UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015

[    ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from           to________

Commission file number 0-22208

QCR HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	42-1397595
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3551 7^th Street, Moline, Illinois 61265

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(309) 743-7724

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes      [ X ]          No [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.      (Check one):    

Large accelerated filer [   ] Accelerated filer [ X ] Non-accelerated filer [   ] Smaller reporting company [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes      [   ]          No [ X ] 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date: As of November 3, 2015, the Registrant had outstanding 11,741,029 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share.

QCR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

			Page Number(s)
Part I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
	Item 1	Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
		Consolidated Balance Sheets	3
		As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
		Consolidated Statements of Income
		For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	4
		Consolidated Statements of Income
		For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	5
		Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
		For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	6
		Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
		For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	7
		Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
		For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	9
		Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
		Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	11
		Note 2. Investment Securities	13
		Note 3. Loans/Leases Receivable	18
		Note 4. Derivatives and Hedging Activities	28
		Note 5. Federal Home Loan Bank Advances	29
		Note 6. Other Borrowings and Unused Lines of Credit	30
		Note 7. Common Stock Offering and Balance Sheet Restructuring	32
		Note 8. Regulatory Capital Requirements and Restrictions on Dividends	33
		Note 9. Earnings Per Share	35
		Note 10. Fair Value	35
		Note 11. Business Segment Information	39
	Item 2	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
		Introduction	41
		General	41
		Executive Overview	41
		Long-Term Financial Goals	44
		Strategic Developments	45
		GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations	46
		Net Interest Income (Tax Equivalent Basis)	48
		Critical Accounting Policies	53

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		Results of Operations
		Interest Income	54
		Interest Expense	54
		Provision for Loan/Lease Losses	55
		Noninterest Income	56
		Noninterest Expense	60
		Income Taxes	63
		Financial Condition	63
		Investment Securities	64
		Loans/Leases	65
		Allowance for Estimated Losses on Loans/Leases	67
		Nonperforming Assets	69
		Deposits	70
		Borrowings	70
		Stockholders' Equity	71
		Liquidity and Capital Resources	71
		Special Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements	74
	Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	75
	Item 4	Controls and Procedures	78
Part II	OTHER INFORMATION
	Item 1	Legal Proceedings	79
	Item 1A	Risk Factors	79
	Item 2	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	79
	Item 3	Defaults upon Senior Securities	80
	Item 4	Mine Safety Disclosures	80
	Item 5	Other Information	80
	Item 6	Exhibits	81
Signatures			82

Throughout the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, we use certain acronyms and abbreviations, as defined in Note 1.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

	September 30,			December 31,
	2015			2014
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$	41,053,241		$	38,235,019
Federal funds sold		34,330,000			46,780,000
Interest-bearing deposits at financial institutions		32,275,631			35,334,682
Securities held to maturity, at amortized cost		238,640,598			199,879,574
Securities available for sale, at fair value		352,134,351			451,659,630
Total securities		590,774,949			651,539,204
Loans receivable held for sale		533,225			553,000
Loans/leases receivable held for investment		1,755,139,144			1,629,450,070
Gross loans/leases receivable		1,755,672,369			1,630,003,070
Less allowance for estimated losses on loans/leases		(25,534,344	)		(23,074,365	)
Net loans/leases receivable		1,730,138,025			1,606,928,705
Premises and equipment, net		38,065,241			36,021,128
Bank-owned life insurance		55,042,457			53,723,548
Restricted investment securities		14,931,025			15,559,575
Other real estate owned, net		8,140,283			12,767,636
Goodwill		3,222,688			3,222,688
Core deposit intangible		1,521,287			1,670,921
Other assets		26,359,890			23,174,994
Total assets	$	2,575,854,717		$	2,524,958,100
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	585,300,296		$	511,991,864
Interest-bearing		1,270,018,691			1,167,676,149
Total deposits		1,855,318,987			1,679,668,013
Short-term borrowings		167,564,212			268,351,670
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		133,000,000			203,500,000
Other borrowings		115,000,000			150,282,492
Junior subordinated debentures		40,526,691			40,423,735
Other liabilities		43,329,588			38,653,681
Total liabilities		2,354,739,478			2,380,879,591
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, $1 par value; shares authorized 20,000,000		11,728,911			8,074,443
September 2015 - 11,728,911 shares issued and outstanding
December 2014 - 8,074,443 shares issued and 7,953,197 outstanding
Additional paid-in capital		122,573,712			61,668,968
Retained earnings		86,649,405			77,876,824
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Securities available for sale		1,010,014			(1,535,849	)
Interest rate cap derivatives		(846,803	)		(399,367	)
Less treasury stock, at cost		-			(1,606,510	)
September 2015 - 0 common shares
December 2014 - 121,246 common shares
Total stockholders' equity		221,115,239			144,078,509
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,575,854,717		$	2,524,958,100

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

Three Months Ended September 30,

	2015		2014
Interest and dividend income:
Loans/leases, including fees	$	19,278,335	$	17,735,190
Securities:
Taxable		1,639,534		2,327,836
Nontaxable		2,021,804		1,531,534
Interest-bearing deposits at financial institutions		66,604		66,397
Restricted investment securities		127,172		128,153
Federal funds sold		7,663		7,532
Total interest and dividend income		23,141,112		21,796,642
Interest expense:
Deposits		1,140,419		1,168,385
Short-term borrowings		63,815		64,665
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		537,473		1,497,456
Other borrowings		944,903		1,279,626
Junior subordinated debentures		316,976		311,179
Total interest expense		3,003,586		4,321,311
Net interest income		20,137,526		17,475,331
Provision for loan/lease losses		1,635,263		1,063,323
Net interest income after provision for loan/lease losses		18,502,263		16,412,008
Noninterest income:
Trust department fees		1,531,964		1,355,700
Investment advisory and management fees		782,442		726,908
Deposit service fees		1,186,701		1,168,961
Gains on sales of residential real estate loans		84,609		120,627
Gains on sales of government guaranteed portions of loans		759,668		158,736
Securities gains, net		56,580		19,429
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance		407,018		434,065
Swap fee income		62,700		-
Debit card fees		289,500		251,600
Correspondent banking fees		310,759		295,147
Participation service fees on commercial loan participations		201,822		218,268
Gains on other real estate owned, net		1,134,093		30,596
Other		841,070		381,636
Total noninterest income		7,648,926		5,161,673
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		10,583,361		10,358,783
Occupancy and equipment expense		1,863,648		1,798,030
Professional and data processing fees		1,742,268		1,530,139
FDIC and other insurance		702,136		711,792
Loan/lease expense		252,860		184,908
Advertising and marketing		460,411		555,076
Postage and telephone		220,895		146,759
Stationery and supplies		144,967		138,377
Bank service charges		392,352		337,067
Other		830,433		721,209
Total noninterest expense		17,193,331		16,482,140
Net income before income taxes		8,957,858		5,091,541
Federal and state income tax expense		2,468,871		1,028,876
Net income	$	6,488,987	$	4,062,665
Earnings per common share attributable to QCR Holdings, Inc. common shareholders
Basic	$	0.55	$	0.51
Diluted	$	0.55	$	0.50
Weighted average common shares outstanding		11,713,993		7,931,944
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding		11,875,930		8,053,985
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	-	$	-

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 

	2015		2014
Interest and dividend income:
Loans/leases, including fees	$	55,528,578	$	51,379,586
Securities:
Taxable		5,317,794		7,484,279
Nontaxable		5,642,692		4,434,005
Interest-bearing deposits at financial institutions		208,323		228,167
Restricted investment securities		377,651		396,648
Federal funds sold		18,416		14,544
Total interest and dividend income		67,093,454		63,937,229
Interest expense:
Deposits		3,296,351		3,371,593
Short-term borrowings		181,084		177,172
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		2,982,834		4,549,412
Other borrowings		3,285,231		3,625,751
Junior subordinated debentures		937,375		923,386
Total interest expense		10,682,875		12,647,314
Net interest income		56,410,579		51,289,915
Provision for loan/lease losses		5,694,384		3,159,364
Net interest income after provision for loan/lease losses		50,716,195		48,130,551
Noninterest income:
Trust department fees		4,676,535		4,300,456
Investment advisory and management fees		2,250,918		2,086,758
Deposit service fees		3,404,550		3,306,769
Gains on sales of residential real estate loans		266,284		317,085
Gains on sales of government guaranteed portions of loans		899,987		860,923
Securities gains, net		473,513		40,625
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance		1,318,909		1,276,901
Swap fee income		1,182,630		62,000
Debit card fees		782,500		763,005
Correspondent banking fees		915,759		745,794
Participation service fees on commercial loan participations		647,598		632,469
Gains (losses) on other real estate owned, net		1,204,016		(114,109	)
Other		1,603,175		1,063,222
Total noninterest income		19,626,374		15,341,898
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		32,709,765		30,298,892
Occupancy and equipment expense		5,507,533		5,515,448
Professional and data processing fees		4,683,480		4,518,460
FDIC and other insurance		2,151,756		2,121,907
Loan/lease expense		1,087,747		908,036
Advertising and marketing		1,368,152		1,394,211
Postage and telephone		683,993		695,555
Stationery and supplies		424,330		435,763
Bank service charges		1,088,806		959,496
Losses on debt extinguishment		6,894,185		-
Other		2,193,815		1,970,492
Total noninterest expense		58,793,562		48,818,260
Net income before income taxes		11,549,007		14,654,189
Federal and state income tax expense		1,405,949		2,694,473
Net income	$	10,143,058	$	11,959,716
Less: Preferred stock dividends		-		1,081,877
Net income attributable to QCR Holdings, Inc. common stockholders	$	10,143,058	$	10,877,839
Earnings per common share attributable to QCR Holdings, Inc. common shareholders
Basic	$	1.03	$	1.37
Diluted	$	1.01	$	1.35
Weighted average common shares outstanding		9,878,882		7,919,201
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding		10,024,441		8,040,418
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.04	$	0.04

 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Net income	$	6,488,987		$	4,062,665
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period before tax		4,155,252			(1,455,231	)
Less reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income before tax		56,580			19,429
		4,098,672			(1,474,660	)
Unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate cap derivatives:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period before tax		(419,219	)		87,756
Less reclassification adjustment for ineffectiveness and caplet amortization before tax		20,099			(10,968	)
		(439,318	)		98,724
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax		3,659,354			(1,375,936	)
Tax expense (benefit)		1,402,871			(563,761	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		2,256,483			(812,175	)
Comprehensive income attributable to QCR Holdings, Inc.	$	8,745,470		$	3,250,490

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Net income	$	10,143,058		$	11,959,716
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gains on securities available for sale:
Unrealized holding gains arising during the period before tax		4,598,599			14,691,007
Less reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income before tax		473,513			40,625
		4,125,086			14,650,382
Unrealized losses on interest rate cap derivatives:
Unrealized holding losses arising during the period before tax		(672,169	)		(163,393	)
Less reclassification adjustment for ineffectiveness and caplet amortization before tax		30,562			(10,968	)
		(702,731	)		(152,425	)
Other comprehensive income, before tax		3,422,355			14,497,957
Tax expense		1,323,928			5,603,334
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		2,098,427			8,894,623
Comprehensive income attributable to QCR Holdings, Inc.	$	12,241,485		$	20,854,339

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

										Accumulated
				Additional						Other
	Common			Paid-In			Retained			Comprehensive			Treasury
	Stock			Capital			Earnings			Income (Loss)			Stock			Total
Balance December 31, 2014	$	8,074,443		$	61,668,968		$	77,876,824		$	(1,935,216	)	$	(1,606,510	)	$	144,078,509
Net income		-			-			4,177,889			-			-			4,177,889
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		-			-			-			2,220,865			-			2,220,865
Proceeds from issuance of 5,679 shares of common stock as a result of stock purchased under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan		5,679			82,641			-			-			-			88,320
Proceeds from issuance of 9,688 shares of common stock as a result of stock options exercised		9,688			94,728			-			-			-			104,416
Stock compensation expense		-			367,775												367,775
Tax benefit of nonqualified stock options exercised		-			15,651			-			-			-			15,651
Restricted stock awards		26,502			(26,502	)		-			-			-			-
Exchange of 3,272 shares of common stock in connection with restricted stock vested, net		(3,272	)		(54,188	)		-			-			-			(57,460	)
Balance March 31, 2015	$	8,113,040		$	62,149,073		$	82,054,713		$	285,649		$	(1,606,510	)	$	150,995,965
Net loss		-			-			(523,818	)		-			-			(523,818	)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax		-			-			-			(2,378,921	)		-			(2,378,921	)
Common cash dividends declared, $0.04 per share		-			-			(464,706	)		-			-			(464,706	)
Proceeds from issuance of 3,680,000 shares of common stock, net of issuance costs		3,680,000			59,804,123			-			-			-			63,484,123
Proceeds from issuance of 8,558 shares of common stock as a result of stock purchased under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan		8,558			128,927			-			-			-			137,485
Proceeds from issuance of 17,240 shares of common stock as a result of stock options exercised		17,240			238,717			-			-			-			255,957
Tax benefit of nonqualified stock options exercised		-			15,827			-			-			-			15,827
Exchange of 630 shares of common stock in connection with stock options exercised		(630	)		(10,616	)		-			-			-			(11,246	)
Stock compensation expense		-			186,751			-			-			-			186,751
Restricted stock awards		1,616			(1,616	)		-			-			-			-
Balance June 30, 2015	$	11,819,824		$	122,511,186		$	81,066,189		$	(2,093,272	)	$	(1,606,510	)	$	211,697,417
Net income		-			-			6,488,987			-			-			6,488,987
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		-			-			-			2,256,483			-			2,256,483
Adjustment to common cash dividends declared		-			-			(1,393	)		-			-			(1,393	)
Proceeds from issuance of 5,394 shares of common stock as a result of stock purchased under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan		5,394			81,309			-			-			-			86,703
Proceeds from issuance of 24,711 shares of common stock as a result of stock options exercised		24,711			318,732			-			-			-			343,443
Tax benefit of nonqualified stock options exercised		-			39,632			-			-			-			39,632
Retirement of treasury stock, 121,246 shares of common stock		(121,246	)		(580,886	)		(904,378	)		-			1,606,510			-
Stock compensation expense		-			203,967			-			-			-			203,967
Restricted stock awards		228			(228	)		-			-			-			-
Balance September 30, 2015	$	11,728,911		$	122,573,712		$	86,649,405		$	163,211		$	-		$	221,115,239

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED) - continued

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

													Accumulated
							Additional						Other
	Preferred			Common			Paid-In			Retained			Comprehensive			Treasury
	Stock			Stock			Capital			Earnings			Income (Loss)			Stock			Total
Balance December 31, 2013	$	29,867		$	8,005,708		$	90,154,528		$	64,637,173		$	(13,643,986	)	$	(1,606,510	)	$	147,576,780
Net income		-			-			-			3,889,215			-			-			3,889,215
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		-			-			-			-			5,230,784			-			5,230,784
Preferred cash dividends declared		-			-			-			(708,008	)		-			-			(708,008	)
Redemption of 15,000 shares of Series F Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock		(15,000	)		-			(14,985,000	)		-			-			-			(15,000,000	)
Proceeds from issuance of 6,189 shares of common stock as a result of stock purchased under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan		-			6,189			78,256			-			-			-			84,445
Proceeds from issuance of 9,814 shares of common stock as a result of stock options exercised		-			9,814			85,582			-			-			-			95,396
Stock compensation expense		-			-			347,752												347,752
Tax benefit of nonqualified stock options exercised		-			-			18,647			-			-			-			18,647
Restricted stock awards		-			27,197			(27,197	)		-			-			-			-
Exchange of 10,300 shares of common stock in connection with restricted stock vested, net		-			(10,300	)		(167,684	)		-			-			-			(177,984	)
Balance March 31, 2014	$	14,867		$	8,038,608		$	75,504,884		$	67,818,380		$	(8,413,202	)	$	(1,606,510	)	$	141,357,027
Net income		-			-			-			4,007,836			-			-			4,007,836
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		-			-			-			-			4,476,014			-			4,476,014
Common cash dividends declared, $0.04 per share		-			-			-			(315,053	)		-			-			(315,053	)
Preferred cash dividends declared		-			-			-			(373,869	)		-			-			(373,869	)
Redemption of 14,867 shares of Series F Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock		(14,867	)		-			(14,809,055	)		-			-			-			(14,823,922	)
Proceeds from issuance of 8,361 shares of common stock as a result of stock purchased under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan		-			8,361			119,797			-			-			-			128,158
Proceeds from issuance of 630 shares of common stock as a result of stock options exercised		-			630			5,159			-			-			-			5,789
Stock compensation expense		-			-			179,265												179,265
Tax benefit of nonqualified stock options exercised		-			-			1,284			-			-			-			1,284
Restricted stock awards		-			2,290			(2,290	)		-			-			-			-
Balance June 30, 2014	$	-		$	8,049,889		$	60,999,044		$	71,137,294		$	(3,937,188	)	$	(1,606,510	)	$	134,642,529
Net income		-			-			-			4,062,665			-			-			4,062,665
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax		-			-			-			-			(812,175	)		-			(812,175	)
Proceeds from issuance of 5,481 shares of common stock as a result of stock purchased under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan		-			5,481			78,533			-			-			-			84,014
Proceeds from issuance of 2,400 shares of common stock as a result of stock options exercised		-			2,400			19,097			-			-			-			21,497
Tax benefit of nonqualified stock options exercised								5,189												5,189
Stock compensation expense		-			-			176,257												176,257
Restricted stock awards		-			289			(289	)		-			-			-			-
Balance September 30, 2014	$	-		$	8,058,059		$	61,277,831		$	75,199,959		$	(4,749,363	)	$	(1,606,510	)	$	138,179,976

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

	2015			2014
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	10,143,058		$	11,959,716
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		2,283,558			2,092,992
Provision for loan/lease losses		5,694,384			3,159,364
Stock-based compensation expense		758,493			703,274
Deferred compensation expense accrued		767,292			996,941
Losses (gains) on other real estate owned, net		(1,204,016	)		114,109
Amortization of premiums on securities, net		756,876			1,470,641
Securities gains, net		(473,513	)		(40,625	)
Loans originated for sale		(29,968,289	)		(32,643,486	)
Proceeds on sales of loans		31,154,335			33,537,484
Gains on sales of residential real estate loans		(266,284	)		(317,085	)
Gains on sales of government guaranteed portions of loans		(899,987	)		(860,923	)
Losses on debt extinguishment		6,894,185			-
Amortization of core deposit intangible		149,634			149,634
Accretion of acquisition fair value adjustments, net		(334,990	)		(549,604	)
Increase in cash value of bank-owned life insurance		(1,318,909	)		(1,276,901	)
Increase in other assets		(5,211,555	)		(346,977	)
Increase in other liabilities		4,269,482			712,565
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	23,193,754		$	18,861,119
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Net decrease in federal funds sold		12,450,000			9,675,000
Net decrease (increase) in interest-bearing deposits at financial institutions		3,059,051			(1,586,856	)
Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned		6,774,151			1,172,365
Purchase of derivative instruments		-			(2,071,650	)
Activity in securities portfolio:
Purchases		(200,249,686	)		(48,493,532	)
Calls, maturities and redemptions		187,029,003			30,827,423
Paydowns		11,859,406			19,147,455
Sales		65,889,838			65,754,467
Activity in restricted investment securities:
Purchases		(2,806,650	)		(1,653,450	)
Redemptions		3,435,200			3,377,900
Net increase in loans/leases originated and held for investment		(129,356,790	)		(115,589,620	)
Purchase of premises and equipment		(4,327,671	)		(1,587,828	)
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(46,244,148	)	$	(41,028,326	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net increase in deposit accounts		175,656,866			66,893,213
Net increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings		(100,787,458	)		12,893,731
Activity in Federal Home Loan Bank advances:
Term advances		5,000,000			2,000,000
Calls and maturities		(24,000,000	)		(23,850,000	)
Net change in short-term and overnight advances		24,000,000			(13,000,000	)
Prepayments		(81,192,185	)		-
Activity in other borrowings:
Proceeds from other borrowings		-			10,000,000
Calls, maturities and scheduled principal payments		(7,350,000	)		-
Prepayments		(29,177,000	)		(1,000,000	)
Payment of cash dividends on common and preferred stock		(782,054	)		(1,964,607	)
Net proceeds from common stock offering, 3,680,000 shares issued		63,484,123			-
Redemption of 15,000 shares of Series F Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, net		-			(15,000,000	)
Redemption of 14,867 shares of Series F Noncumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, net		-			(14,823,922	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net		1,016,324			394,179
Net cash provided by financing activities	$	25,868,616		$	22,542,594
Net increase in cash and due from banks		2,818,222			375,387
Cash and due from banks, beginning		38,235,019			41,950,790
Cash and due from banks, ending	$	41,053,241		$	42,326,177

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

	2015			2014
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information, cash payments for:
Interest	$	10,880,589		$	12,445,044
Income/franchise taxes	$	1,985,275		$	3,457,500
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing activities:
Change in accumulated other comprehensive income, unrealized gains on securities available for sale and derivative instruments, net	$	2,098,427		$	8,894,623
Exchange of shares of common stock in connection with payroll taxes for restricted stock and in connection with stock options exercised	$	(68,706	)	$	(177,984	)
Tax benefit of nonqualified stock options exercised	$	71,110		$	25,120
Transfers of loans to other real estate owned	$	942,782		$	2,237,268

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

September 30, 2015

NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of presentation: The interim unaudited consolidated financial statements contained herein should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, included in QCR Holdings, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2015. Accordingly, footnote disclosures, which would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the audited consolidated financial statements, have been omitted.

The financial information of the Company included herein has been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial reporting and has been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations for reporting on Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Such information reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations for the periods presented. Any differences appearing between the numbers presented in financial statements and management’s discussion and analysis are due to rounding. The results of the interim period ended September 30, 2015, are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the year ending December 31, 2015.

The acronyms and abbreviations identified below are used in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements as well as in Management’s Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition & Results of Operations. It may be helpful to refer back to this page as you read this report.

Allowance: Allowance for estimated losses on loans/leases	NIM: Net interest margin
AOCI: Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	NPA: Nonperforming asset
ASU: Accounting Standards Update	NPL: Nonperforming loan
BOLI: Bank-owned life insurance	OREO: Other real estate owned
Community National: Community National Bancorporation	OTTI: Other-than-temporary impairment
CRBT: Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Company	Provision: Provision for loan/lease losses
Dodd-Frank Act: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and	QCBT: Quad City Bank & Trust Company
Consumer Protection Act	RB&T: Rockford Bank & Trust Company
EPS: Earnings per share	SBA: U.S. Small Business Administration
Exchange Act: Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended	SEC: Securities and Exchange Commission
FASB: Financial Accounting Standards Board	TA: Tangible assets
FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	TCE: Tangible common equity
FHLB: Federal Home Loan Bank	TDRs: Troubled debt restructurings
m2: m2 Lease Funds, LLC	USDA: U.S. Department of Agriculture

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries which include three commercial banks: QCBT, CRBT, and RB&T. All are state-chartered commercial banks. The Company also engages in direct financing lease contracts through m2 Lease Funds, a wholly-owned subsidiary of QCBT. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Recent accounting developments: In May 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. ASU 2014-09 implements a common revenue standard that clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, an entity should apply the following steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. ASU 2014-09 was originally effective for the Company on January 1, 2017, however, FASB recently issued ASU 2015-14 which defers the effective date in order to provide additional time for both public and private entities to evaluate the impact.ASU 2014-09 will now be effective for the Company on January 1, 2018 and it is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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In February 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-02, Consolidation: Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis. ASU 2015-02 is intended to improve targeted areas of consolidation guidance for legal entities such as limited partnerships, limited liability corporations, and securitization structures (collateralized debt obligations, collateralized loan obligations, and mortgage-backed security transactions). The ASU focuses on the consolidation evaluation for reporting organizations that are required to evaluate whether they should consolidate certain legal entities. The ASU also reduces the number of consolidation models from four to two. ASU 2015-02 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015 and adoption is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Reclassifications: Certain amounts in the prior year’s consolidated financial statements have been reclassified, with no effect on net income or stockholders’ equity, to conform with the current period presentation. 

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NOTE 2 – INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are summarized as follows:

			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized			Fair
	Cost		Gains		(Losses)			Value
September 30, 2015
Securities held to maturity:
Municipal securities	$	237,590,598	$	2,429,898	$	(1,649,655	)	$	238,370,841
Other securities		1,050,000		-		-			1,050,000
	$	238,640,598	$	2,429,898	$	(1,649,655	)	$	239,420,841
Securities available for sale:
U.S. govt. sponsored agency securities	$	247,911,701	$	577,904	$	(865,014	)	$	247,624,591
Residential mortgage-backed and related securities		74,444,924		938,379		(481,744	)		74,901,559
Municipal securities		26,815,175		925,922		(39,445	)		27,701,652
Other securities		1,344,814		633,415		(71,680	)		1,906,549
	$	350,516,614	$	3,075,620	$	(1,457,883	)	$	352,134,351
December 31, 2014:
Securities held to maturity:
Municipal securities	$	198,829,574	$	2,420,298	$	(1,186,076	)	$	200,063,796
Other securities		1,050,000		-		-			1,050,000
	$	199,879,574	$	2,420,298	$	(1,186,076	)	$	201,113,796
Securities available for sale:
U.S. govt. sponsored agency securities	$	312,959,760	$	173,685	$	(5,263,873	)	$	307,869,572
Residential mortgage-backed and related securities		110,455,925		1,508,331		(541,032	)		111,423,224
Municipal securities		29,408,740		1,053,713		(62,472	)		30,399,981
Other securities		1,342,554		625,145		(846	)		1,966,853
	$	454,166,979	$	3,360,874	$	(5,868,223	)	$	451,659,630

The Company’s held to maturity municipal securities consist largely of private issues of municipal debt. The large majority of the municipalities are located within the Midwest. The municipal debt investments are underwritten using specific guidelines with ongoing monitoring.

The Company’s residential mortgage-backed and related securities portfolio consists entirely of government sponsored or government guaranteed securities. The Company has not invested in commercial mortgage-backed securities or pooled trust preferred securities.

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Gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, are summarized as follows:

	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or More					Total
			Gross					Gross					Gross
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
	Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses
September 30, 2015:
Securities held to maturity:
Municipal securities	$	53,289,140	$	(1,053,551	)	$	15,450,731	$	(596,104	)	$	68,739,871	$	(1,649,655	)
Securities available for sale:
U.S. govt. sponsored agency securities	$	54,246,955	$	(229,249	)	$	74,289,108	$	(635,765	)	$	128,536,063	$	(865,014	)
Residential mortgage-backed and related securities		18,732,443		(126,214	)		20,731,733		(355,530	)		39,464,176		(481,744	)
Municipal securities		1,621,304		(11,388	)		852,734		(28,057	)		2,474,038		(39,445	)
Other securities		71,751		(71,680	)		-		-			71,751		(71,680	)
	$	74,672,453	$	(438,531	)	$	95,873,575	$	(1,019,352	)	$	170,546,028	$	(1,457,883	)
December 31, 2014:
Securities held to maturity:
Municipal securities	$	20,419,052	$	(587,992	)	$	38,779,545	$	(598,084	)	$	59,198,597	$	(1,186,076	)
Securities available for sale:
U.S. govt. sponsored agency securities	$	23,970,085	$	(102,695	)	$	255,743,056	$	(5,161,178	)	$	279,713,141	$	(5,263,873	)
Residential mortgage-backed and related securities		10,710,671		(10,139	)		37,570,774		(530,893	)		48,281,445		(541,032	)
Municipal securities		920,935		(1,773	)		4,425,337		(60,699	)		5,346,272		(62,472	)
Other securities		243,004		(846	)		-		-			243,004		(846	)
	$	35,844,695	$	(115,453	)	$	297,739,167	$	(5,752,770	)	$	333,583,862	$	(5,868,223	)

At September 30, 2015, the investment portfolio included 483 securities. Of this number, 128 securities were in an unrealized loss position. The aggregate losses of these securities totaled less than 1% of the total amortized cost of the portfolio. Of these 128 securities, 48 securities had an unrealized loss for twelve months or more. All of the debt securities in unrealized loss positions are considered acceptable credit risks. Based upon an evaluation of the available evidence, including the recent changes in market rates, credit rating information and information obtained from regulatory filings, management believes the declines in fair value for these debt securities are temporary. In addition, the Company does not intend to sell these securities and it is not more-likely-than-not that the Company will be required to sell these debt securities before their anticipated recovery. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, equity securities represented less than 1% of the total portfolio.

The Company did not recognize OTTI on any debt or equity securities for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.   

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All sales of securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, were from securities identified as available for sale. Information on proceeds received, as well as pre-tax gross gains and losses from sales on those securities are as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014			September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014
Proceeds from sales of securities	$	11,922,915		$	39,876,889		$	65,889,838		$	65,754,467
Pre-tax gross gains from sales of securities		102,766			357,934			672,317			379,130
Pre-tax gross losses from sales of securities		(46,186	)		(338,505	)		(198,804	)		(338,505	)

The amortized cost and fair value of securities as of September 30, 2015 by contractual maturity are shown below. Expected maturities of residential mortgage-backed and related securities may differ from contractual maturities because the residential mortgages underlying the residential mortgage-backed and related securities may be prepaid without any penalties. Therefore, these securities are not included in the maturity categories in the following table. “Other securities” available for sale are excluded from the maturity categories as there is no fixed maturity date for those securities.

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Securities held to maturity:
Due in one year or less	$	4,391,209	$	4,396,637
Due after one year through five years		17,965,982		18,089,831
Due after five years		216,283,407		216,934,373
	$	238,640,598	$	239,420,841
Securities available for sale:
Due in one year or less	$	1,356,439	$	1,360,215
Due after one year through five years		120,148,336		120,643,573
Due after five years		153,222,101		153,322,455
	$	274,726,876	$	275,326,243
Residential mortgage-backed and related securities		74,444,924		74,901,559
Other securities		1,344,814		1,906,549
	$	350,516,614	$	352,134,351

Portions of the U.S. government sponsored agency securities and municipal securities contain call options, at the discretion of the issuer, to terminate the security at par and at predetermined dates prior to the stated maturity, summarized as follows:

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Securities held to maturity:
Municipal securities	$	131,904,972	$	132,612,402
Securities available for sale:
U.S. govt. sponsored agency securities		159,441,770		158,761,957
Municipal securities		16,774,804		17,200,807
	$	176,216,574	$	175,962,764

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As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s municipal securities portfolios were comprised of general obligation bonds issued by 81 issuers with fair values totaling $64.7 million and revenue bonds issued by 87 issuers, primarily consisting of states, counties, towns, villages and school districts with fair values totaling $201.4 million. The Company held investments in general obligation bonds in 19 states, including four states in which the aggregate fair value exceeded $5.0 million. The Company held investments in revenue bonds in eight states, including four states in which the aggregate fair value exceeded $5.0 million.

As of December 31, 2014, the Company’s municipal securities portfolios were comprised of general obligation bonds issued by 77 issuers with fair values totaling $68.8 million and revenue bonds issued by 64 issuers, primarily consisting of states, counties, towns, villages and school districts with fair values totaling $161.7 million. The Company held investments in general obligation bonds in 19 states, including three states in which the aggregate fair value exceeded $5.0 million. The Company held investments in revenue bonds in eight states, including four states in which the aggregate fair value exceeded $5.0 million.

The amortized cost and fair values of the Company’s portfolio of general obligation bonds are summarized in the following tables by the issuer’s state:

September 30, 2015:
U.S. State:	Number of Issuers		Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Average Exposure Per Issuer (Fair Value)
Iowa		15	$	20,225,477	$	20,363,737	$	1,357,582
Illinois		10		11,851,955		12,191,238		1,219,124
Missouri		12		7,930,365		7,968,565		664,047
North Dakota		3		6,675,000		6,767,961		2,255,987
Other		41		17,122,829		17,398,100		424,344
Total general obligation bonds		81	$	63,805,626	$	64,689,601	$	798,637

December 31, 2014:
U.S. State:	Number of Issuers		Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Average Exposure Per Issuer (Fair Value)
Iowa		14	$	20,156,969	$	20,446,655	$	1,460,475
Illinois		10		22,447,799		22,784,638		2,278,464
Missouri		11		8,424,928		8,426,047		766,004
Other		42		16,838,719		17,110,831		407,401
Total general obligation bonds		77	$	67,868,415	$	68,768,171	$	893,093

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The amortized cost and fair values of the Company’s portfolio of revenue bonds are summarized in the following tables by the issuer’s state:

September 30, 2015:
U.S. State:	Number of Issuers		Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Average Exposure Per Issuer (Fair Value)
Missouri		40	$	75,016,470	$	75,197,907	$	1,879,948
Iowa		26		71,365,816		71,890,381		2,765,015
Indiana		14		34,701,481		34,707,516		2,479,108
Kansas		3		11,751,560		11,688,179		3,896,060
Other		4		7,764,820		7,898,909		1,974,727
Total revenue bonds		87	$	200,600,147	$	201,382,892	$	2,314,746

December 31, 2014:
U.S. State:	Number of Issuers		Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Average Exposure Per Issuer (Fair Value)
Missouri		30	$	62,358,276	$	62,584,516	$	2,086,151
Iowa		20		59,417,246		60,402,941		3,020,147
Indiana		8		17,991,200		17,925,721		2,240,715
Kansas		2		12,307,866		12,332,528		6,166,264
Other		4		8,295,311		8,449,900		2,112,475
Total revenue bonds		64	$	160,369,899	$	161,695,606	$	2,526,494

Both general obligation and revenue bonds are diversified across many issuers. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company did not hold general obligation or revenue bonds of any single issuer, the aggregate book or market value of which exceeded 5% and 10%, respectively, of the Company’s stockholders’ equity. Of the general obligation and revenue bonds in the Company’s portfolio, the majority are unrated bonds that represent small, private issuances. All unrated bonds were underwritten according to loan underwriting standards and have an average loan risk rating of 2, indicating very high quality. Additionally, many of these bonds are funding essential municipal services such as water, sewer, education, and medical facilities.

The Company’s municipal securities are owned by each of the three charters, whose investment policies set forth limits for various subcategories within the municipal securities portfolio. Each charter is monitored individually, and as of September 30, 2015, all were well within policy limitations approved by the board of directors. Policy limits are calculated as a percentage of total risk-based capital.

As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s standard monitoring of its municipal securities portfolio had not uncovered any facts or circumstances resulting in significantly different credit ratings than those assigned by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or in the case of unrated bonds, the rating assigned using the credit underwriting standards.

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NOTE 3 – LOANS/LEASES RECEIVABLE

The composition of the loan/lease portfolio as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 is presented as follows:

	As of September 30,			As of December 31,
	2015			2014
Commercial and industrial loans	$	647,398,566		$	523,927,140
Commercial real estate loans
Owner-occupied commercial real estate		247,779,183			260,069,080
Commercial construction, land development, and other land		45,011,361			68,118,989
Other non owner-occupied commercial real estate		399,778,590			373,952,353
		692,569,134			702,140,422
Direct financing leases *		173,304,223			166,032,416
Residential real estate loans **		165,060,663			158,632,492
Installment and other consumer loans		69,862,991			72,606,480
		1,748,195,577			1,623,338,950
Plus deferred loan/lease origination costs, net of fees		7,476,792			6,664,120
		1,755,672,369			1,630,003,070
Less allowance for estimated losses on loans/leases		(25,534,344	)		(23,074,365	)
	$	1,730,138,025		$	1,606,928,705
* Direct financing leases:
Net minimum lease payments to be received	$	195,626,557		$	188,181,432
Estimated unguaranteed residual values of leased assets		1,165,706			1,488,342
Unearned lease/residual income		(23,488,040	)		(23,637,358	)
		173,304,223			166,032,416
Plus deferred lease origination costs, net of fees		6,710,311			6,639,244
		180,014,534			172,671,660
Less allowance for estimated losses on leases		(3,248,633	)		(3,442,915	)
	$	176,765,901		$	169,228,745

*Management performs an evaluation of the estimated unguaranteed residual values of leased assets on an annual basis, at a minimum. The evaluation consists of discussions with reputable and current vendors, which is combined with management’s expertise and understanding of the current states of particular industries to determine informal valuations of the equipment. As necessary and where available, management will utilize valuations by independent appraisers. The large majority of leases with residual values contain a lease options rider, which requires the lessee to pay the residual value directly, finance the payment of the residual value, or extend the lease term to pay the residual value. In these cases, the residual value is protected and the risk of loss is minimal. There were no losses related to residual values for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

**Includes residential real estate loans held for sale totaling $533,225 and $553,000 as of September 30, 2015, and December 31, 2014, respectively.

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The aging of the loan/lease portfolio by classes of loans/leases as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 is presented as follows:

	As of September 30, 2015
Classes of Loans/Leases	Current			30-59 Days Past Due			60-89 Days Past Due			Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More			Nonaccrual Loans/Leases			Total
Commercial and Industrial	$	637,545,096		$	4,169,089		$	148,932		$	-		$	5,535,449		$	647,398,566
Commercial Real Estate
Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		246,787,360			80,056			-			-			911,767			247,779,183
Commercial Construction, Land Development, and Other Land		44,788,952			-			-			-			222,409			45,011,361
Other Non Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		397,650,373			163,163			349,588			-			1,615,466			399,778,590
Direct Financing Leases		171,036,424			892,496			279,815			-			1,095,488			173,304,223
Residential Real Estate		163,433,860			46,638			46,626			-			1,533,539			165,060,663
Installment and Other Consumer		69,333,416			121,009			51,505			2,411			354,650			69,862,991
	$	1,730,575,481		$	5,472,451		$	876,466		$	2,411		$	11,268,768		$	1,748,195,577
As a percentage of total loan/lease portfolio		99.00	%		0.31	%		0.05	%		0.00	%		0.64	%		100.00	%

	As of December 31, 2014
Classes of Loans/Leases	Current			30-59 Days Past Due			60-89 Days Past Due			Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More			Nonaccrual Loans/Leases			Total
Commercial and Industrial	$	515,616,752		$	323,145		$	-		$	822		$	7,986,421		$	523,927,140
Commercial Real Estate
Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		259,166,743			239,771			-			-			662,566			260,069,080
Commercial Construction, Land Development, and Other Land		67,021,157			729,983			111,837			-			256,012			68,118,989
Other Non Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		360,970,551			3,448,902			2,840,862			60,000			6,632,038			373,952,353
Direct Financing Leases		164,059,914			573,575			293,212			-			1,105,715			166,032,416
Residential Real Estate		154,303,644			2,528,287			475,343			25,673			1,299,545			158,632,492
Installment and Other Consumer		71,534,329			172,872			246,882			6,916			645,481			72,606,480
	$	1,592,673,090		$	8,016,535		$	3,968,136		$	93,411		$	18,587,778		$	1,623,338,950
As a percentage of total loan/lease portfolio		98.11	%		0.49	%		0.24	%		0.01	%		1.15	%		100.00	%

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NPLs by classes of loans/leases as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are presented as follows:

	As of September 30, 2015
Classes of Loans/Leases	Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More		Nonaccrual Loans/Leases *		Accruing TDRs		Total NPLs		Percentage of Total NPLs
Commercial and Industrial	$	-	$	5,535,449	$	174,071	$	5,709,520		46.37	%
Commercial Real Estate
Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		-		911,767		-		911,767		7.41	%
Commercial Construction, Land Development, and Other Land		-		222,409		-		222,409		1.81	%
Other Non Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		-		1,615,466		-		1,615,466		13.12	%
Direct Financing Leases		-		1,095,488		-		1,095,488		8.90	%
Residential Real Estate		-		1,533,539		406,712		1,940,251		15.76	%
Installment and Other Consumer		2,411		354,650		459,129		816,190		6.63	%
	$	2,411	$	11,268,768	$	1,039,912	$	12,311,091		100.00	%

*Nonaccrual loans/leases includes $1,865,749 of TDRs, including $1,260,992 in commercial and industrial loans, $335,409 in commercial real estate loans, $47,846 in direct financing leases, $207,299 in residential real estate loans, and $14,203 in installment loans. 

	As of December 31, 2014
Classes of Loans/Leases	Accruing Past Due 90 Days or More		Nonaccrual Loans/Leases **		Accruing TDRs		Total NPLs		Percentage of Total NPLs
Commercial and Industrial	$	822	$	7,986,421	$	235,926	$	8,223,169		40.91	%
Commercial Real Estate							$	-
Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		-		662,566		-	$	662,566		3.30	%
Commercial Construction, Land Development, and Other Land		-		256,012		-	$	256,012		1.27	%
Other Non Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		60,000		6,632,038		-	$	6,692,038		33.29	%
Direct Financing Leases		-		1,105,715		233,557	$	1,339,272		6.66	%
Residential Real Estate		25,673		1,299,545		489,183	$	1,814,401		9.02	%
Installment and Other Consumer		6,916		645,481		462,552	$	1,114,949		5.55	%
	$	93,411	$	18,587,778	$	1,421,218	$	20,102,407		100.00	%

**Nonaccrual loans/leases includes $5,013,041 of TDRs, including $1,227,537 in commercial and industrial loans, $3,214,468 in commercial real estate loans, $61,144 in direct financing leases, $506,283 in residential real estate loans, and $3,609 in installment loans. 

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Changes in the allowance by portfolio segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are presented as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
	Commercial and Industrial			Commercial Real Estate			Direct Financing Leases			Residential Real Estate			Installment and Other Consumer			Total
Balance, beginning	$	10,020,866		$	9,929,656		$	3,352,303		$	1,720,135		$	1,123,040		$	26,146,000
Provisions charged to expense		520,058			573,119			361,071			130,742			50,273			1,635,263
Loans/leases charged off		(145,665	)		(1,813,973	)		(483,420	)		(25,928	)		(6,837	)		(2,475,823	)
Recoveries on loans/leases previously charged off		136,909			19,913			18,679			4,107			49,296			228,904
Balance, ending	$	10,532,168		$	8,708,715		$	3,248,633		$	1,829,056		$	1,215,772		$	25,534,344

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Commercial and Industrial			Commercial Real Estate			Direct Financing Leases			Residential Real Estate			Installment and Other Consumer			Total
Balance, beginning	$	6,549,378		$	10,277,692		$	3,319,131		$	1,439,185		$	1,481,638		$	23,067,024
Provisions (credits) charged to expense		851,542			(196,865	)		509,657			(53,963	)		(47,048	)		1,063,323
Loans/leases charged off		(741,127	)		(120,505	)		(741,478	)		(42,022	)		(86,370	)		(1,731,502	)
Recoveries on loans/leases previously charged off		254,265			68,346			19,577			9,870			17,014			369,072
Balance, ending	$	6,914,058		$	10,028,668		$	3,106,887		$	1,353,070		$	1,365,234		$	22,767,917

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
	Commercial and Industrial			Commercial Real Estate			Direct Financing Leases			Residential Real Estate			Installment and Other Consumer			Total
Balance, beginning	$	8,750,317		$	8,353,386		$	3,442,915		$	1,525,952		$	1,001,795		$	23,074,365
Provisions charged to expense		1,513,430			2,490,766			1,238,505			324,925			126,758			5,694,384
Loans/leases charged off		(391,303	)		(2,165,049	)		(1,496,010	)		(25,928	)		(40,886	)		(4,119,176	)
Recoveries on loans/leases previously charged off		659,724			29,612			63,223			4,107			128,105			884,771
Balance, ending	$	10,532,168		$	8,708,715		$	3,248,633		$	1,829,056		$	1,215,772		$	25,534,344

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
	Commercial and Industrial			Commercial Real Estate			Direct Financing Leases			Residential Real Estate			Installment and Other Consumer			Total
Balance, beginning	$	5,648,774		$	10,705,434		$	2,517,217		$	1,395,849		$	1,180,774		$	21,448,048
Provisions (credits) charged to expense		1,930,050			(460,356	)		1,428,678			42,712			218,280			3,159,364
Loans/leases charged off		(967,207	)		(436,056	)		(885,966	)		(95,464	)		(102,107	)		(2,486,800	)
Recoveries on loans/leases previously charged off		302,441			219,646			46,958			9,973			68,287			647,305
Balance, ending	$	6,914,058		$	10,028,668		$	3,106,887		$	1,353,070		$	1,365,234		$	22,767,917

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The allowance by impairment evaluation and by portfolio segment as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 is presented as follows:

	As of September 30, 2015
	Commercial and Industrial			Commercial Real Estate			Direct Financing Leases			Residential Real Estate			Installment and Other Consumer			Total
Allowance for impaired loans/leases	$	2,649,170		$	154,086		$	153,333		$	250,084		$	345,457		$	3,552,130
Allowance for nonimpaired loans/leases		7,882,998			8,554,629			3,095,300			1,578,972			870,315			21,982,214
	$	10,532,168		$	8,708,715		$	3,248,633		$	1,829,056		$	1,215,772		$	25,534,344
Impaired loans/leases	$	5,036,852		$	2,739,644		$	1,095,486		$	1,940,250		$	813,778		$	11,626,010
Nonimpaired loans/leases		642,361,714			689,829,490			172,208,737			163,120,413			69,049,213			1,736,569,567
	$	647,398,566		$	692,569,134		$	173,304,223		$	165,060,663		$	69,862,991		$	1,748,195,577
Allowance as a percentage of impaired loans/leases		52.60	%		5.62	%		14.00	%		12.89	%		42.45	%		30.55	%
Allowance as a percentage of nonimpaired loans/leases		1.23	%		1.24	%		1.80	%		0.97	%		1.26	%		1.27	%
		1.63	%		1.26	%		1.87	%		1.11	%		1.74	%		1.45	%

	As of December 31, 2014
	Commercial and Industrial			Commercial Real Estate			Direct Financing Leases			Residential Real Estate			Installment and Other Consumer			Total
Allowance for impaired loans/leases	$	3,300,199		$	1,170,020		$	356,996		$	151,663		$	265,795		$	5,244,673
Allowance for nonimpaired loans/leases		5,450,118			7,183,366			3,085,919			1,374,289			736,000			17,829,692
	$	8,750,317		$	8,353,386		$	3,442,915		$	1,525,952		$	1,001,795		$	23,074,365
Impaired loans/leases	$	7,279,709		$	7,433,383		$	1,339,272		$	1,788,729		$	1,165,548		$	19,006,641
Nonimpaired loans/leases		516,647,431			694,707,039			164,693,144			156,843,763			71,440,932			1,604,332,309
	$	523,927,140		$	702,140,422		$	166,032,416		$	158,632,492		$	72,606,480		$	1,623,338,950
Allowance as a percentage of impaired loans/leases		45.33	%		15.74	%		26.66	%		8.48	%		22.80	%		27.59	%
Allowance as a percentage of nonimpaired loans/leases		1.05	%		1.03	%		1.87	%		0.88	%		1.03	%		1.11	%
		1.67	%		1.19	%		2.07	%		0.96	%		1.38	%		1.42	%

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Information for impaired loans/leases is presented in the tables below. The recorded investment represents customer balances net of any partial charge-offs recognized on the loan/lease. The unpaid principal balance represents the recorded balance outstanding on the loan/lease prior to any partial charge-offs.

Loans/leases, by classes of financing receivable, considered to be impaired as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 are presented as follows:

Classes of Loans/Leases	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Interest Income Recognized for Cash Payments Received
Impaired Loans/Leases with No Specific Allowance Recorded:
Commercial and Industrial	$	360,420	$	470,197	$	-	$	370,376	$	5,579	$	5,579
Commercial Real Estate
Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		431,065		524,839		-		510,604		-		-
Commercial Construction, Land Development, and Other Land		-		-		-		17,291		-		-
Other Non Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		1,973,169		1,973,169		-		3,412,360		-		-
Direct Financing Leases		579,219		579,219		-		797,396		4,142		4,142
Residential Real Estate		661,490		697,067		-		1,036,845		1,845		1,845
Installment and Other Consumer		12,666		12,666		-		448,095		4,387		4,387
	$	4,018,029	$	4,257,157	$	-	$	6,592,967	$	15,953	$	15,953
Impaired Loans/Leases with Specific Allowance Recorded:
Commercial and Industrial	$	4,676,432	$	4,681,930	$	2,649,170	$	4,792,439	$	-	$	-
Commercial Real Estate
Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		-		-		-		-		-		-
Commercial Construction, Land Development, and Other Land		335,410		576,228		154,086		335,963		-		-
Other Non Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		-		-		-		-		-		-
Direct Financing Leases		516,267		516,267		153,333		379,841		-		-
Residential Real Estate		1,278,760		1,278,760		250,084		835,674		6,778		6,778
Installment and Other Consumer		801,112		801,112		345,457		699,182		5,903		5,903
	$	7,607,981	$	7,854,297	$	3,552,130	$	7,043,099	$	12,681	$	12,681
Total Impaired Loans/Leases:
Commercial and Industrial	$	5,036,852	$	5,152,127	$	2,649,170	$	5,162,815	$	5,579	$	5,579
Commercial Real Estate
Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		431,065		524,839		-		510,604		-		-
Commercial Construction, Land Development, and Other Land		335,410		576,228		154,086		353,254		-		-
Other Non Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		1,973,169		1,973,169		-		3,412,360		-		-
Direct Financing Leases		1,095,486		1,095,486		153,333		1,177,237		4,142		4,142
Residential Real Estate		1,940,250		1,975,827		250,084		1,872,519		8,623		8,623
Installment and Other Consumer		813,778		813,778		345,457		1,147,277		10,290		10,290
	$	11,626,010	$	12,111,454	$	3,552,130	$	13,636,066	$	28,634	$	28,634

Impaired loans/leases for which no allowance has been provided have adequate collateral, based on management’s current estimates.

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Loans/leases, by classes of financing receivable, considered to be impaired as of and for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are presented as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2015						Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Classes of Loans/Leases	Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Interest Income Recognized for Cash Payments Received		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized		Interest Income Recognized for Cash Payments Received
Impaired Loans/Leases with No Specific Allowance Recorded:
Commercial and Industrial	$	365,798	$	1,870	$	1,870	$	621,836	$	17,855	$	17,855
Commercial Real Estate
Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		451,851		-		-		751,191		-		-
Commercial Construction, Land Development, and Other Land		9,968		-		-		1,397,733		-		-
Other Non Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		2,868,950		-		-		4,051,261		-		-
Direct Financing Leases		634,378		325		325		1,152,456		-		-
Residential Real Estate		900,938		1,362		1,362		1,186,197		704		704
Installment and Other Consumer		328,669		3,912		3,912		494,498		-		-
	$	5,560,552	$	7,469	$	7,469	$	9,655,172	$	18,559	$	18,559
Impaired Loans/Leases with Specific Allowance Recorded:
Commercial and Industrial	$	4,735,149	$	-	$	-	$	3,454,429	$	-	$	-
Commercial Real Estate
Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		-		-		-		439,701		-		-
Commercial Construction, Land Development, and Other Land		335,707		-		-		796,194		-		-
Other Non Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		-		-		-		6,034,473		-		-
Direct Financing Leases		488,860		-		-		578,317		-		-
Residential Real Estate		984,558		1,981		1,981		564,278		1,296		1,296
Installment and Other Consumer		723,674		1,391		1,391		826,092		890		890
	$	7,267,948	$	3,372	$	3,372	$	12,693,484	$	2,186	$	2,186
Total Impaired Loans/Leases:
Commercial and Industrial	$	5,100,947	$	1,870	$	1,870	$	4,076,265	$	17,855	$	17,855
Commercial Real Estate
Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		451,851		-		-		1,190,892		-		-
Commercial Construction, Land Development, and Other Land		345,675		-		-		2,193,927		-		-
Other Non Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		2,868,950		-		-		10,085,734		-		-
Direct Financing Leases		1,123,238		325		325		1,730,773		-		-
Residential Real Estate		1,885,496		3,343		3,343		1,750,475		2,000		2,000
Installment and Other Consumer		1,052,343		5,303		5,303		1,320,590		890		890
	$	12,828,500	$	10,841	$	10,841	$	22,348,656	$	20,745	$	20,745

Impaired loans/leases for which no allowance has been provided have adequate collateral, based on management’s current estimates. 

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Loans/leases, by classes of financing receivable, considered to be impaired as of December 31, 2014 are presented as follows:

Classes of Loans/Leases	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance
Impaired Loans/Leases with No Specific Allowance Recorded:
Commercial and Industrial	$	246,308	$	342,391	$	-
Commercial Real Estate
Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		67,415		163,638		-
Commercial Construction, Land Development, and Other Land		31,936		143,136		-
Other Non Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		491,717		491,717		-
Direct Financing Leases		561,414		561,414		-
Residential Real Estate		1,060,770		1,060,770		-
Installment and Other Consumer		671,319		671,319		-
	$	3,130,879	$	3,434,385	$	-
Impaired Loans/Leases with Specific Allowance Recorded:
Commercial and Industrial	$	7,033,401	$	8,190,495	$	3,300,199
Commercial Real Estate
Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		620,896		620,896		4,462
Commercial Construction, Land Development, and Other Land		337,076		577,894		12,087
Other Non Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		5,884,343		6,583,934		1,153,471
Direct Financing Leases		777,858		777,858		356,996
Residential Real Estate		727,959		763,537		151,663
Installment and Other Consumer		494,229		494,229		265,795
	$	15,875,762	$	18,008,843	$	5,244,673
Total Impaired Loans/Leases:
Commercial and Industrial	$	7,279,709	$	8,532,886	$	3,300,199
Commercial Real Estate
Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		688,311		784,534		4,462
Commercial Construction, Land Development, and Other Land		369,012		721,030		12,087
Other Non Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		6,376,060		7,075,651		1,153,471
Direct Financing Leases		1,339,272		1,339,272		356,996
Residential Real Estate		1,788,729		1,824,307		151,663
Installment and Other Consumer		1,165,548		1,165,548		265,795
	$	19,006,641	$	21,443,228	$	5,244,673

Impaired loans/leases for which no allowance has been provided have adequate collateral, based on management’s current estimates. 

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For commercial and industrial and commercial real estate loans, the Company’s credit quality indicator consists of internally assigned risk ratings. Each commercial loan is assigned a risk rating upon origination. The risk rating is reviewed every 15 months, at a minimum, and on an as-needed basis depending on the specific circumstances of the loan.

For direct financing leases, residential real estate loans, and installment and other consumer loans, the Company’s credit quality indicator is performance determined by delinquency status. Delinquency status is updated daily by the Company’s loan system.

For each class of financing receivable, the following presents the recorded investment by credit quality indicator as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

	As of September 30, 2015
			Commercial Real Estate
					Non Owner-Occupied
Internally Assigned Risk Rating	Commercial and Industrial		Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		Commercial Construction, Land Development, and Other Land		Other Commercial Real Estate		Total		As a % of Total
Pass (Ratings 1 through 5)	$	619,562,207	$	237,616,448	$	42,172,844	$	386,936,606	$	1,286,288,105		96.00	%
Special Mention (Rating 6)		15,739,256		8,064,486		1,780,000		4,878,807		30,462,549		2.27	%
Substandard (Rating 7)		12,097,103		2,098,249		1,058,517		7,963,177		23,217,046		1.73	%
Doubtful (Rating 8)		-		-		-		-		-		-
	$	647,398,566	$	247,779,183	$	45,011,361	$	399,778,590	$	1,339,967,700		100.00	%

	As of September 30, 2015
Delinquency Status *	Direct Financing Leases		Residential Real Estate		Installment and Other Consumer		Total		As a % of Total
Performing	$	172,208,735	$	163,120,412	$	69,046,801	$	404,375,948		99.06	%
Nonperforming		1,095,488		1,940,251		816,190		3,851,929		0.94	%
	$	173,304,223	$	165,060,663	$	69,862,991	$	408,227,877		100.00	%

	As of December 31, 2014
			Commercial Real Estate
					Non Owner-Occupied
Internally Assigned Risk Rating	Commercial and Industrial		Owner-Occupied Commercial Real Estate		Commercial Construction, Land Development, and Other Land		Other Commercial Real Estate		Total		As a % of Total
Pass (Ratings 1 through 5)	$	491,883,568	$	245,237,462	$	65,691,737	$	354,581,419	$	1,157,394,186		94.40	%
Special Mention (Rating 6)		17,034,909		12,637,930		-		3,285,191		32,958,030		2.69	%
Substandard (Rating 7)		15,008,663		2,193,688		2,427,252		16,085,743		35,715,346		2.91	%
Doubtful (Rating 8)		-		-		-		-		-		-
	$	523,927,140	$	260,069,080	$	68,118,989	$	373,952,353	$	1,226,067,562		100.00	%

	As of December 31, 2014
Delinquency Status *	Direct Financing Leases		Residential Real Estate		Installment and Other Consumer		Total		As a % of Total
Performing	$	164,693,144	$	156,818,091	$	71,491,531	$	393,002,766		98.93	%
Nonperforming		1,339,272		1,814,401		1,114,949		4,268,622		1.07	%
	$	166,032,416	$	158,632,492	$	72,606,480	$	397,271,388		100.00	%

*Performing = loans/leases accruing and less than 90 days past due. Nonperforming = loans/leases on nonaccrual, accruing loans/leases that are greater than or equal to 90 days past due, and accruing TDRs.

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As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, TDRs totaled $2,905,661 and $6,434,259, respectively.

For each class of financing receivable, the following presents the number and recorded investment of TDRs, by type of concession, that were restructured during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014. There was one TDR that was restructured during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. The difference between the pre-modification recorded investment and the post-modification recorded investment would be any partial charge-offs at the time of the restructuring.

	For the three months ended September 30, 2015								For the three months ended September 30, 2014
Classes of Loans/Leases	Number of Loans / Leases		Pre-Modification Recorded Investment		Post-Modification Recorded Investment		Specific Allowance		Number of Loans / Leases		Pre-Modification Recorded Investment		Post-Modification Recorded Investment		Specific Allowance
CONCESSION - Interest rate adjusted below market
Installment and Other Consumer		1	$	14,203	$	14,203	$	-		-	$	-	$	-	$	-
		1	$	14,203	$	14,203	$	-		-	$	-	$	-	$	-
CONCESSION - Other
Commercial and Industrial		-	$	-	$	-	$	-		1	$	96,439	$	71,760	$	7,125
		-	$	-	$	-	$	-		1	$	96,439	$	71,760	$	7,125
TOTAL		1	$	14,203	$	14,203		-		1	$	96,439	$	71,760		7,125

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2015								For the nine months ended September 30, 2014
Classes of Loans/Leases	Number of Loans / Leases		Pre-Modification Recorded Investment		Post-Modification Recorded Investment		Specific Allowance		Number of Loans / Leases		Pre-Modification Recorded Investment		Post-Modification Recorded Investment		Specific Allowance
CONCESSION - Significant payment delay
Commercial and Industrial		-	$	-	$	-	$	-		3	$	889,154	$	889,154	$	239,783
Direct Financing Leases		-	$	-	$	-	$	-		1	$	89,443	$	89,443	$	-
		-	$	-	$	-	$	-		4	$	978,597	$	978,597	$	239,783
CONCESSION - Interest rate adjusted below market
Installment and Other Consumer		1	$	14,203	$	14,203	$	-		-	$	-	$	-	$	-
		1	$	14,203	$	14,203	$	-		-	$	-	$	-	$	-
CONCESSION - Extension of Maturity
Direct Financing Leases		-	$	-	$	-	$	-		1	$	70,144	$	70,144	$	24,246
		-	$	-	$	-	$	-		1	$	70,144	$	70,144	$	24,246
CONCESSION - Other
Commercial and Industrial		-	$	-	$	-	$	-		1	$	427,849	$	427,849	$	113,449
Residential Real Estate		-	$	-	$	-	$	-		1	$	96,439	$	71,760	$	7,125
		-	$	-	$	-	$	-		2	$	524,288	$	499,609	$	120,574
TOTAL		1	$	14,203	$	14,203		-		7	$	1,573,029	$	1,548,350	$	384,603

Of the TDRs reported above, one with a post-modification recorded investment of $14,203 was on nonaccrual as of September 30, 2015, and three with post-modification recorded investments totaling $75,767 were on nonaccrual as of September 30, 2014.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, none of the Company’s TDRs had redefaulted within 12 months subsequent to restructure where default is defined as delinquency of 90 days or more and/or placement on nonaccrual status.

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NOTE 4 – DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Following is a summary of interest rate cap derivatives held by the Company as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. An initial premium of $2.1 million was paid for the two caps. The fair value of these instruments will fluctuate with market value changes, as well as amortization of the initial premium to interest expense.

Effective Date	Maturity Date	Balance Sheet Location	Notional Amount		Accounting Treatment	September 30, 2015 Fair Value		December 31, 2014 Fair Value
June 5, 2014	June 5, 2019	Other Assets	$	15,000,000	Cash Flow Hedging	$	271,913	$	608,189
June 5, 2014	June 5, 2021	Other Assets		15,000,000	Cash Flow Hedging		512,742		879,197
			$	30,000,000		$	784,655	$	1,487,386

Changes in the fair values of derivative financial instruments accounted for as cash flow hedges to the extent they are effective hedges, are recorded as a component of AOCI. The following is a summary of how AOCI was impacted during the reporting periods:

	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014
Unrealized loss at beginning of period, net of tax	$	(574,311	)	$	(251,149	)
Amount reclassified from AOCI to noninterest income related to hedge ineffectiveness		15,561			(10,968	)
Amount reclassified from AOCI to interest expense related to caplet amortization		4,538			-
Amount of income (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax		(292,591	)		109,692
Unrealized loss at end of period	$	(846,803	)	$	(152,425	)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014
Unrealized loss at beginning of period, net of tax	$	(399,367	)	$	-
Amount reclassified from AOCI to noninterest income related to hedge ineffectiveness		23,658			(10,968	)
Amount reclassified from AOCI to interest expense related to caplet amortization		6,904			-
Amount of income (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income, net of tax		(477,998	)		(141,457	)
Unrealized loss at end of period	$	(846,803	)	$	(152,425	)

Changes in the fair value related to the ineffective portion of cash flow hedges are reported in noninterest income during the period of the change. As shown in the tables above, $15,561 and $23,658 of expense from the change in fair value for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, was due to ineffectiveness. There was income recognized of $10,968 related to the ineffectiveness of cash flow hedges during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014.

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NOTE 5 – FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES

The subsidiary banks are members of the FHLB of Des Moines or Chicago. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the subsidiary banks held $9,227,800 and $11,279,000, respectively, of FHLB stock, which is included in restricted investment securities on the consolidated balance sheet.

During the second quarter of 2015, QCBT and CRBT prepaid a total of $75,500,000 of fixed rate FHLB advances with a weighted average interest rate of 4.36% and maturity dates ranging from May 2016 to June 2019. The prepayment fees associated with these advances totaled $5,692,185 and are included in losses on debt extinguishment in the statements of income. The prepayments were a part of the Company’s balance sheet restructuring, which is described in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Maturity and interest rate information on advances from the FHLB as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 is as follows:

	September 30, 2015
	Amount Due		Weighted Average Interest Rate at Quarter-End			Amount Due with Putable Option *		Weighted Average Interest Rate at Quarter-End
Maturity:
Year ending December 31:
2015	$	68,000,000		0.33	%	$	-		-	%
2016		14,000,000		2.08			2,000,000		4.00
2017		18,000,000		2.89			-		-
2018		33,000,000		3.33			5,000,000		2.84
Total FHLB advances	$	133,000,000		1.61	%	$	7,000,000		3.17	%

	December 31, 2014
	Amount Due		Weighted Average Interest Rate at Year-End			Putable Option *		Weighted Average Interest Rate at Year-End
Maturity:
Year ending December 31:
2015	$	63,000,000		0.87	%	$	-		-	%
2016		44,500,000		3.81			32,500,000		4.56
2017		33,000,000		3.59			15,000,000		4.42
2018		43,000,000		3.49			5,000,000		2.84
2019		20,000,000		4.12			-		-
Total FHLB advances	$	203,500,000		2.83	%	$	52,500,000		4.36	%

*Of the advances outstanding, a portion have putable options which allow the FHLB, at its discretion, to terminate the advances and require the subsidiary banks to repay at predetermined dates prior to the stated maturity date of the advances. The amount of advances with putable options decreased $45.5 million from December 31, 2014 to September 30, 2015 due to the prepayment of advances having putable options.

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Advances are collateralized by loans totaling $450.9 million and $499.1 million, in the aggregate, as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. On pledged loans, the FHLB applies varying collateral maintenance levels from 125% to 333% based on the loan type. No securities were pledged as collateral on advances as of September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014.

As of September 30, 2015, and included with the 2015 maturity grouping above, are $61.0 million of short-term and overnight advances from the FHLB. These advances have maturities ranging from one day to one month. As of December 31, 2014, and included with the 2015 maturity grouping above, are $37.0 million of short-term advances from the FHLB. These advances have maturities ranging from two weeks to one month.

NOTE 6 – OTHER BORROWINGS AND UNUSED LINES OF CREDIT

Other borrowings as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are summarized as follows:

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Wholesale structured repurchase agreements	$	115,000,000	$	130,000,000
Term note		-		17,625,000
Series A subordinated notes		-		2,657,492
	$	115,000,000	$	150,282,492

During the second quarter of 2015, CRBT prepaid a $10,000,000 wholesale structured repurchase agreement with an interest rate of 4.40% and a maturity in May 2019. The prepayment fee associated with the transaction totaled $1,202,000. This amount is included in losses on debt extinguishment in the statements of income. The wholesale structured repurchase agreement prepayments were a part of the Company’s balance sheet restructuring, which is described in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Maturity and interest rate information concerning wholesale structured repurchase agreements is summarized as follows:

	September 30, 2015					December 31, 2014
			Weighted					Weighted
			Average					Average
			Interest Rate					Interest Rate
	Amount Due		at Quarter-End			Amount Due		at Year-End
Maturity:
Year ending December 31:
2015	$	-		-		$	5,000,000		2.77	%
2016		-		-			-		-
2017		10,000,000		3.00			10,000,000		3.00
2018		10,000,000		3.97			10,000,000		3.97
2019		50,000,000		3.41			60,000,000		3.57
Thereafter		45,000,000		2.66			45,000,000		2.66
Total Wholesale Structured Repurchase Agreements	$	115,000,000		3.13	%	$	130,000,000		3.21	%

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Some of the wholesale structured repurchase agreements have a one-time put option, at the discretion of the counterparty, to terminate the agreement and require the subsidiary bank to repay at predetermined dates prior to the stated maturity date of the agreement. Of the $115.0 million in wholesale structured repurchase agreements outstanding at September 30, 2015, $50.0 million are putable in 2016 and $20.0 million are putable in 2017.

The wholesale structured repurchase agreements are collateralized by securities with a carrying value of $138.3 million and $153.8 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

At December 31, 2014, the Company had a 4-year term note with principal and interest due quarterly. Interest was calculated at the effective LIBOR rate plus 3.00% per annum (3.23% at December 31, 2014) and the balance totaled $17,625,000 at December 31, 2014. After two quarterly principal payments totaling $2,350,000 were made in January and April 2015, the resulting balance of the term debt was $15,275,000. In May 2015, the Company repaid this term note in its entirety without prepayment penalty and using proceeds from a common stock offering. Additional information regarding the capital raise and balance sheet restructuring is described in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Additionally, as of December 31, 2014, the Company maintained a $10.0 million revolving line of credit note where the interest is calculated at the effective LIBOR rate plus 2.50% per annum. At December 31, 2014, the Company had not borrowed on this revolving credit note and had the full amount available. At the renewal date in June 2015, the note was amended to increase the maximum amount available. The Company now maintains a $40.0 million revolving line of credit note, with interest calculated at the effective LIBOR rate plus 2.50% per annum. At September 30, 2015, the Company had not borrowed on this revolving credit note and had the full amount available.

The current revolving note agreement contains certain covenants that place restrictions on additional debt and stipulate minimum capital and various operating ratios.

As of December 31, 2014, the Company had Series A subordinated notes outstanding totaling $2.7 million with a maturity date of September 1, 2018 and interest payable semi-annually, in arrears, on June 30 and December 30 of each year. This debt was at a fixed rate of 6.00% per year. In June 2015, the Company redeemed all of these subordinated notes using proceeds from a common stock offering, leaving no remaining balance as of September 30, 2015. There was no penalty related to this redemption.

At September 30, 2015, the subsidiary banks had 32 lines of credit totaling $347.2 million, of which $15.2 million was secured and $332.0 million was unsecured. At September 30, 2015, $266.2 million was available as $81.0 million was utilized for short-term borrowing needs at QCBT.

At December 31, 2014, the subsidiary banks had 35 lines of credit totaling $351.6 million, of which $17.1 million was secured and $334.5 million was unsecured. At December 31, 2014, $237.6 million was available as $114.0 million was utilized for short-term borrowing needs at QCBT and RB&T.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had Public Unit Deposit Letters of Credit with the FHLB of Des Moines totaling $55.0 million and $15.0 million, respectively. There were no amounts outstanding under these letters of credit as of either date.

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NOTE 7 – COMMON STOCK OFFERING AND BALANCE SHEET RESTRUCTURING

On May 13, 2015, the Company announced the closing of an underwritten public offering of 3,680,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $18.25 per share. The net proceeds to the Company, after deducting the underwriting discount and offering expenses, totaled $63.5 million. As a result of the capital raise, the Company’s regulatory capital ratios increased significantly. Additional information regarding regulatory capital is described in Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company utilized the proceeds from the common stock offering to restructure certain debt obligations and to bolster overall capital levels. Specifically, the Company repaid $15.3 million of holding company senior debt at an interest rate of 3.27%, and $2.7 million of subordinated debt at an interest rate of 6.00%. Additionally, $85.5 million of FHLB advances and wholesale structured repurchase agreements at a weighted average interest rate of 4.36% were prepaid at QCBT and CRBT. As a result of this planned restructuring, the Company incurred $6.9 million (pre-tax) in losses for debt extinguishment that were recognized in the second quarter of 2015.

Of the $103.5 million in debt extinguishments, $63.5 million was funded with the proceeds from the common stock issuance. Approximately $27.7 million was funded through the maturity of low-yielding securities. Brokered CDs and overnight FHLB advances were utilized to fund the remaining $12.3 million. The weighted average interest rate on these new borrowings was approximately 0.90%.

This restructuring and deleveraging significantly reduced the wholesale borrowings portfolio of the Company, which includes FHLB advances, wholesale structured repurchase agreements, and brokered time deposits. The table below presents the maturity schedule including weighted average cost for the Company’s combined wholesale borrowings portfolio.

	September 30, 2015					December 31, 2014
			Weighted					Weighted
			Average					Average
			Interest Rate					Interest Rate
Maturity:	Amount Due		at Quarter-End			Amount Due		at Year-End
Year ending December 31:	(dollar amounts in thousands)
2015	$	84,916		0.33	%	$	103,818		0.92	%
2016		26,142		1.52			50,642		3.51
2017		49,055		2.07			53,965		2.96
2018		60,283		2.93			60,042		3.41
2019		59,341		3.07			83,152		3.59
Thereafter		51,141		2.64			51,141		2.64
Total Wholesale Borrowings	$	330,878		2.00	%	$	402,760		2.66	%

Total wholesale borrowings decreased $71.9 million from December 31, 2014 to September 30, 2015. Specifically, FHLB advances decreased $70.5 million, wholesale structured repurchase agreements decreased $15.0 million, and brokered time deposits increased $13.6 million, as liquidity needs were supplemented with this source. The average cost of wholesale borrowings decreased from 2.66% to 2.00% and the average duration shortened, as many of the borrowings that were extinguished were long-term in nature. Of the $85.5 million in FHLB advances and wholesale structured repurchase agreements that were prepaid, $30.5 million were set to mature in 2016, $15.0 million in 2017, $10.0 million in 2018 and $30.0 million in 2019. The weighted average duration of these borrowings was 2.56 years.

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NOTE 8 – REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS ON DIVIDENDS

The Company (on a consolidated basis) and the subsidiary banks are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company and subsidiary banks’ financial statements.

Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Company and the subsidiary banks must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of their assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors. Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Company and the subsidiary banks to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table) of total common equity Tier 1 and Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets and of Tier 1 capital to average assets, each as defined by regulation. Management believes, as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, that the Company and the subsidiary banks met all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject.

Under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, to be categorized as “well capitalized,” an institution must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based, Tier 1 leverage and common equity Tier 1 ratios as set forth in the following tables. The Company and the subsidiary banks’ actual capital amounts and ratios as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are also presented in the following table (dollars in thousands). As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, each of the subsidiary banks met the requirements to be “well capitalized”.

												To Be Well
												Capitalized Under						New
						For Capital						Prompt Corrective						Basel III
	Actual					Adequacy Purposes						Action Provisions						Minimums*
	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio				Amount		Ratio				Amount		Ratio
As of September 30, 2015:
Company:
Total risk-based capital	$	274,586		13.06	%	$	168,246		>	8.0	%	$	210,308		>	10.0	%	$	168,246		>	8.0	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		248,802		11.83	%		126,185		>	6.0			168,246		>	8.0			126,185		>	6.0
Tier 1 leverage		248,802		9.73	%		102,260		>	4.0			127,825		>	5.0			102,260		>	4.0
Common equity Tier 1		213,710		10.16	%		94,638		>	4.5			136,700		>	6.5			94,638		>	4.5
Quad City Bank & Trust:
Total risk-based capital	$	131,695		12.64	%	$	83,340		>	8.0	%	$	104,175		>	10.0	%	$	83,340		>	8.0	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		120,268		11.54	%		62,505		>	6.0			83,340		>	8.0			62,505		>	6.0
Tier 1 leverage		120,268		8.97	%		53,610		>	4.0			67,012		>	5.0			53,610		>	4.0
Common equity Tier 1		120,268		11.54	%		46,879		>	4.5			67,714		>	6.5			46,879		>	4.5
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust:
Total risk-based capital	$	103,138		13.81	%	$	59,755		>	8.0	%	$	74,694		>	10.0	%	$	59,755		>	8.0	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		93,784		12.56	%		44,817		>	6.0			59,755		>	8.0			44,817		>	6.0
Tier 1 leverage		93,784		10.68	%		35,121		>	4.0			43,901		>	5.0			35,121		>	4.0
Common equity Tier 1		93,784		12.56	%		33,612		>	4.5			48,551		>	6.5			33,612		>	4.5
Rockford Bank & Trust:
Total risk-based capital	$	38,827		12.40	%	$	25,047		>	8.0	%	$	31,308		>	10.0	%	$	25,047		>	8.0	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		34,909		11.15	%		18,785		>	6.0			25,047		>	8.0			18,785		>	6.0
Tier 1 leverage		34,909		9.63	%		14,495		>	4.0			18,119		>	5.0			14,495		>	4.0
Common equity Tier 1		34,909		11.15	%		14,089		>	4.5			20,350		>	6.5			14,089		>	4.5

*The minimums under Basel III phase in higher by .625% (the capital conservation buffer) annually until 2019. The fully phased-in mimimums are 10.5% (Total risk-based capital), 8.5% (Tier 1 risk-based capital), and 7.0% (Common equity Tier 1).

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											To Be Well
											Capitalized Under
						For Capital					Prompt Corrective
	Actual					Adequacy Purposes					Action Provisions
	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio
As of December 31, 2014:
Company:
Total risk-based capital	$	204,376		10.91	%	$	149,876	>	8.0	%		N/A		N/A
Tier 1 risk-based capital		178,364		9.52	%		74,938	>	4.0	%		N/A		N/A
Tier 1 leverage		178,364		7.62	%		93,658	>	4.0	%		N/A		N/A
Quad City Bank & Trust:
Total risk-based capital	$	104,869		11.26	%	$	74,495	>	8.0	%	$	93,119	>	10.00	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		93,785		10.07	%		37,248	>	4.0			55,872	>	6.0
Tier 1 leverage		93,785		7.10	%		52,817	>	4.0			66,021	>	5.0
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust:
Total risk-based capital	$	76,662		11.54	%	$	53,126	>	8.0	%	$	66,407	>	10.0	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		68,772		10.36	%		26,563	>	4.0			39,844	>	6.0
Tier 1 leverage		68,772		8.21	%		33,525	>	4.0			41,906	>	5.0
Rockford Bank & Trust:
Total risk-based capital	$	35,906		12.56	%	$	22,875	>	8.0	%	$	28,594	>	10.0	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		32,325		11.30	%		11,438	>	4.0			17,156	>	6.0
Tier 1 leverage		32,325		9.16	%		14,112	>	4.0			17,640	>	5.0

In July 2013, the U.S. federal banking authorities approved the implementation of the Basel III regulatory capital reforms and issued rules effecting certain changes required by the Dodd-Frank Act. The Basel III Rules are applicable to all U.S. banks that are subject to minimum capital requirements, as well as to bank and savings and loan holding companies other than “small bank holding companies” (generally bank holding companies with consolidated assets of less than $1 billion).

The Basel III Rules not only increased most of the required minimum regulatory capital ratios, but they introduced a new common equity Tier 1 capital ratio and the concept of a capital conservation buffer. Failure to maintain capital levels above Basel III minimums may lead to restrictions on dividends, share buybacks, discretionary payments on Tier 1 instruments and discretionary bonus payments.

The Basel III Rules also permit smaller banking organizations to retain, through a one-time election, the existing treatment for AOCI, which excluded the affect of AOCI from regulatory capital. The Company made this election in the first quarter of 2015. 

On August 27, 2015, the Company filed a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC.  This registration statement, declared effective by the SEC on October 5, 2015, will allow the Company to issue various types of securities, including common stock, preferred stock, debt securities or warrants, from time to time, up to an aggregate amount of $100.0 million.  The specific terms and prices of the securities will be determined at the time of any future offering and described in a separate prospectus supplement, which would be filed with the SEC at the time of the particular offering, if any.

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NOTE 9 - EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following information was used in the computation of EPS on a basic and diluted basis:

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Net income	$	6,488,987	$	4,062,665	$	10,143,058	$	11,959,716
Less: Preferred stock dividends		-		-		-		1,081,877
Net income attributable to QCR Holdings, Inc. common stockholders	$	6,488,987	$	4,062,665	$	10,143,058	$	10,877,839
Earnings per common share attributable to QCR Holdings, Inc. common stockholders
Basic	$	0.55	$	0.51	$	1.03	$	1.37
Diluted	$	0.55	$	0.50	$	1.01	$	1.35
Weighted average common shares outstanding*		11,713,993		7,931,944		9,878,882		7,919,201
Weighted average common shares issuable upon exercise of stock options and under the employee stock purchase plan		161,937		122,041		145,559		121,217
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding		11,875,930		8,053,985		10,024,441		8,040,418

*The increase in weighted average common shares outstanding was primarily due to the common stock issuance discussed in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

NOTE 10 – FAIR VALUE

Accounting guidance on fair value measurement uses a hierarchy intended to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. This hierarchy includes three levels and is based upon the valuation techniques used to measure assets and liabilities. The three levels are as follows:

● Level 1 – Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in markets;

● Level 2 – Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument; and

● Level 3 – Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

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Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis comprise the following at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

			Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
			Quoted Prices		Significant
			in Active		Other		Significant
			Markets for		Observable		Unobservable
			Identical Assets		Inputs		Inputs
	Fair Value		(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
September 30, 2015:
Securities available for sale:
U.S. govt. sponsored agency securities	$	247,624,591	$	-	$	247,624,591	$	-
Residential mortgage-backed and related securities		74,901,559		-		74,901,559		-
Municipal securities		27,701,652		-		27,701,652		-
Other securities		1,906,549		354,128		1,552,421		-
Derivative instruments		784,655		-		784,655		-
	$	352,919,006	$	354,128	$	352,564,878	$	-
December 31, 2014:
Securities available for sale:
U.S. govt. sponsored agency securities	$	307,869,572	$	-	$	307,869,572	$	-
Residential mortgage-backed and related securities		111,423,224		-		111,423,224		-
Municipal securities		30,399,981		-		30,399,981		-
Other securities		1,966,853		345,952		1,620,901		-
Derivative instruments		1,487,386		-		1,487,386
	$	453,147,016	$	345,952	$	452,801,064	$	-

There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between Levels 1, 2, and 3 of the fair value hierarchy for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 or 2014.

A small portion of the securities available for sale portfolio consists of common stock issued by various unrelated bank holding companies. The fair values used by the Company are obtained from an independent pricing service and represent quoted market prices for the identical securities (Level 1 inputs).

The remainder of the securities available for sale portfolio consists of securities whereby the Company obtains fair values from an independent pricing service. The fair values are determined by pricing models that consider observable market data, such as interest rate volatilities, LIBOR yield curve, credit spreads and prices from market makers and live trading systems (Level 2 inputs).

Derivative instruments consist of interest rate caps that are used for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk. See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the details of these instruments. The fair values are determined by pricing models that consider observable market data for derivative instruments with similar structures (Level 2 inputs).

Certain financial assets are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis; that is, the assets are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment).

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Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis comprise the following at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

			Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
September 30, 2015:
Impaired loans/leases	$	4,849,718	$	-	$	-	$	4,849,718
OREO		8,791,506		-		-		8,791,506
	$	13,641,224	$	-	$	-	$	13,641,224
December 31, 2014:
Impaired loans/leases	$	12,467,362	$	-	$	-	$	12,467,362
OREO		13,789,047		-		-		13,789,047
	$	26,256,409	$	-	$	-	$	26,256,409

Impaired loans/leases are evaluated and valued at the time the loan/lease is identified as impaired, at the lower of cost or fair value, and are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.  Fair value is measured based on the value of the collateral securing these loans/leases.  Collateral may be real estate and/or business assets, including equipment, inventory and/or accounts receivable, and is determined based on appraisals by qualified licensed appraisers hired by the Company.  Appraised and reported values are discounted based on management’s historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of valuation, and/or management’s expertise and knowledge of the client and client’s business.  

OREO in the table above consists of property acquired through foreclosures and settlements of loans.  Property acquired is carried at the estimated fair value of the property, less disposal costs, and is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The estimated fair value of the property is determined based on appraisals by qualified licensed appraisers hired by the Company.  Appraised and reported values are discounted based on management’s historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of valuation, and/or management’s expertise and knowledge of the property.

The following table presents additional quantitative information about assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis for which the Company has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value:

	Quantitave Information about Level Fair Value Measurments
	Fair Value September 30, 2015		Fair Value December 31, 2014		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range
Impaired loans/leases	$	4,849,718	$	12,467,362	Appraisal of collateral	Appraisal adjustments	-10.00%	to	-50.00%
OREO		8,791,506		13,789,047	Appraisal of collateral	Appraisal adjustments	0.00%	to	-35.00%

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For the impaired loans/leases and OREO, the Company records carrying value at fair value less disposal or selling costs. The amounts reported in the tables above are fair values before the adjustment for disposal or selling costs.

There have been no changes in valuation techniques used for any assets measured at fair value during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

The following table presents the carrying values and estimated fair values of financial assets and liabilities carried on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, including those financial assets and liabilities that are not measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis or non-recurring basis:

	Fair Value	As of September 30, 2015				As of December 31, 2014
	Hierarchy	Carrying		Estimated		Carrying		Estimated
	Level	Value		Fair Value		Value		Fair Value
Cash and due from banks	Level 1	$	41,053,241	$	41,053,241	$	38,235,019	$	38,235,019
Federal funds sold	Level 2		34,330,000		34,330,000		46,780,000		46,780,000
Interest-bearing deposits at financial institutions	Level 2		32,275,631		32,275,631		35,334,682		35,334,682
Investment securities:
Held to maturity	Level 3		238,640,598		239,420,841		199,879,574		201,113,796
Available for sale	See Previous Table		352,134,351		352,134,351		451,659,630		451,659,630
Loans/leases receivable, net	Level 3		4,490,480		4,849,718		11,543,854		12,467,362
Loans/leases receivable, net	Level 2		1,725,647,545		1,735,872,520		1,595,384,851		1,606,646,146
Derivative instruments	Level 2		784,655		784,655		1,487,386		1,487,386
Deposits:
Nonmaturity deposits	Level 2		1,469,462,729		1,469,462,729		1,304,044,099		1,304,044,099
Time deposits	Level 2		385,856,258		386,900,000		375,623,914		376,509,000
Short-term borrowings	Level 2		167,564,212		167,564,212		268,351,670		268,351,670
FHLB advances	Level 2		133,000,000		135,877,000		203,500,000		208,172,000
Other borrowings	Level 2		115,000,000		123,363,000		150,282,492		159,741,000
Junior subordinated debentures	Level 2		40,526,691		28,887,138		40,423,735		28,585,294

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NOTE 11 – BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

Selected financial and descriptive information is required to be disclosed for reportable operating segments, applying a “management perspective” as the basis for identifying reportable segments. The management perspective is determined by the view that management takes of the segments within the Company when making operating decisions, allocating resources, and measuring performance. The segments of the Company have been defined by the structure of the Company’s internal organization, focusing on the financial information that the Company’s operating decision-makers routinely use to make decisions about operating matters.

The Company’s primary segment, Commercial Banking, is geographically divided by markets into the secondary segments which are the three subsidiary banks wholly owned by the Company: QCBT, CRBT, and RB&T. Each of these secondary segments offers similar products and services, but is managed separately due to different pricing, product demand, and consumer markets. Each offers commercial, consumer, and mortgage loans and deposit services.

The Company’s Wealth Management segment represents the trust and asset management and investment management and advisory services offered at the Company’s three subsidiary banks in aggregate. This segment generates income primarily from fees charged based on assets under administration for corporate and personal trusts, custodial services, and investments managed. No assets of the subsidiary banks have been allocated to the Wealth Management segment.

The Company’s All Other segment includes the operations of all other consolidated subsidiaries and/or defined operating segments that fall below the segment reporting thresholds. This segment includes the corporate operations of the parent company.

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Selected financial information on the Company’s business segments is presented as follows as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

	Commercial Banking
	Quad City Bank & Trust		Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust		Rockford Bank & Trust		Wealth Management		All Other			Intercompany Eliminations			Consolidated Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
Total revenue	$	14,039,050	$	10,390,806	$	4,095,882	$	2,314,406	$	7,936,414		$	(7,986,520	)	$	30,790,038
Net interest income	$	10,728,143	$	6,956,027	$	2,771,214	$	-	$	(317,858	)	$	-		$	20,137,526
Net income	$	3,786,289	$	2,893,397	$	847,709	$	373,801	$	6,488,988		$	(7,901,197	)	$	6,488,987
Total assets	$	1,328,053,105	$	867,064,041	$	360,348,002	$	-	$	277,001,408		$	(256,611,839	)	$	2,575,854,717
Provision	$	910,263	$	550,000	$	175,000	$	-	$	-		$	-		$	1,635,263
Goodwill	$	3,222,688	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	-		$	3,222,688
Core deposit intangible	$	-	$	1,521,287	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	-		$	1,521,287
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total revenue	$	12,467,712	$	8,853,958	$	3,595,245	$	2,082,609	$	5,526,296		$	(5,567,505	)	$	26,958,315
Net interest income	$	9,234,089	$	6,179,763	$	2,584,613	$	-	$	(523,134	)	$	-		$	17,475,331
Net income	$	2,602,238	$	1,861,236	$	669,814	$	358,997	$	4,062,665		$	(5,492,285	)	$	4,062,665
Total assets	$	1,274,033,270	$	822,348,680	$	346,791,265	$	-	$	212,236,225		$	(204,813,887	)	$	2,450,595,553
Provision	$	609,657	$	331,666	$	122,000	$	-	$	-		$	-		$	1,063,323
Goodwill	$	3,222,688	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	-		$	3,222,688
Core deposit intangible	$	-	$	1,720,799	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	-		$	1,720,799
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Total revenue	$	39,824,626	$	28,662,969	$	11,536,814	$	6,927,453	$	14,489,717		$	(14,721,751	)	$	86,719,828
Net interest income	$	29,745,080	$	19,836,835	$	8,089,626	$	-	$	(1,260,962	)	$	-		$	56,410,579
Net income	$	6,578,479	$	4,645,136	$	1,895,933	$	1,271,661	$	10,143,059		$	(14,391,210	)	$	10,143,058
Total assets	$	1,328,053,105	$	867,064,041	$	360,348,002	$	-	$	277,001,408		$	(256,611,839	)	$	2,575,854,717
Provision	$	3,466,384	$	1,650,000	$	578,000	$	-	$	-		$	-		$	5,694,384
Goodwill	$	3,222,688	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	-		$	3,222,688
Core deposit intangible	$	-	$	1,521,287	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	-		$	1,521,287
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
Total revenue	$	36,368,665	$	25,972,122	$	10,779,962	$	6,387,215	$	16,016,503		$	(16,245,340	)	$	79,279,127
Net interest income	$	27,235,902	$	17,820,878	$	7,637,029	$	-	$	(1,403,894	)	$	-		$	51,289,915
Net income	$	7,397,943	$	5,577,993	$	1,755,117	$	1,205,204	$	11,959,716		$	(15,936,257	)	$	11,959,716
Total assets	$	1,274,033,270	$	822,348,680	$	346,791,265	$	-	$	212,236,225		$	(204,813,887	)	$	2,450,595,553
Provision	$	1,779,698	$	881,666	$	498,000	$	-	$	-		$	-		$	3,159,364
Goodwill	$	3,222,688	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	-		$	3,222,688
Core deposit intangible	$	-	$	1,720,799	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	-		$	1,720,799

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FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 

INTRODUCTION

This section reviews the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries for the three months and nine months ending September 30, 2015 and 2014. Some tables may include additional periods to comply with disclosure requirements or to illustrate trends. When reading this discussion, also refer to the consolidated financial statements and related notes in this report. The page locations and specific sections and notes that are referred to are presented in the table of contents.

Additionally, a comprehensive list of the acronyms and abbreviations used throughout this discussion is included in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

GENERAL

QCR Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of QCBT, CRBT, and RB&T.

QCBT and CRBT are Iowa-chartered commercial banks, and RB&T is an Illinois-chartered commercial bank. All are members of the Federal Reserve system with depository accounts insured to the maximum amount permitted by law by the FDIC.

● QCBT commenced operations in 1994 and provides full-service commercial and consumer banking, and trust and asset management services to the Quad City area and adjacent communities through its five offices that are located in Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa and Moline, Illinois. QCBT also provides leasing services through its wholly-owned subsidiary, m2 Lease Funds, located in Brookfield, Wisconsin. In addition, QCBT owns 100% of Quad City Investment Advisors, LLC, which is an investment management and advisory company.

● CRBT commenced operations in 2001 and provides full-service commercial and consumer banking, and trust and asset management services to Cedar Rapids, Iowa and adjacent communities through its main office located on First Avenue in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa and its branch facility located on Council Street in northern Cedar Rapids. Cedar Falls and Waterloo, Iowa and adjacent communities are served through three additional CRBT offices (two in Waterloo and one in Cedar Falls).

● RB&T commenced operations in January 2005 and provides full-service commercial and consumer banking, and trust and asset management services to Rockford, Illinois and adjacent communities through its main office located on Guilford Road at Alpine Road in Rockford and its branch facility in downtown Rockford.

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW

The Company reported net income of $6.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, and diluted EPS of $0.55. By comparison, for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, the Company reported a net loss of $524 thousand, and diluted EPS of ($0.05). During the second quarter, the Company successfully executed several planned initiatives aimed at improving the long-term profitability of the Company and strengthening its capital base. As a result, financial performance was greatly impacted by several previously announced nonrecurring income and expense items; most prominently the one-time expense related to the prepayment of certain FHLB advances and other wholesale borrowings, which totaled approximately $4.5 million (after-tax). For the third quarter of 2014, the Company reported net income of $4.1 million, and diluted EPS of $0.50. As a result of the redemption of all of the Company’s remaining outstanding shares of preferred stock in the second quarter of 2014, none of these periods included preferred stock dividends.

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company reported net income of $10.1 million and diluted EPS of $1.01. By comparison, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company reported net income of $12.0 million, and diluted EPS of $1.35, after preferred stock dividends of $1.1 million.

The third quarter of 2015 was highlighted by several significant items:

● Net interest margin improvement of 18 basis points, quarter-over-quarter, primarily attributable to the balance sheet restructuring described in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements;

● Loan and lease growth at an annualized rate of 10.3% through the first nine months of the year;

● Strong gains on the sale of government guaranteed portions of loans;

● A gain on the sale of an OREO property totaling $1.2 million (pre-tax); and

● Improved asset quality metrics, with a reduction in NPAs as a percentage of total assets from 1.61% at September 30, 2014 to 0.80% at the current quarter-end.

Following is a table that represents the various net income measurements for the Company.

	For the three months ended				For the nine months ended
	September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014		September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014
Net income	$	6,488,987	$	4,062,665	$	10,143,058	$	11,959,716
Less: Preferred stock dividends		-		-		-		1,081,877
Net income attributable to QCR Holdings, Inc. common stockholders	$	6,488,987	$	4,062,665	$	10,143,058	$	10,877,839
Diluted earnings per common share	$	0.55	$	0.50	$	1.01	$	1.35
Weighted average common and common equivalent outstanding*		11,875,930		8,053,985		10,024,441		8,040,418

*The increase in weighted average common and common equivalent outstanding shares was primarily due to the common stock issuance discussed in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements.

The Company reported core net income (non-GAAP) for the quarter ending September 30, 2015 of $6.2 million, with diluted core EPS of $0.52. Core net income for the quarter included a $788 thousand (after-tax) gain on the sale of other real estate. While this gain is considered core income, it is non-recurring in nature. Core net income for the quarter excluded after-tax gains on the sale of securities of $37 thousand and after-tax income from the conclusion of a favorable lawsuit of $252 thousand.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company reported core net income (non-GAAP) of $14.6 million, with diluted core EPS of $1.45. Core net income year-to-date excludes $5.0 million of after-tax non-recurring expenses, $4.5 million of which related to the previously announced prepayment of FHLB advances and other wholesale borrowings during the second quarter of 2015.

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Following is a table that represents the major income and expense categories for the Company.

	For the three months ended							For the nine months ended
	September 30, 2015		June 30, 2015			September 30, 2014		September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014
Net interest income	$	20,137,526	$	18,490,836		$	17,475,331	$	56,410,579	$	51,289,915
Provision expense		1,635,263		2,348,665			1,063,323		5,694,384		3,159,364
Noninterest income		7,648,926		5,651,606			5,161,673		19,626,374		15,341,898
Noninterest expense		17,193,331		24,292,006			16,482,140		58,793,562		48,818,260
Federal and state income tax (benefit)		2,468,871		(1,974,411	)		1,028,876		1,405,949		2,694,473
Net income (loss)	$	6,488,987	$	(523,818	)	$	4,062,665	$	10,143,058	$	11,959,716

In comparing quarter-over-quarter, following are some noteworthy changes in the Company’s financial results:

● Net interest income increased 9% compared to the second quarter of 2015 and increased 15% from the same period in 2014.

● Provision decreased 30% compared to the second quarter of 2015. The increased provision in the second quarter of 2015 was the result of a $971 thousand increase in a specific allowance allocated to one relationship at QCBT. This relationship was not a new NPA, but new circumstances developed in the second quarter requiring an increase in specific allowance allocation. This relationship was subsequently charged off in the third quarter of 2015. Provision increased 54% from the same period in 2014, primarily due to loan growth and changes in qualititative factors utilized in the calculation.

● Noninterest income increased 35% compared to the second quarter of 2015. Noninterest income increased 48% from the third quarter of 2014. Noninterest income in the third quarter of 2015 included a $1.2 million gain on the sale of an OREO property, a $387 thousand lawsuit award and a strong quarter of gains on the sale of government guaranteed portions of loans ($760 thousand compared to $69 thousand and $159 thousand for the quarters ending June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively).

● Noninterest expense decreased 29% compared to the second quarter of 2015. The second quarter of 2015 included several nonrecurring expense items totaling approximately $7.7 million, $6.9 million of which related to the extinguishment of debt discussed in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Noninterest expense increased 4% from the third quarter of 2014.

● Federal and state income tax increased significantly compared to the second quarter of 2015 and the same period in the prior year. The company recognized a large tax benefit in the second quarter of 2015 due to a reduction in taxable income. See the Income Taxes section of this report for additional details.

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LONG-TERM FINANCIAL GOALS

The Company’s long-term (defined as the next 12-24 months) financial goals are as follows:

● Improve balance sheet efficiency by targeting a gross loans and leases to total assets ratio in the range of 70 – 75%;

● Improve profitability (measured by net interest margin and return on average assets);

● Continue to improve asset quality by reducing NPAs to total assets to below 1.00% and maintain charge-offs as a percentage of average loans of under 0.25% annually;

● Reduce reliance on wholesale funding to less than 15% of total assets;

● Grow noninterest bearing deposits to more than 30% of total assets;

● Increase the commercial lease portfolio so that it represents 10% of total assets;

● Grow gains on sales of government guaranteed portions of loans to more than $3 million annually; and

● Continue to grow trust and investment advisory fees by 15% annually.

The following table shows the evaluation of the Company’s long-term financial goals.

			September 30, 2015	September 30, 2015 (non-GAAP*)	June 30, 2015	June 30, 2015 (non-GAAP*)	September 30, 2014
Goal****	Key Metric	Target***	(dollars in thousands)
Balance sheet efficiency	Gross loans and leases to total assets	70 - 75%	68%		67%		64%
Profitability	Net interest margin	>3.45%	3.51%		3.33%		3.15%
	Return on average assets	>1.00%	1.01%	0.97%	-0.08%	0.71%	0.66%
Asset quality	Nonperforming assets to total assets	<1.00%	0.80%		1.07%		1.61%
	Net charge-offs to average loans**	< 0.25% annually	0.26%		0.12%		0.16%
Lower reliance on wholesale funding	Wholesale funding to total assets	< 15%	21%		22%		26%
Funding mix	Noninterest bearing deposits as a percentage of total assets	> 30%	23%		25%		22%
Commercial leasing	Leases as a percentage of total assets	10%	7%		7%		7%
Consistent, high quality noninterest	Gains on sales of government guaranteed portions of loans**	> $3 million annually	$1.0 million		$0.3 million		$1.1 million
income revenue streams	Grow trust and investment advisory fees**	> 15% annually	8%		8%		13%

*	Non-GAAP calculations are provided, when applicable. Refer to GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation table on page 47 of this report.
**	Ratios and amounts provided for these measurements represent year-to-date actual amounts for the respective period, that are then annualized for comparison. Annual growth percentages are calculated with a base of December 31, 2014 and 2013 year-to-date totals.
***	Targets will be re-evaluated and adjusted annually in the first quarter of each year.
****	These goals are aspirational in nature and, depending on the actual performance of the Company, may or may not be achieved. See the Special Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statement located within the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTS

The Company took the following actions to support our corporate strategy and the long-term financial goals shown above.

● Loan growth for the first nine months of 2015 was 10.3% on an annualized basis. This was within the Company’s target organic growth rate of 10-12%. A majority of this growth was in the commercial and industrial loan category. As of September 30, 2015,this segment of the portfolio accounted for 37% of total loans and leases. At the same time, the Company has reduced its reliance on commercial real estate loans, with that segment representing 39% of the portfolio as of September 30, 2015. This loan and lease growth has continued to help move the loan and lease to total asset ratio upward to 68%, from 67% in the second quarter of 2015 and 64% one year ago. Additionally, the Company continues to evaluate market opportunities to rotate out of securities and into loans and leases, as this will also make the balance sheet more profitable. Generally, securities have a lower yield, therefore, by replacing with loans and leases, the Company will continue to improve NIM.

● In the second quarter of 2015, the Company executed a balance sheet restructuring that greatly reduced borrowings and the weighted average cost of borrowings in order to improve the long-term profitability of the Company. Refer to Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. The majority of the debt restructuring activity was executed mid-quarter, so management expected to see net interest margin improvement in the third quarter. Management anticipated that the quarterly net interest margin percentage would be in the range of 3.40% to 3.45%; however, due to improvement in the Company’s yield on securities and yield on loans and leases, NIM improved to 3.51% for the third quarter.

● The Company has been heavily focused on reducing NPAs to total assets ratio to below 1.00% and was successful in achieving this benchmark during the third quarter, with an actual ratio of 0.80%. The reduction of NPAs was primarily due to the sale of a large OREO property during the quarter, as well as the charge-off of a nonaccrual loan that was fully reserved in prior periods. The Company plans to continue to dispose of OREO properties to further improve asset quality ratios. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had four OREO properties totaling $7.1 million. Additionally, the Company had two nonaccrual relationships totaling $6.9 million. In total, these six relationships made up $14.0 million, or 68%, of our Company’s NPAs as of September 30, 2015. The Company will concentrate workout efforts on these six relationships.

● Management continues to focus on reducing the Company’s reliance on wholesale funding. The balance sheet restructuring that was executed in the second quarter lowered the Company’s reliance by 4%, from 26% at September 30, 2014 to 22% at June 30, 2015. In the third quarter of 2015, the Company lowered its reliance by another 1%, primarily due to brokered CD maturities that were replaced with core deposits. Management continues to closely evaluate opportunities for further reduction in wholesale funding.

● Correspondent banking continues to be a core line of business for the Company. The Company is competitively positioned with veteran staff, software systems and processes to continue growing in the three states currently served – Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. The Company acts as the correspondent bank for 172 downstream banks with total noninterest bearing deposits of approximately $272.0 million as of September 30, 2015. This line of business provides a strong source of noninterest bearing deposits, fee income and high-quality loan participations.

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● The Company provides commercial leasing services through its wholly-owned subsidiary, m2 Lease Funds, which has lease specialists in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Pennsylvania. Historically, this portfolio has been high yielding, with an average gross yield through the first nine months of 2015 approximating 8.4%. This portfolio has also shown strong asset quality throughout its history and the Company intends to grow this portfolio to 10% of consolidated assets.

● SBA and USDA lending is a specialty lending area on which the Company has focused. Once these loans are originated, the government-guaranteed portion of the loan can be sold to the secondary market for premiums. The Company intends to make this a more significant and consistent source of noninterest income. In 2014, the Company hired a government-guaranteed lending specialist in the QCBT market. Also in 2014, in the CRBT market, the Company added a USDA relationship manager to CRBT’s specialty lending team.

● Wealth management is another core line of business for the Company and offers a full range of products, including trust services, brokerage and investment advisory services, asset management, estate planning and financial planning. As of September 30, 2015 the Company had $1.69 billion of total financial assets in trust (and related) accounts and $660 million of total financial assets in brokerage (and related) accounts. Continued growth in assets under management will help to drive trust and investment advisory fees, with a goal of growing this line item 15% annually. The Company hired four business development officers in 2014 to help with this strategy. Additionally, the Company has started offering trust and investment advisory services to the correspondent banks that it serves. As management focuses on growing fee income, expanding market share will continue to be a primary strategy.

GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS

The following table presents certain non-GAAP financial measures related to the “tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio”, “core net income”, “core net income attributable to QCR Holdings, Inc. common stockholders”, “core earnings per common share” and “core return on average assets”. The table also reconciles the GAAP performance measures to the corresponding non-GAAP measures.

The tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio has been a focus for investors and management believes that this ratio may assist investors in analyzing the Company’s capital position without regard to the effects of intangible assets.

The table below also includes several “core” measurements of financial performance. The Company's management believes that these measures are important to investors as they exclude non-recurring income and expense items; therefore,they provide a better comparison for analysis and may provide a better indicator of future run-rates.

Non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations, are not required to be uniformly applied, and are not audited. Although these non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by investors to evaluate a company, they have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analyses of results as reported under GAAP.

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	As of
	September 30,			June 30,			December 31,			September 30,
	2015			2015			2014			2014
	(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
TANGIBLE COMMON EQUITY TO TANGIBLE ASSETS RATIO
Stockholders' equity (GAAP)	$	221,115		$	211,697		$	144,079		$	138,180
Less: Intangible assets		4,744			4,794			4,894			4,944
Tangible common equity (non-GAAP)	$	216,371		$	206,903		$	139,185		$	133,236
Total assets (GAAP)	$	2,575,855		$	2,542,969		$	2,524,958		$	2,450,596
Less: Intangible assets		4,744			4,794			4,894			4,944
Tangible assets (non-GAAP)	$	2,571,111		$	2,538,175		$	2,520,064		$	2,445,652
Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio (non-GAAP)		8.42	%		8.15	%		5.52	%		5.45	%

	For the Quarter ended									For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,			June 30,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	2015			2015			2014			2015			2014
CORE NET INCOME
Net income (loss) (GAAP)	$	6,489		$	(524	)	$	4,063		$	10,143		$	11,960
Less nonrecurring items (after-tax*) :
Income:
Securities gains	$	37		$	-		$	12		$	308		$	27
Lawsuit settlement		252			-			-			252			-
Total nonrecurring income (non-GAAP)	$	289		$	-		$	12		$	560		$	27
Expense:
Losses on debt extinguishment	$	-		$	4,481		$	-		$	4,481		$	-
Other non-recurring expenses		-			513			-			513			-
Total nonrecurring expense (non-GAAP)	$	-		$	4,994		$	-		$	4,994		$	-
Core net income (non-GAAP)	$	6,200		$	4,470		$	4,051		$	14,577		$	11,933
Less: Preferred stock dividends		-			-			-			-			1,082
Core net income attributable to QCR Holdings, Inc. common stockholders (non-GAAP)	$	6,200		$	4,470		$	4,051		$	14,577		$	10,851
CORE EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
Core net income attributable to QCR Holdings, Inc. common stockholders (non-GAAP) (from above)	$	6,200		$	4,470		$	4,051		$	14,577		$	10,851
Weighted average common shares outstanding		11,713,993			9,946,744			7,931,944			9,878,882			7,919,201
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding		11,875,930			9,946,744			8,053,985			10,024,441			8,040,418
Core earnings per common share (non-GAAP):
Basic	$	0.53		$	0.45		$	0.51		$	1.48		$	1.37
Diluted	$	0.52		$	0.45		$	0.50		$	1.45		$	1.35
CORE RETURN ON AVERAGE ASSETS
Core net income (non-GAAP) (from above)	$	6,200		$	4,470		$	4,051		$	14,577		$	11,933
Average Assets	$	2,563,739		$	2,518,170		$	2,467,191		$	2,529,469		$	2,442,338
Core return on average assets (annualized) (non-GAAP)		0.97	%		0.71	%		0.66	%		0.77	%		0.65	%

* Nonrecurring items (after-tax) are calculated using an estimated effective tax rate of 35%. 

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NET INTEREST INCOME - (TAX EQUIVALENT BASIS)

Net interest income, on a tax equivalent basis, increased 16% to $21.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2015. For the nine months ending September 30, 2015, net interest income, on a tax equivalent basis, increased 11% to $60.1 million. Net interest income improved due to several factors:

● The Company’s strategy to redeploy funds from the taxable securities portfolio into higher yielding loans and leases;

● Organic loan and lease growth has been strong over the past twelve months, as evidenced by average gross loan/lease growth of 11% in that period; and

● The Company’s balance sheet restructuring and deleveraging strategy that was executed in the second quarter of 2015. This strategy reduced high-cost borrowings and resulted in a decrease in the cost of total interest bearing liabilities from 0.99% to 0.71%, or 28 basis points, comparing the third quarter of 2015 to the third quarter of 2014. Refer to Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details.

A comparison of yields, spread and margin from the third quarter of 2014 to the third quarter of 2015 is as follows (on a tax equivalent basis):

● The average yield on interest-earning assets increased 11 basis points.

● The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased 28 basis points.

● The net interest spread increased 39 basis points from 2.90% to 3.29%.

● The net interest margin improved 36 basis points from 3.15% to 3.51%.

A comparison of yields, spread and margin from the first nine months of 2014 to the first nine months of 2015 is as follows (on a tax equivalent basis):

● The average yield on interest-earning assets increased 11 basis points.

● The average cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased 16 basis points.

● The net interest spread increased 27 basis points from 2.86% to 3.13%.

● The net interest margin improved 24 basis points from 3.13% to 3.37%.

The Company’s management closely monitors and manages net interest margin. From a profitability standpoint, an important challenge for the Company’s subsidiary banks and leasing company is the improvement of their net interest margins. Management continually addresses this issue with pricing and other balance sheet management strategies.

During 2014 and 2015, the Company placed an emphasis on shifting its balance sheet mix. With a stated goal of increasing loans/leases as a percentage of assets to at least 70%, the Company has funded this loan/lease growth with a mixture of core deposits and cash from the maturities, sales and pay downs in the taxable investment securities portfolio.

Strategies are continuously being evaluated in which securities are sold and the cash is redeployed into the loan/lease portfolio, with little to no extension of duration and a significant increase in yield. Additionally, the Company is recognizing net gains on these sales due to the current low rate environment. As rates rise, the Company will also have less market volatility in the investment securities portfolio, as this continues to become a smaller portion of the balance sheet.

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The Company continues to monitor and evaluate both prepayment and debt restructuring opportunities within the wholesale funding portion of the balance sheet, as such a strategy may increase net interest margin at a quicker pace than holding the debt until maturity.

The Company’s average balances, interest income/expense, and rates earned/paid on major balance sheet categories, as well as the components of change in net interest income, are presented in the following tables:

	For the three months ended September 30,
	2015								2014
				Interest		Average						Interest		Average
	Average			Earned		Yield or			Average			Earned		Yield or
	Balance			or Paid		Cost			Balance			or Paid		Cost
	(dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
Interest earning assets:
Federal funds sold	$	22,435		$	8		0.14	%	$	23,894		$	8		0.13	%
Interest-bearing deposits at financial institutions		51,380			67		0.52	%		45,614			66		0.57	%
Investment securities (1)		591,538			4,683		3.14	%		673,416			4,644		2.74	%
Restricted investment securities		14,224			127		3.54	%		16,210			128		3.13	%
Gross loans/leases receivable (1) (2) (3)		1,744,043			19,564		4.45	%		1,572,638			18,003		4.54	%
Total interest earning assets	$	2,423,620		$	24,449		4.00	%	$	2,331,772		$	22,849		3.89	%
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	44,679							$	44,815
Premises and equipment		38,318								36,191
Less allowance		(26,417	)							(23,355	)
Other		83,539								77,768
Total assets	$	2,563,739							$	2,467,191
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing deposits	$	822,178			465		0.22	%	$	751,808			466		0.25	%
Time deposits		414,393			675		0.65	%		415,693			702		0.67	%
Short-term borrowings		147,880			64		0.17	%		164,161			65		0.16	%
FHLB advances		131,343			537		1.62	%		216,311			1,497		2.75	%
Junior subordinated debentures		40,510			317		3.10	%		40,373			311		3.06	%
Other borrowings		115,017			945		3.26	%		151,508			1,280		3.35	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	1,671,321		$	3,003		0.71	%	$	1,739,854		$	4,321		0.99	%
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	$	645,033							$	559,614
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities		30,932								31,320
Total liabilities	$	2,347,286							$	2,330,788
Stockholders' equity		216,453								136,403
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,563,739							$	2,467,191
Net interest income				$	21,446							$	18,528
Net interest spread							3.29	%							2.90	%
Net interest margin							3.51	%							3.15	%
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities		145.01	%							134.02	%

(1) Interest earned and yields on nontaxable investment securities and nontaxable loans are determined on a tax equivalent basis using a 35% tax rate.

(2) Loan/lease fees are not material and are included in interest income from loans/leases receivable in accordance with accounting and regulatory guidance.

(3) Non-accrual loans/leases are included in the average balance for gross loans/leases receivable in accordance with accounting and regulatory guidance.

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Analysis of Changes of Interest Income/Interest Expense

For the three months ended September 30, 2015

	Inc./(Dec.)			Components
	from			of Change (1)
	Prior Period			Rate			Volume
	2015 vs. 2014
	(dollars in thousands)
INTEREST INCOME
Federal funds sold	$	-		$	2		$	(2	)
Interest-bearing deposits at financial institutions		1			(29	)		30
Investment securities (2)		39			2,481			(2,442	)
Restricted investment securities		(1	)		63			(64	)
Gross loans/leases receivable (3) (4)		1,561			(2,180	)		3,741
Total change in interest income	$	1,600		$	337		$	1,263
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest-bearing deposits	$	(1	)	$	(168	)	$	167
Time deposits		(27	)		(25	)		(2	)
Short-term borrowings		(1	)		24			(25	)
Federal Home Loan Bank advances		(960	)		(490	)		(470	)
Junior subordinated debentures		6			5			1
Other borrowings		(335	)		(34	)		(301	)
Total change in interest expense	$	(1,318	)	$	(688	)	$	(630	)
Total change in net interest income	$	2,918		$	1,025		$	1,893

(1)	The column "Inc./(Dec.) from Prior Period" is segmented into the changes attributable to variations in volume and the changes attributable to changes in interest rates. The variations attributable to simultaneous volume and rate changes have been proportionately allocated to rate and volume.
(2)	Interest earned and yields on nontaxable investment securities and nontaxable loans are determined on a tax equivalent basis using a 35% tax rate.
(3)	Loan/lease fees are not material and are included in interest income from loans/leases receivable in accordance with accounting and regulatory guidance.
(4)	Non-accrual loans/leases are included in the average balance for gross loans/leases receivable in accordance with accounting and regulatory guidance.

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	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2015								2014
				Interest		Average						Interest		Average
	Average			Earned		Yield or			Average			Earned		Yield or
	Balance			or Paid		Cost			Balance			or Paid		Cost
	(dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
Interest earning assets:
Federal funds sold	$	18,549		$	18		0.13	%	$	15,737		$	15		0.13	%
Interest-bearing deposits at financial institutions		55,528			208		0.50	%		59,145			228		0.52	%
Investment securities (1)		608,687			13,725		3.01	%		699,405			14,063		2.69	%
Restricted investment securities		15,083			378		3.35	%		16,688			397		3.18	%
Gross loans/leases receivable (1) (2) (3)		1,688,605			56,452		4.47	%		1,518,867			52,063		4.58	%
Total interest earning assets	$	2,386,451		$	70,781		3.97	%	$	2,309,842		$	66,766		3.86	%
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks	$	43,924							$	44,350
Premises and equipment		38,354								36,482
Less allowance		(24,746	)							(22,708	)
Other		85,485								74,372
Total assets	$	2,529,469							$	2,442,338
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Interest-bearing deposits	$	797,892			1,357		0.23	%	$	729,516			1,366		0.25	%
Time deposits		391,218			1,939		0.66	%		392,493			2,006		0.68	%
Short-term borrowings		163,091			181		0.15	%		158,821			177		0.15	%
FHLB advances		170,520			2,983		2.34	%		226,055			4,549		2.69	%
Junior subordinated debentures		40,475			937		3.10	%		40,339			923		3.06	%
Other borrowings		131,278			3,286		3.35	%		145,977			3,626		3.32	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	1,694,474		$	10,683		0.84	%	$	1,693,201		$	12,647		1.00	%
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits	$	620,089							$	573,943
Other noninterest-bearing liabilities		32,771								32,195
Total liabilities	$	2,347,334							$	2,299,339
Stockholders' equity		182,134								142,999
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,529,469							$	2,442,338
Net interest income				$	60,098							$	54,119
Net interest spread							3.13	%							2.86	%
Net interest margin							3.37	%							3.13	%
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities		140.84	%							136.42	%

(1)	Interest earned and yields on nontaxable investment securities and nontaxable loans are determined on a tax equivalent basis using a 35% tax rate.
(2)	Loan/lease fees are not material and are included in interest income from loans/leases receivable in accordance with accounting and regulatory guidance.
(3)	Non-accrual loans/leases are included in the average balance for gross loans/leases receivable in accordance with accounting and regulatory guidance.

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2015

	Inc./(Dec.)			Components
	from			of Change (1)
	Prior Period			Rate			Volume
	2015 vs. 2014
	(dollars in thousands)
INTEREST INCOME
Federal funds sold	$	3		$	-		$	3
Interest-bearing deposits at financial institutions		(20	)		(6	)		(14	)
Investment securities (2)		(338	)		2,195			(2,533	)
Restricted investment securities		(19	)		29			(48	)
Gross loans/leases receivable (2) (3) (4)		4,389			(2,021	)		6,410
Total change in interest income	$	4,015		$	197		$	3,818
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest-bearing deposits	$	(9	)	$	(174	)	$	165
Time deposits		(67	)		(60	)		(7	)
Short-term borrowings		4			(1	)		5
FHLB advances		(1,566	)		(544	)		(1,022	)
Junior subordinated debentures		14			11			3
Other borrowings		(340	)		45			(385	)
Total change in interest expense	$	(1,964	)	$	(723	)	$	(1,241	)
Total change in net interest income	$	5,979		$	920		$	5,059

(1)	The column "Inc./(Dec.) from Prior Period" is segmented into the changes attributable to variations in volume and the changes attributable to changes in interest rates. The variations attributable to simultaneous volume and rate changes have been proportionately allocated to rate and volume.
(2)	Interest earned and yields on nontaxable investment securities and nontaxable loans are determined on a tax equivalent basis using a 35% tax rate.
(3)	Loan/lease fees are not material and are included in interest income from loans/leases receivable in accordance with accounting and regulatory guidance.
(4)	Non-accrual loans/leases are included in the average balance for gross loans/leases receivable in accordance with accounting and regulatory guidance.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The financial information contained within these statements is, to a significant extent, financial information that is based on approximate measures of the financial effects of transactions and events that have already occurred.

ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES

Based on its consideration of accounting policies that involve the most complex and subjective decisions and assessments, management has identified its most critical accounting policy to be that related to the allowance.

The Company’s allowance methodology incorporates a variety of risk considerations, both quantitative and qualitative, in establishing an allowance that management believes is appropriate at each reporting date. Quantitative factors include the Company’s historical loss experience, delinquency and charge-off trends, collateral values, changes in NPLs, and other factors. Quantitative factors also incorporate known information about individual loans/leases, including borrowers’ sensitivity to interest rate movements.

Qualitative factors include the general economic environment in the Company’s markets, including economic conditions throughout the Midwest, and in particular, the state of certain industries. Size and complexity of individual credits in relation to loan/lease structure, existing loan/lease policies and pace of portfolio growth are other qualitative factors that are considered in the methodology.

Management may report a materially different amount for the provision in the statement of income to change the allowance if its assessment of the above factors were different. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and the accompanying notes presented elsewhere herein, as well as the portion in the section entitled “Financial Condition” of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis that discusses the allowance.

Although management believes the level of the allowance as of September 30, 2015 was adequate to absorb losses inherent in the loan/lease portfolio, a decline in local economic conditions, or other factors, could result in increasing losses that cannot be reasonably predicted at this time.

OTHER–THAN-TEMPORARY IMPAIRMENT

The Company’s assessment of OTTI of its investment securities portfolio is another critical accounting policy due to the level of judgment required by management. Investment securities are evaluated to determine whether declines in fair value below their cost are other-than-temporary.

In estimating OTTI losses, management considers a number of factors including, but not limited to, (1) the length of time and extent to which the fair value has been less than amortized cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, (3) the current market conditions, and (4) the intent of the Company to not sell the security prior to recovery and whether it is not more-likely-than-not that the Company will be required to sell the security prior to recovery. The discussion regarding the Company’s assessment of OTTI should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and the accompanying notes presented elsewhere herein.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

INTEREST INCOME

Interest income increased 6%, comparing the third quarter of 2015 to the same period of 2014 and 5%, comparing the first nine months of 2015 to the same period of 2014.

A portion of this growth was the result of the Company’s strategy to redeploy funds from the securities portfolio into higher yielding loans and leases. In addition, organic loan and lease growth has been strong over the past twelve months.

Overall, the Company’s average earning assets increased 4%, comparing the third quarter of 2015 to the third quarter of 2014. During the same time period, average gross loans and leases increased 11%, while average securities decreased 12%.

The securities portfolio yield continued to increase (from 2.74% for the third quarter of 2014 to 3.14% for the third quarter of 2015) as the Company continued to sell low-yielding investments taking advantage of favorable market opportunities. Additionally, the Company continued to take actions to diversify its securities portfolio, including increasing its portfolio of tax-exempt municipal securities, in an effort to increase tax equivalent interest income without additional income tax expense.

The Company intends to continue to grow quality loans and leases as well as diversify its securities portfolio to maximize yield while minimizing credit and interest rate risk.

INTEREST EXPENSE

Interest expense for the third quarter of 2015 decreased 30% from the third quarter of 2014. For the first nine months of 2015, interest expense decreased 16% compared to the first nine months of 2014. The Company has been successful in maintaining pricing discipline on deposits and decreasing the cost of borrowings, which has more than offset the growth impact and contributed to the net decline in interest expense.

Management has placed a strong focus on reducing the reliance on long-term wholesale funding as it tends to be higher cost than deposits. In the second quarter of 2015, the Company executed a balance sheet restructuring that is estimated to save $4.2 million of interest expense annually. Refer to Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding this restructuring.

Management continues to consider strategies to accelerate the reduction of the reliance on wholesale funding and continue the shift in mix to a funding base consisting of a higher percentage of core deposits, including noninterest-bearing deposits. An important consideration to these strategies, however, will be the impact on the Company’s interest rate risk position, as some of its wholesale funding was originally borrowed to help strengthen the Company’s net interest income in rising interest rate scenarios.

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PROVISION FOR LOAN/LEASE LOSSES

The provision is established based on a number of factors, including the Company’s historical loss experience, delinquencies and charge-off trends, the local and national economy and risk associated with the loans/leases in the portfolio as described in more detail in the “Critical Accounting Policies” section.

The Company’s provision totaled $1.6 million for the third quarter of 2015, which was down $713 thousand from the prior quarter. The increased provision in the second quarter of 2015 was primarily the result of a $971 thousand increase in a specific allowance allocated to one relationship at QCBT, as well as general allowances allocated to new loan growth. This relationship was not a new NPA, but new circumstances developed in the second quarter requiring an increase in specific allowance allocation. This NPA was subsequently charged-off in the third quarter at no additional loss. Provision increased $572 thousand compared to the third quarter of 2014, primarily due to loan growth and changes in qualitative factors utilized in the calculation.

The Company had net charge-offs of $2.2 million for the third quarter of 2015 which, when coupled with the provision of $1.6 million, decreased the Company’s allowance to $25.5 million at September 30, 2015. As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s allowance to total loans/leases was 1.45%, which was down slightly from 1.52% at June 30, 2015, and flat compared to September 30, 2014.

A more detailed discussion of the Company’s allowance can be found in the “Financial Condition” section of this report.

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NONINTEREST INCOME

The following tables set forth the various categories of noninterest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014		$ Change			% Change
Trust department fees	$	1,531,964	$	1,355,700	$	176,264			13.0	%
Investment advisory and management fees		782,442		726,908		55,534			7.6
Deposit service fees		1,186,701		1,168,961		17,740			1.5
Gains on sales of residential real estate loans		84,609		120,627		(36,018	)		(29.9	)
Gains on sales of government guaranteed portions of loans		759,668		158,736		600,932			378.6
Securities gains, net		56,580		19,429		37,151			191.2
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance		407,018		434,065		(27,047	)		(6.2	)
Swap fee income		62,700		-		62,700			100.0
Debit card fees		289,500		251,600		37,900			15.1
Correspondent banking fees		310,759		295,147		15,612			5.3
Participation service fees on commercial loan participations		201,822		218,268		(16,446	)		(7.5	)
Gains on other real estate owned, net		1,134,093		30,596		1,103,497			3,606.7
Gains on the disposal of leased assets		89,332		88,589		743			0.8
Income on other real estate owned		146,026		145,789		237			0.2
Lawsuit award		387,045		-		387,045			100.0
Other		218,667		147,258		71,409			48.5
Total noninterest income	$	7,648,926	$	5,161,673	$	2,487,253			48.2	%

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014			$ Change			% Change
Trust department fees	$	4,676,535	$	4,300,456		$	376,079			8.7	%
Investment advisory and management fees		2,250,918		2,086,758			164,160			7.9
Deposit service fees		3,404,550		3,306,769			97,781			3.0
Gains on sales of residential real estate loans		266,284		317,085			(50,801	)		(16.0	)
Gains on sales of government guaranteed portions of loans		899,987		860,923			39,064			4.5
Securities gains, net		473,513		40,625			432,888			1,065.6
Earnings on bank-owned life insurance		1,318,909		1,276,901			42,008			3.3
Swap fee income		1,182,630		62,000			1,120,630			1,807.5
Debit card fees		782,500		763,005			19,495			2.6
Correspondent banking fees		915,759		745,794			169,965			22.8
Participation service fees on commercial loan participations		647,598		632,469			15,129			2.4
Gains (losses) on other real estate owned, net		1,204,016		(114,109	)		1,318,125			(1,155.1	)
Gains on the disposal of leased assets		250,892		107,812			143,080			132.7
Income on other real estate owned		370,539		376,833			(6,294	)		(1.7	)
Lawsuit award		387,045		-			387,045			100.0
Other		594,699		578,577			16,122			2.8
Total noninterest income	$	19,626,374	$	15,341,898		$	4,284,476			27.9	%

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Trust department fees continue to be a significant contributor to noninterest income, increasing 13% from the third quarter of 2014 to the third quarter of 2015 and increasing 9% when comparing the first nine months of 2014 to the first nine months of 2015. Income is generated primarily from fees charged based on assets under administration for corporate and personal trusts and for custodial services. The majority of the trust department fees are determined based on the value of the investments within the fully managed trusts. As the markets have strengthened with the national economy’s recovery from recession, the Company’s fee income has experienced similar growth. In recent years, the Company has been successful in expanding its customer base, which has helped to drive the increases in fee income. Additionally, the Company recently started offering trust operations services to correspondent banks. Fees are expected to continue to grow as this new offering is rolled out.

Management has placed a strong emphasis on growing its investment advisory and management services. Part of this initiative has been to restructure the Company’s Wealth Management Division to allow for more efficient delivery of products and services through selective additions of talent as well as leverage of and collaboration among existing resources (including the aforementioned trust department). Similar to trust department fees, these fees are largely determined based on the value of the investments managed. And, similar to the trust department, the Company has had some success in expanding its customer base, which has helped drive the recent increases in fee income. Investment advisory fees increased 8% from the third quarter of 2014 to the third quarter of 2015 and when comparing the first nine months of 2014 to the first nine months of 2015.

Deposit service fees expanded 2%, comparing the third quarter of 2015 to the same period in 2014 and 3%, comparing the first nine months of 2015 to the same period in 2014. The Company continues its emphasis on shifting the mix of deposits from brokered and retail time deposits to non-maturity demand deposits across all its markets. With this shift in mix, the Company has increased the number of demand deposit accounts, which tend to be lower in interest cost and higher in service fees. The Company plans to continue this shift in mix and to further focus on growing deposit service fees.

Gains on sales of residential real estate loans decreased 30%, comparing the third quarter of 2015 to the third quarter of 2014 and decreased 16%, comparing the first nine months of 2015 to the same period of 2014. With the sustained historically low interest rate environment, refinancing activity has slowed, as many of the Company’s existing and prospective customers have already executed a refinancing. Therefore, this area has become a much smaller contributor to overall noninterest income.

The Company’s gains on the sale of government-guaranteed portions of loans for the third quarter of 2015 were up 379%, compared to the third quarter of 2014 and were up 5%, comparing the first nine months of 2015 to the same period in 2014. As one of its core strategies, the Company continues to leverage its small business lending expertise by taking advantage of programs offered by the SBA and the USDA. The Company’s portfolio of government-guaranteed loans has grown as a direct result of the Company’s strong expertise in SBA and USDA lending. In some cases, it is more beneficial for the Company to sell the government-guaranteed portion on the secondary market for a premium rather than retain the loans in the Company’s portfolio. Sales activity for government-guaranteed portions of loans tends to fluctuate depending on the demand for small business loans that fit the criteria for the government guarantee. Further, some of the transactions can be large and, as the gain is determined as a percentage of the guaranteed amount, the resulting gain on sale can be large. Lastly, a strategy for improved pricing is packaging loans together for sale. From time to time, the Company may execute on this strategy, which may delay the gains on sales of some loans to achieve better pricing. The Company has added additional talent and is executing on strategies in an effort to make this a more consistent and larger source of revenue. The pipelines for SBA and USDA lending are strong, and management believes that the Company will continue to post strong numbers in this category.

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Securities gains, net, were $57 thousand for the third quarter of 2015, which were up from $19 thousand in the third quarter of the prior year. For the first nine months of 2015, securities gains, net, totaled $474 thousand, as the Company took advantage of market opportunities by selling approximately $65.9 million of government agency investments that were low-yielding. Proceeds were then used to purchase higher-yielding, tax-exempt municipal bonds and to fund loan and lease growth. This strategy is being used to shift the balance sheet mix in an effort to improve profitability. The Company intends to redeploy funds from the investment portfolio into higher yielding loans and leases, with a goal of growing loans and leases to 70-75% of total assets.

Earnings on BOLI decreased 6% from the third quarter of 2014 to the third quarter of 2015 and increased 3% comparing the first nine months of 2014 to the first nine months of 2015. There were no purchases of BOLI that contributed to this increase. Notably, a small portion of the Company’s BOLI is variable in nature whereby the returns are determined by the performance of the equity market. Management intends to continue to review its BOLI investments to be consistent with policy and regulatory limits in conjunction with the rest of its earning assets in an effort to maximize returns while minimizing risk.

As a result of the sustained historically low interest rate environment, the Company was able to execute several interest rate swaps on select commercial loans, resulting in fee income of $63 thousand for the third quarter of 2015 and $1.2 million for the first three quarters of 2015. The interest rate swaps allow the commercial borrowers to pay a fixed interest rate while the Company receives a variable interest rate as well as an upfront fee dependent upon the pricing. Management believes that these swaps help position the Company more favorably for rising rate environments. Management will continue to review opportunities to execute these swaps at all of its subsidiary banks, as the circumstances are appropriate for the borrower and the Company.

Debit card fees are the interchange fees paid on certain debit card customer transactions. Debit card fees increased 15% comparing the third quarter of 2015 to the third quarter of 2014 and increased 3% comparing the first nine months of 2015 to the first nine months of 2014. These fees can vary based on customer debit card usage, so fluctuations from period to period may occur. As an opportunity to maximize fees, the Company offers a deposit product with a modestly increased interest rate that incentivizes debit card activity.

Correspondent banking fees increased 5%, comparing the third quarter of 2015 to the third quarter of 2014 and increased 23%, comparing the first nine months of 2015 to the first nine months of 2014. Correspondent banking continues to be a core strategy for the Company, as this line of business provides a high level of noninterest bearing deposits that can be used to fund loan growth as well as a steady source of fee income. In 2014, the Company expanded its territory to Wisconsin in order to continue to build this business unit. The Company now serves approximately 172 banks in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin.

Participation service fees on commercial loan participations represent fees paid to the Company by the participant(s) to cover servicing expenses incurred by the Company. The fee is generally 25 basis points of the participated loan amount. Additionally, the Company receives a mandated 1% servicing fee on the sold portion of government-guaranteed loans. Participation service fees decreased 8%, comparing the third quarter of 2015 to the third quarter of 2014 and grew 2%, comparing the first nine months of 2015 to the first nine months of 2014.

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During the third quarter of 2015, the Company had net gains from the sales of OREO properties totaling $1.1 million. Most notably, this included a $1.2 million gain on the sale of a large OREO property that also reduced NPAs by $3.2 million. Year-to-date, the Company has recognized net gains totaling $1.2 million. Management continues to proactively manage its OREO portfolio in an effort to sell the properties as promptly as is prudent.

Gains on the disposal of leased assets totaled $89 thousand for the third quarter of 2015 and $251 thousand for the first nine months of the year. These gains are generated through the sale of leased assets at QCBT’s wholly-owned subsidiary, m2.

Income on OREO totaled $146 thousand for the third quarter of 2015 and $371 thousand for the first nine months of the year. This is primarily rental income that the Company is earning on foreclosed properties that are held in OREO.

The Company recognized $387 thousand of one-time income during the third quarter of 2015 from the favorable conclusion of a lawsuit.

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NONINTEREST EXPENSE

The following tables set forth the various categories of noninterest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014		$ Change			% Change
Salaries and employee benefits	$	10,583,361	$	10,358,783	$	224,578			2.2	%
Occupancy and equipment expense		1,863,648		1,798,030		65,618			3.6
Professional and data processing fees		1,742,268		1,530,139		212,129			13.9
FDIC and other insurance		702,136		711,792		(9,656	)		(1.4	)
Loan/lease expense		252,860		184,908		67,952			36.7
Advertising and marketing		460,411		555,076		(94,665	)		(17.1	)
Postage and telephone		220,895		146,759		74,136			50.5
Stationery and supplies		144,967		138,377		6,590			4.8
Bank service charges		392,352		337,067		55,285			16.4
Correspondent banking expense		176,977		164,506		12,471			7.6
Other		653,456		556,703		96,753			17.4
Total noninterest expense	$	17,193,331	$	16,482,140	$	711,191			4.3	%

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015		September 30, 2014		$ Change			% Change
Salaries and employee benefits	$	32,709,765	$	30,298,892	$	2,410,873			8.0	%
Occupancy and equipment expense		5,507,533		5,515,448		(7,915	)		(0.1	)
Professional and data processing fees		4,683,480		4,518,460		165,020			3.7
FDIC and other insurance		2,151,756		2,121,907		29,849			1.4
Loan/lease expense		1,087,747		908,036		179,711			19.8
Advertising and marketing		1,368,152		1,394,211		(26,059	)		(1.9	)
Postage and telephone		683,993		695,555		(11,562	)		(1.7	)
Stationery and supplies		424,330		435,763		(11,433	)		(2.6	)
Bank service charges		1,088,806		959,496		129,310			13.5
Losses on debt extinguishment		6,894,185		-		6,894,185			100.0
Correspondent banking expense		517,770		478,005		39,765			8.3
Other		1,676,045		1,492,487		183,558			12.3
Total noninterest expense	$	58,793,562	$	48,818,260	$	9,975,302			20.4	%

Management places a strong emphasis on overall cost containment and is committed to improving the Company’s general efficiency.

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Salaries and employee benefits, which is the largest component of noninterest expense, increased from the third quarter of 2014 to the third quarter of 2015 by 2%. This category increased 8% comparing the first nine months of 2015 to the first nine months of 2014. This increase was largely the result of:

● Customary annual salary and benefits increases for the majority of the Company’s employee base.

● Higher accrued incentive compensation based on core net income.

● Increased cost of providing health insurance to employees, including higher than expected claim experience.

● Targeted talent additions. Throughout 2014, the Company added twelve business development/sales officers (four in the Wealth Management area, four in the Commercial Banking area, three in the Correspondent Banking area, and one at m2) in an effort to continue to grow market share. Four additional business development/sales officers (two in the Wealth Management area, one in the Commercial Banking area and one at m2) were added in the first nine months of 2015.

Occupancy and equipment expense increased 4%, comparing the third quarter of 2015 to the same period of the prior year and was flat, comparing the first nine months of 2015 to the same period of the prior year. The increased expense in the third quarter was mostly due to higher depreciation costs related to recently purchased software.

Professional and data processing fees increased 14%, comparing the third quarter of 2015 to the same period in 2014, and increased 4% comparing the first nine months of 2015 to the same period of the prior year. Generally, professional and data processing fees can fluctuate depending on certain one-time project costs. Management will continue to focus on minimizing such one-time costs and driving recurring costs down through contract renegotiation or managed reduction in activity where costs are determined on a usage basis. In the third quarter of 2015, the Company experienced higher consulting fees for one-time projects.

FDIC and other insurance expense decreased 1%, comparing the third quarter of 2015 to the third quarter of 2014 and increased 1%, comparing the first nine months of 2015 to the first nine months of 2014. The slight increase in expense year-to-date was due to an increase in the asset base, upon which the FDIC and other regulatory agencies calculate their fees. On June 16, 2015, the FDIC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on proposed refinements to the deposit insurance assessment system for small insured depository institutions (generally, those institutions with less than $10 billion in total assets). The refinements become effective the quarter after the reserve ratio of the Deposit Insurance Fund reaches 1.15%. The Company’s initial analysis projects an immaterial change to the annual cost of FDIC insurance based on the Company’s current operations.

Loan/lease expense increased 37%, comparing the third quarter of 2015 to the same quarter of 2014 and increased 20%, comparing the first nine months of 2015 to the same period of 2014. The Company incurred elevated levels of expense for certain existing NPAs in connection with the work-out of these loans and OREO properties. Generally, loan/lease expense has a direct relationship with the level of NPAs; however, it may deviate depending upon the individual NPAs. Management expects these historically elevated levels of expense to decline in line with the declining trend in NPAs. Additionally, a portion of these expenses are offset by the increase in income earned on OREO, as the income and expense related to repossessed properties must be recognized on a gross basis.

Bank service charges, which include costs incurred to provide services to QCBT’s correspondent banking customer portfolio, increased 16% from the third quarter of 2014 to the third quarter of 2015 and increased 14%, comparing the first nine months of 2015 to the first nine months of 2014. The increase was due, in large part, to the success QCBT has had in growing its correspondent banking customer portfolio.

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In the second quarter of 2015, the Company incurred $6.9 million of losses on debt extinguishment. These losses relate to the prepayment of certain FHLB advances and whole structured repurchase agreements. Refer to Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

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INCOME TAXES

In the third quarter of 2015, the Company recognized tax expense of $2.5 million. For the first nine months of the year, the Company recognized tax expense of $1.4 million. Following is a reconciliation of the expected income tax expense to the income tax expense included in the consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,												For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015						2014						2015						2014
				% of						% of						% of						% of
				Pretax						Pretax						Pretax						Pretax
	Amount			Income			Amount			Income			Amount			Income			Amount			Income
Computed "expected" tax expense	$	3,135,250			35.0	%	$	1,782,039			35.0	%	$	4,042,152			35.0	%	$	5,128,966			35.0	%
Tax exempt income, net		(832,287	)		(9.3	)		(748,923	)		(14.7	)		(2,541,017	)		(22.0	)		(1,980,920	)		(13.5	)
Bank-owned life insurance		(142,456	)		(1.6	)		(160,351	)		(3.1	)		(461,618	)		(4.0	)		(446,915	)		(3.0	)
State income taxes, net of federal benefit, current year		284,346			3.2			110,229			2.2			369,563			3.2			459,019			3.1
Other*		24,018			0.3			45,882			0.9			(3,131	)		(0.0	)		(465,677	)		(3.2	)
Federal and state income tax expense	$	2,468,871			27.6	%	$	1,028,876			20.3	%	$	1,405,949			12.2	%	$	2,694,473			18.4	%

* Includes a one-time tax benefit in the first quarter of 2014 of $381 thousand as a result of the finalization of tax issues related to the Community National acquisition following the filing of the acquired entity's final tax return. 

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Following is a table that represents the major categories of the Company’s balance sheet.

	As of
	September 30, 2015					June 30, 2015					December 31, 2014					September 30, 2014
	(dollars in thousands)
	Amount		%			Amount		%			Amount		%			Amount		%
Cash, federal funds sold, and interest-bearing deposits	$	107,659		4	%	$	110,233		4	%	$	120,350		5	%	$	106,718		4	%
Securities		590,775		23	%		592,368		23	%		651,539		26	%		652,785		27	%
Net loans/leases		1,730,138		67	%		1,689,238		67	%		1,606,929		64	%		1,550,101		63	%
Other assets		147,283		6	%		151,130		6	%		146,140		5	%		140,992		6	%
Total assets	$	2,575,855		100	%	$	2,542,969		100	%	$	2,524,958		100	%	$	2,450,596		100	%
Total deposits	$	1,855,319		72	%	$	1,836,767		72	%	$	1,679,668		67	%	$	1,713,867		70	%
Total borrowings		456,091		18	%		456,567		18	%		662,558		26	%		550,532		22	%
Other liabilities		43,330		2	%		37,938		2	%		38,653		1	%		48,017		2	%
Total stockholders' equity		221,115		8	%		211,697		8	%		144,079		6	%		138,180		6	%
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,575,855		100	%	$	2,542,969		100	%	$	2,524,958		100	%	$	2,450,596		100	%

During the third quarter of 2015, the Company’s total assets increased $32.9 million, or 1%, to a total of $2.6 billion, while total gross loans and leases grew $40.9 million, or 2.4%. The loan and lease growth was funded primarily by deposit growth. Deposits grew $18.6 million, or 1%, during the quarter. Borrowings were flat in the third quarter at $456 million. Stockholders’ equity increased $9.4 million, or 4%, in the current quarter due to the increase to retained earnings from net income, as well as an increase in AOCI.

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 INVESTMENT SECURITIES 

The composition of the Company’s securities portfolio is managed to meet liquidity needs while prioritizing the impact on interest rate risk and maximizing return, while minimizing credit risk. The Company has further diversified the portfolio by decreasing U.S government sponsored agency securities and residential mortgage-backed securities, while increasing municipal securities. Of the latter, the large majority are privately placed debt issuances by municipalities located in the Midwest (with some in or near the Company’s existing markets) and require a thorough underwriting process before investment. Additionally, management will continue to diversify the portfolio with further growth strictly dictated by the pace of growth in deposits and loans. Management expects to fund future loan growth partially with cashflow from the securities portfolio (calls and maturities of government sponsored agencies, paydowns on residential mortgage-backed securities, and/or targeted sales of securities that meet certain criteria as defined by management).

Following is a breakdown of the Company’s securities portfolio by type, the percentage of unrealized gains (losses) to carrying value on the total portfolio, and the portfolio duration:

	As of
	September 30, 2015						June 30, 2015						December 31, 2014						September 30, 2014
	Amount			%			Amount			%			Amount			%			Amount			%
	(dollars in thousands)
U.S. govt. sponsored agency securities	$	247,625			42	%	$	256,444			43	%	$	307,869			47	%	$	306,005			47	%
Municipal securities		265,293			45	%		251,992			42	%		229,230			35	%		216,050			33	%
Residential mortgage-backed and related securities		74,901			13	%		80,844			14	%		111,423			17	%		127,780			20	%
Other securities		2,956			0	%		3,088			1	%		3,017			1	%		2,950			0	%
	$	590,775			100	%	$	592,368			100	%	$	651,539			100	%	$	652,785			100	%
Securities as a % of Total Assets		22.94	%					23.00	%					25.80	%					26.64	%
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) as a % of Amortized Cost		0.41	%					(0.69%	)					(0.19%	)					(1.12%	)
Duration (in years)		4.5						4.9						4.4						4.6

As a result of fluctuations in longer-term interest rates, the fair value of the Company’s securities portfolio went from a net unrealized loss position of (0.69%) of amortized cost at June 30, 2015 to a net unrealized gain position of 0.41% of amortized cost at September 30, 2015. Management performs an evaluation of the portfolio quarterly to understand the current market value as well as projections of market value in a variety of rising and falling interest rate scenarios. In addition, management has evaluated those securities with an unrealized loss position to determine whether the loss is derived from credit deterioration or the movement in interest rates. The evaluation determined that there were no securities in the portfolio with OTTI. See the “Critical Accounting Policies” section of this report for further discussion on this evaluation.

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The duration of the securities portfolio has stayed relatively flat over the past twelve months for two main reasons:

● A portion of the government-sponsored agency securities contain call options at the discretion of the issuer whereby the issuer can call the security at par at certain times which vary by individual security. With a decline in longer-term market interest rates, the duration of these callable agency securities shortened, as the likelihood of a call increased.

● Offsetting the shortened duration of the callable agencies, management continued the shift in mix with increases in longer-term, higher-yielding, tax-exempt municipals and reductions in lower-yielding government agencies and agency-sponsored mortgage-backed securities. Overall, this shift has led to modest extension of duration with significant increases in interest income (securities yield expanded from 2.74% in the third quarter of 2014 to 3.14% in the third quarter of 2015).

The Company has not invested in commercial mortgage-backed securities or pooled trust preferred securities. Additionally, the Company has not invested in the types of securities subject to the Volcker Rule (a provision of the Dodd-Frank Act).

See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the Company’s investment securities.

LOANS/LEASES 

Total loans/leases grew 10.3% on an annualized basis during the first nine months of 2015. The mix of the loan/lease types within the Company’s loan/lease portfolio is presented in the following table.

	As of
	September 30, 2015						June 30, 2015						December 31, 2014						September 30, 2014
	Amount			%			Amount			%			Amount			%			Amount			%
	(dollars in thousands)
Commercial and industrial loans	$	647,398			37	%	$	606,826			36	%	$	523,927			32	%	$	479,747			31	%
Commercial real estate loans		692,569			40	%		696,122			41	%		702,140			43	%		697,728			45	%
Direct financing leases		173,304			10	%		170,799			10	%		166,032			10	%		162,476			10	%
Residential real estate loans		165,061			9	%		161,985			9	%		158,633			10	%		154,954			10	%
Installment and other consumer loans		69,863			4	%		72,448			4	%		72,607			5	%		71,760			4	%
Total loans/leases	$	1,748,195			100	%	$	1,708,180			100	%	$	1,623,339			100	%	$	1,566,665			100	%
Plus deferred loan/lease origination costs, net of fees		7,477						7,204						6,664						6,204
Less allowance for estimated losses on loans/leases		(25,534	)					(26,146	)					(23,074	)					(22,768	)
Net loans/leases	$	1,730,138					$	1,689,238					$	1,606,929					$	1,550,101

As commercial real estate loans have historically been the Company’s largest portfolio segment, management places a strong emphasis on monitoring the composition of the Company’s commercial real estate loan portfolio. For example, management tracks the level of owner-occupied commercial real estate loans relative to non owner-occupied loans. Owner-occupied loans are generally considered to have less risk. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, approximately 36% and 37% of the commercial real estate loan portfolio was owner-occupied.

Over the past several quarters, the Company has been successful in shifting the mix of its commercial loan portfolio by adding more commercial and industrial loans and direct financing leases, and fewer commercial real estate and construction loans. Commercial and industrial loans as a percentage of total loans and leases have grown from 31% at September 30, 2014 to 37% at the end of the current quarter. During the same period, the Company has reduced its investment in commercial real estate loans from 45% to 40%.

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Following is a listing of significant industries within the Company’s commercial real estate loan portfolio:

	As of September 30,					As of June 30,					As of December 31,					As of September 30,
	2015					2015					2014					2014
	Amount		%			Amount		%			Amount		%			Amount		%
	(dollars in thousands)
Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings	$	250,202		36	%	$	248,315		36	%	$	256,436		37	%	$	239,600		34	%
Lessors of Residential Buildings		92,986		13	%		87,424		13	%		74,668		11	%		68,409		10	%
Nursing Care Facilities		10,689		2	%		15,293		2	%		17,078		2	%		19,853		3	%
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property		18,056		3	%		18,251		3	%		17,553		2	%		16,675		2	%
Land Subdivision		15,537		2	%		15,494		2	%		19,504		3	%		24,518		4	%
Hotels		19,190		3	%		17,648		3	%		16,252		2	%		16,990		3	%
New Car Dealers		11,665		2	%		12,978		2	%		16,090		2	%		16,473		2	%
Other *		274,244		39	%		280,719		40	%		284,559		41	%		295,210		42	%
Total Commercial Real Estate Loans	$	692,569		100	%	$	696,122		100	%	$	702,140		100	%	$	697,728		100	%

* “Other” consists of all other industries. None of these had concentrations greater than $15.0 million, or approximately 2% of total commercial real estate loans in the most recent period presented.

The Company’s residential real estate loan portfolio consists of the following:

● Certain loans that do not meet the criteria for sale into the secondary market. These are often structured as adjustable rate mortgages with maturities ranging from three to seven years to avoid the long-term interest rate risk.

● A limited amount of 15-year fixed rate residential real estate loans that meet certain credit guidelines.

The remaining residential real estate loans originated by the Company were sold on the secondary market to avoid the interest rate risk associated with longer term fixed rate loans. Loans originated for this purpose were classified as held for sale and are included in the residential real estate loans above. In addition, the Company has not originated any subprime, Alt-A, no documentation, or stated income residential real estate loans throughout its history.

See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the Company’s loan/lease portfolio.

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ALLOWANCE FOR ESTIMATED LOSSES ON LOANS/LEASES

Changes in the allowance for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are presented as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014			September 30, 2015			September 30, 2014
	(dollars in thousands)						(dollars in thousands)
Balance, beginning	$	26,146		$	23,067		$	23,074		$	21,448
Provisions charged to expense		1,635			1,063			5,694			3,159
Loans/leases charged off		(2,476	)		(1,731	)		(4,119	)		(2,486	)
Recoveries on loans/leases previously charged off		229			369			885			647
Balance, ending	$	25,534		$	22,768		$	25,534		$	22,768

The allowance was $25.5 million at September 30, 2015 compared to $23.1 million at December 31, 2014 and $22.8 million at September 30, 2014. Net charge-offs of loans/leases for the third quarter of 2015 were 13 basis points of average loans/leases. Year-to-date net charge-offs were 19 basis points of average loans/leases.

The allowance was determined based on factors that included the overall composition of the loan/lease portfolio, types of loans/leases, past loss experience, loan/lease delinquencies, potential substandard and doubtful credits, economic conditions, collateral positions, governmental guarantees and other factors that, in management’s judgment, deserved evaluation. To ensure that an adequate allowance was maintained, provisions were made based on a number of factors, including the increase in loans/leases and a detailed analysis of the loan/lease portfolio. The loan/lease portfolio is reviewed and analyzed monthly with specific detailed reviews completed on all loans risk-rated worse than “fair quality” and carrying aggregate exposure in excess of $100 thousand. The adequacy of the allowance is monitored by the loan review staff and reported to management and the board of directors.

The Company’s levels of criticized and classified loans are reported in the following table.

	As of
Internally Assigned Risk Rating *	September 30, 2015		June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014		September 30, 2014
	(dollars in thousands)
Special Mention (Rating 6)	$	30,463	$	35,093	$	32,958	$	23,964
Substandard (Rating 7)		23,217		24,688		35,715		48,367
Doubtful (Rating 8)		-		-		-		-
	$	53,680	$	59,781	$	68,673	$	72,331
Criticized Loans **	$	53,680	$	59,781	$	68,673	$	72,331
Classified Loans ***	$	23,217	$	24,688	$	35,715	$	48,367

* Amounts above include the government guaranteed portion, if any. For the calculation of allowance, the Company assigns internal risk ratings of Pass (Rating 2) for the government guaranteed portion.

** Criticized loans are defined as commercial and industrial and commercial real estate loans with internally assigned risk ratings of 6, 7, or 8, regardless of performance.

*** Classified loans are defined as commercial and industrial and commercial real estate loans with internally assigned risk ratings of 7 or 8, regardless of performance.

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 The Company experienced a 10% decrease in criticized loans during the third quarter of 2015, while classified loans decreased 6% during this same period. NPLs also decreased 17% during the same period. The Company continues its strong focus on improving credit quality in an effort to limit NPLs.

The following table summarizes the trend in the allowance as a percentage of gross loans/leases and as a percentage of NPLs.

	As of
	September 30, 2015			June 30, 2015			December 31, 2014			September 30, 2014
Allowance / Gross Loans/Leases		1.45	%		1.52	%		1.42	%		1.45	%
Allowance / Nonperforming Loans/Leases *		207.39	%		176.02	%		114.78	%		79.83	%

*NPLs consist of nonaccrual loans/leases, accruing loans/leases past due 90 days or more, and accruing TDRs.

In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for acquisition accounting, the acquired Community National loans were recorded at market value; therefore, there was no allowance associated with Community National’s loans at acquisition.

Although management believes that the allowance at September 30, 2015 was at a level adequate to absorb losses on existing loans/leases, there can be no assurance that such losses will not exceed the estimated amounts or that the Company will not be required to make additional provisions in the future. Unpredictable future events could adversely affect cash flows for both commercial and individual borrowers, which could cause the Company to experience increases in problem assets, delinquencies and losses on loans/leases, and require further increases in the provision. Asset quality is a priority for the Company and its subsidiaries. The ability to grow profitably is in part dependent upon the ability to maintain that quality. The Company continually focuses efforts at its subsidiary banks and leasing company with the intention to improve the overall quality of the Company’s loan/lease portfolio.

See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the Company’s allowance.

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NONPERFORMING ASSETS 

The table below presents the amounts of NPAs.

	As of September 30,			As of June 30,			As of December 31,			As of September 30,			As of December 31,
	2015			2015			2014			2014			2013
	(dollars in thousands)
Nonaccrual loans/leases (1) (2)	$	11,269		$	13,542		$	18,588		$	26,337		$	17,878
Accruing loans/leases past due 90 days or more		3			46			93			55			84
TDRs - accruing		1,040			1,266			1,421			2,129			2,523
Total nonperforming loans/leases		12,312			14,854			20,102			28,521			20,485
OREO		8,140			11,952			12,768			10,680			9,729
Other repossessed assets		194			297			155			210			346
Total nonperforming assets	$	20,646		$	27,103		$	33,025		$	39,411		$	30,560
Nonperforming loans/leases to total loans/leases		0.70	%		0.87	%		1.23	%		1.81	%		1.40	%
Nonperforming assets to total loans/leases plus repossessed property		1.17	%		1.57	%		2.01	%		2.49	%		2.08	%
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.80	%		1.07	%		1.31	%		1.61	%		1.28	%
Texas ratio (3)		8.45	%		11.50	%		20.26	%		25.13	%		18.43	%

(1) Includes government guaranteed portion of loans, as applicable.

(2) Includes TDRs of $1.9 million at September 30, 2015, $4.1 million at March 31, 2015, $5.0 million at December 31, 2014, $9.8 million at September 30, 2014, and $10.9 million at December 31, 2013.

(3) Texas Ratio = Nonperforming Assets (excluding Other Repossessed Assets) / Tangible Equity plus Allowance. Texas Ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management included this ratio as it is considered by many investors and analysts to be a metric with which to analyze and evaluate asset quality. Other companies may calculate this ratio differently.

NPAs at September 30, 2015 were $20.6 million, which were down $6.5 million from June 30, 2015, and down $18.8 million from September 30, 2014. In addition, the ratio of NPAs to total assets was 0.80% at September 30, 2015, which was down from 1.07% at June 30, 2015, and down from 1.61% at September 30, 2014. During the first nine months of 2015, the Company saw improvement in NPAs due to the payoff or improved performance of nonaccrual loans, charge-offs, as well as the sale of OREO.

The large majority of the NPAs consist of nonaccrual loans/leases, accruing TDRs, and OREO. For nonaccrual loans/leases and accruing TDRs, management has thoroughly reviewed these loans/leases and has provided specific allowances as appropriate.

OREO is carried at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.

Additionally, a portion of several of the nonaccrual loans are guaranteed by the government. At September 30, 2015, government guaranteed amounts of nonaccrual loans totaled approximately $736 thousand, or 7% of the $11.3 million of total nonaccrual loans/leases.

The Company’s lending/leasing practices remain unchanged and asset quality remains a top priority for management.

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DEPOSITS 

Deposits grew $18.6 million during the third quarter of 2015. The table below presents the composition of the Company’s deposit portfolio.

	As of
	September 30, 2015					June 30, 2015					December 31, 2014					September 30, 2014
	(dollars in thousands)
	Amount		%			Amount		%			Amount		%			Amount		%
Noninterest bearing demand deposits	$	585,300		32	%	$	633,370		34	%	$	511,992		31	%	$	535,967		31	%
Interest bearing demand deposits		884,163		48	%		785,705		43	%		792,052		47	%		762,954		45	%
Time deposits		302,978		16	%		322,826		18	%		306,364		18	%		319,105		19	%
Brokered time deposits		82,878		4	%		94,866		5	%		69,260		4	%		95,841		5	%
	$	1,855,319		100	%	$	1,836,767		100	%	$	1,679,668		100	%	$	1,713,867		100	%

The Company has been successful in growing its noninterest bearing deposit portfolio over the past several years. During the third quarter, noninterest bearing demand deposits decreased 8%, however, they have increased 14% from the most recent year-end.

Quarter-end balances can fluctuate a great deal due to large customer and correspondent bank activity. Management will continue to focus on growing its noninterest bearing deposit portfolio, including its correspondent banking business at QCBT, as well as shifting the mix from brokered and other higher cost deposits to lower cost core deposits.

BORROWINGS 

The subsidiary banks offer short-term repurchase agreements to some of their significant customers. Also, the subsidiary banks purchase federal funds for short-term funding needs from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago or from their correspondent banks. The table below presents the composition of the Company’s short-term borrowings.

	As of
	September 30, 2015		June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014		September 30, 2014
	(dollars in thousands)
Overnight repurchase agreements with customers	$	74,404	$	118,795	$	137,252	$	135,697
Federal funds purchased		93,160		49,780		131,100		26,490
	$	167,564	$	168,575	$	268,352	$	162,187

It is management’s intention to continue to reduce its reliance on wholesale funding, including FHLB advances, wholesale structured repurchase agreements, and brokered time deposits. Replacement of this funding with core deposits helps to reduce interest expense as the wholesale funding tends to be higher cost. However, the Company may choose to utilize wholesale funding sources to supplement funding needs, as this is a way for the Company to effectively and efficiently manage interest rate risk.

See Notes 5, 6 and 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding FHLB advances, other borrowings and the balance sheet restructuring that occurred in the second quarter of 2015.

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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The table below presents the composition of the Company’s stockholders’ equity.

	As of
	September 30, 2015			June 30, 2015			December 31, 2014			September 30, 2014
	Amount			Amount			Amount			Amount
	(dollars in thousands)
Common stock	$	11,729		$	11,820		$	8,074		$	8,058
Additional paid in capital		122,574			122,511			61,669			61,277
Retained earnings		86,649			81,066			77,877			75,200
AOCI		163			(2,094	)		(1,935	)		(4,749	)
Less: Treasury stock		-			(1,606	)		(1,606	)		(1,606	)
Total stockholders' equity	$	221,115		$	211,697		$	144,079		$	138,180
TCE* / TA		8.42	%		8.15	%		5.52	%		5.45	%
TCE/TA excluding AOCI		8.47	%		8.21	%		5.60	%		5.64	%

*TCE is defined as total common stockholders’ equity excluding goodwill and other intangibles. This ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure.

The following table presents the rollforward of stockholders’ equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

	For the quarter ended September 30,					For the nine months ended September 30,
	2015		2014			2015			2014
	(dollars in thousands)					(dollars in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	211,697	$	134,643		$	144,079		$	147,577
Net income		6,489		4,063			10,143			11,960
Other comprehensive income, net of tax		2,256		(812	)		2,098			8,895
Preferred and common cash dividends declared		-		-			(465	)		(1,397	)
Proceeds from issuance of 3,680,000 shares of common stock, net of costs		-		-			63,484			-
Redemption of 15,000 shares of Series F Preferred Stock		-		-			-			(15,000	)
Redemption of 14,867 shares of Series F Preferred Stock		-		-			-			(14,824	)
Other *		673		286			1,776			969
Ending balance	$	221,115	$	138,180		$	221,115		$	138,180

*Includes mostly common stock issued for options exercised and the employee stock purchase plans, as well as stock-based compensation.

Refer to Note 7 of the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the common stock issuance in the second quarter of 2015.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Liquidity measures the ability of the Company to meet maturing obligations and its existing commitments, to withstand fluctuations in deposit levels, to fund its operations, and to provide for customers’ credit needs. The Company monitors liquidity risk through contingency planning stress testing on a regular basis. The Company seeks to avoid over-concentration of funding sources and to establish and maintain contingent funding facilities that can be drawn upon if normal funding sources become unavailable. One source of liquidity is cash and short-term assets, such as interest-bearing deposits in other banks and federal funds sold, which averaged $118.5 million during the third quarter of 2015, $118.8 million during 2014 and $102.8 million during 2013. The Company’s on balance sheet liquidity position can fluctuate based on short-term activity in deposits and loans.

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The subsidiary banks have a variety of sources of short-term liquidity available to them, including federal funds purchased from correspondent banks, FHLB advances, wholesale structured repurchase agreements, brokered time deposits, lines of credit, borrowing at the Federal Reserve Discount Window, sales of securities available for sale, and loan/lease participations or sales. The Company also generates liquidity from the regular principal payments and prepayments made on its loan/lease portfolio, and on the regular monthly payments on its securities portfolio (both residential mortgage-backed securities and municipal securities).

At September 30, 2015, the subsidiary banks had 32 lines of credit totaling $347.2 million, of which $15.2 million was secured and $332.0 million was unsecured. At September 30, 2015, $266.2 million was available as $81.0 million was utilized for short-term borrowing needs at QCBT.

At December 31, 2014, the subsidiary banks had 35 lines of credit totaling $351.6 million, of which $17.1 million was secured and $334.5 million was unsecured. At December 31, 2014, $237.6 million was available as $114.0 million was utilized for short-term borrowing needs at QCBT and RB&T.

The Company has emphasized growing the number and amount of lines of credit in an effort to strengthen this contingent source of liquidity. Additionally, the Company maintains a $40.0 million secured revolving credit note with a variable interest rate and a maturity of June 30, 2016. At September 30, 2015, the Company had not borrowed on this revolving credit note and had the full amount available.

The Company currently has $272.0 million in correspondent banking deposits spread over 172 relationships. While the Company feels that these funds are very stable, there is the potential for large fluctuations that can impact liquidity. Seasonality and the liquidity needs of these correspondent banks can impact balances. Management closely monitors these fluctuations and runs stress scenarios to measure the impact on liquidity and interest rate risk with various levels of correspondent deposit run-off.

Investing activities used cash of $46.2 million during the first nine months of 2015 and used $41.0 million for the same period of 2014. Proceeds from calls, maturities, paydowns, and sales of securities were $264.8 million for the first nine months of 2015, compared to $115.7 million for the same period of 2014. Purchases of securities used cash of $200.2 million for the first nine months of 2015, compared to $48.5 million for the same period of 2014. Of the $200.2 million in securities purchases, $122.5 million was short-term in nature and purchased for collateral needs. As of September 30, 2015, all of these short-term securities have matured. The net increase in loans/leases used cash of $129.4 million for the first nine months of 2015 compared to $115.6 million for the same period of 2014.

Financing activities provided cash of $25.9 million for the first nine months of 2015, compared to $22.5 million for same period of 2014. Net increases in deposits totaled $175.7 million for the first nine months of 2015, compared to $66.9 million for the same period of 2014. During the first nine months of 2015, the Company’s short-term borrowings decreased $100.8 million, while they increased $12.9 million for the same period of 2014. During the first nine months of 2015, the Company used $110.4 million to prepay select FHLB advances and other borrowings. In the same period, the Company received $63.5 million of proceeds from the public common stock offering of 3.7 million shares of common stock.

Total cash provided by operating activities was $23.1 million for the first nine months of 2015, compared to $18.9 million for the same period of 2014.

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Throughout its history, the Company has secured additional capital through various sources, including the issuance of common and preferred stock, as well as trust preferred securities. Trust preferred securities are reported on the Company’s balance sheet as liabilities, but currently qualify for treatment as regulatory capital.

The following table presents the details of the trust preferred securities issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2015.

Name	Date Issued	Amount Issued	Interest Rate	Interest Rate as of 9/30/15	Interest Rate as of 12/31/2014
QCR Holdings Statutory Trust II	February 2004	$12,372,000	2.85% over 3-month LIBOR	3.13%	3.08%
QCR Holdings Statutory Trust III	February 2004	8,248,000	2.85% over 3-month LIBOR	3.13%	3.08%
QCR Holdings Statutory Trust IV	May 2005	5,155,000	1.80% over 3-month LIBOR	2.09%	2.03%
QCR Holdings Statutory Trust V	February 2006	10,310,000	1.55% over 3-month LIBOR	1.84%	1.78%
Community National Statutory Trust II	September 2004	3,093,000	2.17% over 3-month LIBOR	2.52%	2.42%
Community National Statutory Trust III	March 2007	3,609,000	1.75% over 3-month LIBOR	2.09%	1.99%
		$42,787,000	Weighted Average Rate	2.56%	2.50%

The Company assumed the trust preferred securities originally issued by Community National in connection with its acquisition in May 2013. As a result of acquisition accounting, the liabilities were recorded at fair value upon acquisition with the resulting discount being accreted as interest expense on a level yield basis over the expected term. The original discount totaled $2.6 million. As of September 30, 2015, the remaining discount was $2.3 million.

Refer to Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding regulatory capital requirements and restrictions on dividends.

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 SPECIAL NOTE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This document (including information incorporated by reference) contains, and future oral and written statements of the Company and its management may contain, forward-looking statements, within the meaning of such term in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business of the Company. Forward-looking statements, which may be based upon beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the Company’s management and on information currently available to management, are generally identifiable by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “bode,” “predict,” “suggest,” “project,” “appear,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “likely,” or other similar expressions. Additionally, all statements in this document, including forward-looking statements, speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any statement in light of new information or future events.

The Company’s ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. The factors which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations and future prospects are detailed in the “Risk Factors” sections included under Item 1A of Part I of the Company’s Form 10-K and Item 1A of Part II of this report. In addition to the risk factors described in that section, there are other factors that may impact any public company, including the Company, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations and future prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries.

These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.

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QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company, like other financial institutions, is subject to direct and indirect market risk. Direct market risk exists from changes in interest rates. The Company’s net income is dependent on its net interest income. Net interest income is susceptible to interest rate risk to the degree that interest-bearing liabilities mature or reprice on a different basis than interest-earning assets. When interest-bearing liabilities mature or reprice more quickly than interest-earning assets in a given period, a significant increase in market rates of interest could adversely affect net interest income. Similarly, when interest-earning assets mature or reprice more quickly than interest-bearing liabilities, falling interest rates could result in a decrease in net interest income.

In an attempt to manage the Company’s exposure to changes in interest rates, management monitors the Company’s interest rate risk. Each subsidiary bank has an asset/liability management committee of the board of directors that meets quarterly to review the bank’s interest rate risk position and profitability, and to make or recommend adjustments for consideration by the full board of each bank.

Internal asset/liability management teams consisting of members of the subsidiary banks’ management meet weekly to manage the mix of assets and liabilities to maximize earnings and liquidity and minimize interest rate and other risks. Management also reviews the subsidiary banks’ securities portfolios, formulates investment strategies, and oversees the timing and implementation of transactions to assure attainment of the board's objectives in an effective manner. Notwithstanding the Company’s interest rate risk management activities, the potential for changing interest rates is an uncertainty that can have an adverse effect on net income.

In adjusting the Company’s asset/liability position, the board of directors and management attempt to manage the Company’s interest rate risk while maintaining or enhancing net interest margins. At times, depending on the level of general interest rates, the relationship between long-term and short-term interest rates, market conditions and competitive factors, the board of directors and management may decide to increase the Company’s interest rate risk position somewhat in order to increase its net interest margin. The Company’s results of operations and net portfolio values remain vulnerable to increases in interest rates and to fluctuations in the difference between long-term and short-term interest rates.

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QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

One method used to quantify interest rate risk is a short-term earnings at risk summary, which is a detailed and dynamic simulation model used to quantify the estimated exposure of net interest income to sustained interest rate changes. This simulation model captures the impact of changing interest rates on the interest income received and interest expense paid on all interest sensitive assets and liabilities reflected on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. This sensitivity analysis demonstrates net interest income exposure annually over a five-year horizon, assuming no balance sheet growth and various interest rate scenarios including no change in rates; 200, 300, 400, and 500 basis point upward shifts; and a 100 basis point downward shift in interest rates, where interest-bearing assets and liabilities reprice at their earliest possible repricing date.

The model assumes parallel and pro rata shifts in interest rates over a twelve-month period for the 200 basis point upward shift and 100 basis point downward shift. For the 400 basis point upward shift, the model assumes a parallel and pro rata shift in interest rates over a twenty-four month period. For the 500 basis point upward shift, the model assumes a flattening and pro rata shift in interest rates over a twelve-month period where the short-end of the yield curve shifts upward greater than the long-end of the yield curve.

Further, in recent years, the Company added additional interest rate scenarios where interest rates experience a parallel and instantaneous shift upward 100, 200, 300, and 400 basis points and a parallel and instantaneous shift downward 100 basis points. The Company will run additional interest rate scenarios on an as-needed basis.

The asset/liability management committees of the subsidiary bank boards of directors have established policy limits of a 10% decline in net interest income for the 200 basis point upward parallel shift and the 100 basis point downward parallel shift. For the 300 basis point upward shock, the established policy limit has been increased to 25% decline in net interest income. The increased policy limit is appropriate as the shock scenario is extreme and unlikely and warrants a higher limit than the more realistic and traditional parallel/pro-rata shift scenarios.

Application of the simulation model analysis for select interest rate scenarios at the most recent quarter-end available is presented in the following table:

				NET INTEREST INCOME EXPOSURE in YEAR 1
INTEREST RATE SCENARIO	POLICY LIMIT			As of June 30, 2015			As of December 31, 2014			As of December 31, 2013
100 basis point downward shift		-10.0	%		-2.3	%		-1.7	%		-1.0	%
200 basis point upward shift		-10.0	%		-3.3	%		-5.0	%		-4.8	%
300 basis point upward shock		-25.0	%		-7.1	%		-11.9	%		-11.0	%

The simulation is within the board-established policy limits for all three scenarios. Additionally, for all of the various interest rate scenarios modeled and measured by management (as described above), the results at June 30, 2015 (the most recent quarter available) were within established risk tolerances as established by policy or by best practice (if the interest rate scenario didn’t have a specific policy limit).

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QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

In 2014, the Company executed two interest rate cap transactions, each with a notional value of $15.0 million, for a total of $30.0 million. The interest rate caps purchased essentially set a ceiling to the interest rate paid on the $30.0 million of short-term FHLB advances that are being hedged, minimizing the interest rate risk associated with rising interest rates. The Company will continue to analyze and evaluate similar transactions as an alternative and cost effective way to mitigate interest rate risk.

Interest rate risk is considered to be one of the most significant market risks affecting the Company. For that reason, the Company engages the assistance of a national consulting firm and its risk management system to monitor and control the Company’s interest rate risk exposure. Other types of market risk, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk and commodity price risk, do not arise in the normal course of the Company’s business activities.

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CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act of 1934) as of September 30, 2015. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of the end of the period covered by this report, to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports filed and submitted under the Exchange Act was recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There have been no significant changes to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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QCR HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1              Legal Proceedings                                        

There are no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to their respective businesses.

Item 1A           Risk Factors

Other than the risk factor listed below, there have been no material changes in the risk factors applicable to the Company from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1.A. “Risk Factors,” in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Please refer to that section of the Company’s Form 10-K for disclosures regarding the risks and uncertainties related to the Company’s business.

Our correspondent banking business subjects us to concentration and lending risks.

We have significantly grown our portfolio of correspondent bank customers in recent years. As of September 30, 2015, noninterest-bearing correspondent bank deposits totaled approximately $272.0 million, which was 15% of our total deposits and 11% of our total assets. We closely monitor this concentration using measures such as detailed trend reporting on an individual bank basis. Should the liquidity needs change for our downstream correspondent banks and the level of the noninterest-bearing deposits they have with us decline, our liquidity would be negatively impacted. We may have to replace the funding with higher cost deposits or other borrowings, which could have a material adverse impact on our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition.

As part of our relationship with some of our correspondent banking customers, in addition to credit arrangements at the depository institution, we also make secured loans to the parent bank holding company. As of September 30, 2015, we had approximately $67.0 million in loans outstanding to correspondent banking customers. Currently, consistent with market practices in this business line, we seek to structure these loans as senior secured loans and, with respect to our loans to bank holding companies, we take the capital stock of the subsidiary depository institution as collateral. Notwithstanding our efforts to manage the credit risks associated with our correspondent banking business, the failure or financial distress of a depository institution owned by a bank holding company to whom we have made a loan may result in an impairment of our loan and lease losses. To the extent that our correspondent banking customers experience deterioration in their financial condition, our results of operations and financial condition may be adversely impacted.

Item 2              Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds                         

None 

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Item 3              Defaults Upon Senior Securities                         

None

Item 4              Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable

Item 5              Other Information                                        

None               

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Item 6           Exhibits

31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).

31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).

32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101 Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014; and (vi) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

QCR HOLDINGS, INC.

(Registrant)

Date	November 6, 2015	/s/ Douglas M. Hultquist
		Douglas M. Hultquist, President Chief Executive Officer
Date	November 6, 2015	/s/ Todd A. Gipple
		Todd A. Gipple, Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer Chief Financial Officer
Date	November 6, 2015	/s/ Elizabeth A. Grabin
		Elizabeth A. Grabin, Vice President Controller & Director of Financial Reporting Principal Accounting Officer

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