fncb20160630_10q.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

  


FORM 10-Q

  

(Mark One)

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016

 

OR

 

 

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

 

For the transition period from to

 

Commission File No. 000-53869

 

FIRST NATIONAL COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Pennsylvania

 

23-2900790

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

     

102 E. Drinker St., Dunmore, PA

 

18512

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code    (570) 346-7667

  

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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 ☒ 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 (232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). YES ☒ 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.

 

Large Accelerated Filer ☐

 

Accelerated Filer ☒

     

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 ☒

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date:

 

Common Stock, $1.25 par value

 

16,590,292 shares

(Title of Class)

 

(Outstanding at August 5, 2016)

 



 

 
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Contents

   

PART I.

Financial Information 3

Item 1.

Financial Statements (unaudited) 3

 

Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition 3

 

Consolidated Statements of Income 4

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) 5

 

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity 6

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 7

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 8

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 30

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 51

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures 52

PART II.

Other Information 52

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings 52

Item 1A.

Risk Factors 53

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 53

Item 3.

Defaults upon Senior Securities 53

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures 53

Item 5.

Other Information 53

Item 6.

Exhibits 54

 

 

 
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Part I - Financial Information

Item 1 - Financial Statements

 

FIRST NATIONAL COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(unaudited)

 

   

June 30,

   

December 31,

 

(in thousands, except share data)

 

2016

   

2015

 

Assets

               

Cash and cash equivalents:

               
Cash and due from banks   $ 15,847     $ 19,544  
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks     1,825       1,539  
Total cash and cash equivalents     17,672       21,083  

Securities available for sale, at fair value

    262,190       253,773  

Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, at cost

    5,219       6,344  

Loans held for sale

    563       683  

Loans, net of allowance for loan and lease losses of $8,559 and $8,790

    725,161       724,926  

Bank premises and equipment, net

    10,793       11,193  

Accrued interest receivable

    2,511       2,475  

Intangible assets

    55       137  

Bank-owned life insurance

    29,670       29,381  

Other real estate owned

    1,628       3,154  

Net deferred tax assets

    23,327       27,807  

Other assets

    8,749       9,662  
Total assets   $ 1,087,538     $ 1,090,618  
                 

Liabilities

               

Deposits:

               
Demand (non-interest-bearing)   $ 144,082     $ 154,531  
Interest-bearing     691,751       667,015  
Total deposits     835,833       821,546  

Borrowed funds:

               
Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh advances     120,771       135,802  
Subordinated debentures     14,000       14,000  
Junior subordinated debentures     10,310       10,310  
Total borrowed funds     145,081       160,112  

Accrued interest payable

    311       11,165  

Other liabilities

    10,813       11,617  
Total liabilities     992,038       1,004,440  
                 

Shareholders' equity

               

Preferred shares ($1.25 par)

               
Authorized: 20,000,000 shares at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015                
Issued and outstanding: 0 shares at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015     -       -  

Common shares ($1.25 par)

               
Authorized: 50,000,000 shares at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015                
Issued and outstanding: 16,586,868 shares at June 30, 2016 and 16,514,245 shares at December 31, 2015     20,734       20,643  

Additional paid-in capital

    62,210       62,059  

Retained earnings

    5,820       3,714  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

    6,736       (238 )
Total shareholders' equity     95,500       86,178  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $ 1,087,538     $ 1,090,618  

 

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

 

 
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FIRST NATIONAL COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(unaudited)

 

   

Three months ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 

(in thousands, except share data)

 

2016

   

2015

   

2016

   

2015

 

Interest income

                               

Interest and fees on loans

  $ 7,032     $ 6,475     $ 14,001     $ 12,947  

Interest and dividends on securities:

                               
U.S. government agencies     900       1,012       1,830       1,983  
State and political subdivisions, tax-free     11       22       21       72  
State and political subdivisions, taxable     624       97       1,159       123  
Other securities     94       82       190       239  
Total interest and dividends on securities     1,629       1,213       3,200       2,417  

Interest on interest-bearing deposits in other banks

    2       11       6       32  
Total interest income     8,663       7,699       17,207       15,396  

Interest expense

                               

Interest on deposits

    663       643       1,305       1,326  

Interest on borrowed funds:

                               
Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh advances     167       119       315       239  
Interest on subordinated debentures     159       565       318       1,128  
Interest on junior subordinated debentures     61       51       118       100  
Total interest on borrowed funds     387       735       751       1,467  
Total interest expense     1,050       1,378       2,056       2,793  

Net interest income before provision (credit) for loan and lease losses

    7,613       6,321       15,151       12,603  

Provision (credit) for loan and lease losses

    396       345       1,092       (149 )

Net interest income after provision (credit) for loan and lease losses

    7,217       5,976       14,059       12,752  

Non-interest income

                               

Deposit service charges

    717       745       1,418       1,419  

Net gain on the sale of securities

    857       74       960       2,298  

Net gain on the sale of mortgage loans held for sale

    71       16       139       56  

Net gain (loss) on the sale of other real estate owned

    2       11       (3 )     16  

Loan-related fees

    95       106       202       196  

Income from bank-owned life insurance

    143       135       289       270  

Legal settlements

    -       184       -       184  

Other

    209       274       420       525  
Total non-interest income     2,094       1,545       3,425       4,964  

Non-interest expense

                               

Salaries and employee benefits

    3,589       3,203       7,103       6,342  

Occupancy expense

    329       532       822       1,165  

Equipment expense

    425       442       848       826  

Advertising expense

    172       159       265       249  

Data processing expense

    494       501       1,017       949  

Regulatory assessments

    193       99       430       508  

Bank shares tax

    252       218       493       435  

Expense of other real estate owned

    194       147       240       247  

Legal expense

    86       88       206       251  

Professional fees

    272       286       559       587  

Insurance expense

    125       202       253       400  

Other operating expenses

    894       803       1,593       1,503  
Total non-interest expense     7,025       6,680       13,829       13,462  

Income before income taxes

    2,286       841       3,655       4,254  

Income tax expense (benefit)

    661       22       887       (40 )

Net income

  $ 1,625     $ 819     $ 2,768     $ 4,294  
                                 

Earnings per share

                               
Basic   $ 0.10     $ 0.05     $ 0.17     $ 0.26  
Diluted   $ 0.10     $ 0.05     $ 0.17     $ 0.26  
                                 

Cash dividends declared per common share

  $ 0.02     $ -     $ 0.04     $ -  

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING:

                               
Basic     16,549,169       16,500,945       16,534,464       16,495,558  
Diluted     16,549,169       16,500,945       16,534,464       16,495,558  

 

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

 
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FIRST NATIONAL COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(unaudited)

 

   

Three months ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
(in thousands)  

2016

   

2015

   

2016

   

2015

 
Net income   $ 1,625     $ 819     $ 2,768     $ 4,294  
Other comprehensive income (loss):                                

Unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale

    3,818       (2,482 )     11,527       996  

Taxes

    (1,298 )     844       (3,919 )     (338 )

Net of tax amount

    2,520       (1,638 )     7,608       658  
                                 

Reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income

    (857 )     (74 )     (960 )     (2,298 )

Taxes

    291       25       326       781  

Net of tax amount

    (566 )     (49 )     (634 )     (1,517 )
                                 
Total other comprehensive income (loss)     1,954       (1,687 )     6,974       (859 )
                                 
Comprehensive income (loss)   $ 3,579     $ (868 )   $ 9,742     $ 3,435  

 

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

 

 
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FIRST NATIONAL COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 and 2015

(unaudited)

 

                           

Accumulated

   

Accumulated

         
   

Number

           

Additional

   

(Deficit) /

   

Other

   

Total

 
   

of Common

   

Common

   

Paid-in

   

Retained

   

Comprehensive

   

Shareholders'

 

(in thousands, except share data)

 

Shares

   

Stock

   

Capital

   

Earnings

   

Income (Loss)

   

Equity

 

Balances, December 31, 2014

    16,484,419     $ 20,605     $ 61,781     $ (32,126 )   $ 1,138     $ 51,398  

Net income for the period

    -       -       -       4,294       -       4,294  

Common shares issued under long-term incentive compensation plan

    16,526       21       (21 )     -       -       -  

Restricted stock awards

    -       -       110       -       -       110  

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax of $443

    -       -       -       -       (859 )     (859 )

Balances, June 30, 2015

    16,500,945     $ 20,626     $ 61,870     $ (27,832 )   $ 279     $ 54,943  
                                                 

Balances, December 31, 2015

    16,514,245     $ 20,643     $ 62,059     $ 3,714     $ (238 )   $ 86,178  

Net income for the period

    -       -       -       2,768       -       2,768  

Cash dividends declared, $0.04 per share

    -       -       -       (662 )     -       (662 )

Common shares issued under long-term incentive compensation plan

    52,848       66       (66 )     -       -       -  

Restricted stock awards

    -       -       129       -       -       129  

Common shares issued through dividend reinvestment / optional cash purchase plan

    19,775       25       88       -       -       113  

Other comprehensive income, net of tax of $3,593

    -       -       -       -       6,974       6,974  

Balances, June 30, 2016

    16,586,868     $ 20,734     $ 62,210     $ 5,820     $ 6,736     $ 95,500  

 

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

 

 
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FIRST NATIONAL COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2016

   

2015

 

Operating activities:

               

Net income

  $ 2,768     $ 4,294  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

               

Investment securities amortization, net

    578       902  

Equity in trust

    (4 )     (3 )

Depreciation and amortization

    1,340       786  

Stock-based compensation expense

    129       110  

Provision (credit) for loan and lease losses

    1,092       (149 )

Valuation adjustment for off-balance sheet commitments

    (49 )     (56 )

Gain on the sale of available-for-sale securities

    (960 )     (2,298 )

Gain on the sale of loans held for sale

    (139 )     (56 )

Loss (gain) on the sale of other real estate owned

    3       (16 )

Valuation adjustment of other real estate owned

    138       130  

Income from bank-owned life insurance

    (289 )     (270 )

Proceeds from the sale of loans held for sale

    3,449       1,559  

Funds used to originate loans held for sale

    (3,189 )     (1,038 )

Deferred income tax expense

    887       -  

Increase in interest receivable

    (36 )     (99 )

Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets

    862       202  

(Decrease) increase in interest payable

    (10,854 )     1,082  

Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities

    (763 )     (2,097 )

Total adjustments

    (7,805 )     (1,311 )

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

    (5,037 )     2,983  
                 

Cash flows from investing activities:

               

Maturities, calls and principal payments of available-for-sale securities

    2,978       5,509  

Proceeds from the sale of securities available for sale

    32,588       73,460  

Purchases of securities available for sale

    (33,035 )     (86,425 )

Redemption of the stock of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh

    1,125       119  

Net increase in loans to customers

    (2,137 )     (14,487 )

Proceeds from the sale of other real estate owned

    1,630       552  

Proceeds from the sale of bank premises and equipment

    -       2  

Purchases of bank premises and equipment

    (230 )     (674 )

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

    2,919       (21,944 )
                 

Cash flows from financing activities:

               

Net increase in deposits

    14,287       70,032  

Net proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh advances - overnight

    13,780       -  

Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh advances - term

    25,307       65,565  

Repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh advances - term

    (54,118 )     (68,988 )

Principal reduction on subordinated debentures

    -       (11,000 )

Proceeds from issuance of common shares

    113       -  

Cash dividends paid

    (662 )     -  

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

    (1,293 )     55,609  

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

    (3,411 )     36,648  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    21,083       35,667  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 17,672     $ 72,315  
                 

Supplemental cash flow information

               

Cash paid during the period for:

               

Interest

  $ 12,910     $ 1,711  

Income taxes

    -       22  

Other transactions:

               

Principal balance of loans transferred to other real estate owned

    237       149  

Change in deferred gain on sale of other real estate owned

    8       2  

 

The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.

 

 

 
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FIRST NATIONAL COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

Note 1.     Basis of Presentation

 

On June 30, 2016, First National Community Bancorp, Inc., the parent company of First National Community Bank, announced that following receipt of required regulatory approvals from the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities, First National Community Bank had completed a charter conversion from a national bank to a Pennsylvania state bank and, as a result of the conversion, First National Community Bank changed its legal name to FNCB Bank. Both the charter conversion and legal name change became effective June 30, 2016.

 

The consolidated financial statements are comprised of the accounts of First National Community Bancorp, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, FNCB Bank (the “Bank”), as well as the Bank’s wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, “FNCB”). The accounting and reporting policies of FNCB conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and accompanying notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and the results of operations for the periods presented have been included in the consolidated financial statements. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Prior period amounts have been reclassified when necessary to conform to the current period’s presentation. These reclassifications did not have an impact on the operating results or financial position of FNCB. The operating results and financial position of FNCB for the six months ended June 30, 2016, may not be indicative of future results of operations and financial position.

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to change in the near term are the allowance for loan and lease losses (“ALLL”), investment security valuations, the evaluation of investment securities and other real estate owned (“OREO”) for impairment, and the evaluation of deferred income taxes.

 

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in FNCB’s audited financial statements, included in the Annual Report filed on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

Note 2.     New Authoritative Accounting Guidance

 

Accounting Guidance to be Adopted in Future Periods

 

Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): “Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” replaces the current loss impairment methodology under GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates in an effort to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit. Specifically, the amendments in this Update will require a financial asset (or a group of financial assets) measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected. The amendments in this update affect entities holding financial assets and net investment in leases that are not accounted for at fair value through net income, including such financial assets as loans, debt securities, trade receivables, net investments in leases, off-balance-sheet credit exposures, reinsurance receivables, and any other financial assets not excluded from the scope that have the contractual right to receive cash. On June 17, 2016, the four federal financial institution regulatory agencies (the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency), issued a joint statement to provide information about ASU 2016-13 and the initial supervisory views regarding the implementation of the new standard. The joint statement applies to all banks, savings association, credit union and financial institution holding companies, regardless of asset size. The statement details the key elements of, and the steps necessary for, the successful transition to the new accounting standard. In addition, the statement notifies financial institutions that because the appropriate allowance levels are institution-specific amounts, the agencies will not establish benchmark targets or ranges for the change in institutions’ allowance levels upon adoption of the ASU, or for allowance levels going forward. Due to the importance of ASU 2016-13, the agencies encourage financial institutions to begin planning and preparing for the transition and state that senior management, under the oversight of the board of directors, should work closely with staff in their accounting, lending, credit risk management, internal audit, and information technology functions during the transition period leading up to, and well after, adoption. ASU 2016-13 is effective for public business entities that are U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filers for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. All entities may adopt the amendments in this Update earlier as of the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Accordingly, FNCB will adopt this guidance on January 1, 2020, and is currently evaluating the effect this guidance may have on its operating results or financial position.

 

 

 
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Refer to Note 2 to FNCB’s consolidated financial statements included in the 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2016 for a discussion of additional accounting guidance applicable to FNCB that will be adopted in future periods.

  

Note 3. Securities

 

The following tables present the amortized cost, gross unrealized gains and losses, and the fair value of FNCB’s securities at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

   

June 30, 2016

 
           

Gross

   

Gross

         
           

Unrealized

   

Unrealized

         
   

Amortized

   

Holding

   

Holding

   

Fair

 

(in thousands)

 

Cost

   

Gains

   

Losses

   

Value

 

Available-for-sale:

                               

Obligations of U.S. government agencies

  $ 12,159     $ 565     $ -     $ 12,724  

Obligations of state and political subdivisions

    97,248       4,958       -       102,206  

U.S. government/government-sponsored agencies:

                               

Collateralized mortgage obligations - residential

    20,339       675       1       21,013  

Collateralized mortgage obligations - commercial

    99,619       3,242       -       102,861  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

    17,936       821       -       18,757  

Corporate debt securities

    500       -       80       420  

Negotiable certificates of deposit

    3,173       75       -       3,248  

Equity securities

    1,010       -       49       961  

Total available-for-sale securities

  $ 251,984     $ 10,336     $ 130     $ 262,190  

  

   

December 31, 2015

 
           

Gross

   

Gross

         
           

Unrealized

   

Unrealized

         
   

Amortized

   

Holding

   

Holding

   

Fair

 

(in thousands)

 

Cost

   

Gains

   

Losses

   

Value

 

Available-for-sale:

                               

Obligations of U.S. government agencies

  $ 43,787     $ 256     $ -     $ 44,043  

Obligations of state and political subdivisions

    75,401       428       422       75,407  

U.S. government/government-sponsored agencies:

                               

Collateralized mortgage obligations - residential

    22,162       116       9       22,269  

Collateralized mortgage obligations - commercial

    89,900       124       601       89,423  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

    18,201       58       161       18,098  

Corporate debt securities

    500       -       77       423  

Negotiable certificates of deposit

    3,173       -       11       3,162  

Equity securities

    1,010       -       62       948  

Total available-for-sale securities

  $ 254,134     $ 982     $ 1,343     $ 253,773  

 

 

 
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At June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, securities with a carrying amount of $260.8 million and $252.4 million, respectively, were pledged as collateral to secure public deposits and for other purposes.

 

The following table shows the amortized cost and approximate fair value of FNCB’s available-for-sale debt securities at June 30, 2016 using contractual maturities.  Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturity because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Because collateralized mortgage obligations and residential mortgage-backed securities are not due at a single maturity date, they are not included in the maturity categories in the following maturity summary.

 

   

June 30, 2016

 
   

Amortized

   

Fair

 

(in thousands)

 

Cost

   

Value

 

Amounts maturing in:

               

One year or less

  $ -     $ -  

After one year through five years

    21,761       22,627  

After five years through ten years

    87,033       91,578  

After ten years

    4,286       4,393  

Collateralized mortgage obligations

    119,958       123,874  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

    17,936       18,757  

Total

  $ 250,974     $ 261,229  

  

Gross proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities were $26.4 million and $32.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively, with gross gains of $857 thousand and $960 thousand, respectively realized upon the sales. There were no losses realized upon the sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

Gross proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities were $37.6 million and $73.5 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, with gross gains of $78 thousand and $2.3 million, respectively, realized upon the sale. FNCB realized gross losses of $4 thousand upon the sales for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

The following tables present the number of, fair value and gross unrealized losses of available-for-sale securities with unrealized losses at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

   

   

June 30, 2016

 
   

Less than 12 Months

   

12 Months or Greater

   

Total

 
   

Number

           

Gross

   

Number

           

Gross

   

Number

           

Gross

 
   

of

   

Fair

   

Unrealized

   

of

   

Fair

   

Unrealized

   

of

   

Fair

   

Unrealized

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Securities

   

Value

   

Losses

   

Securities

   

Value

   

Losses

   

Securities

   

Value

   

Losses

 

Obligations of US government agencies

    -     $ -     $ -       -     $ -     $ -       -     $ -     $ -  

Obligations of state and policitical subdivisions

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  

U.S. government/government-sponsored agencies:

                                                                       

Collateralized mortgage obligations - residential

    -       -       -       2       335       1       2       335       1  

Collateralized mortgage obligations - commercial

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  

Corporate debt securities

    -       -       -       1       420       80       1       420       80  

Negotiable certificates of deposit

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  

Equity securities

    -       -       -       1       951       49       1       951       49  

Total

    -     $ -     $ -       4     $ 1,706     $ 130       4     $ 1,706     $ 130  

 

 

 
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December 31, 2015

 
   

Less than 12 Months

   

12 Months or Greater

   

Total

 
   

Number

           

Gross

   

Number

           

Gross

   

Number

           

Gross

 
   

of

   

Fair

   

Unrealized

   

of

   

Fair

   

Unrealized

   

of

   

Fair

   

Unrealized

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Securities

   

Value

   

Losses

   

Securities

   

Value

   

Losses

   

Securities

   

Value

   

Losses

 

Obligations of U.S. government agencies

    -     $ -     $ -       -     $ -     $ -       -     $ -     $ -  

Obligations of state and policitical subdivisions

    31       33,022       419       1       264       3       32       33,286       422  

U.S. government/government-sponsored agencies:

                                                                       

Collateralized mortgage obligations - residential

    4       5,738       9       -       -       -       4       5,738       9  

Collateralized mortgage obligations - commercial

    16       67,969       601       -       -       -       16       67,969       601  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

    7       16,779       161       -       -       -       7       16,779       161  

Corporate debt securities

    -       -       -       1       423       77       1       423       77  

Negotiable certificates of deposit

    12       2,913       11       -       -       -       12       2,913       11  

Equity securities

    -       -       -       1       938       62       1       938       62  

Total

    70     $ 126,421     $ 1,201       3     $ 1,625     $ 142       73     $ 128,046     $ 1,343  

 

Management evaluates individual securities in an unrealized loss position quarterly for other than temporary impairment (“OTTI”). As part of its evaluation, management considers, among other things, the length of time a security’s fair value is less than its amortized cost, the severity of decline, any credit deterioration of the issuer, whether or not management intends to sell the security, and whether it is more likely than not that FNCB will be required to sell the security prior to recovery of its amortized cost.

 

There were four securities in an unrealized loss position at June 30, 2016, including two securities issued by a U.S. government-sponsored agency, one corporate bond, and one equity security. All four securities were in an unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months. Management performed a review of the fair values of all securities in an unrealized loss position as of June 30, 2016 and determined that movements in the fair values of the securities were consistent with the change in market interest rates. In addition, as part of its review, management noted that there was no material change in the credit quality of any of the issuers or other events or circumstances that may cause a significant adverse effect on the fair value of these securities. Moreover, to date, FNCB has received all scheduled principal and interest payments and expects to fully collect all future contractual principal and interest payments on all securities in an unrealized loss position at June 30, 2016. FNCB does not intend to sell the securities nor is it more likely than not that it will be required to sell the securities prior to recovery of their amortized cost. Based on the results of its review and considering the attributes of these debt and equity securities, management concluded that the individual unrealized losses were temporary and OTTI did not exist at June 30, 2016.

 

Investments in FHLB of Pittsburgh and Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (“FRB”) stock, which have limited marketability, are carried at cost and totaled $6.6 million and $7.7 million at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. FRB stock of $1.3 million is included in Other Assets at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Management noted no indicators of impairment for the FHLB of Pittsburgh and FRB stock at June 30, 2016.

 

Note 4. Loans

 

The following table summarizes loans receivable, net, by category at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

  

   

June 30,

   

December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2016

   

2015

 

Residential real estate

  $ 136,483     $ 130,696  

Commercial real estate

    244,282       245,198  

Construction, land acquisition and development

    23,261       30,843  

Commercial and industrial

    153,990       149,826  

Consumer

    125,321       128,533  

State and political subdivisions

    48,037       46,056  

Total loans, gross

    731,374       731,152  

Unearned income

    (102 )     (98 )

Net deferred loan costs

    2,448       2,662  

Allowance for loan and lease losses

    (8,559 )     (8,790 )

Loans, net

  $ 725,161     $ 724,926  

 

FNCB has granted loans, letters of credit and lines of credit to certain of its executive officers and directors as well as to certain related parties of executive officers and directors. For more information about related party transactions, refer to Note 6 – “Related Party Transactions” to these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 
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FNCB originates one- to four-family mortgage loans for sale in the secondary market. During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2016, one-to four-family mortgages sold on the secondary market were $1.6 million and $3.3 million, respectively. FNCB retains servicing rights on these mortgages. At June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there were $563 thousand and $683 thousand in one-to four-family residential mortgage loans held for sale, respectively.

 

FNCB does not have any lending programs commonly referred to as subprime lending. Subprime lending generally targets borrowers with weakened credit histories typically characterized by payment delinquencies, previous charge-offs, judgments, and bankruptcies, or borrowers with questionable repayment capacity as evidenced by low credit scores or high debt-burden ratios.

 

There were no material changes to the risk characteristics of FNCB’s loan segments, loan classification and credit grading systems and methodology for determining the adequacy of the ALLL during the six months ended June 30, 2016. Refer to Note 2 to FNCB’s consolidated financial statements included in the 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K for information about the risk characteristics related to FNCB’s loan segments, loan classification and credit grading systems and methodology for determining the adequacy of the ALLL.

 

Each quarter, management evaluates the ALLL and adjusts the ALLL as appropriate through a provision or credit for loan losses. While management uses the best information available to make evaluations, future adjustments to the ALLL may be necessary if conditions differ substantially from the information used in making the evaluations. In addition, as an integral part of its examination process, bank regulators periodically review the ALLL. These regulators may require FNCB to adjust the ALLL based on their analysis of information available at the time of examination.

 

The following table summarizes activity in the ALLL by loan category for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

  

   

Real Estate

                                         
                   

Construction,

                                         
                   

Land

                   

 

                 
                    Acquisition     Commercial             State and                  
   

Residential

   

Commercial

   

and

   

and 

           

Political

                 

(in thousands)

 

Real Estate

   

Real Estate

   

Development

   

Industrial

   

Consumer

   

Subdivisions

   

Unallocated

   

Total

 

Three months ended June 30, 2016:

                                                               

Allowance for loan losses:

                                                               
                                                                 

Beginning balance, April 1, 2016

  $ 1,210     $ 3,291     $ 653     $ 1,322     $ 1,379     $ 780     $ -     $ 8,635  
Charge-offs     -       -       -       (496 )     (213 )     -       -       (709 )
Recoveries     1       2       9       118       107       -       -       237  
Provisions (credits)     (112 )     (198 )     55       621       77       (47 )     -       396  

Ending balance, June 30, 2016

  $ 1,099     $ 3,095     $ 717     $ 1,565     $ 1,350     $ 733     $ -     $ 8,559  
                                                                 

Three months ended June 30, 2015:

                                                               

Allowance for loan losses:

                                                               
                                                                 

Beginning balance, April 1, 2015

  $ 1,531     $ 4,331     $ 764     $ 1,998     $ 1,698     $ 583     $ 39     $ 10,944  
Charge-offs     (1 )     (912 )     (6 )     (72 )     (201 )     -       -       (1,192 )
Recoveries     5       16       -       102       108       -       -       231  
Provisions (credits)     (51 )     606       20       (150 )     38       (79 )     (39 )     345  

Ending balance, June 30, 2015

  $ 1,484     $ 4,041     $ 778     $ 1,878     $ 1,643     $ 504     $ -     $ 10,328  
                                                                 

Six months ended June 30, 2016:

                                                               

Allowance for loan losses:

                                                               
                                                                 

Beginning balance, January 1, 2016

  $ 1,333     $ 3,346     $ 853     $ 1,205     $ 1,494     $ 485     $ 74     $ 8,790  
Charge-offs     (24 )     (251 )     -       (1,064 )     (518 )     -       -       (1,857 )
Recoveries     2       3       9       212       308       -       -       534  
Provisions (credits)     (212 )     (3 )     (145 )     1,212       66       248       (74 )     1,092  

Ending balance, June 30, 2016

  $ 1,099     $ 3,095     $ 717     $ 1,565     $ 1,350     $ 733     $ -     $ 8,559  
                                                                 

Six months ended June 30, 2015:

                                                               

Allowance for loan losses:

                                                               
                                                                 

Beginning balance, January 1, 2015

  $ 1,772     $ 4,663     $ 665     $ 2,104     $ 1,673     $ 598     $ 45     $ 11,520  
Charge-offs     (69 )     (912 )     (6 )     (142 )     (340 )     -       -       (1,469 )
Recoveries     11       18       -       167       230       -       -       426  
Provisions (credits)     (230 )     272       119       (251 )     80       (94 )     (45 )     (149 )

Ending balance, June 30, 2015

  $ 1,484     $ 4,041     $ 778     $ 1,878     $ 1,643     $ 504     $ -     $ 10,328  

 

 

 
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The following table represents the allocation of the ALLL and the related loan balance, by loan category, disaggregated based on the impairment methodology at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

  

   

Real Estate

                                         
                   

Construction,

                                         
                   

Land

               

 

                 
                    Acquisition     Commercial              State and                  
   

Residential

   

Commercial

   

and

   

and

           

Political

                 
(in thousands)  

Real Estate

   

Real Estate

   

Development

   

Industrial

   

Consumer

   

Subdivisions

   

Unallocated

   

Total

 
June 30, 2016                                                                
Allowance for loan losses:                                                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

  $ 4     $ 269     $ -     $ -     $ 1     $ -     $ -     $ 274  

Collectively evaluated for impairment

    1,095       2,826       717       1,565       1,349       733       -       8,285  

Total

  $ 1,099     $ 3,095     $ 717     $ 1,565     $ 1,350     $ 733     $ -     $ 8,559  
                                                                 
Loans receivable:                                                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

  $ 2,108     $ 3,047     $ 398     $ 283     $ 300     $ -     $ -     $ 6,136  

Collectively evaluated for impairment

    134,375       241,235       22,863       153,707       125,021       48,037       -       725,238  

Total

  $ 136,483     $ 244,282     $ 23,261     $ 153,990     $ 125,321     $ 48,037     $ -     $ 731,374  
                                                                 
December 31, 2015                                                                
Allowance for loan losses:                                                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

  $ 92     $ 287     $ 1     $ -     $ 1     $ -     $ -     $ 381  

Collectively evaluated for impairment

    1,241       3,059       852       1,205       1,493       485       74       8,409  

Total

  $ 1,333     $ 3,346     $ 853     $ 1,205     $ 1,494     $ 485     $ 74     $ 8,790  
                                                                 
Loans receivable:                                                                

Individually evaluated for impairment

  $ 2,930     $ 3,831     $ 646     $ 203     $ 351     $ -     $ -     $ 7,961  

Collectively evaluated for impairment

    127,766       241,367       30,197       149,623       128,182       46,056       -       723,191  

Total

  $ 130,696     $ 245,198     $ 30,843     $ 149,826     $ 128,533     $ 46,056     $ -     $ 731,152  

 

Credit Quality Indicators – Commercial Loans

 

Management continuously monitors the credit quality of FNCB’s commercial loans by regularly reviewing certain credit quality indicators. Management utilizes credit risk ratings as the key credit quality indicator for evaluating the credit quality of FNCB’s loan receivables.

 

FNCB’s loan rating system assigns a degree of risk to commercial loans based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information and current economic trends, among other factors. Management analyzes these non-homogeneous loans individually by grading the loans as to credit risk and probability of collection for each type of loan. Commercial and industrial loans include commercial indirect auto loans which are not individually risk rated, and construction, land acquisition and development loans include residential construction loans which are also not individually risk rated. These loans are monitored on a pool basis due to their homogeneous nature as described in “Credit Quality Indicators – Other Loans” below. FNCB risk rates certain residential real estate loans and consumer loans that are part of a larger commercial relationship using its credit grading system as described in “Credit Quality Indicators – Commercial Loans.” The grading system contains the following basic risk categories:

 

1. Minimal Risk

2. Above Average Credit Quality

3. Average Risk

4. Acceptable Risk

5. Pass - Watch

6. Special Mention

7. Substandard - Accruing

8. Substandard - Non-Accrual

9. Doubtful

10. Loss

 

This analysis is performed on a quarterly basis using the following definitions for risk ratings:

 

Pass - Assets rated 1 through 5 are considered pass ratings. These assets show no current or potential problems and are considered fully collectible. All such loans are considered collectively for ALLL calculation purposes. However, accruing TDRs that have been performing for an extended period of time, do not represent a higher risk of loss, and have been upgraded to a pass rating are evaluated individually for impairment.

 

 

 
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Special Mention – Assets classified as special mention do not currently expose FNCB to a sufficient degree of risk to warrant an adverse classification but do possess credit deficiencies or potential weaknesses deserving close attention.  Special Mention assets have a potential weakness or pose an unwarranted financial risk which, if not corrected, could weaken the asset and increase risk in the future.

 

Substandard - Assets classified as substandard have well defined weaknesses based on objective evidence, and are characterized by the distinct possibility that FNCB will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

 

Doubtful - Assets classified as doubtful have all of the weaknesses inherent in those classified substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses present make collection or liquidation in full highly questionable and improbable based on current circumstances.

 

Loss - Assets classified as loss are those considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance as assets is not warranted.

 

Credit Quality Indicators – Other Loans

 

Certain residential real estate loans, consumer loans, and commercial indirect auto loans are monitored on a pool basis due to their homogeneous nature. Loans that are delinquent 90 days or more are placed on non-accrual status unless collection of the loan is in process and reasonably assured. FNCB utilizes accruing versus non-accrual status as the credit quality indicator for these loan pools.

 

The following tables present the recorded investment in loans receivable by loan category and credit quality indicator at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

  

   

Credit Quality Indicators

 
   

June 30, 2016

 
   

Commercial Loans

   

Other Loans

         
           

Special

                           

Subtotal

   

Accruing

   

Non-accrual

   

Subtotal

   

Total

 

(in thousands)

 

Pass

   

Mention

   

Substandard

   

Doubtful

   

Loss

   

Commercial

   

Loans

   

Loans

   

Other

   

Loans

 

Residential real estate

  $ 24,438     $ 383     $ 533     $ -     $ -     $ 25,354     $ 110,336     $ 793     $ 111,129     $ 136,483  

Commercial real estate

    230,718       6,267       7,297       -       -       244,282       -       -       -       244,282  

Construction, land acquisition and development

    14,497       352       4,620       -       -       19,469       3,786       6       3,792       23,261  

Commercial and industrial

    146,271       858       2,180       -       -       149,309       4,681       -       4,681       153,990  

Consumer

    2,873       2       38       -       -       2,913       122,224       184       122,408       125,321  

State and political subdivisions

    41,754       5,891       392       -       -       48,037       -       -       -       48,037  

Total

  $ 460,551     $ 13,753     $ 15,060     $ -     $ -     $ 489,364     $ 241,027     $ 983     $ 242,010     $ 731,374  

  

   

Credit Quality Indicators

 
   

December 31, 2015

 
   

Commercial Loans

   

Other Loans

         
           

Special

                           

Subtotal

   

Accruing

   

Non-accrual

   

Subtotal

   

Total

 

(in thousands)

 

Pass

   

Mention

   

Substandard

   

Doubtful

   

Loss

   

Commercial

   

Loans

   

Loans

   

Other

   

Loans

 

Residential real estate

  $ 21,018     $ 449     $ 984     $ -     $ -     $ 22,451     $ 107,204     $ 1,041     $ 108,245     $ 130,696  

Commercial real estate

    225,850       11,356       7,992       -       -       245,198       -       -       -       245,198  

Construction, land acquisition and development

    23,946       358       5,137       -       -       29,441       1,402       -       1,402       30,843  

Commercial and industrial

    142,242       595       2,209       -       -       145,046       4,775       5       4,780       149,826  

Consumer

    2,747       9       39       -       -       2,795       125,392       346       125,738       128,533  

State and political subdivisions

    45,464       120       472       -       -       46,056       -       -       -       46,056  

Total

  $ 461,267     $ 12,887     $ 16,833     $ -     $ -     $ 490,987     $ 238,773     $ 1,392     $ 240,165     $ 731,152  

 

 

 
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Included in loans receivable are loans for which the accrual of interest income has been discontinued due to deterioration in the financial condition of the borrowers. The recorded investment in these non-accrual loans was $2.7 million and $3.8 million at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Generally, loans are placed on non-accrual status when they become 90 days or more delinquent, and remain on non-accrual status until they are brought current, have six months of performance under the loan terms, and factors indicating reasonable doubt about the timely collection of payments no longer exist. Therefore, loans may be current in accordance with their loan terms, or may be less than 90 days delinquent and still be on a non-accrual status. There were no loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

 

The following tables present the delinquency status of past due and non-accrual loans at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

  

   

June 30, 2016

 
   

Delinquency Status

 
   

0-29 Days

   

30-59 Days

   

60-89 Days

   

>/= 90 Days

         

(in thousands)

 

Past Due

   

Past Due

   

Past Due

   

Past Due

   

Total

 

Performing (accruing) loans:

                                       

Real estate:

                                       

Residential real estate

  $ 135,136     $ 285     $ 109     $ -     $ 135,530  

Commercial real estate

    242,608       118       592       -       243,318  

Construction, land acquisition and development

    22,856       18       90       -       22,964  

Total real estate

    400,600       421       791       -       401,812  
                                         

Commercial and industrial

    153,315       317       17       -       153,649  
                                         

Consumer

    123,997       908       232       -       125,137  
                                         

State and political subdivisions

    48,037       -       -       -       48,037  

Total performing (accruing) loans

    725,949       1,646       1,040       -       728,635  
                                         

Non-accrual loans:

                                       

Real estate:

                                       

Residential real estate

    403       3       21       526       953  

Commercial real estate

    176       -       108       680       964  

Construction, land aquisition and development

    291       -       -       6       297  

Total real estate

    870       3       129       1,212       2,214  
                                         

Commercial and industrial

    -       260       25       56       341  
                                         

Consumer

    68       8       11       97       184  
                                         

State and political subdivisions

    -       -       -       -       -  

Total non-accrual loans

    938       271       165       1,365       2,739  
                                         

Total loans receivable

  $ 726,887     $ 1,917     $ 1,205     $ 1,365     $ 731,374  

 

 

 
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December 31, 2015

 
   

Delinquency Status

 
   

0-29 Days

   

30-59 Days

   

60-89 Days

   

>/= 90 Days

         

(in thousands)

 

Past Due

   

Past Due

   

Past Due

   

Past Due

   

Total

 

Performing (accruing) loans:

                                       

Real estate:

                                       

Residential real estate

  $ 129,206     $ 51     $ 225     $ -     $ 129,482  

Commercial real estate

    243,168       53       286       -       243,507  

Construction, land acquisition and development

    30,475       26       -       -       30,501  

Total real estate

    402,849       130       511       -       403,490  
                                         

Commercial and industrial

    149,329       236       66       -       149,631  
                                         

Consumer

    126,760       994       433       -       128,187  
                                         

State and political subdivisions

    46,056       -       -       -       46,056  

Total peforming (accruing) loans

    724,994       1,360       1,010       -       727,364  
                                         

Non-accrual loans:

                                       

Real estate:

                                       

Residential real estate

    923       99       44       148       1,214  

Commercial real estate

    1,576       -       115       -       1,691  

Construction, land acquisition and development

    342       -       -       -       342  

Total real estate

    2,841       99       159       148       3,247  
                                         

Commercial and industrial

    98       -       -       97       195  
                                         

Consumer

    69       21       3       253       346  
                                         

State and political subdivisions

    -       -       -       -       -  

Total non-accrual loans

    3,008       120       162       498       3,788  
                                         

Total loans receivable

  $ 728,002     $ 1,480     $ 1,172     $ 498     $ 731,152  

 

 

 
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The following tables present a distribution of the recorded investment, unpaid principal balance and the related allowance for FNCB’s impaired loans, which have been analyzed for impairment under ASC 310, at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Non-accrual loans, other than TDRs, with balances less than the $100 thousand loan relationship threshold are not evaluated individually for impairment and are accordingly not included in the following tables. However, these loans are evaluated collectively for impairment as homogenous pools in the general allowance under ASC Topic 450. Total non-accrual loans, other than TDRs, with balances less than the $100 thousand loan relationship threshold that were evaluated under ASC Topic 450 amounted to $0.6 million at June 30, 2016 and $0.8 million at December 31, 2015.

  

   

June 30, 2016

 
           

Unpaid

         
   

Recorded

   

Principal

   

Related

 

(in thousands)

 

Recorded Investment

   

Balance

   

Related Allowance

 

With no allowance recorded:

                       

Real estate:

                       

Residential real estate

  $ 815     $ 899     $ -  

Commercial real estate

    1,132       2,154       -  

Construction, land acquisition and development

    398       793       -  

Total real estate

    2,345       3,846       -  
                         

Commercial and industrial

    283       505       -  
                         

Consumer

    -       -       -  
                         

State and political subdivisions

    -       -       -  

Total impaired loans with no related allowance recorded

    2,628       4,351       -  
                         

With a related allowance recorded:

                       

Real estate:

                       

Residential real estate

    1,293       1,293       4  

Commercial real estate

    1,915       1,915       269  

Construction, land acquisition and development

    -       -       -  

Total real estate

    3,208       3,208       273  
                         

Commercial and industrial

    -       -       -  
                         

Consumer

    300       300       1  
                         

State and political subdivisions

    -       -       -  

Total impaired loans with a related allowance recorded

    3,508       3,508       274  
                         

Total impaired loans:

                       

Real estate:

                       

Residential real estate

    2,108       2,192       4  

Commercial real estate

    3,047       4,069       269  

Construction, land acquisition and development

    398       793       -  

Total real estate

    5,553       7,054       273  
                         

Commercial and industrial

    283       505       -  
                         

Consumer

    300       300       1  
                         

State and political subdivisions

    -       -       -  

Total impaired loans

  $ 6,136     $ 7,859     $ 274  

 

 

 
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December 31, 2015

 
           

Unpaid

         
   

Recorded

   

Principal

   

Related

 

(in thousands)

 

Investment

   

Balance

   

Allowance

 

With no allowance recorded:

                       

Real estate:

                       
Residential real estate   $ 1,042     $ 1,138     $ -  
Commercial real estate     1,850       2,868       -  
Construction, land acquisition and development     470       844       -  

Total real estate

    3,362       4,850       -  
                         

Commercial and industrial

    124       156       -  
                         

Consumer

    -       -       -  
                         

State and political subdivisions

    -       -       -  

Total impaired loans with no related allowance recorded

    3,486       5,006       -  
                         

With a related allowance recorded:

                       

Real estate:

                       
Residential real estate     1,888       1,888       92  
Commercial real estate     1,981       1,981       287  
Construction, land acquisition and development     176       176       1  

Total real estate

    4,045       4,045       380  
                         

Commercial and industrial

    79       79       -  
                         

Consumer

    351       351       1  
                         

State and political subdivisions

    -       -       -  

Total impaired loans with a related allowance recorded

    4,475       4,475       381  
                         

Total impaired loans:

                       

Real estate:

                       
Residential real estate     2,930       3,026       92  
Commercial real estate     3,831       4,849       287  
Construction, land acquisition and development     646       1,020       1  

Total real estate

    7,407       8,895       380  
                         

Commercial and industrial

    203       235       -  
                         

Consumer

    351       351       1  
                         

State and political subdivisions

    -       -       -  

Total impaired loans

  $ 7,961     $ 9,481     $ 381  

 

 

 
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The following table presents the average balance and interest income by loan category recognized on impaired loans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

  

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2016

   

2015

   

2016

   

2015

 

(in thousands)

 

Average Balance

   

Interest Income (1)

   

Average Balance

   

Interest Income (1)

   

Average Balance

   

Interest Income (1)

   

Average Balance

   

Interest Income (1)

 

Real estate:

                                                               

Residential real estate

  $ 2,278     $ 22     $ 2,666     $ 31     $ 2,577     $ 48     $ 2,782     $ 64  

Commercial real estate

    3,279       23       6,601       28       3,531       46       6,584       58  

Construction, land acquisition and development

    411       1       343       5       488       4       346       9  

Total real estate

    5,968       46       9,610       64       6,596       98       9,712       131  
                                                                 

Commercial and industrial

    343       1       30       -       390       2       30       -  
                                                                 

Consumer

    349       3       357       3       349       6       358       6  
                                                                 

State and political subdivisions

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  

Total impaired loans

  $ 6,660     $ 50     $ 9,997     $ 67     $ 7,335     $ 106     $ 10,100     $ 137  

 

(1) Interest income represents income recognized on performing TDRs.

 

The additional interest income that would have been earned on non-accrual and restructured loans had these loans performed in accordance with their original terms approximated $59 thousand and $127 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively, and $96 thousand and $187 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

Troubled Debt Restructured Loans

 

TDRs at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were $4.9 million and $5.8 million, respectively. Accruing and non-accruing TDRs were $4.0 million and $0.9 million, respectively at June 30, 2016, and $5.0 million and $0.8 million, respectively at December 31, 2015. Approximately $274 thousand and $295 thousand in specific reserves have been established for TDRs as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. FNCB was not committed to lend additional funds to any loan classified as a TDR at June 30, 2016.

 

The modification of the terms of such loans included one or a combination of the following: a reduction of the stated interest rate of the loan, an extension of the maturity date, capitalization of real estate taxes, or a permanent reduction of the recorded investment in the loan.

 

There were no loans modified as TDRs during the six months ended June 30, 2016. The following table shows the pre- and post- modification recorded investment in loans modified as TDRs during the three and six months ended June 30, 2015:

  

   

Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

   

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

 
           

Pre-Modification

   

Post-Modification

           

Pre-Modification

   

Post-Modification

 
           

Outstanding

   

Outstanding

           

Outstanding

   

Outstanding

 
   

Number of

   

Recorded

   

Recorded

   

Number of

   

Recorded

   

Recorded

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Contracts

   

Investments

   

Investments

   

Contracts

   

Investments

   

Investments

 

Troubled debt restructurings:

                                               

Residential real estate

    3     $ 154     $ 171       5     $ 810     $ 827  

Commercial real estate

    1       1,654       742       1       1,654       742  

Construction, land acquisition and development

    -       -       -       1       96       96  

Commercial and industrial

    -       -       -       -       -       -  

Consumer

    -       -       -       -       -       -  

States and political subdivisions

    -       -       -       -       -       -  

Total new troubled debt restructurings

    4     $ 1,808     $ 913       7     $ 2,560     $ 1,665  

  

 

 
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The following table presents the types of modifications made during the three and six months ended June 30, 2015:

   

   

Three months ended June 30, 2015

   

Six months ended June 30, 2015

 
(in thousands)  

Extension of Term

   

Extension of Term and Capitalization of Taxes

   

Principal Forbearance

   

Total Modifications

   

Extension of Term

   

Extension of Term and Capitalization of Taxes

   

Principal Forbearance

   

Total Modifications

 

Types of modification:

                                                               

Residential real estate

  $ 53     $ 118     $ -     $ 171     $ 709     $ 118     $ -     $ 827  

Commercial real estate

    -       -       1,654       1,654       -       -       1,654       1,654  

Construction, land acquisition and development

    -       -       -       -       96       -       -       96  

Commercial and industrial

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  

Consumer

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  

State and political subdivisions

    -       -       -       -       -       -       -       -  

Total modifications

  $ 53     $ 118     $ 1,654     $ 1,825     $ 805     $ 118     $ 1,654     $ 2,577  

 

Although the seven loans modified as TDRs during the six months ended June 30, 2015 did not result in an increase to the specific reserve in the ALLL at June 30, 2015, charge-offs resulting from the modified TDRs totaled $912 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

There was one residential real estate loan modified as a TDR within the previous 12 months which defaulted (defined as past due 90 days) during the three months ended June 30, 2016. This loan had a recorded investment of $37 thousand at June 30, 2016. There were three residential real estate loans with an aggregate recorded investment of $145 thousand that were modified as TDRs within the previous 12 months which defaulted during the six months ended June 30, 2016. For impairment determination purposes, these three TDRs were considered collateral-dependent loans at June 30, 2016. These TDRs had no impact on the allowance for loan and lease losses at June 30, 2016, as the fair value of the underlying collateral, less estimated cost to sell, exceeded the respective recorded investment for each of these TDRs. There was one TDR with a recorded investment of $3.5 million that defaulted during the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, however the default did not occur within 12 months of the original modification.

 

There were five consumer mortgage loans secured by residential real estate properties with an aggregate recorded investment of $162 thousand that were in the process of foreclosure at June 30, 2016. There was one residential real estate property with a carrying value of $237 thousand that was foreclosed upon during the six months ended June 30, 2016. There were three residential real estate properties with an aggregate carrying value of $268 thousand included in OREO at June 30, 2016, and two residential real estate properties with an aggregate carrying value of $41 thousand included in OREO at December 31, 2015.

 

Note 5. Income Taxes

 

The following table presents a reconciliation between the effective income tax expense (benefit) and the income tax expense that would have been provided at the federal statutory tax rate of 34.0% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

  

   

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

   

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2016

   

2015

   

2016

   

2015

 

(in thousands)

 

Amount

   

%

   

Amount

   

%

   

Amount

   

%

   

Amount

   

%

 

Provision at statutory tax rates

  $ 777       34.00 %   $ 286       34.00 %   $ 1,243       34.00 %   $ 1,446       34.00 %

Add (deduct):

                                                               

Tax effects of non-taxable income

    (125 )     (5.47% )     (119 )     (14.13% )     (253 )     (6.92% )     (246 )     (5.78% )

Non-deductible interest expense

    3       0.13 %     3       0.36 %     5       0.14 %     5       0.12 %

Bank-owned life insurance

    (49 )     (2.13% )     (46 )     (5.46% )     (98 )     (2.69% )     (92 )     (2.16% )

Change in valuation allowance

    -       0.00 %     -       0.00 %     (8 )     (0.22% )     -       0.00 %

Other items, net

    55       2.38 %     (102 )     (12.16% )     (2 )     (0.04% )     (1,154 )     (27.13% )

Income tax provision (benefit)

  $ 661       28.92 %   $ 22       2.62 %   $ 887       24.27 %   $ (40 )     (0.94% )

 

As of June 30, 2016, FNCB had $55.6 million of net operating loss carryovers resulting in deferred tax assets of $18.9 million. Beginning in 2030, these net operating loss carryovers will expire if not utilized. As of December 31, 2015, FNCB also had $1.0 million of charitable contribution carryovers and $2.5 million in alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) credit carryovers resulting in gross deferred tax assets of $355 thousand and $2.5 million, respectively. Charitable contribution carryovers will begin to expire after December 31, 2016 if not utilized, while AMT credit carryovers have an indefinite life.

 

 

 
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Management evaluates the carrying amount of its deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis, or more frequently, if necessary, in accordance with guidance set forth in ASC Topic 740 “Income Taxes,” and applies the criteria in the guidance to determine whether it is more likely than not that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax asset will not be realized within its life cycle, based on the weight of available evidence. In evaluating available evidence, management considers, among other factors, historical financial performance, expectation of future earnings, the ability to carry back losses to recoup taxes previously paid, length of statutory carry forward periods, experience with operating loss and tax credit carry forwards not expiring unused, tax planning strategies and timing of reversals of temporary differences. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, management carefully weighs both positive and negative evidence currently available. The weight given to the potential effect of positive and negative evidence must be commensurate with the extent to which it can objectively verified. If management determines based on available evidence, both positive and negative, that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized in future periods, a valuation allowance is calculated and recorded. These determinations are inherently subjective and depend upon management’s estimates and judgments used in their evaluation of both positive and negative evidence.

 

Management performed an evaluation of FNCB’s deferred tax assets at June 30, 2016 taking into consideration all available positive and negative evidence at that time. Based on this evaluation, management believes that FNCB’s future taxable income will be sufficient to utilize deferred tax assets. Accordingly, a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, except for the amount established for charitable contribution carryovers, was not required at June 30, 2016. Management does not believe currently that enough positive evidence exists to remove the valuation allowance associated with charitable contribution carryovers. Unlike the expiration period for net operating loss carryforwards (generally 20 years) and AMT credit carryovers (indefinite), the expiration of an excess charitable contribution carryover occurs after the 5th succeeding tax year for which a charitable contribution is made. Because FNCB is in a net deferred tax asset position, without regard to net operating loss carryovers, the reversal of existing temporary timing differences over the next 5 years makes it more likely than not that a portion of the charitable contribution carryovers will not be recognized. Accordingly, management believes a valuation allowance continues to be appropriate strictly in the case of the excess charitable contribution carryover deferred tax asset.

 

Note 6. Related Party Transactions

 

In conducting its business, FNCB has engaged in and intends to continue to engage in banking and financial transactions with directors and executive officers of FNCB and their related parties.

 

FNCB has granted loans, letters of credit and lines of credit to directors, executive officers and their related parties. The following table summarizes the changes in the total amounts of such outstanding loans, advances under lines of credit, net of any participations sold, as well as repayments during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

  

   

For the Three Months Ended

   

For the Six Months Ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2016

   

2015

   

2016

   

2015

 

Balance, beginning of period,

  $ 43,966     $ 42,264     $ 52,652     $ 36,783  

Additions, new loans and advances

    1,217       7,513       7,212       31,401  

Repayments

    (1,498 )     (9,291 )     (16,179 )     (27,698 )

Other (1)

    (21 )     -       (21 )     -  

Balance, end of period,

  $ 43,664     $ 40,486     $ 43,664     $ 40,486  

 

(1) Represents loans to related parties that ceased being an insider during the period.

 

At June 30, 2016, there were no loans made to directors, executive officers and their related parties that were not performing in accordance with the terms of the loan agreements.

 

Previously included in related party loans was a commercial line of credit with a company owned by a director that was paid off during the six months ended June 30, 2016. The aggregate balance outstanding for this loan was $11.0 million at December 31, 2015. FNCB had sold a participation interest in this line to the same director in the amount of $5.2 million, of which $4.4 million was outstanding at December 31, 2015. FNCB had received a 25 basis point annual servicing fee from this director on the participation balance.

 

 

 
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Deposits from directors, executive officers and their related parties held by FNCB at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 amounted to $91.8 million and $106.1 million, respectively. Interest paid on the deposits amounted to $94 thousand for both the six months ended on June 30, 2016 and 2015.

 

In the course of its operations, FNCB acquires goods and services from and transacts business with various companies of related parties, which include, but are not limited to, employee health insurance, fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance, legal services, and repair of repossessed automobiles for resale. FNCB recorded payments to related parties for goods and services of $0.4 million and $0.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively, and $0.4 million and $0.8 million for the respective periods of 2015.

 

Subordinated notes (the “Notes”) held by directors and/or their related parties totaled $8.6 million at both June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, FNCB paid the quarterly interest payments due on the Notes for the period of December 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016, totaling $320 thousand, of which $197 thousand was paid to directors and/or their related interests. On March 1, 2016, FNCB also paid all previously deferred and accrued interest on the Notes for the period September 1, 2010 through May 31, 2015, which totaled $10.8 million, of which $3.9 million was paid to directors and/or their related interests. There were no interest payments on the Notes made to directors and/or their related interests during the six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

Note 7. Contingencies

 

On May 24, 2012, a putative shareholder filed a complaint in the Court of Common Pleas for Lackawanna County (“Shareholder Derivative Suit”) against certain present and former directors and officers of FNCB (the “Individual Defendants”) alleging, inter alia, breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, corporate waste, and unjust enrichment. FNCB was named as a nominal defendant. The parties to the Shareholder Derivative Suit commenced settlement discussions and on December 18, 2013, the Court entered an Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Proposed Settlement subject to notice to shareholders. On February 4, 2014, the Court issued a Final Order and Judgment for the matter granting approval of a Stipulation of Settlement (the “Settlement”) and dismissing all claims against FNCB and the Individual Defendants. As part of the Settlement, there was no admission of liability by the Individual Defendants. Pursuant to the Settlement, the Individual Defendants, without admitting any fault, wrongdoing or liability, agreed to settle the derivative litigation for $5.0 million. The $5.0 million Settlement payment was made to FNCB on March 28, 2014. The Individual Defendants reserved their rights to indemnification under FNCB’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, resolutions adopted by the Board, the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law and any and all rights they have against the Company’s and the Bank’s insurance carriers. In addition, in conjunction with the Settlement, FNCB accrued $2.5 million related to fees and costs of the plaintiff’s attorneys, which was included in non-interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2013. On April 1, 2014, FNCB paid the $2.5 million related to fees and costs of the plaintiff’s attorneys and partial indemnification of the Individual Defendants in the amount of $2.5 million, and as such, as of June 30, 2016, $2.5 million plus accrued interest remains accrued in other liabilities related to the potential indemnification of the Individual Defendants.

 

On September 5, 2012, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland (“F&D”) filed an action against the Company and the Bank, as well as several current and former officers and directors of FNCB, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. F&D has asserted a claim for the rescission of a directors’ and officers’ insurance policy and a bond that it had issued to FNCB. On November 9, 2012, the Company and the Bank answered the claim and asserted counterclaims for the losses and expenses already incurred by the Company and the Bank. FNCB and the other defendants are defending the claims and have opposed F&D’s requested relief by way of counterclaims, breaches of contract and bad faith claims against F&D for its failure to fulfill its obligations to the Company and the Bank under the insurance policy. At this time, the matter is in the discovery stage and FNCB cannot reasonably determine the outcome or potential range of loss, if any, in connection with this matter.

 

On August 13, 2013, Steven Antonik, individually, as Administrator of the Estate of Linda Kluska, William R. Howells, and Louise A. Howells, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, filed a consumer protection class action against the Company and Bank in the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas, seeking equitable, injunction and monetary relief to address an alleged pattern and practice of wrong doing by the Bank relating to the repossession and sale of the Plaintiffs’ and class members’ financed motor vehicles.  On December 17, 2015, the Honorable Margaret Moyle entered an Order outlining the primary terms of a tentative agreement to settle this matter, pending a finalized, more-detailed settlement agreement, class notice and a class fairness hearing, said Order covering both this matter and the matter involving Plaintiff Charles Saxe, III individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated. The primary terms of the tentative agreement to settle are 1) Defendants to pay the Plaintiffs’ class members, which the Defendants have stated are approximately 430 members, the total sum of $750,000; 2) Plaintiffs will release all claims against Defendants; 3) Defendants will remove to vacate any judgements against any class members arising from the vehicle loans that are the subject of these actions; 4) Defendants will remove the trade line on each class member’s credit report associated with the subject vehicle loans that are at issue in these actions for Experian, Equifax and TransUnion, providing Plaintiffs’ counsel with verification of such; 5) Defendants will verify that the aggregate amount received from class members by Defendants and its agents during the alleged unjust enrichment class period does not exceed $45,000; and 6) Defendants will waive the disputed deficiency balances relating to the subject loans of each class member and agree not to issue IRS Forms 1099-C in connection with these deficiency waivers or to sell, assign , or otherwise collect on the alleged deficiencies. The parties are currently negotiating a Class Action Agreement and Release to be submitted to the Court for preliminary approval.

 

 

 
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On September 17, 2013, Charles Saxe, III individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated filed a consumer class action against the Bank in the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas alleging violations of the Pennsylvania Uniform Commercial Code in connection with the repossession and resale of financed vehicles.  On December 17, 2015 the Honorable Margaret Moyle entered an Order outlining the primary terms of a tentative agreement to settle this matter, pending a finalized, more-detailed settlement agreement, class notice and a class fairness hearing, said Order covering both this matter and the matter involving Plaintiffs Steven Antonik, individually, as Administrator of the Estate of Linda Kluska, William R. Howells, and Louise A. Howells, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated. The primary terms of the tentative agreement to settle are 1) Defendants to pay the Plaintiffs’ class members, which the Defendants have stated are approximately 430 members, the total sum of $750,000; 2) Plaintiffs will release all claims against Defendants; 3) Defendants will remove to vacate any judgements against any class members arising from the vehicle loans that are the subject of these actions; 4) Defendants will remove the trade line on each class member’s credit report associated with the subject vehicle loans that are at issue in these actions for Experian, Equifax and TransUnion, providing Plaintiffs’ counsel with verification of such; 5) Defendants will verify that the aggregate amount received from class members by Defendants and its agents during the alleged unjust enrichment class period does not exceed $45,000; and 6) Defendants will waive the disputed deficiency balances relating to the subject loans of each class member and agree not to issue IRS Forms 1099-C in connection with these deficiency waivers or to sell, assign , or otherwise collect on the alleged deficiencies. The parties are currently negotiating a Class Action Agreement and Release to be submitted to the Court for preliminary approval.

 

FNCB has been subject to tax audits and is also a party to routine litigation involving various aspects of its business, such as employment practice claims, claims to enforce liens, condemnation proceedings on properties in which FNCB holds security interests, claims involving the making and servicing of real property loans and other issues incident to its business, none of which has or is expected to have a material adverse impact on the consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity of FNCB.

 

There have been no changes in the status of the other litigation disclosed in FNCB’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

Note 8. Stock Compensation Plans

 

On August 30, 2000, FNCB’s Board adopted the 2000 Employee Stock Incentive Plan (the “Stock Incentive Plan”) in which options may be granted to key officers and other employees of FNCB. The aggregate number of shares which may be issued upon exercise of the options under the plan cannot exceed 1,100,000 shares. Options and rights granted under the Stock Incentive Plan became exercisable six months after the date the options are awarded and expire ten years after the award date. Upon exercise, the shares are issued from FNCB’s authorized but unissued stock. The Stock Incentive Plan expired on August 30, 2010. Therefore, no further grants will be made under the plan. No compensation expense related to options under either the Stock Incentive Plan was required to be recorded in the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

 

There have been no changes to the status of FNCB’s Stock Incentive Plan as of or for the six months ended June 30, 2016. For additional information related to the Stock Incentive Plan refer to Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements included in FNCB’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

On October 23, 2013, the Board of Directors adopted a Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan (“LTIP”) that is designed to reward executives and key employees for their contributions to the long-term success of FNCB, primarily as measured by the increase in FNCB’s stock price. The LTIP authorizes up to 1,200,000 shares of common stock for issuance and provides the Board with the authority to offer several different types of long-term incentives, including stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance units and performance shares. The Board approved initial awards under the terms of the LTIP, which were granted to executives and key employees on March 1, 2014. The initial grant was comprised solely of 45,750 shares of restricted stock. On March 1, 2015, an additional 84,900 shares of restricted stock were awarded under the LTIP. On March 1, 2016, an additional 67,600 shares were awarded under the LTIP. At June 30, 2016, there were 1,021,030 shares of common stock available for award under the LTIP. For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, stock-based compensation expense, which is included in salaries and employee benefits expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income, totaled $129 thousand and $110 thousand, respectively. Total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock awards was $557 thousand and $590 thousand at June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

 

 
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The following table summarizes the activity related to FNCB’s unvested restricted stock awards during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

  

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2016

   

2015

   

2016

   

2015

 
           

Weighted-

           

Weighted-

           

Weighted-

           

Weighted-

 
           

Average

           

Average

           

Average

           

Average

 
   

Restricted

   

Grant Date

   

Restricted

   

Grant Date

   

Restricted

   

Grant Date

   

Restricted

   

Grant Date

 
   

Shares

   

Fair Value

   

Shares

   

Fair Value

   

Shares

   

Fair Value

   

Shares

   

Fair Value

 

Unvested at January 1,

    164,371     $ 5.73       113,791     $ 5.99       112,958     $ 5.99       45,750     $ 6.70  

Awards granted

    -       -       -       -       67,600       5.53       84,900       5.75  

Forfeitures

    (18,114 )     5.62       -       -       (18,114 )     5.62       (333 )     6.70  

Vestings

    (36,661 )     5.72       -       -       (52,848 )     6.02       (16,526 )     6.70  

Unvested at June 30,

    109,596     $ 5.75       113,791     $ 5.99       109,596     $ 5.75       113,791     $ 5.99  

 

Note 9. Regulatory Matters

 

FNCB’s ability to pay dividends to its shareholders is largely dependent on the Bank’s ability to pay dividends to FNCB. Bank regulations limit the amount of dividends that may be paid without prior approval of the Bank’s regulatory agency. Furthermore, while under a previously disclosed regulatory order and agreement, the Bank and FNCB were previously restricted from paying any dividends without the prior approval of their respective regulators and accordingly did not pay dividends from 2010 through 2015. On April 27, 2016, FNCB declared a cash dividend for the second quarter of 2016 of $0.02 per share, which was paid on June 15, 2016 to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2016. Year-to-date dividends declared and paid were $0.04 per share for the six months ended June 30, 2016. Additionally, on July 29, 2016, FNCB declared a cash dividend for the third quarter of $0.02 per share, payable on September 15, 2016 to shareholders of record as of September 1, 2016. On April 27, 2016, the Board of Directors also approved the reinstatement of the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan which became effective on June 1, 2016.

 

On February 26, 2016, the Bank filed an application with the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities to convert from an OCC-chartered banking institution to a Pennsylvania state-chartered institution and notified the OCC and the FDIC of its intent to convert to a state charter. Effective June 30, 2016, following receipt of required regulatory approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities, the conversion was completed, and the primary banking regulators of the Bank became the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities and the FDIC. As a result of the charter conversion, the Bank’s legal name became “FNCB Bank”. FNCB at the holding company level will continue to be regulated by the Federal Reserve.

 

FNCB is 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 adverse effect on FNCB’s financial statements. Specifically, FNCB is subject to the Basel III capital framework for U.S. banking organizations (the “Regulatory Capital Rules”) which implemented regulatory capital reforms and changes required by the Dodd-Frank Act.

 

The Regulatory Capital Rules became effective for FNCB and the Bank on January 1, 2015 and are subject to transitional provisions extending to January 1, 2019. The Regulatory Capital Rules include new risk-based capital and leverage ratios and refine the definition of what constitutes “capital” for purposes of calculating those ratios. The new minimum capital level requirements applicable to FNCB and the Bank under the Regulatory Capital Rules are:

 

 

a total risk-based capital ratio of 8.00%;

 

a Tier I risk-based capital ratio of 6.00%;

 

a common equity Tier I risk-based capital ratio of 4.50%; and

 

a Tier I capital to average assets (“Tier I leverage ratio”) of 4.00% for all institutions.

 

Under the Regulatory Capital Rules, in order to avoid limitations on capital distributions (including dividend payments and certain discretionary bonus payments to executive officers), a banking organization must hold a capital conservation buffer comprised of common equity Tier I capital above its minimum risk-based capital requirements in an amount greater than 2.5% of total risk-weighted assets. The capital conservation buffer, which is composed of common equity Tier I capital, began on January 1, 2016 at the 0.625% level and will be phased in over a three year period (increasing by that amount on each January 1, until it reaches 2.5% on January 1, 2019). Implementation of the deductions and other adjustments to common equity Tier I capital began on January 1, 2015 and will be phased-in over a three-year period (beginning at 40% on January 1, 2015, 60% on January 1, 2016 and an additional 20% per year thereafter). FNCB and the Bank were in full compliance with the additional capital conservation buffer requirement at June 30, 2016.

 

 

 
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The following tables present summary information regarding FNCB’s and the Bank’s risk-based capital and related ratios at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

  

   

Consolidated

   

Bank Only

    Minimum Required For Capital Adequacy Purposes     Minimum Required For Capital Adequacy Purposes with Conservation Buffer     To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action  

(in thousands)

 

Amount

   

Ratio

   

Amount

   

Ratio

   

Ratio

   

Ratio

   

Ratio

 

June 30, 2016

                                                       
                                                         

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

  $ 95,277       12.00 %   $ 102,930       12.97 %     8.00 %     8.625 %     10.00 %
                                                         

Tier I capital (to risk-weighted assets)

    78,068       9.83 %     94,120       11.86 %     6.00 %     6.625 %     8.00 %
                                                         

Tier I common equity (to risk-weighted assets)

    76,324       9.61 %     94,120       11.86 %     4.50 %     5.125 %     6.50 %
                                                         

Tier I capital (to average assets)

    78,068       7.31 %     94,120       8.82 %     4.00 %     4.00 %     5.00 %
                                                         

Total risk-weighted assets

    794,269               793,841                                  
                                                         

Total average assets

    1,067,634               1,067,617                                  

 

   

Consolidated

   

Bank Only

    Minimum Required For Capital Adequacy Purposes     Minimum Required For Capital Adequacy Purposes with Conservation Buffer     To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action  

(in thousands)

 

Amount

   

Ratio

   

Amount

   

Ratio

   

Ratio

   

Ratio

   

Ratio

 

December 31, 2015

                                                       
                                                         

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

  $ 93,835       11.79 %   $ 110,039       13.83 %     8.00 %     N/A       10.00 %
                                                         

Tier I capital (to risk-weighted assets)

    74,945       9.42 %     100,949       12.69 %     6.00 %     N/A       8.00 %
                                                         

Tier I common equity (to risk-weighted assets)

    74,945       9.42 %     100,949       12.69 %     4.50 %     N/A       6.50 %
                                                         

Tier I capital (to average assets)

    74,945       7.27 %     100,949       9.79 %     4.00 %     N/A       5.00 %
                                                         

Total risk-weighted assets

    795,887               795,490                                  
                                                         

Total average assets

    1,031,426               1,030,828                                  

 

Note 10.      Fair Value Measurements

 

In determining fair value, FNCB uses various valuation approaches, including market, income and cost approaches. Accounting standards establish a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, which are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of FNCB. Unobservable inputs reflect FNCB’s knowledge about the assumptions the market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability, which are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

 

 

 
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The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement). A financial asset or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fair value hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of inputs as follows:

 

 

Level 1 valuation is based upon unadjusted quoted market prices for identical instruments traded in active markets.

 

 

Level 2 valuation is based upon quoted market prices for similar instruments traded in active markets, quoted market prices for identical or similar instruments traded in markets that are not active and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by market data; and

 

 

Level 3 valuation is derived from other valuation methodologies including discounted cash flow models and similar techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in determining fair value.

 

A description of the valuation methodologies used for assets recorded at fair value, and for estimating fair value of financial instruments not recorded at fair value, is set forth below.

 

Cash, Short-term Investments, Accrued Interest Receivable and Accrued Interest Payable

 

For these short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

 

Securities

 

The estimated fair values of available-for-sale equity securities are determined by obtaining quoted prices on nationally recognized exchanges (Level 1 inputs). The estimated fair values for FNCB’s investments in obligations of U.S. government agencies, obligations of state and political subdivisions, government-sponsored agency CMOs and residential mortgage-backed securities, corporate debt securities, and negotiable certificates of deposit are obtained by FNCB from a nationally-recognized pricing service. This pricing service develops estimated fair values by analyzing like securities and applying available market information through processes such as benchmark curves, benchmarking of like securities, sector groupings and matrix pricing (Level 2 inputs), to prepare valuations. Matrix pricing is a mathematical technique widely used in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities, but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes, market spreads, cash flows, the U.S. Treasury yield curve, live trading levels, trade execution data, market consensus prepayment speeds, credit information and the bond’s terms and conditions, among other things and are based on market data obtained from sources independent from FNCB. The Level 2 investments in FNCB’s portfolio are priced using those inputs that, based on the analysis prepared by the pricing service, reflect the assumptions that market participants would use to price the assets. FNCB has determined that the Level 2 designation is appropriate for these securities because, as with most fixed-income securities, those in FNCB’s portfolio are not exchange-traded, and such non-exchange-traded fixed income securities are typically priced by correlation to observed market data. FNCB has reviewed the pricing service’s methodology to confirm its understanding that such methodology results in a valuation based on quoted market prices for similar instruments traded in active markets, quoted markets for identical or similar instruments traded in markets that are not active and model-based valuation techniques for which the significant assumptions can be corroborated by market data as appropriate to a Level 2 designation.

 

FNCB did not own any securities for which fair value was determined using Level 3 inputs at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

 

Loans

 

Except for collateral-dependent impaired loans, fair values of loans are estimated by discounting the projected future cash flows using market discount rates that reflect the credit, liquidity, and interest rate risk inherent in the loan. Projected future cash flows are calculated based upon contractual maturity or call dates, projected repayments and prepayments of principal. The estimated fair value of collateral dependent impaired loans is based on the appraised loan value or other reasonable offers less estimated costs to sell. FNCB does not record loans at fair value on a recurring basis. However from time to time, a loan is considered impaired and an allowance for credit losses is established. The specific reserves for collateral dependent impaired loans are based on the fair value of the collateral less estimated costs to sell. The fair value of the collateral is generally based on appraisals. In some cases, adjustments are made to the appraised values due to various factors including age of the appraisal, age of comparables included in the appraisal, and known changes in the market and in the collateral. When significant adjustments are based on unobservable inputs, the resulting fair value measurement is categorized as a Level 3 measurement.

 

Loans Held For Sale

 

Fair values of mortgage loans held for sale are based on commitments on hand from investors or prevailing market prices.

 

 

 
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Mortgage Servicing Rights

 

The fair value of mortgage servicing rights is estimated using a discounted cash flow model that applies current estimated prepayments derived from the mortgage-backed securities market and utilizes a current market discount rate for observable credit spreads. FNCB does not record mortgage servicing rights at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

Restricted Stock

 

Ownership in equity securities of FHLB of Pittsburgh and the FRB is restricted and there is no established market for their resale. The carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

 

Deposits

 

The fair value of demand deposits, savings deposits, and certain money market deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date.  The fair value of fixed-maturity certificates of deposit is estimated based on discounted cash flows using FHLB advance rates currently offered for similar remaining maturities.

 

Borrowed Funds

 

FNCB uses discounted cash flows using rates currently available for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities to estimate fair value.

 

Commitments to Extend Credit and Standby Letters of Credit

 

The fair value of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit are estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present creditworthiness of the counterparties. For fixed-rate loan commitments, fair value also considers the difference between current levels of interest rates and the committed rates. The fair value of off-balance sheet commitments is insignificant and therefore not included in the table for non-recurring assets and liabilities.

 

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

 

The following tables present the financial assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and the fair value hierarchy of the respective valuation techniques utilized by FNCB to determine the fair value:

  

   

Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2016

 
           

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets

   

Significant Other Observable Inputs

   

Significant Other Unobservable Inputs

 

(in thousands)

 

Fair Value

   

(Level 1)

   

(Level 2)

   

(Level 3)

 

Available-for-sale securities:

                               

Obligations of U.S. government agencies

  $ 12,724     $ -     $ 12,724     $ -  

Obligations of state and political subdivisions

    102,206       -       102,206       -  

U.S. government/ government-sponsored agencies:

                               

Collateralized mortgage obligations - residential

    21,013       -       21,013       -  

Collateralized mortgage obligations - commercial

    102,861       -       102,861       -  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

    18,757       -       18,757       -  

Corporate debt securities

    420       -       420       -  

Negotiable certificates of deposit

    3,248       -       3,248       -  

Equity securities

    961       961       -       -  

Total available-for-sale securities

  $ 262,190     $ 961     $ 261,229     $ -  

 

 

 
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Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2015

 
           

Quoted Prices in Active Marketsfor Identical Assets

   

Significant Other Observable Inputs

   

Significant Other Unobservable Inputs

 

(in thousands)

 

Fair Value

   

(Level 1)

   

(Level 2)

   

(Level 3)

 

Available-for-sale securities:

                               

Obligations of U.S. government agencies

  $ 44,043     $ -     $ 44,043     $ -  

Obligations of state and political subdivisions

    75,407       -       75,407       -  

U.S. government/ government-sponsored agencies:

                               

Collateralized mortgage obligations - residential

    22,269       -       22,269       -  

Collateralized mortgage obligations - commercial

    89,423       -       89,423       -  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

    18,098       -       18,098       -  

Corporate debt securities

    423       -       423       -  

Negotiable certificates of deposit

    3,162       -       3,162       -  

Equity securities

    948       948       -       -  

Total available-for-sale securities

  $ 253,773     $ 948     $ 252,825     $ -  

 

There were no transfers between levels within the fair value hierarchy during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

 

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis

 

The following tables present assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, and additional quantitative information about the valuation techniques and inputs utilized by FNCB to determine fair value. All such assets were measured using Level 3 inputs.

  

   

June 30, 2016

 
   

Fair Value Measurement

 

Quantitative Information

 
   

Recorded

   

Valuation

   

Fair

 

Valuation

 

Unobservable

 

Value/

 

(in thousands)

 

Investment

   

Allowance

   

Value

 

Technique

 

Inputs

 

Range

 

Impaired loans - collateral dependent

  $ 449     $ 31     $ 418  

Appraisal of collateral

 

Selling cost

      10.0 %

Impaired loans - other

    3,059       243       2,816  

Discounted cash flows

 

Discount rate

  3.0% - 7.5 %

Other real estate owned

    905       -       905  

Appraisal of collateral

 

Selling cost

      10.0 %

 

   

December 31, 2015

 
   

Fair Value Measurement

 

Quantitative Information

 
   

Recorded

   

Valuation

   

Fair

 

Valuation

 

Unobservable

 

Value/

 

(in thousands)

 

Investment

   

Allowance

   

Value

 

Technique

 

Inputs

 

Range

 

Impaired loans - collateral dependent

  $ 718     $ 124     $ 594  

Appraisal of collateral

 

Selling cost

      10.0 %

Impaired loans - other

    3,757       257       3,500  

Discounted cash flows

 

Discount rate

  3.0% - 7.5 %

Other real estate owned

    3,104       -       3,104  

Appraisal of collateral

 

Selling cost

      10.0 %

 

The fair value of collateral-dependent impaired loans is determined through independent appraisals or other reasonable offers, which generally include various Level 3 inputs which are not identifiable. Management reduces the appraised value by the estimated costs to sell the property and may make adjustments to the appraised values as necessary to consider any declines in real estate values since the time of the appraisal. For impaired loans that are not collateral-dependent, fair value is determined using the discounted cash flow method. When the measure of the impaired loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan, the impairment is recorded through a valuation allowance or is charged off. The amount shown is the balance of impaired loans, net of any charge-offs and the related allowance for loan losses.

 

OREO properties are recorded at fair value less the estimated cost to sell at the date of FNCB’s acquisition of the property. Subsequent to acquisition of the property, the balance may be written down further. It is FNCB’s policy to obtain certified external appraisals of real estate collateral underlying impaired loans and OREO, and estimate fair value using those appraisals. Other valuation sources may be used, including broker price opinions, letters of intent and executed sale agreements.

 

 

 
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The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of FNCB’s financial instruments at June 30, 2016 and at December 31, 2015. FNCB discloses fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the Statement of Financial Condition, for which it is practicable to estimate that value. The following estimated fair value amounts have been determined using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. However, management judgment is required to interpret data and develop fair value estimates. Accordingly, the estimates below are not necessarily indicative of the amounts FNCB could realize in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

  

   

Fair Value

  June 30, 2016      

December 31, 2015

 

(in thousands)

 

Measurement

 

Carrying Value

   

Fair Value

   

Carrying Value

   

Fair Value

 

Financial assets

                                   

Cash and short term investments

 

Level 1

  $ 17,672     $ 17,672     $ 21,083     $ 21,083  

Securities available for sale

 

See previous table

    262,190       262,190       253,773       253,773  

FHLB and FRB Stock

 

Level 2

    6,570       6,570       7,695       7,695  

Loans held for sale

 

Level 2

    563       563       683       683  

Loans, net

 

Level 3

    725,161       727,559       724,926       716,412  

Accrued interest receivable

 

Level 2

    2,511       2,511       2,475       2,475  

Mortgage servicing rights

 

Level 3

    213       722       240       880  
                                     

Financial liabilities

                                   

Deposits

 

Level 2

    835,834       834,564       821,546       798,466  

Borrowed funds

 

Level 2

    145,081       145,676       160,112       160,266  

Accrued interest payable

 

Level 2

    311       311       11,165       11,165  

 

Note 11. Earnings per Share

 

The numerator of both the basic and diluted earnings per common share is net income available to common shareholders (which is equal to net income less dividends on preferred stock and related discount accretion). The weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in the denominator for basic earnings per common share is increased to determine the denominator used for diluted earnings per common share by the effect of potentially dilutive common share equivalents utilizing the treasury stock method. For FNCB, common share equivalents are outstanding stock options to purchase the Company’s common shares and unvested restricted stock.

 

The following table presents the calculation of both basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

  

   

Three months ended

   

Six months ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 

(in thousands, except share data)

 

2016

   

2015

   

2016

   

2015

 

Net income

  $ 1,625     $ 819     $ 2,768     $ 4,294  
                                 

Basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding

    16,549,169       16,500,945       16,534,464       16,495,558  

Plus: Common share equivalents

    -       -       -       -  

Diluted weighted-average number of common shares outstanding

    16,549,169       16,500,945       16,534,464       16,495,558  
                                 

Income per common share:

                               

Basic

  $ 0.10     $ 0.05     $ 0.17     $ 0.26  

Diluted

  $ 0.10     $ 0.05     $ 0.17     $ 0.26  

 

There were no common share equivalents for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 or 2015, as the weighted-average price of FNCB’s common stock was below the fair value on the grant dates. Stock options of 47,459 and 64,479 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, were excluded from common share equivalents. The exercise prices of stock options exceeded the average market price of FNCB’s common shares during the periods presented. Similarly, the weighted-average stock price for FNCB’s common stock for the six months ended June 30, 2016 exceeded the fair market value of the restricted stock at the date of grant, therefore, inclusion of these common share equivalents would be anti-dilutive to the diluted earnings per common share calculation.

 

 

 
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Note 12. Other Comprehensive Income

 

The following tables summarize the reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, which is comprised entirely of unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities:

    

   

Three Months Ended June 30, 2016

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2016

(in thousands)

 

Amount Reclassifed from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

 Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Income

 

Amount Reclassifed from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

 Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Income

Available-for-sale securities:

                   

Reclassification adjustment for net gains reclassified into net income

  $ (857 )

Net gain on sale of securities

  $ (960 )

Net gain on sale of securities

Taxes

    291  

Income tax expense (benefit)

    326  

Income tax expense (benefit)

Net of tax amount

  $ (566 )     $ (634 )  

  

   

Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

(in thousands)

 

Amount Reclassifed from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Income

 

Amount Reclassifed from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statements of Income

Available-for-sale securities:

                   

Reclassification adjustment for net gains reclassified into net income

  $ (74 )

Net gain on sale of securities

  $ (2,298 )

Net gain on sale of securities

Taxes

    25  

Income tax expense (benefit)

    781  

Income tax expense (benefit)

Net of tax amount

  $ (49 )     $ (1,517 )  

 

The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

  

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2016

   

2015

   

2016

   

2015

 

Beginning balance

  $ 4,782     $ 1,966     $ (238 )   $ 1,138  

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

    2,520       (1,638 )     7,608       658  

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

    (566 )     (49 )     (634 )     (1,517 )

Net other comprehensive income (loss) during the period

    1,954       (1,687 )     6,974       (859 )

Ending balance

  $ 6,736     $ 279     $ 6,736     $ 279  

 

Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”)

 

This Quarterly Report should be read in conjunction with the more detailed and comprehensive disclosures included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 for First National Community Bancorp, Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively “FNCB”). In addition, please read this section in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained herein.

 

FNCB is in the business of providing customary retail and commercial banking services to individuals and businesses within its primary market area located in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

 

 

 
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

FNCB may from time to time make written or oral “forward-looking statements,” including statements contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), in its reports to shareholders, and in our other communications, which are made in good faith by us pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

 

These forward-looking statements include statements with respect to the FNCB’s beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, estimates and intentions, that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, and are subject to change based on various factors (some of which are beyond our control). The words “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause FNCB’s financial performance to differ materially from the plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions expressed in such forward-looking statements: the strength of the United States economy in general and the strength of the local economies in our markets; the effects of, and changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including interest rate policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; inflation, interest rate, market and monetary fluctuations; the timely development of and acceptance of new products and services; the ability of FNCB to compete with other institutions for business; the composition and concentrations of FNCB’s lending risk and the adequacy of our reserves to manage those risks; the valuation of FNCB’s investment securities; the ability of FNCB to pay dividends or repurchase common shares; the ability of FNCB to retain key personnel; the impact of any pending or threatened litigation against FNCB; the marketability of shares of FNCB and fluctuations in the value of FNCB’s share price; the effectiveness of FNCB’s system of internal controls; the ability of FNCB to attract additional capital investment; the impact of changes in financial services’ laws and regulations (including laws concerning capital adequacy, taxes, banking, securities and insurance); the impact of technological changes and security risks upon our information technology systems; changes in consumer spending and saving habits; the nature, extent, and timing of governmental actions and reforms, and the success of FNCB at managing the risks involved in the foregoing and other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in FNCB’s filings with the SEC.

 

FNCB cautions that the foregoing list of important factors is not all inclusive. Readers are also cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s analysis only as of the date of this report, even if subsequently made available by FNCB on its website or otherwise. FNCB does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of FNCB to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this report.

 

Readers should carefully review the risk factors described in the Annual Report and other documents that FNCB periodically files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management has made estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated statements of condition and results of operations for the periods indicated. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

 

FNCB’s accounting policies are fundamental to understanding management’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of operations. Management has identified the policies on the determination of the allowance for loan and lease losses (“ALLL”), securities’ valuation and impairment evaluation, the valuation of other real estate owned (“OREO”) and income taxes to be critical, as management is required to make subjective and/or complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and could be most subject to revision as new information becomes available.

 

The judgments used by management in applying the critical accounting policies discussed below may be affected by a further and prolonged deterioration in the economic environment, which may result in changes to future financial results. Specifically, subsequent evaluations of the loan portfolio, in light of the factors then prevailing, may result in significant changes in the ALLL in future periods, and the inability to collect on outstanding loans could result in increased loan losses. In addition, the valuation of certain securities in FNCB’s investment portfolio could be negatively impacted by illiquidity or dislocation in marketplaces resulting in significantly depressed market prices thus leading to impairment losses.

 

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

 

Management evaluates the credit quality of FNCB’s loan portfolio on an ongoing basis, and performs a formal review of the adequacy of the ALLL on a quarterly basis. The ALLL is established through a provision for loan losses charged to earnings and is maintained at a level management considers adequate to absorb estimated probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of the evaluation date. Loans, or portions of loans, determined by management to be uncollectible are charged off against the ALLL, while recoveries of amounts previously charged off are credited to the ALLL.

 

 

 
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Determining the amount of the ALLL is considered a critical accounting estimate because it requires significant judgment and the use of estimates related to the amount and timing of expected future cash flows on impaired loans, estimated losses on pools of homogeneous loans based on historical loss experience, qualitative factors, and consideration of current economic trends and conditions, all of which may be susceptible to significant change. Banking regulators, as an integral part of their examination of FNCB, also review the ALLL, and may require, based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination, that certain loan balances be charged off or require that adjustments be made to the ALLL. Additionally, the ALLL is determined, in part, by the composition and size of the loan portfolio.

 

The ALLL consists of two components, a specific component and a general component. The specific component relates to loans that are classified as impaired. For such loans, an allowance is established when the discounted cash flows, collateral value or observable market price of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value of that loan. The general component covers all other loans and is based on historical loss experience adjusted by qualitative factors. The general reserve component of the ALLL is based on pools of unimpaired loans segregated by loan segment and risk rating categories of “Pass”, “Special Mention” or “Substandard and Accruing.” Historical loss factors and various qualitative factors are applied based on the risk profile in each risk rating category to determine the appropriate reserve related to those loans. Substandard loans on nonaccrual status above the $100 thousand loan relationship threshold and all loans considered troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”) are classified as impaired.

 

See Note 4 - “Loans” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 hereof for additional information about the ALLL.

 

Securities Valuation and Evaluation for Impairment

 

Management utilizes various inputs to determine the fair value of its investment portfolio. To the extent they exist, unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets (Level 1) or quoted prices for similar assets or models using inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly (Level 2) are utilized to determine the fair value of each investment in the portfolio. In the absence of observable inputs or if markets are illiquid, valuation techniques are used to determine fair value of any investments that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement (Level 3). For Level 3 inputs, valuation techniques are based on various assumptions, including, but not limited to, cash flows, discount rates, adjustments for nonperformance and liquidity, and liquidation values. A significant degree of judgment is involved in valuing investments using Level 3 inputs. The use of different assumptions could have a positive or negative effect on FNCB’s financial condition or results of operations. See Note 3 -“Securities” and Note 10 -“Fair Value Measurements” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 hereof for additional information about FNCB’s securities valuation techniques.

 

On a quarterly basis, management evaluates individual investment securities having unrealized losses to determine whether or not the security is other-than-temporarily-impaired (“OTTI”). The analysis of OTTI requires the use of various assumptions, including but not limited to, the length of time an investment’s fair value is less than book value, the severity of the investment’s decline, any credit deterioration of the issuer, whether management intends to sell the security, and whether it is more-likely-than-not that FNCB will be required to sell the security prior to recovery of its amortized cost basis. Debt investment securities deemed to be OTTI are written down by the impairment related to the estimated credit loss, and the non-credit related impairment loss is recognized in other comprehensive income. FNCB did not recognize OTTI charges on investment securities for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 within the consolidated statements of income.

 

Refer to Note 2-“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and Note 3 -“Securities” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 hereof for additional information about valuation of securities.

 

Other Real Estate Owned

 

OREO consists of property acquired by foreclosure, abandonment or conveyance of deed in-lieu of foreclosure of a loan, and bank premises that is no longer used for operation or for future expansion. OREO is held for sale and is initially recorded at fair value less costs to sell at the date of acquisition or transfer, which establishes a new cost basis. Upon acquisition of the property through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, any write-down to fair value less estimated selling costs is charged to the ALLL. The determination is made on an individual asset basis. Bank premises no longer used for operations or future expansion are transferred to OREO at fair value less estimated selling costs with any related write-down included in non-interest expense unless conditions warrant an adjustment to value, as determined by management. Subsequent to acquisition, valuations are periodically performed by management and the assets are carried at the lower of cost or fair value less cost to sell. Fair value is determined through external appraisals, current letters of intent, broker price opinions or executed agreements of sale. Costs relating to the development and improvement of the OREO properties may be capitalized; holding period costs and any subsequent changes to the valuation allowance are charged to expense as incurred.

 

 

 
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Income Taxes

 

The objectives of accounting for income taxes are to recognize the amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred tax liabilities and assets for the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns. Judgment is required in assessing the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in FNCB’s consolidated financial statements or tax returns. Fluctuations in the actual outcome of these future tax consequences could impact our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

 

FNCB records an income tax provision or benefit based on the amount of tax, including alternative minimum tax, currently payable or receivable and the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial and tax reporting purposes. Management conducts quarterly assessments of all available positive and negative evidence to determine the amount of deferred tax assets that will more likely than not be realized. FNCB establishes a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets and records a charge to income if management determines, based on available evidence at the time the determination is made, that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. In evaluating the need for a valuation allowance, management considers past operating results, estimates of future taxable income based on approved business plans, future capital requirements and ongoing tax planning strategies. This evaluation process involves significant management judgment about assumptions that are subject to change from period to period depending on the related circumstances. The recognition of deferred tax assets requires management to make significant assumptions and judgments about future earnings, the periods in which items will impact taxable income, future corporate tax rates, and the application of inherently complex tax laws. The use of different estimates may result in changes in the amounts of deferred tax items recognized, which may result in equity and earnings volatility because such changes are reported in current period earnings.

 

In connection with determining the income tax provision or benefit, management considers maintaining liabilities for uncertain tax positions and tax strategies that it believes contain an element of uncertainty. Periodically, management evaluates each of FNCB’s tax positions and strategies to determine whether a liability for uncertain tax benefits is required. As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, management determined that FNCB did not have any uncertain tax positions or tax strategies and that no liability was required to be recorded.

 

New Authoritative Accounting Guidance and Accounting Guidance to be Adopted in Future Periods

 

Refer to Note 2 – “New Authoritative Accounting Guidance,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 hereof for information about new authoritative accounting guidance issued during the three months ended June 30, 2016, not previously reported, that will be adopted by FNCB in future periods.

 

Executive Summary

 

The following overview should be read in conjunction with this MD&A in its entirety.

 

On June 30, 2016, First National Community Bancorp, Inc., the parent company of First National Community Bank, announced that following receipt of required regulatory approvals from the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities, the First National Community Bank had completed a charter conversion from a national bank to a Pennsylvania state bank. As a result of the conversion, the First National Community Bank changed its legal name to “FNCB Bank”. Both the charter conversion and legal name change became effective June 30, 2016. As a result of the change in charter, FNCB anticipates a slight reduction in non-interest expense due to lower state regulatory assessments as compared to federal assessments.

 

On May 18. 2016, FNCB announced that effective June 30, 2016, Steven R. Tokach would retire from his positions as President and Chief Executive Officer and member of the boards of both First National Community Bancorp, Inc. and the Bank. On the same day, the Board of Directors of FNCB and the Bank appointed Gerard A. Champi as his successor effective July 1, 2016. Mr. Champi was appointed as Class A director of the Company, with a term expiring at the 2017 annual meeting of shareholders, filling the vacancy created by Mr. Tokach’s retirement. Mr. Champi has been with the Bank since 1991 and has served in various leadership positions, including, most recently, Chief Operating Officer since March 2011 and Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of FNCB and the Bank from March 2010 until February 2011.

 

 

 
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FNCB recorded consolidated net income of $1.6 million, or $0.10 per diluted common share, for the three month period ended June 30, 2016, an increase of $0.8 million compared to net income of $0.8 million, or $0.05 per diluted common share, for the comparable three months of 2015. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2016 was $2.8 million, or $0.17 per diluted common share, a decrease of $1.5 million, compared to net income of $4.3 million, or $0.26 per diluted common share, for the same period of 2015. The annualized return on average equity was 7.12% and 6.15%, respectively, for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2016, compared to 5.89% and 15.84%, respectively, for the comparable periods in 2015. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, the annualized return on average assets was 0.60% and 0.51%, respectively, and 0.34% and 0.89%, respectively, for the same periods of 2015. FNCB paid dividends to holders of common stock of $0.02 per share for the three months ended June 30, 2016 totaling $0.04 per share for the year-to-date period of 2016. FNCB did not pay any dividends during the three and six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

The increase in earnings for the three months ended June 30, 2016 was primarily due to a $1.3 million increase in net interest income, along with a $0.6 million increase in non-interest income, which resulted primarily from an increase in net gains on the sale of securities. Partially offsetting the increases in net interest income and non-interest income was a $0.3 million increase in non-interest expense, which was primarily related to increased salaries and benefits costs, a $0.6 million increase in income tax expense and a $0.1 million increase in the provision for loan and lease losses.

 

Year-to-date net income decreased $1.5 million, or 35.5%, comparing the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. The reduction in earnings was due largely to a $1.2 million increase in the provision for loan and lease losses, a $0.9 million provision for income tax expense for the first six months of 2016 compared to a $40 thousand income tax benefit for the same period of 2015, and a $1.5 million reduction in non-interest income due to a decrease in net gains on the sale of securities. Partially offsetting these factors, was an increase in net interest income of $2.5 million, or 20.2%, to $15.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, from $12.6 million for the same six months of 2015.

 

Total assets were relatively stable, decreasing $3.1 million, or 0.3%, to $1.088 billion at June 30, 2016 from $1.091 billion at December 31, 2015. The change in total assets primarily reflected an $8.4 million, or 3.3%, increase in available-for-sale securities, which was more than offset by reductions of $4.5 million in net deferred tax assets, $1.1 million in FHLB of Pittsburgh stock, $1.5 million in OREO and $3.4 million in cash and cash equivalents. Total deposits grew $14.3 million, or 1.7%, to $835.8 million at June 30, 2016 from $821.5 million at December 31, 2015. The deposit growth was used to repay $15.0 million in advances from the FHLB of Pittsburgh.

 

In addition, on March 1, 2016, FNCB repaid in its entirety $10.8 million in accrued interest that we had previously been deferring on the subordinated debentures (“Notes”) for the period September 1, 2010 through May 31, 2015. FNCB resumed regular quarterly interest payments on the Notes effective with the June 1, 2015 payment and has continued to make the quarterly interest payments thereafter.

 

Total shareholders’ equity increased $9.3 million, or 10.8%, to $95.5 million at June 30, 2016 from $86.2 million at December 31, 2015. The capital improvement resulted primarily from a $7.0 million increase in accumulated other comprehensive income, which resulted from appreciation in the fair value of available-for-sale securities net of the tax impact of the appreciation, coupled with net income for the first six months of 2016 of $2.8 million.

 

For the remainder of 2016, management will continue to focus on developing strategies aimed at improving long-term financial performance, including;

 

creating process efficiencies following our core system conversion, which occurred in the fourth quarter of 2015;

 

increasing the level of core deposits through collaboration between FNCB’s retail and commercial banking units;

 

further developing the newly instituted governmental banking unit;

 

enhancing net interest income and non-interest income; and 

 

promoting the new deposit product offerings.

 

During the second quarter of 2016, FNCB launched the “WOW ME” suite of deposit products, which include a high-yield checking account and savings account. Customers are able to earn an annual percentage yield (“APY”) of 2.00% on balances up to $10 thousand for the checking account, an APY of 1.00% on balances up to $25 thousand held in a related savings account and an APY of 0.50% on balances greater than these thresholds. In order to earn these APYs customers must meet certain qualifications, including a monthly direct deposit, a minimum of 12 debit card or ACH transactions per month, and an election to have monthly statements delivered electronically.

 

Summary of Performance

 

Net Interest Income

 

Net interest income is the difference between (i) interest income, interest and fees on interest-earning assets, and (ii) interest expense, interest paid on deposits and borrowed funds. Net interest income represents the largest component of FNCB’s operating income and, as such, is the primary determinant of profitability. Net interest income is impacted by variations in the volume, rate and composition of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, changes in general market rates and the level of non-performing assets. Interest income is shown on a fully tax-equivalent basis and is calculated by adjusting tax-free interest using a marginal tax rate of 34.0% in order to equate the yield to that of taxable interest rates.

 

 

 
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Net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis increased $1.3 million, or 20.0%, to $7.8 million from $6.5 million comparing the three-month periods ending June 30, 2016 and 2015. Tax-equivalent interest income increased $1.0 million, or 12.4%, to $8.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 from $7.9 million for the same period of 2015. In addition to the increase in interest income, interest expense declined $328 thousand, or 23.8%, primarily in interest expense paid on borrowed funds. Tax-equivalent net interest margin, a key measurement used in the banking industry to measure income from earning assets relative to the cost to fund those assets, is calculated by dividing tax-equivalent net interest income by average interest-earning assets. FNCB’s tax-equivalent interest margin improved 29 basis points to 3.14% for the second quarter of 2016 from 2.85% for the same quarter of 2015. In addition, the tax-equivalent margin for the second quarter of 2016 was a 3 basis point improvement compared to 3.11% for the first quarter of 2016. Rate spread, the difference between the average yield on interest-earning assets and the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities shown on a fully tax-equivalent basis, was 3.06% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of 34 basis points compared to 2.72% for the same period of 2015. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, FNCB’s tax-equivalent net interest margin and spread widened 28 basis points and 32 basis points, respectively, as compared to the same period of 2015.

 

The $1.0 million increase in tax-equivalent interest income comparing the second quarters of 2016 and 2015 was due primarily to an increase in the average balance of earning assets of $83.0 million, which resulted in a corresponding increase to tax-equivalent interest income of $780 thousand. Specifically, the average balances of loans and securities increased $51.5 million, or 7.6%, and $48.1 million, or 22.5%, which added interest income of $512 thousand and $281 thousand, respectively. In addition to the increase in average balances, the tax-equivalent yield on earning assets increased 11 basis points to 3.56% for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to 3.45% for the same period of 2015, which caused an increase to tax-equivalent interest income of $195 thousand. Average loan yields increased 4 basis points, while average yields on investment securities improved 21 basis points.

 

Also contributing to the improvement in tax-equivalent net interest income was a $328 thousand decrease in interest expense to $1.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 as compared to $1.4 million for the same quarter of 2015. The decrease was due almost entirely to a reduction in the interest expense paid on borrowed funds and other liabilities of $348 thousand, which was driven by a 140 basis point decrease in the cost of borrowed funds due to the modification of the interest rate on the subordinated debentures from 9.0% to 4.5% on July1, 2015. The reduction in interest expense resulting from the decrease in the cost of borrowed funds was $405 thousand, which was partially offset by a $57 thousand increase in interest expense due to an increase in the average balance of borrowed funds of $9.0 million. Interest expense on deposits remained steady, increasing by only $20 thousand, as increases in the rate and average balance of interest-bearing demand deposits were mitigated by decreases in both rates and average balances of total time deposits.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2016, net interest income on a tax-equivalent basis increased $2.5 million, or 19.7%, to $15.5 million from $13.0 million for the comparable period in 2015. Comparing the year-to-date periods of 2016 and 2015, tax-equivalent interest income increased $1.8 million, or 11.6%, and interest expense decreased $0.7 million, or 26.4%. The increase in tax-equivalent interest income was primarily due to an increase in average-earning assets of $83.9 million which led to a $1.6 million increase over 2015. The average balances of loans and investment securities grew $54.1 million, or 8.0%, and $53.6 million, or 26.0%, which resulted in additional interest income of $1.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively. Partially offsetting these volume increases was a $39 thousand decrease in interest income due to a $23.8 million, or 9.2%, reduction in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits in other banks. Additionally, the tax-equivalent yield on earning assets increased 7 basis points to 3.54% for the six months ended June 30, 2016 from 3.47% for the same period of 2015, contributing $0.2 million to the increase in tax-equivalent interest income. The decline in interest expense of $0.7 million resulted primarily from a 153 basis point reduction in the cost of borrowed funds, from 2.83% for the six months ended June 30, 2015, to 1.30% for the same period of 2016.

 

Net interest income depends upon the relative amount of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the interest rate earned or paid on them. The following tables present certain information about FNCB’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and Consolidated Statements of Income for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, and reflect the average yield on assets and average cost of liabilities for the periods indicated. Such yields and costs are calculated by dividing income or expense by the average balance of assets or liabilities, respectively, for the periods shown. Average balances are derived from average daily balances. The yields include amortization of fees which are considered adjustments to yields.

 

 

 
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    Three Months Ended June 30,  
    2016     2015  
(dollars in thousands)  

Average

Balance

   

Interest

   

Yield/

Cost

   

Average

Balance

   

Interest

   

Yield/

Cost

 

ASSETS

                                               

Earning assets (2)(3)

                                               

Loans-taxable (4)

  $ 682,642     $ 6,674       3.91 %   $ 637,005     $ 6,148       3.86 %

Loans-tax free (4)

    48,131       542       4.50 %     42,225       495       4.69 %
Total loans (1)(2)     730,773       7,216       3.95 %     679,230       6,643       3.91 %
Securities-taxable     260,835       1,618       2.48 %     211,833       1,191       2.25 %

Securities-tax free

    1,090       17       6.11 %     2,007       33       6.64 %

Total securities (1)(5)

    261,925       1,635       2.50 %     213,840       1,224       2.29 %
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks     2,347       2       0.34 %     18,984       11       0.23 %
Total earning assets     995,045       8,853       3.56 %     912,054       7,878       3.45 %

Non-earning assets

    105,960                       73,234                  

Allowance for loan and lease losses

    (8,689 )                     (10,980 )                

Total assets

  $ 1,092,316                     $ 974,308                  
                                                 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

                                               

Interest-bearing liabilities

                                               

Interest-bearing demand deposits

  $ 416,797       223       0.21 %   $ 332,139       143       0.17 %

Savings deposits

    96,122       19       0.08 %     91,579       15       0.07 %

Time deposits over $100,000

    81,593       142       0.70 %     102,512       179       0.70 %

Other time deposits

    131,040       279       0.85 %     120,426       306       1.02 %

Total interest-bearing deposits

    725,552       663       0.37 %     646,656       643       0.40 %

Borrowed funds and other interest-bearing liabilities

    117,229       387       1.32 %     108,234       735       2.72 %
Total interest-bearing liabilitie     842,781        1,050       0.50 %     754,890       1,378       0.73 %
Demand deposits     146,622                       137,674                  

Other liabilities

    11,125                       25,964                  

Shareholders' equity

    91,788                       55,780                  

Total liabilities and shareholder's equity

  $ 1,092,316                     $ 974,308                  

Net interest income/interest rate spread (6)

            7,803       3.06 %             6,500       2.72 %

Tax equivalent adjustment

            (190 )                     (179 )        

Net interest income as reported

          $ 7,613                     $ 6,321          
                                                 

Net interest margin (7)

                    3.14 %                     2.85 %

 

(1) Interest income is presented on a tax equivalent basis using a 34% rate for 2016 and 2015.

(2) Loans are stated net of unearned income.

(3) Nonaccrual loans are included in loans within earning assets

(4) Loan fees included in interest income are not significant

(5) The yields for securities that are classified as available for sale is based on the average historical amortized cost.

(6) Interest rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on interest earning assets and the cost of interest bearing liabilities and is presented on a tax equivalent basis.

(7) Net interest income as a percentage of total average interest earning assets.

 

 

 
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    Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2016     2015  
    Average             Yield/     Average             Yield/  

(dollars in thousands)

  Balance     Interest     Cost     Balance     Interest     Cost  

ASSETS

                                               

Earning assets (2)(3)

                                               

Loans-taxable (4)

  $ 682,920     $ 13,277       3.89 %   $ 635,377     $ 12,296       3.87 %

Loans-tax free (4)

    48,282       1,097       4.54 %     41,678       986       4.73 %
Total loans (1)(2)     731,202       14,374       3.93 %     677,055       13,282       3.92 %
Securities-taxable     258,695       3,179       2.46 %     203,099       2,345       2.31 %

Securities-tax free

    1,098       32       5.79 %     3,139       109       6.95 %

Total securities (1)(5)

    259,793       3,211       2.47 %     206,238       2,454       2.38 %
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks     3,047       6       0.39 %     26,803       32       0.24 %
Total earning assets     994,042       17,591       3.54 %     910,096       15,768       3.47 %

Non-earning assets

    108,330                       73,111                  

Allowance for loan and lease losses

    (8,729 )                     (11,245 )                

Total assets

  $ 1,093,643                     $ 971,962                  
                                                 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

                                               

Interest-bearing liabilities

                                               

Interest-bearing demand deposits

  $ 419,500       429       0.20 %   $ 330,299       263       0.16 %

Savings deposits

    94,857       35       0.07 %     91,743       30       0.07 %

Time deposits over $100,000

    77,909       272       0.70 %     109,554       389       0.71 %

Other time deposits

    133,194       569       0.85 %     120,797       644       1.07 %

Total interest-bearing deposits

    725,460       1,305       0.36 %     652,393       1,326       0.41 %

Borrowed funds and other interest-bearing liabilities

    115,308       751       1.30 %     103,665       1,467       2.83 %
Total interest-bearing liabilities     840,768       2,056       0.49 %     756,058       2,793       0.74 %
Demand deposits     146,808                       135,010                  

Other liabilities

    15,532                       26,243                  

Shareholders' equity

    90,535                       54,651                  

Total liabilities and shareholder's equity

  $ 1,093,643                     $ 971,962                  

Net interest income/interest rate spread (6)

            15,535       3.05 %             12,975       2.73 %

Tax equivalent adjustment

            (384 )                     (372 )        

Net interest income as reported

          $ 15,151                     $ 12,603          
                                                 

Net interest margin (7)

                    3.13 %                     2.85 %

 

(1) Interest income is presented on a tax equivalent basis using a 34% rate for 2016 and 2015.

(2) Loans are stated net of unearned income.

(3) Nonaccrual loans are included in loans within earning assets

(4) Loan fees included in interest income are not significant

(5) The yields for securities that are classified as available for sale is based on the average historical amortized cost.

(6) Interest rate spread represents the difference between the average yield on interest earning assets and the cost of interest bearing liabilities and is presented on a tax equivalent basis.

(7) Net interest income as a percentage of total average interest earning assets.

  

Rate Volume Analysis

 

The most significant impact on net income between periods is derived from the interaction of changes in the volume and rates earned or paid on interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. The volume of earning assets, specifically loans and investments, compared to the volume of interest-bearing liabilities represented by deposits and borrowings, combined with the spread, produces the changes in net interest income between periods. Components of interest income and interest expense are presented on a tax-equivalent basis using the statutory federal income tax rate of 34%.

 

 

 
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The following table summarizes the effect that changes in volumes of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities and the interest rates earned and paid on these assets and liabilities have on net interest income. The net change or mix component attributable to the combined impact of rate and volume changes has been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate.

 

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2016 vs. 2015

   

2016 vs. 2015

 
   

Increase (Decrease)

   

Increase (Decrease)

 
(in thousands)  

Due to

Volume

   

Due to

Rate

   

Total

Change

   

Due to

Volume

   

Due to

Rate

   

Total

Change

 
Interest Income:                                                

Loans - taxable

  $ 445     $ 81     $ 526     $ 924     $ 57     $ 981  

Loans - tax free

    67       (20 )     47       152       (41 )     111  

Total loans

    512       61       573       1,076       16       1,092  

Securities - taxable

    295       132       427       675       159       834  

Securities - tax free

    (14 )     (2 )     (16 )     (62 )     (15 )     (77 )
Total securities      281       130        411        613        144        757  

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

    (13 )     4       (9 )     (39 )     13       (26 )
Total interest income     780       195       975       1,650       173       1,823  
                                                 

Interest Expense:

                                               

Interest-bearing demand deposits

    41       39       80       81       85       166  

Savings deposits

    1       3       4       1       4       5  

Time deposits over $100,000

    (36 )     (1 )     (37 )     (114 )     (3 )     (117 )

Other time deposits

    29       (56 )     (27 )     71       (146 )     (75 )

Total interest-bearing deposits

    35       (15 )     20       39       (60 )     (21 )

Borrowed funds and other interest-bearing liabilities

    57       (405 )     (348 )     149       (865 )     (716 )

Total interest expense

    92       (420 )     (328 )     188       (925 )     (737 )
Net Interest Income   $ 688     $ 615     $ 1,303     $ 1,462     $ 1,098     $ 2,560  

 

Provision for Loan and Lease Losses

 

Management closely monitors the loan portfolio and the adequacy of the ALLL by considering underlying financial performance of the borrower, collateral values and associated credit risks. Future material adjustments may be necessary to the provision for loan and lease losses and the ALLL if economic conditions or loan performance differ substantially from the assumptions management considered in its evaluation of the ALLL. The provision for loan and lease losses is an expense charged against net interest income to provide for probable losses attributable to uncollectible loans and is based on management’s analysis of the adequacy of the ALLL. A credit to loan and lease losses reflects the reversal of amounts previously charged to the ALLL.

 

FNCB recorded a provision for loan and lease losses of $0.4 million and $1.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively, compared to a provision of $0.3 million and a credit of $0.1 million, respectively, for the same periods in the prior year. The provision increase for the first six months of 2016 was largely due to net charge offs of $1.3 million.

 

Non-interest Income

 

Non-interest income totaled $2.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, an increase of $0.6 million, or 35.5%, from $1.5 million earned during the comparable period in 2015. When comparing the second quarters of 2016 and 2015, the increase in non-interest income primarily reflected an increase in net gains on the sale of securities of $0.8 million, partially offset by a reduction due to legal settlements of $0.2 million received in the second quarter of 2015.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2016, non-interest income totaled $3.4 million, a decrease of $1.6 million, or 31.0%, compared to $5.0 million for the same six months of 2015. The change resulted primarily from decreases in net gains on the sale of securities, legal settlement and other income of $1.3 million, $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

 

Non-interest Expense

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2016, non-interest expense increased $0.3 million, or 5.2%, to $7.0 million, from $6.7 million for the same three months of 2015. Comparing the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the increase in 2016 was due primarily to an increase in salaries and benefits expense of $0.4 million, which resulted from additions to staff and increases in health insurance costs. FNCB also experienced increases of $0.1 million in regulatory assessments, $47 thousand in the expense of other real estate owned, and $34 thousand in Bank shares tax. Expenses of other real estate owned included a valuation adjustment of $0.1 million on a Bank property that was previously held for expansion. These increases were partially mitigated by decreases in occupancy expense and insurance expense of $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

 

 

 
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On a year-to-date basis, non-interest expense increased $0.3 million, or 2.7%, to $13.8 million in 2016 from $13.5 million in 2015. The increase in the first half of 2016 as compared to the same period of 2015 was due primarily to increases in salaries and benefits expenses of $0.8 million and data processing expense of $0.1 million. These increases were partially offset by decreases in occupancy expense, regulatory assessments, and insurance expense of $0.3 million, $0.1 million, and $0.1 million, respectively.

 

Recent improvements in FNCB’s risk profile contributed to the decreases in regulatory assessments and insurance expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2016. During the second quarter of 2015, FNCB was notified by the FDIC that its risk category for FDIC assessments had improved to a risk category I, the lowest risk category from risk category II based upon its most recent regulatory examination. The change in risk categories became effective on February 1, 2015, and resulted in a reduction of FNCB’s initial base assessment rate for deposit insurance from 0.14 basis points to a range of 0.05 – 0.09 basis points. Additionally, in mid-2015, FNCB renewed its professional liability, fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance policies at lower rates, which led to the reduction in insurance expense for the six months ended June 30, 2016 as compared to the same period of 2015. At the end of the second quarter of 2016, management renewed these policies and was able to increase insurance coverages limits without a corresponding increase in premium rates.

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

FNCB recorded a provision for income tax expense of $0.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to an income tax benefit related to alternative minimum tax of $40 thousand for the same six months of 2015.

 

Management evaluates the carrying amount of its deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis, or more frequently, if necessary, in accordance with guidance set forth in ASC Topic 740 “Income Taxes,” and applies the criteria in the guidance to determine whether it is more likely than not that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax asset will not be realized within its life cycle, based on the weight of available evidence. In evaluating available evidence, management considers, among other factors, historical financial performance, expectation of future earnings, the ability to carry back losses to recoup taxes previously paid, length of statutory carry forward periods, experience with operating loss and tax credit carry forwards not expiring unused, tax planning strategies and timing of reversals of temporary differences. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, management carefully weighs both positive and negative evidence currently available. The weight given to the potential effect of positive and negative evidence must be commensurate with the extent to which it can objectively verified. If management determines based on available evidence, both positive and negative, that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized in future periods, a valuation allowance is calculated and recorded. These determinations are inherently subjective and depend upon management’s estimates and judgments used in their evaluation of both positive and negative evidence.

 

Management performed an evaluation of FNCB’s deferred tax assets at June 30, 2016 taking into consideration all available positive and negative evidence at that time. Based on this evaluation, management believes that FNCB’s future taxable income will be sufficient to utilize deferred tax assets. Accordingly, a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, except for the amount established for charitable contribution carryovers, was not required at June 30, 2016. Management does not believe currently that enough positive evidence exists to remove the valuation allowance associated with charitable contribution carryovers. Unlike the expiration period for net operating loss carryforwards (generally 20 years) and AMT credit carryovers (indefinite), the expiration of an excess charitable contribution carryover occurs after the 5th succeeding tax year for which a charitable contribution is made. Because FNCB is in a net deferred tax asset position, without regard to net operating loss carryovers, the reversal of existing temporary timing differences over the next 5 years makes it more likely than not that a portion of the charitable contribution carryovers will not be recognized. Accordingly, management believes a valuation allowance continues to be appropriate strictly in the case of the excess charitable contribution carryover deferred tax asset.

 

FNCB recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities based on differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities, and calculates current and deferred tax provisions based on estimates and assumptions that could differ from actual results reflected in income tax returns filed during the subsequent year. Any adjustments required based on filed returns are recorded when identified in the subsequent year.

  

 

 
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FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

Assets

 

Total assets decreased $3.1 million, or 0.3%, to $1.088 billion at June 30, 2016 from $1.091 billion at December 31, 2015. The change in assets resulted primarily from decreases in cash and cash equivalents of $3.4 million, FHLB of Pittsburgh stock of $1.1 million, $4.5 million in net deferred tax assets, and OREO of $1.5 million, which were partly offset by an increase in available-for-sale securities of $8.4 million. Loans, net of the allowance for loan and lease losses, were relatively flat, increasing only $0.2 million to $725.2 million at June 30, 2016 from $724.9 million at December 31, 2015. Total deposits grew $14.3 million, or 1.7%, due primarily to the attainment of a new municipal deposit relationship. The deposit growth was used to repay borrowings from the FHLB of Pittsburgh, which declined $15.0 million, or 11.1%, when comparing June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

 

In addition, accrued interest payable decreased $10.9 million, or 97.2%, as FNCB repaid in entirety all accrued interest that had previously been deferred on the Notes. The payment was funded by a dividend of $11.0 million from the Bank.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents declined $3.4 million, or 16.2%, to $17.7 million at June 30, 2016 from $21.1 million at December 31, 2015. FNCB paid a dividend of $0.02 per share to holders of our common stock during both the first and second quarters of 2016.

 

Securities

 

FNCB’s investment securities portfolio provides a source of liquidity needed to meet expected loan demand and interest income to increase profitability. Additionally, the investment securities portfolio is used to meet pledging requirements to secure public deposits and for other purposes. Management classifies investment securities as either held-to-maturity or available-for-sale at the time of purchase based on its intent. Held-to-maturity securities are carried at amortized cost, while available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value, with unrealized holding gains and losses reported as a component of shareholders’ equity in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax. Management determines the appropriate classification of investment securities at the time of purchase. At June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, all securities were classified as available-for-sale. Decisions to purchase or sell investment securities are based upon management’s current assessment of long- and short-term economic and financial conditions, including the interest rate environment and asset/liability management and tax-planning strategies. Securities with limited marketability and/or restrictions, such as FHLB of Pittsburgh and FRB stocks, are carried at cost. FRB stock is included in other assets.

 

At June 30, 2016, the investment portfolio was comprised principally of fixed-rate securities issued by U.S. government or U.S. government-sponsored agencies, which include residential mortgage-backed securities, residential and commercial collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and single-maturity bonds, and fixed-rate taxable obligations of state and political subdivisions. Except for U.S. government and government-sponsored agencies, there were no securities of any individual issuer that exceeded 10.0% of shareholders’ equity at June 30, 2016.

  

 

 
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The following table presents the carrying value of available-for-sale securities, which are carried at fair value at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

  

Composition of the Investment Portfolio

 

   

June 30,

   

December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2016

   

2015

 

Available-for-sale securities

               

Obligations of U.S. government agencies

  $ 12,724     $ 44,043  

Obligations of state and political subdivisions

    102,206       75,407  

U.S. government/ government-sponsored agencies:

               

Collateralized mortgage obligations - residential

    21,013       22,269  

Collateralized mortgage obligations - commerical

    102,861       89,423  

Residential mortgage-backed securities

    18,757       18,098  

Corporate debt securities

    420       423  

Negotiable certificates of deposit

    3,248       3,162  

Equity securities

    961       948  

Total

  $ 262,190     $ 253,773  

 

Management monitors the investment portfolio regularly and adjusts the investment strategy to reflect changes in liquidity needs, asset/liability strategy and tax planning requirements. FNCB currently has $55.6 million in net operating loss (“NOL”) carryovers, which it uses to offset any taxable income. Because of this tax position, there is no benefit from holding tax-exempt obligations of state and political subdivisions. Accordingly, management actions during recent periods have reflected current tax planning initiatives focused on generating sustained taxable income to be able to reduce NOL carryovers.

 

During the second quarter of 2016, FNCB sold six of its available-for-sale U.S. government agency securities. The securities sold had an aggregate amortized cost of $25.5 million. Gross proceeds received totaled $26.4 million, with net gains of $0.8 million realized upon the sales and included in non-interest income.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2016, there were a total of eight securities sold, comprised entirely of U.S. government agency securities. Gross proceeds received on the sales and the aggregate amortized cost of the securities sold totaled $32.6 million and $31.6 million, respectively. Year-to-date net gains realized upon the sales amounted to $1.0 million and are included in non-interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2016.

 

FNCB purchased 14 securities during the second quarter of 2016, totaling $22.9 million and included $12.4 million in taxable obligations of state and political subdivisions and $10.5 million in U.S. government/government-sponsored agency commercial CMOs. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, FNCB purchased 23 securities totaling $33.0 million, including $22.6 million in taxable obligations of state and political subdivisions and $10.5 million in U.S. government /government-sponsored agency commercial CMOs.

 

Activity within the investment portfolio during the six months ended June 30, 2016 reflected management initiatives aimed at improving earning asset yields, liquidity needs and previously mentioned tax planning strategies. The weighted-average yield for the eight bullet U.S. government agency bonds sold was 1.90%. Management reinvested proceeds received from the sales into taxable obligations of state and political subdivisions and commercial CMOs of U.S. government/government sponsored agencies having weighted-average yields of 2.56% and 2.31%, respectively. As a result of these actions, the tax-equivalent yield on the investment portfolio improved 9 basis points to 2.47% for the six months ended June 30, 2016 from 2.38% for the same period of 2015.

 

 

 
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The following table presents the maturities of available-for-sale securities, based on carrying value at June 30, 2016 and the weighted average yields of such securities calculated on the basis of the amortized cost and effective yields weighted for the scheduled maturity of each security. The yields on tax-exempt obligations of state and political subdivisions are presented on a tax-equivalent basis using an effective interest rate of 34.0%. Because residential and commercial collateralized mortgage obligations and residential mortgage-backed securities are not due at a single maturity date, they are not included in the maturity categories in the following summary.

  

Maturity Distribution of the Investment Portfolio

 

   

June 30, 2016

 
   

Within

   

>1 - 5

      6 - 10    

Over

   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations and Mortgage-Backed

   

No Fixed

         

(dollars in thousands)

 

One Year

   

Years

   

Years

   

10 Years

   

Securities

   

Maturity

   

Total

 

Available-for-sale securities

                                                       

Obligations of U.S. government agencies

  $ -     $ 4,912     $ 7,812     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 12,724  

Yield

            2.01 %     2.29 %                             2.18 %

Obligations of state and political subdivisions

    -       14,467       83,766       3,973       -       -       102,206  

Yield

            2.45 %     2.78 %     3.15 %                     2.75 %

U.S. government/government-sponsored agencies:

                                                       

Collateralized mortgage obligations - residential

    -       -       -       -       21,013       -       21,013  

Yield

                                    2.47 %             2.47 %

Collateralized mortgage obligations - commercial

    -       -       -       -       102,861       -       102,861  

Yield

                                    2.25 %             2.25 %

Residential mortgage-backed securities

    -       -       -       -       18,757       -       18,757  

Yield

                                    2.50 %             2.50 %

Corporate debt securities

    -       -       -       420       -       -       420  

Yield

                            1.26 %                     1.26 %

Negotiable certificates of deposit

    -       3,248       -       -       -       -       3,248  

Yield

            2.04 %                                     2.04 %

Equity securities

    -       -       -       -       -       961       961  

Yield

                                            6.76 %     6.76 %

Total available-for-sale maturities

  $ -     $ 22,627     $ 91,578     $ 4,393     $ 142,631     $ 961     $ 262,190  

Weighted average yield

    0.00 %     2.30 %     2.74 %     2.97 %     2.32 %     6.76 %     2.49 %

 

OTTI Evaluation

 

There was no OTTI recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2016 or 2015. For additional information regarding management’s evaluation of securities for OTTI, see Note 3 – “Securities” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 hereof.

 

Investments in FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”) stock, which have limited marketability, are carried at cost and totaled $6.6 million and $7.7 million at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. FRB stock of $1.3 million is included in Other Assets at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Management noted no indicators of impairment for the FHLB of Pittsburgh and FRB of Philadelphia stock at June 30, 2016.

 

Loans

 

During the first six months of 2016, FNCB experienced moderate demand for our retail lending products; however, payoffs related to several large commercial lending relationships outpaced demand for commercial lending products and reductions in consumer lending volumes resulted in a minimal increase in total loans of $0.2 million to $731.4 million at June 30, 2016 from $731.2 million at December 31, 2015.

 

Historically, commercial lending activities have represented a significant portion of FNCB’s loan portfolio. Commercial lending includes commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate loans and construction, land acquisition and development loans, and represented 57.6% and 58.2% of total loans at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

 

From a collateral standpoint, a majority of FNCB’s loan portfolio consisted of loans secured by real estate. Real estate secured loans, which include commercial real estate, construction, land acquisition and development, residential real estate loans and home equity lines of credit (“HELOCs”), decreased $3.8 million, or 0.9%, to $429.9 million at June 30, 2016 from $433.7 million at December 31, 2015. The majority of the decrease was concentrated in the commercial sector, as several large commercial real estate loans were paid off during the first quarter. Real estate secured loans as a percentage of total gross loans remained steady at 58.8% at June 30, 2016 as compared to 59.3% as of December 31, 2015.

 

 

 
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Commercial and industrial loans increased $4.2 million, or 2.8%, during the first half of 2016 to $154.0 million at June 30, 2016 from $149.8 million at December 31, 2015. The increase resulted primarily from two new loan relationships obtained during the second quarter. Commercial and industrial loans consist primarily of equipment loans, working capital financing, automobile floor plans, revolving lines of credit and loans secured by cash and marketable securities. Construction, land acquisition and development loans decreased $7.6 million, or 24.6%, to $23.3 million at June 30, 2016 from $30.8 million at December 31, 2015, as several large projects reached completion and converted to permanent financing. Commercial real estate loans include long-term commercial mortgage financing and are primarily secured by first or second lien mortgages. Loans secured by commercial real estate decreased $0.9 million, or 0.4%, to $244.3 million at June 30, 2016 from $245.2 million at December 31, 2015. The decrease reflected the payoff of the several large commercial real estate loans, partially offset by the conversion of several construction loans to permanent financing.

 

Residential real estate loans totaled $136.5 million at June 30, 2016, an increase of $5.8 million, or 4.4%, from $130.7 million at December 31, 2015. The components of residential real estate loans include fixed-rate and variable-rate mortgage loans. HELOCs are not included in this category but are included in consumer loans. FNCB primarily underwrites fixed-rate purchase and refinance of residential mortgage loans for sale in the secondary market to reduce interest rate risk and provide funding for additional loans. During the first six months of 2016, management continued a campaign to promote our “WOW” residential mortgage product, which resulted in a $3.1 million, or 8.9%, increase in this product to $38.1 million at June 30, 2016 from $35.0 million at December 31, 2015. This product is a non-saleable mortgage with maturity terms of 7.5 to 14.5 years that offers customers an attractive fixed interest rate, low closing costs and a guaranteed 30-day close.

 

Consumer loans declined throughout the first six months of 2016, decreasing $3.2 million, or 2.5%, to $125.3 million at June 30, 2016 from $128.5 million at December 31, 2015. The decline was primarily attributable to increased indirect lending competition within our market area. As a result, indirect auto loans decreased $2.2 million, or 2.2%, to $100.8 million at June 30, 2016 from $103.0 million at December 31, 2015. Loans to state and municipal governments increased $1.9 million, or 4.3%, to $48.0 million at June 30, 2016 from $46.1 million at December 31, 2015. The increase was attributable to new originations.

 

The following table summarizes loans receivable, net by category at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

Loan Portfolio Detail

 

   

June 30,

   

December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2016

   

2015

 

Residential real estate

  $ 136,483     $ 130,696  

Commercial real estate

    244,282       245,198  

Construction, land acquisition and development

    23,261       30,843  

Commercial and industrial

    153,990       149,826  

Consumer

    125,321       128,533  

State and political subdivisions

    48,037       46,056  
Total loans, gross     731,374       731,152  

Unearned income

    (102 )     (98 )

Net deferred loan costs

    2,448       2,662  

Allowance for loan and lease losses

    (8,559 )     (8,790 )
Loans, net   $ 725,161     $ 724,926  

  

The following table presents industry concentrations within FNCB’s loan portfolio at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

Loan Concentrations

 

   

June 30, 2016

   

December 31, 2015

 

(in thousands)

 

Amount

   

% of Gross Loans

   

Amount

   

% of Gross Loans

 

Retail space/shopping centers

  $ 34,998       4.79 %   $ 35,292       4.83 %

Automobile dealers

    27,835       3.81 %     34,594       4.73 %

Colleges and Universities

    17,081       2.34 %     18,540       2.54 %

1-4 family residential investment properties

    12,664       1.73 %     18,957       2.59 %

 

 

 
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Asset Quality

 

Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity or payoff are stated at the amount of unpaid principal, net of unearned interest, deferred loan fees and costs, and reduced by the ALLL. The ALLL is established through a provision for loan and lease losses charged to earnings.

 

FNCB has established and consistently applies loan policies and procedures designed to foster sound underwriting and credit monitoring practices. Credit risk is managed through the efforts of loan officers, the loan review function, and our Loan Quality and the ALLL management committees, as well as oversight from the Board of Directors. Management continually evaluates its credit risk management practices to ensure it is reacting to problems in the loan portfolio in a timely manner, although, as is the case with any financial institution, a certain degree of credit risk is dependent in part on local and general economic conditions that are beyond management’s control.

 

Under FNCB’s risk rating system, loans that are rated pass, special mention, substandard, doubtful, or loss are reviewed regularly as part of the risk management practices. The Loan Quality Committee, which consists of key members of senior management, finance and credit administration, meets monthly or more often as necessary to review individual problem credits and workout strategies and provides monthly reports to the Board of Directors.

 

A loan is considered impaired when it is probable that FNCB will be unable to collect all amounts due (including principal and interest) according to the contractual terms of the note and loan agreement. For purposes of the analysis, all loans that are modified under a troubled debt restructuring (“TDRs”), loan relationships with an aggregate outstanding balance greater than $100 thousand rated substandard and non-accrual, and loans that are identified as doubtful or loss are considered impaired. Impaired loans are analyzed individually to determine the amount of impairment. For collateral-dependent loans impairment is measured based on the fair value of the collateral supporting the loan. A loan is considered to be collateral dependent when repayment of the loan is expected to be provided through the liquidation of the collateral held. For impaired loans that are secured by real estate, external appraisals are obtained annually, or more frequently as warranted, to ascertain a fair value so that the impairment analysis can be updated. Should a current appraisal not be available at the time of impairment analysis, other sources of valuation may be used including, current letters of intent, broker price opinions or executed agreements of sale. For non-collateral-dependent loans, impairment is measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows, net of any deferred fees and costs, discounted at the loan’s original effective interest rate.

 

Loans to borrowers that are experiencing financial difficulty that are modified and result in the granting of a concession to the borrower are classified as TDRs and are considered to be impaired. Such concessions generally involve an extension of a loan’s stated maturity date, a reduction of the stated interest rate, payment modifications, capitalization of property taxes with respect to residential mortgage loans or a combination of these modifications. Non-accrual TDRs are returned to accrual status if principal and interest payments, under the modified terms, are brought current, are performing under the modified terms for six consecutive months, and management believes that collection of the remaining interest and principal is probable.

 

Non-performing loans are monitored on an ongoing basis as part of FNCB’s loan review process. Additionally, work-out efforts continue and are actively monitored for non-performing loans and OREO through the Loan Quality Committee. A potential loss on a non-performing asset is generally determined by comparing the outstanding loan balance to the fair value of the pledged collateral, less cost to sell.

 

Loans are placed on non-accrual when a loan is specifically determined to be impaired or when management believes that the collection of interest or principal is doubtful. This generally occurs when a default of interest or principal has existed for 90 days or more, unless the loan is well secured and in the process of collection, or when management becomes aware of facts or circumstances that the loan would default before 90 days. FNCB determines delinquency status based on the number of days since the date of the borrower’s last required contractual loan payment. When the interest accrual is discontinued, all unpaid interest income is reversed and charged back against current earnings. Any subsequent cash payments received are applied, first to the outstanding loan amounts, then to the recovery of any charged-off loan amounts, with any excess treated as a recovery of lost interest. A non-accrual loan is returned to accrual status when the loan is current as to principal and interest payments, is performing according to contractual terms for six consecutive months and future payments are reasonably assured.

 

Management actively manages impaired loans in an effort to reduce loan balances by working with customers to develop strategies to resolve borrower difficulties, through sale or liquidation of collateral, foreclosure, and other appropriate means. Real estate values in FNCB’s market area have appeared to stabilize, while employment conditions have shown substantial improvement. However, continued improvement of these metrics cannot be assured. Any weakening of economic and employment conditions could result in real estate devaluations which could negatively impact asset quality and, accordingly, cause an increase in the provision for loan and lease losses.

 

 

 
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Under the fair value of collateral method, the impaired amount of the loan is deemed to be the difference between the loan amount and the fair value of the collateral, less the estimated costs to sell. For FNCB’s calculations for real estate secured loans, a factor of 10% is generally utilized to estimate costs to sell, which is based on typical cost factors, such as a 6% broker commission, 1% transfer taxes, and 3% various other miscellaneous costs associated with the sales process. If the valuation indicates that the fair value has deteriorated below the carrying value of the loan, the difference between the fair value and the principal balance is charged off. For impaired loans for which the value of the collateral less costs to sell exceeds the loan value, the impairment is considered to be zero.

 

The following schedule reflects non-performing loans including non-performing TDRs, OREO and accruing TDRs at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

Non-performing Loans, OREO and Accruing TDRs

 

   

June 30,

   

December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2016

   

2015

 

Non-accrual loans

  $ 2,739     $ 3,788  

Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing

    -       -  

Total non-performing loans

    2,739       3,788  

Other real estate owned

    1,628       3,154  

Total non-performing loans and OREO

  $ 4,367     $ 6,942  
                 

Accruing TDRs

  $ 4,043     $ 4,982  

Non-performing loans as a percentage of gross loans

    0.37 %     0.52 %

 

Work-out efforts focused on the effective management and resolution of problem credits and the prompt and aggressive disposition of foreclosed properties continue to lead to improvement in FNCB’s asset quality throughout the first six months of 2016. Total non-performing loans and OREO decreased $2.6 million, or 37.1%, to $4.4 million at June 30, 2016 from $6.9 million at December 31, 2015. FNCB’s ratio of non-performing loans to total gross loans improved to 0.37% at June 30, 2016 from 0.52% at December 31, 2015, as management continued to reduce the balance of non-accrual loans. FNCB’s ratio of non-performing loans and OREO as a percentage of shareholders’ equity improved to 4.6% at June 30, 2016 from 8.1% at December 31, 2015. Management continues to monitor non-accrual loans, delinquency trends and economic conditions within our market area on an on-going basis in order to proactively address any collection-related issues.

 

TDRs at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were $4.9 million and $5.8 million, respectively. Accruing and non-accruing TDRs were $4.0 million and $0.9 million, respectively at June 30, 2016 and $5.0 million and $0.8 million, respectively at December 31, 2015. There were no loans modified as TDRs during the first six months of 2016.

 

The average balance of impaired loans was $7.3 million and $10.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. FNCB recorded $50 thousand and $106 thousand of interest income on impaired loans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively and $67 thousand and $137 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015.

 

The following table presents the changes in non-performing loans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. Loan foreclosures represent recorded investment at time of foreclosure not including the effect of any guarantees:

 

Changes in Non-performing Loans

 

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2016

   

2015

   

2016

   

2015

 

Balance, at beginning of period

  $ 3,569     $ 5,184     $ 3,788     $ 5,522  

Loans newly placed on non-accrual

    931       1,987       2,238       2,319  

Changes in loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing

    -       -       -       -  

Loans transferred to OREO

    -       -       (237 )     (149 )

Loans returned to performing status

    (144 )     (131 )     (144 )     (131 )

Loans charged-off

    (700 )     (1,178 )     (1,820 )     (1,448 )

Loan payments received

    (917 )     (105 )     (1,086 )     (356 )

Balance, end of period

  $ 2,739     $ 5,757     $ 2,739     $ 5,757  

 

 

 
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The additional interest income that would have been earned on non-accrual and restructured loans had the loans been performing in accordance with their original terms for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 approximated $59 thousand and $127 thousand, respectively and $96 thousand and $187 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively.

 

The following table outlines accruing loan delinquencies and non-accrual loans as a percentage of gross loans at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

Loan Delinquencies and Non-accrual Loans

 

   

June 30,

2016

   

December 31,

2015

 

Accruing: 30-59 days

    0.23 %     0.18 %

60-89 days

    0.14 %     0.14 %

90+ days

    0.00 %     0.00 %

Non-accrual

    0.37 %     0.52 %

Total delinquencies

    0.74 %     0.84 %

 

The decrease in total delinquencies as a percentage of gross loans at June 30, 2016 as compared to December 31, 2015 was primarily due to a decrease in non-performing loans, partially offset by an increase in loans past due 30-59 days. In its evaluation of the ALLL, management considers a variety of qualitative factors including changes in the volume and severity of delinquencies.

 

Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses

 

The ALLL represents management’s estimate of probable loan losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The ALLL is analyzed in accordance with GAAP and is maintained at a level that is based on management’s evaluation of the adequacy of the ALLL in relation to the risks inherent in the loan portfolio.

 

As part of its evaluation, management considers qualitative and environmental factors, including, but not limited to:

 

changes in national, local, and business economic conditions and developments, including the condition of various market segments;

changes in the nature and volume of FNCB’s loan portfolio;

changes in FNCB’s lending policies and procedures, including underwriting standards, collection, charge-off and recovery practices and results;

changes in the experience, ability and depth of FNCB’s management and staff;

changes in the quality of FNCB’s loan review system and the degree of oversight by FNCB’s Board of Directors;

changes in the trend of the volume and severity of past due and classified loans, including trends in the volume of non- accrual loans, TDRs and other loan modifications;

the existence and effect of any concentrations of credit and changes in the level of such concentrations;

the effect of external factors such as competition and legal and regulatory requirements on the level of estimated credit losses in FNCB’s current loan portfolio; and

analysis of customers’ credit quality, including knowledge of their operating environment and financial condition.

 

Evaluations are intrinsically subjective, as the results are estimated based on management knowledge and experience and are subject to interpretation and modification as information becomes available or as future events occur. Management monitors the loan portfolio on an ongoing basis with emphasis on weakness in both the real estate market and the economy in general and its effect on repayment. Adjustments to the ALLL are made based on management’s assessment of the factors noted above.

 

For purposes of its analysis, all loan relationships with an aggregate balance greater than $100 thousand that are rated substandard and non-accrual, identified as doubtful or loss, and all TDRs are considered impaired and are analyzed individually to determine the amount of impairment. Circumstances such as construction delays, declining real estate values, and the inability of the borrowers to make scheduled payments have resulted in these loan relationships being classified as impaired. FNCB utilizes the fair value of collateral method for collateral-dependent loans and TDRs for which repayment depends on the sale of collateral. For non-collateral-dependent loans and TDRs, FNCB measures impairment based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s original effective interest rate. With regard to collateral-dependent loans, appraisals are received at least annually to ensure that impairment measurements reflect current market conditions. Should a current appraisal not be available at the time of impairment analysis, other valuation sources including current letters of intent, broker price opinions or executed agreements of sale may be used. Only downward adjustments are made based on these supporting values. Included in all impairment calculations is a cost to sell adjustment of approximately 10%, which is based on typical cost factors, including a 6% broker commission, 1% transfer taxes and 3% various other miscellaneous costs associated with the sales process. Sales costs are periodically reviewed and revised based on actual experience. The ALLL analysis is adjusted for subsequent events that may arise after the end of the reporting period but before the financial reports are filed.

 

 

 
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The Company’s ALLL consists of both specific and general components. At June 30, 2016, the ALLL that related to impaired loans that are individually evaluated for impairment, the guidance for which is provided by ASC 310 “Impairment of a Loan” (“ASC 310”), was $274 thousand, or 3.2%, of the total ALLL. A general allocation of $8.3 million was calculated for loans analyzed collectively under ASC 450 “Contingencies” (“ASC 450”), which represented 96.8% of the total ALLL of $8.6 million. The ratio of the ALLL to total loans at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was 1.17% and 1.20%, respectively, based on total loans of $731.4 million and $731.2 million, respectively.

 

Based on its evaluation of the ALLL, management established an unallocated reserve of $74 thousand at December 31, 2015. As part of its evaluation, management applies loss rates to each loan segment. These loss rates are based on historical loss experience for the previous twelve consecutive quarters, which had resulted in an overall negative historical loss factor and consequently negative provision for the commercial and industrial loan segment at December 31, 2015. Based on the risk characteristics inherent in this segment of the portfolio, management reversed the negative provision and established the unallocated reserve. As of June 30, 2016, the unallocated reserve had been reversed as the loss history for this segment is no longer negative.

 

The following table presents an allocation of the ALLL and percent of loans in each category at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

Allocation of the ALLL

 

   

June 30, 2016

   

December 31, 2015

 
(dollars in thousands)  

Allowance

   

Percentage

of Loans

in Each

Category

to Total

Loans

   

Allowance

   

Percentage

of Loans

in Each

Category

to Total

Loans

 
Residential real estate   $ 1,099       18.66 %   $ 1,333       17.87 %

Commercial real estate

     3,095       33.40 %      3,346       33.54 %

Construction, land acquisition and development

    717       3.18 %     853       4.22 %

Commercial and industrial

    1,565       21.05 %     1,205       20.49 %

Consumer

    1,350       17.14 %     1,494       17.58 %

State and political subdivision

    733       6.57 %     485       6.30 %

Unallocated

    -       0.00 %     74       0.00 %

Total

  $ 8,559       100.00 %   $ 8,790       100.00 %

  

 

 
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The following table presents an analysis of the ALLL category for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

Reconciliation of the ALLL

 

   

For the three months

ended June 30,

   

For the six months

ended June 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2016

   

2015

   

2016

   

2015

 

Balance at beginning of period

  $ 8,635     $ 10,944     $ 8,790     $ 11,520  

Charge-offs:

                               

Residential real estate

    -       1       24       69  

Commercial real estate

    -       912       251       912  

Construction, land acquisition and development

    -       6       -       6  

Commercial and industrial

    496       72       1,064       142  

Consumer

    213       201       518       340  

State and political subdivisions

    -       -       -       -  

Total charge-offs

    709       1,192       1,857       1,469  

Recoveries of charged-off loans:

                               

Residential real estate

    1       5       2       11  

Commercial real estate

    2       16       3       18  

Construction, land acquisition and development

    9       -       9       -  

Commercial and industrial

    118       102       212       167  

Consumer

    107       108       308       230  

State and political subdivisions

    -       -       -       -  

Total recoveries

    237       231       534       426  

Net charge-offs

    472       961       1,323       1,043  

Provision (credit) for loan and lease losses

    396       345       1,092       (149 )

Balance at end of period

  $ 8,559     $ 10,328     $ 8,559     $ 10,328  

 

                               
Net charge-offs during the period as a percentage of average loans outstanding during the period     0.06 %     0.14 %     0.18 %     0.15 %

 

                               
Allowance for loan and lease losses as a percentage of gross loans at end of period     1.17 %     1.51 %     1.17 %     1.51 %

 

Other Real Estate Owned

 

At June 30, 2016, OREO consisted of 11 properties with an aggregate carrying value of $1.6 million, a decrease of $1.6 million from $3.2 million at December 31, 2015. FNCB foreclosed upon one property with a carrying value of $237 thousand during the six months ended June 30, 2016. There was one sale and one partial sale of properties with an aggregate carrying value of $1.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016, which resulted in a net loss of $3 thousand. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, one property with a carrying value of $149 thousand was foreclosed upon, and there were five sales and one partial sale of properties with an aggregate carrying value of $0.5 million, which resulted in a net gain on the sales of $16 thousand. The expenses related to maintaining OREO, net of any income from operation of the properties, and the subsequent write-down of property values related to declines in value subsequent to foreclosure amounted to $56 thousand and $102 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively, compared to $29 thousand and $117 thousand, respectively, for the same periods in 2015.

 

FNCB actively markets OREO properties for sale through a variety of channels including internal marketing and the use of outside brokers/realtors. The carrying value of OREO is generally calculated at an amount not greater than 90% of the most recent fair market appraised value unless specific conditions warrant an exception. A 10% factor is generally used to estimate costs to sell, which is based on typical cost factors, such as 6% broker commission, 1% transfer taxes, and 3% various other miscellaneous costs associated with the sales process. The fair value is updated on an annual basis or more frequently if new valuation information is available. Further deterioration in the real estate market could result in additional losses on these properties. FNCB incurred valuation adjustments of $138 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, which are included in expense of other real estate owned in the consolidated statements of income.

  

 

 
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The following table presents the activity in OREO for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015:

 

Activity in OREO

 

   

Three Months Ended June 30,

   

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

(in thousands)

 

2016

   

2015

   

2016

   

2015

 

Balance, beginning of period

  $ 1,806     $ 2,369     $ 3,154     $ 2,255  

Property foreclosures

    -       -       237       149  

Valuation adjustments

    (138 )     (118 )     (138 )     (130 )

Carrying value of OREO sold

    (40 )     (511 )     (1,625 )     (534 )

Balance, end of period

  $ 1,628     $ 1,740     $ 1,628     $ 1,740  

 

The following table presents a distribution of OREO at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

 

Distribution of OREO

 

   

June 30,

   

December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2016

   

2015

 

Land / lots

  $ 708     $ 785  

Commercial real estate

    666       2,342  

Residential real estate

    254       27  

Total other real estate owned

  $ 1,628     $ 3,154  

 

Liabilities

 

Total liabilities were $992.0 million at June 30, 2016, a decrease of $12.4 million, or 1.2%, from $1.0 billion at December 31, 2015. The $14.3 million increase in total deposits was due to a $24.7 million, or 3.7%, increase in interest-bearing deposits, partially offset by a $10.5 million, or 6.8%, decrease in non-interest-bearing demand deposits. The increase in interest-bearing deposits primarily reflected a $20.2 million increase in public funds. The increase in total deposits was used primarily to repay borrowings from the FHLB of Pittsburgh, which declined $15.0 million to $120.8 million at June 30, 2016 from $135.8 million at December 31, 2015. Additionally, accrued interest payable declined $10.9 million which represented the payment of previously deferred and accrued interest on the Notes.

 

Equity

 

Total shareholders’ equity increased $9.3 million, or 10.8%, to $95.5 million at June 30, 2016 from $86.2 million at December 31, 2015. Net income of $2.8 million, coupled with a $7.0 million increase in accumulated other comprehensive income were the primary factors leading to the capital improvement. The increase in accumulated other comprehensive income was attributed to appreciation in the fair value of securities held in the available-for-sale portfolio. Book value per common share was $5.76 at June 30, 2016 compared to $5.22 at December 31, 2015.

 

Liquidity

 

The term liquidity refers to the ability to generate sufficient amounts of cash to meet its cash flow needs. Liquidity is required to fulfill the borrowing needs of FNCB’s credit customers and the withdrawal and maturity requirements of its deposit customers, as well as to meet other financial commitments. FNCB’s liquidity position is impacted by several factors, which include, among others, loan origination volumes, loan and investment maturity structure and cash flows, deposit demand and certificate of deposit maturity structure and retention. FNCB has liquidity and contingent funding policies in place that are designed with controls in place to provide advanced detection of potentially significant funding shortfalls, establish methods for assessing and monitoring risk levels, and institute prompt responses that may alleviate a potential liquidity crisis. Management monitors FNCB’s liquidity position and fluctuations daily, so that we can adapt accordingly to market influences and balance sheet trends. Management also forecasts liquidity needs, performs periodic stress tests on its liquidity levels and develops strategies to ensure adequate liquidity at all times.

 

 

 
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The statements of cash flows present the change in cash and cash equivalents from operating, investing and financing activities. Cash and due from banks and interest-bearing deposits in other banks are FNCB’s most liquid assets. At June 30, 2016, cash and cash equivalents totaled $17.7 million, a decrease of $3.4 million compared to $21.1 million at December 31, 2015. Cash outlays for operating activities used $5.0 million, which resulted primarily from the payment of previously deferred and accrued interest on the Notes. Additionally, net funds used in financing activities were $1.3 million, representing an increase in deposits from customers of $14.3 million and proceeds from FHLB term and overnight borrowings of $25.3 million and $13.8 million, respectively, which were used almost entirely to repay term borrowings from the FHLB of $54.1 million. Investing activities provided $2.9 million in net cash.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

Interest Rate Sensitivity

 

Market risk is the risk to earnings and/or financial position resulting from adverse changes in market rates or prices, such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates or equity prices. FNCB’s exposure to market risk is primarily interest rate risk associated with our lending, investing and deposit gathering activities, all of which are other than trading. Changes in interest rates affect earnings by changing net interest income and the level of other interest-sensitive income and operating expenses. In addition, variations in interest rates affect the underlying economic value of our assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet items.

 

Asset and Liability Management

 

FNCB manages these objectives through its Asset and Liability Management Committee (“ALCO”) and its Rate and Liquidity and Investment Committees, which consist of certain members of senior management and certain members of the finance department. Members of the committees meet regularly to develop balance sheet strategies affecting the future level of net interest income, liquidity and capital.  The major objectives of ALCO are to:

 

 

manage exposure to changes in the interest rate environment by limiting the changes in net interest margin to an acceptable level within a reasonable range of interest rates;

 

ensure adequate liquidity and funding;

 

maintain a strong capital base; and

 

maximize net interest income opportunities.

 

ALCO monitors FNCB’s exposure to changes in net interest income over both a one-year planning horizon and a longer-term strategic horizon. ALCO uses net interest income simulations and economic value of equity (“EVE”) simulations as the primary tools in measuring and managing FNCB’s position and considers balance sheet forecasts, our liquidity position, the economic environment, anticipated direction of interest rates and FNCB’s earnings sensitivity to changes in these rates in its modeling. In addition, ALCO has established policy tolerance limits for acceptable negative changes in net interest income. Furthermore, as part of its ongoing monitoring, ALCO has been enhanced to require periodic back testing of modeling results, which involves after-the-fact comparisons of projections with FNCB’s actual performance to measure the validity of assumptions used in the modeling techniques.

 

Earnings at Risk and Economic Value at Risk Simulations

 

Earnings at Risk

 

Earnings-at-risk simulation measures the change in net interest income and net income under various interest rate scenarios. Specifically, given the current market rates, ALCO looks at “earnings at risk” to determine anticipated changes in net interest income from a base case scenario with scenarios of +200, +400, and -100 basis points for simulation purposes. The simulation takes into consideration that not all assets and liabilities re-price equally and simultaneously with market rates (i.e., savings rate). 

 

Economic Value at Risk

 

While earnings-at-risk simulation measures the short-term risk in the balance sheet, economic value (or portfolio equity) at risk measures the long-term risk by finding the net present value of the future cash flows from FNCB’s existing assets and liabilities. ALCO examines this ratio regularly, and given the current rate environment, has utilized rate shocks of +200, +400, and -100 basis points for simulation purposes. Management recognizes that, in some instances, this ratio may contradict the “earnings at risk” ratio.

 

While ALCO regularly performs a wide variety of simulations under various strategic balance sheet and treasury yield curve scenarios, the following results reflect FNCB’s sensitivity over the subsequent twelve months based on the following assumptions:

 

 

Asset and liability levels using June 30, 2016 as a starting point;

 

Cash flows are based on contractual maturity and amortization schedules with applicable prepayments derived from internal historical data and external sources; and

 

Cash flows are reinvested into similar instruments so as to keep interest-earning asset and interest-bearing liability levels constant.

 

 

 
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The following table illustrates the simulated impact of parallel and instantaneous interest rate shocks of +400 basis points, +200 basis points, and -100 basis points on net interest income and the change in economic value over a one-year time horizon from the June 30, 2016 levels:

 

   

Rates +200

   

Rates +400

   

Rates -100

 
   

Simulation Results

   

Policy Limit

   

Simulation Results

   

Policy Limit

   

Simulation Results

   

Policy Limit

 

Earnings at risk:

                                               

Percent change in net interest income

    (3.1% )     (10.0% )     (5.8% )     (20.0% )     (1.8% )     (5.0% )
                                                 

Economic value at risk:

                                               

Percent change in economic value of equity

    (5.4% )     (20.0% )     (11.0% )     (35.0% )     (7.3% )     (10.0% )

 

Under the model, FNCB’s net interest income and economic value of equity are expected to decrease 3.1% and 5.4%, respectively, under a +200 basis point interest rate shock. Model results at March 31, 2016 were comparable and indicated net interest income and economic value of equity were expected to decrease 3.6% and 8.6%, respectively, given a +200 basis point rate shock.    

 

This analysis does not represent a forecast for FNCB and should not be relied upon as being indicative of expected operating results. These simulations are based on numerous assumptions: the nature and timing of interest rate levels, prepayments on loans and securities, deposit decay rates, pricing decisions on loans and deposits, reinvestment/replacements of asset and liability cash flows, and other factors. While assumptions reflect current economic and local market conditions, FNCB cannot make any assurances as to the predictive nature of these assumptions, including changes in interest rates, customer preferences, competition and liquidity needs, or what actions ALCO might take in responding to these changes.

 

As previously mentioned, as part of its ongoing monitoring, ALCO requires periodic back testing of modeling results, which involves after-the-fact comparisons of projections with FNCB’s actual performance to measure the validity of assumptions used in the modeling techniques. As part of its quarterly review, management compared tax-equivalent net interest income recorded for the three months ended June 30, 2016 with tax-equivalent net interest income that was projected for the same three-month period. The variance between actual and projected tax-equivalent net interest income for the six-month period ended June 30, 2016 was $186 thousand, or 2.3%. Although the variance was deemed immaterial, ALCO performs a rate/volume analysis between actual and projected results in order to continue to improve the accuracy of it simulation models.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

In the normal course of operations, FNCB engages in a variety of financial transactions that, in accordance with U.S. GAAP, are not recorded in our consolidated financial statements or are recorded in amounts that differ from the notional amounts. These transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate, and liquidity risk. Such transactions are used for general corporate purposes or for customer needs. Corporate purpose transactions would be used to help manage credit, interest rate, and liquidity risk or to optimize capital. Customer transactions are used to manage customers’ requests for funding.

 

For the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2016, FNCB did not engage in any off-balance sheet transactions that would have or would be reasonably likely to have a material effect on its consolidated financial condition.

 

Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

There have been no material changes in FNCB’s exposure to market risk during the first six months of 2016.  For discussion of FNCB’s exposure to market risk, refer to Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk, contained in FNCB’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

 

 
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Item 4 — Controls and Procedures

 

FNCB’s management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of FNCB’s disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based on that evaluation, FNCB’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded FNCB’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2016.

 

There were no changes made to FNCB’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, FNCB’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II  Other Information

 

Item 1 — Legal Proceedings.

 

On May 24, 2012, a putative shareholder filed a complaint in the Court of Common Pleas for Lackawanna County (“Shareholder Derivative Suit”) against certain present and former directors and officers of FNCB (the “Individual Defendants”) alleging, inter alia, breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, corporate waste, and unjust enrichment. FNCB was named as a nominal defendant. The parties to the Shareholder Derivative Suit commenced settlement discussions and on December 18, 2013, the Court entered an Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Proposed Settlement subject to notice to shareholders. On February 4, 2014, the Court issued a Final Order and Judgment for the matter granting approval of a Stipulation of Settlement (the “Settlement”) and dismissing all claims against FNCB and the Individual Defendants. As part of the Settlement, there was no admission of liability by the Individual Defendants. Pursuant to the Settlement, the Individual Defendants, without admitting any fault, wrongdoing or liability, agreed to settle the derivative litigation for $5.0 million. The $5.0 million Settlement payment was made to FNCB on March 28, 2014. The Individual Defendants reserved their rights to indemnification under FNCB’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, resolutions adopted by the Board, the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law and any and all rights they have against the Company’s and the Bank’s insurance carriers. In addition, in conjunction with the Settlement, FNCB accrued $2.5 million related to fees and costs of the plaintiff’s attorneys, which was included in non-interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2013. On April 1, 2014, FNCB paid the $2.5 million related to fees and costs of the plaintiff’s attorneys and partial indemnification of the Individual Defendants in the amount of $2.5 million, and as such, as of June 30, 2016 $2.5 million plus accrued interest remains accrued in other liabilities related to the potential indemnification of the Individual Defendants.

  

On September 5, 2012, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland (“F&D”) filed an action against the Company and the Bank, as well as several current and former officers and directors of FNCB, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. F&D has asserted a claim for the rescission of a directors’ and officers’ insurance policy and a bond that it had issued to FNCB. On November 9, 2012, the Company and the Bank answered the claim and asserted counterclaims for the losses and expenses already incurred by the Company and the Bank. FNCB and the other defendants are defending the claims and have opposed F&D’s requested relief by way of counterclaims, breaches of contract and bad faith claims against F&D for its failure to fulfill its obligations to the Company and the Bank under the insurance policy. At this time, the matter is in the discovery stage and FNCB cannot reasonably determine the outcome or potential range of loss, if any, in connection with this matter.

 

On August 13, 2013, Steven Antonik, individually, as Administrator of the Estate of Linda Kluska, William R. Howells, and Louise A. Howells, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, filed a consumer protection class action against the Company and Bank in the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas, seeking equitable, injunction and monetary relief to address an alleged pattern and practice of wrong doing by the Bank relating to the repossession and sale of the Plaintiffs’ and class members’ financed motor vehicles.  On December 17, 2015, the Honorable Margaret Moyle entered an Order outlining the primary terms of a tentative agreement to settle this matter, pending a finalized, more-detailed settlement agreement, class notice and a class fairness hearing, said Order covering both this matter and the matter involving Plaintiff Charles Saxe, III individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated. The primary terms of the tentative agreement to settle are 1) Defendants to pay the Plaintiffs’ class members, which the Defendants have stated are approximately 430 members, the total sum of $750,000; 2) Plaintiffs will release all claims against Defendants; 3) Defendants will remove to vacate any judgements against any class members arising from the vehicle loans that are the subject of these actions; 4) Defendants will remove the trade line on each class member’s credit report associated with the subject vehicle loans that are at issue in these actions for Experian, Equifax and TransUnion, providing Plaintiffs’ counsel with verification of such; 5) Defendants will verify that the aggregate amount received from class members by Defendants and its agents during the alleged unjust enrichment class period does not exceed $45,000; and 6) Defendants will waive the disputed deficiency balances relating to the subject loans of each class member and agree not to issue IRS Forms 1099-C in connection with these deficiency waivers or to sell, assign , or otherwise collect on the alleged deficiencies. The parties are currently negotiating a Class Action Agreement and Release to be submitted to the Court for preliminary approval.

 

 

 
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On September 17, 2013, Charles Saxe, III individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated filed a consumer class action against the Bank in the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas alleging violations of the Pennsylvania Uniform Commercial Code in connection with the repossession and resale of financed vehicles.  On December 17, 2015 the Honorable Margaret Moyle entered an Order outlining the primary terms of a tentative agreement to settle this matter, pending a finalized, more-detailed settlement agreement, class notice and a class fairness hearing, said Order covering both this matter and the matter involving Plaintiffs Steven Antonik, individually, as Administrator of the Estate of Linda Kluska, William R. Howells, and Louise A. Howells, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated. The primary terms of the tentative agreement to settle are 1) Defendants to pay the Plaintiffs’ class members, which the Defendants have stated are approximately 430 members, the total sum of $750,000; 2) Plaintiffs will release all claims against Defendants; 3) Defendants will remove to vacate any judgements against any class members arising from the vehicle loans that are the subject of these actions; 4) Defendants will remove the trade line on each class member’s credit report associated with the subject vehicle loans that are at issue in these actions for Experian, Equifax and TransUnion, providing Plaintiffs’ counsel with verification of such; 5) Defendants will verify that the aggregate amount received from class members by Defendants and its agents during the alleged unjust enrichment class period does not exceed $45,000; and 6) Defendants will waive the disputed deficiency balances relating to the subject loans of each class member and agree not to issue IRS Forms 1099-C in connection with these deficiency waivers or to sell, assign , or otherwise collect on the alleged deficiencies. The parties are currently negotiating a Class Action Agreement and Release to be submitted to the Court for preliminary approval.

 

FNCB has been subject to tax audits and is also a party to routine litigation involving various aspects of its business, such as employment practice claims, claims to enforce liens, condemnation proceedings on properties in which FNCB holds security interests, claims involving the making and servicing of real property loans and other issues incident to its business, none of which has or is expected to have a material adverse impact on the consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity of FNCB.

 

Item 1A — Risk Factors.

 

Management of FNCB does not believe there have been any material changes in the risk factors that were previously disclosed in FNCB’s Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2015.

 

Item 2 — Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

None.

 

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.

 

The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference.

 

EXHIBIT 3.1

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated May 19, 2010 — filed as Exhibit 3.1 to FNCB’s Current Report on Form 8-K on May 19, 2010, is hereby incorporated by reference.

   

EXHIBIT 3.2

Amended and Restated Bylaws — filed as Exhibit 3.2 to FNCB’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013, as filed on November 12, 2013, is hereby incorporated by reference.

   

EXHIBIT 4.1

Form of Common Stock Certificate — filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, as filed on November 10, 2014, is hereby incorporated by reference.

   

EXHIBIT 4.2

Form of Amended and Restated Subordinated Note — filed as Exhibit 4.2 to FNCB’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, as filed on August 7, 2015, is hereby incorporated by reference.

   

EXHIBIT 31.1*

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

   

EXHIBIT 31.2*

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

   

EXHIBIT 32.1**

Section 1350 Certification —Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

   
EXHIBIT 101.INS XBRL INSTANCE DOCUMENT
   
EXHIBIT 101.SCH XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION SCHEMA
   
EXHIBIT 101.CAL XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION CALCULATION LINKBASE
   
EXHIBIT 101.DEF  XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION DEFINITION LINKBASE
   
EXHIBIT 101.LAB XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION LABEL LINKBASE
   
EXHIBIT 101.PRE XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION PRESENTATION LINKBASE

 

* Filed herewith

** Furnished herewith

  

 

 
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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Registrant:  FIRST NATIONAL COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC.

 

Date: August 5, 2016

By:

/s/ Gerard A. Champi

 

Gerard A. Champi 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

   
   
   

Date: August 5, 2016

By:

/s/ James M. Bone, Jr.

 

James M. Bone, Jr., CPA

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Principal Financial Officer

   
   
   

Date: August 5, 2016

By:

/s/ Stephanie A. Westington

 

Stephanie A. Westington, CPA

 

Senior Vice President and Controller

 

Principal Accounting Officer

   

 

 

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