Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 2 - Debt Securities

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Note 2 - Debt Securities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Investments in Debt and Marketable Equity Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 2.

DEBT SECURITIES

 

The amortized cost and fair values of available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities at December 31, 2019 and 2018 are summarized as follows:

 

           

Gross

   

Gross

         
   

Amortized

   

Unrealized

   

Unrealized

   

Market

 
   

Cost

   

Gain

   

Loss

   

Value

 

December 31, 2019

 

(In Thousands)

 

Securities Available for Sale

                               

U.S. Treasury Securities

  $ 48,923     $ 291     $ (4 )   $ 49,210  

Government Agency Securities

    18,245       143       (2 )     18,386  

Mortgage-backed securities

    470,513       4,859       (1,318 )     474,054  

State and municipal securities

    56,951       335       (14 )     57,272  

Corporate debt

    157,549       3,098       (170 )     160,477  

Total

  $ 752,181     $ 8,726     $ (1,508 )   $ 759,399  

Debt Securities Held to Maturity

                               

State and municipal securities

    250       -       -       250  

Total

  $ 250     $ -     $ -     $ 250  
                                 

December 31, 2018

                               

Securities Available for Sale

                               

U.S Treasury Securities

  $ 58,750     $ 75     $ (397 )   $ 58,428  

Government Agency Securities

    18,784       3       (222 )     18,565  

Mortgage-backed securities

    309,244       591       (5,531 )     304,304  

State and municipal securities

    106,465       208       (679 )     105,994  

Corporate debt

    102,982       668       (757 )     102,893  

Total

  $ 596,225     $ 1,545     $ (7,586 )   $ 590,184  

Securities Held to Maturity

                               

State and municipal securities

    -       -       -       -  

Total

  $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  

 

All mortgage-backed debt securities are with government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) such as Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Bank, and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.

 

At year-end 2019 and 2018, there were no holdings of debt securities of any issuer, other than the U.S. government and its agencies, in an amount greater than 10% of stockholders’ equity.

 

The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 by contractual maturity are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because the issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

   

December 31, 2019

   

December 31, 2018

 
   

Amortized Cost

   

Market Value

   

Amortized Cost

   

Market Value

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Debt securities available for sale

                               

Due within one year

  $ 58,722     $ 58,975     $ 38,343     $ 38,225  

Due from one to five years

    90,034       91,005       167,873       166,380  

Due from five to ten years

    129,501       131,914       77,811       78,276  

Due after ten years

    3,411       3,451       2,954       2,999  

Mortgage-backed securities

    470,513       474,054       309,244       304,304  
    $ 752,181     $ 759,399     $ 596,225     $ 590,184  
                                 

Debt securities held to maturity

                               

Due from one to five years

  $ 250     $ 250     $ -     $ -  
    $ 250     $ 250     $ -     $ -  

 

The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of debt securities, aggregated by category and length of time that securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at December 31, 2019 and 2018. In estimating other-than-temporary impairment losses, management considers, among other things, the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer and the intent and ability of the Company to hold the security for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value. The unrealized losses shown in the following table are primarily due to increases in market rates over the yields available at the time of purchase of the underlying securities and not credit quality. Because the Company does not intend to sell these securities and it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell the securities before recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be maturity, the Company does not consider these securities to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2019. There were no other-than-temporary impairments for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.

 

   

Less Than Twelve Months

   

Twelve Months or More

   

Total

 
   

Gross

           

Gross

           

Gross

         
   

Unrealized

           

Unrealized

           

Unrealized

         
   

Losses

   

Fair Value

   

Losses

   

Fair Value

   

Losses

   

Fair Value

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

December 31, 2019

                                               

U.S. Treasury Securities

  $ (4 )   $ 3,012     $ -     $ -     $ (4 )   $ 3,012  

Government Agency Securities

    (2 )     266       -       -       (2 )     266  

Mortgage-backed securities

    (1,206 )     153,330       (112 )     24,911       (1,318 )     178,241  

State and municipal securities

    (4 )     1,900       (10 )     2,647       (14 )     4,547  

Corporate debt

    (170 )     19,981       -       -       (170 )     19,981  

Total

  $ (1,386 )   $ 178,489     $ (122 )   $ 27,558     $ (1,508 )   $ 206,047  
                                                 

December 31, 2018

                                               

U.S. Treasury Securities

  $ (8 )   $ 1,001     $ (388 )   $ 32,449     $ (397 )   $ 34,206  

Government Agency Securities

    -       -       (223 )     18,429       (222 )     17,673  

Mortgage-backed securities

    (539 )     67,721       (4,992 )     204,260       (5,531 )     271,981  

State and municipal securities

    (101 )     20,821       (578 )     52,190       (679 )     73,011  

Corporate debt

    (315 )     36,245       (442 )     13,474       (757 )     49,718  

Total

  $ (963 )   $ 125,788     $ (6,623 )   $ 320,802     $ (7,586 )   $ 446,590  

 

At December 31, 2019, 35 of the Company’s 650 debt securities were in an unrealized loss position for more than 12 months.

 

The following table summarizes information about sales of debt securities available for sale.

 

   

Years Ended December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 
   

(In Thousands)

 

Sale proceeds

  $ 38,453     $ 5,736     $ 3,500  

Gross realized gains

  $ 27     $ 15     $ -  

Gross realized losses

    -       -       -  

Net realized gain (loss)

  $ 27     $ 15     $ -  

 

The carrying value of debt securities pledged to secure public funds on deposits and for other purposes as required by law as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $389.9 million and $291.6 million, respectively.