Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Securities

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3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
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Securities
11. SECURITIES

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and estimated fair values of investment securities as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     Amortized
Cost
     Gross Unrealized     Estimated
Fair Value
 
        Gains      (Losses)    

March 31, 2012

          

U.S. government and agency securities

   $ 3,592       $ 165       $ (3   $ 3,754   

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     189,817         11,724         (281     201,260   

Corporate and other bonds

     12,179         261         (532     11,908   

Mortgage-backed securities

     391,136         10,687         (169     401,654   

Other securities

     3,106         69         —          3,175   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total securities

   $ 599,830       $ 22,906       $ (985   $ 621,751   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

December 31, 2011

          

U.S. government and agency securities

   $ 3,933       $ 351       $ —        $ 4,284   

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     189,117         11,337         (247     200,207   

Corporate and other bonds

     12,839         188         (787     12,240   

Mortgage-backed securities

     390,329         10,434         (445     400,318   

Other securities

     3,044         77         (4     3,117   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total securities

   $ 599,262       $ 22,387       $ (1,483   $ 620,166   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Due to restrictions placed upon the Company's common stock investment in the Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, these securities have been classified as restricted equity securities and carried at cost. These restricted securities are not subject to the investment security classifications. The Federal Home Loan Bank requires the Bank to maintain stock in an amount equal to 4.5% of outstanding borrowings and a specific percentage of the member's total assets. The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond requires the Company to maintain stock with a par value equal to 6% of its outstanding capital. Restricted equity securities consist of Federal Reserve Bank stock in the amount of $6.8 million and $6.7 million and Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta stock in the amount of $13.9 million as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

 

The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value (in thousands) of the Company's investments with unrealized losses that are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired. These are aggregated by investment category and length of time that the individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position and are as follows:

 

     Less than 12 months     More than 12 months     Total  
     Fair value      Unrealized
Losses
    Fair value      Unrealized
Losses
    Fair value      Unrealized
Losses
 

As of March 31, 2012

               

U.S. government and agency securities

   $ 14       $ (3   $ —         $ —        $ 14       $ (3

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     6,994         (191     413         (90     7,407         (281

Mortgage-backed securities

     58,274         (169     —           —          58,274         (169

Corporate bonds and other securities

     100         —          3,884         (532     3,984         (532
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

   $ 65,382       $ (363   $ 4,297       $ (622   $ 69,679       $ (985
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2011

               

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

   $ 5,429       $ (152   $ 1,090       $ (95   $ 6,519       $ (247

Mortgage-backed securities

     97,203         (445     —           —          97,203         (445

Corporate bonds and other securities

     2,342         (165     3,790         (626     6,132         (791
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

   $ 104,974       $ (762   $ 4,880       $ (721   $ 109,854       $ (1,483
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2012, there were $4.3 million, or 4 issues, of individual securities that had been in a continuous loss position for more than 12 months. Additionally, these securities had an unrealized loss of $622 thousand and consisted of corporate and municipal obligations.

The following table presents the amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities as of March 31, 2012, by contractual maturity (dollars in thousands). Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  
     Amortized      Estimated      Amortized      Estimated  
     Cost      Fair Value      Cost      Fair Value  

Due in one year or less

   $ 4,047       $ 4,110       $ 6,046       $ 6,098   

Due after one year through five years

     18,360         19,014         18,771         19,408   

Due after five years through ten years

     72,181         76,281         76,044         80,214   

Due after ten years

     502,137         519,171         495,357         511,329   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

   $ 596,725       $ 618,576       $ 596,218       $ 617,049   

Other securities

     3,106         3,175         3,044         3,117   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total securities available for sale

   $ 599,830       $ 621,751       $ 599,262       $ 620,166   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Securities with an amortized cost of $163.9 million and $172.1 million as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, were pledged to secure public deposits, repurchase agreements and for other purposes.

During each quarter the Company conducts an assessment of the securities portfolio for other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI") consideration. The assessment considers factors such as external credit ratings, delinquency coverage ratios, market price, management's judgment, expectations of future performance, and relevant industry research and analysis. An impairment is OTTI if any of the following conditions exists: the entity intends to sell the security; it is more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis; or the entity does not expect to recover the security's entire amortized cost basis (even if the entity does not intend to sell). If a credit loss exists, but an entity does not intend to sell the impaired debt security and is not more likely than not to be required to sell before recovery, the impairment is other-than-temporary and should be separated into a credit portion to be recognized in earnings and the remaining amount relating to all other factors recognized as other comprehensive loss. Based on the assessment for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, and in accordance with the guidance, no OTTI was recognized.

Based on the assessment for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 and in accordance with the guidance, the Company determined that a single issuer Trust Preferred security incurred credit-related OTTI of $400,000, which was recognized in earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. There is a possibility that the Company will sell the security before recovering all unamortized costs. The significant inputs the Company considered in determining the amount of the credit loss are as follows:

 

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The assessment of security credit rating agencies and research performed by third parties;

 

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The continued interest payment deferral by the issuer;

 

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The lack of improving asset quality of the issuer and worsening economic conditions; and

 

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The security is thinly traded and trading at its historical low, below par.

OTTI recognized for the periods presented is summarized as follow (dollars in thousands):

 

     OTTI Losses  

Cumulative credit losses on investment securities, through December 31, 2011

   $ 400   

Cumulative credit losses on investment securities

     —     

Additions for credit losses not previously recognized

     —     
  

 

 

 

Cumulative credit losses on investment securities, through March 31, 2012

   $ 400