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Dividend Restrictions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure Of Restrictions On Dividends Loans And Advances Disclosure [Abstract]  
Dividend Restrictions

 

 

Note 15 – Dividend Restrictions

The primary source of funds for the dividends paid by the Company to shareholders is dividends received from the Bank. Federal regulations limit the amount of dividends which the Bank can pay to the Company without obtaining prior approval. The amount of cash dividends that the Bank may pay is limited to current year earnings plus retained net profits for the two preceding years. In addition, dividends paid by the Bank would be prohibited if the effect thereof would cause the Bank’s capital to be reduced below applicable minimum capital requirements.

In addition to the regulatory limits, the Company’s Board of Directors, under current policies, will generally only consider a cash dividend payment to shareholders that, when combined with any previous cash dividends paid within the last 12 months, does not exceed 50% of the Bank’s after-tax earnings for the preceding 12-months, or 60% if the previous three quarterly dividends are not within the preceding 12 months.

At December 31, 2020, the maximum amount of retained earnings available to the Bank for cash dividends to the Company was $15,609,000.