UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One) 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2016

 

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: 000-50755

 

OPTIMUMBANK HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Florida 55-0865043
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

2477 East Commercial Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

954-900-2800 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

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 ☒   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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒   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 the 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 ☐ 
Non-accelerated filer ☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) 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 ☒

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 1,099,826 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, issued and outstanding as of November 14, 2016.

 

 

 
 

 

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INDEX

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION    
     
Item 1. Financial Statements    
     
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - September 30, 2016 (unaudited) and December 31, 2015   1
     
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - Three and Nine Months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (unaudited)   2
     
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income - Three and Nine Months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (unaudited)   3
     
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity - Nine Months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (unaudited)   4
     
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Nine Months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 (unaudited)   5
     
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)   7
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   26
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures   31
     
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION    
     
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds   32
     
Item 3. Defaults on Senior Securities   32
     
Item 6. Exhibits   32
     
SIGNATURES   33

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

   September 30,   December 31, 
   2016   2015 
Assets:  (Unaudited)     
         
Cash and due from banks  $11,337   $10,162 
Interest-bearing deposits with banks   103    203 
Total cash and cash equivalents   11,440    10,365 
Securities available for sale   21,931    25,749 
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $4,169 and $2,295   81,332    82,573 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock   1,018    966 
Premises and equipment, net   2,680    2,703 
Foreclosed real estate, net   2,412    4,029 
Accrued interest receivable   389    462 
Other assets   519    631 
           
Total assets  $121,721   $127,478 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity:          
           
Liabilities:          
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits   9,715    9,478 
Savings, NOW and money-market deposits   22,943    24,034 
Time deposits   57,650    64,059 
           
Total deposits   90,308    97,571 
           
Federal Home Loan Bank advances   20,500    20,000 
Junior subordinated debenture   5,155    5,155 
Advanced payment by borrowers for taxes and insurance   682    251 
Official checks   159    130 
Other liabilities   1,600    1,404 
           
Total liabilities   118,404    124,511 
           
Stockholders’ equity:          
Preferred stock, no par value; 6,000,000 shares authorized, 7 shares issued and outstanding in 2016 and 4 shares issued and outstanding in 2015        
Common stock, $.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized, 1,099,826 shares issued and outstanding in 2016 and 50,000,000 shares authorized, 9,628,863 shares issued and outstanding in 2015   11    96 
Additional paid-in capital   34,025    33,330 
Accumulated deficit   (30,629)   (30,321)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (90)   (138)
           
Total stockholders’ equity   3,317    2,967 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $121,721   $127,478 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2016   2015   2016   2015 
                 
Interest income:                
Loans  $1,082   $974   $3,156   $2,828 
Securities   117    148    367    455 
Other   24    20    75    58 
                     
Total interest income   1,223    1,142    3,598    3,341 
                     
Interest expense:                    
Deposits   181    162    550    479 
Borrowings   91    60    260    176 
                     
Total interest expense   272    222    810    655 
                     
Net interest income   951    920    2,788    2,686 
                     
Provision for loan losses                
                     
Net interest income after provision for loan losses   951    920    2,788    2,686 
                     
Noninterest income:                    
Service charges and fees   22    61    63    91 
Gain on sale of securities available for sale   2    28    48    60 
Other   7    83    14    221 
                     
Total noninterest income   31    172    125    372 
                     
Noninterest expenses:                    
Salaries and employee benefits   430    460    1,385    1,402 
Occupancy and equipment   112    118    346    365 
Data processing   77    84    250    224 
Professional fees   151    171    480    423 
Insurance   27    29    78    88 
Foreclosed real estate, net   5    358    42    404 
Regulatory assessment   74    78    221    225 
Other   84    68    419    377 
                     
Total noninterest expenses   960    1,366    3,221    3,508 
                     
Earnings (loss) before tax benefit   22    (274)   (308)   (450)
                     
Income tax benefit       (320)       (320)
                     
Net earnings (loss)  $22   $46   $(308)  $(130)
                     
Net earnings (loss) per share:                    
Basic and diluted  $.02   $.05   $(0.30)  $(.12)
                     
Dividends per share      $       $ 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Unaudited)
 (In thousands)

 

   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2016   2015   2016   2015 
                 
Net earnings (loss)  $22   $46    (308)  $(130)
                     
Other comprehensive (loss) income:                    
Unrealized (loss) gain on securities available for sale:                    
Unrealized (loss) gain arising during the period   (281)   206    129    53
                     
Reclassification adjustment for realized gains on securities available for sale   (2)   (28)   (48)   (60)
                     
Net change in unrealized (loss) gain   (283)   178    81    (7)
                     
Deferred income taxes (benefit) on above change   (107)   67    33    (3)
                     
Total other comprehensive (loss) income   (176)   111    48    (4)
                     
Comprehensive (loss) income  $(154)  $157   $(260)  $(134)

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 

 (Dollars in thousands) 

 

                                               Accumulated         
               Other     
         Additional       Comprehensive    Total  
   Preferred Stock   Common Stock   Paid-In   Accumulated   Income   Stockholders’ 
   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Capital   Deficit   (Loss)   Equity 
Balance at December 31, 2014           9,305,236   $93   $32,961   $(30,158)  $83   $2,979 
                                         
Proceeds from sale of common stock (unaudited)           37,500        30            30 
                                         
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock (unaudited)   3                75            75 
                                         
Common stock issued as compensation to directors (unaudited)           251,123    2    227            229 
                                         
Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited)                       (130)       (130)
                                         
Net change in unrealized gain on securities available for sale (unaudited)                           (4)   (4)
                                         
Balance at September 30, 2015 (unaudited)   3   $    9,593,859   $95   $33,293   $(30,288)  $79   $3,179 
                                         
Balance at December 31, 2015   4   $    9,628,863   $96   $33,330   $(30,321)  $(138)  $2,967 
                                         
Reverse common stock split (1-for-10) (unaudited)           (8,665,694)   (87)   87             
                                         
Proceeds from sale of Preferred stock (unaudited)   3                75            75 
                                         
Proceeds from sale of common stock (unaudited)           92,980    1    374            375 
                                         
Common stock issued as compensation to directors (unaudited)           53,855    1    231            232 
                                         
Common stock issued for services (unaudited)           36,118        128            128 
                                         
Reversal of common stock issued as compensation to directors (unaudited) (See Note 13)            (46,296)       (200)           (200)
                                         
Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 (unaudited)                       (308)       (308)
                                         
Net change in unrealized loss on securities available for sale, net of taxes (unaudited)                           48    48 
                                         
Balance at September 30, 2016 (unaudited)   7        1,099,826   $11   $34,025   $(30,629)  $(90)  $3,317 

 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)  

 (In thousands)

 

   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 
   2016   2015 
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net loss  $(308)  $(130)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization   118    120 
Gain on sale of securities available for sale   (48)   (60)
Common stock issued as compensation to directors   32    229 
Common stock issued as compensation for services   128     
Net amortization of fees, premiums and discounts   38    483 
Decrease (increase) in other assets   79    (68)
Write-down of foreclosed real estate       280 
Decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable   73    (19)
Increase in official checks and other liabilities   225    1 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities   337    836 
           
Cash flows from investing activities:          
Principal repayments and maturity of securities available for sale   3,074    3,462 
Proceeds from sale of securities available for sale   18,028    8,255 
Purchase of securities available for sale   (17,294)   (11,053)
Net decrease (increase) in loans   1,342    (1,221)
Purchase of premises and equipment   (95)   (23)
Proceeds from sale of foreclosed real estate, net   1,617    610 
(Purchase) Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock   (52)   359 
           
Net cash provided by investing activities   6,620    389 
           
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Net (decrease) increase in deposits   (7,263)   1,201 
Increase in advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance   431    415 
Purchase (Repayment) of Federal Home Loan Bank advances, net   500    (6,740)
Proceeds from sale of common stock   375    30 
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock   75    75 
           
Net cash used in financing activities   (5,882)   (5,019)
           
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   1,075    (3,794)
           
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period   10,365    12,074 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period  $11,440   $8,280 

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited), Continued 

 (In thousands)

 

   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 
   2016   2015 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:        
Cash paid during the period for:        
Interest  $671   $537 
Income Taxes  $   $ 
Noncash —  Investing Activity          
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net change in unrealized (loss) gain on securities available for sale  $48   $(4)

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

(1) General.  OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. (the “Holding Company”) is a one-bank holding company and owns 100% of OptimumBank (the “Bank”), a Florida-chartered commercial bank. The Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiaries are OB Real Estate Management, LLC and OB Real Estate Holdings, LLC, both of which were formed in 2009; OB Real Estate Holdings 1692 and OB Real Estate Holdings 1704 formed in 2012, collectively, (the “Real Estate Holding Subsidiaries”). The Holding Company’s only business is the operation of the Bank and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). The Bank’s deposits are insured up to applicable limits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). The Bank offers a variety of community banking services to individual and corporate customers through its three banking offices located in Broward County, Florida. OB Real Estate Management, LLC is primarily engaged in managing foreclosed real estate. This subsidiary had no activity in 2016 and 2015. All other subsidiaries are primarily engaged in holding and disposing of foreclosed real estate.
   
  In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company contain all adjustments (consisting principally of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position at September 30, 2016, the results of operations and comprehensive (loss) income for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 and cash flows for the nine month periods ending September 30, 2016 and 2015. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
   
  Going Concern Status. The Company is in default with respect to its $5,155,000 Junior Subordinated Debenture (“Debenture”) due to its failure to make certain required interest payments under the Debenture. The Trustee of the Debenture (the “Trustee”) or the holders of the Debenture are entitled to accelerate the payment of the $5,155,000 principal balance plus accrued and unpaid interest totaling $1,095,700 at September 30, 2016. No adjustments to the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been made as a result of this uncertainty. Management’s plans with regard to this matter are as follows: A Director of the Company has offered to purchase the Debenture and this offer has been approved by certain equity owners of the Trust that holds the Debenture. The Director has also agreed to enter into a forbearance agreement with the Company with respect to payments due under the Debenture upon consummation of the Director’s purchase of the Debenture. Although the Director tendered the purchase price for the Debenture in 2014, the Trustee has received conflicting directions and therefore on December 11, 2014, the Trustee commenced an Action for Interpleader in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Interpleader Action”). On August 31, 2015, the court held that the Trustee could not sell the Debenture to the Director because certain conditions and requirements set forth in the indenture for the Trust had not been fulfilled. The Director has continued his efforts to acquire the Debenture. To date the Trustee has not accelerated the outstanding balance of the Debenture.
   
  In March of 2016, the Trustee received a direction from certain equity owners of the Trust that hold the Debenture to Sell the Debenture to a Director of the Company. Based upon the receipt of other conflicting directions, on August 26, 2016, the Trustee commenced an action in a Minnesota State Court seeking directions from the Court. On September 14, 2016, a Notice of Removal was filed and the case was removed to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. On October 10, 2016, the Trustee and the various Interested Parties filed a Stipulation to Transfer Venue to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Stipulation”). Based upon the Stipulation, on October 13, 2016, the Minnesota Federal Court entered its Order to Transfer Venue of the case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The parties are seeking to have this matter assigned to the same District Court Judge who was assigned the Interpleader Action. To date no scheduling order has been entered. The Company continues to pursue mechanisms for paying the accrued interest, such as raising additional capital.
   
  Comprehensive (Loss) Income. Generally accepted accounting principles generally require that recognized revenue, expenses, gains and losses be included in net earnings (loss). Although certain changes in assets and liabilities, such as unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities, are reported as a separate component of the equity section of the condensed consolidated balance sheet, such items along with net earnings (loss), are components of comprehensive (loss) earnings. The only component of other comprehensive (loss) income is the net change in the unrealized (loss) gain on the securities available for sale.
   
  Income Taxes. The Company assessed its earnings history and trends and estimates of future earnings, and determined that the deferred tax asset could not be realized as of September 30, 2016. Accordingly, a valuation allowance was recorded against the net deferred tax asset.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

(1) General, Continued. 
  Recent Pronouncements. In January 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-01, Financial Instruments-Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which is intended to enhance the reporting model for financial instruments to provide users of financial statements with more decision-useful information. The ASU requires equity investments to be measured at fair value with changes in fair values recognized in net earnings, simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identity impairment and eliminates the requirement to disclose fair values, the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost. The ASU also clarifies that the Company should evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available for-sale debt securities in combination with the Company’s other deferred tax assets. These amendments are effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2018. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
   
  In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-2, Leases (Topic 842) which will require lessees to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases with term of more than twelve months. Consistent with current GAAP, the recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee primarily will depend on its classification as a finance or operating lease.  The new ASU will require both types of leases to be recognized on the balance sheet.  The ASU also will require disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. These disclosures include qualitative and quantitative requirements, providing additional information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements.  The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is in the process of determining the effect of the ASU on its consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations.  Early application will be permitted.
   
  In June 2016, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13 Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326).  The ASU improves financial reporting by requiring timelier recording of credit losses on loans and other financial instruments held by the Company. The ASU requires the Company to measure all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Many of the loss estimation techniques applied today will still be permitted, although the inputs to those techniques will change to reflect the full amount of expected credit losses. The Company will continue to use judgment to determine which loss estimation method is appropriate for their circumstances. The ASU requires enhanced disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as the credit quality and underwriting standards of an organization’s portfolio. These disclosures include qualitative and quantitative requirements that provide additional information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements. Additionally, the ASU amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. The ASU will take effect for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early application will be permitted for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018.
   
  Reclassification. Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2016 financial statement presentation.
   
 

Recent Regulatory Developments. Basel III Rules. On July 2, 2013, the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) approved the final rules implementing the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s capital guidelines for U.S. banks. Under the final rules, minimum requirements will increase for both the quantity and quality of capital held by the Bank. The rules include a new common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets ratio of 4.5% and a common equity Tier 1 capital conservation buffer of 2.5% of risk-weighted assets. The final rules also raise the minimum ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets from 4.0% to 6.0% and require a minimum leverage ratio of 4.0%. The final rules also implement strict eligibility criteria for regulatory capital instruments. On July 9, 2013, the FDIC also approved, as an interim final rule, the regulatory capital requirements for U.S. banks, following the actions of the FRB. The FDIC’s rule is identical in substance to the final rules issued by the FRB.

 

The phase-in period for the final rules began for the Bank on January 1, 2015, with full compliance with all of the final rule’s requirements phased in over a multi-year schedule. The provisions of the final rules are not expected to have a material impact on the Bank.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

(2) Securities. Securities have been classified according to management’s intent. The carrying amount of securities and approximate fair values are as follows (in thousands):

 

   Amortized
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair
Value
 
                 
At September 30, 2016:                
Securities Available for Sale-                
Mortgage-backed securities  $3,288   $50   $   $3,338 
Collateralized mortgage obligations   18,787    26    (220)   18,593 
                     
Total  $22,075   $76   $(220)  $21,931 
                     
At December 31, 2015:                    
Securities Available for Sale-                    
Mortgage-backed securities  $10,107   $31   $(52)  $10,086 
Collateralized mortgage obligations   15,223    21    (227)   15,017 
SBA Pool Security   644    2        646 
                     
Total  $25,974   $54   $(279)  $25,749 

 

The following summarizes the sales of securities (in thousands):

 

   Nine Months Ended September 30 
   2016   2015 
         
Proceeds from sales of securities  $18,028   $8,255 
           
Gross gains from sale of securities   66    87 
Gross losses from sale of securities   (18)   (27)
Net gains from sales of securities  $48   $60 

 

Securities with gross unrealized losses, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position, is as follows (in thousands):

 

   At September 30, 2016 
   Over Twelve Months   Less Than Twelve Months  
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair
Value
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Fair
Value
 
                  
Securities Available for Sale-                      
Collateralized mortgage obligations  $(13)  $942   $ (207)   $12,811 
                       
                 
   At December 31, 2015 
   Over Twelve Months   Less Than Twelve Months 
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair
Value
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair
Value
 
Securities Available for Sale:                
Mortgage-backed securities  $   $   $(52)  $5,526 
Collateralized mortgage obligations           (227)   11,783 
   $   $   $(279)  $17,309 

 

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(2) Securities, Continued.  At September 30, 2016, the unrealized losses on eight investment securities were caused by market conditions. It is expected that the securities would not be settled at a price less than the book value of the investments. Because the decline in fair value is attributable to market conditions and not credit quality, and because the Company has the ability and intent to hold these investments until a market price recovery or maturity, these investments are not considered other-than-temporarily impaired.
   
  Management evaluates securities for other-than-temporary impairment at least on a quarterly basis, and more frequently when economic or market concerns warrant such evaluation. A security is impaired if the fair value is less than its carrying value at the financial statement date. When a security is impaired, the Company determines whether this impairment is temporary or other-than-temporary. In estimating other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) losses, management assesses whether it intends to sell, or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell, a security in an unrealized loss position before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If either of these criteria is met, the entire difference between amortized cost and fair value is recognized in operations. For securities that do not meet the aforementioned criteria, the amount of impairment recognized in operations is limited to the amount related to credit losses, while impairment related to other factors is recognized in other comprehensive income (loss). Management utilizes cash flow models to segregate impairments to distinguish between impairment related to credit losses and impairment related to other factors. To assess for OTTI, management considers, among other things, (i) the severity and duration of the impairment; (ii) the ratings of the security; (iii) the overall transaction structure (the Company’s position within the structure, the aggregate, near-term financial performance of the underlying collateral, delinquencies, defaults, loss severities, recoveries, prepayments, cumulative loss projections, and discounted cash flows); and (iv) the timing and magnitude of a break in modeled cash flows.
   
 

In evaluating securities with unrealized losses, management utilizes various resources, including input from independent third-party firms to perform an analysis of expected future cash flows. The process begins with an assessment of the underlying collateral backing the mortgage pools. Management develops specific assumptions using as much market data as possible and includes internal estimates as well as estimates published by rating agencies and other third-party sources. The data for the individual borrowers in the underlying mortgage pools are generally segregated by state, FICO score at issue, loan to value at issue, and income documentation criteria. Mortgage pools are evaluated for current and expected levels of delinquencies and foreclosures, based on where they fall in the prescribed data set of FICO score, locations, LTV and documentation type, and a level of loss severity is assigned to each security based on its experience. The above-described historical data is used to develop current and expected measures of cumulative default rates as well as ultimate loss frequency and severity within the underlying mortgages. This reveals the expected future cash flows within the mortgage pool. The data described above is then input to an industry recognized model to assess the behavior of the particular security tranche owned by the Company. Significant inputs in this process include the structure of any subordination structures, if applicable, and are dictated by the structure of each particular security as laid out in the offering documents. The forecasted cash flows from the mortgage pools are input through the security structuring model to derive expected cash flows for the specific security owned by the Company to determine if the future cash flows are expected to exceed the book value of the security. The values for the significant inputs are updated on a regular basis.

 

The Company did not record any OTTI losses for securities available for sale.

   
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(3) Loans.  The components of loans are as follows (in thousands):

 

   At September 30,   At December 31, 
   2016   2015 
         
Residential real estate  $28,244   $16,203 
Multi-family real estate   5,789    3,697 
Commercial real estate   31,405    34,771 
Land and construction   4,096    5,258 
Commercial   13,327    21,770 
Consumer   2,098    3,015 
           
Total loans   84,959    84,714 
           
Add (deduct):          
Net deferred loan fees, costs and premiums   542    154 
Allowance for loan losses   (4,169)   (2,295)
           
Loans, net  $81,332   $82,573 

 

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(3) Loans, Continued. An analysis of the change in the allowance for loan losses follows (in thousands):

 

   Residential   Multi-
Family
   Commercial   Land                 
   Real   Real   Real   and                 
   Estate   Estate   Estate   Construction   Commercial   Consumer   Unallocated   Total 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016:
Beginning balance  $262   $39   $1,012   $64   $200   $156   $2,507   $4,240 
Provision (credit) for loan losses   58    19    89    (4)   48    75    (285)    
Charge-offs           (14)           (72)       (86)
Recoveries               6        9        15 
                                         
Ending balance  $320   $58   $1,087   $66   $248   $168   $2,222   $4,169 
                                         
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016:                               
Beginning balance  $116   $26   $1,085   $77   $120   $151   $720   $2,295 
Provision (credit) for loan losses   204    32    (2,033)   (29)   128    196    1,502     
Charge-offs           (14)           (195)       (209)
Recoveries           2,049    18        16        2,083 
                                         
Ending balance  $320    58    1,087    66    248    168    2,222    4,169 
                                         
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015:                               
Beginning balance  $48   $25   $1,408   $34   $77   $147   $440   $2,179 
Provision (credit) for loan losses   181    (14)   (143)   14    (36)   19    (21)    
Charge-offs   (195)                           (195)
Recoveries                       3        3 
                                         
Ending balance  $34   $11   $1,265   $48   $41   $169   $419   $1,987 
                                         
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015:                               
Beginning balance  $66   $2   $1,794   $99   $17   $   $266   $2,244 
Provision (credit) for loan losses   235    9    (529)   (51)   24    159    153     
Charge-offs   (267)                           (267)
Recoveries                       10        10 
                                         
Ending balance  $34   $11   $1,265   $48   $41   $169   $419   $1,987 

 

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   Residential   Multi-
Family
   Commercial   Land                 
   Real   Real   Real   and                 
   Estate   Estate   Estate   Construction   Commercial   Consumer   Unallocated   Total 
                                         
At September 30, 2016:                                        
Individually evaluated for impairment:                                        
Recorded investment  $379   $   $2,129   $   $   $   $   $2,508 
Balance in allowance for loan losses  $   $   $374   $   $   $   $   $374 
                                         
Collectively evaluated for impairment:                                        
Recorded investment  $27,865   $5,789   $29,276   $4,096   $13,327   $2,098   $   $82,451 
Balance in allowance for loan losses  $320   $58   $713   $66   $248   $168   $2,222   $3,795 
                                         
At December 31, 2015:                                        
Individually evaluated for impairment:                                        
Recorded investment  $1,319   $   $4,273   $   $   $   $   $5,592 
Balance in allowance for loan losses  $   $   $13   $   $   $   $   $13 
                                         
Collectively evaluated for impairment:                                        
Recorded investment  $14,884   $3,697   $30,498   $5,258   $21,770   $3,015   $   $79,122 
Balance in allowance for loan losses  $116   $26   $1,072   $77   $120   $151   $720   $2,282 

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

(3) Loans, Continued. Residential Real Estate, Multi-Family Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate, Land and Construction. All loans are underwritten in accordance with policies set forth and approved by the Board of Directors (the “Board”), including repayment capacity and source, value of the underlying property, credit history and stability. Multi-family and commercial real estate loans are secured by the subject property and are underwritten based upon standards set forth in the policies approved by the Company’s Board. Such standards include, among other factors, loan to value limits, cash flow coverage and general creditworthiness of the obligors. Construction loans to borrowers finance the construction of owner occupied and leased properties. These loans are categorized as construction loans during the construction period, later converting to commercial or residential real estate loans after the construction is complete and amortization of the loan begins. Real estate development and construction loans are approved based on an analysis of the borrower and guarantor, the viability of the project and on an acceptable percentage of the appraised value of the property securing the loan. Real estate development and construction loan funds are disbursed periodically based on the percentage of construction completed. The Company carefully monitors these loans with on-site inspections and requires the receipt of lien waivers on funds advanced. Development and construction loans are typically secured by the properties under development or construction, and personal guarantees are typically obtained. Further, to assure that reliance is not placed solely on the value of the underlying property, the Company considers the market conditions and feasibility of proposed projects, the financial condition and reputation of the borrower and guarantors, the amount of the borrower’s equity in the project, independent appraisals, cost estimates and pre-construction sales information. The Company also makes loans on occasion for the purchase of land for future development by the borrower. Land loans are extended for future development for either commercial or residential use by the borrower. The Company carefully analyzes the intended use of the property and the viability thereof.
   
  Commercial. Commercial business loans and lines of credit consist of loans to small- and medium-sized companies in the Company’s market area. Commercial loans are generally used for working capital purposes or for acquiring equipment, inventory or furniture. Primarily all of the Company’s commercial loans are secured loans, along with a small amount of unsecured loans. The Company’s underwriting analysis consists of a review of the financial statements of the borrower, the lending history of the borrower, the debt service capabilities of the borrower, the projected cash flows of the business, the value of the collateral, if any, and whether the loan is guaranteed by the principals of the borrower. These loans are generally secured by accounts receivable, inventory and equipment. Commercial loans are typically made on the basis of the borrower’s ability to make repayment from the cash flow of the borrower’s business, which makes them of higher risk than residential loans and the collateral securing loans may be difficult to appraise and may fluctuate in value based on the success of the business. The Company seeks to minimize these risks through its underwriting standards.
   
  Consumer. Consumer loans are extended for various purposes, including purchases of automobiles, recreational vehicles, and boats. Also offered are home improvement loans, lines of credit, personal loans, and deposit account collateralized loans. Repayment of these loans is primarily dependent on the personal income of the borrowers, which can be impacted by economic conditions in their market areas such as unemployment levels. Loans to consumers are extended after a credit evaluation, including the creditworthiness of the borrower(s), the purpose of the credit, and the secondary source of repayment. Consumer loans are made at fixed and variable interest rates. Risk is mitigated by the fact that the loans are of smaller individual amounts.

 

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(3) Loans, Continued. The following summarizes the loan credit quality (in thousands):

 

    

Pass

    

OLEM
(Other
Loans
Especially Mentioned)

    

Sub-
standard

    

Doubtful

    

Loss

    

Total

 
At September 30, 2016:                              
Residential real estate  $26,226   $1,639   $379   $   $   $28,244 
Multi-family real estate   5,789                    5,789 
Commercial real estate   27,000    1,187    3,218            31,405 
Land and construction   4,050    46                4,096 
Commercial   11,582        1,745            13,327 
Consumer   2,098                    2,098 
                               
Total  $76,745   $2,872   $5,342   $   $   $84,959 
                               
At December 31, 2015:                              
Residential real estate  $15,132   $   $1,071   $   $   $16,203 
Multi-family real estate   3,697                    3,697 
Commercial real estate   29,925    573    4,273            34,771 
Land and construction   5,212    46                5,258 
Commercial   19,916        1,854            21,770 
Consumer   3,015                    3,015 
                               
Total  $76,897   $619   $7,198   $   $   $84,714 

 

 
 Pass – a Pass loan’s primary source of loan repayment is satisfactory, with secondary sources very likely to be realized if necessary. These are loans that conform in all aspects to bank policy and regulatory requirements, and no repayment risk has been identified.
   
  OLEM (Other Loans Especially Mentioned) – an Other Loan Especially Mentioned has potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in the deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or the Company’s credit position at some future date.
   
  Substandard – a Substandard loan is inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified must have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. Included in this category are loans that are current on their payments, but the Bank is unable to document the source of repayment. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.
   
  Doubtful – a loan classified as Doubtful has all the weaknesses inherent in one classified as Substandard, with the added characteristics that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable. This classification does not mean that the asset has absolutely no recovery or salvage value, but rather it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off this basically worthless asset even though partial recovery may be affected in the future. The Company charges off any loan classified as Doubtful.
   
  Loss – a loan classified Loss is considered uncollectible and of such little value that continuance as a bankable asset is not warranted. This classification does not mean that the asset has absolutely no recovery or salvage value, but rather it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off this basically worthless asset even though partial recovery may be affected in the future. The Company fully charges off any loan classified as Loss.

 

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(3) Loans, Continued. Age analysis of past-due loans is as follows (in thousands):
   
    Accruing Loans           
    30-59
Days
Past Due
    60-89
Days
Past Due
    Greater
Than 90
Days
Past Due
    Total
Past
Due
    Current    Nonaccrual
Loans
    Total
Loans
 
At September 30, 2016:                                   
Residential real estate  $   $   $   $   $27,865   $379   $28,244 
Multi-family real estate                   5,789        5,789 
Commercial real estate                   30,287    1,118    31,405 
Land and construction                   4,096        4,096 
Commercial                   13,327        13,327 
Consumer                   2,098        2,098 
                                    
Total  $   $   $   $   $83,462   $1,497   $84,959 
                                    
At December 31, 2015:                                   
Residential real estate  $   $   $   $   $15,132   $1,071   $16,203 
Multi-family real estate                   3,697        3,697 
Commercial real estate                   31,539    3,232    34,771 
Land and construction                   5,258        5,258 
Commercial                   21,770        21,770 
Consumer                   3,015        3,015 
                                    
Total  $   $   $   $   $80,411   $4,303   $84,714 
                                    
  The following summarizes the amount of impaired loans (in thousands):
   
   At September 30, 2016   At December 31, 2015 
    Recorded
Investment
    Unpaid
Principal
Balance
    Related
Allowance
    Recorded
Investment
    Unpaid
Principal
Balance
    Related
Allowance
 
With no related allowance recorded:                              
Residential real estate  $379   $684   $   $1,319   $2,243   $ 
Commercial real estate               3,232    6,584     
                               
With related allowance recorded -                              
Commercial real estate  $2,129   $2,292    374    1,041    1,041    13 
                               
Total                              
Residential real estate  $379   $684   $   $1,319   $2,243   $ 
Commercial real estate  $2,129   $2,292   $374   $4,273   $7,625   $13 
                               
Total  $2,508   $2,976   $374   $5,592   $9,868   $13 

 

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(3) Loans, Continued. The average net investment in impaired loans and interest income recognized and received on impaired loans are as follows (in thousands):
   
   Three Months Ended September 30, 
   2016   2015 
   Average   Interest   Interest   Average   Interest   Interest 
   Recorded   Income   Income   Recorded   Income   Income 
   Investment   Recognized   Received   Investment   Recognized   Received 
                               
Residential real estate  $598   $3   $16   $4,532   $35   $58 
Commercial real estate  $1,829   $16   $22   $4,898   $18   $65 
                               
Total  $2,427   $19   $38   $9,430   $53   $123 
                               
   Nine Months Ended September 30, 
   2016   2015 
   Average   Interest   Interest   Average   Interest   Interest 
   Recorded   Income   Income   Recorded   Income   Income 
   Investment   Recognized   Received   Investment   Recognized   Received 
                               
Residential real estate  $1,057   $36   $64   $5,367   $104   $211 
Commercial real estate  $2,483   $63   $89   $5,074   $57   $215 
                               
Total  $3,540   $99   $153   $10,441   $161   $426 
                               
  No loans have been determined to be troubled debt restructurings during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 or 2015.
   
(4) Regulatory Capital. The Bank is required to maintain certain minimum regulatory capital requirements. The following is a summary at September 30, 2016 of the regulatory capital requirements and the Bank’s capital on a percentage basis:
   
   Bank   Consent Order
Regulatory
Requirement
 
           
Tier I capital to total average assets   7.78%   8.00%
           
Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets   11.07%   N/A 
           
Common equity Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets   11.07%   N/A 
           
Total capital to risk-weighted assets   12.37%   12.00%
           
  At September 30, 2016, the Bank is well-capitalized. As a result of the Consent Order discussed in Note 9, the Bank cannot be categorized higher than “adequately capitalized” until the Consent Order is lifted, even if its ratios were to exceed those required to be a “well capitalized” bank.

 

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(5) Earnings (Loss) Per Share. Basic earnings (loss) per share has been computed on the basis of the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Earnings (loss) per common share have been computed based on the following (weighted-average number of common shares outstanding have been adjusted for the reverse stock split discussed in note 11):
   
   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2016   2015   2016   2015 
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share   1,097,644    955,802    1,024,704    951,977 
                     

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

(6) Stock-Based Compensation.  On December 27, 2011, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (“2011 Plan”). In May 2016, the Company increased the total number of shares available to be awarded from 105,000 shares (adjusted for the one-for-ten reverse stock split) to 210,000 shares. Options, restricted stock, performance share awards and bonus share awards in lieu of obligations may be issued under the 2011 Plan. Both incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options can be granted under the 2011 Plan. The exercise price of the stock options cannot be less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. Options must be exercised within ten years of the date of grant.
   
  As of September 30, 2016, only common stock has been issued as compensation to directors for services rendered under this plan. 7,559 and 25,112 shares of common stock (adjusted for one-for-ten reverse stock split) were issued for the periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. A total of $32,000 and $229,000 of compensation was recorded during the 2016 and 2015 periods. At September 30, 2016 a total of 149,482 (adjusted for one-for-ten reverse stock split) shares remain available for grant.
   
(7) Fair Value Measurements.  Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are as follows (in thousands):
                       Losses 
   Fair               Total   Recorded in 
   Value   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Losses   Operations 
At September 30, 2016:
Residential real estate  $379   $   $   $379   $125   $ 
Commercial real estate   850            850    268   $268 
                               
   $1,229   $   $   $1,229   $393   $268 
                               
Foreclosed real estate  $2,412   $   $   $2,412   $1,118   $ 
                               
At December 31, 2015:                              
Residential real estate  $423   $   $   $423   $125   $ 
Commercial real estate   2,094            2,094    2,055     
                               
   $2,517   $   $   $2,517   $2,180   $ 
                               
Foreclosed real estate  $4,029   $   $   $4,029   $1,403   $260 

 

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(8) Fair Value of Financial Instruments.  The estimated fair values and fair value measurement method with respect to the Company’s financial instruments were as follows (in thousands):
                                                 
    At September 30, 2016     At December 31, 2015  
    Carrying
Amount
    Fair
Value
    Level     Carrying
Amount
    Fair
Value
    Level  
Financial assets:                                                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 11,440     $ 11,440       1     $ 10,365     $ 10,365       1  
Securities available for sale     21,931       21,931       2       25,749       25,749       2  
Loans     81,332       81,419       3       82,573       82,429       3  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock     1,018       1,018       3       966       966       3  
Accrued interest receivable     389       389       3       462       462       3  
                                                 
Financial liabilities:                                                
Deposit liabilities     90,308       90,647       3       97,571       97,837       3  
Federal Home Loan Bank advances     20,500       20,544       3       20,000       20,000       3  
Junior subordinated debenture     5,155       N/A (1)     3       5,155       N/A (1)     3  
Off-balance sheet financial instruments                                   3  

 

(1) The Company is unable to determine value based on significant unobservable inputs required in the calculation. Refer to Note 10 for further information.

 

  Discussion regarding the assumptions used to compute the estimated fair values of financial instruments can be found in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.
   
(9) Regulatory Matters. The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the bank regulatory agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company and Bank’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of its assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.
   
  Effective January 1, 2015, the Bank, became subject to the new Basel III capital level threshold requirements under the Prompt Corrective Action regulations with full compliance with all of the final rule’s requirements phased in over a multi-year schedule. These new regulations were designed to ensure that banks maintain strong capital positions even in the event of severe economic downturns or unforeseen losses.
   
  Changes that could affect the Bank going forward include additional constraints on the inclusion of deferred tax assets in capital and increased risk weightings for nonperforming loans and acquisition/development loans in regulatory capital. Under the new regulations in the first quarter of 2015, the Bank elected an irreversible one-time opt-out to exclude accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) from regulatory capital.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

(9)

Regulatory Matters, Continued.  As of September 30, 2016, the Bank is subject to a Consent Order issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the State of Florida Office of Financial Regulation (“OFR”), and accordingly is deemed to be “adequately capitalized” even if its capital ratios were to exceed those generally required to be a “well capitalized” bank. An institution must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier I risk-based and Tier I leverage ratios as set forth in the following tables. The Bank’s actual capital amounts and percentages are also presented in the table (dollars in thousands):

 

The following table shows the Bank’s capital amounts and ratios and regulatory thresholds at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

 

    Actual     For Capital
Adequacy Purposes
    Minimum
To Be Well
Capitalized Under
Prompt Corrective
Action Provisions
    Requirements of
Consent Order
 
    Amount     %     Amount     %     Amount     %     Amount     %  
As of September 30, 2016:                                                
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets   $ 10,564       12.37   $ 6,832       8.0   $ 8,540       10.0 %   $ 10,248       12.0 %
Tier I Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets     9,458       11.07       5,124       6.0       6,832       8.0       N/A       N/A  
Common equity Tier I capital to Risk-Weighted Assets     9,458       11.07       3,843       4.5       5,551       6.5       N/A       N/A  
Tier I Capital to Total Assets     9,458       7.78       4,865       4.0       6,081       5.0       9,730       8.0  
                                                                 
As of December 31, 2015:                                                                
Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets   $ 10,319       11.40 %   $ 7,240       8.0 %   $ 9,050       10.0 %   $ 10,860       12.0 %
Tier I Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets     9,173       10.14       5,430       6.0       7,240       8.0       N/A       N/A  
Common equity Tier I capital to Risk-Weighted Assets     9,173       10.14       4,073       4.5       5,883       6.5       N/A       N/A  
Tier I Capital to Total Assets     9,173       7.59       4,836       4.0       6,045       5.0       9,672       8.0  

 

  Regulatory Enforcement Actions
   
  Bank Consent Order. On April 16, 2010, the Bank agreed to the issuance of the Consent Order by the FDIC and the OFR (the “Original Consent Order”), which was amended on February 28, 2014. Under the Original Consent Order, the Bank was required to take certain measures to improve its capital position, reduce its level of problem assets, reduce its loan concentrations in certain portfolios, improve management practices and board supervision and assure that its reserve for loan losses is maintained at an appropriate level. The Original Consent Order required the Bank to maintain a Tier 1 leverage ratio of at least 8% and a total risk-based capital ratio of 12%. At September 30, 2016, the Bank had a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 7.78%, and a total risk-based capital ratio of 12.37%.
   
  See Footnote 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s 2015 Form 10-K for additional information concerning the requirements of the Original Consent Order.
   
  During the second quarter of 2016, the Bank was notified by the FDIC and the OFR that the Bank had not complied with certain of the terms of the Original Consent Order, and that the Bank continues to exhibit weaknesses in its level of capital, loan quality, earnings, liquidity and sensitivity to market risks. The FDIC and OFR also noted issues related to the management of the Bank, including issues with capital adequacy, risk management, loan concentrations, operating deficits, compliance with the Original Consent Order, weaknesses in the Bank’s customer related due diligence, insider conflicts of interest and regulatory compliance.

  

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

  

  On November 2, 2016, at the request of the FDIC and the OFR, the Bank agreed to the entry of a new Consent Order to be issued by the FDIC and the OFR (the “New Order”). The New Order will become effective when issued by the FDIC and the OFR.
   
  The New Order addresses many of the issues addressed in the Original Consent Order, as well as issues related to board supervision and composition, management composition, asset quality, lending practices, allowance for loan losses, asset growth, and compliance with the Bank Secrecy act and related regulations. The New Order will continue to restrict the ability of the Bank to pay dividends.
   
  Management believes that the Bank has made substantial progress in improving its financial condition through a significant reduction in non-performing assets and the receipt of capital increases from investors since the date of the Original Consent Order. The Bank is also seeking to address the other issues raised by the FDIC and the OFR, although the Bank has been hampered by difficulties in raising capital due to the default under the Debenture and the limits placed on the Company and the Bank under the Original Consent Order and the Written Agreement. Management intends to continue its efforts to meet the conditions of the New Consent Order and the Written Agreement.
   
  Company Written Agreement with Reserve Bank. On June 22, 2010, the Company and the Reserve Bank entered into a Written Agreement with respect to certain aspects of the operation and management of the Company The Written Agreement prohibits, without the prior approval of the Reserve Bank, the payment of dividends, taking dividends or payments from the Bank, making any interest, principal or other distributions on trust preferred securities (including the Debenture), incurring, increasing or guaranteeing any debt, purchasing or redeeming any shares of stock, or appointing any new director or senior executive officer. Management believes that the Company is in substantial compliance with the requirements of the Written Agreement.

 

(10) Junior Subordinated Debenture.  On September 30, 2004, the Company issued a $5,155,000 junior subordinated debenture to an unconsolidated subsidiary (the “Debenture”). The Debenture has a term of thirty years. The interest rate was fixed at 6.4% for the first five years, and thereafter, the coupon rate floats quarterly at the three-month LIBOR rate plus 2.45% (3.13% at September 30, 2016). The Debenture is redeemable in certain circumstances. The terms of the Debenture allow the Company to defer payments of interest on the Debenture by extending the interest payment period at any time during the term of the Debenture for up to twenty consecutive quarterly periods. Beginning in 2010, the Company exercised its right to defer payment of interest on the Debenture. Interest payments deferred as of September 30, 2016 totaled $1,095,700. The Company has deferred interest payments with respect to the Debenture for the maximum allowable twenty consecutive quarterly payments. The holder of the Debenture can accelerate the $5,155,000 principal balance as a result of this default. Under the Written Agreement, the Company is not able to make these interest payments without the prior approval of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Regulatory approval to pay accrued and unpaid interest has been denied.
   
  A Director of the Company has offered to purchase the Debenture and this offer has been approved by certain equity owners of the Trust that holds the Debenture. The Director has also agreed to enter into a forbearance agreement with the Company with respect to payments due under the Debenture upon consummation of the Director’s purchase of the debenture. Although the Director tendered the purchase price for the Debenture in 2014, the Trustee has received conflicting directions and therefore on December 11, 2014, the Trustee commenced an Action for Interpleader in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. On August 31, 2015, the court held that the Trustee could not sell the Debenture to the Director because certain conditions and requirements set forth in the indenture for the Trust had not been fulfilled. The Director has continued his efforts to acquire the Debenture.  To date the Trustee has not accelerated the outstanding balance of the debenture.
   
  In March of 2016, the Trustee received a direction from certain equity owners of the Trust that hold the Debenture to Sell the Debenture to a Director of the Company. Based upon the receipt of other conflicting directions, on August 26, 2016, the Trustee commenced an action in a Minnesota State Court seeking directions from the Court. On September 14, 2016, a Notice of Removal was filed and the case was removed to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. On October 10, 2016, the Trustee and the various Interested Parties filed a Stipulation to Transfer Venue to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Stipulation”). Based upon the Stipulation, on October 13, 2016, the Minnesota Federal Court entered its Order to Transfer Venue of the case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The parties are seeking to have this matter assigned to the same District Court Judge who was assigned the Interpleader Action. To date no schedule order has been entered. The Company continues to pursue mechanisms for paying the accrued interest, such as raising additional capital.
   
(11) Reverse Common Stock Split.  Effective January 11, 2016 each ten shares of the Company’s common stock were converted into one share of common stock. Earnings (loss) per share for 2016 and 2015 has been adjusted to reflect the 1-for-10 reverse common stock split.
   
(12) Loan Loss Recovery.  On January 6, 2016, the Bank completed a sale of judgement on a defaulted credit that resulted in a $1.8 million recovery of previously charged-off amounts to the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (“ALLL”). This increases the balance of the ALLL to approximately $4.2 million. On February 12, 2016, and amended May 6, 2016, pursuant to the terms and requirements of the Consent Order, Management submitted a written request to the FDIC for a partial reversal of the ALLL. As of this date, no response from the FDIC has been received and management does not expect a response until the next safety and soundness examination which is expected to be performed in first and second quarters of 2017.
   
(13) Reclassification.  During the quarter ended March 31, 2016, the Company agreed to issue 46,296 shares to the Bank’s Chairman as compensation. The Company recorded compensation expense of $200,000 based on the fair market value of the shares at that time, and reflected the issuance of the shares as an increase in stockholders’ equity. The Bank’s Chairman has not yet taken delivery of the shares. As a result, during the quarter ended September 30, 2016, the Company determined to reclassify the transaction as a liability of the Company (rather than an increase in stockholders’ equity) until the issuance of the shares. The reclassification had no effect on the Company’s net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 or the quarter ended September 30, 2016.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto presented elsewhere in this report. For additional information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes for the year ended December 31, 2015 in the Annual Report on Form 10-K. 

 

The following discussion and analysis should also be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including adverse changes in economic, political and market conditions, losses from the Company’s lending activities and changes in market conditions, the possible loss of key personnel, the impact of increasing competition, the impact of changes in government regulation, the possibility of liabilities arising from violations of federal and state securities laws and the impact of changes in technology in the banking industry. Although the Company believes that its forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions regarding its business and future market conditions, there can be no assurances that the Company’s actual results will not differ materially from any results expressed or implied by the Company’s forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Readers are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance.

 

Regulatory Enforcement Actions

 

Bank Consent Order. On April 16, 2010, the Bank agreed to the issuance of the Consent Order by the FDIC and the OFR (the “Original Consent Order”), which was amended on February 28, 2014. Under the Original Consent Order, the Bank was required to take certain measures to improve its capital position, reduce its level of problem assets, reduce its loan concentrations in certain portfolios, improve management practices and board supervision and assure that its reserve for loan losses is maintained at an appropriate level. The Original Consent Order required the Bank to maintain a Tier 1 leverage ratio of at least 8% and a total risk-based capital ratio of 12%. At September 30, 2016, the Bank had a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 7.78%, and a total risk-based capital ratio of 12.37%.

 

See Footnote 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s 2015 Form 10-K for additional information concerning the requirements of the Original Consent Order.

 

During the second quarter of 2016, the Bank was notified by the FDIC and the OFR that the Bank had not complied with certain of the terms of the Original Consent Order, and that the Bank continues to exhibit weaknesses in its level of capital, loan quality, earnings, liquidity and sensitivity to market risks. The FDIC and OFR also noted issues related to the management of the Bank, including issues with capital adequacy, risk management, loan concentrations, operating deficits, compliance with the Original Consent Order, weaknesses in the Bank’s customer related due diligence, insider conflicts of interest and regulatory compliance.

 

On November 2, 2016, at the request of the FDIC and the OFR, the Bank agreed to the entry of a new Consent Order to be issued by the FDIC and the OFR (the “New Order”). The New Order will become effective when issued by the FDIC and the OFR.

 

The New Order addresses many of the issues addressed in the Original Consent Order, as well as issues related to board supervision and composition, management composition, asset quality, lending practices, allowance for loan losses, asset growth, and compliance with the Bank Secrecy act and related regulations. The New Order will continue to restrict the ability of the Bank to pay dividends.

 

Management believes that the Bank has made substantial progress in improving its financial condition through a significant reduction in non-performing assets and the receipt of capital increases from investors since the date of the Original Consent Order. The Bank is also seeking to address the other issues raised by the FDIC and the OFR, although the Bank has been hampered by difficulties in raising capital due to the default under the Debenture and the limits placed on the Company and the Bank under the Original Consent Order and the Written Agreement. Management intends to continue its efforts to meet the conditions of the New Consent Order and the Written Agreement.

 

Company Written Agreement with Reserve Bank. On June 22, 2010, the Company and the Reserve Bank entered into a Written Agreement with respect to certain aspects of the operation and management of the Company The Written Agreement prohibits, without the prior approval of the Reserve Bank, the payment of dividends, taking dividends or payments from the Bank, making any interest, principal or other distributions on trust preferred securities (including the Debenture), incurring, increasing or guaranteeing any debt, purchasing or redeeming any shares of stock, or appointing any new director or senior executive officer. Management believes that the Company is in substantial compliance with the requirements of the Written Agreement.

 

Capital Levels

 

Quantitative measures established by regulation and by the Consent Order to ensure capital adequacy require us to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table) of Total and Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets and Tier 1 capital to average assets. As of September 30, 2016, the Bank met the minimum applicable capital adequacy requirements for Total Capital to Risk – Weighted Assets, but did not meet the requirement for Tier I Capital to Total Assets.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, (Continued)

 

The Bank’s actual and required minimum capital ratios were as follows (in thousands):

 

Regulatory Capital Requirements

 

                Minimum        
                To Be Well        
                Capitalized Under        
                Prompt        
          For Capital     Corrective     Requirements of  
    Actual     Adequacy Purposes     Action Provisions      Consent Order  
    Amount     %     Amount     %     Amount     %     Amount     %  
As of September 30, 2016:                                                
Total Capital to Risk-
Weighted Assets
  $ 10,564       12.37 %   $ 6,832       8.0 %   $ 8,540       10.0 %   $ 10,248       12.0 %
Tier I Capital to Risk-
Weighted Assets
    9,458       11.07       5,124       6.0       6,832       8.0       N/A       N/A  
Common equity Tier I capital to Risk-Weighted Assets     9,458       11.07       3,843       4.5       5,551       6.5       N/A       N/A  
Tier I Capital to Total Assets     9,458       7.78       4,865       4.0       6,081       5.0       9,730       8.0  
                                                                 
As of December 31, 2015:                                                                
Total Capital to Risk-
Weighted Assets
  $ 10,319       11.40 %   $ 7,240       8.0 %   $ 9,050       10.0 %   $ 10,860       12.0 %
Tier I Capital to Risk-
Weighted Assets
    9,173       10.14       5,430       6.0       7,240       8.0       N/A       N/A  
Common equity Tier I capital to Risk-Weighted Assets     9,173       10.14       4,073       4.5       5,883       6.5       N/A       N/A  
Tier I Capital to Total Assets     9,173       7.59       4,836       4.0       6,045       5.0       9,672       8.0  

 

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Financial Condition at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015

 

Overview

 

The Bank’s total assets decreased by $5.8 million to $121.7 million at September 30, 2016, from $127.5 million at December 31, 2015, primarily due to a reduction in total loans and total deposits. Total stockholders’ equity increased approximately $350,000 at September 30, 2016 from $2,967,000 at December 31, 2015 to $3,317,000. The increase was due to an unrealized OCI gain of $48,000, the issuance of $32,000 of common stock as compensation to directors, the issuance of $128,000 of common stock for services, and the sale of $450,000 in common and preferred stock to investors, which offset the net loss of $308,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

 

The following table shows selected information for the periods ended or at the dates indicated:

 

   Nine Months   Nine Months   Year 
   Ended   Ended   Ended 
   September 30,   September 30,   December 31, 
   2016   2015   2015 
                
Average equity as a percentage of average assets   2.59%   2.41%   2.45%
                
Equity to total assets at end of period   2.73%   2.66%   2.33%
                
Return on average assets (1)   (0.34)%   (0.14)%   (0.13)%
                
Return on average equity (1)   (12.96)%   (5.69)%   (5.33)%
                
Noninterest expenses to average assets (1)   3.51%   3.70%   3.64%
 
 
(1) Annualized for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, (Continued)

 

Liquidity and Sources of Funds

 

The Bank’s sources of funds include customer deposits, advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (“FHLB”), principal repayments and sales of investment securities, loan repayments, foreclosed real estate sales, the use of Federal Funds markets, net earnings, if any, and loans taken out at the Federal Reserve Bank discount window.

 

Deposits are our primary source of funds. In order to increase its core deposits, the Bank has priced its deposit rates competitively. The Bank will adjust rates on its deposits to attract or retain deposits as needed. Under the Consent Order, the interest rate that the Bank pays on its market area deposits is restricted. It is possible that the Bank could experience a decrease in deposit inflows, or the migration of current deposits to competitor institutions, if other institutions offer higher interest rates than those permitted to be offered by the Bank. Despite these yield limitations, we believe that we have the ability to adjust rates on our deposits to attract or retain deposits as needed.

 

In addition to obtaining funds from depositors, we may borrow funds from other financial institutions. At September 30, 2016, the Bank had outstanding borrowings of $20,500,000, against its $31,700,000 in established borrowing capacity with the FHLB. The Bank’s borrowing facility is subject to collateral and stock ownership requirements, as well as prior FHLB consent to each advance. In 2010, the Bank obtained an available discount window credit line with the Federal Reserve Bank, currently $788,200. The Federal Reserve Bank line is subject to collateral requirements and must be repaid within 90 days; each advance is subject to prior Federal Reserve Bank consent. The Bank also has a $2.5 million line of credit with SunTrust, $750,000 line of credit with Servis First Bank and a $2,500,000 line of credit with AloStar Bank. We measure and monitor our liquidity daily and believe our liquidity sources are adequate to meet our operating needs.

 

In the past, the Company, on an unconsolidated basis, relied on dividends from the Bank to fund its operating expenses, primarily expenses of being publicly held, and to make interest payments on the Company’s junior subordinated debenture (the “Debenture”). Under the Consent Order, the Bank is currently unable to pay dividends to the Company without prior regulatory approval. Additionally, under the Written Agreement, the Company may not pay interest payments on the Debenture or dividends on the Company’s common stock, incur any additional indebtedness at the Company level, or redeem the Company’s common stock without the prior regulatory approval of the Federal Reserve Bank. Since January 2010, the Company has deferred interest payments on the Debenture, which has been in default since 2015. See “Junior Subordinated Debenture” below.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance-sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments are commitments to extend credit and may involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest-rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The contract amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of the Company’s involvement in these financial instruments.

 

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total committed amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Company evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis.

 

The amount of collateral obtained, if it is deemed necessary by the Company upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the counter party. As of September 30, 2016, the Company had commitments to extend credit totaling $1.2 million.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, (Continued)

 

Junior Subordinated Debenture

 

On September 30, 2004, the Company issued a $5,155,000 junior subordinated debenture to an unconsolidated subsidiary (the “Debenture”). The Debenture has a term of thirty years. The interest rate was fixed at 6.4% for the first five years, and thereafter, the coupon rate floats quarterly at the three-month LIBOR rate plus 2.45% (3.13% at September 30, 2016). The Debenture is redeemable in certain circumstances. The terms of the Debenture allow the Company to defer payments of interest on the Debenture by extending the interest payment period at any time during the term of the Debenture for up to twenty consecutive quarterly periods. Beginning in 2010, the Company exercised its right to defer payment of interest on the Debenture. Interest payments deferred as of September 30, 2016 totaled $1,095,700. The Company has deferred interest payments with respect to the Debenture for the maximum allowable twenty consecutive quarterly payments. The holder of the Debenture can accelerate the $5,155,000 principal balance as a result of this default. Under the Written Agreement, the Company is not able to make these interest payments without the prior approval of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Regulatory approval to pay accrued and unpaid interest has been denied.

 

A Director of the Company has offered to purchase the Debenture and this offer has been approved by certain equity owners of the Trust that holds the Debenture. The Director has also agreed to enter into a forbearance agreement with the Company with respect to payments due under the Debenture upon consummation of the Director’s purchase of the debenture. Although the Director tendered the purchase price for the Debenture in 2014, the Trustee has received conflicting directions and therefore on December 11, 2014, the Trustee commenced an Action for Interpleader in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. On August 31, 2015, the court held that the Trustee could not sell the Debenture to the Director because certain conditions and requirements set forth in the indenture for the Trust had not been fulfilled. The Director has continued his efforts to acquire the Debenture. To date, the Trustee has not accelerated the outstanding balance of the debenture.

 

In March of 2016, the Trustee received a direction from certain equity owners of the Trust that hold the Debenture to Sell the Debenture to a Director of the Company. Based upon the receipt of other conflicting directions, on August 26, 2016, the Trustee commenced an action in a Minnesota State Court seeking directions from the court. On September 14, 2016, a Notice of removal was filed and the case was removed to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. On October 10, 2016, the Trustee and the various Interested Parties filed a Stipulation to Transfer Venue to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Stipulation”). Based upon the Stipulation, on October 13, 2016, the Minnesota Federal Court entered its Order to Transfer Venue of the case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The parties are seeking to have this matter assigned to the same District Court Judge who was assigned the Interpleader Action. To date no schedule order has been entered. The Company continues to pursue mechanisms for paying the accrued interest, such as raising additional capital.

 

In the event the amounts due under the Debenture were accelerated, then the Trustee could undertake legal proceedings to obtain a judgment against the Company with respect to such amounts due under the Debenture. If this action were successful, then the Trustee could seek to affect a sale of the Bank to pay the amounts due under the Debenture.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, (Continued)

 

Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, information regarding (i) the total dollar amount of interest and dividend income of the Company from interest-earning assets and the resultant average yields; (ii) the total dollar amount of interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities and the resultant average cost; (iii) net interest income; (iv) interest-rate spread; (v) net interest margin; and (vi) ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities. 

 

   Three Months Ended September 30, 
   2016   2015 
   Average
Balance
   Interest
and
Dividends
   Average
Yield/
Rate
   Average
Balance
   Interest
and
Dividends
   Average
Yield/
Rate
 
   ($ in thousands) 
Interest-earning assets:                              
Loans  $85,020   $1,082    5.09%  $81,570   $974    4.78%
Securities   22,779    117    2.05    25,804    148    2.29 
Other (1)   11,225    24    0.86    994    20    0.80 
                               
Total interest-earning assets/interest income   119,024    1,223    4.11    108,368    1,142    4.22 
                               
Cash and due from banks   910              10,242           
Premise and equipment   2,696              2,768           
Other   (1,005)             3,047           
                               
Total assets  $121,625             $124,425           
                               
Interest-bearing liabilities:                              
Savings, NOW and money-market deposits  $22,960    29    0.51   $24,521    31    0.51 
Time deposits   59,069    152    1.03    61,836    131    0.85 
Borrowings (2)   25,663    91    1.42    20,331    60    1.81 
                               
Total interest-bearing liabilities/ interest expense   107,692    272    1.01    106,688    222    0.83 
                               
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits   8,039              7,219           
Other liabilities   2,534              7,473           
Stockholders’ equity   3,360              3,045           
                               
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $121,625             $124,425           
                               
Net interest income       $951             $920      
                               
Interest-rate spread (3)             3.10%             3.39%
                               
Net interest margin (4)             3.20%             3.40%
                               
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities   1.11              1.02           

 

  (1) Includes interest-earning deposits with banks and Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends.
  (2) Includes Federal Home Loan Bank advances, other borrowings and junior subordinated debenture.
  (3) Interest-rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
  (4) Net interest margin is net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, (Continued)

 

   Nine Months Ended September 30, 
   2016   2015 
   Average
Balance
   Interest
and
Dividends
   Average
Yield/
Rate
   Average
Balance
   Interest
and
Dividends
   Average
Yield/
Rate
 
           ($ in thousands)         
Interest-earning assets:                              
Loans  $84,173   $3,156    5.00%  $81,342   $2,828    4.64%
Securities   23,454    367    2.09    26,839    455    2.26 
Other (1)   11,433    75    0.87    1,601    58    4.83 
                               
Total interest-earning assets/interest income   119,060    3,598    4.03    109,782    3,341    4.06 
                               
Cash and due from banks   887              9,256           
Premise and equipment   2,694              2,795           
Other   (393)             4,480           
                               
Total assets  $122,248             $126,313           
                               
Interest-bearing liabilities:                              
Savings, NOW and money-market deposits  $23,719    89    0.50   $24,874    93    0.50 
Time deposits   62,203    461    0.99    60,295    386    0.85 
Borrowings (2)   25,700    260    1.35    25,476    176    0.92 
                               
Total interest-bearing liabilities/ interest expense   111,622    810    0.97    110,645    655    0.79 
                               
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits   5,249              8,574           
Other liabilities   2,208              4,047           
Stockholders’ equity   3,169              3,047           
                               
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $122,248             $126,313           
                               
Net interest income       $2,788             $2,686      
                               
Interest-rate spread (3)             3.06%             3.27%
                               
Net interest margin (4)             3.12%             3.26%
                               
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities   1.07              0.99           

 

  (1) Includes interest-earning deposits with banks and Federal Home Loan Bank stock dividends.
  (2) Includes Federal Home Loan Bank advances, other borrowings and junior subordinated debenture.
  (3) Interest-rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities.
  (4) Net interest margin is net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, (Continued)

 

Comparison of the Three-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015

 

General. Net earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2016, was $22,000 or $0.02 per basic and diluted share compared to net earnings of $46,000 or $0.05 per basic and diluted share for the three months ended September 30, 2015. This decrease in net earnings was due to a combination of higher loan interest income, lower non-interest income and lower expenses associated with foreclosed real estate. During September 30, 2015, the bank recognized a reversal of previously recorded income tax expense.

 

Interest Income. Interest income increased to $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 from $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 due primarily to an increase in interest earnings assets.

 

Interest Expense. Interest expense increased to $272,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2016 from $222,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2015, due to higher interest paid on deposits and an increase in borrowing during 2016.

 

Provision for Loan Losses. There was no provision for the three months ended September 30, 2016 or September 30, 2015. The provision for loan losses is charged to operations in order to bring the total allowance for loan losses to a level deemed appropriate by management to absorb losses inherent in the portfolio. Management’s periodic evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance is based upon historical experience, the volume and type of lending conducted by us, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of the underlying collateral, loans identified as impaired, general economic conditions, particularly as they relate to our market areas, and other factors related to the estimated collectability of our loan portfolio. The allowance for loan losses totaled $4.2 million or 4.91% of loans outstanding at September 30, 2016, compared to $2.3 million, or 2.71% of loans outstanding at September 30, 2015. See Note 12 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Noninterest Income. Total noninterest income decreased to $31,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $172,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2015. The decrease was due to nonrecurring loan fees recognized in 2015.

 

Noninterest Expenses. Total noninterest expenses decreased to $960,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $1.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 as a result of lower expenses on foreclosed real estate.

 

Income Tax Benefit. The income tax benefit resulted from the favorable settlement of a dispute with the IRS related to certain of the Company’s Federal income tax returns.

 

Comparison of the Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015

 

General. Net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, was $(308,000) or $(0.30) loss per basic and diluted share compared to a net loss of $(130,000) or $(.12) loss per basic and diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The increase in net loss was due to a combination of higher interest income, lower non-interest income and lower expenses associated with foreclosed real estate. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the bank recognized a reversal of previously recorded income tax expense.

 

Interest Income. Interest income increased to $3,599,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 from $3,341,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, primarily due to an increase in interest earnings assets.

 

Interest Expense. Interest expense on deposits and borrowings increased to $810,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 from $655,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Interest expense increased primarily due to higher interest paid on deposits and borrowing during 2016.

 

Provision for Loan Losses. There was no provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 or 2015. The provision for loan losses is charged to operations in order to bring the total allowance for loan losses to a level deemed appropriate by management to absorb losses inherent in the portfolio. Management’s periodic evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance is based upon historical experience, the volume and type of lending conducted by us, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of the underlying collateral, loans identified as impaired, general economic conditions, particularly as they relate to our market areas, and other factors related to the estimated collectability of our loan portfolio. The allowance for loan losses totaled $4.2 million or 4.91% of loans outstanding at September 30, 2016, compared to $2.3 million, or 2.71% of loans outstanding at September 30, 2015. See Note 12 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, (Continued)

 

Noninterest Income. Total noninterest income decreased to $125,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $372,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 primarily due to nonrecurring loan fees recognized in 2015.

 

Noninterest Expenses. Total noninterest expenses decreased to $3,221,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 compared to $3,508,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, primarily due to reduction in expenses for foreclosed real estate.  

 

Income Tax Benefit. The income tax benefit resulted from the favorable settlement of a dispute with the IRS related to certain of the Company’s Federal income tax returns.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

The Company’s management evaluated the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report, and, based on this evaluation, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

 

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2016, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

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

 

Non-Employee Director Share Issuances

 

On September 30, 2016, the Company agreed to issue 2,206 shares of its common stock to the Company’s non-employee directors under the Company’s 2011 Equity Incentive Plan and the Company’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan (the “Director Compensation Plan”) for attendance fees at board meetings of the Company during the third quarter of 2016. Under the Director Compensation Plan, which became effective on January 1, 2012, fees for attendance at board and committee meetings are payable 75% in shares of common stock and 25% in cash on a quarterly basis. The shares were issued at the price of $4.75, the fair market value of the shares on the date of issuance. The issuance of the shares was exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering.

 

Other Significant Share Issuance

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2016, the Company agreed to issue 92,980 shares to an individual investor at the price of $4.04 per share, the fair market value of the shares agreed upon for the purchase. The issuance of the shares was exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering.

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2016, the Company agreed to issue 36,118 shares as compensation for legal services at the price of $3.53 per share, at 85% of the 30-day weighted average market price of the shares on the date of issuance. The issuance of the shares was exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering.

 

Item 3. Defaults on Senior Securities

 

Junior Subordinated Debenture

 

On September 30, 2004, the Company issued a $5,155,000 junior subordinated debenture to an unconsolidated subsidiary (the “Debenture”). The Debenture has a term of thirty years. The interest rate was fixed at 6.4% for the first five years, and thereafter, the coupon rate floats quarterly at the three-month LIBOR rate plus 2.45% (3.13% at September 30, 2016). The Debenture is redeemable in certain circumstances. The terms of the Debenture allow the Company to defer payments of interest on the Debenture by extending the interest payment period at any time during the term of the Debenture for up to twenty consecutive quarterly periods. Beginning in 2010, the Company exercised its right to defer payment of interest on the Debenture. Interest payments deferred as of September 30, 2016 totaled $1,095,700. The Company has deferred interest payments with respect to the Debenture for the maximum allowable twenty consecutive quarterly payments. The holder of the Debenture can accelerate the $5,155,000 principal balance as a result of this default. Under the Written Agreement, the Company is not able to make these interest payments without the prior approval of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Regulatory approval to pay accrued and unpaid interest has been denied.

 

A Director of the Company has offered to purchase the Debenture and this offer has been approved by certain equity owners of the Trust that holds the Debenture. The Director has also agreed to enter into a forbearance agreement with the Company with respect to payments due under the Debenture upon consummation of the Director’s purchase of the debenture. Although the Director tendered the purchase price for the Debenture in 2014, the Trustee has received conflicting directions and therefore on December 11, 2014, the Trustee commenced an Action for Interpleader in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. On August 31, 2015, the court held that the Trustee could not sell the Debenture to the Director because certain conditions and requirements set forth in the indenture for the Trust had not been fulfilled. The Director has continued his efforts to acquire the Debenture. To date, the Trustee has not accelerated the outstanding balance of the debenture.

 

In March of 2016, the Trustee received a direction from certain equity owners of the Trust that hold the Debenture to Sell the Debenture to a Director of the Company. Based upon the receipt of other conflicting directions, on August 26, 2016, the Trustee commenced an action in a Minnesota State Court seeking directions from the court. On September 14, 2016, a Notice of removal was filed and the case was removed to the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. On October 10, 2016, the Trustee and the various Interested Parties filed a Stipulation to Transfer Venue to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Stipulation”). Based upon the Stipulation, on October 13, 2016, the Minnesota Federal Court entered its Order to Transfer Venue of the case to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The parties are seeking to have this matter assigned to the same District Court Judge who was assigned the Interpleader Action. To date no schedule order has been entered. The Company continues to pursue mechanisms for paying the accrued interest, such as raising additional capital.

 

In the event the amounts due under the Debenture were accelerated, then the Trustee could undertake legal proceedings to obtain a judgment against the Company with respect to such amounts due under the Debenture. If this action were successful, then the Trustee could seek to affect a sale of the Bank to pay the amounts due under the Debenture.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

The exhibits contained in the Exhibit Index following the signature page are filed with or incorporated by reference into this report.

 

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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.

 

      OPTIMUMBANK HOLDINGS, INC.
      (Registrant)
         
Date: November 14, 2016   By: /s/ Timothy Terry
        Timothy Terry,
        Principal Executive Officer
         
      By: /s/ James R. Odza
        James R. Odza,
        Principal Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.
  Description
     
31.1   Certification of Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Exchange Act
     
31.2   Certification of Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officer under 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
     
32.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer
     
32.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.
  Description
     
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document
     
101.SCH   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
     
101.CAL   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
     
101.LAB   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
     
101.PRE   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
     
101.DEF   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

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