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.

First Security Insurance, Inc., the subsidiary of First Security Bank, was chartered for the purpose of sale of annuities and insurance. The activities of this entity are not material and have little effect on the financial statements of Security Capital Corporation.

Security Capital Corporation’s home or principal office is located at 295 Highway 6 West, Batesville, Mississippi, 38606. The telephone number of the home or principal office is (662) 563-9311. First Security Bank's website is www.firstsecuritybk.com. 

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, 2007, the loan portfolio totaled $343.2 million constituting 80.58% of the earning assets of $425.9 million. 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:
 

POPULATION

PER CAPITA INCOME

MEDIAN AGE

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 made 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:

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 $397,000 and over. As of December 31, 2007, the loan portfolio totaled $343.2 million of which the large lines total $149 million representing 132 borrowers.

Security Capital Corporation provides a wide range of personal and corporate trust and trust-related services which include 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 include 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 occupied in 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. In August of 2007, land was purchased for a future banking facility on the corner of Goodman Road and Highway 309 in Marshall County, Mississippi. 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-seven locations, sixteen 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 offers internet banking, called First Net, 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, 2007, 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 Bank’s depositors, rather than its stockholders. In addition to these regular examinations, the Company and the Bank 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.


Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: 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, 2007:
 

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. Effective March 31, 2006, the BIF and SAIF funds were merged into the newly created Deposit Insurance Fund ("DIF"). The DIF is maintained by assessing depository institutions an insurance premium effective 2007. The premium is based upon statutory factors that include the balance of the insured deposits as well as the degree of risk the institution poses to the fund. The Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005 ("FDIRA") provides for a One-time Assessment Credit ("OTAC") for eligible institutions. First Security Bank was provided an OTAC of $194,604 which eliminated the need for payment of the assessed insurance premiums. The DIF premium paid by the Bank from the OTAC during 2007 totaled $150,201 leaving a credit of $44,403 for use in 2008. The Bank during 2007 was assessed a DIF premium at an approximate 5 basis points. 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 2007 ranged from 1.14 basis points to 1.22 basis points, per $100 of deposits. The assessments for the first quarter of 2008 will be paid based on an assigned FICO debt service rate of 1.14 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, 2007 (the latest Market Share Report), held 54.74% of the deposit market in Panola County. In Quitman County, this same report reflects Security Capital Corporation holding 18.53% of the deposit market. In Desoto County, an area filled with large regional banks and national banks, Security Capital Corporation held a 5.66% share of the deposit market as of June 30, 2007. 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 49.04% share of the deposit base as of June 30, 2007.
 

     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    

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 collectability of its loan portfolio and provides 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 operates in a highly competitive financial services environment. Certain competitors are larger and may have more resources than the Company. 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

Not Applicable

Security Capital Corporation, through First Security Bank, currently operates from its main office in central Batesville and from 15 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 Offerred
Main Office	295 Highway 6 West Batesville, Mississippi 38606 662-563-9311	Loans, Deposits, Cash, Safe Deposit Boxes, ATM, Drive-thru
Express Branch	130 Highway 51 North Batesville, Mississippi 38606 662-563-9311	Drive-thru, Cash
Marks Branch	1651 Charlie Pride Highway 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, ATM
Crenshaw Branch	729 Broad Street Crenshaw, Mississippi 38621 662-382-5215	Loans, Deposits, Cash, Safe Deposit Boxes, Drive-thru
Tunica Branch	1262 East Edwards Street Tunica, Mississippi 38676 662-363-2311	Loans, Deposits, Drive-thru, Safe Deposit Boxes, ATM, Cash
Robinsonville Branch	11490 Old Highway 61 North Robinsonville, Mississippi 38664 662-363-5015	Loans, Deposits, Cash, Safe Deposit Boxes, ATM, Drive-thru
Hernando Branch	985 East Commerce Street Hernando, Mississippi 38632 662-449-4115	Loans, Deposits, Cash, Safe Deposit Boxes, ATM, Drive-thru
Pope Branch	7024 Highway 51 North Pope, Mississippi 38658 662-578-5650	Deposits, Cash, ATM, Drive-thru
Southaven Branch	3035 Church Road East Southaven, MS 38672 662-893-3243	Loans, Deposits, Cash, Safe Deposit Boxes, ATM, Drive-thru
Sardis Express Branch	610 East Lee Street Sardis, Mississippi 38666 662-487-1895	Deposits, Cash, ATM, Drive-thru
Goodman Road Branch	5028 Goodman Road Olive Branch, Mississippi 38654 662-890-1043	Loans, Deposits, Cash, Safe Deposit Boxes, ATM, Drive-thru
Trust and Financial Services Branch	275 Highway 6 West Batesville, Mississippi 38606 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 was leased for an annual rent of $9,600 in 2007. This ground lease agreement had an option to renew which was exercised in 2007. Under the renewal, the Bank is committed to an annual rent of $10,200 for 2008 through 2012. The main office facility, originally 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.

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, 2007, 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

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

No matters were submitted to a shareholder vote during the fourth quarter of 2007.