Note 11 - Related Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]
Note
1
1
. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
In conducting its business, FNCB has engaged in, and intends to continue to engage in, banking and financial transactions with its directors, executive officers and their related parties.
 
FNCB has granted loans, letters of credit and lines of credit to directors, executive officers and their related parties. The following table summarizes the changes in the total amounts of such outstanding loans, advances under lines of credit, net of participations sold, as well as repayments during the years ended
December
31,
2016
and
2015:
 
 
 
For the Year Ended December 31,
 
(in thousands)
 
2016
 
 
2015
 
Balance January 1,
  $
52,652
    $
36,783
 
Additions, new loans and advances
   
24,917
     
65,411
 
Repayments
   
(35,513
)    
(48,852
)
Other (1)
   
(49
)    
(690
)
Balance December 31,
  $
42,007
    $
52,652
 
                 
(1)
Other represents loans to related parties that ceased being related parties during the year
 
 
There was
one
loan relationship aggregating
$381
thousand to a business partially owned by a director that was classified as “Special Mention” at
December
31,
2016.
To date, FNCB has received all contractual principal and interest payments in a timely manner and each of the individual loans in this relationship were current as of
December
31,
2016.
Management has classified the loan relationship as special mention strictly because FNCB has not received current financial information from a non-related party to the loan agreements. Except for this loan relationship, there were no loans to directors, officers and their related parties that were categorized as criticized loans within the Bank’s risk rating system, meaning they are not considered to present a higher risk of collection than other loans.
 
 
 
Previously included in related party loans was a commercial line of credit with a company owned by a director that was paid off during the year ended
December
31,
2016.
The aggregate balance outstanding for this loan was
$11.0
million at
December
31,
2015.
FNCB had sold a participation interest in this line to the same director in the amount of
$5.2
million, of which
$4.4
million was outstanding at
December
31,
2015.
FNCB had received a
25
basis point servicing fee from this director on the participation balance.
 
Deposits from directors, executive officers and their related parties held by the Bank at
December
31,
2016
and
2015
amounted to
$119.3
million and
$106.1
million, respectively. Interest paid on the deposits amounted to
$196
thousand,
$276
thousand, and
$97
thousand for the years ended
December
31,
2016,
2015
and
2014,
respectively.
 
In the course of its operations, FNCB acquires goods and services from, and transacts business with, various companies of related parties, which include, but are not limited to, employee health insurance, fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance, legal services, and repair of repossessed automobiles for resale. FNCB recorded payments to related parties for goods and services of
$2.6
million,
$2.1
million, and
$2.7
million in
2016,
2015,
and
2014,
respectively.
 
The Notes held by directors and/or their related parties totaled
$6.2
million at
December
31,
2016
and
$8.6
million at
December
31,
2015.
On
June
12,
2015,
FNCB solicited consent from all existing Noteholders to amend the Notes by reducing the interest rate payable on the Notes from
9.00%
to
4.50%
effective
July
1,
2015,
and prepaying
44%
of the principal amount outstanding on
June
30,
2015.
A group of Noteholders holding
$14.0
million of the principal balance outstanding on the Notes at
June
12,
2015,
comprised of both related parties or their interests and non-related parties, offered to purchase the Notes of any Noteholder who did not wish to consent to the amendments. There were
seven,
non-related party Noteholders, who elected to have their Notes purchased by the group, for a total principal balance of
$10.0
million. Of the
$10.0
million,
$6.4
million was purchased by related parties or their interests. On
June
30,
2015,
FNCB made an
$11.0
million principal reduction on the Notes. Total principal payments on Notes held by directors and/or their related parties totaled
$6.8
million, of which
$6.4
million was used to purchase the Notes referenced above. On
December
1,
2016,
FNCB accelerated a
$4.0
million principal repayment, which was due and payable on
September
1,
2017,
of which
$2.5
million was paid to directors and/or their related interests.
 
 
The following table summarizes the activity related to FNCB’s subordinated debt for the years ended
December
31,
2016
and
2015:
 
 
 
For the Year Ended
 
 
For the Year Ended
 
 
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
December 31, 2015
 
(in thousands)
 
Related Party Subordinated Noteholders
 
 
Other
Subordinated Noteholders
 
 
Total Subordinated
Notes Outstanding
 
 
Related Party Subordinated Noteholders
 
 
Other
Subordinated Noteholders
 
 
Total Subordinated
Notes Outstanding
 
Balance, beginning of period
  $
8,640
    $
5,360
    $
14,000
    $
9,000
    $
16,000
    $
25,000
 
Assignments
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
6,429
     
(6,429
)    
-
 
Principal reductions
   
(2,469
)    
(1,531
)    
(4,000
)    
(6,789
)    
(4,211
)    
(11,000
)
Balance, end of period
  $
6,171
    $
3,829
    $
10,000
    $
8,640
    $
5,360
    $
14,000
 
 
On
March
1,
2016,
FNCB paid all previously deferred and accrued interest on the Notes for the period
September
1,
2010
through
May
31,
2015,
which totaled
$10.8
million. Included in the total paid was
$3.9
million which was paid to FNCB’s directors and/or their related parties. Regular quarterly interest payments on the Notes paid by FNCB to its directors and/or their related parties totaled
$395
thousand in
2016
and
$233
thousand in
2015.
Interest expense recorded on the Notes for directors and/or their related parties amounted to
$386
thousand and
$606
thousand for the years ended
December
31,
2016
and
2015,
respectively. Interest accrued and unpaid on the Notes to directors and/or their related parties totaled
$24
thousand at
December
31,
2016
and
$3.9
million at
December
31,
2015.