Securities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Securities

Securities

NOTE (4) – Securities

The following table summarizes the amortized cost and fair value of the available-for-sale investment securities portfolios at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 and the corresponding amounts of unrealized gains which are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

	Amortized Cost		Gross  Unrealized  Gains		Gross  Unrealized  Losses		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
June 30, 2013:
Residential mortgage-backed	$	10,545	$	572	$	-	$	11,117
Total available-for-sale securities	$	10,545	$	572	$	-	$	11,117
December 31, 2012:
Residential mortgage-backed	$	12,660	$	718	$	-	$	13,378
Total available-for-sale securities	$	12,660	$	718	$	-	$	13,378

There were no securities with unrealized losses at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.  At June 30, 2013, the Bank’s investment portfolio consisted of residential mortgage-backed securities with an estimated remaining life of 4.9 years.  Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities if borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, securities pledged to secure public deposits and FHLB advances had a carrying amount of $11.1 million and $1.5 million, respectively.  At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there were no holdings of securities of any one issuer, other than the U.S. Government and its agencies, in an amount greater than 10% of shareholders’ equity.  There were no sales of securities during the six months ended June 30, 2013.  During the six months ended June 30, 2012, $1.0 million of U.S federal agency bonds were sold and the Company recognized a gain of $50 thousand.