form10q.htm

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 000-51287

SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc.

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

Georgia	58-2256460
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

600 North Glynn Street

Fayetteville, GA 30214

(Address of principal executive offices)

(770)-461-2781

(Issuer’s telephone number)

____________________________________________________

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Check whether the issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ¨

Accelerated filer ¨

Non-accelerated filer ¨

Smaller reporting company x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of May 10, 2008: 3,931,328.

SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc.

And Subsidiaries

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Part I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

	Item 1.	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

		Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007	1
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007	2
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007	3
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity – Three Months Ended March 31, 2008	4
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007	5
		Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	7

	Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	12

	Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	20

	Item 4T.	Controls and Procedures	20

Part II.	OTHER INFORMATION		20

	Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	20
	Item 1A.	Risk factors.	20
	Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	20
	Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	20
	Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	21
	Item 5.	Other Information	21
	Item 6.	Exhibits	21

		Signatures	22

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

Assets	March 31, 2008			December 31, 2007*
Cash and due from banks	$	15,528		$	16,060
Interest-bearing deposits at other financial institutions		10,511			10,637
Federal funds sold		16,579			9,316
Securities available for sale		91,889			79,208
Securities held to maturity (fair value $47,990 and $58,632)		47,587			58,885
Restricted equity securities, at cost		1,863			2,008
Loans held for sale		895			229
Loans, net of unearned income		377,295			373,825
Less allowance for loan losses		5,296			4,952
Loans, net		371,999			368,873
Bank-owned life insurance		16,483			16,302
Premises and equipment, net		18,852			18,093
Goodwill		14,255			14,255
Intangible assets, net		4,574			4,792
Other assets		7,450			7,351
Total assets	$	618,465		$	606,009

Liabilities, Redeemable Common Stock, and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	81,464		$	80,685
Interest-bearing		445,744			433,246
Total deposits		527,208			513,931
Short-term borrowed funds		-			3,055
Long-term borrowed funds		6,555			6,555
Other liabilities		11,067			9,656
Total liabilities		544,830			533,197

Commitments and contingencies

Redeemable common stock held by ESOP		861			1,091

Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $1; 10,000,000 shares authorized, 3,931,528 issued		3,932			3,932
Additional paid-in capital		49,734			49,707
Retained earnings		18,512			17,881
Unearned compensation - ESOP		(349	)		(349	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		945			550
Total stockholders' equity		72,774			71,721
Total liabilities, redeemable common stock, and stockholders' equity	$	618,465		$	606,009

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

* Derived from audited consolidated financial statements.

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SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

	2008		2007
Interest income:
Loans	$	7,371	$	6,829
Securities - taxable		1,394		1,317
Securities - nontaxable		229		178
Federal funds sold		136		148
Interest-bearing deposits at other banks		124		83
Total interest income		9,254		8,555

Interest expense:
Deposits		3,582		3,091
Other borrowings		134		96
Total interest expense		3,716		3,187

Net interest income		5,538		5,368
Provision for loan losses		355		149
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		5,183		5,219

Other income:
Service charges on deposit accounts		957		815
Other service charges and fees		395		296
Net gain on sale of loans		113		104
Net gain on sale and call of securities		90		-
Income on bank-owned life insurance		181		127
Other operating income		185		137
Total other income		1,921		1,479

Other expenses:
Salaries and employee benefits		2,840		2,415
Equipment and occupancy expenses		594		467
Amortization of intangibles		268		244
Other operating expenses		1,430		1,231
Total other expenses		5,132		4,357

Income before income taxes		1,972		2,341
Income tax expense		567		736
Net income	$	1,405	$	1,605

Basic and diluted earnings per share	$	0.36	$	0.41
Dividends per share	$	0.130	$	0.130
Average shares outstanding - basic and diluted		3,915,648		3,952,328

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

	2008		2007

Net income	$	1,405	$	1,605

Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized holding gains on securities available for sale arising during the period, net of taxes of $242 and $65		395		105

Comprehensive income	$	1,800	$	1,710

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc.

And Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity

For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2008

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

	Common Stock				Additional Paid-In		Retained			Accumulated Other Comprehensive		Unearned Compensation			Total Stockholders'
	Shares		Par		Capital		Earnings			Income		(ESOP)			Equity

Balance, December 31, 2007		3,931,528	$	3,932	$	49,707	$	17,881		$	550	$	(349	)	$	71,721
Net income		-		-		-		1,405			-		-			1,405
Adjustment resulting from adoption of EITF Issue 06-4		-		-		-		(493	)		-		-			(493	)
Cash dividends declared, $.13 per share		-		-		-		(511	)		-		-			(511	)
Stock-based compensation		-		-		27		-			-		-			27
Adjustment for shares owned by ESOP		-		-		-		230			-		-			230
Other comprehensive income		-		-		-		-			395		-			395
Balance, March 31, 2008		3,931,528	$	3,932	$	49,734	$	18,512		$	945	$	(349	)	$	72,774

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc.

And Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

	2008			2007
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	1,405		$	1,605
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		298			244
Amortization of intangibles		268			244
Other amortization		(14	)		(11	)
Provision for loan losses		355			149
Stock compensation expense		27			27
Deferred income taxes		35			(85	)
Income on bank-owned life insurance		(181	)		(127	)
Gain on sales and calls of investment securities		(90	)		-
(Increase) decrease in interest receivable		(397	)		30
Increase in income taxes payable		188			884
Increase (decrease) in interest payable		217			(6	)
Net gain on sale of loans		(113	)		(104	)
Originations of mortgage loans held for sale		(9,064	)		(3,072	)
Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans held for sale		8,461			3,269
(Increase) decrease in other assets		767			(547	)
Increase in other liabilities		513			97
Net cash provided by operating activities		2,675			2,597
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from maturities of securities held to maturity		11,335			1,494
Purchases of securities available for sale		(21,873	)		(7,609	)
Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale		9,904			2,955
Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale		-			1,003
Proceeds from redemption of restricted equity securities		145			48
Net (increase) decrease in interest-bearing deposits in banks		126			(169	)
Net (increase) decrease in federal funds sold		(7,263	)		1,606
Net (increase) decrease in loans		(4,188	)		2,753
Purchase of premises and equipment		(1,057	)		(661	)
Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned		-			105
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(12,871	)		1,525
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net increase (decrease) in deposits		13,230			(8,886	)
Repayments of short-term borrowed funds		(3,055	)		(55	)
Net increase in federal funds purchased		-			2,910
Dividends paid		(511	)		(513	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		9,664			(6,544	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and due from banks		(532	)		(2,422	)
Cash and due from banks at beginning of year		16,060			16,926
Cash and due from banks at end of period	$	15,528		$	14,504

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)

For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

	2008			2007

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	3,933		$	3,193
Income taxes		-			-

NONCASH TRANSACTIONS
Principal balances of loans transferred to other real estate owned	$	743		$	137
Increase in mortgage servicing rights		50			69
Increase (decrease) in redeemable common stock held by ESOP		(230	)		22
Unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale, net		637			105

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 — NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc. (“SouthCrest” or the “Company”) is a bank holding company whose principal activity is the ownership and management of its wholly owned subsidiary banks, Bank of Upson (“Upson”), The First National Bank of Polk County (“FNB Polk”), Peachtree Bank (“Peachtree”), and Bank of Chickamauga (“Chickamauga”). All of the subsidiary banks (collectively, the “Banks”) are commercial banks that provide a full range of banking services within their primary market areas. Upson is headquartered in Thomaston, Upson County, Georgia with seven branches located in Thomaston, Fayetteville, Tyrone Manchester, Warm Springs and Luthersville, Georgia, serving its primary market area of Upson, Fayette, Meriwether and the surrounding counties. FNB Polk is located in Cedartown, Polk County, Georgia with two branches in Cedartown, Georgia and one branch in Rockmart, Georgia. FNB Polk primarily serves the market area of Polk County. Peachtree is headquartered in Maplesville, Chilton County, Alabama with one branch in Maplesville and another in Clanton, Alabama. Chickamauga is headquartered in Chickamauga, Walker County, Georgia where it maintains two branches.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three month period ended March 31, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2008. For further information, refer to the financial statements and notes included in the Company's consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2007 included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K (Registration No. 000-51287).

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Bank of Upson, The First National Bank of Polk County, Peachtree Bank, and Bank of Chickamauga. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain reclassifications to prior year balance sheets and income statements have been made to conform to current classifications. These reclassifications have no impact on net income or stockholders’ equity reported for the previous year.

NOTE 2 – EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share would be computed by dividing net income by the sum of the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding and dilutive potential common shares, such as outstanding stock options. Dilutive potential common shares are calculated in accordance with the treasury stock method, which assumes that proceeds from the exercise of all options are used to repurchase common stock at market value. The amount of shares remaining after the proceeds are exhausted represents the potentially dilutive effect of the securities.

At March 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company had 191,400 and 183,500 options outstanding under the SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan. For the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, these options were nondilutive. The Company’s ESOP has a loan from the holding company secured by 15,880 shares of Company stock which have not been allocated to participant accounts and are therefore not considered outstanding for purposes of computing earnings per share. The weighted average number of shares outstanding for purposes of computing earnings per share was 3,915,648 and 3,952,328 for the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.

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NOTE 3 — LOANS RECEIVABLE

The composition of loans at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 is summarized as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2008			December 31, 2007
Commercial, financial, and agricultural	$	22,331		$	22,595
Real estate – construction		71,247			66,069
Real estate – mortgage		240,360			241,316
Consumer		37,664			38,834
Other		5,820			5,162
		377,422			373,976
Unearned income		(127	)		(151	)
Allowance for loan losses		(5,296	)		(4,952	)
Loans, net	$	371,999		$	368,873

Changes in the allowance for loan losses are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2008			March 31, 2007
Balance, beginning of year	$	4,952		$	4,480
Provision for loan losses		355			149
Loans charged off		(189	)		(158	)
Recoveries of loans previously charged off		178			196
Balance, end of period	$	5,296		$	4,667

The following is a summary of information pertaining to impaired loans:

(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2008		December 31, 2007
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance	$	-	$	-
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance		7,248		1,633
Total impaired loans	$	7,248	$	1,633
Valuation allowance related to impaired loans	$	273	$	245
Average investment in impaired loans	$	1,947	$	507

There were $7,248,000 and $1,633,000 loans on nonaccrual status at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007. Loans of $416,000 and $247,000 were past due ninety days or more and still accruing interest at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.

(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2008		December 31, 2007
Nonaccrual loans	$	7,248	$	1,633
Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing	$	416	$	247
Loans restructured under troubled debt	$	-	$	-

The Company acquired certain loans for which there was, at acquisition, evidence of deterioration of credit quality since the dates the loans were originated and for which it was probable, at acquisition, that all contractually required payments would not be collected. Under the provisions of Statement of Position 03-03, Accounting for Certain Loans or Debt Securities Acquired in a Transfer (“SOP 03-03”), at the acquisition date these loans were recorded at a carrying value of $376,000, which was net of a nonaccretable adjustment of $183,000. At March 31, 2008, the carrying value for these loans had been reduced to $285,000 as a result of cash payments by the borrowers, chargeoff, or repossession.

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NOTE 4 — DEPOSITS

At March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, deposits were as follows:

(Dollars In Thousands)	March 31, 2008		December 31, 2007

Noninterest bearing deposits	$	81,464	$	80,685
Interest checking		87,418		83,742
Money market		61,216		55,687
Savings		44,569		41,997
Certificates of deposit		252,541		251,820
	$	527,208	$	513,931

NOTE 5 — NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In September 2006, the FASB ratified EITF Issue 06-4, Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements. EITF Issue 06-4 addresses accounting for split-dollar life insurance arrangements after the employer purchases a life insurance policy on the covered employee. This Issue states that an obligation arises as a result of a substantive agreement with an employee to provide future postretirement benefits. Under Issue EITF 06-4, the obligation is not settled upon entering into an insurance arrangement. Since the obligation is not settled, a liability should be recognized in accordance with applicable authoritative guidance. Issue EITF 06-4 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007. In adopting EITF Issue 06-4, the Company recorded a liability of $493,000 as of January 1, 2008 with a corresponding offset against retained earnings, and in the three months ended March 31, 2008 recorded compensation expense of approximately $25,000 relating to these obligations.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities. SFAS No. 159 allows an entity to elect to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in the income statement each period. The statement also requires additional disclosures to identify the effects of an entity’s fair value election on its earnings. The Company adopted SFAS No. 159 on January 1, 2008, with no material impact on the financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity. The Company did not elect fair value for any assets or liabilities.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations. SFAS No. 141(R) will significantly change how entities apply the acquisition method to business combinations. The most significant changes affecting how the Company will account for business combinations under this Statement include: the acquisition date will be date the acquirer obtains control; all (and only) identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and noncontrolling interests in the acquiree will be stated at fair value on the acquisition date; assets or liabilities arising from noncontractual contingencies will be measured at their acquisition date fair value only if it is more likely than not that they meet the definition of an asset or liability on the acquisition date; adjustments subsequently made to the provisional amounts recorded on the acquisition date will be made retroactively during a measurement period not to exceed one year; acquisition-related restructuring costs that do not meet the criteria in SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities, will be expensed as incurred; transaction costs will be expensed as incurred; reversals of deferred income tax valuation allowances and income tax contingencies will be recognized in earnings subsequent to the measurement period; and the allowance for loan losses of an acquiree will not be permitted to be recognized by the acquirer. Additionally, SFAS No. 141(R) will require new and modified disclosures surrounding subsequent changes to acquisition-related contingencies, contingent consideration, noncontrolling interests, acquisition-related transaction costs, fair values and cash flows not expected to be collected for acquired loans, and an enhanced goodwill rollforward.

The Company will be required to prospectively apply SFAS No. 141(R) to all business combinations completed on or after January 1, 2009. Early adoption is not permitted. For business combinations in which the acquisition date was before the effective date, the provisions of SFAS No. 141(R) will apply to the subsequent accounting for deferred income tax valuation allowances and income tax contingencies and will require any changes in those amounts to be recorded in earnings. At March 31, 2008, the Company had no acquired deferred income tax valuation allowances and income tax contingencies. Management is currently evaluating the effects that SFAS 141(R) will have on the financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and the disclosures that will be presented in the consolidated financial statements.

In November 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 109, Written Loan Commitments Recorded at Fair Value Through Earnings, which expressed the staff’s view that, consistent with FASB Statement No. 156, Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets, and FASB Statement No. 159, The Fair Value Option of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, the expected net future cash flows related to the associated servicing of the loan should be included in the measurement of all written loan commitments that are accounted for at fair value through earnings. SAB No. 109 is effective for all written loan commitments recorded at fair value that are entered into, or substantially modified, in fiscal quarters beginning after December 15, 2007. The staff expects registrants to apply the views of SAB No. 109 on a prospective basis. The effect of adoption during the first quarter of 2008 did not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations.

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NOTE 6 -- FAIR VALUE

On January 1, 2008, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” (SFAS 157), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 clarifies that fair value should be based on the assumptions market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the information used to develop those assumptions.

The Company utilizes fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. Available for sale securities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Additionally, from time to time, the Company may be required to record at fair value other assets on a nonrecurring basis, such as loans held for sale, loans held for investment and certain other assets. These nonrecurring fair value adjustments would typically involve application of lower of cost or market accounting or write-downs of individual assets

SFAS 157 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1

Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

Level 2

Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3

Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

Following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets recorded at fair value.

Investment Securities

Securities available for sale and securities held to maturity are valued on a recurring basis at quoted market prices where available. If quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on quoted market prices of comparable securities. Level 1 securities include those traded on an active exchange, such as the New York Stock Exchange, U.S. Treasury securities that are traded by dealers or brokers in active over-the-counter markets and money market funds. Level 2 securities include mortgage-backed securities and debentures issued by government sponsored entities, municipal bonds and corporate debt securities. Securities classified as Level 3 include asset-backed securities in less liquid markets such as some common stock not traded on a national exchange. Securities held to maturity are valued at quoted market prices or dealer quotes, similar to securities available for sale. The carrying value of Federal Reserve Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank stock approximates fair value based on their redemption provisions.

Loans Held for Sale

Loans held for sale, consisting of mortgages to be sold in the secondary market, are carried at the lower of cost or market value. The fair values of mortgage loans held for sale are based on commitments on hand from investors within the secondary market for loans with similar characteristics. As such, the fair value adjustments for mortgage loans held for sale is nonrecurring Level 2.

Loans

The Company does not record loans at fair value on a recurring basis. However, from time to time, a loan may be considered impaired and an allowance for loan losses may be established. Loans for which it is probable that payment of interest and principal will not be made in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan agreement are considered impaired. Once a loan is identified as individually impaired, management measures impairment in accordance with SFAS 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan, (“SFAS 114”). The fair value of impaired loans is estimated using one of several methods, including collateral value, market value of similar debt, enterprise value, liquidation value and discounted cash flows. Those impaired loans not requiring an allowance represent loans for which the fair value of the expected repayments or collateral exceed the recorded investments in such loans. At March 31, 2008, all of the total impaired loans were evaluated based on the fair value of the collateral. In accordance with SFAS 157, impaired loans 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, the Company records the impaired loan 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 and there is no observable market price, the Company records the impaired loan as nonrecurring Level 3.

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Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The table below presents the recorded amount of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

	Fair Value March 31,			Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets			Significant Other Observable Inputs			Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Dollars in thousands)	2008			(Level 1)			(Level 2)			(Level 3)

Securities available for sale		$	91,889		$	31		$	91,578		$	280
Impaired loans			6,975			-			-			6,975

There were no gains or losses for the three months ended March 31, 2008 included in earnings that are attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses of the Company’s securities available for sale at March 31, 2008.

For those securities available for sale and impaired loans with fair values that are determined by reliance on significant unobservable inputs, the following table identifies the factors causing the change in fair value from January 1, 2008 to March 31, 2008:

	Investment Securities Available For Sale

Beginning balance, January 1, 2008	$	280
Total gains (losses) realized or unrealized
Included in earnings		-
Included in other comprehensive income		-
Transfers in (out) of Level 3		-
Ending balance, March 31, 2008	$	280

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SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following is management’s discussion and analysis of certain significant factors which have affected the financial position and operating results of SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc. and its bank subsidiaries, Bank of Upson, The First National Bank of Polk County, Peachtree Bank, and Bank of Chickamauga during the period included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The purpose of this discussion is to focus on information about our financial condition and results of operations that are not otherwise apparent from our consolidated financial statements.

Forward Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this Report, including, without limitation, matters discussed under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation,” of SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc. are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements include statements about the competitiveness of the banking industry, potential regulatory obligations, our entrance and expansion into other markets, integration of recently acquired banks, pending or proposed acquisitions, our other business strategies, our expectations with respect to our allowance for loan losses and impaired loans, anticipated capital expenditures for our operations center, and other statements that are not historical facts. When we use words like “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “expect,” “estimate,” “could,” “should,” “will,” and similar expressions, you should consider them as identifying forward-looking statements, although we may use other phrasing. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on our beliefs and assumptions, and on the information available to us at the time that these disclosures were prepared. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, among others, the following possibilities: (1) competitive pressures among depository and other financial institutions may increase significantly; (2) changes in the interest rate environment may reduce margins; (3) general economic conditions may be less favorable than expected, resulting in, among other things, a deterioration in credit quality and/or a reduction in demand for credit; (4) legislative or regulatory changes, including changes in accounting standards may adversely affect the businesses in which we are engaged; (5) costs or difficulties related to the integration of our businesses, may be greater than expected; (6) deposit attrition, customer loss or revenue loss following acquisitions may be greater than expected; (7) competitors may have greater financial resources and develop products that enable such competitors to compete more successfully than us; and (8) adverse changes may occur in the equity markets.

Many of such factors are beyond our ability to control or predict, and readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. We disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this Report, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Critical Accounting Estimates

We have adopted various accounting policies that govern the application of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States in the preparation of our financial statements. Our significant accounting policies are described in the notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007 included in our Form 10-K (Registration No. 000-51287). Certain accounting policies involve significant judgments and assumptions by us that have a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities. We consider these accounting judgments and assumptions to be our critical accounting estimates. The judgments and assumptions we use are based on historical experience and other factors, which we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Because of the nature of the judgments and assumptions we make, actual results could differ from these judgments and estimates which could have a material impact on our carrying values of assets and liabilities and our results of operations.

We believe the allowance for loan losses is a critical accounting estimate that requires the most significant judgments and assumptions used in preparation of our consolidated financial statements. Because the allowance for loan losses is replenished through a provision for loan losses that is charged against earnings, our subjective determinations regarding the allowance affect our earnings directly. Refer to the portion of this discussion that addresses our allowance for loan losses for a description of our processes and methodology for determining our allowance for loan losses.

The consolidated financial statements include certain accounting and disclosures that require management to make estimates about fair values. Estimates of fair value are used in the accounting for securities available for sale, loans held for sale, stock compensation, intangible assets, and acquisition purchase accounting adjustments. Estimates of fair values are used in disclosures regarding securities held to maturity, stock compensation, commitments, and the fair values of financial instruments. Fair values are estimated using relevant market information and other assumptions such as interest rates, credit risk, prepayments and other factors. The fair values of financial instruments are subject to change as influenced by market conditions.

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Financial Condition

During the three months ended March 31, 2008, our total assets increased $12.5 million to $618.5 million at March 31, 2008. During this period, total loans increased $3.5 million, or 0.9%, while loans held for sale increased $666,000. Securities available for sale increased $12.7 million due primarily to purchases made during the quarter while securities held to maturity decreased $11.3 million due to maturities. Federal funds sold increased $7.3 million.

During the year to date period ended March 31, 2008, deposits increased $13.3 million or 2.6%. Changes in deposits are summarized below:

(Dollars In Thousands)	March 31, 2008		December 31, 2007		Change

Noninterest bearing deposits	$	81,464	$	80,685	$	779
Interest checking		87,418		83,742		3,676
Money market		61,216		55,687		5,529
Savings		44,569		41,997		2,572
Certificates of deposit		252,541		251,820		721
	$	527,208	$	513,931	$	13,277

Since December 31, 2007, short-term borrowed funds declined $3.1 million due to maturities of Federal Home Loan Bank advances during the quarter. At March 31, 2008 we had not purchased any federal funds. The Company monitors changes in its loan portfolio and changes in its deposit levels, and seeks to maintain a proper mix of types, maturities, and interest rates.

Our total stockholders’ equity has increased by $1.1 million since December 31, 2007, primarily due to net income for the period, net of dividends paid to shareholders. In addition, the Company experienced a $395,000 increase in the unrealized gain on securities available for sale, net of deferred taxes. These increases were offset by dividends paid during the quarter of $511,000 and a $493,000 adjustment to beginning retained earnings related to the implementation of EITF Issue 06-4, Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements.

Loan Portfolio. The following table presents various categories of loans contained in the loan portfolios of the subsidiary banks as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007:

(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2008			December 31, 2007
Commercial, financial, and agricultural	$	22,331		$	22,595
Real estate – construction		71,247			66,069
Real estate – mortgage		240,360			241,316
Consumer		37,664			38,834
Other		5,820			5,162
		377,422			373,976
Unearned income		(127	)		(151	)
Allowance for loan losses		(5,296	)		(4,952	)
Loans, net	$	371,999		$	368,873

Nonaccrual, Past Due and Restructured Loans. The following table presents various categories of nonaccrual, past due, potential problem loans, and restructured loans in the Banks’ loan portfolios as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007:

(Dollars in thousands)	March 31,2008		December 31, 2007
Nonaccrual loans	$	7,248	$	1,633
Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing	$	416	$	247
Loans restructured under troubled debt	$	-	$	-

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Nonaccrual loans increased $5,615,000 during the quarter ended March 31, 2008 increasing from $1,633,000 to $7,248,000. Nonaccrual loans at March 31, 2008 include a $5.7 million residential real estate development loan and $1,007,000 in loans secured by first mortgage loans on single family dwellings, the largest of which was $42,000. The Company believes that there is limited risk of loss for the nonaccrual loans secured by single family dwellings. The residential development loan is secured by 96 developed and 24 partially developed lots in a golf course development. In total, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance of $273,000 related to nonaccrual loans at March 31, 2008.

In addition to the above, the Company had at March 31, 2008 $10,508,000 in potential problem loans. Potential problem loans are loans as to which information about the borrowers' possible credit problems causes management to have serious doubts about their ability to comply with current repayment terms

Information regarding impaired loans as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2008		December 31, 2007
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance	$	-	$	-
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance		7,248		1,633
Total impaired loans	$	7,248	$	1,633
Valuation allowance related to impaired loans	$	273	$	245
Average investment in impaired loans	$	1,947	$	507

In addition to the above, the Company had at March 31, 2008 $10,508,000 in potential problem loans. Potential problem loans are loans which are currently performing but as to which information about the borrowers' possible credit problems causes management to have doubts about their ability to comply with current repayment terms. Management has downgraded these loans and closely monitors their continued performance. The following is a summary of our potential problem loans at March 31, 2008:

(Dollars in thousands)
Construction and development loans	$	1,811
First mortgage		5,704
Second mortgage and home equity line of credit		297
Nonresidential mortgage		2,052
Commercial		140
Consumer		412

Total	$	10,416

Construction and development loans consist of six loans, the largest of which is a $1,470,000 loan secured by 74 lots in a townhome development. First mortgage loans are composed of 72 loans, the largest of which is $250,000. There are 16 loans whose balance is greater than $100,000, which account for $2,661,000 of the total. Loans secured by nonresidential real estate are composed of 16 loans, the largest of which represents 2 loans to one borrower totaling $1,088,000.

Summary of Loan Loss Experience. An analysis of SouthCrest’s loan loss experience is included in the following table for the periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007:

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Analysis of Allowance for Loan Losses
For The Three Months Ended March 31
(Dollars in thousands)	Three Months
	2008			2007

Balance at beginning of period	$	4,952		$	4,480
Chargeoffs
Commercial loans		7			20
Real estate - construction		22			-
Real estate - mortgage		28			-
Consumer		99			104
Other		33			34
Total Chargeoffs		189			158

Recoveries
Commercial loans		5			4
Real estate - construction		24			-
Real estate - mortgage		16			4
Consumer		103			156
Other		30			32
Total recoveries		178			196

Net (chargeoffs) recoveries		(11	)		38
Additions charged to operations		355			149
Balance at end of period	$	5,296		$	4,667
Annualized ratio of net chargeoffs (recoveries) to average loans outstanding		0.01	%		(0.05	)%

Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses as of March 31, 2008 was $5,296,000 compared to $4,952,000 at December 31, 2007 and $4,667,000 at March 31, 2007. As a percentage of gross loans, the allowance for loan losses was 1.40% at March 31, 2008 compared to 1.32% as of December 31, 2007 and 1.40% at March 31, 2007. The provision for loan losses during the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 of $355,000 was the result of management's assessment of risks inherent in the loan portfolio. Management’s estimate of the allowance for loan losses utilizes a loan grading system to assign a risk grade to each loan based on factors such as the quality of collateral securing a loan, the financial condition of the borrower and the payment history of each loan. Based on net charge-off history experienced for each category within the loan portfolio, as well as general economic factors affecting the lending market, management assigns an estimated allowance for each risk grade within each of the loan categories. Management then estimates the required allowance, which may also include a portion that is not allocated to a specific category of the loan portfolio, but which management deems is necessary based on the overall risk inherent in the loan portfolio. The estimation of the allowance may change due to fluctuations in the factors noted above as well as changes in the trends of net charge-offs, past due loans, and general economic conditions of the markets served by the Company’s subsidiary banks.

Management considers the allowance for loan losses to be adequate; however, there can be no assurance that charge-offs in future periods will not exceed the allowance for loan losses or that additional provisions of the allowance will not be required.

Results of Operations For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007

Net income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 amounted to $1,405,000, or $0.36 basic and diluted earnings per share, compared to net income of $1,605,000 or $0.41 basic and diluted earnings per share for the same three-month period in 2007, a decrease of $200,000, or 12.5%. Results of operations for Bank of Chickamauga were not included in 2007 net income as the Company’s acquisition of Chickamauga did not take place until July 1, 2007.

Net Interest Income. Net interest income represents the difference between interest received on interest earning assets and interest paid on interest bearing liabilities.

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Net interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 increased $170,000 or 3.25% over the same period in 2007. The increase in net interest income is primarily driven by a $60.4 million increase in the average balances in earning assets. This growth accounted for an increase in net interest income of $477,000 and is primarily the result of the acquisitions of Chickamauga. Offsetting the increase in net interest income attributable to the growth in the balance sheet was a $307,000 reduction in net interest income attributable to changes in the general level of interest rates. Beginning in August 2007, the Federal Reserve has announced several reductions in the discount rate, with the result being that the average discount rate for the period ending March 31, 2008 was approximately 250 basis points lower than the same period in 2007. These reductions have contributed to a reduction in the average yield on earning assets from 7.21% during the period ending March 31, 2007 to 6.87% in the same period in 2008. During the same period, the average cost of funds declined from 3.37% in 2007 to 3.31% in 2008. The net yield on earning assets declined 41 basis points from 4.52% for the period ended March 31, 2007 to 4.11% for the current year period. The net interest spread decreased from 3.84% in 2007 to 3.56% in 2008.

Total interest income increased $699,000 to $9,254,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. Interest income earned on loans increased $542,000. Of this increase, $862,000 relates to a $40.1 million growth in the average balance of loans. Offsetting this increase was a $320,000 reduction in interest due to the reduction in the average yield of the loan portfolio from 8.32% to 7.93%. The reduction in the average yield on loans results from a significant portion of the loan portfolio having variable interest rates that are tied to the prime rate.

Interest expense increased $529,000 to $3,716,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. The main component of the increase in interest expense was a $409,000 increase in interest paid on certificates of deposits. Since 2005, the Company has generally funded the growth in its loan portfolio with borrowed funds, primarily Federal Home Loan Bank advances, and with certificates of deposit. These sources of funds typically carry higher rates of interest than other sources of funds such as checking and money market accounts. The average rate on certificates of deposits typically lag the changes in the discount rate due to the longer term of the accounts and to competition from other banks for such funds.

Excluding the impact of Chickamauga, net interest income would have declined $398,000 or 7.4%.

The following presents, for the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, the main components of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities and related interest income and expense and effective yields and cost of funds.

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Average Consolidated Balance Sheets and Net Interest Income Analysis

For the Three Month Periods Ended March 31,

(Dollars in thousands)

	Average Balances (1)						Yields / Rates						Income / Expense				Increase			Change Due to
	2008			2007			2008			2007			2008		2007		(Decrease)			Rate			Volume
Assets
Loans, including fee income	$	373,739		$	332,926			7.93	%		8.32	%	$	7,371	$	6,829	$	542		$	(320	)	$	862
Taxable securities		114,354			114,659			4.90	%		4.66	%		1,394		1,317		77			80			(3	)
Nontaxable securities		23,775			18,274			3.87	%		3.95	%		229		178		51			(4	)		55
Federal funds sold		17,990			10,541			3.04	%		5.69	%		136		148		(12	)		(89	)		77
Interest bearing deposits in banks		11,846			4,910			4.21	%		6.86	%		124		83		41			(43	)		84
Total earning assets		541,704			481,310			6.87	%		7.21	%		9,254		8,555		699			(376	)		1,075
Cash and due from banks		14,987			13,688
Allowance for loan losses		(5,022	)		(4,584	)
Other assets		60,728			48,072
Total	$	612,397		$	538,486

Liabilities and Equity
Interest bearing demand (2)	$	145,752		$	126,881			1.71	%		1.77	%	$	620	$	555	$	65		$	(19	)	$	84
Savings		43,331			36,045			0.75	%		0.72	%		81		64		17			3			14
Certificates of deposit		252,674			213,928			4.59	%		4.69	%		2,881		2,472		409			(52	)		461
Total interest bearing deposits		441,757			376,854			3.26	%		3.33	%		3,582		3,091		491			(68	)		559
Borrowed funds		9,498			6,785			5.67	%		5.74	%		134		96		38			(1	)		39
Total interest bearing liabilities		451,255			383,639			3.31	%		3.37	%		3,716		3,187		529			(69	)		598
Noninterest bearing demand deposits		77,653			78,564
Other liabilities		10,472			7,503
Redeemable common stock held by ESOP		951			940
Shareholders' equity		72,066			67,840
Total	$	612,397		$	538,486
Net interest income													$	5,538	$	5,368	$	170		$	(307	)	$	477
Net interest yield on earning assets								4.11	%		4.52	%
Net interest spread								3.56	%		3.84	%

(1) Daily averages. Loans includes nonaccrual loans.

(2) Includes money market accounts

Other Income. Total other income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 amounted to $1,921,000, compared to $1,479,000 for the same period in 2007, an increase of $441,000. The addition of Chickamauga accounted for $195,000 of this increase.

Service charges (including NSF and overdraft charges) on deposit accounts increased $142,000 or 17.4%. These fees were 2.34% of interest-bearing and non-interest bearing checking accounts in 2008 compared to 2.25% in 2007. For the three month periods ended March 31, 2008, other service charges and fees increased $99,000, or $56,000 exclusive of acquisitions, and results primarily from a $26,000 increase in debit card fees and a $14,000 increase in ATM fee income.

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For the three months ended March 31, 2008, gain on sale of loans was $113,000 compared to $104,000 in 2007 due to increased volume of loans sold. Included in the gain on sale of loans are mortgage servicing rights of $50,000 and $69,000 for the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The following presents the activity in the Company’s mortgage servicing rights in 2008 and 2007:

(dollars in thousands)	2008			2007

Beginning balance	$	510		$	375
Servicing rights recognized		50			69
Amortization expense		(27	)		(24	)
Ending balance	$	533		$	420

During the quarter, the Company recorded $90,000 in gains from calls of securities. The securities were called as the reduction in the levels of interest rates made it advantageous for the issuers of the debt securities to redeem the securities. Income from bank-owned life insurance increased $54,000 of which $44,000 relates to the insurance policies assumed in the acquisition of Chickamauga. Other income increased $48,000, or 34.3%, to $185,000. Excluding the impact of the Chickamauga acquisition, other income increased $26,000 for the quarter.

Other Expenses. Other expenses for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 amounted to $5,132,000 compared to $4,357,000 for the same period in 2007, an increase of $775,000 or 17.8%. Excluding the impact of acquisitions, these expenses increased $248,000 or 5.7%.

The largest component of other expenses is salaries and employee benefits, which excluding the impact of acquisitions increased $146,000, or 6.1%. Of this increase, $25,000 represents increased costs associated with the the implementation of EITF Issue 06-4, Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements. Other increases are related to merit increases and branch expansion. The compensation cost that was charged against income for our stock option plans was $27,000 for each of the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. The total compensation cost related to nonvested awards not yet recognized at March 31, 2008 is $299,000 which will be recognized over the weighted average period of approximately 2.88 years.

For the three month period ended March 31, 2008, amortization of intangibles increased $25,000. Amortization of the core deposit intangible recorded in conjunction with the acquisition Chickamauga amounted to $22,000 for the quarter while amortization expense for mortgage servicing rights increased $3,000. Equipment and occupancy expenses increased $127,000 for the quarter of which $37,000 relates to Chickamauga. Excluding the impact of acquisitions, occupancy expenses increased $90,000 for the three-month period which includes $36,000 of higher depreciation costs and $23,000 in increased rent expense relating to branch expansion. Other operating expenses increased $199,000 for the three months in 2008 of which $189,000 relates to Chickamauga.

Other expenses amounted to 3.35% of average assets in 2008 compared to 3.25% of average assets in 2007.

Income Taxes. The Company recorded income taxes totaling $567,000 and $736,000 for the three-month periods ending March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Effective tax rates for the periods were 28.8% and 31.4%, respectively. Tax-exempt interest income and income on bank-owned life insurance are the primary reasons that the Company’s effective tax rates are less than the statutory tax rate of 34%. The reason the effective tax rate was lower in 2008 than in 2007 is that tax exempt income represented 20.8% of income before income taxes in 2008 compared to 13.0% in 2007.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity is our ability to meet deposit withdrawals immediately while also providing for the credit needs of our customers. We monitor our liquidity resources on an ongoing basis. State and Federal regulatory authorities also monitor our liquidity on a periodic basis. As of March 31, 2008, we believe our liquidity, as determined under guidelines established by regulatory authorities and internal policies, was satisfactory.

If needed, our banks have the ability on a short-term basis to borrow and purchase federal funds from other financial institutions. At March 31, 2008, the banks had available additional federal funds lines of credit totaling $23.2 million in place with five banks and $54.6 million of available funds on their lines of credit with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta.

At March 31, 2008, our capital ratios were adequate based on regulatory minimum capital requirements. The minimum capital requirements and the actual capital ratios on a consolidated and bank-only basis are as follows:

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	Tier 1 Leverage			Tier 1 Risk- Based			Total Risk- Based

Minimum required		4.00	%		4.00	%		8.00	%
Minimum required to be well capitalized		5.00	%		6.00	%		10.00	%
Actual ratios at March 31, 2008
Consolidated		9.25	%		13.09	%		14.26	%
Bank of Upson		10.01	%		12.74	%		13.86	%
The First National Bank of Polk County		11.98	%		18.23	%		19.48	%
Peachtree Bank		8.81	%		10.94	%		12.15	%
Bank of Chickamauga		7.56	%		18.08	%		19.34	%

Capital ratios may decline as asset growth continues, but are expected to continue to exceed minimum regulatory requirements.

Other than the items described above, we are not aware of any trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that will result, or are reasonably likely to result, in our liquidity increasing or decreasing in any material way.

Off-Balance-Sheet Financing

Our financial statements do not reflect various commitments and contingent liabilities that arise in the normal course of business. These off-balance-sheet financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. These financial instruments are included in the financial statements when funds are distributed or the instruments become payable. We use the same credit policies in making commitments as we do for on-balance sheet instruments. Our exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instruments for commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and credit card commitments is represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The table below contains a summary of our contractual obligations and commitments as of March 31, 2008.

Commitments and Contractual Obligations

(Dollars in thousands)

	Less than one year		1-3 years		3-5 years		Thereafter		Total

Contractual obligations
Deposits having no stated maturity	$	274,667	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	274,667
Certificates of Deposit		193,544		41,102		17,895		-		252,541
FHLB advances and
other borrowed funds		-		1,311		1,311		3,933		6,555
Deferred compensation		43		125		500		3,579		4,247
Construction commitments		723		-		-		-		723
Leases		143		198		160		398		899

Total contractal obligations	$	469,120	$	42,736	$	19,866	$	7,910	$	539,632

Commitments
Commitments to extend credit	$	32,198	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	32,198
Credit card commitments		9,545		-		-		-		9,545
Commercial standby letters of credit		955		-		-		-		955

Total commitments	$	42,698	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	42,698

Gross payments to be made under the deferred compensation plans are estimated to be $19,434,000.

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ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Pursuant to the revised disclosure requirements for smaller reporting companies effective February 4, 2008, no disclosure under this Item is required.

ITEM 4T. Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (“Disclosure Controls”). Disclosure Controls, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are procedures that are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this Quarterly Report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure Controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our management, including the CEO and CFO, does not expect that our Disclosure Controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

Based upon their controls evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that our Disclosure Controls are effective at a reasonable assurance level.

There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during our first fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to claims and suits arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate resolution of these pending claims and legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations.

Item 1A.

Risk

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, "Item 1. Business" under the heading "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3.

Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

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Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None.

Item 5.

Other Information

None.

Item 6.

Exhibits

Exhibit No. 31.1		Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

Exhibit No. 31.2		Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

Exhibit No. 32.1		Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Exhibit No. 32.2		Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc.

(Registrant)

DATE: May 15, 2008	BY:	/s/ Larry T. Kuglar
		Larry T. Kuglar.
		President and Chief Executive Officer

DATE: May 15, 2008	BY:	/s/ Douglas J. Hertha
		Douglas J. Hertha
		Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 15, 2008	By:	/s/ Larry T. Kuglar
		Larry T. Kuglar
		Chief Executive Officer

Dated: May 15, 2008

/s/ Larry T. Kuglar
Larry T. Kuglar
Chief Executive Officer