Note

Securities

The amortized cost and approximate fair values of securities classified as available-for-sale were as follows:

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized (Losses)			Approximate Fair Value
As of March 31, 2018
Debt Securities:
Municipals	$	33,772,192	$	52,108	$	(858,930	)	$	32,965,370
Corporates		3,000,000		60,791		-			3,060,791
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities and SBA loan pools		47,274,879		12,439		(1,370,055	)		45,917,263
	$	84,047,071	$	125,338	$	(2,228,985	)	$	81,943,424

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized (Losses)			Approximate Fair Value
As of December 31, 2017
Debt Securities:
Municipals	$	33,908,207	$	253,872	$	(263,621	)	$	33,898,458
Corporates		3,000,000		65,000		-			3,065,000
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities and SBA loan pools		45,414,845		9,283		(908,913	)		44,515,215
	$	82,323,052	$	328,155	$	(1,172,534	)	$	81,478,673

Maturities of available-for-sale debt securities as of

March 31, 2018:

	Amortized Cost		Approximate Fair Value
1-5 years	$	434,711	$	434,909
6-10 years		10,751,633		10,600,771
After 10 years		25,585,848		24,990,481
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities and SBA loan pools not due on a single maturity date		47,274,879		45,917,263
	$	84,047,071	$	81,943,424

The amortized cost and approximate fair values of securities classified as held to maturity are as follows:

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized (Losses)			Approximate Fair Value
As of March 31, 2018
Debt Securities:
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities	$	15,097	$	253	$	(82	)	$	15,268

	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized (Losses)			Approximate Fair Value
As of December 31, 2017
Debt Securities:
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities	$	16,457	$	327	$	(55	)	$	16,729

Maturities of held-to-maturity securities as of

March 31, 2018:

		Amortized Cost				Approximate Fair Value
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities not due on a single maturity date		$	15,097			$	15,268

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

$45,622,168

and

$35,774,863

as of

March 31, 2018

and

December 31, 2017,

respectively. The approximate fair value of pledged securities amounted to

$44,265,603

and

$35,355,969

as of

March 31, 2018

and

December 31, 2017,

respectively.

Realized gains and losses are recorded as net securities gains. Gains on sales of securities are determined on the specific identification method. Gross gains of

$3,183

and

as of

March 31, 2018

and

March 31, 2017,

respectively, were realized from the sale of available-for-sale securities. The tax effect of these net gains was

$700

and

as of

March 31, 2018

and

March 31, 2017,

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 at 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.

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

March 31, 2018

and

December 31, 2017,

was

$68,482,288

and

$62,107,660,

respectively, which is approximately

84%

and

76%

of the Company’s investment portfolio.

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

March 31, 2018

and

December 31, 2017.

	March 31, 2018
	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	$	19,061,837	$	(483,654	)	$	8,559,989	$	(375,277	)	$	27,621,826	$	(858,931	)
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities and SBA loan pools		19,768,125		(497,936	)		21,092,337		(872,118	)		40,860,462		(1,370,054	)
	$	38,829,962	$	(981,590	)	$	29,652,326	$	(1,247,395	)	$	68,482,288	$	(2,228,985	)

	December 31, 2017
	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	$	11,024,593	$	(103,747	)	$	8,802,796	$	(159,874	)	$	19,827,389	$	(263,621	)
Government sponsored mortgage-backed securities and SBA loan pools		20,088,694		(253,907	)		22,191,577		(655,006	)		42,280,271		(908,913	)
	$	31,113,287	$	(357,654	)	$	30,994,373	$	(814,880	)	$	62,107,660	$	(1,172,534	)