Securities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

AFS debt securities at December 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:


	December 31, 2023
	Amortized		Gross Unrealized				Allowance For		Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Credit Losses		Value
U.S. Gov’t sponsored entities	$	5,024	$	—	$	(36)	$	—	$	4,988
State & political subdivisions	105,102		22		(13,315)		—		91,809
Residential & multi-family mortgage	225,871		1		(34,353)		—		191,519
Corporate notes & bonds	48,459		13		(5,333)		—		43,139

Pooled SBA	11,347		—		(847)		—		10,500

Total	$	395,803	$	36	$	(53,884)	$	—	$	341,955


	December 31, 2022
	Amortized		Gross Unrealized				Allowance For		Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Credit Losses		Value
U.S. Gov’t sponsored entities	$	3,213	$	—	$	(84)	$	—	$	3,129
State & political subdivisions	112,734		24		(17,095)		—		95,663
Residential & multi-family mortgage	256,111		—		(38,564)		—		217,547
Corporate notes & bonds	47,111		—		(4,720)		—		42,391

Pooled SBA	13,823		—		(1,144)		—		12,679

Total	$	432,992	$	24	$	(61,607)	$	—	$	371,409

HTM debt securities at December 31, 2023 and 2022 are as follows:


	December 31, 2023
	Amortized		Gross Unrealized				Allowance For		Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Credit Losses		Value
U.S. Gov’t sponsored entities	$	302,945	$	—	$	(19,038)	$	—	$	283,907
Residential & multi-family mortgage	86,023		—		(9,360)		—		76,663
Total	$	388,968	$	—	$	(28,398)	$	—	$	360,570


	December 31, 2022
	Amortized		Gross Unrealized				Allowance For		Fair
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Credit Losses		Value
U.S. Gov’t sponsored entities	$	307,711	$	—	$	(27,276)	$	—	$	280,435
Residential & multi-family mortgage	97,054		—		(10,101)		—		86,953
Total	$	404,765	$	—	$	(37,377)	$	—	$	367,388

The Corporation elected to transfer 74 AFS debt securities with an aggregate fair value of $213.7 million to a classification of HTM during the year ended December 31, 2022. In accordance with FASB ASC 320-10-55-24, the transfer from AFS to HTM must be recorded at the fair value of the AFS debt securities at the time of transfer. The net unrealized holding loss of $5.6 million, net of tax, at the date of transfer was retained in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), with the associated pre-tax amount retained in the carrying value of the HTM debt securities. Such amounts will be amortized to comprehensive income over the remaining life of the securities.

Information pertaining to security sales is as follows:


Year ended December 31	Proceeds		Gross Gains		Gross Losses
2023	$	13,151	$	52	$	—
2022	22,164		651		—
2021	33,553		783		—

The tax provision related to these net realized gains at December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 were $11 thousand, $137 thousand, and $164 thousand, respectively.

The following is a schedule of the contractual maturity of AFS and HTM debt securities, excluding equity securities, at December 31, 2023:


	Available-for-sale				Held-to-maturity
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
1 year or less	$	13,023	$	12,902	$	68,745	$	67,413
1 year – 5 years	40,995		38,750		188,794		177,158
5 years – 10 years	83,131		72,006		45,406		39,336
After 10 years	21,436		16,278		—		—
	158,585		139,936		302,945		283,907
Residential and multi-family mortgage	225,871		191,519		86,023		76,663
Pooled SBA	11,347		10,500		—		—

Total debt securities	$	395,803	$	341,955	$	388,968	$	360,570

Mortgage securities and pooled SBA securities are not due at a single date; periodic payments are received based on the payment patterns of the underlying collateral.

On December 31, 2023 and 2022, securities carried at $489.0 million and $561.8 million, respectively, were pledged to secure public deposits and for other purposes as provided by law.

At December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were no holdings of securities by any one issuer, other than U.S. Government sponsored entities, in an amount greater than 10% of shareholders’ equity.

AFS debt securities with unrealized losses at December 31, 2023 and 2022, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, were as follows:


December 31, 2023	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or More				Total
Description of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Fair Value		Unrealized Loss
U.S. Gov’t sponsored entities	$	2,487	$	(1)	$	1,956	$	(35)	$	4,443	$	(36)
State & political subdivisions	749		—		84,828		(13,315)		85,577		(13,315)
Residential & multi-family mortgage	—		—		191,436		(34,353)		191,436		(34,353)
Corporate notes & bonds	978		(22)		41,488		(5,311)		42,466		(5,333)
Pooled SBA	—		—		10,409		(847)		10,409		(847)

Total	$	4,214	$	(23)	$	330,117	$	(53,861)	$	334,331	$	(53,884)


December 31, 2022	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or More				Total
Description of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Fair Value		Unrealized Loss
U.S. Gov’t sponsored entities	$	3,129	$	(84)	$	—	$	—	$	3,129	$	(84)
State & political subdivisions	34,667		(1,887)		54,546		(15,208)		89,213		(17,095)
Residential and multi-family mortgage	48,996		(3,122)		168,551		(35,442)		217,547		(38,564)
Corporate notes & bonds	31,730		(3,403)		10,661		(1,317)		42,391		(4,720)
Pooled SBA	5,107		(314)		7,572		(830)		12,679		(1,144)

Total	$	123,629	$	(8,810)	$	241,330	$	(52,797)	$	364,959	$	(61,607)

HTM debt securities with unrealized losses at December 31, 2023 and 2022, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, were as follows:


December 31, 2023	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or More				Total
Description of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Fair Value		Unrealized Loss
U.S. Gov’t sponsored entities	$	—	$	—	$	283,907	$	(19,038)	$	283,907	$	(19,038)
Residential & multi-family mortgage	—		—		76,663		(9,360)		76,663		(9,360)

Total	$	—	$	—	$	360,570	$	(28,398)	$	360,570	$	(28,398)


December 31, 2022	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or More				Total
Description of Securities	Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Fair Value		Unrealized Loss		Fair Value		Unrealized Loss
U.S. Gov’t sponsored entities	$	143,556	$	(10,063)	$	136,879	$	(17,213)	$	280,435	$	(27,276)
State & political subdivisions	24,132		(2,253)		62,821		(7,848)		86,953		(10,101)
Total	$	167,688	$	(12,316)	$	199,700	$	(25,061)	$	367,388	$	(37,377)

The Corporation evaluates securities for possible credit allowance on a quarterly basis, or more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant such an evaluation.

As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, management performed an assessment for allowance for credit losses on the Corporation’s AFS debt securities in an unrealized loss position and as of December 31, 2023 management performed an assessment for allowance for credit losses on the Corporation's HTM debt securities.

First an assessment was performed to determine if the Corporation intends to sell, or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost. Management determined it does not intend to sell and will not be required to sell any of the securities before recovery of its amortized cost. Next, management performed an evaluation relying on information obtained from various sources, including publicly available financial data, ratings by external agencies, brokers and other sources. For the securities that comprise corporate notes and bonds and the securities that are issued by state and political subdivisions, management monitors publicly available financial information, such as filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in order to evaluate the securities credit quality and ability to repay its debt obligations. For financial institution issuers, management monitors information from quarterly "call" report filings that are used to generate Uniform Bank Performance Reports. All other securities that were in an unrealized loss position at the balance sheet date were reviewed by management, and issuer-specific documents were reviewed as appropriate given the following considerations; the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer and whether downgrades by bond rating agencies have occurred. Based on the results of the assessment, management believes the decline in fair value is not the result of credit losses. As a result no credit allowance is required as of December 31, 2023.

As of December 31, 2023 and 2022 management concluded that the securities described in the previous paragraph did not decline in fair value due to credit factors for the following reasons:

•There is no indication of any significant deterioration of the creditworthiness of the institutions that issued the securities.

•All contractual interest payments on the securities have been received as scheduled, and no information has come to management’s attention through the processes previously described which would lead to a conclusion that future contractual payments will not be timely received.

In addition, the rise in interest rates is the primary driver of the decline in fair value below amortized cost as of December 31, 2023.

Equity securities at December 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:


	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Corporate equity securities	$	5,341	$	6,973
Mutual funds	2,223		1,406
Money market	1,103		479
Corporate notes	634		757

Total	$	9,301	$	9,615

During the year ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, the proceeds from sold equity securities were $296 thousand in December 31, 2023, zero in December 31, 2022 and zero in December 31, 2021, resulting in net realized gains of $22 thousand in December 31, 2023, zero in December 31, 2022, and zero in December 31, 2021.