UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

 

Annual report pursuant to sectionANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act ofOR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019

OR

Transition report pursuant to sectionTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act ofOR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 for the transition period from to .

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                TO                .

Commission file number: 0-14549

 

FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

63-0843362

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation or Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

3291 U.S. Highway 280

Birmingham, Alabama

35243

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(205) 582-1200

(Registrant’sRegistrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

 

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of Exchange on Which Registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

FUSB

The NASDAQNasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:   None

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

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

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     No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any,electronically 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     No 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405) 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, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

 

Accelerated filer

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

 (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter: $64,098,368.

$54,663,304.

As of March 15, 2018,16, 2020, the registrant had outstanding 6,087,2646,143,286 shares of common stock.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of thethe registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 20182020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 25, 201830, 2020 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 




First US Bancshares, Inc.

Annual Report on Form 10-K

for the fiscal year ended

December 31, 20172019

Table of Contents

 

Part

 

Item

 

Caption

 

Page No.

 

Item

 

Caption

 

Page No.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-Looking Statements

 

1

Forward-Looking Statements

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART I

PART I

 

 

PART I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Business

 

2

 

1

 

Business

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1A

 

Risk Factors

 

8

 

1A

 

Risk Factors

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1B

 

Unresolved Staff Comments

 

13

 

1B

 

Unresolved Staff Comments

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Properties

 

13

 

2

 

Properties

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Legal Proceedings

 

13

 

3

 

Legal Proceedings

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

13

 

4

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART II

PART II

 

 

PART II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

14

 

5

 

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

Selected Financial Data

 

15

 

6

 

Selected Financial Data

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

17

 

7

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7A

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

37

 

7A

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

38

 

8

 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

85

 

9

 

Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

 

94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9A

 

Controls and Procedures

 

85

 

9A

 

Controls and Procedures

 

94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9B

 

Other Information

 

85

 

9B

 

Other Information

 

94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART III

PART III

 

 

PART III

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance*

 

86

 

10

 

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance*

 

95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

Executive Compensation*

 

86

 

11

 

Executive Compensation*

 

95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters*

 

86

 

12

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters*

 

95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence*

 

87

 

13

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence*

 

96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

Principal Accountant Fees and Services*

 

87

 

14

 

Principal Accountant Fees and Services*

 

96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART IV

PART IV

 

 

PART IV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

87

 

15

 

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

Signatures

 

91

Signatures

 

101

 

*

Portions of the definitive proxy statement for the registrant’s 2018registrant’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 25, 2018 30, 2020 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

 


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). In addition, we,First US Bancshares, Inc. (“Bancshares” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), through ourits senior management, from time to time makemakes forward-looking statements concerning ourits expected future operations and performance and other developments. The words “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe”“believe,” “continues” and similar expressions are indicative of forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates reflecting management’sthe Company’s best judgment based on current information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and various factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Such factors could include those identified from time to time in ourthe Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings and other public announcements, including the risk factors described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.2019. Specifically, with respect to statements relating to loan demand, growth and earnings potential, expansion and the adequacysufficiency of the allowance for loan and lease losses, for the Company,loan demand, cash flows, growth and earnings potential and expansion, these factors include, but are not limited to, the rate of growth (or lack thereof) in the economy generally and in ourthe Company’s service areas, market conditions and investment returns, changes in interest rates, the impact of the current outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the pending discontinuation of LIBOR as an interest rate benchmark, the availability of quality loans in ourthe Company’s service areas, the relative strength and weakness in the consumer and commercial credit sectors and in the real estate markets, collateral values and cybersecurity threats. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertakethe Company undertakes no obligation to revise forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the dates on which the forward-looking statements are made, except as required by law.

In addition, our business is subject to a number of general and market risks that would affectcould affect any forward-looking statements, including the risks discussed under Item 1A herein entitled “Risk Factors.”

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PART I


PART I

Item 1.

Business.

First US Bancshares, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Bancshares”), is a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”). Bancshares operates one banking subsidiary, First US Bank, an Alabama banking corporation (the “Bank”). Prior to its name change on October 11, 2016, Bancshares was known as United Security Bancshares, Inc.Inc.

The Bank conducts a general commercial banking business and offers banking services such as demand, savings, individual retirement account and time deposits, personal and commercial loans, safe deposit box services and remote deposit capture. The Bank operates and serves its customers through sixteen20 full-service banking offices located in Birmingham, Bucksville, Butler, Calera, Centreville, Columbiana, Gilbertown, Grove Hill, Harpersville, Jackson, Thomasville, Tuscaloosa and Woodstock, Alabama,Alabama; Knoxville and Powell, Tennessee; and Rose Hill and Ewing, Virginia; as well as a loan production officeoffices in Mountain Brook, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. Mobile, Alabama and the Chattanooga, Tennessee area.

In August 2017, the Bank opened its newly constructed office complex, known as Pump House Plaza, along U.S. Highway 280 in the Birmingham, Alabama metro area. In SeptemberOctober 2017, the Bank relocated its headquarters to the Pump House Plaza location, which now houses a full-service retail office of the Bank and offices for the Bank’sBank’s commercial lending and executive leadership teams. teams.

On August 31, 2018, Bancshares completed the acquisition of The Peoples Bank (“TPB”) and then merged TPB with and into the Bank. In accordance with the transaction agreement, Bancshares acquired 100% of the capital stock of TPB for the purchase price of $23.4 million calculated on the net book value of TPB as of December 31, 2017 and a mutually agreed upon multiple of 1.62, less certain mutually agreed upon deductions that are described in the transaction agreement. Approximately 90% of the purchase price was paid in cash, which totaled approximately $20.7 million, and approximately 10% was paid in the form of unregistered shares of Bancshares’ common stock, which consisted of 204,355 shares. The aggregate purchase price was subject to adjustment following the closing date of the transaction based on determination of TPB’s final net book value as of the date of closing, which resulted in the payment by Bancshares of an additional cash amount of approximately $1.4 million. As of the acquisition date, TPB’s assets totaled $166.5 million, consisting primarily of pre-discounted gross loans totaling $156.8 million. Total deposits were $140.0 million. Purchase accounting adjustments were recorded as of the acquisition date, resulting in goodwill of $7.4 million.

The Bank has two wholly owned subsidiaries: Acceptance Loan Company, Inc. (“ALC”) and FUSB Reinsurance, Inc. (“FUSB Reinsurance”). As used herein, unless the context suggests otherwise, references to the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Bancshares, as well as the Bank, ALC, and FUSB Reinsurance, collectively.collectively.

ALC, an Alabama corporation headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, is a finance company that performs both indirect lending through third-party retailers and conventional consumer finance lending through a branch network. As of December 31, 2019, ALC conducted indirect lending in 11 states, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, with approximately 19,900 consumer and real estate loans outstanding. In addition to itsunderwritten centrally at ALC’s headquarters location. ALC’s branch network serves customers through 21 offices located in Mobile, Alabama, ALC operates and serves its customers through twenty-one offices in Alabama and southeast Mississippi. ALC’s business is generated through referrals from retail businesses, banks and customer mailings. ALC serves customers with a broad range of consumer loan needs. ALC’s lending guidelines are based on an established company policy that is reviewed regularly by its Loan Committee. The lending guidelines include a consideration of collateral (age, type and loan-to-value) and loan term, as well as the borrower’s budget (debt-to-income ratio), employment and residence history, credit score, credit history and experience with ALC. ALC’s average loan size is approximately $4,770, with an average termEffective January 1, 2020, Bancshares transferred a total of 24 to 36 months. ALC currently has total loans$45.5 million of approximately $95.0 million, which carry an average yield of 19.4%. Interest rates charged vary depending on a consideration of certain factors, such as credit score and collateral. Approximately 10.8% of ALC’s currentthe indirect loan portfolio is secured by real estate and single family residence loans, withfrom ALC to the remaining portion of the portfolio secured by various other types of collateral, depending on the type of loan being secured. ALC suspended making new real estate loans in May 2012 as a result of weakness in the real estate market at that time.Bank.

FUSB Reinsurance underwrites credit life and credit accident and health insurance policies sold to the Bank’s and ALC’s consumer loan customers. FUSB Reinsurance is responsible for the first level of risk on these policies up to a specified maximum amount, and a primary third-party insurer retains the remaining risk. A third-party insurer and/or a third-party administrator are responsible for performing most of the administrative functions of FUSB Reinsurance on a contract basis.

Employees

Bancshares has no employees, other than the executive officers discussed in the information incorporated by reference in Part III, Item 10 of this report. As of December 31, 2017,2019, the Bank had 159188 full-time equivalent employees, and ALC had 9092 full-time equivalent employees. FUSB Reinsurance has no employees. None of our employees are party to a collective bargaining agreement. Management believes that the Company’s employee relations are good.

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Competition

We face strong competition in making loans, acquiring deposits and attracting customers for investment services. Competition among financial institutions is based on interest rates offered on deposit accounts, interest rates charged on loans, other credit and service charges relating to loans, the quality and scope of the services rendered, the convenience of banking facilities and, in the case of loans to commercial borrowers, relative lending limits. We compete with numerous other financial services providers, including commercial banks, online banks, credit unions, finance companies, mutual funds, insurance companies, investment banking companies, brokerage firms and other financial intermediaries operating in Alabama and elsewhere. Many of these competitors, some of which are affiliated with large bank holding companies, have substantially greater resources and lending limits than we do. In addition, many of our non-bank competitors are not subject to the same extensive federal regulations that govern bank holding companies and federally insured banks.

The financial services industry is likely to become more competitive as further technological advances enable more companies to provide financial services. These technological advances may diminish the importance of depository institutions and other financial intermediaries.


intermediaries.

Supervision and Regulation

General

We are extensively regulated under both federal and state law. These laws restrict permissible activities and investments and require compliance with various consumer protection provisions applicable to lending, deposit, brokerage and fiduciary activities. They also impose capital adequacy requirements and condition Bancshares’ ability to repurchase stock or to receive dividends from the Bank. Bancshares is subject to comprehensive examination and supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”), and the Bank and its subsidiaries are subject to comprehensive examination and supervision by the Alabama State Banking Department (the “ASBD”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”). These regulatory agencies generally have broad discretion to impose restrictions and limitations on our operations. This supervisory framework could materially impact the conduct and profitability of our activities.

To the extent that the following information describes statutory and regulatory provisions, it is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of such provisions. Proposals to change the laws and regulations governing the banking industry are frequently raised at both the state and federal level. The likelihood and timing of any changes in these laws and regulations, as well as the impact that such changes may have on us, are difficult to ascertain. A change in applicable laws and regulations, or in the manner in which such laws or regulations are interpreted by regulatory agencies or courts, may have a material effect on our business, operations and earnings.

Regulation of Bancshares

Bancshares is registered as a bank holding company and is subject to regulation and supervision by the Federal Reserve. The BHCA requires a bank holding company to secure the approval of the Federal Reserve before it owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than five percent (5%) of the voting shares or substantially all of the assets of any bank or thrift, or merges or consolidates with another bank or thrift holding company. Further, under the BHCA, the activities of a bank holding company and any nonbank subsidiary are limited to: (1) those activities that the Federal Reserve determines to be so closely related to banking as to be a proper incident thereto and (2) investments in companies not engaged in activities closely related to banking, subject to quantitative limitations on the value of such investments. Prior approval of the Federal Reserve may be required before engaging in certain activities. In making such determinations, the Federal Reserve is required to weigh the expected benefits to the public, such as greater convenience, increased competition and gains in efficiency, against the possible adverse effects, such as undue concentration of resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interest, and unsound banking practices.

There are a number of restrictions imposed on us by law and regulatory policy that are designed to minimize potential losses to the depositors of the Bank and the Deposit Insurance Fund maintained by the FDIC (as discussed in more detail below) if the Bank should become insolvent. For example, the Federal Reserve requires bank holding companies to serve as a source of financial strength to their subsidiary depository institutions and to commit resources to support such institutions in circumstances in which they might not otherwise do so. The Federal Reserve also has the authority to require a bank holding company to terminate any activity or to relinquish control of a non-bank subsidiary upon the Federal Reserve’sReserve’s determination that such activity or control constitutes a serious risk to the financial soundness and stability of any bank subsidiary of the bank holding company.

Any capital loan by Bancshares to the Bank is subordinate in right of payment to deposits and certain other indebtedness of the Bank. In addition, in the event of BancsharesBancshares’ bankruptcy, any commitment by Bancshares to a federal banking regulatory agency to maintain the capital of the Bank will be assumed by the bankruptcy trustee and entitled to a priority of payment.

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Act provides that, in the event of the “liquidation or other resolution” of an insured depository institution, the claims of depositors of the institution (including the claims of the FDIC as a subrogee of insured depositors) and certain claims for administrative expenses of the FDIC as a receiver will have priority over other general unsecured claims against the institution. If an insured depository institution fails, then insured and uninsured depositors, along with the FDIC, will have priority of payment over unsecured, non-deposit creditors, including the institution’sinstitution’s holding company, with respect to any extensions of credit that they have made to such insured depository institution.

Regulation of the Bank

The operations and investments of the Bank are limited by federal and state statutes and regulations. The Bank is subject to supervision and regulation by the ASBD and the FDIC and to various requirements and restrictions under federal and state law, including requirements to maintain reserves against deposits, restrictions on the types, amount and terms and conditions of loans that it may originate, and limits on the types of other activities in which the Bank may engage and the investments that it may make.

The Bank is subject to federal laws that limit the amount of transactions between the Bank and its nonbank affiliates, including Bancshares, but excluding operating subsidiaries, such as ALC. Under these provisions, transactions by the Bank with nonbank affiliates (such as loans or investments) are generally limited to 10% of the Bank’sBank’s capital and surplus for all covered transactions with any one affiliate and 20% of capital and surplus for all covered transactions with all affiliates. Any extensions of credit to affiliates, with limited exceptions, must be secured by eligible collateral in specified amounts. The Bank is also prohibited from purchasing any “low quality” assets from an affiliate. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) imposed additional requirements on transactions with affiliates, including an expansion of the definition of “covered transactions” and an increase in the length of time for which collateral requirements regarding covered transactions must be maintained.

The Dodd-Frank Act requires the banking agencies and the SEC to establish joint rules or guidelines for financial institutions with more than $1 billion in assets which prohibit incentive compensation arrangements that the agencies determine to encourage inappropriate risks by the institution. The banking agencies issued proposed rules in 2011 and issued guidance on sound incentive compensation policies. In 2016, the Federal Reserve and the OCC also proposed rules that would, depending upon the assets of the institution, directly regulate incentive compensation arrangements and would require enhanced oversight and recordkeeping. As of December 31, 2019, these rules have not been implemented. With assets of approximately $789 million, we currently would not be subject to the rules as presently proposed, but would become subject to the rules if our assets increased to $1 billion.  

Securities and Exchange Commission

Bancshares is under the jurisdiction of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for matters relating to the offer and sale of its securities and is subject to the SEC’sSEC’s rules and regulations related to periodic reporting, reporting to shareholders, proxy solicitations and insider trading regulations.regulations.


Monetary Policy

Policy

Our earnings are and will be affected by domestic economic conditions and the monetary and fiscal policies of the United States government and its agencies. The monetary policies of the Federal Reserve have a substantial effect on the operating results of commercial banks, including the Bank. The Federal Reserve has a significant impact on the levels of bank loans, investments and deposits through its open market operations in United States government securities and through its regulation of, among other things, the discount rate on borrowings of member banks and the reserve requirements against member banksbanks’ deposits. It is not possible to predict the nature and impact of future changes in monetary and fiscal policies.policies.

Deposit Insurance

The Bank’sBank’s deposits are insured up to applicable limits by the Deposit Insurance Fund maintained by the FDIC. As a result, the Bank is required to pay periodic assessments to maintain insurance coverage for its deposits. Under the FDIC’s assessment system for banks with less than $10 billion in assets, the assessment rate is determined based on a number of factors, including the Bank’s CAMELS (supervisory) rating, leverage ratio, net income, non-performing loan ratios, OREO ratios, core deposit ratios, one-year organic asset growth and a loan mix index.

  

The FDIC has authority to increase insurance assessments. A significant increase in insurance assessments would likely have an adverse effect on our operating expense, results of operations, and cash flows. Management cannot predict what insurance assessment rates will be in the future. Furthermore, deposit insurance may be terminated by the FDIC upon a finding that the institution has engaged in unsafe or unsound practices, is in an unsafe or unsound condition to continue operations, or has violated any applicable law, regulation, rule, order or condition imposed by the FDIC.

Dividend Restrictions

Under Delaware law, dividends may be paid only out of the amount calculated as the present fair value of the total assets of the corporation, minus the present fair value of the total liabilities of the corporation, minus the capital of the corporation. In the event that there is no such amount, dividends may be paid out of the net profits of the corporation for the fiscal year in which the dividend is declared and/or the immediately preceding fiscal year. Dividends may not be paid, however, out of net profits of the corporation if the capital represented by the issued and outstanding stock of all classes having a preference on the distribution of assets is impaired. Further, the Federal Reserve permits bank holding companies to pay dividends only out of current earnings and only if future retained earnings would be consistent with the company’s capital, asset quality and financial condition.condition.

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Since it has no significant independent sources of income, BancsharesBancshares’ ability to pay dividends depends on its ability to receive dividends from the Bank. Under Alabama law, the Bank may not pay a dividend in excess of 90% of its net earnings unless its surplus is equal to at least 20% of capital. The Bank is also required by Alabama law to seek the approval of the Superintendent of the ASBD prior to the payment of dividends if the total of all dividends declared by the Bank in any calendar year will exceed the total of (1) the Bank’s net earnings for that year, plus (2) its retained net earnings for the preceding two years, less any required transfers to surplus. Alabama law defines net earnings as the remainder of all earnings from current operations plus actual recoveries on loans and investments and other assets, after deducting from the total thereof all current operating expenses, actual losses, accrued dividends on preferred stock, if any, and all federal, state and local taxes. The Bank must be able to satisfy the conditions described above in order to declare or pay a dividend to Bancshares without obtaining the prior approval of the Superintendent of the ASBD. In addition, the FDIC prohibits the payment of cash dividends if (1) as a result of such payment, the bank would be undercapitalized or (2) the bank is in default with respect to any assessment due to the FDIC, including a deposit insurance assessment. These restrictions could materially influence the Bank’s, and therefore Bancshares’, ability to pay dividends.

Capital Adequacy

In July 2013, the federal banking regulatory agencies adopted regulations to implement the framework developed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“Basel Committee”) for strengthening international capital and liquidity, known as “Basel III” (the “Basel III Rule”).  The Basel III Rule provides risk-based capital guidelines designed to make regulatory capital requirements more sensitive to differences in risk profiles among banks, to account for off-balance sheet exposures, and to minimize disincentives for holding liquid assets. Under these guidelines, assets and off-balance sheet items are assigned to broad risk categories, each with appropriate risk-weights. The net amount of assets remaining after applying the risk-weights to the gross asset values represents the institution’s total risk-weighted assets.assets (“RWA”). An institution’s total risk-weighted assetsRWA are used to calculate its regulatory capital ratios. The Basel III Rule establishes minimum capital and leverage ratios that supervised financial institutions are required to maintain, while also providing countercyclical capital requirements so that the required amount of capital increases in times of economic expansion and decreases in times of economic contraction, consistent with safety and soundness. Under the Basel III Rule, banks must maintain a specified capital conservation buffer above each of the required minimum capital levels in order to avoid limitations on paying dividends, engaging in share repurchases and paying certain discretionary bonuses.

In December 2017, the Basel Committee published the last version of the Basel III accord, generally referred to as “Basel IV.” The Basel Committee stated that a key objective of the revisions incorporated into the framework is to reduce excessive variability of risk-weighted assets, which will be accomplished by enhancing the robustness and risk sensitivity of the standardized approaches for credit risk and operational risk, which will facilitate the comparability of banks’ capital ratios; constraining the use of internally modeled approaches; and complementing the risk-weighted capital ratio with a finalized leverage ratio and a revised and robust capital floor. Leadership of the federal banking agencies who are tasked with implementing Basel IV has indicated that it is considering how to appropriately apply these revisions in the United States. Although it is uncertain at this time, some, if not all, of the Basel IV accord may be incorporated into the capital requirements framework applicable to Bancshares and the Bank.

Banking organizations must have appropriate capital planning processes, with proper oversight from the board of directors. Accordingly, pursuant to a separate, general supervisory letter from the Federal Reserve, bank holding companies are expected to conduct and document comprehensive capital adequacy analyses prior to the declaration of any dividends (on common stock, preferred stock, trust preferred securities or other Tier 1 capital instruments), capital redemptions or capital repurchases. Moreover, the federal banking agencies have adopted a joint agency policy statement, noting that the adequacy and effectiveness of a bank’s interest rate risk management process and the level of its interest rate exposures are critical factors in the evaluation of the bank’s capital adequacy.

In 2018, the U.S. Congress passed, and the President signed into law, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018 (the “Growth Act”) to modify or remove certain financial reform rules and regulations, including some of those implemented under the Dodd-Frank Act. While the Growth Act maintains most of the regulatory structure established by the Dodd-Frank Act, it amends certain aspects of the regulatory framework for small depository institutions with total assets of less than $10 billion and for large banks with total assets of more than $50 billion. The Growth Act, among other things, requires the federal banking agencies to issue regulations allowing community bank organizations with total assets of less than $10 billion and limited amounts of certain assets and off-balance sheet exposures to access a simpler capital regime focused on a bank’s Tier 1 leverage capital levels rather than risk-based capital levels that are the focus of the capital rules issued under the Dodd-Frank Act implementing Basel III.

Among other changes, the Growth Act expands the definition of qualified mortgages that may be held by a financial institution and simplifies the regulatory capital rules for financial institutions and their holding companies with total consolidated assets of less than $10 billion by instructing the federal banking regulators to establish a single “Community Bank Leverage Ratio” of between 8% and 10% to replace the leverage and risk-based regulatory capital ratios. The Growth Act also includes regulatory relief for community banks regarding regulatory examination cycles, call reports, the Volcker Rule (proprietary trading prohibitions), mortgage disclosures, and risk weights for certain high-risk commercial real estate loans. It is difficult to predict at this time when or how any new standards under the Growth Act will ultimately be applied to us or what specific impact the Growth Act and the yet-to-be-written implementing rules and regulations will have on community banks.

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In October 2019, the federal banking agencies adopted regulations that exempt a qualifying community bank and its holding company that have Tier 1 leverage ratios of greater than 9% from the risk-based capital requirements of the capital rules issued under the Dodd-Frank Act. A qualifying community banking organization and its holding company that have chosen the proposed framework will not be required to calculate the existing risk-based and leverage capital requirements. A qualifying community banking organization will also be considered to have met the capital ratio requirements to be well capitalized for the agencies’ prompt corrective action rules provided it has a community bank leverage ratio greater than 9%. The new community bank leverage ratio framework will first be available for banking organizations to use beginning March 31, 2020.


The rules implementing these provisions of the Growth Act were recently adopted and are not yet effective. Bancshares has not yet made a determination regarding whether it will seek to take advantage of these new capital rules under the Growth Act.

Prompt Corrective Action

In addition to the required minimum capital levels described above, federal law establishes a system of prompt“prompt corrective actions” that federal banking agencies are required to take, and certain actions that they have discretion to take, based on the capital category into which a federally regulated depository institution falls. Regulations set forth detailed procedures and criteria for implementing prompt corrective action in the case of any institution that is not adequately capitalized. Each institution is assigned to one of five categories based on its capital ratios: “well capitalized,” “adequately capitalized,” “undercapitalized,” “significantly undercapitalized” or “critically undercapitalized.” Institutions categorized as “undercapitalized” or worse become subject to increasing levels of regulatory oversight and restrictions, which may include, among other things, limitations on growth and activities and payment of dividends.

 

As of December 31, 20172019, the Bank was “well-capitalized” under the prompt corrective action rules. This classification is primarily for the purpose of applying the federal prompt corrective action provisions and is not intended to be, and should not be, interpreted as a representation of our overall financial condition or prospects.

Community Reinvestment Act

Act

The Community Reinvestment Act (the CRA”“CRA”) requires the federal banking regulatory agencies to assess all financial institutions that they regulate to determine whether these institutions are meeting the credit needs of the communities that they serve, including their assessment area(s) (as established for these purposes in accordance with applicable regulations based principally on the location of the institution’s branch offices). Under the CRA, institutions are assigned a rating of “outstanding,” “satisfactory,” “needs to improve” or “unsatisfactory.” An institution’s record in meeting the requirements of the CRA is made publicly available and is taken into consideration in connection with any applications that it files with federal regulators to engage in certain activities, including approval of branches or other deposit facilities, mergers and acquisitions, office relocations or expansions into non-banking activities. The Bank received a “satisfactory” rating in its most recent CRA evaluation.

Anti-Money Laundering Laws

Laws

Under various federal laws, including the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act (also known as the “Bank Secrecy Act”), as amended by the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act, financial institutions are subject to prohibitions against specified financial transactions and account relationships, as well as enhanced due diligence and “know your customer” standards in their dealings with foreign financial institutions and foreign customers. These laws also mandate that financial institutions establish anti-money laundering programs meeting certain standards and require the federal banking regulators to consider the effectiveness of a financial institution’sinstitution’s anti-money laundering activities when reviewing bank mergers and bank holding company acquisitions.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley”) comprehensively revised the laws affecting corporate governance, auditing, executive compensation and corporate reporting for entities with equity or debt securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Among other things, Sarbanes-Oxley and its implementing regulations established new membership requirements and additional responsibilities for audit committees, imposed restrictions on the relationships between public companies and their outside auditors (including restrictions on the types of non-audit services that auditors may provide), imposed additional responsibilities for public companies’ external financial statements on the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, and expanded the disclosure requirements for corporate insiders. The requirements are intended to allow stockholders to more easily and efficiently monitor the performance of companies and directors. We and our Board of Directors have, as appropriate, adopted or modified our policies and practices in order to comply with these regulatory requirements and to enhance our corporate governance practices.

As required by Sarbanes-Oxley, we have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to our Board, executives and employees. This Code of Business Conduct can be found on our website at http://www.firstusbank.com under the tabs “About – Investor Relations – FUSB Policies.”

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Privacy of Customer Information

The Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 (also known as the “Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act” or the “GLBA”) and the implementing regulations issued by federal banking regulatory agencies require financial institutions to adopt policies and procedures regarding the disclosure of nonpublic personal information about their customers to non-affiliated third parties. In general, financial institutions are required to explain to customers their policies and procedures regarding the disclosure of such nonpublic personal information, and, unless otherwise required or permitted by law, financial institutions are prohibited from disclosing such information except as provided in their policies and procedures. Specifically, the GLBA established certain information security guidelines that require each financial institution, under the supervision and ongoing oversight of its board of directors or an appropriate committee thereof, to develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive written information security program designed to ensure the security and confidentiality of customer information, to protect against anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of such information, and to protect against unauthorized access to or use of such information that could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to any customer.


Cybersecurity

The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (“CISA”) was intended to improve cybersecurity in the United States by enhanced sharing of information about security threats among the U.S. government and private sector entities, including financial institutions. CISA also authorizes companies to monitor their own systems notwithstanding any other provision of law and allows companies to carry out cybersecurity defensive measures on their own systems. The law includes liability protections for companies that share cyber threat information with third parties so long as such sharing activity is conducted in accordance with CISA.

In October 2016, the federal bank regulatory agencies issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding enhanced cyber risk management standards which would apply to a wide range of large financial institutions and their third-party service providers, including Bancshares and the Bank. The proposed standards would expand existing cybersecurity regulations and guidance to focus on cyber risk governance and management, management of internal and external dependencies, and incident response, cyber resilience, and situational awareness. In addition, the proposal contemplates more stringent standards for institutions with systems that are critical to the financial sector.

The federal banking regulators regularly issue guidance regarding cybersecurity intended to enhance cyber risk management standards among financial institutions. A financial institution is expected to establish multiple lines of defense and to ensure its risk management processes address the risk posed by potential threats to the institution. A financial institution’s management is expected to maintain sufficient processes to effectively respond and recover the institution’s operations after a cyber-attack. A financial institution is also expected to develop appropriate processes to enable recovery of data and business operations if a critical service provider of the institution falls victim to this type of cyber-attack.

State regulators have also been increasingly active in implementing privacy and cybersecurity standards and regulations. Recently, several states have adopted regulations requiring certain financial institutions to implement cybersecurity programs and providing detailed requirements with respect to these programs, including data encryption requirements. Many states have also recently implemented or modified their data breach notification and data privacy requirements. We expect this trend of state-level activity in those areas to continue, and are continually monitoring developments in the states in which our customers are located.

Regulation of Lending Practices

Practices

Our lending practices are subject to a number of federal and state laws, as supplemented by the rules and regulations of the various agencies charged with the responsibility of implementing these laws. These include, among others, the following:

Truth-In-Lending Act, governing disclosures of credit terms to consumer borrowers; 

Truth-In-Lending Act, governing disclosures of credit terms to consumer borrowers; 

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975, requiring financial institutions to provide information to enable the public and public officials to determine whether a financial institution is fulfilling its obligation to help meet the housing needs of the communities that it serves

Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975, requiring financial institutions to provide information to enable the public and public officials to determine whether a financial institution is fulfilling its obligation to help meet the housing needs of the communities that it serves;

Equal Credit Opportunity Act, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, creed or other specified factors in extending credit;

Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1978, as amended by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, governing the use and provision of information to credit reporting agencies, certain identity theft protections and certain credit and other disclosures;

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, governing the manner in which consumer debts may be collected by collection agencies;

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, requiring certain disclosures concerning loan closing costs and escrows, and governing transfers of loan servicing and the amounts of escrows in connection with loans secured by one-to-four family residential properties; and 

Rules and regulations established by the National Flood Insurance Program. 

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Equal Credit Opportunity Act, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, creed or other specified factors in extending credit;

Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1978, as amended by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, governing the use and provision of information to credit reporting agencies, certain identity theft protections and certain credit and other disclosures;

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, governing the manner in which consumer debts may be collected by collection agencies;

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, requiring certain disclosures concerning loan closing costs and escrows, and governing transfers of loan servicing and the amounts of escrows in connection with loans secured by one-to-four family residential properties; and 
Rules and regulations established by the National Flood Insurance Program. 

In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB”), an independent bureau with broad authority to regulate the consumer finance industry, including regulated financial institutions, non-banks and others involved in extending credit to consumers. The CFPB has authority through rulemaking, orders, policy statements, guidance and enforcement actions to administer and enforce federal consumer financial laws.  Although the CFPB has the power to interpret, administer and enforce federal consumer financial laws, the Dodd-Frank Act provides that the federal banking regulatory agencies continue to have examination and enforcement powers over the financial institutions that they supervise relating to the matters within the jurisdiction of the CFPB if the supervised institutions have less than $10 billion in assets. TheEven so, the CFPB has adopted a number of rules that impact our lending practices, including, among other things, (1) requiring financial institutions to make a “reasonable and good faith determination” that a consumer has a “reasonable ability” to repay a residential mortgage loan before making such a loan, (2) requiring sponsors of asset-backed securities to retain at least 5% of the credit risk of the assets underlying the securities (and generally prohibiting sponsors from transferring or hedging that credit risk), and (3) imposing a number of new and enhanced requirements on the mortgage servicing industry, including rules regarding communications with borrowers, maintenance of customer account records, procedures for responding to written borrower requests and complaints of errors, servicing delinquent loans, and conducting foreclosure proceedings, among other measures.

Regulation of Deposit Operations

Operations

Our deposit operations are subject to federal laws applicable to depository accounts, including, among others, the following:

Right to Financial Privacy Act, which imposes a duty to maintain the confidentiality of consumer financial records and prescribes procedures for complying with administrative subpoenas of financial records; 

Truth-In-Savings Act, requiring certain disclosures for consumer deposit accounts; 

Electronic Funds Transfer Act and Regulation E, which govern automatic deposits to and withdrawals from deposit accounts and customers’ rights and liabilities arising from the use of automated teller machines and other electronic banking services; and

Rules and regulations of the various agencies charged with the responsibility of implementing these laws. 

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Right to Financial Privacy Act, which imposes a duty to maintain the confidentiality of consumer financial records and prescribes procedures for complying with administrative subpoenas of financial records; 

Truth-In-Savings Act, requiring certain disclosures for consumer deposit accounts; 

Electronic Funds Transfer Act and Regulation E, which govern automatic deposits to and withdrawals from deposit accounts and customers’ rights and liabilities arising from the use of automated teller machines and other electronic banking services; and

Rules and regulations of the various agencies charged with the responsibility of implementing these laws. 

Federal Home Loan Bank Membership

The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (“FHLBA”). Each member of the FHLBA is required to maintain a minimum investment in the Class B stock of the FHLBA. The Board of Directors of the FHLBA can increase the minimum investment requirements if it concludes that additional capital is required to allow it to meet its own regulatory capital requirements. Any increase in the minimum investment requirements outside of specified ranges requires the approval of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Because the extent of any obligation to increase the level of investment in the FHLBA depends entirely on the occurrence of a future event, we are unable to determine the extent of future required potential payments to the FHLBA at this time. Additionally, in the event that a member financial institution fails, the right of the FHLBA to seek repayment of funds loaned to that institution will take priority over the rights of all other creditors.creditors.

Future Legislation and Regulation

We are heavily regulated by regulatory agencies at the federal and state levels. Since the 2008 financial crisis, regulators have increased their focus on the regulation of the financial services industry, leading in many cases to greater uncertainty and compliance costs for regulated entities. For example, the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act have required us to make material expenditures, particularly in the form of personnel training costs and additional compliance expenses. Recently, however, we have seen an effort at the federal level to provide some relief from the regulatory burdens placed on banks as a result of Dodd-Frank Act. A number of bills have been introduced in early 2018 in both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate that would scale back the regulatory burdens placed on banks in recent years. It is impossible to know at this time what practical impact these bills will have on our business, if enacted. In addition to the legislative changes, there have been leadership changes at all of the federal banking agencies, including the FDIC, the CFPB and the Federal Reserve. These legislative proposals and the changes in the key regulators who implement the banking laws are likely to impact our business; however, we cannot predict the actual effect that these proposals would have on our business, consolidated results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

Website Information

The Bank’sBank’s website address is http://www.firstusbank.com. Bancshares does not maintain a separate website. Bancshares makes available free of charge on or through the Bank’s website, under the tabs “About – Investor Relations,” its Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with the SEC. These reports are also available on the SEC’s website, http://www.sec.gov. Bancshares will provide paper copies of these reports to shareholders free of charge upon written request. Bancshares is not including the information contained on or available through the Bank’s website as a part of, or incorporating such information into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K.10-K.


Item 1A.

Risk Factors.

Making or continuing an investment in our common stock involves certain risks that you should carefully consider. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only risks that may have a material adverse effect on us. Additional risks and uncertainties also could adversely affect our business, andconsolidated financial condition, results of operations.operations and cash flows. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be negatively affected, the market price of your common stock could decline and you could lose all or a part of your investment. Further, to the extent that any of the information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K constitutes forward-looking statements, the risk factors set forth below also are cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf.behalf.

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If loan losses are greater than anticipated, our earnings may be adversely affected.affected.

As a lender, we are exposed to the risk that customers will be unable to repay their loans according to their terms and that any collateral securing the payment of their loans may not be sufficient to assure repayment. Credit losses are inherent in the business of making loans and could have a material adverse effect on our operating results.loans. Our credit risk with respect to our real estate and construction loan portfolio relates principally to the creditworthiness of individuals and the value of the real estate serving as security for the repayment of loans, and the credit risk with respect to our commercial and consumer loan portfolio relates principally to the general creditworthiness of businesses and individuals within the local markets in which we operate. We make various assumptions and judgments about the collectability of our loan portfolio and provide an allowance for potential loan losses based on a number of factors. We believe that our allowance for loan losses is adequate. However, if estimates, assumptions or judgments used in calculating this allowance are incorrect, the allowance for loan losses may not be sufficient to cover our actual loan losses. Deterioration of economic conditions affecting borrowers, new information regarding existing loans, inaccurate management assumptions, identification of additional problem loans and other factors, both within and outside of our control, may result in higher levels of nonperforming assets and charge-offs and loan losses in excess of our current allowance for loan losses, requiring us to make material additions to our allowance for loan losses, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, consolidated financial condition, and results of operations.operations and cash flows. The actual amount of future provisions for loan losses cannot be determined at this time and may vary from the amounts of past provisions. In addition, banking regulators periodically review our allowance for loan losses and may require us to increase our provision for loan losses or recognize further charge-offs if the regulators’ judgments are different than those of our management. Material additions to the allowance could materially decrease our net income.

We may be required to increase our allowance for loan losses as a result of a recent change to an accounting standard.standard.

The measure of our allowance for loan losses depends in part on the adoption and interpretation of accounting standards. The Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, recently issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses. This ASU provides a new credit impairment model, the Current Expected Credit Loss, or CECL model, which, as a result of a delay in implementation for smaller reporting companies announced by the FASB during the fourth quarter of 2019, will apply to us in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, though we may choose, or may be encouraged by our regulators, to adopt CECL in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018.2022. CECL will require financial institutions to estimate and develop a provision for credit losses at origination for the lifetime of the loan, as opposed to reserving for incurred or probable losses up to the balance sheet date. Under the CECL model, credit deterioration would be reflected in the income statement in the period of origination or acquisition of the loan, with changes in expected credit losses due to further credit deterioration or improvement reflected in the periods in which the expectation changes. Accordingly, implementation of the CECL model will change our current method of providing allowances for loan losses, which would likely require us to increase our allowance for loan losses. Moreover, the CECL model likely would create more volatility in our level of allowance for loan losses. We expect to recognize a one-time cumulative effect adjustment to the allowance for loan and lease losses as of the beginning of the first quarter of 2023, equal to the difference between the amount of our allowance under the incurred loss methodology and under CECL. However, we cannot yet determine the magnitude of any such one-time cumulative adjustment or of the overall impact of the new standard on our financial condition or results of operations. A material increase in our level of allowance for loan losses could adversely affect our business, consolidated financial condition, and results of operations.operations and cash flows.

Our business and operations may be materially adversely affected by weaknational and local market economic conditions.

 

Our business and operations, which primarily consist of banking activities, including lending money to customers in the form of loans and borrowing money from customers in the form of deposits, are sensitive to general business and economic conditions in the United States generally, and in our regionlocal markets in particular. The economic conditions in our local markets may be different from the economic conditions in the United States as a whole. If economic conditions in the United States or any of our local markets weaken, our growth and profitability from our operations could be constrained. The current economic environment is characterized by interest rates near historically low levels, which impacts our ability to attract deposits and to generate attractive earnings through our loan and investment portfolios. All of these factors can individually or in the aggregate be detrimental to our business, and the interplay between these factors can be complex and unpredictable. Unfavorable market conditions can result in a deterioration in the credit quality of our borrowers and the demand for our products and services, an increase in the number of delinquencies, defaults and charge-offs, additional provisions for loan losses, a decline in the value of our collateral, and an overall material adverse effect on the quality of our loan portfolio. 

The economic conditions in our local markets may be different from the economic conditions in the United States as a whole. Our success depends to a certain extent on the general economic conditions of the geographic markets that we serve in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia. Local economic conditions in these areas have a significant impact on our commercial, real estate and construction loans, the ability of borrowers to repay these loans and the value of the collateral securing these loans. Adverse changes in the economic conditions of the southeastern United States in general or any one or more of these local markets could negatively impact the financial results of our banking operations and have a negative effect on our profitability. For example, significant unemployment in the timber industry could cause widespread economic distress in many of the areas that we serve. Similar trends in other industries or sectors that we serve could have a significant negative effect on our profitability.

In addition, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is causing worldwide concern and economic disruption. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised that coronavirus may spread significantly in the United States. There have been numerous reports of the outbreak disrupting or restricting supply chains, resulting in closures of facilities and reductions in demand across companies in a variety of industries. It is also possible that the spread of the coronavirus may have direct effects on our operations, such as limiting employee travel or increasing telecommuting arrangements.  In addition, recent developments and reports relating to the coronavirus have coincided with heightened volatility in financial markets in the United States and worldwide. If the coronavirus adversely affects the ability of our borrowers to satisfy their obligations, the demand for our loans, or our business operations, or leads to a significant or prolonged impact on global markets or economic growth, our business, consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows could be adversely affected.

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The COVID-19 pandemic, trade wars, tariffs and similar events and disputes, domestic and international, have adversely affected, and may continue to adversely affect, economic activity globally, nationally and locally. Such events also may adversely affect business and consumer confidence, generally. Any such adverse changes may adversely affect our profitability, growth asset quality and financial condition.

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the financial markets and has resulted in a number of Federal Reserve actions. Market interest rates have declined significantly. On March 3, 2020, the 10-year Treasury yield fell below 1.00% for the first time, and the Federal Reserve reduced the target federal funds rate by 50 basis points to 1.00% to 1.25%. On March 15, 2020, the Federal Reserve further reduced the target federal funds rate by 100 basis points to 0.00% to 0.25% and announced a $700 billion quantitative easing program in response to the expected economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal Reserve reduced the interest that it pays on excess reserves from 1.60% to 1.10% on March 3, 2020, and then to 0.10% on March 15, 2020. We expect that these reductions in interest rates, especially if prolonged, could adversely affect our net interest income and margins and our profitability.

The banking industry is highly competitive, which could result in loss of market share and adversely affect our business.business.

We encounter strong competition in making loans, acquiring deposits and attracting customers for investment services. We compete with commercial banks, online banks, credit unions, finance companies, mutual funds, insurance companies, investment banking companies, brokerage firms and other financial intermediaries operating in Alabama and elsewhere in various segments of the financial services market. Many of these competitors, some of which are affiliated with large bank holding companies, have substantially greater resources and lending limits than we do. In addition, many of our non-bank competitors are not subject to the same extensive federal regulations that govern bank holding companies and federally insured banks, and, as a result, may be able to offer certain products and services at a lower cost than the we are able to offer, which could adversely affect our business.


We are subject to extensive governmental regulation, and the costs of complying with such regulation could have an adverse impact on our operations.operations.

The financial services industry is extensively regulated and supervised under both federal and state law. We are subject to the supervision and regulation of the Federal Reserve, the FDIC and the ASBD. These regulations are intended primarily to protect depositors, the public and the FDIC’sFDIC’s Deposit Insurance Fund, rather than shareholders. Additionally, we are subject to supervision, regulation and examination by other regulatory authorities, such as the SEC and state securities and insurance regulators. If, as a result of an examination, the Federal Reserve, the FDIC or the ASBD were to determine that our financial condition, capital resources, asset quality, earnings prospects, management, liquidity or other aspects of any of our operations had become unsatisfactory, or that we were in violation of any law or regulation, they may take a number of different remedial actions as they deem appropriate. These actions include the power to require us to remediate any such adverse examination findings. We are also subject to changes in federal and state laws, as well as regulations and governmental policies, income tax laws and accounting principles. Regulations affecting banks and other financial institutions are undergoing continuous change, and the ultimate effect of such changes cannot be predicted. Regulations and laws may be modified at any time, and new legislation may be enacted that could affect us. We cannot assure you that any changes in regulations or new laws will not adversely affect our performance or consolidated results of operations. Our regulatory framework is discussed in greater detail under “Item 1. Business – Supervision and Regulation.”

We are subject to laws regarding the privacy, information security and protection of personal information, and any violation of these laws or unauthorized disclosure of such information could damage our reputation and otherwise adversely affect our operations and financial condition.

Our business requires the collection and retention of large volumes of customer data, including personally identifiable information in various information systems that we maintain and in those maintained by third parties with whom we contract to provide data services. We also maintain important internal data, such as personally identifiable information about our employees and information relating to our operations. We are subject to complex and evolving laws and regulations governing the privacy and protection of personal information of individuals (including customers, employees, suppliers and other third parties). For example, our business is subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which, among other things: (1) imposes certain limitations on our ability to share nonpublic personal information about our customers with nonaffiliated third parties; (2) requires us to provide certain disclosures to customers about our information collection, sharing and security practices and to afford customers the right to “opt out” of any information sharing by us with nonaffiliated third parties (with certain exceptions); and (3) requires us to develop, implement and maintain a written comprehensive information security program containing appropriate safeguards based on our size and complexity, the nature and scope of our activities, and the sensitivity of customer information we process, as well as plans for responding to data security breaches. Various state and federal banking regulators and state legislatures have also enacted data security breach notification requirements with varying levels of individual, consumer, regulatory or law enforcement notification in the event of a security breach. Ensuring that our collection, use, transfer and storage of personal information complies with all applicable laws and regulations can increase our costs. Furthermore, we may not be able to ensure that all of our clients, suppliers, counterparties and other third parties have appropriate controls in place to protect the confidentiality of the information that they exchange with us, particularly where such information is transmitted by electronic means. If personal, confidential or proprietary information of customers or others were to be mishandled or misused (in situations where, for example, such information was erroneously provided to unauthorized persons, or where such information was intercepted or otherwise compromised by third parties), we could be exposed to litigation or regulatory sanctions under applicable laws and regulations. Concerns about the effectiveness of our measures to safeguard personal information could cause us to lose customers or potential customers for our products and services and thereby reduce our revenues. Accordingly, any failure or perceived failure to comply with applicable privacy or data protection laws and regulations may subject us to inquiries, examinations and investigations that could result in requirements to modify or cease certain operations or practices or in significant liabilities, fines or

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penalties, and could damage our reputation and otherwise adversely affect our business, consolidated financial condition, results of operations and financial condition.cash flows.

Our FDIC deposit insurance premiums and assessments may increase and thereby adversely affect our financial results.

results.

The Bank’sBank’s deposits are insured by the FDIC up to legal limits, and, accordingly, the Bank is subject to periodic insurance assessments by the FDIC. The Bank’s regular assessments are determined by its risk classification, which is based on its regulatory capital levels and the level of supervisory concern that it poses. Numerous bank failures during the financial crisis and increases in the statutory deposit insurance limits increased resolution costs to the FDIC and put significant pressure on the Deposit Insurance Fund. The FDIC has authority to increase insurance assessments, and any significant increase in insurance assessments would likely have an adverse effect on us and thereby negatively impact our consolidated results of operations. 

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We may not be able to maintain consistent growth, earnings or profitability.

There can be no assurance that we will be able to continue to grow and to remain profitable in future periods, or, if profitable, that our overall earnings will remain consistent with our prior results of operations, or increase in the future. Our growth in recent years has been driven primarilyprimarily by a strong commercial loan market and real estate loan market in certain of our markets. A downturn in economic conditions in our markets, heightened competition from other financial services providers, an inability to retain or grow our core deposit base, regulatory and legislative considerations, and failure to attract and retain high-performing talent, among other factors, could limit our ability to grow our assets or increase our profitability to the same extent as in recent periods. Sustainable growth requires that we manage our risks by following prudent loan underwriting standards, balancing loan and deposit growth without materially increasing interest rate risk or compressing our net interest margin, maintaining adequate capital, hiring and retaining qualified employees and successfully implementing our strategic initiatives. A failure to sustain our recent rate of growth or adequately manage the factors that have contributed to our growth or successfully enter new markets could have a material adverse effect on our earnings and profitability and, therefore on our business, consolidated financial condition, and results of operations.operations and cash flows.


Rapid and significant changes in market interest rates may adversely affect our performance.performance.

Most of our assets and liabilities are monetary in nature and are therefore subject to significant risks from changes in interest rates. Our profitability depends to a large extent on net interest income, and changes in interest rates can impact our net interest income as well as the valuation of our assets and liabilities. Our consolidated results of operations are affected by changes in interest rates and our ability to manage interest rate risks. Changes in market interest rates, changes in the relationships between short-term and long-term market interest rates and changes in the relationships between different interest rate indices can affect the interest rates charged on interest-earning assets differently than the interest rates paid on interest-bearing liabilities. These differences could result in an increase in interest expense relative to interest income or a decrease in our interest rate spread. For a more detailed discussion of these risks and our management strategies for these risks, see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Our net interest margin depends on many factors that are partly or completely out of our control, including competition, federal economic monetary and fiscal policies and general economic conditions. Despite the implementation of strategies to manage interest rate risks, changes in interest rates may have a material adverse impact on our profitability.

The performance of our investment portfolio is subject to fluctuations due to changes in interest rates and market conditions.

conditions.

Changes in interest ratesrates can negatively affect the performance of most of our investments. Interest rate volatility can reduce gains or create losses in our investment portfolios. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary policies, domestic and international economic and political conditions and other factors beyond our control. Fluctuations in interest rates affect returns on, and the market value of, investment securities. The fair market value of the securities in our portfolio and the investment income from these securities also fluctuate depending on general economic and market conditions. In addition, actual net investment income and/or cash flows from investments that carry prepayment risk, such as mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities, may differ from those anticipated at the time of investment as a result of interest rate fluctuations. The potential effect of these factors is heightened due to the current conditions in the financial markets and economic conditions generally.

Changes in the policies of monetary authorities and other government action could adversely affect our profitability.

profitability.

Our consolidated results of operations are affected by credit policies of monetary authorities, particularly the Federal Reserve. The instruments of monetary policy employed by the Federal Reserve include open market operations in United States government securities, changes in the discount rate or the federal funds rate on bank borrowings and changes in reserve requirements against bank deposits. In view of changing conditions in the national economy and in the money markets, we cannot predict future changes in interest rates, deposit levels, loan demand or our business and earnings. Furthermore, the actions of the United States government and other governments in responding to such conditions may result in currency fluctuations, exchange controls, market disruption and other adverse effects.

Uncertainty relating to the LIBOR calculation process and potential phasing out of LIBOR may adversely affect our results of operations.

Our profitabilityOn July 27, 2017, the Chief Executive of the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, announced that it intends to stop persuading or compelling banks to submit rates for the calibration of LIBOR to the administrator of LIBOR after 2021. The announcement indicates that the continuation of LIBOR on the current basis cannot and liquiditywill not be guaranteed after 2021. It is impossible to predict whether and to what extent banks will continue to provide LIBOR submissions to the administrator of LIBOR or

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whether any additional reforms to LIBOR may be affected by changes in economic conditionsenacted in the areasUnited Kingdom or elsewhere. While there is no consensus on what rate or rates may become accepted alternatives to LIBOR, a group of large banks, the Alternative Reference Rate Committee (ARRC), selected, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York started in which our operationsApril 2018 to publish, the Secured Overnight Finance Rate, or SOFR, as an alternative to LIBOR. SOFR is a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by Treasury securities, given the depth and loans are concentrated.robustness of the U.S. Treasury repurchase market.  Furthermore, the Bank of England has commenced publication of a reformed Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA), comprised of a broader set of overnight Sterling money market transactions, as of April 23, 2018. The SONIA has been recommended as the alternative to Sterling LIBOR by the Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates.

Our success dependsAt this time, it is impossible to a certain extentpredict whether SOFR and SONIA will become accepted alternatives to LIBOR or the effect of any such alternatives on the general economic conditionsvalue of the geographic markets that we serveLIBOR-based securities and variable rate loans, subordinated debentures, or other securities or financial arrangements, given LIBOR’s role in Alabamadetermining market interest rates globally. Uncertainty as to the nature of alternative reference rates and Mississippi. Local economic conditions in these areas have a significant impact on our commercial, real estate and construction loans, the ability of borrowersas to repay these loanspotential changes or other reforms to LIBOR may adversely affect LIBOR rates and the value of LIBOR-based loans and securities in our portfolio and may impact the collateral securing these loans. Adverse changesavailability and cost of hedging instruments and borrowings. If LIBOR rates are no longer available, and we are required to implement substitute indices for the calculation of interest rates under our loan agreements with our borrowers, we may incur significant expenses in effecting the economic conditionstransition, and may be subject to disputes or litigation with customers over the appropriateness or comparability to LIBOR of the southeastern United States in general or any one or more of these local marketssubstitute indices, which could negatively impact the financial results of our banking operations and have a negativean adverse effect on our profitability. For example, significant unemployment in the timber industry could cause widespread economic distress in manyresults of the areas that we serve. Similar trends in other industries or sectors that we serve could have a significant negative effect on our profitability.operations.

We cannot guarantee that we will pay dividends in the future.

future.

Dividends from the Bank are BancsharesBancshares’ primary source of funds for the payment of dividends to its shareholders, and there are various legal and regulatory limits regarding the extent to which the Bank may pay dividends or otherwise supply funds to Bancshares. The ability of both the Bank and Bancshares to pay dividends will continue to be subject to and limited by the results of operations of the Bank and by certain legal and regulatory restrictions. Further, any lenders making loans to Bancshares or the Bank may impose financial covenants that may be more restrictive than the legal and regulatory requirements with respect to the payment of dividends. There can be no assurance as to whether or when Bancshares may pay dividends to its shareholders.

Bancshares’ liquidity is subject to various regulatory restrictions applicable to its subsidiaries.

There are various regulatory restrictions on the ability of Bancshares’ subsidiaries to pay dividends or to make other payments to Bancshares. In addition, Bancshares’ right to participate in any distribution of assets of any of its subsidiaries upon a subsidiary’s liquidation or otherwise will be subject to the prior claims of creditors of that subsidiary, except to the extent that any of Bancshares’ claims as a creditor of such subsidiary may be recognized.

Extreme weather could cause a disruption in our operations, which could have an adverse impact on our profitability.  

Some of our operations are located in areas near the Gulf of Mexico, a region that is susceptible to hurricanes and other forms of extreme weather. Such weather events could disrupt our operations and have a material adverse effect on our overall results of operations. Further, a hurricane, tornado or other extreme weather event in any of our market areas could adversely impact the ability of borrowers to timely repay their loans and may adversely impact the value of collateral that we hold.


Technological changes in the banking and financial services industries may negatively impact our results of operationsoperations and our ability to compete.

compete.

The banking and financial services industries are undergoing rapid changes, with frequent introductions of new technology-driven products and services. In addition to enhancing the level of service provided to customers, thethe effective use of technology increases efficiency and enables financial institutions to reduce costs. To remain competitive, financial institutions must continuously evaluate changing customer preferences with respect to emerging technologies and develop plans to address such changes in the most cost-effective manner possible. Our future success will depend, in part, on our ability to use technology to offer products and services that provide convenience to customers and create additional efficiencies in operations, and our failure to do so could negatively impact our business. Additionally, our competitors may have greater resources to invest in technological improvements than we do, and we may not be able to effectively implement new technology-driven products and services, which could reduce our ability to effectively compete.

Our information systems may experience a failure or interruption.

interruption.

We rely heavily on communications and information systems to conduct our business. Any failure or interruption in the operation of these systems could impair or prevent the effective operation of our customer relationship management, general ledger, deposit, lending or other functions. While we have policies and procedures designed to prevent or limit the effect of a failure or interruption in the operation of our information systems, there can be no assurance that any such failures or interruptions will not occur or, if they do occur, that they will be adequately addressed. The occurrence of any failures or interruptions impacting our information systems could damage our reputation, result in a loss of customer business, and expose us to additional regulatory scrutiny, civil litigation and possible financial liability, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, consolidated financial condition, results of operations orand cash flows.

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We use information technology in our operations and offer online banking services to our customers, and unauthorized access to our customerscustomers’ confidential or proprietary information as a result of a cyber-attack or otherwise could expose us to reputational harm and litigation and adversely affect our ability to attract and retain customerscustomers..

Information security risks for financial institutions have generally increased in recent years, in part because of the proliferation of new technologies, the use of the internet and telecommunications technologies to conduct financial transactions, and the increased sophistication and activities of organized crime, hackers, terrorists, activists and other external parties. We are under continuous threat of loss due to hacking and cyber-attacks, especially as we continue to expand customer capabilities to utilize the internet and other remote channels to transact business. Our risk and exposure to these matters remains heightened because of the evolving nature and complexity of these threats from cybercriminals and hackers, our plans to continue to provide internet banking channels, and our plans to develop additional remote connectivity solutions to serve our customers. Therefore, the secure processing, transmission and storage of information in connection with our online banking services are critical elements of our operations. However, our network could be vulnerable to unauthorized access, computer viruses and other malware, phishing schemes or other security failures. In addition, our customers may use personal smartphones, tablet PCs or other mobile devices that are beyond our control systems in order to access our products and services. Our technologies, systems and networks, and our customers’ devices, may become the target of cyber-attacks, electronic fraud or information security breaches that could result in the unauthorized release, gathering, monitoring, use, loss or destruction of our or our customers’ confidential, proprietary and other information, or otherwise disrupt our or our customers’ or other third parties’ business operations. As cyber threats continue to evolve, we may be required to spend significant capital and other resources to protect against these threats or to alleviate or investigate problems caused by such threats. To the extent that our activities or the activities of our customers involve the processing, storage or transmission of confidential customer information, any breaches or unauthorized access to such information could present significant regulatory costs and expose us to litigation and other possible liabilities. Any inability to prevent these types of security threats could also cause existing customers to lose confidence in our systems and could adversely affect our reputation and ability to generate deposits. In addition, we may not have adequate insurance coverage to compensate for losses from a cyber threat event. While we have not experienced any material losses relating to cyber-attacks or other information security breaches to date, we may suffer such losses in the future. The occurrence of any cyber-attack or information security breach could result in potential legal liability, reputational harm, damage to our competitive position, additional compliance costs, and the disruption of our operations, all of which could adversely affect our business, consolidated financial condition, results of operations orand cash flows.

We depend on outside third parties for the processing and handling of our records and data, which exposes us to additional risk for cybersecurity breaches and regulatory action.

action.

We rely on software and internet-based platforms developed by third-party vendors to process various transactions. In some cases, we have contracted with third parties to run their proprietary software on our behalf. These systems include, but are not limited to, general ledger, payroll, employee benefits, loan and deposit processing and securities portfolio accounting. If these third-party service providers experience difficulties, are subject to cybersecurity breaches or terminate their services, and we are unable to replace them with other service providers on a timely basis, our operations could be interrupted. If an interruption were to continue for a significant period of time, our business, consolidated financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. While we perform a review of controls instituted by the applicable vendors over these programs in accordance with industry standards and perform our own testing of user controls, we must rely on the continued maintenance of controls by these third-party vendors, including safeguards over the security of customer data. In addition, we maintain, or contract with third parties to maintain, daily backups of key processing outputs in the event of a failure on the part of any of these systems. Nonetheless, we may incur a temporary disruption in our ability to conduct business or process transactions, or damage to our reputation, if the third-party vendor fails to adequately maintain internal controls or institute necessary changes to systems. Such a disruption or breach of security could have a material adverse effect on our business.

In addition, federal regulators have issued guidance outlining their expectations for third-party service provider oversight and monitoring by financial institutions. Any failure to adequately oversee the actions of our third-party service providers could result in regulatory actions against us, which could adversely affect our business, consolidated financial condition, and results of operations.operations and cash flows.


We face a risk of noncompliance and enforcement action under the Bank Secrecy Act and other anti-money laundering statutes and regulations.

 

The Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, the USA PATRIOT Act and other laws and regulations require financial institutions, among other duties, to institute and maintain an effective anti-money laundering program and to file reports such as suspicious activity reports and currency transaction reports. We are required to comply with these and other anti-money laundering requirements. Our federal and state banking regulators, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and other government agencies are authorized to impose significant civil money penalties for violations of anti-money laundering requirements. We are also subject to increased scrutiny with respect to our compliance with the regulations issued and enforced by the Office of Foreign Assets Control. If our program is deemed deficient, we could be subject to liability, including fines, civil money penalties and other regulatory actions, which may include restrictions on our business operations and our ability to pay dividends, restrictions on mergers and acquisitions activity, restrictions on expansion, and restrictions on entering new business lines. Failure to maintain and implement adequate programs to combat money laundering and terrorist financing could also have significant reputational consequences for us. Any of these circumstances could have a material adverse effect on our business, consolidated financial condition, or results of operations.operations and cash flows.

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The internal controls that we have implemented to mitigate risks inherent to the business of banking might fail or be circumvented.circumvented.

Management regularly reviews and updates our internal controls and procedures that are designed to manage the various risks in our business, including credit risk, operational risk, financial risk, compliance risk and interest rate risk. No system of controls, however well-designed and operated, can provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the system will be met. If such a system fails or is circumvented, there could be a material adverse effect on our business, consolidated financial condition, results of operations orand cash flows.

Securities issued by us, including our common stock, are not insured.

insured.

Securities issued by us, including our common stock, are not savings or deposit accountsaccounts or other obligations of any bank and are not insured by the Deposit Insurance Fund maintained by the FDIC or by any other governmental agency or instrumentality, or any private insurer, and are subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.

Future issuances of additional securities by us could result in dilution of your ownership.

ownership.

We may decide from time to time to issue additional securities in order to raise capital, support growth or fund acquisitions. Further, we may issueissue stock options or other stock grants to retain and motivate employees. Such issuances of securities by us would dilute the respective ownership interests of our shareholders.

We intend to engage in acquisitions of other banking institutions from time to time. These acquisitions may not produce revenue or earnings enhancements or cost savings at levels, or within time frames, originally anticipated and may result in unforeseen integration difficulties.

We regularly evaluate opportunities to strengthen our current market position through acquisitions, subject to regulatory approval. Such transactions could, individually or in the aggregate, have a material effect on our operating results and financial condition, including short and long-term liquidity. Our acquisition activities could be material to our business. These activities could require us to use a substantial amount of cash or other liquid assets and/or incur debt. In addition, if goodwill recorded in connection with acquisitions were determined to be impaired, then we would be required to recognize a charge against our earnings, which could materially and adversely affect our results of operations during the period in which the impairment was recognized. Our acquisition activities could involve a number of additional risks, including the risks of:

incurring time and expense associated with identifying and evaluating potential acquisitions and negotiating the terms of potential transactions, resulting in our attention being diverted from the operation of our existing business;

using inaccurate estimates and judgments to evaluate credit, operations, management and market risks with respect to the target institution or assets;

being potentially exposed to unknown or contingent liabilities of banks and businesses we acquire;

changes in asset quality and credit risk as a result of the transaction;

being required to expend time and expense to integrate the operations and personnel of the combined businesses;

experiencing higher operating expenses relative to operating income from the new operations;

creating an adverse short-term effect on our results of operations;

losing key team members and customers as a result of an acquisition that is poorly received; and

incurring significant problems relating to the conversion of the financial and customer data of the entity being acquired into our financial and customer product systems.

Depending on the condition of any institutions or assets that are acquired, any acquisition may, at least in the near term, materially adversely affect our capital and earnings and, if not successfully integrated following the acquisition, may continue to have such effects.

Generally, any acquisition of target financial institutions, banking centers or other banking assets by us may require approval by, and cooperation from, a number of governmental regulatory agencies, possibly including the Federal Reserve and the FDIC, as well as state banking regulators. Such regulators could deny our application based on their regulatory criteria or other considerations, which could restrict our growth, or the regulatory approvals may not be granted on terms that are acceptable to us. For example, we could be required to sell banking centers as a condition to receiving regulatory approvals, and such a condition may not be acceptable to us or may reduce the benefit of any acquisition.

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We cannot assure you that we will be successful in overcoming these risks or any other problems encountered in connection with pending or potential acquisitions. Our inability to overcome these risks could have an adverse effect on levels of reported net income, return on equity and return on assets and the ability to achieve our business strategy and maintain market value.

Our common stock price could be volatile, which could result in losses for individual shareholders.

The market price of our common stock may be subject to significant fluctuations in response to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to:

general economic, business and political conditions;

general economic, business and political conditions;

changing market conditions in the broader stock market in general, or in the financial services industry in particular;

monetary and fiscal policies, laws and regulations and other activities of the government, agencies and similar organizations;

actual or anticipated variations in our operating results, financial condition or asset quality;

our failure to meet analyst predictions and projections;

collectability of loans;

cost and other effects of legal and administrative cases and proceedings, claims, settlements and judgments;

additions or departures of key personnel;

trades of large blocks of our stock;

announcements of innovations or new services by us or our competitors;

future sales of our common stock or other securities; and

changing market conditions in the broader stock market in general, or in the financial services industry in particular;

other events or factors, many of which are beyond our control. 

monetary and fiscal policies, laws and regulations and other activities of the government, agencies and similar organizations;

actual or anticipated variations in our operating results, financial condition or asset quality;

our failure to meet analyst predictions and projections;

collectability of loans;

cost and other effects of legal and administrative cases and proceedings, claims, settlements and judgments;

additions or departures of key personnel;

trades of large blocks of our stock;

announcements of innovations or new services by us or our competitors;

future sales of our common stock or other securities; and

other events or factors, many of which are beyond our control.  

Due to these factors, you may not be able to sell your stock at or above the price you paid for it, which could result in substantial losses.


Bancshares’ liquidity is subject to various regulatory restrictions applicable to its subsidiaries.

There are various regulatory restrictions on the ability of Bancshares’ subsidiaries to pay dividends or to make other payments to Bancshares. In addition, Bancshares’ right to participate in any distribution of assets of any of its subsidiaries upon a subsidiary’s liquidation or otherwise will be subject to the prior claims of creditors of that subsidiary, except to the extent that any of Bancshares’ claims as a creditor of such subsidiary may be recognized.

Our performance and results of operations depend in part on the soundness of other financial institutions.

institutions.

Our ability to engage in routine investment and banking transactions, as well as the quality and value of our investments in equity securities and obligations of other financial institutions, could be adversely affected by the actions, financial condition and profitability of such other financial institutions with which we transact, including, without limitation, the FHLBA and our correspondent banks. Financial services institutions are interrelated as a result of shared credits, trading, clearing, counterparty and other relationships. As a result, defaults by, or even rumors or questions about, one or more financial institutions, or the financial services industry generally, could lead to market-wide liquidity problems and losses of depositor, creditor or counterparty confidence in certain institutions, and could lead to losses or defaults by other institutions. Any defaults by, or failures of, the institutions with whom we transact could adversely affect our debt and equity holdings in such other institutions, our participation interests in loans originated by other institutions, and our business, including our liquidity, consolidated financial condition and earnings. 

Liquidity risks could affect our operations and jeopardize our financial condition.condition.

Liquidity is essential to our business. An inability to raise funds through deposits, borrowings, the repayment or sale of loans and other sources could have a substantial negative effect on our liquidity. Our funding sources include federal funds, purchased securities sold under repurchase agreements, core and non-core deposits, and short- and long-term debt. We maintain a portfolio of securities that can be used as a source of liquidity. Other sources of liquidity are available should they be needed, such as through our acquisition of additional non-core deposits. Bancshares may be able, depending on market conditions, to issue and sell debt securities and preferred or common equity securities in public or private transactions. Our access to funding sources in amounts adequate to finance or capitalize our activities or on acceptable terms could be impaired by factors that affect us specifically or the financial services industry or economy in general, such as further disruption in the financial markets, negative views and expectations about the prospects for the financial services industry, deterioration within the credit markets, or the financial condition, liquidity or profitability of the financial institutions with which we transact.

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We depend on the services of our management team and board of directors, and the unexpected loss of key officers or directors may adversely affect our operationsoperations..

A departure of any of our executive officers, other key personnel or directors could adversely affect our operations. The community involvement of our executive officers and directors and our directorsdirectors’ diverse and extensive business relationships are important to our success. A material change in the composition of our management team or board of directors could cause our business to suffer.

Changes in tax laws and interpretations and tax challenges may adversely affect our financial results.

WeThe enactment of federal tax reform has had, and is expected to continue to have, far reaching and significant effects on us, our customers and the United States economy. Further, the income tax treatment of corporations may not realizeat any time be clarified and/or modified through legislation, administration or judicial changes or interpretations. These changes or interpretations could adversely affect us, either directly or as a result of the full expected benefiteffects on our customers.

In the course of our significant deferred income tax assets.

At December 31, 2017,business, we had gross deferred tax assetsare sometimes subject to challenges from taxing authorities, including the Internal Revenue Service, individual states and municipalities, regarding amounts due. These challenges may result in adjustments to the timing or amount of $6.0 million. Our ability to realize our deferred tax assets is based on the extent to which we generate future taxable income and on prevailing corporateor deductions or allocation of income among tax rates, and we cannot provide any assurance as to when and to what extent we will generate sufficient future taxable income to realizejurisdictions, all of which may require a greater provisioning for taxes or otherwise negatively affect our deferred tax assets, whether in whole or in any part. On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“Tax Reform”) was enacted into law. While we believe that the full impact of Tax Reform on our business may not be fully known for some time, its reduction of the federal corporate income tax rate to 21% required us to record a one-time, non-cash charge of approximately $2.5 million to our provision for income taxes in the fourth quarter of 2017. The charge is solely due to the accounting re-measurement of our deferred tax assets based on the lower income tax rate. While we believe that Tax Reform will not impact the ability of our deferred tax assets, as re-measured, to reduce the amount of cash to be paid in federal income taxes in 2018 and beyond, any future lowering of corporate income tax rates and/or adjustment in the treatment of deferred tax assets could impact the realization as well as the value of our deferred tax assets in our consolidated balance sheets, and these impacts could be material and adverse. Further, we have filed our tax returns based on certain filing positions that we believe are appropriate. Should the applicable taxing authorities disagree with these positions, we may owe additional taxes.financial results.

Item 1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments.

None.

Item 2.

Properties.

TheWith the exception of its offices located in Knoxville and Powell, Tennessee, which are leased, the Bank owns all of its offices, including its executive offices, without encumbrances. ALC owns a commercial building in Jackson, Alabama, which houses its Jackson branch office, and leases additional office space throughout Alabama and southeast Mississippi. Bancshares does not separately own any property, and to the extent that its activities require the use of physical office facilities, such activities are conducted at the offices of the Bank. We believe that our properties are sufficient for our operations at the current time.

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings. 

We are party to certain ordinary course litigation, and we intend to vigorously defend ourselves in all such litigation. In the opinion of management, based on a review and consultation with our legal counsel, the outcome of such ordinary course litigation should not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements or results of operations.operation.

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

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PART II


PART II

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’sRegistrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

BancsharesBancshares’ common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “FUSB.��� Prior to our name change on October 11, 2016, our common stock was listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “USBI.” As of March 12, 2018,16, 2020, there were 738715 record holders of Bancshares’ common stock (excluding any participants in any clearing agency and “street name” holders).

During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, Bancshares declared total dividends of $0.09 and $0.08 per common share. Bancshares expects to continue to pay comparable cash dividends in the future, subject to the results of operations of Bancshares and the Bank, legal and regulatory requirements and potential limitations imposed by financial covenants with third parties.

Share Repurchases

The following table sets forth for the calendar quarters indicated, the high and low sales prices per share for Bancshares’ common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market, and the cash dividends declared per share in each such quarter.

          

Dividends

 
          

Declared

 
  

High

  

Low

  

Per Share

 

2017

            

Fourth Quarter

 $14.38  $11.00  $0.02 

Third Quarter

  12.14   10.87   0.02 

Second Quarter

  12.92   10.38   0.02 

First Quarter

  15.14   10.86   0.02 
             

2016

            

Fourth Quarter

 $11.84  $9.51  $0.02 

Third Quarter

  10.89   8.65   0.02 

Second Quarter

  10.28   7.92   0.02 

First Quarter

  8.99   7.90   0.02 

The last reported sales price of Bancshares’ common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market on March 12, 2018, was $11.80.

Dividends are paid at the discretion of Bancshares’ Board of Directors, based on our consolidated operating performance and financial position, including earnings, capital and liquidity. Dividends from the Bank are Bancshares’ primary source of funds for the payment of dividends to its shareholders, and there are various legal and regulatory limits regarding the extent to which the Bank may pay dividends or otherwise supply funds to Bancshares. In addition, federal and state regulatory agencies have the authority to prevent Bancshares from paying a dividend to its shareholders. We can make no assurances that we will be able or permitted to pay dividends in the future.

As noted in the table below, there were no purchases made by or on behalf of Bancshares or any affiliated“affiliated purchaser,” as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) of the Exchange Act, of shares of Bancshares’ common stock during the fourth quarter of 2017.2019.

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Period

Total

Number of

Shares

Purchased

Average

Price

Paid per

Share

Total Number of

Shares Purchased as

Part of Publicly

Announced

Programs(1)

Maximum Number (or

Approximate Dollar

Value) of Shares that

May Yet Be Purchased

Under the Programs(1)

October 1-31, 2017

$242,303

November 1-30, 2017

$

242,303

December 1-31, 2017

$

242,303

Total

(2)$242,303

 

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

Period

 

Total

Number of

Shares

Purchased (1)

 

 

Average

Price

Paid per

Share

 

 

Total Number of

Shares Purchased

as Part of Publicly

Announced

Programs (1)

 

 

Maximum Number of

Shares that May

Yet Be Purchased

Under the Programs (1)

 

October 1-31, 2019

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

158,103

 

November 1-30, 2019

 

 

48,833

 

 

$

10.39

 

 

 

48,833

 

 

 

109,270

 

December 1-31, 2019

 

 

15,705

 

 

$

10.82

 

 

 

15,705

 

 

 

93,565

 

Total

 

 

64,538

 

 

$

10.50

 

 

 

64,538

 

 

 

93,565

 

 

 

(1)

All shares were repurchased pursuant to Bancshares’ publicly announced share repurchase program. On December 20, 2017,18, 2019, the Board of Directors extended the share repurchase program previouslyinitially approved by the Board on January 19, 2006. Under2006, which authorized the repurchase program, Bancshares is authorized to repurchaseof up to 642,785 shares of common stock beforestock. As of December 31, 2018,2019, Bancshares was authorized to repurchase up to 93,565 shares of which 242,303 shares remain available.common stock prior to the expiration date of December 31, 2020.

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

Information regarding securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans is incorporated by reference to Item 12 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

(2)

No shares were purchased in open-market transactions by an independent trustee for Bancshares’ 401(k) Plan during the fourth quarter of 2017.

 

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Item 6.

Selected Financial Data  

FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

  

Year Ended December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2015

  

2014

  

2013

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands, except Per Share Amounts)

 

Results of Operations:

                    

Interest income

 $31,100  $30,155  $29,897  $31,361  $33,636 

Interest expense

  2,706   2,271   2,289   2,553   2,905 

Net interest income

  28,394   27,884   27,608   28,808   30,731 

Provision (reduction in reserve) for loan losses

  1,987   3,197

 

  216

 

  (74)  (642)

Non-interest income

  4,666   5,201   4,531   5,091   4,865 

Non-interest expense

  28,449   28,495   28,377   28,595   30,802 

Income before income taxes

  2,624   1,393   3,546   5,378   5,436

 

Income taxes(1)

  3,035   169   951   1,829   1,509

 

Net income (loss)(1)

 $(411) $1,224  $2,595  $3,549  $3,927

 

Per Share Data:

                    

Basic net income (loss) per share(1)

 $(0.07) $0.20  $0.42  $0.58  $0.65

 

Diluted net income (loss) per share(1)

 $(0.06) $0.19  $0.41  $0.57  $0.65

 

Dividends declared

 $0.08  $0.08  $0.08  $0.03  $

 
Common stock price - High $15.14  $11.84  $9.74  $8.99  $10.40 
Common stock price - Low $10.38  $7.90  $7.75  $7.40  $5.10 

Period end price per share

 $12.80  $11.11  $8.92  $8.84  $7.29 

Period end shares outstanding (in thousands)

  6,082   6,043   6,039   6,034   6,028 

Period-End Balance Sheet:

                    

Total assets

 $625,581  $606,892  $575,782  $572,609  $569,801 

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses

  346,121   322,772   255,432   259,516   300,927 

Allowance for loan losses

  4,774   4,856   3,781   6,168   9,396 

Investment securities, net

  180,150   207,814   231,202   234,086   170,804 

Total deposits

  517,079   497,556   479,258   483,659   484,279 

Short-term borrowings

  15,594   10,119   7,354   436   1,231 

Long-term debt

  10,000   15,000   5,000   5,000   

5,000

 

Total shareholders’ equity

  76,208   76,241   77,030   75,162   70,095 
Book value  12.53   12.62   12.76   12.46   11.63 

Performance Ratios:

                    
Loans to deposits  66.9%  64.9%  53.3%  53.7%  62.1%

Net yield on interest earning assets

  5.08  5.16  5.36  5.53  5.95

Return on average assets(1)

  (0.07

)%

  0.21

%

  0.46

%

  0.63

%

  0.70

%

Return on average equity(1)

  (0.52

)%

  1.56

%

  3.41

%

  4.88

%

  5.68

%

Asset Quality:

                    

Allowance for loan losses as % of loans

  1.36

%

  1.48

%

  1.46

%

  2.32

%

  3.03

%

Nonperforming assets as % of loans and other real estate

  1.67

%

  2.19

%

  3.45

%

  5.23

%

  6.74

%

Nonperforming assets as % of total assets

  0.95

%

  1.20

%

  1.59

%

  2.50

%

  3.78

%

Net charge-offs as a % of average loans  0.62%  0.72%  1.07%  1.55%  2.77%
Capital Adequacy:                    
CET 1 risk-based capital ratio  18.41%  19.01%  22.19%  n/a   n/a 
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio  18.41%  19.01%  22.19%  21.51%  18.07%
Total risk-based capital ratio  19.60%  20.26%  23.35%  22.78%  19.34%
Tier 1 leverage ratio  11.89%  12.27%  13.02%  11.85%  10.97%

(1) For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded a one-time, non-cash charge of $2.5 millionthat resulted from re-valuation of the Company’s deferred tax assets upon the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“Tax Reform”). The adjusted net income and related per share data and key ratios presented in the table below provide comparative selected financial data excluding the impact of Tax Reform. The table below is not prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The Company’s management believes that this non-GAAP presentation is useful in demonstrating the one-time impact of the deferred tax asset adjustment on the Company’s results for the periods presented, but cautions readers that non-GAAP measures should not be viewed as a substitute for results determined in accordance with GAAP.


 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands, except Per Share Amounts)

 

Results of Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

$

43,588

 

 

$

37,138

 

 

$

31,100

 

 

$

30,155

 

 

$

29,897

 

Interest expense

 

 

6,646

 

 

 

4,350

 

 

 

2,706

 

 

 

2,271

 

 

 

2,289

 

Net interest income

 

 

36,942

 

 

 

32,788

 

 

 

28,394

 

 

 

27,884

 

 

 

27,608

 

Provision for loan and lease losses

 

 

2,714

 

 

 

2,622

 

 

 

1,987

 

 

 

3,197

 

 

 

216

 

Non-interest income

 

 

5,366

 

 

 

5,610

 

 

 

4,666

 

 

 

5,201

 

 

 

4,531

 

Non-interest expense

 

 

33,782

 

 

 

32,385

 

 

 

28,449

 

 

 

28,495

 

 

 

28,377

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

5,812

 

 

 

3,391

 

 

 

2,624

 

 

 

1,393

 

 

 

3,546

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

1,246

 

 

 

901

 

 

 

3,035

 

 

 

169

 

 

 

951

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

4,566

 

 

$

2,490

 

 

$

(411

)

 

$

1,224

 

 

$

2,595

 

Per Share Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net income (loss) per share

 

$

0.71

 

 

$

0.40

 

 

$

(0.07

)

 

$

0.20

 

 

$

0.42

 

Diluted net income (loss) per share

 

$

0.67

 

 

$

0.37

 

 

$

(0.07

)

 

$

0.19

 

 

$

0.41

 

Dividends per share

 

$

0.09

 

 

$

0.08

 

 

$

0.08

 

 

$

0.08

 

 

$

0.08

 

Common stock price - High

 

$

11.93

 

 

$

13.62

 

 

$

15.14

 

 

$

11.84

 

 

$

9.74

 

Common stock price - Low

 

$

7.60

 

 

$

7.60

 

 

$

10.38

 

 

$

7.90

 

 

$

7.75

 

Period end price per share

 

$

11.61

 

 

$

7.95

 

 

$

12.80

 

 

$

11.11

 

 

$

8.92

 

Period end shares outstanding (in thousands)

 

 

6,158

 

 

 

6,298

 

 

 

6,082

 

 

 

6,043

 

 

 

6,039

 

Period-End Balance Sheet:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

788,738

 

 

$

791,939

 

 

$

625,581

 

 

$

606,892

 

 

$

575,782

 

Loans, net of allowance for loan and lease losses

 

 

545,243

 

 

 

514,867

 

 

 

346,121

 

 

 

322,772

 

 

 

255,432

 

Allowance for loan and lease losses

 

 

5,762

 

 

 

5,055

 

 

 

4,774

 

 

 

4,856

 

 

 

3,781

 

Investment securities, net

 

 

108,356

 

 

 

153,949

 

 

 

180,150

 

 

 

207,814

 

 

 

231,202

 

Total deposits

 

 

683,662

 

 

 

704,725

 

 

 

517,079

 

 

 

497,556

 

 

 

479,258

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

10,025

 

 

 

527

 

 

 

15,594

 

 

 

10,119

 

 

 

7,354

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

15,000

 

 

 

5,000

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

84,748

 

 

 

79,437

 

 

 

76,208

 

 

 

76,241

 

 

 

77,030

 

Book value

 

 

13.76

 

 

 

12.61

 

 

 

12.53

 

 

 

12.62

 

 

 

12.76

 

Performance Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans to deposits

 

 

79.8

%

 

 

73.1

%

 

 

66.9

%

 

 

64.9

%

 

 

53.3

%

Net interest margin

 

 

5.18

%

 

 

5.27

%

 

 

5.08

%

 

 

5.16

%

 

 

5.36

%

Return on average assets

 

 

0.58

%

 

 

0.36

%

 

 

(0.07

)%

 

 

0.21

%

 

 

0.46

%

Return on average equity

 

 

5.51

%

 

 

3.26

%

 

 

(0.52

)%

 

 

1.56

%

 

 

3.41

%

Asset Quality:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan and lease losses as % of loans

 

 

1.05

%

 

 

0.97

%

 

 

1.36

%

 

 

1.48

%

 

 

1.46

%

Nonperforming assets as % of loans and other real estate

 

 

0.87

%

 

 

0.82

%

 

 

1.67

%

 

 

2.19

%

 

 

3.45

%

Nonperforming assets as % of total assets

 

 

0.61

%

 

 

0.54

%

 

 

0.95

%

 

 

1.20

%

 

 

1.59

%

Net charge-offs as a % of average loans

 

 

0.38

%

 

 

0.57

%

 

 

0.62

%

 

 

0.72

%

 

 

1.07

%

Capital Adequacy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CET 1 risk-based capital ratio

 

 

12.78

%

 

 

12.62

%

 

 

18.41

%

 

 

19.01

%

 

 

22.19

%

Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio

 

 

12.78

%

 

 

12.62

%

 

 

18.41

%

 

 

19.01

%

 

 

22.19

%

Total risk-based capital ratio

 

 

13.77

%

 

 

13.53

%

 

 

19.60

%

 

 

20.26

%

 

 

23.35

%

Tier 1 leverage ratio

 

 

9.61

%

 

 

8.96

%

 

 

11.89

%

 

 

12.27

%

 

 

13.02

%

 

FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES18

ADJUSTED NET INCOME AND RELATED PER SHARE DATA AND KEY RATIOS

(non-U.S. GAAP presentation to show impact of Tax Reform)

  

Year Ended December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2015

  

2014

  

2013

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands, except Per Share Amounts)

 

As Reported:

                    
Income (loss) before income taxes $2,624  $1,393  $3,546  $5,378  $5,436 

Provision (benefit from) for income taxes

  3,035   169   951   1,829   1,509 

Net income (loss)

 $(411) $1,224

 

 $2,595

 

 $3,549  $3,927 

 

                    

Impact of Tax Reform:

                    
Provision (benefit from) for income taxes  (2,471)           

 

Adjusted Net income (loss)

 $2,060  $1,224  $2,595  $3,549  $3,927

 

                     

Per Share Data:

                    
Reported Basic net income (loss) per share $(0.07) $0.20  $0.42  $0.58  $0.65

 

Impact of Tax Reform  (0.40)           

 

Adjusted Basic net income (loss) per share $0.33  $0.20  $0.42  $0.58  $0.65 
                     
Reported Diluted net income (loss) per share $(0.06) $

0.19

  $0.41  $0.57  $0.65 
Impact of Tax Reform  (0.38)            
Adjusted Diluted net income (loss) per share $0.32  $0.19  $0.41  $0.57  $0.65 
                     
Key Ratios:                    
Reported Return on average assets  (0.07)%  0.21%  0.46%  0.63%  0.70%
Impact of Tax Reform  (0.40)%            
Adjusted Return on average assets  0.33%  0.21%  0.46%  0.63%  0.70%
                     
Reported Return on average equity  (0.52)%  1.56%  3.41%  4.88%  5.68%
Impact of Tax Reform  (3.15)%            
Adjusted Return on average equity  2.63%  1.56%  3.41%  4.88%  5.68%



Item 7.

MANAGEMENT’SMANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OFOF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements (as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). In addition, First US Bancshares, Inc. (“Bancshares” and, together with its subsidiaries, the Company,“Company”), through its senior management, from time to time makes forward-looking statements concerning its expected future operations and performance and other developments. The words “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “continues” and similar expressions are indicative of forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates reflecting the Company’s best judgment based on current information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and various factors could cause results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Such factors could include those identified from time to time in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings and other public announcements, including the risk factors described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. 2019. Specifically, with respect to statements relating to loan demand, growth and earnings potential, expansion and the adequacysufficiency of the allowance for loan and lease losses, for the Company,loan demand, cash flows, growth and earnings potential and expansion, these factors include, but are not limited to, the rate of growth (or lack thereof) in the economy generally and in the Bank’s and ALC’sCompany’s service areas, market conditions and investment returns, changes in interest rates, the impact of the current outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the pending discontinuation of LIBOR as an interest rate benchmark, the availability of quality loans in the Bank’s and ALC’sCompany’s service areas, the relative strength and weakness in the consumer and commercial credit sectors and in the real estate markets, collateral values and cybersecurity threats. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to revise forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the dates on which the forward-looking statements are made, except as required by law.

In addition, the Company’sCompany’s business is subject to a number of general and market risks that wouldcould affect any forward-looking statements, including the risks discussed under Item 1A herein entitled “Risk Factors.”

DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS

First US Bancshares, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Bancshares”), is a bank holding company with its principal offices in Birmingham, Alabama. Bancshares operates one commercial banking subsidiary, First US Bank (the “Bank”). As of December 31, 2017,2019, the Bank operated and served its customers through 1620 banking offices located in Birmingham, Bucksville, Butler, Calera, Centreville, Columbiana, Gilbertown, Grove Hill, Harpersville, Jackson, Thomasville, Tuscaloosa and Woodstock, Alabama,Alabama; Knoxville and Powell, Tennessee; and Rose Hill and Ewing, Virginia. In addition, as well as aof December 31, 2019, the Bank operated loan production officeoffices in Mountain Brook, Alabama.

Mobile, Alabama and the Chattanooga, Tennessee area.

The Bank owns all of the stock of Acceptance Loan Company,Company, Inc., an Alabama corporation (“ALC”). ALC is a finance company organized for the purpose of making and purchasing consumer loans. ALC’s principal office is locatedheadquartered in Mobile, Alabama. The Bank is the funding source for ALC.Alabama that performs both indirect lending through third-party retailers and conventional consumer finance lending through a branch network. As of December 31, 2017,2019, ALC conducted indirect lending in addition to its principal office, ALC operated11 states, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, with loans underwritten centrally at ALC’s headquarters location. ALC’s branch network serves customers through 21 offices located in Alabama and southeast Mississippi.

The Bank serves as the primary funding source for ALC’s operations. In recent years, ALC’s indirect lending portfolio has grown at a more rapid pace than conventional consumer finance lending. In general, the credit quality of indirect lending exceeds the credit quality of conventional consumer finance lending, with a commensurate reduction in yield and lower loss ratios. Effective January 1, 2020, Bancshares transferred a total of $45.5 million of the indirect loan portfolio from ALC to the Bank.

The Bank provides a wide range of commercial banking services to small- and medium-sized businesses, property managers, businessbusiness executives, professionals and other individuals, while ALC’s business is focused on consumer lending.

FUSB Reinsurance, Inc., an Arizona corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank (“FUSB Reinsurance”), reinsures or “underwrites” credit life and credit accident and health insurance policies sold to the Bank’s and ALC’s consumer loan customers. FUSB Reinsurance is responsible for the first level of risk on these policies up to a specified maximum amount, and a primary third-party insurer retains the remaining risk. TheA third-party insureradministrator is also responsible for performing most of the administrative functions of FUSB Reinsurance on a contract basis.

Delivery of the best possible financial services to customers remains an overall operational focusfocus of Bancshares and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). We recognizeThe Company recognizes that attention to detail and responsiveness to customers’ desires are critical to customer satisfaction. The Company continues to upgrade technology, both in its financial services and in the training of its 249280 full-time equivalent employees (as of December 31, 2019), to ensure customer satisfaction and convenience.

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The following discussion and financial information are presented to aid in an understanding of the currentCompany’s consolidated financial position, changeschanges in financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the Company and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included herein. The emphasis of the discussion is on the years 20172019 and 2016.2018. All yields and ratios presented and discussed herein are recorded and presented on the accrual basis and not on the tax-equivalent basis, unless otherwise indicated.

RECENT MARKET CONDITIONS

Our financial condition and performance, as well as the ability of our borrowers to repay their loans, the value of collateral securing those loans, as well as demand for loans and other products and services that we offer, are all highly dependent on the business environment in the primary markets in which we operate and in the United States as a whole. During the first quarter of 2020, an outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19), which was originally identified in Wuhan, China, has spread to a number of countries around the world, including the United States. COVID-19 and its associated impacts on trade (including supply chains and export levels), travel, employee productivity and other economic activities have had, are currently having and may for some time continue to have a destabilizing effect on financial markets and economic activity. The extent of the impact of COVID-19 on our operational and financial performance is currently uncertain, cannot be predicted and will depend on certain developments, including, among others, the duration and spread of COVID-19, its impact on our customers, employees and vendors, and governmental, regulatory and private sector responses, which may be precautionary, to the coronavirus.


In light of the changing economic outlook as a result of COVID-19, as well as other factors, including the possibility of an oil price war in March 2020, the 10-year Treasury yield has fallen to historic lows, and the equity markets have been significantly impacted. In response, the Federal Reserve reduced the target federal funds rate by 50 basis points on March 3, 2020, and then by an additional 100 basis points on March 15, 2020. The assets and liabilities of the Company may be significantly impacted by changes in interest rates. The Company is currently reviewing actions that it may take in response to these changes in the event that market turmoil continues for an extended period.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

The preparation of the Company’sCompany’s consolidated financial statements requires management to make subjective judgments associated with estimates. These estimates are necessary to comply with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ((“U.S. GAAP”) and general banking practices. The estimates include accounting for the allowance for loan losses, goodwill and other intangible assets, other real estate owned, valuation of deferred tax assets and fair value measurements.

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

The Company maintains the allowance for loan and lease losses at a level deemed adequate by management to absorb probable losses from loans and leases in the portfolio at the balance sheet date. In determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses, management considersconsiders numerous factors, including, but not limited to, management’s estimate of: (a) loan and lease loss experience,experience; (b) the financial condition and liquidity of certain loan customerscustomers; and (c) collateral values of property securing certain loans.loans and leases. Because these factors and others involve the use of management’s estimation and judgment, the allowance for loan and lease losses is inherently subject to adjustment at future dates. Unfavorable changes in the factors used by management to determine the adequacy of the allowance, including increased loan or lease delinquencies and subsequent charge-offs, or the availability of new information, could require additional provisions in excess of normal provisions to the allowance for loan and lease losses in future periods. No allowance for loan and lease losses is carried over or established at acquisition for purchased loans acquired in business combinations. Loans acquired in business combinations that are deemed impaired at acquisition, purchased credit impaired (“PCI”) loans, are grouped into pools and evaluated separately from the non-PCI portfolio. The estimated cash flows to be collected on PCI loans are discounted at a market rate of interest. Subsequent to the acquisition of PCI loans, estimates of cash flows expected to be collected are updated each reporting period based on updated assumptions regarding default rates, loss severities and other factors that are reflective of current market conditions. Subsequent decreases in expected cash flows will generally result in a provision for loan losses. Subsequent increases in expected cash flows will generally result in a reversal of the provision for loan losses to the extent of prior charges. There can be no assurance that loan and lease losses in future periods will not exceed the allowance for loan and lease losses or that additions to the allowances will not be required.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill arises from business combinations and is generally determined as the excess of cost over the fair value of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. Goodwill is determined to have an indefinite useful life and is not amortized, but is tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if events or circumstances exist that indicate that a goodwill impairment test should be performed. The Company performs its annual goodwill impairment test as of October 1.

Other intangible assets consist of core deposit intangible assets arising from acquisitions. Core deposit intangibles have definite useful lives and are amortized on an accelerated basis over their estimated useful lives. The Company’s core deposit intangibles have estimated useful lives of 7 years. In addition, these intangibles are evaluated for impairment whenever events or circumstances exist that indicate that the carrying amount should be reevaluated.

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Other Real Estate Owned

Other real estate owned (“OREO”) consists of properties obtained through foreclosure or in satisfaction of loans and is reported at the lower of the loan's carrying amount or the fairnet realizable value of the property, less estimated costs to sell. Estimates of fair value are generally based on third-party appraisals of the property and are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The appraisals are sometimes discounted based on management'smanagement’s knowledge of the property and/or changes in market conditions from the date of the most recent appraisal. Such discounts are typically unobservable inputs for determining fair value.

Deferred Tax Asset Valuation

Income tax expense and current and deferred tax assets and liabilities reflectreflect management’s best estimate of current and future taxes to be paid. Deferred income taxes arise from temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements, which will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future. Deferred tax assets may also arise from the carryforward of operating loss or tax credit carryforwards as allowed by applicable federal or state tax jurisdictions. In evaluating the ability to recover deferred tax assets in the tax jurisdictions from which they arise, management considers all available positive and negative evidence, including the Company’s historical earnings and, in particular, the results of recent operations, expected reversals of temporary differences, the ability to utilize tax planning strategies and the expiration dates of any operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. A valuation allowance is recognized for a deferred tax asset if, based on the weight of all available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion of or the entire deferred tax asset will not be realized. The assumptions about the amount of future taxable income require the use of significant judgment and are consistent with the plans and estimates that management uses in the underlying business. At this time, management considers it to be more likely than not that the Company will have sufficient taxable income in the future to allow all deferred tax assets to be realized. Accordingly, a valuation allowance was not established for deferred tax assets as of December 31, 20172019 and 2016.2018.

Fair Value Measurements

Portions of the Company’sCompany’s assets and liabilities are carried at fair value, with changes in fair value recorded either in earnings or accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). These include securities available-for-sale, impaired loans and derivatives. Additionally, other real estate and certain other assets acquired in foreclosure are reported at the lower of the recorded investment or fair value of the property, less estimated cost to sell. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. While management uses judgment when determining the price at which willing market participants would transact when there has been a significant decrease in the volume or level of activity for the asset or liability in relation to “normal” market activity, management’s objective is to determine the point within the range of fair value estimates that is most representative of a sale to a third party under current market conditions. The value to the Company if the asset or liability were held to maturity is not included in the fair value estimates.

A fair value measure should reflect the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including the assumptions about the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique, the effect of a restriction on the sale or use of an asset and the risk of nonperformance. Fair value is measured based on a variety of inputs that the Company utilizes. Fair value may be based on quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities traded in active markets (Level 1 valuations). If market prices are not available, we may use 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 2 valuations). Where observable market data is not available, the valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market, but that are observable based on Company-specific data (Level 3 valuations). These unobservable assumptions reflect the Company’s own estimates for assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

OtherOther Significant Accounting Policies

Other significant accounting policies, not involving the same level of measurable uncertainties as those discussed above, are nevertheless important to an understanding of the consolidated financial statements. Policies related to revenue recognition, investment securities and long-lived assets require difficult judgments on complex matters that are often subject to multiple and recent changes in the authoritative guidance. Certain of these matters are among topics currently under re-examination by accounting standard setters and regulators. Specific conclusions have not been reached by these standard setters, and outcomes cannot be predicted with confidence. See Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, which discusses accounting policies that we have selected from acceptable alternatives.


EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW

The composition ofFor the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company’s earnings continued to improve in 2017 earned net income of $4.6 million, or $0.67 per diluted common share, compared to net income of $2.5 million, or $0.37 per diluted common share, for the previous year. Income before income taxes totaled $2.6 millionyear ended December 31, 2018. The improvement in 2017,earnings for the year ended December 31, 2019 compared to $1.4 million in 2016. The 2017 results were positively impacted by increased net interest incomeDecember 31, 2018 resulted primarily from additional earning assets and efficiencies of scale obtained as a result of growththe Company’s acquisition of The Peoples Bank (“TPB”) in net loans,August 2018, as well as loan growth during 2019. As of December 31, 2019, the Company’s net loans totaled $545.2 million, compared to $514.9 million as of December 31, 2018, an increase of $30.3 million, or 5.9%.

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Summarized condensed consolidated statements of operations are included below for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Interest income

 

$

43,588

 

 

$

37,138

 

Interest expense

 

 

6,646

 

 

 

4,350

 

Net interest income

 

 

36,942

 

 

 

32,788

 

Provision for loan losses

 

 

2,714

 

 

 

2,622

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

 

 

34,228

 

 

 

30,166

 

Non-interest income

 

 

5,366

 

 

 

5,610

 

Non-interest expense

 

 

33,782

 

 

 

32,385

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

5,812

 

 

 

3,391

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

1,246

 

 

 

901

 

Net income

 

$

4,566

 

 

$

2,490

 

Significant Impacts on Earnings

The following discussion summarizes the most significant activity that drove changes in the Company’s net income during 2019 as compared to 2018. 

Net Interest Income

Net interest income increased by $4.2 million, or 12.7%, due primarily to increases in average loans outstanding attributable to the acquisition of TPB, as well as the organic loan growth experienced during 2019. The average loan balance for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $527.3 million, compared to $414.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. The increases in interest income resulting from loan growth were partially offset by increases in interest expense due to an increase in average interest-bearing liabilities following the acquisition of TPB. The average balance of interest-bearing liabilities was $580.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to $507.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2018. Net interest margin decreased to 5.18% for the year ended December 31, 2019, compared to 5.27% for the year ended December 31, 2018. Yields earned on interest-earning assets improved by 14 basis points comparing 2019 to 2018; however, these gains were offset by a 28-basis point increase in rates on interest-bearing liabilities, comparing the two years. There was a decrease in the average yield on loans at ALC due to a continued shift toward indirect sales loans with a lower yield but higher credit quality.

Provision for Loan and Lease Losses

The provision for loan and lease losses increased by $0.1 million in 2019 compared to 2018. At the Bank, the provision for loan and lease losses increased by $0.6 million comparing the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, primarily due to loan growth of $24.1 million. The increase in provisioning at the Bank was partially offset by a decrease of $0.5 million in the provision for loan and lease losses at ALC comparing 2019 to 2018, due primarily to slower loan growth, as well as reduced charge-offs. During the year ended December 31, 2019, ALC’s consumer loans portfolio, including consumer, branch retail and indirect sales loans, increased by $7.4 million compared to 2016.an increase of $11.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2018.

Non-interest Income

Non-interest income decreased by $0.2 million comparing the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. The improved results in net interest income weredecrease comparing the year ended December 31, 2019 to the year ended December 31, 2018 was mostly attributable to nonrecurring gains on the settlement of derivative contracts of $1.0 million that occurred during 2018. This decrease was partially offset by reductionsa full year of lease income recognized during the year ended December 31, 2019 associated with the lease-up of office space at the Company’s new headquarters location in non-interest income, primarily resulting from reduced gains on saleBirmingham, Alabama. Lease-up of investment securities. Non-interest expense was flat comparing 2017 to 2016.

Atthe space occurred at the end of 2017, the Company adjusted its deferred tax assets and liabilitiesfourth quarter of 2018.

Non-interest Expense

Non-interest expense in accordance2019 increased by $1.4 million compared to 2018. The majority of the 2019 increase was due to a full year of TPB operations in 2019, compared to only four months of TPB operations in 2018 following the acquisition. This increase was partially offset by nonrecurring acquisition expenses of $1.6 million that were recorded in 2018 in connection with the new federal corporateacquisition of TPB.

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Provision for Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate underdecreased to 21.4% for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“Tax Reform”).year ended December 31, 2019, compared to 26.6% for the year ended December 31, 2018. The deferred tax asset adjustments resulted in a one-time, non-cash charge of $2.5 million, which was includedreduction in the Company’s provision for income taxeseffective tax rate comparing 2019 to 2018 resulted primarily from certain non-deductible expenses associated with the acquisition of TPB in 2017. As a result of this charge to the provision for income taxes, the Company recorded a net loss of $0.4 million, or $(0.06) per diluted share,2018 that were not incurred in 2017, compared to net income of $1.2 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, in 2016.2019.

Balance Sheet Management

As of December 31, 2017,2019, the Company's net loansCompany’s assets totaled $346.1$788.7 million, an increasecompared to $791.9 million as of $23.3 million, or 7.2%, comparedDecember 31, 2018, a decrease of 0.40%. The discussion below presents significant balance sheet components comparing December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2016. Of the total loan2018.

Loans and Credit Quality

Net loans increased to $545.2 million as of December 31, 2019, compared to $514.9 as of December 31, 2018. This growth in 2017, $17.4included $24.1 million was attributable to the Bank’s commercial lending efforts, while $5.9along with $6.1 million was attributable to consumer lendingin growth at ALC. The Bank’s commercial lending strategyALC’s growth was most pronounced in its indirect sales portfolio, which has been an area of focus for management over the past 24several years.

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the allowance for loan and lease losses totaled $5.8 million and $5.1 million, respectively, or 1.05% and 0.97% of gross loans outstanding, respectively. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for acquisition accounting, the loans acquired through the TPB acquisition in 2018 were recorded at fair value; accordingly, there was no allowance for loan and lease losses associated with the acquired loan portfolio at the acquisition date. Management continues to 36 months has been focusedevaluate the need for an allowance on the larger metropolitan service territoriesacquired portfolio, factoring in the remaining fair value discount on the loans, which totaled 1.05% and 1.27% of Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and the majoritygross acquired loans as of the Bank’s loan growth has been concentrated in those areas.  ALC’s loan growth in 2017 was attributable to continued expansion of indirect lending through point-of-sale retail opportunities. This growth has led to overall improvement of the credit quality of ALC’s portfolio in recent years, resulting in reduced credit losses, along with a reduction in yield.

Pre-provision net interest income totaled $28.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to $27.9 million2019 and 2018, respectively. The allowance for the year endedloan and lease losses as a percentage of non-acquired gross loans outstanding was 1.29% and 1.36% as of December 31, 2016, an increase of $0.5 million. The increase resulted from an increase in total interest income of $0.9 million, partially offset by an increase of $0.4 million in total interest expense.  The increased interest income was driven by loan growth, partially offset by a modest reduction in yield. Average loans for the Company totaled $331.7 million2019 and $293.0 million in 2017 and 2016, respectively, while yield decreased to 5.57% in 2017, compared to 5.59% in 2016. The increase in interest expense resulted from increases in interest-bearing deposits, as well as increases in interest rates charged on deposits and borrowings commensurate with the overall interest rate environment in 2017. Average interest-bearing deposits increased by $18.9 million in 2017 compared to 2016. The aggregate interest rate on interest-bearing liabilities increased to 0.60% in 2017, compared to 0.53% in 2016.   Net yield on interest-earning assets totaled 5.08% in 2017, compared to 5.16% in 2016.2018, respectively.

As a result of the credit management efforts at both the Bank and ALC, the Company’s loan loss experience and asset quality continued to improve in 2017. For the Company, net charge-offs were 0.62% of average loans in 2017, compared to 0.72% in 2016. For both years, the Bank was in a net recovery position of $0.2 million, or (0.07%) and (0.09%) of average loans in 2017 and 2016, respectively. ALC recorded net charge-offs of $2.2 million, or 2.49% of average loans, in 2017, compared to $2.3 million, or 2.69% of average loans, in 2016. Non-performingNonperforming assets, including loans in non-accrual status and other real estate owned (OREO), decreased by 18.3%increased to $5.9$4.8 million as of December 31, 2017,2019, compared to $7.3$4.3 million as of December 31, 2016. Non-performing assets as2018. As a percentage of total assets, non-performing assets totaled 0.96%0.61% as of December 31, 2017,2019, compared to 1.20%0.54% of total assets as of December 31, 2016. As a percentage of shareholders’ equity, non-performing assets improved to 7.9%2018. Non-accrual loans totaled $3.7 million as of December 31, 2017,2019, compared to 9.5%$2.8 million as of December 31, 2016.2018.

Investment Securities

The investment securities portfolio continues to provide the Company recorded provision forwith additional liquidity and allows management to fund a portion of loan losses growth from the maturity and payoff of $2.0securities within the portfolio. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, investment maturities and sales outpaced purchases as management generally re-deployed maturing securities into other interest-earning assets, including loans or excess cash and federal funds sold that may be used to fund future loan growth. As of December 31, 2019, the investment securities portfolio totaled $108.4 million, in 2017, compared to $3.2$153.9 million in 2016. The provision for loan losses reflects the expense required to establish the allowance for loan losses at a level that in management’s judgment is adequate to absorb losses in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date. The Company’s allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans decreased to 1.36% as of December 31, 2017, compared2018. Management monitors its liquidity position, including forecasted expectations related to 1.48%loan growth, when making determinations about whether to re-invest in the securities portfolio.

Right-of-Use Asset and Lease Liability

Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases, by recognizing a right-of-use asset and lease liability associated with certain leases in which the Bank or ALC is lessee. As of December 31, 2019, the right-of-use asset and lease liability totaled $3.5 million and $3.6 million, respectively. The right-of-use asset is included in other assets on the balance sheet, while the lease liability is included in other liabilities. The adoption of ASU 2016-02 did not have a material impact on the Company’s income or expenses associated with its existing leases.

Deposits and Borrowings

Deposits totaled $683.7 million as of December 31, 2016. The decrease resulted from the continued overall improvement in loss experience at ALC, as well as the resolution of certain loan relationships at the Bank that were previously considered impaired. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans at the Bank decreased2019, compared to 0.95%$704.7 million as of December 31, 2017, compared2018. In an effort to 1.01% asimprove the efficiency of December 31, 2016. At ALC, the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans totaled 2.48% as of December 31, 2017, compared to 2.78% as of December 31, 2016.

Non-interest income for the Company totaled $4.7 million in 2017, compared to $5.2 million in 2016. The decrease resulted primarily from reductions in gains on saleCompany’s balance sheet and prepayment of investment securities at the Bank, and to a lesser extent, reductions in certain ancillary revenues at the Bank and ALC. These reductions were offset in part by increased revenues from service charges and other fees on deposit accounts at the Bank and credit insurance commissions and fees on policies sold at ALC.

Non-interestreduce interest expense, for the Company totaled $28.4 million forduring the year ended December 31, 2017, compared2019, management reduced wholesale deposit funding sources by allowing $25.9 million in net brokered deposits to $28.5mature without renewal. Core deposits increased slightly by $1.4 million forduring the year ended December 31, 2016. Although non-interest expense remained relatively flat2019.

Liquidity and Capital

The Company continues to maintain excess funding capacity to provide adequate liquidity for loan growth, capital expenditures and ongoing operations. The Company benefits from a strong deposit base, a liquid investment securities portfolio and access to funding from a variety of sources, including federal funds lines, FHLB advances and brokered deposits. Management believes that continued success in 2017 compared to 2016, management continuedloan growth efforts to expend resources in areas that it believes will be beneficial to the Company in the future.


Balance Sheet Management

Loan growth at both the Bank and ALC, was funded through available cash balances, growth in deposits and cash flows generated from the investment securities portfolio. Investment securities, combined with federal funds sold, totaled $195.2 million ascontinued adherence to established credit underwriting standards, will strengthen both the diversity and credit quality of the Company’s loan portfolio, while improving interest and fee income on loans.

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During 2019, the Bank continued to maintain capital ratios at higher levels than the ratios required to be considered a “well-capitalized” institution under applicable banking regulations. As of December 31, 2017, compared2019, the Bank’s common equity Tier 1 capital and Tier 1 risk-based capital ratios were each 12.78%. Its total capital ratio was 13.77%, and its Tier 1 leverage ratio was 9.61%.

Cash Dividend

The Company declared cash dividends of $0.09 per share on its common stock during 2019. In the fourth quarter of 2019, the dividend was increased to $207.8 million as$0.03 per share from the previous level of $0.02 per share. This represented the first increase in the Company’s dividend since 2014.

Share Repurchases

During 2019, the Company completed share repurchases totaling 148,738 shares at a weighted average price of $9.94 per share.  The shares were repurchased under the Company’s existing share repurchase program, which was originally approved by the Company’s Board of Directors in 2006. As of December 31, 2016,2019, a decreasetotal of $12.6 million. The decrease resulted from maturity of securities, as well as the sale of securities from the Bank’s available-for-sale portfolio. The cash generated from the reduction of the portfolio was primarily redeployed in the loan portfolio. All sales of securities in 2017 resulted in net realized gains. Investment securities and federal funds sold serve to both enhance interest income and provide an additional source of liquidity available to fund loan growth and capital expenditures. Management has structured the investment portfolio to provide cash flows through interest earned and the maturity or payoff of securities in the portfolio on a monthly basis. In the current environment, we expect that cash flows from the investment portfolio will continue to serve as a significant source of liquidity93,565 shares remained available for repurchase under the funding of future loan growth.

Total deposits increased $19.5 million, or 3.8%, comparing December 31, 2017 to December 31, 2016. Deposit growth provided additional funding sources for loan growth during 2017. Deposits generated through the Bank’s branch system are considered the Company’s primary funding source to meet short- and long-term liquidity needs. In addition to deposits, significant external sources of liquidity are available to the Company, including access to funding through federal funds lines, Federal Home Loan Bank advances and brokered deposits.

A significant portion of deposit growth in 2017 was generated at the Bank’s new retail banking office in Birmingham, Alabama, which opened during the third quarter of 2017. The new office is part of an office complex that also houses the Bank’s Birmingham-based commercial lending team and members of executive management that are based in Birmingham. At the end of the third quarter of 2017, the Company and the Bank relocated their headquarters to the office complex. The construction of the office complex resulted in increases to premises and equipment of $8.1 million during 2017.

Shareholders’ equity was $76.2 million, or $12.53 per common share, as of December 31, 2017, compared to $76.2 million, or $12.62 per common share, as of December 31, 2016.

Progress on Strategic Initiatives

Management focused on various strategic initiatives during 2017, including those summarized below.

Expansion of Metropolitan Presence – During 2017, the Bank continued efforts to expand into contiguous metropolitan markets with the completion of an office complex along U.S. Highway 280 in Birmingham, Alabama that houses a retail banking office and the Bank’s Birmingham-based commercial lending team. In addition, at the end of the third quarter of 2017, the headquarters of both the Company and the Bank were relocated to the office complex. Management believes that the establishment of a strong presence in the Birmingham metropolitan area will serve as a significant enhancement of the Company’s profile and ability to grow both quality assets and core deposits over the long-term.

Quality Loan Growth – Management’s primary focus over the past two years has been growth of the loan portfolio, and in particular, the Bank’s commercial loan portfolio. As a result of this focus, the Company’s net loans increased by $90.7 million over the two-year period between December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2017. Approximately $80.9 million of this growth was attributable to the Bank’s commercial lending portfolio, while approximately $9.7 million was attributable to ALC’s consumer-oriented portfolio. Management believes that continued growth of the loan portfolio within established credit standards is critical to improving the Company’s earnings position over time. The Company’s balance sheet remains poised for additional growth. Loans as a percentage of deposits totaled 66.9% as of December 31, 2017, compared to 64.9% as of December 31, 2016, and 53.3% as of December 31, 2015.

Deposit Growth – Management views continued growth in core deposits as an important strategic imperative to fund loan growth over the longer term. As discussed above, the primary driver of deposit growth in 2017 was the Bank’s new Birmingham office that became operational in 2017. Furthermore, the Bank continues to enhance its deposit offerings, including demand deposit accounts structured under a suite of products known as “First Link Checking,” as well as cash management products for commercial banking clients.

Technological Advancement and Cybersecurity – The Company continued strategic efforts in 2017 to enhance its technological platforms to improve customer service offerings and to mitigate risks associated with cybersecurity. The Company also continued efforts to upgrade its computer and telephone network systems. These efforts are expected to further enhance risk mitigation and efficiency at both the Bank and ALC.

Credit Quality – While the Bank and ALC both experienced loan growth in 2017, management at both entities remains vigilant with respect to the credit quality of the loan portfolio. At the Bank, this includes continued adherence to previously established credit policies and procedures, and at ALC, this includes continued focus on indirect retail lending opportunities, which generally provide loans of higher credit quality than traditional consumer lending.

Mortgage Division – In 2017, the Bank began originating loans into the secondary market through a mortgage division. Management believes that the ability to serve our customer base in the future through a full array of secondary market mortgage services will allow the Bank to provide a wider range of product offerings in its existing service territories. Additionally, this unit will provide an opportunity to originate loans for the Bank's portfolio that reflect our credit criteria and fit strategically into our earning asset mix.

Market/Interest Rate Risk Management – We continue to manage interest rate risk and evaluate lending, funding, pricing and hedging strategies through financial simulation models and tools utilized by the Company’s Asset/Liability Committee. As part of this evaluation, management considers the current and prospective mix of fixed and variable rate lending arrangements at the Bank and ALC. Approximately 59.4% of the Bank’s new loan growth during 2017 was in fixed rate lending arrangements, while approximately 40.6% was at variable rates. As of December 31, 2017, fixed rate loans at the Bank totaled $241.9 million, while variable rate loans totaled $98.0 million. All loans at ALC as of December 31, 2017 were considered fixed rate loans; however, average terms of loans at ALC are relatively short, with average terms of new loans at 24 to 36 months.


program.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

  

Year Ended December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Interest income

 $31,100  $30,155 

Interest expense

  2,706   2,271 

Net interest income

  28,394   27,884 

Provision for loan losses

  1,987   3,197

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

  26,407   24,687 

Non-interest income

  4,666   5,201 

Non-interest expense

  28,449   28,495 

Income before income taxes

  2,624   1,393 

Provision for income taxes

  3,035   169 

Net income

 $(411) $1,224 

Net Interest Income

Net interest income is calculated as the difference between interest and fee income generated from earning assets and the interest expense paid on deposits and borrowed funds. Fluctuations in interest rates, as well as volume and mix changes in earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, can materially impact net interest income. The Company’s earning assets consist of loans at both the Bank and ALC, as well as taxable and nontaxabletax-exempt investments, and federal funds sold by the Bank.Bank and interest-bearing deposits in banks. Interest-bearing liabilities consist of interest-bearing demand deposits and savings and time deposits, as well as short-term borrowings and long-term debt. Net interest income for the Company increased $0.5 million, or 1.8%, in 2017 compared to 2016.borrowings.

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The following table shows the average balances of each principal category of assets, liabilitiesliabilities and shareholders’ equity for the years ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016.2018. Additionally, the table provides an analysis of interest revenue or expense associated with each category, along with the accompanying yield or rate percentage. Net yieldinterest margin is calculated for each period presented as net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

 

  

Year Ended December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
  

Average

Balance

  

Interest

  

Annualized

Yield/

Rate %

  

Average

Balance

  

Interest

  

Annualized

Yield/

Rate %

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

ASSETS

                        

Interest-earning assets:

                        

Loans – Bank (Note A)

 $241,940  $10,130   4.19

%

 $206,858  $8,866   4.29

%

Loans – ALC (Note A)

  89,794   16,866   18.78

%

  86,137   17,071   19.82

%

Taxable investment securities

  191,390   3,487   1.82

%

  211,026   3,619   1.71

%

Non-taxable investment securities  8,355   304   3.64%  13,449   483   3.59%
Federal funds sold  1,274   20   1.57%  3,210   18   0.56%

Interest-bearing deposits in banks

  25,669   293   1.14

%

  19,202   98   0.51

%

Total interest-earning assets

  558,422   31,100   5.57

%

  539,882   30,155   5.59

%

Non-interest-earning assets:

                        

Other assets

  56,876           49,666         

Total

 $615,298          $589,548         
                         

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                        

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                        

Demand deposits

 $163,301  $633   0.39

%

 $150,472  $547   0.36

%

Savings deposits

  81,420   199   0.24

%

  77,435   145   0.19

%

Time deposits

  183,477   1,575   0.86

%

  181,415   1,402   0.77

%

Borrowings

  23,082   299   1.30

%

  17,519   177   1.01

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  451,280   2,706   0.60

%

  426,841   2,271   0.53

%

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

                        

Demand deposits

  78,609           76,781         

Other liabilities

  7,141           7,645         

Shareholders’ equity

  78,268           78,281         

Total

 $615,298          $589,548         

Net interest income (Note B)

     $28,394          $27,884     

Net yield on interest-earning assets

          5.08

%

          5.16

%

Note A

For the purpose of these computations, non-accruing loans are included in the average loan amounts outstanding. At the Bank, these loans averaged $0.5 million and $1.1 million for 2017 and 2016, respectively. At ALC, these loans averaged $1.7 million for both of the respective periods presented.

Note B

Loan fees are included in the interest amounts presented. At the Bank, loan fees totaled $0.4 million and $0.3 million for 2017 and 2016, respectively. At ALC, loan fees totaled $2.2 million and $2.8 million for the respective periods presented.


 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

Average

Balance

 

 

Interest

 

 

Annualized

Yield/

Rate %

 

 

Average

Balance

 

 

Interest

 

 

Annualized

Yield/

Rate %

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans – Bank (Note A)

 

$

421,932

 

 

$

21,916

 

 

 

5.19

%

 

$

313,552

 

 

$

15,196

 

 

 

4.85

%

Loans – ALC (Note A)

 

 

105,378

 

 

 

17,719

 

 

 

16.81

%

 

 

100,516

 

 

 

17,703

 

 

 

17.61

%

Taxable investment securities

 

 

130,262

 

 

 

2,710

 

 

 

2.08

%

 

 

165,496

 

 

 

3,290

 

 

 

1.99

%

Tax-exempt investment securities

 

 

1,978

 

 

 

55

 

 

 

2.78

%

 

 

3,866

 

 

 

132

 

 

 

3.41

%

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

 

925

 

 

 

58

 

 

 

6.27

%

 

 

1,241

 

 

 

76

 

 

 

6.12

%

Federal funds sold

 

 

11,700

 

 

 

272

 

 

 

2.32

%

 

 

9,054

 

 

 

182

 

 

 

2.01

%

Interest-bearing deposits in banks

 

 

40,853

 

 

 

858

 

 

 

2.10

%

 

 

28,362

 

 

 

559

 

 

 

1.97

%

Total interest-earning assets

 

 

713,028

 

 

 

43,588

 

 

 

6.11

%

 

 

622,087

 

 

 

37,138

 

 

 

5.97

%

Non-interest-earning assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

 

71,723

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61,813

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

784,751

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

683,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’

   EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

 

$

167,308

 

 

$

848

 

 

 

0.51

%

 

$

161,518

 

 

$

725

 

 

 

0.45

%

Savings deposits

 

 

161,371

 

 

 

1,632

 

 

 

1.01

%

 

 

122,508

 

 

 

895

 

 

 

0.73

%

Time deposits

 

 

246,880

 

 

 

4,074

 

 

 

1.65

%

 

 

211,136

 

 

 

2,531

 

 

 

1.20

%

Borrowings

 

 

5,237

 

 

 

92

 

 

 

1.76

%

 

 

12,767

 

 

 

199

 

 

 

1.56

%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 

 

580,796

 

 

 

6,646

 

 

 

1.14

%

 

 

507,929

 

 

 

4,350

 

 

 

0.86

%

Non-interest-bearing liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

 

 

111,214

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

92,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 

 

9,910

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,473

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

82,831

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76,468

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

784,751

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

683,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest income (Note B)

 

 

 

 

 

$

36,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

32,788

 

 

 

 

 

Net interest margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.18

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.27

%

 

Note A — For the purpose of these computations, non-accruing loans are included in the average loan amounts outstanding. At the Bank, these loans averaged $1.1 million and $0.9 million for 2019 and 2018, respectively. At ALC, these loans averaged $0.8 million and $1.1 million for the respective periods presented.

Note B — Loan fees are included in the interest amounts presented. At the Bank, loan fees totaled $0.5 million and $0.7 million for 2019 and 2018, respectively. At ALC, loan fees totaled $1.4 million and $2.0 million for the respective periods presented.

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The following table summarizes the impact of variances in volume and rate of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities on components of net interest income.

 

 

2017 Compared to 2016

Increase (Decrease)

Due to Change In:

  

2016 Compared to 2015

Increase (Decrease)

Due to Change In:

 

 

2019 Compared to 2018

Increase (Decrease)

Due to Change In:

 

 

2018 Compared to 2017

Increase (Decrease)

Due to Change In:

 

 

Volume

  

Average

Rate

  

Net

  

Volume

  

Average

Rate

  

Net

 

 

Volume

 

 

Average

Rate

 

 

Net

 

 

Volume

 

 

Average

Rate

 

 

Net

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Interest earned on:

                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans – Bank

 $1,504

 

 $(240) $1,264

 

 $1,964

 

 $(1,963) $1

 

 

$

5,253

 

 

$

1,467

 

 

$

6,720

 

 

$

2,998

 

 

$

2,068

 

 

$

5,066

 

Loans – ALC

  725   (930

)

  (205)  1,495

 

  (736

)

  759

 

 

 

856

 

 

 

(840

)

 

 

16

 

 

 

2,014

 

 

 

(1,177

)

 

 

837

 

Taxable investments

  (337)  205

 

  (132)  (269)  (126)  (395)

 

 

(700

)

 

 

120

 

 

 

(580

)

 

 

(438

)

 

 

318

 

 

 

(120

)

Non-taxable investments

  (183

)

  4

 

  (179

)

  (98)  (8

)

  (106)

Tax-exempt investments

 

 

(64

)

 

 

(13

)

 

 

(77

)

 

 

(163

)

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(172

)

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

 

(19

)

 

 

1

 

 

 

(18

)

 

 

(13

)

 

 

12

 

 

 

(1

)

Federal funds

  (11)  13   2   

 

  18   18

 

 

 

53

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

90

 

 

 

122

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

162

 

Interest bearing deposits in banks  33   162   195   (26)  7   (19) 

Interest-bearing deposits in banks

 

 

246

 

 

 

53

 

 

 

299

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

235

 

 

 

266

 

Total interest-earning assets

  1,731   (786

)

  945

 

  3,066

 

  (2,808

)

  258

 

 

 

5,625

 

 

 

825

 

 

 

6,450

 

 

 

4,551

 

 

 

1,487

 

 

 

6,038

 

Interest expense on:

                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

  47   39

 

  86

 

  17   (64

)

  (47

)

 

 

26

 

 

 

97

 

 

 

123

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

99

 

 

 

92

 

Savings deposits

  7   47

 

  54

 

  7   2

 

  9

 

 

 

284

 

 

 

453

 

 

 

737

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

596

 

 

 

696

 

Time deposits

  16

 

  157

 

  173

 

  (23

)

  (108

)

  (131

)

 

 

428

 

 

 

1,115

 

 

 

1,543

 

 

 

237

 

 

 

719

 

 

 

956

 

Other borrowings

  56

 

  66   122

 

  65   86

 

  151 

 

 

(117

)

 

 

10

 

 

 

(107

)

 

 

(134

)

 

 

34

 

 

 

(100

)

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  126

 

  309

 

  435

 

  66

 

  (84

)

  (18

)

 

 

621

 

 

 

1,675

 

 

 

2,296

 

 

 

196

 

 

 

1,448

 

 

 

1,644

 

Increase (decrease) in net interest income

 $1,605  $(1,095

)

 $510

 

 $3,000

 

 $(2,724

)

 $276

 

 

$

5,004

 

 

$

(850

)

 

$

4,154

 

 

$

4,355

 

 

$

39

 

 

$

4,394

 

 

Interest income earned on loans at the Bank increased comparing 2017 to 2016 as a result of growth in average loan volume. The increase in interest income at the Bank was partially offset by a modest reduction in yield, which was a result of the competitive environment. At ALC, despite continued growth in loan volume, interest income decreased comparing 2017 to 2016 as a result of reductions in yield. The decrease in yield at ALC was due to continued focus on credit quality improvement. These activities have been ongoing for the past several years and have resulted in significant improvement in the credit quality of ALC’s portfolio, with a corresponding decrease in yield commensurate with reduced risk. The loan volume increases were partially offset by decreases in the average balances of taxable and non-taxable investments and federal funds sold. The shift in the mix of earning assets is consistent with management’s ongoing strategy to utilize cash flows from the maturity and paydown of investment securities to fund loan growth as opportunities permit. The investment portfolio has been structured to provide monthly cash flows through the maturity and paydown of securities in a manner that management believes can continue to fund a substantial portion of loan growth over time.

Interest expense increased comparing 2017 to 2016 due to increases in the volume of interest-bearing liabilities, as well as increases in rates commensurate with the interest rate environment experienced during the year ended December 31, 2017.2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018, due primarily to increased loan volume, and to a lesser extent, an increase in the average interest rate earned on loans. Comparing 2019 to 2018, the Bank experienced an increase in average loans of $108.4 million. This increase was due to a full year of operations following the acquisition of TPB, as well as growth of $24.1 million in the Bank’s loan portfolio during 2019. Loan yields at the Bank increased in part due to higher yielding loans acquired from TPB, as well as accretion of the purchase accounting discount, which is included in interest income. At ALC, interest income was flat comparing 2019 to 2018. An increase in the average balance of loans at ALC was generally offset by a decrease in average yield resulting from the continuing shift of ALC’s earning assets mix to a higher percentage of indirect sales loans relative to the loan portfolio total. Indirect sales lending has been ALC’s primary focus over the past several years, and generally provides loans of higher credit quality than ALC’s other consumer loan categories, but at lower yields. Interest income from taxable and tax-exempt investment securities decreased during 2019 compared to 2018, primarily due to maturities and sales of investment securities. Interest income from other earnings assets, including federal funds sold and interest-bearing deposits in banks, increased in 2019 compared to 2018, due both to higher volume and higher yields.

Interest expense increased comparing the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 due to an increase in average interest-bearing liabilities resulting from the acquisition of TPB, as well as an increase in the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities. Average interest-bearing liabilities increased $72.9 million comparing 2019 to 2018, and the average rate on interest-bearing liabilities increased 28 basis points comparing 2019 to 2018.

We expect that continued growth in net loan volume at both the Bank and ALC with loans of sufficient credit quality will enhance net interest income, particularly as resources are shifted from lower-earning excess cash balances, federal funds sold and investment securities tointo higher-earning loan balances. However, the competitive environment is significant relative to the generation of loans of high credit quality. At both the Bank and ALC, management is continuing to focus efforts on new loan origination within the parameters of established credit policy, while also maintaining vigilance in the deployment of strategies to effectively manage risks associated with interest rate fluctuations. In addition, the Bank experiences significant competitive pressure to both obtain and retain deposits. Net interest income could experience downward pressure as a result of increased competition for quality loan and deposit funding opportunities, lower reinvestment yields and fewer opportunities to reduce future funding costs.as well fluctuations in the interest rate environment.

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Provision (Reduction in Reserve) for Loan and Lease Losses

The provision for loan and lease losses is an expense used to establish the allowance for loan and lease losses. Actual loan losses, net of recoveries, are charged directly to the allowance for loan and lease losses. The expenseexpense recorded for each reporting period is a reflection of actual net losses experienced during the period and management’s judgment as to the adequacy of the allowance to absorb losses inherent in the portfolio as of the balance sheet date. The following table presents the provision (reduction in reserve) for loan and lease losses for the Bank and ALC for the years ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016.2018:

 


 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Bank

 

$

788

 

 

$

215

 

ALC

 

 

1,926

 

 

 

2,407

 

Net provision for loan and lease losses

 

$

2,714

 

 

$

2,622

 

  

Year Ended

December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Bank

 $(130

)

 $886

 

ALC

  2,117   2,311 

Net provision for loan losses

 $1,987  $3,197

 

 

At the Bank, the increase in provision expense comparing the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was due to an increase in loan volume during 2019 that was not experienced during 2018, not factoring in growth in 2018 that resulted from the acquisition of TPB. The Bank experienced loan growth of $24.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2017, recoveries of previously charged-off loans exceeded current period charge-offs.  In addition,2019, mostly attributable to the Bank’s commercial lending efforts, compared to $14.6 million in organic loan growth during 2017, the Bank resolved a previously impaired loan relationship through the collection of contractual amounts due.  The resolution of the impairment, combined with continued net recoveries, enabled the Bank to reduce the allowance for loan losses by $0.1 million during the year.2018. The Bank’s allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of loans totaled 0.95%0.79% as of December 31, 2017,2019, compared to 0.66% as of December 31, 2018. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for acquisition accounting, the loans acquired through the TPB acquisition during the third quarter of 2018 were recorded at fair value; accordingly, there was no allowance for loan and lease losses associated with the acquired loan portfolio at the acquisition date. Management continues to evaluate the need for an allowance on the acquired portfolio, factoring in the remaining fair value discount on the loans, which totaled 1.05% and 1.27% of gross acquired loans as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. At the Bank, the allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of non-acquired gross loans outstanding was 1.03% and 1.01% as of December 31, 2016.

2019 and 2018, respectively.

At ALC, the provision for loan and lease losses decreased comparing the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 due to slower loan growth and reduced charge-offs at ALC during 2019 compared to 2018. During the year ended December 31, 2019, ALC’s loan portfolio, including consumer, branch retail and indirect sales loans, increased by $7.4 million compared to an increase of $11.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2017, based primarily on improvements in charge-off experience during2018. Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans at ALC totaled 1.87% and 2.40% for the period.years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. ALC’s allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of loans totaled 2.48%2.09% as of December 31, 2017,2019, compared to 2.78%2.26% as of December 31, 2016.

2018. The decrease in net charge-offs and the allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of loans was due to the changing mix of ALC’s portfolio to indirect lending, which enhanced the credit quality of ALC’s loan portfolio.

For the Company, the allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of loans totaled 1.05% as of December 31, 2019, compared to 0.97% as of December 31, 2018. In addition, the allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of non-acquired gross loans outstanding was 1.29% and 1.36% as of December 31, 2017, compared to 1.48% as of December 31, 2016.2019 and 2018, respectively. Based on our evaluation of the loan portfolio, we believe that the allowance for loan and lease losses at both the Bank and ALC is adequate to absorb losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of December 31, 2017.2019. While we believe that the methodologies and calculations that have been used in the determination of the allowance are adequate, our conclusions are based on estimates and judgments and are, therefore, approximate and imprecise.judgments. Factors beyond our control, such as changes in economic conditions impacting the national economy or the local service areas in which the Bank and ALC operate, may negatively and materially affect asset quality and the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses, as well as the resulting provision for loan and lease losses. In general, we expect the provision for loan and lease losses to increase commensurate with growth in loan volume at both the Bank and ALC; however, we would also expect such increases to be partially offset should credit quality of the portfolio continue to improve.ALC.

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Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income represents fees and income derived from sources other than interest-earning assets. The following table presents the major componentscomponents of non-interest income. Expanded discussion of certain significant non-interest income items and fluctuations is provided belowfor the table.periods indicated:

 

 

Year Ended

December 31,

         

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2017

  

2016

  

$

Change

  

%

Change

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

$ Change

 

 

% Change

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

         

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Service charges and other fees on deposit accounts

 $1,880  $1,773  $107

 

  6.0

%

 

$

1,828

 

 

$

1,895

 

 

$

(67

)

 

 

(3.5

)%

Credit insurance commissions and fees

  715   681   34

 

  5.0

%

 

 

549

 

 

 

633

 

 

 

(84

)

 

 

(13.3

)%

Bank-owned life insurance

  424   422   2

 

  0.5

%

 

 

431

 

 

 

427

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

0.9

%

Net gain on sale and prepayment of investment securities  229  659  (430) (65.3)%

 

 

92

 

 

 

118

 

 

 

(26

)

 

 

(22.0

)%

Net gain on settlement of derivative contracts

 

 

 

 

 

981

 

 

 

(981

)

 

 

(100.0

)%

Mortgage fees from secondary market

 

 

475

 

 

 

507

 

 

 

(32

)

 

 

(6.3

)%

Lease income

 

 

845

 

 

 

123

 

 

 

722

 

 

 

587.0

%

Other income

  1,418   1,666   (248

)

  (14.9

)%

 

 

1,146

 

 

 

926

 

 

 

220

 

 

 

23.8

%

Total non-interest income

 $4,666  $5,201  $(535

)

  (10.3

)%

 

$

5,366

 

 

$

5,610

 

 

$

(244

)

 

 

(4.3

)%

 

Service Charges and Other Fees on Deposit Accounts

ServiceNon-interest income at the Bank consists of service charges and other fees are generated on deposit accounts heldaccounts; bank-owned life insurance; net gains on the sale and prepayment of investment securities; net gains on the settlement of derivative contracts; fees from the secondary market mortgage activities; lease income; and other non-interest income, which includes fee income generated by the Bank, such as ATM fees and real estate rental income. Non-interest income at the Bank. The increase in this categoryALC consists of credit insurance commissions and fees and other non-interest income generated for ancillary services, such as ALC’s auto club membership program. The decrease in non-interest income comparing the year ended December 31, 2019 to the year ended December 31, 2018 was mostly attributable to nonrecurring gains on the settlement of derivative contracts of $1.0 million that occurred during 2018. The decrease was partially offset by a full year of lease income recognized during the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to2019 associated with the year ended December 31, 2016 resulted primarily from increased fees generated from service charges on deposit accounts.  Periodically, management evaluateslease-up of office space at the fee structure onCompany’s new headquarters location in Birmingham, Alabama. Lease-up of the Bank’s deposit accounts in order to ensure that fees charged are competitive inspace occurred at the current environment and compliant with regulatory guidance. In addition, management continues to evaluate opportunities for deposit growth through further penetration in existing service territories.  We expect that income from these sources will grow over time as deposit levels grow.  However, there is significant competition among financial institutions for deposits.

Credit Insurance Commissions and Fees

Credit insurance commissions and fees are generated from credit life and credit accident and health insurance policies offered primarily at ALC to consumer loan customers through FUSB Reinsurance. The increase inend of the fourth quarter of 2018. Certain categories of non-interest income in this category during the year ended December 31, 2017 comparedare expected to the year ended December 31, 2016 resulted primarily fromprovide a focus by ALC management on product lines that facilitate the generationrelatively stable source of these types of sales. Although revenues, in this category increased in 2017 compared to 2016, such revenues are generally dependent on the mix of product lines offered at ALC and the specific needs of borrowers. Management continues to seek opportunities to grow revenues in this category when opportunities arisewhile others may fluctuate significantly based on customer needs andchanges in accordance with regulatory guidelines.


Bank-owned Life Insurance

The Bank utilizes bank-owned life insurance as a tool to offset the cost of certain retirement benefit programs. The income derived from bank-owned life insurance represents the increase in the cash surrender value of the policies (which is generally non-taxable) over the periods presented. The cash surrender value of the policies totaled $14.9 million and $14.6 million as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The insurance policies are adjustable-rate assets with minimum guaranteed rates of interest between 2% and 4%. Accordingly, management does not expect significant fluctuation in the income derived from these assets.

Net Gain on Sale and Prepayment of Investment Securities

The investment securities portfolio is used by management to provide liquidity, to generate interest income and for use as collateral for public deposits and wholesale funding. Management reviews the securities in the investment portfolio periodically and, from time to time, may determine that it is appropriate to sell securities that are designated as securities available-for-sale. When this occurs, a gaineconomic conditions, regulation or loss is recorded as the difference between the fair value of the security on the date of sale and the security's carrying value.  In addition, a gain may be recognized for prepayment penalties earned by the Company when a security is called by the debtor prior to its maturity date.  Because determinations of whether to sell investment securities are made by management based on specific facts and circumstances at a given point in time, no assessment can be made as to the level of gains or losses that could be incurred from sales of investment securities or prepayment penalties in the future.

Other Income

Other non-interest income includes fee income generated by the Bank for ancillary services, such as letters of credit, ATMs, debit and credit cards, wire transfers and real estate rental. In addition, other non-interest income is generated at ALC for ancillary services, including ALC’s auto club membership program, which provides members with emergency roadside assistance, lock and key services and reimbursement for emergency travel expenses. The decrease in other non-interest income in 2017 compared to 2016 resulted primarily from reductions in ACH fees and services at the Bank and in ALC’s auto club membership revenue.  In addition, other income was reduced as a result of collection of settlement amounts associated with a nonaccrual asset in 2016 that was not repeated in 2017. Given the nature of the types of revenues categorized as other income, there is uncertainty as to the level of revenue that will be derived from these sources in the future.

factors.

Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest expense represents expenses incurred from sources other than interest-bearing liabilities. TheThe following table presents the major components of non-interest expense for the periods indicated. Expanded discussion of certain significantindicated:

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

$ Change

 

 

% Change

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Salaries and employee benefits

 

$

20,352

 

 

$

18,771

 

 

$

1,581

 

 

 

8.4

%

Net occupancy and equipment expense

 

 

4,230

 

 

 

3,677

 

 

 

553

 

 

 

15.0

%

Computer services

 

 

1,525

 

 

 

1,300

 

 

 

225

 

 

 

17.3

%

Insurance expense and assessments

 

 

790

 

 

 

890

 

 

 

(100

)

 

 

(11.2

)%

Fees for professional services

 

 

1,176

 

 

 

1,031

 

 

 

145

 

 

 

14.1

%

Postage, stationery and supplies

 

 

873

 

 

 

829

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

5.3

%

Telephone/data communication

 

 

867

 

 

 

811

 

 

 

56

 

 

 

6.9

%

Acquisition expenses

 

 

 

 

 

1,641

 

 

 

(1,641

)

 

 

(100.0

)%

Other real estate/foreclosure expense, net

 

 

185

 

 

 

222

 

 

 

(37

)

 

 

(16.7

)%

Other

 

 

3,784

 

 

 

3,213

 

 

 

571

 

 

 

17.8

%

Total non-interest expense

 

$

33,782

 

 

$

32,385

 

 

$

1,397

 

 

 

4.3

%

The increase in non-interest expense items and fluctuations is provided belowin 2019 compared to 2018 was mostly due to a full year of TPB operations in 2019, compared to only four months of TPB operations in 2018 following the table.

  

Year Ended December 31,

         
  

2017

  

2016

  

$

Change

  

%

Change

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

         

Salaries and employee benefits

 $17,374  $16,663  $711

 

  4.3

%

Net occupancy and equipment expense

  3,164   3,150   14

 

  0.4

%

Computer services  1,384   1,383   1   0.1%
Insurance expense and assessments  644   1,032   (388)  (37.6)%
Fees for professional services  813   948   (135)  (14.2)%
Postage, stationery and supplies  674   725   (51)  (7.0)%
Telephone/data communication  830   691   139   20.1%

Other real estate/foreclosure expense, net

  538   719   (181)  (25.2)%

Other

  3,028   3,184   (156)  (4.9

)%

Total non-interest expense

 $28,449  $28,495  $(46

)

  (0.2

)%

Salaries and Employee Benefits

Salaries and employee benefits expense,acquisition. The increase was partially offset by nonrecurring acquisition expenses of $1.6 million that were recorded in 2018 in connection with the largest categoryacquisition of TPB. In general, non-interest expense totaled $11.6 million and $10.8 million at the Bank and $5.8 million and $5.9 million at ALC in 2017 and 2016, respectively. The expense amounts for the Bank are inclusive of salaries and benefits paid to certain members of management and employees for work performed on behalf of Bancshares, as well as current and deferred fees paid to members of the Bank’s and Bancshares’ Boards of Directors. Management remains committed to providing salaries and benefits packages to employees at competitive levels in order to ensure that we continue to provide quality service to our customers. Accordingly, we expect salaries and employee benefits expense to generally increase commensurate with our growth and trends in the employment market over time.


Net Occupancy and Equipment Expense

This category of non-interest expense includes expenses associated with depreciation of buildings, equipment and furniture and fixtures, rent of office space, utilities expense and maintenance and repair costs. The majority of the Bank's office space is owned, while the majority of ALC's office space is leased. Net occupancy and equipment expense remained relatively flat comparing 2017 to 2016; however, these expenses are expected to increase over time due to inflationary adjustments in the cost of repairs and maintenance, as well as additional depreciation associated with capital expenditures. During 2017, the Company recorded approximately $8.9 million in capital additions to premises and equipment. The majority of these expenditures were associated with the construction of an office complex in Birmingham, Alabama. The office complex was placed into service during the third quarter of 2017, and the headquarters of both the Company and the Bank were relocated to that location at the end of the third quarter. As of December 31, 2017, approximately 29% of the usable square footage of the office complex was utilized by the Company, with the remainder available to be leased to commercial tenants. Annual depreciation associated with the office complex is expected to total approximately $0.4 million, with additional expenses incurred in connection with building operations, the level of which will depend on the extent to which the office space in the complex is leased. Upon full lease-up, management expects that the majority of depreciation expense, as well as additional operating costs associated with the complex, will be recovered through lease revenue; however, no assurance can be given regarding the office complex being fully leased by third-party tenants or the timing of such third-party leases.

Computer Services

Computer services expenses were primarily associated with core processing at the Bank and ALC. Due to the differing nature of their businesses, the Bank and ALC utilize different core processors. Although expenses in this category remained relatively flat in 2017 compared to 2016, in recent years, expenditures have generally increased in this category associated with efforts to enhance the Bank’s technology platform, including increased protections against data security risk and enhanced disaster recovery planning. Given the rapid pace of technological change, increases in this category of expense are generally expected to occur at a more rapid pace than other expense categories.

Insurance Expense and Assessments

This category of non-interest expense includes the cost of corporate insurance maintained by the Company, as well as FDIC insurance and state banking assessments. The Bank pays assessments to the FDIC based on a prescribed regulatory calculation that factors in average total assets and the Company’s supervisory ratings, as determined by regulatory examinations. The decrease in this expense category in 2017 compared to 2016 resulted primarily from reductions in FDIC assessments. Over time, management expects this category of expenses to increase based on growth in the Company’s balance sheet and expansion of the Company’s activities.

Fees for Professional Services

Fees for professional services include fees associated with legal, accounting and auditing, compliance and other consulting services. The decrease in these expenses in 2017 compared to 2016 resulted primarily from a decrease in professional fees associated with collections and other legal matters, which have decreased over time as a result of the increased credit quality in the Bank’s loan portfolio.  Although we do not anticipate significant fluctuations in this category of expense, we do expect inflationary increases over time, as well as increases associated with regulatory oversight and reporting requirements commensurate with the Company’s growth and development.

Postage, Stationery and Supplies

The decrease in expense in this category comparing 2017 to 2016 resulted from continued efforts by management at the Bank and ALC to manage controllable expenses. We will continue efforts to control these expenses in a prudent manner; however, expense in this category is generally expected to increase over time due to inflationary growth, as well as expanded penetration by the Bank into metropolitan service territories.

Telephone / Data Communications

The increase in this expense category for 2017 compared to 2016 was primarily associated with management’s efforts to enhance network and telephone capabilities. During 2016, the Company began efforts to upgrade its computer and telephone network systems, and these efforts continued in 2017. The upgrades are expected to create long-term benefits in improved efficiency and technical capabilities that will benefit both the Bank and ALC. In the short-term, however, we expect increases in this category of expenses as the Company continues upgrades.

Other Real Estate / Foreclosure Expense

Other real estate / foreclosure expense, net includes both the cost of carrying OREO and write-downs of OREO. Cost of carrying OREO includes property taxes, attorneys’ fees, maintenance costs, security costs and the cost of obtaining independent property appraisals. Write-downs include impairments recorded on existing OREO properties in order to carry the property at the lower of cost or fair value, less estimated cost to sell. Both OREO carrying costs and write-downs decreased in 2017 compared to 2016 as a result of continued reduction in the level of OREO at both the Bank and ALC. OREO totaled $3.5 million and $0.3 million at the Bank and ALC, respectively, as of December 31, 2017, compared to $4.4 million and $0.5 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2016, an overall decrease of $1.1 million for the Company.

Although management continued to reduce OREO levels in 2017, there is inherent uncertainty with respect to economic conditions and real estate values in certain of the service areas in which both the Bank and ALC operate. In addition, as the level of OREO is reduced, it becomes more difficult to work out remaining OREO at the same pace as experienced when OREO volumes were higher. Accordingly, continued reduction of carrying costs cannot be expected with any level of certainty. Furthermore, if the national or local economy weakens, or if real estate values decline in the Company’s primary service areas, additional write-downs of existing OREO could be required. Additionally, the pace of migration of properties into OREO could increase, resulting in the potential for increased levels of both write-downs and carrying costs.


Other

This category encompasses a variety of expenses, including business development, security services, sales and other taxes, employee training, expenses associated with fixed asset write-downs and other miscellaneous expenses. Comparing 2017 to 2016, expenses in this category decreased due to reductions in a number of areas, including collection fees, debit card fraud, impairment on closed branch assets and reserves for accident and health policies sold through FUSB Reinsurance. Certain of these reductions are expected to be offset in future periods;pressures; however, management continues to maintain vigilance in efforts to reduce these costs where opportunities to do so exist.

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Provision for Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes was $3.0$1.2 million and $0.2$0.9 million for the years ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, respectively. The 2017 provision included a one-time, non-cash charge of $2.5 million associated with the revaluation of deferred tax assets and liabilities as a result of Tax Reform. The Company’s resulting 2017 effective tax rate was 115.7%. Of that percentage, 21.5% was associated with the Company's 2017 operations, while 94.2% related to the deferred tax re-valuations resulting from Tax Reform.21.4% and 26.6%, respectively, for 2019 and 2018. The Company’s 2016 effective tax rate was 12.1%.

Beginning January 1, 2018, the Company’s federal statutory income tax rate was set at 21%, reduced from the 34% statutory rate previously applied. In general, it is expected thatreduction in the Company’s effective tax rate will be reducedcomparing 2019 to 2018 resulted primarily from previous levels (computed absentcertain non-deductible expenses associated with the impactacquisition of Tax Reform)TPB in the near term; however, the2018 that were not incurred in 2019.

The effective tax rate may fluctuate based onis impacted by recurring items, such as changes in tax-exempt interest income earned from bank-qualified municipal bonds and loans and the cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance. Management makes decisions about whether to invest in tax-exempt instruments on a case-by-case basis after considering a number of factors, including investment return, credit quality and the consistency of such investments with the Company’s overall strategy. The Company’s effective tax rate is expected to fluctuate commensurate with the level of these investments as compared to total pre-tax income.


BALANCE SHEET ANALYSIS

Investment Securities

The Company’s investment securities portfolio is used by management to provide liquidity, to generate interest income and for use as collateral for public deposits and wholesale funding. Risk and return can be adjusted by altering the duration,, composition and/or balance of the portfolio. The expected average life of securities in the investment portfolio was 2.82.6 years and 3.12.9 years as of December 31, 20172019 and December 31, 2016,2018, respectively.

Available-for-sale securities are recorded at estimatedestimated fair value, with unrealized gains or losses recognized, net of taxes, in accumulated other comprehensive income, a separate component of shareholders’ equity. As of December 31, 2017,2019, available-for-sale securities totaled $153.9$94.0 million, or 85.4%86.8% of the total investment portfolio, compared to $181.9$132.5 million, or 87.5%86.1% of the total investment portfolio, as of December 31, 2016.2018. Available-for-sale securities consisted of residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, U.S. Treasury securities obligations of U.S. government-sponsored agencies,and obligations of state and political subdivisions and corporate notes.

subdivisions.

Held-to-maturity securities are recorded at amortized cost and represent securities that the Company both intends and has the ability to hold to maturity. As of December 31, 2017,2019, held-to-maturity securities totaled $26.3$14.3 million, or 14.6%13.2% of the total investment portfolio, compared to $25.9$21.5 million, or 12.5%13.9% of the total investment portfolio, as of December 31, 2016.2018. Held-to-maturity securities consisted of commercial mortgage-backed securities, obligations of U.S. government-sponsored agencies and obligations of states and political subdivisions.

DueDuring 2019, investment security maturities outpaced purchases as management generally re-deployed maturing securities into other interest-earning assets, including loans or excess cash and federal funds sold that may be used to growth infund future loan demand, management re-deployed certain investment assets to the loan portfolio. As a result, thegrowth. Purchases of investment securities portfolio (including both available-for-saletotaled $9.1 million, while proceeds from maturities and held-to-maturity securities) decreased to $180.2 million asprepayments of December 31, 2017, compared to $207.8 million as of December 31, 2016.investment securities totaled $43.1 million. In addition, the Company realizedmanagement sold securities totaling $14.3 million during 2019, generating gains on the sale of securities totaling $0.2 million as of December 31, 2017. approximately $0.1 million. All sales were made from the available-for-sale portfolio in response to market conditions that, in management’smanagement’s view, were favorable for sale. No losses were realized fromManagement monitors its liquidity position, including forecasted expectations related to loan growth, when making determinations about whether to re-invest in the sale of securities.

securities portfolio.

Management has structured the investment portfolio to provide cash flows on a monthly basis through interest earned and the maturity or payoff of securities in the portfolio. In the current environment, it is expected that cash flows from the investment portfolio will continue to serve as a significant source of liquidity available for the funding of future loan growth. In addition, purchasePurchase and sale transactions affecting the investment portfolio are directed by asset and liability management activities, with consideration given to the expected pace of loan growth. In general, it is expected thatgrowth and the investment portfolio will continue to decrease over time as loan volume increases. However, no assurance can be given as to the level or pace of loan growth that will ultimately materialize, and accordingly, there is uncertainty as to the ultimate level of increases or decreases in the investment portfolio.current interest rate environment. See Note 3,4, “Investment Securities,” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail related to the investment portfolio.

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Investment Securities Maturity Schedule

The following tables summarize the carrying values and weightedweighted average yield of the available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities portfolios as of December 31, 20172019, according to contractual maturity. Available-for-sale securities are stated at fair value. Held-to-maturity securities are stated at amortized cost.

 

 

Available-for-Sale

 

 

Available-for-Sale

 

 

Stated Maturity as of December 31, 2017

 

 

Stated Maturity as of December 31, 2019

 

 

Within One

Year

  

After One But

Within Five

Years

  

After Five But

Within Ten

Years

  

After

Ten Years

 

 

Within One

Year

 

 

After One But

Within Five

Years

 

 

After Five But

Within Ten

Years

 

 

After

Ten Years

 

 

Amount

  

Yield

  

Amount

  

Yield

  

Amount

  

Yield

  

Amount

  

Yield

 

 

Amount

 

 

Yield

 

 

Amount

 

 

Yield

 

 

Amount

 

 

Yield

 

 

Amount

 

 

Yield

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Investment securities available-for-sale:

                                

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored agencies

 $

   0.00

%

 $

   0.00

%

 $   0.00

%

 $

   0.00

%

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

  

203

   6.49   

536

   5.10   1,855   5.25   2,337   6.30 

 

$

253

 

 

 

2.96

%

 

$

2,785

 

 

 

3.39

%

 

$

756

 

 

 

4.08

%

 

$

424

 

 

 

4.13

%

U.S. Treasury securities

  

80

   1.38      0.00      0.00      0.00 

 

 

80

 

 

 

2.73

%

 

 

 

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

0.00

%

Mortgage-backed securities:

                                

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

  

99

   3.61   19,611   1.77   

45,975

   1.92   

17,101

   1.97 

 

 

11

 

 

 

3.59

%

 

 

14,871

 

 

 

1.84

%

 

 

26,477

 

 

 

2.29

%

 

 

4,986

 

 

 

2.71

%

Commercial

     0.00   403   1.11   

12,727

   1.78   52,944   1.87 

 

 

 

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

225

 

 

 

2.88

%

 

 

17,109

 

 

 

1.77

%

 

 

26,039

 

 

 

1.94

%

Total

 $

382

   4.68

%

 $20,550   1.84

%

 $60,557   1.99

%

 $72,382   2.04

%

 

$

344

 

 

 

2.92

%

 

$

17,881

 

 

 

2.11

%

 

$

44,342

 

 

 

2.12

%

 

$

31,449

 

 

 

2.09

%

Total securities with stated maturity

                         $153,871   2.00

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

94,016

 

 

 

2.11

%

 


 

 

Held-to-Maturity

 

 

 

Stated Maturity as of December 31, 2019

 

 

 

Within One

Year

 

 

After One But

Within Five

Years

 

 

After Five But

Within Ten

Years

 

 

After

Ten Years

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

Yield

 

 

Amount

 

 

Yield

 

 

Amount

 

 

Yield

 

 

Amount

 

 

Yield

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Investment securities held-to-maturity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored

   agencies

 

$

 

 

 

0.00

%

 

$

 

 

 

0.00

%

 

$

3,473

 

 

 

1.87

%

 

$

851

 

 

 

2.17

%

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

 

 

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

767

 

 

 

2.21

%

 

 

 

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

326

 

 

 

3.05

%

Mortgage-backed securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

 

60

 

 

 

1.11

%

 

 

 

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

3,591

 

 

 

2.16

%

 

 

5,272

 

 

 

1.95

%

Total

 

$

60

 

 

 

1.11

%

 

$

767

 

 

 

2.21

%

 

$

7,064

 

 

 

2.01

%

 

$

6,449

 

 

 

2.04

%

Total securities with stated maturity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

14,340

 

 

 

2.03

%

  

Held-to-Maturity

 
  

Stated Maturity as of December 31, 2017

 
  

Within One

Year

  

After One But

Within Five

Years

  

After Five But

Within Ten

Years

  

After

Ten Years

 
  

Amount

  

Yield

  

Amount

  

Yield

  

Amount

  

Yield

  

Amount

  

Yield

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Investment securities held-to-maturity:

                                

Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored agencies

 $   0.00

%

 $1,201   2.17

%

 $3,398   1.58

%

 $4,727   1.95

%

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     0.00   414   3.00   900   1.98   574   3.05 

Mortgage-backed securities:

                                

Commercial

     0.00   371   1.13      0.00   14,694   2.06 

Total

 $   0.00

%

 $1,986   1.94

%

 $4,298   1.67

%

 $19,995   2.07

%

Total securities with stated maturity

                         $26,279   2.01

%

 

Condensed Portfolio Maturity Schedule

 

Maturity Summary as of December 31, 2017

 

Dollar

Amount

  

Portfolio

Percentage

 
  

(Dollars

in Thousands)

     

Maturing in three months or less

 $80   0.0

%

Maturing after three months to one year

  302   0.2 

Maturing after one year to three years

  1,585   0.9 

Maturing after three years to five years

  20,951   11.6 

Maturing after five years to fifteen years

  124,855   69.3 

Maturing in more than fifteen years

  32,377   18.0 

Total

 $180,150   100.0

%

Condensed Portfolio Repricing Schedule

Repricing Summary as of December 31, 2017

 

Dollar

Amount

  

Portfolio

Percentage

 
  

(Dollars

in Thousands)

     

Repricing in thirty days or less

 $7,841   4.3

%

Repricing in thirty-one days to one year

  2,182   1.2 

Repricing after one year to three years

  2,789   1.6 

Repricing after three years to five years

  24,125   13.4 

Repricing after five years to fifteen years

  122,624   68.1 

Repricing in more than fifteen years

  20,589   11.4 

Total

 $180,150   100.0

%


Maturity Summary as of December 31, 2019

 

Dollar

Amount

 

 

Portfolio

Percentage

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Maturing in three months or less

 

$

2

 

 

 

0.0

%

Maturing after three months to one year

 

 

402

 

 

 

0.4

%

Maturing after one year to three years

 

 

4,633

 

 

 

4.3

%

Maturing after three years to five years

 

 

14,015

 

 

 

12.9

%

Maturing after five years to fifteen years

 

 

72,608

 

 

 

67.0

%

Maturing in more than fifteen years

 

 

16,696

 

 

 

15.4

%

Total

 

$

108,356

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

The tables below summarize loan balances by portfolio segment for both the Bank and ALC at the end of each of the most recent five quarters as of December 31, 2017.2019:

 

  

Bank

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
  

December 31,

  

September 30,

  

June 30,

  

March 31,

  

December 31,

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

                    

Construction, land development and other land loans

 $26,143  $20,213  $12,424  $25,853  $23,772 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

  34,272   35,125   32,227   32,535   32,955 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

  16,579   16,498   16,702   16,464   16,627 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

  105,133   107,679   113,037   97,294   102,112 

Other

  190   223   226   230   234 

Commercial and industrial loans

  69,969   66,320   65,087   57,253   57,963 

Consumer loans

  5,217   5,431   5,671   6,057   6,206 

Total loans

 $257,503  $251,489  $245,374  $235,686  $239,869 

Less unearned interest, fees and deferred cost

  374   367   371   249   218 

Allowance for loan losses

  2,447   2,422   2,526   2,521   2,409 

Net loans

 $254,682  $248,700  $242,477  $232,916  $237,242 

 

ALC

 

 

Bank

 

 

2017

  

2016

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

December 31,

  

September 30,

  

June 30,

  

March 31,

  

December 31,

 

 

December

31,

 

 

September

30,

 

 

June

30,

 

 

March

31,

 

 

December

31,

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

 $  $  $  $  $ 

 

$

30,094

 

 

$

27,348

 

 

$

27,521

 

 

$

27,065

 

 

$

41,340

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

  10,801   11,490   12,229   12,993   13,724 

 

 

98,971

 

 

 

103,269

 

 

 

96,805

 

 

 

99,933

 

 

 

102,971

 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

               

 

 

50,910

 

 

 

46,843

 

 

 

28,033

 

 

 

27,602

 

 

 

23,009

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

               

 

 

162,981

 

 

 

164,941

 

 

 

158,748

 

 

 

157,023

 

 

 

156,162

 

Other

               

 

 

726

 

 

 

842

 

 

 

880

 

 

 

949

 

 

 

1,308

 

Commercial and industrial loans

               

 

 

90,957

 

 

 

90,470

 

 

 

91,489

 

 

 

87,865

 

 

 

85,779

 

Consumer loans:                

Consumer

  34,083   35,650   31,920   32,892   36,413 

Indirect sales

  55,071   50,553   52,134   47,196   44,775 

Consumer loans

 

 

7,816

 

 

 

8,136

 

 

 

7,241

 

 

 

6,484

 

 

 

6,927

 

Total loans

 $99,955  $97,693  $96,283  $93,081  $94,912 

 

$

442,455

 

 

$

441,849

 

 

$

410,717

 

 

$

406,921

 

 

$

417,496

 

Less unearned interest, fees and deferred cost

  6,189   5,981   5,855   5,962   6,935 

 

 

262

 

 

 

204

 

 

 

411

 

 

 

352

 

 

 

331

 

Allowance for loan losses

  2,327   2,386   2,379   2,358   2,447 

 

 

3,483

 

 

 

3,349

 

 

 

2,798

 

 

 

2,711

 

 

 

2,735

 

Net loans

 $91,439  $89,326  $88,049  $84,761  $85,530 

 

$

438,710

 

 

$

438,296

 

 

$

407,508

 

 

$

403,858

 

 

$

414,430

 

 


 

 

ALC

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

December

31,

 

 

September

30,

 

 

June

30,

 

 

March

31,

 

 

December

31,

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

 

 

5,566

 

 

 

6,067

 

 

 

6,549

 

 

 

7,058

 

 

 

7,785

 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

 

 

30,224

 

 

 

29,341

 

 

 

29,919

 

 

 

29,808

 

 

 

31,656

 

Branch retail

 

 

32,305

 

 

 

30,008

 

 

 

29,609

 

 

 

27,066

 

 

 

28,324

 

Indirect sales

 

 

45,503

 

 

 

48,073

 

 

 

45,466

 

 

 

42,280

 

 

 

40,609

 

Total loans

 

$

113,598

 

 

$

113,489

 

 

$

111,543

 

 

$

106,212

 

 

$

108,374

 

Less unearned interest, fees and deferred cost

 

 

4,786

 

 

 

5,030

 

 

 

5,247

 

 

 

5,097

 

 

 

5,617

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

2,279

 

 

 

2,236

 

 

 

2,289

 

 

 

2,213

 

 

 

2,320

 

Net loans

 

$

106,533

 

 

$

106,223

 

 

$

104,007

 

 

$

98,902

 

 

$

100,437

 

 

31


The tables below summarize changes in the allowance for loan and lease losses at the end of each of the most recent five quarters as of December 31, 20172019, at both the Bank and ALC.ALC:

 

 

Bank

 

 

Bank

 

 

2017

  

2016

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

Fourth

Quarter

  

Third

Quarter

  

Second

Quarter

  

First

Quarter

  

Fourth

Quarter

 

 

Fourth

Quarter

 

 

Third

Quarter

 

 

Second

Quarter

 

 

First

Quarter

 

 

Fourth

Quarter

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Balance at beginning of period

 $2,422  $2,526  $2,521  $2,409  $1,216 

 

$

3,349

 

 

$

2,798

 

 

$

2,711

 

 

$

2,735

 

 

$

2,709

 

Charge-offs:

                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate loans:           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other loan loans 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties    

 

(56

)

 

 

(16

)

 

 

 

 

 

(13

)

 

 

(34

)

 

 

 

Secured by multi-family residential properties 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

  

   

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial loans

  

 

  

 

  

(16

)

  

 

  (1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

Consumer loans 

  

(1

) 

(60

) 

(2

) 

(13

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(17

)

 

 

 

 

 

(15

)

 

 

(1

)

Other loans

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total charge-offs

  

 

  (1

)

  (76

)

  (2

)

  (70

)

 

 

(19

)

 

 

(17

)

 

 

(13

)

 

 

(49

)

 

 

(2

)

Recoveries

  25   27   81   114   28 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

28

 

Net recoveries (charge-offs)

  25

 

  26

 

  5   112

 

  (42

)

 

 

(19

)

 

 

6

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(24

)

 

 

26

 

Provision (reduction in reserve) for loan losses

  

 

  (130

)

  

 

  

 

  1,235

 

Provision for loan and lease losses

 

 

153

 

 

 

545

 

 

 

90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance

 $2,447  $2,422  $2,526  $2,521  $2,409 

 

$

3,483

 

 

$

3,349

 

 

$

2,798

 

 

$

2,711

 

 

$

2,735

 

as a percentage of loans

  0.95

%

  0.96

%

  1.03

%

  1.07

%

  1.01

%

 

 

0.79

%

 

 

0.76

%

 

 

0.68

%

 

 

0.67

%

 

 

0.66

%

as a percentage of loans, excluding acquired loans

 

 

1.03

%

 

 

1.01

%

 

 

1.00

%

 

 

1.01

%

 

 

1.01

%

 

 

ALC

 

 

ALC

 

 

2017

  

2016

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

Fourth

Quarter

  

Third

Quarter

  

Second

Quarter

  

First

Quarter

  

Fourth

Quarter

 

 

Fourth

Quarter

 

 

Third

Quarter

 

 

Second

Quarter

 

 

First

Quarter

 

 

Fourth

Quarter

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

2,386

  

$

2,379

  

$

2,358

  

$

2,447

  

$

2,452

 

 

$

2,236

 

 

$

2,289

 

 

$

2,213

 

 

$

2,320

 

 

$

2,407

 

Charge-offs:

                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate loans:

                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other loan loans

  

   

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

  

(1

)

  

(10

)

  

(4

)

  

(13

)  

(7

)

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(4

)

 

 

(11

)

 

 

(19

)

 

 

(19

)

Secured by multi-family residential properties

  

   

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

  

   

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

  

   

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial loans

  

 

  

 

  

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer loans:

                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

  

(576

)

  

(494

)

  

(569

)

  

(658

)

  

(398

)

 

 

(464

)

 

 

(426

)

 

 

(554

)

 

 

(521

)

 

 

(637

)

Branch retail

 

 

(131

)

 

 

(93

)

 

 

(103

)

 

 

(98

)

 

 

(73

)

Indirect sales

  

(142

)  

(150

)  

(160

)  

(135

)  

(354

)

 

 

(107

)

 

 

(66

)

 

 

(76

)

 

 

(52

)

 

 

(36

)

Other loans

  

   

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total charge-offs

  

(719

)

  

(654

)

  

(733

)

  

(806

)

  

(759

)

 

 

(706

)

 

 

(589

)

 

 

(744

)

 

 

(690

)

 

 

(765

)

Recoveries

  

137

   

158

   

178

   

202

   

176

 

 

 

186

 

 

 

198

 

 

 

195

 

 

 

183

 

 

 

204

 

Net recoveries (charge-offs)

  

(582

)

  

(496

)

  

(555

)  

(604

)  

(583

)

Provision (reduction in reserve) for loan losses

  

523

   

503

   

576

 

  

515

 

  

578

 

Net charge-offs

 

 

(520

)

 

 

(391

)

 

 

(549

)

 

 

(507

)

 

 

(561

)

Provision for loan and lease losses

 

 

563

 

 

 

338

 

 

 

625

 

 

 

400

 

 

 

474

 

Ending balance

 

$

2,327

  

$

2,386

  

$

2,379

  

$

2,358

  

$

2,447

 

 

$

2,279

 

 

$

2,236

 

 

$

2,289

 

 

$

2,213

 

 

$

2,320

 

as a percentage of loans

  

2.48

%

  

2.60

%

  

2.63

%

  

2.71

%

  

2.78

%

 

 

2.09

%

 

 

2.06

%

 

 

2.15

%

 

 

2.19

%

 

 

2.26

%

 

32


Nonperforming Assets

Nonperforming assets at the end of the five most recent quarters as of December 31, 20172019 were as follows:

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

2017

  

2016

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

December 31,

  

September 30,

  

June 30,

  

March 31,

  

December 31,

 

 

December

31,

 

 

September

30,

 

 

June

30,

 

 

March

31,

 

 

December

31,

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Non-accrual loans

 $2,148  $1,956  $1,847  $2,205  $2,417 

 

$

3,723

 

 

$

1,468

 

 

$

1,479

 

 

$

1,864

 

 

$

2,759

 

Other real estate owned

  3,792   3,819   4,351   4,587   4,858 

 

 

1,078

 

 

 

1,248

 

 

 

1,258

 

 

 

1,222

 

 

 

1,505

 

Total

 $5,940  $5,775  $6,198  $6,792  $7,275 

 

$

4,801

 

 

$

2,716

 

 

$

2,737

 

 

$

3,086

 

 

$

4,264

 

Nonperforming assets as a percentage of loans and other real estate

  1.67

%

  1.67

%

  1.82

%

  2.08

%

  2.19

%

 

 

0.87

%

 

 

0.49

%

 

 

0.53

%

 

 

0.61

%

 

 

0.82

%

Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets

  0.95

%

  0.94

%

  1.01

%

  1.10

%

  1.20

%

 

 

0.61

%

 

 

0.35

%

 

 

0.35

%

 

 

0.39

%

 

 

0.54

%

 


 

 

Bank

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

December

31,

 

 

September

30,

 

 

June

30,

 

 

March

31,

 

 

December

31,

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Non-accrual loans

 

$

2,739

 

 

$

684

 

 

$

642

 

 

$

749

 

 

$

1,530

 

Other real estate owned

 

 

1,029

 

 

 

1,198

 

 

 

1,258

 

 

 

1,200

 

 

 

1,401

 

Total

 

$

3,768

 

 

$

1,882

 

 

$

1,900

 

 

$

1,949

 

 

$

2,931

 

Nonperforming assets as a percentage of loans and other

   real estate

 

 

0.85

%

 

 

0.42

%

 

 

0.46

%

 

 

0.48

%

 

 

0.70

%

Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets

 

 

0.48

%

 

 

0.24

%

 

 

0.24

%

 

 

0.24

%

 

 

0.37

%

 

  

Bank

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
  

December 31,

  

September 30,

  

June 30,

  

March 31,

  

December 31,

 

Non-accrual loans

 $315  $332  $343  $609  $603 

Other real estate owned

  3,527   3,527   3,951   4,161   4,353 

Total

 $3,842  $3,859  $4,294  $4,770  $4,956 

Nonperforming assets as a percentage of loans and other real estate

  1.47

%

  1.52

%

  1.72

%

  1.99

%

  2.03

%

Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets

  0.61

%

  0.63

%

  0.69

%

  0.77

%

  0.81

%

  

ALC

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
  

December 31,

  

September 30,

  

June 30,

  

March 31,

  

December 31,

 

Non-accrual loans

 $1,833  $1,624  $1,504  $1,596  $1,814 

Other real estate owned

  265   292   400   426   505 

Total

 $2,098  $1,916  $1,904  $2,022  $2,319 

Nonperforming assets as a percentage of loans and other real estate

  2.23

%

  2.08

%

  2.10

%

  2.31

%

  2.62

%

Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets

  2.22

%

  2.06

%

  2.08

%

  2.29

%

  2.59

%

Loans are considered restructured loans if concessions have been granted to borrowers that are experiencing financial difficulty. The concessions granted generally involve the modification of the terms of the loan, such as changes in payment schedule or interest rate, that generally would not otherwise be considered. Restructured loans can involve loans remaining on non-accrual, moving to non-accrual or continuing on accrual status, depending on the individual facts and circumstances of the borrower. Non-accrual restructured loans are included and treated with all other non-accrual loans. In addition, all accruing restructured loans are reported as troubled debt restructurings. Generally, restructured loans remain on non-accrual until the customer has attained a sustained period of repayment performance under the modified loan terms (generally a minimum of six months). However, performance prior to the restructuring or significant events that coincide with the restructuring are considered in assessing whether the borrower can meet the new terms and whether the loan should be returned to accrual or maintained on non-accrual status. If the borrower’s ability to meet the revised payment schedule is not reasonably assured, then the loan remains on non-accrual. The Company had $0.1 million of non-accruing loans that were restructured and remained on non-accrual status as of both December 31, 2017 and 2016. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company had no restructured loans that were restored to accrual status based on a sustained period of repayment performance. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company had $0.3 million in restructured loans that were restored to accrual status based on a sustained period of repayment performance.

 

 

ALC

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

December

31,

 

 

September

30,

 

 

June

30,

 

 

March

31,

 

 

December

31,

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Non-accrual loans

 

$

984

 

 

$

784

 

 

$

837

 

 

$

1,115

 

 

$

1,229

 

Other real estate owned

 

 

49

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

104

 

Total

 

$

1,033

 

 

$

834

 

 

$

837

 

 

$

1,137

 

 

$

1,333

 

Nonperforming assets as a percentage of loans and other

   real estate

 

 

0.95

%

 

 

0.77

%

 

 

0.79

%

 

 

1.12

%

 

 

1.30

%

Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets

 

 

0.94

%

 

 

0.76

%

 

 

0.78

%

 

 

1.11

%

 

 

1.29

%

 

Summarized below is information concerning income on those loans with deferred interest or principal paymentspayments resulting from deterioration in the financial condition of the borrower.

 

  

December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Total loans accounted for on a non-accrual basis

 $2,148  $2,417 

Interest income that would have been recorded under original terms

  19   35 

Interest income reported and recorded during the year

  3   4 


 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Total loans accounted for on a non-accrual basis

 

$

3,723

 

 

$

2,759

 

Interest income that would have been recorded under original

   terms

 

 

41

 

 

 

44

 

Interest income reported and recorded during the year

 

 

147

 

 

 

27

 

 

33


Allocation of Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

While no portion of the allowance is in any way restricted to any individual loan or group of loans and the entire allowance is available to absorb losses from any and all loans, the following table shows an allocation of the allowance for loan and lease losses as of the end of the two years indicated.

  

 

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
  

Allocation

Allowance

  

Percent

of Loans

in Each

Category

to Total

Loans

  

Allocation

Allowance

  

Percent

of Loans

In Each

Category

To Total

Loans

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

                
Construction, land development and other land loans $203   7.3% $535   7.1%
Secured by 1-4 family residential properties  290   12.6   411   13.9 
Secured by multi-family residential properties  116   4.6   88   5.0 
Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties  777   29.4   905   30.5 
Other  2   0.1      0.1 
Commercial and industrial loans  1,049   19.6   527   17.3 
Consumer loans:                

Consumer

  1,715   11.0   1,767   12.7 

Indirect sales

  622   15.4   623   13.4 

Total

 $4,774   100.0

%

 $4,856   100.0

%

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

Allocation

Allowance

 

 

Percent of

Loans

in Each

Category

to Total

Loans

 

 

Allocation

Allowance

 

 

Percent of

Loans

In Each

Category

to Total

Loans

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

 

$

196

 

 

 

5.4

%

 

$

240

 

 

 

7.9

%

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

 

 

466

 

 

 

18.8

%

 

 

346

 

 

 

21.1

%

Secured by multi-family residential properties

 

 

422

 

 

 

9.2

%

 

 

128

 

 

 

4.4

%

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

 

 

964

 

 

 

29.3

%

 

 

831

 

 

 

29.7

%

Other

 

 

1

 

 

 

0.1

%

 

 

1

 

 

 

0.2

%

Commercial and industrial loans

 

 

1,377

 

 

 

16.4

%

 

 

1,138

 

 

 

16.3

%

Consumer loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

 

 

1,625

 

 

 

6.8

%

 

 

1,799

 

 

 

7.3

%

Branch retail

 

 

395

 

 

 

5.8

%

 

 

427

 

 

 

5.4

%

Indirect sales

 

 

316

 

 

 

8.2

%

 

 

145

 

 

 

7.7

%

Total

 

$

5,762

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

$

5,055

 

 

 

100.0

%

 

34


Summary of Loan Loss Experience

The following table summarizes the Company’sCompany’s loan loss experience for each of the two years indicated.

  

 

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Balance of allowance for loan loss at beginning of period

 $4,856  $3,781 

Charge-offs:

        
Real estate loans:        

Construction, land development and other land loans

     

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

  (28

)

  (122

)

Secured by multi-family residential properties

  

 

  

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties     (40)
Commercial and industrial loans  (16)  (2)
Consumer loans:        
Consumer  (2,360)  (2,260)

Indirect sales

  (587)  (753)
   (2,991

)

  (3,177

)

Recoveries:

        
Real estate loans:        

Construction, land development and other land loans

     200 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

  135   62 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

      
Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties  69    
Commercial and industrial loans  19   73 
Consumer loans:        
Consumer  601   501 

Indirect sales

  98   

220

 
   922   1,056 

Net charge-offs

  (2,069

)

  (2,121

)

Provision for loan losses

  1,987   3,196

 

Balance of allowance for loan loss at end of period

 $4,774  $4,856 

Ratio of net charge-offs during period to average loans outstanding

  0.62

%

  0.72

%

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Balance of allowance for loan and lease losses at beginning

   of period

 

$

5,055

 

 

$

4,774

 

Charge-offs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

 

 

(101

)

 

 

(101

)

Secured by multi-family residential properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial loans

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

Consumer loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

 

 

(2,000

)

 

 

(2,482

)

Branch retail

 

 

(425

)

 

 

(415

)

Indirect sales

 

 

(301

)

 

 

(116

)

 

 

 

(2,827

)

 

 

(3,117

)

Recoveries:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

 

 

47

 

 

 

74

 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial loans

 

 

3

 

 

 

11

 

Consumer loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

 

 

648

 

 

 

568

 

Branch retail

 

 

116

 

 

 

113

 

Indirect sales

 

 

6

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

820

 

 

 

776

 

Net charge-offs

 

 

(2,007

)

 

 

(2,341

)

Provision for loan and lease losses

 

 

2,714

 

 

 

2,622

 

Balance of allowance for loan and lease losses at end of period

 

$

5,762

 

 

$

5,055

 

Ratio of net charge-offs during period to average loans

   outstanding

 

 

0.38

%

 

 

0.57

%

 

Net charge-offs improved for the Company to 0.62%0.38% of average loans outstanding in 2017,2019, compared to 0.72%0.57% of average loans outstanding in 2016.2018. The improvement resulted primarily from the continued shiftimproved charge-off experience in the mix of loans at ALC to higher balances in indirect lending. Compared to ALCs traditionalALC’s consumer lending portfolio indirect lending has historically experienced significantly lower credit losses.in 2019 compared to 2018. Net charge-offs in ALC’s consumer portfolio were reduced by $0.6 million comparing 2019 to 2018. In 2017,2019, net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans totaled 5.71%4.49% in ALCsALC’s consumer lending portfolio, compared to 1.03%1.07% and 0.65% in the branch retail and indirect lending portfolio.sales portfolios, respectively. In 2016,2018, net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans totaled 5.38%5.93% in ALC’s consumer lending portfolio, compared to 2.00% and 1.39%0.22% in ALC’s consumerthe branch retail and indirect lendingsales portfolios, respectively. Credit loss experience in ALC’s real estate portfolio, which has been discontinued and is in run-off mode, also continued to improve in 2017. This portfolio experienced net recoveries as a percentage of average loans in 2017 of (0.03%), compared to net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans of 0.11%0.20% and 0.74% in 2016.2019 and 2018, respectively. The Bank’s portfolio, which is primarily comprised of commercial loans, experienced net recoveriescharge-offs as a percentage of average loans of 0.01% in both 20172019 and 2016 with net recoveries as a percentage of average loans of (0.07%(0.02%) in 2017 and (0.09%) in 2016.


2018.

Deposits

Total deposits increaseddecreased by 3.9%2.98% to $517.1$683.7 million as of December 31, 2017,2019, from $497.6$704.7 million as of December 31, 2016. 2018. Core deposits, which exclude time deposits of $250 thousand or more, provide for a relatively stable funding source that supports earning assets. Core deposits totaled $489.0$635.5 million, or 94.6%93.0% of total deposits, as of December 31, 2017,2019, compared to $461.8$634.1 million, or 92.8%90.0% of total deposits, as of December 31, 2016.2018.

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Deposits, in particular core deposits, havehave historically been the Company’s primary source of funding and have enabled the Company to successfully meet both short-term and long-term liquidity needs. Management anticipates that such deposits will continue to be one of the Company’s primary sources of funding in the future, and wefuture. We will continue to monitor deposit levels closely to help ensure an adequate level of funding for the Company’s activities. However, various economic and competitive factors could affect this funding source in the future, including increased competition from other financial institutions in deposit gathering, national and local economic conditions and interest rate policies adopted by the Federal Reserve and other central banks.

Average Daily Amount of Deposits and Rates

The average daily amount of deposits and rates paid on such deposits are summarized for the periods indicated in the following table.table:

  

 

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
  

Amount

  

Rate

  

Amount

  

Rate

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Non-interest-bearing demand deposit accounts

 $78,609     $76,781    

Interest-bearing demand deposit accounts

  163,301   0.39

%

  150,473   0.36

%

Savings deposits

  81,420   0.24   77,435   0.19 

Time deposits

  183,477   0.86   181,414   0.77 

Total

 $506,807   0.56

%

 $486,103   0.51

%

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

Average

Amount

 

 

Rate

 

 

Average

Amount

 

 

Rate

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Non-interest-bearing demand deposit accounts

 

$

111,214

 

 

 

 

 

$

92,030

 

 

 

 

Interest-bearing demand deposit accounts

 

 

167,308

 

 

 

0.51

%

 

 

161,518

 

 

 

0.45

%

Savings deposits

 

 

161,371

 

 

 

1.01

%

 

 

122,508

 

 

 

0.73

%

Time deposits

 

 

246,880

 

 

 

1.65

%

 

 

211,136

 

 

 

1.20

%

Total deposits

 

$

686,773

 

 

 

0.95

%

 

$

587,192

 

 

 

0.71

%

Total interest-bearing deposits

 

$

575,559

 

 

 

1.14

%

 

$

495,162

 

 

 

0.84

%

 

Maturities of time certificates of deposit of greater than $250 thousand or more outstanding as of December 31, 20172019 and 20162018 are summarized as follows:

 

Maturities

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2017

  

2016

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Three months or less

 $7,334  $6,439 

 

$

14,484

 

 

$

33,120

 

Over three through six months

  3,540   6,929 

 

 

15,390

 

 

 

12,519

 

Over six through twelve months

  10,942   16,627 

 

 

11,707

 

 

 

12,846

 

Over twelve months

  6,268   5,762 

 

 

6,613

 

 

 

12,178

 

Total

 $28,084  $35,757 

 

$

48,194

 

 

$

70,663

 

 

Maturities of time certificates of deposit of greater than $100 thousand and less than $250 thousand outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 are summarized as follows:

Maturities

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Three months or less

 

$

16,850

 

 

$

10,664

 

Over three through six months

 

 

11,875

 

 

 

8,887

 

Over six through twelve months

 

 

29,315

 

 

 

26,050

 

Over twelve months

 

 

26,239

 

 

 

33,044

 

Total

 

$

84,279

 

 

$

78,645

 

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Other Interest-Bearing Liabilities

Other interest-bearing liabilities consist of federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and FHLB advances. This category continues to be utilized as an alternative source of funds. As of December 31, 2017,2019, these borrowings represented 5.11%0.9% of average interest-bearing liabilities, compared to 4.10%2.5% as of December 31, 2016.2018.

 

  

Short-

Term Borrowings

(Maturity Less Than

One Year)

  

Long-

Term Borrowings

(Maturity One Year or Greater)

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Other interest-bearing liabilities outstanding at year-end:

        

2017

 $15,594  $10,000 

2016

  10,119   15,000 

Weighted average interest rate at year-end:

        

2017

  1.27

%

  1.32

%

2016

  0.70

%

  0.81

%

Maximum amount outstanding at any month end:

        

2017

 $20,710  $15,000 

2016

  10,607   15,000 

Average amount outstanding during the year:

        

2017

 $11,630  $11,452 

2016

  5,115   12,404 

Weighted average interest rate during the year:

        

2017

  1.04

%

  1.55

%

2016

  0.70

%

  1.17

%


 

 

Short-Term

Borrowings

(Maturity

Less Than

One Year)

 

 

Long-Term

Borrowings

(Maturity

One Year

or Greater)

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Other interest-bearing liabilities outstanding at year-end:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

$

10,025

 

 

$

 

2018

 

$

527

 

 

$

 

Weighted average interest rate at year-end:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

1.76

%

 

 

0.00

%

2018

 

 

0.25

%

 

 

0.00

%

Maximum amount outstanding at any month end:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

$

20,039

 

 

$

 

2018

 

$

15,506

 

 

$

10,000

 

Average amount outstanding during the year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

$

5,237

 

 

$

 

2018

 

$

7,479

 

 

$

5,288

 

Weighted average interest rate during the year:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

1.76

%

 

 

0.00

%

2018

 

 

0.49

%

 

 

1.90

%

 

Shareholders’ Equity

Equity

The Company places greathas historically placed significant emphasis on maintaining its strong capital base. As of December 31, 2017,2019, shareholders’ equity totaled $76.2$84.7 million, or 12.2%10.7% of total assets, compared to $76.2$79.4 million, or 12.6%10.0% of total assets, as of December 31, 2016.2018. Management believes that this level of equity is an indicator of the financial soundness of the Company and the Company’s ability to sustain future growth and profitability.

The increase in shareholders’ equity during the period ended December 31, 2019 resulted primarily from growth in retained earnings and a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss associated with unrealized losses in the fair value of available-for-sale securities during the year ended December 31, 2019. The fair value of the available-for-sale portfolio fluctuates based primarily on changes in interest rates. Accordingly, the net unrealized losses during the year ended December 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of future performance of the portfolio.

Bancshares’ Board of Directors evaluates dividend payments based on the Company’s level of earnings and ourthe desire to maintain a strong capital base, as well as regulatory requirements relating to the payment of dividends. During each of the years ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, Bancshares declared dividends of $0.09 and $0.08 per common share, respectively, or approximately $0.1$0.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively, in aggregate amount.

As of December 31, 20172019 and December 31, 2016,2018, the Company retained approximately $20.4$21.9 million and $20.8$20.4 million in treasury stock, respectively. The Company initiated a share repurchase program in January 2006, under which the Company was authorized to repurchase up to 642,785 shares of Bancshares’ common stock before December 31, 2007. In December 2007, and in each year since, the Board of Directors has extended the expiration date of the share repurchase program for an additional year. Currently, the share repurchase program is set to expire on December 31, 2018.2020. There are 242,303were 93,565 shares available for repurchase under this program as of December 31, 2019. During the year ended December 31, 2019, 148,738 shares were repurchased under this program at management’s discretion.a weighted average price of $9.94 per share, or $1.5 million in total. No shares were purchasedrepurchased in 2018. Share repurchases under thisthe program for the years ended 2017 or 2016.

may be made through open market and privately negotiated transactions at times and in such amounts as management deems appropriate, subject to applicable regulatory requirements.

As of December 31, 20172019 and December 31, 2016,2018, a total of 103,620124,392 and 114,547116,766 shares of common stock, respectively, were deferred in connection with Bancshares’ Non-Employee Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan. The plan permits non-employee directors to invest their directors’ fees and to receive the adjusted value of the deferred amounts in cash or shares of Bancshares common stock. All deferred fees, whether in the form of cash or shares of Bancshares common stock, are reflected as compensation expense in the period earned. The Company classifies all deferred directors’ fees allocated to be paid in shares of common stock as equity surplus. The Company usesmay use issued shares or shares of treasury stock to satisfy these obligations when due.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

The asset portion of the balance sheet provides liquidity primarily from two sources: (1) principal payments and maturities of loans and (2) maturities and principal payments and maturities from the investmentinvestment portfolio. Other short-term investments, such as federal funds sold, may also provide additional sources of liquidity. Loans maturing or repricing in one year or less amounted to $117.3$125.9 million as of December 31, 20172019 and $127.3$75.2 million as of December 31, 2016.2018. Investment securities forecasted to mature or reprice in one year or less were estimated to be $9.7$6.9 million and $15.2$8.1 million of the investment portfolio as of December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, respectively.

Although a substantial portion ofsome securities in the investment portfolio have legal final maturities exceeding 10 years, a substantial percentage of the portfolio provides monthly principal and interest payments and consists of securities that are readily marketable and easily convertible into cash on short notice. As of December 31, 2017,2019, the investment securities portfolio had an estimated average life of 2.75 years, and approximately 86.3% of the portfolio (including both available-for-sale and held-to-maturity investments) was expected to be repaid within five2.6 years. However, management does not rely solely upon the investment portfolio to generate cash flows to fund loans, capital expenditures, dividends, debt repayment and other cash requirements. These activities are also funded by cash flows from loan payments, as well as increases in deposits and short-term borrowings.

The liability portion of the balance sheet provides liquidity through interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing deposit accounts, which represent the Company’sCompany’s primary sources of funds. In addition, federal funds purchased, FHLB advances, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and short-term and long-term borrowings are additional sources of available liquidity. Liquidity management involves the continual monitoring of the sources and uses of funds to maintain an acceptable cash position. Long-term liquidity management focuses on considerations related to the total balance sheet structure. The Bank manages the pricing of its deposits to maintain a desired deposit balance. In addition, the Bank invests in short-term interest-earning assets, which provide liquidity to meet lending requirements.

As of both December 31, 2017 and 2016,2019, the Company had $25.0$10.0 million inof outstanding borrowings under FHLB advances.advances, and the Company did not have any outstanding borrowings under FHLB advances as of December 31, 2018. The Company had up to $159.3$211.5 million and $155.0$282.2 million in remaining unused credit from the FHLB (subject to available collateral) as of December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, respectively. In addition, the Company had $18.8$61.7 million and $72.2 million in unused established federal funds lines as of both December 31, 20172019 and 2016.

2018, respectively.

Management believes that the Company has adequate sources of liquidity to more than cover its contractual obligations and commitments over the next twelve months. Management is not aware of any condition that currently exists that would have ana materially adverse effect on the liquidity, capital resources or operation of the Company.


Regulatory Capital

Since January 1, 2015, the Bank has been subject to certain capital requirementsrequirements as described in the section captioned “Capital“Supervision and Regulation – Capital Adequacy” included in Part I, Item I of this report.  Under these requirements, the Bank is subject to minimum risk-based capital and leverage capital requirements, which are administered by the federal banking regulatory agencies. These capital requirements, as defined by federal regulations, involve quantitative and qualitative measures of assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet instruments. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can result in mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the financial statements of Bancshares and the Bank, and could impact Bancshares’ ability to pay dividends. As of December 31, 2017,2019, the Bank exceeded all applicable minimum capital standards. In addition, the Bank met applicable regulatory guidelines to be considered well-capitalized as of December 31, 2017.2019. No significant conditions or events have occurred since December 31, 20172019 that management believes would affect the Bank’s classification as “well capitalized”“well-capitalized” for regulatory purposes.

It is expected that as the Company experiences growth in loan volume, the risk-based capital ratios will decline as earning assets are shifted to loans from the Bank’s securities investment portfolio, which generally carries a lower risk profile than loans for purposes of risk-based calculations. Refer to the section captioned “Regulatory Capital” included in Note 15,16, “Shareholders’ Equity,” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for an illustration of the Bank’s actual regulatory capital amounts and ratios under regulatory capital standards in effect at December 31, 20172019 and December 31, 2016.

2018.

Asset/Liability Management

Market risk reflectsreflects the potential risk of loss arising from adverse changes in interest rates and market prices. The Company has risk management policies and procedures in place to monitor and limit exposure to market risk. The Company’s primary market risk is interest rate risk created by core banking activities. Interest rate risk is the potential variability of the Company’s income that results from changes in various market interest rates. The Bank’s Asset/Liability Committee routinely reassesses the Company’s strategies to manage interest rate risk in accordance with policies established by the Company’s Board of Directors. A key objective of the asset/liability management program is to quantify, monitor and manage interest rate risk and to assist management in maintaining stability in net interest margin under varying interest rate environments.

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As part of interest rate risk management, the Company may use derivative instruments in accordance with policies established by the Board of Directors. The Asset/Liability Committee, in its oversight role, approves the use of derivatives, which include interest rate swaps, caps and floors. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016,2019, the Company had entered intoBank held five forward interest rate swapsswap contracts. The interest rate swap contracts, which are designated as either cash flow hedges or fair value hedges, are intended to mitigate risksrisk associated with rising interest rates.rates by converting floating interest rate payments to a fixed rate or by converting a pool of fixed rate loans to a variable rate. See Note 16, “Derivative18, “Derivative Financial Instruments,” in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to these derivative instruments.

Contractual Obligations

The Company has contractual obligations to make future payments under debt and lease agreements. Long-term debt is reflected on the consolidated balance sheets, whereasand operating lease obligations for office space and equipment are not recorded inreflected on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company has not entered into any unconditional purchase obligations or other long-term obligations, other than as included below. These types of obligations are more fullyfurther discussed in Note 10,11, “Long-Term Debt,” and Note 19, “Operating Leases,17, “Leases,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Many of the Bank’sBank’s lending relationships, including those with commercial and consumer customers, contain both funded and unfunded elements. The unfunded component of these commitments is not recorded in the consolidated balance sheets. These commitments are more fullyfurther discussed in Note 20,21, “Guarantees, Commitments and Contingencies,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


The following table summarizes the Company’sCompany’s contractual obligations as of December 31, 2017.2019:

 

  

Payment Due by Period

 
  

Total

  

Less than

One Year

  

One to

Three Years

  

Three to

Five Years

  

More than

Five Years

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Time deposits

 $183,530  $121,390  $39,071  $23,069  $ 

Long-term debt

  10,000   10,000   

       

Commitments to extend credit

  55,801   48,485         7,316 

Operating leases

  1,952   483   763   405   300 

Standby letters of credit

  180   180          

Total

 $251,463  $180,538  $39,834  $23,474  $7,616 

 

 

Payment Due by Period

 

Contractual Obligations

 

Total

 

 

Less than

One Year

 

 

One to

Three Years

 

 

Three to

Five Years

 

 

More than

Five Years

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Time deposits

 

$

246,079

 

 

$

178,801

 

 

$

53,344

 

 

$

13,934

 

 

$

 

Commitments to extend credit

 

 

96,967

 

 

 

96,967

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

 

4,026

 

 

 

711

 

 

 

1,148

 

 

 

891

 

 

 

1,276

 

Standby letters of credit

 

 

827

 

 

 

827

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

347,899

 

 

$

277,306

 

 

$

54,492

 

 

$

14,825

 

 

$

1,276

 

 

Off-Balance Sheet Obligations

The Company does not havehave any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on its consolidated financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources other than as described under the captions “Derivative Financial Instruments,” included in Note 16, “Operating Leases,18, “Leases,” included in Note 19,17, and “Guarantees, Commitments and Contingencies,” included in Note 2021 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Item 7A.

Quantitative and QualitativeQualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Market/Interest Rate Risk Management

The primary purpose of managing interest rate risk is to invest capital effectively and preserve the value created by our core banking business. This is accomplished through the development and implementation of lending, funding, pricing and hedging strategies designed to maximize net interest income performance under varying interest rate environments, subject to liquidity and interest rate risk guidelines. Effective interest rate sensitivity management ensures that both assets and liabilities respond to changes in interest rates within an acceptable timeframe, thereby minimizing the effect of such interest rate movements on short- and long-term net interest margin and net interest income.

Financial simulation models are the primary tools used by the Asset/Liability Committee of the Bank’s board of directors to measure interest rate exposure. Using a wide range of scenarios, management is provided with extensive information on the potential impact on net interest income caused by changes in interest rates. In these simulations, assumptions are made about the direction and volatility of interest rates, the slope of the yield curve and the changing composition of the Company’s balance sheet resulting from both strategic plans and customer behavior. Simulation models also incorporate management’s assumptions regarding such factors as loan and deposit growth, pricing, prepayment speeds and spreads between interest rates.

Assessing Short-Term Interest Rate Risk – Net Interest Margin Simulation

On a monthly basis, management simulates how changes in short- and long-term interest rates will impact future profitability, as reflected by changes in the Bank’s net interest margin and net interest income. The tables below depict how, as of December 31, 2017,2019, pre-tax net interest marginsmargin and pre-tax net interest income are forecasted to change over timeframes of six months, one year, two years and five years under the threefour listed interest rate scenarios. The interest rate scenarios contemplate immediate and parallel shiftsshifts in short- and long-term interest rates.

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Average Change in Net Interest Margin from Level Interest Rate Forecast (basis points, pre-tax):

 

 

6 Months

 

 

1 Year

 

 

2 Years

 

 

5 Years

 

 

6 Months

 

 

1 Year

 

 

2 Years

 

 

5 Years

 

+1%

 

 

10

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

17

 

+2%

 

 

9

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

27

 

-1%

 

 

(17

)

 

 

(18

)

 

 

(21

)

 

 

(32

)

 

 

(16

)

 

 

(19

)

 

 

(25

)

 

 

(39

)

-2%

 

 

(28

)

 

 

(34

)

 

 

(45

)

 

 

(69

)

 

Cumulative Change in Net Interest Income from Level Interest Rate Forecast (dollars in thousands, pre-tax):

 

 

6 Months

 

 

1 Year

 

 

2 Years

 

 

5 Years

 

 

6 Months

 

 

1 Year

 

 

2 Years

 

 

5 Years

 

+1%

 

$

308

 

 

$

541

 

 

$

1,289

 

 

$

6,143

 

 

$

252

 

 

$

409

 

 

$

989

 

 

$

6,676

 

+2%

 

 

275

 

 

 

393

 

 

 

1,181

 

 

 

9,008

 

 

 

315

 

 

 

399

 

 

 

994

 

 

 

10,610

 

-1%

 

 

(548

)

 

 

(1,138

)

 

 

(2,706

)

 

 

(10,019

)

 

 

(651

)

 

 

(1,512

)

 

 

(3,952

)

 

 

(15,497

)

-2%

 

 

(1,122

)

 

 

(2,664

)

 

 

(7,085

)

 

 

(27,378

)

 

Assessing Long-Term Interest Rate Risk – Market Value of Equity and Estimating Modified Durations for Assets and Liabilities

On a monthly basis, management calculates how changes in interest rates would impact the market value of the Company’s assets and liabilities. The process is similar to assessing short-term risk but emphasizes and is measured over a longer period, approximately five to seven years, which allows for a more comprehensive assessment of longer-term repricing and cash flow imbalances that may not be captured by short-term net interest margin simulations. The results of these calculations are representative of long-term interest rate risk in terms of changes in the present value of the Company’s assets and liabilities.

The table below is a summary of estimated market value changes in the Company’sCompany’s assets, liabilities and equity as of December 31, 20172019, for the threefour listed scenarios.

 

 

+1%

  

+2%

   -1% 

 

+1%

 

 

+2%

 

 

-1%

 

 

-2%

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Change in market value of assets

 $(10,858

)

 $(21,838

)

 $9,445 

 

$

(13,512

)

 

$

(27,530

)

 

$

10,499

 

 

$

16,543

 

Change in market value of liabilities

  11,079

 

  18,006

 

  (13,459)

 

 

(13,955

)

 

 

(24,702

)

 

 

18,376

 

 

 

30,596

 

Change in off balance sheet items

  913   1,783   (958

)

Net change in market value of equity

  1,134

 

  (2,049

)

  (4,972

)

 

 

443

 

 

 

(2,828

)

 

 

(7,877

)

 

 

(14,053

)

Beginning market value of equity

  104,800   104,800   104,800 

 

 

119,148

 

 

 

121,264

 

 

 

114,604

 

 

 

112,880

 

Resulting market value of equity

 $105,934  $102,751  $99,828 

 

$

119,591

 

 

$

118,436

 

 

$

106,727

 

 

$

98,827

 

 

40


Item 8.

Financial StatementsStatements and Supplementary Data.

Management’sManagement’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 (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:  

pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect our transactions and dispositions of assets;

provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with the authorization of our management and directors; and

provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.


pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect our transactions and dispositions of assets;

provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with the authorization of our management and directors; and

provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of DecemberDecember 31, 2017.2019. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013). Based on its assessment and those criteria, management has concluded that we maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017.

2019.

This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financialfinancial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us, as a smaller reporting company, to provide only management’s report on internal control over financial reporting.

41



REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTEREDREGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders

First US Bancshares, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of First US Bancshares, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity, comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for each of the two years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2017,2019, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial“financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, and the results of theirits operations and theirits cash flows for each of the two years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2017,2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting 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.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC

We have served as the Company’s auditor since December 31, 2008.

Enterprise, AlabamaAtlanta, Georgia

March 15, 201818, 2020

42



FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)

 

 

December 31,

2017

  

December 31,

2016

 

 

December 31,

2019

 

 

December 31,

2018

 

ASSETS

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and due from banks

 $7,577  $7,018 

 

$

11,939

 

 

$

9,796

 

Interest-bearing deposits in banks

  19,547   16,512 

 

 

45,091

 

 

 

39,803

 

Total cash and cash equivalents

  27,124   23,530 

 

 

57,030

 

 

 

49,599

 

Federal funds sold 15,000   

 

 

10,080

 

 

 

8,354

 

Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value

  153,871   181,910 

 

 

94,016

 

 

 

132,487

 

Investment securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost

  26,279   25,904 

 

 

14,340

 

 

 

21,462

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost

  1,609   1,581 

 

 

1,137

 

 

 

703

 

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $4,774 and $4,856, respectively

  346,121   322,772 

Premises and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $20,304 and $19,490, respectively

  26,433   18,340 

Loans, net of allowance for loan and lease losses of $5,762 and $5,055, respectively

 

 

545,243

 

 

 

514,867

 

Premises and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $22,570 and $21,437,

respectively

 

 

29,216

 

 

 

27,643

 

Cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance

  14,923   14,603 

 

 

15,546

 

 

 

15,237

 

Accrued interest receivable

  2,057   1,987 

 

 

2,488

 

 

 

2,816

 

Goodwill and core deposit intangible, net

 

 

8,825

 

 

 

9,312

 

Other real estate owned

  3,792   4,858 

 

 

1,078

 

 

 

1,505

 

Other assets

  8,372   11,407 

 

 

9,739

 

 

 

7,954

 

Total assets

 $625,581  $606,892 

 

$

788,738

 

 

$

791,939

 

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits:

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-interest-bearing

 $81,831  $75,995 

 

$

112,729

 

 

$

109,050

 

Interest-bearing

  435,248   421,561 

 

 

570,933

 

 

 

595,675

 

Total deposits

  517,079   497,556 

 

 

683,662

 

 

 

704,725

 

Accrued interest expense

  381   241 

 

 

537

 

 

 

424

 

Other liabilities

  6,319   7,735 

 

 

9,766

 

 

 

6,826

 

Short-term borrowings

  15,594   10,119 

 

 

10,025

 

 

 

527

 

Long-term debt

  10,000   15,000 

Total liabilities

  549,373   530,651 

 

 

703,990

 

 

 

712,502

 

Commitments and contingencies

        

Shareholders’ equity:

        

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized; 7,345,946 and 7,329,060 shares issued, respectively; 6,081,744 and 6,043,102 shares outstanding, respectively

  73   73 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized; 7,568,053 and

7,562,264 shares issued, respectively; 6,157,692 and 6,298,062 shares

outstanding, respectively

 

 

75

 

 

 

75

 

Surplus

  10,755   10,786 

 

 

13,814

 

 

 

13,496

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

  (868)   (1,277)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

 

 

(46

)

 

 

(2,377

)

Retained earnings

  86,673   87,434 

 

 

92,755

 

 

 

88,668

 

Less treasury stock: 1,264,202 and 1,285,958 shares at cost, respectively

  (20,414)

 

  (20,764

)

Less treasury stock: 1,410,361 and 1,264,202 shares at cost, respectively

 

 

(21,850

)

 

 

(20,414

)

Noncontrolling interest

  (11)

 

  (11

)

 

 

 

 

 

(11

)

Total shareholders’ equity

  76,208   76,241 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

84,748

 

 

 

79,437

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 $625,581  $606,892 

 

$

788,738

 

 

$

791,939

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

43



FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

 

 

Year Ended

December 31,

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2017

  

2016

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Interest income:

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and fees on loans

 $26,996  $25,937 

 

$

39,635

 

 

$

32,899

 

Interest on investment securities:

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable

  3,410   3,542 

 

 

2,710

 

 

 

3,290

 

Tax-exempt

  304   483 

 

 

55

 

 

 

132

 

Other interest and dividends

  390   193 

 

 

1,188

 

 

 

817

 

Total interest income

  31,100   30,155 

 

 

43,588

 

 

 

37,138

 

Interest expense:

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on deposits

  2,407   2,094 

 

 

6,554

 

 

 

4,151

 

Interest on short-term borrowings

  122   32 

 

 

92

 

 

 

115

 

Interest on long-term debt

  177   145 

 

 

 

 

 

84

 

Total interest expense

  2,706   2,271 

 

 

6,646

 

 

 

4,350

 

Net interest income

  28,394   27,884 

 

 

36,942

 

 

 

32,788

 

Provision for loan losses

  1,987   3,197

 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

  26,407   24,687 

Provision for loan and lease losses

 

 

2,714

 

 

 

2,622

 

Net interest income after provision for loan and lease losses

 

 

34,228

 

 

 

30,166

 

Non-interest income:

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service and other charges on deposit accounts

  1,880   1,773 

 

 

1,828

 

 

 

1,895

 

Credit insurance income

  715   681 

 

 

549

 

 

 

633

 

Net gain on sales and prepayments of investment securities 229  659 

 

 

92

 

 

 

118

 

Net gain on settlement of derivative contracts

 

 

 

 

 

981

 

Mortgage fees from secondary market

 

 

475

 

 

 

507

 

Other income, net

  1,842   2,088 

 

 

2,422

 

 

 

1,476

 

Total non-interest income

  4,666   5,201 

 

 

5,366

 

 

 

5,610

 

Non-interest expense:

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and employee benefits

  17,374   16,663 

 

 

20,352

 

 

 

18,771

 

Net occupancy and equipment

  3,164   3,150 

 

 

4,230

 

 

 

3,677

 

Other real estate/foreclosure expense, net

  538   719 

Computer services

 

 

1,525

 

 

 

1,300

 

Fees for professional services

 

 

1,176

 

 

 

1,031

 

Acquisition expenses

 

 

 

 

 

1,641

 

Other expense

  7,373   7,963 

 

 

6,499

 

 

 

5,965

 

Total non-interest expense

  28,449   28,495 

 

 

33,782

 

 

 

32,385

 

Income before income taxes

  2,624   1,393 

 

 

5,812

 

 

 

3,391

 

Provision for income taxes

  3,035   169 

 

 

1,246

 

 

 

901

 

Net income (loss)

 $(411)  $1,224 

Net income

 

$

4,566

 

 

$

2,490

 

Basic net income per share

 $(0.07)  $0.20 

 

$

0.71

 

 

$

0.40

 

Diluted net income per share

 $(0.06)  $0.19 

 

$

0.67

 

 

$

0.37

 

Dividends per share

 $0.08  $0.08 

 

$

0.09

 

 

$

0.08

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

44



FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERSSHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)

 

  

Common

Stock

  

Surplus

  

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

  

Retained

Earnings

  

Treasury

Stock,

at Cost

  

Non-

Controlling

Interest

  

Total

Shareholders

Equity

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Balance, December 31, 2015

 $73  $10,558  $536  $86,693  $(20,817

)

 $(13

)

 $77,030 

Net income (loss)

           1,224         1,224 

Net change in fair value of securities available-for-sale, net of tax

        (2,031)           (2,031)
Net change in fair value of derivative instruments, net of tax        218            218 

Dividends declared: $.08 per share

           (483

)

        (483

)

Impact of stock-based compensation plans, net 

     228               228 
Treasury stock reissued (4,548 shares)              53      53 

Change in noncontrolling interest, net

                 2   2 

Balance, December 31, 2016

 $73  $10,786  $(1,277) $87,434  $(20,764

)

 $(11

)

 $76,241 

Net income (loss)

           (411)        (411)

Net change in fair value of securities available-for-sale, net of tax

        484

 

           484

 

Net change in fair value of derivative instruments, net of tax  

 

      61            61 

Dividends declared: $.08 per share

           (486

)

        (486

)

Impact of stock-based compensation plans, net

     (31)        

      (31)
Treasury stock reissued (21,756 shares)              350      350 
Reclassification of certain tax effects        (136)  136          

Balance, December 31, 2017

 $73  $10,755  $(868) $86,673  $(20,414

)

 $(11

)

 $76,208 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.


FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Dollars in Thousands)

  

Years Ended

December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 

Net income

 $(411) $1,224 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

        

Change in unrealized holding gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale, net of tax expense (benefit) of $366 and $(946), respectively

  629

 

  (1,622)

Reclassification adjustment for net gains on securities available-for-sale realized in net income, net of tax expense of $84 and $239, respectively

  (145

)

  (409

)

Change in unrealized holding gains on effective cash flow hedge derivatives, net of tax expense of $36 and $127, respectively  61   

218

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

  545

 

  (1,813)

Total comprehensive income (loss)

 $134  $(589)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.


FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in Thousands)

  

Year Ended

December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net income (loss)

 $(411) $1,224 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities:

        

Depreciation and amortization

  1,133   966 

Provision for loan losses

  1,987   3,197

 

Deferred income tax provision

  2,825   121 

Net gain on sale and prepayment of investment securities

  (229

)

  (659

)

Stock-based compensation expense

  366   281 

Net amortization of securities

  1,099   1,518 

Net loss on premises and equipment, repossessed assets and other real estate

  595   841 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

        

Increase in accrued interest receivable

  (70)  (154)

Decrease (increase) in other assets

  (444)  10 

Increase in accrued interest expense

  140

 

  61

 

Increase (decrease) in other liabilities

  (239

)

  775

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  6,752   8,181 

Cash flows from investing activities:

        
Net increase in federal funds sold  (15,000)   

Purchases of investment securities, available-for-sale

  (25,360

)

  (67,762

)

Purchases of investment securities, held-to-maturity

  (4,696

)

  (16,848

)

Proceeds from sales of investment securities, available-for-sale

  1,749   30,439 

Proceeds from maturities and prepayments of investment securities, available-for-sale

  51,681   50,338 

Proceeds from maturities and prepayments of investment securities, held-to-maturity

  4,186   23,146 

Net increase in Federal Home Loan Bank stock

  (28

)

  (556)

Proceeds from the sale of premises and equipment and other real estate

  1,347   1,657 

Net change in loan portfolio

  (26,109)  (71,826)

Purchases of premises and equipment

  (10,393

)

  (7,891

)

Net cash used in investing activities

  (22,623)  (59,303

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Net increase in customer deposits

  19,523

 

  18,298

 

Net increase in short-term borrowings

  5,475

 

  2,765

 

Proceeds from long-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances

     10,000 
Repayment of long-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances  (5,000)   

Net share-based compensation transactions

  (47

)

   

Dividends paid

  (486

)

  (483

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

  19,465   30,580

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

  3,594   (20,542

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

  23,530   44,072 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 $27,124  $23,530 

 

 

Common

Stock

Shares

Outstanding

 

 

Common

Stock

 

 

Surplus

 

 

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

 

 

Retained

Earnings

 

 

Treasury

Stock, at

Cost

 

 

Non-

Controlling

Interest

 

 

Total

Shareholders’

Equity

 

Balance, December 31, 2017

 

 

6,081,744

 

 

$

73

 

 

$

10,755

 

 

$

(868

)

 

$

86,673

 

 

$

(20,414

)

 

$

(11

)

 

$

76,208

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,490

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,490

 

Net change in fair value of

   securities available-for-sale,

   net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,176

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,176

)

Net change in fair value of

   derivative instruments,

   net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(333

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(333

)

Dividends declared: $.08 per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(495

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(495

)

Impact of stock-based

   compensation plans, net

 

 

11,963

 

 

 

 

 

 

444

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

444

 

Stock paid or issued for

   acquisition

 

 

204,355

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2,297

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,299

 

Balance, December 31, 2018

 

 

6,298,062

 

 

$

75

 

 

$

13,496

 

 

$

(2,377

)

 

$

88,668

 

 

$

(20,414

)

 

$

(11

)

 

$

79,437

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,566

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,566

 

Net change in fair value of

   securities available-for-sale,

   net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,334

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,334

 

Net change in fair value of

   derivative instruments,

   net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

Dividends declared: $.09 per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(562

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(562

)

Impact of stock-based

   compensation plans, net

 

 

5,789

 

 

 

 

 

 

360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

360

 

Reissuance of treasury stock as

   compensation

 

 

2,579

 

 

 

 

 

 

(42

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury stock repurchases

 

 

(148,738

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,478

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,478

)

Discontinuation of partnership

   consolidation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

94

 

Balance, December 31, 2019

 

 

6,157,692

 

 

$

75

 

 

$

13,814

 

 

$

(46

)

 

$

92,755

 

 

$

(21,850

)

 

$

 

 

$

84,748

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

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FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Net income

 

$

4,566

 

 

$

2,490

 

Other comprehensive income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized holding gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale arising during the

   year, net of tax expense (benefit) of $802 and $(362), respectively

 

 

2,403

 

 

 

(1,087

)

Reclassification adjustment for net gains on securities available-for-sale realized in

   net income, net of tax expense of $23 and $29, respectively

 

 

(69

)

 

 

(89

)

Unrealized holding gains (losses) on effective cash flow hedge derivatives arising

   during the year, net of tax expense (benefit) of $(2) and $133, respectively

 

 

(3

)

 

 

398

 

Reclassification adjustment for net gains on cash flow hedge derivatives realized in

   net income, net of tax expense of $0 and $243, respectively

 

 

 

 

 

(731

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

2,331

 

 

 

(1,509

)

Total comprehensive income

 

$

6,897

 

 

$

981

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

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FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

4,566

 

 

$

2,490

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

1,609

 

 

 

1,455

 

Provision for loan and lease losses

 

 

2,714

 

 

 

2,622

 

Deferred income tax provision

 

 

1,134

 

 

 

1,488

 

Net gain on sale and prepayment of investment securities

 

 

(92

)

 

 

(118

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

360

 

 

 

444

 

Net amortization of securities

 

 

562

 

 

 

804

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

487

 

 

 

171

 

Net loss on premises and equipment and other real estate

 

 

485

 

 

 

472

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable

 

 

328

 

 

 

(224

)

Increase in other assets

 

 

(3,891

)

 

 

(1,653

)

Increase in accrued interest expense

 

 

113

 

 

 

43

 

Increase in other liabilities

 

 

2,940

 

 

 

70

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

11,315

 

 

 

8,064

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (increase) decrease in federal funds sold

 

 

(1,726

)

 

 

6,646

 

Purchases of investment securities, available-for-sale

 

 

(9,094

)

 

 

(19,676

)

Proceeds from sales of investment securities, available-for-sale

 

 

14,271

 

 

 

4,221

 

Proceeds from maturities and prepayments of investment

   securities, available-for-sale

 

 

36,020

 

 

 

40,665

 

Proceeds from maturities and prepayments of investment securities,

   held-to-maturity

 

 

7,039

 

 

 

4,693

 

Net (increase) decrease in Federal Home Loan Bank stock

 

 

(434

)

 

 

1,471

 

Net cash paid for acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

(19,014

)

Proceeds from the sale of premises and equipment and other real estate

 

 

1,259

 

 

 

3,104

 

Net increase in loans

 

 

(34,430

)

 

 

(17,859

)

Purchases of premises and equipment

 

 

(3,184

)

 

 

(1,549

)

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

 

9,721

 

 

 

2,702

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in customer deposits

 

 

(21,063

)

 

 

47,271

 

Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings

 

 

9,498

 

 

 

(25,067

)

Payments on long-term Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 

 

 

 

 

(10,000

)

Treasury stock repurchases

 

 

(1,478

)

 

 

 

Dividends paid

 

 

(562

)

 

 

(495

)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

 

(13,605

)

 

 

11,709

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

7,431

 

 

 

22,475

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

 

49,599

 

 

 

27,124

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 

$

57,030

 

 

$

49,599

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

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FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 20172019 AND 20162018

1.

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

First US Bancshares, Inc. (“BancsharesBancshares”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, First US Bank (the “Bank”), provide commercial banking services to customers through sixteen20 banking offices located in Birmingham, Bucksville, Butler, Calera, Centreville, Columbiana, Gilbertown, Grove Hill, Harpersville, Jackson, Thomasville, Tuscaloosa and Woodstock, Alabama, as well as aAlabama; Knoxville and Powell, Tennessee; and Rose Hill and Ewing, Virginia. In addition, the Bank operates loan production office locatedoffices in Mountain Brook,Mobile, Alabama and the Chattanooga, Tennessee area. Both Bancshares and the Bank are headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.

The Bank owns all of the stock of Acceptance Loan Company, Inc. (“ALC”), an Alabama corporation.corporation (“ALC”). ALC is a finance company organized for the purposeheadquartered in Mobile, Alabama that performs both indirect lending through third-party retailers and conventional consumer finance lending through a branch network. As of making consumerDecember 31, 2019, ALC conducted indirect lending in 11 states, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, with loans and purchasing consumer loans from vendors. ALC hasunderwritten centrally at ALC’s headquarters location. ALC’s branch network serves customers through 21 offices located within the communities served by the Bank, as well as offices outside of the Bank’s market area in Alabama and southeast Mississippi.

The Bank also owns all of the stock of FUSB Reinsurance, Inc. (“FUSB Reinsurance”), an Arizona corporation. FUSB Reinsurance is an insurance company that underwrites credit life and accidental death insurance related to consumer loans written by the Bank and ALC.

2.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Bancshares, the Bank and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) and one variable interest entity (“VIE”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The Company consolidates an entity if the Company has a controlling financial interest in the entity. VIEs are consolidated if the Company has the power to direct the significant economic activities of the VIE that impact financial performance and has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant (i.e., the Company is the primary beneficiary). The assessment of whether or not the Company is the primary beneficiary of a VIE is performed on an ongoing basis. See Note 7, “Investment in Limited Partnership,” for further discussion of the consolidated VIE.

Use of Estimates

The accounting principles and reporting policies of the Company, and the methods of applying these principles, conform with accounting principlesprinciples generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and with general practices within the financial services industry. In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required 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 consolidated balance sheets and revenues and expenses for the period included in the consolidated statements of operations and of cash flows. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant changes in the near term relate to the accounting for the allowance for loan and lease losses, the right-of-use asset and lease liability, the value of other real estate owned (“OREO”) and certain collateral-dependent loans, consideration related to goodwill impairment testing and deferred tax asset valuation. In connection with the determination of the allowance for loan losses and OREO, management generally obtains independent appraisals for significant properties, evaluates the overall portfolio characteristics and delinquencies and monitors economic conditions.

A substantial portion of the Company’sCompany’s loans are secured by real estate in its primary market areas. Accordingly, the ultimate collectability of a substantial portion of the Company’s loan portfolio and the recovery of a portion of the carrying amount of foreclosed real estate are susceptible to changes in economic conditions in the Company’s primary market areas.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

For purposespurposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, instruments with an original maturity of less than 90 days from issuance and amounts due from banks.

 


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FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIALFINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information and non-cash transactions related to cash flows for the years ended December31,2017 2019 and 20162018 are as follows:

 

 

2017

  

2016

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Cash paid during the period for:

        

Cash paid during the year for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 $2,566  $2,210 

 

$

6,533

 

 

$

4,307

 

Income taxes

  127   105 

 

 

131

 

 

 

134

 

Non-cash transactions:

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets acquired in settlement of loans

  773   1,289 

 

 

1,340

 

 

 

1,068

 

Reissuance of treasury stock as compensation

  350   53 

 

 

42

 

 

 

 

Assets acquired in business acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

164,690

 

Liabilities assumed in business acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

150,812

 

 

Revenue Recognition

The main source of revenue for the Company is interest revenue, which is recognized on an accrual basis and calculated through the use of non-discretionary formulas based on written contracts, such as loan agreements or securities contracts. Loan origination fees are amortized into interest income over the term of the loan. Other types of non-interest revenue, such as service charges on deposits, are accrued and recognized into income as services are provided and the amount of fees earned is reasonably determinable.

Reinsurance Activities

The Company assumes insurance risk related to credit life and credit accident and health insurance written by a non-affiliated insurance company for its customers that choose such coverage through a quota share reinsurance agreement. Assumed premiums on creditcredit life insurance are deferred and earned over the period of insurance coverage using either a pro rata method or the effective yield method, depending on whether the amount of insurance coverage generally remains level or declines. Assumed premiums for accident and health policies are earned on an average of the pro rata and the effective yield methods.

Other liabilities include reserves for incurred but unpaid credit insurance claims for policies assumed under the quota share reinsurance agreement. TheseThese insurance liabilities are based on acceptable actuarial methods. Such liabilities are necessarily based on estimates, and, while management believes that the amount is adequate, the ultimate liability may be in excess of or less than the amounts provided. The methods for making such estimates and for establishing the resulting liabilities are continually reviewed, and any adjustments are reflected in earnings currently.

Investment Securities

Securities may be held in one of three portfolios: trading account securities,securities, securities held-to-maturity or securities available-for-sale. Trading account securities are carried at estimated fair value, with unrealized gains and losses included in operations. The Company held no trading account securities as of December 31,2017 2019 or 2016.2018. Investment securities held-to-maturity are carried at cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. With regard to investment securities held-to-maturity, management has the intent and the Bank has the ability to hold such securities until maturity. Investment securities available-for-sale are carried at fair value, with any unrealized gains or losses excluded from operations and reflected, net of tax, as a separate component of shareholders’ equity in accumulated other comprehensive income or loss. Investment securities available-for-sale are so classified because management may decide to sell certain securities prior to maturity for liquidity, tax planning or other valid business purposes. When the fair value of a security falls below carrying value, an evaluation must be made to determine whether the unrealized loss is a temporary or other-than-temporary impairment. Impaired securities that are not deemed to be temporarily impaired are written down by a charge to operations to the extent that the impairment is related to credit losses. The amount of impairment related to other factors is recognized in other comprehensive income or loss. The Company uses a systematic methodology to evaluate potential impairment of its investments that considers, among other things, the magnitude and duration of the decline in fair value, the financial health and business outlook of the issuer and the Company’s ability and intent to hold the investment until such time as the security recovers its fair value.

Interest earned on investment securities available-for-sale is included in interest income. Amortization of premiums and discounts on investment securities is determined by the interest method and included in interest income. Gains and losseslosses on the sale of investment securities available-for-sale, computed principally on the specific identification method, are shown separately in non-interest income.

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FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTSSTATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Derivatives and Hedging Activities

As part of the Company’sCompany’s overall interest rate risk management, the Company may use derivative instruments, which can include interest rate swaps, caps and floors. Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 815,Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC Topic 815”), requires all derivative instruments to be carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets. ASC Topic 815 provides special accounting provisions for derivative instruments that qualify for hedge accounting. To be eligible, the Company must specifically identify a derivative as a hedging instrument and identify the risk being hedged. The derivative instrument must be shown to meet specific requirements under ASC Topic 815.

See Note 18, “Derivative Financial Instruments,” for information on derivative financial instruments.

Loans and Interest Income

Loans areare reported at principal amounts outstanding, adjusted for unearned income, net deferred loan origination fees and costs, purchase premiums and discounts, write-downs and the allowance for loan losses. Loan origination fees, net of certain deferred origination costs, and purchase premiums and discounts are recognized as an adjustment to the yield of the related loans, on an effective yield basis.

Interest on all loans is accrued and credited to income based on the principal amount outstanding.

The accrual of interestinterest on loans is discontinued when, in the opinion of management, there is an indication that the borrower may be unable to make payments as they become due. Upon such discontinuance, all unpaid accrued interest is reversed against current income unless the collateral for the loan is sufficient to cover the accrued interest. Interest received on non-accrual loans generally is either applied against principal or reported as interest income according toin accordance with management’s judgment as to the collectability of principal. The policy for interest recognition on impaired loans is consistent with the non-accrual interest recognition policy. Generally, loans are restored to accrual status when the obligation is brought current and the borrower has performed in accordance with the contractual terms for a reasonable period of time and the ultimate collectability of the total contractual principal and interest is no longer in doubt.

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

The allowance for loan and lease losses is determined based on various componentscomponents for individually impaired loans and for homogeneous pools of loans.loans and leases. The allowance for loan and lease losses is increased by a provision for loan and lease losses, which is charged to expense, and reduced by charge-offs, net of recoveries by portfolio segment. The methodology for determining charge-offs is consistently applied to each segment. The allowance for loan and lease losses is maintained at a level that, in management’s judgment, is adequate to absorb credit losses inherent in the loan and lease portfolio. The amount of the allowance is based on management’s evaluation of the collectability of the loan and lease portfolio, including the nature of the portfolio, and changes in its risk profile, credit concentrations, historical trends and economic conditions. This evaluation also considers the balance of impaired loans. Losses on individually identified impaired loans are measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows, discounted at each loan’s original effective market interest rate. As a practical expedient, impairment may be measured based on the loan’s observable market price or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral-dependent. When the measure of the impaired loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan, the impairment is recorded through the provision added to the allowance for loan losses. One-to-fourOne-to-four family residential mortgages and consumer installment loans are subjected to a collective evaluation for impairment, considering delinquency and repossession statistics, loss experience and other factors. Though management believes the allowance for loan and lease losses to be adequate, ultimate losses may vary from estimates. However, estimates are reviewed periodically, and, as adjustments become necessary, they are reported in earnings during periods in which they become known.

Premises and Equipment

Premises and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation, and amortization is computed principally by the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets or the expected leaselease terms for leasehold improvements, whichever is shorter. Useful lives for all premises and equipment range from three to forty years.

Bank Owned Life Insurance

The Company has purchased life insurance policies on certain directors and former executives. Bank owned life insurance is recorded at the amount that can be realized under the insurance contract at the balance sheet date, which is the cash surrender value adjusted for other charges or other amounts due that are probable at settlement.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill arises from business combinations and is generally determined as the excess of cost over the fair value of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. Goodwill is determined to have an indefinite useful life and is not amortized but tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if events or circumstances exist that indicate that a goodwill impairment test should be performed. The Company has selected October 1 as the date to perform the annual impairment test. 

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FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Other intangible assets consist of core deposit intangible assets arising from acquisitions. Core deposit intangibles have definite useful lives and are amortized on an accelerated basis over their estimated useful lives. The Company’s core deposit intangibles have estimated useful lives of 7 years. In addition, these intangibles are evaluated for impairment whenever events or circumstances exist that indicate that the carrying amount should be reevaluated.

Other Real Estate Owned (OREO)

Other real estate owned consists of properties acquired through a foreclosure proceeding or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure. These properties are carried at the lower of cost or fair value based on appraisednet realizable value, less estimated selling costs. LossesLosses arising from the acquisition of properties are charged against the allowance for loan losses. Gains or losses realized upon the sale of OREO and additional losses related to subsequent valuation adjustments are determined on a specific property basis and are included as a component of non-interest expense along with carrying costs.


FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes on the accrualaccrual basis through the use of the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable to future years to differences between the consolidated financial statement carrying amounts and the basis of existing assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets are also recorded for any tax attributes, such as tax credit and net operating loss carryforwards. The net balance of deferred tax assets and liabilities is reported in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. The effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. See “Income Taxes” included in Note 11 for a discussion of the impact of recent federal tax legislation.

The Company evaluates the realizationrealization of deferred tax assets based on all positive and negative evidence available at the balance sheet date. Realization of deferred tax assets is based on the Company’s judgments about relevant factors affecting realization, including taxable income within any applicable carryback periods, future projected taxable income, reversal of taxable temporary differences and other tax planning strategies to maximize realization of deferred tax assets. A valuation allowance is recorded for any deferred tax assets that are not “more likely than not” to be realized.

A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is more“more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit for which there is a greater than 50% likelihood that such amount would be realized upon examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. The Company recognizes interest expense, interest income and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within current income tax expense.

Stock-Based Compensation

Compensation expense is recognized for stock options and restricted stock awards issued to employees based on the fair value of these awards at the date of grant. A Black-Scholes model is utilized to estimate the fair value of stock options, while the market price of the Company’s common stock at the date of grant is used for restricted stock awards.

Compensation expense is recognized over the required service period, generally defined as the vesting period. For awards with graded vesting, compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award. The Company’s accounting policy is to recognize compensation expense net of estimated forfeitures.

Treasury Stock

Treasury stock purchases and sales are accounted for using the cost method.

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs forfor promoting the Company are minimal and expensed as incurred.

Segment Reporting

Management has identified two reportable operating segments of Bancshares: the Bank and ALC. The reportable segments were determined based on the internal management reporting system and comprise Bancshares’ and the Bank’s significant subsidiaries. Segment results include certain overhead allocations and intercompany transactions that were recorded at current market prices. All intercompany transactions were eliminated in the determination of consolidated balances.

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FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Reclassification

and Restatement

Certain amounts in the prior period consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 20172019 presentation.

These reclassifications had no effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or net cash flow.

Net Income Per Share and Comprehensive Income

Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.(basic shares). Included in basic shares are certain shares that have been accrued as of the balance sheet date as deferred compensation for members of Bancshares’ Board of Directors. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, during the period, adjusted for the effect of potentially dilutive stock awards outstanding during the period.period (dilutive shares). The dilutive shares consist of nonqualified stock option grants issued to employees and members of Bancshares’ Board of Directors pursuant to Bancshares’ Bancshares’ 2013 Incentive Plan (the “2013(as amended, the “2013 Incentive Plan”) previously approved by Bancshares’ shareholders. The following table reflects weighted average shares used to calculate basic and diluted net income per share for the years ended December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016.2018.

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2017

  

2016

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Basic shares

  6,173,450   6,149,192 

 

 

6,386,946

 

 

 

6,276,670

 

Dilutive shares

  318,001   272,550 

 

 

412,800

 

 

 

377,951

 

Diluted shares

  6,491,451   6,421,742 

 

 

6,799,746

 

 

 

6,654,621

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2017

  

2016

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands,

Except Per Share Data)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands,

Except Per Share Data)

 

Net income

 $(411)  $1,224 

 

$

4,566

 

 

$

2,490

 

Basic net income per share

 $(0.07)  $0.20 

 

$

0.71

 

 

$

0.40

 

Diluted net income per share

 $(0.06)  $0.19 

 

$

0.67

 

 

$

0.37

 


FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

On February 12, 2018, 26, 2020, the Company granted awards of nonqualified stock options to purchase a total of 62,150 shares of common stock and restricted stock awards with respect to 5,520 shares of common stock to certain management employees and members of the Board of Directors. Nonqualified stock options to purchase a total of 9,200 shares of common stock were granted. Additionally, restricted stock awards with respect to 24,660 shares of common stock were granted. The shares underlying these awards are dilutive; however, since they were granted subsequent to December 31, 2017, 2019, they are not included in dilutive shares in the table above.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income consists of net income, as well as unrealized holding gains and losses that arise during the period associated with the Company’s available-for-sale securities portfolio and the effective portion of cash flow hedge derivatives. In the calculation of comprehensive income, reclassification adjustments are made for gains or losses realized in the statement of operations associated with the sale of available-for-sale securities, settlement of derivative contracts or changes in the fair value of cash flow derivatives.

AccountingAccounting Policies Recently Adopted and Pending Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-122018, “Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities.” This ASU simplifies and expands the eligible hedging strategies for financial and nonfinancial risks by more closely aligning hedge accounting with a company’s risk management activities, and also simplifies the application of ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, through targeted improvements in key practice areas. This includes expanding the list of items eligible to be hedged and amending the methods used to measure the effectiveness of hedging relationships. In addition, the ASU prescribes how hedging results should be presented and requires incremental disclosures. These changes are intended to allow preparers more flexibility and to enhance the transparency of how hedging results are presented and disclosed. Further, the ASU provides partial relief on the timing of certain aspects of hedge documentation and eliminates the requirement to recognize hedge ineffectiveness separately in earnings in the current period. ASU 2017-12 became effective for the Company on January 1, 2019. The adoption of ASU 2017-12 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

ASU 2016-02, “Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income“Leases (Topic220 842).”Issued in February 2018, 2016, ASU 2018-02 allows reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings the stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. As permitted2016-02 was issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and by disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 requires organizations that lease assets (lessees) to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by the lease for all operating leases under current U.S. GAAP with a term of more than 12 months. ASU 2016-02 became effective for the Company early adoptedon January 1, 2019. See Note 17, “Leases,” for additional information regarding the amendments in theadoption of ASU as of December 31, 2017. 2016-02. As a result of implementation of the earlystandard, the Company recorded a right-of-use asset and lease liability. As of December 31, 2019, the right-of-use asset and lease liability totaled approximately $3.5 million and $3.6 million, respectively. The right-of-use asset is included in other assets on the balance sheet, while the lease liability is included in other liabilities. The adoption deferred taxesof ASU 2016-02 did not have a material impact on the Company’s income or expenses associated with its existing leases.

Pending Accounting Pronouncements

ASU 2018-15, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force).” Issued in August 2018, ASU 2018-15 aims to reduce complexity in the accounting for costs of implementing a cloud computing service arrangement. ASU 2018-15 aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal-use software license). The amendments of ASU 2018-15 require an entity to follow the guidance in FASB ASC Subtopic 350-40, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software,” in order to determine which implementation costs to capitalize as assets related to the service contract and which costs to expense. The amendments of ASU 2018-15 also require an entity to expense the capitalized implementation costs of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract over the term of the hosting arrangement (i.e., the noncancelable period of the arrangement plus periods covered by (1) an option to extend the arrangement if the entity is reasonably certain to exercise that option, (2) an option to terminate the arrangement if the entity is reasonably certain not to exercise the option and (3) an option to extend (or not to terminate) the arrangement in which exercise of the option is in the control of the vendor). ASU 2018-15 also requires an entity to present the expense related to the capitalized implementation costs in the same line item in the statement of income as the fees associated with the hosting element (service) of the arrangement, and to classify payments for capitalized implementation costs in the statement of cash flows in the same manner as payments made for fees associated with the hosting element. ASU 2018-15 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within accumulatedthose fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company does not currently have any material amount of implementation costs related to hosting arrangements that are service contracts, and the Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2018-15 to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

ASU 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.” Issued in August 2018, the amendments in this ASU remove disclosure requirements in ASC Topic 820 related to (1) the amount of, and reasons for, transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, (2) the policy for timing of transfers between levels and (3) the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. The ASU also modifies disclosure requirements such that (1) for investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value, an entity is required to disclose the timing of liquidation of an investee’s assets and the date that restrictions from redemption might lapse, only if the investee has communicated the timing to the entity or announced the timing publicly, and (2) it is clear that the measurement uncertainty disclosure is to communicate information about the uncertainty in measurement as of the reporting date. Additionally, this ASU adds disclosure requirements for public entities about (1) the changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of $136 thousand were reclassifiedthe reporting period, and (2) the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to retained earnings.develop Level 3 fair value measurements. The amendments of ASU 2018-13 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Management is currently evaluating the impact that this ASU will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements but does not expect the adoption of ASU 2018-13 to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

ASU 2017-04, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.” Issued in January 2017, ASU 2017-04 simplifies the manner in which an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Step 2 measures a goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. In computing the implied fair value of goodwill under Step 2, an entity, prior to the amendments in ASU 2017-04, had to perform procedures to determine the fair value at the impairment testing date of its assets and liabilities, including unrecognized assets and liabilities, in accordance with the procedure that would be required in determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. However, under the amendments in ASU 2017-04, an entity should (1) perform its annual or interim goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, and (2) recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, with the understanding that the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. Additionally, ASU 2017-04 removes the requirements for any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform a qualitative assessment and, if it fails such qualitative test, to perform Step 2 of the

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goodwill impairment test. As originally issued, ASU 2017-04 was effective prospectively for annual, or any interim, goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. On October 16, 2019, the FASB approved a delay in the implementation of ASU 2017-04 by three years for smaller reporting companies, including the Company. Management is currently evaluating the impact that this ASU will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

ASU 2016-13, "Financial"Financial Instruments - Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.Instruments. Issued in June 2016, ASU 2016-132016-13 removes the thresholds that companies apply to measure credit losses on financial instruments measured at amortized cost, such as loans, receivables and held-to-maturity debt securities. Under current U.S. GAAP, companies generally recognize credit losses when it is probable that the loss has been incurred. The revised guidance will removeremoves all current recognition thresholds and will requirerequires companies to recognize an allowance for lifetime expected credit losses. Credit losses will be immediately recognized through net income; the amount recognized will be based on the current estimate of contractual cash flows not expected to be collected over the financial asset’s contractual term. ASU 2016-132016-13 also amends the credit loss measurement guidance for available-for-sale debt securities. For public business entities,The standard will add new disclosures related to factors that influenced management’s estimate, including current expected credit losses, the changes in those factors and reasons for the changes, as well as the method applied to revert to historical credit loss experience. As originally issued, ASU 2016-13 is2016-13 was effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and for interim periods within those fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Institutions will be2019, with institutions required to apply the changes through a cumulative-effect adjustment to their retained earnings balance as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. On October 16, 2019, the FASB approved a delay in the implementation of ASU 2016-13 by three years for smaller reporting companies, including the Company. Management is currently evaluatinghas been in the impact that this ASU will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company expectsprocess of developing a revised model to calculate the allowance for creditloan and lease losses to increase upon adoption, with a corresponding adjustment to retained earnings.

ASU 2016-09,Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718)-Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” Issued in March 2016, ASU 2016-09 seeks to reduce complexity in accounting standards by simplifying several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including (1) accounting for income taxes; (2) classification of excess tax benefits on the statement of cash flows; (3) forfeitures; (4) minimum statutory tax withholding requirements; (5) classification of employee taxes paid on the statement of cash flows when an employer withholds shares for tax withholding purposes; (6) the practical expedient for estimating the expected term; and (7) intrinsic value. ASU 2016-09 became effective for the Company on January 1, 2017.  The adoptionimplementation of ASU 2016-09 did not have a material2016-13 in order to determine the impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.statements and, at this time, expects to recognize a one-time cumulative effect adjustment to the allowance for loan and lease losses as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the new standard is effective. The magnitude of any such one-time adjustment is not yet known.

Revenue

ASU 2016-05, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Effect of Derivative Contract Novations on Existing Hedge Accounting Relationships.” Issued in March 2016, ASU 2016-05 clarifies that a change in the counterparty to a derivative instrument that has been designated as a hedging instrument under ASC Topic 815 does not, in and of itself, require de-designation of that hedging relationship, provided that all other hedge accounting criteria continue to be met. ASU 2016-05 became effective forOn January 1, 2018, the Company on January 1, 2017. The adoption of ASU 2016-05 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.


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implemented ASU2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).”  Issued in February 2016, ASU 2016-02 was issued by the FASB to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and liabilities on the balance sheet and by disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 will require organizations that lease assets (lessees) to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by the lease for all operating leases under current U.S. GAAP with a term of more than 12 months.  The recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease are not significantly changed under ASU 2016-02, and there will continue to be differentiation between finance leases and operating leases.  The accounting applied by the lessor in a lease transaction remains largely unchanged from previous U.S. GAAP.  ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Management is currently evaluating the impact that this ASU will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

ASU 2016-01,Financial Instruments-Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (An Amendment of FASB ASC 825).”  Issued in January 2016, ASU 2016-01 is intended to enhance the reporting model for financial instruments to provide users of financial statements with improved decision-making information.  The amendments of ASU 2016-01 include: (1) requiring equity investments, except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in the consolidation of an investee, to be measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in net income; (2) requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values; and (3) clarifying that an entity should evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available-for-sale securities in combination with the entity’s other deferred tax assets. The amendments of ASU 2016-01 are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017.  Management has determined that the adoption of this ASU will not materiality impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

ASU 2014-09, 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).”  Issued in May 2014, ASU 2014-09 will add FASB, codified at ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and will supersede revenue recognition requirements in FASB ASC Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and certain cost guidance in FASB ASC Topic 605-35, Revenue Recognition – Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts.  ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize revenue when (or as) an entity transfers control of goods or services to a customer at the amount to which the entity expects to be entitled. Depending on whether certain criteria are met, revenue should be recognized either over time, in a manner that depicts the entity’s performance, or at a point in time, when control606. As of the goods or services is transferredimplementation date, the Company had no uncompleted customer contracts and, as a result, no cumulative transition adjustment was made to the customer.  ASU 2015-14,“Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)-DeferralCompany’s accumulated deficit during the year ended December 31, 2018.

The majority of the Effective Date, issued in August 2015, defers the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year.  ASU 2015-14 provides that the amendments of ASU 2014-09 become effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017.  ManagementCompany’s revenue is currently evaluating the impact that this ASU will havegenerated through interest earned on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, as well as the most appropriate method of application. However, because this guidance does not apply to revenue associated with financial instruments, including loans and investment securities, accounted for under other U.S. GAAP, the adoption of ASU 2014-09 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Further, management has determined that the adoption of this ASU for revenue streams reported within non-interest income that are withinwhich falls outside the scope of ASC Topic 606. The Company also generates revenue from insurance- and lease-related contracts that fall outside the accounting standard will not materially impactscope of ASC Topic 606.

All of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.revenue that is subject to ASC Topic 606 is included in non-interest income; however, not all non-interest income is subject to ASC Topic 606. Revenue earned by the Company that is subject to ASC Topic 606 primarily consists of service and other charges on deposit accounts, mortgage fees from secondary market transactions at the Bank, ATM fee income and other non-interest income. Revenue generated from these sources for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $3.4 million and $3.2 million, respectively. All sources of the Company’s revenue subject to ASC Topic 606 are transaction-based, and revenue is recognized at the time at which the transaction is executed, which is the same time at which the Company’s performance obligation is satisfied. The Company had no contract liabilities or unsatisfied performance obligations with customers as of December 31, 2019.

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3.

INVESTMENT SECURITIES ACQUISITION ACTIVITY

On August 31, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of The Peoples Bank (“TPB”) and then merged TPB with and into the Bank. The acquisition of TPB provided the Company with an opportunity to enter the Knoxville, Tennessee market, as well as southwest Virginia, and was consistent with the Company’s strategy to expand in selected high-growth metropolitan markets. As of the acquisition date, TPB’s assets totaled $166.5 million, consisting primarily of pre-discounted gross loans totaling $156.8 million. Total deposits were $140.0 million. Purchase accounting adjustments were recorded as of the acquisition date, resulting in goodwill of $7.4 million.

The acquisition of TPB was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations. Assets acquired, liabilities assumed and consideration exchanged were recorded at their respective acquisition date fair values. Determining the fair value of assets and liabilities is a complicated process involving significant judgment regarding the methods and assumptions to be used. Fair values are preliminary and subject to refinement for up to one year after the closing date of the acquisition as additional information regarding the closing date fair values becomes available. No adjustments to fair value were recorded during the year ended December 31, 2019.

In accordance with the transaction agreement, the Company acquired 100% of the capital stock of TPB for the purchase price of $23.4 million calculated on the net book value of TPB as of December 31, 2017 and a mutually agreed upon multiple of 1.62, less certain mutually agreed upon deductions that are described in the transaction agreement, which reduced the purchase price by approximately $0.4 million. Approximately 90% of the purchase price was paid in cash, which totaled approximately $20.7 million, and approximately 10% was paid in the form of unregistered shares of the Company’s common stock, which consisted of 204,355 shares of Bancshares common stock. The aggregate purchase price was subject to adjustment following the closing date of the transaction based on determination of TPB’s final net book value as of the date of closing, which resulted in the payment by the Company of an additional cash amount of approximately $1.4 million.

A summary, at fair value, of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the TPB transaction, as of the acquisition date, is as follows:

 

Details of investment securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity as of December 31,2017 and 2016 were as follows:55

  

Available-for-Sale

 
  

December 31, 2017

 
  

Amortized

Cost

  

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

  

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

  

Estimated

Fair

Value

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Mortgage-backed securities:

                

Residential

 $83,360  $286  $(860

)

 $82,786 

Commercial

  67,281   27   (1,234

)

  66,074 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

  4,752   182   (3

)

  4,931 

U.S. Treasury securities

  80         80 

Total

 $155,473  $495  $(2,097

)

 $153,871 

  

Held-to-Maturity

 
  

December 31, 2017

 
  

Amortized

Cost

  

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

  

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

  

Estimated

Fair

Value

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Mortgage-backed securities:

                

Commercial

 $15,065  $1  $(186

)

 $14,880 

Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored agencies

  9,326   7   (144

)

  9,189 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

  1,888   5   (13

)

  1,880 

Total

 $26,279  $13  $(343

)

 $25,949 

  

Available-for-Sale

 
  

December 31, 2016

 
  

Amortized

Cost

  

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

  

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

  

Estimated

Fair

Value

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Mortgage-backed securities:

                

Residential

 $99,922  $490  $(2,003

)

 $98,409 

Commercial

  71,761   56   (1,287

)

  70,530 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

  9,759   390   (7

)

  10,142 

Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored agencies

  2,000      (7

)

  1,993 

Corporate notes

  756         756 

U.S. Treasury securities

  80         80 

Total

 $184,278  $936  $(3,304

)

 $181,910 

  

Held-to-Maturity

 
  

December 31, 2016

 
  

Amortized

Cost

  

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

  

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

  

Estimated

Fair

Value

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Mortgage-backed securities:

                

Commercial

 $14,684  $5  $(148

)

 $14,541 

Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored agencies

  9,129   13   (222

)

  8,920 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

  2,091   2   (46)  2,047 

Total

 $25,904  $20  $(416

)

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FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

ASSETS ACQUIRED AND LIABILITIES ASSUMED FROM THE PEOPLES BANK

AUGUST 31, 2018

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

Acquired

from TPB

 

 

Fair Value

Adjustments

 

 

Fair Value as

of August 31,

2018

 

Assets Acquired:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

3,085

 

 

$

 

 

$

3,085

 

Investment securities, available-for-sale

 

 

5,977

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,977

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost

 

 

565

 

 

 

 

 

 

565

 

Loans

 

 

156,772

 

 

 

(2,195

)

 

 

154,577

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

(1,702

)

 

 

1,702

 

 

 

 

Net loans

 

 

155,070

 

 

 

(493

)

 

 

154,577

 

Premises and equipment, net

 

 

1,198

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

1,215

 

Other real estate owned

 

 

85

 

 

 

 

 

 

85

 

Other assets

 

 

551

 

 

 

(328

)

 

 

223

 

Core deposit intangible

 

 

 

 

 

2,048

 

 

 

2,048

 

Total assets acquired

 

$

166,531

 

 

$

1,244

 

 

$

167,775

 

Liabilities Assumed:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

 

 

140,033

 

 

 

342

 

 

 

140,375

 

Short-term borrowings

 

 

10,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

Other liabilities

 

 

437

 

 

 

 

 

 

437

 

Total liabilities assumed

 

 

150,470

 

 

 

342

 

 

 

150,812

 

Shareholders’ Equity Assumed:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

1,027

 

 

 

(1,027

)

 

 

 

Surplus

 

 

5,280

 

 

 

(5,280

)

 

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

17

 

 

 

(17

)

 

 

 

Retained earnings

 

 

9,737

 

 

 

(9,737

)

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity assumed

 

 

16,061

 

 

 

(16,061

)

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity assumed

 

$

166,531

 

 

$

(15,719

)

 

$

150,812

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

 

 

$

16,963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase price

 

 

 

24,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

$

7,435

 

The following is a description of the methods used to determine the fair values of significant assets and liabilities presented above.

Cash and cash equivalents — The carrying amount of these assets is a reasonable estimate of fair value based on the short-term nature of the assets.

Investment securities — Prior to acquisition, the investment securities acquired were classified as available-for-sale and, accordingly, were recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value for most of the securities was based upon quoted prices of like or similar securities and determined using observable data including, among other things, dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flow, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus, prepayment speeds, credit information and the securities’ terms and conditions. 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost — Prior to acquisition, TPB maintained a required investment in the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of Atlanta, which was, in part, based on TPB’s amount of borrowings with the FHLB. The investment was carried at cost as it is not readily marketable, and, accordingly, there is no established market price for the investment. Upon acquisition, the Bank was able to absorb the investment into its own holdings of stock with the FHLB of Atlanta. The Bank has the ability to be reimbursed by the FHLB of Atlanta at cost for stock holdings as borrowings with the FHLB are paid down. Accordingly, the carrying amount of the assets is considered a reasonable estimate of fair value. 

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Loans — Fair values for performing loans were determined based on a discounted cash flow methodology that aggregated model inputs and loan information into selected pools and calculated the loan level cash flows used to value the pools. The model calculated the contractual cash flows and expected cash flows, and then discounted the expected cash flows to present value in order to determine fair value. The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the loans included unpaid principal balance, maturity date, coupon, prepayment speed, expected credit losses and discount rates. The fair value adjustment, also described as the discount on the purchased loans, for the performing loans is being accreted into income over the lives of the loans. Purchased credit impaired (“PCI”) loans were valued using the cost recovery method. The Company did not recognize any accretable yield, or income expected to be collected, associated with the PCI loans. The table below summarizes the carrying amounts and fair value adjustments of the loans acquired from TPB as of the acquisition date.

 

 

August 31, 2018

 

 

 

Acquired

from TPB

 

 

Fair Value

Adjustments

 

 

Fair Value as

of August 31,

2018

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Purchased performing loans

 

$

153,862

 

 

$

(2,116

)

 

$

151,746

 

Purchased credit impaired loans

 

 

2,910

 

 

 

(79

)

 

 

2,831

 

Total purchased loans

 

$

156,772

 

 

$

(2,195

)

 

$

154,577

 

Allowance for loan losses — In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the acquired loans were adjusted to fair value, and the pre-acquisition allowance for loan losses on TPB’s balance sheet was reversed.

Premises and equipment — The fair values of acquired land and buildings were determined based on independent appraisals performed by a third-party appraiser. The fair value adjustment represents the difference between fair value and the carrying value at the date of acquisition. For furniture and fixtures, carrying value was considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Other real estate owned — These assets are presented at the estimated net realizable value that management expects to receive when the properties are sold, net of related costs of disposal.

Other assets — The fair value adjustment was due primarily to changes in deferred tax assets related to the transaction, as well as adjustment of certain prepaid assets associated with TPB’s core processing vendor. Otherwise, the carrying amount of these assets was deemed to be a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Core deposit intangible — This intangible asset represents the value of the relationships that TPB had with its deposit customers. The fair value of the core deposit intangible was estimated using a discounted cash flow methodology that gave consideration to expected customer attrition rates, cost of the deposit base and the net maintenance cost attributable to customer deposits.

Deposits — The fair values used for the demand and savings deposits that comprise the transaction accounts acquired equal the amount payable on demand at the acquisition date. The fair value of certificates of deposit was determined using a discounted cash flow methodology whereby an estimate of the present value of contractual payments over the remaining life of the time deposit was determined. Future cash flows were discounted using market interest rates estimated based on the median offering rates of peer institutions at the time of the acquisition.

Short-term borrowings — TPB’s short-term borrowings were comprised of daily renewable FHLB advances. Based on the short-term nature of the borrowings, the carrying amount of the liability was determined to be a reasonable approximation of fair value.

Other liabilities — The carrying amount of these other liabilities was deemed to be a reasonable estimate of fair value.  

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4.

INVESTMENT SECURITIES

Details of investment securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

 

 

Available-for-Sale

 

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

Amortized

Cost

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Estimated

Fair

Value

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Mortgage-backed securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

$

46,182

 

 

$

372

 

 

$

(209

)

 

$

46,345

 

Commercial

 

 

43,686

 

 

 

73

 

 

 

(386

)

 

 

43,373

 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

 

4,123

 

 

 

95

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,218

 

U.S. Treasury securities

 

 

80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80

 

Total

 

$

94,071

 

 

$

540

 

 

$

(595

)

 

$

94,016

 

 

 

Held-to-Maturity

 

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

Amortized

Cost

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Estimated

Fair

Value

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Mortgage-backed securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

$

8,923

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

(46

)

 

$

8,879

 

Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored agencies

 

 

4,324

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

(10

)

 

 

4,319

 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

 

1,093

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,108

 

Total

 

$

14,340

 

 

$

22

 

 

$

(56

)

 

$

14,306

 

 

 

Available-for-Sale

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

Amortized

Cost

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Estimated

Fair

Value

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Mortgage-backed securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

$

73,859

 

 

$

113

 

 

$

(1,517

)

 

$

72,455

 

Commercial

 

 

56,101

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

(1,822

)

 

 

54,289

 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

 

5,617

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

5,664

 

U.S. Treasury securities

 

 

79

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

79

 

Total

 

$

135,656

 

 

$

174

 

 

$

(3,343

)

 

$

132,487

 

 

 

Held-to-Maturity

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

Amortized

Cost

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

 

 

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Estimated

Fair

Value

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Mortgage-backed securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 

$

11,716

 

 

$

 

 

$

(349

)

 

$

11,367

 

Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored agencies

 

 

8,026

 

 

 

 

 

 

(244

)

 

 

7,782

 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

 

1,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17

)

 

 

1,703

 

Total

 

$

21,462

 

 

$

 

 

$

(610

)

 

$

20,852

 

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The scheduled maturities of investment securities available-for-sale and held-to-maturity as of December 31, 20172019 are presented in the following table:

 

 

Available-for-Sale

  

Held-to-Maturity

 

 

Available-for-Sale

 

 

Held-to-Maturity

 

 

Amortized

Cost

  

Estimated

Fair

Value

  

Amortized

Cost

  

Estimated

Fair

Value

 

 

Amortized

Cost

 

 

Estimated

Fair

Value

 

 

Amortized

Cost

 

 

Estimated

Fair

Value

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Maturing within one year

 $378  $382  $  $ 

 

$

341

 

 

$

344

 

 

$

60

 

 

$

60

 

Maturing after one to five years

  20,702   20,550��  1,986   1,991 

 

 

17,882

 

 

 

17,881

 

 

 

767

 

 

 

779

 

Maturing after five to ten years

  61,139   60,557   4,298   4,253 

 

 

44,274

 

 

 

44,342

 

 

 

7,064

 

 

 

7,035

 

Maturing after ten years

  73,254   72,382   19,995   19,705 

 

 

31,574

 

 

 

31,449

 

 

 

6,449

 

 

 

6,432

 

Total

 $155,473  $153,871  $26,279  $25,949 

 

$

94,071

 

 

$

94,016

 

 

$

14,340

 

 

$

14,306

 

 

For purposes of the maturity table, mortgage-backed securities, which are not due at a single maturity date, have been allocated over maturity groupings based on the weighted-average contractual maturities of underlying collateral. The mortgage-backed securities generally mature earlier than their weighted-average contractual maturities because of principal prepayments.

The following table reflects gross unrealized losses and fair value,value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, as of December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016.2018.

 

 

Available-for-Sale

 

 

Available-for-Sale

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

Less than 12 Months

  

12 Months or More

 

 

Less than 12 Months

 

 

12 Months or More

 

 

Fair

Value

  

Unrealized

Losses

  

Fair

Value

  

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Fair

Value

 

 

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Fair

Value

 

 

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Mortgage-backed securities:

                

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 $47,007  $(467

)

 $21,122  $(393

)

 

$

17,340

 

 

$

(66

)

 

$

10,094

 

 

$

(143

)

Commercial

  18,554   (180

)

  46,312   (1,054

)

 

 

3,794

 

 

 

(25

)

 

 

29,754

 

 

 

(361

)

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

  428   

(3

)

      
U.S. Treasury securities  80          

 

 

80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 $66,069  $(650

)

 $67,434  $(1,447

)

 

$

21,214

 

 

$

(91

)

 

$

39,848

 

 

$

(504

)

 

 

Held-to-Maturity

 

 

Held-to-Maturity

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

Less than 12 Months

  

12 Months or More

 

 

Less than 12 Months

 

 

12 Months or More

 

 

Fair

Value

  

Unrealized

Losses

  

Fair

Value

  

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Fair

Value

 

 

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Fair

Value

 

 

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Mortgage-backed securities:

                

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 $7,895  $(63

)

 $6,675  $(123)

 

$

685

 

 

$

 

 

$

6,405

 

 

$

(46

)

Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored agencies

  865   (2

)

  

7,388

   

(142

)

 

 

846

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

2,994

 

 

 

(6

)

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

  571   (3

)

  531   (10)

Total

 $9,331  $(68

)

 $

14,594

  $

(275

)

 

$

1,531

 

 

$

(4

)

 

$

9,399

 

 

$

(52

)

 


 

 

Available-for-Sale

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

Less than 12 Months

 

 

12 Months or More

 

 

 

Fair

Value

 

 

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Fair

Value

 

 

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Mortgage-backed securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

$

9,417

 

 

$

(87

)

 

$

53,507

 

 

$

(1,430

)

Commercial

 

 

461

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

53,430

 

 

 

(1,819

)

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

 

879

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

420

 

 

 

(2

)

U.S. Treasury securities

 

 

79

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

10,836

 

 

$

(92

)

 

$

107,357

 

 

$

(3,251

)

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Available-for-Sale

 
  

December 31, 2016

 
  

Less than 12 Months

  

12 Months or More

 
  

Fair

Value

  

Unrealized

Losses

  

Fair

Value

  

Unrealized

Losses

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Mortgage-backed securities:

                

Residential

 $85,741  $(1,976

)

 $1,904  $(27

)

Commercial

  54,475   (946

)

  10,721   (341

)

Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored agencies

  1,993   (7

)

      

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

  434   (7)      

U.S. Treasury securities

  80      

   

 

Total

 $142,723  $(2,936

)

 $12,625  $(368

)

 

Held-to-Maturity

 

 

Held-to-Maturity

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

Less than 12 Months

  

12 Months or More

 

 

Less than 12 Months

 

 

12 Months or More

 

 

Fair

Value

  

Unrealized

Losses

  

Fair

Value

  

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Fair

Value

 

 

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

Fair

Value

 

 

Unrealized

Losses

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Mortgage-backed securities:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial

 $12,776  $(148) $

  $

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

11,367

 

 

$

(349

)

Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored agencies

  7,957   (222)      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,782

 

 

 

(244

)

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

  1,628   (46

)

      

 

 

770

 

 

 

 

 

 

933

 

 

 

(17

)

Total

 $22,361  $(416

)

 $  $

 

 

$

770

 

 

$

 

 

$

20,082

 

 

$

(610

)

 

Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment no less frequently than quarterly and more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such evaluation. Consideration is given to (1)to: (i) the length of time and the extent to which fair value has been less than cost, (2)cost; (ii) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, (3)issuer; (iii) whether the Company intends to sell securities,the securities; and (4)(iv) whether it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the securities before recovery of their amortized cost bases.

As of December 31, 2017, 722019, 69 debt securities had been in a loss position for more than 12 months, and 8335 debt securities had been in a loss position for less than 12 months. As of December 31, 2016, 132018, 153 debt securities had been in a loss position for more than 12 months, and 13021 debt securities had been in a loss position for less than 12 months. As of both December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016,2018, the losses for all securities were considered to be a direct result of the effect that the prevailing interest rate environment had on the value of debt securities and were not related to the creditworthiness of the issuers. Most of the securities in an unrealized loss position are residential or commercial mortgage-backed securities that are either direct obligations of the U.S. government or government-sponsored entities and, accordingly, have little associated credit risk. Further, the Company has the current intent and ability to retain its investments in the issuers for a period of time that management believes to be sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value. Therefore, the Company did not recognize any other-than-temporary impairments as of December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016.2018.

InvestmentInvestment securities available-for-sale with a carrying value of $86.8$51.7 million and $87.7$46.7 million as of December 31, 2017 2019 and December 31, 2016, 2018, respectively, were pledged to secure public deposits and for other purposes.

Gains realized on sales of securities available-for-sale were approximately $0.2 million and $0.6 million in 2017 and 2016, respectively.  There were no losses on sales of securities during 2017 and 2016.

4.5.

LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

Portfolio Segments

The Company has divided the loan and lease portfolio into eightnine portfolio segments, each with different risk characteristics described as follows:

Construction, land development and other land loans – Commercial construction, land and land development loans include the development of residential housing projects, loans for the development of commercial and industrial use property and loans for the purchase and improvement of raw land. These loans are secured in whole or in part by the underlying real estate collateral and are generally guaranteed by the principals of the borrowing entity.


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Secured by 1-41-4 family residential properties – These loans include conventional mortgage loans on one-to-fourone-to-four family residential properties. These properties may serve as the borrower’s primary residence, vacation home or investment property. Also included in this portfolio are home equity loans and lines of credit. This type of lending, which is secured by a first or second mortgage on the borrower’s residence, allows customers to borrow against the equity in their home.

Secured by multi-family residential properties – This portfolio segment includes mortgage loans secured by apartment buildings.

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties – This portfolio segment includes real estate loans secured by commercial and industrial properties, office or mixed-use facilities, strip shopping centers or other commercial property. These loans are generally guaranteed by the principals of the borrowing entity.

Other real estate loans – Other real estate loans are loans primarily for agricultural production, secured by mortgages on farmland.

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rcialCommercial and industrial loansand leases – This portfolio segment includes loans and leases to commercial customers for use in the normal course of business. These credits may be loans, and lines of credit and leases to financially strong borrowers, secured by inventories, equipment or receivables, and are generally guaranteed by the principals of the borrowing entity.

Consumer loans – This portfolio segment includes a variety of secured and unsecured personal loans, including automobile loans, loans for household and personal purposes and all other direct consumer installment loans.

Branch retail – This portfolio segment includes loans secured by collateral purchased by consumers at retail stores with whom ALC has an established relationship through its branch network to provide financing for the retail products sold if applicable underwriting standards are met.

Indirect sales – This portfolio segment includes loans secured by collateral that is purchased by consumers at retail stores with whom ALC has an established, centrally-managed relationship to provide financing for the retail products sold if applicable underwriting standards are met.

As of December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016,2018, the composition of the loan portfolio by reporting segment and portfolio segment was as follows:

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

Bank

  

ALC

  

Total

 

 

Bank

 

 

ALC

 

 

Total

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

 $26,143  $

  $26,143 

 

$

30,094

 

 

$

 

 

$

30,094

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

  34,272   10,801   45,073 

 

 

98,971

 

 

 

5,566

 

 

 

104,537

 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

  16,579      16,579 

 

 

50,910

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,910

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

  105,133      105,133 

 

 

162,981

 

 

 

 

 

 

162,981

 

Other

  190      190 

 

 

726

 

 

 

 

 

 

726

 

Commercial and industrial loans(1)

  69,969      69,969 

 

 

90,957

 

 

 

 

 

 

90,957

 

Consumer loans:         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

  5,217   34,083   39,300 

 

 

7,816

 

 

 

30,224

 

 

 

38,040

 

Branch retail

 

 

 

 

 

32,305

 

 

 

32,305

 

Indirect sales

     55,071   55,071 

 

 

 

 

 

45,503

 

 

 

45,503

 

Total loans

  257,503   99,955   357,458 

 

 

442,455

 

 

 

113,598

 

 

 

556,053

 

Less: Unearned interest, fees and deferred cost

  374   6,189   6,563 

 

 

262

 

 

 

4,786

 

 

 

5,048

 

Allowance for loan losses

  2,447   2,327   4,774 

 

 

3,483

 

 

 

2,279

 

 

 

5,762

 

Net loans

 $254,682  $91,439  $346,121 

 

$

438,710

 

 

$

106,533

 

 

$

545,243

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

Bank

 

 

ALC

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

 

$

41,340

 

 

$

 

 

$

41,340

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

 

 

102,971

 

 

 

7,785

 

 

 

110,756

 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

 

 

23,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,009

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

 

 

156,162

 

 

 

 

 

 

156,162

 

Other

 

 

1,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,308

 

Commercial and industrial loans (1)

 

 

85,779

 

 

 

 

 

 

85,779

 

Consumer loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

 

 

6,927

 

 

 

31,656

 

 

 

38,583

 

Branch retail

 

 

 

 

 

28,324

 

 

 

28,324

 

Indirect sales

 

 

 

 

 

40,609

 

 

 

40,609

 

Total loans

 

 

417,496

 

 

 

108,374

 

 

 

525,870

 

Less: Unearned interest, fees and deferred cost

 

 

331

 

 

 

5,617

 

 

 

5,948

 

Allowance for loan losses

 

 

2,735

 

 

 

2,320

 

 

 

5,055

 

Net loans

 

$

414,430

 

 

$

100,437

 

 

$

514,867

 

 


(1)

Includes equipment financing leases.

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December 31, 2016

 
  

Bank

  

ALC

  

Total

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

            

Construction, land development and other land loans

 $23,772  $  $23,772 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

  32,955   13,724   46,679 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

  16,627      16,627 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

  102,112      102,112 

Other

  234      234 

Commercial and industrial loans

  57,963      57,963 
Consumer loans:            

Consumer

  6,206   36,413   42,619 

Indirect sales

  

   44,775   

44,775

 

Total loans

  239,869   94,912   334,781 

Less: Unearned interest, fees and deferred cost

  218   6,935   7,153 

Allowance for loan losses

  2,409   2,447   4,856 

Net loans

 $237,242  $85,530  $322,772 

The Company makes commercial, real estate and installment loans to its customers. Although the Company has a diversified loan portfolio, 54.0%62.8% and 56.6%63.2% of the portfolio was concentrated in loans secured by real estate located primarily within a single geographic region of the United States as of December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016,2018, respectively.

Loans with a carrying value of $34.6 million and $27.0 million were pledged as collateral to secure FHLB borrowings as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Related Party Loans

In the ordinary course of business, the Bank makes loans to certain officers and directors of the Company, including companies with whichwhich they are associated. These loans are made on the same terms as those prevailing for comparable transactions with non-relatedunrelated parties. Management believes that such loans do not represent more than a normal risk of collectability, nor do they present other unfavorable features. The aggregate balances of such related party loans and commitments as of December 31,2017 2019 and 20162018 were $0.5$0.9 million and $2.7$0.8 million, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2017, 2019, there were no$0.1 million of new loans to these parties, and repayments by active related parties were $11$22 thousand. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2017, approximately $2.5 million in related party loans were reclassified as unrelated party loans due to the retirement of certain members of the Company’s Board of Directors. During the year ended December 31, 2016, 2018, there was onewere $0.5 million of new loanloans to a related party,these parties, and repayments by active related parties totaled $0.1were $0.2 million.

Acquired Loans

The Company acquired loans through the TPB acquisition completed on August 31, 2018. At acquisition, certain acquired loans evidenced deterioration of credit quality since origination and it was probable that all contractually-required payments would not be collected.

Loans purchased with evidence of credit deterioration since origination and for which it is probable that all contractually required payments will not be collected are considered to be credit impaired. Evidence of credit quality deterioration as of the purchase date may include information such as past-due and non-accrual status, borrower credit scores and recent loan to value percentages. Purchased credit impaired (“PCI”) loans are accounted for under ASC Topic 310-30, Accounting for Purchased Loans with Deteriorated Credit Quality, and initially measured at fair value, which includes estimated future credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the loan. Accordingly, an allowance for credit losses related to these loans is not carried over and recorded at the acquisition date. On the date of completion of the acquisition, the outstanding principal balance and carrying value of PCI loans accounted for under ASC Topic 310-30 were $2.9 million and $2.8 million, respectively.

The carrying amount of PCI loans, which is included within loans on the balance sheet, is set forth in the table below as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

(Dollars in

Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in

Thousands)

 

Real estate loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

 

$

 

 

$

75

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

 

 

224

 

 

 

492

 

Outstanding balance

 

$

224

 

 

$

567

 

Fair value adjustment

 

 

(49

)

 

 

(70

)

Carrying amount, net of fair value adjustment

 

$

175

 

 

$

497

 

During both of the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not recognize any accretable yield, or income expected to be collected, associated with these loans. Additionally, the Company did not increase or reverse the allowance for loan losses related to the remaining PCI loans.

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Allowance for Loan Losses

The followingfollowing tables present changes in the allowance for loan losses during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and the related loan balances by loan portfolio segment and loan type as of December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016.2018:

 

 

Bank

 

 

Bank

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2019

 

 

Construction, Land

  

1-4 Family

  

Real Estate Multi-Family

  

Non-Farm

Non-Residential

  

Other

  

Commercial

  Consumer  

Indirect Sales

  Total 

 

Construction,

Land

 

 

1-4

Family

 

 

Real

Estate

Multi-

Family

 

 

Non-Farm

Non-

Residential

 

 

Other

 

 

Commercial

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Branch

Retail

 

 

Indirect

Sales

 

 

Total

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses:

                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 $535  $304  $88  $903  $2  $527  $50  $  $2,409 

 

$

240

 

 

$

322

 

 

$

128

 

 

$

831

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

1,138

 

 

$

75

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,735

 

Charge-offs

                 (16)  (63)     (79)

 

 

 

 

 

(63

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(35

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(98

)

Recoveries

     103      69      19   56      247 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

58

 

Provision

  (332)  (169)  28   (195)     519   19      (130)

 

 

(44

)

 

 

170

 

 

 

294

 

 

 

133

 

 

 

 

 

 

236

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

788

 

Ending balance

 $203  $238  $116  $777  $2  $1,049  $62  $  $2,447 

 

$

196

 

 

$

451

 

 

$

422

 

 

$

964

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

1,377

 

 

$

72

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

3,483

 

                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance of allowance attributable to loans:                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment $  $5  $  $21  $  $72  $  $  $98 

 

$

 

 

$

14

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

206

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

227

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

  203   233   116   756   2   

 

977
   62      2,349 

 

 

196

 

 

 

437

 

 

 

422

 

 

 

964

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1,171

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,256

 

Loans acquired with deteriorated

credit quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total allowance for loan losses

 $203  $238  $116  $777  $2  $1,049  $62  $  $2,447 

 

$

196

 

 

$

451

 

 

$

422

 

 

$

964

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

1,377

 

 

$

72

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

3,483

 

Ending balance of loans receivable:

                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 $  $187  $  $532  $  $72  $  $  $791 

 

$

 

 

$

701

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,877

 

 

$

 

 

$

206

 

 

$

29

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,813

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

  26,143   34,085   16,579   104,601   190   69,897   5,217      256,712 

 

 

30,094

 

 

 

98,095

 

 

 

50,910

 

 

 

161,104

 

 

 

726

 

 

 

90,751

 

 

 

7,787

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

439,467

 

Loans acquired with deteriorated

credit quality

 

 

 

 

 

175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

175

 

Total loans receivable $26,143  $34,272  $16,579  $105,133  $190  $69,969  $5,217  $   $257,503 

 

$

30,094

 

 

$

98,971

 

 

$

50,910

 

 

$

162,981

 

 

$

726

 

 

$

90,957

 

 

$

7,816

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

442,455

 

 


 

 

ALC

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2019

 

 

 

Construction,

Land

 

 

1-4

Family

 

 

Real

Estate

Multi-

Family

 

 

Non-Farm

Non-

Residential

 

 

Other

 

 

Commercial

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Branch

Retail

 

 

Indirect

Sales

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

 

 

$

24

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,724

 

 

$

427

 

 

$

145

 

 

$

2,320

 

Charge-offs

 

 

 

 

 

(38

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,965

)

 

 

(425

)

 

 

(301

)

 

 

(2,729

)

Recoveries

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

615

 

 

 

116

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

762

 

Provision

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,179

 

 

 

277

 

 

 

466

 

 

 

1,926

 

Ending balance

 

$

 

 

$

15

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,553

 

 

$

395

 

 

$

316

 

 

$

2,279

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance of allowance

   attributable to loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for

   impairment

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Collectively evaluated for

   impairment

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,553

 

 

 

395

 

 

 

316

 

 

 

2,279

 

Total allowance for loan losses

 

$

 

 

$

15

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,553

 

 

$

395

 

 

$

316

 

 

$

2,279

 

Ending balance of loans

   receivable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for

   impairment

 

$

 

 

$

129

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

129

 

Collectively evaluated for

   impairment

 

 

 

 

 

5,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,224

 

 

 

32,305

 

 

 

45,503

 

 

 

113,469

 

Total loans receivable

 

$

 

 

$

5,566

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

30,224

 

 

$

32,305

 

 

$

45,503

 

 

$

113,598

 

FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES63

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

  

ALC

 
  

December 31, 2017

 
  

Construction, Land

  

1-4

Family

  

Real Estate Multi-Family

  

Non-Farm Non-Residential

  

Other

  

Commercial

  Consumer  Indirect Sales  Total 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Allowance for loan losses:

                                    

Beginning balance

 $  $107  $  $  $  $  $1,717  $623  $2,447 

Charge-offs

     (28)  

 

  

 

     

 

  (2,297)  (587)  (2,912)

Recoveries

     32               545   98   675 

Provision

     (59)              1,688   488   2,117 

Ending balance

 $  $52  $  $  $  $  $1,653  $622  $2,327 
                                     

Ending balance of allowance attributable to loans:

                                    
Individually evaluated for impairment $  $  $  $  $  $  $  $  $ 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

     52               1,653   622   2,327 
Total allowance for loan losses $  $52  $  $  $  $  $1,653  $622  $2,327 

Ending balance of loans receivable:

                                    

Individually evaluated for impairment

 $  $     $  $  $  $  $  $ 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

     10,801               34,083   55,071   99,955 
Total loans receivable $  $10,801  $  $  $  $  $34,083  $55,071  $99,955 

  

Bank and ALC

 
  

December 31, 2017

 
  

Construction, Land

  

1-4

Family

  

Real Estate Multi-Family

  

Non-Farm Non-Residential

  

Other

  

Commercial

  Consumer  Indirect Sales  Total 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Allowance for loan losses:

                                    

Beginning balance

 $535  $411  $88  $903  $2  $527  $1,767  $623  $4,856 

Charge-offs

     (28

)

  

 

  

 

     (16

)

  (2,360)  (587)  (2,991)

Recoveries

     135      69      19   601   98   922 

Provision

  (332)  (228)  28   (195)     519   1,707   488   1,987 

Ending balance

 $203  $290  $116  $777  $2  $1,049  $1,715  $622  $4,774 
                                     
Ending balance of allowance attributable to loans:                                    
Individually evaluated for impairment $  $5  $  $21  $  $72  $  $  $98 
Collectively evaluated for impairment  203   285   116   756   2   977   1,715   622   4,676 

Total allowance for loan losses

 $203  $290  $116  $777  $2  $1,049  $1,715  $622  $4,774 

Ending balance of loans receivable:

                                    
Individually evaluated for impairment $  $187  $  $532  $  $72  $  $  $791 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

  26,143   44,886   16,579   104,601   190   69,897   39,300   55,071   356,667 

Total loans receivable

 $26,143  $45,073  $16,579  $105,133  $190  $69,969  $39,300  $55,071  $357,458 



FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

Bank

 

 

Bank and ALC

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2019

 

 

Construction, Land

  

1-4

Family

  

Real Estate Multi-Family

  

Non-Farm Non- Residential

  

Other

  

Commercial

  Consumer  Indirect Sales  Total 

 

Construction,

Land

 

 

1-4

Family

 

 

Real

Estate

Multi-

Family

 

 

Non-Farm

Non-

Residential

 

 

Other

 

 

Commercial

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Branch

Retail

 

 

Indirect

Sales

 

 

Total

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Allowance for loan losses:

                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 $110  $138  $29  $351  $1  $659  $41  $  $1,329 

 

$

240

 

 

$

346

 

 

$

128

 

 

$

831

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

1,138

 

 

$

1,799

 

 

$

427

 

 

$

145

 

 

$

5,055

 

Charge-offs

     (66

)

  

 

  (40

)

     (2

)

  (43)     (151)

 

 

 

 

 

(101

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,000

)

 

 

(425

)

 

 

(301

)

 

 

(2,827

)

Recoveries

  200   23            73   50      346 

 

 

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

648

 

 

 

116

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

820

 

Provision

  225

 

  209

 

  59

 

  592

 

  1   (203

)

  2      885 

 

 

(44

)

 

 

174

 

 

 

294

 

 

 

133

 

 

 

 

 

 

236

 

 

 

1,178

 

 

 

277

 

 

 

466

 

 

 

2,714

 

Ending balance

 $535  $304  $88  $903  $2  $527  $50  $  $2,409 

 

$

196

 

 

$

466

 

 

$

422

 

 

$

964

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

1,377

 

 

$

1,625

 

 

$

395

 

 

$

316

 

 

$

5,762

 

                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance of allowance attributable to loans:

                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment $423  $5  $  $107  $  $  $  $  $535 

 

$

 

 

$

14

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

206

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

227

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

  112   299   88   796   2   527   50      1,874 

 

 

196

 

 

 

452

 

 

 

422

 

 

 

964

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1,171

 

 

 

1,618

 

 

 

395

 

 

 

316

 

 

 

5,535

 

Loans acquired with deteriorated

credit quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total allowance for loan losses $535  $304  $88  $903  $2  $527  $50  $  $2,409 

 

$

196

 

 

$

466

 

 

$

422

 

 

$

964

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

1,377

 

 

$

1,625

 

 

$

395

 

 

$

316

 

 

$

5,762

 

Ending balance of loans receivable:

                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment $1,361 $193 $ $549 $ $ $ $ $2,103 

 

$

 

 

$

830

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,877

 

 

$

 

 

$

206

 

 

$

29

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,942

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

  22,411   32,762   16,627   101,563   234   57,963   6,206      237,766 

 

 

30,094

 

 

 

103,532

 

 

 

50,910

 

 

 

161,104

 

 

 

726

 

 

 

90,751

 

 

 

38,011

 

 

 

32,305

 

 

 

45,503

 

 

 

552,936

 

Loans acquired with deteriorated

credit quality

 

 

 

 

 

175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

175

 

Total loans receivable

 $23,772  $32,955  $16,627  $102,112  $234  $57,963  $6,206  $  $239,869 

 

$

30,094

 

 

$

104,537

 

 

$

50,910

 

 

$

162,981

 

 

$

726

 

 

$

90,957

 

 

$

38,040

 

 

$

32,305

 

 

$

45,503

 

 

$

556,053

 

 

 

ALC

 

 

Bank

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

 

Construction, Land

  

1-4

Family

  

Real Estate Multi-Family

  

Non-Farm Non-Residential

  

Other

  

Commercial

  Consumer  Indirect Sales  Total 

 

Construction,

Land

 

 

1-4

Family

 

 

Real

Estate

Multi-

Family

 

 

Non-Farm

Non-

Residential

 

 

Other

 

 

Commercial

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Branch

Retail

 

 

Indirect

Sales

 

 

Total

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Allowance for loan losses:

                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 $  $250  $  $  $  $  $1,584  $618  $2,452 

 

$

203

 

 

$

238

 

 

$

116

 

 

$

777

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

1,049

 

 

$

62

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,447

 

Charge-offs

     (56)  

 

  

 

     

 

  (2,218)  (752)  (3,026)

 

 

 

 

 

(9

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(16

)

Recoveries

     39               451   220   710 

 

 

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

89

 

Provision

     (126)              1,900   537   2,311 

 

 

37

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

81

 

 

 

(6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

215

 

Ending balance

 $  $107  $  $  $  $  $1,717  $623  $2,447 

 

$

240

 

 

$

322

 

 

$

128

 

 

$

831

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

1,138

 

 

$

75

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,735

 

                            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance of allowance attributable to loans:

                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment $  $  $  $  $  $  $  $  $ 

 

$

28

 

 

$

50

 

 

$

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

 

 

$

67

 

 

$

20

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

166

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

     107               1,717   623   2,447 

 

 

212

 

 

 

272

 

 

 

128

 

 

 

830

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1,071

 

 

 

55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,569

 

Loans acquired with deteriorated

credit quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total allowance for loan losses

 $  $107  $  $  $  $  $1,717  $623  $2,447 

 

$

240

 

 

$

322

 

 

$

128

 

 

$

831

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

1,138

 

 

$

75

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,735

 

Ending balance of loans receivable:

                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment $  $  $  $  $  $  $  $  $ 

 

$

153

 

 

$

57

 

 

$

 

 

$

511

 

 

$

 

 

$

67

 

 

$

43

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

831

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

     13,724               36,413   44,775   94,912 

 

 

41,114

 

 

 

102,490

 

 

 

23,009

 

 

 

155,651

 

 

 

1,308

 

 

 

85,712

 

 

 

6,884

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

416,168

 

Loans acquired with deteriorated

credit quality

 

 

73

 

 

 

424

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

497

 

Total loans receivable $  $13,724  $  $  $  $  $36,413  $44,775  $94,912 

 

$

41,340

 

 

$

102,971

 

 

$

23,009

 

 

$

156,162

 

 

$

1,308

 

 

$

85,779

 

 

$

6,927

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

417,496

 

64



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

Bank and ALC

 

 

ALC

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

 

Construction, Land

  

1-4

Family

  

Real Estate Multi-Family

  

Non-Farm Non-Residential

  

Other

  

Commercial

  Consumer  Indirect Sales  Total 

 

Construction,

Land

 

 

1-4

Family

 

 

Real

Estate

Multi-

Family

 

 

Non-Farm

Non-

Residential

 

 

Other

 

 

Commercial

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Branch

Retail

 

 

Indirect

Sales

 

 

Total

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Allowance for loan losses:

                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 $110  $388  $29  $351  $1  $659  $1,625  $618  $3,781 

 

$

 

 

$

52

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,653

 

 

$

393

 

 

$

229

 

 

$

2,327

 

Charge-offs

     (122

)

  

 

  (40

)

     (2

)

  (2,261)  (752)  (3,177)

 

 

 

 

 

(92

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,478

)

 

 

(415

)

 

 

(116

)

 

 

(3,101

)

Recoveries

  200   62            73   501   220   1,056 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

545

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

687

 

Provision

  225

 

  83

 

  59   592   1   (203)  1,902   537   3,196 

 

 

 

 

 

41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,004

 

 

 

336

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

2,407

 

Ending balance

 $535  $411  $88  $903  $2  $527  $1,767  $623  $4,856 

 

$

 

 

$

24

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,724

 

 

$

427

 

 

$

145

 

 

$

2,320

 

                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance of allowance attributable to loans:

                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment $423  $5  $  $107  $  $  $  $  $535 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

  112   406   88   796   2   527   1,767   623   4,321 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,724

 

 

 

427

 

 

 

145

 

 

 

2,320

 

Total allowance for loan losses $535  $411  $88  $903  $2  $527  $1,767  $623  $4,856 

 

$

 

 

$

24

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,724

 

 

$

427

 

 

$

145

 

 

$

2,320

 

Ending balance of loan receivables:

                                    

Ending balance of loans

receivable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for impairment

 $1,361  $193  $  $549  $  $  $  $  $2,103 

 

$

 

 

$

211

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

211

 

Collectively evaluated for impairment

  22,411   46,486   16,627   101,563   234   57,963   42,619   44,775   332,678 

 

 

 

 

 

7,574

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,656

 

 

 

28,324

 

 

 

40,609

 

 

 

108,163

 

Total loans receivable $23,772  $46,679  $16,627  $102,112  $234  $57,963  $42,619  $44,775  $334,781 

 

$

 

 

$

7,785

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

31,656

 

 

$

28,324

 

 

$

40,609

 

 

$

108,374

 

 

 

Bank and ALC

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2018

 

 

 

Construction,

Land

 

 

1-4

Family

 

 

Real

Estate

Multi-

Family

 

 

Non-Farm

Non-

Residential

 

 

Other

 

 

Commercial

 

 

Consumer

 

 

Branch

Retail

 

 

Indirect

Sales

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Allowance for loan losses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning balance

 

$

203

 

 

$

290

 

 

$

116

 

 

$

777

 

 

$

2

 

 

$

1,049

 

 

$

1,715

 

 

$

393

 

 

$

229

 

 

$

4,774

 

Charge-offs

 

 

 

 

 

(101

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(2,482

)

 

 

(415

)

 

 

(116

)

 

 

(3,117

)

Recoveries

 

 

 

 

 

74

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

568

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

776

 

Provision

 

 

37

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

81

 

 

 

1,998

 

 

 

336

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

2,622

 

Ending balance

 

$

240

 

 

$

346

 

 

$

128

 

 

$

831

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

1,138

 

 

$

1,799

 

 

$

427

 

 

$

145

 

 

$

5,055

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance of allowance

   attributable to loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for

   impairment

 

$

28

 

 

$

50

 

 

$

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

 

 

$

67

 

 

$

20

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

166

 

Collectively evaluated for

   impairment

 

 

212

 

 

 

296

 

 

 

128

 

 

 

830

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

1,071

 

 

 

1,779

 

 

 

427

 

 

 

145

 

 

 

4,889

 

Loans acquired with deteriorated

   credit quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total allowance for loan losses

 

$

240

 

 

$

346

 

 

$

128

 

 

$

831

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

1,138

 

 

$

1,799

 

 

$

427

 

 

$

145

 

 

$

5,055

 

Ending balance of loans

   receivable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individually evaluated for

   impairment

 

$

153

 

 

$

268

 

 

$

 

 

$

511

 

 

$

 

 

$

67

 

 

$

43

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,042

 

Collectively evaluated for

   impairment

 

 

41,114

 

 

 

110,064

 

 

 

23,009

 

 

 

155,651

 

 

 

1,308

 

 

 

85,712

 

 

 

38,540

 

 

 

28,324

 

 

 

40,609

 

 

 

524,331

 

Loans acquired with deteriorated

   credit quality

 

 

73

 

 

 

424

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

497

 

Total loans receivable

 

$

41,340

 

 

$

110,756

 

 

$

23,009

 

 

$

156,162

 

 

$

1,308

 

 

$

85,779

 

 

$

38,583

 

 

$

28,324

 

 

$

40,609

 

 

$

525,870

 

 

65


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

Credit Quality Indicators

The Bank utilizes a credit grading system that provides a uniform framework for establishing and monitoring credit riskrisk in the loan portfolio. Under this system, each loan is graded based on pre-determined risk metrics and categorized into one of nine risk grades. These risk grades can be summarized into categories described as pass, special mention, substandard, doubtful and loss, as described in further detail below.

Pass (Risk Grades 1-5): Loans in this category include obligations in which the probability of default is considered low.

Special Mention (Risk Grade 6): Loans in this category exhibit potential credit weaknesses or downward trends deserving Bank management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in the deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in the Bank’s credit position at some future date. Special mention loans are not adversely classified and do not expose the Bank to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification. Although a special mention asset has a higher probability of default than pass-rated categories, its default is not imminent.

Substandard (Risk Grade 7): Loans in this category have defined weaknesses that jeopardize the orderly liquidation of debt. A substandard loan is inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or by the collateral pledged, if any. Normal repayment from the borrower is in jeopardy, although no loss of principal is envisioned. There is a distinct possibility that a partial loss of interest and/or principal will occur if the deficiencies are not corrected. Loss potential, while existing in the aggregate amount of substandard assets, does not have to exist in individual assets classified as substandard.


Pass (Risk Grades 1-5): Loans in this category include obligations in which the probability of default is considered low.

FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESSpecial Mention (Risk Grade 6): Loans in this category exhibit potential credit weaknesses or downward trends deserving Bank management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in the deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in the Bank’s credit position at some future date. Special mention loans are not adversely classified and do not expose the Bank to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification. Although a special mention asset has a higher probability of default than pass-rated categories, its default is not imminent.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)Substandard (Risk Grade 7): Loans in this category have defined weaknesses that jeopardize the orderly liquidation of debt. A substandard loan is inadequately protected by the current worth and paying capacity of the obligor or by the collateral pledged, if any. Normal repayment from the borrower is in jeopardy, although no loss of principal is envisioned. There is a distinct possibility that a partial loss of interest and/or principal will occur if the deficiencies are not corrected. Loss potential, while existing in the aggregate amount of substandard assets, does not have to exist in individual assets classified as substandard.

Doubtful (Risk Grade 8): Loans classified as doubtful have all of the weaknesses found in substandard loans, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection of debt in full, based on currently existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable or improbable. Serious problems exist such that partial loss of principal is likely; however, because of certain important, reasonably specific pending factors that may work to strengthen the assets, the loans’ classification as estimated losses is deferred until a more exact status may be determined. Such pending factors may include proposed merger, acquisition or liquidation procedures, capital injection, perfection of liens on additional collateral and refinancing plans. Loans classified as doubtful may include loans to borrowers that have demonstrated a history of failing to live up to agreements. The Bank did not have any loans classified as Doubtful (Risk Grade 8) as of December 31, 2019 or 2018.

Doubtful (Risk Grade 8): Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses found in substandard loans, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection of debt in full, based on currently existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable or improbable. Serious problems exist such that partial loss of principal is likely; however, because of certain important, reasonably specific pending factors that may work to strengthen the assets, the loans’ classification as estimated losses is deferred until a more exact status may be determined. Such pending factors may include proposed merger, acquisition or liquidation procedures, capital injection, perfection of liens on additional collateral and refinancing plans. Loans classified as doubtful may include loans to borrowers that have demonstrated a history of failing to live up to agreements. 

Loss (Risk Grade 9): Loans are classified in this category when borrowers are deemed incapable of repayment of unsecured debt. Loans to such borrowers are considered uncollectable and of such little value that continuance as active assets of the Bank is not warranted. This classification does not mean that the loan has absolutely no recovery or salvage value, but rather that it is not prudent to defer writing off these worthless assets, even though partial recovery may occur in the future.

Loss (Risk Grade 9): Loans are classified in this category when borrowers are deemed incapable of repayment of unsecured debt. Loans to such borrowers are considered uncollectable and of such little value that continuance as active assets of the Bank is not warranted. This classification does not mean that the loan has absolutely no recovery or salvage value, but rather that it is not prudent to defer writing off these assets, even though partial recovery may be realized in the future. The Bank did not have any loans classified as Loss (Risk Grade 9) as of December 31, 2019 or 2018.

At ALC, because the loan portfolio is more uniform in nature, each loan is categorized into one of two risk grades, depending on whetherwhether the loan is considered to be performing or nonperforming. Performing loans are loans that are paying principal and interest in accordance with a contractual agreement. Nonperforming loans are loans that have demonstrated characteristics that indicate a probability of loss.

The tables below illustrate the carrying amount of loans by credit quality indicator as of December 31, 2019:

 

 

Bank

 

 

 

Pass

1-5

 

 

Special

Mention

6

 

 

Substandard

7

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Loans secured by real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

 

$

29,740

 

 

$

354

 

 

$

 

 

$

30,094

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

 

 

96,277

 

 

 

505

 

 

 

2,189

 

 

 

98,971

 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

 

 

50,910

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,910

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

 

 

157,718

 

 

 

2,961

 

 

 

2,302

 

 

 

162,981

 

Other

 

 

726

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

726

 

Commercial and industrial loans

 

 

88,463

 

 

 

714

 

 

 

1,780

 

 

 

90,957

 

Consumer loans

 

 

7,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

7,816

 

Total

 

$

431,615

 

 

$

4,534

 

 

$

6,306

 

 

$

442,455

 

66


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

The above amounts include purchased credit impaired loans. As of December 31, 2019, $0.2 million of purchased credit impaired loans were rated “Substandard.”

 

 

ALC

 

 

 

Performing

 

 

Nonperforming

 

 

Total

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Loans secured by real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

 

$

5,394

 

 

$

172

 

 

$

5,566

 

Consumer loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

 

 

29,693

 

 

 

531

 

 

 

30,224

 

Branch retail

 

 

32,024

 

 

 

281

 

 

 

32,305

 

Indirect sales

 

 

45,503

 

 

 

 

 

 

45,503

 

Total

 

$

112,614

 

 

$

984

 

 

$

113,598

 

 

The tables below illustrate the carrying amount of loans by credit quality indicator as of December 31, 2017.2018:

 

 

Bank

 

 

Bank

 

 

Pass

1-5

  

Special

Mention

6

  

Substandard

7

  

Doubtful

8

  

Total

 

 

Pass

1-5

 

 

Special

Mention

6

 

 

Substandard

7

 

 

Total

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Loans secured by real estate:

                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

 $25,872  $84  $187  $  $26,143 

 

$

40,200

 

 

$

914

 

 

$

226

 

 

$

41,340

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

  33,278   339   655      34,272 

 

 

100,485

 

 

 

154

 

 

 

2,332

 

 

 

102,971

 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

  16,579            16,579 

 

 

23,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,009

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

  99,847   4,766   520      105,133 

 

 

153,077

 

 

 

1,996

 

 

 

1,089

 

 

 

156,162

 

Other

  190            190 

 

 

1,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,308

 

Commercial and industrial loans

  67,689   2,066   214      69,969 

 

 

83,261

 

 

 

1,977

 

 

 

541

 

 

 

85,779

 

Consumer loans

  5,155      62      5,217 

 

 

6,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

79

 

 

 

6,927

 

Total

 $248,610  $7,255  $1,638  $  $257,503 

 

$

408,188

 

 

$

5,041

 

 

$

4,267

 

 

$

417,496

 

 

The above amounts include purchased credit impaired loans. As of December 31, 2018, $0.5 million of purchased credit impaired loans were rated “Substandard.”

 

ALC

 

 

ALC

 

 

Performing

  

Nonperforming

  

Total

 

 

Performing

 

 

Nonperforming

 

 

Total

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Loans secured by real estate:

            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

 $10,495  $306  $10,801 

 

$

7,657

 

 

$

128

 

 

$

7,785

 

Consumer loans:            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer  32,933   1,150   34,083 

 

 

30,826

 

 

 

830

 

 

 

31,656

 

Branch retail

 

 

28,171

 

 

 

153

 

 

 

28,324

 

Indirect sales

  54,611   460   55,071 

 

 

40,491

 

 

 

118

 

 

 

40,609

 

Total

 $98,039  $1,916  $99,955 

 

$

107,145

 

 

$

1,229

 

 

$

108,374

 

 


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

The following tables below illustrate the carrying amountprovide an aging analysis of past due loans by credit quality indicatorclass as of December31,2016. 2019:

 

 

Bank

 

 

Bank

 

 

As of December 31, 2019

 

 

Pass

1-5

  

Special

Mention

6

  

Substandard

7

  

Doubtful

8

  

Total

 

 

30-59

Days

Past

Due

 

 

60-89

Days

Past

Due

 

 

90

Days

Or

Greater

 

 

Total

Past

Due

 

 

Current

 

 

Total

Loans

 

 

Recorded

Investment >

90 Days

And

Accruing

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Loans secured by real estate:

                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

 $22,240  $

  $1,532  $  $23,772 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

30,094

 

 

$

30,094

 

 

$

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

  31,995   213   747      32,955 

 

 

194

 

 

 

83

 

 

 

672

 

 

 

949

 

 

 

98,022

 

 

 

98,971

 

 

 

 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

  16,627      

      16,627 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,910

 

 

 

50,910

 

 

 

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

  99,082   2,315   715      102,112 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,419

 

 

 

1,449

 

 

 

161,532

 

 

 

162,981

 

 

 

 

Other

  234            234 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

726

 

 

 

726

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial loans

  55,481   2,227   255      57,963 

 

 

56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56

 

 

 

90,901

 

 

 

90,957

 

 

 

 

Consumer loans

  6,126      

80

      6,206 

 

 

12

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

7,800

 

 

 

7,816

 

 

 

 

Total

 $231,785  $4,755  $3,329  $  $239,869 

 

$

292

 

 

$

87

 

 

$

2,091

 

 

$

2,470

 

 

$

439,985

 

 

$

442,455

 

 

$

 

 

The above amounts include purchased credit impaired loans. As of December 31, 2019, $0.2 million were 60-89 days past due.

 

ALC

 

 

ALC

 

 

As of December 31, 2019

 

 

Performing

  

Nonperforming

  

Total

 

 

30-59

Days

Past

Due

 

 

60-89

Days

Past

Due

 

 

90

Days

Or

Greater

 

 

Total

Past

Due

 

 

Current

 

 

Total

Loans

 

 

Recorded

Investment >

90 Days

And

Accruing

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Loans secured by real estate:

            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other

land loans

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

 $13,507  $217  $13,724 

 

 

65

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

172

 

 

 

262

 

 

 

5,304

 

 

 

5,566

 

 

 

 

Secured by multi-family residential

properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential

properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer loans:            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer  35,278   1,135   36,413 

 

 

375

 

 

 

283

 

 

 

531

 

 

 

1,189

 

 

 

29,035

 

 

 

30,224

 

 

 

 

Branch retail

 

 

444

 

 

 

189

 

 

 

281

 

 

 

914

 

 

 

31,391

 

 

 

32,305

 

 

 

 

 

Indirect sales

  44,228   547   44,775 

 

 

132

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

132

 

 

 

45,371

 

 

 

45,503

 

 

 

 

Total

 $93,013  $1,899  $94,912 

 

$

1,016

 

 

$

497

 

 

$

984

 

 

$

2,497

 

 

$

111,101

 

 

$

113,598

 

 

$

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

The following tables provide an aging analysis of past due loans by class as of December 31, 2017.2018:

 

 

Bank

 

 

Bank

 

 

As of December 31, 2017

 

 

As of December 31, 2018

 

 

30-59 Days

Past Due

  

60-89 Days

Past Due

  

90 Days

Or

Greater

  

Total

Past

Due

  

Current

  

Total

Loans

  

Recorded

Investment >

90 Days And

Accruing

 

 

30-59

Days

Past

Due

 

 

60-89

Days

Past

Due

 

 

90

Days

Or

Greater

 

 

Total

Past

Due

 

 

Current

 

 

Total

Loans

 

 

Recorded

Investment >

90 Days

And

Accruing

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Loans secured by real estate:

                            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

 $

  $  $  $  $26,143  $26,143  $ 

 

$

415

 

 

$

582

 

 

$

74

 

 

$

1,071

 

 

$

40,269

 

 

$

41,340

 

 

$

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

  227      52   279   33,993   34,272    

 

 

991

 

 

 

36

 

 

 

539

 

 

 

1,566

 

 

 

101,405

 

 

 

102,971

 

 

 

 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

  

            16,579   16,579    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,009

 

 

 

23,009

 

 

 

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

  13      

   13   105,120   105,133    

 

 

458

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

471

 

 

 

155,691

 

 

 

156,162

 

 

 

 

Other

  

            190   190    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,308

 

 

 

1,308

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial loans

  

70

   

   

   70   69,899   69,969    

 

 

2,608

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

384

 

 

 

3,022

 

 

 

82,757

 

 

 

85,779

 

 

 

 

Consumer loans

  

42

         42   5,175   5,217    

 

 

80

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

84

 

 

 

6,843

 

 

 

6,927

 

 

 

 

Total

 $352  $  $52  $404  $257,099  $257,503  $ 

 

$

4,552

 

 

$

661

 

 

$

1,001

 

 

$

6,214

 

 

$

411,282

 

 

$

417,496

 

 

$

 

 

The above amounts include purchased credit impaired loans. As of December 31, 2018, $0.3 million were 90 or more days past due.


 

 

ALC

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2018

 

 

 

30-59

Days

Past

Due

 

 

60-89

Days

Past

Due

 

 

90

Days

Or

Greater

 

 

Total

Past

Due

 

 

Current

 

 

Total

Loans

 

 

Recorded

Investment >

90 Days

And

Accruing

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Loans secured by real estate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other

   land loans

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential

   properties

 

 

60

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

128

 

 

 

253

 

 

 

7,532

 

 

 

7,785

 

 

 

 

Secured by multi-family residential

  properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential

   properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer loans:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

 

 

563

 

 

 

354

 

 

 

830

 

 

 

1,747

 

 

 

29,909

 

 

 

31,656

 

 

 

 

Branch retail

 

 

164

 

 

 

98

 

 

 

153

 

 

 

415

 

 

 

27,909

 

 

 

28,324

 

 

 

 

 

Indirect sales

 

 

184

 

 

 

79

 

 

 

118

 

 

 

381

 

 

 

40,228

 

 

 

40,609

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

971

 

 

$

596

 

 

$

1,229

 

 

$

2,796

 

 

$

105,578

 

 

$

108,374

 

 

$

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

  

ALC

 
  

As of December 31, 2017

 
  

30-59

Days

Past Due

  

60-89

Days

Past Due

  

90 Days

Or

Greater

  

Total

Past

Due

  

Current

  

Total

Loans

  

Recorded

Investment >

90 Days And

Accruing

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Loans secured by real estate:

                            

Construction, land development and other land loans

 $  $  $  $  $  $  $ 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

  61   23   290   374   10,427   10,801    

Secured by multi-family residential properties

                     

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

                     

Other

                     

Commercial and industrial loans

                     
Consumer loans:                            

Consumer

  490   323   1,111   1,924   32,159   34,083    

Indirect sales

  281   230   433   944   54,127   55,071    

Total

 $832  $576  $1,834  $3,242  $96,713  $99,955  $ 

The following tables provide an aging analysis of past due loans by class as of December 31, 2016.

Bank

As of December 31, 2016

30-59

Days

Past Due

60-89

Days

Past Due

90 Days

Or

Greater

Total

Past

Due

Current

Total

Loans

Recorded

Investment >

90 Days And

Accruing

(Dollars in Thousands)

Loans secured by real estate:

Construction, land development and other land loans

$

$$86$86$23,686$23,772$

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

1646914537832,57732,955

Secured by multi-family residential properties

16,62716,627

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

762

762101,350102,112

Other

234234

Commercial and industrial loans

141457,94957,963

Consumer loans

28

28

6,1786,206

Total

$926$97$245$1,268$238,601$239,869$


FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

  

ALC

 
  

As of December 31, 2016

 
  

30-

59 Days

Past Due

  

60-

89 Days

Past Due

  

90 Days

Or

Greater

  

Total Past

Due

  

Current

  

Total

Loans

  

Recorded

Investment >

90 Days And

Accruing

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Loans secured by real estate:

                            

Construction, land development and other land loans

 $  $  $  $  $  $  $ 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

  61   29   213   303   13,421   13,724   

 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

                     

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

                     

Other

                     

Commercial and industrial loans

                     
Consumer loans:                            

Consumer

  441   413   1,104   1,958   34,455   36,413   

 

Indirect sales

  191   139   489   819   43,956   44,775    

Total

 $693  $581  $1,806  $3,080  $91,832  $94,912  $

 

 

 

The following table provides an analysis of non-accruing loans by class as of December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016.2018:

 

 

Loans on Non-Accrual Status

 

 

Loans on Non-

Accrual Status

 

 

December 31,

2017

  

December 31,

2016

 

 

December 31,

2019

 

 

December 31,

2018

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Loans secured by real estate:

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

 $  $86 

 

$

 

 

$

73

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

  501   570 

 

 

1,423

 

 

 

1,097

 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

  

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

  29   53 

 

 

1,426

 

 

 

14

 

Other

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial loans

  12   32 

 

 

27

 

 

 

424

 

Consumer loans:      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer 1,173  1,676 

 

 

558

 

 

 

879

 

Branch retail

 

 

281

 

 

 

153

 

Indirect sales

  

433

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

119

 

Total loans

 $2,148  $2,417 

 

$

3,723

 

 

$

2,759

 

 

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, purchased credit impaired loans comprised $0.2 million and $0.5 million of non-accrual loans, respectively.

Impaired Loans

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the related loan agreement. If a loan is impaired, a specific valuation allowance is allocated, if necessary, so that the loan is reported at the present value of estimated future cash flows using the loan’s existing rate or at the fair value of collateral if repayment is expected solely from the liquidation of the collateral at the Bank. All loans of $0.5 million or more that have a credit quality risk grade of seven or above are identified for impairment analysis. At management'smanagement’s discretion, additional loans may be impaired based on homogeneous factors such as changes in the nature and volume of the portfolio, portfolio quality, adequacy of the underlying collateral value, loan concentrations, historical charge-off trends and economic conditions that may affect a borrower'sthe borrower’s ability to pay. At ALC, all real estate loans of $0.1 million$50 thousand or more that are 90 days or more past due are identified for impairment analysis. There are currently noAs of December 31, 2019 and 2018, there were $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of impaired loans with no related allowance recorded at ALC that meet that criteria. All loans of $0.5 million or more that have a credit quality risk grade of seven or above are identified for impairment analysis.ALC. Impaired loans, or portions thereof, are charged off when deemed uncollectable.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

As of December 31, 2017, the carrying amount of impaired loans consisted of the following:

  

December 31, 2017

 

Impaired loans with no related allowance recorded

 

Carrying

Amount

  

Unpaid

Principal

Balance

  

Related

Allowances

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Loans secured by real estate

            

Construction, land development and other land loans

 $

  $  $ 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

  

   

    

Secured by multi-family residential properties

  

       

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

  

       

Commercial and industrial

  

       

Total loans with no related allowance recorded

 $

  $

  $ 

Impaired loans with an allowance recorded

            

Loans secured by real estate

            

Construction, land development and other land loans

 $  $  $ 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

  187   187   5 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

         

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

  532   532   21 

Commercial and industrial

  

72

   

72

   

72

 

Total loans with an allowance recorded

 $791  $791  $98 

Total impaired loans

            

Loans secured by real estate

            

Construction, land development and other land loans

 $  $  $ 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

  187   187   5 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

         

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

  532   532   21 

Commercial and industrial

  

72

   

72

   

72

 

Total impaired loans

 $791  $791  $98 



FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

As of December31,2016, 2019, the carrying amount of impaired loans at the Bank and ALC consisted of the following:

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

Carrying

Amount

 

 

Unpaid

Principal

Balance

 

 

Related

Allowances

 

Impaired loans with no related allowance recorded

 

Carrying

Amount

  

Unpaid

Principal

Balance

  

Related

Allowances

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Loans secured by real estate

            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

 $

  $

  $ 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

         

 

 

984

 

 

 

984

 

 

 

 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

  

   

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

  

   

    

 

 

1,877

 

 

 

1,877

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total loans with no related allowance recorded

 $  $  $ 

 

$

2,861

 

 

$

2,861

 

 

$

 

Impaired loans with an allowance recorded

            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans secured by real estate

            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

 $1,361  $1,361  $423 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

  193   193   5 

 

 

21

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

14

 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

  

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

  549   549   107 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

         

 

 

206

 

 

 

206

 

 

 

206

 

Consumer

 

 

29

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

7

 

Total loans with an allowance recorded

 $2,103  $2,103  $535 

 

$

256

 

 

$

256

 

 

$

227

 

Total impaired loans

            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans secured by real estate

            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

 $1,361  $1,361  $423 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

  193   193   5 

 

 

1,005

 

 

 

1,005

 

 

 

14

 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

  

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

  549   549   107 

 

 

1,877

 

 

 

1,877

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

         

 

 

206

 

 

 

206

 

 

 

206

 

Consumer

 

 

29

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

7

 

Total impaired loans

 $2,103  $2,103  $535 

 

$

3,117

 

 

$

3,117

 

 

$

227

 

The above amounts include purchased credit impaired loans. As of December 31, 2019, purchased credit impaired loans comprised $0.2 million of impaired loans without a related allowance recorded.

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As of December 31, 2018, the carrying amount of impaired loans at the Bank and ALC consisted of the following:

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

 

Carrying

Amount

 

 

Unpaid

Principal

Balance

 

 

Related

Allowances

 

Impaired loans with no related allowance recorded

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Loans secured by real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

 

$

73

 

 

$

73

 

 

$

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

 

 

635

 

 

 

635

 

 

 

 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total loans with no related allowance recorded

 

$

708

 

 

$

708

 

 

$

 

Impaired loans with an allowance recorded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans secured by real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

 

$

153

 

 

$

153

 

 

$

28

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

 

 

57

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

50

 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

 

 

511

 

 

 

511

 

 

 

1

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

67

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

67

 

Consumer

 

 

43

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

20

 

Total loans with an allowance recorded

 

$

831

 

 

$

831

 

 

$

166

 

Total impaired loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans secured by real estate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

 

$

226

 

 

$

226

 

 

$

28

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

 

 

692

 

 

 

692

 

 

 

50

 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

 

 

511

 

 

 

511

 

 

 

1

 

Commercial and industrial

 

 

67

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

67

 

Consumer

 

 

43

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

20

 

Total impaired loans

 

$

1,539

 

 

$

1,539

 

 

$

166

 

The above amounts include purchased credit impaired loans. As of December 31, 2018, purchased credit impaired loans comprised $0.5 million of impaired loans without a related allowance recorded.

 

The average net investment in impaired loans and interest income recognized and received on impaired loans as of during the years ended December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016 were2018 was as follows:

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

Average

Recorded

Investment

  

Interest

Income

Recognized

  

Interest

Income

Received

 

 

Average

Recorded

Investment

 

 

Interest

Income

Recognized

 

 

Interest

Income

Received

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Loans secured by real estate

            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

 $902  $  $ 

 

$

181

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

  190   13   14 

 

 

1,021

 

 

 

48

 

 

 

48

 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

  

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

  537   35   35 

 

 

645

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

29

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

  

59

   

7

   

5

 

 

 

991

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

7

 

Consumer

 

 

38

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

Total

 $1,688  $55  $54 

 

$

2,876

 

 

$

86

 

 

$

86

 

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December 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

Average

Recorded

Investment

  

Interest

Income

Recognized

  

Interest

Income

Received

 

 

Average

Recorded

Investment

 

 

Interest

Income

Recognized

 

 

Interest

Income

Received

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Loans secured by real estate

            

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

 $1,381  $41  $39 

 

$

70

 

 

$

8

 

 

$

8

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

  232   14   14 

 

 

794

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

16

 

Secured by multi-family residential properties

     

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

  557   33   31 

 

 

523

 

 

 

34

 

 

 

35

 

Other

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial and industrial

         

 

 

57

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

5

 

Consumer

 

 

15

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

Total

 $2,170  $88  $84 

 

$

1,460

 

 

$

65

 

 

$

67

 

 

Loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued amounted to $2.1$3.7 million and $2.4$2.8 million as of December 31,2017 2019 and 2016,2018, respectively. If interest on those loans had been accrued, there would have been $19$41 thousand and $35$44 thousand of interest accrued as of for the years ended December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016,2018, respectively. Interest income related to these loans as of for the years ended December 31, 2017 2019 and 20162018 was $3$147 thousand and $4$27 thousand, respectively.

Troubled Debt Restructurings

Troubled debt restructurings include loans with respect to which concessions have been grantedgranted to borrowers that generally would not have otherwise been considered had the borrowers not been experiencing financial difficulty. The concessions granted may include payment schedule modifications, interest rate reductions, maturity date extensions, modifications of note structure, principal balance reductions or some combination of these concessions. There were no loans modified with concessions granted during the yearyears ended December 31, 2017. 2019 or 2018. Restructured loans may involve loans remaining on non-accrual, moving to non-accrual or continuing on accrual status, depending on the individual facts and circumstances of the borrower. Non-accrual restructured loans are included with all other non-accrual loans. In addition, all accruing restructured loans are reported as troubled debt restructurings. Generally, restructured loans remain on non-accrual until the customer has attained a sustained period of repayment performance under the modified loan terms (generally a minimum of six months). However, performance prior to the restructuring, or significant events that coincide with the restructuring, are considered in assessing whether the borrower can meet the new terms and whether the loan should be returned to or maintained on non-accrual status. If the borrower’s ability to meet the revised payment schedule is not reasonably assured, then the loan remains on non-accrual. As of both December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016,2018, the Company had $0.1 million$16 thousand and $65 thousand, respectively, of non-accruing loans that were previously restructured and that remained on non-accrual status. DuringFor both of the yearyears ended December 31, 2017, 2019 and 2018, the Company had no loans that were restored to accrual status based on a sustained period of repayment performance. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company had $0.3 million in restructured loans that were restored to accrual status based on a sustained period of repayment performance.

The following table provides, as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the number of loans remaining in each loan category as of December31,2017 and 2016 that the Bank had previously modified in a troubled debt restructuring, as well as the pre- and post-modification principal balance as of each date.

 

 

December 31, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

Number of

Loans

  

Pre-

Modification

Outstanding

Principal

Balance

  

Post-

Modification

Principal

Balance

  

Number

of

Loans

  

Pre-

Modification

Outstanding

Principal

Balance

  

Post-

Modification

Principal

Balance

 

 

Number

of

Loans

 

 

Pre-

Modification

Outstanding

Principal

Balance

 

 

Post-

Modification

Principal

Balance

 

 

Number

of Loans

 

 

Pre-

Modification

Outstanding

Principal

Balance

 

 

Post-

Modification

Principal

Balance

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Loans secured by real estate:

                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction, land development and other land loans

  1  $107  $82   2  $1,960  $1,286 

 

 

1

 

 

$

107

 

 

$

62

 

 

 

1

 

 

$

107

 

 

$

73

 

Secured by 1-4 family residential properties

  3   318   165   3   318   249 

 

 

2

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

318

 

 

 

118

 

Secured by non-farm, non-residential properties

  1   53   37   1   53   41 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

53

 

 

 

34

 

Commercial loans

  2   116   81   2   116   88 

 

 

2

 

 

 

116

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

116

 

 

 

72

 

Total

  7  $594  $365   8  $2,447  $1,664 

 

 

5

 

 

$

282

 

 

$

136

 

 

 

7

 

 

$

594

 

 

$

297

 

 


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As of December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016,2018, no loans that previously had been modified in a troubled debt restructuring had defaulted subsequent to modification.

Restructured loan modifications primarily included maturity date extensions and payment schedule modifications. There were no modifications to principal balances of the loans that were restructured.restructured. Accordingly, there was no impact on the Company’s allowance for loan losses resulting from the modifications.

All loans with a principal balance of $0.5$0.5 million or more that have been modified in a troubled debt restructuring are considered impairedimpaired and evaluated individually for impairment. The nature and extent of impairment of restructured loans, including those that have experienced a subsequent payment default, are considered in the determination of an appropriate level of allowance for loan losses. This evaluation resulted in an allowance for loan losses attributable to such restructured loans of $2$1 thousand and $15$2 thousand as of December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016,2018, respectively.

5.6.

OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED AND REPOSSESSIONS

Other real estate and certain other assets acquired in foreclosure are reported at the lower of the investment in the loan or fairnet realizable value of the property, less estimated costs to sell. The following table summarizestables summarize foreclosed property activity as of December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016.2018:

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

Bank

  

ALC

  

Total

 

 

Bank

 

 

ALC

 

 

Total

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Beginning balance

 $4,353  $505  $4,858 

 

$

1,401

 

 

$

104

 

 

$

1,505

 

Transfers from loans

     87   87 

Additions (1)

 

 

224

 

 

 

89

 

 

 

313

 

Sales proceeds

  (649

)

  (199

)

  (848

)

 

 

(582

)

 

 

(82

)

 

 

(664

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross gains

  14      14 

 

 

37

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

39

 

Gross losses

  (20

)

  (101

)

  (121

)

 

 

(51

)

 

 

(26

)

 

 

(77

)

Net gains (losses)

  (6

)

  (101

)

  (107

)

 

 

(14

)

 

 

(24

)

 

 

(38

)

Impairment

  (171

)

  (27

)

  (198

)

 

 

 

 

 

(38

)

 

 

(38

)

Ending balance

 $3,527  $265  $3,792 

 

$

1,029

 

 

$

49

 

 

$

1,078

 

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

Bank

  

ALC

  

Total

 

 

Bank

 

 

ALC

 

 

Total

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Beginning balance

 $5,327  $711  $6,038 

 

$

3,527

 

 

$

265

 

 

$

3,792

 

Transfers from loans

  273   199   472 

Additions (1)

 

 

399

 

 

 

57

 

 

 

456

 

Sales proceeds

  (1,016

)

  (281

)

  (1,297

)

 

 

(2,567

)

 

 

(89

)

 

 

(2,656

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross gains

  16   

37

   53 

 

 

267

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

282

 

Gross losses

  (77

)

  (80

)

  (157

)

 

 

(46

)

 

 

(81

)

 

 

(127

)

Net gains (losses)

  (61

)

  (43

)

  (104

)

 

 

221

 

 

 

(66

)

 

 

155

 

Impairment

  (170

)

  (81

)

  (251

)

 

 

(179

)

 

 

(63

)

 

 

(242

)

Ending balance

 $4,353  $505  $4,858 

 

$

1,401

 

 

$

104

 

 

$

1,505

 

 

(1)

Additions to OREO include transfers from loans, capitalized improvements to existing OREO properties and OREO acquired through acquisitions.

Valuation adjustments are recorded in other non-interest expense and are primarily post-foreclosure write-downs that are a result of continued declining property values based on updated appraisals or other indications of value, such as offers to purchase. Fair Net realizable value less estimated costcosts to sell of foreclosed residential real estate held by the Company was $0.6$0.1 million and $1.1$0.2 million as of December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016,2018, respectively. In addition, the Company held $27 thousand and $0.1$0.7 million inof consumer mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate that were in the process of foreclosure as of December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016, respectively.did not hold any of these loans as of December 31, 2018.

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Repossessions

In addition to the other real estate and other assets acquired in foreclosure, the Bank and ALC also acquire assets through the repossession of the underlying collateral of loans in default. Total repossessed assets as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 were $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively.

6.7.

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The Company recorded $7.4 million of goodwill as a result of its acquisition of TPB in 2018. Goodwill impairment was neither indicated nor recorded during the years ended December 31, 2019 or 2018.

Goodwill is tested annually, or more often if circumstances warrant, for impairment. If the implied fair value of goodwill is lower than its carrying amount, goodwill impairment is indicated, and goodwill is written down to its implied fair value. Subsequent increases in goodwill value are not recognized in the consolidated financial statements. Goodwill totaled $7.4 million as of both December 31, 2019 and 2018.

Core deposit premiums are amortized over a seven-year period and are periodically evaluated, at least annually, as to the recoverability of their carrying value. Core deposit premiums of $2.0 million were recorded during 2018 as part of the TPB acquisition.

The Company’s goodwill and other intangibles (carrying basis and accumulated amortization) as of December 31, 2019 were as follows:

 

 

December

31, 2019

 

 

 

(Dollars in

Thousands)

 

Goodwill

 

$

7,435

 

Core deposit intangible:

 

 

 

 

Gross carrying amount

 

 

2,048

 

Accumulated amortization

 

 

(658

)

Core deposit intangible, net

 

 

1,390

 

Total

 

$

8,825

 

The Company’s estimated remaining amortization expense on intangibles as of December 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

 

Amortization

Expense

 

 

 

(Dollars in

Thousands)

 

2020

 

 

415

 

2021

 

 

341

 

2022

 

 

268

 

2023

 

 

195

 

2024

 

 

122

 

2025

 

 

49

 

Total

 

$

1,390

 

The net carrying amount of the Company’s core deposit premiums is not considered recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition. That assessment is based on the carrying amount of the intangible assets subject to amortization at the date on which it is tested for recoverability. Intangible assets subject to amortization are tested by the Company for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable.

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8.

PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT  

Premises and equipment and applicable depreciable lives are summarized as follows:

 

 December 31, 

 

December 31,

 

 

2017

  

2016

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Land

 $6,181  $5,053 

 

$

6,407

 

 

$

6,407

 

Premises (40 years)

  24,978   14,530 

 

 

28,387

 

 

 

25,855

 

Furniture, fixtures, and equipment (3-7 years)

  15,578   14,011 

Furniture, fixtures and equipment (3-7 years)

 

 

16,942

 

 

 

16,043

 

Total

  46,737   33,594 

 

 

51,736

 

 

 

48,305

 

Less accumulated depreciation

  (20,304

)

  (19,490

)

 

 

(22,570

)

 

 

(21,437

)

  26,433   14,104 

 

 

29,166

 

 

 

26,868

 

Construction in progress

     4,236 

 

 

50

 

 

 

775

 

Total

 $26,433  $18,340 

 

$

29,216

 

 

$

27,643

 

 

Depreciation expense of $1.1$1.6 million and $0.9$1.5 million was recorded in 20172019 and 2016,2018, respectively.

7.9.

INVESTMENT IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPDEPOSITS

The Company holds an investment in an affordable housing project for which it provides funding as a limited partner and has received tax credits related to its investment in the project based on its partnership share.  The net assets of the partnership consist primarily of apartment complexes, and the primary liabilities consist of those associated with the operation of the partnership.  The Company has determined that this investment requires consolidation as a variable interest entity under ASC Topic 810, Consolidation.  The Company holds a 99.9% interest in the limited partnership.  Assets recorded by the Company as a result of the consolidation were less than $0.1 million as of both December 31, 2017 and 2016.

8.

DEPOSITS

As of December31,2017, 2019, the scheduled maturities of the Bank’s time deposits were as follows:

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

2018

 $121,390

2019

22,149

2020

16,922

2021

10,739

2022 and thereafter

12,330

Total

 $183,530

 

 

(Dollars in

Thousands)

 

2020

 

$

178,801

 

2021

 

 

39,118

 

2022

 

 

14,226

 

2023

 

 

8,054

 

2024

 

 

5,880

 

Total

 

$

246,079

 

 

Total time deposits greater than $250$250 thousand totaled $28.1$48.2 million and $35.8$70.7 million as of December 31, 20172019 and 2016,2018, respectively. In addition, the Company held brokered certificates of deposit totaling $8.9$7.4 million and $14.0$33.3 million as of December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016,2018, respectively, that were included in total deposits. Deposits from related parties held by the Company amounted to $4.5$5.2 million and $4.7$4.9 million at December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016,2018, respectively.

9.10.

SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS

Short-term borrowings consist of federal funds purchased, securities sold under repurchase agreements, and short-term Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”)FHLB advances with original maturities of one year or less. Short-term borrowings totaled $15.6$10.0 million and $10.1$0.5 million as of December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016,December 31, 2018, respectively.

  

Federal funds purchased, which represent unsecured lines of credit that generally mature within one to four days, are availableavailable to the Bank through arrangements with correspondent banks and the Federal Reserve. As of both December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016,2018, there were no federal funds purchased outstanding, and theoutstanding. The Bank had $18.8$61.7 million and $72.2 million in available unused lines of credit with correspondent banks and the Federal Reserve.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

Reserve as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Securities sold under repurchase agreements, which are secured borrowings, generally are reflected at the amount of cash received in connection with the transaction. TheThe Bank may be required to provide additional collateral based on the fair value of the underlying securities. The Bank monitors the fair value of the underlying securities on a daily basis. Securities sold under repurchase agreements as of December 31, 2017 2019 and 20162018 totaled $0.6 million$25 thousand and $0.1$0.5 million, respectively.

Short-term FHLB advances are secured borrowings available to the Bank as an alternative funding source. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016,2019, the Bank had $15.0$10.0 million and $10.0 million, respectively, in outstanding FHLB advances with original maturities of less than one year. As of December 31, 2018, the Bank did not have any outstanding FHLB advances with original maturities of less than one year.

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10.11.

LONG-TERM DEBT

The Company uses FHLB advances as an alternative to funding sources with similar maturities, such as certificates of deposit or other deposit programs. These advances generally offer more attractive rates than other mid-term financing options. They are also flexible, allowing the Company to quickly obtain the necessary maturities and rates that best suit its overall asset/liability strategy. FHLB advances with an original maturity of more than one year are classified as long-term. TheAs of both December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company haddid not have any long-term FHLB advances outstanding of $10.0 million and $15.0 million as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

outstanding.

The following summarizes information concerning long-term FHLB advances and other borrowings:

 

 

2017

  

2016

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Balance at year-end

 $10,000  $15,000 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Average balance during the year

  11,452   12,404 

 

$

 

 

$

5,288

 

Maximum month-end balance during the year

  15,000   15,000 

 

$

 

 

$

10,000

 

Average rate paid during the year

  1.55

%

  0.71

%

 

N/A

 

 

 

1.90

%

Weighted average remaining maturity (in years)

  0.83 years   0.67 years 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

 

Assets pledged (including loans and investment securities) associated with FHLB advances totaled $26.0$34.6 million and $28.0$27.0 million as of December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016,2018, respectively. As of December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016,2018, the Bank had $159.3$211.5 million and $155.0$282.2 million, respectively, in remaining credit from the FHLB (subject to available collateral).

11.12.

INCOME TAXES

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (Tax Reform) was enacted. This legislation makes significant change in federal tax law, including a reduction in the corporate tax rates, changes to net operating loss carryforwards and carrybacks and a repeal of the corporate alternative minimum tax. The legislation reduced the U.S. corporate tax rate to 21% beginning in 2018. As a result of the law, the Company was required to re-value deferred tax assets and liabilities at the 21% rate as of December 31, 2017. This re-valuation resulted in a one-time, non-cash charge to income tax expense of $2.5 million and a corresponding reduction in the net deferred tax asset. The other provisions of Tax Reform did not have a material impact on the 2017 consolidated financial statements.

The consolidated provisions for income taxes for the years ended December31,2017 2019 and 20162018 were as follows:

 

 

2017

  

2016

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Federal

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 $65  $30 

 

$

(54

)

 

$

(157

)

Deferred

  3,105   103 

 

 

1,100

 

 

 

859

 

  3,170   133 

Total federal

 

 

1,046

 

 

 

702

 

State

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

  143   19 

 

 

166

 

 

 

59

 

Deferred

  (278)   17 

 

 

34

 

 

 

140

 

  (135)   36 

Total state

 

 

200

 

 

 

199

 

Total

 $3,035  $169 

 

$

1,246

 

 

$

901

 

 

The consolidated tax expense differed from the amount computed by applying the Company’s federal statutory income tax rate of 21.0% in 2019 and 2018 as described in the following table:


 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Income tax expense at federal statutory rate

 

$

1,220

 

 

$

712

 

Increase (decrease) resulting from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tax-exempt interest

 

 

(95

)

 

 

(119

)

Bank-owned life insurance

 

 

(65

)

 

 

(66

)

State income tax expense, net of federal income taxes

 

 

229

 

 

 

137

 

Other

 

 

(43

)

 

 

237

 

Total

 

$

1,246

 

 

$

901

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

The consolidated tax expense (benefit) differed from the amount computed by applying the Company's federal statutory income tax rate in 2017 and 2016 of 34.0%, as described in the following table:

  

2017

  

2016

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Income tax expense at federal statutory rate

 $892  $475 

Increase (decrease) resulting from:

        

Tax-exempt interest

  (219

)

  (217

)

Bank-owned life insurance

  (109

)

  (106

)

State income tax expense, net of federal income taxes

  54   29 
Tax Reform adjustment  2,471    

Other

  (54

)

  (12)

Total

 $3,035  $169 

The tax effects of temporary differences that gave rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities as of December 31,2017 2019 and 20162018 are presented below:

 

 

2017

  

2016

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Deferred tax assets:

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for loan losses

 $1,197  $1,792 

 

$

1,354

 

 

$

1,228

 

Deferred compensation

  1,045   1,603 

 

 

1,040

 

 

 

1,064

 

Deferred commissions and fees

  313   268 

 

 

337

 

 

 

308

 

Impairment of other real estate owned

  532   742 

 

 

52

 

 

 

99

 

Federal net operating loss carryforwards

  1,486   3,121 

 

 

655

 

 

 

1,549

 

State net operating loss carryforwards

  288   184 

 

 

270

 

 

 

280

 

Federal alternative minimum tax and general business credits carryforwards

  340   279 

 

 

107

 

 

 

167

 

Unrealized loss on securities available-for-sale 400  

872

 

 

 

71

 

 

 

797

 

Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

Other

  418   500 

 

 

630

 

 

 

621

 

Total gross deferred tax assets

  6,019   9,361 

 

 

4,517

 

 

 

6,113

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premises and equipment

  214   327 

 

 

1,205

 

 

 

888

 

Core deposit intangible

 

 

347

 

 

 

463

 

Limited partnerships

  81   132 

 

 

135

 

 

 

122

 

Cash flow hedges 111  

127

 

Other

  24   41 

 

 

79

 

 

 

31

 

Total gross deferred tax liabilities

  430   627 

 

 

1,766

 

 

 

1,504

 

Net deferred tax asset, included in other assets

 $5,589  $8,734 

 

$

2,751

 

 

$

4,609

 

 

As of December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016,2018, respectively, the Company had $2.1federal net operating loss carryforwards of $3.1 million and $3.6$7.4 million, related toand the Company had state net operating loss carryforwards of $5.9 million and $8.4 million for the same respective periods. In addition, as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had federal tax credit carryforwards of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively. The federal and state net operating loss and federal tax credit carryforwards that can be used to offset income in future periods and reduce income taxes payable in those future periods. The majority of these carry-forwardscarryforwards will not begin to expire until 2032.  The remaining net deferred tax assets, which totaled $3.5 million and $5.2 million as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, do not have an expiration date.

The Company’s determination of the realization of net deferred tax assets at December 31, 2017 and 2016 was based on management’s assessment of all available positive and negative evidence.  As of both December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company was not in a three-year cumulative loss position.  In addition, the Company has positive evidence supporting the realization of its net deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2017, including the reversal of taxable temporary differences, a strong history of earnings, and tax planning strategies, including the conversion of tax-exempt investments to taxable investments to generate future taxable income to prevent tax attributes, such as net operating losses, from expiring unutilized.  Accordingly, a valuation allowance was not established as of December 31, 2017 or December 31, 2016.

The Company files a consolidated income tax return with the federal government and the StateStates of Alabama.Alabama and Tennessee. ALC files several state income tax returns, with the majority of its non-Alabama income being apportioned to Mississippi.Mississippi. The Company is currently open to audit under the statute of limitations by the Internal Revenue Service and the states in which it filesfiled for the years ended December 31,2013 2014 through 2017.

2019.

As of December 31,2017, 2019, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits related to federal or state income tax matters and does not anticipate any material increase or decrease in unrecognized tax benefits relative to any tax positions taken prior to December31,2017. 2019. As of December 31,2017, 2019, the Company had accrued no interest and no penalties related to uncertain tax positions.


FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

12.13.

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The Company sponsors a 401(k)401(k) Plan (the "401(k) Plan"“401(k) Plan”). The 401(k)401(k) Plan allows participants to defer a portion of their compensation on a pre-tax basis, subject to the statutory annual contribution limit. For 20172019 and 2016,2018, the Company made “safe harbor” contributions on behalf of participants in the form of a match that was equal to 100% of each participant’s elective deferrals, up to a maximum of 4% of the participant’s eligible compensation. The 401(k)401(k) Plan also allows the Company to make discretionary matching contributions on behalf of participants equal to 2% of each participant’s elective deferrals. No discretionary match was made in 20172019 or 2016.2018. The Company’s matching contributions to the 401(k)401(k) Plan totaled $0.4$0.5 million in both 20172019 and 2016.

2018.

Participants can elect to invest up to 20% of incoming contributions (measured at the time of investment) in the 401(k)401(k) Plan in the form of Company stock. The 410(k)401(k) Plan held 312,253221,357 and 254,182240,402 shares of Company stock as of December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016,2018, respectively. These shares are allocated to participants in the 401(k)401(k) Plan and, accordingly, are included in the earnings per share calculations.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

13.14.

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS

The BankCompany has entered into supplemental retirement compensation benefits agreements with certain directors and executive officers. The measurement of the liability under these agreements includes estimates involving life expectancy, length of time before retirementretirement and the expected returns on the bank-owned life insurance policies used to fund those agreements. Should these estimates prove to be materially wrong, the cost of these agreements could change accordingly. The related deferred compensation obligation to these directors and executive officers included in other liabilities was $3.5$3.2 million and $3.4 million as of both December 31,2017 2019 and 2016.

2018, respectively.

Non-employee directors may elect to defer payment of all or any portion of their Bancshares and Bank director fees under BancsharesBancshares’ Non-Employee Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferral Plan”). The Deferral Plan which was ratified by Bancshares’ shareholders at the annual meeting held on May 11, 2004, permits non-employee directors to invest their directors’ fees and to receive the adjusted value of the deferred amounts in cash and/or shares of Bancshares’ common stock. Neither Bancshares nor the Bank makes any contribution to participantsparticipants’ accounts under the Deferral Plan. As of December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016,2018, a total of 103,620124,392 and 114,547116,766 shares of Bancshares common stock, respectively, were deferred in connection with the Deferral Plan. All deferred fees, whether in the form of cash or shares of Bancshares common stock, are reflected as compensation expense in the period earned. The Company classifies all deferred directors’ fees allocated to be paid in shares of Bancshares common stock as equity surplus. The Company usesmay use issued shares or shares of treasury stock to satisfy these obligations when due.

14.15.

STOCK AWARDS

In accordance with the Company’s 2013 Incentive Plan, stock awards, including stock options and restricted stock, have been granted to certain employees and non-employee directors. Shares of common stock available for distribution to satisfy the grants may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued shares, treasury shares or shares reacquired by the Company in any manner. Stock-based compensation expense related to stock awards totaled $0.2$0.3 million and $0.1 million asfor each of the years ended December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016, respectively.

2018.

Stock Options

The stockStock option awards werehave been granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of Bancshares’the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant and have vesting periods ranging from one to three years, with 10-year10-year contractual terms.

The Company recognizes the cost of services received in exchange for stock option awards based on the grant date fair value of the award, with compensation expense recognized on a straight-line basis over the awardsaward’s vesting period. The fair value of outstanding awards was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on the assumptions noted in the table below. Expected volatilities are based on historical volatilities of Bancsharesthe Company’s common stock.

 

 

2017

  

2016

 
 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

2.23

% 

 

1.58

%

 

 

2.59

%

 

 

2.77

%

Expected term

  7.5 years   7.5 years 

Expected term (in years)

 

 

7.5

 

 

 

7.5

 

Expected stock price volatility

  

25.36

%

  

25.25

%

 

 

30.9

%

 

 

28.3

%

Dividend yield

  

1.50

%

  

1.50

%

 

 

1.25

%

 

 

1.50

%

Fair value of stock option

 

$

3.30

 

 

$

3.51

 

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity for the periods presented.

 

 

December 31, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

Number of

Shares

  

Average

Exercise

Price

  

Number of

Shares

  

Average

Exercise

Price

 

 

Number of

Shares

 

 

Average

Exercise

Price

 

 

Number of

Shares

 

 

Average

Exercise

Price

 

Options:

                

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, beginning of year

  272,550  $8.21   175,550  $8.17 

 

 

377,950

 

 

$

9.80

 

 

 

318,000

 

 

$

9.43

 

Granted

  70,600   13.84   97,000   8.30 

 

 

68,150

 

 

 

9.99

 

 

 

62,150

 

 

 

11.71

 

Exercised

  21,816   8.15       

 

 

7,000

 

 

 

8.30

 

 

 

500

 

 

 

8.12

 

Expired

            

Forfeited

  

3,334

   11.79       

 

 

26,300

 

 

 

11.96

 

 

 

1,700

 

 

 

11.15

 

Options outstanding, end of year

  318,000  $9.43   272,550  $8.21 

 

 

412,800

 

 

$

9.72

 

 

 

377,950

 

 

$

9.80

 

Options exercisable, end of year

  206,133  $8.20   175,550  $8.17 

 

 

298,467

 

 

$

9.16

 

 

 

249,467

 

 

$

8.72

 

 


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding (calculated as the amount by which the market value of underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option) was approximately $1.2 million and $0.5$0.9 million as of December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016, respectively.zero as of December 31, 2018.

Restricted Stock

During the yearyears ended December 31, 2017, 11,2832019 and 2018, respectively, 5,520 shares and 11,870 shares of restricted stock were granted with vesting periods of either one or three years.  No shares of restricted stock were granted during the year ended December 31, 2016. granted. The Company recognizes the cost of services received in exchange for restricted stock awards based on the grant date closing price of the stock, with compensation expense recognized on a straight-line basis over the award'saward’s vesting period.

15.16.

SHAREHOLDERSSHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Dividends are paid at the discretion of the Company’sCompany’s Board of Directors, based on the Company’s operating performance and financial position, including earnings, capital and liquidity. Dividends from the Bank are the Company’s primary source of funds for the payment of dividends to shareholders. In addition, federal and state regulatory agencies have the authority to prevent the Company from paying a dividend to shareholders. During each of the yearsyear ended December 31, 2017 and 2016,2019, the Company declared dividends of $0.5$0.6 million, or $0.08$0.09 per share.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company declared dividends of $0.5 million, or $0.08 per share.

Regulatory Capital

As of January 1, 2015, the Bank was subject to revised capital requirements as described in the section captioned “Supervision and Regulation – Capital Adequacy” included in Part I, Item I of this report. Under the revised requirements, the Bank is subject to minimum risk-based capital and leverage capital requirements, which are administered by the federal bank regulatory agencies. These capital requirements, as defined by federal regulations, involve quantitative and qualitative measures of assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet instruments. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can result in certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the financial statements of the Bank and Bancshares, and could impact Bancshares’ ability to pay dividends. Effective January 1, 2017, 2019, the Bank’s minimum risk-based capital requirements include the year two phased-infour fully implemented capital conservation buffer of 1.25%2.50%. Effective January 1, 2016, 2018, the Bank’s minimum risk-based capital requirements includedinclude the year onethree phased-in capital conservation buffer of 0.625%1.875%. As of December 31, 2017, 2019, the Bank exceeded all applicable minimum capital standards. In addition, the Bank met applicable regulatory guidelines to be considered well-capitalized as of December 31, 2017.  2019. To be categorized in this manner, the Bank maintained common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital, Tier 1 risk-based capital, total risk-based capital and Tier 1 leverage ratios as set forth in the table below. In addition, the Bank was not subject to any written agreement, order, or capital directive or prompt corrective action directive issued by its primary federal regulator to meet and maintain a specific level for any capital measures.  

The following table provides the Bank’sBank’s actual regulatory capital amounts and ratios under regulatory capital standards in effect (Basel III) at December 31, 2017 2019 and December 31, 2016:2018:

 

 

2017

 

 

2019

 

 

Actual Regulatory Capital

         

 

Actual Regulatory Capital

 

 

Minimum

 

 

To Be Well

 

 

Amount

  

Ratio

  

Minimum

Requirement
  

To Be Well

Capitalized

 

 

Amount

 

 

Ratio

 

 

Requirement

 

 

Capitalized

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 $74,383   18.41

%

  5.750

%

  6.50

%

 

$

74,375

 

 

 

12.78

%

 

 

7.000

%

 

 

6.50

%

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

  74,383   18.41

%

  7.250

%

  8.00

%

 

 

74,375

 

 

 

12.78

%

 

 

8.500

%

 

 

8.00

%

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

  79,157   19.60

%

  9.250

%

  10.00

%

 

 

80,137

 

 

 

13.77

%

 

 

10.500

%

 

 

10.00

%

Tier 1 leverage (to average assets)

  74,383   11.89

%

  4.00

%

  5.00

%

 

 

74,375

 

 

 

9.61

%

 

 

4.00

%

 

 

5.00

%

 

 

2016

 

 

2018

 

 

Actual Regulatory Capital

         

 

Actual Regulatory Capital

 

 

Minimum

 

 

To Be Well

 

 

Amount

  

Ratio

  

Minimum

Requirement

  

To Be Well

Capitalized

 

 

Amount

 

 

Ratio

 

 

Requirement

 

 

Capitalized

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Common equity Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 $73,433   19.01%  5.125%  6.50%

 

$

70,177

 

 

 

12.62

%

 

 

6.375

%

 

 

6.50

%

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

  73,433   19.01

%

  6.625

%

  8.00

%

 

 

70,177

 

 

 

12.62

%

 

 

7.875

%

 

 

8.00

%

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

  78,279   20.26

%

  8.625

%

  10.00

%

 

 

75,232

 

 

 

13.53

%

 

 

9.875

%

 

 

10.00

%

Tier 1 leverage (to average assets)

  73,433   12.27

%

  4.00

%

  5.00

%

 

 

70,177

 

 

 

8.96

%

 

 

4.00

%

 

 

5.00

%

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

No significant conditions or events have occurred since December 31, 2017 2019 that management believes have affected the Bank’sBank’s classification as “well capitalized.“well-capitalized.” Because of the size of the Company’s balance sheet, there is currently no requirement for separate reporting of capital amounts and ratios for Bancshares. Accordingly, such amounts and ratios are not included herein. included.


FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

Under the FDICsFDIC’s final rule establishing the methodology for calculating deposit insurance assessments for banks with less than $10$10 billion in assets, the rate is determined based on a number of factors, including the bank’sbank’s CAMELS ratings, leverage ratio, net income, non-performing loan ratios, OREO ratios, core deposit ratios, one-yearone-year organic asset growth and a loan mix index. The CAMELS rating system is a supervisory rating system developed to classify a bank’s overall condition by taking into account capital adequacy, assets, management capability, earnings, liquidity and sensitivity to market and interest rate risk. The loan mix index component of the assessment model requires banks to calculate each of their loan categories as a percentage of assets and then multiply each category by a standardized historical charge-off rate percentage provided by the FDIC, with a higher index leading to a higher assessment rate. The rule implements maximum assessment rates for institutions with a composite CAMELS rating of 1 or 2 and minimum rates for institutions with a rating of 3,4 or 5.

Dividend Restrictions

Restrictions

Under Delaware law, dividends may be paid only out of surplus,“surplus,” defined as an amount equal to the present fair value of the total assets of the corporation, minus the present fair value of the total liabilities of the corporation, minus the capital of the corporation. In the event that there is no surplus, dividends may be paid out of the net profits of the corporation for the fiscal year in which the dividend is declared and/or the immediately preceding fiscal year. Dividends may not be paid, however, out of net profits of the corporation if the capital represented by the issued and outstanding stock of all classes having a preference on the distribution of assets is impaired. Further, the Federal Reserve permits bank holding companies to pay dividends only out of current earnings and only if future retained earnings would be consistent with the company’s capital, asset quality and financial condition.

Since it has no significant independent sources of income, BancsharesBancshares’ ability to pay dividends depends on its ability to receive dividends from the Bank. Under Alabama law, a state-chartered bank must annually transfer to surplus at least 10% of its “net earnings” (defined as the remainder of all earnings from current operations plus actual recoveries on loans and investments and other assets, less all current operating expenses, actual losses, accrued dividends on preferred stock and all federal, state and local taxes) until the bank’s surplus is at least 20% of its capital. Until the bank’s surplus reaches this level, a bank may not declare a dividend in excess of 90% of its net earnings. Once a bank’s surplus equals or exceeds 20% of its capital, if the total of all dividends declared by the bank in a calendar year will exceed the sum of its net earnings for that year and its retained net earnings for the preceding two years (less any required transfers to surplus), then the bank must obtain prior written approval from the Superintendent of the Alabama State Banking Department. The bank may not pay any dividends or make any withdrawals or transfers from surplus without the prior written approval of the Superintendent. The FDIC prohibits the payment of cash dividends if (1)(1) as a result of such payment, the bank would be undercapitalized or (2)(2) the bank is in default with respect to any assessment due to the FDIC, including a deposit insurance assessment. These restrictions could materially influence the Bank’s, and therefore Bancshares’, ability to pay dividends.

17.

LEASES

The Bank and ALC are involved in a number of operating leases, primarily for branch locations. Branch leases have remaining lease terms ranging from less than one year to 14 years, some of which include options to extend the leases for up to five years, and some of which include an option to terminate the lease within one year. The Bank leases certain office facilities to third parties and classifies these leases as operating leases.

The following table provides a summary of the components of lease income and expense, as well as the reporting location in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

 

 

Location in the Condensed

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements

of Operations

 

December 31,

2019

 

 

December 31,

2018

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Operating lease expense (1)

 

Net occupancy and equipment

 

$

839

 

 

$

670

 

Operating lease income (2)

 

Other income, net

 

$

845

 

 

$

124

 


(1)

Includes short-term lease costs. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, short-term lease costs were nominal in amount.

(2)

Operating lease income includes rental income from owned properties.

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The following table provides supplemental lease information for operating leases on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2019:

 

 

Location in

the Condensed

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

Balance Sheet

 

December 31,

2019

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in

Thousands)

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

Other assets

 

$

3,543

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

Other liabilities

 

$

3,573

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)

 

 

 

 

6.76

 

Weighted-average discount rate

 

 

 

 

3.16

%

The following table provides supplemental lease information for the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

2019

 

 

December 31,

2018

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of

   lease liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 

$

764

 

 

$

558

 

The following table is a schedule of remaining future minimum lease payments for operating leases that had an initial or remaining non-cancellable lease term in excess of one year as of December 31, 2019:

 

 

Minimum

Rental Payments

 

 

 

(Dollars in

Thousands)

 

2020

 

$

711

 

2021

 

 

609

 

2022

 

 

539

 

2023

 

 

453

 

2024

 

 

438

 

2025 and thereafter

 

 

1,276

 

Total future minimum lease payments

 

$

4,026

 

Less: Imputed interest

 

 

453

 

Total

 

$

3,573

 

16.18.

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity and credit risk, primarily by managing the amount, sources and duration of certain balance sheet assets and liabilities. In the normal course of business, the Company also uses derivative financial instruments to add stability to interest income or expense and to manage its exposure to movements in interest rates. The Company does not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes and only enters into transactions that have a qualifying hedge relationship. The Company’s hedging strategies involving interest rate derivatives are classified as either fair value hedges or cash flow hedges, depending upon the rate characteristic of the hedged item.

 

Cash Flow Hedges

Effective April 5, 2016, July 8, 2019, the Bank entered into a forward interest rate swap contract on a variable rate FHLB advancecertain variable-rate money market deposit accounts (indexed to three-month LIBOR)the Federal Funds effective rate’s daily weighted average) with a total notional amount of $10.0$10.0 million. The FHLB advance will be renewed at least every 18 monthsmoney market account balances are expected to exceed $10 million for the next seven years and will remain outstanding until April 5, 2023. the rates on these deposits are anticipated to move closely with changes in one-month LIBOR, or a comparable benchmark interest rate. The interest rate swap was designated as a derivative instrument in a cash flow hedge with the objective of protectingconverting the quarterlyfloating interest rate payments on the FHLB advance from the risk of variability of those payments resulting from changes in the three-month LIBOR interestto a

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fixed rate throughout the seven-yearseven-year period beginning on April 5, 2016 July 8, 2019 and ending on April 5, 2023. July 8, 2026. Under the swap arrangement, the Bank will pay a fixed interest rate of 1.46%1.790% and receive a variable interest rate based on three-monthone-month LIBOR, or a comparable benchmark interest rate, on the notional amount of $10.0$10.0 million, with quarterlymonthly net settlements.settlements.

On October 18, 2017, Effective July 22, 2019, the Bank entered into a forward interest rate swap contract on a variable rate FHLB advancecertain variable-rate money market deposit accounts (indexed to three-month LIBOR)the Federal Funds effective rate’s daily weighted average) with a total notional amount of $10.0$10.0 million. The FHLB advance will be renewedmoney market account balances are expected to exceed $10 million for the next five years and the rates on at leastthese deposits are anticipated to move closely with changes in one-month LIBOR, or a semi-annual basis and will remain outstanding until October 18, 2024. comparable benchmark interest rate. The interest rate swap was designated as a derivative instrument in a cash flow hedge with the objective of converting the floating interest payments to a fixed rate throughout the five-year period beginning on July 22, 2019 and ending on July 22, 2024. Under the swap arrangement, the Bank will pay a fixed interest rate of 1.698% and receive a variable interest rate based on one-month LIBOR, or a comparable benchmark interest rate, on the notional amount of $10.0 million, with monthly net settlements.

Effective October 1, 2019, the Bank entered into a forward interest rate swap contract on a variable-rate FHLB advance (indexed to one-month LIBOR) with a total notional amount of $10.0 million. The FHLB advance will be renewed on a monthly basis and will remain outstanding until October 1, 2024. The interest rate swap was designated as a derivative instrument in a cash flow hedge with the objective of converting the floating interest payments to a fixed rate throughout the five-year period beginning on October 1, 2019 and ending on October 1, 2024. Under the swap arrangement, the Bank will pay a fixed interest rate of 1.357% and receive a variable interest rate based on one-month LIBOR, or a comparable benchmark interest rate, on the notional amount of $10.0 million, with monthly net settlements.

During the first half of 2018, the Bank held two forward interest rate swap contracts on variable-rate FHLB advances. The swaps were designated as derivative instruments in cash flow hedges with the objective of protecting the quarterly interest rate payments on the FHLB advanceadvances from the risk of variability of those payments resulting from changes in interest rates. During the three-month LIBORthird quarter of 2018, the Bank voluntarily settled both of these forward interest rate swap contracts with the counterparty and concurrently paid down the associated hedged variable-rate FHLB advances. Since the intended forecasted transactions (the variable interest rate payments associated with the FHLB advances) no longer occurred as previously expected, all amounts associated with the fair value of the derivative assets and net after-tax gains recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income were recognized as gains during the year ended December 31, 2018. The amounts recognized as gains totaled approximately $1.0 million on a pre-tax basis and $0.7 million on an after-tax basis. As a result of the settlement of the interest rate swaps, the Bank did not hold any derivative contracts as of December 31, 2018.

Fair Value Hedges

Effective August 9, 2019, the Bank entered into a forward interest rate swap contract on fixed rate commercial real estate loans with a total notional amount of $10.0 million. The interest rate swap was designated as a derivative instrument in a fair value hedge with the objective of effectively converting a pool of fixed rate assets to variable rate throughout the seven-yearfive-year period beginning on October 18, 2017 August 9, 2019 and ending on October 18,August 9, 2024. Under the swap arrangement, which became effective on October 18, 2017, the Bank will pay a fixed interest rate of 2.16%1.406% and receive a variable interest rate based on three-monthone-month LIBOR, or a comparable benchmark interest rate, on the notional amount of $10.0$10.0 million, with quarterlymonthly net settlements settlements.

Effective August 21, 2019, the Bank entered into a forward interest rate swap contract on fixed rate commercial real estate loans with a total notional amount of $10.0 million. The interest rate swap was designated as a derivative instrument in a fair value hedge with the objective of effectively converting a pool of fixed rate assets to variable rate throughout the five-year period beginning on August 21, 2019 and ending on August 21, 2024. Under the swap arrangement, the Bank will pay a fixed interest rate of 1.292% and receive a variable interest rate based on one-month LIBOR, or a comparable benchmark interest rate, on the notional amount of $10.0 million, with monthly net settlements.

No ineffectiveness relatedThe Company has elected the last-of-layer method with respect to both of its fair value hedges. This approach allows the Company to designate as the hedged item a stated amount of the assets that are not expected to be affected by prepayments, defaults and other factors affecting the timing and amount of cash flows. Relative to the interest rate swapsidentified pools of loans, this represents the last dollar amount of the designated as cash flow hedges was recognized in the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2017. The accumulated net after-tax gain relatedcommercial loans, which is equivalent to the effective cash flow hedge included in accumulated other comprehensive income totaled $0.3 million and $0.2 million asnotional amounts of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.the derivative instruments.

 

 


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The following amounts were recorded on the balance sheet related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges:

Location in the Condensed Consolidated

Balance Sheet in Which the Hedged

 

Carrying Amount of the

Hedged Assets

 

 

Cumulative Amount of Fair

Value Hedging Adjustment

Included in the Carrying

Amount of the Hedged Assets

 

Item is Included

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Loans and leases, net of allowance for loan and

   lease losses (1)

 

$

62,117

 

 

$

(307

)

(1)

These amounts include the amortized cost basis of closed portfolios used to designate hedging relationships in which the hedged item is the last layer expected to be remaining at the end of the hedging relationship. As of December 31, 2019, the amortized cost basis of the closed portfolios used in these hedging relationships was $62.4 million, the cumulative basis adjustments associated with these hedging relationships was $0.3 million, and the amounts of the designated hedged items were $20 million.

17.19.

SEGMENT REPORTING

Under ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, certain information is disclosed for the two reportable operating segments of Bancshares: the Bank and ALC. The reportable segments were determined using the internal management reporting system. These segments comprise Bancshares’ and the Bank’s significant subsidiaries. The accounting policies for each segment are the same as those described in Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.” The segment results include certain overhead allocations and intercompany transactions that were recorded at current market prices. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated to determine the consolidated balances. The results for the two reportable segments of the Company are included in the tables below.below:

 

 

2017

 

 

2019

 

 

Bank

  

ALC

  

All

Other

  

Eliminations

  

Consolidated

 

 

Bank

 

 

ALC

 

 

All Other

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Total interest income

 $19,121  $16,866  $14  $(4,901

)

 $31,100 

 

$

30,921

 

 

$

17,719

 

 

$

26

 

 

$

(5,078

)

 

$

43,588

 

Total interest expense

  2,719   4,888      (4,901

)

  2,706 

 

 

6,670

 

 

 

5,054

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,078

)

 

 

6,646

 

Net interest income

  16,402   11,978   14      28,394 

 

 

24,251

 

 

 

12,665

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,942

 

Provision (reduction in reserve) for loan losses

  (130

)

  2,117         1,987 

Provision for loan and lease losses

 

 

788

 

 

 

1,926

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,714

 

Net interest income after provision

  16,532   9,861   14      26,407 

 

 

23,463

 

 

 

10,739

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,228

 

Total non-interest income

  3,491   1,006   1,054   (885

)

  4,666 

 

 

4,559

 

 

 

909

 

 

 

6,039

 

 

 

(6,141

)

 

 

5,366

 

Total non-interest expense

  18,096   9,524   1,478   (649

)

  28,449 

 

 

23,065

 

 

 

9,599

 

 

 

1,769

 

 

 

(651

)

 

 

33,782

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

  1,927   1,343   (410

)

  (236)  2,624 

 

 

4,957

 

 

 

2,049

 

 

 

4,296

 

 

 

(5,490

)

 

 

5,812

 

Provision for income taxes

  2,365   953   (283

)

     3,035 

 

 

977

 

 

 

516

 

 

 

(247

)

 

 

 

 

 

1,246

 

Net income (loss)

 $(438) $390  $(127

)

 $(236) $(411)

 

$

3,980

 

 

$

1,533

 

 

$

4,543

 

 

$

(5,490

)

 

$

4,566

 

Other significant items:

                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 $628,260  $94,488  $81,446  $(178,613

)

 $625,581 

 

$

789,620

 

 

$

110,374

 

 

$

90,211

 

 

$

(201,467

)

 

$

788,738

 

Total investment securities

  180,070      80      180,150 

 

 

108,276

 

 

 

 

 

 

80

 

 

 

 

 

 

108,356

 

Total loans, net

  337,165   91,439      (82,483

)

  346,121 

 

 

534,478

 

 

 

106,533

 

 

 

 

 

 

(95,768

)

 

 

545,243

 

Goodwill and core deposit intangible, net

 

 

8,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,825

 

Investment in subsidiaries

  5      75,725   (75,725

)

  5 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

84,186

 

 

 

(84,186

)

 

 

 

Fixed asset additions

  9,107   109         9,216 

 

 

2,948

 

 

 

236

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,184

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

  971   162         1,133 

 

 

1,464

 

 

 

145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,609

 

Total interest income from external customers

  14,233   16,866   1      31,100 

 

 

25,867

 

 

 

17,719

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

43,588

 

Total interest income from affiliates

  4,888      13   (4,901

)

   

 

 

5,054

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

(5,078

)

 

 

 

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2016

 

 

2018

 

 

Bank

  

ALC

  

All

Other

  

Eliminations

  

Consolidated

 

 

Bank

 

 

ALC

 

 

All Other

 

 

Eliminations

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Total interest income

 $17,307  $17,070  $12  $(4,234

)

 $30,155 

 

$

24,080

 

 

$

17,703

 

 

$

18

 

 

$

(4,663

)

 

$

37,138

 

Total interest expense

  2,281   4,224      (4,234

)

  2,271 

 

 

4,367

 

 

 

4,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,663

)

 

 

4,350

 

Net interest income

  15,026   12,846   12      27,884 

 

 

19,713

 

 

 

13,057

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,788

 

Provision for loan losses

  886

 

  2,311         3,197

 

Provision for loan and lease losses

 

 

215

 

 

 

2,407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,622

 

Net interest income after provision

  14,140   10,535   12      24,687 

 

 

19,498

 

 

 

10,650

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,166

 

Total non-interest income

  3,810   1,190   817   (616

)

  5,201 

 

 

4,746

 

 

 

1,081

 

 

 

3,953

 

 

 

(4,170

)

 

 

5,610

 

Total non-interest expense

  17,837   9,588   1,686   (616

)

  28,495 

 

 

21,859

 

 

 

9,770

 

 

 

1,608

 

 

 

(852

)

 

 

32,385

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

  113   2,137   (857

)

     1,393 

 

 

2,385

 

 

 

1,961

 

 

 

2,363

 

 

 

(3,318

)

 

 

3,391

 

Provision for income taxes

  (185)  738   (384)     169 

 

 

704

 

 

 

430

 

 

 

(233

)

 

 

 

 

 

901

 

Net income (loss)

 $298  $1,399  $(473

)

 $  $1,224 

 

$

1,681

 

 

$

1,531

 

 

$

2,596

 

 

$

(3,318

)

 

$

2,490

 

Other significant items:

                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 $608,324  $89,392  $81,565  $(172,389

)

 $606,892 

 

$

793,530

 

 

$

103,067

 

 

$

85,137

 

 

$

(189,795

)

 

$

791,939

 

Total investment securities

  207,734      80      207,814 

 

 

153,871

 

 

 

 

 

 

78

 

 

 

 

 

 

153,949

 

Total loans, net

  315,152   85,530      (77,910

)

  322,772 

 

 

505,546

 

 

 

100,437

 

 

 

 

 

 

(91,116

)

 

 

514,867

 

Goodwill and core deposit intangible, net

 

 

9,312

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,312

 

Investment in subsidiaries

  5      75,941   (75,941

)

  5 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

79,191

 

 

 

(79,191

)

 

 

5

 

Fixed asset additions

  7,858   33         7,891 

 

 

1,388

 

 

 

161

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,549

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

  759   207         966 

 

 

1,311

 

 

 

144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,455

 

Total interest income from external customers

  13,083   17,071   1      30,155 

 

 

19,434

 

 

 

17,703

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,138

 

Total interest income from affiliates

  4,224      11   (4,235

)

   

 

 

4,646

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

(4,663

)

 

 

 

20.

OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES

 

Other operating income for the years 2019 and 2018 consisted of the following:

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Bank-owned life insurance

 

$

431

 

 

$

427

 

Lease income

 

 

845

 

 

 

124

 

Auto Club revenue

 

 

220

 

 

 

244

 

ATM fee income

 

 

442

 

 

 

388

 

Wire transfer fees

 

 

50

 

 

 

38

 

Other income

 

 

434

 

 

 

255

 

Total

 

$

2,422

 

 

$

1,476

 

18.

OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES

 

Other operating expenses for the years 20172019 and 20162018 consisted of the following:

 

2017

  

2016

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Fees for professional services

 $813  $948 

Postage, stationery and supplies

  674   725 

 

$

873

 

 

$

829

 

Telephone/data communication

  830   691 

 

 

867

 

 

 

811

 

Advertising and marketing

  263   281 

 

 

196

 

 

 

188

 

Computer services

  1,384   1,383 

Travel and business development

 

 

404

 

 

 

327

 

Collection and recoveries

  217   337 

 

 

125

 

 

 

176

 

Other services

  369   322 

 

 

310

 

 

 

492

 

Insurance expense

  573   611 

 

 

586

 

 

 

559

 

FDIC insurance and state assessments

  71   421 

 

 

204

 

 

 

331

 

Impairment of closed branches   120 

Other

  2,179   2,124 

Gain or loss on sale of fixed assets

 

 

408

 

 

 

391

 

Core deposit intangible amortization

 

 

488

 

 

 

171

 

Other real estate/foreclosure expense:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write-downs, net of gain or loss on sale

 

 

76

 

 

 

87

 

Carrying costs

 

 

109

 

 

 

135

 

Total other real estate/foreclosure expense

 

 

185

 

 

 

222

 

Other expense

 

 

1,853

 

 

 

1,468

 

Total

 $7,373  $7,963 

 

$

6,499

 

 

$

5,965

 

 

85

19.

OPERATING LEASES

The Company leases equipment and office space under noncancellable operating leases and month-to-month rental agreements.



FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

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The following is a schedule, by year, of future minimum rental payments required under operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable terms in excess of one year as of December 31,2017:

Year ending December 31,

 

Minimum

Rental Payments

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

2018

 $483 

2019

  464 

2020

  299 

2021

  237 

2022

  168 

2023 and thereafter

  301 

Total rental expense under all operating leases was $0.7 million and $0.8 million for 2017 and 2016, respectively.

20.21.

GUARANTEES, COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Bank’sBank’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party for commitments to make loans and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Bank uses the same credit policies in making these commitments as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. For interest rate swap transactions and commitments to purchase or sell securities for forward delivery, the contract or notional amounts do not represent exposure to credit loss. The Bank controls the credit risk of these derivative instruments through credit approvals, limits and monitoring procedures. Certain derivative contracts have credit risk for the carrying value plus the amount to replace such contracts in the event of counterparty default. All of the Bank’s financial instruments are held for risk management and not for trading purposes. During the years ended December 31,2017 2019 and 2016,2018, there were no credit losses associated with derivative contracts.

In the normal course of business, there are outstanding commitments and contingent liabilities, such as commitmentscommitments to extend credit, letters of credit and others, that are not included in the consolidated financial statements. The financial instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of amounts recognized in the financial statements. A summary of these commitments and contingent liabilities is presented below.below:

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2017

  

2016

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Standby letters of credit

 $180  $183 

 

$

180

 

 

$

180

 

Standby performance letters of credit

 

$

647

 

 

$

704

 

Commitments to extend credit

 $55,801  $41,267 

 

$

96,967

 

 

$

85,972

 

 

Standby letters of credit and standby performance letters of credit are contingent commitments issued by the Bank generally to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The Bank has recourse against the customer for any amount that it is required to pay to a third party under a standby letter of credit or standby performance letter of credit. Revenues are recognized over the lives of the standby letters of credit and standby performance letters of credit. As of December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016,2018, the potential amountamounts of future payments that the Bank could be required to make under its standby letters of credit and standby performance letters of credit, which representsrepresent the Bank’s total credit risk in this category, isthese categories, are included in the table above.

A commitment to extend credit is an agreement to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract.contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Bank evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Bank upon the extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the counterparty. Collateral held varies but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment and income-producing commercial properties.

Commitments to purchase securities for delayed delivery require the Bank to purchase a specified security at a specified price for delivery on a specified date. Similarly, commitments to sell securities for delayed delivery require the Bank to sell a specified security at a specified price for delivery on a specified date. Market risk arises from potential movements in security values and interest rates between the commitment and delivery dates. As of both December 31,2017 and 2016, there were no outstanding commitments to purchase securities for delayed delivery and no outstanding commitments to sell securities for delayed delivery.

The Company is self-insured for a significant portion of employee health benefits. However, the Company maintains stop-loss coverage with third-partythird-party insurers to limit the Company’sCompany’s individual claim and total exposure related to self-insurance. The Company estimates accrued liability for the ultimate costs to closesettle known claims, as well as claims incurred but not yet reported, as of the balance sheet date. The Company’s recorded estimated liability for self-insurance is based on the insurance companies’ incurred loss estimates and management’s judgment, including assumptions and evaluation of factors related to the frequency and severity of claims, the Company’s claims development history and the Company’s claims settlement practices. The assessment of loss contingencies and self-insurance reserves is a highly subjective process that requires judgments about future events. Contingencies are reviewed at least quarterly to determine the adequacy of self-insurance accruals. Self-insurance accruals totaled $0.2$0.2 million and $0.1 million as of both December 31, 2017 2019 and 2016.2018, respectively. The ultimate settlement of loss contingencies and self-insurance reserves may differ significantly from amounts that the Company has accrued in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Litigation

The Company is party to certain ordinary course litigation from time to time, and the Company intends to vigorously defend itself in all such litigation. In the opinion of the Company, based on review and consultation with legal counsel, the outcome of such ordinary course litigation should not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements or results of operations.

 


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21.22.

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company follows the provisions of ASC Topic 820,Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The assumptions used in the estimation of the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments are detailed below. The following disclosures should not be considered an indicationa representation of the liquidation value of the Company, but rather represent a good-faith estimate of the increase or decrease in value of financial instruments held by the Company since purchase, origination or issuance.

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Fair Value Hierarchy

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. In determining fair value, the CompanyCompany uses various methods, including market, income and cost approaches. Based on these approaches, the Company often utilizes certain assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and/or the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market-corroborated or generally unobservable inputs. The Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Based on the observability of the inputs used in the valuation techniques, the Company is required to provide the following information according to the fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy ranks the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values.value. Assets and liabilities carried at fair value will be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

 

Level 1— Valuations for assets and liabilities traded in active exchange markets, such as the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq. Valuations are obtained from readily available pricing sources for market transactions involving identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2— Valuations for assets and liabilities traded in less active dealer or broker markets. Valuations are obtained from third-partythird-party pricing services for identical or similar assets or liabilities.

Level 3— Valuations for assets and liabilities that are derived from other valuation methodologies, including option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques, and not based on market exchange, dealer or broker-traded transactions. Level 3 valuations incorporate certain assumptions and projections in determining the fair value assigned to such assets or liabilities.

The Company rarely transfers assets and liabilities measured at fair value between Level 1 and Level 2 measurements. Trading account assets and securities available-for-sale may be periodically transferred to or from Level 3 valuation valuation based on management’s conclusion regarding the best method of pricing for an individual security. Such transfers are accounted for as if they occurred at the beginning of a reporting period. There were no such transfers during the years ended December 31, 2017 2019 or 2016.

2018.

Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis

Securities Available-for-Sale

Where quoted market prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. Level 1 securities include exchange-traded equities. Level 2 securities include U.S. Treasury and agency securities, mortgage-backed agency securities, obligations of states and political subdivisions and certain corporate, asset-backed and other securities. Level 2 fair values are obtained from quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics. In certain cases, where Level 1 or Level 2 inputs are not available, securities are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy.

Interest Rate Derivative Agreements

Interest rate derivative agreements are used by the Company to mitigate risk associated with changes in interest rates. The fair value of these agreements is based on information obtained from third-partythird-party financial institutions. This information is periodically evaluated by the Company and, as necessary, corroborated against other third-partythird-party valuations. The Company classifies these derivative assets within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

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The following table presents assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31,2017 2019 and 2016.2018. There were no liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for either period presented.

 

 

Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2017 Using

 

 

Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2019 Using

 

 

Total

  

Quoted

Prices in

Active

Markets

For

Identical

Assets

(Level 1)

  

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

  

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

 

 

Totals At

December 31,

2019

 

 

Quoted Prices

in Active

Markets For

Identical Assets

(Level 1)

 

 

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

 

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Investment securities, available-for-sale

                

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities:

                

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 $82,786  $  $82,786  $ 

 

$

46,345

 

 

$

 

 

$

46,345

 

 

$

 

Commercial

  66,074      66,074    

 

 

43,373

 

 

 

 

 

 

43,373

 

 

 

 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

  4,931      4,931    

 

 

4,218

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,218

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury securities

  80      80    

 

 

80

 

 

 

 

 

 

80

 

 

 

 

Other assets - derivatives

  443      443    

 

 

301

 

 

 

 

 

 

301

 

 

 

 

 

  

Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2016 Using

 
  

Total

   

Quoted

Prices in

Active

Markets For

Identical

Assets

(Level 1)

  

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

   

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Investment securities, available-for-sale

                  

Mortgage-backed securities:

                  

Residential

 $98,409   $  $98,409   $ 

Commercial

  70,530       70,530     

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

  10,142       10,142     

Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored agencies

  1,993       1,993     
Corporate notes  756    

   756    

 

U.S. Treasury securities

  80       80     

Other assets - derivatives

  346       346     

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2018 Using

 

 

 

Totals At

December 31,

2018

 

 

Quoted Prices

in Active

Markets For

Identical Assets

(Level 1)

 

 

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

 

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Investment securities, available-for-sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage-backed securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential

 

$

72,455

 

 

$

 

 

$

72,455

 

 

$

 

Commercial

 

 

54,289

 

 

 

 

 

 

54,289

 

 

 

 

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

 

 

5,664

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,664

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury securities

 

 

79

 

 

 

 

 

 

79

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements on a Non-recurring Basis

Impaired Loans

Loans that are considered impaired are loans for which, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all principal and interest payments due under the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Impaired loans can be measured based on the present value of expected payments using the loan’s original effective rate as the discount rate, the loan’s observable market price or the fair value of the collateral less estimated selling cost if the loan is collateral-dependent. For the Company, the fair value of impaired loans is primarily measured based on the value of the collateral securing the loans (typically real estate). The Company determines the fair value of the collateral based on independent appraisals performed by qualified licensed appraisers. The appraisals may include a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches, including comparable sales and income approaches. Appraised values are discounted for estimated costs to sell and may be discounted further based on management’s knowledge of the collateral, changes in market conditions since the most recent appraisal and/or management’s knowledge of the borrower and the borrower’s business. Such discounts by management are subjective and are typically significant unobservable inputs for determining fair value. Impaired loans are evaluated by management for additional impairment at least quarterly and are adjusted accordingly.

Other Real Estate Owned (OREO)

OREO

OREO consists of properties obtained through foreclosure or in satisfaction of loans and is recorded at the lower of the loan’s carrying amount or the fairnet realizable value, of the property, less estimated cost to sell. Estimates of fair value are generally based on third-partythird-party appraisals of the property and are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The appraisals are sometimes discounted based on management’s knowledge of the property and/or changes in market conditions from the date of the most recent appraisal. Such discounts are typically significant unobservable inputs for determining fair value.

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Other Assets

Held-for-Sale

Included within other assets are certain assets that were formerly included as premises and equipment but have been removed from service, and as of the balance sheet date, were designated as assets to be disposed of by sale. These include assets associated with branches of the Bank that have been closed. When an asset is designated as held for sale,held-for-sale, the Company ceases depreciation of the asset, and the asset is recorded at the lower of its carrying amount or fair value less estimated cost to sell. Estimates of fair value are generally based on third-partythird-party appraisals of the property and are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The appraisals are sometimes discounted based on management’s knowledge of the property and/or changes in market conditions from the date of the most recent appraisal. Such discounts are typically unobservable inputs for determining fair value.

The following table presents the balances of impaired loans, OREO and other assets held-for-sale measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December31,2017 2019 and 2016.2018:

 

 

Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2017 Using

 

 

Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2019 Using

 

 

Total

  

Quoted

Prices in

Active

Markets For

Identical

Assets

(Level 1)

  

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

  

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

 

 

Totals At

December 31,

2019

 

 

Quoted Prices

in Active

Markets For

Identical Assets

(Level 1)

 

 

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

 

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Impaired loans

 $694  $  $  $694 

 

$

29

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

29

 

OREO 3,792  

  

  3,792 

 

 

1,078

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,078

 

Other assets

  228         228 

Assets held-for-sale

 

 

198

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

198

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2016 Using

 

 

Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2018 Using

 

 

Total

  

Quoted

Prices in

Active

Markets For

Identical

Assets

(Level 1)

  

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

  

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

 

 

Totals At

December 31,

2018

 

 

Quoted Prices

in Active

Markets For

Identical Assets

(Level 1)

 

 

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

 

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Impaired loans

 $1,568  $  $  $1,568 

 

$

665

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

665

 

OREO

  4,858         4,858 

 

 

1,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,505

 

Other assets 280      280 

Assets held-for-sale

 

 

198

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

198

 

 

Non-recurring Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs

The following table presents information regarding assets and liabilities measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)3) as of December 31, 2017. 2019. The table includes the valuation techniques and the significant unobservable inputs utilized. The range of each unobservable input and the weighted average within the range utilized as of December 31, 2017 2019 are both included. Following the table is a description of the valuation technique and the sensitivity of the technique to changes in the significant unobservable input.

 

 

Level 3 Significant Unobservable Input Assumptions

 

Level 3 Significant Unobservable Input Assumptions

 

 

Fair Value

as of

December 31,

2017

  

Valuation Technique

 

Unobservable Input

  

Quantitative Range

of Unobservable

Inputs

(Weighted

Average)

 

Fair Value

as of

December 31,

2019

 

 

Valuation Technique

 

Unobservable Input

 

Quantitative Range of

Unobservable Inputs

(Weighted Average)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Impaired loans

 $694  

Multiple data points, including discount to appraised value of collateral based on recent market activity

 

Appraisal comparability adjustment (discount)

   9%

 -

(9.5)%

10%

 

$

29

 

 

Multiple data points, including discount to appraised value of collateral based on recent market activity

 

Appraisal comparability adjustment (discount)

 

 

9

%

 

 

 

 

 

10

%

 

 

(9.5

)%

OREO $3,792 

Discount to appraised value of property based on recent market activity for sales of similar properties

 

Appraisal comparability adjustment (discount)

 9%

 -

(9.5)%

10%

 

$

1,078

 

 

Discount to appraised value of property based on recent market activity for sales of similar properties

 

Appraisal comparability adjustment (discount)

 

 

9

%

 

 

 

 

 

10

%

 

 

(9.5

)%

Other assets

 $228  

Discount to appraised value of property based on recent market activity for sales of similar properties

 

Appraisal comparability adjustment (discount)

  9%

 -

(9.5)%

10%

Assets held-for-sale

 

$

198

 

 

Discount to appraised value of property based on recent market activity for sales of similar properties

 

Appraisal comparability adjustment (discount)

 

 

9

%

 

 

 

 

 

10

%

 

 

(9.5

)%

 

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Impaired loans

Impaired loans are valued based on multiple data points indicating the fair value for each loan. The primary data point is the appraisal value of the underlying collateral, to which a discount is applied. Management establishes this discount or comparability adjustment based on recent sales of similar property types. As liquidity in the market increases or decreases, the comparability adjustment and the resulting asset valuation are impacted.

OREO

OREO under a binding contract for sale is valued based on contract price. If no sales contract is pending for a specific property, management establishes a comparability adjustment to the appraised value based on historical activity, considering proceeds for properties sold versus the corresponding appraised value. Increases or decreases in realization for properties sold impact the comparability adjustment for similar assets remaining on the balance sheet.

Other Assets

Assets designated as held for sale that are under a binding contract are valued based on the contract price. If no sales contract is pending for a specific property, management establishes a comparability adjustment to the appraised value based on historical activity, considering proceeds for properties sold versus the corresponding appraised value. Increases or decreases in realization for properties sold impact the comparability adjustment for similar assets remaining on the balance sheet.

Assets Held-for-Sale

Assets designated as held-for-sale that are under a binding contract are valued based on the contract price. If no sales contract is pending for a specific property, management establishes a comparability adjustment to the appraised value based on historical activity, considering proceeds for properties sold versus the corresponding appraised value. Increases or decreases in realization for properties sold impact the comparability adjustment for similar assets remaining on the balance sheet.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

ASC Topic 825,Financial Instruments, requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized on the face of the balance sheet, for which it is practicable to estimate that value.estimate. The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating the fair value of its financial instruments:

Cash,Cash, due from banks and federal funds sold:The carrying amount of cash, due from banks and federal funds sold approximates fair value.

Federal Home Loan Bank stock:Based on the redemption provision of the FHLB, the stock has no quoted market value and is carried at cost.

Investment securities:Fair values of investment securities are based on quoted market prices where available. If quoted market prices are not available, estimated fair values are based on market prices of comparable instruments.

DerivativDerivative instruments:e instruments: The fair value of derivative instruments is based on information obtained from a third-partythird-party financial institution. This information is periodically evaluated by the Company and, as necessary, corroborated against other third-partythird-party information.

Accrued interest receivable and payable: The carrying amount of accrued interest approximates fair value.

Loans, net:For variable-rate loans, fair values are based on carrying values. Fixed-rate commercial loans, other installment loans and certain real estate mortgage loans are valued using discounted cash flows. The discount rate used to determine the presentfair value of these loans is basedestimated on interest rates currently being charged by the Company on comparable loans as toan exit price basis incorporating contractual cash flow, prepayment discount spreads, credit riskloss and term at the determination date.liquidity premiums.

Demand andand savings deposits: The fair values of demand deposits are equal to the carrying value of such deposits. Demand deposits include non-interest-bearing demand deposits, savings accounts, NOW accounts and money market demand accounts.

Time deposits:The fair values of relatively short-term time deposits are equal to their carrying values. Discounted cash flows are used to value long-term time deposits. The discount rate used is based on interest rates currently offered by the Company on comparable deposits as to amount and term.

Short-term borrowings:These borrowings may consist of federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and the floating rate borrowings from the FHLB account. Due to the short-term nature of these borrowings, fair values approximate carrying values.

Long-term debt:The fair value of this debt is estimated using discounted cash flows based on the Company’s current incremental borrowing rate for similar types of borrowing arrangements as of the determination date.

Off-balance sheet instruments:The carrying amount of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit approximates fair value. The carrying amount of the off-balance sheet financial instruments is based on fees currently charged to enter into such agreements.

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The estimated fair value and related carrying or notional amounts, as well as the level within the fair value hierarchy, ofof the Company’s financial instruments as of December 31, 2017 2019 and 20162018 were as follows:

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

December 31, 2019

 

 

Carrying

Amount

  

Estimated

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 

 

Carrying

Amount

 

 

Estimated

Fair

Value

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Assets:

                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 $27,124  $27,124  $27,124  $  $ 

 

$

57,030

 

 

$

57,030

 

 

$

57,030

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Investment securities available-for-sale

  153,871   153,871      153,871    

 

 

94,016

 

 

 

94,016

 

 

 

 

 

 

94,016

 

 

 

 

Investment securities held-to-maturity

  26,279   25,949      25,949    

 

 

14,340

 

 

 

14,306

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,306

 

 

 

 

Federal funds sold 15,000  15,000    15,000   

 

 

10,080

 

 

 

10,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,080

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

  1,609   1,609         1,609 

 

 

1,137

 

 

 

1,137

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,137

 

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses

  346,121   342,248         342,248 

 

 

545,243

 

 

 

559,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

559,911

 

Other assets – derivatives 443  443  

  443  

 

 

 

301

 

 

 

301

 

 

 

 

 

 

301

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

  517,079   515,645      515,645    

 

 

683,662

 

 

 

682,828

 

 

 

 

 

 

682,828

 

 

 

 

Short-term borrowings

  15,594   15,594      15,594    

 

 

10,025

 

 

 

10,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,025

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt 10,000  9,998  

  9,998  

 

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

Carrying

Amount

  

Estimated

Fair Value

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

 

 

Carrying

Amount

 

 

Estimated

Fair

Value

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Assets:

                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 $23,530  $23,530  $23,530  $  $ 

 

$

49,599

 

 

$

49,599

 

 

$

49,599

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Investment securities available-for-sale

  181,910   181,910      181,910    

 

 

132,487

 

 

 

132,487

 

 

 

 

 

 

132,487

 

 

 

 

Investment securities held-to-maturity

  25,904   25,508      25,508    

 

 

21,462

 

 

 

20,852

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,852

 

 

 

 

Federal funds sold

 

 

8,354

 

 

 

8,354

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,354

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank stock

  1,581   1,581         1,581 

 

 

703

 

 

 

703

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

703

 

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses

  322,772   319,881         319,881 

 

 

514,867

 

 

 

516,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

516,420

 

Other assets – derivatives

  346   346      346    

Liabilities:

                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits

  497,556   497,037      497,037    

 

 

704,725

 

 

 

702,832

 

 

 

 

 

 

702,832

 

 

 

 

Short-term borrowings

  10,119   10,119      10,119    

 

 

527

 

 

 

527

 

 

 

 

 

 

527

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

  15,000   14,998      14,998    

 

22.23.

FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. (PARENT COMPANY ONLY) FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Balance Sheets

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2017

  

2016

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Assets:

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash on deposit

 $359  $226 

 

$

476

 

 

$

265

 

Investment in subsidiaries

  75,628   75,739 

 

 

84,186

 

 

 

79,097

 

Other assets

  121   285 

 

 

246

 

 

 

326

 

Total assets

 $76,108  $76,250 

 

$

84,908

 

 

$

79,688

 

Liabilities:

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other liabilities

 $(99) $9 

 

$

160

 

 

$

251

 

Shareholders’ equity

  76,207   76,241 

Shareholders’ equity

 

 

84,748

 

 

 

79,437

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $76,108  $76,250 

 

$

84,908

 

 

$

79,688

 

 


91


FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Statements of Operations

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2017

  

2016

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Income:

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend income, First US Bank

 $1,206  $1,204 

 

$

3,104

 

 

$

976

 

Total income

 $1,206  $1,204 

 

$

3,104

 

 

$

976

 

Expense

  751   743 

 

 

924

 

 

 

831

 

Gain before equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries

 $455  $461 

 

$

2,180

 

 

$

145

 

Equity in undistributed income of subsidiaries

  (866)  763 

 

 

2,386

 

 

 

2,345

 

Net income (loss)

 $(411) $1,224 

Net income

 

$

4,566

 

 

$

2,490

 

 

Statements of Cash Flows

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2017

  

2016

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 $(411) $1,224 

Net income

 

$

4,566

 

 

$

2,490

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of undistributed income (loss) of subsidiaries

  867

 

  (763

)

Distributions in excess of undistributed income

of subsidiaries

 

 

(2,385

)

 

 

(2,345

)

Change in other assets and liabilities

  163

 

  98 

 

 

69

 

 

 

256

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  619   559 

 

 

2,250

 

 

 

401

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for acquisition

 

 

 

 

 

(22,099

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

(22,099

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends paid

  (486

)

  (483

)

 

 

(561

)

 

 

(495

)

Net cash used in financing activities

  (486

)

  (483

)

Net increase in cash

  133   76

 

Dividends received

 

 

 

 

 

22,099

 

Treasury stock repurchases

 

 

(1,478

)

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

 

(2,039

)

 

 

21,604

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

 

 

211

 

 

 

(94

)

Cash at beginning of year

  226   150 

 

 

265

 

 

 

359

 

Cash at end of year

 $359  $226 

 

$

476

 

 

$

265

 

 

92



FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIALFINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

24.

QUARTERLY DATA (UNAUDITED)  

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

Fourth

Quarter

 

 

Third

Quarter

 

 

Second

Quarter

 

 

First

Quarter

 

 

Fourth

Quarter

 

 

Third

Quarter

 

 

Second

Quarter

 

 

First

Quarter

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Interest income

 

$

10,825

 

 

$

11,027

 

 

$

10,923

 

 

$

10,813

 

 

$

11,177

 

 

$

9,452

 

 

$

8,390

 

 

$

8,119

 

Interest expense

 

 

1,636

 

 

 

1,680

 

 

 

1,690

 

 

 

1,640

 

 

 

1,533

 

 

 

1,124

 

 

 

888

 

 

 

805

 

Net interest income

 

 

9,189

 

 

 

9,347

 

 

 

9,233

 

 

 

9,173

 

 

 

9,644

 

 

 

8,328

 

 

 

7,502

 

 

 

7,314

 

Provision for loan and lease losses

 

 

716

 

 

 

883

 

 

 

715

 

 

 

400

 

 

 

473

 

 

 

789

 

 

 

702

 

 

 

658

 

Net interest income after provision

   for loan and lease losses

 

 

8,473

 

 

 

8,464

 

 

 

8,518

 

 

 

8,773

 

 

 

9,171

 

 

 

7,539

 

 

 

6,800

 

 

 

6,656

 

Non-interest:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income

 

 

1,396

 

 

 

1,414

 

 

 

1,291

 

 

 

1,265

 

 

 

1,226

 

 

 

2,112

 

 

 

1,132

 

 

 

1,140

 

Expense

 

 

8,279

 

 

 

8,546

 

 

 

8,504

 

 

 

8,453

 

 

 

8,450

 

 

 

9,142

 

 

 

7,492

 

 

 

7,301

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

1,590

 

 

 

1,332

 

 

 

1,305

 

 

 

1,585

 

 

 

1,947

 

 

 

509

 

 

 

440

 

 

 

495

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

381

 

 

 

214

 

 

 

300

 

 

 

351

 

 

 

470

 

 

 

269

 

 

 

81

 

 

 

81

 

Net income after taxes

 

$

1,209

 

 

$

1,118

 

 

$

1,005

 

 

$

1,234

 

 

$

1,477

 

 

$

240

 

 

$

359

 

 

$

414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings

 

$

0.19

 

 

$

0.17

 

 

$

0.16

 

 

$

0.19

 

 

$

0.23

 

 

$

0.04

 

 

$

0.06

 

 

$

0.07

 

Diluted earnings

 

$

0.18

 

 

$

0.16

 

 

$

0.15

 

 

$

0.18

 

 

$

0.22

 

 

$

0.03

 

 

$

0.06

 

 

$

0.06

 

 

 


23.Item 9.

QUARTERLY DATA (UNAUDITED) 

  

Year Ended December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 
  

Fourth

Quarter

  

Third

Quarter

  

Second

Quarter

  

First

Quarter

  

Fourth

Quarter

  

Third

Quarter

  

Second

Quarter

  

First

Quarter

 
  

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Interest income

 $8,087  $7,820  $7,683  $7,510  $7,721  $7,760  $7,478  $7,196 

Interest expense

  804   685   626   591   588   587   561   535 

Net interest income

  7,283   7,135   7,057   6,919   7,133   7,173   6,917   6,661 

Provision (reduction in reserve) for loan losses

  523   373

 

  576   515   1,814

 

  680

 

  536

 

  167 

Net interest income after provision (reduction in reserve) for loan losses

  6,760   6,762   6,481   6,404   5,319   6,493   6,381   6,494 

Non-interest:

                                

Income

  1,333   1,236   930   1,167   1,165   1,567   1,480   989 

Expense

  7,359   7,190   6,863   7,037   6,826   7,348   7,255   7,066 

Income (loss) before income taxes

  734   808   548   534   (342)  712   606   417 

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

  2,600   173   132   130   (237)  162   144   100 

Net income (loss) after taxes

 $(1,866) $635  $416  $404  $(105) $550  $462  $317 
                                 

Earnings per common share:

                                
Basic earnings (loss) $(0.30) $0.10  $0.07  $0.07  $(0.02) $0.09  $0.08  $0.05 

Diluted earnings (loss)

 $(0.29) $0.10  $0.06  $0.06  $(0.02) $0.09  $0.07  $0.05

 

               

 

 

                 

Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements With AccountantsAccountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

None.

Item 9A.

Controls and Procedures.

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Bancshares maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in Bancshares’ Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to Bancshares’ management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

BancsharesBancshares’ management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of Bancshares’ disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) andor 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act) as of December 31, 2017,2019, pursuant to the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, Bancshares’ management concluded, as of December 31, 2017,2019, that Bancshares’ disclosure controls and procedures are effective at the reasonable assurance level to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in Bancshares’ periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified.

There were no changes in BancsharesBancshares’ internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended December 31, 20172019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, Bancshares’ internal control over financial reporting.

Management’sManagement’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

This report is included in Item 8 beginning on page 3839 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9B.

Other Information.

None.


PART III

Item 10.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

Bancshares has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for directors, officers (including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) and employees. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 14 to Bancshares’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 12, 2004. Bancshares will provide any interested person a copy of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics free of charge, upon written request to First US Bancshares, Inc., Attention: Beverly J. Dozier, Corporate Secretary, 131 West Front Street, Post Office Box 249, Thomasville, Alabama 36784.

Other information required by this Item is incorporated by reference pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K from BancsharesBancshares’ definitive proxy statement for the 20182020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A.

Item 11.Executive Compensation.

Executive Compensation.

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K from BancsharesBancshares’ definitive proxy statement for the 20182020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A.

Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

The following table summarizes, as of December 31, 2017,2019, the securities that were authorized for issuance under the United Security First US Bancshares, Inc. 2013 Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus“2013 Incentive Plan”) and the United Security Bancshares, Inc.Bancshares’ Non-Employee Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferral Plan”). The Omnibus2013 Incentive Plan provides for grants of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted awards and performance compensation awards to our employees, consultants and directors and was approved by BancsharesBancshares’ shareholders in 2013. The Deferral Plan permits non-employee directors to defer their directors’ fees and receive the adjusted value of the deferred amounts in cash and/or in Bancshares’ common stock and was approved by Bancshares’ shareholders in 2004.

 

 

Plan Category

 

Plan Category

 

Number of

securities

to be issued

upon

exercise of

outstanding

options,

warrants

and rights (1)

 

 

Weighted-

average

exercise price

of outstanding

options,

warrants

and rights

 

 

 

Number of

securities

remaining

available

for future

issuance

(excluding

securities

reflected in

column(a)) (2)

 

 

Number of securities

to be issued upon

exercise of

outstanding

options, warrants

and rights (a)

  

Weighted-average

exercise price of

outstanding options,

warrants and rights (b)

  

Number of securities

remaining available for

future issuance (c)

(excluding securities

reflected in column(a))(1)

 

 

(a)

 

 

(b)

 

 

 

(c)

 

Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders

  443,436  $9.36 (2)  237,618 

 

 

566,508

 

 

$

9.75

 

(3)

 

 

551,438

 

Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

  443,436  $9.36 (2)  237,618 

 

 

566,508

 

 

$

9.75

 

(3)

 

 

551,438

 

 


(1)

Includes shares to be issued under the 2013 Incentive Plan and the Deferral Plan.

(2)

Does not include shares reserved for future issuance under the Deferral Plan. Includes shares available for issuance pursuant to future awards under the Omnibus2013 Incentive Plan.

(2)(3)

Does not include amounts deferred pursuant to the Deferral Plan, as there is no exercise price associated with these deferred amounts.

Other information required by this Item is incorporated by reference pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K from BancsharesBancshares’ definitive proxy statement for the 20182020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A.


Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.  

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K from BancsharesBancshares’ definitive proxy statement for the 20182020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A.

Item 14.

Principal AccountingAccountant Fees and Services.

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K from BancsharesBancshares’ definitive proxy statement for the 20182020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A.


PART IV

PART IV

Item 15.

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

(a) Documents filed as part of this report

(1)Financial Statements.

The consolidated financial statements of Bancshares and its subsidiaries,subsidiaries, included herein in Item 8, are as follows:

 

Management’sManagement’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting;

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC;

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets – December 31, 20172019 and 2016;2018;

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations – Years Ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016;2018;

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in ShareholdersShareholders’ Equity – Years Ended December 31,  2017��2019 and 2016;2018;

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income – Years Ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016;2018;

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Years Ended December 31, 20172019 and 2016;2018; and

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – Years Ended December 31, 20172019 and 20162018.

(2)   Financial Statement Schedules.

The financial statement schedules required to be included pursuant to this Item are not included herein because they are not applicable, or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto, which are incorporated by reference at subsection (a)(1) of this Item, above.above.

(3)   Exhibits.

The exhibits to this report are listed in the exhibit index below.


(b) Description of Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed with this report or incorporated by reference.

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description

 

 

 

  2.1#

Stock Purchase and Affiliate Merger Agreement, dated April 16, 2018, by and among First US Bancshares, Inc., First US Bank, The Peoples Bank, Tracy E. Thompson and Tyler S. Thompson, and Tracy E. Thompson as shareholder representative (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on April 17, 2018)

3.1

 

Certificate of Incorporation of United Security Bancshares, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 000-14549), filed on November 12, 1999)

 

 

 

3.1A

 

Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of United Security Bancshares, Inc., effective as of October 11, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on October 11, 2016)

 

 

 

3.2

 

Bylaws of First US Bancshares, Inc., effective as of October 11, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on October 11, 2016)

  4.1

Description of Registrant’s Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act

 

 

 

10.1

 

Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, dated December 19, 2013 (effective as of January 1, 2014), by and among United Security Bancshares, Inc., First United Security Bank and James F. House (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on December 19, 2013)*

 

 

 

10.2

 

Change in Control Agreement dated May 20, 2014, by and among United Security Bancshares, Inc., First United Security Bank and Thomas S. Elley (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on 8-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on May 23, 2014)*

 

 

 

10.3

 

Change in Control Agreement dated May 20, 2014, by and among United Security Bancshares, Inc., Acceptance Loan Company, Inc. and William C. Mitchell (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on 8-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on May 23, 2014)*

 

 

 

10.4

 

Change in Control Agreement dated May 20, 2014, by and among United Security Bancshares, Inc., First United Security Bank and Anthony G. Cashio (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 11, 2016)*

 

 

 

10.5

 

Change in Control Agreement dated May 20, 2014, by and among United Security Bancshares, Inc., First United Security Bank and Beverly J. Dozier (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 11, 2016)*

 

 

 

10.6

 

Change in Control Agreement dated February 26, 2020, by and among First US Bancshares, Inc., First US Bank and Eric H. Mabowitz*

10.7

Form of Director Indemnification Agreement between United Security Bancshares, Inc. and its directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on October 30, 2009)*

 

 

 

10.7

United Security Bancshares, Inc. 2013 Incentive Plan, effective March 22, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on May 22, 2013)*

10.8

 

Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement under the United SecurityFirst US Bancshares, Inc. 2013 Incentive Plan, – 2014 Grantsas amended on May 2, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 000-14549), filed on May 14, 2014)10, 2019)*

 

 

 

10.9

Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (Executive Officers and Directors – Immediate Vesting – 2014 Grants) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 000-14549), filed on November 13, 2014)*

10.10

Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (Executive Officers and Directors – One-Year Vesting – 2015 Grants) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 12, 2015)*

10.11

Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (Directors – One-Year Vesting – 2016 Grants) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 11, 2016)*

10.12

 

Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (Employees – Three-Year Vesting – 2016 Grants) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 11, 2016)*

 

 

 

10.13

10.10

Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (Employees – Three-Year Vesting – 2017, 2018 and 20182019 Grants) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 15, 2018)*


Exhibit

No.

 

Description

10.1410.11

 

Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (Five-Year Vesting) under the United Security Bancshares, Inc. 2013 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 15, 2017)*

10.12

Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (Employees – Three-Year Vesting) – 2020 Grants

10.13

Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (Employees – Three-Year Vesting) – 2020 Grants

10.14

Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (Non-Employee Directors – One-Year Vesting) – 2020 Grants


Exhibit

No.

Description

10.15

 

First United Security Bank Director Retirement Agreement for Linda H. Breedlove, dated October 17, 2002 with Linda H. Breedlove (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 000-14549), filed on November 14, 2002)*

 

 

10.15A

First Amendment to the First United Security Bank Director Retirement Agreement for Linda H. Breedlove, dated November 20, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10A to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 16, 2009)*

10.15B

 

Second Amendment to the First United Security Bank Director Retirement Agreement for Linda H. Breedlove, dated January 25, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13B to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 15, 2017)*

 

 

 

10.16

 

First United Security Bank Director Retirement Agreement dated October 17, 2002, with John C. Gordon (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 000-14549), filed on November 14, 2002)*

 

 

 

10.16A

First Amendment to the First United Security Bank Director Retirement Agreement for John C. Gordon, dated November 20, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13A to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 16, 2009)*

10.16B

 

Second Amendment to the First United Security Bank Director Retirement Agreement for John C. Gordon, dated January 25, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15B to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 15, 2017)*

 

 

 

10.17

 

First United Security Bank Director Retirement Agreement dated October 16, 2002, with William G. Harrison (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 21, 2003)*

10.17A

First Amendment to the First United Security Bank Director Retirement Agreement for William G. Harrison, dated November 20, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14A to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 16, 2009)*

 

 

 

10.17B

 

Second Amendment to the First United Security Bank Director Retirement Agreement for William G. Harrison, dated January 25, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16B to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 15, 2017)*

 

 

 

10.18

 

First United Security Bank Director Retirement Agreement dated October 17, 2002, with Jack Meigs (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 000-14549), filed on November 14, 2002)*

10.18A

First Amendment to the First United Security Bank Director Retirement Agreement for Jack Meigs, dated November 20, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16A to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 16, 2009)*

 

 

 

10.18B

 

Second Amendment to the First United Security Bank Director Retirement Agreement for Jack Meigs, dated January 25, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17B to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 15, 2017)*

 

 

 

10.19

 

First United Security Bank Director Retirement Agreement dated October 17, 2002, with Howard M. Whitted (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 000-14549), filed on November 14, 2002)*

10.19A

First Amendment to the First United Security Bank Director Retirement Agreement for Howard M. Whitted, dated November 20, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20A to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 16, 2009)*

 

 

 

10.19B

 

Second Amendment to the First United Security Bank Director Retirement Agreement for Howard M. Whitted, dated January 25, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18B to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 15, 2017)*

 

 

 

10.20

 

First United Security Bank Director Retirement Agreement dated October 17, 2002, with Bruce N. Wilson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 000-14549), filed on November 14, 2002)*


Exhibit

No.

 

Description

10.20A

10.20A

First Amendment to the First United Security Bank Director Retirement Agreement for Bruce N. Wilson, dated November 20, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21A to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 16, 2009)*

 

 

 

10.20B

 

Second Amendment to the First United Security Bank Director Retirement Agreement for Bruce N. Wilson, dated January 25, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19B to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 15, 2017)*


Exhibit

No.

Description

10.21

 

First United Security Bank Director Retirement Agreement dated November 17, 2011, with Andrew C. Bearden, Jr. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 30, 2012)*

10.22

First United Security Bank Director Retirement Agreement dated November 30, 2011, with J. Lee McPhearson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 30, 2012)*

 

 

 

10.23

 

United Security Bancshares, Inc. Non-Employee Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 12, 2004)*

 

 

 

10.23A

 

Amendment One to the United Security Bancshares, Inc. Non-Employee Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan dated December 18, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22A to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 16, 2009)*

 

 

 

10.23B

 

Amendment Two to the United Security Bancshares, Inc. Non-Employee Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan dated December 30, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22B to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 15, 2011)*

 

 

 

10.24

 

First US Bancshares, Inc. 2020 Cash Incentive Program (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File. No. 000-14549), filed on March 3, 2020)*

10.25

First US Bancshares, Inc. and First US Bank Board and Committee Fee Schedule (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 15, 2018)*

 

 

 

10.25A

 

Real Estate Sales Agreement, dated April 20, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1A to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 11, 2016)

10.25B

 

First Amendment to Real Estate Sales Agreement, dated May 26, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1B to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 11, 2016)

 

 

 

10.25C

Second Amendment to Real Estate Sales Agreement, dated August 25, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1C to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 11, 2016)

10.25D

 

Third Amendment to Real Estate Sales Agreement, dated September 17, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1D to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 11, 2016)

 

 

 

10.25E

 

Fourth Amendment to Real Estate Sales Agreement, dated October 17, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1E to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 11, 2016)

14

United Security Bancshares, Inc. Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-14549), filed on March 12, 2004)

 

 

 

21

 

Subsidiaries of First US Bancshares, Inc.

 

 

23

 

Consent of Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC

31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) andor Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended

 

 

31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) andor Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended

32

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101

Interactive Data Files

*Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 


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Schedules and exhibits omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. First US Bancshares, Inc. agrees to furnish a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

 

*

Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.


SIGNATURESSIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on this 15th18th day of March, 2018.2020.

 

 

 

FIRST US BANCSHARES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James F. House

 

 

 

James F. House

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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/ James F. House

 

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

March 15, 201818, 2020

James F. House

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Thomas S. Elley

 

Vice President, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (Principal

March 18, 2020

Thomas S. Elley

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 

March 15, 2018

Thomas S. Elley

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Andrew C. Bearden, Jr.

 

Director

 

March 15, 201818, 2020

Andrew C. Bearden, Jr.

 

 

 

 

/s/ Linda H. Breedlove

Director

March 15, 2018

Linda H. Breedlove

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Robert Stephen Briggs

 

Director

 

March 15, 201818, 2020

Robert Stephen Briggs

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Sheri S. Cook

 

Director

 

March 15, 201818, 2020

Sheri S. Cook

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ John C. Gordon

 

Director

 

March 15, 201818, 2020

John C. Gordon

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ David P. Hale

 

Director

 

March 15, 201818, 2020

David P. Hale

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ William G. Harrison

 

Director

 

March 15, 201818, 2020

William G. Harrison

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ J. Lee McPhearson

 

Director

 

March 15, 201818, 2020

J. Lee McPhearson

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Jack W. Meigs

 

Director

 

March 15, 201818, 2020

Jack W. Meigs

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Aubrey S. Miller

 

Director

 

March 15, 201818, 2020

Aubrey S. Miller

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Donna D. Smith

 

Director

 

March 15, 201818, 2020

Donna D. Smith

/s/ Howard M. Whitted

 

Director

 

March 15, 201818, 2020

Howard M. Whitted

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Bruce N. Wilson

 

Director

 

March 15, 201818, 2020

Bruce N. Wilson

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