4. Fair Value Measurements

The Company follows the “Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures” topic, which establishes a framework for measuring fair value in U.S. GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This standard applies whenever other standards require, or permit, assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value but does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. In this standard, the FASB clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. In support of this principle, this standard establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop those assumptions. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:

Level 1 inputs – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2 inputs - Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These might include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.

Level 3 inputs - Unobservable inputs for determining the fair values of assets or liabilities that reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities.

Management monitors the availability of observable market data to assess the appropriate classification of financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy. Changes in economic conditions or model-based valuation techniques may require the transfer of financial instruments from one fair value level to another. In such instances, the transfer is reported at the beginning of the reporting period.

Management evaluates the significance of transfers between levels based upon the nature of the financial instrument and size of the transfer relative to total assets, total liabilities or total earnings.

Securities classified as available-for-sale are reported at fair value on a recurring basis utilizing Level 1, 2 and 3 inputs. For these securities, the Company obtains fair value measurements from an independent pricing service. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the bond's terms and conditions, among other things.

The Company does not record all loans & leases at fair value on a recurring basis. However, from time to time, a loan or lease is considered impaired and an allowance for credit losses is established. Once a loan or lease is identified as individually impaired, management measures impairment in accordance with the “Receivables” topic. The fair value of impaired loans & leases is estimated using one of several methods, including collateral value when the loan & lease is collateral dependent, market value of similar debt, enterprise value, and discounted cash flows. Those impaired loans & leases not requiring an allowance represent loans & leases for which the fair value of the expected repayments or collateral exceed the recorded investments in such loans & leases. Impaired loans & leases where an allowance is established based on the fair value of collateral require classification in the fair value hierarchy. When the fair value of the collateral is based on an observable market price or a current appraised value which uses observable data, the Company records the impaired loan or lease as nonrecurring Level 2. When an appraised value is not available or management determines the fair value of the collateral is further impaired below the appraised value or the appraised value contains a significant unobservable assumption, and there is no observable market price, the Company records the impaired loan or lease as nonrecurring Level 3.

Other Real Estate (“ORE”) is reported at fair value on a non-recurring basis. When the fair value of the ORE is based on an observable market price or a current appraised value which uses observable data, the Company records the ORE as nonrecurring Level 2. When an appraised value is not available or management determines the fair value of the collateral is further impaired below the appraised value or the appraised value contains a significant unobservable assumption, and there is no observable market price, the Company records the ORE as nonrecurring Level 3. Other real estate is reported in Interest Receivable and Other Assets on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following tables present information about the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value for the periods indicated.

			Fair Value Measurements At June 30, 2013, Using
	Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
(in thousands)	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Available-for-Sale Securities:
Government Agency & Government-Sponsored Entities	$	26,482	$	21,416	$	5,066	$	-
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions		5,612		-		-		5,612
Mortgage Backed Securities		392,574		-		392,574		-
Corporate Securities		49,560		8,122		41,438		-
Other		1,186		876		310		-
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value On a Recurring Basis	$	475,414	$	30,414	$	439,388	$	5,612

			Fair Value Measurements At December 31, 2012, Using
	Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
(in thousands)	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Available-for-Sale Securities:
Government Agency & Government-Sponsored Entities	$	26,823	$	21,731	$	5,092	$	-
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions		5,665		-		-		5,665
Mortgage Backed Securities		352,772		-		352,772		-
Corporate Securities		22,558		4,020		18,538		-
Other		10,173		9,863		310		-
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value On a Recurring Basis	$	417,991	$	35,614	$	376,712	$	5,665

			Fair Value Measurements At June 30, 2012, Using
	Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
(in thousands)	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Available-for-Sale Securities:
Government Agency & Government-Sponsored Entities	$	57,078	$	10,724	$	46,354	$	-
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions		5,724		-		-		5,724
Mortgage Backed Securities		427,637		-		427,637		-
Corporate Securities		8,995		-		8,995		-
Other		2,458		2,148		310		-
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value On a Recurring Basis	$	501,892	$	12,872	$	483,296	$	5,724

Fair values for Level 2 available-for-sale investment securities are based on quoted market prices for similar securities. During the three and six-months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, there were no transfers in or out of level 1, 2, or 3. The following table presents changes in level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2013			2012			2013			2012
Balance at Beginning of Period	$	5,643		$	5,753		$	5,665		$	5,782
Total Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) Included in Income		-			-			-			-
Total Unrealized Gains/(Losses) Included in Other Comprehensive Income		-			-			-			-
Purchase of Securities		-			-			-			-
Sales, Maturities, and Calls of Securities		(31	)		(29	)		(53	)		(58	)
Net Transfers In/(Out) of Level 3		-			-			-			-
Balance at End of Period	$	5,612		$	5,724		$	5,612		$	5,724

Available for sale investments securities categorized as Level 3 assets primarily consist of obligations of states and political subdivisions. These bonds were issued by local housing authorities and have no active market. These bonds are carried at historical cost, which approximates fair value, unless economic conditions for the municipality changes to a degree requiring a valuation adjustment.

The following tables present information about the Company’s impaired loans & leases and other real estate, classes of assets or liabilities that the Company carries at fair value on a non-recurring basis, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized by the Company to determine such fair value for the periods indicated. Not all impaired loans & leases are carried at fair value. Impaired loans & leases are only included in the following tables when their fair value is based upon an appraisal of the collateral, and if that appraisal results in a partial charge-off or the establishment of a specific reserve.

			Fair Value Measurements At June 30, 2013, Using
	Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
(in thousands)	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Impaired Loans
Agricultural Real Estate	$	1,143	$	-	$	-	$	1,143
Residential 1st Mortgage		283		-		-		283
Home Equity Lines and Loans		184		-		-		184
Agricultural		672		-		-		672
Commercial		216		-		-		216
Total Impaired Loans		2,498		-		-		2,498
Other Real Estate
Real Estate Construction		2,399		-		-		2,399
Total Other Real Estate		2,399		-		-		2,399
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value On a Non-Recurring Basis	$	4,897	$	-	$	-	$	4,897

The fair value of impaired loans & leases with a specific reserve or a partial charge-off was $2.5 million, net of an allowance for credit losses of $1.3 million.

ORE was $2.4 million, net of a $3.7 million valuation allowance. ORE has been adjusted to estimated fair value, less estimated selling costs. At the time of foreclosure, foreclosed assets are recorded at the estimated fair value less estimated selling costs. Any write-downs based on the asset’s fair value at the date of acquisition are charged to the allowance for credit losses. After foreclosure, management periodically obtains updated valuations of the foreclosed assets and, if additional impairments are deemed necessary, the impairment is recorded in non-interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

			Fair Value Measurements At December 31, 2012, Using
	Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
(in thousands)	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Impaired Loans
Residential 1st Mortgage	$	235	$	-	$	-	$	235
Home Equity Lines and Loans		462		-		-		462
Agricultural		1,010		-		-		1,010
Total Impaired Loans		1,707		-		-		1,707
Other Real Estate
Real Estate Construction		2,553		-		-		2,553
Total Other Real Estate		2,553		-		-		2,553
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value On a Non-Recurring Basis	$	4,260	$	-	$	-	$	4,260

The fair value of impaired loans & leases with a specific reserve or a partial charge-off was $1.7 million, net of an allowance for credit losses of $1.4 million. The fair value of ORE was $2.6 million, net of a $4.1 million valuation allowance.

			Fair Value Measurements At June 30, 2012, Using
	Fair Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs
(in thousands)	Total		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Impaired Loans
Residential 1st Mortgage	$	86	$	-	$	-	$	86
Home Equity Lines and Loans		428		-		-		428
Commercial		48		-		-		48
Total Impaired Loans		562		-		-		562
Other Real Estate
Real Estate Construction		2,553		-		-		2,553
Total Other Real Estate		2,553		-		-		2,553
Total Assets Measured at Fair Value On a Non-Recurring Basis	$	3,115	$	-	$	-	$	3,115

The fair value of impaired loans & leases with a specific reserve or a partial charge-off was $562,000, net of an allowance for credit losses of $915,000. The fair value of ORE was $2.6 million, net of a $4.1 million valuation allowance.