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Franklin Financial Services Corporation - 10-Q quarterly report FY2011 Q2


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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
 (Mark One)
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011,
OR

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

For the transition period from ....... to .......

Commission file number 0-12126

FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

PENNSYLVANIA
25-1440803
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)

20 SOUTH MAIN STREET (P.O. BOX 6010), CHAMBERSBURG, PA 17201-0819
(Address of principal executive offices)

717/264-6116
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes x   No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x  No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.   See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer ¨       Accelerated filer  x         Non-accelerated filer ¨          Smaller reporting company ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act)  Yes ¨  No x

There were 3,956,850 outstanding shares of the Registrant’s common stock as of July 29, 2011.

 
 

 

INDEX

Part I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
3
   
Item 1 - Financial Statements
3
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (unaudited)
3
   
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (unaudited)
4
   
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Six Months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (unaudited)
6
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (unaudited)
7
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
8
           
Item 2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition
27
   
Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
53
   
Item 4 – Controls and Procedures
53
   
Part II - OTHER INFORMATION
54
   
Item 1 – Legal Proceedings
54
   
Item 1A – Risk Factors
54
   
Item 2 – Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
54
   
Item 3 – Defaults by the Company on its Senior Securities
54
   
Item 4 – Removed and Reserved
54
   
Item 5 – Other Information
54
   
Item 6 – Exhibits
54
   
SIGNATURE PAGE
55
   
EXHIBITS
 

 
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Part I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

   
June 30
  
December 31
 
   
2011
  
2010
 
      
 
 
Assets
      
Cash and due from banks
 $16,775  $11,528 
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
  23,844   10,578 
Total cash and cash equivalents
  40,619   22,106 
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value
  132,449   117,616 
Restricted stock
  5,561   6,159 
Loans
  771,997   748,642 
Allowance for loan losses
  (10,150)  (8,801)
Net Loans
  761,847   739,841 
Premises and equipment, net
  16,343   16,592 
Bank owned life insurance
  19,931   19,591 
Goodwill
  9,016   9,016 
Other intangible assets
  1,782   2,004 
Other assets
  18,982   18,964 
Total assets
 $1,006,530  $951,889 
          
Liabilities
        
Deposits
        
Demand (non-interest bearing)
 $105,808  $90,317 
Savings and interest checking
  480,831   441,819 
Time
  208,261   202,195 
Total Deposits
  794,900   734,331 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
  65,261   51,164 
Long-term debt
  49,304   70,885 
Other liabilities
  10,870   12,870 
Total liabilities
  920,335   869,250 
          
Shareholders' equity
        
Common stock $1 par value per share, 15,000,000 shares authorized with 4,351,896 shares issued and 3,955,557 shares outstanding at June 30, 2011 and 4,317,058 shares issued and 3,919,108 shares outstanding at December 31, 2010
  4,352   4,317 
Capital stock without par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized with no shares issued or outstanding
  -   - 
Additional paid-in capital
  33,709   33,096 
Retained earnings
  59,470   57,984 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
  (4,249)  (5,642)
Treasury stock, 396,339 shares and 397,950 shares at cost at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively
  (7,087)  (7,116)
Total shareholders' equity
  86,195   82,639 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 $1,006,530  $951,889 

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

 
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Consolidated Statements of Income
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

   
For the Three Months Ended
  
For the Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30
  
June 30
 
   
2011
  
2010
  
2011
  
2010
 
   
 
  
 
 
Interest income
            
Loans, including fees
 $9,483  $9,691  $18,825  $19,242 
Interest and dividends on investments:
                
Taxable interest
  635   758   1,218   1,628 
Tax exempt interest
  330   397   674   869 
Dividend income
  26   10   51   27 
Deposits and obligations of other banks
  19   10   25   16 
Total interest income
  10,493   10,866   20,793   21,782 
                  
Interest expense
                
Deposits
  1,755   2,204   3,424   4,563 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
  39   40   73   77 
Short-term borrowings
  -   -   1   - 
Long-term debt
  614   977   1,315   1,951 
Total interest expense
  2,408   3,221   4,813   6,591 
Net interest income
  8,085   7,645   15,980   15,191 
Provision for  loan losses
  1,767   625   2,667   1,250 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
  6,318   7,020   13,313   13,941 
                  
Noninterest income
                
Investment and trust services fees
  1,058   1,007   1,990   2,024 
Loan service charges
  231   272   712   469 
Mortgage banking activities
  (45)  11   (35)  81 
Deposit service charges and fees
  597   593   1,134   1,171 
Other service charges and fees
  384   351   745   677 
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance
  175   166   340   332 
Other
  81   22   106   70 
                  
OTTI losses on securities
  (370)  -   (370)  (689)
Loss recognized in other comprehensive income (before taxes)
  (315)  -   (315)  (434)
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings
  (55)  -   (55)  (255)
                  
Securities gains, net
  -   20   11   268 
Total noninterest income
  2,426   2,442   4,948   4,837 
                  
Noninterest Expense
                
Salaries and benefits
  3,883   3,322   7,596   6,762 
Net occupancy expense
  496   496   1,028   1,019 
Furniture and equipment expense
  214   191   437   382 
Advertising
  351   283   643   583 
Legal and professional fees
  244   350   515   745 
Data processing
  487   502   868   879 
Pennsylvania bank shares tax
  173   152   337   308 
Intangible amortization
  111   114   224   229 
FDIC insurance
  256   288   567   580 
Other
  1,218   827   2,239   1,699 
Total noninterest expense
  7,433   6,525   14,454   13,186 
Income before federal income taxes
  1,311   2,937   3,807   5,592 
Federal income tax (benefit) expense
  (447)  778   199   1,459 
Net income
 $1,758  $2,159  $3,608  $4,133 
                  
Per share
                
Basic earnings per share
 $0.45  $0.56  $0.92  $1.07 
Diluted earnings per share
 $0.45  $0.56  $0.92  $1.07 
Cash dividends declared per share
 $0.27  $0.27  $0.54  $0.54 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
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The components of comprehensive income and related tax effects are as follows:

   
For the Three Months Ended
  
For the Six Months Ended
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
June 30
  
June 30
 
   
2011
  
2010
  
2011
  
2010
 
Net Income
 $1,758  $2,159  $3,608  $4,133 
                  
Securities:
                
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period
  1,254   (690)  1,992   744 
Reclassification adjustment for losses (gains) included in net income
  55   (20)  44   (13)
Net unrealized gains (losses)
  1,309   (710)  2,036   731 
Tax effect
  (445)  241   (693)  (249)
Net of tax amount
  864   (469)  1,343   482 
                  
Derivatives:
                
Unrealized (losses) gains arising during the period
  (344)  (677)  (279)  (1,015)
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income
  180   174   356   354 
Net unrealized (losses) gains
  (164)  (503)  77   (661)
Tax effect
  56   171   (27)  226 
Net of tax amount
  (108)  (332)  50   (435)
                  
Pension:
                
Change in plan assets and benefit obligations
  -   -   -   (191)
Reclassification adjustment for losses included in net income
  -   -   -   - 
Net unrealized losses
  -   -   -   (191)
Tax effect
  -   -   -   65 
Net of tax amount
  -   -   -   (126)
                  
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
  756   (801)  1,393   (79)
Total Comprehensive Income
 $2,514  $1,358  $5,001  $4,054 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010
(unaudited)

            
Accumulated
       
      
Additional
     
Other
       
   
Common
  
Paid-in
  
Retained
  
Comprehensive
  
Treasury
    
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
Stock
  
Capital
  
Earnings
  
Loss
  
Stock
  
Total
 
                    
Balance at December 31, 2009
 $4,299  $32,832  $54,566  $(5,138) $(7,793) $78,766 
                          
Comprehensive income:
                        
Net income
  -   -   4,133   -   -   4,133 
Unrealized gain on securities, net of reclassification adjustments and taxes
  -   -   -   482   -   482 
Unrealized loss on hedging activities, net of reclassification adjustments and taxes
  -   -   -   (435)  -   (435)
Pension adjustment, net of tax
              (126)      (126)
Total Comprehensive income
              -       4,054 
                          
Cash dividends declared, $.54 per share
  -   -   (2,089)  -   -   (2,089)
Treasury shares issued under stock option plans: 1,051 shares
  -   (2)  -   -   18   16 
Treasury shares issued to dividend reinvestment plan: 24,251 shares
  -   (24)  -   -   434   410 
Balance at June 30, 2010
 $4,299  $32,806  $56,610  $(5,217) $(7,341) $81,157 
                          
Balance at December 31, 2010
 $4,317  $33,096  $57,984  $(5,642) $(7,116) $82,639 
                          
Comprehensive income:
                        
Net income
  -   -   3,608   -   -   3,608 
Unrealized gain on securities, net of reclassification adjustments and taxes
  -   -   -   1,343   -   1,343 
Unrealized gain on hedging activities, net of reclassification adjustments and taxes
  -   -   -   50   -   50 
Total Comprehensive income
              -       5,001 
                          
Cash dividends declared, $.54 per share
  -   -   (2,122)  -   -   (2,122)
Treasury shares issued under stock option plans: 1,611 shares
  -   (2)  -   -   29   27 
Common stock issued to dividend reinvestment plan: 34,837 shares
  35   615   -   -   -   650 
Balance at June 30, 2011
 $4,352  $33,709  $59,470  $(4,249) $(7,087) $86,195 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)

   
For the Six Months Ended June 30
 
   
2011
  
2010
 
(Dollars in thousands)
      
Cash flows from operating activities
      
Net income
 $3,608  $4,133 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
        
Depreciation and amortization
  704   672 
Net amortization of loans and investment securities
  332   152 
Amortization and net change in mortgage servicing rights valuation
  128   73 
Amortization of intangibles
  224   229 
Provision for loan losses
  2,667   1,250 
Net realized gains on sales of securities
  (11)  (268)
OTTI losses on securities
  55   255 
Loans originated for sale
  -   (920)
Proceeds from sale of loans
  -   952 
Gain on sales of loans
  -   (32)
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of premises and equipment
  -   (4)
Net gain on sale or disposal of other real estate/other repossessed assets
  (22)  - 
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance
  (340)  (332)
Contribution to pension plan
  (922)  (525)
Increase in interest receivable and other assets
  126   239 
(Decrease) increase in interest payable and other liabilities
  (1,084)  130 
Other, net
  (584)  90 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  4,881   6,094 
          
Cash flows from investing activities
        
Proceeds from sales of investment securities available for sale
  880   6,378 
Proceeds from maturities and paydowns of investment securities available for sale
  10,710   15,341 
Purchase of investment securities available for sale
  (24,676)  (6,081)
Net decrease in restricted stock
  598   - 
Net increase in loans
  (25,264)  (19,447)
Proceeds from sale of other real estate/other repossessed assets
  142   440 
Capital expenditures
  (398)  (1,166)
Net cash used in investing activities
  (38,008)  (4,535)
          
Cash flows from financing activities
        
Net increase in demand deposits, interesting-bearing checking and savings accounts
  54,503   46,098 
Net increase (decrease) in time deposits
  6,066   (54,106)
Net increase in short-term borrowings
  14,097   12,767 
Long-term debt payments
  (21,581)  (892)
Dividends paid
  (2,122)  (2,089)
Common stock issued to dividend reinvestment plan
  650   410 
Common stock issued under stock option plans
  27   16 
Net cash provided by financing activities
  51,640   2,204 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
  18,513   3,763 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
  22,106   33,248 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 $40,619  $37,011 
          
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
        
Cash paid during the year for:
        
Interest on deposits and other borrowed funds
 $4,953  $6,874 
Income taxes
 $1,750  $2,602 
Noncash Activities
        
Loans transferred to Other Real Estate
 $484  $- 

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

 
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FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 - Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Franklin Financial Services Corporation (the Corporation), and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Farmers and Merchants Trust Company of Chambersburg (the Bank), Franklin Financial Properties Corp., and Franklin Future Fund Inc.  Farmers and Merchants Trust Company of Chambersburg is a commercial bank that has one wholly-owned subsidiary, Franklin Realty Services Corporation.  Franklin Realty Services Corporation is an inactive real-estate brokerage company.  Franklin Financial Properties Corp. holds real estate assets that are leased by the Bank. Franklin Future Fund Inc. is a non-bank investment company. The activities of non-bank entities are not significant to the consolidated totals.  All significant intercompany transactions and account balances have been eliminated.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows as of June 30, 2011, and for all other periods presented have been made.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted.  It is suggested that these consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Corporation’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  The consolidated results of operations for the period ended June 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.  Management has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition and/or disclosure through the date these consolidated financial statements were issued.

The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2010 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements.

For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include Cash and due from banks, Interest-bearing deposits in other banks and Federal funds sold.  Generally, Federal funds are purchased and sold for one-day periods.

Earnings per share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period end.  A reconciliation of the weighted average shares outstanding used to calculate basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share follows:

 
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For the Three Months Ended
  
For the Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30
  
June 30
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
2011
  
2010
  
2011
  
2010
 
Weighted average shares outstanding (basic)
  3,942   3,880   3,934   3,874 
Impact of common stock equivalents
  3   3   4   2 
Weighted average shares outstanding (diluted)
  3,945   3,883   3,938   3,876 
Anti-dilutive options excluded from the calculation
  70   76   70   76 
Net income
 $1,758  $2,159  $3,608  $4,133 
Basic earnings per share
 $0.45  $0.56  $0.92  $1.07 
Diluted earnings per share
 $0.45  $0.56  $0.92  $1.07 

Note 2 – Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Presentation of Comprehensive Income.  The provisions of this ASU amend FASB ASC Topic 220, Comprehensive Income, to facilitate the continued alignment of U.S. GAAP with International Accounting Standards.  The ASU prohibits the presentation of the components of comprehensive income in the statement of stockholder’s equity.  Reporting entities are allowed to present either: a statement of comprehensive income, which reports both net income and other comprehensive income; or separate, but consecutive, statements of net income and other comprehensive income.  Under previous GAAP, all 3 presentations were acceptable.  Regardless of the presentation selected, the Reporting Entity is required to represent all reclassifications between other comprehensive and net income on the face of the new statement or statements.  The provisions of this ASU are effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 31, 2011 for public entities.  As the two remaining options for presentation existed prior to the issuance of this ASU, early adoption is permitted. The Corporation early adopted ASU 2011-05 effective with the quarter ended June 30, 2011
 
Receivables – Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors.   The FASB has issued this Update to clarify the accounting principles applied to loan modifications, as defined by FASB ASC Subtopic 310-40, Receivables – Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors.  The update clarifies guidance on a creditor’s evaluation of whether or not a concession has been granted, with an emphasis on evaluating all aspects of the modification rather than a focus on specific criteria, such as the effective interest rate test, to determine a concession.  The Update goes on to provide guidance on specific types of modifications such as changes in the interest rate of the borrowing, and insignificant delays in payments, as well as guidance on the creditor’s evaluation of whether or not a debtor is experiencing financial difficulties.  For public entities, the amendments in the Update are effective for the first interim or annual periods beginning on or after June 15, 2011, and should be applied retrospectively to the beginning of the annual period of adoption.  The entity should also disclose information required by ASU 2010-20, Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses, which had previously been deferred by ASU 2011-01, Deferral of the Effective Date of Disclosures about Troubled Debt Restructurings in Update No. 2010-20, for interim and annual periods beginning on or after June 15, 2011.  Early adoption is permitted.  The Corporation is in the process of analyzing the loan portfolio to properly identify loans that may be determined to be Troubled Debt Restructuring loans.  The results of this analysis could increase future charge-off and nonaccrual balances.

 
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Note 3 – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss included in shareholders' equity are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)
 
June 30,
  
December 31,
 
   
2011
  
2010
 
        
Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities
 $1,010  $(1,026)
Tax effect
  (344)  349 
Net of tax amount
  666   (677)
          
Net unrealized losses on derivatives
  (1,675)  (1,752)
Tax effect
  569   596 
Net of tax amount
  (1,106)  (1,156)
          
Accumulated pension adjustment
  (5,771)  (5,771)
Tax effect
  1,962   1,962 
Net of tax amount
  (3,809)  (3,809)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss
 $(4,249) $(5,642)

Note 4 – Guarantees

The Corporation does not issue any guarantees that would require liability recognition or disclosure, other than its standby letters of credit.  Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Bank to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party.  Generally, all letters of credit, when issued, have expiration dates within one year.  The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as those that are involved in extending loan facilities to customers.  The Bank generally holds collateral and/or personal guarantees supporting these commitments.  The Bank had $27.9 million and $20.5 million of standby letters of credit as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Management believes that the proceeds obtained through a liquidation of collateral and the enforcement of guarantees would be sufficient to cover the potential amount of future payments required under the corresponding guarantees.  The amount of the liability as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 for guarantees under standby letters of credit issued was not material.

 
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Note 5 - Investments
 
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investment securities available for sale as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are:

(Dollars in thousands)
    
Gross
  
Gross
    
   
Amortized
  
unrealized
  
unrealized
  
Fair
 
June 30, 2011
 
cost
  
gains
  
losses
  
Value
 
Equity securities
 $3,256  $182  $(524) $2,914 
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies
  17,307   94   (27)  17,374 
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
  39,172   1,610   (27)  40,755 
Corporate debt securities
  2,537   56   (42)  2,551 
Trust Preferred securities
  5,884   -   (896)  4,988 
Mortgage-backed securities
                
Agency
  59,371   1,110   (187)  60,294 
Non-Agency
  3,842   19   (339)  3,522 
Asset-backed securities
  70   -   (19)  51 
   $131,439  $3,071  $(2,061) $132,449 

 
    
Gross
  
Gross
    
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Amortized
  
unrealized
  
unrealized
  
Fair
 
December 31, 2010
 
cost
  
gains
  
losses
  
Value
 
Equity securities
 $4,126  $50  $(538) $3,638 
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies
  14,780   61   (56)  14,785 
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
  39,477   894   (419)  39,952 
Corporate debt securities
  2,647   64   (46)  2,665 
Trust Preferred securities
  5,875   -   (1,678)  4,197 
Mortgage-backed securities
                
Agency
  47,239   1,104   (46)  48,297 
Non-Agency
  4,424   20   (415)  4,029 
Asset-backed securities
  74   -   (21)  53 
   $118,642  $2,193  $(3,219) $117,616 
 
The amortized cost of securities pledged as collateral to secure various funding sources was $122.4 million at June 30, 2011 and $108.7 million at December 31, 2010.

The amortized cost and fair value of debt securities as of June 30, 2011, by contractual maturity are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because of prepayment or call options embedded in the securities.

   
Amortized
  
Fair
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
cost
  
Value
 
Due in one year or less
 $4,870  $4,891 
Due after one year through five years
  16,486   17,018 
Due after five years through ten years
  14,209   14,828 
Due after ten years
  29,405   28,982 
    64,970   65,719 
Mortgage-backed securities
  63,213   63,816 
          
 
 $128,183  $129,535 
 
 
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At June 30, 2011, the investment portfolio contained 66 securities with $33.1 million of temporarily impaired fair value and $2.1 million in unrealized losses. This position is improved from year-end 2010 when there were 85 securities with an unrealized loss of $3.2 million. Nearly every sector realized an improvement in the level of unrealized loss with the trust preferred investment category showing the largest improvement as its unrealized loss declined from $1.7 million at year-end to $896 thousand at June 30, 2011.
 
The following table reflects temporary impairment in the investment portfolio (excluding restricted stock), aggregated by investment category, length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position and the number of securities in each category as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

   
June 30, 2011
 
   
Less than 12 months
  
12 months or more
  
Total
 
   
Fair
  
Unrealized
     
Fair
  
Unrealized
     
Fair
  
Unrealized
    
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Value
  
Losses
  
Number
  
Value
  
Losses
  
Number
  
Value
  
Losses
  
Number
 
                             
Equity securities
 $1  $(1)  1  $1,862  $(523)  20  $1,863  $(524)  21 
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies
  33   (1)  1   6,206   (26)  12   6,239   (27)  13 
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
  1,740   (21)  4   300   (6)  1   2,040   (27)  5 
Corporate debt securities
  -   -   -   1,968   (42)  2   1,968   (42)  2 
Trust Preferred securities
  -   -   -   4,988   (896)  7   4,988   (896)  7 
Mortgage-backed securities
                                    
Agency
  14,034   (187)  11   -   -   -   14,034   (187)  11 
Non-Agency
  -   -   -   1,940   (339)  4   1,940   (339)  4 
Asset-backed securities
  -   -   -   51   (19)  3   51   (19)  3 
Total temporarily impaired securities
 $15,808  $(210)  17  $17,315  $(1,851)  49  $33,123  $(2,061)  66 

   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Less than 12 months
  
12 months or more
  
Total
 
   
Fair
  
Unrealized
     
Fair
  
Unrealized
     
Fair
  
Unrealized
    
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Value
  
Losses
  
Number
  
Value
  
Losses
  
Number
  
Value
  
Losses
  
Number
 
                             
Equity securities
 $1  $(1)  1  $3,261  $(537)  20  $3,262  $(538)  21 
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies
  3,476   (17)  2   6,433   (39)  14   9,909   (56)  16 
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
  11,861   (405)  24   292   (14)  1   12,153   (419)  25 
Corporate debt securities
  -   -   -   1,968   (46)  2   1,968   (46)  2 
Trust Preferred securities
  -   -   -   4,196   (1,678)  7   4,196   (1,678)  7 
Mortgage-backed securities
                                    
Agency
  9,859   (46)  6   -   -   -   9,859   (46)  6 
Non-Agency
  -   -   -   2,676   (415)  5   2,676   (415)  5 
Asset-backed securities
  -   -   -   53   (21)  3   53   (21)  3 
Total temporarily impaired securities
 $25,197  $(469)  33  $18,879  $(2,750)  52  $44,076  $(3,219)  85 

 
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The following table provides additional detail about trust preferred securities as of June 30, 2011:

Trust Preferred Securities
(Dollars in thousands)
Deal Name
 
Single
Issuer or
Pooled
 
Class
 
Amortized
Cost
  
Fair Value
  
Gross Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Lowest Credit Rating Assigned
 
Number of Banks Currently Performing
 
Deferrals
and Defaults
as % of
Original
Collateral
 
Expected Deferral/
Defaults as a
Percentage of
Remaining Performing
Collateral
                           
Huntington Cap Trust
 
Single
 
Preferred Stock
 $929  $781  $(148)
B
 
1
 
None
 
None
Huntington Cap Trust II
 
Single
 
Preferred Stock
  874   749   (125)
B
 
1
 
None
 
None
BankAmerica Cap III
 
Single
 
Preferred Stock
  956   781   (175)
BB
 
1
 
None
 
None
Wachovia Cap Trust II
 
Single
 
Preferred Stock
  273   249   (24)
Baa2
 
1
 
None
 
None
Corestates Captl Tr II
 
Single
 
Preferred Stock
  924   822   (102)
Baa1
 
1
 
None
 
None
Chase Cap VI JPM
 
Single
 
Preferred Stock
  957   822   (135)
BBB
 
1
 
None
 
None
Fleet Cap Tr V
 
Single
 
Preferred Stock
  971   784   (187)
BB
 
1
 
None
 
None
         $5,884  $4,988  $(896)          

The following table provides additional detail about private label mortgage-backed securities as of June 30, 2011:

Private Label Mortgage Backed Securities
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
            
Gross
         
Cummulative
 
   
Orgination
 
Amortized
  
Fair
  
Unrealized
 
Collateral
 
Lowest Credit
 
Credit
 
OTTI
 
Decscription
 
Date
 
Cost
  
Value
  
Gain (Loss)
 
Type
 
Rating Assigned
 
Support %
 
Charges
 
RALI 2003-QS15 A1
 
8/1/2003
 $366  $366  $- 
ALT A
 A1 
11.26
 $- 
RALI 2004-QS4 A7
 
3/1/2004
  516   518   2 
ALT A
 
AA
 
12.53
  - 
MALT 2004-6 7A1
 
6/1/2004
  681   698   17 
ALT A
 
BB
 
10.90
  - 
RALI 2005-QS2 A1
 
2/1/2005
  602   550   (52)
ALT A
 
CCC
 
7.31
  - 
RALI 2006-QS4 A2
 
4/1/2006
  869   715   (154)
ALT A
 
D
 
-
  218 
GSR 2006-5F 2A1
 
5/1/2006
  352   283   (69)
Prime
 
CCC
 
3.81
  - 
RALI 2006-QS8 A1
 
7/28/2006
  456   392   (64)
ALT A
 
D
 
-
  172 
      $3,842  $3,522  $(320)        $390 

For more information concerning investments, refer to the Investment Securities discussion in the Financial Condition section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

 
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Note 6 – Loans
  
A summary of loans outstanding, by primary collateral, at the end of the reporting period is as follows:

         
Change
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
June 30, 2011
  
December 31, 2010
  
Amount
  
%
 
Residential Real Estate 1-4 Family
            
First liens
 $142,271  $144,128  $(1,857)  (1.3)
Junior liens and lines of credit
  53,719   56,694   (2,975)  (5.2)
Total
  195,990   200,822   (4,832)  (2.4)
Residential real estate - construction
  65,367   79,557   (14,190)  (17.8)
Commercial, industrial and agricultural real estate
  320,724   304,195   16,529   5.4 
Commercial, industrial and agricultural
  175,064   146,672   28,392   19.4 
Consumer
  14,852   17,396   (2,544)  (14.6)
    771,997   748,642   23,355   3.1 
Less:  Allowance for loan losses
  (10,150)  (8,801)  (1,349)  15.3 
Net Loans
 $761,847  $739,841  $22,006   3.0 
                  
Included in the loan balances are the following:
                
Net unamortized deferred loan costs
 $539  $567         
Unamortized discount on purchased loans
 $(190) $(220)        
Loans pledged as collateral for borrowings and commitments from:
                
FHLB
 $713,750  $648,272         
Federal Reserve Bank
  48,566   53,682         
   $762,316  $701,954         

Note 7 – Loan Quality

The following table presents, by loan segment, the Allowance for Loan Losses (ALL) for the periods ended:

      
Commercial
          
   
Residential Real Estate 1-4 Family
  
Industrial &
  
Commercial
       
      
Junior Liens &
     
Agricultural
  
Industrial &
       
(Dollars in thousands)
 
First Liens
  
Lines of Credit
  
Construction
  
Real Estate
  
Agricultural
  
Consumer
  
Total
 
                       
ALL at March 31, 2011
 $612  $292  $2,342  $4,216  $1,447  $289  $9,198 
Charge-offs
  (45)  (172)  (337)  (261)  (41)  (50)  (906)
Recoveries
  17   5   -   47   4   18   91 
Provision
  (55)  188   387   642   451   154   1,767 
ALL at June 30, 2011
 $529  $313  $2,392  $4,644  $1,861  $411  $10,150 
                              
ALL at December 31, 2010
 $600  $352  $2,596  $3,358  $1,578  $317  $8,801 
Charge-offs
  (152)  (177)  (737)  (422)  (41)  (114)  (1,643)
Recoveries
  28   5   -   240   4   48   325 
Provision
  53   133   533   1,468   320   160   2,667 
ALL at June 30, 2011
 $529  $313  $2,392  $4,644  $1,861  $411  $10,150 
                              
ALL at December 31, 2009
 $550  $278  $3,087  $4,175  $752  $95  $8,937 
Charge-offs
  (107)  (165)  (982)  (1,736)  (232)  (452)  (3,674)
Recoveries
  19   10   53   18   61   142   303 
Provision
  138   229   438   901   997   532   3,235 
ALL at December 31, 2010
 $600  $352  $2,596  $3,358  $1,578  $317  $8,801 
 
 
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The following table presents, by loan segment, loans that were evaluated for the ALL under the specific reserve (individually) and those that were evaluated under the general reserve (collectively) as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

            
Commercial
          
   
Residential Real Estate 1-4 Family
  
Industrial &
  
Commercial
       
      
Junior Liens &
     
Agricultural
  
Industrial &
       
(Dollars in thousands)
 
First Liens
  
Lines of Credit
  
Construction
  
Real Estate
  
Agricultural
  
Consumer
  
Total
 
                       
June 30, 2011
                     
Loans evaluated for allowance:
                     
Individually
 $691  $414  $12,705  $21,757  $1,400  $-  $36,967 
Collectively
  141,580   53,305   52,662   298,967   173,664   14,852   735,030 
Total
 $142,271  $53,719  $65,367  $320,724  $175,064  $14,852  $771,997 
                              
ALL established for loans evaluated:
                            
Individually
 $202  $3  $1,211  $3,980  $681  $-  $6,077 
Collectively
  327   310   1,181   664   1,180   411   4,073 
ALL at June 30, 2011
 $529  $313  $2,392  $4,644  $1,861  $411  $10,150 
                              
December 31, 2010
                            
Loans evaluated for allowance:
                            
Individually
 $965  $408  $7,988  $21,425  $2,398  $3  $33,187 
Collectively
  143,163   56,286   71,569   282,770   144,274   17,393   715,455 
Total
 $144,128  $56,694  $79,557  $304,195  $146,672  $17,396  $748,642 
                              
ALL established for loans evaluated:
                            
Individually
 $179  $4  $1,566  $2,170  $854  $3  $4,776 
Collectively
  421   348   1,030   1,188   724   314   4,025 
ALL at December 31, 2010
 $600  $352  $2,596  $3,358  $1,578  $317  $8,801 

The following table shows additional information about those loans considered to be impaired at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

   
Impaired Loans
 
   
With No Allowance
  
With Allowance
 
(Dollars in thousands)
    
Unpaid
     
Unpaid
    
   
Recorded
  
Principal
  
Recorded
  
Principal
  
Related
 
June 30, 2011
 
Investment
  
Balance
  
Investment
  
Balance
  
Allowance
 
Residential Real Estate 1-4 Family
               
First liens
 $85  $153  $537  $538  $202 
Junior liens and lines of credit
  248   248   166   166   3 
Total
  333   401   703   704   205 
Residential real estate - construction
  4,471   4,471   8,111   8,234   1,211 
Commercial, industrial and agricultural real estate
  377   3,499   18,139   18,258   3,980 
Commercial, industrial and agricultural
  -   -   1,363   1,400   681 
Consumer
  -   -   -   -   - 
Total
 $5,181  $8,371  $28,316  $28,596  $6,077 
                      
   
Impaired Loans
 
December 31, 2010
 
With No Allowance
  
With Allowance
 
Residential Real Estate 1-4 Family
                    
First liens
 $-  $-  $965  $971  $179 
Junior liens and lines of credit
  122   122   286   286   4 
Total
  122   122   1,251   1,257   183 
Residential real estate - construction
  3,958   3,958   4,030   4,030   1,566 
Commercial, industrial and agricultural real estate
  7,307   7,378   14,118   14,312   2,170 
Commercial, industrial and agricultural
  51   52   2,347   2,386   854 
Consumer
  -   -   3   3   3 
Total
 $11,438  $11,510  $21,749  $21,988  $4,776 
 
 
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The following table shows the average of impaired loans and related interest income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011:

   
Three Months Ended
  
Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30, 2011
  
June 30, 2011
 
   
Average
  
Interest
  
Average
  
Interest
 
   
Recorded
  
Income
  
Recorded
  
Income
 
   
Investment
  
Recognized
  
Investment
  
Recognized
 
Residential Real Estate 1-4 Family
            
First liens
 $556  $1  $787  $11 
Junior liens and lines of credit
  350   -   326   1 
Total
  906   1   1,113   12 
Residential real estate - construction
  10,933   27   10,214   63 
Commercial, industrial and agricultural real estate
  18,666   38   18,574   155 
Commercial, industrial and agricultural
  1,323   7   1,827   18 
Consumer
  -   -   1   - 
Total
 $31,828  $73  $31,729  $248 
 
 
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The following table presents a summary of nonperforming assets as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

   
June 30, 2011
  
December 31, 2010
 
      
% of Loan
     
% of Loan
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Balance
  
Segment
  
Balance
  
Segment
 
              
Nonaccrual loans
            
Residential Real Estate 1-4 Family
            
First liens
 $676   0.48% $691   0.48%
Junior liens and lines of credit
  307   0.57%  122   0.22%
Total
  983   0.50%  813   0.40%
Residential real estate - construction
  10,365   15.86%  6,500   8.17%
Commercial, industrial and agricultural real estate
  10,661   3.32%  13,003   4.27%
Commercial, industrial and agricultural
  1,537   0.88%  1,668   1.14%
Consumer
  -   -   -   - 
Total nonaccrual loans
 $23,546      $21,984     
                  
Loans past due 90 days or more and not included above
                
Residential Real Estate 1-4 Family
                
First liens
 $1,417      $1,093     
Junior liens and lines of credit
  447       833     
Total
  1,864       1,926     
Residential real estate - construction
  1,827       911     
Commercial, industrial and agricultural real estate
  3,798       2,343     
Commercial, industrial and agricultural
  1,653       244     
Consumer
  19       125     
Total loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing
  9,161       5,549     
                  
Total nonperforming loans
  32,707       27,533     
                  
Other real estate
  492       618     
Total nonperforming assets
 $33,199      $28,151     
                  
Restructured Loans (TDRs)
                
Performing
 $3,183      $656     
Non-performing (included above)
  2,217       -     
Total TDRs
 $5,400      $656     
                  
Nonaccrual loans to total gross loans
  3.05%      2.94%    
Nonperforming loans to total gross loans
  4.24%      3.68%    
Nonperforming assets to total assets
  3.30%      2.96%    
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans
  31.03%      31.97%    
 
 
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The following table presents the aging of payments of the loan portfolio:
      
Loans Past Due and Stll Accruing
     
Total
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Current
  
30-59 Days
  
60-89 Days
  
90 Days+
  
Total
  
Non-Accrual
  
Loans
 
June 30, 2011
                     
Residential Real Estate 1-4 Family
                     
First liens
 $139,845  $-  $333  $1,417  $1,750  $676  $142,271 
Junior liens and lines of credit
  52,896   -   69   447   516   307   53,719 
Total
  192,741   -   402   1,864   2,266   983   195,990 
Residential real estate - construction
  50,622   2,553   -   1,827   4,380   10,365   65,367 
Commercial, industrial and agricultural real estate
  301,190   938   4,137   3,798   8,873   10,661   320,724 
Commercial, industrial and agricultural
  171,574   300   -   1,653   1,953   1,537   175,064 
Consumer
  14,777   -   56   19   75   -   14,852 
Total
 $730,904  $3,791  $4,595  $9,161  $17,547  $23,546  $771,997 
                              
December 31, 2010
                            
Residential Real Estate 1-4 Family
                            
First liens
 $140,711  $979  $654  $1,093  $2,726  $691  $144,128 
Junior liens and lines of credit
  55,723   16   -   833   849   122   56,694 
Total
  196,434   995   654   1,926   3,575   813   200,822 
Residential real estate - construction
  72,146   -   -   911   911   6,500   79,557 
Commercial, industrial and agricultural real estate
  285,050   3,786   13   2,343   6,142   13,003   304,195 
Commercial, industrial and agricultural
  142,829   1,786   145   244   2,175   1,668   146,672 
Consumer
  17,077   164   30   125   319   -   17,396 
Total
 $713,536  $6,731  $842  $5,549  $13,122  $21,984  $748,642 
 
The following table reports the internal credit rating for those loans in the portfolio that are assigned an individual credit rating (primarily commercial loans):

      
Special
          
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Pass
  
Mention
  
Substandard
  
Doubtful
  
Total
 
                 
June 30, 2011
               
Residential Real Estate 1-4 Family
               
First liens
 $44,905  $1,500  $3,098  $-  $49,503 
Junior liens and lines of credit
  9,806   214   414   -   10,434 
Total
  54,711   1,714   3,512   -   59,937 
Residential real estate - construction
  45,855   5,791   12,664   -   64,310 
Commercial, industrial and agricultural real estate
  276,259   24,249   20,216   -   320,724 
Commercial, industrial and agricultural
  161,194   6,176   7,694   -   175,064 
Total
 $538,019  $37,930  $44,086  $-  $620,035 
                      
December 31, 2010
                    
Residential Real Estate 1-4 Family
                    
First liens
 $40,051  $1,821  $3,299  $-  $45,171 
Junior liens and lines of credit
  10,565   68   391   -   11,024 
Total
  50,616   1,889   3,690   -   56,195 
Residential real estate - construction
  59,097   6,671   11,892   -   77,660 
Commercial, industrial and agricultural real estate
  273,279   8,481   22,435   -   304,195 
Commercial, industrial and agricultural
  132,981   6,383   7,308   -   146,672 
Total
 $515,973  $23,424  $45,325  $-  $584,722 
 
 
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For loans that are not assigned an individual credit rating (primarily consumer and residential mortgage loans), the Bank evaluates credit quality based on the aging status of the loan (previously presented) and the performing status.  The following table presents the performance status on selected loans:

(Dollars in thousands)
 
June 30, 2011
    
  
Consumer
  Residential Real Estate    
   
Lines of Credit
  
Installment
  
Home Equity Lines
  
Mortgages
  
Total
 
Performing
 $3,236  $11,597  $18,280  $117,068  $150,181 
Non-performing
  -   19   33   1,729   1,781 
Total
 $3,236  $11,616  $18,313  $118,797  $151,962 
                      
  
December 31, 2010
    
  Consumer  
Residential Real Estate
    
   
Lines of Credit
  
Installment
  
Home Equity Lines
  
Mortgages
  
Total
 
Performing
 $3,231  $14,040  $17,939  $127,236  $162,446 
Non-performing
  11   114   99   1,250   1,474 
Total
 $3,242  $14,154  $18,038  $128,486  $163,920 

The following table presents information on the Bank’s Troubled Debt Restructuring (TDR) loans:

         
New Troubled Debt
  
Troubled Debt Restructings
 
         
Restructings in
  
that Subsequently Defaulted
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Troubled Debt Restructings
  
YTD Period
  
during YTD Period
 
   
Number of
  
Recorded
  
Number of
  
Recorded
  
Number of
  
Recorded
 
   
Contracts
  
Investment
  
Contracts
  
Investment
  
Contracts
  
Investment
 
June 30, 2011
                  
Commercial, industrial and agricultural
  9  $5,400   7  $4,767   2  $633 
Total
  9  $5,400   7  $4,767   2  $633 
                          
December 31, 2010
                        
Commercial, industrial and agricultural
  1  $656   -  $-   -  $- 
Total
  1  $656   -  $-   -  $- 

Note 8 – Pensions

The components of pension expense for the periods presented are as follows:

   
Three months ended
  
Six months ended
 
   
June 30
  
June 30
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2011
  
2010
  
2011
  
2010
 
Components of net periodic (benefit) cost:
            
Service cost
 $84  $91  $187  $183 
Interest cost
  180   185   362   371 
Expected return on plan assets
  (188)  (209)  (376)  (419)
Recognized net actuarial loss
  91   43   180   86 
Net periodic cost
 $167  $110  $353  $221 
 
 
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The Bank expects its pension expense to increase in 2011 compared to 2010.  The Bank expects to contribute $1.9 million to its pension plan in 2011.  This contribution will meet the minimum funding requirements.

Note 9 – Mortgage Servicing Rights

Activity pertaining to mortgage servicing rights and the related valuation allowance follows:

   
Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
2011
  
2010
 
Cost of mortgage servicing rights:
      
Beginning balance
 $933  $1,190 
Originations
  -   10 
Amortization
  (97)  (134)
Ending balance
 $836  $1,066 
          
Valuation allowance:
        
Beginning balance
 $(330) $(476)
Valuation charges
  (43)  - 
Valuation reversals
  12   60 
Ending balance
 $(361) $(416)
          
Mortgage servicing rights cost
 $836  $1,066 
Valuation allowance
  (361)  (416)
Carrying value
 $475  $650 
          
Fair value
 $475  $650 

Note 10 – Fair Value Measurements

Management uses its best judgment in estimating the fair value of the Corporation’s financial instruments; however, there are inherent weaknesses in any estimation technique.  Therefore, for substantially all financial instruments, the fair value estimates herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Corporation could have realized in a sales transaction on the dates indicated.  The estimated fair value amounts have been measured as of their respective quarter-ends and have not been re-evaluated or updated for purposes of these financial statements subsequent to those respective dates.  As such, the estimated fair values of these financial instruments subsequent to the respective reporting dates may be different than the amounts reported at each quarter-end.

FASB ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments, requires disclosure of the fair value of financial assets and liabilities, including those financial assets and liabilities that are not measured and reported at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis.

 
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The estimated fair value of the Corporation's financial instruments are as follows:
   
June 30, 2011
  
December 31, 2010
 
   
Carrying
  
Fair
  
Carrying
  
Fair
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Amount
  
Value
  
Amount
  
Value
 
              
Financial assets:
            
Cash and cash equivalents
 $40,619  $40,619  $22,106  $22,106 
Investment securities available for sale
  132,449   132,449   117,616   117,616 
Restricted stock
  5,561   5,561   6,159   6,159 
Net loans
  761,847   775,491   739,841   750,944 
Accrued interest receivable
  3,888   3,888   3,662   3,662 
Mortgage servicing rights
  475   475   603   603 
                  
Financial liabilities:
                
Deposits
 $794,900  $798,025  $734,331  $737,274 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
  65,261   65,261   51,164   51,164 
Long-term debt
  49,304   51,752   70,885   74,695 
Accrued interest payable
  617   617   757   757 
Interest rate swaps
  1,675   1,675   1,752   1,752 

The preceding information should not be interpreted as an estimate of the fair value of the entire Corporation since a fair value calculation is only provided for a limited portion of the Corporation’s assets and liabilities.  Due to a wide range of valuation techniques and the degree of subjectivity used in making the estimates, comparisons between the Corporation’s disclosures and those of other companies may not be meaningful.  The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair values of the Corporation’s financial instruments reported above at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents:  For these short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Investment securities available for sale: The fair value of investment securities is determined in accordance with the methods described under FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, as discussed in the fair value hierarchy.

Restricted stock:  The carrying value of restricted stock approximates its fair value based on redemption provisions for the restricted stock.

Net loans:  The fair value of fixed-rate loans is estimated for each major type of loan (e.g. real estate, commercial, industrial and agricultural and consumer) by discounting the future cash flows associated with such loans using rates currently offered for loans with similar terms to borrowers of comparable credit quality.  The model considers scheduled principal maturities, repricing characteristics, prepayment assumptions and interest cash flows.  The discount rates used are estimated based upon consideration of a number of factors including the treasury yield curve, expense and service charge factors. For variable rate loans that reprice frequently and have no significant change in credit quality, carrying values approximate the fair value.

Accrued interest receivable: The carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Mortgage servicing rights: The fair value of mortgage servicing rights, upon initial recognition, is estimated using a valuation model that calculates the present value of estimated future net servicing income. The model incorporates assumptions, such as loan default rates, costs to service, and prepayment speeds. Mortgage servicing rights are carried at the lower of cost or fair value after initial recognition.

 
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Deposits, Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and Long-term debt: The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts, and money market deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date.  The fair value of fixed-rate certificates of deposit and long-term debt is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using rates approximating those currently offered for certificates of deposit and borrowings with similar remaining maturities.  For securities sold under agreements to repurchase, the carrying value approximates a reasonable estimate of the fair value.

Accrued interest payable: The carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Interest rate swaps: The fair value of the interest rate swaps is determined in accordance with the methods described under FASB ASC Topic 820, as discussed below.

Fair Value Hierarchy

 FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures established a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods used to measure fair value.  The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).  The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under FASB ASC Topic 820 are as follows:

 
Level 1:
Valuation is based on unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
 
 
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 significant assumptions not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect the Corporation’s assumptions regarding what market participants would assume when pricing a financial instrument.
 
For financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, there were no transfers of financial assets or liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2 during the period ending June 30, 2011.
 
For financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, the fair value measurements by level within the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 
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(Dollars in Thousands)
 
Fair Value at June 30, 2011
 
Asset Description
 
Level 1
  
Level 2
  
Level 3
  
Total
 
Equity securities
 $2,914  $-  $-  $2,914 
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies
  -   17,374   -   17,374 
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
  -   40,755   -   40,755 
Corporate debt securities
  -   2,551   -   2,551 
Trust Preferred Securities
  -   4,988   -   4,988 
Mortgage-backed securities
                
Agency
  -   60,294   -   60,294 
Non-Agency
  -   3,522   -   3,522 
Asset-backed securities
  -   51   -   51 
Total assets
 $2,914  $129,535  $-  $132,449 
                  
Liability Description
                
Interest rate swaps
 $-  $1,675  $-  $1,675 
Total liabilities
 $-  $1,675  $-  $1,675 
                  
                  
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
Fair Value at December 31, 2010
 
Asset Description
 
Level 1
  
Level 2
  
Level 3
  
Total
 
Equity securities
 $3,638  $-  $-  $3,638 
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies
  -   14,785   -   14,785 
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
  -   39,952   -   39,952 
Corporate debt securities
  -   2,665   -   2,665 
Trust Preferred Securities
  -   4,197   -   4,197 
Mortgage-backed securities
                
Agency
  -   48,297   -   48,297 
Non-Agency
  -   4,029   -   4,029 
Asset-backed securities
  -   53   -   53 
Total assets
 $3,638  $113,978  $-  $117,616 
                  
Liability Description
                
Interest rate swaps
 $-  $1,752  $-  $1,752 
Total liabilities
 $-  $1,752  $-  $1,752 
 
An asset’s or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Corporation used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair value for assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis.

Investment securities:  Level 1 securities represent equity securities that are valued using quoted market prices from nationally recognized markets. Level 2 securities represent debt securities that are valued using a mathematical model based upon the specific characteristics of a security in relationship to quoted prices for similar securities.

Interest rate swaps: The interest rate swaps are valued using a discounted cash flow model that uses verifiable market environment inputs to calculate the fair value. This method is not dependent on the input of any significant judgments or assumptions by Management.

 
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For financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, the fair value measurements by level within the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
 
(Dollars in Thousands)
            
   
Fair Value at June 30, 2011
 
Asset Description
 
Level 1
  
Level 2
  
Level 3
  
Total
 
Impaired loans with specific allowance
 $-  $-  $22,239  $22,239 
Other real estate owned
  -   -   492   492 
Mortgage servicing rights
  -   -   475   475 
Total assets
 $-  $-  $23,206  $23,206 
                  
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
Fair Value at December 31, 2010
 
Asset  Description
 
Level 1
  
Level 2
  
Level 3
  
Total
 
Impaired loans with specific allowance
 $-  $-  $16,973  $16,973 
Other real estate owned
  -   -   618   618 
Mortgage servicing rights
  -   -   603   603 
Total assets
 $-  $-  $18,194  $18,194 
 
The Corporation used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair value of assets and liabilities measured on a nonrecurring basis:

Impaired loans: Impaired loans are reported at the fair value of the underlying collateral if repayment is expected solely from the collateral.  Collateral values are estimated using Level 3 inputs based on customized discounting criteria.

Other real estate: The fair value of other real estate, upon initial recognition, is estimated using Level 2 inputs within the fair value hierarchy based on observable market data and Level 3 inputs based on customized discounting criteria.  In connection with the measurement and initial recognition of the foregoing assets, the Corporation recognizes charge-offs through the allowance for loan losses.  Declines in fair value of other real estate subsequent to initial recognition are recorded in other expenses in the Corporation’s statement of operations.

Mortgage servicing rights: The fair value of mortgage servicing rights, upon initial recognition, is estimated using a valuation model that calculates the present value of estimated future net servicing income.  The model incorporates Level 3 assumptions such as cost to service, discount rate, prepayment speeds, default rates and losses.  Mortgage servicing rights are carried at the lower of cost or fair value after initial recognition.

Note 11 Financial Derivatives

The Board of Directors has given Management authorization to enter into derivative activity including interest rate swaps, caps and floors, forward-rate agreements, options and futures contracts in order to hedge interest rate risk.  The Bank is exposed to credit risk equal to the positive fair value of a derivative instrument, if any, as a positive fair value indicates that the counterparty to the agreement is financially liable to the Bank.  To limit this risk, counterparties must have an investment grade long-term debt rating and individual counterparty credit exposure is limited by Board approved parameters.  Management anticipates continuing to use derivatives, as permitted by its Board-approved policy, to manage interest rate risk.  In 2008, the Bank entered into two interest rate swap transactions in order to hedge the Corporation’s exposure to changes in cash flows attributable to the effect of interest rate changes on variable rate liabilities.

 
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Information regarding the interest rate swaps as of June 30, 2011 follows:

(Dollars in thousands)
          
Amount Expected to
 
           
be Expensed into
 
Notional
 
Maturity
 
Interest Rate
  
Earnings within the
 
Amount
 
Date
 
Fixed
  
Variable
  
next 12 Months
 
             
$10,000 
5/30/2013
  3.60%  0.03% $358 
$10,000 
5/30/2015
  3.87%  0.03% $385 

The variable rate is indexed to the 91-day Treasury Bill auction (discount) rate and resets weekly.

Derivatives with a positive fair value are reflected as other assets in the consolidated balance sheet while those with a negative fair value are reflected as other liabilities.  As short-term interest rates decrease, the net expense of the swap increases.  As short-term rates increase, the net expense of the swap decreases.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows:
 
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
 
(Dollars in thousands)
    
Balance Sheet
   
Date
 
Type
 
Location 
 
Fair Value
 
June 30, 2011
 
Interest rate contracts
 
Other liabilities
 $1,675 
December 31, 2010
 
Interest rate contracts
 
Other liabilities
 $1,752 

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Income for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 follows:

Derivatives in ASC Topic 815 Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
 
(Dollars in thousands)
      
     
Location of
 
Amount of Gain
      
     
Gain or (Loss)
 
or (Loss)
      
   
Amount of Gain or (Loss)
 
Reclassified from
 
Reclassified from
 
Location of  Gain or
 
Amount of Gain or
 
   
Recognized in OCI
 
Accumulated OCI
 
Accumulated OCI
 
(Loss) Recognized in
 
(Loss) Recognized in
 
   
net of tax on Derivative
 
into Income
 
into Income
 
Income on Derivative
 
Income on Derivative
 
Type / Date
 
(Effective Portion)
 
(Effective Portion)
 
(Effective Portion)
 
(Ineffective Portion)
 
(Ineffective Portion)
 
               
Interest Rate Contracts
             
               
Three months ended:
             
June 30, 2011
 $(108)
Interest Expense
 $(180)
Other income (expense)
 $- 
June 30, 2010
 $(332)
Interest Expense
 $(174)
Other income (expense)
 $- 
                  
Six months ended:
                
June 30 2011
 $50 
Interest Expense
 $(356)
Other income (expense)
 $- 
June 30, 2010
 $(435)
Interest Expense
 $(354)
Other income (expense)
 $- 
 
 
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Note 12 – Reclassifications

Certain prior period amounts may have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.  Such reclassifications did not affect reported net income.

Note 13 – Subsequent Events

In July 2011, the Bank recorded a charge-off of $1.9 million on two commercial real estate secured loans to two related entities. The loans were part of a shared national credit in which the Bank was participating and the action was the result of regulatory direction after review of the credit at the lead bank.  Of the $1.9 million charge-off, $1.1 million was 30 – 89 days past due and $800 thousand was 90 days or more past due at June 30, 2011.  The $1.9 million charge-off was specifically reserved in the Bank’s June 30, 2011 allowance for loan loss calculation.

 
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Item 2

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition
For the Three and Six Month Period Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements appearing herein which are not historical in nature are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such forward-looking statements refer to a future period or periods, reflecting management’s current views as to likely future developments, and use words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” or similar terms.  Because forward-looking statements involve certain risks, uncertainties and other factors over which the Corporation has no direct control, actual results could differ materially from those contemplated in such statements.  These factors include (but are not limited to) the following: general economic conditions, changes in interest rates, changes in the Corporation’s cost of funds, changes in government monetary policy, changes in government regulation and taxation of financial institutions, changes in the rate of inflation, changes in technology, the intensification of competition within the Corporation’s market area, and other similar factors.

Critical Accounting Policies

Management has identified critical accounting policies for the Corporation to include Allowance for Loan Losses, Mortgage Servicing Rights, Financial Derivatives, Temporary Investment Impairment and Stock-based Compensation.  There were no changes to the critical accounting policies disclosed in the 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K in regards to application or related judgements and estimates used.  Please refer to Item 7 of the Corporation’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a more detailed disclosure of the critical accounting policies.

Results of Operations

Year-to-Date Summary
At June 30, 2011, for the first time in the Corporation’s history, total assets exceeded $1 billion, with total assets of $1.01 billion, an increase of $54.6 million from December 31, 2010.  The Corporation reported net income for the first six months of 2011 of $3.6 million.  This is a 12.7% decrease versus net income of $4.1 million for the same period in 2010. Total revenue (interest income and noninterest income) decreased $878 thousand year-over-year. Interest income decreased $989 thousand, due primarily to a decrease in interest on investments, while noninterest income increased due to an increase in loan service charges. Higher salary and benefit expense, as well as prepayment penalties on term loans, contributed to the increase in noninterest expense.   The provision for loan losses was $2.7 millions for the period, $1.4 million more than in 2010.  Diluted earnings per share decreased to $.92 in 2011 from $1.07 in 2010. Net loans grew to $761.8 million and total deposits increased to $794.9 million.

Other key performance ratios as of, or for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (on an annualized basis) are listed below:

   
2011
  
2010
 
Return on average equity (ROE)
  8.64%  10.21%
Return on average assets (ROA)
  .74%  .84%
Return on average tangible average equity(1)
  10.23%  12.40%
Return on average tangible average assets(1)
  .77%  .89%
Net interest margin
  3.73%  3.46%
Efficiency ratio
  66.56%  64.25%
 
 
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(1) The Corporation supplements its traditional GAAP measurements with Non-GAAP measurements. The Non-GAAP measurements include Return on Average Tangible Assets and Return on Average Tangible Equity.  As a result of merger transactions, intangible assets (primarily goodwill and core deposit intangibles) were created. The Non-GAAP disclosures are intended to eliminate the effects of the intangible assets and allow for better comparisons to periods when such assets did not exist.  The following table shows the adjustments made between the GAAP and NON-GAAP measurements:

GAAP Measurement
 
Calculation
Return on Average Assets
 
Net Income / Average Assets
Return on Average Equity
 
Net Income / Average Equity
Non- GAAP Measurement
 
Calculation
Return on Average Tangible Assets
 
Net Income plus Intangible Amortization /
   
Average Assets less Average Intangible Assets
Return on Average Tangible Equity
 
Net Income plus Intangible Amortization /
   
Average Equity less Average Intangible Assets
Efficiency Ratio
 
Noninterest Expense / Tax Equivalent Net Interest Income
   
plus Noninterest Income (excluding Security Gains/Losses and Other Than Temporary Impairment)

A more detailed discussion of the operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2011 follows:

Comparison of the three months ended June 30, 2011 to the three months ended June 30, 2010:

Net Interest Income
 
  The most important source of the Corporation’s earnings is net interest income, which is defined as the difference between income on interest-earning assets and the expense of interest-bearing liabilities supporting those assets.  Principal categories of interest-earning assets are loans and securities, while deposits, securities sold under agreements to repurchase (Repos), short-term borrowings and long-term debt are the principal categories of interest-bearing liabilities.  Demand deposits enhance net interest income because they are noninterest-bearing deposits. For the purpose of this discussion, balance sheet items refer to the average balance for the year and net interest income is adjusted to a fully taxable-equivalent basis.  This tax-equivalent adjustment facilitates performance comparisons between taxable and tax-free assets by increasing the tax-free income by an amount equivalent to the Federal income taxes that would have been paid if this income were taxable at the Corporation’s 34% Federal statutory rate.
 
Tax equivalent interest income for the second quarter of 2011 remained flat quarter over quarter.  Average interest-earning assets increased $22.6 million from 2010 and the yield on these assets decreased by 12 basis points.  The average balance of investment securities decreased $5.0 million quarter over quarter due to pay downs, maturities and sales in the portfolio, net of investment purchases.  Total average loans increased $12.9 million (1.7%) quarter over quarter.  Average commercial loans increased $39.8 million, but the increase was partially offset by a decrease in the average balance of mortgage and consumer loans.  Average mortgage loans decreased $8.4 million, as the majority of new mortgage originations are sold in the secondary market and the portfolio continues to runoff.  Average consumer loans, including home equity loans, decreased $18.4 million, as consumers continue to borrow less during the economic recession and the indirect lending portfolio continues to run-off as the Bank exited this business in early 2010 and no new loans have been booked.

 
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Interest expense was $2.4 million for the second quarter, a decrease of $813 thousand from the 2010 total of $3.2 million.  Average interest-bearing liabilities decreased $760 thousand to $797.6 million for 2011 from an average balance of $798.4 million in 2010.  The average cost of these liabilities decreased from 1.62% in 2010 to 1.21% in 2011.  Average interest-bearing deposits increased $35.3 million, due to increases in interest checking and savings accounts ($34.4 million) and money management deposits ($39.8 million), but this increase was somewhat offset by decreases in certificates of deposit ($19.1 million). The cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased from 1.38% to 1.04%.  Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (Repos) have decreased $500 thousand on average over the prior year quarter and the average rate has remained constant at .25%.   The average balance of long-term debt decreased by $35.5 million due to scheduled amortization and maturities, as well as a prepayment of $15.6 million on three Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLB) advances.

The changes in the balance sheet and interest rates resulted in an increase in tax equivalent net interest income of $440 thousand to $8.1 million in 2011 compared to $7.6 million in 2010.  The Bank’s net interest margin increased from 3.48% to 3.74% in 2011.  The increase in the net interest margin is the result of a decrease in the rate on interest-earning liabilities of 40 basis points, while the yield on interest-bearing assets only decreased 12 basis points.

The following table shows a comparative analysis of average balances, asset yields and funding costs for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.  These components drive changes in net interest income.

   
For the Three Months Ended June 30
 
   
2011
  
2010
 
      
Tax
        
Tax
    
   
Average
  
Equivalent
  
Average
  
Average
  
Equivalent
  
Average
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
balance
  
Interest
  
yield/rate
  
balance
  
Interest
  
yield/rate
 
Interest-earning assets
                  
Federal funds sold and interest-bearing balances
 $30,284  $19   0.25% $15,638  $10   0.26%
Investment securities
  133,179   1,147   3.45%  138,202   1,344   3.89%
Loans
  767,826   9,925   5.18%  754,882   9,746   5.15%
Total interest-earning assets
 $931,289   11,091   4.78% $908,722   11,100   4.90%
                          
Interest-bearing liabilities
                        
Interest-bearing deposits
 $675,674   1,755   1.04% $640,405   2,204   1.38%
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
  63,509   39   0.25%  63,993   40   0.25%
Long-term debt
  58,427   614   4.22%  93,972   977   4.17%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
 $797,610   2,408   1.21% $798,370   3,221   1.62%
Interest spread
          3.57%          3.28%
Tax equivalent Net interest income/Net interest margin
      8,683   3.74%      7,879   3.48%
Tax equivalent adjustment
      (598)          (234)    
Net interest income
     $8,085          $7,645     

All amounts have been adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis using a tax rate of 34%.  Investments include the average unrealized gains or losses.  Loan balances include nonaccruing loans and are gross of the allowance for loan losses.

Provision for Loan Losses

For the second quarter of 2011, the provision expense was $1.8 million versus $625 thousand in 2010.  For more information concerning loan quality and the allowance for loan losses, refer to the Loan discussion in the Financial Condition section.

 
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Noninterest Income
 
For the second quarter of 2011, noninterest income remained flat from the same period in 2010.  Investment and trust service fees increased $51 thousand due to higher recurring asset management and estate fees. Loan service charges decreased $41 thousand as mortgage origination fees decreased due to lower consumer demand and commercial loan service charges were lower, as 2010 included a prepayment penalty on a commercial loan.  Mortgage banking fees decreased $56 thousand due to an impairment charge on mortgage servicing rights in 2011, versus none in 2010.  Deposit service charges remained flat, while other service charges and fees increased primarily due to an increase in debit card fees.  A final rule on the Durbin amendment was issued in June and it establishes a base rate for debit card interchange fees.  While technically exempt from the rate cap, the Bank expects market forces will result in lower interchange fees to all community banks.  The Bank potentially estimates annual lost revenue of $400 thousand after the rate cap is implemented on October 1, 2011.  The increase in cash surrender value of life insurance and other income remained fairly flat in the second quarter of 2011.  Other than temporary impairment charges of $55 thousand on two bonds were taken in the second quarter of 2011 compared to none in the second quarter of 2010.  The Corporation also had no realized gains on the sale of securities in 2011, compared to $20 thousand in 2010.

The following table presents a comparison of noninterest income for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

   
For the Three Months Ended
       
(Dollars in thousands)
 
June 30
  
Change
 
   
2011
  
2010
  
Amount
  
%
 
Noninterest Income
            
Investment and trust services fees
 $1,058  $1,007  $51   5.1 
Loan service charges
  231   272   (41)  (15.1)
Mortgage banking activities
  (45)  11   (56)  (509.1)
Deposit service charges and fees
  597   593   4   0.7 
Other service charges and fees
  384   351   33   9.4 
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance
  175   166   9   5.4 
Other
  81   22   59   268.2 
OTTI losses on securities
  (370)  -   (370)  N/M 
Less: Loss recognized in other comprehensive income (before taxes)
  (315)  -   (315)  N/M 
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings
  (55)  -   (55)  N/M 
Securities gains, net
  -   20   (20)  (100.0)
Total noninterest income
 $2,426  $2,442  $(16)  (0.7)

Noninterest Expense
 
Noninterest expense for the second quarter of 2011 totaled $7.4 million compared to $6.5 million in the same quarter of 2010.  The increase in salaries and benefits was primarily due to annual salary adjustments ($195 thousand), as well as increases in health insurance expense ($120 thousand), for an incentive compensation program ($62 thousand) and pension expense ($57 thousand).  Legal and professional fees decreased due to lower legal fees in 2011, while FDIC insurance decreased $32 thousand, as the FDIC assessment rate decreased.  Other expenses increased $451 thousand due to a  $172 thousand prepayment penalty on $12 million of FHLB advances.  These advances had a much higher interest rate than what the Bank was earning on invested overnight funds and it will recoup more than this expense through the remainder of 2011 as a result of the prepayment.

 
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The following table presents a comparison of noninterest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
For the Three Months Ended
       
   
June 30
  
Change
 
Noninterest Expense
 
2011
  
2010
  
Amount
  
%
 
Salaries and benefits
 $3,883  $3,322  $561   16.9 
Net occupancy expense
  496   496   0   0.0 
Furniture and equipment expense
  214   191   23   12.0 
Advertising
  351   343   8   2.3 
Legal and professional fees
  244   350   (106)  (30.3)
Data processing
  487   502   (15)  (3.0)
Pennsylvania bank shares tax
  173   152   21   13.8 
Intangible amortization
  111   114   (3)  (2.6)
FDIC insurance
  256   288   (32)  (11.1)
Other
  1,218   767   451   58.8 
Total noninterest expense
 $7,433  $6,525  $908   13.9 

Income taxes

For the second quarter of 2011 the Corporation recorded a Federal income tax benefit of $447 thousand compared to income tax expense of $778 thousand for the same quarter in 2010. During the second quarter of 2011, an internal review discovered that tax-exempt commercial loans booked in the fourth quarter of 2008, during 2009 and 2010 and in the first quarter of 2011 were not properly coded as tax-exempt in the Bank’s core processing system. This resulted in the income from these loans being recorded as taxable income and the benefit of the tax-exempt status was not reflected in the Corporation’s income tax calculation. After a thorough review of the affected loans to determine the unrecorded tax benefit, and consultation with the Corporation’s internal and external audit firms, the Corporation deemed the adjustment to be immaterial to the consolidated financial statements for the current and prior year and therefore, no prior period adjustment was required. The Corporation recorded the past income tax benefits during the second quarter of 2011. The adjustment to income tax expense for the second quarter was a credit of approximately $660 thousand attributable to the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 and approximately $95 thousand attributable to the first quarter of 2011.

Comparison of the six months ended June 30, 2011 to the six months ended June 30, 2010:

Net Interest Income
 
  Tax equivalent interest income for the first half of 2011 decreased by $684 thousand compared to 2010.  Average interest-earning assets increased $4.5 million from 2010, but the yield on these assets decreased by 17 basis points.  The average balance of investment securities decreased $13.8 million year over year due to pay downs, maturities and sales in the portfolio, net of investment purchases.  Total average loans increased $10.8 million (1.4%) year over year.  Average commercial loans increased $36.5 million, but the increase was partially offset by a decrease in the average balance of mortgage and consumer loans.  Average mortgage loans decreased $8.2 million, as the majority of new mortgage originations are sold in the secondary market and the portfolio continues to runoff.  Average consumer loans, including home equity loans, decreased $16.7 million, as consumers continue to borrow less during the economic recession and the indirect lending portfolio continues to run-off as the Bank exited this business in early 2010 and no new loans have been booked.

 
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Interest expense was $4.8 million for the first half of 2011, a decrease of $1.8 million from the 2010 total of $6.6 million.  Average interest-bearing liabilities decreased $18.0 million to $782.4 million for 2011 from an average balance of $800.3 million in 2010.  The average cost of these liabilities decreased from 1.66% in 2010 to 1.24% in 2011.  Average interest-bearing deposits increased $16.6 million, due to increases in interest checking and savings accounts ($31.9 million) and money management deposits ($43.0 million), but these increases were offset by decreases in certificates of deposit ($40.0 million). The cost of interest-bearing deposits decreased from 1.43% to 1.05%.  Securities sold under agreements to repurchase have decreased $3.4 million on average over the prior year and the average rate has remained constant at .25%.   The average balance of long-term debt decreased by $31.5 million due to scheduled amortization and maturities, as well as prepayments of $15.6 million on three Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLB) advances.

The changes in the balance sheet and interest rates resulted in an increase in tax equivalent net interest income of $1.1 million to $16.8 million in 2011 compared to $15.7 million in 2010.  The Bank’s net interest margin increased from 3.46% to 3.71% in 2011.  The increase in the net interest margin is the result of a decrease in the rate on interest-earning liabilities of 42 basis points, while the yield on interest-bearing assets only decreased 17 basis points.

The following table shows a comparative analysis of average balances, asset yields and funding costs for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.  These components drive changes in net interest income.
 
   
For the Six Months Ended June 30
 
   
2011
  
2010
 
      
Tax
        
Tax
    
   
Average
  
Equivalent
  
Average
  
Average
  
Equivalent
  
Average
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
balance
  
Interest
  
yield/rate
  
balance
  
Interest
  
yield/rate
 
Interest-earning assets
                  
Federal funds sold and interest-bearing balances
 $20,650  $25   0.24% $13,137  $16   0.25%
Investment securities
  129,471   2,261   3.49%  143,264   2,919   4.08%
Loans
  761,494   19,318   5.12%  750,703   19,353   5.16%
Total interest-earning assets
 $911,615   21,604   4.78% $907,104   22,288   4.95%
                          
Interest-bearing liabilities
                        
Interest-bearing deposits
 $660,361   3,424   1.05% $643,742   4,563   1.43%
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
  58,914   73   0.25%  62,302   77   0.25%
Short-term borrowings
  358   1   0.73%  111   -   0.64%
Long-term debt
  62,722   1,315   4.23%  94,194   1,951   4.17%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
 $782,355   4,813   1.24% $800,349   6,591   1.66%
Interest spread
          3.54%          3.29%
Tax equivalent Net interest income/Net interest margin
      16,791   3.71%      15,697   3.46%
Tax equivalent adjustment
      (811)          (506)    
Net interest income
     $15,980          $15,191     

All amounts have been adjusted to a tax-equivalent basis using a tax rate of 34%.  Investments include the average unrealized gains or losses.  Loan balances include nonaccruing loans and are gross of the allowance for loan losses.

 
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Provision for Loan Losses

For the first six months of 2011, the provision expense was $2.7 million versus $1.3 million in 2010.  For more information concerning loan quality and the allowance for loan losses, refer to the Loan discussion in the Financial Condition section.

Noninterest Income
 
For the first six months of 2011, noninterest income increased slightly to $4.9 million compared to $4.8 million in the same period in 2010.  Investment and trust service fees decreased $34 thousand due to lower income from estate fees. Loan service charges increased $243 thousand from a large prepayment penalty on a commercial loan.  This loan was match funded with an FHLB advance and the fee to prepay the FHLB advance is recorded in other expense.  Mortgage banking fees decreased year over year as 2011 had a net impairment charge of $31 thousand compared to a reversal of previously recorded impairment charges of $60 thousand in 2010.  Mortgage servicing income was also less in 2011 compared to 2010 and 2010 contained $32 thousand in gains on sales of mortgage loans versus none in 2011.  Deposit service charges decreased $37 thousand in the 2011 due to a decrease in retail overdraft fees and a decrease in fees from the Bank’s overdraft protection program.  Other service charges and fees increased primarily due to a $35 thousand increase in debit card fees.  A final rule on the Durbin amendment was issued in June and it establishes a base rate for debit card interchange fees.  While technically exempt from the rate cap, the Bank expects market forces will result in lower interchange fees to all community banks.  The Bank potentially estimates annual lost revenue of $400 thousand after the rate cap is implemented on October 1, 2011.  Other income remained fairly flat in 2011.  Other than temporary impairment charges of $55 thousand on two bonds were taken in 2011 compared to $255 thousand on two bonds in the first half of 2010.  The Corporation also had realized gains of $11 thousand on the sale of equity securities in 2011, compared to $268 thousand in 2010.

The following table presents a comparison of noninterest income for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

   
For the Six Months Ended
       
(Dollars in thousands)
 
June 30
  
Change
 
   
2011
  
2010
  
Amount
  
%
 
Noninterest Income
            
Investment and trust services fees
 $1,990  $2,024  $(34)  (1.7)
Loan service charges
  712   469   243   51.8 
Mortgage banking activities
  (35)  81   (116)  (143.2)
Deposit service charges and fees
  1,134   1,171   (37)  (3.2)
Other service charges and fees
  745   677   68   10.0 
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance
  340   332   8   2.4 
Other
  106   70   36   51.4 
OTTI losses on securities
  (370)  (689)  319   (46.3)
Less: Loss recognized in other comprehensive income (before taxes)
  (315)  (434)  119   (27.4)
Net OTTI losses recognized in earnings
  (55)  (255)  200   (78.4)
Securities gains, net
  11   268   (257)  (95.9)
Total noninterest income
 $4,948  $4,837  $111   2.3 
 
 
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Noninterest Expense
 
Noninterest expense for the first six months of 2011 totaled $14.5 million compared to $13.2 million in the same period in 2010.  The increase in salaries and benefits was primarily due to annual salary adjustments ($273 thousand), as well as for increases in pension expense ($132 thousand), for an incentive compensation program ($125 thousand) and health insurance expense ($118 thousand).  Legal and professional fees decreased due primarily to lower legal fees in 2011, which are down $152 thousand compared to 2010. FDIC insurance decreased $13 thousand, as the FDIC assessment rate decreased.  Other expenses increased $612 thousand due to $344 thousand in prepayment penalties on three FHLB advances of $15.6 million. The prepaid advances included $12 million to prepay term loans with a high interest rate and $3.6 million than what the Bank was earning on invested overnight funds and it will more than recoup this expense through the remainder of 2011 as a result of the prepayment.
 
The following table presents a comparison of noninterest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:
(Dollars in thousands)
 
For the Six Months Ended
       
   
June 30
  
Change
 
Noninterest Expense
 
2011
  
2010
  
Amount
  
%
 
Salaries and benefits
 $7,596  $6,762  $834   12.3 
Net occupancy expense
  1,028   1,019   9   0.9 
Furniture and equipment expense
  437   382   55   14.4 
Advertising
  643   655   (12)  (1.8)
Legal and professional fees
  515   745   (230)  (30.9)
Data processing
  868   879   (11)  (1.3)
Pennsylvania bank shares tax
  337   308   29   9.4 
Intangible amortization
  224   229   (5)  (2.2)
FDIC insurance
  567   580   (13)  (2.2)
Other
  2,239   1,627   612   37.6 
Total noninterest expense
 $14,454  $13,186  $1,268   9.6 

Income taxes

Federal income tax expense was $199 thousand in 2011 compared to $1.5 million in 2010.  During the second quarter of 2011, an internal review discovered that tax-exempt commercial loans booked in the fourth quarter of 2008, during 2009 and 2010 and in the first quarter of 2011 were not properly coded as tax-exempt in the Bank’s core processing system. This resulted in the income from these loans being recorded as taxable income and the benefit of the tax-exempt status was not reflected in the Corporation’s income tax calculation. After a thorough review of the affected loans to determine the unrecorded tax benefit, and consultation with the Corporation’s internal and external audit firms, the Corporation deemed the adjustment to be immaterial to the consolidated financial statements for the current and prior year and therefore, no prior period adjustment was required. The Corporation recorded the past income tax benefits during the second quarter of 2011. The adjustment to income tax expense for the second quarter was a credit of approximately $660 thousand attributable to the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 and approximately $95 thousand attributable to the first quarter of 2011.  Due to the income tax benefit recorded in the second quarter, the effective tax rate was only 5.25% for the first six months of 2011. Without the adjustments for past periods, the effective tax rate for 2011 would have been 22.6%. Likewise, had the 2010 adjustment been recognized in 2010, the effective tax rate would have been 22.6% compared to 26.1% as reported. All taxable income for the Corporation is taxed at a rate of 34%.

 
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Financial Condition

Summary:

At June 30, 2011, assets totaled $1.01 billion, an increase of $54.6 million from the 2010 year-end balance of $951.9 million. Investment securities increased $14.8 million, while net loans increased $22.0 million. Deposits are up $60.6 million in 2011 due primarily to increases in noninterest-bearing and money management deposits. Shareholders’ equity increased $3.6 million during the first six months as retained earnings increased approximately $1.5 million, other comprehensive loss improved $1.4 million and changes to the Corporation’s Dividend Reinvestment Program added an additional $650 thousand in new capital.

Investment Securities:

The investment portfolio totaled $132.4 million at June 30, 2011, an increase of $14.8 million since year-end 2010. The composition of the portfolio has not changed significantly during the year with  $24.7 million of new purchases, primarily agency mortgage backed securities, being added to replace collateral for secured deposits and Repos. The portfolio had a net unrealized gain of $1.0 million at June 30, 2011 compared to a net unrealized loss of $1.0 million at year-end 2010. This improvement occurred primarily in the trust preferred category as its unrealized loss decreased by approximately $800 thousand since year-end.
 
The equity portfolio is comprised of bank stocks and the Bank and the Corporation each maintain separate equity investment portfolios.  The municipal bond portfolio is well diversified geographically (issuers from within 25 states) and is comprised primarily of general obligation bonds (75%), most with credit enhancements in the form of private bond insurance or other credit enhancements. The largest municipal bond exposure is to eighteen issuers in the state of Texas with a fair value of $7.0 million.  The Bank holds corporate bonds with a fair value $2.6 million (3 issuers) representing financial services companies. The trust preferred investments are comprised of seven single issuer trust preferred securities with an amortized cost of $5.9 million and a fair value of $5.0 million. The majority of the mortgage-backed security portfolio is comprised of U.S. Government Agency products. However, the Bank has seven private label mortgage backed securities (PLMBS) with an amortized cost of $3.8 million and a fair value of $3.5 million.

 
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(Dollars in thousands)
    
Gross
  
Gross
  
 
 
   
Amortized
  
unrealized
  
unrealized
  
Fair
 
June 30, 2011
 
cost
  
gains
  
losses
  
value
 
Equity securities
 $3,256  $182  $(524) $2,914 
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies
  17,307   94   (27)  17,374 
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
  39,172   1,610   (27)  40,755 
Corporate debt securities
  2,537   56   (42)  2,551 
Trust Preferred securities
  5,884   -   (896)  4,988 
Mortgage-backed securities
                
Agency
  59,371   1,110   (187)  60,294 
Non-Agency
  3,842   19   (339)  3,522 
Asset-backed securities
  70   -   (19)  51 
   $131,439  $3,071  $(2,061) $132,449 
                  
       
Gross
  
Gross
  
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Amortized
  
unrealized
  
unrealized
  
Fair
 
December 31, 2010
 
cost
  
gains
  
losses
  
value
 
Equity securities
 $4,126  $50  $(538) $3,638 
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies
  14,780   61   (56)  14,785 
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
  39,477   894   (419)  39,952 
Corporate debt securities
  2,647   64   (46)  2,665 
Trust Preferred securities
  5,875   -   (1,678)  4,197 
Mortgage-backed securities
                
Agency
  47,239   1,104   (46)  48,297 
Non-Agency
  4,424   20   (415)  4,029 
Asset-backed securities
  74   -   (21)  53 
   $118,642  $2,193  $(3,219) $117,616 
 
The following table provides additional detail about the Bank’s trust preferred securities as of June 30, 2011:

Trust Preferred Securities
(Dollars in thousands)
              
Deal Name
 
Single
Issuer or
Pooled
 
Class
 
Amortized
Cost
  
 
Fair Value
  
Gross
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
Lowest
Credit
Rating
Assigned
 
Number of
Banks
Currently
Performing
 
Deferrals
and Defaults
as % of
Original
Collateral
 
Expected Deferral/
Defaults as a
Percentage of
Remaining Performing
Collateral
                           
Huntington Cap Trust
 
Single
 
Preferred Stock
 $929  $781  $(148)
B
 
1
 
None
 
None
Huntington Cap Trust II
 
Single
 
Preferred Stock
  874   749   (125)
B
 
1
 
None
 
None
BankAmerica Cap III
 
Single
 
Preferred Stock
  956   781   (175)
BB
 
1
 
None
 
None
Wachovia Cap Trust II
 
Single
 
Preferred Stock
  273   249   (24)
Baa2
 
1
 
None
 
None
Corestates Captl Tr II
 
Single
 
Preferred Stock
  924   822   (102)
Baa1
 
1
 
None
 
None
Chase Cap VI JPM
 
Single
 
Preferred Stock
  957   822   (135)
BBB
 
1
 
None
 
None
Fleet Cap Tr V
 
Single
 
Preferred Stock
  971   784   (187)
BB
 
1
 
None
 
None
      $5,884  $4,988  $(896)       
 
 
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The following table provides additional detail about private label mortgage-backed securities as of June 30, 2011:

Private Label Mortgage Backed Securities
 
(Dollars in thousands)
          
Gross
          
Cummulative
 
   
Orgination
 
Amortized
  
Fair
  
Unrealized
 
Collateral
 
Lowest Credit
 
Credit
  
OTTI
 
Decscription
 
Date
 
Cost
  
Value
  
Gain (Loss)
 
Type
 
Rating Assigned
 
Support %
  
Charges
 
RALI 2003-QS15 A1
 
8/1/2003
 $366  $366  $- 
ALT A
 
A1
 11.26  $- 
RALI 2004-QS4 A7
 
3/1/2004
  516   518   2 
ALT A
 
AA
 12.53   - 
MALT 2004-6 7A1
 
6/1/2004
  681   698   17 
ALT A
 
BB
 10.90   - 
RALI 2005-QS2 A1
 
2/1/2005
  602   550   (52)
ALT A
 
CCC
 7.31   - 
RALI 2006-QS4 A2
 
4/1/2006
  869   715   (154)
ALT A
 
D
 -   218 
GSR 2006-5F 2A1
 
5/1/2006
  352   283   (69)
Prime
 
CCC
 3.81   - 
RALI 2006-QS8 A1
 
7/28/2006
  456   392   (64)
ALT A
 
D
 -   172 
    $3,842  $3,522  $(320)        $390 

At June 30, 2011, the investment portfolio contained 66 securities with $33.1 million of temporarily impaired fair value and $2.1 million in unrealized losses. This position is improved from year-end 2010 when there were 85 securities with an unrealized loss of $3.2 million.  Nearly every sector realized an improvement in the level of unrealized loss with the trust preferred investment category showing the largest improvement as its unrealized loss declined from $1.7 million at year-end to $896 thousand at June 30, 2011.

For securities with an unrealized loss, Management applies a systematic methodology in order to perform an assessment of the potential for “other-than-temporary” impairment.  In the case of debt securities, investments considered for “other-than-temporary” impairment: (1) had a specified maturity or repricing date; (2) were generally expected to be redeemed at par, and (3) were expected to achieve a recovery in market value within a reasonable period of time. In addition, the Bank considers whether it intends to sell these securities or whether it will be forced to sell these securities before maturity. Equity securities are assessed for other-than-temporary impairment based on the length of time of impairment, dollar amount of the impairment and general market and financial conditions relating to specific issues.  Accordingly, the impairments identified on debt and equity securities and subjected to the assessment at June 30, 2011 were deemed to be temporary and required no further adjustment to the financial statements, unless otherwise noted.

The following table reflects temporary impairment in the investment portfolio (excluding restricted stock), aggregated by investment category, length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position and the number of securities in each category as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

 
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June 30, 2011
 
   
Less than 12 months
  
12 months or more
  
Total
 
   
Fair
  
Unrealized
     
Fair
  
Unrealized
     
Fair
  
Unrealized
    
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Value
  
Losses
  
Number
  
Value
  
Losses
  
Number
  
Value
  
Losses
  
Number
 
                             
Equity securities
 $1  $(1)  1  $1,862  $(523)  20  $1,863  $(524)  21 
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies
  33   (1)  1   6,206   (26)  12   6,239   (27)  13 
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
  1,740   (21)  4   300   (6)  1   2,040   (27)  5 
Corporate debt securities
  -   -   -   1,968   (42)  2   1,968   (42)  2 
Trust Preferred securities
  -   -   -   4,988   (896)  7   4,988   (896)  7 
Mortgage-backed securities
                                    
Agency
  14,034   (187)  11   -   -   -   14,034   (187)  11 
Non-Agency
  -   -   -   1,940   (339)  4   1,940   (339)  4 
Asset-backed securities
  -   -   -   51   (19)  3   51   (19)  3 
Total temporarily impaired securities
 $15,808  $(210)  17  $17,315  $(1,851)  49  $33,123  $(2,061)  66 
                                      
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Less than 12 months
  
12 months or more
  
Total
 
   
Fair
  
Unrealized
      
Fair
  
Unrealized
      
Fair
  
Unrealized
     
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Value
  
Losses
  
Number
  
Value
  
Losses
  
Number
  
Value
  
Losses
  
Number
 
                                      
Equity securities
 $1  $(1)  1  $3,261  $(537)  20  $3,262  $(538)  21 
Obligations of U.S. Government agencies
  3,476   (17)  2   6,433   (39)  14   9,909   (56)  16 
Obligations of state and political subdivisions
  11,861   (405)  24   292   (14)  1   12,153   (419)  25 
Corporate debt securities
  -   -   -   1,968   (46)  2   1,968   (46)  2 
Trust Preferred securities
  -   -   -   4,196   (1,678)  7   4,196   (1,678)  7 
Mortgage-backed securities
                                    
Agency
  9,859   (46)  6   -   -   -   9,859   (46)  6 
Non-Agency
  -   -   -   2,676   (415)  5   2,676   (415)  5 
Asset-backed securities
  -   -   -   53   (21)  3   53   (21)  3 
Total temporarily impaired securities
 $25,197  $(469)  33  $18,879  $(2,750)  52  $44,076  $(3,219)  85 

At June 30, 2011, the unrealized loss in the equity portfolio was $524 thousand on a fair value of $1.9 million. The fair value of equities with an unrealized loss declined by $1.4 million since year-end 2010.  The reduction in the fair value is due in large part to the sale of more than 38,000 shares of Tower Bancorp during the year with a fair value of approximately $880 thousand.

The unrealized loss in the trust preferred portfolio is $896 thousand, $784 thousand less than at year-end 2010. Trust preferred securities experienced significant declines in value during the economic recession in 2008 and 2009.  However, market prices continue to show signs of improvement as evidenced by the lower unrealized loss. Trust-preferred securities can reflect single entity issues or a group of entities (pooled trust preferred). Pooled trust preferred securities have been the subject of significant write-downs due in some cases from the default of one issuer in the pool that then impairs the entire pool.  All of the Bank’s trust preferred securities are single issue, variable rate notes with long maturities (2027 – 2028) from companies that received money (and in some cases paid back) from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), continue to pay dividends and have raised capital.  At June 30, 2011, the Bank believes it will be able to collect all interest and principal due on these bonds and no other-than-temporary-impairment charges were recorded.  See the Trust Preferred Securities table for additional information.

The largest unrealized loss in the MBS portfolio is in the non-agency PLMBS sector with a net unrealized loss of $320 thousand. Four PLMBS have an unrealized loss of $339 thousand, offset partially by three bonds with an unrealized gain of $19 thousand.  These bonds were all rated AAA at time of purchase, but have since have experienced rating declines. Some have experienced increased delinquencies and defaults, while others have seen the credit support increase as the bonds paid-down. The Bank monitors the performance of the PLMBS investments on a regular basis and reviews delinquencies, default rates, credit support levels and various cash flow stress test scenarios. In determining the credit related loss, Management considers all principal past due 60 days or more as a loss. If additional principal moves beyond 60 days past due, it will also be considered a loss. As a result of the analysis on PLMBS it was determined that two bonds contained losses that were considered other-than-temporary and an impairment charge of $55 thousand on as required during the second quarter of 2011.  This charge represents the amount that Management believes is attributable to credit issues related to the two bonds.  The market for PLMBS continues to be weak and Management believes that this factor accounts for the remaining portion of the unrealized losses that is not attributable to credit issues. Management continues to monitor these securities and it is possible that additional write-downs may occur if current loss trends continue. See the PLMBS table above for additional information.

 
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The following table represents the cumulative credit losses on securities recognized in earnings as of June 30, 2011.

   
Six Months
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Ended
 
   
June 30, 2011
 
Balance of cumulative credit losses on securities, January 1, 2011
 $335 
Additions for credit losses recorded which were not previously recognized as componenets of earnings
  55 
Balance of cumulative credit losses on securities, June 30, 2011
 $390 

The Bank held $5.6 million of restricted stock at June 30, 2011.  Except for $30 thousand, this investment represents stock in FHLB Pittsburgh. The Bank is required to hold this stock to be a member of FHLB and it is carried at cost of $100 per share.  In December 2008, FHLB announced it would suspend its regular cash dividend and the regular repurchase of excess capital stock from its members as part of capital restoration plan.  However, FHLB has made unscheduled stock repurchases of approximately $600 thousand during the year. Despite these purchases, FHLB has not resumed its past practice of redeeming excess capital stock on a regular basis.  FHLB stock is evaluated for impairment primarily based on an assessment of the ultimate recoverability of its cost. As a government sponsored entity, FHLB has the ability to raise funding through the U.S. Treasury that can be used to support it operations.  There is not a public market for FHLB stock and the benefits of FHLB membership (e.g., liquidity and low cost funding) add value to the stock beyond purely financial measures. Management intends to remain a member of the FHLB and believes that it will be able to fully recover the cost basis of this investment.

Loans:

Net loans increased $22.0 million from year-end.  Residential real estate loans, comprised of mortgage and home equity loans, decreased $4.8 million from year-end 2010. First lien loans decreased $1.9 million due to pay downs in the portfolio and as the Bank sells the majority of new mortgage originations in the secondary market. The Bank originated approximately $6.9 million in mortgage loans for sale this year through a third party brokerage agreement. The Bank collects a fee for originating these loans, but it does not retain or service the loans.  Junior liens and lines of credit decreased $3.0 million, as there is less demand from consumers for home equity products. Many consumers have seen the equity in their homes decline and are less willing to borrow money in the uncertain economy. Due to these facts, the Bank expects its residential real estate loan portfolio to decline in future periods.

Residential real estate construction loans decreased $14.2 million from the end of 2010 to $65.4 million at June 30, 2011.  This portfolio is comprised of $1.5 million to individuals to build their own homes and $63.9 million to developers to construct residential homes for sale or improve land for the sale of residential building lots. These balances compare to $6.0 million to individuals and $73.6 million to developers at year-end.   The Bank’s exposure to residential construction loans is concentrated primarily in south central Pennsylvania. Real estate construction loans, especially land development loans, frequently provide an interest reserve in order to assist the developer during the development stage when minimal cash flow is generated. All real estate construction loans are underwritten in the same manner, regardless of the use of an interest reserve. At June 30, 2011, the Bank had $24.5 million in real estate loans with a Bank funded interest reserve and has capitalized $1.9 million of interest from these reserves on active projects.  Real estate construction loans are monitored on a regular basis by either an independent third party inspector or the assigned loan officer depending on loan amount or complexity of the project. This monitoring process includes at a minimum, the submission of invoices and AIA documents of costs incurred by the borrower, on-site inspections, and a signature by the assigned loan officer for disbursement of funds.  Year-to-date, the Bank has recognized $200 thousand of interest income that was funded by interest reserve accounts.

 
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Commercial lending activity continues to be strong and these balances have increased approximately $45.0 million since year-end. Commercial real estate loans (CRE) increased $16.5 million during the first half of 2011.  The commercial real estate portfolio includes $110.0 million of owner occupied properties, $112.6 million of non-owner occupied properties and $37.2 million secured by farmland.  Commercial, industrial and agricultural loans (C&I) increased $28.4 million, primarily the result of loans to local municipalities (approximately $11.8 million) and loans to commercial customers to fund business operations (approximately $15.2 million).  Included in the C&I portfolio is $57.9 million of loans to government municipalities.  During the first six months of 2011, the Bank purchased $6.8 million of loan participations, $597 thousand of C&I loans, $2.5 million included in residential real estate construction and $3.7 million of commercial real estate loans.  The Bank expects the amount of commercial loan participations available for purchase in 2011 will be less than the $17.4 million purchased in 2010 as a result of a general slow down in commercial business activity.  At June 30, 2011, the Bank held $148.9 million in purchased commercial loan participations.

Consumer loans have decreased by approximately $2.5 million, with most of the decrease occurring in the indirect lending portfolio.  The Bank’s indirect lending portfolio is approximately $5 million, down from approximately $7.2 million at year-end.  With the Bank’s decision to exit this line of business in the first quarter of 2010, as well as the unwillingness of consumers to increase their debt, the consumer portfolio will continue to run-down.

 
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The following table presents a summary of loans outstanding, by primary collateral, at the end of the reporting period:
 
         
Change
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
June 30, 2011
  
December 31, 2010
  
Amount
  
%
 
Residential Real Estate 1-4 Family
            
First liens
 $142,271  $144,128  $(1,857)  (1.3)
Junior liens and lines of credit
  53,719   56,694   (2,975)  (5.2)
Total
  195,990   200,822   (4,832)  (2.4)
Residential real estate - construction
  65,367   79,557   (14,190)  (17.8)
Commercial, industrial and agricultural real estate
  320,724   304,195   16,529   5.4 
Commercial, industrial and agricultural
  175,064   146,672   28,392   19.4 
Consumer
  14,852   17,396   (2,544)  (14.6)
    771,997   748,642   23,355   3.1 
Less:  Allowance for loan losses
  (10,150)  (8,801)  (1,349)  15.3 
Net Loans
 $761,847  $739,841  $22,006   3.0 
                  
Included in the loan balances are the following:
                
Net unamortized deferred loan costs
 $539  $567         
Unamortized discount on purchased loans
 $(190) $(220)        
                  
Loans pledged as collateral for borrowings and commitments from:
                
FHLB
 $713,750  $648,272         
Federal Reserve Bank
  48,566   53,682         
   $762,316  $701,954         

Loan Quality:

Management utilizes a risk rating system (1 – 9) to evaluate loan asset quality. It monitors loan asset quality by continually reviewing four measurements: (1) watch list loans (loans risk rated 6 or higher), (2) loan delinquency, (3) foreclosed real estate (other real estate owned or OREO), and (4) net-charge-offs.  Management compares trends in these measurements with the Bank’s internally established targets, as well as its national and local peer group’s average measurements.

Loans that are risk rated 6 (OAEM) or lower are placed on the watch list. At June 30, 2011, there was $83.8 million on the watch list, up from $70.0 million at March 31, 2011 and $69.9 million at December 31, 2010.  The watch list is comprised of $38.6 million of loans with a risk rating of 6 and $45.2 million of loans with a risk rating of 7.   The watch list is a comprehensive list of loans that the Bank has identified as needing increased monitoring, usually because of indications that the borrower is, or is likely to be, in a position of weakening cash flow that may require alternative sources of cash, or collateral liquidation to pay the loan.  Included on the watch list are loans that may or may not be delinquent or on nonaccrual, loans that may or may not be considered impaired (including troubled debt restructurings), and potential problem loans. The Bank’s Loan Management Committee reviews the watch list and risk ratings on a monthly basis in order to proactively identify and manage loan problems.

A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect all interest and principal payments due according to the originally contracted terms of the loan agreement. Impaired loans totaled $37.0 million on June 30, 2011 compared to $31.1 and  $33.2 million at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The majority of the impaired loan balance is in commercial and agriculture real estate, $21.7 million. The Bank has $8.4 million of impaired loans with no loss reserve and $28.6 million with an established loss reserve of  $6.1 million. See the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on impaired loans.
 
 
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A loan is considered a troubled debt restructuring (TDR) if the creditor (the Bank), for economic or legal reasons related to the debtor’s financial difficulties, grants a concession to the debtor that it would not otherwise consider.  The Bank has nine loans classified as TDR for $5.4 million up from 1 TDR loan for $637 thousand at March 31, 2011.  Performing TDR loans totaled $3.2 million and $2.2 million are nonperforming. The nonperforming TDR loans consist of loans to 2 borrowers. The Bank has not performed any type of loan workout where it has restructured an existing loan into multiple new loans, for example a performing and nonperforming note. It is possible that the Bank will continue to report higher levels of TDR loans as more businesses experience economic hardship and seek loan concessions. See the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on TDR loans.

Potential problem loans are loans where the borrowers may or may not be able to comply with current loan terms, but excludes loans that are 90 days or more past due and nonaccrual loans. Potential problem loans totaled $$51.1 million at June 30, 2011 compared to 43.6 million at March 31, 2011 and $42.4 million at year-end 2010.

Delinquent loans are a result of borrowers’ cash flow and/or alternative sources of cash being insufficient to pay loans.  The Bank’s likelihood of collateral liquidation to repay the loans becomes more probable the further behind a borrower falls, particularly when loans reach 90 days or more past due. Management’s primary delinquent loans measurements are loans 30-89 days past due, and nonperforming loans (90 days or more past due or nonaccrual loans). Nonaccrual loans generally represent Management’s determination that collateral liquidation is not likely to fully repay both interest and principal.

It is the Bank’s policy to evaluate the probable collectability of principal and interest due under the terms of loan contracts for all loans 90-days or more past due or restructured loans. Further, it is the Bank’s policy to discontinue accruing interest on loans that are not adequately secured and in the process of collection.  When a loan is place on nonaccrual status, any current year accrued interest is subtracted from its current period income, and any prior year accrued interest is charged-off from the allowance for loan losses.

Loan quality, as measured by nonperforming loans, has continued to deteriorate during 2011 and nonperforming loans increased to $32.7 million at June 30, 2011 compared to $27.5 million at year-end 2010.  Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing increased $3.6 million since year-end with the majority of the increase occurring in commercial and agriculture real estate, and commercial, industrial and agriculture (C&I) loans. Nonaccrual loans increased from year-end 2010, up $1.6 million to $23.5 million at June 30, 2011. This increase occurred despite a $2.2 million nonaccrual loan payoff in January 2011.  During the second quarter of 2011, $3.7 million was added to nonaccrual status related to three loans to one borrower in the residential real estate construction sector.  The ratio of nonperforming loans to total gross loans increased from 3.68% at December 31, 2010 to 4.24% at June 30, 2011. If the slow economy continues, it is possible that other loans may become delinquent and nonperforming loans could remain at a high level. See the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on past due loans and internal loan credit risk ratings.

 
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The following table presents a summary of nonperforming assets:
   
June 30, 2011
  
December 31, 2010
 
      
% of Loan
     
% of Loan
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Balance
  
Segment
  
Balance
  
Segment
 
              
Nonaccrual loans
            
Residential Real Estate 1-4 Family
            
First liens
 $676   0.48% $691   0.48%
Junior liens and lines of credit
  307   0.57%  122   0.22%
Total
  983   0.50%  813   0.40%
Residential real estate – construction
  10,365   15.86%  6,500   8.17%
Commercial, industrial and agricultural real estate
  10,661   3.32%  13,003   4.27%
Commercial, industrial and agricultural
  1,537   0.88%  1,668   1.14%
Consumer
  -   -   -   - 
Total nonaccrual loans
 $23,546      $21,984     
                  
Loans past due 90 days or more and not included above
                
Residential Real Estate 1-4 Family
                
First liens
 $1,417      $1,093     
Junior liens and lines of credit
  447       833     
Total
  1,864       1,926     
Residential real estate - construction
  1,827       911     
Commercial, industrial and agricultural real estate
  3,798       2,343     
Commercial, industrial and agricultural
  1,653       244     
Consumer
  19       125     
Total loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing
  9,161       5,549     
                  
Total nonperforming loans
  32,707       27,533     
                  
Other real estate
  492       618     
Total nonperforming assets
 $33,199      $28,151     
                  
Restructured Loans (TDRs)
                
Performing
 $3,183      $656     
Non-performing (included above)
  2,217       -     
Total TDRs
 $5,400      $656     
                  
Nonaccrual loans to total gross loans
  3.05%      2.94%    
Nonperforming loans to total gross loans
  4.24%      3.68%    
Nonperforming assets to total assets
  3.30%      2.96%    
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans
  31.03%      31.97%    

 
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The majority of the nonaccrual loan balance is comprised of six loan relationships totaling $20.0 million. The following table provides additional information on the most significant nonaccrual accounts:
 
Significant Nonaccrual Loans
 
June 30, 2011
 
                      
(Dollars in thousands)
                    
   
Orgination
  
 
  
ALL
 
Nonaccrual
       
Last
 
   
Date
  
Balance
  
Reserve
 
Date
 
Collateral
 
Location
 
 Appraisal(1) 
 
                      
Credit 1
                    
Residential real estate construction
 
2006
  $2,024  $531 
May-09
 
1st lien residential building lots
 
PA
 
Nov-10
 
and development , 1-4 family
              
2nd & 3rd lien single family residential rental property
 
MD
 $4,205 
                         
Credit 2
 
 
         
 
 
 
       
Agricultural
 2004 - 2006   1,585   - 
Mar-09
 
1st and 2nd lien on agricultural real estate,
 
PA
 
Dec-09
 
4 separate notes
           
 
 
farm equipment, livestock and a 70% FSA
 
 
 $3,049 
             
 
 
guarantee on a $352 thousand note
 
 
    
                         
Credit 3
                       
Residential real estate construction
 2007 - 2009   3,412   - 
Jun-10
 
Liens  (primarily 1st liens) on 4
 
PA
 
Jan-10
 
and development , 1-4 family 18 separate notes
              
 commerical real estate properties
    $4,455 
                         
Credit 4
 2005 - 2010   2,787   98 
Dec-10
 
1st, 2nd and 3rd lien on 600+ acres
 
PA
 
Jan-10
 
Agricultural 7 separate notes
              
of farm real estate, equipment and inventory
    $4,446 
                         
Credit 5
 2008   6,500   1,595 
Dec-10
 
1st lien on 92 acres undeveloped
 
PA
 
Jan-11
 
Commercial real estate
              
commercial real estate
    $5,629 
                         
Credit 6
 2006   3,730   170 
Jun-11
 
1st lien on 160 acres of undeveloped
 
PA
 
Aug-09
 
Residential real estate construction and development , 1-4 family
              
residential land on 4 separate tracts
    $6,193 
                         
      $20,038  $2,394             
   
(1) Appraisal value, as reported, does not reflect the pay-off of any senior liens or any adjustment to reflect the cost to liquidate the collateral.

Credit 2: This credit is now in a bankruptcy reorganization plan. As part of the plan, the borrowers are required to make regular payments to the Bank under a defined amortization schedule that includes a 3- year call option to the Bank. During this 3-year period the borrower is to obtain take-out financing elsewhere. If the refinancing does not occur within the 3-year window, the Bank can begin foreclosure action. This credit is reported as a troubled debt restructuring; however, the borrower is in compliance with the modified terms and the Bank expects that it will be able to return this credit to an accruing status.

Credit 3: In July, the guarantors for this credit collateralized their guarantees with commercial real estate and the Bank believes the loan is now fully secured. In addition, the guarantors paid down principal of $190 thousand and past due interest of $49 thousand. The balance of the loan will be amortized over 20 years with a 5-year call option. The loan was returned to accrual status at the end of July.
 
Credit 6: The Bank is the process of accepting a deed in lieu of foreclosure and it expects this to be completed in the third quarter of 2011. This action would not have an affect on the Bank’s nonperforming assets, but would result in a reduction in nonaccrual loans and an increase in other real estate owned.
 
 
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The Bank holds $492 thousand of foreclosed real estate, comprised of four loans secured by various types of real estate. At June 30, 2011, the Bank had $435 thousand of portfolio mortgages in the process of foreclosure.

The following table provides additional information on the foreclosed real estate:

Foreclosed Real Estate
June 30, 2011
               
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Date
         
Last
   
Acquired
 
Balance
 
Collateral
 
Location
 
Appraisal
               
Property 1
 
2009
 $41 
2 residential building lots
 
PA
 
Sep-09
Property 2
 
2009
  138 
farmland - 36 acres
 
PA
 
Feb-11
Property 3
 
2010
  148 
residential property
 
PA
 
Jul-10
Property 4
 
2011
  165 
commercial real estate
 
PA
 
Nov-10
      $492        

Management continually monitors the status of nonperforming loans, the value of any collateral and potential of risk of loss.

Allowance for Loan Losses:

Management performs a monthly evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses.  Consideration is given to a variety of factors in establishing this estimate including, but not limited to, current economic conditions, diversification of the loan portfolio, delinquency statistics, results of internal loan reviews, borrowers’ actual or perceived financial and managerial strengths, the adequacy of the underlying collateral (if collateral dependent) and other relevant factors. It is Management’s general practice to obtain a new appraisal or asset valuation for any loan that it has rated as substandard or higher, including nonaccrual. Management, at its discretion, may determine that additional adjustments to the appraisal or valuation are required.  Valuation adjustments will be made as necessary based on other factors, including, but not limited to the economy, deferred maintenance, industry, type of property/equipment etc and the knowledge Management has about a particular situation. In addition, the cost to sell or liquidate the collateral is also estimated when determining the realizable value to the Bank.

Real estate appraisals and collateral valuation are an important part of the Bank’s process for determining potential loss on collateral dependent loans and thereby have a direct affect on the determination of loan charge-offs and the calculation of the allowance for loan losses.  As long as the loan remains a performing loan, no further updates to appraisals are required.  If a loan/relationship migrates to watch list status, an evaluation for impairment is made based on the current information available at the time of downgrade.  If a loan reaches an OAEM rating or higher, including nonaccrual, Management determines the need to obtain a new or updated appraisal based on several factors, including general economic conditions and factors specific to the loan. We believe this practice complies with the new regulatory guidance dated December 12, 2010 and could potentially increase the Bank’s allowance for loan loss provision, depending on the results of the new appraisals.

Certain factors involved in the evaluation are inherently subjective, as they require material estimates that may be susceptible to significant change, including the amounts and timing of future cash flows expected to be received on impaired loans.
 
 
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The analysis for determining the ALL is consistent with guidance set forth in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and the Interagency Policy Statement on the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses. The analysis has two components, specific and general allocations. The specific component addresses specific reserves established for impaired loans. A loan is considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Bank will be unable to collect all interest and principal payments due according to the originally contracted terms of the loan agreement.  Expected cash flow or collateral values discounted for market conditions and selling costs are used to establish specific allocations.

The general component addresses the reserves established for pools of homogenous loans. The general component includes a quantitative and qualitative analysis.  The quantitative analysis includes the Bank’s historical loan loss experience (weighted towards most recent periods) and other factors derived from economic and market conditions that have been determined to have an affect on the probability and magnitude of a loss. The qualitative analysis utilizes a risk matrix that incorporates qualitative and environmental factors such as: loan volume, management, nonperforming loans, loan review process, credit concentrations, competition, and legal and regulatory issues. Input for these factors is determined on the basis of Management’s observation, judgment and experience.  As a result of this input, additional loss percentages are assigned to each pool of loans.
 
The following table shows the loans that were evaluated for the allowance for loan losses under a specific reserve (individually) and those that were evaluated under a general reserve (collectively), and the amount of the allowance established in each category as of June 30, 2011:

            
Commercial
          
   
Residential Real Estate 1-4 Family
  
Industrial &
  
Commercial
       
      
Junior Liens &
     
Agricultural
  
Industrial &
       
(Dollars in thousands)
 
First Liens
  
Lines of Credit
  
Construction
  
Real Estate
  
Agricultural
  
Consumer
  
Total
 
                       
June 30, 2011
                     
Loans evaluated for allowance:
                     
Individually
 $691  $414  $12,705  $21,757  $1,400  $-  $36,967 
Collectively
  141,580   53,305   52,662   298,967   173,664   14,852   735,030 
Total
 $142,271  $53,719  $65,367  $320,724  $175,064  $14,852  $771,997 
                              
ALL established for loans evaluated:
                            
Individually
 $202  $3  $1,211  $3,980  $681  $-  $6,077 
Collectively
  327   310   1,181   664   1,180   411   4,073 
ALL at June 30, 2011
 $529  $313  $2,392  $4,644  $1,861  $411  $10,150 

During the second quarter, $1.8 million was added to the allowance for loan losses (ALL) thorough the provision for loan loss expense.  This compares to a provision expense of $625 thousand for the second quarter of 2010. The second quarter provision expense includes approximately $800 thousand for one shared-national-credit that is currently 90 days or more past due. Year-to-date, the provision expense was $2.7 million compared to $1.3 million in 2010. The provision expense that was added to the ALL exceeded net charge-offs ($1.3 million) and the ALL increased from $8.8 million at year-end 2010 to $10.2 million at June 30, 2011.  The ALL as a percentage of loans improved to 1.31% from 1.18% at December 31, 2010.

Charged-off loans usually result from: (1) a borrower being legally relieved of loan repayment responsibility through bankruptcy, (2) insufficient collateral sale proceeds to repay a loan; or (3) the borrower and/or guarantor does not own other assets that, if sold, would generate sufficient sale proceeds to repay a loan.
 
 
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The Bank recorded net loan charges-off of $1.3 million for the year compared to $436 thousand for the first six months of 2010. Residential real estate construction loans recorded the largest gross charge-offs for the year of $737 thousand. The annualized net loan charge-off ratio was .35% compared to .12% for the same period in 2011 and .45% at the end of 2010.
 
In July 2011, the Bank recorded a charge-off of $1.9 million on two commercial real estate secured loans to two related entities. The loans were part of a shared national credit in which the Bank was participating and the action was the result of regulatory direction after review of the credit at the lead bank.  Of the $1.9 million charge-off, $1.1 million was 30 – 89 days past due and $800 thousand was 90 days or more past due at June 30, 2011.  The Corporation had $1.9 million in specific allocation associated with this relationship at June 30, 2011.

Had the charge-off been recognized in the second quarter of 2011, non-performing loans and non-performing assets both would have dropped by $833 thousand, and net charge-offs would have increased.  The nonperforming loan ratio would have fallen from 4.24% to 4.13% and the nonperforming asset ratio would have decreased from 3.30% to 3.22%.  Net charge-offs would have increased by $1.9 million to $3.2 million.  The net charge-off ratio would have increased from .35% to .42%.  In addition, the ratio of the allowance for loan losses to loans would have decreased to 1.07%
 
The following table presents an analysis of the allowance for loan losses for the periods ended:

            
Commercial
          
   
Residential Real Estate 1-4 Family
  
Industrial &
  
Commercial
       
      
Junior Liens &
     
Agricultural
  
Industrial &
       
(Dollars in thousands)
 
First Liens
  
Lines of Credit
  
Construction
  
Real Estate
  
Agricultural
  
Consumer
  
Total
 
                       
ALL at March 31, 2011
 $612  $292  $2,342  $4,216  $1,447  $289  $9,198 
Charge-offs
  (45)  (172)  (337)  (261)  (41)  (50)  (906)
Recoveries
  17   5   -   47   4   18   91 
Provision
  (55)  188   387   642   451   154   1,767 
ALL at June 30, 2011
 $529  $313  $2,392  $4,644  $1,861  $411  $10,150 
                              
ALL at December 31, 2010
 $600  $352  $2,596  $3,358  $1,578  $317  $8,801 
Charge-offs
  (152)  (177)  (737)  (422)  (41)  (114)  (1,643)
Recoveries
  28   5   -   240   4   48   325 
Provision
  53   133   533   1,468   320   160   2,667 
ALL at June 30, 2011
 $529  $313  $2,392  $4,644  $1,861  $411  $10,150 
                              
ALL at December 31, 2009
 $550  $278  $3,087  $4,175  $752  $95  $8,937 
Charge-offs
  (107)  (165)  (982)  (1,736)  (232)  (452)  (3,674)
Recoveries
  19   10   53   18   61   142   303 
Provision
  138   229   438   901   997   532   3,235 
ALL at December 31, 2010
 $600  $352  $2,596  $3,358  $1,578  $317  $8,801 
 
   
June 30, 2011
  
December 31, 2010
  
June 30, 2010
 
Net loans charged-off as a percentage of average gross loans
  0.35%  0.45%  0.12%
Net loans charged-off as a percentage of the provision for loan losses
  49.42%  104.20%  34.88%
Allowance as a percentage of loans
  1.31%  1.18%  1.29%
Net charge-offs (recoveries)
 $1,318  $3,371  $436 
 
 
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Management monitors the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses on an ongoing basis and reports its adequacy quarterly to the Credit Risk Oversight Committee of the Board of Directors. Management believes that the ALL at June 30, 2011 is adequate.

Other Assets:

Other assets include intangible assets, comprised of a core deposit intangible and a customer list that are being amortized over the estimated useful life of the asset.

Deposits:

Total deposits increased $60.6 million during the first half of 2011 to $794.9 million. Non-interest bearing deposits increased $15.5 million, while savings and interest-bearing checking increased $39.0 million and time deposits decreased $6.1 million. The increase in non-interest bearing checking accounts came from commercial checking accounts ($3.4 million) and retail checking accounts ($3.4 million). The Bank’s Money Management product increased $24.2 million due primarily to an increase in the Bank’s money market reciprocal deposit product available through Promontory Financial.  Retail time deposits decreased since year-end, as customers moved funds to more liquid accounts.  Brokered CDs increased $13.3 million, which includes new brokered CDs of $9.2 million.  As of June 30, 2011, the Bank had $20.7 million in CDARS reciprocal deposits included in brokered time deposits.
 
The following table presents a summary of deposits outstanding at:
         
Change
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
June 30, 2011
  
December 31, 2010
  
Amount
  
%
 
Demand, noninterest-bearing checking
 $105,808  $90,317  $15,491   17.2 
                  
Interest-bearing checking
  114,321   103,918   10,403   10.0 
Money market accounts
  314,000   289,763   24,237   8.4 
Savings accounts
  52,510   48,138   4,372   9.1 
Total interest-bearing checking and savings
  480,831   441,819   39,012   8.8 
                  
Retail time deposits
  154,183   161,399   (7,216)  (4.5)
Brokered time deposits
  54,078   40,796   13,282   32.6 
Total time deposits
  208,261   202,195   6,066   3.0 
Total deposits
 $794,900  $734,331  $60,569   8.2 
                  
Overdrawn deposit accounts reclassified as loan balances
 $163  $74         
 
Borrowings:

The balance of securities sold under agreements to repurchase, which are accounted for as collateralized financings, increased $14.1 million from year-end and the long-term debt from the FHLB decreased $21.6 million due to the prepayment of three term loans for $15.6 million as well as scheduled amortization and maturities.

Shareholders’ Equity:

Total shareholders’ equity increased $3.6 million to $86.2 million at June 30, 2011, compared to $82.6 million at the end of 2010.  The increase in retained earnings from the Corporation’s net income of $3.6 million was partially offset by the cash dividend of $2.1 million. The Corporation’s dividend payout ratio is 58.8% compared to 50.6% in 2010.  As capital levels become increasingly important during this difficult economic period, the Corporation decided to maintain its current dividend rate for the first three quarters of 2011 as a sign of confidence to its shareholders. Management views the dividend payout as a critical piece of its capital management plan.  Additionally, the Corporation continues to explore other sources of capital as part of its capital management plan for the Corporation and the Bank.  The Corporation did not repurchase any shares of the Corporation’s common stock during the first half of 2011.
 
 
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Effective September 30, 2010, the Corporation amended its dividend reinvestment plan for shareholders electing to purchase additional shares of the Corporation’s common stock by reinvesting cash dividends paid on their shares or through optional cash payments.  Under the amended plan, the Corporation has modified the minimum and maximum amounts that may be invested pursuant to the voluntary cash payment option under the plan, provided for the investment of voluntary cash payments as frequently as weekly, permitted participants to make voluntary cash payments via direct draft (ACH transfer); and modified the formula for determining the purchase price with respect to shares purchased under the plan directly from the Corporation. The Corporation also authorized an additional one million (1,000,000) shares of common stock.  In the first half of 2011, these changes have added $650 thousand to capital.
 
Capital adequacy is currently defined by regulatory agencies through the use of several minimum required ratios.  At June 30, 2011, the Corporation was well capitalized as defined by the banking regulatory agencies.  Regulatory capital ratios for the Corporation and the Bank are shown below:

         
Regulatory Ratios
 
            
Well Capitalized
 
   
June 30, 2011
  
December 31, 2010
  
Minimum
  
Minimum
 
Total Risk Based Capital Ratio (1)
            
Franklin Financial Services Corporation
  11.82%  11.73%  8.00%  n/a 
Farmers & Merchants Trust Company
  11.20%  11.22%  8.00%  10.00%
                  
Tier 1 Capital Ratio (2)
                
Franklin Financial Services Corporation
  10.58%  10.54%  4.00%  n/a 
Farmers & Merchants Trust Company
  9.95%  10.02%  4.00%  6.00%
                  
Leverage Ratio (3)
                
Franklin Financial Services Corporation
  8.10%  8.16%  4.00%  n/a 
Farmers & Merchants Trust Company
  7.61%  7.73%  4.00%  5.00%

(1)Total risk-based capital / total risk-weighted assets, (2)Tier 1 capital / total risk-weighted assets, (3) Tier 1 capital / average quarterly assets
 
Economy

The Corporation’s primary market area includes Franklin, Fulton, Cumberland and Huntingdon County, PA.  This area is diverse in demographic and economic makeup.  County populations range from a low of approximately 15,000 in Fulton County to over 230,000 in Cumberland County.  At June 30, 2011, the unemployment rate for Pennsylvania decreased to 7.8% and the national rate was 9.0%, while the unemployment rate in the Corporation’s market area ranged from 6.6% in Cumberland County to 10.8% in Fulton County.  The unemployment rates for the Bank’s market area have remained high during the last three years along with state and national rates. As the recession lingers, housing prices have improved slightly over prior year, while mortgage delinquencies are consistent from the end of 2010.
 
 
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The following table presents economic data for the Bank’s primary market area:
Economic Data
 
   
June 30, 2011
  
December 31, 2010
 
Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted)
      
Market area range (1)
  6.6 - 10.8%  7.3% - 12.5%
Pennsylvania
  7.8%  8.9%
United States
  9.0%  9.6%
          
Housing Price Index - year over year change
        
PA, nonmetropolitan statistical area
  -0.7%  -1.5%
United States
  -3.1%  -1.2%
          
Franklin County Building Permits - year over year change
        
Residential, estimated
  -2.1%  26.8%
Multifamily, estimated
  -29.5%  -10.9%
          
Mortgage Delinquency
        
Market area range (1)
  1.8 - 3.0%  1.8% - 3.0%
National
  5.30%  5.30%

(1) Franklin, Cumberland, Fulton and Huntingdon Counties

Unlike many companies, the assets and liabilities of the Corporation are financial in nature. As such, interest rates and changes in interest rates may have a more significant effect on the Corporation’s financial results than on other types of industries. Because of this, the Corporation watches the actions of the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) as it makes decisions about interest rate changes. The Fed continued to hold the fed funds target rate steady at .25% in the first six months of 2011.

Regulatory Issues

On July 21, 2010, the President signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank). This legislation is one of the most comprehensive reform bills ever introduced to the financial services industry. Financial service providers from small community banks to the largest Wall Street firms will be affected by this legislation. Many of aspects of this Act will take effect over several years and the Corporation is still reviewing the details of the Act. At this time, it is difficult to predict the extent to which each component of Dodd-Frank will affect the Corporation. However, it is likely that the Act will impose a greater regulatory burden on the Corporation and increase its cost of compliance. Some of the key provisions included in Dodd-Frank that are likely to affect the Corporation are:

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB has been created to set rules and regulations regarding consumer lending activities.  Banks with less than $10 billion in assets are exempt from examination by the CFPB, but the CFPB can require community banks to submit any information it requests for review.  The CFPB will also require new disclosure requirements for all banks.

FDIC Insurance.  Changes include permanently increasing the insurance limit to $250,000, changing the assessment base from a deposit-based calculation to an asset-based calculation, and extending unlimited FDIC insurance on certain non-interest bearing depository accounts through December 31, 2012.  The new assessment calculation method is effective for the second quarter assessment.
 
 
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Corporate Checking. The prohibition against paying interest on corporate checking accounts has been lifted effective July 21, 2011.  The Bank is currently researching the best way to take advantage of this change. The Bank currently has $65 million in a sweep Repo product that it currently uses, for all intents and purposes, to pay interest on corporate checking accounts.  The net effect on interest expense cannot currently be determined, but will be dependent on the type of product developed and customers’ response to it.  Any reduction in the Repo product balance will improve the Bank’s liquidity by freeing up securities used as collateral.

Debit Card Fees.  The Durbin Amendment to Dodd-Frank requires that the amount of any interchange fee charged by a debit card issuer must be reasonable and proportional to the cost incurred by the issuer. On June 29, 2011 the Federal Reserve released its final rule on debit card interchange fees to be effective October 1, 2011. The new rule establishes a base fee cap of 21 cents plus 5 basis points of the transaction amount to cover fraud losses. This rate cap applies only to banks with assets greater than $10 billion; however, the Bank expects market forces to push the regulated prices down to all banks. If the Bank is subject to the new rate structure, it estimates that the potential loss in revenue on an annual basis to be approximately $400 thousand.

Mortgage Licensing.  Residential mortgage loan originators must register with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. This registry is a database created by the states to support the licensing of mortgage originators.  Employees of agency-related institutions must register prior to originating residential mortgage loans. This requirement will increase compliance costs for the Bank.  The Bank has registered all required personnel.

Appraisals. New appraisal guidance sets forth the minimum regulatory standard for appraisals. It requires institutions to utilize strong internal controls to ensure reliable appraisals and evaluations to monitor and periodically update valuations of collateral for existing real estate loans. This is expected to increase compliance costs for the Corporation.

Compensation. At least once every three years, companies must conduct a non-binding shareholder vote (say-on-pay) to approve the compensation of the CEO and the company’s “named executive officers”.  At least once every 6 years, shareholders must also vote on whether to hold the non-binding vote on executive compensation every 1, 2, or 3 years.  Additionally, banking regulators have established guidance that prohibits incentive-based compensation arrangements that encourage inappropriate risks that could lead to material financial loss to the institution.  Bank compensation plans will be required to be submitted to the appropriate regulator for review and monitoring of compliance. This is expected to increase compliance costs for the Corporation.

Liquidity

The Corporation must meet the financial needs of the customers that it serves, while providing a satisfactory return on the shareholders’ investment.  In order to accomplish this, the Corporation must maintain sufficient liquidity in order to respond quickly to the changing level of funds required for both loan and deposit activity.  The goal of liquidity management is to meet the ongoing cash flow requirements of depositors who want to withdraw funds and of borrowers who request loan disbursements. The Bank regularly reviews it liquidity position by measuring its projected net cash flows (in and out) at a 30 and 90-day interval.  The Bank stresses this measurement by assuming a level of deposit out-flows within 30 days that have not historically been realized. In addition to this forecast, other funding sources are reviewed as a method to provide emergency funding if necessary.  The objective of this measurement is to identify the amount of cash that could be raised quickly without the need to liquidate assets. The Bank also stresses its liquidity position utilizing different longer-term scenarios.  The varying degrees of stress create pressure on deposit flows in its local market, reduce access to wholesale funding and limit access to funds available through brokered deposit channels.  In addition to stressing cash flow, specific liquidity risk indicators are monitored to help identify risk areas.  This analysis helps identify and quantify the potential cash surplus/deficit over a variety of time horizons to ensure the Bank has adequate funding resources.  The Bank believes it can meet all anticipated liquidity demands.
 
 
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Historically, the Corporation has satisfied its liquidity needs from earnings, repayment of loans and amortizing investment securities, maturing investment securities, loan sales, deposit growth and its ability to access existing lines of credit.  All investments are classified as available for sale; therefore, securities that are not pledged as collateral for borrowings are an additional source of readily available liquidity, either by selling the security or, more preferably, to provide collateral for additional borrowing.  However, at June 30, 2011, the Bank had approximately $124 million (fair value) or 96% of its investment portfolio pledged as collateral.  The primary source of liquidity for the Bank is a line of credit with the FHLB. At June 30, 2011, the Bank had approximately $169 million available on this line of credit.

The Bank also has $26 million in unsecured lines of credit at three correspondent banks and approximately $31 million in funding available at the Federal Reserve Discount Window.  The Bank also has the ability to access other funding sources including wholesale borrowings and brokered CDs.  The Bank’s ability to access brokered CDs could be negatively affected if its capital level was to fall below “well capitalized.”

Off Balance Sheet Commitments and Contractual Obligations

The Corporation’s financial statements do not reflect various commitments that are made in the normal course of business, which may involve some liquidity risk.  These commitments consist mainly of unfunded loans and letters of credit made under the same standards as on-balance sheet instruments.  Because these instruments have fixed maturity dates, and because many of them will expire without being drawn upon, they do not generally present any significant liquidity risk to the Corporation.  Unused commitments and standby letters of credit totaled $226.2 million and $219.3 million, respectively, at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
 
The Corporation has entered into various contractual obligations to make future payments.  These obligations include time deposits, long-term debt, operating leases, deferred compensation and pension payments.  These amounts have not changed materially from those reported in the Corporation’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 
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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

There were no material changes in the Corporation’s exposure to market risk during the three months ended June 30, 2011. For more information on market risk refer to the Corporation’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Controls and Procedures

The Corporation carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Corporation’s management, including the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e). Based upon the evaluation, the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of June 30, 2011, the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective. Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Corporation’s reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

The management of the Corporation is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Corporation’s internal control system is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Changes in Internal Controls

During the second quarter, an internal review discovered that tax-exempt commercial loans booked during the fourth quarter of 2008, 2009, 2010 and the first quarter of 2011 were not properly coded as tax-exempt. This resulted in the income from these loans being recorded as taxable income and the benefit of the tax-exempt status was not reflected in the Corporation’s income tax calculation.  This discovery led Management to the conclusion that there was failure of internal controls designed to prevent such errors. After discovery of the error, Management implemented a new process that requires a member of its Risk Management division to assign the appropriate code to the loan before it is booked, and for another member of its Risk Management division to review the code after the loan is booked. In addition, the Bank’s Loan Servicing department has a dual control process to post and review loan data, and the authority to select or change existing coding has been more clearly defined. With the implementation of these new processes, Management believes that it has remediated the control weakness that was identified.  During July 2011, the Bank upgraded its core processing system.  We are currently reviewing all controls and procedures to ensure compliance with the new system.
 
 
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Part II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings
The nature of the Corporation’s business generates a certain amount of litigation involving matters arising in the ordinary course of business.  However, in management’s opinion, there are no proceedings pending to which the Corporation is a party or to which our property is subject, which, if determined adversely to the Corporation, would be material in relation to our shareholders’ equity or financial condition.  In addition, no material proceedings are pending or are known to be threatened or contemplated against us by governmental authorities or other parties.

Item 1A. Risk Factors
There were no material changes in the Corporation’s risk factors during the six months ended June 30, 2011. For more information, refer to the Corporation’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 2.   Unregistered  Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The Corporation announced a stock repurchase plan on July 8, 2010 to repurchase up to 100,000 shares of the Corporation’s common stock over a 12 month time period. There were no shares purchased in 2011 and this plan expired on July 8, 2011. The Corporation did not issue any unregistered equity securities during the quarter ended June 30, 2011.

Item 3.   Defaults by the Company on its Senior Securities
None

Item 4.   Removed and Reserved

Item 5.   Other Information
None

Item 6.   Exhibits
Exhibits
3.1      Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation.  (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference.)

3.2      Bylaws of the Corporation. (Filed as Exhibit 99 to Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 20, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference.)

31.1 Rule 13a – 14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications – Principal Executive Officer

31.2 Rule 13a – 14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications – Principal Financial Officer

32.1 Section 1350 Certifications – Principal Executive Officer

32.2 Section 1350 Certifications – Principal Financial Officer
 
101.INS** – XBRL Instance Document
 
101.SCH** – XBRL Taxonomy Extention Schema
 
101.CAL** – XBRL Taxonomy Extention Calculation Linkbase
 
101.DEF** – XBRL Taxonomy Extention Definition Linkbase
 
101.LAB** – XBRL Taxonomy Extention Label Linkbase
 
101.PRE** – XBRL Taxonomy Extention Presentation Linkbase
 
** Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and otherwise are not subject to liability.
 
 
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FRANKLIN FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
and SUBSIDIARIES

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.

   
Franklin Financial Services Corporation
   
   
 
August 9, 2011
  
/s/ William E. Snell, Jr.
    
William E. Snell, Jr.
    
President and Chief Executive Officer
    
(Authorized Officer)
      
August 9, 2011
  
/s/ Mark R. Hollar
    
Mark R. Hollar
    
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
    
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
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