ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES | NOTE 6: ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES For purposes of determining the allowance for loan losses, the Company considers the loans in its portfolio by segment, class and risk grade. Management uses judgment to determine the estimation method that fits the credit risk characteristics of each portfolio segment or class. To facilitate the assessment of risk, management reviews reports related to loan production, loan quality, concentrations of credit, loan delinquencies and nonperforming and potential problem loans. The Company utilizes an independent third-party loan review service to review the credit risk assigned to loans on a periodic basis and the results are presented to management for review. The following tables present a detail of the activity in the allowance for loan losses segregated by loan class for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015. Allocation of a portion of the allowance to one category of loans does not preclude its availability to absorb losses in other categories. Real Estate Commercial Construction and Commercial and 1-4 family Multi-family (Dollars in thousands) industrial real estate development residential residential Consumer Agriculture Other Total December 31, 2017 Beginning balance $ 6,409 $ 10,770 $ 4,598 $ 1,286 $ 916 $ 353 $ 79 $ 595 $ 25,006 Provision (recapture) for loan loss 642 (284) (1,116) 35 503 263 (63) (318) (338) Charge-offs (904) (120) — (8) — (93) — — (1,125) Recoveries 1,110 9 — 13 — 43 52 8 1,235 Net (charge-offs) recoveries 206 (111) — 5 — (50) 52 8 110 Ending balance $ 7,257 $ 10,375 $ 3,482 $ 1,326 $ 1,419 $ 566 $ 68 $ 285 $ 24,778 Period-end amount allocated to: Specific reserve $ 852 $ 64 $ — $ 119 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 1,035 General reserve 6,405 10,311 3,482 1,207 1,419 566 68 285 23,743 Total $ 7,257 $ 10,375 $ 3,482 $ 1,326 $ 1,419 $ 566 $ 68 $ 285 $ 24,778 Real Estate Commercial Construction and Commercial and 1-4 family Multi-family (Dollars in thousands) industrial real estate development residential residential Consumer Agriculture Other Total December 31, 2016 Beginning balance $ 4,746 $ 7,058 $ 4,504 $ 2,295 $ 762 $ 363 $ 93 $ 5,494 $ 25,315 Provision (recapture) for loan loss 5,537 4,193 94 (1,012) 154 222 227 (4,840) 4,575 Charge-offs (4,884) (589) — (3) — (277) (267) (59) (6,079) Recoveries 1,010 108 — 6 — 45 26 — 1,195 Net (charge-offs) recoveries (3,874) (481) — 3 — (232) (241) (59) (4,884) Ending balance $ 6,409 $ 10,770 $ 4,598 $ 1,286 $ 916 $ 353 $ 79 $ 595 $ 25,006 Period-end amount allocated to: Specific reserve $ 462 $ 206 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 668 General reserve 5,947 10,564 4,598 1,286 916 353 79 595 24,338 Total $ 6,409 $ 10,770 $ 4,598 $ 1,286 $ 916 $ 353 $ 79 $ 595 $ 25,006 Real Estate Commercial Construction and Commercial and 1-4 family Multi-family (Dollars in thousands) industrial real estate development residential residential Consumer Agriculture Other Total December 31, 2015 Beginning balance $ 7,160 $ 6,985 $ 2,991 $ 1,843 $ 500 $ 423 $ 118 $ 4,932 $ 24,952 Provision (recapture) for loan loss 4,272 (189) 1,513 573 262 (18) (25) 562 6,950 Charge-offs (7,210) (27) — (263) — (102) — — (7,602) Recoveries 524 289 — 142 — 60 — — 1,015 Net (charge-offs) recoveries (6,686) 262 — (121) — (42) — — (6,587) Ending balance $ 4,746 $ 7,058 $ 4,504 $ 2,295 $ 762 $ 363 $ 93 $ 5,494 $ 25,315 Period-end amount allocated to: Specific reserve $ 357 $ — $ 26 $ — $ — $ 6 $ — $ — $ 389 General reserve 4,389 7,058 4,478 2,295 762 357 93 5,494 24,926 Total $ 4,746 $ 7,058 $ 4,504 $ 2,295 $ 762 $ 363 $ 93 $ 5,494 $ 25,315 In addition to the amounts indicated in the table above, the Company has an accumulated reserve for loan losses on unfunded commitments of $378,000 and $366,000 recorded in other liabilities as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Risk Grading As part of the on‑going monitoring of the credit quality of the Company’s loan portfolio and methodology for calculating the allowance for loan losses, management assigns and tracks loan grades to be used as credit quality indicators. The following is a general description of the loan grades used as of December 31, 2017 and 2016. Pass —Credits in this category are considered “pass ” which indicates prudent underwriting and a normal amount of risk. The range of risk within these credits can vary from little to no risk with cash securing a credit, to a level of risk that requires a strong secondary source of repayment on the debt. Pass credits with a higher level of risk may be to borrowers that are higher leveraged, less well capitalized or in an industry or economic area that is known to carry a higher level of risk, volatility, or susceptibility to weaknesses in the economy. This higher risk grade may be assigned due to out of date credit information, as well as collateral information, which may need to be updated for current market value in order to allow a credit quality analysis of the credit. Special Mention —Credits in this category contain more than the normal amount of risk and are referred to as “special mention” in accordance with regulatory guidelines. These credits possess clearly identifiable temporary weaknesses or trends that, if not corrected or revised, may result in a condition that exposes the Company to higher level of risk of loss. Substandard —Credits in this category are “substandard” in accordance with regulatory guidelines and of unsatisfactory credit quality with well‑defined weaknesses or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. Credits in this category are inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or the collateral pledged, if any. These credits are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Often, the assets in this category will have a valuation allowance representative of management’s estimated loss that is probable to be incurred. Substandard loans may also be placed on nonaccrual status as deemed appropriate by management. Loans substandard and on nonaccrual status are considered impaired and are evaluated for impairment. Doubtful —Credits in this category are considered “doubtful” in accordance with regulatory guidelines, are placed on nonaccrual status and may be dependent upon collateral having a value that is difficult to determine or upon some near‑term event which lacks certainty. Generally, these credits will have a valuation allowance based upon management’s best estimate of the losses probable to occur in the liquidation of the debt. Loss —Credits in this category are considered “loss” in accordance with regulatory guidelines and are considered uncollectible and of such little value as to question their continued existence as assets on the Company’s financial statements. Such credits are to be charged off or charged down when payment is acknowledged to be uncertain or when the timing or value of payments cannot be determined. This category does not intend to imply that the debt or some portion of it will never be paid, nor does it in any way imply that the debt will be forgiven. The following tables present loans by risk grades and loan class at December 31, 2017 and 2016. The Company had no loans graded Loss or Doubtful at December 31, 2017 and 2016. Special (Dollars in thousands) Pass Mention Substandard Total Loans December 31, 2017 Commercial and industrial $ 535,589 $ 8,403 $ 15,371 $ 559,363 Real estate: Commercial real estate 722,503 2,951 12,839 738,293 Construction and development 448,124 565 522 449,211 1-4 family residential 252,317 — 6,267 258,584 Multi-family residential 212,899 7,406 — 220,305 Consumer 40,144 246 43 40,433 Agriculture 11,223 — 33 11,256 Other 33,109 — 7,235 40,344 Total loans $ 2,255,908 $ 19,571 $ 42,310 $ 2,317,789 Special (Dollars in thousands) Pass Mention Substandard Total Loans December 31, 2016 Commercial and industrial $ 483,399 $ 2,207 $ 25,948 $ 511,554 Real estate: Commercial real estate 674,445 7,731 15,618 697,794 Construction and development 485,823 933 4,870 491,626 1-4 family residential 234,473 797 1,612 236,882 Multi-family residential 125,553 7,650 7 133,210 Consumer 39,684 10 — 39,694 Agriculture 11,033 — 73 11,106 Other 29,335 — 8,845 38,180 Total loans $ 2,083,745 $ 19,328 $ 56,973 $ 2,160,046 Loan Impairment Assessment The Company’s recorded investment in impaired loans, as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, by loan class and disaggregated on the basis of the Company’s impairment methodology is as follows: Unpaid Recorded Average contractual investment Recorded Total recorded principal with no investment recorded Related investment (Dollars in thousands) balance allowance with allowance investment allowance year-to-date December 31, 2017 Commercial and industrial $ 11,921 $ 6,100 $ 1,192 $ 7,292 $ 852 $ 12,090 Real estate: Commercial real estate 9,646 8,626 667 9,293 64 9,438 Construction and development 296 251 — 251 — 323 1-4 family residential 5,003 3,050 1,874 4,924 119 3,369 Multi-family residential — — — — — 2 Consumer — — — — — 21 Agriculture — — — — — 1 Other 7,152 7,152 — 7,152 — 7,616 Total loans $ 34,018 $ 25,179 $ 3,733 $ 28,912 $ 1,035 $ 32,860 Unpaid Recorded Average contractual investment Recorded Total recorded principal with no investment recorded Related investment (Dollars in thousands) balance allowance with allowance investment allowance year-to-date December 31, 2016 Commercial and industrial $ 16,483 $ 8,088 $ 4,227 $ 12,315 $ 462 $ 15,550 Real estate: Commercial real estate 6,454 4,398 1,866 6,264 206 5,903 Construction and development 506 476 — 476 — 754 1-4 family residential 1,781 1,712 — 1,712 — 1,403 Multi-family residential 13 7 — 7 — 10 Consumer — — — — — 8 Agriculture 307 36 — 36 — 34 Other 8,849 8,845 — 8,845 — 5,540 Total loans $ 34,393 $ 23,562 $ 6,093 $ 29,655 $ 668 $ 29,202 Interest income earned on impaired loans was $1.1 million, $648,000 and $201,000 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The Company’s recorded investment in loans as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 by loan class and the basis of the Company’s impairment methodology is as follows: Real Estate Commercial Construction and Commercial and 1-4 family Multi-family (Dollars in thousands) industrial real estate development residential residential Consumer Agriculture Other Total December 31, 2017 Loans individually evaluated for impairment $ 7,292 $ 9,293 $ 251 $ 4,924 $ — $ — $ — $ 7,152 $ 28,912 Loans collectively evaluated for impairment 552,071 729,000 448,960 253,660 220,305 40,433 11,256 33,192 2,288,877 Total $ 559,363 $ 738,293 $ 449,211 $ 258,584 $ 220,305 $ 40,433 $ 11,256 $ 40,344 $ 2,317,789 December 31, 2016 Loans individually evaluated for impairment $ 12,315 $ 6,264 $ 476 $ 1,712 $ 7 $ — $ 36 $ 8,845 $ 29,655 Loans collectively evaluated for impairment 499,239 691,530 491,150 235,170 133,203 39,694 11,070 29,335 2,130,391 Total $ 511,554 $ 697,794 $ 491,626 $ 236,882 $ 133,210 $ 39,694 $ 11,106 $ 38,180 $ 2,160,046 An impairment analysis is performed for all loans graded substandard and placed on nonaccrual status. If management determines a loan is impaired, the loan is written down to its estimated realizable value through a charge to the allowance for loan losses. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the allowance allocated to specific reserves for loans individually evaluated for impairment was $1.0 million and $668,000, respectively. |