10-Q 1 tm2018743d1_10q.htm FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020

OR

 

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

 

For the transition period from                      to                     

 

Commission File Number: 001-39188

 

CINCINNATI BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

     
Maryland   84-2848636
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
6581 Harrison Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio   45247
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(513) 574-3025

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value per share   CNNB   The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
(Title of Each Class)   (Trading Symbol(s))   (Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

 

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 emerging growth company. See the definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule #12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer x Smaller reporting company x
    Emerging Growth Company x

 

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 by Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

 

The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock as of May 13, 2020 was 2,975,625.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Form 10-Q

 

Index

 

        Page
Part I. Financial Information
         
Item 1.   Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements    
         
    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2019   1
         
    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)   2
         
    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)     3
         
    Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)   4
         
    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)   5
         
    Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements   6
         
Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   32
         
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk   43
         
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures   43
         
Part II. Other Information
         
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings   43
         
Item 1A.   Risk Factors   43
         
Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds   45
         
Item 3.   Defaults upon Senior Securities   46
         
Item 4.   Mine Safety Disclosures   46
         
Item 5.   Other Information   46
         
Item 6.   Exhibits   46
         
    Signature Page   47

 

 

 

 

Part I. – Financial Information

 

Item 1.Financial Statements

 

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2019

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2020   2019 
   (Unaudited)     
Assets          
Cash and due from banks  $2,338,698   $2,348,157 
Interest-bearing demand deposits in banks   10,169,820    31,622,109 
Federal funds sold   3,152,000    3,765,000 
           
Cash and cash equivalents   15,660,518    37,735,266 
           
Interest-bearing time deposits   1,750,000    - 
Available-for-sale securities   6,243,334    6,733,213 
Loans held for sale   9,523,196    3,114,081 
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of  $1,472,545 and $1,407,545, respectively   179,951,297    179,332,026 
Premises and equipment, net   3,509,366    3,354,447 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock   2,731,500    2,657,400 
Interest receivable   595,804    624,333 
Mortgage servicing rights   1,085,493    1,213,815 
Federal Home Loan Bank lender risk account receivable   1,630,122    1,713,240 
Bank-owned life insurance   4,108,846    4,086,645 
Other assets   810,359    1,237,095 
           
Total assets  $227,599,835   $241,801,561 
           
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity          
           
Liabilities          
Deposits          
Demand  $29,067,612   $28,658,432 
Savings   39,825,487    37,514,343 
Certificates of deposit   73,954,294    77,237,932 
Total deposits   142,847,393    143,410,707 
           
Federal Home Loan Bank advances   43,673,224    47,172,066 
Stock subscription proceeds in escrow   -    23,407,011 
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance   1,302,814    1,806,638 
Interest payable   85,407    91,636 
Directors deferred compensation   580,699    559,295 
Deferred tax liabilities   445,243    478,654 
Other liabilities   754,482    794,389 
           
Total liabilities   189,689,262    217,720,396 
           
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities          
           
Temporary Equity          
ESOP Shares subject to mandatory redemption   -    244,327 
           
Stockholders' Equity          
Preferred stock - authorized 1,000,000 shares, $0.01 par value, none issued   -    - 
Common stock - authorized 14,000,000 shares, $0.01 par value,2,975,625 and 2,972,391 issued and outstanding March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 respectively (1)   29,756    29,607 
Additional paid-in capital   23,187,302    7,529,850 
Unearned ESOP shares   (1,750,797)   (449,313)
Retained earnings - substantially restricted   16,791,634    17,017,683 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (347,322)   (290,989)
           
Total stockholders' equity   37,910,573    23,836,838 
           
Total liabilities, temporary equity, and stockholders' equity  $227,599,835   $241,801,561 

 

(1)Share amounts related to the periods prior to the January 22, 2020 closing of the conversion offering have been restated to give retroactive recognition to the 1.6351 exchange ratio applied in the conversion offering. (see Note 1).

 

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

 

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Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2020   2019 
Interest and Dividend Income          
Loans, including fees  $2,011,365   $1,949,112 
Securities   26,718    3,730 
Dividends on Federal Home Loan Bank stock and other   85,359    79,716 
Total interest and dividend income   2,123,442    2,032,558 
           
Interest Expense          
Deposits   503,104    447,595 
Federal Home Loan Bank advances   248,382    174,486 
Total interest expense   751,486    622,081 
           
Net Interest Income   1,371,956    1,410,477 
           
Provision for Loan Losses   65,000    - 
           
Net Interest Income After Provision for Loan Losses   1,306,956    1,410,477 
           
Noninterest Income          
Gain on sales of loans   438,354    177,951 
Mortgage servicing fees (costs)   (103,514)   89,711 
Other   192,743    185,359 
Total noninterest income   527,583    453,021 
           
Noninterest Expense          
Salaries and employee benefits   1,300,774    989,831 
Occupancy and equipment   151,066    156,869 
Directors compensation   45,750    54,060 
Data processing   121,258    175,028 
Professional fees   71,729    73,765 
Franchise tax   55,658    48,771 
Deposit insurance premiums   -    14,799 
Advertising   67,639    40,281 
Software licenses   32,971    28,831 
Loan costs   68,153    79,596 
Merger-related expenses   -    18,000 
Other   219,005    211,683 
Total noninterest expense   2,134,003    1,891,514 
           
Loss Before Benefit for Income Taxes   (299,464)   (28,016)
           
Benefit for Income Taxes   (73,415)   (19,915)
           
Net Loss  $(226,049)  $(8,101)
           
Loss per common share - basic and diluted  $(0.08)  $- 
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic and diluted (1)   2,875,406    2,856,000 

 

(1) Share amounts related to the periods prior to the January 22, 2020 closing of the conversion offering have been restated to give retroactive recognition to the 1.6351 exchange ratio applied in the conversion offering. (see Note 1).

 

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

 

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Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

Three Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2020   2019 
Net Loss  $(226,049)  $(8,101)
           
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):          
Net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities   (58,952)   759 
Tax benefit (expense)   12,380    (159)
Changes in directors' retirement plan prior service costs   (12,355)   (10,161)
Tax benefit   2,594    2,125 
Other comprehensive loss   (56,333)   (7,436)
           
Comprehensive Loss  $(282,382)  $(15,537)

 

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

 

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Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Common   Additional
Paid-in
   Unearned   Retained   Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
   Total
Stockholders'
 
   Stock   Capital   Shares   Earnings   Loss   Equity 
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2019 (unaudited)                        
Balance, January 1, 2019  $29,593   $7,458,745   $(494,245)  $16,219,209   $(252,442)  $22,960,860 
                               
ESOP shares subject to mandatory redemption   -    (13,306)   -    -    -    (13,306)
                               
ESOP shares earned   -    3,111    11,233    -    -    14,344 
                               
Stock based compensation expense   -    25,791    -    -    -    25,791 
                               
Net loss   -    -    -    (8,101)   -    (8,101)
                               
Other comprehensive loss   -    -    -    -    (7,436)   (7,436)
                               
Balance, March 31, 2019  $29,593   $7,474,341   $(483,012)  $16,211,108   $(259,878)  $22,972,152 

 

For the Three Months ended March 31, 2020 (unaudited)                        
Balance, January 1, 2020  $29,607   $7,529,850   $(449,313)  $17,017,683   $(290,989)  $23,836,838 
                               
Proceeds from issuance of 1,652,960 shares of common stock (which included 132,237 shares to the ESOP), net of the offering costs of $1.2 million   29,756    15,577,194    (1,322,370)   -    -    14,284,580 
                               
Contribution by CF Mutual Holding Company        50,000    -    -    -    50,000 
                               
Exchange of common stock   (29,607)   -    -    -    -    (29,607)
                               
ESOP shares earned   -    4,467    20,886    -    -    25,353 
                               
Stock-based compensation expense   -    25,791    -    -    -    25,791 
                               
Net loss   -    -    -    (226,049)   -    (226,049)
                               
Other comprehensive loss   -    -    -    -    (56,333)   (56,333)
                               
Balance, March 31, 2020  $29,756   $23,187,302   $(1,750,797)  $16,791,634   $(347,322)  $37,910,573 

 

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

 

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Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2020   2019 
Operating Activities          
Net loss  $(226,049)  $(8,101)
Items not requiring (providing) cash:          
Depreciation and amortization   52,371    47,226 
Provision for loan losses   65,000    - 
Amortization of premiums and discounts on securities, net   7,454    2,281 
Amortization of deferred prepayment penalty on Federal Home Loan Bank advances   1,158    1,157 
Change in deferred income taxes   19,586    5,941 
Gain on sale of loans   (438,354)   (177,951)
Proceeds from the sale of loans held for sale   23,373,661    9,924,329 
Origination of loans held for sale   (29,344,422)   (12,382,510)
Earnings on cash surrender value of bank-owned life insurance   (22,201)   (22,913)
Stock-based compensation expense   25,791    25,791 
ESOP shares earned   25,353    14,344 
Changes in:          
Interest receivable   28,529    (12,688)
Mortgage servicing rights   128,322    (53,787)
Federal Home Loan Bank lender risk account receivable   83,118    87,990 
Other assets   426,736    (138,129)
Interest payable   (6,229)   16,221 
Other liabilities   (68,879)   (134,852)
Net cash used in operating activities   (5,869,055)   (2,805,651)
           
Investing Activities          
Net change in interest-bearing deposits   (1,750,000)   - 
Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities   423,471    63,367 
Purchase of Federal Home Loan Bank stock   (74,100)   - 
Net change in loans   (684,271)   (5,116,851)
Purchase of premises and equipment   (207,290)   (61,820)
Net cash used in investing activities   (2,292,190)   (5,115,304)
           
Financing Activities          
Net decrease in deposits   (23,970,325)   (1,009,725)
Proceeds from stock issuance   14,060,646    - 
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances   -    24,342,000 
Repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank advances   (3,500,000)   (15,143,000)
Net increase in advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance   (503,824)   (530,977)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   (13,913,503)   7,658,298 
           
Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents   (22,074,748)   (262,657)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period   37,735,266    11,089,189 
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period  $15,660,518   $10,826,532 
           
Supplemental Cash Flows Information          
Interest paid  $757,715   $638,302 
Real estate acquired in settlement of loans   -    48,125 

 

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

 

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Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1:Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Account Policies

 

Nature of Operations

 

Cincinnati Bancorp (“Bancorp”), the predecessor to Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc. was the mid-tier holding company for Cincinnati Federal (the “Bank”), a federally chartered stock savings and loan association that is primarily engaged in providing a full range of banking and financial services to individual and corporate customers. Our business operations are conducted in the larger Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metropolitan area which includes Hamilton, Warren, Butler and Clermont Counties in Ohio, Boone, Kenton and Campbell Counties in Kentucky, and Dearborn County, Indiana.

 

On October 14, 2015, the Bank had reorganized into the mutual holding company structure. As part of the reorganization, the Bancorp sold 773,663 shares of common stock at a price of $10.00 per share in a public offering and issued 945,587 shares of common stock to CF Mutual Holding Company, the Bancorp’s parent mutual holding company.

 

On December 20, 2019, the Bancorp’s shareholders approved a plan of conversion and reorganization, whereby CF Mutual Holding Company and Cincinnati Bancorp would convert and reorganize from the mutual holding company structure to the stock holding company structure. The conversion and reorganization were completed effective January 22, 2020, whereby Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc., a Maryland corporation and successor to the Bancorp (“Company”), sold a total of 1,652,960 shares of common stock at a price of $10.00 per share in the subscription offering, which included 132,237 shares sold to Cincinnati Federal’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan, and issued 1,322,665 shares of common stock in exchange for the outstanding shares of common stock of the Bancorp owned by stockholders other than CF Mutual Holding Company. The exchange ratio for previously held shares of Cincinnati Bancorp was 1.6351 as applied in the conversion offering. References herein to the “Company” include Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc. and Cincinnati Bancorp before completion of the conversion.

 

The Company is subject to competition from other financial institutions. The Company is subject to the regulation of certain federal and state agencies and undergoes periodic examinations by those regulatory authorities.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" (Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606) and all subsequent ASUs that modified ASC 606. ASC 606 provides that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods and services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Interest income, net securities gains (losses), gains from the sale of mortgage loans and bank-owned life insurance are not included within the scope of ASC 606. For the revenue streams in the scope of ASC 606, service charges on deposits and electronic banking fees, there are no significant judgments related to the amount and timing of revenue recognition. All of the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers is recognized within noninterest income.

 

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 stop payment charges, statement rendering and other 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 over which the Company satisfies the performance obligation. Overdraft fees are recognized at the point in time that the overdraft occurs.

 

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Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Service charges on deposits are withdrawn from the customer's account balance. Service charges are recorded in other noninterest income.

 

Interchange income: The Company earns interchange income from cardholder transactions conducted through the various payment networks. Interchange income from cardholder transactions represent a percentage of the underlying transaction value and is recognized daily, concurrently with the transaction processing services provided to the cardholder. The gross amount of these fees is processed through noninterest income. Interchange fees are recorded in other noninterest income.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 include the accounts of the Company and the Bank. All significant intercompany items have been eliminated.

 

Interim Financial Statements

 

The interim unaudited condensed financial statements as of March 31, 2020, and for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are unaudited and reflect all normal recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. Such adjustments are the only adjustments contained in these unaudited consolidated financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared according to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and, therefore, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted. The results of operations for the three months March 31, 2020, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be achieved for the remainder of the year ending December 31, 2020, or any other period.

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 and for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, valuation of real estate acquired in connection with foreclosures or in satisfaction of loans, loan servicing rights, lender reserve account and fair values of financial instruments.

 

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Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 2:Securities

 

Available-for-sale securities are recorded at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported in other comprehensive income. Purchase premiums and discounts are recognized in interest income using the interest method over the terms of the securities. Gains and losses on the sale of securities are recorded on the trade date and are determined using the specific identification method.

 

For debt securities with fair value below amortized cost when the Company does not intend to sell a debt security, and it is more likely than not the Company will not have to sell the security before recovery of its cost basis, it recognizes the credit component of an other-than-temporary impairment of a debt security in earnings and the remaining portion in other comprehensive income.

 

The amortized cost and approximate fair values, together with gross unrealized gains and losses, of securities are as follows:

 

   Amortized
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value 
Available-for-Sale Securities:                    
                     
March 31, 2020 (unaudited):                    
Mortgage-backed securities of government sponsored entities  $6,309,523   $166   $(66,355)  $6,243,334 
                     
December 31, 2019:                    
Mortgage-backed securities of government sponsored entities  $6,740,450   $7,335   $(14,572)  $6,733,213 

 

The Company had no sales of investment securities during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. The Company had not pledged any of its investment securities as of March 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019.

 

The amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale securities at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, by contractual maturity, if applicable, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties, as is the case with mortgage-backed securities included in the following table:

 

   March 31, 2020   December 31, 2019 
   Amortized   Fair   Amortized   Fair 
   Cost   Value   Cost   Value 
Mortgage-backed securities of government sponsored entities  $6,309,523   $6,243,334   $6,740,450   $6,733,213 

 

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Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Certain investments in debt securities have fair values at an amount less than their historical cost. The total fair value of these investments at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was $6,226,797 and $5,814,388, respectively, which was approximately 99.7% and 86%, respectively, of the Company’s investment portfolio at those respective dates.

 

The following tables show the gross unrealized losses and fair value of the Company’s investments with unrealized losses that are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired, aggregated by investment class and length of time that the individual securities have been in continuous unrealized loss position at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

 

   Less than 12 Months   12 Months or More   Total 
   Fair Value   Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value   Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value   Unrealized
Losses
 
March 31, 2020:                              
Mortgage-backed   securities of government sponsored entities  $6,036,218   $(62,225)  $190,579   $(4,130)  $6,226,797   $(66,355)
                               
December 31, 2019:                              
Mortgage-backed   securities of government sponsored entities  $5,582,540   $(14,154)  $231,848   $(418)  $5,814,388   $(14,572)

 

NOTE 3:Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

 

Categories of loans at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 include:

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2020   2019 
   (Unaudited)     
One to four family mortgage loans - owner occupied  $91,359,451   $91,919,064 
One to four family - investment   13,216,691    12,846,342 
Multi-family mortgage loans   37,286,217    36,628,238 
Nonresidential mortgage loans   24,340,792    23,377,598 
Construction and land loans   6,070,190    5,329,188 
Real estate secured lines of credit   10,382,236    10,029,917 
Commercial loans   802,454    557,268 
Other consumer loans   592,974    863,546 
Total loans   184,051,005    181,551,161 
           
Less:          
Net deferred loan costs   (454,319)   (482,681)
Undisbursed portion of loans   3,081,482    1,294,271 
Allowance for loan losses   1,472,545    1,407,545 
           
Net loans  $179,951,297   $179,332,026 

 

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Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

The following tables present the activity in the allowance for loan losses and the recorded investment in loans based on portfolio segment and impairment method for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2019:

 

   At or For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) 
   One- to Four-
Family
Mortgage
Loans Owner
Occupied
   One- to Four-
Family
Mortgage
Loans
Investment
   Multi-Family
Mortgage
Loans
   Nonresidential
Mortgage
Loans
   Construction
& Land
Loans
   Real Estate
Secured
Lines of
Credit
   Commercial
Loans
   Other
Consumer
Loans
   Total 
Allowance for loan losses:                                             
Balance, beginning of period  $324,647   $82,219   $524,183   $277,026   $69,457   $105,187   $11,408   $13,418   $1,407,545 
Provision (credit) charged to expense   (105,971)   72,679    (43,642)   139,167    11,994    (6,125)   4,993    (8,095)   65,000 
Losses charged off   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Recoveries   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Balance, end of period  $218,676   $154,898   $480,541   $416,193   $81,451   $99,062   $16,401   $5,323   $1,472,545 
                                              
Ending balance: Individually evaluated for impairment  $20,722   $8,013   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $28,735 
                                              
Ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment  $197,954   $146,885   $480,541   $416,193   $81,451   $99,062   $16,401   $5,323   $1,443,810 
Loans:                                             
Ending balance  $91,359,451   $13,216,691   $37,286,217   $24,340,792   $6,070,190   $10,382,236   $802,454   $592,974   $184,051,005 
                                              
Ending balance:  Individually evaluated for impairment  $1,109,116   $752,219   $504,648   $52,048   $-   $72,565   $-   $-   $2,490,596 
                                              
Ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment  $90,250,335   $12,464,472   $36,781,569   $24,288,744   $6,070,190   $10,309,671   $802,454   $592,974   $181,560,409 

 

   For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 (Unaudited) 
   One- to Four-
Family
Mortgage
Loans Owner
Occupied
   One- to Four-
Family
Mortgage
Loans
Investment
   Multi-Family
Mortgage
Loans
   Nonresidential
Mortgage
Loans
   Construction
& Land
Loans
   Real Estate
Secured
Lines of
Credit
   Commercial
Loans
   Other
Consumer
Loans
   Total 
Allowance for loan losses:                                             
Balance, beginning of period  $456,630   $123,017   $224,384   $182,338   $100,187   $296,873   $9,001   $12,642   $1,405,072 
Provision (credit) charged to expense   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Losses charged off   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Recoveries   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Balance, end of period  $456,630   $123,017   $224,384   $182,338   $100,187   $296,873   $9,001   $12,642   $1,405,072 

 

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Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

   At or For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 
   One- to Four-
Family
Mortgage
Loans Owner
Occupied
   One- to Four-
Family
Mortgage
Loans
Investment
   Multi-Family
Mortgage
Loans
   Nonresidential
Mortgage
Loans
   Construction
& Land
Loans
   Real Estate
Secured
Lines of
Credit
   Commercial
Loans
   Other
Consumer
Loans
   Total 
Allowance for loan losses:                                             
Balance, beginning of year  $456,630   $123,017   $224,384   $182,338   $100,187   $296,873   $9,001   $12,642   $1,405,072 
Provision (credit) charged to expense   (117,552)   (32,786)   299,799    94,688    (30,730)   (191,686)   2,407    860    25,000 
Losses charged off   (14,431)   (8,012)   -    -    -    -    -    (84)   (22,527)
Recoveries   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Balance, end of year  $324,647   $82,219   $524,183   $277,026   $69,457   $105,187   $11,408   $13,418   $1,407,545 
                                              
Ending balance: Individually evaluated for impairment  $20,722   $8,013   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $28,735 
                                              
Ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment  $303,925   $74,206   $524,183   $277,026   $69,457   $105,187   $11,408   $13,418   $1,378,810 
Loans:                                             
Ending balance  $91,919,064   $12,846,342   $36,628,238   $23,377,598   $5,329,188   $10,029,917   $557,268   $863,546   $181,551,161 
                                              
Ending balance: Individually evaluated for impairment  $1,115,573   $760,733   $507,066   $56,190   $-   $81,505   $-   $-   $2,521,067 
                                              
Ending balance: Collectively evaluated for impairment  $90,803,491   $12,085,609   $36,121,172   $23,321,408   $5,329,188   $9,948,412   $557,268   $863,546   $179,030,094 

 

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Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

The Company has adopted a standard grading system for all loans.

 

Definitions are as follows:

 

Prime (1) loans are of superior quality with excellent credit strength and repayment ability proving a nominal credit risk.

 

Good (2) loans are of above average credit strength and repayment ability proving only a minimal credit risk.

 

Satisfactory (3) loans are of reasonable credit strength and repayment ability proving an average credit risk due to one or more underlying weaknesses.

 

Acceptable (4) loans are of the lowest acceptable credit strength and weakened repayment ability providing a cautionary credit risk due to one or more underlying weaknesses. New borrowers are typically not underwritten within this classification.

 

Special Mention (5) loans have potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the loan or in the Company’s credit position at some future date. Special mention loans are not adversely classified and do not expose the Company to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification. Ordinarily, special mention credits have characteristics which corrective management action would remedy.

 

Substandard (6) loans are inadequately protected by the current sound worth and paying capacity of the obligor or of the collateral pledged, if any. Loans so classified must have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Company will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected.

 

Doubtful (7) loans have all the weaknesses inherent in those classified Substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of current known facts, conditions and values, highly questionable and improbable.

 

Loss (8) loans are considered uncollectible and of such little value that their continuance as bankable assets is not warranted. This classification does not mean that the loan has absolutely no recovery or salvage value but rather it is not practical or desirable to defer writing off even though partial recovery may be realized in the future.

 

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Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

The following tables present the credit risk profile of the Company’s loan portfolio based on internal rating category and payment activity as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

   March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) 
   One- to Four-
Family Mortgage
Loans - Owner
Occupied
   One- to Four-
Family Mortgage
Loans -
Investment
   Multi-Family
Mortgage
Loans
   Nonresidential
Mortgage
Loans
   Construction
& Land Loans
   Real Estate
Secured Lines
of Credit
   Commercial
Loans
   Other
Consumer
Loans
   Total 
Pass  $90,726,663   $12,495,941   $36,915,820   $23,790,753   $6,070,190   $10,224,400   $802,454   $592,974   $181,619,195 
Special mention   -    541,418    -    550,039    -    -    -    -    1,091,457 
Substandard   632,788    179,332    370,397    -    -    157,836    -    -    1,340,353 
Doubtful   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Loss   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
                                              
Total  $91,359,451   $13,216,691   $37,286,217   $24,340,792   $6,070,190   $10,382,236   $802,454   $592,974   $184,051,005 

 

   December 31, 2019 
   One- to Four-
Family Mortgage
Loans - Owner
Occupied
   One- to Four-
Family Mortgage
Loans -
Investment
   Multi-Family
Mortgage
Loans
   Nonresidential
Mortgage Loans
   Construction
& Land Loans
   Real Estate
Secured Lines
of Credit
   Commercial
Loans
   Other
Consumer
Loans
   Total 
Pass  $91,281,765   $12,115,427   $36,256,469   $22,813,758   $5,329,188   $9,870,477   $557,268   $863,546   $179,087,898 
Special mention   -    548,876    -    563,840    -    -    -    -    1,112,716 
Substandard   637,299    182,039    371,769    -    -    159,440    -    -    1,350,547 
Doubtful   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Loss   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
                                              
Total  $91,919,064   $12,846,342   $36,628,238   $23,377,598   $5,329,188   $10,029,917   $557,268   $863,546   $181,551,161 

 

Pass portfolio within the tables above consists of loans graded Prime (1) through Acceptable (4).

 

The Company evaluates the loan risk grading system definitions and allowance for loan losses methodology on an ongoing basis. No significant changes were made to either during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

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Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

The following tables present the loan portfolio aging analysis of the recorded investment in loans as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

 

   March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) 
   30-59 Days
Past Due
   60-89 Days
Past Due
   90 Days and
Greater Past
Due
   Total Past
Due
   Current   Total Loans
Receivable
   Total Loans >
90 Days Past
Due & Accruing
 
One to four-family mortgage loans  $349,896   $        -   $110,474   $460,370   $90,899,081   $91,359,451   $          - 
One to four family - investment   -    -    -    -    13,216,691    13,216,691    - 
Multi-family mortgage loans   297,625    -    -    297,625    36,988,592    37,286,217    - 
Nonresidential mortgage loans   -    -    -    -    24,340,792    24,340,792    - 
Construction & land loans   -    -    -    -    6,070,190    6,070,190    - 
Real estate secured lines of credit   27,759    -    -    27,759    10,354,477    10,382,236    - 
Commercial loans   -    -    -    -    802,454    802,454    - 
Other consumer loans   210,486    -    -    210,486    382,488    592,974    - 
                                    
Total  $885,766   $-   $110,474   $996,240   $183,054,765   $184,051,005   $- 

 

   December 31, 2019 
   30-59 Days
Past Due
   60-89 Days
Past Due
   90 Days and
Greater Past
Due
   Total Past
Due
   Current   Total Loans
Receivable
   Total Loans >
90 Days Past
Due & Accruing
 
One to four-family mortgage loans  $-   $            -   $110,934   $110,934   $91,808,130   $91,919,064   $            - 
One to four family - investment   -    -    -    -    12,846,342    12,846,342    - 
Multi-family mortgage loans   -    -    -    -    36,628,238    36,628,238    - 
Nonresidential mortgage loans   -    -    -    -    23,377,598    23,377,598    - 
Construction & land loans   -    -    -    -    5,329,188    5,329,188    - 
Real estate secured lines of credit   97,679    -    -    97,679    9,932,238    10,029,917    - 
Commercial loans   -    -    -    -    557,268    557,268    - 
Other consumer loans   -    -    -    -    863,546    863,546    - 
                                    
Total  $97,679   $-   $110,934   $208,613   $181,342,548   $181,551,161   $- 

 

A loan is considered impaired, in accordance with the impairment accounting guidance (ASC 310, Receivables), when based on current information and events, it is probable the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due from the borrower in accordance with the contractual terms of the loan. Impaired loans include nonperforming commercial loans and also include loans modified in troubled debt restructurings (“TDRs”).

 

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Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

The following tables present impaired loans at March 31, 2020, March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2019:

 

   March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) 
   Recorded
Balance
   Unpaid
Principal
Balance
   Specific
Allowance
   Average
Investment
in Impaired
Loans
   Interest
Income
Recognized
 
Loans without a specific valuation allowance                         
One- to four-family mortgage loans  $1,048,425   $1,048,425   $-   $1,051,353   $13,131 
One- to four-family - investment   370,006    370,006    -    372,052    6,092 
Multi-family mortgage loans   504,648    504,648    -    505,914    9,231 
Nonresidential mortgage loans   52,048    52,048    -    54,030    773 
Construction & land loans   -    -    -    -    - 
Real estate secured lines of credit   72,565    72,565    -    79,250    1,302 
Commercial loans   -    -    -    -    - 
Other consumer loans   -    -    -    -    - 
Loans with a specific valuation allowance                         
One- to four-family mortgage loans   60,691    81,413    20,722    81,548    274 
One- to four-family - investment   382,213    390,225    8,013    392,357    5,647 
Multi-family mortgage loans   -    -    -    -    - 
Nonresidential mortgage loans   -    -    -    -    - 
Construction & land loans   -    -    -    -    - 
Real estate secured lines of credit   -    -    -    -    - 
Commercial loans   -    -    -    -    - 
Other consumer loans   -    -    -    -    - 
                          
   $2,490,596   $2,519,330   $28,735   $2,536,504   $36,450 

 

   March 31, 2019 (Unaudited) 
   Recorded
Balance
   Unpaid
Principal
Balance
   Specific
Allowance
   Average
Investment
in Impaired
Loans
   Interest
Income
Recognized
 
Loans without a specific valuation allowance                         
One- to four-family mortgage loans  $915,699   $915,699   $-   $917,488   $8,043 
One- to four-family - investment   311,555    311,555    -    313,561    4,713 
Multi-family mortgage loans   513,276    513,276    -    513,940    7,027 
Nonresidential mortgage loans   147,414    147,414    -    149,226    1,233 
Construction & land loans   -    -    -    -    - 
Real estate secured lines of credit   47,160    47,160    -    48,036    709 
Commercial loans   -    -    -    -    - 
Other consumer loans   -    -    -    -    - 
Loans with a specific valuation allowance                         
One- to four-family mortgage loans   -    -    -    -    - 
One- to four-family - investment   379,301    412,985    33,684    415,757    5,497 
Multi-family mortgage loans   106,045    115,100    9,055    115,632    1,878 
Nonresidential mortgage loans   -    -    -    -    - 
Construction & land loans   -    -    -    -    - 
Real estate secured lines of credit   -    -    -    -    - 
Commercial loans   -    -    -    -    - 
Other consumer loans   -    -    -    -    - 
                          
   $2,420,450   $2,463,189   $42,739   $2,473,640   $29,100 

 

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Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

   December 31, 2019 
   Recorded
Balance
   Unpaid
Principal
Balance
   Specific
Allowance
   Average
Investment
in Impaired
Loans
  

Interest

Income
Recognized

 
Loans without a specific valuation allowance                         
One- to four-family mortgage loans  $1,054,515   $1,054,515   $-   $1,077,076   $52,394 
One- to four-family - investment   374,389    374,389    -    383,268    21,191 
Multi-family mortgage loans   507,066    507,066    -    510,866    43,647 
Nonresidential mortgage loans   56,190    56,190    -    75,260    4,583 
Construction & land loans   -    -    -    -    - 
Real estate secured lines of credit   81,505    81,505    -    86,326    5,416 
Commercial loans   -    -    -    -    - 
Other consumer loans   -    -    -    -    - 
Loans with a specific valuation allowance                         
One- to four-family mortgage loans   61,058    81,780    20,722    79,941    1,170 
One- to four-family - investment   386,344    394,357    8,013    401,718    19,965 
Multi-family mortgage loans   -    -    -    -    - 
Nonresidential mortgage loans   -    -    -    -    - 
Construction & land loans   -    -    -    -    - 
Real estate secured lines of credit   -    -    -    -    - 
Commercial loans   -    -    -    -    - 
Other consumer loans   -    -    -    -    - 
                          
   $2,521,067   $2,549,802   $28,735   $2,614,455   $148,366 

 

Income recognized on a cash basis was not materially different than interest income recognized on an accrual basis.

 

The following table presents the nonaccrual loans at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019. This table excludes accruing TDRs, which totaled $1,436,000 and $1,445,000 at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2020   2019 
    (Unaudited)      
One- to four-family mortgage loans  $110,474   $110,934 
One to four family - investment   -    - 
Multi-family mortgage loans   -    - 
Nonresidential mortgage loans   -    - 
Construction and land loans   -    - 
Real estate secured lines of credit   -    - 
Commercial loans   -    - 
Other consumer loans   -    - 
           
Total  $110,474   $110,934 

 

At March 31, 2020, the Company had one loan with a balance of $2,400 that was modified in a TDR and that was impaired.

 

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Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

There were no newly classified TDRs at March 31, 2020. The following table presents the new classified TDR’s at December 31, 2019:

 

   December 31, 2019 
   Number of
Loans
   Pre-Modification
Recorded
Balance
   Post-Modification
Recorded
Balance
 
Mortgage loans on real estate:               
Residential 1-4 family - owner occupied   3   $266,418   $240,926 
Residential 1-4 family - investment   -    -    - 
Multifamily   -    -    - 
Nonresidential mortgage loans   -    -    - 
Construction & land loans   -    -    - 
Construction & land loans   -    -    - 
Real estate secured lines of credit   1    -    40,627 
Commercial loans   -    -    - 
Consumer loans   -    -    - 
                
    4   $266,418   $281,553 

 

Newly classified TDRs, by type of modification, are as follows for December 31, 2019:

 

   December 31, 2019 
   Interest Only   Term   Combination   Total
Modification
 
Mortgage loans on real estate:                    
Residential 1-4 family - owner occupied  $-   $-   $240,926   $240,926 
Residential 1-4 family -investment   -    -    -    - 
Multifamily   -    -    -    - 
Nonresidential mortgage loans   -    -    -    - 
Construction & land loans   -    -    -    - 
Real estate secured lines of credit   40,627    -    -    40,627 
Commercial loans   -    -    -    - 
Consumer loans   -    -    -    - 
                     
   $40,627   $-   $240,926   $281,553 

 

There were no TDRs modified during the three months ended March 31, 2020 that subsequently defaulted. As of March 31, 2020, borrowers with loans designated as TDRs totaling $931,000 of residential real estate loans and $505,000 of multifamily loans, met the criteria for placement back on accrual status. This criteria is a minimum of six consecutive months of payment performance under existing or modified terms. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had no performing TDRs that did not meet the criteria for placement back on accrual status.

 

There were no foreclosed real estate properties at March 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019. There was one consumer mortgage loan in process of foreclosure at March 31, 2020 with a total net loan balance of $51,600.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 4:Earnings Per Common Share

 

Basic earnings per common share (“EPS”) excludes dilution and is calculated by dividing net income applicable to common stock by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is computed in a manner similar to that of basic EPS except that the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding is increased to include the number of incremental common shares that would have been outstanding if all potentially dilutive common stock equivalents were issued during the period. Unallocated common shares held by the Company’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ ESOP”) are shown as a reduction in stockholders’ equity and are excluded from weighted-average common shares outstanding for both basic and diluted EPS calculations until they are committed to be released. The computations for the three month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:

 

   Three Months March 31, 
   2020   2019 
   (Unaudited) 
Net loss  $(226,049)  $(8,101)
Less allocation of net loss to participating securities   -    - 
Net loss allocated to common shareholders   (226,049)   (8,101)
           
Shares outstanding for basic loss per share (1):          
Shares issued   2,949,432    2,936,819 
Less: Average unearned ESOP shares   74,026    80,820 
           
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic   2,875,406    2,855,999 
           
Basic loss per common share  $(0.08)  $- 
           
Effect of dilutive securities:          
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic   2,875,406    2,855,999 
Stock options   -    - 
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted   2,875,406    2,855,999 
           
Diluted loss per share  $(0.08)  $- 

 

(1)Share amounts related to the periods prior to the January 22, 2020 closing of the conversion offering have been restated to give retroactive recognition to the 1.6351 exchange ratio applied in the conversion offering. (see Note 1).

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 5:Regulatory Matters

 

The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Bank’s assets, liabilities and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank’s capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors. Furthermore, the Bank’s regulators could require adjustments to regulatory capital not reflected in these financial statements.

 

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the table below) of total and Tier I capital (as defined) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), common equity Tier I capital (as defined) to risk-weighted assets (as defined) and of Tier I capital to average assets (as defined). Management believes that, as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which it was subject at such dates.

 

Effective January 1, 2015, new regulatory capital requirements commonly referred to as ‘Basel III” were implemented and are reflected below. Management opted out of the accumulated comprehensive income treatment under the new requirements, and as such unrealized gains and losses from available-for-sale securities will continue to be excluded from regulatory capital.

 

The below minimum capital requirements exclude the capital conservation buffer required to avoid limitations on capital distributions, including dividend payments and certain discretionary bonus payments to executive officers. The capital conservation buffer was phased in from 0.0% for 2015 to 2.50% by 2019. The capital conservation buffer was 2.50% at March 31, 2020.

 

As of the most recent notification from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Bank was categorized as "well-capitalized" under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.  To be categorized as well capitalized, the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier I risk-based and Tier I leverage ratios as set forth in the table. Management believes that no conditions or events have occurred since the last notification that would change the Bank's category.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

The Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios are also presented in the following table:

 

   Actual   Minimum Capital Requirement   Minimum to Be Well
Capitalized Under Prompt
Corrective Action Provisions
 
   Amount   Ratio   Amount   Ratio   Amount   Ratio 
   (Dollars in thousands) 
As of  March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)                              
                               
Total risk-based capital
(to risk-weighted assets)
  $32,599    20.1%  $12,948    8.0%  $16,185    10.0%
                               
Tier I capital
(to risk-weighted assets)
   31,126    19.2%   9,711    6.0%   12,948    8.0%
                               
Common Equity Tier I capital
(to risk-weighted assets)
   31,126    19.2%   7,283    4.5%   10,520    6.5%
                               
Tier I capital
(to adjusted total assets)
   31,126    13.6%   9,180    4.0%   11,475    5.0%
                               
As of  December 31, 2019                              
                               
Total risk-based capital
(to risk-weighted assets)
  $24,898    16.3%  $12,204    8.0%  $15,255    10.0%
                               
Tier I capital
(to risk-weighted assets)
   23,490    15.4%   9,153    6.0%   12,204    8.0%
                               
Common Equity Tier I capital
(to risk-weighted assets)
   23,490    15.4%   6,865    4.5%   9,916    6.5%
                               
Tier I capital
(to adjusted total assets)
   23,490    10.2%   9,183    4.0%   11,478    5.0%

 

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Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 6:Disclosure About Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities

 

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value measurements must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. There is a hierarchy of three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2Observable 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 for substantially the full-term of the assets or liabilities.

 

Level 3Unobservable inputs supported by little or no market activity and are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

 

Recurring Measurements

 

The following table presents the fair value measurements of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

 

       Fair Value Measurements Using 
      Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
   Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 
   Fair Value   (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3) 
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)                    
Mortgage-backed securities of government sponsored entities  $6,243,334   $-   $6,243,334   $- 
Mortgage servicing rights   1,085,493    -    -    1,085,493 
December 31, 2019                    
Mortgage-backed securities of government sponsored entities  $6,733,213   $-   $6,733,213   $- 
Mortgage servicing rights   1,213,815    -    -    1,213,815 

 

Following is a description of the valuation methodologies and inputs used for assets measured at fair value on recurring basis and recognized in the accompanying balance sheets, as well as the general classification of such assets pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

 

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Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Available-for-sale Securities

 

Where quoted market prices are available in an active market, securities are classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy. If quoted market prices are not available, then fair values are estimated by using quoted prices of securities with similar characteristics or independent asset pricing services and pricing models, the inputs of which are market-based or independently sourced market parameters, including, but not limited to, yield curves, interest rates, volatilities, prepayments, defaults, cumulative loss projections and cash flows. Such securities are classified in Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy. In certain cases where Level 1 and Level 2 inputs are not available, securities are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy.

 

Mortgage Servicing Rights

 

Mortgage servicing rights do not trade in an active, open market with readily observable prices. Accordingly, fair value is estimated using discounted cash flow models having significant inputs of loan balance, weighted average coupon, weighted average maturity, escrow payments, servicing fees, prepayment speeds, float, cost to service, ancillary income, and discount rate. Due to the nature of the valuation inputs, mortgage servicing rights are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy.

 

Mortgage servicing rights are tested for impairment. Management measures mortgage servicing rights through use of a third-party independent valuation. Inputs to the model are reviewed by management.

 

The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of recurring fair value measurements related to mortgage servicing rights recognized in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets using significant unobservable (Level 3) inputs:

 

   Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2020   2019 
   (Unaudited) 
Fair value as of the beginning of the period  $1,213,815   $1,252,740 
Recognition of mortgage servicing rights on the sale of loans   41,532    19,154 
Change in fair value due to changes in valuation inputs or assumptions used in the valuation model   (169,854)   34,633 
           
Fair value at the end of the period  $1,085,493   $1,306,527 

 

Mortgage servicing rights are carried on the balance sheet at fair value and the changes in fair value are reported in other noninterest income in the period in which the changes occur.

 

Nonrecurring Measurements

 

The Company had one collateral-dependent loan measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis with a balance of $51,568 at both March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Unobservable (Level 3) Inputs

 

The following table presents quantitative information about unobservable inputs used in recurring and nonrecurring Level 3 fair value measurements at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

 

    Fair Value     Valuation
Technique
  Unobservable
Inputs
  Range
(Weighted
Average)
 
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)                        
Mortgage servicing rights   $ 1,085,493     Discounted
cash flow
  Discount rate PSA
prepayment speeds
    10%
110-230%
 
                         
Impaired loans (collateral dependent)   $ 51,568     Market comparable
properties
  Marketability
discount
    10%-15%
12%
 
                         
December 31, 2019                        
Mortgage servicing rights   $ 1,213,815     Discounted
cash flow
  Discount rate PSA
prepayment speeds
    10%
89%-173%
 
                         
Impaired loans (collateral dependent)   $ 51,568     Market comparable
properties
  Marketability
discount
    10%-15% 
12%
 

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The following methods were used to estimate the fair value of all other financial instruments recognized in the accompanying balance sheets at amounts other than fair value.

 

Cash and cash equivalents, Federal Home Loan Bank Stock and Interest Receivable

 

The carrying amount approximates fair value.

 

Loans Held for Sale

 

Fair value of loans held for sale is based on quoted market prices, where available, or is determined by discounting estimated cash flows using interest rates approximating the Company’s current origination rates for similar loans and adjusted to reflect the inherent credit risk.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Loans

 

The estimated fair value of loans as of March 31, 2020 follows the guidance in ASU 2016-01, which prescribes an “exit price” in estimating and disclosing the fair value of financial instruments. The fair value calculation at that date discounted estimated cash flows using rates that incorporated discounts for credit, liquidity and marketability factors.

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Lender Risk Account Receivable

 

The fair value of the Federal Home Loan Bank lender risk account receivable is estimated by discounting the estimated remaining cash flows of each strata of the receivable at current rates applicable to each strata for the same remaining maturities.

 

Deposits

 

Deposits include demand deposits and savings accounts. The fair value is estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies the rates currently offered for deposits of a similar structure. The fair value of fixed-maturity time deposits is estimated using a discounted cash flow calculation that applies the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances

 

Rates currently available to the Company for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities are used to estimate the fair value of existing debt. Fair value of long-term debt is based on quoted market prices or dealer quotes for the identical liability when traded as an asset in an active market.

 

If a quoted market price is not available, an expected present value technique is used to estimate fair value.

 

Advances from Borrowers for Taxes and Insurance and Interest Payable

 

The carrying amount approximates fair value.

 

Commitments to Originate Loans, Forward Sale Commitments, Letters of Credit and Lines of Credit

 

The fair value of commitments to originate loans is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present creditworthiness of the counterparties. For fixed-rate loan commitments, fair value also considers the difference between current levels of interest rates and the committed rates. The fair value of forward sale commitments is estimated based on current market prices for loans of similar terms and credit quality. The fair values of letters of credit and lines of credit are based on fees currently charged for similar agreements or on the estimated cost to terminate or otherwise settle the obligations with the counterparties at the reporting date. At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the fair value of commitments was not material.

 

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Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

The following table presents estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments not previously presented at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019:

       Fair Value Measurements Using 
   Carrying   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
   Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
   Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 
   Amount   (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3) 
March 31, 2020 (Unaudited)                    
Financial Assets:                    
Cash and cash equivalents  $15,660,518   $15,660,518   $-   $- 
Interest-bearing time deposits   1,750,000    -    1,750,000    - 
Loans held for sale   9,523,196    -    9,768,660    - 
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses   179,951,297    -    -    178,421,711 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock   2,731,500    -    2,731,500    - 
Interest receivable   595,804    -    595,804    - 
Federal Home Loan Bank lender risk account receivable   1,630,122    -    -    1,866,762 
                     
Financial Liabilities:                    
Deposits   142,847,393    68,893,099    76,149,428    - 
Federal Home Loan Bank advances   43,673,224    -    45,521,783    - 
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance   1,302,814    -    1,302,814    - 
Interest payable   85,407    -    85,407    - 
                     
December 31, 2019                    
Financial Assets:                    
Cash and cash equivalents  $37,735,266   $37,735,266   $-   $- 
Loans held for sale   3,114,081    -    3,178,068    - 
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses   179,332,026    -    -    175,117,724 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock   2,657,400    -    2,657,400    - 
Interest receivable   624,333    -    624,333    - 
Federal Home Loan Bank lender risk account receivable   1,713,240    -    -    1,820,707 
                     
Financial Liabilities:                    
Deposits   143,410,707    66,172,775    78,065,313    - 
Federal Home Loan Bank advances   47,172,066    -    47,707,920    - 
Stock subscription proceeds in escrow   23,407,011    23,407,011    -      
Advances from borrowers for taxes and insurance   1,806,638    -    1,806,638    - 
Interest payable   91,636    -    91,636    - 

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 7:Commitments and Credit Risk

 

Commitments to Originate Loans

 

Commitments to originate loans are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since a portion of the commitments may expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Each customer’s creditworthiness is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the counterparty. Collateral held varies, but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment, commercial real estate and residential real estate.

 

Forward sale commitments are commitments to sell groups of residential mortgage loans that the Company originates or purchases as part of its mortgage banking activities. The Company commits to sell the loans at specified prices in a future period. These commitments are acquired to reduce market risk on mortgage loans in the process of origination and mortgage loans held for sale since the Company is exposed to interest rate risk during the period between issuing a loan commitment and the sale of the loan into the secondary market.

 

Commitments to fund fixed rate loans at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, were as follows:

 

   March 31, 2020   December 31, 2019 
   (Unaudited)     
       Interest Rate       Interest Rate 
   Amount   Range   Amount   Range 
Commitments to fund fixed-rate loans  $33,437,170    2.75% - 3.875%   $3,917,445    3.5% - 5.125% 

 

Lines of Credit

 

Lines of credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Lines of credit generally have fixed expiration dates. Since a portion of the line may expire without being drawn upon, the total unused lines do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Each customer’s creditworthiness is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the counterparty. Collateral held varies but may include accounts receivable, inventory, property, plant and equipment, commercial real estate and residential real estate. Management uses the same credit policies in granting lines of credit as it does for on-balance-sheet instruments.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Loan commitments outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, including commitments for fixed-rate loans shown above, were composed of the following:

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2019   2019 
   (Unaudited)     
Commitments to originate loans for portfolio  $674,000   $761,055 
Forward sale commitments   42,960,366    7,031,526 
Lines of credit   16,876,597    16,840,828 
           

 

NOTE 8:Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 

The components of other comprehensive loss, net of tax, included in stockholders’ equity at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 are as follows:

 

         
   March 31,   December 31, 
   2020   2019 
   (Unaudited)     
Net unrealized loss on available for sale securities  $(66,189)  $(7,237)
           
Directors' retirement plan   (373,459)   (361,104)
    (439,648)   (368,341)
           
Tax benefit   (92,326)   (77,352)
           
Net of tax amount  $(347,322)  $(290,989)

 

NOTE 9:Equity Incentive Plan

 

In May 2017, the Company’s stockholders approved the Cincinnati Bancorp 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”). The 2017 Plan authorizes the issuance or delivery to participants of up to 192,843 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the grants of restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, incentive stock options, and non-qualified stock options. Of this number, the maximum number of shares of Company common stock that may be issued under the 2017 Plan pursuant to the exercise of stock options is 137,745 shares and the maximum number of shares of Company common stock that may be issued as restricted stock awards or restricted stock units is 55,098 shares. Stock options awarded to employees may be incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options. Shares subject to award under the 2017 Plan may be authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares. The 2017 Plan contains annual and lifetime limits on certain types of awards to individual participants. 

 

Awards may vest or become exercisable only upon the achievement of performance measures or based solely on the passage of time after award. Stock options and restricted stock awards provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control (as defined in the 2017 Plan).

 

In June 2017, the Company granted stock options for 129,478 shares to members of the Board of Directors and certain members of management. Options granted in June 2017 have an exercise price of $5.84, as determined on the grant date and expire ten years from the grant date.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

Activity in the stock option plan was as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:

 

           Weighted-Average     
           Remaining   Aggregate 
       Weighted-Average   Contractual Term   Intrinsic 
   Shares   Exercise Price   (Years)   Value 
   (Unaudited) 
March 31, 2020                    
Outstanding, beginning of period   118,458   $5.84    7.50   $521,618 
Granted   -    -           
Exercised   -    -           
Forfeited   -    -           
                     
Outstanding, end of period   118,458   $5.84    7.25   $273,638 
                     
Exercisable, end of period   47,383   $5.84    7.25   $109,455 

 

           Weighted-Average     
           Remaining   Aggregate 
       Weighted-Average   Contractual Term   Intrinsic 
   Shares   Exercise Price   (Years)   Value 
   (Unaudited) 
March 31, 2019                    
Outstanding, beginning of period (1)   129,479   $5.84    8.50   $194,008 
Granted   -    -           
Exercised   -    -           
Forfeited   -    -           
                     
Outstanding, end of period   129,479   $5.84    8.25   $293,072 
                     
Exercisable, end of period   25,896   $5.84    8.25   $58,614 

 

(1)Share amounts related to periods prior to the January 22, 2020 closing of the conversion offering have been restated to give retroactive recognition to the 1.6351 exchange ratio applied in the conversion offering. (see Note 1).

 

In June 2017, the Company awarded 55,098 restricted shares to members of the Board of Directors and certain members of management. The restricted stock awards have a five year vesting period. Shares of restricted stock granted to employees under the 2017 Plan are subject to vesting based on continuous employment for a specified time period following the date of grant. During the restricted period, the holder is entitled to full voting rights and dividends, thus are considered participating securities.

 

Total compensation cost recognized in the income statement for share-based payment arrangements during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, was $25,791 and $25,791, respectively.

 

As of March 31, 2020, there was approximately $232,100 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Plan, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.25 years.

 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

NOTE 10: Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc. is an “emerging growth company.” As an “emerging growth company”, we have elected to use the extended transition period to delay adoption of new or revised accounting pronouncements applicable to public companies until such pronouncements are made applicable to the financial statements of public companies that comply with such new or revised accounting standards.

 

FASB ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (Topic 326)

 

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. This ASU significantly changes how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that aren’t measured at fair value through net income.

 

In issuing the standard, the FASB is responding to criticism that today’s guidance delays recognition of credit losses. The standard will replace today’s “incurred loss” approach with an “expected loss” model. The new model, referred to as the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model, will apply to: (1) financial assets subject to credit losses and measured at amortized cost, and (2) certain off-balance sheet credit exposures. This includes, but is not limited to, loans, leases, held-to-maturity securities, loan commitments, and financial guarantees.

 

The CECL model does not apply to available-for-sale (“AFS”) debt securities. For AFS debt securities with unrealized losses, entities will measure credit losses in a manner similar to what they do today, except that the losses will be recognized as allowances rather than reductions in the amortized cost of the securities. As a result, entities will recognize improvements to estimated credit losses immediately in earnings rather than as interest income over time, as they do today.

 

The ASU also simplifies the accounting model for purchased credit-impaired debt securities and loans. ASU 2016-13 also expands the disclosure requirements regarding an entity’s assumptions, models, and methods for estimating the allowance for loan and lease losses. In addition, entities will need to disclose the amortized cost balance for each class of financial asset by credit quality indicator, disaggregated by the year of origination.

 

On October 16, 2019, FASB approved a final ASU delaying the effective date of ASU No. 2016-13 for certain companies. No. 2016-13 is effective for public business entities that are U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filers that are not small reporting companies, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective (i.e., modified retrospective approach). The Company is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments to the Company’s financial position and results of operations and currently does not know or cannot reasonably quantify the impact of the adoption of the amendments as a result of the complexity and extensive changes from these amendments.

 

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Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

The Allowance for Loan Losses (ALL) estimate is material to the Company and given the change from an incurred loss model to a methodology that considers the credit loss over the life of the loan, there is the potential for an increase in the ALL at adoption date. The Company is anticipating a significant change in the processes and procedures to calculate the ALL, including changes in assumptions and estimates to consider expected credit losses over the life of the loan versus the current accounting practice that utilizes the incurred loss model. In addition, the current accounting policy and procedures for the other-than-temporary impairment on available-for-sale securities will be replaced with an allowance approach. The Company continues collecting and retaining historical loan and credit data. The Company is in the process of identifying data gaps. Certain CECL models are currently being evaluated. The Audit Committee is informed of ongoing CECL developments. For additional information on the allowance for loan losses, see Note 4.

 

FASB ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842)

 

ASU No. 2016-02 was issued in February 2016 and requires a lessee to recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (“the lease liability”) and a right to use the underlying asset for the lease term, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments. When measuring assets and liabilities arising from a lease, the lessee should include payments to be made in optional periods only if the lessee is reasonably certain, as defined, to exercise an option to the lease or not to exercise an option to terminate the lease. Optional payments to purchase the underlying asset should be included if the lessee is reasonably certain it will exercise the purchase option. Most variable lease payments should be excluded except for those that depend on an index or a rate or are in substance fixed payments.

 

A lessee shall classify a lease as a finance lease if it meets any of the five listed criteria:

 

a.The lease transfers ownership of the underlying asset to the lessee by the end of the lease term.
b.The lease grants the lessee an option to purchase the underlying asset that the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise.
c.The lease term is for the major part of the remaining economic life of the underlying asset.
d.The present value of the sum of the lease payments and any residual value guaranteed by the lessee equals or exceeds substantially all of the fair value of the underlying asset.
e.The underlying asset is of such a specialized nature that it is expected to have no alternative use to the lessor at the end of the lease term.

 

For finance leases, a lessee shall recognize in the statement of income interest on the lease liability separately from the amortization of the right-of-use asset. Amortization of the right-to-use asset shall be on a straight-line basis, unless another basis is more representative of the pattern in which the lessee expects to consume the right-of-use asset’s future economic benefits. If the lease does not meet any of the five criteria, the lessee shall classify it as an operating lease and shall recognize a single lease cost on a straight line basis over the lease term. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. If a lessee makes this election, it should recognize lease expense for such leases generally on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Public business entities should apply the amendments in ASU 2016-02 for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. On October 16, 2019, FASB approved a final ASU delaying the effective date for nonpublic business entities. Nonpublic business entities should apply the amendments for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. Entities are required to use a modified retrospective approach for leases that exist or are entered into after the beginning of the earliest comparative period in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The impact is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations since the Company does not have a material amount of lease agreements.

 

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Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

FASB ASU 2016-01 Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

 

In January 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. For public business entities, the amendments in this update include the elimination of the requirement to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet, the requirement to use the exit price notion when measuring fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes, the requirement to present separately in other comprehensive income the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk when the entity has elected to measure the liability at fair value in accordance with the fair value option for financial instruments, the requirement for separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset (that is, securities or loans and receivables) on the balance sheet or accompanying notes to the financial statements, and the amendments clarify that an entity should evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available-for-sale securities in combination with the entity's other deferred tax assets.

 

ASU 2016-01 is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For private companies the new guidance becomes effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. The amendments should be applied by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. Early adoption of the amendments in this update is not permitted, except that early application by public business entities to financial statements of fiscal years or interim periods that have not yet been issued or, by all other entities, that have not yet been made available for issuance are permitted as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption for the following amendment: An entity should present separately in other comprehensive income the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk if the entity has elected to measure the liability at fair value in accordance with the fair value option for financial instruments. Adoption of ASU 2016-01 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s fair value and other disclosure requirements. For additional information on fair value of assets and liabilities, see Note 6.

 

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

 

General

 

Management’s discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations at and for the three ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 is intended to assist in understanding the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with the unaudited financial statements and the notes thereto, appearing in Part I, Item 1 of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q and with the audited financial statements and notes thereto at and for the year ended December 31, 2019, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward –Looking Statements

 

This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements, which can be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “plan,” “seek,” “expect,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “indicate,” “would,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “target” and words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

 

·statements of our goals, intentions and expectations;

 

·statements regarding our business plans, prospects, growth and operating strategies;

 

·statements regarding the asset quality of our loan and investment portfolios; and

 

·estimates of our risks and future costs and benefits.

 

These forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs and expectations and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions with respect to future business strategies and decisions that are subject to change. We are under no duty to and do not take any obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this Form 10-Q except as may be required by applicable law or regulation.

 

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements:

 

·the scope, duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on our business and operations, our customers, including their ability to make timely loan payments, our service providers, and on the economy and financial markets;

 

·our ability to manage our operations under the current economic conditions nationally and in our market area;

 

·our ability to integrate acquisitions may be unsuccessful, or may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected;

 

·we may incur increased charge-offs in the future;

 

·we may face competitive loss of customers;

 

·adverse changes in the financial industry, securities, credit and national or local real estate markets (including real estate values), or in the secondary mortgage markets;

 

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·significant increases in our loan losses, including as a result of our inability to resolve classified and non-performing assets or reduce risks associated with our loans, and management’s assumptions in determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses;

 

·credit risks of lending activities, including changes in the level and trend of loan delinquencies and write-offs and in our allowance for loan losses and provision for loan losses;

 

·the use of estimates in determining fair value of certain of our assets, which may prove to be incorrect and result in significant declines in valuations;

 

·risks related to the valuation of mortgage servicing rights, particularly changes in prepayment speeds due to changes in interest rates;

 

·competition among depository and other financial institutions;

 

·our ability to successfully implement our business plan and to grow our franchise to improve profitability;

 

·our ability to attract and maintain deposits, and to obtain FHLB-Cincinnati advances;

 

·changes in interest rates generally, including changes in the relative differences between short term and long term interest rates and in deposit interest rates, that may affect our net interest margin and funding sources, and our ability to originate loans for portfolio and for sale in the secondary market;

 

·fluctuations in the demand for loans, which may be affected by the number of unsold homes, land and other properties in our market areas and by declines in the value of real estate in our market area;

 

·changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits;

 

·risks related to a high concentration of loans secured by real estate located in our market area;

 

·the results of examinations by our regulators, including the possibility that our regulators may, among other things, require us to increase our allowance for loan losses, write down assets, change our regulatory capital position, limit our ability to borrow funds or maintain or increase deposits, or prohibit us from paying dividends, which could adversely affect our dividends and earnings;

 

·changes in the level of government support of housing finance;

 

·our ability to enter new markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities;

 

·changes in laws or government regulations or policies affecting financial institutions which could result in, among other things, increased deposit insurance premiums and assessments, increased capital requirements, and increased regulatory fees and compliance costs, and the resources we have available to address such changes;

 

·changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the bank regulatory agencies, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board;

 

·changes in our compensation and benefit plans, and our ability to retain key members of our senior management team and to address staffing needs in response to product demand or to implement our strategic plans;

 

·loan delinquencies and changes in the underlying cash flows of our borrowers;

 

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·our ability to control costs and expenses, particularly those associated with operating as a publicly traded company;

 

·the failure or security breaches of computer systems on which we depend;

 

·the ability of key third-party service providers to perform their obligations to us;

 

·changes in the financial condition or future prospects of issuers of securities that we own;

 

·acquisition integration risks, including potential deposit attrition, higher than expected costs, customer loss, business disruption and the inability to realize benefits and cost savings from, and limit any unexpected liabilities associated with, business combinations; and

 

·other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and operational factors affecting our operations, pricing, products and services described elsewhere in this quarterly report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

 

Because of these and a wide variety of other uncertainties, our actual future results may be materially different from the results indicated by these forward-looking statements.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

There are no material changes to the critical accounting policies disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.

 

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Impact

 

As a result of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, economic uncertainties have arisen which may negatively affect the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company and, in particular, the collectability of the loan portfolio. The duration of these uncertainties and the ultimate financial effects cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

 

Loan Modifications

 

Beginning in March, we began receiving requests from our borrowers for loan deferrals. These modifications for our portfolio loans are for the deferral of principal and interest up to 90 day terms. Loan deferral terms may be extended on a case-by-case basis. Each request is evaluated individually and evidenced by a signed loan modification agreement. Interest on loan deferrals continues to accrue during the deferral period. While interest and fees will still accrue to income, through normal GAAP accounting, should eventual credit losses on these deferred payments emerge, interest income and fees accrued would need to be reversed.  In such a scenario, interest income in future periods could be negatively impacted. Collectability of accrued interest will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis once the deferral period is ended. At this time, it is uncertain what the potential impact of loan deferrals will have on the financial position, results of operations and the allowance for loan losses. The following table shows the coronavirus payment deferral modifications for loans held in portfolio approved as of May 2020:

 

   Recorded   Number 
   Balance   of Accounts 
One to four family mortgage loans - owner occupied  $4,915,905    30 
One to four family mortgage loans - investment   2,081,443    14 
Multifamily   7,807,829    9 
Nonresidential   3,686,693    9 
Land   241,675    1 
           
Loan payment deferral modifications  $18,733,545    63 

 

The Company services loans for various investors, including the FHLB-Cincinnati and Freddie Mac. Under terms of our agreement with these entities we are required to remit principal and interest on a scheduled basis. We have conformed our loan deferral program to meet the guidance issued by the FHLB-Cincinnati and Freddie Mac. At this time, it is uncertain what the potential impact of loan deferrals for sold loans will have on our financial position. The following table shows the coronavirus payment deferral modifications approved for loans sold as of May 2020:

 

   Recorded   Number 
   Investor Balance   of Accounts 
FHLB -Cincinnati  $1,536,596    9 
Freddie Mac   1,724,739    14 
           
Total  $3,261,335    23 

 

Paycheck Protection Act

 

As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has been authorized to guarantee loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) under the CARES Act through June 30, 2020. We began accepting applications on April 27, 2020. As of that date we had processed nineteen PPP loans totaling $579,600. PPP loans are fully guaranteed by the SBA and therefore do not represent a credit risk.

 

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Asset Impairment

 

Our mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) have experienced a decrease in their fair value as of March 31, 2020 as a result of the decrease in market interest rates in response to COVID-19. It is uncertain whether prolonged effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will result in future decreases in the fair value of our MSRs.

 

Financial position and results of operations

 

Pertaining to our March 31, 2020 financial condition and results of operations, COVID-19 had an impact on our allowance for loan losses (“ALL”). While we have not yet experienced any charge-offs related to COVID-19, our allowance for loan losses calculation and resulting provision for loan losses are impacted by changes in economic conditions. Given that the economy has deteriorated significantly since the pandemic was declared in early March, our need for additional reserve for loan loss increased. Should economic conditions worsen, we could experience further increases in our allowance for loan losses and record additional provisions for loan loss expense. It is possible that our asset quality measures could worsen at future measurement periods if the effects of COVID-19 are prolonged.

 

Our fee income could be reduced due to COVID-19.  In keeping with guidance from regulators, we are actively working with COVID-19 affected customers to waive fees from a variety of sources, such as, but not limited to, insufficient funds and overdraft fees, ATM fees, account maintenance fees, etc.  These reductions in fees are thought, at this time, to be temporary in conjunction with the length of the expected COVID-19 related economic crisis.  At this time, we are unable to project the materiality of such an impact, but recognize the breadth of the economic impact is likely to impact our fee income in future periods.

 

Capital and liquidity

 

As of March 31, 2020, all of our capital ratios were in excess of all regulatory requirements.  While we believe that we have sufficient capital to withstand an extended economic recession brought about by COVID-19, our reported and regulatory capital ratios could be adversely impacted by further losses.

 

We maintain access to multiple sources of liquidity.  Wholesale funding sources, particularly the FHLB and National CD Rateline, have remained open to us.  If funding costs become elevated for an extended period of time, it could have an adverse effect on our net interest margin.  If an extended recession caused large numbers of our deposit customers to withdraw their funds, we might become more reliant on volatile or more expensive sources of funding.

 

Our processes, controls and business continuity plan

 

Following guidance from the Governor of the State of Ohio, the Company deployed a successful remote working strategy, provided timely communication to our employees and customers, implemented protocols for employee safety, and initiated strategies for monitoring and responding to local COVID-19 impacts – including customer relief efforts.  The Company’s preparedness efforts, coupled with timely plan implementation, resulted in minimal impacts to operations as a result of COVID-19.  Prior technology planning resulted in the successful deployment of the majority of our operational teams to a remote environment.  Due to the nature of their functions, a few employees continue to operate from physical Company locations, while effectively employing social distancing standards.   We do not anticipate incurring additional material cost related to our continued deployment of the remote working strategy.  No material operational or internal control challenges or risks have been identified to date.   Our management team continues to meet daily to anticipate and respond to any future COVID-19 interruptions or developments.  As of March 31, 2020, we don’t anticipate significant challenges to our ability to maintain our systems and controls in light of the measures we have taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19.  The Company does not currently face any material resource constraint through the implementation of our business continuity plans.

 

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Lending

 

The Company’s loan exposure is predominately retail residential, multifamily and nonresidential in nature. See Note 3 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had no loan exposure to the hospitality, restaurant, travel, energy, aviation, healthcare or senior living industries.

 

Comparison of Financial Condition at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019

 

Total Assets. Total assets were $227.6 million at March 31, 2020, a decrease of $14.2 million, or 5.9%, from the $241.8 million at December 31, 2019. The decrease resulted primarily from a decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $22.1 million, which was partially offset by an increase of $6.4 million in loans held for sale at March 31, 2020.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents decreased $22.1 million, or 58.5%, to $15.7 million at March 31, 2020. The Company completed the second-step common stock offering effective January 22, 2020, which resulted in net offering proceeds of $14.1 million. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents was primarily attributable to the Company’s return of $9.8 million in stock subscription proceeds received during the subscription period in excess of the maximum offering amount. Additionally, deployment of these funds was reflected in a $6.4 million increase in loans held for sale, a repayment of $3.5 million in FHLB advances and an increase of $1.8 million in interest-bearing time deposits at March 31, 2020.

 

Interest-bearing Time Deposits. Interest-bearing time deposits totaled $1.8 million at March 31, 2020, a 100.0% increase compared to December 31, 2019, as management elected to invest funds from the common stock offering into short-term deposits yielding 1.81%.

 

Available-for-Sale Securities. Available-for-sale securities, which consisted entirely of U.S. government-sponsored mortgage-backed securities, decreased $490,000 or 7.3%, to $6.2 million at March 31, 2020 from $6.7 million at December 31, 2019, due primarily to principal repayments during the quarter.

 

Net Loans. Net loans increased $619,000, or 0.3%, to $180.0 million at March 31, 2020 from $179.3 million December 31, 2019. Total gross loans increased $2.5 million, or 1.4%, during the three months ended March 31, 2020, and this increase was partially offset by an increase in undisbursed funds on construction loans of $1.8 million. The largest increases in our loan portfolio were $963,000 in the nonresidential loans, $741,000 in construction and land loans and $658,000 in multifamily loans. Loan portfolio growth was partially offset by a decline in residential loans of $560,000. This loan growth reflects our strategy to grow the portfolio through loan originations and purchases primarily with adjustable-rate loans and mitigate interest rate risk on the balance sheet.

 

Loans Held for Sale. We currently sell certain fixed-rate, 15- and 30-year term, one-to-four family mortgage loans. We have sold loans on both a servicing-released and servicing-retained basis to: the FHLB-Cincinnati, through its mortgage purchase program; Freddie Mac; and certain private sector third-party buyers. Loans held for sale increased $6.4 million, or 205.8%, to $9.5 million at March 31, 2020 from $3.1 million at December 31, 2019, as a result of increased origination of loans to be sold due primarily to declining mortgage interest rates. If the low interest rate environment continues, we would expect to continue to experience increased origination activity in future periods.

 

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During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we sold $23.4 million of one-to- four family residential loans, on both a servicing–retained and servicing–released basis. Recent economic events, including two reductions in interest rates by the Federal Reserve Board, in its efforts to address the overall economic slowdown brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, have reduced mortgage interest rates and have had a favorable impact on our originations of mortgage loans, which we have classified as held for sale to the secondary market. Management intends to continue this sales activity in future periods to generate gains on sale and servicing fee income, particularly if the prevailing low interest rate environment persists. During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, we hired an additional four mortgage loan officers and four lending support personnel.

 

Mortgage Servicing Rights. We recognize mortgage servicing rights when loans are sold on a servicing-retained basis, which are initially, and subsequently, carried at fair value based upon independent third-party appraisals. The fair value of our mortgage servicing rights, based upon the most recent appraisal, decreased $128,000, or 10.6%, to $1.1 million at March 31, 2020, from $1.2 million at December 31, 2019. The appraised fair value of our mortgage servicing rights was adversely impacted by the increased prepayment speed assumptions used in the appraisal as a result of the current low interest rate environment. The balance of mortgages serviced was $104.0 million at March 31, 2020 compared to $103.9 at December 31, 2019. The value of the mortgage servicing rights decreased 12 basis points during the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

 

Deposits. Deposits decreased $563,000, or 0.4%, to $142.8 million at March 31, 2020 from $143.4 million at December 31, 2019. Core deposits, defined as demand and savings accounts, increased $2.7 million, or 4.1%, to $68.9 million at March 31, 2020 from $66.2 million at December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily the result of deposit shifts from time deposits to more liquid savings accounts paying a competitive interest rate on larger account balances. Time deposits decreased $3.3 million, or 4.3%, to $74.0 million at March 31, 2020 from $77.2 million at December 31, 2019. Certificates originated through the National CD Rateline service decreased $1.0 million to $5.8 million at March 31, 2020, and are included in the decrease in time deposits noted above.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, management continued its strategy of pursuing growth in lower cost core deposits. The Bank engaged a third-party marketing firm specializing in checking account promotions, and initiated a program designed to increase new account originations. This marketing program began in January 2020 and resulted in new account openings in accordance with our expectations, but was temporarily suspended in mid-March as we closed the lobbies in our branch offices due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We expect to resume this program once we are able to re-open our office lobbies to customers.

 

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances. Federal Home Loan Bank advances decreased $3.5 million, or 7.4%, to $43.7 million at March 31, 2020. The decrease in FHLB advances is part of management’s strategy to reduce wholesale funding when appropriate.

 

Stock Subscription Proceeds in Escrow. Stock subscription proceeds held in escrow of $23.4 million as of December 31, 2019, was eliminated with the closing of the conversion on January 22, 2020. As previously disclosed, $9.8 million of these funds were returned to potential investors due to the over-subscription in excess of the maximum offering amount and the remainder was transferred to stockholders’ equity.

 

Stockholders’ Equity. Stockholders’ equity increased $14.1 million, or 59.0%, to $37.9 million at March 31, 2020 from $23.8 million at December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily due to the $14.1 million net proceeds from the stock offering, which was partially offset by a net loss of $226,000 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2020.

 

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Comparison of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019

 

General. The Company recorded a net loss of $226,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, an increased loss of $218,000 compared to the net loss of $8,000 reported for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. The increase in net loss was primarily due to a $39,000 decrease in net interest income, a $193,000 decrease in mortgage servicing fees, a $65,000 increase in the provision for loan losses and a $242,000 increase in noninterest expense, which were partially offset by a $260,000 increase in gain on sale of loans and a $54,000 increase in the federal income tax credits.

 

Interest and Dividend Income. Interest income increased $91,000, or 4.5%, to $2.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 compared to the comparable quarter in 2019. Interest income on loans increased $62,000, or 3.2%, to $2.0 million as of March 31, 2020. The average balance of loans during the three months ended March 31, 2020 increased $13.5 million to $186.4 million, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019. The increase in average loans outstanding was primarily concentrated in the loans held for sale, multi-family residential and nonresidential mortgage portfolios. The average yield on loans decreased 19 basis points to 4.32% for the three months ended March 31, 2020 from 4.51% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, primarily due to the decrease in market interest rates.

 

Interest income on securities increased $23,000, or 616.3%, for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The average balance of securities increased $5.4 million to $6.0 million at March 31, 2020. The yield on securities decreased 91 basis points due to lower market interest rates. Interest income on other interest-earning assets increased $5,000, or 6.3%. The average balance on other interest-earning assets increased $13.5 million. The yield on other interest-bearing assets decreased 174 basis points due primarily to a lower dividend rate paid on FHLB stock and the decline in market interest rates.

 

Interest Expense. Total interest expense increased $129,000, or 20.8%, to $751,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 from $622,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. Interest expense on deposit accounts increased $56,000, or 12.4%, to $503,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 from $448,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. The increase in deposit expense between comparable quarters in 2019 from 2018 was primarily due to an $8.4 million increase in average interest-bearing deposit accounts, and an eight basis point increase in average cost.

 

Interest expense on savings increased $13,000, or 34.2%, during the quarter ended March 31, 2020 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2019, due to the offering of a higher-yielding savings account to attract retail deposits. The average balance of savings accounts increased $3.1 million. Interest expense on interest-bearing demand accounts decreased $1,000 to $31,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. The average balances in interest-bearing demand accounts increased $8.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to March 31, 2019. Interest expense on certificates of deposit increased $43,000, or 11.4%. The average cost of certificates increased 31 basis points to 2.23% primarily due to the increase in certificate of deposit rates in the local market. The average balance on certificates of deposit decreased $3.3 million to $75.5 million at March 31, 2020.

 

Interest expense on FHLB advances increased $74,000, or 42.4%, to $248,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 from $174,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. The average balance of advances increased $11.6 million, or 35.0%, for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. The average cost of FHLB borrowings increased 12 basis points due primarily to the payoff of maturing lower rate advances.

 

Net Interest Income. Net interest income decreased $39,000, or 2.7%, to $1.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 compared to the same quarter in 2019. The interest rate spread decreased to 2.24% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2019. The net interest margin decreased 53 basis points to 2.54% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 compared to 3.07% for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.

 

Provision for Loan Losses. A provision for loan losses of $65,000 was recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2020, an increase of $65,000 as no provision was recorded for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. The allowance for loan losses was $1.5 million, or 0.80% of total loans, at March 31, 2020, compared to $1.4 million, or 0.79% of total loans, at March 31, 2019. The Company had no net charge-offs during the three-month period ended March 31, 2020. As a percentage of nonperforming loans, the allowance for loan losses was 1,333.0% at March 31, 2020. Total nonperforming loans to total loans was 0.06% at March 31, 2020. There was no other real estate owned at March 31, 2020.

 

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While the credit quality of the Bank’s loan portfolio remained consistent with recent periods, as measured by low levels of nonperforming and delinquent loans, classified loans and impaired loans, in recognition of the recent economic decline brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, to potentially affect certain of our borrowers, we adjusted the qualitative factors inherent in our evaluation of the allowance for loan losses related to the overall economy to account for the uncertain impact of recent economic events. Further, while the Bank does not have a material exposure to the lodging, travel and hospitality industries, management deemed it prudent to increase the allowance for loan losses at March 31, 2020 in recognition of the economic uncertainties.

 

The allowance for loan losses reflects the estimate we believe to be adequate to cover probable losses which were inherent in the loan portfolio at March 31, 2020. While we believe the estimates and assumptions used in our determination of the adequacy of the allowance are reasonable, such estimates and assumptions could be proven incorrect in the future, and the actual amount of future provisions may exceed the amount of past provisions, and the increase in future provisions that may be required may adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, bank regulatory agencies periodically review our allowance for loan losses and may require an increase in the provision for possible loan losses or the recognition of further loan charge-offs, based on judgments different than those of management.

 

Non-Interest Income. Non-interest income increased $75,000, or 16.5%, to $528,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 from $453,000 for the comparable quarter in 2019. The gain on sale of loans increased $260,000, or 146.3%, to $438,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 from $178,000 for the comparable quarter in 2019. Mortgage servicing fees decreased $193,000, due primarily to a decrease in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights at March 31, 2020. The value of mortgage servicing rights decreased $170,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 compared to an increase in the fair value of $35,000 for the comparable quarter in 2019. The change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights is highly dependent on estimated changes in mortgage prepayment speeds. Generally, estimated mortgage prepayment speeds increase when market rates decrease, resulting in a decrease in the fair value of mortgage servicing rights. With the sharp decline in interest rates initiated by the Federal Reserve Board in March 2020, an increase in the mortgage prepayment speed assumption had an adverse impact on the fair value of our mortgage servicing rights.

 

Non-Interest Expense. Non-interest expense increased $242,000, or 12.8%, to $2.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, over the comparable quarter in 2019. Salaries and employee benefits increased $311,000, or 31.4%, to $1.3 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 from $990,000 for the comparable quarter in 2019, due primarily to increased staffing levels of the mortgage-banking operation, loan officer commission expense, increased healthcare costs, and increased payroll expense overall due to normal merit increases. During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, we hired an additional four mortgage loan officers and four lending support personnel. Advertising expense increased $27,000 due to the aforementioned checking account marketing program that we began January 2020. This program has been temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Offsetting these increases were a $54,000 decrease in data processing expense, due primarily to the elimination of Kentucky Federal’s separate data processing fees and a change in debit card processors during 2019 which resulted in lower debit and ATM card processing costs. FDIC deposit insurance premiums decreased $15,000 resulting from a credit allocated to all financial institutions.

 

Federal Income Taxes. Federal income tax credits increased $54,000, or 268.6%, to $73,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 compared to the same quarter in 2019. The increase was due primarily due to the increased net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. The effective tax rates were 24.5% and 71.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

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Average Balances and Yields. The following tables set forth average balance sheets, average yields and costs, and certain other information at the dates and for the periods indicated. No tax-equivalent yield adjustments have been made. Any adjustments necessary to present yields on a tax-equivalent basis are insignificant. All average balances are monthly average balances. Management does not believe that the use of month-end balances instead of daily average balances has caused any material differences in the information presented. Non-accrual loans are included in the computation of average balances only. The yields set forth below include the effect of deferred fees, discounts, and premiums that are amortized or accreted to interest income or interest expense.

 

   For the Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2020   2019 
   Average
Outstanding
Balance
   Interest   Average
Yield/Rate
(5)
   Average
Outstanding
Balance
   Interest   Average
Yield/Rate
(5)
 
   (Dollars in thousands) 
Interest-earning assets:                              
Loans  $186,401   $2,011    4.32%  $172,910   $1,949    4.51%
Securities   5,986    27    1.80    591    4    2.71 
Other (1)   23,546    85    1.44    10,066    80    3.18 
Total interest-earning assets   215,933    2,123    3.93    183,567    2,033    4.43 
Non-interest-earning assets   14,028              16,283           
Total assets  $229,961             $199,850           
                               
Interest-bearing liabilities:                              
Savings  $38,354   $51    0.53   $35,233   $38    0.43 
Interest-bearing demand   19,722    31    0.63    11,193    32    1.14 
Certificates of deposit   75,479    421    2.23    78,751    378    1.92 
Total deposits   133,555    503    1.51    125,177    448    1.43 
Borrowings   44,548    248    2.23    32,993    175    2.11 
Total interest-bearing liabilities   178,103    751    1.69    158,170    623    1.57 
Non-interest-bearing Demand   19,081              15,811           
Other non-interest-bearing liabilities   3,602              3,183           
Total non- interest-bearing liabilities   22,683              18,994           
Total equity   29,175              22,686           
Total liabilities and total equity  $229,961             $199,850           
Net interest income       $1,372             $1,410      
Net interest rate spread (2)          2.24%             2.86%
Net interest-earning assets (3)  $37,830             $25,397           
Net interest margin (4)             2.54%             3.07%
Average interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities             121.24%             116.06%

 

 

(1)Consists of FHLB-Cincinnati stock, FHLB DDA, certificates of deposit, fed funds sold, and cash reserves.
(2)Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the weighted average yield on interest-earning assets and the weighted average rate of interest-bearing liabilities.
(3)Net interest-earning assets represent total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.
(4)Net interest margin represents annualized net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.
(5)Annualized.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources. Liquidity is the ability to meet financial obligations that arise in the ordinary course of business. Liquidity is primarily needed to meet the borrowing and deposit withdrawal requirements of our customers and to fund current and planned expenditures. The Bank’s primary sources of funds are deposits, principal and interest payments on loans and securities, proceeds from the sale of loans, and proceeds from the sale or maturities of securities. In addition, the Bank may borrow from the FHLB. At March 31, 2020, the Bank had $43.7 million outstanding in advances from the FHLB. At March 31, 2020, the Bank had collateral based capacity to borrow an additional $40.5 million. The Bank had additional lines of credit with three commercial banks totaling $11.5 million. Additionally, the Bank has contingent funding sources with CDARS and the StoneCastle’s Federally Insured Cash Account (FICA) program.

 

While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans and securities are predictable sources of funds, deposit flows and loan prepayments are greatly influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions, and competition. Our most liquid assets are cash and short term investments including interest-bearing demand deposits. The levels of these assets are dependent on our operating, financing, lending, and investing activities during any given period.

 

Our cash flows are comprised of three primary classifications: cash flows from operating activities, investing activities, and financing activities. Net cash used in operating activities was $5.9 million and $2.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Net cash used in investing activities, which consists primarily of disbursements for loan originations and the purchase of securities, offset by principal collections on loans, proceeds from maturing securities and pay downs on mortgage-backed securities, was $2.3 million and $5.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities, consisting primarily of the activity in deposit accounts and FHLB advances, was $(13.9 million) and $7.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

We are committed to maintaining a strong liquidity position. We monitor our liquidity position on a daily basis. We anticipate that we will have sufficient funds to meet our current funding commitments. Based on our deposit retention experience and current pricing strategy, we anticipate that a significant portion of maturing time deposits will be retained. We also anticipate continued participation in the National CD Rateline Program as a wholesale source of certificates of deposit, and continued use of FHLB-Cincinnati advances.

 

Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc. is a separate legal entity from the Bank and must provide for its own liquidity to pay any dividend to its stockholders and for other corporate purposes. The Company’s primary source of liquidity is dividend payments, if any, received from the Bank. The Bank’s ability to pay dividends is subject to regulatory restrictions. At March 31, 2020, Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc. (on an unconsolidated, stand-alone basis) had liquid assets of $6.7 million.

 

At March 31, 2020, the Bank exceeded all of its regulatory capital requirements with a Tier 1 leverage capital level of $31.1 million, or 13.6% of adjusted total assets, which is above the well-capitalized required level of $11.5 million, or 5.0%; total risk-based capital of $32.6 million, or 20.1% of risk-weighted assets, which is above the well-capitalized required level of $16.2 million, or 10.0% of risk-weighted assets; and common equity tier 1 risk based capital of $31.1 million, or 19.2%, of risk weighted assets, which is above the well-capitalized required level of $10.5 million, or 6.5%. At December 31, 2019, the Bank exceeded all of its regulatory capital requirements with a Tier 1 leverage capital level of $23.5 million, or 10.2% of adjusted total assets, which is above the well-capitalized required level of $11.5 million, or 5.0%; and total risk-based capital of $24.9 million, or 16.3% of risk-weighted assets, which is above the well-capitalized required level of $15.3 million, or 10.0% of risk-weighted assets. Accordingly, Cincinnati Federal was categorized as well capitalized at March 31, 2020, and December 31, 2019. Management is not aware of any conditions or events since the most recent notification that would change its category.

 

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Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Not applicable, as the Company is a smaller reporting company.

 

Item 4.Controls and Procedures

 

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Principal Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of March 31, 2020. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the Principal Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, there has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Part II – Other Information

 

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

 

The Company is subject to various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the resolution of these legal actions is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

 

Item 1A.Risk Factors

 

In addition to the other information disclosed in this quarterly report, particularly the disclosures under “Part I – Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Coronavirus (COVID-19) Impact”:

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted our business and financial results and that of many of our customers, and the ultimate impact will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain, cannot be predicted and outside of our control, including the scope and duration of the pandemic and actions taken by governmental authorities in response to the pandemic.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has created extensive disruptions to the global economy and to the lives of individuals throughout the world. Governments, businesses, and the public are taking unprecedented actions to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to mitigate its effects, including quarantines, travel bans, shelter-in-place orders, closures of businesses and schools, fiscal and monetary stimulus, and legislation designed to deliver financial aid and other relief. While the scope, duration, and full effects of COVID-19 are rapidly evolving and not fully known, the pandemic and the efforts to contain it have disrupted global economic activity, adversely affected the functioning of financial markets, impacted market interest rates, increased economic and market uncertainty, and disrupted trade and supply chains. If these effects continue for a prolonged period or result in sustained economic stress or recession, the effects of COVID-19 could have a material adverse impact on us in a number of ways as described in more detail below.

 

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Credit Risk – Our risks of timely loan repayment and the value of collateral supporting the loans are affected by the strength of our borrowers’ businesses. Concern about the spread of COVID-19 has caused and is likely to continue to cause business shutdowns, limitations on commercial activity and financial transactions, labor shortages, supply chain interruptions, increased unemployment and commercial property vacancy rates, reduced profitability and ability for property owners to make mortgage payments, and overall economic and financial market instability, all of which may cause our customers to be unable to make scheduled loan payments. Hotel and restaurant operators and others in the leisure, hospitality and travel industries and the agricultural industry, among other industries, have been particularly hurt by COVID-19. At March 31, 2020, we had no loan exposure to the hospitality, restaurant, travel, energy, aviation, healthcare or senior living industries. If the effects of COVID-19 result in widespread and sustained repayment shortfalls on loans in our portfolio, we could incur significant delinquencies, foreclosures and credit losses, particularly if the available collateral is insufficient to cover our credit exposure. The future effects of COVID-19 on economic activity could negatively affect the collateral values associated with our existing loans, the ability to liquidate the real estate collateral securing our residential and commercial real estate loans, our ability to maintain loan origination volume and to obtain additional financing, the future demand for or profitability of our lending and services, and the financial condition and credit risk of our customers. Further, in the event of delinquencies, regulatory changes and policies designed to protect borrowers may slow or prevent us from making our business decisions or may result in a delay in our taking certain remediation actions, such as foreclosure. In addition, we have unfunded commitments to extend credit to customers. During a challenging economic environment like now, our customers depend more on our credit commitments and increased borrowings under these commitments could adversely impact our liquidity. Furthermore, in an effort to support our communities during the pandemic, we are participating in the Paycheck Protection Program under the CARES Act whereby loans to small businesses are made and those loans are subject to the regulatory requirements that would require forbearance of loan payments for a specified time or that would limit our ability to pursue all available remedies in the event of a loan default. If the borrower under the PPP loan fails to qualify for loan forgiveness, we are at the heightened risk of holding these loans at unfavorable interest rates as compared to the loans to customers that we would have otherwise extended credit.

 

Strategic Risk – Our success may be affected by a variety of external factors that may affect the price or marketability of our products and services, changes in interest rates that may increase our funding costs, reduced demand for our financial products due to economic conditions and the various response of governmental and nongovernmental authorities. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased economic and demand uncertainty and has led to disruption and volatility in the global capital markets. Furthermore, many of the governmental actions have been directed toward curtailing household and business activity to contain COVID-19. These actions have been rapidly expanding in scope and intensity. For example, in many of our markets, local governments have acted to temporarily close or restrict the operations of most businesses. The future effects of COVID-19 on economic activity could negatively affect the future banking products we provide, including a decline in originating loans.

 

Operational Risk – Current and future restrictions on our workforce’s access to our facilities could limit our ability to meet customer servicing expectations and have a material adverse effect on our operations. We rely on business processes and branch activity that largely depend on people and technology, including access to information technology systems as well as information, applications, payment systems and other services provided by third parties. In response to COVID-19, we have modified our business practices with a portion of our employees working remotely from their homes to have our operations uninterrupted as much as possible. Further, technology in employees’ homes may not be as robust as in our offices and could cause the networks, information systems, applications, and other tools available to employees to be more limited or less reliable than in our offices. The continuation of these work-from-home measures also introduces additional operational risk, including increased cybersecurity risk from phishing, malware, and other cybersecurity attacks, all of which could expose us to risks of data or financial loss and could seriously disrupt our operations and the operations of any impacted customers.

 

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Moreover, we rely on many third parties in our business operations, including the appraiser of the real property collateral, vendors that supply essential services such as loan servicers, providers of financial information, systems and analytical tools and providers of electronic payment and settlement systems, and local and federal government agencies, offices, and courthouses. In light of the developing measures responding to the pandemic, many of these entities may limit the availability and access of their services. If the third-party service providers continue to have limited capacities for a prolonged period or if additional limitations or potential disruptions in these services materialize, it may negatively affect our operations.

 

Interest Rate Risk/Market Value Risk – Our net interest income, lending and investment activities, deposits and profitability could be negatively affected by volatility in interest rates caused by uncertainties stemming from COVID-19. In March 2020, the Federal Reserve lowered the target range for the federal funds rate to a range from 0% to 0.25%, citing concerns about the impact of COVID-19 on financial markets and market stress in the energy sector. A prolonged period of extremely volatile and unstable market conditions would likely increase our funding costs and negatively affect market risk mitigation strategies. Higher income volatility from changes in interest rates and spreads to benchmark indices could cause a loss of future net interest income and a decrease in prevailing fair market values of our investment securities and other assets, including our mortgage servicing rights. Fluctuations in interest rates will impact both the level of income and expense recorded on most of our assets and liabilities and the market value of all interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on our net income, operating results, or financial condition.

 

Because there have been no comparable recent global pandemics that resulted in similar global impact, we do not yet know the full extent of COVID-19’s effects on our business, operations, or the global economy as a whole. Any future development will be highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the scope and duration of the pandemic, the effectiveness of our work-from-home arrangements, third party providers’ ability to support our operations, and any actions taken by governmental authorities and other third parties in response to the pandemic. The uncertain future development of this crisis could materially and adversely affect our business, operations, operating results, financial condition, liquidity or capital levels.

 

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

 

(a)There were no sales of unregistered securities during the period covered by this Report.

 

(b)In connection with the conversion of the former CF Mutual Holding Company, MHC from the mutual to stock form of organization, the Company completed its initial public stock offering on January 22, 2020. As part of the conversion transaction the Company sold 1,652,960 shares of common stock at $10.00 per share in a subscription offering pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-233708), which the SEC declared effective on November 8, 2019. The subscription offering resulted in gross proceeds of approximately $16.5 million and net proceeds of approximately $15.3 million. From the net proceeds, the Company used approximately $1.3 million to fund a loan to Cincinnati Federal’s employee stock ownership plan (which used the funds to purchase 132,237 shares of the Company’s common stock in the subscription offering), contributed approximately $7.8 million to Cincinnati Federal as additional capital, and retained approximately $6.3 million for general corporate purposes. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., A Stifel Company served as marketing agent for the subscription offering.

 

 

(c)There were no issuer repurchases of securities during the period covered by this Report.

 

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Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.Other Information

 

None.

 

Item 6.Exhibits

 

 

3.1Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc. (1)

 

3.2Bylaws of Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc. (1)

 

31.1Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

31.2Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

32Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

101The following financial information from Cincinnati Bancorp, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the consolidated balance sheets; (ii) the consolidated statements of operations; (iii) the consolidated statements of comprehensive income; (iv) the consolidated statements of cash flows; and (v) notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

(1) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as initially filed on September 11, 2019, as subsequently amended.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  CINCINNATI BANCORP, INC.
   
   
Date:  May 15, 2020 /s/ Robert A. Bedinghaus
  Robert A. Bedinghaus
  Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
   
   
Date:  May 15, 2020 /s/ Herbert C. Brinkman
  Herbert C. Brinkman
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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