Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies) | 12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Principles of Consolidation—The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. The consolidated financial statements also include the accounts of First Harrison Service Corporation (“FHSC”), an inactive, indirect subsidiary of the Company. Intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. |
Segment Reporting, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Operating Segments—The Company consolidated its subsidiary banks into one bank during the first quarter of 2015 and its operations are organized on a regional basis upon which management makes decisions regarding how to allocate resources and assess performance. Each of the regions provides a group of similar community banking services, including such products and services as loans, time deposits, and checking and savings accounts. The individual regions have similar operating and economic characteristics and will be reported as one aggregated operating segment. |
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Use of Estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be significant. Valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations, valuation of real estate owned, fair value of financial instruments, provision of deferred tax assets and the allowance for loan and lease losses are material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term. |
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Cash and Cash Equivalents—For the purpose of presentation in the consolidated statements of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand and amounts due from depository institutions, which includes interest bearing amounts available upon demand. At December 31, 2014, cash and cash equivalents included $18.7 million on deposit to meet Federal Reserve Bank requirements. |
Marketable Securities, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Investment Securities—The Company classifies investment securities into one of two categories: held to maturity or available for sale. The Company does not engage in trading activities. Debt securities that the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held to maturity and recorded at cost, adjusted for the amortization of premiums and the accretion of discounts. |
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Investment securities that the Company intends to hold for indefinite periods of time are classified as available for sale and are recorded at fair value. Unrealized holding gains and losses are excluded from earnings and reported net of tax in other comprehensive income. Investment securities in the available for sale portfolio may be used as part of the Company’s asset and liability management practices and may be sold in response to changes in interest rate risk, prepayment risk, or other economic factors. |
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Premiums are amortized into interest income using the interest method to the earlier of maturity or call date. Discounts are accreted into interest income using the interest method over the period to maturity. The specific identification method of accounting is used to compute gains or losses on the sales of investment securities. |
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Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) on at least a quarterly basis. In estimating whether impairment is other than temporary, management considers whether the Company intends to sell the security, it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis, or the present value of expected cash flows is not sufficient to recover the entire amortized cost. If the Company intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis less any current-period credit loss, the OTTI is recognized in earnings equal to the entire difference between the security’s amortized cost basis and its fair value at the balance sheet date. If the Company does not intend to sell the security and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis less any current-period credit loss, the OTTI is separated into the amount representing the credit loss and the amount related to all other factors. The amount of the total OTTI related to the credit loss is recognized in earnings. The amount of the total OTTI related to other factors is recognized in other comprehensive income, net of applicable taxes. |
Other Investments [Policy Text Block] | OtherInvestments—The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) system. Members are required to own a certain amount of stock based on the level of borrowings and other factors, and may invest in additional amounts. The Bank is a member of and owns stock in the Federal Reserve Bank and also owns stock in First National Bankers Bank, an institution that provides correspondent banking services to community banks. Stock in these institutions is classified as other investments and is recorded at redemption value which approximates fair value. The Bank periodically evaluates the restricted stock for impairment based on ultimate recovery of par value. Both cash and stock dividends are reported as income. |
Finance, Loans and Leases Receivable, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Loans Receivable—The Bank originates and maintains loans receivable that are substantially concentrated in its lending markets. The majority of the Bank’s loans are residential mortgage loans and nonfarm nonresidential loans. The Bank’s policies generally call for collateral or other forms of security to be received from the borrower at the time of loan origination. Such collateral or other form of security is subject to changes in economic value due to various factors beyond the control of the Bank. |
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Loans receivable that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or pay-off are stated at unpaid principal balances adjusted for any charge-offs, the allowance for loan and lease losses, and any deferred loan fees or costs. Deferred loan fees or costs and discounts on loans are amortized or accreted to income using the level-yield method over the remaining period to contractual maturity. |
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Mortgage loans originated and committed for sale in the secondary market are carried at the lower of cost or estimated market value in the aggregate. Such loans are generally carried at cost due to the short period of time between funding and sale, generally within thirty days. |
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Loans are considered past due when the contractual amounts due with respect to principal and/or interest are not received within 30 days of the contractual due date. The accrual of interest on loans is generally discontinued when the loan becomes 90 days past due, or, in management’s opinion, the borrower is judged to be unable to meet payments as they become due. When interest accrual is discontinued, all unpaid accrued interest is reversed against interest income. The interest on these loans is accounted for on the cash basis or cost recovery method until qualifying for return to accrual, except when doubt exists as to ultimate collectability of principal and interest. A loan is generally returned to accrual status when the loan is no longer past due and, in the opinion of management, collection of the remaining balance can be reasonably expected. The Company may continue to accrue interest on certain loans that are 90 days past due or more if such loans are well-secured and in the process of collection. |
Acquired Loans [Policy Text Block] | Acquisition Accounting and Acquired Loans— The Company accounts for its acquisitions under ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations, which requires the use of the purchase method of accounting. All identifiable assets acquired, including loans, are recorded at fair value. Acquired loans and leases are recorded at fair value at the date of acquisition. No allowance for loan and lease losses is recorded on the acquisition date as the fair value of the acquired assets incorporates assumptions regarding credit risk. The fair value adjustment on acquired loans without evidence of credit deterioration since origination are accreted into earnings as a yield adjustment using the effective yield method over the remaining life of the loan. |
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Acquired loans and leases with evidence of credit deterioration since origination such that it is probable at acquisition that the Bank will be unable to collect all contractually required payments are accounted for under the guidance in ASC Topic 310-30, Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality. As of the acquisition date, the difference between contractually required payments and the cash flows expected to be collected is the nonaccretable difference, which is included as a reduction of the carrying amount of acquired loans and leases. If the timing and amount of the future cash flows is reasonably estimable, any excess of cash flows expected at acquisition over the estimated fair value is the accretable yield and is recognized in interest income over the asset's remaining life using the level yield method. |
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Acquired loan amounts deemed uncollectible at acquisition date become part of the fair value calculation and are excluded from the allowance for loan and lease losses (“ALLL”). Following acquisition, a regular review is completed on acquired loans to determine if changes in estimated cash flows have occurred. Subsequent decreases in the amount expected to be collected may result in a provision for loan and lease losses with a corresponding increase in the ALLL. Subsequent increases in the amount expected to be collected result in a reversal of any previously recorded provision for loan and lease losses and related ALLL, if any, or prospective adjustment to the accretable yield if no provision for loan and lease losses had been recorded. |
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance for Loan Losses Policy [Policy Text Block] | Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses—The ALLL is established as losses are estimated to have occurred through a provision for loan losses charged to earnings. Loan losses are charged against the ALLL when management believes it is likely that a loan balance is uncollectible. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the ALLL. |
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The ALLL represents management’s estimate of incurred credit losses inherent in the Company’s loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date. The estimation of the ALLL is based on a variety of factors, including past loan loss experience, the current credit profiles of the Company’s borrowers, adverse situations that have occurred that may affect borrowers’ ability to repay, the estimated value of underlying collateral, and general economic conditions, including unemployment, bankruptcy trends, vacancy rates, and the level and trend of home sales and prices. Losses are recognized when available information indicates that it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available or conditions change. |
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The methodology for estimating the ALLL consists of (1) an allocated allowance on identified impaired loans and leases (sometimes referred to as a specific allowance) and (2) a general allowance on the remainder of the loan and lease portfolio. Although the Bank determines the amount of each component of the ALLL separately, the entire allowance is available to absorb losses in the loan portfolio. |
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Allocated (Specific) Allowance |
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Allocated, or specific, allowances represent impairment measurements on certain impaired loans as further described below. A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the note. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due. Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired. Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record, and the amount of the short fall in relation to the principal and interest owed. Each quarter, classified loans where the borrower’s total loan relationship exceeds $250,000 are evaluated for impairment on a loan-by-loan basis. Nonaccrual loans and troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) are considered to be impaired loans. TDRs are restructurings in which the Bank, for economic or legal reasons related to the debtor’s financial difficulties, grants a concession to the debtor that the Bank would not otherwise consider. Impairment is measured quarterly on a loan-by-loan basis for all TDRs and impaired loans where the aggregate relationship balance exceeds $250,000 by either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s obtainable market price, or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. Impaired loans under this threshold are aggregated and included in loan pools with their ALLL calculated as described in the following paragraph. |
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Groups of smaller balance homogeneous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment. Homogeneous loans are those that are considered to have common characteristics that provide for evaluation on an aggregate or pool basis. The Bank considers the characteristics of (1) one- to four-family residential mortgage loans; (2) unsecured consumer loans; and (3) collateralized consumer loans to permit consideration of the appropriateness of the allowance for losses of each group of loans on a pool basis. The primary methodology used to determine the appropriateness of the allowance for losses includes segregating certain specific, poorly performing loans based on their performance characteristics from the pools of loans as to type, valuing these loans, and then applying a loss factor to the remaining pool balance based on several factors including past loss experience, inherent risks, and economic conditions in the primary market areas. |
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General Allowance |
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The general component of the ALLL is based on historical loss experience adjusted for qualitative factors stratified by loan segments and classes. Management performs a migration analysis of historical losses based on a time frame appropriate to capture relevant loss data for each loan segment. This historical loss factor is adjusted for the applicable qualitative factors. The applied loss factors are reevaluated quarterly to ensure their relevance at each reporting period. |
Rate Lock Commitments [Policy Text Block] | Rate Lock Commitments—The Bank enters into commitments to originate loans whereby the interest rate on the loan is determined prior to funding (rate lock commitments) as well as corresponding commitments to sell such loans to investors. Rate lock commitments as well as the related sales commitments on mortgage loans that are intended to be sold are considered to be derivatives. Accordingly, such commitments, along with any related fees received from potential borrowers, are recorded at fair value in derivative assets or liabilities, with changes in fair value recorded in the net gain or loss on sale of mortgage loans. Fair value is based on fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, and for fixed rate commitments also considers the difference between current levels of interest rates and the committed rates. |
Loans and Leases Receivable, Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Real Estate Owned, Net—Real estate owned represents foreclosed assets held for sale and is initially recorded at estimated fair value less estimated costs to sell, establishing a new cost basis. Subsequent to foreclosure, management periodically performs valuations and the assets are carried at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. Adjustments for losses are charged to operations when the estimated fair value falls below` the carrying value. Costs and expenses related to major additions and improvements are capitalized while maintenance and repairs that do not extend the lives of the respective assets are expensed. |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Office Properties and Equipment, Net—Land is carried at cost. Buildings and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. The Company computes depreciation using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the individual assets, which range from 3 to 40 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized on the straight-line method over the terms of the related leases, including expected renewals, or over the useful lives of the improvements, whichever is shorter. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred while major additions and improvements are capitalized. |
Life Settlement Contracts, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance—Cash surrender value of life insurance represents life insurance purchased by the Bank on a qualifying group of officers with the Bank designated as owner and beneficiary of the policies. The yield on these policies is used to offset a portion of employment benefit costs. The policies are recorded on the consolidated statements of financial condition at their cash surrender values with changes in cash surrender values reported in noninterest income. Death benefits in excess of the cash surrender value are recorded in noninterest income at the time of death. |
Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Income Taxes— The Company estimates its income taxes payable based on the amounts it expects to owe to the various taxing authorities (i.e. federal, state and local). In estimating income taxes, management assesses the relative merits and risks of the tax treatment of transactions, taking into account statutory, judicial and regulatory guidance in the context of the Company’s tax position. Management also relies on tax opinions, recent audits, and historical experience. |
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Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined using the liability (or balance sheet) method. Under this method, the net deferred tax asset or liability is determined based on the tax effects of the temporary differences between the book and tax bases of the various statement of financial condition assets and liabilities and gives current recognition to changes in tax rates and laws. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences related to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, and for tax credits. Deferred tax assets are evaluated for recoverability using a consistent approach that considers the relative impact of negative and positive evidence, including our historical profitability and projections of future taxable income. A valuation allowance for deferred tax assets is established if, based on available evidence at the time the determination is made, that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. In evaluating the need for a valuation allowance, future taxable income is estimated based on management-approved business plans and ongoing tax planning strategies. This process involves significant management judgment about assumptions that are subject to change from period to period based on changes in tax laws or variances between projected operating performance, actual results and other factors. |
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The Company recognizes a tax position as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. The Company has no uncertain tax positions. |
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Penalties and interest are classified as income tax expense when incurred. |
Interest Rate Risk [Policy Text Block] | Interest Rate Risk—The Company’s asset base is exposed to risk including the risk resulting from changes in interest rates and changes in the timing of cash flows. The Company monitors the effect of such risks by considering the mismatch of the maturities of its assets and liabilities in the current interest rate environment and the sensitivity of assets and liabilities to changes in interest rates. The Company’s management has considered the effect of significant increases and decreases in interest rates and believes such changes, if they occurred, would be manageable and would not affect the ability of the Company to hold its assets as planned. However, the Company is exposed to significant market risk in the event of significant and prolonged interest rate changes. |
Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Earnings Per Common Share—Basic earnings per share represents income available to common stockholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued, as well as any adjustment to income that would result from the assumed issuance. Potential common shares that may be issued by the Company include shares underlying outstanding stock options, restricted stock units and warrants and are determined using the treasury stock method. The shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share have been adjusted to give effect to the 11% common stock dividends paid by the Company in December 2014. |
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Recent Accounting Pronouncements— In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-11, Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (Topic 740): Income Taxes, which states that an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, should be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward, except as follows. To the extent a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction to settle any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position or the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction does not require the entity to use, and the entity does not intend to use, the deferred tax asset for such purpose, the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined with deferred tax assets. The assessment of whether a deferred tax asset is available is based on the unrecognized tax benefit and deferred tax asset that exist at the reporting date and should be made presuming disallowance of the tax position at the reporting date. For example, an entity should not evaluate whether the deferred tax asset expires before the statute of limitations on the tax position or whether the deferred tax asset may be used prior to the unrecognized tax benefit being settled. The amendments in this Update do not require new recurring disclosures. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The amendments should be applied prospectively to all unrecognized tax benefits that exist at the effective date. Retrospective application is permitted. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements. |
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In January 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-04, Reclassification of Residential Real Estate Collateralized Consumer Mortgage Loans upon Foreclosure (Topic 310-40): Receivables – Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors, which clarifies that an in substance repossession or foreclosure occurs, and a creditor is considered to have received physical possession of residential real estate property collateralizing a consumer mortgage loan, upon either (1) the creditor obtaining legal title to the residential real estate property upon completion of a foreclosure or (2) the borrower conveying all interest in the residential real estate property to the creditor to satisfy that loan through completion of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or through a similar legal agreement. Additionally, the amendments require interim and annual disclosure of both (1) the amount of foreclosed residential real estate property held by the creditor and (2) the recorded investment in consumer mortgage loans collateralized by residential real estate property that are in the process of foreclosure according to local requirements of the applicable jurisdiction. The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2014. An entity can elect to adopt the amendments in this Update using either a modified retrospective transition method or a prospective transition method. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements. |
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In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Components of an Entity, which changes the criteria for determining which disposals can be presented as discontinued operations and modifies related disclosure requirements. The guidance applies prospectively to new disposals and new classifications of disposal groups as held for sale after the effective date. The standard is required to be adopted by public business entities in annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within those annual periods. The Company will be required to adopt this ASU beginning with the quarter ending March 31, 2015. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements. |
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In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASU 2014-09 provides guidance that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this ASU on its financial statements. |
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On January 9, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-01, Income Statement-Extraordinary and Unusual Items, to simplify income statement classification by removing the concept of extraordinary items from U.S. GAAP. As a result, items that are both unusual and infrequent will no longer be separately reported net of tax after continuing operations. The existing requirement to separately present items that are of an unusual nature or occur infrequently on a pre-tax basis within income from continuing operations has been retained and expanded to include items that are both unusual and infrequent. The standard is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted, but only as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements. |
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On February 18, 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-02, Consolidation(Topic 810) – Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis. The new guidance applies to entities in all industries and the amendments significantly change the consolidation analysis required under U.S. GAAP. It makes targeted amendments to the current consolidation guidance in the investment management industry and ends the deferral granted to investment companies from applying the variable interest entities guidance. The standard is effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is allowed, including in any interim period. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements. |
Reclassification, Policy [Policy Text Block] | Reclassifications— Various items within the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the previous years have been reclassified to conform to the classifications used for reporting in 2014. These reclassifications had no effect on net earnings. |