding companies with consolidated assets greater than $15 billion. As a result, issuers may prepay their securities which reduces the amount of expected cash flows. Additionally, the Company projects total estimated defaults of the underlying assets (financial institutions) and multiplies that calculated amount by an estimate of realizable value upon sale in the marketplace (severity) in order to determine the projected collateral loss. The Company also evaluates the current credit enhancement underlying the security to determine the impact on cash flows. If the Company determines that a given pooled trust preferred security position will be subject to a write-down or loss, the Company records the expected credit loss as a charge to earnings.

Credit Losses Recognized on Investments. As described above, some of the Company’s investments in trust preferred securities have experienced fair value deterioration due to credit losses but are not otherwise other-than-temporarily impaired. The following table provides information about those trust preferred securities for which only a credit loss was recognized in income and other losses are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands).

 
Accumulated Credit Losses
 
March 31, 2013
 
March 31, 2012
Credit losses on trust preferred securities held
 
 
 
Beginning of period
$
3,989

 
$
4,116

Additions related to OTTI losses not previously recognized

 

Reductions due to sales / (recoveries)

 

Reductions due to change in intent or likelihood of sale

 

Additions related to increases in previously recognized OTTI losses

 

Reductions due to increases in expected cash flows

 

End of period
$
3,989

 
$
4,116




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Note 4 – Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

Loans are stated at the principal amount outstanding net of unearned discounts, unearned income and allowance for loan losses.  Unearned income includes deferred loan origination fees reduced by loan origination costs and is amortized to interest income over the life of the related loan using methods that approximated the effective interest rate method.  Interest on substantially all loans is credited to income based on the principal amount outstanding. A summary of loans at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 follows (in thousands):

 
March 31,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Construction and land development
$
25,522

 
$
31,341

Agricultural real estate
94,152

 
86,256

1-4 Family residential properties
183,661

 
186,205

Multifamily residential properties
45,328

 
44,863

Commercial real estate
331,729

 
317,321

Loans secured by real estate
680,392

 
665,986

Agricultural loans
44,106

 
60,948

Commercial and industrial loans
154,032

 
160,193

Consumer loans
15,538

 
16,264

All other loans
8,705

 
8,206

Gross loans
902,773

 
911,597

Less:
 

 
 

Net deferred loan fees, premiums and discounts
626

 
744

Allowance for loan losses
11,984

 
11,776

Net loans
$
890,163

 
$
899,077



Loans expected to be sold are classified as held for sale in the consolidated financial statements and are recorded at the lower of aggregate cost or market value, taking into consideration future commitments to sell the loans. These loans are primarily for 1-4 family residential properties. The balance of loans held for sale, excluded from the balances above, were $818,000 and $212,000 at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

Most of the Company’s business activities are with customers located within central Illinois.  At March 31, 2013, the Company’s loan portfolio included $138.3 million of loans to borrowers whose businesses are directly related to agriculture. Of this amount, $116.5 million was concentrated in other grain farming. Total loans to borrowers whose businesses are directly related to agriculture decreased $8.9 million from $147.2 million at December 31, 2012 while loans concentrated in other grain farming decreased $7.9 million from $124.4 million at December 31, 2012 due to seasonal paydowns based upon timing of cash flow requirements.  While the Company adheres to sound underwriting practices, including collateralization of loans, any extended period of low commodity prices, drought conditions, significantly reduced yields on crops and/or reduced levels of government assistance to the agricultural industry could result in an increase in the level of problem agriculture loans and potentially result in loan losses within the agricultural portfolio.

In addition, the Company has $45.6 million of loans to motels and hotels.  The performance of these loans is dependent on borrower specific issues as well as the general level of business and personal travel within the region.  While the Company adheres to sound underwriting standards, a prolonged period of reduced business or personal travel could result in an increase in nonperforming loans to this business segment and potentially in loan losses. The Company also has $94.3 million of loans to lessors of non-residential buildings and $58.4 million of loans to lessors of residential buildings and dwellings.

The structure of the Company’s loan approval process is based on progressively larger lending authorities granted to individual loan officers, loan committees, and ultimately the Board of Directors.  Outstanding balances to one borrower or affiliated borrowers are limited by federal regulation; however, limits well below the regulatory thresholds are generally observed.  The vast majority of the Company’s loans are to businesses located in the geographic market areas served by the Company’s branch bank system.  Additionally, a significant portion of the collateral securing the loans in the portfolio is located within the Company’s primary geographic footprint.  In general, the Company adheres to loan underwriting standards consistent with industry guidelines for all loan segments.

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The Company’s lending can be summarized into the following primary areas:

Commercial Real Estate Loans.  Commercial real estate loans are generally comprised of loans to small business entities to purchase or expand structures in which the business operations are housed, loans to owners of real estate who lease space to non-related commercial entities, loans for construction and land development, loans to hotel operators, and loans to owners of multi-family residential structures, such as apartment buildings.  Commercial real estate loans are underwritten based on historical and projected cash flows of the borrower and secondarily on the underlying real estate pledged as collateral on the debt.  For the various types of commercial real estate loans, minimum criteria have been established within the Company’s loan policy regarding debt service coverage while maximum limits on loan-to-value and amortization periods have been defined.  Maximum loan-to-value ratios range from 65% to 80% depending upon the type of real estate collateral, while the desired minimum debt coverage ratio is 1.20x. Amortization periods for commercial real estate loans are generally limited to twenty years. The Company’s commercial real estate portfolio is well below the thresholds that would designate a concentration in commercial real estate lending, as established by the federal banking regulators.

Commercial and Industrial Loans. Commercial and industrial loans are primarily comprised of working capital loans used to purchase inventory and fund accounts receivable that are secured by business assets other than real estate.  These loans are generally written for one year or less. Also, equipment financing is provided to businesses with these loans generally limited to 80% of the value of the collateral and amortization periods limited to seven years. Commercial loans are often accompanied by a personal guaranty of the principal owners of a business.  Like commercial real estate loans, the underlying cash flow of the business is the primary consideration in the underwriting process.  The financial condition of commercial borrowers is monitored at least annually with the type of financial information required determined by the size of the relationship.  Measures employed by the Company for businesses with higher risk profiles include the use of government-assisted lending programs through the Small Business Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Agricultural and Agricultural Real Estate Loans. Agricultural loans are generally comprised of seasonal operating lines to cash grain farmers to plant and harvest corn and soybeans and term loans to fund the purchase of equipment.  Agricultural real estate loans are primarily comprised of loans for the purchase of farmland.  Specific underwriting standards have been established for agricultural-related loans including the establishment of projections for each operating year based on industry developed estimates of farm input costs and expected commodity yields and prices.  Operating lines are typically written for one year and secured by the crop. Loan-to-value ratios on loans secured by farmland generally do not exceed 65% and have amortization periods limited to twenty five years.  Federal government-assistance lending programs through the Farm Service Agency are used to mitigate the level of credit risk when deemed appropriate.

Residential Real Estate Loans. Residential real estate loans generally include loans for the purchase or refinance of residential real estate properties consisting of one-to-four units and home equity loans and lines of credit.  The Company sells the vast majority of its long-term fixed rate residential real estate loans to secondary market investors.  The Company also releases the servicing of these loans upon sale.  The Company retains all residential real estate loans with balloon payment features.  Balloon periods are limited to five years. Residential real estate loans are typically underwritten to conform to industry standards including criteria for maximum debt-to-income and loan-to-value ratios as well as minimum credit scores.  Loans secured by first liens on residential real estate held in the portfolio typically do not exceed 80% of the value of the collateral and have amortization periods of twenty five years or less. The Company does not originate subprime mortgage loans.

Consumer Loans. Consumer loans are primarily comprised of loans to individuals for personal and household purposes such as the purchase of an automobile or other living expenses.  Minimum underwriting criteria have been established that consider credit score, debt-to-income ratio, employment history, and collateral coverage.  Typically, consumer loans are set up on monthly payments with amortization periods based on the type and age of the collateral.

Other Loans. Other loans consist primarily of loans to municipalities to support community projects such as infrastructure improvements or equipment purchases.  Underwriting guidelines for these loans are consistent with those established for commercial loans with the additional repayment source of the taxing authority of the municipality.


Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses represents the Company’s best estimate of the reserve necessary to adequately account for probable losses existing in the current portfolio. The provision for loan losses is the charge against current earnings that is determined by the Company as the amount needed to maintain an adequate allowance for loan losses.


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In determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, and therefore the provision to be charged to current earnings, the Company relies predominantly on a disciplined credit review and approval process that extends to the full range of the Company’s credit exposure.  The review process is directed by the overall lending policy and is intended to identify, at the earliest possible stage, borrowers who might be facing financial difficulty.  Once identified, the magnitude of exposure to individual borrowers is quantified in the form of specific allocations of the allowance for loan losses.  The Company considers collateral values and guarantees in the determination of such specific allocations. Additional factors considered by the Company in evaluating the overall adequacy of the allowance include historical net loan losses, the level and composition of nonaccrual, past due and troubled debt restructurings, trends in volumes and terms of loans, effects of changes in risk selection and underwriting standards or lending practices, lending staff changes, concentrations of credit, industry conditions and the current economic conditions in the region where the Company operates.

The Company estimates the appropriate level of allowance for loan losses by separately evaluating large impaired loans, large adversely classified loans and nonimpaired loans.

Impaired loans
The Company individually evaluates certain loans for impairment.  In general, these loans have been internally identified via the Company’s loan grading system as credits requiring management’s attention due to underlying problems in the borrower’s business or collateral concerns.  This evaluation considers expected future cash flows, the value of collateral and also other factors that may impact the borrower’s ability to make payments when due.  For loans greater than $100,000 in the commercial, commercial real estate, agricultural, agricultural real estate segments, impairment is individually measured each quarter using one of three alternatives: (1) the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate; (2) the loan’s observable market price, if available; or (3) the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell for collateral dependent loans and loans for which foreclosure is deemed to be probable. A specific allowance is assigned when expected cash flows or collateral do not justify the carrying amount of the loan. The carrying value of the loan reflects reductions from prior charge-offs.

Adversely classified loans
A detailed analysis is also performed on each adversely classified (substandard or doubtful rated) borrower with an aggregate, outstanding balance of $100,000 or more. This analysis includes commercial, commercial real estate, agricultural, and agricultural real estate borrowers who are not currently identified as impaired but pose sufficient risk to warrant in-depth review. Estimated collateral shortfalls are then calculated with allocations for each loan segment based on the five-year historical average of collateral shortfalls adjusted for environmental factors including changes in economic conditions, changes in credit policies or underwriting standards, and changes in the level of credit risk associated with specific industries and markets. Because the economic and business climate in any given industry or market, and its impact on any given borrower, can change rapidly, the risk profile of the loan portfolio is periodically assessed and adjusted when appropriate.

Non-classified and Watch loans
For loans, in all segments of the portfolio, that are considered to possess levels of risk commensurate with a pass rating, management establishes base loss estimations which are derived from historical loss experience.  Use of a five-year historical loss period eliminates the effect of any significant losses that can be attributed to a single event or borrower during a given reporting period. The base loss estimations for each loan segment are adjusted after consideration of several environmental factors influencing the level of credit risk in the portfolio. In addition, loans rated as watch are further segregated in the commercial / commercial real estate and agricultural / agricultural real estate segments. These loans possess potential weaknesses that, if unchecked, may result in deterioration to the point of becoming a problem asset.  Due to the elevated risk inherent in these loans, an allocation of twice the adjusted base loss estimation of the applicable loan segment is determined appropriate.

Due to weakened economic conditions during recent years, the Company established allocations for each of the loan segments at levels above the base loss estimations. Some of the economic factors included the potential for reduced cash flow for commercial operating loans from reduction in sales or increased operating costs, decreased occupancy rates for commercial buildings, reduced levels of home sales for commercial land developments, the uncertainty regarding grain prices and increased operating costs for farmers, and increased levels of unemployment and bankruptcy impacting consumer’s ability to pay. Each of these economic uncertainties was taken into consideration in developing the level of the reserve. The Company has not materially changed any aspect of its overall approach in the determination of the allowance for loan losses.  However, on an on-going basis the Company continues to refine the methods used in determining management’s best estimate of the allowance for loan losses.



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The following tables present the balance in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans based on portfolio segment and impairment method for the three-months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 and for the year ended December 31, 2012 (in thousands):
 
 
Commercial/ Commercial Real Estate
 
Agricultural/ Agricultural Real Estate
 
Residential 
Real Estate
 
Consumer
 
Unallocated
 
Total
Three months ended March 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of year
$
9,301

 
$
558

 
$
726

 
$
403

 
$
788

 
$
11,776

Provision charged to expense
244

 
(142
)
 
52

 
29

 
297

 
480

Losses charged off
(269
)
 

 
(67
)
 
(46
)
 

 
(382
)
Recoveries
65

 
1

 
8

 
36

 

 
110

Balance, end of period
$
9,341

 
$
417

 
$
719

 
$
422

 
$
1,085

 
$
11,984

Ending balance:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Individually evaluated for impairment
$
569

 
$
9

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
578

Collectively evaluated for impairment
$
8,772

 
$
408

 
$
719

 
$
422

 
$
1,085

 
$
11,406

Loans:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Ending balance
$
561,523

 
$
138,252

 
$
187,651

 
$
15,539

 
$

 
$
902,965

Ending balance:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Individually evaluated for impairment
$
5,873

 
$
1,110

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
6,983

Collectively evaluated for impairment
$
555,650

 
$
137,142

 
$
187,651

 
$
15,539

 
$

 
$
895,982

 


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Commercial/ Commercial Real Estate
 
Agricultural/ Agricultural Real Estate
 
Residential  Real Estate
 
Consumer
 
Unallocated
 
Total
Three months ended March 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allowance for loan losses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, beginning of year
$
8,791

 
$
546

 
$
636

 
$
378

 
$
769

 
$
11,120

Provision charged to expense
295

 
24

 
223

 
25

 
48

 
615

Losses charged off
(303
)
 

 
(161
)
 
(48
)
 

 
(512
)
Recoveries
27

 

 
12

 
31

 

 
70

Balance, end of period
$
8,810

 
$
570

 
$
710

 
$
386

 
$
817

 
$
11,293

Ending balance:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Individually evaluated for impairment
$
841

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
841

Collectively evaluated for impairment
$
7,969

 
$
570

 
$
710

 
$
386

 
$
817

 
$
10,452

Loans:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Ending balance
$
494,964

 
$
122,002

 
$
185,507

 
$
15,694

 
$
22,668

 
$
840,835

Ending balance:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Individually evaluated for impairment
$
5,029

 
$
1,149

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
6,178

Collectively evaluated for impairment
$
489,935

 
$
120,853

 
$
185,507

 
$
15,694

 
$
22,668

 
$
834,657

Year ended December 31, 2012
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Allowance for loan losses:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Balance, beginning of year
$
8,791

 
$
546

 
$
636

 
$
378

 
$
769

 
$
11,120

Provision charged to expense
1,979

 
(47
)
 
580

 
116

 
19

 
2,647

Losses charged off
(1,586
)
 
(12
)
 
(524
)
 
(249
)
 

 
(2,371
)
Recoveries
117

 
71

 
34

 
158

 

 
380

Balance, end of year
$
9,301

 
$
558

 
$
726

 
$
403

 
$
788

 
$
11,776

Ending balance:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Individually evaluated for impairment
$
457

 
$
54

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
511

Collectively evaluated for impairment
$
8,844

 
$
504

 
$
726

 
$
403

 
$
788

 
$
11,265

Loans:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Ending balance
$
569,717

 
$
145,695

 
$
179,309

 
$
16,066

 
$
278

 
$
911,065

Ending balance:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Individually evaluated for impairment
$
5,334

 
$
1,230

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
6,564

Collectively evaluated for impairment
$
564,383

 
$
144,465

 
$
179,309

 
$
16,066

 
$
278

 
$
904,501


Consistent with regulatory guidance, charge-offs on all loan segments are taken when specific loans, or portions thereof, are considered uncollectible. The Company’s policy is to promptly charge these loans off in the period the uncollectible loss is reasonably determined.

For all loan portfolio segments except 1-4 family residential properties and consumer, the Company promptly charges-off loans, or portions thereof, when available information confirms that specific loans are uncollectible based on information that includes, but is not limited to, (1) the deteriorating financial condition of the borrower, (2) declining collateral values, and/or (3) legal action, including bankruptcy, that impairs the borrower’s ability to adequately meet its obligations. For impaired loans that are considered to be solely collateral dependent, a partial charge-off is recorded when a loss has been confirmed by an updated appraisal or other appropriate valuation of the collateral.

The Company charges-off 1-4 family residential and consumer loans, or portions thereof, when the Company reasonably determines the amount of the loss. The Company adheres to timeframes established by applicable regulatory guidance which provides for the charge-down of 1-4 family first and junior lien mortgages to the net realizable value less costs to sell when the loan is 180 days past due, charge-off of unsecured open-end loans when the loan is 180 days past due, and charge down to the net realizable value when other secured loans are 120 days past due. Loans at these respective delinquency thresholds for which the Company can clearly document that the loan is both well-secured and in the process of collection, such that collection will occur regardless of delinquency status, need not be charged off.

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Credit Quality

The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as:  current financial information, historical payment experience, collateral support, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors. The Company analyzes loans individually by classifying the loans as to credit risk. This analysis includes loans with an outstanding balance greater than $100,000 and non-homogeneous loans, such as commercial and commercial real estate loans.  This analysis is performed on a continuous basis. The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:

Watch. Loans classified as watch have a potential weakness that deserves management’s close attention.  If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or of the institution’s credit position at some future date.

Substandard. Loans classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the current sound-worthiness and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any.  Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the institution will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful. Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing factors, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable.

Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered pass rated loans. The following tables present the credit risk profile of the Company’s loan portfolio based on rating category and payment activity as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in thousands):

 
Construction &
Land Development
 
Agricultural real estate
 
1-4 Family Residential
Properties
 
Multifamily Residential
Properties
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Pass
$
21,598

 
$
27,217

 
$
90,848

 
$
82,516

 
$
182,310

 
$
183,880

 
$
45,328

 
$
44,863

Watch
2,116

 
2,135

 
2,649

 
2,662

 
418

 
424

 

 

Substandard
1,808

 
1,989

 
673

 
1,093

 
1,832

 
2,194

 

 

Doubtful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total
$
25,522

 
$
31,341

 
$
94,170

 
$
86,271

 
$
184,560

 
$
186,498

 
$
45,328

 
$
44,863


 
Commercial Real Estate (Nonfarm/Nonresidential)
 
Agricultural Loans
 
Commercial & Industrial Loans
 
Consumer Loans
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Pass
$
304,367

 
$
287,794

 
$
41,203

 
$
56,899

 
$
151,183

 
$
157,461

 
$
15,457

 
$
16,236

Watch
22,895

 
24,213

 
1,370

 
958

 
1,672

 
1,588

 

 
14

Substandard
3,562

 
4,315

 
1,607

 
3,157

 
1,295

 
1,250

 
81

 
14

Doubtful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total
$
330,824

 
$
316,322

 
$
44,180

 
$
61,014

 
$
154,150

 
$
160,299

 
$
15,538

 
$
16,264


 
All Other Loans
 
Total Loans
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Pass
$
8,693

 
$
8,193

 
$
860,987

 
$
865,059

Watch

 

 
31,120

 
31,994

Substandard

 

 
10,858

 
14,012

Doubtful

 

 

 

Total
$
8,693

 
$
8,193

 
$
902,965

 
$
911,065


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The following table presents the Company’s loan portfolio aging analysis at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in thousands): 
 
30-59 days Past Due
 
60-89 days Past Due
 
90 Days
or More Past Due
 
Total
Past Due
 
Current
 
Total Loans Receivable
 
Total Loans > 90 days & Accruing
March 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
$

 
$
13

 
$

 
$
13

 
$
25,509

 
$
25,522

 
$

Agricultural real estate
22

 
110

 
397

 
529

 
93,641

 
94,170

 

1-4 Family residential properties
658

 
165

 
988

 
1,811

 
182,749

 
184,560

 

Multifamily residential properties

 

 

 

 
45,328

 
45,328

 

Commercial real estate
414

 
83

 
61

 
558

 
330,266

 
330,824

 

Loans secured by real estate
1,094

 
371

 
1,446

 
2,911

 
677,493

 
680,404

 

Agricultural loans
352

 

 
406

 
758

 
43,422

 
44,180

 

Commercial and industrial loans
932

 
306

 
85

 
1,323

 
152,827

 
154,150

 

Consumer loans
58

 
32

 
36

 
126

 
15,412

 
15,538

 

All other loans

 

 

 

 
8,693

 
8,693

 

Total loans
$
2,436

 
$
709

 
$
1,973

 
$
5,118

 
$
897,847

 
$
902,965

 
$

December 31, 2012
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Construction and land development
$

 
$
53

 
$

 
$
53

 
$
31,288

 
$
31,341

 
$

Agricultural real estate
592

 

 
293

 
885

 
85,386

 
86,271

 

1-4 Family residential properties
1,351

 
40

 
944

 
2,335

 
184,163

 
186,498

 

Multifamily residential properties

 

 

 

 
44,863

 
44,863

 

Commercial real estate
262

 
911

 
255

 
1,428

 
314,894

 
316,322

 

Loans secured by real estate
2,205

 
1,004

 
1,492

 
4,701

 
660,594

 
665,295

 

Agricultural loans

 

 
620

 
620

 
60,394

 
61,014

 

Commercial and industrial loans
413

 
275

 
53

 
741

 
159,558

 
160,299

 

Consumer loans
119

 
24

 
39

 
182

 
16,082

 
16,264

 

All other loans

 

 

 

 
8,193

 
8,193

 

Total loans
$
2,737

 
$
1,303

 
$
2,204

 
$
6,244

 
$
904,821

 
$
911,065

 
$



Impaired Loans

Within all loan portfolio segments, loans are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due from the borrower in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan. The entire balance of a loan is considered delinquent if the minimum payment contractually required to be made is not received by the specified due date. Impaired loans, excluding certain troubled debt restructured loans, are placed on nonaccrual status. Impaired loans include nonaccrual loans and loans modified in troubled debt restructurings where concessions have been granted to borrowers experiencing financial difficulties.  These concessions could include a reduction in the interest rate on the loan, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance or other actions intended to maximize collection. It is the Company’s policy to have any restructured loans which are on nonaccrual status prior to being modified remain on nonaccrual status until, in the opinion of management, the financial position of the borrower indicates there is no longer any reasonable doubt as to the timely collection of interest or principal. If the restructured loan is on accrual status prior to being modified, the loan is reviewed to determine if the modified loan should remain on accrual status.

The Company’s policy is to discontinue the accrual of interest income on all loans for which principal or interest is ninety days past due.  The accrual of interest is discontinued earlier when, in the opinion of management, there is reasonable doubt as to the timely collection of interest or principal.  Once interest accruals are discontinued, accrued but uncollected interest is charged against current year income. Subsequent receipts on non-accrual loans are recorded as a reduction of principal, and interest income is recorded only after principal recovery is reasonably assured. Interest on loans determined to be troubled debt restructurings is recognized on an accrual basis in accordance with the restructured terms if the loan is in compliance with the modified terms.  Nonaccrual loans are returned to accrual status when, in the opinion of management, the financial position of

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the borrower indicates there is no longer any reasonable doubt as to the timely collection of interest or principal. The Company requires a period of satisfactory performance of not less than six months before returning a nonaccrual loan to accrual status.

The following tables present impaired loans as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in thousands):

 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
Recorded
Balance
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
 
Specific Allowance
 
Recorded
Balance
 
Unpaid Principal Balance
 
Specific Allowance
Loans with a specific allowance:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction and land development
$
1,451

 
$
2,152

 
$
189

 
$
1,114

 
$
1,529

 
$
295

Agricultural real estate

 

 

 

 

 

1-4 Family residential properties
593

 
809

 
131

 
636

 
723

 
162

Multifamily residential properties

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate
893

 
893

 
96

 

 

 

Loans secured by real estate
2,937

 
3,854

 
416

 
1,750

 
2,252

 
457

Agricultural loans
204

 
204

 
9

 
310

 
310

 
54

Commercial and industrial loans
824

 
824

 
152

 

 

 

Consumer loans
13

 
13

 
1

 

 

 

All other loans

 

 

 

 

 

Total loans
$
3,978

 
$
4,895

 
$
578

 
$
2,060

 
$
2,562

 
$
511

Loans without a specific allowance:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Construction and land development
$

 
$
8

 
$

 
$
408

 
$
694

 
$

Agricultural real estate
519

 
529

 

 
418

 
429

 

1-4 Family residential properties
1,210

 
1,640

 

 
1,269

 
1,792

 

Multifamily residential properties

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate
1,499

 
1,585

 

 
2,063

 
2,253

 

Loans secured by real estate
3,228

 
3,762

 

 
4,158

 
5,168

 

Agricultural loans
503

 
503

 

 
620

 
1,568

 

Commercial and industrial loans
495

 
772

 

 
704

 

 

Consumer loans
57

 
63

 

 
51

 
58

 

All other loans

 

 

 

 

 

Total loans
$
4,283

 
$
5,100

 
$

 
$
5,533

 
$
6,794

 
$

Total loans:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Construction and land development
$
1,451

 
$
2,160

 
$
189

 
$
1,522

 
$
2,223

 
$
295

Agricultural real estate
519

 
529

 

 
418

 
429

 

1-4 Family residential properties
1,803

 
2,449

 
131

 
1,905

 
2,515

 
162

Multifamily residential properties

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial real estate
2,392

 
2,478

 
96

 
2,063

 
2,253

 

Loans secured by real estate
6,165

 
7,616

 
416

 
5,908

 
7,420

 
457

Agricultural loans
707

 
707

 
9

 
930

 
1,878

 
54

Commercial and industrial loans
1,319

 
1,596

 
152

 
704

 

 

Consumer loans
70

 
76

 
1

 
51

 
58

 

All other loans

 

 

 

 

 

Total loans
$
8,261

 
$
9,995

 
$
578

 
$
7,593

 
$
9,356

 
$
511



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The following tables present average recorded investment and interest income recognized on impaired loans for the three- month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the three months ended
 
March 31, 2013
 
March 31, 2012
 
Average Investment
in Impaired Loans
 
Interest Income Recognized
 
Average Investment
in Impaired Loans
 
Interest Income Recognized
Construction and land development
$
1,477

 
$

 
$
1,035

 
$

Agricultural real estate
519

 

 
530

 

1-4 Family residential properties
1,817

 
1

 
2,023

 

Multifamily residential properties

 

 

 

Commercial real estate
2,435

 

 
2,508

 
8

Loans secured by real estate
6,248

 
1

 
6,096

 
8

Agricultural loans
798

 

 
673

 

Commercial and industrial loans
1,366

 

 
953

 
3

Consumer loans
71

 

 
21

 

All other loans

 

 

 

Total loans
$
8,483

 
$
1

 
$
7,743

 
$
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The amount of interest income recognized by the Company within the periods stated above was due to loans modified in a troubled debt restructuring that remained on accrual status.  The balance of loans modified in a troubled debt restructuring included in the impaired loans stated above that were still accruing was $79,000 of 1-4 Family residential properties, $0 of commercial real estate, $9,000 of commercial and industrial and $13,000 of consumer loans at March 31, 2013 and $391,000 of commercial real estate and $313,000 of commercial and industrial at March 31, 2012. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, the amount of interest income recognized using a cash-basis method of accounting during the period that the loans were impaired was not material.

Non Accrual Loans

The following table presents the Company’s recorded balance of nonaccrual loans as March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in thousands). This table excludes purchased impaired loans and performing troubled debt restructurings.

 
March 31,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Construction and land development
$
1,451

 
$
1,522

Agricultural real estate
519

 
418

1-4 Family residential properties
1,724

 
1,899

Multifamily residential properties

 

Commercial real estate
2,392

 
2,063

Loans secured by real estate
6,086

 
5,902

Agricultural loans
707

 
930

Commercial and industrial loans
1,319

 
704

Consumer loans
48

 
37

All other loans

 

Total loans
$
8,160

 
$
7,573



Interest income that would have been recorded under the original terms of such nonaccrual loans totaled $56,000 and $80,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.


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Troubled Debt Restructuring

The balance of troubled debt restructurings at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was $3,287,000 and $3,339,000, respectively.  Approximately $365,000 and $295,000 in specific reserves have been established with respect to these loans as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. As troubled debt restructurings, these loans are included in nonperforming loans and are classified as impaired which requires that they be individually measured for impairment. The modification of the terms of these loans included one or a combination of the following: a reduction of stated interest rate of the loan; an extension of the maturity date and change in payment terms; or a permanent reduction of the recorded investment in the loan.

The following table presents the Company’s recorded balance of troubled debt restructurings at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in thousands).

Troubled debt restructurings:
March 31,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Construction and land development
$
1,451

 
$
1,522

1-4 Family residential properties
503

 
445

Commercial real estate
913

 
950

Loans secured by real estate
2,867

 
2,917

Commercial and industrial loans
407

 
408

Consumer Loans
13

 
14

Total
$
3,287

 
$
3,339

Performing troubled debt restructurings:
 

 
 

1-4 Family residential properties
$
79

 
$
6

Commercial real estate

 

Loans secured by real estate
79

 
6

Commercial and industrial loans
9

 

Consumer Loans
13

 
14

Total
$
101

 
$
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The following table presents loans modified as TDRs during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, as a result of various modified loan factors (in thousands):

 
March 31, 2013
 
March 31, 2012
 
Number of Modifications
 
Recorded Investment
 
Number of Modifications
 
Recorded Investment
Construction and land development

 
$

 

 
$

1-4 Family residential properties
2

 
73

 

 

Commercial real estate

 

 
5

 
302

Loans secured by real estate
2

 
73

 
5

 
302

Commercial and industrial loans
1

 
9

 

 

Consumer Loans

 

 

 

Total
3

 
$
82

 
5

 
$
302



A loan is considered to be in payment default once it is 90 days past due under the modified terms.  There were no loans modified as troubled debt restructurings during the prior twelve months that experienced defaults during the three months ended March 31, 2013 or the year ended December 31, 2012.




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Note 5 -- Repurchase Agreements and Other Borrowings

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase had a decrease of $37.1 million during the first three months of 2013 primarily due to the seasonal declines in balances of various customers.



Note 6 -- Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  Fair value measurements must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.  There is a hierarchy of three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1
Valuations for assets and liabilities traded in active exchange markets, such as the New York Stock Exchange.  Valuations are obtained from readily available pricing sources for market transactions involving identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2
Valuations for assets and liabilities traded in less active dealer or broker markets.  Valuations are obtained from third party pricing services for identical or comparable assets or liabilities which use observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in active markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3
Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Following is a description of the inputs and valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and recognized in the accompanying balance sheets, as well as the general classification of such assets pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

Available-for-Sale Securities. The fair value of available-for-sale securities is determined by various valuation methodologies.  Where quoted market prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated by using quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or independent asset pricing services and pricing models, the inputs of which are market-based or independently sources market parameters, including but not limited to, yield curves, interest rates, volatilities, prepayments, defaults, cumulative loss projections and cash flows.  Such securities are classified in Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. In certain cases where Level 1 or Level 2 inputs are not available, securities are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy and include subordinated tranches of collateralized mortgage obligations and investments in trust preferred securities.

Fair value determinations for Level 3 measurements of securities are the responsibility of the Treasury function of the Company.  The Company contracts with a pricing specialist to generate fair value estimates on a monthly basis.  The Treasury function of the Company challenges the reasonableness of the assumptions used and reviews the methodology to ensure the estimated fair value complies with accounting standards generally accepted in the United States, analyzes the changes in fair value and compares these changes to internally developed expectations and monitors these changes for appropriateness.

The trust preferred securities are collateralized debt obligation securities that are backed by trust preferred securities issued by banks, thrifts, and insurance companies. The market for these securities at March 31, 2013 is not active and markets for similar securities are also not active. The inactivity was evidenced first by a significant widening of the bid-ask spread in the brokered markets in which trust preferred securities trade and then by a significant decrease in the volume of trades relative to historical levels. The new issue market is also inactive and will continue to be, as a result of the Dodd-Frank Act’s elimination of trust preferred securities from Tier 1 capital for certain holding companies. There are currently very few market participants who are willing and or able to transact for these securities. The market values for these securities are very depressed relative to historical levels.


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Given conditions in the debt markets today and the absence of observable transactions in the secondary and new issue markets, we determined:

The few observable transactions and market quotations that are available are not reliable for purposes of determining fair value at March 31, 2013,

An income valuation approach technique (present value technique) that maximizes the use of relevant observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs will be equally or more representative of fair value than the market approach valuation technique used at prior measurement dates, and

The trust preferred securities held by the Company will be classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy because we determined that significant adjustments are required to determine fair value at the measurement date.


The following table presents the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in thousands):

 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements Using
 
 
 
Fair Value
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
March 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
$
201,289

 
$

 
$
201,289

 
$

Obligations of states and political subdivisions
58,165

 

 
58,165

 

Mortgage-backed securities
265,072

 

 
265,072

 

Trust preferred securities
581

 

 

 
581

Other securities
10,013

 
57

 
9,956

 

Total available-for-sale securities
$
535,120

 
$
57

 
$
534,482

 
$
581

December 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Available-for-sale securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
$
182,169

 
$

 
$
182,169

 
$

Obligations of states and political subdivisions
56,207

 

 
56,207

 

Mortgage-backed securities
259,460

 

 
259,460

 

Trust preferred securities
585

 

 

 
585

Other securities
9,888

 
60

 
9,828

 

Total available-for-sale securities
$
508,309

 
$
60

 
$
507,664

 
$
585




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The change in fair value of assets measured on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 is summarized as follows (in thousands):

 
Available-for-Sale Securities
March 31, 2013
Mortgage-backed
Securities
 
Trust Preferred
Securities
 
Total
Beginning balance
$

 
$
585

 
$
585

Transfers into Level 3

 

 

Transfers out of Level 3

 

 

Total gains or losses
 
 
 
 
 
Included in net income

 

 

Included in other comprehensive income (loss)

 
180

 
180

Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements
 

 
 

 
 
Purchases

 

 

Issuances

 

 

Sales

 

 

Settlements

 
(184
)
 
(184
)
Ending balance
$

 
$
581

 
$
581

Total gains or losses for the period included in net income attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses related to assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date
$

 
$

 
$

 
Available-for-Sale Securities
March 31, 2012
Mortgage-backed
Securities
 
Trust Preferred
Securities
 
Total
Beginning balance
$
58

 
$
719

 
$
777

Transfers into Level 3

 

 

Transfers out of Level 3
(58
)
 

 
(58
)
Total gains or losses
 

 
 

 
 
Included in net income

 

 

Included in other comprehensive income (loss)

 
(6
)
 
(6
)
Purchases, issuances, sales and settlements
 

 
 

 
 
Purchases

 

 

Issuances

 

 

Sales

 

 

Settlements

 
(177
)
 
(177
)
Ending balance
$

 
$
536

 
$
536

Total gains or losses for the period included in net income attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses related to assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date
$

 
$

 
$



Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and recognized in the accompanying balance sheets, as well as the general classification of such assets pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

Impaired Loans (Collateral Dependent). Loans for which it is probable that the Company will not collect all principal and interest due according to contractual terms are measured for impairment.  Allowable methods for determining the amount of impairment and estimating fair value include using the fair value of the collateral for collateral dependent loans.



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If the impaired loan is identified as collateral dependent, then the fair value method of measuring the amount of impairment is utilized. This method requires obtaining a current independent appraisal of the collateral and applying a discount factor to the value. Impaired loans that are collateral dependent are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy when impairment is determined using the fair value method.

Management establishes a specific allowance for loans that have an estimated fair value that is below the carrying value. The total carrying amount of loans for which a specific allowance has been established as of March 31, 2013 was $2,530,000 and a fair value of $2,133,000 resulting in specific loss exposures of $397,000.

When there is little prospect of collecting principal or interest, loans, or portions of loans, may be charged-off to the allowance for loan losses.  Losses are recognized in the period an obligation becomes uncollectible.  The recognition of a loss does not mean that the loan has absolutely no recovery or salvage value, but rather that it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off the loan even though partial recovery may be affected in the future.

Foreclosed Assets Held For Sale. Other real estate owned acquired through loan foreclosure are initially recorded at fair value less costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new cost basis. The adjustment at the time of foreclosure is recorded through the allowance for loan losses. Due to the subjective nature of establishing the fair value when the asset is acquired, the actual fair value of the other real estate owned or foreclosed asset could differ from the original estimate. If it is determined that fair value declines subsequent to foreclosure, a valuation allowance is recorded through noninterest expense. Operating costs associated with the assets after acquisition are also recorded as noninterest expense. Gains and losses on the disposition of other real estate owned and foreclosed assets are netted and posted to other noninterest expense. The total carrying amount of other real estate owned as of March 31, 2013 was $1,168,000. Other real estate owned included in the total carrying amount and measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the period amounted to $383,000.

The following table presents the fair value measurement of assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in thousands):
 
Fair Value Measurements Using
 
 
 
Fair Value
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
March 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Impaired loans (collateral dependent)
$
2,133

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,133

Foreclosed assets held for sale
383

 

 

 
383

December 31, 2012
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Impaired loans (collateral dependent)
$
2,681

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,681

Foreclosed assets held for sale
70

 

 

 
70



Sensitivity of Significant Unobservable Inputs

The following is a discussion of the sensitivity of significant unobservable inputs, the interrelationships between those inputs and other unobservable inputs used in recurring fair value measurement and of how those inputs might magnify or mitigate the effect of changes in the unobservable inputs on the fair value measurement.

Trust Preferred Securities. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s trust preferred securities are offered quotes and comparability adjustments.  Significant increases (decreases) in any of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.  Generally, changes in either of those inputs will not affect the other input.


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The following table presents quantitative information about unobservable inputs used in recurring and nonrecurring Level 3 fair value measurements other than goodwill.
 
Fair Value at March 31, 2013
 
Valuation Technique
 
Unobservable Inputs
 
Range (Weighted Average)
Trust Preferred Securities
$
581

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Discount rate
 
8.6
%
-
19.5%
(
17.6
%
)
Constant prepayment rate (1)
 
1.34
%
 
 
 
 
 
Cumulative projected prepayments
 
22.6
%
-
42.1%
(
26.9
%
)
Probability of default
 
0.6
%
-
7.2%
(
1.6
%
)
Projected cures given deferral
 
0
%
-
11%
(
1.7
%
)
Loss severity
 
95.0
%
-
100.0%
(
95.9
%
)
Impaired loans (collateral dependent)
$
2,133

 
Third party valuations
 
Discount to reflect realizable value
 
0
%
-
40%
(
20
%
)
Foreclosed assets held for sale
 
$
383

 
Third party valuations
 
Discount to reflect realizable value less estimated selling costs
 
0
%
-
40%
(
35
%
)

(1)
Every five years


Other. The following methods were used to estimate the fair value of all other financial instruments recognized in the accompanying balance sheets at amounts other than fair value.

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank Stock
The carrying amount approximates fair value.

Certificates of Deposit Investments
The fair value of certificates of deposit investments is estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

Held-to-maturity Securities
Fair value is based on quoted market prices, if available. If a quoted market price is not available, fair value is estimated using quoted market prices for similar securities.

Loans
For loans with floating interest rates, it is assumed that the estimated fair values generally approximate the carrying amount balances.  Fixed rate loans have been valued using a discounted present value of projected cash flow. The discount rate used in these calculations is the current rate at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities.  The carrying amount of accrued interest approximates its fair value.

Deposits
Deposits include demand deposits, savings accounts, NOW accounts and certain money market deposits. The carrying amount of these deposits approximates fair value. The fair value of fixed-maturity time deposits is estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase
The fair value of securities sold under agreements to repurchased is estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

Short-term Borrowings and Interest Payable
The carrying amount approximates fair value.

Long-term Debt and Federal Home Loan Bank Advances
Rates currently available to the Company for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities are used to estimate the fair value of existing debt.

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The following tables present estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 in accordance with FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1, codified with ASC 805 (in thousands):

March 31, 2013
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair
Value
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Financial Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
46,705

 
$
46,705

 
$
46,705

 
$

 
$

Federal funds sold
20,499

 
20,499

 
20,499

 

 

Certificates of deposit investments
5,424

 
5,426

 
5,426

 

 

Available-for-sale securities
535,120

 
535,120

 
57

 
534,482

 
581

Loans held for sale
818

 
818

 

 
818

 

Loans net of allowance for loan losses
890,163

 
898,306

 

 

 
898,306

Interest receivable
5,904

 
5,904

 

 
5,904

 

Federal Reserve Bank stock
1,522

 
1,522

 

 
1,522

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock
3,293

 
3,293

 

 
3,293

 

Financial Liabilities
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Deposits
$
1,310,169

 
$
1,310,649

 
$

 
$
1,104,931

 
$
205,718

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
76,372

 
76,374

 

 
76,374

 

Interest payable
308

 
308

 

 
308

 

Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
5,000

 
5,666

 

 
5,666

 

Junior subordinated debentures
20,620

 
12,097

 

 
12,097

 

December 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and due from banks
$
62,213

 
$
62,213

 
$
62,213

 
$

 
$

Federal funds sold
20,499

 
20,499

 
20,499

 

 

Certificates of deposit investments
6,665

 
6,669

 
6,669

 

 

Available-for-sale securities
508,309

 
508,309

 
60

 
507,664

 
585

Loans held for sale
212

 
212

 

 
212

 

Loans net of allowance for loan losses
899,077

 
908,281

 

 

 
908,281

Interest receivable
6,775

 
6,775

 

 
6,775

 

Federal Reserve Bank stock
1,522

 
1,522

 

 
1,522

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock
3,293

 
3,293

 

 
3,293

 

Financial Liabilities
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Deposits
$
1,274,065

 
$
1,275,127

 
$

 
$
1,066,788

 
$
208,339

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
113,484

 
113,490

 

 
113,490

 

Interest payable
341

 
341

 

 
341

 

Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings
5,000

 
5,719

 

 
5,719

 

Junior subordinated debentures
20,620

 
11,386

 

 
11,386

 







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ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


The following discussion and analysis is intended to provide a better understanding of the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries as of, and for the three- month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.  This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, related notes and selected financial data appearing elsewhere in this report.


Forward-Looking Statements

This report may contain certain forward-looking statements, such as discussions of the Company’s pricing and fee trends, credit quality and outlook, liquidity, new business results, expansion plans, anticipated expenses and planned schedules. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1955. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company, are identified by use of the words “believe,” ”expect,” ”intend,” ”anticipate,” ”estimate,” ”project,” or similar expressions. Actual results could differ materially from the results indicated by these statements because the realization of those results is subject to many risks and uncertainties, including those described in Item 1A-“Risk Factors” and other sections of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Company’s other filings with the SEC, and changes in interest rates, general economic conditions and those in the Company’s market area, legislative/regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board, the quality or composition of the loan or investment portfolios and the valuation of the investment portfolio, the Company’s success in raising capital and effecting and integrating acquisitions, demand for loan products, deposit flows, competition, demand for financial services in the Company’s market area and accounting principles, policies and guidelines. Furthermore, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required under the federal securities laws or the rules and regulations of the SEC, we do not undertake any obligation to update or review any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Further information concerning the Company and its business, including  a discussion of these and additional factors that could materially affect the Company’s financial results, is included in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K under the headings ”Item 1. Business” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors."

Overview

This overview of management’s discussion and analysis highlights selected information in this document and may not contain all of the information that is important to you. For a more complete understanding of trends, events, commitments, uncertainties, liquidity, capital resources, and critical accounting estimates which have an impact on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations you should carefully read this entire document.

Net income was $3,528,000 and $3,390,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Diluted net income per common share available to common stockholders was $0.41 for both such periods. The following table shows the Company’s annualized performance ratios for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, compared to the performance ratios for the year ended December 31, 2012:
 
Three months ended
 
Year ended
 
March 31,
2013
 
March 31,
2012
 
December 31,
2012
Return on average assets
0.89
%
 
0.90
%
 
0.91
%
Return on average common equity
9.21
%
 
9.87
%
 
9.53
%
Average equity to average assets
9.97
%
 
9.44
%
 
9.76
%


Total assets were $1.5 billion at March 31, 2013, the same as December 31, 2012. From December 31, 2012 to March 31, 2013, cash and interest bearing deposits declined $15.5 million and net loan balances declined $8.9 million, while investment securities increased $26.8 million.

Net loan balances were $890.2 million at March 31, 2013, a decrease of $8.9 million, from $899.1 million at December 31, 2012 primarily due to seasonal decreases in agricultural related loans.

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Total deposit balances increased to $1.31 billion at March 31, 2013 from $1.27 billion at December 31, 2012 due to increases in interest bearing transaction account deposits, savings account deposits and money market account deposits offset by a decline in non-interest bearing deposits and time deposits.
 
Net interest margin, defined as net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets, was 3.33% for the three months ended March 31, 2013, down from 3.43% for the same period in 2012. This decrease was primarily due to a greater decline in rates on earnings assets compared to the decline in rates on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income before the provision for loan losses was $12.2 million compared to net interest income of $12.1 million for the same period in 2012.

Total non-interest income of $4.6 million was virtually the same as first quarter last year. Mortgage banking income increased from $236,000 for the first quarter of 2012 to $286,000 for the first quarter of this year as we continued to have greater refinance activity and an increase in new purchase activity. Revenues from our trust and brokerage areas also increased from the first quarter of last year while insurance revenues declined due to lower contingency income received from carriers based upon claims experience.

Another contributing factor to performance for the first quarter of 2013 was keeping total operating expenses at the same level as the first quarter of 2012. Despite increased regulatory operating costs, total non-interest expense for first quarter was $10.6 million, the same as the first quarter of last year.

Following is a summary of the factors that contributed to the changes in net income (in thousands):
 
 
Change in Net Income
2013 versus 2012
 
 
Three months ended
March 31
Net interest income
 
$
151

Provision for loan losses
 
135

Other income, including securities transactions
 
(30
)
Other expenses
 
5

Income taxes
 
(123
)
Increase in net income
 
$
138



Credit quality is an area of importance to the Company. Total nonperforming loans were $8.3 million at March 31, 2013, compared to $7.7 million at March 31, 2012 and $7.6 million at December 31, 2012. See the discussion under the heading “Loan Quality and Allowance for Loan Losses” for a detailed explanation of these balances. Repossessed asset balances totaled $1.2 million at March 31, 2013 compared to $3.3 million on March 31, 2012 and $1.2 million on December 31, 2012. The Company’s provision for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was $480,000 and $615,000, respectively.  Total loans past due 30 days or more declined to .57% of loans March 31, 2013 compared to .69% of loans at December 31, 2012 and .74% at March, 31, 2012.  At March 31, 2013, the composition of the loan portfolio remained similar to the same period last year. Loans secured by both commercial and residential real estate comprised approximately 75% of the loan portfolio as of March 31, 2013 and 73% as of December 31, 2012. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, annualized net charge-offs were .12% of average loans compared to .21% for the same period in 2012.

The Company’s capital position remains strong and the Company has consistently maintained regulatory capital ratios above the “well-capitalized” standards. The Company’s Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets ratio calculated under the regulatory risk-based capital requirements at March 31, 2013 and 2012 and December 31, 2012 was 14.89%, 13.85% and 14.51%, respectively. The Company’s total capital to risk weighted assets ratio calculated under the regulatory risk-based capital requirements at March 31, 2013 and 2012 and December 31, 2012 was 16.06%, 14.99% and 15.65%, respectively.

The Company’s liquidity position remains sufficient to fund operations and meet the requirements of borrowers, depositors, and creditors. The Company maintains various sources of liquidity to fund its cash needs. See the discussion under the heading “Liquidity” for a full listing of sources and anticipated significant contractual obligations.


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The Company enters into 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 lines of credit, letters of credit and other commitments to extend credit.  The total outstanding commitments at March 31, 2013 and 2012 were $237 million and $288 million, respectively.  The decrease in 2013 was primarily the result of several larger commercial and commercial real estate lines of credit that were unfunded at March 31, 2013.


Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Insurance Coverage. As an FDIC-insured institution, First Mid Bank is required to pay deposit insurance premium assessments to the FDIC.  A number of developments with respect to the FDIC insurance system have affected recent results.

On July 21, 2010, The Dodd-Frank Act permanently raised the standard maximum deposit insurance amount (SMDIA) to $250,000. On November 9, 2010, the FDIC issued a final rule to implement Section 343 of the Dodd-Frank Act, which provides unlimited deposit insurance coverage for “noninterest-bearing transaction accounts” from December 31, 2010 through December 31, 2012. Also, the FDIC will no longer charge a separate assessment for the insurance of these accounts under the Dodd-Frank Act provision.

On February 27, 2009, the FDIC adopted a final rule setting initial base assessment rates beginning April 1, 2009, at 12 to 45 basis points and, due to extraordinary circumstances, extended the period of the restoration plan to increase the deposit insurance fund to seven years. Also on February 27, 2009, the FDIC issued final rules on changes to the risk-based assessment system which imposes rates based on an institution’s risk to the deposit insurance fund. The new rates increased the range of annual risk based assessment rates from 5 to 7 basis points to 7 to 24 basis points. The final rules both increase base assessment rates and incorporate additional assessments for excess reliance on brokered deposits and FHLB advances. This new assessment took effect April 1, 2009. The Company expensed $199,000 and $211,000 for this assessment during the first three months of 2013 and 2012, respectively.

In addition to its insurance assessment, each insured bank was subject to quarterly debt service assessments in connection with bonds issued by a government corporation that financed the federal savings and loan bailout.  The Company expensed $23,000 during the first three months of 2013 and 2012, for this assessment.

On September 29, 2009, the FDIC board proposed a Deposit Insurance Fund ("DIF") restoration plan that required banks to prepay, on December 30, 2009, their estimated quarterly risk-based assessments for the fourth quarter of 2009 and for all of 2010, 2011 and 2012. Under the plan—which applied to all banks except those with liquidity problems—banks were assessed through 2010 according to the risk-based premium schedule adopted in 2009. Beginning January 1, 2011, the base rate increases by 3 basis points. The Company recorded a prepaid expense asset of $4,855,000 as of December 31, 2009 as a result of this plan. This asset is being amortized to non-interest expense over three years. The balance of this asset was $1,201,000 as of March 31, 2013. During April of 2013, the FDIC announced, as required by the DIF plan, any remaining prepaid assessment will be returned to the Company by June 30, 2013.


Basel III. In September 2010, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision proposed higher global minimum capital standards, including a minimum Tier 1 common capital ratio and additional capital and liquidity requirements, with rules expected to be implemented between 2013 and 2019. The rules were expected to be implemented beginning on January 1, 2013, however, on November 9, 2012, the Federal Reserve Board, the FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced that the implementation of the proposed rule was delayed.

On June 7, 2012, the Federal Reserve Board approved proposed rules that would substantially amend the regulatory risk-based capital rules applicable to the Company and First Mid Bank. The FDIC and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency subsequently approved these proposed rules on June 12, 2012. The proposed rules implement Basel III regulatory capital reforms.  The comment period for the proposed rules ended on October 22, 2012, but final rules have not yet been released.

The proposed rules include new risk-based capital and leverage ratios, which would be phased in from 2013 to 2019, and would refine the definition of what constitutes “capital” for purposes of calculating those ratios. The proposed new minimum capital level requirements applicable to the Company and First Mid Bank under the proposals would be: (i) a new common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.5%; (ii) a Tier 1 capital ratio of 6%; (iii) a total capital ratio of 8%; and (iv) a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 4%. The proposed rules would also establish a “capital conservation buffer” of 2.5% above the new regulatory minimum capital requirements, which must consist entirely of common equity Tier 1 capital and would result in the following minimum ratios: (i) a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 7.0%, (ii) a Tier 1 capital ratio of 8.5%, and (iii) a total capital ratio of 10.5%. The new capital conservation buffer requirement would be phased in beginning in January 2016 at 0.625% of risk-

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weighted assets and would increase by that amount each year until fully implemented in January 2019. An institution would be subject to limitations on paying dividends, engaging in share repurchases and paying discretionary bonuses if its capital level falls below the buffer amount.

The proposed rules also proposed to phase out from Tier 1 capital, for institutions like the Company, under $15 billion in assets, over a 10 year period commencing January 1, 2013, trust preferred securities and cumulative preferred stock. While uncertainty exists in both the final form of the rules and whether or not the Company will be required to adopt all of the rules, the Company is closely monitoring relevant developments.


Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Significant Estimates

The Company has established various accounting policies that govern the application of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles in the preparation of the Company’s financial statements. The significant accounting policies of the Company are described in the footnotes to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain accounting policies involve significant judgments and assumptions by management that have a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities; management considers such accounting policies to be critical accounting policies. The judgments and assumptions used by management are based on historical experience and other factors, which are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Because of the nature of the judgments and assumptions made by management, actual results could differ from these judgments and assumptions, which could have a material impact on the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the results of operations of the Company.

Allowance for Loan Losses. The Company believes the allowance for loan losses is the critical accounting policy that requires the most significant judgments and assumptions used in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements. An estimate of potential losses inherent in the loan portfolio are determined and an allowance for those losses is established by considering factors including historical loss rates, expected cash flows and estimated collateral values. In assessing these factors, the Company use organizational history and experience with credit decisions and related outcomes. The allowance for loan losses represents the best estimate of losses inherent in the existing loan portfolio. The allowance for loan losses is increased by the provision for loan losses charged to expense and reduced by loans charged off, net of recoveries. The Company evaluates the allowance for loan losses quarterly. If the underlying assumptions later prove to be inaccurate based on subsequent loss evaluations, the allowance for loan losses is adjusted.

The Company estimates the appropriate level of allowance for loan losses by separately evaluating impaired and nonimpaired loans. A specific allowance is assigned to an impaired loan when expected cash flows or collateral do not justify the carrying amount of the loan. The methodology used to assign an allowance to a nonimpaired loan is more subjective. Generally, the allowance assigned to nonimpaired loans is determined by applying historical loss rates to existing loans with similar risk characteristics, adjusted for qualitative factors including the volume and severity of identified classified loans, changes in economic conditions, changes in credit policies or underwriting standards, and changes in the level of credit risk associated with specific industries and markets. Because the economic and business climate in any given industry or market, and its impact on any given borrower, can change rapidly, the risk profile of the loan portfolio is continually assessed and adjusted when appropriate. Notwithstanding these procedures, there still exists the possibility that the assessment could prove to be significantly incorrect and that an immediate adjustment to the allowance for loan losses would be required.

Other Real Estate Owned. Other real estate owned acquired through loan foreclosure is initially recorded at fair value less costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new cost basis. The adjustment at the time of foreclosure is recorded through the allowance for loan losses. Due to the subjective nature of establishing the fair value when the asset is acquired, the actual fair value of the other real estate owned or foreclosed asset could differ from the original estimate. If it is determined that fair value temporarily declines subsequent to foreclosure, a valuation allowance is recorded through noninterest expense. Operating costs associated with the assets after acquisition are also recorded as noninterest expense. Gains and losses on the disposition of other real estate owned and foreclosed assets are netted and posted to other noninterest expense.


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Investment in Debt and Equity Securities. The Company classifies its investments in debt and equity securities as either held-to-maturity or available-for-sale in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting  Standards (SFAS) No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities,” which was codified into ASC 320. Securities classified as held-to-maturity are recorded at cost or amortized cost. Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value. Fair value calculations are based on quoted market prices when such prices are available. If quoted market prices are not available, estimates of fair value are computed using a variety of techniques, including extrapolation from the quoted prices of similar instruments or recent trades for thinly traded securities, fundamental analysis, or through obtaining purchase quotes. Due to the subjective nature of the valuation process, it is possible that the actual fair values of these investments could differ from the estimated amounts, thereby affecting the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company. If the estimated value of investments is less than the cost or amortized cost, the Company evaluates whether an event or change in circumstances has occurred that may have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment. If such an event or change has occurred and the Company determines that the impairment is other-than-temporary, a further determination is made as to the portion of impairment that is related to credit loss. The impairment of the investment that is related to the credit loss is expensed in the period in which the event or change occurred. The remainder of the impairment is recorded in other comprehensive income.

Deferred Income Tax Assets/Liabilities. The Company’s net deferred income tax asset arises from differences in the dates that items of income and expense enter into our reported income and taxable income. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are established for these items as they arise. From an accounting standpoint, deferred tax assets are reviewed to determine if they are realizable based on the historical level of taxable income, estimates of future taxable income and the reversals of deferred tax liabilities. In most cases, the realization of the deferred tax asset is based on future profitability. If the Company were to experience net operating losses for tax purposes in a future period, the realization of deferred tax assets would be evaluated for a potential valuation reserve.

Additionally, the Company reviews its uncertain tax positions annually under FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN No. 48), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes,” codified within ASC 740. An uncertain tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is "more likely than not" that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount actually recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely to be recognized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the "more likely than not" test, no tax benefit is recorded. A significant amount of judgment is applied to determine both whether the tax position meets the "more likely than not" test as well as to determine the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely to be recognized. Differences between the position taken by management and that of taxing authorities could result in a reduction of a tax benefit or increase to tax liability, which could adversely affect future income tax expense.

Impairment of Goodwill and Intangible Assets. Core deposit and customer relationships, which are intangible assets with a finite life, are recorded on the Company’s balance sheets. These intangible assets were capitalized as a result of past acquisitions and are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of up to 15 years. Core deposit intangible assets, with finite lives will be tested for impairment when changes in events or circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. Core deposit intangible assets were tested for impairment as of September 30, 2012 as part of the goodwill impairment test and no impairment was identified.

As a result of the Company’s acquisition activity, goodwill, an intangible asset with an indefinite life, is reflected on the balance sheets. Goodwill is evaluated for impairment annually, unless there are factors present that indicate a potential impairment, in which case, the goodwill impairment test is performed more frequently than annually.

Fair Value Measurements. The fair value of a financial instrument is defined as the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or liquidation sale. The Company estimates the fair value of a financial instrument using a variety of valuation methods. Where financial instruments are actively traded and have quoted market prices, quoted market prices are used for fair value. When the financial instruments are not actively traded, other observable market inputs, such as quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics, may be used, if available, to determine fair value. When observable market prices do not exist, the Company estimates fair value. The Company’s valuation methods consider factors such as liquidity and concentration concerns. Other factors such as model assumptions, market dislocations, and unexpected correlations can affect estimates of fair value. Imprecision in estimating these factors can impact the amount of revenue or loss recorded.


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SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”, which was codified into ASC 820, establishes a framework for measuring the fair value of financial instruments that considers the attributes specific to particular assets or liabilities and establishes a three-level hierarchy for determining fair value based on the transparency of inputs to each valuation as of the fair value measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:

Level 1 — quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2 — inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices of identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

Level 3 — inputs that are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

At the end of each quarter, the Company assesses the valuation hierarchy for each asset or liability measured. From time to time, assets or liabilities may be transferred within hierarchy levels due to changes in availability of observable market inputs to measure fair value at the measurement date. Transfers into or out of hierarchy levels are based upon the fair value at the beginning of the reporting period. A more detailed description of the fair values measured at each level of the fair value hierarchy can be found in Note 8 – Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities.



Results of Operations

Net Interest Income

The largest source of revenue for the Company is net interest income. Net interest income represents the difference between total interest income earned on earning assets and total interest expense paid on interest-bearing liabilities.  The amount of interest income is dependent upon many factors, including the volume and mix of earning assets, the general level of interest rates and the dynamics of changes in interest rates.  The cost of funds necessary to support earning assets varies with the volume and mix of interest-bearing liabilities and the rates paid to attract and retain such funds.  


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The Company’s average balances, interest income and expense and rates earned or paid for major balance sheet categories are set forth for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 in the following table (dollars in thousands):

 
Three months ended March 31, 2013
 
Three months ended March 31, 2012
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Rate
 
Average
Balance
 
Interest
 
Average
Rate
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits with other financial institutions
$
24,424

 
$
14

 
0.24
%
 
$
12,103

 
$
6

 
0.21
%
Federal funds sold
21,054

 
4

 
0.08
%
 
61,539

 
12

 
0.08
%
Certificates of deposit investments
6,353

 
8

 
0.52
%
 
13,085

 
18

 
0.55
%
Investment securities
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Taxable
472,893

 
2,263

 
1.91
%
 
434,894

 
2,567

 
2.36
%
Tax-exempt (1)
57,236

 
478

 
3.34
%
 
42,397

 
385

 
3.63
%
Loans (2)(3)(4)
901,327

 
10,435

 
4.70
%
 
842,332

 
10,960

 
5.22
%
Total earning assets
1,483,287

 
13,202

 
3.61
%
 
1,406,350

 
13,948

 
3.98
%
Cash and due from banks
33,553

 
 

 
 

 
36,176

 
 

 
 

Premises and equipment
29,457

 
 

 
 

 
30,588

 
 

 
 

Other assets
43,564

 
 

 
 

 
53,324

 
 

 
 

Allowance for loan losses
(12,056
)
 
 

 
 

 
(11,335
)
 
 

 
 

Total assets
$
1,577,805

 
 

 
 

 
$
1,515,103

 
 

 
 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Demand deposits
$
536,324

 
$
219

 
0.17
%
 
$
502,314

 
$
482

 
0.38
%
Savings deposits
300,405

 
177

 
0.24
%
 
270,330

 
330

 
0.49
%
Time deposits
206,570

 
400

 
0.78
%
 
232,713

 
615

 
1.06
%
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
90,993

 
15

 
0.07
%
 
108,977

 
45

 
0.17
%
FHLB advances
5,000

 
57

 
4.64
%
 
13,651

 
113

 
3.31
%
Junior subordinated debt
20,620

 
130

 
2.56
%
 
20,620

 
146

 
2.83
%
Other debt

 

 
%
 
8,250

 
164

 
8.00
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
1,159,912

 
998

 
0.35
%
 
1,156,855

 
1,895

 
0.66
%
Non interest-bearing demand deposits
251,872

 
 

 
 

 
207,325

 
 

 
 

Other liabilities
8,713

 
 

 
 

 
7,834

 
 

 
 

Stockholders' equity
157,308

 
 

 
 

 
143,089

 
 

 
 

Total liabilities & equity
$
1,577,805

 
 

 
 

 
$
1,515,103

 
 

 
 

Net interest income
 

 
$
12,204

 
 

 
 

 
$
12,053

 
 

Net interest spread
 

 
 

 
3.26
%
 
 

 
 

 
3.32
%
Impact of non-interest bearing funds
 

 
 

 
0.07
%
 
 

 
 

 
0.11
%
Net yield on interest- earning assets
 

 
 

 
3.33
%
 
 

 
 

 
3.43
%

(1) The tax-exempt income is not recorded on a tax equivalent basis.
(2) Nonaccrual loans have been included in the average balances.
(3) Net of unaccreted discount related to loans acquired
(4) Includes loans held for sale.

 
 
 
 

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Changes in net interest income may also be analyzed by segregating the volume and rate components of interest income and interest expense.  The following table summarizes the approximate relative contribution of changes in average volume and interest rates to changes in net interest income for the three-months ended March 31, 2013, compared to the same periods in 2012 (in thousands):
 
 
Three months ended March 31,
2013 compared to 2012
Increase / (Decrease)
 
 
Total
Change
 
Volume (1)
 
Rate (1)
Earning Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest-bearing deposits
 
$
8

 
$
7

 
$
1

Federal funds sold
 
(8
)
 
(8
)
 

Certificates of deposit investments
 
(10
)
 
(9
)
 
(1
)
Investment securities:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Taxable
 
(304
)
 
1,135

 
(1,439
)
Tax-exempt (2)
 
93

 
126

 
(33
)
Loans (3)
 
(525
)
 
3,400

 
(3,925
)
Total interest income
 
(746
)
 
4,651

 
(5,397
)
Interest-Bearing Liabilities:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Interest-bearing deposits
 
 

 
 

 
 

Demand deposits
 
(263
)
 
201

 
(464
)
Savings deposits
 
(153
)
 
214

 
(367
)
Time deposits
 
(215
)
 
(64
)
 
(151
)
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
 
(30
)
 
(7
)
 
(23
)
FHLB advances
 
(56
)
 
(257
)
 
201

Junior subordinated debt
 
(16
)
 

 
(16
)
Other debt
 
(164
)
 
(164
)
 

Total interest expense
 
(897
)
 
(77
)
 
(820
)
Net interest income
 
$
151

 
$
4,728

 
$
(4,577
)

(1) Changes attributable to the combined impact of volume and rate have been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate.
(2) The tax-exempt income is not recorded on a tax-equivalent basis.
(3) Nonaccrual loans have been included in the average balances.

Net interest income increased $151,000, or 1.3%, to $12.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, from $12.1 million for the same period in 2012. Net interest income remained approximately the same due to an increase in investment and loan balances offset by declines in interest-bearing asset rates compared to the increase in demand and savings balances offset by decline in rates of interest-bearing liabilities during the same period.

For the three months ended March 31, 2013, average earning assets increased by $76.9 million, or 5.5%, and average interest-bearing liabilities increased $3.1 million or .3%, compared with average balances for the same period in 2012. The changes in average balances for these periods are shown below:

Average interest-bearing deposits held by the Company increased $12.3 million or 101.6%.
Average federal funds sold decreased $40.5 million or 65.8%.
Average certificates of deposit investments decreased by $6.7 million or 51.2%.
Average loans increased by $59 million or 7%.
Average securities increased by $52.8 million or 11.1%.
Average deposits increased by $37.9 million or 3.8%.
Average securities sold under agreements to repurchase decreased by $18 million or 16.5%.
Average borrowings and other debt decreased by $16.9 million or 39.7%.
Net interest margin decreased to 3.33% for the first three months of 2013 from 3.43% for the first three months of 2012.

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To compare the tax-exempt yields on interest-earning assets to taxable yields, the Company also computes non-GAAP net interest income on a tax equivalent basis (TE) where the interest earned on tax-exempt securities is adjusted to an amount comparable to interest subject to normal income taxes assuming a federal tax rate of 34% (referred to as the tax equivalent adjustment). The year-to-date net yield on interest-earning assets (TE) was 3.40% and 3.50% for the first three months of 2013 and 2012, respectively. The TE adjustments to net interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 were $290,000 and $198,000, respectively.


Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 was $480,000 and $615,000, respectively.  Nonperforming loans were $8.3 million and $7.7 million as of March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.  Net charge-offs were $272,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to $442,000 during the same period in 2012.  For information on loan loss experience and nonperforming loans, see discussion under the “Nonperforming Loans” and “Loan Quality and Allowance for Loan Losses” sections below.


Other Income

An important source of the Company’s revenue is other income.  The following table sets forth the major components of other income for the three-months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):

 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
$ Change
Trust revenues
 
$
893

 
$
860

 
$
33

Brokerage commissions
 
171

 
142

 
29

Insurance commissions
 
486

 
647

 
(161
)
Service charges
 
1,140

 
1,101

 
39

Security gains, net
 
353

 
384

 
(31
)
Mortgage banking revenue, net
 
286

 
236

 
50

ATM / debit card revenue
 
883

 
879

 
4

Other
 
338

 
331

 
7

Total other income
 
$
4,550

 
$
4,580

 
$
(30
)


Following are explanations of the changes in these other income categories for the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012:

Trust revenues increased $33,000 or 3.8% to $893,000 from $860,000 primarily due to an increase in revenues from Investment Management & Advisory Agency accounts and increases in market value related fees. Trust assets, at market value, were $660.5 million at March 31, 2013 compared to $560.8 million at March 31, 2012.

Revenues from brokerage increased $29,000 or 20.4% to $171,000 from $142,000 due to an increase in brokerage accounts.

Insurance commissions decreased $161,000 or 24.9% to $486,000 from $647,000 primarily due to lower contingency income received from carriers based upon claims experience during 2013 compared to the same period in 2012.

Fees from service charges increased $39,000 or 3.5% to $1,140,000 from $1,101,000 primarily due to an increase in commercial transaction account fees.

The sale of securities during the three months ended March 31, 2013 resulted in net securities gains of $353,000 compared to $384,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2012.



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Mortgage banking income increased $50,000 or 21.2% to $286,000 from $236,000.  Loans sold balances were as follows:
$19.3 million (representing 159 loans) for the three months ended of March 31, 2013.
$18.2 million (representing 154 loans) for the three months ended of March 31, 2012.

First Mid Bank generally releases the servicing rights on loans sold into the secondary market.

Revenue from ATMs and debit cards increased $4,000 or .5% to $883,000 from $879,000.

Other income increased $7,000 or 2.1% to $338,000 from $331,000.

Other Expense

The major categories of other expense include salaries and employee benefits, occupancy and equipment expenses and other operating expenses associated with day-to-day operations.  The following table sets forth the major components of other expense for the three-months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):

 
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
$ Change
Salaries and employee benefits
 
$
5,797

 
$
5,673

 
$
124

Net occupancy and equipment expense
 
2,043

 
2,010

 
33

Net other real estate owned expense
 
116

 
63

 
53

FDIC insurance
 
222

 
234

 
(12
)
Amortization of intangible assets
 
170

 
245

 
(75
)
Stationery and supplies
 
141

 
170

 
(29
)
Legal and professional
 
548

 
611

 
(63
)
Marketing and donations
 
243

 
229

 
14

Other operating expenses
 
1,332

 
1,382

 
(50
)
Total other expense
 
$
10,612

 
$
10,617

 
$
(5
)


Following are explanations for the changes in certain of these other expense categories for the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012:

Salaries and employee benefits, the largest component of other expense, increased $124,000 or 2.2% to $5,797,000 from $5,673,000.  This increase was primarily due to merit increases for continuing employees during the first quarter of 2013. There were 401 full-time equivalent employees at March 31, 2013 and 2012.

Occupancy and equipment expense increased $33,000 or 1.6% to $2,043,000 from $2,010,000. This increase was primarily due to increases in maintenance and repair expense for equipment and software.

Net other real estate owned expense increased $53,000 or 84.1% to $116,000 from $63,000. The increase in 2013 was primarily due to more write downs and less gains on properties sold during 2013 compared to 2012.

FDIC insurance expense decreased $12,000 or 5.1% to $222,000 from $234,000 due to lower assessment rates during 2013 compared to 2012.

Expense for amortization of intangible assets decreased $75,000 or 30.6% to $170,000 from $245,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease in intangible amortization expense in 2013 was due to the customer list intangibles becoming fully amortized during the first quarter of 2012 and less amortization expense for core deposit intangibles.

Other operating expenses decreased $50,000 or 3.6% to $1,332,000 in 2013 from $1,382,000 in 2012 due to decreases in various expenses.


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On a net basis, all other categories of operating expenses decreased $78,000 or 7.7% to $932,000 in 2013 from $1,010,000 in 2012.  The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in stationery and supplies and legal and professional fees offset by offset by an increase in marketing and promotion expenses.

Income Taxes

Total income tax expense amounted to $2,134,000 (37.7% effective tax rate) for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to $2,011,000 (37.2% effective tax rate) for the same period in 2012.

The Company files U.S. federal and state of Illinois income tax returns.  The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal or state income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2009.



Analysis of Balance Sheets

Securities

The Company’s overall investment objectives are to insulate the investment portfolio from undue credit risk, maintain adequate liquidity, insulate capital against changes in market value and control excessive changes in earnings while optimizing investment performance.  The types and maturities of securities purchased are primarily based on the Company’s current and projected liquidity and interest rate sensitivity positions.

The following table sets forth the amortized cost of the available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (dollars in thousands):

 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Weighted
Average
Yield
 
Amortized
Cost
 
Weighted
Average
Yield
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
$
200,380

 
1.60
%
 
$
180,851

 
1.75
%
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
55,524

 
3.51
%
 
53,064

 
3.62
%
Mortgage-backed securities: GSE residential
259,333

 
2.66
%
 
252,310

 
2.81
%
Trust preferred securities
4,790

 
3.18
%
 
4,974

 
3.50
%
Other securities
9,795

 
1.62
%
 
9,663

 
1.92
%
Total securities
$
529,822

 
2.33
%
 
$
500,862

 
2.53
%


At March 31, 2013, the Company’s investment portfolio increased by $29 million from December 31, 2012 due to the purchase of various securities.  When purchasing investment securities, the Company considers its overall liquidity and interest rate risk profile, as well as the adequacy of expected returns relative to the risks assumed.







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The table below presents the credit ratings as of March 31, 2013 for certain investment securities (in thousands):

 
 
 
 
 
Average Credit Rating of Fair Value at September 30, 2010 (1)
 
Amortized Cost
 
Estimated Fair Value
 
AAA
 
AA +/-
 
A +/-
 
BBB +/-
 
< BBB -
 
Not rated
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government corporations and agencies
$
200,380

 
$
201,289

 
$
201,289

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Obligations of state and political subdivisions
55,524

 
58,165

 
3,221

 
37,423

 
14,316

 

 

 
3,205

Mortgage-backed securities (2)
259,333

 
265,072

 

 

 

 

 

 
265,072

Trust preferred securities
4,790

 
581

 

 

 

 

 
581

 

Other securities
9,795

 
10,013

 

 
2,013

 
7,943

 

 

 
57

Total investments
$
529,822

 
$
535,120

 
$
204,510

 
$
39,436

 
$
22,259

 
$

 
$
581

 
$
268,334


(1) Credit ratings reflect the lowest current rating assigned by a nationally recognized credit rating agency.

(2) Mortgage-backed securities include mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO) issues from the following government sponsored enterprises: FHLMC, FNMA, GNMA and FHLB. While MBS and CMOs are no longer explicitly rated by credit rating agencies, the industry recognizes that they are backed by agencies which have an implied government guarantee.


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The trust preferred securities are three trust preferred pooled securities issued by FTN Financial Securities Corp. (“FTN”). The following table contains information regarding these securities as of March 31, 2013:

Deal name
PreTSL I

 
PreTSL II

 
PreTSL XXVIII

Class
Mezzanine

 
Mezzanine

 
Mezzanine C-1

Book value
$
399,835

 
$
737,701

 
$
3,652,127

Fair value
$
250,802

 
$
263,645

 
$
66,114

Unrealized gains/(losses)
$
(149,033
)
 
$
(474,057
)
 
$
(3,586,013
)
Other-than-temporary impairment recorded in earnings
$
691,000

 
$
2,186,531

 
$
1,111,303

Lowest credit rating assigned
Ca

 
Ca

 
C

Number of performing banks
12

 
14

 
27

Number of issuers in default
4

 
4

 
9

Number of issuers in deferral
1

 
5

 
9

Original collateral
$
303,112,000

 
$
334,170,000

 
$
360,850,000

Actual defaults & deferrals as a % of original collateral
19.5
 %
 
26.0
 %
 
25.2
 %
Remaining collateral
$
136,500,000

 
$
169,200,000

 
$
346,116,000

Actual defaults & deferrals as a % of remaining collateral
43.2
 %
 
51.4
 %
 
26.3
 %
Expected defaults & deferrals as a % of remaining collateral
46.6
 %
 
49.3
 %
 
34.1
 %
Performing collateral
$
77,500,000

 
$
82,200,000

 
$
255,116,000

Current balance of class
$
88,184,211

 
$
125,662,865

 
$
37,220,986

Subordination
$
88,272,374

 
$
174,678,307

 
$
284,669,660

Excess subordination
$
(10,772,374
)
 
$
(92,478,307
)
 
$
(29,553,660
)
Excess subordination as a % of remaining performing collateral
(13.9
)%
 
(112.5
)%
 
(11.6
)%
Discount rate (1)
9.74
 %
 
9.68
 %
 
1.59%-5.25%

Expected defaults & deferrals as a % of remaining collateral (2)
2% / .36

 
2% / .36

 
2% / .36

Recovery assumption (3)
10
 %
 
10
 %
 
10
 %
Prepayment assumption (4)
1
 %
 
1
 %
 
1
 %

(1) The discount rate for floating rate bonds is a compound interest formula based on the LIBOR forward curve for each payment date
(2) 2% annually for 2 years and 36 basis points annually thereafter
(3) With 2 year lag
(4) Additional assumptions regarding prepayments:
Banks with more than $15 billion in total assets as of 12/31/2009:
(a) For fixed rate TruPS, all securities will be called in one year
(b) For floating rate TruPS, (1) all securities with spreads greater than 250 bps will be called in one year (2) all securities with spreads between 150 bps and 250 bps will be called at a rate of 5% annually (3) all securities with spreads less than 150 bps will be called at a rate of 1% annually
Banks with less than $15 billion in total assets as of 12/31/2009:
(a) For fixed rate TruPS, (1) all securities with coupons greater than 8% that were issued by healthy banks with the capacity to prepay will be called in one year (2) All remaining fixed rate securities will be called at a rate of 1% annually
(b) For floating rate TruPs, all securities will be called at a rate of 1% annually



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The trust preferred pooled securities are Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDOs”) backed by a pool of debt securities issued by financial institutions. The collateral consists of trust-preferred securities and subordinated debt securities issued by banks, bank holding companies and insurance companies. Performing collateral is the amount of remaining collateral less the balances of collateral in deferral or default. Subordination is the amount of performing collateral in excess of the current balance of a specified class and all classes senior to the specified class.  Excess subordination is the amount that the performing collateral balance exceeds the current outstanding balance of the specific class, plus all senior classes. It is a static measure of credit enhancement, but does not incorporate all of the structural elements of the security deal. This amount can also be impacted by future defaults and deferrals, deferring balances that cure or redemptions of securities by issuers. A negative excess subordination indicates that the current performing collateral of the security would be insufficient to pay the current principal balance of the class notes after all of the senior classes’ notes were paid. However, the performing collateral balance excludes the collateral of issuers currently deferring their interest payments. Because these issuers are expected to resume payment in the future (within five years of the first deferred interest period), a negative excess subordination does not necessarily mean a class note holder will not receive a greater than projected or even full payment of cash flow at maturity.

At March 31, 2013 and 2012 the Company was receiving “payment in kind” (“PIK”) in lieu of cash interest on all of its trust preferred securities investments as and to the extent described below. The Company’s use of “PIK” does not indicate that additional securities have been issued in satisfaction of any outstanding obligation; rather, it indicates that a coverage test of a class or tranche directly senior to the class in question has failed and interest received on the PIK note is being capitalized, which means the principal balance is being increased. Once the coverage test is met, the capitalized interest will be paid in cash and current cash interest payments will resume.

The Company’s trust preferred securities investments all allow, under the terms of the issue, for issuers to defer interest for up to five consecutive years. After five years, if not cured, the securities are considered to be in default and the trustee may demand payment in full of principal and accrued interest. Issuers are also considered to be in default in the event of the failure of the issuer or a subsidiary. The structuring of these trust preferred securities provides for a waterfall approach to absorbing losses whereby lower classes or tranches are initially impacted and more senior tranches are only impacted after lower tranches can no longer absorb losses. Likewise, the waterfall approach also applies to principal and interest payments received, as senior tranches have priority over lower tranches in the receipt of payments. Both deferred and defaulted issuers are considered non-performing, and the trustee calculates, on a quarterly or semi-annual basis, certain coverage tests prior to the payment of cash interest to owners of the various tranches of the securities. The coverage tests are compared to an over-collateralization target that states the balance of performing collateral as a percentage of the tranche balance plus the balance of all senior tranches. The tests must show that performing collateral is sufficient to meet requirements for the senior tranches, both in terms of cash flow and collateral value, before cash interest can be paid to subordinate tranches. As a result of the cash flow waterfall provisions within the structure of these securities, when a senior tranche fails its coverage test, all of the cash flows that would have been paid to lower tranches are paid to the senior tranche and recorded as a reduction of the senior tranches’ principal. This principal reduction in the senior tranche continues until the coverage test of the senior tranche is passed or the principal of the tranche is paid in full. For so long as the cash flows are being diverted to the senior tranches, the amount of interest due and payable to the subordinate tranches is capitalized and recorded as an increase in the principal value of the tranche. The Company’s trust preferred securities investments are in the mezzanine tranches or classes which are subordinate to one of more senior tranches of their respective issues. The Company is receiving PIK for these securities due to failure of the required senior tranche coverage tests described. These securities are projected to remain in full or partial PIK status for a period of one to eleven years.

The impact of payment of PIK to subordinate tranches is to strengthen the position of the senior tranches by reducing the senior tranches’ principal balances relative to available collateral and cash flow.  The impact to the subordinate tranches is to increase principal balances, decrease cash flow, and increase credit risk to the tranches receiving the PIK. The risk to holders of a security of a tranche in PIK status is that the total cash flow will not be sufficient to repay all principal and capitalized interest related to the investment.

During the fourth quarter of 2010, after analysis of the expected future cash flows and the timing of resumed interest payments, the Company determined that placing all three of the trust preferred securities on non-accrual status was the most prudent course of action. The Company stopped all accrual of interest and ceased to capitalize any PIK to the principal balance of the securities.  The Company intends to keep these securities on non-accrual status until the scheduled interest payments resume on a regular basis and any previously recorded PIK has been paid. The PIK status of these securities, among other factors, indicates potential other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) and accordingly, the Company performed further detailed analysis of the investments’ cash flows and the credit conditions of the underlying issuers. This analysis incorporates, among other things, the waterfall provisions and any resulting PIK status of these securities to determine if cash flow will be sufficient to pay all principal and interest due to the investment tranche held by the Company.  


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See discussion below and Note 4 – Investment Securities in the notes to the financial statements for more detail regarding this analysis. Based on this analysis, the Company believes the amortized costs recorded for its trust preferred securities investments accurately reflects the position of these securities at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

Other-than-temporary Impairment of Securities

Declines in the fair value, or unrealized losses, of all available for sale investment securities, are reviewed to determine whether the losses are either a temporary impairment or OTTI. Temporary adjustments are recorded when the fair value of a security fluctuates from its historical cost. Temporary adjustments are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, and impact the Company’s equity position. Temporary adjustments do not impact net income. A recovery of available for sale security prices also is recorded as an adjustment to other comprehensive income for securities that are temporarily impaired, and results in a positive impact to the Company’s equity position.

OTTI is recorded when the fair value of an available for sale security is less than historical cost, and it is probable that all contractual cash flows will not be collected. Investment securities are evaluated for OTTI on at least a quarterly basis. In conducting this assessment, the Company evaluates a number of factors including, but not limited to:

how much fair value has declined below amortized cost;
how long the decline in fair value has existed;
the financial condition of the issuers;
contractual or estimated cash flows of the security;
underlying supporting collateral;
past events, current conditions and forecasts;
significant rating agency changes on the issuer; and
the Company’s intent and ability to hold the security for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value.

If the Company intends to sell the security or if it is more likely than not the Company will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the entire amount of OTTI is recorded to noninterest income, and therefore, results in a negative impact to net income. Because the available for sale securities portfolio is recorded at fair value, the conclusion as to whether an investment decline is other-than-temporarily impaired, does not significantly impact the Company’s equity position, as the amount of the temporary adjustment has already been reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income/loss.

If the Company does not intend to sell the security and it is not more-likely-than-not it will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, only the amount related to credit loss is recognized in earnings.  In determining the portion of OTTI that is related to credit loss, the Company compares the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from the security with the amortized cost basis of the security. The remaining portion of OTTI, related to other factors, is recognized in other comprehensive earnings, net of applicable taxes.

The term “other-than-temporary” is not intended to indicate that the decline is permanent, but indicates that the prospects for a near-term recovery of value are not necessarily favorable, or that there is a general lack of evidence to support a realizable value equal to or greater than the carrying value of the investment. See Note 3 -- Investment Securities in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) for a discussion of the Company’s evaluation and subsequent charges for OTTI.


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Loans

The loan portfolio (net of unearned interest) is the largest category of the Company’s earning assets.  The following table summarizes the composition of the loan portfolio, including loans held for sale, as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in thousands):
 
March 31, 2013
 
% Outstanding
Loans
 
December 31, 2012
 
% Outstanding
Loans
Construction and land development
$
25,522

 
2.8
%
 
$
31,341

 
3.4
%
Agricultural real estate
94,170

 
10.4
%
 
86,271

 
9.5
%
1-4 Family residential properties
184,560

 
20.4
%
 
186,498

 
20.5
%
Multifamily residential properties
45,328

 
5.0
%
 
44,863

 
4.9
%
Commercial real estate
330,824

 
36.7
%
 
316,322

 
34.7
%
Loans secured by real estate
680,404

 
75.3
%
 
665,295

 
73.0
%
Agricultural loans
44,180

 
4.9
%
 
61,014

 
6.7
%
Commercial and industrial loans
154,150

 
17.1
%
 
160,299

 
17.6
%
Consumer loans
15,538

 
1.7
%
 
16,264

 
1.8
%
All other loans
8,693

 
1.0
%
 
8,193

 
0.9
%
Total loans
$
902,965

 
100.0
%
 
$
911,065

 
100.0
%


Overall loans decreased $8.1 million, or .89%.  The decrease was primarily due to decreases in agricultural loans and commercial and industrial loans offset by a increase in commercial real estate loans.  The balance of real estate loans held for sale, included in the balances shown above, amounted to $818,000 and $212,000 as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

Commercial and commercial real estate loans generally involve higher credit risks than residential real estate and consumer loans. Because payments on loans secured by commercial real estate or equipment are often dependent upon the successful operation and management of the underlying assets, repayment of such loans may be influenced to a great extent by conditions in the market or the economy. The Company does not have any sub-prime mortgages or credit card loans outstanding which are also generally considered to be higher credit risk.

The following table summarizes the loan portfolio geographically by branch region as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (dollars in thousands):

 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
Principal
balance
 
% Outstanding
Loans
 
Principal
balance
 
% Outstanding
loans
Mattoon region
$
181,727

 
20.1
%
 
$
183,657

 
20.2
%
Charleston region
47,982

 
5.3
%
 
51,179

 
5.6
%
Sullivan region
120,462

 
13.3
%
 
128,650

 
14.1
%
Effingham region
64,213

 
7.1
%
 
63,910

 
7.0
%
Decatur region
218,909

 
24.3
%
 
218,318

 
24.0
%
Peoria region
158,402

 
17.6
%
 
156,370

 
17.2
%
Highland region
111,270

 
12.3
%
 
108,981

 
11.9
%
Total all regions
$
902,965

 
100.0
%
 
$
911,065

 
100.0
%


Loans are geographically dispersed among these regions located in central and southwestern Illinois. While these regions have experienced some economic stress during 2013 and 2012, the Company does not consider these locations high risk areas since these regions have not experienced the significant declines in real estate values seen in some other areas in the United States.



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The Company does not have a concentration, as defined by the regulatory agencies, in construction and land development loans or commercial real estate loans as a percentage of total risk-based capital for the periods shown above. At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company did have industry loan concentrations in excess of 25% of total risk-based capital in the following industries (dollars in thousands):
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
Principal
balance
 
% Outstanding
Loans
 
Principal
balance
 
% Outstanding
Loans
Other grain farming
$
116,494

 
12.90
%
 
$
124,367

 
13.65
%
Lessors of non-residential buildings
94,325

 
10.45
%
 
89,940

 
9.87
%
Lessors of residential buildings & dwellings
58,376

 
6.46
%
 
59,848

 
6.57
%
Hotels and motels
45,643

 
5.05
%
 
45,783

 
5.03
%

The Company had no further industry loan concentrations in excess of 25% of total risk-based capital.

The following table presents the balance of loans outstanding as of March 31, 2013, by contractual maturities (in thousands):
 
Maturity (1)
 
One year
or less(2)
 
Over 1 through
5 years
 
Over
5 years
 
Total
Construction and land development
$
18,912

 
$
6,462

 
$
148

 
$
25,522

Agricultural real estate
11,031

 
41,450

 
41,689

 
94,170

1-4 Family residential properties
22,450

 
85,317

 
76,793

 
184,560

Multifamily residential properties
769

 
18,669

 
25,890

 
45,328

Commercial real estate
34,962

 
194,962

 
100,900

 
330,824

Loans secured by real estate
88,124

 
346,860

 
245,420

 
680,404

Agricultural loans
23,441

 
19,157

 
1,582

 
44,180

Commercial and industrial loans
100,349

 
42,386

 
11,415

 
154,150

Consumer loans
3,297

 
11,845

 
396

 
15,538

All other loans
893

 
2,285

 
5,515

 
8,693

Total loans
$
216,104

 
$
422,533

 
$
264,328

 
$
902,965


(1) Based upon remaining contractual maturity.
(2) Includes demand loans, past due loans and overdrafts.

As of March 31, 2013, loans with maturities over one year consisted of approximately $621.8 million in fixed rate loans and approximately $65.1 million in variable rate loans.  The loan maturities noted above are based on the contractual provisions of the individual loans.  The Company has no general policy regarding renewals and borrower requests, which are handled on a case-by-case basis.


Nonperforming Loans and Nonperforming Other Assets

Nonperforming loans include: (a) loans accounted for on a nonaccrual basis; (b) accruing loans contractually past due ninety days or more as to interest or principal payments; and (c) loans not included in (a) and (b) above which are defined as “troubled debt restructurings”. Repossessed assets include primarily repossessed real estate and automobiles.

The Company’s policy is to discontinue the accrual of interest income on any loan for which principal or interest is ninety days past due.  The accrual of interest is discontinued earlier when, in the opinion of management, there is reasonable doubt as to the timely collection of interest or principal.  Once interest accruals are discontinued, accrued but uncollected interest is charged against current year income. Subsequent receipts on non-accrual loans are recorded as a reduction of principal, and interest income is recorded only after principal recovery is reasonably assured. Nonaccrual loans are returned to accrual status when, in the opinion of management, the financial position of the borrower indicates there is no longer any reasonable doubt as to the timely collection of interest or principal.

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Restructured loans are loans on which, due to deterioration in the borrower’s financial condition, the original terms have been modified in favor of the borrower or either principal or interest has been forgiven.

Repossessed assets represent property acquired as the result of borrower defaults on loans. These assets are recorded at estimated fair value, less estimated selling costs, at the time of foreclosure or repossession.  Write-downs occurring at foreclosure are charged against the allowance for loan losses. On an ongoing basis, properties are appraised as required by market indications and applicable regulations. Write-downs for subsequent declines in value are recorded in non-interest expense in other real estate owned along with other expenses related to maintaining the properties.

The following table presents information concerning the aggregate amount of nonperforming loans and repossessed assets at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in thousands):
 
March 31,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Nonaccrual loans
$
8,160

 
$
7,573

Restructured loans which are performing in accordance with revised terms
101

 
20

Total nonperforming loans
8,261

 
7,593

Repossessed assets
1,178

 
1,229

Total nonperforming loans and repossessed assets
$
9,439

 
$
8,822

Nonperforming loans to loans, before allowance for loan losses
0.91
%
 
0.83
%
Nonperforming loans and repossessed assets to loans, before allowance for loan losses
1.05
%
 
0.97
%


The $587,000 increase in nonaccrual loans during 2013 resulted from the net of $1,699,000 of loans put on nonaccrual status, offset by $254,000 of loans transferred to other real estate owned, $155,000 of loans charged off and $703,000 of loans becoming current or paid-off. The following table summarizes the composition of nonaccrual loans (in thousands):
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
Balance
 
% of Total
 
Balance
 
% of Total
Construction and land development
$
1,451

 
17.8
%
 
$
1,522

 
20.1
%
Agricultural real estate
519

 
6.4
%
 
418

 
5.5
%
1-4 Family residential properties
1,724

 
21.1
%
 
1,899

 
25.1
%
Commercial real estate
2,392

 
29.3
%
 
2,063

 
27.2
%
Loans secured by real estate
6,086

 
74.6
%
 
5,902

 
77.9
%
Agricultural loans
707

 
8.7
%
 
1,634

 
21.6
%
Commercial and industrial loans
1,319

 
16.1
%
 
37

 
0.5
%
Consumer loans
48

 
0.6
%
 

 
%
Total loans
$
8,160

 
100.0
%
 
$
7,573

 
100.0
%


Interest income that would have been reported if nonaccrual and restructured loans had been performing totaled $56,000 and $80,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The $51,000 decrease in repossessed assets during the first three months of 2013 resulted from the net of $208,000 of additional assets repossessed, $171,000 of repossessed assets sold and $88,000 of further write-downs of repossessed assets to current market value.


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The following table summarizes the composition of repossessed assets (in thousands):
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
Balance
 
% of Total
 
Balance
 
% of Total
Construction and land development
$
277

 
23.5
%
 
$
278

 
22.6
%
1-4 family residential properties
504

 
42.8
%
 
539

 
43.9
%
Multi-family residential properties

 
%
 
30

 
2.4
%
Commercial real estate
387

 
32.9
%
 
340

 
27.7
%
Total real estate
1,168

 
99.2
%
 
1,187

 
96.6
%
Consumer Loans
10

 
0.8
%
 
42

 
3.4
%
Total repossessed collateral
$
1,178

 
100.0
%
 
$
1,229

 
100.0
%


Repossessed assets sold during the first three months of 2013 resulted in net gains of $39,000, of which $37,000 was related to real estate asset sales and $2,000 was related to other repossessed assets. Repossessed assets sold during 2012 resulted in net losses of $273,000, of which $268,000 was related to real estate asset sales and $5,000 was related to other repossessed assets.


Loan Quality and Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses represents management’s estimate of the reserve necessary to adequately account for probable losses existing in the current portfolio. The provision for loan losses is the charge against current earnings that is determined by management as the amount needed to maintain an adequate allowance for loan losses.  In determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, and therefore the provision to be charged to current earnings, management relies predominantly on a disciplined credit review and approval process that extends to the full range of the Company’s credit exposure.  The review process is directed by overall lending policy and is intended to identify, at the earliest possible stage, borrowers who might be facing financial difficulty.  Once identified, the magnitude of exposure to individual borrowers is quantified in the form of specific allocations of the allowance for loan losses.  Management considers collateral values and guarantees in the determination of such specific allocations.  Additional factors considered by management in evaluating the overall adequacy of the allowance include historical net loan losses, the level and composition of nonaccrual, past due and renegotiated loans, trends in volumes and terms of loans, effects of changes in risk selection and underwriting standards or lending practices, lending staff changes, concentrations of credit, industry conditions and the current economic conditions in the region where the Company operates.

Given the current state of the economy, management did assess the impact of the recession on each category of loans and adjusted historical loss factors for more recent economic trends. Management utilizes a five-year loss history as one of several components in assessing the probability of inherent future losses. Given the continued weakened in economic conditions, management also increased its allocation to various loan categories for economic factors during 2013 and 2012. Some of the economic factors include the potential for reduced cash flow for commercial operating loans from reduction in sales or increased operating costs, decreased occupancy rates for commercial buildings, reduced levels of home sales for commercial land developments, the uncertainty regarding grain prices, drought conditions and increased operating costs for farmers, and increased levels of unemployment and bankruptcy impacting consumer’s ability to pay. Each of these economic uncertainties was taken into consideration in developing the level of the reserve. Management considers the allowance for loan losses a critical accounting policy.

Management recognizes there are risk factors that are inherent in the Company’s loan portfolio.  All financial institutions face risk factors in their loan portfolios because risk exposure is a function of the business.  The Company’s operations (and therefore its loans) are concentrated in east central Illinois, an area where agriculture is the dominant industry.  Accordingly, lending and other business relationships with agriculture-based businesses are critical to the Company’s success. At March 31, 2013, the Company’s loan portfolio included $138.3 million of loans to borrowers whose businesses are directly related to agriculture. Of this amount, $116.5 million was concentrated in other grain farming. Total loans to borrowers whose businesses are directly related to agriculture decreased $8.9 million from $147.2 million at December 31, 2012 while loans concentrated in other grain farming decreased $7.9 million from $124.4 million at December 31, 2012.  




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While the Company adheres to sound underwriting practices, including collateralization of loans, any extended period of low commodity prices, drought conditions, significantly reduced yields on crops and/or reduced levels of government assistance to the agricultural industry could result in an increase in the level of problem agriculture loans and potentially result in loan losses within the agricultural portfolio. The impact of 2012 drought conditions on the cash flow of agricultural customers is mitigated to some extent because most of these customers maintain crop insurance. The Company does not expect the drought conditions to have a material impact on the allowance for loan losses.

In addition, the Company has $45.6 million of loans to motels and hotels.  The performance of these loans is dependent on borrower specific issues as well as the general level of business and personal travel within the region.  While the Company adheres to sound underwriting standards, a prolonged period of reduced business or personal travel could result in an increase in nonperforming loans to this business segment and potentially in loan losses. The Company also has $94.3 million of loans to lessors of non-residential buildings and $58.4 million of loans to lessors of residential buildings and dwellings.

The structure of the Company’s loan approval process is based on progressively larger lending authorities granted to individual loan officers, loan committees, and ultimately the Board of Directors.  Outstanding balances to one borrower or affiliated borrowers are limited by federal regulation; however, limits well below the regulatory thresholds are generally observed.  The vast majority of the Company’s loans are to businesses located in the geographic market areas served by the Company’s branch bank system.  Additionally, a significant portion of the collateral securing the loans in the portfolio is located within the Company’s primary geographic footprint.  In general, the Company adheres to loan underwriting standards consistent with industry guidelines for all loan segments.

The Company minimizes credit risk by adhering to sound underwriting and credit review policies.  Management and the board of directors of the Company review these policies at least annually.  Senior management is actively involved in business development efforts and the maintenance and monitoring of credit underwriting and approval.  The loan review system and controls are designed to identify, monitor and address asset quality problems in an accurate and timely manner.  On a quarterly basis, the board of directors and management review the status of problem loans and determine a best estimate of the allowance.  In addition to internal policies and controls, regulatory authorities periodically review asset quality and the overall adequacy of the allowance for loan losses.

Analysis of the allowance for loan losses as of March 31, 2013 and 2012, and of changes in the allowance for the three month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, is as follows (dollars in thousands):

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Three months ended March 31
 
 
2013
 
2012
Average loans outstanding, net of unearned income
 
$
901,327

 
$
842,332

Allowance-beginning of period
 
11,776

 
11,120

Charge-offs:
 
 

 
 

Real estate-mortgage
 
136

 
287

Commercial, financial & agricultural
 
200

 
177

Installment
 
5

 
14

Other
 
41

 
34

Total charge-offs
 
382

 
512

Recoveries:
 
 

 
 

Real estate-mortgage
 
10

 
16

Commercial, financial & agricultural
 
64

 
23

Installment
 
3

 
2

Other
 
33

 
29

Total recoveries
 
110

 
70

Net charge-offs
 
272

 
442

Provision for loan losses
 
480

 
615

Allowance-end of period
 
$
11,984

 
$
11,293

Ratio of annualized net charge-offs to average loans
 
0.12
%
 
0.21
%
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to loans outstanding (less unearned interest at end of period)
 
1.33
%
 
1.34
%
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans
 
145.1
%
 
146.8
%

The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans is 145.1% as of March 31, 2013 compared to 146.8% as of March 31, 2012.  During the first three months of 2013, the Company had net charge-offs of $272,000 compared to $442,000 in 2012. During 2013, the Company’s significant charge-offs included $69,000 on four commercial real estate loans of two borrowers, $49,000 on one residential real estate loan and $200,000 on five commercial operating loans of three borrowers.
 

Deposits

Funding of the Company’s earning assets is substantially provided by a combination of consumer, commercial and public fund deposits.  The Company continues to focus its strategies and emphasis on retail core deposits, the major component of funding sources.  The following table sets forth the average deposits and weighted average rates for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 and for the year ended December 31, 2012 (dollars in thousands):

 
Three months ended March 31, 2013
 
Three months ended March 31, 2012
 
Year ended December 31, 2012
 
Average
Balance
 
Weighted
Average
Rate
 
Average
Balance
 
Weighted
Average
Rate
 
Average
Balance
 
Weighted
Average
Rate
Demand deposits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-interest-bearing
$
251,872

 
%
 
$
207,325

 
%
 
$
219,218

 
%
Interest-bearing
536,324

 
0.17
%
 
502,314

 
0.38
%
 
511,199

 
0.28
%
Savings
300,405

 
0.24
%
 
270,330

 
0.49
%
 
281,831

 
0.42
%
Time deposits
206,570

 
0.79
%
 
232,713

 
1.06
%
 
224,350

 
0.98
%
Total average deposits
$
1,295,171

 
0.25
%
 
$
1,212,682

 
0.47
%
 
$
1,236,598

 
0.39
%



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The following table sets forth the high and low month-end balances for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 and for the year ended December 31, 2012 (in thousands):
 
Three months ended
March 31, 2013
 
Three months ended
March 31, 2012
 
Year ended
December 31, 2012
High month-end balances of total deposits
$
1,310,169

 
$
1,233,627

 
$
1,274,065

Low month-end balances of total deposits
1,288,824

 
1,193,341

 
1,193,341



During the first three months of 2013, the average balance of deposits increased by $58.6 million from the average balance for the year ended December 31, 2012. Average non-interest bearing deposits increased by $32.7 million, average interest bearing account balances increased by $25.1 million, savings account balances increased $18.6 million and balances of time deposits declined $17.8 million.

Balances of time deposits of $100,000 or more include time deposits maintained for public fund entities and consumer time deposits. The following table sets forth the maturity of time deposits of $100,000 or more at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in thousands):
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
3 months or less
$
16,566

 
$
16,468

Over 3 through 6 months
12,004

 
10,847

Over 6 through 12 months
14,026

 
15,778

Over 12 months
19,428

 
19,469

Total
$
62,024

 
$
62,562



Repurchase Agreements and Other Borrowings

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase are short-term obligations of First Mid Bank.  First Mid Bank collateralizes these obligations with certain government securities that are direct obligations of the United States or one of its agencies.  First Mid Bank offers these retail repurchase agreements as a cash management service to its corporate customers.  Other borrowings consist of Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances, federal funds purchased, loans (short-term or long-term debt) that the Company has outstanding and junior subordinated debentures.

Information relating to securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other borrowings as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is presented below (dollars in thousands):

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March 31,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
$
76,372

 
$
113,484

Federal Home Loan Bank advances:
 

 
 

Fixed term – due in one year or less

 

Fixed term – due after one year
5,000

 
5,000

Junior subordinated debentures
20,620

 
20,620

Debt due in one year or less

 

Total
$
101,992

 
$
139,104

Average interest rate at end of period
0.78
%
 
0.61
%
Maximum outstanding at any month-end:
 
 
 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
$
97,374

 
$
118,030

Federal Home Loan Bank advances:
 

 
 

Fixed term – due in one year or less

 
9,750

Fixed term – due after one year
5,000

 
5,000

Debt:
 

 
 

Debt due in one year or less

 
8,250

Junior subordinated debentures
20,620

 
20,620

Averages for the period (YTD):
 

 
 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
$
90,993

 
$
113,443

Federal funds purchased

 
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Federal Home Loan Bank advances:
 

 
 
FHLB-overnite

 
3

Fixed term – due in one year or less

 
5,616

Fixed term – due after one year
5,000

 
5,000

Debt:
 

 
 

Loans due in one year or less

 
4,035

Junior subordinated debentures
20,620

 
20,620

Total
$
116,613

 
$
148,776

Average interest rate during the period
0.69
%
 
0.88
%


Securities sold under agreements to repurchase declined $37.1 million during the first three months of 2013 primarily due to the seasonal declines in balances of various customers. FHLB advances represent borrowings by First Mid Bank to economically fund loan demand.  At March 31, 2013 the fixed term advances consisted of one $5 million advance at $4.58% with a 10-year maturity, due July 14, 2016 with a one year lockout and a callable quarterly.

The Company is party to a revolving credit agreement with The Northern Trust Company in the amount of $20 million. The balance on this line of credit was zero as of March 31, 2013. This loan was renewed on April 20, 2013 for one year as a revolving credit agreement with a maximum available balance of $15 million. The interest rate is floating at 2.25% over the federal funds rate (2.375% at March 31, 2013). The loan is unsecured and subject to a borrowing agreement containing requirements for the Company and First Mid Bank, including requirements for operating and capital ratios. The Company and its subsidiary bank were in compliance with the existing covenants at March 31, 2013 and 2012 and December 31, 2012.

On February 11, 2011, the Company accepted from certain accredited investors, including directors, executive officers, and certain major customers and holders of the Company’s common stock (collectively, the “Investors”), subscriptions for the purchase of $27,500,000, in the aggregate, of the Series C Preferred Stock. As of February 11, 2011, $11,010,000 of the Series C Preferred Stock had been issued and sold by the Company to certain Investors.  On March 2, 2011, three Investors subsequently completed the required bank regulatory process and an additional $2,750,000 of Series C Preferred Stock was issued and sold by the Company to these Investors.

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On May 13, 2011, four additional Investors received the required bank regulatory approval and an additional $5,490,000 of Series C Preferred Stock was issued and sold by the Company to these Investors. The Investors who subscribed for the remaining $8,250,000 of our Series C Preferred Stock were the Remaining Investors.

As described in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 21, 2011, the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of the Company, which did not include Benjamin I. Lumpkin and Steve L. Grissom, approved and authorized, and the Remaining Investors agreed to, certain amendments to their subscription agreements resulting in the release to the Company of the funds escrowed by the Remaining Investors for their subscribed shares of the Series C Preferred Stock and, in lieu thereof, the issuance by the Company of the Notes to the Remaining Investors. On November 21, 2011, the Company and the Remaining Investors agreed to the release of the escrowed funds in exchange for the Notes.

On June 15, 2012, the Federal Reserve Board stated that it would not disapprove of the Remaining Investors’ purchase of the shares of Series C Preferred Stock originally subscribed for by the Remaining Investors. By notices received June 28, 2012, the Remaining Investors notified the Company that they will exercise the prepayment provision allowing them to purchase the shares of Series C Preferred Stock originally subscribed for such that the Remaining Investors will use the funds represented by the Notes to purchase the subscribed for shares of the Series C Preferred Stock.  As a result, on June 28, 2012, the Notes were canceled and the final $8,250,000 of the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock was issued and sold by the Company to the Remaining Investors.

On February 27, 2004, the Company completed the issuance and sale of $10 million of floating rate trust preferred securities through First Mid-Illinois Statutory Trust I (“Trust I”), a statutory business trust and wholly-owned unconsolidated subsidiary of the Company, as part of a pooled offering.  The Company established Trust I for the purpose of issuing the trust preferred securities. The $10 million in proceeds from the trust preferred issuance and an additional $310,000 for the Company’s investment in common equity of Trust I, a total of $10,310 000, was invested in junior subordinated debentures of the Company.  The underlying junior subordinated debentures issued by the Company to Trust I mature in 2034, bear interest at three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 280 basis points (3.15% and 3.19% at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively), reset quarterly, and are callable at par, at the option of the Company, quarterly. The Company used the proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes.

On April 26, 2006, the Company completed the issuance and sale of $10 million of fixed/floating rate trust preferred securities through First Mid-Illinois Statutory Trust II (“Trust II”), a statutory business trust and wholly-owned unconsolidated subsidiary of the Company, as part of a pooled offering.  The Company established Trust II for the purpose of issuing the trust preferred securities. The $10 million in proceeds from the trust preferred issuance and an additional $310,000 for the Company’s investment in common equity of Trust II, a total of $10,310 000, was invested in junior subordinated debentures of the Company.  The underlying junior subordinated debentures issued by the Company to Trust II mature in 2036, bore interest at a fixed rate of 6.98% paid quarterly until June 15, 2011 and then converted to floating rate (LIBOR plus 160 basis points) after June 15, 2011 (1.88% and 1.91% at and March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively). The net proceeds to the Company were used for general corporate purposes, including the Company’s acquisition of Mansfield Bancorp, Inc. in 2006.

The trust preferred securities issued by Trust I and Trust II are included as Tier 1 capital of the Company for regulatory capital purposes.  On March 1, 2005, the Federal Reserve Board adopted a final rule that allows the continued limited inclusion of trust preferred securities in the calculation of Tier 1 capital for regulatory purposes.  The final rule provided a five-year transition period, ending September 30, 2010, for application of the revised quantitative limits. On March 17, 2009, the Federal Reserve Board adopted an additional final rule that delayed the effective date of the new limits on inclusion of trust preferred securities in the calculation of Tier 1 capital until March 31, 2012. The application of the revised quantitative limits did not and is not expected to have a significant impact on its calculation of Tier 1 capital for regulatory purposes or its classification as well-capitalized. The Dodd-Frank Act, signed into law July 21, 2010, removes trust preferred securities as a permitted component of a holding company’s Tier 1 capital after a three-year phase-in period beginning January 1, 2013 for larger holding companies. For holding companies with less than $15 billion in consolidated assets, existing issues of trust preferred securities are grandfathered and not subject to this new restriction. New issuances of trust preferred securities, however would not count as Tier 1 regulatory capital.


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Interest Rate Sensitivity

The Company seeks to maximize its net interest margin while maintaining an acceptable level of interest rate risk.  Interest rate risk can be defined as the amount of forecasted net interest income that may be gained or lost due to changes in the interest rate environment, a variable over which management has no control. Interest rate risk, or sensitivity, arises when the maturity or repricing characteristics of interest-bearing assets differ significantly from the maturity or repricing characteristics of interest-bearing liabilities. The Company monitors its interest rate sensitivity position to maintain a balance between rate sensitive assets and rate sensitive liabilities.  This balance serves to limit the adverse effects of changes in interest rates.  The Company’s asset liability management committee (ALCO) oversees the interest rate sensitivity position and directs the overall allocation of funds.

In the banking industry, a traditional way to measure potential net interest income exposure to changes in interest rates is through a technique known as “static GAP” analysis which measures the cumulative differences between the amounts of assets and liabilities maturing or repricing at various intervals. By comparing the volumes of interest-bearing assets and liabilities that have contractual maturities and repricing points at various times in the future, management can gain insight into the amount of interest rate risk embedded in the balance sheet.


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The following table sets forth the Company’s interest rate repricing GAP for selected maturity periods at March 31, 2013 (dollars in thousands):
 
Rate Sensitive Within
 
Fair Value
 
1 year
 
1-2 years
 
2-3 years
 
3-4 years
 
4-5 years
 
Thereafter
 
Total
 
Interest-earning assets:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Federal funds sold and other interest-bearing deposits
$
40,069

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
40,069

 
$
40,069

Certificates of deposit investments
5,424

 

 

 

 

 

 
5,424

 
5,426

Taxable investment securities
9,843

 

 
3,866

 
7,023

 
55,131

 
401,093

 
476,956

 
476,956

Nontaxable investment securities
364

 
262

 
576

 
1,896

 
963

 
54,103

 
58,164

 
58,164

Loans
389,123

 
122,085

 
115,745

 
107,744

 
117,888

 
50,380

 
902,965

 
911,108

Total
$
444,823

 
$
122,347

 
$
120,187

 
$
116,663

 
$
173,982

 
$
505,576

 
$
1,483,578

 
$
1,491,723

Interest-bearing liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Savings and NOW accounts
$
110,528

 
$
34,065

 
$
35,321

 
$
49,134

 
$
50,545

 
$
298,499

 
$
578,092

 
$
578,092

Money market accounts
220,691

 
4,608

 
4,736

 
6,144

 
6,272

 
33,155

 
275,606

 
275,606

Other time deposits
150,808

 
22,611

 
12,033

 
10,023

 
9,629

 
134

 
205,238

 
205,718

Short-term borrowings/debt
76,372

 

 

 

 

 

 
76,372

 
76,374

Long-term borrowings/debt
20,620

 

 

 
5,000

 

 

 
25,620

 
17,763

Total
$
579,019

 
$
61,284

 
$
52,090

 
$
70,301

 
$
66,446

 
$
331,788

 
$
1,160,928

 
$
1,153,553

Rate sensitive assets – rate sensitive liabilities
$
(134,196
)
 
$
61,063

 
$
68,097

 
$
46,362

 
$
107,536

 
$
173,788

 
$
322,650

 
 

Cumulative GAP
$
(134,196
)
 
$
(73,133
)
 
$
(5,036
)
 
$
41,326

 
$
148,862

 
$
322,650

 
 

 
 

Cumulative amounts as % of total Rate sensitive assets
(9.0
)%
 
4.1
 %
 
4.6
 %
 
3.1
%
 
7.2
%
 
11.7
%
 
 
 
 
Cumulative Ratio
(9.0
)%
 
(4.9
)%
 
(0.3
)%
 
2.8
%
 
10.0
%
 
21.7
%
 
 
 
 


The static GAP analysis shows that at March 31, 2013, the Company was liability sensitive, on a cumulative basis, through the twelve-month time horizon. This indicates that future increases in interest rates could have an adverse effect on net interest income.

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There are several ways the Company measures and manages the exposure to interest rate sensitivity, including static GAP analysis.  The Company’s ALCO also uses other financial models to project interest income under various rate scenarios and prepayment/extension assumptions consistent with First Mid Bank’s historical experience and with known industry trends.  ALCO meets at least monthly to review the Company’s exposure to interest rate changes as indicated by the various techniques and to make necessary changes in the composition terms and/or rates of the assets and liabilities.  The Company is currently experiencing downward pressure on asset yields resulting from the extended period of historically low interest rates and heightened competition for loans. A continuation of this environment could result in a decline in interest income and the net interest margin.

Capital Resources

At March 31, 2013, the Company’s stockholders' equity had increased $412,000, or .26%, to $157,099,000 from $156,687,000 as of December 31, 2012. During the first three months of 2013, net income contributed $3,528,000 to equity before the payment of dividends to stockholders. The change in market value of available-for-sale investment securities decreased stockholders' equity by $1,311,000, net of tax.  Additional purchases of treasury stock (48,854 shares at an average cost of $23.69 per share) decreased stockholders’ equity by approximately $1,158,000.

The Company is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies.  Bank holding companies follow minimum regulatory requirements established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve System”), and First Mid Bank follows similar minimum regulatory requirements established for national banks by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”).  Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary action by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

Quantitative measures established by each regulatory agency to ensure capital adequacy require the reporting institutions to maintain a minimum total risk-based capital ratio of 8%, a minimum Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 4% and a minimum leverage ratio of 3% for the most highly rated banks that do not expect significant growth.  All other institutions are required to maintain a minimum leverage ratio of 4%.  Management believes that, as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company and First Mid Bank met all capital adequacy requirements.

As of March 31, 2013, both the Company and First Mid Bank had capital ratios above the required minimums for regulatory capital adequacy,  and First Mid Bank had capital ratios that qualified it for treatment as well-capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action with respect to banks.  To be categorized as well-capitalized, total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based and Tier 1 leverage ratios must be maintained as set forth in the following table (dollars in thousands).


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Actual
 
Required Minimum For Capital Adequacy Purposes
 
To Be Well-Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
March 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Capital (to risk-weighted assets)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Company
$
164,160

 
16.06
%
 
$
81,787

 
> 8.00%
 
N/A

 
N/A
First Mid Bank
148,289

 
14.64

 
81,051

 
> 8.00
 
$
101,314

 
> 10.00%
Tier 1 Capital (to risk-weighted assets)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
Company
152,176

 
14.89

 
40,893

 
> 4.00
 
N/A

 
N/A
First Mid Bank
136,305

 
13.45

 
40,525

 
> 4.00
 
60,788

 
> 6.00
Tier 1 Capital (to average assets)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
Company
152,176

 
9.78

 
62,245

 
> 4.00
 
N/A

 
N/A
First Mid Bank
136,305

 
8.81

 
61,910

 
> 4.00
 
77,388

 
> 5.00
December 31, 2012
 

 
 

 


 
 
 
 

 
 
Total Capital (to risk-weighted assets)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
Company
$
161,799

 
15.65
%
 
$
82,693

 
> 8.00%
 
N/A

 
N/A
First Mid Bank
143,942

 
14.04

 
82,047

 
> 8.00
 
$
102,559

 
> 10.00%
Tier 1 Capital (to risk-weighted assets)
 

 


 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
Company
150,023

 
14.51

 
41,346

 
> 4.00
 
N/A

 
N/A
First Mid Bank
132,166

 
12.89

 
41,024

 
> 4.00
 
61,535

 
> 6.00
Tier 1 Capital (to average assets)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
Company
150,023

 
9.66

 
62,093

 
> 4.00
 
N/A

 
N/A
First Mid Bank
132,166

 
8.56

 
61,771

 
> 4.00
 
77,213

 
> 5.00

 
Stock Plans

Participants may purchase Company stock under the following four plans of the Company: the Deferred Compensation Plan, the First Retirement and Savings Plan, the Dividend Reinvestment Plan, and the SI Plan.  For more detailed information on these plans, refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held May 23, 2007, the stockholders approved the SI Plan.  The SI Plan was implemented to succeed the Company’s 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, which had a ten-year term that expired October 21, 2007. The SI Plan is intended to provide a means whereby directors, employees, consultants and advisors of the Company and its Subsidiaries may sustain a sense of proprietorship and personal involvement in the continued development and financial success of the Company and its Subsidiaries, thereby advancing the interests of the Company and its stockholders.  Accordingly, directors and selected employees, consultants and advisors may be provided the opportunity to acquire shares of Common Stock of the Company on the terms and conditions established in the SI Plan.

On September 27, 2011, the Board of Directors passed a resolution relating to the SI Plan whereby they authorized and approved the Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”). The LTIP was implemented to provide methodology for granting Stock Awards and Stock Unit Awards to select senior executives of the Company or any Subsidiary.

A maximum of 300,000 shares of common stock may be issued under the SI Plan.  As of March 31, 2013, the Company had awarded 59,500 shares as stock options under the SI plan. There were no stock options granted in 2013 or 2012.  The company awarded 16,182 shares and 15,162 shares during 2013 and 2012, respectively, as 50% Stock Awards and 50% Stock Unit Awards under the SI plan.

 




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Stock Repurchase Program

Since August 5, 1998, the Board of Directors has approved repurchase programs pursuant to which the Company may repurchase a total of approximately $61.7 million of the Company’s common stock.  The repurchase programs approved by the Board of Directors are as follows:

On August 5, 1998, repurchases of up to 3%, or $2 million, of the Company’s common stock.
In March 2000, repurchases up to an additional 5%, or $4.2 million of the Company’s common stock.
In September 2001, repurchases of $3 million of additional shares of the Company’s common stock.
In August 2002, repurchases of $5 million of additional shares of the Company’s common stock.
In September 2003, repurchases of $10 million of additional shares of the Company’s common stock.
On April 27, 2004, repurchases of $5 million of additional shares of the Company’s common stock.
On August 23, 2005, repurchases of $5 million of additional shares of the Company’s common stock.
On August 22, 2006, repurchases of $5 million of additional shares of the Company’s common stock.
On February 27, 2007, repurchases of $5 million of additional shares of the Company’s common stock.
On November 13, 2007, repurchases of $5 million of additional shares of the Company’s common stock.
On December 16, 2008, repurchases of $2.5 million of additional shares of the Company’s common stock.
On May 26, 2009, repurchases of $5 million of additional shares of the Company’s common stock.
On February 22, 2011, repurchases of $5 million of additional shares of the Company’s common stock.
On November 13, 2012, repurchases of $5 million of additional shares of the Company's common stock.

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company repurchased 48,855 shares at a total cost of approximately $1,158,000. Since 1998, the Company has repurchased a total of 3,253,751 shares at a total price of approximately $63,244,000.  As of March 31, 2013, the Company is authorized per all repurchase programs to purchase $3,462,000 in additional shares.


Liquidity

Liquidity represents the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to meet all present and future financial obligations arising in the daily operations of the business.  Financial obligations consist of the need for funds to meet extensions of credit, deposit withdrawals and debt servicing.  The Company’s liquidity management focuses on the ability to obtain funds economically through assets that may be converted into cash at minimal costs or through other sources. The Company’s other sources of cash include overnight federal fund lines, Federal Home Loan Bank advances, deposits of the State of Illinois, the ability to borrow at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the Company’s operating line of credit with The Northern Trust Company.  Details for the sources include:

First Mid Bank has $35 million available in overnight federal fund lines, including $10 million from U.S. Bank, N.A., $10 million from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and $15 million from The Northern Trust Company.  Availability of the funds is subject to First Mid Bank meeting minimum regulatory capital requirements for total capital to risk-weighted assets and Tier 1 capital to total average assets.  As of March 31, 2013, First Mid Bank met these regulatory requirements.

First Mid Bank can borrow from the Federal Home Loan Bank as a source of liquidity.  Availability of the funds is subject to the pledging of collateral to the Federal Home Loan Bank.  Collateral that can be pledged includes one-to-four family residential real estate loans and securities.  At March 31, 2013, the excess collateral at the FHLB would support approximately $98.4 million of additional advances.

First Mid Bank receives deposits from the State of Illinois.  The receipt of these funds is subject to competitive bid and requires collateral to be pledged at the time of placement.

First Mid Bank is a member of the Federal Reserve System and can borrow funds provided that sufficient collateral is pledged.


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In addition, as of March 31, 2013, the Company had a revolving credit agreement in the amount of $20 million with The Northern Trust Company with an outstanding balance of zero and $20 million in available funds.  This loan was renewed on April 20, 2013 for one year as a revolving credit agreement with a maximum available balance of $15 million. The interest rate is floating at 2.25% over the federal funds rate. The loan is unsecured and subject to a borrowing agreement containing requirements for the Company and First Mid Bank, including requirements for operating and capital ratios. The Company and its subsidiary bank were in compliance with the existing covenants at March 31, 2013 and 2012 and December 31, 2012.

Management continues to monitor its expected liquidity requirements carefully, focusing primarily on cash flows from:

lending activities, including loan commitments, letters of credit and mortgage prepayment assumptions;
deposit activities, including seasonal demand of private and public funds;
investing activities, including prepayments of mortgage-backed securities and call provisions on U.S. Treasury and government agency securities; and
operating activities, including scheduled debt repayments and dividends to stockholders.


The following table summarizes significant contractual obligations and other commitments at March 31, 2013 (in thousands):
 
Total
 
Less than
1 year
 
1-3 years
 
3-5 years
 
More than
5 years
Time deposits
$
205,238

 
$
142,744

 
$
39,158

 
$
23,202

 
$
134

Debt
20,620

 

 

 

 
20,620

Other borrowings
81,372

 
81,372

 

 

 

Operating leases
3,411

 
1,125

 
1,178

 
478

 
630

Supplemental retirement
896

 
50

 
200

 
200

 
446

 
$
311,537

 
$
225,291

 
$
40,536

 
$
23,880

 
$
21,830



For the three months ended March 31, 2013, net cash of $8.0 million was provided from operating activities and $19.7 million and $3.8 million was used in investing activities and financing activities, respectively. In total, cash and cash equivalents decreased by $15.5 million since year-end 2012.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

First Mid Bank enters into 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 lines of credit, letters of credit and other commitments to extend credit.  Each of these instruments involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate and liquidity risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.  The Company uses the same credit policies and requires similar collateral in approving lines of credit and commitments and issuing letters of credit as it does in making loans. The exposure to credit losses on financial instruments is represented by the contractual amount of these instruments. However, the Company does not anticipate any losses from these instruments.

The off-balance sheet financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows (in thousands):
 
March 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
Unused commitments and lines of credit:
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
$
25,444

 
$
27,800

Commercial operating
138,273

 
132,040

Home equity
25,167

 
25,255

Other
44,619

 
46,430

Total
$
233,503

 
$
231,525

Standby letters of credit
$
3,152

 
$
3,351



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Commitments to originate credit represent approved commercial, residential real estate and home equity loans that generally are expected to be funded within ninety days.  Lines of credit are agreements by which the Company agrees to provide a borrowing accommodation up to a stated amount as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the loan agreement.  Both commitments to originate credit and lines of credit generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the lines and some commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the financial performance of customers to third parties.  Standby letters of credit are primarily issued to facilitate trade or support borrowing arrangements and generally expire in one year or less.  The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending credit facilities to customers.  The maximum amount of credit that would be extended under letters of credit is equal to the total off-balance sheet contract amount of such instrument.



ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There has been no material change in the market risk faced by the Company since December 31, 2012.  For information regarding the Company’s market risk, refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.



ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based on such evaluation, such officers have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.  Further, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected or that are reasonably likely to affect materially the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.




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PART II

ITEM 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None.



ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

Various risks and uncertainties, some of which are difficult to predict and beyond the Company’s control, could negatively impact the Company.  As a financial institution, the Company is exposed to interest rate risk, liquidity risk, credit risk, operational risk, risks from economic or market conditions, and general business risks among others.  Adverse experience with these or other risks could have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations, as well as the value of its common stock.  See the risk factors and “Supervision and Regulation” described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.



ITEM 2.
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Period
(a) Total Number of Shares Purchased
 
(b) Average Price Paid per Share
 
(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
 
(d) Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
January 1, 2013 - January 31, 2013
900

 
$
23.40

 
900

 
$
4,599,000

February 1, 2013 - February 28, 2013
37,664

 
$
23.60

 
37,664

 
$
3,710,000

March 1, 2013 - March 31, 2013
10,291

 
$
24.07

 
10,291

 
$
3,462,000

Total
48,855

 
$
23.69

 
48,855

 
$
3,462,000



See heading “Stock Repurchase Program” for more information regarding stock purchases.



ITEM 3.
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.



ITEM 4.
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.






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ITEM 5.
OTHER INFORMATION

None.



ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS

The exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K and filed herewith are listed in the Exhibit Index that follows the Signature Page and that immediately precedes the exhibits filed.




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SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements 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.




FIRST MID-ILLINOIS BANCSHARES, INC.
(Registrant)

Date:  May 7, 2013


/s/ William S. Rowland

William S. Rowland
President and Chief Executive Officer

 
/s/ Michael L. Taylor

Michael L. Taylor
Chief Financial Officer






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Exhibit Index to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
Exhibit Number
Description and Filing or Incorporation Reference
4.1
The Registrant agrees to furnish to the Commission, upon request, a copy of each instrument with respect to issues of long-term debt involving a total amount which does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Registrant and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis
 
 
11.1
Statement re:  Computation of Earnings Per Share (Filed herewith on page 9)
 
 
31.1
Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
31.2
Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
32.1
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
32.2
Certification 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 Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, and (iv) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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