LOANS RECEIVABLE | NOTE 5. LOANS RECEIVABLE Loans receivable at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are summarized as follows: September 30, December 31, (Dollars in thousands) 2023 2022 Real estate loans One- to four-family residential $ 83,973 $ 87,508 Commercial real estate 19,113 19,437 Construction and land 6,622 6,172 Multi-family residential 3,424 3,200 Total real estate loans 113,132 116,317 Other loans Commercial and industrial 19,634 13,843 Consumer 2,906 3,447 Total other loans 22,540 17,290 Total loans 135,672 133,607 Less: Allowance for loan losses (2,036) (1,807) Net loans $ 133,636 $ 131,800 At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, real estate loans totaling $77.9 million and $64.1 million, respectively, were pledged as collateral to the Federal Home Loan Bank for borrowings under a blanket lien agreement. Refer to Note 7 Accrued interest receivable on the Company’s loans totaled $562,000 and $411,000 at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. Accrued interest receivable is excluded from the Company’s estimate of the allowance for credit losses. The following tables outline the changes in the allowance for loan losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 (Dollars in thousands) Beginning Balance ASC 326 Adoption Impact (1) Provision (Reversal) Charge-offs Recoveries Ending Balance Allowance for credit losses One- to four-family residential $ 1,224 $ 158 $ (299) $ - $ 98 $ 1,181 Commercial real estate 248 (53) (5) - - 190 Construction and land 74 40 48 - - 162 Multi-family residential 40 5 (2) - - 43 Commercial and industrial 175 51 73 - 1 300 Consumer 46 8 2 (26) 11 41 Unallocated - - 119 - - 119 Total for loans $ 1,807 $ 209 $ (64) $ (26) $ 110 $ 2,036 Unfunded lending commitments (2) - 216 64 - - 280 Total $ 1,807 $ 425 $ - $ (26) $ 110 $ 2,316 (1) Refer to Note 2 for more information on the adoption of ASC 326. (2) The allowance for credit losses on unfunded lending commitments is recorded within “other liabilities” on the statement of financial condition. The related provision for credit losses for unfunded lending commitments is recorded with the provision for loan losses and reported in aggregate as the provision for credit losses on the income statement. For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 (Dollars in thousands) Beginning Balance Provision (Reversal) Charge-offs Recoveries Ending Balance Allowance for loan losses One- to four-family residential $ 1,573 $ (232) $ (154) $ 70 $ 1,257 Commercial real estate 370 (101) - - 269 Construction and land 55 (10) - - 45 Multi-family residential 73 (33) - - 40 Commercial and industrial 137 4 (21) 19 139 Consumer 68 (3) (16) 5 54 Total $ 2,276 $ (375) $ (191) $ 94 $ 1,804 The following tables outline the allowance for loan losses and the balance of loans by method of loss evaluation at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. September 30, 2023 December 31, 2022 (Dollars in thousands) Individually Evaluated Collectively Evaluated Total Individually Evaluated Collectively Evaluated Total Allowance for loan losses One- to four-family residential $ 127 $ 1,054 $ 1,181 $ 216 $ 1,008 $ 1,224 Commercial real estate - 190 190 - 248 248 Construction and land 49 113 162 - 74 74 Multi-family residential - 43 43 - 40 40 Commercial and industrial - 300 300 - 175 175 Consumer - 41 41 - 46 46 Unallocated - 119 119 - - - Total $ 176 $ 1,860 $ 2,036 $ 216 $ 1,591 $ 1,807 Loans One- to four-family residential $ 957 $ 83,016 $ 83,973 $ 2,712 $ 84,796 $ 87,508 Commercial real estate 50 19,063 19,113 51 19,386 19,437 Construction and land 135 6,487 6,622 33 6,139 6,172 Multi-family residential - 3,424 3,424 - 3,200 3,200 Commercial and industrial - 19,634 19,634 - 13,843 13,843 Consumer - 2,906 2,906 - 3,447 3,447 Total $ 1,142 $ 134,530 $ 135,672 $ 2,796 $ 130,811 $ 133,607 At September 30, 2023 all loans individually evaluated for credit losses, totaling $1.1 million, were considered collateral-dependent financial assets under ASC 326. Loans are considered collateral-dependent and individually evaluated when, based on management’s assessment as of the reporting date, the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty and repayment is expected to be provided substantially through the operation or sale of the collateral. Collateral-dependent loans primarily consist of residential real estate loans secured by one- to four-family residential properties located in our market. A summary of current, past due and nonaccrual loans as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 follows: As of September 30, 2023 (Dollars in thousands) Past Due 30-89 Days and Accruing Past Due Over 90 Days and Accruing Past Due Over 30 Days and Non-accruing Total Past Due Current and Accruing Current and Non-accruing Total Loans One- to four-family residential $ 1,473 $ 127 $ 1,038 $ 2,638 $ 80,505 $ 830 $ 83,973 Commercial real estate 110 - 50 160 18,953 - 19,113 Construction and land - - - - 6,579 43 6,622 Multi-family residential - - - - 3,424 - 3,424 Commercial and industrial 113 - - 113 19,521 - 19,634 Consumer 14 - - 14 2,892 - 2,906 Total $ 1,710 $ 127 $ 1,088 $ 2,925 $ 131,874 $ 873 $ 135,672 As of December 31, 2022 (Dollars in thousands) Past Due 30-89 Days and Accruing Past Due Over 90 Days and Accruing Past Due Over 30 Days and Non-accruing Total Past Due Current and Accruing Current and Non-accruing Total Loans One- to four-family residential $ 2,077 $ 191 $ 716 $ 2,984 $ 83,848 $ 676 $ 87,508 Commercial real estate 166 - 51 217 19,220 - 19,437 Construction and land 156 - 18 174 5,965 33 6,172 Multi-family residential - - - - 3,200 - 3,200 Commercial and industrial - - - - 13,843 - 13,843 Consumer 6 - - 6 3,441 - 3,447 Total $ 2,405 $ 191 $ 785 $ 3,381 $ 129,517 $ 709 $ 133,607 A summary of total nonaccrual loans as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 follows: December 31, September 30, 2023 2022 (Dollars in thousands) With Allowance for Credit Loss Without Allowance for Credit Loss Total Total Nonaccrual loans One- to four-family residential $ 1,673 $ 195 $ 1,868 $ 1,392 Commercial real estate - 50 50 51 Construction and land 43 - 43 51 Multi-family residential - - - - Commercial and industrial - - - - Consumer - - - - Total $ 1,716 $ 245 $ 1,961 $ 1,494 The Company was not committed to lend any additional funds on nonaccrual loans at September 30, 2023 or December 31, 2022. The Company does not recognize interest income while loans are on nonaccrual status. All payments received while on nonaccrual status are applied against the principal balance of nonaccrual loans. At September 30, 2023, loans secured by residential and commercial real estate for which formal foreclosure proceedings were in process totaled $476,000 and $50,000, respectively. At December 31, 2022, loans secured by residential and commercial real estate for which formal foreclosure proceedings were in process totaled $331,000 and $50,000, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company did not grant any loan modifications to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. Information on impaired loans as of December 31, 2022 follows: December 31, 2022 (Dollars in thousands) Recorded Investment Without an Allowance Recorded Investment With an Allowance Unpaid Principal Related Allowance One- to four-family residential $ 1,843 $ 869 $ 3,149 $ 216 Commercial real estate 51 - 52 - Construction and land 33 - 42 - Multi-family residential - - - - Commercial and industrial - - - - Consumer - - - - Total $ 1,927 $ 869 $ 3,243 $ 216 The table below presents the average balances and interest income for impaired loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 September 30, 2022 (Dollars in thousands) Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized Average Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized One- to four-family residential $ 2,655 $ 16 $ 2,718 $ 49 Commercial real estate 50 - 51 - Construction and land 34 - 35 - Multi-family residential - - - - Commercial and industrial - - - - Consumer 12 - 13 - Total $ 2,751 $ 16 $ 2,817 $ 49 Loans are categorized by credit quality indicators based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt, such as current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors. Credit quality classifications follow regulatory guidelines and can generally be described as follows: Pass Special Mention Substandard Doubtful Loss The information for each of the credit quality indicators is updated at least quarterly in conjunction with the determination of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses. The following table presents the Company’s loan portfolio by credit quality classification and origination year as of September 30, 2023. The Company uses the latter of origination or renewal date to classify term loans into vintages. Line-of-credit Arrangements Term Loans by Origination Year Line-of-credit Converted to (Dollars in thousands) 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Prior Arrangements Term Loans Total One- to four-family residential Pass $ 1,695 $ 11,175 $ 3,308 $ 2,994 $ 3,230 $ 55,100 $ 1,603 $ 2,031 $ 81,136 Special Mention - - - - - - - - - Substandard 24 - 12 126 13 2,662 - - 2,837 Doubtful - - - - - - - - - Total $ 1,719 $ 11,175 $ 3,320 $ 3,120 $ 3,243 $ 57,762 $ 1,603 $ 2,031 $ 83,973 Commercial real estate Pass $ 1,790 $ 2,067 $ 2,049 $ 4,396 $ 3,470 $ 4,445 $ 33 $ 355 $ 18,605 Special Mention - 110 106 - - - - - 216 Substandard - - - - - 292 - - 292 Doubtful - - - - - - - - - Total $ 1,790 $ 2,177 $ 2,155 $ 4,396 $ 3,470 $ 4,737 $ 33 $ 355 $ 19,113 Construction and land Pass $ 57 $ 188 $ 57 $ 70 $ 46 $ 498 $ 5,528 $ - $ 6,444 Special Mention - - - - - - - - - Substandard - 135 - 14 - 29 - - 178 Doubtful - - - - - - - - - Total $ 57 $ 323 $ 57 $ 84 $ 46 $ 527 $ 5,528 $ - $ 6,622 Multi-family residential Pass $ 382 $ - $ 470 $ - $ 282 $ 2,290 $ - $ - $ 3,424 Special Mention - - - - - - - - - Substandard - - - - - - - - - Doubtful - - - - - - - - - Total $ 382 $ - $ 470 $ - $ 282 $ 2,290 $ - $ - $ 3,424 Commercial and industrial Pass $ 5,989 $ 2,490 $ 853 $ 326 $ 303 $ 70 $ 9,603 $ - $ 19,634 Special Mention - - - - - - - - - Substandard - - - - - - - - - Doubtful - - - - - - - - - Total $ 5,989 $ 2,490 $ 853 $ 326 $ 303 $ 70 $ 9,603 $ - $ 19,634 Consumer Pass $ 914 $ 559 $ 700 $ 311 $ 199 $ 223 $ - $ - $ 2,906 Special Mention - - - - - - - - - Substandard - - - - - - - - - Doubtful - - - - - - - - - Total $ 914 $ 559 $ 700 $ 311 $ 199 $ 223 $ - $ - $ 2,906 Total Pass $ 10,827 $ 16,479 $ 7,437 $ 8,097 $ 7,530 $ 62,626 $ 16,767 $ 2,386 $ 132,149 Special Mention - 110 106 - - - - - 216 Substandard 24 135 12 140 13 2,983 - - 3,307 Doubtful - - - - - - - - - Total $ 10,851 $ 16,724 $ 7,555 $ 8,237 $ 7,543 $ 65,609 $ 16,767 $ 2,386 $ 135,672 The following table presents gross charge-offs and recoveries for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 by origination year of the related loans. The Company uses the latter of origination or renewal date to classify loans into vintages. Loan Origination Year (Dollars in thousands) 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 Prior Total Charge-offs One- to four-family residential $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Commercial real estate - - - - - - - Construction and land - - - - - - - Multi-family residential - - - - - - - Commercial and industrial - - - - - - - Consumer 4 5 9 1 2 5 26 Total $ 4 $ 5 $ 9 $ 1 $ 2 $ 5 $ 26 Recoveries One- to four-family residential $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 98 $ 98 Commercial real estate - - - - - - - Construction and land - - - - - - - Multi-family residential - - - - - - - Commercial and industrial - - - - - 1 1 Consumer - - 2 1 - 8 11 Total $ - $ - $ 2 $ 1 $ - $ 107 $ 110 The following table presents the Company’s loan portfolio by credit quality classification as of December 31, 2022. December 31, 2022 (Dollars in thousands) Pass Special Mention Substandard Doubtful Total One- to four-family residential $ 84,219 $ 171 $ 3,118 $ - $ 87,508 Commercial real estate 19,334 - 103 - 19,437 Construction and land 5,822 291 59 - 6,172 Multi-family residential 3,200 - - - 3,200 Commercial and industrial 13,843 - - - 13,843 Consumer 3,447 - - - 3,447 Total $ 129,865 $ 462 $ 3,280 $ - $ 133,607 |