−Removed: There are certain risks and uncertainties
−Removed: in our business that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.
+Added: There are certain risks and uncertainties in
+Added: our business that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.
A detailed discussion of our risk
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of Part II of
−Removed: the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for te quarter ended March 31, 2020.
−Removed: The following information supplements our
−Removed: risk factors previously disclosed in “Item 1A.
+Added: the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020.
+Added: The following information supplements our risk
+Added: factors previously disclosed in “Item 1A.
Risk Factors”
−Removed: of Part I of the Company’s Annual Report on Form
−Removed: 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and in “Item 1A.
+Added: of Part I of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
+Added: for the year ended December 31, 2019 and in “Item 1A.
Risk Factors”
−Removed: of Part II of the Company’s Quarterly
−Removed: Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.
−Removed: As a participating lender in the SBA
−Removed: Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), State Bank is subject to additional risks of litigation from its customers or
−Removed: other parties regarding State Bank’s processing of loans for the PPP and risks that the SBA may not fund some or all PPP
−Removed: loan guaranties.
−Removed: On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed
−Removed: the CARES Act, which included a loan program administered through the SBA referred to as the PPP.
−Removed: Under the PPP, small businesses
−Removed: and other entities and individuals can apply for loans from existing SBA lenders and other approved regulated lenders that enroll
−Removed: in the program, subject to numerous limitations and eligibility criteria.
−Removed: State Bank has participated as a lender in the PPP.
−Removed: PPP opened on April 3, 2020;
−Removed: however, because of the short timeframe between the passing of the CARES Act and the opening of the
−Removed: PPP, there was some ambiguity in the laws, rules and guidance regarding the operation of the PPP, which exposes State Bank to risks
−Removed: relating to noncompliance with the PPP.
−Removed: Since the opening of the PPP, several other
−Removed: larger banks have been subject to litigation regarding the process and procedures that such banks used in processing applications
−Removed: for the PPP and claims related to agent fees.
−Removed: State Bank may be exposed to the risk of similar litigation, from both customers
−Removed: and non-customers that approached State Bank regarding PPP loans, regarding its process and procedures used in processing applications
−Removed: for the PPP, or litigation from agents with respect to agent fees.
−Removed: If any such litigation is filed against State Bank and is not
−Removed: resolved in a favorable manner, it may result in significant financial liability or adversely affect the Company’s reputation.
−Removed: In addition, litigation can be costly, regardless of outcome.
−Removed: Any financial liability, litigation costs or reputational damage
−Removed: caused by PPP-related litigation could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
−Removed: State Bank also has credit risk on PPP
−Removed: loans if a determination is made by the SBA that there is a deficiency in the manner in which a PPP loan was originated, funded,
−Removed: or serviced by State Bank, such as an issue with the eligibility of a borrower to receive a PPP loan, which may or may not be related
−Removed: to the ambiguity in the laws, rules and guidance regarding the operation of the PPP.
−Removed: In the event of a loss resulting from a default
−Removed: on a PPP loan and a determination by the SBA that there was a deficiency in the manner in which the PPP loan was originated, funded,
−Removed: or serviced by State Bank, the SBA may deny its liability under the guaranty, reduce the amount of the guaranty, or, if it has
−Removed: already paid under the guaranty, seek recovery of any loss related to the deficiency from State Bank.
−Removed: Operational impacts from the COVID-19
−Removed: pandemic could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
−Removed: In response to COVID-19, the Company has
−Removed: modified its business practices with a portion of employees working remotely from their homes to limit interruptions to operations
−Removed: as much as possible and to help reduce the risk of COVID-19 infecting entire departments.
−Removed: Reduced workforces which may be caused
−Removed: by, but not limited to, illness, quarantine, stay at home or other government mandates, or difficulties transitioning back to an
−Removed: in office environment, could result in an adverse impact to the Company’s operations and financial performance.
−Removed: with health conditions putting them at higher risk of adverse effects from COVID-19 are working remotely.
−Removed: The Company is encouraging
−Removed: virtual meetings and conference calls in place of in-person meetings, including the annual shareholders meeting which was held
−Removed: via teleconference this year.
−Removed: Additionally, travel has been restricted.
−Removed: The Company is promoting social distancing, frequent hand
−Removed: washing and thorough disinfection of all surfaces.
−Removed: State Bank’s financial service location lobbies have been closed for periods
−Removed: of time except for advance appointments only.
−Removed: Branch drive-ups, call center, ATMs and online/mobile banking services continue to
−Removed: operate and are the preferred option of service.
−Removed: Even with the precautions undertaken, the continued spread or prolonged impact
−Removed: of COVID-19 could negatively impact the availability of key personnel or significant numbers of the Company’s staff, who are necessary
−Removed: to conduct the Company’s business.
−Removed: Further, technology in employees’
−Removed: homes may not be as robust as in the Company’s offices and could cause the networks, information systems, applications, and
−Removed: other tools available to employees to be more limited or less reliable than in our offices.
−Removed: The continuation of these work-from-home
−Removed: measures also introduces additional operational risk, including increased cybersecurity risk.
−Removed: These cybersecurity risks include
−Removed: greater phishing, malware, and other cybersecurity attacks, vulnerability to disruptions of the Company’s information technology
−Removed: infrastructure and telecommunications systems for remote operations, increased risk of unauthorized dissemination of confidential
−Removed: information, limited ability to restore the systems in the event of a systems failure or interruption, greater risk of a security
−Removed: breach resulting in destruction or misuse of valuable information, and potential impairment of the Company’s ability to perform
−Removed: critical functions, including wiring funds, all of which could expose the Company to risks of data or financial loss, litigation
−Removed: and liability and could seriously disrupt operations and the operations of any impacted customers.
−Removed: The Company also relies on many third parties
−Removed: in business operations, including appraisers of real property collateral, vendors that supply essential services such as loan servicers,
−Removed: providers of financial information, systems and analytical tools and providers of electronic payment and settlement systems, and
−Removed: local and federal government agencies, offices, and courthouses.
−Removed: In light of the developing measures responding to the pandemic,
−Removed: many of these entities may limit the availability and access of their services.
−Removed: For example, loan originations could be delayed
−Removed: due to the limited availability of real estate appraisers for the underlying collateral.
−Removed: Loan closings could be delayed due to
−Removed: reductions in available staff in recording offices or the closing of courthouses in certain counties, which slows the process for
−Removed: title work, and mortgage and UCC filings in those counties.
−Removed: If the third-party service providers continue to have limited capacities
−Removed: for a prolonged period or if additional limitations or potential disruptions in these services materialize, it may negatively affect
−Removed: the Company’s operations.
−Removed: The Company may be exposed to increased interest rate risk
−Removed: as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
−Removed: The Company’s net interest income,
−Removed: lending activities, deposits and profitability could be negatively affected by volatility in interest rates caused by uncertainties
−Removed: stemming from COVID-19.
−Removed: In March 2020, the Federal Reserve lowered the target range for the federal funds rate to a range from
−Removed: 0% to 0.25%, citing concerns about the impact of COVID-19 on markets and stress in the energy sector.
−Removed: A prolonged period of extremely
−Removed: volatile and unstable market conditions would likely increase the Company’s funding costs and negatively affect market risk
−Removed: mitigation strategies.
−Removed: Higher revenue volatility from changes in interest rates and spreads to benchmark indices could cause a
−Removed: loss of future net interest income and a decrease in the fair market values of the Company’s assets.
−Removed: Fluctuations in interest
−Removed: rates will impact both the level of income and expense recorded on most of the Company’s assets and liabilities and the market
−Removed: value of all interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on the
−Removed: Company’s net income, results of operations and financial condition.
−Removed: Low rates increase the risk in the U.S.
−Removed: of a negative
−Removed: interest rate environment in which interest rates drop below zero, either broadly or for some types of instruments.
−Removed: Such an occurrence
−Removed: would likely further reduce the interest the Company earns on loans and other earning assets, while also likely requiring the Company
−Removed: to pay to maintain its deposits with the Federal Reserve.
−Removed: The Company’s systems may not be able to adequately handle a negative
−Removed: interest rate environment and not all variable rate instruments are designed for such a circumstance.
−Removed: The Company cannot predict
−Removed: the nature or timing of future changes in monetary policies in response to the outbreak or the precise effects that they may have
−Removed: on the Company’s activities and financial results.
+Added: of Part II of the Company’s Quarterly Reports
+Added: on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020.
+Added: There have been no material changes to the risk factors presented
+Added: in those prior Annual and Quarterly Reports.
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