Note 6 - Loans Held for Sale

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Loans Held For Sale [Abstract]

Loans Held For Sale [Text Block]

6. Loans held for sale

Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or estimated fair value. At September 30, 2014, the Bank had one multi-family residential loan held for sale of $1.2 million. At December 31, 2013, the Bank had one multi-family residential loan held for sale of $0.4 million.

The Company has implemented a strategy of selling certain delinquent and non-performing loans. Once the Company has decided to sell a loan, the sale usually closes in a short period of time, generally within the same quarter. Loans designated as held for sale are reclassified from loans held for investment to loans held for sale. Terms of sale include cash due upon the closing of the sale, no contingencies or recourse to the Company and servicing is released to the buyer.

The Bank did not sell any loans during the three months ended September 30, 2014.

The following table shows delinquent and non-performing loans sold during the period indicated:

	For the three months ended September 30, 2013
(Dollars in thousands)	Loans sold		Proceeds		Net charge-offs			Net gain (loss)
Multi-family residential		2	$	2,079	$	65		$	-
Commercial real estate		1		760		-			6
One-to-four family - mixed-use property		4		1,487		(243	)		(5	)
Total		7	$	4,326	$	(178	)	$	1

The following tables show delinquent and non-performing loans sold during the periods indicated:

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2014
(Dollars in thousands)	Loans sold		Proceeds		Net (charge-offs) recoveries			Net gain (loss)
Multi-family residential		7	$	3,216	$	(70	)	$	-
Commercial real estate		3		2,047		295			-
One-to-four family - mixed-use property		6		2,069		38			-
Total		16	$	7,332	$	263		$	-

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2013
(Dollars in thousands)	Loans sold		Proceeds		Net charge-offs			Net gain (loss)
Multi-family residential		17	$	9,138	$	(1,036	)	$	6
Commercial real estate		8		4,223		(564	)		6
One-to-four family - mixed-use property		34		9,449		(2,773	)		(52	)
Commercial business and other		2		66		(185	)		-
Total		61	$	22,876	$	(4,558	)	$	(40	)

The above table does not include the sale of one performing commercial real estate loan for $2.4 million, resulting in a net gain of $184,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.