NOTE 8 – FAIR VALUE

Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

When possible, the Company looks to active and observable markets to price identical assets or liabilities. When identical assets and liabilities are not traded in active markets, the Company looks to observable market data for similar assets and liabilities. However, certain assets and liabilities are not traded in observable markets and the Company must use other valuation methods to develop a fair value.

Carrying amount is the estimated fair value for cash and due from banks, Federal funds sold, accrued interest receivable and payable, demand deposits, short-term debt, and variable rate loans or deposits that reprice frequently and fully. It was not practicable to determine the fair value of Federal Home Loan Bank stock due to the restrictions placed on its transferability. For fixed rate loans or deposits and for variable rate loans or deposits with infrequent repricing or repricing limits, fair value is based on discounted cash flows using current market rates applied to the estimated life and credit risk. Fair values for impaired loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analysis or underlying collateral values. Fair value of debt is based on current rates for similar financing. The fair value of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is not material.

The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair value of each type of financial instrument measured on a recurring basis:

Investment Securities: The fair values for investment securities are determined by quoted market prices, if available (Level 1). For securities where quoted prices are not available, fair values are calculated based on market prices of similar securities (Level 2). For securities where quoted prices or market prices of similar securities are not available, fair values are calculated using discounted cash flows or other market indicators (Level 3).

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments at March 31, 2015 were as follows:

				Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2015 Using
	Carrying Amount			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3		Total
Financial assets
Cash and due from banks	$	85,816		$	85,816		$	-		$	-	$	85,816
Federal funds sold		24,417			24,417			-			-		24,417
Securities available for sale		225,137			-			225,137			-		225,137
Loans held for sale		633			-			-			633		633
Loans, net		861,944			-			-			865,188		865,188
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		2,996			n/a			n/a			n/a		n/a
Interest receivable		3,105			-			621			2,484		3,105

Financial liabilities
Deposits	$	(1,089,798	)	$	(731,723	)	$	(357,997	)	$	-	$	(1,089,720	)
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		(18,099	)		-			(18,099	)		-		(18,099	)
Other borrowed funds		(11,115	)		-			(11,127	)		-		(11,127	)
Interest payable		(386	)		(6	)		(380	)		-		(386	)

The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of financial instruments at December 31, 2014 were as follows:

				Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 Using
	Carrying Amount			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3		Total
Financial assets
Cash and due from banks	$	70,398		$	70,398		$	-		$	-	$	70,398
Federal funds sold		4,986			4,986			-			-		4,986
Securities available for sale		229,750			-			229,610			140		229,750
Loans held for sale		226			-			-			226		226
Loans, net		869,364			-			-			870,273		870,273
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		2,996			n/a			n/a			n/a		n/a
Interest receivable		3,219			-			625			2,594		3,219

Financial liabilities
Deposits	$	(1,075,243	)	$	(711,118	)	$	(363,481	)	$	-	$	(1,074,599	)
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		(15,580	)		-			(15,580	)		-		(15,580	)
Other borrowed funds		(11,722	)		-			(11,760	)		-		(11,760	)
Interest payable		(434	)		(6	)		(428	)		-		(434	)

Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

			Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2015 Using:
	Carrying Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Available for sale
Mortgage-backed securities
U. S. agency MBS - residential	$	59,538	$	-	$	59,538	$	-
U. S. agency CMO’s - residential		136,348		-		136,348		-
Total mortgage-backed securities of government sponsored agencies		195,886		-		195,886		-
U. S. government sponsored agency securities		18,600		-		18,600		-
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		10,651		-		10,651		-
Total available for sale	$	225,137	$	-	$	225,137	$	-

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 Using:
	Carrying Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Available for sale
Mortgage-backed securities
U. S. agency MBS - residential	$	52,780	$	-	$	52,780	$	-
U. S. agency CMO’s		144,188		-		144,188		-
Total mortgage-backed securities of government sponsored agencies		196,968		-		196,968		-
U. S. government sponsored agency securities		22,506		-		22,506		-
Obligations of states and political subdivisions		10,276		-		10,136		140
Total securities available for sale	$	229,750	$	-	$	229,610	$	140
Mortgage-backed securities

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during 2015 or 2014.

The table below presents a reconciliation of all assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the quarter ended March 31, 2015:

	Securities Available-for-sale
	Quarter Ended March 31, 2015
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets at beginning of period	$	140
Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized):
Included in earnings – realized		-
Included in earnings – unrealized		-
Included in other comprehensive income		-
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net		(140	)
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3		-
Balance of recurring Level 3 assets at period-end	$	-

Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Non-Recurring Basis

The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair value of each type of financial instrument measured on a non-recurring basis:

Impaired Loans: The fair value of impaired loans with specific allocations of the allowance for loan losses is generally based on recent real estate appraisals. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are typically significant and unique to each property and result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. Management periodically evaluates the appraised values and will discount a property’s appraised value to account for a number of factors including but not limited to the cost of liquidating the collateral, the age of the appraisal, observable deterioration since the appraisal, or other factors unique to the property. To the extent an adjusted appraised value is lower than the carrying value of an impaired loan, a specific allocation of the allowance for loan losses is assigned to the loan.

Other real estate owned (OREO): The fair value of OREO is based on appraisals less cost to sell at the date of foreclosure. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are typically significant and result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. Management periodically evaluates the appraised values and will discount a property’s appraised value to account for a number of factors including but not limited to the cost of liquidating the collateral, the age of the appraisal, observable deterioration since the appraisal, or other factors unique to the property. To the extent an adjusted appraised value is lower than the carrying value of an OREO property, a direct charge to earnings is recorded as an OREO writedown.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at March 31, 2015 are summarized below:

			Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2015 Using
	Carrying Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial real estate
Owner occupied	$	346		-		-	$	346
Non-owner occupied		589		-		-		589
Commercial and industrial		68		-		-		68
All other		4,246		-		-		4,246
Total impaired loans	$	5,249	$	-	$	-	$	5,249

Other real estate owned:
Commercial real estate
Non-owner occupied	$	2,003		-		-	$	2,003
All other		7,711		-		-		7,711
Total OREO	$	9,714	$	-	$	-	$	9,714

Impaired loans, which are measured for impairment using the fair value of the collateral for collateral dependent loans, had a carrying amount of $6,658,000 at March 31, 2015 with a valuation allowance of $1,409,000 and a carrying amount of $7,200,000 at December 31, 2014 with a valuation allowance of $1,400,000 resulting in a provision for loan losses of $9,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared to a $1,437,000 negative provision for loan losses for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The detail of impaired loans by loan class is contained in Note 3 above.

Other real estate owned measured at fair value less costs to sell, had a net carrying amount of $9,714,000 which is made up of the outstanding balance of $11,759,000 net of a valuation allowance of $2,145,000 at March 31, 2015. There were $50,000 of write downs during the three months ended March 31, 2015, and no additional write downs during the three months ended March 31, 2014. At December 31, 2014, other real estate owned had a net carrying amount of $10,206,000, made up of the outstanding balance of $12,343,000, net of a valuation allowance of $2,137,000.

The significant unobservable inputs related to assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at March 31, 2015 are summarized below:

	March 31, 2015		Valuation Techniques	Unobservable Inputs	Range (Weighted Avg)
Impaired loans:
Commercial real estate
Owner occupied		346	sales comparison	adjustment for limited salability of specialized property	65.5%-72.4%(52.4%)
Non-owner occupied		589	sales comparison	adjustment for limited salability of specialized property	41.1%-41.1%(41.1%)
Commercial and industrial		68	sales comparison	adjustment for limited salability of specialized property	8.0%-8.0%(8.0%)
All other		4,246	sales comparison	adjustment for percentage of completion of construction	57.2%-57.2%(57.2%)
Total impaired loans		5,249

Other real estate owned:
Commercial real estate
Non-owner occupied		2,003	sales comparison	adjustment for differences between the comparable sales	17.2%-17.2%(17.2%)
All other		7,711	sales comparison	adjustment for estimated realizable value	24.6%-67.4%(25.0%)
Total OREO	$	9,714

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at December 31, 2014 are summarized below:

			Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 Using
	Carrying Value		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Impaired loans:
Commercial real estate
Owner occupied		600		-		-		600
Non-owner occupied		630		-		-		630
Commercial and industrial		341		-		-		341
All other		4,229		-		-		4,229
Total impaired loans		5,800	$	-	$	-	$	5,800

Other real estate owned:
Commercial real estate
Non-owner occupied		2,003		-		-		2,003
All other		8,203		-		-		8,203
Total OREO	$	10,206	$	-	$	-	$	10,206

The significant unobservable inputs related to assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at December 31, 2014 are summarized below:

	December 31, 2014		Valuation Techniques	Unobservable Inputs	Range (Weighted Avg)
Impaired loans:
Commercial real estate
Owner occupied		600	sales comparison	adjustment for limited salability of specialized property	44.8%-72.4%(58.9%)
Non-owner occupied		630	sales comparison	adjustment for differences between the comparable sales	16.9%-54.6%(16.9%)
Commercial and industrial		341	sales comparison	adjustment for limited salability of specialized property	26.2%-41.2%(27.0%)
All other		4,229	sales comparison	adjustment for percentage of completion of construction	57.3%-57.3%(57.3%)
Total impaired loans		5,800

Other real estate owned:
Commercial real estate
Non-owner occupied		2,003	sales comparison	adjustment for differences between the comparable sales	17.8%-17.8%(17.8%)
All other		8,203	sales comparison	adjustment for estimated realizable value	24.6%-50.3%(45.0%)
Total OREO	$	10,206