UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

For quarterly period ended June 30, 2021

For quarterly period ended March 31, 2022

 

TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

For the transition period from _______________ to ________________

For the transition period from _______________ to ________________

 

Commission file number 000-55756

 

Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland 81-3605835

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 (I. R. S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization) 

 

4510 Lower Beckleysville Road, Suite H, Hampstead, Maryland         21074

(Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)

 

(410) 374-1510

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

 

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 periods 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 every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes ☑ No ☐

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer ☐Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☑ 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 Exchange Act).

Yes ☐ No ☑

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 3,023,4873,037,137 as of August 6, 2021.May 12, 2022.

 

 

 

Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 

Table of Contents

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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Item 1.  Financial Statements

3

Consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2021 March 31, 2022(unaudited) and December 31, 20202021

3

Consolidated statements of income (unaudited) for the three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2022and 2021 and 2020

4

Consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income (unaudited) for the three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2022and 2021 and 2020

5

Consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity (unaudited) for the three and six months ended June 30,March 31, 2022and 2021 and 2020

6

Consolidated statements of cash flows (unaudited) for the sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2022and 2021 and 2020

7

Notes to financial statements (unaudited)

9

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

29

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

4844

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

4844

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

4945

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

4945

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

4945

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

4945

Item 3.  Defaults upon Senior Securities

4945

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures

4945

Item 5.  Other Information

4945

Item 6.  Exhibits

4945

SIGNATURES

SIGNATURES5046

 


 

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 Financial Statements

 

Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

  

March 31,

 

December 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2022

  

2021*

 
 

(Unaudited)

     

(Unaudited)

    

Assets

Assets

 

Assets

 
  

Cash and due from banks

 $31,687,027  $39,898,557  $26,506,362  $25,258,932 

Federal funds sold and other interest-bearing deposits

  769,123   1,077,113   632,831   1,203,174 

Cash and cash equivalents

  32,456,150  40,975,670   27,139,193  26,462,106 

Certificates of deposit in other banks

  350,000  850,000   350,000  350,000 

Securities available for sale, at fair value

  98,251,607  54,477,286   145,716,435  149,237,916 

Securities held to maturity, at cost

  21,401,599  23,078,519   21,343,559  21,851,975 

Equity security at fair value

  547,914  552,566   518,091  543,605 

Restricted stock, at cost

  675,169  900,500   695,000  675,400 

Mortgage loans held for sale

  1,317,820  1,673,350   285,000  126,500 

Loans, less allowance for loan losses of $3,404,168 and $3,296,538

  517,356,334  521,690,514 

Loans, less allowance for loan losses of $3,654,318 and $3,650,268

  483,908,857  482,011,334 

Premises and equipment, net

  6,304,771  7,736,556   6,268,709  6,259,421 

Accrued interest receivable

  1,777,967  2,057,491   1,562,014  1,609,063 

Deferred income taxes, net

  1,521,861  1,219,668   4,632,138  2,177,450 

Other real estate owned

  1,411,605  1,411,605 

Other real estate owned, net

  1,242,365  1,242,365 

Bank owned life insurance

  15,150,383  11,297,342   11,609,153  11,556,163 

Goodwill and other intangibles

  7,055,274  7,059,408 

Goodwill and other intangibles, net

  7,048,998  7,051,080 

Other assets

  1,908,201   2,336,607   5,604,129   5,522,877 
 $707,486,655  $677,317,082  $717,923,641  $716,677,255 
  

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 
  

Deposits

  

Noninterest-bearing

 $126,712,827  $103,155,113  $132,629,508  $124,175,615 

Interest-bearing

  485,417,230   470,246,434   501,151,145   502,239,055 

Total deposits

  612,130,057  573,401,547   633,780,653  626,414,670 

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

  13,686,564  24,753,972   4,083,707  5,414,026 

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta advances

  5,000,000  5,000,000   5,000,000  5,000,000 

Long-term debt, net of issuance costs

  16,976,093  16,973,280   16,553,090  16,978,905 

Accrued interest payable

  154,780  409,622   276,573  295,910 

Other liabilities

  5,123,819   5,049,178   6,023,131   5,952,286 
  653,071,313   625,587,599   665,717,154   660,055,797 

Stockholders' equity

  

Common stock, par value $.01 per share, authorized 5,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 3,023,487 in 2021 and 3,011,255 in 2020

  30,235  30,113 

Common stock, par value $.01 per share, authorized 5,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 3,037,137 in 2022 and 2021

  30,372  30,372 

Additional paid-in capital

  28,557,249  28,294,139   28,857,422  28,857,422 

Retained earnings

  25,917,571  22,698,954   31,179,402  29,128,600 

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

  (89,713)  706,277 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (7,860,709)  (1,394,936)
  54,415,342   51,729,483   52,206,487   56,621,458 
 $707,486,655  $677,317,082  $717,923,641  $716,677,255 

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

* derived from audited financial statements


Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

  

Three months ended

 
  

March 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 
         

Interest income

        

Loans, including fees

 $5,683,362  $5,984,657 

Investment securities - taxable

  644,461   211,224 

Investment securities - tax exempt

  149,487   160,574 

Federal funds sold and other interest earning assets

  12,415   14,137 

Total interest income

  6,489,725   6,370,592 
         

Interest expense

        

Deposits

  338,560   595,520 

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

  3,251   13,511 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings

  183,825   188,106 

Total interest expense

  525,636   797,137 

Net interest income

  5,964,089   5,573,455 
         

Provision for loan losses

  0   120,000 
         

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

  5,964,089   5,453,455 
         

Noninterest income

        

Service charges on deposit accounts

  181,466   159,191 

Mortgage banking income

  122,688   256,267 

Bank owned life insurance income

  52,990   70,119 

Fair value adjustment on equity security

  (26,817)  (8,669)

Gain on sale of SBA loans

  93,600   0 

Gain on premium call of debt security

  0   8,569 

Other fees and commissions

  71,880   71,468 

Total noninterest income

  495,807   556,945 
         

Noninterest expense

        

Salaries

  1,740,395   1,626,338 

Employee benefits

  511,792   472,888 

Occupancy

  228,427   250,212 

Furniture and equipment

  214,615   196,683 

Other

  1,104,369   849,003 

Total noninterest expense

  3,799,598   3,395,124 
         

Income before income taxes

  2,660,298   2,615,276 

Income taxes

  609,496   585,701 

Net income

 $2,050,802  $2,029,575 
         

Earnings per share - basic and diluted

 $0.68  $0.67 

 

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

 


 

Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

  

Three months ended

  

Six months ended

 
  

June 30,

  

June 30,

 
  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
                 

Interest income

                

Loans, including fees

 $5,783,660  $4,393,267  $11,768,317  $8,715,921 

Investment securities - taxable

  329,731   191,255   540,955   401,761 

Investment securities - tax exempt

  152,412   154,699   312,986   298,783 

Federal funds sold and other interest earning assets

  15,308   16,007   29,445   48,799 

Total interest income

  6,281,111   4,755,228   12,651,703   9,465,264 
                 

Interest expense

                

Deposits

  533,437   832,464   1,128,957   1,738,663 

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

  14,972   39,496   28,483   77,690 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings

  190,181   12,865   378,287   12,974 

Total interest expense

  738,590   884,825   1,535,727   1,829,327 

Net interest income

  5,542,521   3,870,403   11,115,976   7,635,937 
                 

(Recovery of) provision for loan losses

  (20,000)  350,000   100,000   475,000 
                 

Net interest income after (recovery of) provision for loan losses

  5,562,521   3,520,403   11,015,976   7,160,937 
                 

Noninterest income

                

Service charges on deposit accounts

  176,483   117,658   335,674   276,213 

Mortgage banking income

  240,666   350,110   496,933   412,367 

Bank owned life insurance income

  82,922   43,211   153,041   85,223 

Gain on sale of premises and equipment

  0   0   37,613   0 

Fair value adjustment on equity security

  511   4,535   (8,158)  13,045 

Gain on sale of SBA loans

  0   63,635   0   63,635 

Gain on premium call of debt security

  0   0   8,569   0 

Other fees and commissions

  47,974   29,077   81,829   59,745 

Total noninterest income

  548,556   608,226   1,105,501   910,228 
                 

Noninterest expense

                

Salaries

  1,844,736   1,296,278   3,471,074   2,651,197 

Employee benefits

  438,133   359,450   911,021   806,554 

Occupancy

  245,318   185,394   495,530   368,546 

Furniture and equipment

  183,689   165,812   380,372   326,261 

Acquisition

  0   165,096   0   344,920 

Other

  797,257   689,973   1,646,260   1,310,838 

Total noninterest expense

  3,509,133   2,862,003   6,904,257   5,808,316 
                 

Income before income taxes

  2,601,944   1,266,626   5,217,220   2,262,849 

Income taxes

  569,725   230,571   1,155,426   383,487 

Net income

 $2,032,219  $1,036,055  $4,061,794  $1,879,362 
                 

Earnings per share - basic and diluted

 $0.67  $0.35  $1.35  $0.63 

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


Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income

(Unaudited)

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

June 30,

  

June 30,

 
  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
                 

Net income

 $2,032,219  $1,036,055  $4,061,794  $1,879,362 
                 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes:

                
                 

Securities available for sale

                

Net unrealized gain (loss) arising during the period

  (207,421)  883,144   (1,106,751)  1,055,835 

Reclassification adjustment for realized gains and losses included in net income

  0   0   8,569   0 

Total unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities available for sale

  (207,421)  883,144   (1,098,182)  1,055,835 
                 

Income tax expense (benefit)

  (57,077)  243,019   (302,192)  290,539 

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

  (150,344)  640,125   (795,990)  765,296 
                 

Total comprehensive income

 $1,881,875  $1,676,180  $3,265,804  $2,644,658 
  

Three Months Ended

 
  

March 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 
         

Net income

 $2,050,802  $2,029,575 
         

Other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes:

        
         

Securities available for sale

        

Net unrealized loss arising during the period

  (8,920,463)  (899,330)
         

Reclassification adjustment for realized gains included in net income

  0   8,569 

Total unrealized loss on investment securities available for sale

  (8,920,463)  (890,761)
         

Income tax benefit

  (2,454,690)  (245,115)

Total other comprehensive loss

  (6,465,773)  (645,646)
         

Total comprehensive (loss) income

 $(4,414,971) $1,383,929 

 

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

 


 

 

Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

Three months Ended March 31, 2022 and six months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020

(Unaudited)

 

          

Additional

      

Accumulated other

  

Total

 
  

Common stock

  

paid-in

  

Retained

  

comprehensive

  

stockholders'

 
  

Shares

  

Par value

  

capital

  

earnings

  

income (loss)

  

equity

 

Three months ended June 30, 2020

                        

Balance, March 31, 2020

  2,974,019  $29,740  $27,812,991  $22,411,468  $167,795  $50,421,994 
                         

Net income

  -   0   0   1,036,055   0   1,036,055 

Other comprehensive income

  -   0   0   0   640,125   640,125 

Cash dividends, $0.26 per share

  -   0   0   (773,464)  0   (773,464)

Dividends reinvested

  17,944   180   241,167   0   0   241,347 
                         

Balance, June 30, 2020

  2,991,963  $29,920  $28,054,158  $22,674,059  $807,920  $51,566,057 
                         

Six months ended June 30, 2020

                        

Balance, December 31, 2019

  2,974,019  $29,740  $27,812,991  $21,568,161  $42,624  $49,453,516 
                         

Net income

  -   0   0   1,879,362   0   1,879,362 

Other comprehensive income

  -   0   0   0   765,296   765,296 

Cash dividends, $0.26 per share

  -   0   0   (773,464)  0   (773,464)

Dividends reinvested

  17,944   180   241,167   0   0   241,347 
                         

Balance, June 30, 2020

  2,991,963  $29,920  $28,054,158  $22,674,059  $807,920  $51,566,057 
                         

Three months ended June 30, 2021

                        

Balance, March 31, 2021

  3,011,255  $30,113  $28,294,139  $24,728,529  $60,631  $53,113,412 
                         

Net income

  -   0   0   2,032,219   0   2,032,219 

Other comprehensive loss

  -   0   0   0   (150,344)  (150,344)

Cash dividends, $0.28 per share

  -   0   0   (843,177)  0   (843,177)

Dividends reinvested

  12,232   122   263,110   0   0   263,232 
                         

Balance, June 30, 2021

  3,023,487  $30,235  $28,557,249  $25,917,571  $(89,713) $54,415,342 
                         

Six months ended June 30, 2021

                        

Balance, December 31, 2020

  3,011,255  $30,113  $28,294,139  $22,698,954  $706,277  $51,729,483 
                         

Net income

  -   0   0   4,061,794   0   4,061,794 

Other comprehensive loss

  -   0   0   0   (795,990)  (795,990)

Cash dividends, $0.28 per share

  -   0   0   (843,177)  0   (843,177)

Dividends reinvested

  12,232   122   263,110   0   0   263,232 
                         

Balance, June 30, 2021

  3,023,487  $30,235  $28,557,249  $25,917,571  $(89,713) $54,415,342 
          

Additional

      

Accumulated other

  

Total

 
  

Common stock

  

paid-in

  

Retained

  

comprehensive

  

stockholders'

 
  

Shares

  

Par value

  

capital

  

earnings

  

income (loss)

  

equity

 
                         

Balance, December 31, 2020

  3,011,255  $30,113  $28,294,139  $22,698,954  $706,277  $51,729,483 
                         

Net income

  -   0   0   2,029,575   0   2,029,575 

Unrealized loss on securities available for sale net of income tax benefit of $245,115

  -   0   0   0   (645,646)  (645,646)
                         

Balance, March 31, 2021

  3,011,255  $30,113  $28,294,139  $24,728,529  $60,631  $53,113,412 
                         

Balance, December 31, 2021

  3,037,137  $30,372  $28,857,422  $29,128,600  $(1,394,936) $56,621,458 
                         

Net income

  -   0   0   2,050,802   0   2,050,802 

Unrealized loss on securities available for sale net of income tax benefit of $2,454,690

  -   0   0   0   (6,465,773)  (6,465,773)
                         

Balance, March 31, 2022

  3,037,137  $30,372  $28,857,422  $31,179,402  $(7,860,709) $52,206,487 

 

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 


 

Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2021

  

2020

 
         

Cash flows from operating activities

        

Interest received

 $13,180,690  $9,404,760 

Fees and commissions received

  914,436   748,326 

Interest paid

  (1,931,141)  (1,866,535)

Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans held for sale

  24,664,376   21,655,071 

Origination of mortgage loans held for sale

  (24,308,846)  (22,887,047)

Cash paid to suppliers and employees

  (6,385,841)  (5,413,489)

Income taxes paid, net of refunds received

  (650,000)  0 
   5,483,674   1,641,086 
         

Cash flows from investing activities

        

Proceeds from maturity and call of securities

        

Available for sale

  17,250,486   6,711,028 

Held to maturity

  2,078,569   500,000 

Purchase of securities

        

Available for sale

  (62,471,145)  (19,890,543)

Held to maturity

  (342,062)  (3,065,625)

Purchases of certificates of deposit

  500,000   (1,500,000)

Loans made to customers, net of principal collected

  3,981,211   (26,132,027)

Proceeds from sale of loans

  0   683,885 

Redemption(purchase) of stock in FHLB of Atlanta

  225,331   (235,100)

Purchase of bank owned life insurance

  (3,700,000)  0 

Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment

  1,359,613   0 

Purchases of premises, equipment and software

  (113,873)  (148,898)
   (41,231,870)  (43,077,280)
         

Cash flows from financing activities

        

Net increase (decrease) in

        

Noninterest-bearing deposits

  23,557,714   25,292,071 

Interest-bearing deposits

  15,318,315   29,255,715 

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

  (11,067,408)  292,803 

Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta advances

  0   5,000,000 

Dividends paid, net of reinvestments

  (579,945)  (532,117)
         
   27,228,676   59,308,472 
         

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

  (8,519,520)  17,872,278 
         

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  40,975,670   9,121,352 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 $32,456,150  $26,993,630 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

2022

  

2021

 
         

Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities

        

Net income

 $2,050,802  $2,029,575 

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

        

Depreciation and amortization

  116,110   117,030 

Provision for loan losses

  0   120,000 

Amortization of right of use asset and lease liability, net

  2,177   0 

Lease expense in excess of rent paid

  0   7,780 

Equity security dividends reinvested

  (1,303)  (1,816)

Unrealized loss on equity security

  26,817   8,669 

Gain on sale of SBA loans

  (93,600)  0 

Gain on sale of premises and equipment

  0   (37,613)

Gain on premium call of debt security

  0   (8,569)

Amortization of debt issuance costs

  1,406   1,407 

Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, net

  (212,443)  69,559 

Bank owned life insurance cash surrender value

  (52,990)  (70,119)

Increase (decrease) in

        

Deferred loan fees and costs, net

  (112,930)  410,480 

Accrued interest payable

  (19,337)  (51,661)

Other liabilities

  106,030   27,154 

Decrease (increase) in

        

Mortgage loans held for sale

  (158,500)  (9,350)

Accrued interest receivable

  47,049   174,062 

Other assets

  (127,624)  337,252 
Cash provided by operating activities $1,571,664  $3,123,840 


 

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 


 

Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2021

  

2020

 
         

Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities

        

Net income

 $4,061,794  $1,879,362 

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

        

Depreciation and amortization

  241,912   164,949 

Provision for loan losses

  100,000   475,000 

Amortization of right of use asset

  15,475   17,215 

Equity security dividends reinvested

  (3,506)  (5,440)

Fair value adjustment on equity securities

  8,158   (13,045)

Gain on sale of SBA loans

  0   (63,635)

Gain on sale of premises and equipment

  (37,613)  0 

Gain on premium call of debt security

  (8,569)  0 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

  2,813   0 

Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, net

  130,805   154,435 

Bank owned life insurance cash surrender value

  (153,041)  (85,222)

Increase (decrease) in

        

Deferred loan fees and costs, net

  275,916   649,928 

Accrued interest payable

  (254,842)  (37,208)

Other liabilities

  133,891   419,608 

Decrease (increase) in

        

Mortgage loans held for sale

  355,530   (1,231,976)

Accrued interest receivable

  279,524   (704,992)

Other assets

  335,427   22,107 
  $5,483,674  $1,641,086 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

2022

  

2021

 
         

Cash flows from investing activities

        

Proceeds from maturity and call of securities

        

Available for sale

  6,232,740   10,454,122 

Held to maturity

  535,000   1,580,000 

Purchase of securities

        

Available for sale

  (11,776,091)  (31,974,384)

Held to maturity

  0   (342,061)

Redemption of certificates of deposit

  0   500,000 

Loans made to customers, net of principal collected

  (2,067,575)  1,932,622 

Proceeds from sale of loans

  664,650   0 

Redemption (purchase) of stock in FHLB of Atlanta

  (19,600)  225,100 

Purchase of bank owned life insurance

  0   (3,700,000)

Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment

  0   1,359,613 

Purchases of premises, equipment and software

  (116,388)  (36,909)
Cash used in investing activities  (6,547,264)  (20,001,897)
         

Cash flows from financing activities

        

Net increase (decrease) in

        

Noninterest-bearing deposits

  8,453,893   18,770,755 

Interest-bearing deposits

  (1,043,666)  11,151,227 

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

  (1,330,319)  (12,105,703)

Long-term debt principal payments

  (427,221)  0 
Cash provided by financing activities  5,652,687   17,816,279 
         

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

  677,087   938,222 
         

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  26,462,106   40,975,670 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 $27,139,193  $41,913,892 

 

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

 

1.

Principles of consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Farmers and Merchants Bank (the “Bank”), and Series Protected Cell FCB-4 (the “Insurance Subsidiary”), and one subsidiary of the Bank, Reliable Community Financial Services, Inc. (collectively the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). The Insurance Subsidiary constitutes an investment in a series of membership interests, 100% owned by the Company, issued by First Community Bankers Insurance Co., LLC, a Tennessee “series” limited liability company and licensed property and casualty insurance company. Intercompany balances and transactions, have been eliminated. This includesincluding the insurance premium paid by the Bank to the Insurance Subsidiary through an intermediary. Effective October 1, 2020, the Company acquired Carroll Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Carroll Community Bank (collectively, “Carroll”), both of which were based in Eldersburg, Maryland, through a series of merger transactions (the “Merger”). The results of operations and assets acquired and liabilities assumed from Carroll are included only from the effective date of the Merger. The comparability of the Company's results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, and 2020intermediary, have been impacted by the Merger.eliminated.

 

 

2.Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods have been made. Such adjustments were normal and recurring in nature. The results of operations for the three- and six- months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 do not necessarily reflect the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 20212022 or any future interim period. The consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2020,2021, which are included in Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.2021.

 

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

The accounting and reporting policies reflected in the financial statements conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and to general practices within the banking industry. Management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and disclosures of commitments and contingent liabilities at the balance sheet date, and revenues and expenses during the year. These estimates and assumptions may affect the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

Loans and allowance for loan losses

 

Loans are stated at the current amount of unpaid principal, adjusted for deferred origination costs, deferred origination fees, premiums and discounts on acquired loans, and the allowance for loan losses. Interest on loans is accrued based on the principal amounts outstanding. Origination fees and costs, along with premiums and accretable discounts, are amortized to income over the terms of loans.

 

Past due status is based on the contractual terms of the loan. Management may make an exception to reporting a loan as past due if the past due status is due solely due to the loan being past maturity, the Company intends to extend the loan, and the borrower is making principal and interest payments in accordance with the terms of the matured note. The accrual of interest is discontinued when any portion of the principal or interest is 90 days past due and collateral is insufficient to discharge the debt in full. If collection of principal is evaluated as doubtful, then all payments are applied to principal. Loans are considered impaired when, based on current information, management considers it unlikely that the collection of principal and interest payments will be made according to contractual terms. Generally, loans are not reviewed for impairment until the accrual of interest has been discontinued, or the loans are included on the watch list.list, or the loans are troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”).

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

2.

Basis of Presentation (continued)

 

The allowance for loan losses represents an amount which, in management’s judgment, will be adequate to absorb probable losses on existing loans and other extensions of credit that may become uncollectible. The Company’s allowance for loan losses consists of three elements: (i) segregating the loan portfolio into pools based upon similar characteristics and risk profiles and applying a loss factor to the pools, based on historical losses within those pools,pools; (ii) applying qualitative factors to the loan pools that consider economic and other factors, both internal and external, affecting the Company and the pools,pools; and (iii) determining specific reserves based on individual evaluation of impaired loans that are not included in the pools discussed above.

 

The allowances established for probable and estimable losses on impaired loans are based on a regular analysis and evaluation of problem loans. Management maintains a watch list of problem loans. Loans are classified based on an internal credit risk grading process that evaluates, among other things: (i) the obligor'sborrower’s ability to repay; (ii) the underlying collateral, if any; (iii) the economic environment; and (iv) for commercial borrowers, the industry in which the borrower operates. Specific valuation allowances are determined when the collateral value, if the loan is collateral dependent, or the discounted cash flows of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value.

 

Historical valuation allowances are calculated based on the historical loss experience of specific types of loans. The Company calculates historical loss ratios for pools of similar loans with similar characteristics based on the proportion of actual charge-offs experienced to the total population of loans in the pool over the prior twenty quarters. The historical loss ratios are updated quarterly based on actual charge-off experience. A historical valuation allowance is established for each pool of similar loans based upon the product of the annual historical loss ratio and the total dollar amount of the loans in the pool.

 

Adjustments to the historical valuation allowances are based on general economic conditions and other qualitative risk factors both internal and external to the Company. In general, such adjustments are determined by evaluating, among other things: (i) the impact of economic conditions on the portfolio; (ii) changes in asset quality, including delinquency trends; (iii) the impact of changing interest rates on portfolio risk; (iv) changes in legislative and regulatory policy; (v) the composition and concentrations of credit; and (vi) the effectiveness of the internal loan review function as well as changes to policies and experience of loan personnel. Management evaluates these qualitative factors on a quarterly basis. Each factor could result in an adjustment that is positive, negative, or no impact.

 

Loan losses are charged to the allowance when management believes that collection is unlikely. Collections of loans previously charged off are added to the allowance at the time of recovery.

 

Loans acquired in connection with business combinations are recorded at fair value with no carryover of any allowance for loan losses. Fair value of the loans involves estimating the amount and timing of principal and interest cash flows expected to be collected on the loans and discounting those cash flows at a market rate of interest.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

2.

Basis of Presentation (continued)

 

Loans acquired through business combinations that meet the specific criteria of ASC 310-30 designated as purchase credit impaired loans are individually evaluated each period to analyze expected cash flows. To the extent that the expected cash flows of a loan have decreased due to credit deterioration, the Company establishes an allowance.

The excess of cash flows expected at acquisition over the estimated fair value is referred to as the accretable discount and is recognized into interest income over the remaining life of the loan. The difference between contractually required payments at acquisition and the cash flows expected to be collected at acquisition is referred to as the nonaccretable discount. These loans are accounted for under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 310-30, Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality. The nonaccretable discount includes estimated future credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the loan. Subsequent decreases in expected cash flows will require us to evaluate the need for an addition to the allowance for loan losses. Subsequent improvement in expected cash flows will result in the reversaltransfer of a corresponding amount of the nonaccretable discount, which we will then reclassify as accretable discount to be recognized into interest income over the remaining life of the loan.

Loans acquired through business combinations that meet the specific criteria of ASC 310-30 are individually evaluated each period to analyze expected cash flows. To the extent that the expected cash flows of a loan have decreased due to credit deterioration, the Company establishes an allowance.

 

Loans acquired through business combinations that do not meet the specific criteria of ASC 310-30 are accounted for under ASC 310-20, Receivables - Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs. These loans are initially recorded at fair value, and include credit and interest rate marks associated with acquisition accounting adjustments. Purchase premiums or discounts are subsequently amortized as an adjustment to yield over the estimated contractual lives of the loans. There is no allowance for loan losses established at the acquisition date for acquired performing loans. An allowance for loan losses is recorded for any credit deterioration in these loans subsequentSubsequent to acquisition, which is evaluateda quarterly based on a comparison of the remaining fair value discount to the required allowance under appropriate methodology.methodology is performed. If the fair value discount remains in excess of the required allowance, then no adjustment is made. If the fair value falls below the required reserve, then a charge to the provision is recorded for the shortfall as part of the allowance for loan losses.

 

Goodwill and other intangible assets

 

Goodwill is calculated as the purchase premium, if any, after adjusting for the fair value of net assets acquired in purchase transactions. Goodwill is not amortized but is reviewed for potential impairment on at least an annual basis, with testing between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that could potentially reduce the fair value of a reporting unit. Other intangible assets represent purchased assets that can be distinguished from goodwill because of contractual or other legal rights. The Company’s other intangible asset, the core deposit intangible (“CDI”), has a finite life and is amortized over 10 years on a straight line basis.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

2.

Basis of Presentation (continued)

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016‑13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses”. The ASU sets forth a “current expected credit loss” (CECL) model which requires the Company to measure all expected credit losses for financial instruments held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable supportable forecasts. This replaces the existing incurred loss model and is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost and applies to some off-balance sheet credit exposures. ASU 2019-10 “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and hedging (Topic 815), and Leases (Topic 842): Effective Dates” extended the implementation date to January 1, 2023for SEC registeredSEC-registered smaller reporting companies and private companies. The Company is considered a smaller reporting company. The Company has engaged a third-party vendor to assist in the implementation of this ASU.

In The CECL model will be run parallel with the current ALLL calculation during December 2019, FASB released ASU 2019-12,2022 “Income Taxes (Topicbeginning with the 740March 31, 2022 )”, which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing multiple exceptions to the general principals in Topic 740. ASU 2019-12 is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and for interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. The standard did not have a significant impact oncalculation. Several members of the Company’s financial statements.senior management and credit administration teams will participate in the implementation.

 

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)”: Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. This ASU Provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effect of) reference rate reform, on financial reporting. The risk of termination of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), has caused regulators to undertake reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based that are less susceptible to manipulation. ASU 2020-04 is effective between March 12, 2020 and December 31, 2022. The Company has identified its products that utilize LIBOR and has begun efforts to transition to an alternative reference rate. The Company continues to evaluate systems to assist in the transaction to a new rate.

 

In March 2022,

the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No.2022-02, “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326), Troubled Debt Restructurings and Vintage Disclosures.” ASU 2022-02 addresses areas identified by the FASB as part of its post-implementation review of the credit losses standard (ASU 2016-13) that introduced the CECL model. The amendments eliminate the accounting guidance for troubled debt restructurings by creditors that have adopted the CECL model and enhance the disclosure requirements for loan refinancings and restructurings made with borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. In addition, the amendments require a public business entity to disclose current-period gross write-offs for financing receivables and net investment in leases by year of origination in the vintage disclosures. The amendments in this ASU should be applied prospectively, except for the transition method related to the recognition and measurement of TDRs, an entity has the option to apply a modified retrospective transition method, resulting in a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings in the period of adoption. For entities that have adopted ASU 2016-13, ASU 2022-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For entities that have not yet adopted ASU 2016-13, the effective dates for ASU 2022-02 are the same as the effective dates in ASU 2016-13. Early adoption is permitted if an entity has adopted ASU 2016-13. An entity may elect to early adopt the amendments about TDRs and related disclosure enhancements separately from the amendments related to vintage disclosures. The Company is currently assessing the impact that ASU 2022-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

The accounting policies adopted by management are consistent with authoritative GAAP and are consistent with those followed by our peers.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)


Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

 

 

3.

Investment Securities

 

Investments in debt securities are summarized as follows:

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

  

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

June 30, 2021

 

cost

  

gains

  

losses

  

value

 

March 31, 2022

 

cost

 

gains

 

losses

 

value

 
  

Available for sale

                
  

State and municipal

 $756,552  $14,425  $0  $770,977  $752,413  $730  $5,780  $747,363 

SBA pools

  1,682,144   1,957   27,013   1,657,088   1,300,202   1,682   22,049   1,279,835 

Corporate bonds

  7,955,863   121,417   2,694   8,074,586   10,960,028   15,803   347,754   10,628,077 

Mortgage-backed securities

  87,980,820   672,743   904,607   87,748,956   143,548,768   27,105   10,514,713   133,061,160 
 $98,375,379  $810,542  $934,314  $98,251,607  $156,561,411  $45,320  $10,890,296  $145,716,435 
  

Held to maturity

                
  

State and municipal

 $21,401,599  $1,013,209  $56,888  $22,357,920  $21,343,559  $156,037  $584,827  $20,914,769 

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

  

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Unrealized

 

Fair

 

December 31, 2020

 

cost

  

gains

  

losses

  

value

 

December 31, 2021

 

cost

 

gains

 

losses

 

value

 
  

Available for sale

                
  

State and municipal

 $962,438  $24,094  $0  $986,532  $753,061  $10,437  $0  $763,498 

SBA pools

 1,822,226  0  38,419  1,783,807  1,418,770  1,656  22,664  1,397,762 

Corporate bonds

 6,692,156  108,172  2,897  6,797,431  9,225,153  64,595  55,541  9,234,207 

Mortgage-backed securities

  44,026,055   941,987   58,526   44,909,516   139,765,445   336,084   2,259,080   137,842,449 
 $53,502,875  $1,074,253  $99,842  $54,477,286  $151,162,429  $412,772  $2,337,285  $149,237,916 
  

Held to maturity

                
  

State and municipal

 $23,078,519  $1,177,125  $10,858  $24,244,786  $21,851,975  $1,020,877  $67,251  $22,805,601 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

3.

Investment Securities (continued)

 

Contractual maturities, shown below, will differ from actual maturities because borrowers and issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

 

Available for Sale

  

Held to Maturity

  

Available for Sale

  

Held to Maturity

 
 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

Amortized

 

Fair

  

Amortized

 

Fair

 

Amortized

 

Fair

 

June 30, 2021

 

cost

  

value

  

cost

  

value

 

March 31, 2022

 

cost

  

value

  

cost

  

value

 
  

Within one year

 $499,816  $511,785  $0  $0  $752,350  $754,818  $0  $0 

Over one to five years

  4,122,839   4,234,922   796,579   811,970   3,628,616   3,560,563   800,729   800,815 

Over five to ten years

  4,089,760   4,098,856   2,032,001   2,101,343   7,331,475   7,060,059   1,782,321   1,797,278 

Over ten years

  0   0   18,573,019   19,444,607   0   0   18,760,509   18,316,676 
  8,712,415   8,845,563   21,401,599   22,357,920   11,712,441   11,375,440   21,343,559   20,914,769 

Mortgage-backed securities and SBA pools, due in monthly installments

  89,662,964   89,406,044   0   0 

Mortgage-backed securities and

 

SBA pools, due in monthly installments

  144,848,970   134,340,995   0   0 
 $98,375,379  $98,251,607  $21,401,599  $22,357,920  $156,561,411  $145,716,435  $21,343,559  $20,914,769 
 

December 31, 2020

            
 

Within one year

 $505,372  $502,475  $487,741  $496,463 

Over one to five years

 4,646,388  4,755,483  793,876  813,523 

Over five to ten years

 2,300,591  2,323,451  2,476,827  2,687,063 

Over ten years

  202,243   202,554   19,320,075   20,247,737 
 7,654,594  7,783,963  23,078,519  24,244,786 

Mortgage-backed securities and SBA pools, due in monthly installments

  45,848,281   46,693,323   0   0 
 $53,502,875  $54,477,286  $23,078,519  $24,244,786 

 

Securities with a carrying value of $23,432,296 $16,852,733 and $34,958,212$14,307,989 as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, respectively, were pledged as collateral for government deposits and securities sold under repurchase agreements.

 

During the sixthree months ended June 30,March 31, 2022, there were no sales of securities. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company received proceeds of $513,845$513,845 from the call at a premium of an available for sale investment security.securities. The Company realized an $8,569$8,569 gain on the call of the security. There were 0 sales of securities during the six months ended June 30, 2020.securities.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

3.

Investment Securities (continued)

 

The following table sets forth the Company’s gross unrealized losses on a continuous basis for investments in debt securities, by category and length of time, at June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020.2021.

 

June 30, 2021

 

Less than 12 months

  

12 months or more

  

Total

 

March 31, 2022

 

Less than 12 months

  

12 months or more

  

Total

 

Description of investments

 

Fair Value

  

Unrealized

Loss

  

Fair Value

  

Unrealized

Loss

  

Fair Value

  

Unrealized

Loss

  

Fair Value

 

Unrealized

Loss

 

Fair Value

 

Unrealized

Loss

 

Fair Value

 

Unrealized

Loss

 
  

State and municipal

 $1,538,840  $56,888  $0  $0  $1,538,840  $56,888  $7,738,761  $412,339  $924,219  $178,268  $8,662,980  $590,607 

SBA pools

  0   0   1,338,764   27,013   1,338,764   27,013   0   0   1,039,389   22,049   1,039,389   22,049 

Corporate bonds

  1,610,022   2,694   0   0   1,610,022   2,694   8,201,181   347,754   0   0   8,201,181   347,754 

Mortgage-backed securities

  50,748,391   894,680   943,976   9,927   51,692,367   904,607   103,977,709   8,212,229   19,134,680   2,302,484   123,112,389   10,514,713 

Total

 $53,897,253  $954,262  $2,282,740  $36,940  $56,179,993  $991,202  $119,917,651  $8,972,322  $21,098,288  $2,502,801  $141,015,939  $11,475,123 

 

December 31, 2020

 

Less than 12 months

  

12 months or more

  

Total

 

December 31, 2021

 

Less than 12 months

  

12 months or more

  

Total

 
   

Unrealized

   

Unrealized

   

Unrealized

    

Unrealized

   

Unrealized

   

Unrealized

 

Description of investments

 

Fair value

  

losses

  

Fair value

  

losses

  

Fair value

  

losses

  

Fair value

 

losses

 

Fair value

 

losses

 

Fair value

 

losses

 
  

State and municipal

 $719,430  $10,858  $0  $0  $719,430  $10,858  $1,324,648  $35,720  $715,650  $31,531  $2,040,298  $67,251 

SBA pools

 0  0  1,783,807  38,419  1,783,807  38,419  0  0  1,133,398  22,664  1,133,398  22,664 

Corporate bonds

 502,754  2,897  0  0  502,754  2,897  5,443,886  55,541  0  0  5,443,886  55,541 

Mortgage-backed securities

  9,286,525   57,987   96,652   539   9,383,177   58,526   117,840,965   2,034,858   4,781,586   224,222   122,622,551   2,259,080 

Total

 $10,508,709  $71,742  $1,880,459  $38,958  $12,389,168  $110,700  $124,609,499  $2,126,119  $6,630,634  $278,417  $131,240,133  $2,404,536 

 

Management has the ability and intent to hold securities classified as held to maturity until they mature, at which time the Company should receive full value for the securities. As of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, management did not have the intent to sell any of the held to maturity or available for sale securities with unrealized losses before a recovery of cost. The unrealized losses detailed in the table above were due to increases in market interest rates over the yields available at the time the underlying securities were purchased as well as other market conditions for each particular security based upon the structure and remaining principal balance. The fair values of the debt securities are expected to recover as the securities approach their maturity dates or repricing dates or if market yields for such investments decline. Based on the foregoing factors, as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, management believes that these unrealized losses are temporary and, accordingly, they have not been recognized in the Company’s consolidated statementstatements of income. At June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, 46156 available for sale and 320 held to maturity investments had unrealized losses.

 

At June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, none of the available for sale or held to maturity investments were impaired. In determining whether other-than-temporary impairment exists, management considers many factors, including (1)(i) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2)(ii) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and (3)(iii) whether the BankCompany intends to sell the security, whether it is more likely than not that the BankCompany will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, and whether the BankCompany expects to recover the security’s entire amortized cost basis. Gains and losses on the sale of securities are recorded on the trade date and are determined using the specific identification method.

 

The factors considered in evaluating securities for impairment include whether the Bank intends to sell the security, whether it is more likely than not that the Bank will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, and whether the Bank expects to recover the security’s entire amortized cost basis.

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4.

Loans

 

Major categories of loans are as follows:

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

  

March 31,

 

December 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2022

  

2021

 

Real estate:

  

Commercial

 $319,322,780  $309,284,811  $329,179,712  $319,185,116 

Construction and land development

  31,411,527  33,641,916   20,325,400  28,221,854 

Residential

  119,493,617  121,327,761   111,993,662  107,436,033 

Commercial

  51,330,242  61,368,105   26,374,885  31,182,206 

Consumer

  402,457   288,454   296,151   355,958 
  521,960,623  525,911,047   488,169,810  486,381,167 

Less: Allowance for loan losses

  3,404,168  3,296,538   3,654,318  3,650,268 

Deferred origination fees net of costs

  1,200,121   923,995   606,635   719,565 
 $517,356,334  $521,690,514  $483,908,857  $482,011,334 

 

Commercial loans in the table above include $26.5$4.2 million and $31.1$9.7 million of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, respectively, which are 100% guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”). $22.0PPP loans totaling $60 million were originated during 2021 and 2020, and we collected approximately $2,323,000 in origination fees from the six months ended June 30, 2021. SBA. A substantial portion of the PPP loans in the Company’s portfolio are expected to be forgiven by the SBA. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company collected approximately $1,037,000 in fees from the SBA in connection with the originations of the PPP loans. The fees, net of related origination costs, are being recognized as interest income over the term of the loans using the straight-line method, with accelerated recognition when the loan pays off before maturity through SBA forgiveness or other means. Income from PPP loans added approximately $105,000 to net income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $369,000 for the same period in 2021. As of March 31, 2022, $91,000 of deferred PPP fees, net of income taxes, have not been recognized.         

 

Nonaccrual loans, segregated by class of loans, were as follows:

 

  

June 30,

  

December 31,

 
  

2021

  

2020

 

Real estate:

        

Commercial

 $4,388,004  $4,407,829 

Residential

  31,500   220,967 
  $4,419,504  $4,628,796 
  

March 31,

  

December 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 

Commercial real estate

 $4,780,965  $4,810,965 

Residential real estate

  31,500   31,500 

Commercial

  152,449   152,449 
  $4,964,914  $4,994,914 

 

At June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, the Company had onetwo nonaccrual commercial real estate loanloans totaling $4,388,004 and$4,780,965, one nonaccrual residential real estate loan totaling $31,500.$31,500, and one nonaccrual commercial loan totaling $152,449. The loans were secured by real estate, business assets, and personal guarantees. Gross interest income of $124,308$59,182 would have been recorded for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 ifhad these nonaccrual loans had been current and performing in accordance with thetheir original terms. The Company allocated $0$281,910 of its allowance for loan losses to these nonaccrual loans. The recorded investment of the nonaccrual loans was net of charge-offs and a nonaccretable discount totaling $8,176$27,146 at June 30, 2021.March 31, 2022.

 

At December 31, 2020,2021, the Company had onetwo nonaccrual commercial real estate loan totaling $4,407,829$4,810,965 and twoone nonaccrual residential real estate loansloan totaling $220,967.$31,500, and 1 commercial loan totaling $152,449. The real estate loans were secured by real estate and business assets and personal guarantees.were personally guaranteed. The commercial loan was secured by business assets and was personally guaranteed. Gross interest income of $13,395$219,734 would have been recorded in 20202021 if these nonaccrual loans had been current and performing in accordance with thetheir original terms. The Company allocated $0$281,910 of its allowance for loan losses to these nonaccrual loans. The recorded investmentbalance of the nonaccrual loans was net of charge-offs and a nonaccretable discount totaling $8,176$27,146 at December 31, 2020.2021.

 

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4.

Loans (continued)

 

An age analysis of past due loans, segregated by type of loan, is as follows:

 

     

90 Days

       

Past Due 90

      

90 Days

       

Past Due 90

 
 

30 - 59 Days

 

60 - 89 Days

 

or More

 

Total

   

Total

 

Days or More

  

30 - 59 Days

 

60 - 89 Days

 

or More

 

Total

   

Total

 

Days or More

 
 

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Current

  

Loans

  

and Accruing

  

Past Due

 

Past Due

 

Past Due

 

Past Due

 

Current

 

Loans

 

and Accruing

 

June 30, 2021

 

March 31, 2022

 

Real estate:

  

Commercial

 $0  $0  $0  $0  $319,322,780  $319,322,780  $0  $0  $0  $502,961  $502,961  $328,676,751  $329,179,712  $0 

Construction and land development

  0   0   0   0   31,411,527   31,411,527   0   0   0   0   0   20,325,400   20,325,400   0 

Residential

  0   0   31,500   31,500   119,462,117   119,493,617   0   0   216,082   31,500   247,582   111,746,080   111,993,662   0 

Commercial

  0   0   0   0   51,330,242   51,330,242   0   0   0   152,449   152,449   26,222,436   26,374,885   0 

Consumer

  0   0   0   0   402,457   402,457   0   0   0   0   0   296,151   296,151   0 

Total

 $0  $0  $31,500  $31,500  $521,929,123  $521,960,623  $0  $0  $216,082  $686,910  $902,992  $487,266,818  $488,169,810  $0 
  

December 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2021

 

Real estate:

  

Commercial

 $182,656  $0  $0  $182,656  $309,102,155  $309,284,811  $0  $0  $0  $502,961  $502,961  $318,682,155  $319,185,116  $0 

Construction and land development

 0  0  0  0  33,641,916  33,641,916  0  0  0  0  0  28,221,854  28,221,854  0 

Residential

 24,591  0  220,967  245,558  121,082,203  121,327,761  0  0  0  249,161  249,161  107,186,872  107,436,033  217,661 

Commercial

 0  0  0  0  61,368,105  61,368,105  0  0  0  415,690  415,690  30,766,516  31,182,206  263,241 

Consumer

  0   0   0   0   288,454   288,454   0   0   0   0   0   355,958   355,958   0 

Total

 $207,247  $0  $220,967  $428,214  $525,482,833  $525,911,047  $0  $0  $0  $1,167,812  $1,167,812  $485,213,355  $486,381,167  $480,902 

 

Impaired loans, segregated by class of loans with average recorded investment and interest recognized for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2020,2021, are set forth in the following table:

 

 

Unpaid

 

Recorded

 

Recorded

          

Unpaid

 

Recorded

 

Recorded

         
 

Contractual

 

Investment

 

Investment

 

Total

   

Average

    

Contractual

 

Investment

 

Investment

 

Total

   

Average

   
 

Principal

 

With No

 

With

 

Recorded

 

Related

 

Recorded

 

Interest

  

Principal

 

With No

 

With

 

Recorded

 

Related

 

Recorded

 

Interest

 
 

Balance

  

Allowance

  

Allowance

  

Investment

  

Allowance

  

Investment

  

Recognized

  

Balance

 

Allowance

 

Allowance

 

Investment

 

Allowance

 

Investment

 

Recognized

 

June 30, 2021

 

March 31, 2022

 

Commercial real estate

 $6,609,506  $6,609,506  $0  $6,609,506  $0  $6,634,826  $56,179  $6,781,030  $6,278,069  $502,961  $6,781,030  $129,461  $6,800,981  $25,054 

Construction and land development

  0   0   0   0   0   0   0 

Residential real estate

  42,005   42,005   0   42,005   0   43,369   857   37,341   37,341   0   37,341   0   38,285   0 

Commercial

  152,449   0   152,449   152,449   152,449   152,449   378 
 $6,651,511  $6,651,511  $0  $6,651,511  $0  $6,678,195  $57,036  $6,970,820  $6,315,410  $655,410  $6,970,820  $281,910  $6,991,715  $25,432 
  

December 31, 2020

 

December 31, 2021

 

Commercial real estate

 $6,660,145  $6,660,145  $0  $6,660,145  $0  $4,448,343  $345,570  $6,820,932  $6,317,971  $502,961  $6,820,932  $129,461  $6,740,539  $125,079 

Construction and land development

 0  0  0  0  0  0  0 

Residential real estate

  44,733   44,733   0   44,733   0   430,360   2,139  39,228  39,228  0  39,228  0  41,981  1,672 

Commercial

  152,449   0   152,449   152,449   152,449   76,225   69,005 
 $6,704,878  $6,704,878  $0  $6,704,878  $0  $4,878,703  $347,709  $7,012,609  $6,357,199  $655,410  $7,012,609  $281,910  $6,858,745  $195,756 

 

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4.

Loans (continued)

 

Impaired loans include troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”),TDRs which are loans that have been modified to provide economic concessions to borrowers who have experienced financial difficulties. These concessions typically result from the Company’s loss mitigation activities and could include reductions in the interest rate, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance, or other actions. Certain TDRs are classified as nonperforming at the time of restructure and may only be returned to performing status after considering the borrower’s sustained repayment performance for a reasonable period, generally six months.

 

At June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, the Company had two commercial real estate loansloan totaling $2,221,502$6,278,069 and one residential real estate loan totaling $42,005$37,341 that were classified as TDRs. One of the commercial real estate loans with a principal balance of $4,278,004 was restructured as a TDR in 2022. All are included in impaired loans above. At June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, all three loans were paying as agreed. There have been no charge-offs or allowances associated with these loans.

At December 31, 2021, the Company had 1 commercial real estate loan totaling $2,009,967 and 1 residential real estate loan totaling $39,228 classified as TDRs. Both loans are included in impaired loans above and were paying as agreed. There have been no charge-offs or allowances associated with thesethree loans.

At December 31, 2020, the Company had two commercial real estate loans totaling $2,252,316 and one residential real estate loan totaling $44,733 classified as TDRs. One of the commercial real estate loans with a principal balance of $182,656 was restructured as a TDR during 2020. All three loans are included in impaired loans above. Each loan is paying as agreed. There have been 0 charge-offs or allowances associated with these three loans.

 

Section 4013 of the U.S. Government’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act allows financial institutions to suspend application of certain current TDRs accounting guidance under ASC 310-40 for loan modifications related to the COVID-19 pandemic made between March 1, 2020 and the earlier of January 1, 2022 or 60 days after the end of the COVID-19 national emergency, provided certain criteria are met. This relief can be applied to loan modifications for borrowers that were not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019 and to loan modifications that defer or delay the payment of principal or interest, or change the interest rate on the loan. In April 2020, federal and state banking regulators issued the Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions Working with Customers Affected by the Coronavirus to provide further interpretation of when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, specifically indicating that if the modification is either short-term (e.g.(i.e., six months) or mandated by a federal or state government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the borrower is not experiencing financial difficulty under ASC 310-40. The Company continues to prudently work with borrowers negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic while managing credit risks and recognizing appropriate allowance for loan losses on its loan portfolio. As of June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, $5.1one loan totalling $4.3 million, or 1% of the Company’s loan portfolio, were grantedwas operating under a three-month deferrals. None of these loans weredeferral. This loan was classified as TDRsa TDR as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 because they metit did not meet the criteria discussed above.

 

As part of our portfolio risk management, the Company assigns a risk grade to each loan. The factors used to determine the grade are the payment history of the loan and the borrower, the value of the collateral and net worth of the guarantor, and cash flow projections of the borrower. Excellent, Above Average, Average and Acceptable grades are assigned to loans with limited or no delinquent payments and more than sufficient collateral and/or cash flow.

 

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(Unaudited)

4.

Loans (continued)

A description of the general characteristics of loans characterized as watch list or classified is as follows:

 

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4.

Loans (continued)

Pass/Watch

Loans graded as Pass/Watch are secured by generally acceptable assets which reflect above-average risk. The loans warrant closer scrutiny by management than is routine, due to circumstances affecting the borrower, the borrower’s industry, or the overall economic environment. Borrowers may reflect weaknesses such as inconsistent or weak earnings, break even or moderately deficit cash flow, thin liquidity, minimal capacity to increase leverage, or volatile market fundamentals or other industry risks. Such loans are typically secured by acceptable collateral, at or near appropriate margins, with realizable liquidation values.

 

Special Mention

A special mention loan has potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in the Company’s credit position at some future date. Special mention loans are not adversely classified and do not expose the Company to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification.

 

Borrowers may exhibit poor liquidity and leverage positions resulting from generally negative cash flow or negative trends in earnings. Access to alternative financing may be limited to finance companies for business borrowers and may be unavailable for commercial real estate borrowers.

 

Substandard

A substandard loan is inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Substandard loans have a well-defined weakness, or weaknesses, that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

 

Borrowers may exhibit recent or unexpected unprofitable operations, an inadequate debt service coverage ratio, or marginal liquidity and capitalization. These loans require more intense supervision by Company management.

 

Doubtful

A doubtful loan has all the weaknesses inherent in a substandard loan with the added characteristic that the weaknesses, based on currently existing facts, conditions, and values, make collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable.

 

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(Unaudited)

 

4.

Loans (continued)

 

Loans by credit grade, segregated by loan type, are as follows:

 

   

Above

     

Pass

 

Special

          

Above

     

Pass

 

Special

       

June 30, 2021

 

Excellent

  

average

  

Average

  

Acceptable

  

watch

  

mention

  

Substandard

  

Doubtful

  

Total

 

March 31, 2022

 

Excellent

 

average

 

Average

 

Acceptable

 

watch

 

mention

 

Substandard

 

Doubtful

 

Total

 
                    

Real estate:

                    

Commercial

 $0  $1,678,287  $87,503,664  $113,377,554  $103,216,843  $5,700,716  $7,845,716  $0  $319,322,780  $0  $98,984  $69,394,973  $161,821,022  $85,424,219  $3,217,512  $9,223,002  $0  $329,179,712 

Construction and land development

  0   0   5,758,191   11,984,373   8,893,951   1,841,696   2,933,316   0   31,411,527   0   0   3,711,277   10,967,190   5,646,933   0   0   0   20,325,400 

Residential

  49,334   902,490   57,430,049   48,605,991   9,981,116   0   2,524,637   0   119,493,617   34,250   611,328   45,120,441   56,566,253   7,270,671   0   2,390,719   0   111,993,662 

Commercial

  26,227,641   0   6,978,988 �� 13,448,027   4,675,586   0   0   0   51,330,242   4,312,074   0   5,666,167   12,613,235   3,630,960   0   152,449   0   26,374,885 

Consumer

  8,279   227,779   131,465   4,668   13,854   0   0   16,412   402,457   4,553   142,436   118,739   1,249   10,293   0   18,881   0   296,151 
 $26,285,254  $2,808,556  $157,802,357  $187,420,613  $126,781,350  $7,542,412  $13,303,669  $16,412  $521,960,623  $4,350,877  $852,748  $124,011,597  $241,968,949  $101,983,076  $3,217,512  $11,785,051  $0  $488,169,810 

 

   

Above

     

Pass

 

Special

          

Above

     

Pass

 

Special

       

December 31, 2020

 

Excellent

  

average

  

Average

  

Acceptable

  

watch

  

mention

  

Substandard

  

Doubtful

  

Total

 

December 31, 2021

 

Excellent

 

average

 

Average

 

Acceptable

 

watch

 

mention

 

Substandard

 

Doubtful

 

Total

 
                    

Real estate:

                    

Commercial

 $0  $2,010,472  $96,178,011  $87,860,036  $108,045,730  $5,951,177  $9,239,385  $0  $309,284,811  $0  $1,225,732  $73,924,748  $146,174,439  $82,018,890  $3,345,788  $12,495,519  $0  $319,185,116 

Construction and land development

 0  0  2,962,300  15,944,499  13,168,844  0  1,566,273  0  33,641,916  0  0  3,853,775  12,452,257  9,973,457  1,942,365  0  0  28,221,854 

Residential

 36,285  1,026,824  63,811,389  40,947,548  12,579,311  0  2,926,404  0  121,327,761  41,152  708,162  46,358,477  48,295,430  9,570,815  0  2,461,997  0  107,436,033 

Commercial

 32,088,058  0  10,037,516  13,532,170  5,710,361  0  0  0  61,368,105  9,774,570  0  5,292,721  12,585,396  3,377,070  0  152,449  0  31,182,206 

Consumer

  13,729   109,955   131,171   6,671   15,663   0   0   11,265   288,454   5,813   168,037   147,903   2,280   11,298   0   0   20,627   355,958 
 $32,138,072  $3,147,251  $173,120,387  $158,290,924  $139,519,909  $5,951,177  $13,732,062  $11,265  $525,911,047  $9,821,535  $2,101,931  $129,577,624  $219,509,802  $104,951,530  $5,288,153  $15,109,965  $20,627  $486,381,167 

 

The principal balance of loans in the Pass/Watch category as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 20202021 include loans that were granted payment deferrals due to COVID -COVID-19. The loans were downgraded to the Pass/Watch category if they were in a higher rated category at the time the deferral was granted. Loans that completed their initial 90 day deferral and are making scheduled payments again are being re-evaluated on a loan by loanloan-by-loan basis to determine if they warrant upgrading.

 

The Company’s allowance for loan losses is based on management’s evaluation of the risks inherent in the Company’s loan portfolio and the general economy. The allowance for loan losses is maintained at the amount management considers adequate to cover estimated losses in loans receivable that are deemed probable based on information currently known to management. The allowance is based upon a number of factors, including current economic conditions, actual loss experience by pools of similar loans, diversification and size of the portfolio, adequacy of the collateral, the amount of non-performing loans and industry trends. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination processes, periodically review the Company’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Company to make additional provisions for estimated loan losses based upon judgments different from those of management.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

4.

Loans (Continued)

 

The following table details activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio for the sixthree-month periods ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and 20202021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020.2021. Allocation of a portion of the allowance to one category of loans does not preclude its availability to absorb losses in other categories.

 

           

Allowance for loan losses ending

 

Outstanding loan balances

    

Provision for (recovery

       

Allowance for loan losses ending

balance evaluated for impairment:

 

Outstanding loan balances

evaluated for impairment:

 
 ��   

Provision

           

balance evaluated for impairment:

  

evaluated for impairment:

  

Beginning

 

of)

 

Charge

   

Ending

 

Purchase Credit

 

Purchase Credit

 
 

Beginning

 

for loan

 

Charge

   

Ending

 

Purchase Credit

 

Purchase Credit

 

June 30, 2021

 

balance

  

losses

  

offs

  

Recoveries

  

balance

  

Individually

  

Impaired

  

Collectively

  

Individually

  

Impaired

  

Collectively

 

March 31, 2022

 

balance

 

loan losses

 

offs

 

Recoveries

 

balance

 

Individually

 

Impaired

 

Collectively

 

Individually

 

Impaired

 

Collectively

 
  

Real estate:

  

Commercial

 $2,230,129  $373,796  $0  $3,500  $2,607,425  $0  $0  $2,607,425  $6,609,506   0  $312,713,274  $2,482,930  $63,130  $0  $0  $2,546,060  $129,461  $0  $2,416,599  $6,781,030  $32,991  $322,365,691 

Construction and land development

  201,692   (67,611)  0   8,100   142,181   0   0   142,181   0   1,544,309   29,867,218   214,547   (97,873)  0   4,050   120,724   0   0   120,724   0   379,349   19,946,051 

Residential

  644,639   (148,627)  (18,970)  0   477,042   0   0   477,042   42,005   511,413   118,940,199   603,558   51,081   0   0   654,639   0   0   654,639   37,341   244,789   111,711,532 

Commercial

  111,390   (18,184)  0   15,000   108,206   0   0   108,206   0   0   51,330,242   255,413   12,276   0   0   267,689   152,449   0   115,240   152,449   0   26,222,436 

Consumer

  2,138   450   0   0   2,588   0   0   2,588   0   0   402,457   4,370   (738)  0   0   3,632   0   0   3,632   0   0   296,151 

Unallocated

  106,550   (39,824)  0   0   66,726   0   0   66,726   0   0   0   89,450   (27,876)  0   0   61,574   0   0   61,574   0   0   0 
 $3,296,538  $100,000  $(18,970) $26,600  $3,404,168  $0  $0  $3,404,168  $6,651,511  $2,055,722  $513,253,390  $3,650,268  $0  $0  $4,050  $3,654,318  $281,910  $0  $3,372,408  $6,970,820  $657,129  $480,541,861 

 

           

Allowance for loan losses ending

 

Outstanding loan balances

    Provision for (recovery       

Allowance for loan losses ending

balance evaluated for impairment:

 

Outstanding loan balances

evaluated for impairment:

 
    

Provision

           

balance evaluated for impairment:

  

evaluated for impairment:

  

Beginning

 of) 

Charge

   

Ending

 

Purchase Credit

 

Purchase Credit

 
 

Beginning

 

for loan

 

Charge

   

Ending

 

Purchase Credit

 

Purchase Credit

 

June 30, 2020

 

balance

  

losses

  

offs

  

Recoveries

  

balance

  

Individually

  

Impaired

  

Collectively

  

Individually

  

Impaired

  

Collectively

 

March 31, 2021

 

balance

 loan losses 

offs

 

Recoveries

 

balance

 

Individually

 

Impaired

 

Collectively

 

Individually

 

Impaired

 

Collectively

 
  

Real estate:

  

Commercial

 $1,763,861  $396,409  $0  $44,962  $2,205,232  $0  $0  $2,205,232  $2,502,296  $0  $233,437,877  $2,230,129  $323,768  $0  $2,500  $2,556,397  $0  $0  $2,556,397  $6,644,339  $45,233  $305,552,307 

Construction and land development

 192,828  22,302  0  7,200  222,330  0  0  222,330  0  0  20,550,954  201,692  (39,269) 0  4,050  166,473  0  0  166,473  0  1,554,070  33,177,080 

Residential

 478,124  55,640  0  0  533,764  0  0  533,764  49,342  0  75,045,229  644,639  (154,755) 0  0  489,884  0  0  489,884  43,371  590,847  116,066,706 

Commercial

 107,782  (7,709) 0  15,835  115,908  0  0  115,908  0  0  56,272,588  111,390  (12,143) 0  0  99,247  0  0  99,247  0  0  60,064,503 

Consumer

 4,133  (740) 0  0  3,393  0  0  3,393  0  0  216,190  2,138  320  0  0  2,458  0  0  2,458  0  0  258,484 

Unallocated

  46,987   9,098   0   0   56,085   0   0   56,085   0   0   0   106,550   2,079   0   0   108,629   0   0   108,629   0   0   0 
 $2,593,715  $475,000  $0  $67,997  $3,136,712  $0  $0  $3,136,712  $2,551,638  $0  $385,522,838  $3,296,538  $120,000  $0  $6,550  $3,423,088  $0  $0  $3,423,088  $6,687,710  $2,190,177  $515,119,080 

 

           

Allowance for loan losses ending

 

Outstanding loan balances

    Provision for (recovery       

Allowance for loan losses ending

balance evaluated for impairment:

 

Outstanding loan balances

evaluated for impairment:

 
    

Provision

           

balance evaluated for impairment:

  

evaluated for impairment:

  

Beginning

 of) 

Charge

   

Ending

 

Purchase Credit

 

Purchase Credit

 
 

Beginning

 

for loan

 

Charge

   

Ending

 

Purchase Credit

 

Purchase Credit

 

December 31, 2020

 

balance

  

losses

  

offs

  

Recoveries

  

balance

  

Individually

  

Impaired

  

Collectively

  

Individually

  

Impaired

  

Collectively

 

December 31, 2021

 

balance

 loan losses 

offs

 

Recoveries

 

balance

 

Individually

 

Impaired

 

Collectively

 

Individually

 

Impaired

 

Collectively

 
  �� 

Real estate:

  

Commercial

 $1,763,861  $418,806  $0  $47,462  $2,230,129  $0  $0  $2,230,129  $6,660,245  $151,453  $302,473,113  $2,230,129  $241,301  $0  $11,500  $2,482,930  $129,461  $0  $2,353,469  $6,820,932  $56,825  $312,307,359 

Construction and land development

 192,828  (5,536) 0  14,400  201,692  0  0  201,692  0  1,566,174  32,075,742  201,692  (3,345) 0  16,200  214,547  0  0  214,547  0  383,666  27,838,188 

Residential

 478,124  166,515  0  0  644,639  0  0  644,639  215,230  595,433  120,517,098  644,639  (22,111) (18,970) 0  603,558  0  0  603,558  39,228  568,151  106,828,654 

Commercial

 107,782  (12,353) 0  15,961  111,390  0  0  111,390  0  0  61,368,105  111,390  129,023  0  15,000  255,413  152,449  0  102,964  152,449  0  31,029,757 

Consumer

 4,133  (1,995) 0  0  2,138  0  0  2,138  0  0  288,454  2,138  2,232  0  0  4,370  0  0  4,370  0  0  355,958 

Unallocated

  46,987   59,563   0   0   106,550   0   0   106,550   0   0   0   106,550   (17,100)  0   0   89,450   0   0   89,450   0   0   0 
 $2,593,715  $625,000  $0  $77,823  $3,296,538  $0  $0  $3,296,538  $6,875,475  $2,313,060  $516,722,512  $3,296,538  $330,000  $(18,970) $42,700  $3,650,268  $281,910  $0  $3,368,358  $7,012,609  $1,008,642  $478,359,916 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

4.

Loans (Continued)

 

The following table provides activity for the accretable credit discount of purchased loans:

 

  

2021

 
     

Balance at December 31, 2020

 $2,250,232 

Acquired during the year

  0 

Accretion

  409,056 

Adjustments

  0 

Balance at June 30, 2021

 $1,841,176 
  

2022

 
     

Balance at December 31, 2021

 $1,629,242 

Accretion

  211,163 

Balance at March 31, 2022

 $1,418,079 

 

At June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, the nonaccretable discount on purchased impaired loans was $927,000.$241,587, a decrease of $225,000 from December 31, 2021 as a result of a one of the loans paying off in full. At June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022 the accretable discount on purchased impaired loans was $86,342 after the accretion of $54,266. At March 31, 2022, the remaining yield premium on purchased loans was $1,737,899.$1,257,038. At June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, the principal balance of purchased loans was $120,592,735$96,265,413 and the carrying value was $119,562,458.$95,862,785. At June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, there were 0 residential real estate loans in the process of foreclosure.

 

 

5.

Goodwill and Other Intangibles

 

The acquisition of Carroll Bancorp, Inc. in October of 2020 resulted in the recording of goodwill and CDI.core deposit intangible (“CDI”). The following table presents the changes in both assets:

 

  

Goodwill

  

CDI

  

Total

 
             

Balance at December 31, 2020

 $6,978,208  $81,200  $7,059,408 

Acquired during the year

  0   0   0 

Amortization

  -   (4,134)  (4,134)

Adjustments

  -   -   - 

Balance at June 30, 2021

 $6,978,208  $77,066  $7,055,274 
  

Goodwill

  

CDI

  

Total

 
             

Balance at December 31, 2021

 $6,978,208  $72,872  $7,051,080 

Amortization

  -   (2,082)  (2,082)

Balance at March 31, 2022

 $6,978,208  $70,790  $7,048,998 

 

The CDI is being amortized over 10 years on a straight linestraight-line basis. Annual amortization will be $8,328 for each of the years ended December 31, 20212022 through 2029 and $6,246 in 2030. SinceBecause the Company’s acquisition by merger of Carroll Bancorp, Inc. and Carroll Community Bank was a tax-free reorganization, goodwill and CDI are not deductible for income tax purposes.

 

 

6.

Lease Commitments

 

The Company and its subsidiaries are obligated under operating leases for certain office premises.

 

The following table shows operating lease right of use assets and operating lease liabilities as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020:2021:

 

Consolidated Balance

 

Consolidated Balance

 

Sheet classification

 

June 30, 2021

 

December 31, 2020

 

Sheet classification

 

March 31, 2022

 

December 31, 2021

 

Operating lease right of use asset

Other assets

 $1,168,107  $1,242,832 

Other assets

 $1,056,020  $1,093,382 

Operating lease liabilities

Other liabilities

  1,384,716  1,443,966 

Other liabilities

  1,276,385  1,311,570 

 

Operating lease cost included in occupancy expense in the statement of income for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and 20202021 was $101,351$47,529 and $94,134,$49,930, respectively.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

6.

Lease Commitments (continued)

 

A maturity analysis of operating lease liabilities, including those option years for which the Company is reasonably certain to renew, and reconciliation of the undiscounted cash flows to the total operating lease liabilities are as follows:

 

Year

  

Amount

  

Amount

 
     

2021

  $107,384 

2022

  221,497  $137,059 

2023

  228,531  187,951 

2024

  234,910  193,443 

2025

  241,483  199,107 

2026

 204,952 

Thereafter

Thereafter

  899,195   492,394 

Total undiscounted cash flow

Total undiscounted cash flow

 1,933,000  1,414,906 

Discount

Discount

  (548,284)  (138,521)

Lease liabilities

Lease liabilities

 $1,384,716  $1,276,385 

 

For operating leases as of June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, the weighted average remaining lease term is 8.07.3 years and the weighted average discount rate is 3.25%. During the sixthree-month periods ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and 2020,2021, cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities was $85,876$45,353 and $76,920,$42,150, respectively.

 

 

7.

Capital Standards

 

Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory, and possible additional, discretionary actions by the regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on our financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, we must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of our assets, liabilities, and certain off‑balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Our capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.

 

Quantitative measures established by the Basel III Capital Rules to ensure capital adequacy require the maintenance of minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of Common Equity Tier 1 capital, Tier 1 capital, and Total capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk‑weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier 1 capital to adjusted quarterly average assets (as defined).

 

In connection with the adoption of the Basel III Capital Rules, the Bank elected to opt-out of the requirement to include accumulated other comprehensive income in Common Equity Tier 1 capital. Common Equity Tier 1 capital for the Bank is reduced by goodwill and other intangible assets, net of associated deferred tax liabilities and subject to transition provisions.

 

Insured depository institutions are required to meet the following in order to qualify as “well capitalized”: (i) a common equity Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6.5%; (ii) a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 8%; (iii) a total risk-based capital ratio of 10%; and (iv) a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 5%.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

7.

Capital Standards (continued)

 

The implementation of the capital conservation buffer began on January 1, 2016 at the 0.625% level and was phased in over a four-year period (increasing by that amount on each subsequent January 1, until it reached 2.5% on January 1, 2019). The Basel III Capital Rules also provide for a “countercyclical capital buffer” that is applicable to only certain covered institutions and does not have current applicability to the Bank. As of June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements under the Basel III Capital Rules on a fully phased‑in basis.

 

The aforementioned capital conservation buffer is designed to absorb losses during periods of economic stress. Banking institutions with a ratio of Common Equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets above the minimum but below the conservation buffer (or below the combined capital conservation buffer and countercyclical capital buffer, when the latter is applied) will face constraints on dividends, equity repurchases, and compensation based on the amount of the shortfall.

 

The following table presents actual and required capital ratios as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 20202021 for the Bank under the Basel III Capital Rules. The minimum required capital amounts presented include the minimum required capital levels as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 20202021 based on the phase-in provisions of the Basel III Capital Rules. Capital levels required to be considered well capitalized are based upon prompt corrective action regulations, as amended to reflect the changes under the Basel III Capital Rules. Capital ratios of the Company are substantially the same as the Bank’s.

 

     

Minimum

 

To Be Well

      

Minimum

 

To Be Well

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Actual

 

Capital Adequacy

 

Capitalized

  

Actual

 

Capital Adequacy

 

Capitalized

 

June 30, 2021

 

Amount

  

Ratio

  

Amount

  

Ratio

  

Amount

  

Ratio

 

March 31, 2022

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 
                          

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 $66,196   12.58% $55,251   10.50% $52,620   10.00% $71,541   13.09% $57,396   10.50% $54,663   10.00%

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

  62,792   11.93%  44,727   8.50%  42,096   8.00%  67,887   12.42%  46,463   8.50%  43,730   8.00%

Common equity tier 1 (to risk- weighted assets)

  62,792   11.93%  36,834   7.00%  34,203   6.50%  67,887   12.42%  38,264   7.00%  35,531   6.50%

Tier 1 leverage (to average assets)

  62,792   9.00%  27,896   4.00%  34,870   5.00%  67,887   9.60%  28,290   4.00%  35,363   5.00%

 

     

Minimum

 

To Be Well

      

Minimum

 

To Be Well

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Actual

 

Capital Adequacy

 

Capitalized

  

Actual

 

Capital Adequacy

 

Capitalized

 

December 31, 2020

 

Amount

  

Ratio

  

Amount

  

Ratio

  

Amount

  

Ratio

 

December 31, 2021

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 
              

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 $63,400  12.62% $52,732  10.50% $50,221  10.00% $69,957  13.24% $55,471  10.50% $52,830  10.00%

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 60,104  11.97% 42,688  8.50% 40,177  8.00% 66,307  12.55% 44,905  8.50% 42,264  8.00%

Common equity tier 1 (to risk- weighted assets)

 60,104  11.97% 35,155  7.00% 32,644  6.50% 66,307  12.55% 36,981  7.00% 34,339  6.50%

Tier 1 leverage (to average assets)

 60,104  9.05% 26,569  4.00% 33,211  5.00% 66,307  9.27% 28,614  4.00% 35,767  5.00%

 

To be categorized as well capitalized, the Bank must maintain ratios as set forth in the table. As of June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, the most recent notification from the FDIC categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. There have been no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Bank’s category.

 

The FDIC, through formal or informal agreement, has the authority to require an institution to maintain higher capital ratios than those provided by statute, to be categorized as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

 

8.

Fair Value

 

In accordance with FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure”, the Bank uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. The fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (“an exit price”) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value is best determined based upon quoted market prices. However, in many instances, there are no quoted market prices for the Bank’s various financial instruments. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. Accordingly, the fair value estimates may not be realized in an immediate settlement of the instrument.

 

The fair value guidance provides a consistent definition of fair value, which focuses on exit price in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction (that is, not a forced liquidation or distressed sale) between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. If there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability, a change in valuation technique or the use of multiple valuation techniques may be appropriate. In such instances, determining the price at which willing market participants would transact at the measurement date under current market conditions depends on the facts and circumstances and requires the use of significant judgment. The fair value is a reasonable point within the range that is the most representative of fair value under current market conditions.

 

In accordance with the guidance, a hierarchy of valuation techniques is based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumptions. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under FASB ASC 820 based on these two types of inputs are as follows:

 

 

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

 

 

Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, and other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

 

 

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

 

The Company uses the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair values of the following assets:

 

 

Securities available for sale: The fair values of securities available for sale are determined by obtaining quoted prices from a nationally recognized securities pricing agent. If quoted market prices are not available, fair value is determined using quoted market prices for similar securities.

 

 

Equity security at fair value: The Company’s investment in an equity mutual fund is valued based on the net asset value of the fund, which is classified as Level 1.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

8.

Fair Value (continued)

 

 

Other real estate owned (“OREO”): Nonrecurring fair value adjustments to OREO reflect full or partial write-downs that are based on the OREO’s observable market price or current appraised value of the real estate. Since the market for OREO is not active, OREO subjected to nonrecurring fair value adjustments based on the current appraised value of the real estate are classified as Level 3. The appraised value is obtained annually from an independent third party appraiser and is reduced by expected sales costs, which has historically been 10% of the appraised value.

 

 

Impaired loans: Nonrecurring fair value adjustments to impaired loans reflect full or partial write-downs and reserves that are based on the impaired loan’s observable market price or current appraised value of the collateral. Since the market for impaired loans is not active, such loans subjected to nonrecurring fair value adjustments based on the current appraised value of the collateral are classified as Level 3. The appraised value is obtained annually from an independent third party appraiser and is reduced by expected sales costs, which has historically been 10% of the appraised value.

 

The following table summarizes financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value:

 

 

Carrying Value:

  

Carrying Value:

 
  
 

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

 

June 30, 2021

 

March 31, 2022

 
  

Recurring

 

Recurring:

 

Available for sale securities

  

State and municipal

 $0  $770,977  $0  $770,977  $0  $747,363  $0  $747,363 

SBA pools

  0   1,657,088   0   1,657,088   0   1,279,835   0   1,279,835 

Corporate bonds

  0   8,074,586   0   8,074,586   0   10,628,077   0   10,628,077 

Mortgage-backed securities

  0   87,748,956   0   87,748,956   0   133,061,160   0   133,061,160 
 $0  $98,251,607  $0  $98,251,607  $0  $145,716,435  $0  $145,716,435 
  

Equity security at fair value

  

Mutual fund

 $547,914  $0  $0  $547,914  $518,091  $0  $0  $518,091 
  

Nonrecurring

 

Other real estate owned

 $0  $0  $1,411,605  $1,411,605 

Nonrecurring:

 

Other real estate owned, net

 $0  $0  $1,242,365  $1,242,365 

Impaired loans

  0   0  $373,500  $373,500 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)

8.

Fair Value (continued)

 

 

Carrying Value:

  

Carrying Value:

 
  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

 
 

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

 

December 31, 2020

 
 

Recurring

 

December 31, 2021

 

Recurring:

 

Available for sale securities

  

State and municipal

 $0  $986,532  $0  $986,532  $0  $763,498  $0  $763,498 

SBA pools

 0  1,783,807  0  1,783,807  0  1,397,762  0  1,397,762 

Corporate Bonds

 0  6,797,431  0  6,797,431  0  8,584,207  650,000  9,234,207 

Mortgage-backed securities

  0   44,909,516   0   44,909,516   0   137,842,449   0   137,842,449 
 $0  $54,477,286  $0  $54,477,286  $0  $148,587,916  $650,000  $149,237,916 
  

Equity security at fair value

  

Mutual fund

 $552,566  $0  $0  $552,566  $543,605  $0  $0  $543,605 
  

Nonrecurring

 

Other real estate owned

 $0  $0  $1,411,605  $1,411,605 

Nonrecurring:

 

Other real estate owned, net

 $0  $0  $1,242,365  $1,242,365 

Impaired loans

  0   0   373,500   373,500 

 

The estimated fair value of financial instruments that are reported at amortized cost in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs were as follows:

 

 

June 30, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

  

March 31, 2022

  

December 31, 2021

 
 

Carrying

 

Estimated

 

Carrying

 

Estimated

  

Carrying

 

Estimated

 

Carrying

 

Estimated

 
 

Amount

  

Fair Value

  

Amount

  

Fair Value

  

Amount

  

Fair Value

  

Amount

  

Fair Value

 

Financial assets

          

Level 1 inputs

          

Cash and cash equivalents

 $32,456,150  $32,456,150  $40,975,670  $40,975,670  $27,139,193  $27,139,193  $26,462,106  $26,462,106 

Level 2 inputs

          

Certificates of deposit in other banks

  350,000   350,000  850,000  850,000   350,000   350,000  350,000  350,000 

Accrued interest receivable

  1,777,967   1,777,967  2,057,491  2,057,491   1,562,014   1,562,014  1,609,063  1,609,063 

Securities held to maturity

  21,401,599   22,357,920  23,078,519  24,244,786   21,343,559   20,914,769  21,851,975  22,805,601 

Mortgage loans held for sale

  1,317,820   1,342,904  1,673,350  1,705,781   285,000   287,015  126,500  128,829 

Restricted stock

  547,914   547,914  900,500  900,500 

Restricted stock, at cost

  695,000   695,000  675,400  675,400 

Bank owned life insurance

  15,150,383   15,150,383  11,297,342  11,297,342   11,609,153   11,609,153  11,556,163  11,556,163 

Level 3 inputs

          

Securities held to maturity

 0 0  3,073,040  3,073,040 

Loans, net

  517,356,334   525,395,623  521,690,514  527,132,047   483,908,857   486,099,069  482,011,334  487,012,970 
          

Financial liabilities

          

Level 1 inputs

          

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 $126,712,827  $126,712,827  $103,155,113  $103,155,113  $132,629,508  $132,629,508  $124,175,615  $124,175,615 

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

  13,686,564   13,686,564  24,753,972  24,753,972   4,083,707   4,083,707  5,414,026  5,414,026 

Level 2 inputs

          

Interest-bearing deposits

  485,417,230   486,656,230  470,246,434  474,096,434   501,151,145   499,421,145  502,239,055  502,396,172 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

  5,000,000   5,049,000  5,000,000  5,136,000   5,000,000   4,764,000  5,000,000  4,967,000 

Long-term debt

  16,976,093   17,298,274  16,973,280  17,018,416   16,553,090   16,718,129  16,978,905  17,298,111 

Accrued interest payable

  154,780  154,780  409,622  409,622   276,573   276,573  295,910  295,910 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(Unaudited)


Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(Unaudited)

 

 

9.

Earnings per Share

 

Basic earnings per share is determined by dividing net income available to stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period and does not include the effect of any potentially dilutive common stock equivalents, giving retroactive effect to stock dividends declared during the period. Diluted earnings per share is determined in the same manner, except that the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding is adjusted for the dilutive effect of outstanding common stock equivalents. The following table sets forth the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and six-month periodsmonths ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and 2020.2021. There were no common stock equivalents outstanding for the sixthree-month periods months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 or 2020.2021.

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

June 30

 

June 30

  

March 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2022

  

2021

 
  

Net income

 $2,032,219  $1,036,055  $4,061,794  $1,879,362  $2,050,802  $2,029,575 

Weighted average shares outstanding

  3,011,927   2,975,005   3,011,593   2,974,512   3,037,137   3,011,255 

Earnings per share - basic and diluted

 $0.67  $0.35  $1.35  $0.63  $0.68  $0.67 

 

 

10.

Retirement Plans

 

The Company has a profit sharing plan qualifying under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. All employees age 21 or moreolder with six months of service are eligible for participation in the plan. The Company matches employee contributions up to 4% of total compensation and may make additional discretionary contributions. Employee and employer contributions are 100% vested when made. The Company’s contributions to this plan were $64,824$79,740 and $42,941$76,924 for the three- month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $141,748 and $109,590 for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and 2020.2021.

 

The Company has entered into agreements with 12 employees to provide certain life insurance benefits payable in connection with policies of life insurance on those employees that are owned by the Company. Each of the agreements provides for the amount of death insurance benefits to be paid to beneficiaries of the insured. For this plan, the Company expensed $1,661$1,702 and $1,589$1,661 for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and 2020, respectively, and $3,322 and $3,178 for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.2021.

 

The Company adopted supplemental executive retirement plans for three of its executives. The plans provide cash compensation to the executive officers under certain circumstances, including a separation of service. The benefits vest over the period from adoption to a specified age for each executive. The Company recorded expenses related to these plans, including interest, of $42,000$45,000 and $51,300$42,000 for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and 2020,2021. respectively, and $84,000 and $102,600 for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 related to these plans.

 

Retirement plan expenses are included in employee benefits on the consolidated statements of income.

 

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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Introduction

 

The following discussion and analysis is intended as a review of material changes in and significant factors affecting the financial condition and results of operations of Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries for the periods indicated. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained in Item 1 of Part I of this report, and with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, and the other statistical information contained in the Annual Report of Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20202021 (the “Form 10-K”). References in this report to “us”, “we”, “our”, and “the Company” are to Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. and, unless the context clearly suggests otherwise, its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This report may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers of this report should be aware of the speculative nature of “forward-looking statements.” Statements that are not historical in nature, including those that include the words “intend”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential”, or “continue” or the negative of those words and other comparable words, are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about, among other things, the industry and the markets in which we operate, and they are not guarantees of future performance. Whether actual results will conform to expectations and predictions is subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including risks and uncertainties discussed in this report; general economic, market, or business conditions, including those impacted and/or driven by the COVID-19 pandemic; changes in interest rates, deposit flow, the cost of funds, and demand for loan products and financial services; changes in our competitive position or competitive actions by other companies; changes in the quality or composition of our loan and investment portfolios; our ability to manage growth; changes in laws or regulations or policies of federal and state regulators and agencies; and other circumstances beyond our control. Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this report are qualified by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurance that the actual results anticipated will be realized, or if substantially realized, will have the expected consequences on our business or operations. These and other risks are discussed in detail in the registration statements and periodic reports that Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) (see Item 1A of Part II of this report for further information). Except as required by applicable laws, we do not intend to publish updates or revisions of any forward-looking statements we make to reflect new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc.

 

Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. is a Maryland corporation and a financial holding company registered with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “FRB”) under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. The Company was incorporated on August 8, 2016 for the purpose of becoming the holding company of Farmers and Merchants Bank (the “Bank”) in a share exchange transaction that was intended to constitute a tax-free exchange under Section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Reorganization”). The Reorganization was consummated on November 1, 2016, at which time the Bank became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and all of the Bank’s stockholders became stockholders of the Company by virtue of the conversion of their shares of common stock of the Bank into an equal number of shares of common stock of the Company.

 

The Company’s primary business activities are serving as the parent company of the Bank and holding a series investment in First Community Bankers Insurance Co., LLC, a Tennessee “series” limited liability company and licensed protected cell captive insurance company (“FCBI”). The Company owns 100% of one series of membership interests issued by FCBI, which series is deemed a “protected cell” under Tennessee law and has been designated “Series Protected Cell FCB-4” (such series investment is hereinafter referred to as the “Insurance Subsidiary”).

 

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The Bank is a Maryland commercial bank chartered on October 24, 1919 that is engaged in a general commercial and retail banking business. The Bank has had one inactive subsidiary, Reliable Community Financial Services, Inc., a Maryland corporation that was incorporated in April 1992 to facilitate the sale of fixed rate annuity products and later positioned to sell a full array of investment and insurance products.

 

The Insurance Subsidiary represents one protected cell of a protected cell captive insurance company (i.e., FCBI) that was formed on November 9, 2016 to better manage our risk programs, provide insurance efficiencies, and add operating income by both keeping insurance premiums paid with respect to such risks within our affiliated group of entities and realizing certain tax benefits that are unique to captive insurance companies. The Company’s investment in the Insurance Subsidiary represents one series of membership interests in FCBI. As a “series” limited liability company, FCBI is authorized by state law and its governing instruments to issue one or more series of membership interests, each of which, for all purposes under state law, is deemed to be a legal entity separate and apart from FCBI and its other series.

 

Effective October 1, 2020, pursuant to a series of merger transactions, Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc. acquired Carroll Bancorp, Inc., and the Bank acquired Carroll Bancshares, Inc.’s wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Carroll Community Bank (collectively, the “Merger”).

The Company maintains an Internet site at www.fmb1919.bank on which it makes available, free of charge, its Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to the foregoing as soon as reasonably practicable after these reports are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC.

 

Estimates and Critical Accounting Policies

 

This discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent liabilities. See Note 1 of the Notes to the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020,2021, which were included in Item 8 of Part II of the Form 10-K. On an on-going basis, management evaluates estimates, including those related to loan losses and intangible assets, other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) of investment securities, income taxes, and fair value of investments. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Management believes the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements.

 

The allowance for loan losses represents management’s estimate of probable loan losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Determining the amount of the allowance for loan losses is considered a critical accounting estimate because it requires significant judgment and the use of estimates related to the amount and timing of expected future cash flows on impaired loans, estimated losses on pools of homogeneous loans based on historical loss experience, and consideration of current economic trends and conditions, all of which may be susceptible to significant change. The loan portfolio also represents the largest asset type on the balance sheet.

 

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Management applies various valuation methodologies to assets and liabilities which often involve a significant degree of judgment, particularly when liquid markets do not exist for the particular items being valued. Quoted market prices are referred to when estimating fair values for certain assets, such as most investment securities. However, for those items for which an observable liquid market does not exist, management utilizes significant estimates and assumptions to value such items. Examples of these items include loans, deposits, borrowings, goodwill, core deposit and other intangible assets, other assets and liabilities obtained or assumed in business combinations. These valuations require the use of various assumptions, including, among others, discount rates, rates of return on assets, repayment rates, cash flows, default rates, and liquidation values. The use of different assumptions could produce significantly different results, which could have material positive or negative effects on our results of operations, financial condition or disclosures of fair value information. In addition to valuation, we must assess whether there are any declines in value below the carrying value of assets that should be considered other than temporary or otherwise require an adjustment in carrying value and recognition of a loss in the consolidated statements of income. Examples include investment securities, goodwill and core deposit intangible, among others.

 

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Management does not believe that any material changes in our critical accounting policies have occurred since December 31, 2020.2021.

 

COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has been wreaking havoc on the U.S. economy since the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic on March 11, 2020. The full impact and its effect on the banking industry, including the Company, will not be known for several quarters, but will be significant.

The U.S. and state governments reacted to the outbreak of the pandemic by issuing shelter-at-home orders and requiring that non-essential businesses be closed to prevent spread of the virus. The health crisis quickly turned into a financial crisis resulting in guidance and mandates regarding foreclosures and repossessions and accounting and regulatory changes designed to encourage banks to work with customers suffering detrimental financial impact.

Although states, including Maryland, have eased many of the previously-imposed COVID-19 restrictions, including stay-at-home orders and the required closure of non-essential businesses, and many individuals have been vaccinated, there are still a significant number of active infections throughout the Country, including in the State of Maryland, and individuals continue to become infected. As a result, it is possible that states, including Maryland, will re-implement some or all of the COVID-19 related restrictions that have been lifted and again require some or all non-essential businesses to close or drastically alter their business operations, which could have a material adverse impact on our customers and, thus, our financial condition and results of operations.

Paycheck Protection Program

 

TheIn response to ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic that began in 2020, the U.S. Government’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) established the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which providesprovided small businesses with resources to maintain payroll, hire back employees who may have been laid off, and to cover applicable overhead expenses. During 2021 and 2020, we made over $31originated approximately $60 million in PPP loans. During the first six months of 2021, we made an additional $22 million of PPP loans.PPP. All PPP loans are 100% guaranteed by the SBA, have up to a five-year maturity, provide for a six-month deferral period, and have an interest rate of 1%. These loans may be forgiven by the SBA if the borrower meets certain conditions, including by using at least 75% of the loan proceeds for payroll costs. The majority of the PPP loans made in 2020 have been forgiven as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022. The SBA also established processing fees from 1% to 5%, depending on the loan amount. We received $1,037,000During 2021 and 2020, the Company collected approximately $2,323,000 in fees duringfrom the six months ended June 30, 2021 which,SBA in connection with the originations of the PPP loans. The fees, net of related origination costs, will be amortized intoare being recognized as interest income over the lifeterm of the loans.loans using the straight-line method, with accelerated recognition when the loan pays off before maturity through SBA forgiveness or other means. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, approximately $145,000 fees were recognized, compared to approximately $509,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2021. Approximately $125,000 of fees were unrecognized at March 31, 2022.

 

In April 2020,Financial Condition

Total assets increased by $1,246,386, or 0.2%, to $717,923,641 at March 31, 2022 from $716,677,255 at December 31, 2021. The increase in total assets was due primarily to increases of $1,897,523 in loans, $677,087 in cash and cash equivalents, and $2,454,688 in deferred income taxes, offset by a decrease of $4,029,897 in debt securities.

Total liabilities increased $5,661,357, or 0.9%, to $665,717,154 at March 31, 2022 from $660,055,797 at December 31, 2021. The increase was due primarily to a $7,365,983 increase in deposits, offset by a $1,330,319 decrease in securities sold under repurchase agreements.

Stockholders’ equity decreased by $4,414,971 to $52,206,487 at March 31, 2022 from $56,621,458 at December 31, 2021. The decrease was due to an increase of $6,465,773 in accumulated other comprehensive loss as a result of the Bank established eligibility to participatedecline in the Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility (“PPPLF”) which was established by Congress and administered by the Federal Reserve Bank. This facility uses the SBA guaranteed PPP loans as collateral, offering 100% collateral coverage with no recoursemarket value of available for sale securities due to the Bank. The majoritysignificant increase in interest rates, offset by net income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2022 of the PPP loan disbursements were to internal, non-interest-bearing accounts for use by borrowers. As a result, we have not yet accessed the PPPLF, but are prepared to utilize the fund when management determines the timing is appropriate.$2,050,802.

 

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Financial Condition

Total assets increased by $30,169,573, or 4.5%, to $707,486,655 at June 30, 2021 from $677,317,082 at December 31, 2020. The increase in total assets was due primarily to increases of $42,097,401 in debt securities and $3,853,041 in bank owned life insurance, offset by decreases of $4,334,180 in loans, $8,519,520 in cash and cash equivalents, and $1,431,785 in premises and equipment due to the sale of a former branch location.

Total liabilities increased $27,483,714, or 4.4%, to $653,071,313 at June 30, 2021 from $625,587,599 at December 31, 2020. The increase was due primarily to a $38,728,510 increase in deposits, offset by an $11,067,408 decrease in securities sold under repurchase agreements. The increase in deposits was due to an inflow of funds from depositors who have received numerous government stimulus funds.

Stockholders’ equity increased by $2,685,859 to $54,415,342 at June 30, 2021 from $51,729,483 at December 31, 2020. The increase was due primarily to net income for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021 of $4,061,794, offset by a decrease of $795.990 in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income and dividends paid, net of reinvestment, of $579,945.

Loans

 

Major categories of loans at June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 20202021 were as follows:

 

 

June 30,

   

December 31,

    

March 31,

   

December 31,

   
 

2021

     

2020

     

2022

     

2021

    
  

Real estate:

  

Commercial

 $319,322,780  61% $309,284,811  59% $329,179,712  67% $319,185,116  66%

Construction/Land development

 31,411,527  6% 33,641,916  6% 20,325,400  4% 28,221,854  6%

Residential

 119,493,617  23% 121,327,761  23% 111,993,662  23% 107,436,033  22%

Commercial

 51,330,242  10% 61,368,105  12% 26,374,885  5% 31,182,206  6%

Consumer

  402,457   0%  288,454   0%  296,151  0%  355,958  0%
  521,960,623   100%  525,911,047   100% 488,169,810   100% 486,381,167   100%

Less: Allowance for loan losses

 3,404,168   3,296,538   3,654,318   3,650,268  

Deferred origination fees net of costs

  1,200,121     923,995     606,635     719,565   
 $517,356,334     $521,690,514     $483,908,857     $482,011,334    

 

Loans decreasedincreased by $4,334,180,$1,897,523, or 0.8%0.4%, to $517,356,334$483,908,857 at June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 from $521,690,514$482,011,334 at December 31, 2020.2021. The decreaseincrease was due primarily to decreasesincreases of $10,037,863$9,994,596 in commercial loans, $2,230,389 in construction/land developmentreal estate loans and $1,834,144$4,557,629 in residential loans, offset by an increasedecreases of $10,037,969$4,807,321 in commercial real estateloans and $7,896,454 in construction/land development loans. The decrease in commercial loans was driven primarily by a decrease of $5,582,359$5,494,643 in PPP loans.loans and the decrease in construction/land development loans was due primarily to loans that were reclassified to commercial real estate after the construction was completed. The allowance for loan losses increased $107,630slightly by $4,050 to $3,404,168$3,654,318 at June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 from $3,296,538$3,650,268 at December 31, 2020.2021. Deferred origination fees, net of costs, increaseddecreased to $1,200,121$606,635 at June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 from $923,995$719,565 at December 31, 20202021 due to the originationforgiveness of the PPP loans.

 

The Company has adopted policies and procedures that seek to mitigate credit risk and to maintain the quality of the loan portfolio. These policies include underwriting standards for new credits as well as the continuous monitoring and reporting of asset quality and the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. These policies, coupled with continuous training efforts, have provided effective checks and balances for the risk associated with the lending process. Lending authority is based on the level of risk, size of the loan, and the experience of the lending officer. The Company’s policy is to make the majority of its loan commitments in the market area it serves. Management believes that this tends to reduce risk because management is familiar with the credit histories of loan applicants and has in-depth knowledge of the risk to which a given credit is subject. Although the loan portfolio is diversified, its performance will be influenced by the economy of the region.

 

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An age analysis of past due loans, segregated by class of loans, as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021 is as follows:

 

     

90 Days

       

Past Due 90

      

90 Days

       

Past Due 90

 
 

30 - 59 Days

 

60 - 89 Days

 

or more

 

Total

   

Total

 

Days or More

  

30 - 59 Days

 

60 - 89 Days

 

or more

 

Total

   

Total

 

Days or More

 
 

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Current

  

Loans

  

and Accruing

  

Past Due

 

Past Due

 

Past Due

 

Past Due

 

Current

 

Loans

 

and Accruing

 

June 30, 2021

               

March 31, 2022

               

Real estate:

                              

Commerical

 $-  $-  $-  $-  $319,322,780  $319,322,780  $-  $-  $-  $502,961  $502,961  $328,676,751  $329,179,712  $- 

Construction/Land development

 -  -  -  -  31,411,527  31,411,527  -  -  -  -  -  20,325,400  20,325,400  - 

Residential

 -  -  31,500  31,500  119,462,117  119,493,617  -  -  216,082  31,500  247,582  111,746,080  111,993,662  - 

Commercial

 -  -  -  -  51,330,242  51,330,242  -  -  -  152,449  152,449  26,222,436  26,374,885  - 

Consumer

 -  -  -  -  402,457  402,457  -  -  -  -  -  296,151  296,151  - 
                                

Total

 $-  $-  $31,500  $31,500  $521,929,123  $521,960,623  $-  $-  $216,082  $686,910  $902,992  $487,266,818  $488,169,810  $- 

 

     

90 Days

       

Past Due 90

      

90 Days

       

Past Due 90

 
 

30 - 59 Days

 

60 - 89 Days

 

or more

 

Total

   

Total

 

Days or More

  

30 - 59 Days

 

60 - 89 Days

 

or more

 

Total

   

Total

 

Days or More

 
 

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Past Due

  

Current

  

Loans

  

and Accruing

  

Past Due

 

Past Due

 

Past Due

 

Past Due

 

Current

 

Loans

 

and Accruing

 

December 31, 2020

               

December 31, 2021

               

Real estate:

                              

Commerical

 $182,656  $-  $-  $182,656  $309,102,155  $309,284,811  $-  $-  $-  $502,961  $502,961  $318,682,155  $319,185,116  $- 

Construction/Land development

 -  -  -  -  33,641,916  33,641,916  -  -  -  -  -  28,221,854  28,221,854  - 

Residential

 24,591  -  220,967  245,558  121,082,203  121,327,761  -  -  -  249,161  249,161  107,186,872  107,436,033  217,661 

Commercial

 -  -  -  -  61,368,105  61,368,105  -  -  -  415,690  415,690  30,766,516  31,182,206  263,241 

Consumer

 -  -  -  -  288,454  288,454  -  -  -  -  -  355,958  355,958  - 
                                

Total

 $207,247  $-  $220,967  $428,214  $525,482,833  $525,911,047  $-  $-  $-  $1,167,812  $1,167,812  $485,213,355  $486,381,167  $480,902 

 

It is the Company’s policy to place a loan in nonaccrual status whenever there is substantial doubt about the ability of the borrower to pay principal or interest on any outstanding credit. Management considers such factors as payment history, the nature of the collateral securing the loan, and the overall economic situation of the borrower when making a nonaccrual decision. Management closely monitors nonaccrual loans. The Company returns a nonaccrual loan to accruing status when (i) the loan is brought current with the full payment of all principal and interest arrearages, (ii) all contractual payments are thereafter made on a timely basis for at least nine months, and (iii) management determines, based on a credit review, that it is reasonable to expect that future payments will be made as and when required by the contract.

 

At June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, the Company had onetwo nonaccrual commercial real estate loan totaling $4,388,004 and$4,780,965, one nonaccrual residential real estate loan totaling $31,500.$31,500, and one nonaccrual commercial loan totaling $152,449. The loans were secured by real estate, business assets, and personal guarantees. Gross interest income of $124,308$59,182 would have been recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 if these nonaccrual loans had been current and performing in accordance with the original terms. The Company allocated $0$281,910 of its allowance for loan losses to these nonaccrual loans. The recorded investment of the nonaccrual loans was net of charge-offs and a nonaccretable discount totaling $8,176$27,146 at June 30, 2021.March 31, 2022.

 

At December 31, 2020,2021, the Company had onetwo nonaccrual commercial real estate loan totaling $4,407,829$4,810,965 and twoone nonaccrual residential real estate loansloan totaling $220,967.$31,500, and one commercial loan totaling $152,449. The real estate loans were secured by real estate and business assets and personal guarantees.were personally guaranteed. The commercial loan was secured by business assets and was personally guaranteed. Gross interest income of $13,395$219,734 would have been recorded in 20202021 if these nonaccrual loans had been current and performing in accordance with thetheir original terms. The Company allocated $0$281,910 of its allowance for loan losses to these nonaccrual loans. The recorded investmentbalance of the nonaccrual loans was net of charge-offs and a nonaccretable discount totaling $8,176$27,146 at December 31, 2020.2021.

 

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Impaired loans as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 20202021 are set forth in the following table:

 

 

June 30

 

December 31,

  

March 31

 

December 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2022

  

2021

 
  

Impaired loans with no valuation allowance

 $6,651,511  $6,704,878  $6,315,410  $6,357,199 

Impaired loans with a valuation allowance

  -   -   655,410   655,410 

Total impaired loans

 $6,651,511  $6,704,878  $6,970,820  $7,012,609 

Valuation allowance related to impaired loans

 $-  $-  $281,910  $281,910 

 

Impaired loans include troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”), which are loans that were modified to provide economic concessions to borrowers who have experienced or are expected to experience financial difficulties. These concessions typically result from the Company’s loss mitigation activities and could include reductions in the interest rate, payment extensions, forgiveness of principal, forbearance, or other actions. Certain TDRs are classified as nonperforming at the time of restructure and may only be returned to performing status after considering the borrower’s sustained repayment performance for a reasonable period, generally six months.

 

Section 4013 of the U.S. Government’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act allows financial institutions to suspend application of certain current TDRs accounting guidance under ASCthe Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 310-40 for loan modifications related to the COVID-19 pandemic made between March 1, 2020 and the earlier of January 1, 2022 or 60 days after the end of the COVID-19 national emergency, provided certain criteria are met. This relief can be applied to loan modifications for borrowers that were not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019 and to loan modifications that defer or delay the payment of principal or interest, or change the interest rate on the loan. In April 2020, federal and state banking regulators issued the Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions Working with Customers Affected by the Coronavirus to provide further interpretation of when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, specifically indicating that if the modification is either short-term (i.e., six months) or mandated by a federal or state government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the borrower is not experiencing financial difficulty under ASC 310-40. The Company continues to prudently work with borrowers negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic while managing credit risks and recognizing appropriate allowance for loan losses on its loan portfolio.

 

The Company has provided loan modifications to its borrowers who are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Modifications include deferrals of principal and interest for periods up to three months and interest only periods of three months. These deferrals can be extended for an additional three months, subject to approval by the Company. As of June 30, 2021, loans totaling $5.1March 31, 2022, one loan totalling $4.3 million, or 1% of the Company’s loan portfolio, were grantedwas operating under a three-month deferrals. None of these loans weredeferral. This loan was classified as TDRsa TDR as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 because they metit did not meet the criteria discussed above. See Note 4 to the financial statements included elsewhere in this report for additional information.

 

At June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, the Company had two commercial real estate loansloan totaling $2,221,502$6,278,069 and one residential real estate loan totaling $42,005$37,341 that were classified as TDRs. One of the commercial real estate loans with a principal balance of $4,278,004 was restructured as a TDR in 2022. All are included in impaired loans above. At June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, all three loans were paying as agreed. There have been no charge-offs or allowances associated with these threeloans.

At December 31, 2021, the Company had one commercial real estate loan totaling $2,009,967 and one residential real estate loan totaling $39,288 classified as TDRs. Both loans are included in impaired loans above and were paying as agreed. There have been no charge-offs or allowances associated with these loans.

 

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At December 31, 2020, the Company had two commercial real estate loans totaling $2,252,316 and one residential loan totaling $44,733 classified as TDRs. One of the commercial real estate loans with a principal balance of $182,656 was restructured as a TDR during 2020. All three loans are included in impaired loans above. Each loan is paying as agreed. There have been no charge-offs or allowances associated with these three loans

  

June 30,

  

December 31,

 
  

2021

  

2020

 
         

Restructured loans (TDRs):

        

Performing as agreed

 $2,263,507  $2,297,049 

Not performing as agreed

  -   - 

Total TDRs

 $2,263,507  $2,297,049 

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March 31,

  

December 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 
         

Restructured loans (TDRs):

        

Performing as agreed

 $6,315,410  $2,049,195 

Not performing as agreed

  -   - 

Total TDRs

 $6,315,410  $2,049,195 

 

The allowance for loan losses is a reserve established through a provision for loan losses charged to expense.  The allowance for loan losses represents an amount which, in management’s judgment, will be adequate to absorb probable losses on existing loans and other extensions of credit that may become uncollectible. The Company’s allowance for loan loss methodology includes allowance allocations calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 310, “Receivables” and allowance allocations calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 450, “Contingencies.” Accordingly, the methodology is based on historical loss experience by type of credit and internal risk grade, specific homogeneous risk pools and specific loss allocations, with adjustments for current events and conditions.

 

The Company’s process for determining the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses is designed to account for credit deterioration as it occurs. The provision for loan losses reflects loan quality trends, including the levels of and trends related to non-accrual loans, past due loans, potential problem loans, classified and criticized loans and net charge-offs or recoveries, among other factors.

 

Although management believes that, based on information currently available, the Company’s allowance for loan losses is sufficient to cover losses inherent in its loan portfolio at this time, no assurances can be given that the Company’s level of allowance for loan losses will be sufficient to cover future loan losses incurred by the Company or that future adjustments to the allowance for loan losses will not be necessary if economic and other conditions differ substantially from the economic and other conditions at the time management determined the current level of the allowance for loan losses.

 

The following table details activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio for the six-monththree-month periods ended June 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2020.2021. Allocation of a portion of the allowance to one category of loans does not preclude its availability to absorb losses in other categories.

 

           

Allowance for loan losses ending

 

Outstanding loan balances

            

 

 

 

 
    

Provision

           

balance evaluated for impairment:

  

evaluated for impairment:

    Provision for (recovery       

Allowance for loan losses ending

balance evaluated for impairment:

 

Outstanding loan balances

evaluated for impairment:

 
 

Beginning

 

for loan

 

Charge

   

Ending

 

Purchase Credit

 

Purchase Credit

  

Beginning

 of) 

Charge

   

Ending

 

Purchase Credit

 

Purchase Credit

 

June 30, 2021

 

balance

  

losses

  

offs

  

Recoveries

  

balance

  

Individually

  

Impaired

  

Collectively

  

Individually

  

Impaired

  

Collectively

 

March 31, 2022

 

balance

 

loan losses

 

offs

 

Recoveries

 

balance

 

Individually

 

Impaired

 

Collectively

 

Individually

 

Impaired

 

Collectively

 
                        �� 

Real estate:

                        

Commercial

 $2,230,129  $373,796  $-  $3,500  $2,607,425  $-  $-  $2,607,425  $6,609,506  $-  $312,770,436  $2,482,930  $63,130  $-  $-  $2,546,060  $129,461  $-  $2,416,599  $6,781,030  $32,991  $322,365,691 

Construction and land development

 201,692  (67,611) -  8,100  142,181  -  -  142,181  -  1,544,309  29,867,218  214,547  (97,873) -  4,050  120,724  -  -  120,724  -  379,349  19,946,051 

Residential

 644,639  (148,627) (18,970) -  477,042  -  -  477,042  42,005  511,413  118,883,037  603,558  51,081  -  -  654,639  -  -  654,639  37,341  244,789  111,711,532 

Commercial

 111,390  (18,184) -  15,000  108,206  -  -  108,206  -  -  51,330,242  255,413  12,276  -  -  267,689  152,449  -  115,240  152,449  -  26,222,436 

Consumer

 2,138  450  -  -  2,588  -  -  2,588  -  -  402,457  4,370  (738) -  -  3,632  -  -  3,632  -  -  296,151 

Unallocated

  106,550   (39,824)  -   -   66,726   -   -   66,726   -   -   -   89,450   (27,876)  -   -   61,574   -   -   61,574   -   -   - 
 $3,296,538  $100,000  $(18,970) $26,600  $3,404,168  $-  $-  $3,404,168  $6,651,511  $2,055,722  $513,253,390  $3,650,268  $-  $-  $4,050  $3,654,318  $281,910  $-  $3,372,408  $6,970,820  $657,129  $480,541,861 

 

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Allowance for loan losses ending

  

Outstanding loan balances

 
      

Provision

              

balance evaluated for impairment:

  

evaluated for impairment:

 
  

Beginning

  

for loan

  

Charge

      

Ending

  

Purchase Credit

  

Purchase Credit

 

June 30, 2020

 

balance

  

losses

  

offs

  

Recoveries

  

balance

  

Individually

  

Impaired

  

Collectively

  

Individually

  

Impaired

  

Collectively

 
                                             

Real estate:

                                            

Commercial

 $1,763,861  $396,409  $-  $44,962  $2,205,232  $-  $-  $2,205,232  $2,502,296  $-  $233,437,877 

Construction and land development

  192,828   22,302   -   7,200   222,330   -   -   222,330   -   -   20,550,954 

Residential

  478,124   55,640   -   -   533,764   -   -   533,764   49,342   -   75,045,229 

Commercial

  107,782   (7,709)  -   15,835   115,908   -   -   115,908   -   -   56,272,588 

Consumer

  4,133   (740)  -   -   3,393   -   -   3,393   -   -   216,190 

Unallocated

  46,987   9,098   -   -   56,085   -   -   56,085   -   -   - 
  $2,593,715  $475,000  $-  $67,997  $3,136,712  $-  $-  $3,136,712  $2,551,638  $-  $385,522,838 

 

           

Allowance for loan losses ending

 

Outstanding loan balances

    Provision for (recovery       

Allowance for loan losses ending

balance evaluated for impairment:

 

Outstanding loan balances

evaluated for impairment:

 
    

Provision

           

balance evaluated for impairment:

  

evaluated for impairment:

  

Beginning

 

of)

 

Charge

   

Ending

 

Purchase Credit

 

Purchase Credit

 
 

Beginning

 

for loan

 

Charge

   

Ending

 

Purchase Credit

 

Purchase Credit

 

December 31, 2020

 

balance

  

losses

  

offs

  

Recoveries

  

balance

  

Individually

  

Impaired

  

Collectively

  

Individually

  

Impaired

  

Collectively

 

March 31, 2021

 

balance

 

loan losses

 

offs

 

Recoveries

 

balance

 

Individually

 

Impaired

 

Collectively

 

Individually

 

Impaired

 

Collectively

 
  

Real estate:

  

Commercial

 $1,763,861  $418,806  $-  $47,462  $2,230,129  $-  $-  $2,230,129  $6,660,245  $151,453  $302,473,113  $2,230,129  $323,768  $-  $2,500  $2,556,397  $-  $-  $2,556,397  $6,644,339  $45,233  $305,552,307 

Construction and land development

 192,828  (5,536) -  14,400  201,692  -  -  201,692  -  1,566,174  32,075,742  201,692  (39,269) -  4,050  166,473  -  -  166,473  -  1,554,070  33,177,080 

Residential

 478,124  166,515  -  -  644,639  -  -  644,639  215,230  595,433  120,517,098  644,639  (154,755) -  -  489,884  -  -  489,884  43,771  590,874  116,066,706 

Commercial

 107,782  (12,353) -  15,961  111,390  -  -  111,390  -  -  61,368,105  111,390  (12,143) -  -  99,247  -  -  99,247  -  -  60,064,503 

Consumer

 4,133  (1,995) -  -  2,138  -  -  2,138  -  -  288,454  2,138  320  -  -  2,458  -  -  2,458  -  -  258,484 

Unallocated

  46,987   59,563   -   -   106,550   -   -   106,550   -   -   -   106,550   2,079   -   -   108,629   -   -   108,629   -   -   - 
 $2,593,715  $625,000  $-  $77,823  $3,296,538  $-  $-  $3,296,538  $6,875,475  $2,313,060  $516,722,512  $3,296,538  $120,000  $-  $6,550  $3,423,088  $-  $-  $3,423,088  $6,688,110  $2,190,177  $515,119,080 

      Provision for (recovery              

Allowance for loan losses ending

balance evaluated for impairment:

  

Outstanding loan balances

evaluated for impairment:

 
  

Beginning

  of)  

Charge

      

Ending

  

Purchase Credit

  

Purchase Credit

 

December 31, 2021

 

balance

  

loan losses

  

offs

  

Recoveries

  

balance

  

Individually

  

Impaired

  

Collectively

  

Individually

  

Impaired

  

Collectively

 
                                             

Real estate:

                                            

Commercial

 $2,230,129  $241,301  $-  $11,500  $2,482,930  $129,461  $-  $2,353,469  $6,820,932  $56,825  $312,307,359 

Construction and land development

  201,692   (3,345)  -   16,200   214,547   -   -   214,547   -   383,666   27,838,188 

Residential

  644,639   (22,111)  (18,970)  -   603,558   -   -   603,558   39,228   568,151   106,828,654 

Commercial

  111,390   129,023   -   15,000   255,413   152,449   -   102,964   152,449   -   31,029,757 

Consumer

  2,138   2,232   -   -   4,370   -   -   4,370   -   -   355,958 

Unallocated

  106,550   (17,100)  -   -   89,450   -   -   89,450   -   -   - 
  $3,296,538  $330,000  $(18,970) $42,700  $3,650,268  $281,910  $-  $3,368,358  $7,012,609  $1,008,642  $478,359,916 

 

The provision for loan losses was $100,000$0 and $475,000$120,000 for the six-monththree-month periods ended June 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, respectively.

 

During the three-month periods ended June 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, the Company had recoveries from loans written off in prior periods totaling $26,660$4,050 and $67,997,$6,550, respectively, and charge-offs of $18,970 and $0, respectively.no charge-offs.

 

As of June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, the Company had $7,986,257$7,731,750 of loans on a watch list, other than impaired loans, for which the borrowers have the potential for experiencing financial difficulties. As of December 31, 2020,2021, the Company had $9,546,879$13,140,695 of such loans. The decrease is due to the pay off in full of three loans totalling approximately $3.4 million and the upgrading of one loan totaling $2.0 million. These loans are subject to ongoing management attention and their classifications are reviewed regularly. Watch list loans include loans classified as Special Mention, Substandard, and Doubtful.

 

The $3.4Management believes that the $3.7 million reserve at June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and the $100,000$0 provision for the 6 monththree-month period ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 are appropriate dueto adequately cover the probable and estimable losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The reserve is materially unchanged from the reserve at December 31, 2021. Excluding PPP loans, the Company’s loan portfolio grew by $7.4 million during the first quarter of 2022, and an increasing portfolio would typically require an increase in the provision. In addition, qualitative factors pertaining to the following factors:impact of rising rates and staff experience were given heavier weighting at March 31, 2022 as compared to December 31, 2021 to reflect the potential negative impact of the increase in interest rates during the first quarter and the addition of several new lenders during the quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the amount of watch list loans in our portfolio declined by $5.4 million. Watch list loans receive a much higher reserve than the rest of the portfolio, so this decline offset the growth in the portfolio and the impact of the higher qualitative factors. Furthermore, there was no additional deterioration to the three loans that were negatively impacted by COVID -19, so management did not make any changes to their related reserves.

The loan portfolio excluding PPP loans increased $1.6 million in the first six months of 2021.

o

PPP loans are fully insured by the SBA and carry no risk of loss and therefore no reserve.

COVID related payment deferrals – while overall payment deferrals are down from their peak at June 30, 2020, the loans that have had deferrals in 2021 have been given higher reserve percentages:

o

A $4.4 million loan has been on deferral for 15 months. The reserve percentage attributed to loans still on payment deferral increase each quarter and is currently at 10%.

o

$.7 million of loans were granted COVID related deferrals in the second quarter of 2021.

o

$11.4 million of payment deferred loans which began making full payments in the second quarter will have a declining reserve percentage until six full payments have been made.

 

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Investment Securities

 

Investments in debt securities increaseddecreased by $42,097,401$4,029,897, or 54.3%2.36%, to $119,653,206$167,059,994 at June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 from $77,555,805$171,089,891 at December 31, 2020.2021. At June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, the Company had classified 82% and 70%, respectively,87% of the investment portfolio as available for sale. The balance of the portfolio was classified as held to maturity.

 

Securities classified as available for sale are held for an indefinite period of time and may be sold in response to changing market and interest rate conditions as part of the Company’s asset/liability management strategy. Available for sale debt securities are carried at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity, net of income taxes. Securities classified as held to maturity, which the Company has both the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity, are reported at amortized cost. The Company records unrealized gains and losses on equity securities in earnings. The Company does not currently follow a strategy of making security purchases with a view to near-term sales, and, therefore, does not own trading securities. The Company manages the investment portfolio within policies that seek to achieve desired levels of liquidity, manage interest rate sensitivity, meet earnings objectives, and provide required collateral for deposit and borrowing activities.

 

The following table sets forth the carrying value of investments in debt securities at June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020:2021:

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

  

March 31

 

December 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2022

  

2021

 

Available for sale

        

State and municipal

 $770,977  $986,532  $747,363  $763,498 

SBA pools

 1,657,088  1,783,807  1,279,835  1,397,762 

Corporate bonds

 8,074,586  6,797,431  10,628,077  9,234,207 

Mortgage-backed securities

  87,748,956   44,909,516   133,061,160   137,842,449 
 $98,251,607  $54,477,286  $145,716,435  $149,237,916 
  

Held to maturity

        

State and municipal

 $21,401,599  $23,078,519  $21,343,559  $21,851,975 

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The following table sets forth the scheduled maturities of investments in debt securities at June 30, 2021:March 31, 2022:

 

 

Available for Sale

  

Held to Maturity

  

Available for Sale

  

Held to Maturity

 
 

Amortized

Cost

  

Fair Value

  

Amortized

Cost

  

Fair Value

  

Amortized Cost

  

Fair Value

  

Amortized Cost

  

Fair Value

 
  

Within 1 year

 $499,816  $511,785  $-  $-  $752,350  $754,818  $-  $- 

Over 1 to 5 years

 4,122,839  4,234,922  796,579  811,970  3,628,616  3,560,563  800,729  800,815 

Over 5 to 10 years

 4,089,760  4,098,856  2,032,001  2,101,343  7,331,475  7,060,059  1,782,321  1,797,278 

Over 10 years

  -   -   18,573,019   19,444,607   -   -   18,760,509   18,316,676 
 8,712,415  8,845,563  21,401,599  22,357,920  11,712,441  11,375,440  21,343,559  20,914,769 

SBA Pools

 1,682,144  1,657,088  -  -  1,300,202  1,279,835  -  - 

Mortgage-backed securities

  87,980,820   87,748,956   -   -   143,548,768   133,061,160   -   - 
 $98,375,379  $98,251,607  $21,401,599  $22,357,920  $156,561,411  $145,716,435  $21,343,559  $20,914,769 

 

SBA pools and mortgage-backed securities are due in monthly installments.

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Other Real Estate Owned

 

Other real estate owned (“OREO”) at June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 20202021 included two properties with an aggregate carrying value of $1,411,605.$1,242,365. The first property is an apartment building in Baltimore, Maryland with a carrying value of $1,411,605$1,242,365 that was obtainedacquired in the Merger. The property is under an optional sales contract with no projected closing date. The other property isconsists of 10.43 acres of land in Cecil County, Maryland with a carrying value of $0. It$0 that was acquired through foreclosure in 2007. The latter property consists of 10.43 acres and is currently under contract for a gross sales price of $295,000 with closing expected in 2021.2022. Due to the length of time thethat this latter property has been held, Maryland banking law required a write-down of the value to $0 in 2019.

 

Deposits

 

Total deposits increased by $38,728,510,$7,365,983, or 6.8%1.2%, to $612,130,057$633,780,653 at June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 from $573,401,547$626,414,670 at December 31, 2020.2021. The increase in deposits was due to a $23,557,714$8,453,893 increase in noninterest-bearing accounts, a $17,311,175$6,576,470 increase in savings and money market accounts, and a $9,650,921$187,207 increase in interest bearing checking accounts, offset by an $11,791,300 decreasea $7,851,587decrease in time deposits.

 

The following table shows the average balances and average costs of deposits for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and 2020:2021:

 

 

June 30, 2021

  

June 30, 2020

  

March 31, 2022

  

March 31, 2021

 
 

Average

  

Average

  

Average

  

Average

 
 

Balance

  

Cost

  

Balance

  

Cost

  

Balance

  

Cost

  

Balance

  

Cost

 
  

Noninterest bearing demand deposits

 $116,817,132  0.00% $70,072,698  0.00% $124,549,116  0.00% $111,624,572  0.00%

Interest bearing demand deposits

 112,810,820  0.20% 68,862,747  0.33% 130,071,359  0.16% 83,532,279  0.26%

Savings and money market deposits

 177,924,515  0.17% 105,378,381  0.29% 191,851,324  0.11% 199,036,116  0.15%

Time deposits

  191,615,321   0.91%  155,964,337   1.88%  176,031,048   0.53%  194,296,941   0.96%
 $599,167,788   0.38% $400,278,163   0.87% $622,502,847   0.22% $588,489,908   0.40%

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Liquidity Management

 

Liquidity describes our ability to meet financial obligations that arise out of the ordinary course of business. Liquidity is primarily needed to meet depositor withdrawal requirements, to fund loans, and to fund our other debts and obligations as they come due in the normal course of business. We maintain our asset liquidity position internally through short-term investments, the maturity distribution of the investment portfolio, loan repayments, and income from earning assets. On the liability side of the balance sheet, liquidity is affected by the timing of maturing liabilities and the ability to generate new deposits or borrowings as needed. The Bank is approved to borrow 75% of eligible pledged single-family residential loans and 50% of eligible pledged commercial loans as well as investment securities, or approximately $85.5$72.7 million under a secured line of credit with the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”). The Bank also has a facility with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (the “Reserve Bank”) under which the Bank can borrow approximately $30.3$27.5 million. Finally, the Bank has $23,500,000 ($14,500,000 unsecured and $9,000,000 secured) of overnight federal funds lines of credit available from commercial banks. FHLB advances of $5,000,000 were outstanding as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020.2021. The Company borrowed $17,000,000 to facilitate the acquisition of Carroll as more fully described below. There were no borrowings from the Reserve Bank or our commercial bank lenders at June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020.2021. Management believes that we have adequate liquidity sources to meet all anticipated liquidity needs over the next 12 months. Management knows of no trend or event which is likely to have a material impact on our ability to maintain liquidity at satisfactory levels.

 

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Borrowings and Other Contractual Obligations

 

The Company’s contractual obligations consist primarily of borrowings and operating leases for various facilities.

 

On September 30, 2020, the Company borrowed $17,000,000 from First Horizon Bank (“FHN”) for the purpose of funding a portion of the merger consideration that was payable to the stockholders of Carroll when it was merged with and intoin the Company on October 1, 2020.Merger. Net of issuance costs, the amount of the net long-term debt was $16,976,093$16,553,090 and $16,973,280$16,978,905 as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, respectively. The loan matures on September 30, 2025. The interest rate on the loan is fixed at 4.10%. The Company is required to make quarterlyQuarterly interest-only payments were made through October 1, 2021. The Company expects that the amount of these quarterly interest-only payments to be $174,250. During the remaining term of the loan, the Company is required to make quarterly interest and principal payments of approximately $646,472, which will be based on a nine-year straight-line amortization schedule. The remaining balance of approximately $9,916,667 will be due at maturity. To secure its obligations under this loan, the Company pledged all of its shares of common stock of the Bank to FHN.

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase represent overnight borrowings from customers. Securities owned by the Company which are used as collateral for these borrowings are primarily U.S. government agency securities.

 

Specific information about the Company’s borrowings and contractual obligations is set forth in the following table:

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

  

March 31,

 

December 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2022

  

2021

 

Amount oustanding at period-end:

  

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

 $13,686,564  $24,753,972  $4,083,707  $5,414,026 

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 5,000,000  5,000,000  5,000,000  5,000,000 

Long-term debt (net of issuance costs)

 16,976,093  16,973,280  16,553,090  16,978,905 

Weighted average rate paid at period-end:

  

Securites sold under repurchase agreements

 0.48% 0.61% 0.30% 0.61%

Federal Home Loan Bank advances

 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%

Long-term debt

 4.10% 4.10% 4.10% 4.10%

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The Federal Home Loan BankFHLB advances and the long-term debt outstanding at June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 will require the following principal payments:

 

Year ending December 31, 2022

1,888,889

Year ending December 31, 2023

1,888,889

Year ending December 31, 2024

1,888,889

Year ending December 31, 2025

16,333,333

Year ending December 31, 2022

 $1,461,667 

Year ending December 31, 2023

  1,888,889 

Year ending December 31, 2024

  1,888,889 

Year ending December 31, 2025

  16,333,333 

 

Capital Resources and Adequacy

 

The Company and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory, and possible additional, discretionary actions by the regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on our financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of their assets, liabilities, and certain off‑balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices.

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Quantitative measures established by the Basel III Capital Rules to ensure capital adequacy require the maintenance of minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of Common Equity Tier 1 capital, Tier 1 capital, and Total capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk‑weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier 1 capital to adjusted quarterly average assets (as defined).

 

Additional information regarding the capital requirements that apply to us can be found in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements presented elsewhere in this report and in Item 1 of Part I of the Form 10-K under the heading, “Supervision and Regulation – Capital Requirements”.

 

The following table presents actual and required capital ratios as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 20202021 for the Bank under the Basel III Capital Rules. The minimum required capital amounts presented include the minimum required capital levels as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020,2021, based on the phase-in provisions of the Basel III Capital Rules. Capital levels required to be considered well capitalized are based upon prompt corrective action regulations, as amended to reflect the changes under the Basel III Capital Rules.

 

     

Minimum

 

To Be Well

      

Minimum

 

To Be Well

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Actual

 

Capital Adequacy

 

Capitalized

  

Actual

 

Capital Adequacy

 

Capitalized

 

June 30, 2021

 

Amount

  

Ratio

  

Amount

  

Ratio

  

Amount

  

Ratio

 

March 31, 2022

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 

Amount

 

Ratio

 
  

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 $66,196  12.58% $55,251  10.50% $52,620  10.00% $71,541  13.09% $57,396  10.50% $54,663  10.00%

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 62,792  11.93% 44,727  8.50% 42,096  8.00% 67,887  12.42% 46,463  8.50% 43,730  8.00%

Common equity tier 1 (to risk-weighted assets)

 62,792  11.93% 36,834  7.00% 34,203  6.50%

Common equity tier 1 (to risk- weighted assets)

 67,887  12.42% 38,264  7.00% 35,531  6.50%

Tier 1 leverage (to average assets)

 62,792  9.00% 27,896  4.00% 34,870  5.00% 67,887  9.60% 28,290  4.00% 35,363  5.00%
                   

December 31, 2020

  

December 31, 2021

             
  

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 $63,400  12.62% $52,732  10.50% $50,221  10.00% $69,957  13.24% $55,471  10.50% $52,830  10.00%

Tier 1 capital (to risk-weighted assets)

 60,104  11.97% 42,688  8.50% 40,177  8.00% 66,307  12.55% 44,905  8.50% 42,264  8.00%

Common equity tier 1 (to risk-weighted assets)

 60,104  11.97% 35,155  7.00% 32,644  6.50%

Common equity tier 1 (to risk- weighted assets)

 66,307  12.55% 36,981  7.00% 34,339  6.50%

Tier 1 leverage (to average assets)

 60,104  9.05% 26,569  4.00% 33,211  5.00% 66,307  9.27% 28,614  4.00% 35,767  5.00%

 

The Company intends to fund future growth primarily with cash, federal funds, maturities of investment securities and deposit growth. Management knows of no other trend or event that will have a material impact on capital.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

In the normal course of business, the Bank makes commitments to extend credit and issues standby letters of credit. Outstanding loan commitments, unused lines of credit, and letters of credit as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and December 31, 20202021 are as follows:

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

  

March 31,

 

December 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2022

  

2021

 
  

Loan commitments

  

Construction and land development

 $3,890,714  $4,668,250  $6,639,714  $6,810,353 

Commercial

 2,607,079  1,000,000  3,081,000  630,000 

Consumer

 -  - 

Commercial real estate

 21,019,909  15,772,020  29,927,351  23,552,400 

Residential

  930,500   4,668,750   2,453,981   3,804,617 
 $28,448,202  $26,109,020  $42,102,046  $34,797,370 
  

Unused lines of credit

  

Home-equity lines

 $12,507,053  $13,716,894  $12,504,898  $12,707,519 

Commercial lines

  22,200,746   23,996,679   34,215,659   28,828,911 
 $34,707,799  $37,713,573  $46,720,557  $41,536,430 
  

Letters of credit

 $1,553,018  $1,891,428  $1,479,936  $1,470,742 

 

Loan commitments and lines of credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition to the contract. Loan commitments generally have interest rates at current market amounts, fixed expiration dates, and may require payment of a fee. Lines of credit generally have variable interest rates. Such lines do not necessarily represent future cash requirements because it is unlikely that all customers will draw upon their lines in full at any time. Letters of credit are commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party.

 

The maximum exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the customer is the contractual amount of the commitment. Loan commitments, lines of credit and letters of credit are made on the same terms, including collateral, as outstanding loans. Management is not aware of any accounting loss that is likely to be incurred as a result of funding its credit commitments.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Comparison of Operating Results for the SixThree Months Ended June 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020

 

General

 

Net income for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 was $4,061,794,$2,050,802, compared to $1,879,362$2,029,575 for the same period of 2020.2021. The increase of $2,182,432,$21,227, or 116.1%1.05%, was due to a $3,480,039$390,634 increase in net interest income a $195,273 increase in noninterest income, and a $375,000$120,000 decrease in the loan loss provision, offset by a $1,095,941$61,138 decrease in noninterest income, a $404,474 increase in noninterest expenses, and a $771,939$23,795 increase in income taxes.

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The Company incurred significant one-time costs during 2020 in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Carroll. The table below provides a comparison of the Company’s results for the six months ended June 30, 2021 versus the same period of the prior year with and without $344,920 of acquisition costs incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

June 30, 2021

  

June 30, 2020

 
          

Excluding

 
  

As Reported

  

As Reported

  

Acquisition Costs

 
             

Income before taxes

 $5,217,220  $2,262,849  $2,607,769 

Income taxes

  1,155,426   383,487   478,400 

Net income

 $4,061,794  $1,879,362  $2,129,369 

Earnings per share

 $1.35  $0.63  $0.72 

Return on average assets

  1.18%  0.80%  0.91%

Return on average equity

  15.18%  7.39%  8.38%

 

Net Interest Income

 

Net interest income was $11,115,976$5,964,089 for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, compared to $7,635,937$5,573,455 for the same period of 2020.2021.

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Total interest income for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 was $12,651,703,$6,489,725, compared to $9,465,264$6,370,592 for the same period of 2020,2021, an increase of $3,186,439,$119,133, or 33.7%1.87%.

 

Total interest income on loans for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021 increasedMarch 31, 2022 decreased by $3,052,396$301,295 when compared to the same period of 2021 due to a $151.5$42.6 million higherlower average loan balance for the first sixthree months of 2021ended March 31, 2022 when compared to the same period of 2020 primarily due to the acquisition of Carroll,2021, offset by a lowerhigher loan yield of 4.47%4.69% for the first sixthree months of 2021ended March 31, 2022 versus 4.65%4.54% for the same period of 2020.2021. Investment income for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 increased by $153,397,$422,150, or 21.9%113.50%, when compared to the same period of 20202021 due to a $34.9$67.9 million higher average investment balance offset by a decreaseand an increase in fully-taxable equivalent yield to 1.99%1.95% for sixthree months ended June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, compared to 2.72%1.60% for the same period of 2020.2021. The fully-taxable equivalent yield on total interest-earning assets decreased 335 basis points to 3.92%3.87% for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022, compared to 4.25%3.92% for the same period of 2020.2021. The average balance of total interest-earning assets increased by $199.5$19.3 million to $650.3$674.7 million for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, compared to $450.8$655.4 million for the same period of 2020 primarily due to the acquisition of Carroll.2021.

 

Total interest expense for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 was $1,535,727,$525,636, compared to $1,829,327$797,137 for the same period of 2020,2021, a decrease of $293,600,$271,501, or 16.1%34.06%. The decrease was due to a lower overall cost of funds on interest bearing deposits and borrowings of 0.60%0.40% for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, compared to 1.07%0.63% for the same period of 2020,2021, offset by a $172.7$14.7 million increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities to $515.8$524.0 million infor the first sixthree months of 2021,ended March 31, 2022, compared to $343.2$509.3 million in the same period of 2020.2021. Cost of funds for time deposits decreased to 0.91%0.53% for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 from 1.88%0.96% for the same period of 2020.2021. Securities sold under repurchase agreements cost of funds decreased to 0.50%0.30% for the first sixthree months of 2021ended March 31, 2022 from 1.50%0.52% for the first six monthssame period of 2020.2021.

 

Average noninterest-earning assets increased by $22.9$12.8 million to $41.9$35.8 million infor the first sixthree months of 2021,ended March 31, 2022, compared to $17.9$23.0 million in the same period of 2020.2021. Average noninterest-bearing deposits increased by $46.7$12.9 million to $116.8$124.5 million during the first sixthree months of 2021,ended March 31, 2022, compared to $70.1$111.6 million in the same period of 2020.2021. The average balance in stockholders’ equity increased by $2.7$3.5 million for the sixthree months ended June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022 when compared with the same period of 2020.2021.

 

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The following table sets forth information regarding the average balances of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the amount of interest income and interest expense and the resulting yields on average interest-earning assets and rates paid on average interest-bearing liabilities for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. Average balances are also provided for noninterest-earning assets and noninterest-bearing liabilities.

  

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021

  

Six Months Ended June 30, 2020

 
  

Average

          

Average

         
  

Balance

  

Interest

  

Yield

  

Balance

  

Interest

  

Yield

 

Assets:

                        

Loans

 $526,586,402  $11,768,317   4.47% $375,105,468  $8,715,921   4.65%

Securities, taxable

  74,326,338   543,033   1.46%  39,914,284   434,268   2.18%

Securities, tax exempt

  20,689,680   403,933   3.90%  20,159,139   381,238   3.78%

Federal funds sold and other interest-earning assets

  28,720,770   30,971   0.22%  15,658,843   50,871   0.65%

Total interest-earning assets

  650,323,190   12,746,254   3.92%  450,837,734   9,582,298   4.25%

Noninterest-earning assets

  40,851,762           17,930,373         

Total assets

 $691,174,952          $468,768,107         
                         

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:

                        

NOW, savings, and money market

 $290,735,335   259,248   0.18% $174,241,128   269,892   0.31%

Certificates of deposit

  191,615,321   869,709   0.91%  155,964,337   1,468,771   1.88%

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

  11,484,379   28,483   0.50%  10,386,558   77,690   1.50%

Long-term debt

  16,974,687   353,249   4.16%  -   -   - 

FHLB advances and other borrowings

  5,000,000   25,038   1.00%  2,565,934   12,974   1.01%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  515,809,722   1,535,727   0.60%  343,157,957   1,829,327   1.07%
                         

Noninterest-bearing deposits

  116,817,132           70,072,698         

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

  5,033,798           4,708,605         

Total liabilities

  637,660,652           417,939,260         

Stockholders' equity

  53,514,300           50,828,847         

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 $691,174,952          $468,768,107         
                         

Net interest income

     $11,210,527          $7,752,971     
                         

Interest rate spread

          3.32%          3.18%
                         

Net yield on interest-earning assets

          3.45%          3.44%
                         

Ratio of average interest-earning assets to

         

Average interest-bearing liabilities

          126.08%          131.38%

Interest on tax-exempt securities and other tax-exempt investments are reported on fully taxable equivalent basis based upon tax rates of 21% for Federal and 8.25% for State.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $1,105,501, compared to $910,228 for the same period of 2020, an increase of $195,273, or 21.5%. The increase was primarily a result of an $84,566 increase in mortgage banking income due to continued low interest rates driving strong residential purchase and refinance activity, a $67,818 increase in bank owned life insurance income due to the Carroll acquisition along with a $3.7 million purchase in the first quarter of 2021, a $59,461 increase in service charges as ATM usage and other bank services returned to normal levels compared to the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, and a $37,613 gain on the sale of a former Carroll branch office, offset by a $63,635 decrease in the gain on sale of SBA loans.

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Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2021 totaled $6,904,257, compared to $5,808,316 for the same period of 2020, an increase of $1,095,941, or 18.9%. The increase was due primarily to, increases in salaries and benefits of $924,344, in occupancy, furniture and equipment of $181,095, and in other of $335,422, offset by a decrease in costs incurred related to the acquisition of Carroll of $344,920. The increases are all a result of the employees, locations, and customers added from the acquisition of Carroll.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $1,155,426, compared to $383,487 for the same period of 2020. The effective tax rate was 22.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2021, compared to 17.0% for the same period of 2020. The increase in income tax expense was due primarily to higher income before income taxes and a lower percentage of tax exempt revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2021 when compared to the same period in 2020.

Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020

General

Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was $2,032,219, compared to $1,036,055 for the same period of 2020. The increase of $996,164, or 96.2%, was due to a $1,672,118 increase in net interest income and a $370,000 decrease in the loan loss provision, offset by a $647,130 increase in noninterest expenses, a $59,670 decrease in noninterest income and a $339,154 increase in income taxes.

The Company incurred significant one-time costs during 2020 in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Carroll. The table below provides a comparison of the Company’s results for the second quarter of 2021 versus the same period of the prior year with and without $165,096 of acquisition costs incurred during the second quarter of 2020.

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

June 30, 2021

  

June 30, 2020

 
          

Excluding

 
  

As Reported

  

As Reported

  

Acquisition Costs

 
             

Income before taxes

 $2,601,944  $1,266,626  $1,431,722 

Income taxes

  569,725   230,571   276,001 

Net income

 $2,032,219  $1,036,055  $1,155,721 

Earnings per share

 $0.67  $0.35  $0.39 

Return on average assets

  1.16%  0.85%  0.94%

Return on average equity

  15.02%  8.05%  8.98%

Net Interest Income

Net interest income was $5,542,521 for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to $3,870,403 for the same period of 2020.

Total interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was $6,281,111, compared to $4,755,228 for the same period of 2020, an increase of $1,525,883, or 32.1%.

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Total interest income on loans for the three months ended June 30, 2021 increased by $1,390,393 when compared to the same period of 2020 due to a $140.2 million higher average loan balance for the three months ended June 30, 2021 when compared to the same period of 2020 primarily due to the acquisition of Carroll, offset by a lower loan yield of 4.40% for the three months ended June 30, 2021 versus 4.56% for the same period of 2020. Investment income for the three months ended June 30, 2021 increased by $136,189, or 39.4%, when compared to the same period of 2020 due to a $41.1 million higher average investment balance, offset by a decrease in fully-taxable equivalent yield to 2.00% for three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to 2.15% for the same period of 2020. The fully-taxable equivalent yield on total interest-earning assets decreased 23 basis points to 3.80% for the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to 4.03% for the same period of 2020. The average balance of total interest-earning assets increased by $193.5 million to $655.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to $471.7 million for the same period of 2020 primarily due to the acquisition of Carroll.

Total interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was $738,500, compared to $884,825 for the same period of 2020, a decrease of $146,235, or 16.5%. The decrease was due to a lower overall cost of funds on interest bearing deposits and borrowings of 0.57% for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to 1.00% for the same period of 2020, offset by a $169.0 million increase in the average balance of interest-bearing liabilities to $522.3 million in the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to $353.3 million in the same period of 2020 primarily due to the acquisition of Carroll. Cost of funds for time deposits decreased to 0.86% for the three months ended June 30, 2021 from 1.78% for the same period of 2020. Securities sold under repurchase agreements cost of funds decreased to 0.48% for the three months ended June 30, 2021 from 1.52% for the same period of 2020.

Average noninterest-earning assets increased by $20.4 million to $38.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to $18.1 million in the same period of 2020. Average noninterest-bearing deposits increased by $41.8 million to $121.9 million during the three months ended June 30, 2021, compared to $80.2 million in the same period of 2020. The average balance in stockholders’ equity increased by $2.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, when compared with the same period of 2020.

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The following table sets forth information regarding the average balances of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the amount of interest income and interest expense and the resulting yields on average interest-earning assets and rates paid on average interest-bearing liabilities for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 and 2020.2021. Average balances are also provided for noninterest-earning assets and noninterest-bearing liabilities.

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Three Months Ended

 
 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2021

  

Three Months Ended June 30, 2020

  

March 31, 2022

  

March 31, 2021

 
 

Average

     

Average

      

Average

     

Average

     
 

Balance

  

Interest

  

Yield

  

Balance

  

Interest

  

Yield

  

Balance

  

Interest

  

Yield

  

Balance

  

Interest

  

Yield

 

Assets:

                                    

Loans

 $525,734,302  $5,783,660  4.40% $385,504,008  $4,393,267  4.56%

Securities, taxable

 85,334,627  330,789  1.55% 42,130,062  191,255  1.82%

Securities, tax exempt

 20,233,549  196,176  3.88% 22,294,431  154,699  2.78%

Federal funds sold and other interest-earning assets

  33,856,811   16,153   0.19%  21,732,471   16,007   0.29%

Loans (1)

 $484,840,152  $5,683,362  4.69% $527,459,924  $5,984,657  4.54%

Securities, taxable (2)

 152,685,500  645,744  1.69% 83,279,735  212,244  1.02%

Securities, tax exempt (2)

 19,650,625  192,698  3.92% 21,150,879  206,367  3.90%

Federal funds sold and other interest-earning assets (2)

  17,541,166   13,117   0.30%  23,532,775   14,818   0.25%

Total interest-earning assets

 665,159,289   6,326,778   3.80% 471,660,972   4,755,228   4.03% 674,717,443   6,534,921   3.87% 655,423,313   6,418,086   3.92%

Noninterest-earning assets

  38,562,515        18,145,977       35,830,220       23,003,563      

Total assets

 $703,721,804       $489,806,949       $710,547,663       $678,426,876      
  

Liabilities and Stockholders Equity:

            

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:

            

NOW, savings, and money market

 $298,812,807  128,663  0.17% $182,463,181  142,326  0.31% $321,922,683  104,877  0.13% $282,568,395  130,585  0.18%

Certificates of deposit

 188,963,169  404,774  0.86% 155,435,092  690,138  1.78% 176,031,048  233,683  0.53% 194,296,941  464,935  0.96%

Securities sold under repurchase agreements

 12,512,074  14,972  0.48% 10,381,347  39,496  1.52% 4,395,100  3,251  0.30% 10,445,266  13,511  0.52%

Long-term debt

 16,975,038  177,593     -  -  -  16,659,192  171,375  4.11% 16,973,984  175,656  4.14%

FHLB advances and other borrowings

  5,000,000   12,588   1.01%  5,000,000   12,865   1.03%  5,000,000   12,450   1.00%  5,000,000   12,450   1.00%

Total interest-bearing liabilities

 522,263,088   738,590   0.57% 353,279,620   884,825   1.00% 524,008,023   525,636   0.40% 509,284,586   797,137   0.63%
  

Noninterest-bearing deposits

 121,919,509       80,162,475       124,549,116       111,624,572      

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

  5,418,568        4,880,166        5,620,689        4,694,670      

Total liabilities

 649,601,165       438,322,261       654,177,828       625,603,828      

Stockholders' equity

  54,120,639        51,484,688        56,369,835        52,823,048      

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 $703,721,804       $489,806,949       $710,547,663       $678,426,876      
  

Net interest income

    $5,588,188       $3,870,403        $6,009,285       $5,620,949    
  

Interest rate spread

       3.24%       3.03%       3.47%       3.29%
  

Net yield on interest-earning assets

       3.36%       3.28%       3.56%       3.43%
  

Ratio of average interest-earning assets to

     

Average interest-bearing liabilities

       127.36%       133.51%

Ratio of average interest-earning assets to Average interest-bearing liabilities

       128.76%       128.69%

 

(1)  Nonaccrual loans are included in the average balance. 

(2)  Interest on tax-exempt securities and other tax-exempt investments are reported on fully taxable equivalent basis based upon tax rates of 21% for Federal and 8.25% for State.

 

Noninterest Income

 

Noninterest income for the three months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 was $548,556,$495,807, compared to $608,226$556,945 for the same period of 2020,2021, a decrease of $59,670,$61,138, or 9.8%11.0%. The decrease was primarily a result of a $109,444$133,579 decrease in mortgage banking income andas a $63,635 decrease in the gain on sale of SBA loans, offset by a $39,711 increase in bank owned life insurance income and a $58,825 increase in service charge revenue as ATM usage and other bank services returned to normal levels compared to the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. The decrease in mortgage banking income is the result of residential refinance activity declining from the all-time high levels at the beginning of the pandemicdue to rising interest rates, offset by a $93,600 increase in the second quartergain on the sale of 2020 when the Federal Reserve reduced interest rates to historic lows.

SBA loans.

 

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Noninterest Expense

 

Noninterest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 totaled $3,509,133,$3,799,598 compared to $2,862,003$3,395,124 for the same period of 2020,2021, an increase of $647,130,$404,474, or 22.6%11.91%. The increase was due primarily to increases in salaries and benefits of $627,141, in occupancy, furniture and equipment of $77,801,$152,961 and in other expenses of $107,284, offset by$255,366. Salaries and benefits increased due to normal and usual annual salary increases that are effective January 1 of each year as well as an increase in full-time equivalents. The other expense increase was due to a decrease$241,809 increase in costs incurred related to the acquisition of Carroll of $165,096. The increases are allprofessional fees as a result of the employees, locations, and customers added from the acquisition of Carroll.recruitment fees paid to fill several positions.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

Income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 was $569,725,$609,496, compared to $230,571$585,701 for the same period of 2020.2021. The effective tax rate was 21.9%22.9% for the three months ended June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, compared to 18.2%22.4% for the same period of 2020. The increase in income tax expense was due primarily to higher income before income taxes and a lower percentage of tax exempt revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2021 when compared to the same period in 2020.2021.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Our primary market risk is interest rate fluctuation and we have procedures in place to evaluate and mitigate this risk. This market risk and our procedures are described in Item 7 of Part II the on Form 10-K under the heading, “Interest Rate Risk”, which provides information as of December 31, 2020.2021. Management believes that no material changes in market risk or our procedures used to evaluate and mitigate these risks have occurred since December 31, 2020.2021.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act with the SEC, such as this Quarterly Report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in those rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc.’s principal executive officer (“PEO”) and the principal financial officer (“PFO”), as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. The design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

An evaluation of the effectiveness of these disclosure controls as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2022 was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the PEO and the PFO. Based on that evaluation, management, including the PEO and the PFO, has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are, in fact, effective at the reasonable assurance level.

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2021,March 31, 2022, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.         Legal Proceedings

 

None.

 

Item 1A.         Risk Factors

 

The risks and uncertainties to which our financial condition and operations are subject are discussed in detail in Item 1A of Part I of the Form 10-K. Management does not believe that any material changes in our risk factors have occurred since they were last disclosed.

 

Item 2.         Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

None.

 

Item 3.         Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4.         Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not Applicable.

 

Item 5.         Other Information

 

None.

 

Item 6.         Exhibits

 

The exhibits filed or furnished with this quarterly report are listed in the following Exhibit Index:

 

Exhibit

Description

 

31.1

Certifications of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (filed herewith)

 

31.2

Certifications of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (filed herewith)

 

32

Certification of the Principal Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Office pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (furnished herewith)

 

101101.INS

Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data Files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (filed herewith)File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

101.SCH

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.CAL

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

101.LAB

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

 

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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded

The cover page of Farmers and Merchants Bancshares, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 formatted in Inline XBRL, included within the Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)101 attachments (filed herewith).

 


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

FARMERS AND MERCHANSMERCHANTS BANCSHARES, INC.

Date:         August 16, 2021May 13, 2022

/s/ James R. Bosley, Jr.

James R. Bosley, Jr.

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

    
    
Date:         August 16, 2021Date         May 13, 2022  /s/ Mark C. Krebs 
  

Mark C. Krebs

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer & Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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