NOTE

SECURITIES

The amortized cost and approximate fair values, together with gross unrealized gains and losses, of securities classified as available-for-sale are as follows:

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized (Losses)			Approximate Fair Value
As of December 31, 2016
Debt Securities:
Municipals	$	39,357,506	$	65,673	$	(1,085,654	)	$	38,337,525
Corporates		7,003,986		54,050		(4,514	)		7,053,522
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities and SBA loan pools		48,115,793		19,432		(1,127,037	)		47,008,188
	$	94,477,285	$	139,155	$	(2,217,205	)	$	92,399,235

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized (Losses)			Approximate Fair Value
As of December 31, 2015
Equity Securities	$	102,212	$	10,081	$	(12,776	)	$	99,517
Debt Securities:
U. S. government agencies		8,533,885		-		(137,101	)		8,396,784
Municipals		31,132,635		302,335		(85,808	)		31,349,162
Corporates		3,965,719		-		(152,019	)		3,813,700
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities and SBA loan pools		54,643,681		13,764		(1,024,121	)		53,633,324
	$	98,378,132	$	326,180	$	(1,411,825	)	$	97,292,487

Maturities of available-for-sale debt securities as of

December

31,

2016:

Maturities of Available for Sale
	Amortized Cost		Approximate Fair Value
1-5 years	$	1,297,373	$	1,299,297
5-10 years		11,327,059		11,187,770
After ten years		33,737,060		32,903,980
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities and SBA loan pools not due on a single maturity date		48,115,793		47,008,188
	$	94,477,285	$	92,399,235

The amortized cost and approximate fair values, together with gross unrealized gains and losses, of securities classified as held to maturity are as follows:

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized (Losses)		Approximate Fair Value
As of December 31, 2016
Debt Securities:
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities	$	27,528	$	625	$	-	$	28,153

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized (Losses)		Approximate Fair Value
As of December 31, 2015
Debt Securities:
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities	$	43,099	$	836	$	-	$	43,935

Maturities of held-to-maturity securities as of

December

31,

2016:

		Amortized Cost				Approximate Fair Value
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities not due on a single maturity date		$	27,528			$	28,153

The carrying value of securities pledged as collateral, to secure public deposits and for other purposes, amounted to

$47,617,900

and

$52,095,842

as of

December

31,

2016

and

2015,

respectively.

Gross gains of

$261,875,

$205,909

and

$320,888

and gross losses of

$69,338,

$18,819

and

$286,725

resulting from sale of available-for-sale securities were realized for the years ended

December

31,

2016,

2015

and

2014,

respectively. The tax effect of these net gains was

$71,239,

$69,223

and

$12,640

2016,

2015

and

2014,

respectively.

The Company evaluates all securities quarterly to determine if any unrealized losses are deemed to be other than temporary. Certain investment securities are valued less than their historical cost. These declines are primarily the result of the rate for these investments yielding less than current market rates, or declines in stock prices of equity securities. Based on evaluation of available evidence, management believes the declines in fair value for these securities are temporary. It is management’s intent to hold the debt securities to maturity or until recovery of the unrealized loss. Should the impairment of any of these debt securities become other than temporary, the cost basis of the investment will be reduced and the resulting loss recognized in net income in the period the other-than-temporary impairment is identified, to the extent the loss is related to credit issues, and to other comprehensive income to the extent the decline on debt securities is related to other factors and the Company does not intend to sell the security prior to recovery of the unrealized loss.

securities were written down for other-than-temporary impairment during the years ended

December

31,

2016,

2015

and

2014.

Certain other investments in debt and equity securities are reported in the consolidated financial statements at an amount less than their historical cost. Total fair value of these investments at

December

31,

2016

and

2015,

was

$79,361,229

and

$68,123,480,

respectively, which is approximately

86%

and

70%

of the Company’s investment portfolio. These declines primarily resulted from changes in market interest rates and failure of certain investments to meet projected earnings targets.

The following table shows gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at

December

31,

2016

and

2015.

	December 31, 2016

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
Description of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses

Municipals	$	33,084,816	$	(1,082,021	)	$	179,402	$	(3,633	)	$	33,264,218	$	(1,085,654	)
Corporates		1,996,172		(3,828	)		881,100		(686	)		2,877,272		(4,514	)
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities and SBA loan pools		39,570,463		(1,022,511	)		3,649,276		(104,526	)		43,219,739		(1,127,037	)
	$	74,651,451	$	(2,108,360	)	$	4,709,778	$	(108,845	)	$	79,361,229	$	(2,217,205	)

	December 31, 2015

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
Description of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Unrealized Losses

Equity Securities	$	-	$	-		$	35,151	$	(12,776	)	$	35,151	$	(12,776	)
U. S. government agencies		6,399,920		(83,965	)		1,996,864		(53,136	)		8,396,784		(137,101	)
Municipals		6,167,019		(70,266	)		715,410		(15,542	)		6,882,429		(85,808	)
Corporates		1,675,500		(79,708	)		2,138,200		(72,311	)		3,813,700		(152,019	)
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities and SBA loan pools		33,072,102		(493,865	)		15,923,314		(530,256	)		48,995,416		(1,024,121	)
	$	47,314,541	$	(727,804	)	$	20,808,939	$	(684,021	)	$	68,123,480	$	(1,411,825	)