UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2013

or

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______________ to _________________________.

 

Commission file number: 000-16084

 

CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

PENNSYLVANIA 23-2451943
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)

 

90-92 MAIN STREET, WELLSBORO, PA 16901

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

570-724-3411

(Registrant's telephone number including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes x No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer x Non-accelerated filer ¨ Smaller reporting company ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ¨ No x

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Common Stock ($1.00 par value) 12,354,505 Shares Outstanding on August 1, 2013

 

 
 

 

CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORPORATION

Index

 

Part I.  Financial Information    
     
Item 1.  Financial Statements    
     
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) – June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012   Page 3
     
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) – Three-Month and    
Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012   Page 4
     
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) -    
Three-Month and Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012   Page 5
     
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) – Six Months    
Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012   Page 6
     
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity    
(Unaudited) - Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012   Page 7
     
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements   Pages 8 – 36
     
Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   Pages 37 – 55
     
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk   Pages 56 – 58
     
Item 4.  Controls and Procedures   Page  58
     
Part II.  Other Information   Pages 59 – 60
     
Signatures   Page 61

 

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ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS    
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS    
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data) (Unaudited) June 30, December 31,
  2013 2012
ASSETS    
Cash and due from banks:    
Noninterest-bearing $19,085 $21,356
Interest-bearing 16,691 38,480
Total cash and due from banks 35,776 59,836
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value 470,068 472,577
Loans held for sale 725 2,545
     
Loans receivable 654,970 683,910
Allowance for loan losses (7,198) (6,857)
Loans, net 647,772 677,053
Bank-owned life insurance 21,536 21,344
Accrued interest receivable 4,180 4,281
Bank premises and equipment, net 18,109 18,707
Foreclosed assets held for sale 890 879
Deferred tax asset, net 4,631 1,725
Intangible asset - Core deposit intangibles 113 138
Intangible asset - Goodwill 11,942 11,942
Other assets 12,602 15,880
TOTAL ASSETS $1,228,344 $1,286,907
     
LIABILITIES    
Deposits:    
Noninterest-bearing $196,449 $189,941
Interest-bearing 754,320 816,165
Total deposits 950,769 1,006,106
Short-term borrowings 16,387 5,567
Long-term borrowings 73,472 83,812
Accrued interest and other liabilities 8,355 8,636
TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,048,983 1,104,121
     
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY    
Preferred stock, $1,000 par value; authorized 30,000 shares; $1,000 liquidation preference    
per share; no shares issued at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 0 0
Common stock, par value $1.00 per share; authorized 20,000,000 shares in 2013 and    
2012; issued 12,561,677 at June 30, 2013 and 12,525,411 at December 31, 2012 12,561 12,525
Paid-in capital 69,214 68,622
Retained earnings 98,419 94,839
Treasury stock, at cost; 210,155 shares at June 30, 2013    
and 251,376 shares at December 31, 2012 (3,513) (4,203)
Sub-total 176,681 171,783
Accumulated other comprehensive income:    
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities 2,832 11,568
Defined benefit plans (152) (565)
Total accumulated other comprehensive income 2,680 11,003
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 179,361 182,786
TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $1,228,344 $1,286,907

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME 3 Months Ended Fiscal Year To Date
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data) (Unaudited) June 30, June 30,  6 Months Ended June 30,
  2013 2012 2013 2012
INTEREST INCOME        
Interest and fees on loans $9,028 $10,242 $18,253 $20,608
Interest on balances with depository institutions 23 31 51 59
Interest on loans to political subdivisions 323 375 685 752
Interest on loans held for sale 12 23 33 32
Income from available-for-sale securities:        
Taxable 1,663 2,520 3,380 5,178
Tax-exempt 1,243 1,265 2,455 2,528
Dividends 63 73 145 148
Total interest and dividend income 12,355 14,529 25,002 29,305
INTEREST EXPENSE        
Interest on deposits 673 1,271 1,451 2,621
Interest on short-term borrowings 2 1 3 4
Interest on long-term borrowings 740 1,129 1,561 2,278
Total interest expense 1,415 2,401 3,015 4,903
Net interest income 10,940 12,128 21,987 24,402
Provision for loan losses 66 367 249 185
Net interest income after provision for loan losses 10,874 11,761 21,738 24,217
OTHER INCOME        
Service charges on deposit accounts 1,171 1,256 2,330 2,417
Service charges and fees 216 235 417 455
Trust and financial management revenue 1,045 960 1,989 1,889
Interchange revenue from debit card transactions 505 488 969 983
Net gains from sale of loans 587 373 1,132 638
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance 99 117 192 236
Insurance commissions, fees and premiums 59 73 104 107
Other operating income 509 777 901 1,209
Sub-total 4,191 4,279 8,034 7,934
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses on available-for-sale securities 0 0 (25) (67)
Portion of (gain) loss recognized in other comprehensive loss (before taxes) 0 0 0 0
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings 0 0 (25) (67)
Realized gains on available-for-sale securities, net 100 203 1,284 268
Net realized gains on available-for-sale securities 100 203 1,259 201
Total other income 4,291 4,482 9,293 8,135
OTHER EXPENSES        
Salaries and wages 3,635 3,586 7,235 7,161
Pensions and other employee benefits 1,034 1,090 2,289 2,456
Occupancy expense, net 599 628 1,233 1,264
Furniture and equipment expense 483 461 977 943
FDIC Assessments 147 157 299 303
Pennsylvania shares tax 351 340 701 672
Loss on prepayment of debt 0 143 1,023 143
Other operating expense 2,271 2,059 4,339 3,935
Total other expenses 8,520 8,464 18,096 16,877
Income before income tax provision 6,645 7,779 12,935 15,475
Income tax provision 1,671 2,094 3,255 4,203
NET INCOME $4,974 $5,685 $9,680 $11,272
NET INCOME PER SHARE - BASIC $0.40 $0.46 $0.78 $0.92
NET INCOME PER SHARE - DILUTED $0.40 $0.46 $0.78 $0.92

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income        
(In Thousands) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
  June 30, June 30,
  2013 2012 2013 2012
Net income $4,974 $5,685 $9,680 $11,272
         
Unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities:        
Unrealized holding (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities (9,732) 1,227 (12,179) 1,571
Reclassification adjustment for gains realized in income (100) (203) (1,259) (201)
Other comprehensive (loss) gain on available-for-sale securities (9,832) 1,024 (13,438) 1,370
         
Unfunded pension and postretirement obligations:        
Changes from plan amendments and actuarial gains and losses included in        
accumulated other comprehensive gain 0 0 636 200
Amortization of net transition obligation, prior service cost and net        
actuarial loss included in net periodic benefit cost 0 20 0 40
Other comprehensive gain on unfunded retirement obligations 0 20 636 240
         
Other comprehensive (loss) income before income tax (9,832) 1,044 (12,802) 1,610
Income tax related to other comprehensive loss (income) 3,441 (364) 4,479 (716)
         
Net other comprehensive (loss) income (6,391) 680 (8,323) 894
         
Comprehensive (loss) income ($1,417) $6,365 $1,357 $12,166

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS Six Months Ended June 30,
(In Thousands) (Unaudited) 2013 2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:    
Net income $9,680 $11,272
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Provision (credit) for loan losses 249 185
Realized gains on available-for-sale securities, net (1,259) (201)
Gain on disposition of premises and equipment 0 (270)
Loss on prepayment of debt 1,023 143
Loss on sale of foreclosed assets, net 53 80
Depreciation expense 1,021 964
Accretion and amortization on securities, net 952 416
Accretion and amortization on loans and deposits, net (16) (26)
Amortization of mortgage servicing rights 71 44
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance (192) (236)
Stock-based compensation 492 411
Amortization of core deposit intangibles 25 37
Deferred income taxes 1,573 1,495
Gains on sales of loans, net (1,132) (638)
Origination of loans for sale (32,709) (22,121)
Proceeds from sales of loans 35,345 20,379
Decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable and other assets 2,705 (2,517)
Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable and other liabilities 398 (308)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 18,279 9,109
 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:    
Purchase of certificates of deposit 0 (960)
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities 23,402 11,781
Proceeds from calls and maturities of available-for-sale securities 51,651 56,423
Purchase of available-for-sale securities (85,675) (63,502)
Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh stock 1,773 648
Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh stock (825) 0
Net decrease in loans 28,970 3,159
Purchase of premises and equipment (423) (1,028)
Proceeds from disposition of equipment 0 454
Purchase of investment in limited liability entity (147) (534)
Return of principal on limited liability entity investments 75 47
Proceeds from sale of foreclosed assets 14 858
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities 18,815 7,346
 CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:    
Net (decrease) increase in deposits (55,337) 11,244
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings 10,820 (708)
Repayments of long-term borrowings (11,363) (15,468)
Sale of treasury stock 119 155
Tax benefit from compensation plans 55 30
Common dividends paid (5,448) (4,085)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities (61,154) (8,832)
 (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (24,060) 7,623
 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR 55,016 56,815
 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $30,956 $64,438
     
 SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:    
Assets acquired through foreclosure of real estate loans $78 $521
Accrued purchase of available-for-sale securities $0 $230
Interest paid $3,040 $5,117
Income taxes paid $986 $3,050

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity            
Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012              
(In Thousands Except Share and Per Share Data)         Accum. Other    
(Unaudited) Common Treasury Common Paid-in Retained Comprehensive Treasury  
  Shares Shares Stock Capital Earnings Income Stock Total
Six Months Ended June 30, 2013:                
Balance, December 31, 2012 12,525,411 251,376 $12,525 $68,622 $94,839 $11,003 ($4,203) $182,786
Net income         9,680     9,680
Other comprehensive loss, net           (8,323)   (8,323)
Cash dividends declared on common                
stock, $.50 per share         (6,161)     (6,161)
Shares issued for dividend reinvestment                
plan 36,266   36 677       713
Shares issued from treasury related to                
exercise of stock options   (6,568)   8     111 119
Restricted stock granted   (37,886)   (633)     633 0
Forfeiture of restricted stock   3,233   54     (54) 0
Stock-based compensation expense       492       492
Tax effect of stock option exercises       (6)       (6)
Tax benefit from employee benefit plan         61     61
Balance, June 30, 2013 12,561,677 210,155 $12,561 $69,214 $98,419 $2,680 ($3,513) $179,361
                 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2012:                
Balance, December 31, 2011 12,460,920 305,391 $12,461 $67,568 $82,302 $10,160 ($5,106) $167,385
Net income         11,272     11,272
Other comprehensive income, net           894   894
Cash dividends declared on common                
stock, $.38 per share         (4,640)     (4,640)
Shares issued for dividend                
reinvestment plan 28,916   29 526       555
Shares issued from treasury related to                
exercise of stock options   (10,352)   (19)     174 155
Restricted stock granted   (42,552)   (711)     711 0
Forfeiture of restricted stock   2,032   34     (34) 0
Stock-based compensation expense       411       411
Tax effect of stock option exercises       8       8
Tax benefit from employee benefit plan         22     22
Balance, June 30, 2012 12,489,836 254,519 $12,490 $67,817 $88,956 $11,054 ($4,255) $176,062

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

1. BASIS OF INTERIM PRESENTATION

 

The consolidated financial information included herein, with the exception of the consolidated balance sheet dated December 31, 2012, is unaudited. Such information reflects all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity for the interim periods; however, the information does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for a complete set of financial statements. Certain 2012 information has been reclassified for consistency with the 2013 presentation.

 

Operating results reported for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 might not be indicative of the results for the year ending December 31, 2013. The Corporation evaluates subsequent events through the date of filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

2. PER SHARE DATA

 

Net income per share is based on the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding. The following data show the amounts used in computing basic and diluted net income per share. As shown in the table that follows, diluted earnings per share is computed using weighted average common shares outstanding, plus weighted-average common shares available from the exercise of all dilutive stock options, less the number of shares that could be repurchased with the proceeds of stock option exercises based on the average share price of the Corporation's common stock during the period.

 

    Weighted-  
    Average Earnings
  Net Common Per
  Income Shares Share
Six Months Ended June 30, 2013      
Earnings per share – basic $9,680,000 12,331,943 $0.78
Dilutive effect of potential common stock      
arising from stock options:      
Exercise of outstanding stock options   254,900  
Hypothetical share repurchase at $19.53   (227,559)  
Earnings per share – diluted $9,680,000 12,359,284 $0.78
       
Six Months Ended June 30, 2012      
Earnings per share – basic $11,272,000 12,216,339 $0.92
Dilutive effect of potential common stock      
arising from stock options:      
Exercise of outstanding stock options   204,836  
Hypothetical share repurchase at $19.35   (177,872)  
Earnings per share – diluted $11,272,000 12,243,303 $0.92

 

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    Weighted-  
    Average Earnings
  Net Common Per
  Income Shares Share
Quarter Ended June 30, 2013      
Earnings per share – basic $4,974,000 12,342,755 $0.40
Dilutive effect of potential common stock      
arising from stock options:      
Exercise of outstanding stock options   252,380  
Hypothetical share repurchase at $ 19.49   (225,824)  
Earnings per share – diluted $4,974,000 12,369,311 $0.40
       
Quarter Ended June 30, 2012      
Earnings per share – basic $5,685,000 12,225,808 $0.46
Dilutive effect of potential common stock      
arising from stock options:      
Exercise of outstanding stock options   137,591  
Hypothetical share repurchase at $18.26   (120,566)  
Earnings per share – diluted $5,685,000 12,242,833 $0.46

 

Stock options that were anti-dilutive were excluded from net income per share calculations. Weighted-average common shares available from anti-dilutive instruments totaled 119,385 shares in the six-month period ended June 30, 2013, 147,509 shares in the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, 116,891 shares in the second quarter 2013 and 210,875 shares in the second quarter 2012.

 

3. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

Comprehensive income is the total of (1) net income, and (2) all other changes in equity from non-stockholder sources, which are referred to as other comprehensive income. The components of other comprehensive income, and the related tax effects, are as follows:

 

(In Thousands) Before-Tax Income Tax Net-of-Tax
  Amount Effect Amount
Six Months Ended June 30, 2013:      
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:      
Unrealized holding losses on available-for-sale securities ($12,179) $4,261 ($7,918)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) realized in income (1,259) 441 (818)
Other comprehensive loss on available-for-sale securities (13,438) 4,702 (8,736)
       
Unfunded pension and postretirement obligations:      
Changes from plan amendments and actuarial gains and losses      
included in other comprehensive income 636 (223) 413
Amortization of net transition obligation, prior service cost and net      
actuarial loss included in net periodic benefit cost 0 0 0
Other comprehensive gain on unfunded retirement obligations 636 (223) 413
       
Total other comprehensive loss ($12,802) $4,479 ($8,323)

 

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(In Thousands) Before-Tax Income Tax Net-of-Tax
  Amount Effect Amount
Six Months Ended June 30, 2012:      
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:      
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale securities $1,571 ($712) $859
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) realized in income (201) 70 (131)
Other comprehensive gain on available-for-sale securities 1,370 (642) 728
       
Unfunded pension and postretirement obligations:      
Changes from plan amendments and actuarial gains and losses      
included in other comprehensive income 200 (61) 139
Amortization of net transition obligation, prior service cost and net      
actuarial loss included in net periodic benefit cost 40 (13) 27
Other comprehensive gain on unfunded retirement obligations 240 (74) 166
       
Total other comprehensive income $1,610 ($716) $894
       
       
Three Months Ended June 30, 2013:      
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:      
Unrealized holding losses on available-for-sale securities ($9,732) $3,406 ($6,326)
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) realized in income (100) 35 (65)
Other comprehensive loss on available-for-sale securities (9,832) 3,441 (6,391)
       
Unfunded pension and postretirement obligations:      
Changes from plan amendments and actuarial gains and losses      
included in other comprehensive income 0 0 0
Amortization of net transition obligation, prior service cost and net      
actuarial loss included in net periodic benefit cost 0 0 0
Other comprehensive gain on unfunded retirement obligations 0 0 0
       
Total other comprehensive loss ($9,832) $3,441 ($6,391)
       
       
Three Months Ended June 30, 2012:      
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:      
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale securities $1,227 ($428) $799
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) realized in income (203) 71 (132)
Other comprehensive gain on available-for-sale securities 1,024 (357) 667
       
Unfunded pension and postretirement obligations:      
Changes from plan amendments and actuarial gains and losses      
included in other comprehensive income 0 0 0
Amortization of net transition obligation, prior service cost and net      
actuarial loss included in net periodic benefit cost 20 (7) 13
Other comprehensive gain on unfunded retirement obligations 20 (7) 13
       
Total other comprehensive income $1,044 ($364) $680

 

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Changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income are as follows and are presented net of tax:

 

(In Thousands) Unrealized Unfunded Accumulated
  Holding Gains Pension and Other
  (Losses) Postretirement Comprehensive
  on Securities Obligations Income
Six Months Ended June 30, 2013      
Balance, beginning of period $11,568 ($565) $11,003
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications (7,918) 413 (7,505)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other      
comprehensive income (818) 0 (818)
Other comprehensive (loss) income (8,736) 413 (8,323)
Balance, end of period $2,832 ($152) $2,680
       
Six Months Ended June 30, 2012      
Balance, beginning of period $10,791 ($631) $10,160
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications 859 139 998
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other      
comprehensive income (131) 27 (104)
Other comprehensive income 728 166 894
Balance, end of period $11,519 ($465) $11,054
       
       
Three Months Ended June 30, 2013      
Balance, beginning of period $9,223 ($152) $9,071
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications (6,326) 0 (6,326)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other      
comprehensive income (65) 0 (65)
Other comprehensive loss (6,391) 0 (6,391)
Balance, end of period $2,832 ($152) $2,680
       
Three Months Ended June 30, 2012      
Balance, beginning of period $10,852 ($478) $10,374
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications 799 0 799
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other      
comprehensive income (132) 13 (119)
Other comprehensive income 667 13 680
Balance, end of period $11,519 ($465) $11,054

 

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Items reclassified out of each component of other comprehensive income are as follows:

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013        
(In Thousands)        
    Reclassified from    
Details about Accumulated Other   Accumulated Other   Affected Line Item in the Consolidated
Comprehensive Income Components   Comprehensive Income   Statements of Income
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale        
securities   $25   Total other-than-temporary impairment losses on
          available-for-sale securities
    (1,284)   Realized gains on available-for-sale securities, net
    (1,259)   Total before tax
    441   Income tax provision
    (818)   Net of tax
         
Amortization of defined benefit pension and postretirement items        
Prior service cost   (16)   Pensions and other employee benefits
Actuarial loss   16   Pensions and other employee benefits
    0   Total before tax
    0   Income tax provision
    0   Net of tax
         
Total reclassifications for the period   ($818)    
         
         
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2013        
(In Thousands)        
    Reclassified from    
Details about Accumulated Other   Accumulated Other   Affected Line Item in the Consolidated
Comprehensive Income Components   Comprehensive Income   Statements of Income
Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale        
securities   $0   Total other-than-temporary impairment losses on
          available-for-sale securities
    (100)   Realized gains on available-for-sale securities, net
    (100)   Total before tax
    35   Income tax provision
    (65)   Net of tax
         
Amortization of defined benefit pension and postretirement items        
Prior service cost   (8)   Pensions and other employee benefits
Actuarial loss   8   Pensions and other employee benefits
    0   Total before tax
    0   Income tax provision
    0   Net of tax
         
Total reclassifications for the period   ($65)    

 

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4. CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS

 

Cash and due from banks at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 include the following:

 

(In thousands) June 30, Dec. 31,
  2013 2012
Cash and cash equivalents $30,956 $55,016
Certificates of deposit 4,820 4,820
Total cash and due from banks $35,776 $59,836

 

Certificates of deposit are issues by U.S. banks with original maturities greater than three months. Each certificate of deposit is fully FDIC-insured. The Corporation maintains cash and cash equivalents with certain financial institutions in excess of the FDIC insurance limit.

 

The Corporation is required to maintain reserves against deposit liabilities in the form of cash and balances with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Required reserves fluctuate based on deposit levels and are adjusted biweekly. Required reserves were $14,204,000 at June 30, 2013 and $14,128,000 at December 31, 2012.

 

5. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The Corporation measures certain assets at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. FASB ASC topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” establishes a framework for measuring fair value that includes a hierarchy used to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy prioritizes the inputs used in determining valuations into three levels. The level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

Level 1 – Fair value is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible to the Corporation for identical assets. These generally provide the most reliable evidence and are used to measure fair value whenever available.

 

Level 2 – Fair value is based on significant inputs, other than Level 1 inputs, that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset through corroboration with observable market data. Level 2 inputs include quoted market prices in active markets for similar assets, quoted market prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets and other observable inputs.

 

Level 3 – Fair value is based on significant unobservable inputs. Examples of valuation methodologies that would result in Level 3 classification include option pricing models, discounted cash flows and other similar techniques.

 

The Corporation monitors and evaluates available data relating to fair value measurements on an ongoing basis and recognizes transfers among the levels of the fair value hierarchy as of the date of an event or change in circumstances that affects the valuation method chosen. Examples of such changes may include the market for a particular asset becoming active or inactive, changes in the availability of quoted prices, or changes in the availability of other market data.

 

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At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, assets measured at fair value and the valuation methods used are as follows:

 

    June 30, 2013  
  Quoted Prices Other    
  in Active Observable Unobservable Total
  Markets Inputs Inputs Fair
(In Thousands) (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) Value
         
Recurring fair value measurements        
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE SECURITIES:        
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies $0 $47,970 $0 $47,970
Obligations of states and political subdivisions:        
Tax-exempt 0 134,483 0 134,483
Taxable 0 29,689 0 29,689
Mortgage-backed securities 0 65,625 0 65,625
Collateralized mortgage obligations,        
Issued by U.S. Government agencies 0 182,924 0 182,924
Collateralized debt obligations 0 660 0 660
Total debt securities 0 461,351 0 461,351
Marketable equity securities 8,717 0 0 8,717
Total available-for-sale securities 8,717 461,351 0 470,068
Servicing rights 0 0 850 850
Total recurring fair value measurements $8,717 $461,351 $850 $470,918
         
Nonrecurring fair value measurements        
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance $0 $0 $1,874 $1,874
Valuation allowance 0 0 (762) (762)
Impaired loans, net 0 0 1,112 1,112
Foreclosed assets held for sale 0 0 890 890
Total nonrecurring fair value measurements $0 $0 $2,002 $2,002

 

    December 31, 2012  
  Quoted Prices Other    
  in Active Observable Unobservable Total
  Markets Inputs Inputs Fair
(In Thousands) (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) Value
         
Recurring fair value measurements        
AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE SECURITIES:        
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies $0 $31,217 $0 $31,217
Obligations of states and political subdivisions:        
Tax-exempt 0 137,020 0 137,020
Taxable 0 24,817 0 24,817
Mortgage-backed securities 0 80,196 0 80,196
Collateralized mortgage obligations,        
Issued by U.S. Government agencies 0 183,510 0 183,510
Trust preferred securities issued by individual institutions 0 5,171 0 5,171
Collateralized debt obligations:        
Pooled trust preferred securities - senior tranches 0 0 1,613 1,613
Other collateralized debt obligations 0 660 0 660
Total debt securities 0 462,591 1,613 464,204
Marketable equity securities 8,373 0 0 8,373
Total available-for-sale securities 8,373 462,591 1,613 472,577
Servicing rights 0 0 605 605
Total recurring fair value measurements $8,373 $462,591 $2,218 $473,182
         
Nonrecurring fair value measurements        
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance $0 $0 $2,710 $2,710
Valuation allowance 0 0 (623) (623)
Impaired loans, net 0 0 2,087 2,087
Foreclosed assets held for sale 0 0 879 879
Total nonrecurring fair value measurements $0 $0 $2,966 $2,966

 

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Loans are classified as impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Corporation will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Foreclosed assets held for sale consist of real estate acquired by foreclosure. For impaired commercial loans secured by real estate and foreclosed assets held for sale, the nonrecurring estimates of fair value are determined primarily using values from third-party appraisals less discounts based on the Corporation’s experience in selling similar properties and estimated selling costs.

 

Management’s evaluation and selection of valuation techniques and the unobservable inputs used in determining the fair values of assets valued using Level 3 methodologies include sensitive assumptions. Other market participants might use substantially different assumptions, which could result in calculations of fair values that would be substantially different than the amount calculated by management. At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, quantitative information regarding significant techniques and inputs used for assets measured on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3 methodologies) are as follows:

 

  Fair Value at        
  6/30/13 Valuation Unobservable Method or Value As of
Asset (In Thousands) Technique Input(s) 6/30/13
Servicing rights $850 Discounted cash flow Discount rate 12.00% Rate used through modeling period
      Loan prepayment speeds 245.00% Weighted-average PSA
      Servicing fees 0.25% of loan balances
        5.00% of payments are late
        5.00% late fees assessed
        $1.94 Miscellaneous fees per account per month
      Servicing costs $6.00 Monthly servicing cost per account
        $24.00 Additional monthly servicing cost per loan on
loans more than 30 days delinquent
        1.50% of loans more than 30 days delinquent
        3.00% annual increase in servicing costs

 

  Fair Value at        
  12/31/12 Valuation Unobservable Method or Value As of
Asset (In Thousands) Technique Input(s) 12/31/12
Pooled trust preferred securities - senior tranches $1,613 Discounted cash flow Issuer defaults 50.26% Actual deferrals and defaults as % of outstanding collateral
        19.73% Expected additional net deferrals and
defaults as % of performing collateral
      Issuer prepayments 41.24% Expected issuer prepayments as % of performing collateral
      Discount rate 11.70% Implied 7.57% discount rate at 12/31/07 plus
4.13% spread for credit and liquidity risk
Servicing rights 605 Discounted cash flow Discount rate 12.00% Rate used through modeling period
      Loan prepayment speeds 288.00% Weighted-average PSA
      Servicing fees 0.25% of loan balances
        5.00% of payments are late
        5.00% late fees assessed
        $1.94 Miscellaneous fees per account per month
      Servicing costs $6.00 Monthly servicing cost per account
        $24.00 Additional monthly servicing cost per loan on loans more than 30 days delinquent
        1.50% of loans more than 30 days delinquent
        3.00% annual increase in servicing costs

 

The fair value of servicing rights is affected by expected future interest rates. Increases (decreases) in future expected interest rates tend to increase (decrease) the fair value of the Corporation’s servicing rights because of changes in expected prepayment behavior by the borrowers on the underlying loans.

 

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Following is a reconciliation of activity for Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

  Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
  Pooled Trust Pooled Trust     Pooled Trust Pooled Trust    
   Preferred  Preferred      Preferred  Preferred    
  Securities - Securities -     Securities - Securities -    
(In Thousands) Senior Mezzanine Servicing   Senior Mezzanine Servicing  
  Tranches Tranches Rights Total Tranches Tranches Rights Total
Balance, beginning of period $1,659 $0 $738 $2,397 $1,613 $0 $605 $2,218
Issuances of servicing rights 0 0 150 150 0 0 316 316
Accretion and amortization, net (1) 0 0 (1) (2) 0 0 (2)
Proceeds from sales and calls (1,636) 0 0 (1,636) (1,636) (571) 0 (2,207)
Realized gains, net 23 0 0 23 23 571 0 594
Unrealized losses included in earnings 0 0 (38) (38) 0 0 (71) (71)
Unrealized (losses) gains included in                
other comprehensive income (45) 0 0 (45) 2 0 0 2
Balance, end of period $0 $0 $850 $850 $0 $0 $850 $850

 

  Three Months Ended June 30, 2012 Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
  Pooled Trust Pooled Trust     Pooled Trust Pooled Trust    
   Preferred  Preferred      Preferred  Preferred    
  Securities - Securities -     Securities - Securities -    
  Senior Mezzanine Servicing   Senior Mezzanine Servicing  
  Tranches Tranches Rights Total Tranches Tranches Rights Total
Balance, beginning of period $4,638 $782 $409 $5,829 $4,638 $730 $375 $5,743
Issuances of servicing rights 0 0 74 74 0 0 129 129
Accretion and amortization, net (2) 0 0 (2) (5) 0 0 (5)
Proceeds from sales and calls (2,515) (27) 0 (2,542) (2,515) (54) 0 (2,569)
Realized gains, net 40 27 0 67 40 54 0 94
Unrealized losses included in earnings 0 0 (23) (23) 0 0 (44) (44)
Unrealized gains included in                
other comprehensive income 225 364 0 589 228 416 0 644
Balance, end of period $2,386 $1,146 $460 $3,992 $2,386 $1,146 $460 $3,992

 

No other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities valued using Level 3 methodologies were recorded in 2013 or 2012.

 

Certain of the Corporation’s financial instruments are not measured at fair value in the consolidated financial statements. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the discount rate and estimates of future cash flows. Accordingly, the fair value estimates may not be realized in an immediate settlement of the instrument. Certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial instruments are excluded from disclosure requirements. Therefore, the aggregate fair value amounts presented may not represent the underlying fair value of the Corporation.

 

The Corporation used the following methods and assumptions in estimating fair value disclosures for financial instruments:

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - The carrying amounts of cash and short-term instruments approximate fair values.

 

CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT - Fair values for certificates of deposit, included in cash and due from banks in the consolidated balance sheet, are based on quoted market prices for certificates of similar remaining maturities.

 

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SECURITIES - Fair values for securities, excluding restricted equity securities, are based on quoted market prices or other methods as described above. The carrying value of restricted equity securities approximates fair value based on applicable redemption provisions.

 

LOANS HELD FOR SALE - Fair values of loans held for sale are determined based on applicable sale prices available under the Federal Home Loan Banks’ MPF Xtra program.

 

LOANS - Fair values are estimated for portfolios of loans with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by type such as commercial, commercial real estate, residential mortgage and other consumer. Each loan category is further segmented into fixed and adjustable rate interest terms and by performing and nonperforming categories. The fair value of performing loans is calculated by discounting contractual cash flows, adjusted for estimated prepayments based on historical experience, using estimated market discount rates that reflect the credit and interest rate risk inherent in the loans. Fair value of nonperforming loans is based on recent appraisals or estimates prepared by the Corporation’s lending officers.

 

SERVICING RIGHTS - The fair value of servicing rights, included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheet, is determined through a discounted cash flow valuation. Significant inputs include expected net servicing income, the discount rate and the expected prepayment speeds of the underlying loans.

 

DEPOSITS - The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as noninterest-bearing demand deposits, savings, money market and interest checking accounts, is (by definition) equal to the amount payable at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The fair value of time deposits, such as certificates of deposit and Individual Retirement Accounts, is based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The discount rate is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities. The fair value estimates of deposits do not include the benefit that results from the low-cost funding provided by the deposit liabilities compared to the cost of borrowing funds in the market, commonly referred to as the core deposit intangible.

 

BORROWED FUNDS - The fair value of borrowings is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses based on rates currently available to the Corporation for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

 

ACCRUED INTEREST - The carrying amounts of accrued interest receivable and payable approximate fair values.

 

OFF-BALANCE SHEET COMMITMENTS - The Corporation has commitments to extend credit and has issued standby letters of credit. Standby letters of credit are conditional guarantees of performance by a customer to a third party. Estimates of the fair value of these off-balance sheet items were not made because of the short-term nature of these arrangements and the credit standing of the counterparties.

 

The estimated fair values, and related carrying amounts, of the Corporation’s financial instruments are as follows:

 

(In Thousands) Valuation June 30, 2013 December 31, 2012
  Method(s) Carrying Fair Carrying Fair
  Used Amount Value Amount Value
Financial assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents Level 1 $30,956 $30,956 $55,016 $55,016
Certificates of deposit Level 2 4,820 4,875 4,820 4,860
Available-for-sale securities See Above 470,068 470,068 472,577 472,577
Restricted equity securities (included in Other Assets) Level 2 3,894 3,894 4,842 4,842
Loans held for sale Level 1 725 725 2,545 2,545
Loans, net Level 3 647,772 650,503 677,053 693,047
Accrued interest receivable Level 1 4,180 4,180 4,281 4,281
Servicing rights Level 3 850 850 605 605
            
Financial liabilities:          
Deposits with no stated maturity Level 1 672,916 672,916 693,687 693,687
Time deposits Level 3 277,853 279,595 312,419 315,005
Short-term borrowings Level 3 16,387 16,344 5,567 5,527
Long-term borrowings Level 3 73,472 82,004 83,812 96,032
Accrued interest payable Level 1 112 112 137 137

 

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6. SECURITIES

 

Amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale securities at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are summarized as follows:

 

    June 30, 2013  
    Gross Gross  
    Unrealized Unrealized  
  Amortized Holding Holding Fair
(In Thousands) Cost Gains Losses Value
         
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies $49,016 $412 ($1,458) $47,970
Obligations of states and political subdivisions:        
Tax-exempt 132,525 3,644 (1,686) 134,483
Taxable 29,976 273 (560) 29,689
Mortgage-backed securities 63,776 2,108 (259) 65,625
Collateralized mortgage obligations,        
Issued by U.S. Government agencies 183,792 1,599 (2,467) 182,924
Collateralized debt obligations 660 0 0 660
Total debt securities 459,745 8,036 (6,430) 461,351
Marketable equity securities 5,965 2,752 0 8,717
Total $465,710 $10,788 ($6,430) $470,068

 

    December 31, 2012  
    Gross Gross  
    Unrealized Unrealized  
  Amortized Holding Holding Fair
(In Thousands) Cost Gains Losses Value
         
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies $30,695 $572 ($50) $31,217
Obligations of states and political subdivisions:        
Tax-exempt 130,168 7,030 (178) 137,020
Taxable 24,426 462 (71) 24,817
Mortgage-backed securities 76,368 3,828 0 80,196
Collateralized mortgage obligations,        
Issued by U.S. Government agencies 179,770 3,887 (147) 183,510
Trust preferred securities issued by individual institutions 5,167 4 0 5,171
Collateralized debt obligations:        
Pooled trust preferred securities - senior tranches 1,615 0 (2) 1,613
Other collateralized debt obligations 660 0 0 660
Total debt securities 448,869 15,783 (448) 464,204
Marketable equity securities 5,912 2,500 (39) 8,373
Total $454,781 $18,283 ($487) $472,577

 

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The following table presents gross unrealized losses and fair value of available-for-sale securities with unrealized loss positions that are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired, aggregated by length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 

June 30, 2013 Less Than 12 Months 12 Months or More Total
(In Thousands) Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized
  Value Losses Value Losses Value Losses
             
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies $27,497 ($1,458) $0 $0 $27,497 ($1,458)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions:            
Tax-exempt 41,057 (1,529) 2,455 (157) 43,512 (1,686)
Taxable 15,455 (560) 0 0 15,455 (560)
Mortgage-backed securities 9,737 (259) 0 0 9,737 (259)
Collateralized mortgage obligations,            
Issued by U.S. Government agencies 88,633 (2,466) 352 (1) 88,985 (2,467)
Total temporarily impaired available-for-sale securities $182,379 ($6,272) $2,807 ($158) $185,186 ($6,430)

 

December 31, 2012 Less Than 12 Months 12 Months or More Total
(In Thousands) Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized Fair Unrealized
  Value Losses Value Losses Value Losses
             
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies $10,006 ($50) $0 $0 $10,006 ($50)
Obligations of states and political subdivisions:            
Tax-exempt 7,082 (92) 3,285 (86) 10,367 (178)
Taxable 4,149 (71) 0 0 4,149 (71)
Collateralized mortgage obligations,            
Issued by U.S. Government agencies 16,755 (146) 454 (1) 17,209 (147)
Collateralized debt obligations,            
Pooled trust preferred securities - senior tranches 0 0 1,613 (2) 1,613 (2)
Total debt securities 37,992 (359) 5,352 (89) 43,344 (448)
Marketable equity securities 95 (6) 67 (33) 162 (39)
Total temporarily impaired available-for-sale securities $38,087 ($365) $5,419 ($122) $43,506 ($487)

 

Gains and losses from available-for-sale securities were as follows:

 

(In Thousands) 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
  June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30,
  2013 2012 2013 2012
Gross realized gains from sales $100 $252 $1,402 $317
Gross realized losses from sales 0 (49) (118) (49)
Losses from OTTI impairment 0 0 (25) (67)
Net realized gains $100 $203 $1,259 $201

 

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The amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale debt securities by contractual maturity are shown in the following table as of June 30, 2013. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because counterparties may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

  Amortized Fair
(In Thousands) Cost Value
     
Due in one year or less $28,536 $28,874
Due from one year through five years 42,777 43,532
Due from five years through ten years 76,916 75,043
Due after ten years 63,948 65,353
Subtotal 212,177 212,802
Mortgage-backed securities 63,776 65,625
Collateralized mortgage obligations,    
Issued by U.S. Government agencies 183,792 182,924
Total $459,745 $461,351

 

The Corporation’s mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations have stated maturities that may differ from actual maturities due to borrowers’ ability to prepay obligations. Cash flows from such investments are dependent upon the performance of the underlying mortgage loans and are generally influenced by the level of interest rates. In the table above, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations are shown in one period.

 

Investment securities carried at $310,121,000 at June 30, 2013 and $293,310,000 at December 31, 2012 were pledged as collateral for public deposits, trusts and certain other deposits as provided by law. See Note 8 for information concerning securities pledged to secure borrowing arrangements.

 

Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI) at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant such evaluation. Consideration is given to (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and (3) whether the Corporation intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before its anticipated recovery.

 

A summary of information management considered in evaluating debt and equity securities for OTTI at June 30, 2013 is provided below.

 

Debt Securities

 

At June 30, 2013, management performed an assessment for possible OTTI of the Corporation’s debt securities on an issue-by-issue basis, relying on information obtained from various sources, including publicly available financial data, ratings by external agencies, brokers and other sources. The extent of individual analysis applied to each security depended on the size of the Corporation’s investment, as well as management’s perception of the credit risk associated with each security. Based on the results of the assessment, management believes impairment of debt securities, including municipal bonds with no external ratings, at June 30, 2013 to be temporary.

 

The credit rating agencies have withdrawn their ratings on numerous municipal bonds held by the Corporation. At June 30, 2013, the total amortized cost basis of municipal bonds with no external credit ratings was $20,861,000, with an aggregate unrealized loss of $562,000. At the time of purchase, each of these bonds was considered investment grade and had been rated by at least one credit rating agency. The bonds for which the ratings were removed were almost all insured by an entity that has reported significant financial problems and declines in its regulatory capital ratios, and most of the ratings were removed in the fourth quarter 2009. However, the insurance remains in effect on the bonds, and none of the affected municipal bonds has failed to make a scheduled payment.

 

The Corporation recognized OTTI charges in 2009 and 2010 related to its holding of a trust preferred security issued by Carolina First Mortgage Loan Trust, a subsidiary of The South Financial Group, Inc. In the fourth quarter 2010, The Toronto-Dominion Bank acquired The South Financial Group, Inc. After the acquisition, The Toronto-Dominion Bank made a payment for the full amount of previously deferred interest and resumed quarterly payments on the security. The Corporation recognized a material change in the expected cash flows in the fourth quarter 2010 and began recording accretion income (included in interest income) to offset the previous OTTI charges as an adjustment to the security’s yield over its remaining life. The security had a face amount of $2,000,000 and matured in May 2012. Because the security matured, the Corporation recorded no accretion income in the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013. The Corporation recorded accretion income (included in interest income) totaling $398,000 in the three-month period ended June 30, 2012 and $855,000 in the six-month period ended June 30, 2012. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Corporation recorded accretion income totaling $855,000.

 

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During the first quarter 2013, management sold the Corporation’s holding of the mezzanine tranche of ALESCO Preferred Funding IX, Ltd. for aggregate pretax proceeds of $571,000, which was recorded as a gain on the sale of securities. This security had an original face amount of $3,000,000. In 2009, the Corporation recognized other-than-temporary impairment on this security and wrote the carrying value down to zero.

 

During the second quarter 2013, the Corporation’s holding of the senior tranche of MMCAPS Funding I, Ltd., a pooled trust preferred security, was fully redeemed primarily due to prepayments of debt by the underlying issuers in the pool. The Corporation received aggregate pretax proceeds of $1,636,000, which included a realized gain of $23,000. Also during the second quarter 2013, Astoria Financial Corporation redeemed (called) the trust preferred security held by the Corporation. The Corporation received aggregate pretax proceeds of $5,171,000, which included a realized gain of $13,000.

 

Equity Securities

 

The Corporation’s marketable equity securities at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 consisted exclusively of stocks of banking companies. In the first quarter 2013, the Corporation recognized an other-than-temporary impairment loss related to a bank stock of $25,000. In the first quarter 2012, the Corporation recognized an other-than-temporary impairment loss related to a bank stock of $67,000. Management’s decisions followed evaluations of the issuers’ published financial results in which management determined that the recovery of the Corporation’s cost basis within the foreseeable future was uncertain. As a result of this determination, the Corporation recognized impairment losses to write each stock down to the most recent trade price at the end of the quarter in which each loss was recognized. At June 30, 2013, none of the Corporation’s bank stock holdings were impaired.

 

Realized gains from sales of bank stocks totaled $57,000 in the three-month period ended June 30, 2013 and $578,000 in the six-month period ended June 30, 2013. The Corporation did not sell any bank stocks or realize any gains or losses from sales of bank stocks during the first six months of 2012.

 

C&N Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLB-Pittsburgh), which is one of 12 regional Federal Home Loan Banks. As a member, C&N Bank is required to purchase and maintain stock in FHLB-Pittsburgh. There is no active market for FHLB-Pittsburgh stock, and it must ordinarily be redeemed by FHLB-Pittsburgh in order to be liquidated. C&N Bank’s investment in FHLB-Pittsburgh stock, included in Other Assets in the consolidated balance sheet, was $3,764,000 at June 30, 2013 and $4,712,000 at December 31, 2012. The Corporation evaluated its holding of FHLB-Pittsburgh stock for impairment and deemed the stock to not be impaired at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. In making this determination, management concluded that recovery of total outstanding par value, which equals the carrying value, is expected. The decision was based on review of financial information that FHLB-Pittsburgh has made publicly available.

 

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7. LOANS

 

The loans receivable portfolio is segmented into residential mortgage, commercial and consumer loans. The residential mortgage segment includes the following classes: first and junior lien residential mortgages, home equity lines of credit and residential construction loans. The most significant classes of commercial loans are commercial loans secured by real estate, non-real estate secured commercial and industrial loans, loans to political subdivisions, commercial construction and land loans, and loans secured by farmland.

 

Loans outstanding at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are summarized as follows:

 

Summary of Loans by Type        
(In Thousands) June 30,     Dec. 31,
  2013     2012
Residential mortgage:        
Residential mortgage loans - first liens $304,806     $311,627
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens 24,797     26,748
Home equity lines of credit 33,076     33,017
1-4 Family residential construction 14,895     12,842
Total residential mortgage 377,574     384,234
Commercial:        
Commercial loans secured by real estate 155,168     158,413
Commercial and industrial 45,812     48,442
Political subdivisions 24,033     31,789
Commercial construction and land 20,189     28,200
Loans secured by farmland 11,134     11,403
Multi-family (5 or more) residential 6,397     6,745
Agricultural loans 3,061     3,053
Other commercial loans 543     362
Total commercial 266,337     288,407
Consumer 11,059     11,269
Total 654,970     683,910
Less: allowance for loan losses (7,198)     (6,857)
Loans, net $647,772     $677,053

 

The Corporation grants loans to individuals as well as commercial and tax-exempt entities. Commercial, residential and personal loans are made to customers geographically concentrated in the Pennsylvania and New York counties that comprise the market serviced by Citizens & Northern Bank. Although the Corporation has a diversified loan portfolio, a significant portion of its debtors’ ability to honor their contracts is dependent on the local economic conditions within the region. There is no concentration of loans to borrowers engaged in similar businesses or activities that exceed 10% of total loans at either June 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012.

 

The Corporation maintains an allowance for loan losses that represents management’s estimate of the losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date and recorded as a reduction of the investment in loans. The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level considered adequate to provide for losses that can be reasonably anticipated. Management performs a quarterly evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance. The allowance is based on the Corporation’s past loan loss experience, known and inherent risks in the portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, the estimated value of any underlying collateral, composition of the loan portfolio, current economic conditions and other relevant factors. This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires material estimates that may be susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. In the process of evaluating the loan portfolio, management also considers the Corporation’s exposure to losses from unfunded loan commitments. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, management determined that no allowance for credit losses related to unfunded loan commitments was required.

 

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Transactions within the allowance for loan losses, summarized by segment and class, for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2013          
(In Thousands) Dec. 31,       June 30,
  2012     Provision 2013
  Balance Charge-offs Recoveries (Credit) Balance
Allowance for Loan Losses:          
Residential mortgage:          
Residential mortgage loans - first liens $2,619 ($65) $11 $306 $2,871
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens 247 0 0 (18) 229
Home equity lines of credit 255 0 0 3 258
1-4 Family residential construction 96 (11) 0 94 179
Total residential mortgage 3,217 (76) 11 385 3,537
Commercial:          
Commercial loans secured by real estate 1,930 0 293 (279) 1,944
Commercial and industrial 581 (110) 2 155 628
Political subdivisions 0 0 0 0 0
Commercial construction and land 234 (4) 0 28 258
Loans secured by farmland 129 0 0 (8) 121
Multi-family (5 or more) residential 67 0 0 (3) 64
Agricultural loans 27 0 0 1 28
Other commercial loans 3 0 0 2 5
Total commercial 2,971 (114) 295 (104) 3,048
Consumer 228 (55) 31 11 215
Unallocated 441 0 0 (43) 398
Total Allowance for Loan Losses $6,857 ($245) $337 $249 $7,198

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2012          
(In Thousands) Dec. 31,       June 30,
  2011     Provision 2012
  Balance Charge-offs Recoveries (Credit) Balance
Allowance for Loan Losses:          
Residential mortgage:          
Residential mortgage loans - first liens $3,026 ($188) $18 $32 $2,888
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens 266 0 0 (12) 254
Home equity lines of credit 231 0 0 14 245
1-4 Family residential construction 79 0 0 1 80
Total residential mortgage 3,602 (188) 18 35 3,467
Commercial:          
Commercial loans secured by real estate 2,004 0 0 (28) 1,976
Commercial and industrial 946 (35) 5 (204) 712
Political subdivisions 0 0 0 0 0
Commercial construction and land 267 0 0 339 606
Loans secured by farmland 126 0 0 (9) 117
Multi-family (5 or more) residential 66 0 0 (2) 64
Agricultural loans 27 0 0 2 29
Other commercial loans 5 0 0 0 5
Total commercial 3,441 (35) 5 98 3,509
Consumer 228 (68) 35 50 245
Unallocated 434 0 0 2 436
Total Allowance for Loan Losses $7,705 ($291) $58 $185 $7,657

 

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 Mar. 31,       June 30,
(In Thousands) 2013     Provision 2013
  Balance Charge-offs Recoveries (Credit) Balance
Allowance for Loan Losses:          
Residential mortgage:          
Residential mortgage loans - first liens $2,786 ($13) $11 $87 $2,871
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens 236 0 0 (7) 229
Home equity lines of credit 251 0 0 7 258
1-4 Family residential construction 145 (11) 0 45 179
Total residential mortgage 3,418 (24) 11 132 3,537
Commercial:          
Commercial loans secured by real estate 1,906 0 43 (5) 1,944
Commercial and industrial 597 (2) 1 32 628
Political subdivisions 0 0 0 0 0
Commercial construction and land 368 (4) 0 (106) 258
Loans secured by farmland 127 0 0 (6) 121
Multi-family (5 or more) residential 65 0 0 (1) 64
Agricultural loans 26 0 0 2 28
Other commercial loans 2 0 0 3 5
Total commercial 3,091 (6) 44 (81) 3,048
Consumer 211 (22) 11 15 215
Unallocated 398 0 0 0 398
Total Allowance for Loan Losses $7,118 ($52) $66 $66 $7,198

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2012          
(In Thousands) Mar. 31,       June 30,
  2012     Provision 2012
  Balance Charge-offs Recoveries (Credit) Balance
Allowance for Loan Losses:          
Residential mortgage:          
Residential mortgage loans - first liens $2,953 ($50) $18 ($33) $2,888
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens 260 0 0 (6) 254
Home equity lines of credit 232 0 0 13 245
1-4 Family residential construction 62 0 0 18 80
Total residential mortgage 3,507 (50) 18 (8) 3,467
Commercial:          
Commercial loans secured by real estate 1,920 0 0 56 1,976
Commercial and industrial 762 (35) 4 (19) 712
Political subdivisions 0 0 0 0 0
Commercial construction and land 325 0 0 281 606
Loans secured by farmland 121 0 0 (4) 117
Multi-family (5 or more) residential 63 0 0 1 64
Agricultural loans 27 0 0 2 29
Other commercial loans 3 0 0 2 5
Total commercial 3,221 (35) 4 319 3,509
Consumer 206 (30) 13 56 245
Unallocated 436 0 0 0 436
Total Allowance for Loan Losses $7,370 ($115) $35 $367 $7,657

 

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In the evaluation of the loan portfolio, management determines two major components for the allowance for loan losses – (1) a specific component based on an assessment of certain larger relationships, mainly commercial purpose loans, on a loan-by-loan basis; and (2) a general component for the remainder of the portfolio based on a collective evaluation of pools of loans with similar risk characteristics. The general component is assigned to each pool of loans based on both historical net charge-off experience, and an evaluation of certain qualitative factors. An unallocated component is maintained to cover uncertainties that could affect management’s estimate of probable losses. The unallocated component of the allowance reflects the margin of imprecision inherent in the underlying assumptions used in the above methodologies for estimating specific and general losses in the portfolio.

 

In determining the larger loan relationships for detailed assessment under the specific allowance component, the Corporation uses an internal risk rating system. Under the risk rating system, the Corporation classifies problem or potential problem loans as “Special Mention,” “Substandard,” or “Doubtful” on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values. Substandard loans include those characterized by the distinct possibility that the Corporation will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Loans classified as Doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified as Substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable. Loans that do not currently expose the Corporation to sufficient risk to warrant classification as Substandard or Doubtful, but possess weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention, are deemed to be Special Mention. Risk ratings are updated any time that conditions or the situation warrants. Loans not classified are included in the “Pass” column in the table below.

 

The following tables summarize the aggregate credit quality classification of outstanding loans by risk rating as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 

June 30, 2013:   Special      
(In Thousands) Pass Mention Substandard Doubtful Total
Residential Mortgage:          
Residential mortgage loans - first liens $289,357 $2,440 $12,821 $188 $304,806
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens 23,608 406 783 0 24,797
Home equity lines of credit 32,623 96 357 0 33,076
1-4 Family residential construction 14,823 0 72 0 14,895
Total residential mortgage 360,411 2,942 14,033 188 377,574
Commercial:          
Commercial loans secured by real estate 143,139 7,109 4,603 317 155,168
Commercial and Industrial 38,739 3,683 3,025 365 45,812
Political subdivisions 23,928 105 0 0 24,033
Commercial construction and land 18,744 225 472 748 20,189
Loans secured by farmland 8,845 767 1,490 32 11,134
Multi-family (5 or more) residential 6,020 329 48 0 6,397
Agricultural loans 2,969 36 56 0 3,061
Other commercial loans 543 0 0 0 543
Total commercial 242,927 12,254 9,694 1,462 266,337
Consumer 10,836 11 212 0 11,059
           
Totals $614,174 $15,207 $23,939 $1,650 $654,970

 

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December 31, 2012:   Special      
(In Thousands) Pass Mention Substandard Doubtful Total
Residential Mortgage:          
Residential mortgage loans - first liens $295,929 $3,633 $11,872 $193 $311,627
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens 25,394 420 934 0 26,748
Home equity lines of credit 32,374 130 513 0 33,017
1-4 Family residential construction 12,759 0 83 0 12,842
Total residential mortgage 366,456 4,183 13,402 193 384,234
Commercial:          
Commercial loans secured by real estate 146,381 6,994 5,038 0 158,413
Commercial and Industrial 41,237 3,030 3,810 365 48,442
Political subdivisions 31,679 110 0 0 31,789
Commercial construction and land 26,744 231 477 748 28,200
Loans secured by farmland 9,102 751 1,517 33 11,403
Multi-family (5 or more) residential 6,394 342 9 0 6,745
Agricultural loans 2,963 28 62 0 3,053
Other commercial loans 362 0 0 0 362
Total commercial 264,862 11,486 10,913 1,146 288,407
Consumer 11,053 12 203 1 11,269
           
Totals $642,371 $15,681 $24,518 $1,340 $683,910

 

The general component of the allowance for loan losses covers pools of loans including commercial loans not considered individually impaired, as well as smaller balance homogeneous classes of loans, such as residential real estate, home equity lines of credit and other consumer loans. Accordingly, the Corporation generally does not separately identify individual consumer and residential loans for impairment disclosures, unless such loans are subject to a restructuring agreement. The pools of loans are evaluated for loss exposure based upon three-year average historical net charge-off rates for each loan class, adjusted for qualitative factors. Qualitative risk factors (described in the following paragraph) are evaluated for the impact on each of the three segments (residential mortgage, commercial and consumer) within the loan portfolio. Each qualitative factor is assigned a value to reflect improving, stable or declining conditions based on management’s judgment using relevant information available at the time of the evaluation. The adjustment for qualitative factors is applied as an increase or decrease to the three-year average net charge-off rate to each loan class within each segment.

 

The qualitative factors used in the general component calculations are designed to address credit risk characteristics associated with each segment. The Corporation’s credit risk associated with all of the segments is significantly impacted by these factors, which include economic conditions within its market area, the Corporation’s lending policies, changes or trends in the portfolio, risk profile, competition, regulatory requirements and other factors. Further, the residential mortgage segment is significantly affected by the values of residential real estate that provide collateral for the loans. The majority of the Corporation’s commercial segment loans (approximately 72% at June 30, 2013) is secured by real estate, and accordingly, the Corporation’s risk for the commercial segment is significantly affected by commercial real estate values. The consumer segment includes a wide mix of loans for different purposes, primarily secured loans, including loans secured by motor vehicles, manufactured housing and other types of collateral.

 

Loans are classified as impaired, when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Corporation will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. 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 shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed. Impairment is measured on a loan-by-loan basis for commercial loans, by the fair value of the collateral (if the loan is collateral dependent), by future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective rate or by the loan’s observable market price.

 

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The scope of loans evaluated individually for impairment include all loan relationships greater than $200,000 for which there is at least one extension of credit graded Special Mention, Substandard or Doubtful. Also, all loans classified as troubled debt restructurings (discussed in more detail below) and all loan relationships less than $200,000 in the aggregate, but with an estimated loss of $100,000 or more, are individually evaluated for impairment. Loans that are individually evaluated for impairment, but which are not determined to be impaired, are combined with all remaining loans that are not reviewed on a specific basis, and such loans are included within larger pools of loans based on similar risk and loss characteristics for purposes of determining the general component of the allowance. The loans that have been individually evaluated, but which have not been determined to be impaired, are included in the “Collectively Evaluated” column in the tables summarizing the allowance and associated loan balances as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

 

The following tables present a summary of loan balances and the related allowance for loan losses summarized by portfolio segment and class for each impairment method used as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 

June 30, 2013 Loans:   Allowance for Loan Losses:
(In Thousands)              
  Individually Collectively     Individually Collectively  
  Evaluated Evaluated Totals   Evaluated Evaluated Totals
Residential mortgage:              
Residential mortgage loans - first liens $2,102 $302,704 $304,806   $268 $2,603 $2,871
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens 227 24,570 24,797   0 229 229
Home equity lines of credit 0 33,076 33,076   0 258 258
1-4 Family residential construction 0 14,895 14,895   0 179 179
Total residential mortgage 2,329 375,245 377,574   268 3,269 3,537
Commercial:              
Commercial loans secured by real estate 1,397 153,771 155,168   206 1,738 1,944
Commercial and industrial 736 45,076 45,812   231 397 628
Political subdivisions 0 24,033 24,033   0 0 0
Commercial construction and land 1,004 19,185 20,189   0 258 258
Loans secured by farmland 1,358 9,776 11,134   31 90 121
Multi-family (5 or more) residential 48 6,349 6,397   0 64 64
Agricultural loans 53 3,008 3,061   0 28 28
Other commercial loans 0 543 543   0 5 5
Total commercial 4,596 261,741 266,337   468 2,580 3,048
Consumer 46 11,013 11,059   26 189 215
Unallocated             398
               
Total $6,971 $647,999 $654,970   $762 $6,038 $7,198

 

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December 31, 2012 Loans:   Allowance for Loan Losses:
(In Thousands)              
  Individually Collectively     Individually Collectively  
  Evaluated Evaluated Totals   Evaluated Evaluated Totals
Residential mortgage:              
Residential mortgage loans - first liens $2,341 $309,286 $311,627   $206 $2,413 $2,619
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens 158 26,590 26,748   0 247 247
Home equity lines of credit 0 33,017 33,017   0 255 255
1-4 Family residential construction 0 12,842 12,842   0 96 96
Total residential mortgage 2,499 381,735 384,234   206 3,011 3,217
Commercial:              
Commercial loans secured by real estate 1,938 156,475 158,413   146 1,784 1,930
Commercial and industrial 939 47,503 48,442   197 384 581
Political subdivisions 0 31,789 31,789   0 0 0
Commercial construction and land 1,034 27,166 28,200   0 234 234
Loans secured by farmland 923 10,480 11,403   34 95 129
Multi-family (5 or more) residential 9 6,736 6,745   0 67 67
Agricultural loans 40 3,013 3,053   0 27 27
Other commercial loans 0 362 362   0 3 3
Total commercial 4,883 283,524 288,407   377 2,594 2,971
Consumer 47 11,222 11,269   40 188 228
Unallocated             441
               
Total $7,429 $676,481 $683,910   $623 $5,793 $6,857

 

The average balance of impaired loans and interest income recognized on impaired loans is as follows:

 

(In Thousands)  3 Months Ended  6 Months Ended
   June 30,  June 30,
  2013 2012 2013 2012
Average investment in impaired loans $7,131 $6,930 $7,291 $7,025
Interest income recognized on impaired loans 58 55 128 138
Interest income recognized on a cash basis        
on impaired loans 58 55 128 138

 

Loans are placed on nonaccrual status for all classes of loans when, in the opinion of management, collection of interest is doubtful. Any unpaid interest previously accrued on those loans is reversed from income. Interest income is not recognized on specific impaired loans unless the likelihood of further loss is remote. Interest payments received on loans for which the risk of further loss is greater than remote are applied as a reduction of the loan principal balance. Interest income on other nonaccrual loans is recognized only to the extent of interest payments received. Generally, loans are restored to accrual status when the obligation is brought current, has performed in accordance with the contractual terms for a reasonable period of time (generally six months) and the ultimate collectability of the total contractual principal and interest is no longer in doubt. The past due status of all classes of loans receivable is determined based on contractual due dates for loan payments. Also, the amortization of deferred loan fees is discontinued when a loan is placed on nonaccrual status.

 

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The breakdown by portfolio segment and class of nonaccrual loans and loans past due ninety days or more and still accruing is as follows:

 

(In Thousands) June 30, 2013   December 31, 2012
  Past Due     Past Due  
  90+ Days and     90+ Days and  
  Accruing Nonaccrual   Accruing Nonaccrual
Residential mortgage:          
Residential mortgage loans - first liens $1,510 $2,929   $1,900 $3,064
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens 58 111   29 111
Home equity lines of credit 39 62   40 200
1-4 Family residential construction 0 72   0 0
Total residential mortgage 1,607 3,174   1,969 3,375
Commercial:          
Commercial loans secured by real estate 278 926   120 1,338
Commercial and industrial 3 576   68 761
Commercial construction and land 0 1,033   149 887
Loans secured by farmland 236 921   0 923
Agricultural loans 0 39   0 40
Total commercial 517 3,495   337 3,949
Consumer 78 28   5 29
           
Totals $2,202 $6,697   $2,311 $7,353

 

The amounts shown in the table immediately above include loans classified as troubled debt restructurings (described in more detail below), if such loans are past due ninety days or more or nonaccrual.

 

The table below presents a summary of the contractual aging of loans as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

 

  As of June 30, 2013   As of December 31, 2012
  Current &         Current &      
(In Thousands) Past Due Past Due Past Due     Past Due Past Due Past Due  
  Less than 30-89 90+     Less than 30-89 90+  
  30 Days Days Days Total   30 Days Days Days Total
Residential mortgage:                  
Residential mortgage loans - first liens $298,731 $3,769 $2,306 $304,806   $302,373 $6,228 $3,026 $311,627
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens 24,517 121 159 24,797   26,247 371 130 26,748
Home equity lines of credit 32,879 96 101 33,076   32,593 184 240 33,017
1-4 Family residential construction 14,823 0 72 14,895   12,627 215 0 12,842
Total residential mortgage 370,950 3,986 2,638 377,574   373,840 6,998 3,396 384,234
                   
Commercial:                  
Commercial loans secured by real estate 152,495 1,727 946 155,168   156,834 704 875 158,413
Commercial and industrial 44,864 438 510 45,812   47,569 317 556 48,442
Political subdivisions 24,033 0 0 24,033   31,789 0 0 31,789
Commercial construction and land 18,974 210 1,005 20,189   26,944 248 1,008 28,200
Loans secured by farmland 9,904 105 1,125 11,134   10,438 75 890 11,403
Multi-family (5 or more) residential 6,268 129 0 6,397   6,743 2 0 6,745
Agricultural loans 3,022 0 39 3,061   3,003 10 40 3,053
Other commercial loans 543 0 0 543   362 0 0 362
Total commercial 260,103 2,609 3,625 266,337   283,682 1,356 3,369 288,407
                   
Consumer 10,929 52 78 11,059   11,135 129 5 11,269
                   
Totals $641,982 $6,647 $6,341 $654,970   $668,657 $8,483 $6,770 $683,910

 

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Nonaccrual loans are included in the contractual aging in the immediately preceding table. A summary of the contractual aging of nonaccrual loans at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is as follows:

 

  Current &      
(In Thousands) Past Due Past Due Past Due  
  Less than 30-89 90+  
  30 Days Days Days Total
June 30, 2013 Nonaccrual Totals $2,024 $534 $4,139 $6,697
December 31, 2012 Nonaccrual Totals $2,167 $727 $4,459 $7,353

 

Loans whose terms are modified are classified as Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs) if the Corporation grants such borrowers concessions, and it is deemed that those borrowers are experiencing financial difficulty. Loans classified as TDRs are designated as impaired. The outstanding balance of loans subject to TDRs, as well as contractual aging information at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is as follows:

 

Troubled Debt Restructurings (TDRs):          
  Current &        
(In Thousands) Past Due Past Due Past Due    
  Less than 30-89 90+    
  30 Days Days Days Nonaccrual Total
June 30, 2013 Totals $1,630 $557 $0 $1,154 $3,341
December 31, 2012 Totals $785 $121 $0 $1,155 $2,061

 

There were no TDRs that occurred during the second quarter 2012. TDRs that occurred during the second quarter 2013 are as follows:

 

Quarter Ended June 30, 2013   Pre- Post-
(Balances in Thousands)   Modification Modification
  Number Outstanding Outstanding
  of Recorded Recorded
  Contracts Investment Investment
Residential mortgage:      
Residential mortgage loans - first liens 1 $143 $143
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens 1 65 65
Commercial:      
Commercial loans secured by real estate 1 440 440
Loans secured by farmland 4 512 512
Agricultural loans 1 13 13
Consumer 1 6 6

 

All of the TDRs in the second quarter 2013 were situations in which the Corporation agreed to permit the borrowers to pay interest only for an extended period of time. All of the second quarter 2013 TDRs, except for the commercial loan secured by real estate, were for one relationship.

 

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TDRs that occurred during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2013   Pre- Post-
(Balances in Thousands)   Modification Modification
  Number Outstanding Outstanding
  of Recorded Recorded
  Contracts Investment Investment
Residential mortgage:      
Residential mortgage loans - first liens 6 $677 $677
Residential mortgage loans - junior liens 3 102 102
Commercial:      
Commercial loans secured by real estate 1 440 440
Loans secured by farmland 4 512 512
Agricultural loans 1 13 13
Consumer 1 6 6

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2012   Pre- Post-
(Balances in Thousands)   Modification Modification
  Number Outstanding Outstanding
  of Recorded Recorded
  Contracts Investment Investment
Commercial:      
Commercial and industrial 1 $65 $65

 

The TDRs in the six-month period ended June 30, 2013 included interest only payments for an extended period of time (10 contracts), extensions of the final maturity date (3 contracts), reduction in interest rate (2 contracts) and reduction in payment amount for one year (1 contract). There was no allowance for loan losses on these loans at June 30, 2013 and no change in the allowance for loan losses resulting from these TDRs during the second quarter 2013 or the six-month period ended June 30, 2013.

 

The TDR in the six-month period ended June 30, 2012 was an extension of the final maturity and lowering of monthly payments required on a commercial loan. There was no allowance for loan losses on this loan at June 30, 2013, and no change in the allowance for loan losses has occurred for this loan since it was restructured.

 

Defaults on loans for which modifications considered to be TDRs were entered into within the previous 12 months were as follows:

 

  Number  
(Balances in Thousands) of Recorded
  Contracts Investment
Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2013    
(Balances in Thousands)    
Commercial,    
Commercial loans secured by real estate 1 $440

 

In 2012, there were no defaults on loans for which modifications considered to be TDRs were entered into within the previous 12 months.

 

The event of default in the table above resulted from the borrowers’ failure to make contractual payments of interest only subsequent to the restructuring in the second quarter 2013. Based on the estimated value of the underlying collateral, net of estimated costs to sell the collateral, the Corporation determined that no allowance for loan losses was required at June 30, 2013.

 

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8. BORROWED FUNDS

 

SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS

Short-term borrowings include the following:

(In Thousands) June 30, Dec. 31,
  2013 2012
FHLB-Pittsburgh borrowings $12,000 $0
Customer repurchase agreements 4,387 5,567
Total short-term borrowings $16,387 $5,567

 

The FHLB-Pittsburgh loan facilities are collateralized by qualifying loans secured by real estate with a book value totaling $467,018,000 at June 30, 2013 and $471,731,000 at December 31, 2012. Also, the FHLB-Pittsburgh loan facilities require the Corporation to invest in established amounts of FHLB-Pittsburgh stock. The carrying values of the Corporation’s holdings of FHLB-Pittsburgh stock (included in Other Assets) were $3,764,000 at June 30, 2013 and $4,712,000 at December 31, 2012.

 

The short-term borrowings from the FHLB-Pittsburgh include two advances of $6,000,000, each of which matures in July 2013 and has an interest rate of 0.22%.

 

The Corporation engages in repurchase agreements with certain commercial customers. These agreements provide that the Corporation sells specified investment securities to the customers on an overnight basis and repurchases them on the following business day. The weighted average rate paid by the Corporation on customer repurchase agreements was 0.10% at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The carrying value of the underlying securities was $10,841,000 at June 30, 2013 and $11,179,000 at December 31, 2012.

 

LONG-TERM BORROWINGS

 

Long-term borrowings are as follows:

(In Thousands) June 30, Dec. 31,
  2013 2012
FHLB-Pittsburgh borrowings $12,472 $15,812
Repurchase agreements 61,000 68,000
Total long-term borrowings $73,472 $83,812

 

Long-term borrowings from FHLB-Pittsburgh are as follows:

(In Thousands) June 30, Dec. 31,
  2013 2012
Loans matured in 2013 with rates ranging from 2.86% to 3.62% $0 $3,211
Loan maturing in 2016 with a rate of 6.86% 175 196
Loan maturing in 2017 with a rate of 6.83% 25 27
Loan maturing in 2017 with a rate of 3.81% 10,000 10,000
Loan maturing in 2020 with a rate of 4.79% 1,222 1,297
Loan maturing in 2025 with a rate of 4.91% 1,050 1,081
Total long-term FHLB-Pittsburgh borrowings $12,472 $15,812

 

Repurchase agreements included in long-term borrowings are as follows:

(In Thousands) June 30, Dec. 31,
  2013 2012
Agreement maturing in 2017 with a rate of 3.595% $27,000 $34,000
Agreement maturing in 2017 with a rate of 4.265% 34,000 34,000
Total long-term repurchase agreements $61,000 $68,000

 

The Corporation incurred a loss of $1,023,000 in the first quarter 2013 on prepayment of $7,000,000 of the agreement with an interest rate of 3.595% that is contractually scheduled to mature in 2017.

 

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In December 2007, the Corporation entered into two repurchase agreements of $40,000,000 each with embedded caps. These repurchase agreements mature in 2017. In the third quarter 2012, the Corporation paid off principal totaling $6,000,000 on each of these agreements, incurring a loss from prepayment of $2,190,000 and leaving a balance of $34,000,000 outstanding for each agreement at December 31, 2012. The borrowing with an interest rate of 3.595% became putable by the issuer at quarterly intervals starting in December 2010. The other borrowing has an interest rate of 4.265% and became putable by the issuer at quarterly intervals starting in December 2012. Each of these borrowings contained an embedded cap, providing that on the quarterly anniversary of the transaction settlement date, if three-month LIBOR were higher than 5.15%, the Corporation’s interest rate payable would decrease by twice the amount of the excess, down to a minimum rate of 0%. The embedded cap on one of the agreements expired in December 2010, and the embedded cap on the other agreement expired in December 2012.

 

Securities sold under repurchase agreements were delivered to the broker-dealer who is the counter-party to the transactions. The broker-dealer may have sold, loaned or otherwise disposed of such securities to other parties in the normal course of their operations, and has agreed to resell to the Corporation substantially identical securities at the maturities of the agreements. The Master Repurchase Agreement between the Corporation and the broker-dealer provides that the Agreement constitutes a “netting contract,” as defined; however, the Corporation and the broker-dealer have no other obligations to one another and accordingly, no netting has occurred. The carrying value of the underlying securities was $78,834,000 at June 30, 2013 and $89,428,000 at December 31, 2012.

 

9. DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS

 

The Corporation sponsors a defined benefit health care plan that provides postretirement medical benefits and life insurance to employees who meet certain age and length of service requirements. Effective January 1, 2013, this plan was amended so that full-time employees no longer accrue service time toward the Corporation-subsidized portion of the medical benefits. The plan was also amended effective January 1, 2013 to change some of the age and length-of-service requirements for participants to receive some of the benefits provided under the plan. This plan contains a cost-sharing feature, which causes participants to pay for all future increases in costs related to benefit coverage. Accordingly, actuarial assumptions related to health care cost trend rates do not significantly affect the liability balance at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and are not expected to significantly affect the Corporation's future expenses. The Corporation uses a December 31 measurement date for the postretirement plan.

 

In an acquisition in 2007, the Corporation assumed the Citizens Trust Company Retirement Plan, a defined benefit pension plan. This plan covers certain employees who were employed by Citizens Trust Company on December 31, 2002, when the plan was amended to discontinue admittance of any future participant and to freeze benefit accruals. Information related to the Citizens Trust Company Retirement Plan has been included in the tables that follow. The Corporation uses a December 31 measurement date for this plan.

 

The components of net periodic benefit costs from these defined benefit plans are as follows:

(In Thousands) Pension   Postretirement
  Six Months Ended    Six Months Ended
  June 30,    June 30,
  2013 2012   2013 2012
Service cost $0 $0   $21 $46
Interest cost 36 36   28 41
Expected return on plan assets (45) (36)   0 0
Amortization of transition (asset) obligation 0 0   0 18
Amortization of prior service cost 0 0   (16) 7
Recognized net actuarial loss 16 14   0 0
Net periodic benefit cost $7 $14   $33 $112

 

(In Thousands) Pension   Postretirement
  Three Months Ended    Three Months Ended
  June 30,    June 30,
  2013 2012   2013 2012
Service cost $0 $0   $11 $23
Interest cost 18 18   14 21
Expected return on plan assets (22) (18)   0 0
Amortization of transition (asset) obligation 0 0   0 9
Amortization of prior service cost 0 0   (8) 3
Recognized net actuarial loss 8 7   0 0
Net periodic benefit cost $4 $7   $17 $56

 

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In the first six months of 2013, the Corporation funded postretirement contributions totaling $30,000, with estimated annual postretirement contributions of $60,000 expected in 2013 for the full year. The Corporation made no contribution to the defined benefit pension plan in the first six months of 2013. Based upon the related actuarial reports, no defined benefit pension contributions are required in 2013, though the Corporation may make discretionary contributions.

 

10. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

 

In January 2013, the Corporation granted options to purchase a total of 64,050 shares of common stock through its Stock Incentive and Independent Directors Stock Incentive Plans. In January 2012, the Corporation granted options to purchase a total of 64,757 shares of common stock. The exercise price for the 2013 awards is $19.21 per share, and the exercise price for the 2012 awards is $18.54 per share, based on the market price as of the date of grant. Stock option expense is recognized over the vesting period of each option. The Corporation expects total stock option expense for the year ending December 31, 2013 will be $262,000, and total stock option expense for the year ended December 31, 2012 was $247,000.

 

The Corporation records stock option expense based on estimated fair value calculated using an option valuation model. In calculating the 2013 and 2012 fair values, the Corporation utilized the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model. The calculated fair value of each option granted, and significant assumptions used in the calculations, are as follows:

 

  2013 2012
Fair value of each option granted $5.56 $5.15
Volatility 41% 41%
Expected option lives 8 Years 7 Years
Risk-free interest rate 1.60% 1.53%
Dividend yield 3.69% 3.97%

 

In calculating the estimated fair value of stock option awards, management based its estimates of volatility and dividend yield on the Corporation’s experience over the immediately prior period of time consistent with the estimated lives of the options. The risk-free interest rate was based on the published yield of zero-coupon U.S. Treasury strips with an applicable maturity as of the grant dates. The expected option lives were based on management’s estimates of the average term for all options issued under both plans. In 2013 and 2012, management assumed a 33% forfeiture rate for options granted under the Stock Incentive Plan, and a 0% forfeiture rate for the Independent Directors Stock Incentive Plan. These estimated forfeiture rates were determined based on the Corporation’s historical experience.

 

In January 2013, the Corporation awarded a total of 37,886 shares of restricted stock under the Stock Incentive and Independent Directors Stock Incentive Plans. In January 2012, a total of 42,552 shares of restricted stock were awarded under the Plans. Compensation cost related to restricted stock is recognized based on the market price of the stock at the grant date over the vesting period. For restricted stock awards granted under the Stock Incentive Plan, the Corporation must meet an annual targeted return on average equity (“ROAE”) performance ratio, as defined, in order for participants to vest. Management has estimated restricted stock expense in the first six months and second quarter 2013 based on an assumption that the ROAE target for 2013 will be met.

 

Total stock-based compensation expense is as follows:

 

(In Thousands) 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
  June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30,
  2013 2012 2013 2012
 Stock options $96 $88 $262 $247
 Restricted stock 109 82 230 164
 Total $205 $170 $492 $411

 

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11. INCOME TAXES

 

The net deferred tax asset at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 represents the following temporary difference components:

 

  June 30, Dec. 31,
(In Thousands) 2013 2012
Deferred tax assets:    
Defined benefit plans - ASC 835 $82 $305
Net realized losses on securities 149 1,254
Allowance for loan losses 2,519 2,400
Credit for alternative minimum tax paid 3,115 3,609
Other deferred tax assets 2,029 2,019
Total deferred tax assets 7,894 9,587
     
Deferred tax liabilities:    
Unrealized holding gains on securities 1,526 6,228
Bank premises and equipment 1,442 1,337
Core deposit intangibles 39 48
Other deferred tax liabilities 256 249
Total deferred tax liabilities 3,263 7,862
Deferred tax asset, net $4,631 $1,725

 

The deferred tax asset from net realized losses on securities resulted primarily from OTTI charges for financial statement purposes that are not deductible for income tax reporting purposes through June 30, 2013. The deferred tax asset from net realized losses on securities of $149,000 at June 30, 2013 is from securities that, if the Corporation were to sell them, would be classified as capital losses for income tax reporting purposes.

 

The provision for income tax for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 is based on the Corporation’s estimate of the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full year. The effective tax rates for the Corporation are as follows:

 

  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
(In thousands) June 30, June 30,
  2013 2012 2013 2012
  (Current) (Prior Year) (Current) (Prior Year)
Income before income tax provision $6,645 $7,779 $12,935 $15,475
Income tax provision 1,671 2,094 3,255 4,203
Effective tax rate 25.15% 26.92% 25.16% 27.16%

 

The effective tax rate for each period presented differs from the statutory rate of 35% principally because of the effects of tax-exempt interest income.

 

The Corporation has no unrecognized tax benefits, nor pending examination issues related to tax positions taken in preparation of its income tax returns. With limited exceptions, the Corporation is no longer subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for years prior to 2009.

 

12. CONTINGENCIES

 

In the normal course of business, the Corporation may be subject to pending and threatened lawsuits in which claims for monetary damages could be asserted. In management’s opinion, the Corporation’s financial position and results of operations would not be materially affected by the outcome of such pending legal proceedings.

 

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13. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

The FASB issues Accounting Standards Updates (ASUs) to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC). This section provides a summary description of recent ASUs that have significant implications (elected or required) within the consolidated financial statements, or that management expects may have a significant impact on financial statements issued in the near future.

 

In January 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-01, Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. The amendments in this standard clarify that the scope of ASU 2011-11 applies to (among other types of instruments) repurchase agreements that are either offset or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. The amendments in ASU 2011-11 require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on the entity’s financial position. The Corporation has two types of repurchase agreements that have been recognized as borrowings in the unaudited consolidated financial statements: (1) overnight repurchase agreements with customers, and (2) repurchase agreements with a broker-dealer. The Corporation does not offset assets and liabilities related to either of these types of repurchase agreement. The overnight repurchase agreements with customers are not subject to a master netting arrangement or similar arrangement, and accordingly, the disclosure requirements of ASU 2011-11 do not apply. As disclosed in Note 8 to these unaudited consolidated financial statements, the Master Repurchase Agreement between the Corporation and the broker-dealer provides that the Agreement constitutes a “netting contract,” as defined; however, the Corporation and the broker-dealer have no other obligations to one another and therefore, no netting has occurred.

 

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-02, Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. The amendments in this standard require an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. In addition, this standard requires an entity to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts that are not required by U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity will be required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. As required, the Corporation has implemented the amendments in this ASU prospectively in Note 3 to these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

14. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

In the third quarter 2013, the Corporation incurred professional fees expense of approximately $708,000 related to a consulting engagement in which the consulting firm identified recommendations for potential increases in revenues with an estimated annual total pre-tax benefit of approximately $1.3 million. Management expects to realize ongoing benefits from implementing the recommendations starting in the fourth quarter 2013 and thereafter, though the actual amount of benefits to be derived is difficult to estimate and is dependent on many variables, including customer behavior, market conditions and the Corporation’s effectiveness in implementing the recommendations.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Certain statements in this section and elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements. Citizens & Northern Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the Corporation) intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements, which are not historical facts, are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, business objectives and expectations, and are generally identifiable by the use of words such as, "should", “likely”, "expect", “plan”, "anticipate", “target”, “forecast”, and “goal”. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, may be beyond management’s control and could cause results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors which could have a material, adverse impact on the operations and future prospects of the Corporation include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

·changes in monetary and fiscal policies of the Federal Reserve Board and the U. S. Government, particularly related to changes in interest rates
·changes in general economic conditions
·legislative or regulatory changes
·downturn in demand for loan, deposit and other financial services in the Corporation’s market area
·increased competition from other banks and non-bank providers of financial services
·technological changes and increased technology-related costs
·changes in accounting principles, or the application of generally accepted accounting principles.

 

These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.

 

EARNINGS OVERVIEW

 

Second quarter 2013 net income was $4,974,000, or $0.40 per basic and diluted share, up from $0.38 per share in the first quarter 2013 and down from $0.46 per share in the second quarter 2012. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2013 totaled $9,680,000, or $0.78 per share, representing an annualized return on average assets of 1.56% and an annualized return on average equity of 10.57%. Net income for the first six months of 2013 was down from $0.92 per share for the first six months of 2012.

 

Highlights related to the Corporation’s earnings results were as follows:

 

·Net interest income of $10,940,000 in the second quarter 2013 was down from $11,047,000 in the first quarter 2013 and $12,128,000 in the second quarter 2012. For the first six months of 2013, net interest income of $21,987,000 was down $2,415,000 (9.9%) from the first six months of 2012. Declining and very low interest rates has led to margin compression over the course of 2012 and the first half of 2013, as yields earned on securities and loans have fallen by more than interest rates paid on deposits and borrowings. Average total loans outstanding was down $35,832,000 (5.1%) in the first six months of 2013 as compared to the first six months of 2012, contributing to the overall reduction in net interest income, including a reduction in average residential mortgage loans outstanding of $15,566,000 resulting from management’s decision to sell a significant portion of residential mortgage loans in the secondary market. Also, net interest income in 2012 was enhanced by the recovery of a security that had been written down in prior years, resulting in income (accretion) of $855,000 in the first six months of 2012 including $398,000 in the second quarter 2012.

 

·In the second quarter 2013, the provision for loan losses was $66,000, down from $183,000 in the first quarter 2013 and $367,000 in the second quarter 2012. The reduction in the provision in the most recent quarter was mainly the result of lower outstanding loans. For the first six months of 2013, the provision for loan losses was $249,000, up $64,000 from the first six months of 2012.

 

·Noninterest revenue totaled $4,191,000 in the second quarter 2013, an increase of $348,000 over the first quarter 2013, and down $88,000 from the second quarter 2012. Total trust and brokerage revenues increased $194,000 in the second quarter over the first quarter 2013. Included in second quarter 2012 noninterest revenue was a net gain from premises and equipment of $270,000, with no corresponding net gain or loss in the most recent quarter. Excluding the net gain from premises and equipment, total noninterest revenue was $182,000 (4.5%) higher in the second quarter 2013 as compared to the second quarter 2012, including an increase in gains from sales of mortgage loans of $214,000. Similarly, total noninterest revenue, excluding the gain from premises and equipment, was $370,000 (4.8%) higher for the first six months of 2013 as compared to the first six months of 2012, including an increase of $494,000 in gains from sales of mortgage loans.

 

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·Realized gains from securities totaled $100,000 in the second quarter 2013, as compared to $1,159,000 in the first quarter 2013 and $203,000 in the second quarter 2012. In the first quarter 2013, the Corporation generated gains from sales of securities totaling $1,159,000, and also incurred a loss from prepayment of a borrowing of $1,023,000. Realized gains from securities totaled $1,259,000 in the first six months of 2013 as compared to $201,000 in the first six months of 2012, while losses from prepayment of borrowings amounted to $1,023,000 in the first six months of 2013 as compared to $143,000 in the same period of 2012.

 

·Noninterest expenses, excluding losses from prepayment of borrowings, totaled $8,520,000 in the second quarter 2013, down slightly from $8,553,000 in the first quarter 2013 and up $199,000 (2.4%) over the second quarter 2012. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, total noninterest expenses, excluding losses from prepayment of borrowings, of $17,073,000 were $339,000 (2.0%) higher than the corresponding total for the first six months of 2012. Pensions and other employee benefit costs were $221,000 lower in the second quarter 2013 than in the first quarter, reflecting normal timing of payroll taxes and similar expenses which are typically highest in the first quarter of each year. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, pensions and other employee benefit costs were $167,000 lower than the total for the first six months of 2012, as health insurance expense associated with the Corporation’s partially self-insured plan was lower due to a lower amount of claims. In the second quarter 2013, the Corporation incurred professional fees expense (included in other operating expense) of $315,000 from a consulting project related to debit card operations and electronic funds processing, for which management expects the consultants’ services to result in increases in noninterest revenue and reductions in noninterest expense going forward, most significantly from an estimated total reduction in expense of $1.9 million for electronic funds processing over the next 5 ½ years.

 

More detailed information concerning fluctuations in the Corporation’s earnings results are provided in other sections of Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

 

Subsequent Event

 

In the third quarter 2013, the Corporation incurred professional fees expense of approximately $708,000 related to a consulting engagement in which the consulting firm identified recommendations for potential increases in revenues with an estimated annual total pre-tax benefit of approximately $1.3 million. Management expects to realize ongoing benefits from implementing the recommendations starting in the fourth quarter 2013 and thereafter, though the actual amount of benefits to be derived is difficult to estimate and is dependent on many variables, including customer behavior, market conditions and the Corporation’s effectiveness in implementing the recommendations.

 

TABLE I - QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA            
(In Thousands)            
  June 30, Mar. 31, Dec. 31, Sept. 30, June 30, Mar. 31,
  2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012
Interest income $12,355 $12,647 $13,491 $13,836 $14,529 $14,776
Interest expense 1,415 1,600 1,900 2,228 2,401 2,502
Net interest income 10,940 11,047 11,591 11,608 12,128 12,274
Provision (credit) for loan losses 66 183 (133) 236 367 (182)
Net Interest income after provision (credit)            
for loan losses 10,874 10,864 11,724 11,372 11,761 12,456
Other income 4,191 3,843 4,327 4,122 4,279 3,655
Net gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities 100 1,159 51 2,430 203 (2)
Loss on prepayment of debt 0 1,023 0 2,190 143 0
Other expenses 8,520 8,553 7,954 8,226 8,321 8,413
Income before income tax provision 6,645 6,290 8,148 7,508 7,779 7,696
Income tax provision 1,671 1,584 2,209 2,014 2,094 2,109
Net income $4,974 $4,706 $5,939 $5,494 $5,685 $5,587
Net income per share – basic $0.40 $0.38 $0.48 $0.45 $0.46 $0.46
Net income per share – diluted $0.40 $0.38 $0.48 $0.45 $0.46 $0.46

 

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The presentation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect many of the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

A material estimate that is particularly susceptible to significant change is the determination of the allowance for loan losses. Management believes the allowance for loan losses is adequate and reasonable. Analytical information related to the Corporation’s aggregate loans and the related allowance for loan losses is summarized by loan segment and classes of loans in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements. Additional discussion of the Corporation’s allowance for loan losses is provided in a separate section later in Management’s Discussion and Analysis. Given the very subjective nature of identifying and valuing loan losses, it is likely that well-informed individuals could make materially different assumptions, and could, therefore calculate a materially different allowance value. While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, changes in economic conditions may necessitate revisions in future years. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Corporation’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Corporation to recognize adjustments to the allowance based on their judgments of information available to them at the time of their examination.

 

Another material estimate is the calculation of fair values of the Corporation’s debt securities. For most of the Corporation’s debt securities, the Corporation receives estimated fair values of debt securities from an independent valuation service, or from brokers. In developing fair values, the valuation service and the brokers use estimates of cash flows, based on historical performance of similar instruments in similar interest rate environments. Based on experience, management is aware that estimated fair values of debt securities tend to vary among brokers and other valuation services.

 

As described in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements, management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment (OTTI). In making that evaluation, consideration is given to (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, and (3) whether the Corporation intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before its anticipated recovery. Management’s assessments of the likelihood and potential for recovery in value of securities are subjective and based on sensitive assumptions.

 

NET INTEREST INCOME

 

The Corporation’s primary source of operating income is net interest income, which is equal to the difference between the amounts of interest income and interest expense. Tables II, III and IV include information regarding the Corporation’s net interest income for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012. In each of these tables, the amounts of interest income earned on tax-exempt securities and loans have been adjusted to a fully taxable-equivalent basis. Accordingly, the net interest income amounts reflected in these tables exceed the amounts presented in the consolidated financial statements. The discussion that follows is based on amounts in the related Tables.

 

Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

 

For the six-month periods, fully taxable equivalent net interest income was $23,635,000 in 2013, $2,467,000 (9.5%) lower than in 2012. As shown in Table IV, in 2013 compared to 2012, interest rate changes had the effect of decreasing net interest income $2,276,000 and net changes in volume had the effect of decreasing net interest income $191,000. The most significant components of the rate change in net interest income in 2013 were a decrease in interest income of $1,760,000 attributable to lower rates earned on available-for-sale securities and a decrease in interest income of $1,353,000 attributable to lower rates earned on loans receivable, partially offset by a decrease in interest expense of $833,000 due to lower rates paid on interest-bearing deposits. The most significant components of the volume change in net interest income in 2013 were a decrease in interest income of $1,100,000 attributable to a decline in the balance of loans receivable, a decrease in interest expense of $724,000 attributable to a reduction in the balance of borrowed funds, and a decrease in interest expense of $337,000 attributable to a reduction in the balance of interest-bearing deposits (primarily certificates of deposit and Individual Retirement Accounts). As presented in Table III, the “Interest Rate Spread” (excess of average rate of return on earning assets over average cost of funds on interest-bearing liabilities) was 3.99% in 2013, as compared to 4.14% in 2012.

 

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In 2012, the Corporation recognized interest income on a trust preferred security issued by Carolina First Mortgage Loan Trust, a subsidiary of The South Financial Group, Inc., which had been written down as OTTI in 2009 and early 2010. The security resumed payment after The South Financial Group, Inc. was acquired by The Toronto-Dominion Bank in late 2010. The security had a face amount of $2,000,000 and matured in May 2012. The yield to maturity recognized by the Corporation was 147.03%. Excluding interest income (including accretion) and the average balance of this security from the calculations used to determine Tables II, III and IV, the interest rate spread and interest margin (fully taxable equivalent net interest income divided by average total earning assets) would be as follows:

 

  3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
  June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30,
  2013 2012 2013 2012
Interest rate spread:        
Actual from Table III 3.97% 4.10% 3.99% 4.14%
Excluding Carolina First security 3.97% 3.97% 3.99% 4.00%
         
Interest margin:        
Actual from Table III 4.15% 4.33% 4.16% 4.37%
Excluding Carolina First security 4.15% 4.20% 4.16% 4.23%

 

INTEREST INCOME AND EARNING ASSETS

 

Interest income totaled $26,650,000 in 2013, a decrease of 14.0% from 2012. Interest and fees on loans receivable decreased $2,453,000, or 11.3%. As indicated in Table III, average available-for-sale securities (at amortized cost) totaled $450,617,000 in 2013, a decrease of $10,434,000 (2.3%) from 2012. Net contraction in the Corporation’s available-for-sale securities portfolio was primarily made up of U.S. Government agency mortgage-backed securities and trust preferred securities. This contraction was partially offset by increases in the balances of U.S. Government agency bonds, U.S. Government agency collateralized mortgage obligations, and municipal securities. The Corporation’s yield on securities fell in 2012 and 2013 because of low market interest rates, the maturity of the Carolina First security noted above, calls on municipal bonds and trust preferred securities, and prepayments on mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations. The average rate of return on available-for-sale securities was 3.25% for 2013 and 4.00% in 2012.

 

The average balance of gross loans receivable decreased 5.1% to $666,793,000 in 2013 from $702,625,000 in 2012. The Corporation experienced contraction in the balance of loans receivable due to borrowers prepaying or refinancing existing loans combined with modest demand for new loans. The decline in the balance of the residential mortgage portfolio was also affected by management’s decision to sell a significant portion of newly originated residential mortgages on the secondary market. The Corporation’s average rate of return on loans receivable declined to 5.84% in 2013 from 6.23% in 2012 as rates on new loans as well as existing, variable-rate loans have decreased.

 

The average balance of interest-bearing due from banks decreased to $26,323,000 in 2013 from $35,817,000 in 2012. This has consisted primarily of balances held by the Federal Reserve but also includes other overnight deposits and FDIC-insured certificates of deposit issued by other financial institutions. Although the rates of return on these balances are low, the Corporation has maintained relatively high levels of liquid assets in 2012 and 2013 (as opposed to increasing long-term, available-for-sale securities at higher yields) in order to maximize flexibility for dealing with possible fluctuations in cash requirements, and due to management’s concern about the possibility of substantial increases in interest rates in the future.

 

INTEREST EXPENSE AND INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES

 

Interest expense fell $1,888,000, or 38.5%, to $3,015,000 in 2013 from $4,903,000 in 2012. Table III shows that the overall cost of funds on interest-bearing liabilities fell to 0.70% in 2013 from 1.05% in 2012.

 

Total average deposits (interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing) decreased 3.7%, to $968,333,000 in 2013 from $1,005,768,000 in 2012. Decreases in the average balances of certificates of deposit, Individual Retirement Accounts, and money market accounts were partially offset by increases in average balances of interest checking and savings accounts. Consistent with continuing low short-term market interest rates, the average rates incurred on certificates of deposit and Individual Retirement Accounts have decreased significantly in 2013 as compared to 2012.

 

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Total average borrowed funds decreased $37,583,000 to $83,407,000 in 2013 from $120,990,000 in 2012. During 2012 and 2013, the Corporation has paid off long-term borrowings as they matured using the cash flow received from loans and investment securities. In May and September 2012, the Corporation prepaid principal totaling $17,000,000 on long-term borrowings (repurchase agreements); the Corporation incurred losses from the prepayments totaling $2,333,000. In March 2013, the Corporation prepaid principal of $7,000,000 on a long-term borrowing (repurchase agreement) with a rate of 3.60%; the Corporation incurred a loss from the prepayment totaling $1,023,000, which is reported in Other Expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Management expects that the prepayments will have a favorable effect on the net interest margin in the future. After the effect of the prepayments, the remaining balance of long-term borrowings under repurchase agreements was $61,000,000 at June 30, 2013. The average rate on borrowed funds was 3.78% in 2013, compared to 3.79% in 2012.

 

Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

 

Except as noted below, significant changes in the three-month results are consistent with the discussion of the six-month results provided in the previous section.

 

For the three-month periods, fully taxable equivalent net interest income was $11,765,000 in 2013, $1,214,000 (9.4%) lower than in 2012. As shown in Table IV, interest rate changes had the effect of decreasing net interest income $1,085,000 and net changes in volume had the effect of decreasing net interest income $129,000 in 2013 compared to 2012. As presented in Table III, the “Interest Rate Spread” was 3.97% in 2013, as compared to 4.10% in 2012.

 

Interest income totaled $13,180,000 in 2013, a decrease of 14.3% from 2012. Income from available-for-sale securities decreased $891,000 (19.7%), while interest and fees from loans receivable decreased $1,290,000, or 11.9%. As indicated in Table III, total average available-for-sale securities (at amortized cost) in 2013 decreased to $455,446,000 from $463,366,000 in 2012. The average rate of return on available-for-sale securities was 3.19% for 2013 and 3.92% in 2012. For the three-month period, the average balance of gross loans receivable decreased 6.3% to $658,905,000 in 2013 from $703,096,000 in 2012. The average rate of return on loans was 5.80% in 2013 and 6.18% in 2012.

 

For the three-month period, interest expense fell $986,000, or 41.1%, to $1,415,000 in 2013 from $2,401,000 in 2012. Total average deposits (interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing) decreased 4.7%, to $964,074,000 in 2013 from $1,011,232,000 in 2012. Total average borrowed funds decreased $39,652,000 to $79,299,000 in 2013 from $118,951,000 in 2012.

 

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TABLE II - ANALYSIS OF INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE

 

  Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended  
  June 30,  Increase/ June 30,  Increase/
(In Thousands) 2013 2012 (Decrease) 2013 2012 (Decrease)
             
INTEREST INCOME            
Available-for-sale securities:            
     Taxable $1,726 $2,593 ($867) $3,525 $5,326 ($1,801)
     Tax-exempt 1,897 1,921 (24) 3,743 3,837 (94)
          Total available-for-sale securities 3,623 4,514 (891) 7,268 9,163 (1,895)
Interest-bearing due from banks 23 31 (8) 51 59 (8)
Loans held for sale 12 23 (11) 33 32 1
Loans receivable:            
     Taxable 9,028 10,242 (1,214) 18,253 20,608 (2,355)
     Tax-exempt 494 570 (76) 1,045 1,143 (98)
          Total loans receivable 9,522 10,812 (1,290) 19,298 21,751 (2,453)
Total Interest Income 13,180 15,380 (2,200) 26,650 31,005 (4,355)
             
INTEREST EXPENSE            
Interest-bearing deposits:            
     Interest checking 51 50 1 103 101 2
     Money market 74 97 (23) 146 194 (48)
     Savings 29 27 2 58 53 5
     Certificates of deposit 375 770 (395) 836 1,596 (760)
     Individual Retirement Accounts 144 326 (182) 308 676 (368)
     Other time deposits 0 1 (1) 0 1 (1)
          Total interest-bearing deposits 673 1,271 (598) 1,451 2,621 (1,170)
Borrowed funds:            
     Short-term 2 1 1 3 4 (1)
     Long-term 740 1,129 (389) 1,561 2,278 (717)
          Total borrowed funds 742 1,130 (388) 1,564 2,282 (718)
Total Interest Expense 1,415 2,401 (986) 3,015 4,903 (1,888)
             
Net Interest Income $11,765 $12,979 ($1,214) $23,635 $26,102 ($2,467)

 

Note: Interest income from tax-exempt securities and loans has been adjusted to a fully tax-equivalent basis, using the Corporation’s marginal federal income tax rate of 35%.

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TABLE III - ANALYSIS OF AVERAGE DAILY BALANCES AND RATES

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

  3 Months   3 Months   6 Months   6 Months  
  Ended Rate of Ended Rate of Ended Rate of Ended Rate of
  6/30/2013 Return/ 6/30/2012 Return/ 6/30/2013 Return/ 6/30/2012 Return/
  Average Cost of Average Cost of Average Cost of Average Cost of
  Balance Funds % Balance Funds % Balance Funds % Balance Funds %
EARNING ASSETS                
Available-for-sale securities,                
     at amortized cost:                
     Taxable $323,248 2.14% $333,255 3.13% $319,451 2.23% $332,131 3.22%
     Tax-exempt 132,198 5.76% 130,111 5.94% 131,166 5.75% 128,920 5.99%
          Total available-for-sale securities 455,446 3.19% 463,366 3.92% 450,617 3.25% 461,051 4.00%
Interest-bearing due from banks 23,044 0.40% 37,300 0.33% 26,323 0.39% 35,817 0.33%
Federal funds sold 3 0.00% 0 0.00% 9 0.00% 0 0.00%
Loans held for sale 787 6.12% 1,865 4.96% 1,486 4.48% 1,461 4.40%
Loans receivable:                
     Taxable 625,215 5.79% 666,752 6.18% 630,716 5.84% 666,344 6.22%
     Tax-exempt 33,690 5.88% 36,344 6.31% 36,077 5.84% 36,281 6.34%
          Total loans receivable 658,905 5.80% 703,096 6.18% 666,793 5.84% 702,625 6.23%
          Total Earning Assets 1,138,185 4.64% 1,205,627 5.13% 1,145,228 4.69% 1,200,954 5.19%
Cash 16,961   17,791   16,523   17,341  
Unrealized gain/loss on securities 13,820   17,545   15,038   17,734  
Allowance for loan losses (7,229)   (7,435)   (7,178)   (7,587)  
Bank premises and equipment 18,351   18,908   18,502   18,903  
Intangible Asset - Core Deposit Intangible 120   186   126   195  
Intangible Asset - Goodwill 11,942   11,942   11,942   11,942  
Other assets 43,127   47,046   43,252   47,664  
Total Assets $1,235,277   $1,311,610   $1,243,433   $1,307,146  
                 
INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES                
Interest-bearing deposits:                
     Interest checking $167,404 0.12% $156,994 0.13% $170,758 0.12% $159,259 0.13%
     Money market 204,444 0.15% 210,646 0.19% 203,293 0.14% 208,256 0.19%
     Savings 117,224 0.10% 107,514 0.10% 116,883 0.10% 106,023 0.10%
     Certificates of deposit 150,358 1.00% 199,320 1.55% 155,158 1.09% 195,622 1.64%
     Individual Retirement Accounts 130,368 0.44% 144,095 0.91% 132,212 0.47% 145,168 0.94%
     Other time deposits 1,161 0.00% 1,314 0.31% 1,004 0.00% 1,128 0.18%
          Total interest-bearing deposits 770,959 0.35% 819,883 0.62% 779,308 0.38% 815,456 0.65%
Borrowed funds:                
     Short-term 5,684 0.14% 5,650 0.07% 4,956 0.12% 6,536 0.12%
     Long-term 73,615 4.03% 113,301 4.01% 78,451 4.01% 114,454 4.00%
          Total borrowed funds 79,299 3.75% 118,951 3.82% 83,407 3.78% 120,990 3.79%
          Total Interest-bearing Liabilities 850,258 0.67% 938,834 1.03% 862,715 0.70% 936,446 1.05%
Demand deposits 193,115   191,349   189,025   190,312  
Other liabilities 8,292   7,774   8,582   8,613  
Total Liabilities 1,051,665   1,137,957   1,060,322   1,135,371  
Stockholders' equity, excluding                
     other comprehensive income/loss 174,782   162,721   173,686   160,761  
Other comprehensive income/loss 8,830   10,932   9,425   11,014  
Total Stockholders' Equity 183,612   173,653   183,111   171,775  
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $1,235,277   $1,311,610   $1,243,433   $1,307,146  
Interest Rate Spread   3.97%   4.10%   3.99%   4.14%
Net Interest Income/Earning Assets   4.15%   4.33%   4.16%   4.37%
                 
Total Deposits (Interest-bearing                
     and Demand) $964,074   $1,011,232   $968,333   $1,005,768  

 

(1) Rates of return on tax-exempt securities and loans are presented on a fully taxable-equivalent basis, using the Corporation’s marginal federal income tax rate of 35%.

(2) Nonaccrual loans have been included with loans for the purpose of analyzing net interest earnings.

 

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TABLE IV - ANALYSIS OF VOLUME AND RATE CHANGES

 

(In Thousands) 3 Months Ended 6/30/13 vs. 6/30/12 6 Months Ended 6/30/13 vs. 6/30/12
  Change in Change in Total Change in Change in Total
  Volume Rate Change Volume Rate Change
EARNING ASSETS            
Available-for-sale securities:            
     Taxable ($74) ($793) ($867) ($198) ($1,603) ($1,801)
     Tax-exempt 32 (56) (24) 63 (157) (94)
          Total available-for-sale securities (42) (849) (891) (135) (1,760) (1,895)
Interest-bearing due from banks (14) 6 (8) (18) 10 (8)
Loans held for sale (10) (1) (11) 1 0 1
Loans receivable:            
     Taxable (611) (603) (1,214) (1,094) (1,261) (2,355)
     Tax-exempt (39) (37) (76) (6) (92) (98)
          Total loans receivable (650) (640) (1,290) (1,100) (1,353) (2,453)
Total Interest Income (716) (1,484) (2,200) (1,252) (3,103) (4,355)
             
INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES            
Interest-bearing deposits:            
     Interest checking 4 (3) 1 7 (5) 2
     Money market (3) (20) (23) (5) (43) (48)
     Savings 2 0 2 5 0 5
     Certificates of deposit (165) (230) (395) (288) (472) (760)
     Individual Retirement Accounts (29) (153) (182) (56) (312) (368)
     Other time deposits 0 (1) (1) 0 (1) (1)
          Total interest-bearing deposits (191) (407) (598) (337) (833) (1,170)
Borrowed funds:            
     Short-term 0 1 1 (1) 0 (1)
     Long-term (396) 7 (389) (723) 6 (717)
          Total borrowed funds (396) 8 (388) (724) 6 (718)
Total Interest Expense (587) (399) (986) (1,061) (827) (1,888)
             
Net Interest Income ($129) ($1,085) ($1,214) ($191) ($2,276) ($2,467)

 

(1) Changes in income on tax-exempt securities and loans are presented on a fully tax-equivalent basis, using the Corporation’s marginal federal income tax rate of 35%.

 

(2) The change in interest due to both volume and rates has been allocated to volume and rate changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amount of the change in each.

 

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TABLE V - COMPARISON OF NONINTEREST INCOME

 (In Thousands)

 

   6 Months Ended    
   June 30, $ %
  2013 2012  Change  Change
 Service charges on deposit accounts $2,330 $2,417 ($87) (3.6)
 Service charges and fees 417 455 (38) (8.4)
 Trust and financial management revenue 1,989 1,889 100 5.3
 Brokerage revenue 381 456 (75) (16.4)
 Insurance commissions, fees and premiums 104 107 (3) (2.8)
 Interchange revenue from debit card transactions 969 983 (14) (1.4)
 Net gains from sales of loans 1,132 638 494 77.4
 Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance 192 236 (44) (18.6)
 Net gain from premises and equipment 0 270 (270) (100.0)
 Other operating income 520 483 37 7.7
 Total other operating income before realized gains        
 (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net $8,034 $7,934 $100 1.3

 

Table V excludes realized gains on available-for-sale securities, which are discussed in the “Earnings Overview” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis. Total noninterest income shown in Table V increased $100,000 or 1.3%, in the first six months of 2013 as compared to the first six months of 2012. The most significant variances are as follows:

 

·Net gains from sales of loans increased $494,000. Since December 2009, the Corporation has sold a significant amount of residential mortgage loans into the secondary market through the MPF Xtra program administered by the Federal Home Loan Banks of Pittsburgh and Chicago. The increase in revenue in 2013 reflects increases in volume, including the impact of ongoing refinancing activity.

 

·The net gain from premises and equipment of $270,000 in 2012 included a gain of $272,000 from the excess of insurance proceeds received over the historical book value of assets replaced or reconstructed at the Athens, PA branch, which was damaged by a flood in September 2011 and remained closed until it was re-opened in April 2012. Total insurance proceeds associated with the reconstruction project amounted to $608,000, including $154,000 for reimbursement of clean-up and other expenses, with the gain determined based on the excess of insurance proceeds for reconstruction and replacement of equipment totaling $454,000 over the net book value of items replaced totaling $182,000.

 

TABLE VI - COMPARISON OF NONINTEREST INCOME

 (In Thousands)

 

   3 Months Ended    
   June 30, $ %
  2013 2012  Change  Change
 Service charges on deposit accounts $1,171 $1,256 ($85) (6.8)
 Service charges and fees 216 235 (19) (8.1)
 Trust and financial management revenue 1,045 960 85 8.9
 Brokerage revenue 237 288 (51) (17.7)
 Insurance commissions, fees and premiums 59 73 (14) (19.2)
 Interchange revenue from debit card transactions 505 488 17 3.5
 Net gains from sales of loans 587 373 214 57.4
 Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance 99 117 (18) (15.4)
 Net gain from premises and equipment 0 270 (270) (100.0)
 Other operating income 272 219 53 24.2
 Total other operating income before realized gains        
 (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net $4,191 $4,279 ($88) (2.1)

 

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Table VI excludes realized gains on available-for-sale securities, which are discussed in the “Earnings Overview” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis. Total noninterest income shown in Table VI decreased $88,000 or 2.1%, in the three months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2012. The most significant variances are as follows:

 

·As described above, gains from sales of loans increased $214,000, with all of the gains resulting from sales of residential mortgage loans under the MPF Xtra program.

 

·As noted previously, the net gain from premises and equipment of $270,000 in 2012 included a gain of $272,000 from the excess of insurance proceeds received over the historical book value of assets replaced or reconstructed at the Athens, PA branch, which was damaged by a flood in September 2011 and remained closed until it was re-opened in April 2012.

 

TABLE VII - COMPARISON OF NONINTEREST EXPENSE

 (In Thousands)

 

   6 Months Ended    
   June 30,  $  %
  2013 2012  Change  Change
 Salaries and wages $7,235 $7,161 $74 1.0
 Pensions and other employee benefits 2,289 2,456 (167) (6.8)
 Occupancy expense, net 1,233 1,264 (31) (2.5)
 Furniture and equipment expense 977 943 34 3.6
 FDIC Assessments 299 303 (4) (1.3)
 Pennsylvania shares tax 701 672 29 4.3
 Loss on prepayment of debt 1,023 143 880 615.4
 Other operating expense 4,339 3,935 404 10.3
 Total Other Expense $18,096 $16,877 $1,219 7.2

 

As shown in Table VII, total noninterest expense increased $1,219,000 or 7.2% in the first six months of 2013 as compared to the first six months of 2012. The increase in expense included the loss on prepayment of debt of $1,023,000 in 2013 and a loss on prepayment of debt of $143,000 in 2012, which is discussed in the Earnings Overview section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis. Excluding the loss on prepayment of debt, total noninterest expense increased $339,000, or 2.0%. Other significant variances include the following:

 

·Pensions and other employee benefits decreased $167,000, or 6.8%. Health care expense decreased $140,000 as the amount of claims incurred during the first six months of 2013 was lower than in the first six months of 2012. The Corporation is self-insured for health insurance, up to a cap for catastrophic levels of losses, which are insured by a third party. Postretirement health care expense decreased $79,000, reflecting amendments to the plan that include elimination of the accrual of service time by full-time employees as well as changes to some of the age and length-of-service requirements for participants to receive some of the benefits provided under the plan. Unemployment compensation decreased $46,000 as a result of a decrease in the Corporation’s experience-based Pennsylvania rate in 2013.

 

·Other operating expense increased $404,000, or 10.3%. This category includes many different types of expenses, with the most significant differences in amounts between the first six months of 2013 and 2012 as follows:

 

ØProfessional fees increased $377,000, or 156.7%, in the first six months of 2013 over the same period in 2012. As noted in the Earnings Overview section, the Corporation incurred professional fee expense of $315,000 in 2013 for a consulting project related to debit card operations and electronic funds processing, for which management expects the consultants’ services to result in increases in noninterest revenue and reductions in noninterest expense going forward, most significantly from an estimated total reduction in expense of $1.9 million for electronic funds processing over the next 5 ½ years.

 

ØExpense related to a change in third-party merchant processing was $117,000 in the first six months of 2013 with no corresponding expense in the first six months of 2012.

 

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TABLE VIII - COMPARISON OF NONINTEREST EXPENSE

 (In Thousands)

 

   3 Months Ended    
   June 30,  $  %
  2013 2012  Change  Change
 Salaries and wages $3,635 $3,586 $49 1.4
 Pensions and other employee benefits 1,034 1,090 (56) (5.1)
 Occupancy expense, net 599 628 (29) (4.6)
 Furniture and equipment expense 483 461 22 4.8
 FDIC Assessments 147 157 (10) (6.4)
 Pennsylvania shares tax 351 340 11 3.2
 Loss on prepayment of debt 0 143 (143) (100.0)
 Other operating expense 2,271 2,059 212 10.3
 Total Other Expense $8,520 $8,464 $56 0.7

 

As shown in Table VIII, total noninterest expense increased $56,000 or 0.7% in the three months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2012. The 2012 expenses include the loss on prepayment of debt of $143,000 with no corresponding loss in the three months ended June 30, 2013. Excluding the loss on prepayment of debt in 2012, total noninterest expense increased $199,000, or 2.4%. Significant variances include the following:

 

·Pensions and other employee benefits decreased $56,000, or 5.1%. As a result of lower claims, healthcare expense decreased in the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. Postretirement health care expense decreased reflecting amendments to the plan as previously noted.

 

·Other operating expense increased $212,000, or 10.3%. This category includes many different types of expenses, with the most significant differences in amounts between the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 as follows:

 

ØProfessional fees increased $331,000, or 255.3%, in the three months ended June 30, 2013 over the same period in 2012. As noted previously, the Corporation incurred professional fee expense of $315,000 in the second quarter 2013 for a consulting project related to related to debit card operations and electronic funds processing.

 

ØExpense related to a change in third-party merchant processing was $56,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2013 with no corresponding expense in the same period of 2012.

 

ØRealized losses from other real estate properties acquired via foreclosures amounted to $50,000 in the second quarter 2013 as compared to $184,000 in the second quarter 2012.

 

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

Significant changes in the average balances of the Corporation’s earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities are described in the “Net Interest Income” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis. Other significant balance sheet items, including the allowance for loan losses and stockholders’ equity, are discussed in separate sections of Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

 

Management does not expect capital expenditures to have a material, detrimental effect on the Corporation’s financial condition in 2013.

 

PROVISION AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

 

The Corporation maintains an allowance for loan losses that represents management’s estimate of the losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date and recorded as a reduction of the investment in loans. Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements provides an overview of the process management uses for evaluating and determining the allowance for loan losses.

 

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While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, changes in economic conditions may necessitate revisions in future years. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the Corporation’s allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require the Corporation to recognize adjustments to the allowance based on their judgments of information available to them at the time of their examination.

 

The allowance for loan losses was $7,198,000 at June 30, 2013, up from $6,857,000 at December 31, 2012. As shown in Table X, the specific allowance on impaired loans totaled $762,000 at June 30, 2013, which was $139,000 higher than the total specific allowance at December 31, 2012. Table X also shows the collectively determined component of the allowance for residential mortgages was $258,000 higher at June 30, 2013 than at December 31, 2012. The allowance for the residential mortgage segment was affected by the net charge-off percentage used to determine a portion of the collectively determined allowance, which was higher in the first six months of 2013 as compared to the percentage used throughout 2012. (The Corporation used net charge-offs as a percentage of average outstanding loans for the previous three calendar years to estimate a portion of the collectively determined allowance at both June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.) The collectively evaluated components of the allowance for the residential and commercial segments also increased due to slight increases in qualitative factors at June 30, 2013 as compared to December 31, 2012, while lower loan balances had the effect of decreasing the collectively evaluated components of the allowance for both segments.

 

The provision for loan losses by segment for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:

 

(In Thousands) 3 Months Ended   6 Months Ended
  June 30, June 30,   June 30, June 30,
  2013 2012   2013 2012
Residential mortgage $132 ($8)   $385 $35
Commercial         (81)        319   (104) 98
Consumer          15          56   11 50
Unallocated          0              0      (43) 2
           
Total $66 $367   $249 $185

 

The provision for loan losses in the second quarter 2013 included a net increase in the allowance for loan losses on impaired loans of $171,000, including an increase in the allowance on impaired residential mortgage loans of $97,000 and an increase in the allowance on impaired commercial loans of $77,000. The net credit for loan losses from the commercial segment in the second quarter 2013 included a reduction in the collectively evaluated portion of the allowance of $120,000, mainly due to a reduction in outstanding commercial loans. In the second quarter 2012, the provision for loan losses included a $237,000 increase in the allowance on one commercial relationship.

 

For the first six months of 2013, the provision for loan losses included a net increase in the allowance on impaired loans of $139,000, including net increases in allowances on impaired residential mortgage loans of $62,000 and on commercial loans of $91,000. The increase in the provision for loan losses for the residential mortgage segment in 2013 over 2012 included an increase in the collectively evaluated portion of the allowance of $258,000, reflecting an increase in the net charge-off percentage used in the calculations as described above. The credit for the commercial segment in 2013 included the effect of net recoveries of $181,000 (recoveries on previously charged-off loans in excess of current period charge-offs). The provision for loan losses of $185,000 in the first six months of 2012 included an increase of $320,000 in the allowance on impaired loans for one commercial loan relationship, partially offset by reductions in the portions of the collectively evaluated allowances based on changes in the net charge-off factors for the residential mortgage and commercial segments.

 

Table XI presents information related to past due and impaired loans, and loans that have been modified under terms that are considered troubled debt restructurings (TDRs). Table XI shows total impaired loans of $6,971,000 at June 30, 2013, down from the corresponding amount at December 31, 2012 of $7,429,000. Table XI reflects a lower amount of total loans past due 30-89 days and still accruing interest at June 30, 2013 of $6,114,000 as compared to the December 31, 2012 total of $7,756,000, mainly due to a lower amount of past due residential mortgage loans. Also, total loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest was down slightly at June 30, 2013 to $2,202,000 from $2,311,000 at December 31, 2012. As part of its normal quarterly procedures, management reviewed loans past due 90 days or more at June 30, 2013, and determined the loans remaining in accrual status to be well secured and in the process of collection. Mainly as a result of the decrease in nonaccrual loans, total nonperforming loans of $8,899,000 at June 30, 2013 were $765,000 lower than nonperforming loans at December 31, 2012. Also, nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans decreased slightly, to 1.36% at June 30, 2013 compared to 1.41% at December 31, 2012. Total nonperforming assets at June 30, 2013 were $9,789,000 compared to $10,543,000 at December 31, 2012. Total nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets decreased slightly to 0.80% from 0.82% at December 31, 2012. The allowance for loan losses was 1.10% of total loans outstanding at June 30, 2013, up from 1.00% at December 31, 2012, and the allowance as a percentage of nonperforming loans was 80.89% at June 30, 2013, up from 70.95% at December 31, 2012. Each period presented in Table XI includes a few large commercial relationships that have required significant monitoring and workout efforts. As a result, a limited number of relationships may significantly impact the total amount of allowance required on impaired loans, and may significantly impact the amount of total charge-offs reported in any one period.

 

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Management believes it has been conservative in its decisions concerning identification of impaired loans, estimates of loss, and nonaccrual status; however, the actual losses realized from these relationships could vary materially from the allowances calculated as of June 30, 2013. Management continues to closely monitor its commercial loan relationships for possible credit losses, and will adjust its estimates of loss and decisions concerning nonaccrual status, if appropriate.

 

Tables IX through XII present historical data related to loans and the allowance for loan losses.

 

TABLE IX- ANALYSIS OF THE ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

(In Thousands)

 

  June 30, June 30,    Years Ended December 31,
  2013 2012 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Balance, beginning of year $6,857 $7,705 $7,705 $9,107 $8,265 $7,857 $8,859
Charge-offs:              
  Residential mortgage           (76) (188) (552) (100) (340) (146) (173)
  Commercial         (114) (35) (498) (1,189) (91) (39) (1,607)
  Consumer           (55) (68) (171) (157) (188) (293) (259)
Total charge-offs (245) (291) (1,221) (1,446) (619) (478) (2,039)
Recoveries:              
  Residential mortgage 11 18 18 3 55 8 19
  Commercial 295 5 8 255 113 77 22
  Consumer 31 35 59 71 102 121 87
Total recoveries 337 58 85 329 270 206 128
Net recoveries (charge-offs) 92 (233) (1,136) (1,117) (349) (272) (1,911)
Provision (credit) for loan losses 249 185 288 (285) 1,191 680 909
Balance, end of period $7,198 $7,657 $6,857 $7,705 $9,107 $8,265 $7,857
Net (recoveries) charge-offs as a % of              
  average loans -0.01% 0.03% 0.16% 0.16% 0.05% 0.04% 0.26%

 

 

TABLE X - COMPONENTS OF THE ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

(In Thousands)

 

 

  As of          
  June 30, As of December 31,
  2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
ASC 310 - Impaired loans $762 $623 $1,126 $2,288 $1,126 $456
ASC 450 - Collective segments:            
  Commercial 2,580 2,594 2,811 3,047 2,677 2,654
  Residential mortgage 3,269 3,011 3,130 3,227 3,859 3,920
  Consumer 189 188 204 232 281 399
  Unallocated 398 441 434 313 322 428
Total Allowance $7,198 $6,857 $7,705 $9,107 $8,265 $7,857

 

The above allocation is based on estimates and subjective judgments and is not necessarily indicative of the

specific amounts or loan categories in which losses may occur.

 

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TABLE XI - PAST DUE AND IMPAIRED LOANS, NONPERFORMING ASSETS

AND TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS (TDRs)

 

(In Thousands) As of          
  June 30, As of December 31,
  2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance $1,874 $2,710 $3,433 $5,457 $2,690 $2,230
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance 5,097 4,719 4,431 3,191 3,257 3,435
Total impaired loans $6,971 $7,429 $7,864 $8,648 $5,947 $5,665
             
Total loans past due 30-89 days and still accruing $6,114 $7,756 $7,898 $7,125 $9,445 $9,875
             
Nonperforming assets:            
  Total nonaccrual loans $6,697 $7,353 $7,197 $10,809 $9,092 $7,200
  Total loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing 2,202 2,311 1,267 727 31 1,305
  Total nonperforming loans 8,899 9,664 8,464 11,536 9,123 8,505
  Foreclosed assets held for sale (real estate) 890 879 1,235 537 873 298
Total nonperforming assets $9,789 $10,543 $9,699 $12,073 $9,996 $8,803
             
Loans subject to troubled debt restructurings (TDRs):            
  Performing $2,187 $906 $1,064 $645 $326 $0
  Nonperforming 1,154 1,155 2,413 0 0 0
Total TDRs $3,341 $2,061 $3,477 $645 $326 $0
             
Total nonperforming loans as a % of loans 1.36% 1.41% 1.19% 1.58% 1.27% 1.14%
Total nonperforming assets as a % of assets 0.80% 0.82% 0.73% 0.92% 0.76% 0.69%
Allowance for loan losses as a % of total loans 1.10% 1.00% 1.09% 1.25% 1.15% 1.06%
Allowance for loan losses as a % of nonperforming loans 80.89% 70.95% 91.03% 78.94% 90.60% 92.38%

 

TABLE XII - SUMMARY OF LOANS BY TYPE

 

(In Thousands) June 30, As of December 31,
  2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Residential mortgage:            
  Residential mortgage loans - first liens $304,806 $311,627 $331,015 $333,012 $340,268 $353,909
  Residential mortgage loans - junior liens 24,797 26,748 28,851 31,590 35,734 40,657
  Home equity lines of credit 33,076 33,017 30,037 26,853 23,577 21,304
  1-4 Family residential construction 14,895 12,842 9,959 14,379 11,452 11,262
Total residential mortgage 377,574 384,234 399,862 405,834 411,031 427,132
Commercial:            
  Commercial loans secured by real estate 155,168 158,413 156,388 167,094 163,483 165,979
  Commercial and industrial 45,812 48,442 57,191 59,005 49,753 48,295
  Political subdivisions 24,033 31,789 37,620 36,480 37,598 38,790
  Commercial construction and land 20,189 28,200 23,518 24,004 15,264 13,730
  Loans secured by farmland 11,134 11,403 10,949 11,353 11,856 9,140
  Multi-family (5 or more) residential 6,397 6,745 6,583 7,781 8,338 8,367
  Agricultural loans 3,061 3,053 2,987 3,472 3,848 4,495
  Other commercial loans 543 362 552 392 638 884
Total commercial 266,337 288,407 295,788 309,581 290,778 289,680
Consumer 11,059 11,269 12,665 14,996 19,202 26,732
Total 654,970 683,910 708,315 730,411 721,011 743,544
Less: allowance for loan losses (7,198) (6,857) (7,705) (9,107) (8,265) (7,857)
Loans, net $647,772 $677,053 $700,610 $721,304 $712,746 $735,687

 

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LIQUIDITY

 

Liquidity is the ability to quickly raise cash at a reasonable cost. An adequate liquidity position permits the Corporation to pay creditors, compensate for unforeseen deposit fluctuations and fund unexpected loan demand. At June 30, 2013, the Corporation maintained overnight interest-bearing deposits with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and other correspondent banks totaling $11,871,000.

 

The Corporation maintains overnight borrowing facilities with several correspondent banks that provide a source of day-to-day liquidity. Also, the Corporation maintains borrowing facilities with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, secured by various mortgage loans.

 

The Corporation has a line of credit with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Discount Window. Management intends to use this line of credit as a contingency funding source. As collateral for the line, the Corporation has pledged available-for-sale securities with a carrying value of $26,699,000 at June 30, 2013.

 

The Corporation’s outstanding, available, and total credit facilities at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

 

   Outstanding  Available  Total Credit
(In Thousands)  June 30,  Dec. 31, June 30,  Dec. 31, June 30,  Dec. 31,
  2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012
Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh $26,469 $17,809 $295,086 $328,023 $321,555 $345,832
Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window 0 0 25,668 27,367 25,668 27,367
Other correspondent banks 0 0 45,000 45,000 45,000 45,000
Total credit facilities $26,469 $17,809 $365,754 $400,390 $392,223 $418,199

 

At June 30, 2013, the Corporation’s outstanding credit facilities with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh consisted of long-term borrowings with a total amount of $12,472,000, short-term borrowings with a total amount of $12,000,000, and a letter of credit in the amount of $1,997,000. At December 31, 2012, the Corporation’s outstanding credit facilities with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh consisted of long-term borrowings with a total amount of $15,812,000 as well as a letter of credit in the amount of $1,997,000. Additional information regarding borrowed funds is included in Note 8 of the consolidated financial statements.

 

Additionally, the Corporation uses repurchase agreements placed with brokers to borrow funds secured by investment assets and “RepoSweep” arrangements to borrow funds from commercial banking customers on an overnight basis. If required to raise cash in an emergency situation, the Corporation could sell available-for-sale securities to meet its obligations. At June 30, 2013, the carrying value of available-for-sale securities in excess of amounts required to meet pledging or repurchase agreement obligations was $256,006,000.

 

Management believes the Corporation is well-positioned to meet its short-term and long-term obligations.

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND CAPITAL ADEQUACY

 

The Corporation and C&N Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Details concerning capital ratios at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are presented below. Management believes, as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, that the Corporation and C&N Bank meet all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.

 

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          Minimum To Be Well
(Dollars in Thousands)              Minimum Capitalized Under
               Capital Prompt Corrective
             Actual       Requirement Action Provisions
  Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio
June 30, 2013:            
Total capital to risk-weighted assets:            
     Consolidated $172,544 25.75% $53,609 ³8%      n/a  n/a
     C&N Bank 158,204 23.90% 52,953 ³8% $66,192 ³10%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets:            
     Consolidated 164,108 24.49% 26,805 ³4%  n/a  n/a
     C&N Bank 150,983 22.81% 26,477 ³4%          39,715 ³6%
Tier 1 capital to average assets:            
     Consolidated 164,108 13.51% 48,588 ³4%  n/a  n/a
     C&N Bank 150,983 12.54% 48,159 ³4%          60,199 ³5%
             
December 31, 2012:            
Total capital to risk-weighted assets:            
     Consolidated $165,972 24.01% $55,299 ³8%      n/a  n/a
     C&N Bank 152,462 22.31% 54,665 ³8% $68,331 ³10%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets:            
     Consolidated 158,008 22.86% 27,650 ³4%  n/a  n/a
     C&N Bank 145,596 21.31% 27,332 ³4%          40,998 ³6%
Tier 1 capital to average assets:            
     Consolidated 158,008 12.53% 50,459 ³4%  n/a  n/a
     C&N Bank 145,596 11.64% 50,053 ³4%          62,567 ³5%

 

Management expects the Corporation and C&N Bank to maintain capital levels that exceed the regulatory standards for well-capitalized institutions for the next 12 months and for the foreseeable future. Planned capital expenditures are not expected to have a significantly detrimental effect on capital ratios. See the discussion of future changes in regulatory capital requirements in the “New Capital Rule” section below.

 

Future dividend payments will depend upon maintenance of a strong financial condition, future earnings and capital and regulatory requirements. The Corporation and C&N Bank are subject to restrictions on the amount of dividends that may be paid without approval of banking regulatory authorities.

 

The Corporation’s total stockholders’ equity is affected by fluctuations in the fair values of available-for-sale securities. The difference between amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale securities, net of deferred income tax, is included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income within stockholders’ equity. The balance in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income related to unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of deferred income tax, amounted to $2,832,000 at June 30, 2013 and $11,568,000 at December 31, 2012. Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income are excluded from earnings and directly increase or decrease stockholders’ equity. If available-for-sale securities are deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired, unrealized losses are recorded as a charge against earnings, and amortized cost for the affected securities is reduced. Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements provides additional information concerning management’s evaluation of available-for-sale securities for other-than-temporary impairment at June 30, 2013.

 

Stockholders’ equity is also affected by the underfunded or overfunded status of defined benefit pension and postretirement plans. The balance in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income related to defined benefit plans, net of deferred income tax, was ($152,000) at June 30, 2013 and ($565,000) at December 31, 2012.

 

New Capital Rule

 

In July 2013, the federal regulatory authorities issued a new capital rule based, in part, on revisions developed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to the Basel capital framework (Basel III). The Corporation and C&N Bank are subject to the new rule on January 1, 2015. Generally, the new rule implements higher minimum capital requirements, revises the definition of regulatory capital components and related calculations, adds a new common equity tier 1 capital ratio, implements a new capital conservation buffer, increases the risk weighting for residential mortgages and past due loans and provides a transition period for several aspects of the new rule.

 

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A summarized comparison of the existing capital requirements with requirements under the new rule is as follows:

 

  Current General  
  Risk-Based  
  Capital Rule New Capital Rule
Minimum regulatory capital ratios:    
  Common equity tier 1 capital/    
    risk-weighted assets (RWA) N/A 4.5%
  Tier 1 capital / RWA 4% 6%
  Total capital / RWA 8% 8%
  Tier 1 capital / Average assets    
    (Leverage ratio) 4% 4%
     
Capital buffers:    
  Capital conservation buffer N/A 2.5% of RWA; composed of
    common equity tier 1 capital
     
Prompt correction action levels -    
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio:    
  Well capitalized N/A ³6.5%
  Adequately capitalized N/A ³4.5%
  Undercapitalized N/A <4.5%
  Significantly undercapitalized N/A <3%
     
Prompt correction action levels -    
Tier 1 capital ratio:    
  Well capitalized ³6% ³8%
  Adequately capitalized ³4% ³6%
  Undercapitalized <4% <6%
  Significantly undercapitalized <3% <4%
     
Prompt correction action levels -    
Total capital ratio:    
  Well capitalized ³10% ³10%
  Adequately capitalized ³8% ³8%
  Undercapitalized <8% <8%
  Significantly undercapitalized <6% <6%
     
Prompt correction action levels -    
Leverage ratio:    
  Well capitalized ³5% ³5%
  Adequately capitalized ³4% ³4%
  Undercapitalized <4% <4%
  Significantly undercapitalized <3% <3%
     
Prompt correction action levels -    
Critically undercapitalized:    
  Tangible equity to total assets 2% 2%

 

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The new capital rule provides that, in order to avoid limitations on capital distributions, including dividend payments and certain discretionary bonus payments to executive officers, a banking organization must hold a capital conservation buffer composed of common equity tier 1 capital above its minimum risk-based capital requirements. The buffer is measured relative to risk-weighted assets. Phase-in of the capital conservation buffer requirements will begin January 1, 2016. The transition schedule for new ratios, including the capital conservation buffer, is as follows:

 

  As of January 1:      
  2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Minimum common equity tier 1 capital ratio 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5%
Common equity tier 1 capital conservation buffer N/A 0.625% 1.25% 1.875% 2.5%
Minimum common equity tier 1 capital ratio plus          
  capital conservation buffer 4.5% 5.125% 5.75% 6.375% 7.0%
Phase-in of most deductions from common equity          
  tier 1 capital 40% 60% 80% 100% 100%
Minimum tier 1 capital ratio 6.0% 6.0% 6.0% 6.0% 6.0%
Minimum tier 1 capital ratio plus capital          
  conservation buffer N/A 6.625% 7.25% 7.875% 8.5%
Minimum total capital ratio 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0% 8.0%
Minimum total capital ratio plus capital          
  conservation buffer N/A 8.625% 9.25% 9.875% 10.5%

 

As fully phased in, a banking organization with a buffer greater than 2.5% would not be subject to additional limits on dividend payments or discretionary bonus payments; however, a banking organization with a buffer less than 2.5% would be subject to increasingly stringent limitations as the buffer approaches zero. The new rule also prohibits a banking organization from making dividend payments or discretionary bonus payments if its eligible retained income is negative in that quarter and its capital conservation buffer ratio was less than 2.5% as of the beginning of that quarter. Eligible net income is defined as net income for the four calendar quarters preceding the current calendar quarter, net of any distributions and associated tax effects not already reflected in net income. A summary of payout restrictions based on the capital conservation buffer is as follows:

 

Capital Conservation Buffer Maximum Payout
(as a % of risk-weighted
assets)
(as a % of eligible retained
income)
Greater than 2.5% No payout limitation applies
≤2.5% and >1.875% 60%
≤1.875% and >1.25% 40%
≤1.25% and >0.625% 20%
≤0.625% 0%

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) – Presentation of Comprehensive Income. The intent of this standard is to increase the prominence of comprehensive income in the financial statements. Accordingly, the Corporation has included Statements of Comprehensive Income in the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three-month and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

 

Comprehensive Income is the total of (1) net income, and (2) all other changes in equity from non-stockholder sources, which are referred to as Other Comprehensive Income. Changes in the components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) are included in Other Comprehensive Income, and for the Corporation, consist of changes in unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale securities and changes in underfunded defined benefit plans.

 

Comprehensive Income totaled $1,357,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to $12,166,000 in the first six months of 2012. In the first six months of 2013, Comprehensive Income included: (1) Net Income of $9,680,000, which was $1,592,000 lower than in the first six months of 2012; (2) Other Comprehensive Loss from unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of deferred income tax, of $8,736,000 as compared to Other Comprehensive Income of $728,000 in the first six months of 2012; and (3) Other Comprehensive Income from defined benefit plans of $413,000 in the first six months of 2013 as compared to $166,000 in the first six months of 2012.

 

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Comprehensive loss totaled $1,417,000 for the second quarter 2013 as compared to comprehensive income of $6,365,000 in the second quarter of 2012. In the second quarter 2013, Comprehensive Loss included: (1) Net Income of $4,974,000, which was $711,000 lower than in the second quarter 2012; (2) Other Comprehensive Loss on unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of deferred income tax, of $6,391,000 as compared to Other Comprehensive Income of $667,000 in the second quarter 2012; and (3) no Other Comprehensive Income or Loss from defined benefit plans compared to a Other Comprehensive Income of $13,000 for the second quarter of 2012.

 

INCOME TAXES

 

The effective income tax rate was approximately 25% of pre-tax income in the first six months and second quarter 2013, down from 27% in the first six months and second quarter 2012. The provision for income tax for the interim periods is based on the Corporation’s estimate of the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full year. The lower effective tax rate in 2013 is mainly attributable to lower pre-tax income in the first six months and second quarter 2013 in comparison to the corresponding periods of 2012. The Corporation’s effective tax rates differ from the statutory rate of 35% principally because of the effects of tax-exempt interest income.

 

The Corporation recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities based on differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities. At June 30, 2013, the net deferred tax asset was $4,631,000, up $2,906,000 from the balance at December 31, 2012. The largest changes in temporary difference components were as follows:

 

·The deferred tax liability associated with unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities fell to $1,526,000 at June 30, 2013, a reduction of $4,702,000 from December 31, 2012, because of a reduction in unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities caused primarily by increases in long-term interest rates in the second quarter 2013.

 

·In 2013, the deferred tax asset from net realized losses on securities fell to $149,000, a reduction of $1,105,000 from December 31, 2012, mainly due to the first quarter 2013 sale of a pooled trust-preferred security for which OTTI had been recorded for financial reporting purposes in previous years.

 

The Corporation regularly reviews deferred tax assets for recoverability based on history of earnings, expectations for future earnings and expected timing of reversals of temporary differences. Realization of deferred tax assets ultimately depends on the existence of sufficient taxable income, including taxable income in prior carryback years, as well as future taxable income. Management believes the recorded net deferred tax asset at June 30, 2013 is fully realizable; however, if management determines the Corporation will be unable to realize all or part of the net deferred tax asset, the Corporation would adjust the deferred tax asset, which would negatively impact earnings.

 

Additional information related to income taxes is presented in Note 11 to the unaudited, consolidated financial statements.

 

INFLATION

 

The Corporation is significantly affected by the Federal Reserve Board’s efforts to control inflation through changes in short-term interest rates. Beginning in September 2007, in response to concerns about weakness in the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve lowered the fed funds target rate numerous times; in December 2008, it established a target range of 0% to 0.25%, which it has maintained through the first half of 2013. Also, the Federal Reserve has injected massive amounts of liquidity into the nation’s monetary system through a variety of programs. The Federal Reserve has purchased large amounts of securities in an effort to keep interest rates low and stimulate economic growth. Further, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke recently stated that he expects the Federal Reserve to continue “[h]ighly accommodative monetary policy for the foreseeable future.”

 

Despite the current low short-term rate environment, liquidity injections, and commodity price increases, inflation statistics indicate that the overall rate of inflation is unlikely to significantly affect the Corporation’s operations within the near future. Although management cannot predict future changes in the rates of inflation, management monitors the impact of economic trends, including any indicators of inflationary pressures, in managing interest rate and other financial risks.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

MARKET RISK

 

Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices of the Corporation’s financial instruments. In addition to the effects of interest rates, the market prices of the Corporation’s debt securities within the available-for-sale securities portfolio are affected by fluctuations in the risk premiums (amounts of spread over risk-free rates) demanded by investors.

 

Management cannot control changes in market prices of securities based on fluctuations in the risk premiums demanded by investors, nor can management control the volume of deferrals or defaults by the issuers of debt securities owned by the Corporation. However, management attempts to limit the risk that economic conditions would force the Corporation to sell securities for realized losses by maintaining a strong capital position (discussed in the “Stockholders’ Equity and Capital Adequacy” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis) and ample sources of liquidity (discussed in the “Liquidity” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis).

 

The Corporation’s two major categories of market risk are interest rate risk and equity securities risk, which are discussed in the following sections.

 

INTEREST RATE RISK

 

Business risk arising from changes in interest rates is an inherent factor in operating a bank. The Corporation’s assets are predominantly long-term, fixed-rate loans and debt securities. Funding for these assets comes principally from shorter-term deposits and borrowed funds. Accordingly, there is an inherent risk of lower future earnings or decline in fair value of the Corporation’s financial instruments when interest rates change.

 

The Corporation uses a simulation model to calculate the potential effects of interest rate fluctuations on net interest income and the market value of portfolio equity. For purposes of these calculations, the market value of portfolio equity includes the fair values of financial instruments, such as securities, loans, deposits and borrowed funds, and the book values of nonfinancial assets and liabilities, such as premises and equipment and accrued expenses. The model measures and projects potential changes in net interest income, and calculates the discounted present value of anticipated cash flows of financial instruments, assuming an immediate increase or decrease in interest rates. Management ordinarily runs a variety of scenarios within a range of plus or minus 50-400 basis points of current rates.

 

The model makes estimates, at each level of interest rate change, regarding cash flows from principal repayments on loans and mortgage-backed securities and call activity on other investment securities. Actual results could vary significantly from these estimates, which could result in significant differences in the calculations of projected changes in net interest income and market value of portfolio equity. Also, the model does not make estimates related to changes in the composition of the deposit portfolio that could occur due to rate competition, and the table does not necessarily reflect changes that management would make to realign the portfolio as a result of changes in interest rates.

 

The Corporation’s Board of Directors has established policy guidelines for acceptable levels of interest rate risk, based on an immediate increase or decrease in interest rates. The policy limits acceptable fluctuations in net interest income from the baseline (flat rates) one-year scenario and variances in the market value of portfolio equity from the baseline values based on current rates.

 

Table XIII, which follows this discussion, is based on the results of calculations performed using the simulation model as of June 30, 2013 and October 31, 2012. The table shows that as of the respective dates, the changes in net interest income and changes in market value were within the policy limits in all scenarios.

 

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TABLE XIII - THE EFFECT OF HYPOTHETICAL CHANGES IN INTEREST RATES

 

June 30, 2013 Data          
(In Thousands)   Period Ending June 30, 2014    
           
Basis Point Interest Interest Net Interest NII NII
Change in Rates Income Expense Income (NII)  % Change Risk Limit
+400 $54,725 $22,791 $31,934 -21.4% 25.0%
+300 52,524 18,058 34,466 -15.1% 20.0%
+200 50,320 13,660 36,660 -9.7% 15.0%
+100 48,056 9,485 38,571 -5.0% 10.0%
0 45,925 5,309 40,616 0.0% 0.0%
-100 43,601 5,141 38,460 -5.3% 10.0%
-200 42,188 5,140 37,048 -8.8% 15.0%
-300 41,746 5,140 36,606 -9.9% 20.0%
-400 41,639 5,140 36,499 -10.1% 25.0%
           
  Market Value of Portfolio Equity at June 30, 2013  
           
  Present Present Present    
Basis Point Value Value Value    
Change in Rates Equity  % Change Risk Limit    
+400 $160,218 -27.4% 50.0%    
+300 173,660 -21.4% 45.0%    
+200 189,873 -14.0% 35.0%    
+100 205,418 -7.0% 25.0%    
0 220,809 0.0% 0.0%    
-100 223,969 1.4% 25.0%    
-200 232,553 5.3% 35.0%    
-300 256,856 16.3% 45.0%    
-400 297,347 34.7% 50.0%    
           
October 31, 2012 Data          
(In Thousands)   Period Ending October 31, 2013  
           
Basis Point Interest Interest Net Interest NII NII
Change in Rates Income Expense Income (NII)  % Change Risk Limit
+400 $60,813 $26,050 $34,763 -18.9% 25.0%
+300 58,329 20,789 37,540 -12.4% 20.0%
+200 55,398 16,004 39,394 -8.1% 15.0%
+100 52,592 11,338 41,254 -3.7% 10.0%
0 49,534 6,673 42,861 0.0% 0.0%
-100 46,881 6,236 40,645 -5.2% 10.0%
-200 46,178 6,233 39,945 -6.8% 15.0%
-300 45,925 6,233 39,692 -7.4% 20.0%
-400 45,800 6,233 39,567 -7.7% 25.0%
           
   Market Value of Portfolio Equity at October 31, 2012  
           
  Present Present Present    
Basis Point Value Value Value    
Change in Rates Equity  % Change Risk Limit    
+400 $165,826 -21.7% 50.0%    
+300 179,904 -15.1% 45.0%    
+200 193,117 -8.8% 35.0%    
+100 204,290 -3.6% 25.0%    
0 211,846 0.0% 0.0%    
-100 207,561 -2.0% 25.0%    
-200 230,184 8.7% 35.0%    
-300 268,229 26.6% 45.0%    
-400 309,611 46.1% 50.0%    

 

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EQUITY SECURITIES RISK

 

The Corporation’s equity securities portfolio consists of investments in stocks of banks and bank holding companies. Investments in bank stocks are subject to risk factors that affect the banking industry in general, including credit risk, competition from non-bank entities, interest rate risk and other factors, which could result in a decline in market prices. Also, losses could occur in individual stocks held by the Corporation because of specific circumstances related to each bank. As discussed further in Note 6 of the consolidated financial statements, the Corporation recognized other-than-temporary impairment losses related to bank stocks of $25,000 in the first quarter 2013 and $67,000 in the first quarter 2012.

 

Equity securities held as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are presented in Table XIV. Table XIV presents quantitative data concerning the effects of a decline in fair value of the Corporation’s equity securities of 10% or 20%. The data in Table XIV does not reflect the effects of any appreciation in value that may occur, nor does it present the Corporation’s maximum exposure to loss on equity securities, which would be 100% of their fair value as of June 30, 2013.

 

TABLE XIV - EQUITY SECURITIES RISK

(In Thousands)

 

  June 30, Dec. 31,
  2013 2012
Cost $5,965 $5,912
Fair Value 8,717 8,373
Hypothetical 10% Decline In Market Value (872) (837)
Hypothetical 20% Decline In Market Value (1,743) (1,675)

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

The Corporation’s management, under the supervision of and with the participation of the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has carried out an evaluation of the design and effectiveness of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that all material information required to be disclosed in reports the Corporation files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 

There were no significant changes in the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

The Corporation and C&N Bank are involved in various legal proceedings incidental to their business. Management believes the aggregate liability, if any, resulting from such pending and threatened legal proceedings will not have a material, adverse effect on the Corporation’s financial condition or results of operations.

 

Item 1A.Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A of the Corporation’s Form 10-K filed February 21, 2013.

 

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

On May 19, 2011, the Corporation announced the Corporation’s Board of Directors authorized repurchases of outstanding common stock, up to a total of $1 million, in open market or privately negotiated transactions. At its September 22, 2011 meeting, the Corporation’s Board of Directors authorized repurchases of outstanding common stock in open market or privately negotiated transactions, up to a total of $1 million, as an addition to the stock repurchase program previously announced on May 19, 2011. The Board of Directors’ authorizations provide that: (1) the treasury stock repurchase programs became effective when publicly announced and shall continue thereafter until suspended or terminated by the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion; and (2) all shares of common stock repurchased pursuant to the programs shall be held as treasury shares and be available for use and reissuance for purposes as and when determined by the Board of Directors including, without limitation, pursuant to the Corporation’s Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan and its equity compensation program. As of June 30, 2013, the maximum additional value available for purchases under this program was $980,694.

 

In the second quarter 2013, the Corporation made no purchases of its equity securities.

 

Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None

 

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable

 

Item 5.Other Information

None

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

2. Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement,   Not applicable
    liquidation or succession                                                                
     
3. (i) Articles of Incorporation   Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of
    the Corporation's Form 8-K filed
    September 21, 2009
     
3. (ii) By-laws   Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the
    Corporation's Form 8-K filed April 19, 2013
     
4. Instruments defining the rights of Security holders, including    
    Indentures   Not applicable
     
10. Material contracts   Not applicable
     
11. Statement re: computation of per share earnings   Information concerning the computation of
    earnings per share is provided in Note 2
    to the unaudited consolidated financial
    statements, which is included in Part I,
    Item 1 of Form 10-Q
     
15. Letter re: unaudited interim information   Not applicable
     
18. Letter re: change in accounting principles   Not applicable    
     
19. Report furnished to security holders   Not applicable    
     
22. Published report regarding matters submitted to   Not applicable    
     vote of security holders    
     
23. Consents of experts and counsel   Not applicable
     
24. Power of attorney   Not applicable
     
31. Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certifications:    
       31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer   Filed herewith
       31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer   Filed herewith
     
32. Section 1350 certifications   Filed herewith
     
99. Additional exhibits   Not applicable
     
100. XBRL-related documents   Not applicable
     
101. Interactive data file   Filed herewith

 

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Signatures

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  CITIZENS & NORTHERN CORPORATION
   
August 8, 2013 By: /s/ Charles H. Updegraff, Jr.
Date   President and Chief Executive Officer
     
August 8, 2013 By:  /s/ Mark A. Hughes
Date   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

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