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HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC. - Quarter Report: 2023 September (Form 10-Q)



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023
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: 0-23636
HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Missouri43-1626350
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization) 

132 East High Street, Box 688, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(573) 761-6100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1.00 par valueHWBKThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No
As of November 9, 2023, the registrant had 7,039,323 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, outstanding.



PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements
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HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except per share data)September 30, 2023December 31, 2022
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks$17,793 $18,661 
Federal funds sold46
Other interest-bearing deposits10,06165,013
Cash and cash equivalents27,85483,720
Certificates of deposit in other banks7352,955
Available-for-sale debt securities, at fair value233,516250,747
Other investments7,0056,353
Total investment securities240,521257,100
Loans held for investment1,556,9691,521,252
Allowance for credit losses (1)(22,462)(15,588)
Net loans1,534,5071,505,664
Loans held for sale, at lower of cost or fair value3,006591
Premises and equipment - net32,50832,856
Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value2,8852,899
Other real estate owned - net3,5648,795
Accrued interest receivable8,5337,953
Cash surrender value - life insurance2,6102,567
Other assets (1)22,28218,440
Total assets$1,879,005 $1,923,540 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits
Non-interest bearing demand$425,105 $453,443 
Savings, interest checking and money market802,591923,602
Time deposits $250,000 and over115,19794,859
Other time deposits237,472160,175
Total deposits1,580,3651,632,079
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase6,196 5,187 
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings112,00098,000
Subordinated notes49,48649,486
Operating lease liabilities1,2951,533
Accrued interest payable1,851902
Liability for unfunded commitments (1)947
Other liabilities8,4618,942
Total liabilities1,760,6011,796,129
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $1.00 par value, authorized 15,000,000 shares; issued 7,554,893 and 7,284,151 shares, respectively
7,5557,284
Surplus76,77671,042
Retained earnings85,10491,789
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax(40,041)(31,714)
Treasury stock; 515,570 shares, at cost, respectively
(10,990)(10,990)
Total stockholders’ equity118,404127,411
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$1,879,005 $1,923,540 
(1) September 30, 2023 amounts include the impacts of the January 1, 2023 adoption of ASU 2016-13. See Note 2 for details.
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
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HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands, except per share data)2023202220232022
INTEREST INCOME  
Interest and fees on loans$22,134 $16,328 $61,105 $44,831 
Interest and fees on loans held for sale592311969
Interest on investment securities:
Taxable8717812,6012,361
Nontaxable6186211,8761,822
Federal funds sold25
Other interest-bearing deposits and certificates of deposit in other banks8576724179
Dividends on other investments12164321204
Total interest income23,88817,89366,74849,471
INTEREST EXPENSE  
Interest on deposits:  
Savings, interest checking and money market4,4661,38211,9612,275
Time deposit accounts $250,000 and over8163453,493588
Time deposits1,3572392,715709
Total interest expense on deposits6,6391,96618,1693,572
Interest on federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase38138332
Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank advances1,0752772,430778
Interest on subordinated notes9895702,7691,316
Total interest expense on borrowings2,1028605,2822,126
Total interest expense8,7412,82623,4515,698
Net interest income15,14715,06743,29743,773
Provision for (release of) credit losses on loans and unfunded commitments (1)110300790(1,000)
Net interest income after provision for (release of) credit losses on loans and unfunded commitments15,03714,76742,50744,773
NON-INTEREST INCOME
Service charges and other fees7606932,1802,322
Bank card income and fees1,0291,0303,0443,054
Trust department income283287820924
Real estate servicing fees, net125383417861
Gain on sale of mortgage loans, net8516282,0142,322
Losses (gains) on other real estate owned, net(2,809)(4,592)30
Other3674641,5011,346
Total non-interest income6063,4855,38410,859
Investment securities gains (losses), net3118(12)
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE  
Salaries and employee benefits7,1246,75020,97820,251
Occupancy expense, net8427892,4372,339
Furniture and equipment expense7687742,2362,301
Processing, network, and bank card expense1,3201,2613,7973,545
Legal, examination, and professional fees4993951,4471,210
Advertising and promotion3754301,0841,027
Postage, printing, and supplies248237621653
Loan expense147123771426
Other1,2461,4364,4014,210
Total non-interest expense12,56912,19537,77235,962
Income before income taxes3,0776,05810,13719,658
Income tax expense4981,1311,7383,633
Net income$2,579 $4,927 $8,399 $16,025 
Basic earnings per share$0.36 $0.70 $1.19 $2.27 
Diluted earnings per share$0.36 $0.70 $1.19 $2.27 
(1) Prior to adoption of ASU No 2016-13 on January 1, 2023, credit losses were estimated using the incurred loss approach.
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
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HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income (unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)2023202220232022
Net income$2,579 $4,927 $8,399 $16,025 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax  
Investment securities available-for-sale:
Change in unrealized (losses) gains on investment securities available-for-sale, net of tax(9,325)(12,430)(7,948)(43,438)
Defined benefit pension plans:
Amortization of net gains included in net periodic pension cost, net of tax(126)— (379)— 
Total other comprehensive loss(9,451)(12,430)(8,327)(43,438)
Total comprehensive (loss) income$(6,872)$(7,503)$72 $(27,413)

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
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HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(In thousands, except per share data)Common StockSurplusRetained EarningsAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Treasury StockTotal Stockholders' Equity
Balance, June 30, 2023$7,284 $77,047 $83,722 $(30,590)$(10,990)$126,473 
Net income2,5792,579
Other comprehensive loss(9,451)(9,451)
Stock dividend271(271)
Cash dividends declared, common stock ($0.17 per share)
(1,197)(1,197)
Balance, September 30, 2023
$7,555 $76,776 $85,104 $(40,041)$(10,990)$118,404 
Balance, June 30, 2022$7,024 $71,302 $84,437 $(27,715)$(10,990)$124,058 
Net income4,9274,927
Other comprehensive loss(12,430)(12,430)
Stock dividend260(260)
Cash dividends declared, common stock ($0.17 per share)
(1,150)(1,150)
Balance, September 30, 2022
$7,284 $71,042 $88,214 $(40,145)$(10,990)$115,405 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
(In thousands, except per share data)Common StockSurplusRetained EarningsAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Treasury StockTotal Stock - holders' Equity
Balance, December 31, 2022
$7,284 $71,042 $91,789 $(31,714)$(10,990)$127,411 
Adoption of ASU 2016-13(5,581)(5,581)
Balance, January 01, 20237,28471,04286,208(31,714)(10,990)121,830
Net income8,3998,399
Other comprehensive loss(8,327)(8,327)
Stock dividend2715,734(6,005)
Cash dividends declared, common stock ($0.51 per share)
(3,498)(3,498)
Balance, September 30, 2023
$7,555 $76,776 $85,104 $(40,041)$(10,990)$118,404 
Balance, December 31, 2021
$7,024 $64,437 $82,300 $3,293 $(8,098)$148,956 
Net income16,02516,025
Other comprehensive loss(43,438)(43,438)
Purchase of treasury stock(2,892)(2,892)
Stock dividend2606,605(6,865)
Cash dividends declared, common stock ($0.49 per share)
(3,246)(3,246)
Balance, September 30, 2022
$7,284 $71,042 $88,214 $(40,145)$(10,990)$115,405 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
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HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)20232022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$8,399 $16,025 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for (release of) credit losses on loans and unfunded commitments790(1,000)
Depreciation expense1,6081,615
Net amortization of investment securities, premiums, and discounts7721,086
Change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights52(186)
Investment securities (gains) losses, net(18)12
Gain on sales and dispositions of premises and equipment(154)(147)
Gain on sales and dispositions of other real estate(49)(2)
Provision for (release of) valuation allowance for other real estate owned4,643(28)
Increase in accrued interest receivable(580)(427)
Increase in cash surrender value - life insurance(43)(44)
(Increase) decrease in other assets(554)155
Decrease in operating lease liabilities(238)(227)
Increase in accrued interest payable949283
Decrease in other liabilities(803)(4,185)
Origination of mortgage loans held for sale(84,821)(72,563)
Proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans held for sale84,38276,110
Gain on sale of mortgage loans, net(2,014)(2,322)
Net cash provided by operating activities12,32114,155
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of certificates of deposit in other banks(245)
Proceeds from maturities of certificates of deposit in other banks2,2191,237
Net increase in loans(35,469)(190,215)
Purchase of available-for-sale debt securities(9,468)(17,318)
Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale debt securities15,25224,673
Proceeds from calls of available-for-sale debt securities6152,295
Purchases of FHLB stock(13,838)(8,103)
Proceeds from sales of FHLB stock13,2048,138
Purchases of premises and equipment(1,384)(2,433)
Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment158304
Proceeds from sales of other real estate and repossessed assets6811,348
Net cash used in investing activities(28,030)(180,319)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net (decrease) increase in demand deposits(28,338)45,587
Net (decrease) increase in interest-bearing transaction accounts(121,011)7,235
Net increase in time deposits97,63523,156
Net increase (decrease) in federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase1,009(17,939)
Repayment of FHLB advances and other borrowings(328,890)(195,962)
FHLB advances342,890191,544
Purchase of treasury stock(2,892)
Cash dividends paid - common stock(3,452)(3,088)
Net cash (used in) provided for financing activities(40,157)47,641
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents(55,866)(118,523)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period83,720159,909
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$27,854 $41,386 
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements (unaudited).


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HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) continued
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)20232022
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest$22,501 $5,415 
Income taxes$1,925 $4,307 
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Other real estate and repossessed assets acquired in settlement of loans$44 $
Stock dividends$6,005 $6,865 
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
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HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (the Company) through its subsidiary, Hawthorn Bank (the Bank), provides a broad range of banking services to individual and corporate customers located within the Missouri communities in and surrounding Jefferson City, Columbia, Clinton, Warsaw, Springfield, St. Louis, and the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. The Company is subject to competition from other financial and nonfinancial institutions that provide financial products. Additionally, the Company and its subsidiaries are subject to the regulations of certain regulatory agencies and undergo periodic examinations by those regulatory agencies.
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in conformity with United States (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q, and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements includes all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary in order to make those statements not misleading. Management is required to make estimates and assumptions, including the determination of the allowance for credit losses, real estate acquired in connection with foreclosure or in satisfaction of loans, and fair values of investment securities available-for-sale that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company’s management has evaluated and did not identify any subsequent events or transactions requiring recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements other than mentioned below.
Stock Dividend. On July 1, 2023, the Company paid a special stock dividend of four percent (4%) to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 15, 2023. For all periods presented, share information, including basic and diluted earnings per share, has been adjusted retroactively to reflect this change.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
Trouble Debt Restructurings. On January 1, 2023, the effective date of the guidance, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2022-02, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures”, on a prospective basis. ASU 2022-02 eliminated the accounting guidance for troubled debt restructurings (TDRs), while enhancing disclosure requirements for certain loan refinancings and restructurings by creditors when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty. Specifically, rather than applying the recognition and measurement guidance for TDRs, an entity must apply the loan refinancing and restructuring guidance to determine whether a modification results in a new loan or a continuation of an existing loan. For entities that have already adopted ASU 2016-13, the amendments in ASU 2022-02 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Effective January 1, 2023, the Company adopted the amendments within ASU 2022-02, using the prospective transition method. ASU 2022-02 did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
ASU 2016-13. On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” which replaces the incurred loss methodology with an expected loss methodology commonly referred to as the current expected credit losses (CECL) methodology. The measurement of expected credit losses under the CECL methodology is applicable to financial assets measured at amortized cost, including loan receivables and held-to-maturity debt securities. It also applies to off-balance sheet credit exposures such as loan commitments, standby letters of credit, financial guarantees, and other similar instruments. In addition, this standard made changes to the accounting for available-for-sale debt securities, including the requirement for credit losses to be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down on available-for-sale debt securities.
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HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
The Company adopted this standard using the modified retrospective method for all financial assets measured at amortized cost, and off-balance-sheet credit exposures. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2023 are presented under the new standard while prior period amounts continue to be reported in accordance with previously applicable U.S. GAAP. The Company recorded an after-tax decrease to retained earnings of $5.6 million as of January 1, 2023 for the cumulative effect of adopting this standard.
The following table illustrates the impact of adoption of ASU 2016-13:

(in thousands)December 31, 2022Impact of AdoptionJanuary 1, 2023
Assets:
Allowance for credit losses on loans$15,588 $5,793 $21,381 
Deferred tax asset3,2671,4834,750
Liabilities:
Liability for unfunded commitments1,2721,272
Shareholders' Equity
Retained Earnings91,789 (5,581)86,208 

(2) Loans and Allowance for Credit Losses
Loans
Major classifications within the Company’s held for investment loan portfolio at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were as follows:
(in thousands)September 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Commercial, financial, and agricultural$227,372 $244,549 
Real estate construction − residential58,77432,095
Real estate construction − commercial130,572137,235
Real estate mortgage − residential379,514361,025
Real estate mortgage − commercial739,413722,729
Installment and other consumer21,32423,619
Total loans held for investment$1,556,969 $1,521,252 
The Bank grants real estate, commercial, installment, and other consumer loans to customers located within the Missouri communities surrounding Jefferson City, Columbia, Clinton, Warsaw, Springfield, St. Louis, and the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. As such, the Bank is susceptible to changes in the economic environment in these communities. The Bank does not have a concentration of credit in any one economic sector. Installment and other consumer loans consist primarily of the financing of automotive vehicles. Accrued interest on loans totaled $7.1 million and $6.4 million at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and is included in the accrued interest receivable on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The total amount of accrued interest is excluded from the amortized cost basis of loans presented above. Further, the Company has elected not to measure an allowance for credit losses for accrued interest receivable. At September 30, 2023, loans of $719.9 million were pledged to the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) as collateral for borrowings and letters of credit.
Allowance for Credit Losses
The allowance for credit losses is measured using a lifetime expected loss model that incorporates relevant information about past events, including historical credit loss experience on loans with similar risk characteristics, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the remaining cash flows over the contractual term of the loans. The allowance for credit losses is measured on a collective (pool) basis. Loans are aggregated into pools based on similar risk characteristics including borrower type, collateral type and expected credit loss patterns. Loans that do not share similar risk characteristics, primarily large loans on non-accrual status, are evaluated on an individual basis. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from loans amortized cost basis to present the net amount
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HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
expected to be collected on the instrument. Expected recoveries are included in the allowance and do not exceed the aggregate of amounts previously charged-off and expected to be charged-off. Loans are charged off against the allowance for credit losses when management believes the balance has become uncollectible.
For loans evaluated for credit losses on a collective basis, average historical loss rates are calculated for each pool using relevant peer historical net charge-offs (combined charge-offs and recoveries by observable historical reporting period) and the Company's outstanding loan balances during a lookback period. The Company chose to use relevant peer loan loss data due to statistical relevance concerns, low observation counts, historical data limitations, and the inability to secure through the cycle loan-level data. Lookback periods can be different based on the individual pool and represent management’s credit expectations for the pool of loans over the remaining contractual life. The calculated average net charge-off rate is then adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. These adjustments increase or decrease the average historical loss rate to reflect expectations of future losses given a single path economic forecast of a single macroeconomic variable, which is the civilian unemployment rate. The adjustments are based on results from various regression models projecting the impact of the selected macroeconomic variable to loss rates. The forecast is used for a reasonable and supportable period before reverting back to historical averages using a straight-line method. The forecast adjusted loss rate is applied to the loans over the remaining contractual lives, adjusted for expected prepayments. The contractual term excludes expected extensions, renewals and modifications. Credit cards and certain similar consumer lines of credit do not have stated maturities and therefore, for these loan classes, remaining contractual lives are determined by estimating future cash flows expected to be received from customers until payments have been fully allocated to outstanding balances. Agriculture loans also use the remaining life methodology for estimating life of loan losses. Additionally, the allowance for credit losses considers other qualitative factors not included in historical loss rates or macroeconomic forecast such as changes in portfolio composition, underwriting practices, or significant unique events or conditions.
Allowance for Credit Losses on Off-Balance-Sheet Credit Exposures
The Company maintains a separate allowance for credit losses for off-balance-sheet credit exposures, including unfunded loan commitments, unless the associated obligation is unconditionally cancellable by the Company. This allowance is included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets with associated expense recognized as a component of the provision for credit losses on the consolidated statements of income. The liability for unfunded lending commitments utilizes the same model as the allowance for credit losses on loans, however, the liability for unfunded lending commitments incorporates an assumption for the portion of unfunded commitments that are expected to be funded.
Sensitivity in the Allowance for Credit Loss Model
The allowance for credit losses is an estimate that requires significant judgment including projections of the macroeconomic environment. The forecasted macroeconomic environment continuously changes, which can cause fluctuations in estimated expected losses.
On January 1, 2023, the Company's adoption of the CECL methodology resulted in an increase to the allowance for credit losses of $5.8 million and a liability for unfunded commitments totaling $1.3 million.
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HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
The following tables illustrate the changes in the allowance for credit losses by portfolio segment:
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
(in thousands)Commercial, Financial, & AgriculturalReal Estate Construction - ResidentialReal Estate Construction - CommercialReal Estate Mortgage - ResidentialReal Estate Mortgage - CommercialInstallment and Other ConsumerUn- allocatedTotal
Balance at beginning of period$1,844 $748 $3,422 $5,465 $10,295 $217 $245 $22,236 
Additions:
Provision for (release of ) credit losses (1)99 125 (157)(153)440 94 (148)300 
Deductions:
Loans charged off16 — — — 76 — 95 
Less recoveries on loans(9)— — (2)(1)(9)— (21)
Net loan charge-offs (recoveries)— — (2)67 — 74 
Balance at end of period$1,936 $873 $3,265 $5,314 $10,733 $244 $97 $22,462 
Liability for Unfunded Commitments
Balance at beginning of period$112 $355 $414 $108 $126 $$21 $1,137 
Provision for credit losses on unfunded commitments(68)(110)(4)(1)— (16)(190)
Balance at end of period$121 $287 $304 $104 $125 $1 $5 $947 
Allowance for credit losses on loans and liability for unfunded commitments$2,057 $1,160 $3,569 $5,418 $10,858 $245 $102 $23,409 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
(in thousands)Commercial, Financial, & AgriculturalReal Estate Construction - ResidentialReal Estate Construction - CommercialReal Estate Mortgage - ResidentialReal Estate Mortgage - CommercialInstallment and Other ConsumerUn- allocatedTotal
Balance at beginning of period$3,005 $66 $762 $2,747 $8,410 $312 $51 $15,353 
Additions:
Provision for (release of ) loan losses (1)(124)87 481 (414)129 136 300 
Deductions:
Loans charged off46 — — — (1)146 191 
Less recoveries on loans(13)— — (4)(5)(21)(43)
Net loan charge-offs (recoveries)33 — — (4)(6)125 — 148 
Balance at end of period$2,848 $71 $849 $3,232 $8,002 $316 $187 $15,505 










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HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
The following tables illustrate the changes in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment:
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(in thousands)Commercial, Financial, & AgriculturalReal Estate Construction - ResidentialReal Estate Construction - CommercialReal Estate Mortgage - ResidentialReal Estate Mortgage - CommercialInstallment and Other ConsumerUn- allocatedTotal
Balance at beginning of period$2,735 $157 $875 $3,329 $8,000 $326 $166 $15,588 
Adoption of ASU 2016-13(649)291 2,894 1,890 1,613 (80)(166)5,793 
Balance at January 1, 20232,086 448 3,769 5,219 9,613 246 — 21,381 
Additions:
Provision for (release of ) credit losses (1)(274)425(504)891,145137971,115
Deductions:
Loans charged off5928204291
Less recoveries on loans(183)(6)(3)(65)(257)
Net loan charge-offs (recoveries)(124)(6)2513934
Balance at end of period$1,936 $873 $3,265 $5,314 $10,733 $244 $97 $22,462 
Liability for Unfunded Commitments
Balance at beginning of period$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 
Adoption of ASU 2016-13104 341 569 107 150 — 1,272 
Balance at January 1, 2023104 341 569 107 150 — 1,272 
Provision for credit losses on unfunded commitments17(54)(265)(3)(25)5(325)
Balance at end of period$121 $287 $304 $104 $125 $1 $5 $947 
Allowance for credit losses on loans and liability for unfunded commitments$2,057 $1,160 $3,569 $5,418 $10,858 $245 $102 $23,409 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
(in thousands)Commercial, Financial, & AgriculturalReal Estate Construction - ResidentialReal Estate Construction - CommercialReal Estate Mortgage - ResidentialReal Estate Mortgage - CommercialInstallment and Other ConsumerUn- allocatedTotal
Balance at beginning of period$2,717 $137 $588 $2,482 $10,662 $256 $61 $16,903 
Additions:
Provision for (release of ) loan losses (1)188 (66)261 723 (2,491)259 126 (1,000)
Deductions:
Loans charged off106 — — — 178 262 — 546 
Less recoveries on loans(49)— — (27)(9)(63)— (148)
Net loan charge-offs (recoveries)57 — — (27)169 199 — 398 
Balance at end of period$2,848 $71 $849 $3,232 $8,002 $316 $187 $15,505 
(1) Beginning January 1, 2023, calculation is based on CECL methodology. Prior to January 1, 2023, calculation was based on probable incurred loss methodology.
Collateral-Dependent loans
Collateral-dependent loans are loans for which the repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral and the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty. Under the CECL methodology, for collateral-dependent loans, the Company has adopted the practical expedient to measure the allowance on the fair value of collateral.
The allowance is calculated on an individual loan basis based on the shortfall between the fair value of the loan’s collateral, which is adjusted for liquidation costs/discounts, and the loan’s amortized cost. If the fair value of the collateral exceeds the loan’s amortized cost, no allowance is necessary. The Company’s policy is to obtain appraisals on any significant pieces of collateral. Higher discounts are applied in determining fair value for real estate collateral in industries that are undergoing significant stress, or for properties that are specialized use or have limited marketability.
There have been no significant changes to the types of collateral securing the Company's collateral dependent loans since December 31, 2022.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

The amortized cost of collateral-dependent loans by class as of September 30, 2023 was as follows:
Collateral Type
(in thousands)Real EstateOtherAllowance Allocated
September 30, 2023
Real estate mortgage − residential$142 $— $22 
Real estate mortgage − commercial2,432 — — 
Total$2,574 $— $22 
Impaired Loans
The following impaired loans disclosures were superseded by ASU 2016-13.
The following table illustrates the allowance for loan losses and recorded investment by portfolio segment based on the impairment method:
(in thousands)Commercial, Financial, and AgriculturalReal Estate Construction - ResidentialReal Estate Construction - CommercialReal Estate Mortgage - ResidentialReal Estate Mortgage - CommercialInstallment and Other ConsumerUn- allocatedTotal
December 31, 2022
Allowance for loan losses:
Individually evaluated for impairment$36 $— $11 $148 $62 $$— $258 
Collectively evaluated for impairment2,6991578643,1817,93832516615,330
Total$2,735 $157 $875 $3,329 $8,000 $326 $166 $15,588 
Loans outstanding:
Individually evaluated for impairment$295 $— $87 $1,863 $18,110 $$— $20,361 
Collectively evaluated for impairment244,25432,095137,148359,162704,61923,6131,500,891
Total$244,549 $32,095 $137,235 $361,025 $722,729 $23,619 $— $1,521,252 
Loans evaluated under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 310-10-35 include loans that are individually evaluated for impairment. All other loans are collectively evaluated for impairment under ASC 450-20. Impaired loans individually evaluated for impairment totaled $20.4 million at December 31, 2022, and were comprised of loans on non-accrual status and loans classified as TDRs.
The net carrying value of impaired loans is based on the fair values of collateral obtained through independent appraisals, internal evaluations, or by discounting the total expected future cash flows. At December 31, 2022, $17.7 million of impaired loans were evaluated based on the fair value less estimated selling costs of the loans' collateral.
The categories of impaired loans at December 31, 2022 were as follows:
(in thousands)December 31, 2022
Non-accrual loans$18,700 
Performing TDRs1,661
Total impaired loans$20,361 
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The following table presents loans individually evaluated for impairment at December 31, 2022, segregated between loans for which an allowance was provided and loans for which no allowance was provided.
(in thousands)Recorded InvestmentUnpaid Principal BalanceSpecific ReservesAverage Recorded Investment
December 31, 2022   
With no related allowance recorded:   
Real estate mortgage − residential$— $— $— $
Real estate mortgage − commercial17,66418,97516,230
Total$17,664 $18,975 $— $16,231 
With an allowance recorded:
Commercial, financial and agricultural$295 $330 $36 $319 
Real estate construction − commercial871271193
Real estate mortgage − residential1,8632,0801482,189
Real estate mortgage − commercial44653562428
Installment and other consumer66190
Total$2,697 $3,078 $258 3,119 
Total impaired loans$20,361 $22,053 $258 $19,350 
Credit Quality
The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based upon an internal rating system reflecting management’s risk assessment.
Pass - loans that are well protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor (or guarantors, if any) or by the fair value, less cost to acquire and sell in a timely manner, of any underlying collateral.
Watch - loans that have one or more weaknesses identified that may result in the borrower being unable to meet repayment terms or when the Company’s credit position could deteriorate at some future date.
Substandard - loans that are inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or by the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified may have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the repayment of the debt. Such loans are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company may sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.
Non-accrual - loans that are delinquent for 90 days or more and the ultimate collectability of interest or principal is no longer probable. (The majority of the Company's non-accrual loans have a substandard risk grade)
Doubtful - loans that have all the weaknesses inherent in loans classified as Substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable on the basis of currently known facts, conditions, and values.
In the following tables, consumer loans are generally assigned a risk grade similar to the classifications described above; however, upon reaching 90 days and 120 days past due, they are generally downgraded to non-accrual status, in accordance with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Counsel's Retail Credit Classification Policy.

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The following table presents the recorded investment by risk categories at September 30, 2023:
Term Loans
Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year and Risk Grades
(in thousands)20232022202120202019PriorRevolving Loans Amortized Cost BasisRevolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost BasisTotal
September 30, 2023
Commercial, Financial, & Agricultural
Pass$38,345 $46,113 $34,333 $32,286 $5,094 $4,851 $51,245 $603 $212,870 
Watch181 2,630 381 610 331 4,159 — 8,295 
Substandard382 3,841 58 18 — — 1,820 — 6,119 
Non-accrual loans— — — 11 75 — — 88 
Total$38,908 $52,586 $34,772 $32,914 $5,108 $5,257 $57,224 $603 $227,372 
Gross YTD charge-offs— — — — — 59 — — 59 
Real Estate Construction - Residential
Pass$35,074 $22,884 $638 $177 $— $— $$— $58,774 
Watch— — — — — — — — — 
Substandard— — — — — — — — — 
Non-accrual loans— — — — — — — — — 
Total$35,074 $22,884 $638 $177 $— $— $$— $58,774 
Gross YTD charge-offs— — — — — — — — — 
Real Estate Construction - Commercial
Pass$40,936 $56,321 $29,056 $1,193 $63 $739 $311 $— $128,619 
Watch839 18 196 — — 13 103 — 1,169 
Substandard710 — — — — — — — 710 
Non-accrual loans— — — — — 74 — — 74 
Total$42,485 $56,339 $29,252 $1,193 $63 $826 $414 $— $130,572 
Gross YTD charge-offs— — — — — — — — — 
Real Estate Mortgage - Residential
Pass$59,185 $126,650 $64,789 $49,317 $7,345 $22,551 $44,237 $202 $374,276 
Watch180 208 416 989 127 2,265 — — 4,185 
Substandard16 — — 130 — 134 — — 280 
Non-accrual loans— 49 — 232 — 273 219 — 773 
Total$59,381 $126,907 $65,205 $50,668 $7,472 $25,223 $44,456 $202 $379,514 
Gross YTD charge-offs— — — — — — — — — 
Real Estate Mortgage - Commercial
Pass$89,802 $214,581 $205,323 $86,113 $27,954 $42,089 $15,563 $662 $682,087 
Watch16,073 11,881 4,405 1,417 390 1,352 75 — 35,593 
Substandard2,541 219 15,519 — 128 294 100 58 18,859 
Non-accrual loans1,815 111 730 218 — — — — 2,874 
Total$110,231 $226,792 $225,977 $87,748 $28,472 $43,735 $15,738 $720 $739,413 
Gross YTD charge-offs— — — — — 28 — — 28 
Installment and other Consumer
Pass$6,434 $7,243 $3,217 $1,543 $1,202 $1,602 $80 $— $21,321 
Watch— — — — — — — 
Substandard— — — — — — — — — 
Non-accrual loans— — — — — — — 
Total$6,434 $7,243 $3,218 $1,545 $1,202 $1,602 $80 $— $21,324 
Gross YTD charge-offs— 21 13 — — 169 — 204 
Total Portfolio
Pass$269,776 $473,792 $337,356 $170,629 $41,658 $71,832 $111,437 $1,467 $1,477,947 
Watch17,273 14,737 5,398 3,018 520 3,961 4,337 — 49,244 
Substandard3,649 4,060 15,577 148 128 428 1,920 58 25,968 
Non-accrual loans1,815 162 731 450 11 422 219 — 3,810 
Total$292,513 $492,751 $359,062 $174,245 $42,317 $76,643 $117,913 $1,525 $1,556,969 
Total Gross YTD charge-offs$— $21 $13 $— $— $256 $$— $291 


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The following table presents the recorded investment by risk categories at December 31, 2022:
Term Loans
Amortized Cost Basis by Origination Year and Risk Grades
(in thousands)20222021202020192018PriorRevolving Loans Amortized Cost BasisRevolving Loans Converted to Term Loans Amortized Cost BasisTotal
December 31, 2022
Commercial, Financial, & Agricultural
Pass$73,654 $40,681 $37,994 $6,479 $4,050 $2,718 $63,869 $504 $229,949 
Watch1,228 296 756 150 48 251 3,155 1,527 7,411 
Substandard5,014 58 24 — 152 — 1,820 — 7,068 
Non-accrual loans— — — 26 95 — — — 121 
Total$79,896 $41,035 $38,774 $6,655 $4,345 $2,969 $68,844 $2,031 $244,549 
Gross YTD charge-offs135 — — — — — — — 135 
Real Estate Construction - Residential
Pass$29,289 $1,248 $769 $449 $— $— $340 $— $32,095 
Watch— — — — — — — — — 
Substandard— — — — — — — — — 
Non-accrual loans— — — — — — — — — 
Total$29,289 $1,248 $769 $449 $— $— $340 $— $32,095 
Gross YTD charge-offs— — — — — — — — — 
Real Estate Construction - Commercial
Pass$60,318 $67,977 $2,249 $78 $676 $656 $1,831 $— $133,785 
Watch2,239 321 — — — 14 103 — 2,677 
Substandard686 — — — — — — — 686 
Non-accrual loans— — — — — 87 — — 87 
Total$63,243 $68,298 $2,249 $78 $676 $757 $1,934 $— $137,235 
Gross YTD charge-offs— — — — — — — — — 
Real Estate Mortgage - Residential
Pass$147,130 $68,380 $53,322 $8,013 $4,981 $25,590 $45,182 $523 $353,121 
Watch1,226 429 1,511 145 215 2,015 — — 5,541 
Substandard— 136 820 — 10 712 — — 1,678 
Non-accrual loans59 — 144 — — 386 96 — 685 
Total$148,415 $68,945 $55,797 $8,158 $5,206 $28,703 $45,278 $523 $361,025 
Gross YTD charge-offs— — — — — — — — — 
Real Estate Mortgage - Commercial
Pass$248,529 $203,033 $99,989 $31,341 $21,354 $38,317 $10,868 $121 $653,552 
Watch14,049 14,029 16,863 842 897 811 149 401 48,041 
Substandard260 2,673 — 48 — 306 — 48 3,335 
Non-accrual loans4,621 13,180 — — — — — — 17,801 
Total$267,459 $232,915 $116,852 $32,231 $22,251 $39,434 $11,017 $570 $722,729 
Gross YTD charge-offs101 — — — — 80 — — 181 
Installment and other Consumer
Pass$11,170 $5,183 $2,891 $2,016 $459 $88 $1,806 $— $23,613 
Watch— — — — — — — — — 
Substandard— — — — — — — — — 
Non-accrual loans— — — — — 
Total$11,172 $5,186 $2,891 $2,017 $459 $88 $1,806 $— $23,619 
Gross YTD charge-offs268 10 21 — 16 — 321 
Total Portfolio
Pass$570,090 $386,502 $197,214 $48,376 $31,520 $67,369 $123,896 $1,148 $1,426,115 
Watch18,742 15,075 19,130 1,137 1,160 3,091 3,407 1,928 63,670 
Substandard5,960 2,867 844 48 162 1,018 1,820 48 12,767 
Non-accrual loans4,682 13,183 144 27 95 473 96 — 18,700 
Total$599,474 $417,627 $217,332 $49,588 $32,937 $71,951 $129,219 $3,124 $1,521,252 
Total Gross YTD charge-offs$504 $10 $$21 $$80 $16 $— $637 


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Delinquent and Non-Accrual Loans
The delinquency status of loans is determined based on the contractual terms of the notes. Loans are generally classified as delinquent once payments become 30 days or more past due. The Company’s policy is to discontinue the accrual of interest income on any loan when, in the opinion of management, the ultimate collectability of interest or principal is no longer probable. In general, loans are placed on non-accrual status when they become 90 days or more past due. However, management considers many factors before placing a loan on non-accrual status, including the delinquency status of the loan, the overall financial condition of the borrower, the progress of management’s collection efforts and the value of the underlying collateral. Subsequent interest payments received on non-accrual loans are applied to principal if any doubt exists as to the collectability of such principal; otherwise, such receipts are recorded as interest income on a cash basis. Non-accrual loans are returned to accrual status when, in the opinion of management, the financial condition of the borrower indicates that the timely collectability of interest and principal is probable and the borrower demonstrates the ability to pay under the terms of the note through a sustained period of repayment performance, which is generally six months.
The following tables present the recorded investment in non-accrual loans and loans past due over 90 days still on accrual by class of loans as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
(in thousands)Non-accrual with no AllowanceNon-accrual with AllowanceTotal Non-accrual (1)90 Days Past Due And Still AccruingTotal Non-performing Loans
September 30, 2023
Commercial, Financial, and Agricultural$— $88 $88 $— $88 
Real estate construction − commercial— 74 74 — 74 
Real estate mortgage − residential95 678 773 31 804 
Real estate mortgage − commercial2,431 443 2,874 — 2,874 
Installment and Other Consumer— 
Total$2,526 $1,284 $3,810 $37 $3,847 
December 31, 2022
Commercial, Financial, and Agricultural$— $121 $121 $— $121 
Real estate construction − commercial— 87 87 87 
Real estate mortgage − residential— 685 685 685 
Real estate mortgage − commercial17,664 137 17,801 17,801 
Installment and Other Consumer— 
Total$17,664 $1,036 $18,700 $$18,701 
(1) Includes $0.3 million of restructured loans as of both September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
No material amount of interest income was recognized on non-accrual loans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.








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The following table provides aging information for the Company’s past due and non-accrual loans at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
(in thousands)Current or Less Than 30 Days Past Due30 - 89 Days Past Due90 Days Past Due And Still AccruingNon-AccrualTotal
September 30, 2023
Commercial, Financial, and Agricultural$227,106 $178 $— $88 $227,372 
Real estate construction − residential58,540 234 — — 58,774 
Real estate construction − commercial130,498 — — 74 130,572 
Real estate mortgage − residential378,362 348 31 773 379,514 
Real estate mortgage − commercial736,318 221 — 2,874 739,413 
Installment and Other Consumer21,156 161 21,324 
Total$1,551,980 $1,142 $37 $3,810 $1,556,969 
December 31, 2022
Commercial, Financial, and Agricultural$244,392 $36 $— $121 $244,549 
Real estate construction − residential32,095 — — — 32,095 
Real estate construction − commercial137,148 — — 87 137,235 
Real estate mortgage − residential359,672 668 — 685 361,025 
Real estate mortgage − commercial704,925 — 17,801 722,729 
Installment and Other Consumer23,506 106 23,619 
Total$1,501,738 $813 $$18,700 $1,521,252 
Loan Modifications for Borrowers Experiencing Financial Difficulty Subsequent to the Adoption of ASU 2022-02
In the normal course of business, the Company may execute loan modifications with borrowers. These modifications are analyzed to determine whether the modification is considered concessionary, long-term and made to a borrower experiencing financial difficulty. The Company’s modifications generally include interest rate adjustments, principal reductions, and amortization and maturity date extensions. If a loan modification is determined to be made to a borrower experiencing financial difficulty, the loan is considered collateral-dependent and evaluated as part of the allowance for credit losses as described above in the Allowance for Credit Losses section of this note.

For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company did not modify any loans made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. The Company monitors loan payments on an on-going basis to determine if a loan is considered to have a payment default. Determination of payment default involves analyzing the economic conditions that exist for each customer and their ability to generate positive cash flows during the loan term.
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The following table presents information regarding modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty as of September 30, 2023:
September 30, 2023
(Dollars in thousands)Number of contractsRecorded Investment% to Total Loans
Commercial, financial and agricultural2$1640.01%
Real estate mortgage residential
69980.06%
Real estate mortgage commercial
22730.02%
Total10 $1,435 0.09 %
Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs) Prior to Adoption of ASU 2022-02
Prior to the adoption of ASU 2022-02, the Company accounted for a modification to the contractual terms of a loan that resulted in granting a concession to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties as a TDR. See “Note 1 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 for more information on our TDR policy, and “Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in this report for more information on the adoption of ASU 2022-02.
At September 30, 2022, loans classified as TDRs totaled $1.9 million, of which $0.3 million were classified as non-performing TDRs and $1.6 million were classified as performing TDRs. Both performing and non-performing TDRs are considered impaired loans. When an individual loan is determined to be a TDR, the amount of impairment is based upon the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or the fair value of the underlying collateral less applicable selling costs. Accordingly, specific reserves of $171,000 related to TDRs were allocated to the allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2022.
For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company had one new loan meeting the TDR criteria. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company had no TDRs for which there was a payment default within the 12 months following the restructure date.
Loans Held for Sale
The Company designates certain long-term fixed rate personal real estate loans as held for sale. These loans are initially measured at fair value under the fair value option election with subsequent changes in fair value recognized in mortgage banking income. The loans are primarily sold to Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, PennyMac, and various other secondary market investors. At September 30, 2023, the carrying amount of these loans was $3.0 million compared to $0.6 million at December 31, 2022.
(3) Other Real Estate and Other Assets Acquired in Settlement of Loans
September 30,December 31,
(in thousands)20232022
Real estate construction - commercial$10,054 $10,094 
Real estate mortgage - residential71179
Real estate mortgage - commercial7061,186
Total$10,831 $11,459 
Less valuation allowance for other real estate owned(7,267)(2,664)
Total other real estate owned and repossessed assets$3,564 $8,795 
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Changes in the net carrying amount of other real estate owned and repossessed assets were as follows for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)2023202220232022
Balance at beginning of period$10,924$11,819$11,459$13,436
Additions net of (charge-offs)55443
Proceeds from sales(54)(681)(1,348)
Charge-offs against the valuation allowance for other real estate owned, net(40)(40)(219)
Net gain on sales1492
Total other real estate owned10,83111,874$10,831$11,874
Less valuation allowance for other real estate owned(7,267)(2,664)(7,267)(2,664)
Balance at end of period$3,564$9,210$3,564$9,210
At September 30, 2023, there were $72,000 in consumer mortgage loans secured by residential real estate properties in the process of foreclosure compared to no such consumer mortgage loans at December 31, 2022.
Activity in the valuation allowance for other real estate owned was as follows for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)2023202220232022
Balance at beginning of period$4,495$2,664$2,664$2,911
Provision for (release of) valuation allowance for other real estate owned
2,8124,643(28)
Charge-offs(40)(40)(219)
Balance at end of period$7,267$2,664$7,267$2,664
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(4) Investment Securities
The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities classified as available-for-sale at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were as follows:
Gross Unrealized
(in thousands)Total Amortized CostGainsLossesFair Value
September 30, 2023
U.S. Treasury$4,908 $— $(40)$4,868 
U.S. government and federal agency obligations446(26)420
U.S. government-sponsored enterprises27,499(2,637)24,862
Obligations of states and political subdivisions131,697(32,762)98,935
Mortgage-backed securities112,1162(19,375)92,743
Other debt securities (a)11,825(1,291)10,534
Bank issued trust preferred securities (a)1,486(332)1,154
Total available-for-sale securities$289,977 $$(56,463)$233,516 
December 31, 2022
U.S. Treasury$2,198 $— $(46)$2,152 
U.S. government and federal agency obligations591(32)559
U.S. government-sponsored enterprises26,499(2,722)23,777
Obligations of states and political subdivisions134,994(25,554)109,440
Mortgage-backed securities119,5567(16,864)102,699
Other debt securities (a)11,825(882)10,943
Bank issued trust preferred securities (a)1,486(309)1,177
Total available-for-sale securities$297,149 $$(46,409)$250,747 
(a) Certain hybrid instruments possessing characteristics typically associated with debt obligations.
The Company’s investment securities are classified as available for sale. Agency bonds and notes, loan certificates guaranteed by the Small Business Administration, residential and commercial agency mortgage-backed securities, and agency collateralized mortgage obligations include securities issued by the Government National Mortgage Association, a U.S. government agency, and the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the FHLB, which are U.S. government-sponsored enterprises.
Debt securities with carrying values aggregating approximately $117.4 million and $111.6 million at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, were pledged to secure public funds, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, and for other purposes as required or permitted by law.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities classified as available-for-sale at September 30, 2023, by contractual maturity are shown below. Accrued interest on investments totaled $1.3 million and $1.5 million at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and is included in the accrued interest receivable on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The total amount of accrued interest is excluded from the amortized cost basis of investments presented below. Further, the Company has elected not to measure an allowance for credit losses for accrued interest receivable. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without prepayment penalties.
(in thousands)Amortized CostFair Value
Due in one year or less$9,120 $9,064 
Due after one year through five years23,85321,728
Due after five years through ten years28,98224,924
Due after ten years115,90685,057
Total$177,861 $140,773 
Mortgage-backed securities112,11692,743
Total available-for-sale securities$289,977 $233,516 
Other Investment Securities
Other investment securities include equity securities with readily determinable fair values and other investment securities that do not have readily determinable fair values. Investments in FHLB stock, and Midwest Independent BankersBank (MIB) stock, that do not have readily determinable fair values, are required for membership in those organizations.
(in thousands)September 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Other securities:
FHLB stock$6,790$6,156
MIB stock151151
Equity securities with readily determinable fair values6446
Total other investment securities$7,005$6,353
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Gross unrealized losses on debt securities and the fair value of the related securities, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were as follows:
Less than 12 months12 months or more
(in thousands)Fair ValueUnrealized Losses Fair ValueUnrealized LossesTotal Fair ValueTotal Unrealized Losses
September 30, 2023
U.S. Treasury$3,568 $(10)$1,300 $(30)$4,868 $(40)
U.S. government and federal agency obligations— — 420 (26)420 (26)
U.S. government-sponsored enterprises985 (15)23,877 (2,622)24,862 (2,637)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions3,326 (380)95,609 (32,382)98,935 (32,762)
Mortgage-backed securities5,760 (296)86,648 (19,079)92,408 (19,375)
Other debt securities— — 10,534 (1,291)10,534 (1,291)
Bank issued trust preferred securities— — 1,154 (332)1,154 (332)
Total$13,639 $(701)$219,542 $(55,762)$233,181 $(56,463)
(in thousands)
December 31, 2022
U.S. Treasury$1,908 $(41)$244 $(5)$2,152 $(46)
U.S. government and federal agency obligations559(32)559(32)
U.S. government-sponsored enterprises7,066 (933)16,711 (1,789)23,777 (2,722)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions79,396 (15,421)29,370 (10,133)108,766 (25,554)
Mortgage-backed securities33,334 (3,124)68,911 (13,740)102,245 (16,864)
Other debt securities7,557 (443)3,386 (439)10,943 (882)
Bank issued trust preferred securities— — 1,177 (309)1,177 (309)
Total$129,820 $(19,994)$119,799 $(26,415)$249,619 $(46,409)
The total available-for-sale portfolio consisted of approximately 435 securities at September 30, 2023. The portfolio included 434 securities having an aggregate fair value of $233.2 million that were in a loss position at September 30, 2023. Securities identified as temporarily impaired that had been in a loss position for 12 months or longer totaled $219.5 million at fair value at September 30, 2023. The $56.5 million aggregate unrealized loss included in accumulated other comprehensive loss at September 30, 2023 was caused by interest rate fluctuations.
The total available-for-sale portfolio consisted of approximately 439 securities at December 31, 2022. The portfolio included 436 securities having an aggregate fair value of $249.6 million that were in a loss position at December 31, 2022. Securities identified as temporarily impaired that had been in a loss position for 12 months or longer totaled $119.8 million at fair value at December 31, 2022. The $46.4 million aggregate unrealized loss included in accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31, 2022 was caused by interest rate fluctuations.
Because the decline in fair value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality, these investments were not considered other-than-temporarily impaired at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. In the absence of changes in credit quality of these investments, the fair value is expected to recover on all debt securities as they approach their maturity date or re-pricing date, or if market yields for such investments decline. In addition, the Company does not have the intent to sell these investments over the period of recovery, and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell such investment securities.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
The following table presents the gross realized gains and losses from sales and calls of available-for-sale securities, as well as gains and losses on equity securities from fair value adjustments, which were recognized in earnings:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)2023202220232022
Gross realized gains$$$$
Gross realized losses— 
Other-than-temporary impairment recognized
Other investment securities:
Fair value adjustments, net318(12)
Investment securities gains (losses), net$3$1$18$(12)
(5) Intangible Assets
Mortgage Servicing Rights
At September 30, 2023, the Company was servicing approximately $226.3 million of loans sold to the secondary market compared to $240.5 million at December 31, 2022, and $247.6 million at September 30, 2022. Mortgage loan servicing fees, reported in real estate servicing fees, net, earned on loans sold were $0.2 million and $0.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to $0.2 million and $0.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
The table below presents changes in mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) for the periods indicated.
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)2023202220232022
Balance at beginning of period$2,902$2,730$2,899$2,659
Originated mortgage servicing rights8213861
Changes in fair value:
Due to changes in model inputs and assumptions (1)45228145418 
Other changes in fair value (2)(70)(73)(197)(232)
Total changes in fair value(25)155(52)186
Balance at end of period$2,885$2,906$2,885$2,906
(1)The change in fair value resulting from changes in valuation inputs or assumptions, reported in real estate servicing fees, net, used in the valuation model reflects the change in discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions primarily due to changes in interest rates.
(2)Other changes in fair value, reported in real estate servicing fees, net, reflect changes due to customer payments and passage of time.
The following key data and assumptions were used in estimating the fair value of the Company’s MSRs as of September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively:
Nine Months Ended September 30,
20232022
Weighted average constant prepayment rate6.51 %7.30 %
Weighted average note rate3.49 %3.42 %
Weighted average discount rate11.00 %10.00 %
Weighted average expected life (in years)7.146.98
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(6) Deposits
The table below represents the aggregate amount of time deposits with balances that met or exceeded the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insurance limit of $250,000 and brokered deposits for the periods indicated.
(aggregate amounts in thousands)September 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Time deposits with balances > $250,000$115,197 $94,859 
Brokered deposits$42,543 $40,135 

(7) Federal Funds Purchased and Securities Sold under Agreements to Repurchase
(in thousands)September 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Federal funds purchased$— $— 
Repurchase agreements6,196 5,187 
Total$6,196 $5,187 
The Company offers a sweep account program whereby amounts in excess of an established limit are “swept” from the customer’s demand deposit account on a daily basis into retail repurchase agreements pursuant to individual repurchase agreements between the Company and its customers. Repurchase agreements are agreements to sell securities subject to an obligation to repurchase the same or similar securities. They are accounted for as collateralized financing transactions, not as sales and purchases of the securities portfolio. The securities collateral pledged for the repurchase agreements with customers is maintained by a designated third-party custodian. The collateral amounts pledged to repurchase agreements by remaining maturity in the table below are limited to the outstanding balances of the related asset or liability; thus amounts of excess collateral are not shown.
Repurchase AgreementsRemaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
(in thousands)Overnight and continuousLess than 90 daysGreater than 90 daysTotal
September 30, 2023
U.S. government-sponsored enterprises$6,196 $— $— $6,196 
Total$6,196 $— $— $6,196 
December 31, 2022
U.S. government-sponsored enterprises$5,187 $— $— $5,187 
Total$5,187 $— $— $5,187 
(8) Leases
The Company's leases primarily consist of office space and bank branches with remaining lease terms of generally 1 to 10 years. As of September 30, 2023, operating right of use (ROU) assets and liabilities were $1.3 million and $1.3 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2023, the weighted-average remaining lease term on these operating leases is approximately 5.3 years and the weighted-average discount rate used to measure the lease liabilities is approximately 4.0%.
Operating leases in which the Company is the lessee are recorded as operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities. Currently, the Company does not have any finance leases. The ROU assets are included in premises and equipment, net on the consolidated balance sheets.
Operating lease ROU assets represent the Company's right to use an underlying asset during the lease term and operating lease liabilities represent the Company's obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized at lease commencement based on the present value of the remaining lease payments using a discount rate that represents the Company's incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date.
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Operating lease cost, which is comprised of amortization of the ROU asset and the implicit interest accreted on the operating lease liability, is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, and is recorded in net occupancy expense in the consolidated statements of income. The operating lease cost was $93,000 and $279,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to $93,000 and $280,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
At adoption of ASU 2016-02 on January 1, 2019, lease and non-lease components of new lease agreements are accounted for separately. Lease components include fixed payments such as rent, real estate taxes and insurance costs and non-lease components include common-area maintenance costs. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; the Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Operating lease expense for these leases was $33,000 and $95,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to $21,000 and $65,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
The table below summarizes the maturity of remaining operating lease liabilities:
Lease payments due in:Operating Lease
(in thousands)
2023 (excluding 9 months ended September 30, 2023)
$88
2024258
2025257
2026259
2027262
Thereafter309
Total lease payments$1,433 
Less imputed interest(138)
Total lease liabilities, as reported$1,295
(9) Income Taxes
Income taxes as a percentage of earnings before income taxes as reported in the consolidated financial statements were 16.2% and 17.1% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to 18.7% and 18.5% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The effective tax rate for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, is lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to tax-free revenues.
Included in the effective tax rate is a $13,000 and $40,000 benefit associated with a historic tax credit investment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. The investment is expected to generate a $0.3 million tax benefit over the life of the project and is being recognized under the deferral method of accounting.
The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income of the appropriate character during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning initiatives in making this assessment. In management's opinion, the Company will more likely than not realize the benefits of its deferred tax assets and, therefore, has not established a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2023. Management arrived at this conclusion based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income of the appropriate character over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are deductible.
The Company follows ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, which addresses the accounting for uncertain tax positions. For each of the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, the Company did not have any uncertain tax provisions, and did not record any related tax liabilities.
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(10) Stockholders’ Equity and Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Equity-Based Compensation Plan
The following table summarizes the status of the Company's restricted share units (RSUs) for the nine months ended September 30, 2023:
RSUs
(in thousands, except per share amounts)QuantityWeighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per share
Non-vested at January 1, 2023— $— 
Granted12,277 18.33 
Vested— — 
Forfeited— — 
Non-vested at September 30, 202312,277 $18.33 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
The following table summarizes the change in the components of the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
(in thousands)Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities (1)Unrecognized Net Pension and Postretirement Costs (2)Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at beginning of period$(36,657)$4,943 $(31,714)
Other comprehensive loss, before reclassifications(10,061)(480)(10,541)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss— — — 
Current period other comprehensive loss, before tax(10,061)(480)(10,541)
Income tax benefit2,113 101 2,214 
Current period other comprehensive loss, net of tax(7,948)(379)(8,327)
Balance at end of period$(44,605)$4,564 $(40,041)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
(in thousands)Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Securities (1)Unrecognized Net Pension and Postretirement Costs (2)Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at beginning of period$362 $2,931 $3,293 
Other comprehensive loss, before reclassifications(54,985)— (54,985)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss— — — 
Current period other comprehensive loss, before tax(54,985)— (54,985)
Income tax benefit11,547 — 11,547 
Current period other comprehensive loss, net of tax(43,438)— (43,438)
Balance at end of period$(43,076)$2,931 $(40,145)
(1)The pre-tax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income are included in investment securities gains (losses), net in the consolidated statements of income.
(2)The pre-tax amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost.
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(11) Employee Benefit Plans
Employee Benefits
Employee benefits charged to operating expenses are summarized in the table below for the periods indicated.
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)20232022 20232022
Payroll taxes$374$338$1,228$1,123
Medical plans5054261,4001,368
401(k) match and profit sharing2504117611,207
Periodic pension cost2654027961,206
Other11203032
Total employee benefits$1,405$1,597$4,215$4,936
The Company's profit-sharing plan includes a matching 401(k) portion, in which the Company matches the first 3% of eligible employee contributions. The Company made annual contributions for the discretionary portion in an amount up to 6% of income before income taxes and before contributions to the profit-sharing and pension plans for all participants, limited to the maximum amount deductible for federal income tax purposes, for each of the periods shown. In addition, employees were able to make additional tax-deferred contributions.
Other Plans
On November 7, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted a supplemental executive retirement plan (SERP), effective as of January 1, 2018. The SERP provides select employees who satisfy certain eligibility requirements with certain benefits upon retirement, termination of employment or death.
The accrued liability relating to the SERP was $1.7 million as of September 30, 2023, and the expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $9,600 and $29,000, respectively, compared to $93,000 and $279,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, and is recognized over the required service period.
Pension
The Company provides a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan for all full-time and eligible employees. Beginning January 1, 2018 and for all retrospective periods presented, the Company adopted the guidance under ASU 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost. Under the guidance, only the service cost component of the net periodic benefit cost is reported in the same income statement line item as salaries and benefits, and the remaining components are reported as other non-interest expense. An employer is required to recognize the funded status of a defined benefit postretirement plan as an asset or liability in its balance sheet and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income. Under the Company’s funding policy for the defined benefit pension plan, contributions are made to a trust as necessary to provide for current service and for any unfunded accrued actuarial liabilities over a reasonable period. To the extent that these requirements are fully covered by assets in the trust, a contribution might not be made in a particular year.
Effective July 1, 2017, the Company amended the pension plan to effectuate a “soft freeze” such that no individual hired (or rehired in the case of a former employee) by the Company after September 30, 2017, whether or not such individual is or was a vested member in the plan, will be eligible to be an active member and be entitled to accrue any benefits under the plan.
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Components of Net Pension Cost and Other Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
The following items are components of net pension cost for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)2023202220232022
Service cost - benefits earned during the year$237 $373 $710 $1,118 
Interest costs on projected benefit obligations (a)357 293 1,071 881 
Expected return on plan assets (a)(544)(570)(1,634)(1,711)
Expected administrative expenses28 29 86 88 
Amortization of unrecognized net loss (a)(160)— (480)— 
Net periodic pension cost$(82)$125 $(247)$376 
(a)The components of net periodic pension cost other than the service cost and expected administrative expenses are included in other non-interest expense.
Net periodic pension benefit costs include interest costs based on an assumed discount rate, the expected return on plan assets based on actuarially derived market-related values, and the amortization of net actuarial losses. Net periodic postretirement benefit costs include service costs, interest costs based on an assumed discount rate, and the amortization of prior service credits and net actuarial gains. Differences between expected and actual results in each year are included in the net actuarial gain or loss amount, which is recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income. The net actuarial gain or loss in excess of a 10% corridor is amortized in net periodic benefit cost over the average remaining service period of active participants in the pension plan. The prior service credit is amortized over the average remaining service period to full eligibility for participating employees expected to receive benefits. Currently, there is no prior service cost or net transition (asset)/obligation to be amortized.
(12) Earnings per Share
Stock Dividend
On July 1, 2023, the Company paid a special stock dividend of 4.0% to common shareholders of record at the close of business on June 15, 2023. For all periods presented, share information, including basic and diluted earnings per share, has been adjusted retroactively to reflect this change.
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share gives effect to all dilutive potential shares that were outstanding during the period.
Presented below is a summary of the components used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per common share, which have been restated for all stock dividends:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)2023202220232022
Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share:
Net income available to shareholders$2,579$4,927$8,399$16,025
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding7,039,3237,039,3237,039,3237,071,051
Effect of dilutive equity-based awards
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding7,039,3237,039,3237,039,3237,071,051
Basic earnings per share$0.36$0.70$1.19$2.27
Diluted earnings per share$0.36$0.70$1.19$2.27
The dilutive effect of restricted share units is reflected in diluted earnings per share unless the impact is anti-dilutive, by application of the treasury stock method.
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Repurchase Program
Pursuant to the Company's 2019 Repurchase Plan, management is given discretion to determine the number and pricing of the shares to be purchased, as well as the timing of any such purchases. The Company did not repurchase any shares during the current quarter. As of September 30, 2023, $2.1 million remained available for share repurchases pursuant to the plan.
(13) Fair Value Measurements
Fair value represents the amount expected to be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in its principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
Depending on the nature of the asset or liability, the Company uses various valuation methodologies and assumptions to estimate fair value. The measurement of fair value under U.S. GAAP uses a hierarchy intended to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. This hierarchy uses three levels of inputs to measure the fair value of assets and liabilities as follows.
The fair value hierarchy is as follows:
Level 1 – Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. A quoted price in an active market provides the most reliable evidence of fair value and is used to measure fair value whenever available. A contractually binding sales price also provides reliable evidence of fair value.
Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These might include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.
Level 3 – Inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability and significant to the fair value. These may be internally developed using the Company’s best information and assumptions that a market participant would consider.
In accordance with fair value accounting guidance, the Company measures, records, and reports various types of assets and liabilities at fair value on either a recurring or non-recurring basis in the consolidated financial statements. Nonfinancial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis would include foreclosed real estate, long-lived assets, and core deposit intangible assets, which are reviewed when circumstances or other events indicate that impairment may have occurred.
Valuation Methods for Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Following is a description of the Company’s valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis:
Available-for-Sale Securities
The fair value measurements of the Company’s investment securities are determined by a third party pricing service that considers observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the bond’s terms and conditions, among other things. The fair value measurements are subject to management's independent verification to another pricing source for reasonableness each quarter.
Other Investment Securities
Other investment securities include equity securities with readily determinable fair values and other investment securities that do not have readily determinable fair values. Investments in FHLB stock and MIB bankers bank stock, that do not have readily determinable fair values, are required for membership in those organizations. Equity securities that are not actively traded are classified in Level 2.
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Equity securities with readily determinable fair values are recorded at fair value, with changes in fair value reflected in earnings. Equity securities that do not have readily determinable fair values are carried at cost and are periodically assessed for impairment. The Company uses Level 1 inputs to value equity securities that are traded in active markets.
Loans Held for Sale
The fair value of the committed in forward sale agreements loans is the price at which they could be sold in the principal market at the measurement date, therefore the Company classifies as Level 2.
Derivative Assets and Liabilities
Derivative assets and liabilities include interest rate lock commitments (IRLCs) and forward sale commitments. The fair values of IRLCs and forward sale commitments are determined using readily observable market data such as interest rates, prices, volatility factors, and customer credit-related adjustments. For IRLCs, the fair value is subject to the anticipated loan funding probability (pull-through rate), which is considered an unobservable factor. Factors that affect pull-through rates include origination channel, current mortgage interest rates in the market versus the interest rate incorporated in the IRLC, the purpose of the mortgage, stage of completion of the underlying application and underwriting process, and the time remaining until the IRLC expires. The Company classifies IRLCs as Level 3 due to the unobservable input of pull-through rates.
Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSRs)
The fair value of MSRs is based on the discounted value of estimated future cash flows utilizing contractual cash flows, servicing rate, constant prepayment rate, servicing cost, and discount rate factors. Accordingly, the fair value is estimated based on a valuation model that calculates the present value of estimated future net servicing income. The model incorporates assumptions that market participants use in estimating future net servicing income, including estimates of prepayment speeds, market discount rates, cost to service, float earnings rates, and other ancillary income, including late fees. The valuation models estimate the present value of estimated future net servicing income. The Company classifies its MSRs as Level 3.
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Fair Value Measurements
(in thousands)Fair ValueQuoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
September 30, 2023
Assets:
U.S. Treasury$4,868 $4,868 $— $— 
U.S. government and federal agency obligations420420
U.S. government-sponsored enterprises24,86224,862
Obligations of states and political subdivisions98,93598,935
Mortgage-backed securities92,74392,743
Other debt securities10,53410,534
Bank-issued trust preferred securities1,1541,154
Equity securities6464
Interest rate lock commitments4545
Forward sale commitments1818
Loans held for sale3,0063,006
Mortgage servicing rights2,8852,885
Total$239,534 $4,932 $231,672 $2,930 
Liabilities:
Interest rate lock commitments$$— $— $
Total$$— $— $
December 31, 2022
Assets:
U.S. Treasury$2,152 $2,152 $— $— 
U.S. government and federal agency obligations559559
U.S. government-sponsored enterprises23,77723,777
Obligations of states and political subdivisions109,440109,440
Mortgage-backed securities102,699102,699
Other debt securities10,94310,943
Bank-issued trust preferred securities1,1771,177
Equity securities4646
Interest rate lock commitments2020
Forward sale commitments33
Loans held for sale591591
Mortgage servicing rights2,8992,899
Total$254,306 $2,198 $249,189 $2,919 
Liabilities:
Interest rate lock commitments$18 $— $— $18 
Forward sale commitments— — 
Total$21 $— $$18 
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(Unaudited)
The changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized as follows:
Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Mortgage Servicing RightsInterest Rate Lock Commitments
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)2023202220232022
Balance at beginning of period$2,899$2,659$2$286
Total gains or (losses) (realized/unrealized):
Included in earnings(52)186(31)(22)
Included in other comprehensive income
Purchases
Sales(125)(474)
Issues3861197144
Settlements
Balance at end of period$2,885$2,906$43$(66)
Valuation Methods for Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis
Following is a description of the Company’s valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis:
Collateral Dependent Impaired Loans
While the overall loan portfolio is not carried at fair value, the Company periodically records non-recurring adjustments to the carrying value of loans based on fair value measurements for partial charge-offs of the uncollectible portions of those loans. Non-recurring adjustments also include certain impairment amounts for collateral dependent loans when establishing the allowance for credit losses. Such amounts are generally based on the fair value of the underlying collateral supporting the loan. In determining the value of real estate collateral, the Company relies on external and internal appraisals of property values depending on the size and complexity of the real estate collateral. The Company maintains staff trained to perform in-house evaluations and also to review third-party appraisal reports for reasonableness. In the case of non-real estate collateral, reliance is placed on a variety of sources, including external estimates of value and judgments based on the experience and expertise of internal specialists. Values of all loan collateral are regularly reviewed by a senior loan committee. Because many of these inputs are not observable, the measurements are classified as Level 3. As of September 30, 2023, the Company identified $2.6 million in collateral-dependent loans that required $22,000 of specific allowances for credit losses. Related to these loans, there were $13,800 and $54,800 in charge-offs recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. As of September 30, 2022, the Company identified $15.9 million in collateral-dependent impaired loans that required no specific allowances for losses aggregating. Related to these loans, there were $61,000 and $86,000 in charge-offs recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
Other Real Estate and Foreclosed Assets
Other real estate owned (OREO) and foreclosed assets consisted of loan collateral repossessed through foreclosure. This collateral is comprised of commercial and residential real estate and other non-real estate property, including autos, manufactured homes, and construction equipment. Subsequent to foreclosure, these assets are initially carried at fair value of the collateral less estimated selling costs. Fair value, when recorded, is generally based upon appraisals by approved, independent state-certified appraisers. Like impaired loans, appraisals on OREO may be discounted based on the Company’s historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of appraisal or other information available. During the holding period, valuations are updated periodically, and the assets may be written down to reflect a new cost basis. Because many of these inputs are not observable, the measurements are classified as Level 3.
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HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Fair Value Measurements Using
(in thousands)Total Fair ValueQuoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Three Months Ended September 30, Total Gains (Losses)*
Nine Months Ended September 30, Total Gains (Losses)*
September 30, 2023
Assets:
Collateral dependent impaired loans:
Real estate mortgage - residential$120 $— $— $120 $— $— 
Real estate mortgage - commercial2,432 — — 2,432 (2)(26)
Installment and other consumer— — — — (12)(29)
Total$2,552 $— $— $2,552 $(14)$(55)
Other real estate and repossessed assets$3,564 $— $— $3,564 $(2,811)$(4,594)
September 30, 2022
Assets:
Collateral dependent impaired loans:
Real estate mortgage - commercial$15,898 $— $— $15,898 $(23)$(48)
Installment and other consumer— — — — (38)(38)
Total$15,898 $— $— $15,898 $(61)$(86)
Other real estate and repossessed assets$9,210 $— $— $9,210 $— $(22)
*Total losses reported for other real estate and foreclosed assets includes charge-offs, valuation write downs, and net losses taken during the periods reported.
(14) Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate such value:
Loans
Fair values are estimated for portfolios with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by type, such as commercial, real estate, and consumer. Each loan category is further segmented into fixed and variable interest rate categories. The fair value of loans, or exit price, is estimated by using the future value of discounted cash flows using comparable market rates for similar types of loan products and adjusted for market factors. The discount rates used are estimated using comparable market rates for similar types of loan products adjusted to be commensurate with the credit risk, overhead costs, and optionality of such instruments.
Federal Funds Sold, Cash, and Due from Banks
The carrying amounts of short-term federal funds sold, interest-earning deposits with banks, and cash and due from banks approximate fair value. Federal funds sold classified as short-term generally mature in 90 days or less.
Certificates of Deposit in Other Banks
Certificates of deposit are other investments made by the Company with other financial institutions that are carried at cost, which is equal to fair value.
Cash Surrender Value - Life Insurance
The fair value of Bank-owned life insurance approximates the carrying amount. Upon liquidation of these investments, the Company would receive the cash surrender value, which equals the carrying amount.
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HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Accrued Interest Receivable and Payable
For accrued interest receivable and payable, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the short maturity for these financial instruments.
Deposits
The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as non-interest-bearing demand, NOW accounts, savings, and money market, is equal to the amount payable on demand. The fair value of time deposits is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.
Federal funds Purchased and Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase
For Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value, as such instruments reprice in a short time period.
Subordinated Notes and Other Borrowings
The fair value of subordinated notes and other borrowings is based on the discounted value of contractual cash-flows. The discount rate is estimated using the rates currently offered for other borrowed money of similar remaining maturities.
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HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
A summary of the carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 is as follows:
September 30, 2023
Fair Value Measurements
September 30, 2023Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical AssetsOther Observable InputsNet Significant Unobservable Inputs
(in thousands)Carrying amountFair value(Level 1)(Level 2)(Level 3)
Assets:
Cash and due from banks$17,793 $17,793 $17,793 $— $— 
Federal funds sold and overnight interest-bearing deposits10,06110,06110,061
Certificates of deposit in other banks735735735
Available-for-sale securities233,516233,5164,868228,648
Other investment securities7,0057,005646,941
Loans, net1,534,5071,369,4551,369,455
Loans held for sale3,0063,0063,006
Cash surrender value - life insurance2,6102,6102,610
Interest rate lock commitments454545
Forward sale commitments181818
Accrued interest receivable8,5338,5338,533
Total$1,817,829 $1,652,777 $42,054 $241,223 $1,369,500 
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing demand$425,105 $425,105 $425,105 $— $— 
Savings, interest checking and money market802,591802,591802,591
Time deposits352,669349,641349,641
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase6,1966,1966,196
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings112,000112,000112,000
Subordinated notes49,48638,44438,444
Interest rate lock commitments222
Accrued interest payable1,8511,8511,851
Total$1,749,900 $1,735,830 $1,235,743 $150,444 $349,643 
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HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
December 31, 2022
Fair Value Measurements
December 31, 2022Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical AssetsOther Observable InputsNet Significant Unobservable Inputs
(in thousands)Carrying amountFair value (Level 1)(Level 2)(Level 3)
Assets:
Cash and due from banks$18,661 $18,661 $18,661 $— $— 
Federal funds sold and overnight interest-bearing deposits65,059 65,059 65,059 — — 
Certificates of deposit in other banks2,955 2,955 2,955 — — 
Available-for-sale securities250,747 250,747 2,152 248,595 — 
Other investment securities6,353 6,353 46 6,307 — 
Loans, net1,505,664 1,389,018 — — 1,389,018 
Loans held for sale591 591 — 591 — 
Cash surrender value - life insurance2,567 2,567 — 2,567 — 
Interest rate lock commitments20 20 — — 20 
Forward sale commitments— — 
Accrued interest receivable7,953 7,953 7,953 — — 
Total$1,860,573 $1,743,927 $96,826 $258,063 $1,389,038 
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Non-interest bearing demand$453,443 $453,443 $453,443 $— $— 
Savings, interest checking and money market923,602 923,602 923,602 — — 
Time deposits255,034 250,433 — — 250,433 
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase5,187 5,187 5,187 — — 
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings98,000 98,000 — 98,000 — 
Subordinated notes49,486 39,197 — 39,197 — 
Interest rate lock commitments18 18 — — 18 
Forward sale commitments— — 
Accrued interest payable902 902 902 — — 
Total$1,785,675 $1,770,785 $1,383,134 $137,200 $250,451 
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments
The fair value of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements, the likelihood of the counterparties drawing on such financial instruments, and the present creditworthiness of such counterparties. The Company believes such commitments have been made on terms that are competitive in the markets in which it operates.
Limitations
The fair value estimates provided are made at a point in time based on market information and information about the financial instruments. Because no market exists for a portion of the Company’s financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments, and other factors. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and, therefore, cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the fair value estimates.
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HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

(15) Commitments and Contingencies
The Company issues financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business of meeting the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. These instruments may involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.
The Company’s extent of involvement and maximum potential exposure to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of these instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for financial instruments included on its consolidated balance sheets.
On January 1, 2023, the Company's adoption of the CECL methodology resulted in an increase to the allowance for credit losses of $5.8 million and a liability for unfunded commitments totaling $1.3 million. The allowance for credit losses associated with unfunded commitments and letters of credit is recorded within other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. At September 30, 2023, the allowance for credit losses for unfunded commitments was $0.9 million.
The contractual amount of off-balance-sheet financial instruments were as follows as of the dates indicated:
(in thousands)September 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Commitments to extend credit$309,847$388,264
Interest rate lock commitments8,9566,331
Forward sale commitments2,977576
Standby letters of credit17,99149,740
Total$339,771$444,911
Commitments
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since certain of the commitments and letters of credit are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Company evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Company upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer. Collateral held varies, but may include accounts receivable, inventory, furniture and equipment, and real estate.
The Company has two types of commitments related to mortgage loans held for sale: interest rate lock commitments and forward loan sale commitments. Interest rate lock commitments are commitments to extend credit to a customer that has an interest rate lock and are considered derivative instruments.
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third-party. These standby letters of credit are primarily issued to support contractual obligations of the Company’s customers.
Pending Litigation
The Company and its subsidiaries are defendants in various legal actions incidental to the Company’s past and current business activities. Based on the Company’s analysis, and considering the inherent uncertainties associated with litigation, management does not believe that it is reasonably possible that these legal actions will materially adversely affect the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations in the near term. The Company records a loss accrual for all legal matters for which it deems a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated. Some legal matters, which are at early stages in the legal process, have not yet progressed to the point where a loss is deemed probable or an amount can be estimated.
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Item 2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business of Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc., and its subsidiaries (collectively, the Company, we, our, or us), including, without limitation:
statements that are not historical in nature, and
statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words believes, expects, may, will, should, could, anticipates, estimates, intends, plans, hopes or similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results. They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to, among others, the following factors:
competitive pressures among financial services companies may increase significantly,
changes in the interest rate environment may reduce interest margins,
general economic conditions, either nationally or in Missouri, may be less favorable than expected and may adversely affect the quality of our loans and other assets,
increases in non-performing assets in the Company’s loan portfolios and adverse economic conditions may necessitate increases to our provisions for credit losses,
costs or difficulties related to any integration of any business of the Company and its acquisition targets may be greater than expected,
legislative, regulatory or tax law changes may adversely affect the business in which the Company and its subsidiaries are engaged,
credit and market risks relating to increasing inflation,
economic or other disruptions caused by acts of terrorism, war or other conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine conflict, natural disasters, such as hurricanes, freezes, flooding and other man-made disasters, such as oil spills or power outages, health emergencies, epidemics or pandemics, climate changes or other catastrophic events,
changes may occur in the securities markets,
changes in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes in estimates of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses, including after implementation of the credit impairment model for Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL),
technological changes, including potential cyber-security incidents and other disruptions, or innovations to the financial services industry, including as a result of the increased telework environment,
the continued use, availability, and reliability of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and the risks related to the transition from LIBOR to any alternate reference rate we may use, and
our ability to maintain sufficient liquidity, primarily through deposits, in light of recent events in the banking industry.
We have described additional factors that could cause actual results to be materially different from those described in the forward-looking statements under the caption Risk Factors in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and in other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from time to time. Other factors that have not been identified in this report could also have this effect. You are cautioned not to put undue reliance on any forward-looking statement, which speak only as of the date they were made. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or changes in its business, results of operations or financial condition over time.
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Overview
Crucial to the Company’s community banking strategy is growth in its commercial banking services, retail mortgage lending and retail banking services. Through the branch network of its subsidiary bank, Hawthorn Bank (the Bank), the Company, with $1.9 billion in assets at September 30, 2023, provides a broad range of commercial and personal banking services. The Bank’s specialties include commercial banking for small and mid-sized businesses, including equipment, operating, commercial real estate, Small Business Administration loans, and personal banking services including real estate mortgage lending, installment and consumer loans, certificates of deposit, individual retirement and other time deposit accounts, checking accounts, savings accounts, and money market accounts. Other financial services that the Company provides include trust services that include estate planning, investment and asset management services and a comprehensive suite of cash management services. The geographic areas in which the Company provides products and services include the Missouri communities in and surrounding Jefferson City, Columbia, Clinton, Warsaw, Springfield, St. Louis, and the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.
The Company’s primary source of revenue is net interest income derived primarily from lending and deposit taking activities. Much of the Company’s business is commercial, commercial real estate development, and residential mortgage lending. The Company’s income from mortgage brokerage activities is directly dependent on mortgage rates and the level of home purchases and refinancing activity.
The success of the Company’s growth strategy depends primarily on the ability of the Bank to generate an increasing level of loans and deposits at acceptable risk levels and on acceptable terms without significant increases in non-interest expenses relative to revenues generated. The Company’s financial performance also depends, in part, on its ability to manage various portfolios and to successfully introduce additional financial products and services by expanding new and existing customer relationships, utilizing improved technology, and enhancing customer satisfaction. Furthermore, the success of the Company’s growth strategy depends on its ability to maintain sufficient regulatory capital levels during periods in which general economic conditions are unfavorable and despite economic conditions being beyond its control.
The Bank is a full-service bank that conducts a general banking business, offering its customers checking and savings accounts, debit cards, certificates of deposit, safety deposit boxes and a wide range of lending services, including commercial, financial and agricultural loans, residential real estate loans, single-payment personal loans, installment loans and credit card accounts. In addition, the Bank provides trust services.
The deposit accounts of the Bank are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to the extent provided by law. The operations of the Bank are supervised and regulated by the FDIC and the Missouri Division of Finance. Periodic examinations of the Bank are conducted by representatives of the FDIC and the Missouri Division of Finance. Such regulations, supervision and examinations are principally for the benefit of depositors, rather than for the benefit of shareholders. The Company is subject to supervision and examination by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.









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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The following accounting policies are considered most critical to the understanding of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. These critical accounting policies require management’s most difficult, subjective and complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain. Because these estimates and judgments are based on current circumstances, they may change over time or prove to be inaccurate based on actual experiences. In the event that different assumptions or conditions were to prevail, and depending upon the severity of such changes, the possibility of a materially different financial condition and/or results of operations could reasonably be expected. The impact and any associated risks related to the critical accounting policies on the business operations are discussed throughout Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, where such policies affect the reported and expected financial results.
Allowance for Credit Losses
Management has identified the accounting policy related to the allowance for credit losses as critical to the understanding of the Company’s results of operations, since the application of this policy requires significant management assumptions and estimates that could result in materially different amounts to be reported if conditions or underlying circumstances were to change. Further discussion of the methodology used in establishing the allowance for credit losses and the impact of any associated risks related to these policies and estimates on the Company’s business operations is provided in Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and is also discussed in the Lending and Credit Management section below. Many of the loans are deemed collateral-dependent for purposes of the measurement of expected losses, thus the fair value of the underlying collateral and sensitivity of such fair values due to changing market conditions, supply and demand, condition of the collateral and other factors can be volatile over periods of time. Such volatility can have an impact on the financial performance of the Company.
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Executive Summary
The Company has prepared all of the consolidated financial information in this report in accordance with United States (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) and the rules of the SEC. In preparing the consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Company makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. There can be no assurances that actual results will not differ from those estimates.
The Three Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share data)September 30, 2023June 30, 2023September 30, 2022
Net interest income$15,147 $14,202 $15,067 
Provision for credit losses on loans & unfunded commitments110300
Non-interest income6061,5963,485
Investment securities gains, net371
Non-interest expense12,56912,72512,195
Income before income taxes3,0773,0806,058
Income tax expense4985311,131
Net income$2,579 $2,549 $4,927 
Basic earnings per share$0.36$0.36$0.70
Diluted earnings per share$0.36$0.36$0.70
Efficiency ratio (1)79.79%80.55%65.73%
Net interest margin3.35%3.19%3.56%
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)20232022
Net interest income$43,297 $43,773 
Provision for (release of) credit losses on loans & unfunded commitments790(1,000)
Non-interest income5,38410,859
Investment securities (losses) gains, net18(12)
Non-interest expense37,77235,962
Income before income taxes10,13719,658
Income tax expense1,7383,633
Net income$8,399 $16,025 
Basic earnings per share$1.19$2.27
Diluted earnings per share$1.19$2.27
Efficiency ratio (1)77.59%65.83%
Net interest margin3.23%3.57%
(1)Efficiency ratio is calculated as non-interest expense as a percentage of revenue. Total revenue is calculated as net interest income plus non-interest income.
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As of and for the Three Months Ended
For the Nine Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)September 30, 2023June 30, 2023September 30, 2022September 30, 2023September 30, 2022
Key financial ratios
Book value per share$16.82$17.97$16.32
Market price per share$16.25$17.95$20.50
Cash dividends paid on common stock$1,151$1,151$1,105$3,452$3,088
Return on total assets0.54%0.54%1.08%0.59%1.21%
Return on stockholders' equity8.05%7.99%15.30%8.73%16.00%
Average stockholders' equity to total assets6.73%6.75%7.06%6.78%7.55%
Capital Ratios
Stockholders' equity to assets6.30%6.65%6.25%
Total risk-based capital ratio14.20%13.99%13.84%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio12.54%12.51%12.25%
Common equity Tier 1 capital10.09%9.92%9.82%
Tier 1 leverage ratio (1)10.43%10.46%10.60%
Asset Quality
Net-charge-offs (recoveries)$74 $(92)$148 $34 $398 
Non-performing loans$3,847 $3,847 $17,348 
Classified assets$79,022 $88,488 $96,705 
Non-performing loans to total loans0.25%0.25%1.16%
Non-performing assets to total assets0.39%0.54%1.44%
Allowance for loan losses to total loans1.44%1.42%1.04%
(1)Tier 1 leverage ratio is calculated by dividing Tier 1 capital by average total consolidated assets
Results of Operations Highlights:
Consolidated net income of $2.6 million for the third quarter 2023 increased $0.03 million, or 1.2%, compared to the second quarter 2023 ("linked quarter") and decreased $2.3 million, or 47.7%, from the third quarter 2022 (the "prior year quarter"). Earnings per diluted share was consistent at $0.36 for each of the third quarter 2023 and linked quarter compared to $0.70 for the prior year quarter. For the third quarter 2023, the return on average assets was 0.54%, the return on average stockholders’ equity was 8.05%, and the efficiency ratio was 79.8%.
Consolidated net income of $8.4 million, or $1.19 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 decreased $7.6 million, or 47.6%, compared to $16.0 million, or $2.27 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the return on average assets was 0.59%, the return on average stockholders’ equity was 8.73%, and the efficiency ratio was 77.6%.
Net interest income of $15.1 million for the third quarter 2023, increased $0.9 million from the linked quarter, and increased $0.1 million from the prior year quarter. Net interest margin, on a fully taxable equivalent ("FTE") basis, was 3.35% for the third quarter compared to 3.19% and 3.56% for the linked quarter and the prior year quarter, respectively.
Net interest income of $43.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 decreased $0.5 million compared to $43.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Net interest margin, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, was 3.23% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, a decrease from 3.57% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The change to net interest margin on a fully taxable equivalent basis is discussed in greater detail under the Average Balance Sheet Data and Rate and Volume Analysis sections below.
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Non-interest income for the third quarter 2023 was $0.6 million, a decrease of $1.0 million, or 62.0%, from the linked quarter, and a decrease of $2.9 million, or 82.6%, from the prior year quarter. The change in the current quarter compared to the prior year quarter is primarily due to the recognition of a $2.8 million valuation allowance on property in other real estate owned.
Non-interest income of $5.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 decreased $5.5 million, or 50.4%, compared to $10.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The decrease is primarily due to the recognition of a $4.6 million valuation allowance in the second and third quarter 2023 on property in other real estate owned, a decrease in real estate servicing fees, and the gains on sales of real estate mortgages. These changes are discussed in greater detail under the Non-interest Income and Expense section below.
Non-interest expense for the third quarter 2023 was $12.6 million, a decrease of $0.2 million, or 1.2%, from the linked quarter, and an increase of $0.4 million, or 3.1%, from the prior year quarter.
Non-interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $37.8 million, an increase of $1.8 million, or 5.0%, from the nine months ended September 30, 2022. These changes are discussed in greater detail under the Non-interest Income and Expense section below.
Balance Sheet Highlights:
Cash and cash equivalents – Cash and cash equivalents increased $3.2 million, or 13.0%, to $27.9 million at the end of the current quarter compared to the end of the linked quarter. Year-over-year, cash and cash equivalents decreased $13.5 million, or 32.7%, from $41.4 million at the end of the prior-year quarter. See the Liquidity Management section for further discussion.
Loans – Loans held for investment decreased by $6.2 million, or 0.4%, to $1.6 billion as of September 30, 2023 compared to the end of the linked quarter. Year-over-year, loans held for investment increased $65.0 million, or 4.4%, from $1.5 billion as of September 30, 2022. The yield earned on average loans held for investment was 5.67%, on an FTE basis, for the third quarter 2023 compared to 5.23% for the linked quarter and 4.51% for the prior year quarter.
Asset quality – Non-performing loans remained steady at $3.8 million at September 30, 2023 and at the end of the linked quarter, compared to $17.3 million at the end of the prior year quarter. The decrease in non-performing loans in the current quarter as compared to the prior year quarter was primarily due to three large non-accrual loan relationships returning to accruing status. The allowance for credit losses to total loans was 1.44% at September 30, 2023, compared to the allowance for loan losses to total loans of 1.02% at December 31, 2022 and 1.04% at September 30, 2022. These changes are discussed in greater detail under the Lending and Credit Management section below.
Deposits – Total deposits increased $37.1 million, or 2.4%, to $1.6 billion as of September 30, 2023 compared to the end of the linked quarter. Year-over-year deposits decreased $12.4 million, or 0.8%, from $1.6 billion as of September 30, 2022. The yield earned on average deposits was 2.32%, on an FTE basis, for the third quarter 2023 compared to 2.07% for the linked quarter and 0.73% for the prior year quarter.
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings – FHLB advances and other borrowings decreased $52.3 million, or 31.8%, to $112.0 million as of September 30, 2023 compared to the end of the linked quarter. Year-over-year FHLB advances and other borrowing increased $39.0 million, or 53.4%, from $73.0 million as of September 30, 2022. The Company utilized funding capacity with the FHLB to meet its short-term liquidity needs.
Capital – On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted Accounting Standard Update (ASU) 2016-13 and recorded a one-time cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings totaling $5.6 million. Total stockholders' equity was $118.4 million and the common equity to assets ratio was 6.30% at September 30, 2023 compared to 6.65% and 6.25% at the end of the linked quarter and the prior year quarter, respectively. Regulatory capital ratios remain “well-capitalized”, with a tier 1 leverage ratio of 10.43% and a total risk-based capital ratio of 14.20% at September 30, 2023.
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Average Balance Sheet Data
Net interest income is the largest source of revenue resulting from the Company’s lending, investing, borrowing, and deposit gathering activities. It is affected both by changes in the level of interest rates and changes in the amounts and mix of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. The following table presents average balance sheet data, net interest income, average yields of earning assets, average costs of interest-bearing liabilities, net interest spread and net interest margin on a fully taxable equivalent basis for each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The average balances used in this table and other statistical data were calculated using average daily balances.


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Three Months Ended September 30,
20232022
(Dollars in thousands)Average BalanceInterest Income/ Expense(1)Rate Earned/ Paid(1)Average BalanceInterest Income/ Expense(1)Rate Earned/ Paid(1)
ASSETS
Loans: (2)
Commercial$232,516$3,7616.42%$245,877$3,2115.18%
Real estate construction - residential55,2891,0287.3824,2493335.45
Real estate construction - commercial129,2841,8995.83127,5941,5224.73
Real estate mortgage - residential376,2095,1855.47323,1583,5704.38
Real estate mortgage - commercial739,22510,0545.40702,1397,6084.30
Installment and other consumer22,1762794.9923,7382063.44
Total loans$1,554,699$22,2065.67%$1,446,755$16,4504.51%
Loans held for sale6,351593.691,560235.85
Investment securities:
U.S. Treasury4,861524.243,586121.33
U.S. government and federal agency obligations25,4981031.6025,440871.36
Obligations of states and political subdivisions108,0228142.99113,0031,0403.65
Mortgage-backed securities97,2745142.10111,6164931.75
Other debt securities11,5661766.0412,7811635.06
Total investment securities247,2211,6592.66266,4261,7952.67
Other investment securities7,7131216.225,431644.68
Federal funds sold4246
Interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions7,029854.8015,462761.95
Total interest earning assets$1,823,055$24,1305.25%$1,735,680$18,4084.21%
All other assets89,15988,350
Allowance for loan losses(22,356)(15,431)
Total assets$1,889,858$1,808,599
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Savings$178,564$2290.51%$182,364$160.03%
NOW accounts182,4874641.01268,7806460.95
Interest checking187,7322,2524.7647,7882642.19
Money market273,6551,5212.21302,7734560.60
Time deposits315,3322,1732.73273,5505840.85
Total interest bearing deposits$1,137,770$6,6392.32%$1,075,255$1,9660.73%
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase6,137382.466,181130.83
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings129,7581,0753.2975,2622771.46
Subordinated notes49,4869897.9349,4865704.57
Total borrowings185,3812,1024.50130,9298602.61
Total interest bearing liabilities$1,323,151$8,7412.62%$1,206,184$2,8260.93%
Demand deposits426,052464,377
Other liabilities13,50210,291
Total liabilities$1,762,705$1,680,852
Stockholders' equity127,153127,747
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$1,889,858$1,808,599
Net interest income (FTE)$15,389$15,582
Net interest spread2.63%3.28%
Net interest margin3.35%3.56%
(1)Interest income and yields are presented on a FTE basis using the federal statutory income tax rate of 21%, net of nondeductible interest expense, for both the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. Such adjustments totaled $0.2 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
(2)Non-accruing loans are included in the average amounts outstanding.
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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
20232022
(Dollars in thousands)Average BalanceInterest Income/ Expense (1)Rate Earned/ Paid (1) Average Balance Interest Income/ Expense (1)Rate Earned/ Paid (1)
ASSETS
Loans: (2)      
Commercial$231,691$10,7026.18%$233,076$8,8605.08%
Real estate construction - residential47,2652,5147.1123,6278654.89
Real estate construction - commercial137,7765,5865.42110,5403,6834.45
Real estate mortgage - residential368,70214,5245.27300,5189,4614.21
Real estate mortgage - commercial735,53927,2574.95685,04121,7434.24
Installment and other consumer22,6227634.5122,9876143.57
Total loans$1,543,595$61,3465.31%$1,375,789$45,2264.40%
Loans held for sale3,8371194.151,841695.01
Investment securities:     
U.S. Treasury4,3911334.053,909290.99
U.S. government and federal agency obligations25,4063051.6126,2352711.38
Obligations of states and political subdivisions109,9942,5873.14118,8453,1523.55
Mortgage-backed securities101,1261,5652.07120,8061,5031.66
Other debt securities11,8265205.8813,0804764.87
Total investment securities252,7435,1102.70282,8755,4312.57
Other investment securities7,0153216.125,4302045.02
Federal funds sold5125.242,28550.29
Interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions20,5517244.7134,2101790.70
Total interest earning assets$1,827,792$67,6224.95%$1,702,430$51,1144.01%
All other assets89,52486,062
Allowance for loan losses(20,124)(15,575)
Total assets$1,897,192$1,772,917
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY      
Savings$172,639$2590.20%$179,952$450.03%
NOW accounts196,0841,4851.01267,2661,1960.60
Interest checking170,0575,7414.5134,4043461.34
Money market293,8424,4762.04295,1056880.31
Time deposits325,0026,2082.55260,6101,2970.67
Total interest bearing deposits$1,157,624$18,1692.10%$1,037,337$3,5720.46%
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase5,525832.018,812320.49
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings113,1672,4302.8776,2787781.36
Subordinated notes49,4862,7697.4849,4861,3163.56
Total borrowings168,1785,2824.20134,5762,1262.11
Total interest bearing liabilities$1,325,802$23,4512.36%$1,171,913$5,6980.65%
Demand deposits429,859455,689
Other liabilities12,91111,408
Total liabilities$1,768,572$1,639,010
Stockholders' equity128,620133,907
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$1,897,192$1,772,917
Net interest income (FTE)$44,171$45,416
Net interest spread2.59%3.36%
Net interest margin3.23%3.57%
(1)Interest income and yields are presented on a FTE basis using the federal statutory income tax rate of 21%, net of nondeductible interest expense, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. Such adjustments totaled $0.9 million and $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
(2)Non-accruing loans are included in the average amounts outstanding.

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Rate and Volume Analysis
The following table summarizes the changes in net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis, by major category of interest earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, identifying changes related to volumes and rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The change in interest due to the combined rate/volume variance has been allocated to rate and volume changes in proportion to the absolute dollar amounts of change in each.
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023 vs. 20222023 vs. 2022
Change due toChange due to
(in thousands)Total ChangeAverage VolumeAverage RateTotal ChangeAverage VolumeAverage Rate
Interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis: (1)      
Loans: (2)      
Commercial$550 $(182)$732 $1,842 $(53)$1,895 
Real estate construction - residential6955441511,6491,135 514 
Real estate construction - commercial377203571,9031,012 891 
Real estate mortgage - residential1,6156449715,0632,403 2,660 
Real estate mortgage - commercial2,4464192,0275,5141,685 3,829 
Installment and other consumer73(14)87149(10)159 
Loans held for sale3647(11)5064 (14)
Investment securities:
U.S. Treasury40634104100 
U.S. government and federal agency obligations161634(9)43 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions(226)(44)(182)(565)(224)(341)
Mortgage-backed securities21(68)8962(269)331 
Other debt securities13(16)2944(49)93 
Other investment securities 57322511767 50 
Federal funds sold(3)(9)
Interest bearing deposits in other financial institutions9(58)67545(98)643 
Total interest income$5,722 $1,330 $4,392 $16,508 $5,649 $10,859 
Interest expense:
Savings$213 $— $213 $214 $(2)$216 
NOW accounts(182)(218)36 289(380)669 
Interest checking1,9881,420 568 5,3953,377 2,018 
Money market1,065(48)1,113 3,788(3)3,791 
Time deposits1,589102 1,487 4,911393 4,518 
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase25— 2551(16)67
Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings798293 5051,652503 1,149
Subordinated notes419— 4191,453— 1,453
Total interest expense$5,915 $1,549 $4,366 $17,753 $3,872 $13,881 
Net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis$(193)$(219)$26 $(1,245)$1,777 $(3,022)
(1)Interest income and yields are presented on a FTE basis using the federal statutory income tax rate of 21%, net of nondeductible interest expense, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Such adjustments totaled $0.2 million and $0.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to $0.5 million and $1.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
(2)Non-accruing loans are included in the average amounts outstanding.


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Financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2022 reflected a decrease in net interest income, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, of $0.2 million, or 1.2%, and financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022 reflected a decrease of $1.2 million, or 2.7%. Measured as a percentage of average earning assets, the net interest margin (expressed on a fully taxable equivalent basis) decreased to 3.35% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 compared to 3.56% for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, and decreased to 3.23% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to 3.57% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in margin for the third quarter of 2023 compared to the linked quarter was due to $0.6 million of interest accreted into income on three loans returning to accruing status in June 2023, representing approximately 14 basis points.
Interest income on a fully taxable equivalent basis increased $5.7 million in the current quarter compared to the prior year quarter, and increased $16.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022, while interest expense increased $5.9 million and $17.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, resulting in a decrease in net interest income on an FTE basis.
Average interest-earning assets increased $87.4 million, or 5.0%, to $1.82 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 compared to $1.74 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, and average interest-bearing liabilities increased $117.0 million, or 9.7%, to $1.32 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 compared to $1.21 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2022.
Average interest-earning assets increased $125.4 million, or 7.4%, to $1.83 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $1.70 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, and average interest-bearing liabilities increased $153.9 million, or 13.1%, to $1.33 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $1.17 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Total interest income (expressed on a fully taxable equivalent basis) was $24.1 million and $67.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to $18.4 million and $51.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The Company’s rates earned on interest earning assets were 5.25% and 4.95% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to 4.21% and 4.01% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
Interest income on loans held for investment was $22.2 million and $61.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to $16.5 million and $45.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
Average loans outstanding increased $107.9 million, or 7.5%, to $1.55 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 compared to $1.45 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. The average yield on loans increased to 5.67% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 compared to 4.51% for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. The increase in yield was due to $0.6 million of interest accreted into income on three loans returning to accruing status in June 2023, representing approximately 16 basis points.
Average loans outstanding increased $167.8 million, or 12.2%, to $1.54 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $1.38 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The average yield on loans increased to 5.31% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to 4.40% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. See the Lending and Credit Management section for further discussion of changes in the composition of the lending portfolio.
Interest income on available-for-sale securities was $1.7 million and $5.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to $1.8 million and $5.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
Average securities decreased $19.2 million, or 7.2%, to $247.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 compared to $266.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. The average yield on securities decreased to 2.66% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 compared to 2.67% for the quarter ended September 30, 2022.
Average securities decreased $30.1 million, or 10.7%, to $252.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $282.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The average yield on securities increased to
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2.70% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to 2.57% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. See the Liquidity Management section for further discussion.
Total interest expense increased to $8.7 million and $23.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to $2.8 million and $5.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The Company’s rates paid on interest bearing liabilities were 2.62% and 2.36% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to 0.93% and 0.65% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. See the Liquidity Management section for further discussion.
Interest expense on deposits increased to $6.6 million and $18.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to $2.0 million and $3.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
Average interest-bearing deposits increased $62.5 million, or 5.8%, to $1.14 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 compared to $1.08 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. The average cost of deposits increased to 2.32% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 compared to 0.73% for the quarter ended September 30, 2022.
Average interest-bearing deposits increased $120.3 million, or 11.6%, to $1.16 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $1.04 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The average cost of deposits increased to 2.10% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to 0.46% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Interest expense on borrowings increased to $2.1 million and $5.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to $0.9 million and $2.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
Average borrowings increased $54.5 million, or 41.6%, to $185.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 compared to $130.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. The average cost of borrowings increased to 4.50% for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 compared to 2.61% for the quarter ended September 30, 2022.
Average borrowings increased $33.6 million, or 25.0%, to $168.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $134.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The Company utilized funding capacity with the FHLB to meet its short-term liquidity needs. The average cost of borrowings increased to 4.20% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to 2.11% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in cost of funds primarily resulted from higher market interest rates.
Non-interest Income and Expense
Non-interest income for the periods indicated was as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)20232022$ Change% Change 20232022$ Change% Change
Service charges and other fees$760 $693 $67 9.7 %$2,180 $2,322 $(142)(6.1)%
Bank card income and fees1,029 1,030 (1)(0.1)%3,044 3,054 (10)(0.3)%
Trust department income283 287 (4)(1.4)%820 924 (104)(11.3)%
Real estate servicing fees, net125 383 (258)(67.4)%417 861 (444)(51.6)%
Gain on sales of mortgage loans, net851 628 223 35.5 %2,014 2,322 (308)(13.3)%
Losses (gains) on other real estate owned, net(2,809)— (2,809)NM(4,592)30 (4,622)NM
Other367 464 (97)(20.9)%1,501 1,346 155 11.5 %
Total non-interest income$606 $3,485 $(2,879)(82.6)%$5,384 $10,859 $(5,475)(50.4)%
Non-interest income as a % of total revenue *3.8 %18.8 %  11.1 %19.9 %
*Total revenue is calculated as net interest income plus non-interest income.
NM = not meaningful
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Total non-interest income decreased $2.9 million, or 82.6%, to $0.6 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023 compared to $3.5 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022, and decreased $5.5 million, or 50.4%, to $5.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $10.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The Company recognized a $2.8 million and $4.6 million valuation allowance for other real estate owned in the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.
Real estate servicing fees, net of the change in valuation of mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) decreased to $0.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 compared to $0.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, and decreased to $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
The Company was servicing $226.3 million of mortgage loans at September 30, 2023 compared to $240.5 million and $247.6 million at December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, respectively.
Gain on sales of mortgage loans increased to $0.9 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023 compared to $0.6 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022, and decreased to $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $2.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
The Company sold $37.2 million and $84.4 million of loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to $21.4 million and $76.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
Investment Security Gains (Losses)
The following table presents the gross realized gains and losses from sales and calls of available-for-sale securities, as well as gains and losses on equity securities from fair value adjustments, which were recognized in earnings:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)2023202220232022
Gross realized gains$$$$
Gross realized losses— 
Other-than-temporary impairment recognized
Other investment securities:
Fair value adjustments, net3118(12)
Investment securities gains (losses), net$3$1$18$(12)
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Non-interest expense for the periods indicated was as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)20232022$ Change% Change 20232022$ Change% Change
Salaries$5,719 $5,153 $566 11.0%$16,763 $15,315 $1,448 9.5%
Employee benefits1,405 1,597 (192)(12.0)4,215 4,936 (721)(14.6)
Occupancy expense, net842 789 53 6.72,437 2,339 98 4.2
Furniture and equipment expense768 774 (6)(0.8)2,236 2,301 (65)(2.8)
Processing, network and bank card expense1,320 1,261 59 4.73,797 3,545 252 7.1
Legal, examination, and professional fees499 395 104 26.31,447 1,210 237 19.6
Advertising and promotion375 430 (55)(12.8)1,084 1,027 57 5.6
Postage, printing, and supplies248 237 11 4.6621 653 (32)(4.9)
Loan expense147 123 24 19.5771 426 345 81.0
Other1,246 1,436 (190)(13.2)4,401 4,210 191 4.5
Total non-interest expense$12,569 $12,195 $374 3.1%$37,772 $35,962 $1,810 5.0%
Efficiency ratio*79.8 %65.7 %77.6 %65.8 %
Number of full-time equivalent employees312 299 312 299 
*Efficiency ratio is calculated as non-interest expense as a percent of revenue. Total revenue is calculated as net interest income plus non-interest income.
Total non-interest expense increased $0.4 million to $12.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 compared to $12.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 and increased $1.8 million to $37.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $36.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Salaries increased $0.5 million, or 11.0%, to $5.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 compared to $5.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, and increased $1.5 million, or 9.5%, to $16.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $15.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The increase was primarily due to annual merit increases and an increase in full-time equivalent employees.
Employee benefits decreased $0.2 million, or 12.0%, to $1.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 compared to $1.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, and decreased $0.7 million, or 14.6%, to $4.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $4.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in 401(k) plan contributions and pension cost due to higher annual discount rate assumptions compared to the prior year's annual assumptions.
Loan expense increased $0.02 million, or 19.5%, to $0.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 compared to $0.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, and increased $0.4 million, or 81.0%, to $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The increase was primarily due to recognition of an adjustment to an unearned dealers reserve related to prior years' activity in the first quarter of 2023.
Income Taxes
Income taxes as a percentage of earnings before income taxes as reported in the consolidated financial statements were 16.2% and 17.1% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to 18.7% and 18.5% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
The decrease in the effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 was primarily attributable to the decrease in earnings, an increase in tax-exempt income and a return to provision adjustment resulting in a net benefit related to the 2022 tax return. The effective tax rate for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, is lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to tax-free revenues.
Included in the effective tax rate is a $13,000 and $40,000 benefit associated with a historic tax credit investment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. The investment is expected to generate a $0.3 million tax benefit over the life of the project and is being recognized under the deferral method of accounting.
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Lending and Credit Management
Interest earned on the loan portfolio is a primary source of interest income for the Company. Net loans represented 81.7% of total assets as of September 30, 2023 compared to 78.3% as of December 31, 2022.
Lending activities are conducted pursuant to an established loan policy approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors. The Bank’s credit review process is overseen by regional loan committees with established loan approval limits. In addition, a senior loan committee reviews all credit relationships in aggregate over an established dollar amount. The senior loan committee meets weekly and is comprised of senior managers of the Bank.
Major classifications within the Company’s held-for-investment loan portfolio as of the dates indicated is as follows:
September 30, 2023December 31, 2022
(Dollars in thousands)Amount% of LoansAmount% of Loans
Commercial, financial, and agricultural $227,372 14.6 %$244,549 16.1 %
Real estate construction residential
58,774 3.7 32,095 2.1 
Real estate construction commercial
130,572 8.4 137,235 9.0 
Real estate mortgage residential
379,514 24.4 361,025 23.7 
Real estate mortgage commercial
739,413 47.5 722,729 47.5 
Installment and other consumer21,324 1.4 23,619 1.6 
Total loans held for investment$1,556,969 100.0 %$1,521,252 100.0 %
The Company extends credit to its local community markets through traditional real estate mortgage products. The Company does not participate in credit extension to sub-prime residential real estate markets. The Company does not lend funds for transactions defined as “highly leveraged” by bank regulatory authorities or for foreign loans. Additionally, the Company does not have any concentrations of loans exceeding 10% of total loans that are not otherwise disclosed in the loan portfolio composition table. The Company does not have any interest-earning assets that would have been included in non-accrual, past due, or restructured loans if such assets were loans.
The Company generally does not retain long-term fixed rate residential mortgage loans in its portfolio. Fixed rate loans conforming to standards required by the secondary market are offered to qualified borrowers but are not funded until the Company has a non-recourse purchase commitment from the secondary market at a predetermined price. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company sold approximately $84.4 million of loans to investors compared to $76.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. At September 30, 2023, the Company was servicing approximately $226.3 million of loans sold to the secondary market compared to $240.5 million at December 31, 2022, and $247.6 million at September 30, 2022.
Risk Elements of the Loan Portfolio
Management, internal loan review and the senior loan committee formally review all loans in excess of certain dollar amounts (periodically established) at least annually. Loans in excess of $2.0 million in the aggregate and all adversely classified credits identified by management are reviewed by the senior loan committee. In addition, all other loans are reviewed on a risk weighted selection process. The senior loan committee reviews and reports to the Board of Directors, at scheduled meetings: past due, classified, and watch list loans in order to classify or reclassify loans as loans requiring attention, substandard, doubtful, or loss. During this review, management will evaluate individual loans for expected credit losses when those loans do not share similar risk characteristics with loans evaluated using a collective (pooled) basis. Management follows the guidance provided in the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 326-20-30-2. If management determines that it is probable that all amounts due on a loan will not be collected under the original terms of the loan agreement, the loan is individually analyzed and in conjunction with current economic conditions and loss experience, reserves are estimated as further discussed below.
Loans not individually evaluated are aggregated and collectively analyzed. Under ASC 326-20-30-2 and ASC 326-20-55-5, the Company should aggregate financial assets based on similar risk characteristics. Management determined that segmenting loans not individually analyzed by the federal call report codes represents the most prudent way to consolidate loans by their associated risk qualities.
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General reserves are recorded for collectively analyzed loans using a consistent methodology. Two different models are used for calculating the general reserve. The Discounted Cash Flow model considers quantitative peer group historic loss experience, forecasts over the estimated life of the loan pools, industry data, and qualitative or environmental factors, such as: lending policies and procedures; economic conditions; the nature, volume and terms of the portfolio; lending staff and management; past due loans; the loan review system; collateral values; concentrations of credit; and external factors. The Remaining Life model applies a long-term average loss rate calculated using peer data that is adjusted for qualitative or environmental factors such as those previously noted. The model used depends on the loan portfolio segment.
Management believes, but there can be no assurance, that these procedures keep management informed of potential problem loans. Based upon these procedures, both the allowance and provision for credit losses are adjusted to maintain the allowance at a level considered necessary by management to provide for expected losses inherent in the loan portfolio.
Non-Performing Assets
The following table summarizes non-performing assets at the dates indicated:
September 30,December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)20232022
Non-accrual loans (c):
Commercial, financial, and agricultural$88$121
Real estate construction − commercial7487
Real estate mortgage − residential773685
Real estate mortgage − commercial2,87417,801
Installment and other consumer16
Total$3,810$18,700
Loans contractually past - due 90 days or more and still accruing:
Real estate mortgage − residential$31$
Installment and other consumer61
Total$37$1
Total non-performing loans (a)3,84718,701
Other real estate owned and repossessed assets3,5648,795
Total non-performing assets$7,411$27,496
Loans held for investment$1,556,969$1,521,252
Allowance for credit losses on loans22,46215,588
Restructured loans accruing1,4351,661
Allowance for credit and loan losses to loans, respectively1.44 %1.02 %
Non-accrual loans to total loans0.24 %1.23 %
Non-performing loans to loans (a)0.25 %1.23 %
Non-performing assets to loans (b)0.48 %1.81 %
Non-performing assets to assets (b)0.39 %1.43 %
Allowance for credit and loan losses to non-accrual loans, respectively589.55 %83.36 %
Allowance for credit and loan losses to non-performing loans, respectively583.88 %83.35 %
(a)Non-performing loans include loans 90 days past due and accruing, non-accrual loans, and non-performing TDRs included in non-accrual loans and 90 days past due.
(b)Non-performing assets include non-performing loans and other real estate owned and repossessed assets.
(c)Non-accrual loans include $0.3 million of restructured loans as of both September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
Total non-performing assets were $7.4 million, or 0.48% of total loans, at September 30, 2023 compared to $27.5 million, or 1.81% of total loans, at December 31, 2022.
Total non-accrual loans at September 30, 2023 decreased $14.9 million, or 79.6%, to $3.8 million compared to $18.7 million at December 31, 2022 primarily due to three large non-accrual loan relationships returning to accruing status. There
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were $37,000 in loans past due 90 days and still accruing interest at September 30, 2023 compared to $1,000 at December 31, 2022. Other real estate and repossessed assets were $3.6 million and $8.8 million at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, there were $44,000 of non-accrual loans, net of charge-offs taken, added to other real estate owned and repossessed assets compared to $3,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Provision and Allowance for Credit Losses on Loans and Liability for Unfunded Commitments
Allowance for Credit Losses
On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), which provides for the CECL credit loss model. The adoption of the standard resulted in an increase to the allowance for credit losses of $5.8 million and a liability for unfunded commitments totaling $1.3 million. These one-time cumulative adjustments resulted in a $5.6 million tax-effected decrease to retained earnings.
The following table is a summary of the allocation of the allowance for credit losses:
September 30, 2023December 31, 2022
(Dollars in thousands)Amount% of loans in each category to total loansAmount% of loans in each category to total loans
Allocation of allowance for credit losses at end of period:
Commercial, financial, and agricultural$1,936 14.6 %$2,735 16.1 %
Real estate construction − residential873 3.7 157 2.1 
Real estate construction − commercial3,265 8.4 875 9.0 
Real estate mortgage − residential5,314 24.4 3,329 23.7 
Real estate mortgage − commercial10,733 47.5 8,000 47.5 
Installment and other consumer244 1.4 326 1.6 
Unallocated97 — 166 — 
Total$22,462 100.0 %$15,588 100.0 %
The allowance for credit losses was $22.5 million, or 1.44%, of loans outstanding at September 30, 2023 compared to $15.6 million, or 1.02%, of loans outstanding at December 31, 2022. The ratio of the allowance for credit losses to non-performing loans was 583.88% at September 30, 2023, compared to the allowance for loan losses of 83.35% at December 31, 2022.
Provision for (Release of) Credit Losses / Loan Losses
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)2023202220232022
Provision for (release of) credit / loan losses on loans, respectively$300 $300 $1,115 $(1,000)
Provision for available-for-sale securities
Provision for (release of) credit losses for off-balance sheet commitments(190)(325)
Total Provision for (release of) credit losses $110 $300 $790 $(1,000)
The Company recognized a provision for credit losses of $0.1 million and $0.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to a $0.3 million provision and a $1.0 million release of provision for loan losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The release of provision expense primarily resulted from the release of specific reserves totaling $2.8 million in the first quarter of 2022 due to returning the balances related to one loan relationship to accrual status from non-accrual status.
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The following table summarizes credit loss experience for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended September 30,
20232022
(Dollars in thousands)Net Charge-offs (Recoveries)Average LoansNet (Recoveries) Charge-offs / Average LoansNet Charge-offs (Recoveries)Average LoansNet (Recoveries) Charge-offs / Average Loans
Commercial, financial, and agricultural$$232,516 — %$33 $245,877 0.01 %
Real estate construction residential
— 55,289 — — 24,249 — 
Real estate construction commercial
— 129,284 — — 127,594 — 
Real estate mortgage residential
(2)376,209 — (4)323,158 — 
Real estate mortgage commercial
739,225 — (6)702,139 — 
Installment and other consumer67 22,176 0.30 125 23,738 0.53 
Total$74$1,554,699— %$148$1,446,7550.01 %
Nine Months Ended September 30,
20232022
(Dollars in thousands)Net Charge-offs (Recoveries)Average LoansNet (Recoveries) Charge-offs / Average LoansNet Charge-offs (Recoveries)Average LoansNet (Recoveries) Charge-offs / Average Loans
Commercial, financial, and agricultural$(124)$231,691 (0.05)%$57 $233,076 0.02 %
Real estate construction − residential
— 47,265 — — 23,627 — 
Real estate construction − commercial
— 137,776 — — 110,540 — 
Real estate mortgage − residential
(6)368,702 — (27)300,518 (0.01)
Real estate mortgage − commercial
25 735,539 — 169 685,041 0.02 
Installment and other consumer139 22,622 0.61 199 22,987 0.87 
Total$34$1,543,595 — %$398$1,375,789 0.03 %
Net Loan Charge-Offs (Recoveries)
The Company’s net charge-offs were $0.1 million and $34,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to net charge-offs of $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
Loans Held for Sale
The Company designates certain long-term fixed rate personal real estate loans as held for sale. These loans are initially measured at fair value under the fair value option election with subsequent changes in fair value recognized in mortgage banking income. The loans are primarily sold to Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and PennyMac and other various secondary market investors. At September 30, 2023, the carrying amount of these loans was $3.0 million compared to $0.6 million at December 31, 2022.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity Management
The role of liquidity management is to ensure that funds are available to meet depositors’ withdrawal and borrowers’ credit demands while at the same time maximizing profitability. This is accomplished by balancing changes in demand for funds with changes in the supply of those funds. Liquidity to meet these demands is provided by maturing assets, short-term
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liquid assets that can be converted to cash and the ability to attract funds from external sources, principally depositors. Due to the nature of services offered by the Company, management prefers to focus on transaction accounts and full-service relationships with customers as the primary sources of funding.
The Company’s Asset/Liability Committee (ALCO), primarily made up of senior management, has direct oversight responsibility for the Company’s liquidity position and profile. A combination of daily, weekly, and monthly reports provided to management detail the following: internal liquidity metrics, composition and level of the liquid asset portfolio, timing differences in short-term cash flow obligations, available pricing and market access to the financial markets for capital, and exposure to contingent draws on the Company’s liquidity.
The Company has a number of sources of funds to meet liquidity needs on a daily basis. The Company’s most liquid assets are comprised of available-for-sale investment securities, not including other debt securities, federal funds sold, and excess reserves held at the Federal Reserve.
(in thousands)September 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Federal funds sold$— $46 
Other interest-bearing deposits10,06165,013
Certificates of deposit in other banks735 2,955 
Available-for-sale investment securities233,516250,747
Total$244,312 $318,761 
Federal funds sold and resale agreements normally have overnight maturities and are used for general daily liquidity purposes. The fair value of the available-for-sale investment portfolio was $233.5 million at September 30, 2023 and included an unrealized net loss of $56.5 million. The portfolio includes projected maturities and mortgage-backed securities pay-downs of approximately $9.1 million over the next twelve months, which offer resources to meet either new loan demand or reductions in the Company’s borrowings.
The Company pledges portions of its investment securities portfolio to secure public fund deposits, federal funds purchase lines, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve Bank, and for other purposes as required or permitted by law. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company’s unpledged securities in the available-for-sale portfolio totaled approximately $116.1 million and $139.2 million, respectively.
Total investment securities pledged for these purposes were as follows:
(in thousands)September 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Investment securities pledged for the purpose of securing:
Federal Reserve Bank borrowings$8,035 $8,563 
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase8,5058,601
Other deposits100,88794,432
Total pledged, at fair value$117,427 $111,596 
Liquidity is available from the Company’s base of core customer deposits, defined as demand, interest checking, savings, money market deposit accounts, and time deposits less than $250,000, less all brokered deposits under $250,000. At September 30, 2023, such deposits totaled $1.4 billion and represented 90.0% of the Company’s total deposits. These core deposits are normally less volatile and are often tied to other products of the Company through long lasting relationships.
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Core deposits at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were as follows:
(in thousands)September 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Core deposit base:
Non-interest bearing demand$425,105 $453,443 
Interest checking348,840 440,611 
Savings and money market451,235 442,856 
Other time deposits197,445 160,175 
Total$1,422,625 $1,497,085 
Estimated uninsured deposits totaled $358.7 million, including $115.2 million of certificates of deposit, at September 30, 2023, compared to $420.3 million, including $94.9 million of certificates of deposit, at December 31, 2022. The Company had brokered deposits totaling $42.5 million and $40.1 million at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Included in the uninsured deposits at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are public fund deposits greater than $250,000, which are collateralized by the Company totaling $96.6 million and $111.6 million, respectively. The estimated uninsured and uncollateralized deposits ratio to total deposits at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was 17% and 19%, respectively.
Other components of liquidity are the level of borrowings from third-party sources and the availability of future credit. The Company’s outside borrowings are comprised of securities sold under agreements to repurchase, advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB), and subordinated notes. Federal funds purchased are overnight borrowings obtained mainly from upstream correspondent banks with which the Company maintains approved credit lines. As of September 30, 2023, under agreements with these unaffiliated banks, the Bank may borrow up to $35.0 million in federal funds on an unsecured basis and $7.5 million on a secured basis. There were no federal funds purchased outstanding at September 30, 2023. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase are generally borrowed overnight and are secured by a portion of the Company’s investment portfolio. At September 30, 2023, there were $6.2 million in repurchase agreements. The Company may periodically borrow additional short-term funds from the Federal Reserve Bank through the discount window, although no such borrowings were outstanding at September 30, 2023.
The Bank is a member of the FHLB and has access to credit products of the FHLB. As of September 30, 2023, the Bank had $112.0 million in outstanding borrowings with the FHLB. In addition, the Company has $49.5 million in outstanding subordinated notes issued to wholly-owned grantor trusts, funded by preferred securities issued by the trusts.
Borrowings outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were as follows:
(in thousands)September 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Borrowings:
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase$6,196 $5,187 
Federal Home Loan Bank advances112,00098,000
Subordinated notes49,48649,486
Total$167,682 $152,673 
The Company pledges certain assets, including loans and investment securities to the Federal Reserve Bank, FHLB, and other correspondent banks as security to establish lines of credit and to borrow from these entities. Based on the type and value of collateral pledged, the FHLB establishes a collateral value from which the Company may draw advances against this collateral. This collateral is also used to enable the FHLB to issue letters of credit in favor of public fund depositors of the Company. The Federal Reserve Bank also establishes a collateral value of assets pledged to support borrowings from the discount window.
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The following table reflects collateral value of assets pledged, borrowings, and letters of credit outstanding, in addition to the estimated future funding capacity available to the Company as follows:
September 30, 2023December 31, 2022
(in thousands)FHLBFederal Reserve BankFederal Funds Purchased LinesTotalFHLBFederal Reserve BankFederal Funds Purchased LinesTotal
Advance equivalent$431,021$7,532$35,000$473,553$355,391$8,058$60,000$423,449
Letters of credit(14,500)(14,500)(47,500)(47,500)
Advances outstanding(112,000)(112,000)(98,000)(98,000)
Total available$304,521$7,532$35,000$347,053$209,891$8,058$60,000$277,949
At September 30, 2023, loans of $719.9 million were pledged to the FHLB as collateral for borrowings and letters of credit. At September 30, 2023, investments with a market value of $8.0 million were pledged to secure federal funds purchase lines and borrowing capacity at the Federal Reserve Bank.
Based upon the above, management believes the Company has more than adequate liquidity, both on balance sheet and through the additional funding capacity with the FHLB, the Federal Reserve Bank and Federal funds purchased lines to meet future anticipated liquidity needs in both the short and long-term.
Sources and Uses of Funds
Cash and cash equivalents were $27.9 million at September 30, 2023 compared to $83.7 million at December 31, 2022. The $55.8 million decrease resulted from changes in the various cash flows produced by operating, investing, and financing activities of the Company, as shown in the accompanying consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Cash flow provided from operating activities consists mainly of net income adjusted for certain non-cash items. Operating activities provided cash flow of $12.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Investing activities, consisting mainly of purchases, sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities, and changes in the level of the loan portfolio, used total cash of $28.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The cash outflow primarily consisted of a net increase in loans held for investment of $35.5 million and $9.5 million in purchases of investment securities, partially offset by $15.9 million from maturities and calls of investment securities.
Financing activities used total cash of $40.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, resulting primarily from a $149.3 million decrease in demand deposits and interest-bearing transaction accounts. These decreases were partially offset by a $97.6 million increase in time deposits. The Company utilized funding capacity with the FHLB by drawing advances of $342.9 million and repaying $328.9 million to meet its short-term liquidity needs during the year.
In the normal course of business, the Company enters into certain forms of off-balance sheet transactions, including unfunded loan commitments and letters of credit. These transactions are managed through the Company’s various risk management processes. Management considers both on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet transactions in its evaluation of the Company’s liquidity. The Company had $339.8 million in unused loan commitments and standby letters of credit as of September 30, 2023. Although the Company’s current liquidity resources are adequate to fund this commitment level, the nature of these commitments is such that the likelihood of such a funding demand is very low.
The Company is a legal entity, separate and distinct from the Bank, which must provide its own liquidity to meet its operating needs. The Company’s ongoing liquidity needs primarily include funding its operating expenses, paying cash dividends to its shareholders and, to a lesser extent, repurchasing its shares of common stock. The Company paid cash dividends to its shareholders totaling approximately $3.5 million and $3.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. A large portion of the Company’s liquidity is obtained from the Bank in the form of dividends. The Bank declared and paid $9.0 million in dividends to the Company during each of the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents totaling $5.9 million and $2.5 million, respectively. Subject to declaration by the Company's Board of Directors, the Company expects to continue paying quarterly cash dividends as a part of its current capital allocation
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strategy. Future dividends will be subject to the determination, declaration and discretion of the Company's Board of Directors and compliance with applicable regulatory capital requirements.
Pursuant to the Company's 2019 Repurchase Plan, management is given discretion to determine the number and pricing of the shares to be purchased, as well as the timing of any such purchases. The Company did not repurchase any shares during the three months ended September 30, 2023. As of September 30, 2023, $2.1 million remained available for share repurchases pursuant to the plan. Repurchases under the plan may be effectuated in the open market, by block purchase, in privately negotiated transactions, or through other transactions managed by broker-dealers, or any combination thereof. No time limit was set for completion of share repurchases under the plan.
Capital Management
The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by federal and state banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory, and possibly additional discretionary, actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines, the Company and the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classification of the Company and the Bank are subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk-weightings, and other factors.
In July 2013, the federal banking agencies issued final rules to implement the Basel III regulatory capital reforms and changes required by the Dodd-Frank Act (the "Basel III Rules"). The phase-in period for the Company began on January 1, 2015. The Federal Reserve System's capital adequacy guidelines require that bank holding companies maintain a common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio equal to at least 4.5% of its risk-weighted assets, a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio equal to at least 6% of its risk-weighted assets and a total risk-based capital ratio equal to at least 8% of its risk-weighted assets. In addition, bank holding companies generally are required to maintain a Tier 1 leverage ratio of at least 4%.
In addition to the higher requirements, the Basel III Rules established that bank holding companies are required to maintain a common equity Tier 1 capital conservation buffer of at least 2.5% of risk-weighted assets over and above the minimum risk-based capital requirements. Institutions that do not maintain the required capital buffer will become subject to progressively more stringent limitations on the percentage of earnings that can be paid out in dividends or used for stock repurchases and on the payment of discretionary bonuses to senior executive management. The capital conservation buffer requirement was phased in over four years beginning in 2016. On January 1, 2016, the first phase of the requirement went into effect at 0.625% of risk-weighted assets, and increased each subsequent year by an additional 0.625 percentage points, to reach its final level of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets on January 1, 2019. At December 31, 2019, the capital conservation buffer requirement of 2.5% effectively raised the minimum required risk-based capital ratios to 7% common equity Tier 1 capital, 8.5% Tier 1 capital and 10.5% total capital on a fully phased-in basis.
Because the Bank had less than $15.0 billion in total consolidated assets as of December 31, 2009, the Company is allowed to continue its trust preferred securities, all of which were issued prior to May 19, 2010, as Tier 1 capital.
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Under the Basel III Rules, at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company met all capital adequacy requirements and had regulatory capital ratios in excess of the levels established for well-capitalized institutions, as shown in the following table as of periods indicated:
ActualMinimum Capital Required - Basel III Fully Phased-InRequired to be Considered Well- Capitalized
(Dollars in thousands)AmountRatioAmountRatioAmountRatio
September 30, 2023
Total Capital (to risk-weighted assets):
Company$228,901 14.20 %$169,202 10.50 %$— N.A%
Bank223,91213.92 %168,84210.50 %160,80210.00 %
Tier 1 Capital (to risk-weighted assets):
Company$201,998 12.54 %$136,973 8.50 %$— N.A%
Bank205,64112.79 %136,6828.50 %128,6428.00 %
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to risk-weighted assets):
Company$162,630 10.09 %$112,802 7.00 %$— N.A%
Bank205,64112.79 %112,5627.00 %104,5216.50 %
Tier 1 leverage ratio (to adjusted average assets):
Company$201,998 10.43 %$77,435 4.00 %$— N.A%
Bank205,64110.63 %77,3664.00 %96,7085.00 %
December 31, 2022
Total Capital (to risk-weighted assets):
Company$222,873 13.85 %$169,025 10.50 %$— N.A%
Bank221,06613.78 %168,43110.50 %160,41010.00 %
Tier 1 Capital (to risk-weighted assets):
Company$201,595 12.52 %$136,830 8.50 %$— N.A%
Bank205,31812.80 %136,3498.50 %128,3288.00 %
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital (to risk-weighted assets):
Company$159,125 9.89 %$112,684 7.00 %$— N.A%
Bank205,31812.80 %112,2877.00 %104,2676.50 %
Tier 1 leverage ratio:
Company$201,595 10.76 %$74,936 4.00 %$— N.A%
Bank205,31810.85 %75,6784.00 %94,5985.00 %
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Asset/Liability and Interest Rate Risk
Management and the Board of Directors are responsible for managing interest rate risk and employing risk management policies that monitor and limit this exposure. Interest rate risk is measured using net interest income simulations and market value of portfolio equity analyses. These analyses use various assumptions, including the nature and timing of interest rate changes, yield curve shape, prepayments on loans and securities, deposit decay rates, pricing decisions on loans and deposits, and reinvestment/replacement of asset and liability cash flows.
The principal objective of the Company’s asset and liability management function is to evaluate the interest rate risk within the balance sheet and pursue a controlled assumption of interest rate risk while maximizing earnings and preserving adequate levels of liquidity and capital. The asset and liability management function is under the guidance of the ALCO with direction from the Board of Directors. The ALCO meets monthly to review, the sensitivity of the Company’s assets and liabilities to interest rate changes and to discuss local and national market conditions. The ALCO also reviews the liquidity, capital, deposit mix, loan mix and investment positions of the Company.
Instantaneous parallel rate shift scenarios are modeled and utilized to evaluate risk and establish exposure limits for acceptable changes in net interest margin. These scenarios, known as rate shocks, simulate an instantaneous change in interest rates and use various assumptions, including, but not limited to, prepayments on loans and securities, deposit decay rates, pricing decisions on loans and deposits, reinvestment and replacement of asset and liability cash flows.
Management analyzes the economic value of equity as a secondary measure of interest rate risk. This is a complementary measure to net interest income where the calculated value is the result of the market value of assets less the market value of liabilities. The economic value of equity is a longer term view of interest rate risk because it measures the present value of the future cash flows. The impact of changes in interest rates on this calculation is analyzed for the risk to our future earnings and is used in conjunction with the analyses on net interest income.
The table below illustrates the impact of an immediate and sustained 200 and 100 basis point increase and a 200 and 100 basis point decrease in interest rates on net interest income based on the interest rate risk model at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
% Change in projected net interest income
Hypothetical shift in interest ratesSeptember 30,December 31,
(bps)20232022
2006.57%3.01%
1006.83%3.78%
(100)6.28 %5.20 %
(200)4.65 %5.80 %
The change in the Company’s interest rate risk exposure from December 31, 2022 to September 30, 2023 was due to higher rates on interest bearing assets projected to reprice in the next 12 months and projected repricing speeds on interest bearing assets and liabilities. In an immediate and sustained shock, interest bearing assets and liabilities are projected to reprice at relatively the same pace. In down rate scenarios, interest bearing assets are projected to reprice faster than interest bearing liabilities causing increased balance sheet exposure in a falling rate market. Management believes the change in projected net interest income from interest rate shifts of up 200 bps and down 200 bps is an acceptable level of interest rate risk.
Many assumptions are used to calculate the impact of interest rate fluctuations. Actual results may be significantly different than our projections due to several factors, including the timing and frequency of rate changes, market conditions and the shape of the yield curve. The computations of interest rate risk shown above do not include actions that management may undertake to manage the risks in response to anticipated changes in interest rates and actual results may also differ due to any actions taken in response to the changing rates.
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Effects of Inflation
The effects of inflation on financial institutions are different from the effects on other commercial enterprises since financial institutions make few significant capital or inventory expenditures, which are directly affected by changing prices. Because bank assets and liabilities are virtually all monetary in nature, inflation does not affect a financial institution as much as do changes in interest rates. The general level of inflation does underlie the general level of most interest rates, but interest rates do not increase at the rate of inflation as do prices of goods and services. Rather, interest rates react more to changes in the expected rate of inflation and to changes in monetary and fiscal policy.
Inflation does have an impact on the growth of total assets in the banking industry, often resulting in a need to increase capital at higher than normal rates to maintain an appropriate capital to asset ratio. In the opinion of management, inflation did not have a significant effect on the Company’s operations for the three months ended September 30, 2023.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our Company’s management has evaluated, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a – 15(e) or 15d – 15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as of September 30, 2023. Based upon and as of the date of that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were designed, and were effective, to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file and submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required. It should be noted that any system of disclosure controls and procedures, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system are met. In addition, the design of any system of disclosure controls and procedures is based in part upon assumptions about the likelihood of future events. Because of these and other inherent limitations of any such system, there can be no assurance that any design will always succeed in achieving its stated goals under all circumstances.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Impact of New Accounting Standards
Rate Reform. In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) - Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in this update provide optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. It provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. The amendments in this update were effective for all entities from March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. In December 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-06, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848,” which was effective upon issuance and deferred the sunset date in Topic 848 from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024. The Company continues to evaluate its LIBOR exposure. The trust-preferred subordinated debentures will transition to an adjusted Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) index in accordance with the Federal Reserve's final rule implementing the Adjustable Interest Rate Act. The Company has identified its products that utilize LIBOR and has implemented enhanced fallback language to facilitate the transition to alternative reference rates, such as SOFR. The Company has evaluated its systems and is offering alternative rates and is no longer offering LIBOR-indexed rates on newly originated loans. The Company continues to evaluate the impact of the reference rate reform with regulatory guidelines regarding the cessation of LIBOR.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The information required by this Item is set forth in Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies, Pending Litigation, in our Company’s Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).
Item 1A. Risk Factors
The disclosure below supplements the risk factors previously disclosed under Part I, Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
The impact of larger or similar-sized financial institutions encountering financial difficulties may adversely affect the Company's business, earnings and financial condition.
The Company is exposed to the risk that when a peer financial institution experiences financial difficulties, there could be an adverse impact on the regional banking industry and the business environment in which it operates. The recent bank failures of Silicon Valley Bank in California, Signature Bank in New York, and First Republic Bank in California during the first and second quarters of 2023 have caused a degree of panic and uncertainty in the investor community and among bank customers generally. While the Company does not believe that the circumstances of these three banks' failures are indicators of broader issues with the banking system, the failures may reduce customer confidence, affect sources of funding and liquidity, increase regulatory requirements and costs, adversely affect financial markets and/or have a negative reputational ramification for the banking industry, including Hawthorn. The Company will continue to monitor the ongoing events concerning these three banks as well as any future potential bank failures and volatility within the banking industry generally, together with any responsive measures taken by the banking regulators to mitigate or manage potential turmoil in the banking industry.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
Item 5. Other Information
None.




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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit No.Description
3.1
3.2
4.1
31.1
31.2
32.1
32.2
101.INSInline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
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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.
 HAWTHORN BANCSHARES, INC.
  
Date
 
  
 /s/ Brent M. Giles
  
November 9, 2023Brent M. Giles, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
/s/ Chris E. Hafner
  
November 9, 2023
Chris E. Hafner, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
  
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