JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT AND SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT AND SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES	11. JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT AND SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES In connection with our merger with EVBS, the Company assumed $10.3 million of trust preferred securities that were issued on September 17, 2003 and placed through the Trust in a pooled underwriting totaling approximately $650 million. The trust issuer has invested the total proceeds from the sale of the trust preferred securities in Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures (“Junior Subordinated Debt”) issued by EVBS. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, we had $9.6 million of Junior Subordinated Debt. The trust preferred securities pay cumulative cash distributions quarterly at a variable rate per annum, reset quarterly, equal to the 3-month LIBOR plus 2.95%. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the interest rate was 4.85% and 5.73%, respectively. The dividends paid to holders of the trust preferred securities, which are recorded as interest expense, are deductible for income tax purposes. The trust preferred securities may be included in Tier 1 capital for regulatory capital adequacy determination purposes up to 25% of Tier 1 capital after its inclusion. At December 31, 2019, all of the trust preferred securities qualified as Tier 1 capital. On January 20, 2017, Southern National completed the sale of $27.0 million of its fixed-to-floating rate Subordinated Notes due 2027 (the “SNBV Senior Subordinated Notes”). The SNBV Senior Subordinated Notes will initially bear interest at 5.875% per annum until January 31, 2022; thereafter, the SNBV Senior Subordinated Notes will be payable at an annual floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus a spread of 3.95% until maturity or early redemption. At December 31, 2019, all of the SNBV Senior Subordinated Notes qualified as Tier 2 capital. At December 31, 2019, the remaining unamortized debt issuance costs related to the SNBV Senior Subordinated Notes totaled $666 thousand. Also in connection with our merger with EVBS, the Company assumed the Senior Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement previously entered into by EVBS on April 22, 2015 with certain institutional accredited investors pursuant to which EVBS sold $20.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.50% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2025 (the “EVBS Senior Subordinated Notes”) to the investors at a price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the EVBS Senior Subordinated Notes. At December 31, 2019 all of the EVBS Senior Subordinated Notes qualified as Tier 2 capital. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, we had $47.1 million of Senior Subordinated Notes.

JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT AND SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT AND SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES

11. JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT AND SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES

In connection with our merger with EVBS, the Company assumed $10.3 million of trust preferred securities that were issued on September 17, 2003 and placed through the Trust in a pooled underwriting totaling approximately $650 million. The trust issuer has invested the total proceeds from the sale of the trust preferred securities in Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures (“Junior Subordinated Debt”) issued by EVBS. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, we had $9.6 million of Junior Subordinated Debt. The trust preferred securities pay cumulative cash distributions quarterly at a variable rate per annum, reset quarterly, equal to the 3-month LIBOR plus 2.95%. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the interest rate was 4.85% and 5.73%, respectively. The dividends paid to holders of the trust preferred securities, which are recorded as interest expense, are deductible for income tax purposes.

The trust preferred securities may be included in Tier 1 capital for regulatory capital adequacy determination purposes up to 25% of Tier 1 capital after its inclusion. At December 31, 2019, all of the trust preferred securities qualified as Tier 1 capital.

On January 20, 2017, Southern National completed the sale of $27.0 million of its fixed-to-floating rate Subordinated Notes due 2027 (the “SNBV Senior Subordinated Notes”). The SNBV Senior Subordinated Notes will initially bear interest at 5.875% per annum until January 31, 2022; thereafter, the SNBV Senior Subordinated Notes will be payable at an annual floating rate equal to three-month LIBOR plus a spread of 3.95% until maturity or early redemption. At December 31, 2019, all of the SNBV Senior Subordinated Notes qualified as Tier 2 capital. At December 31, 2019, the remaining unamortized debt issuance costs related to the SNBV Senior Subordinated Notes totaled $666 thousand.

Also in connection with our merger with EVBS, the Company assumed the Senior Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement previously entered into by EVBS on April 22, 2015 with certain institutional accredited investors pursuant to which EVBS sold $20.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.50% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2025 (the “EVBS Senior Subordinated Notes”) to the investors at a price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the EVBS Senior Subordinated Notes. At December 31, 2019 all of the EVBS Senior Subordinated Notes qualified as Tier 2 capital.

At December 31, 2019 and 2018, we had $47.1 million of Senior Subordinated Notes.