PEOPLES FINANCIAL CORP /MS/ - Quarter Report: 2023 June (Form 10-Q)

Part 1 – Financial Information

Item 1: Financial Statements

Peoples Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Condition

(in thousands except share data)

Peoples Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Condition (continued)

(in thousands except share data)

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Peoples Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income

(in thousands except per share data) (unaudited) (restated)

Peoples Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income (continued)

(in thousands except per share data) (unaudited) (restated)

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Peoples Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(in thousands) (unaudited) (restated)

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Peoples Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

(in thousands except share data) (unaudited) (restated)

Note: Balances as of January 1, 2022 and 2023 were audited.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Peoples Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands) (unaudited) (restated)

Peoples Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)

(in thousands) (unaudited) (restated)

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

PEOPLES FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 and 2022

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1. Basis of Presentation:

Peoples Financial Corporation (the “Company”) is a one-bank holding company headquartered in Biloxi, Mississippi. The Company has two subsidiaries, PFC Service Corp., an inactive company, and The Peoples Bank, Biloxi, Mississippi (the “Bank”). The Bank provides a full range of banking, financial and trust services to state, county and local government entities and individuals and small and commercial businesses operating in those portions of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama which are within a fifty-mile radius of the Waveland, Wiggins and Gautier branches, the Bank’s three most outlying locations (the “trade area”).

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), the financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022 the results of their operations and their cash flows for the periods presented. The interim financial information should be read in conjunction with the annual consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s 2022 Annual Report and Form 10-K.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The results of operations for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2023, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates common to the banking industry that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term include, but are not limited to, the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the valuation of other real estate acquired in connection with foreclosure or in satisfaction of loans and valuation allowances associated with the realization of deferred tax assets, which are based on future taxable income.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to GAAP and general practices within the banking industry.

The Company’s loan portfolio segments as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were as follows:

Real Estate Loans

Residential-Residential mortgage loans are susceptible to weakening general economic conditions, increases in unemployment rates, and declining real estate values.

Construction-Risk common to commercial construction loans are cost overruns, changes in market demand for property, inadequate long-term financing arrangements, and declines in real estate values. Residential construction loans are susceptible to those same risks as well as those associated with residential mortgage loans. Changes in market demand for property could lead to longer marketing times resulting in higher carrying costs, declining values, and higher interest rates.

Nonresidential-Risks to this loan category include industry concentration and the inability to monitor the condition of collateral. Declines in general economic conditions and other events can cause cash flows to fall to levels insufficient to service debt. Also, declines in real estate values and lack of suitable alternative use for the properties. These loans are also susceptible to declines in occupancy rates, business failure, and general economic conditions.

Commercial and Industrial-Risk to this loan category include industry concentration and the practical limitations associated with monitoring the condition of the collateral which often consists of inventory, accounts receivable, and other non-real estate assets. Equipment and inventory obsolescence can also pose a risk. Declines in general economic conditions and other events can cause cash flows to fall to levels insufficient to service debt.

Other-Risk common to these loans include regulatory risks, unemployment, and changes in local economic conditions as well as the inability to monitor collateral consisting of personal property.

Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements – During 2022, the Company recorded an error correction related to the Company’s accounting for bank premises and equipment. While reviewing the Company’s accruals for depreciation related to certain bank premises and equipment, the Company noticed that it had been over-accruing depreciation expenses beginning in 2006, causing expenses and the accumulation of depreciation in prior periods that were more than what should have been recorded under GAAP.

The error at each period end represented 3% or less of our shareholders' equity in all prior periods, and the aggregate net effect of the error correction on shareholders’ equity was minimal. In accordance with the guidance set forth in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 99, Materiality, and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financials, the Company concluded that the error was not material, to any prior periods, the current period or the trend in earnings from a quantitative and qualitative perspective. However, correcting the cumulative effect of the error in the current period would have resulted in a material misstatement in the current period and, as such, the Company has revised its previously reported financial information contained in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, to correct the immaterial error. The Company will also revise previously reported financial information for this immaterial error in future filings, as applicable.

Revised Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2022 (in thousands):

Revised Consolidated Income Statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 (in thousands):

Accounting Standards Update –In March 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-02 (“ASU 2023-02”), Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Accounting for Investments in Tax Credit Structures Using the Proportional Amortization Method. ASU 2023-02 allows reporting entities to elect to account for qualifying tax equity investments using the proportional amortization method, regardless of the program giving rise to the related income tax credits. Reporting entities were previously permitted to apply the proportional amortization method only to qualifying tax equity investments in low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) structures. The amendments in ASU 2023-02 apply to all reporting entities that hold (1) tax equity investments that meet the conditions for and elect to account for them using the proportional amortization method or (2) an investment in a LIHTC structure through a limited liability entity that is not accounted for using the proportional amortization method. Additionally, the disclosure requirements apply to investments that generate income tax credits and other income tax benefits from a tax credit program for which the entity has elected to apply the proportional amortization method (including investments within that elected program that do not meet the conditions to apply the proportional amortization method). For public business entities, the amendments in ASU 2023-02 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for all entities in any interim period. If an entity adopts the amendments in an interim period, it should adopt them as of the beginning of the fiscal year that includes that interim period. Management has evaluated the impact of the adoption of this standard and determined there would be no impact to the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-02, "Financial Instruments: Credit Losses (Topic 326) - Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures." The amendments in this update cover two issues: (1) the elimination of TDR recognition and measurement guidance as prescribed by ASC 310-40 and, instead, require that an entity evaluate (consistent with the accounting for other loan modifications) whether the modification represents a new loan or a continuation of an existing loan. The amendments enhance existing disclosure requirements and introduce new requirements related to certain modifications of receivables made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty; and, (2) for public business entities, the requirement that an entity disclose current-period gross write-offs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investment in leases within the scope of Subtopic 326-20. Gross write-off information must be included in the vintage disclosures required for public business entities in accordance with paragraph 326-20-50-6, which requires that an entity disclose the amortized cost basis of financing receivables by credit quality indicator and class of financing receivable by year of origination.

The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For the elimination of recognition and measurement guidance on troubled debt restructurings by creditors in Subtopic 310-40, an entity may elect to apply a modified retrospective transition by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption, or a prospective approach applied to modifications occurring after the date of adoption. The remainder of amendments should be applied prospectively. The Company adopted this standard effective January 1, 2023 on a prospective basis for all amendments. The adoption of this standard is not material to the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

On January 1, 2023, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 326, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses,” more commonly referred to as CECL, on a modified retrospective basis. The provisions of this guidance require a material change to the manner in which the Company estimates and reports losses on financial instruments, including loans and unfunded lending commitments, select securities and other assets carried at amortized cost. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2023 are presented under ASC 326, while prior period amounts continue to be reported in accordance with previously applicable GAAP. Changes to the Company’s accounting policies related to CECL are described below.

There were no other material changes or developments during the reporting period with respect to methodologies that the Company uses when applying what management believes are critical accounting policies and developing critical accounting estimates as disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Reclassification-Certain items previously reported have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s reporting format due to the adoption of CECL.

The Company has adopted the CECL (Current Expected Credit Losses) methodology for estimating allowances for credit losses effective January 1, 2023. Under CECL, the allowance for credit losses (ACL) is a valuation account, measured as the difference between the Bank’s amortized cost basis and the net amount expected to be collected on the financial assets (i.e., lifetime credit losses). The CECL methodology described in FASB Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326), applies to financial assets measured at amortized cost, and off-balance-sheet credit exposures (collectively, financial assets) including: financing receivables such as loans held for investment, held to maturity debt securities, off-balance-sheet credit exposures (unfunded commitments) including off-balance sheet loan commitments; standby letters of credit; and other similar instruments.

In general, the Bank uses a broad range of data to estimate expected credit losses under CECL, including information about past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts relevant to assessing the collectability of the cash flows of financial assets. The following represents an overview of key factors regarding CECL: CECL requires the Bank to measure expected credit losses on financial assets carried at amortized cost on a collective or pool basis when similar risk characteristics exist. The Bank has determined that Call Report categories will be utilized, and Management will maintain the option to further segment the portfolio if we deem it beneficial to the analysis.

As stated above, CECL also applies to held to maturity debt securities since they are carried at amortized cost and are within the scope of the standard. Therefore, it is the responsibility of management to establish any required allowances for credit losses on the Bank’s held to maturity debt securities as of the date the Bank adopts CECL and to maintain such allowances thereafter. Because CECL requires the Bank to measure expected credit losses on a collective or pool basis when similar risk characteristics exist, held to maturity debt securities that share similar risk characteristics are collectively assessed for credit losses.

Estimation Methods for Expected Credit Losses-Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 326, “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses,” does not require the use of a specific loss estimation method for purposes of determining ACLs. Various methods may be used to estimate the expected collectability of financial assets, with those methods generally applied consistently overtime. The same loss estimation method does not need to be applied to all financial assets. Loss-rate methods can involve a variety of approaches, and Management incorporates the methods below:

Open Pool or Snapshot Method

The starting point for the calculation consists of assets that are outstanding at the end of a given time frame and are made up of assets that were originated in various years. Additional assets may be added to pools of loans under an open pool method.

Weighted Average Remaining Maturity (WARM) Method

A loss-rate method that estimates expected credit losses over the remaining life of the financial assets and uses a weighted average of the assets’ contractual terms to estimate the pool’s remaining contractual term. The WARM method uses average annual net charge-off rates and the amortization adjusted remaining life plus qualitative adjustments to estimate the ACLs.

Qualitative Factor Adjustments

The estimation of ACLs is to reflect consideration of all significant factors relevant to the expected collectability of the Bank’s financial assets as of the reporting date. Management begins their expected credit loss estimation process by determining the Bank’s historical loss information or utilizing reliable and relevant peer group (UPBR, State, custom) historical loss proxy data for each segment of financial assets with similar risk characteristics.

Management is to consider the need to qualitatively adjust expected credit loss estimates for information not already captured in the loss estimation process. These qualitative factor adjustments may increase or decrease management’s estimate of expected credit losses.

Historical loss experience generally provides a quantitative starting point for Management’s estimate of expected credit losses. Consistent with FASB ASU Topic 326, Management must consider relevant qualitative factors that may cause the CECL estimate of the financial asset portfolio as of the evaluation date to differ from the historical loss experience.

Management is to consider the qualitative factors that are relevant to the Bank as of the reporting date, which may include but are not limited to the:

For reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2023, the Allowance for Credit Losses (ACL) is comprised of the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL), a valuation account available to absorb losses on loans and leases held for investment, and the Reserve for Unfunded Lending Commitments, a liability established to absorb credit losses for the expected life of the contractual term of on and off-balance sheet exposures as of the date of the determination. As stated above, quarterly, management estimates losses in the portfolio and unfunded exposures based on a number of factors, including the Company’s and peer’s past loan loss experience, known and potential risks in the portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrowers’ ability to repay, the estimated value of any underlying collateral, and current and forecasted economic conditions. The length of time in the economic forecast is up to two years. The analysis and methodology used for estimating the ACL includes two primary elements: a collective approach for pools of loans that have similar risk characteristics and a specific reserve analysis for credits individually evaluated for credit loss. The methodology used by the Company is the weighted average remaining maturity or (“WARM”) method. The method uses comparable historical lookback periods as proxies for projecting future trends, and employs a qualitative (“Q”) factor component in the projections which represents expected differences in current and forecasted conditions from historical loss information or conditions. The main methodology approach includes comparable risk pools which are segregated by call report loan category, unadjusted loss estimation which is a combination of open pool/snapshot and weighted average remaining maturity, comparable or “look back” periods of about six years, which the Company choses to best approximate the expected future loss environment for the WARM time period and also utilizes peer data loss experiences.

For the collective approach, the Company segments loans into real estate-residential, real estate-nonresidential, real estate-construction and land development, commercial and industrial, and consumer/other, with further segmentation by region and sub-portfolio, as deemed appropriate. Both quantitative and qualitative factors are applied at the portfolio segment levels. The Company applies the practical expedient that permits the exclusion of the accrued interest receivable balance from amortized cost basis of financing receivables.

The Company applies the expected future loss rate for each loan portfolio segment to each of the bank’s segments to calculate the allowance for credit losses.

CECL also requires capturing estimated credit losses on unfunded commitments that meet certain criteria. Management starts with current gross unfunded commitment levels by category as reported on the call report and then subtracts any unconditionally cancellable amounts, which are not subject to CECL reserve requirements to produce net unfunded commitment levels, as well as consideration of the likelihood of funding. Any allowance for off balance sheet exposures is reported as an other liability on the Consolidated Statement of Condition and is increased or decreased via the provision for credit losses account on the Consolidated Statement of Income.

The initial default loss rates are then estimated by taking expected future lifetime loss rates of the loan categories that are included in each unfunded commitment segment and dividing the lifetime rate by their respective WARMs to derive an annual loss rate estimate.

The Company elected not to measure an allowance for accrued interest receivable and instead elected to reverse interest income on loans that are placed on nonaccrual status, which is generally when the loan becomes 90 days past due, or earlier if management believes the collection of interest is doubtful. Management believes this policy results in the timely reversal of uncollectible interest.

The Company establishes specific reserves using an individually evaluated approach for nonaccrual loans, loans modified in troubled debt restructures, loans for which a troubled debt restructure is reasonably expected, and other financial instruments that are deemed to not share risk characteristics with other collectively evaluated financial assets. For loans individually evaluated, a specific allowance is recognized for any shortfall between the loan’s value and its recorded investment. The loan’s value is measured by either the loan’s observable market price, the fair value of the collateral of the loan (less liquidation costs) if it is collateral dependent, or by the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate. The Company applies the practical expedient and defines collateral dependent loans as those where the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and on which repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral.

The CECL standard also requires an assessment of the Company’s held to maturity debt securities for expected credit losses and the available for sale debt securities for credit-related impairment. The Company applies the practical expedient to exclude the accrued interest receivable balance of $1,148,000 from the amortized cost basis of financing receivables and held to maturity debt securities. The allowance for credit losses on held to maturity debt securities is estimated at the individual security level when there is a more than inconsequential risk of default. A separate contra valuation account is available to absorb losses on securities. The allowance for credit loss is limited to the amount by which the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis. The Company evaluates credit impairment on available for sale debt securities at an individual security level. This evaluation is done for securities whose fair value is below amortized cost with a more than inconsequential risk of default and where the Company has assessed the decline in fair value is significant enough to suggest a credit event occurred. Credit events are generally assessed based on adverse conditions specifically related to the security, an industry, or geographic area, changes in the financial condition of the issuer of the security, or in the case of an asset-backed debt security, changes in the financial condition of the underlying loan obligors. The allowance for credit losses for such securities is measured using a discounted cash flow methodology, through which management compares the present value of expected cash flows with the amortized cost basis of the security. The allowance for credit loss is limited to the amount by which the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis. If the Company intends to sell the debt security, or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the security is charged down to fair value against the allowance for credit losses, with any incremental impairment reported in earnings.

The Company reassesses the credit losses at each reporting period and records subsequent changes in the allowance for credit losses on loans, unfunded commitments and securities with a corresponding adjustment recorded in the provision for credit loss expense.

The Company adopted ASC 326 using the modified retrospective method for all financial assets measured at amortized cost and off-balance-sheet credit exposures. Upon adoption, the Company recognized an after-tax cumulative effect reduction to retained earnings totaling $81,000, as detailed in the table below. Operating results for periods after January 1, 2023 are presented in accordance with ASC 326 while prior period amounts continue to be reported in accordance with previously applicable standards and the accounting policies described in our 2022 Form 10-K.

The following table details the impact of the adoption of ASC 326 on the allowance for credit losses as of January 1, 2023 (in thousands).

2. Earnings Per Share:

Per share data is based on the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding of 4,678,186 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

3. Statements of Cash Flows:

The Company has defined cash and cash equivalents as cash and due from banks. The Company paid $2,806,137 and $426,419 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, for interest on deposits and borrowings. The Company paid $255,000 and $0 in estimated income tax payments during the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022. One loan in the amount of $952,000 was transferred to other real estate during the six months ended June 30, 2023. No loans were transferred to other real estate during the six months ended June 30, 2022.

4. Investments:

Effective January 1, 2023, in conjunction with the adoption of CECL, and again at June 30, 2023, the Company evaluated credit impairment for individual securities available for sale whose fair value was below amortized cost with a more than inconsequential risk of default and where the Company had assessed the decline in fair value significant enough to suggest a credit event occurred. There were no securities that met the criteria of a credit loss event and therefore, no allowance for credit loss was recorded for either period. The Company also evaluated impairment for individual securities held to maturity and determined an allowance for credit loss of $41,000 should be established as of January 1, 2023. No additional impairment was recorded as of June 30, 2023.

The amortized cost, fair value and allowance for credit losses related to securities at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, are as follows (in thousands):

The allowance for credit losses on held to maturity securities is a contra-asset valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of held to maturity securities to present the net amount expected to be collected. With regard to U.S. Treasury securities issued by the U.S. government, or agencies thereof, it is expected that the securities will not be settled at prices less than the amortized cost bases of the securities as such securities are backed by the full faith and credit of and/or guaranteed by the U.S. government. Accordingly, no allowance for credit losses has been recorded for these securities. Management estimates the necessity of holding expected credit loss reserves for municipal holdings classified as held to maturity on a pooled basis. The company uses a standard probability of default/loss given default approach. The approach utilizes many inputs including enhanced and underlying ratings, maturity, issuer type/subtype, NAICS code, origination date, refunding status as well as state and region.

The following table details activity in the allowance for credit losses on held to maturity securities in the state and political subdivision category during the six months ended June 30,2023 (in thousands):

The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities at June 30, 2023 (in thousands), by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

Available for sale securities with gross unrealized losses for which an allowance for credit losses has not been recorded and held to maturity debt securities with gross unrealized losses for which an allowance for credit losses was recorded at January 31, 2023 and no additional allowance for credit losses was recorded at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position, are as follows (in thousands):

At June 30, 2023, 36 of the 37 U.S. Treasury securities, 44 of the 47 mortgage-backed securities, 34 of the 34 collateralized mortgage obligations and 174 of the 190 securities issued by states and political subdivisions contained unrealized losses.

Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment on a monthly basis. In performing this evaluation, the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, the fact that the Company’s securities are primarily issued by U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government Agencies and the cause of the decline in value are considered. In addition, the Company does not intend to sell, and it is not more likely than not that it will be required to sell these securities before maturity. While some available for sale securities have been sold in prior periods for liquidity purposes or for gains, the Company has traditionally held its securities, including those classified as available for sale, until maturity. As a result of the evaluation of these securities, the Company has determined that the unrealized losses summarized in the tables above are not deemed to be other-than-temporary.

There were no sales of available for sale debt securities for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022.

Securities with a fair value of $377,680,931 and $398,673,043 at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, were pledged to secure public deposits, federal funds purchased and other balances required by law.

5. Loans:

Certain items previously reported have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s reporting format due to the adoption of CECL.

The composition of the loan portfolio at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, is as follows (in thousands):

The age analysis of the loan portfolio, segregated by class of loans, as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, is as follows (in thousands):

The Company monitors the credit quality of its loan portfolio through the use of a loan grading system. A score of 1 – 5 is assigned to the loan based on factors including repayment ability, trends in net worth and/or financial condition of the borrower and guarantors, employment stability, management ability, loan to value fluctuations, the type and structure of the loan, conformity of the loan to bank policy and payment performance. Based on the total score, a loan grade of A, B, C, S, D, E or F is applied. A grade of A will generally be applied to loans for customers that are well known to the Company and that have excellent sources of repayment. A grade of B will generally be applied to loans for customers that have excellent sources of repayment which have no identifiable risk of collection. A grade of C will generally be applied to loans for customers that have adequate sources of repayment which have little identifiable risk of collection. A grade of S will generally be applied to loans for customers who meet the criteria for a grade of C but who also warrant additional monitoring by placement on the watch list. A grade of D will generally be applied to loans for customers that are inadequately protected by current sound net worth, paying capacity of the borrower, or pledged collateral. Loans with a grade of D have unsatisfactory characteristics such as cash flow deficiencies, bankruptcy filing by the borrower or dependence on the sale of collateral for the primary source of repayment, causing more than acceptable levels of risk. Loans 60 to 89 days past due receive a grade of D. A grade of E will generally be applied to loans for customers with weaknesses inherent in the “D” classification and in which collection or liquidation in full is questionable. In addition, on a monthly basis the Company determines which loans are 90 days or more past due and assigns a grade of E to them. A grade of F is applied to loans which are considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance in an active bank is not warranted. Loans with this grade are charged off, even though partial or full recovery may be possible in the future.

An analysis of the loan portfolio by loan grade, segregated by class of loans, as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, is as follows (in thousands):