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Note 6: Loans and Allowance For Loan Losses: Loan Portfolio Credit Quality Internal Grading System Policy (Policies)
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Policies  
Loan Portfolio Credit Quality Internal Grading System Policy

The Company reviews the credit quality of its loan portfolio using an internal grading system that classifies loans as “Satisfactory,” “Watch,” “Special Mention,” “Substandard” and “Doubtful.”  Substandard loans are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Bank will sustain some loss if certain deficiencies are not corrected.  Doubtful loans are those having all the weaknesses inherent to those classified Substandard with the added characteristics that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable.  Special mention loans possess potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention but do not expose the Bank to a degree of risk that warrants substandard classification.  Loans classified as watch are being monitored because of indications of potential weaknesses or deficiencies that may require future classification as special mention or substandard.  Loans not meeting any of the criteria previously described are considered satisfactory.  The FDIC-assisted acquired loans are evaluated using this internal grading system.  These loans are accounted for in pools.  Minimal adverse classification in these acquired loan pools was identified as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.  See Note 7 for further discussion of the acquired loan pools and the termination of the loss sharing agreements. 

The Company evaluates the loan risk internal grading system definitions and allowance for loan loss methodology on an ongoing basis.  In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company began using a three-year average of historical losses for the general component of the allowance for loan loss calculation.  The Company had previously used a five-year average.  For interim periods, the Company uses three full years plus the interim period’s annualized average losses for the general component of the allowance for loan loss calculation.  The Company believes that the three-year average provides a better representation of the current risks in the loan portfolio.  This change was made after consultation with our regulators and other third-party consultants, as well as a review of the practices used by the Company’s peers.  This change did not materially affect the level of the allowance for loan losses.  The general component of the allowance for loan losses is affected by several factors, including, but not limited to, average historical losses, average life of the loan, the current composition of the loan portfolio, current and expected economic conditions, collateral values and internal risk ratings.  Management considers all these factors in determining the adequacy of the Company’s allowance for loan losses.  No other significant changes were made to the loan risk grading system definitions and allowance for loan loss methodology during the past year.