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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Restated)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (RESTATED)

In the opinion of the management of Owens Mortgage Investment Fund, a California Limited Partnership, (the “Partnership”) the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal, recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial information included therein. Certain information and footnote disclosures presented in the Partnership’s annual consolidated financial statements are not included in these interim financial statements.  These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Partnership’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2011. The Partnership evaluates subsequent events up to the date it files its Form 10-Q with the SEC. 

Restatement

The consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 have been restated for an error in reporting the number of limited partners units outstanding. The consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 have also been restated for an error in reporting  the balance of noncontrolling interests and net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests as summarized below:

   
As of June 30, 2011
   
As of June 30, 2010
 
Limited partner units outstanding, as previously reported
    215,355,055       239,522,168  
Limited partner units outstanding, as restated
    290,074,881       289,723,822  
                 
Noncontrolling Interests, as previously reported
  $ 14,055,997       N/A  
Noncontrolling Interests, as restated
  $ 14,649,122       N/A  
                 
   
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2011
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests, as previously reported
  $ 82,519     $ 107,377  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, as restated
  $ (282,736 )   $ (485,748 )
Net loss attributable to Owens Mortgage Investment Fund, as previously reported
  $ (568,966 )   $ (929,586 )
Net loss attributable to Owens Mortgage Investment Fund, as restated
  $ (934,221 )   $ (1,522,711 )
Net loss allocated to general partner, as previously reported
  $ (5,451 )   $ (11,871 )
Net loss allocated to general partner, as restated
  $ (9,068 )   $ (17,744 )
Net loss allocated to limited partners, as previously reported
  $ (563,515 )   $ (917,715 )
Net loss allocated to limited partners, as restated
  $ (925,153 )   $ (1,504,967 )

   
For the Three Months Ended
   
For the Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30, 2011
   
June 30, 2010
   
June 30, 2011
   
June 30, 2010
 
 Net loss allocated to limited partners per weighted average limited partnership unit, as previously reported
  $ (0.003 )   $ (0.006 )   $ (0.004 )   $ (0.004 )
Net loss allocated to limited partners per weighted average limited partnership unit, as restated
  $ (0.003 )   $ (0.005 )   $ (0.005 )   $ (0.003 )
                                 
Weighted average limited partnership units, as previously reported
    216,084,000       240,854,000       214,933,000       241,215,000  
Weighted average limited partnership units, as restated
    290,075,000       289,674,000       290,075,000       289,583,000  

Basis of Presentation

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Partnership and its majority- and wholly-owned limited liability companies (see notes 4, 5 and 6). The Partnership is in the business of providing mortgage lending services and manages its business as one operating segment.

Certain reclassifications, not affecting previously reported net income or total partner capital, have been made to the previously issued consolidated financial statements to conform to the current year presentation.

Management Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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 date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Such estimates relate principally to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, including the valuation of impaired loans, the valuation of real estate held for sale and investment, and the estimate of the environmental remediation liability (see note 4).  Actual results could differ significantly from these estimates.

Significant Accounting Policies

Income Taxes

No provision for federal and state income taxes is made in the consolidated financial statements since the Partnership is not a taxable entity.  Accordingly, any income or loss is included in the tax returns of the partners.

In accordance with the provisions of ASC 740-10, a tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely to be realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. The Partnership has elected to record interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, in other expenses. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, at June 30, 2011 is zero. The amount of tax benefits that would impact the effective rate, if recognized, is expected to be zero. The Partnership does not anticipate any significant changes with respect to unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months. With few exceptions, the Partnership is no longer subject to federal and state income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2006.

Variable Interest Entities

A variable interest entity (VIE) is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or any other legal structure used to conduct activities or hold assets. These entities: lack sufficient equity investment at risk to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties; have equity owners who either do not have voting rights or lack the ability to make significant decisions affecting the entity’s operations; and/or have equity owners that do not have an obligation to absorb the entity’s losses or the right to receive the entity’s returns.

In June 2009, the FASB issued amended accounting principles that changed the accounting for VIEs which became effective for the Company as of January 1, 2010. These principles were codified as ASU No. 2009-16, “Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860)—Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets” and ASU No. 2009-17, “Consolidations (Topic 810)—Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities.” ASU 2009-17 amended the VIEs Subsections of ASC Subtopic 810-10 to require former qualified special purpose entities (QSPEs) to be evaluated for consolidation and also changed the approach to determining a VIE’s primary beneficiary (“PB”) and required companies to more frequently reassess whether they must consolidate VIEs. Under the new guidance, the PB is the party that has both (1) the power to direct the activities of an entity that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance; and (2) through its interests in the VIE, the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE.

The Partnership performs on-going reassessments of: (1) whether any entities previously evaluated under the majority voting-interest framework have become VIEs, based on certain events, and are therefore subject to the VIE consolidation framework; and (2) whether changes in the facts and circumstances regarding the Partnership’s involvement with a VIE cause the Partnership’s consolidation conclusion regarding the VIE to change.

The Partnership evaluates its interest in each VIE. When the Partnership is considered the primary beneficiary, the VIE’s assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interests are consolidated and included in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Loans Secured by Trust Deeds

Loans secured by trust deeds are stated at the principal amount outstanding. The Partnership’s portfolio consists primarily of commercial real estate loans generally collateralized by first, second and third deeds of trust.  Interest income on loans is accrued by the simple interest method. Loans are generally placed on nonaccrual status when the borrowers are past due greater than ninety days or when full payment of principal and interest is not expected. When a loan is classified as nonaccrual, interest accruals discontinue and all past due interest remains accrued until the loan becomes current, is paid off or is foreclosed upon. Interest accruals are resumed on such loans only when they are brought fully current with respect to interest and principal and when, in the judgment of management, the loans are estimated to be fully collectible as to both principal and interest. Cash receipts on nonaccrual loans are recorded as interest income, except when such payments are specifically designated as principal reduction or when management does not believe the Partnership’s investment in the loan is fully recoverable.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses is an estimate of credit losses inherent in the Partnership’s loan portfolio that have been incurred as of the balance-sheet date.  The allowance is established through a provision for loan losses which is charged to expense.  Additions to the allowance are expected to maintain the adequacy of the total allowance after credit losses and loan growth.  Credit exposures determined to be uncollectible are charged against the allowance.  Cash received on previously charged off amounts is recorded as a recovery to the allowance.  The overall allowance consists of two primary components, specific reserves related to impaired loans and general reserves for inherent losses related to loans that are not impaired.

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Partnership will be unable to collect all amounts due, including principal and interest, according to the contractual terms of the original agreement.  Loans determined to be impaired are individually evaluated for impairment.  When a loan is impaired, the Partnership measures impairment based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's effective interest rate, except that as a practical expedient, it may measure impairment based on a loan's observable market price, or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent.  A loan is collateral dependent if the repayment of the loan is expected to be provided solely by the underlying collateral.

A restructuring of a debt constitutes a troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”) if the Partnership for economic or legal reasons related to the debtor's financial difficulties grants a concession to the debtor that it would not otherwise consider.  Restructured loans typically present an elevated level of credit risk as the borrowers are not able to perform according to the original contractual terms.  Loans that are reported as TDR’s are considered impaired and measured for impairment as described above.

The determination of the general reserve for loans that are not impaired is based on estimates made by management, to include, but not limited to, consideration of historical losses by portfolio segment, internal asset classifications, and qualitative factors to include economic trends in the Partnership’s service areas, industry experience and trends, geographic concentrations, estimated collateral values, the Partnership’s underwriting policies, the character of the loan portfolio, and probable losses inherent in the portfolio taken as a whole.

The Partnership maintains a separate allowance for each portfolio segment (loan type).  These portfolio segments include commercial real estate, improved and unimproved land, condominium, and single-family (1-4 units) loans.   The allowance for loan losses attributable to each portfolio segment, which includes both impaired loans and loans that are not impaired, is combined to determine the Partnership’s overall allowance, which is included on the consolidated balance sheet.

Real Estate Held for Sale and Investment

Real estate held for sale and investment includes real estate acquired through foreclosure and is initially stated at the property’s estimated fair value, less estimated costs to sell.

Depreciation of real estate properties held for investment is provided on the straight-line method over the estimated remaining useful lives of buildings and improvements (5-39 years). Depreciation of tenant improvements is provided on the straight-line method over the lives of the related leases. Costs related to the improvement of real estate held for sale and investment are capitalized, whereas those costs related to holding the property are expensed.

The Partnership periodically compares the carrying value of real estate held for investment to expected future cash flows as determined by internally or third party generated valuations for the purpose of assessing the recoverability of the recorded amounts. If the carrying value exceeds future undiscounted cash flows, the assets are reduced to fair value.

The Partnership reclassifies real estate properties from held for investment to held for sale in the period in which all of the following criteria are met: 1) Management commits to a plan to sell the property; 2) The property is available for immediate sale in its present condition; 3) An active program to locate a buyer has been initiated; 4) The sale of the property is probable and the transfer of the property is expected to qualify for recognition as a completed sale, within one year; and 5) Actions required to complete the plan indicate it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or the plan will be withdrawn.

If circumstances arise that previously were considered unlikely, and, as a result, the Partnership decides not to sell a real estate property classified as held for sale, the property is reclassified to held for investment. The property is then measured individually at the lower of its carrying amount, adjusted for depreciation or amortization expense that would have been recognized had the property been continuously classified as held for investment, or its fair value at the date of the subsequent decision not to sell.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

ASU No. 2011-01

In January 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-01, “Receivables (Topic 310) – Deferral of the Effective Date of Disclosures about Troubled Debt Restructurings in Update No. 2010-20”.  The amendments in this ASU temporarily delayed the effective date of the disclosures about troubled debt restructuring in ASU No. 2010-20 for public entities. The delay was intended to allow the Board time to complete its deliberations on what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring. The effective date of the new disclosures about troubled debt restructurings for public entities and the guidance for determining what constitutes a troubled debt restructuring were addressed in ASU no. 2011-02.

ASU No. 2011-02

In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-02, “Receivables (Topic 310) – A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring Is a Troubled Debt Restructuring”. The amendments in this ASU state that in evaluating whether a restructuring constitutes a troubled debt restructuring, a creditor must separately conclude that the restructuring constitutes a concession and the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties and further clarifies when these conditions have been met. In addition, the amendments clarify that a creditor is precluded from using the effective interest rate test in the debtor’s guidance on restructuring of payables when evaluating whether a restructuring constitutes a troubled debt restructuring. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after June 15, 2011, and should be applied retrospectively to the beginning of the annual period of adoption.

ASU No. 2011-04

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820)”.  The amendments in this ASU result in common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements in U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and International Financial Reporting Standards.  It changes the wording used to describe the requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements, among several other less significant changes.  This ASU is effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011.  Early application is not permitted.