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Note 1: Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Notes  
Note 1: Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Note 1:      Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Nature of Operations and Operating Segments

 

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (“GSBC” or the “Company”) operates as a one-bank holding company.  GSBC’s business primarily consists of the operations of Great Southern Bank (the “Bank”), which provides a full range of financial services to customers primarily located in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska and Arkansas.  The Company and the Bank are subject to the regulation of certain federal and state agencies and undergo periodic examinations by those regulatory agencies.

 

The Company’s banking operation is its only reportable segment.  The banking operation is principally engaged in the business of originating residential and commercial real estate loans, construction loans, commercial business loans and consumer loans and funding these loans through attracting deposits from the general public, accepting brokered deposits and borrowing from the Federal Home Loan Bank and others.  The operating results of this segment are regularly reviewed by management to make decisions about resource allocations and to assess performance.  Selected information is not presented separately for the Company’s reportable segment, as there is no material difference between that information and the corresponding information in the consolidated financial statements.

 

Effective November 30, 2012, Great Southern Bank sold Great Southern Travel and Great Southern Insurance divisions.  The 2012 operations of the two divisions have been reclassified to include all revenues and expenses in discontinued operations.  The 2011 and 2010 operations have been restated to reflect the reclassification of revenues and expenses in discontinued operations.  The discontinued operations are discussed further in Note 29

 

 

Use of 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 period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses and the valuation of real estate acquired in connection with foreclosures or in satisfaction of loans, the valuation of loans acquired with indication of impairment, the valuation of the FDIC indemnification asset and other-than-temporary impairments (OTTI) and fair values of financial instruments.  In connection with the determination of the allowance for loan losses and the valuation of foreclosed assets held for sale, management obtains independent appraisals for significant properties.  The valuation of the FDIC indemnification asset is determined in relation to the fair value of assets acquired through FDIC-assisted transactions for which cash flows are monitored on an ongoing basis.

 

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, the Bank, and the Bank’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Great Southern Real Estate Development Corporation, GSB One LLC (including its wholly owned subsidiary, GSB Two LLC), Great Southern Financial Corporation, Great Southern Community Development Company, LLC (including its wholly owned subsidiary, Great Southern CDE, LLC), GS, LLC, GSSC, LLC, GS-RE Holding, LLC (including its wholly owned subsidiary, GS RE Management, LLC), GS-RE Holding II, LLC, GS-RE Holding III, LLC, VFP Conclusion Holding, LLC and VFP Conclusion Holding II, LLC.  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. 

 

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain prior periods’ amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2012 financial statements presentation.  These reclassifications had no effect on net income.

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Stock

 

Federal Home Loan Bank common stock is a required investment for institutions that are members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system.  The required investment in common stock is based on a predetermined formula, carried at cost and evaluated for impairment.

 

 

Securities

 

Available-for-sale securities, which include any security for which the Company has no immediate plan to sell but which may be sold in the future, are carried at fair value.  Unrealized gains and losses are recorded, net of related income tax effects, in other comprehensive income.

 

Held-to-maturity securities, which include any security for which the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold until maturity, are carried at historical cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts.

 

Amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts are recorded as interest income from securities.  Realized gains and losses are recorded as net security gains (losses).  Gains and losses on sales of securities are determined on the specific-identification method.

 

For debt securities with fair value below carrying value when the Company does not intend to sell a debt security, and it is more likely than not the Company will not have to sell the security before recovery of its cost basis, it recognizes the credit component of an other-than-temporary impairment of a debt security in earnings and the remaining portion in other comprehensive income.  For held-to-maturity debt securities, the amount of an other-than-temporary impairment recorded in other comprehensive income for the noncredit portion of a previous other-than-temporary impairment is amortized prospectively over the remaining life of the security on the basis of the timing of future estimated cash flows of the security.

 

The Company’s consolidated statements of income reflect the full impairment (that is, the difference between the security’s amortized cost basis and fair value) on debt securities that the Company intends to sell or would more likely than not be required to sell before the expected recovery of the amortized cost basis.  For available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that management has no intent to sell and believes that it more likely than not will not be required to sell prior to recovery, only the credit loss component of the impairment is recognized in earnings, while the noncredit loss is recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income.  The credit loss component recognized in earnings is identified as the amount of principal cash flows not expected to be received over the remaining term of the security as projected based on cash flow projections. 

 

For equity securities, when the Company has decided to sell an impaired available-for-sale security and the Company does not expect the fair value of the security to fully recover before the expected time of sale, the security is deemed other-than-temporarily impaired in the period in which the decision to sell is made.  The Company recognizes an impairment loss when the impairment is deemed other than temporary even if a decision to sell has not been made.

 

 

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

 

Mortgage loans originated and intended for sale in the secondary market are carried at the lower of cost or fair value in the aggregate.  Write-downs to fair value are recognized as a charge to earnings at the time the decline in value occurs.  Nonbinding forward commitments to sell individual mortgage loans are generally obtained to reduce market risk on mortgage loans in the process of origination and mortgage loans held for sale.  Gains and losses resulting from sales of mortgage loans are recognized when the respective loans are sold to investors.  Fees received from borrowers to guarantee the funding of mortgage loans held for sale and fees paid to investors to ensure the ultimate sale of such mortgage loans are recognized as income or expense when the loans are sold or when it becomes evident that the commitment will not be used.

 

 

Loans

 

Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff are reported at their outstanding principal balances adjusted for any charge-offs, the allowance for loan losses, any deferred fees or costs on originated loans and unamortized premiums or discounts on purchased loans.  Interest income is reported on the interest method and includes amortization of net deferred loan fees and costs over the loan term.  Past due status is based on the contractual terms of a loan.  Generally, loans are placed on nonaccrual status at 90 days past due and interest is considered a loss, unless the loan is well secured and in the process of collection.  Payments received on nonaccrual loans are applied to principal until the loans are returned to accrual status.  Loans are returned to accrual status when all payments contractually due are brought current, payment performance is sustained for a period of time, generally six months, and future payments are reasonably assured.  With the exception of consumer loans, charge-offs on loans are recorded when available information indicates a loan is not fully collectible and the loss is reasonably quantifiable.  Consumer loans are charged-off at specified delinquency dates consistent with regulatory guidelines.

 

Discounts and premiums on purchased loans are amortized to income using the interest method over the remaining period to contractual maturity, adjusted for anticipated prepayments.

 

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

 

The allowance for loan losses is established as losses are estimated to have occurred through a provision for loan losses charged to earnings.  Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan balance is confirmed.  Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.

 

The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a regular basis by management and is based upon management’s periodic review of the collectibility of the loans in light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral and prevailing economic conditions.  This evaluation is inherently subjective as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.

 

The allowance consists of allocated and general components.  The allocated component relates to loans that are classified as impaired.  For those loans that are classified as impaired, an allowance is established when the discounted cash flows (or collateral value or observable market price) of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value of that loan.  The general component covers nonclassified loans and is based on historical charge-off experience and expected loss given default derived from the Company’s internal risk rating process.  Other adjustments may be made to the allowance for pools of loans after an assessment of internal or external influences on credit quality that are not fully reflected in the historical loss or risk rating data.

 

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement.  The Company determines which loans are reviewed for impairment based on various analyses including annual reviews of large loan relationships, calculations of loan debt coverage ratios as financial information is obtained, weekly past-due meetings, quarterly reviews of all loans over $1.0 million and quarterly reviews of watch list credits by management.  In accordance with regulatory guidelines, impairment in the consumer loan portfolio is primarily identified by past-due status.  Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest payments when due.  Loans that experience insignificant payment delays and payment shortfalls generally are not classified as impaired.  Management determines the significance of payment delays and payment shortfalls on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the loan and the borrower, including the length of the delay, the reasons for the delay, the borrower’s prior payment record and the amount of the shortfall in relation to the principal and interest owed.  Payments made on impaired loans are treated in accordance with the accrual status of the loan.  If loans are performing in accordance with their contractual terms but the ultimate collectability of principal and interest is questionable, payments are applied to principal only.  Impairment is measured on a loan-by-loan basis for commercial and construction loans by either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s obtainable market price or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. 

 

Large groups of smaller balance homogenous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment.  Accordingly, the Bank does not separately identify consumer loans for impairment disclosures unless they have been specifically identified through the classification process.

 

 

Loans Acquired in Business Combinations

 

Loans acquired in business combinations with evidence of credit deterioration since origination and for which it is probable that all contractually required payments will not be collected are considered to be credit impaired.  Evidence of credit quality deterioration as of purchase dates may include information such as past-due and nonaccrual status, borrower credit scores and recent loan to value percentages.  Acquired credit-impaired loans are accounted for under the accounting guidance for loans and debt securities acquired with deteriorated credit quality (FASB ASC 310-30) and initially measured at fair value, which includes estimated future credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the loans.  Accordingly, allowances for credit losses related to these loans are not carried over and recorded at the acquisition dates.  Loans acquired through business combinations that do not meet the specific criteria of FASB ASC 310-30, but for which a discount is attributable, at least in part to credit quality, are also accounted for under this guidance.  As a result, related discounts are recognized subsequently through accretion based on the expected cash flows of the acquired loans.  For purposes of applying FASB ASC 310-30, loans acquired in business combinations are aggregated into pools of loans with common risk characteristics. 

 

The expected cash flows of the acquired loan pools in excess of the fair values recorded is referred to as the accretable yield and is recognized in interest income over the remaining estimated lives of the loan pools.  The Company continues to evaluate the fair value of the loans including cash flows expected to be collected.  Increases in the Company’s cash flow expectations are recognized as increases to the accretable yield while decreases are recognized as impairments through the allowance for loan losses. 

 

 

FDIC Indemnification Asset

 

Through two FDIC-assisted transactions during 2009, one during 2011 and one during 2012, the Bank acquired certain loans and foreclosed assets which are covered under loss sharing agreements with the FDIC.  These agreements commit the FDIC to reimburse the Bank for a portion of realized losses on these covered assets.  Therefore, as of the dates of acquisition, the Company calculated the amount of such reimbursements it expects to receive from the FDIC using the present value of anticipated cash flows from the covered assets based on the credit adjustments estimated for each pool of loans and the estimated losses on foreclosed assets.  In accordance with FASB ASC 805, each FDIC Indemnification Asset was initially recorded at its fair value, and is measured separately from the loan assets and foreclosed assets because the loss sharing agreements are not contractually embedded in them or transferrable with them in the event of disposal.  The balance of the FDIC Indemnification Asset increases and decreases as the expected and actual cash flows from the covered assets fluctuate, as loans are paid off or impaired and as loans and foreclosed assets are sold.  There are no contractual interest rates on these contractual receivables from the FDIC; however, a discount was recorded against the initial balance of the FDIC Indemnification Asset in conjunction with the fair value measurement as this receivable will be collected over the terms of the loss sharing agreements.  This discount will be accreted to income over future periods.  These acquisitions and agreements are more fully discussed in Note 4.

 

 

Foreclosed Assets Held for Sale

 

Assets acquired through, or in lieu of, loan foreclosure are held for sale and are initially recorded at fair value less estimated cost to sell at the date of foreclosure, establishing a new cost basis.  Subsequent to foreclosure, valuations are periodically performed by management and the assets are carried at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less estimated cost to sell.  Revenue and expenses from operations and changes in the valuation allowance are included in net expense on foreclosed assets.

 

 

Premises and Equipment

 

Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation.  Depreciation is charged to expense using the straight-line and accelerated methods over the estimated useful lives of the assets.  Leasehold improvements are capitalized and amortized using the straight-line and accelerated methods over the terms of the respective leases or the estimated useful lives of the improvements, whichever is shorter.

 

 

Long-Lived Asset Impairment

 

The Company evaluates the recoverability of the carrying value of long-lived assets whenever events or circumstances indicate the carrying amount may not be recoverable.  If a long-lived asset is tested for recoverability and the undiscounted estimated future cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset is less than the carrying amount of the asset, the asset cost is adjusted to fair value and an impairment loss is recognized as the amount by which the carrying amount of a long-lived asset exceeds its fair value.

 

No asset impairment was recognized during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010.

 

 

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

Goodwill is tested at least annually for impairment.  If the implied fair value of goodwill is lower than its carrying amount, a goodwill impairment is indicated and goodwill is written down to its implied fair value.  Subsequent increases in goodwill value are not recognized in the financial statements.

 

Intangible assets are being amortized on the straight-line basis over periods ranging from three to seven years.  Such assets are periodically evaluated as to the recoverability of their carrying value.

 

A summary of goodwill and intangible assets is as follows:

 

 

 

December 31,

 

2012

2011

(In Thousands)

 

 

Goodwill – Branch acquisitions

$379

$379

Goodwill – Travel agency acquisitions

--

878

Deposit intangibles

 

 

  Branch acquisitions

--

51

  TeamBank

1,368

1,789

  Vantus Bank

1,141

1,452

  Sun Security Bank

2,015

2,365

  InterBank

908

--

Noncompete agreements

--

15

 

 

 

 

$5,811

$6,929

 

 

 

 

Loan Servicing and Origination Fee Income

 

Loan servicing income represents fees earned for servicing real estate mortgage loans owned by various investors.  The fees are generally calculated on the outstanding principal balances of the loans serviced and are recorded as income when earned.  Loan origination fees, net of direct loan origination costs, are recognized as income using the level-yield method over the contractual life of the loan.

 

 

Mortgage Servicing Rights

 

Mortgage servicing assets are recognized separately when rights are acquired through purchase or through sale of financial assets.  Under the servicing assets and liabilities accounting guidance (FASB ASC 860-50), servicing rights resulting from the sale or securitization of loans originated by the Company are initially measured at fair value at the date of transfer.  In 2009, the Company acquired mortgage servicing rights as part of two FDIC-assisted transactions.  These mortgage servicing assets were initially recorded at their fair values as part of the acquisition valuation.  The initial fair values recorded for the mortgage servicing assets, acquired in 2009, totaled $923,000.  Mortgage servicing assets were $152,000 and $292,000 at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  The Company has elected to measure the mortgage servicing rights for mortgage loans using the amortization method, whereby servicing rights are amortized in proportion to and over the period of estimated net servicing income.  The amortized assets are assessed for impairment or increased obligation based on fair value at each reporting date.

 

Fair value is based on a valuation model that calculates the present value of estimated future net servicing income.  The valuation model incorporates assumptions that market participants would use in estimating future net servicing income, such as the cost to service, the discount rate, the custodial earnings rate, an inflation rate, ancillary income, prepayment speeds and default rates and losses.  These variables change from quarter to quarter as market conditions and projected interest rates change, and may have an adverse impact on the value of the mortgage servicing right and may result in a reduction to noninterest income.

 

Each class of separately recognized servicing assets subsequently measured using the amortization method are evaluated and measured for impairment.  Impairment is determined by stratifying rights into tranches based on predominant characteristics, such as interest rate, loan type and investor type.  Impairment is recognized through a valuation allowance for an individual tranche, to the extent that fair value is less than the carrying amount of the servicing assets for that tranche.  The valuation allowance is adjusted to reflect changes in the measurement of impairment after the initial measurement of impairment.  At December 31, 2012 and 2011, no valuation allowance was recorded.  Fair value in excess of the carrying amount of servicing assets is not recognized.

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity

 

At the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company’s stockholders approved the Company’s reincorporation to the State of Maryland.  This reincorporation was completed in June 2004.  Under Maryland law, there is no concept of “Treasury Shares.”  Instead, shares purchased by the Company constitute authorized but unissued shares under Maryland law.  Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America state that accounting for treasury stock shall conform to state law.  The cost of shares purchased by the Company has been allocated to common stock and retained earnings balances.

 

 

Earnings Per Share

 

Basic earnings per share are computed based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each year.  Diluted earnings per share are computed using the weighted average common shares and all potential dilutive common shares outstanding during the period.

 

Earnings per share (EPS) were computed as follows:

 

 

 

2012

2011

2010

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

 

 

 

Net income

$48,706

$30,269

$23,865

 

 

 

 

Net income available to common shareholders

$48,098

$26,259

$20,462

 

 

 

 

Net income from continuing operations

$44,087

$29,657

$23,300

 

 

 

 

Net income from continuing operations available to common shareholders

$43,479

$25,647

$19,897

 

 

 

 

Average common shares outstanding

13,534

13,462

13,434

 

 

 

 

Average common share stock options and warrants outstanding

58

164

612

 

 

 

 

Average diluted common shares

13,592

13,626

14,046

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share – basic

$3.55

$1.95

$1.52

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share – diluted

$3.54

$1.93

$1.46

 

 

 

 

Earnings from continuing operations per common share – basic

$3.21

$1.91

$1.48

 

 

 

 

Earnings from continuing operations per common share – diluted

$3.20

$1.89

$1.42

 

 

 

 

Earnings from discontinued operations per common share, net of tax – basic

$0.34

$0.04

$0.04

 

 

 

 

Earnings from discontinued operations per common share, net of tax – diluted

$0.34

$0.04

$0.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options to purchase 444,770, 479,098 and 498,674 shares of common stock were outstanding at December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for that year because the options’ exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Option Plans

 

The Company has stock-based employee compensation plans, which are described more fully in Note 21.  In accordance with FASB ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, compensation cost related to share-based payment transactions is recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on the grant-date fair value of the award using the modified prospective transition method.  For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, share-based compensation expense totaling $435,000, $486,000 and $461,000, respectively, was included in salaries and employee benefits expense in the consolidated statements of income.

 

On December 31, 2005, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the accelerated vesting of certain outstanding out-of-the-money unvested options (Options) to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock held by the Company’s officers and employees.  Options to purchase 183,935 shares which would otherwise have vested from time to time over the next five years became immediately exercisable as a result of this action.  The accelerated Options had a weighted average exercise price of $31.49.  The closing market price on December 30, 2005, was $27.61. 

 

The Company also placed a restriction on the sale or other transfer of shares (including pledging the shares as collateral) acquired through the exercise of the accelerated Options prior to the original vesting date.  With the acceleration of these Options, the compensation expense, net of taxes, that was recognized in the Company’s income statements for 2010 was reduced by approximately $103,000.  On December 31, 2005, the accelerated Options represented approximately 41% of the unvested Company options and 27% of the total of all outstanding Company options.

 

 

Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.  At December 31, 2012 and 2011, cash equivalents consisted of interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions and federal funds sold.  At December 31, 2012, nearly all of the interest-bearing deposits were uninsured with most of these balances held at the Federal Home Loan Bank or the Federal Reserve Bank.  The federal funds sold were held at a commercial bank. 

 

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with income tax accounting guidance (FASB ASC 740, Income Taxes).  The income tax accounting guidance results in two components of income tax expense:  current and deferred.  Current income tax expense reflects taxes to be paid or refunded for the current period by applying the provisions of the enacted tax law to the taxable income or excess of deductions over revenues.  The Company determines deferred income taxes using the liability (or balance sheet) method.  Under this method, the net deferred tax asset or liability is based on the tax effects of the differences between the book and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and enacted changes in tax rates and laws are recognized in the period in which they occur.

 

Deferred income tax expense results from changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities between periods.  Deferred tax assets are recognized if it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the tax position will be realized or sustained upon examination.  The term more likely than not means a likelihood of more than 50 percent; the terms examined and upon examination also include resolution of the related appeals or litigation processes, if any.  A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is initially and subsequently measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information.  The determination of whether or not a tax position has met the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold considers the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date and is subject to management’s judgment.  Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of evidence available, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized.  At December 31, 2012 and 2011, no valuation allowance was established.

 

The Company recognizes interest and penalties on income taxes as a component of income tax expense.

 

The Company files consolidated income tax returns with its subsidiaries.

 

 

Derivatives and Hedging Activities

 

FASB ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, provides the disclosure requirements for derivatives and hedging activities with the intent to provide users of financial statements with an enhanced understanding of: (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how the entity accounts for derivative instruments and related hedged items and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows.  Further, qualitative disclosures are required that explain the Company’s objectives and strategies for using derivatives, as well as quantitative disclosures about the fair value of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative instruments.  For detailed disclosures on derivatives and hedging activities, see Note 17.

 

As required by FASB ASC 815, the Company records all derivatives in the statement of financial condition at fair value.  The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether the Company has elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to apply hedge accounting.  Currently, none of the Company’s derivatives are designated in qualifying hedging relationships.  As such, all changes in fair value of the Company’s derivatives are recognized directly in earnings.

 

 

Restriction on Cash and Due From Banks

 

The Bank is required to maintain reserve funds in cash and/or on deposit with the Federal Reserve Bank.  The reserve required at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, was $125.5 million and $106.2 million.

 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In December 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-12 to amend FASB ASC Topic 220, Comprehensive Income.  The Update defers the effective date for amendments to the presentation of reclassifications of items out of accumulated other comprehensive income in ASU No. 2011-05.  The Update was effective for the Company January 1, 2012, and did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. 

 

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-08 to amend FASB ASC Topic 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other:  Testing Goodwill for Impairment.  The purpose of the Update is to simplify how entities test goodwill for impairment.  The amendments allows entities the option of considering qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount.  The results of this consideration are then used to determine whether the two-step goodwill impairment test described in Topic 350 must be performed.  The more-likely-than-not threshold is defined as having a likelihood of more than 50 percent.  The Update was effective for the Company January 1, 2012.  While early adoption was permitted, the Company did not choose to do so.  The Update did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. 

 

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05 to amend FASB ASC Topic 220, Comprehensive Income:  Presentation of Comprehensive Income.  The purpose of the Update is to improve the comparability, consistency and transparency of financial reporting related to other comprehensive income.  It eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of stockholders’ equity.  Instead, the components of other comprehensive income must either be presented with net income in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or as a separate but consecutive statement following the statement of income.  The Update was effective for the Company January 1, 2012, on a retrospective basis for interim and annual reporting periods.  The new required disclosures are included in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, which follow the Consolidated Statements of Income. 

 

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 to amend FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement:  Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.  The Update amends the GAAP requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosures about fair value measurements to improve consistency between GAAP and IFRSs by changing some of the wording used to describe the requirements, clarifying the intended application of certain requirements and changing certain principles.  The Update was effective for the Company January 1, 2012, on a prospective basis for interim and annual reporting periods, and did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-03 to amend FASB ASC Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing.  ASC 860 outlines when the transfer of financial assets under a repurchase agreement may or may not be accounted for as a sale.  Whether the transferring entity maintains effective control over the transferred financial assets provides the basis for such a determination.  The previous requirement that the transferor must have the ability to repurchase or redeem the financial assets before the maturity of the agreement is removed from the assessment of effective control by this Update.  The Update was effective for the Company January 1, 2012, on a prospective basis for interim and annual reporting periods, and did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In October 2012, the FASB issued ASU No. 2012-06 to amend FASB ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations.  The Update addresses the diversity in practice when subsequently measuring an indemnification asset recognized in a government-assisted (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or National Credit Union Administration) acquisition of a financial institution that includes a loss-sharing agreement (indemnification agreement).  When a reporting entity recognizes an indemnification asset as a result of a government-assisted acquisition of a financial institution and subsequently a change in the cash flows expected to be collected on the indemnification asset occurs (as a result of a change in cash flows expected to be collected on the assets subject to indemnification), the reporting entity should subsequently account for the change in the measurement of the indemnification asset on the same basis as the change in the assets subject to indemnification. Any amortization of changes in value should be limited to the contractual term of the indemnification agreement (that is, the lesser of the term of the indemnification agreement and the remaining life of the indemnified assets).  The Update will be effective for the Company January 1, 2013, and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. 

 

In January 2013, FASB issued ASU No. 2013-01, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.  The Update clarifies the scope of transactions that are subject to the disclosures about offsetting.  The Update clarifies that ordinary trade receivables and receivables are not in the scope of Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.  Specifically, Update 2011-11 applies only to derivatives, repurchase agreements and reverse purchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending transactions that are either offset in accordance with specific criteria contained in FASB Accounting Standards Codification or subject to a master netting arrangement or similar agreement.  The Update will be effective for the Company January 1, 2013, and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. 

 

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, to improve the transparency of reporting reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income.  The amendments in the Update do not change the current requirements for reporting net income or other comprehensive income in financial statements.  All of the information that this Update requires already is required to be disclosed elsewhere in the financial statements under U.S. GAAP.  The new amendments will require an organization to present (either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes) the effects on the line items of net income of significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income–but only if the item reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period.  Or, the organization may cross-reference to other disclosures currently required under U.S. GAAP for other reclassification items (that are not required under U.S. GAAP) to be reclassified directly to net income in their entirety in the same reporting period.  The Update will be effective for the Company January 1, 2013, and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.