Securities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Securities

NOTE 3 SECURITIES

The amortized cost and fair value of securities, with gross unrealized gains and losses, follows:

	(In Thousands)
	June 30, 2015
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Available-for-Sale:
U.S. Treasury	$	38,944	$	7	$	(317	)	$	38,634
U.S. Government agency		109,867		132		(940	)		109,059
Mortgage-backed securities		25,709		441		(110	)		26,040
State and local governments		78,755		1,360		(241	)		79,874
Total available-for-sale securities	$	253,275	$	1,940	$	(1,608	)	$	253,607

	(In Thousands)
	December 31, 2014
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Available-for-Sale:
U.S. Treasury	$	25,833	$	—	$	(440	)	$	25,393
U.S. Government agency		120,154		391		(1,311	)		119,234
Mortgage-backed securities		29,067		557		(62	)		29,562
State and local governments		72,765		1,671		(133	)		74,303
Total available-for-sale securities	$	247,819	$	2,619	$	(1,946	)	$	248,492

Investment securities will at times depreciate to an unrealized loss position. The Company utilizes the following criteria to assess whether impairment is other than temporary. No one item by itself will necessarily signal that a security should be recognized as an other than temporary impairment.

1. The fair value of the security has significantly declined from book value.

2. A downgrade has occurred that lowered the credit rating to below investment grade (below Baa3 by Moody and BBB – by Standard and Poors.)

3. Dividends have been reduced or eliminated or scheduled interest payments have not been made.

4. The underwater security has longer than 10 years to maturity and the loss position had existed for more than 3 years.

5. Management does not possess both the intent and ability to hold the security for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value.

If the impairment is judged to be other than temporary, the cost basis of the individual security shall be written down to fair value, thereby establishing a new cost basis. The new cost basis shall not be changed for subsequent recoveries in fair value. The amount of the write down shall be included in current earnings as a realized loss. The recovery in fair value, if any, shall be recognized in earnings when the security is sold. The table below is presented by category of security and length of time in a continuous loss position. The Company currently does not hold any securities with other than temporary impairment.

Information pertaining to securities with gross unrealized losses at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position follows:

	(In Thousands)
	June 30, 2015
	Less Than Twelve Months					Twelve Months & Over
	Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
U.S. Treasury	$	(51	)	$	3,986	$	(266	)	$	20,295
U.S. Government agency		(408	)		54,445		(532	)		37,458
Mortgage-backed securities		(9	)		1,660		(101	)		3,813
State and local governments		(188	)		16,538		(53	)		4,206
Total available-for-sale securities	$	(656	)	$	76,629	$	(952	)	$	65,772

	(In Thousands)
	December 31, 2014
	Less Than Twelve Months					Twelve Months & Over
	Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
U.S. Treasury	$	—		$	—	$	(440	)	$	25,393
U.S. Government agency		(1	)		5,458		(1,310	)		82,803
Mortgage-backed securities		—			—		(62	)		7,900
State and local governments		(31	)		3,442		(102	)		7,756
Total available-for-sale securities	$	(32	)	$	8,900	$	(1,914	)	$	123,852

Unrealized losses on securities have not been recognized into income because the issuers’ bonds are of high credit quality, values have only been impacted by rate changes, and the Company has the intent and ability to hold the securities for the foreseeable future. Additionally, the decline in value is primarily due to changes in interest rates since the securities were purchased. The fair value is expected to recover as the bonds approach the maturity date.

Below are the gross realized gains and losses as of June 30 for each of the years presented.

	(In Thousands)
	2015		2014
Gross realized gains	$	246	$	406
Gross realized losses		—		(104	)
Net realized gains	$	246	$	302
Tax expense related to net realized gains	$	84	$	103

The net realized gain on sales and related tax expense is a reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The net realized gain is included in net gain on sale of securities available-for-sale and the related tax expense is included in income tax expense in the condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities at June 30, 2015, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

	(In Thousands)
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
One year or less	$	11,890	$	12,016
After one year through five years		164,951		164,804
After five years through ten years		43,594		43,483
After ten years		7,131		7,264
Total	$	227,566	$	227,567
Mortgage-backed securities		25,709		26,040
Total	$	253,275	$	253,607

Investments with a carrying value of $188.2 million and $176.9 million at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, were pledged to secure public deposits and securities sold under repurchase agreements.

Other securities include Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati and Farmer Mac stock as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.