NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

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, 2018, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K filed with the SEC on March 15, 2019. 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 GAAP 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, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the year ending December 31, 2019, or for any other period.

The acronyms and abbreviations identified below are used throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q. It may be helpful to refer back to this page as you read this report.



Allowance: Allowance for estimated losses on loans/leases	Guaranty: Guaranty Bankshares, Ltd.
AOCI: Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	Guaranty Bank: Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
AFS: Available for sale	HTM: Held to maturity
ASC: Accounting Standards Codification	IB&T: Illinois Bank & Trust
ASU: Accounting Standards Update	m2: m2 Lease Funds, LLC
Bates Companies: Bates Financial Advisors, Inc., Bates	NIM: Net interest margin
Financial Services, Inc., Bates Securities, Inc. and	NPA: Nonperforming asset
Bates Financial Group, Inc.	NPL: Nonperforming loan
BOLI: Bank-owned life insurance	OREO: Other real estate owned
Caps: Interest rate cap derivatives	OTTI: Other-than-temporary impairment
CDI: Core deposit intangible	PCI: Purchased credit impaired
Community National: Community National Bancorporation	Provision: Provision for loan/lease losses
CRBT: Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust Company	QCBT: Quad City Bank & Trust Company
CRE: Commercial real estate	RB&T: Rockford Bank & Trust Company
CSB: Community State Bank	ROAA: Return on Average Assets
C&I: Commercial and industrial	SBA: U.S. Small Business Administration
EPS: Earnings per share	SEC: Securities and Exchange Commission
Exchange Act: Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as	SFC Bank: Springfield First Community Bank
amended	Springfield Bancshares: Springfield Bancshares, Inc.
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
FRB: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago	TEY: Tax equivalent yield
GAAP: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles	The Company: QCR Holdings, Inc.
	USDA: U.S. Department of Agriculture

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries which include the accounts of five commercial banks: QCBT, CRBT, CSB, SFC Bank and RB&T. All are state-chartered commercial banks and all are members of the Federal Reserve system. The Company engages in direct financing lease contracts through m2, a wholly-owned subsidiary of QCBT. The Company also engages in wealth management services through its banking subsidiaries and its subsidiaries, the Bates Companies. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

The acquisition of the Bates Companies, headquartered in Rockford, Illinois, occurred on October 1, 2018. The merger with Springfield Bancshares, the holding company of SFC Bank, headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, occurred on July 1, 2018. The financial results for the periods since acquisition/merger are included in this report. See Note 2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 for additional information about the acquisition and merger.

On August 13, 2019, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell certain assets and liabilities of RB&T, a wholly-owned subsidiary headquartered in Rockford, Illinois, to IB&T, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Heartland Financial USA, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, IB&T will acquire certain assets and assume certain liabilities for a cash payment. The transaction is subject to approval by federal and state bank regulators and to customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2019. The assets and liabilities that will be sold are classified as held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and corresponding footnotes. See Note 2 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about the sale.

Recent accounting developments

Recent accounting developments: In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑02, Leases. Under ASU 2016‑02, lessees will be required to recognize a lease liability measured on a discounted basis and a right-of-use asset for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases). Lessor accounting is largely unchanged under ASU 2016‑02. However, the definition of initial direct costs was updated to include only initial direct costs that are considered incremental. This change in definition will change the manner in which the Company recognizes the costs associated with originating leases. ASU 2016‑02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for all entities. The standard was adopted on January 1, 2019 and did not have a significant impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016‑13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses. Under the standard, assets measured at amortized costs (including loans, leases and AFS securities) will be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. Rather than the “incurred” model that is currently being utilized, the standard will require the use of a forward-looking approach to recognizing all expected credit losses at the beginning of an asset's life. For public companies, ASU 2016‑13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Companies may choose to early adopt for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is in the process of analyzing the impact of adoption on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350). ASU 2017-04 is intended to simplify goodwill impairment testing by eliminating the second step of the analysis. ASU 2017-04 requires entities to compare the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount and recognize an impairment charge for any amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, to the extent that the loss recognized does not exceed the amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. This guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect this guidance to have a significant impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

Reclassifications

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.