Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

NOTE G — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Fair Value Measurements Topic of ASC 820-10 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820-10-20 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. A fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the asset or liability. The price in the principal (or most advantageous) market used to measure the fair value of the asset or liability is not adjusted for transaction costs. An orderly transaction is a transaction that assumes exposure to the market for a period prior to the measurement date to allow for marketing activities that are usual and customary for transactions involving such assets and liabilities; it is not a forced transaction. Market participants are buyers and sellers in the principal market that are (i) independent, (ii) knowledgeable, (iii) able to transact, and (iv) willing to transact.

ASC 820-10 requires the use of valuation techniques that are consistent with the market approach, the income approach, or the cost approach. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets and liabilities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts, such as cash flows or earnings, to a single present amount on a discounted basis. The cost approach is based on the amount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset (replacement cost). Valuation techniques should be consistently applied. Inputs to valuation techniques refer to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Inputs may be observable, meaning those that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from independent sources, or unobservable, meaning those that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. In that regard, ASC Topic 820-10-55 establishes a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:

Level 1 Inputs - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting 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 or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (such as interest rates, volatilities, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.), or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market data by correlation or other means.

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.

A description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, follows. These valuation methodologies were applied to all of the Company’s financial and nonfinancial assets and liabilities carried at fair value.

In general, fair value is based upon quoted market prices, where available. If such quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that primarily use, as inputs, observable market-based parameters. Valuation adjustments may be made to ensure that financial instruments are recorded at fair value. These adjustments may include amounts to reflect counterparty credit quality, the company’s creditworthiness, among other things, as well as unobservable parameters. Any such valuation adjustments are applied consistently over time. The Company’s valuation methodologies may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. While management believes the Company’s valuation methodologies are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.

Securities Available for Sale. Securities classified as available for sale are reported at fair value utilizing Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 inputs. Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets are utilized to determine fair value at the measurement date for Level 1 securities. For all other 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, 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. When there are unobservable inputs, such securities are classified as Level 3.

Securities available for sale classified as Level 3 inputs represent non-publicly traded municipal issues with limited trading activity from entities within the Company’s market area. The fair value of these investments is determined using Level 3 valuation techniques, as there is no market available to price these investments. The method used for determining the fair value for these investments includes a comparison to the fair value of other investment securities valued with Level 2 inputs with similar characteristics (credit, time to maturity, call structure, etc.) and the interest yield curve for comparable debt investments.

Impaired Loans. The Company does not record impaired loans at fair value on a recurring basis. However, periodically, a loan is considered impaired and is reported at the fair value of the underlying collateral, less estimated costs to sell, if repayment is expected solely from the collateral. Impaired loans measured at fair value typically consist of loans on nonaccrual status and loans with a portion of the allowance for loan losses allocated specific to the loan. Some loans may be included in both categories whereas other loans may only be included in one category. Collateral values are estimated using level 2 inputs, including recent appraisals, and Level 3 inputs based on customized discounting criteria. Due to the significance of the level 3 inputs, impaired loans have been classified as level 3.

Other Real Estate Owned (OREO). The Company values OREO at the fair value of the underlying collateral less expected selling costs. Collateral values are estimated primarily using appraisals and reflect a market value approach.

The following table summarizes financial and nonfinancial assets (there were no financial or nonfinancial liabilities) measured at fair value as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value (in thousands):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
June 30, 2011	Inputs		Inputs		Inputs		Fair Value
Available for Sale Securities:
U.S. Treasury and Federal agencies	$	34,539	$	—	$	—	$	34,539
U.S. Government sponsored entities		24,163		—		—		24,163
State and political subdivisions		—		26,039		2,728		28,767
Mortgage backed securities		—		546		—		546
Total available-for-sale securities	$	58,702	$	26,585	$	2,728	$	88,015
Nonrecurring:
Impaired loans	$	—	$	—	$	9,133	$	9,133
Other real estate owned	$	—	$	—	$	863	$	863

Impaired loans are reported net of a $1,062,000 allowance for loan losses.

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
December 31, 2010	Inputs		Inputs		Inputs		Fair Value
Available for Sale Securities:
U.S. Treasury and Federal agencies	$	24,106	$	—	$	—	$	24,106
U.S. Government sponsored entities		6,678		—		—		6,678
State and political subdivisions		—		22,378		2,992		25,370
Asset-backed securities		2,476		—		—		2,476
Mortgage backed securities		—		548		—		548
Total available-for-sale securities	$	33,260	$	22,976	$	2,992	$	59,228
Nonrecurring:
Impaired loans	$	—	$	—	$	9,595	$	9,595
Other real estate owned	$	—	$	—	$	1,247	$	1,247

Impaired loans are reported net of a $1,171,000 allowance for loan losses.

The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of securities available for sale which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable (Level 3) inputs during the six month period ended June 30, 2011 (in thousands):

Balance at January 1, 2011	$	2,992
Net maturities and calls		(597	)
Transfers into Level 3		—
Purchases		207
Unrealized net gains included in other comprehensive income		126
Balance at June 30, 2011	$	2,728