Asset Quality and Provision for Loan Losses
Nonperforming assets consist of loans 90 days past due and still accruing interest, nonaccrual loans, other real estate owned (foreclosed properties), and repossessed assets. Nonperforming assets decreased from $4.4 million or 0.53% of total assets at June 30, 2019 to $2.6 million or 0.30% of total assets at September 30, 2019. This decrease was driven by the $2.3 million decrease innon-accrual loans. During the third quarter of 2019, threenon-accrual loans, totaling $1.1 million had been charged off while an additional twonon-accrual loans, totaling $1.4 million, were paid. There were six loans, totaling $431,000, that were placed onnon-accrual status during the quarter ended September 30, 2019. Other changes tonon-accrual loan balances resulted from loan payments. Most of thenon-accrual loans at September 30, 2019 are secured by real estate. Management regularly evaluates the financial condition of borrowers with loans onnon-accrual status and the value of any collateral on these loans. The results of these evaluations are used to estimate the amount of losses which may be realized on the disposition of thesenon-accrual loans. Other real estate owned was $442,000 at September 30, 2019 and $2.0 million at September 30, 2018. The Company held no other real estate owned at June 30, 2019. On August 23, 2019, the Bank took ownership of two pieces of property: one is a residential property located in Berryville, VA and the other is commercial restaurant property located in Front Royal, VA. After consideration of estimated selling costs, the properties were recorded as other real estate owned with individual balances of $183,00 and $827,000, respectively. On October 4, 2019, the Company accepted a purchase offer on the commercial property of $275,000. In order to recognize the estimated loss of $377,000 at September 30, 2019, a $568,000 valuation allowance was recorded. Loans greater than 90 days past due and still accruing totaled $61,000 and $68,000 at September 30 and June 30, 2019, respectively. At September 30, 2018, there were no loans that were greater than 90 days past due and still accruing. Nonperforming assets were $3.2 million or 0.40% of total assets at September 30, 2018.
The Company may, under certain circumstances, restructure loans in troubled debt restructurings as a concession to a borrower when the borrower is experiencing financial distress. Formal, standardized loan restructuring programs are not utilized by the Company. Each loan considered for restructuring is evaluated based on customer circumstances and may include modifications to one or more loan provision. Such restructured loans are included in impaired loans but may not necessarily be nonperforming loans. At September 30, 2019, the Company had 19 troubled debt restructurings totaling $3.1 million and all but five loans, totaling $549,000, are performing loans.
The Company realized $261,000 in net charge-offs for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 and $906,000 in net charge-offs for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. Net recoveries for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 were $25,000.
The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $117,000 and $256,000 for the quarters ended September 30 and June 30, 2019, respectively. A provision for loan losses of $140,000 was recorded for the quarter ended September 30, 2018. The allowance for loan losses was $4.9 million, or 0.77% of total outstanding loans, at September 30, 2019. At June 30, 2019, the allowance for loan losses was $5.0 million or 0.79% of total outstanding loans. The allowance for loan losses was $4.7 million or 0.79% of total outstanding loans at September 30, 2018. The amount of provision for loan losses during each quarter reflects the results of the Bank’s analysis used to determine the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses. The Company is committed to maintaining an allowance at a level that adequately reflects the risk inherent in the loan portfolio.
Total Consolidated Assets
Total consolidated assets of the Company at September 30, 2019 were $851.4 million, which represented an increase of $17.9 million or 2.15% from total assets of $833.5 million at June 30, 2019. Most of this increase is reflected in cash and due from banks. Cash and due from banks was positively impacted from the quarter’s $4.5 million in deposit growth as well as the proceeds from the $10.0 million Federal Home Loan Bank advance. At September 30, 2018, total consolidated assets were $786.1 million. Total loans were relatively flat when comparing September 30, 2019 to June 30, 2019. At September 30, 2019, total loans increased $39.8 million to $638.3 million from $598.5 million at September 30, 2018.