Regulatory Capital Matters

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Regulatory Capital Matters [Abstract]

Regulatory Capital Matters

NOTE 19 – REGULATORY CAPITAL MATTERS

CFBank is subject to regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies.  Prompt corrective action regulations involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off‑balance-sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by regulators. Failure to meet capital requirements can initiate regulatory action. 

Prompt corrective action regulations provide five classifications:  well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized, although these terms are not used to represent overall financial condition.  If adequately capitalized, regulatory approval is required to accept brokered deposits.  If undercapitalized, capital distributions are limited, as is asset growth and expansion, and capital restoration plans are required.

Actual and required capital amounts and ratios are presented below at year end:

							To Be Well
							Capitalized Under
				For Capital			Applicable Regulatory			Required By
	Actual			Adequacy Purposes			Capital Standards			OCC
	Amount		Ratio	Amount		Ratio	Amount		Ratio	Amount		Ratio
December 31, 2014
Total Capital to risk
weighted assets	$	37,898	14.18%	$	21,379	8.00%	$	26,724	10.00%	$	32,069	12.00%
Tier 1 (Core) Capital to risk
weighted assets		34,520	12.92%		10,690	4.00%		16,034	6.00%		N/A	N/A
Tier 1 (Core) Capital to
adjusted total assets		34,520	11.03%		12,515	4.00%		15,643	5.00%		25,029	8.00%
Tangible Capital to
adjusted total assets		34,520	11.03%		4,693	1.50%		N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A

							To Be Well
							Capitalized Under
				For Capital			Applicable Regulatory			Required By
	Actual			Adequacy Purposes			Capital Standards			OCC
	Amount		Ratio	Amount		Ratio	Amount		Ratio	Amount		Ratio
December 31,2013
Total Capital to risk
weighted assets	$	26,246	12.08%	$	17,385	8.00%	$	21,731	10.00%	$	26,078	12.00%
Tier 1 (Core) Capital to risk
weighted assets		23,942	10.81%		8,693	4.00%		13,039	6.00%		N/A	N/A
Tier 1 (Core) Capital to
adjusted total assets		23,942	9.34%		10,061	4.00%		12,576	5.00%		20,121	8.00%
Tangible Capital to
adjusted total assets		23,492	9.34%		3,773	1.50%		N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A

The CFBank Order required CFBank to have an 8% Tier 1 (Core) Capital to adjusted total assets and 12% Total Capital to risk weighted assets. Although the CFBank Order was terminated by the OCC effective January 23, 2014, CFBank remains subject to the heightened capital requirements imposed by the OCC and is required to maintain an 8% Tier 1 (core) Capital ratio to adjusted total assets and 12% Total Capital to risk weighted assets.  CFBank met theseheightened capital requirements imposed by the OCC at December 31, 2014, and December 31, 2013.However, even though CFBank met the heightened capital requirements, CFBank was not eligible for “well capitalized” treatment under applicable regulatory capital standards while the CFBank Order was in effect and, therefore, was considered to be “adequately capitalized” at December 31, 2013. See Note 2.-Regulatory Order Considerations for additional information. 

As a result of the sale of the Company’s Fairlawn office building during the fourth quarter of 2013 for approximately $3.2 million, which generated a gain of approximately $1.1 million (see Note 8- Premises and Equipment for additional information on the transaction), the Holding Company downstreamed $1.5 million of capital to CFBank as of October 29, 2013.  The Company sought and obtained all required regulatory “non-objection” letters from both the FED and OCC in order to consummate the transaction.

The Qualified Thrift Lender test requires at least 65% of assets be maintained in housing-related finance and other specified areas. If this test is not met, limits are placed on growth, branching, new investments, FHLB advances and dividends. Management believes that this test was met by the Company at December 31, 2014.  

CFBank converted from a mutual to a stock institution in 1998, and a “liquidation account” was established with an initial balance of $14,300, which was the net worth reported in the conversion prospectus. The liquidation account represents a calculated amount for the purposes described below, and it does not represent actual funds included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company. Eligible depositors who have maintained their accounts, less annual reductions to the extent they have reduced their deposits, would be entitled to a priority distribution from this account if CFBank liquidated and its assets exceeded its liabilities. Dividends may not reduce CFBank’s stockholder’s equity below the required liquidation account balance.

Dividend Restrictions: The Holding Company’s principal source of funds for dividend payments is dividends received from CFBank. Banking regulations limit the amount of dividends that may be paid without prior approval of regulatory agencies. Under these regulations, the amount of dividends that may be paid in any calendar year is limited to the current year’s net profits, combined with the retained net profits of the preceding two years, subject to the capital requirements described above.

As of December 31, 2014, CFBank could pay no dividends to the Holding Company under these regulations without receiving the prior written approval of the OCC.  Future dividend payments by CFBank to the Holding Company would be based on future earnings and regulatory approval. The payment of dividends from CFBank to the Holding Company is not likely to be approved by the OCC until CFBank is able to generate consistent earnings.

Additionally CFBank does not intend to make distributions to the Holding Company that would result in a recapture of any portion of its thrift bad debt reserve as discussed in Note 14-Income taxes.