Edgar Filing: LANDMARK BANCORP INC

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X]

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018

[ ]

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

For the transition period from ________ to ________

Commission File Number 0-33203

LANDMARK BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

43-1930755

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

701 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66502

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(785) 565-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes [X] No [ ]

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

Large accelerated filer [ ] Accelerated filer [X] Non-accelerated filer [ ] Smaller reporting company [X]

Emerging growth company [ ]

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the 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: as of November 7, 2018, the issuer had outstanding 4,162,779 shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share.

LANDMARK BANCORP, INC.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report

Table of Contents

		Page Number

	PART I

Item 1.	Financial Statements	2 - 26
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	27 – 34
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	35 – 36
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	37

	PART II

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	38
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	38
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	38
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	38
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	38
Item 5.	Other Information	38
Item 6.	Exhibits	38

	Signature Page	39

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

LANDMARK BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	September 30,			December 31,
	2018			2017
	(Unaudited)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	16,286		$	16,584
Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value		376,039			387,983
Bank stocks, at cost		5,025			5,423
Loans, net of allowance for loans losses of $5,889 at Septemer 30, 2018 and $5,459 at December 31, 2017		475,497			433,743
Loans held for sale, at fair value		7,728			6,535
Premises and equipment, net		21,225			20,824
Bank owned life insurance		24,179			23,698
Goodwill		17,532			17,532
Other intangible assets, net		3,230			3,659
Real estate owned, net		139			436
Accrued interest and other assets		15,450			13,037
Total assets	$	962,330		$	929,454

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Non-interest-bearing demand	$	173,392		$	160,496
Money market and checking		352,073			388,311
Savings		95,404			93,474
Time		146,407			123,277
Total deposits		767,276			765,558

Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings		60,300			31,600
Subordinated debentures		21,634			21,484
Other borrowings		13,793			13,509
Accrued interest, taxes, and other liabilities		12,517			9,681
Total liabilities		875,520			841,832

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share, 200,000 shares authorized; none issued		-			-
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 7,500,000 shares authorized; 4,162,779 and 4,081,659 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively		42			41
Additional paid-in capital		58,460			57,772
Retained earnings		35,702			30,214
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(7,394	)		(405	)
Total stockholders’ equity		86,810			87,622
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	962,330		$	929,454

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

LANDMARK BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

(Unaudited)

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	September 30,						September 30,
	2018			2017			2018		2017
Interest income:
Loans:
Taxable	$	6,168		$	5,359		$	17,227	$	15,624
Tax-exempt		152			33			216		102
Investment securities:
Taxable		1,341			1,133			3,843		3,527
Tax-exempt		985			996			3,044		2,912
Total interest income		8,646			7,521			24,330		22,165
Interest expense:
Deposits		833			418			2,005		1,150
Borrowings		633			501			1,715		1,469
Total interest expense		1,466			919			3,720		2,619
Net interest income		7,180			6,602			20,610		19,546
Provision for loan losses		450			100			900		250
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		6,730			6,502			19,710		19,296
Non-interest income:
Fees and service charges		1,812			1,896			5,376		5,528
Gains on sales of loans, net		1,476			1,220			4,105		4,301
Bank owned life insurance		160			514			481		750
(Losses) gains on sales of investment securities, net		(15	)		39			20		363
Other		1,134			267			2,239		852
Total non-interest income		4,567			3,936			12,221		11,794

Non-interest expense:
Compensation and benefits		4,244			3,933			11,999		11,608
Occupancy and equipment		1,108			1,107			3,258		3,228
Professional fees		386			478			1,204		1,244
Data processing		394			360			1,135		1,027
Amortization of intangibles		278			320			838		946
Advertising		166			166			498		498
Federal deposit insurance premiums		73			74			217		219
Foreclosure and real estate owned expense		24			(18	)		49		83
Deposit-related loss		-			8,082			-		8,082
Other		1,039			1,120			3,520		3,316
Total non-interest expense		7,712			15,622			22,718		30,251
Earnings (loss) before income taxes		3,585			(5,184	)		9,213		839
Income tax expense (benefit)		565			(2,523	)		1,249		(1,088	)
Net earnings (loss)	$	3,020		$	(2,661	)	$	7,964	$	1,927
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic (1)	$	0.73		$	(0.65	)	$	1.93	$	0.47
Diluted (1)	$	0.72		$	(0.65	)	$	1.92	$	0.47
Dividends per share (1)	$	0.20		$	0.19		$	0.60	$	0.57

(1)	Per share amounts for the periods ended September 30, 2017 have been adjusted to give effect to the 5% stock dividend paid during December 2017.

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

LANDMARK BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands)	September 30,						September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017


Net earnings (loss)	$	3,020		$	(2,661	)	$	7,964		$	1,927

Net unrealized holding (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities		(2,530	)		(973	)		(9,229	)		4,046
Reclassification adjustment for net losses (gains) included in earnings		15			(39	)		(20	)		(363	)
Net unrealized (losses) gains		(2,515	)		(1,012	)		(9,249	)		3,683
Income tax effect on net losses (gains) included in earnings		(4	)		15			5			134
Income tax effect on net unrealized holding losses (gains)		621			359			2,262			(1,511	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income		(1,898	)		(638	)		(6,982	)		2,306

Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	1,122		$	(3,299	)	$	982		$	4,233

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

LANDMARK BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	Common stock		Additional paid-in capital		Retained earnings			Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			Total

Balance at January 1, 2017	$	38	$	51,968	$	34,293		$	(1,348	)	$	84,951
Net earnings		-		-		1,927			-			1,927
Other comprehensive income		-		-		-			2,306			2,306
Dividends paid ($0.57 per share)		-		-		(2,323	)		-			(2,323	)
Stock-based compensation		-		119		-			-			119
Exercise of stock options, 2,968 shares		1		22		-			-			23
Balance at September 30, 2017	$	39	$	52,109	$	33,897		$	958		$	87,003

Balance at January 1, 2018	$	41	$	57,772	$	30,214		$	(405	)	$	87,622
Net earnings		-		-		7,964			-			7,964
Other comprehensive loss		-		-		-			(6,982	)		(6,982	)
Dividends paid ($0.60 per share)		-		-		(2,483	)		-			(2,483	)
Stock-based compensation		-		155		-			-			155
Adjustment of common stock investments		-		-		7			(7	)		-
Exercise of stock options, 70,587 shares,		1		533		-			-			534
Balance at September 30, 2018	$	42	$	58,460	$	35,702		$	(7,394	)	$	86,810

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

LANDMARK BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

	Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands)	September 30,
	2018			2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$	7,964		$	1,927
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for loan losses		900			250
Valuation allowance on real estate owned		12			92
Amortization of investment security premiums, net		1,454			1,415
Amortization of purchase accounting adjustment on loans		(184	)		(149	)
Amortization of purchase accounting adjustment on subordinated debentures		150			150
Amortization of intangibles		838			946
Depreciation		751			773
Increase in cash surrender value of bank owned life insurance		(481	)		(750	)
Stock-based compensation		155			119
Deferred income taxes		(643	)		(1,060	)
Net gains on sales of investment securities		(20	)		(363	)
Net losses (gains) on sales of premises and equipment and foreclosed assets		41			(17	)
Net gains on sales of loans		(4,105	)		(4,301	)
Proceeds from sales of loans		126,745			132,015
Origination of loans held for sale		(123,833	)		(130,780	)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accrued interest and other assets		188			(1,033	)
Accrued expenses, taxes, and other liabilities		1,122			(852	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		11,054			(1,618	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net increase in loans		(42,630	)		(8,292	)
Maturities and prepayments of investment securities		40,019			42,716
Purchases of investment securities		(58,176	)		(55,820	)
Proceeds from sales of investment securities		21,125			13,513
Proceeds from sales of common stock investments		7			-
Redemption of bank stocks		8,226			7,408
Purchase of bank stocks		(7,828	)		(7,493	)
Proceeds from sales of premises and equipment and foreclosed assets		304			707
Proceeds from bank owned life insurance		-			528
Purchase of bank owned life insurance		-			(5,000	)
Purchases of premises and equipment, net		(1,152	)		(1,367	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(40,105	)		(13,100	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net increase (decrease) in deposits		1,718			(8,510	)
Federal Home Loan Bank advance borrowings		534,152			514,443
Federal Home Loan Bank advance repayments		(505,452	)		(489,143	)
Proceeds from other borrowings		284			100
Repayments on other borrowings		-			(1,096	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		534			23
Payment of dividends		(2,483	)		(2,323	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		28,753			13,494
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(298	)		(1,224	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		16,584			19,996
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	16,286		$	18,772

(Continued)

LANDMARK BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

	Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands)	September 30,
	2018			2017
	(Unaudited)
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash (refund) payments for income taxes	$	(1,000	)	$	800
Cash paid for interest		3,442			2,468

Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
Transfer of loans to real estate owned		63			180
Investment securities purchases not yet settled		(1,714	)		(1,604	)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

LANDMARK BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Interim Financial Statements

The unaudited consolidated financial statements of Landmark Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Landmark National Bank (the “Bank”) and Landmark Risk Management Inc., have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, containing the latest audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. The consolidated financial statements in this report have not been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, but in the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation of financial statements have been reflected herein. The results of the nine month interim period ended September 30, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the year ending December 31, 2018 or any other future time period. The Company has evaluated subsequent events for recognition and disclosure up to the date the financial statements were issued.

On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers and all subsequent amendments to the ASU (collectively, “ASC 606”), which (i) creates a single framework for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers that fall within its scope and (ii) revises when it is appropriate to recognize a gain (loss) from the transfer of non-financial assets, such as real estate owned. The majority of the Company’s revenues come from interest income and other sources, including loans, leases, securities and derivatives that are outside the scope of ASC 606. Services within the scope of ASC 606 include deposit service charges on deposits, interchange income, and the sale of real estate owned. Refer to footnote 7 to the financial statements, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, for further discussion on the Company’s accounting policies for revenue sources within the scope of ASC 606.

The Company adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective method applied to all contracts not completed as of January 1, 2018. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018 are presented under ASC 606 while prior period amounts continue to be reported in accordance with legacy GAAP. The adoption of ASC 606 did not result in a change to the accounting for any of the in-scope revenue streams. As such, no cumulative effect adjustment was recorded.

In January 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments (Topic 825): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities. The main provisions of the update are to eliminate the available for sale classification of accounting for equity securities and to adjust the fair value disclosures for financial instruments carried at amortized costs such that the disclosed fair values represent an exit price as opposed to an entry price. The provisions of this update require that equity securities be carried at fair market value on the balance sheet and any periodic changes in value will be adjustments to the income statement. A practical expedient is provided for equity securities without a readily determinable fair value, such that these securities can be carried at cost less any impairment. The provisions of this update became effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted ASU 2016-01 effective January 1, 2018. Effective January 1, 2018, changes in the value of the Company’s common stock investments are adjustments to the income statement. Additionally, the disclosure of fair value of the loan portfolio is presented using an exit price method instead of the discounted cash method previously utilized. Management has concluded that the requirements of this update did not have a material impact to the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Payments (a consensus of Emerging Issues Task Force). This ASU attempts to clarify how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. The purpose of this update is to reduce existing diversity in practice in eight areas addressed by the update. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption was permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2016-15 effective January 1, 2018. The adoption of ASU 2016-15 did not result in any material changes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

2. Investments

A summary of investment securities available-for-sale is as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	As of September 30, 2018
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		unrealized		unrealized			Estimated
	cost		gains		losses			fair value

U. S. treasury securities	$	1,999	$	-	$	(56	)	$	1,943
U. S. federal agency obligations		15,177		2		(90	)		15,089
Municipal obligations, tax exempt		161,474		148		(4,365	)		157,257
Municipal obligations, taxable		53,834		81		(924	)		52,991
Agency mortgage-backed securities		145,569		4		(4,594	)		140,979
Certificates of deposit		7,780		-		-			7,780
Total	$	385,833	$	235	$	(10,029	)	$	376,039

(Dollars in thousands)	As of December 31, 2017
			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		unrealized		unrealized			Estimated
	cost		gains		losses			fair value

U. S. treasury securities	$	1,999	$	-	$	(9	)	$	1,990
U. S. federal agency obligations		16,572		5		(85	)		16,492
Municipal obligations, tax exempt		183,846		1,972		(1,080	)		184,738
Municipal obligations, taxable		57,783		409		(216	)		57,976
Agency mortgage-backed securities		119,096		92		(1,633	)		117,555
Certificates of deposit		9,224		-		-			9,224
Common stocks		-		8		-			8
Total	$	388,520	$	2,486	$	(3,023	)	$	387,983

The tables above show that some of the securities in the available-for-sale investment portfolio had unrealized losses, or were temporarily impaired, as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017. This temporary impairment represents the estimated amount of loss that would be realized if the securities were sold on the valuation date. Securities which were temporarily impaired are shown below, along with the length of time in a continuous unrealized loss position.

(Dollars in thousands)			As of September 30, 2018
			Less than 12 months					12 months or longer					Total
	No. of		Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
	securities		value		losses			value		losses			value		losses
U.S. treasury securities		1	$	1,943	$	(56	)	$	-	$	-		$	1,943	$	(56	)
U.S. federal agency obligations		11		5,135		(42	)		9,733		(48	)		14,868		(90	)
Municipal obligations, tax exempt		333		91,206		(1,981	)		45,530		(2,384	)		136,736		(4,365	)
Municipal obligations, taxable		110		31,740		(553	)		15,644		(371	)		47,384		(924	)
Agency mortgage-backed securities		103		67,726		(1,468	)		68,115		(3,126	)		135,841		(4,594	)
Total		558	$	197,750	$	(4,100	)	$	139,022	$	(5,929	)	$	336,772	$	(10,029	)

(Dollars in thousands)			As of December 31, 2017
			Less than 12 months					12 months or longer					Total
	No. of		Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
	securities		value		losses			value		losses			value		losses
U.S. treasury securities		1	$	1,990	$	(9	)	$	-	$	-		$	1,990	$	(9	)
U. S. federal agency obligations		14		7,989		(24	)		8,272		(61	)		16,261		(85	)
Municipal obligations, tax exempt		178		37,299		(273	)		31,930		(807	)		69,229		(1,080	)
Municipal obligations, taxable		73		18,792		(96	)		9,744		(120	)		28,536		(216	)
Agency mortgage-backed securities		79		68,630		(620	)		39,844		(1,013	)		108,474		(1,633	)
Total		345	$	134,700	$	(1,022	)	$	89,790	$	(2,001	)	$	224,490	$	(3,023	)

The Company’s U.S. treasury portfolio consists of securities issued by the United States Department of the Treasury. The receipt of principal and interest on U.S. treasury securities is guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Based on these factors, along with the Company’s intent to not sell the security and its belief that it was more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell the security before recovery of its cost basis, the Company believed that the U.S. treasury security identified in the table above was temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

The Company’s U.S. federal agency portfolio consists of securities issued by the government-sponsored agencies of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”), Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”). The receipt of principal and interest on U.S. federal agency obligations is guaranteed by the respective government-sponsored agency guarantor, such that the Company believes that its U.S. federal agency obligations do not expose the Company to credit-related losses. Based on these factors, along with the Company’s intent to not sell the securities and its belief that it was more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell the securities before recovery of their cost basis, the Company believed that the U.S. federal agency obligations identified in the tables above were temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

The Company’s portfolio of municipal obligations consists of both tax-exempt and taxable general obligations securities issued by various municipalities. The Company did not intend to sell and it was more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell its municipal obligations in an unrealized loss position until the recovery of their costs. Due to the issuers’ continued satisfaction of the securities’ obligations in accordance with their contractual terms and the expectation that they will continue to do so, the evaluation of the fundamentals of the issuers’ financial condition and other objective evidence, the Company believed that the municipal obligations identified in the tables above were temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

The Company’s agency mortgage-backed securities portfolio consists of securities underwritten to the standards of and guaranteed by the government-sponsored agencies of FHLMC, FNMA and the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”). The receipt of principal, at par, and interest on agency mortgage-backed securities is guaranteed by the respective government-sponsored agency guarantor, such that the Company believed that its agency mortgage-backed securities did not expose the Company to credit-related losses. Based on these factors, along with the Company’s intent to not sell the securities and the Company’s belief that it was more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell the securities before recovery of their cost basis, the Company believed that the agency mortgage-backed securities identified in the tables above were temporarily impaired as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

The table below sets forth amortized cost and fair value of investment securities at September 30, 2018. The table includes scheduled principal payments and estimated prepayments, based on observable market inputs, for agency mortgage-backed securities. Actual maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers have the right to prepay obligations with or without prepayment penalties.

(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized		Estimated
	cost		fair value
Due in less than one year	$	36,142	$	36,019
Due after one year but within five years		171,631		166,709
Due after five years but within ten years		97,947		95,324
Due after ten years		80,113		77,987
Total	$	385,833	$	376,039

Sales proceeds and gross realized gains and losses on sales of available-for-sale securities are as follows:

	Three months ended					Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands)	September 30,					September 30,
	2018			2017		2018			2017

Sales proceeds	$	19,591		$	54	$	21,125		$	13,513

Realized gains	$	49		$	39	$	84		$	387
Realized losses		(64	)		-		(64	)		(24	)
Net realized losses	$	(15	)	$	39	$	20		$	363

Securities with carrying values of $229.2 million and $232.5 million were pledged to secure public funds on deposit, repurchase agreements and as collateral for borrowings at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Except for U.S. federal agency obligations, no investment in a single issuer exceeded 10% of consolidated stockholders’ equity.

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company changed the classification of its common stock investments from available-for-sale with changes in fair value excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity, net of taxes to be carried at fair value with changes in fair value included in net earnings. The Company received $7,000 of proceeds from the sale of its remaining common stock investments during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

3. Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

Loans consisted of the following as of the dates indicated below:

	September 30,			December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2018			2017

One-to-four family residential real estate	$	136,995		$	136,215
Construction and land		30,841			19,356
Commercial real estate		128,292			120,624
Commercial		67,898			54,591
Agriculture		91,376			83,008
Municipal		2,990			3,396
Consumer		23,012			22,046
Total gross loans		481,404			439,236
Net deferred loan costs and loans in process		(18	)		(34	)
Allowance for loan losses		(5,889	)		(5,459	)
Loans, net	$	475,497		$	433,743

The following tables provide information on the Company’s activity in the allowance for loan losses by loan class:

(Dollars in thousands)	Three and nine months ended September 30, 2018
	One-to-four family residential real estate		Construction and land			Commercial real estate			Commercial			Agriculture		Municipal			Consumer			Total

Allowance for loan losses:
Balance at July 1, 2018	$	439	$	109		$	1,466		$	1,693		$	2,005	$	7		$	116		$	5,835
Charge-offs		-		-			-			(352	)		-		-			(49	)		(401	)
Recoveries		1		-			-			1			-		-			3			5
Provision for loan losses		109		6			(19	)		191			99		-			64			450
Balance at September 30, 2018		549		115			1,447			1,533			2,104		7			134			5,889

Balance at January 1, 2018	$	542	$	181		$	1,540		$	1,226		$	1,812	$	8		$	150		$	5,459
Charge-offs		-		-			-			(381	)		-		-			(126	)		(507	)
Recoveries		3		-			1			3			-		2			28			37
Provision for loan losses		4		(66	)		(94	)		685			292		(3	)		82			900
Balance at September 30, 2018		549		115			1,447			1,533			2,104		7			134			5,889

(Dollars in thousands)	Three and nine months ended September 30, 2017
	One-to-four family residential real estate			Construction and land		Commercial real estate			Commercial			Agriculture		Municipal			Consumer			Total

Allowance for loan losses:
Balance at July 1, 2017	$	499		$	70	$	1,709		$	1,081		$	1,772	$	10		$	185		$	5,326
Charge-offs		-			-		-			-			-		-			(84	)		(84	)
Recoveries		1			-		-			10			-		14			12			37
Provision for loan losses		-			33		11			(82	)		87		(15	)		66			100
Balance at September 30, 2017		500			103		1,720			1,009			1,859		9			179			5,379

Balance at January 1, 2017	$	504		$	53	$	1,777		$	1,119		$	1,684	$	12		$	195		$	5,344
Charge-offs		(19	)		-		(61	)		-			-		-			(249	)		(329	)
Recoveries		9			-		-			19			1		14			71			114
Provision for loan losses		6			50		4			(129	)		174		(17	)		162			250
Balance at September 30, 2017		500			103		1,720			1,009			1,859		9			179			5,379

The following tables provide information on the Company’s activity in the allowance for loan losses by loan class and allowance methodology:

(Dollars in thousands)	As of September 30, 2018
	One-to-four family residential real estate		Construction and land		Commercial real estate		Commercial		Agriculture		Municipal		Consumer		Total

Allowance for loan losses:
Individually evaluated for loss	$	190	$	-	$	13	$	666	$	-	$	-	$	1	$	870
Collectively evaluated for loss		359		115		1,434		867		2,104		7		133		5,019
Total	$	549	$	115	$	1,447	$	1,533	$	2,104	$	7	$	134	$	5,889

Loan balances:
Individually evaluated for loss	$	773	$	1,616	$	3,916	$	2,013	$	647	$	58	$	80	$	9,103
Collectively evaluated for loss		136,222		29,225		124,376		65,885		90,729		2,932		22,932		472,301
Total	$	136,995	$	30,841	$	128,292	$	67,898	$	91,376	$	2,990	$	23,012	$	481,404

(Dollars in thousands)	As of December 31, 2017
	One-to-four family residential real estate		Construction and land		Commercial real estate		Commercial		Agriculture		Municipal		Consumer		Total

Allowance for loan losses:
Individually evaluated for loss	$	73	$	102	$	52	$	391	$	24	$	-	$	-	$	642
Collectively evaluated for loss		469		79		1,488		835		1,788		8		150		4,817
Total	$	542	$	181	$	1,540	$	1,226	$	1,812	$	8	$	150	$	5,459

Loan balances:
Individually evaluated for loss	$	747	$	2,031	$	3,973	$	2,002	$	833	$	140	$	34	$	9,760
Collectively evaluated for loss		135,468		17,325		116,651		52,589		82,175		3,256		22,012		429,476
Total	$	136,215	$	19,356	$	120,624	$	54,591	$	83,008	$	3,396	$	22,046	$	439,236

The Company’s impaired loans decreased from $9.8 million at December 31, 2017 to $9.1 million at September 30, 2018. The difference between the unpaid contractual principal and the impaired loan balance is a result of charge-offs recorded against impaired loans. The difference in the Company’s non-accrual loan balances and impaired loan balances at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, was related to troubled debt restructurings (“TDR”) that are current and accruing interest, but still classified as impaired. Interest income recognized on a cash basis on impaired loans was immaterial during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.

The following tables present information on impaired loans:

(Dollars in thousands)	As of September 30, 2018
	Unpaid contractual principal		Impaired loan balance		Impaired loans without an allowance		Impaired loans with an allowance		Related allowance recorded		Year-to- date average loan balance		Year-to- date interest income recognized

One-to-four family residential real estate	$	773	$	773	$	450	$	323	$	190	$	793	$	7
Construction and land		3,351		1,616		1,616		-		-		1,817		42
Commercial real estate		3,916		3,916		3,880		36		13		3,926		365
Commercial		2,013		2,013		2		2,011		666		2,043		-
Agriculture		862		647		647		-		-		717		39
Municipal		58		58		58		-		-		58		1
Consumer		80		80		73		7		1		83		-
Total impaired loans	$	11,053	$	9,103	$	6,726	$	2,377	$	870	$	9,437	$	454

(Dollars in thousands)	As of December 31, 2017
	Unpaid contractual principal		Impaired loan balance		Impaired loans without an allowance		Impaired loans with an allowance		Related allowance recorded		Year-to- date average loan balance		Year-to- date interest income recognized

One-to-four family residential real estate	$	747	$	747	$	503	$	244	$	73	$	774	$	8
Construction and land		3,766		2,031		430		1,601		102		2,033		65
Commercial real estate		3,973		3,973		3,888		85		52		3,989		490
Commercial		2,002		2,002		11		1,991		391		2,082		-
Agriculture		1,048		833		545		288		24		912		1
Municipal		140		140		140		-		-		192		5
Consumer		34		34		34		-		-		35		-
Total impaired loans	$	11,710	$	9,760	$	5,551	$	4,209	$	642	$	10,017	$	569

The Company’s key credit quality indicator is a loan’s performance status, defined as accruing or non-accruing. Performing loans are considered to have a lower risk of loss. Non-accrual loans are those which the Company believes have a higher risk of loss. The accrual of interest on non-performing loans is discontinued at the time the loan is ninety days delinquent, unless the credit is well secured and in process of collection. Loans are placed on non-accrual or are charged off at an earlier date if collection of principal or interest is considered doubtful. There were no loans ninety days or more delinquent and accruing interest at September 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017.

The Company is currently in the process of foreclosure on a non-accrual and impaired commercial loan relationship consisting of a $1.8 million commercial real estate loan and $1.8 million of commercial loans. The Company allocated $610,000 of the allowance for loan losses against these loans as of September 30, 2018.

The following tables present information on the Company’s past due and non-accrual loans by loan class:

(Dollars in thousands)	As of September 30, 2018
	30-59 days delinquent and accruing			60-89 days delinquent and accruing			90 days or more delinquent and accruing			Total past due loans accruing			Non-accrual loans			Total past due and non-accrual loans			Total loans not past due

One-to-four family residential real estate	$	129		$	344		$	-		$	473		$	588		$	1,061		$	135,934
Construction and land		157			116			-			273			671			944			29,897
Commercial real estate		227			-			-			227			1,792			2,019			126,273
Commercial		26			93			-			119			2,013			2,132			65,766
Agriculture		294			50			-			344			413			757			90,619
Municipal		-			-			-			-			-			-			2,990
Consumer		35			4			-			39			80			119			22,893
Total	$	868		$	607		$	-		$	1,475		$	5,557		$	7,032		$	474,372

Percent of gross loans		0.18	%		0.13	%		0.00	%		0.31	%		1.15	%		1.46	%		98.54	%

(Dollars in thousands)	As of December 31, 2017
	30-59 days delinquent and accruing			60-89 days delinquent and accruing			90 days or more delinquent and accruing			Total past due loans accruing			Non-accrual loans			Total past due and non-accrual loans			Total loans not past due

One-to-four family residential real estate	$	101		$	313		$	-		$	414		$	552		$	966		$	135,249
Construction and land		-			4			-			4			779			783			18,573
Commercial real estate		22			209			-			231			1,841			2,072			118,552
Commercial		-			397			-			397			2,002			2,399			52,192
Agriculture		-			-			-			-			833			833			82,175
Municipal		-			-			-			-			-			-			3,396
Consumer		105			204			-			309			34			343			21,703
Total	$	228		$	1,127		$	-		$	1,355		$	6,041		$	7,396		$	431,840

Percent of gross loans		0.05	%		0.26	%		0.00	%		0.31	%		1.37	%		1.68	%		98.32	%

Under the original terms of the Company’s non-accrual loans, interest earned on such loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 would have increased interest income by $205,000 and $79,000, respectively. No interest income related to non-accrual loans was included in interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.

The Company also categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of the borrowers to service their debt such as current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information and current economic trends, among other factors. The Company analyzes loans individually by classifying the loans as to credit risk. This analysis is performed on a quarterly basis. Non-classified loans generally include those loans that are expected to be repaid in accordance with contractual loan terms. Classified loans are those that are assigned a special mention, substandard or doubtful risk rating using the following definitions:

Special Mention: Loans are currently protected by the current net worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged but such protection is potentially weak. These loans constitute an undue and unwarranted credit risk, but not to the point of justifying a classification of substandard. The credit risk may be relatively minor, yet constitutes an unwarranted risk in light of the circumstances surrounding a specific asset.

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

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

The following table provides information on the Company’s risk categories by loan class:

(Dollars in thousands)	As of September 30, 2018				As of December 31, 2017
	Non-classified		Classified		Non-classified		Classified

One-to-four family residential real estate	$	135,821	$	1,174	$	135,475	$	740
Construction and land		29,896		945		18,577		779
Commercial real estate		118,293		9,999		114,736		5,888
Commercial		59,788		8,110		52,313		2,278
Agriculture		84,344		7,032		76,455		6,553
Municipal		2,990		-		3,396		-
Consumer		22,932		80		22,006		40
Total	$	454,064	$	27,340	$	422,958	$	16,278

At September 30, 2018, the Company had 10 loan relationships consisting of 14 outstanding loans that were classified as TDRs. There were no loans classified as TDRs during the third quarter of 2018. An agriculture loan relationship consisting of two loans that were originally classified as TDRs during 2015 and a municipal loan that was classified as a TDR in 2010 were both paid off in the third quarter of 2018. During the second quarter of 2018, the Company classified an agriculture loan totaling $64,000 as a TDR after originating a loan to an existing loan relationship that was classified as a TDR in 2016. As part of the restructuring the borrower paid off three loans previously classified as TDRs. Since the agriculture loan relationship was adequately secured, no impairments were recorded against the principal as of September 30, 2018. The Company also classified a $41,000 commercial loan as a TDR after extending the maturity of the loan during the second quarter of 2018. The commercial loan had a $11,000 impairment recorded against the principal balance as of September 30, 2018. There were no new loans classified as TDRs during the first three months of 2018.

During the third quarter of 2017, the Company classified one agriculture loan totaling $11,000 as a TDR after refinancing an existing loan to a loan relationship that was classified as a TDR in 2016. The Company also classified a one-to-four family residential real estate loan totaling $25,000 as a TDR after modifying the terms of the loan per a bankruptcy judgement. During the second quarter of 2017, the Company classified two agriculture loans totaling $87,000 as TDRs after renewing loans to an existing loan relationship that was classified as a TDR in 2016. During the first quarter of 2017, the Company classified an $11,000 commercial real estate loan as a TDR after extending the maturity of the loan and classified as a TDR a $15,000 agriculture loan extended to an existing loan relationship that was classified as a TDR in 2016. As of September 30, 2017, no impairments were recorded against the principal balances of loans classified as TDRs during 2017. Since the loans were adequately secured, no charge-offs were recorded against the principal balances of the loans classified as TDRs during 2017.

The Company evaluates each TDR individually and returns the loan to accrual status when a payment history is established after the restructuring and future payments are reasonably assured. There were no loans that were classified as TDRs that defaulted within 12 months of modification during the first nine months of 2018. There was one commercial real estate loan totaling $11,000 that was classified as a TDR during the second quarter of 2017 which defaulted within 12 months of modification. The loan was charged off in the fourth quarter of 2017. The Company did not record any charge-offs against loans classified as TDRs in the first nine months of either 2018 or 2017. A credit provision for loan losses of $25,000 and $17,000 related to TDRs was recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. A credit provision for loan losses of $116,000 and $30,000 related to TDRs was recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The Company allocated $11,000 and $127,000 of the allowance for loan losses against loans classified as TDRs at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

The following table presents information on loans that are classified as TDRs:

(Dollars in thousands)	As of September 30, 2018						As of December 31, 2017
	Number of loans		Non-accrual balance		Accruing balance		Number of loans		Non-accrual balance		Accruing balance

One-to-four family residential real estate		2	$	-	$	185		2	$	-	$	194
Construction and land		4		527		945		4		575		1,252
Commercial real estate		2		-		2,124		3		45		2,133
Commercial		1		41		-		-		-		-
Agriculture		4		63		234		9		471		-
Municipal		1		-		58		2		-		140
Total troubled debt restructurings		14	$	631	$	3,546		20	$	1,091	$	3,719

4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually or more frequently if circumstances warrant. The Company’s annual step one impairment test as of December 31, 2017 concluded that its goodwill was not impaired. The Company concluded there were no triggering events during the first nine months of 2018 that required an interim goodwill impairment test.

Lease intangible assets are amortized over the life of the lease. Core deposit intangible assets are amortized over the estimated useful life of ten years on an accelerated basis. Mortgage servicing rights are amortized over the estimated life of the mortgage loan serviced for others. A summary of the other intangible assets that continue to be subject to amortization is as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	As of September 30, 2018
	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Net carrying amount
Core deposit intangible assets	$	2,067	$	(1,540	)	$	527
Lease intangible asset		350		(222	)		128
Mortgage servicing rights		6,489		(3,914	)		2,575
Total other intangible assets	$	8,906	$	(5,676	)	$	3,230

(Dollars in thousands)	As of December 31, 2017
	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Net carrying amount
Core deposit intangible assets	$	2,067	$	(1,381	)	$	686
Lease intangible asset		350		(188	)		162
Mortgage servicing rights		6,285		(3,474	)		2,811
Total other intangible assets	$	8,702	$	(5,043	)	$	3,659

The following sets forth estimated amortization expense for core deposit and lease intangible assets for the remainder of 2018 and in successive years ending December 31:

(Dollars in thousands)	Amortization
	expense
Remainder of 2018	$	59
2019		214
2020		177
2021		121
2022		58
Thereafter		26
Total	$	655

Mortgage loans serviced for others are not reported as assets. The following table provides information on the principal balances of mortgage loans serviced for others:

(Dollars in thousands)	September 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
FHLMC	$	523,161	$	517,863
FHLB		8,959		9,782
Total	$	532,120	$	527,645

Custodial escrow balances maintained in connection with serviced loans were $8.0 million and $4.4 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Gross service fee income related to such loans was $337,000 and $330,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and is included in fees and service charges in the consolidated statements of earnings. Gross service fee income related to such loans was $1.0 million and $969,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Activity for mortgage servicing rights and the related valuation allowance was as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Mortgage servicing rights:
Balance at beginning of period	$	2,639		$	2,813		$	2,811		$	2,849
Additions		150			260			409			702
Amortization		(214	)		(247	)		(645	)		(725	)
Balance at end of period	$	2,575		$	2,826		$	2,575		$	2,826

The fair value of mortgage servicing rights was $6.4 million and $5.6 million at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Fair value at September 30, 2018 was determined using discount rates ranging from 8.77% to 11.00%; prepayment speeds ranging from 6.00% to 19.90%, depending on the stratification of the specific mortgage servicing right; and a weighted average default rate of 1.36%. Fair value at December 31, 2017 was determined using discount rates ranging from 9.50% to 9.59%, prepayment speeds ranging from 5.23% to 33.39%, depending on the stratification of the specific mortgage servicing right, and a weighted average default rate of 2.26%.

The Company had a mortgage repurchase reserve of $235,000 at both September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, which represents the Company’s best estimate of probable losses that the Company will incur related to the repurchase of one-to-four family residential real estate loans previously sold or to reimburse investors for credit losses incurred on loans previously sold where a breach of the contractual representations and warranties occurred. The Company did not incur any losses charged against the reserve or make any provisions to the reserve during the first nine months of 2018 or 2017. As of September 30, 2018, the Company did not have any outstanding mortgage repurchase requests.

5. Earnings (loss) per Share

Basic earnings per share have been computed based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted earnings per share include the effect of all potential common shares outstanding during each period. The shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share are shown below:

	Three months ended					Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	September 30,					September 30,
	2018		2017			2018		2017
Net earnings (loss)	$	3,020	$	(2,661	)	$	7,964	$	1,927

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic (1)		4,158,016		4,066,470			4,136,091		4,064,629
Assumed exercise of stock options (1)		16,996		-			16,324		77,840
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted (1)		4,175,012		4,066,470			4,152,415		4,142,469
Net earnings (loss) per share (1):
Basic	$	0.73	$	(0.65	)	$	1.93	$	0.47
Diluted	$	0.72	$	(0.65	)	$	1.92	$	0.47

(1)	Share and per share values for the periods ended September 30, 2017 have been adjusted to give effect to the 5% stock dividend paid during December 2017.

The diluted earnings per share computations for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 excluded 29,387 and 177,170, respectively, unexercised stock options because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive during such periods. The diluted earnings per share computations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 excluded 29,387 and 22,210, respectively, unexercised stock options because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive during such periods.

6. Repurchase Agreements

The Company has overnight repurchase agreements with certain deposit customers whereby the Company uses investment securities as collateral for non-insured funds. These balances are accounted for as collateralized financing and included in other borrowings on the balance sheet. The following is a summary of the balances of and collateral for the Company’s repurchase agreements:

	As of September 30, 2018
	Overnight and		Up to				Greater
	Continuous		30 days		30-90 days		than 90 days		Total
Repurchase agreements:
U.S. federal treasury obligations	$	388	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	388
U.S. federal agency obligations		4,958		-		-		-		4,958
Agency mortgage-backed securities		8,447		-		-		-		8,447
Total	$	13,793	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	13,793

	As of December 31, 2017
	Overnight and		Up to				Greater
	Continuous		30 days		30-90 days		than 90 days		Total
Repurchase agreements:
U.S. federal agency obligations	$	5,147	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	5,147
Agency mortgage-backed securities		8,362		-		-		-		8,362
Total	$	13,509	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	13,509

Repurchase agreements are comprised of non-insured customer funds, totaling $13.8 million at September 30, 2018, and $13.5 million at December 31, 2017, which were secured by $16.9 million and $16.8 million of the Company’s investment portfolio at the same dates, respectively.

The investment securities are held by a third-party financial institution in the customer’s custodial account. The Company is required to maintain adequate collateral for each repurchase agreement. Changes in the fair value of the investment securities impact the amount of collateral required. If the Company were to default, the investment securities would be used to settle the repurchase agreement with the deposit customer.

7. Revenue from Contracts with Customers

All of the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers in the scope of ASC 606 is recognized within non-interest income. Items outside the scope of ASC 606 are noted as such.

	Three months ended					Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands)	September 30,					September 30,
	2018			2017		2018			2017
Non-interest income:
Service charges on deposits
Overdraft fees	$	828		$	941	$	2,408		$	2,710
Other		113			149		386			431
Interchange income		494			444		1,452			1,230
Loan servicing fees (1)		337			330		1,010			969
Office lease income (1)		160			153		468			453
Gains on sales of loans (1)		1,476			1,220		4,105			4,301
Bank owned life insurance income (1)		160			514		481			750
Gains (losses) on sales of investment securities (1)		(15	)		39		20			363
Gains (losses) on sales of real estate owned		(42	)		3		(41	)		13
Other		1,056			159		1,932			574
Total non-interest income	$	4,567		$	3,952	$	12,221		$	11,794

(1)

Not within the scope of ASC 606.

The increase in other non-interest income during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily the result of recoveries of $888,000 and $1.4 million, respectively, on a deposit-related loss that occurred in the third quarter of 2017.

A description of the Company’s revenue streams within the scope of ASC 606 follows:

Service Charges on Deposit Accounts

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

Interchange Income

The Company earns interchange fees from debit cardholder transactions conducted through the interchange payment network. Interchange fees from cardholder transactions represent a percentage of the underlying transaction value and are recognized daily, concurrently with the transaction processing services provided to the cardholder.

Gains (Losses) on Sales of Real Estate Owned

The Company records a gain or loss from the sale of real estate owned when control of the property transfers to the buyer, which generally occurs at the time of an executed deed. When the Company finances the sale of real estate owned to the buyer, the Company assesses whether the buyer is committed to perform their obligations under the contract and whether collectability of the transaction price is probable. Once these criteria are met, the real estate owned asset is derecognized and the gain or loss on sale is recorded upon the transfer of control of the property to the buyer. In determining the gain or loss on the sale, the Company adjusts the transaction price and related gain (loss) on sale if a significant financing component is present. There were no sales of real estate owned that were financed by the Company during the first nine months of 2018 or 2017.

8. Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for 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 on the measurement date. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values:

Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of 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 company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

Fair value estimates of the Company’s financial instruments as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, are set forth below:

(Dollars in thousands)	As of September 30, 2018
	Carrying			Fair Value
	amount			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3		Total
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	16,286		$	16,286		$	-		$	-	$	16,286
Investment securities available-for-sale		376,039			1,943			374,096			-		376,039
Bank stocks, at cost		5,025			n/a			n/a			n/a		n/a
Loans, net		475,497			-			-			481,975		481,975
Loans held for sale		7,728			-			7,728			-		7,728
Derivative financial instruments		680			-			680			-		680
Accrued interest receivable		4,768			10			1,973			2,785		4,768

Financial liabilities:
Non-maturity deposits	$	(620,869	)	$	(620,869	)	$	-		$	-	$	(620,869	)
Time deposits		(146,407	)		-			(143,979	)		-		(143,979	)
FHLB borrowings		(60,300	)		-			(60,304	)		-		(60,304	)
Subordinated debentures		(21,634	)		-			(19,541	)		-		(19,541	)
Other borrowings		(13,793	)		-			(13,793	)		-		(13,793	)
Accrued interest payable		(402	)		-			(402	)		-		(402	)

	As of December 31, 2017
	Carrying			Fair Value
	amount			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3		Total
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	16,584		$	16,584		$	-		$	-	$	16,584
Investment securities available-for-sale		387,983			1,998			385,985			-		387,983
Bank stocks, at cost		5,423			n/a			n/a			n/a		n/a
Loans, net		433,743			-			-			436,910		436,910
Loans held for sale		6,535			-			6,535			-		6,535
Derivative financial instruments		395			-			395			-		395
Accrued interest receivable		4,409			20			2,234			2,155		4,409

Financial liabilities:
Non-maturity deposits	$	(642,281	)	$	(642,281	)	$	-		$	-	$	(642,281	)
Time deposits		(123,277	)		-			(121,298	)		-		(121,298	)
FHLB borrowings		(31,600	)		-			(31,706	)		-		(31,706	)
Subordinated debentures		(21,484	)		-			(19,134	)		-		(19,134	)
Other borrowings		(13,509	)		-			(13,509	)		-		(13,509	)
Accrued interest payable		(274	)		-			(274	)		-		(274	)

Off-Balance-Sheet Financial Instruments

The fair value of letters of credit and commitments to extend credit is based on the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements. The aggregate amount of these fees is not material.

Transfers

The Company did not transfer any assets or liabilities among levels during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 or during the year ended December 31, 2017.

Valuation Methods for Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following tables represent the Company’s financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 allocated to the appropriate fair value hierarchy:

(Dollars in thousands)
			As of September 30, 2018
			Fair value hierarchy
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Available-for-sale investment securities:
U. S. treasury securities	$	1,943	$	1,943	$	-	$	-
U. S. federal agency obligations		15,089		-		15,089		-
Municipal obligations, tax exempt		157,257		-		157,257		-
Municipal obligations, taxable		52,991		-		52,991		-
Agency mortgage-backed securities		140,979		-		140,979		-
Certificates of deposit		7,780		-		7,780		-
Loans held for sale		7,728		-		7,728		-
Derivative financial instruments		680		-		680		-

			As of December 31, 2017
			Fair value hierarchy
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Available-for-sale investment securities:
U. S. treasury securities	$	1,990	$	1,990	$	-	$	-
U. S. federal agency obligations		16,492		-		16,492		-
Municipal obligations, tax exempt		184,738		-		184,738		-
Municipal obligations, taxable		57,976		-		57,976		-
Agency mortgage-backed securities		117,555		-		117,555		-
Certificates of deposit		9,224		-		9,224		-
Common stocks		8		8		-		-
Loans held for sale		6,535		-		6,535		-
Derivative financial instruments		395		-		395		-

Changes in the fair value of available-for-sale securities are included in other comprehensive income to the extent the changes are not considered other-than-temporary impairments. Other-than-temporary impairment tests are performed on a quarterly basis and any decline in the fair value of an individual security below its cost that is deemed to be other-than-temporary results in a write-down of that security’s cost basis.

The aggregate fair value, contractual balance (including accrued interest), and gain on loans held for sale were as follows:

	As of		As of
	September 30,		December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2018		2017
Aggregate fair value	$	7,728	$	6,535
Contractual balance		7,633		6,420
Gain	$	95	$	115

The total amount of gains from changes in fair value of loans held for sale included in earnings were as follows:

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30,						September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)	2018			2017			2018			2017
Interest income	$	100		$	73		$	246		$	197
Change in fair value		(185	)		(86	)		(20	)		83
Total change in fair value	$	(85	)	$	(13	)	$	226		$	280

Valuation Methods for Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Non-recurring Basis

The Company does not value its loan portfolio at fair value. Collateral-dependent impaired loans are generally carried at the lower of cost or fair value of the collateral, less estimated selling costs. Collateral values are determined based on appraisals performed by qualified licensed appraisers hired by the Company and then further adjusted if warranted based on relevant facts and circumstances. The appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including the comparable sales and income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are typically significant and result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. Impaired loans are reviewed and evaluated at least quarterly for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly, based on the same factors identified above. The carrying value of the Company’s impaired loans was $9.1 million and $9.8 million, with an allocated allowance of $870,000 and $642,000, at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Real estate owned includes assets acquired through, or in lieu of, foreclosure and land previously acquired for expansion. Real estate owned is initially recorded at the fair value of the collateral less estimated selling costs. Subsequent valuations are updated periodically and are based upon independent appraisals, third party price opinions or internal pricing models. The appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including the comparable sales and income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Such adjustments are typically significant and result in a Level 3 classification of the inputs for determining fair value. Real estate owned is reviewed and evaluated at least annually for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly, based on the same factors identified above.

The following tables represent the Company’s financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 allocated to the appropriate fair value hierarchy:

(Dollars in thousands)
			As of September 30, 2018						Total
			Fair value hierarchy						(losses)/
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		gains
Assets:
Impaired loans:
One-to-four family residential real estate	$	133	$	-	$	-	$	133	$	(120	)
Commercial real estate		23		-		-		23		(278	)
Commercial		1,345		-		-		1,345		3
Real estate owned:
One-to-four family residential real estate		51		-		-		51		(12	)

			As of December 31, 2017						Total
			Fair value hierarchy						(losses)/
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		gains
Assets:
Impaired loans:
One-to-four family residential real estate	$	171	$	-	$	-	$	171	$	(73	)
Construction and land		1,499		-		-		1,499		(102	)
Commercial real estate		33		-		-		33		12
Commercial		1,600		-		-		1,600		(304	)
Agriculture		264		-		-		264		65
Real estate owned:
One-to-four family residential real estate		325		-		-		325		(68	)
Commercial real estate		85		-		-		85		(50	)

The following table presents quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements for impaired loans measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

(Dollars in thousands)
	Fair value		Valuation technique	Unobservable inputs	Range
As of September 30, 2018
Impaired loans:
One-to-four family residential real estate	$	133	Sales comparison	Adjustment to appraised value		0%-20	%
Commercial real estate		23	Sales comparison	Adjustment to appraised value		0	%
Commercial		1,345	Sales comparison	Adjustment to comparable sales		15%-90	%
Real estate owned:
One-to-four family residential real estate		51	Sales comparison	Adjustment to appraised value		6%-10	%

As of December 31, 2017
Impaired loans:
One-to-four family residential real estate	$	171	Sales comparison	Adjustment to appraised value		16%-50	%
Construction and land		1,499	Sales comparison	Adjustment to appraised value		0%-25	%
Commercial real estate		33	Sales comparison	Adjustment to appraised value		0%-91	%
Commercial		1,600	Sales comparison	Adjustment to comparable sales		15%-50	%
Agriculture		264	Sales comparison	Adjustment to appraised value		0%-50	%
Real estate owned:
One-to-four family residential real estate		325	Sales comparison	Adjustment to appraised value		10	%
Commercial real estate		85	Sales comparison	Adjustment to appraised value		10	%

9. Regulatory Capital Requirements

Banks and bank holding companies are subject to regulatory capital requirements administered by federal banking agencies. Capital adequacy guidelines and, additionally for banks, prompt corrective action regulations involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by regulators. Failure to meet capital requirements can initiate regulatory action. Management believed that as of September 30, 2018, the Company and the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which they were subject at that time.

Prompt corrective action regulations provide five classifications: well capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized, although these terms are not used to represent overall financial condition. If adequately capitalized, regulatory approval is required to accept brokered deposits. If undercapitalized, capital distributions are limited, as is asset growth and expansion, and capital restoration plans are required. The Company and the Bank are subject to the capital rules that implemented the Basel III regulatory capital reforms from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and certain changes required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Basel III Rules”). The Basel III Rules are applicable to all U.S. banks that are subject to minimum capital requirements, as well as to bank and savings and loan holding companies other than “small bank holding companies” (generally, non-public bank holding companies with consolidated assets of less than $3.0 billion).

As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the most recent regulatory notifications categorized the Bank as well capitalized under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action then in effect. There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the institution’s category.

The following is a comparison of the Company’s regulatory capital to minimum capital requirements at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:

(Dollars in thousands)						For capital
	Actual					adequacy purposes
	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio (1)
As of September 30, 2018
Leverage	$	97,224		10.22	%	$	38,036		4.0	%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital		76,241		12.97	%		37,460		6.4	%
Tier 1 Capital		97,224		16.55	%		46,274		7.9	%
Total Risk Based Capital		103,253		17.57	%		58,026		9.9	%

As of December 31, 2017
Leverage	$	88,605		9.80	%	$	36,180		4.0	%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital		68,269		12.83	%		30,590		5.8	%
Tier 1 Capital		88,605		16.65	%		38,571		7.3	%
Total Risk Based Capital		94,208		17.71	%		49,211		9.3	%

(1)

The required ratios for capital adequacy purposes include a capital conservation buffer of 1.875% for September 30, 2018 and 1.25% for December 31, 2017

The following is a comparison of the Bank’s regulatory capital to minimum capital requirements at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:

											To be well-capitalized
											under prompt
(Dollars in thousands)						For capital					corrective
	Actual					adequacy purposes					action provisions
	Amount		Ratio			Amount		Ratio(1)			Amount		Ratio
As of September 30, 2018
Leverage	$	95,263		10.05	%	$	37,927		4.0	%	$	47,408		5.0	%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital		95,263		16.24	%		37,395		6.4	%		38,129		6.5	%
Tier 1 Capital		95,263		16.24	%		46,194		7.9	%		46,928		8.0	%
Total Risk Based Capital		101,292		17.27	%		57,926		9.9	%		58,659		10.0	%

As of December 31, 2017
Leverage	$	86,808		9.62	%	$	36,097		4.0	%	$	45,122		5.0	%
Common Equity Tier 1 Capital		86,808		16.35	%		30,529		5.8	%		34,511		6.5	%
Tier 1 Capital		86,808		16.35	%		38,493		7.3	%		42,475		8.0	%
Total Risk Based Capital		92,407		17.40	%		49,112		9.3	%		53,094		10.0	%

(1)	The required ratios for capital adequacy purposes include a capital conservation buffer of 1.875% for September 30, 2018 and 1.25% for December 31, 2017.

10. Impact of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued an update (ASU No. 2016-02, Leases) creating FASB Topic 842, Leases. The guidance is intended to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and requiring more disclosures related to leasing transactions. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. Management has concluded that based on the Company’s current operating leases, the adoption of ASU 2016-02 will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statement and related disclosures.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), commonly referred to as “CECL.” The provisions of the update eliminate the probable initial recognition threshold under current GAAP which requires reserves to be based on an incurred loss methodology. Under CECL, reserves required for financial assets measured at amortized cost will reflect an organization’s estimate of all expected credit losses over the expected term of the financial asset and thereby require the use of reasonable and supportable forecasts to estimate future credit losses. Because CECL encompasses all financial assets carried at amortized cost, the requirement that reserves be established based on an organization’s reasonable and supportable estimate of expected credit losses extends to held to maturity debt securities. Under the provisions of the update, credit losses recognized on available for sale debt securities will be presented as an allowance as opposed to a write-down. In addition, CECL will modify the accounting for purchased loans, with credit deterioration since origination, so that reserves are established at the date of acquisition for purchased loans. Under current GAAP a purchased loan’s contractual balance is adjusted to fair value through a credit discount and no reserve is recorded on the purchased loan upon acquisition. Since under CECL reserves will be established for purchased loans at the time of acquisition, the accounting for purchased loans is made more comparable to the accounting for originated loans. Finally, increased disclosure requirements under CECL oblige organizations to present the currently required credit quality disclosures disaggregated by the year of origination or vintage. FASB expects that the evaluation of underwriting standards and credit quality trends by financial statement users will be enhanced with the additional vintage disclosures. For public entities, the amendments of the update are effective beginning January 1, 2020. Management has initiated an implementation committee to assist in assessing data and system needs for the new standard. Management has identified a third party vendor system that will be utilized for CECL and has begun preliminary calculations. Management anticipates the effect will be an increase to the allowance for loan losses upon adoption. However, the size of the overall increase is uncertain at this time.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-08, Receivables - Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities. The amendments in this update shorten the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium. Specifically, the amendments require the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The amendments do not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. The provisions of this update become effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Management has concluded that based on the Company’s current portfolio of investment securities that the adoption of these amendments will result in a shorter amortization period for investment security premiums; however, the impact will not be material to interest income on investment securities.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview. Landmark Bancorp, Inc. is a financial holding company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware and is engaged in the banking business through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Landmark National Bank, and in the insurance business through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Landmark Risk Management, Inc. References to the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer collectively to Landmark Bancorp, Inc., Landmark National Bank and Landmark Risk Management, Inc. The Company is listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “LARK.” The Bank is dedicated to providing quality financial and banking services to its local communities. Our strategy includes continuing a tradition of holding and acquiring quality assets while growing our commercial, commercial real estate and agriculture loan portfolios. We are committed to developing relationships with our borrowers and providing a total banking service.

The Bank is principally engaged in the business of attracting deposits from the general public and using such deposits, together with borrowings and other funds, to originate one-to-four family residential real estate, construction and land, commercial real estate, commercial, agriculture, municipal and consumer loans. Although not our primary business function, we do invest in certain investment and mortgage-related securities using deposits and other borrowings as funding sources.

Landmark Risk Management, Inc., which was formed and began operations on May 31, 2017, is a Nevada-based captive insurance company which provides property and casualty insurance coverage to the Company and the Bank for which insurance may not be currently available or economically feasible in today’s insurance marketplace. Landmark Risk Management, Inc. pools resources with several other similar insurance company subsidiaries of financial institutions to spread a limited amount of risk among themselves. Landmark Risk Management, Inc. is subject to the regulations of the State of Nevada and undergoes periodic examinations by the Nevada Division of Insurance.

Our results of operations depend generally on net interest income, which is the difference between interest income from interest-earning assets and interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities. Net interest income is affected by regulatory, economic and competitive factors that influence interest rates, loan demand and deposit flows. In addition, we are subject to interest rate risk to the degree that our interest-earning assets mature or reprice at different times, or at different speeds, than our interest-bearing liabilities. Our results of operations are also affected by non-interest income, such as service charges, loan fees, gains from the sale of newly originated loans, bank owned life insurance, gains or losses on investments and certain other non-interest related items. Our principal operating expenses, aside from interest expense, consist of compensation and employee benefits, occupancy costs, professional fees, federal deposit insurance costs, data processing expenses, provision for loan losses, and certain other non-interest expenses.

We are significantly impacted by prevailing economic conditions, including federal monetary and fiscal policies, and federal regulations of financial institutions. Deposit balances are influenced by numerous factors such as competing investments, the level of income and the personal rate of savings within our market areas. Factors influencing lending activities include the demand for housing and the interest rate pricing competition from other lending institutions.

Currently, our business consists of ownership of the Bank, with its main office in Manhattan, Kansas and twenty- eight additional branch offices in central, eastern, southeast and southwest Kansas, and our ownership of Landmark Risk Management, Inc.

Critical Accounting Policies. Critical accounting policies are those which are both most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require our management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Our critical accounting policies relate to the allowance for loan losses, accounting for income taxes and the accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets, all of which involve significant judgment by our management. Information about our critical accounting policies is included under Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Summary of Results. During the third quarter of 2018, we recorded net earnings of $3.0 million, which was an increase of $5.7 million from the $2.7 million of net loss in the third quarter of 2017. During the first nine months of 2018, we recorded net earnings of $8.0 million, which was an increase of $6.1 million, from the $1.9 million of net earnings in the first nine months of 2017. Net earnings in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were impacted by an after-tax loss of $5.1 million on a deposit account after checks deposited by a customer of the Bank were returned by another financial institution due to uncollected funds related to the third party. During 2018, we had after-tax recoveries of $671,000 and $1.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, respectively, related to this loss.

The following table summarizes earnings and key performance measures for the periods presented.

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Net earnings:
Net earnings (loss)	$	3,020		$	(2,661	)	$	7,964		$	1,927
Basic earnings (loss) per share (1)	$	0.73		$	(0.65	)	$	1.93		$	0.47
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (1)	$	0.72		$	(0.65	)	$	1.92		$	0.47
Earnings ratios:
Return on average assets (2)		1.24	%		(1.15	%)		1.12	%		0.28	%
Return on average equity (2)		13.73	%		(11.77	%)		12.39	%		2.93	%
Equity to total assets		9.02	%		9.35	%		9.02	%		9.35	%
Net interest margin (2) (3)		3.42	%		3.42	%		3.36	%		3.40	%
Dividend payout ratio		27.40	%		NM			31.25	%		122.45	%

(1)	Per share values for the periods ended September 30, 2017 have been adjusted to give effect to the 5% stock dividend paid during December 2017.
(2)	Ratios have been annualized and are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year.
(3)	Net interest margin is presented on a fully tax equivalent basis, using a 21% federal tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and a 34% rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Interest Income. Interest income of $8.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 increased $1.1 million, or 15.0%, as compared to the same period of 2017. Interest income on loans increased $928,000, or 17.2%, to $6.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same period of 2017 due primarily to an increase in our average loan balances, which increased from $432.7 million in the third quarter of 2017 to $474.8 million in the third quarter of 2018. Also contributing to the increase in interest income were higher yields on loans, which increased from 4.96% in the third quarter of 2017 to 5.32% in the third quarter of 2018. Interest income on loans was also impacted by the receipt of $123,000 of interest on a municipal loan that was classified as a troubled debt restructuring in 2010. Interest income on investment securities increased $197,000, or 9.3%, to $2.3 million for the third quarter of 2018, as compared to $2.1 million in the same period of 2017. The increase in interest income on investment securities was primarily the result of higher yields on taxable investment securities. The yield on our tax-exempt investment securities declined as a result of the reduction of the maximum federal corporate income tax rates to 21% in 2018 under federal tax reform legislation enacted in December 2017. The corporate income tax rate is used in the calculation of tax-equivalent interest income and yields on tax-exempt loans and investment securities.

Interest income of $24.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 increased $2.2 million, or 9.8%, as compared to the same period of 2017. Interest income on loans increased $1.7 million, or 10.9%, to $17.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, compared to the same period of 2017 due primarily to an increase in our average loan balances, which increased from $427.3 million during the first nine months of 2017 to $455.2 million during the first nine months of 2018. Also contributing to the increase in interest income were higher yields on loans, which increased from 4.94% in the first nine months of 2017 to 5.14% in the first nine months of 2018. Interest income on investment securities increased $448,000, or 7.0%, to $6.9 million for the first nine months of 2018, as compared to $6.4 million in the same period of 2017. The increase in interest income on investment securities was primarily the result of higher yields on taxable investment securities.

Interest Expense. Interest expense during the quarter ended September 30, 2018 increased $547,000, or 59.5%, to $1.5 million as compared to the same period of 2017. Interest expense on interest-bearing deposits increased $415,000, or 99.3%, to $833,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period of 2017. The increase in interest expense on interest-bearing deposits was the result of deposits repricing higher and an increase in average interest-bearing deposit balances, which increased from $582.6 million in the third quarter of 2017 to $605.2 million in the third quarter of 2018. The average rate of interest-bearing deposits increased 0.27% for the third quarter of 2018 to 0.55% as compared to 0.28% in the same period of 2017. For the third quarter of 2018, interest expense on borrowings increased $132,000, or 26.3%, to $633,000 as compared to the same period of 2017, due primarily to an increase in our average outstanding borrowings, which increased from $75.1 million in the third quarter of 2017 to $88.8 million in the same period of 2018. Also contributing to the increase in interest expense on borrowings are the higher average rates on our borrowings, which increased to 2.83% for the third quarter of 2018 compared to 2.64% for the same period of 2017 due to increased short term borrowings and higher rates on those borrowings.

Interest expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 increased $1.1 million, or 42.0%, to $3.7 million as compared to the same period of 2017. Interest expense on interest-bearing deposits increased $855,000, or 74.3%, to $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the same period of 2017. The increase in interest expense on interest-bearing deposits was the result of deposits repricing higher and an increase in average interest-bearing deposit balances, which increased from $586.7 million in the first nine months of 2017 to $601.7 million in the same period of 2018. The average rate of interest-bearing deposits increased 0.19% for the first nine months of 2018 to 0.45%, as compared to 0.26% in the same period of 2017. For the first nine months of 2018, interest expense on borrowings increased $246,000, or 16.7%, to $1.7 million as compared to the same period of 2017, due primarily to an increase in our average outstanding borrowings, which increased from $71.8 million in the first nine months of 2017 to $82.7 million in the first nine months of 2018. Also contributing to the increase in interest expense on borrowings are the higher average rates on our borrowings which increased to 2.77% for the first nine months of 2018 compared to 2.73% for the same period of 2017 due to increased short term borrowings and higher rates on those borrowings.

Net Interest Income. Net interest income increased $578,000, or 8.8%, to $7.2 million for the third quarter of 2018 compared to the same period of 2017. The increase in net interest income was primarily a result of an increase of $41.3 million, or 5.0%, in average interest-earning assets, from $826.2 million in the third quarter of 2017 to $867.5 million for the same period of 2018. Our net interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, was 3.42% in the third quarters of both 2018 and 2017. Our net interest margin was unchanged during the third quarter of 2018 as compared to the same period of 2017, despite our increase in average loan balances, as a result of the impact that increased short-term interest rates had on our interest-bearing liabilities. Our net interest margin was also impacted by the reduction of the 2018 federal income tax rates and the related effect on our tax-equivalent adjustments.

Net interest income increased $1.1 million, or 5.4%, to $20.6 million for the first nine months of 2018 compared to the same period of 2017. The increase was primarily the result of a $25.7 million, or 3.1%, increase in average interest-earning assets, from $826.8 million in the first nine months of 2017 to $852.5 million in the first nine months of 2018. Net interest margin, on a tax-equivalent basis, decreased from 3.40% in the first nine months of 2017 to 3.36% in the same period of 2018. The decrease in net interest margin was primarily a result of the reduction of the 2018 federal corporate income tax rates and the related effect on our tax-equivalent adjustments. In addition, the rates on our interest-bearing liabilities increased more than the yield on our interest-earning assets as short-term interest rates increased more than long-term rates during the first nine months of 2018 as compared to the same period of 2017.

Our net interest income and net interest margin may decline if short-term interest rates continue to increase and we are unable to continue to reprice our loans higher or grow our average balances while our cost of interest-bearing deposits and borrowings increase. See the Average Assets/Liabilities and Rate/Volume tables at the end of Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for additional details on asset yields, liability rates and net interest margin.

Provision for Loan Losses. We maintain, and our Board of Directors monitors, an allowance for losses on loans. The allowance is established based upon management’s periodic evaluation of known and inherent risks in the loan portfolio, review of significant individual loans and collateral, review of delinquent loans, past loss experience, adverse situations that may affect the borrowers’ ability to repay, current and expected market conditions, and other factors management deems important. Determining the appropriate level of reserves involves a high degree of management judgment and is based upon historical and projected losses in the loan portfolio and the collateral value or discounted cash flows of specifically identified impaired loans. Additionally, allowance policies are subject to periodic review and revision in response to a number of factors, including current market conditions, actual loss experience and management’s expectations.

During the third quarter of 2018, we recorded a provision for loan losses of $450,000 compared to $100,000 in the third quarter of 2017. The increased provision was primarily due to the Company recording net loan charge-offs of $396,000 during the third quarter of 2018 compared to net loan charge-offs of $47,000 during the third quarter of 2017.

During the first nine months of 2018, we recorded a provision for loan losses of $900,000 compared to $250,000 during the same period of 2017. We recorded net loan charge-offs of $470,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to $215,000 during the same period of 2017. The increase in our provision for loan losses was a result of increased charge-offs, loan growth and an increase in our classified loan totals.

For further discussion of the allowance for loan losses, refer to the “Asset Quality and Distribution” section below.

Non-interest Income. Total non-interest income was $4.6 million in the third quarter of 2018, an increase of $615,000, or 15.6%, compared to the third quarter of 2017. This was primarily the result of an increase of $851,000 in other non-interest income, which includes $888,000 of recoveries on the deposit-related loss that occurred in the third quarter of 2017. The recoveries during the third quarter of 2018 reflect payments received from the third party whose checks were returned and insurance payments from the pool that Landmark Risk Management utilizes to spread insurance risk. Also contributing to the increase in non-interest income was an increase of $256,000 in gains on sales of loans. Partially offsetting those increases was a decline of $354,000 in bank owned life insurance income.

Total non-interest income was $12.2 million in the first nine months of 2018, an increase of $427,000, or 3.6%, compared to the same period of 2017. This was primarily the result of an increase of $1.4 million in other non-interest income, which includes $1.4 million of recoveries on the deposit-related loss that occurred in the third quarter of 2017. The recoveries in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 include payments received from the third party whose checks were returned and from insurance claims received. Partially offsetting the recoveries were declines of $269,000 in bank owned life insurance income, $196,000 in gains on sales of loans and $152,000 in fees and service charges. Also contributing to the decline in non-interest income were lower gains on sales of investment securities, which were $20,000 during the first nine months of 2018 compared to $363,000 in the same period of 2017.

Non-interest Expense. Non-interest expense totaled $7.7 million for the third quarter of 2018, a decrease of $7.9 million from the third quarter of 2017. The decrease in non-interest expense was primarily due to the pre-tax, deposit-related loss of $8.1 million in the third quarter of 2017. Partially offsetting that decrease was an increase of $311,000 or 7.9%, in compensation and benefits which increased as a result of the addition of bank employees and increased compensation costs.

Non-interest expense totaled $22.7 million for the first nine months of 2018, a decrease of $7.6 million from $30.3 million for the same period of 2017. The decrease in non-interest expense was primarily due to the pre-tax, deposit-related loss of $8.1 million in the third quarter of 2017. Partially offsetting the decrease was an increase of $391,000, or 3.4%, in compensation and benefits and an increase of $204,000 in other non-interest expense.

Income Tax Expense. During the third quarter of 2018, we recorded income tax expense of $565,000, compared to a tax benefit of $2.5 million during the same period of 2017. Our effective tax rate was 15.8% in the third quarter of 2018 while the income tax benefit in the third quarter of 2017 was primarily the result of the deposit-related loss.

We recorded income tax expense of $1.2 million for the first nine months of 2018 compared to a tax benefit of $1.1 million in the same period of 2017. Our effective tax rate was 13.6% in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 while the income tax benefit in the same period of 2017 was primarily the result of the deposit-related loss.

Financial Condition. Despite measured improvement in certain metrics, general uncertainty with respect to economic conditions in the United States continues to affect our asset quality and performance. The geographic markets in which the Company operates have also been impacted by an economic downturn in the agriculture sector. However, our loan portfolio is diversified across various types of loans and collateral throughout the markets in which we operate. Aside from a few problem loans that management is working to resolve, our asset quality has generally improved over the past few years. Aside from these identified problem assets, management believes that the Company continues to have a high quality asset base and solid core earnings, and anticipates that its efforts to maintain these quality features will continue to provide a strong foundation for continued growth and profitability in the future.

Asset Quality and Distribution. Our primary investing activities are the origination of one-to-four family residential real estate, construction and land, commercial real estate, commercial, agriculture, municipal and consumer loans and the purchase of investment securities. Total assets increased $32.8 million, or 3.5%, to $962.3 million at September 30, 2018, compared to $929.5 million at December 31, 2017. Net loans increased $41.8 million, or 9.6%, to $475.5 million at September 30, 2018, compared to $433.7 million at year-end 2017. Investment securities decreased $11.9 million, or 3.1%, to $376.0 million at September 30, 2018, from $388.0 million at December 31, 2017.

The allowance for loan losses is established through a provision for loan losses based on our evaluation of the risk inherent in the loan portfolio and changes in the nature and volume of our loan activity. This evaluation, which includes a review of all loans with respect to which full collectability may not be reasonably assured, considers the fair value of the underlying collateral, economic conditions, historical loan loss experience, level of classified loans and other factors that warrant recognition in providing for an appropriate allowance for loan losses. At September 30, 2018 our allowance for loan losses totaled $5.9 million, or 1.22% of gross loans outstanding, compared to $5.5 million, or 1.24% of gross loans outstanding, at December 31, 2017.

As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, approximately $27.3 million and $16.3 million, respectively, of loans were considered classified and assigned a risk rating of special mention, substandard or doubtful. These ratings indicate that these loans were identified as potential problem loans having more than normal risk which raised doubts as to the ability of the borrower to comply with present loan repayment terms. Even though borrowers were experiencing moderate cash flow problems as well as some deterioration in collateral value, management believed the allowance for loan losses was sufficient to cover the risks and probable incurred losses related to such loans at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The increase in classified loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, was primarily related to two loan relationships consisting of a commercial loan relationship totaling $5.9 million and a commercial real estate loan relationship totaling $4.6 million.

Loans past due 30-89 days and still accruing interest totaled $1.5 million, or 0.31% of gross loans, at September 30, 2018, compared to $1.4 million, or 0.31% of gross loans, at December 31, 2017. At September 30, 2018, $5.6 million in loans were on non-accrual status, or 1.15% of gross loans, compared to $6.0 million, or 1.37% of gross loans, at December 31, 2017. Non-accrual loans consist of loans 90 or more days past due and certain impaired loans. There were no loans 90 days delinquent and accruing interest at September 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017. Our impaired loans totaled $9.1 million at September 30, 2018 compared to $9.8 million at December 31, 2017. The difference in the Company’s non-accrual loan balances and impaired loan balances at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 was related to TDRs that were accruing interest but still classified as impaired.

As part of our credit risk management, we continue to manage the loan portfolio to identify problem loans and have placed additional emphasis on agriculture, commercial real estate and construction and land relationships. We are working to resolve the remaining problem credits or move the non-performing credits out of the loan portfolio. At September 30, 2018, we had $139,000 of real estate owned compared to $436,000 at December 31, 2017. As of September 30, 2018, real estate owned primarily consisted of residential real estate and commercial properties. The Company is currently marketing all of the remaining properties in real estate owned.

Liability Distribution. Our primary ongoing sources of funds are deposits, FHLB borrowings, proceeds from principal and interest payments on loans and investment securities and proceeds from the sale of mortgage loans and investment securities. While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans are a predictable source of funds, deposit flows and mortgage prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates and economic conditions. We experienced an increase of $1.7 million in total deposits during the first nine months of 2018, to $767.3 million at September 30, 2018, from $765.6 million at December 31, 2017. The increase was primarily due to utilizing brokered certificates of deposits to offset the seasonal decline in public fund balances and to fund loan growth. The balance of brokered certificates of deposit accounts was $31.7 million at September 30, 2018 compared to none at December 31, 2017.

Non-interest-bearing deposits at September 30, 2018, were $173.4 million, or 22.6% of deposits, compared to $160.5 million, or 21.0% of deposits, at December 31, 2017. Money market and checking deposit accounts were 45.9% of our deposit portfolio and totaled $352.1 million at September 30, 2018, compared to $388.3 million, or 50.7% of deposits, at December 31, 2017. Savings accounts increased to $95.4 million, or 12.4% of deposits, at September 30, 2018, from $93.5 million, or 12.2% of deposits, at December 31, 2017. Certificates of deposit totaled $146.4 million, or 19.1% of deposits, at September 30, 2018, compared to $123.3 million, or 16.1% of deposits, at December 31, 2017.

Certificates of deposit at September 30, 2018, scheduled to mature in one year or less, totaled $114.4 million. Historically, maturing deposits have generally remained with the Bank, and we believe that a significant portion of the deposits maturing in one year or less will remain with us upon maturity in some type of deposit account.

Total borrowings increased $29.1 million to $95.7 million at September 30, 2018, from $66.6 million at December 31, 2017. The increase in total borrowings was primarily due to an increase in our FHLB borrowings from $31.6 million at December 31, 2017 to $60.3 million at September 30, 2018, which we utilized to help fund our growth in loans during the first nine months of 2018.

Cash Flows. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, our cash and cash equivalents decreased by $298,000. Our operating activities provided cash of $11.1 million during the first nine months of 2018. Cash flow from operating activities is primarily the result of net earnings and the origination and sales of one-to-four family residential mortgage loans. Our investing activities used net cash of $40.1 million during the first nine months of 2018, primarily as a result of the increase in our loan balances. Financing activities provided net cash of $28.8 million during the first nine months of 2018, primarily as a result of increased FHLB borrowings.

Liquidity. Our most liquid assets are cash and cash equivalents and investment securities available for sale. The levels of these assets are dependent on the operating, financing, lending and investing activities during any given period. These liquid assets totaled $392.3 million at September 30, 2018 and $404.6 million at December 31, 2017. During periods in which we are not able to originate a sufficient amount of loans and/or periods of high principal prepayments, we generally increase our liquid assets by investing in short-term, high-grade investments.

Liquidity management is both a daily and long-term function of our strategy. Excess funds are generally invested in short-term investments. Excess funds are typically generated as a result of increased deposit balances, while uses of excess funds are generally deposit withdrawals and loan advances. In the event we require funds beyond our ability to generate them internally, additional funds are generally available through the use of FHLB advances, a line of credit with the FHLB, other borrowings, or through sales of investment securities. At September 30, 2018, we had an outstanding FHLB advance of $5.0 million and $55.3 million of borrowings against our line of credit with the FHLB. At September 30, 2018, we had collateral pledged to the FHLB that would allow us to borrow an additional $43.3 million, subject to FHLB credit requirements and policies. At September 30, 2018, we had no borrowings through the Federal Reserve discount window, while our borrowing capacity with the Federal Reserve was $10.0 million. We also have various other federal funds agreements, both secured and unsecured, with correspondent banks totaling approximately $30.0 million in available credit under which we had no outstanding borrowings at September 30, 2018. At September 30, 2018, we had subordinated debentures totaling $21.6 million and other borrowings which consisted of $13.8 million in repurchase agreements. The Company has a $7.5 million line of credit from an unrelated financial institution maturing on November 1, 2019, with an interest rate that adjusts daily based on the prime rate less 0.25%. This line of credit has covenants specific to capital and other financial ratios, which the Company was in compliance with at September 30, 2018.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements. As a provider of financial services, we routinely issue financial guarantees in the form of financial and performance standby letters of credit. Standby letters of credit are contingent commitments issued by us generally to guarantee the payment or performance obligation of a customer to a third party. While these standby letters of credit represent a potential outlay by us, a significant amount of the commitments may expire without being drawn upon. We have recourse against the customer for any amount the customer is required to pay to a third party under a standby letter of credit. The letters of credit are subject to the same credit policies, underwriting standards and approval process as loans made by us. Most of the standby letters of credit are secured, and in the event of nonperformance by the customers, we have the right to the underlying collateral, which could include commercial real estate, physical plant and property, inventory, receivables, cash and marketable securities. The contract amount of these standby letters of credit, which represents the maximum potential future payments guaranteed by us, was $847,000 at September 30, 2018.

At September 30, 2018, we had outstanding loan commitments, excluding standby letters of credit, of $83.0 million. We anticipate that sufficient funds will be available to meet current loan commitments. These commitments consist of unfunded lines of credit and commitments to finance real estate loans.

Capital. Current regulatory capital regulations require financial institutions (including banks and bank holding companies) to meet certain regulatory capital requirements. The Company and the Bank are subject to the Basel III Rules that implemented the Basel III regulatory capital reforms from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and certain changes required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Basel III Rules are applicable to all U.S. banks that are subject to minimum capital requirements, as well as to bank and savings and loan holding companies other than “small bank holding companies” (generally, non-public bank holding companies with consolidated assets of less than $3.0 billion).

The Basel III Rules require a common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets minimum ratio of 4.5%, a Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets minimum ratio of 6.0%, a Total Capital to risk-weighted assets minimum ratio of 8.0%, and a Tier 1 leverage minimum ratio of 4.0%. A capital conservation buffer, comprised of common equity Tier 1 capital, is also established above the regulatory minimum capital requirements. This capital conservation buffer began on January 1, 2016 at 0.625% of risk-weighted assets, was 1.25% during 2017, is 1.875% during 2018, and will increase to its final level of 2.5% on January 1, 2019. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Bank was rated “well capitalized,” which is the highest rating available under the regulatory capital regulations framework for prompt corrective action. Management believed that as of September 30, 2018, the Company and the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which they were subject.

Dividends. During the quarter ended September 30, 2018, we paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share to our stockholders.

The payment of dividends by any financial institution or its holding company is affected by the requirement to maintain adequate capital pursuant to applicable capital adequacy guidelines and regulations. In addition, under the Basel III Rules, financial institutions have to maintain 2.5% in common equity Tier 1 capital attributable to the capital conservation buffer in order to pay dividends and do other capital distributions. As described above, the Bank exceeded its minimum capital requirements under applicable guidelines as of September 30, 2018. The National Bank Act imposes limitations on the amount of dividends that a national bank may pay without prior regulatory approval. Generally, the amount is limited to the bank’s current year’s net earnings plus the adjusted retained earnings for the two preceding years. As of September 30, 2018, approximately $14.8 million was available to be paid as dividends to the Company by the Bank without prior regulatory approval.

Additionally, our ability to pay dividends is limited by the subordinated debentures that are held by three business trusts that we control. Interest payments on the debentures must be paid before we pay dividends on our capital stock, including our common stock. We have the right to defer interest payments on the debentures for up to 20 consecutive quarters. However, if we elect to defer interest payments, all deferred interest must be paid before we may pay dividends on our capital stock.

Average Assets/Liabilities. The following tables reflect the tax-equivalent yields earned on average interest-earning assets and costs of average interest-bearing liabilities for the periods indicated (derived by dividing income or expense by the monthly average balance of assets or liabilities, respectively) as well as “net interest margin” (which reflects the effect of the net earnings balance) for the periods shown:

	Three months ended							Three months ended
(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2018							September 30, 2017
	Average balance		Interest		Average yield/rate			Average balance		Interest		Average yield/rate
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-bearing deposits at banks	$	578	$	7		4.80	%	$	1,111	$	9		3.21	%
Investment securities (1)		392,141		2,566		2.60	%		392,367		2,615		2.64	%
Loans receivable, net (2)		474,801		6,361		5.32	%		432,691		5,409		4.96	%
Total interest-earning assets		867,520		8,934		4.09	%		826,169		8,033		3.86	%
Non-interest-earning assets		95,910							92,890
Total	$	963,430						$	919,059

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Money market and checking	$	368,360	$	489		0.53	%	$	358,878	$	263		0.29	%
Savings accounts		95,579		7		0.03	%		94,012		7		0.03	%
Time deposit		141,285		337		0.95	%		129,698		148		0.45	%
Total deposits		605,224		833		0.55	%		582,588		418		0.28	%
FHLB advances and other borrowings		88,846		633		2.83	%		75,148		501		2.64	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		694,070		1,466		0.84	%		657,736		919		0.55	%
Non-interest-bearing liabilities		182,073							171,635
Stockholders’ equity		87,287							89,688
Total	$	963,430						$	919,059

Interest rate spread (3)						3.25	%						3.31	%
Net interest margin (4)			$	7,468		3.42	%			$	7,114		3.42	%
Tax-equivalent interest - imputed				288							512
Net interest income			$	7,180						$	6,602

Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities						125.0	%						125.6	%

	(1)	Income on tax exempt securities is presented on a fully tax-equivalent basis, using a 21% federal tax rate for 2018 and a 34% federal tax rate for 2017.
	(2)	Includes loans classified as non-accrual. Income on tax-exempt loans is presented on a fully tax-equivalent basis, using a 21% federal tax rate for 2018 and a 34% federal tax rate for 2017.
	(3)	Interest rate spread represents the difference between the average yield earned on interest-earning assets and the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities.
	(4)	Net interest margin represents annualized, tax-equivalent net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

	Nine months ended							Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands)	September 30, 2018							September 30, 2017
	Average balance		Interest		Average yield/rate			Average balance		Interest		Average yield/rate
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Interest-bearing deposits at banks	$	874	$	16		2.45	%	$	4,800	$	36		1.00	%
Investment securities (1)		396,381		7,642		2.58	%		394,741		7,851		2.66	%
Loans receivable, net (2)		455,242		17,500		5.14	%		427,257		15,778		4.94	%
Total interest-earning assets		852,497		25,158		3.95	%		826,798		23,665		3.83	%
Non-interest-earning assets		94,920							91,934
Total	$	947,417						$	918,732

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Money market and checking	$	375,636	$	1,293		0.46	%	$	358,262	$	680		0.25	%
Savings accounts		95,664		21		0.03	%		93,122		21		0.03	%
Time deposit		130,421		691		0.71	%		135,354		449		0.44	%
Total deposits		601,721		2,005		0.45	%		586,738		1,150		0.26	%
FHLB advances and other borrowings		82,671		1,715		2.77	%		71,824		1,469		2.73	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		684,392		3,720		0.73	%		658,562		2,619		0.53	%
Non-interest-bearing liabilities		177,082							172,200
Stockholders’ equity		85,943							87,970
Total	$	947,417						$	918,732

Interest rate spread (3)						3.22	%						3.30	%
Net interest margin (4)			$	21,438		3.36	%			$	21,046		3.40	%
Tax-equivalent interest - imputed				828							1,500
Net interest income			$	20,610						$	19,546

Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities						124.6	%						125.5	%

	(1)	Income on tax exempt securities is presented on a fully tax-equivalent basis, using a 21% federal tax rate for 2018 and a 34% federal tax rate for 2017.
	(2)	Includes loans classified as non-accrual. Income on tax-exempt loans is presented on a fully tax-equivalent basis, using a 21% federal tax rate for 2018 and a 34% federal tax rate for 2017.
	(3)	Interest rate spread represents the difference between the average yield earned on interest-earning assets and the average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities.
	(4)	Net interest margin represents annualized, tax-equivalent net interest income divided by average interest-earning assets.

Rate/Volume Table. The following table describes the extent to which changes in tax-equivalent interest income and interest expense for major components of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities affected the Company’s interest income and expense for the periods indicated. The table distinguishes between (i) changes attributable to rate (changes in rate multiplied by prior volume), (ii) changes attributable to volume (changes in volume multiplied by prior rate), and (iii) net change (the sum of the previous columns). The net changes attributable to the combined effect of volume and rate that cannot be segregated have been allocated proportionately to the change due to volume and the change due to rate.

(Dollars in thousands)	Three months ended September 30,									Nine months ended September 30,
	2018 vs 2017									2018 vs 2017
	Increase/(decrease) attributable to									Increase/(decrease) attributable to
	Volume			Rate			Net			Volume		Rate			Net
Interest income:
Interest-bearing deposits at banks	$	62		$	(64	)	$	(2	)	$	26	$	(46	)	$	(20	)
Investment securities		(2	)		(47	)		(49	)		33		(242	)		(209	)
Loans		545			407			952			1,064		658			1,722
Total		605			296			901			1,123		370			1,493
Interest expense:
Deposits		16			399			415			29		826			855
Borrowings		95			37			132			224		22			246
Total		111			436			547			253		848			1,101
Net interest margin	$	494		$	(140	)	$	354		$	870	$	(478	)	$	392

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Our assets and liabilities are principally financial in nature, and the resulting net interest income thereon is subject to changes in market interest rates and the mix of various assets and liabilities. Interest rates in the financial markets affect our decisions relating to pricing our assets and liabilities, which impact net interest income, a significant cash flow source for us. As a result, a substantial portion of our risk management activities relates to managing interest rate risk.

Our Asset/Liability Management Committee monitors the interest rate sensitivity of our balance sheet using earnings simulation models. We have set policy limits of interest rate risk to be assumed in the normal course of business and monitor such limits through our simulation process.

We have been successful in meeting the interest rate sensitivity objectives set forth in our policy. Simulation models are prepared to determine the impact on net interest income for the coming twelve months, including one using rates at September 30, 2018, and forecasting volumes for the twelve-month projection. This position is then subjected to a shift in interest rates of 100 and 200 basis points with an impact to our net interest income on a one-year horizon as follows:

	Dollar change in net			Percent change in
Scenario	interest income ($000’s)			net interest income
200 basis point rising	$	(2,117	)		(6.9	%)
100 basis point rising	$	(1,046	)		(3.4	%)
100 basis point falling	$	(379			1.2	%
200 basis point falling	$	(21	)		(0.1	%)

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

Forward-Looking Statements

This document (including information incorporated by reference) contains, and future oral and written statements by us and our management may contain, forward-looking statements, within the meaning of such term in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, with respect to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. Forward-looking statements, which may be based upon beliefs, expectations and assumptions of our management and on information currently available to management, are generally identifiable by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “should” or other similar expressions. Additionally, all statements in this document, including forward-looking statements, speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update any statement in light of new information or future events.

Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on operations and future prospects by us and our subsidiaries include, but are not limited to, the following:

●	The strength of the United States economy in general and the strength of the local economies in which we conduct our operations, which may be less favorable than expected and may result in, among other things, a deterioration in the credit quality and value of our assets.
●	The effects of, and changes in, federal, state and local laws, regulations and policies affecting banking, securities, insurance, tax, trade and monetary and financial matters.
●	The effects of changes in interest rates (including the effects of changes in the rate of prepayments of our assets) and the policies of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
●	Our ability to compete with other financial institutions due to increases in competitive pressures in the financial services sector.
●	Our inability to obtain new customers and to retain existing customers.
●	The timely development and acceptance of products and services, including products and services offered through alternative delivery channels such as the Internet.
●	Technological changes implemented by us and by other parties, including third-party vendors, which may be more difficult or more expensive than anticipated or which may have unforeseen consequences to us and our customers.
●	Our ability to develop and maintain secure and reliable electronic systems.
●	Our ability to retain key executives and employees and the difficulty that we may experience in replacing key executives and employees in an effective manner.
●	Consumer spending and saving habits which may change in a manner that affects our business adversely.
●	Our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses and future growth.
	The costs, effects and outcomes of existing or future litigation.
●	Changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by state and federal regulatory agencies and the FASB.
●	The economic impact of past and any future terrorist attacks, acts of war or threats thereof, and the response of the United States to any such threats and attacks.
●	Our ability to effectively manage our credit risk.
●	Our ability to forecast probable loan losses and maintain an adequate allowance for loan losses.
●	The effects of declines in the value of our investment portfolio.
●	Our ability to raise additional capital if needed.
●	The effects of cyber-attacks.
●	The effects of declines in real estate markets.
●	The effects of fraudulent activity on the part of our employees, customers, vendors, or counterparties.

These risks and uncertainties should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Additional information concerning us and our business, including other factors that could materially affect our financial results, is included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the “Risk Factors” section in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of September 30, 2018. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2018.

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2018 that materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

There are no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company or its subsidiaries is a party or which any of their property is subject, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to their respective businesses.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes in the risk factors applicable to the Company from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors,” in the Company’s 2017 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

	Exhibit 10.1	Change in Terms Agreement dated November 1, 2018, between Landmark Bancorp, Inc. and First National Bank of Omaha
	Exhibit 31.1	Certificate of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
	Exhibit 31.2	Certificate of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
	Exhibit 32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
	Exhibit 32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
	Exhibit 101	Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017; (v) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017; and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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.

	LANDMARK BANCORP, INC.

Date: November 8, 2018	/s/ Michael E. Scheopner
	Michael E. Scheopner
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: November 8, 2018	/s/ Mark A. Herpich
	Mark A. Herpich
	Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer
	and Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)