-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, K4HENe5IMLb8zo4LVi9jGCXJna6inYb2HQms5QrlP3eyh41/8gKq2XRMZkyXToiJ v4cN4BIkUd6VA/2aeXrcrQ== 0000939057-98-000118.txt : 19980630 0000939057-98-000118.hdr.sgml : 19980630 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000939057-98-000118 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10KSB40 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19980331 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980629 SROS: NONE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000818677 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035] IRS NUMBER: 570858504 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10KSB40 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-16120 FILM NUMBER: 98656965 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1705 WHISKEY RD SOUTH CITY: AIKEN STATE: SC ZIP: 29803 BUSINESS PHONE: 8036413000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1705 WHISKEY RD SOUTH CITY: AIKEN STATE: SC ZIP: 29803 10KSB40 1 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION FORM 10-KSB SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ___________________________ FORM 10-KSB [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission File Number: 0-16120 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 57-08580504 - ----------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 1705 Whiskey Road South, Aiken, South Carolina 29803 - ----------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, (803) 641-3000 including area code: ---------------------------- Securities registered pursuant None to Section 12(b) of the Act: ---------------------------- Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ---------------------------- (Title of Class) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES x NO --- --- Indicate by check mark whether disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-B is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or other information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendments to this Form 10-KSB. [ ] The registrant's revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998 were $18,622,208. As of June 19, 1998, there were issued and outstanding 421,060 shares of the registrant's Common Stock. The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the average of the bid and asked price of such stock as of June 19, 1998, was $15.2 million. (The exclusion from such amount of the market value of the shares owned by any person shall not be deemed an admission by the registrant that such person is an affiliate of the registrant). DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 1. Portions of the Registrant's Annual Report to Stockholders for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 1998. (Parts I and II) 2. Portions of the Registrant's Proxy Statement for the 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. (Part III) 3. Registrant's Current Report Form 8-K dated January 27, 1998, as amended. (Part II, Item 8) Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one) Yes No X --- --- PAGE PART I Item 1. Business -------- Security Federal Corporation - ---------------------------- Security Federal Corporation (the "Company") was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in July 1987 by authorization of the Board of Directors of Security Federal Savings Bank of South Carolina ("Security Federal" or the "Bank") for the purpose of becoming a savings and loan holding company that acquired all of the outstanding stock of Security Federal issued upon the conversion of Security Federal from the mutual to the stock form (the "Conversion"). As a Delaware corporation, the Company is authorized to engage in any activity permitted by Delaware General Corporation Law. The Company is a unitary savings and loan holding company. Through the unitary holding company structure, it is possible to expand the size and scope of the financial services offered beyond those currently offered by the Bank. The holding company structure also provides the Company with greater flexibility than the Bank would have to diversify its business activities, through existing or newly formed subsidiaries, or through acquisitions or mergers of stock thrift institutions as well as other companies. There are no current arrangements, understandings or agreements regarding any such acquisition. Future activities of the Company, other than the continuing operations of Security Federal, will be funded through dividends from Security Federal and through borrowings from third parties. See "Regulation -- Savings and Loan Holding Company Regulation" and "Taxation." Activities of the Company may also be funded through sales of additional securities or income generated by other activities of the Company. At this time, there are no plans regarding such sales of additional securities or such activities. At March 31, 1998, the Company had assets of approximately $215.5 million, deposits of approximately $181.8 million and shareholders' equity of approximately $18.1 million. The executive office of the Company is located at 1705 Whiskey Road South, Aiken, South Carolina 29803, telephone (803) 641-3000. Security Federal Bank - --------------------- General. Security Federal, a federally chartered stock savings bank, is headquartered in Aiken, South Carolina. Security Federal, which has ten branch offices in Aiken and Bamberg counties, was originally chartered under the name Aiken Building and Loan Association on March 27, 1922. The association received its federal charter and changed its name to Security Federal Savings and Loan Association of Aiken on March 7, 1962, and later changed its name to Security Federal Savings Bank of South Carolina, on November 11, 1986. Effective April 8, 1996, the Bank changed its name to Security Federal Bank. The Bank converted from the mutual to the stock form of organization on October 30, 1987. Security Federal increased its branch network to nine in October 1993 with the completion of its acquisition of four former NationsBank of South Carolina, N.A. branches located in Aiken County. In February 1996, Security Federal opened a new branch office in the Aiken Walmart Superstore, which became the Bank's tenth location. The principal business of Security Federal is the acceptance of savings deposits from the general public and the origination of mortgage loans to enable borrowers to purchase or refinance one- to four-family residential real estate. The Bank also makes loans secured by multi-family residential and commercial real estate and consumer and commercial loans. In addition, the Bank originates construction loans on single family residences, multi-family dwellings and projects, commercial real estate, and loans for the acquisition, development and construction of residential subdivisions and commercial projects. Security Federal's income is derived primarily from interest and fees earned in connection with its lending activities, and its principal expenses are interest paid on savings deposits and borrowings and operating expenses. 1 Through a real estate partnership and Willow Woods Associates, the Company is involved in real estate development. Branch Acquisitions. On October 21, 1993, the Bank acquired certain assets and certain deposits and other liabilities of four branch offices of NationsBank of South Carolina, N.A. The branches are located in Langley, Graniteville, Clearwater, and Wagener, all in Aiken County, South Carolina. As consideration for the purchase price of the offices, the Company paid a premium of approximately $4.4 million or 7.17% of the deposit liabilities, and paid net book value including accrued interest for the loans, face value of the coin and currency, and a set amount for the buildings and equipment for the respective locations. The deposit premium, after adjusting for the costs associated with the transaction was allocated to core deposit intangible (CDI) ($1.9 million) and goodwill ($2.0 million). This transaction was an important strategic move for the Bank, providing access to a strong and loyal customer base, expanding the Bank's branch network in Aiken County which management believes will better enable the Bank to serve its customer base, and providing opportunity for future growth. Most of the cash provided by this transaction was used to purchase U.S. Treasury, U.S. Government agencies and other securities with varying maturities. Selected Consolidated Financial Information - ------------------------------------------- This information is incorporated by reference to page 3 of the 1998 Annual Report to Stockholders ("Annual Report"). Yields Earned and Rates Paid - ---------------------------- This information is incorporated by reference to page 12 of the Annual Report. Rate/Volume Analysis - -------------------- This information is incorporated by reference to page 11 of the Annual Report. Lending Activities - ------------------ General. The primary source of revenue for the Bank is interest and fee income from lending activities. The principal lending activity of the Bank is making conventional first mortgage real estate loans to enable borrowers to purchase or refinance one- to four-family residential real property. The Bank also makes loans secured by multi-family residential and commercial real estate and consumer and commercial loans. The Bank continues to emphasize the origination of adjustable rate residential mortgage loans, subject to market conditions, for retention in its portfolio. In addition, the Bank originates construction loans on single family residences, multi-family dwellings and projects, commercial real estate, and loans for the acquisition, development and construction of residential subdivisions and commercial projects. Adjustable rate mortgage loans ("ARMs") constituted approximately 29.2% of the Bank's total outstanding loan portfolio at March 31, 1998. The loan-to-value ratio, maturity and other provisions of loans made by the Bank reflect its policy of making the maximum loan permissible consistent with applicable regulations, established lending policies and market conditions. The Bank requires title insurance (or acceptable legal opinions on smaller loans secured by real estate) and fire insurance, and flood insurance where applicable, on loans secured by improved real estate. 2 Loan Portfolio Composition. The following table sets forth information concerning the composition of the Bank's loan portfolio in dollar amounts in percentages, by type of loan and by type of security, and presents a reconciliation of total loans receivable before net items. At March 31, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- (Dollars in Thousands) TYPE OF LOAN: - ------------- Fixed Rate Loans - ---------------- Real Estate: Residential(1)..... $ 9,981 7.0% $ 14,835 9.9% $ 11,846 7.6% $ 15,998 10.4% $ 16,467 12.3% Commercial(2)...... -- -- 1,916 1.2 2,280 1.6 2,580 1.7 6,032 4.5 -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- Total real estate loans............ 9,981 7.0 16,751 11.1 14,126 9.2 18,578 12.1 22,499 16.8 Commercial business......... 21,863 15.3 20,970 14.0 15,804 10.2 11,986 7.8 7,258 5.4 Consumer(3)........ 29,257 20.5 24,180 16.1 22,635 14.6 20,450 13.3 18,347 13.7 -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- Total fixed rate loans............ 61,101 42.8 61,901 41.2 52,565 34.0 51,014 33.2 48,104 35.9 -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- Adjustable rate loans - --------------------- Real Estate: Residential(1)...... 37,701 26.4 35,910 23.9 48,718 31.5 51,004 33.1 32,704 24.4 Commercial(2)...... 3,956 2.8 4,612 3.1 8,350 5.4 10,428 6.8 15,425 11.5 -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- Total real estate loans............ 41,657 29.2 40,522 27.0 57,068 36.9 61,432 39.9 48,129 35.9 Commercial business......... 22,637 15.9 25,078 16.7 22,960 14.8 17,732 11.5 13,757 10.3 Consumer(3)........ 17,242 12.1 22,714 15.1 22,175 14.3 23,639 15.4 23,958 17.9 -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- Total adjustable rate loans....... 81,536 57.2 88,314 58.8 102,203 66.0 102,803 66.8 85,844 64.1 -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- Total loans....... 142,637 100.0% 150,215 100.0% 154,768 100.0% 153,817 100.0% 133,948 100.0% ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Less - ---- Loans in process.... 3,176 1,375 474 2,419 6,628 Deferred fees and discounts.......... 225 303 395 466 237 Allowance for loan losses............. 1,512 1,768 1,759 1,955 1,735 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Total loans receivable........ $137,724 $146,769 $152,140 $148,977 $125,348 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== - ------------ (1) Includes $1.8 million, $1.6 million, $2.5 million, $2.5 million and $750,477 in multi-family dwellings for fiscal years ended March 31, 1998, 1997, 1996 and 1995, 1994, respectively. Includes residential construction loans. (2) Includes acquisition, development and commercial construction loans. (3) Includes home improvement loans. 3
PAGE At March 31, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ ------- (Dollars in Thousands) TYPE OF SECURITY: - ----------------- Real Estate Loans: Residential(1)..... $ 44,232 31.0% $ 46,782 31.1% $ 59,613 38.5% $ 60,528 39.3% $ 38,703 28.9% Commercial......... 3,956 2.8 6,528 4.4 9,977 6.5 11,203 7.3 15,310 11.4 Construction....... 3,450 2.4 3,963 2.6 1,604 1.0 8,279 5.4 16,615 12.4 -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- Total real estate loans..... 51,638 36.2 57,273 38.1 71,194 46.0 80,010 52.0 70,628 52.7 -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- Commercial business. 44,500 31.2 46,048 30.7 38,764 25.1 29,718 19.3 21,015 15.7 Consumer loans: Deposit account.... 1,275 0.9 1,299 0.9 1,299 0.8 1,145 0.8 1,565 1.2 Home equity........ 20,202 14.1 21,446 14.3 14,767 9.6 16,029 10.4 16,735 12.5 Home improvement... 16,088 11.3 13,299 8.8 18,154 11.7 16,283 10.6 13,796 10.3 Other.............. 8,934 6.3 10,850 7.2 10,590 6.8 10,632 6.9 10,209 7.6 -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- Total consumer loans........... 46,499 32.6 46,894 31.2 44,810 28.9 44,089 28.7 42,305 31.6 -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- Total loans...... 142,637 100.0% 150,215 100.0% 154,768 100.0% 153,817 100.0% 133,948 100.0% ===== ===== ===== ===== ===== Less: Loans in process.... 3,176 1,375 474 2,419 6,628 Deferred fees and discounts.......... 225 303 395 466 237 Allowance for loan losses............. 1,512 1,768 1,759 1,955 1,735 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Total loans receivable........ $137,724 $146,769 $152,140 $148,977 $125,348 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== - ----------- (1) Includes $1.8 million, $1.6 million, $2.5 million, $2.5 million and $750,477 in multi-family dwellings for fiscal years ended March 31, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. 4
PAGE The following schedule illustrates the interest rate sensitivity of Security Federal's loan portfolio at March 31, 1998. Mortgages which have adjustable or renegotiable interest rates are shown as maturing in the period when the contract is due. This schedule does not reflect the effects of possible prepayments or enforcement of due-on-sale clauses. At March 31, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------- Real Estate ------------------------- Commercial Residential(1) Commercial Consumer(2) Business Total -------------- ---------- ----------- -------- ----- (Dollars in Thousands) Six months or less(3)...$ 2,404 $ 106 $ 5,898 $ 7,650 $ 16,058 Over six months to one year............... 591 112 5,038 6,171 11,912 Over one year to three years............ 1,659 501 9,529 11,687 23,376 Three to five years..... 2,457 585 9,316 8,684 21,042 Over five to ten years.................. 10,222 1,288 10,655 7,431 29,596 Over ten to twenty years.................. 16,078 1,363 6,063 2,840 26,344 More than twenty years ................. 11,096 -- -- 37 11,133 -------- ------ ------- ------- -------- Total(4) $ 44,507 $3,955 $46,499 $44,500 $139,461 ======== ====== ======= ======= ======== - --------------- (1) Includes multi-family dwellings. (2) Includes home improvement loans and equity line of credit loans. (3) Includes demand loans, loans having no stated maturity and overdraft loans. (4) Loan amounts are net of undisbursed funds for loans in process of $3.2 million. The total amount of loans due after March 31, 1999, which have predetermined or fixed interest rates is $40.2 million, while the total amount of loans due after such date which have floating or adjustable interest rates is $71.2 million. Loan Originations, Purchases and Sales. The following table shows the loan origination, purchase, sale and repayment activities of the Bank for the periods indicated. Year Ended March 31, ------------------------------------------ 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- (Dollars in Thousands) Originated(1): Real estate: Adjustable rate - residential..$12,080 $ 8,046 $ 3,684 $28,608 $ 9,485 Adjustable rate - commercial... -- -- -- 187 5,145 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total adjustable rate......... 12,080 8,046 3,684 28,795 14,630 Fixed rate - residential....... 3,444 5,636 5,332 4,729 49,966 Fixed rate - commercial........ -- 14 -- -- -- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total fixed rate............... 3,444 5,650 5,332 4,729 49,966 Non-real estate: Consumer...... 20,103 18,574 16,994 18,362 6,205 Commercial business............ 13,698 20,576 27,465 25,529 10,626 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total non-real estate......... 33,801 39,150 44,459 43,891 16,381 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total loans originated.......$49,325 $52,846 $53,475 $77,415 $81,427 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= (table continued on following page) 5 Year Ended March 31, ------------------------------------------ 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- (Dollars in Thousands) Purchased .................... -- -- -- -- -- Loans acquired in acquisition(2): Non-real estate: Consumer ..................... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $13,507 Commercial business........... -- -- -- -- 2,717 ------- ------- -------- ------- ------- Total loans acquired......... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $16,224 ======= ======= ======== ======= ======= Sold(1): Fixed rate: Real estate - residential.... $ 3,396 $ 5,810 $ 5,496 $3,090 $47,651 Adjustable rate: Real estate - residential.... -- -- -- 4,450 -- Principal repayments(3)....... 53,507 51,589 47,028 50,006 28,741 (Increase) decrease in other items, net................... (1,467) (818) 2,212 3,760 (2,784) Net increase (decrease)....... $(9,045) $(5,371) $3,163 $23,629 $18,475 - --------------- (1) Does not include loans in the amount of $7.9 million, $6.4 million, $6.9 million, $8.4 million and $17.4 million that were originated with prior commitments to be purchased by institutional investors and sold during the fiscal years ended March 31, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively. (2) Loans acquired in the year ended March 31, 1994 were acquired in the acquisition of branch offices from NationsBank of South Carolina, N.A. (3) Includes securizations of fixed rate residential loans in the amount of $2.8 million for the fiscal year ended 1997. In addition to interest earned on loans, the Bank receives loan origination fees or "points" for originating loans. Loan points are a percentage of the principal amount of the mortgage loan which are charged to the borrower for the creation of the loan. The Bank's loan origination fees generally range from 1% to 2% on conventional residential mortgages, commercial real estate loans and commercial business loans. The total fee income (including amounts amortized to income as yield adjustments) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998 was $259,423. Loan origination and commitment fees are volatile sources of income. Such fees vary with the volume and type of loans and commitments made and purchased and with competitive conditions in mortgage markets, which in turn are governed by the demand for and availability of money. 6 The following table shows deferred loan origination fees recognized as income by the Bank expressed as a percentage of the dollar amount of total mortgage loans originated (and retained in the Bank's portfolio) and purchased during the periods indicated and the dollar amount of deferred loan origination fees at the end of each respective period. At or for the Year Ended March 31, ---------------------------------- 1998 1997 1996 ---- ---- ---- Net deferred loan origination fees earned during the period(1)................ $111,528 $119,818 $102,906 Mortgage loan origination fees earned as a percentage of total loans originated during the period.......................... 0.7% 0.9% 1.1% Net deferred loan origination fees in loan portfolio at end of period........ $224,973 $303,199 $394,768 - ----------- (1) Includes amounts amortized to interest income as yield adjustments. Does not include fees earned on loans sold. The Bank also receives other fees and charges related to existing loans, conversion fees, assumption fees, late charges, and other fees collected in connection with a change in borrower or other loan modifications. Security Federal currently sells substantially all conforming fixed-rate loans with terms of 15 years or greater in the secondary mortgage market. These loans are sold in order to provide a source of funds and as one of the strategies available to close the gap between the maturities of its interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Currently, most fixed-rate, long-term mortgage loans are being originated based on Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC") underwriting standards. Secondary market sales have been made primarily to the FHLMC or FNMA and, to a lesser extent, other savings and loan associations, banks, and other investors. The FHLMC and FNMA are quasi-governmental agencies that purchase residential mortgage loans from federally insured financial institutions and certain other lenders. All loans sold were sold without recourse to Security Federal. Security Federal ordinarily retains the servicing of the loans (i.e., collection of principal and interest payments) sold to the FHLMC or FNMA, for which it generally recognizes a fee of 1/4 to 1/2 of one percent per annum of the unpaid principal balance of each loan. At March 31, 1998, Security Federal serviced approximately $127.0 million in mortgage loans, including approximately $79.3 million which the Bank serviced for others. Loans sold to other investors are generally sold with servicing released. Most of the Bank's fixed-rate mortgage loans are underwritten according to standards that would allow them to be sold into the secondary market. The Bank currently sells in the secondary market substantially all of its fixed-rate loans with terms to maturity of 15 years or greater. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998, $8.9 million in loans were originated with prior commitments to purchase such loans by other institutional investors at a fixed price. These loans were carried in the Bank's "loans held for sale" portfolio. In addition, during fiscal 1998, $3.4 million in loans were originated and sold to FHLMC and FNMA. At March 31, 1998, fixed-rate, residential mortgage loans totaled $10.0 million, or 7.0% of the Bank's loan portfolio. The Bank's fixed-rate single-family residential loans normally have remained outstanding for significantly shorter periods because the borrowers have prepaid the loans in full upon sale of the security property, due to the due-on-sale clauses generally contained in the Bank's first mortgages, or upon the refinancing of the original loan. At March 31, 1998, the Bank held $1.2 million of loans for sale. All of such loans were originated for other financial institutions based upon prior commitments to purchase the loans at a set price. As a result, these loans present no market risk to Security Federal. These loans are normally delivered and paid for within 30 days after the date of closing. 7 Loan Solicitation and Processing. The Bank actively solicits mortgage loan applications from existing customers, real estate agents, builders, real estate developers and others. The Bank also receives mortgage loan applications as a result of customer referrals and from walk-in customers. Detailed loan applications are obtained to determine the borrower's creditworthiness and ability to repay, and the more significant items on these applications are verified through the use of credit reports, financial statements and confirmations. After analysis of the loan application and property or collateral involved, including an appraisal of the property (residential appraisals are obtained through independent fee appraisers), the lending decision is made in accordance with the underwriting guidelines of the Bank. These guidelines are generally consistent with FHLMC and FNMA guidelines for residential real estate loans. With respect to commercial real estate loans, the Bank also reviews the capital adequacy of the business, the income potential of the property, the ability of the borrower to repay the loan and honor its other obligations, and general economic and industry conditions. Upon receipt of a loan application and all required related information from a prospective borrower, the loan application is submitted for approval or rejection. The residential mortgage loan underwriter approves loans which meet FHLMC and FNMA underwriting requirements, not to exceed $227,150 per loan, and the government loan direct endorser approves FHA loans not to exceed $165,908 and VA loans not to exceed $203,000. However, the Bank does submit some FHA and VA loans to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for approval. The Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Senior Mortgage Officer or Senior Consumer/Commercial Loan Officer approve loans of $200,000 or less, except as set forth above. Loans in excess of $200,000 require approval of one of the above and the Chairman of the Board and any loan in an amount in excess of $300,000 must be approved by the Bank's Executive Committee, which operates as the Bank's Loan Committee. The loan approval limits shown are the aggregate of all loans to any one borrower or entity. The general policy of Security Federal is to issue loan commitments to qualified borrowers for a specified time period. These commitments are generally for a period of 45 days or less. With management approval, commitments may be extended for a longer period. The total outstanding amount of mortgage loan commitments issued by Security Federal as of March 31, 1998, was approximately $658,000 (excluding undisbursed portions of construction loans in process). Security Federal also had outstanding commitments available on retail lines of credit (including home equity and other consumer loans) totaling $20.9 million as of March 31, 1998. See Note 13 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Permanent Residential Mortgage Lending. Residential real estate mortgage loans constituted approximately 33.4% of the Bank's total outstanding loan portfolio at March 31, 1998. Security Federal offers a variety of ARMs which offer adjustable rates of interest, payments, loan balances or terms to maturity which vary according to specified indices. The Bank's ARMs generally have a loan term of 15 to 30 years with rate adjustments every one to three years during the term of the loan. Most of the Bank's ARMs contain a 100 or 200 basis point limit as to the maximum amount of change in the interest rate at any adjustment period and a 500 or 600 basis point limit over the life of the loan. The Bank generally originates ARMs to hold in its portfolio. Such loans are generally made consistent with FHLMC and FNMA guidelines. At March 31, 1998, residential ARMs totaled $37.7 million, or 26.4% of the Bank's loan portfolio. For the year ended March 31, 1998, the Bank originated $15.5 million in residential real estate loans, 77.8% of which had adjustable rates of interest. There are unquantifiable risks resulting from possible increased costs to the borrower as a result of periodic repricing. Despite the benefits of ARMs to the Bank's asset/liability management program, such loans also pose potential additional risks, primarily because as interest rates rise, the underlying payment by the borrower rises, increasing the potential for default. At the same time, marketability of the underlying property may be adversely affected by higher interest rates. 8 When making a one- to four-family residential mortgage loan, the Bank evaluates both the borrower's creditworthiness and his or her general ability to make principal and interest payments and the value of the property that will secure the loan. The Bank generally makes loans on one- to four-family residential properties in amounts of 95% or less of the appraised value thereof. Where loans are made in amounts which exceed 80% of the appraised value of the underlying real estate, the Bank's general policy is to require private mortgage insurance on a portion of the loan. In general, the Bank restricts its residential lending to South Carolina and the nearby Augusta, Georgia market. The Bank also provides construction financing for single family dwellings both to owner-occupants and to builders for resale. Construction loans are generally made for periods of six months to one year. Typically, interest rates on interim construction loans are made on a fixed-rate basis. At March 31, 1998, residential construction loans on one- to four-family dwellings totaled $3.5 million, or 2.4% of the Bank's loan portfolio. In addition to the factors mentioned above concerning the creditworthiness of the borrower, on loans of this type the Bank seeks to evaluate the financial condition and prior performance of the builder. Commercial Real Estate Loans. The commercial real estate and other non-residential loans ("commercial real estate loans") originated by the Bank are primarily secured by business properties, churches, income property developments, and undeveloped land. At March 31, 1998, the Bank had approximately $4.0 million, or 2.8% of the Bank's total loan portfolio, in commercial real estate loans. Commercial real estate lending entails significant additional credit risk when compared to residential lending. Commercial real estate loans typically involve large loan balances to single borrowers or groups of related borrowers. The payment experience of such loans is typically dependent upon the successful operation of the business or real estate project. These risks can be significantly affected by supply and demand conditions in the market for office and retail space and for condominiums and apartments and, as such, may be subject, to a greater extent than residential loans, to adverse conditions in the local economy. Properties securing commercial loans originated by the Bank are appraised at the time of the loan by appraisers designated by the Bank. Although the Bank is permitted to invest in loans up to 100% of the appraised value of a property on commercial real estate loans, the Bank currently seeks to invest in loans in amounts of 80% or less of the appraised value of the underlying collateral. In underwriting these loans, it is the policy of the Bank to consider, among other things, the terms of the loan, the creditworthiness and experience of the borrower, the location and quality of the collateral, competition in the market, the debt service coverage ratio and the past performance of the project or business. At March 31, 1998, the Bank did not have any commercial real estate loans with principal balances in excess of $1.0 million. Federal law restricts the Bank's permissible lending limits to one borrower to the greater of $500,000 or 15% of unimpaired capital and surplus. The Bank has not typically made loans to one borrower equal to the amount federal law allows or approximately $2.6 million at March 31, 1998. Permanent commercial real estate loans are generally offered with payments based on a 15- to 30-year amortization schedule but with adjustments in the interest rate every one to three years. Such interest rate adjustments are generally based on the rate for one year U.S. Treasury Securities, or the prime rate of interest, plus a margin and may not exceed 200 basis points at any adjustment period or 17% over the life of the loan. The Bank has from time to time made commercial real estate loans to its affiliates, such as officers, directors and employees. These loans are made in the ordinary course of business on substantially the same terms, rates and collateral as those of comparable transactions prevailing at the time, and do not involve more than the normal risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable features. In addition, all loans made by the Bank to its affiliates comply with Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS") regulations restricting loans and other transactions with affiliated persons of the Bank. 9 Commercial Business Loans. The Bank originates commercial business loans for the purpose of financing inventory, furniture, fixtures and equipment. In addition, secured and unsecured credit lines are made available. Commercial business loans are normally short-term with a maturity from three to sixty months. Commercial business loans are made on both a fixed and adjustable rate basis. Adjustable rate loans adjust monthly or annually based on movements of the prime rate of interest as quoted in The Wall Street Journal. The underwriting standards employed by the Bank for commercial business loans include a determination of the borrower's current financial condition, ability to pay, past earnings and payment history. In addition, the current financial condition and payment history of all principals are reviewed. Normally, the Bank requires the principal or owners of a business to guarantee all loans made to their business by the Bank. Although the creditworthiness of the business and its principals is of primary consideration, the underwriting process also includes a comparison of the value of the security, if any, in relation to the proposed loan amount. At March 31, 1998, commercial business loans totaled $44.5 million, or 31.2% of the Bank's loan portfolio. Although commercial business loans, like consumer loans, involve a higher level of risk than one-to four-family residential mortgage loans, they generally carry higher yields and have shorter terms to maturity than one- to four- family residential mortgage loans. Consumer Loans. The Bank originates consumer loans for any personal, family or household purpose, including but not limited to the financing of home improvements, automobiles, boats, mobile homes, recreational vehicles and education. In addition, the Bank has expanded its home equity lending program. Home equity loans are secured by mortgage lines on the borrower's principal or second residence. At March 31, 1998, the Bank had $12.5 million of home equity lines of credit outstanding and $15.0 million of additional commitments of such lines of credit. The Bank also makes secured and unsecured lines of credit available. Although consumer loans involve a higher level of risk than one- to four-family residential mortgage loans, they generally carry higher yields and have shorter terms to maturity than one- to four-family residential mortgage loans. The Bank has increased its origination of consumer loans during the past several years and at March 31, 1998, the Bank had total consumer loans of $46.5 million, or 32.6% of the Bank's loan portfolio. The underwriting standards employed by the Bank for consumer loans include a determination of the applicant's payment history on other debts and an assessment of ability to meet existing obligations and payments on the proposed loan. The stability of the applicant's monthly income is determined by verification of gross monthly income from primary employment, and additionally from any verifiable secondary income. Although credit- worthiness of the applicant is of primary consideration, the underwriting process also includes a comparison of the value of the security, if any, in relation to the proposed loan amount. The Bank has a separate consumer/commercial loan department to develop products and to expand its existing consumer and commercial business loan products. A full-time manager supervises this department, and presently has authority to approve consumer and commercial business loans up to $200,000, of which no more than $100,000 may be unsecured. The President has authority to approve consumer and commercial business loans up to $200,000 and the Chairman may approve loans up to $200,000. The Chairman and President or Consumer/ Commercial loan manager can approve loans up to $300,000 and consumer and commercial business loans in excess of this amount must be approved by the Bank's Executive Committee, which operates as the Bank's Loan Committee. The Bank also has a credit card program. As of March 31, 1998, 866 Visa credit cards had been issued by the Bank with total approved credit lines of $1.5 million, of which $513,445 was outstanding. Loan Delinquencies and Defaults - ------------------------------- General. The Bank's collection procedures provide that when a real estate loan is approximately 20 days past due, the borrower is contacted by mail and payment is requested. If the delinquency continues, subsequent efforts are 10 made to contact the delinquent borrower and establish a program to bring the loan current. In certain instances, the Bank may modify the loan or grant a limited moratorium on loan payments to enable the borrower to reorganize his financial affairs. If the loan continues in a delinquent status for 60 days or more, the Bank generally initiates foreclosures proceedings after the customer has been notified by certified mail. At March 31, 1998, the Bank had property acquired as the result of foreclosures, in-substance foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure and classified as "real estate owned" valued at $165,170. Delinquent Loans. The following table sets forth information concerning delinquent mortgage and other loans at March 31, 1998. The amounts presented represent the total remaining principal balances of the related loans (before specific reserves for losses), rather than the actual payment amounts which are overdue. Real Estate Non-Real Estate ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Commercial Residential Commercial Consumer Business ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Number Amount Number Amount Number Amount Number Amount ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ (Dollars in Thousands) Loans delinquent for: 30 - 59 days....... 12 $ 697 -- $ -- 54 $378 8 $ 343 60 - 89 days ...... 1 79 -- -- 13 113 5 195 90 days and over... 5 570 -- -- 24 432 6 1,032 --- ------ --- --- --- ---- --- ------ Total delinquent loans ............ 18 $1,346 -- $ -- 91 $923 19 $1,570 === ====== === === === ==== === ====== Classified Assets. Federal regulations provide for the classification of loans and other assets such as debt and equity securities considered to be of lesser quality as "substandard," "doubtful" or "loss" assets. The regulation requires savings associations to classify their own assets and to establish prudent general allowances for loan losses for assets classified "substandard" or "doubtful". For the portion of assets classified as "loss", an institution is required to either establish specific allowances of 100% of the amount classified or charge off such amount. In addition, the OTS may require the establishment of a general allowance for losses based on assets classified as "substandard" and "doubtful" or based on the general quality of the asset portfolio of an association. Assets which do not currently expose the savings association to sufficient risk to warrant classification in one of the aforementioned categories but possess potential weaknesses are designated "special mention" by management. At March 31, 1998, approximately $173,668, $2,366,825 and $469,922 of the Bank's assets were classified "special mention," "substandard" and "doubtful," respectively. On such date, the Bank had $6,885 of loans classified as "loss." As of March 31, 1998, there were loans totaling $763,020 which were troubled debt restructuring within the meaning of FASB No. 15 of which $225,817 was classified substandard and $395,588 was classified doubtful. The Bank's classification of assets is consistent with OTS regulatory classifications. For additional information regarding the treatment of impaired loans, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Accounting and Reporting Changes" contained in the Annual Report. Non-performing Assets. Loans are placed on non-accrual status when the collection of principal and/or interest becomes doubtful. In addition, all loans are placed on non-accrual status when the loan becomes 60 days or more contractually delinquent. All consumer loans more than 90 days delinquent are charged against the consumer loan allowance for loan losses unless there is adequate collateral which is in the process of being repossessed or foreclosed on. Except for loans restructured during fiscal 1995 contained in the table below, the Bank has had no troubled debt restructuring which involve forgiving a portion of interest or principal on any loans or making loans at a rate materially less than that of market rates. Other loans of concern are those loans (not delinquent more than 60 days) that management has determined need to be closely monitored as the potential exists for increased risk on these loans in the 11 future. Nonperforming loans are reviewed monthly on a loan by loan basis. Specific reserves associated with these loans will vary based on estimates of recovery for each loan. The following table sets forth the amounts and categories of risk elements in the Bank's loan portfolio. March 31, ---------------------------------------- 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- (Dollars in Thousands) Non-Accruing Loans Delinquent 60 to 90 Days: Residential.................... $ 79 $ 56 $ 452 $ 148 $ -- Commercial real estate......... -- -- -- 172 -- Consumer....................... 113 289 226 47 121 Commercial business............ 195 142 490 9 438 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ Total......................... $ 387 $ 487 $1,168 $ 376 $ 559 ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== Total as a percentage of total assets................. 0.18% 0.24% 0.54% 0.18% 0.28% Non-Accruing Loans Delinquent More than 90 Days: Residential.................... $ 570 $ 105 $ 453 $ 264 $ 573 Commercial real estate......... -- -- 542 -- 298 Consumer....................... 432 446 154 122 120 Commercial business............ 1,032 330 255 50 -- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ Total......................... $2,034 $ 881 $1,404 $ 436 $ 991 ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== Total as a percentage of total assets................. 0.94% 0.44% 0.65% 0.21% 0.50% Troubled debt restructurings... 763(3) $ 829(2)$ 487(1)$ 780 $ -- Real estate owned.............. 165 $ 52 $ 719 $1,521 $1,684 Allowance for loan losses ..... $1,512 $1,768 $1,759 $1,955 $1,735 ________________ (1) Included in non-accruing loan totals. (2) $89,000 of troubled debt restructurings are included in non-accruing loans. (3) $86,000 of troubled debt restructurings are included in non-accruing loans. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998, the interest income which would have been recognized with respect to non-accruing loans, had such loans been current in accordance with their original terms and with respect to troubled debt restructurings, had such loans been current in accordance with their original terms, totaled $100,512. At March 31, 1998, non-accrual loans totaled $2,034,000 compared to $1,368,072 at March 31, 1997. Until March 31, 1998, the Bank had classified all loans as non-accrual when they were 60 days or more delinquent. Beginning March 31, 1998, the Bank has classified all loans as non-accrual when they are 90 days or more delinquent as is more common industry practice. Included in non-accruing loans at March 31, 1998 were five one- to four-family real estate mortgage loans totaling $570,000 and six commercial loans totaling $1,032,000 and 24 consumer loans totaling $432,000. Of the $432,000 in consumer loans on non-accrual status at fiscal year end, no loan exceeded $90,000 at fiscal year end. Both of these loans are well secured and no loss is anticipated at this time. Of the $1.0 million in non-accruing commercial business loans at March 31, 1998, no loan exceeded $500,000. The Bank had four loans totaling $763,020 at fiscal year end which were troubled debt restructurings compared to three loans of $829,000 at March 31, 1997, of which one loan of $89,000 was also on non-accrual status. Of the four troubled debt restructurings at March 31, 1998, only one loan of $86,485 was on non-accrual status. This loan is secured 12 by a principal residence. The other three loans consisted of a $141,615 loan secured by a principal residence and two commercial business loans totaling $534,920 secured by commercial real estate. All four loans are considered well secured and no loss is anticipated at this time. All troubled debt restructurings are also considered impaired. At March 31, 1998, the Bank held $872,195 in impaired loans compared to $1,241,000 at March 31, 1997. At March 31, 1998, real estate acquired through foreclosure had an outstanding book value of $165,170 and consisted of four properties. Provision for Losses on Loans and Real Estate Owned. Security Federal recognizes that credit losses will be experienced during the course of making loans and that the risk of loss will vary with, among other things, the type of loan being made, the creditworthiness of the borrower over the term of the loan and, in the case of a secured loan, the quality of the underlying security for the loan. The Bank seeks to establish and maintain sufficient reserves for estimated losses on specifically identified loans and real estate where such losses can be estimated. Additionally, general reserves for estimated possible losses are established on specified portions of the Bank's portfolio such as consumer loans and higher risk residential construction mortgage loans based on management's estimate of the potential loss for loans which normally can be classified as higher risk. Specific and general reserves are based on, among other criteria (1) the risk characteristics on the loan portfolio, (2) current economic conditions on a local as well as a statewide basis, (3) actual losses experienced historically, and (4) the level of reserves for possible losses in the future. Additionally, a reserve is maintained for uncollected interest on loans over 60 days past due. At March 31, 1998, total reserves relating to loans were $1.5 million. In determining the adequacy of the reserve for loan losses, management reviews past experience of loan charge-offs, the level of past due and non-accrual loans, the size and mix of the portfolio, general economic conditions in the market area, and individual loans to identify potential credit problems. Commercial business and consumer loans have increased to $91.0 million or 63.8% of the Bank's total loan portfolio, at March 31, 1998, and it is anticipated there will be a continued emphasis on this type of credit. Although commercial business and consumer loans carry a higher level of credit risk than conventional residential mortgage loans, the level of reserves reflects management's continuing evaluation of this risk based on upon the Bank's past loss experience. At fiscal year end, the Bank's ratio of loans delinquent more than 60 days to total assets was 1.1%. These delinquent loans are considered to be well secured and are in the process of collection. Management believes that reserves for loan losses are at a level adequate to provide for inherent loan losses. Although management believes that it has considered all relevant factors in its estimation of future losses, future adjustments to reserves may be necessary if conditions change substantially from the assumptions used in making the original estimations. Regulators will from time to time evaluate the allowance for loan losses which are subject to adjustments based upon the information available to the regulators at the time of their examinations. At March 31, 1998, the Bank had no allowance for losses on real estate owned. 13 The following table sets forth an analysis of the Bank's allowance for loan losses. March 31, ---------------------------------------- 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- (Dollars in Thousands) Balance at beginning of year....... $1,768 $1,759 $1,955 $1,735 $1,191 Provision charged to operations.... 780 300 230 300 335 Allowance on acquired loans........ -- -- -- -- 324 Charge-offs: Residential real estate............ -- 64 5 -- 25 Commercial real estate............. -- -- -- 3 61 Commercial business................ 660 59 330 -- -- Consumer .......................... 633 198 137 102 39 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ Total charge-offs ................ 1,293 321 472 105 125 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ Recoveries: Residential real estate............ -- -- -- -- -- Commercial business ............... 56 -- -- -- -- Consumer .......................... 201 30 46 25 10 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ Total recoveries ................. 257 30 46 25 10 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ Balance at end of year............. $1,512 $1,768 $1,759 $1,955 $1,735 ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== Ratio of net charge-offs during the year to average loans outstanding during the year....... 0.72% 0.19% 0.28% 0.06% 0.10% ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== 14 The distribution of the Bank's allowance for loan losses at the dates indicated is summarized as follows: At March 31, ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 ---------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------- --------------- Percent Percent Percent Percent Percent of Loans of Loans of Loans of Loans of Loans in Each in Each in Each in Each in Each Category Category Category Category Category to Total to Total to Total to Total to Total Amount Loans Amount Loans Amount Loans Amount Loans Amount Loans ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- (Dollars in Thousands) Residential........... $ 140 33.4% $ 81 33.7% $ 460 39.1% $ 460 43.4% $ 312 36.8% Commercial real estate.............. 42 2.8 42 4.4 131 6.9 96 8.5 128 16.0 Consumer.............. 551 32.6 734 31.2 568 28.9 800 28.7 792 31.5 Commercial business... 779 31.2 911 30.7 600 25.1 599 19.4 503 15.7 ------ ----- ------ ----- ------ ----- ------ ----- ------ ----- Total................ $1,512 100.0% $1,768 100.0% $1,759 100.0% $1,955 100.0% $1,735 100.0% ====== ====== ====== ===== ====== ===== ====== ===== ====== ===== 15
Service Corporation - ------------------- As a federally chartered savings bank, Security Federal is permitted by OTS regulations to invest up to 2% of its assets in the stock of, or loans to, service corporation subsidiaries, and may invest an additional 1% of its assets in service corporations where such additional funds are used for inner-city or community development purposes. At March 31, 1998, Security Federal's net investment in its service corporations (including loans to service corporations) totaled $292,890. In addition to investments in service corporations, federal institutions are permitted to invest an unlimited amount in operating subsidiaries engaged solely in activities which a federal savings bank may engage in directly. Security Financial Services Corporation. SFSC was incorporated in 1975 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank. Its primary activity is investment brokerage services. Real Estate Partnership. The Company also develops real estate through two real estate partnerships which it purchased from SFSC at market value in December 1995. Each project was designed primarily to develop and sell residential lots in and around the Bank's primary lending area. One project was completed during fiscal 1998. Total investment of the Company in the remaining project at March 31, 1998, was approximately $239,685. The Company has no plans for additional real estate ventures. During fiscal 1988, SFSC completed construction on the first phase of Currytowne, a joint venture development of single-family residential lots located in Edgefield County, South Carolina, near North Augusta. This phase contains 84 lots. By fiscal 1997 year end, all lots had been sold. The partnership was completely liquidated in January 1998. During fiscal 1990, SFSC entered into a joint venture agreement, known as Willow Woods, to develop 97.2 acres of land in Aiken County into approximately 150 single family residential lots. SFSC is a 50% partner in the joint venture. The first phase of this development containing 51 lots was completed in May of 1991, and as of March 31, 1998, 50 lots have been sold. Construction on the second phase of Willow Woods was completed in May 1994 and contains 40 single family residential lots, of which 27 had been sold as of March 31, 1998. Investment Activities - --------------------- Investment securities. The Bank has authority to invest in various types of liquid assets, including U.S. Treasury obligations and securities of various federal agencies, certificates of deposit at insured institutions, bankers' acceptances and federal funds. The Bank may also invest a portion of their assets in certain commercial paper and corporate debt securities. The Bank is also authorized to invest in mutual funds whose assets conform to the investments that a federal thrift institution is authorized to make directly. There are various restrictions on the foregoing investments. For example, the commercial paper must be appropriately rated by at least two nationally recognized investment rating services and the corporate debt securities must be appropriately rated by at least one such service. In addition, the average maturity of an institution's portfolio of corporate debt securities may not, at any one time, exceed six years, and the commercial paper must mature within nine months of issuance. Moreover, an institution's total investment in the commercial paper and corporate debt securities of any one issuer may not exceed 1% of the institution's assets except that an institution may invest 5% of its assets in the shares of any appropriate mutual fund. See "Regulation -- Federal Regulation of Savings Associations." As a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") System, Security Federal must maintain minimum levels of investments that are liquid assets as defined in Federal regulations. See "Regulation -- Federal Regulation of Savings Associations -- Federal Home Loan Bank System." Liquidity may increase or decrease depending upon the availability of funds and comparative yields on investments in relation to the return on loans. 16 Historically, the Bank has maintained its liquid assets above the minimum requirements imposed by the OTS regulations and at a level believed adequate to meet requirements of normal daily activities, repayment of maturing debt and potential deposit outflows. Cash flow projections are regularly reviewed and updated to assure that adequate liquidity is provided. As of March 31, 1998, the Bank's liquidity ratio (liquid assets as a percentage of net withdrawable savings and current borrowings) was approximately 29.6%. The following table sets forth the composition of the Company's portfolio of securities and other investments, not including mortgage-backed securities. At March 31, ---------------------------------------- 1998 1997 1996 ---- ---- ---- (Dollars in Thousands) Interest-bearing deposits with banks. $ -- $ -- $ -- Other interest earning assets........ -- 2,713 2,858 ------- ------- ------- Total............................... $ -- $ 2,713 $ 2,858 ======= ======= ======= Securities: Available for sale: U.S. Treasury and agency obligations. 50,083 $23,717 $30,972 Federal Farm Credit Bank securities.. 4,514 499 -- ------- ------- ------- Total securities available for sale. 54,597 24,216 30,972 ------- ------- ------- Held to Maturity: U.S. Government and agency obligations.............. 2,364 6,478 5,492 FNMA securities...................... 500 500 1,006 Federal Farm Credit Bank securities.. -- -- -- FHLMC bonds.......................... 1,000 1,000 1,000 ------- ------- ------- Total securities held to maturity... 3,864 7,978 7,498 ------- ------- ------- Total securities(1).................. 58,461 32,194 38,471 FHLB stock........................... 1,349 786 1,233 ------- ------- ------- Total securities and FHLB stock (1).. $59,810 $32,980 $39,704 ======= ======= ======= - --------------- (1) Does not include mortgage-backed securities. At March 31, 1998, the Company did not have any investment securities (exclusive of obligations of the U.S. Government and federal agencies) issued by any one entity with a total book value in excess of 10% of stockholders' equity. 17 The following table sets forth the maturities or repricing of investment securities and FHLB stock at March 31, 1998, and the weighted average yields of such securities and FHLB stock (calculated on the basis of the cost and effective yields weighted for the scheduled maturity of each security). Callable securities are shown at their likely call dates based on current interest rates. Maturing or Repricing ------------------------------------------------------------- After One After Five Within But Within But Within After One Year Five Years Ten Years Ten Years ------------- ------------- ------------- ------------- Amount Yield Amount Yield Amount Yield Amount Yield ------ ----- ------ ----- ------ ----- ------ ----- (Dollars in Thousands) U.S. Government and other agency ob- ligations.... $27,614 5.85% $30,725 6.22% $ -- --% $ -- --% FHLB stock.... -- -- 1,349 7.25 -- -- -- -- ------- ---- ------- ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- Total....... $27,614 5.85% $32,074 6.26% $ -- --% $ -- --% ======= ==== ======= ==== ===== ==== ===== ==== For information regarding the market value of the Bank's securities portfolios, see Notes 2 and 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The Bank has sold securities under an agreement to repurchase when it is a cost effective method to acquire funds. The Bank did not engage in such transactions during fiscal 1998. See "-- Borrowings." Mortgage-backed securities. Security Federal has a portfolio of mortgage-backed securities which it holds for investment. Such mortgage-backed securities can serve as collateral for borrowings and, through repayments, as a source of liquidity. Under the Bank's risk-based capital requirement, mortgage-backed securities have a risk weight of 20% (or 0% in the case of Government National Mortgage Association securities) in contrast to the 50% risk weight carried by residential loans. See "Regulation." The Bank had $4.4 million, $4.8 million and $2.5 million of mortgage-backed securities issued by the FHLMC at March 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively. The Bank held no other mortgage-backed securities at such dates. The following table sets forth the composition of the mortgage-backed securities portfolio at the dates indicated. There were no mortgage-backed securities classified as available for sale at the dates indicated. At March 31, ----------------------------------------- 1998 1997 1996 Book Value Book Value Book Value ---------- ---------- ---------- (Dollars in Thousands) Held to Maturity: FHLMC $4,352 $4,777 $2,542 ====== ====== ====== At March 31, 1998, the Company did not have any mortgage-backed securities (exclusive of obligations of agencies of the U.S. Government) issued by any one entity with a total book value in excess of 10% of stockholders equity. For information regarding the market values of Security Federal's mortgage-backed securities portfolio, see Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 18 The following table sets forth the maturities and the weighted average yields of the mortgage-backed securities at March 31, 1998. Not considered in the preparation of the table below is the effect of prepayments. Due in ----------------------------------------------------- March 31, 1998 Less Than 1 to 5 5 to 10 Over Balance 1 Year Years Years Ten Years Outstanding ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------- Amount Yield Amount Yield Amount Yield Amount Yield Amount Yield ------ ----- ------ ----- ------ ----- ------ ----- ------ ----- (Dollars in Thousands) FHLMC.... $516 6.63% $1,123 7.60% $1,194 7.07% $1,519 6.96% $4,352 7.12% Sources of Funds Deposit accounts have traditionally been a principal source of the Bank's funds for use in lending and for other general business purposes. In addition to deposits, the Bank derives funds from loan repayments, cash flows generated from operations (including interest credited to deposit accounts), FHLB of Atlanta advances, the sale of securities under agreements to repurchase, and loan sales. Scheduled loan payments are a relatively stable source of funds while deposit inflows and outflows and the related cost of such funds have varied widely. FHLB of Atlanta advances and the sale of securities under agreements to repurchase may be used on a short-term basis to compensate for seasonal reductions in deposits or deposit inflows at less than projected levels and may be used on a longer term basis in support of expanded lending activities. The availability of funds from loan sales is influenced by general interest rates. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" contained in the Annual Report. Occasionally, Security Federal sells its 15 and 30-year fixed rate loans in the secondary market. In addition, the Bank originates loans for other financial institutions with their prior commitment to purchase the loan at a set price. The amount of these loans originated and sold depends primarily on loan demand. During fiscal 1998, the Bank originated $8.9 million of such loans for other financial institutions. See "-- Loan Originations, Purchases and Sales." Deposits. The Bank attracts both short-term and long-term deposits from the general public by offering a wide assortment of accounts and rates. In recent years, market conditions have required the Bank to rely increasingly on short-term accounts and other deposit alternatives that are more responsive to market interest rates than the passbook accounts and regulated fixed interest rate, fixed-term certificates that were the Bank's primary source of deposits before 1978. The Bank offers regular passbook accounts, checking accounts, various money market accounts, fixed interest rate certificates with varying maturities, negotiated rate $100,000 or above jumbo certificates of deposit ("Jumbo CDs") and individual retirement accounts. At March 31, 1998, the Bank had no brokered deposits. In addition, the Bank believes that, based on its experience over the past several years, its passbook and transaction accounts are stable sources of deposits. 19 The following table sets forth the dollar amount of savings deposits in the various types of deposit programs for the periods indicated. The following table sets forth the dollar amount of savings deposits in the various types of deposit programs for the periods indicated. At March 31, ------------------------------------------------------- 1998 1997 1996 --------------- --------------- --------------- Percent Percent Percent Amount of Total Amount of Total Amount of Total ------ -------- ------ -------- ------ -------- (Dollars in Thousands) Interest Rate Range: - ------------------- Passbook accounts 0 % - 3.00% ........ $12,328 6.8% $13,451 8.0% $13,615 7.9% NOW and other transaction accounts 0% - 1.75% ......... 47,414 26.1 43,602 26.0 42,252 24.5 Money market funds 2.50% - 5.50%....... 27,902 15.3 11,641 6.9 13,770 8.0 -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- Total non- certificates...... 87,644 48.2 68,694 40.9 69,637 40.4 -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- Certificates: - ------------ 0.00-4.99% .......... 3,087 1.7 3,936 2.3 5,116 3.0 5.00-6.99%........... 90,920 50.0 95,234 56.7 97,047 56.3 7.00-8.99%........... 135 0.1 197 0.1 575 0.3 -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- Total certificates...... 94,142 51.8 99,367 59.1 102,73 59.6 -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- Total deposits.....$181,786 100.0% $168,061 100.0% $172,375 100.0% ======== ===== ======== ===== ======== ===== The Bank relies to a limited extent upon locally obtained Jumbo CDs to maintain its deposit levels. At March 31, 1998, Jumbo CDs constituted 7.9% of the Bank's total deposits. Security Federal has not relied heavily on Jumbo CDs to manage interest rate sensitivity. Security Federal has, however, exhibited an ability to attract and maintain such deposits to desired levels during recent periods. The following table sets forth the deposit flows at the Bank during the periods indicated. Years Ended March 31, ----------------------------------------------- 1998 1997 1996 -------- -------- -------- (Dollars in Thousands) Opening balance.............. $168,061 $172,375 $166,275 Deposits .................... 812,539 785,065 734,010 Withdrawals.................. 805,566 796,353 734,018 Interest credited............ 6,752 6,974 6,108 ------- ------- -------- Ending balance............... 181,786 168,061 172,375 ------- ------- -------- Net increase (decrease)...... $13,725 $(4,314) $ 6,100 ======= ======= ======== Percent increase (decrease).. 8.2% (2.5)% 3.7% === === === 20 The following table shows rate and maturity information for the Bank's certificates of deposit as of March 31, 1998. 4.00- 5.00- 6.00- 7.00- 4.99% 5.99% 6.99% 7.99% Total ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- (Dollars in Thousands) Certificate accounts maturing in quarter ending: June 30, 1998 $1,817 $25,108 $1,196 $ -- $28,121 September 30, 1998 1,247 15,285 1,870 -- 18,402 December 31, 1998 23 12,235 1,309 -- 13,567 March 31, 1999 -- 13,517 2,613 -- 16,130 June 30, 1999 -- 5,532 634 -- 6,166 September 30, 1999 -- 1,804 -- -- 1,804 December 31, 1999 -- 1,140 1,130 -- 2,270 March 31, 2000 -- 1,231 1,382 135 2,748 June 30, 2000 -- 597 131 -- 728 September 30, 2000 -- 186 2 -- 188 December 31, 2000 -- 181 -- -- 181 March 31, 2001 -- 149 -- -- 149 Thereafter -- 1,351 2,337 -- 3,688 ------ ------- ------- ---- ------- Total $3,087 $78,316 $12,604 $135 $94,142 ====== ======= ======= ==== ======= The following table indicates the amount of the Bank's deposits of $100,000 or more by time remaining until maturity at March 31, 1998. Passbook, NOW and Certificates of Deposit Money Market Accounts ----------------------- --------------------- (Dollars in Thousands) Maturity Period - --------------- Three months or less $ 1,394 $20,895 Over three through six months 4,368 -- Over six through twelve month 4,968 -- Over twelve months 3,606 -- ------- ------- Total $14,336 $20,895 ======= ======= Borrowings - ---------- As a member of the FHLB of Atlanta, the Bank is required to own capital stock in the FHLB of Atlanta and is authorized to apply for advances from the FHLB of Atlanta. Each FHLB credit program has its own interest rate, which may be fixed or variable, and range of maturities. The FHLB of Atlanta may prescribe the acceptable uses to which these advances may be put, as well as limitations on the size of the advances and repayment provisions. See Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Statements for disclosure regarding the maturities and rate structure of the Bank's FHLB advances. Federal law contains certain collateral requirements for FHLB advances. See "Regulation -- Federal Regulation of Savings Associations -- - Federal Home Loan Bank System." Occasionally, the Bank has used the sale of securities under agreements to repurchase as a source of funds. The securities sold pursuant to these agreements consist of mortgage loans which have been convened to FHLMC 21 participation certificates. The Bank has sold securities under agreements to repurchase to both FHLMC and Wachovia Bank and Trust Company. These funds are used whenever its costs are favorable compared to alternative sources of funds. At March 31, 1998, the Bank had no repurchase agreements outstanding. The following table sets forth the maximum month-end balance and average balance of FHLB advances at the dates indicated. Years Ended March 31, -------------------------- 1998 1997 1996 ---- ---- ---- (Dollars in Thousands) Maximum Balance: FHLB advances.............................$28,268 $23,921 $31,370 Average Balance: FHLB advances.............................$20,252 $20,157 $27,569 The following table sets forth information as to the Bank's borrowings and the weighted average interest rates thereon at the dates indicated. Years Ended March 31, -------------------------- 1998 1997 1996 ---- ---- ---- (In Thousands) Balance: FHLB advances.............................$12,126 $14,114 $22,864 Weighted Average Interest Rate: At Fiscal Year End: FHLB advances........................... 6.25% 6.30% 6.29% During Fiscal Year: FHLB advances........................... 6.12% 5.79% 6.39% Competition - ----------- The Bank serves the counties of Aiken and Bamberg, South Carolina through its ten branch offices located in Aiken, Denmark, North Augusta, Graniteville, Langley, Clearwater and Wagener, South Carolina. On October 21, 1993 the Bank expanded its market area through the acquisition of four branch offices of NationsBank of South Carolina, N.A. The branches are located in Langley, Graniteville, Clearwater and Wagener, Aiken County, South Carolina. Security Federal faces strong competition both in originating loans and in attracting deposits. Competition in originating loans comes primarily from other thrift institutions, commercial banks, mortgage bankers and credit unions who also make loans in the Bank's market area. The Bank competes for loans principally on the basis of the interest rates and loan fees it charges, the types of loans it makes and the quality of services it provides to borrowers. The Bank faces substantial competition in attracting deposits from other thrift institutions, commercial banks, money market and mutual funds, credit unions and other investment vehicles. The ability of the Bank to attract and retain deposits depends on its ability to provide an investment opportunity that satisfies the requirements of investors as to rate of return, liquidity, risk and other factors. The Bank attracts a significant amount of deposits through its branch offices primarily from the communities in which those branch offices are located. Therefore, competition for those deposits is principally from other thrift institutions and commercial banks located in the same communities. The 22 Bank competes for these deposits by offering a variety of deposit accounts at competitive rates, convenient business hours, and convenient branch locations with interbranch deposit and withdrawal privileges at each. The authority to offer money market deposits, and expanded lending and other powers authorized for thrift institutions by federal law, have resulted in increased competition for both deposits and loans between thrift institutions and other financial institutions such as commercial banks and credit unions. REGULATION General - ------- The Bank is subject to extensive regulation, examination and supervision by the OTS as its chartering agency, and the FDIC, as the insurer of its deposits. The activities of federal savings institutions are governed by the Home Owners' Loan Act, as amended ("HOLA") and, in certain respects, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ("FDIA") and the regulations issued by the OTS and the FDIC to implement these statutes. These laws and regulations delineate the nature and extent of the activities in which federal savings associations may engage. Lending activities and other investments must comply with various statutory and regulatory capital requirements. In addition, the Bank's relationship with its depositors and borrowers is also regulated to a great extent, especially in such matters as the ownership of deposit accounts and the form and content of the Bank's mortgage documents. The Bank must file reports with the OTS and the FDIC concerning its activities and financial condition in addition to obtaining regulatory approvals prior to entering into certain transactions such as mergers with, or acquisitions of, other financial institutions. There are periodic examinations by the OTS and the FDIC to review the Bank's compliance with various regulatory requirements. The regulatory structure also gives the regulatory authorities extensive discretion in connection with their supervisory and enforcement activities and examination policies, including policies with respect to the classification of assets and the establishment of adequate loan loss reserves for regulatory purposes. Any change in such policies, whether by the OTS, the FDIC or Congress, could have a material adverse impact on the Company, the Bank and their operations. The Company, as a savings and loan holding company, is also required to file certain reports with, and otherwise comply with the rules and regulations of, the OTS. Federal Regulation of Savings Associations - ------------------------------------------ Office of Thrift Supervision. The OTS is an office in the Department of the Treasury subject to the general oversight of the Secretary of the Treasury. The OTS generally possesses the supervisory and regulatory duties and responsibilities formerly vested in the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Among other functions, the OTS issues and enforces regulations affecting federally insured savings associations and regularly examines these institutions. Federal Home Loan Bank System. The FHLB System, consisting of 12 FHLBs, is under the jurisdiction of the Federal Housing Finance Board ("FHFB"). The designated duties of the FHFB are to: supervise the FHLBs; ensure that the FHLBs carry out their housing finance mission; ensure that the FHLBs remain adequately capitalized and able to raise funds in the capital markets; and ensure that the FHLBs operate in a safe and sound manner. The Bank, as a member of the FHLB of Atlanta, is required to acquire and hold shares of capital stock in the FHLB of Atlanta in an amount equal to the greater of (i) 1.0% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of residential mortgage loans, home purchase contracts and similar obligations at the beginning of each year, or (ii) 1/20 of its advances (borrowings) from the FHLB of Atlanta. The Bank is in compliance with this requirement with an investment in FHLB of Atlanta stock of $1,348,600 at March 31, 1998. Among other benefits, the FHLB provides a central credit facility primarily for member institutions. It is funded primarily from proceeds derived from the sale of consolidated obligations of the FHLB System. It makes advances to members in accordance with policies and procedures established by the FHFB and the Board of Directors of the FHLB of Atlanta. 23 PAGE Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The FDIC is an independent federal agency established originally to insure the deposits, up to prescribed statutory limits, of federally insured banks and to preserve the safety and soundness of the banking industry. In 1989 the FDIC also became the insurer, up to the prescribed limits, of the deposit accounts held at federally insured savings associations and established two separate insurance funds: the Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF") and the SAIF. As insurer of deposits, the FDIC has examination, supervisory and enforcement authority over all savings associations. The Bank's deposit accounts are insured by the FDIC under the SAIF to the maximum extent permitted by law. The Bank pays deposit insurance premiums to the FDIC based on a risk-based assessment system established by the FDIC for all SAIF-member institutions. Under applicable regulations, institutions are assigned to one of three capital groups that are based solely on the level of an institution's capital ("well capitalized," "adequately capitalized" or "undercapitalized"), which are defined in the same manner as the regulations establishing the prompt corrective action system under the FDIA as discussed below. The matrix so created results in nine assessment risk classifications, with rates that until September 30, 1996 ranged from 0.23% for well capitalized, financially sound institutions with only a few minor weaknesses to 0.31% for undercapitalized institutions that pose a substantial risk of loss to the SAIF unless effective corrective action is taken. The Bank's regular assessments expensed for the year ended March 31, 1998 equaled $77,248. Pursuant to the Deposit Insurance Fund Act ("DIF Act"), which was enacted on September 30, 1996, the FDIC imposed a special assessment on each depository institution with SAIF-assessable deposits which resulted in the SAIF achieving its designated reserve ratio. In connection therewith, the FDIC reduced the assessment schedule for SAIF members, effective January 1, 1997, to a range of 0% to 0.27%, with most institutions, including the Bank, paying 0%. This assessment schedule is the same as that for the BIF, which reached its designated reserve ratio in 1995. In addition, since January 1, 1997, SAIF members are charged an assessment of 0.065% of SAIF-assessable deposits for the purpose of paying interest on the obligations issued by the Financing Corporation ("FICO") in the 1980s to help fund the thrift industry cleanup. BIF-assessable deposits will be charged an assessment to help pay interest on the FICO bonds at a rate of approximately .013% until the earlier of December 31, 1999 or the date upon which the last savings association ceases to exist, after which time the assessment will be the same for all insured deposits. The DIF Act provides for the merger of the BIF and the SAIF into the Deposit Insurance Fund on January 1, 1999, but only if no insured depository institution is a savings association on that date. The DIF Act contemplates the development of a common charter for all federally chartered depository institutions and the abolition of separate charters for national banks and federal savings associations. It is not known what form the common charter may take and what effect, if any, the adoption of a new charter would have on the operation of the Bank. The FDIC may terminate the deposit insurance of any insured depository institution if it determines after a hearing that the institution has engaged or is engaging in unsafe or unsound practices, is in an unsafe or unsound condition to continue operations, or has violated any applicable law, regulation, order or any condition imposed by an agreement with the FDIC. It also may suspend deposit insurance temporarily during the hearing process for the permanent termination of insurance, if the institution has no tangible capital. If insurance of accounts is terminated, the accounts at the institution at the time of termination, less subsequent withdrawals, shall continue to be insured for a period of six months to two years, as determined by the FDIC. Management is aware of no existing circumstances which could result in termination of the deposit insurance of the Bank. Liquidity Requirements. Under OTS regulations, each savings institution is required to maintain an average daily balance of liquid assets (cash, certain time deposits and savings accounts, bankers' acceptances, and specified U.S. Government, state or federal agency obligations and certain other investments) equal to a monthly average of not less than a specified percentage (currently 4.0%) of its net withdrawable accounts plus short-term borrowings. Monetary penalties may be imposed for failure to meet liquidity requirements. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Liquidity and Capital Resources" contained in the Annual Report. 24 Prompt Corrective Action. Each federal banking agency is required to implement a system of prompt corrective action for institutions that it regulates. The federal banking agencies have promulgated substantially similar regulations to implement this system of prompt corrective action. Under the regulations, an institution shall be deemed to be (i) "well capitalized" if it has a total risk-based capital ratio of 10.0% or more, has a Tier I risk-based capital ratio of 6.0% or more, has a leverage ratio of 5.0% or more and is not subject to specified requirements to meet and maintain a specific capital level for any capital measure; (ii) "adequately capitalized" if it has a total risk-based capital ratio of 8.0% or more, a Tier I risk-based capital ratio of 4.0% or more and a leverage ratio of 4.0% or more (3.0% under certain circumstances) and does not meet the definition of "well capitalized;" (iii) "undercapitalized" if it has a total risk-based capital ratio that is less than 8.0%, a Tier I risk-based capital ratio that is less than 4.0% or a leverage ratio that is less than 4.0% (3.0% under certain circumstances); (iv) "significantly undercapitalized" if it has a total risk-based capital ratio that is less than 6.0%, a Tier I risk-based capital ratio that is less than 3.0% or a leverage ratio that is less than 3.0%; and (v) "critically undercapitalized" if it has a ratio of tangible equity to total assets that is equal to or less than 2.0%. A federal banking agency may, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, reclassify a well capitalized institution as adequately capitalized and may require an adequately capitalized institution or an undercapitalized institution to comply with supervisory actions as if it were in the next lower category if the institution is in an unsafe or unsound condition or has received in its most recent examination, and has not corrected, a less than satisfactory rating for asset quality, management, earnings or liquidity. The OTS may not, however, reclassify a significantly undercapitalized institution as critically undercapitalized. An institution generally must file a written capital restoration plan that meets specified requirements, as well as a performance guaranty by each company that controls the institution, with the appropriate federal banking agency within 45 days of the date that the institution receives notice or is deemed to have notice that it is undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized or critically undercapitalized. Immediately upon becoming undercapitalized, an institution shall become subject to various mandatory and discretionary restrictions on its operations. At March 31, 1998, the Bank was categorized as "well capitalized" under the prompt corrective action regulations of the OTS. Standards for Safety and Soundness. The federal banking regulatory agencies are required to prescribe regulatory standards for all insured depository institutions relating to: (i) internal controls, information systems and internal audit systems; (ii) loan documentation; (iii) credit underwriting; (iv) interest rate risk exposure; (v) asset growth; and (vi) compensation, fees and benefits. The federal banking agencies recently adopted final regulations and Interagency Guidelines Prescribing Standards for Safety and Soundness ("Guidelines"). The Guidelines set forth the safety and soundness standards that the federal banking agencies use to identify and address problems at insured depository institutions before capital becomes impaired. If the OTS determines that the Bank fails to meet any standard prescribed by the Guidelines, the agency may require the Bank to submit to the agency an acceptable plan to achieve compliance with the standard. OTS regulations establish deadlines for the submission and review of such safety and soundness compliance plans. Qualified Thrift Lender Test. All savings associations are required to meet a qualified thrift lender ("QTL") test to avoid certain restrictions on their operations. A savings institution that fails to become or remain a QTL shall either become a national bank or be subject to the following restrictions on its operations: (i) the association may not make any new investment or engage in activities that would not be permissible for national banks; (ii) the association may not establish any new branch office where a national bank located in the savings institution's home state would not be able to establish a branch office; (iii) the association shall be ineligible to obtain new advances from any FHLB; and (iv) the payment of dividends by the association shall be subject to the statutory and regulatory dividend restrictions applicable to national banks. Also, beginning three years after the date on which the savings institution ceases to be a QTL, the savings institution would be prohibited from retaining any investment or engaging in any activity not permissible for a national bank and would be required to repay any outstanding advances to any FHLB. In addition, 25 within one year of the date on which a savings association controlled by a company ceases to be a QTL, the company must register as a bank holding company and become subject to the rules applicable to such companies. A savings institution may requalify as a QTL if it thereafter complies with the QTL test. Currently, the QTL test requires that either an institution qualify as a domestic building and loan association under the Code or that 65% of an institution's "portfolio assets" (as defined) consist of certain housing and consumer-related assets on a monthly average basis in nine out of every 12 months. Assets that qualify without limit for inclusion as part of the 65% requirement are loans made to purchase, refinance, construct, improve or repair domestic residential housing and manufactured housing; home equity loans; mortgage-backed securities (where the mortgages are secured by domestic residential housing or manufactured housing); FHLB stock; direct or indirect obligations of the FDIC; and loans for educational purposes, loans to small businesses and loans made through credit cards. In addition, the following assets, among others, may be included in meeting the test subject to an overall limit of 20% of the savings institution's portfolio assets: 50% of residential mortgage loans originated and sold within 90 days of origination; 100% of consumer loans; and stock issued by FHLMC or FNMA. Portfolio assets consist of total assets minus the sum of (i) goodwill and other intangible assets, (ii) property used by the savings institution to conduct its business, and (iii) liquid assets up to 20% of the institution's total assets. At March 31, 1998, the qualified thrift investments of the Bank were approximately 70.1% of its portfolio assets. Capital Requirements. Under OTS regulations a savings association must satisfy three minimum capital requirements: core capital, tangible capital and risk-based capital. Savings associations must meet all of the standards in order to comply with the capital requirements. The Company is not subject to any minimum capital requirements. OTS capital regulations establish a 3% core capital or leverage ratio (defined as the ratio of core capital to adjusted total assets). Core capital is defined to include common stockholders' equity, noncumulative perpetual preferred stock and any related surplus, and minority interests in equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries, less (i) any intangible assets, except for certain qualifying intangible assets; (ii) certain mortgage servicing rights; and (iii) equity and debt investments in subsidiaries that are not "includable subsidiaries," which is defined as subsidiaries engaged solely in activities not impermissible for a national bank, engaged in activities impermissible for a national bank but only as an agent for its customers, or engaged solely in mortgage-banking activities. In calculating adjusted total assets, adjustments are made to total assets to give effect to the exclusion of certain assets from capital and to account appropriately for the investments in and assets of both includable and nonincludable subsidiaries. An institution that fails to meet the core capital requirement would be required to file with the OTS a capital plan that details the steps they will take to reach compliance. In addition, the OTS's prompt corrective action regulation provides that a savings institution that has a leverage ratio of less than 4% (3% for institutions receiving the highest CAMEL examination rating) will be deemed to be "undercapitalized" and may be subject to certain restrictions. See "-- Federal Regulation of Savings Associations -- Prompt Corrective Action." The OTS has proposed a rule revising its minimum core capital requirement to be no less stringent than that imposed on national banks. The OTS has proposed that only those savings associations rated a composite one (the highest rating) under the CAMEL rating system for savings associations will be permitted to operate at or near the regulatory minimum leverage ratio of 3%. All other savings associations will be required to maintain a minimum leverage ratio of 4% to 5%. The OTS will assess each individual savings association through the supervisory process on a case-by-case basis to determine the applicable requirement. No assurance can be given as to the final form of any such regulation, the date of its effectiveness or the requirement applicable to the Bank. Savings associations also must maintain "tangible capital" not less than 1.5% of the Bank's adjusted total assets. "Tangible capital" is defined, generally, as core capital minus any "intangible assets" other than purchased mortgage servicing rights. Each savings institution must maintain total risk-based capital equal to at least 8% of risk-weighted assets. Total risk-based capital consists of the sum of core and supplementary capital, provided that supplementary capital 26 cannot exceed core capital, as previously defined. Supplementary capital includes (i) permanent capital instruments such as cumulative perpetual preferred stock, perpetual subordinated debt, and mandatory convertible subordinated debt, (ii) maturing capital instruments such as subordinated debt, intermediate-term preferred stock and mandatory convertible subordinated debt, subject to an amortization schedule, and (iii) general valuation loan and lease loss allowances up to 1.25% of risk-weighted assets. The risk-based capital regulation assigns each balance sheet asset held by a savings institution to one of four risk categories based on the amount of credit risk associated with that particular class of assets. Assets not included for purposes of calculating capital are not included in calculating risk-weighted assets. The categories range from 0% for cash and securities that are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government to 100% for repossessed assets or assets more than 90 days past due. Qualifying residential mortgage loans (including multi-family mortgage loans) are assigned a 50% risk weight. Consumer, commercial, home equity and residential construction loans are assigned a 100% risk weight, as are nonqualifying residential mortgage loans and that portion of land loans and nonresidential construction loans which do not exceed an 80% loan-to-value ratio. The book value of assets in each category is multiplied by the weighing factor (from 0% to 100%) assigned to that category. These products are then totaled to arrive at total risk-weighted assets. Off- balance sheet items are included in risk-weighted assets by converting them to an approximate balance sheet "credit equivalent amount" based on a conversion schedule. These credit equivalent amounts are then assigned to risk categories in the same manner as balance sheet assets and included risk-weighted assets. The OTS has incorporated an interest rate risk component into its regulatory capital rule. Under the rule, savings associations with "above normal" interest rate risk exposure would be subject to a deduction from total capital for purposes of calculating their risk-based capital requirements. A savings association's interest rate risk is measured by the decline in the net portfolio value of its assets (i.e., the difference between incoming and outgoing discounted cash flows from assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet contracts) that would result from a hypothetical 200 basis point increase or decrease in market interest rates divided by the estimated economic value of the association's assets, as calculated in accordance with guidelines set forth by the OTS. A savings association whose measured interest rate risk exposure exceeds 2% must deduct an interest rate risk component in calculating its total capital under the risk-based capital rule. The interest rate risk component is an amount equal to one-half of the difference between the institution's measured interest rate risk and 2%, multiplied by the estimated economic value of the association's assets. That dollar amount is deducted from an association's total capital in calculating compliance with its risk-based capital requirement. Under the rule, there is a two quarter lag between the reporting date of an institution's financial data and the effective date for the new capital requirement based on that data. A savings association with assets of less than $300 million and risk-based capital ratios in excess of 12% is not subject to the interest rate risk component, unless the OTS determines otherwise. The rule also provides that the Director of the OTS may waive or defer an association's interest rate risk component on a case-by-case basis. Under certain circumstances, a savings association may request an adjustment to its interest rate risk component if it believes that the OTS-calculated interest rate risk component overstates its interest rate risk exposure. In addition, certain "well-capitalized" institutions may obtain authorization to use their own interest rate risk model to calculate their interest rate risk component in lieu of the OTS-calculated amount. The OTS has postponed the date that the component will first be deducted from an institution's total capital. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Regulatory Capital" contained in the Annual Report for a table that sets forth in terms of dollars and percentages the OTS tangible, core and risk-based capital requirements, the Bank's historical amounts and percentages at March 31, 1998, and pro forma amounts and percentages based upon the assumptions stated therein. Limitations on Capital Distributions. OTS regulations impose uniform limitations on the ability of all savings associations to engage in various distributions of capital such as dividends, stock repurchases and cash-out mergers. In addition, OTS regulations require the Bank to give the OTS 30 days' advance notice of any proposed declaration of dividends, and the OTS has the authority under its supervisory powers to prohibit the payment of dividends. The regulation utilizes a three-tiered approach which permits various levels of distributions based primarily upon a savings association's capital level. 27 A Tier 1 savings association has capital in excess of its fully phased-in capital requirement (both before and after the proposed capital distribution). A Tier 1 savings association may make (without application but upon prior notice to, and no objection made by, the OTS) capital distributions during a calendar year up to 100% of its net income to date during the calendar year plus one-half its surplus capital ratio (i.e., the amount of capital in excess of its fully phased-in requirement) at the beginning of the calendar year or the amount authorized for a Tier 2 association. Capital distributions in excess of such amount require advance notice to the OTS. A Tier 2 savings association has capital equal to or in excess of its minimum capital requirement but below its fully phased-in capital requirement (both before and after the proposed capital distribution). Such an association may make (without application) capital distributions up to an amount equal to 75% of its net income during the previous four quarters depending on how close the association is to meeting its fully phased-in capital requirement. Capital distributions exceeding this amount require prior OTS approval. A Tier 3 savings association has capital below the minimum capital requirement (either before or after the proposed capital distribution). A Tier 3 savings association may not make any capital distributions without prior approval from the OTS. The Bank currently meets the criteria to be designated a Tier 1 association and, consequently, could at its option (after prior notice to, and no objection made by, the OTS) distribute up to 100% of its net income during the calendar year plus 50% of its surplus capital ratio at the beginning of the calendar year less any distributions previously paid during the year. Loans to One Borrower. Savings institutions are generally subject to the national bank limit on loans to one borrower. Generally, this limit is 15% of the Bank's unimpaired capital and surplus, plus an additional 10% of unimpaired capital and surplus, if such loan is secured by readily-marketable collateral, which is defined to include certain financial instruments and bullion. The OTS by regulation has amended the loans to one borrower rule to permit savings associations meeting certain requirements, including capital requirements, to extend loans to one borrower in additional amounts under circumstances limited essentially to loans to develop or complete residential housing units. At March 31, 1998, the Bank's limit on loans to one borrower was $2.6 million. At March 31, 1998, the Bank's largest aggregate amount of loans to one borrower was $2.1 million. Activities of Thrift Institutions and Their Subsidiaries. When a savings association establishes or acquires a subsidiary or elects to conduct any new activity through a subsidiary that the association controls, the savings association must notify the FDIC and the OTS 30 days in advance and provide the information each agency may, by regulation, require. Savings associations also must conduct the activities of subsidiaries in accordance with existing regulations and orders. The OTS may determine that the continuation by a savings association of its ownership control of, or its relationship to, the subsidiary constitutes a serious risk to the safety, soundness or stability of the association or is inconsistent with sound banking practices or with the purposes of the FDIA. Based upon that determination, the FDIC or the OTS has the authority to order the savings association to divest itself of control of the subsidiary. The FDIC also may determine by regulation or order that any specific activity poses a serious threat to the SAIF. If so, it may require that no SAIF member engage in that activity directly. Transactions with Affiliates. Savings associations must comply with Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act ("Sections 23A and 23B") relative to transactions with affiliates in the same manner and to the same extent as if the savings association were a Federal Reserve member bank. A savings and loan holding company, its subsidiaries and any other company under common control are considered affiliates of the subsidiary savings association under the HOLA. Generally, Sections 23A and 23B: (i) limit the extent to which the insured association or its subsidiaries may engage in certain covered transactions with an affiliate to an amount equal to 10% of such institution's capital and surplus and place an aggregate limit on all such transactions with affiliates to an amount equal to 20% of such capital and surplus, and (ii) require that all such transactions be on terms substantially the same, or at least as favorable to the institution or subsidiary, as those provided to a non-affiliate. The term "covered transaction" includes 28 the making of loans, the purchase of assets, the issuance of a guaranty and similar types of transactions. Any loan or extension of credit by the Bank to an affiliate must be secured by collateral in accordance with Section 23A. Three additional rules apply to savings associations: (i) a savings association may not make any loan or other extension of credit to an affiliate unless that affiliate is engaged only in activities permissible for bank holding companies; (ii) a savings association may not purchase or invest in securities issued by an affiliate (other than securities of a subsidiary); and (iii) the OTS may, for reasons of safety and soundness, impose more stringent restrictions on savings associations but may not exempt transactions from or otherwise abridge Section 23A or 23B. Exemptions from Section 23A or 23B may be granted only by the Federal Reserve Board, as is currently the case with respect to all FDIC- insured banks. The Bank has not been significantly affected by the rules regarding transactions with affiliates. The Bank's authority to extend credit to executive officers, directors and 10% shareholders, as well as entities controlled by such persons, is governed by Sections 22(g) and 22(h) of the Federal Reserve Act, and Regulation O thereunder. Among other things, these regulations require that such loans be made on terms and conditions substantially the same as those offered to unaffiliated individuals and not involve more than the normal risk of repayment. Generally, Regulation O also places individual and aggregate limits on the amount of loans the Bank may make to such persons based, in part, on the Bank's capital position, and requires certain board approval procedures to be followed. The OTS regulations, with certain minor variances, apply Regulation O to savings institutions. Community Reinvestment Act. Under the federal Community Reinvestment Act ("CRA"), all federally-insured financial institutions have a continuing and affirmative obligation consistent with safe and sound operations to help meet all the credit needs of its delineated community. The CRA does not establish specific lending requirements or programs nor does it limit an institution's discretion to develop the types of products and services that it believes are best suited to meet all the credit needs of its delineated community. The CRA requires the federal banking agencies, in connection with regulatory examinations, to assess an institution's record of meeting the credit needs of its delineated community and to take such record into account in evaluating regulatory applications to establish a new branch office that will accept deposits, relocate an existing office, or merge or consolidate with, or acquire the assets or assume the liabilities of, a federally regulated financial institution, among others. The CRA requires public disclosure of an institution's CRA rating. The Bank received an "outstanding" rating as a result of its latest evaluation. Regulatory and Criminal Enforcement Provisions. The OTS has primary enforcement responsibility over savings institutions and has the authority to bring action against all "institution-affiliated parties," including stockholders, and any attorneys, appraisers and accountants who knowingly or recklessly participate in wrongful action likely to have an adverse effect on an insured institution. Formal enforcement action may range from the issuance of a capital directive or cease and desist order to removal of officers or directors, receivership, conservatorship or termination of deposit insurance. Civil penalties cover a wide range of violations and can amount to $27,500 per day, or $1.1 million per day in especially egregious cases. Under the FDIA, the FDIC has the authority to recommend to the Director of the OTS that enforcement action be taken with respect to a particular savings institution. If action is not taken by the Director, the FDIC has authority to take such action under certain circumstances. Federal law also establishes criminal penalties for certain violations. Savings and Loan Holding Company Regulation - -------------------------------------------- Acquisitions. The HOLA and OTS regulations issued thereunder generally prohibit a savings and loan holding company, without prior OTS approval, from acquiring more than 5% of the voting stock of any other savings association or savings and loan holding company or controlling the assets thereof. They also prohibit, among other things, any director or officer of a savings and loan holding company, or any individual who owns or controls more than 25% of the voting shares of such holding company, from acquiring control of any savings association not a subsidiary of such savings and loan holding company, unless the acquisition is approved by the OTS. 29 Activities. As a unitary savings and loan holding company, the Company generally is not subject to activity restrictions under the HOLA. If the Company acquires control of another savings association as a separate subsidiary other than in a supervisory acquisition, it would become a multiple savings and loan holding company. There generally are more restrictions on the activities of a multiple savings and loan holding company than on those of a unitary savings and loan holding company. The HOLA provides that, among other things, no multiple savings and loan holding company or subsidiary thereof which is not an insured association shall commence or continue for more than two years after becoming a multiple savings and loan association holding company or subsidiary thereof, any business activity other than: (i) furnishing or performing management services for a subsidiary insured institution, (ii) conducting an insurance agency or escrow business, (iii) holding, managing, or liquidating assets owned by or acquired from a subsidiary insured institution, (iv) holding or managing properties used or occupied by a subsidiary insured institution, (v) acting as trustee under deeds of trust, (vi) those activities previously directly authorized by regulation as of March 5, 1987 to be engaged in by multiple holding companies or (vii) those activities authorized by the Federal Reserve Board as permissible for bank holding companies, unless the OTS by regulation, prohibits or limits such activities for savings and loan holding companies. Those activities described in (vii) above also must be approved by the OTS prior to being engaged in by a multiple holding company. Qualified Thrift Lender Test. The HOLA requires any savings and loan holding company that controls a savings association that fails the QTL test, as explained under "-- Federal Regulation of Savings Associations -- Qualified Thrift Lender Test," must, within one year after the date on which the association ceases to be a QTL, register as and be deemed a bank holding company subject to all applicable laws and regulations. TAXATION Federal Taxation - ---------------- General. The Company and the Bank report their income on a fiscal year basis using the accrual method of accounting and are subject to federal income taxation in the same manner as other corporations with some exceptions, including particularly the Bank's reserve for bad debts discussed below. The following discussion of tax matters is intended only as a summary and does not purport to be a comprehensive description of the tax rules applicable to the Bank or the Company. Bad Debt Reserve. Historically, savings institutions such as the Bank which met certain definitional tests primarily related to their assets and the nature of their business ("qualifying thrift") were permitted to establish a reserve for bad debts and to make annual additions thereto, which may have been deducted in arriving at their taxable income. The Bank's deductions with respect to "qualifying real property loans," which are generally loans secured by certain interest in real property, were computed using an amount based on the Bank's actual loss experience, or a percentage equal to 8% of the Bank's taxable income, computed with certain modifications and reduced by the amount of any permitted additions to the non-qualifying reserve. Due to the Bank's loss experience, the Bank generally recognized a bad debt deduction equal to 8% of taxable income. The provisions repealing the current thrift bad debt rules were passed by Congress as part of "The Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996." The new rules eliminate the 8% of taxable income method for deducting additions to the tax bad debt reserves for all thrifts for tax years beginning after December 31, 1995. These rules also require that all institutions recapture all or a portion of their bad debt reserves added since the base year (last taxable year beginning before January 1, 1988). The Bank has previously recorded a deferred tax liability equal to the bad debt recapture and as such the new rules will have no effect on the net income or federal income tax expense. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995, the Bank's bad debt deduction will be determined under the experience method using a formula based on actual bad debt experience over a period of years. The unrecaptured base year reserves will not be subject to recapture as long as the institution continues to carry on the business of banking. In addition, the balance of the pre-1988 bad debt reserves continue to be subject to provisions of present law referred to below that require recapture in the case of certain excess distributions to shareholders. 30 Distributions. To the extent that the Bank makes "nondividend distributions" to the Company, such distributions will be considered to result in distributions from the balance of its bad debt reserve as of December 31, 1987 (or a lesser amount if the Bank's loan portfolio decreased since December 31, 1987) and then from the supplemental reserve for losses on loans ("Excess Distributions"), and an amount based on the Excess Distributions will be included in the Bank's taxable income. Nondividend distributions include distributions in excess of the Bank's current and accumulated earnings and profits, distributions in redemption of stock and distributions in partial or complete liquidation. However, dividends paid out of the Bank's current or accumulated earnings and profits, as calculated for federal income tax purposes, will not be considered to result in a distribution from the Bank's bad debt reserve. The amount of additional taxable income created from an Excess Distribution is an amount that, when reduced by the tax attributable to the income, is equal to the amount of the distribution. Thus, if the Bank makes a "nondividend distribution," then approximately one and one-half times the Excess Distribution would be includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes, assuming a 34% corporate income tax rate (exclusive of state and local taxes). See "Regulation" for limits on the payment of dividends by the Bank. The Bank does not intend to pay dividends that would result in a recapture of any portion of its tax bad debt reserve. Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax. The Code imposes a tax on alternative minimum taxable income ("AMTI") at a rate of 20%. The excess of the tax bad debt reserve deduction using the percentage of taxable income method over the deduction that would have been allowable under the experience method is treated as a preference item for purposes of computing the AMTI. In addition, only 90% of AMTI can be offset by net operating loss carryforwards. AMTI is increased by an amount equal to 75% of the amount by which the Bank's adjusted current earnings exceeds its AMTI (determined without regard to this preference and prior to reduction for net operating losses). For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986, and before January 1, 1996, an environmental tax of .12% of the excess of AMTI (with certain modification) over $2.0 million is imposed on corporations, including the Bank, whether or not an Alternative Minimum Tax ("AMT") is paid. Dividends-Received Deduction. The Company may exclude from its income 100% of dividends received from the Bank as a member of the same affiliated group of corporations. The corporate dividends-received deduction is generally 70% in the case of dividends received from unaffiliated corporations with which the Company and the Bank will not file a consolidated tax return, except that if the Company or the Bank owns more than 20% of the stock of a corporation distributing a dividend, then 80% of any dividends received may be deducted. Audits. The Company, the Bank and its consolidated subsidiary have been audited or their books closed without audit by the IRS with respect to consolidated federal income tax returns through March 31, 1994. See Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding income taxes of the Bank. State Taxation - -------------- South Carolina. South Carolina has adopted the Code as it relates to savings banks, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986. The Bank is subject to South Carolina income tax at the rate of 6%. The Bank has not been audited by the State of South Carolina during the past five years. Delaware. As a Delaware holding company not earning income in Delaware, the Company is exempted from Delaware corporate income tax, but is required to file an annual report with and pay an annual franchise tax to the State of Delaware. Item 2. Properties ---------- At March 31, 1998, Security Federal owned the buildings and land for its main office, five of its branch offices, including the operations center, leased the land and owned the improvements thereon for one of its offices, and leased the remaining four offices. The property related to the offices owned by Security Federal had a depreciated cost (including land) of approximately $2.0 million at March 31, 1998. At March 31, 1998, the aggregate net book value 31 of leasehold improvements (excluding furniture and equipment) associated with leased premises was $246,214. See Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The following table sets forth the net book value of the offices owned (including land) and leasehold improvements on properties leased by Security Federal at March 31, 1998. Date Lease Facility Gross Owned or Expiration Opened/ Square Net Book Location Leased Date Acquired Footage Value - --------------------- ------ ------ -------- ------- ------ Main Office: 1705 Whiskey Road S. Owned N/A 1980 10,000 $586,111 Aiken, South Carolina Full Service Branch Offices: 149 E. Baruch Street Owned N/A 1984 2,258 212,805 Denmark, South Carolina 100 Laurens Street, N.W. Leased 1998 1959 4,500 21,085 Aiken, South Carolina 313 East Martintowne Road Owned(1) N/A 1973 4,356 148,671 North Augusta, South Carolina 1665 Richland Avenue, W. Owned N/A 1984 1,942 236,060 Aiken, South Carolina Montgomery & Canal Leased 2007 1993(2) 1,600 32,045 Streets Masonic Shopping Center Graniteville, South Carolina 2812 Augusta Road Owned N/A 1993(2) 2,509 216,352 Langley, South Carolina Highway 125 and Highways Leased 1998 1993(2) 2,287 4,123 1 and 78 Midland Valley Shopping Center Clearwater, South Carolina 118 Main Street North Owned 2000 1993(2) 3,600 314,008 Wagener, South Carolina Walmart Superstore 2035 Whiskey Road Leased 2001 1996 517 188,961 Aiken, South Carolina (table continued on following page) 32 Date Lease Facility Gross Owned or Expiration Opened/ Square Net Book Location Leased Date Acquired Footage Value - --------------------- ------ ------ -------- ------- ------ Operations Center: 871 East Pine Log Road Owned N/A 1988 5,000 $334,903 Aiken, South Carolina - ------------- (1) Security Federal has a lease on the land for this office which expires in 2003. (2) Represents acquisition date. Item 3. Legal Proceedings ----------------- The Company is involved as plaintiff or defendant in various legal actions arising in the course of its business. It is the opinion of management, after consultation with counsel, that the resolution of these legal actions will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition and results of operations. Item 4. Submission of Matter to Vote or Security Holders ------------------------------------------------ No matter was submitted to a vote of security holders, through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise, during the quarter ended March 31, 1998. PART II ------- Item 5. Market for the Issuer's Common Stock and Related Security Holder Matters --------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in the section captioned "Stockholders Information -- Price Range of Common Stock" and "-- Dividends" in the Annual Report is incorporated herein by reference. Item 6. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ----------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in the section captioned "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Annual Report is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Financial Statements -------------------- Independent Auditors' Report* Consolidated Balance Sheets, March 31, 1998 and 1997* Consolidated Statements of Income For the Years Ended March 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996* Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity For the Years Ended March 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996* Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the Years Ended March 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996* Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements* * Contained in the Annual Report filed as an exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by reference. All schedules have been omitted as the required information is either inapplicable or contained in the Consolidated Financial Statements or related Notes contained in the Annual Report. 33 Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure ------------------------------------------------ The information contained in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 27, 1998, as amended on March 3, 1998, is incorporated herein by reference. PART III Item 9. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons; Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act ---------------------------------------------------------- The information contained under the section captioned "Election of Directors" in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained under the section captioned "Compliance With Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act" in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference. Item 10. Executive Compensation ---------------------- The information contained in the section captioned "Election of Directors - -- Compensation of Executive Officers" in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference. Item 11. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management -------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in the section captioned "Voting Securities and Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference. Item 12. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions ---------------------------------------------- The information contained in the section captioned "Certain Transactions" in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference. PART IV Item 13. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K --------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Exhibits: - -------------- 3.1 Articles of Incorporation and amendments thereto** 3.2 Bylaws** 4 Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including indentures* 10 Executive Compensation Plans and Arrangements: Salary Continuation Agreements** Amendment One to Salary Continuation Agreements*** Stock Option Plan** Incentive Compensation Plan** 13 Annual Report to Stockholders 21 Subsidiaries of Registrant 23 Consent of Elliott, Davis & Company, LLP 27 Financial Data Schedule 99 Report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP (footnotes on following page) 34 - -------------- * Filed on August 12, 1987, as an exhibit to the Company's Form 8-A registration statement pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or as a part of reports filed pursuant to Section 13 of such Act. ** Filed on June 28, 1993, as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All of such previously filed documents are hereby incorporated herein by reference in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-B. *** Filed as an exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 1993 pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All of such previously filed documents are hereby incorporated herein by reference in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-B. (b) Reports on Form 8-K. ------------------------- A Current Report on Form 8-K was filed by the Company on January 27, 1998, which was subsequently amended on March 3, 1998. The Form 8-K was filed to report a change in the Company's accountants, as indicated in Item 8 of this Form 10-KSB. 35 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION Date: June 29, 1998 By: /s/ Timothy W. Simmons ----------------------- Timothy W. Simmons President and Chief Executive Officer (Duly Authorized Representative) Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. By: /s/ Timothy W. Simmons June 29, 1998 ------------------------------------- Timothy W. Simmons President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) By: /s/ Roy G. Lindburg June 29, 1998 ------------------------------------- Roy G. Lindburg, Treasurer and Chief Financial Accounting Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) By: /s/ T. Clifton Weeks June 29, 1998 ------------------------------------- T. Clifton Weeks Chairman of the Board and Director By: /s/ Gasper L. Toole, III June 29, 1998 ------------------------------------- Gasper L. Toole, II Director By: /s/ Harry O. Weeks, Jr. June 29, 1998 ------------------------------------- Harry O. Weeks, Jr. Director By: /s/ Robert E. Alexander June 29, 1998 ------------------------------------- Robert E. Alexander Director By: June __, 1998 ------------------------------------- Thomas L. Moore Director By: June __, 1998 ------------------------------------- William Clyburn Director INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Number - -------------- 13 Annual Report to Stockholders 21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant 23 Consent of Elliott, Davis & Company, LLP 27 Financial Data Schedule 99 Report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP PAGE Exhibit 13 Annual Report to Stockholders PAGE [Logo] Security Federal Corporation Annual Report March 31, 1998 TABLE OF CONTENTS Financial Highlights.................................................. 1 Letter to Shareholders................................................ 2 Selected Consolidated Financial, and Other Data....................... 3 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation................................... 4 Report of Elliott Davis Independent Auditors..........................21 Consolidated Balance Sheets...........................................22 Consolidated Statements of Income.....................................23 Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity.......................24 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.................................25 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements............................27 Stockholders' Information.............................................46 Directors and Management..............................................47 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Year ended March 31, ------------------- 1998 1997 ----------- ----------- Net Income $ 1,712,629 $ 835,207 Earnings per share 4.09 2.01 Book value per share 42.93 38.79 Total interest income 16,617,740 15,842,413 Total interest expense 8,000,972 7,907,619 Net interest income before provision for loan losses 8,616,768 7,934,794 Provision for loan losses 780,000 300,000 Net income after provision for loan losses 7,836,768 7,634,794 Net interest margin 4.33% 4.09% Total loans originated 58,202,293 59,230,909 Adjustable rate loans as a percentage of total gross loans 57.20% 58.80% Bar graphs appear below table as follows: NET INCOME EARNINGS PER SHARE (basic): (in thousands) 1994: $570 1994: $1.44 1995: $1,002 1995: $2.48 1996: $1,060 1996: $2.58 1997: $835 1997: $2.01 1998: $1,713 1998: $4.09 RETURN ON EQUITY ASSETS GROWTH (in millions) 1994: 4.22% 1994: $200 1995: 7.16% 1995: $210 1996: 7.13% 1996: $215 1997: 5.28% 1997: $202 1998: 9.96% 1998: $216 BOOK VALUE PER SHARE ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES(1) 1994: $33.98 1994: 1.37% 1995: $35.41 1995: 1.30% 1996: $37.35 1996: 1.14% 1997: $38.79 1997: 1.19% 1998: $42.93 1998: 1.09% (1) Allowance for losses as a percentage of total loans. 1 Security Federal Corporation - -----------------------------------------------------------------------[Logo] Fellow Shareholders: We are very pleased to report record annual operating earnings of $1,712,000 or $4.09 per share for our most recent fiscal year which ended March 31, 1998. This, our second consecutive year of record earnings, represents an increase of $ 877,000 over net income of $835,000 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1997. In view of our record annual operating earnings, your Board of Directors approved a dividend of$.06 per share which was paid on June 15, 1998 to shareholders of record as of May 29, 1998. This represented the thirtieth consecutive quarterly dividend paid since the Bank's conversion to a stock form of ownership in 1987. During the year, we completed our computer conversion and brought to nine our number of ATM locations by installing new ATMs adjacent to our North Augusta Banking Center, at our Langley and Richland Avenue Banking Centers and in the Student Activities Center at Aiken Technical College. We also opened several new In-School Banking Centers and now offer our Looney Tunes Saver's Club program to children in 9 schools in Aiken, Belvedere, Clearwater, Denmark, North Augusta, Montmorenci-Windsor and Wagener. More In-School Banking Centers are planned for the next school year. It is with much regret that we note the passing of two of our past directors. On August 9, 1997 Mr. Harold A. Rudnick passes away. Mr. Rudnick became a member of our Board on August 29, 1958 and was named Director Emeritus on October 31, 1988. On January 1st, 1998 Dr. Wallace D. McNair, Jr. passed away. Dr. McNair also joined our Board on August 29, 1958 and was named Director Emeritus on June 11, 1985. We can never adequately express our appreciation for the wisdom, experience, guidance and insight of these two fine gentlemen in helping us to build a solid foundation for a Bank which would thrive for over 75 years. We have been working hard to attract new customers and to increase both loans and deposits. Your referrals are an important part of our success and we appreciate your asking your friends, family, and associates to move their accounts to "your bank", Security Federal. This year Security Federal Bank was voted "Best Bank" in Aiken County for 1997 by the readers of Aiken County Magazine. We would like to extend our appreciation to our many loyal customers, our associates, our directors and our shareholders for making this recognition possible. Thank you for your confidence and support over the years and for your continued confidence and support in the years ahead. Sincerely, /s/ T. Clifton Weeks /s/ Timothy W. Simmons T. Clifton Weeks Timothy W. Simmons Chairman President & CEO 2 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data At or for the year ended March 31, ---------------------------------------------- 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Balance Sheet Data (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) - ------------------ Total assets $215,512 201,646 214,816 209,949 199,584 Cash 4,659 7,904 9,824 5,697 8,632 Investment and mortgage backed securities 62,813 36,970 41,013 42,527 51,638 Loans receivable - net (1) 137,724 146,769 152,140 148,977 125,348 Deposits 181,786 168,061 172,375 166,275 173,433 Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank 12,126 14,114 22,864 26,033 8,616 Total shareholders' equity 18,076 16,182 15,434 14,489 13,381 Income Data - ----------- Total interest income 16,618 15,843 15,822 14,402 10,990 Total interest expense 8,001 7,908 8,622 6,823 5,126 -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Net interest income 8,617 7,935 7,200 7,579 5,864 Provision for loan losses 780 300 230 300 335 -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Net interest income after provision for loan losses 7,837 7,635 6,970 7,279 5,529 Other income 2,004 1,659 1,468 1,312 1,799 General and administrative expense 7,220 8,045 6,839 7,089 6,523 Income taxes 908 414 539 500 266 -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting for income taxes 1,713 835 1,060 1,002 539 Cumulative effect of change in accounting for income taxes -- -- -- -- 30 -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Net income $ 1,713 835 1,060 1,002 569 ======== ======= ======= ======= ======= Per common share data: Net income per common share (Basic) $ 4.09 2.01 2.58 2.48 1.44 ======== ======= ======= ======= ======= Cash dividends declared $ .24 .20 .20 .20 .20 ======== ======= ======= ======= ======= Other Data - ---------- Interest rate spread information: Average during period 4.00% 3.82% 3.22% 3.80% 3.60% End of period 3.91 4.01 3.32 3.55 3.47 Net interest margin (net interest income/average earning assets) 4.33 4.09 3.62 3.95 3.70 Average interest-earning assets to average interest- bearing liabilities 108.27 106.40 106.88 104.24 103.60 Equity to total assets 8.39 8.03 7.21 6.90 6.73 Non-performing assets to total assets (2) 1.02 .70 1.53 1.49 1.62 Return on assets (ratio of net income to average total assets) .80 .40 .50 .48 .33 Return on equity (ratio of net income to average equity) 9.96 5.28 7.13 7.16 4.22 Equity to assets ratio (ratio of average equity to average total assets) 8.05 7.55 6.95 6.68 7.92 Dividend payout ratio on common shares 5.87 9.94 7.76 8.07 13.88 Number of full-service offices 10 10 10 9 9 (1) Includes loans held for sale. (2) Non-performing assets consist of non-accrual loans and repossessed real estate. 3 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations General The following discussion is presented to provide the reader with an understanding of the financial condition and results of operations of Security Federal Corporation and its subsidiary. The investment and other activities of the parent company, Security Federal Corporation (the Company), have had no significant impact on the results of operations for the periods presented in the financial statements. The information presented in the following discussion of financial results are indicative of the activities mainly of the Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The Bank changed its name from Security Federal Savings Bank of South Carolina to Security Federal Bank in April 1996. The principal business of the Bank is the acceptance of savings deposits from the general public and the origination of consumer and commercial business loans and mortgage loans to enable borrowers to purchase or refinance one-to- four family residential real estate. In addition, the Bank originates construction loans on single family residences, multi-family dwellings and projects, commercial real estate, and loans for the acquisition, development and construction of residential subdivisions and commercial projects. The Bank's net income is highly dependent on its interest rate spread, which is the difference between the average yield earned on its loan and investment portfolios and the average rate paid on its deposits and borrowings. The Bank's interest spread is impacted by interest rates, deposit flows and loan demands. Levels of non-interest income and operating expense are also significant factors in earnings. 4 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Asset and Liability Management The Bank's program of asset and liability management seeks to limit the Bank's vulnerability to material and prolonged increases or decreases in interest rates, or "interest rate risk." The principal determinant of the exposure of the Bank's earnings to interest rate risk is the timing difference (gap) between the repricing or maturity of the Bank's interest-earning assets and the repricing or maturity of its interest-bearing liabilities. If the maturities of the Bank's assets and liabilities were perfectly matched, and if the interest rates borne by its assets and liabilities were equally flexible and moved concurrently (neither of which is the case), the impact on net interest income of any material and prolonged changes in interest rates would be minimal. The Bank's asset and liability policies are directed toward the objectives of increasing the interest rate sensitivity of the Bank's assets by shortening their maturities or periods to reprice while reducing the interest rate sensitivity of the Bank's interest-bearing liabilities by extending their maturities. The success of management's strategy is evidenced by the composition of the loan portfolio which includes $81.5 million of adjustable rate consumer, commercial, and mortgage loans or approximately 57.2% of total gross loans at March 31, 1998. At March 31, 1998, the negative mismatch of interest earning assets repricing or maturing within one year with interest bearing liabilities repricing or maturing within one year was $35.7 million or 16.6% of total assets as compared to $23.2 million or 11.5% at March 31, 1997. During the past year, the Bank originated approximately $12.1 million in adjustable rate residential real estate loans, which are generally held for investment and not sold. Also, as part of the Bank's asset liability program, the Bank originated a total of $33.8 million in consumer and commercial loans, which are usually short term in nature. During fiscal 1998, 93.0% of total loan originations were comprised of consumer, commercial, and adjustable rate mortgage loans compared to 89.3% of total originations in fiscal 1997. The Bank's portfolio of consumer and commercial loans was $91.0 million at March 31, 1998, a decrease of $1.9 million from March 31, 1997, and an increase of $7.4 million from March 31, 1996. Consumer and commercial loans, combined, have increased from 54.0% of total loans at March 31, 1996 and 61.9% at March 31, 1997 to 63.8% at March 31, 1998. The Bank originated $3.4 million, $5.6 million, $5.3 million, and $4.7 million in fixed rate residential loans in fiscal 1998, 1997, 1996, and 1995, respectively. The Bank sold $ 3.4 million in fiscal 1998, $5.8 million in fiscal 1997, $5.5 million in fiscal 1996, and $3.1 million in fiscal 1995 to secondary market agencies. Other fixed rate residential loans passed directly on to other investors, other than Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae, totaled $7.9 million in fiscal 1998, $6.4 million in fiscal 1997, $6.9 million in fiscal 1996, and $8.4 million in fiscal 1995. At March 31, 1998, fixed rate residential loans, some of which are short term construction loans, amounted to $10.0 million or 7.0% of the total loan portfolio, compared to $14.8 million or 9.9% at the end of the previous year. 5 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Certificates of deposit of $100,000 or more (jumbo certificates) are normally considered to be highly interest rate sensitive because of their relatively short maturities. Many financial institutions have used jumbo certificates to manage interest rate sensitivity and liquidity. The Bank has not relied on jumbo certificates for liquidity or asset liability management. As of March 31, 1998, the Bank had $14.3 million outstanding in jumbo certificates as compared to $15.7 million at March 31, 1997. The following table sets forth the maturity schedule of certificates of deposit with balances of $100,000 or greater at March 31, 1998. (In Thousands) -------------- Within 3 months $1,394 After 3, within 6 months 4,368 After 6, within 12 months 4,968 After 12 months 3,606 ------- $14,336 ======= A negative gap position is expected to have an adverse effect on net interest income during periods of rising interest rates. A negative one-year gap position occurs when the dollar amount of rate sensitive liabilities maturing or repricing within one year exceeds the dollar amount of rate-sensitive assets maturing or repricing during that same time period. As a result, during periods of rising interest rates, the interest paid on interest bearing liabilities will increase faster than interest received from earning assets, thus, reducing net interest income. In periods of falling interest rates, the reverse is true, resulting in an expected increase in net interest income. The table on the following page sets forth the Bank's interest bearing liabilities and interest-earning assets repricing or maturing within one year. The table on page eight presents all the Bank's interest bearing liabilities and interest earning assets into repricing or maturity time periods. Both tables present adjustable rate loans in the periods they are scheduled to reprice, not mature. They also assume investments reprice at the earlier of maturity, the likely call date, if any, based on current interest rates, or the next scheduled interest rate change, if any. NOW accounts, money market accounts, and regular savings accounts are assumed to reprice in the less than three-month category. 6 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations At March 31, ---------------------- 1998 1997 ---- ---- (Dollars in Thousands) Loans (1) $ 93,960 111,882 Mortgage-backed securities 516 173 Investments: Held to maturity 3,375 4,998 Available for sale 24,223 14,846 Other interest-earning assets -- 2,713 Total interest rate sensitive assets --------- ------- repricing within one year 122,074 134,612 --------- ------- Deposits 152,239 145,867 FHLB advances and other borrowed money 5,570 11,952 Total interest rate sensitive liabilities --------- ------- repricing within one year 157,809 157,819 --------- ------- Gap $ (35,735) (23,207) ========= ======= Interest rate sensitive assets/interest rate sensitive liabilities 77.36% 85.30% Gap as a percent of total asset (16.6)% (11.5)% (1) Loans are net of undisbursed funds and loans in process. 7 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations The following table sets forth the interest sensitivity of the Bank's assets and liabilities at March 31, 1998, on the basis of the factors and assumptions set forth in the table on the previous page. Remaining Time Before Asset/Liability Matures or Can be Repriced -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More More More Than Than More Than Than Ten Three Than One Three Five Years More Three Months Year Thru Years Years Thru Than Months or Thru One Three Thru Five Thru Ten Twenty Twenty Less Year Years Years Years Years Years Total ---- ---- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- (Dollars in Thousands) Interest Earnings Assets - ------------------------ Loans (1) $ 47,151 46,809 20,532 9,430 11,180 3,601 758 139,461 Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity, at cost 70 446 585 538 1,194 1,111 408 4,352 Investment securities (2): Held to maturity, at cost 500 2,875 489 -- -- -- -- 3,864 Available for sale, at fair value 7,954 16,269 28,862 1,512 -- -- -- 54,597 FHLB stock, at cost -- -- 1,349 -- -- -- -- 1,349 -------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- Total financial assets $ 55,675 66,399 51,817 11,480 12,374 4,712 1,166 203,623 ======== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======= Interest Bearing Liabilities - ---------------- Deposits: Certificates of deposits 28,121 48,099 14,234 3,306 382 -- -- 94,142 NOW 35,789 -- -- -- -- -- -- 35,789 Money market deposit accounts 27,902 -- -- -- -- -- 27,902 Passbook accounts 12,328 -- -- -- -- -- -- 12,328 Borrowings 20 5,550 1,433 5,000 252 -- -- 12,255 -------- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- Total interest bearing liabilities $104,160 53,649 15,667 8,306 634 -- -- 182,416 ======== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ======= Current period gap $(48,485) 12,750 36,150 3,174 11,740 4,712 1,166 21,207 Cumulative gap (48,485) (35,735) 415 3,589 15,329 20,041 21,207 21,207 Cumulative gap as a percent of total assets (22.5)% (16.6)% .07% 1.7% 7.1% 9.3% 9.8% 9.8% (1) Loans are net of undisbursed funds and loans in process. (2) Callable securities are shown at their likely call dates based on management's estimates at March 31, 1998. 8
SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations In evaluating the Bank's exposure to interest rate risk, certain shortcomings inherent in the method of analysis presented in the foregoing tables must be considered. For example, although certain assets and liabilities may have similar maturities or periods of repricing, they may react in different degrees to changes in market interest rates. Additionally, the interest rates of certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates. Loan repayment rates and withdrawals of deposits likely will differ substantially from the assumed rates previously set forth in the event of significant changes in interest rates due to the option of borrowers to prepay their loans and the ability of depositors to withdraw funds prior to maturity. Further, certain assets such as adjustable rate mortgages, have features which restrict changes in interest rates on a short-term basis as well as over the life of the asset. Financial Condition Total assets at March 31, 1998 were $215.5 million, a $13.9 million increase from March 31, 1997. This increase was primarily a result of an increase in investment securities offset partially by a decrease in net loans receivable and cash and cash equivalents. Total net loans receivable were $137.7 million at March 31, 1998, a decrease of $9.0 million or 6.2% from the prior year. Residential real estate loans decreased $4.1 million or 8.1% to $46.5 million at March 31, 1998. Commercial real estate loan balances decreased to $4.0 million at fiscal year end from $6.5 million at March 31, 1997, a decrease of $2.5 million or 39.4%. Consumer loans decreased to $46.5 million at March 31, 1998 from $46.9 million at March 31, 1997, a decrease of $395,000 or 0.8%. Commercial loans decreased $1.5 million or 3.4%, to $44.5 million at year-end. Management continues to emphasize origination of consumer and commercial loans to increase yields and improve interest rate risk. Consumer and commercial loans are generally considered to involve greater degrees of collateral and credit risks than residential mortgage loans. Real estate acquired in settlement of loans (REO) increased to $165,000 at March 31, 1998 from $52,000 at fiscal year end 1997. REO at March 31, 1998 consisted primarily of single family homes. Real estate acquired for development decreased by $217,000 due primarily to the sale of lots in Willow Woods, the Company's sole remaining real estate partnership investment. Non-accrual loans totaled $2.0 million at March 31, 1998 compared to $1.4 million a year earlier. The Bank classifies all loans as non-accrual when they become 90 or more days delinquent. The Bank had four loans totaling $763,000 at March 31, 1998 which were troubled debt restructurings compared to $829,000 at March 31, 1997, of which $89,000 was also on non-accrual status. Of the four troubled debt restructurings at March 31, 1998, only one loan of $86,000 was on non-accrual status. This loan is secured by a principal residence. The other three loans consisted of a $142,000 loan secured by a principal residence, a $139,000 commercial business loan secured by commercial real estate and a $396,000 commercial business loan secured by commercial real estate. Management considers all four loans to be well secured and no loss is anticipated at this time. All troubled debt restructurings are also considered impaired. At March 31, 1998, the Bank held $872,000 in impaired loans compared to $1,241,000 at March 31, 1997. The Bank reviews its loan portfolio and loan loss allowance on a monthly basis. Future additions to the Bank's allowance for loan losses are dependent on, among other things, the performance of the Bank's loan portfolio, the economy, changes in real estate values, and interest rates. There can be no assurance that additions to the allowance will not be required in future periods. Management constantly monitors its loan portfolio for the impact of local economic changes. 9 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Deposits at the Bank increased $13.7 million or 8.2% to $181.8 million at March 31, 1998 from $168.1 million at March 31, 1997 due to an increase in money market accounts, which were promoted during the year. Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB), decreased to $12.1 million at March 31, 1998, down from $14.1 million a year earlier, a decrease of $2.0 million. Total shareholders' equity was $18.1 million at March 31, 1998, an increase of $1.9 million or 11.7%, compared to $16.2 million a year earlier. The increase was attributable to net income of $1.7 million, an increase in paid in capital of $40,000 due to the exercise of stock options and a $243,000 increase in unrealized net gain on securities available for sale, partially offset by $101,000 in dividends paid. 10 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Results of Operations The following table presents the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for major components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. It distinguishes between the changes related to higher or lower outstanding balances and the changes due to the volatility of interest rates. For each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, information is provided on changes attributable to (i) changes in rate (i.e. changes in rate multiplied by old volume), (ii) changes in volume (i.e. changes in volume multiplied by old rate) and (iii) net change (i.e. the sum of the prior columns.) For purposes of this table, changes attributable to both rate and volume, which cannot be segregated, have been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate. 1998 Compared to 1997 1997 Compared to 1996 ------------------------- ----------------------- Volume Rate Net Volume Rate Net ------ ---- --- ------ ---- --- (Dollars in Thousands) Interest-earning assets: Loans (1): Real estate loans $(1,025) 181 (844) (992) 358 (634) Other loans 448 44 492 982 (366) 616 ------- ---- ------ ----- ---- ---- Total loans (577) 225 (352) (10) (8) (18) Mortgage-backed securities (2) (10) (12) 226 5 231 Investments (2) 740 404 1,144 (271) 99 (172) Other interest-earning assets (3) (2) (5) (22) 2 (20) ------- ---- ------ ----- ---- ---- Total interest-earning assets $ 158 617 775 (77) 98 21 ======= ==== ====== ===== ==== ==== Interest-bearing liabilities: Deposits: Certificate accounts $ (172) (91) (263) 171 (246) (75) NOW accounts 4 6 10 40 (37) 3 Money market accounts 167 154 321 (44) (6) (50) Passbook accounts (22) (13) (35) (13) -- (13) ------- ---- ------ ----- ---- ---- Total deposits (23) 56 33 154 (289) (135) Borrowings (1) 61 60 (426) (153) (579) ------- ---- ------ ----- ---- ---- Total interest-bearing liabilities (24) 117 93 (272) (442) (714) ------- ---- ------ ----- ---- ---- Effect on net income $ 182 500 682 195 540 735 ======= ==== ====== ===== ==== ==== (1) Interest on non-accrual loans are not included in income, although their loan balances are included in average loans outstanding. (2) Securities available for sale are computed using their historical cost. 11 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations The following table presents, for the periods indicated, the total dollar amount of interest income from average interest-earning assets and the resultant yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, expressed both in dollars and rates. No tax equivalent adjustments were made. All average balances are monthly average balances which are representative of daily average balances. At Years Ended March 31, March 31,---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1998 1998 1997 1996 ---- ------------------------- ------------------------- ------------------------ Yield/ Average Yield/ Average Yield/ Average Yield/ Rate Balance Interest Rate Balance Interest Rate Balance Interest Rate ---- ------- -------- ---- ------- -------- ---- ------- -------- ---- (Dollars in Thousands) Interest-earning assets: Mortgage loans 8.14% $ 50,128 $ 4,174 8.33% $ 62,477 $ 5,018 8.03% $ 75,083 $ 5,652 7.53% Other loans 9.96 93,552 8,951 9.57 88,822 8,459 9.52 78,641 7,843 9.97 ---- -------- ------- ---- -------- ------- ---- -------- ------- ---- Total loans (1) 9.32 143,680 13,125 9.13 151,299 13,477 8.91 153,724 13,495 8.78 Mortgage-backed securities 7.12 4,599 329 7.15 4,630 341 7.33 1,549 110 7.10 Investments (2) 6.05 49,252 3,095 6.28 36,797 1,951 5.30 41,999 2,123 5.06 Other interest- earning assets 5.47 1,299 69 5.31 1,350 74 5.48 1,764 94 5.33 Total interest- ---- -------- ------- ---- -------- ------- ---- -------- ------- ---- earning assets 8.33% $198,830 $16,618 8.36% $194,076 $15,843 8.16% $199,036 $15,822 7.95% ==== ======== ======= ==== ======== ======= ==== ======== ======= ==== Interest-bearing liabilities: Certificate accounts 5.50% $ 97,093 $ 5,191 5.35% $100,225 $ 5,454 5.44% $ 97,173 $ 5,529 5.69% NOW accounts 1.44 35,440 573 1.62 35,167 563 1.60 32,729 560 1.71 Money Market accounts 4.67 18,128 687 3.79 13,094 366 2.80 14,655 416 2.84 Passbook accounts 2.44 12,562 300 2.39 13,483 335 2.49 14,003 348 2.49 Total interest- ---- -------- ------- ---- -------- ------- ---- -------- ------- ---- bearing deposits 4.29 163,223 6,751 4.14 161,969 6,718 4.15 158,560 6,853 4.32 Other Borrowings 5.75 171 10 5.85 281 23 8.19 87 7 8.00 FHLB advances 6.25 20,252 1,240 6.12 20,157 1,167 5.79 27,569 1,762 6.39 Total interest- ---- -------- ------- ---- -------- ------- ---- -------- ------- ---- bearing liabilities 4.42% $183,646 $ 8,001 4.36% $182,407 $ 7,908 4.34% $186,216 $ 8,622 4.63% ==== ======== ======= ==== ======== ======= ==== ======== ======= ==== Net interest income $ 8,617 $ 7,935 $ 7,200 ======= ======= ======= Interest rate spread 3.91% 4.00% 3.82% 3.22% ==== ==== ==== ==== Net yield on earning assets 4.33% 4.09% 3.62% ==== ==== ==== - ----------- (1) Interest on non-accrual loans are not included in income, although their loan balances are included in average loans outstanding. (2) Securities available for sale are computed using their historical cost. 12
SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Comparison of the Years Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 General The Company earned record net income of $1.7 million for the year ended March 31, 1998, an $878,000 increase over net income of $835,000 for fiscal 1997. Fiscal 1997 net income was adversely affected by a one-time assessment on all savings institutions levied by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to recapitalize the Savings Associations Insurance Fund (SAIF) charged in September 1996. The assessment, which significantly reduced deposit insurance premiums, lowered after-tax net income by $437,000 for fiscal 1997. Without the one-time charge, net income would have been $1.3 million for fiscal 1997. The reason for the increase in operating earnings was due primarily to an increase in net interest and other income and a decrease in general and administrative expenses offset partially by an increase in the provision for loan losses. Net Interest Income Net interest income was $8.0 million in fiscal 1998 compared to $7.9 million in fiscal 1997, an increase of $93,000. One reason for this increase was the Bank's strategy in attracting money market deposits and utilizing those funds to increase earnings from increased holdings in investments. The second reason for increased net interest income was an 18 basis point increase in the interest rate spread caused by a 22 basis point increase in the overall yield of the loan portfolio and a 83 basis point climb in the yield of the overall investment and mortgage backed securities portfolio. Interest income on loans decreased $352,000 or 2.6% as the balance on average total loans outstanding decreased. The yield of the loan portfolio increased due to consumer and commercial loans, which typically earn higher yields than residential loans to compensate for their higher risk profile, increasing as a percentage of total loans outstanding. Interest income on investment, mortgage-backed, and other securities increased $1.1 million due to an increase in the total average portfolio balance and the increased yield in the portfolio. Interest expense on deposits increased $33,000 as the total average deposit balance increased and the total average cost of interest bearing deposits decreased slightly. Interest expense on Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances and other borrowings increased $60,000 or 5.0% due to the average weighted cost of debt increasing while the average borrowings outstanding remained virtually constant. Provision for Loan Losses The provision for loan losses during fiscal 1998 increased $480,000 to $780,000 for the year. This increase was attributable to an increase in net charge-offs, which were $1.0 million in fiscal 1998 and $291,000 in fiscal 1997. The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans at March 31, 1998 was 1.09% compared to 1.19% a year earlier. Based on its monthly reviews of the loan portfolio, management believes the allowance for loan losses is adequate based on its estimates of losses inherent in the loan portfolio, although there can be no guarantee as to these estimates. In addition, bank regulatory agencies, as part of their examination process, may require additions to the allowance for loan losses based on their judgements and estimates. Other Income Other income increased $345,000 or 20.8% in fiscal 1998 compared to 1997. In 1998, the Bank had $15,000 in net gains on sales of investments compared to none in fiscal 1997. Gain on sales of loans decreased $4,000 in fiscal 1998 while loan servicing fees increased $13,000 and service fees on deposit accounts decreased by $29,000. Income from real estate operations increased $188,000 as the remaining lots in the Currytowne partnership were sold in fiscal 1997 at a loss. The Currytowne partnership was liquidated in the latter part of fiscal 1998. The Company retains an interest in one real estate partnership, Willow Woods, which is located in Aiken County and has experienced steady sales of residential lots. Other miscellaneous income, which consists of net gains on sales of real estate acquired in settlement of loans (REO), credit life insurance commissions, discount brokerage and annuity sales commissions, and other miscellaneous fees, increased $162,000 during fiscal 1998. 13 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations General and Administrative Expenses General and administrative expenses decreased $824,000 due mainly to the one-time assessment of $705,000 by the FDIC to recapitalize the SAIF fund in fiscal 1997. Without that assessment, general and administrative expenses would have decreased $119,000 or 1.6%. This decrease is attributable to decreases in other miscellaneous expense and FDIC insurance premiums, offset partially by increases in salaries and employee benefits, occupancy expense, advertising, and depreciation and maintenance of equipment. The Bank converted its core computer data processing system from an outsourcing arrangement to an in-house system in late January 1997. This conversion resulted in slightly higher personnel and equipment costs, which were more than offset by the savings from the elimination of the outsourcing contract, which had been classified as an "other expense." Salaries and employee benefits increased 6.2% or $206,000 due to the addition of personnel caused by operating an in-house computer system and normal annual salary increases. Occupancy expense increased $64,000 while depreciation and maintenance of equipment increased $63,000 due to the computer conversion. Advertising increased $136,000 in fiscal 1998 due to the promotion of the money market account and the Bank's 75th anniversary. FDIC insurance premiums dropped $152,000 due to the previously mentioned SAIF assessment in fiscal 1997. The amortization of intangibles remained constant at $465,000 in both fiscal 1998 and 1997. Other expenses decreased $435,000 due primarily to decreases in REO expense and the elimination of the data processing contract in January 1997. Income Taxes The provision for income tax expense increased $494,000 in the year ended March 31, 1998 compared to 1997 due to an increase in taxable income. The effective tax rate was approximately 35% for 1998 and 33% for 1997. 14 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Comparison of the Years Ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 General The Company earned net income of $835,000 for the year ended March 31, 1997, a $225,000 decrease over net income of $1.1 million for fiscal 1996. The reason for the decrease was a one-time assessment levied on all savings institutions by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to recapitalize the Savings Associations Insurance Fund (SAIF) in September 1996. The assessment lowered after-tax net income by $437,000 for fiscal 1997. Without the one-time charge, net income would have been $1.3 million. The reason for the increase in operating earnings was due primarily to an increase in net interest income offset partially by an increase in general and administrative expenses. Net Interest Income Net interest income was $7.9 million for fiscal 1997 compared to $7.2 million in fiscal 1996, an increase of $735,000. The primary reason for the increase was the Bank's strategy of increasing its holdings of consumer and commercial loans relative to single family residential loans and using maturing, lower yielding investments to pay off Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances. The Bank also reinvested some maturing securities in similar type securities, but at higher yields. Interest income on loans decreased slightly by $18,000 in fiscal 1997 due to lower average balances in residential and commercial real estate loans despite a 13 basis point increase in the overall loan portfolio yield. Interest income on investment, mortgage-backed, and overnight securities increased by $38,000 due to a 39 basis point increase in yield in fiscal 1997 compared to fiscal 1996, even though average balances in those investments decreased by $2.4 million. Interest expense on deposits decreased to $6.7 million, a $135,000 reduction from fiscal 1996. The decrease in deposit interest expense was due to a lower average rate on the certificate of deposit accounts and an increase in the Bank's demand account deposits, which pay a lower interest rate than other types of deposit accounts. Interest on borrowings decreased $580,000 to $1.2 million because of both lower average outstanding debt and a lower cost of borrowing during the year ended March 31, 1997 compared to the year ended March 31, 1996. Provision for Loan Losses The provision for loan losses during fiscal 1997 was $300,000 compared to $230,000 for 1996. The increase is due to the higher percentage of consumer and commercial loans in the Bank's portfolio, which are generally considered higher risk than residential mortgage loans. Net charge-offs were $291,000 in fiscal 1997 compared to $426,000 in fiscal 1996. The ratio of the allowance for loan losses to total loans at March 31, 1997 was 1.19% compared to 1.14% a year earlier. Based on its monthly reviews of the loan portfolio, management believes the allowance for loan losses is adequate based on its estimate of losses inherent in the loan portfolio, although there can be no guarantee as to these estimates. In addition, bank regulatory agencies, as part of their examination process, may require additions to the allowance for loan losses based on their judgement and estimates. 15 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Other Income Other income increased $191,000 or 13.0% in fiscal 1997 compared to fiscal 1996. The Bank had no gains or losses on sale of investment securities in both fiscal 1997 and 1996. Gain on sale of loans increased $74,000 while loan servicing fees increased $21,000. Service fees on deposit accounts increased $302,000 due to an increase in the number of personal and commercial checking accounts during the year ended March 31, 1997 compared to the prior year. The Company is a partner in two real estate joint ventures, Willow Woods Associates, located near Aiken and Currytowne Associates located in Edgefield County, South Carolina. Lot sales have been slower than expected, due to the sluggish real estate economy. During the quarter ended March 31, 1997, Currytowne Associates sold its remaining lots leaving as its only investment a $60,000 secured note due within one year. During fiscal 1997, due to the efforts to liquidate lots, income from real estate operations decreased by $117,000. Other miscellaneous income, which consists of net gains on sale of REO, insurance commissions, and miscellaneous fees, decreased by $89,000 to $323,000 in the year ended March 31, 1997 compared to the same period in 1996, due to a reversal of a $100,000 allowance for losses on REO which occurred during the year ended March 31, 1996. General and Administrative Expenses General and administrative expenses increased by $1.2 million during fiscal 1997 due to the $705,000 one-time assessment by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to recapitalize the SAIF. This one-time charge will significantly reduce future deposit insurance premiums. Without the one-time FDIC assessment, general and administrative expenses would have increased $500,000 or 7.3%. Salaries and employee benefits expense increased 4.5% due to normal annual increases and extra labor during a computer software and hardware conversion, which occurred in January 1997. Occupancy expense increased $34,000 in fiscal 1997, due to a full year of rent expense at the Aiken Wal-Mart branch, which opened in February 1996, and the addition of a drive-through at the Bank's Wagener Banking Center. Advertising expense and also amortization of intangibles remained virtually the same compared to fiscal 1996, while depreciation and maintenance of equipment increased only $10,000 in fiscal 1997. Other expenses consisting of legal, real estate owned expense, data processing, and other miscellaneous expense increased by $468,000 in fiscal 1997, due mainly to increases in outsourcing data processing during the year and the costs of the previously mentioned computer conversion. The Bank decided to bring data processing back in-house due to the costs per account and inflationary increases built into outsourcing contracts. The Bank also installed a wide area personal computer network in fiscal 1997. Income Taxes Income taxes decreased $125,000 to $414,000 in the year ended March 31, 1997 compared to $539,000 expensed in fiscal 1996 as a result of a decrease in taxable income. The effective tax rate was 33% for 1997 and 34% for 1996. 16 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Regulatory Capital The following table reconciles the Bank's stockholders' equity to its various regulatory capital positions: March 31 -------------------- 1998 1997 ---- ---- (in thousands) Stockholders' equity (1) (2) $ 17,218 15,529 Reduction for goodwill and other intangibles 2,046 2,511 --------- ------ Tangible capital 15,172 13,018 --------- ------ Qualifying core deposit intangible 789 938 Core capital 15,961 13,956 --------- ------ Supplemental capital 1,512 1,627 --------- ------ Risk-based capital $ 17,473 15,583 ========= ====== (1) For 1997, includes unrealized losses of $167,000 and for 1998 excludes unrealized gains of $76,000 on certain available for sale securities. (2) For 1998 and 1997, excludes equity of Security Federal Corporation, the Parent. The following table compares the Bank's capital levels relative to regulatory requirements at March 31, 1998. Amount Percent Actual Actual Excess Excess Required Required Amount Percent Amount Percent -------- -------- ------ ------- ------ ------- (dollars in thousands) Tangible capital $ 4,261 2.0% $ 15,172 7.1% $ 10,911 5.1% Tier 1 Leverage 8,553 4.0 15,961 7.5 7,408 3.5 (Core) Capital Tier 1 Risk-based 5,404 4.0 15,961 11.8 10,557 7.8 (Core) Capital Total Risk-based Capital 10,808 8.0 17,473 12.9 6,665 4.9 Liquidity and Capital Resources Liquidity refers to the ability of the Bank to generate sufficient cash flows to fund current loan demand, to repay maturing borrowings, to fund maturing deposit withdrawals and to meet operating expenses. The Bank's primary sources of funds include loan repayments, loan sales, increased deposits, advances from the FHLB and cash flow generated from operations. The need for funds varies among periods depending on funding needs as well as the rate of amortization and prepayment on loans. The use of FHLB advances vary depending on their relative costs. Advances from the FHLB decreased $2.0 million in fiscal 1998 and $8.8 million in fiscal 1997. Deposits increased $13.7 million in fiscal 1998. The principal use of the Bank's funds is the origination of mortgages and other loans. Loan originations were $49.3 million in fiscal 1998 as compared to $52.8 million in fiscal 1997 and $53.5 million in fiscal 1996. 17 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Outstanding loan commitments for which the Bank has not obtained prior commitments to purchase from other institutional investors amounted to $658,000 at March 31, 1998 compared to $262,000 at March 31, 1997. In addition, unused lines of credit on home equity loans, credit cards and other loans amounted to $20.9 million at March 31, 1998. Management does not anticipate that the percentage of funds drawn on unused lines of credit will increase substantially over amounts currently utilized. Funding of undisbursed loans in process of $3.2 million at March 31, 1998, and commitments to originate loans and future advances on lines of credit are expected to be provided from loan amortizations and prepayments, deposit inflows and short-term borrowing capacity. The Bank is required under applicable federal regulations to maintain a liquidity ratio at specified levels which are subject to change. Currently, a minimum of 4.0% of the combined total of deposits and certain borrowings must be maintained in the form of cash or eligible investments. At March 31, 1998, the Bank's liquidity ratio was approximately 30%. Management believes that liquidity during fiscal 1999 can be met through the Bank's deposit base and borrowing ability, and from maturing investments. See "Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows" in the consolidated financial statements. Accounting and Reporting Changes In December 1996, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 127, Deferral of the Effective Date of Certain Provisions of SFAS No. 125, and amendment of SFAS No. 125, which was effective December 31, 1996. This statement delays the effective date of certain provisions of SFAS No. 125 until after December 31, 1997. The amended provisions include those related to the transfers of financial assets and secured borrowings. The provisions in SFAS No. 125 related to servicing assets and liabilities are not delayed by this amendment. The adoption of this statement did not have a material effect on the Company. In June 1997, the FASB issued SFAS 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income. SFAS 130 requires that all items that are required to be recognized under accounting standards as comprehensive income be reported in a financial statement that is displayed with the same prominence as other financial statements. SFAS 130 requires that an enterprise classify items of other comprehensive income by their nature in a financial statement and display the accumulated balance of other comprehensive income separately from retained earnings and additional paid-in-capital in the equity section of a statement of financial position. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of SFAS 130 will have a material impact on its financial statements. In June 1997, the FASB issued SFAS 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information. SFAS 131 requires that a public business enterprise report financial and descriptive information about its reportable operating segments. Operating segments are components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. SFAS 131 requires that a public enterprise report a measure of segment profit or loss, certain specific revenue and expense items, segment assets, information about the way that the operating segments were determined and other items. The Statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1997. The Company does not anticipate that adoption of SFAS 131 will have a material effect on its financial statements. In March 1998, the Accounting Standards Executive Committee of the AICPA issued Statement of Position 98-1, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use (SOP 98-1), which provided guidance as to when it is or is not appropriate to capitalize the cost of software developed or obtained for internal use. SOP 98-1 is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1998 with early adoption encouraged. The Company does not anticipate that adoption of SOP 98-1 will have a material effect on its financial statements. In June of 1996 the FASB issued an exposure draft of a proposed statement, Accounting for Derivatives and Similar Financial Instruments and for Hedging Activities. In August 1997 the FASB distributed a draft of the standards section of the final statement, together with related implementation guidance and examples to members of the 18 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Financial Instruments Task Force and other identified parties for comment on the draft's clarity and operationality. Under the proposed standard, all derivatives would be measured at fair value and recognized in the statement of financial position as assets or liabilities. Although the final standard has not been issued, the FASB has expressed publicly that a final statement would be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1998. Because the Company has limited use of derivative transactions at this time, management does not expect that this standard, if adopted in its present proposed form, would have a significant effect on the Company. Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices The consolidated financial statements, related notes, and other financial information presented herein have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, which require the measurement of financial position and operating results in terms of historical dollars, without considering changes in relative purchasing power over time due to inflation. Unlike most industrial companies, substantially all of the assets and liabilities of a financial institution are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates generally have a more significant impact on a financial institution's performance than does the effect of inflation. Year 2000 Considerations The Bank recognizes that there is a business risk in computerized systems as the calendar rolls over into the next century. If the computer systems misinterpret the date, items such as interest calculations on loans and deposits will be incorrect. This problem is commonly called the "Year 2000 Problem." A number of computer systems used by the Company in its day-to-day operations will be affected by this problem. Management has established a committee (the "Y2K Project Team") which has identified all affected systems and is currently working to ensure that this event will not disrupt operations. The Y2K Project Team reports regularly to the Bank's Board of Directors. The Bank is also working closely with outside computer vendors to ensure that all software corrections and warranty commitments are obtained and to arrange mock conversion testing to be completed in the latter part of calendar year 1998. The Bank's Year 2000 project costs are not expected to have a material impact on its results of operations, liquidity or capital resources. The impact of Year 2000 noncompliance by all outside parties with whom the corporation may transact business cannot be gauged fully at this time. Change in Independent Auditors On January 20, 1998, the Company's Board of Directors, at the recommendation of its Audit Committee, terminated the engagement of KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP, Greenville, South Carolina, as the Company's certifying accountants. On January 20, 1998, the Company's Board of Directors, at the recommendation of its Audit Committee, engaged Elliott, Davis & Company, LLP, Greenville, South Carolina as the Company's certifying accountants. The Company has not consulted with Elliott, Davis & Company, LLP during its two most recent fiscal years nor during any subsequent interim period prior to its engagement regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company's financial statements, or regarding the reportable condition set forth below. The report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP on the Company's financial statements for either of the last two fiscal years did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. During the Company's two most recent fiscal years and subsequent interim periods preceding the date of termination of the engagement of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, the Company was not in disagreement with KPMG Peat Marwick LLP on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreement, if not resolved to the satisfaction of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, would 19 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations have caused KPMG Peat Marwick LLP to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its report. KPMG Peat Marwick LLP issued a management letter, dated May 9, 1997, to the Company's Board of Directors containing a reportable condition as a result of their audit of the Company's financial statements at and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1997. The reportable condition involved certain unreconciled general ledger accounts due to a data processing conversion to Jack Henry and staff turnover. The reconciliations involved three different areas and were addressed by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as follows: 1. "First, we noted that as a result of the conversion, the loan and deposit trial balances were not in agreement with the supporting documentation as well as the final general ledger as of March 31, 1997. The accounting department has worked with Jack Henry to improve the loan and deposit trial balance reconciliation process and finally was able to reconcile these accounts at the end of May." 2. "We noted that some reconciliations, such as the Flo Thru Account and the FRB Clearing Account, were not being reconciled in a timely manner. Delays in reconciling these accounts could result in errors or misappropriations not being detected. In addition, these accounts become more difficult and time consuming to reconcile as time passes. Likewise, these accounts had many stale items on the reconciliation. Once these accounts were reconciled, we determined that the balances at year end were materially correct." 3. "We also noted the [Security Federal Bank] had not properly reconciled the Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation custodial accounts which are currently on deposit with Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. It is our understanding that the conversion caused both of these accounts to become out of balance. It is also our understanding that the accounting department reconciled these balances as of the end of May without significant adjustments." In a letter dated February 18, 1998, KPMG Peat Marwick LLP noted its agreement with the Company's reported statements with respect to the change in auditors. 20 Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants -------------------------------------------------- The Board of Directors Security Federal Corporation: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Security Federal Corporation and Subsidiary (the "Company") as of March 31, 1998 and the related consolidated statement of income, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. The consolidated financial statements of the Company as of March 31, 1997 and for each of the two years in the period then ended were audited by other auditors whose report, dated May 9, 1997, expresses an unqualified opinion on those statements. We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at March 31, 1998, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. June 5, 1998 /s/ Elliott, Davis & Company, LLP 21 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Consolidated Balance Sheets March 31, 1998 and 1997 Assets 1998 1997 ------ ---- ---- Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,658,681 7,903,637 Investment and mortgage-backed securities: Available for sale (amortized cost of $54,475,231 and $24,484,644 at March 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively) 54,597,270 24,215,667 Held to maturity (market value of $8,297,204 and $12,598,186 at March 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively) 8,215,833 12,754,769 ------------ ----------- 62,813,103 36,970,436 Loans receivable, net: ------------ ----------- Held for sale 1,232,181 211,212 Held for investment (net of allowance of $1,512,038 and $1,767,483 at March 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively) 136,492,252 146,558,261 ------------ ----------- 137,724,433 146,769,473 Accrued interest receivable: ------------ ----------- Loans 736,201 820,730 Mortgage-backed securities 35,694 38,909 Investments 761,405 363,109 ------------ ----------- 1,533,300 1,222,748 ------------ ----------- Premises and equipment, net 3,827,760 3,952,149 Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost 1,348,600 785,700 Real estate acquired in settlement of loans 165,170 52,009 Real estate held for development and sale 623,779 840,813 Other assets 2,817,090 3,148,980 ------------ ----------- Total assets $215,511,916 201,645,945 ============ =========== Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity ------------------------------------ Liabilities: Deposits 181,785,948 168,060,858 Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank 12,126,000 14,114,000 Other borrowings 128,933 204,397 Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance 266,128 244,449 Other liabilities 3,128,866 2,840,212 ------------ ----------- Total liabilities 197,435,875 185,463,916 ------------ ----------- Shareholders' equity: Serial preferred stock, $.01 par value; authorized 200,000 shares; issued and outstanding shares, none Common stock, $.01 par value; authorized 1,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding shares, 421,060 in 1998 and 417,122 in 1997 4,211 4,171 Additional paid-in capital 3,997,943 3,958,603 Unrealized net gain (loss) on securities available for sale, net of income taxes 75,713 (166,872) Retained earnings, substantially restricted 13,998,174 12,386,127 ------------ ----------- Total shareholders' equity 18,076,041 16,182,029 ------------ ----------- Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $215,511,916 201,645,945 ============ =========== See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.' 22 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Consolidated Statements of Income For the years ended March 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996 1998 1997 1996 Interest income: ---- ---- ---- Loans $ 13,125,227 13,476,697 13,494,840 Mortgage-backed securities 328,948 340,845 109,998 Investment securities 3,095,035 1,950,450 2,123,667 Other 68,530 74,421 93,789 ------------ ---------- ---------- Total interest income 16,617,740 15,842,413 15,822,294 ------------ ---------- ---------- Interest expense: NOW and money market 1,260,074 928,628 976,423 Passbook 300,461 335,023 347,937 Certificates of deposit 5,190,929 5,454,427 5,529,003 Advances and other borrowed money 1,249,508 1,189,541 1,769,178 ------------ ---------- ---------- Total interest expense 8,000,972 7,907,619 8,622,541 ------------ ---------- ---------- Net interest income 8,616,768 7,934,794 7,199,753 Provision for loan losses 780,000 300,000 230,000 Net interest income after ------------ ---------- ---------- provision for loan losses 7,836,768 7,634,794 6,969,753 ------------ ---------- ---------- Other income: Gain on sales of investment securities 15,423 -- -- Gain on sales of loans 194,844 199,062 124,677 Loan servicing fees 347,098 334,006 312,653 Service fees on deposits 857,298 886,272 584,420 Income (loss) from real estate operations 104,194 (83,418) 34,068 Other 485,611 323,129 412,244 ------------ ---------- ---------- Total other income 2,004,468 1,659,051 1,468,062 ------------ ---------- ---------- General and administrative expenses: Compensation and employee benefits 3,532,201 3,326,083 3,181,844 Occupancy 467,415 403,225 368,731 Advertising 334,091 198,469 197,575 Depreciation and maintenance of equipment 724,434 661,896 651,676 Amortization of intangibles 465,240 465,240 465,240 Federal insurance premiums 77,248 229,689 387,722 FDIC SAIF assessment -- 705,489 -- Other 1,619,685 2,054,602 1,586,756 Total general and administrative ------------ ---------- ---------- expenses 7,220,314 8,044,693 6,839,544 ------------ ---------- ---------- Income before income taxes 2,620,922 1,249,152 1,598,271 Income taxes 908,293 413,945 538,697 ------------ ---------- ---------- Net income $ 1,712,629 835,207 1,059,574 ============ ========== ========== Net income per common share (basic) $ 4.09 2.01 2.58 ============ ========== ========== Net income per common share (diluted) $ 4.07 1.99 2.58 ============ ========== ========== Cash dividends per common share $ .24 .20 .20 ============ ========== ========== Weighted average shares outstanding (basic) 418,773 414,835 410,937 Weighted average shares outstanding ============ ========== ========== (diluted) 421,118 418,154 410,937 ============ ========== ========== See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 23 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity For the years ended March 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996 Unrealized Net Gain Addi- (Loss) on tional Securities Common Paid-in Available Retained Stock Capital for Sale Earnings Total ----- ------- -------- -------- ----- Balance at March 31, 1995 $4,092 3,879,922 (51,155) 10,656,611 14,489,470 Exercise of stock options 40 39,340 -- -- 39,380 Net income -- -- -- 1,059,574 1,059,574 Cash dividends -- -- -- (82,236) (82,236) Increase in unrealized net loss on securities available for sale, net of tax -- -- (71,970) -- (71,970) ------ --------- -------- ---------- ---------- Balance at March 31, 1996 4,132 3,919,262 (123,125) 11,633,949 15,434,218 Exercise of stock options 39 39,341 -- -- 39,380 Net income -- -- -- 835,207 835,207 Cash dividends -- -- -- (83,029) (83,029) Increase in unrealized net loss on securities available for sale, net of tax -- -- (43,747) -- (43,747) ------ --------- -------- ---------- ---------- Balance at March 31, 1997 4,171 3,958,603 (166,872) 12,386,127 16,182,029 Exercise of stock options 40 39,340 -- -- 39,380 Net income -- -- -- 1,712,629 1,712,629 Cash dividends -- -- -- (100,582) (100,582) Decrease in unrealized net loss on securities available for sale, net of tax -- -- 242,585 -- 242,585 ------ --------- -------- ---------- ---------- Balance at March 31, 1998 $4,211 3,997,943 75,713 13,998,174 18,076,041 ====== ========= ======== ========== ========== See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 24 PAGE SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the years ended March 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996 1998 1997 1996 ---- ---- ---- Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $ 1,712,629 835,207 1,059,574 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation 633,347 608,022 596,677 Amortization of intangibles 465,240 465,240 465,240 Discount accretion and premium amortization (48,562) 151,334 210,445 Provisions for losses on loans and real estate 780,000 154,773 175,000 Gain on sales of loans (194,844) (199,062) (124,677) Gain on sales of investment securities (15,423) -- -- (Gain) loss on sale of real estate (203,394) 294,147 (180,030) Amortization of deferred fees on loans (111,528) (112,015) (115,867) Loss on disposition of premises and equipment 30,634 29,637 -- Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale 11,447,131 12,621,196 12,527,406 Origination of loans for sale (12,273,256) (12,020,427) (12,239,017) (Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable: Loans 84,529 61,544 (127,009) Mortgage-backed securities 3,215 (15,110) (1,471) Investments (398,296) 87,843 13,277 Increase (decrease) in advance payments by borrowers 21,679 (141,259) (56,748) Other, net (14,838) (258,528) (419,255) ------------- ----------- ----------- Net cash provided by operating activities 1,918,263 2,562,542 1,783,545 ------------- ----------- ----------- Cash flows from investing activities: Principal repayments on mortgage- backed securities 424,192 558,205 221,819 Purchase of investment securities available for sale (54,916,778) (17,968,095) (487,656) Maturities of investment securities available for sale 22,000,000 24,500,000 1,000,000 Purchase of investment securities held to maturity -- (3,473,204) (1,492,344) Maturities of investment securities held to maturity 4,121,951 3,000,000 3,000,000 Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale 2,982,969 -- -- Purchase of FHLB stock (695,200) (151,400) (389,600) Redemption of FHLB stock 132,300 598,900 571,500 (Increase) decrease in loans receivable 9,038,131 1,744,689 (4,598,956) Investment in real estate held for development (306,052) (612,234) (262,968) Proceeds from sale of real estate held for development 627,280 1,077,582 350,180 Proceeds from sale of real estate acquired through foreclosure 367,156 898,732 1,725,210 Purchase of premises and equipment (539,592) (1,402,623) (532,691) ------------- ----------- ----------- Net cash provided (used) by investing activities (16,763,643) 8,770,552 (895,506) ------------- ----------- ----------- (Continued) 25 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued) For the years ended March 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996 1998 1997 1996 ---- ---- ---- Cash flows from financing activities: Increase (decrease) in deposit accounts $ 13,725,090 (4,313,869) 6,100,090 Proceeds from FHLB advances 133,785,000 94,600,000 100,904,000 Repayment of FHLB advances (135,773,000)(103,350,000)(104,073,000) Proceeds from other borrowings -- 234,552 350,000 Repayment of other borrowings (75,464) (380,155) -- Dividends to shareholders (100,582) (83,029) (82,236) Proceeds from exercise of stock options 39,380 39,380 39,380 ------------- ----------- ----------- Net cash provided (used) by financing activities 11,600,424 (13,253,121) 3,238,234 ------------- ----------- ----------- Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (3,244,956) (1,920,027) 4,126,273 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 7,903,637 9,823,664 5,697,391 ------------- ----------- ----------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $ 4,658,681 7,903,637 9,823,664 ============= =========== =========== Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Cash paid during the period for: Interest $ 7,766,909 7,910,716 8,402,928 ============= =========== =========== Income taxes 816,500 534,000 424,000 ============= =========== =========== Supplemental schedule of non cash transactions: Additions to real estate acquired through foreclosure, net 381,117 57,670 711,760 ============= =========== =========== Transfer of securities held to maturity to available for sale -- -- 27,867,170 ============= =========== =========== Increase in unrealized net gain (loss) on securities available for sale, net of taxes 242,585 (43,747) (71,970) ============= =========== =========== Securitization of loans held for investment to investments held to maturity -- 2,796,062 1,054,529 ============= =========== =========== See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 26 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (1) Significant Accounting Policies ------------------------------- The following is a description of the more significant accounting and reporting policies used in the preparation and presentation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. (a) Basis of Consolidation and Nature of Operations ----------------------------------------------- The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Security Federal Corporation (the "Company") and its wholly owned subsidiary, Security Federal Bank (the "Bank") and its wholly owned subsidiary, Security Financial Services Corporation ("SFSC"). The Bank is primarily engaged in the business of accepting savings and demand deposits and originating mortgage loans and loans to individuals and small businesses for various personal and commercial purposes. SFSC consists primarily of investment brokerage services. Also included in consolidation are two real estate partnerships, which the Company purchased from SFSC in December 1995 at fair market value. (b) Cash and Cash Equivalents ------------------------- For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash and due from banks, interest- bearing balances in other banks, and federal funds sold. Cash equivalents have maturities of three months or less. (c) Investment and Mortgage-Backed Securities ----------------------------------------- Investment securities, including mortgage-backed securities, are classified into one of three categories, held to maturity, available for sale or trading. Management determines the appropriate classification of debt securities at the time of purchase. Investment securities are classified as held to maturity when the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold the securities to maturity. These securities are recorded at cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts over the estimated life of the security using a method that approximates a level yield. Prepayment assumptions on mortgage-backed securities are anticipated. Management classifies investment securities not considered as held to maturity as available for sale, which are stated at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported in a separate component of shareholders' equity. Gains and losses from sales of investment and mortgage-backed securities available for sale are determined using the specific identification method. The Company has no trading securities. At March 31, 1998, the Bank maintained liquid assets in excess of the amount required by regulations. The required amount is 4% of the average daily balances of deposits and certain borrowings. Liquid assets consist primarily of cash, time deposits and certain investment securities. 27 (1) Significant Accounting Policies, Continued ------------------------------------------ (d) Allowance for Loan Losses ------------------------- The Company provides for loan losses on the allowance method. Accordingly, all loan losses are charged to the related allowance and all recoveries are credited to the allowance for loan losses. Additions to the allowance for loan losses are provided by charges to operations based on various factors which, in management's judgment deserve current recognition in estimating possible losses. Such factors considered by management include the market value of the underlying collateral, stated guarantees by the borrower if applicable, the borrower's ability to repay from other economic resources, growth and composition of the loan portfolios, the relationship of the allowance for loan losses to outstanding loans, loss experience, delinquency trends, and general economic conditions. Management evaluates the carrying value of the loans periodically and the allowance is adjusted accordingly. While management uses the best information available to make evaluations, future adjustment to the allowance may be necessary if economic conditions differ substantially from the assumptions used in making the evaluations. Allowances for loan losses are subject to periodic evaluations by various regulatory authorities and may be subject to adjustments based upon the information that is available to them at the time of their examinations. The Company values impaired loans at the loan's fair value if it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the terms of the loan agreement at the present value of expected cash flows, market price of the loan, if available, or value of the underlying collateral. Expected cash flows are required to be discounted at the loan's effective interest rate. When the ultimate collectibility of an impaired loan's principal is in doubt, wholly or partially, all cash receipts are applied to principal. When this doubt does not exist, cash receipts are applied under the contractual terms of the loan agreement first to interest then to principal. Once the recorded principal balance has been reduced to zero, future cash receipts are applied to interest income, to the extent that any interest has been foregone. Further cash receipts are recorded as recoveries of any amounts previously charged off. (e) Loans Held for Sale ------------------- Loans originated and intended for sale in the secondary market are carried at the lower of cost or estimated market value in the aggregate. Net unrealized losses are provided for in a valuation allowance by charges to operations. (f) Real Estate Acquired in Settlement of Loans ------------------------------------------- Real estate acquired in settlement of loans represents real estate acquired through foreclosure and is initially recorded at the lower of cost (principal balance of the former mortgage loan less any specific valuation allowances) or estimated fair value less costs to sell. Subsequent improvements are capitalized. Costs of holding real estate, such as property taxes, insurance, general maintenance and interest expense, are expensed as a period cost. Fair values are reviewed regularly and allowances for possible losses are established when the carrying value of the real estate owned exceeds the fair value less estimated costs to sell. Fair values are generally determined by reference to an outside appraisal. (g) Real Estate Held for Development and Sale ----------------------------------------- Real estate purchased for development and sale and investments in real estate partnerships are stated at the lower of cost or estimated net realizable value. Costs directly related to such real estate are capitalized until construction required to bring these properties to a saleable condition is completed. Capitalized costs include direct costs incurred during the improvement period. Gains on the sale of real estate purchased for development and sale are recorded at the time of sale provided certain criteria relating to property type, cash down payment, loan terms, and other factors are met. If these criteria are not met at the date of sale, the gain is deferred and recognized using the installment or cost recovery method until they are satisfied, at which time the remaining deferred gain is recorded as income. Market values of real estate purchased for development and sale are reviewed regularly and allowances for losses are established when the carrying value exceeds the estimated net realizable value. In determining the estimated net realizable value, the Company deducts from the estimated selling price the projected cost to complete and dispose of the property and the estimated cost to hold the property to an expected date of sale. 28 (1) Significant Accounting Policies, Continued ------------------------------------------ (h) Premises and Equipment ---------------------- Premises and equipment are carried at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation of premises and equipment is provided principally on a straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the related asset. Estimated lives are seven to thirty years for buildings and improvements and generally five to ten years for furniture, fixtures and equipment. (i) Income Taxes ------------ Deferred tax expense or benefit is recognized for the net change during the year in the deferred tax liability or asset. That amount together with income taxes currently payable is the total amount of income tax expense or benefit for the year. Deferred taxes are provided for differences in financial reporting bases for assets and liabilities as compared with their tax bases. Basically, a current tax liability or asset is established for taxes presently payable or refundable and a deferred tax liability or asset is established for future tax items. A valuation allowance, if applicable, is established for deferred tax assets that may not be realized. Tax bad debt reserves in excess of the base year amount (established as taxable years ending March 31, 1988 or later), would create a deferred tax liability. Deferred income taxes are provided for differences between the provision for loan losses for financial statement purposes and those allowed for income tax purposes. (j) Loan Fees and Costs Associated with Originating Loans ----------------------------------------------------- The net of loan fees received and direct incremental costs of originating loans are deferred and amortized over the contractual life of the related loan. The net fees are recognized as yield adjustments by applying the interest method. Prepayments are not anticipated. (k) Intangible Assets ----------------- Goodwill, which represents the excess of purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired, is amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected periods to be benefited. The Company assesses the recoverability of this intangible asset by determining whether the amortization of the goodwill balance over its remaining life can be recovered through projected undiscounted future results. The amount of goodwill impairment, if any, is measured based on projected discounted future results using a discount rate reflecting the Company's average cost of funds. Deposit based premiums, representing the cost of acquiring deposits from other financial institutions, are included in the balance sheet caption Other Assets and are being amortized by charges to operations over the expected periods to be benefited. The effective amortization period for intangible assets is approximately 10 years. (l) Interest Income --------------- Interest on loans is accrued and credited to income monthly based on the principal balance outstanding and the contractual rate on the loan. The Company places loans on non-accrual status when they become greater than ninety days delinquent or when in the opinion of management, full collection of principal or interest is unlikely. The Company provides an allowance for uncollectible accrued interest on loans which are ninety days delinquent for all interest accrued prior to the loan being placed on non-accrual status. The loans are returned to an accrual status when full collection of principal and interest appears likely. 29 (1) Significant Accounting Policies, Continued ------------------------------------------ (m) Fair Value of Financial Instruments ----------------------------------- The Company discloses the fair value of on and off-balance sheet financial instruments for which it is practicable to do so. Fair values are based on quoted market prices where available and on estimates of present value or other valuation techniques. These estimates are made at a specific point in time and are subjective in nature involving uncertainties and significant judgment. In addition, the Company does not disclose the fair value of non-financial instruments. Accordingly, the aggregate fair values presented do not represent the underlying fair value of the Bank. Fair values for consolidated financial statement reporting purposes are estimated for loans with similar financial characteristics. These loans are segregated by type of loan, considering credit risk, interest rate and prepayment characteristics. Each loan category is further segmented into fixed and adjustable rate categories. The fair value of performing loans is calculated by discounting scheduled cash flows through estimated maturity dates. Expected cash flows are discounted using the Bank's current rates that reflect the credit and interest rate risks inherent in each category of loans. A prepayment assumption is used as an estimate of the portion of loans that will be repaid prior to their scheduled maturity. (n) Earnings Per Share ------------------ Net income per share is computed by dividing consolidated net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The treasury stock method is used to compute the dilutive effect of stock options in the diluted weighted average shares number of common shares. (o) Use of Estimates ---------------- The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. (p) Reclassifications ----------------- Certain amounts in prior years' consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform with current year classifications. 30 (2) Investment Securities, Available for Sale ----------------------------------------- The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses and market values of investment securities available for sale are as follows: March 31, 1998 ---------------------------------------------- Gross Gross Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Market Cost Gains Losses Value ---- ----- ------ ----- U.S. Treasury notes $ 9,498,874 65,826 12,020 9,552,680 FHLB Securities 40,479,674 102,105 51,474 40,530,305 Federal Farm Credit Securities 4,496,683 21,672 4,070 4,514,285 ------------ ------- ------ ---------- $ 54,475,231 189,603 67,564 54,597,270 ============ ======= ====== ========== March 31, 1997 ---------------------------------------------- Gross Gross Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Market Cost Gains Losses Value ---- ----- ------ ----- U.S. Treasury notes $ 13,011,225 -- 125,272 12,885,953 FHLB Securities 10,974,509 -- 143,705 10,830,804 Federal Farm Credit Securities 498,910 -- -- 498,910 ------------ ------- ------- ---------- $ 24,484,644 -- 268,977 24,215,667 ============ ======= ======= ========== The amortized cost and market value of investment securities available for sale at March 31, 1998, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers have the right to prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Amortized Market Cost Value ---- ----- In one year or less $ 4,486,197 4,480,367 After one year through five years 35,446,980 35,590,594 More than five years 14,542,054 14,526,309 ----------- ---------- $54,475,231 54,597,270 =========== ========== At March 31, 1998 investment securities available for sale of $9,392,000 were pledged as collateral for certain deposit accounts and Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta borrowings. The Bank sold no securities in fiscal 1997 or 1996. The Bank received $2,983,000 proceeds from sales of available for sale securities in the year ending March 31, 1998, with approximately $15,423 recorded in gross gains and no gross losses. 31 (3) Investment and Mortgage-Backed Securities, Held to Maturity ----------------------------------------------------------- The amortized cost, gross unrealized gains, gross unrealized losses and market values of investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity are as follows: March 31, 1998 --------------------------------------------- Gross Gross Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Market Cost Gains Losses Value ---- ----- ------ ----- FNMA securities $ 500,000 6,535 -- 506,535 FHLB securities 2,363,910 14,129 9,520 2,368,519 FHLMC bond 1,000,000 -- 800 999,200 Mortgage-backed securities 4,351,923 71,492 465 4,422,950 ------------ ------- ------- ---------- $ 8,215,833 92,156 10,785 8,297,204 ============ ======= ======= ========== March 31, 1997 ------------------------------------------- Gross Gross Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Market Cost Gains Losses Value ---- ----- ------ ----- FNMA securities $ 500,000 11,025 -- 511,025 FHLB securities 6,478,000 3,772 148,579 6,333,394 FHLMC bond 1,000,000 -- 15,220 984,780 Mortgage-backed securities 4,776,769 15,976 23,557 4,768,987 ------------ ------- ------- ---------- $ 12,754,769 30,773 187,356 12,598,186 ============ ======= ======= ========== The amortized cost and market value of investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity at March 31, 1998, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities due to call features on certain investments. Amortized Market Cost Value ---- ----- In one year or less $ 2,374,857 2,367,494 After one year through five years 989,053 1,000,225 More than five years 500,000 506,535 Mortgage-backed securities 4,351,923 4,422,950 ----------- ---------- $ 8,215,833 8,297,204 =========== ========== At March 31, 1998, investment and mortgage-backed securities held to maturity of $3,454,000 were pledged as collateral for certain deposit accounts. 32 (4) Loans Receivable, Net --------------------- Loans receivable, net, at March 31 consisted of the following: 1998 1997 ---- ---- Residential real estate $ 46,450,206 50,534,682 Consumer 46,499,200 46,894,063 Commercial real estate 3,955,462 6,527,692 Commercial business 44,500,079 46,047,825 Loans held for sale 1,232,181 211,212 ------------- ----------- 142,637,128 150,215,474 ------------- ----------- Less: Allowance for loan losses 1,512,038 1,767,483 Loans in process 3,175,684 1,375,319 Deferred loan fees 224,973 303,199 ------------- ----------- 4,912,695 3,446,001 ------------- ----------- $ 137,724,433 146,769,473 ============= =========== Changes in the allowance for loan losses for the years ended March 31, are summarized as follows: 1998 1997 1996 ---- ---- ---- Balance at beginning of year $ 1,767,483 1,758,688 1,955,119 Provision for loan losses 780,000 300,000 230,000 Charge-offs (1,293,082) (320,643) (471,938) Recoveries 257,637 29,438 45,507 ------------- --------- --------- Balance at end of year $ 1,512,038 1,767,483 1,758,688 ============= ========= ========= The following table sets forth the amount of the Company's non-accrual loans and the status of the related interest income at March 31: 1998 1997 ---- ---- Non-accrual loans $ 2,034,000 1,368,072 Interest income which would ============= ========= have been recognized under original terms $ 100,512 75,029 ============= ========= Loans serviced for others at March 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996, were $79,306,000, $88,295,000 and $93,310,000, respectively. At March 31, 1998, impaired loans amounted to $872,000. Losses on impaired loans are accounted for in the allowance for loan loss. For the year ended March 31, 1998, the average recorded investment in impaired loans was $1,206,000. 33 (5) Premises and Equipment, Net --------------------------- Premises and equipment, net, at March 31 are summarized as follows: 1998 1997 ---- ---- Land $ 503,163 452,283 Buildings and improvement 3,312,791 3,119,014 Furniture and equipment 3,866,947 3,997,350 ------------ ---------- 7,682,901 7,568,647 Less accumulated depreciation (3,855,141) (3,616,498) ------------ ---------- $ 3,827,760 3,952,149 ============ ========== Depreciation expense for the years ended March 31, 1998, 1997, and 1996, was approximately $633,000, $608,000, and $597,000, respectively. The Bank has entered into noncancelable operating leases related to buildings and land. At March 31, 1998, future minimum payments under noncancelable operating leases with initial or remaining terms of one year or more are as follows (by fiscal year): 1999 $ 69,410 2000 69,621 2001 65,594 2002 45,456 2003 44,470 Thereafter 307,650 --------- $ 602,201 ========= Total rental expense amounted to $71,254, $61,000, and $54,000 for the years ended March 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively. Five lease agreements with monthly expenses of $2,188, $2,014, $493, $407 and $700 have renewal options of 10, 10, 60, 10 and 20 years, respectively. (6) FHLB Stock ---------- Investment in the stock of the Federal Home Loan Bank is required by law for every federally insured savings institution. No ready market exists for this stock and it has no quoted market value. However, because redemption of this stock has been at par it is carried at cost. The Bank, as a member of the FHLB of Atlanta, is required to acquire and hold shares of capital stock in the FHLB of Atlanta in an amount equal to the greater of (i) 1.0% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of residential mortgage loans, home purchase contracts and similar obligations at the beginning of each year, or (ii) 1/20 of its advances (borrowings) from the FHLB of Atlanta. The Bank is in compliance with this requirement with an investment in FHLB of Atlanta stock of $1,348,600 as of March 31, 1998. 34 (7) Real Estate Operations ---------------------- The Company participated in two real estate joint ventures. The Company owns 50 and 62.5 percent of the joint ventures which have been consolidated into the Company's financial statements, since the Company has voting control in both partnerships. The Company liquidated the remaining assets of the venture in which it owned 62.5 percent in the latter part of fiscal 1998. The Company had $240,000 invested in one partnership at March 31, 1998. Income from real estate operations was as follows: 1998 1997 1996 ---- ---- ---- Real estate acquired for development and sale: Sales $ 627,280 1,077,582 350,180 Cost of sales 523,086 1,306,227 296,508 --------- --------- ------- Gross profit (loss) 104,194 (228,645) 53,672 Amortization of gain on sale of real estate -- -- 25,396 Provision expense (reversal) for real estate losses -- (145,227) 45,000 --------- --------- ------- Income (loss) from real estate operations 104,194 (83,418) 34,068 Other expenses, net 64,392 108,553 38,535 --------- --------- ------- Net income (loss) $ 39,802 (191,971) (4,467) ========= ========= ======= The following is a summary of the allowance for estimated losses on real estate: 1998 1997 1996 ---- ---- ---- Balance at beginning of year $ 50,000 195,227 150,227 Provision (reversal) for real estate losses -- (145,227) 45,000 --------- --------- ------- Balance at end of year $ 50,000 50,000 195,227 ========= ========= ======= Condensed combined financial information for the joint ventures as of March 31 is as follows: 1998 1997 ---- ---- Real estate held for development, net $ 623,779 840,813 Other assets 27,446 111,730 --------- ------- Total assets 651,225 952,543 Liabilities (principally a loan payable to the Company) 121,865 213,527 --------- ------- Partners equity $ 529,360 739,016 ========= ======= 35 (8) Deposits -------- Deposits outstanding by type of account at March 31 are summarized as follows: 1998 1997 ------------------------------- ------------------------------ Interest Interest Weighted Rate Weighted Rate Amount Rate Range Amount Rate Range ------ ---- ----- ------ ---- ----- Checking $ 47,414,160 1.09% 0 - 1.50% $ 43,601,652 1.36% 0 - 1.75% Money Market 27,902,091 4.67 2.75 - 5.50 11,640,884 2.80 2.75 - 3.00 Passbook accounts 12,328,146 2.44 0 - 3.00 13,451,308 2.49 0 - 3.00 ------------ ---- ----------- ------------ ---- ----------- 87,644,397 2.42 0 - 5.50 68,693,844 1.83 0 - 3.00 ------------ ---- ----------- ------------ ---- ----------- Certificate accounts: 0 - 4.99% 3,086,511 3,935,588 5.00 - 6.99% 90,919,998 95,234,017 7.00 - 8.99 135,042 197,409 ------------ ------------ Total certificates accounts 94,141,551 5.50 4.70 - 7.75 99,367,014 5.40 4.76 - 7.75 ------------ ---- ----------- ------------ ---- ----------- $181,785,948 4.02% 0 - 7.75% $168,060,858 3.94% 0 - 7.75% ============ ==== =========== ============ ==== =========== The aggregate amount of short-term certificates of deposit with a minimum denomination of $100,000 was $14,336,000 and $15,737,000 at March 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively. The amounts and scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit at March 31, are as follows: 1998 1997 ---- ---- Within 1 year $ 76,220,282 83,998,768 After 1 but within 2 years 12,987,954 12,199,870 After 2 but within 3 years 1,246,311 1,344,995 After 3 but within 4 years 754,006 1,177,613 After 4 but within 5 years 2,551,313 645,768 Thereafter 381,685 -- ------------ ---------- $ 94,141,551 99,367,014 ============ ========== 36 (9) Advances From Federal Home Loan Bank ------------------------------------ Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank at March 31 are summarized by year of maturity and weighted average interest rate below: 1998 1997 ------------------------ ----------------------- Weighted Weighted Amount Rate Amount Rate ------ ---- ------ ---- 1999 $ 5,490,000 6.06% $ 11,952,000 5.88% 2000 528,000 8.70 490,000 8.65 2001 856,000 8.75 528,000 8.70 2002 -- -- 856,000 8.75 Thereafter 5,252,000 5.80 288,000 7.97 ------------ ---- ------------ ---- $ 12,126,000 6.25% $ 14,114,000 6.30% ============ ==== ============ ==== These advances are secured by a blanket collateral agreement with the FHLB pledging the Bank's portfolio of residential first mortgage loans. Advances are subject to prepayment penalties. (10) Income Taxes ------------ Income tax expense for the years ended March 31, is comprised of the following: 1998 1997 1996 ---- ---- ---- Current: Federal $ 939,750 579,589 571,810 State -- -- -- ---------- -------- ------- 939,750 579,589 571,810 ---------- -------- ------- Deferred: Federal (26,424) (139,141) (27,879) State (5,033) (26,503) (5,234) ---------- -------- ------- (31,457) (165,644) (33,113) ---------- -------- ------- $ 908,293 413,945 538,697 ========== ======== ======= 37 (10) Income Taxes, Continued ----------------------- The Company's income taxes differ from those computed at the statutory federal income tax rate, as follows: 1998 1997 1996 ---- ---- ---- Tax at statutory income tax rate $ 891,113 424,712 543,412 State income tax benefit, net (13,480) (17,492) (3,454) Other 30,660 6,725 (1,261) ---------- ------- ------- $ 908,293 413,945 538,697 ========== ======= ======= The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at March 31 are presented below. 1998 1997 ---- ---- Deferred tax assets: Provision for loan losses $ 389,720 486,789 Net fees deferred for financial reporting 88,790 80,716 Unrealized loss on securities available for sale -- 102,105 Other real estate basis for tax purposes over financial statement basis 18,980 18,980 Other 243,386 205,964 --------- ------- Total gross deferred tax assets 740,876 894,554 --------- ------- Deferred tax liabilities: FHLB stock basis over tax basis 126,566 126,566 Depreciation 181,040 201,156 Unrealized gain on securities available for sale 46,326 -- --------- ------- Total gross deferred tax liability 353,932 327,722 --------- ------- Net deferred tax asset $ 386,944 566,832 ========= ======= A portion of the change in the net deferred tax asset relates to unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale. The related current period deferred tax provision of $148,431 has been recorded directly to shareholder's equity. The balance of the change in the net deferred tax asset results from the current period deferred tax benefit of $31,457. The net deferred tax asset is included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. No valuation allowance for deferred tax assets was required at March 31, 1998 and 1997. The realization of net deferred tax assets may be based on utilization of carrybacks to prior taxable periods, anticipation of future taxable income in certain periods, and the utilization of tax planning strategies. Management has determined that it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax asset can be supported based upon these criteria. Retained earnings at March 31, 1998 include tax bad debt reserves of approximately $2.2 million, for which no provision for federal income tax has been made. If, in the future, these amounts are used for any purpose other than to absorb bad debt losses, including dividends, stock redemptions, or distributions in liquidation, or the Company ceases to be qualified as a bank, they may be subject to federal income tax at the then prevailing corporate tax rate. 38 (11) Regulatory Matters ------------------ The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a material adverse effect on the Company. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Bank's assets, liabilities, and certain off- balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank's capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgements by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors. As of March 31, 1998 and 1997, the Bank was categorized as "well capitalized" under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action. To be categorized as well capitalized at March 31, 1997, the Bank had to maintain risk- based, core and tangible capital ratios of 10.0%, 6.0% and 5.0%, respectively. At March 31, 1998, to be categorized as well capitalized, the Bank had to maintain total risk based capital, tier 1 risk based capital, and tier 1 leverage ratios at 10%, 6%, and 5%, respectively. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Bank's classification. The Bank's regulatory capital amounts and ratios are as follows as of the dates indicated: To Be Well For Capital Capitalized Under Adequacy Prompt Corrective Actual Purposes Action Provisions ------------------- ------------------ ------------------- Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (in thousands) March 31, 1998 Tier 1 Risk-based Core Capital (to risk weighted assets) $15,961 11.8% $5,404 4.0% $8,106 6.0% Total Risk-based Capital (to risk weighted assets) 17,473 12.9 10,808 8.0 13,510 10.0 Tier 1 Leverage (Core) Capital (to adjusted tangible assets) 15,961 7.5 8,553 4.0 10,691 5.0 Tangible Capital (to tangible assets) 15,172 7.1 4,261 2.0 10,652 5.0 March 31, 1997 Risk-based Capital (to risk weighted assets) $15,583 12.0% $10,414 8.0% $13,017 10.0% Core Capital (to adjusted tangible assets) 13,956 7.0 6,003 3.0 12,006 6.0 Tangible Capital (to tangible assets) 13,018 6.5 2,987 1.5 9,958 5.0 /TABLE The payment of dividends by the Company depends primarily on the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to the Company. The payment of dividends by the Bank to the Company is subject to substantial restrictions and would require prior notice to and approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision. On September 30, 1996, the President signed into law the Deposit Insurance Funds Act of 1996 (the "Funds Act") which, among other things, imposed a special one-time assessment on Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF") member institution, including the Bank, to recapitalize the SAIF. As required by the Funds Act, the FDIC imposed a special assessment of 65.7 basis points on SAIF assessable deposits as of March 31, 1995, payable on November 27, 1996. The special assessment was recognized in the second quarter of fiscal 1997. The Bank took a charge of $705,000 ($437,000 after-tax) as a result of the special assessment. 39 (11) Regulatory Matters, Continued ----------------------------- The Funds Act also spreads the obligations for payment of the Financing Corporation ("FICO") bonds across all SAIF and Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF") members. As of January 1, 1997, BIF deposits were assessed for FICO payments at a rate of 20% of the rate assessed on SAIF deposits. Based on current estimates by the FDIC, BIF deposits will be assessed a FICO payment of 1.3 basis points, while SAIF deposits will pay an estimated 6.4 basis points on the FICO bonds. Full pro rata sharing of the FICO payments between BIF and SAIF members will occur on the earlier of January 1, 2000 or the date BIF and SAIF are merged. The Funds Act specifies that BIF and SAIF will be merged on January 1, 1999 provided no savings associations remain at that time. As a result of the Funds Act, the FDIC lowered SAIF assessments from 0 to 27 basis points effective January 1, 1997, a range comparable to that of BIF members. SAIF members will continue to make the higher FICO payments described above. Management cannot predict the level of FDIC insurance assessments on an on-going basis, whether the savings charter will be eliminated or whether the BIF and SAIF will eventually be merged. 40 (12) Employee Benefit Plans ---------------------- The Company participated in a multi-employer defined benefit plan until June 1, 1997 when it elected to withdraw from the plan in order to concentrate benefits in the Company's other retirement plans. The plan provided defined benefits to substantially all full-time employees of the Company with one or more years of service. The Company was required to contribute $67,000 to the plan in the year ended March 31, 1997 to fully fund the plan and eliminate any liability on the Company's behalf for future contributions. The Company participates in a multiple employer defined contribution employee benefit plan covering substantially all employees with one or more years of service. The Company matches a portion of employees contributions, and has a discretionary profit sharing provision. The total employee contributions were $100,000, $47,116, and $96,905 for the years ended March 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996, respectively. The Company has an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") for the exclusive benefit of the employee participants. The discretionary contributions for the years ended March 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996 were $51,000, $0 and $0, respectively. Certain officers of the Company participate in an incentive stock option plan. Options are granted at exercise prices not less than the fair market value of the Company's common stock on the date of the grant. There were 4,489 shares granted during fiscal 1997 and no shares granted in fiscal 1998. At March 31, 1998, the Company had the following options outstanding: Outstanding Option Earliest Date Expiration Grant Date Options Price Exercisable Date ---------- ------- ----- ----------- ---- 1/7/97 898 32.00 1/1/02 12/31/02 1/7/97 898 32.00 1/1/03 12/31/03 1/7/97 898 32.00 1/1/04 12/31/04 1/7/97 898 32.00 1/1/05 12/31/05 1/7/97 897 32.00 1/1/06 12/31/06 There were no further options available at March 31, 1998. The Company has elected the disclosure only provision of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. Accordingly, no compensation cost has been recognized for the stock option plan. Had compensation cost for the Company's stock option plan been determined based on the fair value at the grant date for awards in fiscal 1997, consistent with the provisions of SFAS No. 123, the Company's net income and earnings per share amounts as of March 31 would have been reduced to the pro forma amounts indicated. 1998 1997 1996 ---- ---- ---- Net income- as reported $ 1,712,629 835,207 1,059,574 Net income- pro forma 1,709,455 803,529 1,059,574 Net income per common share (basis)-as reported 4.09 2.01 2.58 Net income per common share (basic)-pro forma 4.08 1.94 2.58 Net income per common share (diluted)-as reported 4.07 1.99 2.58 Net income per common share (diluted)-pro forma 4.06 1.91 2.58 The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions for grants in fiscal 1997: dividend yield of $.22 per share, expected volatility of 20 percent, risk-free interest rate of 5.9 percent and expected lives of six to ten years. 41 (13) Commitments ----------- In conjunction with its lending activities, the Bank enters into various commitments to extend credit and issue letters of credit. Loan commitments (unfunded loans and unused lines of credit) and letters of credit are issued to accommodate the financing needs of the Bank's customers. Loan commitments are agreements by the Bank to lend at a future date, so long as there are no violations of any conditions established in the agreement. Letters of credit commit the Bank to make payments on behalf of customers when certain specified events occur. Financial instruments where the contract amount represents the Bank's credit risk include commitments under pre-approved but unused lines of credit of $19,948,000 and $19,814,000 and letters of credit of $83,000 and $668,000 at March 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively. These loan and letter of credit commitments are subject to the same credit policies and reviews as loans on the balance sheet. Collateral, both the amount and nature, is obtained based upon management's assessment of the credit risk. Since many of the extensions of credit are expected to expire without being drawn, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. In addition to these loan commitments noted above, the Bank had unused credit card loan commitments of $977,000 and $924,000 at March 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Outstanding commitments on mortgage loans not yet closed amounted to $658,000 at March 31, 1998. Such commitments, which are funded subject to certain limitations, extend over varying periods of time with the majority being funded within 90 days. At March 31, 1998, the Bank had outstanding commitments to sell approximately $1,232,000 of loans. (14) Related Party Transactions -------------------------- At March 31, 1998, the total aggregate indebtedness to the Bank by executive officers and directors of the Bank whose individual indebtedness exceeded $60,000 at any time over the period since April 1, 1996 was $785,000. There were $389,000 additions to loans to executive officers whose individual indebtedness exceeded $60,000 during fiscal 1998. Repayments on these loans totaled approximately $30,000. Loans to all employees, officers and directors of the Company, in the aggregate, constituted approximately 10.44% of the total shareholders' equity of the Company at March 31, 1998. The Company rents office space from a company in which a director and an officer of the Company and the Bank have an ownership interest. The Bank incurred expenses of $27,000, $24,000, and $24,000 respectively, for rent for the years ended March 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996. Management is of the opinion that the transactions with respect to office rent are made on terms that are comparable to those which would be made with unaffiliated persons. 42 (15) Security Federal Corporation Condensed Financial Statements (Parent ------------------------------------------------------------------- Company Only) ------------- The following is condensed financial information of Security Federal Corporation (parent company only); the primary asset of which is its investment in the bank subsidiary, and the principal source of income for the Company is equity in undistributed earnings from the Bank. Condensed Balance Sheet Data March 31, 1998 and 1997 1998 1997 Assets ---- ---- Cash $ 385,170 214,514 Investment in Security Federal Bank 17,294,000 15,362,473 Investment in real estate partnerships 239,685 350,336 Income tax receivable from Bank 54,414 68,707 Other assets 105,994 200,984 ------------ ---------- Total assets $ 18,079,263 16,197,014 ============ ========== Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity Accounts payable $ 3,222 14,985 Shareholders' equity 18,076,041 16,182,029 ------------ ---------- Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 18,079,263 16,197,014 ============ ========== Condensed Statements of Income Data For the years ended March 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996 1998 1997 1996 Income: ---- ---- ---- Equity in undistributed earnings of Security Federal Bank $1,688,952 898,309 1,098,307 Equity in undistributed (earnings) loss of real estate partnerships 20,169 (213,094) 889 Miscellaneous income 17,999 18,908 927 Reversal of allowance for loss for real estate partnerships -- 145,227 -- ---------- ------- --------- 1,727,120 849,350 1,100,123 Expenses: Miscellaneous 14,491 14,143 40,549 ---------- ------- --------- Net income $1,712,629 835,207 1,059,574 ========== ======= ========= 43 (15) Security Federal Corporation Condensed Financial Statements (Parent ------------------------------------------------------------------- Company Only) Continued ------------- --------- Condensed Statements of Cash Flow Data For the years ended March 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996 1998 1997 1996 ---- ---- ---- Operating activities: Net income $ 1,712,629 835,207 1,059,574 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: Depreciation -- -- 290 Equity in undistributed earnings of Security Federal Bank (1,688,952) (898,309) (1,098,307) Equity in undistributed (earnings) loss of real estate partnerships (20,169) 213,094 (889) Reversal of allowance on real estate partnerships -- (145,227) -- (Increase) decrease in income taxes receivable and other assets 109,283 (132,937) (118,096) Increase (decrease) in accounts payable (11,763) 14,988 (1,230) Net cash provided by (used in) ----------- --------- ---------- operating activities 101,028 (113,184) (158,658) Investing activities: ----------- --------- ---------- Purchase of real estate partnerships from Bank -- - (561,000) (Investment) Return of capital in real estate partnerships 130,830 149,552 (5,838) Dividend received from Security Federal Bank -- 500,000 -- Net cash provided by (used in) ----------- --------- ---------- investing activities 130,830 649,552 (566,838) Financing activities: ----------- --------- ---------- Proceeds of loan -- -- 350,000 Repayment of loan -- (350,000) -- Dividends paid (100,582) (83,029) (82,236) Exercise of stock options 39,380 39,380 39,380 Net cash provided by (used in) ----------- --------- ---------- financing activities (61,202) (393,649) 307,144 ----------- --------- ---------- Net increase (decrease) in cash 170,656 142,719 (418,352) Cash at beginning of year 214,514 71,795 490,147 ----------- --------- ---------- Cash at end of year $ 385,170 214,514 71,795 =========== ========= ========== 44 (16) Carrying Amounts and Fair Value of Financial Instruments -------------------------------------------------------- The carrying amounts and fair value of financial instruments as of March 31, are summarized below: (In Thousands) 1998 1997 ---- ---- Carrying Estimated Carrying Estimated Amount Fair Value Amount Fair Value Financial Assets ------ ---------- ------ ---------- - ---------------- Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,659 4,659 7,904 7,904 Investment and mortgage-backed securities 62,813 62,894 36,970 36,814 Loans receivable, net 137,724 137,107 146,769 146,960 Federal Home Loan Bank Stock 1,349 1,349 786 786 Financial Liabilities - --------------------- Deposits: Checking, Savings, and MMDA accounts $ 87,644 88,045 68,694 68,694 Certificate accounts 94,142 94,277 99,367 99,394 Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank 12,126 11,954 14,114 14,147 Other borrowed money 129 127 204 198 At March 31, 1998, the Bank had $21.6 million of off-balance sheet financial commitments. These commitments are to originate loans and unused consumer lines of credit and credit card lines. Since these obligations are based on current market rates, if funded, the original principal is considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair market value. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market data and information about the financial instrument. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale the Bank's entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because no active market exists for a significant portion of the Bank's financial instruments fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, current interest rates and prepayment trends, risk characteristics of various financial instruments, and other factors. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore cannot be determined with precision. Changes in any of these assumptions used in calculating fair value would also significantly affect the estimates. Further, the fair value estimates were calculated as of March 31, 1998. Fair value estimates are based on existing on and off-balance sheet financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of anticipated future business and the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments. For example, the Bank has significant assets and liabilities that are not considered financial assets or liabilities including deposit franchise value, loan servicing portfolio, deferred tax liabilities, and premises and equipment. In addition, the tax ramifications related to the realization of the unrealized gains and losses can have a significant effect on fair value estimates and have not been considered in any of these estimates. 45 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY STOCKHOLDERS INFORMATION ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of stockholders will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 21, 1998 at the University of South Carolina - Aiken, Business and Educational Building, Room 116, 171 University Parkway, Aiken, SC. STOCK LISTING The Company's stock is traded over the counter and is only sporadically traded. PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK The table below shows the range of high and low bid prices as reported by the Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc., located in Aiken, South Carolina. Those prices represent actual transactions and do not include retail markups, markdowns or commissions. The Robinson-Humphrey Company makes a market for the stock. Quarter Ending High Low -------------- ---- --- 6-30-96 27.75 27.75 9-30-96 29.00 29.00 12-31-96 30.00 28.50 3-31-97 31.00 29.00 6-30-97 37.25 33.00 9-30-97 44.01 37.62 12-31-97 44.01 44.01 3-31-98 44.01 44.01 As of March 31, 1998, the Company had approximately 277 stockholders and 421,060 outstanding shares of common stock. DIVIDENDS The first quarterly dividend on the stock was paid to stockholders on March 15, 1991. Dividends will be paid upon the determination of the Board of Directors that such payment is consistent with the long-term interest of the Company. The factors affecting this determination include the Company's current and projected earnings, operating results, financial condition, regulatory restrictions, future growth plans and other relevant factors. The Company declared and paid quarterly dividends of $0.05 per share during each of the fiscal years ended March 31, 1997 and $0.06 per share each quarter in the year ending March 31, 1998. The ability of the Company to pay dividends depended primarily on the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to the Company. The Bank may not declare or pay cash dividend on its stock or repurchase shares of its stock if the offset thereof would be to cause its regulatory capital to be reduced below the amount required for the liquidation account or to meet applicable regulatory capital requirements. Pursuant to OTS regulations, Tier 1 associations, which are associations that before and after the proposed distribution meet or exceed their fully phased-in capital requirements, may make capital distributions during any calendar year equal to 100% of net income for the year-to-date plus 50% of the amount by which the associations total capital its fully phased-in capital requirement, as measured at the beginning of the capital year. However, a Tier 1 association deemed to be in need of more than normal supervision by the OTS may be downgraded to a Tier 2 or Tier 3 association as a result of such a determination. The Bank is also required to give the OTS 30 days notice prior to the declaration of a dividend. Unlike the Bank, there is no regulatory restriction on the payment of dividends by the Company. However it is subject to the requirements of Delaware law which generally limit dividends to an amount equal to the excess of the corporation's net assets over paid-in capital; or if there is no such excess, to its net profits for the current and immediately proceeding fiscal year. ANNUAL AND OTHER REPORTS The Company is required to file an annual report on form 10-KSB for its fiscal year ended March 31, 1998, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of the Form 10-KSB, annual report and the Holding Company's quarterly reports may be obtained by contacting: Mrs. Ruth Vance Security Federal Corporation STOCKHOLDERS AND GENERAL INQUIRIES 1705 Whiskey Road, South Mrs. Ruth Vance Post Office Box 810 Security Federal Corporation Aiken, South Carolina 29802-0810 1705 Whiskey Road, South 803-641-3000 Aiken, South Carolina 29802-0810 803-641-3000 TRANSFER AGENT Security Federal Corporation 1705 Whiskey Road South Post Office Box 810 Aiken, South Carolina 29802-0810 SPECIAL COUNSEL Breyer & Aguggia 1300 I Street, NW Suite 470 East Washington, DC 20005 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS Elliott, Davis & Company, LLP 870 S. Pleasantburg Drive Post Office Box 6286 Greenville, South Carolina 29606 46 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS* - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- T. Clifton Weeks Chairman Security Federal Corporation Aiken, SC Dr. Robert E. Alexander Chancellor University of South Carolina at Aiken Aiken, SC William Clyburn Advisor for Community Alliances Westinghouse Savannah River Company Aiken, SC Senator Thomas L. Moore Owner, Boiler Efficiency Clearwater, SC Timothy W. Simmons President/Chief Executive Officer Security Federal Corporation Aiken, SC G. L. Toole, III Attorney Aiken, SC Harry O. Weeks, Jr. Hutson-Etherredge Companies Aiken, SC (Directors Emeriti) Walter E. Brooker, Sr. President, Brooker's Inc. (Retail Store) Denmark, SC Robert E. Johnson Corporate Secretary Attorney (Retired) Aiken, SC DENMARK ADVISORY BOARD** - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Walter E. Brooker, Sr. President Brookers's Inc. Denmark, SC David Crum Attorney Crum, Crum and Crum Denmark, SC Jim Harrison Owner Jim Harrison Art Gallery Denmark, SC Claude E. McCain President H.C. McCain Agency Insurance Denmark, SC Rev. Isaiah Odom Owner Odom's Auto Sure Auto Parts Denmark, SC NORTH AUGUSTA ADVISORY BOARD** - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Borden Owner Borden Pest Control North Augusta, SC Rev. G.L. Brightharp G.L. Brightharp & Sons Mortuary North Augusta, SC Helen Butler Retired Banker North Augusta, SC Senator Thomas L. Moore President Boiler Efficiency, Inc. Clearwater, SC John Potter Director of Finance City of North Augusta North Augusta, SC WAGENER ADVISORY BOARD** - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- M. Judson Busbee Owner Busbee Hardware Wagener, SC Kent G. Ingram Owner & President Garvin Oil Company Wagener, SC Mary Lybrand Retired Banker Wagener, SC Joy T. Shealy Asst Superintendent Area 4 Schools Wagener, SC Richard H. Sumpter Retired Educator Wagener, SC Allison H. Tyler, Jr. Owner Tyler Brothers Department Store Wagener, SC MIDLAND VALLEY ADVISORY BOARD** - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Hilton General Manager Breezy Hill Water & Sewer Graniteville, SC Rev. Nathaniel Irvin, Sr. Pastor Old Storm Branch Baptist Church Clearwater, SC Gloria Bush Johnson Consultant Aiken, SC Senator Thomas L. Moore President Boiler Efficiency, Inc. Clearwater, SC Rev. Dennis Phillips Pastor Christian Heritage Church Graniteville, SC Glenda K. Napier Co-Owner Napier Funeral Home Graniteville, SC Carlton Shealy Owner C. Shealy Realty Builders & Developers North Augusta, SC 47 SECURITY FEDERAL CORPORATION SECURITY FEDERAL BANK MANAGEMENT - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- T. Clifton Weeks. . . .Chairman Timothy W. Simmons. . .President and Chief Executive Officer G.L. Toole, III . . . .Vice President Robert E. Johnson . . .Corporate Secretary Roy G. Lindburg . . . .Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer Thomas Clark. . . . . .Senior Vice President/Loan Administration Richard Garcia. . . . .Senior Vice President/Mtg Lending/Marketing Floyd Blackmon. . . . .Vice President/Operations/Deposit Administration Sandy Bartlett. . . . .Vice President/Human Resources Kathi Carr. . . . . . .Vice President/Mortgage Loan Operations Carol McCleskey . . . .Vice President/Banking Center Coordinator Harley Henkes . . . . .Internal Auditor/Compliance and Security Officer Margaret Hurt . . . . .Manager/Accounting Frank M. Thomas . . . .Vice President/Bus. Development/Commercial Loans Rodney Ingle. . . . . .Vice President/Bus. Development/Commercial Loans Ruth Vance. . . . . . .Assistant Secretary/Assistant Vice President Al McKay*** . . . . . .Vice President/Financial Advisor Greg Warfield . . . . .Vice President/Mortgage Loan Originator Deborah Vermillion. . .Vice President/Single Family Mortgage Lending Joseph Taylor . . . . .Manager/Information Services Marianne Harden . . . .Asst Vice President/Secondary Marketing/Prod Support Carolyn Anderson. . . .Assistant Vice President/Operations Teresa Teuton . . . . .Assistant Vice President/Loan Support Ann Johnson . . . . . .Assistant Vice President/Purchasing/Equipment Maint. Gabriele Dukes. . . . .Assistant Vice President/Credit Counseling WHISKEY ROAD OFFICE - ------------------- Kathy Williamson. . .Manager DENMARK OFFICE - --------------- Lee Hutto. . .Manager NORTH AUGUSTA OFFICE - -------------------- Vicky Moseley. . .Manager LAURENS STREET OFFICE - --------------------- Patricia Moseley. . .AVP/Manager CLEARWATER OFFICE - ----------------- Gail Dotson. . .AVP/Manager WAGENER OFFICE - -------------- Connie Jeffcoat. . .Manager RICHLAND AVENUE OFFICE - ---------------------- Rhonda Morris. . .Manager LANGLEY OFFICE - -------------- Pat Guglieri. . .AVP/Manager WAL*MART OFFICE - --------------- Renee W. Williams. . .Manager GRANITEVILLE OFFICE - ------------------- Elsie Dicks. . .AVP/Manager * Security Federal Corporation, Security Federal Bank and Security Financial Services Corporation ** Security Federal Bank *** Security Financial Services Corporation 48 Exhibit 21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant State of Percentage Parent Subsidiary Incorporation of Ownership - ------ ---------- ------------- ------------ Security Federal Corporation Security Federal United States 100% Bank Security Federal Bank Security South Carolina 100% Financial Services Corporation Exhibit 23 Consent of Elliott, Davis & Company, LLP [Letterhead of Elliott, Davis & Company, LLP] INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT Board of Directors Security Federal Corporation: We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement No. 33- 80008 on Form S-8 of our report dated June 5, 1998, relating to the consolidated balance sheet of Security Federal Corporation and subsidiary (the "Company") as of March 31, 1998 and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity and cash flows for the year then ended, which report appears in the March 31, 1998 annual report on Form 10-KSB of the Company. /s/Elliott, Davis & Company, LLP Elliott, Davis & Company, LLP Greenville, South Carolina June 26, 1998 Exhibit 27 Financial Data Schedule This schedule contains financial information extracted from the consolidated financial statements of Security Federal Corporation for the year ended March 31, 1998 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. (Dollars in Thousands, except for earnings per share.) Financial Data as of or for the year Item Number ended March 31, 1998 Item Description - ----------- -------------------- ---------------- 9-03(1) 4,659 Cash and due from the Banks 9-03(2) 0 Interest-bearing deposits 9-03(3) 0 Federal funds sold - purchased securities for resale 9-03(4) 0 Trading account assets 9-03(6) 54,597 Investment and mortgage backed securities held for sale 9-03(6) 8,216 Investment and mortgage backed securities held to maturity - carrying value 9-03(6) 8,297 Investment and mortgage backed securities held to maturity - market value 9-03(7) 137,724 Loans 9-03(7)(2) 1,512 Allowance for losses 9-03(11) 215,512 Total assets 9-03(12) 181,786 Deposits 9-03(13) 5,570 Short-term borrowings 9-03(15) 3,395 Other liabilities 9-03(16) 6,685 Long-term debt 9-03(19) 0 Preferred stock - mandatory redemption 9-03(20) 0 Preferred stock - no mandatory redemption 9-03(21) 4,002 Common stocks 9-03(22) 14,074 Other stockholders' equity 9-03(23) 215,512 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity 9-04(1) 13,125 Interest and fees on loans 9-04(2) 3,424 Interest and dividends on investments 9-04(4) 69 Other interest income 9-04(5) 16,618 Total interest income 9-04(6) 6,751 Interest on deposits 9-04(9) 8,001 Total interest expense 9-04(10) 8,617 Net interest income 9-04(11) 780 Provision for loan losses 9-04(13)(h) 15 Investment securities gains/(losses) 9-04(14) 7,220 Other expenses 9-04(15) 2,621 Income/loss before income tax 9-04(17) 2,621 Income/loss before extraordinary items 9-04(18) 0 Extraordinary items, less tax 9-04(19) 0 Cumulative change in accounting principles 9-04(20) 1,713 Net income or loss 9-04(21) 4.09 Earnings per share - primary 9-04(21) 4.07 Earnings per share - fully diluted I.B.5 836 Net yield - interest earning assets - actual III.C.1.(a) 2,034 Loans on non-accrual III.C.1.(b) 0 Accruing loans past due 90 days or more III.C.2.(c) 763 Troubled debt restructuring III.C.2 109 Potential problem loans IV.A.1 1,768 Allowance for loan loss - beginning of period IV.A.2 1,293 Total chargeoffs IV.A.3 257 Total recoveries IV.A.4 1,512 Allowance for loan loss - end of period IV.B.1 1,512 Loan loss allowance to allocated to domestic loans IV.B.2 0 Loan loss allowance to foreign loans IV.B.3 1,512 Loan loss allowance - unallocated Exhibit 99 Report of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP [Letterhead of KPMG Peat Marwick] Independent Auditors' Report The Board of Directors Security Federal Corporation: We have audited the consolidated balance sheet of Security Federal Corporation and Subsidiary (the "Company") as of March 31, 1997 and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended March 31, 1997. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at March 31, 1997, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended March 31, 1997 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. /s/KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP - ------------------------ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP Greenville, South Carolina May 9, 1997 EX-27 2
9 1,000 12-MOS MAR-31-1998 MAR-31-1998 4659 0 0 0 54597 8216 8297 137724 1512 215512 181786 5570 3395 6685 0 0 4002 14074 215512 13125 3424 69 16618 6751 8001 8617 780 15 7220 2621 2621 0 0 1713 4.09 4.07 836 2034 0 763 109 1768 1293 257 1512 1512 0 1512
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