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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-K

 

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019

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: 0-24100.

HMN FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

41-1777397

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

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

   

1016 Civic Center Drive Northwest

55901

Rochester, Minnesota

(Zip Code)

(Address of principal executive offices)

 
   

(507) 535-1200

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

HMNF

Nasdaq Global Market

 

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:

 

None


(Title of class)

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

YES    NO

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

YES    NO

 

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 requirements for the past 90 days.

YES    NO

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§229.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
YES    NO

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
    Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

YES    NO

 

As of June 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $83.4 million based on the closing stock price of $21.00 on such date as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market.

 

As of February 19, 2020, the number of outstanding shares of common stock of the registrant was 4,847,973.

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

 

Portions of the registrant’s annual report to stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2019 (Annual Report), are incorporated by reference in Parts I and II of this Form 10-K. Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the close of the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I

 

Page 

Item 1.     

Business

5

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

27

Item 1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments

36

Item 2.

Properties

36

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings

36

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

36

 

PART II

 

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

37

Item 6.

Selected Financial Data

37

Item 7.

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

37

Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

37

Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

37

Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

37

Item 9A.

Controls and Procedures

37

Item 9B.

Other Information

40

 

PART III

 

Item 10.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

41

Item 11.

Executive Compensation

41

Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

41

Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

41

Item 14.

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

41

 

PART IV

 

Item 15.

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

42

Item 16.

Form 10-K Summary

42

Index to Exhibits

43

Signatures

45

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

The information presented or incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). These statements are often identified by such forward-looking terminology as “expect,” “intend,” “look,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “seek,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “trend,” “target,” and “goal” or similar statements or variations of such terms and include, but are not limited to, those relating to growing our core deposit relationships and loan balances, enhancing the financial performance of our core banking operations, maintaining credit quality, maintaining net interest margins, reducing non-performing assets, and generating improved financial results (including profitability); the adequacy and amount of available liquidity and capital resources to the Home Federal Savings Bank (the Bank); HMN Financial, Inc.’s liquidity and capital requirements; our expectations for core capital and our strategies and potential strategies for maintenance thereof; improvements in loan production; changes in the size of the Bank’s loan portfolio; the amount of the Bank’s non-performing assets and the appropriateness of the allowance therefor; anticipated future levels of the provision for loan losses; future losses on non-performing assets; the amount and composition of interest-earning assets; the amount of yield enhancements relating to non-accruing and purchased loans; the amount and composition of non-interest and interest-bearing liabilities; the availability of alternate funding sources; the payment of dividends by HMN Financial, Inc. (HMN or the Company); the future outlook for the Company; the amount of deposits that will be withdrawn from checking and money market accounts and how the withdrawn deposits will be replaced; the projected changes in net interest income based on rate shocks; the range that interest rates may fluctuate over the next twelve months; the net market risk of interest rate shocks; the future outlook for the issuer of the trust preferred securities held by the Bank; the anticipated results of litigation and our assessment of the impact on our financial statements; the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to HMN; the ability to remain well-capitalized; the impact of new accounting pronouncements; and compliance by the Bank with regulatory standards generally (including the Bank’s status as “well-capitalized”) and other supervisory directives or requirements to which the Company or the Bank are or may become expressly subject, specifically, and possible responses of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Bank, and the Company to any failure to comply with any such regulatory standard, directive or requirement.

 

A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s assumptions and expectations. These include but are not limited to the adequacy and marketability of real estate and other collateral securing loans to borrowers; federal and state regulation and enforcement; possible legislative and regulatory changes, including changes to regulatory capital rules; the ability of the Bank to comply with other applicable regulatory capital requirements; enforcement activity of the OCC and FRB in the event of our non-compliance with any applicable regulatory standard or requirement; adverse economic, business and competitive developments such as continued shrinking interest margins, reduced collateral values, deposit outflows, changes in credit or other risks posed by the Company’s loan and investment portfolios; changes in costs associated with traditional and alternate funding sources, including changes in collateral advance rates and policies of the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB); technological, computer-related or operational difficulties, including those from any third party cyber attack; results of litigation; reduced demand for financial services and loan products; changes in accounting policies and guidelines, or monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government or tax laws; domestic and international economic developments; the Company’s access to and adverse changes in securities markets; the market for credit related assets; the future operating results, financial condition, cash flow requirements and capital spending priorities of the Company and the Bank; the availability of internal and, as required, external sources of funding; our ability to attract and retain employees; or other significant uncertainties. For additional discussion of the risks and uncertainties applicable to the Company, see the “Risk Factors” section of this Form 10-K. All forward-looking statements are qualified by, and should be considered in conjunction with, such cautionary statements.

 

All statements in this Form 10-K, including forward-looking statements, speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Form 10-K.

 

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PART I

ITEM 1.

BUSINESS

 

General

HMN was incorporated in Delaware in 1994 as a stock savings bank holding company. HMN owns 100 percent of Home Federal Savings Bank. The Bank has a community banking philosophy and operates retail banking and loan production facilities in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. The Bank has two wholly owned subsidiaries, Osterud Insurance Agency, Inc. (OIA), which does business as Home Federal Investment Services and offers financial planning products and services, and HFSB Property Holdings, LLC (HPH), which is currently inactive, but has acted in the past as an intermediary for the Bank in holding and operating certain foreclosed properties.

 

As a community-oriented financial institution, the Company seeks to serve the financial needs of communities in its market area. The Company’s business involves attracting deposits from the general public and businesses and using such deposits to originate or purchase single family residential, commercial real estate and multi-family mortgage loans as well as consumer, construction and commercial business loans. The Company also invests in mortgage-backed and related securities, U.S. government agency obligations and other permissible investments. The executive offices of the Company are located at 1016 Civic Center Drive Northwest, Rochester, Minnesota 55901. Its telephone number at that address is (507) 535-1200. The Company’s website is www.hmnf.com. Information contained on the Company’s website is expressly not incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K.

 

Market Area

The Company serves the southern Minnesota counties of Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Steele and Winona, and portions of Goodhue and Wabasha through its corporate office located in Rochester, Minnesota and its eleven branch offices located in Albert Lea, Austin, Kasson, La Crescent, Owatonna, Rochester (4), Spring Valley and Winona, Minnesota. The portion of the Company’s southern Minnesota market area consisting of Rochester and the contiguous communities is composed of primarily urban and suburban communities, while the balance of the Company's southern Minnesota market area consists primarily of rural areas and small towns. Primary industries in the Company's southern Minnesota market area include manufacturing, agriculture, health care, wholesale and retail trade, service industries and education. Major employers include the Mayo Clinic, Hormel Foods (a food processing company), Federated Insurance and IBM (a computer technology company). The Company's market area is also the home of Winona State University, Rochester Community and Technical College, University of Minnesota - Rochester, Winona State University - Rochester Center and Austin’s Riverland Community College.

 

The Company serves Dakota County, in the southern portion of the Minneapolis and St. Paul metropolitan area, from its office located in Eagan, Minnesota. Major employers in this market area include Delta Airlines, Patterson Companies (dental and animal health), UTC (aerospace systems), CHS Cooperative, Flint Hills Resources LP (oil refinery), Unisys Corp (computer software), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota and West Group, a Thomson Reuters business (legal research).

 

The Company serves the Iowa county of Marshall through its branch office located in Marshalltown, Iowa. Major employers in the area include Swift & Company (pork processors), Emerson (automation solutions, and commercial and residential solutions), Lennox Industries (furnace and air conditioner manufacturing), Iowa Veterans Home (hospital care), Marshalltown Community School District (education) and UnityPoint Health (hospital care).

 

The Company serves the Wisconsin county of Waukesha through its branch office located in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Major employers in the area include Kohl’s Department Stores, ProHealth Care, Quad Graphics, Inc. (media services), Froedtert (academic medical center), General Electric Healthcare (medical technologies), Roundy’s (supermarkets), Aurora Health Care, the School District of Waukesha, Waukesha County Technical College, WE Energies, and Cooper Power.

 

 

Based upon information obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau for 2018 (the last year for which information is available), the population of the eight primary counties in the Company’s southern Minnesota market area was estimated as follows: Dodge – 20,822; Fillmore – 21,058; Freeborn – 30,444; Houston – 18,578; Mower – 40,011; Olmsted – 156,277; Steele – 36,083; and Winona – 50,825. For these same eight counties, the median household income from the U.S. Census Bureau for 2014-2018 ranged from $52,447 to $74,880. The population of Dakota County was 425,423 and the median household income was $83,288. With respect to Iowa, the population of Marshall County was 39,981 and the median household income was $54,027. In Wisconsin, the population of Waukesha County was 403,072, and the median household income was $84,331.

 

Lending Activities

 

General. Historically, the Company originated 15 and 30 year fixed rate mortgage loans secured by single family residences for its loan portfolio. In more recent years, the Company has focused on managing interest rate risk and improving interest margins by increasing its investment in shorter term and generally higher yielding commercial real estate, commercial business and construction loans, while maintaining its investment in longer term single family real estate loans. The Company continues to originate 15 and 30 year fixed rate mortgage loans and some shorter term fixed rate loans. The shorter term fixed rate loans and adjustable rate loans are generally placed into portfolio, while the majority of the 15 and 30 year fixed rate mortgage loans are sold in the secondary mortgage market in order to manage the Company’s interest rate risk position. The Company also offers an array of consumer loan products that include both open and closed end home equity loans. Home equity lines of credit have adjustable interest rates based upon the prime rate, as published in the Wall Street Journal, plus a margin. Refer to “Note 5 Loans Receivable, Net and “Note 6 Allowance for Loan Losses and Credit Quality Information in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report for more information on the loan portfolio (incorporated by reference in Item 8 of Part II of this Form 10-K).

 

The following table shows the composition of the Company's loan portfolio by fixed and adjustable rate loans as of December 31:

 

                               
   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 
                                                                       

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

   

Percent

   

Amount

   

Percent

   

Amount

   

Percent

   

Amount

   

Percent

   

Amount

   

Percent

 

Fixed rate Loans

                                                                     

Real estate:

                                                                     

Single family

  $ 57,752     9.55

%

  $ 53,599     9.01

%

  $ 53,869     9.06

%

  $ 55,143     9.83

%

  $ 55,226     11.68

%

Multi-family

    26,368     4.36       31,123     5.23       20,254     3.40       29,171     5.20       8,045     1.70  

Commercial

    159,599     26.41       160,018     26.90       179,755     30.22       159,195     28.38       117,790     24.91  

Construction

    16,070     2.66       14,269     2.40       26,715     4.49       13,438     2.40       27,381     5.79  

Total real estate loans

    259,789     42.98       259,009     43.54       280,593     47.17       256,947     45.81       208,442     44.08  

Consumer loans:

                                                                     

Automobile

    2,608     0.43       2,483     0.42       2,894     0.49       3,036     0.54       2,885     0.61  

Home equity

    10,534     1.74       9,780     1.64       8,315     1.40       9,744     1.74       10,231     2.16  

Recreational vehicle

    17,266     2.87       16,226     2.73       13,181     2.21       7,553     1.35       2,650     0.56  

Other

    4,631     0.76       4,104     0.69       4,270     0.72       5,447     0.97       4,635     0.99  

Total consumer loans

    35,039     5.80       32,593     5.48       28,660     4.82       25,780     4.60       20,401     4.32  

Commercial business loans

    43,774     7.25       47,247     7.94       55,642     9.36       53,019     9.46       39,197     8.29  

Total non-real estate loans

    78,813     13.05       79,840     13.42       84,302     14.18       78,799     14.06       59,598     12.61  

Total fixed rate loans

    338,602     56.03       338,849     56.96       364,895     61.35       335,746     59.87       268,040     56.69  
                                                                       

Adjustable rate Loans

                                                                     

Real estate:

                                                                     

Single family

    62,312     10.31       57,099     9.60       53,136     8.93       48,112     8.58       35,719     7.55  

Multi-family

    22,295     3.69       19,027     3.20       8,395     1.41       7,606     1.36       4,279     0.90  

Commercial

    110,811     18.33       97,018     16.31       79,269     13.33       71,760     12.80       79,136     16.74  

Construction

    15,052     2.49       14,675     2.47       19,729     3.32       17,910     3.19       10,722     2.27  

Total real estate loans

    210,470     34.82       187,819     31.58       160,529     26.99       145,388     25.93       129,856     27.46  

Consumer:

                                                                     

Home equity line

    28,004     4.63       32,273     5.42       36,869     6.20       40,476     7.22       38,561     8.16  

Home equity

    5,888     0.97       6,953     1.17       7,508     1.26       6,558     1.17       4,970     1.05  

Other

    1,018     0.17       713     0.12       730     0.12       469     0.08       483     0.10  

Total consumer loans

    34,910     5.77       39,939     6.71       45,107     7.58       47,503     8.47       44,014     9.31  

Commercial business loans

    20,453     3.38       28,249     4.75       24,267     4.08       32,157     5.73       30,909     6.54  

Total non-real estate loans

    55,363     9.15       68,188     11.46       69,374     11.66       79,660     14.20       74,923     15.85  

Total adjustable rate loans

    265,833     43.97       256,007     43.04       229,903     38.65       225,048     40.13       204,779     43.31  

Total loans

    604,435     100.00

%

    594,856     100.00

%

    594,798     100.00

%

    560,794     100.00

%

    472,819     100.00

%

Less

                                                                     

Unamortized discounts

    15             17             19             20             16        

Net deferred loan costs

    (536 )           (535 )           (463 )           (300 )           (91 )      

Allowance for losses on loans

    8,564             8,686             9,311             9,903             9,709        

Total loans receivable, net

  $ 596,392           $ 586,688           $ 585,931           $ 551,171           $ 463,185        
                                                                       

 

 

The following table illustrates the interest rate maturities of the Company's loan portfolio at December 31, 2019. Loans which have adjustable or renegotiable interest rates are shown as maturing in the period during which the contract is due. Scheduled repayments of principal are reflected in the year in which they are scheduled to be paid. The schedule does not reflect the effects of possible prepayments or enforcement of due-on-sale clauses.

 

   

Real Estate

                                     

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Single family

   

Multi-family and

Commercial

   

Construction

   

Consumer

   

Commercial Business

   

Total

 
                                                                         

Due during years ending December 31,

 

Amount

 

Weighted

Average Rate

   

Amount

 

Weighted

Average

Rate

   

Amount

 

Weighted

Average Rate

   

Amount

 

Weighted

Average Rate

   

Amount

 

Weighted

Average Rate

   

Amount

 

Weighted

Average Rate

 
                                                                         
2020 (1)   $ 9,668   4.05

%

  $ 53,032   4.61

%

  $ 24,881   4.47

%

  $ 7,954   5.70

%

  $ 29,924   5.07

%

  $ 125,459   4.72

%

2021

    7,456   4.11       42,203   4.67       41   4.69       5,089   5.54       14,551   4.54       69,340   4.65  

2022

    8,453   4.25       48,857   4.74       43   4.69       4,361   5.45       11,667   4.92       73,381   4.75  

2023 through 2024

    17,620   4.34       64,562   4.74       1,107   4.93       9,443   5.22       5,056   5.07       97,788   4.73  

2025 through 2029

    26,230   4.02       96,393   4.76       4,961   4.81       13,108   5.54       2,161   5.23       142,853   4.70  

2030 through 2044

    41,883   3.93       10,026   5.06       89   5.00       29,994   5.10       868   5.32       82,860   4.51  

2045 and thereafter

    8,754   3.81       4,000   4.60       0   0.00       0   0.00       0   0.00       12,754   4.03  
    $ 120,064         $ 319,073         $ 31,122         $ 69,949         $ 64,227         $ 604,435      
                                                                         

 

 

(1)

Includes demand loans, loans having no stated maturity, and overdraft loans.

 

The total amount of loans due after December 31, 2020 which have predetermined interest rates is $246.9 million, while the total amount of loans due after such date which have floating or adjustable interest rates is $232.2 million. Construction or development loans at December 31, 2019 were $23.2 million for single family dwellings, $1.9 million for multi-family and $6.0 million for nonresidential.

 

 

The aggregate amount of loans and extensions of credit that the Bank is permitted to make to any one borrower is generally limited to 15% of unimpaired capital and surplus. In addition to the 15% limit, the Bank is permitted to lend an additional amount equal to 10% of unimpaired capital and surplus if the additional amount is fully secured by “readily marketable collateral” having a current market value of at least 100% of the loan or extension of credit. Similarly, the Bank is permitted to lend additional amounts equal to the lesser of 30% of unimpaired capital and surplus, or $30 million, for certain residential development loans. Applicable law establishes a number of rules for combining loans to separate borrowers. Loans or extensions of credit to one person may be attributed to other persons if: (i) the proceeds of a loan or extension of credit are used for the direct benefit of the other person; or (ii) a common enterprise is deemed to exist between persons. At December 31, 2019, based upon the 15% limitation, the Bank's regulatory limit for loans to one borrower was approximately $13.5 million and no loans to any one borrower exceeded this amount. At December 31, 2019, the Bank’s largest aggregate amount of loans to one borrower totaled $11.6 million. All of the loans for the largest borrower were performing in accordance with their terms as of December 31, 2019 and the borrower had no affiliation with the Bank other than their relationship as a customer.

 

All of the Bank's lending is subject to its written underwriting standards and to loan origination procedures. Decisions on loan requests are made on the basis of detailed applications and property valuations determined by an independent appraiser. The loan applications are designed primarily to determine the borrower's ability to repay. The more significant items on the application are verified through the use of credit reports, financial statements, tax returns or confirmations.

 

Single family loans are originated either for inclusion in the loan portfolio under the Bank’s Portfolio First loan program or for sale in the secondary market to the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) on a servicing retained basis or to other third party investors on a servicing released basis. The limit for a retail mortgage originated for sale on the secondary market was $484,350 and $453,100 for 2019 and 2018, respectively, and these loans require the approval of a designated secondary market underwriter.

 

Three levels of approval authority have been established for loans originated under the Portfolio First loan program. The three levels of authority include Approved Portfolio First Lenders, Market Presidents, and Credit Administration positions with Portfolio First approval authority. Approved Portfolio First Lenders are select mortgage loan officers recommended for the Portfolio First program approval authority by their Market President and are approved by the Chief Credit Officer or Chief Operating Officer. The Credit Administration positions with Portfolio First approval authority include the Director of Retail Lending and Loan Servicing, the Chief Credit Officer and the Chief Operating Officer.

 

Loans less than $500,000 require the approval of the Portfolio First Lender, the Market President and one Credit Administration individual with Portfolio First approval authority. Loans over $500,000 require the approval of the Portfolio First Lender, the Market President and two Credit Administration individuals with Portfolio First approval authority. Loans where the total aggregate amount of all loan obligations owed or guaranteed to the Bank plus the new obligation is greater than $2.0 million require the approval of a majority of the Senior Loan Committee, which is comprised of the Bank’s most experienced lending staff.

 

Loans that meet the underwriting guidelines of secondary market investors are approved by designated Credit Administration positions. The Credit Administration positions with secondary market approval authority include Retail Loan Underwriters, the Director of Retail Lending and Servicing, the Chief Credit officer, and the Chief Operating Officer. Resident and Physician loan products that fall under the Portfolio First Policy are underwritten by a Retail Loan Underwriter who may also approve these loans along with other individuals that have Portfolio First approval authority. Approval level authorities are granted by the Chief Credit Officer or Chief Operating Officer and confirmed by the Executive Loan Committee on an annual basis. Loans are originated based on the specific guidelines established by the secondary market investor.

 

The Bank generally requires title insurance on its mortgage loans, as well as fire and extended coverage casualty insurance in amounts at least equal to the principal amount of the loan or the value of improvements on the property. The Bank also requires flood insurance to protect the property securing its interest when the property is located in a flood plain.

 

 

Single Family Residential Real Estate Lending. At December 31, 2019, the Company's single family real estate loans, consisting of both fixed rate and adjustable rate loans, totaled $120.1 million, an increase of $9.4 million from $110.7 million at December 31, 2018. The increase in the single family loans in 2019 is the result of an increased emphasis on originating shorter term fixed and adjustable rate mortgage loans that were placed into the portfolio during 2019. The majority of the longer term loans that were originated during the year continued to be sold into the secondary market in order to manage the Company’s interest rate risk position.

 

The Company offers conventional fixed rate single family loans that have maximum terms of 30 years. In order to manage interest rate risk, the Company typically sells the majority of fixed rate loan originations with terms to maturity of 15 years or greater that are eligible for sale in the secondary market. The interest rates charged on the fixed rate loan products are based on the secondary market delivery rates, as well as other competitive factors. The Company also originates fixed rate loans with terms up to 30 years that are insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Veteran’s Administration (VA), Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Iowa Finance Authority, or the United States Department of Agriculture-Guaranteed Housing (RD).

 

The Company also offers one year adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) at a margin (generally 250 to 350 basis points) over the yield on the Average Weekly One Year U.S. Treasury Constant Maturity Index for terms of up to 30 years. The ARMs offered by the Company allow the borrower to select (subject to pricing) an initial period of one to seven years between the loan origination and the date the first interest rate change occurs. The ARMs generally have a 200 basis point annual interest rate change cap and a lifetime cap of 600 basis points over or under the initial rate. The Company’s originated ARMs do not permit negative amortization of principal, generally do not contain prepayment penalties and are not convertible into fixed rate loans. Because of the low interest rate environment that has existed over the last few years, a limited number of ARM loans have been originated as consumers have generally opted for longer term fixed rate loans.

 

In underwriting single family residential real estate loans the Company evaluates the borrower's credit history and ability to make principal, interest and escrow payments; the value of the property that will secure the loan; and debt-to-income ratios. Properties securing single family residential real estate loans made by the Company are appraised by independent appraisers. The Company originates residential mortgage loans with loan-to-value ratios up to 100% for owner-occupied homes and up to 85% for non-owner-occupied homes; however, private mortgage insurance is generally required to reduce the Company's exposure to 80% or less of the value on most loans. The Company generally seeks to underwrite its loans in accordance with secondary market, FHA, VA, or RD standards. However, the Company does originate some shorter term fixed rate and adjustable rate single family loans for its portfolio that do not meet certain secondary market guidelines.

 

The Company's single family mortgage loans customarily include due-on-sale clauses giving it the right to declare the loan immediately due and payable in the event that, among other things, the borrower sells or otherwise disposes of the property subject to the mortgage.

 

At December 31, 2019, $0.6 million of the single family residential loan portfolio was non-performing, compared to $0.7 million at December 31, 2018.

 

 

Commercial Real Estate and Multi-Family Lending. The Company originates permanent commercial real estate and multi-family loans secured by properties located primarily in its market area. It also purchases a limited amount of participations in commercial real estate and multi-family loans originated by third parties. The commercial real estate and multi-family loan portfolio includes loans secured by motels, hotels, apartment buildings, churches, manufacturing plants, land developments, office buildings, business facilities, shopping malls, nursing homes, golf courses, restaurants, warehouses, convenience stores and other non-residential building properties primarily located in the upper Midwestern portion of the United States. At December 31, 2019, the Company’s commercial and multi-family real estate loans totaled $319.1 million, an increase of $11.9 million from $307.2 million at December 31, 2018.

 

Permanent commercial real estate and multi-family loans are generally originated for a maximum term of 10 years and may have longer amortization periods with balloon maturity features. The interest rates may be fixed for the term of the loan or have adjustable features that are tied to the prime rate or another published index. Commercial real estate and multi-family loans are generally written in amounts up to 80% of the lesser of the appraised value of the property or the purchase price and generally have a debt service coverage ratio of at least 110%. The debt service coverage ratio is the ratio of net cash from operations to debt service payments. The Company may originate construction loans secured by commercial or multi-family real estate, or may purchase participation interests in third party originated construction loans secured by commercial or multi-family real estate.

 

Appraisals on commercial real estate and multi-family real estate properties are performed by independent appraisers prior to the time the loan is made. For transactions less than $500,000, the Company may use an internal valuation. All appraisals on commercial and multi-family real estate are reviewed and approved by a qualified Bank employee or independent third party. The Bank's underwriting procedures require verification of the borrower's credit history, income, financial statements, banking relationships and income projections for the property. The commercial loan policy generally requires personal guarantees from the proposed borrowers. An initial on-site inspection is generally required for all collateral properties for loans with balances in excess of $250,000. Independent annual reviews are performed for aggregate commercial lending relationships that exceed $500,000. The reviews cover financial performance, documentation completeness and accuracy of loan risk ratings.

 

Multi-family and commercial real estate loans generally present a higher level of risk than loans secured by single family residences. This greater risk is due to several factors, including the concentration of principal in a limited number of loans and borrowers, the effects of general economic conditions on income producing properties and the increased difficulty of evaluating and monitoring these types of loans. Furthermore, the repayment of loans secured by multi-family and commercial real estate is typically dependent upon the successful operation of the related real estate project. If the cash flow from the project is reduced (for example, if leases are not obtained or renewed), the borrower's ability to repay the loan may be impaired. At December 31, 2019, $0.2 million of loans in the commercial real estate portfolio were non-performing compared to $1.3 million at December 31, 2018. The only non-performing lending relationship in this category as of December 31, 2019 was a $0.2 million loan secured by a mixed use property consisting of retail and apartment space located in the Bank’s primary market area.

 

Construction Lending. The Company makes construction loans to individuals for the construction of their residences and to builders for the construction of single family residences. It also makes a limited number of loans to builders for houses built on speculation. Construction loans also include commercial real estate loans.

 

Almost all loans to individuals for the construction of their residences are structured as permanent loans. These loans are made on the same terms as residential loans, except that during the construction phase, which typically lasts up to twelve months, the borrower pays interest only. Generally, the borrower also pays a construction fee at the time of origination plus other costs associated with processing the loan. Residential construction loans are underwritten pursuant to the same guidelines used for originating residential loans on existing properties.

 

Construction loans to builders or developers of single family residences generally carry terms of one year or less.

 

 

Construction loans to owner occupants are generally made in amounts up to 95% of the lesser of cost or appraised value, but no more than 90% of the loan proceeds can be disbursed until the building is completed. The Company generally limits the loan-to-value ratios on loans to builders to 80%. Prior to making a commitment to fund a construction loan, the Company requires a valuation of the property, financial data and verification of the borrower's income. The Company obtains personal guarantees for substantially all of its construction loans to builders. Personal financial statements of guarantors are also obtained as part of the loan underwriting process. Construction loans are generally located in the Company's market area.

 

Construction loans are obtained principally through continued business from builders and developers who have previously borrowed from the Bank, as well as referrals from existing and walk-in clients. The application process includes a submission to the Bank of accurate plans, specifications and costs of the project to be constructed. These items are one of the factors utilized in the determination of the appraised value of the subject property to be built.

 

At December 31, 2019, construction loans totaled $31.1 million, an increase of $2.2 million from $28.9 million at December 31, 2018. Total construction loans included $23.2 million and $20.4 million of single family residential, $1.9 million and $4.9 million of multi-family residential and $6.0 million and $3.6 million of commercial real estate loans at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The nature of construction loans makes them more difficult to evaluate and monitor than loans on existing buildings. The risk of loss on a construction loan is dependent largely upon the accuracy of the initial estimate of the property's value upon completion of the project, experience of the builder and the estimated cost (including interest) of the project. If the estimate of value proves to be inaccurate, the Company may be confronted, at or prior to the maturity of the loan, with a project having a value that is insufficient to assure full repayment or the possibility of having to make substantial investments to complete and sell the project. Because defaults in repayment may not occur during the construction period, it may be difficult to identify problem loans at an early stage. In these cases, the Company may be required to modify the terms of the loan. There were no construction loans in the commercial real estate portfolio that were non-performing at December 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

Consumer Lending. The Company originates a variety of consumer loans, including home equity loans (open-end and closed-end), automobile, recreational vehicles, mobile home, lot loans, loans secured by deposit accounts and other loans for household and personal purposes. At December 31, 2019, the Company’s consumer loans totaled $69.9 million, a decrease of $2.6 million from $72.5 million at December 31, 2018.

 

Consumer loan terms vary according to the type and value of collateral, length of contract and creditworthiness of the borrower. The Company's consumer loans are made at fixed or adjustable interest rates, with terms up to 20 years for secured loans and up to five years for unsecured loans.

 

The Company's home equity loans are written so that the total commitment amount, when combined with the balance of any other outstanding mortgage liens, generally does not exceed 90% of the appraised value of the property or an internally established market value. Internal market values are established using current market data, including recent sales data, and are typically lower than third party appraised values. The closed-end home equity loans are written with fixed or adjustable rates with terms up to 15 years. The open-end home equity lines are written with an adjustable rate and a 2, 5 or 10 year draw period that requires interest only payments followed by a 10 year repayment period that fully amortizes the outstanding balance. The consumer may access the open-end home equity line by making a withdrawal at the Bank, transferring funds through our online or mobile banking products or writing a check on the home equity line of credit account. Open and closed-end equity loans, which are generally secured by second mortgages on the borrower’s principal residence, represented 63.5% and 67.6% of the Company’s consumer loan portfolio at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

 

The underwriting standards employed by the Company for consumer loans include a determination of the applicant's payment history on other debts and their ability to meet existing obligations and payments on the proposed loan. Although creditworthiness of the applicant is of primary consideration, the underwriting process also includes a comparison of the value of the security, if any, in relation to the proposed loan amount. Consumer loans may entail greater credit risk than do residential mortgage loans, particularly in the case of consumer loans that are unsecured or are secured by rapidly depreciable assets, such as automobiles, recreational vehicles or mobile homes. In these cases, any repossessed collateral for a defaulted consumer loan may not provide an adequate source of repayment of the outstanding loan balance as a result of the greater likelihood of damage, loss or depreciation. In addition, consumer loan collections are dependent on the borrower's continuing financial stability, and thus are more likely to be affected by adverse personal circumstances. Furthermore, the application of various federal and state laws, including bankruptcy and insolvency laws, may limit the amount that can be recovered on such loans. At December 31, 2019, $0.7 million of the consumer loan portfolio was non-performing compared to $0.5 million at December 31, 2018.

 

 

Commercial Business Lending. The Company maintains a portfolio of commercial business loans to borrowers associated with the real estate industry as well as to retail, manufacturing operations and professional firms. The Company's commercial business loans generally have terms ranging from six months to five years and may have either fixed or variable interest rates. The Company's commercial business loans generally include personal guarantees and are usually, but not always, secured by business assets such as inventory, equipment, leasehold interests in equipment, fixtures, real estate and accounts receivable. The underwriting process for commercial business loans includes consideration of the borrower's financial statements, tax returns, projections of future business operations and inspection of the subject collateral, if any. The Company may also purchase a limited amount of participation interests in commercial business loans originated outside of the Company’s market area from third party originators. These loans generally have underlying collateral of inventory or equipment and repayment periods of less than ten years. At December 31, 2019, the Company’s commercial business loans totaled $64.2 million, a decrease of $11.3 million from $75.5 million at December 31, 2018.

 

Unlike residential mortgage loans, which generally are made on the basis of the borrower's ability to make repayment from his or her income, and which are secured by real property with more easily ascertainable value, commercial business loans are of higher risk and typically are made on the basis of the borrower's ability to make repayment from the cash flow of the borrower's business. As a result, the availability of funds for the repayment of commercial business loans may be substantially dependent on the success of the business itself. Furthermore, the collateral securing the loans may depreciate over time, may be difficult to appraise and may fluctuate in value based on the success of the business. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, $0.6 million and $0.1 million, respectively, of loans in the commercial business loan portfolio were non-performing.

 

Originations, Purchases and Sales of Loans and Mortgage-Backed and Related Securities

 

Real estate loans are generally originated by the Company's salaried loan officers. Mortgage and consumer loan officers may also receive a commission in addition to their base salary for meeting production and other branch goals. Loan applications are taken in all branch and loan production offices.

 

The Company originates both fixed and adjustable rate loans, however, its ability to originate loans is dependent upon the relative client demand for loans in its markets. Demand for adjustable rate loans is affected by the interest rate environment. The amount of both fixed and adjustable rate loans increased in 2019 due to the increased loan production as a result of the low loan rates available during the year. The Company originated $19.4 million of single family adjustable rate loans for its portfolio during 2019, an increase of $6.0 million from $13.4 million in 2018. The Company also originated $35.8 million of fixed rate single family loans for its portfolio during 2019, an increase of $14.8 million from $21.0 million for 2018.

 

During the past several years, the Company has focused its portfolio loan origination efforts on commercial real estate, commercial business and consumer loans because these loans have terms to maturity and adjustable interest rate characteristics that are generally more beneficial to the Company in managing interest rate risk than traditional single family fixed rate conventional loans. The Company originated $127.3 million of multi-family and commercial real estate, commercial business and consumer loans (which excludes commercial real estate loans for construction or development) during 2019, an increase of $27.3 million from originations of $100.0 million for 2018. The increase in originations primarily reflects the $23.5 million and $4.1 million increase in originations of commercial real estate and commercial business loans, respectively, in 2019 compared to 2018. Multi-family loan originations decreased $1.2 million and consumer loan originations increased $0.9 million between the periods.

 

In order to supplement loan demand in the Company's market area and geographically diversify its loan portfolio, the Company purchases participations in real estate loans from selected sellers, from time to time, with yields based upon then-current market rates. The Company reviews and underwrites all loans purchased to ensure that they meet the Company's underwriting standards, and the seller generally continues to service the loans. The Company has generally not experienced higher losses or credit quality issues with purchased participations than other loans originated by the Company. The Company purchased $1.5 million of loans during 2019, a decrease of $0.3 million from the $1.8 million purchased during 2018. All of the loans purchased have terms and interest rates that are similar in nature to the Company's originated single family, commercial real estate, construction and development and commercial business portfolios. See Note 5 Loans Receivable, Net and “Note 6 Allowance for Loan Losses and Credit Quality Information” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report for more information on purchased loans (incorporated by reference in Item 8 of Part II of this Form 10-K).

 

The Company has mortgage-backed and related securities that are held, based on investment intent, in the "available for sale" portfolio. The Company acquired mortgage-backed securities of $49.4 million and $4.9 million, respectively, in 2019 and 2018. The increase in the amount of mortgage-backed securities purchased is because there was an increase in investment activity during 2019 compared to 2018 due to the increase in deposit balances between the periods. The Company did not sell any mortgage backed securities in 2019 or 2018. See “Investment Activities” below.

 

 

The following table shows the loan and mortgage-backed and related securities origination, purchase, acquisition, sale and repayment activities of the Company for the periods indicated.

 

LOANS HELD FOR INVESTMENT

                       
   

Year Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Originations by type

                       

Adjustable rate:

                       

Real estate:

                       

Single family

  $ 19,352       13,373       7,833  

Multi-family

    1,700       1,387       1,167  

Commercial

    29,045       15,748       23,818  

Construction or development

    32,981       26,136       30,799  

Non-real estate:

                       

Consumer

    11,438       11,707       11,585  

Commercial business

    6,504       12,298       3,428  

Total adjustable rate

    101,020       80,649       78,630  

Fixed rate:

                       

Real estate:

                       

Single family

    35,816       20,979       25,016  

Multi-family

    709       2,278       3,718  

Commercial

    34,655       24,425       42,203  

Construction or development

    12,740       11,499       16,559  

Non-real estate:

                       

Consumer

    19,253       18,089       16,639  

Commercial business

    23,965       14,030       45,767  

Total fixed rate

    127,138       91,300       149,902  

Total loans originated

    228,158       171,949       228,532  

Purchases

                       

Real estate:

                       

Single family

    201       412       203  

Commercial

    375       0       500  

Construction or development

    0       0       4,740  

Non-real estate:

                       

Commercial business

    900       1,381       1,756  

Total loans purchased

    1,476       1,793       7,199  

Sales, participations and repayments

                       

Real estate:

                       

Multi-family

    0       2,000       0  

Commercial

    4,135       6,112       10,565  

Construction or development

    3,811       2,224       3,221  

Non-real estate:

                       

Consumer

    1,844       996       834  

Commercial business

    653       170       53,240  

Total sales

    10,443       11,502       67,860  

Transfers to loans held for sale

    6,253       11,642       9,047  

Principal repayments

    202,051       149,946       123,912  

Total reductions

    218,747       173,090       200,819  

Decrease in other items, net

    (1,308 )     (594 )     (908 )

Net increase

  $ 9,579       58       34,004  

 

 

LOANS HELD FOR SALE

                       
   

Year Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Originations by type

                       

Fixed rate:

                       

Real estate:

                       

Single family

  $ 115,861       76,489       78,751  

Total fixed rate

    115,861       76,489       78,751  

Total loans originated

    115,861       76,489       78,751  
                         

Sales and repayments

                       

Real estate:

                       

Single family

    119,147       79,243       83,475  

Total sales

    119,147       79,243       83,475  

Transfers from loans held for investment

    (3,469 )     (4,364 )     (4,558 )

Principal repayments

    21       3       6  

Total reductions

    115,699       74,882       78,923  

Net increase (decrease)

  $ 162       1,607       (172 )

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED AND RELATED SECURITIES

                       
   

Year Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Purchases

                       

Fixed rate mortgage-backed securities

  $ 49,433       4,888       5,055  

Total purchases

    49,433       4,888       5,055  

Decrease in other items, net

    (2,605 )     (1,933 )     (993 )

Net increase

  $ 46,828       2,955       4,062  
                         

 

Classified Assets and Delinquencies

 

Classification of Assets. Federal regulations require that each savings institution evaluate and classify its assets on a regular basis. In addition, in connection with examinations of savings institutions, the OCC or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) examiners may identify problem assets and, if appropriate, require them to be classified with an adverse rating. There are three adverse classifications: substandard, doubtful, and loss. Assets classified as substandard have one or more defined weaknesses and are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Assets classified as doubtful have the weaknesses of those classified as substandard, with additional characteristics that make collection in full on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values questionable, and there is a high possibility of loss. An asset classified as loss is considered uncollectible and of such little value that continuance as an asset on the balance sheet of the institution is not warranted. Assets classified as substandard or doubtful require the institution to establish prudent specific allowances for loan losses. If an asset, or portion thereof, is classified as a loss, the institution generally charges off such amount. If an institution does not agree with an OCC or FDIC examiner's classification of an asset, it may appeal the determination to the OCC District Director or the appropriate FDIC personnel. On the basis of management's review of its assets, at December 31, 2019, the Bank classified a total of $20.2 million of its loans and real estate as follows:

 

                                           
(Dollars in thousands)  

Single

Family

   

Real Estate

Construction or

Development

   

Commercial and

Multi-family

   

Consumer

   

Commercial Business

   

Real Estate

   

Total

 

Substandard

  $ 1,765       269       14,098       842       2,516       580       20,070  

Doubtful

    35       0       0       69       0       0       104  

Loss

    0       0       0       65       0       0       65  

Total

  $ 1,800       269       14,098       976       2,516       580       20,239  
                                                         

 

The Bank's classified assets consist of non-performing loans, and other assets and loans of concern discussed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (incorporated by reference in Item 7 of Part II of this Form 10-K). See Note 6 Allowance for Loan Losses and Credit Quality Information” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report (incorporated by reference in Item 8 of Part II of this Form 10-K) for more information on classified assets.

 

 

Delinquency Procedures. Generally, the following procedures apply to delinquent single family real estate loans. When a borrower fails to make a required payment on a loan, the Company attempts to cure the delinquency by contacting the borrower. A late notice is sent on all loans over 16 days delinquent. Additional written and verbal contacts are made with the borrower between 30 and 60 days after the due date. If the loan is contractually delinquent 90 days, the Company sends a 30-day demand letter to the borrower and after the loan is contractually delinquent 120 days, institutes appropriate action to foreclose on the property. If foreclosed, the property is sold at a sheriff’s sale and may be purchased by the Company. Delinquent commercial real estate and commercial business loans are generally handled in a similar manner. The Company's procedures for repossession and sale of consumer collateral are subject to various requirements under state consumer protection laws.

 

Real estate acquired by the Company as a result of foreclosure is typically classified as real estate in judgment for six to twelve months and thereafter as real estate owned until it is sold. When property is acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure, it is recorded as real estate owned at the estimated fair value less the estimated cost of disposition. After acquisition, all costs incurred in maintaining the property are expensed. Costs relating to the development and improvement of the property, however, are capitalized to the extent of fair value less disposition cost.

 

The following table sets forth the Company's loan delinquencies by loan type, amount and percentage of loan category at December 31, 2019 for loans past due 60 days or more.

 

                               
   

Loans Delinquent For:

                         
   

60-89 Days

   

90 Days and Over

   

Total

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Number

   

Amount

   

Percent

of Loan

Category

   

Number

   

Amount

   

Percent

of Loan

Category

   

Number

   

Amount

   

Percent

of Loan

Category

 
                                                                         

Single family real estate

    2     $ 77       0.06

%

    1     $ 59       0.05

%

    3     $ 136       0.11

%

Consumer

    2       31       0.04       5       206       0.29       7       237       0.33  

Commercial business

    1       13       0.02       1       550       0.86       2       563       0.88  

Total

    5     $ 121       0.02

%

    7     $ 815       0.13

%

    12     $ 936       0.15

%

                                                                         

 

Loans delinquent for 90 days and over are generally non-accruing and are included in the Company’s non-performing asset total at December 31, 2019.

 

 

Investment Activities 

 

The Company utilizes the available for sale securities portfolio in virtually all aspects of asset/liability management. In making investment decisions, the Investment-Asset/Liability Committee considers, among other things, the yield and interest rate objectives, the credit risk position and the Bank's liquidity and projected cash flow requirements.

 

Securities. Federally chartered savings institutions have the authority to invest in various types of liquid assets, including United States Treasury obligations, securities of various federal agencies, certain certificates of deposit of insured banks and savings institutions, certain bankers' acceptances, repurchase agreements and federal funds. Subject to various restrictions, the holding company of a federally chartered savings institution may also invest its assets in commercial paper, investment grade corporate debt securities and mutual funds whose assets conform to the investments that a federally chartered savings institution is otherwise authorized to make directly.

 

The investment strategy of the Company has been directed toward a mix of high-quality government agency obligations with short terms to maturity. At December 31, 2019, the Company did not own any investment securities of a single issuer that exceeded 10% of the Company's stockholders’ equity other than U.S. government agency obligations.

 

The Bank invests a portion of its liquid assets in interest-earning overnight deposits of the FHLB of Des Moines and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Other investments include high grade municipal bonds, corporate preferred stock, corporate equity securities and medium-term (up to five years) federal agency notes. HMN invests in the same type of investment securities as the Bank. See Note 4 Securities Available For Sale” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report for additional information regarding the Company's securities portfolio (incorporated by reference in Item 8 of Part II of this Form 10-K).

 

The following table sets forth the composition of the Company's securities portfolio, excluding mortgage-backed and related securities, at the dates indicated.

 

   

December 31, 2019

   

December 31, 2018

   

December 31, 2017

 
   

Amortized

 

Adjusted

 

Fair

 

% of

   

Amortized

 

Adjusted

 

Fair

 

% of

   

Amortized

 

Adjusted

 

Fair

 

% of

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Cost

  To  

Value

 

Total

   

Cost

  To  

Value

 

Total

   

Cost

  To  

Value

 

Total

 

Securities available for sale:

                                                           

U.S. Government agency obligations

  $ 49,974   18   49,992   56.2

%

  $ 69,971   (1,236)   68,735   76.4

%

  $ 69,962   (1,201)   68,761   64.0

%

Municipal obligations

    1,969   7   1,976   2.2       2,378   (9)   2,369   2.6       2,699   (6)   2,693   2.5  

Corporate obligations

    108   0   108   0.1       173   (1)   172   0.2       234   (1)   233   0.2  

Corporate preferred stock

    700   (35)   665   0.7       700   (140)   560   0.6       700   (140)   560   0.5  

Subtotal

    52,751       52,741   59.2       73,222       71,836   79.8       73,595       72,247   67.2  

Corporate equity (1)

    167       167   0.2       121       121   0.1       58   99   157   0.1  

Federal Home Loan Bank stock (1)

    854       854   0.1       867       867   1.0       817       817   0.8  

Total investment securities and Federal Home Loan Bank stock

    53,772       53,762   60.4       74,210       72,824   80.9       74,470       73,221   68.1  

Other interest earning assets:

                                                           

Cash equivalents

    35,187       35,187   39.6       17,160       17,160   19.1       34,265       34,265   31.9  

Total

  $ 88,959       88,949   100.0

%

  $ 91,370       89,984   100.0

%

  $ 108,735       107,486   100.0

%

Average remaining life of investment securities excluding Federal Home Loan Bank stock (years)

 

0.94

               

1.93

               

2.61

             

Average remaining life or term to repricing of investment securities and other interest earning assets, excluding Federal Home Loan Bank stock (years)

 

0.57

               

1.57

               

1.78

             
                                                       

 

(1)Average life assigned to holdings is five years.

 

 

The composition and maturities of the investment securities portfolio, excluding FHLB stock, mortgage-backed and related securities, are indicated in the following table.

 

   

December 31, 2019

 
   

1 Year or

Less

   

After 1

through 5

Years

   

Over 10

Years

   

Total Securities

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amortized

Cost

   

Amortized

Cost

   

Amortized

Cost

   

Amortized

Cost

   

Adjusted

To

   

Fair
Value

 

Securities available for sale:

                                               

U.S. government agency securities (1)

  $ 34,994       14,980       0       49,974       18       49,992  

Municipal obligations

    1,242       727       0       1,969       7       1,976  

Corporate obligations

    0       108       0       108       0       108  

Corporate preferred stock

    0       0       700       700       (35 )     665  

Total

  $ 36,236       15,815       700       52,751       (10 )     52,741  
                                                 

Weighted average yield

    1.57

%

    1.75

%

    6.94

%

    1.69

%

               

 

(1) Callable U.S. government agency securities maturity date based on first available call date that the security is anticipated to be called.

 

Mortgage-Backed and Related Securities. In order to supplement loan production and achieve its asset/liability management goals, the Company invests in mortgage-backed and related securities. All of the mortgage-backed and related securities owned by the Company are issued, insured or guaranteed either directly or indirectly by a U.S. government agency and are considered to be investment grade securities. The Company had $54.9 million of mortgage-backed and related securities all classified as “available for sale” at December 31, 2019, compared to $8.0 million at December 31, 2018. The Company purchased $49.4 million in mortgage-backed securities in 2019 and $4.9 million were purchased in 2018.

 

The contractual maturities of the mortgage-backed and related securities portfolio without any prepayment assumptions at December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

5 to 10

Years

   

10 to 20
Years

   

Over 20

Years

   

 

Dec. 31, 2019
Balance
Outstanding

 

Securities available for sale:

                               

Federal National Mortgage Association

  $ 36,939       9,647       0       46,586  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

    3,275       4,817       0       8,092  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    0       0       173       173  

Total

  $ 40,214       14,464       173       54,851  
                                 

Weighted average yield

    2.17

%

    2.12

%

    2.53

%

    2.16

%

                                 

 

At December 31, 2019, the Company did not have any non-agency mortgage-backed or related securities in excess of 10% of its stockholders' equity.

 

Mortgage-backed and related securities can serve as collateral for borrowings and, through sales and repayments, as a source of liquidity. In addition, mortgage-backed and related securities available for sale can be sold to respond to changes in economic conditions.

 

Sources of Funds

 

General. The Bank's primary sources of funds are retail, commercial, internet and brokered deposits, payments of loan principal, interest earned on loans and securities, repayments and maturities of securities, borrowings and other funds provided from operations.

 

Deposits. The Bank offers a variety of deposit accounts to retail and commercial clients having a wide range of interest rates and terms. The Bank's deposits consist of savings, interest bearing checking, non-interest bearing checking, money market and certificate accounts (including individual retirement accounts). The Bank relies primarily on competitive pricing policies and client service to attract and retain these deposits.

 

 

The variety of deposit accounts offered by the Bank has allowed it to be competitive in obtaining funds and to respond with flexibility to changes in consumer demand. As clients have become more interest rate conscious, the Bank has become more susceptible to short-term fluctuations in deposit flows. The Bank manages the pricing of its deposits in keeping with its asset/liability management, profitability and growth objectives. Based on its experience, the Bank believes that its savings and checking accounts are relatively stable sources of deposits. However, the ability of the Bank to attract and maintain certificates of deposit and money market accounts, and the rates paid on these deposits, has been and will continue to be significantly affected by market conditions. The increase in deposits in 2019 relates primarily to the $27.5 million increase in retail and commercial checking accounts, the $13.7 million increase in certificates of deposits, and the $9.3 million increase in passbooks and money market accounts between the periods. The decreases in 2018 related primarily to the $19.4 million decrease in deposits from clients in the alternative energy industry and the $3.8 million decrease in internet deposits. These decreases were partially offset by the $11.0 million increase in other retail and commercial deposits during 2018. The increase in deposits in 2017 relates primarily to the $35.9 million in commercial deposit growth and the $6.9 million in retail deposit growth that was experienced. The increase in commercial deposits in 2017 includes $9.0 million in wholesale commercial deposits acquired through an internet bulletin board service and $3.6 million in growth from clients in the alternative energy industry.

 

The following table sets forth the deposit flows at the Bank during the periods indicated.

 

   

Year Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Opening balance

  $ 623,352       635,601       592,811  

Deposits

    4,826,031       4,544,215       4,500,620  

Withdrawals

    (4,777,416 )     (4,557,435 )     (4,458,537 )

Interest credited

    1,903       971       707  

Ending balance

    673,870       623,352       635,601  

Net increase (decrease)

  $ 50,518       (12,249 )     42,790  

Percent change

    8.10

%

    (1.93 )%     7.22

%

                         

 

 

The following table sets forth the dollar amount of deposits in the various types of deposit products offered by the Bank as of December 31:

 

                                                 
(Dollars in thousands)   2019     2018     2017  

Transaction and Savings Deposits(1):

 

Amount

   

Percent of

Total

   

Amount

   

Percent

of Total

   

Amount

   

Percent

of Total

 

Noninterest checking

  $ 183,350       27.2

%

  $ 163,500       26.2

%

  $ 172,007       27.1

%

Interest checking – 0.13%(2)

    96,341       14.3       88,715       14.3       90,599       14.3  

Savings– 0.08%(3)

    80,054       11.9       76,839       12.3       75,255       11.8  

Money market – 0.65%(4)

    187,517       27.8       181,374       29.1       186,937       29.4  

Total non-certificates

  $ 547,262       81.2

%

  $ 510,428       81.9

%

  $ 524,798       82.6

%

                                                 

Certificates:

                                               
0.00 - 0.99%   $ 22,499       3.3

%

  $ 32,904       5.3

%

  $ 58,444       9.2

%

1.00 - 1.99%     38,097       5.7       47,627       7.6       43,691       6.9  
2.00 - 2.99%     61,936       9.2       31,680       5.1       8,550       1.3  
3.00 - 3.99%     4,076       0.6       713       0.1       118       0.0  

Total Certificates

    126,608       18.8

%

    112,924       18.1

%

    110,803       17.4

%

Total Deposits

  $ 673,870       100.0

%

  $ 623,352       100.0

%

  $ 635,601       100.0

%

                                                 

 

 

(1)

Reflects weighted average rates paid on transaction and savings deposits at December 31, 2019.

 

(2)

The weighted average rate on interest checking accounts for 2018 was 0.10% and for 2017 was 0.05%.

 

(3)

The weighted average rate on savings accounts for 2018 was 0.08% and for 2017 was 0.08%.

 

(4)

The weighted average rate on money market accounts for 2018 was 0.56% and for 2017 was 0.40%.

 

The following table shows rate and maturity information for the Bank’s certificates of deposit as of December 31, 2019.

 

                                                 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

0.00-

0.99%

   

1.00-

1.99%

   

2.00-

2.99%

   

3.00-

3.99%

   

Total

   

Percent
of Total

 

Certificate accounts maturing in quarter ending:

                                               

March 31, 2020

  $ 3,900       1,965       12,213       0       18,078       14.28

%

June 30, 2020

    4,504       6,293       14,451       121       25,369       20.04  

September 30, 2020

    4,697       6,429       6,741       254       18,121       14.31  

December 31, 2020

    4,099       9,703       7,151       0       20,953       16.55  

March 31, 2021

    1,328       3,723       4,925       988       10,964       8.66  

June 30, 2021

    968       1,422       3,749       795       6,934       5.48  

September 30, 2021

    942       3,759       5,230       1,046       10,977       8.67  

December 31, 2021

    861       1,288       1,400       0       3,549       2.80  

March 31, 2022

    273       735       1,487       337       2,832       2.24  

June 30, 2022

    451       522       2,756       221       3,950       3.12  

September 30, 2022

    235       216       552       314       1,317       1.04  

December 31, 2022

    138       442       650       0       1,230       0.97  

Thereafter

    103       1,600       631       0       2,334       1.84  

Total

  $ 22,499       38,097       61,936       4,076       126,608       100.0

%

                                                 

Percent of total

    17.77

%

    30.09

%

    48.92

%

    3.22

%

    100.00

%

       
                                                 

 

 

The following table indicates the amount of the Bank's certificates of deposit and other deposits by time remaining until maturity as of December 31, 2019.

 

                                         
   

Maturity

         

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

3 Months

or Less

   

Over

3 to 6

Months

   

Over

6 to 12

Months

   

Over

12

Months

   

 

 

Total

 

Certificates of deposit less than $250,000

  $ 11,480       18,552       34,327       37,543       101,902  

Certificates of deposit of $250,000 or more

    4,840       6,308       4,384       5,326       20,858  

Public funds less than $250,000(1)

    1,758       253       363       968       3,342  

Public funds of $250,000 or more(1)

    0       256       0       250       506  

Total certificates of deposit

  $ 18,078       25,369       39,074       44,087       126,608  

Checking and savings accounts of $250,000 or more

  $ 194,414       0       0       0       194,414  

Accounts of $250,000 or more

    199,254       6,564       4,384       5,576       215,778  

(1) Deposits from governmental and other public entities.

 

For additional information regarding the composition of the Bank's deposits, see Note 11 Deposits” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report (incorporated by reference in Item 8 of Part II of this Form 10-K). For additional information on certificate maturities and the impact on the Company's liquidity see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources” of the Annual Report (incorporated by reference in Item 7 of Part II of this Form 10-K).

 

Borrowings. The Bank's other available sources of funds include advances from the FHLB and borrowings from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. As a member of the FHLB of Des Moines, the Bank is required to own capital stock in the FHLB and is authorized to apply for advances. Each FHLB credit program has its own interest rate, which may be fixed or variable, and range of maturities. The FHLB may prescribe the acceptable uses for these advances, as well as limitations on the size of the advances and repayment provisions. Consistent with its asset/liability management strategy, the Bank has utilized FHLB advances from time to time to fund loan growth and extend the term to maturity of its liabilities. The Bank may also use short-term FHLB and Federal Reserve Bank borrowings to offset short term cash needs due to deposit outflows or loan fundings. At December 31, 2019, the Bank had no FHLB advances or Federal Reserve Bank borrowings outstanding. On such date, the Bank had a collateral pledge arrangement with the FHLB pursuant to which the Bank could borrow up to $181.2 million for liquidity purposes, subject to approval from the FHLB. The Bank also had the ability to borrow $65.3 million from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis based upon the loans that were pledged as collateral at December 31, 2019.

 

Refer to the information on pages 16 and 17 under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources” in the Annual Report and Note 12 Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) Advances and Other Borrowings” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Annual Report for more information on FHLB advances and other borrowings (incorporated by reference in Items 7 and 8 of Part II of this Form 10-K).

 

Service Corporations of the Bank

 

As a federally chartered savings bank, the Bank is permitted by OCC regulations to invest up to 2% of its assets in the stock of, or loans to, service corporation subsidiaries, and may invest an additional 1% of its assets in service corporations where these additional funds are used for inner-city or community development purposes. In addition to investments in service corporations, federal institutions are permitted to invest an unlimited amount in operating subsidiaries engaged solely in activities in which a federal savings bank may engage directly.

 

OIA is one of two subsidiaries of the Bank. OIA is a Minnesota corporation that was organized in 1983 and operated as an insurance agency until 1986 when its assets were sold. OIA remained inactive until 1993 when it began offering credit life insurance, annuity and mutual fund products to the Bank's clients and others. OIA currently offers a variety of financial planning products and services. HPH is the Bank’s other subsidiary and was organized as a limited liability company in Minnesota in 2013. It was inactive in 2019 but has operated as an intermediary for the Bank in holding and operating certain foreclosed properties.

 

 

Competition

 

The Bank faces strong competition both in originating real estate, commercial and consumer loans and in attracting deposits. Competition in originating loans comes primarily from mortgage bankers, commercial banks, credit unions and other savings institutions which have offices in the Bank's market area and those that operate through Internet banking operations throughout the United States. The Bank competes for loans principally on the basis of the interest rates and loan fees it charges, the types of loans it originates and the quality of services it provides to borrowers.

 

Competition for deposits is principally from mutual funds, securities firms, commercial banks, credit unions and other savings institutions located in the same communities and those that operate through Internet banking operations throughout the United States. The ability of the Bank to attract and retain deposits depends on its ability to provide an investment opportunity that satisfies the requirements of investors as to rate of return, liquidity, risk, convenience and other factors. The Bank competes for these deposits by offering a variety of deposit accounts at competitive rates, convenient business hours and a client oriented staff.

Other Corporations Owned by the Company

 

The Bank was HMN’s sole direct subsidiary at December 31, 2019.

 

Employees

 

At December 31, 2019, the Company had a total of 190 employees, which equated to 181 full-time equivalent employees. None of the employees of the Company are represented by any collective bargaining unit. Management considers its employee relations to be good.

 

Regulation and Supervision

 

The banking industry is highly regulated. As a savings and loan holding company (SLHC), HMN is subject to regulation, supervision and examination by the FRB. The Bank, a federally-chartered savings association, is also subject to regulation, supervision and examination by the OCC, which is the Bank’s primary federal regulator. The FDIC also has authority to regulate the Bank. Subsidiaries of HMN and the Bank may also be subject to state regulation and/or licensing in connection with certain insurance and investment activities. The Company is subject to numerous laws and regulations. These laws and regulations impose restrictions on activities, set minimum capital requirements, impose lending and deposit restrictions and establish other restrictions. References in this section to applicable statutes and regulations are brief and incomplete summaries only. You should consult the statutes, regulations and related policies and interpretive guidance for a full understanding of the details of their operation. Changes in statutes, regulations or regulatory policies applicable to the Company, including interpretation or implementation thereof, could have a material effect on the Company’s business.

 

Holding Company Regulation

 

As a savings and loan holding company, HMN is subject to regulation and supervision by the FRB. FRB regulations require holding companies to act as a source of strength to their subsidiary depository institutions by providing capital, liquidity and other support in times of financial stress.

 

Acquisitions by Savings and Loan Holding Companies. Acquisition of a savings association or a savings and loan holding company is generally subject to FRB approval and the public must have an opportunity to comment on the proposed acquisition. Without prior approval from the FRB, HMN may not acquire, directly or indirectly, control of another savings association.

 

 

Examination and Reporting. Under the Home Owners’ Loan Act and FRB regulations, HMN, as a SLHC, must file periodic reports with the FRB. In addition, HMN must comply with FRB record keeping requirements and is subject to holding company supervision and examination by the FRB. The FRB may take enforcement action if the activities of a SLHC constitute a risk to the financial safety, soundness or stability of a subsidiary savings association.

 

Affiliate Transactions. The Bank, as a holding company subsidiary that is a depository institution, is subject to both qualitative and quantitative limitations on transactions with the Company. See “Bank Regulation - Transactions with Affiliates and Insiders” below.

 

Capital Adequacy. The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements, however the Company meets certain exemption requirements pursuant the FRB’s Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement, and therefore, is exempt from the consolidated capital requirements.

 

Dividends. Federal law also limits the ability of a savings and loan holding company, such as HMN, to pay dividends or make other capital distributions. FRB guidance applicable to holding companies sets out factors that should be taken into account when considering dividends or distributions, including, among other things, current and prospective earnings and liquidity, and the holding company’s ability to serve as an ongoing source of financial and managerial strength to insured depository institution subsidiaries such as the Bank.

 

Bank Regulation

 

As a federally-chartered savings association, the Bank is subject to regulation and supervision by the OCC. Federal law authorizes the Bank, as a federal savings association, to conduct, subject to various conditions and limitations, business activities that include: accepting deposits and paying interest on them; making and buying loans secured by residential and other real estate; making a limited amount of consumer loans; making a limited amount of commercial loans; investing in corporate obligations, government debt securities, and other securities; and offering various banking, trust, securities and insurance agency services to its clients.

 

Savings associations are expected to conduct lending activities in a prudent, safe and sound manner. The OCC regulates the safety and soundness of the Bank by enforcing statutory limits on the Bank’s lending and investment powers. OCC regulations set aggregate limits on certain types of loans including commercial business, commercial real estate and consumer loans. OCC regulations also establish limits on loans to a single borrower. As of December 31, 2019, the Bank’s lending limit to one borrower was approximately $13.5 million.

 

A federal savings association generally may not invest in noninvestment-grade debt securities. A federal savings association may establish subsidiaries to conduct any activity the association is authorized to conduct and may establish service corporation subsidiaries for limited preapproved activities.

 

Qualified Thrift Lender Test. Savings associations, including the Bank, must be qualified thrift lenders (QTLs). A savings association generally satisfies the QTL requirement if at least 65% of a specified asset base consists of assets such as loans to small businesses and loans to purchase or improve domestic residential real estate. Savings associations may qualify as QTLs in other ways. Savings associations that do not qualify as QTLs are subject to significant restrictions on their operations. If the Bank fails to meet QTL requirements, the Company would face certain limitations, including potential enforcement action by the OCC and, a statutory bar to the payment by the Bank of dividends except under prescribed conditions including approval by the OCC. As of December 31, 2019, the Bank met the QTL test.

 

OCC Assessments. The OCC is authorized by statute to charge assessments to cover the costs of examining the financial institutions it regulates and to fund its operations. The Bank’s OCC assessments for the year ended December 31, 2019 were approximately $0.2 million. The FRB does not currently assess HMN for examination fees.

 

Transactions with Affiliates and Insiders. Savings associations, like banks, are subject to affiliate and insider transaction restrictions. The restrictions prohibit or limit a savings association from extending credit to, or entering into certain covered transactions with, affiliates, principal stockholders, directors and executive officers of the savings association and its affiliates. The term “affiliate” generally includes a holding company, such as HMN, and any company under common control with the savings association. Federal law limits covered transactions between the Bank and any one affiliate to 10% of the Bank’s capital and surplus and with all affiliates in the aggregate to 20%. In addition, the federal law governing unitary savings and loan holding companies prohibits the Bank from making any loan to any affiliate whose activity is not permitted for a subsidiary of a bank holding company. This law also prohibits the Bank from making any equity investment in any affiliate that is not its subsidiary. The Bank is currently in compliance with these requirements. Covered transactions also include derivatives and the borrowing and lending of securities, and repurchase agreements with affiliates are subject to collateralization requirements.

 

 

Dividend Restrictions. Federal law limits the ability of a depository institution, such as the Bank, to pay dividends or make other capital distributions. The Bank, as a subsidiary of a savings and loan holding company, must file a notice with the FRB before payment of a dividend or approval of a proposed capital distribution by its board of directors and must obtain prior approval from the FRB if it fails to meet certain regulatory conditions.

 

During 2019, the Bank paid dividends to HMN of $5.0 million which was used to fund the ongoing operating expenses of the Company and improve its cash position. The improved cash position would potentially allow the Company to make a capital contribution into the Bank should the Bank need additional capital to support its operations. HMN did not declare or distribute any dividends to its common shareholders in 2019.

 

Deposit Insurance. The FDIC insures the deposits of the Bank through the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF). The DIF is funded by assessments of FDIC members such as the Bank. The FDIC applies a risk-based system for setting deposit insurance assessments. Under the risk-based assessment system, an institution’s insurance assessments vary according to the level of capital the institution holds and the degree to which it is the subject of supervisory concern.

 

During 2019, the Bank was assessed approximately $0.2 million for the DIF. The Bank also received $0.1 million in offsetting small bank assessment credits as a result of the FDIC meeting the DIF reserve target of 1.35%. Deposit insurance covers $250,000 per account ownership type.

 

In addition to deposit insurance assessments, the FDIC is authorized to collect assessments against insured deposits to be paid to the Financing Corporation (FICO) to service the FICO debt incurred in the 1980’s. The FICO assessment rate is adjusted quarterly. The Bank also paid the final FICO assessment payment of $2,000 in March 2019.

 

Capital Requirements and Prompt Corrective Action Requirements. The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Bank’s assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Quantitative measures established by regulations to ensure capital adequacy required the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of Common Tier 1 Risk-based capital, Total Tier 1 capital (Tier 1 leverage ratio), Tier 1 capital to Risk-based assets, and Risk-based capital to total assets (in each case as defined in the regulations). The Bank’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.

 

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (FDICIA) established five capital categories: 1) well capitalized; 2) adequately capitalized; 3) undercapitalized; 4) significantly undercapitalized; and 5) critically undercapitalized. The activities in which a depository institution may engage and regulatory responsibilities of federal bank regulatory agencies vary depending upon whether an institution is well-capitalized, adequately capitalized or undercapitalized. Undercapitalized institutions are subject to various restrictions such as limitations on dividends and growth. A depository institution’s prompt corrective action capital category depends upon where its capital levels are in relation to relevant capital measures, which include risk-based capital measures and certain other factors.

 

 

In addition to the capital categories, the federal regulators have established a “capital conservation buffer” above the minimum capital ratios otherwise required by the prompt corrective action framework. The capital conservation buffer of 2.50% of risk-weighted assets was fully phased in during 2019. If an institution’s capital levels fall below the buffer amount, the institution will be subject to limitations on the payment of dividends, share repurchases and the payment of discretionary bonuses.

 

At December 31, 2019, the Bank’s capital amounts and ratios are presented for (a) actual capital and (b) required capital and ratios under the prompt corrective actions regulations to which the Bank is currently subject:

 

                   

Prompt Corrective Action Regulations

 
   

Actual

   

Required to be

Adequately Capitalized

   

Required to be
Well Capitalized

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

   

Percent of Assets(1)

   

Amount

   

Percent of Assets(1)

   

Amount

   

Percent of Assets(1)

 

December 31, 2019

                                               

Common equity Tier 1 capital

  $ 83,525       13.21

%

  $ 28,458       4.50

%

  $ 41,106       6.50

%

Tier 1 leverage

    83,525       10.89       30,684       4.00       38,355       5.00  

Tier 1 risk-based capital

    83,525       13.21       37,944       6.00       50,591       8.00  

Total risk-based capital

    91,438       14.46       50,591       8.00       63,239       10.00  
                                                 

(1)

Based upon the Bank’s adjusted total assets for the purpose of the Tier 1 or core capital ratios and risk-weighted assets for the purpose of the risk-based capital ratios.

 

Management believes that, as of December 31, 2019, the Bank’s capital ratios were in excess of those quantitative capital ratio standards set forth under the prompt corrective action regulations described above and was “well capitalized” within the meaning of those prompt corrective action regulations. However, there can be no assurance that the Bank will continue to maintain such status in the future. In addition, the OCC has extensive discretion in its supervisory and enforcement activities, including the ability to downgrade the Bank’s prompt corrective action capital category by one level under certain conditions.

 

Under applicable banking regulations, the failure to comply with capital rules or other applicable requirements as they arise, could subject HMN, the Bank and their directors and officers to such restrictions, legal actions or sanctions as the FRB or the OCC considers appropriate. Possible sanctions include among others (i) the imposition of one or more cease and desist orders requiring corrective action, which are enforceable directives that may address any aspect of the Company’s management, operations or capital, including requirements to change management, raise equity capital, dispose of assets or effect a change of control; (ii) civil money penalties; and (iii) downgrades in the capital adequacy status of the Bank. These regulatory actions may significantly restrict the ability of the Company to take operating and strategic actions that may be in the best interests of stockholders or compel the Company to take operating and strategic actions that are not potentially in the best interests of stockholders.

 

Other Regulations and Examination Authority. The FDIC has adopted regulations to protect the DIF and depositors, including regulations governing the deposit insurance of various forms of accounts. Federal regulation of depository institutions is intended for the protection of depositors, and not for the protection of stockholders or other creditors. In addition, federal law requires that in any liquidation or other resolution of any FDIC-insured depository institution, claims for administrative expenses of the receiver and for deposits in U.S. branches (including claims of the FDIC as subrogee of the insured institution) shall have priority over the claims of general unsecured creditors.

 

The OCC may sanction any OCC-regulated bank that does not operate in accordance with OCC regulations, policies and directives. The FDIC has additional authority to terminate insurance of accounts, after a notice and hearing, upon a finding that the insured institution is or has engaged in any unsafe or unsound practice that has not been corrected, is operating in an unsafe or unsound condition, or has violated any applicable law, regulation, rule, or order of or condition imposed by the FDIC.

 

 

FHLB System. The Bank is a member of the FHLB of Des Moines, which is one of the 11 regional Federal Home Loan Banks (FHBs). The primary purpose of the FHBs is to provide funding to their saving association members in support of the home financing credit function of the members. Each FHB serves as a reserve or central bank for its members within its assigned region. FHBs are funded primarily from proceeds derived from the sale of consolidated obligations of the FHLB System. FHBs make loans or advances to members in accordance with policies and procedures established by the board of directors of the FHB. These policies and procedures are subject to the regulation and oversight of the Federal Housing Financing Board. All advances from a FHB are required to be fully secured by sufficient collateral as determined by the FHB. Long-term advances are required to be used for residential home financing and small business and agricultural loans.

 

As a member, the Bank is required to purchase and maintain stock in the FHLB of Des Moines. As of December 31, 2019, the Bank had $0.9 million in FHLB stock, which was in compliance with this requirement. The Bank receives dividends on its FHLB stock. The FHLB’s dividend philosophy is to differentiate dividend rates between membership and activity-based capital stock. Based on the FHLB’s most recent quarterly filing on Form 10-Q for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the effective dividend rates paid on these subclasses of its capital stock at September 30, 2019 were 3.25% and 5.75%, respectively.

 

Other Regulation. Under FRB regulations, the Bank is required to maintain reserves against transaction accounts (primarily interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing checking accounts). Historically, reserves generally have been maintained in cash or in noninterest-bearing accounts, thereby effectively increasing an institution’s cost of funds. These regulations generally require that the Bank maintain reserves against net transaction accounts. The reserve levels are subject to adjustment by the FRB. The FRB pays interest and utilizes the rate of interest paid on reserves to conduct monetary policy. A savings association, like other depository institutions maintaining reservable accounts, may, under certain conditions, borrow from the Federal Reserve Bank discount window.

 

Numerous other regulations promulgated by the FRB, the OCC, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and other agencies and other governmental authorities affect the business operations of the Bank. These include but are not limited to regulations relating to privacy, equal credit access, mortgage lending and foreclosure practices, electronic fund transfers, collection of checks, lending and savings disclosures and availability of funds. The CFPB has broad authority to develop new rules and interpretations with respect to consumer financial products and services, even though its examination and enforcement authority currently do not extend to the Bank.

 

Community Reinvestment Act. The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) requires financial institutions regulated by the federal financial supervisory agencies to ascertain and help meet the credit needs of their delineated communities, including low to moderate income neighborhoods within those communities, while maintaining safe and sound banking practices. The regulatory agency assigns one of four possible ratings to an institution’s CRA performance and is required to make public an institution’s rating and written evaluation. The four possible ratings of meeting community credit needs are outstanding, satisfactory, needs improvement and substantial noncompliance. Under regulations that apply to all current CRA performance evaluations, many factors play a role in assessing a financial institution’s CRA performance. The institution’s regulator must consider its financial capacity and size, legal impediments, local economic conditions and demographics, including the competitive environment in which it operates. The evaluation does not rely on absolute standards, and the institutions are not required to perform specific activities or to provide specific amounts or types of credit. The Bank maintains a CRA statement for public viewing, as well as an annual CRA highlights document. These documents describe the Bank’s credit programs and services, community outreach activities, public comments and other efforts to meet community credit needs. The Bank’s last CRA exam was January 3, 2017 and the Bank received a “satisfactory” rating under the Intermediate Small Savings Association criteria.

 

Bank Secrecy Act. The Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) requires financial institutions to verify the identity of clients, keep records and file reports that are determined to have a high degree of usefulness in criminal, tax and regulatory matters, and to implement anti-money laundering programs and compliance procedures. The impact on Bank operations from the BSA depends on the types of clients served by the Bank.

 

 

Troubled Asset Relief Program – Capital Purchase Program

 

On October 3, 2008, the federal government enacted the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA). The EESA was enacted to provide liquidity to the U.S. financial system and lessen the impact of accelerating economic problems. The EESA included broad authority. The centerpiece of the EESA was the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). The EESA’s broad authority was interpreted to allow the Treasury to purchase equity interests in both healthy and troubled financial institutions. The equity purchase program is commonly referred to as the Capital Purchase Program (CPP). The Company elected to participate in the CPP and sold shares of its Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (the Preferred Stock) to the Treasury in December 2008, along with a warrant to purchase 833,333 shares of HMN common stock at $4.68 per share (the Warrants).

 

The Company has redeemed all of the outstanding Preferred Stock, with the final shares being redeemed on February 17, 2015.

 

In 2018, all of the outstanding Warrants were either exercised by the Warrant holder or repurchased by the Company. These Warrant transactions resulted in the Company issuing an additional 319,651 shares of common stock from treasury shares for Warrants that were exercised and paying $6.5 million in cash to repurchase the remaining Warrants. As a result of these transactions, the Company no longer has any obligations under the Warrants.

 

Executive Officers of the registrant

Executive officers are chosen by and serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors of HMN and the Bank. There are no family relationships among any of the directors or officers of HMN and the Bank. The business experience of each executive officer of both HMN and the Bank is set forth below.

 

Bradley C. Krehbiel, age 61. Mr. Krehbiel has been a director of HMN and President of the Bank since 2009, President of HMN since 2010, and Chief Executive Officer of HMN and the Bank since 2012. Prior to that, he had been the Executive Vice President of the Bank since 2004. Mr. Krehbiel joined the Bank as Vice President of Business Banking in 1998. Prior to his employment at the Bank, Mr. Krehbiel held several positions in the financial services industry.

 

Jon J. Eberle, age 54. Mr. Eberle is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer of HMN and the Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer of the Bank. Mr. Eberle has held the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer positions since 2003 and the Executive Vice President position since 2012. Prior to that he served as a Vice President since 2000 and as the Controller since 1998. From 1994 to 1998, he served as the Director of Internal Audit for HMN and the Bank. Prior to his employment at the Bank, Mr. Eberle worked as a certified public accountant for a national accounting firm.

 

Lawrence D. McGraw, age 56. Mr. McGraw has served as the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of the Bank since 2012. Prior to that he served as Chief Credit Officer and Senior Vice President since 2010. Prior to his employment at the Bank, Mr. McGraw served as Regional President and Chief Banking Officer of a Minnesota community bank from 2005 until 2010. From 2001 to 2005 he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of a branch location of the same community bank. Prior to his tenure at the Minnesota community bank, Mr. McGraw held various positions at two other community banks and the FDIC.

 

Available Information

 

The Company’s website is www.hmnf.com. The Company makes available, free of charge, through its website its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. These reports are available as soon as reasonably practicable after it electronically files these materials with, or furnishes them to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). Information contained on the Company’s website is expressly not incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K.

 

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

Like all financial companies, the Company’s business and results of operations are subject to a number of risks, many of which are outside of the Company’s control. In addition to the other information in this report, readers should carefully consider that the following important factors, among others, could materially impact the Company’s business and future results of operations.

 

Risks Related to our Business

 

Our capital may not be adequate to meet all our needs and requirements in the future and we may need to take steps to meet our capital needs. These actions may reduce our base of earning assets and core deposits and may dilute our shareholders or result in a change of control of the Company. There can be no assurance that we will satisfactorily meet our required future capital needs.


We are required by federal regulatory authorities to maintain adequate levels of capital to support our operations and protect depositors of the Bank. Depending upon the operating performance of the Bank and our other liquidity and capital needs, we may find it prudent, subject to prevailing market conditions and other factors, to raise additional capital through the issuance of additional shares of our common stock or other equity securities. Additional capital would potentially allow the Bank to grow its assets more aggressively. Depending on circumstances, if we were to raise capital, we may deploy it to the Bank for general banking purposes, or may retain some or all of such capital for use by the Company.

 

If the Company were to raise capital through the issuance of additional shares of common stock or other equity securities, it would dilute the ownership interests of existing stockholders, dilute the Company’s earnings per share, and, if issued at a price less than the Company’s book value, dilute the per share book value of our common stock, and could result in a change in control of the Company and the Bank. New investors may also have rights, preferences and privileges senior to our current stockholders which may adversely impact our current stockholders. Our ability to raise additional capital through the issuance of equity securities, if deemed prudent, would depend on conditions in the capital markets at that time, which are outside of our control, and on our financial performance. A significant investment by a person or group may also necessitate an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation, which would require stockholder approval. Accordingly, we may not be able to raise additional capital, if needed, on favorable economic terms or other terms acceptable to us.

 

The Bank may not be able to meet its cash flow needs on a timely basis at a reasonable cost, and its cost of funds for banking operations may significantly increase as a result of general economic conditions, interest rates and competitive pressures. HMN, on an unconsolidated basis, has limited capital resources and liquidity to assist the Bank with its liquidity and capital requirements.

 

Liquidity is the ability to meet cash flow needs on a timely basis and at a reasonable cost. The liquidity of the Bank is used to pay expenses, make loans and to repay deposit and borrowing liabilities as they become due or are demanded by clients and creditors. Many factors affect the Bank’s ability to meet liquidity needs, including variations in the markets served by its network of offices, its composition of assets and liabilities, reputation and standing in the marketplace and general economic conditions.

 

The Bank’s primary source of funding is retail and commercial deposits gathered through its network of fourteen banking offices. Wholesale funding sources principally consist of borrowing lines from the FHLB of Des Moines and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and brokered and internet certificates of deposit obtained from the national market. Borrowings from the FHLB are subject to the FHLB’s credit policies and procedures relating to the valuation of the loans securing advances as well as the amount of funds the FHLB will loan to the Bank. The current collateral pledged to secure advances may become unacceptable, the formulas for determining the excess pledged collateral may change or the Bank’s credit rating with the FHLB could decrease. In these cases, the Bank may not have sufficient collateral to pledge or have the borrowing capacity to meet its funding needs and may be required to rely upon alternate funding sources, such as the Federal Reserve Bank, which bear higher borrowing costs. The Bank’s securities and loan portfolios also provide a source of contingent liquidity that could be accessed in a reasonable time period through sales.

 

 

Significant changes in general economic conditions, market interest rates, competitive pressures or otherwise, could cause the Bank’s deposits to decrease relative to overall banking operations, and it would have to rely more heavily on brokered and Internet deposits or borrowings in the future, which are typically more expensive than retail deposits.

 

The Bank actively manages its liquidity position and monitors it using cash flow forecasts. Changes in economic conditions, including consumer savings habits and availability or access to borrowed funds and the brokered and Internet deposit markets could potentially have a significant impact on the Company’s liquidity position, which in turn could materially impact its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

 

HMN’s primary source of cash is dividends from the Bank, and the Bank is restricted from paying dividends to HMN unless certain conditions are met under bank regulatory requirements. At December 31, 2019, HMN had $7.7 million in cash balances. Primarily, HMN requires cash for the payment of holding company level expenses, including director and management fees, legal expenses and regulatory costs. HMN may also use cash for the repurchase of outstanding HMN stock or the payment of dividends. HMN does not anticipate that it will have, on an ongoing long term stand-alone basis, adequate liquid resources to make all of the required cash payments for these items in the future. To meet these payment requirements or other potential HMN liquidity or capital needs would require dividends from the Bank or external capital. Failure to meet regulatory requirements for any future dividends from the Bank to HMN, or to receive dividends in amounts deemed satisfactory by HMN, could cause HMN to require other sources of liquidity for its needs in 2020 and beyond. Further information about HMN’s liquidity position is available on page 17 in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources” section of the Annual Report incorporated by reference in Part II, Item 7 of this Form 10-K.

 

Our allowance for loan losses may prove to be insufficient to absorb losses or appropriately reflect, at any given time, the inherent risk of loss in our loan portfolio.

 

Our non-performing assets were at $2.7 million, or 0.34% of total assets, at December 31, 2019. Classified loans at December 31, 2019 were $34.4 million, or 5.7% of total loans. Classified loans represent special mention, performing substandard and non-performing loans. The low level of our classified loans is primarily due to the economic recovery we are experiencing. If the economic recovery does not continue these assets may not perform according to their terms and the value of the collateral may be insufficient to pay any remaining loan balance. If this occurs, we may experience losses or an increased risk of loss in our loan portfolio, which could have a negative effect on our results of operations. Like all financial institutions, we maintain an allowance for loan losses to provide for loans in our portfolio that may not be repaid in their entirety. Our allowance for loan losses may not be sufficient to cover actual loan losses or the inherent risk of loss in our loan portfolio, and future provision for loan losses could materially adversely affect our operating results.

 

In evaluating the appropriateness of our allowance for loan losses, we consider numerous factors, including but not limited to, specific occurrences of loan impairment, our historical charge-off experience, actual and anticipated changes in the size of the portfolios, national and regional economic conditions such as unemployment data, loan delinquencies, local economic conditions, demand for single family homes, demand for commercial real estate and building lots, loan portfolio composition and historical loss experience and observations made by the Company's ongoing internal audit and regulatory exam processes. In addition, we use information about specific borrower situations, including their financial position and estimated collateral values, to estimate the risk and amount of loss for those borrowers. Our estimates of the risk of loss and amount of loss on any loan are complicated by the significant uncertainties surrounding our borrowers’ abilities to successfully execute their business models through changing economic environments, competitive challenges and other factors. Because of the degree of uncertainty and susceptibility of these factors to change, our actual losses and estimates of risk of loss inherent in our loan portfolio have varied and are likely to continue to vary from our current estimates. Such variances may materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

 

 

Federal regulators, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review our allowance for loan losses and may require us to increase our allowance for loan losses by recognizing additional provisions for loan losses charged to expense, or to decrease our allowance for loan losses by recognizing loan charge-offs. Any such additional provisions for loan losses or charge-offs, as required by these regulatory agencies, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

The Company has concentrations in commercial business and commercial real estate loans, increasing the risk in its loan portfolio.

 

In order to enhance the yield and shorten the term-to-maturity of its loan portfolio, the Company continues to maintain the balances of its commercial business and commercial real estate portfolios. These categories of loans represented approximately 69% of the total loans receivable at December 31, 2019. Some of the Company’s commercial real estate portfolio is in land development loans, while many of the Company’s commercial business loans are made to borrowers associated with the real estate industry. Commercial business and commercial real estate loans generally, and land development loans in particular, present a higher level of risk than loans secured by single family residences. This greater risk is due to several factors, including the concentration of principal in a limited number of loans and borrowers, the effects of general economic conditions on income producing properties and the increased difficulty of evaluating and monitoring these types of loans.

 

Furthermore, the repayment of loans secured by commercial real estate is typically dependent upon the successful operation of the related real estate project. If the cash flow from the project is reduced (for example, if leases are not obtained or renewed or properties intended for resale are not developed and sold), the borrower’s ability to repay the loan and the underlying collateral may be impaired. Commercial business loans to businesses that are dependent on the cash flow generated by the sale or leasing of real estate are similarly impacted. The Company’s commercial business and commercial real estate loan portfolios have experienced difficulties in the past, which has adversely affected the Company’s results of operations and financial condition. At December 31, 2019, the Company had $2.1 million of non-performing loans, of which $0.8 million related to commercial business and commercial real estate loans. At December 31, 2019, total classified loans included $30.5 million of commercial business and commercial real estate loans. The Company may experience actual losses in respect of these classified loans and further increases in the level of classified loans in our loan portfolio that may require further increases in our provision for loan losses.

 

Regional economic changes in the Company’s markets have in the past adversely impacted, and may in the future adversely impact, results from operations.

 

Like all financial institutions, the Company is subject to the effects of any economic downturn, and in particular a significant decline in home values and reduced commercial development in the Company’s markets has had a negative effect on results of operations in the past. The Company’s success depends primarily on the general economic conditions in the counties in which the Company conducts business, and in the southern Minnesota, northern Iowa and eastern Wisconsin areas in general. Unlike larger financial institutions that are more geographically diversified, the Company provides banking and financial services to clients primarily in the Minnesota counties of Dakota, Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Steele, and Winona and portions of Goodhue and Wabasha counties, as well as Marshall county in Iowa. It also originates loans in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area through a branch location in Waukesha County in Wisconsin. The local economic conditions in these market areas have a significant impact on the Company’s ability to originate loans, the ability of the borrowers to repay these loans and the value of the collateral securing these loans. A significant decline in the general economic conditions caused by inflation, recession, unemployment or other factors beyond the Company’s control can affect and has in the past affected these local economic conditions and can adversely affect and has in the past adversely affected the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. The Company has a significant amount of commercial business and commercial real estate loans and decreases in tenant occupancy and development home sales can have, and in the past have had, a negative effect on the ability of many of the Company’s borrowers to make timely repayments of their loans and the value of the collateral held as security for these loans, which can have, and in the past has had, an adverse impact on the Company’s earnings.

 

 

During 2019, the U.S. economy has continued to grow across a wide range of industries and regions in the United States. However, there are continuing concerns related to, among other things, the level of U.S. government debt and fiscal actions that may be taken to address that debt, the potential effects of coronavirus on international trade (including supply chains and export levels), travel, employee productivity and other economic activities, depressed oil prices and the U.S.-China trade disputes and related tariffs that may have a destabilizing effect on financial markets and economic activity. There can be no assurance that current economic conditions will continue or improve, and economic conditions could worsen. Economic pressure on consumers and uncertainty regarding continuing economic improvement may result in changes in consumer and business spending, borrowing and saving habits. A return of recessionary conditions and/or other negative developments in the domestic or international credit markets may significantly affect the markets in which we do business, the value of our loans and investments, and our ongoing operations, costs and profitability. Declines in real estate value and sales volumes and high unemployment may also result in higher than expected loan delinquencies and a decline in demand for our products and services. These negative events may cause us to incur losses and may adversely affect our capital, liquidity and financial condition.


Because of the asset size of the Company, adverse performance affecting a few large loans or lending relationships can cause significant volatility in earnings.

 

Due to the Company’s asset size, the provision for loan losses or charge offs associated with individual loans can be large relative to the Company’s earnings for a particular period. If one or a few relatively large loans become non-performing in a period and the Company is required to increase its loss reserves, or to write off principal or interest relative to such loans, the operating results for that period could be significantly adversely affected. The effect on results of operations for any given period from a change in the performance of a small number of loans may be disproportionately larger than the impact of such loans on the quality of the Company’s overall loan portfolio. The Company generally limits its internal loan originations to loans less than $7.5 million with loans over that amount approved by its Executive Loan Committee. The Company’s regulatory lending limit was $13.5 million at December 31, 2019. The Bank’s largest borrowing relationship had outstanding loans totaling $11.6 million and was performing at December 31, 2019.

 

The Company operates in a highly regulated environment and may be adversely affected by changes in federal and state laws and regulations.

 

The Company is and will continue to be subject to extensive examination, supervision and comprehensive regulation by federal bank regulatory agencies. Banking regulations are primarily intended to protect depositors’ funds, federal deposit insurance funds, and the banking system and the financial system as a whole, and not holders of our common stock. These regulations affect our lending practices, capital structure, investment practices, dividend policy, and growth, among other things. See Item 1 “Business – Regulation and Supervision” of this Form 10-K for information regarding regulation affecting the Company.

 

Changes in the regulatory landscape may significantly impact the profitability of business activities, require material changes to certain business practices, impose more stringent capital, liquidity and leverage requirements or otherwise adversely affect our business.

 

The FRB assesses the condition, performance and activities of savings and loan holding companies in a manner that is consistent with its established risk-based approach regarding bank holding company supervision to ensure that savings and loan holding companies are effectively supervised and can serve as a source of strength for, and do not threaten the soundness of, subsidiary depository institutions such as the Bank.

 

 

The CFPB has broad authority to develop new rules and interpretations with respect to consumer financial products and services even though its examination and enforcement authority do not currently extend to the Bank.

 

Congress and federal regulatory agencies continually review banking laws, regulations and policies for possible changes. Changes to statutes, regulations, or regulatory policies, including changes in interpretation or implementation of statutes, regulations, or policies, could affect us in substantial and unpredictable ways. Such changes could subject us to additional costs, limit the types of financial services and products we may offer, restrict mergers and acquisitions, investments, access to capital, the location of banking offices, or increase the ability of non-banks to offer competing financial services and products, among other things. Failure, or alleged failure, to comply with laws, regulations or policies could result in sanctions by regulatory agencies, civil or criminal penalties or money damages in connection with actions or proceedings on behalf of regulators or consumers, and/or reputational damage, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. While we have policies and procedures designed to prevent any such violations and to reduce the likelihood of such actions or proceedings, there can be no assurance that such violations will not occur or that such actions or proceedings will not be brought.

 

Changes to laws and regulations, including changes in interpretation or implementation, may also limit the Bank’s flexibility on financial products and fees which could result in additional operational costs and a reduction in our non-interest income.

 

Further, our regulators have significant discretion and authority to prevent or remedy unsafe or unsound practices or violations of laws by financial institutions and holding companies in the performance of their supervisory and enforcement duties. Examples include limits on payment of dividends by banks and regulations governing compensation. Regulation of dividends may limit the liquidity of the Company and restrictions on compensation may adversely affect our ability to attract and retain employees.

 

We are subject to the CRA and fair lending laws, and failure to comply with these laws could lead to material penalties.

 

The CRA and fair lending laws and regulations impose nondiscriminatory lending requirements on financial institutions. The Department of Justice, the CFPB and other federal agencies are responsible for enforcing these laws and regulations. A successful challenge to an institution’s performance under the CRA or fair lending laws and regulations could result in a wide variety of sanctions, including the required payment of damages and civil money penalties, injunctive relief, imposition of restrictions on mergers and acquisitions activity, and restrictions on expansion activity. Private parties may also have the ability to challenge an institution’s performance under fair lending laws in private class action litigation. The Bank has implemented policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with such laws and regulations, but any noncompliance could lead to regulatory actions that could result in material penalties or sanctions.

 

The USA PATRIOT Act and Bank Secrecy Act may subject us to large fines for non-compliance.

 

The USA PATRIOT Act and the Bank Secrecy Act require financial institutions to develop programs to prevent financial institutions from being used for money laundering and terrorist activities. If these activities are detected, financial institutions are obligated to file suspicious activity reports with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. These rules require financial institutions to establish procedures for identifying and verifying the identity of clients seeking to open new financial accounts. Failure to comply with these regulations could result in fines or sanctions. In recent years, several banking institutions have received large fines for non-compliance with these laws and regulations. Although the Bank has developed policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance, regulators may take enforcement action against the Bank in the event of noncompliance.

 

 

Changes in interest rates could negatively impact the Company’s results of operations.

 

The earnings of the Company are primarily dependent on net interest income, which is the difference between interest earned on loans and investments and interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities such as deposits and borrowings. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors, including government monetary and fiscal policies and domestic and international economic and political conditions. Conditions such as inflation, recession, unemployment, money supply, government borrowing and other factors beyond management’s control may also affect interest rates. If the Company’s interest-earning assets mature, reprice or prepay more quickly than interest-bearing liabilities in a given period, a decrease in market interest rates could adversely affect net interest income. Likewise, if interest-bearing liabilities mature or reprice, or, in the case of deposits, are withdrawn by the accountholder, more quickly than interest-earning assets in a given period, an increase in market interest rates could adversely affect net interest income. Given the Company’s assets and liability composition as of December 31, 2019, a falling interest rate environment would negatively impact the Company’s results of operations. The effect on our deposits of decreases in interest rates generally lags the effect on our assets. The lagging effect of deposit rate changes is primarily due to the Bank’s deposits that are in the form of certificates of deposit, which do not re-price immediately when the federal funds rate changes.

 

Fixed rate loans increase the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk in a rising rate environment because interest-bearing liabilities would be subject to repricing before assets become subject to repricing. Adjustable rate loans decrease the risks to a lender associated with changes in interest rates but involve other risks. As interest rates rise, the payment by the borrower rises to the extent permitted by the terms of the loan, and the increased payment increases the potential for default. At the same time, for secured loans, the marketability of the underlying collateral may be adversely affected by higher interest rates. In a declining interest rate environment, there is likely to be an increase in prepayment activity on loans as the borrowers refinance their loans at lower interest rates. Under these circumstances, the Company’s results of operations could be negatively impacted.

 

Changes in interest rates also can affect the value of loans, investments and other interest-rate sensitive assets including mortgage servicing rights, and the Company’s ability to realize gains on the sale or resolution of assets. This type of income can vary significantly from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year based on a number of different factors, including the interest rate environment. An increase in interest rates that adversely affects the ability of borrowers to pay the principal or interest on loans may lead to an increase in non-performing assets and increased loan loss reserve requirements that could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations.

 

Changes in interest rates or prepayment speeds could negatively impact the value of capitalized mortgage servicing rights.

 

The capitalization, amortization and impairment of mortgage servicing rights are subject to significant estimates. These estimates are based upon loan types, note rates and prepayment speed assumptions. Changes in interest rates or prepayment speeds may have a material effect on the net carrying value of mortgage servicing rights. In a declining interest rate environment, prepayment speed assumptions will increase and result in an acceleration in the amortization of the mortgage servicing rights as the assumed underlying portfolio declines and also may result in impairment as the value of the mortgage servicing rights declines.

 

The extended disruption or compromise of vital infrastructure, including the Company’s technology systems, could negatively impact the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.

 

The Company’s business depends on its ability to process, record and monitor a large number of transactions. The Company’s technological and physical infrastructures, which include its financial, accounting and other data processing systems, are vital to its operation. Extended disruption or compromise of its vital infrastructure by fire, power loss, natural disaster, telecommunications failure, computer hacking and viruses, terrorist activity or the domestic and foreign response to such activity, or other events outside of the Company’s control, could cause the Company to suffer regulatory consequences, reputational damage and financial losses, any of which could have a material adverse effect either on the financial services industry as a whole, or on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

 

The Company faces cybersecurity and other external data security risks that could adversely affect the reputation of the Company and that could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.


The Company’s business is dependent upon the transmission and storage of confidential information in digital technologies, computer and email systems, software and networks. The Company has security systems in place and regularly monitors its computer systems and network infrastructure. The Company does not believe that it has experienced a material cybersecurity breach, but it has experienced immaterial threats to its data and systems, including computer virus and malware attacks and other attempted unauthorized access to our systems. Cyber threats are rapidly evolving and the Company may not be able to anticipate or prevent all future attacks. Other financial institutions have been, and continue to be, the target of various evolving and adaptive cyber attacks, including malware and denial of service, as part of an effort to disrupt the operations of financial institutions, potentially test their cybersecurity capabilities, or obtain confidential, proprietary, or other information. As cybersecurity threats continue to evolve, the Company may incur increasing costs in an effort to minimize these risks. In addition, the Company could be held liable for, and could suffer reputational damage as a result of, any security breach or loss, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

 

Third parties with which the Company does business or that facilitate its business activities, including vendors and retailers, could also be sources of operational and information security risk to the Company. There have been increasingly sophisticated and large-scale efforts on the part of third parties to breach data security with respect to financial transactions, including intercepting account information at locations where clients make purchases, as well as the use of social engineering schemes such as “phishing.” For example, large retailers have reported data breaches resulting in the loss of client information. In the event that third parties are able to misappropriate financial information of the Bank’s clients, even if such breaches take place due to weaknesses in other parties' internal data security procedures, the Company could suffer reputational or financial losses which could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition and results of operations.


Strong competition within the Company’s market area may limit profitability or generate losses.

 

The Company faces significant competition both in attracting deposits and in the origination of loans. Mortgage bankers, commercial banks, credit unions and other savings institutions, which have offices in the Bank’s market area have historically provided most of the Company’s competition for deposits and loans; however, the Company also competes with financial institutions that operate through Internet banking operations throughout the United States. In addition, and particularly in times of high interest rates, the Company faces additional and significant competition for funds from money market and mutual funds, and securities firms located in the same communities and those that operate through Internet banking operations throughout the United States. Many competitors have substantially greater financial and other resources than the Company. Finally, credit unions do not pay federal or state income taxes and are subject to fewer regulatory constraints than savings banks and as a result, they may enjoy a competitive advantage over the Company. The Bank competes for loans principally on the basis of the interest rates and loan fees it charges, the types of loans it originates and the quality of services it provides to borrowers. This competitive strategy places significant competitive pressure on the prices of loans and deposits.

 

Loss of large checking and money market deposit clients could increase cost of funds and have a negative effect on results of operations.

 

The Company has a number of large deposit clients that maintain balances in checking and money market accounts at the Bank. At December 31, 2019, there were $60.4 million in checking and money market accounts of clients in the alternative energy and other industries that have relationship balances greater than $5 million. The ability to attract and retain these types of deposits has a positive effect on the Company’s net interest margin as they provide a relatively low cost of funds to the Company compared to certificates of deposits or advances. If these depositors were to withdraw these funds and the Bank was not able to replace them with similar types of deposits, the Banks cost of funds would increase and the Company’s results of operation would be negatively impacted.

 

 

We may decide to grow our business through acquisitions, which may disrupt or harm our business and dilute stockholder value.


The Company continues to regularly monitor acquisition opportunities and conducts due diligence activities related to possible transactions with banks and other financial institutions. Negotiations may take place and future acquisitions may occur at any time. Our ability to grow through acquisitions will depend, in part, on the availability of suitable acquisition targets at acceptable prices, terms and conditions; our ability to compete effectively for these acquisition candidates; and the availability of capital and personnel to complete such acquisitions and run the acquired business effectively. These risks could be heightened if we complete a large acquisition or multiple acquisitions within a relatively short period of time.

 

The benefits of an acquisition may take more time than expected to develop or integrate into our operations and we cannot guarantee that any acquisition will ultimately produce any benefits. Acquiring other banks, businesses, or branches involves various risks, such as potential disruption of the Company’s business, including diversion of management’s attention; difficulty in valuing the target company; potential exposure to undisclosed, contingent, or other liabilities or problems, unanticipated costs associated with an acquisition, and an inability to recover or manage such liabilities and costs; exposure to potential asset quality issues of the target company; volatility in reported income as goodwill and other impairment losses could occur irregularly and in varying amounts; difficulty and expense of integrating the operations and personnel of the target company or in realizing projected efficiencies, revenue increases, cost savings, increased market presence, or other projected benefits; potential loss of key employees or clients of the Company or the target company; dilution to existing stockholders if securities are issued as part of transaction consideration or to fund transaction consideration; and potential changes in banking or tax laws or regulations that may affect the target company. Any of the foregoing factors could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.


Risks related to our Common Stock

 

The price of our common stock has been volatile and could continue to fluctuate in the future.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market ranged from $19.01 to $23.34 per share, and over the period from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019 it ranged from $18.05 to $23.34. Our closing sale price on December 31, 2019 was $21.01 per share and on February 18, 2020 it was $20.85 per share. Our stock generally trades in relatively low volumes and its price may fluctuate in response to a number of events and factors, including, but not limited to, variations in operating results, litigation or governmental and regulatory proceedings, market perceptions of our financial reporting, changes in financial estimates and recommendations by securities analysts, the operating and stock price performance of other companies that investors may deem comparable to us, and news reports relating to trends in our markets or general economic conditions.

 

We may issue additional stock, or reissue shares of treasury stock, without shareholder consent.

 

We have authorized 16,000,000 shares of common stock. As of December 31, 2019, 9,128,662 shares were issued and outstanding (including 4,284,840 shares that were held as treasury stock) and 6,871,338 shares were unissued. The Company has also granted options to purchase 34,229 shares of common stock that are currently outstanding and has 388,971 shares that are available to be awarded pursuant to our current equity incentive plans. The board of directors has authority, without action or vote of the stockholders, to issue all or part of the authorized but unissued shares and to reissue all of the treasury shares. Additional shares may be issued, or treasury shares reissued, in connection with future financing, acquisitions, employee stock plans or otherwise. Any such issuance, or reissuance, will dilute the percentage ownership of existing stockholders. We are also currently authorized to issue up to 500,000 shares of preferred stock and as of December 31, 2019, there were no preferred stock shares issued and outstanding. Under our certificate of incorporation, our board of directors can issue additional preferred stock in one or more series and fix the terms of such stock without shareholder approval. Preferred stock may include the right to vote as a series on particular matters, preferences as to dividends and liquidation, conversion and redemption rights and sinking fund provisions. The issuance of preferred stock could adversely affect the rights of the holders of common stock and reduce the value of the common stock. In addition, specific rights granted to holders of preferred stock could be used to restrict our ability to merge with or sell our assets to a third party.

 

 

Our ability to pay dividends on or repurchase our common stock is restricted. We have not paid a dividend on our common stock during the last ten years.

 

We are a stock savings bank holding company and our operations are conducted primarily by the Bank. Since we receive substantially all of our revenue from dividends from the Bank, our ability to pay dividends on our common stock depends on our receipt of dividends from the Bank. Dividend payments from the Bank are subject to legal and regulatory limitations. The ability of the Bank to pay dividends to us is also subject to its profitability, financial condition, capital needs and other cash flow requirements. There is no assurance that the Bank will be able to pay dividends to us in the future or that we will generate adequate cash flow to pay dividends in the future. The inability to receive dividends from the Bank could have an adverse effect on our business and financial condition.

 

Provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as well as Delaware and federal law, may discourage, delay or prevent an acquisition of control of us, even in situations that may be viewed as desirable by our stockholders. 

 

Provisions included in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as well as provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law and federal law (including banking regulations), may discourage, delay or prevent potential acquisitions of control of us, particularly when attempted in a transaction that is not negotiated directly with and approved by our board of directors, despite perceived short-term benefits to our stockholders (such as an increase in the trading price of our common stock).

 

Specifically, our certificate of incorporation and bylaws include provisions that:

 

 

limit the voting power of shares held by a stockholder beneficially owning in excess of 10% of the outstanding shares of our common stock;

     
 

require that, with limited exceptions, business combinations between us and a stockholder beneficially owning in excess of 10% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of our stock entitled to vote in the election of directors, be approved by at least 80% of the total number of our outstanding voting shares;

     
 

require that prior to acquiring publicly traded equity securities from a stockholder that owns 5% or more of our publicly traded voting stock, with limited exception, holders of 80% or more of our voting stock outstanding, other than shares held by the selling stockholder, must approve the transaction;

     
 

divide our board of directors, other than directors who may be elected by a class or series of preferred stock, into three classes serving staggered three-year terms and provide that a director may only be removed prior to the expiration of a term for cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote in an election of directors;

     
 

require that a special meeting of stockholders be called pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of our board of directors;

     
 

require advance notice of nominations of directors to be made, or business to be brought, by stockholders at our annual meetings;

     
 

authorize the issuance of preferred stock with such designations, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by our board of directors; and

     
 

require that amendments to (i) our certificate of incorporation be approved by a two-thirds vote of our board of directors and by a majority of the outstanding shares of our voting stock or, with respect to the amendment of certain provisions (regarding, among other things, provisions relating to number, classification, election and removal of directors, amendment of the bylaws, call of special stockholder meetings, acquisitions of control, director liability, and certain business combinations), by 80% of the outstanding shares of our voting stock, and (ii) our bylaws be approved by a majority vote of our board of directors or the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the total votes eligible to be voted at a duly constituted meeting of stockholders.

 

 

We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which prohibits a publicly-held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. For purposes of Section 203, a “business combination” includes a merger, asset sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder, and an “interested stockholder” is a person who, either alone or together with affiliates and associates, owns (or within the past three years, did own) 15% or more of the corporation’s voting stock. For purposes of Section 203, “voting stock” means stock of any class or series entitled to vote generally in the election of directors. Furthermore, federal law requires FRB or OCC approval prior to any direct or indirect acquisition of control (as defined in regulations) of HMN or the Bank, respectively, including, with respect to the Bank, any indirect acquisition of control through an acquisition of control of HMN.

 

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

 

None.

 

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

 

The Company leases its corporate office in Rochester, Minnesota and owns the buildings and land for ten of its fourteen full service branches. The remaining four full service branches and one loan production office are leased. These leased branches are located at 1016 Civic Center Drive NW, Rochester, Minnesota; 100 1st Ave Bldg., Suite 200, Rochester, Minnesota; 2805 Dodd Road, Suite 160, Eagan, Minnesota; and 1015 West Frontage Road, Suite 100, Owatonna, Minnesota. The leased loan production office is located at 50 14th Avenue East, Suite 100, Sartell, Minnesota. The Bank uses all properties and they are all located in Minnesota, except for one full service branch located in Iowa and the one full service branch located in Wisconsin.

 

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

From time to time, the Company is party to legal proceedings arising out of its lending and deposit operations. See “Note 18 Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.

 

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

 

PART II

 

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

The information on page 19 under the caption “Dividends”, on page 46 under “Note 16 Stockholders’ Equity” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, on page 58 under the caption “Common Stock Information” and on the inside back cover page of the Annual Report is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

The information on page 4 under the caption “Five-Year Consolidated Financial Highlights” of the Annual Report is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The table on page 8 and the tables regarding investment maturities on page 20 of Part 1 Item 1 of this Form 10-K, as well as the information on pages 5 through 20 under the caption “Management Discussion and Analysis” (other than the section captioned “Market Risk”) of the Annual Report is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

The financial statements (including the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements) on pages 22 through 54 of the Annual Report, are incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

None.

 

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. An evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Bank’s President (our Principal Executive Officer) and our Chief Financial Officer (our Principal Financial Officer) of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms.

 

 

Changes in internal controls. No change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the period covered by this report and that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Internal control over financial reporting is a process 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.

 

Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are only being made in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

Any control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. The design of a control system inherently has limitations, and the benefits of controls must be weighed against their costs. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. Therefore, no assessment of a cost-effective system of internal controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, will be detected.

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, the Company conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in the Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on the Company’s evaluation under this framework, the Company’s management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2019.


The Company's independent registered public accounting firm has audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, as stated in the Report of Independent Registered Public Account Firm, appearing below.

 

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

 

Board of Directors and Stockholders

HMN Financial, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Rochester, Minnesota

 

 

Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

We have audited HMN Financial, Inc. and Subsidiaries’ (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework (2013) issued by the COSO.

 

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company, and our report dated March 6, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying “Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting”. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

Board of Directors and Stockholders

HMN Financial, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Page 2

 

 

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process 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. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 

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.

 

 

 

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP

 

Minneapolis, Minnesota

March 6, 2020

 

ITEM 9b. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

 

PART III

 

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the information under the caption “Executive Officers of the Registrant” in Part I, Item 1, of this report and under the captions “Proposal 1 – Election of Directors - Board of Directors,” “Corporate Governance - Committees of the Board of Directors” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the close of the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 (the 2020 Proxy Statement).

 

The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial and accounting officer, controller and other persons performing similar functions. The Company has posted the Code of Ethics on its website located at www.hmnf.com. The Company intends to post on its website any amendment to, or a waiver from, a provision of the Code of Ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial and accounting officer, controller or other persons performing similar functions within four business days following the date of such amendment or waiver.

 

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the information under the caption “2019 Executive Compensation” and “2019 Director Compensation” in the 2020 Proxy Statement.

 

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the information under the captions “Security Ownership of Management and Certain Beneficial Owners” and “Other Equity Compensation Plan Information” in the 2020 Proxy Statement.

 

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

 

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the information under the captions “Corporate Governance - Director Independence; - Related Person Transaction Approval Policy; and - Certain Transactions” in the 2020 Proxy Statement.

 

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTing FEES AND SERVICES

 

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from the information under the captions “Corporate Governance - Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Fees” and “-Approval of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Services and Fees” in the 2020 Proxy Statement.

 

 

PART IV

 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

 

1.

Financial Statements

 

The following financial statements appearing in the Company's Annual Report, are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Annual Report Section

Pages in

2019 Annual Report

Consolidated Balance Sheets --

 

December 31, 2019 and 2018

21

   

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income --

 

Each of the Years in the Three-Year Period Ended December 31, 2019

22

   

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity --

 

Each of the Years in the Three-Year Period Ended December 31, 2019

23

   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows --

 

Each of the Years in the Three-Year Period Ended December 31, 2019

24

   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

25

   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

58

 

 

2.

Financial Statement Schedules

 

All financial statement schedules have been omitted as this information is not required under the related instructions, is not applicable or has been included in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

3.

Exhibits

 

The exhibits filed with this report are set forth on the Index of Exhibits filed as part of this report immediately preceding the signatures.

 

ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY

 

None.

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit

Number

 

Exhibit

 

Filing Status

3.1

 

Certificate of Incorporation (Amended and Restated through July 28, 2015)

 

Incorporated by Reference (1)

         

3.2

 

Amended and Restated By-laws

 

Incorporated by Reference (2)

         

4.1

 

Form of Common Stock Certificate

 

Incorporated by Reference (3)

         

4.2

 

Description of Capital Stock

 

Filed Electronically

         

10.1†

 

Form of Change in Control Agreement with executive officers

 

Incorporated by Reference (4)

         

10.2†

 

Directors Deferred Compensation Plan

 

Incorporated by Reference (5)

         

10.3†

 

Non-Employee Director Stock Purchase Plan

 

Incorporated by Reference (6)

         

10.4†

 

Description of annual awards to non-employee directors under the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan and form of Restricted Stock Agreement (approved April 28, 2015)

 

Incorporated by Reference (7)

         

10.5†

 

HMN Financial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Amended and Restated January 1, 2016)

 

Incorporated by Reference (8)

         

10.6†

 

HMN Financial, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan

 

Incorporated by Reference (9)

         

10.7†

 

Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under HMN Financial, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan

 

Incorporated by Reference (10)

         

10.8†

 

Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under HMN Financial, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (Approved April 28, 2015)

 

Incorporated by Reference (11)

         

10.9†

 

Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under HMN Financial, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (Approved January 26, 2016)

 

Incorporated by Reference (12)

         

10.10†

 

Form of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement under HMN Financial, Inc. 2009 Equity Incentive Plan

 

Incorporated by Reference (13)

         

10.11†

 

Amendment to the January 2014 Restricted Stock Award Agreements (Amended January 26, 2016)

 

Incorporated by Reference (14)

         

10.12†

 

Executive Management Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated January 31, 2017)

 

Incorporated by Reference (15)

         

10.13†

 

HMN Financial, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan

 

Incorporated by Reference (16)

 

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Exhibit

 

Filing Status

10.14†

 

Form of Directors’ Restricted Stock Agreement for awards granted to directors under the HMN Financial, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan

 

Incorporated by Reference (17)

         

10.15†

 

Form of Executives’ Restricted Stock Agreement for awards granted to executives under the HMN Financial, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan

 

Incorporated by Reference (18)

         

10.16†

 

Executive Severance Agreement, dated May 23, 2017, among the Company, the Bank and Bradley C. Krehbiel

 

Incorporated by Reference (19)

         

10.17

 

Warrant Repurchase Agreement by and between the Company and EJF Financial Services Fund, LP, dated May 21, 2018

 

Incorporated by Reference (20)

         

10.18

 

Warrant Repurchase Agreement by and between the Company and Arbiter Partners QP, LP, dated August 29, 2018

 

Incorporate by Reference (21)

         

13

 

Portions of Annual Report to Security Holders incorporated by reference

 

Filed Electronically

21

 

Subsidiaries of Registrant

 

Filed Electronically

23.1

 

Consent of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP

 

Filed Electronically

24

 

Powers of Attorney

 

Included with Signatures

31.1

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer

 

Filed Electronically

31.2

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer

 

Filed Electronically

32

 

Section 1350 Certifications

 

Filed Electronically

101

 

Financial Statements of the Company from the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Filed Electronically

 

† Management contract or compensatory arrangement.

1

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2015 (File No. 000-24100).

2

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated March 5, 2012 (File No. 000-24100).

3

Incorporated by reference to the same numbered exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 dated April 1, 1994 (File No. 33-77212).

4

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 27, 2014, filed on June 2, 2014 (File No. 000-24100).

5

Incorporated by reference to the same numbered exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 1994 (File No. 000-24100).

6

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2015 (File No. 000-24100).

7

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2015 (File No. 000-24100).

8

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10. 5 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2015 (File No. 000-24100).

9

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Company’s Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on April 28, 2009 (File No. 000-24100).

10

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 6, 2009, filed on May 12, 2009 (File No. 000-24100).

11

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2015 (File No. 000-24100).

12

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2015 (File No. 000-24100).

13

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 6, 2009, filed on May 12, 2009 (File No. 000-24100).

14

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2015 (File No. 000-24100).

15

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2016 (File No. 000-24100).

16

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2017 (File No. 000-24100).

17

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2017 (File No. 000-24100).

18

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2017 (File No. 000-24100).

19

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 23, 2017, filed on May 30, 2017 (File 000-24100).

20

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 21, 2018, filed on May 22, 2018 (File No. 000-241000).

21

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 29, 2018, filed on August 30, 2018 (File No. 000-241000).

 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

 

 

HMN FINANCIAL, INC.

 

Date:     March 6, 2020 

By:

/s/ Bradley Krehbiel

 

 

 

Bradley Krehbiel,

 

 

 

President and CEO

 

      

Each of the undersigned hereby appoints Hugh Smith and Jon Eberle, and each of them (with full power to act alone), as attorneys and agents for the undersigned, with full power of substitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, any and all amendments and exhibits to this Form 10-K and any and all applications, instruments, and other documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to this Form 10-K or any amendments thereto, with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever requisite and necessary or desirable. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on March 6, 2020.

 

 

Name

 

Title

/s/

Bradley Krehbiel

 

 

President and CEO

 

Bradley Krehbiel

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

       
/s/

Jon Eberle

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Jon Eberle

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

       
/s/

Hugh Smith

 

Chairman of the Board

 

Hugh Smith

   
       
/s/

Allen Berning

 

Director

 

Allen Berning

 

 

       
/s/

Sequoya Borgman

 

Director

 

Sequoya Borgman

   
       
/S/

Michael Bue

 

Director

 

Michael Bue

   
       
/s/

Bernard Nigon

 

Director

 

Bernard Nigon

   
       
/s/

Wendy Shannon

 

Director

 

Wendy Shannon

   
       
/S/

Mark Utz

 

Director

 

Mark Utz

   
       
/S/

Hans Zietlow

 

Director

 

Hans Zietlow

   

 

45

Exhibit 4.2

 

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

 

The summary of the general terms and provisions of the capital stock of HMN Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) set forth below does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified by reference to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate”), and By-Laws (the “By-Laws,” and together with the Certificate, the “Charter Documents”), each of which is incorporated herein by reference and attached as an exhibit to the Company’s most recent Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). For additional information, please read the Company’s Charter Documents and the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”).

 

Capital Stock

 

The Company is authorized to issue up to 16,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), and 500,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”). The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) is authorized at any time and from time to time, subject to any limitations prescribed by law, to provide for the issuance of Preferred Stock in one or more series, and by filing a certificate pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Delaware, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix by resolution the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of such series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof. The number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Common Stock, without a vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock, or of any series thereof, unless a vote of any such holders is required pursuant to the certificate or certificates establishing the series of Preferred Stock.

 

Voting Rights

 

The holders of shares of the Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share for each share of Common Stock owned of record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, subject to the restrictions on acquisitions of stock and related takeover defensive provisions set forth in the Charter Documents summarized below. All elections for board members are determined by a plurality of the votes cast, and except as otherwise required by law or as provided in the Certificate, all other matters are determined by a majority of the votes cast. The Common Stock does not have cumulative voting rights with respect to the election of board members.

 

Classified Board

 

Members of the Board are divided into three classes and serve staggered three-year terms. This means that approximately one-third of the directors are elected at each annual meeting of shareholders and that it would take two years to replace a majority of the directors unless they are removed. Under the Certificate, directors can be removed from office, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class. At least 80% of the outstanding voting stock, voting together as one class, must approve any proposal to amend or repeal, or adopt any provisions that are inconsistent with these provisions of the Certificate.

 

Dividend Rights

 

Subject to the rights of the holders of Preferred Stock and any other class or series having a preference as to dividends over the Common Stock then outstanding, the holders of the Common Stock are entitled to receive, to the extent permitted by law, such dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board upon the terms and conditions provided by law and the Certificate and out of funds legally available therefor. The ability to pay dividends depends on the amount of dividends paid to the Company by Home Federal Savings Bank (the “Bank”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. As further described in Part I, Item 1 “Business” of the Form 10-K of which this Exhibit 4.2 is a part, the Company’s payment of dividends, and the Bank’s payment of dividends to the Company, are subject to government regulation, in that regulatory authorities may invoke their authority to prohibit banks and their holding companies from paying dividends for a number of reasons, including, for example, a determination that such payments would constitute an unsafe or unsound banking practice or a determination that such payments would reduce the amount of either entity’s capital below that necessary to meet minimum applicable regulatory capital requirements.

 

 

 

Liquidation Rights

 

In the event of the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive, after payment or provision for payment of all of the Company’s debts and liabilities (including all deposits held by the Bank and accrued interest thereon) and after the distribution to certain eligible account holders who continue their deposit accounts at the Bank, all assets of the Company available for distribution, in cash or in kind. If the Company issues Preferred Stock, the holders thereof may have a priority interest over the holders of the Common Stock in the event of liquidation or dissolution.

 

Other Rights and Preferences

 

The Common Stock has no sinking fund or redemption provisions or preemptive, conversion or exchange rights. The absence of preemptive rights could result in a dilution of the interest of investors should additional capital stock be issued. Holders of Common Stock may not act by written consent in lieu of meeting.

 

Listing

 

The Common Stock is currently traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “HMNF.”

 

Potential Anti-Takeover Effects

 

Some provisions of the Charter Documents may have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or of discouraging a third party from attempting to acquire, control of the Company. This could limit the price that certain investors might be willing to pay in the future for the Common Stock.

 

Among other things, the Charter Documents:

 

 

allow the Company to issue Preferred Stock without any vote or further action by the Company’s stockholders;

 

 

provide that the size of the Board may be increased or decreased only by a majority vote of the Board, and any vacancy occurring on the Board, including a vacancy created by an increase in the number of directors, shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by a majority of the directors then in office;

 

 

provide that any holder of shares of Common Stock that beneficially owns in excess of 10% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock (the “Limit”) is permitted to cast a number of votes equal to (i) the total number of votes such person would be entitled to cast with respect to all Common Stock owned by such person, multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of such class or series beneficially owned by such person and owned of record by such record owner and the denominator of which is the total number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such person owning shares in excess of the Limit;

 

 

require that amendments to the Certificate be approved by a majority vote of the Board and also by a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock; except that approval by at least 80% of the then-outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company, voting together as a single class, is generally required to approve amendments to certain provisions included in the Certificate, including provisions relating to number, classification, election and removal of directors; amendment of By-Laws; calling special stockholder meetings; offers to acquire, and acquisitions of, control; director liability; certain business combinations; power of indemnification; and amendments to provisions relating to the foregoing in the Certificate;

 

 

require that certain business combinations (as defined in the Certificate) between the Company (or any majority-owned subsidiary thereof) and a 10% or more stockholder either (1) be approved by at least 80% of the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, voting as a single class, (2) be approved by a majority of the Company’s disinterested directors or (3) involve consideration per share of stock generally equal to that paid by such 10% stockholder when it acquired its block of stock;

 

 

 

 

eliminate the ability of stockholders to act by written consent without a meeting; and

 

 

allow the Company to specify procedures for director nominations by stockholders and submission of other proposals for consideration at stockholder meetings.

 

The Company is subject to provisions of Delaware law that could also delay or make more difficult a merger, tender offer or proxy contest involving the Company. In particular, Section 203 of the DGCL prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years from such interested stockholder’s acquisition (together with affiliates or associates) of 15% of more of our voting stock unless the transaction meets certain conditions.

 

The possible issuance of Preferred Stock, the procedures required for director nominations and stockholder proposals and Delaware law could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of the Company, including without limitation discouraging a proxy contest or making more difficult the acquisition of a substantial block of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

***

 

Exhibit 13

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

Financial Highlights 1
Letter to Shareholders and Clients 2
Board of Directors 3
Five-year Consolidated Financial Highlights 4
Management Discussion and Analysis 5
Consolidated Financial Statements 21
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 25
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 58
Other Financial Data 59
Selected Quarterly Financial Data 60
Common Stock Information 62
Corporate and Shareholder Information Inside Back Cover
Directors and Officers Inside Back Cover

 

HMN Financial, Inc. and Home Federal Savings Bank are headquartered in Rochester, Minnesota. Home Federal Savings Bank operates twelve full service offices in Minnesota located in Albert Lea, Austin, Eagan, Kasson, La Crescent, Owatonna, Rochester (4), Spring Valley and Winona, one full service office in Marshalltown, Iowa, and one full service office in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. The Bank also operates a loan origination office in Sartell, Minnesota.

 

 

 

 

Financial Highlights

 


   

At or For the Year Ended

         

Operating Results:

 

December 31,

   

Percentage

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

2019

   

2018

   

Change

 

Total interest income

  $ 31,890       30,381       5.0

%

Total interest expense

    3,339       2,233       49.5  

Net interest income

    28,551       28,148       1.4  

Provision for loan losses

    (1,216 )     (649 )     (87.4 )

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

    29,767       28,797       3.4  

Fees and service charges

    3,100       3,330       (6.9 )

Loan servicing fees

    1,278       1,255       1.8  

Gain on sales of loans

    2,941       2,095       40.4  

Other non-interest income

    1,136       1,034       9.9  

Total non-interest income

    8,455       7,714       9.6  

Total non-interest expense

    27,105       25,387       6.8  

Income before income tax expense

    11,117       11,124       (0.1 )

Income tax expense

    3,324       2,888       15.1  

Net income

  $ 7,793       8,236       (5.4 )
                         

Per Common Share Information:

                       

Earnings per common share and common share equivalents:

                       

Basic

  $ 1.69       1.89          

Diluted

    1.68       1.71          

Stock price (for the year):

                       

High

  $ 23.34       21.90          

Low

    19.01       18.05          

Close

    21.01       19.62          

Book value per common share

    19.13       17.19          

Closing price to book value

    109.83

%

    114.14

%

       
                         

Financial Ratios:

                       

Return on average assets

    1.05

%

    1.14

%

    (7.9

)%

Return on average stockholders’ equity

    8.74       9.88       (11.5 )

Net interest margin

    4.04       4.03       0.2  

Operating expenses to average assets

    3.67       3.51       4.6  

Average stockholders’ equity to average assets

    12.06       11.52       4.7  

Stockholders’ equity to total assets at year end

    11.91       11.67       2.1  

Non-performing assets to total assets

    0.34       0.43       (20.9 )

Efficiency ratio

    73.25       70.79       3.5  

 


Balance Sheet Data:

 

December 31,

   

Percentage

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

Change

 

Total assets

  $ 777,639       712,315       9.2

%

Securities available for sale

    107,592       79,859       34.7  

Loans held for sale

    3,606       3,444       4.7  

Loans receivable, net

    596,392       586,688       1.7  

Deposits

    673,870       623,352       8.1  

Stockholders’ equity

    92,648       83,147       11.4  

Home Federal Savings Bank regulatory capital ratios:

                       

Common equity Tier 1 capital

    13.21

%

    13.26

%

    (0.4

)%

Tier 1 leverage

    10.89       11.00       (1.0 )

Tier 1 risk-based capital

    13.21       13.26       (0.4 )

Total risk-based capital

    14.46       14.52       (0.4 )

 


 

1

 

 

I am very pleased with the financial performance that HMN Financial, Inc. (HMN) reported for 2019. Our dedicated staff worked very hard to execute our strategic plan and improve the financial performance and asset quality of the bank.

 

As of year-end, total assets had increased over $65 million since last year. While net loans increased approximately $10 million, new commercial loan production exceeded $90 million for the year while mortgage loan production exceeded $150 million - both substantial increases over the previous year’s levels. Most importantly, deposits rose over $50 million during the year which can be attributed to a number of initiatives:

 

 

In October 2018, we purchased an existing branch facility in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, fully aware that deed restrictions would prevent us from opening a branch there for twelve months. We used this time to update both the interior and exterior of the facility and implemented the latest technology in order to reduce the number of employees needed to operate the branch. This way, production staff is able to spend more time out in the community meeting with prospective clients and serving existing ones. During the year, we also recruited a number of excellent local community bankers to staff the office. We opened a full service branch in October 2019 and have been very pleased with the support of the local community and the performance of the branch.

 

 

In early 2019, we commenced construction of an expansion to our drive-up branch facility in Kasson, Minnesota. Once again, we utilized the latest technology and completely remodeled the original floorplan in order to operate the branch as efficiently as possible. In September 2019, we closed on the sale of our downtown branch location in Kasson to another local business which allowed us to consolidate all of our operations into a single convenient location for that market. The community response has been very positive as evidenced by the deposit growth that we experienced during the year - in large part due to our efforts to ensure that our original main street storefront was not abandoned but repurposed.

 

 

In the second half of 2018, a number of new product and marketing initiatives were launched in order to increase organic deposit growth. The implementation of these initiatives resulted in a substantial increase in the number of new retail and commercial deposit accounts opened in 2019 compared to the previous year’s results.

 

While pleased with the organic deposit growth we experienced in 2019, we continue to look for acquisition targets that will grow the asset size of the bank, enhance our franchise value and improve our financial performance. During this past year we analyzed a number of acquisition opportunities and aggressively pursued some of those opportunities but ultimately, we determined not to go forward with any acquisitions in 2019. We are very sensitive to the potential dilution an acquisition could have on our common shareholders and will continue to remain disciplined in our approach to valuing and pursuing acquisition targets.

 

Another area of focus this past year was the management of our net interest margin. Maintaining net interest margins was a challenge in 2019 due to the Federal Open Market Committee’s decision to reduce the Federal Funds rate by 75 basis points during the year which resulted in a corresponding decrease in the Prime interest rate. The decrease in the Prime interest rate resulted in fierce pricing competition on loans for quality borrowers which resulted in lower loan rates while deposit costs fell more slowly. Fortunately, our net interest margin for the year held steady from the previous year at 4.04%.

 

Once again, our asset quality improved with past due loans declining to just 19 basis points of total loans at year-end. During the year, we were able to move a number of our weakest, but performing, commercial loan relationships out of the bank. We believe this proactive approach capitalized on the fierce competition for loan growth in our markets and left our bank in a better position should economic conditions deteriorate.

 

The capital positions of both the bank and HMN remain very strong when compared to our peers. Over the past several years we have strategically deployed excess capital to repurchase preferred stock, repay outstanding debt, and repurchase common stock warrants. All of this was accomplished while continuing to maintain adequate liquidity and capital at HMN to ensure that it remains a source of strength for the bank. After considering HMN’s capital positon, our Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan which provides management the ability to repurchase up to $6 million of outstanding HMN common stock. Repurchases of common stock could support the stock price, if needed, and return excess capital to our shareholders should it not be needed to support anticipated growth. Management and the Board will continue to evaluate the most prudent use of our capital resources on a quarterly basis.

 

We appreciate your interest in HMN and thank you for your continued support of our mission.

 

 

Best Regards,

 

 

Bradley Krehbiel

President/CEO

 

2

 

 

Board of Directors

 

     

Dr. Hugh Smith

Chairman of the Board

Bradley Krehbiel

President and CEO

Dr. Wendy Shannon
Vice Chair

      

 

     

Allen Berning

Michael Bue

Sequoya Borgman

 

 

     

Bernard Nigon

Mark Utz

Hans Zietlow

 

3

 

 

Five-Year Consolidated Financial Highlights

 

Selected Operations Data:

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 

Total interest income

  $ 31,890       30,381       27,680       27,349       21,453  

Total interest expense

    3,339       2,233       1,797       1,593       1,507  

Net interest income

    28,551       28,148       25,883       25,756       19,946  

Provision for loan losses

    (1,216 )     (649 )     (523 )     (645 )     (164 )

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

    29,767       28,797       26,406       26,401       20,110  

Fees and service charges

    3,100       3,330       3,354       3,427       3,316  

Loan servicing fees

    1,278       1,255       1,202       1,108       1,046  

Gain on sales of loans

    2,941       2,095       2,138       2,618       1,964  

Other non-interest income

    1,136       1,034       960       1,048       1,327  

Total non-interest income

    8,455       7,714       7,654       8,201       7,653  

Total non-interest expense

    27,105       25,387       25,254       24,130       23,196  

Income before income tax expense

    11,117       11,124       8,806       10,472       4,567  

Income tax expense

    3,324       2,888       4,402 (1)     4,122       1,611  

Net income

    7,793       8,236       4,404       6,350       2,956  

Preferred stock dividends and discount

    0       0       0       0       (108 )

Net income available to common shareholders

  $ 7,793       8,236       4,404       6,350       2,848  
                                         

Basic earnings per common share

  $ 1.69       1.89       1.04       1.52       0.69  

Diluted earnings per common share

    1.68       1.71       0.90       1.34       0.61  

 


(1) Relates to the decrease in the Company’s net deferred tax asset as a result of the reduction in the corporate federal tax rate from 34% to 21% in the fourth quarter of 2017.

 

Selected Financial Condition Data:

 

At December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 

Total assets

  $ 777,639       712,315       722,685       682,023       643,161  

Securities available for sale

    107,592       79,859       77,472       78,477       111,974  

Loans held for sale

    3,606       3,444       1,837       2,009       3,779  

Loans receivable, net

    596,392       586,688       585,931       551,171       463,185  

Deposits

    673,870       623,352       635,601       592,811       559,387  

Federal Home Loan Bank advances and other borrowings

    0       0       0       7,000       9,000  

Stockholders’ equity

    92,648       83,147       80,818       75,919       69,645  

Book value per common share

    19.13       17.19       17.97       16.91       15.54  
                                         

Number of full service offices(2)

    14       14       13       13       13  

Number of loan origination offices(2)

    1       2       3       3       3  
                                         

Key Ratios: (3)

                                       

Stockholders’ equity to total assets at year end

    11.91

%

    11.67

%

    11.18

%

    11.13

%

    10.83

%

Average stockholders’ equity to average assets

    12.06       11.52       11.43       11.07       11.70  

Return on stockholders’ equity (ratio of net income to average equity)

    8.74       9.88       5.52       8.71       4.27  

Return on assets (ratio of net income to average assets)

    1.05       1.14       0.63       0.96       0.50  

 


(2) In 2019, converted Wisconsin loan origination office to a full service office and consolidated the two Kasson offices into one location.

(3) Average balances were calculated based upon amortized cost without the market value impact of ASC 320.

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Management Discussion and Analysis

 

This Annual Report, other reports filed by HMN Financial, Inc. (HMN or the Company) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Company’s proxy statement may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are often identified by such forward-looking terminology as “expect,” “intend,” “look,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “seek,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “trend,” “target,” and “goal” or similar statements or variations of such terms and include, but are not limited to, those relating to growing our core deposit relationships and loan balances, enhancing the financial performance of our core banking operations, maintaining credit quality, maintaining net interest margins, reducing non-performing assets, and generating improved financial results (including profitability); the adequacy and amount of available liquidity and capital resources to Home Federal Savings Bank (the Bank); the Company’s liquidity and capital requirements; our expectations for core capital and our strategies and potential strategies for maintenance thereof; improvements in loan production; changes in the size of the Bank’s loan portfolio; the amount of the Bank’s non-performing assets and the appropriateness of the allowance therefor; anticipated future levels of the provision for loan losses; future losses on non-performing assets; the amount and composition of interest-earning assets; the amount of yield enhancements relating to non-accruing and purchased loans; the amount and composition of non-interest and interest-bearing liabilities; the availability of alternate funding sources; the payment of dividends by HMN; the future outlook for the Company; the amount of deposits that will be withdrawn from checking and money market accounts and how the withdrawn deposits will be replaced; the projected changes in net interest income based on rate shocks; the range that interest rates may fluctuate over the next twelve months; the net market risk of interest rate shocks; the future outlook for the issuer of the trust preferred securities held by the Bank; the anticipated results of litigation and our assessment of the impact on our financial statements; the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to HMN; the ability to remain well capitalized; the impact of new accounting pronouncements; and compliance by the Bank with regulatory standards generally (including the Bank’s status as “well-capitalized”) and other supervisory directives or requirements to which the Company or the Bank are or may become expressly subject, specifically, and possible responses of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Bank, and the Company to any failure to comply with any such regulatory standard, directive or requirement.

 

A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s assumptions and expectations. These include but are not limited to the adequacy and marketability of real estate and other collateral securing loans to borrowers; federal and state regulation and enforcement; possible legislative and regulatory changes, including changes to regulatory capital rules; the ability of the Bank to comply with other applicable regulatory capital requirements; enforcement activity of the OCC and FRB in the event of our non-compliance with any applicable regulatory standard or requirement; adverse economic, business and competitive developments such as continued shrinking interest margins, reduced collateral values, deposit outflows, changes in credit or other risks posed by the Company’s loan and investment portfolios; changes in costs associated with traditional and alternate funding sources, including changes in collateral advance rates and policies of the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB); technological, computer-related or operational difficulties, including those from any third party cyberattack; results of litigation; reduced demand for financial services and loan products; changes in accounting policies and guidelines, or monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government or tax laws; domestic and international economic developments; the Company’s access to and adverse changes in securities markets; the market for credit related assets; the future operating results, financial condition, cash flow requirements and capital spending priorities of the Company and the Bank; the availability of internal and, as required, external sources of funding; our ability to attract and retain employees; or other significant uncertainties. Additional factors that may cause actual results to differ from the Company’s assumptions and expectations include those set forth in the “Risk Factors” sections of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. All forward-looking statements are qualified by, and should be considered in conjunction with, such cautionary statements.

 

All statements in this Annual Report, including forward-looking statements, speak only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Annual Report.

 

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Overview

HMN is the stock savings bank holding company for the Bank, which operates community banking and loan production offices in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. The earnings of the Company are primarily dependent on the Bank's net interest income, which is the difference between interest earned on loans and investments, and the interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities such as deposits and other borrowings. The difference between the average rate of interest earned on assets and the average rate paid on liabilities is the "interest rate spread". Net interest income is produced when interest-earning assets equal or exceed interest-bearing liabilities and there is a positive interest rate spread. Net interest income and net interest rate spread are affected by changes in interest rates, the volume and composition of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and the level of non-performing assets. The Company's net earnings are also affected by the generation of non-interest income, which consists primarily of gains from the sale of loans and real estate owned, fees for servicing loans, commissions on the sale of uninsured investment products, and service charges on deposit accounts. The Bank incurs expenses in addition to interest expense in the form of compensation and benefits, occupancy and equipment expenses, provisions for loan losses, data processing costs, professional services, deposit insurance, amortization expense on mortgage servicing assets, advertising expenses, and income taxes. The earnings of financial institutions, such as the Bank, are also significantly affected by prevailing economic and competitive conditions, particularly changes in interest rates, government monetary and fiscal policies, and regulations of various regulatory authorities. Lending activities are influenced by the demand for and supply of business credit, single family and commercial properties, competition among lenders, the level of interest rates and the availability of funds. Deposit flows and costs of deposits are influenced by prevailing market rates of interest on competing investments, account maturities and the levels of personal income and savings.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates

Critical accounting policies are those policies that the Company's management believes are the most important to understanding the Company’s financial condition and operating results. These critical accounting policies often involve estimates and assumptions that could have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements. The Company has identified the following critical accounting policies that management believes involve the most difficult, subjective, and/or complex judgments that are inherently uncertain. Therefore, actual financial results could differ significantly depending upon the estimates, assumptions and other factors used.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses and Related Provision

The allowance for loan losses is based on periodic analysis of the loan portfolio and is maintained at an amount considered to be appropriate by management to provide for probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet dates. In this analysis, management considers factors including, but not limited to, specific occurrences of loan impairment, actual and anticipated changes in the size of the portfolios, national and regional economic conditions such as unemployment data, loan delinquencies, local economic conditions, demand for single family homes, demand for commercial real estate and building lots, loan portfolio composition, historical loss experience and observations made by the Company's ongoing internal audit and regulatory exam processes. Loans are charged off to the extent they are deemed to be uncollectible. The Company has established separate processes to determine the appropriateness of the loan loss allowance for its homogeneous and non-homogeneous loan portfolios. The determination of the allowance on the homogeneous single family and consumer loan portfolios is calculated on a pooled basis with individual determination of the allowance for all non-performing loans. The determination of the allowance for the non-homogeneous commercial, commercial real estate and multi-family loan portfolios involves assigning standardized risk ratings and loss factors that are periodically reviewed. The loss factors are estimated based on the Company's own loss experience and are assigned to all loans without identified credit weaknesses. For each non-performing loan, the Company also performs an individual analysis of impairment that is based on the expected cash flows or the value of the assets collateralizing the loans and establishes any necessary reserves or charges off all loans, or portions thereof, that are deemed uncollectible.

 

The appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses is dependent upon management’s estimates of variables affecting valuation, appraisals of collateral, evaluations of performance and status, and the amounts and timing of future cash flows expected to be received on impaired loans. Such estimates, appraisals, evaluations and cash flows may be subject to adjustments due to changing economic prospects of borrowers or properties. The fair market value of collateral dependent loans are typically based on the appraised value of the property less estimated selling costs. The estimates are reviewed periodically and any adjustments are recorded in the provision for loan losses in the periods in which the adjustments become known. Because of the size of some loans, changes in estimates can have a significant impact on the loan loss provision. The allowance is allocated to individual loan categories based upon the relative risk characteristics of the loan portfolios and the actual loss experience. The Company increases its allowance for loan losses by charging the provision for loan losses against income and by receiving recoveries of previously charged off loans. The Company decreases its allowance by crediting the provision for loan losses and recording loan charge offs. The current year activity in the allowance resulted in a credit to the loan loss provision. The methodology for establishing the allowance for loan losses takes into consideration probable losses that have been identified in connection with specific loans as well as losses in the loan portfolio that have not been specifically identified. Although management believes that based on current conditions the allowance for loan losses is maintained at an appropriate amount to provide for probable loan losses inherent in the portfolio as of the balance sheet dates, future conditions may differ substantially from those anticipated in determining the allowance for loan losses and adjustments may be required in the future.

 

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Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. These calculations are based on many complex factors including estimates of the timing of reversals of temporary differences, the interpretation of federal and state income tax laws, and a determination of the differences between the tax and the financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ significantly from the estimates and interpretations used in determining the current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities.

 

The Company maintains significant net deferred tax assets for deductible temporary differences, the largest of which relates to the allowance for loan losses. For tax purposes only the net charge-offs are deductible while the entire provision for loan losses is used to determine book income. A deferred tax asset is created because of the timing difference of when the expense is recognized for book and tax purposes. Under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), a valuation allowance is required to be recognized if it is “more likely than not” that the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The determination of the realizability of the deferred tax assets is highly subjective and dependent upon management’s judgment and evaluation of both positive and negative evidence, including the forecasts of future income, tax planning strategies, and assessments of the current and future economic and business conditions. The positive evidence considered includes the Company’s cumulative net income in the prior three year period, the ability to implement tax planning strategies to accelerate taxable income recognition, and the probability that taxable income will be generated in future periods. The Company could not currently identify any negative evidence. It is possible that future conditions may differ substantially from those anticipated in determining that no valuation allowance was required on deferred tax assets and adjustments may be required in the future.

 

Determining the ultimate settlement of any tax position requires significant estimates and judgments in arriving at the amount of tax benefits to be recognized in the financial statements. It is possible that the tax benefits realized upon the ultimate resolution of a tax position may result in tax benefits that are significantly different from those estimated.

 

Litigation

Estimates related to litigation are inherently subjective and the ultimate resolution of any litigation may be different than current management estimates. See "Note 18 Commitments and Contingencies" for further information.

 

Results of Operations

 

Comparison of 2019 with 2018

Net income was $7.8 million for 2019, a decrease of $0.4 million, or 5.4%, compared to net income of $8.2 million for 2018. Diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $1.68, a decrease of $0.03 per share compared to diluted earnings per share of $1.71 for the year ended December 31, 2018. The decrease in net income between the periods was because of a $1.7 million increase in non-interest expenses primarily related to increased compensation and professional services expense and a $0.4 million increase in income tax expense. These decreases in net income were partially offset by a $0.8 million increase in the gain on sales of loans, a $0.6 million decrease in the loan loss provision, and a $0.5 million increase in net interest income due to an increase in the average interest-earning assets between the periods.

 

Net Interest Income

Net interest income was $28.6 million for 2019, an increase of $0.5 million, or 1.4%, from $28.1 million for the same period of 2018. Interest income was $31.9 million for 2019, an increase of $1.5 million, or 5.0%, from $30.4 million for the same period of 2018. Interest income increased primarily because of the increase in the average yield earned on interest-earning assets between the periods. The average yield earned on interest-earning assets was 4.51% for 2019, an increase of 16 basis points from 4.35% for 2018. The increase in the average yield is primarily related to the increase in the average prime rate between the periods.

 

Interest expense was $3.3 million for 2019, an increase of $1.1 million, or 49.5%, compared to $2.2 million in 2018. The average interest rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities and non-interest-bearing deposits was 0.52% for 2019, an increase of 17 basis points from 0.35% for 2018. The increase in interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities was primarily because of a lag in the timing of the market’s response in lowering deposit pricing when the federal funds rate decreased in the second half of 2019. Interest expense also increased as a result of an increase in the average federal funds rate between the periods.

 

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The following table presents the total dollar amount of interest income from average interest-earning assets and the resultant yields, as well as the interest expense on average interest-bearing liabilities, expressed both in dollars and rates. Non-accruing loans have been included in the average outstanding loan balance in the table as loans carrying a zero yield.

 


   

Year Ended December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Average

Outstanding

Balance

   

Interest

Earned/

Paid

   

Average

Yield/

Rate

   

Average

Outstanding

Balance

   

Interest

Earned/

Paid

   

Average

Yield/

Rate

   

Average

Outstanding

Balance

   

Interest

Earned/

Paid

   

Average

Yield/

Rate

 

Interest-earning assets:

                                                                       

Securities available for sale:

                                                                       

Mortgage-backed and related securities

  $ 15,308       343       2.24

%

  $ 8,550       197       2.30

%

  $ 2,524       57       2.26

%

Other marketable securities

    67,075       1,157       1.72       70,827       1,138       1.61       74,035       1,103       1.49  

Loans held for sale

    2,959       125       4.22       1,765       89       5.04       1,905       94       4.93  

Loans receivable, net(1) (2)

    589,521       29,662       5.03       586,664       28,446       4.85       573,894       26,274       4.58  

FHLB stock and other earning assets including cash equivalents

    31,679       603       1.90       30,567       511       1.67       18,088       152       0.84  

Total interest-earning assets

  $ 706,542       31,890       4.51     $ 698,373       30,381       4.35     $ 670,446       27,680       4.13  
                                                                         

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                                                                       

Checking accounts

  $ 96,387       103       0.11

%

  $ 86,750       62       0.07

%

  $ 87,416       77       0.09

%

Passbooks

    79,587       63       0.08       77,630       61       0.08       76,592       63       0.08  

Money market accounts

    177,587       1,171       0.66       199,202       865       0.43       179,675       560       0.31  

Certificate accounts

    121,914       1,995       1.64       114,243       1,243       1.09       106,006       770       0.73  

FHLB advances and other borrowings

    287       7       2.54       140       2       1.71       6,335       327       5.16  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  $ 475,762                     $ 477,965                     $ 456,024                  

Noninterest checking

    163,420                       156,482                       156,149                  

Other noninterest-bearing liabilities

    2,057                       1,534                       1,279                  

Total interest-bearing liabilities and noninterest-bearing deposits

  $ 641,239       3,339       0.52

%

  $ 635,981       2,233       0.35

%

  $ 613,452       1,797       0.29

%

Net interest income

            28,551                       28,148                       25,883          

Net interest rate spread

                    3.99

%

                    4.00

%

                    3.84

%

Net earning assets

  $ 65,303                     $ 62,392                     $ 56,994                  

Net interest margin

                    4.04

%

                    4.03

%

                    3.86

%

Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities and noninterest-bearing deposits

            110.18

%

                    109.81

%

                    109.29

%

       

(1) Tax exempt income was not material; therefore, the yield was not presented on a tax equivalent basis for any of the years presented.

(2) Calculated net of deferred loan costs, loan discounts, loans in process and loss reserves.

 

 

Net interest margin (net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets) for 2019 was 4.04%, an increase of 1 basis point compared to 4.03% for 2018. The increase in the net interest margin is primarily related to the increase in interest income as a result of the increase in the average yield earned on the interest-earning assets between the periods. Average net earning assets increased from $62.4 million in 2018 to $65.3 million in 2019. The $2.9 million increase in the net earning assets in 2019 is due primarily to the net income earned in 2019 that was partially offset by the purchase of premises and equipment.

 

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The following table presents the dollar amount of changes in interest income and interest expense for major components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. It quantifies the changes in interest income and interest expense related to changes in the average outstanding balances (volume) and those changes caused by fluctuating interest rates. For each category of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, information is provided on changes attributable to (i) changes in volume (i.e., changes in volume multiplied by old rate) and (ii) changes in rate (i.e., changes in rate multiplied by current volume).

 


   

Year Ended December 31,

         
   

2019 vs. 2018

           

2018 vs. 2017

         
   

Increase

(Decrease)

Due to

           

Increase

(Decrease)

Due to

         

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Volume (1)

   

Rate(1)

   

Total

Increase

   

Volume (1)

   

Rate(1)

   

Total

Increase

(Decrease)

 

Interest-earning assets:

                                               

Securities available for sale:

                                               

Mortgage-backed and related securities

  $ 156       (10 )     146       136       4       140  

Other marketable securities

    (60 )     79       19       (48 )     83       35  

Loans held for sale

    60       (24 )     36       (7 )     2       (5 )

Loans receivable, net

    105       1,111       1,216       806       1,366       2,172  

Other

    17       75       92       102       257       359  

Total interest-earning assets

  $ 278       1,231       1,509       989       1,712       2,701  

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                                               

Checking accounts

  $ 1       40       41       6       (21 )     (15 )

Passbooks

    2       0       2       0       (2 )     (2 )

Money market accounts

    (21 )     327       306       37       268       305  

Certificates of deposit

    53       699       752       79       394       473  

FHLB advances and other borrowings

    3       2       5       (325 )     0       (325 )

Total interest-bearing liabilities

  $ 38       1,068       1,106       (203 )     639       436  

Increase in net interest income

  $ 240       163       403       1,192       1,073       2,265  

 


(1) For purposes of this table, changes attributable to both rate and volume which cannot be segregated have been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate.

 

The following table sets forth the weighted average yields on the Company's interest-earning assets, the weighted average interest rates on interest-bearing liabilities and the interest rate spread between the weighted average yields and rates as of the date indicated. Non-accruing loans have been included in the average outstanding loan balances in the table as loans carrying a zero yield.

 


At December 31, 2019

 

Weighted average yield on:

       

Weighted average rate on:

       

Securities available for sale:

                 

Mortgage-backed and related securities

    2.13

%

Checking accounts

    0.13

%

Other marketable securities

    1.72  

Passbook accounts

    0.08  

Loans held for sale

    3.99  

Money market accounts

    0.65  

Loans receivable, net

    4.79  

Certificates of deposit

    1.84  

FHLB stock and other interest-earning assets

    1.71  

Combined weighted average rate on interest-bearing liabilities

    0.56  

Combined weighted average yield on interest-earning assets

    4.22  

Interest rate spread

    3.66  

 


 

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses was ($1.2) million for 2019, a decrease of $0.6 million compared to the ($0.6) million provision for loan losses for 2018. The credit provision amount for the period was primarily the result of the increase in net recoveries received during 2019 when compared to the same period of 2018. The net recoveries, combined with the changes in the credit reserve amounts required on the existing portfolio, resulted in a reduction of the overall provision for loan losses between the periods.

 

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A reconciliation of the allowance for loan losses for 2019 and 2018 is summarized as follows:

 


 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 

Balance beginning of period

  $ 8,686     $ 9,311  

Provision

    (1,216 )     (649 )

Charge offs:

               

Single family

    (1 )     (24 )
Consumer     (107 )     (226 )
Commercial business     (880 )     (270 )

Recoveries

    2,082       544  

Balance at December 31,

  $ 8,564     $ 8,686  
                 

Allocated to:

               

General allowance

  $ 7,839       7,892  

Specific allowance

    725       794  
    $ 8,564       8,686  

 


 

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income was $8.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, an increase of $0.8 million, or 9.6%, from $7.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. The following table presents the components of non-interest income:

 


   

Year ended December 31,

   

Percentage

Increase (Decrease)

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2019/2018

   

2018/2017

 

Fees and service charges

  $ 3,100       3,330       3,354       (6.9 )%     (0.7

)%

Loan servicing fees

    1,278       1,255       1,202       1.8       4.4  

Gain on sales of loans

    2,941       2,095       2,138       40.4       (2.0 )

Other non-interest income

    1,136       1,034       960       9.9       7.7  

Total non-interest income

  $ 8,455       7,714       7,654       9.6       0.8  

 


 

Gain on sales of loans increased $0.8 million between the periods primarily because of an increase in single family loan sales. Other non-interest income increased $0.1 million due primarily to an increase in the gains recognized on equity securities between the periods. Loan servicing fees increased slightly due to an increase in single family loan servicing fees earned between the periods. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $0.2 million in fees and service charges due to a decrease in commitment fees and late charges earned on loans between the periods.

 

Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest expense was $27.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, an increase of $1.7 million, or 6.8%, from $25.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. The following table presents the components of non-interest expense:

 


   

Year ended December 31,

   

Percentage

Increase (Decrease)

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2019/2018

   

2018/2017

 

Compensation and benefits

  $ 15,659       14,728       15,007       6.3

%

    (1.9

)%

Occupancy and equipment

    4,442       4,304       4,068       3.2       5.8  

Data processing

    1,263       1,270       1,106       (0.6 )     14.8  

Professional services

    1,573       1,137       1,285       38.3       (11.5 )

Other

    4,168       3,948       3,788       5.6       4.2  

Total non-interest expense

  $ 27,105       25,387       25,254       6.8       0.5  

 


 

Compensation and benefits expense increased $0.9 million primarily because of annual salary increases, the opening of a new branch location, and an increase in the compensation paid as a result of the increased mortgage loan production between the periods. Professional services expense increased $0.4 million between the periods due primarily to an increase in legal expenses relating to a bankruptcy litigation claim. Other non-interest expense increased $0.2 million due to an increase in mortgage loan servicing expenses because of the increase in serviced loans that were refinanced between the periods. Occupancy and equipment costs increased $0.1 million between the periods due to an increase in depreciation and maintenance costs.

 

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Income Taxes

The Company considers the calculation of current and deferred income taxes to be a critical accounting policy that is subject to significant estimates. Income tax expense was $3.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, an increase of $0.4 million from $2.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2018. Income tax expense increased between the periods because of an increase in the effective tax rate. The effective tax rate increased primarily because of a change in the deductibility of certain expenses between the periods.

 

Comparison of 2018 with 2017

Net income was $8.2 million for 2018, an increase of $3.8 million, or 87.0%, compared to net income of $4.4 million for 2017. Diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $1.71, an increase of $0.81 per share compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.90 for the year ended December 31, 2017. The increase in net income for 2018 is due primarily to a $2.2 million increase in net interest income and a $1.5 million decrease in income tax expense between the periods. Net interest income increased primarily because of the higher interest income earned on loans and cash balances as a result of the 100 basis point increase in the federal funds rate between the periods. The decrease in income tax expense is primarily because of the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the Act) on December 22, 2017 which required the Company to record $1.1 million in additional income tax expense in the fourth quarter of 2017 and reduced the Company’s federal income tax rate in 2018.

 

Net Interest Income

Net interest income was $28.1 million for 2018, an increase of $2.2 million, or 8.8%, from $25.9 million for the same period of 2017. Interest income was $30.4 million for 2018, an increase of $2.7 million, or 9.8%, from $27.7 million for the same period of 2017. Interest income increased primarily because of the higher interest amounts earned on loans and cash balances as a result of the 100 basis point increase in the federal funds rate between the periods and a $27.9 million increase in the average interest-earning assets held between the periods. Interest income also increased $0.5 million because of a change in the amount of yield enhancements recognized on purchased and non-accruing loans between the periods. The average yield earned on interest-earning assets was 4.35% for 2018, an increase of 22 basis points from 4.13% for 2017. The average yield earned on interest-earning assets increased 8 basis points as a result of the change in yield enhancements recognized between the periods.

 

Interest expense was $2.2 million for 2018, an increase of $0.4 million, or 24.3%, from $1.8 million for 2017. The average interest rate paid on non-interest and interest-bearing liabilities was 0.35% for 2018, an increase of 6 basis points from 0.29% paid in 2017. The increase in the interest paid on non-interest and interest-bearing liabilities was primarily because of the 100 basis point increase in the federal funds rate which increased the cost of deposits between the periods and a $22.5 million increase in the average non-interest and interest-bearing liabilities held between the periods.

 

Net interest margin for 2018 was 4.03%, an increase of 17 basis points, compared to 3.86% for 2017. The increase in the net interest margin is primarily related to the increase in interest income which is primarily due to the increase in the average yields earned on the average interest-earning assets held between the periods. Average net earning assets increased from $57.0 million in 2017 to $62.4 million in 2018. The $5.4 million increase in the net earning assets in 2018 is due primarily to the net income earned in 2018 that was partially offset by the purchase of fixed assets and warrants.

 

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses was ($0.6) million for the year ended December 31, 2018, a decrease of $0.1 million, from ($0.5) million for the year ended December 31, 2017. The provision for loan losses decreased between the periods primarily because of the improved credit quality of the loan portfolio and the payoff of certain non-performing commercial loans which resulted in a decrease in the reserves required between the periods.

 

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest income was $7.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, the same as for the year ended December 31, 2017. Other non-interest income increased $0.1 million primarily because of an increase in the revenue earned on the sale of uninsured investment products between the periods. Loan servicing fees increased $0.1 million between the periods due to an increase in the single family loans being serviced. These increases in non-interest income were offset by a decrease in the gain on sales of loans due to a decrease in single family loan originations and sales between the periods. Fees and service charges decreased slightly between the periods primarily because of a decrease in overdraft fees.

 

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Non-Interest Expense

Non-interest expense was $25.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, an increase of $0.1 million, or 0.5%, from $25.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. Occupancy and equipment expense increased $0.2 million because of increases in depreciation and real estate tax expenses. Data processing costs increased $0.2 million primarily because of an increase in mobile and on-line banking costs between the periods. Other non-interest expense increased $0.2 million between the periods due to an increase in the fraud losses incurred on deposit accounts and an increase in deposit insurance rates. These increases in non-interest expense were partially offset by a $0.3 million decrease in compensation and benefits expense primarily because of a decrease in employees between the periods. Professional services expense decreased $0.2 million between the periods primarily because of a decrease in legal expenses.

 

Income Taxes

Income tax expense was $2.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, a decrease of $1.5 million, from $4.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. The decrease in income tax expense is due primarily to the enactment of the Act which required the Company to record $1.1 million in additional income tax expense in the fourth quarter of 2017 and reduced the Company’s federal income tax rate in 2018.

 

Financial Condition 

Loans Receivable, Net

The following table sets forth the information on the Company's loan portfolio in dollar amounts and percentages before deductions for deferred costs/fees and discounts and the allowance for losses as of the dates indicated:

 


                   

December 31,

                 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

   

Percent

   

Amount

   

Percent

   

Amount

   

Percent

   

Amount

   

Percent

   

Amount

   

Percent

 

Real Estate Loans:

                                                                               

Single family

  $ 120,064       19.86

%

  $ 110,698       18.61

%

  $ 107,005       17.99

%

  $ 103,255       18.41

%

  $ 90,945       19.24

%

Multi-family

    48,663       8.05       50,150       8.43       28,649       4.81       36,777       6.56       12,324       2.61  

Commercial

    270,410       44.74       257,036       43.21       259,024       43.55       230,955       41.18       196,926       41.65  

Construction or development

    31,122       5.15       28,944       4.87       46,444       7.81       31,348       5.59       38,103       8.05  

Total real estate loans

    470,259       77.80       446,828       75.12       441,122       74.16       402,335       71.74       338,298       71.55  

Other Loans:

                                                                               

Consumer Loans:

                                                                               

 Automobile

    2,608       0.43       2,483       0.42       2,894       0.49       3,036       0.54       2,885       0.61  

 Home equity line

    28,004       4.63       32,273       5.42       36,869       6.20       40,476       7.22       38,980       8.24  

 Home equity

    16,422       2.72       16,733       2.81       15,823       2.66       16,302       2.91       14,782       3.13  

 Recreational vehicles

    17,266       2.86       16,226       2.73       13,181       2.21       7,553       1.35       2,650       0.56  

 Other

    5,649       0.93       4,817       0.81       5,000       0.84       5,916       1.05       5,118       1.08  

Total consumer loans

    69,949       11.57       72,532       12.19       73,767       12.40       73,283       13.07       64,415       13.62  

Commercial business loans

    64,227       10.63       75,496       12.69       79,909       13.44       85,176       15.19       70,106       14.83  

Total other loans

    134,176       22.20       148,028       24.88       153,676       25.84       158,459       28.26       134,521       28.45  

Total loans

  $ 604,435       100.00

%

  $ 594,856       100.00

%

  $ 594,798       100.00

%

  $ 560,794       100.00

%

  $ 472,819       100.00

%

Less:

                                                                               

Unamortized discounts

    15               17               19               20               16          

Net deferred loan costs

    (536 )             (535 )             (463 )             (300 )             (91 )        

Allowance for losses

    8,564               8,686               9,311               9,903               9,709          

Total loans receivable, net

  $ 596,392             $ 586,688             $ 585,931             $ 551,171             $ 463,185          

 


 

The modest growth in the loan portfolio in 2019 was primarily because the growth experienced in commercial and single family real estate loans was offset by a decrease in other loan categories. Based on current economic conditions and the projected loan origination and prepayment amounts, it is anticipated that any growth in the overall loan portfolio will be limited in 2020.

 

Single family real estate loans were $120.1 million at December 31, 2019, an increase of $9.4 million, compared to $110.7 million at December 31, 2018. The single family loan portfolio increased in 2019 due to an increase in the single family loans that were originated due to the low interest rate environment and an increased emphasis on originating shorter term and adjustable rate mortgage loans that were placed into the portfolio. The majority of the longer term mortgage loans that were originated during the year were sold into the secondary market and were not placed in the loan portfolio in order to manage the Company’s interest rate risk position.

 

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Multi-family real estate loans were $48.7 million at December 31, 2019, a decrease of $1.5 million, compared to $50.2 million at December 31, 2018. The decrease in multi-family real estate loans in 2019 is primarily the result of having an increase in loan payoffs and fewer originations in 2019.

 

Commercial real estate loans were $270.4 million at December 31, 2019, an increase of $13.4 million, compared to $257.0 million at December 31, 2018. The increase in commercial real estate loans is primarily due to an increase in the originations of these types of loans in 2019.

 

Construction or development loans were $31.1 million at December 31, 2019, an increase of $2.2 million, compared to $28.9 million at December 31, 2018. The increase in construction loans is primarily related to the $21.8 million in new construction loans and the $4.1 million in advances on existing loans. These increases were partially offset by the $10.2 million in paid off loans and the $13.5 million of loans on construction projects that were completed during the year and were moved to a permanent classification.

 

Home equity lines of credit were $28.0 million at December 31, 2019, a decrease of $4.3 million, compared to $32.3 million at December 31, 2018. The open-end home equity lines are generally written with an adjustable rate and a two to ten year draw period which requires interest only payments followed by a ten year repayment period which fully amortizes the outstanding balance. Home equity loans were $16.4 million at December 31, 2019, a decrease of $0.3 million, compared to $16.7 million at December 31, 2018. Closed-end home equity loans are written with fixed or adjustable rates with terms up to fifteen years. The decrease in the open-end equity lines and closed-end equity loans is primarily the result of an increase in the payoffs of open-ended home equity lines of credit. The increased payoffs are the result of borrowers’ continued preference to obtain a fixed rate closed-equity loan or to refinance their first mortgage and roll their outstanding open-end equity loan balances into their new home loan.

 

Recreational vehicle loans were $17.3 million at December 31, 2019, an increase of $1.1 million, compared to $16.2 million at December 31, 2018. These loans have been made primarily to finance the recreational vehicle sales of a single dealer within the Bank’s market area and the increase in the balance between the periods is due to loan originations exceeding principal repayments during 2019.

 

Commercial business loans were $64.2 million at December 31, 2019, a decrease of $11.3 million, compared to $75.5 million at December 31, 2018. The decrease in commercial business loans in 2019 is because loan payoffs exceeded loan originations during the year, with some of the payoffs related to the Bank’s initiative to maintain the credit quality of the loan portfolio.

 

Allowance for Loan Losses

The determination of the allowance for loan losses and the related provision is a critical accounting policy of the Company that is subject to significant estimates. The current level of the allowance for loan losses is a result of management’s assessment of the risks within the portfolio based on the information obtained through the credit evaluation process. The Company utilizes a risk-rating system on non-homogeneous commercial real estate and commercial business loans that includes regular credit reviews to identify and quantify the risk in the commercial portfolio. Management conducts quarterly reviews of the entire loan portfolio and evaluates the need to adjust the allowance balance on the basis of these reviews.

 

Management actively monitors asset quality and, when appropriate, charges off loans against the allowance for loan losses. Although management believes it uses the best information available to make determinations with respect to the allowance for loan losses, future adjustments may be necessary if economic conditions differ substantially from the economic conditions in the assumptions used to determine the size of the allowance for loan losses.

 

The allowance for loan losses was $8.6 million, or 1.42% of gross loans at December 31, 2019, compared to $8.7 million, or 1.46% of gross loans at December 31, 2018. The allowance for loan losses decreased primarily because of a decrease in the reserve percentages applied to certain classified commercial loans. These percentages were reduced based on a historical loss analysis that was performed during the year. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in reserves as a result of an increase in outstanding balances and a change in the composition of the loan portfolio between the periods.

 

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The following table reflects the activity in the allowance for loan losses and selected statistics:

 


 

   

December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 

Balance at beginning of year

  $ 8,686       9,311       9,903       9,709       8,332  

Provision for losses

    (1,216 )     (649 )     (523 )     (645 )     (164 )

Charge-offs:

                                       

Single family

    (1 )     (24 )     (6 )     (66 )     (19 )

Commercial real estate

    0       0       (50 )     (67 )     0  

Consumer

    (107 )     (226 )     (288 )     (108 )     (105 )

Commercial business

    (880 )     (270 )     (311 )     (180 )     (69 )

Recoveries

    2,082       544       586       1,260       1,734  

Net recoveries (charge-offs)

    1,094       24       (69 )     839       1,541  

Balance at end of year

  $ 8,564       8,686       9,311       9,903       9,709  

Year end allowance for loan losses as a percent of year end gross loan balance

    1.42

%

    1.46

%

    1.57

%

    1.77

%

    2.05

%

Ratio of net loan recoveries (charge-offs) to average loans outstanding

    0.18       0.00       (0.01 )     0.16       0.36  

Allowance as a percent of total assets at year end

    1.10       1.22       1.29       1.45       1.51  

 


 

The following table reflects the allocation of the allowance for loan losses:

 


   

December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 
   

Allocated Allowance as a % of Loan Category

   

Percent of Loans in Each Category to Total Loans

   

Allocated Allowance as a % of Loan Category

   

Percent of Loans in Each Category to Total Loans

   

Allocated Allowance as a % of Loan Category

   

Percent of Loans in Each Category to Total Loans

   

Allocated Allowance as a % of Loan Category

   

Percent of Loans in Each Category to Total Loans

   

Allocated Allowance as a % of Loan Category

   

Percent of Loans in Each Category to Total Loans

 

Single family

    0.71

%

    19.86

%

    0.75

%

    18.61

%

    0.84

%

    17.99

%

    1.15

%

    18.41

%

    1.09

%

    19.24

%

Commercial real estate

    1.44       57.94       1.45       56.51       1.52       56.17       1.66       53.33       2.46       52.31  

Consumer

    2.15       11.57       2.24       12.19       2.21       12.40       2.20       13.07       1.86       13.62  

Commercial business

    1.78       10.63       1.80       12.69       2.14       13.44       2.53       15.19       2.05       14.83  

Total

    1.42       100.00

%

    1.46       100.00

%

    1.57       100.00

%

    1.77       100.00

%

    2.05       100.00

%

 


 

The allocated allowance percentages for all loan categories decreased in 2019 primarily because of an improvement in the credit quality of the loans held in the various portfolios.

 

Allowance for Real Estate Losses

Real estate properties acquired or expected to be acquired through loan foreclosures are initially recorded at fair value less estimated selling costs. Management periodically performs valuations and an allowance for losses is established if the carrying value of a property exceeds its fair value less estimated selling costs. There was no allowance for real estate losses at December 31, 2019 or December 31, 2018.

 

Non-performing Assets

Loans are reviewed at least quarterly and if the collectability of any loan is doubtful, it is placed on non-accrual status. Loans are placed on non-accrual status when either principal or interest is 90 days or more past due, unless, in the judgment of management, the loan is well collateralized and in the process of collection. Interest accrued and unpaid at the time a loan is placed on non-accrual status is charged against interest income. Subsequent payments are either applied to the outstanding principal balance or recorded as interest income, depending on the assessment of the ultimate collectability of the loan. Restructured loans include the Bank's troubled debt restructurings (TDRs) that involved forgiving a portion of interest or principal or making a loan at a rate materially less than the market rate to borrowers whose financial condition has deteriorated. Foreclosed and repossessed assets include assets acquired in settlement of loans. Total non-performing assets were $2.7 million at December 31, 2019, a decrease of $0.4 million, or 13.9%, from $3.1 million at December 31, 2018. Non-performing loans decreased $0.6 million and foreclosed and repossessed assets increased $0.2 million during 2019. The decrease in the non-performing loans between the periods was primarily the result of the reclassification of a $1.3 million non-performing loan relationship in the manufacturing industry to an accruing loan during 2019. This decrease in non-performing loans was partially offset by a $0.6 million increase in non-accruing loans related to a loan in the trucking industry that was reclassified as non-accruing during the year.

 

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The following table sets forth the amounts and categories of non-performing assets in the Company’s portfolio:

 


   

December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 

Non-performing loans:

                                       

Single family

  $ 617       730       949       916       1,655  

Commercial real estate

    184       1,311       1,364       1,384       1,694  

Consumer

    659       489       553       630       786  

Commercial business

    621       148       278       343       46  

Total

    2,081       2,678       3,144       3,273       4,181  

Foreclosed and repossessed assets:

                                       

Single family

    166       0       0       0       48  

Commercial real estate

    414       414       627       611       1,997  

Consumer

    0       0       0       16       0  

Total

    580       414       627       627       2,045  

Total non-performing assets

  $ 2,661       3,092       3,771       3,900       6,226  

Total as a percentage of total assets

    0.34 %     0.43 %     0.52 %     0.57 %     0.97 %

Total non-performing loans

  $ 2,081     $ 2,678     $ 3,144     $ 3,273     $ 4,181  

Total as a percentage of total loans receivable, net

    0.35 %     0.46 %     0.54 %     0.59 %     0.90 %

Allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans

    411.25 %     324.27 %     296.11 %     302.56 %     232.22 %

 


Gross interest income which would have been recorded had the non-accruing loans been current in accordance with their original terms amounted to $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017. The amounts that were included in interest income on a cash basis for these loans were $0.1 million for each of the three years.

At December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, there were loans included in loans receivable, net, with terms that had been modified in a TDR totaling $2.5 million, $2.5 million and $3.0 million, respectively. Had the loans performed in accordance with their original terms throughout 2019, 2018 and 2017, the Company would have recorded gross interest income of $0.2 million, $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively. During 2019, 2018 and 2017 the Company recorded gross interest income of $0.1 million, $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively.

 

For the loans that were modified in 2019, $0.1 million were classified and performing and $0.5 million were non-performing at December 31, 2019. Total TDRs of $2.5 million remained the same at December 31, 2019 when compared to December 31, 2018. During 2019, several single family and retail consumer TDRs paid off and were replaced by new TDRs. Of the loans that were modified in 2019 and outstanding at December 31, 2019, $0.5 million related to first or second mortgages on single-family properties, and the remaining modification related to other consumer loans.

 

For the loans that were modified in 2018, $0.4 million were classified and performing and $1.2 million were non-performing at December 31, 2018. The decrease in TDRs in 2018 related primarily to several retail consumer TDRs that were paid or charged off during the year, as well as one commercial business loan that was charged off. Of the loans that were modified in 2018 and outstanding at December 31, 2018, $1.1 million related to loans secured by commercial real estate, $0.4 million related to first or second mortgages on single family properties and the remaining modifications related to other consumer or commercial business loans.

 

For the loans that were modified in 2017, $0.6 million were classified and performing and $0.4 million were non-performing at December 31, 2017. The decrease in TDRs in 2017 related primarily to one commercial relationship totaling $0.5 million that had performed according to the restructured terms and met the criteria to be upgraded to non-TDR status during the year. Of the loans that were modified in 2017 and outstanding at December 31, 2017, $0.8 million related to loans secured by first or second mortgages on single family properties and the remaining modifications related to other consumer or commercial business loans.

 

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The following table sets forth the amount of TDRs in the Company’s portfolio:

 


 

   

December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

   

2016

   

2015

 

Single family

  $ 623       636       685       448       647  

Commercial real estate

    983       1,110       1,210       1,774       725  

Consumer

    745       522       758       709       732  

Commercial business

    114       208       391       369       415  

Total TDRs

  $ 2,465       2,476       3,044       3,300       2,519  
                                         

TDRs on accrual status

  $ 1,770       1,018       1,129       1,297       1,618  

TDRs on non-accrual status

    695       1,458       1,915       2,003       901  

Total

  $ 2,465       2,476       3,044       3,300       2,519  

 


 

In addition to the TDRs and the non-performing loans set forth in the previous table of all non-performing assets, the Company may identify other potential problem loans. Potential problem loans are loans that are not in non-performing status, however, there are circumstances present to create doubt as to the ability of the borrower to comply with present repayment terms. The decision of management to include performing loans in potential problem loans does not necessarily mean that the Company expects losses to occur but that management recognized a higher degree of risk associated with these loans. The level of potential problem loans is another predominant factor in determining the relative level of the allowance for loan losses. There were no potential problem loans identified by the Company as of December 31, 2019 or 2018. There was one potential problem loan relationship totaling $7.5 million identified by the Company as of December 31, 2017, however, the issues with the loan improved in 2018 and it did not progress to a problem loan status.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources 

The Company manages its liquidity position so that the funding needs of borrowers and depositors are met timely and in a cost effective manner. Asset liquidity is the ability to convert assets to cash through the maturity or sale of the asset. Liability liquidity is the ability of the Bank to obtain retail, internet, or brokered deposits or to borrow funds from third parties such as the FHLB or the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

 

The primary investing activities are the origination of loans and the purchase of securities. Principal and interest payments on loans and securities, along with the proceeds from the sale of loans held for sale, are the primary sources of cash for the Bank. Additional cash can be obtained by selling securities from the available for sale portfolio or by selling loans or mortgage servicing rights.

 

The primary financing activity is the attraction of retail, commercial, and internet deposits. The Bank also has the ability to borrow funds from the FHLB or Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis based on the collateral value of the loans pledged, subject to applicable borrowing base and collateral requirements. See Note 12 Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) Advances and Other Borrowings” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on the advances that could be drawn based upon existing collateral levels with the FHLB and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Unpledged securities could also be pledged and used as collateral for additional borrowings with the FHLB or Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

 

The Bank's most liquid assets are cash and cash equivalents, which consist of short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of less than three months that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and interest-bearing deposits. The level of these assets is dependent on the operating, financing and investing activities during any given period.

 

Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2019 were $44.4 million, an increase of $23.7 million, compared to $20.7 million at December 31, 2018. Net cash provided by operating activities during 2019 was $15.2 million. The Company conducted the following major investing activities during 2019: purchases of securities available for sale and FHLB stock were $55.5 million; principal payments and maturity proceeds received on securities available for sale and FHLB stock were $29.3 million; and the proceeds from the sale of premises and other real estate were $0.2 million. Net loans receivable increased $14.7 million and the Company also purchased premises and equipment of $2.2 million. Net cash used by investing activities during 2019 was $42.9 million. The Company conducted the following major financing activities during 2019: deposits increased $50.5 million; received and repaid borrowings of $26.0 million; customer escrows increased $1.0 million; and withheld stock of $0.1 million to cover taxes due on vested stock awards. Net cash provided by financing activities was $51.4 million for 2019.

 

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The Bank has certificates of deposits from customers with outstanding balances of $82.5 million that mature during 2020. Based upon past experience, management anticipates that the majority of the deposits will renew for another term. The Company believes that deposits that do not renew will be replaced with deposits from other customers or FHLB advances. Proceeds from the sale of securities could also be used to fund unanticipated outflows of deposits.

 

The Bank has deposits of $60.4 million in checking and money market accounts of five customers that have individual relationship balances greater than $5.0 million. These funds may be withdrawn at any time, however, management anticipates that the majority of these deposits will remain on deposit with the Bank over the next twelve months. If these deposits are withdrawn, it is anticipated that they would be funded with available cash or replaced with deposits from other customers or advances from the FHLB. Proceeds from the sale of securities could also be used to fund unanticipated outflows of deposits.

 

Dividends from the Bank have been the Company’s primary source of cash. The Bank is restricted under applicable federal banking law from paying dividends to the Company without prior notice to and non-objection of the applicable regulator. During 2019, the Bank paid dividends to the Company of $5.0 million and at December 31, 2019, the Company had $7.7 million in cash.

 

The Company’s primary use of cash is the payment of holding company level expenses including the payment of director and management fees, legal expenses and regulatory costs. The Company plans to continue to fund its liquidity needs through dividends from the Bank, or if deemed prudent, by obtaining external capital.

 

Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

The Company has certain obligations and commitments to make future payments under existing contracts. At December 31, 2019, the aggregate contractual obligations (excluding bank deposits) and commercial commitments were as follows:

 

       
   

Payments Due by Period

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Total

   

Less than

1 Year

   

1-3 Years

   

4-5 Years

   

More than 5 Years

 

Contractual Obligations:

                                       

Annual rental commitments under non-cancellable operating leases

  $ 4,266       887       1,829       1,536       14  

Total contractual obligations

  $ 4,266       887       1,829       1,536       14  

 

   

Amount of Commitments Expiring by Period

 

Other Commercial Commitments:

                                       

Commercial lines of credit

  $ 63,322       23,742       27,240       12,340       0  

Commitments to lend

    22,757       8,716       2,668       4,090       7,283  

Standby letters of credit

    2,810       2,108       702       0       0  

Total other commercial commitments

  $ 88,889       34,566       30,610       16,430       7,283  
                                         

 

Regulatory Capital Requirements

The Company and the Bank are subject to the Basel III regulatory capital requirements. The Basel III requirements, among other things, (i) apply a set of capital requirements to the Bank (the Company is exempt, pursuant to the Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement (Policy Statement) described below), including requirements relating to common equity as a component of core capital, (ii) implement a “capital conservation buffer” against risk and a minimum Tier 1 capital requirement, and (iii) set forth rules for calculating risk-weighted assets for purposes of such requirements. The rules made corresponding revisions to the prompt corrective action framework and include capital ratios and buffer requirements which are fully phased in as of January 1, 2019. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company's financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of its assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.

 

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The Policy Statement of the FRB exempts small bank and savings and loan holding companies with assets less than $3 billion from the above capital requirements. The Company currently meets the qualitative exemption requirements, and therefore, is exempt from the above capital requirements.

 

Quantitative measures established by regulations to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of common equity Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets, Tier 1 capital to adjusted total assets, Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets and total capital to risk weighted assets. The Bank must maintain a capital conservation buffer composed of common equity Tier 1 capital above its minimum risk-based capital requirements in order to avoid limitations on capital distributions, including dividend payments and certain discretionary bonus payments to executive officers. On January 1, 2019, the capital conservation buffer amount increased to the fully phased in amount of 2.50%. Management believes that, as of December 31, 2019, the Bank’s capital ratios were in excess of those quantitative capital ratio standards set forth under the current prompt corrective action regulations, including the capital conservation buffer described above. However, there can be no assurance that the Bank will continue to maintain such status in the future. The OCC has extensive discretion in its supervisory and enforcement activities, and can adjust the requirement to be “well-capitalized” in the future. See “Note 17 Regulatory Capital” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a table which reflects the Bank’s capital compared to these capital requirements.

 

The Company also serves as a source of capital, liquidity and financial support to the Bank. Depending upon the operating performance of the Bank and the Company’s other liquidity and capital needs, the Company may find it prudent, subject to prevailing capital market conditions and other factors, to raise additional capital through issuance of its common stock or other equity securities. Additional capital would potentially permit the Company to implement a strategy of growing Bank assets. Depending on the circumstances, if it were to raise capital, the Company may deploy it to the Bank for general banking purposes, or may retain some or all of it for use by the Company.

 

If the Company raises capital through the issuance of additional shares of common stock or other equity securities, it would dilute the ownership interests of existing stockholders and, if issued at less than the Company’s book value would dilute the per share book value of the Company’s common stock, dilute the Company’s earnings per share and could result in a change in control of the Company and the Bank. New investors may also have rights, preferences and privileges senior to the Company’s current stockholders which may adversely impact the Company’s current stockholders. The Company’s ability to raise additional capital through the issuance of equity securities, if deemed prudent, will depend on, among other factors, conditions in the capital markets at that time, which are outside of the Company’s control, and on the Company’s financial performance and plans. Accordingly, the Company may not be able to raise additional capital, if deemed prudent, on favorable economic terms, or other terms acceptable to it. If the Bank cannot satisfactorily address its capital needs as they arise, the Bank’s ability to maintain or expand its operations, maintain compliance with the regulatory capital requirements, to operate without additional regulatory or other restrictions, and its operating results, could be materially adversely affected.

 

Dividends

The declaration of dividends is subject to, among other things, the Company's financial condition and results of operations, the Bank's compliance with regulatory capital requirements and other regulatory restrictions, tax considerations, industry standards, economic conditions, anticipated asset growth, general business practices and other factors. The Company has not made any dividend payments to common stockholders during the three year period ending December 31, 2019 but will continue to evaluate the best use of the Company’s capital based on the factors identified above.

 

Under applicable federal banking laws and regulations, no dividends can be declared or paid by the Bank to the Company without notice to and non-objection from the applicable banking regulator. There is no assurance that the Bank and the Company would satisfy the applicable regulatory requirements necessary to effect any such dividends. The payment of dividends by the Company is dependent upon the Company having adequate cash or other assets that can be converted to cash to pay dividends to its stockholders. Further, any determination as to whether, when and in what amount to declare and pay any such dividends would be subject to the discretion of the board of directors of both the Bank and the Company and would depend on numerous factors including the results of operations, financial conditions, asset growth plans and the cash flow requirements of the Company and the Bank.

 

Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices

The impact of inflation is reflected in the increased cost of operations. Unlike most industrial companies, nearly all of the assets and liabilities of the Company are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rates have a greater impact on the Company's performance than do the effects of general levels of inflation. Interest rates do not necessarily move in the same direction or to the same extent as the prices of goods and services.

 

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New Accounting Pronouncements

Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements discusses recently issued accounting pronouncements that we will be required to adopt. Also discussed is our expectation of the impact these new accounting pronouncements will have on our consolidated financial statements.

 

Market Risk

Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and rates. The Company's market risk arises primarily from interest rate risk inherent in its investing, lending and deposit taking activities. Management actively monitors and manages its interest rate risk exposure.

 

The Company's profitability is affected by fluctuations in interest rates. A sudden and substantial change in interest rates may adversely impact the Company's earnings to the extent that the interest rates borne by assets and liabilities do not change at the same speed, to the same extent, or on the same basis. The Company monitors the projected changes in net interest income that occur if interest rates were to suddenly change up or down. The Rate Shock Table located in the following Asset/Liability Management section of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis discloses the Company's projected changes in net interest income based upon immediate interest rate changes called rate shocks.

The Company utilizes a model that uses the discounted cash flows from its interest-earning assets and its interest-bearing liabilities to calculate the current market value of those assets and liabilities. The model also calculates the changes in market value of the interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities under different interest rate changes.

 

The following table discloses the projected changes in market value to the Company’s interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities based upon incremental 100 basis point changes in interest rates from interest rates in effect on December 31, 2019.

 


(Dollars in thousands)

         

Market Value

 
               

Basis point change in interest rates

  -200     -100     0    

+100

   

+200

 

Total market-risk sensitive assets

  $ 790,627       781,112       767,305       753,086       739,106  

Total market-risk sensitive liabilities

    752,616       703,845       660,785       622,784       590,543  

Off-balance sheet financial instruments

    198       90       0       (132 )     (246 )

Net market risk

  $ 37,813       77,177       106,520       130,434       148,809  

Percentage change from current market value

    (64.50

)%

    (27.55

)%

    0.00

%

    22.45

%

    39.70

%

 


 

The preceding table was prepared utilizing the following assumptions (the Model Assumptions) regarding prepayment and decay ratios that were determined by management based upon its review of historical prepayment speeds and decay rates. Fixed rate loans were assumed to prepay at annual rates of between 2% and 51%, depending on the note rate and the period to maturity. Adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) were assumed to prepay at annual rates of between 5% and 61%, depending on the note rate and the period to maturity. Mortgage-backed securities were projected to have prepayments based upon the underlying collateral securing the instrument. All loan prepayments vary based on the note rate and period to maturity of the individual loans. Certificate accounts were assumed not to be withdrawn until maturity. Retail money market demand accounts (MMDAs) and passbook accounts were assumed to decay at annual rates of 9% and 6%, respectively. Retail non-interest and interest-bearing checking accounts were assumed to decay at annual rates of 8% and 11%, respectively. Commercial non-interest and interest-bearing checking accounts were assumed to decay at annual rates of 10% and 19%, respectively. Commercial MMDAs were assumed to decay at annual rates of between 0% and 30%.

 

Certain shortcomings are inherent in the method of analysis presented in the foregoing table. The interest rates on certain types of assets and liabilities may fluctuate in advance of changes in market interest rates, while interest rates on other types of assets and liabilities may lag behind changes in market interest rates. The model assumes that the difference between the current interest rate being earned or paid compared to a treasury instrument or other interest index with a similar term to maturity (the interest spread) will remain constant over the interest changes disclosed in the table. Changes in interest spread could impact projected market value changes. Certain assets, such as ARMs, have features that restrict changes in interest rates on a short-term basis and over the life of the assets. The market value of the interest-bearing assets that are approaching their lifetime interest rate caps or floors could be different from the values calculated in the table. Certain liabilities, such as certificates of deposit, have fixed rates that restrict interest rate changes until maturity. In the event of a change in interest rates, prepayment and early withdrawal levels may deviate significantly from those assumed in calculating the foregoing table. The ability of many borrowers to service their debt may also decrease in the event of a substantial increase in interest rates.

 

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Asset/Liability Management

The Company's management reviews the impact that changing interest rates will have on the net interest income projected for the twelve months following December 31, 2019 to determine if its current level of interest rate risk is acceptable. The following table projects the estimated impact on net interest income during the twelve month period ending December 31, 2020 of immediate interest rate changes called rate shocks:

 


 

(Dollars in thousands)                  

Rate Shock

in Basis Points

   

Net Interest

Change

   

Percent

Change

+200

      $ 1,927         7.04

%

+100

        962         3.52  
0         0         0.00  
-100         (1,068 )       (3.90 )
-200         (2,284 )       (8.35 )

 

The preceding table was prepared utilizing the Model Assumptions. Certain shortcomings are inherent in the method of analysis presented in the preceding table. In the event of a change in interest rates, prepayment and early withdrawal levels would likely deviate significantly from those assumed in calculating the preceding table. The ability of many borrowers to service their debt may decrease in the event of a substantial increase in interest rates and could impact net interest income. The increase in interest income in a rising rate environment is because there are more loans that are anticipated to re-price to higher interest rates in the next twelve months than there are deposits that would re-price.

 

In managing the Company’s exposure to changes in interest rates, management closely monitors interest rate risk. The Company has an Asset/Liability Committee that meets frequently to discuss changes in the interest rate risk position and projected profitability. The Committee makes adjustments to the asset/liability position of the Bank that are reviewed by the Board of Directors of the Bank. This Committee also reviews the Bank's portfolio, formulates investment strategies and oversees the timing and implementation of transactions as intended to assure attainment of the Bank's objectives in an effective manner. In addition, each quarter the Board reviews the Bank's asset/liability position, including simulations of the effect on the Bank's capital of various interest rate scenarios.

 

In managing its asset/liability composition, the Bank may, at times, depending on the relationship between long-term and short-term interest rates, market conditions and consumer preference, place more emphasis on managing net interest margin than on better matching the interest rate sensitivity of its assets and liabilities in an effort to enhance net interest income. Management believes that the increased net interest income resulting from a mismatch in the maturity of its asset and liability portfolios can, in certain situations, provide high enough returns to justify the increased exposure to sudden and unexpected changes in interest rates.

 

To the extent consistent with its interest rate spread objectives, the Bank attempts to manage its interest rate risk and has taken a number of steps to structure its balance sheet to better match the maturities of its assets and liabilities. In the past, more long-term fixed rate loans were placed into the single family loan portfolio. In recent years, the Bank has focused its 30 year fixed rate single family residential lending program on loans that are saleable to third parties and generally places only adjustable rate or shorter-term fixed rate loans that meet certain risk characteristics into its loan portfolio. A significant portion of the Bank’s commercial loan production continues to be in adjustable rate loans that reprice every one, two, or three years.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements other than commitments to originate and sell loans in the ordinary course of business. See Note 18 Commitments and Contingencies in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. Management believes that the Company has sufficient liquidity to satisfy its off-balance sheet obligations.

 

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

 
                 
   

December 31,

   

December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 
                 

ASSETS

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 44,399       20,709  

Securities available for sale:

               

Mortgage-backed and related securities (amortized cost $54,777 and $8,159)

    54,851       8,023  

Other marketable securities (amortized cost $52,751 and $73,222)

    52,741       71,836  
      107,592       79,859  
                 

Equity securities

    167       121  

Loans held for sale

    3,606       3,444  

Loans receivable, net

    596,392       586,688  

Accrued interest receivable

    2,251       2,356  

Real estate, net

    580       414  

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost

    854       867  

Mortgage servicing rights, net

    2,172       1,855  

Premises and equipment, net

    10,515       9,635  

Goodwill

    802       802  

Core deposit intangible

    156       255  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    6,451       2,668  

Deferred tax asset, net

    1,702       2,642  

Total assets

  $ 777,639       712,315  
                 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

               

Deposits

  $ 673,870       623,352  

Accrued interest payable

    420       346  

Customer escrows

    2,413       1,448  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

    8,288       4,022  

Total liabilities

    684,991       629,168  
                 

Commitments and contingencies

               

Stockholders’ equity:

               

Serial-preferred stock ($.01 par value):

               

authorized 500,000 shares; issued 0

    0       0  

Common stock ($.01 par value):

               

authorized 16,000,000 shares; issued 9,128,662

    91       91  

Additional paid-in capital

    40,365       40,090  

Retained earnings, subject to certain restrictions

    107,547       99,754  

Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss)

    46       (1,096 )

Unearned employee stock ownership plan shares

    (1,643 )     (1,836 )

Treasury stock, at cost 4,284,840 and 4,292,838 shares

    (53,758 )     (53,856 )

Total stockholders’ equity

    92,648       83,147  

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $ 777,639       712,315  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

 

Years ended December 31 (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Interest income:

                       

Loans receivable

  $ 29,787       28,535       26,368  

Securities available for sale:

                       

Mortgage-backed and related

    343       197       57  

Other marketable

    1,157       1,138       1,103  

Other

    603       511       152  

Total interest income

    31,890       30,381       27,680  
                         

Interest expense:

                       

Deposits

    3,332       2,231       1,470  

Advances and other borrowings

    7       2       327  

Total interest expense

    3,339       2,233       1,797  

Net interest income

    28,551       28,148       25,883  

Provision for loan losses

    (1,216 )     (649 )     (523 )

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

    29,767       28,797       26,406  
                         

Non-interest income:

                       

Fees and service charges

    3,100       3,330       3,354  

Loan servicing fees

    1,278       1,255       1,202  

Gain on sales of loans

    2,941       2,095       2,138  

Other

    1,136       1,034       960  

Total non-interest income

    8,455       7,714       7,654  
                         

Non-interest expense:

                       

Compensation and benefits

    15,659       14,728       15,007  

Occupancy and equipment

    4,442       4,304       4,068  

Data processing

    1,263       1,270       1,106  

Professional services

    1,573       1,137       1,285  

Other

    4,168       3,948       3,788  

Total non-interest expense

    27,105       25,387       25,254  

Income before income tax expense

    11,117       11,124       8,806  

Income tax expense

    3,324       2,888       4,402  

Net income

    7,793       8,236       4,404  

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

    1,142       (69 )     (137 )

Comprehensive income available to common shareholders

  $ 8,935       8,167       4,267  

Basic earnings per common share

  $ 1.69       1.89       1.04  

Diluted earnings per common share

  $ 1.68       1.71       0.90  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

 


 

                                   

Unearned

                 
                           

Accumulated

   

Employee

           

Total

 
           

Additional

           

Other

   

Stock

           

Stock-

 
   

Common

   

Paid-in

   

Retained

   

Comprehensive

   

Ownership

   

Treasury

   

holders’

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Stock

   

Capital

   

Earnings

   

Income (Loss)

   

Plan

   

Stock

   

Equity

 

Balance, December 31, 2016

  $ 91       50,566       86,886       (820 )     (2,223 )     (58,581 )     75,919  

Net income

                    4,404                               4,404  

Other comprehensive income

                            21                       21  

Reclassification of certain income tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive income

                    158       (158 )                     0  

Stock compensation expense

            41                                       41  

Restricted stock awards

            (278 )                             278       0  

Stock awards withheld for tax withholding

                                            (54 )     (54 )

Amortization of restricted stock awards

            147                                       147  

Earned employee stock ownership plan shares

            147                       193               340  

Balance, December 31, 2017

  $ 91       50,623       91,448       (957 )     (2,030 )     (58,357 )     80,818  

Net income

                    8,236                               8,236  

Other comprehensive loss

                            (69 )                     (69 )

Reclassification due to adjustments for equity securities as required by ASU 2016-01

                    70       (70 )                     0  

Stock warrants purchased

            (6,453 )                                     (6,453 )

Exercise of stock warrants

            (4,168 )                             4,168       0  

Exercise of stock options

            (145 )                             145       0  

Tax benefits of exercised stock options

            64                                       64  

Stock compensation expense

            17                                       17  

Restricted stock awards

            (188 )                             188       0  

Amortization of restricted stock awards

            134                                       134  

Earned employee stock ownership plan shares

            206                       194               400  

Balance, December 31, 2018

  $ 91       40,090       99,754       (1,096 )     (1,836 )     (53,856 )     83,147  

Net income

                    7,793                               7,793  

Other comprehensive income

                            1,142                       1,142  

Stock compensation expense

            1                                       1  

Restricted stock awards

            (143 )                             143       0  

Stock awards withheld for tax withholding

                                            (45 )     (45 )

Amortization of restricted stock awards

            187                                       187  

Earned employee stock ownership plan shares

            230                       193               423  

Balance, December 31, 2019

  $ 91       40,365       107,547       46       (1,643 )     (53,758 )     92,648  

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

Years ended December 31 (Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                       

Net income

  $ 7,793       8,236       4,404  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:

                       

Provision for loan losses

    (1,216 )     (649 )     (523 )

Depreciation

    1,129       1,078       949  

Amortization of premiums (discounts), net

    3       16       (3 )

Amortization of deferred loan fees

    (91 )     (260 )     (240 )

Amortization of core deposit intangible

    99       99       99  

Amortization of purchased asset fair value adjustments

    (41 )     (70 )     (85 )

Amortization of mortgage servicing rights

    780       551       555  

Capitalized mortgage servicing rights

    (1,097 )     (682 )     (675 )

Deferred income tax expense

    496       1,084       2,105  

Reclassification of certain income tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive loss

    0       0       158  

Securities (gains) losses, net

    (46 )     36       0  

Loss (gain) on sale of premises

    24       11       (8 )

Gains on real estate owned, net

    0       (80 )     (72 )

Gain on sales of loans

    (2,941 )     (2,095 )     (2,138 )

Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale

    124,858       88,649       90,127  

Disbursements on loans held for sale

    (115,861 )     (76,489 )     (78,751 )

Amortization of restricted stock awards

    187       134       147  

Amortization of unearned ESOP shares

    193       194       193  

Earned ESOP shares priced above original cost

    230       206       147  

Stock compensation expense

    1       17       41  

Decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable

    105       (12 )     282  

Increase (decrease) in accrued interest payable

    74       200       (91 )

Decrease (increase) in other assets

    693       (1,343 )     417  

Decrease in other liabilities

    (199 )     (1,024 )     (62 )

Other, net

    28       2       67  

Net cash provided by operating activities

    15,201       17,809       17,043  

Cash flows from investing activities:

                       

Principal collected on securities available for sale

    2,867       1,914       953  

Proceeds collected on maturity of securities available for sale

    25,400       310       20,100  

Purchases of securities available for sale

    (54,427 )     (4,888 )     (20,035 )

Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock

    (1,040 )     (322 )     (3,999 )

Redemption of Federal Home Loan Bank stock

    1,053       272       3,952  

Proceeds from sales of real estate owned

    0       367       309  

Net increase in loans receivable

    (14,765 )     (11,483 )     (43,194 )

Proceeds from sale of premises

    195       0       8  

Purchases of premises and equipment

    (2,232 )     (2,497 )     (1,011 )

Net cash used by investing activities

    (42,949 )     (16,327 )     (42,917 )

Cash flows from financing activities:

                       

Increase (decrease) in deposits

    50,518       (12,249 )     42,794  

Warrants purchased

    0       (6,453 )     0  

Stock awards withheld for tax withholding

    (45 )     0       (54 )

Excess tax benefit from options exercised

    0       64       0  

Proceeds from borrowings

    26,001       6,801       99,200  

Repayment of borrowings

    (26,001 )     (6,801 )     (106,200 )

Increase in customer escrows

    965       301       137  

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

    51,438       (18,337 )     35,877  

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    23,690       (16,855 )     10,003  

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

    20,709       37,564       27,561  

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

  $ 44,399       20,709       37,564  

Supplemental cash flow disclosures:

                       

Cash paid for interest

  $ 3,265       2,034       1,887  

Cash paid for income taxes

    2,911       4,264       1,879  

Supplemental noncash flow disclosures:

                       

Loans transferred to loans held for sale

    6,253       11,642       9,211  

Loans held for sale transferred to loans

    0       0       164  

Transfer of loans to real estate owned, net

    166       74       253  

Right to use assets and lease obligations

    4,505       0       0  


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017

 

 

NOTE 1 Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

HMN Financial, Inc. (HMN or the Company) is a stock savings bank holding company that owns 100 percent of Home Federal Savings Bank (the Bank). The Bank has a community banking philosophy and operates retail banking and loan production facilities in Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. The Bank has two wholly owned subsidiaries, Osterud Insurance Agency, Inc. (OIA), which does business as Home Federal Investment Services and offers financial planning products and services, and HFSB Property Holdings, LLC (HPH), which is currently inactive, but has acted in the past as an intermediary for the Bank in holding and operating certain foreclosed properties.

 

The consolidated financial statements included herein are for HMN, the Bank, OIA, and HPH. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

The Company evaluated subsequent events through the filing date of our annual 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 6, 2020.

 

Use of Estimates

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the balance sheet and revenues and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

An estimate that is particularly susceptible to change relates to the determination of the allowance for loan losses. Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is appropriate to cover probable losses inherent in the portfolio at the date of the balance sheet. While management uses available information to recognize losses on loans, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in economic conditions and other factors. In addition, various regulatory agencies, as an integral part of their examination process, periodically review the allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require changes to the allowance based on their judgment about information available to them at the time of their examination.

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. These calculations are based on many complex factors including estimates of the timing of reversals of temporary differences, the interpretation of federal and state income tax laws, and a determination of the differences between the tax and the financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ significantly from the estimates and interpretations used in determining the current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities.

 

Estimates related to litigation are inherently subjective and the ultimate resolution of any litigation may be different than current management estimates. See “Note 18 Commitments and Contingencies” for further information.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

Securities

Securities are accounted for according to their purpose and holding period. The Company classifies its debt securities in one of three categories:

 

Trading Securities

Securities held principally for resale in the near term are classified as trading securities and are recorded at their fair values. Unrealized gains and losses on trading securities are included in other income.

 

Securities Held to Maturity

Securities that the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are reported at cost and adjusted for premiums and discounts that are recognized in interest income using the interest method with discounts amortized over the period to maturity and premiums amortized to the earliest call date. Unrealized losses on securities held to maturity reflecting a decline in value judged to be other than temporary are charged to income and a new cost basis is established.

 

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Securities Available for Sale

Securities available for sale consist of securities not classified as trading securities or as securities held to maturity. They include securities that management intends to use as part of its asset/liability strategy or that may be sold in response to changes in interest rates, changes in prepayment risk, or similar factors. Unrealized gains and losses, net of income taxes, are reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity until realized. Gains and losses on the sale of securities available for sale are determined using the specific identification method and recognized on the trade date. Premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income using the interest method with discounts amortized over the period to maturity and premiums amortized to the earliest call date. Unrealized losses on securities available for sale reflecting a decline in value judged to be other than temporary are charged to income and a new cost basis is established.

 

Management monitors the investment security portfolio for impairment on an individual security basis and has a process in place to identify securities that could potentially have a credit impairment that is other than temporary. This process involves analyzing the length of time and extent to which the fair value has been less than the amortized cost basis, the market liquidity for the security, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, expected cash flows, and the Company's intent and ability to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to recover the temporary loss, including determining whether it is more-likely-than-not that the Company will be required to sell the security prior to recovery. To the extent it is determined that a security is deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired, an impairment loss is recognized.

 

Equity Securities

Equity securities are carried at their fair market value with any changes during the period recognized in other income on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

 

Loans Held for Sale

Mortgage loans originated which are intended for sale in the secondary market are carried at the lower of cost or estimated market value in the aggregate. Net fees and costs associated with originating loans held for sale are deferred and included in the basis of the loan in determining the gain or loss on the sale of the loans. Gains on the sale of loans are recognized on the settlement date. Net unrealized losses are recognized through a valuation allowance by charges to income.

 

Loans Receivable, net

Loans receivable, net, are carried at amortized cost. Loan origination fees received, net of certain loan origination costs, are deferred as an adjustment to the carrying value of the related loans, and are amortized into income using the interest method over the estimated life of the loans.

 

Premiums and discounts on purchased participation loans are amortized into interest income using the interest method over the period to contractual maturity, adjusted for estimated prepayments.

 

The allowance for loan losses is based on a periodic analysis of the loan portfolio and is maintained at an amount considered to be appropriate by management to provide for probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet dates. In this analysis, management considers factors including, but not limited to, specific occurrences of loan impairment, actual and anticipated changes in the size of the portfolios, national and regional economic conditions (such as unemployment data, loan delinquencies, local economic conditions, demand for single family homes, demand for commercial real estate and building lots), loan portfolio composition, historical loss experience, and observations made by the Company's ongoing internal audit and regulatory exam processes. In connection with the determination of the allowance for loan losses, management obtains independent appraisals for significant properties or other collateral securing classified loans. Appraisals on collateral dependent commercial real estate and commercial business loans are obtained when it is determined that the borrower’s risk profile has deteriorated and the loan is classified as impaired. Subsequent new third party appraisals of properties securing impaired commercial real estate and commercial business loans are prepared at least every two years. For all land development loan types, a new third party appraisal is prepared on an annual basis where current activity is not materially consistent with the assumptions made in the most recent third party appraisal. Non-performing residential and consumer home equity loans and home equity lines may have a third party appraisal or an internal evaluation completed depending on the size of the loan and location of the property. These appraisals, or internal valuations, are generally completed when a residential or consumer home equity loan or home equity line of credit becomes 120 days past due and are typically updated after possession of the property is obtained. Valuations are reviewed on a quarterly basis and adjustments are made to the allowance for loan losses for temporary impairments and charge-offs are taken when the impairment is determined to be permanent. The fair market value of the properties for all loan types are adjusted for estimated selling costs in order to determine the net realizable value of the properties. Loans are charged off to the extent they are deemed to be uncollectible. The appropriateness of the allowance for loan losses is dependent upon management’s estimates of variables affecting valuation, appraisals of collateral, evaluations of performance and status, and the amounts and timing of future cash flows expected to be received on impaired loans. Such estimates, appraisals, evaluations and cash flows may be subject to adjustments due to changing economic prospects of borrowers or properties. The fair market value of collateral dependent loans is typically based on the appraised value of the property less estimated selling costs. The estimates are reviewed periodically and adjustments, if any, are recorded in the provision for loan losses in the periods in which the adjustments become known. The allowance is allocated to individual loan categories based upon the relative risk characteristics of the loan portfolios and the actual loss experience. The Company increases its allowance for loan losses by charging the provision for loan losses against income and decreases its allowance by crediting the provision for loan losses. The methodology for establishing the allowance for loan losses takes into consideration probable losses that have been identified in connection with specific loans as well as losses in the loan portfolio that have not been specifically identified.

 

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Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis except when collectability is in doubt. When loans are placed on a non-accrual basis, generally when the loan is 90 days past due, previously accrued but unpaid interest is reversed from income. If the ultimate collectability of a loan is in doubt and the loan is placed in nonaccrual status, the cost recovery method is used and cash collected is applied to first reduce the principal outstanding. Generally, the Company returns a loan to accrual status when all delinquent interest and principal becomes current under the terms of the loan agreement, the borrower has consistently made the required payments for a period of six months, and the collectability of remaining principal and interest is no longer doubtful. Previously collected interest payments that were applied to principal when the loan was classified as non-accrual are recorded as interest income using the effective yield method over the estimated life of the loan, including expected renewal terms.

 

All impaired loans are valued at the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan's initial effective interest rate. The fair value of the collateral of an impaired collateral-dependent loan or an observable market price, if one exists, may be used as an alternative to discounting. If the value of the impaired loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan, the impaired amount is charged off. A loan is considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Impaired loans include all loans which are on non-accrual, delinquent as to principal and interest for 90 days or more, or restructured in a troubled debt restructuring (TDR) involving a modification of terms. All non-accruing loans are reviewed for impairment on an individual basis.

 

Included in loans receivable, net, are certain loans that have been modified in order to maximize collection of the loan balances. The Company evaluates all loan modifications and if the Company, for legal or economic reasons related to the borrower's financial difficulties, grants a concession compared to the original terms and conditions of the loan that the Company would not otherwise consider, the modified loan is considered a TDR and is classified as an impaired loan. If the TDR loan was performing (accruing) prior to the modification, it typically will remain accruing after the modification as long as it continues to perform according to the modified terms. If the TDR loan was non-performing (non-accruing) prior to the modification, it will remain non-accruing after the modification for a minimum of six months. If the loan performs according to the modified terms for a minimum of six months, it typically will be returned to accruing status. In general, there are two conditions in which a TDR loan is no longer considered to be a TDR and potentially not classified as impaired. The first condition is when the loan is refinanced with terms that reflect normal market terms for the type of credit involved and performs according to the modified terms for a period of at least one year. The second condition is when the loan is repaid or charged off.

 

Transfers of Financial Assets and Participating Interests

Transfers of an entire financial asset or a participating interest in an entire financial asset are accounted for as sales when control over the assets has been surrendered. Control over transferred assets is deemed to be surrendered when (1) the assets have been isolated from the Company, (2) the transferee obtains the right (free of conditions that constrain it from taking advantage of that right) to pledge or exchange the transferred assets, and (3) the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets through an agreement to repurchase them before their maturity.

 

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The transfer of a participating interest in an entire financial asset must also meet the definition of a participating interest. A participating interest in a financial asset has all of the following characteristics: (1) from the date of transfer, it must represent a proportionate (pro rata) ownership interest in the financial asset, (2) from the date of transfer, all cash flows received, except any cash flows allocated as any compensation for servicing or other services performed, must be divided proportionately among participating interest holders in the amount equal to their share of ownership, (3) the rights of each participating interest holder must have the same priority, and (4) no party has the right to pledge or exchange the entire financial asset unless all participating interest holders agree to do so.

 

Real Estate, net

Real estate acquired through loan foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure is initially recorded at its fair value less estimated selling costs. Third party appraisals are obtained as soon as practical after obtaining possession of the property. Valuations are reviewed quarterly by management and an allowance for losses is established if the carrying value of a property exceeds its fair value less estimated selling costs.

 

Mortgage Servicing Rights, net

Mortgage servicing rights are capitalized at their fair value and amortized in proportion to, and over the period of, estimated net servicing income. The Company evaluates its capitalized mortgage servicing rights for impairment each quarter. Loan type and note rate are the predominant risk characteristics of the underlying loans used to stratify capitalized mortgage servicing rights for purposes of measuring impairment. Any impairment is recognized through a valuation allowance.

 

Premises and Equipment, net

Land is carried at cost. Office buildings, improvements, furniture and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of 5 to 40 years for office buildings and improvements and 3 to 10 years for furniture and equipment.

 

Goodwill

The Company records goodwill for acquisition amounts paid in excess of the net assets purchased. Goodwill is not amortized, but is tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if there are indications of impairment.

 

Core Deposit Intangible, net

The Company records the estimated fair value of the deposit base acquired in an acquisition as a core deposit intangible asset. The recorded amount is amortized on a straight line basis over the estimated life of the deposits acquired.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of

The Company reviews long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.

 

Stock Based Compensation

The Company recognizes the grant-date fair value of stock option and restricted stock awards issued as compensation expense, amortized over the vesting period.

 

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

The Company has an ESOP that borrowed funds from the Company and purchased shares of HMN common stock. The Company makes quarterly principal and interest payments on the ESOP loan. As the debt is repaid, ESOP shares that were pledged as collateral for the debt are released from collateral based on the proportion of debt service paid in the year and then allocated to eligible employees. The Company accounts for its ESOP in accordance with ASC 718, Employers' Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans. Accordingly, the shares pledged as collateral are reported as unearned ESOP shares in stockholders' equity. As shares are determined to be ratably released from collateral, the Company reports compensation expense equal to the current market price of the shares, and the shares become outstanding for earnings per share computations.

 

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Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is required to be recognized if it is “more likely than not” that the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The determination of the realizability of the deferred tax asset is subjective and dependent upon judgment concerning management’s evaluation of both positive and negative evidence regarding the ultimate realizability of deferred tax assets. The Company is no longer subject to federal or state income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2016.

 

Earnings per Common Share

Basic earnings per common share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing the income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per common share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that shared in the earnings of the entity.

 

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity during a period from transactions and other events from non-owner sources. Comprehensive income is the total of net income and other comprehensive income (loss), which for the Company is comprised of unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale.

 

Segment Information

The amount of each segment item reported is the measure reported to the chief operating decision maker for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to the segment and assessing its performance. Adjustments and eliminations made in preparing an enterprise’s general-purpose financial statements and allocations of revenues, expenses, and gains or losses are included in determining reported segment profit or loss if they are included in the measure of the segment’s profit or loss that is used by the chief operating decision maker. Similarly, only those assets that are included in the measure of the segment’s assets that are used by the chief operating decision maker are reported for that segment.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The amendments in this ASU affect all entities that measure credit losses on financial instruments including loans, debt securities, trade receivables, net investments in leases, off-balance sheet credit exposures, reinsurance receivables, and any other financial asset that has a contractual right to receive cash that is not specifically excluded. The main objective of this ASU is to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. To achieve this objective, the amendments in this ASU replace the incurred loss impairment methodology required in current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses that requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to estimate credit losses. The amendments in this ASU will affect entities to varying degrees depending on the credit quality of the assets held by the entity, the duration of the assets held, and how the entity applies the current incurred loss methodology. The amendments in this ASU, for public business entities that are filers with the SEC, were originally effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those annual periods. On November 26, 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-11, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses which delayed the implementation date of ASU 2016-13 for small SEC reporting companies, such as HMN, from the first quarter of 2020 to the first quarter of 2023. All entities may adopt the amendments in the ASU early as of the fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Amendments should be applied using a modified retrospective transition method by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to equity as of the beginning of the period in which the guidance is adopted. The Company has not early adopted this ASU. Management has accumulated the charge off information necessary to calculate the appropriate life of loan loss percentages for the various loan categories, has identified several key metrics to help identify and project anticipated changes in the credit quality of our loan portfolio upon enactment, and is in the process of evaluating the determination of potential qualitative reserve amounts and the impact that the adoption of this ASU will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements when it is adopted in the first quarter of 2023.

 

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In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The amendments in this ASU apply to all entities that are required, under existing GAAP, to make disclosures about recurring or nonrecurring fair value measurements and modify the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, including the consideration of costs and benefits. The ASU removed, modified, and added various disclosure requirements in Topic 820. The amendments also eliminate at a minimum from the phrase an entity shall disclose at a minimum to promote the appropriate exercise of discretion by entities when considering fair value measurement disclosures and to clarify that materiality is an appropriate consideration of entities and their auditor when evaluating disclosure requirements. The amendments in the ASU are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. An entity is permitted to early adopt the implementation of any removed or modified disclosures upon issuance of the ASU and delay adoption of the additional disclosures until their effective date. The Company has not opted to early adopt any portion of this ASU and the adoption in the first quarter of 2020 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company uses derivative financial instruments in order to manage the interest rate risk on residential loans held for sale and its commitments to extend credit for residential loans. The Company may also from time to time use interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risk. Derivative financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and forward mortgage loan sales commitments.

 

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in the consolidated financial statements for the prior year have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

 

 

NOTE 2 Revenue Recognition

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) and all subsequent amendments to the ASU (collectively, “ASC 606”), which (1) creates a single framework for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers that fall within its scope and (2) revises when it is appropriate to recognize a gain (loss) from the transfer of nonfinancial assets, such as securities and premises and equipment. The majority of the Company’s revenues come from interest income on loans and securities that are outside the scope of ASC 606. The Company’s services that fall within the scope of ASC 606 are presented on the income statement within non-interest income and are recognized as revenue as the Company satisfies its performance obligation to the customer. Services within the scope of ASC 606 include fees and service charges on deposit accounts, ATM and debit card interchange income, safe deposit box rental fees, check printing charges and income earned on the sale of uninsured investment products.

 

The Company, using a modified retrospective transition approach, determined that there was no cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings as a result of adopting the new standard, nor did the standard have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements relating to the timing or amounts of revenue recognized.

 

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All of the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers within the scope of ASC 606 is recognized within non-interest income. The following table presents the Company’s sources of non-interest income for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. Sources of revenue outside the scope of ASC 606 are noted as such.

 


   

Year ended
December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 

Non-interest income:

               

Fees and service charges on deposit accounts

  $ 1,257       1,308  

Other fees and service charges

    433       585  

Debit card interchange fees

    1,410       1,437  

Gain on sale of loans (1)

    2,941       2,095  

Loan servicing fees (1)

    1,278       1,255  

Uninsured investment product sales

    909       870  

Other

    227       164  

Total non-interest income

    8,455       7,714  

 


(1) Not within the scope of ASC 606.

 

A description of the Company’s revenue categories that are accounted for under ASC 606 is as follows:

 

Fees and Service Charges on Deposit Accounts

The Company earns fees from deposit customers for transaction-based, account maintenance, and overdraft services. Transaction-based fees, which include services such as ATM use fees, wire transfer fees, check cashing fees, stop payment charges, statement rendering, ACH fees, and other deposit related fees, are recognized at the time the transaction is executed or when the Company fulfills the customer’s request. Account maintenance fees, which relate primarily to monthly maintenance, are earned over the course of a month, representing the period over which the Company satisfies the performance obligation. Overdraft fees are recognized at the point in time that the overdraft occurs. Service charges on deposits are withdrawn from the customer’s account balance.

 

Other Fees and Service Charges
Other fees and service charges consist of revenues that are both within the scope of and outside the scope of ASC 606. Other fees and service charges within the scope of ASC 606 consist of fees for the rental of safe deposit boxes and check printing charges. Revenues for these fees are recognized at the point the service is provided or the fee is incurred by the customer. Other fees and service charges outside the scope of ASC 606 consist of loan commitment fees and late charges on loans.

 

Debit Card Interchange Fees

The Company earns interchange fees from debit card holder transactions conducted through various payment networks. Interchange fees from cardholder transactions are recognized daily, concurrently with the transaction processing services provided by an outsourced technology solution and are presented on a net basis.

 

Uninsured Investment Product Sales

Commission revenues on the sale of uninsured investment products may be recognized up front on the sale date of the investment or monthly over a period of years depending on the product being sold. The commissions on investment sales are recognized when the product sale is completed or monthly for trailer fees in accordance with the customer agreement. Any subsequent commission adjustments are recognized upon our receipt of notification from the investment companies concerning matters necessitating such adjustments. Profit-sharing contingent commissions are recognized when determinable, which is generally when such commissions are received from the investment companies.

 

Other

Other consists of revenues that are both within the scope of and outside the scope of ASC 606. Other income within the scope of ASC 606 consists of gains and losses on asset sales. Other income outside the scope of ASC 606 consists of gains and losses on equity securities and rental income on buildings.

 

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NOTE 3 Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components of other comprehensive income (loss) and the related tax effects were as follows:

 


   

For the years ended December 31,

 
   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

 

 

Before

   

Tax

   

Net

   

Before

   

Tax

   

Net

   

Before

   

Tax

   

Net

 
(Dollars in thousands)  

Tax

   

Effect

   

of Tax

   

Tax

   

Effect

   

of Tax

   

Tax

   

Effect

   

of Tax

 
Securities available for sale:                                                                        

Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period

  $ 1,585       443       1,142       (94 )     (25 )     (69 )     33       12       21  

Reclassification of certain income tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive income(1)

    0       0       0       0       0       0       0       (158 )     158  

Other comprehensive income (loss)

  $ 1,585       443       1,142       (94 )     (25 )     (69 )     33       170       (137 )

 


(1)The reclassification in 2017 relates to the change in the tax rate that occurred because of the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in the fourth quarter of 2017.

 

 

NOTE 4 Securities Available for Sale

A summary of securities available for sale at December 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:

 


 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amortized

Cost

   

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

   

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

   

Fair Value

 

December 31, 2019

                               

Mortgage-backed securities:

                               

Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)

  $ 46,604       47       (65 )     46,586  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC)

    8,004       88       0       8,092  

Collateralized mortgage obligations:

                               

FNMA

    169       4       0       173  
      54,777       139       (65 )     54,851  

Other marketable securities:

                               

U.S. Government agency obligations

    49,974       39       (21 )     49,992  

Municipal obligations

    1,969       7       0       1,976  

Corporate obligations

    108       0       0       108  

Corporate preferred stock

    700       0       (35 )     665  
      52,751       46       (56 )     52,741  
    $ 107,528       185       (121 )     107,592  
                                 

December 31, 2018

                               

Mortgage-backed securities:

                               

FNMA

  $ 3,886       0       (117 )     3,769  

FHLMC

    4,074       0       (10 )     4,064  

Collateralized mortgage obligations:

                               

FNMA

    199       0       (9 )     190  
      8,159       0       (136 )     8,023  

Other marketable securities:

                               

U.S. Government agency obligations

    69,971       0       (1,236 )     68,735  

Municipal obligations

    2,378       1       (10 )     2,369  

Corporate obligations

    173       0       (1 )     172  

Corporate preferred stock

    700       0       (140 )     560  
      73,222       1       (1,387 )     71,836  
    $ 81,381       1       (1,523 )     79,859  

 


 

The Company did not sell any available for sale securities and did not recognize any gains or losses on securities available for sale in 2019, 2018 or 2017.

 

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The following table presents the amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities available for sale at December 31, 2019, based upon contractual maturity adjusted for scheduled repayments of principal and projected prepayments of principal based upon current economic conditions and interest rates. Actual maturities may differ from the maturities in the following table because obligors may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties:

 


(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amortized

Cost

   

Fair

Value

 

Due one year or less

  $ 46,931       46,962  

Due after one year through five years

    44,262       44,308  

Due after five years through ten years

    14,991       15,011  

Due after ten years

    1,344       1,311  

Total

  $ 107,528       107,592  

 


 

The allocation of mortgage-backed securities in the table above is based upon the anticipated future cash flow of the securities using estimated mortgage prepayment speeds. 

 

The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair values for the securities available for sale portfolio aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 


   

Less Than Twelve Months

   

Twelve Months or More

   

Total

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

# of

Investments

   

Fair

Value

   

Unrealized

Losses

   

# of

Investments

   

Fair

Value

   

Unrealized

Losses

   

Fair

Value

   

Unrealized

Losses

 

December 31, 2019

                                                               

Mortgage backed securities:

                                                               

FNMA

    4     $ 12,143       (65 )     0     $ 0       0     $ 12,143       (65 )

Other marketable securities:

                                                               

U.S. Government agency obligations

    0       0       0       4       19,972       (21 )     19,972       (21 )

Corporate preferred stock

    0       0       0       1       665       (35 )     665       (35 )

Total temporarily impaired securities

    4     $ 12,143       (65 )     5     $ 20,637       (56 )   $ 32,780       (121 )
                                                                 

December 31, 2018

                                                               

Mortgage backed securities:

                                                               

FNMA

    0     $ 0       0       2     $ 3,769       (117 )   $ 3,769       (117 )

FHLMC

    1       4,060       (10 )     0       0       0       4,060       (10 )

Collateralized mortgage obligations:

                                                               

FNMA

    0       0       0       1       190       (9 )     190       (9 )

Other marketable securities:

                                                               

U.S. Government agency obligations

    0       0       0       14       68,735       (1,236 )     68,735       (1,236 )

Municipal obligations

    3       498       (2 )     8       1,467       (8 )     1,965       (10 )

Corporate obligations

    0       0       0       1       172       (1 )     172       (1 )

Corporate preferred stock

    0       0       0       1       560       (140 )     560       (140 )

Total temporarily impaired securities

    4     $ 4,558       (12 )     27     $ 74,893       (1,511 )   $ 79,451       (1,523 )

 


 

We review our investment portfolio on a quarterly basis for indications of impairment. This review includes analyzing the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been lower than the cost, the market liquidity for the investment, the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, including any specific events which may influence the operations of the issuer, and our intent and ability to hold the investment for a period of time sufficient to recover the temporary loss. The unrealized losses on impaired securities other than the corporate preferred stock are the result of changes in interest rates. The unrealized losses reported for the corporate preferred stock at December 31, 2019 relates to a single trust preferred security that was issued by the holding company of a small community bank. As of December 31, 2019 all payments were current on the trust preferred security and the issuer’s subsidiary bank was considered to be “well capitalized” based on its most recent regulatory filing. Based on a review of the issuer, it was determined that the trust preferred security was not other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2019. The Company does not intend to sell the preferred stock and has the intent and ability to hold it for a period of time sufficient to recover the temporary loss. Management believes that the Company will receive all principal and interest payments contractually due on the security and that the decrease in the market value is primarily due to a lack of liquidity in the market for trust preferred securities. Management will continue to monitor the credit risk of the issuer and may be required to recognize other-than-temporary impairment charges on this security in future periods.

 

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NOTE 5 Loans Receivable, Net

A summary of loans receivable at December 31, 2019 and 2018, is as follows:

 


(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 

Residential real estate loans:

               

Single family conventional

  $ 119,805       110,580  

Single family government guaranteed

    259       118  
      120,064       110,698  

Commercial real estate:

               

Lodging

    58,643       45,259  

Retail/office

    71,730       69,539  

Nursing home/health care

    7,767       3,712  

Land developments

    13,167       18,865  

Golf courses

    1,597       397  

Restaurant/bar/café

    6,752       8,196  

Warehouse

    32,064       34,634  

Construction:

               

Single family

    23,256       20,442  

Multi-family

    1,858       4,931  

Commercial real estate

    6,008       3,571  

Manufacturing

    20,027       22,029  

Churches/community service

    10,156       11,103  

Multi-family

    48,663       50,150  

Other

    48,507       43,302  
      350,195       336,130  

Consumer:

               

Autos

    2,608       2,483  

Home equity line

    28,004       32,273  

Home equity

    16,422       16,733  

Recreational vehicles

    17,266       16,226  

Land/lots

    3,358       2,145  

Other - secured

    1,195       1,423  

Other – unsecured

    1,096       1,249  
      69,949       72,532  

Commercial business

    64,227       75,496  

Total loans

    604,435       594,856  

Less:

               

Unamortized discounts

    15       17  

Net deferred loan costs

    (536 )     (535 )

Allowance for loan losses

    8,564       8,686  

Total loans receivable, net

  $ 596,392       586,688  

Commitments to originate or purchase loans

  $ 38,157       13,183  

Commitments to deliver loans to secondary market

  $ 10,098       7,289  

Weighted average contractual rate of loans in portfolio

    4.75

%

    4.83

%

 

Included in total commitments to originate or purchase loans are fixed rate loans aggregating $19.0 million and $11.0 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The interest rates on these loan commitments ranged from 3.00% to 5.65% at December 31, 2019 and from 4.125% to 6.375% at December 31, 2018.

 

The aggregate amount of loans to executive officers and directors of the Company was $0.1 million at December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017. The entire balance for all three years represents a Home Equity Line of Credit for one executive officer and there has been no activity on the line of credit during 2019, 2018 or 2017. All loans to executive officers and directors are made in the ordinary course of business on normal credit terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unrelated parties.

 

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At December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, the Company was servicing loans for others with aggregate unpaid principal balances of $505.7 million, $480.6 million and $471.4 million, respectively.

 

The Company originates residential, commercial real estate and other loans primarily in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had in its portfolio single family residential loans located in the following states:

 


   

2019

   

2018

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

   

Percent of Total

   

Amount

   

Percent of Total

 

Iowa

  $ 1,937       1.6

%

  $ 2,778       2.5

%

Minnesota

    107,607       89.6       98,505       89.0  

Wisconsin

    8,483       7.1       8,105       7.3  

Other states (1)

    2,037       1.7       1,310       1.2  

Total

  $ 120,064       100.0

%

  $ 110,698       100.0

%

 


(1)Amounts under two million dollars in both years are included in “Other states”.

 

At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had in its portfolio commercial real estate loans located in the following states:

 


   

2019

   

2018

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

   

Percent of Total

   

Amount

   

Percent of Total

 

Florida

  $ 6,520       1.9

%

  $ 4,795       1.4

%

Idaho

    2,980       0.9       3,171       0.9  

Illinois

    2,513       0.7       851       0.2  

Indiana

    2,691       0.8       3,031       0.9  

Iowa

    6,794       1.9       7,563       2.3  

Minnesota

    244,572       69.8       238,397       70.9  

North Carolina

    4,624       1.3       5,442       1.6  

Ohio

    2,140       0.6       1,566       0.5  

Wisconsin

    73,122       20.9       67,196       20.0  

Other states(1)

    4,239       1.2       4,118       1.3  

Total

  $ 350,195       100.0

%

  $ 336,130       100.0

%

 


(1)Amounts under two million dollars in both years are included in “Other states”.

 

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NOTE 6 Allowance for Loan Losses and Credit Quality Information

The allowance for loan losses is summarized as follows:

 


 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Single

Family

   

Commercial

Real Estate

   

Consumer

   

Commercial

Business

   

Total

 

Balance, December 31, 2016

  $ 1,186       4,953       1,613       2,151       9,903  
                                         

Provision for losses

  $ (280 )     (75 )     263       (431 )     (523 )

Charge-offs

    (6 )     (50 )     (288 )     (311 )     (655 )

Recoveries

    0       245       42       299       586  

Balance, December 31, 2017

  $ 900       5,073       1,630       1,708       9,311  
                                         

Provision for losses

  $ (44 )     (421 )     202       (386 )     (649 )

Charge-offs

    (24 )     0       (226 )     (270 )     (520 )

Recoveries

    1       217       16       310       544  

Balance, December 31, 2018

  $ 833       4,869       1,622       1,362       8,686  
                                         

Provision for losses

  $ 25       (1,509 )     (29 )     297       (1,216 )

Charge-offs

    (1 )     0       (107 )     (880 )     (988 )

Recoveries

    0       1,700       21       361       2,082  

Balance, December 31, 2019

  $ 857       5,060       1,507       1,140       8,564  
                                         

Allocated to:

                                       

Specific reserves

  $ 98       451       172       73       794  

General reserves

    735       4,418       1,450       1,289       7,892  

Balance, December 31, 2018

  $ 833       4,869       1,622       1,362       8,686  
                                         

Allocated to:

                                       

Specific reserves

  $ 62       451       119       93       725  

General reserves

    795       4,609       1,388       1,047       7,839  

Balance, December 31, 2019

  $ 857       5,060       1,507       1,140       8,564  
                                         

Loans receivable at December 31, 2018:

                                       

Individually reviewed for impairment

  $ 1,226       1,311       856       303       3,696  

Collectively reviewed for impairment

    109,472       334,819       71,676       75,193       591,160  

Ending balance

  $ 110,698       336,130       72,532       75,496       594,856  
                                         

Loans receivable at December 31, 2019:

                                       

Individually reviewed for impairment

  $ 974       1,166       976       735       3,851  

Collectively reviewed for impairment

    119,090       349,029       68,973       63,492       600,584  

Ending balance

  $ 120,064       350,195       69,949       64,227       604,435  

 


 

The following table summarizes the amount of classified and unclassified loans at December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 


   

December 31, 2019

 
   

Classified

   

Unclassified

         

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Special

Mention

   

Substandard

   

Doubtful

   

 

Loss

   

Total

   

Total

   

Total Loans

 

Single family

  $ 1,118       1,765       35       0       2,918       117,146       120,064  

Commercial real estate:

                                                       

Real estate rental and leasing

    3,489       9,114       0       0       12,603       179,899       192,502  

Other

    4,451       5,253       0       0       9,704       147,989       157,693  

Consumer

    0       842       69       65       976       68,973       69,949  

Commercial business

    5,710       2,516       0       0       8,226       56,001       64,227  
    $ 14,768       19,490       104       65       34,427       570,008       604,435  

 


 

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December 31, 2018

 
   

Classified

   

Unclassified

         

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Special

Mention

   

Substandard

   

Doubtful

   

Loss

   

Total

   

Total

   

Total Loans

 

Single family

  $ 150       1,771       40       0       1,961       108,737       110,698  

Commercial real estate:

                                                       

Real estate rental and leasing

    5,564       4,805       0       0       10,369       185,195       195,564  

Other

    4,879       5,118       0       0       9,997       130,569       140,566  

Consumer

    0       709       41       106       856       71,676       72,532  

Commercial business

    6,647       2,761       0       0       9,408       66,088       75,496  
    $ 17,240       15,164       81       106       32,591       562,265       594,856  

 


 

Classified loans represent special mention, substandard (performing and non-performing), and non-performing loans categorized as doubtful and loss. Loans classified as special mention are loans that have potential weaknesses that, if left uncorrected, may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in the Bank’s credit position at some future date. Loans classified as substandard are loans that are generally inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor, or by the collateral pledged, if any. Loans classified as substandard have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. Substandard loans are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. Loans classified as doubtful have the weaknesses of those classified as substandard, with additional characteristics that make collection in full on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions and values questionable, and there is a high possibility of loss. A loan classified as loss is essentially uncollateralized and/or considered uncollectible and of such little value that continuance as an asset on the balance sheet may not be warranted. Loans classified as substandard or doubtful require the Bank to perform an analysis of the individual loan and charge off any loans, or portion thereof, that are deemed uncollectible.

 

The aging of past due loans at December 31, 2019 and 2018 is summarized as follows:

 


(Dollars in thousands)

 

30-59 Days

Past Due

   

60-89 Days

Past Due

   

90 Days

or More

Past Due

   

Total

Past Due

   

Current

Loans

   

Total Loans

   

Loans 90

Days or

More Past

Due and Still

Accruing

 

2019

                                                       

Single family

  $ 786       77       59       922       119,142       120,064       0  

Commercial real estate:

                                                       

Real estate rental and leasing

    0       0       0       0       192,502       192,502       0  

Other

    0       0       0       0       157,693       157,693       0  

Consumer

    527       31       206       764       69,185       69,949       0  

Commercial business

    147       13       550       710       63,517       64,227       0  
    $ 1,460       121       815       2,396       602,039       604,435       0  
2018                                                        

Single family

  $ 680       325       77       1,082       109,616       110,698       0  

Commercial real estate:

                                                       

Real estate rental and leasing

    0       0       0       0       195,564       195,564       0  

Other

    0       0       0       0       140,566       140,566       0  

Consumer

    391       100       279       770       71,762       72,532       0  

Commercial business

    21       0       0       21       75,475       75,496          
    $ 1,092       425       356       1,873       592,983       594,856       0  

 


 

Impaired loans include loans that are non-performing (non-accruing) and loans that have been modified in a TDR.

 

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The following table summarizes impaired loans and related allowances for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 


   

December 31, 2019

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Recorded

Investment

   

Unpaid

Principal

Balance

   

Related

Allowance

   

Average

Recorded

Investment

   

Interest

Income

Recognized

 

Loans with no related allowance recorded:

                                       

Single family

  $ 544       563       0       508       33  

Commercial real estate:

                                       

Other

    0       0       0       10       0  

Consumer

    781       781       0       580       26  
                                         

Loans with an allowance recorded:

                                       

Single family

    430       430       62       633       3  

Commercial real estate:

                                       

Real estate rental and leasing

    184       184       16       193       0  

Other

    982       982       435       1,048       71  

Consumer

    195       195       119       231       14  

Commercial business

    735       1,287       93       476       24  
                                         

Total:

                                       

Single family

    974       993       62       1,141       36  

Commercial real estate:

                                       

Real estate rental and leasing

    184       184       16       193       0  

Other

    982       982       435       1,058       71  

Consumer

    976       976       119       811       40  

Commercial business

    735       1,287       93       476       24  
    $ 3,851       4,422       725       3,679       171  

 


 

   

December 31, 2018

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Recorded

Investment

   

Unpaid

Principal

Balance

   

Related

Allowance

   

Average

Recorded

Investment

   

Interest

Income

Recognized

 

Loans with no related allowance recorded:

                                       

Single family

  $ 458       477       0       465       21  

Commercial real estate:

                                       

Real estate rental and leasing

    0       0       0       27       0  

Other

    25       1,682       0       81       106  

Consumer

    515       515       0       510       14  
                                         

Loans with an allowance recorded:

                                       

Single family

    768       768       98       859       5  

Commercial real estate:

                                       

Real estate rental and leasing

    201       201       21       82       7  

Other

    1,085       1,085       430       1,673       0  

Consumer

    341       341       172       395       9  

Commercial business

    303       854       73       385       13  
                                         

Total:

                                       

Single family

    1,226       1,245       98       1,324       26  

Commercial real estate:

                                       

Real estate rental and leasing

    201       201       21       109       7  

Other

    1,110       2,767       430       1,754       106  

Consumer

    856       856       172       905       23  

Commercial business

    303       854       73       385       13  
    $ 3,696       5,923       794       4,477       175  

 


 

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At December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, non-accruing loans totaled $2.1 million, $2.7 million and $3.2 million, respectively, for which the related allowance for loan losses was $0.2 million, $0.7 million and $0.9 million, respectively. Non-accruing loans for which no specific allowance has been recorded because management determined that the value of the collateral was sufficient to repay the loan totaled $0.8 million, $0.4 million and $0.4 million at December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Had the non-accruing loans performed in accordance with their original terms, the Company would have recorded gross interest income on the loans of $0.2 million, $0.3 million and $0.3 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. For each of the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized interest income on these loans of $0.1 million. All of the interest income that was recognized for non-accruing loans was recognized using the cash basis method of income recognition. Non-accrual loans also include some of the loans that have had terms modified in a TDR.

 

The following table summarizes non-accrual loans at December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 

Single family

  $ 617       730  

Commercial real estate:

               

Real estate rental and leasing

    184       201  

Other

    0       1,110  

Consumer

    659       489  

Commercial business

    621       148  
    $ 2,081       2,678  

 


 

Included in loans receivable, net, are certain loans that have been modified in order to maximize collection of loan balances. If the Company, for legal or economic reasons related to the borrower’s financial difficulties, grants a concession compared to the original terms and conditions of the loan, the modified loan is considered a TDR.

 

At December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, there were loans included in loans receivable, net, with terms that had been modified in a TDR totaling $2.5 million, $2.5 million and $3.0 million, respectively. Had these loans been performing in accordance with their original terms throughout 2019, 2018 and 2017, the Company would have recorded gross interest income of $0.2 million, $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively. During 2019, 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized interest income of $0.1 million, $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, on these loans. For the loans that were modified in 2019, $0.1 million were classified and performing and $0.5 million were non-performing at December 31, 2019.

 

The following table summarizes TDRs at December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 

Single family

  $ 623       636  

Commercial real estate:

               

Other

    983       1,110  

Consumer

    745       522  

Commercial business

    114       208  
    $ 2,465       2,476  

 


 

As of December 31, 2019, the Bank had commitments to lend an additional $0.8 million to a borrower who has a TDR and non-accrual loans. These additional funds are for the construction of single family homes with a maximum loan-to-value ratio of 75%. These loans are secured by the home under construction. There were commitments to lend additional funds of $0.9 million to this same borrower at December 31, 2018.

 

TDR concessions can include reduction of interest rates, extension of maturity dates, forgiveness of principal and/or interest due, or acceptance of real estate or other assets in full or partial satisfaction of the debt. Loan modifications are not reported as TDRs after 12 months if the loan was modified at a market rate of interest for comparable risk loans, and the loan is performing in accordance with the terms of the restructured agreement. All loans classified as TDRs are considered to be impaired.

 

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When a loan is modified as a TDR, there may be a direct, material impact on the loans within the Consolidated Balance Sheets, as principal balances may be partially forgiven. The financial effects of TDRs are presented in the following table and represent the difference between the outstanding recorded balance pre-modification and post-modification, for the periods ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 


   

Year ended December 31, 2019

   

Year ended December 31, 2018

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Number of

Contracts

   

Pre-

modification

Outstanding

Recorded

Investment

   

Post-

modification

Outstanding

Recorded

Investment

   

Number of

Contracts

   

Pre-

modification

Outstanding

Recorded

Investment

   

Post-

modification

Outstanding

Recorded

Investment

 

Troubled debt restructurings:

                                               

Single family

    4     $ 215       220       2     $ 217       220  

Commercial real estate:

                                               

Real estate rental and leasing

    0       0       0       1       54       54  

Other

    0       0       0       2       1,518       1,518  

Consumer

    10       371       371       10       373       373  

Commercial business

    0       0       0       1       70       70  

Total

    14     $ 586       591       16     $ 2,232       2,235  

 


 

There were no loans that were restructured during the year ended December 31, 2019 that subsequently defaulted during the year. There was one consumer loan with a balance of $17,000 that was restructured during the year ended December 31, 2018 that subsequently defaulted during 2018.

 

The Company considers a loan to have defaulted when it becomes 90 or more days past due under the modified terms, when it is placed in non-accrual status, when it becomes other real estate owned, or when it becomes non-compliant with some other material requirement of the modification agreement.

 

Loans that were non-accrual prior to modification remain non-accrual for at least six months following modification. Non-accrual TDR loans that have performed according to the modified terms for six months may be returned to accruing status. Loans that were accruing prior to modification may remain on accrual status after the modification as long as the loan continues to perform under the new terms.

 

TDRs are reviewed for impairment following the same methodology as other impaired loans. For loans that are collateral dependent, the value of the collateral is reviewed and additional reserves may be added as needed. Loans that are not collateral dependent may have additional reserves established if deemed necessary. The allocated reserves for TDRs was $0.6 million, or 7.2%, of the total $8.6 million in allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2019, and $0.6 million, or 7.2%, of the total $8.7 million in allowance for loan losses at December 31, 2018.

 

 

NOTE 7 Accrued Interest Receivable

Accrued interest receivable at December 31 is summarized as follows:

 


(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 

Securities available for sale

  $ 378       381  

Loans receivable

    1,873       1,975  
    $ 2,251       2,356  

 


 

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NOTE 8 Intangible Assets

The Company’s intangible assets consist of core deposit intangibles, goodwill, and mortgage servicing rights. A summary of mortgage servicing rights activity for 2019 and 2018 is as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 

Mortgage servicing rights, net:

               

Balance, beginning of year

  $ 1,855       1,724  

Originations

    1,097       682  

Amortization

    (780 )     (551 )

Balance, end of year

    2,172       1,855  

Fair value of mortgage servicing rights

  $ 3,390       3,901  

 


 

All of the single family loans sold where the Company continues to service the loans are serviced for FNMA under the individual loan sale program. The following is a summary of the risk characteristics of the loans being serviced for FNMA at December 31, 2019:

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Loan

Principal

Balance

   

Weighted

Average

Interest Rate

   

Weighted

Average

Remaining Term

(months)

   

Number of

Loans

 

Original term:

                               

30 year fixed rate

  $ 333,300       4.10

%

    309       2,445  

15 year fixed rate

    93,869       3.21       131       940  

Adjustable rate

    45       4.63       257       2  

 

The gross carrying amount of intangible assets and the associated accumulated amortization at December 31, 2019 and 2018 are presented in the following table. Amortization expense for intangible assets was $0.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, and $0.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.

 


   

Gross

           

Unamortized

 
   

Carrying

   

Accumulated

   

Intangible

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

   

Amortization

   

Assets

 

December 31, 2019

                       

Mortgage servicing rights

  $ 4,968       (2,796 )     2,172  

Core deposit intangibles

    574       (418 )     156  

Goodwill

    802       0       802  

Total

  $ 6,344       (3,214 )     3,130  
                         

December 31, 2018

                       

Mortgage servicing rights

  $ 4,526       (2,671 )     1,855  

Core deposit intangibles

    574       (319 )     255  

Goodwill

    802       0       802  

Total

  $ 5,902       (2,990 )     2,912  

 


 

The following table indicates the estimated future amortization expense for amortizing intangible assets:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Mortgage

Servicing

Rights

   

Core

Deposit

Intangible

   

Total

Amortizing
Intangible

Assets

 

Year ended December 31,

                       

2020

  $ 505       99       604  

2021

    455       47       502  

2022

    402       10       412  

2023

    330       0       330  

2024

    251       0       251  

Thereafter

    229       0       229  
    $ 2,172       156       2,328  

 


 

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No amortization expense relating to goodwill is recorded as generally accepted accounting principles do not allow goodwill to be amortized, but require that it be tested for impairment at least annually, or sooner, if there are indications that impairment may exist.

 

Projections of amortization are based on asset balances and the interest rate environment that existed at December 31, 2019. The Company’s actual experience may be significantly different depending upon changes in mortgage interest rates and other market conditions.

 

 

NOTE 9 Premises and Equipment

A summary of premises and equipment at December 31, 2019 and 2018 is as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 

Land

  $ 2,615       2,621  

Office buildings and improvements

    11,946       10,878  

Furniture and equipment

    12,954       12,935  
      27,515       26,434  

Accumulated depreciation

    (17,000 )     (16,799 )
    $ 10,515       9,635  

 


 

The increase in premises and equipment related primarily to the remodeling of branch facilities.

 

 

NOTE 10 Leases

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) and a $4.5 million right-of-use asset and an offsetting lease payment obligation liability were recorded on the consolidated balance sheet in other assets and other liabilities, respectively.

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets represent our right to use an underlying asset during the lease term and operating lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized at lease commencement based on the present value of the remaining lease payments using a discount rate that represents the Company’s incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date. Because the Company only has operating leases and the right-of-use asset is offset by a lease payment obligation liability, the lease payments are the only amount that is recorded in occupancy expense in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

 

The Company’s leases relate to office space and Bank branches with remaining lease terms between 32 and 64 months. Certain leases contain extension options which typically range from 3 to 10 years. Because these extension options are not considered reasonably certain of exercise, they are not included in the lease term. As of December 31, 2019, operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities were $4.0 million.

 

The table below summarizes our net lease cost:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

For the Year Ended
December 31, 2019

 

Operating lease cost

  $ 889  

 


 

The table below summarizes other information related to our operating leases:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Year Ended
December 31, 2019

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

       

Operating cash flows from operating leases

  $ 889  

Weighted-average remaining lease term – operating leases, in years

    4.7  

Weighted-average discount rate – operating leases

    2.19

%

 


 

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The table below summarizes the maturity of remaining lease liabilities:

 

       

(Dollars in thousands)

 

December 31, 2019

 

2020

  $ 887  

2021

    896  

2022

    932  

2023

    807  

2024

    729  

2025 and thereafter

    15  

Total lease payments

    4,266  

Less: Interest

    (221 )

Present value of lease liabilities

  $ 4,045  

 


 

 

NOTE 11 Deposits

Deposits and their weighted average interest rates at December 31, 2019 and 2018 are summarized as follows:

 

         

2019

   

2018

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   

Weighted

Average

Rate

   

 

 

Amount

   

 

Percent

of Total

   

Weighted

Average

Rate

   

Amount

   

Percent

of Total

 

Noninterest checking

      0.00

%

  $ 183,350       27.2

%

    0.00

%

  $ 163,500       26.2

%

Interest checking

      0.13       96,341       14.3       0.10       88,715       14.3  

Savings accounts

      0.08       80,054       11.9       0.08       76,839       12.3  

Money market accounts

      0.65       187,517       27.8       0.56       181,374       29.1  
                    547,262       81.2               510,428       81.9  

Certificates by rate:

                                                 
0 - 0.99%               22,499       3.3               32,904       5.3  
1 - 1.99%               38,097       5.7               47,627       7.6  
2 - 2.99%               61,936       9.2               31,680       5.1  
3 - 3.99%               4,076       0.6               713       0.1  

Total certificates

      1.84       126,608       18.8       1.32       112,924       18.1  

Total deposits

      0.56     $ 673,870       100.0

%

    0.43     $ 623,352       100.0

%

 


 

At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had $215.8 million and $182.0 million, respectively, of deposit accounts with balances at $250,000 or more. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had no certificate accounts that had been acquired through a broker.

 

Certificates had the following maturities at December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

   

2019

   

2018

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

   

Weighted

Average

Rate

   

Amount

   

Weighted

Average

Rate

 

Remaining term to maturity

                               

1-6 months

  $ 43,447       1.88

%

  $ 39,004       1.23

%

7-12 months

    39,074       1.63       36,711       1.29  

13-36 months

    41,753       2.00       33,941       1.46  

Over 36 months

    2,334       1.71       3,268       1.44  
    $ 126,608       1.84     $ 112,924       1.32  

 


 

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At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had pledged mortgage-backed and agency securities with an amortized cost of approximately $14.9 million and $17.9 million, respectively, as collateral for certain deposits. Interest expense on deposits is summarized as follows for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017:

 


(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Checking accounts

  $ 103       62       77  

Savings accounts

    63       61       63  

Money market accounts

    1,171       865       560  

Certificates

    1,995       1,243       770  
    $ 3,332       2,231       1,470  

 


 

 

NOTE 12 Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) Advances and Other Borrowings

The Bank had no outstanding advances from the FHLB or borrowings from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis as of December 31, 2019 or December 31, 2018. At December 31, 2019 the Bank had collateral pledged to the FHLB consisting of FHLB stock, mortgage loans, and investments with a borrowing capacity of approximately $181.2 million, subject to a requirement to purchase FHLB stock. The Bank also had the ability to borrow $65.3 million from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, based upon the loans that were pledged to them as of December 31, 2019, subject to approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB).

 

At December 31, 2018 the Bank had collateral pledged to the FHLB consisting of FHLB stock, mortgage loans, and investments with a borrowing capacity of approximately $167.6 million, subject to a requirement to purchase FHLB stock. The Bank also had the ability to borrow of $73.0 million from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, based upon the loans that were pledged to them as of December 31, 2018, subject to approval from the FRB.

 

 

NOTE 13 Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:

 


(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Current:

                       

Federal

  $ 2,141       1,690       2,287  

State

    687       115       10  

Total current

    2,828       1,805       2,297  

Deferred:

                       

Federal

    256       234       1,412  

State

    240       849       693  

Total deferred

    496       1,083       2,105  

Income tax expense

  $ 3,324       2,888       4,402  

 


 

The reasons for the difference between the expected income tax expense utilizing the federal corporate tax rate of 21% in 2019 and 2018, and 34% in 2017 and the actual income tax expense are as follows:

 


(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Expected federal income tax expense

  $ 2,334       2,336       2,994  

Items affecting federal income tax:

                       

State income taxes, net of federal income tax deduction

    852       559       529  

Change in federal tax rate

    0       0       1,062  

Other, net

    138       (7 )     (183 )

Income tax expense

  $ 3,324       2,888       4,402  

 


 

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The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are as follows at December 31:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 

Deferred tax assets:

               

Allowances for loan losses

  $ 2,394       2,428  

Deferred compensation costs

    158       154  

Deferred ESOP loan asset

    453       473  

Nonaccruing loan interest

    78       185  

State net operating loss carryforward

    42       160  

Alternative minimum tax credit carryforward

    0       208  

Net unrealized loss on securities available for sale

    0       426  

Other

    140       91  

Total gross deferred tax assets

    3,265       4,125  
                 

Deferred tax liabilities:

               

Deferred loan costs

    344       367  

Premises and equipment basis difference

    526       509  

Originated mortgage servicing rights

    607       519  

Federal tax liability on state net operating loss carryforwards

    9       34  

Net unrealized gain on securities available for sale

    18       0  

Other

    59       54  

Total gross deferred tax liabilities

    1,563       1,483  

Net deferred tax assets

  $ 1,702       2,642  

 


 

The Company has no federal and $0.8 million of state net operating loss carryforwards at December 31, 2019.

 

On December 22, 2017 the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act became law. Among other things, this law reduced the corporate tax rate for the Company from 34% to 21% effective January 1, 2018. In accordance with accounting guidelines, this change in the tax rate was reflected as an adjustment to the Company’s deferred tax items at December 31, 2017. The net result of this adjustment was to reduce the Company’s net deferred tax asset by $1.1 million with a corresponding increase to income tax expense in the fourth quarter of 2017.

 

Retained earnings at December 31, 2019 included approximately $8.8 million for which no provision for income taxes was made. This amount represents allocations of income to bad debt deductions for tax purposes. Reduction of amounts so allocated for purposes other than absorbing losses will create income for tax purposes, which will be subject to the then-current corporate income tax rate.

 

The Company considers the determination of the deferred tax asset amount and the need for any valuation reserve to be a critical accounting policy that requires significant judgment. The Company has, in its judgment, made reasonable assumptions and considered both positive and negative evidence relating to the ultimate realization of deferred tax assets. Positive evidence includes the cumulative net income generated over the prior three year period and the probability that taxable income will be generated in future periods. The Company could not currently identify any negative evidence. Based upon this evaluation, the Company determined that no valuation allowance was required with respect to the net deferred tax assets at December 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

 

NOTE 14 Employee Benefits

All eligible full-time employees of the Bank that were hired prior to 2002 were included in a noncontributory retirement plan sponsored by the Financial Institutions Retirement Fund. The Home Federal Savings Bank (Employer #8006) plan participates in the Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions (the Pentegra DB Plan). The Pentegra DB Plan’s Employer Identification Number is 13-5645888 and the Plan number is 333. The Pentegra DB Plan operates as a multi-employer plan for accounting purposes under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code. There are no collective bargaining agreements in place that require contributions to the Pentegra DB Plan.

 

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The Pentegra DB Plan is a single plan under Internal Revenue Code Section 413(c) and, as a result, all of the assets stand behind all of the liabilities. Accordingly, under the Pentegra DB Plan, contributions made by a participating employer may be used to provide benefits to participants of other participating employers.

 

Effective September 1, 2002, the accrual of benefits for existing participants was frozen and no new enrollments have been permitted into the plan. The actuarial present value of accumulated plan benefits and net assets available for benefits relating to the Bank's employees was not available at December 31, 2019 because such information is not accumulated for each participating institution. As of June 30, 2019, the Pentegra DB Plan valuation report reflected that the Bank was obligated to make a contribution totaling $0.3 million which was paid and expensed in 2019.

 

Funded status (market value of plan assets divided by funding target) as of July 1 for the 2019, 2018 and 2017 plan years were 87.67%, 89.86% and 95.45%, respectively. Market value of plan assets reflects contributions received through June 30, 2019.

 

Total employer contributions made to the Pentegra DB Plan, as reported on Form 5500, equal $164.6 million, $367.1 million, and $153.2 million for the plan years ended June 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Bank’s contributions to the Pentegra DB Plan are not more than 5% of the total contributions to the Pentegra DB Plan. There is no funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan as part of this multi-employer plan.

 

The following contributions were paid by the Bank during the fiscal years ending December 31:

 

(Dollars in thousands)              

2019

    2018    

2017

 

Date Paid

   

Amount

   

Date Paid

   

Amount

   

Date Paid

   

Amount

 

10/02/2019

    $ 29    

10/11/2018

    $ 26    

01/06/2017

(1)   $ 119  

12/23/2019

      244    

12/27/2018

      92    

10/15/2017

      27  
                           

12/27/2017

      99  

Total

    $ 273           $ 118           $ 245  

         

(1) The contribution relates to the 2016 plan year and was accrued at December 31, 2016.

 

The Company has a qualified, tax-exempt savings plan with a deferred feature qualifying under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the 401(k) Plan). All employees who have attained 18 years of age are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan. Participants are permitted to make contributions to the 401(k) Plan equal to the lesser of 50% of their annual salary or the maximum allowed by law, which was $19,000 for 2019, $18,500 for 2018 and $18,000 for 2017, with additional “catch up” contributions allowed for employees over 50 years of age. The Company matches 25% of each participant’s contributions up to a maximum of 8% of their annual salary. Participant contributions and earnings are fully and immediately vested. The Company’s contributions are vested on a three year cliff basis, are expensed annually, and were $0.2 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017.

 

The Company has adopted an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the ESOP) that meets the requirements of Section 4975(e)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 407(d)(6) of ERISA and, as such, the ESOP is empowered to borrow in order to finance purchases of the common stock of HMN. The ESOP borrowed $6.1 million from the Company to purchase 912,866 shares of common stock in the initial public offering of HMN in 1994. As a result of a merger with Marshalltown Financial Corporation (MFC), the ESOP borrowed $1.5 million in 1998 to purchase an additional 76,933 shares of HMN common stock to account for the additional employees and to avoid dilution of the benefit provided by the ESOP. The ESOP debt requires quarterly payments of principal plus interest at 7.52%. The Company has committed to make quarterly contributions to the ESOP necessary to repay the loans including interest. The Company contributed $0.5 million in 2019, 2018 and 2017.

 

As the debt is repaid, ESOP shares that were pledged as collateral for the debt are released from collateral based on the proportion of debt service paid in the year and then allocated to eligible employees. The Company accounts for its ESOP in accordance with ASU 718, Employers' Accounting for Employee Stock Ownership Plans. Accordingly, the shares pledged as collateral are reported as unearned ESOP shares in stockholders' equity. As shares are determined to be ratably released from collateral, the Company reports compensation expense equal to the current market price of the shares and the shares become outstanding for earnings per common share computations. ESOP compensation expense was $0.5 million for 2019 and 2018, and $0.4 million for 2017.

 

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All employees of the Bank are eligible to participate in the ESOP after they attain age 18 and complete one year of service during which they worked at least 1,000 hours. A summary of the ESOP share allocation is as follows for the years ended December 31:

 


   

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Shares held by participants beginning of the year

    340,237       357,135       339,870  

Shares allocated to participants

    24,317       24,317       24,317  

Shares distributed to participants

    (18,457 )     (41,215 )     (7,052 )

Shares held by participants end of year

    346,097       340,237       357,135  
                         

Unreleased shares beginning of the year

    231,112       255,429       279,746  

Shares released during year

    (24,317 )     (24,317 )     (24,317 )

Unreleased shares end of year

    206,795       231,112       255,429  

Total ESOP shares end of year

    552,892       571,349       612,564  

Fair value of unreleased shares at December 31

  $ 4,344,763       4,534,417       4,878,694  

 


 

In April 2009 the HMN Financial, Inc. 2009 Equity and Incentive Plan (2009 Plan) was adopted by the Company. In April 2017, the 2009 Plan was superseded by the HMN Financial, Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (2017 Plan) and options or restricted shares were no longer awarded from the 2009 Plan. As of December 31, 2019 there were 34,229 vested options outstanding under the 2009 Plan. These options expire 10 years from the date of grant and have an average exercise price of $11.21. There were also 3,102 shares of restricted stock previously granted to current employees under the 2009 Plan that as of December 31, 2019 remained unvested.

 

The purpose of the 2017 Plan is to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of responsibility with the Company, to provide additional incentives to them and align their interests with those of the Company’s stockholders, and to thereby promote the Company’s long-term business success. 375,000 shares of HMN common stock were initially available for distribution under the 2017 Plan in either restricted stock or options, subject to adjustment for future stock splits, stock dividends and similar changes to the capitalization of the Company. Additionally, shares of restricted stock that are awarded are counted as 1.5 shares for purposes of determining the total shares available for issuance under the 2017 Plan. As of December 31, 2019, there were no options outstanding under the 2017 Plan. There were 14,787 shares of restricted stock previously granted to current employees and directors under the 2017 Plan that remained unvested at December 31, 2019.

 

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A summary of activities under all plans for the past three years is as follows:

 


                                   

Unvested options

   
   

Shares

Available

For Grant

   

Unvested

Restricted

Shares

Outstanding

   

Options

Outstanding

   

Award Value/

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

   

Number

   

Weighted

Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

 

Vesting

Period

(in years)

2009 Plan

                                                 

December 31, 2016

    54,876       20,596       49,229     $ 9.25       34,229     $ 4.04    

Granted January 31, 2017

    (11,164 )     9,303       0       N/A                  

3

Transferred to 2017 Plan

    (43,712 )     0       0       N/A                    

Vested

    0       (15,018 )     0       N/A       (11,409 )     4.04    

December 31, 2017

    0       14,881       49,229     $ 9.25       22,820     $ 4.04    

Options Exercised

    0       0       (15,000 )                          

Vested

    0       (7,541 )     0       N/A       (11,410 )     4.04    

December 31, 2018

    0       7,340       34,229     $ 11.21       11,410     $ 4.04    

Vested

    0       (4,238 )     0               (11,410 )     4.04    

December 31, 2019

    0       3,102       34,229     $ 11.21       0            
                                                   

2017 Plan

                                                 

April 25, 2017

    375,000       0       0                            

Granted May 5, 2017

    (3,420 )     2,280       0       N/A                  

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Transferred from 2009 Plan

    43,712       0       0       N/A       0            

December 31, 2017

    415,292       2,280       0       N/A       0            

Granted January 23, 2018

    (10,044 )     6,696       0       N/A                  

3

Granted April 24, 2018

    (792 )     528       0       N/A                  

1

Vested

    0       (2,280 )     0       N/A       0            

December 31, 2018

    404,456       7,224       0       N/A       0            

Granted January 22, 2019

    (12,971 )     8,647       0       N/A                  

3

Granted April 23, 2019

    (2,514 )     1,676       0       N/A                  

1

Vested

    0       (2,760 )     0       N/A                    

December 31, 2019

    388,971       14,787       0       N/A       0            
                                                   

Total all plans

    388,971       17,889       34,229     $ 11.21       0     $ 4.04    

 


 

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 2019:

 


Date of

Grant

 

Exercise

Price

   

Number

Outstanding

   

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Life in Years

   

Number

Exercisable

   

Number

Unexercisable

 

January 26, 2016

  $ 11.21       34,229       6.1       34,229       0  
              34,229               34,229       0  

 


 

The Company will issue shares from treasury stock upon the exercise of outstanding options.

 

In accordance with ASC 718, the Company recognizes compensation expense relating to stock options over the vesting period. The amount of the expense was determined under the fair value method. The fair value for each option grant is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black Scholes option valuation method. There were no options granted in 2019, 2018 or 2017.

 

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NOTE 15 Earnings per Common Share

The following table reconciles the weighted average shares outstanding and net income for basic and diluted earnings per common share:

 


 

   

Year ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in basic earnings per common share calculation

    4,610,469       4,368,289       4,215,899  
                         

Net dilutive effect of :

                       

Options and warrants

    16,018       423,818       640,410  

Restricted stock awards

    12,443       10,868       11,662  

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding adjusted for effect of dilutive securities

    4,638,930       4,802,975       4,867,971  
                         

Net income available to common shareholders

  $ 7,793       8,236       4,404  

Basic earnings per common share

  $ 1.69       1.89       1.04  

Diluted earnings per common share

  $ 1.68       1.71       0.90  

 


 

 

NOTE 16 Stockholders' Equity

The Company's certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 500,000 shares of preferred stock, and on December 23, 2008, the Company completed the sale of 26,000 shares of Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (Preferred Stock) to the United States Department of Treasury (Treasury). The Preferred Stock had a liquidation value of $1,000 per share and a related warrant was also issued to purchase 833,333 shares of HMN common stock at an exercise price of $4.68 per share (the Warrant). The transaction was part of the Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

 

On February 17, 2015, the Company redeemed the final 10,000 shares of outstanding Preferred Stock. On May 21, 2015, the Treasury sold the Warrant at an exercise price of $4.68 per share to three unaffiliated third party investors for an aggregate purchase price of $5.7 million. In 2018, all of the outstanding Warrants were either exercised by the Warrant holder or repurchased by the Company. These Warrant transactions resulted in the Company issuing an additional 319,651 shares of common stock from treasury shares for Warrants that were exercised and paying $6.5 million in cash to repurchase the remaining Warrants. As a result of these transactions, the Company no longer has any obligations under the Warrant.

 

On November 28, 2018, the Board of Directors announced a new share repurchase program, pursuant to which the Company may purchase shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price not to exceed $6 million. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to purchase any shares and has no set expiration date. No shares were repurchased in the open market by the Company in 2019 or 2018 under the share repurchase program. The Company did not pay any dividends on its common stock during 2019, 2018 or 2017.

 

In order to grant a priority to eligible accountholders in the event of future liquidation, the Bank, at the time of conversion to a stock savings bank, established a liquidation account equal to its regulatory capital as of September 30, 1993. In the event of future liquidation of the Bank, an eligible accountholder who continues to maintain their deposit account shall be entitled to receive a distribution from the liquidation account. The total amount of the liquidation account will decrease as the balance of eligible accountholders is reduced subsequent to the conversion, based on an annual determination of such balance.

 

 

NOTE 17 Regulatory Capital

The Company and the Bank are subject to the Basel III regulatory capital requirements. The Basel III requirements, among other things, (i) apply a set of capital requirements to the Bank (the Company is exempt, pursuant to the Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement (Policy Statement) described below), including requirements relating to common equity as a component of core capital, (ii) implement a “capital conservation buffer” against risk and a higher minimum Tier 1 capital requirement, and (iii) set forth rules for calculating risk-weighted assets for purposes of such requirements. The rules made corresponding revisions to the prompt corrective action framework and include capital ratios and buffer requirements which are fully phased in as of January 1, 2019. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company's financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of its assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors.

 

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The FRB amended its Policy Statement, to exempt small bank and savings and loan holding companies with assets less than $3 billion from the above capital requirements. The Company currently meets the qualitative exemption requirements, and therefore, is exempt from the above capital requirements.

 

Quantitative measures established by regulations to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table and defined in the regulation) of Common Equity Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets, Tier 1 capital to adjusted total assets, Tier 1 capital to risk weighted assets, and total capital to risk weighted assets.

 

At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Bank's capital amounts and ratios are presented for actual capital, required capital and excess capital including amounts and ratios in order to qualify as being well capitalized under the prompt corrective action regulations:

 


   

Actual

   

Required to be

Adequately Capitalized

   

Capital in Excess of

Minimum

Requirements

   

To Be Well Capitalized

Under Prompt

Corrective Action

Provisions

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Amount

   

Percent of

Assets(1)

   

Amount

   

Percent of

Assets(1)

   

Amount

   

Percent of

Assets(1)

   

Amount

   

Percent of

Assets(1)

 

December 31, 2019

                                                               

Common equity Tier 1 capital

  $ 83,525       13.21

%

  $ 28,458       4.50

%

  $ 55,067       8.71

%

  $ 41,106       6.50

%

Tier 1 leverage

    83,525       10.89       30,684       4.00       52,841       6.89       38,355       5.00  

Tier 1 risk-based capital

    83,525       13.21       37,944       6.00       45,581       7.21       50,591       8.00  

Total risk-based capital

    91,438       14.46       50,591       8.00       40,847       6.46       63,239       10.00  
                                                                 

December 31, 2018

                                                               

Common equity Tier 1 capital

  $ 79,552       13.26

%

  $ 26,988       4.50

%

  $ 52,564       8.76

%

  $ 38,982       6.50

%

Tier 1 leverage

    79,552       11.00       28,923       4.00       50,629       7.00       36,154       5.00  

Tier 1 risk-based capital

    79,552       13.26       35,983       6.00       43,569       7.26       47,978       8.00  

Total risk-based capital

    87,063       14.52       47,978       8.00       39,085       6.52       59,972       10.00  

(1) Based upon the Bank’s adjusted total assets for the purpose of the Tier 1 leverage capital ratio and risk-weighted assets for the purpose of the risk-based capital ratios.

 

The Bank must maintain a capital conservation buffer composed of common equity Tier 1 capital above its minimum risk-based capital requirements in order to avoid limitations on capital distributions, including dividend payments and certain discretionary bonus payments to executive officers. On January 1, 2019, the capital conservation buffer amount increased to 2.50% and is fully phased in. Management believes that, as of December 31, 2019, the Bank’s capital ratios were in excess of those quantitative capital ratio standards set forth under the current prompt corrective action regulations, including the capital conservation buffer described above. However, there can be no assurance that the Bank will continue to maintain such status in the future. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has extensive discretion in its supervisory and enforcement activities, and can adjust the requirement to be well-capitalized in the future. In addition, the Company must adhere to various U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulatory guidelines including required minimum capital and liquidity amounts to maintain their Federal Housing Administration approved status. Failure to comply with the HUD guidelines could result in withdrawal of this certification. As of December 31, 2019, the Company was in compliance with HUD guidelines.

 

 

NOTE 18 Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments include all commitments to extend credit. These commitments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the balance sheet. The contract amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of involvement by the Company.

 

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The Company's exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit is represented by the contract amount of these commitments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making commitments as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.

 


   

Contract Amount
December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

 

Financial instruments whose contract amount represents credit risk:

               

Commitments to originate, fund or purchase loans:

               

Single family

  $ 7,620       6,081  

Commercial real estate

    19,183       6,320  

Commercial business

    11,354       782  

Undisbursed balance of loans closed

    30,070       23,749  

Unused lines of credit

    107,767       107,438  

Letters of credit

    2,810       2,608  

Total commitments to extend credit

  $ 178,804       146,978  

Forward commitments

  $ 10,098       7,289  

 


 

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer, at the customer’s request, as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require the payment of a fee. Since a portion of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Bank evaluates each customer's creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by the Bank upon extension of credit, is based on the loan type and on management's credit evaluation of the borrower. Collateral consists primarily of residential and commercial real estate and personal property. Forward commitments represent commitments to sell loans to a third party following the closing of the loan and are entered into in the normal course of business by the Bank.

 

The Bank issued standby letters of credit which guarantee the performance of customers to third parties. The standby letters of credit outstanding expire over the next 32 months and totaled $2.8 million at December 31, 2019 and $2.6 million at December 31, 2018. The letters of credit are collateralized primarily with commercial real estate mortgages. Draws on standby letters of credit would be initiated by the secured party under the terms of the underlying obligation. Since the conditions under which the Bank is required to fund the standby letters of credit may not materialize, the cash requirements are expected to be less than the total outstanding commitments.

 

The Company has certain obligations and commitments to make future payments under existing contracts. At December 31, 2019, the aggregate contractual obligations (excluding bank deposits) and commercial commitments were as follows:

 


 

   

Payments Due by Period

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Total

   

Less than 1

Year

   

1-3 Years

   

4-5 Years

   

More than 5

Years

 

Contractual Obligations:

                                       

Annual rental commitments under non-cancellable operating leases

  $ 4,266       887       1,829       1,536       14  

Total contractual obligations

  $ 4,266       887       1,829       1,536       14  

 

   

Amount of Commitments Expiring by Period

 

Other Commercial Commitments:

                                       

Commercial lines of credit

  $ 63,322       23,742       27,240       12,340       0  

Commitments to lend

    22,757       8,716       2,668       4,090       7,283  

Standby letters of credit

    2,810       2,108       702       0       0  

Total other commercial commitments

  $ 88,889       34,566       30,610       16,430       7,283  

 


 

From time to time, the Company is party to legal proceedings arising out of its lending and deposit operations. The Company is, and expects to become, engaged in foreclosure proceedings, collection actions, and other litigation as part of its normal banking activities. Among the various current litigation matters, the Company is involved in a bankruptcy litigation claim where the bankruptcy trustee is attempting to recover $3.7 million related to the principal and interest payments made to the Bank prior to the bankruptcy filing of a former customer of the Bank.

 

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The Company examines each legal matter, and, in those situations where it determines that a particular legal matter presents loss contingencies that are both probable and reasonably estimable, establishes an appropriate accrual. In many situations, the Company is not able to estimate reasonably possible losses due to the preliminary nature of the legal matter, as well as a variety of other factors and uncertainties. For those legal matters where the Company is able to estimate a range of reasonably possible losses, management currently estimates that the aggregate range of losses from all of our outstanding litigation is from $0 to $1.2 million in excess of the amounts accrued, if any. This estimated aggregate range is based on an assessment of the information currently available to the Company and the actual aggregate losses could be higher. However, the Company does not believe these losses are probable to occur at this time. The Company reassesses all of its potential loss positions based on the available information each quarter and the estimated range of reasonably possible losses may change in the future. The Company typically vigorously pursues all available defenses related to litigation but may consider other alternatives, including settlement, in situations where there is an opportunity to resolve a legal matter on terms that are considered to be favorable to the Company when considering the continued expense and distraction of defending against any particular legal action.

 

Based on the Company’s current understanding of all of the outstanding legal matters, management does not believe that judgments or settlements arising from any pending or threatened litigation, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition or results of operations. However, litigation is unpredictable and the actual results of litigation cannot be determined with any certainty. Therefore, the ultimate aggregate resolution of any, or all, of the current outstanding legal matters could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations in the future.

 

 

NOTE 19 Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company originates single family residential loans for sale into the secondary market and enters into commitments to sell those loans in order to mitigate the interest rate risk associated with holding the loans until they are sold. The Company accounts for its commitments in accordance with ASC 815, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.

 

The Company had commitments outstanding to extend credit to future borrowers that had not closed prior to the end of the year, which is referred to as its mortgage pipeline. As commitments to originate loans enter the mortgage pipeline, the Company generally enters into commitments to sell the loans into the secondary market. The commitments to originate and sell loans are derivatives that are recorded at fair value. The marking of these derivatives to fair value for the periods ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the current commitments to sell loans held for sale are derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting. The loans held for sale that are not hedged are recorded at the lower of cost or market. The marking of these loans for the periods ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

 

NOTE 20 Fair Value Measurement

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, establishes a framework for measuring the fair value of assets and liabilities using a hierarchy system consisting of three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value. These levels are:

 

Level 1 - Valuation is based upon quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets that the Company has the ability to access.

 

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 significant assumptions are observable in the market.

 

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Level 3 - Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market and are used only to the extent that observable inputs are not available. These unobservable assumptions reflect our own estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.

 

The following table summarizes the assets of the Company for which fair values are determined on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.

 


   

Carrying Value at December 31, 2019

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

Securities available for sale

  $ 107,592       0       107,592       0  

Equity securities

    167       0       167       0  

Mortgage loan commitments

    14       0       14       0  

Total

  $ 107,773       0       107,773       0  

 


 


   

Carrying Value at December 31, 2018

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

 

Securities available for sale

  $ 79,859       0       79,859       0  

Equity securities

    121       0       121       0  

Mortgage loan commitments

    40       0       40       0  

Total

  $ 80,020       0       80,020       0  

 


 

The Company may also be required, from time to time, to measure certain other financial assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. These adjustments to fair value usually result from the application of the lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write downs of individual assets. For assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in 2019 and 2018 that were still held at December 31, the following table provides the level of valuation assumptions used to determine each adjustment and the carrying value of the related individual assets or portfolios at December 31, 2019 and 2018.

 


   

Carrying Value at December 31, 2019

         

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Year Ended

December 31, 2019

Total losses

 

Loans held for sale

  $ 3,606       0       3,606       0       (40 )

Mortgage servicing rights, net

    2,172       0       2,172       0       0  

Impaired loans

    3,126       0       3,126       0       (28 )

Real estate, net

    580       0       580       0       0  

Total

  $ 9,484       0       9,484       0       (68 )

 


 


   

Carrying Value at December 31, 2018

         

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Total

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Year Ended

December 31, 2018

Total gains (losses)

 

Loans held for sale

  $ 3,444       0       3,444       0       45  

Mortgage servicing rights, net

    1,855       0       1,855       0       0  

Impaired loans

    2,902       0       2,902       0       (97 )

Real estate, net

    414       0       414       0       0  

Total

  $ 8,615       0       8,615       0       (52 )

 


 

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NOTE 21 Fair Value of Financial Instruments

ASC 825, Disclosures about Fair Values of Financial Instruments, requires disclosure of the estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments, including assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet items for which it is practicable to estimate fair value. The fair value estimates are made as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 based upon relevant market information, if available, and upon the characteristics of the financial instruments themselves. Because no market exists for a significant portion of the Company's financial instruments, fair value estimates are based upon judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments and other factors. The estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.

 

Fair value estimates are based only on existing financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of anticipated future business or the value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments. In addition, the tax ramifications related to the realization of the unrealized gains and losses can have a significant effect on the fair value estimates and have not been considered in any of the estimates.

 

The estimated fair value of the Company's financial instruments is shown below. Following the table, there is an explanation of the methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments.

 


   

December 31, 2019

    December 31, 2018  
                   

Fair value hierarchy

                                 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Carrying

amount

   

Estimated

fair value

   

Level 1

   

Level 2

   

Level 3

   

Contract

amount

   

Carrying

amount

   

Estimated

fair value

   

Contract

amount

 

Financial assets:

                                                                       

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 44,399       44,399       44,399                               20,709       20,709          

Securities available for sale

    107,592       107,592               107,592                       79,859       79,859          

Equity securities

    167       167               167                       121       121          

Loans held for sale

    3,606       3,606               3,606                       3,444       3,444          

Loans receivable, net

    596,392       600,863               600,863                       586,688       578,978          

FHLB stock

    854       854               854                       867       867          

Accrued interest receivable

    2,251       2,251               2,251                       2,356       2,356          

Financial liabilities:

                                                                       

Deposits

    673,870       673,945               673,945                       623,352       623,439          

Accrued interest payable

    420       420               420                       346       346          

Off-balance sheet financial instruments:

                                                                 

Commitments to extend credit

    14       14                               178,804       40       40       146,978  

Commitments to sell loans

    (16 )     (16 )                             10,098       (56 )     (56 )     7,289  

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents approximates their fair value.

 

Securities Available for Sale

The fair values of securities were based upon quoted market prices.

 

Equity Securities

The fair values of equity securities were based upon quoted market prices.

 

Loans Held for Sale

The fair values of loans held for sale were based upon quoted market prices for loans with similar interest rates and terms to maturity.

 

Loans Receivable

The fair value of the loan portfolio, with the exception of the adjustable rate portfolio, was calculated by discounting the scheduled cash flows through the estimated maturity using anticipated prepayment speeds and using discount rates that reflect the credit and interest rate risk inherent in each loan portfolio. The fair value of the adjustable loan portfolio was estimated by grouping the loans with similar characteristics and comparing the characteristics of each group to the prices quoted for similar types of loans in the secondary market. The fair value disclosures for both the fixed and adjustable rate portfolios were adjusted to reflect the exit price amount anticipated to be received from the sale of the portfolio in an open market transaction as required upon adoption of ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10) Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities beginning in the first quarter of 2018.

 

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FHLB Stock

The carrying amount of FHLB stock approximates its fair value.

 

Accrued Interest Receivable

The carrying amount of accrued interest receivable approximates its fair value since it is short-term in nature and does not present unanticipated credit concerns.

 

Deposits

The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts and certain money market account deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of fixed maturity certificates of deposit is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities. The fair value disclosures for all of the deposits were adjusted to reflect the exit price amount anticipated to be received from the sale of the deposits in an open market transaction as required upon adoption of ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10) Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities beginning in the first quarter of 2018.

 

Accrued Interest Payable

The carrying amount of accrued interest payable approximates its fair value since it is short-term in nature.

 

Commitments to Extend Credit

The fair values of commitments to extend credit are estimated using the fees normally charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present creditworthiness of the counter parties.

 

Commitments to Sell Loans

The fair values of commitments to sell loans are estimated using the quoted market prices for loans with similar interest rates and terms to maturity.

 

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NOTE 22 HMN Financial, Inc. Financial Information (Parent Company Only)

The following are the condensed financial statements for the parent company only as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 and for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Condensed Balance Sheets

                       

Assets:

                       

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 7,722       1,534          

Investment in subsidiaries

    84,507       79,737          

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    610       2,014          

Deferred tax asset, net

    24       95          

Total assets

  $ 92,863       83,380          

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:

                       

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

  $ 215       233          

Total liabilities

    215       233          

Common stock

    91       91          

Additional paid-in capital

    40,365       40,090          

Retained earnings

    107,547       99,754          

Net unrealized gains (losses) on securities available for sale

    46       (1,096 )        

Unearned employee stock ownership plan shares

    (1,643 )     (1,836 )        

Treasury stock, at cost, 4,284,840 and 4,292,838 shares

    (53,758 )     (53,856 )        

Total stockholders' equity

    92,648       83,147          

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

  $ 92,863       83,380          

Condensed Statements of Income

                       

Interest income (expense)

  $ 21       0       (306 )

Equity income of subsidiaries

    8,627       8,800       4,878  

Compensation and benefits

    (240 )     (221 )     (257 )

Occupancy and equipment

    (30 )     (30 )     (30 )

Data processing

    (6 )     (6 )     (6 )

Professional services

    (131 )     (124 )     (130 )

Other

    (367 )     (331 )     (319 )

Income before income tax expense (benefit)

    7,874       8,088       3,830  

Income tax expense (benefit)

    81       (148 )     (574 )

Net income

  $ 7,793       8,236       4,404  

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

                       

Cash flows from operating activities:

                       

Net income

  $ 7,793       8,236       4,404  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash used by operating activities:

                       

Equity income of subsidiaries

    (8,627 )     (8,800 )     (4,878 )

Deferred income tax benefit

    71       46       615  

Earned employee stock ownership shares priced above original cost

    230       206       147  

Stock option compensation

    1       17       41  

Amortization of restricted stock awards

    187       134       147  

Decrease in unearned ESOP shares

    193       194       193  

Decrease (increase) in other assets

    1,404       (146 )     (6 )

Decrease in other liabilities

    (18 )     (20 )     (866 )

Other, net

    (1 )     (1 )     0  

Net cash provided (used) by operating activities

    1,233       (134 )     (203 )

Cash flows from financing activities:

                       

Warrants purchased

    0       (6,453 )     0  

Excess tax benefit from options exercised

    0       64       0  

Stock awards withheld for tax withholding

    (45 )     0       (54 )

Repayments of borrowings

    0       0       (7,000 )

Dividends received from Bank

    5,000       6,000       6,000  

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

    4,955       (389 )     (1,054 )

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    6,188       (523 )     (1,257 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

    1,534       2,057       3,314  

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

  $ 7,722       1,534       2,057  

 

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NOTE 23 Business Segments

The Bank has been identified as a reportable operating segment in accordance with the provisions of ASC 280. HMN, the holding company, did not meet the quantitative thresholds for a reportable segment and therefore is included in the “Other” category. The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based on the segment’s net income, return on average assets and return on average equity. Each corporation is managed separately with its own officers and board of directors.

 

The following table sets forth certain information about the reconciliations of reported net income and assets for each of the Company’s reportable segments.

 


 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Home Federal

Savings Bank

   

Other

   

Eliminations

   

Consolidated

Total

 
                                 

At or for the year ended December 31, 2019:

                               

Interest income – external customers

  $ 31,890       0       0       31,890  

Non-interest income – external customers

    8,455       0       0       8,455  

Intersegment interest income

    0       21       (21 )     0  

Intersegment non-interest income

    234       8,627       (8,861 )     0  

Interest expense

    3,360       0       (21 )     3,339  

Provision for loan losses

    (1,216 )     0       0       (1,216 )

Non-interest expense

    26,565       774       (234 )     27,105  

Income tax expense

    3,243       81       0       3,324  

Net income

    8,627       7,793       (8,627 )     7,793  

Total assets

    777,083       92,863       (92,307 )     777,639  
                                 

At or for the year ended December 31, 2018:

                               

Interest income – external customers

  $ 30,381       0       0       30,381  

Non-interest income – external customers

    7,714       0       0       7,714  

Intersegment non-interest income

    222       8,800       (9,022 )     0  

Interest expense

    2,233       0       0       2,233  

Provision for loan losses

    (649 )     0       0       (649 )

Non-interest expense

    24,897       712       (222 )     25,387  

Income tax expense (benefit)

    3,036       (148 )     0       2,888  

Net income

    8,800       8,236       (8,800 )     8,236  

Total assets

    710,281       83,380       (81,346 )     712,315  
                                 

At or for the year ended December 31, 2017:

                               

Interest income – external customers

  $ 27,680       0       0       27,680  

Non-interest income – external customers

    7,654       0       0       7,654  

Intersegment non-interest income

    210       4,879       (5,089 )     0  

Interest expense

    1,491       306       0       1,797  

Provision for loan losses

    (523 )     0       0       (523 )

Non-interest expense

    24,722       742       (210 )     25,254  

Income tax expense (benefit)

    4,976       (574 )     0       4,402  

Net income

    4,879       4,404       (4,879 )     4,404  

Total assets

    722,532       79,254       (79,101 )     722,685  

 


 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

Board of Directors and Stockholders

HMN Financial, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Rochester, Minnesota

 

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of HMN Financial, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2019 and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of HMN Financial, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2019, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated March 6, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion.

 

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an  opinion  on  the  Company’s  financial  statements  based  on  our  audits.  We  are  a  public  accounting  firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP

 

Minneapolis, Minnesota

March 6, 2020

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2014.

 
 
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Other Financial Data

 

The following tables set forth certain information as to the Bank’s FHLB advances.

 


   

Year Ended December 31,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2019

   

2018

   

2017

 

Maximum Balance:

                       

FHLB advances

  $ 13,800       6,800       18,800  

FHLB short-term advances

    13,800       6,800       18,800  

Average Balance:

                       

FHLB advances

    287       140       1,693  

FHLB short-term advances

    287       140       1,693  

 


 

See Note 12 Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) Advances and Other Borrowings” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on the Bank’s FHLB advances and other borrowings.

 

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Selected Quarterly Financial Data 

 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

December 31, 2019

   

September 30, 2019

   

June 30, 2019

 
Selected Operations Data (3 months ended):                        

Interest income

  $ 7,861       7,998       8,299  

Interest expense

    914       906       829  

Net interest income

    6,947       7,092       7,470  

Provision for loan losses

    236       (420 )     (1,059 )

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

    6,711       7,512       8,529  

Non-interest income:

                       

Fees and service charges

    795       820       785  

Loan servicing fees

    321       324       318  

Gain on sales of loans

    1,106       845       611  

Other

    294       238       307  

Total non-interest income

    2,516       2,227       2,021  

Non-interest expense:

                       

Compensation and benefits

    4,163       3,849       3,737  

Occupancy and equipment

    1,158       1,142       1,081  

Data processing

    338       319       305  

Professional services

    492       428       381  

Other

    1,193       1,009       1,063  

Total non-interest expense

    7,344       6,747       6,567  

Income before income tax expense

    1,883       2,992       3,983  

Income tax expense

    647       916       1,121  

Net income

  $ 1,236       2,076       2,862  

Basic earnings per common share

  $ 0.27       0.45       0.62  

Diluted earnings per common share

  $ 0.27       0.45       0.62  

Financial Ratios:

                       

Return on average assets(1)

    0.64

%

    1.11

%

    1.60  

Return on average common equity(1)

    5.29       9.10       13.10  

Average equity to average assets

    12.06       12.07       12.01  

Net interest margin(1)(2)

    3.76       3.97       4.35  

 

(Dollars in thousands)

                       

Selected Financial Condition Data (end of period):

                       

Total assets

  $ 777,639       763,228       722,767  

Securities available for sale:

                       

Mortgage-backed and related securities

    54,851       22,187       7,435  

Other marketable securities

    52,741       62,665       72,469  

Loans held for sale

    3,606       7,819       5,912  

Loans receivable, net

    596,392       583,102       595,757  

Deposits

    673,870       659,608       623,510  

Stockholders’ equity

    92,648       91,190       88,811  

 

(1) Annualized

(2) Net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets

 

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March 31, 2019

   

December 31, 2018

   

September 30, 2018

   

June 30, 2018

   

March 31, 2018

 
  7,732       7,797       7,970       7,456       7,158  
  690       650       587       526       470  
  7,042       7,147       7,383       6,930       6,688  
  27       (167 )     (652 )     295       (125 )
  7,015       7,314       8,035       6,635       6,813  
                                     
  700       909       870       785       766  
  315       314       343       297       301  
  379       483       489       679       444  
  297       242       234       293       265  
  1,691       1,948       1,936       2,054       1,776  
                                     
  3,910       3,652       3,574       3,678       3,824  
  1,061       1,062       1,073       1,072       1,097  
  301       331       310       334       295  
  272       264       326       298       249  
  903       997       931       931       1,089  
  6,447       6,306       6,214       6,313       6,554  
  2,259       2,956       3,757       2,376       2,035  
  640       604       1,045       649       590  
  1,619       2,352       2,712       1,727       1,445  
  0.35       0.51       0.62       0.40       0.34  
  0.35       0.51       0.56       0.35       0.29  
                                     
  0.91

%

    1.29

%

    1.47

%

    0.95

%

    0.82

%

  7.67       11.24       12.90       8.25       7.07  
  11.82       11.52       11.54       11.61       11.65  
  4.11       4.06       4.14       3.97       3.95  
                                     
                                     
                                     
  722,745       712,315       737,445       726,285       722,339  
                                     
  7,743       8,023       8,207       8,895       9,455  
  72,044       71,836       71,253       71,451       71,545  
  3,292       3,444       2,109       3,624       2,234  
  599,462       586,688       586,092       589,855       591,840  
  626,592       623,352       651,429       639,535       633,805  
  85,350       83,147       79,994       81,825       82,056  

 

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Common Stock Information

 

The common stock of the Company is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq) under the symbol HMNF. As of December 31, 2019, the Company had 9,128,662 shares of common stock issued and 4,284,840 shares in treasury stock. As of December 31, 2019, there were 462 stockholders of record and 992 estimated beneficial stockholders. The following table presents the stock price information for the Company as furnished by Nasdaq for each quarter for the last two fiscal years. On February 5, 2020, the last reported sale price of shares of our common stock on the Nasdaq was $21.11 per share. The Company has not paid a dividend on its common stock during the two year period ending December 31, 2019. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Dividends” in the “Management Discussion and Analysis” section of this annual report for a description of restrictions on the ability of the Company and the Bank to pay dividends.

 

The following graph and table compares the total cumulative stockholders’ return on the Company’s common stock to the Nasdaq U.S. Stock Index (“Nasdaq Composite”), which includes all Nasdaq traded stocks of U.S. companies, and the Nasdaq Bank Index. The graph and table assume that $100 was invested on December 31, 2014 and that all dividends were reinvested.

 

 

Index

 

12/31/14

   

12/31/15

   

12/31/16

   

12/31/17

   

12/31/18

   

12/31/19

 

HMN Financial, Inc.

  $ 100.00     $ 93.15     $ 141.13     $ 154.03     $ 158.23     $ 169.44  

Nasdaq Composite

  $ 100.00     $ 106.96     $ 116.45     $ 150.96     $ 146.67     $ 200.49  

Nasdaq Bank

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HMN Financial, Inc.

 

Directors 

 

Eagan

1016 Civic Center Drive NW

 

Dr. Hugh C. Smith

 

2805 Dodd Road, Suite 160

Rochester, MN 55901

 

Chairman of the Board

 

Eagan, MN  55121

(507) 535-1200

 

HMN and Home Federal Savings Bank 

 

(651) 405-2000

Annual Meeting  

Retired Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Consultant in Cardiovascular Division, Mayo Clinic

 

 

Kasson

The annual meeting of shareholders will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. (Central Time) at the Rochester Golf and Country Club, 3100 West Country Club Road, Rochester, Minnesota.

 

 

Allen J. Berning

Chief Executive Officer

 

502 South Mantorville Avenue

Kasson, MN  55944

(507) 634-4141

 

Legal Counsel

 

Ambient Clinical Analytics, a provider of clinical decision support products

 

La Crescent

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

      208 South Walnut

2200 Wells Fargo Center

 

Sequoya S. Borgman

 

La Crescent, MN 55947

90 South Seventh Street

 

Borgman Capital LLC, Founder and Managing Director

 

(507) 895-9200

Minneapolis, MN 55402-3901

     

 

   

Michael A. Bue

 

Marshalltown

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP

 

Retired President and Chief Executive Officer Marquette Bank Rochester

 

 

303 West Main Street

Marshalltown, IA 50158

220 South Sixth Street, Suite 300

 

Bradley C. Krehbiel

 

(641) 754-6198

Minneapolis, MN 55402-1436

 

President and Chief Executive Officer 

 

 

   

HMN and Home Federal Savings Bank

 

 

Investor Information and Form 10-K

       

HMN’s Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is available without charge upon written request from:

 

Bernard R. Nigon

Retired Audit Partner with RSM US LLP (formerly McGladrey & Pullen, LLP)

 

 

Owatonna

1015 West Frontage Road, Suite 100

Owatonna, MN  55060

(507) 413-6420

HMN Financial, Inc.

 

Dr. Wendy S. Shannon

 

 

Attn: Cindy Hamlin, Investor Relations

  Vice Chair   

Pewaukee

1016 Civic Center Drive NW   HMN and Home Federal Savings Bank   1870 Meadow Lane

Rochester, MN  55901

or at www.hmnf.com

 

Educational consultant, PTECH in Minnesota, Former Assistant Professor, Winona State University

 

Pewaukee, WI 53072

(262) 337-9511

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

Mark E. Utz

Attorney at law, Wendland Utz, Ltd. 

 

Rochester

Inquiries regarding change of address, transfer requirements, and lost certificates should be directed to HMN’s transfer agent:

 

 

 

Hans K. Zietlow

Former Director of Real Estate for Kwik Trip, Inc.

 

1201 South Broadway

Rochester, MN 55901

(507) 536-2416

Equiniti Trust Company

EQ Shareowner Services

1110 Centre Pointe Curve, Suite 101

 

 

Executive Officers Who Are Not Directors

Jon J. Eberle

 

 

1016 Civic Center Drive NW

Rochester, MN 55901

Mendota Heights, MN  55120  

 

 

(507) 535-1309

www.shareowneronline.com  

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer 

   
(800) 468-9716  

and Treasurer of HMN and Executive Vice 

 

100 1st Avenue Bldg., Suite 200

   

President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Home Federal Savings Bank

 

 

Rochester, MN  55902

(507) 280-7256

   

Lawrence D. McGraw

   
   

Executive Vice President and 

 

2048 Superior Drive NW, Suite 400

   

Chief Operating Officer

 

Rochester, MN  55901

   

Home Federal Savings Bank

 

(507) 226-0800

         
       

Spring Valley

   

Branch Offices of the Bank

 

715 North Broadway

   

Albert Lea

 

Spring Valley, MN 55975

   

143 West Clark Street

 

(507) 346-9709

   

Albert Lea, MN 56007

   
   

(507) 379-2551

 

Winona

       

175 Center Street

   

Austin

 

Winona, MN 55987

   

201 Oakland Avenue West

 

(507) 453-6460

   

Austin, MN 55912

   
   

(507) 434-2500

 

Loan Production Offices

       

Sartell

       

50 14th Ave E, Suite 100

       

Sartell, MN  56377

       

(320) 654-4020

 

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Exhibit 21

 

Subsidiaries of Registrant

 

 

 

Name & Address

Year &

State Inc.

   

Home Federal Savings Bank

1016 Civic Center Drive NW

Rochester, MN 55901

1934

Federal Charter

   

Osterud Insurance Agency, Inc.

DBA Home Federal Investment  Svcs.

1016 Civic Center Drive NW

Rochester, MN 55901

1983

MN

   

HFSB Property Holdings, LLC
1016 Civic Center Drive NW
Rochester, MN 55901

2013
MN

 

Exhibit 23.1

 

 

 

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

Board of Directors

HMN Financial, Inc.

 

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements Nos. 33-94388, 33-94386, 333-64232, 333-158893, 333-217714 on Form S-8, and No. 333-156883 on Form S-3 of HMN Financial, Inc. of our report dated March 6, 2020, relating to the consolidated financial statements and effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of HMN Financial, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

 

 

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP

 

Minneapolis, Minnesota

March 6, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 31.1

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Bradley Krehbiel, certify that:

 

1.     I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of HMN Financial, Inc.;

 

2.     Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.     Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.     The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)     Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)     Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;

 

(c)     Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)     Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.     The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)     All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)     Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: March 6, 2020

By:

/s/ Bradley Krehbiel

 

 

 

Bradley Krehbiel

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

    (Principal Executive Officer)  

EXHIBIT 31.2

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Jon J. Eberle, certify that:

 

1.     I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of HMN Financial, Inc.;

 

2.     Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.     Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.     The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)     Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)     Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;

 

(c)     Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)     Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.     The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)     All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)     Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: March 6, 2020

By:

/s/Jon J. Eberle

 

 

 

Jon J. Eberle

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

    (Principal Financial Officer)  

Exhibit 32

 

HMN FINANCIAL, INC.

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Annual Report of HMN Financial, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), we, Bradley Krehbiel, President and Chief Executive Officer of HMN Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) (Principal Executive Officer of the Company), and Jon Eberle, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company (Principal Financial Officer of the Company), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

 

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

 

(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

 

Date: March 6, 2020

/s/ Bradley Krehbiel 

 

 

Bradley Krehbiel

 

  President and Chief Executive Officer  
  (Principal Executive Officer)  

 

 

 

 

/s/Jon Eberle

 

 

Jon Eberle

 

 

Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer 

 

  and Treasurer  
  (Principal Financial Officer)