Critical Accounting Policies
There are no material changes to the critical accounting policies disclosed in Eureka Homestead Bancorp, Inc.’s Annual Report in Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2022.
Comparison of Financial Condition at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021
Total Assets. Total assets decreased $2.9 million, or 2.8%, to $100.7 million at March 31, 2022 from $103.6 million at December 31, 2021. The decrease was due to decreases in cash and cash equivalents of $3.6 million, in interest-bearing deposits in banks of $256,000 and in investment securities available-for-sale of $738,000, offset, in part, by increases in net loans of $839,000, in loans held-for-sale of $802,000 and in other assets of $20,000.
Net Loans. Net loans increased $839,000, or 1.1%, to $76.8 million at March 31, 2022 from $75.9 million at December 31, 2021. One- to four-family residential real estate loans decreased $670,000, or 1.0%, to $65.7 million at March 31, 2022 from $66.4 million at December 31, 2021, multifamily loans decreased $390,000, or 14.0%, to $2.4 million at March 31, 2022 from $2.8 million at December 31, 2021, construction and land loans increased $1.9 million, or 42.0% to $6.5 million at March 31, 2022 from $4.6 million at December 31, 2021, commercial real estate loans decreased $12,000, or 0.8%, to $1.5 million at March 31, 2022 from $1.5 million at December 31, 2021 and consumer loans decreased $9,000, or 3.8%, to $230,000 at March 31, 2022 from $239,000 at December 31, 2021.
The increase in net loans was due primarily to an increase in construction loans earning higher interest rates than similar conforming loans, which are generally sold. The decreases in all other loans were due to normal repayments.
Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents decreased $3.6 million, or 48.7%, to $3.8 million at March 31, 2022 from $7.3 million at December 31, 2021.
Interest-Bearing Deposits in Banks. Interest-bearing deposits in banks decreased $256,000, or 3.3%, to $7.5 million at March 31, 2022 from $7.7 million at December 31, 2021.
The net of these two balance sheet line items was a decrease of $3.8 million principally due to the increase in loans, decrease in deposits and the repurchase of $1.8 million of shares of common stock.
Securities Available-for-Sale. Investment securities available-for-sale, consisting of government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities and SBA 7a pools backed by equipment and mortgage loans, decreased $738,000, or 13.8%, to $4.6 million at March 31, 2022 from $5.3 million at December 31, 2021 as a result of normal repayments.
Deposits. Deposits decreased $1.1 million, or 1.7%, to $59.9 million at March 31, 2022 from $61.0 million at December 31, 2021, principally due to a decrease of $1.2 million in certificates of deposit, or 2.1%, to $55.6 million at March 31, 2022 from $56.8 million at December 31, 2021, offset, in part, by an increase of $125,000 in savings accounts, or 3.6% to $3.6 million at March 31, 2022 from $3.4 million at December 31, 2021. The decrease in certificates of deposit resulted primarily from decreases in local retail certificates of deposit and certificates of deposit from municipalities. Depending on market conditions, at times we have utilized non-retail funding sources to fund our loan origination and growth and to replace Federal Home Loan Bank advances, as well as in order to get longer-term funding not always available in the local market in to help reduce interest rate risk.
Total Equity. Total equity decreased $1.9 million, or 8.6%, to $20.0 million at March 31, 2022 from $21.8 million at December 31, 2021. The decrease resulted primarily from the repurchase of $1.8 million of shares of common stock and an increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $110,000.
Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
General. We had a net loss of $14,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to a net income of $80,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, a decrease of $94,000. The decrease in net loss This decrease