ffkt_10q-063011.htm

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011
     
 
Farmers Capital Bank Corporation
 
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 


 
Kentucky
 
0-14412
 
61-1017851
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(IRS Employer
 
 
of incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
 


 
P.O. Box 309  Frankfort, KY
 
40602
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code – (502)-227-1668

 
Not Applicable
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes   x      No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes  ¨      No  ¨

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

Large accelerated filer  ¨
  Accelerated filer  ¨  
       
Non-accelerated filer  x(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company  ¨  
  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Common stock, par value $0.125 per share
7,426,914 shares outstanding at August 5, 2011

 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS


PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
   
Item 1. Financial Statements
 
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets
3
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income
4
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
5
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
6
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
7
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
8
   
Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
30
   
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
51
   
Item 4.  Controls and Procedures
52
   
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
 
   
Item 1.  Legal Proceedings
52
   
Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
52
   
Item 6.  Exhibits
53
   
SIGNATURES
55

 
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
2011
   
2010
 
Assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents:
           
Cash and due from banks
  $ 24,710     $ 24,268  
Interest bearing deposits in other banks
    71,918       139,902  
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell
    1,878       17,886  
Total cash and cash equivalents
    98,506       182,056  
Investment securities:
               
Available for sale, amortized cost of $576,380 (2011) and $440,580 (2010)
    583,885       444,182  
Held to maturity, fair value of $949 (2011) and $844 (2010)
    930       930  
Total investment securities
    584,815       445,112  
Loans, net of unearned income
    1,132,534       1,192,840  
Allowance for loan losses
    (29,738 )     (28,784 )
Loans, net
    1,102,796       1,164,056  
Premises and equipment, net
    39,719       39,612  
Company-owned life insurance
    27,004       28,791  
Other intangibles, net
    2,980       3,552  
Other real estate owned
    34,710       30,545  
Other assets
    41,154       41,969  
Total assets
  $ 1,931,684     $ 1,935,693  
Liabilities
               
Deposits:
               
Noninterest bearing
  $ 214,719     $ 206,887  
Interest bearing
    1,232,183       1,256,685  
Total deposits
    1,446,902       1,463,572  
Term federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings
    64,666       47,409  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other long-term borrowings
    195,904       203,239  
Subordinated notes payable to unconsolidated trusts
    48,970       48,970  
Dividends payable
    188       188  
Other liabilities
    21,941       22,419  
Total liabilities
    1,778,571       1,785,797  
Shareholders’ Equity
               
Preferred stock, no par value 1,000,000 shares authorized; 30,000 Series A shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010; Liquidation preference of $30,000
    28,914       28,719  
Common stock, par value $.125 per share 14,608,000 shares authorized; 7,426,914 and 7,411,676 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively
    928       926  
Capital surplus
    50,772       50,675  
Retained earnings
    68,947       68,678  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    3,552       898  
Total shareholders’ equity
    153,113       149,896  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 1,931,684     $ 1,935,693  
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income
   
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Interest Income
                       
Interest and fees on loans
  $ 15,701     $ 17,977     $ 31,881     $ 35,719  
Interest on investment securities:
                               
Taxable
    3,906       4,683       7,276       9,382  
Nontaxable
    461       750       994       1,607  
Interest on deposits in other banks
    64       63       147       145  
Interest of federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell
    1       2       3       4  
Total interest income
    20,133       23,475       40,301       46,857  
Interest Expense
                               
Interest on deposits
    3,772       5,995       7,719       12,697  
Interest on federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings
    49       81       111       173  
Interest on securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other long-term borrowings
    1,984       2,616       3,982       5,253  
Interest on subordinated notes payable to unconsolidated trusts
    506       506       1,011       1,007  
Total interest expense
    6,311       9,198       12,823       19,130  
Net interest income
    13,822       14,277       27,478       27,727  
Provision for loan losses
    4,528       5,490       6,969       7,416  
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
    9,294       8,787       20,509       20,311  
Noninterest Income
                               
Service charges and fees on deposits
    2,177       2,392       4,230       4,536  
Allotment processing fees
    1,356       1,421       2,685       2,789  
Other service charges, commissions, and fees
    1,062       1,219       2,091       2,340  
Data processing income
    271       380       535       727  
Trust income
    659       401       1,086       829  
Investment securities gains, net
    413       3,367       823       4,979  
Gains on sale of mortgage loans, net
    151       222       292       343  
Income from company-owned life insurance
    241       260       476       553  
Other
    10       207       15       263  
Total noninterest income
    6,340       9,869       12,233       17,359  
Noninterest Expense
                               
Salaries and employee benefits
    6,870       6,762       13,635       13,858  
Occupancy expenses, net
    1,210       1,188       2,442       2,467  
Equipment expenses
    567       651       1,177       1,312  
Data processing and communication expenses
    1,199       1,425       2,427       2,868  
Bank franchise tax
    662       627       1,293       1,244  
Deposit insurance expense
    722       1,095       1,611       2,201  
Correspondent bank fees
    118       219       239       412  
Amortization of intangibles
    286       360       572       719  
Other real estate expenses, net
    1,935       992       2,615       2,664  
Other
    1,938       1,886       4,778       3,957  
Total noninterest expense
    15,507       15,205       30,789       31,702  
Income before income taxes
    127       3,451       1,953       5,968  
Income tax (benefit) expense
    (42 )     610       739       1,182  
Net income
    169       2,841       1,214       4,786  
Dividends and accretion on preferred shares
    (473 )     (466 )     (945 )     (932 )
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders
  $ (304 )   $ 2,375     $ 269     $ 3,854  
                                 
Net (loss) income per common share, basic and diluted
  $ (.04 )   $ .32     $ .04     $ .52  
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
    7,420       7,384       7,416       7,382  
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 
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Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
   
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
(In thousands)
 
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Net Income
  $ 169     $ 2,841     $ 1,214     $ 4,786  
Other comprehensive income:
                               
Net unrealized holding gain on available for sale securities arising during the period on securities held at end of the period, net of tax of $1,753, $1,998, $1,661 and $2,315, respectively
    3,255       3,710       3,084       4,300  
                                 
Reclassification adjustment for prior period unrealized gain previously reported in other comprehensive income recognized during current period, net of tax of $63, $1,278, $295, and $1,452, respectively
    (117 )     (2,374 )     (547 )     (2,696 )
                                 
Change in unfunded portion of postretirement benefit obligation, net of tax of $31, $31, $63, and $63, respectively
    59       59       117       118  
                                 
Other comprehensive income
    3,197       1,395       2,654       1,722  
Comprehensive Income
  $ 3,366     $ 4,236     $ 3,868     $ 6,508  
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 
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Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Six months ended June 30, (In thousands)
 
2011
   
2010
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
           
Net income
  $ 1,214     $ 4,786  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    2,374       2,631  
Net premium amortization of available for sale investment securities
    1,551       763  
Provision for loan losses
    6,969       7,416  
Noncash compensation expense
    34       30  
Mortgage loans originated for sale
    (11,395 )     (13,946 )
Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans
    12,574       15,107  
Deferred income tax expense
    1,684       1,723  
Gain on sale of mortgage loans, net
    (292 )     (343 )
Loss (gain) on disposal of premises and equipment, net
    3       (15 )
Net loss on sale and write downs of repossessed real estate
    1,992       2,066  
Net gain on sale of available for sale investment securities
    (823 )     (4,979 )
Decrease in accrued interest receivable
    43       1,340  
Income from company-owned life insurance
    (461 )     (538 )
Increase in other assets
    (2,412 )     (7,626 )
Decrease in accrued interest payable
    (259 )     (822 )
Decrease in other liabilities
    (39 )     (202 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
    12,757       7,391  
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
               
Proceeds from maturities and calls of available for sale investment securities
    65,886       108,805  
Proceeds from sale of available for sale investment securities
    64,300       158,289  
Purchase of available for sale investment securities
    (266,714 )     (245,375 )
Purchase of restricted stock investments
            (331 )
Net principal collected in excess of loans originated for investment
    42,810       20,350  
Proceeds from surrender of company-owned life insurance
    2,248       8,567  
Purchase of premises and equipment
    (1,843 )     (3,418 )
Proceeds from sale of repossessed assets
    4,437       9,165  
Proceeds from sale of equipment
    2       30  
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
    (88,874 )     56,082  
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
               
Net decrease in deposits
    (16,670 )     (109,535 )
Net increase in federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings
    17,257       29,752  
Repayments of securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other long-term debt
    (7,335 )     (5,388 )
Dividends paid, common and preferred
    (750 )     (1,487 )
Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan
    65       79  
Net cash used in financing activities
    (7,433 )     (86,579 )
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (83,550 )     (23,106 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    182,056       218,336  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 98,506     $ 195,230  
Supplemental Disclosures
               
Cash paid during the period for:
               
Interest
  $  13,082     $  19,952  
Income taxes
    1,000       189  
Transfers from loans to other real estate
    10,594       7,885  
Cash dividends payable, preferred
    188       188  
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 
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Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
(In thousands, except per share data)
                         
Accumulated
       
                           
Other
   
Total
 
Six months ended
 
Preferred
   
Common Stock
   
Capital
   
Retained
   
Comprehensive
   
Shareholders’
 
June 30, 2011 and 2010
 
Stock
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Surplus
   
Earnings
   
Income
   
Equity
 
Balance at January 1, 2011
  $ 28,719       7,412     $ 926     $ 50,675     $ 68,678     $ 898     $ 149,896  
Net income
                                    1,214               1,214  
Other comprehensive income
                                            2,654       2,654  
Preferred stock dividends, $25.00 per share
                                    (750 )             (750 )
Preferred stock discount accretion
    195                               (195 )                
Shares issued pursuant to employee stock purchase plan
            15       2       63                       65  
Noncash compensation expense attributed to employee stock purchase plan
                            34                       34  
Balance at June 30, 2011
  $ 28,914       7,427     $ 928     $ 50,772     $ 68,947     $ 3,552     $ 153,113  
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
Balance at January 1, 2010
  $ 28,348       7,379     $ 922     $ 50,476     $ 63,617     $ 3,864     $ 147,227  
Net income
                                    4,786               4,786  
Other comprehensive income
                                            1,722       1,722  
Preferred stock dividends, $25.00 per share
                                    (750 )             (750 )
Preferred stock discount accretion
    182                               (182 )                
Shares issued pursuant to employee stock purchase plan
            14       2       77                       79  
Noncash compensation expense attributed to employee stock purchase plan
                            30                       30  
Balance at June 30, 2010
  $ 28,530       7,393     $ 924     $ 50,583     $ 67,471     $ 5,586     $ 153,094  
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 
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Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statement
 
1.  Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Farmers Capital Bank Corporation (the “Company” or “Parent Company”), a bank holding company, and its bank and nonbank subsidiaries. Bank subsidiaries include Farmers Bank & Capital Trust Company (“Farmers Bank”) in Frankfort, KY and its significant wholly-owned subsidiaries Leasing One Corporation (“Leasing One”), Farmers Capital Insurance Corporation (“Farmers Insurance”), and EG Properties, Inc. (“EG Properties”). Leasing One is a commercial leasing company in Frankfort, KY, Farmers Insurance is an insurance agency in Frankfort, KY, and EG Properties is involved in real estate management and liquidation for certain repossessed properties of Farmers Bank; First Citizens Bank in Elizabethtown, KY; United Bank & Trust Company (“United Bank”) in Versailles, KY and its wholly-owned subsidiary EGT Properties, Inc. EGT Properties is involved in real estate management and liquidation for certain repossessed properties of United Bank; and Citizens Bank of Northern Kentucky, Inc. in Newport, KY (“Citizens Northern”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary ENKY Properties, Inc. ENKY Properties is involved in real estate management and liquidation for certain repossessed properties of Citizens Northern.

The Company has three active nonbank subsidiaries, FCB Services, Inc. (“FCB Services”), FFKT Insurance Services, Inc. (“FFKT Insurance”), and EKT Properties, Inc. (“EKT”). FCB Services is a data processing subsidiary located in Frankfort, KY that provides services to the Company’s banks as well as unaffiliated entities. FFKT Insurance is a captive property and casualty insurance company insuring primarily deductible exposures and uncovered liability related to properties of the Company. EKT was created to manage and liquidate certain real estate properties repossessed by the Company. In addition, the Company has three subsidiaries organized as Delaware statutory trusts that are not consolidated into its financial statements. These trusts were formed for the purpose of issuing trust preferred securities.

The Company provides financial services at its 36 locations in 23 communities throughout Central and Northern Kentucky to individual, business, agriculture, government, and educational customers. Its primary deposit products are checking, savings, and term certificate accounts.  Its primary lending products are residential mortgage, commercial lending, and installment loans. Substantially all loans and leases are secured by specific items of collateral including business assets, consumer assets, and commercial and residential real estate. Commercial loans and leases are expected to be repaid from cash flow from operations of businesses. Other services offered by the Company include, but are not limited to, cash management services, issuing letters of credit, safe deposit box rental, and providing funds transfer services.  Other financial instruments, which potentially represent concentrations of credit risk, include deposit accounts in other financial institutions and federal funds sold.

Farmers Bank has served as the general depository for the Commonwealth of Kentucky for over 70 years and also provides investment and other services to the Commonwealth. The Company participated in the latest bidding process to continue providing banking services to the Commonwealth as its general depository. However, the Company learned in the first quarter of 2011 that the Commonwealth awarded its general depository services contract to a large multi-national bank. Farmers Bank held the previous contract which had an original termination date of June 30, 2011, but was extended through December 2011 whereby the Company will continue to provide services and assistance during the transition process. The impact of not retaining the general depository services contract of the Commonwealth is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, overall liquidity, or net cash flows, although gross cash flows such as for cash on hand, deposits outstanding, and short-term borrowings are expected to decrease.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Estimates used in the preparation of the financial statements are based on various factors including the current interest rate environment and the general strength of the local economy.  Changes in the overall interest rate environment can significantly affect the Company’s net interest income and the value of its recorded assets and liabilities.  Actual results could differ from those estimates used in the preparation of the financial statements. The allowance for loan losses, carrying value of other real estate owned, actuarial assumptions used to calculate postretirement benefits, and the fair values of financial instruments are estimates that are particularly subject to change.

 
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The financial information presented as of any date other than December 31 has been prepared from the books and records without audit.  The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X and do not include all of the information and the footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of such financial statements, have been included.  The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. All significant intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation.

For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

2.  Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the consolidated financial statements of prior periods to conform to the current period presentation.  These reclassifications do not affect net income or total shareholders’ equity as previously reported.

3.  Recently Issued But Not Yet Effective Accounting Standards

Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 310, “Receivables”.  The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new accounting guidance under Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-02 that clarifies which loan modifications constitute a troubled debt restructuring. The guidance is intended to assist creditors in determining whether a modification of the terms of a receivable meets the criteria to be considered a troubled debt restructuring, both for purposes of recording an impairment loss and for disclosure of troubled debt restructurings. In addition, this ASU ends the deferral of the activity-based disclosures about troubled debt restructurings included in ASU 2010-20.

In evaluating whether a restructuring constitutes a troubled debt restructuring, a creditor must separately determine that each of the following exist: (a) the restructuring constitutes a concession; and (b) the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. The amendments to ASC Topic 310 clarify the guidance on a creditor’s evaluation of whether it has granted a concession and whether a debtor is experiencing financial difficulties.

The new guidance is effective for the Company for interim and annual periods beginning on or after June 15, 2011, and applies retrospectively to restructurings occurring on or after January 1, 2011. Early application is permitted. The Company does not expect the new accounting guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations upon adoption, which will occur July 1, 2011.

ASC Topic 860, “Transfers and Servicing”. The FASB issued ASU No. 2011-03 which is intended to improve financial reporting of repurchase agreements (“repos”) and other agreements that both entitle and obligate a transferor to repurchase or redeem financial assets before their maturity.

In typical repo transactions, an entity transfers financial assets to a counterparty in exchange for cash with an agreement for the counterparty to return the same or equivalent financial assets for a fixed price in the future. Topic 860 prescribes when an entity may or may not recognize a sale upon the transfer of financial assets subject to repo agreements. That determination is based, in part, on whether the entity has maintained effective control over the transferred financial assets.

The amendments to this Topic are intended to improve the accounting for these transactions by removing from the assessment of effective control the criterion requiring the transferor to have the ability to repurchase or redeem the financial assets. The guidance in the ASU is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2011. The guidance should be applied prospectively to transactions or modifications of existing transactions that occur on or after the effective date. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company does not expect the amendments to this Topic to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

 
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ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”. The FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 to provide converged guidance of the FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (the “Boards”) on fair value measurement. The new guidance reflects the collective efforts of the Boards which have resulted in common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements, including a consistent meaning of the term “fair value.” The Boards have concluded the common requirements will result in greater comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) and International Financial Reporting Standards.

The amendments in this ASU are to be applied prospectively. For the Company, the amendments are effective during interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Early application is not permitted. The Company does not expect the amendments to this Topic to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

ASC Topic 220, “Comprehensive Income”. The FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, which amends prior guidance by eliminating the option to present components of other comprehensive income in the statement of shareholders’ equity. Instead, the new guidance requires entities to present all nonowner changes in shareholders’ equity either as a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or as two separate, but consecutive statements. The amendments included in this ASU do not change which items must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income.

The amendments in this ASU are to be applied retrospectively. For the Company, the amendments are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the amendments to this Topic to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

4.  Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share

Basic net income (loss) per common share is determined by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average total number of common shares issued and outstanding.  Net income (loss) available to common shareholders represents net income (loss) adjusted for preferred stock dividends including dividends declared, accretion of discounts on preferred stock issuances, and cumulative dividends related to the current dividend period that have not been declared as of the end of the period.

Diluted net income (loss) per common share is determined by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the total weighted average number of common shares issued and outstanding plus amounts representing the dilutive effect of stock options outstanding and outstanding warrants. The effects of stock options and outstanding warrants are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per common share in periods in which the effect would be antidilutive. Dilutive potential common shares are calculated using the treasury stock method.

Net income (loss) per common share computations were as follows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010.

   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Net  income, basic and diluted
  $ 169     $ 2,841     $ 1,214     $ 4,786  
Preferred stock dividends and discount accretion
    (473 )     (466 )     (945 )     (932 )
Net (loss) income available to common shareholders, basic and diluted
  $ (304 )   $ 2,375     $ 269     $ 3,854  
                                 
                                 
Average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
    7,420       7,384       7,416       7,382  
                                 
Net (loss) income per common share, basic and diluted
  $ (.04 )   $ .32     $ .04     $ .52  

 
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For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, options to purchase 24,049 common shares were excluded from the computation of net income (loss) per common share and options to purchase 28,049 common shares were excluded for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 because they were antidilutive. There were 223,992 potential common shares associated with a warrant issued to the U.S. Treasury that were excluded from the computation of net income (loss) per common share for each of the periods presented because they were antidilutive.

5.  Fair Value Measurements

ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and sets forth disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments”, allows entities to choose to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value. The Company has not elected the fair value option for any of its financial assets or liabilities.

ASC Topic 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. It also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. This Topic describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 
Level 1:
Quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access at the measurement date.

 
Level 2:
Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

 
Level 3:
Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

Following is a description of the valuation method used for instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis. For this disclosure, the Company only has available for sale investment securities that meet the requirement.

Available for sale investment securities
Valued primarily by independent third party pricing services under the market valuation approach that include, but not limited to, the following inputs:

 
·
U.S. Treasury securities are priced using dealer quotes from active market makers and real-time trading systems.
 
·
Marketable equity securities are priced utilizing real-time data feeds from active market exchanges for identical securities.
 
·
Government-sponsored agency debt securities, obligations of states and political subdivisions, corporate bonds, and other similar investment securities are priced with available market information through processes using benchmark yields, matrix pricing, prepayment speeds, cash flows, live trading data, and market spreads sourced from new issues, dealer quotes, and trade prices, among others sources.

 
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Available for sale investment securities are the Company’s only balance sheet item that meets the disclosure requirements for instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Disclosures as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows:

         
Fair Value Measurements Using
(In thousands)
 
Available For Sale Investment Securities
 
Fair Value
   
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
                     
June 30, 2011
                   
U.S. Treasury securities
  $ 49     $ 49          
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored entities
    138,338             $ 138,338    
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    67,453               67,453    
Mortgage-backed securities – residential
    370,180               370,180    
Mortgage-backed securities – commercial
    301               301    
Money market mutual funds
    147       147            
Corporate debt securities
    7,042               7,042    
Equity securities
    375       375            
     Total
  $ 583,885     $ 571     $ 583,314  
$ 0
 

         
Fair Value Measurements Using
(In thousands)
 
Available For Sale Investment Securities
 
Fair Value
   
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
   
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
                     
December 31, 2010
                   
U.S. Treasury securities
  $ 1,044     $ 1,044          
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored entities
    41,613             $ 41,613    
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    74,799               74,799    
Mortgage-backed securities – residential
    319,930               319,930    
Money market mutual funds
    145       145            
Corporate debt securities
    6,606               6,606    
Equity securities
    45       45            
     Total
  $ 444,182     $ 1,234     $ 442,948  
$ 0

The Company is required to measure and disclose certain other assets and liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis to comply with U.S. GAAP. The Company’s disclosure about assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis consists of impaired loans and other real estate owned (“OREO”).

Impaired loans were $162 million and $130 million at June 30, 2011 and year-end 2010, respectively. The amount of impaired loans at June 30, 2011 includes $24.1 million that were adjusted downward to their estimated fair value of $21.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. Impaired loans at June 30, 2010 include $23.6 million that were adjusted downward to their estimated fair value of $21.9 million during the first six months of 2010. Impairment charges for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 include $2.0 million and $3.1 million, respectively, related to impaired loans. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, impairment charges included $883 thousand and $1.7 million, respectively, related to impaired loans. Impairment charges on loans are recorded by either an increase to the provision for loan losses and related allowance or by direct loan charge-offs. The fair value of impaired loans with specific allocations of the allowance for loan losses is measured based on recent appraisals of the underlying collateral. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Appraisers take absorption rates into consideration and adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process to identify differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are usually significant and typically result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value.

 
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OREO includes properties acquired by the Company through actual loan foreclosures and is carried at fair value less estimated costs to sell. Fair value of OREO is generally based on third party appraisals of the property that includes comparable sales data and is considered as Level 3 inputs. If the carrying amount of the OREO exceeds fair value less estimated costs to sell, an impairment loss is recorded through expense. At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 OREO was $34.7 million and $30.5 million, respectively. OREO at June 30, 2011 includes $13.3 million that was written down to its estimated fair value of $11.9 million in the current year, resulting in an impairment charge of $1.4 million included in earnings. OREO at June 30, 2010 includes $7.0 million that was written down to its estimated fair value of $5.5 million in the first six months of 2010, resulting in an impairment charge of $1.5 million. In addition to the impairment charges on OREO measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, net losses included in earnings from the sale of OREO were $257 thousand and $427 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $119 thousand and $558 thousand for the same periods in 2010.

The following tables represent the carrying amount of assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and still held as of the dates indicated. Impaired loan amounts in the tables below exclude restructured loans since they are measured based on present value techniques, which are outside the scope of the fair value reporting framework.

       
Fair Value Measurements Using
 
(In thousands)
 
Description
 
Fair Value
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
                 
June 30, 2011
               
Impaired Loans
               
Real estate-construction and land development
  $ 10,286         $ 10,286  
Real estate mortgage-residential
    12,338           12,338  
Real estate mortgage-farmland and other commercial enterprises
    11,904           11,904  
Commercial and industrial
    111           111  
Total-Impaired Loans
  $ 34,639         $ 34,639  
                     
OREO
                   
Real estate-construction and land development
  $ 7,321         $ 7,321  
Real estate mortgage-residential
    1,047           1,047  
Real estate mortgage-farmland and other commercial enterprises
    3,524           3,524  
Total-OREO
  $ 11,892         $ 11,892  

 
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Fair Value Measurements Using
 
(In thousands)
 
Description
 
Fair Value
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
                 
December 31, 2010
               
Impaired Loans
               
Real estate-construction and land development
  $ 12,573         $ 12,573  
Real estate mortgage-residential
    10,376           10,376  
Real estate mortgage-farmland and other commercial enterprises
    9,331           9,331  
Commercial and industrial
    133           133  
Consumer-secured
    38           38  
Total-Impaired Loans
  $ 32,451         $ 32,451  
                     
OREO
                   
Real estate-construction and land development
  $ 12,381         $ 12,381  
Real estate mortgage-residential
    630           630  
Real estate mortgage-farmland and other commercial enterprises
    2,810           2,810  
Total-OREO
  $ 15,821         $ 15,821  

The following table represents impairment charges recorded in earnings for the periods indicated on assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and still held at June 30, 2011 and 2010.

   
Three Months Ended
June 30,
   
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
(In thousands)
 
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Impairment charges:
                       
Impaired loans
  $ 1,975     $ 883     $ 3,109     $ 1,693  
OREO
    1,190       558       1,419       1,501  
Total
  $ 3,165     $ 1,441     $ 4,528     $ 3,194  

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The table that follows represents the estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments made in accordance with the requirements of ASC 825, “Financial Instruments”. ASC 825 requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the balance sheet for which it is practicable to estimate that value. The estimated fair value amounts have been determined by the Company using available market information and present value or other valuation techniques. These derived fair values are subjective in nature, involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and, therefore, cannot be determined with precision. ASC 825 excludes certain financial instruments and all nonfinancial instruments from the disclosure requirements. Accordingly, the aggregate fair value amounts presented are not intended to represent the underlying value of the Company.

 
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The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Accrued Interest Receivable, and Accrued Interest Payable
The carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.

Investment Securities Available for Sale    
Available for sale investment securities are measured and carried at fair value on a recurring basis. Additional information about the methods and assumption used to estimate fair value of available for sale investment securities is described above.

Investment Securities Held to Maturity
Fair value equals quoted market price, if available. If a quoted market price is not available, fair value is estimated using quoted market prices for similar securities.

FHLB and Similar Stock
Due to restrictions placed on its transferability, it is not practicable to determine fair value.

Loans
The fair value of loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using current discount rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities.

Deposit Liabilities
The fair value of demand deposits, savings accounts, and certain money market deposits is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date and fair value approximates carrying value. The fair value of fixed maturity certificates of deposit is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the rates currently offered for certificates of deposit with similar remaining maturities.

Federal Funds Purchased and other Short-term Borrowings
The carrying amount is the estimated fair value for these borrowings that reprice frequently in the near term.

Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase, Subordinated Notes Payable, and Other Long-term Borrowings
The fair value of these borrowings is estimated based on rates currently available for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities.

Commitments to Extend Credit and Standby Letters of Credit
Pricing of these financial instruments is based on the credit quality and relationship, fees, interest rates, probability of funding, compensating balance, and other covenants or requirements. Loan commitments generally have fixed expiration dates, variable interest rates and contain termination and other clauses that provide for relief from funding in the event there is a significant deterioration in the credit quality of the customer. Many loan commitments are expected to, and typically do, expire without being drawn upon. The rates and terms of the Company’s commitments to lend and standby letters of credit are competitive with others in the various markets in which the Company operates. There are no unamortized fees relating to these financial instruments, as such the carrying value and fair value are both zero.

 
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The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments are as follows for the periods indicated.
             
   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Carrying
   
Fair
   
Carrying
   
Fair
 
(In thousands)
 
Amount
   
Value
   
Amount
   
Value
 
Assets
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 98,506     $ 98,506     $ 182,056     $ 182,056  
Investment securities:
                               
   Available for sale
    583,885       583,885       444,182       444,182  
   Held to maturity
    930       949       930       844  
FHLB and similar stock
    9,515       N/A       9,515       N/A  
Loans, net
    1,102,796       1,094,762       1,164,056       1,157,606  
Accrued interest receivable
    7,215       7,215       7,258       7,258  
                                 
Liabilities
                               
Deposits
    1,446,902       1,453,572       1,463,572       1,470,277  
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings
    64,666       64,666       47,409       47,409  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other long-term borrowings
    195,904       212,267       203,239       219,709  
Subordinated notes payable to unconsolidated trusts
    48,970       26,380       48,970       27,234  
Accrued interest payable
    2,552       2,552       2,811       2,811  

6.  Investment Securities

The following table summarizes the amortized costs and estimated fair value of the securities portfolio at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. The summary is divided into available for sale and held to maturity investment securities.
                         
   
Amortized
   
Gross
   
Gross
   
Estimated
 
June 30, 2011 (In thousands)
 
Cost
   
Unrealized Gains
   
Unrealized Losses
   
Fair Value
 
Available For Sale
                       
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored entities
  $ 138,345     $ 265     $  272     $ 138,338  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    66,204       1,535       286       67,453  
Mortgage-backed securities – residential
    363,178       8,158       1,156       370,180  
Mortgage-backed securities – commercial
    293       8               301  
U.S. Treasury securities
    49                       49  
Money market mutual funds
    147                       147  
Corporate debt securities
    7,789               747       7,042  
Equity securities
    375                       375  
Total securities – available for sale
  $ 576,380     $ 9,966     $ 2,461     $ 583,885  
Held To Maturity
                               
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
  $  930     $ 19     $  0     $  949  


 
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Amortized
   
Gross
   
Gross
   
Estimated
 
December 31, 2010 (In thousands)
 
Cost
   
Unrealized Gains
   
Unrealized Losses
   
Fair Value
 
Available For Sale
                       
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored entities
  $ 42,103     $ 58     $ 548     $ 41,613  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    75,004       923       1,128       74,799  
Mortgage-backed securities – residential
    314,799       7,527       2,396       319,930  
U.S. Treasury securities
    1,043       1               1,044  
Money market mutual funds
    145                       145  
Corporate debt securities
    7,441               835       6,606  
Equity securities
    45                       45  
Total securities – available for sale
  $ 440,580     $ 8,509     $ 4,907     $ 444,182  
Held To Maturity
                               
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
  $ 930     $ 0     $ 86     $ 844  

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the securities portfolio at June 30, 2011, by contractual maturity, are detailed below. The summary is divided into available for sale and held to maturity securities. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Mortgage-backed securities are stated separately due to the nature of payment and prepayment characteristics of these securities, as principal is not due at a single date.
             
   
Available For Sale
   
Held To Maturity
 
June 30, 2011 (In thousands)
 
Amortized
 Cost
   
Estimated
 Fair Value
   
Amortized
 Cost
   
Estimated
 Fair Value
 
Due in one year or less
  $ 5,569     $ 5,623              
Due after one year through five years
    131,699       131,882              
Due after five years through ten years
    55,196       56,027              
Due after ten years
    20,070       19,497     $ 930     $ 949  
Mortgage-backed securities
    363,471       370,481                  
Total
  $ 576,005     $ 583,510     $ 930     $ 949  

Gross realized gains and losses on the sale of available for sale investment securities were as follows:
             
   
Three Months Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
(In thousands)
 
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Gross realized gains
  $ 413     $ 3,641     $ 826     $ 5,253  
Gross realized losses
            274       3       274  
Net realized gains
  $ 413     $ 3,367     $ 823     $ 4,979  
Income tax provision related to net realized gains
  $ 145     $ 1,178     $ 288     $ 1,743  
                                 
Proceeds from sales and calls of available for sale investment securities
  $ 80,902     $ 145,444     $ 125,235     $ 241,725  

Investment securities with unrealized losses at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 not recognized in income are presented in the tables below. The tables segregate investment securities that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months from those that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for twelve months or more. The tables also include the fair value of the related securities.

 
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Less than 12 Months
   
12 Months or More
   
Total
 
 
June 30, 2011 (In thousands)
 
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
 
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored entities
  $ 73,589     $ 272                 $ 73,589     $ 272  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    9,423       163     $ 5,796     $ 123       15,219       286  
Mortgage-backed securities – residential
    123,140       1,156                       123,140       1,156  
Corporate debt securities
                    5,083       747       5,083       747  
Total
  $ 206,152     $ 1,591     $ 10,879     $ 870     $ 217,031     $ 2,461  
 
                   
   
Less than 12 Months
   
12 Months or More
   
Total
 
 
December 31, 2010 (In thousands)
 
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair
Value
   
Unrealized
Losses
 
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored entities
  $ 32,000     $ 548                 $ 32,000     $ 548  
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
    22,517       1,028     $ 5,733     $ 186       28,250       1,214  
Mortgage-backed securities – residential
    165,426       2,396                       165,426       2,396  
Corporate debt securities
                    4,989       835       4,989       835  
Total
  $ 219,943     $ 3,972     $ 10,722     $ 1,021     $ 230,665     $ 4,993  

Unrealized losses included in the tables above have not been recognized in income since they have been identified as temporary. The Company evaluates investment securities for other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”) at least quarterly, and more frequently when economic or market conditions warrant. Many factors are considered, including: (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer, (3) whether the market decline was effected by macroeconomic conditions, and (4) whether the Company has the intent to sell the debt security or more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before its anticipated recovery. The assessment of whether an OTTI charge exists involves a high degree of subjectivity and judgment and is based on the information available to the Company at a point in time.

At June 30, 2011, the Company’s investment securities portfolio had gross unrealized losses of $2.5 million, a decrease of $2.5 million or 50.7% compared to year-end 2010. Of the total gross unrealized losses at June 30, 2011, $870 thousand or 35.4% relate to investments that have been in a continuous loss position for 12 months or more. Unrealized losses on corporate debt securities make up $747 thousand of the total unrealized loss on investment securities in a continuous loss position of 12 months or more. This represents an improvement of $88 thousand or 10.5% from year-end 2010.

Corporate debt securities in the Company’s investment securities portfolio at June 30, 2011 consist primarily of single-issuer trust preferred capital securities issued by a national and global financial services firm. Each of these securities is currently performing and the issuer of these securities continues to be rated as investment grade by major rating agencies. The unrealized loss on corporate debt securities is primarily attributed to the general decline in financial markets and illiquidity events that began in 2008 and is not due to adverse changes in the expected cash flows of the individual securities. Overall market declines, particularly of banking and financial institutions, are a result of significant stress throughout the regional and national economy that began during 2008 that, while continuing to improve, has not fully stabilized.

The Company attributes the unrealized losses in other sectors of its investment securities portfolio to changes in market interest rates. In general, market rates for these securities exceed the yield available at the time many of the securities in the portfolio were purchased. The Company does not expect to incur a loss on these securities unless they are sold prior to maturity. The Company’s current intent is to hold these securities until recovery.

 
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Investment securities with unrealized losses at June 30, 2011 are performing according to their contractual terms. The Company does not have the intent to sell these securities and likely will not be required to sell these securities before their anticipated recovery. The Company does not consider any of the securities to be impaired due to reasons of credit quality or other factors.

7.  Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

Major classifications of loans outstanding are summarized in the following table.
             
(Dollars in thousands)
 
June 30,
2011
   
December 31,
2010
 
             
Real Estate:
           
Real estate – construction and land development
  $ 141,601     $ 154,208  
Real estate – residential
    451,107       469,273  
Real estate mortgage – farmland and other commercial enterprises
    403,483       416,904  
Commercial:
               
Commercial and industrial
    54,470       57,029  
States and political subdivisions
    25,377       26,302  
Lease financing
    11,605       16,187  
Other
    21,516       25,628  
Consumer:
               
Secured
    16,662       22,607  
Unsecured
    7,471       5,925  
Total loans
    1,133,292       1,194,063  
Less unearned income
    (758 )     (1,223 )
Total loans, net of unearned income
  $ 1,132,534     $ 1,192,840  

Activity in the allowance for loan losses was as follows for the periods indicated.
                         
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Real Estate
   
Commercial
   
Consumer
   
Total
 
Three months ended June 30, 2011
                       
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 24,609     $ 3,454     $ 959     $ 29,022  
Provision for loan losses
    4,438       31       59       4,528  
Recoveries
    15       41       68       124  
Loans charged off
    (3,630 )     (157 )     (149 )     (3,936 )
Balance, end of period
  $ 25,432     $ 3,369     $ 937     $ 29,738  
                                 
Six months ended June 30, 2011
                               
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 24,527     $ 3,260     $ 997     $ 28,784  
Provision for loan losses
    6,625       258       86       6,969  
Recoveries
    83       80       127       290  
Loans charged off
    (5,803 )     (229 )     (273 )     (6,305 )
Balance, end of period
  $ 25,432     $ 3,369     $ 937     $ 29,738  
 
             
 (Dollars in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2010
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010
 
             
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 23,694     $ 23,364  
Provision for loan losses
    5,490       7,416  
Recoveries
    154       313  
Loans charged off
    (3,514 )     (5,269 )
Balance, end of period
  $ 25,824     $ 25,824  
 
 
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The following table presents individually impaired loans by class of loans for the dates indicated.
                   
June 30, 2011 (In thousands)
 
Recorded
Investment
   
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
   
Allowance for
Loan Losses
Allocated
 
Impaired loans with no related allowance recorded:
                 
Real Estate
                 
Real estate – construction and land development
  $ 28,043     $ 28,013        
Real estate mortgage – residential
    19,256       19,171        
Real estate mortgage – farmland and other commercial enterprises
    47,837       47,465        
Commercial
                     
Commercial and industrial
    3,935       3,928        
Total
  $ 99,071     $ 98,577        
                       
Impaired loans with an allowance recorded:
                     
Real Estate
                     
Real estate – construction and land development
  $ 27,607     $ 27,430     $ 2,643  
Real estate mortgage – residential
    17,622       17,565       1,276  
Real estate mortgage – farmland and other commercial enterprises
    17,720       17,682       919  
Commercial
                       
Commercial and industrial
    436       434       323  
Consumer
                       
Secured
    63       62       62  
Total
  $ 63,448     $ 63,173     $ 5,223  
 
                   
December 31, 2010 (In thousands)
 
Recorded
Investment
   
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
   
Allowance for
Loan Losses
Allocated
 
Impaired loans with no related allowance recorded:
                 
Real Estate
                 
Real estate – construction and land development
  $ 27,350     $ 27,298        
Real estate mortgage – residential
    13,103       13,059        
Real estate mortgage – farmland and other commercial enterprises
    17,895       17,864        
Commercial
                     
Commercial and industrial
    14       14        
Total
  $ 58,362     $ 58,235        
                       
Impaired loans with an allowance recorded:
                     
Real Estate
                     
Real estate – construction and land development
  $ 31,529     $ 31,452     $ 2,793  
Real estate mortgage – residential
    20,147       19,986       2,051  
Real estate mortgage – farmland and other commercial enterprises
    19,897       19,810       824  
Commercial
                       
Commercial and industrial
    447       444       310  
Consumer
                       
Secured
    93       93       55  
Total
  $ 72,113     $ 71,785     $ 6,033  

The recorded investment column in the tables above excludes immaterial amounts attributed to net deferred loan costs.

 
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(In thousands)
 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2011
   
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
 
Average of individually impaired loans:
           
Real Estate
           
Real estate – construction and land development
  $ 54,107     $ 56,041  
Real estate mortgage – residential
    40,513       35,914  
Real estate mortgage – farmland and other commercial enterprises
    62,088       67,566  
Commercial
               
Commercial and industrial
    4,553       4,434  
Consumer
               
Secured
    112       74  
Total average of impaired loans
  $ 161,373     $ 164,029  
                 
Interest income recognized during impairment:
               
Real Estate
               
Real estate – construction and land development
  $ 183     $ 524  
Real estate mortgage – residential
    479       830  
Real estate mortgage – farmland and other commercial enterprises
    360       1,467  
Commercial
               
Commercial and industrial
    58       108  
Consumer
               
Secured
            3  
Total interest income recognized during impairment
  $ 1,080     $ 2,932  
                 
Cash-basis interest income recognized:
               
Real Estate
               
Real estate – construction and land development
  $ 150     $ 379  
Real estate mortgage – residential
    335       688  
Real estate mortgage – farmland and other commercial enterprises
    648       1,305  
Commercial
               
Commercial and industrial
    52       102  
Consumer
               
Secured
            2  
Total cash-basis interest income recognized
  $ 1,185     $ 2,476  

For the year ended December 31, 2010, the average of individually impaired loans was $120 million. Interest income recognized on impaired loans for 2010 was $4.0 million and cash-basis interest income recognized was $3.9 million. Amounts for 2010 do not include the same level of detail as presented in the table above since expanded disclosure requirements did not take effect until 2011.
 
 
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The following tables present the balance of the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans by portfolio segment based on the impairment method as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
                         
June 30, 2011 (In thousands)
 
Real Estate
   
Commercial
   
Consumer
   
Total
 
Allowance for Loan Losses
                       
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
                       
Individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 4,838     $ 323     $ 62     $ 5,223  
Collectively evaluated for impairment
    20,851       2,850       814       24,515  
Total ending allowance balance
  $ 25,689     $ 3,173     $ 876     $ 29,738  
                                 
Loans
                               
Loans individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 157,326     $ 4,362     $ 62     $ 161,750  
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
    838,865       107,848       24,071       970,784  
Total ending loan balance, net of unearned income
  $ 996,191     $ 112,210     $ 24,133     $ 1,132,534  

                         
December 31, 2010 (In thousands)
 
Real Estate
   
Commercial
   
Consumer
   
Total
 
Allowance for Loan Losses
                       
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
                       
  Individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 5,668     $ 310     $ 55     $ 6,033  
  Collectively evaluated for impairment
    18,859       2,950       942       22,751  
Total ending allowance balance
  $ 24,527     $ 3,260     $ 997     $ 28,784  
                                 
Loans
                               
Loans individually evaluated for impairment
  $ 129,469     $ 458     $ 93     $ 130,020  
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment
    910,916       123,465       28,439       1,062,820  
Total ending loan balance, net of unearned income
  $ 1,040,385     $ 123,923     $ 28,532     $ 1,192,840  

Loans in the tables above exclude immaterial amounts attributed to accrued interest receivable.

The following tables present the recorded investment in nonperforming loans by class of loans as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
                     
June 30, 2011 (In thousands)
 
Nonaccrual
   
Restructured Loans
    Loans Past Due 90 Days or More and Still Accruing  
Real Estate:
                   
Real estate – construction and land development
  $ 30,742     $ 18,400          
Real estate mortgage – residential
    15,639       4,546          
Real estate mortgage – farmland and other commercial enterprises
    16,468       9,295          
Commercial:
                       
Commercial and industrial
    577                  
Lease financing
    212                  
Consumer:
                       
Secured
    85                  
Unsecured
    14             $
3
 
Total
  $ 63,737     $ 32,241     $
3
 

 
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December 31, 2010 (In thousands)
 
Nonaccrual
   
Restructured Loans
   
Loans Past Due 90 Days or More and Still Accruing
 
Real Estate:
                 
Real estate – construction and land development
  $ 35,893     $ 16,793        
Real estate mortgage – residential
    10,728       9,147     $ 28  
Real estate mortgage – farmland and other commercial enterprises
    6,528       11,038          
Commercial:
                       
Commercial and industrial
    627                  
Lease financing
    50               9  
Other
    31                  
Consumer:
                       
Secured
    109                  
Unsecured
    5               5  
Total
  $ 53,971     $ 36,978     $ 42  

The tables above exclude immaterial amounts attributed to net deferred loan costs and accrued interest receivable.

The Company has allocated $2,861,000 of specific reserves to customers whose loan terms have been modified in troubled debt restructurings as of June 30, 2011.  The Company has committed to lend additional amounts totaling up to $23,000 to customers with outstanding loans that are classified as troubled debt restructurings.

The tables below present an age analysis of past due loans 30 days or more by class of loans as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. Past due loans that are also classified as nonaccrual are included in their respective past due category.
                               
June 30, 2011 (In thousands)
 
30-89
Days
Past Due
   
90 Days
or More
Past Due
   
Total
   
Current
   
Total Loans
 
Real Estate:
                             
Real estate – construction and land development
  $ 220     $ 15,868     $ 16,088     $ 125,513     $ 141,601  
Real estate mortgage – residential
    6,777       7,215       13,992       437,115       451,107  
Real estate mortgage – farmland and other commercial enterprises
    728       14,940       15,668       387,815       403,483  
Commercial:
                                       
Commercial and industrial
    138       401       539       53,931       54,470  
States and political subdivisions
                            25,377       25,377  
Lease financing, net
    623       212       835       10,012       10,847  
Other
    50               50       21,466       21,516  
Consumer:
                                       
Secured
    162       51       213       16,449       16,662  
Unsecured
    57       5       62       7,409       7,471  
Total
  $ 8,755     $ 38,692     $ 47,447     $ 1,085,087     $ 1,132,534  

 
 
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December 31, 2010 (In thousands)
30-89
Days
Past Due
90 Days
or More
Past Due
Total
Current
Total Loans
Real Estate:
         
Real estate – construction and land development
$394
$23,418
$23,812
$130,396
$154,208
Real estate mortgage – residential
5,187
7,167
12,354
456,919
469,273
Real estate mortgage – farmland and other commercial enterprises
1,595
6,266
7,861
409,043
416,904
Commercial:
         
Commercial and industrial
194
538
732
56,297
57,029
States and political subdivisions
     
26,302
26,302
Lease financing, net
276
59
335
14,629
14,964
Other
114
3
117
25,511
25,628
Consumer:
         
Secured
145
102
247
22,360
22,607
Unsecured
69
12
81
5,844
5,925
Total
$7,974
$37,565
$45,539
$1,147,301
$1,192,840

The tables above exclude immaterial amounts attributed to net deferred loan costs and accrued interest receivable.

The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt such as: current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends and conditions. The Company analyzes loans individually by classifying the loans as to credit risk. This analysis includes large-balance loans and non-homogeneous loans, such as commercial real estate and certain residential real estate loans. Loan rating grades, as described further below, are assigned based on a continuous process. The amount and adequacy of the allowance for loan loss is determined on a quarterly basis. The Company uses the following definitions for its risk ratings:

Special Mention. Loans classified as special mention have a potential weakness that deserves management's close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the borrower’s repayment ability, weaken the collateral or inadequately protect the Company’s credit position at some future date. These credits pose elevated risk, but their weaknesses do not yet justify a substandard classification.

Substandard. Loans classified as substandard are inadequately protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

Doubtful. Loans classified as doubtful have all the weaknesses inherent of those classified as substandard, with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.

 
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Loans not meeting the criteria above which are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered to be pass rated loans.  Based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk category of loans by class of loans is as follows for the dates indicated.
             
   
Real Estate
   
Commercial
 
June 30, 2011
(In thousands)
 
Real Estate-Construction and Land Development
   
Real Estate Mortgage-Residential
   
Real Estate Mortgage-Farmland and Other Commercial Enterprises
   
Commercial and Industrial
   
States and Political Subdivisions
   
Lease Financing
   
Other
 
Credit risk profile by internally assigned rating grades:
                                         
Pass
  $ 77,334     $ 390,682     $ 312,590     $ 46,343     $ 25,377     $ 10,640     $ 20,485  
Special Mention
    2,556       18,876       20,590       2,760                       1,031  
Substandard
    58,906       39,935       64,757       5,189               207          
Doubtful
    2,805       1,614       5,546       178                          
     Total
  $ 141,601     $ 451,107     $ 403,483     $ 54,470     $ 25,377     $ 10,847     $ 21,516  
 
             
   
Real Estate
   
Commercial
 
December 31, 2010
(In thousands)
 
Real Estate-Construction and Land Development
   
Real Estate Mortgage-Residential
   
Real Estate Mortgage-Farmland and Other Commercial Enterprises
   
Commercial and Industrial
   
States and Political Subdivisions
   
Lease Financing
   
Other
 
Credit risk profile by internally assigned rating grades:
                                         
Pass
  $ 79,535     $ 407,317     $ 341,684     $ 52,961     $ 26,302     $ 14,905     $ 24,360  
Special Mention
    14,180       18,858       31,747       2,531                       1,199  
Substandard
    57,477       41,704       37,938       1,255               59       69  
Doubtful
    3,016       1,394       5,535       282                          
Total
  $ 154,208     $ 469,273     $ 416,904     $ 57,029     $ 26,302     $ 14,964     $ 25,628  

The Company considers the performance of the loan portfolio and its impact on the allowance for loan losses.  For consumer loan classes, the Company also evaluates credit quality based on the aging status of the loan, which was previously presented, and by payment activity.  The following table presents the consumer loans outstanding based on payment activity as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

             
   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Consumer
   
Consumer
 
(In thousands)
 
Secured
   
Unsecured
   
Secured
   
Unsecured
 
Credit risk profile based on payment activity:
                       
Performing
  $ 16,577     $ 7,443     $ 22,498     $ 5,915  
Nonperforming
    85       28       109       10  
Total
  $ 16,662     $ 7,471     $ 22,607     $ 5,925  

Each of the two preceding tables exclude immaterial amounts attributed to accrued interest receivable.

8.  Other Real Estate Owned

OREO was as follows as of the date indicated.
     
(In thousands)
June 30,
 2011
December 31
2010
Construction and land development
$20,764
$18,016
Residential real estate
6,112
3,203
Farmland and other commercial enterprises
7,834
9,326
Total
$34,710
$30,545

 
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OREO activity for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was as follows:
             
Six months ended June 30,  (In thousands)
 
2011
   
2010
 
Beginning balance
  $ 30,545     $ 31,232  
Transfers from loans
    10,594       7,885  
Proceeds from sales
    (4,437 )     (9,165 )
Loss on sales
    (427 )     (558 )
Write downs and other decreases, net
    (1,565 )     (1,832 )
Ending balance
  $ 34,710     $ 27,562  
 
9.  Regulatory Matters

The Company and its subsidiary banks are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements will 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 banks must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the banks’ assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Company and its subsidiary banks’ capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.

The regulatory ratios of the consolidated Company and its subsidiary banks were as follows for the dates indicated.
             
   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Tier 1
Risk-based
 Capital1
   
Total
Risk-based
Capital1
   
Tier 1
Leverage2
   
Tier 1
Risk-based
 Capital1
   
Total
Risk-based
Capital1
   
Tier 1
Leverage2
 
Consolidated
    16.05 %     17.32 %     9.80 %     15.35 %     16.61 %     9.39 %
Farmers Bank
    15.92       17.19       8.91       15.59       16.86       8.55  
First Citizens Bank
    12.89       13.73       8.53       12.76       13.50       8.46  
United Bank
    13.40       14.67       8.56       12.91       14.18       8.24  
Citizens Northern
    12.17       13.42       8.41       11.42       12.68       8.04  
 
1Tier 1 Risk-based and Total Risk-based Capital ratios are computed by dividing a bank’s Tier 1 or Total Capital, as defined by regulation, by a risk-weighted sum of the bank’s assets, with the risk weighting determined by general standards established by regulation. The safest assets (e.g., government obligations) are assigned a weighting of 0% with riskier assets receiving higher ratings (e.g., ordinary commercial loans are assigned a weighting of 100%).

2Tier 1 Leverage ratio is computed by dividing a bank’s Tier 1 Capital, as defined by regulation, by its total quarterly average assets.

Summary of Regulatory Agreements

Below is a summary of the regulatory agreements that the Parent Company and three of its subsidiary banks have entered into with their primary regulators. For a more complete discussion and additional information regarding these regulatory actions, please refer to the section captioned “Capital Resources” under Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Result of Operations” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Parent Company

Primarily due to the regulatory actions and capital requirements at three of the Company’s subsidiary banks (as discussed below), the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (“FRB St. Louis”) and Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions (“KDFI”) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“Memorandum”) with the Company.  Pursuant to the Memorandum, the Company agreed that it would develop an acceptable capital plan to ensure that the consolidated organization remains well-capitalized and each of its subsidiary banks meet the capital requirements imposed by their regulator as summarized below.

 
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The Company also agreed to reduce its common stock dividend from $.25 per share down to $.10 per share during the fourth quarter of 2009 and to not make interest payments on the Company’s trust preferred securities or dividends on its common or preferred stock without prior approval from FRB St. Louis and KDFI.  Representatives of the FRB St. Louis and KDFI have indicated that any such approval for the payment of dividends will be predicated on a demonstration of adequate, normalized earnings on the part of the Company’s subsidiaries sufficient to support quarterly payments on the Company’s trust preferred securities and quarterly dividends on the Company’s common and preferred stock.  While both regulatory agencies have granted approval of all subsequent quarterly Company requests to make interest payments on its trust preferred securities and dividends on its preferred stock, the Company has not (based on the assessment by Company management of both the Company’s capital position and the earnings of its subsidiaries) sought regulatory approval for the payment of common stock dividends since the fourth quarter of 2009.  Moreover, the Company will not pay any such dividends on its common stock in any subsequent quarter until the regulator’s assessment of the earnings of the Company’s subsidiaries, and the Company’s assessment of its capital position, both yield the conclusion that the payment of a Company common stock dividend is warranted. 

Other components in the regulatory order for the parent company include requesting and receiving regulatory approval for the payment of new salaries/bonuses or other compensation to insiders; assisting its subsidiary banks in addressing weaknesses identified in their reports of examinations; providing periodic reports detailing how it will meet its debt service obligations; and providing progress reports with its compliance with the regulatory Memorandum.

Farmers Bank  

Farmers Bank was the subject of a regularly scheduled examination by the KDFI which was conducted in mid-September 2009.  As a result of this examination, the KDFI and FRB St. Louis entered into a Memorandum with Farmers Bank.  The Memorandum requires that Farmers Bank obtain written consent prior to declaring or paying the Parent Company a cash dividend and to achieve and maintain a Tier 1 Leverage ratio of 8.0% by June 30, 2010.  The Parent Company injected from its reserves $11 million in capital into Farmers Bank subsequent to the Memorandum.

At June 30, 2010, Farmers Bank had a Tier 1 Leverage ratio of 7.98% and a Total Risk-based Capital ratio of 15.78%. Subsequent to June 30, 2010, the Parent Company injected into Farmers Bank an additional $200 thousand in capital in order to raise its Tier 1 Leverage ratio to 8.0% to comply with the Memorandum. At June 30, 2011 Farmers Bank had a Tier 1 Leverage ratio of 8.91% and a Total Risk-based Capital ratio of 17.19%.

Other parts of the regulatory order include the development and documentation of plans for reducing problem loans, providing progress reports on compliance with the Memorandum, developing and implementing a written profit plan and strategic plans, and evaluating policies and procedures for monitoring construction loans and use of interest reserves. It also restricts the bank from extending additional credit to borrowers with credits classified as substandard, doubtful or special mention in the report of examination.

United Bank  

As a result of an examination conducted in late July and early August of 2009, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) proposed United Bank enter into a Cease and Desist Order (“Order”) primarily as a result of its level of nonperforming assets.  The Order requires United Bank to obtain written consent prior to declaring or paying the Parent Company a cash dividend and achieve and maintain a Tier 1 Leverage ratio of 8.0% by June 30, 2010 and a Total Risk-based Capital ratio of 12% immediately.   Subsequent to the Order, the Parent Company injected $10.5 million from its reserves into United Bank. In April 2010, the Parent Company injected an additional $1.9 million of capital into United Bank to bring its Tier 1 Leverage ratio up to the minimum 7.75% as of March 31, 2010 as required by the Order.  At June 30, 2010, United Bank had a Tier 1 Leverage ratio of 8.06% and a Total Risk-based Capital ratio of 14.12%. At June 30, 2011, United Bank had a Tier 1 Leverage ratio of 8.56% and a Total Risk-based Capital ratio of 14.67%.

Other components in the regulatory order include stricter oversight and reporting to its regulators in terms of complying with the Order. It also includes an increase in the level of reporting by management to its board of directors of its financial results, budgeting, and liquidity analysis, as well as restricting the bank from extending additional credit to borrowers with credits classified as substandard, doubtful or special mention in the report of examination.

 
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Citizens Northern  

Citizens Northern was the subject of a regularly scheduled examination by the KDFI which was completed in late May 2010.  As a result of this examination, the KDFI and the FDIC on September 8, 2010 entered into a Memorandum with Citizens Northern.  The Memorandum requires that Citizens Northern obtain written consent prior to declaring or paying a dividend and to increase Tier 1 Leverage ratio to equal or exceed 7.5% prior to September 30, 2010 and to achieve and maintain Tier 1 Leverage ratio to equal or exceed 8.0% prior to December 31, 2010.  In December 2010, the Parent Company injected $250 thousand of capital into Citizens Northern to bring its Tier 1 Leverage ratio up to 8.04% as of year-end 2010.  At June 30, 2011, Citizens Northern had a Tier 1 Leverage ratio of 8.41% and a Total Risk-based Capital ratio of 13.42%.

Other parts of the regulatory order include the development and documentation of plans for reducing problem loans, providing progress reports on compliance with the Memorandum, and for the development and implementation of a written profit plan and strategic plans. It also restricts the bank from extending additional credit to borrowers with credits classified as substandard, doubtful or special mention in the report of examination.

At the Parent Company and at each of its bank subsidiaries, the Company believes it is adequately addressing all issues of the regulatory agreements to which it is subject. However, only the respective regulatory agencies can determine if compliance with the applicable regulatory agreements have been met. The Company and its subsidiary banks are in compliance with the requirements identified in the regulatory agreements as of June 30, 2011, with the exception that the level of substandard loans at Farmers Bank exceed its target amount by $6.3 million. The level of substandard loans at Farmers Bank was in excess of its target amount due mainly to the addition of one credit relationship during the first quarter of 2011 in the amount of $7.1 million. Regulators continue to monitor the Company’s progress and compliance with the agreements through periodic on-site examinations, regular communications, and quarterly data analysis. The results of these examinations and communications show satisfactory progress toward meeting the requirements included in the regulatory agreements.

The Parent Company maintains cash available to fund a certain amount of additional injections of capital to its bank subsidiaries as determined by management or if required by its regulators. If needed, further amounts in excess of available cash may be funded by future public or private sales of securities, although the Parent Company is under no directive by its regulators to raise any additional capital.

10.  Uncertain Tax Position

The Internal Revenue Code grants preferential treatment to the interest income derived from debt issued by states and political subdivisions in that it is not subject to Federal taxation. As a financial institution, the Company is not allowed a tax deduction for a pro rata portion of the interest expense incurred to purchase debt with tax-free attributes. The amount of disallowed interest expense is determined by the total amount of debt issued during the calendar year by the issuer and dependent upon the issuer being considered a qualified small issuer. Debt purchased by a financial institution that meets the requirements to be designated a “qualified tax exempt obligation” has a lower interest expense disallowance than debt that does not meet the “qualified tax exempt obligation” designation. As part of the normal due diligence for a loan with tax-free attributes, the Company relies on the attestation of the borrower, legal counsel for the borrower, and the legal counsel for the Company concerning the representations of the borrower for their debt.  During the fourth quarter of 2010 the Company became aware that the qualified status of the debt issued by a customer was being reviewed by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). The customer had previously made representations that their debt was qualified.

During the first quarter of 2011 the Company became aware that this customer had received verbal notification of the IRS’s intent to issue an adverse ruling regarding the qualified status of the financing.  The Company has a potential accumulated tax liability of $402 thousand at risk related to the determination for the tax years 2007 through 2010.   Under ASC 740, “Income Taxes”, the Company is required to recognize a tax position when it is more likely than not that the position would be sustained in a tax examination, with the tax examination being presumed to have occurred.  Additionally, ASC 740 indicates that a subsequent change in facts and circumstances should be recognized in the period in which the change occurs.   As such, the Company recorded an accrual of $449 thousand including the $402 thousand accumulated tax liability and interest of $47 thousand in the first quarter of 2011.
 
 
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The original loan contract contains provisions that the customer will indemnify the Company for any penalties, taxes or interest thereon for which the Company becomes liable as a result of a determination of taxability.  The Company intends to exercise its rights under the contract; however, due to the contingent nature of the indemnification provisions, the Company will not record the effects of the indemnification until it is realized.

 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains forward-looking statements with the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties.  Statements in this report that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. In general, forward-looking statements relate to a discussion of future financial results or projections, future economic performance, future operational plans and objectives, and statements regarding the underlying assumptions of such statements.  Although the Company believes that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements included herein will prove to be accurate.

Various risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the Company’s forward-looking statements. In addition to the risks described under Part 1, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, factors that could cause actual results to differ from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: economic conditions (both generally and more specifically in the markets in which the Company and its subsidiaries operate) and lower interest margins; competition for the Company’s customers from other providers of financial services; deposit outflows or reduced demand for financial services and loan products; government legislation, regulation, and changes in monetary and fiscal policies (which changes from time to time and over which the Company has no control); changes in interest rates; changes in prepayment speeds of loans or investment securities; inflation; material unforeseen changes in the liquidity, results of operations, or financial condition of the Company’s customers; changes in the level of non-performing assets and charge-offs; changes in the number of common shares outstanding; the capability of the Company to successfully enter into a definitive agreement for and close anticipated transactions; the possibility that acquired entities may not perform as well as expected; unexpected claims or litigation against the Company; technological or operational difficulties; the impact of new accounting pronouncements and changes in policies and practices that may be adopted by regulatory agencies; acts of war or terrorism; the ability of the parent company to receive dividends from its subsidiaries; the impact of larger or similar financial institutions encountering difficulties, which may adversely affect the banking industry or the Company; the Company or its subsidiary banks’ ability to maintain required capital levels and adequate funding sources and liquidity; and other risks or uncertainties detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of the Company.

The Company’s forward-looking statements are based on information available at the time such statements are made. The Company expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, future events, or other changes.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Second Quarter 2011 Compared to Second Quarter 2010

The Company reported net income of $169 thousand for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, which represents a net loss of $.04 per common share after factoring in preferred stock dividends. This compares to net income of $2.8 million or $.32 per common share for the second quarter a year ago. A summary of the quarterly comparison follows.

 
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The $2.7 million or $.36 per common share decrease in net income for the second quarter of 2011 compared to the same quarter a year ago is mainly the result of lower net interest income of $455 thousand or 3.2%, a $3.5 million or 35.8% decrease in noninterest income, and an increase in noninterest expense of $302 thousand or 2.0%. A decrease in the provision for loan losses of $962 thousand or 17.5% and lower income taxes of $652 thousand positively impacted net income in the quarterly comparison.
 
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Total interest income decreased $3.3 million or 14.2% as interest income on loans was $2.3 million or 12.7% lower in the quarterly comparison. Interest income on loans decreased as outstanding loan balances have declined, nonperforming loans remain elevated, and the overall interest rate environment continues near historic lows.
 
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Total interest expense decreased $2.9 million or 31.4% in the comparison, led by a $2.2 million or 37.1% decrease in interest expense on deposits. Interest expense on deposits and other borrowings have trended downward primarily as a result of the overall low interest rate environment and a strategic decision to reduce certain higher-rate time deposits.
 
 
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Net interest margin was 3.18% in the current quarter, an increase of 6 basis points from 3.12% in the second quarter a year ago. Net interest spread was 2.93%, up 2 basis points compared to 2.91%. The increase in net interest margin and spread during a period while net interest income declined is reflective of the Company’s overall balance sheet realignment strategy and focused effort to reduce its cost of funds.
 
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The $3.5 million decrease in noninterest income occurred over a broad range of line items, but was mainly due to lower securities gains of $3.0 million or 87.7%. The Company periodically sells investment securities in response to its overall asset/liability management strategy to lock in gains, increase yield, and/or enhance its capital position as opportunities occur.
 
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The $302 thousand increase in noninterest expense was driven by $943 thousand or 95.1% higher expenses related to repossessed real estate properties. Impairment charges on repossessed real estate were $1.3 million in the current quarter, an increase of $780 thousand compared to the second quarter a year ago.
 
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Improvements in noninterest expense in the comparison primarily include lower deposit insurance expense of $373 thousand or 34.1% and a decrease in data processing and communications expense of $226 thousand or 15.9%. Deposit insurance expense decreased mainly due to the change in the FDIC’s assessment base and rate structure that went into effect in the current quarter. The decrease in data processing and communication expense is mainly due to additional costs related to the merger of two of the Company’s bank subsidiaries during the second quarter of 2010 combined with expenses associated with a now defunct rewards program processed through an unrelated third party.
 
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The $962 thousand decrease in the provision for loan losses is attributed mainly to the overall decrease in net loans outstanding of $105 million or 8.5% at June 30, 2011 compared to a year earlier. In addition, nonperforming loans improved $2.9 million or 2.9% at June 30, 2011 compared to a year earlier.
 
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The Company recorded an income tax benefit of $42 thousand in the current quarter compared to income tax expense in the amount of $610 thousand in the same quarter of 2010. The effective income tax rate for the second quarter of 2010 was 17.7%. The effective income tax rate for the current quarter is not meaningful.
 
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Return on average assets (“ROA”) and equity (“ROE”) was .03% and .44%, respectively, for the current quarter compared to .53% and 7.51% for the same quarter a year ago.

Net Interest Income

The overall interest rate environment at June 30, 2011, as measured by the Treasury yield curve, was mainly lower when compared to year-end 2010. Shorter-term yields for three and six-month maturities decreased 11 basis points and 8 basis points, respectively. Longer-term maturities decreased 19, 25, and 13 basis points for the 3, 5, and 10 year maturity periods while the 30-year bond edged upward 4 basis points. The overall rate environment remains near historic lows which makes managing the Company’s net interest margin very challenging. At June 30, 2011 the short-term federal funds target interest rate was between zero and 0.25%, unchanged since December 2008. The overall trend in market interest rates for the quarters ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010 is also downward similar to that of the current year to date period.

Net interest income was $13.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011, a decrease of $455 thousand or 3.2% from $14.3 million in the same period a year earlier. The decrease in net interest income is attributed mainly to a $3.3 million or 14.2% decrease in interest income, primarily on loans, which was partially offset by a $2.9 million or 31.4% decrease in interest expense, primarily on deposits. The decrease in total interest income and interest expense is attributed to both rate and volume declines of interest earning assets and interest paying liabilities and reflects the Company’s overall balance sheet realignment strategy combined with a lower interest rate environment compared to a year ago. The Company is generally earning and paying less interest from its earning assets and funding sources as the average rates earned and paid have decreased. This includes repricing of variable and floating rate assets and liabilities that have reset to net overall lower amounts since their previous repricing date as well as activity related to new earning assets and funding sources. Additionally, available funds have been invested more in lower yielding investment securities or cash equivalents in the absence of high quality loan demand.

 
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Interest income and interest expense related to nearly all line items of the Company’s earning assets and interest paying liabilities have declined in the quarterly comparison. Total interest income was $20.1 million for the second quarter of 2011, a decrease of $3.3 million or 14.2% compared to the same quarter of 2010. The decrease in interest income is made up of lower interest on loans of $2.3 million or 12.7% and lower interest on investment securities of $1.1 million or 19.6%. The decrease in interest on loans was driven primarily by a $107 million or 8.5% decrease in average volume and, to a lesser extent, a decrease in the average rate earned of 26 basis points to 5.6% from 5.8%. For investment securities, the decrease in interest income is mainly driven by a lower average rate earned which has declined as reinvested funds from sold, matured, or called bonds have repriced downward in a lower interest rate environment. For taxable investment securities, the average rate earned was 3.2% in the current quarter, a decrease of 86 basis points compared to 4.0% in the same quarter a year ago. The average rate earned on nontaxable investment securities was 4.5% and 5.1% in the current quarter and year-ago quarter, respectively, a decrease of 59 basis points.

Total interest expense was $6.3 million in the second quarter of 2011. This represents a decrease of $2.9 million or 31.4% compared to $9.2 million in the second quarter of 2010. The decrease in interest expense was driven by lower interest expense on deposits of $2.2 million or 37.1% due mainly to falling rates. The average rate paid on interest bearing deposit accounts was 1.2% in the current three months, a decrease of 54 basis points compared to 1.8% for the second quarter a year earlier. Interest expense on time deposits, the largest component of interest expense on deposits, was the main driver of the lower interest expense. Interest expense on time deposits decreased $2.1 million or 38.8%, led by a 68 basis point lower average rate paid to 1.9%. Volume declines of $142 million or 16.9% also contributed to the decrease in interest expense on time deposits to a lesser extent. The lower average rate paid on deposits is a result of an overall lower interest rate environment and the Company’s action to more aggressively reprice certain higher-rate maturing time deposits downward or by allowing them to mature without renewing. Interest expense on long-term borrowings decreased $632 thousand or 20.2% due primarily to a lower average balance outstanding of $66.1 million or 21.2% that was driven by the maturity of long-term repurchase agreements of $50 million which occurred during the fourth quarter of 2010.

The net interest margin on a taxable equivalent basis increased 6 basis points to 3.18% during the second quarter of 2011 compared to 3.12% in the second quarter of 2010.  The increase in net interest margin was positively impacted by a 2 basis point increase in the spread between the average rate earned on earning assets and the average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities to 2.93% in the current quarter from 2.91% for the same quarter of 2010. The impact of noninterest bearing sources of funds contributed an additional four basis points to net interest margin in the comparison. Net interest margin and spread have increased despite a decline in net interest income which is reflective of the Company’s overall balance sheet realignment strategy and focused effort to reduce its cost of funds. The Company expects its net interest margin to remain relatively flat in the near term according to internal modeling using expectations about future market interest rates, the maturity structure of the Company’s earning assets and liabilities, and other factors. Future results could be significantly different than expectations.

 
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The following tables present an analysis of net interest income for the quarterly periods ended June 30.

Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:  Interest Rates and Interest Differential
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2011
   
2010
 
(In thousands)
 
Average
Balance
   
Interest
   
Average
Rate
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest
   
Average
Rate
 
Earning Assets
                                   
Investment securities
                                   
Taxable
  $ 496,046     $ 3,906       3.16 %   $ 466,901     $ 4,683       4.02 %
Nontaxable1
    59,852       677       4.54       85,852       1,098       5.13  
Time deposits with banks, federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell
    102,764       65       0.25       106,754       65       .24  
Loans1,2,3
    1,144,035       15,916       5.58       1,250,667       18,206       5.84  
Total earning assets
    1,802,697     $ 20,564       4.58 %     1,910,174     $ 24,052       5.05 %
Allowance for loan losses
    (29,181 )                     (23,774 )                
Total earning assets, net of allowance for loan losses
    1,773,516                       1,886,400                  
Nonearning Assets
                                               
Cash and due from banks
    16,842                       82,766                  
Premises and equipment, net
    39,336                       38,825                  
Other assets
    126,960                       141,949                  
Total assets
  $ 1,956,654                     $ 2,149,940                  
Interest Bearing Liabilities
                                               
Deposits
                                               
Interest bearing demand
  $ 260,577     $ 94       0.14 %   $ 261,118     $ 125       .19 %
Savings
    292,375       350       0.48       271,475       431       .64  
Time
    696,935       3,328       1.92       838,957       5,439       2.60  
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings
    42,097       49       0.47       41,461       81       .78  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other long-term borrowings
    245,483       2,490       4.07       311,621       3,122       4.02  
Total interest bearing liabilities
    1,537,467     $ 6,311       1.65 %     1,724,632     $ 9,198       2.14 %
Noninterest Bearing Liabilities
                                               
Commonwealth of Kentucky deposits
    1,092                       1,599                  
Other demand deposits
    215,780                       211,007                  
Other liabilities
    48,225                       60,894                  
Total liabilities
    1,802,564                       1,998,132                  
Shareholders’ equity
    154,090                       151,808                  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 1,956,654                     $ 2,149,940                  
Net interest income
            14,253                       14,854          
TE basis adjustment
            (431 )                     (577 )        
Net interest income
          $ 13,822                     $ 14,277          
Net interest spread
                    2.93 %                     2.91 %
Impact of noninterest bearing sources of funds
                    .25                       .21  
Net interest margin
                    3.18 %                     3.12 %

1Income and yield stated at a fully tax equivalent basis using the marginal corporate Federal tax rate of 35%.
2Loan balances include principal balances on nonaccrual loans.
3Loan fees included in interest income amounted to $286 thousand and $415 thousand in 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 
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Analysis of Changes in Net Interest Income (tax equivalent basis)
(In thousands)
 
Variance
   
Variance Attributed to
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
    2011/2010 1  
Volume
   
Rate
 
                     
Interest Income
                   
Taxable investment securities
  $ (777 )     $ 1,639     $ (2,416 )  
Nontaxable investment securities2
    (421 )       (305 )       (116 )  
Time deposits with banks, federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell
            (10 )       10  
Loans2
    (2,290 )       (1,504 )     (786 )  
Total interest income
    (3,488 )       (180     (3,308 )  
Interest Expense
                       
Interest bearing demand deposits
    (31 )               (31 )  
Savings deposits
    (81 )       186       (267 )  
Time deposits
    (2,111 )       (830 )       (1,281 )  
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings
    (32 )       8       (40 )   
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other long-term borrowings
    (632     (892 )     260  
Total interest expense
    (2,887 )       (1,528 )     (1,359
Net interest income
  $  (601 )     $ 1,348     $ (1,949 )
Percentage change
    100.0 %     -224.3 %     324.3 %
 
1The changes that are not solely due to rate or volume are allocated on a percentage basis using the absolute values of rate and volume variances as a basis for allocation.
2Income stated at fully tax equivalent basis using the marginal corporate Federal tax rate of 35%.

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses represents charges (or credits) to earnings that maintain an allowance for loan losses at an adequate level based on credit losses specifically identified in the loan portfolio, as well as management’s best estimate of incurred probable loan losses in the remainder of the portfolio at the balance sheet date. The Company’s loan quality has been negatively impacted by adverse conditions in certain real estate sectors since the downturn in the overall economy and financial markets that started to take place in late 2007 and more significantly during 2008 and continuing through 2011. This has led to declines in real estate values and deterioration in the financial condition of many of the Company’s borrowers, particularly borrowers in the commercial and real estate development industry. The Company has, in turn, lowered its loan quality ratings on certain commercial and real estate development loans as part of its normal internal review process. Declining real estate values have resulted in loans that have become under collateralized, which has elevated nonperforming loans, net charge-offs, and the provision for loan losses.

The provision for loan losses for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 was $4.5 million, a decrease of $962 thousand or 17.5% compared to $5.5 million for the same quarter of 2010. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of outstanding loans (net of unearned income) was 2.63% at June 30, 2011 compared to 2.41% and 2.09% at year-end 2010 and June 30, 2010, respectively. The decrease in the provision for loan losses is attributed mainly to an overall decrease in net loans outstanding of $105 million or 8.5% at June 30, 2011 compared to June 30, 2010. The application of historical loss rates to a smaller base of loans has resulted in a lower provision for loan losses in the comparison. The decrease in net loans outstanding combined with the provision for loan losses that have exceeded net charge-offs has resulted in an increase in the ratio of the allowance for loan losses to net loans outstanding.

In addition to the impact of lower net loans outstanding, the provision for loan losses in the quarterly comparison improved as a result of a decrease in nonperforming loans of $2.9 million or 2.9% at June 30, 2011 compared to a year earlier. Loans past due 30-89 days were $6.1 million at June 30, 2011, a decrease of $6.1 million or 50% compared to $12.2 million a year earlier. For the second quarter of 2011, loans past due 30-89 days decreased $8.2 million or 57.3%. In the second quarter a year ago, loans past due 30-89 days increased $721 thousand or 6.3% to $12.2 million. Impaired loans, while $33.1 million or 25.7% higher at June 30, 2011 compared to a year earlier, decreased in the current quarter by $2.6 million or 1.6% to $162 million. Impaired loans totaling $63.2 million at June 30, 2011 had specific reserve allocations of $5.2 million or 8.3%. At June 30, 2010, impaired loans of $68.2 million had specific reserve allocations of $6.5 million or 9.5%. The decrease in specific reserve allocations related to impaired loans is attributed mainly to charge-offs totaling $1.5 million in the aggregate on two separate real estate construction projects.

 
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Net charge-offs were $3.8 million in the current quarter, an increase of $452 thousand or 13.5% compared to $3.4 million for the second quarter of 2010. Of the $3.8 million in net charge-offs in the current quarter, $2.2 million is attributed to two credit relationships, $1.4 million related to commercial real estate property and $810 thousand  secured by multiple residential real estate properties. On an annualized basis, quarterly net charge-offs were 1.33% of average loans outstanding for the second quarter of 2011 compared to 1.08% for the second quarter of 2010.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income was $6.3 million for the second quarter of 2011, a decrease of $3.5 million or 35.8% compared to $9.9 million for the second quarter a year ago. Nearly all noninterest income categories declined in the comparison, but the overall decrease in noninterest income was due mainly to lower net gains on the sale of investment securities of $3.0 million or 87.7%. The Company periodically sells investment securities in response to its overall asset/liability management strategy to lock in gains, increase yield, and/or enhance its capital position as opportunities occur.

Other notable decreases in the quarterly comparison include service charges and fees on deposits of $215 thousand or 9.0%, non-deposit service charges, commissions, and fees of $157 thousand or 12.9%, and data processing fees of $109 thousand or 28.7%. In addition, the second quarter of 2010 includes a $107 thousand gain on the sale of repossessed equipment with no similar transaction in the current quarter.

The $215 thousand decrease in service charges and fees on deposits is mainly due to lower fees related to overdraft/insufficient funds transactions of $203 thousand or 12.7% which is due to a lower volume of transactions. The $157 thousand decrease in non-deposit service charges, commissions, and fees is due mainly to lower custodial safekeeping fees of $173 thousand or 97.2% and relates to a custodial services contract that expired at the end of the second quarter of 2010 and was not renewed. The $109 thousand decrease in data processing fees was driven by lower processing volumes mainly attributed to a decrease from unemployment insurance transactions. Data processing fees have also declined as a result of an increase in paperless payment transactions related to the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s WIC program. The Company recorded $291 thousand in data processing fees for calendar year 2010 related to this program. WIC related data processing income was $50 thousand for the second quarter of 2011, a decrease of $25 thousand or 33.7% from the second quarter of 2010. WIC revenues will continue to decline for the Company as the WIC program progresses in its transition to a paperless payment method which will be processed by an unrelated third party. The transition is currently expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2011 or the first quarter of 2012. In addition, data processing revenues will decline on a go forward basis due to the absence of the general depository contract with the Commonwealth as described elsewhere within this report. The Company earned $198 thousand in related data processing revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2011. This is expected to decline to approximately $150 thousand for the second half of 2011, but will fluctuate commensurate with related transaction volumes. The decrease in expected future data processing revenues related to the general depository contract will be partially offset by noninterest expense reductions spread over multiple line item categories. The estimated net impact to earnings is not material.

Trust fee income was $659 thousand for the second quarter of 2011, an increase of $258 thousand or 64.3% compared to the same quarter a year ago. The increase in trust income is due to both an increase related to higher managed asset values along with accrual refinements resulting in a one-time increase in the amount of $165 thousand in the current quarter.

Noninterest Expense

Total noninterest expenses were $15.5 million for the second quarter of 2011, an increase of $302 thousand or 2.0% compared to $15.2 million for the second quarter of 2010. Reductions in many noninterest expense categories continue to occur, but a $943 thousand or 95.1% increase in expenses related to repossessed real estate properties resulted in an overall higher noninterest expense amount in the comparison.

 
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Expenses related to repossessed real estate were $1.9 million for the second quarter of 2011 compared to $1.0 million in the same quarter of 2010. The $943 thousand increase in repossessed real estate expenses is attributed mainly to higher impairment charges of $780 thousand in the current quarter. Impairment charges relate to writing down a repossessed property’s book value to its fair value less estimated costs to sell. The Company recorded impairment charges of $1.3 million in the current quarter, including $770 thousand related to three separate properties. Two of these properties represent real estate construction properties that were written down $437 thousand in the aggregate. The third property was written down $333 thousand and consists of commercial real estate.

Salaries and employee benefits were $6.9 million in the current quarter, up $108 thousand or 1.6% compared to the second quarter of 2010. The increase in salaries and employee benefits is due to higher benefit costs in the amount of $106 thousand or 9.2%. The higher benefit costs were mainly attributed to an increase associated with the Company’s self insured health insurance plan which correlates with higher medical claims.

The more significant decreases in noninterest expense amounts in the quarterly comparison include lower deposit insurance of $373 thousand or 34.1%, a decrease in data processing and communications expense of $226 thousand or 15.9%, and lower correspondent banking fees of $101 thousand or 46.1%. Deposit insurance expense decreased mainly due to changes in the FDIC’s assessment base and rate structure that went into effect in the current quarter. The decrease in data processing and communication expense is mainly due to additional costs related to the merger of two of the Company’s bank subsidiaries during the second quarter of 2010 combined with expenses associated with a now defunct rewards program processed through an unrelated third party. Correspondent banking fees declined as a result of a custodial services contract that expired at the end of the second quarter of 2010 and was not renewed.

Amortization of intangible assets, which relate to customer lists and core deposits from prior acquisitions, decreased $74 thousand or 20.6% in the quarterly comparison. Amortization of intangible assets is decreasing as a result of amortization schedules that allocate a higher amount of amortization in the earlier periods following an acquisition consistent with how the assets are used.

Income Taxes

The Company recorded an income tax benefit of $42 thousand in the current quarter compared to income tax expense in the amount of $610 thousand in the same quarter of 2010. The effective income tax rate for the second quarter of 2010 was 17.7%. The effective income tax rate in the current quarter is not meaningful.

First Six Months of 2011 Compared to First Six Months of 2010

Net income for the first six months of 2011 was $1.2 million or $.04 per common share compared to $4.8 million or $.52 per common share for the same six-month period of 2010. A summary of the six-month comparison follows.

 
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The $3.6 million or $.48 per common share decrease in net income for the six months ending June 30, 2011 compared to the first six months of 2010 is primarily the result of lower net gains on the sale of investment securities of $4.2 million or 83.5%.
 
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Net interest income decreased $249 thousand or .9% as a $6.6 million decrease in interest income was nearly offset by lower interest expense of $6.3 million. Net interest margin was 3.18% for the first six months of 2011, an increase of 15 basis points from 3.03% in the same period a year ago. Net interest spread was 2.94%, up 10 basis points compared to 2.84%. The increase in net interest margin and spread while net interest income declined is reflective of the Company’s overall balance sheet realignment strategy and focused effort to reduce its cost of funds.
 
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The provision for loan losses decreased $447 thousand or 6.0% in the current six months compared to a year earlier. The decrease is attributed mainly to the overall decrease in net loans outstanding of $105 million or 8.5% at June 30, 2011 compared to a year earlier.
 
 
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The $4.2 million decrease in gains on the sale of investment securities was part of an overall decrease in noninterest income of $5.1 million in the six month comparison. Decreases in other noninterest income occurred across a wide range of line items led by lower service charges and fees on deposits of $306 thousand or 6.7%, non-deposit service charges, commissions, and fees of $249 thousand or 10.6%, and data processing fees of $192 thousand. Trust fee income was up $257 thousand due to both an increase related to higher managed asset values along with accrual refinements resulting in a one-time increase in the amount of $165 thousand in the current period.
 
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Total noninterest expenses decreased $913 thousand or 2.9% and were represented by decreases over a wide range of line items. Deposit insurance expense decreased $590 thousand or 26.8% mainly due to the change in the FDIC’s assessment base and rate structure that went into effect in the second quarter of 2011. Data processing and communication expenses decreased $441 thousand or 15.4% mainly due to additional costs related to the merger of two of the Company’s bank subsidiaries during the second quarter of 2010 combined with expenses associated with a now defunct rewards program processed through an unrelated third party. Salaries and employee benefits decreased $223 thousand or 1.6% due primarily to a smaller workforce.
 
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Included in noninterest expenses in the first six months of 2011 are two non-routine losses in the aggregate amount of $1.0 million recorded in the first quarter in which no corresponding amount was recorded in the comparable period of a year ago. These losses relate to a fraudulent transaction on a deposit account involving one of the Company’s customers and a write-down attributed to uncollectible amounts of property tax receivables at the Company’s leasing subsidiary.
 
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Income tax expense decreased $443 thousand or 37.5% in the comparison and is mainly attributed to a decrease in the effective tax rate. The effective tax rate, after adjusting for the $449 thousand tax expense recorded in the first quarter of 2011 as described later under the caption “Income Taxes”, was 14.8% compared to 19.8% for the same period a year ago.
 
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ROA and ROE was .13% and 1.60%, respectively, for the current six months compared to .45% and 6.39% for the first six months of a year ago.

Net Interest Income

Net interest income was $27.5 million for the first six months of 2011, a decrease of $249 thousand or 0.9% compared to $27.7 million for the same period of 2010. The decrease in net interest income is attributed mainly to a $6.6 million or 14.0% decrease in interest income, mainly from loans, which was partially offset by a $6.3 million or 33.0% decrease in interest expense, primarily on deposits. Similar to that of the three month comparison, the decrease in total interest income and interest expense in the six month comparison is attributed to both rate and volume declines of interest earning assets and interest paying liabilities and reflects the Company’s overall balance sheet realignment strategy combined with a lower overall interest rate environment. The Company is generally earning and paying less interest from its earning assets and funding sources as the average rates earned and paid have decreased. This includes repricing of variable and floating rate assets and liabilities that have reset to net overall lower amounts since their previous repricing date as well as activity related to new earning assets and funding sources. Additionally, available funds have been invested more in lower yielding investments securities or cash equivalents in the absence of high quality loan demand.

Both interest income and interest expense amounts have declined in nearly all categories of the Company’s earning assets and interest paying liabilities in the six month comparison. Total interest income was $40.3 million for the first six months of 2011, a decrease of $6.6 million or 14.0% compared to the first six months of 2010. The decrease in interest income is made up of lower interest on loans of $3.8 million or 10.7% and lower interest on investment securities of $2.7 million or 24.7%. The decrease in interest on loans was driven primarily by a $98.7 million or 7.8% decrease in average volume and, to a lesser extent, a decrease in the average rate earned of 18 basis points to 5.6% from 5.8%. For investment securities, the decrease in interest income is mainly driven by a lower average rate earned which has declined as reinvested funds from sold, matured, or called bonds have repriced downward in a lower interest rate environment. For taxable investment securities, the average rate earned was 3.3% in the current six months, a decrease of 95 basis points compared to 4.2% in the first six months of a year ago. The average rate earned on nontaxable investment securities was 4.7% and 5.2% in the first six months of 2011 and 2010, respectively, a decrease of 56 basis points.

Total interest expense was $12.8 million for the first six months of 2011. This represents a decrease of $6.3 million or 33.0% compared to $19.1 million for the same six months of 2010. The decrease in interest expense was driven by lower interest expense on deposits of $5.0 million or 39.2% due mainly to falling rates. The average rate paid on interest bearing deposit accounts was 1.2% in the current six months, a decrease of 58 basis points compared to 1.8% for the first six months of 2010. Interest expense on time deposits, the largest component of interest expense on deposits, was the main driver of the lower interest expense. Interest expense on time deposits decreased $4.7 million or 40.8%, led by a 72 basis point lower average rate paid to 2.0%. Volume declines of $164 million or 18.9% also contributed to the decrease in interest expense on time deposits to a lesser extent. The lower average rate paid on deposits is a result of a lower rate environment and the Company’s action to more aggressively reprice certain higher-rate maturing time deposits downward or by allowing them to mature without renewing. Interest expense on long-term borrowings decreased $1.3 million or 20.2% due primarily to a lower average balance outstanding of $65.8 million or 21.0% that was driven by the maturity of long-term repurchase agreements of $50 million which occurred during the fourth quarter of 2010.

 
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The net interest margin on a taxable equivalent basis increased 15 basis points to 3.18% for the first six months of 2011 compared to 3.03% in the first six months of 2010.  The increase in net interest margin was positively impacted by a 10 basis point increase in the spread between the average rate earned on earning assets and the average rate paid on interest bearing liabilities to 2.94% in the current six months from 2.84% for the first six months of 2010. The impact of noninterest bearing sources of funds contributed an additional five basis points to net interest margin in the comparison. Net interest margin and spread have increased despite a decline in net interest income which is reflective of the Company’s overall balance sheet realignment strategy and focused effort to reduce its cost of funds. The Company expects its net interest margin to remain relatively flat in the near term according to internal modeling using expectations about future market interest rates, the maturity structure of the Company’s earning assets and liabilities, and other factors. Future results could be significantly different than expectations.

 
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The following tables present an analysis of net interest income for the six months ended June 30.

Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:  Interest Rates and Interest Differential
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2011
   
2010
 
(In thousands)
 
Average
Balance
   
Interest
   
Average
Rate
   
Average
Balance
   
Interest
   
Average
Rate
 
Earning Assets
                                   
Investment securities
                                   
Taxable
  $ 451,933     $ 7,276       3.25 %   $ 450,992     $ 9,382       4.20 %
Nontaxable1
    62,976       1,462       4.68       90,426       2,350       5.24  
Time deposits with banks, federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell
    129,186       150       0.23       129,593       149       .23  
Loans1,2,3
    1,158,774       32,315       5.62       1,257,453       36,181       5.80  
Total earning assets
    1,802,869     $ 41,203       4.61 %     1,928,464     $ 48,062       5.03 %
Allowance for loan losses
    (29,060 )                     (23,742 )                
Total earning assets, net of allowance for loan losses
    1,773,809                       1,904,722                  
Nonearning Assets
                                               
Cash and due from banks
    18,538                       88,231                  
Premises and equipment, net
    39,314                       38,820                  
Other assets
    125,706                       137,041                  
Total assets
  $ 1,957,367                     $ 2,168,814                  
Interest Bearing Liabilities
                                               
Deposits
                                               
Interest bearing demand
  $ 260,703     $ 188       0.15 %   $ 266,800     $ 269       .20 %
Savings
    289,080       702       0.49       268,278       892       .67  
Time
    703,724       6,829       1.96       867,363       11,536       2.68  
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings
    44,093       111       0.51       45,337       173       .77  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other long-term borrowings
    248,037       4,993       4.06       313,843       6,260       4.02  
Total interest bearing liabilities
    1,545,637     $ 12,823       1.67 %     1,761,621     $ 19,130       2.19 %
Noninterest Bearing Liabilities
                                               
Commonwealth of Kentucky deposits
    709                       2,184                  
Other demand deposits
    211,598                       207,081                  
Other liabilities
    46,708                       46,946                  
Total liabilities
    1,804,652                       2,017,832                  
Shareholders’ equity
    152,715                       150,982                  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 1,957,367                     $ 2,168,814                  
Net interest income
            28,380                       28,932          
TE basis adjustment
            (902 )                     (1,205 )        
Net interest income
          $ 27,478                     $ 27,727          
Net interest spread
                    2.94 %                     2.84 %
Impact of noninterest bearing sources of funds
                    .24                       .19  
Net interest margin
                    3.18 %                     3.03 %

1Income and yield stated at a fully tax equivalent basis using the marginal corporate Federal tax rate of 35%.
2Loan balances include principal balances on nonaccrual loans.
3Loan fees included in interest income amounted to $519 thousand and $777 thousand in 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 
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Analysis of Changes in Net Interest Income (tax equivalent basis)
(In thousands)
 
Variance
   
Variance Attributed to
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
    2011/2010 1  
Volume
   
Rate
 
                     
Interest Income
                   
Taxable investment securities
  $ (2,106 )     $ 60     $ (2,166 )
Nontaxable investment securities2
    (888 )       (657     (231 )
Time deposits with banks, federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell
    1       1          
Loans2
    (3,866 )       (2,770 )     (1,096 )
Total interest income
    (6,859 )       (3,366     (3,493 )
Interest Expense
                       
Interest bearing demand deposits
    (81 )       (7 )       (74 )
Savings deposits
    (190 )       173       (363 )
Time deposits
    (4,707 )       (1,942     (2,765 )
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings
    (62 )       (5 )        (57
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other long-term borrowings
    (1,267 )       (1,450     183  
Total interest expense
    (6,307 )       (3,231     (3,076 )
Net interest income
  $ (552 )      $ (135 )   $ (417 )
Percentage change
    100.0 %     24.5 %)     75.5 %
 
1The changes that are not solely due to rate or volume are allocated on a percentage basis using the absolute values of rate and volume variances as a basis for allocation.
2Income stated at fully tax equivalent basis using the marginal corporate Federal tax rate of 35%.

Provision for Loan Losses

The provision for loan losses for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $7.0 million, a decrease of $447 thousand or 6.0% compared to $7.4 million for the same six months of 2010. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of outstanding loans (net of unearned income) was 2.63% at June 30, 2011 compared to 2.41% and 2.09% at year-end 2010 and June 30, 2010, respectively. The decrease in the provision for loan losses is attributed mainly to an overall decrease in net loans outstanding of $105 million or 8.5% at June 30, 2011 compared to June 30, 2010. The application of historical loss rates to a smaller base of loans has resulted in a lower provision for loan losses in the comparison. The decrease in net loans outstanding combined with the provision for loan losses that have exceeded net charge-offs has resulted in an increase in the ratio of the allowance for loan losses to net loans outstanding.

In addition to the impact of lower net loans outstanding, the provision for loan losses in the six month comparison improved as a result of a much smaller increase in nonperforming loans in the current six month period compared to a year ago. Nonperforming loans increased $5.0 million or 5.5% in the first six months of 2011 which compares to an increase of $22.5 million or 29.5% in the first six months of 2010. Total nonperforming loans were $96.0 million at June 30, 2011, a decrease of $2.9 million or 2.9% compared to $98.9 million at June 30, 2010. Loans past due 30-89 days were $6.1 million at June 30, 2011, a decrease of $6.1 million or 50% compared to $12.2 million a year earlier. For the first six months of 2011, loans past due 30-89 days decreased $545 thousand or 8.2%. In the first six months of 2010, loans past due 30-89 days decreased $12.0 million or 49.7% to $12.2 million. Impaired loans were $162 million at June 30, 2011, an increase of $33.1 million or 25.7% compared to a year earlier. During the first six months of 2011, impaired loans increased $31.7 million or 24.4% compared to an increase of $20.2 million or 18.6% for the same six months of 2010. Impaired loans totaling $63.2 million at June 30, 2011 had specific allocations of $5.2 million or 8.3%. At June 30, 2010, impaired loans of $68.2 million had specific allocations of $6.5 million or 9.5%. The decrease in specific allocations related to impaired loans is attributed mainly to charge-offs totaling $1.5 million in the aggregate on two separate real estate construction projects.

 
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Net charge-offs were $6.0 million in the first six months of 2011, an increase of $1.1 million or 21.4% compared to $5.0 million for the first six months of 2010. Of the $6.0 million in net charge-offs for 2011, $3.2 million is attributed to four credit relationships secured by real estate properties. Of the $3.2 million larger charge-offs, $1.5 million represents two credits secured by residential real estate, $1.4 million represents one credit secured by commercial real estate, and $293 thousand represents one credit secured by real estate construction property. On an annualized basis, net charge-offs were 1.05% of average loans outstanding for the first six months of 2011 compared to .79% for the first six months of 2010.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income was $12.2 million for the first six months of 2011, a decrease of $5.1 million or 29.5% compared to $17.4 million for the same period of 2010. Nearly all noninterest income categories decreased in the comparison, driven by lower net gains on the sale of investment securities of $4.2 million or 83.5%. The Company periodically sells investment securities in response to its overall asset/liability management strategy to lock in gains, increase yield, and/or enhance its capital position as opportunities occur.

Service charges and fees on deposits were $4.2 million in the current six months, a decrease of $306 thousand or 6.7% compared to the first six months of 2010. The decrease in service charges and fees on deposits is mainly due to lower fees related to overdraft/insufficient funds transactions of $301 thousand or 10.0%, which is due to lower transaction volume. Non-deposit service charges, commissions, and fees were $2.1 million for the current six months or $249 thousand lower than the first six months of 2010. The decrease is due mainly to lower custodial safekeeping fees of $277 thousand or 96.8% and relates to a custodial services contract that expired at the end of the second quarter of 2010 and was not renewed.

Data processing fees were $535 thousand for the current six months, down $192 thousand or 26.4% compared to a year ago. The decrease in data processing fees was driven by lower processing volumes mainly attributed to a decrease from unemployment insurance transactions. Data processing fees have also declined as a result of an increase in paperless payment transactions related to the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s WIC program. The Company recorded $291 thousand in data processing fees for calendar year 2010 related to this program. Data processing income from WIC was $106 thousand for the first six months of 2011, a decrease of $43 thousand or 28.9% from the first six months of 2010. WIC revenues will continue to decline for the Company as the WIC program progresses in its transition to a paperless payment method which will be processed by an unrelated third party. The transition is currently expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2011 or the first quarter of 2012. In addition, data processing revenues will decline on a go forward basis due to the absence of the general depository contract with the Commonwealth as described elsewhere within this report. The Company earned $383 thousand in related data processing revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011. This is expected to decline to approximately $150 thousand for the second half of 2011, but will fluctuate commensurate with related transaction volumes. The decrease in expected future data processing revenues related to the general depository contract will be partially offset by noninterest expense reductions spread over multiple line item categories. The estimated net impact to earnings is not material.

Allotment processing fees were $2.7 million for the first six months of 2011, a decrease of $104 thousand or 3.7% compared to the same period of the prior year. The decrease in allotment processing fees is mainly due to the Company no longer processing a related ancillary product. This product began to be phased out in the second quarter of 2010 and was fully eliminated during the second quarter of 2011. The decrease in fees related to this service was $107 thousand or 83.7% in the six month comparison.

The decrease in other noninterest income includes $107 thousand related to a gain on the sale of repossessed equipment recorded during the second quarter of 2010. No such transaction occurred during the first six months of 2011.

Trust fee income was $1.1 million for the first six months of 2011, an increase of $257 thousand or 31.0% compared to the first six months of 2010. The increase in trust income is due to both an increase related to higher managed asset values along with accrual refinements resulting in a one-time increase in the amount of $165 thousand in the second quarter of 2011.

 
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Noninterest Expense

Total noninterest expenses were $30.8 million for the first six months of 2011, a decrease of $913 thousand or 2.9% compared to $31.7 million for the first six months of 2010. Reductions in noninterest expenses occurred in all line items with the exception of a relatively small uptick in bank franchise taxes of $49 thousand or 3.9% and the inclusion of two non-routine transactions resulting in losses that were recorded in other noninterest expenses totaling $1.0 million that occurred during the first quarter of 2011. One of the transactions was related to a fraudulent transaction on a deposit account involving one of the Company’s customers totaling $700 thousand. The other transaction relates to a loss of $303 thousand related to a write-down of uncollectible amounts of property tax receivables at the Company’s leasing subsidiary.

The more significant decreases in noninterest expense amounts in the six month comparison include lower deposit insurance of $590 thousand or 26.8%, a decrease in data processing and communications expense of $441 thousand or 15.4%, and lower salaries and employee benefits of $223 thousand or 1.6%. Deposit insurance expense decreased mainly due to changes in the FDIC’s assessment base and rate structure that went into effect in the second quarter of 2011. The decrease in data processing and communication expense is mainly due to additional costs related to the merger of two of the Company’s bank subsidiaries during the second quarter of 2010 combined with expenses associated with a now defunct rewards program processed through an unrelated third party. The decrease in salaries and employee benefits is due mainly to a smaller workforce. The average number of full time equivalent employees was 515 for the first six months of 2011, a decrease of 19 compared to 534 for the same period a year ago. The reduction in full time equivalent employees is mainly attributed to attrition combined with the impact of operational efficiencies gained from internal consolidations.

Correspondent banking fees were $239 thousand in the current six months, a decrease of $173 thousand or 42.0% as a result of a custodial services contract that expired at the end of the second quarter of 2010 and was not renewed. Amortization of intangible assets was $572 thousand in the current period, a decrease of $147 thousand or 20.4% in the six month comparison. The decrease in amortization of intangible assets is a result of amortization schedules that allocate a higher amount of amortization in the earlier periods following an acquisition consistent with how the assets are used. Equipment expenses were $1.2 million for the current six months, a decrease of $135 thousand or 10.3% compared to a year ago driven mainly by a decrease in depreciation expense. Depreciation expense has decreased in the comparison as a result of a relatively low amount of net additions to the Company’s fixed assets. A decrease in depreciation expense on existing fixed assets exceeded the amount of depreciation expense related to net new fixed assets in the comparison.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense was $739 thousand for the first six months of 2011, a decrease of $443 thousand or 37.5% compared to the first six months of 2010 and is mainly attributed to a decrease in the effective tax rate. The effective tax rate, after adjusting for the $449 thousand additional income tax expense recorded in the first quarter of 2011 as described below, was 14.8% compared to 19.8% for the same period a year ago.

As a result of an unfavorable tax situation concerning one of its tax-exempt customers, the Company recorded $449 thousand in income tax expense during the first quarter of 2011 upon learning that this customer had received notification that the Internal Revenue Service intends to issue an adverse ruling to the customer regarding the qualified status of their debt arrangement with the Company. The loan contract contains provisions that the customer will indemnify the Company for any penalties, taxes, or interest thereon for which the Company becomes liable as a result of a determination of taxability. The Company intends to exercise its rights under the contract; however, due to the contingent nature of the indemnification provisions, the Company will not record the effects of the indemnification until it is realized. Additional information related to this matter is set forth in Note 24 of the Company’s 2010 audited consolidated financial statements and Note 10 of the Company’s June 30, 2011 unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q. Furthermore, a lower effective income tax rate resulted in a tax benefit for the current quarter.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Total assets were $1.9 billion at June 30, 2011, a decrease of $4.0 million or 0.2% from year-end 2010. Although total assets were relatively unchanged in the comparison, certain groupings within the total experienced fluctuations. Cash and cash equivalents were $98.5 million at June 30, 2011, a decrease of $83.6 million or 45.9% compared to year-end 2010. Loans (net of unearned income) were $1.1 billion, a decrease of $60.3 million or 5.1% in the comparison. Investment securities were $585 million at June 30, 2011, up $140 million or 31.4%.

 
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The decrease in cash and cash equivalents reflects the Company’s overall lower net funding position combined with the opportunity to redeploy excess liquidity into higher yielding investment securities in the absence of high quality loan demand. The decrease in loans reflects the lack of high quality loan demand the Company seeks as it continues a cautious and measured approach to new lending while working to reduce its high level of nonperforming assets. This has resulted in principal repayments on existing loans or loans transferred into other real estate through foreclosure that has exceeded new loans. The increase in investment securities has increased as loan volume has declined.

Total liabilities were $1.8 billion at June 30, 2011, a decrease of $7.2 million or 0.4% compared to December 31, 2010. Deposits decreased $16.7 million or 1.1% while net borrowed funds increased $9.9 million or 3.3%. Interest bearing deposits, primarily those of time deposits, decreased $24.5 million or 1.9% partially offset by an increase in noninterest bearing deposits of $7.8 million or 3.8%. Net borrowed funds increased mainly due to higher short-term borrowings of $17.3 million or 36.4% as a result of activity related to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Such activity can fluctuate significantly from day to day.

Shareholders’ equity was $153 million at June 30, 2011 compared to $150 million at year-end 2010. This represents an increase of $3.2 million or 2.1% from year-end 2010 and is attributed mainly to a $2.5 million increase in the unrealized gain (net of tax) on available for sale securities included in other comprehensive income.

Management of the Company considers it noteworthy to understand the relationship between Farmers Bank & Capital Trust Company (“Farmers Bank”) and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.  Farmers Bank provides various services to state agencies of the Commonwealth. As the depository for the Commonwealth, checks are drawn on Farmers Bank by these agencies, which include paychecks and state income tax refunds.  Farmers Bank also processes vouchers of the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program for the Cabinet for Human Resources. Therefore, reviewing average balances is important to understanding the financial condition of the Company as daily deposit balances can fluctuate significantly as a result of Farmers Bank’s relationship with the Commonwealth.

As has been previously disclosed, the Company submitted a bid to the Commonwealth to continue providing banking services as the general depository for the Commonwealth. The Company learned in the first quarter of 2011 that the Commonwealth awarded its general depository services contract to a large multi-national bank. The Company held the previous contract which had an original termination date of June 30, 2011. This contract was extended through December 2011 whereby the Company will continue to provide services and assistance during the transition process. The Company is committed to facilitating a smooth transition with the Commonwealth and its employees. The impact of not retaining the general depository services contract of the Commonwealth is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, overall liquidity, or net cash flows, although gross cash flows such as for cash on hand, deposits outstanding, and short-term borrowings are expected to decrease.

On an average basis, total assets were $2.0 billion for the first six months of 2011, a decrease of $144 million or 6.9% from the year-ended December 31, 2010 average. Average assets decreased mainly as a result of the Company’s overall balance sheet realignment strategy to improve its net interest margin, nonperforming asset levels, capital ratios, and overall profitability. Average earning assets decreased $90.9 million or 4.8% from year-end 2010. Average earning assets were 92.1% and 90.1% of total average assets for the first six months of 2011 and the year 2010, respectively. Average loans, net of unearned income, decreased $77.4 million or 6.3% in the comparison. Average investment securities decreased $9.1 million or 1.7% while temporary investments were down $4.4 million or 3.3%. Deposits averaged $1.5 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2011, a decrease of $83.0 million or 5.4% from the prior year-end average. Average interest bearing deposit balances declined $85.0 million or 6.3% in the comparison led by a decrease in time deposits of $104 million or 12.9% partially offset by higher savings deposits of $17.0 million or 6.2%.

 
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Temporary Investments

Temporary investments consist of interest bearing deposits in other banks and federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell. The Company uses these funds in the management of liquidity and interest rate sensitivity. At June 30, 2011, temporary investments were $73.8 million, a decrease of $84.0 million from $158 million at year-end 2010.

On an average basis, temporary investments were $129 million during the first six months of 2011, a decrease of $4.4 million or 3.3% compared with $134 million from year-end 2010. The overall decrease is a result of the Company’s overall net funding position combined with the opportunity to redeploy cash equivalents into higher yielding investment securities in the absence of high quality loan demand.

Investment Securities

The investment securities portfolio is comprised primarily of U.S. government-sponsored agency securities, residential mortgage-backed securities, and tax-exempt securities of states and political subdivisions. Substantially all of the Company’s investment securities are designated as available for sale. Total investment securities were $585 million at June 30, 2011, an increase of $140 million or 31.4% compared to $445 million at year-end 2010. Investment securities have increased as high quality loan demand has declined. The Company has also been able to move balances from lower earning temporary investments to higher yielding investment securities while liquidity has remained stable and adequate to meet its needs.

At June 30, 2011, the Company holds $5.8 million amortized cost amounts of single-issuer trust preferred capital securities of a global and national financial services firm with an estimated fair value of $5.1 million. These securities had an estimated fair value of $5.0 million at year-end 2010, an improvement of $94 thousand or 1.9%. These securities continue to perform according to contractual terms and the issuer of these securities is rated as investment grade by major rating agencies. The Company does not intend to sell these securities nor does the Company believe it is likely that it will be required to sell these securities prior to their anticipated recovery. The Company believes these securities are not impaired due to reasons of credit quality or other factors, but rather the unrealized loss is primarily attributed to general uncertainties in the financial markets and market volatility. The Company believes that it will be able to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of these securities and that the fair values of these securities will continue to recover as they approach their maturity dates.

Loans

Loans, net of unearned income, were $1.1 billion at June 30, 2011, a decrease of $60.3 million or 5.1% from year-end 2010. The Company continues to take a measured and cautious approach to loan originations as it continues to refine the composition of its balance sheet and work through high levels of nonperforming loans and other assets. Nonperforming loans increased sharply in the fourth quarter of 2009 and into the first quarter of 2010 as a result of the lingering effects of one of the most severe recessions in recent history and, while they have declined relative to their peak in the first quarter of 2010, have remained elevated since that time.

The composition of the loan portfolio is summarized in the table below.
             
   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Amount
   
%
   
Amount
   
%
 
                         
Commercial, financial, and agriculture
  $ 101,363       9.0 %   $ 108,959       9.1 %
Real estate – construction
    141,601       12.5       154,208       12.9  
Real estate mortgage - residential
    451,107       39.8       469,273       39.3  
Real estate mortgage - farmland and other commercial enterprises
    403,483       35.6       416,904       35.0  
Installment
    24,133       2.1       28,532       2.4  
Lease financing
    10,847       1.0       14,964       1.3  
Total
  $ 1,132,534       100.0 %   $ 1,192,840       100.0 %

 
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On average, loans represented 64.3% of earning assets for the current six month period, a decrease of 100 basis points compared to 65.3% for year-end 2010. Average loans represent a lower percentage of earning assets due to a lower average outstanding balance that makes up for a significant portion of the overall reduction in average total earning assets. As loan demand fluctuates, the available funds are reallocated between loans and temporary investments or investment securities, which typically involve a decrease in credit risk and lower yields.

The Company does not have direct exposure to the subprime mortgage market. The Company does not originate subprime mortgages nor has it invested in bonds that are secured by such mortgages. Subprime mortgage lending is defined by the Company generally as lending to a borrower that would not qualify for a mortgage loan at prevailing market rates or whereby the underwriting decision is based on limited or no documentation of the ability to repay.

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level believed to be adequate by management to cover probable losses in the loan portfolio.  The calculation of the appropriate level of allowance for loan losses requires significant judgment to reflect the credit losses specifically identified in the Company’s loan portfolio as well as management's best estimate of probable incurred credit losses in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date. The allowance for loan losses is a valuation allowance increased by the provision for loan losses and decreased by net charge-offs. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when management believes the uncollectibility of a loan is confirmed. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance.

In general, the allowance for loan losses and related provision for loan losses increase as the relative level of nonperforming and impaired loans increase. However, other factors impact the amount of the allowance for loan losses such as the Company’s historical loss experience, the borrowers’ financial condition, general economic conditions, and other risk factors as described in the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K.

The allowance for loan losses was $29.7 million or 2.63% of outstanding loans (net of unearned income) at June 30, 2011. This compares to $28.8 million or 2.41% of net loans outstanding at year-end 2010. The increase in the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of net loans outstanding from year-end 2010 is the result of the provision for loan losses exceeding net charge-offs by $954 thousand or 15.9% combined with a $60.3 million or 5.1% decrease in loans outstanding (net of unearned income). The increase in the allowance for loan losses from year-end 2010 was driven by a $5.0 million or 5.5% increase in the level of nonperforming loans, higher overall impaired loans, and elevated levels of recent historical net charge-offs. As a percentage of nonperforming loans, the allowance for loan losses was 31.0% and 31.6% at June 30, 2011 and year-end 2010, respectively.

Although the amount of nonperforming loans has increased $5.0 million or 5.5% at June 30, 2011 compared to year-end 2010, the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans decreased 65 basis points to 31.0%. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans at June 30, 2011 compared to year-end 2010 remained relatively unchanged mainly due to the makeup of nonperforming loans. The $5.0 million increase in nonperforming loans since year-end 2010 was driven mainly by higher nonaccrual loans of $9.8 million or 18.1% partially offset by lower restructured loans of $4.7 million or 12.8%. The increase in nonaccrual loans includes five larger-balance credits that total $12.2 million with no specific allowance allocation as determined by comprehensive loan review analysis. The $12.2 million of larger-balance credits with no specific allowance allocation includes four credits totaling $7.6 million that had previous charge-off amounts of $2.8 million.

While certain data indicates that economic recovery in the U.S. is continuing at a moderate pace, the Company’s high level of nonperforming and impaired loans is driven by overall weaknesses that remain in the general economy stemming from one of the most severe recessions in many decades. Investment in nonresidential structures is still weak, and the overall housing sector continues to be depressed. Inflation has ticked up in recent months, but long-term inflation expectations remain stable. Labor markets continue to be weak with elevated unemployment rates. For the Company, the economic conditions in recent quarters have resulted in higher stress in the real estate development portion of its lending portfolio.

 
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Nonperforming Loans

Nonperforming loans consist of nonaccrual loans, accruing restructured loans, and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing interest.  In general, the accrual of interest on loans is discontinued when it is determined that the collection of interest or principal is doubtful, or when a default of interest or principal has existed for 90 days or more, unless such loan is well secured and in the process of collection. Restructured loans occur when a lender, because of economic or legal reasons related to a borrower’s financial difficulty, grants a concession to the borrower that it would not otherwise consider. Restructured loans typically include a reduction of the stated interest rate or an extension of the maturity date, among other possible concessions. The Company gives careful consideration to identifying which of its challenged credits merit a restructuring of terms that it believes will result in maximum loan repayments and mitigate possible losses. Cash flow projections are carefully scrutinized prior to restructuring any credits; past due credits are typically not granted concessions.

Nonperforming loans were $96.0 million at June 30, 2011, an increase of $5.0 million or 5.5% compared to $91.0 million at year-end 2010. The high level of nonperforming loans is a result of ongoing weaknesses in the overall economy that continues to strain the Company and many of its customers, particularly real estate development lending. Nonperforming loans were as follows at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 and are presented by loan class.

Nonperforming Loans
(In thousands)
 
June 30,
2011
   
December 31,
2010
 
Nonaccrual Loans
           
Real Estate:
           
Real estate-construction and land development
  $ 30,742     $ 35,893  
Real estate mortgage-residential
    15,639       10,728  
Real estate mortgage-farmland and other commercial enterprises
    16,468       6,528  
Commercial:
               
Commercial and industrial
    577       627  
Lease financing
    212       50  
Other
            31  
Consumer:
               
Secured
    85       109  
Unsecured
    14       5  
Total nonaccrual loans
  $ 63,737     $ 53,971  
                 
Restructured Loans
               
Real Estate:
               
Real estate-construction and land development
  $ 18,400     $ 16,793  
Real estate mortgage-residential
    4,546       9,147  
Real estate mortgage-farmland and other commercial enterprises
    9,295       11,038  
Total restructured loans
  $ 32,241     $ 36,978  
                 
Past Due 90 Days or More and Still Accruing
               
Real Estate:
               
Real estate mortgage-residential
          $ 28  
Commercial:
               
Lease financing
            9  
Consumer:
               
Unsecured
  $ 3       5  
Total past due 90 days or more and still accruing
  $ 3     $ 42  
                 
Total nonperforming loans
  $ 95,981     $ 90,991  
                 
Ratio of total nonperforming loans to total loans (net of unearned income)
    8.5 %     7.6 %

 
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Nonaccrual loans make up the largest component of nonperforming assets. Such loans were $63.7 million at June 30, 2011, an increase of $9.8 million or 18.1% compared to $54.0 million at year-end 2010. The increase in nonaccrual loans was driven by six unrelated credits in the aggregate amount of $13.8 million of which $8.9 million is secured by commercial real estate, $2.8 million secured by real estate construction properties, and $2.0 million secured by residential real estate. Property securing $2.8 million of the increase in nonaccrual credits are under contract to be sold at various dates through the fourth quarter at net selling prices that approximate current outstanding loan amounts. Partially offsetting the $13.8 million higher-balance credits added to nonaccrual was $5.6 million of collateral of higher-balance credits that was repossessed by the Company and $3.2 million that was restructured into new loans. Of the $5.6 million related to higher-balance repossessed credits, $4.4 million represents real estate construction properties and $1.2 million represents residential real estate. The $3.2 million higher-balance restructured amount that was previously nonaccrual represents real estate construction properties to multiple related borrowers.

Restructured loans were $32.2 million at June 30, 2011, a decrease of $4.7 million or 12.8% compared to the year-end 2010 amount of $37.0 million. Restructured loans include two larger-balance credits totaling $3.9 million in the aggregate that were added during the first six months of 2011. Offsetting these two additions were three larger-balance credits totaling $7.1 million that are no longer classified as restructured loans. Of this total, $3.8 million represents one credit whereby the Company received principal payments of $1.1 million, recorded charge-offs of $1.1 million, and reclassified $1.5 million as nonaccrual. The remaining two other larger-balance credits consist of one credit in the amount of $2.2 million that was classified as nonaccrual and the payoff of another credit in the amount of $1.1 million.

The Company’s comprehensive risk-grading and loan review program includes a review of loans to assess risk and assign a grade to those loans, a review of delinquencies, and an assessment of loans for needed charge-offs or placement on nonaccrual status. The Company had loans in the amount of $131 million and $127 million at June 30, 2011 and year-end 2010, respectively, which were performing but considered potential problem loans and are not included in the nonperforming loan totals in the table above. These loans, however, are considered in establishing an appropriate allowance for loan losses. The balance outstanding for potential problem credits is mainly a result of ongoing weaknesses in the overall economy that continue to strain the Company and many of its customers, particularly real estate development lending. Potential problem loans include a variety of borrowers and are secured primarily by real estate. At June 30, 2011 the five largest potential problem credits were $32.3 million in the aggregate compared to $35.9 million at year-end 2010 and secured by various types of real estate including commercial, construction properties, and residential real estate development.

Potential problem loans are identified on the Company’s watch list and consist of loans that require close monitoring by management. Credits may be considered as a potential problem loan for reasons that are temporary or correctable, such as for a deficiency in loan documentation or absence of current financial statements of the borrower. Potential problem loans may also include credits where adverse circumstances are identified that may affect the borrower’s ability to comply with the contractual terms of the loan. Other factors which might indicate the existence of a potential problem loan include the delinquency of a scheduled loan payment, deterioration in a borrower’s financial condition identified in a review of periodic financial statements, a decrease in the value of the collateral securing the loan, or a change in the economic environment in which the borrower operates. Certain loans on the Company’s watch list are also considered impaired and specific allowances related to these loans were established in accordance with the appropriate accounting guidance.

Other Real Estate

Other real estate owned (“OREO”) includes real estate properties acquired by the Company through foreclosure. At June 30, 2011 OREO was $34.7 million, an increase of $4.2 million or 13.6% compared to $30.5 million at year-end 2010. The net increase in OREO during the first six months of 2011 is due mainly to the Company taking possession of real estate in the amount of $6.2 million securing six separate larger-balance credit relationships, $5.6 million of which was previously classified in nonaccrual loans. Of the $6.2 million larger-balance real estate repossessions during the first six months of 2011, $4.4 million represents construction/land development projects, $1.2 million represents residential real estate, and $676 thousand represents commercial real estate properties. The Company sold three larger-balance repossessed properties in the first six months of 2011 which reduced the amount of OREO by $2.0 million.
 
 
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Deposits

A summary of the Company’s deposits is as follows for the periods indicated.

   
End of Period
   
Average
 
(In thousands)
 
June 30,
2011
   
December 31,
2010
   
Difference
   
(Six Months)
June 30,
2011
   
(Twelve Months)
December 31,
2010
   
Difference
 
Noninterest Bearing
                                   
Commonwealth
  $ 257     $ 643     $ (386 )   $ 709     $ 1,347     $ (638 )
Other
    214,462       206,244       8,218       211,598       209,020       2,578  
Total
  $ 214,719     $ 206,887     $ 7,832     $ 212,307     $ 210,367     $ 1,940  
                                                 
Interest Bearing
                                               
Demand
  $ 251,103     $ 259,569     $ (8,466 )   $ 260,703     $ 258,674     $ 2,029  
Savings
    293,142       283,272       9,870       289,080       272,080       17,000  
Time
    687,938       713,814       (25,876 )     703,724       807,730       (104,006 )
Total
  $ 1,232,183     $ 1,256,655     $ (24,472 )   $ 1,253,507     $ 1,338,484     $ (84,977 )
                                                 
Total Deposits
  $ 1,446,902     $ 1,463,542     $ (16,640 )   $ 1,465,814     $ 1,548,851     $ (83,037 )

As it has previously disclosed, the Company submitted a bid to the Commonwealth to continue providing banking services as the general depository for the Commonwealth. The Company learned in the first quarter of 2011 that the Commonwealth awarded its general depository services contract to a large multi-national bank. The Company held the previous contract which had an original termination date of June 30, 2011. This contract was extended through December 2011 whereby the Company will continue to provide services and assistance during the transition process. The Company is committed to facilitating a smooth transition with the Commonwealth and its employees. The impact of not retaining the general depository services contract of the Commonwealth is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, overall liquidity, or net cash flows, although gross cash flows such as for cash on hand, deposits outstanding, and short-term borrowings are expected to decrease.

The decline in average time deposits for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to year-end 2010 is due in part to the maturity structure of the portfolio and the overall liquidity position of the Company. The Company’s liquidity position has enabled it to lower its cost of funds by allowing higher-rate certificates of deposit, particularly those in excess of $100 thousand in outstanding balances, to roll off or reprice at significantly lower interest rates.

Borrowed Funds

Total borrowed funds were $310 million at June 30, 2011, an increase of $9.9 million or 3.3% from $300 million at year-end 2010. Long-term borrowings decreased $7.3 million or 2.9% due to principal repayments primarily related to FHLB advances. Short-term borrowings increased $17.3 million or 36.4% due mainly to activity related to the Commonwealth, which boosted short-term repurchase agreements. The Company’s short-term funding fluctuates as its overall net funding position changes and, in terms of transactions with the Commonwealth, can fluctuate significantly on a daily basis.

LIQUIDITY

The primary source of funds for the Parent Company is the receipt of dividends from its subsidiary banks, cash balances maintained, short-term investments, and borrowings from nonaffiliated sources. Payment of dividends by the Company’s subsidiary banks is subject to certain regulatory restrictions as set forth in national and state banking laws and regulations. In addition, Farmers Bank, United Bank & Trust Company (“United Bank”), and Citizens Bank of Northern Kentucky, Inc. (“Citizens Northern”) each must obtain regulatory approval to declare or pay dividends to the Parent Company as a result of increased capital required in connection with recent regulatory exams. Capital ratios at each of the Company’s four subsidiary banks exceed regulatory established “well-capitalized” status at June 30, 2011 under the prompt corrective action regulatory framework; however, Farmers Bank, United Bank, and Citizens Northern are required to maintain capital ratios at higher levels as outlined in their regulatory agreements.

 
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The Parent Company’s primary uses of cash include the payment of dividends to its common and preferred shareholders, injecting capital into subsidiaries, interest expense on borrowings, and paying for general operating expenses. Due to recent regulatory agreements, dividend payments on the Parent Company’s common and preferred stock and interest payments on its trust preferred borrowings must have regulatory approval before being paid. While regulatory agencies have so far granted approval to all of the Company’s requests to make interest payments on its trust preferred securities and dividends on its preferred stock, the Company did not (based on the assessment by Company management of both the Company’s capital position and the earnings of its subsidiaries) seek regulatory approval for the payment of common stock dividends.  Moreover, the Company will not pay any such dividend on its common stock in any subsequent quarter until the regulator’s assessment of the earnings of the Company’s subsidiaries, and the Company’s assessment of its capital position, both yield the conclusion that the payment of a Company common stock dividend is warranted. 

The Parent Company had cash and cash equivalents of $18.4 million at June 30, 2011, an increase of $2.1 million or 13.0% from $16.2 million at year-end 2010. Significant cash receipts of the Parent Company during 2011 include $2.3 million in dividends from First Citizens Bank, $2.2 million proceeds from the liquidation of company-owned life insurance at the Parent Company, and management fees from subsidiaries of $1.7 million. Significant cash payments by the Parent Company during 2011 include salaries, payroll taxes, and employee benefits of $1.1 million, interest expense on borrowed funds of $1.0 million, additional equity investments in United Bank of $1.0 million, and $750 thousand for the payment of preferred stock dividends.

The Company's objective as it relates to liquidity is to ensure that its subsidiary banks have funds available to meet deposit withdrawals and credit demands without unduly penalizing profitability. In order to maintain a proper level of liquidity, the subsidiary banks have several sources of funds available on a daily basis that can be used for liquidity purposes. Those sources of funds include the subsidiary banks' core deposits, consisting of both business and nonbusiness deposits; cash flow generated by repayment of principal and interest on loans and investment securities; FHLB and other borrowings; and federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase. While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans and investment securities are generally a predictable source of funds, deposit outflows and mortgage prepayments are influenced significantly by general interest rates, economic conditions, and competition in our local markets.

As of June 30, 2011, the Company had $190 million of additional borrowing capacity under various FHLB, federal funds, and other borrowing agreements. However, there is no guarantee that these sources of funds will continue to be available to the Company or that current borrowings can be refinanced upon maturity, although the Company is not aware of any events or uncertainties that are likely to cause a decrease in the Company’s liquidity from these sources. The Company’s borrowing capacity increased $74.3 million or 64.2% since year-end 2010 primarily as a result of one of the Company’s subsidiary banks initial approval during the first quarter of 2011 by the Federal Reserve to borrow on a short-term basis up to $70 million through its Discount Window program.

For the longer term, the liquidity position is managed by balancing the maturity structure of the balance sheet.  This process allows for an orderly flow of funds over an extended period of time.  The Company’s Asset and Liability Management Committee, both at the bank subsidiary level and on a consolidated basis, meets regularly and monitors the composition of the balance sheet to ensure comprehensive management of interest rate risk and liquidity.

Liquid assets consist of cash, cash equivalents, and available for sale investment securities.  At June 30, 2011, consolidated liquid assets were $682 million, an increase of $56.2 million or 9.0% from year-end 2010.  The increase in liquid assets was made up by higher available for sale investment securities of $140 million or 31.5% partially offset by lower cash and cash equivalents of $83.6 million or 45.9%. Liquid assets remain elevated mainly as a result of the Company’s overall net funding position, which has been influenced by the Company’s balance sheet realignment strategy that included reducing the overall size of the balance sheet as it manages a high level of nonperforming assets. The overall funding position of the Company changes as loan demand, deposit levels, and other sources and uses of funds fluctuate.

 
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Net cash provided by operating activities was $12.8 million for the first six months of 2011, an increase of $5.4 million or 72.6% compared to $7.4 million for the first six months of 2010. Net cash used in investing activities was $88.9 million for 2011 compared to net cash inflows of $56.1 million for 2010. The $145 million change in net cash flows in the comparison is mainly due to $158 million related to investment and restricted securities partially offset by net cash inflows related to loan activity of $22.5 million. These cash flow activities correlate to the overall increase in investment securities and decrease in outstanding loan balances. In addition, the Company received the remaining proceeds from the liquidation of the Parent Company’s investment in company-owned life insurance of $2.2 million in the first quarter of 2011. The Company initiated this transaction in the first quarter of 2010 and it received $8.6 million at that time.

Net cash used in financing activities was $7.4 million in the first six months of 2011 compared to $86.6 million for the same period of 2010. Net cash flows used in financing activities declined in the comparison due mainly to deposit activity. For 2011, net deposits decreased $16.7 million or 1.1%; in 2010, net deposits decreased $110 million or 6.7%. The decrease in deposits for the first six months of 2010 was significantly more than for the same period in 2011 as the Company more aggressively sought to lower its cost of funds by allowing higher-rate certificates of deposit, particularly those in excess of $100 thousand in outstanding balances, to roll off or reprice at significantly lower interest rates.

Commitments to extend credit are entered into with customers in the ordinary course of providing traditional banking services and are considered in addressing the Company’s liquidity management.  The Company does not expect these commitments to significantly affect the liquidity position in future periods. The Company has not entered into any contracts for financial derivative instruments such as futures, swaps, options, or similar instruments.

CAPITAL RESOURCES

Consolidated shareholders’ equity was $153 million at June 30, 2011, an increase of $3.2 million or 2.1% compared to December 31, 2010. The increase in shareholders’ equity is due mainly to a $2.5 million increase in unrealized gains (net of tax) related to investments securities.  Retained earnings increased $269 thousand or 0.4% which is the amount of net income in excess of preferred stock dividends.
 
Although the Parent Company is under no directive by its regulators to raise any additional capital, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC that became effective on October 19, 2009. As part of that filing, equity securities of the Company of up to a maximum aggregate offering price of $70 million could be offered for sale in one or more public or private offerings at an appropriate time.  The Company continues to explore potential capital raising scenarios. However, no determination has been made as to if or when a capital raise will be completed. Net proceeds from a potential sale of securities under the registration statement could be used for any corporate purpose determined by the Company’s board of directors.

At June 30, 2011, the Company’s tangible capital ratio was 7.78% compared to 7.57% at year-end 2010. The tangible capital ratio is defined as tangible equity as a percentage of tangible assets. This ratio excludes amounts related to intangible assets. Tangible common equity to tangible assets, which further excludes outstanding preferred stock, was 6.29% at June 30, 2011 compared to 6.09% at year-end 2010.

 
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Consistent with the objective of operating a sound financial organization, the Company’s goal is to maintain capital ratios well above the regulatory minimum requirements. The Company's capital ratios as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 and the regulatory minimums are as follows in the table below.

   
June 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Tier 1
Risk-based
 Capital1
   
Total
Risk-based
Capital1
   
Tier 1
Leverage2
   
Tier 1
Risk-based
 Capital1
   
Total
Risk-based
Capital1
   
Tier 1
Leverage2
 
Consolidated
    16.05 %     17.32 %     9.80 %     15.35 %     16.61 %     9.39 %
                                                 
Farmers Bank 3
    15.92       17.19       8.91       15.59       16.86       8.55  
First Citizens Bank
    12.89       13.73       8.53       12.76       13.50       8.46  
United Bank3
    13.40       14.67       8.56       12.91       14.18       8.24  
Citizens Northern3
    12.17       13.42       8.41       11.42       12.68       8.04  
                                                 
Regulatory minimum
    4.00       8.00       4.00       4.00       8.00       4.00  
Well-capitalized status
    6.00       10.00       5.00       6.00       10.00       5.00  
 
1Tier 1 Risk-based and Total Risk-based Capital ratios are computed by dividing a bank’s Tier 1 or Total Capital, as defined by regulation, by a risk-weighted sum of the bank’s assets, with the risk weighting determined by general standards established by regulation. The safest assets (e.g., government obligations) are assigned a weighting of 0% with riskier assets receiving higher ratings (e.g., ordinary commercial loans are assigned a weighting of 100%).
2Tier 1 Leverage ratio is computed by dividing a bank’s Tier 1 Capital, as defined by regulation, by its total quarterly average assets.
3See Note 9 to the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements included as part of this Form 10-Q for minimum capital ratios required as part of the banks regulatory agreement.

Regulatory Agreements

The Parent Company and three of its subsidiary banks have entered into supervisory agreements with their primary banking regulator. The Parent Company, Farmers Bank, and United Bank each entered into their respective agreements during 2009 and Citizens Northern entered into their agreement in mid 2010. These agreements are summarized in Note 9 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements of this Form 10-Q. These agreements are also discussed in significantly greater detail in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 under the caption “Capital Resources” in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

There have been no changes to the regulatory agreements since year-end 2010. The Company believes that it is adequately addressing all issues included in the regulatory agreements. However, only the respective regulatory agencies can determine if compliance with the applicable regulatory agreements have been met. The Company and its subsidiary banks are in compliance with the requirements identified in the regulatory agreements as of June 30, 2011, with the exception that the level of substandard loans at Farmers Bank exceed its target amount by $6.3 million. The level of substandard loans at Farmers Bank was in excess of its target amount due mainly to the addition of one credit relationship during the first quarter of 2011 in the amount of $7.1 million. Regulators continue to monitor the Company’s progress and compliance with the agreements through periodic on-site examinations, regular communications, and quarterly data analysis. The results of these examinations and communications show satisfactory progress toward meeting the requirements included in the regulatory agreements.

The Parent Company maintains cash available to fund a certain amount of additional injections of capital to its bank subsidiaries as determined by management or if required by its regulators. If needed, further amounts in excess of available cash may be funded by future public or private sales of securities, although the Parent Company is under no directive by its regulators to raise any additional capital.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company uses a simulation model as a tool to monitor and evaluate interest rate risk exposure.  The model is designed to measure the sensitivity of net interest income and net income to changing interest rates over future time periods.  Forecasting net interest income and its sensitivity to changes in interest rates requires the Company to make assumptions about the volume and characteristics of many attributes, including assumptions relating to the replacement of maturing earning assets and liabilities.  Other assumptions include, but are not limited to, projected prepayments, projected new volume, and the predicted relationship between changes in market interest rates and changes in customer account balances.  These effects are combined with the Company’s estimate of the most likely rate environment to produce a forecast of net interest income and net income.  The forecasted results are then adjusted for the effect of a gradual increase and decrease in market interest rates on the Company’s net interest income and net income.  Because assumptions are inherently uncertain, the model cannot precisely estimate net interest income or net income or the effect of interest rate changes on net interest income and net income.  Actual results could differ significantly from simulated results.

 
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At June 30, 2011, the model indicated that if rates were to gradually increase by 150 basis points during the remainder of the calendar year, then net interest income and net income would increase .7% and 3.9%, respectively for the year ending December 31, 2011 when compared to the forecasted results for the most likely rate environment.  The model indicated that if rates were to gradually decrease by 150 basis points over the same period, then net interest income and net income would decrease .1% and .9%, respectively.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report, and have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were adequate and effective to ensure that all material information required to be disclosed in this report has been made known to them in a timely fashion.

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have also concluded that there were no significant changes during the quarter ended June 30, 2011 in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting or in other factors that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

As of June 30, 2011, there were various pending legal actions and proceedings against the Company arising from the normal course of business and in which claims for damages are asserted.  Management, after discussion with legal counsel, believes that these actions are without merit and that the ultimate liability resulting from these legal actions and proceedings, if any, will not have a material effect upon the consolidated financial statements of the Company.

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

At various times, the Company’s Board of Directors has authorized the purchase of shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock. No stated expiration dates have been established under any of the previous authorizations. There were no Company shares purchased during the quarter ended June 30, 2011. There are 84,971 shares that may still be purchased under the various authorizations.

The Company’s participation in the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program restricts its ability to repurchase its outstanding common stock.  Until January 9, 2012, the Company generally must have the Treasury’s approval before it may repurchase any of its shares of common stock, unless all of the Series A preferred stock has been redeemed by the Company or transferred by the Treasury. The Company must also be granted permission by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions before it can repurchase or redeem any of its outstanding common or preferred stock as a result of its regulatory agreement.

 
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Item 6.  Exhibits

List of Exhibits
3.1
Articles of Incorporation of Farmers Capital Bank Corporation (incorporated by reference to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006, the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003, and Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 13, 2009).
   
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Farmers Capital Bank Corporation (incorporated by reference to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009).
   
4.1*
Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of July 21, 2005, between Farmers Capital Bank Corporation and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to unsecured junior subordinated deferrable interest notes that mature in 2035.
   
4.2*
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2005, among Farmers Capital Bank Corporation, as Depositor, Wilmington Trust Company, as Property and Delaware Trustee, the Administrative Trustees (as named therein), and the Holders (as defined therein).*
   
4.3*
Guarantee Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2005, between Farmers Capital Bank Corporation, as Guarantor, and Wilmington Trust Company, as Guarantee Trustee.*
   
4.4*
Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of July 26, 2005, between Farmers Capital Bank Corporation and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to unsecured junior subordinated deferrable interest notes that mature in 2035.*
   
4.5*
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2005, among Farmers Capital Bank Corporation, as Depositor, Wilmington Trust Company, as Property and Delaware Trustee, the Administrative Trustees (as named therein), and the Holders (as defined therein).*
   
4.6*
Guarantee Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2005, between Farmers Capital Bank Corporation, as Guarantor, and Wilmington Trust Company, as Guarantee Trustee.*
   
4.7*
Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2007 between Farmers Capital Bank Corporation, as Issuer, and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to fixed/floating rate junior subordinated debt due 2037.*
   
4.8*
Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, dated as of August 14, 2007, by Farmers Capital Bank Corporation, as Sponsor, Wilmington Trust Company, as Delaware and Institutional Trustee, the Administrative Trustees (as named therein), and the Holders (as defined therein).*
   
4.9*
Guarantee Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2007, between Farmers Capital Bank Corporation, as Guarantor, and Wilmington Trust Company, as Guarantee Trustee.*
   
4.10
Form of Certificate for Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A
(incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 13, 2009).
   
4.11
Warrant for Purchase of Shares of Common Stock
(incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 13, 2009).
   
10.1
Agreement and Plan of Merger, Dated July 1, 2005, as Amended, by and among Citizens Bancorp, Inc., Citizens Acquisition Subsidiary Corp, and Farmers Capital Bank Corporation
(incorporated by reference to Appendix A of Registration Statement filed on Form S-4 on October 11, 2005).

 
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10.2
Amended and Restated Plan of Merger of Citizens National Bancshares, Inc. with and into FCBC Acquisition Subsidiary, LLC (incorporated by reference to Appendix A of Proxy Statement for Special Meeting of Shareholders of Citizens National Bancshares, Inc. and Prospectus in connection with an offer of up to 600,000 shares of its common stock of Farmers Capital Bank Corporation filed on Form 424B3 on August 7, 2006).
   
10.3
Stock Purchase Agreement Dated June 1, 2006 by and among Farmers Capital Bank Corporation, Kentucky Banking Centers, Inc. and Citizens First Corporation (incorporated by reference to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008).
   
31.1**
CEO Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
31.2**
CFO Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
32**
CEO & CFO Certifications Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
101***
The following financial information from Farmers Capital Bank Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, and (vi) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
* Exhibit not included pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii) and (v) of Regulation S-K. The Company will provide a copy of such exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

** Filed with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
 
***As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 are deemed not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.
 
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SIGNATURES

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



Date:
8-4-11
 
/s/ Lloyd C. Hillard, Jr.
     
Lloyd C. Hillard, Jr.
     
President and CEO
     
(Principal Executive Officer)
       
Date:
8-4-11
 
/s/ Doug Carpenter
     
C. Douglas Carpenter
     
Executive Vice President, Secretary, and CFO
     
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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