UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-K

 

 

(Mark One)

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011

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: 000-52640

 

 

OAK RIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

North Carolina   20-8550086

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

Post Office Box 2

2211 Oak Ridge Road

Oak Ridge, North Carolina 27310

(Address of principal executive offices)

(336) 644-9944

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

None   None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, no par value

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes   ¨     No   x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.    Yes   ¨     No   x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   x     No   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).    Yes   x     No   ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.   ¨

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

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨    Smaller reporting company   x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes   ¨     No   x

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based on the last sale price of common stock as of March 12, 2012 ($3.16), was $4,104,154.

The number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of March 12, 2012, was as follows:

 

Class

 

Number of Shares

Common Stock, no par value   1,808,445

 

 

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Proxy Statement for the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Registrant to be held on June 7, 2012 (the “Proxy Statement”) are incorporated by reference into Part III.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements represent expectations and beliefs of Oak Ridge Financial Services, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) including but not limited to the Company’s operations, performance, financial condition, growth or strategies. These forward-looking statements are identified by words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “should”, “estimates”, “believes” and variations of these words and other similar statements. For this purpose, any statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current projections depending on a variety of important factors, including without limitation:

 

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Revenues are lower than expected;

 

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Credit quality deterioration which could cause an increase in the provision for credit losses;

 

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Competitive pressure among depository institutions increases significantly;

 

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Changes in consumer spending, borrowings and savings habits;

 

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Regulatory approval for paying dividends cannot be obtained;

 

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Technological changes and security and operations risks associated with the use of technology;

 

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The cost of additional capital is more than expected;

 

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A change in the interest rate environment reduces interest margins;

 

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Asset/liability repricing risks, ineffective hedging and liquidity risks;

 

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Counterparty risk;

 

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General economic conditions, particularly those affecting real estate values, either nationally or in the market area in which we do or anticipate doing business, are less favorable than expected;

 

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The effects of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation deposit insurance premiums and assessments;

 

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The effects of and changes in monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including the interest rate policies of the Federal Reserve Board;

 

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Volatility in the credit or equity markets and its effect on the general economy;

 

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Demand for the products or services of the Company and the Bank of Oak Ridge, as well as their ability to attract and retain qualified people;

 

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The costs and effects of legal, accounting and regulatory developments and compliance;

 

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Regulatory approvals for acquisitions cannot be obtained on the terms expected or on the anticipated schedule; and

 

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The effects of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and related regulations; and the enactment of further regulations related to this act.

The Company cautions that the foregoing list of important factors is not exhaustive. See also “Risk Factors” which begins on page 11. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, by or on behalf of the Company.

 

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PART I

ITEM 1 – BUSINESS

General

Oak Ridge Financial Services, Inc. (referred to as the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) is a bank holding company incorporated under the laws of the State of North Carolina and registered under the Bank holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (“BHCA”). The Company was incorporated on March 2, 2007 and became a bank holding company on April 20, 2007.

Bank of Oak Ridge (the “Bank”) was incorporated on April 6, 2000 as a North Carolina chartered commercial bank and opened for business on April 10, 2000. Including its main office, the Bank operates five (5) full service branch offices in Oak Ridge, Summerfield, and Greensboro, North Carolina.

The Company operates for the primary purpose of serving as the holding company for the Bank. The Company’s and the Bank’s headquarters are located at 2211 Oak Ridge Road, Oak Ridge, North Carolina 27310. The telephone number is (336) 644-9944, and its website is www.bankofoakridge.com.

The Bank operates for the primary purpose of serving the banking needs of individuals, and small to medium-sized businesses in its market area. The Bank offers a range of banking services including checking and savings accounts, commercial, consumer and personal loans, mortgage services and other associated financial services.

Lending Activities

General. The Bank provides a wide range of short to medium-term commercial, mortgage, construction and personal loans, both secured and unsecured. It also makes real estate mortgage and construction loans and Small Business Administration guaranteed loans. Many of the commercial loans are collateralized with real estate in the Bank’s market but such collateral is mainly a secondary, and not a primary, source of repayment. The Bank has maintained a balance between variable and fixed rate loans within its portfolio. Variable rate loans accounted for 39% of the loan balances outstanding at December 31, 2011, while fixed rate loans accounted for 61% of the loan balances at that time.

The Bank’s loan policies and procedures establish the basic guidelines governing its lending operations. Generally, the guidelines address the types of loans, target markets, underwriting and collateral requirements, terms, interest rates and yield considerations and compliance with laws and regulations. All loans or credit lines are subject to approval procedures and amount limitations. These limitations apply to the borrower’s total outstanding indebtedness to the Bank, including the indebtedness of any guarantor. The policies are reviewed and approved at least annually by the board of directors of the Bank. The Bank supplements its own supervision of the loan underwriting and approval process with periodic loan audits by internal loan examiners and outside professionals experienced in loan review work.

Commercial Mortgage Loans. The Bank originates and maintains a significant amount of commercial real estate loans. This lending involves loans secured principally by commercial office buildings, both investment and owner occupied. The Bank requires the personal guaranty of principals and a demonstrated cash flow capability sufficient to service the debt. The real estate collateral is a secondary source of repayment. Loans secured by commercial real estate may be in greater amount and involve a greater degree of risk than one-to-four family residential mortgage loans. Payments on such loans are often dependent on successful operation or management of the properties. The Bank also makes loans secured by commercial/investment properties provided the subject property is either pre-leased or pre-sold before the Bank commits to finance its construction.

Construction Loans. Another of the Bank’s lending concentrations is construction/development lending. However, the Bank, like many other financial institutions, has greatly decreased its emphasis on this type of lending over the past two years. The Bank originates one-to-four family residential construction loans for the construction of custom homes (where the home buyer is the borrower) and provides financing to builders and consumers for the construction of homes. The Bank finances “starter” homes as well as “high-end” homes. The Bank generally receives a pre-arranged permanent financing commitment from an outside banking entity prior to financing the construction of pre-sold homes. The Bank makes construction loans to builders of homes that are not pre-sold, but limits the number of such loans to any one builder. This type of lending is only done with local, well-established builders and not with large or national tract builders. The Bank lends to builders in its market who have demonstrated a favorable record of performance and profitable operations. The Bank limits the number of unsold homes for each builder. The Bank will also finance small tract developments and sub-divisions; however, the Bank seeks to be only one of a number of financial institutions making construction loans in any one tract or sub-division. The Bank endeavors to further limit its construction lending risk through adherence to established underwriting procedures and the requirement of documentation of all draw requests. The Bank requires personal guarantees of the principals and demonstrated secondary sources of repayment on construction loans.

 

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Commercial Loans. Commercial business lending is another focus of the Bank’s lending activities. Commercial loans include secured loans for working capital, expansion and other business purposes. Short-term working capital loans generally are secured by accounts receivable, inventory and/or equipment. Lending decisions are based on an evaluation of the financial strength, cash flow, management and credit history of the borrower, and the quality of the collateral securing the loan. With few exceptions, the Bank requires personal guarantees of the principals and secondary sources of repayment, primarily a deed of trust on local real estate. Commercial loans generally provide greater yields and reprice more frequently than other types of loans, such as commercial mortgage loans. More frequent repricing means that yields on the Bank’s commercial loans adjust more quickly with changes in interest rates.

Loans to Individuals, Home Equity Lines of Credit and Residential Real Estate Loans. Loans to individuals (consumer loans) include automobile loans, boat and recreational vehicle financing, home equity and home improvement loans and miscellaneous secured and unsecured personal loans. Consumer loans generally can carry significantly greater risks than other loans, even if secured, if the collateral consists of rapidly depreciating assets such as automobiles and equipment. Repossessed collateral securing a defaulted consumer loan may not provide an adequate secondary source of repayment of the loan. Consumer loan collections are sensitive to job loss, illness and other personal factors. The Bank attempts to manage the risks inherent in consumer lending by following established credit guidelines and underwriting practices designed to minimize risk of loss.

Residential real estate loans are made for purchasing and refinancing one-to-four family properties. The Bank offers fixed and variable rate options, but generally limits the maximum fixed rate term to five years. The Bank provides customers access to long-term conventional real estate loans through its mortgage loan department, which originates loans and brokers them for sale in the secondary market. Such loans are closed by mortgage brokers and are not funded by the Bank. The Bank anticipate that it will continue to be an active originator of mortgage loans and only hold for its own account a small number of well-collateralized, non-conforming residential loans.

Loan Approvals. The Bank’s loan policies and procedures establish the basic guidelines governing lending operations. Generally, the guidelines address the type of loans, target markets, underwriting and collateral requirements, terms, interest rate and yield considerations and compliance with laws and regulations. All loans and credit lines are subject to approval procedures and amount limitations. Depending upon the loan requested, approval may be granted by the individual loan officer, the Bank’s officers’ loan committee or, for the largest relationships, the directors’ loan committee. The Bank’s full Board of Directors is required to approve any single transaction that exceeds 90% of our legal lending limit. These amount limitations apply to the borrower’s total outstanding indebtedness to the Bank, including the indebtedness of any guarantor. The policies are reviewed and approved at least annually by the Board of Directors. Responsibility for loan review, underwriting, compliance and document monitoring resides with the Chief Credit Officer. The Chief Credit Officer is responsible for loan processing and approval. On an annual basis, the Board of Directors of the Bank determines the President’s lending authority, who then delegates lending authorities to the Chief Credit Officer and other lending officers of the Bank. Delegated authorities may include loans, letters of credit, overdrafts, uncollected funds and such other authorities as determined by the Board of Directors or the President within his delegated authority.

Credit Cards. The Bank presently does not offer credit cards.

Loan Participations. From time to time the Bank purchases and sells loan participations to or from other banks within and outside of its market area. All loan participations purchased have been underwritten using the Bank’s standard and customary underwriting criteria.

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

In the ordinary course of business, the Bank enters into various types of transactions that include commitments to extend credit. The Bank applies the same credit standards to these commitments as the Bank uses in all of its lending activities and have included these commitments in its lending risk evaluations. The Bank’s exposure to credit loss under commitments to extend credit is represented by the amount of these commitments. See Note 12 of the “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.”

Asset Quality

The Bank considers asset quality to be of primary importance, and engages an independent third party as a loan reviewer to ensure adherence to the lending policy as approved by its Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of each lending officer to assign an appropriate risk grade to every loan originated. Credit administration, through the loan review process, validates the accuracy of the initial risk grade assessment. In addition, as a given loan’s credit quality improves or deteriorates, it is credit administration’s responsibility to change the borrower’s risk grade accordingly. At least annually the independent third party conducts a loan review of the Bank’s largest and highest risk loan relationships to review compliance with its underwriting standards and risk grading and provides a report detailing the conclusions of that review to the Audit Committee and senior management. The Audit Committee requires management to address any criticisms raised during the loan review and to take appropriate actions where warranted.

 

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Investment Activities

The Bank’s investment portfolio plays a major role in management of liquidity and interest rate sensitivity and, therefore, is managed in the context of the overall balance sheet. The securities portfolio generates a significant percentage of the Bank’s interest income and serves as a necessary source of liquidity and income. Debt and equity securities that will be held for indeterminate periods of time, including securities that the Bank may sell in response to changes in market interest or prepayment rates, needs for liquidity and changes in the availability of and the yield of alternative investments, are classified as “available-for-sale.” The Bank carries these investments at market value, which it generally determines using published quotes or a pricing matrix obtained at the end of each month. Unrealized gains and losses are excluded from its earnings and are reported, net of applicable income tax, as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders’ equity until realized.

Deposit Activities

The Bank provides a range of deposit services, including non-interest bearing checking accounts, interest bearing checking and savings accounts, money market accounts and certificates of deposit. These accounts generally earn interest at rates established by management based on competitive market factors and management’s desire to increase or decrease certain types or maturities of deposits. The Bank uses brokered deposits to supplement its funding sources. However, the Bank strives to establish customer relations to attract core deposits in non-interest bearing transactional accounts and thus reduce its cost of funds.

Borrowings

As additional sources of funding, the Bank uses advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (the “FHLB”) under a line of credit equal to 30% of the Bank’s total assets ($352.2 million at December 31, 2011), subject to satisfactory loans and investments to pledge. There were no outstanding advances at December 31, 2011. Pursuant to collateral agreements with the FHLB, at December 31, 2011 investment securities available-for-sale with a fair value of $4.9 million and by loans with a carrying amount of $29.5 million, which approximates market value, were pledged towards possible loan advances.

The Bank may purchase federal funds through two unsecured federal funds lines of credit consisting of $6 million in the aggregate. These lines are intended for short-term borrowings and are subject to restrictions limiting the frequency and terms of the advances. These lines of credit are payable on demand and bear interest based upon the daily federal funds rate. Short-term borrowings may also consist of securities sold under a repurchase agreement. Securities sold under repurchase agreements generally mature within one to four days from the transaction date. There were no federal funds purchased as of December 31, 2011.

Junior Subordinated Debt

In June of 2007, the Company placed $8.2 million in trust preferred securities through its subsidiary, Oak Ridge Statutory Trust I (the “Trust”). The Trust invested the total proceeds from the sale of its trust preferred securities in junior subordinated deferrable interest debentures issued by the Bank. The trust preferred securities pay cumulative cash distributions quarterly at an annual rate, reset quarterly, equal to three-month LIBOR plus 160 basis points. The dividends paid to holders of the trust preferred securities, which are recorded as interest expense, are deductible by the Bank for income tax purposes. The trust preferred securities are redeemable on or after June 2012. The Bank has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the trust preferred securities through the combined operation of the debentures and other related documents. The Bank’s obligation under the guarantee is unsecured and subordinate to senior and subordinated indebtedness. The principal reason for issuing trust preferred securities was that the proceeds from their sale qualify as Tier 1 capital for regulatory capital purposes (subject to certain limitations), thereby enabling the Bank to enhance its regulatory capital positions without diluting the ownership of its shareholders.

Investment Services

Oak Ridge Wealth Management offers financial planning services and sells investment products such as mutual funds, equities, and fixed and variable annuities, and operates in an independent office in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina while also servicing the Bank’s five banking offices. Oak Ridge Wealth Management has nine employees, six of who hold Series 7 licenses. The licensed employees are also employees of Invest Financial Corporation.

Courier Services

The Bank offers courier services to its customers, for a minimal fee, as a convenience and a demonstration of its commitment to superior customer-service. Its couriers travel to the customer’s location, pick-up non-cash deposits from the customer and deliver those deposits to the Bank. The Bank believes its couriers serve as ambassadors for the Bank and enhance its presence in the communities it serves.

 

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Banking Technology

Because of the level of sophistication of its markets, the Bank commenced operations with a full array of technology available for its customers. The Bank’s customers have the ability to perform on-line and mobile banking and bill paying, access on-line check images, make transfers, initiate wire transfer requests and stop payment orders of checks. The Bank provides its customers with imaged check statements, thereby eliminating the cost of returning checks to customers and eliminating the clutter of canceled checks. Through branch image capture technology, the Bank offers same day credit for deposits made prior to 6:00 PM. The Bank also offers branch image capture technology to its commercial customers, which allows them to image and transmit check images and receive same day credit for deposits made prior to 6:00 PM.

Strategy

The Bank’s strategy is focused towards achieving growth and performance through exceptional customer service and sound asset quality, providing a comprehensive combination of products and services that allows it to compete with large and small financial institutions, and being able to quickly adapt to the rapidly changing financial services industry.

Primary Market Area

The Bank’s primary market area consists of Oak Ridge, Summerfield and Greensboro, North Carolina and their surrounding areas. Its main office is located in Oak Ridge, Guilford County, North Carolina and its four branch offices are located in Summerfield and Greensboro, North Carolina. The Bank’s loans and deposits are primarily generated from the Oak Ridge, Summerfield and Greensboro communities. To meet funding needs, the Bank solicits deposits outside its primary market area using a national certificate of deposit rate service.

Competition

Commercial banking in North Carolina is highly competitive, due in large part to North Carolina’s early adoption of statewide branching. Over the years, federal and state legislation (including the elimination of restrictions on interstate banking) has heightened the competitive environment in which all financial institutions conduct their business, and the potential for competition among financial institutions of all types has increased significantly. North Carolina is the home of the largest commercial bank in the United States, which has branches located in the Bank’s banking market, and the Bank competes with other commercial banks, savings banks and credit unions.

According to a market share report prepared by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) dated June 30, 2011, there were 147 offices of 22 different commercial banks and one savings bank in Guilford County. Four banks (Wells Fargo, BB&T, Bank of America, and SunTrust) controlled an aggregate of 66 percent of all deposits in Guilford County, while the Bank held a 3.4 percent market share. Thus, the Bank’s market is highly competitive, and customers tend to aggressively “shop” the terms of both their loans and deposits.

Interest rates, both on loans and deposits, and prices of fee-based services are significant competitive factors among financial institutions generally. Other important competitive factors include office location, office hours, the quality of customer service, community reputation, continuity of personnel and services, and, in the case of larger commercial customers, relative lending limits and the ability to offer sophisticated cash management and other commercial banking services. Many of the Bank’s competitors have greater resources, broader geographic markets, more extensive branch networks, and higher lending limits than the Bank. They also can offer more products and services and can better afford and make more effective use of media advertising, support services and electronic technology than the Bank. In terms of assets, the Bank is smaller than many commercial banks in North Carolina, and there is no assurance that the Bank will be or continue to be an effective competitor in its banking market. However, the Bank believes that community banks can compete successfully by providing personalized service and making timely, local decisions, and that further consolidation in the banking industry is likely to create additional opportunities for community banks to capture deposits from affected customers who may become dissatisfied as their financial institutions grow larger. Additionally, the Bank believes that the continued growth of its banking market affords an opportunity to capture new deposits from new residents.

Substantially all of the Bank’s customers are individuals and small- and medium-sized businesses. The Bank attempts to differentiate itself from its larger competitors with a focus on relationship banking, personalized service, direct customer contact, innovative products and services; as well as its ability to make credit and other business decisions locally. We believe that our focus allows the Bank to be more responsive to its customers’ needs and more flexible in approving loans based on collateral quality and personal knowledge of its customers.

 

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Employees

At December 31, 2011, the Company and the Bank had 100 full-time employees and 7 part-time employees. The Company, the Bank and their employees are not parties to any collective bargaining agreement, and each of the Company and the Bank considers its relations with its employees to be good.

REGULATION

Supervision and Regulation

Bank holding companies and commercial banks are extensively regulated under both federal and state law. The following is a brief summary of certain statutes and rules and regulations that affect or will affect the Company and the Bank. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the particular statute and regulatory provisions referred to below, and is not intended to be an exhaustive description of the statutes or regulations applicable to the business of the Company and the Bank. Supervision, regulation and examination of the Company and the Bank by the regulatory agencies are intended primarily for the protection of depositors rather than shareholders of the Company. Statutes and regulations which contain wide-ranging proposals for altering the structures, regulations and competitive relationship of financial institutions are introduced regularly. The Company cannot predict whether, or in what form, any proposed statute or regulation will be adopted or the extent to which the business of the Company and the Bank may be affected by such statute or regulation.

General. There are a number of obligations and restrictions imposed on bank holding companies and their depository institution subsidiaries by law and regulatory policy that are designed to minimize potential loss to the depositors of such depository institutions and the FDIC insurance fund in the event the depository institution becomes in danger of default or in default. For example, to avoid receivership of an insured depository institution subsidiary, a holding company is required to guarantee the compliance of any insured depository institution subsidiary that may become “undercapitalized” with the terms of any capital restoration plan filed by such subsidiary with its appropriate federal banking agency up to the lesser of (i) an amount equal to 5% of the bank’s total assets at the time the bank became undercapitalized or (ii) the amount which is necessary (or would have been necessary) to bring the bank into compliance with all acceptable capital standards as of the time the bank fails to comply with such capital restoration plan. The Company, as a registered bank holding company, is subject to the regulation of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve”): Under a policy of the Federal Reserve with respect to bank holding company operations, a bank holding company is required to serve as a source of financial strength to its subsidiary depository institutions and to commit resources to support such institutions in circumstances where it might not do so absent such policy. The Federal Reserve, under the BHCA, also has the authority to require a bank holding company to terminate any activity or to relinquish control of a non-bank subsidiary (other than a non-bank subsidiary of a bank) upon the Federal Reserve’s determination that such activity or control constitutes a serious risk to the financial soundness and stability of any bank subsidiary of the holding company.

As a result of the Company’s ownership of the Bank, the Company is also registered under the bank holding company laws of North Carolina. Accordingly, the Company is also subject to supervision and regulation by the North Carolina Commissioner of Banks (the “Commissioner”).

U.S. Treasury Capital Purchase Program.  Pursuant to the U.S. Department of Treasury (the “U.S. Treasury”) Capital Purchase Program (“CPP”), on January 30, 2009, we issued and sold for an aggregate purchase price of $7.7 million (i) 7,700 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and (ii) a warrant to purchase 163,830 shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value, (the “Warrant”) to the U.S. Treasury. The Securities Purchase Agreement, dated January 30, 2009, pursuant to which the securities issued to the U.S. Treasury under the CPP were sold, restricts the Company, without the prior approval of the U.S. Treasury, from paying dividends, limits the Company’s ability to repurchase shares of its common stock (with certain exceptions, including the repurchase of its common stock to offset share dilution from equity-based compensation awards), grants the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Warrant and the common stock of the Company to be issued under the Warrant, certain registration rights, and subjects the Company to certain of the executive compensation limitations included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (“EESA”), the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”) and subsequent regulations issued by the U.S. Treasury.

FDIC Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program.  The Company and the Bank have chosen to participate in the FDIC’s Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (the “TLGP”), which applies to, among others, all U.S. depository institutions insured by the FDIC and all United States bank holding companies, unless they have opted out. Under the TLGP, the FDIC guarantees certain senior unsecured debt of the Company and the Bank, as well as noninterest bearing transaction account deposits at the Bank. Under the debt guarantee component of the TLGP, the FDIC will pay the unpaid principal and interest on an FDIC-guaranteed debt instrument upon the uncured failure of the participating entity to make a timely payment of principal or interest.

 

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Capital Adequacy Guidelines for Bank Holding Companies. The Federal Reserve has adopted capital adequacy guidelines for bank holding companies and banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System and have consolidated assets of $150 million or more. Bank holding companies subject to the Federal Reserve’s capital adequacy guidelines are required to comply with the Federal Reserve’s risk-based capital guidelines. Under these regulations, the minimum ratio of total capital to risk-weighted assets is 8%. At least half of the total capital is required to be “Tier I capital,” principally consisting of common stockholders’ equity, noncumulative perpetual preferred stock, and a limited amount of cumulative perpetual preferred stock less certain goodwill items. The remainder (“Tier II capital”) may consist of a limited amount of subordinated debt, certain hybrid capital instruments and other debt securities, perpetual preferred stock and a limited amount of the general loan loss allowance. In addition to the risk-based capital guidelines, the Federal Reserve has adopted a minimum Tier I capital (leverage) ratio, under which a bank holding company must maintain a minimum level of Tier I capital to average total consolidated assets of at least 3% in the case of a bank holding company which has the highest regulatory examination rating and is not contemplating significant growth or expansion. All other bank holding companies are expected to maintain a Tier I capital (leverage) ratio of at least 1% to 2% above the stated minimum. The Company exceeded all applicable minimum capital adequacy guidelines as of December 31, 2011.

Capital Requirements for the Bank. The Bank, as a North Carolina commercial bank, is required to maintain a surplus account equal to 50% or more of its paid-in capital stock. As a FDIC insured commercial bank that is not a member of the Federal Reserve, the Bank is also subject to capital requirements imposed by the FDIC. Under the FDIC’s regulations, state nonmember banks that (a) receive the highest rating during the examination process and (b) are not anticipating or experiencing any significant growth, are required to maintain a minimum leverage ratio of 3% of total consolidated assets; all other banks are required to maintain a minimum ratio of 1% or 2% above the stated minimum, with a minimum leverage ratio of not less than 4%. The Bank exceeded all applicable minimum capital requirements as of December 31, 2011.

Dividend and Repurchase Limitations. The Company’s participation in the CPP limits our ability to repurchase shares of our common stock (with certain exceptions, including the repurchase of our common stock to offset share dilution from equity-based compensation awards), except with the prior approval of the U.S. Treasury. See “Supervision and Regulation—U.S. Treasury Capital Purchase Program.” Additionally, the Company must obtain Federal Reserve approval prior to repurchasing common stock for consideration in excess of 10% of its net worth during any 12-month period unless the Company (i) both before and after the redemption satisfies capital requirements for a “well capitalized” bank holding company; (ii) received a one or two rating in its last examination; and (iii) is not the subject of any unresolved supervisory issues.

The ability of the Company to pay dividends or repurchase shares is dependent upon the Company’s receipt of dividends from the Bank. North Carolina commercial banks, such as the Bank, are subject to legal limitations on the amounts of dividends they are permitted to pay. The Bank may only pay dividends from undivided profits, which are determined by deducting and charging certain items against actual profits, including any contributions to surplus required by North Carolina law. Also, an insured depository institution, such as the Bank, is prohibited from making capital distributions, including the payment of dividends, if, after making such distribution, the institution would become “undercapitalized” (as such term is defined in the applicable law and regulations).

As a result of the Company’s participation in the CPP, the Company will require prior approval of the U.S. Treasury to pay dividends.

Deposit Insurance Assessments. The Bank is subject to insurance assessments imposed by the FDIC. Under current law, the insurance assessment to be paid by members of the Deposit Insurance Fund, such as the Bank, is specified in a schedule required to be issued by the FDIC. During the first quarter of 2009, the FDIC instituted a one-time special assessment equal to 5 cents per $100 of domestic deposits on FDIC insured institutions, which resulted in an additional $160 thousand in FDIC insurance expense for 2009. The assessment rate schedule can change from time to time at the discretion of the FDIC, subject to certain limits. On November 12, 2009, the FDIC adopted a rule requiring banks to prepay three year’s worth of estimated deposit insurance premiums by December 31, 2009. On February 7, 2011, the FDIC adopted a new assessment formula, effective with the second quarter of 2011. The impact of this change in 2011 was approximately $150 thousand.

Federal Home Loan Bank System. The FHLB system provides a central credit facility for member institutions. As a member of the FHLB, the Bank is required to own capital stock in the FHLB in an amount at least equal to 0.20% of the Bank’s total assets at the end of each calendar year, plus 4.5% of its outstanding advances (borrowings) from the FHLB. At December 31, 2011, the Bank was in compliance with these requirements.

 

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Community Reinvestment. Under the Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”), as implemented by regulations of the FDIC, an insured institution has a continuing and affirmative obligation, consistent with its safe and sound operation, to help meet the credit needs of its entire community, including low and moderate income neighborhoods. The CRA does not establish specific lending requirements or programs for financial institutions, nor does it limit an institution’s discretion to develop, consistent with the CRA, the types of products and services that it believes are best suited to its particular community. The CRA requires the federal banking regulators, in connection with their examinations of insured institutions, to assess the institutions’ records of meeting the credit needs of their communities, using the ratings “outstanding,” “satisfactory,” “needs to improve,” or “substantial noncompliance,” and to take that record into account in its evaluation of certain applications by those institutions. All institutions are required to make public disclosure of their CRA performance ratings. The Bank received a “satisfactory” rating in its last CRA examination, which was completed August 30, 2010.

Prompt Corrective Action. The FDIC has broad powers to take corrective action to resolve the problems of insured depository institutions. The extent of these powers will depend upon whether the institution in question is “well capitalized,” “adequately capitalized,” “undercapitalized,” “significantly undercapitalized,” or “critically undercapitalized”. Under the regulations, an institution is considered “well capitalized” if it has (i) a total risk-based capital ratio of 10% or greater, (ii) a Tier I risk-based capital ratio of 6% or greater, (iii) a leverage ratio of 5% or greater, and (iv) is not subject to any order or written directive to meet and maintain a specific capital level for any capital measure. An “adequately capitalized” institution is defined as one that has (i) a total risk-based capital ratio of 8% or greater, (ii) a Tier I risk-based capital ratio of 4% or greater, and (iii) a leverage ratio of 4% or greater (or 3% or greater in the case of an institution with the highest examination rating). An institution is considered (A) “undercapitalized” if it has (i) a total risk-based capital ratio of less than 8%, (ii) a Tier I risk-based capital ratio of less than 4%, or (iii) a leverage ratio of less than 4% (or 3% in the case of an institution with the highest examination rating); (B) “significantly undercapitalized” if the institution has (i) a total risk-based capital ratio of less than 6%, (ii) a Tier I risk-based capital ratio of less than 3% or (iii) a leverage ratio of less than 3%; and (C) “critically undercapitalized” if the institution has a ratio of tangible equity to total assets equal to or less than 2%. At December 31, 2011, the Bank had the requisite capital levels to qualify as “well capitalized”.

Changes in Control. The BHCA prohibits the Company from acquiring direct or indirect control of more than 5% of the outstanding voting stock or substantially all of the assets of any bank or savings bank or merging or consolidating with another bank or financial holding company or savings bank holding company without prior approval of the Federal Reserve. Similarly, Federal Reserve approval (or, in certain cases, non-disapproval) must be obtained prior to any person acquiring control of the Company. Control is conclusively presumed to exist if, among other things, a person acquires more than 25% of any class of voting stock of the Company or controls in any manner the election of a majority of the directors of the Company. Control is presumed to exist if a person acquires more than 10% of any class of voting stock, the stock is registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), and the acquiror will be the largest shareholder after the acquisition.

Federal Securities Law. The Company has registered its common stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act. As a result of such registration, the proxy and tender offer rules, insider trading reporting requirements, annual and periodic reporting and other requirements of the Exchange Act are applicable to the Company.

Transactions with Affiliates. Under current federal law, depository institutions are subject to the restrictions contained in Section 22(h) of the Federal Reserve Act with respect to loans to directors, executive officers and principal shareholders. Under Section 22(h), loans to directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of a depository institution (18% in the case of institutions located in an area with less than 30,000 in population), and certain affiliated entities of any of the foregoing, may not exceed, together with all other outstanding loans to such person and affiliated entities, the institution’s loans to one borrower limit (as discussed below). Section 22(h) also prohibits loans above amounts prescribed by the appropriate federal banking agency to directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of an institution, and their respective affiliates, unless such loans are approved in advance by a majority of the board of directors of the institution. Any “interested” director may not participate in the voting. The FDIC has prescribed the loan amount (which includes all other outstanding loans to such person), as to which such prior board of director approval is required, as being the greater of $25,000 or 5% of capital and surplus (up to $500,000). Further, pursuant to Section 22(h), the Federal Reserve requires that loans to directors, executive officers, and principal shareholders be made on terms substantially the same as offered in comparable transactions with non-executive employees of the Bank. The FDIC has imposed additional limits on the amount a bank can loan to an executive officer.

Loans to One Borrower. The Bank is subject to the loans to one borrower limits imposed by North Carolina Law, which are substantially the same as those applicable to national banks. Under these limits, no loans and extensions of credit to any borrower outstanding at one time and not fully secured by readily marketable collateral shall exceed 15% of the unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus of the Bank. At December 31, 2011, this limit was $4.9 million. Loans and extensions of credit fully secured by readily marketable collateral may comprise an additional 10% of unimpaired capital and unimpaired surplus, or $3.3 million as of December 31, 2011.

 

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Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. The federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, enacted in 1999 (the “GLB Act”), dramatically changed various federal laws governing the banking, securities and insurance industries. The GLB Act expanded opportunities for banks and bank holding companies to provide services and engage in other revenue-generating activities that previously were prohibited to them. In doing so, it increased competition in the financial services industry, presenting greater opportunities for our larger competitors which were more able to expand their service and products than smaller, community-oriented financial institutions, such as the Bank.

USA Patriot Act of 2001. The USA Patriot Act of 2001 (the “Patriot Act”) was enacted in response to the terrorist attacks that occurred in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. on September 11, 2001. The Patriot Act was intended to strengthen the ability of U.S. law enforcement and the intelligence community to work cohesively to combat terrorism on a variety of fronts. The impact of the Patriot Act on financial institutions of all kinds has been significant and wide ranging. The Patriot Act contains sweeping anti-money laundering and financial transparency laws and requires various regulations, including standards for verifying customer identification at account opening, and rules to promote cooperation among financial institutions, regulators, and law enforcement entities in identifying parties that may be involved in terrorism or money laundering.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”) was signed into law in 2002 and addresses accounting, corporate governance and disclosure issues. The impact of SOX is wide-ranging as it applies to all public companies and imposes significant requirements for public company governance and disclosure requirements.

In general, SOX establishes corporate governance and financial reporting requirements intended to enhance the accuracy and transparency of public companies’ reported financial results. It establishes responsibilities for corporate chief executive officers, chief financial officers and audit committees in the financial reporting process. In addition, it created a new regulatory body to oversee auditors of public companies. It backed these requirements with SEC enforcement tools, increased criminal penalties for federal mail, wire and securities fraud, and created new criminal penalties for document and record destruction in connection with federal investigations. It also increased the opportunity for more private litigation by lengthening the statute of limitations for securities fraud claims and providing federal corporate whistleblower protection.

The economic and operational effects of SOX on public companies, including the Company, have been and will continue to be significant in terms of the time, resources and costs associated with compliance with its requirements.

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act . On July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) was signed into law. The Dodd-Frank Act was intended primarily to overhaul the financial regulatory framework following the global financial crisis and has impacted, and will continue to impact, all financial institutions including the Company and the Bank. The Dodd-Frank Act contains provisions that have, among other things, established a Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, established a systemic risk regulator, consolidated certain federal bank regulators and imposed increased corporate governance and executive compensation requirements. The Dodd-Frank Act requires various federal agencies to adopt a broad range of new implementing rules and regulations and to prepare numerous studies and reports for the U.S. Congress. The federal agencies are given significant discretion in drafting the implementing rules and regulations, and consequently, many of the details and much of the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act are not yet known.

Limits on Rates Paid on Deposits and Brokered Deposits . FDIC regulations limit the ability of insured depository institutions to accept, renew or roll-over deposits by offering rates of interest which are significantly higher than the prevailing rates of interest on deposits offered by other insured depository institutions having the same type of charter in such depository institution’s normal market area. Under these regulations, “well capitalized” depository institutions may accept, renew or roll-over such deposits without restriction, “adequately capitalized” depository institutions may accept, renew or roll-over such deposits with a waiver from the FDIC (subject to certain restrictions on payments of rates) and “undercapitalized” depository institutions may not accept, renew, or roll-over such deposits. Definitions of “well capitalized,” “adequately capitalized” and “undercapitalized” are the same as the definitions adopted by the FDIC to implement the prompt corrective action provisions discussed above.

Other. Additional regulations require annual examinations of all insured depository institutions by the appropriate federal banking agency, with some exceptions for small, well-capitalized institutions and state chartered institutions examined by state regulators, and establish operational and managerial, asset quality, earnings and stock valuation standards for insured depository institutions, as well as compensation standards.

The Bank is subject to examination by the FDIC and the Commissioner. In addition, it is subject to various other state and federal laws and regulations, including state usury laws, laws relating to fiduciaries, consumer credit, equal credit and fair credit reporting laws and laws relating to branch banking. The Bank, as an insured North Carolina commercial bank, is prohibited from engaging as a principal in activities that are not permitted for national banks, unless (i) the FDIC determines that the activity would pose no significant risk to the Deposit Insurance Fund and (ii) the Bank is, and continues to be, in compliance with all applicable capital standards.

 

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Future Requirements . Statutes and regulations, which contain wide-ranging proposals for altering the structures, regulations and competitive relationships of financial institutions, are introduced regularly. Neither the Company nor the Bank can predict whether or what form any proposed statute or regulation will be adopted or the extent to which the business of the Company or the Bank may be affected by such statute or regulation.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

An investment in the Company’s common stock is subject to risks inherent in the Company’s business. The material risks and uncertainties that management believes affect the Company are described below. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider these risks and uncertainties, together with all of the other information included or incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. These risks and uncertainties are not the only ones facing the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties that management is not aware of or focused on or that management currently deems immaterial may also impair the Company’s business operations. This report is qualified in its entirety by these risk factors.

If any of the following risks actually occur, the Company’s financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. If this were to happen, the value of the Company’s common stock could decline significantly, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

 

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Our business has been and may continue to be adversely affected by current conditions in the financial markets and economic conditions generally.

The global, U.S. and North Carolina economies are continuing to experience significantly reduced business activity and consumer spending as a result of, among other factors, disruptions in the capital and credit markets that first occurred during 2008. Since 2008, dramatic declines in the housing market, with falling home prices and increasing foreclosures and unemployment, have resulted in significant write-downs of asset values by financial institutions, including government-sponsored entities and major commercial and investment banks. A sustained weakness or weakening in business and economic conditions generally or specifically in the principal markets in which we do business could have one or more of the following adverse effects on our business:

 

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a decrease in the demand for loans or other products and services offered by us;

 

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a decrease in the value of our loans or other assets secured by consumer or commercial real estate;

 

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a decrease in deposit balances due to overall reductions in the accounts of customers;

 

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an impairment of certain intangible assets or investment securities;

 

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a decreased ability to raise additional capital on terms acceptable to us or at all; or

 

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an increase in the number of borrowers who become delinquent, file for protection under bankruptcy laws or default on their loans or other obligations to us. An increase in the number of delinquencies, bankruptcies or defaults could result in a higher level of nonperforming assets, net charge-offs and provision for credit losses, which would reduce our earnings.

Until conditions improve, we expect our business, financial condition and results of operations to continue to be adversely affected.

 

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Financial reform legislation recently enacted by Congress will result in new laws and regulations that are expected to increase our costs of operations.

Congress enacted the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010. This law has significantly changed the current bank regulatory structure and affects the lending, deposit, investment, trading and operating activities of financial institutions and their holding companies. The Dodd-Frank Act requires various federal agencies to adopt a broad range of new implementing rules and regulations, and to prepare numerous studies and reports for Congress. The federal agencies are given significant discretion in drafting the implementing rules and regulations, and consequently, many of the details and much of the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act may not be known for many months or years.

Certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act are expected to have a near term effect on us. For example, a provision eliminates the federal prohibitions on paying interest on demand deposits, thus allowing businesses to have interest bearing checking accounts. Although not currently quantifiable, this significant change could have an adverse effect on our interest expense.

The Dodd-Frank Act also broadens the base for FDIC insurance assessments. Assessments are now based on the average consolidated total assets less tangible equity capital of a financial institution. The Dodd-Frank Act also permanently increased the maximum amount of deposit insurance for banks, savings institutions and credit unions to $250,000 per depositor, retroactive to January 1, 2008, and non-interest bearing transaction accounts have unlimited deposit insurance through December 31, 2012.

The Dodd-Frank Act requires publicly traded companies to give stockholders a non-binding vote on executive compensation and so-called “golden parachute” payments, and authorizes the SEC to promulgate rules that would allow stockholders to nominate their own candidates using a company’s proxy materials. The legislation also directs the Federal Reserve to promulgate rules prohibiting excessive compensation paid to bank holding company executives, regardless of whether the company is publicly traded or not.

 

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The Dodd-Frank Act created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with broad powers to supervise and enforce consumer protection laws. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has broad rule-making authority for a wide range of consumer protection laws that apply to all banks and savings institutions, including the authority to prohibit “unfair, deceptive or abusive” acts and practices. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has examination and enforcement authority over all banks and savings institutions with more than $10 billion in assets. Banks and savings institutions with $10 billion or less in assets will be examined by their applicable bank regulators. The Dodd-Frank Act also weakens the federal preemption rules that have been applicable for national banks and federal savings associations, and gives state attorneys general the ability to enforce federal consumer protection laws.

It is difficult to predict at this time what specific impact the Dodd-Frank Act and the yet to be written implementing rules and regulations will have on us in the future. However, it is expected that at a minimum they will increase our operating and compliance costs and could increase our interest expense.

 

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Additional requirements under our regulatory framework, especially those imposed under ARRA, EESA or other legislation or regulations intended to strengthen the U.S. financial system, could adversely affect us.

Recent government efforts to strengthen the U.S. financial system, including the implementation of ARRA, EESA, the TLGP and special assessments imposed by the FDIC, subject participants to additional regulatory fees and requirements, including corporate governance requirements, executive compensation restrictions, restrictions on declaring or paying dividends, restrictions on share repurchases, limits on executive compensation tax deductions and prohibitions against golden parachute payments. These requirements, and any other requirements that may be subsequently imposed, may have a material and adverse affect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

 

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Increases in FDIC insurance premiums may adversely affect the Company’s net income and profitability.

Since 2008, higher levels of bank failures have dramatically increased resolution costs of the FDIC and depleted the Deposit Insurance Fund. In addition, the FDIC has instituted two temporary programs, to further insure customer deposits at FDIC insured banks: deposit accounts are now insured up to $250,000 per customer (up from $100,000), which in 2010 was made permanent, and noninterest-bearing transactional accounts are currently fully insured (unlimited coverage). These programs have placed additional stress on the Deposit Insurance Fund. In order to maintain a strong funding position and restore reserve ratios of the Deposit Insurance Fund, the FDIC has increased assessment rates of insured institutions. In addition, on November 12, 2009, the FDIC adopted a rule requiring banks to prepay three years’ worth of estimated deposit insurance premiums by December 31, 2009. The Company is generally unable to control the amount of premiums that the Bank is required to pay for FDIC insurance. If there are additional bank or financial institution failures, or the cost of resolving prior failures exceeds expectations, the Bank may be required to pay higher FDIC premiums than those currently in force. Any future increases or required prepayments of FDIC insurance premiums may adversely impact the Company’s earnings and financial condition.

 

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The soundness of other financial institutions could adversely affect us.

Since 2008, the financial services industry as a whole, as well as the securities markets generally, have been materially and adversely affected by significant declines in the values of nearly all asset classes and by a serious lack of liquidity. Financial institutions in particular have been subject to increased volatility and an overall loss in investor confidence.

Our ability to engage in routine funding transactions could be adversely affected by the actions and commercial soundness of other financial institutions. Financial services companies are interrelated as a result of trading, clearing, counterparty, or other relationships. We have exposure to many different industries and counterparties, and we routinely execute transactions with counterparties in the financial services industry, including brokers and dealers, commercial banks, and other institutional clients.

From time to time, we may utilize derivative financial instruments, primarily to hedge our exposure to changes in interest rates, but also to hedge cash flow. By entering into these transactions and derivative instrument contracts, we expose ourselves to counterparty credit risk in the event of default of our counterparty or client. When the fair value of a derivative contract is in an asset position, the counterparty has a liability to us, which creates credit risk for us. We attempt to minimize this risk by selecting counterparties with investment grade credit ratings, limiting our exposure to any single counterparty and regularly monitoring our market position with each counterparty. Nonetheless, defaults by, or even rumors or questions about, one or more financial services companies, or the financial services industry generally, have led to market-wide liquidity problems and could lead to losses or defaults by us or by other institutions. In addition, our credit risk may be exacerbated when the collateral held by us cannot be realized or is liquidated at prices not sufficient to recover the full amount of the loan due us. There is no assurance that any such losses would not materially and adversely affect our businesses, financial condition or results of operations.

 

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The capital and credit markets have experienced unprecedented levels of volatility.

During the economic downturn, the capital and credit markets experienced extended volatility and disruption. In some cases, the markets produced downward pressure on stock prices and credit capacity for certain issuers without regard to those issuers’ underlying

 

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financial strength. If these levels of market disruption and volatility continue, worsen or abate and then arise at a later date, the Company’s ability to access capital could be materially impaired. The Company’s inability to access the capital markets could constrain the Bank’s ability to make new loans, to meet the Bank’s existing lending commitments and, ultimately jeopardize the Bank’s overall liquidity and capitalization.

 

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Our allowance for loan losses may prove to be insufficient to absorb probable losses in our loan portfolio.

Lending money is a substantial part of our business. Every loan carries a degree of risk that it will not be repaid in accordance with its terms or that any underlying collateral will not be sufficient to assure repayment. This risk is affected by, among other things:

 

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cash flow of the borrower and/or a business activity being financed;

 

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in the case of a collateralized loan, changes in and uncertainties regarding future values of collateral;

 

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the credit history of a particular borrower;

 

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changes in economic and industry conditions; and

 

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the duration of the loan.

We use underwriting procedures and criteria that we believe minimize the risk of loan delinquencies and losses, but banks routinely incur losses in their loan portfolios. Regardless of the underwriting criteria we use, we will experience loan losses from time to time in the ordinary course of our business, and many of those losses will result from factors beyond our control. These factors include, among other things, changes in market, economic, business or personal conditions, or other events (including changes in market interest rates), that affect our borrowers’ abilities to repay their loans and the value of properties that collateralize loans.

As a result of recent difficulties in the national economy and housing market, declining real estate values, rising unemployment, and loss of consumer confidence, we and most other financial institutions have experienced increasing levels of non-performing loans, foreclosures and loan losses. We maintain an allowance for loan losses which we believe is appropriate to provide for potential losses in our loan portfolio. The amount of our allowance is determined by our management through a periodic review and consideration of internal and external factors that affect loan collectability, including, but not limited to:

 

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an ongoing review of the quality, size and diversity of the loan portfolio;

 

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evaluation of non-performing loans;

 

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historical default and loss experience;

 

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historical recovery experience;

 

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existing economic conditions;

 

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risk characteristics of various classifications of loans; and

 

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the amount and quality of collateral, including guarantees, securing the loans.

However, if delinquency levels continue to increase or we continue to incur higher than expected loan losses in the future, there is no assurance that our allowance will be adequate to cover resulting losses or that we will not have to make significant provisions to our allowance.

 

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A large percentage of our loans are secured by real estate. Adverse conditions in the real estate market in our banking markets have adversely affected our loan portfolio.

While we do not have a sub-prime lending program, a relatively large percentage of our loans are secured by real estate. Our management believes that, in the case of many of those loans, the real estate collateral is not being relied upon as the primary source of repayment, and the level of our real estate loans reflects, at least in part, our policy to take real estate whenever possible as primary or additional collateral rather than other types of collateral. However, adverse conditions in the real estate market and the economy in general have decreased real estate values in our banking markets. If the value of our collateral for a loan falls below the outstanding balance of that loan, our ability to collect the balance of the loan by selling the underlying real estate in the event of a default will be diminished, and we would be more likely to suffer a loss on the loan. An increase in our loan losses could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.

 

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The FDIC recently adopted rules aimed at placing additional monitoring and management controls on financial institutions whose loan portfolios are deemed to have concentrations in commercial real estate (“CRE”). At December 31, 2011, our total commercial real estate loan portfolio excluding owner-occupied commercial real estate loans were below thresholds established by the FDIC for CRE concentrations and for additional regulatory scrutiny. At that same date, our total construction, land and acquisition and development loan portfolio to capital was approximately 123%, which is above the 100% threshold established by the FDIC for CRE concentrations and for additional regulatory scrutiny. Indications from regulators are that strict limitations on the amount or percentage of CRE within any given portfolio are not expected, but, rather, that additional reporting and analysis will be required to document management’s evaluation of the potential additional risks of such concentrations and the impact of any mitigating factors. It is possible that regulatory constraints associated with these rules could adversely affect our ability to grow loan assets and thereby limit our overall growth and expansion plans. These rules also could increase the costs of monitoring and managing this component of our loan portfolio. Either of these eventualities could have an adverse impact on our operating results and financial condition.

 

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Liquidity risk could impair our ability to fund operations and jeopardize our financial condition.

Liquidity is essential to our business. An inability to raise funds through deposits, borrowings, the sale of loans and other sources could have a substantial negative effect on our liquidity. Our access to funding sources in amounts adequate to finance our activities, or on terms which are acceptable to us, could be impaired by factors that affect us specifically or the financial services industry or economy in general. Factors that could detrimentally affect our access to liquidity sources include a decrease in the level of our business activity as a result of a downturn in the markets in which our loans are concentrated or adverse regulatory action against us. Our ability to borrow could also be impaired by factors that are not specific to us, such as the current disruption in the financial markets or negative views and expectations about the prospects for the financial services industry in light of the turmoil faced by banking organizations and the continued deterioration in credit markets.

Among other sources of funds, we rely heavily on deposits, including out-of-market certificates of deposit, for funds to make loans and provide for our other liquidity needs. Those out-of-market deposits may not be as stable as other types of deposits and, in the future, depositors may not renew those time deposits when they mature, or we may have to pay a higher rate of interest to attract or keep them or to replace them with other deposits or with funds from other sources. Not being able to attract those deposits, or to keep or replace them as they mature, would adversely affect our liquidity. Paying higher deposit rates to attract, keep or replace those deposits could have a negative effect on our interest margin and operating results.

 

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We may need to raise additional capital in the future in order to continue to grow, but that capital may not be available when it is needed.

Federal and state banking regulators require us to maintain adequate levels of capital to support our operations. In addition, in the future we may need to raise additional capital to support our business or to finance acquisitions, if any, or we may otherwise elect or be required to raise additional capital. In that regard, recently a number of financial institutions have sought to raise considerable amounts of additional capital in response to a deterioration in their results of operations and financial condition arising from increases in their non-performing loans and loan losses, deteriorating economic conditions, declines in real estate values and other factors. On December 31, 2011, our three capital ratios were above “well capitalized” levels under bank regulatory guidelines. However, growth in our earning assets resulting from internal expansion and new branch offices, at rates in excess of the rate at which our capital is increased through retained earnings, will reduce our capital ratios unless we continue to increase our capital. Also, future unexpected losses, whether resulting from loan losses or other causes, would reduce our capital.

Should we need, or be required by regulatory authorities, to raise additional capital, we may seek to do so through the issuance of, among other things, our common stock or preferred stock. However, our ability to raise additional capital will depend on conditions at that time in the capital markets, economic conditions, our financial performance and condition, and other factors, many of which are outside our control. There is no assurance that, if needed, we will be able to raise additional capital on terms favorable to us or at all. Our inability to raise additional capital, if needed, on terms acceptable to us, may have a material adverse effect on our ability to expand our operations, and on our financial condition, results of operations and future prospects.

 

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If we are unable to redeem our Series A Preferred Stock after five years, the cost of this capital to us will increase substantially.

If we are unable to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock we sold to the U.S. Treasury prior to January 16, 2014, the cost of this capital to us will increase from 5.0% per annum (approximately $385,000 annually) to 9.0% per annum (approximately $693,000 annually). Depending on our financial condition at the time, this increase in the annual dividend rate on the Series A Preferred Stock could have a material adverse affect on our liquidity and on our net income available to holders of our common stock.

 

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Our profitability is subject to interest rate risk. Changes in interest rates could have an adverse effect on our operating results.

Our profitability depends, to a large extent, on our net interest income, which is the difference between our income on interest-earning assets and our expense on interest-bearing deposits and other liabilities. In other words, to be profitable, we have to earn more interest on our loans and investments than we pay on our deposits and borrowings. Like most financial institutions, we are affected by changes in general interest rate levels and by other economic factors beyond our control. Interest rate risk arises in part from the mismatch ( i.e. , the interest sensitivity “gap”) between the dollar amounts of repricing or maturing interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and is measured in terms of the ratio of the interest rate sensitivity gap to total assets. When more interest-earning assets than interest-bearing liabilities will reprice or mature over a given time period, a bank is considered asset-sensitive and has a positive gap. When more liabilities than assets will reprice or mature over a given time period, a bank is considered liability-sensitive and has a negative gap. A liability-sensitive position ( i.e. , a negative gap) may generally enhance net interest income in a falling interest rate environment and reduce net interest income in a rising interest rate environment. An asset-sensitive position ( i.e. , a positive gap) may generally enhance net interest income in a rising interest rate environment and reduce net interest income in a falling interest rate environment. Our ability to manage our gap position determines to a great extent our ability to operate profitably. However, fluctuations in interest rates are not predictable or controllable, and recent economic and financial market conditions have made it extremely difficult to manage our gap position. Our profitability and results of operations will be adversely affected if we do not successfully manage our interest sensitivity gap.

On December 31, 2011, we had a negative one-year cumulative interest sensitivity gap, which means that, during a one-year period, our interest-bearing liabilities generally would be expected to reprice at a faster rate than our interest-earning assets. A rising rate environment within that one-year period generally would have a negative effect on our earnings, while a falling rate environment generally would have a positive effect on our earnings.

 

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Our long-range business strategy includes the continuation of our growth plans, and our financial condition and operating results could be negatively affected if we fail to grow or fail to manage our growth effectively.

Subject to market conditions and the economy, we intend to continue to grow in our existing banking markets (internally and through additional offices) and to expand into new markets as appropriate opportunities arise. We have opened five de novo branch offices since 2000. Consistent with our business strategy, and to sustain our growth, in the future we may establish other de novo branches or acquire other financial institutions or their branch offices.

There are considerable costs involved in opening branches, and new branches generally do not generate sufficient revenues to offset their costs until they have been in operation for some period of time. Any new branches we open can be expected to negatively affect our operating results until those branches reach a size at which they become profitable. In establishing new branches in new markets, we compete against other banks with greater knowledge of those local markets and may need to hire and rely on local managers who have local affiliations and to whom we may need to give significant autonomy. If we grow but fail to manage our growth effectively, there could be material adverse effects on our business, future prospects, financial condition or operating results, and we may not be able to successfully implement our business strategy. On the other hand, our operating results also could be materially affected in an adverse way if our growth occurs more slowly than anticipated, or declines.

Although we believe we have management resources and internal systems in place to successfully manage our future growth, we cannot assure you that we will be able to expand our market presence in our existing markets or successfully enter new markets, or that expansion will not adversely affect our operating results.

 

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Our business depends on the condition of the local and regional economies where we operate.

We currently have offices only in Guilford County, North Carolina. Consistent with our community banking philosophy, a majority of our customers are located in and do business in that region, and we lend a substantial portion of our capital and deposits to commercial and consumer borrowers in our local banking markets. Therefore, our local and regional economy has a direct impact on our ability to generate deposits to support loan growth, the demand for loans, the ability of borrowers to repay loans, the value of collateral securing our loans (particularly loans secured by real estate), and our ability to collect, liquidate and restructure problem loans. If our local communities are adversely affected by current conditions in the national economy or by other specific events or trends, there could be a direct adverse effect on our operating results. Adverse economic conditions in our banking markets could reduce our growth rate, affect the ability of our customers to repay their loans to us, and generally affect our financial condition and operating results. We are less able than larger institutions to spread risks of unfavorable local economic conditions across a large number of diversified economies.

 

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The economy of North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad region can be affected by adverse weather events. Our banking markets lie in one county, and we cannot predict whether or to what extent damage caused by future weather events will affect our operations, our customers or the economies in our banking markets. However, weather events could cause a decline in loan originations, destruction or decline in the value of properties securing our loans, or an increase in the risks of delinquencies, foreclosures and loan losses.

 

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New or changes in existing tax, accounting, and regulatory rules and interpretations could have an adverse effect on our strategic initiatives, results of operations, cash flows, and financial condition.

We operate in a highly regulated industry and are subject to examination, supervision and comprehensive regulation by various federal and state agencies. Federal and state banking regulations are designed primarily to protect the deposit insurance funds and consumers, not to benefit a financial company’s shareholders. These regulations may sometimes impose significant limitations on our operations, and our compliance with regulations is costly and restricts certain of our activities, including payment of dividends, mergers and acquisitions, investments, loans and interest rates charged, interest rates paid on deposits, and locations of offices.

The significant federal and state banking regulations that affect us are described under “Item 1. Business—Supervision and Regulation.” These regulations, along with the currently existing tax, accounting, securities, insurance, and monetary laws, regulations, rules, standards, policies, and interpretations, control the methods by which financial institutions conduct business, implement strategic initiatives and tax compliance, and govern financial reporting and disclosures. The laws, regulations, rules, standards, policies, and interpretations are constantly evolving and may change significantly over time. As a result of turmoil in the financial services industry, there has been an increase in the regulation of all financial institutions. We cannot predict the effects of such changes on our business and profitability.

 

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Significant legal actions could subject us to substantial liabilities.

We are from time to time subject to claims related to our operations. These claims and legal actions, including supervisory actions by our regulators, could involve large monetary claims and significant defense costs. As a result, we may be exposed to substantial liabilities, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

Among the laws that apply to us, the Patriot Act and Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, as amended, require financial institutions to develop programs to prevent financial institutions from being used for money laundering and terrorist activities. If such activities are detected, financial institutions are obligated to file suspicious activity reports with the Treasury’s Office of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. These rules require financial institutions to establish procedures for identifying and verifying the identity of customers seeking to open new financial accounts. Failure to comply with these regulations could result in fines or sanctions. Several banking institutions have recently received large fines for non-compliance with these laws and regulations. Although we have developed policies and procedures designed to assist in compliance with these laws and regulations, no assurance can be given that these policies and procedures will be effective in preventing violations of these laws and regulations.

 

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Competition from financial institutions and other financial service providers may adversely affect our profitability.

Our future growth and success will depend on, among other things, our ability to compete effectively with other financial services providers in our banking markets. To date, we have grown our business by focusing on our lines of business and emphasizing the high level of service and responsiveness desired by our customers. However, commercial banking in our banking markets and in North Carolina as a whole is extremely competitive. We compete against commercial banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations, mortgage banking firms, consumer finance companies, securities brokerage firms, insurance companies, money market funds and other mutual funds, as well as other local and community, super-regional, national and international financial institutions that operate offices in our market areas and elsewhere. We compete with these institutions in attracting deposits and in making loans, and we have to attract our customer base from other existing financial institutions and from new residents. Our larger competitors have greater resources, broader geographic markets and name recognition, and higher lending limits than we do, and they can offer more products and services and better afford and more effectively use media advertising, support services and electronic technology than we can. Also, larger competitors may be able to price loans and deposits more aggressively than we do. While we believe we compete effectively with other financial institutions, we may face a competitive disadvantage as a result of our size, lack of geographic diversification and inability to spread marketing costs across a broader market. Although we compete by concentrating our marketing efforts in our primary markets with local advertisements, personal contacts and greater flexibility and responsiveness in working with local customers, we cannot assure you that we will continue to be an effective competitor in our banking markets.

 

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We rely on dividends from the Bank for substantially all of our revenue.

We receive substantially all of our revenue as dividends from the Bank. As described under “Item 1. Business—Supervision and Regulation,” federal and state regulations limit the amount of dividends that the Bank may pay to us. If the Bank becomes unable to pay dividends to us, then we may not be able to service our debt, pay our other obligations or pay dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock we sold to the U.S. Treasury. Accordingly, our inability to receive dividends from the Bank could also have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and the value of your investment in our common stock.

 

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We depend on the services of our current management team.

Our operating results and ability to adequately manage our growth and minimize loan losses are highly dependent on the services, managerial abilities and performance of our executive officers. Smaller banks, like us, sometimes find it more difficult to attract and retain experienced management personnel than larger banks. We currently have an experienced management team that our Board of Directors believes is capable of managing and growing the Bank. However, changes in or losses of key personnel of any company could disrupt that company’s business and could have an adverse effect on its business and operating results.

 

•  

The Company and the Bank compete with much larger companies for some of the same business.

The banking and financial services business in our market areas continues to be a competitive field and it is becoming more competitive as a result of:

 

  •  

Changes in regulations;

 

  •  

Changes in technology and product delivery systems; and

 

  •  

The accelerating pace of consolidation among financial services providers.

We may not be able to compete effectively in our markets, and our results of operations could be adversely affected by the nature or pace of change in competition. We compete for loans, deposits and customers with various bank and nonbank financial services providers, many of which are much larger in total assets and capitalization, have greater access to capital markets and offer a broader array of financial services.

 

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Negative publicity could damage our reputation.

Reputation risk, or the risk to our earnings and capital from negative public opinion, is inherent in our business. Negative public opinion could adversely affect our ability to keep and attract customers and expose us to adverse legal and regulatory consequences. Negative public opinion could result from our actual or alleged conduct in any number of activities, including lending practices, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and disclosure, sharing or inadequate protection of customer information, and from actions taken by government regulators and community organizations in response to that conduct.

 

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The Bank is subject to environmental liability risk associated with lending activities.

A significant portion of the Bank’s loan portfolio is secured by real property. During the ordinary course of business, the Bank may foreclose on and take title to properties securing certain loans. In doing so, there is a risk that hazardous or toxic substances could be found on these properties. If hazardous or toxic substances are found, the Bank may be liable for remediation costs, as well as for personal injury and property damage. Environmental laws may require the Bank to incur substantial expenses and may materially reduce the affected property’s value or limit the Bank’s ability to use or sell the affected property. In addition, future laws or more stringent interpretations of enforcement policies with respect to existing laws may increase the Bank’s exposure to environmental liability. Although the Bank has policies and procedures to perform an environmental review before initiating any foreclosure action on real property, these reviews may not be sufficient to detect all potential environmental hazards. The remediation costs and any other financial liabilities associated with an environmental hazard could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Financial services companies depend on the accuracy and completeness of information about customers and counterparties.

In deciding whether to extend credit or enter into other transactions, we may rely on information furnished by or on behalf of customers and counterparties, including financial statements, credit reports, and other financial information. We may also rely on representations of those customers, counterparties, or other third parties, such as independent auditors, as to the accuracy and completeness of that information. Reliance on inaccurate or misleading financial statements, credit reports, or other financial information could cause us to enter into unfavorable transactions, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Liquidity risk could impair our ability to fund operations and jeopardize our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Liquidity is essential to our business. Our ability to implement our business strategy will depend on our ability to obtain funding for loan originations, working capital, possible acquisitions and other general corporate purposes. An inability to raise funds through deposits, borrowings, securities sold under repurchase agreements, the sale of loans and other sources could have a substantial negative effect on our liquidity. We do not anticipate that our retail and commercial deposits will be sufficient to meet our funding needs in the foreseeable future. We therefore rely on deposits obtained through intermediaries, FHLB advances, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other wholesale funding sources to obtain the funds necessary to manage our balance sheet.

Our access to funding sources in amounts adequate to finance our activities or on terms which are acceptable to us could be impaired by factors that affect us specifically or the financial services industry or economy in general, including a decrease in the level of our business activity as a result of a downturn in the markets in which our loans are concentrated or adverse regulatory action against us. Our ability to borrow could also be impaired by factors that are not specific to us, such as a disruption in the financial markets or negative views and expectations about the prospects for the financial services industry in light of the recent turmoil faced by banking organizations and the continued deterioration in credit markets. To the extent we are not successful in obtaining such funding, we will be unable to implement our strategy as planned which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

 

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Impairment of investment securities, certain other intangible assets, or deferred tax assets could require charges to earnings, which could result in a negative impact on our results of operations.

In assessing the impairment of investment securities, management considers the length of time and extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuers, and the intent and ability of the Company to retain its investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value in the near term. Under current accounting standards, certain other intangible assets with indeterminate lives are no longer amortized but, instead, are assessed for impairment periodically or when impairment indicators are present. Assessment of certain other intangible assets could result in circumstances where the applicable intangible asset is deemed to be impaired for accounting purposes. Under such circumstances, the intangible asset’s impairment would be reflected as a charge to earnings in the period during which such impairment is identified. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. The impact of each of these impairment matters could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

 

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We rely on other companies to provide key components of our business infrastructure.

Third party vendors provide key components of our business infrastructure such as internet connections, network access and core application processing. While we have selected these third party vendors carefully, we do not control their actions. Any problems caused by these third parties, including as a result of their not providing us their services for any reason or their performing their services poorly, could adversely affect our ability to deliver products and services to our customers and otherwise to conduct our business. Replacing these third party vendors could also entail significant delay and expense.

 

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Our information systems may experience an interruption or breach in security.

We rely heavily on communications and information systems to conduct our business. Any failure, interruption, or breach in security or operational integrity of these systems could result in failures or disruptions in our customer relationship management, general ledger, deposit, loan, and other systems. While we have policies and procedures designed to prevent or limit the effect of the failure, interruption, or security breach of our information systems, we cannot assure you that any such failures, interruptions, or security breaches will not occur or, if they do occur, that they will be adequately addressed. The occurrence of any failures, interruptions, or security breaches of our information systems could damage our reputation, result in a loss of customer business, subject us to additional regulatory scrutiny, or expose us to civil litigation and possible financial liability, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Our common stock is not FDIC insured.

Our common stock is not a savings or deposit account or other obligation of any bank and is not insured by the FDIC or any other governmental agency and is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of principal. Investment in our common stock is inherently risky for the reasons described in this “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in this report and is subject to the same market forces that affect the price of common stock in any company. As a result, holders of our common stock may lose some or all of their investment.

 

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The price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly, and this may make it difficult for you to resell our common stock when you want or at prices you find attractive.

We cannot predict how or at what prices our common stock will trade in the future. The market value of our common stock will likely continue to fluctuate in response to a number of factors including the following, most of which are beyond our control, as well as the other factors described in this “Risk Factors” section:

 

  •  

Actual or anticipated quarterly fluctuations in our operating and financial results;

 

  •  

Changes in financial estimates and recommendations by financial analysts;

 

  •  

Actions of our current shareholders, including sales of common stock by existing shareholders and our directors and executive officers;

 

  •  

Fluctuations in the stock price and operating results of our competitors;

 

  •  

Regulatory developments; and

 

  •  

Developments related to the financial services industry.

The market value of and trading in our common stock also is affected by conditions (including price and trading fluctuations) affecting the financial markets in general, and in the market for the stocks of financial services companies in particular. These conditions may result in volatility in the market prices of stocks generally and, in turn, our common stock. Also, market conditions may result in sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the market. In each case, market conditions could affect the market price of our stock in a way that is unrelated or disproportionate to changes in our operating performance.

 

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The trading volume in our common stock has been low, and the sale of a substantial number of shares in the public market could depress the price of our stock and make it difficult for you to sell your shares.

Our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market, but it has a relatively low average daily trading volume relative to many other stocks. Thinly traded stock can be more volatile than stock trading in an active public market, which can lead to significant price swings even when a relatively small number of shares are being traded and limit an investor’s ability to quickly sell blocks of stock. We cannot predict what effect future sales of our common stock in the market, or the availability of shares of our common stock for sale in the market, will have on the market price of our common stock.

 

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Our management beneficially owns a substantial percentage of our common stock, so our directors and executive officers can significantly affect voting results on matters voted on by our shareholders.

Our current directors and executive officers, as a group, beneficially own a significant percentage of our outstanding common stock. Because of their voting rights, in matters put to a vote of our shareholders it could be difficult for any group of our other shareholders to defeat a proposal favored by our management (including the election of one or more of our directors) or to approve a proposal opposed by management.

 

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The Securities Purchase Agreement between us and the U.S. Treasury limits our ability to pay dividends on and repurchase our common stock.

The Securities Purchase Agreement between us and the U.S. Treasury provides that prior to the earlier of January 30, 2012, and the date on which all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by the U.S. Treasury have been redeemed by us or transferred by the U.S. Treasury to third parties, we may not, without the consent of the U.S. Treasury:

 

  •  

increase the cash dividend on our common stock; or

 

  •  

subject to limited exceptions, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire shares of our common stock or preferred stock (other than the Series A Preferred Stock) or trust preferred securities.

In addition, we are unable to pay any dividends on our common stock unless we are current in our dividend payments on the Series A Preferred Stock. These restrictions, together with the potentially dilutive impact of the Warrant, could have a negative effect on the value of our common stock. Moreover, holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends only when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors. We have not historically paid cash dividends on our common stock.

 

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Our outstanding Series A Preferred Stock affects net income available to our common shareholders and earnings per common share, and the Warrant we issued to the U.S. Treasury may be dilutive to holders of our common stock.

The dividends declared on our Series A Preferred Stock will reduce the net income available to common shareholders and our earnings per common share. The Series A Preferred Stock will also receive preferential treatment in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Company. Additionally, the ownership interest of the existing holders of our common stock will be diluted to the extent the Warrant is exercised. The shares of common stock underlying the Warrant represent approximately     % of the shares of our common stock outstanding as of March 15, 2012 (including the shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant). Although the U.S. Treasury has agreed not to vote any of the shares of common stock it receives upon exercise of the Warrant, a transferee of any portion of the Warrant or of any shares of common stock acquired upon exercise of the Warrant is not bound by this restriction.

 

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

The following table summarizes certain information about the headquarters of the Company, the Bank’s branch offices in Summerfield and Greensboro, as well as information related to the Company’s administrative offices as of December 31, 2010.

 

Office Location Office Location Office Location Office Location

Office Location

     Year
Opened 		   Approximate
Square
Footage 		   Owned
or
Leased 		  

Lease Terms

Main Office

2211 Oak Ridge Road

Oak Ridge, North Carolina

     2003    6,800    Building
Owned/
Land
Leased  (1) 		   Ground lease expires in 2023 with two (2) ten-year renewal options

Summerfield Office

4423 NC Highway 220 North

Summerfield, North Carolina

     2003    3,300    Leased    Expires in 2023 with four (4) five-year renewal options

Old Operations Center

1684 NC Highway 68 North

Oak Ridge, North Carolina

     2001    2,800    Owned  (2)
  		  

Greensboro Office

1597 New Garden Road

Greensboro, North Carolina

     2005    3,500    Building
Owned/
Land
Leased 		   Ground lease expires in 2025 with four (4) five-year renewal options

 

Office Location Office Location Office Location Office Location

Office Location

     Year
Opened 		   Approximate
Square
Footage 		   Owned
or
Leased 		  

Lease Terms

Irving Park Office

2102 Elm Street, Suite C

Greensboro, North Carolina

     2006    2,500    Leased    Expires in 2013 with (2) five-year renewal options

Lake Jeanette Office

400 Pisgah Church Road

Greensboro, North Carolina

     2008    5,800    Owned    N/A

Oak Ridge Wealth Management

328 Market Street East

Greensboro, North Carolina

     2008    3,780    Leased   

Expires in 2013 with (2) five-year renewal

options

Headquarters Building

8050 Fogleman Road

Oak Ridge, NC 27410

     2009    14,000    Owned    N/A

 

(1) The Bank leases the 2.04 acres of land underlying the building.
(2) The Bank owns 1.2 acres of land that formerly occupied the Bank’s operation center. The land is presently for sale.

 

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At December 31, 2011, the total consolidated net book value of the Company’s land, buildings and leasehold improvements totaled approximately $7.8 million. The total net book value of its furniture, fixtures and equipment at December 31, 2011 was approximately $2.1 million. Each of the existing and proposed facilities and locations of the Company and its subsidiaries is considered by management to be in good condition and adequately covered by insurance.

Any property acquired as a result of foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure is classified as real estate owned until the time it is sold or otherwise disposed of by the Bank in an effort to recover its investment. At December 31, 2011, the Bank had $2.2 million in real estate acquired in settlement of loans.

 

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time the Company or one of its subsidiaries may become involved in legal proceedings occurring in the ordinary course of business. However, subject to the uncertainties inherent in any litigation, management believes there currently are no pending or threatened proceedings that are reasonably likely to result in a material adverse change in the Company’s financial condition or operations.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

The Bank’s common stock began trading on April 6, 2000 and began quotation on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “BKOR” on January 29, 2004. Prior to January 29, 2004, there was no established public market for the common stock. In April of 2007, the Bank was reorganized as a subsidiary of the Company. The common stock of the Company continues to be quoted on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “BKOR.”

As of March 12, 2012, the Company had approximately 971 shareholders of record.

The following table lists the high and low sales information for the Company’s common stock for the periods indicated. Prices in the table reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, markdown, or commission, and may not represent actual transactions. On March 12, 2012, the last sale of the Company’s common stock quoted on the NASDAQ Capital Market was $3.16 per share.

 

     Sales Price Range  

Quarter

   High      Low  

2011 First

   $ 5.00       $ 4.17   

Second

   $ 4.69       $ 3.68   

Third

   $ 4.00       $ 2.25   

Fourth

   $ 3.50       $ 2.37   

 

     Sales Price Range  

Quarter

   High      Low  

2010 First

   $ 5.00       $ 4.25   

Second

   $ 5.89       $ 4.80   

Third

   $ 5.89       $ 4.20   

Fourth

   $ 5.00       $ 4.10   

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table presents the number of shares of common stock to be issued upon the exercise of outstanding options as of December 31, 2011, the weighted-average price of the outstanding options and the number of options remaining that may be issued under the Company’s stock option plans described below.

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

 

Plan category

  (a)
Number of  shares
to be issued upon
exercise of
outstanding options 		    (b)
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options 		    (c)
Number of  shares
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation plans
(excluding shares reflected
in column (a)) 		 

Equity compensation plans approved by the Bank’s security holders

    232,407      $ 9.68        457,229   

Equity compensation plans not approved by the Bank’s security holders

    —          N/A        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    232,407      $ 9.68        457,229   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company did not repurchase any shares of common stock during the fourth quarter of 2011.

See “ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS—Supervision and Regulation” above for regulatory restrictions which limit the ability of the Company and the Bank to pay dividends. Neither the Company nor the Bank has paid any cash dividends since its inception.

See “ITEM 11. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT” below for information on equity compensation plans information.

 

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Management’s discussion and analysis is intended to assist readers in understanding and evaluating the financial condition and consolidated results of operations of the Company. The analysis includes detailed discussions for each of the factors affecting the Company’s operating results and financial condition for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010. It should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in this report and the supplemental financial data appearing throughout this discussion and analysis.

The following discussion and analysis contains the consolidated financial results for the Company and the Bank for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010. The financial statements presented contain the consolidation of the Company and the Bank only. The Company and its consolidated subsidiary are collectively referred to herein as the Company unless otherwise noted.

This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company’s actual results could differ significantly from those described in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. This discussion is intended to assist in understanding the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

Executive Overview

Executive Summary

In 2011, with the continuing impact of a sluggish economy, management has continued to focus on managing credit quality, building liquidity sources, managing capital, and improving operational earnings of the Company. As always, we continue our on-going efforts of meeting the financial services needs of our customers and communities, especially in this challenging economic environment.

Managing Credit Quality

Senior management continues to work closely with credit administration and our lending staff to insure that adequate resources are in place to proactively manage through the current slowdown in the real estate markets and overall economy. When problems are identified, management remains diligent in assessing the situation, moving quickly to minimize losses, while being sensitive to the borrower’s effectiveness as an operator, the long-term viability of the business or project, and the borrower’s commitment to working with the Bank to achieve an acceptable resolution of the credit. As the economic slowdown has continued, we have experienced a rise in non-performing assets, and we address each situation on a case-by-case basis. When faced with possible loss situations, management may determine it is in the shareholders’ best long-term interest to work with the borrower or oversee a viable project through to completion.

We anticipate that a prolonged economic slowdown will place significant pressure on the consumers and businesses in North Carolina. We have attempted to proactively address the needs of the Bank, our borrowers, and the community through our Community Loan Investment Program, which has been in place since February 2009, and offers incentives to buyers of our builder’s homes financed by the Bank. Through our Community Loan Investment Program, which is being utilized by the majority of our builders’, as of December 31, 2011 we have been able to move 17 out of 19 jumbo homes and 16 out of 19 conventional homes out of our builder construction portfolio—either to permanent mortgages placed with other lenders or permanent mortgages financed by the Bank to qualified borrowers. The program has resulted in the reduction of our exposure to jumbo homes from $10.5 million to $1.2 million, and the reduction of our exposure to conventional homes from $4.9 million to $704 thousand. This program can be accessed through our website at www.bankofoakridge.com .

Building Liquidity Sources

Management has continued to focus on providing additional liquidity sources, both on-balance sheet and off. During the year ended December 31, 2011, we had a significant shift in our deposit mix as noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing checking accounts increased $3.6 million and $10.1 million, respectively, from year end 2010 to year end 2011, driven by what we believe was a move away from large financial institutions to smaller community banks like ours.

 

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Managing Capital

The Company was able to bolster its capital levels through its $7.7 million participation in the CPP on January 30, 2009. Of the total $7.7 million CPP funds received, to date $4.3 million of the CPP funds have been contributed to the Bank as additional equity capital. Approximately $3.3 million in unused capital, which includes approximately $351 thousand in earnings since the Company received the CPP funds, are retained by the Company but could be pushed down to the Bank if needed. With total risk-based capital levels at the Bank of 13.5% at December 31, 2011, the Bank is well above the minimum 10% requirement to be classified as well-capitalized. If the remaining $3.3 million of available capital at the Company were contributed to the Bank as additional equity capital, the Bank’s total risk-based capital ratio would be 14.7% at December 31, 2011 and would place it well above the minimum well-capitalized requirement of 10%. Despite healthy capital levels, due to significant uncertainty surrounding the depth and the length of the current economic slowdown, management continues to be diligent in its efforts to maintain healthy levels of excess capital above minimum requirements. Although the Company continues to actively explore capital alternatives, management has concluded that at the current time it is not feasible, due to weak equity market conditions, or preferable, due to the potential dilution of current shareholders, to raise equity in the open markets. However, the Company established an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”) in the second quarter of 2010 as one possible vehicle to generate equity. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company, at the request of the Board of Directors, made a $900,000 pre-tax ESOP accrual that may be converted to common equity of the Company at a later date. The Company believes that there are many advantages to an ESOP as a vehicle to raise capital, with the principal ones being favorable tax treatment of ESOP contributions, possible lower dilution to existing shareholders’ compared to an equity offering, and the promotion in the Bank’s marketplace of every employee as a participant in the ESOP owning a part of the Company.

Improving Operational Earnings

Our core strategies continue to be (1) grow the loan portfolio while maintaining high asset quality; (2) increase noninterest income; (3) grow core deposits; (4) manage expenses; and (5) make strategic investments in personnel and technology to increase revenue and increase efficiency.

Challenges

The Company has grown steadily since the opening of the Bank in April of 2000, and its business has become more dynamic and complex in recent years as the Bank has enhanced or added delivery channels, products and services, and lines of businesses. While the achievement of the Company’s strategic initiatives and established long-term financial goals is subject to many uncertainties and challenges, management has identified the challenges that are most relevant and most likely to have a near-term effect on operations, which are presented below:

 

  •  

Continuing to maintain our asset quality, especially in an uncertain and weak economic environment;

 

  •  

Addressing the challenges associated with a weak economic environment in its geographic market;

 

  •  

Improving efficiency and controlling noninterest expenses;

 

  •  

Maintaining its net interest margin in the current interest rate environment;

 

  •  

Increasing core deposits;

 

  •  

Increasing interest and noninterest revenue;

 

  •  

Controlling costs associated with the current heightened regulatory environment;

 

  •  

Volatility in the mortgage banking business;

 

  •  

Competition from bank and nonbank financial service providers; and

 

  •  

Intense price competition.

 

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Comparison of Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010

Net Income

In 2011, our loss available to common stockholders was $289 thousand or $0.16 basic and diluted earnings per share, compared to income available to common stockholders of $105 thousand or $0.06 basic and diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2010. The decrease in net income is attributable to increases in provisions for loan losses and noninterest expense and decreases in noninterest income, offset by a decrease in noninterest expense and income tax expense.

The following table shows return on assets (net income divided by average assets), return on equity (net income divided by average shareholders’ equity) and shareholders’ equity to assets ratio (average shareholders’ equity divided by average total assets) for each of the years presented.

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009  

Return on assets

     0.10 %      0.21 %      0.19 % 

Return (loss) on equity

     (1.85 )      2.59        2.41   

Shareholders’ equity to assets

     7.97        7.97        8.14   

Net Interest Income

Net interest income (the difference between the interest earned on assets, such as loans and investment securities and the interest paid on liabilities, such as deposits and other borrowings) is our primary source of operating income. The level of net interest income is determined primarily by the average balances (volume) of interest-earning assets and our interest-bearing liabilities and the various rate spreads between our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Changes in net interest income from period to period result from increases or decreases in the volume of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, increases or decreases in the average interest rates earned and paid on such assets and liabilities, the ability to manage the interest-earning asset portfolio, and the availability of particular sources of funds, such as non-interest-bearing deposits.

The banking industry uses two key ratios to measure profitability of net interest income: net interest rate spread and net interest margin. The net interest rate spread measures the difference between the average yield on earning assets and the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities. The net interest rate spread does not consider the impact of non-interest-bearing deposits and gives a direct perspective on the effect of market interest rate movements. The net interest margin is defined as net interest income as a percentage of total average earning assets and takes into account the positive effects of investing non-interest-bearing deposits in earning assets.

Our net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $14.2 million, an increase of $801 thousand or 6.0% when compared to net interest income of $13.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. Our net interest margin for 2011 was 4.33% compared to 4.13% for 2010. The increase in our net interest margin is mainly the result of decreased rates paid on our interest bearing liabilities, offset by a decline in yields on interest-earning assets. Our net interest rate spread, on a tax-equivalent basis, for 2011 was 4.19% compared to a 3.97% for 2010.

Total interest income decreased $579 thousand or 3.2% to $17.5 million in 2011 compared to $18.1 million in interest income in 2010. A decrease in the yield on interest-earning assets in 2011 when compared to 2010 resulted in a decline in interest income from 2010 to 2011, but the decline in yield was partially offset by increases in average earning assets of $4.0 million in 2011 when compared to 2010. We funded the increases in interest-earning assets primarily with interest-bearing checking, savings, and money market deposit growth. The yield on average earning assets decreased 24 basis points during 2011 compared to 2010.

The effect of variances in volume and rate on interest income and interest expense is illustrated in the table titled “Change in Interest Income and Expense” on page 28 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We attribute the majority of the decrease in the yield on our earning assets to a decline in the yield on our taxable investment securities portfolio, which was due to a decline in yields on new investment purchases during the year. To a lesser extent, some of the decline in the total yield on interest-earning assets was caused by new and renewing fixed rate loans originated in a lower interest rate environment.

Our average cost of funds for 2011 was 1.17%, a decrease of 46 basis points when compared to 1.63% for 2010. The average cost on interest bearing deposit accounts decreased 50 basis points from 1.66% paid in 2010 to 1.16% paid in 2011, while our average cost of borrowed funds also increased 18 basis points during 2011 compared to 2010.

Total interest expense decreased $1.4 million or 29.2% to $3.4 million in 2011 from $4.8 million in 2010, primarily the result of decreased market rates paid on Bank certificates of deposit as well as decreases in other interest-bearing deposit accounts. The volume of average interest-bearing deposits increased approximately $986 thousand when comparing 2011 with that of 2010. The decrease to interest expense resulting from decreased rates on all interest-bearing liabilities was $1.3 million and the increase attributable to higher volumes of interest-bearing liabilities was $32 thousand.

 

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Our net interest income for the year ended December 31, 2010 was $13.3 million, an increase of $1.1 million or 9.0% when compared to net interest income of $12.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. Our net interest margin for 2010 was 4.13% compared to 3.85% for 2009. The increase in our net interest margin is mainly the result of decreased rates paid on our interest bearing liabilities, offset by a decline in yields on interest-earning assets. Our net interest rate spread, on a tax-equivalent basis, for 2010 was 3.97% compared to 3.68% for 2009. The spread increased by 29 basis points as the decrease in the rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities was 29 basis points more than the change in yields earned on interest-earning assets for the year.

Total interest income decreased $1.5 million or 7.8% to $18.1 million in 2010 compared to $19.6 million in interest income in 2009. A decrease in the yield on interest-earning assets in 2010 when compared to 2009 resulted in a decline in interest income from 2009 to 2010, but the decline in yield was partially offset by increases in average earning assets of $5.8 million in 2010 when compared to 2009. We funded the increases in interest-earning assets primarily with interest-bearing checking, savings, and money market deposit growth. The yield on average earning assets decreased 59 basis points during 2010 compared to 2009.

The effect of variances in volume and rate on interest income and interest expense is illustrated in the table titled “Change in Interest Income and Expense” on page 28 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We attribute the majority of the decrease in the yield on our earning assets to a decline in the yield on our taxable investment securities portfolio, which was due to a decline in yields on new investment purchases during the year. To a lesser extent, some of the decline in the total yield on interest-earning assets was caused by new and renewing fixed rate loans originated in a lower interest rate environment.

Our average cost of funds for 2010 was 1.63%, a decrease of 88 basis points when compared to 2.51% for 2009. The average cost on interest bearing deposit accounts decreased 89 basis points from 2.55% paid in 2009 to 1.66% paid in 2010, while our average cost of borrowed funds also decreased 89 basis points during 2010 compared to 2009.

Total interest expense decreased $2.7 million or 36.0% to $4.8 million in 2010 from $7.4 million in 2009, primarily the result of decreased market rates paid on Bank certificates of deposit. The volume of average interest-bearing deposits increased approximately $2.4 million when comparing 2010 with that of 2009. The decrease to interest expense resulting from decreased rates on all interest-bearing liabilities was $2.5 million and the increase attributable to higher volumes of interest-bearing liabilities was $212 thousand.

Average Balances and Average Rates Earned and Paid

The following table presents an analysis of average interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the interest income or expense applicable to each asset or liability category and the resulting yield or rate paid.

 

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Net Interest Income and Average Balances (dollars in thousands)

 

     Years Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009  
     Average
Balance 		     Interest      Average
Yield/
Rate 		    Average
Balance 		     Interest      Average
Yield/
Rate 		    Average
Balance 		     Interest      Average
Yield/
Rate 		 

Interest-earning assets:

                        

Federal funds sold and interest bearing bank deposits

   $ 15,917       $ 69         0.43 %    $ 22,159       $ 80         0.36 %    $ 6,162       $ 51         0.83 % 

Taxable investment, trading securities and restricted equity securities

     57,174         2,922         5.11        48,176         3,006         6.24        61,866         4,222         6.82   

Loans receivable and loans held for sale(1)(2)

     254,039         14,535         5.72        252,800         15,019         5.94        249,264         15,361         6.16   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest-earning assets

     327,130         17,526         5.36        323,135         18,105         5.60        317,292         19,634         6.19   
     

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-interest-earning assets

     21,985              22,308              26,337         
  

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total assets

   $ 349,115            $ 345,443            $ 343,629         
  

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                        

Deposit accounts

   $ 275,087       $ 3,191         1.16 %    $ 274,101       $ 4,551         1.66 %    $ 271,718       $ 6,940         2.55 % 

Borrowings

     13,451         182         1.35        17,256         202         1.17        23,679         488         2.06   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     288,538         3,373         1.17        291,357         4,753         1.63        295,397         7,428         2.51   
     

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-interest-bearing liabilities

     32,609              25,849              20,248         

Stockholders’ equity

     27,968              28,237              27,984         
  

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 349,115            $ 345,443            $ 343,629         
  

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       

Net interest income and interest rate spread

      $ 14,153         4.19 %       $ 13,352         3.97 %       $ 12,206         3.68 % 
     

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

    

Net interest-earning assets and net interest margin(3)

   $ 38,592            4.33 %    $ 31,778            4.13 %    $ 21,895            3.85 % 
  

 

 

         

 

 

         

 

 

       

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

           113.38 %            110.91 %            107.41 % 

 

(1)

Average loan balances include nonaccrual loans.

(2)

Deferred loan fees are included in interest income.

(3)

Net interest margin is net interest income divided by average interest earning assets.

 

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The following table presents the relative impact on net interest income of the volume of earning assets and interest- bearing liabilities and the rates earned and paid by us on such assets and liabilities. Variances resulting from a combination of changes in rate and volume are allocated in proportion to the absolute dollar amount of the change in each category.

Change in Interest Income and Expense

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2011 vs. 2010 		    Year Ended
December 31, 2010 vs. 2009 		 
     Increase (Decrease) Due to     Increase (Decrease) Due to  
     Total     Rate     Volume     Total     Rate     Volume  
     (dollars in thousands)  

Interest income:

        

Federal funds sold and interest-bearing bank deposits

   $ (11 )    $ 14      $ (25 )    $ 29      $ (42 )    $ 71   

Taxable investment and restricted equity securities

     (84 )      (594 )      510        (1,216 )      (338 )      (878 ) 

Loans receivable

     (484 )      (557 )      73        (342 )      (557 )      215   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest income

     (579 )      (1,137 )      558        (1,529 )      (937 )      (592 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense:

          

Deposit accounts

     (1,360 )      (1,376 )      16        (2,389 )      (2,449 )      60   

Borrowings

     (20 )      28        (48 )      (286 )      (14 )      (272 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest expense

     (1,380 )      (1,348 )      (32 )      (2,675 )      (2,463 )      (212 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income increase (decrease)

   $ 801      $ 211      $ 590      $ (1,146 )    $ 1,526      $ (380 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Rate Sensitivity Management

Rate sensitivity management, an important aspect of achieving satisfactory levels of net interest income, is the management of the composition and maturities of rate-sensitive assets and liabilities. The following table sets forth our interest sensitivity analysis at December 31, 2011 and describes, at various cumulative maturity intervals, the gap-ratios (ratios of rate-sensitive assets to rate-sensitive liabilities) for assets and liabilities that we consider to be rate sensitive. The interest-sensitivity position has meaning only as of the date for which it was prepared. Variable rate loans are considered to be highly sensitive to rate changes and are assumed to reprice within 12 months.

The difference between interest-sensitive asset and interest-sensitive liability repricing within time periods is referred to as the interest-rate-sensitivity gap. Gaps are identified as either positive (interest-sensitive assets in excess of interest-sensitive liabilities) or negative (interest-sensitive liabilities in excess of interest-sensitive assets).

As of December 31, 2011, we had a negative one year cumulative gap of 17.2%. We have interest-earning assets of $172.4 million maturing or repricing within one year and interest-bearing liabilities of $228.9 million repricing or maturing within one year. This is primarily the result of short-term interest sensitive liabilities being used to fund longer term interest-earning assets, such as loans and investment securities. A negative gap position implies that interest-bearing liabilities (deposits and other borrowings) will reprice at a faster rate than interest-earning assets (loans and investments). In a falling rate environment, a negative gap position will generally have a positive effect on earnings, while in a rising rate environment this will generally have a negative effect on earnings.

On December 31, 2011, savings, NOW and Money Market accounts totaled $137.1 million. In our rate sensitivity analysis, these deposits are considered as repricing in the earliest period (3 months or less) because the rate we pay on these interest-bearing deposits can be changed weekly. However, our historical experience has shown that changes in market interest rates have little, if any, effect on those deposits within a given time period and, for that reason, those liabilities could be considered non-rate sensitive. If those deposits were excluded from rate sensitive liabilities, our rate sensitive assets and liabilities would be more closely matched at the end of the one year period.

 

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Rate Sensitivity Analysis as of December 31, 2011

 

     3 Months
Or Less 		    4-12
Months 		    Total
Within 12
Months 		    Over 12
Months 		    Total  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Earning assets:

          

Loans held for sale

   $ 808      $ —        $ 808      $ —        $ 808   

Loans - gross

     71,389        70,340        141,729        113,549        255,278   

Investment securities at amortized cost

     3,979        8,982        12,961        41,560        54,521   

Interest bearing deposits

     15,100        1,050        16,150        —          16,150   

FHLB stock

     795        —          795        —          795   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total earning assets

   $ 92,071      $ 80,372      $ 172,443      $ 155,109      $ 327,552   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Percent of total earnings assets

     28.1 %      24.5 %      52.6 %      47.4 %      100.0 % 

Cumulative percentage of total earning assets

     28.1        52.6        52.6        100.0     

Interest-bearing liabilities:

          

Savings, NOW and Money Market deposits

   $ 137,064      $ —        $ 137,064      $ —        $ 137,604   

Time deposits

     26,973        56,599        83,572        52,872        136,444   

Long-term obligations

     8,248        —          8,248        —          8,248   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing liabilities

   $ 172,285      $ 56,599      $ 228,884      $ 52,872      $ 282,296   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Percent of total interest-bearing liabilities

     61.1 %      20.1 %      81.2 %      18.8 %      100.0 % 

Cumulative percent of total interest-bearing liabilities

     61.1        81.2        81.2        100.0     

Ratios:

          

Ratio of earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities (gap ratio)

     53.4 %      142.0 %      75.3 %      293.4 %      116.3 % 

Cumulative ratio of earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities (cumulative gap ratio)

     53.4 %      75.3 %      75.3 %      116.3 %   

Interest sensitivity gap

   $ (80,214 )    $ 23,773      $ (56,441 )    $ 102,237      $ 45,796   

Cumulative interest sensitivity gap

     (80,214 )      (56,441 )      (56,441 )      45,796        45,796   

As a percent of total earnings assets

     (24.5 )%      (17.2 )%      (17.2 )%      14.0 %      14.0 % 

Management believes that the simulation of net interest income in different interest rate environments provides a more meaningful measure of interest rate risk. Income simulation analysis captures not only the potential of all assets and liabilities to mature or reprice, but also the probability that they will do so. Income simulation also attends to the relative interest rate sensitivities of these items, and projects their behavior over an extended period of time. Finally, income simulation permits management to assess the probable effects on the balance sheet not only of changes in interest rates, but also of proposed strategies for responding to them.

The Company’s income simulation model was developed by Profitstar, a financial-services consulting firm that provides asset/liability management solutions, product pricing solutions and other products and services to banks, thrifts, and credit unions nationwide. The model analyzes interest rate sensitivity by projecting net interest income and net income over the next 12 months in a flat rate scenario versus net interest income and net income in alternative interest rate scenarios. Management continually reviews and refines its interest rate risk management process in response to the changing economic climate.

The Company’s ALCO (Asset Liability Committee) policy has established that interest income sensitivity will be considered acceptable if net interest income does not decline from the flat rate scenario more than 5.0%, 12.0%, 22.0%, and 34.0% in the plus and minus 100, 200, 300 and 400 basis point scenarios, respectively. These interest rate scenarios assume that rates increase immediately and permanently. At December 31, 2011, the Company’s income simulation model projects that net interest income would increase 2.0%, 3.8%, 5.1% and 6.1% in the plus 100, 200, 300 and 400 basis point change scenarios. All of these forecasts are within an acceptable level of interest rate risk per the policies established by ALCO. ALCO did not consider the minus 100, 200, 300 and 400 basis point change scenarios relevant at December 31, 2011 due to the current low rate environment.

 

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The ALCO policy also has established that interest income sensitivity will be considered acceptable if economic value of equity does not decline from the flat rate scenario more than 9.0%, 19.0%, 33.0%, and 51.0% in the plus and minus 100, 200, 300 and 400 basis point scenarios, respectively. These interest rate scenarios assume that rates increase immediately and permanently. At December 31, 2010, the Company’s income simulation model projects that net interest income would increase 4.2%, 5.2%, 2.4% and 5.8% in the plus 100, 200, 300 and 400 basis point change scenarios. All of these forecasts are within an acceptable level of interest rate risk per the policies established by ALCO. ALCO did not consider the minus 100, 200, 300 and 400 basis point change scenarios relevant at December 31, 2010 due to the current low rate environment.

In the event the model indicates an unacceptable level of risk, management could undertake a number of actions that would reduce this risk, including the sale of a portion of the Company’s available-for-sale investment portfolio, the use of risk management strategies such as interest rate swaps and caps, or the extension of the maturities of its short-term borrowings.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income, principally charges and fees assessed for the use of our services, is a significant contributor to net income. The following table presents the components of noninterest income for 2011 and 2010.

Noninterest Income

 

     For the Twelve
Months Ended 		    Changes from the
Prior Year 		    For the Twelve
Months Ended 		 
     December 31,
2011 		    Amount     %     December 31,
2010 		 

Service charges on deposit accounts

   $ 468      $ (255 )      (35.3 )    $ 723   

Gain on sale of securities

     463        77        19.9        386   

Mortgage loan origination fees

     242        (363 )      (60.0 )      605   

Investment and insurance commissions

     985        88        9.8        897   

Fee income from accounts receivable financing

     789        142        21.9        647   

Debit card interchange income

     624        134        27.3        490   

Impairment loss on securities

     (48 )      (27 )      128.6        (21 ) 

Income earned on bank owned life insurance

     147        (18 )      (10.9 )      165   

Other service charges and fees

     78        (1 )      (1.3 )      79   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noninterest income

   $ 3,748      $ (223 )      (5.6 )    $ 3,971   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

In 2011 noninterest income decreased $223 thousand or 5.6% to $3.7 million compared to $3.9 million for the same period in 2010 due primarily to the replacement of our automated overdraft program with an ad hoc program on July 1, 2011. Service charges on deposit accounts decreased by $255 thousand or 35.3% due primarily to a decline in overdraft fees mostly as a result of greater consciousness of the fees by our customers. Gain on sale of securities increased $77 thousand or 19.9% due to a low rate environment in 2011 compared to 2010 which resulted in higher market values of securities sold. Mortgage loan origination fees were down by $363 thousand or 60.0% due to lower production and fewer mortgage originators in 2011 compared to 2010 as well as the bank offering an in-house mortgage product after mid 2011. Investment and insurance commissions increased by $88 thousand or 9.8%. The addition of one new licensed financial advisor in 2011 and the maturation of new advisors added in 2009 accounted for the majority of the increase in investment and insurance commissions. Fee income from accounts receivable increased by $142 thousand or 21.9% from 2010 to 2011 as several clients were added by the Bank in this product line in 2011. Debit card interchange income was up by $134 thousand or 27.3% due to a high number of debit cards and increased transactions due to the implementation of a debit cards reward program by the Bank in late 2009. Income earned on bank owned life insurance decreased by $18 thousand or 10.9% due to lower rates in 2011 on the underlying life insurance policies. Other service changes and fees were relatively unchanged in absolute dollar terms from 2010 to 2011.

 

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Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense decreased $483 thousand or 3.4% to $13.5 million in 2011 compared to $14.0 million in 2010 and noninterest expense increased $2.1 million or 21.1% in 2009 compared to $9.9 million in 2008. The following table presents the components of noninterest expense for 2011 and 2010.

Sources of Noninterest Expense

 

     For the Twelve
Months Ended 		     Changes from the
Prior Year 		    For the Twelve
Months Ended 		 
     December 31,
2011 		     Amount     %     December 31,
2010 		 

Salaries

   $ 5,975       $ 266        4.7      $ 5,709   

Employee benefits

     818         105        14.7        713   

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

     —           (900 )      (100.0 )      900   

Occupancy expense

     874         (49 )      (5.3 )      922   

Equipment expense

     873         (2 )      (0.2 )      876   

Data and items processing

     975         22        2.3        953   

Professional and advertising

     1,176         142        13.7        1,034   

Stationary and supplies

     402         145        56.4        257   

Net loss on sale of foreclosed and repossessed assets

     291         119        69.2        172   

Expenses of foreclosed and repossessed assets

     116         (18 )      (13.4 )      134   

Telecommunications expense

     218         (5 )      (2.2 )      223   

FDIC assessment

     362         (157 )      (30.3 )      519   

Accounts receivable financing expense

     245         (37 )      (13.1 )      282   

Other expense

     1,201         (114 )      (8.7 )      1,315   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noninterest expense

   $ 13,526       $ (483 )      (3.4 )    $ 14,009   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Salary expense increased $266 thousand or 4.7% in 2011 compared to 2010. The increase is the result of employee additions in the production and support areas of the Bank as well as general cost of living and merit increases. Employee benefits increased $105 thousand or 14.7% in 2011 over the prior year principally due to an increase in employee group insurance as a result of employee additions in 2011 and an increase in supplemental executive retirement plan expense. As of December 31, 2011 we had the equivalent of 105 full-time employees and operated 5 full service banking offices and an office housing our independent wealth management division.

ESOP expense was $900 thousand in 2010 with no ESOP expense in 2011.

Occupancy expense decreased $49 thousand or 5.3% in 2011 primarily due to a decrease in repairs and maintenance expense. This is likely due to decreased use of third party maintenance vendors for repairs due to addition of facilities maintenance position.

Equipment expense was relatively unchanged from 2010 to 2011.

Data and items processing expenses were relatively unchanged from 2010 to 2011.

Professional and advertising expenses, which include audit, legal, consulting and marketing and advertising fees, increased $142 thousand in 2011 compared to the same period of 2010 due to increase marketing to target clients and increased legal fees as a result of problem loan related services.

Stationary and supplies expense increased $145 thousand in 2011 compared to the same period of 2010 resulting primarily from the continued growth in the Bank’s customer base as well as increased mailings targeting potential clients.

Net loss on sale of foreclosed and repossessed assets increased $119 thousand or 6.9% in 2011 compared to 2010 as a result of the Bank’s objective of managing the levels of other real estate by attempting to move real estate at sometimes less than current market values. Expenses of foreclosed and repossessed assets were relatively unchanged from 2010 to 2011.

 

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Telecommunication expenses, which include voice and data communications, were relatively unchanged from 2010 to 2011.

FDIC insurance decreased $157 thousand in 2011 due to the adoption of a new assessment formula by the FDIC, effective in the second quarter of 2011.

Accounts receivable financing expense decreased $37 thousand or 13.1% in 2011 compared to the same period in 2010. The decrease in this expense items was due to a decrease in the fee paid, in relation to the outstanding receivables, to the vendor the bank uses to administer the accounts receivable program.

Other expenses increased $114 thousand or 8.7% in 2011 compared to the same period in 2010. Increases in this area are attributable to increased emphasis on training and education as well as increased loan servicing costs.

Income Taxes

For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, we recorded income tax expense of $35 thousand and $376 thousand, respectively. Our effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was 8.8% and 33.9%, respectively. The effective rate was significantly lower in 2011 compared to 2010 due to a decrease in the Company’s income before income taxes as well as the Bank’s purchase of municipal securities in late 2010 and throughout 2011, some of which are exempt from Federal, and in some cases, State income taxes.

Analysis of Financial Condition

Average earning assets increased to $327.1 million in 2011, or 1.2%, from $323.1 million in 2010. Earning assets represented 93.7% of total assets during the year ended December 31, 2011, and 93.5% and 92.3% during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The mix of average earning assets changed from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2011, with loans decreasing from 73.2% of total assets in 2010 to 72.8% in 2011, and investment securities increasing from 13.9% of total assets in 2010 to 16.4% in 2011. The shift in earning assets from loans to investments was primarily due to two factors. First, in late 2010 and throughout 2011, management began purchasing longer maturity municipal securities and shorter maturity government agency collateralized mortgage obligations as part of an asset liability strategy. Second, higher than predicted loan charge offs coupled with lower than predicted loan demand caused loans to increase only slightly from 2010 to 2011.

Average earning assets increased to $323.1 million in 2010, or 1.8%, from $317.3 million in 2009. Earning assets represented 93.5% of total assets during the year ended December 31, 2010, and 92.3% and 93.8% during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The mix of average earning assets changed from December 31, 2009 to December 31, 2010, with loans increasing from 72.5% of total assets in 2009 to 73.2% in 2010, and investment securities decreasing from 18.0% of total assets in 2009 to 13.9% in 2010. The shift in earning assets from investments to loans was a conscious strategy in 2010 by management as a decline in market yields during 2010 left few opportunities to earn acceptable returns on new investment purchases.

Average Asset Mix

 

     For the Years Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009  
     Average
Balance 		     Percent     Average
Balance 		     Percent     Average
Balance 		     Percent  
     (dollars in thousands)  

Earning assets:

               

Loans

   $ 254,039         72.8 %    $ 252,800         73.2 %    $ 249,264         72.5 % 

Investment securities

     57,174         16.4        48,176         13.9        61,866         18.0   

Federal funds sold and interest-bearing balances

     15,917         4.6        22,159         6.4        6,162         1.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total earning assets

     327,130         93.7        323,135         93.5        317,292         92.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Nonearning assets:

               

Cash and due from banks

     3,923         1.1        3,977         1.2        8,277         2.4   

Property and equipment

     10,221         2.9        10,461         3.0        10,508         3.1   

Other assets

     7,841         2.2        7,870         2.3        7,552         2.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total nonearning assets

     21,985         6.3        22,308         6.5        26,337         7.7   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 349,115         100.0 %    $ 345,443         100.0 %    $ 343,629         100.0 % 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Loans Receivable

As of December 31, 2011, total loans decreased to $255.3 million, down 0.5% from total loans of $256.6 million at December 31, 2010. Real estate construction and land development loans decreased from $46.7 million, or 18.2% of total loans, in 2010 to $41.3 million, or 16.2% of total loans, in 2011. The decrease in construction and development loans was a function of the declining economic conditions during the past two years, as well as a conscious effort by management to decrease the Bank’s exposure to this segment. While management has consciously focused on decreasing its concentration to construction and development loans, it is honoring any commitments to existing credit worthy borrowers. The decline in construction and development loans does not take into account the advances from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 on unfunded or partially funded one-to-four family residential construction loans.

Residential, one-to-four family loans increased from $74.0 million in 2010 to $81.4 million in 2011. The increase in this category was a result of a residential loan program introduced by the bank in mid 2011 that offered loan terms ranging from eight to twenty years. Residential, 5 or more family loans decreased in 2011 from 2010 due primarily to the removal of one large loan relationship secured by an apartment complex targeted primarily to college students. Nonfarm, nonresidential loans decreased $2.9 million from 2010 to 2011 due to a management’s strategy to reduce the Bank’s exposure to commercial real estate as well as weak demand from credit qualified borrowers. Commercial and industrial loans increased from $34.5 million in 2010 to $36.1 million in 2011. The increase in this loan segment was due to a conscious strategy by the Bank to locate and fund more of these loans to decrease its exposure to commercial real estate loans. The Bank’s portfolios of loans secured by farmland and consumer loans remained relatively unchanged from 2010 to 2011.

At December 31, 2011, our loan portfolio contained no foreign loans, and we believe the portfolio is adequately diversified. Real estate loans represent approximately 85.0% of our loan portfolio. Real estate loans are primarily loans secured by real estate, including mortgage and construction loans. Residential mortgage loans accounted for approximately $81.4 million or 37.5% of our real estate loans at December 31, 2011. Commercial loans are spread throughout a variety of industries, with no particular industry or group of related industries accounting for a significant portion of the commercial loan portfolio. At December 31, 2011, our ten largest loans accounted for approximately 9.0% of our loans outstanding. As of December 31, 2011 we had outstanding loan commitments of approximately $19.4 million. The amounts of loans outstanding at the indicated dates are shown in the following table according to loan type.

Loan Portfolio Composition

 

     At December 31,  
     2011      2010      2009      2008      2007  
     (dollars in thousands)  

Real estate construction and development

   $ 41,295       $ 46,687       $ 55,014       $ 55,124       $ 55,588   

Secured by farmland

     2,876         2,298         1,865         2,105         2,159   

Residential, one-to-four families

     81,365         74,044         75,378         66,934         52,187   

Residential, 5 or more families

     6,143         7,821         4,988         4,415         3,379   

Other commercial real estate

     85,469         88,411         85,414         85,362         12,672   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total real estate

     217,148         219,261         222,659         213,940         125,985   

Commercial and industrial

     36,066         34,478         25,868         28,698         83,085   

Consumer

     2,124         2,849         2,773         2,910         3,899   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 255,338       $ 256,588       $ 251,300       $ 245,548       $ 212,969   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Loan Portfolio Summary, as a percent of total loans

 

     At December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Real estate construction and development

     16.2 %      18.2 %      21.9 %      22.4 %      26.1 % 

Secured by farmland

     1.1        .9        .7        .9        1.0   

Residential, one-to-four families

     31.9        28.9        30.0        27.2        24.5   

Residential, 5 or more families

     2.4        3.0        2.0        1.8        1.6   

Other commercial real estate

     33.5        34.5        34.0        34.8        6.0   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total real estate

     85.1        85.5        88.6        87.1        59.2   

Commercial and industrial

     14.1        13.4        10.3        11.7        39.0   

Consumer

     .8        1.1        1.1        1.2        1.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     100.0 %      100.0 %      100.0 %      100.0 %      100.0 % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loan Maturity/Repricing Distribution

The following table sets forth the maturity distribution of our loans as of December 31, 2011. A significant majority of our loans maturing after one year reprice at three and five year intervals. Approximately 38.8% of our loan portfolio is comprised of variable rate loans.

 

     Commercial
and
Industrial 		     Real Estate
Construction
and
Development 		     Others      Total
Amount 		     %  
     (dollars in thousands)  

Three months or less

   $ 8,608       $ 18,408       $ 44,373       $ 71,389         28.0 % 

Over 3 months to 12 months

     14,359         10,297         45,684         70,340         27.5   

Over 1 year to 5 years

     12,252         11,709         76,876         100,837         39.5   

Over 5 years

     847         881         11,044         12,772         5.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total loans

   $ 36,066       $ 41,295       $ 177,977       $ 255,338         100.00 % 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

We consider the allowance for loan losses adequate to cover estimated probable loan losses relating to the loans outstanding as of each reporting period. The procedures and methods used in the determination of the allowance necessarily rely upon various judgments and assumptions about economic conditions and other factors affecting our loans. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review our allowance for loan losses. Those agencies may require us to recognize adjustments to the allowance for loan losses based on their judgments about the information available to them at the time of their examinations. No assurance can be given that we will not in any particular period sustain loan losses that are sizable in relation to the amount reserved or that subsequent evaluations of the loan portfolio, in light of conditions and factors then prevailing, will not require significant changes in the allowance for loan losses or future charges to earnings.

The following table summarizes the balances of loans outstanding, average loans outstanding, changes in the allowance arising from charge-offs and recoveries by category and additions to the allowance that have been charged to expense.

Analysis of the Allowance for Loan Losses

 

     At December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  
     (dollars in thousands)  

Allowance for loan losses at beginning of year

   $ 4,375      $ 3,667      $ 2,450      $ 2,120      $ 1,704   

Charge-offs:

          

Real estate

     (3,950 )      (1,612 )      (609 )      (104 )      —     

Commercial and industrial

     (80 )      (201 )      (782 )      (135 )      (19 ) 

Loans to individuals

     (15 )      (28 )      (49 )      (73 )      (35 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total charge-offs

     (4,045 )      (1,841 )      (1,440 )      (312 )      (54 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     At December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009     2008     2007  
     (dollars in thousands)  

Recoveries:

          

Real estate - mortgage

     123        112        —          —          —     

Commercial and industrial

     —          8        83        9        —     

Loans to individuals

     16        23        30        30        22   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total recoveries

     139        143        113        39        22   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (charge-offs) recoveries

     (3,906 )      (1,698 )      (1,327 )      (273 )      (32 ) 

Provision for loan losses charged to operations

     3,977        2,406        2,544        603        448   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 4,446      $ 4,375      $ 3,667      $ 2,450      $ 2,120   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total loans outstanding at year-end

   $ 255,338      $ 256,588      $ 251,300      $ 245,548      $ 212,969   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average loans outstanding for the year

   $ 254,039      $ 252,800      $ 249,264      $ 232,351      $ 182,152   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of net loan charge-offs to average loans outstanding

     1.54 %      0.67 %      0.53 %      0.12 %      0.02 % 

Ratio of allowance for loan losses to loans outstanding at period-end

     1.74 %      1.71 %      1.46 %      1.00 %      1.00 % 

At December 31, 2011, our allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans was 1.74%, up from 1.71% at December 31, 2010. The increase in part reflects the increase in our historical loss rate as our charge-offs have increased during the past year. The increase also reflects the recognition of additional loans identified as being impaired. In evaluating the allowance for loan losses, we prepare an analysis of our current loan portfolio through the use of historical loss rates, homogeneous risk analysis grouping to include probabilities for loss in each group by risk grade, estimation of years to impairment in each homogeneous grouping, analysis of internal credit processes, and past due loan portfolio performance and overall economic conditions, both regionally and nationally.

Historical loss calculations for each homogeneous risk group are based on a weighted average loss ratio calculation. The most previous quarter’s loss history is used in the loss history and is adjusted to reflect current losses in the homogeneous risk groups. Current losses translate into a higher loss ratio which is further increased by the associated risk grades within the group. The impact is to more quickly recognize and increase the loss history in a respective grouping, resulting in an increase in the allowance for that particular homogeneous group. For those groups with little or no loss history, management bases the historical factor based on current economic conditions and their potential impact on that particular loan group.

Loans are considered impaired if, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal and interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. The measurement of impaired loans is based on either the fair value of the underlying collateral, the present value of the future cash flows discounted at the historical effective interest rate stipulated in the loan agreement, or the estimated market value of the loan. In measuring the fair value of the collateral, management uses a comparison to the recent selling price of similar assets, which is consistent with those that would be utilized by unrelated third parties.

As of December 31, 2011, we had 142 loans with a current principal balance of $33.8 million on the watch list, compared to 106 loans with a current principal balance of $27.0 million at December 31, 2010. The watch list is the classification utilized by us when we have an initial concern about the financial health of a borrower. We then gather current financial information about the borrower and evaluate our current risk in the credit. We will then either move it to “substandard” or back to its original risk rating after a review of the information. There are times when we may leave the loan on the “watch list,” if, in management’s opinion, there are risks that cannot be fully evaluated without the passage of time, and we want to review it on a more regular basis. Loans on the watch list are not considered “potential problem loans” until they are determined by management to be classified as substandard.

Loans past due 30-89 days amounted to $4.0 million at December 31, 2011 as compared to $9.2 million at December 31, 2010. Past due loans are often regarded as a precursor to further credit problems which would lead to future increases in nonaccrual loans and other real estate owned. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, there were no loans past due greater than 90 days that were not already placed on nonaccrual. Generally, a loan is placed on nonaccrual status when it becomes 90 days past due as to principal or interest, or when we believe, after considering economic and business conditions and collection efforts, that the borrower’s financial condition is such that collection of the loan is doubtful. A payment of interest on a loan that is classified as nonaccrual is applied against the principal balance. During the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, we received approximately $113 thousand and $129 thousand, respectively, in interest income in relation to loans that were on nonaccrual status at the respective year end prior to them being placed on nonaccrual status. Foregone interest income related to loans on nonaccrual status were approximately $430 thousand and $621 thousand, during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

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While we believe that our management uses the best information available to determine the allowance for loan losses, unforeseen market conditions could result in adjustments to the allowance for loan losses, and net income could be significantly affected if circumstances differ substantially from the assumptions used in making the final determination. Because these factors and management’s assumptions are subject to change, the allocation is not necessarily indicative of future loan portfolio performance.

Loans are charged-off against the Bank’s allowance for loan losses as soon as the loan becomes uncollectible. Unsecured loans are considered uncollectible when no regularly scheduled monthly payment has been made within three months, the loan matured over 90 days ago and has not been renewed or extended or the borrower files for bankruptcy. Secured loans are considered uncollectible when the liquidation of collateral is deemed to be the most likely source of repayment. Once secured loans reach 90 days past due, they are placed into non-accrual status unless the loan is considered to be well secured and in process of collection. If the loan is deemed to be collateral dependent, the principal balance is either written down immediately or reserved as a write-down in the Bank’s allowance model to reflect the current market valuation based on an independent appraisal which may be adjusted by management based on more recent market conditions. Included in the write-down is the estimated expense to liquidate the property and typically an additional allowance for the foreclosure discount. Generally, if the loan is unsecured the loan must be charged-off in full while if it is secured the loan is charged down to the net liquidation value of the collateral.

Net charge-offs of $3.9 million in 2011 increased $2.2 million and $2.6 million when compared to 2010 and 2009, respectively. Net charge-offs from real estate secured loans were $3.8 million, $1.5 million, and $609 thousand in 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively. Asset quality remains a top priority of the Bank. For the year ending December 31, 2011, net loan charge-offs were 1.54% of average loans compared to 0.67% for the year ending December 31, 2010. The ratio of net charge-offs to average loans increased mainly due to the Bank writing-down several large collateral dependent loans and completely charging off other loans deemed to be uncollectible. Declining economic conditions resulted in an increased number of impaired collateral dependent loans which resulted in a portion of these loans being charged-off. The increase in the allowance for loan losses to loans to 1.74% at December 31, 2011 from 1.71% at December 31, 2010 mostly reflects the increase in our historical loss rate as our charge-offs have increased during the past two years. The ratio of our allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans increased to 97% as of December 31, 2011 compared to 83% at December 31, 2010. The change is the result of our allowance increasing approximately 1.6% from 2010 to 2011 and our nonperforming loans decreasing approximately 13% from 2010 to 2011. Commercial and business related real estate secured loans comprise a significant portion of total nonperforming loans. These types of loans are subject to impairment testing, which determines whether the loan should be written down or charged off to its fair value. Therefore, an increase or a decrease in total nonperforming loans should not always correspond equally with a change in the allowance for loan loss.

Allocation of Allowance for Loan Loss

 

     At December 31,  
     2011      2010      2009      2008      2007  
     Amount      %(1)      Amount      %(1)      Amount      %(1)      Amount      %(1)      Amount      %(1)  
     (dollars in thousands)  

One-to-four residential first liens

   $ 704         24.83       $ 1,207         20.22       $ 911         20.36       $ 536         17.62       $ 374         15.40   

Real estate construction and development

     2,072         16.17         1,970         18.20         1,231         21.89         571         22.45         497         26.10   

One-to-four family junior liens

     171         7.04         30         8.63         206         9.63         208         9.64         181         9.10   

All other real estate secured

     1,276         37.02         329         38.41         889         36.73         762         37.42         168         8.60   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total real estate loans

     4,223         85.05         3,536         85.46         3,237         88.61         2,077         87.13         1,220         59.20   

Commercial and industrial

     200         14.12         815         13.44         392         10.29         334         11.68         846         39.00   

Consumer

     23         0.83         24         1.10         38         1.10         37         1.19         54         1.80   

Unallocated

     —           —           —           —           —           —           2         —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,446         100.00       $ 4,375         100.00       $ 3,667         100.00       $ 2,450         100.00       $ 2,120         100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents total of all outstanding loans in each category as a percent of total loans outstanding.

Management realizes that general economic trends greatly affect loan losses and no assurances can be made about future losses. Management, however, does consider the allowance for loan losses to be adequate at December 31, 2011.

 

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Loans Considered Impaired

We review our nonperforming loans and other groups of loans based on loan size or other factors for impairment. At December 31, 2011, we had loans totaling $14.1 million (which includes $3.5 million in nonperforming loans) which were considered to be impaired compared to $14.3 million at December 31, 2010. Loans are considered impaired if, based on current information, circumstances or events, it is probable that the Bank will not collect the scheduled payments of principal and interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. However, treating a loan as impaired does not necessarily mean that we expect to incur a loss on that loan, and our impaired loans may include loans that currently are performing in accordance with their terms. For example, if we believe it is probable that a loan will be collected, but not according to its original agreed upon payment schedule, we may treat that loan as impaired even though we expect that the loan will be repaid or collected in full. As indicated in the table below, when we believe a loss is probable on a non-collateral dependent impaired loan, a portion of our reserve is allocated to that probable loss. If the loan is deemed to be collateral dependent, the principal balance is written down immediately, or a portion of our reserve is allocated to that probable loss, to reflect the current market valuation based on a current independent appraisal.

The following table sets forth the number and volume of loans net of previous charge-offs considered impaired and their associated reserve allocation, if any, at December 31, 2011 and 2010.

Analysis of Loans Considered Impaired

 

Number Number Number
     As of December 31, 2011  
     Number
of Loans 		     Loan
Balances
Outstanding 		     Allocated
Reserves 		 
     (Dollars in thousand)  

Non-accrual loans

     10       $ 3,476       $ 25   

Restructured loans

     8         4,591         103   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total nonperforming loans

     18       $ 8,067       $ 128   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other impaired loans with allocated reserves

     2         1,206         246   

Impaired loans without allocated reserves

     7         4,820         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total impaired loans

     27       $ 14,093       $ 374   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Number Number Number
     As of December 31, 2010  
     Number
of Loans 		     Loan
Balances
Outstanding 		     Allocated
Reserves 		 
     (Dollars in thousand)  

Non-accrual loans

     11       $ 4,218       $ 339   

Restructured loans

     8         2,345         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total nonperforming loans

     19       $ 6,563       $ 339   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other impaired loans with allocated reserves

     7         4,298         968   

Impaired loans without allocated reserves

     4         3,466         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total impaired loans

     30       $ 14,327       $ 1,307   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2011 there was $1.2 million in other impaired loans with allocated reserves which represent three loans to two building contractors. As of December 31, 2010 there were $4.3 million in other impaired loans with allocated reserves. Of the $4.3 million, $1.3 million of the balances represented lot and acquisition and development loans that had relatively small individual balances. Of the $968 thousand in allocated reserves on other impaired loans without allocated reserves, $462 thousand represented management’s allocated reserve for loan and acquisition loans. Management estimates the risk of default on the individual balances of these loans by utilizing the current credit grade on the underlying loans, and then multiplies the estimated defaulted balance times an estimated loss of 35% to calculate the allocated reserve. In the table above the lot and acquisition and development loans are considered one loan. Management discontinued the use of the method of estimating losses on unimpaired lot and acquisition and development loans in 2011 and now reviews these loans individually for impairment.

 

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The following table summarizes our nonperforming assets and past due loans at the dates indicated.

Nonperforming Assets and Past Due Loans

 

     December 31,  
     2011      2010      2009      2008      2007  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Non-accrual loans

   $ 4,607       $ 5,268       $ 2,280       $ 437       $ 10   

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing

     —           —           484         —           —     

Restructured loans

     4,980         2,345         1,009         —           —     

Foreclosed assets and repossessions

     2,216         2,216         1,288         1,508         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 11,803       $ 9,829       $ 5,061       $ 1,945       $ 10   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

A loan is placed on non-accrual status when, in our judgment, the collection of interest income appears doubtful or the loan is past due 90 days or more. Interest receivable that has been accrued and is subsequently determined to have doubtful collectability is charged to the appropriate interest income account. Interest on loans that are classified as non-accrual is recognized when received. In some cases, where borrowers are experiencing financial difficulties, loans may be restructured to provide terms significantly different from the original terms.

At December 31, 2011 and 2010, nonperforming assets, loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing, and foreclosed assets and repossessions, were approximately 4.62% and 3.83%, respectively, of the loans outstanding at such dates. The general downturn in the overall economy has contributed to the overall increase in nonperforming assets reflected at year end. The impact of our impaired loans at December 31, 2011 on our interest income was approximately $430 thousand as we would have accrued $655 thousand in interest income versus the $113 thousand recognized.

Any loans that are classified for regulatory purposes as loss, doubtful, substandard or special mention, and that are not included as non performing loans, do not (i) represent or result from trends or uncertainties that management reasonably expects will materially impact future operating results; or (ii) represent material credits about which management has any information which causes management to have serious doubts as to the ability of such borrower to comply with the loan repayment terms.

Investment Portfolio

The composition of our securities portfolio reflects our investment strategy of maintaining an appropriate level of liquidity while providing a relatively stable source of income. Our securities portfolio also provides a balance to interest rate risk and credit risk in other categories of the balance sheet while providing a vehicle for investing available funds, furnishing liquidity and supplying securities to pledge as required collateral for certain deposits and borrowed funds. We use two categories to classify our securities: “held-to-maturity” and “available-for-sale.” While we have no plans to liquidate a significant amount of our securities, the securities classified as available-for-sale may be sold to meet liquidity needs should management deem it to be in our best interest.

Our available-for-sale investment securities totaled $51.2 million at December 31, 2011, $48.3 million at December 31, 2010 and $47.2 million at December 31, 2009. Our held-to-maturity investment securities totaled $5.2 million at December 31, 2011 and $7.6 million at December 31, 2010. For the most part during 2010, the Bank’s investment portfolio strategy consisted of allowing the existing investment portfolio to runoff with regular principal payment and prepayments. However, the Bank did purchase $17.1 million in investment securities in 2011, which were mostly concentrated in the last three months of the year. Additions to the investment securities portfolio depend to a large extent on the availability of investable funds that are not otherwise needed to satisfy loan demand. Investable funds not otherwise utilized are temporarily invested as federal funds sold or as interest-bearing balances at other banks, the level of which is affected by such considerations as near-term loan demand and liquidity needs. Subinvestment grade available-for-sale and held-to-maturity private label mortgage-backed securities are analyzed on a quarterly basis for impairment by utilizing an independent third party that performs an analysis of the estimated principal the Bank is expected to collect on these securities. The results of this analysis determines whether the bank records an impairment loss on these securities. During the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company recorded impairment losses of $48 thousand and $21 thousand, respectively.

 

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The carrying values of investment securities held by us at the dates indicated are summarized as follows:

Investment Portfolio Composition

 

     December 31,  
     2011      Percentage      2010      Percentage      2009      Percentage  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Securities available-for-sale:

                 

Government-sponsored enterprises securities

   $ 2,128         4.2       $ 2,170         4.5       $ 2,149         4.5   

FNMA or GNMA mortgage-backed securities

     16,049         31.3         13,803         28.5         10,704         22.7   

Private label mortgage-backed securities

     7,839         15.3         14,344         29.7         24,059         51.0   

Municipal Securities

     12,971         25.3         4,681         10.0         —           —     

SBA debentures

     11,725         22.9         12,763         26.3         9,772         20.8   

Other domestic debt securities

     500         1.0         500         1.0         500         1.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total securities available-for-sale

   $ 51,212         100.0       $ 48,261         100.0       $ 47,184         100.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Securities held-to-maturity:

                 

Private label mortgage-backed securities

   $ 5,211         100.0       $ 7,625         100.0       $ 10,355         100.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total securities held-to-maturity

   $ 5,211         100.0       $ 7,625         100.0       $ 10,355         100.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table shows maturities of the carrying values and the weighted-average yields of investment securities held by us at December 31, 2011.

Investment Portfolio Maturity Schedule

 

     3 months
or less 		    Over
3 months
through
1 year 		    Over
1 year
through
5 years 		    Over
5 years
but within
10 years 		    Over
10 years 		    Total/
Yield 		 
     Amount/
Yield 		    Amount/
Yield 		    Amount/
Yield 		    Amount/
Yield 		    Amount/
Yield 		   
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Securities available-for-sale:

            

Government-sponsored enterprises securities

   $ —        $ 1,021      $ —        $ 1,107     $ —        $ 2,128   
     —   %      5.33 %      —   %      3.80 %      —   %      4.10 % 

FNMA or GNMA mortgage-backed securities

     —          —          2,130        3,979        9,940        16,049   
     —          —          4.35 %      3.96 %      3.19 %      3.39 % 

Private label mortgage-backed securities

     —          —          85       7,148        606        7,839   
     —          —          7.09 %      6.49 %      7.70 %      7.81 % 

Municipal securities

     —          —          —          3,715        9,256        12,971   
     —          —          —          3.74 %      3.18 %      3.34 % 

SBA debentures

     —          —          —          1,377        10,348        11,725   
     —          —          —          4.13 %      1.67 %      1.83 % 

Other domestic debt securities

     —          —          —          500        —          500   
     —          —          —          3.80 %      —          3.80 % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total available-for-sale securities

   $ —        $ 1,020      $ 2,215      $ 17,826      $ 30,150      $ 51,212   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     —   %      5.33 %      4.46 %      1.45 %      5.22 %      4.74 % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Securities held-to-maturity:

            

Private label mortgage-backed securities(1)

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —          5,211      $ 5,211   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     —   %      —   %      —   %      —   %      7.55 %      7.55 % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total held-to-maturity securities

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —          5,211      $ 5,211   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     —   %      —   %      —   %      —   %      7.55 %      7.55 % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Deposits

Deposits increased to $313.9 million, up 4.5% as of December 31, 2011 compared to deposits of $300.3 million at December 31, 2010. Noninterest-bearing deposits increased $3.6 million, or 13.3%, from year end 2010 to year end 2011, while total interest-bearing deposits increased $10.1 million, or 3.7%, over the same period. Interest-bearing checking accounts increased $12.1 million year over year, driven by what we believe was a move by consumers away from large financial institutions to smaller community banks like ours. Money market deposits increased $8.3 million from year end 2010 to year end 2011, savings deposits increased $11.1 million from year end 2010 to year end 2011, and time deposits declined $21.5 million from year end 2010 to year end 2011. The composition of time deposits changed from 2010 to 2011, largely due to a $20.1 million decline in internet generated time deposits due largely to the increase in interest-bearing checking accounts noted above. Time deposits greater than or equal to $100,000 decreased $4.1 million year over year, Time deposits less than $100,000 decreased $9.5 million from year end 2010 to year end 2011, and CDARS deposits decreased by $7.9 million.

The average balance of deposits and interest rates thereon for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, and 2009 are summarized below.

Average Deposit Balances and Rates

 

     For the Years Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009  
     Amount      Rate     Amount      Rate     Amount      Rate  
     (dollars in thousands)  

Interest-bearing deposits:

               

Demand accounts

   $ 75,039         .77 %    $ 40,464         1.36 %    $ 33,403         .88 % 

Savings and money market

     65,906         0.92        64,765         0.98        48,219         1.32   

Time deposits

     147,574         1.41        168,872         1.99        190,096         3.16   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total interest-bearing deposits

     288,519         1.13        274,101         1.66        271,718         2.55   

Non-interest-bearing deposits

     29,677         —          23,457         —          19,785         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deposits

   $ 318,196         1.03 %    $ 297,558         1.53 %    $ 291,503         2.38 % 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, our average noninterest-bearing deposits were approximately 9.3%, 7.9% and 6.8%, respectively, of our average total deposits. Increases in demand, non-interest bearing, and savings and money market accounts in 2011 were more than enough to fund our loan growth, even after taking into account the significant decline in time deposit average balances from 2010 to 2011. The decline in time deposits was largely driven by the planned runoff of internet generated time deposits during 2011.

The following table is a maturity schedule of our time deposits as of December 31, 2011.

Time Deposit Maturity Schedule

 

     At December 31, 2010  
     3 Months or
Less 		     Over 3 to 6
Months 		     Over 6 to 12
Months 		     Over 12
Months 		     Total  
     (dollars in thousands)  

Certificates of deposit:

              

Less than $100,000

   $ 17,945       $ 17,507       $ 18,448       $ 36,652       $ 90,552   

$100,000 or more

     9,027         8,535         11,610         16,420         45,592   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 26,972         26,042       $ 30,058       $ 53,072       $ 136,144   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Borrowings

Short-term debt includes sweep accounts, advances from the FHLB having maturities of one year or less, Federal Funds purchased and repurchase agreements. The Company had no short-term debt at December 31, 2011 and 2010. At both December 31, 2011 and 2010 we had Federal Funds purchased lines of credit totaling $6.0 million. These lines are intended for short-term borrowings and are subject to restrictions limiting the frequency and terms of advances. The Company had no outstanding balances under these lines of credit at December 31, 2010.

Long-term debt consists of advances from FHLB with maturities greater than one year. There were no long-term borrowings from the FHLB at December 31, 2011. Our long-term borrowings from the FHLB totaled $9.0 million on December 31, 2010.

 

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Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

As a member of the FHLB, the Bank has the ability to borrow up to 10% of total assets in the form of FHLB advances. There were no FHLB advances at December 31, 2011. At December 31, 2010, outstanding FHLB advances of $9.0 million were classified as long-term debt. The average amount outstanding during 2011 and 2010 was $5.2 million and $9.0 million, respectively. Approximately $29.5 million in first and second lien one-to-four family residential loans were pledged as collateral for short- and long-term FHLB advances at December 31, 2011.

Junior Subordinated Debentures

In 2007, the Company issued $8,248,000 of junior subordinated debentures to the Trust in exchange for the proceeds of trust preferred securities issued by the Trust. The junior subordinated debentures are included in long-term debt and the Company’s equity interest in the Trust is included in other assets.

The junior subordinated debentures pay interest quarterly at an annual rate, reset quarterly, equal to three-month LIBOR plus 1.60%. The debentures are redeemable on June 17, 2012 or afterwards, in whole or in part, on any December 17, March 17, June 17 or September 17. Redemption is mandatory at June 17, 2037. The Bank guarantees the trust preferred securities through the combined operations of the junior subordinated debentures and other related documents. The Bank’s obligations under the guarantee are unsecured and subordinate to the senior and subordinated indebtedness of the Bank.

The trust preferred securities presently qualify as Tier 1 regulatory capital and are reported in Federal Reserve regulatory reports as a minority consolidated interest in a consolidated subsidiary. The junior subordinated debentures do not qualify as Tier 1 regulatory capital. On March 1, 2005, the Federal Reserve Board issued a final rule stating that trust preferred securities will continue to be included in Tier 1 capital, subject to stricter quantitative and qualitative standards. For bank holding companies, trust preferred securities will continue to be included in Tier 1 capital up to 25% of core capital elements (including trust preferred securities) net of goodwill less any associated deferred tax liability.

The following table details the maturities and rates of our borrowings, at December 31, 2011.

 

Maturity Date

   Balance      Current
Rate 		   

Type of Debt, Rate Repricing
Frequency

6/17/2037

     8,248,000         2.15 %   

Junior Subordinated

Debentures, Quarterly, next

reprice date 3/16/2011

Liquidity

Liquidity refers to our continuing ability to meet deposit withdrawals, fund loan and capital expenditure commitments, maintain reserve requirements, pay operating expenses and provide funds for payment of dividends, debt service and other operational requirements. Liquidity is immediately available from five major sources: (a) cash on hand and on deposit at other banks; (b) the outstanding balance of federal funds sold; (c) lines for the purchase of federal funds from other banks; (d) lines of credit established at the FHLB, less existing advances; and (e) our investment securities portfolio. All our debt securities are of investment grade quality and, if the need arises, can promptly be liquidated on the open market or pledged as collateral for short-term borrowing.

Consistent with our general approach to liquidity management, loans and other assets of the Bank are funded primarily using a core of local deposits, proceeds from retail repurchase agreements and excess Bank capital. During 2011 and 2010, the Bank relied less heavily on time deposits to meet its liquidity needs. The Bank intends to focus on increasing core deposits in order to decrease the amount of wholesale and retail time deposits.

We are a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. Membership, along with a blanket collateral commitment of our one-to-four family residential mortgage loan portfolio, as well as our home equity loan portfolio, provided us the ability to draw up to $18.4 million and $18.0 million of advances from the FHLB at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. There were no borrowings from the FHLB at December 31, 2011. Our borrowings from the FHLB totaled $9.0 million on December 31, 2010.

As a requirement for membership, we invest in stock of the FHLB in the amount of 1.0% of our outstanding residential loans or 5.0% of our outstanding advances from the FHLB, whichever is greater. That stock is pledged as collateral for any FHLB advances drawn by us. At December 31, 2011, we owned 7,949 shares of the FHLB’s $100 par value capital stock, compared to 11,987 shares at December 31, 2010. No ready market exists for FHLB stock, which is carried at cost.

We also had unsecured federal funds lines in the aggregate amount of $6 million available to us at December 31, 2011 under which we can borrow funds to meet short-term liquidity needs. At December 31, 2010, we did not have any advances under these federal funds lines. Another source of funding available is loan participations sold to other commercial banks (in which we retain the servicing rights). As of December 31, 2011, we had $725 thousand in loan participations sold. We believe that our liquidity sources are adequate to meet our operating needs.

 

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Capital Resources and Stockholders’ Equity

As of December 31, 2011, our total stockholders’ equity was $27.9 million (consisting of common shareholders’ equity of $20.9 million and preferred stock of $7.0 million) compared with total shareholders’ equity of $27.6 million (consisting of common shareholders’ equity of $21.1 million and preferred stock of $6.8 million) as of December 31, 2009. On January 30, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with the U.S. Treasury. The Company issued and sold to the U.S. Treasury 7,700 shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock calls for cumulative dividends at a rate of 5% per year for the first five years, and at a rate of 9% per year in following years. The Company also issued a Warrant to purchase 163,830 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company received $7.7 million in cash, in exchange for the Series A Preferred Stock and the Warrant.

Common stockholders’ equity remained unchanged from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2011, although there were some changes in the different categories. We experienced net income in 2011 of $363 thousand and a net increase in net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities and a reclassification adjustment for gains on sales of investment securities included in net income of $13 thousand. We paid dividends of $385 thousand on preferred shares and also had preferred stock accretion of $266 thousand.

The Bank is subject to minimum capital requirements. As the following table indicates, at December 31, 2011, all capital ratios place the Bank in excess of the minimum necessary to be considered “well-capitalized” under bank regulatory guidelines.

 

     At December 31, 2010  
     Actual
Ratio 		    Minimum
Requirement 		    Well-Capitalized
Requirement 		 

Total risk-based capital ratio

     13.5 %      8.0 %      10.0 % 

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

     12.2 %      4.0 %      6.0 % 

Leverage ratio

     8.0 %      4.0 %      5.0 % 

Inflation and Other Issues

Because our assets and liabilities are primarily monetary in nature, the effect of inflation on our assets is less significant compared to most commercial and industrial companies. However, inflation does have an impact on the growth of total assets in the banking industry and the resulting need to increase capital at higher than normal rates in order to maintain an appropriate equity-to-assets ratio. Inflation also has a significant effect on other expenses, which tend to rise during periods of general inflation. Notwithstanding these effects of inflation, management believes our financial results are influenced more by our ability to react to changes in interest rates than by inflation.

Except as discussed in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis, management is not aware of trends, events or uncertainties that will have or that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the liquidity, capital resources or operations. Management is not aware of any current recommendations by regulatory authorities which, if they were implemented, would have such an effect.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Please refer to Note (1)(T) of our consolidated financial statements for a summary of recent authoritative pronouncements that could impact our accounting, reporting, and/or disclosure of financial information.

 

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ITEM 8. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Table of Contents

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     44   

Consolidated Balance Sheets

     45   

Consolidated Statements of Operations

     46   

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income

     47   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

     48   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     50   

Stockholder Information

     76   

 

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LOGO

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Board of Directors

Oak Ridge Financial Services, Inc.

Oak Ridge, North Carolina

We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of Oak Ridge Financial Services, Inc. as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity, and comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit included also examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also included assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oak Ridge Financial Services, Inc. at December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

/s/ Elliott Davis, PLLC

Galax, Virginia

March 29, 2012

 

Elliott Davis PLLC | elliottdavis.com

 

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2011 and 2010

(Dollars in thousands)

 

     2011      2010  

Assets

     

Cash and due from banks

   $ 5,293       $ 3,557   

Interest-bearing deposits with banks

     16,150         10,599   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

     21,443         14,156   

Time deposits

     1,050         4,260   

Securities available-for-sale

     51,212         48,261   

Securities held-to-maturity (fair values of $5,204 in 2011 and $7,625 in 2010)

     5,211         7,534   

Federal Home Loan Bank Stock, at cost

     795         1,199   

Loans held for sale

     808         —     

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $4,446 in 2011 and $4,375 in 2010

     250,832         252,111   

Property and equipment, net

     9,973         10,352   

Foreclosed assets

     2,216         2,216   

Accrued interest receivable

     1,554         1,477   

Bank owned life insurance

     4,939         4,792   

Other assets

     2,122         2,650   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 352,155       $ 349,008   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

     

Liabilities

     

Deposits:

     

Noninterest-bearing

   $ 30,338       $ 26,767   

Interest-bearing

     283,573         273,508   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deposits

     313,911         300,275   

Long-term debt

     —           9,000   

Junior subordinated notes related to trust preferred securities

     8,248         8,248   

Accrued interest payable

     119         173   

Employee Stock Ownership Plan accrual

     —           900   

Other liabilities

     1,929         2,539   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     324,207         321,135   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

     —           —     

Stockholders’ equity

     

Preferred stock, Series A, 7,700 shares authorized and outstanding; no par value, $1,000 per share liquidation preference

     7,075         6,808   

Common stock, no par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 1,808,445 and 1,792,876 issued and outstanding in 2011 and 2010, respectively

     15,925         15,841   

Warrant

     1,361         1,361   

Retained earnings

     2,418         2,707   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     1,169         1,156   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     27,948         27,873   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 352,155       $ 349,008   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010

(Dollars in thousands except per share data)

 

     2011     2010  

Interest and dividend income

    

Loans and fees on loans

   $ 14,535      $ 15,019   

Interest on deposits in banks

     69        80   

Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends

     9        5   

Taxable investment securities

     2,913        3,001   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest and dividend income

     17,526        18,105   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense

    

Deposits

     3,191        4,551   

Short-term and long-term debt

     182        202   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest expense

     3,373        4,753   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income

     14,153        13,352   

Provision for loan losses

     3,977        2,406   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     10,176        10,946   

Noninterest income

    

Service charges on deposit accounts

     468        723   

Gain on sale of securities

     463        386   

Mortgage loan origination fees

     242        605   

Investment and insurance commissions

     985        897   

Fee income from accounts receivable financing

     789        847   

Debit card interchange income

     624        490   

Impairment loss on securities

     (48 )      (21 ) 

Income earned on bank owned life insurance

     147        165   

Other service charges and fees

     78        79   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noninterest income

     3,748        4,171   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noninterest expense

    

Salaries

     5,975        5,709   

Employee benefits

     818        713   

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

     —          900   

Occupancy expense

     874        922   

Equipment expense

     873        876   

Data and item processing

     975        953   

Professional and advertising

     1,176        1,034   

Stationary and supplies

     402        257   

Net cost of foreclosed assets

     291        172   

Expenses of foreclosed and repossessed assets

     116        134   

Telecommunications expense

     218        223   

FDIC assessment

     362        519   

Accounts receivable financing expense

     245        282   

Other expense

     1,201        1,315   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total noninterest expense

     13,526        14,009   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     398        1,108   

Income tax expense

     35        376   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 363      $ 732   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preferred stock dividends

     (385 )      (385 ) 

Accretion of discount

     (267 )      (242 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) available to common stockholders

   $ (289 )    $ 105   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per common share

   $ (0.16 )    $ 0.06   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share

   $ (0.16 )    $ 0.06   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

     1,808,445        1,792,486   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

     1,808,445        1,792,486   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income

Years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010

(In thousands except shares of common and preferred stock)

 

     Preferred
stock,
Series A 		    

 

Common Stock

     Common
stock
warrant 		     Retained
earnings 		    Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income 		    Comprehensive
income 		    Total  
        Number      Amount              

Balance December 31, 2009

   $ 6,566         1,791,474       $ 15,831       $ 1,361       $ 2,602      $ 1,232        $ 27,592   

Net income

                 732        $ 732        732   

Net change in unrealized gain on investment securities available-for-sale, net of tax expense of $92

                   179        179        179   

Reclassification adjustment for gain on sale of investment securities included in net income, net of tax expense of $131

                   (255 )      (255 )      (255 ) 
                  

 

 

   

Total comprehensive income

                   $ 656     
                  

 

 

   

Preferred stock dividends

                 (385 )          (385 ) 

Stock option expense

           7                  7   

Common stock issued pursuant to restricted stock awards

        1,402         3                  3   

Preferred stock accretion

     242                  (242 )          —     

Balance December 31, 2010

   $ 6,808         1,792,876       $ 15,841       $ 1,361       $ 2,707      $ 1,156        $ 27,873   

Net income

                 363        $ 363        363   

Net change in unrealized gain on investment securities available-for-sale, net of tax expense of $194

                   306        306        306   

Reclassification adjustment for investment securities included in net income, net of tax expense of $170

                   (293 )      (293 )      (293 ) 
                  

 

 

   

Total comprehensive income

                   $ 376     
                  

 

 

   

Preferred stock dividends

                 (385 )          (385 ) 

Stock option expense

           49                  49   

Common stock issued pursuant to restricted stock awards

        15,569         35                  35   

Preferred stock accretion

     267                  (267 )          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Balance December 31, 2011

   $ 7,075         1,808,445       $ 15,925       $ 1,361       $ 2,418      $ 1,169        $ 27,948   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010

(In thousands)

 

     2011     2010  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net income

   $ 363      $ 732   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operations:

    

Depreciation

     887        901   

Provision for loan losses

     3,977        2,406   

Impairment loss on securities

     48        21   

Gain on sale of securities

     (463 )      (386 ) 

Loss on sale of property and equipment

     4        8   

Income earned on bank owned life insurance

     (147 )      (165 ) 

Losses and writedowns on foreclosed assets

     289        172   

Deferred income tax (benefit) expense

     486        (874 ) 

Origination of loans held for sale

     (808 )      —     

Restricted and stock option expense

     84        10   

Net (accretion) amortization of discounts and premiums on securities

     (44 )      (452 ) 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Employee Stock Ownership Plan accrual

     (900 )      900   

Income taxes payable

     (1,128 )      1,144   

Accrued income

     (77 )      (90 ) 

Other assets

     795        589   

Accrued interest payable

     (54 )      (122 ) 

Other liabilities

     244        166   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     3,556        4,960   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Activity in available-for-sale securities:

    

Purchases

     (17,171 )      (15,281 ) 

Sales

     3,763        4,719   

Maturities and repayments

     10,442        10,150   

Activity in held-to-maturity securities:

    

Purchases

     —          —     

Maturities and repayments

     2,375        2,850   

Time deposit maturities (purchases)

     3,210        (4,260 ) 

Redemptions of Federal Home Loan Bank stock

     404        143   

Net increase in loans

     (4,253 )      (9,601 ) 

Purchases of property and equipment

     (514 )      (497 ) 

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

     2        29   

Proceeds from sale of foreclosed assets

     1,222        1,667   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (520 )      (10,081 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Net increase in deposits

     13,636        8,591   

Repayment of borrowings

     (9,000 )      —     

Dividends paid on preferred stock

     (385 )      (385 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     4,251        8,206   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     7,287        3,085   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning

     14,156        11,071   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, ending

   $ 21,443      $ 14,156   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 (In thousands)

 

     2011      2010  

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

     

Cash paid for:

     

Interest

   $ 3,427       $ 4,875   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Taxes

   $ 694       $ 308   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-cash investing and financing activities

     

Foreclosed assets acquired in settlement of loans

   $ 1,700       $ 2,933   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

(A) Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Oak Ridge Financial Services, Inc. (“Oak Ridge”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Bank of Oak Ridge (the “Bank”) (collectively referred to hereafter as the “Company”). The Bank has one wholly-owned subsidiary, Oak Ridge Financial Corporation, which is currently inactive. All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

(B) Basis of Financial Statement Presentation

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the balance sheets and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the periods presented. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near-term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses and the valuation of the deferred tax asset.

Substantially the Company’s entire loan portfolio consists of loans in its market area. Accordingly, the ultimate collectability of a substantial portion of the Company’s loan portfolio and the recovery of a substantial portion of the carrying amount of foreclosed real estate are susceptible to changes in local market conditions. The regional economy is diverse and is influenced by the manufacturing and retail segment of the economy.

While management uses available information to recognize loan and foreclosed real estate losses, future additions to the allowances may be necessary based on changes in local economic conditions. In addition, regulatory agencies, as a part of their routine examination process, periodically review the Company’s allowances for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Company to recognize additions to the allowances based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examinations. Because of these factors, it is reasonably possible that the allowances for loan losses may change materially in the near term.

 

(C) Business

Oak Ridge is a bank holding company incorporated in North Carolina in April of 2007. The principal activity of Oak Ridge is ownership of the Bank. The Bank provides financial services through its branch network located in Guilford County, North Carolina. The Bank competes with other financial institutions and numerous other non-financial services commercial entities offering financial services products. The Bank is further subject to the regulations of certain federal and state agencies and undergoes periodic examinations by those regulatory authorities. The Company has no foreign operations, and the Company’s customers are principally located in Guilford County, North Carolina, and adjoining counties.

 

(D) Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include demand and time deposits (with original maturities of 90 days or less) at other financial institutions and overnight investments. Overnight investments include federal funds sold which are generally outstanding for one day periods.

 

(E) Securities

Certain debt securities that management has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as “held-to-maturity” and recorded at amortized cost. Trading securities are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value included in earnings. Securities not classified as held-to-maturity or trading, including equity securities with readily determinable fair values, are classified as “available-for-sale” and recorded at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported in other comprehensive income.

Purchase premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income using the interest method over the terms of the securities. Declines in the fair value of held-to-maturity and available-for-sale securities below their cost that are deemed to be other than temporary are reflected in earnings as realized losses. In determining whether other-than-temporary impairment exists, management considers many factors, including (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and (3) the intent and ability of the Company to retain its investment in the issuer for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value. Gains and losses on the sale of securities are recorded on the trade date and are determined using the specific identification method.

 

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(F) Loans

Loans are generally stated at their outstanding unpaid principal balances adjusted for charge-offs, the allowance for loan losses and any deferred fees or costs. Loan origination fees net of certain direct loan origination costs are deferred and amortized as a yield adjustment over the contractual life of the related loans using the level-yield method.

Loans Held-for-Sale - Loans held-for-sale primarily consist of one to four family residential loans originated for sale in the secondary market and are carried at the lower of cost or market determined on an aggregate basis. Gains and losses on sales of loans held-for-sale are included in other non-interest income in the consolidated statements of income (loss). Gains and losses on loan sales are determined by the difference between the selling price and the carrying value of the loans sold.

Impaired loans are defined as those which management believes it is probable the Bank will not collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement, as well as those loans whose terms have been modified in a troubled debt restructuring.

Interest on loans is recorded based on the principal amount outstanding. The Company ceases accruing interest on loans (including impaired loans) when, in management’s judgment, the collection of interest appears doubtful or the loan is past due 90 days or more. All interest accrued but not collected for loans that are placed on nonaccrual or charged off is reversed against interest income. The interest on these loans is accounted for on the cash-basis or cost-recovery method, until qualifying for return to accrual. Management may return a loan classified as nonaccrual to accrual status when the obligation has been brought current, has performed in accordance with its contractual terms over an extended period of time, and the ultimate collectability of the total contractual principal and interest is no longer in doubt.

 

(G) Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses (AFLL) is established through provisions for losses charged against income. Loan amounts deemed to be uncollectible are charged against the AFLL, and subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance. The AFLL represents management’s estimate of the amount necessary to absorb estimated probable losses in the loan portfolio. Management’s periodic evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance is based on individual loan reviews, past loan loss experience, economic conditions in the Company’s market areas, the fair value and adequacy of underlying collateral, and the growth and loss attributes of the loan portfolio. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires material estimates, including the amounts and timing of future cash flows expected to be received on impaired loans that may be susceptible to significant change. Thus, future changes to the AFLL may be necessary based on the impact of changes in economic conditions. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Company’s AFLL. Such agencies may require the Company to recognize adjustments to the AFLL based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.

The AFLL related to loans that are identified for evaluation and deemed impaired is based on discounted cash flows using the loan’s initial effective interest rate, the loan’s observable market price, or the fair value of the collateral for collateral dependent loans. Another component of the AFLL covers non-impaired loans and is based on historical loss experience adjusted for qualitative factors. An unallocated component is also maintained to cover uncertainties that could affect management’s estimate of probable losses. The unallocated component of the allowance reflects the margin of imprecision inherent in the underlying assumptions used in the methodologies for estimating specific and general losses in the portfolio.

 

(H) Foreclosed Assets

Real estate acquired in settlement of loans consists of property acquired through a foreclosure proceeding or acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure. Real estate acquired in settlement of loans is recorded initially at estimated fair value of the property less estimated selling costs at the date of foreclosure. The initial recorded value may be subsequently reduced by additional allowances, which are charged to earnings if the estimated fair value of the property less estimated selling costs declines below the initial recorded value. Costs related to the improvement of the property are capitalized, whereas those related to holding the property are expensed. Such properties are held for sale and, accordingly, no depreciation or amortization expense is recognized. Repossessions are recorded at the fair value less cost to sell.

 

(I) Membership/Investment in Federal Home Loan Bank Stock

The Company is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (“FHLB”). Membership, along with a signed blanket collateral agreement, provided the Company with the ability to draw up to $18.4 million and $18.0 million of advances from the FHLB at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. At December 31, 2011 the company had no outstanding advances and at December 31 2010, the Company had outstanding advances totaling $9.0 million from the FHLB.

As a requirement for membership, the Company invests in stock of the FHLB in the amount of 1% of its outstanding residential loans or 5% of its outstanding advances from the FHLB, whichever is greater. Such stock is pledged as collateral for any FHLB advances drawn by the Company. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company owned 7,949 and 11,987 shares, respectively, of the FHLB’s $100 par value capital stock. No ready market exists for such stock, which is carried at cost. Due to the redemption provisions of the FHLB, cost approximates market value.

 

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(J) Property and Equipment

Land is carried at cost. Buildings and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method and is charged to operations over the estimated useful lives of the assets which range from 25 to 50 years for bank premises and 3 to 10 years for furniture and equipment. Construction in progress includes buildings and equipment carried at cost and depreciated once placed into service.

Maintenance, repairs, renewals and minor improvements are charged to expense as incurred. Major improvements are capitalized and depreciated.

 

(K) Short-Term Debt

Short-term debt consists of securities sold under agreements to repurchase, overnight sweep accounts, federal funds purchased and short-term FHLB advances.

 

(L) Long-Term Debt and Junior Subordinated Notes Related to Trust Preferred Securities

Long-term debt consists of advances from FHLB with maturities greater than one year. The company had no long-term borrowing from FHLB at December 31, 2011 and $9.0 million at December 31, 2010. The Company formed Oak Ridge Statutory Trust I (the “Trust”) during 2007 to facilitate the issuance of trust preferred securities. The Trust is a statutory business trust formed under the laws of the state of Connecticut, of which all common securities are owned by the Company. The Trust is not included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company’s equity interests for junior subordinated debentures issued by the Company to the Trust are included in other assets.

 

(M) Employee Stock Ownership Plan

In 2010, the Company established an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the “ESOP”) for the employees of the Bank. The ESOP is a qualifying plan under Internal Revenue Service guidelines. It covers all employees who work at least 1,000 hours per year, are at least 21 years of age, and have completed one year of service. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company accrued $900,000 to be contributed to the plan. The Company paid the amount accrued in 2010 to the Plan in 2011. No contribution was approved to the plan for 2011

 

(N) Income Taxes

The Company uses the liability method in accounting for income taxes. Deferred taxes and liabilities are recognized for operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards and for the future tax consequences attributable to the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities on their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce the carrying amounts of deferred tax assets unless it is more likely than not that such assets will be realized. Current accounting standards prescribe a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken on a tax return, as well as guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, and disclosures. The Company’s policy is to classify any interest recognized as interest expense and to classify any penalties recognized as an expense other than income tax expense.

 

(O) Advertising Costs

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and totaled $413 thousand and $320 thousand for the years end December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

(P) Stock Option Plan

The Company recognizes compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions in the financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The cost is measured based on the fair value of the equity or liability instruments issued. The expense measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for stock options based on the grant-date fair value of the award, and recognizes the cost over the period the employee is required to provide services for the award.

 

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The Company has adopted both the Employee Stock Option Plan (Incentive Plan) and the Director Stock Option Plan (Nonstatutory Plan). Under each plan up to 178,937 shares may be issued for a total of 357,874 shares. Both of these plans expired on April 24, 2011. Options granted under both plans expire no more than 10 years from date of grant. Option exercise price under both plans shall be set by a committee of the Board of Directors at the date of grant, but shall not be less than 100 percent of fair market value at the date of the grant. Options granted under either plan vest according to the terms of each particular grant.

The Company has also adopted the Long-Term Incentive Plan . Under this plan, up to 500,000 shares may be issued as either stock options, restricted stock, or performance units. The plan terminates on January 1, 2017, except with respect to awards then outstanding. The option exercise price under this plan shall be set by a committee of the Board of Directors at the date of grant, but shall not be less than 100 percent of fair market value at the date of the grant. Options granted under this plan vest according to the terms of each particular grant. Restricted stock awards shall be in the form of restricted stock, subject to the terms and restrictions of the Long-Term Incentive Plan. The restricted stock awards are subject to forfeiture or cancellation under the plan and cannot be sold or transferred until the restrictions have lapsed.

 

(Q) Net Income Per Share

The computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share is similar to the computation of basic earnings (loss) per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued. The numerator is adjusted for any changes in income or loss that would result from the assumed conversion of those potential common shares.

In computing diluted net income (loss) per share, it is assumed that all dilutive stock options are exercised during the reporting period at their respective exercise prices, with the proceeds from the exercises used by the Company to buy back stock in the open market at the average market price in effect during the reporting period. The difference between the number of shares assumed to be exercised and the number of shares bought back is added to the number of weighted-average common shares outstanding during the period. The sum is used as the denominator to calculate diluted net income (loss) per share for the Company. As of December 31, 2011 the warrant, covering approximately 164,000 shares, issued to the U.S. Treasury Department was not included in the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share for the period because its exercise price exceeded the average market price of the Company’s stock for the period.

At December 31, 2011 and 2010, all exercisable options had an exercise price greater than the average market price for the year and were not included in computing diluted earnings (loss) per share. The number of antidilutive shares totaled 232,190 and 320,708 at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators used in computing basic and diluted net income (loss) per share.

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2011  
     Income
(Numerator) 		    Shares
(Denominator) 		     Per
Share
Amount 		 
     (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)  

Basic net income (loss) per share

   $ (289 )      1,808,445       $ (0.16 ) 
       

 

 

 

Effect of dilutive securities

     —          —        
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

Diluted net income (loss) per share

   $ (289 )      1,808,445       $ (0.16 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2010  
     Income
(Numerator) 		     Shares
(Denominator) 		     Per
Share
Amount 		 
     (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)  

Basic net income per share

   $ 105         1,792,486       $  0.06   
        

 

 

 

Effect of dilutive securities

     —           —        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Diluted net income per share

   $ 105         1,792,486       $  0.06   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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(R) Risks and Uncertainties

In the normal course of its business, the Company encounters two significant types of risks: economic and regulatory. There are three main components of economic risk: interest rate risk, credit risk and market risk. The Company is subject to interest rate risk to the degree that its interest-bearing liabilities mature or reprice at different speeds, or on different basis, than its interest-earning assets. Credit risk is the risk of default on the Company’s loan portfolio that results from borrowers’ inability or unwillingness to make contractually required payments. Market risk reflects changes in the value of collateral underlying loans receivable and the valuation of real estate held by the Company.

The Company is subject to the regulations of various governmental agencies. These regulations can and do change significantly from period to period. The Company also undergoes periodic examinations by the regulatory agencies, which may subject it to further changes with respect to asset valuations, amounts of required loss allowances and operating restrictions from the regulators’ judgments based on information available to them at the time of their examination.

 

(S) Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified in the consolidated financial statements to conform with the current year presentation. The reclassifications had no effect on previously reported net income or stockholders’ equity.

 

(T) New Accounting Pronouncements

The following is a summary of recent authoritative pronouncements:

Disclosures about Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDRs”) required by Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2010-20 were deferred by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in ASU 2011-01 issued in January 2011. In April 2011 the FASB issued ASU 2011-02 to assist creditors with their determination of when a restructuring is a TDR. The determination is based on whether the restructuring constitutes a concession and whether the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties as both events must be present. Disclosures related to TDRs under ASU 2010-20 have been presented in Note 4.

In April 2011, the criteria used to determine effective control of transferred assets in the Transfers and Servicing topic of the ASC was amended by ASU 2011-03. The requirement for the transferor to have the ability to repurchase or redeem the financial assets on substantially the agreed terms and the collateral maintenance implementation guidance related to that criterion were removed from the assessment of effective control. The other criteria to assess effective control were not changed. The amendments are effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2012 but are not expected to have a material effect on the financial statements.

The Comprehensive Income topic of the ASC was amended in June 2011. The amendment eliminates the option to present other comprehensive income as a part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity and requires consecutive presentation of the statement of net income and other comprehensive income. The amendments will be applicable to the Company on January 1, 2012 and will be applied retrospectively. In December 2011, the topic was further amended to defer the effective date of presenting reclassification adjustments from other comprehensive income to net income on the face of the financial statements. Companies should continue to report reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income consistent with the presentation requirements in effect prior to the amendments while FASB redeliberates future requirements.

Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

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(U) Subsequent Events

In preparing these financial statements, the Company has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued.

 

2. INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The amortized cost and fair value of securities, with gross unrealized gains and losses, follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     December 31, 2011  
     Amortized
Cost 		     Gross
Unrealized
Gains 		     Gross
Unrealized
Losses 		    Fair
Value 		 

Available-for-sale

          

Government-sponsored enterprise securities

   $ 2,029       $ 99       $ —        $ 2,128   

FNMA or GNMA mortgage-backed securities

     15,703         488         (142 )      16,039   

Private label mortgage-backed securities

     7,582         278         (21 )      7,859   

Municipal securities

     12,292         679         —          12,971   

SBA debentures

     11,204         521         —          11,725   

Other domestic debt securities

     500         —           —          500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total securities available-for-sale

   $ 49,310       $ 2,065       $ (163 )    $ 51,212   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Held-to-maturity

          

Private label mortgage-backed securities

     5,211         288         (295 )      5,204   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total securities

   $ 5,211       $ 288       $ (295 )    $ 5,204   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2010  
     Amortized
Cost 		     Gross
Unrealized
Gains 		     Gross
Unrealized
Losses 		    Fair
Value 		 

Available-for-sale

          

Government-sponsored enterprise securities

   $ 2,034       $ 136       $ —        $ 2,170   

FNMA or GNMA mortgage-backed securities

     13,324         479         —          13,803   

Private label mortgage-backed securities

     13,199         1,145         —          14,344   

Municipal securities

     4,681         —           —          4,681   

SBA debentures

     12,640         192         (69 )      12,763   

Other domestic debt securities

     500         —           —          500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total securities available-for-sale

   $ 46,378       $ 1,952       $ (69 )    $ 48,261   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Held-to-maturity

          

Private label mortgage-backed securities

     7,534         248         (157 )      7,625   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total securities held-to-maturity

   $ 7,534       $ 248       $ (157 )    $ 7,625   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subinvestment grade available-for-sale and held-to-maturity private label mortgage-backed securities are analyzed on a quarterly basis for impairment by utilizing an independent third party that performs an analysis of the estimated principal the Bank is expected to collect in a number of different economic scenarios. The result of this analysis determines whether the Bank records an impairment loss on these securities. In 2011 and 2010, the Bank recorded impairment charges of $48 thousand and $21 thousand, respectively, on two different private label securities.

The Bank had approximately $795 thousand and $1.2 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, of investments in stock of the FHLB, which is carried at cost. On November 3, 2011, FHLB paid a dividend for the third quarter of 2011 based on an annualized dividend rate of 0.80%. Management believes that its investment in FHLB stock was not other-than-temporarily impaired as of December 31, 2011. However, there can be no assurance that the impact of recent or future legislation on the FHLB will not also cause a decrease in the value of the FHLB stock held by the Company. Investment securities with amortized costs of $3.8 million and $4.3 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010 were pledged as collateral on public deposits or for other purposes as required or permitted by law.

 

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Gross realized gains and losses for the years ended December 31 follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     December 31,  
     2011      2010  

Realized gains

   $ 463       $ 386   

Realized losses

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 463       $ 386   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following tables detail unrealized losses and related fair values in the Company’s held-to-maturity and available-for-sale investment securities portfolios at December 31, 2010 and 2009. This information is aggregated by the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 (dollars in thousands).

 

$9,995 $9,995 $9,995 $9,995 $9,995 $9,995
     Less Than 12 Months     12 Months or Greater     Total  
     Fair
Value 		     Unrealized
Losses 		    Fair
Value 		     Unrealized
Losses 		    Fair
Value 		     Unrealized
Losses 		 

2011

               

Available-for-sale

               

FNMA mortgage-backed securities

   $ 4,196       $ (83 )    $ 2,632       $ (58 )    $ 6,828       $ (142 ) 

Private label mortgage-backed securities

     3,167         (21 )      —           —          3,167         (21 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total temporarily impaired securities

   $ 7,363       $ (104 )    $ 2,632       $ (58 )    $ 9,995       $ (163 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Held-to-maturity

               

Private label mortgage-backed securities

   $ —         $ —        $ 1,835       $ (295 )    $ 1,835       $ (295 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total temporarily impaired securities

   $ —         $ —        $ 1,835       $ (295 )    $ 1,835       $ (295 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

$9,995 $9,995 $9,995 $9,995 $9,995 $9,995
     Less Than 12 Months     12 Months or Greater     Total  
     Fair
Value 		     Unrealized
Losses 		    Fair
Value 		     Unrealized
Losses 		    Fair
Value 		     Unrealized
Losses 		 

2010

               

Available-for-sale

               

SBA debentures

   $ 4,179       $ (69 )    $ —         $ —        $ 4,179       $ (69 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total temporarily impaired securities

   $     4,179       $ (69 )    $ —         $ —        $ 4,179       $ (69 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Held-to-maturity

               

Private label mortgage-backed securities

   $ —         $ —        $  2,413       $ (157 )    $ 2,413       $ (157 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total temporarily impaired securities

   $ —         $ —        $ 2,413       $ (157 )    $ 2,413       $ (157 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

At December 31, 2011, the unrealized losses in the available-for-sale portfolio relate to five Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) mortgage-backed-securities. All of these securities are above investment grade and management believes the deterioration in value is attributable to changes in market interest rates. The Company expects these securities to be paid in full and that any temporary impairment will be fully recoverable prior to or at maturity. In the held-to-maturity portfolio there are two held-to-maturity mortgage-backed securities with credit ratings of B. The private label held-to-maturity securities are rated Caa2 by Moody’s as of December 31, 2011. Subinvestment grade available-for-sale and held-to-maturity private label mortgage-backed securities are analyzed on a quarterly basis for impairment by utilizing an independent third party that performs an analysis of the estimated principal the Bank is expected to collect over the life of these securities. The result of this analysis determines whether the Bank records an impairment loss on these securities. The most recent impairment testing performed as of December 31, 2011 indicated that projected principal repayments on both securities were in excess of their recorded values on that same date. As of December 31, 2011, management does not have the intent to sell any of the securities classified as available-for-sale in the table above and believes it is more likely than not that the Company will not have to sell any such securities before a recovery of the cost. The unrealized losses are largely due to increases in the market interest rates over the yields available at the time the underlying securities were purchased. The fair value is expected to recover as the bonds approach their maturity date or re-pricing date or if market yields for such securities decline.

At December 31, 2010, the unrealized losses related to one SBA available-for-sale debenture and two private label held-to-maturity mortgage-backed-securities. The SBA debenture is fully guaranteed by the United States Treasury, and the deterioration in value is attributable to changes in market interest rates. The Company expects these securities to be paid in full and that any temporary impairment will be fully recoverable prior to or at maturity. The two private label held-to-maturity securities were rated Caa2 by Moody’s as of December 31, 2010.

 

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Maturities of mortgage-backed securities are presented based on contractual amounts. Actual maturities will vary as the underlying loans prepay. The scheduled maturities of securities at December 31, 2010 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     Available-for-Sale      Held-to-Maturity  
     Amortized
Cost 		     Fair
Value 		     Amortized
Cost 		     Fair
Value 		 

Due in one year or less

   $ 998       $ 1,020       $ —         $ —     

Due after one year through five years

     3,249         3,322         —           —     

Due after five years through ten years

     15,911         16,719         —           —     

Due after ten years

     29,152         30,151         5,211         5,204   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 49,310       $ 51,212       $ 5,211       $ 5,204   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

3. LOANS

The major components of loans on the balance sheet at December 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     December 31,  
     2011     2010  

Commercial

   $ 36,066      $ 34,478   

Real estate:

    

Real estate construction and development

     41,295        46,687   

Residential, one-to-four families

     81,365        74,044   

Residential, 5 or more families

     6,143        7,821   

Other commercial real estate

     85,469        88,411   

Agricultural

     2,876        2,298   

Consumer

     2,124        2,849   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     255,338        256,588   

Deferred loan origination fees, net of costs

     (60 )      (102 ) 

Allowance for loan losses

     (4,446 )      (4,375 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 250,832      $ 252,111   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

At December 31, 2011, the recorded investment in loans that are considered to be impaired is $14.1 million; of this total, $1.6 million had an allowance for loan losses allocated to these loans in the amount $374 thousand. At December 31, 2011 $3.2 million of the recorded investment in impaired loans were loans that were written down through partial charge-offs of $1.8 million and therefore did not require allocated reserves. At December 31, 2010, the recorded investment in loans that are considered to be impaired is $14.3 million; of this total, $8.5 million had an allowance for loan losses allocated to these loans in the amount $1.3 million. At December 31, 2010, $161 thousand of the recorded investment in impaired loans were loans that were written down through partial charge-offs of $180 thousand and therefore did not require allocated reserves.

The Company is not committed to advance additional funds in connection with impaired loans.

Nonaccrual loans were $4.6 million and $5.3 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. There were no loans past due ninety days or more and still accruing at December 31, 2011 and 2010.

The Company, through its normal lending activity, originates and maintains loans receivable that are substantially concentrated in Guilford, Forsyth and Alamance counties in North Carolina. The Company’s policy calls for collateral or other forms of repayment assurance to be received from the borrower at the time of loan origination. Such collateral or other form of repayment assurance is subject to changes in economic value due to various factors beyond the control of the Company, and such changes could be significant.

 

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Loans of approximately $29.5 million at December 31, 2010 are pledged as eligible collateral for FHLB advances.

 

4. ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

The following table summarizes the balances by loan category of the allowance for loan losses with changes arising from charge-offs, recoveries and provision expense for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 (dollars in thousands):

For the year ended December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

  Commercial     Real estate
Construction
and
Development 		    Residential,
one-to-four
families 		    Residential, 5
or more
families 		    Other
commercial
real estate 		    Agricultural     Consumer     Total  

Allowance for credit losses:

               

Beginning balance

  $ 815      $ 1,970      $ 1,237      $ 120      $ 208      $ 1      $ 24      $ 4,375   

Charge-offs

    (80 )      (1,986 )      (511 )      (496 )      (957 )      —          (15 )      (4,045 ) 

Recoveries

    —          123        —          —          —          —          16        139   

Provision

    (535 )      1,965        149        756        1,641        3        (2 )      3,977   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

  $ 200      $ 2,072      $ 875      $ 380      $ 892      $ 4      $ 23      $ 4,446   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2010 (dollars in thousands):

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

  Commercial     Real estate
Construction
and
Development 		    Residential,
one-to-four
families 		    Residential, 5
or more
families 		    Other
commercial
real estate 		    Agricultural     Consumer     Total  

Allowance for credit losses:

               

Beginning balance

  $ 402      $ 1,490      $ 1,123      $ —        $ 615      $ —        $ 37      $ 3,667   

Charge-offs

    (201 )      (947 )      (665 )      —          —          —          (28 )      (1,841 ) 

Recoveries

    8        —          112        —          —          —          23        143   

Provision

    606        1,427        667        120        (407 )      1        (8 )      2,406   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

  $ 815      $ 1,970      $ 1,237      $ 120      $ 208      $ 1      $ 24      $ 4,375   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The following tables list the loan grades utilized by the Company that serve as credit quality indicators. Loans graded as pass are generally loans that require either minimal or no supervision by the Bank and are supported by either or both the borrower(s) and guarantor(s) debt capacity and liquidity. Loans graded special mention are generally characterized by negative conditions, that if not remedied, will be inadequate to protect the Bank’s credit position at some future date. Loans graded as substandard are those where the Bank is inadequately protected by sound net worth and paying capacity of the borrower(s) and guarantor(s). The total balance does not include the undisbursed portion of construction loans in process for loans graded Pass.

As of December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

 

     Pass      Special
Mention 		     Substandard
and lower 		     Total  

Commercial

   $ 32,467       $ 1,957       $ 1,642       $ 36,066   

Real estate construction and development

     28,969         8,283         4,043         41,295   

Residential, one-to-four families

     76,638         2,829         1,898         81,365   

Residential, 5 or more families

     4,502         848         793         6,143   

Other commercial real estate

     73,999         4,846         6,624         85,469   

Agricultural

     2,876         —           —           2,876   

Consumer

     2,111         13         —           2,124   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 221,562       $ 18,776       $ 15,000       $ 255,338   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2010 (dollars in thousands):

 

     Pass      Special
Mention 		     Substandard
and lower 		     Total  

Commercial

   $ 33,646       $ 408       $ 424       $ 34,478   

Real estate construction and development

     31,744         11,395         3,548         46,687   

Residential, one-to-four families

     69,180         3,934         930         74,044   

Residential, 5 or more families

     2,556         2,175         3,090         7,821   

Other commercial real estate

     80,060         5,772         2,579         88,411   

Agricultural

     2,298         —           —           2,298   

Consumer

     2,827         14         8         2,849   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 222,311       $ 23,698       $ 10,579       $ 256,588   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the past due loans by category as of December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

 

     30-89
Days
Past Due 		     Greater than
90 Days Past
Due
(Nonaccrual) 		     Total
Past Due 		     Current      Total
loans 		     Past due
90 days
or more
and still
accruing 		 

Commercial

   $ 15       $ 70       $ 85       $ 35,979       $ 36,066       $ —     

Real estate construction and development

     816         690         1,506         39,789         41,295         —     

Residential, one-to-four families

     1,620         754         2,374         78,989         81,365         —     

Residential, 5 or more families

     —           793         793         5,352         6,143         —     

Other commercial real estate

     1,515         2,300         3,815         81,656         85,469         —     

Agricultural

     —           —           —           2,876         2,876         —     

Consumer

     13         —           13         2,111         2,124         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,979       $ 4,607       $ 8,586       $ 246,752       $ 255,338       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The following table summarizes the past due loans by category as of December 31, 2010 (dollars in thousands):

 

     30-89
Days
Past Due 		     Greater than
90 Days Past
Due
(Nonaccrual) 		     Total
Past Due 		     Current      Total
loans 		     Past due
90 days
or more
and still
accruing 		 

Commercial

   $ 59       $ 265       $ 324       $ 34,154       $ 34,478       $ —     

Real estate construction and development

     2,823         2,102         4,925         41,762         46,687         —     

Residential, one-to-four families

     1,582         566         2,148         71,896         74,044         —     

Residential, 5 or more families

     1,296         1,439         2,735         5,086         7,821         —     

Other commercial real estate

     3,386         888         4,274         84,137         88,411         —     

Agricultural

     —           —           —           2,298         2,298         —     

Consumer

     21         8         29         2,820         2,849         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 9,167       $ 5,268       $ 14,435       $ 242,153       $ 256,588       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the allowance for loan losses and recorded investment in loans as of December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

 

     Allowance for Loan Losses      Recorded Investment in Loans  
     Individually
evaluated
for
impairment 		     Collectively
evaluated
for
impairment 		     Total      Individually
evaluated
for
impairment 		     Collectively
evaluated
for
impairment 		     Total  

Commercial

   $ —         $ 200       $ 200       $ 1,275       $ 34,789       $ 36,066   

Real estate construction and development

     301         1,771         2,072         4,583         36,712         41,295   

Residential, one-to-four families

     1         874         875         1,230         80,133         81,365   

Residential, 5 or more families

     —           380         380         765         5,380         6,143   

Other commercial real estate

     72         820         892         6,240         79,231         85,469   

Agricultural

     —           4         4         —           2,876         2,876   

Consumer

     —           23         23         —           2,124         2,124   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 374       $ 4,072       $ 4,446       $ 14,093       $ 241,245       $ 255,338   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the allowance for loan losses and recorded investment in loans as of December 31, 2010 (dollars in thousands):

 

     Allowance for Loan Losses      Recorded Investment in Loans  
     Individually
evaluated
for
impairment 		     Collectively
evaluated
for
impairment 		     Total      Individually
evaluated
for
impairment 		     Collectively
evaluated
for
impairment 		     Total  

Commercial

   $ 64       $ 796       $ 860       $ 99       $ 34,379       $ 34,478   

Real estate construction and development

     977         857         1,834         6,425         40,262         46,687   

Residential, one-to-four families

     123         1,185         1,308         939         73,105         74,044   

Residential, 5 or more families

     97         30         127         2,734         5,087         7,821   

Other commercial real estate

     46         174         220         4,131         84,280         88,411   

Agricultural

     —           1         1         —           2,298         2,298   

Consumer

     —           25         25         —           2,849         2,849   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,307       $ 3,068       $ 4,375       $ 14,328       $ 242,260       $ 256,588   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total nonaccrual loans will not equal loans individually evaluated for impairment as loans that are current or less than 90 days past due may still be considered impaired by management, even though it has been determined that there is no estimated loss of principal or interest on the underlying loan.

 

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The following table presents impaired loans as of December 31, 2011 (dollars in thousands):

 

     Recorded
Investment 		     Unpaid
Principal
Balance 		     Related
Allowance 		 

With no related allowance recorded:

        

Commercial

   $ 1,275       $ 1,275      $ —     

Real estate construction and development

     3,227         3,988         —     

Residential, one-to-four families

     1,206         1,206         —     

Residential, 5 or more families

     765         1,289         —     

Other commercial real estate

     6,017         6,547         —     

Agricultural

     —           —           —     

Consumer

     —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total impaired loans with no related allowance recorded

   $ 12,490       $ 14,305       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

With an allowance recorded:

        

Commercial

   $ —         $ —         $ —     

Real estate construction and development

     1,355         1,355         301   

Residential, one-to-four families

     24         24         1   

Residential, 5 or more families

     —           —           —     

Other commercial real estate

     223         223         72   

Agricultural

     —           —           —     

Consumer

     —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total impaired loans with allowance recorded

   $ 1,602       $ 1,602       $ 374   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

        

Commercial

   $ 1,275       $ 1,275       $ —     

Real estate construction and development

     4,583         5,343         301   

Residential, one-to-four families

     1,230         1,230         1   

Residential, 5 or more families

     765         1,289         —     

Other commercial real estate

     6,240         6,770         72   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total impaired loans

   $ 14,093       $ 15,907       $ 374   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The following table presents impaired loans as of December 31, 2010 (dollars in thousands):

 

     Recorded
Investment 		     Unpaid
Principal
Balance 		     Related
Allowance 		 

With no related allowance recorded:

        

Commercial

   $ —         $ —         $ —     

Real estate construction and development

     3,136         3,255         —     

Residential, one-to-four families

     372         372         —     

Residential, 5 or more families

     1,881         1,881         —     

Other commercial real estate

     3,452         3,453         —     

Agricultural

     —           —           —     

Consumer

     —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total impaired loans with no related allowance recorded

   $ 8,841       $ 8,961       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

With an allowance recorded:

        

Commercial

   $ 99       $ 159       $ 64   

Real estate construction and development

     3,290         3,290         977   

Residential, one-to-four families

     566         566         123   

Residential, 5 or more families

     853         853         97   

Other commercial real estate

     678         678         46   

Agricultural

     —           —           —     

Consumer

     —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total impaired loans with allowance recorded

   $ 5,486       $ 5,546       $ 1,307   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

        

Commercial

   $ 99       $ 159       $ 64   

Real estate construction and development

     6,426         6,545         977   

Residential, one-to-four families

     938         938         123   

Residential, 5 or more families

     2,734         2,734         97   

Other commercial real estate

     4,130         4,131         46   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total impaired loans

   $ 14,327       $ 14,507       $ 1,307   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The average recorded investment in loans that are considered to be impaired during the year ended December 31, 2011 was $15.0 million. For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company recognized approximately $674,000 of interest income on impaired loans.

The average recorded investment in loans that are considered to be impaired during the year ended December 31, 2010 was $12.1 million. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company recognized approximately $477,000 of interest income on impaired loans.

 

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5. TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS

The total amount of troubled debt restructured loans outstanding as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 were $6.1 million and $2.3 million, respectively. Related reserves were $253 thousand as of December 31, 2011. Approximately $4.8 million of troubled debt restructured loans are accruing interest as of December 31, 2011, as these loans have sufficient evidence of paying according to the new restructured terms. The predominant type of concession granted on troubled debt restructurings are either a longer amortization period on a temporary basis or allowing the borrower to make interest only payments on a temporary basis.

In April 2011, the FASB issued guidance regarding “A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring is a Troubled Debt Restructuring.” The provisions of this new standard provide additional guidance related to determining whether a creditor has granted a concession, including factors and examples for creditors to consider in evaluating whether a restructuring results in a delay in payment that is insignificant, prohibiting creditors from using the borrower’s effective rate test to evaluate whether a concession has been granted to the borrower, and adding factors for creditors to use in determining whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulties.

The following table includes the recorded investment and number of modifications for troubled debt restructured loans for the year ended December 31, 2011. The Company reports the recorded investment in the loans prior to a modification and also the recorded investment in the loans after the loans were restructured.

 

    Year ended December 31, 2011  
    Number of
loans 		    Pre-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded Investment 		    Post-Modification
Outstanding
Recorded Investment 		    Adjustment to
Reserves as  a
Result of the
Restructuring 		 

Extended payment terms:

       

Commercial

    1      $ 151      $ 151      $ —     

Real estate construction and development

    2        2,124        2,202        —     

Residential, one-to-four families

    1        13        391        —     

Other commercial real estate

    3        2,184        3,793        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    7      $ 4,472      $ 4,472      $ —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2011 there were no loans in default that had been previously restructured. Restructured loans are deemed to be in default if payments in accordance with the modified terms are not received within ninety days of the payment due date.

 

6. BANK PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

Components of property and equipment and total accumulated depreciation are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     December 31,  
     2011     2010  

Land, buildings and improvements

   $ 9,139      $ 9,139   

Furniture and equipment

     5,737        5,240   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, total

     14,876        14,379   

Less accumulated depreciation

     (4,903 )      (4,027 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net of depreciation

   $ 9,973      $ 10,352   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $887,000 and $901,000, respectively.

 

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6. BANK PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT, CONTINUED

 

Leases

The Company has non-cancelable operating leases for four branch locations and one administrative office. These lease agreements have terms ranging from 5 to 20 years and will expire between 2013 and 2025. Most of them have options to terminate the lease without penalty at specific intervals ranging from 3 to 5 years. Rent expense related to these leases was $403,000 and $393,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Pursuant to the terms of the non-cancelable lease agreements in effect at December 31, 2011, the schedule of future minimum rent payments is as follows: (dollars in thousands)

 

2012

     398   

2013

     352   

2014

     308   

2015

     316   

2016

     323   

Thereafter

     2,393   
  

 

 

 
   $ 4,090   
  

 

 

 

 

7. INCOME TAXES

Current and Deferred Income Tax Components

The components of income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     2011     2010  

Current

    

Federal

   $ (374 )    $ 999   

State

     (78 )      202   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (452 )      1,201   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred

    

Federal

     396        (692 ) 

State

     87        (135 ) 

Deferred tax asset valuation change

     4        2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred taxes

     487        (825 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income tax expense

   $ 35      $ 376   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Rate Reconciliation

A reconciliation of income tax expense computed at the statutory federal income tax rate included in the statement of operations for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     2011     2010  

Tax at statutory federal rate

   $ 135      $ 377   

Income from bank owned life insurance

     (50 )      (56 ) 

Tax-exempt income

     (68 )      (2 ) 

State taxes, net of federal benefit

     6        44   

Deferred tax asset valuation allowance change

     4        2   

Other

     8        11   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 35      $ 376   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Deferred Income Tax Analysis

The significant components of net deferred tax assets at December 31, 2011 and 2010 are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     2011     2010  

Deferred tax assets

    

Allowance for loan losses

   $ 1,382      $ 1,606   

Accrued compensation

     481        387   

State carryforwards

     31        27   

Other real estate owned

     156        96   

Unrealized loss on investment securities

     68        58   

Post retirement benefit obligation

     112        106   

Stock Compensation

     34        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

     2,264        2,280   

Valuation allowance

     (31 )      (27 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax asset

     2,233        2,253   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

    

Accretion of bond discount

     (518 )      —     

Depreciation

     (712 )      (747 ) 

Deferred loan fees

     (23 )      (39 ) 

Unrealized appreciation on available-for-sale securities

     (733 )      (726 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

     (1,986 )      (1,512 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax asset (liability)

   $ 247      $ 741   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

At December 31, 2011 and 2010 the Company had net loss carry-forwards for state income tax purposes of approximately $672,000 and $594,000 respectively. The state net loss carry-forwards begin to expire in 2022. Utilization of state net loss carry-forwards to reduce future income taxes will depend on the Company’s ability to generate sufficient taxable income of the appropriate type and character prior to expiration. Accordingly, the Company has established a deferred tax valuation allowance to offset state net loss carry-forwards. For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, the valuation allowance increased $4,000 and $2,000 respectively.

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

Current accounting standards prescribe a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, as well as guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods and disclosure.

There have been no gross amounts of unrecognized tax benefits, interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions since adoption. There are no unrecognized tax benefits that would, if recognized, affect the effective tax rate. There are no positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease within the next 12 months.

Subsequent to December 31, 2010, an examination of the Company’s federal income tax returns for 2007, 2008, and 2009 was completed with no significant adjustments. Years prior to December 31, 2008 are closed for federal, state and local income tax matters.

 

8. BORROWED FUNDS

Borrowed funds and the corresponding weighted average rates (WAR) at December 31, 2010 and 2009 are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     2011      WAR     2010      WAR  

Advances from FHLB

   $ —           —   %    $ —           —   % 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total short-term borrowings

     —           —          —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Advances from FHLB

     —           —          9,000         0.33   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term obligations

     —           —          9,000         0.33   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total borrowed funds

   $ —           —   %    $ 9,000         0.33 % 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Pursuant to a collateral agreement with the FHLB, advances are collateralized by all the Company’s FHLB stock and qualifying first and second mortgage loans. The eligible residential one-to-four family first and second mortgage loans as of December 31, 2011, were $29.5 million. This agreement with the FHLB provides for a line of credit up to 30% of the Bank’s assets, subject to the Bank providing adequate collateral to secure the borrowings. In addition, the Bank had investments with a market value of $4.9 million held in safekeeping that the Bank can provide as collateral for borrowings. The maximum month end balances were $9.0 million and $9.0 million during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The Company has established various credit facilities to provide additional liquidity if and as needed. These include unsecured lines of credit with correspondent banks totaling $6.0 million and are subject to cancellation without notice.

Junior Subordinated Debentures

In 2007, the Company issued $8,248,000 of junior subordinated debentures to the Trust in exchange for the proceeds of trust preferred securities issued by the Trust. The junior subordinated debentures are included in long-term debt and the Company’s equity interest in the Trust is included in other assets.

The Trust was created by the Company on June 28, 2007, at which time the Trust issued $8.0 million in aggregate liquidation amount of $1 par value preferred capital trust securities which mature June 28, 2037. Distributions are payable on the securities at the floating rate equal to the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1.60%, and the securities may be prepaid at par by the Trust at any time after June 28, 2012. The principal assets of the Trust are $8.3 million of the Company’s junior subordinated debentures which mature on June 28, 2037, and bear interest at the floating rate equal to the three-month LIBOR plus 1.60%, and which are callable by the Company after June 28, 2012. All $248,000 in the aggregate liquidation amount of the Trust’s common securities are held by the Company.

 

9. RETIREMENT PLANS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

Defined Contribution Plan

The Company maintains a profit sharing plan pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The plan covers substantially all employees. Participants may contribute a percentage of compensation, subject to the maximum allowed under the Code. In addition, the Company may make additional contributions at the discretion of the Board of Directors. The Company paid $168,000 and $140,000 during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

In 2010, the Company established an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the “ESOP”) for the employees of the Bank. The ESOP is a qualifying plan under Internal Revenue Service guidelines. It covers all employees who work at least 1,000 hours per year, are at least 21 years of age, and have completed one year of service. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company accrued $900,000 to be contributed to the Plan. The Company contributed the amount accrued in 2010 to the Plan in 2011.

Flexible Benefits Plan

The Company maintains a Flexible Benefits Plan, which covers substantially all employees. Participants may set aside pre-tax dollars to provide for the future expenses such as insurance, dependant care or health care. Expenses of the plan were $517,000 and $443,000 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Cash Value of Life Insurance

The Company is the owner and beneficiary of life insurance policies on certain executive officers. Policy cash values on the balance sheet totaled $4.9 million at December 31, 2011, and $4.8 million at December 31, 2010.

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

In January of 2006, the Company adopted a supplemental executive retirement plan to provide benefits for certain members of management. Under plan provisions, aggregate fixed annual payments of $252,400 are payable for these members of management for their lifetime, beginning with their normal retirement ages of 65. The liability is calculated by discounting the anticipated future cash flows at 6%. The liability accrued for this obligation was $1.5 million at both December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Charges to income and expense are based on changes in the cash value of insurance as well as any additional charges required to fund the liability. The Company funded the supplemental executive retirement plan through the purchase of bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”) during 2003 and 2004 with initial investments of $1.9 million and $1.8 million, respectively. The corresponding cash surrender values of BOLI policies as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $4.9 million and $4.8 million, respectively.

 

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Stock Option Plans

The Company has adopted both the Employee Stock Option Plan (Incentive Plan) and the Director Stock Option Plan (Nonstatutory Plan). Under each plan up to 178,937 shares may be issued for a total of 357,874 shares. Both of these plans expired on April 24, 2011. Options granted under both plans expire no more than 10 years from date of grant. Option exercise price under both plans shall be set by a committee of the Board of Directors at the date of grant, but shall not be less than 100% of fair market value at the date of the grant. Options granted under either plan vest according to the terms of each particular grant.

During 2006, the Company adopted the Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan. The Plan provides for the issuance of up to an aggregate of 500,000 shares of common stock in the form of stock options, restricted stock awards and performance unit awards.

Compensation cost charged to income for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were approximately $85 thousand and $7 thousand, respectively.

Stock Options

Stock options may be issued as incentive stock options or as nonqualified stock options. The term of the option will be established at the time is it granted but shall not exceed ten years. Vesting will also be established at the time the option is granted. The exercise price may not be less than the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date the option is granted. It is the Company’s policy to issue new shares of stock to satisfy option exercises.

Restricted Stock Awards

Restricted stock awards are subject to restrictions and the risk of forfeiture if conditions stated in the award agreement are not satisfied at the end of a restriction period. During the restriction period, restricted stock covered by the award will be held by the Company. If the conditions stated in the award agreement are satisfied at the end of the restriction period, the restricted stock will become unrestricted and the certificate evidencing the stock will be delivered to the employee.

A summary of the status of stock options as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and changes during the years then ended, is presented below:

 

     2011      2010  
     Number     Weighted
Average
Option
Price 		     Number     Weighted
Average
Option
Price 		 

Options outstanding, beginning of year

     320,708      $ 9.44         347,483      $ 9.86   

Granted

     —          —           25,500        4.82   

Expired

     (88,281 )      8.80         —          —     

Forfeited

     —          —           (52,275 )      10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding, end of year

     232,427      $ 9.68         320,708      $ 9.44   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Information regarding the stock options outstanding at December 31, 2011 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Range of Exercise Prices

   Number
Outstanding 		    

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual Life

   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price 		     Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value 		 

$   4.50

     25,500       8.67 Years    $ 4.82       $ —     

$  10.00-10.39

     120,031       2.67 Years    $ 10.00         —     

$  10.40-11.20

     86,896       2.42 Years    $ 10.68         —     
  

 

 

          

 

 

 
     232,427       3.23 Years    $ 9.68       $ —     
  

 

 

          

 

 

 

 

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Information regarding the stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2010 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Range of Exercise Prices

   Number
Outstanding 		     Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life 		     Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price 		     Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value 		 

$   4.50-8.79

     25,500         9.67 Years       $ 4.82       $ —     

$  8.80-9.99

     88,281         0.33 Years       $ 8.80       $ —     

$  10.00-10.39

     119,794         3.67 Years       $ 10.00         —     

$  10.40-11.20

     87,133         3.42 Years       $ 10.68         —     
  

 

 

          

 

 

 
     320,708         3.12 Years       $ 9.44       $ —     
  

 

 

          

 

 

 

The weighted average fair value of each stock option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The weighted average estimated fair values of stock option grants and the assumptions that were used in calculating such fair values were based on estimates at the date of grant as follows:

 

     2011      2010  

Weighted average fair value of options granted during the year

     n/a       $ 2.85   

Assumptions:

     

Average risk free interest rate

     n/a         1.87 % 

Average expected volatility

     n/a         61.46 % 

Expected dividend rate

     n/a         0.00 % 

Expected life in years

     n/a         7.80   

Options of 19,100 shares vested in 2011. No options vested during 2010.

Anticipated total unrecognized compensation costs related to outstanding non-vested stock options and restricted stock grants will be recognized over the following periods:

 

     Stock Options  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

2012

     30   

2013

     13   

2014

     5   

2015

     3   

2016

     —     
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 51   
  

 

 

 

In 2011 and 2010, the Company granted 13,096 and 4,175 shares of restricted stock, respectively. The shares have a two year vesting period.

 

10. DEPOSITS

At December 31, 2011 and 2010 certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more amounted to approximately $45.6 million and $49.7 million, respectively. At December 31, 2011, the scheduled maturities of time deposits are as follows: (dollars in thousands)

 

Three months or less

   $ 26,972   

Four months to one year

     56,601   

Two to three years

     41,592   

Three to four years

     —     

Four to five years

     10,979   

Thereafter

     —     
  

 

 

 
   $ 136,144   
  

 

 

 

Brokered deposits were $36.0 million and $43.8 million as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

11. RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

The aggregate net reserve balances maintained under the requirements of the Federal Reserve were $3,705,000 and $227,000 at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

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12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company has various financial instruments (outstanding commitments) with off-balance sheet risk that are issued in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments included commitments to extend credit of $23.3 million and standby letters of credit of $877,000 at December 31, 2011.

The Company’s exposure to credit loss for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is the contractual amount of those financial instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies for making commitments and issuing standby letters of credit as it does for on-balance sheet financial instruments. Each customer’s creditworthiness is evaluated on an individual case-by-case basis. The amount and type of collateral, if deemed necessary by management, is based upon this evaluation of creditworthiness. Collateral obtained varies, but may include marketable securities, deposits, property, plant and equipment, investment assets, real estate, inventories and accounts receivable. Management does not anticipate any significant losses as a result of these financial instruments and anticipates funding them from normal operations.

The Company is not involved in any legal proceedings which, in management’s opinion, could have a material effect on the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company.

 

13. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Fair value estimates are made by management at a specific point in time, based on relevant information about the financial instrument and the market. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument nor are potential taxes and other expenses that would be incurred in an actual sale considered. 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 and/or the methodology used could significantly affect the estimates disclosed. Similarly, the fair values disclosed could vary significantly from amounts realized in actual transactions.

The following table presents the carrying values and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31, 2011 and 2010 (dollars in thousands):

 

     December 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  
     Carrying
Amount 		     Fair
Value 		     Carrying
Amount 		     Fair
Value 		 

Financial assets

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 21,443       $ 21,443       $ 14,156       $ 14,156   

Time deposits

     1,050         1,050         4,260         4,260   

Securities, available-for-sale

     51,212         51,212         48,261         48,261   

Securities, held-to-maturity

     5,211         5,204         7,534         7,625   

Federal Home Loan Bank Stock

     795         795         1,199         1,199   

Loans held for sale

     808         808         —           —     

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses

     250,832         254,148         252,111         253,294   

Bank owned life insurance

     4,939         4,939         4,792         4,792   

Financial liabilities

           

Deposits

     313,911         318,708         300,275         297,603   

Junior subordinated notes related to trust preferred securities

     8,248         8,248         8,248         8,248   

Long-term debt

     —           —           9,000         9,000   

The estimated fair values of net loans, deposits and long-term obligations at December 31 are based on estimated cash flows discounted at market interest rates. The carrying values of other financial instruments, including various receivables and payables, approximate fair value. The carrying amounts and the fair values of the junior subordinated notes related to trust preferred securities and long-term debt are equal as the rates on the underlying obligations reprice every three months. Refer to Note 1(E) for investment securities fair value information. The fair value of off-balance sheet financial instruments is considered immaterial. As discussed in Note 11, these off-balance sheet financial instruments are commitments to extend credit and are either short-term in nature or subject to immediate repricing.

 

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Fair Value Hierarchy

The Company groups assets and liabilities at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value. These levels are:

 

Level 1   Valuation is based upon quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets.
Level 2   Valuation is based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market.
Level 3   Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use at least one significant assumption not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.

The Company utilizes fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. Securities available-for-sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Additionally, from time to time, the Company may be required to record at fair value other assets on a nonrecurring basis, such as loans held for sale, loans held for investment and certain other assets. These nonrecurring fair value adjustments typically involve application of lower of cost or market accounting or write-downs of individual assets.

There were no changes to the techniques used to measure fair value during the period.

Following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets recorded at fair value.

Investment Securities Available-for-Sale

Investment securities available-for-sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value measurement is based upon quoted prices, if available. If quoted prices are not available, fair values are measured using independent pricing models or other model-based valuation techniques such as the present value of future cash flows, adjusted for the security’s credit rating, prepayment assumptions and other factors such as credit loss assumptions. Level 1 securities include those traded on an active exchange, such as the New York Stock Exchange, U.S. Treasury securities that are traded by dealers or brokers in active over-the-counter markets and money market funds. Level 2 securities include mortgage-backed securities issued by government sponsored entities, municipal bonds and corporate debt securities. Securities classified as Level 3 include asset-backed securities in less liquid markets.

Loans

The Company does not record loans at fair value on a recurring basis. However, from time to time, a loan is considered impaired and an allowance for loan losses is established. Loans for which it is probable that payment of interest and principal will not be made in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement are considered impaired. Once a loan is identified as individually impaired, management measures impairment using one of several methods, including collateral value, market price and discounted cash flows. Those impaired loans not requiring an allowance represent loans for which the fair value of the expected repayments or collateral exceed the recorded investments in such loans. At December 31, 2011, substantially all of the total impaired loans were evaluated based on the fair value of the collateral. Impaired loans where an allowance is established based on the fair value of collateral require classification in the fair value hierarchy. When the fair value of the collateral is based on an observable market price or a current appraised value, the Company records the impaired loan as nonrecurring Level 2. When an appraised value is not available or management determines the fair value of the collateral is further impaired below the appraised value and there is no observable market price, the Company records the impaired loan as nonrecurring Level 3.

Foreclosed Assets

Foreclosed assets are adjusted to fair value upon transfer of the loans to other real estate owned. Real estate acquired in settlement of loans is recorded initially at estimated fair value of the property less estimated selling costs at the date of foreclosure. The initial recorded value may be subsequently reduced by additional allowances, which are charged to earnings if the estimated fair value of the property less estimated selling costs declines below the initial recorded value. Fair value is based upon independent market prices, appraised values of the collateral or management’s estimation of the value of the collateral. When the fair value of the collateral is based on an observable market price or a current appraised value, the Company records the foreclosed asset as nonrecurring Level 2. When an appraised value is not available or management determines the fair value of the collateral is further impaired below the appraised value and there is no observable market price, the Company records the foreclosed asset as nonrecurring Level 3.

 

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Assets recorded at fair value on a recurring basis

 

December 31, 2011 (Dollars in thousands)    Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Government-sponsored enterprise securities

   $ 2,128       $ —         $ 2,128       $ —     

FNMA or GNMA mortgage-backed securities

     16,049         —           16,049         —     

Private label mortgage-backed securities

     7,598         —           7,598         —     

Municipal securities

     13,212         1,914         11,298         —     

SBA debentures

     11,725         —           11,725         —     

Other domestic debt securities

     500         —           —           500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment securities available-for-sale

   $ 51,212       $ 1,914       $ 48,798       $ 500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets at fair value

   $ 51,212       $   1,914       $ 48,798       $ 500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2010 (Dollars in thousands)    Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Government-sponsored enterprise securities

   $ 2,170       $ —         $ 2,170       $ —     

FNMA or GNMA mortgage-backed securities

     13,803         6,348         7,455         —     

Private label mortgage-backed securities

     14,344         —           14,344         —     

Municipal securities

     4,681         4,681         —           —     

SBA debentures

     12,763         —           12,763         —     

Other domestic debt securities

     500         —           —           500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment securities available-for-sale

   $ 48,261       $ 11,029       $ 36,732       $ 500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets at fair value

   $ 48,261       $ 11,029       $ 36,732       $ 500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Assets recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis

 

December 31, 2011 (Dollars in thousands)    Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Construction and development loans

   $ 702       $ —         $ —         $ 702   

Land and acquisition and development loans

     653         —           —           653   

Closed-end first lien loans secured by one-to-four family residential properties

     24         —           —           24   

Secured by nonfarm nonresidential properties

     223         —           —           223  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Impaired loans receivable

     1,602         —           —           1,602   

Foreclosed assets

     2,216         —           —           2,216   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets at fair value

   $ 3,818       $ —         $ —         $ 3,818   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities at fair value

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2010 (Dollars in thousands)    Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Construction and development loans

   $ 951       $ —         $ —         $ 951   

Land and acquisition and development loans

     1,362         —           —           1,362   

Revolving, open-end loans secured by one-to-four family residential properties

     —           —           —           —     

Closed-end first lien loans secured by one-to-four family residential properties

     443         —           —           443   

Commercial and industrial loans

     35         —           —           35   

Secured by multifamily (5 or more) residential properties

     757         —           —           757   

Secured by nonfarm nonresidential properties

     632         —           —           632   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Impaired loans receivable

     4,180         —           —           4,180   

Foreclosed assets

     2,216         —           —           2,216   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets at fair value

   $ 6,396       $ —         $ —         $ 6,396   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities at fair value

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The table below presents reconciliation for all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (level 3) during 2011 and 2010.

 

(Dollars in thousands)    Available-for
Sale  Securities 		 

Balance, January 1, 2011

   $ 500   

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):

  

Included in earnings

     —     

Included in other comprehensive income

     —     

Purchases, issuances, and settlements

     —     

Transfers in to/out of Level 3

     —     
  

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2011

   $ 500   
  

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)    Available-for
Sale  Securities 		 

Balance, January 1, 2010

   $ 500   

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):

  

Included in earnings

     —     

Included in other comprehensive income

     —     

Purchases, issuances, and settlements

     —     

Transfers in to/out of Level 3

     —     
  

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2010

   $ 500   
  

 

 

 

 

14. REGULATORY MATTERS

Oak Ridge (on a consolidated basis) and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal 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 financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of its assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors. Prompt corrective action provisions are not applicable to bank holding companies.

Oak Ridge’s dividends will be made from dividends received from the Bank. The Bank, as a North Carolina chartered bank, may pay dividends only out of undivided profits (retained earnings) as determined pursuant to North Carolina Statutes 53-87. However, regulatory authorities may limit payment of dividends by any bank when it is determined that such a limitation is in the public interest and is necessary to ensure the financial soundness of such bank.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require Oak Ridge and the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total and Tier I capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined in the regulations), and of Tier I capital to average assets (as defined in the regulations). Management believes, as of December 31, 2011, that the Bank and Oak Ridge meet all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.

Based on the most recent notification from the FDIC, the Bank is well-capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well-capitalized, the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier I risk-based, and Tier I leverage ratios as set forth in the table below. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Bank’s category.

 

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The Bank’s and Oak Ridge’s actual capital amounts, in thousands, and ratios are presented in the following table:

 

     Actual     Minimum
Capital
Requirement 		    Minimum
To Be Well
Capitalized Under
Prompt Corrective
Action Provisions 		 
     Amount      Ratio     Amount      Ratio     Amount      Ratio  

December 31, 2011

               

Total Capital

               

(to Risk-Weighted Assets)

               

Oak Ridge

   $ 38,014         14.7 %    $ 20,688         8.0 %      n/a         n/a   

Bank

   $ 34,640         13.5 %    $ 20,681         8.0 %    $ 25,851         10.0 % 

Tier I Capital

               

(to Risk-Weighted Assets)

               

Oak Ridge

   $ 33,347         12.9 %    $ 10,647         4.0 %      n/a         n/a   

Bank

   $ 31,405         12.2 %    $ 10,296         4.0 %    $ 15,445         6.0 % 

Tier I Capital

               

(to Average Assets)

               

Oak Ridge

   $ 33,347         9.5 %    $ 14,041         4.0 %      n/a         n/a   

Bank

   $ 31,405         8.0 %    $ 13,958         4.0 %    $ 17,447         5.0 % 

December 31, 2010

               

Total Capital

               

(to Risk-Weighted Assets)

               

Oak Ridge

   $ 38,045         14.3 %    $ 21,284         8.0 %      n/a         n/a   

Bank

   $ 31,277         11.8 %    $ 21,205         8.0 %    $ 26,506         10.0 % 

Tier I Capital

               

(to Risk-Weighted Assets)

               

Oak Ridge

   $ 33,353         12.6 %    $ 10,588         4.0 %      n/a         n/a   

Bank

   $ 27,949         10.5 %    $ 10,647         4.0 %    $ 15,971         6.0 % 

Tier I Capital

               

(to Average Assets)

               

Oak Ridge

   $ 33,353         9.5 %    $ 14,044         4.0 %      n/a         n/a   

Bank

   $ 27,949         8.0 %    $ 13,974         4.0 %    $ 17,468         5.0 % 

 

15. OAK RIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. (PARENT COMPANY)

Condensed financial information for Oak Ridge is as follows:

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (dollars in thousands)

 

     December 31,  
     2011      2010  

Assets

     

Cash

   $ 3,344       $ 6,762   

Investment in subsidiary

     32,574         29,106   

Other assets

     287         260   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 36,205       $ 36,128   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

     

Accrued interest payable

   $ 8       $ 7   

Junior subordinated notes related to trust preferred securities

     8,248         8,248   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     8,256         8,255   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

     —           —     

Total stockholders’ equity

     27,949         27,873   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 36,205       $ 36,128   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (dollars in thousands)

 

     For the Year ended  
     2011     2010  

Dividends from bank subsidiary

   $ 545      $ 548   

Interest income

     87        119   

Equity in undistributed income (loss) of subsidiary

     (130 )      216   

Dividend income

     —          5   

Interest expense

     (165 )      (170 ) 

Other expense

     —          (2 ) 

Income tax benefit

     26        16   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 363      $ 732   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (dollars in thousands)

 

     For the Year ended  
     2011     2010  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net income

   $ 363      $ 732   

Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiary

     130        (216 ) 

Stock option expense

     —          10   

Net change in other assets and other liabilities

     (26 )      (14 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     467        512   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Investment in subsidiary

     (3,500 )      (10 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used by investing activities

     (3,500 )      (10 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Payment of dividends on preferred stock

     (385 )      (385 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided (used) in financing activities

     (385 )      (385 ) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash

     (3,418 )      117   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning

     6,762        6,645   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, ending

   $ 3,344      $ 6,762   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

16. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Oak Ridge and the Bank have had, and expect to have in the future, banking transactions in the ordinary course of business with directors, officers and their associates (“Related Parties”) on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with others. Those transactions neither involve more than normal risk of collectability nor present any unfavorable features.

Loans at December 31, 2011 and 2010 include loans to officers and directors and their associates totaling approximately $3.8 million and $3.2 million, respectively. During 2011, approximately $1.5 million in loans were disbursed to officers, directors and their associates and principal repayments of approximately $921 thousand were received on such loans.

 

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17. U.S. TREASURY’S TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM (TARP) CAPITAL PURCHASE PROGRAM

On January 30, 2009, Oak Ridge entered into an agreement with the United States Department of the Treasury (“U.S. Treasury”). Oak Ridge issued and sold to the U.S. Treasury 7,700 shares of the Oak Ridge’s Fixed Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A. The preferred stock calls for cumulative dividends at a rate of 5% per year for the first five years, and at a rate of 9% per year in following years. Oak Ridge also issued a warrant to purchase 163,830 shares of its common stock. Oak Ridge received $7.7 million in cash. This resulted in restrictions on the Oak Ridge’s ability to pay dividends on its common stock and to repurchase shares of its common stock. Unless all accrued dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock have been paid in full, (1) no dividends may be declared or paid on the Oak Ridge’s common stock, and (2) Oak Ridge may not repurchase any of its outstanding common stock. Additionally, until January 16, 2012, Oak Ridge is required to obtain the consent of the U.S. Treasury in order to declare or pay any dividend or make any distribution on its common stock, or, subject to certain exceptions, repurchase outstanding shares of its common stock, unless the Oak Ridge has redeemed all of the Series A Preferred Stock or the U.S. Treasury has transferred all of those shares to third parties.

 

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Stockholder Information

Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on June 7, 2012 at 7 PM at the Corporate Center for Oak Ridge Financial Services, Inc. located at 8050 Fogleman Road, Oak Ridge, NC 27310.

Requests for Information

Requests for information should be directed to Mr. Ronald O. Black, President and CEO, or Mr. Thomas W. Wayne, CFO, at Oak Ridge Financial Services Inc., P.O. Box 2, Oak Ridge, North Carolina, 27310; telephone (336) 644-9944.

 

Independent Auditors

  

Stock Transfer Agent

Elliott Davis, PLLC

   First Shareholder Services

Certified Public Accountants

   Post Office Box 29522

Post Office Box 760

   Raleigh, North Carolina 27626

Galax, Virginia 24333

  

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

The Bank is a member of the FDIC. This statement has not been reviewed, or confirmed for accuracy or relevance by the FDIC.

Banking Offices

 

2211 Oak Ridge Road

Oak Ridge, North Carolina 27310

Phone: (336) 644-9944

 

2102 North Elm Street

Greensboro, North Carolina 27408

Phone: (336) 272-1250

1597 New Garden Road

Greensboro, North Carolina 27410

Phone: (336) 315-2400

 

4423 Highway 220 North

Summerfield, North Carolina 27358

Phone: (336) 644-7310

400 Pisgah Church Road

Greensboro, NC 27455

Phone: (336) 286-1900

http://www.bankofoakridge.com

 

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 9A. C ONTROLS AND P ROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of December 31, 2011. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s CEO and CFO each concluded that as of December 31, 2011, the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company effectively maintained disclosure controls and procedures.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of the Company’s CEO and CFO to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Company’s financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Management has made a comprehensive review, evaluation and assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011. In making its assessment of internal control over financial reporting, management used the criteria issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control — Integrated Framework. Based on this assessment, management believes that, as of December 31, 2011, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting is effective.

This Report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was not required to issue an attestation on its internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management of the Company has evaluated, with the participation of the Company’s CEO and CFO, changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of 2011. In connection with such evaluation, the Company has determined that there have been no changes in internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable.

 

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PART III

 

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.

(a) Directors and Executive Officers —The information required by this Item regarding directors and executive officers of the Company is set forth under the sections captioned “Proposal I—Election of Directors–Nominees” and “Proposal I—Election of Directors–Executive Officers” in the Proxy Statement, which sections are incorporated herein by reference.

(b) The information required by this Item regarding the Company’s Audit Committee is set forth under the section captioned “—Audit Committee” and “—Report of Audit Committee” in the Proxy Statement, which sections are incorporated herein by reference.

(c) Section 16(a) Compliance —The information required by this Item regarding compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended is set forth under the section captioned “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in the Proxy Statement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Nomination Procedures —There were no material changes to the procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors since the Company last provided disclosures.

(e) Audit Committee Financial Expert —The information required about the Company’s Audit Committee Financial Expert is set forth under the section captioned “Report of Audit Committee” in the Proxy Statement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.

(f) Code of Ethics —The Company has adopted its “Code of Ethics for Senior Officers Policy”, a code of ethics that applies to its senior officers. The Code of Ethics for Senior Officers Policy is Exhibit 14 to this Report. In the event that the Company makes any amendment to, or grants any waivers of, a provision of the Code of Ethics for Senior Officers Policy that applies to the principal executive officer or senior financial officers that requires disclosure under applicable SEC rules, the Company intends to disclose such amendment or waiver by filing a Form 8-K with the SEC.

 

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by this Item is set forth under the sections captioned “Proposal I—Election of Directors–Director Compensation” and “—Management Compensation” in the Proxy Statement, which sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The information required by this Item is set forth under the section captioned “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners” in the Proxy Statement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.

The equity compensation plan information required by this Item is set forth above in “Item 5—Equity Compensation Plan Information.”

 

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information required by this Item is set forth under the section captioned “Certain Indebtedness and Transactions of Management” in the Proxy Statement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.

For a complete list of each director and nominee of the Company, see “Proposal I-Election of Directors–Nominees” in the Proxy Statement, which section is incorporated herein by reference. For information on director independence, see the sections captioned “Company Board Composition,”

 

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by this Item is set forth under the sections captioned “Proposal 3—Ratification of Selection of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Proxy Statement, which sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS

 

15(a) Exhibits

 

Exhibit (3)(i)

  Articles of Incorporation, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (3)(i) to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 10, 2007.

Exhibit (3)(ii)

  Bylaws, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (3)(ii) to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 10, 2007.

Exhibit (4)(i)

  Specimen Stock Certificate, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 10, 2007.

Exhibit (4)(ii)

  Articles of Amendment, filed with the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State on January 28, 2009, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 2, 2009.

Exhibit (4)(iii)

  Form of Certificate for the Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 2, 2009.

Exhibit (4)(iv)

  Warrant for Purchase of Shares of Common Stock issued by the Company to the United States Department of the Treasury on January 30, 2009, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 2, 2009.

Exhibit (10)(i)

  Employment Agreement with Ronald O. Black, as amended, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10)(i) to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 28, 2008.

Exhibit (10)(ii)

 

Employment Agreement with L. William Vasaly, III, as amended, incorporated herein by reference to

Exhibit (10)(ii) to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 28, 2008.

Exhibit (10)(iii)

  Employment Agreement with Thomas W. Wayne, as amended, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10)(iii) to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 28, 2008.

Exhibit (10)(iv)

  Outparcel Ground Lease between J.P. Monroe, L.L.C. and Bank of Oak Ridge dated June 1, 2002, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10)(iv) to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 28, 2008.

Exhibit (10)(v)

  Ground and Building Lease between KRS of Summerfield, LLC and Bank of Oak Ridge dated September 25, 2002, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10)(v) to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 28, 2008.

Exhibit (10)(vi)

  Ground Lease between Friendly Associates XVIII LLLP and Bank of Oak Ridge dated September 13, 2004, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10)(vi) to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 28, 2008.

Exhibit (10)(vii)

  Bank of Oak Ridge Second Amended and Restated Director Stock Option Plan (amended March 16, 2004; approved by stockholders June 8, 2004), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(ix) to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 28, 2008.

Exhibit (10)(viii)

  Bank of Oak Ridge Second Amended and Restated Employee Stock Option Plan (amended March 16, 2004; approved by stockholders June 8, 2004), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10)(x) to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 28, 2008.

Exhibit (10)(ix)

  Salary Continuation Agreements with Ronald O. Black, L. William Vasaly III and Thomas W. Wayne dated January 20, 2006, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibits (10)(ix) to (10)(xi) to Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 28, 2008.

Exhibit (10)(x)

  Amended Endorsement Split Dollar Agreement between Bank of Oak Ridge and Ronald O. Black, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10)(xiii) to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 21, 2007.

Exhibit (10)(xi)

  Amended Endorsement Split Dollar Agreement between Bank of Oak Ridge and L. William Vasaly III, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10)(xiv) to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 21, 2007.

Exhibit (10)(xii)

  Amended Endorsement Split Dollar Agreement between Bank of Oak Ridge and Thomas W. Wayne, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10)(xv) to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 21, 2007.

Exhibit (10)(xiii)

  Indemnification Agreement, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10)(xvi) to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 7, 2008.

Exhibit (10)(xiv)

  Contract for the Purchase and Sale of Real Property, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 14, 2008.

 

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15(a) Exhibits

 

Exhibit (10)(xv)

  Oak Ridge Financial Services, Inc. Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10)(xiii) to the Form 10-QSB filed with the SEC on May 15, 2007.

Exhibit (10)(xvi)

  Bank of Oak Ridge 2009 Semi-Annual Incentive Plan.

Exhibit (10)(xvii)

  Letter Agreement, dated January 30, 2009, between the Company and the United States Department of the Treasury, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A and the Warrant, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 2, 2009.

Exhibit (10)(xviii)

  Form of Employment Agreement Amendment, dated January 30, 2009 among the Company, the Bank and the senior executive officers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 2, 2009.

Exhibit (10)(xix)

  Bank of Oak Ridge Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust effective January 1, 2010, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Current Report in Form 8-k filed with the SEC on September 24, 2010.

Exhibit (14)

  Code of Ethics for Senior Officers Policy incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 14 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 28, 2008.

Exhibit (21)

  Subsidiary of the Company.

Exhibit (31.1)

  Certification of Ronald O. Black.

Exhibit (31.2)

  Certification of Thomas W. Wayne.

Exhibit (32)

  Certificate of Periodic Financial Report Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

Exhibit (99.01)

  Certification Pursuant to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2009, as amended by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Exhibit (99.02)

  Certification Pursuant to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2009, as amended by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Exhibit (101)

  The following materials from the Company’s 10-K Report for the annual period ended December 31, 2011, formatted for XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text. *

 

* Furnished, not filed.

 

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    OAK RIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
    By:  

/s/ Ronald O. Black

Dated: March 29, 2012       Ronald O. Black
      President and Chief Executive Officer

In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Ronald O. Black

   President, Chief Executive Officer and Director   March 29, 2012
Ronald O. Black     

/s/ Thomas W. Wayne

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  March 29, 2012
Thomas W. Wayne     

/s/ L. William Vasaly, III

  

Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer

  March 29, 2012
L. William Vasaly, III     

/s/ Douglas G. Boike

  

Director

  March 29, 2012
Douglas G. Boike     

/s/ James W. Hall

  

Director

  March 29, 2012
James W. Hall     

/s/ Billy R. Kanoy

  

Director

  March 29, 2012
Billy R. Kanoy     

/s/ Lynda J. Anderson

  

Director

  March 29, 2012
Lynda J. Anderson     

/s/ Stephen S. Neal

  

Director

  March 29, 2012
Stephen S. Neal     

/s/ John S. Olmsted

  

Director

  March 29, 2012
John S. Olmsted     

/s/ Manuel L. Perkins

   Director   March 29, 2012
Manuel L. Perkins     

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description

Exhibit (10)(xvi)

  Bank of Oak Ridge 2012 Semi-Annual Incentive Plan.

Exhibit (21)

  Subsidiary of the Company.

Exhibit (31.1)

  Certification of Ronald O. Black.

Exhibit (31.2)

  Certification of Thomas W. Wayne.

Exhibit (32)

  Certification of Periodic Financial Report Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

Exhibit (99.01)

  Certification Pursuant to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2009, as amended by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Exhibit (99.02)

  Certification Pursuant to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2009, as amended by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Exhibit (101)

  The following materials from the Company’s 10-K Report for the annual period ended December 31, 2011, formatted for XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text. *

 

* Furnished, not filed.

 

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