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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
   
þ Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010
or
   
o Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
For the transition period from                     to                    
Commission File Number:0-18415
Isabella Bank Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
   
Michigan 38-2830092
   
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 (I.R.S. Employer
identification No.)
   
401 N. Main St, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
   
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(989) 772-9471
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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.
þ Yes o 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 (Section 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).
o Yes o 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 “accelerated filer”, “large accelerated filer”, and “smaller reporting company”, in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check One).
       
Large accelerated filer o  Accelerated filer þ Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  Smaller reporting company o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). o Yesþ No
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common Stock no par value, 7,544,191 as of July 19, 2010
 
 

 


 


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1 — Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in thousands)
         
  June 30  December 31 
  2010  2009 
ASSETS
        
Cash and cash equivalents
        
Cash and demand deposits due from banks
 $17,167  $17,342 
Interest bearing balances due from banks
  13,945   5,364 
 
      
Total cash and cash equivalents
  31,112   22,706 
Certificates of deposit held in other financial institutions
  14,199   7,156 
Trading securities
  7,223   13,563 
Investment securities available-for-sale (amortized cost of $261,524 in 2010 and $258,585 in 2009)
  267,942   259,066 
Mortgage loans available-for-sale
  464   2,281 
Loans
        
Agricultural
  70,527   64,845 
Commercial
  348,403   340,274 
Installment
  32,053   32,359 
Residential real estate mortgage
  276,068   285,838 
 
      
Total loans
  727,051   723,316 
Less allowance for loan losses
  13,018   12,979 
 
      
Net loans
  714,033   710,337 
Premises and equipment
  24,775   23,917 
Corporate owned life insurance policies
  17,116   16,782 
Accrued interest receivable
  5,312   5,832 
Acquisition intangibles and goodwill, net
  47,257   47,429 
Equity securities without readily determinable fair values
  17,763   17,921 
Other assets
  15,145   16,954 
 
      
TOTAL ASSETS
 $1,162,341  $1,143,944 
 
      
 
        
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
        
Deposits
        
Noninterest bearing
 $101,101  $96,875 
NOW accounts
  128,509   128,111 
Certificates of deposit under $100 and other savings
  403,768   389,644 
Certificates of deposit over $100
  191,435   188,022 
 
      
Total deposits
  824,813   802,652 
Borrowed funds ($12,751 in 2010 and $17,804 in 2009 at fair value)
  183,890   193,101 
Accrued interest and other liabilities
  7,359   7,388 
 
      
Total liabilities
  1,016,062   1,003,141 
 
      
Shareholders’ equity
        
Common stock — no par value 15,000,000 shares authorized; outstanding —7,545,191 (including 17,711 shares to be issued) in 2010 and 7,535,193 (including 30,626 shares to be issued) in 2009
  133,829   133,443 
Shares to be issued for deferred compensation obligations
  4,391   4,507 
Retained earnings
  6,434   4,972 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
  1,625   (2,119)
 
      
Total shareholders’ equity
  146,279   140,803 
 
      
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 $1,162,341  $1,143,944 
 
      
See notes to interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

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INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in thousands except per share data)
                         
          Shares to be           
  Common      Issued for      Accumulated    
  Stock      Deferred      Other    
  Shares  Common  Compensation  Retained  Comprehensive    
  Outstanding  Stock  Obligations  Earnings  (Loss) Income  Totals 
Balances, January 1, 2009
  7,518,856  $133,602  $4,015  $2,428  $(5,569) $134,476 
Comprehensive income
           3,530   (259)  3,271 
Issuance of common stock
  46,778   1,133            1,133 
Common stock issued for deferred compensation obligations
  10,067   274   (144)        130 
Share based payment awards under equity compensation plan
        337         337 
Common stock purchased for deferred compensation obligations
     (488)           (488)
Common stock repurchased pursuant to publicly announced repurchase plan
  (64,883)  (1,343)           (1,343)
Cash dividends ($0.25 per share)
           (1,884)     (1,884)
 
                        
 
                  
Balances, June 30, 2009
  7,510,818  $133,178  $4,208  $4,074  $(5,828) $135,632 
 
                  
 
                        
Balances, January 1, 2010
  7,535,193  $133,443  $4,507  $4,972  $(2,119) $140,803 
Comprehensive income
           4,174   3,744   7,918 
Issuance of common stock
  59,197   1,529            1,529 
Common stock issued for deferred compensation obligations
  26,898   537   (448)        89 
Share based payment awards under equity compensation plan
        332         332 
Common stock purchased for deferred compensation obligations
     (254)           (254)
Common stock repurchased pursuant to publicly announced repurchase plan
  (76,097)  (1,426)           (1,426)
Cash dividends ($0.36 per share)
           (2,712)     (2,712)
 
                        
 
                  
Balances, June 30, 2010
  7,545,191  $133,829  $4,391  $6,434  $1,625  $146,279 
 
                  
See notes to interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

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INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in thousands except per share data)
                 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  June 30  June 30 
  2010  2009  2010  2009 
Interest income
                
Loans, including fees
 $11,651  $12,018  $23,168  $23,916 
Investment securities
                
Taxable
  1,346   1,083   2,625   2,370 
Nontaxable
  1,079   1,179   2,173   2,342 
Trading account securities
  86   179   191   385 
Federal funds sold and other
  110   46   214   165 
 
            
Total interest income
  14,272   14,505   28,371   29,178 
Interest expense
                
Deposits
  2,874   3,465   5,757   7,092 
Borrowings
  1,417   1,561   2,934   3,162 
 
            
Total interest expense
  4,291   5,026   8,691   10,254 
 
            
Net interest income
  9,981   9,479   19,680   18,924 
Provision for loan losses
  1,056   1,535   2,263   3,007 
 
            
 
                
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
  8,925   7,944   17,417   15,917 
 
            
 
                
Noninterest income
                
Service charges and fees
  1,494   2,065   3,122   3,414 
Gain on sale of mortgage loans
  74   260   167   528 
Net (loss) gain on trading securities
  (37)  (57)  (38)  30 
Net (loss) gain on borrowings measured at fair value
  (3)  73   53   216 
Gain on sale of available-for-sale investment securities
     427   56   648 
Other
  342   363   677   652 
 
            
Total noninterest income
  1,870   3,131   4,037   5,488 
 
            
 
                
Noninterest Expenses
                
Compensation and benefits
  4,565   4,720   9,160   9,396 
Occupancy
  557   548   1,119   1,077 
Furniture and equipment
  1,082   1,013   2,113   2,029 
FDIC insurance premiums
  313   415   619   1,300 
Other
  1,758   1,772   3,618   3,710 
 
            
Total noninterest expenses
  8,275   8,468   16,629   17,512 
 
            
Income before federal income tax expense
  2,520   2,607   4,825   3,893 
Federal income tax expense
  369   406   651   363 
 
            
NET INCOME
 $2,151  $2,201  $4,174  $3,530 
 
            
 
                
Earnings per share
                
Basic
 $0.29  $0.29  $0.55  $0.47 
 
            
Diluted
 $0.28  $0.29  $0.54  $0.46 
 
            
 
                
Cash dividends per basic share
 $0.18  $0.13  $0.36  $0.25 
 
            
See notes to interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

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INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands)
                 
  Three months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  June 30  June 30 
  2010  2009  2010  2009 
Net income
 $2,151  $2,201  $4,174  $3,530 
 
            
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities:
                
Unrealized holding gains (losses) arising during the period
  4,633   (1,240)  5,993   (618)
Reclassification adjustment for net realized gains included in net income
     (427)  (56)  (648)
 
            
Net unrealized gains (losses)
  4,633   (1,667)  5,937   (1,266)
Tax effect
  (1,704)  812   (2,193)  1,007 
 
            
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
  2,929   (855)  3,744   (259)
 
            
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 $5,080  $1,346  $7,918  $3,271 
 
            
See notes to interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

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INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands)
         
  Six Months Ended 
  June 30 
  2010  2009 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
        
Net income
 $4,174  $3,530 
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operations:
        
Provision for loan losses
  2,263   3,007 
Impairment of foreclosed assets
  90   34 
Depreciation
  1,235   1,166 
Amortization and impairment of originated mortgage servicing rights
  283   483 
Amortization of acquisition intangibles
  172   191 
Net amortization of available-for-sale investment securities
  442   364 
Realized gain on sale of available-for-sale investment securities
  (56)  (648)
Net unrealized losses (gains) on trading securities
  38   (30)
Net unrealized gains on borrowings measured at fair value
  (53)  (216)
Increase in cash value of corporate owned life insurance policies
  (292)  (313)
Realized gain on redemption of corporate owned life insurance policies
  (21)   
Share-based payment awards under equity compensation plan
  332   337 
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities which provided (used) cash:
        
Trading securities
  6,302   5,694 
Mortgage loans available-for-sale
  1,817   (1,806)
Accrued interest receivable
  520   782 
Other assets
  (593)  (1,392)
Accrued interest and other liabilities
  (29)  1,660 
 
      
Net cash provided by operating activities
  16,624   12,843 
 
      
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
        
Net change in certificates of deposit held in other financial institutions
  (7,043)  (4,452)
Activity in available-for-sale securities
        
Maturities, calls, and sales
  36,924   98,274 
Purchases
  (40,249)  (69,339)
Loan principal (originations) collections, net
  (7,627)  5,764 
Proceeds from sales of foreclosed assets
  1,662   2,494 
Purchases of premises and equipment
  (2,093)  (1,715)
Purchases of corporate owned life insurance policies
  (175)   
Proceeds from the redemption of corporate owned life insurance policies
  154    
 
      
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
  (18,447)  31,026 
 
      
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
        
Net increase (decrease) in deposits
  22,161   (2,797)
Net decrease in other borrowed funds
  (9,158)  (43,563)
Cash dividends paid on common stock
  (2,712)  (1,884)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
  1,081   989 
Common stock repurchased
  (889)  (1,069)
Common stock purchased for deferred compensation obligations
  (254)  (488)
 
      
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
  10,229   (48,812)
 
      
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
  8,406   (4,943)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
  22,706   22,979 
 
      
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
 $31,112  $18,036 
 
      
Supplemental cash flows information:
        
Interest paid
 $8,744  $10,405 
Federal income taxes paid
  136    
Transfer of loans to foreclosed assets
  1,668   1,390 
See notes to interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ISABELLA BANK CORPORATION
NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2010. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Corporation’s annual report for the year ended December 31, 2009.
All amounts except share and per share amounts have been rounded to the nearest thousand ($000) in this report.
The accounting policies are the same as those discussed in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Corporation’s annual report for the year ended December 31, 2009.
NOTE 2 — RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
FASB ASC Topic 310, “Receivables.” In April 2010, ASC Topic 310 was amended by Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2010-18, “Effect of a Loan Modification When the Loan Is Part of a Pool That Is Accounted for as a Single Asset—(a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task”), to clarify that individual loans accounted for within pools are not to be removed from the pool solely as a result of modifications to the loan (including troubled debt restructurings). The new guidance is effective for interim and annual periods ending on or after July 15, 2010 and is not anticipated to have a significant impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.
In July 2010, ASC Topic 310 was amended by ASU No. 2010-20, “Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses” to provide financial statement users greater transparency about the Corporation’s allowance for loan losses and the credit quality of its financing receivables. Existing disclosures are amended that will require the Corporation to provide the following disclosure about its loan portfolio on a disaggregated basis: (1) a rollforward schedule of the allowance for loan losses from the beginning of the reporting period to the end of a reporting period on a portfolio segment basis, with the ending balance further disaggregated on the basis of the impairment method, (2) for each disaggregated ending balance in item (1), the related recorded investment in loans, (3) the nonaccrual status of loans by class of loans, and (4) impaired loans by class of loans.
The amendments in this update will require the Corporation to provide the following additional disclosures about its loans: (1) credit quality indicators of financing receivables at the end of the reporting period by class of loans, (2) the aging of past due loans at the end of the reporting period by class of loans, (3) the nature and extent of troubled debt restructurings that occurred during the period by class of loans and their effect on the allowance for loan losses, (4) the nature and extent of financing receivables modified within the previous 12 months that defaulted during the period by class of financing receivables and their effect on the allowance for loan losses and (5) significant purchases and sales of loans during the period disaggregated by portfolio segment. The new disclosures as of the end of a reporting period are effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending on or after December 15, 2010. The new disclosures about activity that occurs during a reporting period are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2010. The new guidance is expected to significantly expand the Corporation’s consolidated financial statement disclosures.
FASB ASC Topic 715, “Compensation — Retirement Benefits.” In January 2010, ASC Topic 715 was amended by Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-06, “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements”, to change the terminology for major categories of assets to classes of assets to correspond with the amendments to ASC Topic 820 (see below). The new guidance was effective for interim and annual periods ending on or after January 1, 2010 and had no impact on the Corporation’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
FASB ASC Topic 810, “Consolidation.” New authoritative accounting guidance under ASC Topic 810 amends prior guidance to change how a company determines when an entity that is insufficiently capitalized or is not controlled through voting (or similar rights) should be consolidated. The determination of whether a company is required to consolidate an entity is based on, among other

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factors, an entity’s purpose and design and a company’s ability to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance. The new authoritative accounting guidance requires additional disclosures about the reporting entity’s involvement with variable interest entities and any significant changes in risk exposure due to that involvement as well as its affect on the entity’s financial statements. The new authoritative accounting guidance under ASC Topic 810 was effective January 1, 2010 and had no impact on the Corporation’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.” In January 2010, ASC Topic 820 was amended by ASU No. 2010-06, to add new disclosures for: (1) Significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and the reasons for the transfers and (2) Presenting separately information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements for Level 3 fair value instruments (as opposed to reporting activity as net).
ASU No. 2010-06 also clarifies existing disclosures by requiring reporting entities to provide fair value measurement disclosures for each class of assets and liabilities and to provide disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements.
The new authoritative guidance was effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2010 except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the rollforward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, which will be effective January 1, 2011. The new guidance did not, and is not anticipated to, have a significant impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.
FASB ASC Topic 860, “Transfers and Servicing.” New authoritative accounting guidance under ASC Topic 860 amends prior accounting guidance to enhance reporting about transfers of financial assets, including securitizations, and where companies have continuing exposure to the risks related to transferred financial assets. The new authoritative accounting guidance eliminates the concept of a “qualifying special purpose entity” and changes the requirements for derecognizing financial assets. The new authoritative accounting guidance also requires additional disclosures about all continuing involvements with transferred financial assets including information about gains and losses resulting from transfers during the period. The new authoritative accounting guidance under ASC Topic 860 was effective January 1, 2010 and had no significant impact on the Corporation’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 3 — COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share represents income available to common shareholders divided by the weighted—average number of common shares outstanding during the period, which includes shares held in a Trust controlled by the Corporation. Diluted earnings per share reflects additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued, as well as any adjustments to income that would result from the assumed issuance. Potential common shares that may be issued by the Corporation relate solely to outstanding shares in the Corporation’s Deferred Director Fee Plan.
Earnings per common share have been computed based on the following:
                 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  June 30  June 30 
  2010  2009  2010  2009 
Average number of common shares outstanding for basic calculation
  7,544,629   7,518,185   7,542,693   7,518,471 
Potential effect of shares in the Deferred Director Fee Plan (1)
  185,950   196,522   184,178   195,630 
 
            
Average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate diluted earnings per common share
  7,730,579   7,714,707   7,726,871   7,714,101 
 
            
Net income
 $2,151  $2,201  $4,174  $3,530 
 
            
Earnings per share
                
Basic
 $0.29  $0.29  $0.55  $0.47 
 
            
Diluted
 $0.28  $0.29  $0.54  $0.46 
 
            
 
(1) Exclusive of shares held in a Trust controlled by the Corporation

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NOTE 4 — TRADING SECURITIES
Trading securities, at fair value, consist of the following investments at:
         
  June 30  December 31 
  2010  2009 
States and political subdivisions
 $7,223  $9,962 
Mortgage-backed
     3,601 
 
      
Total
 $7,223  $13,563 
 
      
Included in the net trading losses of $38 during the first six months 2010, was $60 of net trading losses on securities that relate to the Corporation’s trading portfolio as of June 30, 2010.
NOTE 5 — INVESTMENT SECURITIES
The amortized cost and fair value of investment securities available-for-sale, with gross unrealized gains and losses, are as follows at:
                 
  June 30, 2010 
      Gross  Gross    
  Amortized  Unrealized  Unrealized  Fair 
  Cost  Gains  Losses  Value 
Government sponsored enterprises
 $11,380  $38  $  $11,418 
States and political subdivisions
  144,950   4,672   146   149,476 
Auction rate money market preferred
  3,200      717   2,483 
Preferred stocks
  7,800      766   7,034 
Mortgage-backed
  74,159   2,661      76,820 
Collateralized mortgage obligations
  20,035   676      20,711 
 
            
Total
 $261,524  $8,047  $1,629  $267,942 
 
            
                 
  December 31, 2009 
      Gross  Gross    
  Amortized  Unrealized  Unrealized  Fair 
  Cost  Gains  Losses  Value 
Government sponsored enterprises
 $19,386  $127  $42  $19,471 
States and political subdivisions
  150,688   3,632   2,590   151,730 
Auction rate money market preferred
  3,200      227   2,973 
Preferred stocks
  7,800      746   7,054 
Mortgage-backed
  67,215   638   119   67,734 
Collateralized mortgage obligations
  10,296      192   10,104 
 
            
Total
 $258,585  $4,397  $3,916  $259,066 
 
            

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The Corporation had pledged investments in the following amounts at:
         
  June 30  December 31 
  2010  2009 
Pledged to secure other borrowed funds
 $99,199   41,612 
Pledged to secure repurchase agreements
  80,526   74,605 
Pledged for public deposits and for other purposes necessary or required by law
  19,710   20,054 
 
      
Total
 $199,435  $136,271 
 
      
The Corporation has no investment securities that are restricted to be pledged for specific purposes.
Despite a decline in borrowed funds of $9,211 since December 31, 2009, the Corporation increased the level of securities pledged to secure other borrowed funds and repurchase agreements by $63,508 since December 31, 2009. This additional pledging has enhanced the Corporation’s liquidity position as it allows for an increased availability of borrowed funds.
The amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale securities by contractual maturity at June 30, 2010 are as follows:
                         
  Maturing  Securities    
      After One  After Five      With    
      Year But  Years But      Variable    
  Within  Within  Within  After  Monthly    
  One Year  Five Years  Ten Years  Ten Years  Payments  Total 
Government sponsored enterprises
 $  $8,483  $2,897  $  $  $11,380 
States and political subdivisions
  9,272   37,815   65,174   32,689      144,950 
Auction rate money market preferred
           3,200      3,200 
Preferred stocks
           7,800      7,800 
Mortgage-backed
              74,159   74,159 
Collateralized mortgage obligations
              20,035   20,035 
 
                  
Total amortized cost
 $9,272  $46,298  $68,071  $43,689  $94,194  $261,524 
 
                  
Fair value
 $9,386  $47,867  $70,579  $42,579  $97,531  $267,942 
 
                  
Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers have the right to call or prepay obligations.
Because of their variable monthly payments, mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations are not reported by a specific maturity group.
A summary of the activity related to the sale of available-for-sale debt securities is as follows during the six month periods ended:
         
  June 30 
  2010  2009 
Proceeds from sales of securities
 $3,722  $32,204 
 
      
Gross realized gains
 $59  $648 
Gross realized losses
  (3)   
 
      
Net realized gains
 $56  $648 
 
      
Applicable income tax expense
 $(19) $(220)
 
      
The cost basis used to determine the realized gains or losses of securities sold was the amortized cost of the individual investment security as of the sale date.

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Information pertaining to available-for-sale securities with gross unrealized losses at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in continuous loss position, follows:
                     
  June 30, 2010 
  Less Than Twelve Months  Over Twelve Months    
  Gross      Gross      Total 
  Unrealized  Fair  Unrealized  Fair  Unrealized 
  Losses  Value  Losses  Value  Losses 
States and political subdivisions
 $84  $4,059  $62  $3,908  $146 
Auction rate money market preferred
        717   2,483   717 
Preferred stocks
        766   1,034   766 
 
               
Total
 $84  $4,059  $1,545  $7,425  $1,629 
 
               
Number of securities in an unrealized loss position:
      13       13   26 
 
                 
                     
  December 31, 2009 
  Less Than Twelve Months  Over Twelve Months    
  Gross      Gross      Total 
  Unrealized  Fair  Unrealized  Fair  Unrealized 
  Losses  Value  Losses  Value  Losses 
Government sponsored enterprises
 $42  $7,960  $  $  $42 
States and political subdivisions
  2,536   11,459   54   2,267   2,590 
Auction rate money market preferred
        227   2,973   227 
Preferred stocks
        746   3,054   746 
Mortgage-backed
  119   25,395         119 
Collateralized mortgage obligations
  192   10,104         192 
 
               
Total
 $2,889  $54,918  $1,027  $8,294  $3,916 
 
               
Number of securities in an unrealized loss position:
      39       8   47 
 
                 
The Corporation has invested $11,000 in auction rate money market preferred investment security instruments, which are classified as available-for-sale securities and reflected at estimated fair value. Due to credit market uncertainty, the trading for these securities has been limited. As a result of the limited trading of these securities, $7,800 converted to mandatorily redeemable preferred stock with debt like characteristics in 2009.
Due to the limited trading activity of these securities, the fair values were estimated utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. These analyses considered creditworthiness of the counterparty, the timing of expected future cash flows, and the current volume of trading activity. As of June 30, 2010, the Corporation held an auction rate money market preferred security and a preferred stock with a decline in fair value resulting from the security’s interest rate, as it is lower than the offering rates of securities with similar characteristics. Despite the limited trading of these securities, management has determined that any declines in the fair value of these securities are the result of changes in interest rates and not risks related to the underlying credit quality of the security. Management does not intend to sell the securities in an unrealized loss position, and it is more likely than not that the Corporation will not have to sell the securities before recovery of its cost basis.

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As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, management conducted an analysis to determine whether all securities currently in an unrealized loss position, including auction rate money market preferred securities and preferred stocks, should be considered other-than-temporarily-impaired (OTTI). Such analyses considered, among other factors, the following criteria:
  Has the value of the investment declined more than 20% based on a risk and maturity adjusted discount rate?
 
  Is the investment credit rating below investment grade?
 
  Is it probable that the issuer will be unable to pay the amount when due?
 
  Is it more likely than not that the Corporation will not have to sell the security before recovery of its cost basis?
 
  Has the duration of the investment been extended by more than 7 years?
Based on the Corporation’s analysis using the above criteria, and the fact that management has asserted that it does not have the intent to sell these securities in an unrealized loss position and that it is more likely than not the Corporation will not have to sell the securities before recovery of its cost basis, management does not believe that the values of any securities are other-than-temporarily impaired as of June 30, 2010 or December 31, 2009.
NOTE 6 —LOANS
A summary of changes in the allowance for loan losses follows:
         
  2010  2009 
Allowance for loan losses — January 1
 $12,979  $11,982 
Loans charged off
  (2,969)  (3,686)
Recoveries
  745   749 
Provision charged to income
  2,263   3,007 
 
      
Allowance for loan losses — June 30
 $13,018  $12,052 
 
      
The following is a summary of information pertaining to impaired loans as of:
         
  June 30  December 31 
  2010  2009 
Impaired loans with a valuation allowance
 $1,925  $3,757 
Impaired loans without a valuation allowance
  10,213   8,897 
Total impaired loans
 $12,138  $12,654 
 
      
 
        
Valuation allowance related to impaired loans
 $352  $612 
 
      
The following is a summary of the year to date average balance and interest income recognized on impaired loans through:
         
  June 30  June 30 
  2010  2009 
Year to date average investment in impaired loans
 $12,546  $12,259 
 
      
Year to date interest income recognized on impaired loans
 $168  $81 
 
      
No additional funds are committed to be advanced in connection with impaired loans.

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NOTE 7 — EQUITY SECURITIES WITHOUT READILY DETERMINABLE FAIR VALUES
Included in equity securities without readily determinable fair values are restricted securities, which are carried at cost, and investments in nonconsolidated entities accounted for under the equity method of accounting.
Equity securities without readily determinable fair values consist of the following as of:
         
  June 30  December 31 
  2010  2009 
Federal Home Loan Bank Stock
 $7,960  $7,960 
Investment in CT/IBT Title Agency, LLC
  6,629   6,782 
Federal Reserve Bank Stock
  1,879   1,879 
Investment in Valley Financial Corporation
  1,000   1,000 
Other
  295   300 
 
      
Total
 $17,763  $17,921 
 
      
NOTE 8 — BORROWED FUNDS
Borrowed funds consist of the following obligations as of:
         
  June 30  December 31 
  2010  2009 
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 $118,751  $127,804 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase without stated maturity dates
  45,139   37,797 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase with stated maturity dates
  20,000   20,000 
Federal Reserve Bank discount window advance
     7,500 
 
      
 
 $183,890  $193,101 
 
      
NOTE 9 — OTHER NONINTEREST EXPENSES
A summary of expenses included in other noninterest expenses are as follows for the three and six month periods ended June 30:
                 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  June 30  June 30 
  2010  2009  2010  2009 
Marketing and community relations
 $272  $241  $660  $438 
Audit and SOX compliance fees
  101   66   346   253 
Directors fees
  236   237   445   458 
Foreclosed asset and collection
  155   263   354   427 
Education and travel
  98   88   212   166 
Printing and supplies
  101   86   197   306 
Amortization of deposit premium
  86   96   172   191 
Postage and freight
  100   115   183   242 
Legal fees
  115   93   198   210 
Consulting fees
  54   45   100   95 
All other
  440   442   751   924 
 
            
Total other
 $1,758  $1,772  $3,618  $3,710 
 
            

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NOTE 10 — FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
The reconciliation of the provision for federal income taxes and the amount computed at the federal statutory tax rate of 34% of income before federal income tax expense is as follows for the three and six month periods ended June 30:
                 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  June 30  June 30 
  2010  2009  2010  2009 
Income taxes at 34% statutory rate
 $857  $886  $1,641  $1,324 
Effect of nontaxable income
  (496)  (491)  (1,001)  (980)
Effect of nondeductible expenses
  8   11   11   19 
 
            
Federal income tax expense
 $369  $406  $651  $363 
 
            
Included in other comprehensive income for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010 are unrealized gains and losses related to auction rate preferred stock investment securities and preferred stocks. For federal income tax purposes, these securities are considered equity investments for which no deferred federal income taxes are expected or recorded.
NOTE 11 — DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN
The Corporation has a non contributory defined benefit pension plan, which was curtailed effective March 1, 2007. As a result of the curtailment, future salary increases are no longer considered and plan benefits are based on years of service and the employees’ five highest consecutive years of compensation out of the last ten years of service through March 1, 2007. The Corporation contributed $47 to the pension plan in the six month period ended June 30, 2010. The Corporation made no contributions to the pension plan in the six month period ended June 30, 2009. The Corporation does not anticipate any further contributions to the plan in 2010.
Following are the components of net periodic benefit cost for the three and six month periods ended June 30:
                 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  June 30  June 30 
  2010  2009  2010  2009 
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
 $133  $126  $266  $252 
Expected return on plan assets
  (123)  (131)  (246)  (262)
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial net loss
  39   42   77   85 
 
            
Net periodic benefit cost
 $49  $37  $97  $75 
 
            

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NOTE 12 —FAIR VALUE
Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Faidy Value in their Entirety on a Recurring Basis
Disclosure of the estimated fair values of financial instruments, which differ from carrying values, often requires the use of estimates. In cases where quoted market values in an active market are not available, the Corporation uses present value techniques and other valuation methods to estimate the fair values of its financial instruments. These valuation methods require considerable judgment and the resulting estimates of fair value can be significantly affected by the assumptions made and methods used.
The carrying amount and estimated fair value of financial instruments not recorded at fair value in their entirety on a recurring basis on the Corporation’s consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
                 
  June 30, 2010  December 31, 2009 
  Estimated  Carrying  Estimated  Carrying 
  Fair Value  Value  Fair Value  Value 
ASSETS
                
Cash and demand deposits due from banks
 $31,112  $31,112  $22,706  $22,706 
Certicates of deposit held in other financial institutions
  14,318   14,199   7,156   7,156 
Trading securities
  7,223   7,223   13,563   13,563 
Investment securities available-for-sale
  267,942   267,942   259,066   259,066 
Mortgage loans available-for-sale
  474   464   2,294   2,281 
Net loans
  716,140   714,033   719,604   710,337 
Corporate owned life insurance policies
  17,116   17,116   16,782   16,782 
Accrued interest receivable
  5,312   5,312   5,832   5,832 
Equity securities without readily determinable fair values
  17,763   17,763   17,921   17,921 
Originated mortgage servicing rights
  2,573   2,535   2,620   2,620 
 
                
LIABILITIES
                
Deposits with no stated maturities
  395,221   395,221   382,006   382,006 
Deposits with stated maturities
  432,414   429,592   424,048   420,646 
Borrowed funds
  188,392   183,890   195,179   193,101 
Accrued interest payable
  1,090   1,090   1,143   1,143 

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Financial Instruments Recorded at Fair Value
The Corporation utilizes fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. Securities available-for-sale, trading securities, and certain liabilities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Additionally, from time to time, the Corporation may be required to record other assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, such as mortgage loans available-for-sale, impaired loans, foreclosed assets, originated mortgage servicing rights and certain other assets and liabilities. These nonrecurring fair value adjustments typically involve the application of lower of cost or market accounting or write downs of individual assets.
Fair Value Hierarchy
Under fair value measurement and disclosure authoritative guidance, the Corporation groups assets and liabilities measured at fair value into three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded, and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value, based on the prioritization of inputs in the valuation techniques. These levels are:
 Level 1:  
Valuation is based upon quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets.
 
 Level 2:  
Valuation is based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market.
 
 Level 3:  
Valuation is generated from model based techniques that use at least one significant assumption not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
The asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

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The tables below present the recorded amount of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on:
                         
  June 30, 2010  December 31, 2009 
Description Total  (Level 2)  (Level 3)  Total  (Level 2)  (Level 3) 
Recurring items
                        
Trading securities
                        
States and political subdivisions
 $7,223  $7,223  $  $9,962  $9,962  $ 
Mortgage-backed
           3,601   3,601    
 
                  
Total trading securities
  7,223   7,223      13,563   13,563    
 
                  
Available-for-sale investment securities
                        
Government sponsored enterprises
  11,418   11,418      19,471   19,471    
States and political subdivisions
  149,476   149,476      151,730   151,730    
Auction rate money market preferred
  2,483      2,483   2,973      2,973 
Preferred stock
  7,034      7,034   7,054      7,054 
Mortgage-backed
  76,820   76,820      67,734   67,734    
Collateralized mortgage obligations
  20,711   20,711      10,104   10,104    
 
                  
Total available-for-sale investment securities
  267,942   258,425   9,517   259,066   249,039   10,027 
Borrowed funds
  12,751   12,751      17,804   17,804    
Nonrecurring items
                        
Impaired loans
  12,138      12,138   12,654      12,654 
Foreclosed assets
  1,073   1,073      1,157   1,157    
Originated mortgage servicing rights
  1,829   1,829      2,620   2,620    
 
                  
 
 $302,956  $281,301  $21,655  $306,864  $284,183  $22,681 
 
                  
 
                        
Percent of assets and liabilities measured at fair value
      92.85%  7.15%      92.61%  7.39%
 
                  
As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Corporation had no assets or liabilities measured utilizing Level 1 valuation techniques.
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies and key inputs used to measure financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value, as well as a description of the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate fair value disclosures for financial instruments not recorded at fair value in their entirety on a recurring basis. For financial assets and liabilities recorded at fair value, the description includes an indication of the level of the fair value hierarchy in which the assets or liabilities are classified.
Cash and demand deposits due from banks: The carrying amounts of cash and short term investments, including Federal funds sold approximate fair values.
Certificates of deposit held in other financial institutions: Interest bearing balances held in other financial institutions include certificates of deposit and other short term interest bearing balances that mature within 3 years. Fair value is determined using prices for similar assets with similar characteristics.
Investment securities: Investment securities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Level 2 fair value measurement is based upon quoted prices, if available. If quoted prices are not available, fair values are measured using independent pricing models or other model based valuation techniques such as the present value of future cash flows, adjusted for the security’s credit rating, prepayment assumptions and other factors such as credit loss and liquidity assumptions. Level 2 securities include bonds issued by government sponsored enterprises, states and political subdivisions, and mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations issued by government sponsored enterprises.
Securities classified as Level 3 include securities in less liquid markets and include auction rate money market preferred securities and preferred stocks. Due to the limited trading activity of these securities, the fair values were estimated utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. These analyses considered creditworthiness of the counterparty, the timing of expected future cash flows, and the current volume of trading activity. The discount rates used were determined by using the interest

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rates of similarly rated financial institutions debt based on the weighted average of a range of terms for corporate bond interest rates, which were obtained from published sources. All securities have call dates within the next two years, but final maturities in excess of 30 years. The Corporation calculated the present value assuming a 30 year non amortizing balloon using weighted average discount rates between 3.77% and 7.41% as of June 30, 2010.
Mortgage loans available-for-sale: Mortgage loans available-for-sale are carried at the lower of cost or market value. The fair value of mortgage loans available-for-sale is based on what price secondary markets are currently offering for portfolios with similar characteristics. As such, the Corporation classifies loans subjected to nonrecurring fair value adjustments as Level 2 valuation.
Loans: For variable rate loans with no significant change in credit risk, fair values are based on carrying values. Fair values for fixed rate loans are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, using interest rates currently being offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of similar credit quality. The resulting amounts are adjusted to estimate the effect of changes in the credit quality of borrowers since the loans were originated.
The Corporation does not record loans at fair value on a recurring basis. However, from time to time, a loan is considered impaired and a specific allowance for loan losses may be established. Loans for which it is probable that payment of interest and principal will be significantly different than the contractual terms of the original loan agreement are considered impaired. Once a loan is identified as impaired, management measures the estimated impairment. The fair value of impaired loans is estimated using one of several methods, including collateral value, market value of similar debt, enterprise value, liquidation value, or discounted cash flows. Those impaired loans not requiring an allowance represent loans for which the fair value of the expected repayments or collateral exceed the recorded investments in such loans.
The Corporation reviews the net realizable values of the underlying collateral for collateral dependent impaired loans on at least a quarterly basis for all loan types. To determine the collateral value, Management utilizes independent appraisals, broker price opinions, or internal evaluations. These valuations are reviewed to determine whether an additional discount should be applied given the age of market information that may have been considered as well as other factors such as costs to carry and sell an asset if it is determined that the collateral will be liquidated in connection with the ultimate settlement of the loan. The Corporation uses this valuation to determine if any charge offs or specific reserves are necessary. The Corporation may obtain new valuations in certain circumstances, including when there has been significant deterioration in the condition of the collateral, if the foreclosure process has begun, or if the existing valuation is deemed to be obsolete.
Impaired loans where an allowance is established based on the net realizable value of collateral require classification in the fair value hierarchy. The Corporation classifies adjustments to the carrying values of impaired loans as a nonrecurring Level 3 valuation.
Corporate owned life insurance policies: Corporate owned life insurance is reported at its cash surrender value, or the amount that can be currently realized, which approximates fair value.
Accrued interest: The carrying amounts of accrued interest approximate fair value.
Acquisition intangibles and goodwill: Acquisition intangibles and goodwill are subject to impairment testing. A projected cash flow valuation method is used in the completion of impairment testing. This valuation method requires a significant degree of management judgment. In the event the projected undiscounted net operating cash flows are less than the carrying value, the asset is recorded at fair value as determined by the valuation model. If the testing resulted in impairment, the Corporation would classify goodwill and other acquisition intangibles subjected to nonrecurring fair value adjustments as Level 3 valuation. During 2010 and 2009, there were no impairments recorded on goodwill and other acquisition intangibles.
Equity securities without readily determinable fair values: The Corporation has investments in equity securities without readily determinable fair values as well as investments in joint ventures. The assets are individually reviewed for impairment on an annual basis by comparing the carrying value to the estimated fair value. The lack of an independent source to validate fair value estimates, including the impact of future capital calls and transfer restrictions, is an inherent limitation in the valuation process. The Corporation classifies nonmarketable equity securities and its investments in joint ventures subjected to nonrecurring fair value adjustments as Level 3 valuation. During 2010 and 2009, there were no impairments recorded on equity securities without readily determinable fair values.
Foreclosed assets: Upon transfer from the loan portfolio, foreclosed assets are adjusted to and subsequently carried at the lower of carrying value or net realizable value. Net realizable value is based upon independent market prices, appraised values of the collateral, or management’s estimation of the value of the collateral and as such, the Corporation classifies foreclosed assets as nonrecurring

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Level 2 valuation. When management determines that the net realizable value of the collateral is further impaired below the appraised value but there is no observable market price, the Corporation records the foreclosed asset as a nonrecurring Level 3 valuation.
Originated mortgage servicing rights: Originated mortgage servicing rights are subject to impairment testing. A valuation model, which utilizes a discounted cash flow analysis using interest rates and prepayment speed assumptions currently quoted for comparable instruments and a discount rate determined by management, is used for impairment testing. If the valuation model reflects a value less than the carrying value, originated mortgage servicing rights are adjusted to fair value through a valuation allowance as determined by the model. As such, the Corporation classifies loan servicing rights subject to nonrecurring fair value adjustments as Level 2 valuation.
Deposits: Demand, savings, and money market deposits are, by definition, equal to the amount payable on demand at the reporting date (i.e., their carrying amounts). Fair values for variable rate certificates of deposit approximate their recorded carrying value. Fair values for fixed rate certificates of deposit are estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies interest rates currently being offered on certificates to a schedule of aggregated expected monthly maturities on time deposits.
Borrowed funds: The carrying amounts of federal funds purchased, borrowings under repurchase agreements, and other short-term borrowings maturing within ninety days approximate their fair values. The fair values of the Corporation’s borrowed funds are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses based on the Corporation’s current incremental borrowing arrangements.
The Corporation has elected to measure a portion of borrowed funds at fair value. These borrowings are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, with the fair value measurement estimated using discounted cash flow analysis based on the Corporation’s current incremental borrowings rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements. Changes in the fair value of these borrowings are included in noninterest income. As such, the Corporation classifies other borrowed funds as Level 2 valuation.
Commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit and undisbursed loans: Fair values for off balance sheet lending commitments are based on fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into consideration the remaining terms of the agreements and the counterparties’ credit standings. The Corporation does not charge fees for lending commitments; thus it is not practicable to estimate the fair value of these instruments.
The preceding methods described may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although the Corporation believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement.
The table below represents the activity in investment securities available-for-sale measured with Level 3 inputs on a recurring basis for the three and six month periods ended June 30:
                 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  June 30  June 30 
  2010  2009  2010  2009 
Level 3 inputs at beginning of period
 $9,894  $6,950  $10,027  $5,979 
Net unrealized (losses) gains
  (377)  725   (510)  1,696 
 
            
Level 3 inputs — June 30
 $9,517  $7,675  $9,517  $7,675 
 
            

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The changes in fair value of assets and liabilities recorded at fair value through earnings on a recurring basis and changes in assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, for which an impairment, or reduction of an impairment, was recognized in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, are summarized as follows:
                         
  Three Months Ended June 30 
  2010  2009 
  Trading Gains  Other Gains      Trading Gains  Other Gains    
Description and (Losses)  and (Losses)  Total  and (Losses)  and (Losses)  Total 
Recurring Items
                        
Trading securities
 $(37) $  $(37) $(57) $  $(57)
Other borrowed funds
     (3)  (3)     73   73 
Nonrecurring Items
                        
Foreclosed assets
     (13)  (13)     (34)  (34)
Originated mortgage servicing rights
     (185)  (185)     205   205 
 
                  
Total
 $(37) $(201) $(238) $(57) $244  $187 
 
                  
                         
  Six Months Ended June 30 
  2010  2009 
  Trading Gains  Other Gains      Trading Gains  Other Gains    
Description and (Losses)  and (Losses)  Total  and (Losses)  and (Losses)  Total 
Recurring items
                        
Trading securities
 $(38) $  $(38) $30  $  $30 
Borrowed funds
     53   53      216   216 
Nonrecurring items
                        
Foreclosed assets
     (90)  (90)     (34)  (34)
Originated mortgage servicing rights
     (149)  (149)     (8)  (8)
 
                  
Total
 $(38) $(186) $(224) $30  $174  $204 
 
                  
The activity in borrowings which the Corporation has elected to carry at fair value was as follows for the three and six month periods ended June 30:
                 
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  June 30  June 30 
  2010  2009  2010  2009 
Borrowings carried at fair value at beginning of period
 $17,748  $22,987  $17,804  $23,130 
Paydowns and maturities
  (5,000)  (5,001)  (5,000)  (5,001)
Net change in fair value
  3   (73)  (53)  (216)
 
            
Borrowings carried at fair value — June 30
 $12,751  $17,913  $12,751  $17,913 
 
            
 
                
Unpaid principal balance — June 30
 $12,154  $17,191  $12,154  $17,191 
 
            
The Corporation has elected to measure a portion of its borrowings under the fair value option. This election has allowed the Corporation to hedge against changes in the fair value of its trading securities. The individual borrowings elected to be measured under the fair value option are based on management’s assessment of the current and projected interest rate environment. There are no borrowings which are ineligible to be measured under the fair value option.
NOTE 13 — OPERATING SEGMENTS
The Corporation has determined that it has only one operating segment. The Corporation’s reportable segments are based on legal entities that account for at least 10% of net operating results. As of June 30, 2010 and 2009 and each of the three and six month periods then ended, the operations of Isabella Bank (the “Bank”) represented 90% or more of the Corporation’s total assets and operating results. Therefore, the Corporation has only one operating segment and no segment reporting is required.

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Item 2 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following is management’s discussion and analysis of the major factors that influenced Isabella Bank Corporation’s financial performance. This analysis should be read in conjunction with the Corporation’s 2009 annual report and with the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and notes, beginning on page 3 of this report.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A summary of the Corporation’s significant accounting policies is set forth in Note 1 of the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Corporation’s Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2009. Of these significant accounting policies, the Corporation considers its policies regarding the allowance for loan losses, acquisition intangibles (including goodwill), and the determination of the fair value of investment securities to be its most critical accounting policies.
The allowance for loan losses requires management’s most subjective and complex judgment. Changes in economic conditions can have a significant impact on the allowance for loan losses and, therefore, the provision for loan losses and results of operations. The Corporation has developed appropriate policies and procedures for assessing the appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses, recognizing that this process requires a number of assumptions and estimates with respect to its loan portfolio. The Corporation’s assessments may be impacted in future periods by changes in economic conditions, and the discovery of information with respect to borrowers which is not known to management at the time of the issuance of the consolidated financial statements. For additional discussion concerning the Corporation’s allowance for loan losses and related matters, see the Corporation’s 2009 Annual Report and the following discussion herein.
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the Corporation determine the fair value of the assets and liabilities of an acquired entity, and record their fair value on the date of acquisition. The Corporation employs a variety of measures in the determination of the fair value, including the use of discounted cash flow analysis, market appraisals, and projected future revenue streams. For certain items that management believes it has the appropriate expertise to determine the fair value, management may choose to use its own calculations of the value. In other cases, where the value is not easily determined, the Corporation consults with outside parties to determine the fair value of the identified asset or liability. Once valuations have been adjusted, the net difference between the price paid for the acquired entity and the value of its balance sheet, including identifiable intangibles, is recorded as goodwill. This goodwill is not amortized, but is tested for impairment on at least an annual basis.
The Corporation currently has both available-for-sale and trading investment securities that are carried at fair value. Changes in the fair value of available-for-sale investment securities are included as a component of other comprehensive income, while declines in the fair value of these securities below their cost that are other-than-temporary would be reflected as realized losses. The change in value of trading investment securities is included in current earnings. Management evaluates securities for indications of losses that are considered other-than-temporary, if any, on a regular basis. The market values for available-for-sale and trading investment securities are typically obtained from outside sources and applied to individual securities within the portfolio. The fair values of investment securities with illiquid markets are estimated by management utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis or other type of valuation adjustment methodology. These securities are also compared, when possible, to other securities with similar characteristics.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Executive Summary
Isabella Bank Corporation, as well as all other financial institutions in Michigan and across the entire country, continues to experience the negative impacts on its operations from the recent economic recession. This recession, which began in 2008, has resulted in historically high levels of loan delinquencies and nonaccrual loans, which have translated into increases in net loans charged off and foreclosed asset and collection expenses. Despite the current economic downturn, the Corporation continues to be profitable, with net income of $2,151 and $4,174 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010, respectively. The Corporation’s nonperforming loans represented 1.06% of total loans as of June 30, 2010 which declined from 1.28% as of December 31, 2009. The ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans for all banks in the Corporation’s peer group was 3.67% as of March 31, 2010 (June 30, 2010 peer group ratios are not yet available). The Corporation’s interest margins also continue to be strong, as the net yield on interest earning assets (on a fully tax equivalent basis) was 4.06% for the six months ended June 30, 2010.
New Branch Office
As part of the Corporation’s effort to expand its market area, it will be opening a new branch office in Midland, Michigan. The new location will expand the Corporation’s presence in the Midland area and is expected to be a source of both commercial and consumer loans and deposits.
Recent Legislation
The recently passed Health Care and Education Act of 2010 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could have a significant impact on the Corporation’s operating results in future periods. Aside from the potential increases in the Corporation’s health care costs, the implementation of the new rules and requirements is likely to require a substantial commitment from the Corporation’s management.
The recently passed Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act and Consumer Protection Act (“Act”) is very broad and complex legislation that puts in place a sweeping new financial services framework that is likely to have significant regulatory and legal consequences and will likely impact the Corporation’s future operating results. Implementation of the Act will require compliance with numerous new regulations, which will not only increase compliance and documentation costs, but also may lead to an increase in litigation risk.

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Selected Financial Data
The following table outlines the results of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009.
                 
  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
  June 30 June 30
  2010 2009 2010 2009
INCOME STATEMENT DATA
                
Net interest income
 $9,981  $9,479  $19,680  $18,924 
Provision for loan losses
  1,056   1,535   2,263   3,007 
Net income
  2,151   2,201   4,174   3,530 
PER SHARE DATA
                
Earnings per share
                
Basic
 $0.29  $0.29  $0.55  $0.47 
Diluted
  0.28   0.29   0.54   0.46 
Cash dividends per common share
  0.18   0.13   0.36   0.25 
Book value (at end of period)
  19.39   18.06   19.39   18.06 
RATIOS
                
Average primary capital to average assets
  13.07%  13.32%  13.32%  13.19%
Net income to average assets (annualized)
  0.74   0.79   0.72   0.63 
Net income to average equity (annualized)
  6.14   6.38   5.88   5.10 
Net income to average tangible equity (annualized)
  9.16   9.70   8.94   7.80 
Net Interest Income
Net interest income equals interest income less interest expense and is the primary source of income for the Corporation. Interest income includes loan fees of $499 and $902 for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010, respectively, as compared to $538 and $988 during the same periods in 2009. For analytical purposes, net interest income is adjusted to a “taxable equivalent” basis by adding the income tax savings from interest on tax exempt loans and securities, thus making year to year comparisons more meaningful.
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AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST RATE, AND NET INTEREST INCOME
The following schedules present the daily average amount outstanding for each major category of interest earning assets, nonearning assets, interest bearing liabilities, and noninterest bearing liabilities. This schedule also presents an analysis of interest income and interest expense for the periods indicated. All interest income is reported on a fully taxable equivalent (FTE) basis using a 34% tax rate. Non accruing loans, for the purpose of the following computations, are included in the average loan amounts outstanding. Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank restricted equity holdings are included in other.
The following table displays the results for the three month periods ended June 30:
                         
  2010  2009 
      Tax  Average      Tax  Average 
  Average  Equivalent  Yield\  Average  Equivalent  Yield\ 
  Balance  Interest  Rate  Balance  Interest  Rate 
INTEREST EARNING ASSETS
                        
Loans
 $725,881  $11,651   6.42% $723,854  $12,018   6.64%
Taxable investment securities
  153,588   1,346   3.51%  106,912   1,083   4.05%
Nontaxable investment securities
  118,100   1,697   5.75%  122,609   1,832   5.98%
Trading account securities
  8,714   121   5.55%  17,886   225   5.03%
Federal funds sold
           108      0.00%
Other
  38,044   110   1.16%  23,453   46   0.78%
 
                  
 
                        
Total earning assets
  1,044,327   14,925   5.72%  994,822   15,204   6.11%
 
NON EARNING ASSETS
                        
Allowance for loan losses
  (13,317)          (12,197)        
Cash and demand deposits due from banks
  15,878           21,984         
Premises and equipment
  24,577           23,880         
Accrued income and other assets
  89,310           86,794         
 
                      
Total assets
 $1,160,775          $1,115,283         
 
                      
 
                        
INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES
                        
Interest bearing demand deposits
 $133,501   35   0.10% $117,330   30   0.10%
Savings deposits
  169,036   96   0.23%  181,098   96   0.21%
Time deposits
  422,111   2,743   2.60%  390,936   3,339   3.42%
Borrowed funds
  181,445   1,417   3.12%  186,994   1,561   3.34%
 
                  
 
                        
Total interest bearing liabilities
  906,093   4,291   1.89%  876,358   5,026   2.29%
 
NONINTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES
                        
Demand deposits
  102,634           93,842         
Other
  11,938           7,121         
Shareholders’ equity
  140,110           137,962         
 
                      
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 $1,160,775          $1,115,283         
 
                      
Net interest income (FTE)
     $10,634          $10,178     
 
                      
 
                        
 
                      
Net yield on interest earning assets (FTE)
          4.07%          4.09%
 
                      

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The following table displays the results for the six month periods ended June 30:
                         
  2010  2009 
      Tax  Average      Tax  Average 
  Average  Equivalent  Yield /  Average  Equivalent  Yield / 
  Balance  Interest  Rate  Balance  Interest  Rate 
INTEREST EARNING ASSETS
                        
Loans
 $725,038  $23,168   6.39% $726,433  $23,916   6.58%
Taxable investment securities
  147,832   2,625   3.55%  114,891   2,370   4.13%
Nontaxable investment securities
  118,434   3,491   5.90%  122,102   3,641   5.96%
Trading account securities
  9,868   262   5.31%  19,244   477   4.96%
Federal funds sold
           1,684   1   0.12%
Other
  35,892   214   1.19%  23,824   164   1.38%
 
                  
 
                        
Total earning assets
  1,037,064   29,760   5.74%  1,008,178   30,569   6.06%
 
NON EARNING ASSETS
                        
Allowance for loan losses
  (13,356)          (12,133)        
Cash and demand deposits due from banks
  15,994           20,812         
Premises and equipment
  24,450           23,764         
Accrued income and other assets
  89,867           88,177         
 
                      
Total assets
 $1,154,019          $1,128,798         
 
                      
 
                        
INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES
                        
Interest bearing demand deposits
 $133,670   70   0.10% $118,160   63   0.11%
Savings deposits
  167,469   185   0.22%  180,214   198   0.22%
Time deposits
  419,571   5,502   2.62%  389,061   6,831   3.51%
Borrowed funds
  183,763   2,934   3.19%  202,372   3,162   3.12%
 
                  
 
                        
Total interest bearing liabilities
  904,473   8,691   1.92%  889,807   10,254   2.30%
 
NONINTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES
                        
Demand deposits
  98,097           93,661         
Other
  9,356           6,964         
Shareholders’ equity
  142,093           138,366         
 
                      
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 $1,154,019          $1,128,798         
 
                      
Net interest income (FTE)
     $21,069          $20,315     
 
                      
 
                        
 
                      
Net yield on interest earning assets (FTE)
          4.06%          4.03%
 
                      

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VOLUME AND RATE VARIANCE ANALYSIS
The following table sets forth the effect of volume and rate changes on interest income and expense for the periods indicated. For the purpose of this table, changes in interest due to volume and rate were determined as follows:
     Volume Variance — change in volume multiplied by the previous year’s rate.
  Rate Variance — change in the fully taxable equivalent (FTE) rate multiplied by the prior year’s volume.
The change in interest due to both volume and rate has been allocated to volume and rate changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each.
                         
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  June 30, 2010 Compared to  June 30, 2010 Compared to 
  June 30, 2009  June 30, 2009 
  Increase (Decrease) Due to  Increase (Decrease) Due to 
  Volume  Rate  Net  Volume  Rate  Net 
CHANGES IN INTEREST INCOME
                        
Loans
 $34  $(401) $(367) $(46) $(702) $(748)
Taxable investment securities
  424   (161)  263   616   (361)  255 
Nontaxable investment securities
  (66)  (69)  (135)  (108)  (42)  (150)
Trading account securities
  (125)  21   (104)  (247)  32   (215)
Federal funds sold
           (1)     (1)
Other
  36   28   64   74   (24)  50 
 
                  
Total changes in interest income
  303   (582)  (279)  288   (1,097)  (809)
 
                        
CHANGES IN INTEREST EXPENSE
                        
Interest bearing demand deposits
  4   1   5   8   (1)  7 
Savings deposits
  (7)  7      (14)  1   (13)
Time deposits
  250   (846)  (596)  504   (1,833)  (1,329)
Borrowed funds
  (45)  (99)  (144)  (296)  68   (228)
 
                  
Total changes in interest expense
  202   (937)  (735)  202   (1,765)  (1,563)
 
                  
Net change in interest margin (FTE)
 $101  $355  $456  $86  $668  $754 
 
                  
Despite the declines in interest rates over the last year (for both interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities), the Corporation has been able to maintain net interest margins in excess of 4.0%.
The Corporation anticipates that net interest margin yield will decline slightly during the remainder of 2010 due to the following factors:
 Based on the current economic conditions, management does not anticipate any changes in the target Fed Funds rate in the foreseeable future. As such, the Corporation does not anticipate significant, if any, changes in market rates. However, there is the potential for declines in rates earned on interest earning assets. Most of the potential declines would arise out of the Corporation’s investment portfolio, as securities, which are either called or matured during 2010, will likely be reinvested at significantly lower rates.
 
 Interest rates on residential mortgage loans remain at or near historical lows. This rate environment has led to strong consumer demand for fixed rate mortgage products which are generally sold to the secondary market. As a result, there has been a significant decline in three and five year balloon mortgages, which are held on the Corporation’s balance sheet. As these balloon mortgages have paid off, the proceeds from these loans have been reinvested (typically in the form of available-for-sale investment securities) at lower interest rates which has adversely impacted interest income.

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  Loan growth has been minimal in the first six months of 2010. Average loans to assets were 62.8% in the first six months of 2010 as compared to 64.3% in 2009, a 1.5% decline. The decline represents a shift of assets from higher yielding loans into investments.
 
  While the Corporation’s liability sensitive balance sheet has allowed it to benefit from decreases in interest rates, it also makes the Corporation sensitive to increases in deposit and borrowing rates. As part of the Corporation’s goal to minimize the potential negative impacts of possible increases in future interest rates, management is actively working to lengthen the terms of its interest bearing liabilities. This lengthening has increased the Corporation’s cost of funding, reducing net interest income in the short term.
 
  In an effort to reduce the potential long term negative impact of increases in rates paid on interest bearing liabilities, the Corporation will continue to grow its balance sheet through the acquisition of investment securities. These investments will be funded through deposit growth and wholesale borrowings. The net interest margin generated by the purchase of these investments is anticipated to be less than 2.0%, lowering the net FTE yield, but providing additional net interest income.
Allowance for Loan Losses
The viability of any financial institution is ultimately determined by its management of credit risk. Loans outstanding represent the Corporation’s single largest concentration of risk. The allowance for loan losses is management’s estimation of potential losses inherent in the existing loan portfolio. Factors used to evaluate the loan portfolio, and thus to determine the current charge to expense, include recent loan loss history, financial condition of borrowers, amount of nonperforming and impaired loans, overall economic conditions and other factors. The following table summarizes the Corporation’s charge off and recovery activity for the six month periods ended June 30:
             
  2010  2009  Variance 
Allowance for loan losses — January 1
 $12,979  $11,982  $997 
Loans charged off
            
Commercial and agricultural
  1,144   2,226   (1,082)
Real estate mortgage
  1,589   1,028   561 
Consumer
  236   432   (196)
 
         
Total loans charged off
  2,969   3,686   (717)
Recoveries
            
Commercial and agricultural
  291   388   (97)
Real estate mortgage
  302   169   133 
Consumer
  152   192   (40)
 
         
Total recoveries
  745   749   (4)
 
         
Net loans charged off
  2,224   2,937   (713)
Provision for loan losses
  2,263   3,007   (744)
 
         
Allowance for loan losses — June 30
 $13,018  $12,052  $966 
 
         
 
            
Year to date average loans outstanding
 $725,038  $726,433  $(1,395)
 
         
Net loans charged off to average loans outstanding
  0.31%  0.40%  -0.10%
 
         
 
            
Total amount of loans outstanding
 $727,051  $725,294  $1,757 
 
         
Allowance for loan losses as a % of loans
  1.79%  1.66%  0.13%
 
         
In the past two years, residential real estate values in the Corporation’s market areas have declined 20% to 40%. These declines are the result of increases in the inventory of unsold homes. This increased inventory is partially the result of the inability of potential home buyers to obtain financing due to the tightening of loan underwriting criteria by many financial institutions, brokers and government sponsored agencies. While the Corporation has maintained traditional lending standards, the decline in real estate values has had an adverse impact on customers who are experiencing financial difficulties. Historically, customers who experienced difficulties were able to sell their properties for more than the loan balance owed. The steep decline in real estate values has diminished homeowner equity and led borrowers who are experiencing financial difficulties to default on their mortgage loans.

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The Corporation originates and sells fixed rate residential real estate mortgages to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). The Corporation has not originated loans for either trading or its own portfolio that would be classified as subprime, nor has it originated adjustable rate mortgages or financed loans for more than 80% of market value unless insured by private third party insurance.
As shown in the preceding table, when comparing the first six months of 2010 to the same period in 2009, net loans charged off decreased by $713. This improvement allowed the Corporation to reduce its provision for loan losses in 2010 as compared to 2009. While there have been marked improvements in the level of net loans charged off and nonperforming assets, which has contributed to the Corporation’s ability to reduce its provision for loan losses, the overall local, regional and national economies have yet to show consistent improvement.
The following table summarizes the Corporation’s restructured loans as of:
RESTRUCTURED LOANS
             
  June 30  December 31    
  2010  2009  Change 
Complying with modified terms
 $5,445  $3,540  $1,905 
Past due 30-89 days
  233   1,011   (778)
Past due 90 days or more
     426   (426)
 
         
Total restructured loans
 $5,678  $4,977  $701 
 
         
 
            
Restructured loans accruing interest
 $2,046  $2,116  $(70)
Restructured loans in nonaccrual status
  3,632   2,861   771 
 
         
Total restructured loans
 $5,678  $4,977  $701 
 
         
The Corporation has taken aggressive actions to avoid foreclosures on borrowers who are willing to work with the Corporation in modifying their loans, thus making them more affordable. These actions have led to a decline in nonperforming loans and an increase in restructured loans since year end. These loan restructurings have allowed borrowers to develop a payment structure that will allow them to continue making payments in lieu of foreclosure. Restructured loans may be placed back on accrual after six months of performance.
To be classified as a restructured loan, the concessions granted to a customer must meet any one of the following criteria:
 1. Reduction of the stated interest rate for the remaining original life of the debt.
 
 2. Extension of the amortization period beyond typical lending guidelines.
 
 3. Reduction of the face amount or maturity amount.
 
 4. Reduction of accrued interest.
The following table displays the results of the Corporation’s efforts related to loans restructured since December 31, 2008:
                         
  Successful  Unsuccessful  Total 
  Number of  Amount of  Number of  Amount of  Number of  Amount of 
  Loans  Loans  Loans  Loans  Loans  Loans 
Reduction in interest rate
  2  $275   1  $132   3  $407 
Extension of amortization
  24   3,895   1   57   25   3,952 
Reduction in interest rate and extension of amortization
  28   3,950         28   3,950 
 
                  
 
  54  $8,120   2  $189   56  $8,309 
 
                  
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While the Corporation has restructured $8,309 of loans since December 31, 2008 it had $5,678 of loans classified as restructured as of June 30, 2010. The reduction in the balance is a reflection of the success of the Corporation’s efforts to work with customers to modify the terms of their loan agreements, which allows them to comply with the modified terms, allowing the loans to be removed from restructured loan status after at least six months of compliance with the new terms.
The following table summarizes the Corporation’s nonperforming assets as of:
NONPERFORMING ASSETS
             
  June 30  December 31    
  2010  2009  Change 
Nonaccrual loans
 $7,221  $8,522  $(1,301)
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
  519   768   (249)
 
         
Total nonperforming loans
  7,740   9,290   (1,550)
Other real estate owned (OREO)
  1,073   1,141   (68)
Repossessed assets
     16   (16)
 
         
Total nonperforming assets
 $8,813  $10,447  $(1,634)
 
         
 
            
Nonperforming loans as a % of total loans
  1.06%  1.28%  -0.22%
 
         
Nonperforming assets as a % of total assets
  0.76%  0.91%  -0.15%
 
         
As shown in the preceding table, the Corporation’s nonperforming assets to total assets has declined by 0.15% from December 31, 2009, and are lower than state and national averages. Total past due and nonaccrual loans were below 2.0% for the first time in the last 3 years.
Loans are placed in nonaccrual status when the foreclosure process has begun, generally after a loan is 90 days past due, unless they are well secured and in the process of collection. Upon transferring the loans to nonaccrual status, an evaluation to determine the net realizable value of the underlying collateral is performed. This evaluation is used to help determine if any charge downs are necessary. Loans may be placed back on accrual after six months of continued performance.
The following table summarizes the Corporation’s nonaccrual loan balances by type as of:
             
  June 30  December 31    
  2010  2009  Change 
Commercial and agricultural
 $4,676  $5,810  $(1,134)
Residential mortgage
  2,545   2,657   (112)
Consumer installment
     55   (55)
 
         
 
 $7,221  $8,522  $(1,301)
 
         
Included in nonaccrual commercial and agricultural loans was one credit with a balance of $1,500 as of June 30, 2010 and $1,800 as of December 31, 2009. This credit, which is secured by undeveloped commercial real estate, was charged down by $1,325 in January of 2009 when it was transferred to nonaccrual status. The amount of the charge off was determined as a result of an independent appraisal of the property. In June of 2010, the credit was charged down an additional $300, to its current carrying balance, to approximate the underlying collateral’s net realizable value. There are no other individually significant credits included in nonaccrual loans.
Included in the nonaccrual loan balances above were credits currently classified as restructured loans as of:
             
  June 30  December 31    
  2010  2009  Change 
Commercial and agricultural
 $1,320  $1,692  $(372)
Residential mortgage
  726   424   302 
 
         
 
 $2,046  $2,116  $(70)
 
         

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Increases in past due and nonaccrual loans can have a significant impact on the allowance for loan losses (ALLL). To determine the potential impact, and corresponding estimated losses, management analyzes its historical loss trends on loans past due 30-89 days, 90 days or more, and nonaccrual loans.
The following tables summarize the Corporation’s past due and nonaccrual loans as of:
                 
  June 30, 2010 
  Accruing Loans Past Due      Total 
      Greater      Past Due 
      Than      and 
  30-89 Days  90 Days  Nonaccrual  Nonaccrual 
Commercial and agricultural
 $2,206  $445  $4,676  $7,327 
Residential mortgage
  3,835   74   2,545   6,454 
Consumer installment
  359         359 
 
            
 
 $6,400  $519  $7,221  $14,140 
 
            
                 
  December 31, 2009 
  Accruing Loans Past Due      Total 
      Greater      Past Due 
      Than      and 
  30-89 Days  90 Days  Nonaccrual  Nonaccrual 
Commercial and agricultural
 $2,567  $462  $5,810  $8,839 
Residential mortgage
  7,352   287   2,657   10,296 
Consumer installment
  386   20   55   461 
 
            
 
 $10,305  $769  $8,522  $19,596 
 
            
The Corporation has devoted considerable attention to identifying loans for which inherent losses are probable and adjusting the value of these loans to their current net realizable values. To management’s knowledge, there are no other loans which cause management to have serious doubts as to the ability of a borrower to comply with their loan repayment terms. A continued decline in real estate values may require further write downs of loans in foreclosure and other real estate owned and could potentially have an adverse impact on the Corporation’s financial performance.
Based on management’s analysis, the allowance for loan losses of $13,018 is considered appropriate as of June 30, 2010. Management will continue to closely monitor its overall credit quality during 2010 to ensure that the allowance for loan losses remains appropriate.
NONINTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSES
Noninterest Income
Noninterest income consists of service charges and fee income, gains from the sale of mortgage loans, gains and losses on trading securities and borrowings measured at fair value, gains from the sale of investment securities, and other. Significant account balances are highlighted in the accompanying tables with additional descriptions of significant fluctuations:

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  Three Months Ended June 30 
          Change 
  2010  2009  $  % 
Service charges and fee income
                
NSF and overdraft fees
 $738  $795  $(57)  -7.2%
ATM and debit card fees
  377   304   73   24.0%
Trust fees
  235   212   23   10.8%
Freddie Mac servicing fee
  179   178   1   0.6%
Service charges on deposit accounts
  87   86   1   1.2%
Net originated mortgage servicing rights (loss) income
  (159)  462   (621)  -134.4%
All other
  37   28   9   32.1%
 
            
Total service charges and fees
  1,494   2,065   (571)  -27.7%
Gain on sale of mortgage loans
  74   260   (186)  -71.5%
Net loss on trading securities
  (37)  (57)  20   N/M 
Net (loss) gain on borrowings measured at fair value
  (3)  73   (76)  -104.1%
Gain on sale of investment securities
     427   (427)  -100.0%
Other
                
Earnings on corporate owned life insurance policies
  144   148   (4)  -2.7%
Brokerage and advisory fees
  147   138   9   6.5%
All other
  51   77   (26)  -33.8%
 
            
Total other
  342   363   (21)  -5.8%
 
            
Total noninterest income
 $1,870  $3,131  $(1,261)  -40.3%
 
            
                 
  Six Months Ended June 30 
          Change 
  2010  2009  $  % 
Service charges and fee income
                
NSF and overdraft fees
 $1,448  $1,524  $(76)  -5.0%
ATM and debit card fees
  722   579   143   24.7%
Trust fees
  429   409   20   4.9%
Freddie Mac servicing fee
  367   342   25   7.3%
Service charges on deposit accounts
  167   168   (1)  -0.6%
Net originated mortgage servicing rights (loss) income
  (84)  330   (414)  -125.5%
All other
  73   62   11   17.7%
 
            
Total service charges and fees
  3,122   3,414   (292)  -8.6%
Gain on sale of mortgage loans
  167   528   (361)  -68.4%
Net (loss) gain on trading securities
  (38)  30   (68)  -226.7%
Net gain on borrowings measured at fair value
  53   216   (163)  -75.5%
Gain on sale of available for sale investment securities
  56   648   (592)  -91.4%
Other
                
Earnings on corporate owned life insurance policies
  313   324   (11)  -3.4%
Brokerage and advisory fees
  290   239   51   21.3%
All other
  74   89   (15)  -16.9%
 
            
Total other
  677   652   25   3.8%
 
            
Total noninterest income
 $4,037  $5,488  $(1,451)  -26.4%
 
            

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Significant changes in noninterest income are detailed below:
  Management continuously analyzes various fees related to deposit accounts including: service charges, NSF and overdraft fees, and ATM and debit card fees. Based on these analyses, the Corporation makes any necessary adjustments to ensure that its fee structure is within the range of its competitors, while at the same time making sure that the fees remain fair to deposit customers. NSF and overdraft fees have been declining over the past two years. This decline is a result of customers more closely managing their deposit accounts to avoid paying overdraft fees. The Corporation anticipates that NSF and overdraft fees will decline in the third quarter of 2010 as a result of new regulatory guidance issued by the Federal Reserve Bank being implemented related to NSF and overdraft fees.
 
  The increases in ATM and debit card fees are primarily the result of the increased usage of debit cards by customers. As management does not anticipate any significant changes to the ATM and debit card fee structures, these fees are expected to continue to increase as the usage of debit cards increases.
 
  As a result of lower than normal residential mortgage rates, the Corporation experienced increases in the volume of loans sold to Freddie Mac since the fourth quarter of 2008. This high volume led to increases in gains from the sale of mortgage loans in the first six months of 2009. The volume of new mortgage activity has returned to more normal levels in 2010, leading to a decline in the gain on sale of mortgage loans compared to the same period in 2009. Despite the increase in the balance of serviced loans, the Corporation recorded a net loss of $159 related to originated mortgage servicing rights in the three month period ended June 30, 2010. This loss was primarily the result of recent declines in the offering rates on residential mortgage loans. As refinancing activity is expected to decline, the Corporation does not anticipate any significant increases in net OMSR income throughout the remainder of the year. The Corporation anticipates that Freddie Mac servicing fees and gains from the sale of mortgage loans will approximate current levels for the remainder of 2010.
 
  Fluctuations in the gains and losses related to trading securities and borrowings carried at fair value are caused by interest rate variances. Management does not anticipate any significant fluctuations in net trading activities for the remainder of the year as significant interest rate changes are not expected.
 
  The Corporation does not anticipate any significant sales of available-for-sale investment securities throughout the remainder of 2010.
 
  Fees generated from brokerage and advisory services have been steadily increasing for the past few years. This has been the result of staff additions as well as a conscious effort by management to expand the Corporation’s presence in its local market. Management anticipates this trend to continue throughout 2010.
 
  The fluctuations in all other income are spread throughout various categories, none of which are individually significant.

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Noninterest Expenses
Noninterest expenses include compensation and benefits, occupancy, furniture and equipment, FDIC insurance premiums, and other expenses. Significant account balances are highlighted in the accompanying tables with additional descriptions of significant fluctuations:
                 
  Three Months Ended June 30 
          Change 
  2010  2009  $  % 
Compensation and benefits
                
Leased employee salaries
 $3,380  $3,450  $(70)  -2.0%
Leased employee benefits
  1,183   1,265   (82)  -6.5%
All other
  2   5   (3)  -60.0%
 
            
Total compensation and benefits
  4,565   4,720   (155)  -3.3%
 
            
Occupancy
                
Depreciation
  147   134   13   9.7%
Outside services
  131   109   22   20.2%
Utilities
  93   86   7   8.1%
Property taxes
  114   118   (4)  -3.4%
Building repairs
  53   84   (31)  -36.9%
All other
  19   17   2   11.8%
 
            
Total occupancy
  557   548   9   1.6%
 
            
Furniture and equipment
                
Depreciation
  490   450   40   8.9%
Computer / service contracts
  438   391   47   12.0%
ATM and debit card expenses
  146   161   (15)  -9.3%
All other
  8   11   (3)  -27.3%
 
            
Total furniture and equipment
  1,082   1,013   69   6.8%
 
            
FDIC insurance premiums
  313   415   (102)  -24.6%
 
            
Other
                
Marketing and community relations
  272   226   46   20.4%
Audit and SOX compliance fees
  101   66   35   53.0%
Directors fees
  236   237   (1)  -0.4%
Foreclosed asset and collection
  155   263   (108)  -41.1%
Education and travel
  98   88   10   11.4%
Printing and supplies
  101   86   15   17.4%
Amortization of deposit premium
  86   96   (10)  -10.4%
Postage and freight
  100   115   (15)  -13.0%
Legal fees
  115   93   22   23.7%
Consulting fees
  54   45   9   20.0%
All other
  440   457   (17)  -3.7%
 
            
Total other
  1,758   1,772   (14)  -0.8%
 
            
Total noninterest expenses
 $8,275  $8,468  $(193)  -2.3%
 
            

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  Six Months Ended June 30 
          Change 
  2010  2009  $  % 
Compensation and benefits
                
Leased employee salaries
 $6,757  $6,730  $27   0.4%
Leased employee benefits
  2,396   2,656   (260)  -9.8%
All other
  7   10   (3)  -30.0%
 
            
Total compensation and benefits
  9,160   9,396   (236)  -2.5%
 
            
Occupancy
                
Depreciation
  292   266   26   9.8%
Outside services
  255   212   43   20.3%
Utilities
  216   208   8   3.8%
Property taxes
  228   232   (4)  -1.7%
Building repairs
  92   125   (33)  -26.4%
All other
  36   34   2   5.9%
 
            
Total occupancy
  1,119   1,077   42   3.9%
 
            
Furniture and equipment
                
Depreciation
  943   900   43   4.8%
Computer / service contracts
  867   801   66   8.2%
ATM and debit card expenses
  288   305   (17)  -5.6%
All other
  15   23   (8)  -34.8%
 
            
Total furniture and equipment
  2,113   2,029   84   4.1%
 
            
FDIC insurance premiums
  619   1,300   (681)  -52.4%
 
            
Other
                
Marketing and community relations
  660   438   222   50.7%
Audit and SOX compliance fees
  346   253   93   36.8%
Directors fees
  445   458   (13)  -2.8%
Foreclosed asset and collection
  354   427   (73)  -17.1%
Education and travel
  212   166   46   27.7%
Printing and supplies
  197   306   (109)  -35.6%
Amortization of deposit premium
  172   191   (19)  -9.9%
Postage and freight
  183   242   (59)  -24.4%
Legal fees
  198   210   (12)  -5.7%
Consulting fees
  100   95   5   5.3%
All other
  751   924   (173)  -18.7%
 
            
Total other
  3,618   3,710   (92)  -2.5%
 
            
Total noninterest expenses
 $16,629  $17,512  $(883)  -5.0%
 
            

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Significant changes in noninterest expenses are detailed below:
  
Leased employee salaries have remained essentially unchanged from 2009. During the first six months of 2009, the Corporation incurred increased overtime costs related to the large volume of mortgage refinancing activity. While the demand for mortgage refinancing has reduced, the reduction in overtime has been offset by annual merit increases and the continued growth of the Corporation.
 
  
Leased employee benefits declined primarily as a result of decreases in the Corporation’s health care claims.
 
  
FDIC insurance premium expense has decreased primarily as a result of an FDIC special assessment of $479, which was paid in September 2009, but was fully accrued as of June 30, 2009.
 
  
Marketing and community relations expenses have primarily increased as a result of the Corporation increasing its charitable contributions during the first six months of 2010. Management anticipates that marketing and community relations expenses will decline slightly over the remainder of 2010.
 
  
Audit and SOX compliance fees increased in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2010, when compared to the same periods in 2009, due to the timing of the performance of recurring audit procedures.
 
  
Printing and supplies expenses were historically high in the first three months of 2009 as a result of the Corporation increasing inventories of various supplies. Printing and supplies expenses are expected to approximate current levels for the remainder of 2010.
 
  
The Corporation places a strong emphasis on customer service. In February 2010, all of the Corporation’s employees attended a special customer service seminar, which contributed to the increase in education and travel expenses. These expenses are expected to decline slightly throughout the remainder of 2010.
 
  
Postage and freight expenses have declined as a result of fewer special mailings as well as an increase in the Corporation’s customers usage of electronic statements.
 
  
While foreclosed asset and collection expenses have declined from 2009, they continue to be at historically high levels. Management anticipates that these expenses will approximate current levels throughout the remainder of 2010.
 
  
The Corporation’s legal expenses can fluctuate from period to period based on the volume of foreclosures as well as expenses related to the Corporation’s ongoing operations. At this time, the Corporation is not aware of any significant legal matters, and as such expects that legal expenses should approximate current levels for the remainder of 2010.
 
  
The fluctuations in all other expenses are spread throughout various categories, none of which are individually significant.

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ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN FINANCIAL CONDITION
                 
  June 30  December 31       
  2010  2009  $ Change  % Change 
ASSETS
                
Cash and cash equivalents
 $31,112  $22,706  $8,406   37.02%
Certificates of deposit held in other financial institutions
  14,199   7,156   7,043   98.42%
Trading securities
  7,223   13,563   (6,340)  -46.74%
Available-for-sale securities
  267,942   259,066   8,876   3.43%
Mortgage loans available-for-sale
  464   2,281   (1,817)  -79.66%
Loans
  727,051   723,316   3,735   0.52%
Allowance for loan losses
  (13,018)  (12,979)  (39)  0.30%
Premises and equipment
  24,775   23,917   858   3.59%
Acquisition intangibles and goodwill, net
  47,257   47,429   (172)  -0.36%
Equity securities without readily determinable fair values
  17,763   17,921   (158)  -0.88%
Other assets
  37,573   39,568   (1,995)  -5.04%
 
            
TOTAL ASSETS
 $1,162,341  $1,143,944  $18,397   1.61%
 
            
 
                
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                
Liabilities
                
Deposits
 $824,813  $802,652  $22,161   2.76%
Borrowed funds
  183,890   193,101   (9,211)  -4.77%
Accrued interest and other liabilities
  7,359   7,388   (29)  -0.39%
 
            
Total liabilities
  1,016,062   1,003,141   12,921   1.29%
Shareholders’ equity
  146,279   140,803   5,476   3.89%
 
            
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 $1,162,341  $1,143,944  $18,397   1.61%
 
            
As shown above, the Corporation has intentionally increased its balance sheet through the acquisition of available-for-sale investment securities and certificates of deposit held in other financial institutions, which is consistent with its plan to increase net interest income. These purchases were funded primarily with retail deposit growth. Investment securities and certificates of deposit held in other financial institutions are expected to continue to increase throughout 2010.
The following table outlines the changes in the loan portfolio:
                 
  June 30  December 31      % Change 
  2010  2009  $ Change  (unannualized) 
Commercial
 $348,403  $340,274  $8,129   2.39%
Agricultural
  70,527   64,845   5,682   8.76%
Residential real estate mortgage
  276,068   285,838   (9,770)  -3.42%
Installment
  32,053   32,359   (306)  -0.95%
 
            
 
 $727,051  $723,316  $3,735   0.52%
 
            
As shown in the preceding table, the Corporation’s loan portfolio has increased slightly since year end. While commercial and agricultural loans increased by $13,811, this growth was offset by the decline in residential real estate mortgages. Residential mortgages continue to decline as consumer demand for balloon mortgage products has been replaced with an increased demand for fixed rate, long term residential mortgages, which the Corporation generally sells to the secondary market.

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The following table outlines the changes in the deposit portfolio:
                 
  June 30  December 31      % Change 
  2010  2009  $ Change  (unannualized) 
Noninterest bearing demand deposits
 $101,101  $96,875  $4,226   4.36%
Interest bearing demand deposits
  128,509   128,111   398   0.31%
Savings deposits
  165,611   157,020   8,591   5.47%
Certificates of deposit
  361,526   356,594   4,932   1.38%
Brokered certificates of deposit
  52,711   50,933   1,778   3.49%
Internet certificates of deposit
  15,355   13,119   2,236   17.04%
 
            
Total
 $824,813  $802,652  $22,161   2.76%
 
            
As shown in the preceding table, the growth in deposits since December 31, 2009 came primarily in the form of savings deposits, which includes increases in money market accounts as well as other savings accounts. Total deposit accounts are expected to increase slightly over the remainder of 2010, with much of the growth coming in the form of certificates of deposits as the Corporation’s intent is to lengthen the repricing characteristics of its interest bearing liabilities.
Borrowed funds consist of the following obligations as of:
                 
  June 30  December 31      % Change 
  2010  2009  $ Change  (unannualized) 
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
 $118,751  $127,804  $(9,053)  -7.08%
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase without stated maturity dates
  45,139   37,797   7,342   19.42%
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase with stated maturity dates
  20,000   20,000      0.00%
Federal Reserve Bank discount window advance
     7,500   (7,500)  -100.00%
 
            
 
 $183,890  $193,101  $(9,211)  -4.77%
 
            
The following table outlines the year to date average and maximum balances of repurchase agreements through:
                 
  Year to Date Average  Year to Date Maximum 
  June 30  December 31  June 30  December 31 
  2010  2009  2010  2009 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase without stated maturity dates
 $38,107  $38,590  $45,139  $51,269 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase with stated maturity dates
  20,000   20,000   20,000   20,000 
 
            
 
 $58,107  $58,590  $65,139  $71,269 
 
            
Due to the nature of the repurchase agreements, the Corporation accounts for all repurchase agreements as collateralized borrowings, for which it has pledged investment securities (see Note 5 of the condensed consolidated financial statements).
As there are no stated maturities or withdrawal penalties, the Corporation has little control over the fluctuations in the repurchase agreements without stated maturity dates. Repurchase agreements with stated maturities may or may not be replaced upon their maturity based on the projected funding needs of the Corporation.

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Capital
The capital of the Corporation consists solely of common stock, retained earnings, and accumulated other comprehensive loss. The Corporation offers dividend reinvestment and employee and director stock purchase plans. Under the provisions of these plans, the Corporation issued 59,186 shares or $1,078 of common stock during the first six months of 2010, as compared to 46,512 shares or $907 of common stock during the same period in 2009. The Corporation also offers a deferred compensation plan for its directors, which allows participants to purchase stock units, in lieu of cash payments. Pursuant to this plan, the Corporation increased shareholders equity by $332 and $337 during the six month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
The Board of Directors has approved a common stock repurchase plan to enable the Corporation to repurchase its common stock for reissuance to the dividend reinvestment plan, the employee stock purchase plan, and for distributions from the director’s deferred compensation plan. During the first six months of 2010 and 2009, pursuant to this plan, the Corporation repurchased 76,097 shares of common stock at an average price of $18.74 and 64,883 shares of common stock at an average price of $20.70, respectively. As of June 30, 2010, the Corporation was authorized to repurchase up to an additional 102,335 shares of common stock.
Accumulated other comprehensive loss decreased $3,744 for the six month period ended June 30, 2010, net of tax. The decrease is a result of unrealized gains on available-for-sale investment securities. Management has reviewed the credit quality of its investment portfolio and believes that there are no losses that are other-than-temporary.
There are no significant regulatory constraints placed on the Corporation’s capital. The Federal Reserve Board’s current recommended minimum primary capital to assets requirement is 6.0%. The Corporation’s primary capital to adjusted average assets, which consists of shareholders’ equity plus the allowance for loan losses less acquisition intangibles, was 8.44% as of June 30, 2010.
There are no commitments for significant capital expenditures for the remainder of 2010.
The Federal Reserve Board has established a minimum risk based capital standard. Under this standard, a framework has been established that assigns risk weights to each category of on and off balance sheet items to arrive at risk adjusted total assets. Regulatory capital is divided by the risk adjusted assets with the resulting ratio compared to the minimum standard to determine whether a corporation has adequate capital. The minimum standard is 8%, of which at least 4% must consist of equity capital net of goodwill. The following table sets forth the percentages required under the Risk Based Capital guidelines and the Corporation’s values at:
             
  June 30  December 31    
  2010  2009  Required 
Equity Capital
  12.25 %  12.80%  4.00%
Secondary Capital
  1.25%  1.25%  4.00%
 
         
Total Capital
  13.50%  14.05%  8.00%
 
         
Isabella Bank Corporation’s secondary capital includes only the allowance for loan losses. The percentage for the secondary capital under the required column is the maximum amount allowed from all sources.
The Federal Reserve and FDIC also prescribe minimum capital requirements for the Bank. At June 30, 2010, the Bank exceeded these minimum capital requirements. Recently passed legislation may increase the required level of capital for banks. This increase in capital levels may have an adverse impact on the Corporation’s ability to grow and pay dividends.
Liquidity
The primary sources of the Corporation’s liquidity are cash and demand deposits due from banks, certificates of deposit held in other financial institutions, trading securities, and available-for-sale securities, excluding money market preferred securities and preferred stocks due to their illiquidity, as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. These categories totaled $310,959 or 26.8% of assets as of June 30, 2010 as compared to $292,464 or 25.6% as of December 31, 2009. Liquidity is important for financial institutions because of their need to meet loan funding commitments, depositor withdrawal requests, and various other commitments including expansion of operations, investment opportunities, and payment of cash dividends. Liquidity varies on a daily basis as a result of customer activity.

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Historically, the primary source of funds for the Corporation has been deposits. The Corporation emphasizes interest bearing time deposits as part of its funding strategy. The Corporation also seeks noninterest bearing deposits, or checking accounts, which reduce the Corporation’s cost of funds in an effort to expand the customer base. However, as the competition for core deposits continues to increase, the Corporation has become more dependent on borrowings and other noncore funding sources to fund its growth.
In addition to these primary sources of liquidity, the Corporation has the ability to borrow in the federal funds market at the Federal Reserve Bank, the Federal Home Loan Bank, as well as other correspondent banks. The Corporation’s liquidity is considered adequate by the management of the Corporation.
The following table summarizes the Corporation’s sources and uses of cash for the six month periods ended June 30:
             
  2010  2009  $ Variance 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 $16,624  $12,843  $3,781 
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
  (18,447)  31,026   (49,473)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
  10,229   (48,812)  59,041 
 
         
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
  8,406   (4,943)  13,349 
Cash and cash equivalents January 1
  22,706   22,979   (273)
 
         
Cash and cash equivalents June 30
 $31,112  $18,036  $13,076 
 
         
Net cash provided by operating activities increased due to:
  A net decrease in the level of loans held for sale in the first six months of 2010 as compared to an increase in the same period in 2009.
Investing activities used cash in 2010 as compared to providing cash in 2009 due to:
  A reduction in the volume of maturities, calls and sales of available-for-sale securities.
  A net increase in loans in 2010 as compared to a decrease in 2009.
Financing activities provided cash in 2010 as compared to using cash in 2009 due to:
  An increase in deposit account balances in 2010 as compared to a decline in 2009.
  The Corporation reducing its borrowed funds more in 2009 as compared to the level of repayments in 2010.
The increase in cash and cash equivalents has resulted in an increase in interest bearing balances due from banks, which is primarily compromised of balances held at the Federal Reserve Bank.

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The Corporation is party to financial instruments with off balance sheet risk. These instruments are entered into in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments, which include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit, involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets. The contract or notional amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of involvement the Corporation has in a particular class of financial instruments.
The Corporation’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instruments for commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit is represented by the contractual notional amount of those instruments. The Corporation uses the same credit policies in deciding to make these commitments as it does for extending loans to customers.
Commitments to extend credit, which include unfunded commitments to grant loans and unfunded commitments under lines of credit, totaled $122,710 and $121,356 as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. Commitments generally have variable interest rates, fixed expiration dates, or other termination clauses and may require the payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Corporation to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. Those guarantees are primarily issued to support private borrowing arrangements, including commercial paper, bond financing, and similar transactions. The Corporation had a total of $4,591 and $6,509 in outstanding standby letters of credit as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
Generally, these commitments to extend credit and letters of credit mature within one year. The credit risk involved in these transactions is essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers. The Corporation evaluates each customer’s credit worthiness on a case by case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Corporation upon the extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the borrower. Collateral held varies but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment, and other income producing commercial properties.
Forward Looking Statements
This report contains certain forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Corporation intends such forward looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and is including this statement for purposes of these safe harbor provisions. Forward looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Corporation, are generally identifiable by use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” or similar expressions. The Corporation’s ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on the operations and future prospects of the Corporation and its subsidiaries include, but are not limited to, changes in: interest rates, general economic conditions, legislative/regulatory changes, monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board, the quality or composition of the loan or investment portfolios, demand for loan products, fluctuation in the value of collateral securing our loan portfolio, deposit flows, competition, demand for financial services in the Corporation’s market area, and accounting principles, policies and guidelines. These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Further information concerning the Corporation and its business, including additional factors that could materially affect the Corporation’s financial results, is included in the Corporation’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
The Corporation’s primary market risks are interest rate risk and, to a lesser extent, liquidity risk. The Corporation has very limited foreign exchange risk and does not utilize interest rate swaps or derivatives in the management of its interest rate risk. The Corporation does have a significant amount of loans extended to borrowers involved in agricultural production. Cash flow and ability to service debt of such customers is largely dependent on growing conditions and the commodity prices for corn, soybeans, sugar beets, milk, beef and a variety of dry beans. The Corporation mitigates these risks by using conservative price and production yields when calculating a borrower’s available cash flow to service their debt.
Interest rate risk (“IRR”) is the exposure to the Corporation’s net interest income, its primary source of income, to changes in interest rates. IRR results from the difference in the maturity or repricing frequency of a financial institution’s interest earning assets and its interest bearing liabilities. Interest rate risk is the fundamental method by which financial institutions earn income and create shareholder value. Excessive exposure to interest rate risk could pose a significant risk to the Corporation’s earnings and capital.
The Federal Reserve, the Corporation’s primary Federal regulator, has adopted a policy requiring the Board of Directors and senior management to effectively manage the various risks that can have a material impact on the safety and soundness of the Corporation. The risks include credit, interest rate, liquidity, operational, and reputational. The Corporation has policies, procedures and internal controls for measuring and managing these risks. Specifically, the IRR policy and procedures include defining acceptable types and terms of investments and funding sources, liquidity requirements, limits on investments in long term assets, limiting the mismatch in repricing opportunity of assets and liabilities, and the frequency of measuring and reporting to the Board of Directors.
The Corporation uses two main techniques to manage interest rate risk. The first method is gap analysis. Gap analysis measures the cash flows and/or the earliest repricing of the Corporation’s interest bearing assets and liabilities. This analysis is useful for measuring trends in the repricing characteristics of the balance sheet. Significant assumptions are required in this process because of the imbedded repricing options contained in assets and liabilities. A substantial portion of the Corporation’s assets are invested in loans and investment securities. These assets have imbedded options that allow the borrower to repay the balance prior to maturity without penalty. The amount of prepayments is dependent upon many factors, including the interest rate of a given loan in comparison to the current interest rates; for residential mortgages the level of sales of used homes; and the overall availability of credit in the market place. Generally, a decrease in interest rates will result in an increase in the Corporation’s cash flows from these assets. Investment securities, other than those that are callable, do not have any significant imbedded options. Savings and checking deposits may generally be withdrawn on request without prior notice. The timing of cash flow from these deposits is estimated based on the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) deposit decay rates. Time deposits have penalties which discourage early withdrawals. Cash flows may vary based on current offering rates, competition, customer need for deposits, and overall economic activity. The Corporation has elected to classify a portion of its investment portfolio and its borrowings into trading accounts. Management believes that these practices help it mitigate the volatility of the current interest rate environment.
The second technique used in the management of interest rate risk is to combine the projected cash flows and repricing characteristics generated by the gap analysis and the interest rates associated with those cash flows and projected future interest income. By changing the amount and timing of the cash flows and the repricing interest rates of those cash flows, the Corporation can project the effect of changing interest rates on its interest income.
The following table provides information about the Corporation’s assets and liabilities that are sensitive to changes in interest rates as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. The Corporation has no interest rate swaps, futures contracts, or other derivative financial options, except for interest rate lock commitments, which are not significant. The principal amounts of assets and time deposits maturing were calculated based on the contractual maturity dates. Savings and NOW accounts are based on OTS deposit decay rates.

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  June 30, 2010  Fair Value 
(dollars in thousands) 2011  2012  2013  2014  2015  Thereafter  Total  06/30/10 
   
Rate sensitive assets
                                
Other interest bearing assets
 $22,369  $2,655  $3,120  $  $  $  $28,144  $28,263 
Average interest rates
  0.54%  1.74%  2.36%           0.85%    
Trading securities
 $2,900  $2,356  $1,027  $940  $  $  $7,223  $7,223 
Average interest rates
  3.20%  2.32%  2.29%  2.57%        2.70%    
Fixed interest rate securities
 $85,152  $40,995  $26,294  $20,121  $17,988  $77,392  $267,942  $267,942 
Average interest rates
  3.45%  3.27%  3.27%  3.48%  3.49%  3.10%  3.31%    
Fixed interest rate loans
 $243,976  $131,440  $103,079  $80,242  $22,143  $734  $581,614  $583,721 
Average interest rates
  6.49%  6.68%  6.58%  6.46%  6.64%  5.99%  6.55%    
Variable interest rate loans
 $65,018  $21,301  $19,988  $16,894  $19,185  $3,051  $145,437  $145,437 
Average interest rates
  4.88%  4.96%  4.44%  3.99%  3.83%  5.15%  4.62%    
 
                                
Rate sensitive liabilities
                                
Borrowed funds
 $79,755  $35,000  $12,000  $20,000  $15,000  $22,135  $183,890  $188,392 
Average interest rates
  2.05%  3.55%  3.58%  3.46%  3.67%  4.40%  3.00%    
Savings and NOW accounts
 $80,911  $64,738  $46,419  $31,370  $21,433  $49,249  $294,120  $294,120 
Average interest rates
  0.18%  0.18%  0.17%  0.17%  0.16%  0.14%  0.17%    
Fixed interest rate time deposits
 $237,176  $75,810  $58,376  $26,957  $24,847  $4,650  $427,816  $430,638 
Average interest rates
  1.99%  3.16%  3.38%  3.21%  3.07%  3.40%  2.54%    
Variable interest rate time deposits
 $1,137  $639  $  $  $  $  $1,776  $1,776 
Average interest rates
  1.42%  1.52%              1.46%    
                                 
  December 31, 2009  Fair Value 
  2010  2011  2012  2013  2014  Thereafter  Total  12/31/09 
   
Rate sensitive assets
                                
Other interest bearing assets
 $4,996  $960  $1,200  $  $  $  $7,156  $7,156 
Average interest rates
  1.13%  2.29%  2.64%           1.54%    
Trading securities
 $7,139  $2,043  $2,546  $1,094  $570  $171  $13,563  $13,563 
Average interest rates
  2.84%  2.42%  2.28%  2.53%  2.66%  4.86%  2.66%    
Fixed interest rate securities
 $68,078  $35,401  $21,540  $20,369  $20,431  $93,247  $259,066  $259,066 
Average interest rates
  3.53%  3.51%  3.59%  3.65%  3.63%  3.58%  3.57%    
Fixed interest rate loans
 $133,703  $111,981  $118,749  $109,754  $62,280  $48,764  $585,231  $594,498 
Average interest rates
  6.64%  6.85%  6.72%  6.50%  6.61%  6.01%  6.61%    
Variable interest rate loans
 $60,727  $17,695  $13,799  $16,357  $16,940  $12,567  $138,085  $138,085 
Average interest rates
  5.00%  4.69%  4.79%  3.83%  3.74%  5.35%  4.68%    
 
                                
Rate sensitive liabilities
                                
Borrowed funds
 $85,101  $11,000  $32,000  $15,000  $5,000  $45,000  $193,101  $195,179 
Average interest rates
  2.28%  4.04%  3.50%  3.93%  4.38%  4.01%  3.17%    
Savings and NOW accounts
 $78,383  $65,107  $44,439  $30,095  $20,609  $46,498  $285,131  $285,131 
Average interest rates
  0.15%  0.15%  0.15%  0.14%  0.15%  0.13%  0.15%    
Fixed interest rate time deposits
 $268,005  $46,484  $53,054  $32,959  $16,273  $2,050  $418,825  $422,227 
Average interest rates
  2.26%  3.59%  3.47%  3.83%  3.09%  3.35%  2.72%    
Variable interest rate time deposits
 $1,252  $569  $  $  $  $  $1,821  $1,821 
Average interest rates
  1.56%  1.40%              1.51%    

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Item 4 — Controls and Procedures
DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Corporation’s management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) as of June 30, 2010, pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Based upon that evaluation, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2010, were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.
CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
During the most recent fiscal quarter, no change occurred in the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or is likely to materially effect, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1 — Legal Proceedings
The Corporation is not involved in any material legal proceedings. The Corporation is involved in ordinary, routine litigation incidental to its business; however, no such routine proceedings are expected to result in any material adverse effect on operations, earnings, or financial condition.
Item 1A — Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Item 2 — Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
(A) None
(B) None
(C) Repurchases of Common Stock
The Board of Directors has adopted a common stock repurchase plan. On June 23, 2010, the Board of Directors amended the plan to allow for the repurchase of an additional 100,000 shares of the Corporation’s common stock. These authorizations do not have expiration dates. As shares are repurchased under this plan, they are retired and revert back to the status of authorized, but unissued shares.
The following table provides information for the three month period ended June 30, 2010, with respect to this plan:
                 
          Total Number of    
          Shares Purchased  Maximum Number of 
  Shares Repurchased  as Part of Publicly  Shares That May Yet Be 
      Average Price  Announced Plan  Purchased Under the 
  Number  Per Share  or Program  Plans or Programs 
 
Balance, March 31, 2010
              44,267 
April 1 - 30, 2010
  12,200  $18.20   12,200   32,067 
May 1 - 31, 2010
  8,976   18.05   8,976   23,091 
June 1 - 23, 2010
  19,556   18.00   19,556   3,535 
Additional authorization
              103,535 
June 24 - 30, 2010
  1,200   17.50   1,200   102,335 
   
Balance, June 30, 2010
  41,932  $18.05   41,932   102,335 
   
Item 6 — Exhibits
     (a) Exhibits
  31(a)    Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Principal Executive Officer
 
  31(b)   Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Principal Financial Officer
 
  32        Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer

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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.
     
 


Isabella Bank Corporation
 
 
Date: August 2, 2010 /s/ Richard J. Barz   
 Richard J. Barz  
 Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) 
 
 
   
  /s/ Dennis P. Angner   
 Dennis P. Angner  
 President, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer) 
 

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