ITEM NO. 1.
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BUSINESS
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General Development and Structure of Business
Security Capital Corporation is a one-bank
holding company and has two subsidiaries, First
Security Bank and Batesville Security Building
Corporation.
As a bank holding company, Security Capital
Corporation engages in the business of banking
through its sole banking subsidiary and may engage
in certain non-banking activities closely related to
banking and may own certain other business
corporations that are not banks, subject to
applicable laws and regulations. Security Capital
Corporation is not currently engaging in non-bank
activities, and does not own any business
corporations except for Batesville Security Building
Corporation and has no current plans to engage in
non-bank activities or own any other business
corporations.
Security Capital Corporation was incorporated on
September 16, 1982 for the purpose of acquiring
First Security Bank and serving as a one-bank
holding company.
First Security Bank was originally chartered under
the laws of the State of Mississippi on October 25,
1951.
Batesville Security Building Corporation, the
nonbank subsidiary, was chartered under the laws of
the State of Mississippi on June 23, 1971, for the
purpose of acquiring real estate; to hold, improve,
develop, operate, manage, mortgage, sell, exchange
and lease and to generally deal and manage real
estate and personal property. Batesville Security
Building Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Security Capital Corporation which has been inactive
in the past years but in 2004 reactivated its
operations by investing in new leasehold
improvements.
Security Capital Corporation’s home or principal
office is located at 295 Highway 6 West, Batesville,
Mississippi, 38606. The telephone of the home or
principal office is (662) 563-9311. First Security
Bank's website is
www.firstsecuritybk.com.
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Operations
Security Capital Corporation, through First
Security Bank, engages in a wide range of banking
activities, including accepting demand deposits,
accepting savings and time deposit accounts, making
secured and unsecured loans to corporations,
individuals and others, issuing credit cards,
issuing and processing ATM cards and debit cards,
issuing commercial and standby letters of credit,
originating mortgage loans, and providing personal
and corporate trust services.
Security Capital Corporation’s lending services
include commercial, real estate, installment, credit
card loans, merchant accounts receivable loans,
student loans, and agricultural loans. Revenues from
Security Capital Corporation’s Lending activities
constitute the largest component of Security Capital
Corporation’s operating revenues.
At December 31, 2006, the loan portfolio totaled
$326,658 constituting 81.91% of the earning assets
of $398,824. Security Capital Corporation’s loan
personnel have the authority to extend credit under
guidelines established and approved by the Board of
Directors. Any aggregate credit which exceeds the
authority of the loan officer or a combination of
several authority limits is forwarded to the Loan
Committee for approval. The Loan Committee is
comprised of various Bank Directors, including the
Chairman.
Security Capital Corporation’s primary lending areas
are the counties of Desoto, Panola, Quitman and
Tunica in the State of Mississippi. Security Capital
Corporation may extend credit to borrowers out of
the primary lending area but on a limited basis in
which the risk is low and/or a relationship may
exist with the borrower and an industry or a
development in the primary lending area.
The following tables
provide demographic information for Desoto, Panola,
Quitman and Tunica counties, and for the State of
Mississippi:
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POPULATION
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2000 |
1990 |
1980 |
1970 |
| DeSoto |
107,199
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67,910
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53,930
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35,885
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| Panola |
34,274
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29,996
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28,164
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26,829
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| Quitman |
10,117
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10,490
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12,636
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15,888
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| Tunica |
9,277
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8,164
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9,652
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11,854
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Mississippi |
2,844,658 |
2,573,216 |
2,520,698 |
2,216,994 |
| SOURCE: Center for Population Studies, University
of Mississippi |
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PER CAPITA INCOME
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2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
| Desoto |
$29,318 |
$ 28,713 |
$ 27,261
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$ 27,344 |
$ 26,074 |
| Panola |
20,017 |
19,173 |
18,510
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18,233 |
17,188 |
| Quitman |
19,482 |
17,933 |
15,854 |
17,183 |
14,720 |
| Tunica |
19,567 |
19,325 |
17,763 |
18,966 |
17,328 |
| Mississippi |
24,518 |
23,466 |
22,550 |
21,967 |
21,007 |
SOURCE: United States Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Economic Analysis |
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MEDIAN AGE
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2000 |
1990 |
| DeSoto |
33.7 |
31.5 |
| Panola |
33.0 |
30.1 |
| Quitman |
31.8 |
30.1 |
| Tunica |
30.6 |
25.3 |
SOURCE: Center for Population Studies, University
of Mississippi |
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Panola County and Quitman County are rural areas, in
which agriculture and industry play a big part in
the economy. Desoto County and Tunica County have a
different economic structure. The growth and
composition of Desoto County has been dictated,
primarily, by the outflow from Memphis, Tennessee,
seeking residential living developments as well as
locations for retail businesses and other commercial
developments outside the Memphis city limits. Tunica
County’s economy is dependent on the gaming industry
to provide employment and to provide resources for
the operation of the county. The numerous casinos in
the Tunica area employ residents from the
surrounding counties and residents from the States
of Tennessee and Arkansas.
Security Capital Corporation has in the past and
intends to continue to make most types of real
estate loans including but not limited to single and
multi-family housing, farm loans, residential and
commercial construction loans and loans for
commercial real estate.
Major classifications of loans were as follows:
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December 31, |
2006
(In thousands) |
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2005
(In thousands) |
| Commercial, financial and
agricultural |
$
38,349 |
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$
30,826 |
| Real estate construction
and development |
105,545 |
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86,404 |
| Real estate mortgage
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153,525 |
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149,602 |
| Installment loans to
individuals |
26,858 |
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28,833 |
| Other |
2,381 |
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2,280 |
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326,658 |
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297,945 |
| Less allowance for loan
losses |
(4,334) |
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(3,899) |
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$ 322,324 |
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$ 294,046 |
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The success of the loan portfolio is not dependent
on a single borrower or group of borrowers. The
large loans of the loan portfolio are defined as
those loans with a balance of $387,000 and over. As
of December 31, 2006, the loan portfolio totals
$326.7 million of which the large lines total $135
million representing 108 borrowers.
Security Capital Corporation provides a wide range
of personal and corporate trust and trust-related
services which includes serving as executor of
estates, as trustee under testamentary and inter
vivos trusts and various pension and other employee
benefit plans, as guardian of the estates of minors
and incompetents, as escrow agent under various
agreements, as transfer agent and paying agent of
registered bond issues, and as custodian for assets
invested. In addition, the Trust Department of First
Security Bank offers a variety of investment tools
which includes a money management and financial
planning program that uses the skills and abilities
of a Certified Financial Planner and a Certified
Retirement Services Professional among other
specialists who are within the employment of First
Security Bank and the Trust Department.
In 1998, Security Capital Corporation began an
expansion to new market areas for the banking
operation of First Security Bank. In October of
1998, First Security Banking locations at Como,
Mississippi, and Crenshaw, Mississippi, were
purchased from First Tennessee Bank. In July of
1999, Planters Bank in Tunica was purchased from
First Tennessee Bank. In December of 1995, a loan
production office opened in Desoto County in the
city of Olive Branch. In June of 1997, the loan
production office extended to a full service bank
branch but with a small facility and a small staff.
In October of 2001, First Security Bank’s operation
in Olive Branch moved to a newly constructed
building with features of four drive-thru lanes and
a total square footage of 7,000 to accommodate the
projected growth in that area. In January 2001, a
loan production office officially opened in Desoto
County in the city of Hernando. On July 1, 2002, the
operation in Hernando moved from a loan production
facility to a newly constructed building, a sister
to the Olive Branch building, providing full banking
services. In August of 2003, a branch was opened in
the town of Pope. In 2005, First Security Bank
continued its expansion in the Desoto County area
with the opening of a new branch in Southaven.
Construction was completed in July of 2006 on a new
facility for the Robinsonville banking location. The
facility for a new full-service branch on the corner
of Goodman Road and Pleasant Hill Road in Desoto
County was ready for occupancy at the end of
September of 2006. Each of the newly constructed
buildings represents state of the art facilities and
will meet the needs of the staff and the level of
customer activity. To better serve the customers in
the northern Panola County, an additional location
in Sardis was opened in October of 2006. The
Security Capital Corporation has offered ATM
services for numerous years and began in 1995
"running" its own ATMs. Today, First Security Bank
provides ATM services at twenty-five locations,
fifteen of which are not located on bank property.
First Security Bank, also, provides the customer
with 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, access to their
account balances and activity through a telephone
banking product called First Line. Initiated in
October of 2002, First Security Bank offered
internet banking, called First Teller, to
accommodate those customers desiring through
technology to review their account’s activity and
images of the activity, if applicable, and pay their
bills from anywhere in the world.
Employees
On December 31, 2006, First Security Bank had 190
full-time equivalent employees.
Supervision and Regulation
Security Capital Corporation and First Security
Bank are subject to state and federal banking laws
and regulations which impose specific requirements
or restrictions on and provide for general
regulatory oversight with respect to virtually all
aspects of operations. These laws and regulations
are generally intended to protect depositors, not
shareholders. To the extent that the following
summary describes statutory or regulatory
provisions, it is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the particular statutory and regulatory
provisions. Any change in applicable laws or
regulations may have a material effect on the
business and prospects of Security Capital
Corporation. Beginning with the enactment of the
Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and
Enforcement Act of 1989 ("FIRREA") and following
with Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Improvement Act of 1991 ("FDICIA") and the Gramm
Leach Bliley Act of 1999 (the "Financial Services
Modernization Act"), numerous additional regulatory
requirements have been placed on the banking
industry in the past several years, and additional
changes have been proposed. The operations of
Security Capital Corporation and First Security Bank
may be affected by legislative changes and the
policies of various regulatory authorities. Security
Capital Corporation is unable to predict the nature
or the extent of the effect on its business and
earnings that fiscal or monetary policies, economic
control, or new federal or state legislation may
have in the future.
Security Capital Corporation is a bank holding
company within the meaning of the federal Bank
Holding Company Act of 1956 (the "BHCA").
The BHCA: Under the
BHCA, Security Capital Corporation is subject to
periodic examination by the Federal Reserve and is
required to file periodic reports of its operations
and such additional information as the Federal
Reserve may require. Security Capital Corporation's
and First Security Bank's activities are limited to
banking, managing or controlling banks, furnishing
services to or performing services for its
subsidiaries, and engaging in other activities that
the Federal Reserve determines to be so closely
related to banking or managing or controlling banks
as to be a proper incident thereto.
Investments, Control,
and Activities: With certain limited exceptions,
the BHCA requires every bank holding company to
obtain the prior approval of the Federal Reserve
before (i) acquiring substantially all the assets of
any bank, (ii) acquiring direct or indirect
ownership or control of any voting shares of any
bank if after such acquisition it would own or
control more than 5% of the voting shares of such
bank (unless it already owns or controls the
majority of such shares), or (iii) merging or
consolidating with another bank holding company.
In addition, and subject to certain exceptions, the
BHCA and the Change in Bank Control Act, together
with regulations thereunder, require Federal Reserve
approval (or, depending on the circumstances, no
notice of disapproval) prior to any person or
company acquiring "control" of a bank holding
company, such as Security Capital Corporation.
Control is conclusively presumed to exist if an
individual or company acquires 25% or more of any
class of voting securities of the bank holding
company. Control is rebuttably presumed to exist if
a person acquires 10% or more but less than 25% of
any class of voting securities and either Security
Capital Corporation has registered securities under
Section 12 of the Exchange Act or no other person
owns a greater percentage of that class of voting
securities immediately after the transaction. The
regulations provide a procedure for challenge of the
rebuttable control presumption.
Under the BHCA, a bank holding company is generally
prohibited from engaging in, or acquiring direct or
indirect control of more than 5% of the voting
shares of any company engaged in nonbanking
activities, unless the Federal Reserve Board, by
order or regulation, has found those activities to
be so closely related to banking or managing or
controlling banks as to be a proper incident
thereto. Some of the activities that the Federal
Reserve Board has determined by regulation to be
proper incidents to the business of a bank holding
company include making or servicing loans and
certain types of leases, engaging in certain
insurance and discount brokerage activities,
performing certain data processing services, acting
in certain circumstances as a fiduciary or
investment or financial adviser, owning savings
associations, and making investments in certain
corporations or projects designed primarily to
promote community welfare.
The Federal Reserve Board has imposed certain
capital requirements on bank holding companies under
the BHCA, including a minimum leverage ratio and a
minimum ratio of "qualifying" capital to risk
weighted assets. These requirements are described
below under "Capital Regulations." Subject to its
capital requirements and certain other restrictions,
Security Capital Corporation may borrow money to
make a capital contribution to First Security Bank,
and such loans may be repaid from dividends paid
from First Security Bank to Security Capital
Corporation (although the ability of First Security
Bank to pay dividends is subject to regulatory
restrictions as described below in "Dividends" under
Item 5). Security Capital Corporation is also able
to raise capital for contribution to First Security
Bank by issuing securities without having to receive
regulatory approval, subject to compliance with
federal and state securities laws.
Source of Strength and
Cross Guarantee: In accordance with Federal
Reserve Board policy, Security Capital Corporation
is expected to act as a source of financial strength
to First Security Bank and to commit resources to
support First Security Bank in circumstances in
which Security Capital Corporation might not
otherwise do so. Under the BHCA, the Federal Reserve
Board may require a bank holding company to
terminate any activity or relinquish control of a
nonbank subsidiary (other than a nonbank subsidiary
of a bank) upon the Federal Reserve Board's
determination that such activity or control
constitutes a serious risk to the financial
soundness or stability of any subsidiary depository
institution of the bank holding company. Further,
federal bank regulatory authorities have additional
discretion to require a bank holding company to
divest itself of any bank or nonbank subsidiary if
the agency determines that divestiture may aid the
depository institution's financial condition.
State and FDIC
Regulation: First Security Bank is subject to
regulation and periodic examinations by the FDIC and
the State of Mississippi Department of Banking and
Consumer Finance. These regulatory authorities
examine such areas as reserves, loan and investment
quality, management policies, procedures and
practices and other aspects of operations. These
examinations are designed for the protection of the
Banks' depositors, rather than their stockholders.
In addition to these regular examinations, the
Company and the Banks must furnish periodic reports
to their respective regulatory authorities
containing a full and accurate statement of their
affairs.
FDICIA: All insured
institutions must undergo regular on site
examinations by their appropriate banking agency.
The cost of examinations of insured depository
institutions and any affiliates may be assessed by
the appropriate agency against each institution or
affiliate as it deems necessary or appropriate.
Insured institutions are required to submit annual
reports to the FDIC and the appropriate agency (and
state supervisor when applicable). FDICIA also
directs the FDIC to develop with other appropriate
agencies a method for insured depository
institutions to provide supplemental disclosure of
the estimated fair market value of assets and
liabilities, to the extent feasible and practicable,
in any balance sheet, financial statement, report of
condition, or any other report of any insured
depository institution. FDICIA also requires the
federal banking regulatory agencies to prescribe, by
regulation, standards for all insured depository
institutions and depository institution holding
companies relating, among other things, to: (i)
internal controls, information systems, and audit
systems; (ii) loan documentation; (iii) credit
underwriting; (iv) interest rate risk exposure; and
(v) asset quality.
FDICIA contains a "prompt corrective action" section
intended to resolve problem institutions at the
least possible long-term cost to the deposit
insurance funds. Pursuant to this section, the
federal banking agencies are required to prescribe a
leverage limit and a risk-based capital requirement
indicating levels at which institutions will be
deemed to be "well capitalized," "adequately
capitalized," "undercapitalized," "significantly
undercapitalized" and "critically undercapitalized."
In the case of a depository institution that is
"critically undercapitalized" (a term defined to
include institutions which still have positive net
worth), the federal banking regulators are generally
required to appoint a conservator or receiver.
Deposit Insurance:
The FDIC establishes rates for the payment of
premiums by federally insured banks and thrifts for
deposit insurance. A separate Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF")
and Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF") are
maintained for commercial banks and thrifts,
respectively, with insurance premiums from the
industry used to offset losses from insurance
payouts when banks and thrifts fail. Since 1993,
insured depository institutions like First Security
Bank have paid for deposit insurance under a risk
based premium system.
Transactions with
Affiliates and Insiders: First Security Bank is
subject to Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act,
which places limits on the amount of loans to, and
certain other transactions with, affiliates, as well
as on the amount of advances to third parties
collateralized by the securities or obligations of
affiliates. The aggregate of all covered
transactions is limited in amount, as to any one
affiliate, to 10% of the Bank's capital and surplus
and, as to all affiliates combined, to 20% of the
Bank's capital and surplus. Furthermore, within the
foregoing limitations as to amount, each covered
transaction must meet specified collateral
requirements.
First Security Bank is also subject to Section 23B
of the Federal Reserve Act, which prohibits an
institution from engaging in certain transactions
with affiliates unless the transactions are on terms
substantially the same, or at least as favorable to
such institution, as those prevailing at the time
for comparable transactions with nonaffiliated
companies. First Security Bank is subject to certain
restrictions on extensions of credit to executive
officers, directors, certain principal shareholders,
and their related interests. Such extensions of
credit (i) must be made on substantially the same
terms, including interest rates and collateral, as
those prevailing at the time for comparable
transactions with third parties and (ii) must not
involve more than the normal risk of repayment or
present other unfavorable features.
Community Reinvestment
Act: The Community Reinvestment Act requires
that, in connection with examinations of financial
institutions within their respective jurisdictions,
the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, the OCC, or the
Office of Thrift Supervision shall evaluate the
record of the financial institutions in meeting the
credit needs of their local communities, including
low and moderate income neighborhoods, consistent
with the safe and sound operation of those
institutions. These factors are also considered in
evaluating mergers, acquisitions, and applications
to open a branch or facility.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("Sarbanes-Oxley
Act"), which became law on July 30, 2002, added new
legal requirements for all publicly-held companies
affecting corporate governance, accounting and
corporate reporting. The Securities and Exchange
Commission has been delegated the task of enacting
rules to implement various provisions, and the
Company is required to comply with such rules to the
extent they are applicable to the Company. In
addition, each of the national stock exchanges has
developed new corporate governance rules, including
rules strengthening director independence
requirements for boards, the adoption of corporate
governance codes, and charters for the nominating
and audit committees.
Other Regulations:
Interest and certain other charges collected or
contracted for by First Security Bank are subject to
state usury laws and certain federal laws concerning
interest rates. First Security Bank's loan
operations are subject to certain federal laws
applicable to credit transactions, such as the
federal Truth In Lending Act, governing disclosures
of credit terms to consumer borrowers; the Home
Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975, requiring financial
institutions to provide information to enable the
public and public officials to determine whether a
financial institution is fulfilling its obligation
to help meet the housing needs of the community it
serves; the Equal Credit Opportunity Act,
prohibiting discrimination on the basis of creed or
other prohibited factors in extending credit; the
Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1978, governing the use
and provision of information to credit reporting
agencies; the Fair Debt Collection Act, concerning
the manner in which consumer debts may be collected
by collection agencies; and the rules and
regulations of the various federal agencies charged
with the responsibility of implementing such federal
laws. The deposit operations of First Security Bank
also are subject to the Right to Financial Privacy
Act, which imposes a duty to maintain
confidentiality of consumer financial records and
prescribes procedures for complying with
administrative subpoenas of financial records, and
the Electronic Funds Transfer Act and Regulation E
issued by the Federal Reserve Board to implement
that Act, which governs automatic deposits to and
withdrawals from deposit accounts and customers'
rights and liabilities arising from the use of
automated teller machines and other electronic
banking services.
Enforcement Powers:
FIRREA expanded and increased civil and criminal
penalties available for use by the federal
regulatory agencies against depository institutions
and certain "institution affiliated parties"
(primarily including management, employees, and
agents of a financial institution, independent
contractors such as attorneys and accountants, and
others who participate in the conduct of the
financial institution's affairs). These practices
can include the failure of an institution to timely
file required reports; the filing of false or
misleading information; or the submission of
inaccurate reports. Civil penalties may be as high
as $1,000,000 a day for such violations. Criminal
penalties for some financial institution crimes have
been increased to twenty years. In addition,
regulators are provided with greater flexibility to
commence enforcement actions against institutions
and institution affiliated parties. Possible
enforcement actions include the termination of
deposit insurance. Furthermore, FIRREA expanded the
appropriate banking agencies' power to issue cease
and desist orders that may, among other things,
require affirmative action to correct any harm
resulting from a violation or practice, including
restitution, reimbursement, indemnifications, or
guarantees against loss. A financial institution may
also be ordered to restrict its growth, dispose of
certain assets, rescind agreements or contracts, or
take other actions as determined by the ordering
agency to be appropriate.
Effect of Governmental
Monetary Policies: The earnings of First
Security Bank are affected by domestic economic
conditions and the monetary and fiscal policies of
the United States government and its agencies. The
Federal Reserve Board's monetary policies have had,
and are likely to continue to have, an important
impact on the operating results of commercial banks
through its power to implement national monetary
policy in order, among other things, to curb
inflation or combat a recession. The monetary
policies of the Federal Reserve Board have major
effects upon the levels of bank loans, investments,
and deposits through its open market operations in
United States government securities and through its
regulation of the discount rate on borrowings of
member banks and the reserve requirements against
member bank deposits. It is not possible to predict
the nature or impact of future changes in monetary
and fiscal policies.
Financial Services
Modernization Act: On November 12, 1999,
President Clinton signed into law the Gramm Leach
Bliley Act of 1999 (the "Financial Services
Modernization Act"). The Financial Services
Modernization Act repeals the two affiliation
provisions of the Glass Steagall Act: Section 20,
which restricted the affiliation of Federal Reserve
Member Banks with firms "engaged principally" in
specified securities activities; and Section 32,
which restricts officer, director, or employee
interlocks between a member bank and any company or
person "primarily engaged" in specified securities
activities. In addition, the Financial Services
Modernization Act also contains provisions that
expressly preempt any state law restricting the
establishment of financial affiliations, primarily
related to insurance. The general effect of the law
is to establish a comprehensive framework to permit
affiliations among commercial banks, insurance
companies, securities firms, and other financial
service providers by revising and expanding the BHCA
framework to permit a holding company system to
engage in a full range of financial activities
through a new entity known as a Financial Holding
Company. "Financial activities" is broadly defined
to include not only banking, insurance, and
securities activities, but also merchant banking and
additional activities that the Federal Reserve, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury,
determines to be financial in nature, incidental to
such financial activities, or complementary
activities that do not pose a substantial risk to
the safety and soundness of depository institutions
or the financial system generally.
Generally, the Financial Services Modernization Act:
- Repeals historical restrictions on, and
eliminates many federal and state law barriers
to, affiliations among banks, securities firms,
insurance companies, and other financial service
providers;
- Provides a uniform framework for the
functional regulation of the activities of
banks, savings institutions, and their holding
companies;
- Broadens the activities that may be
conducted by national banks, banking
subsidiaries of bank holding companies, and
their financial subsidiaries;
- Provides an enhanced framework for
protecting the privacy of consumer information;
- Adopts a number of provisions related to the
capitalization, membership, corporate
governance, and other measures designed to
modernize the Federal Home Loan Bank system;
- Modifies the laws governing the
implementation of the Community Reinvestment Act
("CRA"); and
- Addresses a variety of other legal and
regulatory issues affecting both day to day
operations and long term activities of financial
institutions.
In order for a bank holding company to take
advantage of the ability to affiliate with other
financial services providers, that company must
become a "Financial Holding Company" as permitted
under an amendment to the BHCA. To become a
Financial Holding Company, Security Capital
Corporation would file a declaration with the
Federal Reserve, electing to engage in activities
permissible for Financial Holding Companies and
certifying that it is eligible to do so because all
of its insured depository institution subsidiaries
are well capitalized and well managed. In addition,
the Federal Reserve must also determine that each
insured depository institution subsidiary of
Security Capital Corporation has at least a
"satisfactory" CRA rating.
The Financial Services Modernization Act also
includes a new section of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act governing subsidiaries of state banks
that engage in "activities as principal that would
only be permissible" for a national bank to conduct
in a financial subsidiary. It expressly preserves
the ability of a state bank to retain all existing
subsidiaries. In order to form a financial
subsidiary, a state bank must be well capitalized,
and the state bank would be subject to the same
capital deduction, risk management and affiliate
transaction rules as applicable to national banks.
Security Capital Corporation and First Security Bank
do not believe that the Financial Services
Modernization Act will have a material adverse
effect on operations in the near term. However, to
the extent that it permits banks, securities firms,
and insurance companies to affiliate, the financial
services industry may experience further
consolidation. The Financial Services Modernization
Act is intended to grant to community banks certain
powers as a matter of right that larger institutions
have accumulated on an ad hoc basis. Nevertheless,
this act may have the result of increasing the
amount of competition that Security Capital
Corporation and First Security Bank face from larger
institutions and other types of companies offering
financial products, many of which may have
substantially more financial resources than Security
Capital Corporation and First Security Bank.
Capital. Security
Capital Corporation and First Security Bank are
required to comply with the capital adequacy
standards established by the Federal Reserve Board
and the FDIC. There are two basic measures of
capital adequacy for bank holding companies and
their banking subsidiaries: a risk based measure and
a leverage measure.
The risk based capital standards are designed to
make regulatory capital requirements more sensitive
to differences in risk profile among depository
institutions and bank holding companies, to account
for off balance sheet exposure, and to minimize
disincentives for holding liquid assets. Assets and
off balance sheet items are assigned to broad risk
categories, each with appropriate weights. The
resulting capital ratios represent capital as a
percentage of total risk weighted assets and off
balance sheet items.
The minimum guideline for the total capital to risk
weighted assets, including certain off balance sheet
items such as standby letters of credit ("total
capital ratio") is 8.0 percent. At least half of
total capital must be composed of common equity,
undivided profits, minority interests in the equity
accounts of consolidated subsidiaries,
non-cumulative perpetual preferred stock, and a
limited amount of cumulative perpetual preferred
stock, less goodwill and certain other intangible
assets ("Tier 1 capital"). The remainder may consist
of subordinated debt, other preferred stock, a
limited amount of loan loss reserves, and unrealized
gains on equity securities subject to limitations
("Tier 2 capital").
The following table represents the capital ratios
for Security Capital Corporation and First Security
Bank as of December 31, 2006:
Risk-Based
Capital Ratio |
Corporation
Ratio |
Bank
Ratio |
Requirements |
| Total Capital |
14.70% |
14.20% |
8.00% |
| Tier 1 Capital |
13.50% |
13.00% |
4.00% |
| Leverage Capital |
10.60
% |
10.20% |
3.00% |
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Deposit Insurance
Assessments: The deposits of First Security Bank
are insured by the FDIC up to the limits set forth
under applicable law. A majority of the deposits of
First Security Bank are subject to the deposit
insurance assessments of the Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF")
of the FDIC. However, a portion of First Security
Bank's deposits, relating to a savings association
acquisition, are subject to assessments imposed by
the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF") of
the FDIC. The FDIC equalized the assessment rates
for BIF insured and SAIF insured deposits effective
January 1, 1997. The assessments imposed on all FDIC
deposits for deposit insurance have an effective
rate ranging from 0 to 27 basis points per $100 of
insured deposits, depending on the institution's
capital position and other supervisory factors.
Legislation was enacted in 1996 requiring both SAIF
insured and BIF insured deposits to pay a pro rata
portion of the interest due on the obligations
issued by the Financing Corporation ("FICO"). Based
on the assigned FICO debt service rates, the
assessments paid by the Bank during 2006 ranged from
1.32 basis points to 1.26 basis points, per $100 of
deposits. The assessments for the first quarter of
2007 will be paid based on an assigned FICO debt
service rate of 1.22 basis points.
Competition
The banking business is a highly competitive
business. Security Capital Corporation’s market area
consists principally of Panola, Quitman, Desoto and
Tunica Counties in Mississippi. Security Capital
Corporation competes with other financial
institutions, as well as insurance companies and
various other entities, for deposits and in
providing financial services in these counties and
the surrounding counties. Security Capital
Corporation, as provided by the FDIC Market Share
Report of June 30, 2006 (the latest Market Share
Report), held 57.44% of the deposit market in Panola
County. In Quitman County, this same report reflects
Security Capital Corporation holding 18.09% of the
deposit market. In Desoto County, an area filled
with large regional banks and national banks,
Security Capital Corporation held a 4.60% share of
the deposit market as of June 30, 2006. Management
measures the success of the locations in this area,
not only by the growth of the deposits, but by its
ability to continue to be competitive and to grow in
the loan production area. In Tunica County, Security
Capital Corporation held a 44.43% share of the
deposit base as of June 30, 2006.
Available Information
The Company maintains an internet website at
www.firstsecuritybk.com. The Company provides on its
website, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as
well as the annual report Form 10-K, current reports
on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports. These
reports will be available on the Company’s website
as soon as reasonably practical after the reports
are filed with the Commission. Information on the
Company’s website is not incorporated into this Form
10-K or the Company's other securities filings and
is not a part of them. Electronic or paper copies of
the reports will be provided, free of charge, upon
request by mail, through our website or in person.
Statistical Disclosure
The statistical disclosures for the Company are
contained in Tables 1 through 16.
Table 1 - Five Year Financial Summary
Table 2 - Average Balances, Interest Earned
and Interest Yields
Table 3 - Net Interest Earning Assets
Table 3A - Volume/Rate Analysis
Table 4 - Non-Interest Income and Expense
Table 5 - Loans by Type
Table 6 - Loan Liquidity
Table 7 - Allowance for Loan Losses
Table 8 - Nonperforming Assets
Table 8A - Allocation of the Allowance for
Loan Losses
Table 9 - Securities
Table 10 - Securities Maturity and Repricing
Schedule
Table 11 - Securities Weighted Maturity and
Tax Equivalent Yield by Classification
Table 12 - Deposit Information
Table 13 - Maturity Ranges of Time Deposits
with Balances More Than $100,000
Table 14 - Funding Uses and Sources
Table 15 - Liquidity; Interest Rate
Sensitivity
Table 15A - Changes in Net Interest Income
over One Year Horizon
Table 16 - Capital Ratios
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Making or continuing an investment in securities
issued by the Company, including the Company’s common
stock, involves certain risks that you should carefully
consider. The risks and uncertainties described below
are not the only risks that may have a material adverse
effect on the Company. Additional risks and
uncertainties also could adversely affect the Company’s
business and results of operations. If any of the
following risks actually occur, the Company’s business,
financial condition or results of operations could be
negatively affected, the market price for your
securities could decline, and you could lose all or a
part of your investment. Further, to the extent that any
of the information contained in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K constitutes forward-looking statements, the
risk factors set forth below also are cautionary
statements identifying important factors that could
cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially
from those expressed in any forward-looking statements
made by or on behalf of the Company.
The Company may be vulnerable to certain sectors
of the economy.
A portion of the Company’s loan portfolio is
secured by real estate. If the economy deteriorated
and depressed real estate values beyond a certain
point, that collateral value of the portfolio and
the revenue stream from those loans could come under
stress and possibly require additional loan loss
accruals. The Company’s ability to dispose of
foreclosed real estate at prices above the
respective carrying values could also be impinged,
causing additional losses.
General economic conditions in the areas where the
Company’s operations or loans are concentrated
may
adversely affect our customers’ ability to meet their
obligations.
A sudden or severe downturn in the economy in the
geographic markets served by the Company in the
state of Mississippi may affect the ability of the
Company’s customers to meet loan payments
obligations on a timely basis. The local economic
conditions in these areas have a significant impact
on the Company’s commercial, real estate, and
construction loans, the ability of borrowers to
repay these loans and the value of the collateral
securing such loans. Changes resulting in adverse
economic conditions of the Company’s market areas
could negatively impact the financial results of the
Company’s banking operations and its profitability.
Additionally, adverse economic changes may cause
customers to withdraw deposit balances, thereby
causing a strain on the Company’s liquidity.
The Company is subject to a risk of rapid and
significant changes in market interest rates.
The Company’s assets and liabilities are
primarily monetary in nature, and as a result the
Company is subject to significant risks tied to
changes in interest rates. The Company’s ability to
operate profitably is largely dependent upon net
interest income. Unexpected movement in interest
rates markedly changing the slope of the current
yield curve could cause the Company’s net interest
margins to decrease, subsequently decreasing net
interest income. In addition, such changes could
adversely affect the valuation of the Company’s
assets and liabilities.
At present the Company’s one-year interest rate
sensitivity position continues to indicate an
overall neutrality, such that a gradual increase in
interest rates during the next twelve months should
not have a significant impact on net interest income
during that period. However, as with most financial
institutions, the Company’s results of operations
are affected by changes in interest rates and the
Company’s ability to manage this risk. The
difference between interest rates charged on
interest-earning assets and interest rates paid on
interest-bearing liabilities may be affected by
changes in market interest rates, changes in
relationships between interest rate indices, and/or
changes in the relationships between long-term and
short-term market interest rates. A change in this
difference might result in an increase in interest
expense relative to interest income, or a decrease
in the Company’s interest rate spread.
Certain changes in interest rates, inflation, or
the financial markets could affect demand for
the
Company’s products and the Company’s ability to deliver
products efficiently.
Loan originations, and potentially loan revenues,
could be adversely impacted by sharply rising
interest rates. Conversely, sharply falling rates
could increase prepayments within the Company’s
securities portfolio lowering interest earnings from
those investments. An underperforming stock market
could reduce brokerage transactions, therefore
reducing investment brokerage revenues; in addition,
wealth management fees associated with managed
securities portfolios could also be adversely
affected. An unanticipated increase in inflation
could cause the Company’s operating costs related to
salaries & benefits, technology, & supplies to
increase at a faster pace than revenues.
The fair market value of the Company’s securities
portfolio and the investment income from these
securities also fluctuate depending on general
economic and market conditions. In addition, actual
net investment income and/or cash flows from
investments that carry prepayment risk, such as
mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities,
may differ from those anticipated at the time of
investment as a result of interest rate
fluctuations.
Changes in the policies of monetary authorities
and other government action could adversely affect
the
Company’s profitability.
The results of operations of the Company are
affected by credit policies of monetary authorities,
particularly the Federal Reserve Board. The
instruments of monetary policy employed by the
Federal Reserve Board include open market operations
in U.S. government securities, changes in the
discount rate or the federal funds rate on bank
borrowings and changes in reserve requirements
against bank deposits. In view of changing
conditions in the national economy and in the money
markets, particularly in light of the continuing
threat of terrorist attacks and the current military
operations in the Middle East, we cannot predict
possible future changes in interest rates, deposit
levels, loan demand or the Company’s business and
earnings. Furthermore, the actions of the United
States government and other governments in
responding to such terrorist attacks or the military
operations in the Middle East may result in currency
fluctuations, exchange controls, market disruption
and other adverse effects.
Natural disasters could affect the Company’s
ability to operate.
The Company’s market areas are susceptible to
hurricanes. Natural disasters, such as hurricanes,
can disrupt the Company’s operations, result in
damage to properties and negatively affect the local
economies in which the Company operates.
The Company cannot predict whether or to what extent
damage caused by future hurricanes will affect the
Company’s operations or the economies in the
Company’s market areas, but such weather events
could cause a decline in loan originations, a
decline in the value or destruction of properties
securing the loans and an increase in the risk of
delinquencies, foreclosures or loan losses.
Greater loan losses than expected may adversely
affect the Company’s earnings.
The Company as lender is exposed to the risk that
its customers will be unable to repay their loans in
accordance with their terms and that any collateral
securing the payment of their loans may not be
sufficient to assure repayment. Credit losses are
inherent in the business of making loans and could
have a material adverse effect on the Company’s
operating results. The Company’s credit risk with
respect to its real estate and construction loan
portfolio will relate principally to the
creditworthiness of corporations and the value of
the real estate serving as security for the
repayment of loans. The Company’s credit risk with
respect to its commercial and consumer loan
portfolio will relate principally to the general
creditworthiness of businesses and individuals
within the Company’s local markets.
The Company makes various assumptions and judgments
about the collectibility of its loan portfolio and
provide an allowance for estimated loan losses based
on a number of factors. The Company believes that
its current allowance for loan losses is adequate.
However, if the Company’s assumptions or judgments
prove to be incorrect, the allowance for loan losses
may not be sufficient to cover actual loan losses.
The Company may have to increase its allowance in
the future in response to the request of one of its
primary banking regulators, to adjust for changing
conditions and assumptions, or as a result of any
deterioration in the quality of the Company’s loan
portfolio. The actual amount of future provisions
for loan losses cannot be determined at this time
and may vary from the amounts of past provisions.
The Company’s stock is not listed or traded on the
financial markets.
The Company’s stock is neither listed nor traded
on any securities exchange and transfer to a
non-stockholder is restricted. The Company, through
handling a stock sale, provides a market for the
stock.
The Company is subject to regulation by various
Federal and State entities.
The Company is subject to the regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), the
Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation and the Mississippi Department of
Banking and Consumer Finance. New regulations issued
by these agencies may adversely affect the Company’s
ability to carry on its business activities. The
Company is subject to various Federal and state laws
and certain changes in these laws and regulations
may adversely affect the Company’s operations.
The Company is also subject to the accounting rules
and regulations of the SEC and the Financial
Accounting Standards Board. Changes in accounting
rules could adversely affect the reported financial
statements or results of operations of the Company
and may also require extraordinary efforts or
additional costs to implement.
Any of these laws or regulations may be modified or
changed from time to time, and the Company cannot be
assured that such modifications or changes will not
adversely affect the Company.
The Company engages in acquisitions of other
businesses from time to time.
On occasion, the Company will engage in
acquisitions of other businesses. Acquisitions may
result in customer and employee turnover, thus
increasing the cost of operating the new businesses.
The acquired companies may also have legal
contingencies, beyond those that the Company is
aware of, that could result in unexpected costs.
The Company is subject to industry competition
which may have an impact upon its success.
The profitability of the Company depends on its
ability to compete successfully. The Company operate
in a highly competitive financial services
environment. Certain competitors are larger and may
have more resources than the Company does. The
Company faces competition in its regional market
areas from other commercial banks, savings and loan
associations, credit unions, internet banks, finance
companies, mutual funds, insurance companies,
brokerage and investment banking firms, and other
financial intermediaries that offer similar
services. Some of the Company’s nonbank competitors
are not subject to the same extensive regulations
that govern the Company or the Bank and may have
greater flexibility in competing for business.
Another competitive factor is that the financial
services market, including banking services, is
undergoing rapid changes with frequent introductions
of new technology-driven products and services. The
Company’s future success may depend, in part, on its
ability to use technology competitively to provide
products and services that provide convenience to
customers and create additional efficiencies in the
Company’s operations.
Anti-takeover laws and certain agreements and
charter provisions may adversely affect share value.
Certain provisions of state and federal law and
the Company’s articles of incorporation may make it
more difficult for someone to acquire control of the
Company. Under federal law, subject to certain
exemptions, a person, entity, or group must notify
the federal banking agencies before acquiring 10% or
more of the outstanding voting stock of a bank
holding company, including the Company’s shares.
Banking agencies review the acquisition to determine
if it will result in a change of control. The
banking agencies have 60 days to act on the notice,
and take into account several factors, including the
resources of the acquiror and the antitrust effects
of the acquisition.
Securities issued by the Company, including the
Company’s common stock, are not FDIC insured.
Securities issued by the Company, including the
Company’s common stock, are not savings or deposit
accounts or other obligations of any bank and are
not insured by the FDIC, the Bank Insurance Fund, or
any other governmental agency or instrumentality, or
any private insurer, and are subject to investment
risk, including the possible loss of principal.
Security Capital Corporation makes loans, and most
of its assets are located in Panola, Quitman,
Desoto, and Tunica Counties in Mississippi. Adverse
changes in economic conditions in these areas could
hurt Security Capital Corporation's ability to
collect loans, could reduce the demand for loans,
and could negatively impact performance and
financial condition.
Security Capital Corporation's Profitability
Depends on Economic Policies and Factors Beyond Our
Control.
Security Capital Corporation’s earnings depend to
a great extent on "rate differentials," which are
the differences between interest income that
Security Capital Corporation earns on loans and
investments and the interest expense paid on
deposits and other borrowings. These rates are
highly sensitive to many factors which are beyond
Security Capital Corporation’s control, including
general economic conditions and the policies of
various government and regulatory authorities.
Changes in interest rate policy by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System affect
Security Capital Corporation’s interest income,
interest expense and investment portfolio. Also,
governmental policies such as the creation of a tax
deduction for individual retirement accounts can
increase savings and affect the cost of funds. A
rapid increase or decrease in interest rates could
have an adverse effect on the net interest margin
and results of operations of Security Capital
Corporation. The nature, timing and effect of any
future changes in federal monetary and fiscal
policies on Security Capital Corporation and its
results of operations are not predictable.
There is No Assurance That Security Capital
Corporation Will Be Able to Successfully Compete
with
Others for Business.
The banking business is highly competitive, and
the profitability of Security Capital Corporation
depends principally upon its ability to compete in
the market areas where its banking operations are
located. Security Capital Corporation competes with
other commercial banks, savings banks, savings and
loan associations, credit unions, mortgage
companies, finance companies, mutual funds,
insurance companies, brokerage and investment
banking firms, asset based non bank lenders and
certain other non financial entities, including
retail stores which may maintain their own credit
programs and certain governmental organizations
which may offer more favorable financing than
Security Capital Corporation. Many of these
competitors have greater financial and other
resources than Security Capital Corporation, and
certain larger competitors are recent entrants into
Security Capital Corporation’s markets.
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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Not Applicable
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Security Capital Corporation, through First Security
Bank, currently operates from its main office in central
Batesville and from 12 additional branches in Panola,
Quitman, Desoto, and Tunica Counties - all located in
Mississippi. Information about these branches is set
forth in the table below:
|
Name of
Office |
Location/Telephone Number |
Banking
Services Offered |
| Main Office |
295 Highway 6 West
Batesville, Mississippi 38606
662-563-9311 |
Loans, Deposits, Cash, Safe
Deposit Boxes, ATM, Trust, Drive-thru |
| Express Branch |
130 Highway 51 North
Batesville, Mississippi 38606
662-563-9311 |
Drive-thru,
Cash |
|
Marks Branch |
Highway 3 South
Marks, Mississippi 38646
662-326-8053 |
Loans, Deposits, Cash, Safe
Deposit Boxes, Drive-thru |
|
Power
Drive Branch |
230
Power Drive
Batesville,
Mississippi
38606
662-563-9311 |
Loans,
Deposits,
ATM, Safe
Deposit
Boxes,
Cash,
Drive-thru |
| Sardis Branch |
201 South Main
Sardis, Mississippi 38666
662-487-1661 |
Loans, Deposits, Cash, Safe Deposit Boxes, Drive-thru |
| Olive Branch Branch |
6659 Highway 305
Olive Branch, Mississippi 38654
662-895-1994 |
Loans, Deposits, Cash, Safe Deposit Boxes, ATM, Drive-thru |
| Como Branch |
227 Main Street
Como, Mississippi 38619
662-526-5191 |
Loans, Deposits, Cash, Safe Deposit Boxes, Drive-thru |
| Crenshaw Branch |
729 Broad Street
Crenshaw, Mississippi
662-382-5215 |
Loans, Deposits, Cash, Safe Deposit Boxes, Drive-thru |
| Tunica Branch |
1262 Edwards Street
Tunica, Mississippi
662-363-2311 |
Loans, Deposits, Drive-thru, Safe Deposit Boxes, ATM, Cash |
| Robinsonville Branch |
11490 Old Highway 61
Robinsonville, Mississippi
662-363-5015 |
Loans, Deposits, Cash, Safe Deposit Boxes, ATM, Drive-thru |
| Hernando Branch |
985 Commerce Street
Hernando, Mississippi
662-449-4115 |
Loans, Deposits, Cash, Safe Deposit Boxes, ATM, Drive-thru. |
| Pope Branch |
7024 Highway 51
Pope, Mississippi
662-578-5650 |
Deposits, Cash, ATM, Drive-thru. |
| Southaven Branch |
3035 Church Road
Southaven, MS 38672
662-893-3243 |
Loans, Deposits, Cash, Safe Deposit Boxes, ATM, Drive-thru. |
| Sardis Express Branch |
610 East Lee Street
Sardis, Mississippi 386666
662-487-1895 |
Deposit, Cash, ATM, Drive-thru |
| Goodman Road Branch |
5028 Goodman Road
Olive Branch, Mississippi 38654
662-890-1043 |
Loan, Deposits, Cash, Safe Deposit Boxes, ATM, Drive-thru |
| Trust and Financial Services Branch |
275 Highway 6 West
Batesville, Mississippi
662-563-9311 |
Investment Planning & Management, Personal Trusts, Corporate Trusts, Pension & Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Paying Agent Accounts. |
First Security Bank owns its main office and all of its branch offices, except the Express Branch. The Express Branch is leased for an annual rent of $9,600 under a ground lease agreement that expires in 2007, with an option to renew. The main office facility, originally was occupied in 1973, is used solely by Security Capital Corporation and First Security Bank. This facility contains approximately 21,300 square feet and houses the executive offices and the operations department as well as providing the customer area for cash, deposit, safe deposit and loan transactions. The other branch buildings range in size from approximately 600 square feet for the Express Branch to 7,000 square feet for the Hernando, Olive Branch, and Southaven locations.
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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
First Security Bank is the defendant in a case styled
Amy French, individually, and Austin Lenard, a minor, by
and through His Next Friend and Mother, Amy French vs.
First Security Bank and Joshua Hawkins, Cause No.
2002-327-BB, filed on December 17, 2002, in the Circuit
Court of the Second Judicial District of Panola County,
Mississippi. The case involves an accident that occurred
when a First Security Bank employee traveling in his
personal vehicle to service an ATM was involved in an
automobile accident. The pregnant occupant of the other
vehicle gave birth later that day. The claims in the
lawsuit are that the mother and child are experiencing
permanent and continuing injuries, and the plaintiffs
ask for compensatory damages in the amount determined to
be fair by the jury. At December 31, 2005, the legal
proceedings had not been resolved. However, an analysis
by legal counsel anticipates possible awards to the
claimants to be within the insurance coverage with no
potential loss to the Bank and closure of the case is
dependent on forthcoming medical documentation on status
of claimants.
From time to time First Security Bank is a defendant in
various other lawsuits arising out of the normal course
of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate
resolution of this category of claims should not have a
material adverse effect on Security Capital
Corporation’s consolidated financial position or results
of operations.
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ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matters were submitted to a shareholder vote
during the fourth quarter of 2006.
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