Balance Sheet Analysis
Assets. At September 30, 2014, our assets totaled $136.1 million, a decrease of $8.5 million, or 5.9%, from total assets of $144.6 million at December 31, 2013. The decrease in assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 was due mainly to a $7.1 million, or 6.2%, decrease in loans, net of unearned fees, reflecting weak loan demand in our market area, partially offset by a $93,000, or 2.3%, increase and cash and cash equivalents, as we had excess liquidity as a result of the reduction in loans.
Loans. At September 30, 2014, residential mortgage loans totaled $87.7 million, or 80.9% of the total loan portfolio compared to $92.9 million, or 80.3% of the total loan portfolio at December 31, 2013. Residential mortgage loans decreased by $5.2 million, or 5.6%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 primarily due to weak loan demand in our market area.
Non-residential real estate loans totaled $10.7 million and represented 9.7% of total loans at September 30, 2014, compared to $10.9 million, or 9.5% of total loans, at December 31, 2013. We currently do not offer non-residential real estate loans.
Construction and land loans totaled $4.9 million, and represented 5.0% of total loans, at September 30, 2014, compared to $6.2 million, or 5.3% of total loans, at December 31, 2013. At September 30, 2014, we had $1.0 million of construction loans, amounting to 20.4% of our construction and land loan portfolio, and $3.9 million of land loans, amounting to 79.6% of our construction and land loan portfolio.
Home equity lines of credit, all of which are secured by residential properties, totaled $5.1 million, and represented 4.7% of total loans, at September 30, 2014, compared to $5.7 million, or 4.9% of total loans, at December 31, 2013. The decrease in home equity lines of credit reflected weak loan demand in our market area.
Our non-real estate loans consist of consumer loans, all of which are loans to depositors, secured by savings. Such loans totaled $7,000 at September 30, 2014, representing less than .01% of the loan portfolio.
Securities. At September 30, 2014, our securities held-to-maturity increased by $197,000, or 1.4%, from $14.2 million at December 31, 2013 to $14.4 million at September 30, 2014, as we invested cash flow resulting from loan repayments into securities. Securities held-to-maturity at September 30, 2014 consisted of bonds issued by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Ginnie Mae and the Federal Farm Credit Bureau and mortgage-backed securities issued by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae. At September 30, 2014, we had $564,000 of securities available-for-sale at fair value, as compared to $488,000 at December 31, 2013. Securities available-for- sale at September 30, 2014 consisted of mortgage-backed securities issued by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae or guaranteed by Ginnie Mae. Our securities portfolio is used to invest excess funds for increased yield and manage interest rate risk. At September 30, 2014, we also held a $929,000 investment in the common stock of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. At September 30, 2014, we held no stock in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Ground Rents. Ground rents, net amounted to $702,000 at September 30, 2014 compared to $717,000 at December 31, 2013.
Deposits. Total deposits decreased by $7.1 million, or 6.6%, to $100.5 million at September 30, 2014 from $107.6 million at December 31, 2013. Balances in non-interest-bearing deposits increased by $87,000, or 11.0%, from $792,000 at December 31, 2013 to $879,000 at September 30, 2014. Interest-bearing deposits decreased by $7.2 million, or 6.8%, to $99.6 million at September 30, 2014 compared to $106.8 million at December 31, 2013.
Borrowings. At September 30, 2014, we had $17.7 in borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta compared to $17.7 million in borrowings at December 31, 2013.
Equity. Equity decreased by $1.2 million, or 6.2%, to $17.3 million at September 30, 2014 from $18.5 million at December 31, 2013 primarily as the result of net losses of $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.