UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
☒
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2025
or
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the Transition Period from _____ to _____
Commission
File Number 000-09341
SECURITY
NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
utah
87-0345941
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
433
West Ascension Way , Salt Lake City , Utah
84123
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip
Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(801)
264-1060
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class
Trading
symbol
Name
of exchange on which registered
Class
A Common Stock
SNFCA
The
Nasdaq Global Select Market
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
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accelerated filer ☐
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As
of June 30, 2025, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s Class A Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant
was approximately $ 85,000,000 , based on the $9.85 closing sale price of the Class A Common Stock as reported on The Nasdaq Global Select
Market.
As
of March 12, 2026, there were outstanding 22,432,763 shares of Class A Common Stock, $ 2.00 par value per share, and 3,587,237 shares of
Class C Common Stock, $ 2.00 par value per share.
Documents
Incorporated by Reference
Portions
of the following document are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Report: the registrant’s definitive proxy statement
relating to its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Security
National Financial Corporation
Form
10-K
For
the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2025
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
Part I
Item
1.
Business
3
Item
1A.
Risk Factors
10
Item
1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments
10
Item
1C.
Cybersecurity
10
Item
2.
Properties
12
Item
3.
Legal Proceedings
16
Item
4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
16
Part II
Item
5.
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
16
Item
6.
[Reserved]
18
Item
7.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
19
Item
7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
27
Item
8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
28
Item
9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
131
Item
9A.
Controls and Procedures
131
Item
9B.
Other Information
134
Item
9C.
Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
134
Part III
Item
10.
Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance
134
Item
11.
Executive Compensation
134
Item
12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
134
Item
13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
134
Item
14.
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
134
Part IV
Item
15.
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
134
Item
16.
Form 10-K Summary
134
Signatures
135
2
PART
I
Item
1. Business
Security
National Financial Corporation (the “Company”) operates in three reportable business segments: life insurance, cemetery and
mortuary, and mortgages. The life insurance segment is engaged in the business of selling and servicing selected lines of life insurance,
annuity products, and accident and health insurance. These products are marketed in 42 states through a commissioned sales force of independent
licensed insurance agents who may also sell insurance products of other companies. The cemetery and mortuary segment consists of eleven
mortuaries and five cemeteries in the state of Utah, one cemetery in the state of California, and one cemetery and four mortuaries in
the state of New Mexico. The Company also engages in pre-need selling of funeral, cemetery, mortuary, and cremation services through
its cemetery and mortuary locations. The mortgage segment originates and underwrites or otherwise purchases residential and commercial
loans for new construction, existing homes, and other real estate projects. The mortgage segment operates through 85 retail offices in
25 states and is an approved mortgage lender in several other states.
The
Company’s design and structure are that each business segment is related to the other business segments and contributes to the
profitability of the other segments. The Company’s cemetery and mortuary segment provides a level of public awareness that assists
in the sales and marketing of insurance and pre-need cemetery and funeral products. The Company’s insurance segment invests its
assets (including, in part, pre-need funeral products and services) in investments authorized by the respective insurance departments
of their states of domicile. The Company also pursues growth through acquisitions. The Company’s mortgage segment provides mortgage
loans and other real estate investment opportunities.
The
Company was organized as a holding company in 1979 when Security National Life Insurance Company (“Security National Life”)
became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and the former stockholders of Security National Life became stockholders of the Company.
Security National Life was formed in 1965 and has acquired or purchased significant blocks of business which include Capital Investors
Life Insurance Company (1994), Civil Service Employees Life Insurance Company (1995), Southern Security Life Insurance Company (1998),
Menlo Life Insurance Company (1999), Acadian Life Insurance Company (2002), Paramount Security Life Insurance Company (2004), Memorial
Insurance Company of America (2005 and subsequently sold in 2021 to FOXO Life Insurance Company), Capital Reserve Life Insurance Company
(2007), Southern Security Life Insurance Company, Inc. (2008), North America Life Insurance Company (2011, 2015), Trans-Western Life
Insurance Company (2012), Mothe Life Insurance Company (2012), DLE Life Insurance Company (2012), American Republic Insurance Company
(2015), First Guaranty Insurance Company (2016), Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company (2019), and merger with FOXO Life Insurance Company
(2023).
The
cemetery and mortuary operations have also grown through the acquisition of other cemetery and mortuary companies. The cemetery and mortuary
companies that the Company has acquired are Holladay Memorial Park, Inc. (1991), Cottonwood Mortuary, Inc. (1991), Deseret Memorial,
Inc. (1991), Probst Family Funerals and Cremations L.L.C. (2019), Heber Valley Funeral Home, Inc. (2019), Rivera Funerals, Cremations
and Memorial Gardens (2021), and Holbrook Mortuary (2021).
In
1993, the Company formed SecurityNational Mortgage Company (“SecurityNational Mortgage”) to originate and refinance residential
mortgage loans.
See
Note 20 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding the business segments of the Company.
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Life
Insurance
Products
The
Company, through Security National Life, First Guaranty Insurance Company (“First Guaranty”), and Kilpatrick Life Insurance
Company (“Kilpatrick”), issues and administers selected lines of life insurance and annuities. The Company’s life insurance
business includes funeral plans and interest-sensitive life insurance, as well as other traditional life, limited-payment life, accident,
and limited health insurance products. The Company places specific marketing emphasis on funeral plans through pre-need planning. The
Company’s insurance subsidiaries, Kilpatrick, Southern Security Life Insurance Company, Inc. (“Southern Security”)
and Trans-Western Life Insurance Company (“Trans-Western”), do not actively write policies, but service and maintain policies
that were issued prior to their acquisition by Security National Life.
A
funeral plan is a small face value life insurance policy that generally has face coverage of up to $30,000. The Company believes that
funeral plans represent a marketing niche that has less competition because most insurance companies do not offer similar coverage. The
purpose of the funeral plan policy is to pay the costs and expenses incurred at the time of a person’s death. On a per thousand-dollar
cost of insurance basis, these policies can be more expensive to the policyholder than many types of non-burial insurance due to their
low face amount, requiring the fixed cost of the policy administration to be distributed over a smaller policy size, and the simplified
underwriting practices that result in higher mortality costs.
Markets
and Distribution
The
Company is licensed to sell insurance in 42 states. In marketing its life insurance products, the Company seeks to locate, develop and
service specific niche markets. The Company’s funeral plan policies are sold primarily to people who range in age from 45 to 85
and have low to moderate income. Most of the Company’s funeral plan premiums come from the states of Arkansas, California, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah.
The
Company sells its life insurance products through direct agents, brokers, and independent licensed agents who may also sell insurance
products of other companies. The commissions on life insurance products range from approximately 50% to 150% of first year premiums.
In those cases where the Company utilizes its direct agents in selling such policies, those agents customarily receive advances against
future commissions.
In
some instances, funeral plan insurance is marketed in conjunction with the Company’s cemetery and mortuary sales force. When it
is marketed by that group, the beneficiary is usually the Company’s cemeteries and mortuaries. Thus, death benefits that become
payable under the policy are paid to the Company’s cemetery and mortuary subsidiaries to the extent of services performed and products
purchased.
In
marketing funeral plan insurance, the Company also seeks and obtains third-party endorsements from other cemeteries and mortuaries within
its marketing areas. Typically, these cemeteries and mortuaries will provide letters of endorsement and may share in mailing and other
lead-generating costs since these businesses are usually made the beneficiary of the policy. The following table summarizes the life
insurance business for the five years ended December 31, 2025:
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
Life Insurance
Policy/Certificate Count as of December 31
629,476
635,791
640,970
646,296
653,450
Insurance in force as of December 31 (in thousands)
$ 3,933,254
$ 3,947,671
$ 3,552,554
$ 3,446,836
(1)
$ 3,415,368
(1)
Premiums Collected (in thousands)
$ 118,519
$ 118,151
$ 113,584
$ 103,304
$ 99,006
(1)
Prior years have been adjusted to include accidental death benefit insurance in force that was inadvertently excluded.
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Underwriting
The
factors considered in evaluating an application for ordinary life insurance coverage can include the applicant’s age, occupation,
general health condition, and medical history. Upon receipt of a satisfactory (non-funeral plan insurance) application, which contains
pertinent medical questions, the Company issues insurance based upon its medical limits and requirements subject to the following general
non-medical limits:
Age
Nearest
Non-Medical
Birthday
Limits
0-50
$100,000
51-up
Medical
information
required
(APS or exam)
When
underwriting life insurance, the Company will sometimes issue policies with higher premium rates for substandard risks.
The
Company’s funeral plan insurance is written on a simplified medical application with underwriting requirements being a completed
application, a phone interview of the applicant, and an intelliscript prescription history inquiry. There are several underwriting classes
in which an applicant can be placed.
Annuities
Products
The
Company’s annuity business includes single premium deferred annuities, flexible premium deferred annuities, and immediate annuities.
A single premium deferred annuity is a contract where the individual remits a sum of money to the Company, which is retained on deposit
until such time as the individual may wish to annuitize or surrender the contract for cash. A flexible premium deferred annuity gives
the contract holder the right to make premium payments of varying amounts or to make no further premium payments after his initial payment.
These single and flexible premium deferred annuities can have initial surrender charges. The surrender charges act as a deterrent to
individuals who may wish to prematurely surrender their annuity contracts. An immediate annuity is a contract in which the individual
remits a sum of money to the Company in return for the Company’s obligation to pay a series of payments on a periodic basis over
a designated period, such as an individual’s life, or for such other period as may be designated.
Annuities
have guaranteed interest rates that range from 1% to 6.5% per annum. Rates above the guaranteed interest rate credited are periodically
modified by the Company’s Board of Directors at its discretion. For the Company to make a profit on an annuity product, the Company
must maintain an interest rate spread between its investment income and the interest rates credited to the annuities. Commissions, issuance
expenses, and general and administrative expenses are deducted from this interest rate spread.
Markets
and Distribution
The
general market for the Company’s annuities is middle to older age individuals. A major source of annuity sales comes from direct
agents and are sold in conjunction with other insurance sales. If an individual does not qualify for a funeral plan, the agent will often
sell that individual an annuity to fund final expenses.
The
following table summarizes the annuity business for the five years ended December 31, 2025:
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
Annuities Policy/Certificate Count as of December
31
23,864
24,296
24,924
24,225
24,901
Deposits Collected (in thousands)
$ 10,564
$ 11,740
$ 10,946
$ 9,972
$ 9,719
5
Accident
and Health
Products
Through
its various acquisitions, the Company occasionally acquires small blocks of accident and health insurance policies, which it continues
to service. The Company offered a low-cost comprehensive diver’s accident insurance policy that provided worldwide coverage for
medical expense reimbursement in the event of a diving accident. This product was discontinued in March 2024.
Markets
and Distribution
The
Company marketed its diver’s accident insurance policies through the internet.
The
following table summarizes the accident and health insurance business for the five years ended December 31, 2025:
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
Accident and Health Policy/Certificate
Count as of December 31
6,886
7,592
9,379
11,132
12,494
Premiums Collected (in thousands)
$ 171
$ 188
$ 216
$ 543
$ 353
Reinsurance
The
primary purpose of reinsurance is to enable an insurance company to issue an insurance policy in an amount larger than the risk the insurance
company is willing to assume for itself. The insurance company remains obligated for the amounts reinsured (ceded) in the event the reinsurers
do not meet their obligations.
The
Company currently cedes and assumes certain risks with various authorized unaffiliated reinsurers pursuant to reinsurance treaties, which
are generally renewed annually. The premiums paid by the Company are based on several factors, primarily including the age of the insured
and the risk ceded to the reinsurer.
It
is the Company’s policy to retain no more than $100,000 of ordinary insurance per life insured, with the excess risk being reinsured.
The total policy amount of life insurance reinsured by other companies as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, was $316,251,000 and $325,189,000,
which represented approximately 8.0% and 8.2% of the Company’s total life insurance policy amount in force on that date, respectively.
See
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and “Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements” for additional disclosure and discussion regarding reinsurance.
Investments
The
investments that support the Company’s life insurance and annuity obligations are determined by the investment committees of the
Company’s subsidiaries and ratified by the full boards of directors of the respective subsidiaries. A significant portion of the
Company’s investments must meet statutory requirements governing the nature and quality of permitted investments by its insurance
subsidiaries. The Company maintains a diversified investment portfolio consisting of common stocks, preferred stocks, municipal bonds,
corporate bonds, mortgage loans, real estate, and other securities and investments.
See
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and “Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements” for additional disclosure and discussion regarding investments.
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Cemetery
and Mortuary
Products
Through
its cemetery and mortuary segment, the Company markets a variety of products and services both on a pre-need basis (prior to death) and
an at-need basis (at the time of death). The products include plots, interment vaults, mausoleum crypts, markers, caskets, urns, and
other death care related products. These services include professional services of funeral directors, opening and closing of graves,
use of chapels and viewing rooms, and use of automobiles and clothing. The Company has a mortuary at each of its cemeteries, other than
Holladay Memorial Park and Singing Hills Memorial Park, and has ten separate stand-alone mortuary facilities.
Markets
and Distribution
The
Company’s pre-need cemetery and mortuary sales are marketed to persons of all ages but are generally purchased by persons 45 years
of age and older. The Company is limited in its geographic distribution of these products to areas lying within an approximate 20-mile
radius of its mortuaries and cemeteries. The Company’s at-need sales are similarly limited in the geographic area.
The
Company actively seeks to sell its cemetery and funeral products to customers on a pre-need basis. The Company employs cemetery sales
representatives on a commission basis to sell these products. Many of these pre-need cemetery and mortuary sales representatives are
also licensed insurance salesmen and sell funeral plan insurance. In some instances, the Company’s cemetery and mortuary facilities
are the named beneficiaries of the funeral plan policies.
Potential
customers are located via telephone sales prospecting, responses to letters mailed by the pre-planning consultants, billboards and other
outside advertising, referrals, and door-to-door canvassing. The Company trains its sales representatives and helps generate leads for
them.
Mortgage
Loans
Products
The
Company, through SecurityNational Mortgage, is active in the residential real estate market. SecurityNational Mortgage is approved by
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and other secondary
market investors, to originate a variety of residential mortgage loan products, which are subsequently sold to investors. The Company
uses internal and external funding sources to fund mortgage loans.
Security
National Life originates and funds commercial real estate loans, residential construction loans, and land development loans for internal
investment.
Markets
and Distribution
The
Company’s residential mortgage lending services are marketed primarily to real estate brokers, builders and directly to consumers.
The Company has a strong retail origination presence in the Utah, Florida, Texas, Nevada and Arizona markets and many other states across
the country. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and “Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional disclosure and discussion regarding mortgage loans.
Recent
Acquisitions and Other Business Activities
Real
Estate Development
The
Company is capitalizing on the opportunity to develop commercial and residential assets on its existing and recently acquired properties.
The cost to acquire existing for-sale assets currently exceeds the replacement costs, thus creating the opportunity for development and
redevelopment of the land that the Company currently owns. The Company has developed, or is in the process of developing, assets that
have an initial development cost exceeding $100,000,000, primarily relating to the Center53 Development and multiple single family residential
development projects. The Company plans to continue its development endeavors based upon its assessment of the market demand.
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Center53
Development
Center53
Development is an office development project comprising nearly 20 acres of land that is currently owned by the Company in the central
valley of Salt Lake City. At final completion, the multi-year phased development is expected to create a campus atmosphere and include
nearly one million square-feet of office space in five buildings, ranging from four to eleven stories, and will be serviced by three
parking structures with approximately 4,000 stalls. In 2015, the Company broke ground and commenced development on the first phase which
included a six-story building of nearly 200,000 square feet and a parking garage with 748 parking stalls. The first phase of the project
was completed in July 2017 and is currently 93% leased. The second phase of the project began in March 2020 and includes a second six-story
building of nearly 221,000 square feet and a parking garage with approximately 870 stalls. The Company began its occupancy of a portion
of the building in October 2021 and the remainder of the building is currently 100% leased. The Company plans to initiate future phases
of the Center53 Development for additional Class A office space in the central valley of Salt Lake City.
Regulation
The
Company’s insurance subsidiaries are subject to comprehensive regulations in the jurisdictions in which they do business under
statutes and regulations administered by state insurance commissioners. Such regulation relates to, among other things, prior approval
of the acquisition of a controlling interest in an insurance company; standards of solvency which must be met and maintained; licensing
of insurers and their agents; nature of and limitations on investments; deposits of securities for the benefit of policyholders; approval
of policy forms and premium rates; periodic examinations of the affairs of insurance companies; annual and other reports required to
be filed on the financial condition of insurers or for other purposes; and requirements regarding aggregate reserves for life policies
and annuity contracts, policy claims, unearned premiums, and other matters. The Company’s insurance subsidiaries are subject to
this type of regulation in any state in which they conduct relevant business. Such regulations may cause unforeseen costs and operational
restrictions, and delay implementation of the Company’s business plans.
The
Company’s life insurance subsidiaries are currently subject to regulations in Utah, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas under insurance
holding company legislation, and other states where applicable. Generally, intercompany transfers of assets and dividend payments from
insurance subsidiaries are subject to prior notice of approval from the relevant state insurance department when they are deemed “extraordinary”
under relevant state law. The insurance subsidiaries are required, under state insurance laws, to file detailed annual reports with the
supervisory agencies in each of the states in which they do business. Their business and accounts are also subject to examination by
these agencies every three to five years. The Company’s life insurance subsidiaries completed their last examinations in 2021 and
2022 for the period ending December 31, 2020 and the resulting final examination reports were approved by the insurance departments and
are public records. Security National Life, First Guaranty, Kilpatrick, Southern Security, and Trans-Western are currently under examination
by the insurance departments for the years 2021-2024.
The
Texas Department of Banking also audits pre-need insurance policies that are issued in the state of Texas. Pre-need policies include
the life and annuity products sold as the funding mechanism for funeral plans through funeral homes by Security National agents. The
Company is required to send the Texas Department of Banking an annual report that summarizes the number of policies in force and the
face amount or death benefit for each policy. This annual report is also required to indicate the number of new policies issued for that
year, all death claims paid that year, and all premiums received.
The
Company’s cemetery and mortuary subsidiaries are subject to the Federal Trade Commission’s comprehensive funeral industry
rules and to state regulations in the various states where such operations are domiciled. The morticians must be licensed by the respective
state in which they provide their services. Similarly, the mortuaries and cemeteries are governed and licensed by state statutes and
city ordinances in Utah, California, and New Mexico. The subsidiaries are required to keep annual reports on file including financial
information concerning the number of spaces sold and, where applicable, funds provided to the Endowment Care Trust Fund. Licenses are
issued annually based on such reports. The cemeteries maintain city or county licenses where they conduct business.
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The
Company’s mortgage subsidiaries are subject to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD), and to various state licensing acts and regulations and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). These regulations, among
other things, specify minimum capital requirements; procedures for loan origination and underwriting, licensing of brokers and loan officers
and quality review audits and specify the fees that can be charged to borrowers. Each year, the Company is required to have an audit
completed for its mortgage subsidiary by an independent registered public accounting firm to verify compliance with the relevant regulations.
In addition to the government regulations, the Company must meet loan requirements, and underwriting guidelines of various investors
who purchase the loans.
Income
Taxes
The
Company’s insurance subsidiaries, Security National Life, First Guaranty and Kilpatrick are taxed under the Life Insurance Company
Tax Act of 1984. Under the act, life insurance companies are taxed at standard corporate rates on life insurance company taxable income.
Life insurance company taxable income is gross income less general business deductions and reserves for future policyholder benefits
(with modifications). Under The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”), December 31, 2017 policyholder surplus account balances
result in taxable income over a period of eight years.
Security
National Life, First Guaranty and Kilpatrick calculate their life insurance taxable income after establishing a provision representing
a portion of the costs of acquisition of such life insurance business. The effect of the provision is that a certain percentage of the
Company’s premium income is characterized as deferred expenses and recognized over a five or ten-year period. The Tax Act changed
this recognition period for amounts deferred after December 31, 2017 to a five or fifteen-year period.
The
Company’s non-life insurance company subsidiaries are taxed in general under the regular corporate tax provisions. The Company’s
subsidiaries Southern Security and Trans-Western are regulated as life insurance companies but do not meet the Internal Revenue Code
definition of a life insurance company, so they are taxed as insurance companies other than life insurance companies.
Competition
The
life insurance industry is highly competitive. There are approximately 700 legal reserve life insurance companies in business in the
United States. These insurance companies differentiate themselves through marketing techniques, product features, pricing, and customer
service. The Company’s insurance subsidiaries compete with many insurance companies, many of which have greater financial resources,
longer business histories, and more diversified lines of insurance products than the Company. In addition, such companies generally have
larger sales forces. Further, the Company competes with mutual insurance companies which may have a competitive advantage because all
profits accrue to policyholders. Because the Company is smaller by industry standards and lacks broad diversification of risk, it may
be more vulnerable to losses than larger, better-established companies. The Company believes that its policies and rates for the markets
it serves are generally competitive.
The
cemetery and mortuary industry are highly competitive. In the Utah, California, and New Mexico markets where the Company competes, there
are several cemeteries and mortuaries which have longer business histories, more established positions in the community, and stronger
financial positions than the Company. In addition, some of the cemeteries with which the Company must compete for sales are owned by
municipalities and, as a result, can offer lower prices than can the Company. The Company bears the cost of a pre-need sales program
that is not incurred by those competitors which do not have a pre-need sales force. The Company believes that its products and prices
are generally competitive with those in the industry.
The
mortgage industry is highly competitive with many mortgage companies and banks in the same geographic area in which the Company is operating.
The mortgage industry in general is sensitive to changes in interest rates and the refinancing market is particularly vulnerable to changes
in interest rates.
Seasonality
The
Company’s business is generally not subject to seasonal fluctuations.
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Human
Capital Management
As
of December 31, 2025, the Company employed 1,035 full-time and 208 part-time employees. Of the full-time employees, 652 were employed
by the mortgage segment, 386 by the life insurance segment, and 205 by the cemetery and mortuary segment. The Company requires monthly
acknowledgement of its anti-discrimination and anti-harassment policies and communicates to its employees how to report concerns that
relate to their employment experience.
Employee
Benefits
All
eligible employees may elect coverage under the Company’s group health (including health savings and flexible spending), retirement,
supplemental life and voluntary benefit programs. As of December 31, 2025, 677 employees had elected to participate in the Company’s
group health insurance plans.
The
Company sponsors a 401(k) retirement plan for each business segment. These retirement plans qualify under section 401(k) of the Internal
Revenue Code and, if approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company makes a matching contribution in Company stock based
on the employee’s contribution amount.
The
Company provides other time off benefits such as paid sick time and paid vacation time. The Company provides discounts on certain services
provided by the Company to its employees. Additionally, the Company offers an employee assistance program that provides 24/7 counseling
services for employees who may be facing challenges outside of the workplace.
Available
Information
The
Company’s internet address is www.securitynational.com. The Company’s investor relations website is www.investor.securitynational.com
and the Company promptly makes available on this website, free of charge, the reports that it files or furnishes with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Item
1A. Risk Factors
As
a smaller reporting company, the Company is not required to provide information typically disclosed under this item.
Item
1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
As a smaller reporting company, the Company is not required to provide information typically disclosed under this item.
Item
1C. Cybersecurity
The
Company maintains a strong information security program and systems (“Cybersecurity System”) to guard against unauthorized
access, malicious software, corruption of data, disruption of its networks and systems and unauthorized release of confidential information.
The Company’s Cybersecurity System is comprised of multiple layers of controls to reduce the risk of cybersecurity incidents.
Risk
Management and Strategy
The
Company’s Cybersecurity System includes administrative, technical, and physical safeguards and is designed to provide an appropriate
level of protection to maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the Company’s and its customers’ information.
This includes protecting against known and evolving threats to the security of the Company’s systems and information, and against
unauthorized access, compromise, or loss of data. The Cybersecurity System is managed centrally, so the same security controls, policies
and procedures are implemented across the organization. The Company maintains cybersecurity policies including an Acceptable Use Policy
that all system users sign to acknowledge that they understand their security responsibilities. All system users receive security awareness
training which includes phishing attack simulation testing.
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A
key element of the Company’s Cybersecurity System is to mature the program to align with the Center for Internet Security (CIS)
Critical Security Controls security framework. CIS controls are designed based on real-world data about cyber-attacks, to ensure that
the measures are effective against current threats. The framework provides a prioritized set of actions, which enables the Company to
focus its efforts on the most effective defensive measures first. This prioritization helps in optimizing the use of resources for maximum
impact on security. This strategy provides a structured and effective approach to cybersecurity, helping the Company to protect its assets,
comply with regulations, manage risks, and improve its overall security posture.
The
Company maintains cyber insurance coverage that may, subject to policy terms, conditions, and limitations, cover certain aspects of cybersecurity
risks; however, such insurance coverage may be unavailable or insufficient to cover all losses or all types of claims that may arise
in the continually evolving area of cyber risk.
Governance
The
Company has established controls and procedures to escalate enterprise-level issues, including cybersecurity matters, to the appropriate
management levels within its organization and to its Board of Directors, or members or committees thereof, as appropriate. The Company’s
Board of Directors has oversight for enterprise risk management, including its approach to managing cybersecurity risk, and has delegated
oversight responsibility of information security risks to its Audit Committee. Matters determined to present potential material impacts
to the Company’s financial results, operations, and/or reputation are reported by management to the Company’s Board of Directors
or its Audit Committee, as appropriate, in accordance with its escalation framework.
In
addition, the Company has established procedures to ensure that management personnel are informed in a timely manner of known cybersecurity
risks and incidents that may materially impact the Company’s operations and that timely public disclosure is made as appropriate.
The Company’s Cybersecurity System is led by the Chief Information Officer (“CIO”) in collaboration with a third-party
virtual Chief Information Security Officer (“vCISO”) and other third-party cybersecurity service providers which in turn
assist in monitoring the Company’s exposure from significant information technology suppliers, significant software as service
providers and major vendors with access to the Company’s information technology systems. The Company’s CIO has 10+ years
of cybersecurity industry experience. Further, team members who support the Company’s cybersecurity program have relevant educational
and industry experience through various roles involving information technology, security, auditing, compliance, systems, and programming,
as well as cybersecurity certifications such as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Information
Security Manager (CISM). During the last three years, the Company has not experienced a material security breach and, as a result, the
Company has no t incurred any material expenses from such a breach. Furthermore, during such time, the Company has not been penalized
or paid any amount under any information security breach settlement.
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Item
2. Properties
The
tables below set forth the location of the Company’s office facilities and certain other information relating to these properties.
Street
City
State
Function
Owned /
Leased
Approximate
Square
Footage
Lease
Amount
Expiration
433 W. Ascension Way
Salt Lake City
UT
Corporate Headquarters, Insurance
Operations, Cemetery and Mortuary Operations, Mortgage Operations and Sales
Owned
221,000
N/A
N/A
1818 Marshall Street
Shreveport
LA
Insurance Operations
Owned
12,274
N/A
N/A
1080 River Oaks Drive Suite #B204
Flowood
MS
Insurance Sales
Leased
2,685
$ 3,994
/ mo
8/31/2028
9440 Viscount Blvd. Suite 230
El Paso
TX
Insurance Sales
Leased
2,270
$ 3,405
/ mo
11/30/2028
79 E. Main Street
Midway
UT
Funeral Service Sales
Leased
4,476
$ 6,774
/ mo
12/31/2030
200 Market Way
Rainbow City
AL
Fast Funding Operations
Leased
20,140
$ 10,490
/ mo
1/31/2030
3612 W. Southern Hills Blvd. #5
Rogers
AR
Mortgage Sales
Leased
1,560
$ 2,600
/ mo
8/31/2028
5100 N. 99th Ave., #101
Phoenix
AZ
Mortgage Sales
Sub-Leased
3,940
$ 3,575
/ mo
month to month
1951 W. Camelback Rd. #200
Phoenix
AZ
Mortgage Sales
Leased
2,446
$ 4,281
/ mo
1/31/2026
1360 N. Bullard Ave., #I-207 & J-208
Goodyear
AZ
Mortgage Sales
Leased
280
$ 3,718
/ mo
8/31/2026
1630 S. Stapley Dr. #206
Mesa
AZ
Mortgage Sales
Leased
5,197
$ 9,095
/ mo
4/30/2026
705 E. Coronado Rd.
Phoenix
AZ
Mortgage Sales
Leased
1,287
$ 4,950
/ mo
month to month
2301 S. Stearman Dr. #3
Chandler
AZ
Mortgage Sales
Leased
144
$ 1,200
/ mo
month to month
15150 W. Park Place #2041
Goodyear
AZ
Mortgage Sales
Leased
300
$ 1,099
/ mo
10/31/2026
40977 Oak Dr.
Forest Falls
CA
Mortgage Sales
Leased
250
$ -
/ mo
month to month
2934 E. Garvey Ave. South, #250
West Covina
CA
Mortgage Sales
Leased
500
$ 1,100
/ mo
month to month
7398 Fox Trail #B
Yucca Valley
CA
Mortgage Sales
Leased
900
$ 550
/ mo
month to month
155 S. Highway 101 #7
Solana Beach
CA
Mortgage Sales
Leased
2,000
$ 7,879
/ mo
8/22/2026
2455 Bennett Valley Rd. #C107
Santa Rosa
CA
Mortgage Sales
Leased
849
$ 1,750
/ mo
7/31/2026
27 Main St., #C104B
Edwards
CO
Mortgage Sales
Leased
680
$ 1,950
/ mo
month to month
5982 S. Zenos Ct
Aurora
CO
Mortgage Sales
Leased
50
$ -
/ mo
month to month
5475 Tech Center Drive #215
Colorado Springs
CO
Mortgage Sales
Leased
790
$ 1,218
/ mo
12/31/2027
7800 E. Union Ave. #930
Denver
CO
Mortgage Sales
Leased
2,062
$ -
/ mo
3/31/2027
447 Naubuc Ave. #110
Glastonbury
CT
Mortgage Sales
Leased
1,420
2485
/ mo
3/31/2027
84 Broad Street 2nd Floor, #6
Milford
CT
Mortgage Sales
Leased
200
$ 650
/ mo
month to month
8191 College Parkway, #201
Fort Myers
FL
Mortgage Sales
Leased
4,676
$ 5,112
/ mo
7/31/2026
2350 Fruitville Rd. #101
Sarasota
FL
Mortgage Sales
Leased
2,455
$ 5,587
/ mo
3/14/2026
10293 61st Ct N
Pinellas Park
FL
Mortgage Sales
Leased
100
$ -
/ mo
month to month
250 International Pkwy #118
Lake Mary
FL
Mortgage Sales
Leased
3,068
$ 3,812
/ mo
3/31/2027
5666 Seminole Blvd. #128
Seminole
FL
Mortgage Sales
Leased
136
816.40
/ mo
6/30/2026
2326 Del Prado Blvd. #18C
Cape Coral
FL
Mortgage Sales
Leased
200
400.00
/ mo
4/30/2026
132 W. International Speedway Blvd. #15
Daytona Beach
FL
Mortgage Sales
Leased
60
500.00
/ mo
3/31/2026
1800 Phoenix Blvd. #128-25
Atlanta
GA
Mortgage Sales
Leased
235
$ 850
/ mo
month to month
3344 Peachtree Rd. NE #17
Atlanta
GA
Mortgage Sales
Leased
150
$ 1,294
/ mo
month to month
3344 Peachtree Rd. NE #18
Atlanta
GA
Mortgage Sales
Leased
150
$ 1,294
/ mo
month to month
4370 Kukui Grove St. #201
Lihue
HI
Mortgage Sales
Leased
864
$ 1,650
/ mo
2/29/2028
677 Ala Moana Blvd. #609
Honolulu
HI
Mortgage Sales
Leased
716
$ 2,399
/ mo
1/31/2026
1955 Main Street #301
Wailuku
HI
Mortgage Sales
Leased
500
1523.56
/ mo
month to month
1350 Lake Street #6
Roselle
IL
Mortgage Sales
Leased
192
749.17
/ mo
11/30/2026
1350 Lake Street #7
Roselle
IL
Mortgage Sales
Leased
192
749.17
/ mo
11/30/2026
450 E. 96th Street #5008
Indianapolis
IN
Mortgage Sales
Leased
100
900
/ mo
7/31/2026
450 E. 96th Street #5009
Indianapolis
IN
Mortgage Sales
Leased
100
900
/ mo
7/31/2026
81 Boulder Drive,
Elizabethtown
KY
Mortgage Sales
Leased
100
$ -
/ mo
month to month
9300 SHELBYVILLE RD #1205
Louisville
KY
Mortgage Sales
Leased
2,453
$ 4,000
/ mo
4/30/2026
8684 Veterans Hwy. #101
Millersville
MD
Mortgage Sales
Leased
4,018
$ 7,349
/ mo
7/31/2026
960 S. 24th Street West Suite 1
Billings
MT
Mortgage Sales
Leased
200
$ 1,613
/ mo
month to month
534 N. Higgins Ave.
Missoula
MT
Mortgage Sales
Leased
800
$ 2,266
/ mo
6/28/2026
1980 Festival Plaza Dr. #850
Las Vegas
NV
Mortgage Sales
Leased
12,866
$ 49,277
/ mo
3/31/2027
840 Pinnacle Ct. #3B
Mesquite
NV
Mortgage Sales
Leased
900
$ 720
/ mo
month to month
2635 St. Rose Pkwy #D100
Henderson
NV
Mortgage Sales
Leased
5,788
$ 13,775
/ mo
11/30/2030
2546 Findlater
Henderson
NV
Mortgage Sales
Leased
120
$ -
/ mo
month to month
1180 N. Town Center Dr. #265
Las Vegas
NV
Mortgage Sales
Leased
2,638
$ 7,888
/ mo
9/30/2027
650 S. Green Valley Pkway #130
Henderson
NV
Mortgage Sales
Leased
215
$ 600
/ mo
month to month
100 S. Juniper 3rd Floor #A05
Philadelphia
PA
Mortgage Sales
Leased
100
$ 141
/ mo
month to month
670 Meridian Way #146
Westerville
OH
Mortgage Sales
Leased
100
$ 669
/ mo
month to month
1000 W. Wilshire Blvd. #220
Oklahoma City
OK
Mortgage Sales
Leased
200
$ 550
/ mo
month to month
3115 NE Sandy Blvd #227
Portland
OR
Mortgage Sales
Leased
580
$ 1,195
/ mo
9/30/2027
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Item
2. Properties (Continued)
Street
City
State
Function
Owned /
Leased
Approximate
Square
Footage
Lease
Amount
Expiration
3970 Post Rd. #2PH
Warwick
RI
Mortgage Sales
Leased
391
$ 875
/ mo
month to month
3292 Winbrook Dr.
Memphis
TN
Mortgage Sales
Leased
169
$ 300
/ mo
month to month
1213 East Alton Gloor Blvd. #H
Brownsville
TX
Mortgage Sales
Leased
2,000
$ 2,400
/ mo
2/28/2026
722 Kiowa Dr. West
Lake Kiowa
TX
Mortgage Sales
Leased
150
$ - / mo
month to month
30417 Fifth Street #B
Fulshear
TX
Mortgage Sales
Leased
1,000
$ 1,351
/ mo
month to month
4908 North Midkiff Rd.
Midland
TX
Mortgage Sales
Leased
1,550
$ 3,000
/ mo
month to month
462 Mid Cities Blvd.
Hurst
TX
Mortgage Sales
Leased
1,640
$ 2,500
/ mo
month to month
1600 Lee Travino #A-1
El Paso
TX
Mortgage Sales
Leased
1,535
$ 2,110
/ mo
month to month
10000 Central Expressway #428
Dallas
TX
Mortgage Sales
Leased
200
$ 1,450
/ mo
12/31/2026
5757 Flewellen Oaks Ln #104
Fulshear
TX
Mortgage Sales
Leased
100
$ 800
/ mo
month to month
2100 Kramer Ln #900
Austin
TX
Mortgage Sales
Leased
5,634
$ 10,719
/ mo
7/31/2029
10024 County Rd. 1016
Burleson
TX
Mortgage Sales
Leased
100
$ -
/ mo
month to month
2001 Timberloch Pl #500-31
The Woodlands
TX
Mortgage Sales
Leased
100
$ 1,043
/ mo
3/1/2026
1526 Katy Gap Rd #802
Katy
TX
Mortgage Sales
Leased
1,237
$ 3,500
/ mo
month to month
14090 SW Freeway STE 300 #374
Sugarland
TX
Mortgage Sales
Leased
140
$ 1,246
/ mo
month to month
800 Town & Country Blvd STE 500 #369
Houston
TX
Mortgage Sales
Leased
100
$ 1,239
/ mo
month to month
800 Town & Country Blvd STE 500 #370
Houston
TX
Mortgage Sales
Leased
100
$ 1,239
/ mo
month to month
25329 Budde Rd #1001
Spring
TX
Mortgage Sales
Leased
1,200
$ 1,800
/ mo
month to month
402 E. Edgewood DR STE A
Friendswood
TX
Mortgage Sales
Leased
2,500
$ 2,500
/ mo
month to month
23302 W. Fernhurst Dr. #300
Katy
TX
Mortgage Sales
Leased
100
$ -
/ mo
month to month
126 W. Sego Lily Dr. #130
Sandy
UT
Mortgage Sales
Leased
2,794
$ 7,251
/ mo
1/31/2027
497 S. Main #E
Ephraim
UT
Mortgage Sales
Leased
1,884
$ 2,200
/ mo
5/31/2027
1350 E. 300 S. 3rd Floor
Lehi
UT
Mortgage Sales
Leased
15,446
$ 40,726
/ mo
12/22/2026
2455 E. Parleys Way #150
Salt Lake City
UT
Mortgage Sales
Leased
5,256
$ 2,917
/ mo
7/31/2030
998 N. 1200 W. #104
Orem
UT
Mortgage Sales
Leased
2,162
$ 5,992
/ mo
month to month
162 N. 400 E #C205
St. George
UT
Mortgage Sales
Leased
1,177
$ 2,439
/ mo
4/30/2026
500 E. Village Blvd. #108
Stansbury Park
UT
Mortgage Sales
Leased
200
$ 600
/ mo
month to month
15650 NE Fourth Blvd. #101
Vancouver
WA
Mortgage Sales
Leased
200
$ 495
/ mo
month to month
402 E. Main Street #130-#140-#150
Vancouver
WA
Mortgage Sales
Leased
1,200
$ 4,231
/ mo
9/30/2026
1508 24th Ave. #23
Kenosha
WI
Mortgage Sales
Leased
250
$ -
/ mo
month to month
27903 99th Street
Trevor
WI
Mortgage Sales
Leased
300
$ -
/ mo
month to month
2527 S. Business Dr.
Sheboygan
WI
Mortgage Sales
Leased
980
$ 1,230
/ mo
month to month
15430 Neuberry Ct.
Brookfield
WI
Mortgage Sales
Leased
100
$ -
/ mo
month to month
80 East 1st Ave.
Afton
WY
Mortgage Sales
Leased
183
$ 650
/ mo
2/28/2026
The
Company believes the office facilities it occupies are in good operating condition and adequate for current operations. The Company may
enter into additional leases, modify existing leases or extend current leases based on its assessments of current market demand for its
services. Those leases are expected to be month to month where possible.
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Item
2. Properties (Continued)
The
following table summarizes the location and acreage of the seven Company owned cemeteries, each of which includes one or more mausoleums.
The acreage represents estimates of acres that are based upon survey reports, title reports, appraisal reports, or the Company’s
inspection of the cemeteries. The Company estimates that there are approximately 1,200 spaces per developed acre.
Net
Saleable Acreage
Name of Cemetery
Location
Date Acquired
Developed
Acreage
Total Acreage
Acres Sold
as Cemetery Spaces (1)
Total Available
Acreage
Memorial Estates, Inc.
Lakeview Cemetery
1640 East Lakeview Drive
Bountiful, Utah
1973
9
39
8
31
Memorial Estates,
Inc.
Mountain View Cemetery
3115 East 7800 South
Salt Lake
City, Utah
1973
26
54
20
34
Memorial Estates, Inc.
Redwood Cemetery
6500 South Redwood Road
West Jordan, Utah
1973
40
74
35
39
Deseret Memorial Inc.
Lake Hills Cemetery
10055 South State Street
Sandy, Utah
1991
9
28
6
22
Holladay Memorial Park,
Inc.
Holladay Memorial Park
4900 South Memory Lane
Holladay, Utah
1991
12
16
8
8
California Memorial Estates,
Inc.
Singing Hills Memorial Park
2800 Dehesa Road
El Cajon, California
1995
8
97
6
91 (2)
SNR-SF Cemetery LLC Santa
Fe Memorial Gardens
417 Rodeo Rd
Santa Fe, New Mexico
2021
5 (3)
5
4
1
(1)
Includes both reserved and occupied spaces.
(2)
Includes an open easement with a total acreage of approximately 62 acres.
(3)
Includes five main columbariums that can hold approximately 6,000 inurnments.
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Item
2. Properties (Continued)
The
following table summarizes the location, square footage and the number of viewing rooms and chapels of the twelve Company owned mortuaries:
Date
Viewing
Square
Name of
Mortuary
Location
Acquired
Room(s)
Chapel(s)
Footage
Memorial Mortuary,
Inc.
Memorial Mortuary
5850 South 900 East, Murray,
Utah
1973
3
1
20,000
Affordable Funerals and
Cremations, St. George
157 East Riverside Dr., No. 3A, St. George,
Utah
2016
1
1
2,360
Memorial Estates, Inc.
Redwood Mortuary (1)
6500 South Redwood Rd., West Jordan, Utah
1973
2
1
10,000
Memorial Estates, Inc.
Mountain View Mortuary (1)
3115 East 7800 South, Salt Lake City, Utah
1973
2
1
16,000
Memorial Estates, Inc.
Lakeview Mortuary (1)
1640 East Lakeview Dr., Bountiful, Utah
1973
0
1
5,500
Deseret Memorial Inc.
Lakehills Mortuary (1)
10055 South State St., Sandy, Utah
1991
2
1
18,000
Cottonwood Mortuary, Inc.
Cottonwood Mortuary
4670 South Highland Dr., Holladay, Utah
1991
2
1
14,500
SN Probst LLC
Heber
Valley Funeral Home
288 North Main St., Heber City, Utah
2019
1
1
5,900
SN Holbrook LLC
Milcreek
Funeral Home
3251 S 2300 E, Millcreek, Utah
2021
2
1
6,300
SNR-SF Mortuary LLC
Rivera Family Funeral Home Santa Fe (1)
417 Rodeo RD, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2021
2
1
7,700
SNR-Espanola LLC
Rivera
Family Funeral Home Española
305 Calle Salazar, Española, New
Mexico
2021
1
2
10,400
SNR-Taos LLC
Rivera
Family Funeral Home Taos
818 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur, Taos, New Mexico
2021
0
1
9,600
(1)
These funeral homes also provide burial niches at their respective locations.
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Item
3. Legal Proceedings
The
Company is not a party to any material legal proceedings outside the ordinary course of business or to any other legal proceedings, which
if adversely determined, would be expected to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operation.
Item
4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not
applicable.
PART
II
Item
5. Market for the Registrant’s Common Stock, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The
Company’s Class A Common Stock trades on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “SNFCA.” As of March 12, 2026,
the closing stock price of the Class A Common Stock was $8.67 per share. As of March 12, 2026, there were 1,521 registered stockholders
of record of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and 43 registered stockholders of record of the Company’s Class C Common
Stock. Because many of the Company’s shares of Class A Common Stock are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of the
stockholders, the Company is unable to estimate the total number of stockholders represented by these record holders.
The
following were the high and low market closing stock prices for the Class A Common Stock by quarter as reported by NASDAQ since January
1, 2024:
Price
Range (1)
High
Low
Period (Calendar Year)
2024
First Quarter
$ 8.20
$ 6.91
Second Quarter
$ 7.62
$ 5.90
Third Quarter
$ 8.76
$ 7.10
Fourth Quarter
$ 12.78
$ 8.69
2025
First Quarter
$ 12.82
$ 10.77
Second Quarter
$ 10.81
$ 8.53
Third Quarter
$ 9.91
$ 8.35
Fourth Quarter
$ 9.44
$ 7.76
2026
First Quarter (through March 12, 2026)
$ 9.36
$ 8.53
(1)
Stock prices have been adjusted retroactively for the effect of annual stock dividends.
The
Class C Common Stock is not registered or traded on a national exchange. See Note 18 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
The
Company has never paid a cash dividend on its Class A or Class C Common Stock. The Company currently anticipates that all its earnings
will be retained for use in the operation and expansion of its business and does not intend to pay any cash dividends on its Class A
or Class C Common Stock in the foreseeable future. Any future determination as to cash dividends will depend upon the earnings and financial
position of the Company and such other factors as its Board of Directors may deem appropriate. The Company paid a 5% stock dividend on
Class A and Class C Common Stock each year from 1990 through 2019, a 7.5% stock dividend for the year 2020, and a 5.0% stock dividend
for the years 2021 through 2025.
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The
Company did not have any share repurchases during the three-month period ended December 31, 2025. The Company did not have a 10b5-1 share
repurchase plan in effect during the three-month period ended December 31, 2025. On February 16, 2026, the Company executed a 10b5-1
agreement with a broker to repurchase shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. Under the terms of the agreement, the broker
is permitted to repurchase up to $1,000,000 of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. Purchases may commence on March 16, 2026. The
agreement is subject to the daily time, price, and volume conditions of Rule 10b-18. The agreement expires on December 31, 2026.
Period
(a)
Total Number of Class A Shares Purchased
(b)
Average Price Paid per Class A Share
(c)
Total Number of Class A Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan or Program
(d)
Maximum Number of Class A Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan or Program
10/1/2025-10/31/2025
-
$ -
-
94,565
11/1/2025-11/30/2025
-
-
-
94,565
12/1/2025-12/31/2025
-
-
-
94,565
Total
-
$ -
-
94,565
See
Note 21 to Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for information about the Company’s equity compensation plans approved
by security holders.
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The
graph below compares the cumulative total stockholder return of the Company’s Class A Common Stock with the cumulative total return
on the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index and the Standard & Poor’s Insurance Index for the period from December 31,
2021 through December 31, 2025. The graph assumes that the value of the investment in the Company’s Class A Common Stock and in
each of the indexes was $100 as of December 31, 2021 and that all dividends were reinvested.
The
comparisons in the graph below are based on historical data and are not intended to forecast the possible future performance of the Company’s
Class A Common Stock.
12/31/21
12/31/22
12/31/23
12/31/24
12/31/25
SNFC
100
83
108
151
119
S & P 500
100
81
100
123
144
S & P Insurance
100
108
116
145
148
The
stock performance graph set forth above is required by the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed to be incorporated
by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this Form 10-K into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates this
information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed soliciting material or filed under such acts.
Item
6. [Reserved]
As
a smaller reporting company, the Company is not required to provide information typically disclosed under this item.
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Item
7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
The
Company’s operations over the last several years generally reflect three strategies which the Company expects to continue: (i)
increased attention to “niche” insurance products, such as the Company’s funeral plan policies and traditional whole
life products; (ii) increased emphasis on cemetery and mortuary business; and (iii) capitalizing on the housing market by originating
mortgage loans.
Insurance
Operations
The
following table shows the condensed financial results for the Company’s insurance operations for 2025, and 2024. See Note 20 of
the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements regarding the adoption of
ASU 2018-12.
Years
ended December 31
(in thousands of dollars)
2025
2024
2025
vs 2024
% Increase (Decrease)
Revenues from external customers:
Insurance premiums
$ 119,757
$ 119,656
0 %
Net investment income
76,379
68,255
12 %
Gains on investments and other assets
3,229
2,055
57 %
Other revenues
1,904
1,564
22 %
Intersegment revenues
6,996
7,272
(4 )%
Total segment revenues
$ 208,265
$ 198,802
5 %
Segment net earnings
$ 29,439
$ 27,435
7 %
Profitability
for 2025 increased due to (a) a $8,124,000 increase in net investment income, (b) a $1,174,000 increase in gains on investments and other
assets, (c) a $340,000 increase in other revenues, (d) a $219,000 decrease in intersegment expenses, and (e) a $101,000 increase in insurance
premiums and other considerations, which were partially offset by (i) a $6,134,000 increase in selling, general and administrative expenses,
(ii) a $711,000 increase in amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs, (iii) a $621,000 increase in income tax expense, (iv)
a $276,000 decrease in intersegment revenue, (v) a $205,000 increase in policyholder benefits and claims, and (vi) a $7,000 increase
in interest expense.
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Cemetery
and Mortuary Operations
The
following table shows the condensed financial results for the Company’s cemetery and mortuary operations for 2025, and 2024. See
Note 20 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Years
ended December 31
(in thousands of dollars)
2025
2024
2025
vs 2024
% Increase (Decrease)
Revenues from external customers:
Cemetery revenues
$ 15,243
$ 16,101
(5 )%
Mortuary revenues
13,462
12,936
4 %
Net investment income
2,345
2,569
(9 )%
Gains on investments and other assets
1,347
873
54 %
Other revenues
920
543
69 %
Intersegment revenues
340
341
0 %
Total segment revenues
$ 33,657
$ 33,363
1 %
Segment net earnings
$ 6,584
$ 6,634
(1 )%
Profitability
in 2025 decreased due to (a) a $888,000 decrease in cemetery pre-need sales, (b) a $570,000 increase in selling, general and administrative
expenses, (c) a $223,000 decrease in net investment income, (d) an $8,000 increase in income tax expense, and (e) a $2,000 increase in
interest expense, which were partially offset by (i) a $526,000 increase in mortuary at-need sales, (ii) a $474,000 increase in gains
on investments and other assets, (iii) a $377,000 increase in other revenues, (iv) a $143,000 decrease in costs of goods and services
sold, (v) a $63,000 decrease in amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs, (vi) a $29,000 increase in cemetery at-need sales,
and (vii) a $29,000 decrease in intersegment expenses.
Mortgage
Operations
The
Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, SecurityNational Mortgage, is a mortgage lender incorporated under the laws of the State of
Utah and approved and regulated by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), a department of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), which originates mortgage loans that qualify for government insurance in the event of default by the borrower, in
addition to various conventional mortgage loan products. SecurityNational Mortgage originates and refinances mortgage loans on a retail
basis. Mortgage loans originated or refinanced by SecurityNational Mortgage are funded through loan purchase agreements with the Company,
Security National Life, Kilpatrick Life, and unaffiliated financial institutions.
SecurityNational
Mortgage receives fees from borrowers that are involved in mortgage loan originations and refinancings, and secondary fees earned from
third party investors that purchase the mortgage loans. Mortgage loans are generally sold with mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”)
released to third-party investors or retained by SecurityNational Mortgage. SecurityNational Mortgage currently retains the MSRs on approximately
0.85% of its loan origination volume. These mortgage loans are serviced by either SecurityNational Mortgage or an approved third-party
sub-servicer.
Mortgage
rates have followed the US Treasury yields in response to inflation and slowing new home sales. As expected, the lack of mortgage rate
reductions has resulted in a decrease in loan originations classified as ‘refinance.’ Higher than anticipated mortgage rates
have also had a negative effect on loan originations classified as ‘purchases’ although not as significant as those in the
refinance classification.
For
2025, and 2024, SecurityNational Mortgage originated 6,844 loans ($2,296,055,000 total volume) and 7,269 loans ($2,295,830,000 total
volume), respectively.
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The
following table shows the condensed financial results for the Company’s mortgage operations for 2025, and 2024. See Note 20 of
the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Years
ended December 31
(in thousands of dollars)
2025
2024
2025
vs 2024
% Increase (Decrease)
Revenues from external customers:
Secondary gains
from investors
$ 75,817
$ 70,355
8 %
Income from loan originations
32,609
33,604
(3 )%
Change in fair value of
loans held for sale
616
2,870
(79 )%
Change in fair value of
loan commitments
(833 )
730
(214 )%
Net investment income
614
902
(32 )%
Gains (losses) on investments and other assets
60
(986 )
106 %
Other revenues
1,118
2,497
(55 )%
Intersegment revenues
354
573
(38 )%
Total segment revenues
$ 110,355
$ 110,545
0 %
Segment net loss
$ (3,871 )
$ (4,949 )
22 %
Losses
in 2025 compared to 2024 decreased due to (a) a $5,462,000 increase in secondary gains from investors, (b) a $3,076,000 decrease in personnel
expenses, (c) a $1,302,000 decrease in rent and rent related expenses, (d) a $1,046,000 increase in gains on investments and other assets,
(e) a $248,000 decrease in intersegment expenses, and (f) a $13,000 decrease in depreciation on property and equipment, which were partially
offset by (i) a $2,254,000 decrease in the fair value of loans held for sale, (ii) a $1,563,000 decrease in the fair value of loan commitments,
(iii) a $1,379,000 decrease in other revenues, (iv) a $994,000 decrease in income from loan originations, (v) an $845,000 increase in
commissions, (vi) an $833,000 increase in other expenses, (vii) a $488,000 increase in costs related to funding mortgage loans, (viii)
a $390,000 increase in advertising expenses, (iv) a $374,000 increase in income tax expense, (x) a $287,000 decrease in net investment
income, (xi) a $255,000 increase in interest expense, (xii) a $220,000 decrease in intersegment revenues, and (xiii) a $187,000 increase
in data processing and IT related expenses.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
The
Company’s significant accounting policies are fundamental to understanding its results of operations and financial condition as
they require that the Company use estimates and assumptions that may affect the value of its assets or liabilities and financial results.
See Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.
Two
of these policies, discussed below, relate to critical estimates because they require management to make difficult, subjective and complex
judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain and because it is likely that materially different amounts would be reported under
different conditions or using different assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The
Company’s Management and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors have reviewed and approved the accounting policies associated
with these critical estimates.
Future
Policy Benefits
A
liability for future policy benefits is accrued as premium revenue is recognized, which is the present value of expected future
policy benefits to be paid to or on behalf of policyholders less the present value of expected future net premiums to be collected
from policyholders. This liability is calculated using a discount rate assumption that is an upper-medium grade fixed-income
instrument yield as provided by Bloomberg’s Evaluated Pricing (“BVAL”) methodology. This discount rate for a
particular cohort is locked-in when that cohort is closed to new contracts and is used for purposes of interest accretion for the
future policy benefits liability and is reflected in policyholder benefits and claims on the consolidated statements of earnings. The current rate as of each reporting date is used to calculate an adjusted future
policy benefit liability and is recognized through accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). Other assumptions include best-estimate
mortality and lapse rates that are based on the company’s historical experience, industry data, and other factors; also
estimates of expected non-level costs, such as termination or settlement costs. Routine policy maintenance costs are not included.
These assumptions are reviewed at least annually. Any changes to these assumptions will be reflected in policyholder benefits and
claims on the consolidated statements of earnings. The DPL equals accumulated deferrals (prior to and including the valuation
date) minus accumulated amortization, where “deferrals” equals the difference between gross and net premium, and
“amortization” equals the product of the measure of in force policies (units in force) and an amortization ratio which
is updated at the same time as the net premium ratio.
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Deferred
Acquisition Costs and Value of Business Acquired
Commissions
and other acquisition costs, net of commission and expense allowances for reinsurance ceded, that vary with and are primarily related
to the production of new insurance business that have been incurred are deferred. For traditional long-duration life insurance products,
deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”) are amortized on a constant-level basis established on a cohort-grouped contract
basis over the expected term of the related contracts, with the amortization basis being units in force using assumptions consistent
with those used in computing the liability for future policy benefits. For policyholder account balance insurance products, DAC is amortized
using the policy counts for annuities and units in-force for interest sensitive life products. Deferred acquisition costs are written
off when policies terminate.
Value
of business acquired (“VOBA”) is the present value of estimated future profits of the acquired business and is amortized
the same way as DAC.
Results
of Consolidated Operations
2025
Compared to 2024
Total
revenues increased by $10,065,000, or 3.0%, to $344,588,000 for 2025 from $334,523,000 for 2024. Contributing to this increase in total
revenues was primarily a $7,613,000 increase in net investment income, a $2,695,000 increase in gains on investments and other assets,
a $651,000 increase in mortgage fee income, and a $101,000 increase in insurance premiums and other considerations. This increase in
total revenues was offset by a $662,000 decrease in other revenues and a $333,000 decrease in net cemetery and mortuary sales.
Mortgage
fee income increased by $651,000, or 0.6%, to $108,209,000 for 2025, from $107,558,000 for 2024. This increase was primarily due to a
$5,462,000 increase in secondary gains from mortgage loans sold to third-party investors into the secondary market. This increase in
mortgage fee income was partially offset by a $3,817,000 decrease in the fair value of loans held for sale and loan commitments and a
$994,000 decrease in loan fees and interest income net of the provision for loan loss reserve.
Insurance
premiums and other considerations increased by $101,000, or 0.1%, to $119,757,000 for 2025, from $119,656,000 for 2024. This increase
was primarily due to an increase of $2,564,000 in renewal premiums due to the growth of the Company in recent years, particularly in
whole life products, which resulted in more premium paying policies in force. This increase was partially offset by a decrease of $2,463,000
in first year premiums because of decreased preneed insurance sales.
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Net
investment income increased by $7,613,000, or 10.6%, to $79,338,000 for 2025, from $71,725,000 for 2024. This increase was primarily
attributable to a $9,875,000 increase in mortgage loan interest, a $1,603,000 increase in fixed maturity securities income, a $928,000
increase in insurance assignment income, $258,000 increase in rental income from real estate held for investment, a $189,000 increase
in income in other investments, a $156,000 increase in equity securities income, and a $12,000 increase in policy loan income. This increase
was partially offset by a $2,773,000 increase in investment expenses and a $2,635,000 decrease in interest on cash and cash equivalents.
Net
mortuary and cemetery sales decreased by $333,000, or 1.1%, to $28,704,000 for 2025, from $29,037,000 for 2024. This decrease was primarily
due to an $888,000 decrease in cemetery pre-need sales. This decrease was partially offset by a $526,000 increase in mortuary at-need
sales and a $29,000 increase in cemetery at-need sales.
Gains
on investments and other assets increased by $2,695,000, or 138.8%, to $4,636,000 for 2025, from $1,942,000 for 2024. This increase in
gains on investments and other assets was primarily due to a $1,167,000 increase in gains on mortgage loans held for investment, an $864,000
increase in gains on real estate held for investment and sale, and an $856,000 increase in gains on equity securities mostly attributable
to increases in the fair value of these equity securities. This increase was partially offset by a $101,000 decrease in gains on fixed
maturity securities and a $91,000 decrease in gains on other investments and assets.
Other
revenues decreased by $662,000, or 14.4%, to $3,942,000 for 2025 from $4,604,000 for 2024. This decrease was primarily attributable to
a $1,350,000 legal settlement that was received in 2024, which was partially offset by an increase in other miscellaneous revenues in
2025.
Total
benefits and expenses were $303,178,000, or 88.0% of total revenues for 2025, as compared to $297,149,000, or 88.8% of total revenues
for 2024.
Policyholder
benefits and claims increased by an aggregate of $205,000, or 0.2%, to $100,818,000 for 2025, from $100,613,000 for 2024. This increase
was primarily the result of a $2,306,000 increase in death benefits and a $485,000 increase in surrender and other policy benefits. This
increase was partially offset by a $2,586,000 decrease in future policy benefits.
Amortization
of deferred policy and pre-need acquisition costs and value of business acquired increased by $648,000, or 5.9%, to $11,661,000 for 2025,
from $11,013,000 for 2024. This increase is due to a $689,000 increase in the amortization of deferred policy and pre-need acquisition
costs due to an increase in the average outstanding balance. This increase was partially offset by a $41,000 decrease in the amortization
of value of business acquired due to no new deferrals and a decreasing average outstanding balance.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses increased by an aggregate of $5,055,000, or 2.9%, to $181,520,000 for 2025, from $176,465,000 for
2024. This increase was primarily the result of a $3,370,000 increase in other expenses, a $2,067,000 increase in personnel expenses,
a $488,000 increase in costs related to funding mortgage loans, a $400,000 increase in advertising expenses, a $76,000 increase in commissions,
and a $42,000 increase in depreciation on property and equipment. This increase was partially offset by a $1,386,000 decrease in rent
and rent related expenses.
Interest
expense increased by $265,000, or 6.2%, to $4,519,000 for 2025, from $4,254,000 for 2024. This increase was primarily due to an increase
of $256,000 in interest expense on mortgage warehouse lines of credit for loans held for sale and an increase of $9,000 in interest expense
on bank loans.
Income
tax expense increased by $1,002,000, or 12.1%, to $9,257,000 for 2025, from $8,255,000 for 2024. This increase was primarily due to an
increase in earnings before income taxes for 2025 compared to 2024. The Company’s overall effective tax rate increased from 22.1%
for 2024 to 22.4% in 2025, a 0.3% increase in the effective tax rate or a 1.4% change. This increase was partially due to an increase
in non-deductible items.
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Risks
The
following is a description of the material risks facing the Company and how it mitigates those risks:
Legal
and Regulatory Risks . Changes in the legal or regulatory environment in which the Company operates may create additional expenses
and risks not anticipated by the Company in developing and pricing its products. Regulatory initiatives designed to reduce insurer profits,
new legal theories or insurance company insolvencies through guaranty fund assessments may create costs for the insurer beyond those
recorded in the consolidated financial statements. In addition, changes in tax law with respect to mortgage interest deductions or other
public policy or legislative changes may affect the Company’s mortgage sales. Also, the Company may be subject to further regulations
in the cemetery and mortuary business. The Company aims to mitigate these risks by offering a wide range of products and by diversifying
its operations, thus reducing its exposure to any single product or jurisdiction, and by employing underwriting practices that identify
and minimize the adverse impact of such risks.
Mortgage
Industry Risks . Developments in the mortgage industry and credit markets can adversely affect the Company’s ability to sell
its mortgage loans to investors, which can impact the Company’s financial results by requiring it to assume the risk of holding
and servicing any unsold loans.
The
mortgage loan loss reserve is an estimate of probable losses at the balance sheet date that the Company could realize in the future on
mortgage loans sold to third-party investors. The Company’s mortgage subsidiary may be required to reimburse third-party investors
for costs associated with early payoff of loans within the first six months of such loans and to repurchase loans where there is a default
in any of the first four monthly payments to the investors or, in lieu of repurchase, to pay a negotiated fee to the investors. The Company’s
estimates are based upon historical loss experience and the best estimate of the probable loan loss liabilities.
During
2025 and 2024 the Company decreased its loan loss reserve by $312,000 and increased its loan loss reserve by $150,000, respectively,
for loan originations, and the charges have been included in mortgage fee income. The estimated liability for indemnification losses
is included in other liabilities and accrued expenses and, as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the balances were $384,000 and $697,000,
respectively. The Company believes the loan loss reserve represents probable loan losses incurred as of December 31, 2025. There is a
risk, however, that future loan losses may exceed the loan loss reserve.
As
of December 31, 2025, the Company’s mortgage loans held for investment portfolio consisted of mortgage loans in an aggregate principal
amount of $6,516,000 with delinquencies exceeding 90 days. Of this amount, loans with an aggregate principal amount of $1,204,000 were
in foreclosure proceedings. The Company has not received or recognized any interest income on the $6,516,000 in mortgage loans with delinquencies
exceeding 90 days. During 2025 and 2024, the Company increased its allowance for credit losses by $704,000 and decreased it by $1,934,000,
respectively, which was charged to bad debt expense and included in selling, general and administrative expenses for the period. The
main reasons for the increase in 2025 when compared to 2024 were due to an increase in the commercial loan held for investment portfolio
and in the residential construction loan held for investment portfolio. The allowances for credit losses on the Company’s mortgage
loans held for investment portfolio as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 were $2,589,000 and $1,885,000, respectively.
Interest
Rate Risk . Fluctuations in interest rates may cause a decrease in the value of the Company’s investments or impair the ability
of the Company to market its mortgage and cemetery and mortuary products. This change in rates may cause certain interest-sensitive products
to become uncompetitive or may cause disintermediation. The Company aims to mitigate this risk by charging fees for non-conformance with
certain policy provisions, by offering products that transfer this risk to the purchaser, and by attempting to match the maturity schedule
of its assets with the expected payouts of its liabilities. To the extent that liabilities come due more quickly than assets mature,
the Company might have to borrow funds or sell assets prior to maturity and potentially recognize a loss on the sale.
Mortality
and Morbidity Risks . The Company’s actuarial assumptions differing from actual mortality and morbidity experienced may mean
that the Company’s relevant products sold were underpriced, may require the Company to liquidate insurance or make other claims
earlier than planned, and have other potentially adverse consequences to the business. The Company aims to minimize this risk through
sound underwriting practices, asset and liability duration matching, and sound actuarial practices.
Estimates .
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Material
estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant changes in the near term are those used in determining the value of derivative
assets and liabilities; those used in determining deferred acquisition costs and the value of business acquired; those used in determining
the liability for future policy benefits; those used in determining the value of loans held for sale; and those used in determining loan
loss reserve. Although some variability is inherent in these estimates, management believes the amounts provided are fairly stated in
all material respects.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The
Company’s life insurance subsidiaries and cemetery and mortuary subsidiaries realize cash flow from premiums, contract payments
and sales on personal services rendered for cemetery and mortuary business, from interest and dividends on invested assets, and from
the proceeds from the sale or maturity of investments. The mortgage subsidiaries realize cash flow from fees generated by originating
and refinancing mortgage loans and fees on mortgage loans held for sale that are sold to investors into the secondary market. It should
be noted that current conditions in the financial markets and economy may affect the realization of these expected cash flows. The Company
considers these sources of cash flow to be adequate to fund future policyholder and cemetery and mortuary liabilities, which generally
are long-term, and adequate to pay current policyholder claims, annuity payments, expenses related to the issuance of new policies, the
maintenance of existing policies, debt service, and to meet current operating expenses.
As
of December 31, 2025, SecurityNational Mortgage was not in compliance with the net income covenant of the US Bank, Western Alliance
Bank and JP Morgan Chase Bank warehouse lines of credit. SecurityNational Mortgage has since received waivers from each of these
lenders with respect to this covenant. In the unlikely event the Company is required to repay the outstanding advances of
approximately $4,173,449 on the warehouse lines of credit, the Company has sufficient cash to do so. The Company has also performed
an analysis of its funding capacities from both internal and external sources and has determined that there are sufficient funds to
continue its current business model. The Company continues to negotiate other warehouse lines of credit with other lenders.
During
2025 and 2024, the Company’s operations provided cash of $45,540,000 and of $57,320,000, respectively. The decrease in cash provided
by operations was due primarily to a decrease in proceeds from loans held for sale.
The
Company expects to pay out liabilities under its funeral plans over the long term given the nature of those plans. Funeral plans are
small face value life insurance policies that payout upon a person’s death to cover funeral burial costs; policyholders generally
keep these policies in force until, and do not surrender prior to, death. Because of the long-term nature of these liabilities, the Company
can hold to maturity or for the targeted investment period its corresponding bond, real estate, and mortgage loan investments, thus reducing
the risk of liquidating these long-term investments because of any sudden changes in their fair values.
The
Company attempts to match the duration of invested assets with its policyholder and cemetery and mortuary liabilities. The Company may
sell investments other than those held to maturity in the portfolio to help in this timing matching. The Company purchases short-term
investments on a temporary basis to meet the expected short-term requirements of the Company’s insurance products. The Company’s
investment philosophy is intended to provide a rate of return for the expected duration of its cemetery and mortuary policies that will
exceed the accruing of liabilities under those policies regardless of future interest rate movements.
The
Company’s investment policy is also to invest predominantly in fixed maturity securities, real estate, mortgage loans, and warehousing
of mortgage loans held for sale. The warehoused mortgage loans are typically held for sale on a short-term basis before selling the loans
to investors in accordance with the requirements and laws governing the Company’s life insurance subsidiaries. Bonds owned by the
insurance subsidiaries amounted to $365,986,000 (at estimated fair value) and $348,774,000 (at estimated fair value) as of December 31,
2025, and 2024, respectively. This represented 35.2% and 38.0% of the total investments of the Company as of December 31, 2025, and 2024,
respectively. Generally, all bonds owned by the life insurance subsidiaries are rated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
Under this rating system, there are six categories used for the rating of bonds. As of December 31, 2025, 1.6% (or $5,825,000) and as
of December 31, 2024, 2.4% (or $8,431,000) of the insurance subsidiaries’ total bond investments were invested in bonds in rating
categories three through six, which are considered non-investment grade.
See
Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the schedule of the maturity of fixed maturity securities available for
sale and for the schedule of principal payments for mortgage loans held for investment.
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See
Note 15 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the Company’s sources of liquidity.
If
market conditions were to cause interest rates to change, the fair value of the Company’s fixed income portfolio (of approximately
$705,213,000), which includes bonds, preferred stocks and mortgage loans held for investment, could change by the following amounts based
on the respective basis point swing (the change in the fair values were calculated using a modeling technique):
-200
bps
-100
bps
+100
bps
+200
bps
Change in Fair Value
$ 50,112
$ 22,837
$ (23,334 )
$ (47,001 )
(in thousands)
The
Company’s life insurance subsidiaries are subject to risk-based capital guidelines established by statutory regulators requiring
minimum capital levels based on the perceived risk of assets, liabilities, disintermediation, and business risk. As of December 31, 2025
and 2024, the life insurance subsidiaries were in compliance with the regulatory criteria.
The
Company’s total capitalization of stockholders’ equity, and bank loans and other loans payable were $508,757,000 and $488,639,000
as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. This increase was primarily due to a $28,470,000 increase in stockholders’ equity,
which was partially offset by a decrease of $8,352,000 in bank loans and other loans payable. Stockholders’ equity as a percentage
of total capitalization was 80.7% and 78.2% as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Lapse
rates measure the amount of insurance terminated during a particular period. The Company’s lapse rate for life insurance was 7.2%
for 2025 as compared to a rate of 7.0% for 2024.
The
combined statutory capital and surplus of the Company’s life insurance subsidiaries was $139,068,000 and $120,216,000 as of December
31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The life insurance subsidiaries cannot pay dividends to their parent company without the approval of
state insurance regulatory authorities.
Forward-Looking
Statements
The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements to encourage companies to provide
prospective information about their businesses without fear of litigation so long as those statements are identified as forward-looking
and are accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those projected in such statements. The Company desires to take advantage of the “safe harbor” provisions of the act.
This
Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements, together with related data and projections, about the Company’s
projected financial results and its plans and strategies. However, the actual results and needs of the Company may vary materially from
forward-looking statements and projections made from time to time by the Company based on management’s then-current expectations.
The business in which the Company is engaged involves changing and competitive markets, which may involve a high degree of risk, and
there can be no assurance that forward-looking statements and projections will prove accurate.
Factors
that may cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those contemplated or projected, forecast, estimated or budgeted
in such forward looking statements include among others, the following possibilities: (i) heightened competition, including the intensification
of price competition, the entry of new competitors, and the introduction of new products by new and existing competitors; (ii) adverse
state and federal legislation or regulation, including decreases in rates, limitations on premium levels, increases in minimum capital
and reserve requirements, benefit mandates and tax treatment of insurance products; (iii) fluctuations in interest rates causing a reduction
of investment income or increase in interest expense and in the market value of interest rate sensitive investment; (iv) failure to obtain
new customers, retain existing customers or reductions in policies in force by existing customers; (v) higher service, administrative,
or general expenses due to the need for additional advertising, marketing, administrative or management information systems expenditures;
(vi) loss or retirement of key executives or employees; (vii) increases in medical costs; (viii) changes in the Company’s liquidity
due to changes in asset and liability matching; (ix) restrictions on insurance underwriting based on genetic testing and other criteria;
(x) adverse changes in the ratings obtained by independent rating agencies; (xi) failure to maintain adequate reinsurance; (xii) possible
claims relating to sales practices for insurance products and claim denials; (xiii) adverse trends in mortality and morbidity; (xiv)
deterioration of real estate markets; and (xv) lawsuits in the ordinary course of business.
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Off-Balance
Sheet Agreements
The
Company has commitments to fund existing construction and land development loans pursuant to the various loan agreements. As of December
31, 2025, the Company’s commitments were approximately $201,220,000 for these loans, of which $158,908,000 had been drawn. The
Company advances funds in accordance with the loan agreements once the work has been completed and an independent inspection is made.
The maximum loan commitment ranges between 50% and 80% of appraised value. The Company receives fees and interest for these loans and
the interest rate is generally fixed at 5.25% to 8.50% per annum. Maturities range between six and eighteen months.
Contractual
Obligations
In
the ordinary course of the Company’s operations, the Company enters certain contractual obligations. Such obligations include operating
leases for office space, agreements with respect to borrowed funds and future policy benefits. See Notes 15, 16, and 24 of the Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information about these obligations.
Captive
Insurance Participation
The
Company has a limited equity interest in a captive insurance entity (the “Captive’) that provides workers compensation, general
liability and automobile insurance . This program permits the Company to pool insurance risks and resources with like-minded companies
in order to obtain more competitive pricing for claims administration, stop loss insurance premiums and to limit its risk of loss in
any particular year. The Captive also provides access to a wide array of safety-related services and regular safety training to help
the Company control claims. The maximum exposure to a loss related to the Company’s involvement in the Captive is limited to approximately
$443,758, which is collateralized under a standby letter of credit issued on the insurance entity’s behalf. See Note 24 of the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of commitments associated with the insurance program. The Company
has been a member of the Captive since 2006 and does not expect any material losses to result from the issuance of the standby letter
of credit given the Company’s past performance.
Item
7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
As
a smaller reporting company, the Company is not required to provide information typically disclosed under this item.
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Item
8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
INDEX
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page
No.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID No. 34 )
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Financial
Statements at December 31, 2025 and 2024 and for the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
Consolidated Balance Sheets
31
Consolidated Statements of Earnings
33
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
34
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
35
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
36
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements:
Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies
38
Note 2 - Investments
54
Note 3 - Loans Held for Sale
75
Note 4 - Receivables
77
Note 5 - Restricted Assets
82
Note 6 - Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments and Obligation
85
Note 7 - Mortgage Servicing Rights
88
Note 8 - Property and Equipment
90
Note 9 - Deferred Policy and Pre-need Contract Acquisition Costs, Value of Business Acquired and Unearned Premium Reserve
90
Note 10 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
92
Note 11 - Derivative Instruments
94
Note 12 - Future Policy Benefits and Unpaid Claims
95
Note 13 - Policyholder Account Balances
99
Note 14 - Reinsurance
102
Note 15 - Bank and Other Loans Payable
103
Note 16 - Leases
106
Note 17 - Income Taxes
109
Note 18 - Equity
111
Note 19 - Earnings Per Share
113
Note 20 - Business Segment Information
114
Note 21 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments
117
Note 22 - Stock Compensation Plans and Retirement Plans
124
Note 23 - Statutory Financial Information and Dividend Limitations
128
Note 24 - Commitments and Contingencies
130
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REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the stockholders and the Board of Directors of Security National Financial Corporation
Opinion
on the Financial Statements
We
have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Security National Financial Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”)
as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity,
and cash flows, for each of the two years ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial
statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years ended December 31, 2025, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We
have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria
established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission and our report dated March 16, 2026, expressed an adverse opinion on the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting because of a material weakness.
Change
in Accounting Principle
As
discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting, measurement, and disclosure of long-duration
contracts effective December 31, 2025, using the modified retrospective method applied as of the transition date of January 1, 2024,
due to adoption of ASU 2018-12, Financial Services - Insurance (Topic 944): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration
Contracts (“ASU 2018-12”). The adoption is also communicated as a critical audit matter below.
Basis
for Opinion
These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s
financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent
with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits
included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud,
and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical
Audit Matters
The
critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that were communicated
or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial
statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters
does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit
matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
29
Adoption
of Accounting Pronouncements - Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts - Refer to Note 1 to the Financial
Statements
Critical
Audit Matter Description
The
Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2018-12, Financial Services—Insurance (Topic 944): Targeted Improvements to the
Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts (“ASU 2018-12”) on December 31, 2025 using the modified retrospective application as of the transition
date of January 1, 2024.
The
adoption of ASU 2018-12 significantly modified the Company’s accounting for and disclosure of long-duration life insurance contracts.
We identified the adoption of ASU 2018-12 as a critical audit matter because of the need to involve actuarial specialists to evaluate
assumptions and valuation models, the extent of audit effort required, and the inherent complexity involved in the selection and application
of new accounting policies.
How
the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our
audit procedures related to the adoption of ASU 2018-12 included the following, among others:
● We
tested the effectiveness of controls over the application of new accounting policies and
disclosure of the impact of adoption discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, including
controls over the valuation models and mortality and lapse assumptions used to estimate the liability for future
policy benefits and amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs.
● We
evaluated the appropriateness of the Company’s selection and application of accounting
policies in connection with the adoption of the ASU 2018-12.
● With
the assistance of our actuarial specialists, we evaluated the reasonableness of the valuation
models and assumptions used to estimate the liability for future policy benefits and amortization
of deferred policy acquisition costs.
F uture
Policy Benefits for Life Insurance Contracts and Amortization of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs for Insurance Contracts – Certain
Underlying Assumptions for Certain Products- Refer to Notes 1, 9, and 12 to the financial statements
Critical
Audit Matter Description
The
Company’s management sets assumptions in (1) estimating a liability for life insurance policy benefit payments that will be
made in the future (future policy benefits for life insurance contracts) and (2) determining amortization of deferred policy
acquisition costs for insurance contracts. The most significant assumptions include mortality and lapse. Assumptions are determined
based on the company’s historical experience, industry data, and other factors. Given the
inherent uncertainty of these assumptions, auditing the development of such assumptions involved especially subjective
judgment.
How
the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our
audit procedures related to management’s judgments regarding the mortality and lapse assumptions
used in the development of future policy benefits for life insurance contracts and the amortization of deferred policy acquisition
costs for insurance contracts, included the following, among others:
●
We
tested the effectiveness of controls over the development of these assumptions used in the valuation of future policy benefits and
the amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs for certain insurance products, including the effectiveness of the controls
over the underlying data.
●
We
tested the underlying data used in the development of these assumptions as well as in the valuation of future policy benefits and
the amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs for certain insurance products.
●
With
the assistance of our actuarial specialists, we:
◌
Evaluated
management’s methods, calculations and judgments regarding the development of these assumptions including evaluating the results
of experience studies used as the basis for setting those assumptions.
◌
Evaluated
on a sample basis, through independent calculation of future policy benefits and amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs,
the mathematical accuracy of management’s calculations, the appropriateness of valuation models, and whether these assumptions
were properly applied.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Salt
Lake City, UT
March
16, 2026
We
have served as the Company’s auditor since 2017.
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SECURITY
NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
2025
2024
December
31,
2025
2024
Assets
Investments:
Fixed maturity securities,
available for sale, at estimated fair value (amortized cost of $ 382,401,293 and $ 376,012,071 for 2025 and 2024, respectively; net of
allowance for credit losses of $ 579,450 and $ 420,993 for 2025 and 2024, respectively)
$ 382,777,918
$ 366,546,129
Equity securities at estimated fair value (cost
of $ 12,206,559 and $ 11,386,454 for 2025 and 2024, respectively)
18,050,062
15,771,681
Mortgage loans held for investment (net of
allowance for credit losses of $ 2,588,918 and $ 1,885,390 for 2025 and 2024, respectively)
322,435,385
301,747,358
Real estate held for investment (net of accumulated
depreciation of $ 37,159,212 and $ 31,419,539 for 2025 and 2024, respectively)
214,897,130
197,693,338
Real estate held for sale
6,424,027
1,278,033
Other investments and policy loans (net of
allowances for credit losses of $ 1,676,468 and $ 1,536,926 for 2025 and 2024, respectively)
85,223,293
74,855,041
Accrued investment income
9,054,645
8,499,168
Total investments
1,038,862,460
966,390,748
Cash and cash equivalents
102,256,828
140,546,421
Loans held for sale at estimated fair value
155,968,266
131,181,148
Receivables (net of allowance for credit losses
of $ 1,428,672 and $ 1,678,531 for 2025 and 2024, respectively)
15,611,074
15,858,743
Restricted assets (including $ 16,106,168 and
$ 12,323,535 for 2025 and 2024, respectively, at estimated fair value)
28,805,946
23,806,836
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments (including
$ 6,575,744 and $ 5,689,706 for 2025 and 2024, respectively, at estimated fair value)
9,871,947
8,836,503
Receivable from reinsurers
13,655,373
13,816,663
Cemetery land and improvements
11,299,283
10,594,632
Mortgage servicing rights, net
2,528,459
2,939,878
Property and equipment, net
18,211,717
19,047,688
Deferred policy and pre-need contract acquisition
costs
135,978,803
127,219,907
Value of business acquired
7,109,186
7,602,521
Goodwill
5,253,783
5,253,783
Other
16,431,479
21,366,843
Total
Assets
$ 1,561,844,604
$ 1,494,462,314
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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SECURITY
NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS (Continued)
December
31,
2025
2024
Liabilities and Stockholders’
Equity
Liabilities
Future policy benefits and unpaid
claims
$ 799,706,946
$ 752,080,658
Policyholder account balances
140,605,750
142,807,316
Unearned premium reserve
1,824,796
2,013,245
Bank and other loans payable
98,387,919
106,740,104
Deferred pre-need cemetery and mortuary contract
revenues
22,991,603
20,168,405
Cemetery perpetual care obligation
5,918,776
5,642,693
Accounts payable
4,150,119
2,937,293
Other liabilities and accrued expenses
51,969,405
55,633,661
Income taxes
25,920,562
24,540,512
Total liabilities
1,151,475,876
1,112,563,887
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred Stock:
Preferred stock - non-voting-$ 1.00 par value;
5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding
-
-
Common Stock:
Class A: common stock - $ 2.00 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized;
22,428,625 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 22,321,559 (1) shares issued and outstanding as of
December 31, 2024
44,857,250
42,510,012
Class B: non-voting common stock - $ 1.00 par
value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding
-
-
Class C: convertible common stock - $ 2.00 par value; 6,000,000 shares authorized; 3,587,237 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 3,492,674 (1) shares issued and outstanding as of
December 31, 2024
7,174,474
6,643,666
Common stock value
7,174,474
6,643,666
Additional paid-in capital
89,867,763
79,698,367
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net
of taxes
28,762,123
33,719,629
Retained earnings
248,795,475
227,804,439
Treasury stock, at cost
- 1,095,964 Class A shares and 104,604 Class C shares as of December 31, 2025; and 1,080,243 (1) Class A shares and 104,604 (1) Class
C shares as of December 31, 2024
( 9,088,357 )
( 8,477,686 )
Total stockholders’
equity
410,368,728
381,898,427
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
$ 1,561,844,604
$ 1,494,462,314
(1)
Issued and outstanding shares have been adjusted retroactively
for the effect of annual stock dividends.
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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SECURITY
NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Statements of Earnings
2025
2024
Years
Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Revenues:
Insurance premiums and other
considerations
$ 119,757,103
$ 119,655,745
Mortgage fee income
108,209,319
107,558,640
Net investment income
79,338,512
71,725,249
Net mortuary and cemetery sales
28,704,450
29,037,173
Gains on investments and other assets
4,636,377
1,941,898
Other
3,941,777
4,603,963
Total revenues
344,587,538
334,522,668
Benefits and expenses:
Policyholder benefits and claims (including
the impact of assumption updates to the liability for future policy benefits of nil and nil for 2025 and 2024,
respectively)
100,817,674
100,613,091
Amortization of deferred policy and
pre-need acquisition costs and value of business acquired
11,660,708
11,012,616
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Commissions
47,048,596
46,972,909
Personnel
87,151,803
85,084,802
Advertising
3,514,641
3,115,120
Rent and rent related
3,760,519
5,147,069
Depreciation on property
and equipment
2,425,185
2,383,621
Costs related to funding
mortgage loans
6,622,489
6,134,709
Other
30,997,264
27,627,210
Interest expense
4,518,965
4,254,100
Cost of goods and services
sold – cemeteries and mortuaries
4,660,090
4,803,528
Total benefits and
expenses
303,177,934
297,148,775
Earnings before income
taxes
41,409,604
37,373,893
Income tax expense
( 9,257,274 )
( 8,254,728 )
Net
earnings
$ 32,152,330
$ 29,119,165
Net
earnings per Class A equivalent common share (1)
$ 1.30
$ 1.19
Net
earnings per Class A equivalent common share - assuming dilution (1)
$ 1.26
$ 1.16
Weighted average Class A equivalent common
shares outstanding (1)
24,727,498
24,492,597
Weighted average Class A equivalent common
shares outstanding-assuming dilution (1)
25,484,312
25,186,505
(1)
Net earnings per share have been adjusted retroactively for
the effect of annual stock dividends. The weighted-average shares outstanding includes the weighted-average Class A common shares and
the weighted-average Class C common shares determined on an equivalent Class A Common Stock basis. Net earnings per common share represent
net earnings per equivalent Class A common share.
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
33
SECURITY
NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Statements of comprehensive income
2025
2024
Years
Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Net
earnings
$ 32,152,330
$ 29,119,165
Other comprehensive income
(loss):
Unrealized gains (losses)
on fixed maturity securities available for sale
10,001,025
( 11,042 )
Unrealized gains on restricted
assets
6,386
841
Unrealized gains (losses)
on cemetery perpetual care trust investments
4,811
( 1,403 )
Interest
rate remeasurement of future policy benefits
( 16,285,885 )
44,966,236
Other comprehensive income
(loss), before income tax
( 6,273,663 )
44,954,632
Income
tax benefit (expense)
1,316,157
( 9,443,147 )
Other
comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax
( 4,957,506 )
35,511,485
Comprehensive
income
$ 27,194,824
$ 64,630,650
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
Class
A
Common Stock
Class
C
Common Stock
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Retained
Earnings
Treasury
Stock
Total
Balance at December 31, 2023
$ 40,096,004
$ 5,943,708
$ 72,424,429
$ ( 6,885,558 )
$ 206,978,373
$ ( 5,661,737 )
$ 312,895,219
Adoption of ASU 2018-12
-
-
-
5,093,702
( 138,144 )
-
4,955,558
Net earnings
-
-
-
-
29,119,165
-
29,119,165
Other comprehensive income
-
-
-
35,511,485
-
-
35,511,485
Stock based compensation expense
-
-
800,820
-
-
-
800,820
Exercise of stock options
400,144
403,334
413,835
-
-
( 768,191 )
449,122
Vesting of restricted stock units
3,570
-
( 3,570 )
-
-
-
-
Sale of treasury stock
-
-
214,816
-
-
1,005,748
1,220,564
Purchase of treasury stock
-
-
-
-
-
( 3,053,506 )
( 3,053,506 )
Stock dividends
2,009,762
297,156
5,848,037
-
( 8,154,955 )
-
-
Conversion Class C to
Class A
532
( 532 )
-
-
-
-
-
Balance at December 31, 2024
42,510,012
6,643,666
79,698,367
33,719,629
227,804,439
( 8,477,686 )
381,898,427
Net earnings
-
-
-
-
32,152,330
-
32,152,330
Other comprehensive loss
-
-
-
( 4,957,506 )
-
-
( 4,957,506 )
Stock based compensation expense
-
-
1,320,497
-
-
-
1,320,497
Exercise of stock options
193,132
190,674
( 128,785 )
-
-
( 149,009 )
106,012
Vesting of restricted stock units
19,452
-
( 19,452 )
-
-
-
-
Sale of treasury stock
-
-
310,630
-
-
1,148,387
1,459,017
Purchase of treasury stock
-
-
-
-
-
( 1,610,049 )
( 1,610,049 )
Stock dividends
2,133,106
341,682
8,686,506
-
( 11,161,294 )
-
-
Conversion Class C to
Class A
1,548
( 1,548 )
-
-
-
-
-
Balance at December
31, 2025
$ 44,857,250
$ 7,174,474
$ 89,867,763
$ 28,762,123
$ 248,795,475
$ ( 9,088,357 )
$ 410,368,728
Balance
$ 44,857,250
$ 7,174,474
$ 89,867,763
$ 28,762,123
$ 248,795,475
$ ( 9,088,357 )
$ 410,368,728
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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SECURITY
NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
2025
2024
Years
Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Cash flows from operating
activities:
Net earnings
$ 32,152,330
$ 29,119,165
Adjustments to reconcile
net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Gains on investments and
other assets
( 4,636,377 )
( 1,941,898 )
Depreciation
8,155,965
8,172,446
Provision for credit losses
2,055,026
55,750
Net amortization of deferred
fees and costs, premiums and discounts
( 2,652,873 )
( 1,992,153 )
Provision for deferred
income taxes
1,454,181
998,697
Policy and pre-need acquisition
costs deferred
( 19,926,269 )
( 21,343,031 )
Policy and pre-need acquisition
costs amortized
11,167,373
10,477,722
Value of business acquired amortized
493,335
534,894
Interest credited to policyholder
account balances
4,562,615
3,379,614
Policy fees assessed on
policyholder account balances
( 2,326,788 )
( 2,306,993 )
Mortgage servicing rights,
additions
( 151,056 )
( 90,370 )
Amortization of mortgage
servicing rights
562,475
611,638
Stock based compensation
expense
1,320,497
800,820
Benefit plans funded with
treasury stock
1,459,017
1,220,564
Net change in fair value
of loans held for sale
( 615,973 )
( 2,869,729 )
Originations of loans held
for sale
( 2,296,054,902 )
( 2,295,830,408 )
Proceeds from sales of
loans held for sale
2,323,112,059
2,338,209,587
Net gains on sales of loans
held for sale
( 52,436,365 )
( 45,383,321 )
Change in assets and liabilities:
Land and improvements held
for sale
( 704,651 )
( 1,430,941 )
Future policy benefits
and unpaid claims
31,232,581
32,180,630
Other
operating assets and liabilities
7,317,697
4,747,167
Net
cash provided by operating activities
45,539,897
57,319,850
Cash flows from investing
activities:
Purchases of fixed maturity
securities
( 68,178,727 )
( 85,235,694 )
Sales, calls and maturities
of fixed maturity securities
61,228,738
101,038,735
Purchase of equity securities
( 5,072,820 )
( 3,098,448 )
Sales of equity securities
4,545,506
2,321,623
Purchases of restricted
assets
( 7,620,974 )
( 6,039,118 )
Sales, calls and maturities
of restricted assets
4,675,141
1,579,178
Purchases of cemetery perpetual
care trust investments
( 1,428,243 )
( 4,615,717 )
Sales, calls and maturities
of cemetery perpetual care trust investments
1,972,774
2,607,608
Mortgage loans held for
investment, other investments and policy loans made
( 856,738,839 )
( 740,739,575 )
Payments received for mortgage
loans held for investment, other investments and policy loans
826,248,424
707,194,046
Purchases of property and
equipment
( 1,691,272 )
( 2,470,032 )
Sales of property and equipment
75,722
365,697
Purchases of real estate
( 63,928,088 )
( 52,348,798 )
Sales
of real estate
38,704,832
36,306,431
Net
cash used in investing activities
( 67,207,826 )
( 43,134,064 )
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SECURITY
NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)
Years
Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Cash flows from financing
activities:
Policyholder
account balances - deposits
11,980,092
13,302,949
Policyholder account balances
- withdrawals
( 16,336,822 )
( 15,631,260 )
Proceeds from stock options
exercised
106,012
449,122
Purchase of treasury stock
( 1,610,049 )
( 3,053,506 )
Repayment of bank loans
( 71,047,816 )
( 1,929,346 )
Proceeds from bank loans
69,000,000
-
Net
change in warehouse line borrowings for loans held for sale
( 6,414,000 )
2,855,476
Net
cash used in financing activities
( 14,322,583 )
( 4,006,565 )
Net
change in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents
( 35,990,512 )
10,179,221
Cash, cash equivalents,
restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at beginning of year
150,102,620
139,923,399
Cash,
cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at end of year
$ 114,112,108
$ 150,102,620
Supplemental Disclosure
of Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest
$ 4,540,371
$ 4,196,139
Federal Income taxes
6,436,909
8,070,000
State Income taxes
101,596
157,642
Non Cash Investing and Financing
Activities:
Right-of-use assets obtained
in exchange for operating lease liabilities
$ 2,582,742
$ 1,770,873
Fixed maturity securities
available for sale transferred into other investments
1,185,603
-
Mortgage loans held for
investment foreclosed into real estate held for sale
874,087
671,480
Loans held for sale foreclosed
into real estate held for sale
380,000
858,977
Right-of-use assets obtained
in exchange for finance lease liabilities
33,500
176,040
Loans held for sale foreclosed
into receivables
-
382,936
Reconciliation
of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents as shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows is presented
in the table below:
Years
Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 102,256,828
$ 140,546,421
Restricted assets
9,919,800
8,553,803
Cemetery perpetual care
trust investments
1,935,480
1,002,396
Total cash, cash equivalents,
restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents
$ 114,112,108
$ 150,102,620
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents at end of year
$ 114,112,108
$ 150,102,620
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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SECURITY
NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
1) Significant
Accounting Policies
General
Overview of Business
Security
National Financial Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries (the “Company”) operate in three reportable business segments:
life insurance, cemetery and mortuary, and mortgages. The life insurance segment is engaged in the business of selling and servicing
selected lines of life insurance and annuity products marketed primarily in the states located in western, mid-western and southern regions
of the United States. The cemetery and mortuary segment of the Company consists of eleven mortuaries and five cemeteries in Utah, one
cemetery in California, and four mortuaries and one cemetery in New Mexico. The mortgage segment is an approved government and conventional
lender that originates and underwrites residential and commercial loans for new construction, existing homes, and real estate projects
primarily in Arizona, California, Florida, Texas, and Utah.
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States of America (“GAAP”).
Principles
of Consolidation
These
consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany
transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use
of Estimates
Management
of the Company has made several estimates and assumptions related to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, reported amounts
of revenues and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these financial statements in conformity
with GAAP. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Material
estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant changes in the near term are those used in determining the value of derivative
assets and liabilities; those used in determining deferred acquisition costs and the value of business acquired; those used in determining
the liability for future policy benefits; those used in determining the value of loans held for sale; and those used in determining loan
loss reserve. Although some variability is inherent in these estimates, management believes the amounts provided are fairly stated in
all material respects.
Reclassifications
Certain
prior-period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current-period presentation.
Investments
The
Company’s management determines the appropriate classifications of investments in fixed maturity securities and equity securities
at the acquisition date and re-evaluates the classifications at each balance sheet date.
Fixed
maturity securities available for sale are carried at estimated fair value. Changes in fair values are reported as unrealized gains
or losses and are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
Equity
securities are carried at estimated fair value. Changes in fair values are reported as unrealized gains or losses and are recorded
through net earnings as a component of gains (losses) on investments and other assets.
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SECURITY
NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
1) Significant
Accounting Policies (Continued)
Mortgage
loans held for investment are carried at their unpaid principal balances adjusted for net deferred fees, charge-offs, premiums, discounts,
and the related allowance for credit losses. Interest income is included in net investment income on the consolidated statements of earnings
and is recognized when earned. The Company defers related material loan origination fees, net of related direct loan origination costs,
and amortizes the net fees over the term of the loans. Origination fees are included in net investment income on the consolidated statements
of earnings. Mortgage loans are secured by the underlying property and require an appraisal at the time of underwriting and funding.
Generally, the Company requires that loans not exceed 80% of the fair market value of the respective loan collateral. For loans of more
than 80% of the fair market value of the respective loan collateral, additional collateral or mortgage insurance by an approved third-party
insurer is required.
Real
estate held for investment is carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation provided on a straight-line basis over the estimated
useful lives of the properties or is adjusted to a new basis for impairment in value, if any. Included, if any, are foreclosed properties.
These properties are recorded at the lower of cost or fair value upon foreclosure. Also, included is residential subdivision land development
which is carried at cost.
Real
estate held for sale is carried at lower of cost or fair value, less estimated costs to sell. Included, if any, are foreclosed properties. These properties are recorded at the lower of cost or fair value upon
foreclosure. Depreciation is not recognized on real
estate classified as held for sale.
Other
investments and policy loans are carried at the aggregate unpaid balances, less allowances for credit losses.
Accrued
investment income refers to the income earned from investments that has not yet been received by the Company.
Gains
(losses) on investments (except for equity securities carried at fair value through net earnings) arise when investments are sold
and are recorded on the trade date and the cost of the securities sold is determined using the specific identification method. The provision
(release) for credit losses for fixed maturity securities available for sale are also included in gains (losses) on investments. See
Note 2 for more information regarding the Company’s evaluation of credit losses.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The
Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts, which at times exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced
any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents.
Loans
Held for Sale
Accounting
Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 825, “Financial Instruments”, allows for the option to report certain financial
assets and liabilities at fair value initially and at subsequent measurement dates with changes in fair value included in earnings. The
option may be applied instrument by instrument, but it is irrevocable. The Company elected the fair value option for loans held for sale.
The Company believes the fair value option most closely aligns the timing of the recognition of gains and costs. These loans are intended
for sale and the Company believes that fair value is the best indicator of the resolution of these loans. Electing fair value also reduces
certain timing differences and better matches changes in the fair value of these assets with changes in the fair value of the related
derivatives used for these assets.
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SECURITY
NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
1) Significant
Accounting Policies (Continued)
The
Company, through its mortgage subsidiary, sells mortgage loans to third-party investors without recourse unless defects are identified
in the representations and warranties made at loan sale. It may be required, however, to repurchase a loan or pay a fee instead of repurchasing
under certain events, which include the following:
●
Failure
to deliver original documents specified by the investor,
●
The
existence of misrepresentation or fraud in the origination of the loan,
●
The
loan becomes delinquent due to nonpayment during the first several months after it is sold,
●
Early
pay-off of a loan, as defined by the agreements,
●
Excessive
time to settle a loan,
●
Investor
declines purchase, and
●
Discontinued
product and expired commitment.
Loan
purchase commitments generally specify a date 30 to 45 days after delivery upon which the underlying loans should be settled. Depending
on market conditions, these commitment settlement dates can be extended at a cost to the Company.
It
is the Company’s policy to cure any documentation problems regarding such loans at a minimal cost for up to a six-month period
and to pursue efforts to enforce loan purchase commitments from third-party investors concerning the loans. The Company believes that
six months allows adequate time to remedy any documentation issues, to enforce purchase commitments, and to exhaust other alternatives.
Remedial methods include the following:
●
Research
reasons for rejection,
●
Provide
additional documents,
●
Request
investor exceptions,
●
Appeal
rejection decision to purchase committee, and
●
Commit
to secondary investors.
Once
purchase commitments have expired and other alternatives to remedy are exhausted, which could be earlier than the six-month period, the
loans are referred to as scratch and dent, within the loans held for sale portfolio. Any previously recognized gain-on-sale or mortgage
fee income related to the loan is reversed through earnings. Scratch and dent loans are recorded at fair value. The Company may reclassify
a scratch and dent loan to mortgage loans held for investment. At that time, the Company establishes an allowance for credit losses in
accordance with the current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model over the contractual term of the loan. The allowance is updated
each reporting period based on changes in credit quality, including delinquency status.
Determining
Fair Value
The
cost for loans held for sale is equal to the amount paid to the warehouse bank and the amount originally funded by the Company. Fair
value is often difficult to determine and may contain significant unobservable inputs, but is based on the following guidelines:
●
For
loans that are committed, the Company uses the commitment price.
●
For
loans that are non-committed that have an active market, the Company uses the market price.
●
For
loans that are non-committed where there is no market but there is a similar product, the Company uses the fair value for the similar
product.
●
For
loans that are non-committed where no active market exists, the Company determines that the unpaid principal balance best approximates
the fair value, after considering the fair value of the underlying real estate collateral, estimated future cash flows, and the loan
interest rate.
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SECURITY
NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
1) Significant
Accounting Policies (Continued)
The
appraised value of the real estate underlying the original mortgage loan adds support to the Company’s determination of fair value
because if the loan becomes delinquent the Company has sufficient value to collect the unpaid principal balance or the carrying value
of the loan, thus minimizing credit losses. Most loans originated are sold to third-party investors. The amounts expected to be sold
to investors are shown on the consolidated balance sheets as loans held for sale.
Mortgage
Fee Income
Mortgage
fee income consists of origination fees, processing fees, interest income and other income related to the origination and sale of mortgage
loans held for sale. All revenues and costs are recognized when the mortgage loan is funded and any changes in fair value are shown as
a component of mortgage fee income.
See
Note 3 and Note 21 for additional disclosures regarding loans held for sale and mortgage fee income.
Loan
Loss Reserve
The
loan loss reserve, included in other liabilities and accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets, is an estimate of probable
losses at the balance sheet date that the Company will realize in the future on loans sold to third-party investors classified as loans
held for sale on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company may be required to reimburse third-party investors for costs associated
with early payoff of loans within six months of origination of such loans and to repurchase loans where there is a default, in any, of
the first four monthly payments to the investors or, in lieu of repurchase, to pay a negotiated fee to the investors. The Company’s
estimates are based upon historical loss experience and the best estimate of the probable loan loss liabilities.
Upon
completion of a transfer that satisfies the conditions to be accounted for as a sale, the Company initially measures at fair value liabilities
incurred in a sale relating to any guarantee or recourse provisions in the event of defects in the representation and warranties made
at loan sale. The Company accrues a monthly allowance for indemnification losses to investors based on total production. This estimate
is based on the Company’s historical experience and is included as a component of mortgage fee income. Subsequent updates to the
recorded liability from changes in assumptions are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses as a component of provision
for loan loss reserve. The estimated liability for indemnification losses is included in other liabilities and accrued expenses.
The
loan loss reserve analysis involves mortgage loans that have been sold to third-party investors, which were believed to have met investor
underwriting guidelines at the time of sale, where the Company has received a demand from the investor. There are generally three types
of demands: make whole, repurchase, or indemnification. These types of demands are further described as follows:
Make
whole demand — A make whole demand occurs when an investor forecloses on a property and then sells the property. The make whole
amount is calculated as the difference between the original unpaid principal balance, payments received, accrued interest and fees, less
the sale proceeds.
Repurchase
demand — A repurchase demand usually occurs when there is a significant payment default, error in underwriting or detected
loan fraud.
Indemnification
demand — On certain loans the Company has negotiated a set fee that is to be paid in lieu of repurchase. The fee varies by
investor and by loan product type.
The
Company believes the loan loss reserve represents probable loan losses incurred as of the balance sheet date.
Additional
information related to the Loan Loss Reserve is included in Note 3.
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SECURITY
NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
1) Significant
Accounting Policies (Continued)
Restricted
Assets
Restricted
assets are assets held in a trust account for future mortuary services and merchandise. Restricted assets also include escrows held for
borrowers and investors under servicing and appraisal agreements relating to mortgage loans, funds held by warehouse banks in accordance
with loan purchase agreements and funds held in escrow for certain real estate construction development projects. Additionally, the Company
funded its medical benefit safe-harbor limit based on the qualified direct costs and has included this amount as a component of restricted
cash. Additional information related to restricted assets is included in Notes 2 and 5.
Cemetery
Perpetual Care Trust Investments
Cemetery
endowment care trusts have been set up for five of the seven cemeteries owned by the Company. Under endowment care arrangements a portion
of the price for each lot sold is withheld and invested in a portfolio of investments like those described in the prior paragraph. The
earnings stream from the investments is designed to fund future maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery. Additional information related
to cemetery perpetual care trust investments is included in Notes 2 and 6.
Cemetery
Land and Improvements
The
development of a cemetery involves not only the initial acquisition of raw land but also the installation of roads, water lines, landscaping,
and other costs to establish a marketable cemetery lot. The costs of developing the cemetery are shown as an asset on the balance sheet.
The amount on the balance sheet is reduced by the total cost assigned to the development of a particular lot when the criterion for recognizing
a sale of that lot is met.
Mortgage
Servicing Rights
Mortgage
Servicing Rights (“MSR”) arise from contractual agreements between the Company and third-party investors (or their agents)
when mortgage loans are sold. Under these contracts, the Company retains and provides loan servicing functions on loans sold, in exchange
for fees and other remuneration. The servicing functions typically performed include, among other responsibilities, collecting and remitting
loan payments; responding to borrower inquiries; accounting for principal and interest, holding custodial (impound) funds for payment
of property taxes and insurance premiums; counseling delinquent mortgagors; and supervising the acquisition of real estate owned and
property dispositions.
The
total residential mortgage loans serviced for others consist primarily of agency conforming fixed-rate mortgage loans. The value of MSRs
is derived from the net cash flows associated with the servicing contracts. The Company receives a servicing fee of generally about 0.25 %
annually on the remaining outstanding principal balances of the loans. Based on the result of the cash flow analysis, an asset or liability
is recorded for mortgage servicing rights. The servicing fees are collected from the monthly payments made by the mortgagors. The Company
generally receives other remuneration including rights to various mortgagor-contracted fees such as late charges, and collateral reconveyance
charges and the Company is generally entitled to retain the interest earned on funds held pending remittance of mortgagor principal,
interest, tax, and insurance payments. Contractual servicing fees and late fees are included in other revenues on the consolidated statements
of earnings.
The
Company’s subsequent accounting for MSRs is based on the class of MSRs. The Company has identified two classes of MSRs: MSRs backed
by mortgage loans with an initial term of 30 years and MSRs backed by mortgage loans with an initial term of 15 years. The Company distinguishes
between these classes of MSRs due to their differing sensitivities to change in value as the result of changes in the market. After being
initially recorded at fair value, MSRs backed by mortgage loans are accounted for using the amortization method. Amortization expense
is included in other expenses on the consolidated statements of earnings. MSR amortization is determined by amortizing the MSR balance
in proportion to, and over the period of, the estimated future net servicing income of the underlying financial assets.
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SECURITY
NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
1) Significant
Accounting Policies (Continued)
Interest
rate risk, prepayment risk, and default risk are inherent risks in MSR valuation. Interest rate changes largely drive prepayment rates.
Refinance activity generally increases as rates decline. A significant decrease in rates beyond expectation could cause a decline in
the value of the MSR. On the contrary, if rates increase borrowers are less likely to refinance or prepay their mortgage, which extends
the duration of the loan and MSR values are likely to rise. Because of these risks, discount rates and prepayment speeds are used to
estimate the fair value.
The
Company periodically assesses MSRs for impairment. Impairment occurs when the current fair value of the MSR falls below the carrying
value (carrying value is the amortized cost reduced by any related valuation allowance). If MSRs are impaired, the impairment is recognized
in current period earnings and the carrying value of the MSRs is adjusted through a valuation allowance.
The
Company periodically reviews the various loan strata to determine whether the value of the MSRs in each stratum is impaired and likely
to recover. When management deems recovery of the value to be unlikely in the foreseeable future, a write-down of the cost of the MSRs
for that stratum to its estimated recoverable value is charged to the valuation allowance.
Additional
information related to MSRs is included in Note 7.
Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is calculated principally on the straight-line method over the estimated useful
lives of the assets which range from 3 three
to forty
years . Leasehold improvements paid for by the Company as a lessee are amortized over the lesser of the useful life or
remaining lease terms. Additional information related to property and equipment is included in Note 8.
Long-lived
Assets
Long-lived
assets to be held and used, including property and equipment and real estate held for investment, are reviewed for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amount may not be recoverable. When required, impairment losses
on assets to be held and used are recognized based on the fair value of the asset, and long-lived assets to be disposed of are reported
at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. Additional information related to long-lived assets is included in
Notes 2 and 8.
Deferred
Policy Acquisition Costs and Value of Business Acquired
Commissions
and other acquisition costs, net of commission and expense allowances for reinsurance ceded, that vary with and are primarily related
to the production of new insurance business that have been incurred are deferred. For traditional long-duration life insurance products,
deferred policy acquisition costs (“DAC”) are amortized on a constant-level basis established on a cohort-grouped contract
basis over the expected term of the related contracts, with the amortization basis being units in force using assumptions consistent
with those used in computing the liability for future policy benefits. For policyholder account balance insurance products, DAC is amortized
using the policy counts for annuities and units in-force for interest sensitive life products. Deferred acquisition costs are written
off when policies terminate.
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SECURITY
NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
1) Significant
Accounting Policies (Continued)
When
accounting for DAC, the Company considers internal replacements of insurance and investment contracts. An internal replacement is a modification
in product benefits, features, rights, or coverage that occurs by the exchange of a contract for a new contract, or by amendment, endorsement,
or rider to contract, or by the election of a feature or coverage within a contract. Modifications that result in a replacement contract
that is substantially changed from the replaced contract are accounted for as an extinguishment of the replaced contract. Unamortized
DAC and unearned revenue liabilities from the replaced contract are written-off. Modifications that result in a contract that is substantially
unchanged from the replaced contract are accounted for as a continuation of the replaced contract.
Value
of business acquired (“VOBA”) is the present value of estimated future profits of the acquired business and is amortized
in the same way as DAC.
Additional
information related to DAC and VOBA is included in Note 9.
Goodwill
and Other Intangible Assets
Previous
acquisitions have been accounted for as purchases under which assets acquired, and liabilities assumed were recorded at their fair values
with the excess purchase price recognized as goodwill. The Company evaluates annually or when changes in circumstances warrant the recoverability
of goodwill and if there is a decrease in value, the related impairment is recognized as a charge against income.
Other
intangibles are recognized apart from goodwill whenever an acquired intangible asset arises from contractual or other legal rights, or
whenever it is capable of being separated or divided from the acquired entity and sold, transferred, licensed, rented, or exchanged,
either individually or in combination with a related contract, asset, or liability. The Company engages a third-party valuation firm
to analyze the value of the intangible assets that result from significant acquisitions. The value of the intangible assets that result
from these acquisitions are included in Other Assets and are determined using the income approach, relying on a relief from the royalty
method.
Additional
information related to goodwill and other intangible assets is included in Note 10.
Derivative
Instruments
Mortgage
Banking Derivatives
Loan
Commitments
The
Company is exposed to price risk due to the potential impact of changes in interest rates on the values of loan commitments from the
time a loan commitment is made to an applicant to the time the loan that would result from the exercise of that loan commitment is funded.
Managing price risk is complicated by the fact that the ultimate percentage of loan commitments that will be exercised (i.e., the number
of loans that will be funded) fluctuates. The probability that a loan will not be funded, or the loan application is denied or withdrawn
within the terms of the commitment is driven by several factors, particularly the change, if any, in mortgage rates following the issuance
of the loan commitment.
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SECURITY
NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
1) Significant
Accounting Policies (Continued)
In
general, the probability of funding increases if mortgage rates rise and decreases if mortgage rates fall. This is due primarily to the
relative attractiveness of current mortgage rates compared to the applicant’s committed rate. The probability that a loan will
not be funded within the terms of the mortgage loan commitment also is influenced by the source of the applications (retail, broker,
or correspondent channels), proximity to rate lock expiration, purpose for the loan (purchase or refinance), product type and the application
approval status. The Company has developed fallout estimates using historical data that consider all the variables, as well as renegotiations
of rate and point commitments that tend to occur when mortgage rates fall. These fallout estimates are used to estimate the number of
loans that the Company expects to be funded within the terms of the loan commitments and are updated periodically to reflect the most
current data.
The
Company estimates the fair value of a loan commitment based on the change in estimated fair value of the underlying mortgage loan, quoted
mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) prices, estimates of the fair value of mortgage servicing rights, and an estimate of the
probability that the mortgage loan will fund within the terms of the commitment net of estimated commission expense. The change in fair
value of the underlying mortgage loan is measured from the date the loan commitment is issued and is shown net of related expenses. Following
issuance, the value of a loan commitment can be either positive or negative depending upon the change in value of the underlying mortgage
loans. Fallout rates and other factors from the Company’s recent historical data are used to estimate the quantity and value of
mortgage loans that will fund within the terms of the commitments.
Forward
Sale Commitments
The
Company utilizes forward commitments to economically hedge the price risk associated with its outstanding mortgage loan commitments.
A forward commitment protects the Company from losses on sales of the loans arising from the exercise of the loan commitments. Management
expects these types of commitments will experience changes in fair value in contrast to changes in fair value of the loan commitments,
thereby reducing earnings volatility related to the recognition in earnings of changes in the values of the commitments.
The
net changes in fair value of loan commitments and forward sale commitments are shown in current earnings as a component of mortgage fee
income on the consolidated statements of earnings. Mortgage banking derivatives are shown in other assets and other liabilities and accrued
expenses on the consolidated balance sheets.
Additional
information related to derivative instruments is included in Note 11.
Allowances
for Credit Losses
The
Company records allowances for current expected credit losses from fixed maturity securities available for sale, mortgage loans held
for investment, other investments, and receivables in accordance with GAAP. The allowances for credit losses are valuation accounts that
are reported as a reduction of the financial asset’s cost basis and are measured on a pool basis when similar risk characteristics
exist. The Company estimates allowances for credit losses using relevant available information from both internal and external sources.
The Company considers its historical loss experience, analyzes current market conditions and forecasts and uses third-party assistance
to arrive at current expected credit losses. Amounts are written off against the allowance for credit losses when determined to be uncollectible.
See Notes 2 and 4 regarding the Company’s evaluation of allowances for credit losses.
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SECURITY
NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
1) Significant
Accounting Policies (Continued)
Future
Policy Benefits and Unpaid Claims
A
liability for future policy benefits is accrued as premium revenue is recognized, which is the present value of expected future
policy benefits to be paid to or on behalf of policyholders less the present value of expected future net premiums to be collected
from policyholders. This liability is calculated using a discount rate assumption that is an upper-medium grade fixed-income
instrument yield as provided by Bloomberg’s Evaluated Pricing (“BVAL”) methodology. This discount rate for a
particular cohort is locked-in when that cohort is closed to new contracts and is used for purposes of interest accretion for the
future policy benefits liability and is reflected in policyholder benefits and claims on the consolidated statements of earnings.
The current rate as of each reporting date is used to calculate an adjusted future policy benefit liability and is recognized
through accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). Other assumptions include best-estimate mortality and lapse rates that are based on
the company’s historical experience, industry data, and other factors; also estimates of expected non-level costs, such as
termination or settlement costs. Routine policy maintenance costs are not included. These assumptions are reviewed at least
annually. Any changes to these assumptions will be reflected in policyholder benefits and claims on the consolidated statements of
earnings. Cohorts are established based on differences in Company (Acquisition), Direct Business v. Acquired, Market (Final Expense
v. Pre-need v. Ordinary), Limited-Payment v. Whole Life v. Term, issue year, and significant reinsurance. A deferred profit
liability (“DPL”) is also held. The DPL equals accumulated deferrals (prior to and including the valuation date) minus accumulated
amortization, where “deferrals” equals the difference between gross and net premium, and “amortization”
equals the product of the measure of in force policies (units in force) and an amortization ratio which is updated at the same time
as the net premium ratio.
The
Company records an unpaid claims liability for claims in the course of settlement equal to the death benefit amount and records a reinsurance
recoverable receivable amount, if any, for claims reported. There is also an unpaid claims liability for claims incurred but not reported.
This liability is based on the historical experience of the net amount of claims that were reported in reporting periods subsequent to
the reporting period when claims were incurred.
Additional
information related to future policy benefits and unpaid claims is included in Note 1 for the adoption of Accounting Standards Update
(“ASU”) 2018-12 and in Note 12.
Policyholder
Account Balances
Policyholder
account balances for interest-sensitive insurance products are computed under a retrospective deposit method and represent policy account
balances before applicable surrender charges. Policy benefits and claims that are charged to expense include benefit claims incurred
in the period more than related policy account balances. Interest credit rates for interest-sensitive insurance products ranged from
3 % to 6.5 %. Additional information related to policyholder account balances is included in Note 13.
Unearned
Premium Reserve
Policy
initiation fees (front end loads) assessed on universal life–type contracts that are not related to future services are deferred
as an unearned revenue liability. The deferred amount is amortized into earnings analogous to the amortization of the deferred acquisition
costs of this block of business. Additional information related to the unearned premium reserve is included in Note 9.
Participating
Insurance
Participating
business constituted less than 1 % of insurance in force for the years ended 2025 and 2024. The provision for policyholders’ dividends
included in policyholder obligations is based on dividend scales anticipated by management. The amounts to be paid are determined by
the Company’s Board of Directors. The expense recognized for policyholder dividends is included in policyholder benefits and claims
on the consolidated statements of earnings and is immaterial.
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SECURITY
NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
1) Significant
Accounting Policies (Continued)
Insurance
Premiums and Other Considerations
Premiums
and other considerations for traditional life insurance products (which include those products with fixed and guaranteed premiums and
benefits and consist principally of whole life insurance policies, limited-payment life insurance policies, and certain annuities with
life contingencies) are recognized as revenues when due from policyholders. Premiums and other consideration for interest-sensitive insurance
policies (which include universal life policies, interest-sensitive life policies, deferred annuities, and annuities without life contingencies)
are reflected as increases in liabilities for policyholder account balances and not as revenues. Revenues reported for these products
consist of policy charges for the cost of insurance, administration charges, amortization of policy initiation fees and surrender charges
assessed against policyholder account balances. Surrender benefits paid relating to these products are reflected as decreases in liabilities
for policyholder account balances and not as expenses. The Company receives investment income earned from the funds deposited into account
balances, a portion of which is passed through to the policyholders in the form of interest credited. Interest credited to policyholder
account balances and benefit claims more than policyholder account balances are reported as expenses, included in policyholder benefits and claims, in
the consolidated financial statements.
Reinsurance
The
Company follows the procedure of reinsuring risks of more than $ 100,000 to provide for greater diversification of business to allow management
to control exposure to potential losses arising from large risks and provide additional capacity for growth. The Company remains liable
for amounts ceded in the event the reinsurers are unable to meet their obligations.
The
Company entered into coinsurance agreements with unaffiliated insurance companies under which the Company assumed 100 % of the risk for
certain life insurance policies and certain other policy-related liabilities of the insurance company.
Reinsurance
premiums, commissions, expense reimbursements, and reserves related to reinsured business are accounted for on a basis consistent with
those used in accounting for the original policies issued and the terms of the reinsurance contracts. Expense allowances received in
connection with reinsurance ceded are accounted for as a reduction of the related policy acquisition costs and are deferred and amortized
accordingly. Additional information related to reinsurance is included in Note 14.
Pre-need
Sales and Costs
Pre-need
contract sales of funeral services and caskets - revenue and costs associated with the sales of pre-need funeral services and caskets
are deferred until the performance obligations are fulfilled (services are performed or the caskets are delivered).
Sales
of cemetery interment rights (cemetery burial property) - revenue and costs associated with the sale of cemetery interment rights
are deferred until 10% of the sales price has been collected.
Pre-need
contract sales of cemetery merchandise (primarily markers and vaults) - revenue and costs associated with the sale of pre-need cemetery
merchandise is deferred until the merchandise is delivered to the Company.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
1) Significant
Accounting Policies (Continued)
Pre-need
contract sales of cemetery services (primarily merchandise delivery, installation fees and burial opening and closing fees) - revenue
and costs associated with the sales of pre-need cemetery services are deferred until the services are performed.
Prearranged
funeral and pre-need cemetery customer acquisition costs - costs incurred related to obtaining new pre-need contract cemetery and
prearranged funeral services, which include only costs that vary with and are primarily related to the acquisition of new pre-need cemetery
and prearranged funeral services, are deferred until the merchandise is delivered or services are performed.
Revenues
and costs for at-need sales are recorded when a valid contract exists, the services are performed, collection is reasonably assured and
there are no significant performance obligations remaining.
The
Company, through its cemetery and mortuary operations, provides guaranteed funeral arrangements wherein a prospective customer can receive
future goods and services at guaranteed prices. To accomplish this, the Company, through its life insurance operations, sells to the
customer an increasing benefit life insurance policy that is assigned to the mortuaries. If, at the time of need, the policyholder/potential
mortuary customer utilizes one of the Company’s facilities, the guaranteed funeral arrangement contract that has been assigned
will provide the funeral goods and services at the contracted price. The increasing life insurance policy will cover the difference between
the original contract prices and current prices. Risks may arise if the difference cannot be fully met by the life insurance policy.
However, management believes that given current inflation rates and related price increases of goods and services, the risk of exposure
is minimal.
Additional
information related to pre-need sales and costs is included in Note 4.
Income
Taxes
Income
taxes include taxes currently payable plus deferred taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences
attributable to the temporary differences in the financial reporting basis and tax basis of assets and liabilities and operating loss
carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which these
temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Liabilities are established for uncertain tax positions expected to be
taken in income tax returns when such positions are judged to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold based on the technical
merits of the positions. Deferred tax assets and liabilities require various estimates and judgments and may be affected favorably or
unfavorably by various internal and external factors. Factors affecting the deferred tax assets and liabilities include, but are not
limited to, changes in tax laws, regulations and/or rates, changing interpretations of existing tax laws or regulations, and changes
to overall levels of pre-tax earnings. Changes in these estimates, judgments or factors may result in an increase or decrease to the
Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities with a related increase or decrease in the Company’s provision for income taxes.
Estimated interest and penalties related to uncertain tax penalties are included as a component of income tax expense. Additional information
related to income taxes is included in Note 1 for the adoption of ASU 2023-09 and Note 17.
Earnings
Per Share
The
Company computes earnings per share, which requires a presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per equivalent
Class A common share are computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted-average number of Class A common shares outstanding during
each year presented, after the effect of the assumed conversion of Class C Common Stock to Class A Common Stock. Diluted earnings per
share is computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the year used to compute
basic earnings per share plus dilutive potential incremental shares by application of the treasury stock method. Basic and diluted earnings
per share amounts have been adjusted retroactively for the effect of annual stock dividends. Additional information related to earnings
per share is included in Note 19.
Stock
Based Compensation
The
cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments is recognized in the financial statements and is measured
based on the fair value on the grant date of the award. The fair value of stock options is calculated using the Black Scholes Option
Pricing Model. Stock option compensation expense is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service
in exchange for the award and is included in personnel expenses on the consolidated statements of earnings. Additional information related
to stock-based compensation is included in Note 22.
Concentration
of Credit Risk
For
a description of the concentration risk regarding available for sale debt securities, mortgage loans held for investment and real estate
held for investment, refer to Note 2, and for receivables from reinsurers, refer to Note 14 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Advertising
The
Company expenses advertising costs as incurred.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
1) Significant
Accounting Policies (Continued)
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting
Standards Adopted in 2025
ASU
No. 2018-12: “Financial Services – Insurance (Topic 944): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts”
— Issued in August 2018, ASU 2018-12 is intended to improve the timeliness of recognizing changes in the liability for future
policy benefits on traditional long-duration contracts by requiring that assumptions be updated after contract inception and by modifying
the rate used to discount future cash flows. The standard is aimed at improving the accounting for certain market-based options or guarantees
associated with deposit or account balance contracts, simplifying amortization of deferred acquisition costs while improving and expanding
required disclosures. In November 2020, ASU No. 2020-11: “Financial Services – Insurance (Topic 944): Effective Date and
Early Application,” was issued. This ASU was issued to provide additional time for the implementation of ASU No. 2018-12 by deferring
the effective date by one year. For smaller reporting companies, this update is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after
December 15, 2024, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025. On December 31, 2025, the Company adopted ASU No.
2018-12, using the modified retrospective approach, for changes to the liability for future policy benefits and deferred policy acquisition
costs. The Company applied the guidance as of a transition date of January 1, 2024, and retrospectively adjusted prior period amounts
to reflect the new guidance. The Company’s consolidated financial statements are presented under the new guidance for reporting
periods beginning January 1, 2024.
After
adoption, cash flow assumptions, such as mortality, lapse, and expense, will be reviewed at least annually and, if necessary, they will
be updated to reflect actual experience and current expectations in the calculation of the Company’s future policy benefits. Historically,
cash flow assumptions were locked in at policy issuance and remained in place for the life of the business—even when material variances
emerged between assumptions and actual experience—except in the case of a premium deficiency. Under the new guidance, net premiums
are capped at 100 percent of gross premiums at the cohort level. Adoption of this standard also requires changes in the future treatment
of the Company’s Deferred Acquisition Cost (“DAC”) asset.
Historically,
the interest rate used to calculate the Company’s future policy benefits was set at policy issuance and remained in effect for
the life of the policy. The Company used an expected investment portfolio rate of return based on a conservative experience assumption.
The new guidance seeks to improve reporting on the financial impact associated with interest rate sensitivity. To accomplish this, future
policy benefits are calculated using a discount rate based on an upper-medium-grade (A-rated) fixed income instrument.
The
initial future policy benefit for each cohort is calculated using the original discount rate and then remeasured using the current discount
rate curve. The original rate is used to determine interest accretion on the liability—which is included in net earnings—as
well as to calculate the net premiums in both scenarios. The impact of remeasurement, from the original locked-in discount rate to the
current rate, is reported as a component of the Company’s AOCI. This original discount rate is locked in at the cohort’s
inception or at the Transition Date and will continue to be used in determining the impact on future net earnings associated with that
contract.
DAC
is used by insurance companies to defer costs related to acquiring insurance policies. Under the new guidance, amortization methods are
simplified, and DAC for all insurance contracts will be subject to constant-level basis amortization over the lifetime of the policy.
Historically, traditional life contracts were amortized in proportion to premiums over the expected premium-paying period. Additionally,
shadow DAC is no longer reported.
The
requirements of the new guidance did not impact capital and surplus or net income under statutory accounting practices, cash flows on
the Company’s policies, or the underlying economics of the Company’s business.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
1) Significant
Accounting Policies (Continued)
The
following table presents a summary of the January 1, 2024 transition date impact by providing a roll forward of the ending reported balances
as of December 31, 2023, to the opening balances as of January 1, 2024 for the impacted consolidated balance sheet line items.
Schedule
of Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Receivable
from Reinsurers
Deferred
Policy Acquistion Costs
Value
of Business Acquired
Future
Policy Benefits and Unpaid Claims
Unearned
Premium Reserve
Income
Taxes
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income (loss)
Retained
Earnings
Balance as reported, December 31, 2023
$ 14,857,059
$ 116,351,067
$ 8,467,613
$ 916,038,616
$ 2,543,822
$ 13,752,981
$ ( 6,885,558 )
$ 206,978,373
Effect of discount rate remeasurement of future
policy benefits
-
-
-
( 6,775,997 )
-
1,422,959
5,353,038
-
Removal of related amounts in accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss)
-
3,531
( 330,494 )
-
1,310
( 68,937 )
( 259,336 )
-
Other balance sheet reclassifications
and adjustments
( 164,530 )
-
296
10,632
-
( 36,722 )
-
( 138,144 )
Balance as adjusted, January 1, 2024
$ 14,692,529
$ 116,354,598
$ 8,137,415
$ 909,273,251
$ 2,545,132
$ 15,070,281
$ ( 1,791,856 )
$ 206,840,229
The
transition date impacts associated with the adoption of ASU No. 2018-12 were applied as follows:
Future
Policy Benefits (“FPB”) (See Note 12)
●
Contracts
in-force as of the transition date were grouped into cohorts; a revised NPR was calculated for each cohort using the existing transition
date balance, best estimate cash flow assumptions without a provision for adverse deviation, and the historical discount rates used
for the contracts within the cohort prior to the adoption of ASU No. 2018-12 (the “locked-in” discount rate). For any
cohorts where the net premiums exceeded gross premiums (NPR exceeded 100%), the FPB was increased by $ 10,214 for the excess of net
premiums over gross premiums, with a corresponding adjustment recorded to opening retained earnings as of the transition date;
●
The
difference between the FPB calculated at the current upper-medium grade discount rate and the FPB calculated at the locked-in discount
rate was recorded as an adjustment to opening accumulated other comprehensive income as of the transition date; and
●
Corresponding
adjustments were made to ceded reinsurance balances.
Limited-payment
long-duration products transition follows a similar approach to traditional non-participating products, except that these product cohorts
may have a deferred profit liability (“DPL”) which is adjusted at the transition date. If an increase to FPB depleted the
DPL, the remaining adjustment was recorded to opening retained earnings as of the transition date.
Deferred
Acquisition Costs (“DAC”) and Value of Business Acquired (“VOBA”) (See Note 9)
The
opening balances of these accounts were adjusted for the removal of the related amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income, as
these balances are no longer amortized using expected future gross premiums, margins, profits or earned premiums.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
1) Significant
Accounting Policies (Continued)
The
following tables present amounts as previously reported in 2024, the effect upon those amounts from the adoption of the new guidance
under ASU No. 2018-12, and the resulting adjusted amounts that are reflected in the consolidated financial statements included herein.
The following tables only include those line items impacted by the adoption of the new guidance.
Schedule
of Error Correcetion Prior Period Adjustments
As
Previously
Reported
Effect
of
Change
As
Currently
Reported
Consolidated Balance
Sheets:
December
31, 2024
As
Previously
Reported
Effect
of
Change
As
Currently
Reported
Assets:
Receivable from reinsurers
$ 13,831,093
$ ( 14,430 )
$ 13,816,663
Deferred policy and pre-need contract acquisition
costs
122,661,298
4,558,609
127,219,907
Value of business acquired
7,491,600
110,921
7,602,521
Total Assets
1,489,807,214
4,655,100
1,494,462,314
Liabilities:
Future policy benefits and unpaid claims
802,004,527
( 49,923,869 )
752,080,658
Unearned premium reserve
2,011,679
1,566
2,013,245
Income taxes
13,079,257
11,461,255
24,540,512
Total liabilities
1,151,024,935
( 38,461,048 )
1,112,563,887
Stockholders’ Equity:
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss),
net of taxes
( 6,951,266 )
40,670,895
33,719,629
Retained earnings
225,359,186
2,445,253
227,804,439
Total stockholders’ equity
338,782,279
43,116,148
381,898,427
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$ 1,489,807,214
$ 4,655,100
$ 1,494,462,314
As
Previously
Reported
Effect
of
Change
As
Currently
Reported
Consolidated Statements
of Earnings:
Year
Ended December 31, 2024
As
Previously
Reported
Effect
of
Change
As
Currently
Reported
Benefits and expenses:
Policyholder benefits and claims
$ 98,955,459
$ 1,657,632
$ 100,613,091
Amortization of deferred policy and pre-need
acquisition
costs and value of business acquired
15,940,371
( 4,927,755 )
11,012,616
Total benefits and expenses
300,418,898
( 3,270,123 )
297,148,775
Earnings before income taxes
34,103,770
3,270,123
37,373,893
Income tax expense
( 7,568,002 )
( 686,726 )
( 8,254,728 )
Net earnings
$ 26,535,768
$ 2,583,397
$ 29,119,165
Net earnings per Class A equivalent common
share (1)
$ 1.08
$ 0.11
$ 1.19
Net earnings per Class A equivalent common
share -
assuming dilution (1)
$ 1.05
$ 0.11
$ 1.16
(1)
Adjusted retroactively for the effect of annual stock dividends
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SECURITY
NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
1) Significant
Accounting Policies (Continued)
As
Previously
Reported
Effect
of
Change
As
Currently
Reported
Consolidated Statements
of Comprehensive Income:
Year
Ended December 31, 2024
As
Previously
Reported
Effect
of
Change
As
Currently
Reported
Net earnings
$ 26,535,768
$ 2,583,397
$ 29,119,165
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gains (losses) on fixed maturity
securities
available for sale
( 79,228 )
68,186
( 11,042 )
Interest rate remeasurement of future policy
benefits
-
44,966,236
44,966,236
Other comprehensive income (loss), before income
tax
( 79,790 )
45,034,422
44,954,632
Income tax benefit (expense)
14,082
( 9,457,229 )
( 9,443,147 )
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income
tax
( 65,708 )
35,577,193
35,511,485
Comprehensive income (loss)
$ 26,470,060
$ 38,160,590
$ 64,630,650
As
Previously
Reported
Effect
of
Change
As
Currently
Reported
Consolidated Statement
of Stockholders’ Equity:
Year
Ended December 31, 2024
As
Previously
Reported
Effect
of
Change
As
Currently
Reported
Accumulated other comprehensive
income (loss)
$ ( 6,951,266 )
$ 40,670,895
$ 33,719,629
Retained earnings
225,359,186
2,445,253
227,804,439
Total stockholders’ equity
$ 338,782,279
$ 43,116,148
$ 381,898,427
As
Previously
Reported
Effect
of
Change
As
Currently
Reported
Consolidated Statement
of Cash Flows:
Year
Ended December 31, 2024
As
Previously
Reported
Effect
of
Change
As
Currently
Reported
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings
$ 26,535,768
$ 2,583,397
$ 29,119,165
Provision for deferred income taxes
311,971
686,726
998,697
Policy and pre-need acquisition costs amortized
15,032,413
( 4,554,691 )
10,477,722
Value of business acquired amortized
907,958
( 373,064 )
534,894
Future policy benefits and unpaid claims
$ 30,522,998
$ 1,657,632
$ 32,180,630
ASU
No. 2023-09: “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” — Issued in December 2023, ASU
2023-09 requires that public business entities, on an annual basis: (i) disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation and (ii)
provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. In addition, the amendments in this update require
that all entities disclose on an annual basis the following information about income taxes paid: (i) the amount of income taxes paid
(net of refunds received) disaggregated by federal (national), state, and foreign taxes and (ii) the amount of income taxes paid (net
of refunds received) disaggregated by individual jurisdictions in which income taxes paid (net of refunds received) is equal to or greater
than 5 percent of total income taxes paid (net of refunds received). The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 retrospectively for the annual period
beginning January 1, 2025. The adoption of this standard did not affect the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
Refer to Note 16 for the disclosures regarding income taxes.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
1) Significant
Accounting Policies (Continued)
Accounting
Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted
ASU
No. 2024-03: “Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income- Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation
of Income Statement Expenses” — Issued in November 2024, ASU 2024-03 requires public business entities to disclose, in
the notes to the consolidated financial statements, specified information about certain expenses at each interim and annual reporting
period. ASU 2024-03 requires disclosures about specific types of expenses (i.e., (a) purchases of inventory, (b) employee compensation,
(c) depreciation and (d) intangible asset amortization) included in the expense captions presented on the face of the statement of earnings
as well as disclosures about selling expenses. ASU 2024-03 does not change the requirements for the presentation of expenses on the statement
of earnings. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning
after December 15, 2027. Accordingly, the Company will adopt the standard commencing with its annual reporting period ending December
31, 2027. The Company is in the process of estimating the potential impact of this new standard on the consolidated financial statements.
ASU
No. 2025-11: “Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements” — Issued in December 2025, ASU 2025-11
clarifies the form, content, and disclosure requirements for interim financial statements and the application of Topic 270. The update
differentiates requirements by entity type: SEC registrants must continue to follow SEC rules for condensed financial statements; non-SEC
registrants may present either full or condensed statements, using either the ASU’s guidance or SEC-style condensed guidance; and
not-for-profit entities follow the non-SEC model with additional presentation considerations specific to NFP reporting. The ASU also
compiles a comprehensive list of required interim disclosures for condensed statements from across the Codification, supported by conforming
edits, to improve usability (while not replacing underlying guidance). In addition, the ASU reinforces a disclosure principle requiring
entities to provide interim disclosures for significant events or transactions that have had a material effect since the most recent
year-end, such as changes in accounting principles, key estimates, financing arrangements, long-term contracts, or the reporting entity.
The amendments are effective for public business entities for interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027,
with early adoption permitted. The guidance may be applied prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is in the process of estimating
the potential impact of this new standard on the consolidated financial statements.
The
Company has reviewed other recent accounting pronouncements and has determined that they will not significantly impact the Company’s
results of operations or financial position.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
2) Investments
The
Company’s investments as of December 31, 2025, are summarized as follows:
Schedule
of Investments
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses (1)
Allowance
for Credit
Losses
Estimated
Fair
Value
December 31,
2025:
Fixed maturity securities, available for sale,
at estimated fair value:
U.S. Treasury
securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies
$ 75,713,307
$ 982,769
$ ( 89,550 )
$ -
$ 76,606,526
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions
3,396,999
11,662
( 172,184 )
-
3,236,477
Corporate securities including
public utilities
277,708,638
7,029,453
( 3,387,651 )
( 425,401 )
280,925,039
Mortgage-backed securities
24,832,349
161,348
( 3,553,214 )
( 154,049 )
21,286,434
Redeemable
preferred stock
750,000
10,942
( 37,500 )
-
723,442
Total
fixed maturity securities available for sale
$ 382,401,293
$ 8,196,174
$ ( 7,240,099 )
$ ( 579,450 )
$ 382,777,918
Equity securities at estimated fair value:
Common stock:
Industrial, miscellaneous
and all other
$ 12,206,559
$ 6,176,440
$ ( 332,937 )
$ 18,050,062
Total
equity securities at estimated fair value
$ 12,206,559
$ 6,176,440
$ ( 332,937 )
$ 18,050,062
Mortgage loans held for investment at amortized
cost:
Residential
$ 90,644,590
Residential construction
157,398,705
Commercial
79,231,786
Less: Unamortized deferred
loan fees, net
( 1,995,795 )
Less: Allowance for credit
losses
( 2,588,918 )
Less:
Net discounts
( 254,983 )
Total mortgage loans
held for investment
$ 322,435,385
Real estate held for investment - net of
accumulated depreciation:
Residential
$ 93,638,938
Commercial
121,258,192
Total real estate
held for investment
$ 214,897,130
Real estate held for sale:
Residential
$ 6,272,474
Commercial
151,553
Total real estate
held for sale
$ 6,424,027
Other investments and policy loans at amortized
cost:
Policy loans
$ 14,467,357
Insurance assignments
46,183,999
Federal Home Loan Bank
stock (2)
646,500
Other investments
25,601,905
Less:
Allowance for credit losses for insurance assignments
( 1,676,468 )
Total policy loans and
other investments
$ 85,223,293
Accrued investment
income
$ 9,054,645
Total investments
$ 1,038,862,460
(1)
Gross unrealized losses are net of allowance for credit losses
(2)
Includes $ 581,600 of Membership stock and $ 64,900 of Activity
stock due to short-term advances and letters of credit.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
2) Investments
(Continued)
The
Company’s investments as of December 31, 2024, are summarized as follows:
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses (1)
Allowance
for Credit
Losses
Estimated
Fair
Value
December 31,
2024:
Fixed maturity securities, available for sale,
at estimated fair value:
U.S. Treasury
securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies
$ 74,680,606
$ 327,618
$ ( 486,976 )
$ -
$ 74,521,248
Obligations of states and
political subdivisions
6,416,751
1,762
( 290,448 )
-
6,128,065
Corporate securities including
public utilities
262,954,278
2,444,842
( 6,922,871 )
( 408,944 )
258,067,305
Mortgage-backed securities
31,710,436
125,764
( 4,244,640 )
( 12,049 )
27,579,511
Redeemable
preferred stock
250,000
-
-
-
250,000
Total
fixed maturity securities available for sale
$ 376,012,071
$ 2,899,986
$ ( 11,944,935 )
$ ( 420,993 )
$ 366,546,129
Equity securities at estimated fair value:
Common stock:
Industrial, miscellaneous
and all other
$ 11,386,454
$ 4,976,567
$ ( 591,340 )
$ 15,771,681
Total
equity securities at estimated fair value
$ 11,386,454
$ 4,976,567
$ ( 591,340 )
$ 15,771,681
Mortgage loans held for investment at amortized
cost:
Residential
$ 92,061,787
Residential construction
151,172,733
Commercial
62,753,085
Less: Unamortized deferred
loan fees, net
( 2,082,241 )
Less: Allowance for credit
losses
( 1,885,390 )
Less:
Net discounts
( 272,616 )
Total mortgage loans
held for investment
$ 301,747,358
Real estate held for investment - net of
accumulated depreciation:
Residential
$ 71,618,410
Commercial
126,074,928
Total real estate
held for investment
$ 197,693,338
Real estate held for sale:
Residential
$ 1,126,480
Commercial
151,553
Total real estate
held for sale
$ 1,278,033
Other investments and policy loans at amortized
cost:
Policy loans
$ 14,019,248
Insurance assignments
48,493,858
Federal Home Loan Bank
stock (2)
2,404,900
Other investments
11,473,961
Less:
Allowance for credit losses for insurance assignments
( 1,536,926 )
Total policy loans and
other investments
$ 74,855,041
Accrued investment
income
$ 8,499,168
Total investments
$ 966,390,748
(1)
Gross unrealized losses are net of allowance for credit losses
(2)
Includes $ 553,900 of Membership stock and $ 1,851,000 of Activity
stock due to short-term advances and letters of credit.
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
2) Investments
(Continued)
There
were no investments in fixed maturity or equity securities, aggregated by issuer, of more than 10% of shareholders’ equity (before
net unrealized gains and losses on equity securities and fixed maturity securities) as of December 31, 2025, other than investments issued
or guaranteed by the United States Government.
Fixed
Maturity Securities
The
table below summarizes unrealized losses on fixed maturities securities available for sale that were carried at estimated fair value
as of December 31, 2025, and 2024. The fair values of fixed maturity securities that are actively traded are based on quoted market prices.
For fixed maturity securities not actively traded, fair values are estimated using values obtained from independent pricing services,
or in the case of private placements, are estimated by discounting expected future cash flows using a current market value applicable
to the coupon rate, credit, and maturity of the investments. The tables set forth unrealized losses by duration with the fair value of
the related fixed maturity securities.
Schedule
of Fair Value of Fixed Maturity Securities
Unrealized
Losses for Less than Twelve Months
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses for More than Twelve Months
Fair
Value
Total
Unrealized Loss
Fair
Value
At December 31, 2025
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations
of U.S. Government agencies
$ 2,591
$ 2,047,280
$ 86,959
$ 11,033,603
$ 89,550
$ 13,080,883
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
4,884
195,116
167,300
2,095,220
172,184
2,290,336
Corporate securities including public utilities
638,436
30,085,561
2,749,214
42,688,720
3,387,650
72,774,281
Mortgage-backed securities
4,353
192,242
3,548,862
17,504,265
3,553,215
17,696,507
Redeemable preferred stock
37,500
212,500
-
-
37,500
212,500
Totals
$ 687,764
$ 32,732,699
$ 6,552,335
$ 73,321,808
$ 7,240,099
$ 106,054,507
At December 31, 2024
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of
U.S. Government agencies
$ 8,737
$ 986,365
$ 478,239
$ 22,110,495
$ 486,976
$ 23,096,860
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
15,003
2,167,918
275,445
3,008,385
290,448
5,176,303
Corporate securities including public utilities
1,888,022
93,562,219
5,034,849
77,975,776
6,922,871
171,537,995
Mortgage-backed securities
32,150
2,915,192
4,212,490
19,041,442
4,244,640
21,956,634
Totals
$ 1,943,912
$ 99,631,694
$ 10,001,023
$ 122,136,098
$ 11,944,935
$ 221,767,792
Relevant
holdings were comprised of 338 securities with fair values aggregating 93.6 % of the aggregated amortized cost as of December 31, 2025
compared to 706 securities with fair values aggregating 94.9 % of the aggregated amortized cost as of December 31, 2024. A credit loss
provision of $ 342,957 and $ 106,444 have been recognized for 2025, and 2024, respectively. Credit losses are included in gains (losses)
on investments and other assets on the consolidated statements of earnings. Other unrealized losses for which no credit loss was recognized
are primarily the result of increases in interest rates.
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
2) Investments
(Continued)
Evaluation
of Allowance for Credit Losses
The
Company evaluates its fixed maturity securities classified as available for sale on a quarterly basis to identify any potential credit
losses. This evaluation includes a review of current ratings by the National Association of Insurance Commissions (“NAIC”)
and other industry rating agencies. Securities with a NAIC rating of 1 or 2 are considered investment grade and are only reviewed for
credit loss if current market data or recent company news could lead to a credit downgrade. Securities with NAIC ratings of 3 to 5 are
considered non-investment grade and are evaluated for credit loss. The evaluation involves assessing all facts and circumstances surrounding
each security including, but not limited to, historical values, interest payment history, projected earnings, and revenue growth rates
as well as a review of the reason for a downgrade in the NAIC rating. Based on the analysis of a security that is rated 3 to 5, a determination
is made whether the security will likely make payments in accordance with the terms of the financial instrument. Securities with a rating
of 6 are automatically determined to be impaired, and a credit loss is recognized in earnings.
Where
the decline in fair value of fixed maturity securities is attributable to changes in market interest rates or to factors such as market
volatility, liquidity and spread widening, and the Company anticipates recovery of all contractual or expected cash flows, the Company
does not consider these securities to have credit loss because the Company does not intend to sell these securities and it is not more
likely than not the Company will be required to sell these securities before a recovery of amortized cost, which may be at maturity.
If
the Company intends to sell a fixed maturity security or if it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell a security
before recovery of its amortized cost basis, a credit loss has occurred and the difference between the amortized cost and the fair value
that relates to the expected credit loss is recognized as a loss in earnings, included in gains (losses) on investments and other assets
on the consolidated statements of earnings.
If
the Company does not intend to sell a fixed maturity security and it is less likely than not that the Company will be required to sell
the security but the Company also does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the security, a credit loss is recognized
in earnings for the amount of the expected credit loss with a corresponding allowance for credit losses as a contra-asset account. The
credit loss is included in gains (losses) on investments and other assets on the consolidated statements of earnings. The recognized
credit loss is limited to the total unrealized loss on the security due to a change in credit.
Amounts
due on available for sale fixed maturities that are deemed to be uncollectible are written off and removed from the allowance for credit
loss. A write-off may also occur if the Company intends to sell a security or when it is more likely than not that the Company will be
required to sell the security before the recovery of its amortized cost.
The
Company does not calculate a credit loss allowance on accrued interest income, included in accrued investment income on the consolidated
balance sheets, as the Company writes off any accrued interest income to net investment income if the accrued but unpaid amount exceeds
90 days.
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
2) Investments
(Continued)
Credit
Quality Indicators
Based
on the NAIC securities designations, the Company had 98.5 % and 97.7 % of its fixed maturity securities rated investment grade as of December
31, 2025, and 2024, respectively. The following table summarizes the credit quality, by NAIC designation, of the Company’s fixed
maturity securities available for sale, excluding redeemable preferred stock.
Schedule
of Credit Quality of Fixed Maturity Security Portfolio by NAIC Designation
December
31, 2025
December
31, 2024
NAIC
Designation
Amortized
Cost
Estimated
Fair
Value
Amortized
Cost
Estimated
Fair
Value
1
$ 198,055,737
$ 197,788,945
$ 188,386,980
$ 183,460,027
2
177,242,472
178,441,019
178,060,265
174,405,442
3
6,145,460
5,616,342
7,961,422
7,342,220
4
155,717
160,830
649,592
600,459
5
-
-
702,643
487,981
6
51,907
47,340
1,169
-
Total
$ 381,651,293
$ 382,054,476
$ 375,762,071
$ 366,296,129
The
following tables present a roll forward of the Company’s allowance for credit losses on fixed maturity securities available for
sale:
Schedule
of Allowance for Credit Losses on Fixed Maturity Securities Available for Sale
U.S.
Treasury
securities and
obligations of
U.S.
Government
agencies
Obligations
of
states and
political
subdivisions
Corporate
securities
including
public utilities
Mortgage-
backed
securities
Total
Year
Ended December 31, 2025
U.S.
Treasury
securities and
obligations of
U.S.
Government
agencies
Obligations
of
states and
political
subdivisions
Corporate
securities
including
public utilities
Mortgage-
backed
securities
Total
Beginning balance - December 31, 2024
$ -
$ -
$ 408,944
$ 12,049
$ 420,993
Additions for credit losses
not previously recorded
-
-
143,000
-
143,000
Change in allowance on
securities with previous allowance
-
-
57,957
142,000
199,957
Reductions for securities
sold during the period
-
-
( 184,500 )
-
( 184,500 )
Reductions for securities
with credit losses due to intent to sell
-
-
-
-
-
Write-offs charged against
the allowance
-
-
-
-
-
Recoveries of amounts previously
written off
-
-
-
-
-
Ending Balance - December 31, 2025
$ -
$ -
$ 425,401
$ 154,049
$ 579,450
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
2) Investments
(Continued)
U.S.
Treasury
securities and
obligations of
U.S. Government
agencies
Obligations
of
states and
political
subdivisions
Corporate
securities
including
public utilities
Mortgage-
backed
securities
Total
Year
Ended December 31, 2024
U.S.
Treasury
securities and
obligations of
U.S. Government
agencies
Obligations
of
states and
political
subdivisions
Corporate
securities
including
public utilities
Mortgage-
backed
securities
Total
Beginning balance - December 31, 2023
$ -
$ -
$ 308,500
$ 6,049
$ 314,549
Balance
$ -
$ -
$ 308,500
$ 6,049
$ 314,549
Additions for credit losses
not previously recorded
-
-
55,000
-
55,000
Change in allowance on
securities with previous allowance
-
-
60,000
6,000
66,000
Reductions for securities
sold during the period
-
-
-
-
-
Reductions for securities
with credit losses due to intent to sell
-
-
-
-
-
Write-offs charged against
the allowance
-
-
-
-
-
Recoveries of amounts
previously written off
-
-
( 14,556 )
-
( 14,556 )
Ending Balance - December 31, 2024
$ -
$ -
$ 408,944
$ 12,049
$ 420,993
Balance
$ -
$ -
$ 408,944
$ 12,049
$ 420,993
The
following table presents the amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturity securities available for sale at December 31,
2025, by contractual maturity. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain securities afford the issuer
the right to call or prepay its obligations.
Schedule
of Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date
Amortized
Estimated Fair
Cost
Value
Due in 1 year
$ 40,822,516
$ 40,759,962
Due in 2-5 years
122,737,580
124,221,407
Due in 5-10 years
129,282,637
132,560,322
Due in more than 10 years
63,976,211
63,226,351
Mortgage-backed securities
24,832,349
21,286,434
Redeemable
preferred stock
750,000
723,442
Total
$ 382,401,293
$ 382,777,918
Information
regarding sales of fixed maturity securities available for sale is presented as follows.
Schedule
of Major Categories of Net Investment Income
2025
2024
Years
Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Proceeds from sales
$ 4,890,824
$ 2,629,493
Gross realized gains
74,322
233
Gross realized losses
( 15,393 )
( 1,407 )
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
2) Investments
(Continued)
Assets
on Deposit, Held in Trust, and Pledged as Collateral
Assets
on deposit with life insurance regulatory authorities as required by law were as follows:
Schedule
of Assets on Deposit with Life Insurance
2025
2024
Years
Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Fixed maturity securities available
for sale at estimated fair value
$ 7,744,141
$ 6,126,589
Other investments
-
400,000
Cash and cash equivalents
1,543,842
1,444,654
Total
assets on deposit
$ 9,287,983
$ 7,971,243
Assets
held in trust related to third-party reinsurance agreements were as follows:
2025
2024
Years
Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Fixed maturity securities available
for sale at estimated fair value
$ 23,915,884
$ 25,309,270
Cash and cash equivalents
2,136,642
4,417,683
Total
assets on deposit
$ 26,052,526
$ 29,726,953
The
Company, through two of its life insurance subsidiaries, is a member of the Federal Home Loan Banks of Des Moines and Dallas (“FHLBs”).
Assets pledged as collateral with the FHLBs are presented below. These pledged securities are used as collateral for any FHLBs cash advances.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company owed nil to the FHLBs for advances. The Company received $ 69,000,000 in advances and repaid $ 69,000,000
of these advances during the year ended December 31, 2025. See Note 14 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more
information about the FHLB.
2025
2024
Years
Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Fixed maturity securities available
for sale at estimated fair value
$ 64,066,256
$ 63,800,454
Total assets pledged as collateral
$ 64,066,256
$ 63,800,454
Real
Estate Held for Investment and Held for Sale
The
Company strategically deploys resources into real estate assets to match the income and yield durations of its primary obligations. The
sources for these real estate assets come through its various business segments in the form of acquisition, development, and mortgage
foreclosures. The Company reports real estate held for investment and held for sale pursuant to the accounting policy discussed in Note
1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Commercial
Real Estate Held for Investment and Held for Sale
The
Company owns, invests in and manages commercial real estate as a means of both generating investment income and providing workspace for
its employees. This asset class is acquired in accordance with the Company’s goals and objectives for risk-adjusted returns. Due
diligence is conducted on each asset using internal and third-party resources. The geographic locations and asset sub-classes of investments
are determined by senior management under the direction of the Company’s Board of Directors.
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
2) Investments
(Continued)
The
Company employs full-time employees to manage the day-to-day operations of its commercial real estate within the greater Salt Lake area
and close surrounding markets. The Company utilizes third party property managers where the geographic location does not warrant full-time
staff or through strategic lease-up periods. The Company generally acquires commercial real estate in connection with company acquisitions
or that are in regions expected to have high growth in employment and population and that provide operational efficiencies.
The
Company currently owns and operates six commercial properties in three states. These properties include office buildings, flex office
space, and the redevelopment and expansion of its corporate campus (“Center53”) in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Company uses
bank debt in strategic cases, primarily where it is anticipated to improve yields, or facilitate the acquisition of higher quality assets
or asset class diversification.
The
aggregate net book value of commercial real estate serving as collateral for bank loans was $ 114,683,175 and $ 119,889,846 as of December
31, 2025, and 2024, respectively. The associated bank loan carrying values totaled $ 94,120,446 and $ 96,007,488 as of December 31, 2025,
and 2024, respectively.
During
2025 and 2024, the Company did not record any impairment losses on commercial real estate held for investment or held for sale. Impairment
losses, if any, are included in gains (losses) on investments and other assets on the consolidated statements of earnings.
During
2025 and 2024, the Company recorded depreciation expense on commercial real estate held for investment of $ 5,719,909 and $ 5,778,214 ,
respectively. Commercial real estate held for investment is stated at cost and is depreciated over the estimated useful life, primarily
using the straight-line method. Depreciation is included in net investment income on the consolidated statements of earnings.
The
Company’s commercial real estate held for investment is summarized as follows:
Schedule
of Commercial Real Estate Investment
Net Book Value
Total Square Footage
December
31,
December
31,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Utah (1)
$ 121,240,268
$ 126,056,342
546,941
546,941
Louisiana
17,924
18,586
1,622
1,622
$ 121,258,192
$ 126,074,928
548,563
548,563
(1)
Includes Center53
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
2) Investments
(Continued)
Operating
leases arise from the leasing of the Company’s commercial real estate held for investment. Initial lease terms generally range
from three to ten years.
The
following is a maturity analysis of the annual undiscounted cash flows of the operating lease payments expected to be received.
Schedule
of Annual Undiscounted Cash flows of Operating Lease Payments
2026
$ 9,398,423
2027
9,284,915
2028
9,225,616
2029
8,561,476
2030
7,419,415
Thereafter
33,296,253
Total
$ 77,186,098
The
Company’s commercial real estate held for sale is summarized as follows:
Net Book Value
December
31,
2025
2024
Mississippi (1)
$ 151,553
$ 151,553
$ 151,553
$ 151,553
(1)
Consists of approximately 93 acres of undeveloped land.
Real
Estate Owned and Occupied by the Company
The
primary business units of the Company occupy a portion of the commercial real estate owned by the Company. As of December 31, 2025, real
estate owned and occupied by the Company is summarized as follows:
Schedule
of Real Estate Owned and Occupied by the Company
Location
Business Segment
Approximate
Square Footage
Square
Footage
Occupied by
the Company
433 Ascension Way, Floors 4, 5
and 6, Salt Lake City, UT - Center53 Building 2 (1)
Corporate Offices, Life Insurance,
Cemetery/Mortuary Operations, and Mortgage Operations and Sales
216,865
50 %
1818 Marshall Street, Shreveport, LA (2) (3)
Life Insurance Operations
12,274
100 %
(1)
Included in real estate held for investment on the consolidated
balance sheets
(2)
Included in property and equipment on the consolidated balance
sheets
(3)
Listed for sale
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
2) Investments
(Continued)
Residential
Real Estate Held for Investment and Held for Sale
The
Company occasionally acquires residential homes through the mortgage loan foreclosure process. The Company has the option to sell these
properties or to continue to hold them for expected cash flow and price appreciation. The Company also looks for opportunities to acquire
land that can be developed into single family lots. Once developed, finished lots are sold to builder partners and others.
During
2025 and 2024, the Company did not record any impairment losses on residential real estate held for investment or held for sale. Impairment
losses, if any, are included in gains (losses) on investments and other assets on the consolidated statements of earnings.
During
2025 and 2024, the Company recorded depreciation expense on residential real estate held for investment of $ 10,871 and $ 10,611 , respectively.
Residential real estate held for investment is stated at cost and is depreciated over the estimated useful life, primarily using the
straight-line method. Depreciation is included in net investment income on the consolidated statements of earnings.
The
Company’s residential real estate held for investment is summarized as follows:
Schedule
of Residential Real Estate Investment
Net Book Value
December
31,
2025
2024
Utah (1)
$ 93,638,938
$ 71,618,410
$ 93,638,938
$ 71,618,410
(1)
Includes multiple residential subdivision development projects,
refer to the following table.
The
following table presents additional information regarding the Company’s residential subdivision development in Utah.
December
31,
2025
2024
Lots available for sale
492
231
Lots to be developed
761
1,046
Ending Balance
$ 93,474,755
$ 71,443,356
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
2) Investments
(Continued)
The
Company’s residential real estate held for sale is summarized as follows:
Net Book Value
December
31,
2025
2024
Utah
$ 5,456,806
$ 849,900
Colorado
140,000
-
Florida
146,651
276,580
Georgia
380,000
-
Nevada
149,017
-
$ 6,272,474
$ 1,126,480
The
net book value of foreclosed residential real estate included in residential real estate held for investment or sale was $ 1,270,669 and
$ 1,126,480 as of December 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively.
Mortgage
Loans Held for Investment
The
Company reports mortgage loans held for investment pursuant to the accounting policy discussed in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements.
Mortgage
loans held for investment consist of first and second mortgages and are generally classified into three distinct groups: Commercial,
Residential, and Residential Construction. These mortgage loans bear interest at rates ranging from 2.0 % to 10.5 %; maturity dates range
from nine months to 30 years and the loans are secured by real estate have amortization periods of 0 to 30 years.
Concentrations
of credit risk arise when several mortgage loan debtors have similar economic characteristics that would cause their ability to meet
contractual obligations to be similarly affected by changes in economic conditions. Although the Company has a diversified mortgage loan
portfolio consisting of residential mortgages, commercial loans and residential construction loans and requires collateral on all real
estate exposures, a substantial portion of the relevant debtors’ ability to honor obligations is dependent upon the economic stability
of the geographic region in which the debtors do business or are employed. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had 57 %,
7 %,
7 %,
7 %,
and 6 %
of its mortgage loans from borrowers located in the states of Utah, Florida, California, Texas, and Arizona, respectively. As of December
31, 2024, the Company had 56 %,
8 %,
9 %,
and 6 %
of its mortgage loans from borrowers located in the states of Utah, Florida, Arizona, and Texas, respectively.
Evaluation
of Allowance for Credit Losses
The
allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the Company’s mortgage loans
held for investment to present the net amount expected to be collected. The Company reports in net earnings, as a credit loss expense,
the amount necessary to adjust the allowance for credit losses for the Company’s current estimate of expected credit losses on
mortgage loans held for investment. This credit loss expense is included in other expenses on the consolidated statements of earnings.
Once
a mortgage loan is past due 90 days, it is the policy of the Company to end the accrual of interest income on the loan and reverse any
interest income that had been accrued. Given this policy, the Company does not measure a credit loss allowance on accrued interest receivable.
Accrued interest receivable is included in accrued investment income on the consolidated balance sheets. Payments received for mortgage
loans on a non-accrual status are recognized when received. The interest income recognized from payments received for mortgage loans
on a non-accrual status was immaterial. Accrual of interest resumes if a mortgage loan is brought current. Interest not accrued on these
loans totaled approximately $ 1,042,325 and $ 244,000 as of December 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively.
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
2) Investments
(Continued)
The
Company measures expected credit losses based on the fair value of the collateral when the Company determines that foreclosure is probable.
When a mortgage loan becomes delinquent, the Company proceeds to foreclose. Once foreclosed, the property is classified as real estate
held for investment or held for sale.
To
determine the allowance for credit losses, the Company has segmented its mortgage loans held for investment by loan type. The Company’s
loan types are commercial, residential, and residential construction. The inherent risks within the portfolio vary depending upon the
loan type as follows:
Commercial
- Underwritten in accordance with the Company’s policies to determine the borrower’s ability to repay the obligation as agreed.
Commercial loans are made primarily based on the underlying collateral supporting the loan. Accordingly, the repayment of a commercial
loan depends primarily on the collateral and its ability to generate income and secondarily on the borrower’s (or guarantor’s)
ability to repay.
Commercial
loans are evaluated for credit loss by analyzing common metrics that are predictors for future credit losses such as debt service coverage
ratio (“DSCR”), loan to value (“LTV”), local market conditions, borrower quality, and underlying collateral.
The fair value of the underlying collateral is based on a third-party appraisal of the property at origination of the loan. The fair
value is assessed if the loan becomes 90 days delinquent. The Company uses these metrics to pool similar loans. The allowance for credit
losses is based on estimates, historical experience, probability of loss, value of the underlying collateral, and other factors that
affect the collectability of the loan. The Company applies a future loss factor to the outstanding balance of each group to arrive at
the allowance for credit losses.
Residential
— These loans are secured by first and second mortgages on single-family dwellings. The borrower’s ability to repay is sensitive
to life events and the general economic condition of the region. Where LTV exceeds 80%, the loan is generally guaranteed by private mortgage
insurance, the FHA, or VA.
Residential
loans are evaluated for credit loss by using relevant available information from both internal and external sources. Among other things,
the Company uses its historical delinquency information and considers current and forecasted economic conditions. External sources include
a monthly analysis of its residential portfolio by a third party. The third party uses the Company’s current loan data and runs
it through various models to project cash flows and provide a projected life of loan loss. The models consider loan features such as
loan type, LTV, payment status, age, and current property values. Analyzing the information from various sources allows the Company to
arrive at an allowance for credit losses.
Residential
construction (including land acquisition and development loans) – These loans are underwritten in accordance with the Company’s
underwriting policies, which include a financial analysis of the builders, borrowers (guarantors), construction cost estimates, and independent
appraisal valuations, and factor in estimates of the value of construction projects upon completion. Construction loans generally involve
the disbursement of substantial funds over a short period of time with repayment substantially dependent upon the success of the completed
project and the ability of the borrower to secure long-term financing.
Additionally,
land acquisition and development loans are underwritten in accordance with the Company’s underwriting policies, which include independent
appraisal valuations as well as the estimated value associated with the land upon completion of development into finished lots. These
loans are of a higher risk than other mortgage loans due to their ultimate repayment being sensitive to general economic conditions,
availability of long-term or construction financing, and interest rate sensitivity.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
2) Investments
(Continued)
The
Company has commitments to fund existing construction and land development loans pursuant to the various loan agreements. As of December
31, 2025, the Company’s commitments were approximately $ 201,220,000 for these loans, of which $ 158,908,000 had been funded. The
Company advances funds in accordance with the loan agreements once the work has been completed, and an independent inspection is made.
The maximum loan commitment ranges between 50 % and 80 % of the appraised value. The Company receives fees and interest for these loans
and the interest rate is generally fixed at 5.25 % to 8.50 % per annum. Maturities range between six and eighteen months.
Residential
construction mortgage loans are evaluated for credit loss by considering historical activity and current housing market trends to arrive
at a per loan basis point allowance that is recognized at loan origination and subsequent draws. The per loan basis point is reviewed
at least annually or as loan losses or market trends require.
The
following table presents a roll forward of the allowance for credit losses as of the dates indicated:
Schedule
of Allowance for Loan Losses
Commercial
Residential
Residential
Construction
Total
December 31, 2025
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance - December 31, 2024
$ 732,494
$ 850,550
$ 302,346
$ 1,885,390
Change in provision for
credit losses (1)
635,627
104,682
13,713
754,022
Charge-offs
-
( 50,494 )
-
( 50,494 )
Ending balance - December 31, 2025
$ 1,368,121
$ 904,738
$ 316,059
$ 2,588,918
December 31, 2024
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance - December 31, 2023
$ 1,219,653
$ 2,390,894
$ 208,106
$ 3,818,653
Change in provision for
credit losses (1)
( 487,159 )
( 444,859 )
94,240
( 837,778 )
Charge-offs
-
( 1,095,485 )
-
( 1,095,485 )
Ending balance - December 31, 2024
$ 732,494
$ 850,550
$ 302,346
$ 1,885,390
(1)
Included in other expenses on the consolidated statements of
earnings
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
2) Investments
(Continued)
The
following table presents the aging of mortgage loans held for investment by loan type.
Schedule
of Aging of Mortgage Loans
Commercial
Residential
Residential
Construction
Total
December 31, 2025
30-59 days
past due
$ 86,117
$ 7,302,658
$ -
$ 7,388,775
60-89 days past due
-
2,485,313
-
2,485,313
Over 90 days past due (1)
2,832,372
2,479,479
-
5,311,851
In
process of foreclosure (1)
588,013
616,430
-
1,204,443
Total
past due
3,506,502
12,883,880
-
16,390,382
Current
75,725,284
77,760,710
157,398,705
310,884,699
Total
mortgage loans
79,231,786
90,644,590
157,398,705
327,275,081
Allowance for credit losses
( 1,368,121 )
( 904,738 )
( 316,059 )
( 2,588,918 )
Unamortized deferred loan
fees, net
( 374,372 )
( 1,283,049 )
( 338,374 )
( 1,995,795 )
Unamortized
discounts, net
( 146,534 )
( 108,449 )
-
( 254,983 )
Net
mortgage loans held for investment
$ 77,342,759
$ 88,348,354
$ 156,744,272
$ 322,435,385
December 31, 2024
30-59 days past due
$ 2,100,000
$ 5,818,334
$ -
$ 7,918,334
60-89 days past due
-
845,980
-
845,980
Over 90 days past due (1)
4,205,000
3,061,450
-
7,266,450
In
process of foreclosure (1)
191,508
3,942,392
-
4,133,900
Total
past due
6,496,508
13,668,156
-
20,164,664
Current
56,256,577
78,393,631
151,172,733
285,822,941
Total
mortgage loans
62,753,085
92,061,787
151,172,733
305,987,605
Allowance for credit losses
( 732,494 )
( 850,550 )
( 302,346 )
( 1,885,390 )
Unamortized deferred loan
fees, net
( 115,555 )
( 1,307,539 )
( 659,147 )
( 2,082,241 )
Unamortized
discounts, net
( 149,268 )
( 123,348 )
-
( 272,616 )
Net
mortgage loans held for investment
$ 61,755,768
$ 89,780,350
$ 150,211,240
$ 301,747,358
(1)
Interest income is not recognized on loans which are more than
90 days past due or in foreclosure.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
2) Investments
(Continued)
Credit
Quality Indicators
The
Company evaluates and monitors the credit quality of its commercial loans by analyzing LTV and DSCR. Monitoring a commercial mortgage
loan increases when the loan is delinquent or earlier if there is an indication of impairment.
The
aggregate unpaid principal balance of commercial mortgage loans by credit quality indicator and origination year was as follows as of
December 31, 2025:
Schedule
of commercial and Residential Mortgage Loans By Credit Quality Indicator
Credit Quality
Indicator
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
Prior
Total
%
of Total
LTV:
Less than 65%
$ 34,518,653
$ 3,890,144
$ 15,600,000
$ 462,761
$ 810,696
$ 8,299,883
$ 63,582,137
80.25 %
65% to 80%
3,525,554
10,432,942
1,000,776
293,872
-
-
15,253,144
19.25 %
Greater than 80%
-
-
-
-
396,505
-
396,505
0.50 %
Total
$ 38,044,207
$ 14,323,086
$ 16,600,776
$ 756,633
$ 1,207,201
$ 8,299,883
$ 79,231,786
100.00 %
DSCR
>1.20x
$ 7,519,000
$ 10,000,000
$ 7,500,000
$ -
$ -
$ 5,292,385
$ 30,311,385
38.26 %
1.00x - 1.20x
28,300,207
4,323,086
9,100,776
756,633
1,207,201
3,007,498
46,695,401
58.94 %
<1.00x
2,225,000
-
-
-
-
-
2,225,000
2.81 %
Total
$ 38,044,207
$ 14,323,086
$ 16,600,776
$ 756,633
$ 1,207,201
$ 8,299,883
$ 79,231,786
100.00 %
The
aggregate unpaid principal balance of commercial mortgage loans by credit quality indicator and origination year was as follows as of
December 31, 2024:
Credit Quality
Indicator
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
Prior
Total
%
of Total
LTV:
Less than 65%
$ 7,653,600
$ 24,600,000
$ 2,352,150
$ 864,128
$ -
$ 8,867,779
$ 44,337,657
70.65 %
65% to 80%
10,432,942
1,840,776
823,397
-
4,913,313
-
18,010,428
28.70 %
Greater than 80%
-
-
-
405,000
-
-
405,000
0.65 %
Total
$ 18,086,542
$ 26,440,776
$ 3,175,547
$ 1,269,128
$ 4,913,313
$ 8,867,779
$ 62,753,085
100.00 %
DSCR
>1.20x
$ 16,300,000
$ 20,990,000
$ 1,000,000
$ -
$ 4,913,313
$ 5,414,274
$ 48,617,587
77.47 %
1.00x - 1.20x
432,942
5,450,776
2,175,547
1,269,128
-
3,453,505
12,781,898
20.37 %
<1.00x
1,353,600
-
-
-
-
-
1,353,600
2.16 %
Total
$ 18,086,542
$ 26,440,776
$ 3,175,547
$ 1,269,128
$ 4,913,313
$ 8,867,779
$ 62,753,085
100.00 %
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
2) Investments
(Continued)
The
Company evaluates and monitors the credit quality of its residential mortgage loans by analyzing LTV and loan performance. The Company
defines non-performing mortgage loans as loans more than 90 days past due and on a non-accrual status. Monitoring a residential mortgage
loan increases when the loan is delinquent or earlier if there is an indication of impairment.
The
aggregate unpaid principal balance of residential mortgage loans by credit quality indicator and origination year was as follows as of
December 31, 2025:
Credit Quality
Indicator
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
Prior
Total
%
of Total
Performance Indicators:
Performing
$ 10,946,252
$ 11,711,336
$ 10,177,427
$ 39,714,697
$ 2,264,902
$ 12,734,067
$ 87,548,681
96.58 %
Non-performing (1)
546,602
927,255
616,430
255,544
-
750,078
3,095,909
3.42 %
Total
$ 11,492,854
$ 12,638,591
$ 10,793,857
$ 39,970,241
$ 2,264,902
$ 13,484,145
$ 90,644,590
100.00 %
(1)
Includes residential mortgage loans in the process of foreclosure
of $ 616,430
LTV:
Less than 65%
$ 4,382,324
$ 6,054,903
$ 4,118,599
$ 5,710,475
$ 968,377
$ 7,259,011
$ 28,493,689
31.43 %
65% to 80%
6,673,602
6,428,826
6,380,363
32,514,676
1,296,525
5,688,715
58,982,707
65.07 %
Greater than 80%
436,928
154,862
294,895
1,745,090
-
536,419
3,168,194
3.50 %
Total
$ 11,492,854
$ 12,638,591
$ 10,793,857
$ 39,970,241
$ 2,264,902
$ 13,484,145
$ 90,644,590
100.00 %
The
aggregate unpaid principal balance of residential mortgage loans by credit quality indicator and origination year was as follows as of
December 31, 2024:
Credit Quality
Indicator
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
Prior
Total
%
of Total
Performance Indicators:
Performing
$ 14,861,098
$ 10,030,848
$ 42,634,670
$ 3,076,901
$ 5,513,462
$ 8,940,966
$ 85,057,945
92.39 %
Non-performing (1)
-
3,442,992
1,451,039
291,359
311,116
1,507,336
7,003,842
7.61 %
Total
$ 14,861,098
$ 13,473,840
$ 44,085,709
$ 3,368,260
$ 5,824,578
$ 10,448,302
$ 92,061,787
100.00 %
(1)
Includes residential mortgage loans in the process of foreclosure
of $ 3,942,392
LTV:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Less than 65%
$ 6,241,730
$ 4,931,376
$ 5,488,954
$ 1,790,036
$ 2,440,002
$ 5,273,672
$ 26,165,770
28.42 %
65% to 80%
7,802,984
7,662,200
37,509,634
1,578,224
2,701,008
5,107,289
62,361,339
67.74 %
Greater than 80%
816,384
880,264
1,087,121
-
683,568
67,341
3,534,678
3.84 %
Total
$ 14,861,098
$ 13,473,840
$ 44,085,709
$ 3,368,260
$ 5,824,578
$ 10,448,302
$ 92,061,787
100.00 %
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
2) Investments
(Continued)
The
company evaluates and monitors the credit quality of its residential construction loans (including land acquisition and development loans)
by analyzing LTV and loan performance. Monitoring a residential construction mortgage loan increases when the loan is delinquent or earlier
if there is an indication of impairment.
The
aggregate unpaid principal balance of residential construction mortgage loans by credit quality indicator and origination year was as
follows as of December 31, 2025:
Schedule
of Residential Construction Mortgage Loans
Credit Quality
Indicator
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
Total
%
of Total
Performance Indicators:
Performing
$ 105,516,880
$ 42,129,717
$ 5,820,344
$ -
$ 3,931,764
$ 157,398,705
100.00 %
Non-performing
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.00 %
Total
$ 105,516,880
$ 42,129,717
$ 5,820,344
$ -
$ 3,931,764
$ 157,398,705
100.00 %
LTV:
Less than 65%
$ 24,286,540
$ 20,684,760
$ 5,820,344
$ -
$ 3,931,764
$ 54,723,408
34.77 %
65% to 80%
78,223,502
21,444,957
-
-
-
99,668,459
63.32 %
Greater than 80%
3,006,838
-
-
-
-
3,006,838
1.91 %
Total
$ 105,516,880
$ 42,129,717
$ 5,820,344
$ -
$ 3,931,764
$ 157,398,705
100.00 %
The
aggregate unpaid principal balance of residential construction mortgage loans by credit quality indicator and origination year was as
follows as of December 31, 2024:
Credit Quality
Indicator
2024
2023
2022
2021
Total
%
of Total
Performance Indicators:
Performing
$ 118,863,944
$ 21,375,552
$ 972,468
$ 9,960,769
$ 151,172,733
100.00 %
Non-performing
-
-
-
-
-
0.00 %
Total
$ 118,863,944
$ 21,375,552
$ 972,468
$ 9,960,769
$ 151,172,733
100.00 %
LTV:
Less than 65%
$ 48,065,177
$ 21,375,552
$ 518,590
$ 9,960,769
$ 79,920,088
52.87 %
65% to 80%
70,798,767
-
453,878
-
71,252,645
47.13 %
Greater than 80%
-
-
-
-
0.00 %
Total
$ 118,863,944
$ 21,375,552
$ 972,468
$ 9,960,769
$ 151,172,733
100.00 %
Principal
Amounts Due
The
following table presents the amortized cost and contractual payments on mortgage loans held for investment by category as of December
31, 2025. Expected principal payments may differ from contractual obligations because certain borrowers may elect to pay off mortgage
obligations with or without early payment penalties.
Schedule
of Mortgage loans Held for Investment
Principal
Principal
Principal
Amounts
Amounts
Amounts
Due in
Due in
Due
Total
1
Year
2-5
Years
Thereafter
Residential
$ 90,644,590
$ 1,587,321
$ 7,713,366
$ 81,343,903
Residential Construction
157,398,705
143,860,260
13,538,445
-
Commercial
79,231,786
39,473,791
36,802,660
2,955,335
Total
$ 327,275,081
$ 184,921,372
$ 58,054,471
$ 84,299,238
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
2) Investments
(Continued)
Insurance
Assignments
The
following table presents the aging of insurance assignments, included in other investments and policy loans on the consolidated balance
sheets:
Schedule
of Aging of Insurance Assignments
Years
Ended December 31,
2025
2024
30-59 days past due
$ 8,444,866
$ 8,785,184
60-89 days past due
3,344,793
4,046,731
Over 90 days past due
4,976,211
5,320,216
Total past due
16,765,870
18,152,131
Current
29,418,129
30,341,727
Total insurance assignments
46,183,999
48,493,858
Allowance for credit losses
( 1,676,468 )
( 1,536,926 )
Net insurance assignments
$ 44,507,531
$ 46,956,932
The
Company records an allowance for credit losses when the insurance assignment is funded. Once an insurance assignment is 90 days past
due or is in legal proceedings, it is monitored for write-off and collectability, and any adjustments to the allowance are recorded at
that time.
The
following table presents a roll forward of the allowance for credit losses for insurance assignments:
Schedule
of Allowance for Credit Losses
Allowance
Beginning balance - December 31, 2024
$ 1,536,926
Change in provision for
credit losses (1)
1,058,661
Charge-offs
( 919,119 )
Ending balance - December 31, 2025
$ 1,676,468
Beginning balance - December 31, 2023
$ 1,553,836
Change in provision for
credit losses (1)
1,033,277
Charge-offs
( 1,050,187 )
Ending balance - December 31, 2024
$ 1,536,926
(1)
Included in other expenses on the consolidated statements of
earnings
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
2) Investments
(Continued)
Variable
Interest Entities (“VIE”)
The
Company has a 50 % ownership interest in three VIEs: HHH Real Estate LLC (“HHH”), SN Oquirrh LLC (“Oquirrh”),
and SN Towns LLC (“Towns”). These entities hold and develop single family lots for residential construction. In accordance
with the operating agreements for these entities, net profits or losses are allocated to the members in accordance with their ownership
interests. The investments in HHH, Oquirrh and Towns are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The carrying value of the
equity investment in HHH was $ 10,530,515 and nil at December 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively, which is included in other investments
and policy loans on the consolidated balance sheets. The carrying value of the equity investment in Oquirrh was $ 887,532 and $ 1,500,000
at December 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively, which is included in other investments and policy loans on the consolidated balance sheets.
The carrying value of the equity investment in Towns was $ 2,656,616 and $ 4,063,537 at December 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively. $ 1,467,058
and $ 1,939,269 of which at December 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively, is included in restricted assets and $ 1,189,558 and $ 2,124,268
of which at December 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively, is included in cemetery perpetual care trust investments on the consolidated balance
sheets.
The
Company has determined that HHH, Oquirrh and Towns are VIEs for which the Company is not the primary beneficiary for the following reasons:
(1) the at-risk equity holders, as a group, lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest, (2) the General Manager directs
the activities and legal operations that most significantly affect the entity’s economic performance and (3) the Company does not
have majority voting rights and no power to unilaterally direct the activities of the entity, and therefore, is not the primary beneficiary.
The Company’s exposure to loss because of its involvement with the equity method investees is limited to the carrying value of
the Company’s investments.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
2)
Investments
(Continued)
Investment
Related Earnings
The
following table presents the net realized gains and losses from sales, calls, and maturities, unrealized gains and losses on equity securities
from investments and other assets.
Schedule
of Gain (Loss) on Investments
2025
2024
Years Ended December 31
2025
2024
Fixed maturity securities available for sale:
Gross realized gains
$ 133,939
$ 12,906
Gross realized losses
( 48,588 )
( 63,024 )
Net credit loss provision
( 342,957 )
( 106,444 )
Equity securities:
Losses on securities sold
( 873,965 )
( 42,680 )
Unrealized gains on securities held at the end of the period
3,977,047
2,290,252
Mortgage loans held for investment:
Gross realized gains
5,709
–
Gross realized losses
–
( 1,161,363 )
Real estate held for investment and sale:
Gross realized gains
1,615,323
739,107
Gross realized losses
( 12,099 )
–
Other investments and assets:
Gross realized gains
293,329
293,657
Gross realized losses
( 111,361 )
( 20,513 )
Total
$ 4,636,377
$ 1,941,898
The
net realized gains and losses on the sale of securities are recorded on the trade date, and the cost of the securities sold is determined
using the specific identification method.
Net
realized gains and losses includes gains and losses from cemetery perpetual care trust investments and the restricted assets of the cemeteries
and mortuaries and totaled $ 1,352,331 in net gains and $ 888,788 in net gains for 2025 and 2024, respectively.
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AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
2)
Investments
(Continued)
Major
categories of net investment income were as follows:
2025
2024
Years Ended December 31
2025
2024
Fixed maturity securities available for sale
$ 18,935,884
$ 17,332,753
Equity securities
853,864
698,484
Mortgage loans held for investment
39,827,328
29,952,242
Real estate held for investment and sale
11,627,745
11,369,546
Policy loans
965,232
953,489
Insurance assignments
20,898,960
19,971,108
Other investments
995,349
806,032
Cash and cash equivalents
4,041,886
6,676,563
Gross investment income
98,146,248
87,760,217
Investment expenses
( 18,807,736 )
( 16,034,968 )
Net investment income
$ 79,338,512
$ 71,725,249
Net
investment income includes income earned from cemetery perpetual care trust investments and the restricted assets of the cemeteries and
mortuaries and totaled $ 953,785 and $ 2,009,719 for 2025, and 2024, respectively.
Net
investment income on real estate consists primarily of rental revenue. Investment expenses consist primarily of depreciation, property
taxes, operating expenses of real estate, and an estimated portion of administrative expenses relating to investment activities.
Accrued
Investment Income
Accrued
investment income consists of the following:
Schedule
of Accrued Investment Income
2025
2024
Years Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Fixed maturity securities available for sale
$ 4,089,819
$ 3,795,581
Equity securities
13,169
11,049
Mortgage loans held for investment
1,032,964
1,049,489
Real estate held for investment
3,850,958
3,559,463
Other investments
30,916
–
Cash and cash equivalents
36,819
83,586
Total accrued investment income
$ 9,054,645
$ 8,499,168
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SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
3)
Loans
Held for Sale
The
Company’s loans held for sale portfolio is valued using the fair value option. Changes in the fair value of the loans are included
in mortgage fee income. Interest income is recorded based on the contractual terms of the loan and in accordance with the Company’s
policy on recognition of mortgage loan interest income and is included in mortgage fee income on the consolidated statement of earnings.
See Note 21 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosures regarding loans held for sale.
The
following table presents the aggregate fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance of loans held for sale.
Schedule
of Aggregate Fair Value Loans Held for Sale
2025
2024
December 31,
2025
2024
Aggregate fair value
$ 155,968,266
$ 131,181,148
Unpaid principal balance
154,484,198
128,948,072
Unrealized gain
1,484,068
2,233,076
Mortgage
Fee Income
Mortgage
fee income consists of origination fees, processing fees, interest income, and other income related to the origination and sale of mortgage
loans held for sale.
Major
categories of mortgage fee income for loans held for sale are summarized as follows:
Schedule
of Mortgage Fee Income for Loans Held for Sale
2025
2024
Years Ended December 31
2025
2024
Loan fees
$ 24,765,098
$ 26,343,919
Interest income
8,650,067
8,192,353
Secondary gains
75,816,772
70,354,845
Change in fair value of loan commitments
( 833,073 )
729,948
Change in fair value of loans held for sale
615,973
2,869,729
Provision for loan loss reserve
( 805,518 )
( 932,154 )
Mortgage fee income
$ 108,209,319
$ 107,558,640
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
3)
Loans
Held for Sale (Continued)
Loan
Loss Reserve
Repurchase
demands (“demand(s)”) from third party investors for mortgage loans previously held for sale and sold are reviewed, and relevant
data is captured so that an estimated future loss can be calculated. The key factors that are used in the estimated future loss calculation
are as follows: (i) lien position, (ii) payment status, (iii) claim type, (iv) unpaid principal balance, (v) interest rate, and (vi)
validity of the demand. Other data is captured and is useful for management purposes; the actual estimated loss is generally based on
these key factors. The Company conducts its own review upon the receipt of a demand. In many instances, the Company can resolve the issues
relating to the demand by the third-party investor without having to make any payments to the investor.
The
loan loss reserve, which is included in other liabilities and accrued expenses, is summarized as follows:
Summary of Loan Loss Reserve Included in Other Liabilities and Accrued Expenses
December 31,
2025
2024
Beginning Balance
$ 696,626
$ 547,233
Provision for current loan originations (1)
805,518
932,154
Additional provision (2)
40,000
–
Charge-offs, net of recaptured amounts
( 1,157,960 )
( 782,761 )
Ending Balance
$ 384,184
$ 696,626
(1)
Included in Mortgage fee income on the consolidated statements
of earnings
(2)
Included in other expenses
The
Company maintains reserves for estimated losses on current production volumes. For 2025, $ 805,518 in reserves were added at a rate of
3.5 basis points per loan, the equivalent of $ 350 per $ 1,000,000 in loans originated. This is a decrease over 2024, when $ 932,154 in
reserves were added at a rate of 4.1 basis points per loan originated, the equivalent of $ 410 per $ 1,000,000 in loans originated. The
Company monitors market data and trends and economic conditions (including forecasts) and uses its own experience to determine adequate
loss reserves on current production.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
4)
Receivables
Receivables
consist of the following:
Schedule
of Receivable
2025
2024
December 31,
2025
2024
Contracts with customers
$ 6,981,676
$ 7,095,589
Receivables from sales agents
4,193,842
4,028,881
Insurance premiums due
1,275,664
1,294,070
Other
4,588,564
5,118,734
Total receivables
17,039,746
17,537,274
Allowance for credit losses
( 1,428,672 )
( 1,678,531 )
Net receivables
$ 15,611,074
$ 15,858,743
The
Company records an allowance for credit losses for its receivables in accordance with GAAP.
The
following table presents a roll forward of the allowance for credit losses:
Schedule
of Allowance Credit Losses
Allowance
Beginning balance - December 31, 2024
$ 1,678,531
Change in provision for credit losses (1)
192,467
Charge-offs
( 442,326 )
Ending balance - December 31, 2025
$ 1,428,672
Beginning balance - December 31, 2023
$ 1,897,887
Change in provision for credit losses (1)
( 140,277 )
Charge-offs
( 79,079 )
Ending balance - December 31, 2024
$ 1,678,531
(1)
Included in other expenses on the consolidated statements of
earnings
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
4)
Receivables
(Continued)
Contracts
with Customers
The
Company reports revenues from contracts with customers pursuant to ASC No. 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
Information
about Performance Obligations and Contract Balances
The
Company’s cemetery and mortuary segment sells a variety of goods and services to customers in both at-need and pre-need situations.
Due to the timing of the fulfillment of the obligation, revenue is deferred until that obligation is fulfilled. The total contract liability
for future obligations is included in deferred pre-need cemetery and mortuary contract revenues on the consolidated balance sheets and,
as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the balances were $ 22,991,603 and $ 20,168,405 , respectively.
The
Company’s two types of future obligations are as follows:
Pre-need
Merchandise and Service Revenue : All pre-need merchandise and service revenue are deferred, and the funds are placed in trust
until the need arises; the merchandise is received, or the service is performed. The trust is then relieved, and the revenue and commissions
are recognized. Pre-need contracts are required to be paid in full prior to a customer using a good or service from a pre-need contract.
Goods and services from pre-need contracts can be transferred when paid in full from one owner to another. In such cases, the Company
will act as an agent in transferring the requested goods and services. The transfer of goods and services does not fulfill the contract
and revenue remains deferred. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the balances were $ 22,177,345 and $ 19,511,868 , respectively.
At-need
Specialty Merchandise Revenue : At-need specialty merchandise revenue consists of customizable merchandise ordered from manufacturers
such as markers and bases. When specialty merchandise is ordered, it can take time to manufacture and deliver the product. Revenue is
deferred until the at-need merchandise is received. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the balances were $ 814,258 and $ 656,537 , respectively.
Deferred revenue for at-need specialty revenue is not placed in trust.
Complete
payment does not constitute fulfillment of the contract. Goods or services are deferred until such a time the service is performed, or
merchandise is received.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
4)
Receivables
(Continued)
The
opening and closing balances of the Company’s receivables, contract assets and contract liabilities are as follows:
Schedule of Opening and Closing Balances of Receivables, Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities
Contract Balances
Receivables (1)
Contract Asset
Contract Liability
Opening (12/31/2024)
7,095,589
–
20,168,405
Closing (12/31/2025)
6,981,676
–
22,991,603
Increase/(decrease)
( 113,913 )
–
2,823,198
C ontract
Balances
Receivables (1)
Contract Asset
Contract Liability
Opening (12/31/2023)
$ 6,321,573
$ –
$ 18,237,246
Closing (12/31/2024)
7,095,589
–
20,168,405
Increase/(decrease)
774,016
–
1,931,159
(1)
Included in Receivables, net on the consolidated balance sheets
The
following table disaggregates the opening and closing balances of the Company’s contract balances.
Schedule of Opening and Closing Balances of the Assets and Liabilities
Contract Balances
Contract Asset
Contract Liability
Pre-need merchandise and services
$ –
$ 19,511,868
At-need specialty merchandise
–
656,537
Pre-need land sales
–
–
Opening (12/31/2024)
$ –
$ 20,168,405
Pre-need merchandise and services
$ –
$ 22,177,345
At-need specialty merchandise
–
814,258
Pre-need land sales
–
–
Closing (12/31/2025)
$ –
$ 22,991,603
Contract Balances
Contract Asset
Contract Liability
Pre-need merchandise and services
$ –
$ 17,424,764
At-need specialty merchandise
–
812,482
Pre-need land sales
–
–
Opening (12/31/2023)
$ –
$ 18,237,246
Pre-need merchandise and services
$ –
$ 19,511,868
At-need specialty merchandise
–
656,537
Pre-need land sales
–
–
Closing (12/31/2024)
$ –
$ 20,168,405
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
4)
Receivables
(Continued)
The
amount of revenue recognized for 2025, and 2024 that was included in the opening contract liability balance was $ 4,806,347 and $ 5,324,668 ,
respectively.
The
difference between the opening and closing balances of the Company’s contract assets and contract liabilities primarily results
from the timing difference between the Company’s performance and the customer’s payment.
Disaggregation
of Revenue
The
following table disaggregates revenue for the Company’s cemetery and mortuary contracts.
Schedule
of Revenues of the Cemetery and Mortuary Contracts
2025
2024
Years Ended December 31
2025
2024
Major goods/service lines
At-need
$ 21,300,289
$ 19,989,995
Pre-need
7,404,161
9,047,178
Net mortuary and cemetery
sales
$ 28,704,450
$ 29,037,173
Timing of Revenue Recognition
Goods transferred at a point in time
$ 17,979,697
$ 18,147,136
Services transferred at a point in time
10,724,753
10,890,037
Net mortuary and cemetery
sales
$ 28,704,450
$ 29,037,173
Significant
Judgments and Estimates
The
Company’s cemetery and mortuary segment recognizes revenue on future performance obligations when goods are delivered and when
services are performed and is not determined by the terms or payments of the contract as long as any good or service is paid in full
prior to delivery. Prices are determined based on the market at the time a contract is created. Goods or services are not partially completed.
There are no significant judgements, estimations, or allocation methods for when revenue should be recognized.
Practical
Expedients
The
Company has not elected to use any of the practical expedients.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
4)
Receivables
(Continued)
Contract
Costs
The
Company’s cemetery and mortuary segment defer certain costs associated with obtaining a contract on future obligations.
Pre-need
Merchandise and Service Revenue : Pre-need merchandise and service revenues are deferred until the goods or services are delivered.
Recognition can be years until the obligations are satisfied. Commissions and other costs are capitalized and deferred until the obligation
is satisfied. Other costs include rent on pre-need offices and training rooms, and call center costs. Costs that are allocated based
on a percentage include family service advisor compensation, bonuses, utilities, and supplies that are all used to procure a pre-need
sale.
At-need
Specialty Merchandise Revenue : At-need specialty merchandise is ordered from a third-party manufacturer. Generally, at-need specialty
merchandise is ordered and received within 90 days of order. These orders are also short-term in nature and are deferred until the product
is received from the manufacturer and the obligation is satisfied.
The
following table disaggregates contract costs that are included in the deferred policy and pre-need contract acquisition costs on the
consolidated balances sheets.
Schedule
of Reconciliation of Revenues from Cemetery and mortuary contracts to Business Segment Information
2025
2024
Years Ended December 31
2025
2024
Pre-need merchandise and services
$ 4,321,822
$ 4,113,793
At-need specialty merchandise
15,807
11,268
Pre-need land sales
–
–
Deferred policy and pre-need
contract acquisition costs
$ 4,337,629
$ 4,125,061
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
5)
Restricted
Assets
The
Company has established certain restricted assets to provide for future merchandise and service obligations incurred in connection with
its pre-need sales for its cemetery and mortuary segment.
Restricted
cash also represents escrows held for borrowers and investors under servicing and appraisal agreements relating to mortgage loans, funds
held by warehouse banks in accordance with loan purchase agreements and funds held in escrow for certain real estate construction development
projects. Additionally, the Company elected to maintain its medical benefit fund without change from the prior year and has included
this amount as a component of restricted cash. These restricted cash items are for the Company’s life insurance and mortgage segments.
Restricted
assets as of December 31, 2025 are summarized as follows:
Schedule
of Restricted Assets in Cemetery and Mortuary Endowment Care and Pre need Merchandise Funds
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair Value
December 31, 2025:
Fixed maturity securities, available for sale, at estimated fair value:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies
$ 895,817
$ 1,735
$ –
$ 897,552
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
228,512
124
( 8 )
228,628
Corporate securities including public utilities
52,030
–
( 959 )
51,071
Total fixed maturity securities available for sale
$ 1,176,359
$ 1,859
$ ( 967 )
$ 1,177,251
Equity securities at estimated fair value:
Common stock:
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other
$ 12,582,890
$ 2,690,346
$ ( 344,319 )
$ 14,928,917
Total equity securities at estimated fair value
$ 12,582,890
$ 2,690,346
$ ( 344,319 )
$ 14,928,917
Mortgage loans held for investment at amortized cost:
Residential construction
$ 812,427
Less: Allowance for credit losses
( 1,625 )
Total mortgage loans held for investment
$ 810,802
Other investments
$ 1,957,888
Cash and cash equivalents (1)
$ 9,919,800
Accrued investment income
$ 11,288
Total restricted assets
$ 28,805,946
(1)
Including cash and cash equivalents of $ 8,383,847 for the life insurance and mortgage segments.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
5)
Restricted
Assets (Continued)
Restricted
assets as of December 31, 2024 are summarized as follows:
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair Value
December 31, 2024:
Fixed maturity securities, available for sale, at estimated fair value:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies
$ 1,741,029
$ 2,256
$ ( 1,511 )
$ 1,741,774
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
471,217
180
( 4,223 )
467,174
Corporate securities including public utilities
144,616
32
( 2,227 )
142,421
Total fixed maturity securities available for sale
$ 2,356,862
$ 2,468
$ ( 7,961 )
$ 2,351,369
Equity securities at estimated fair value:
Common stock:
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other
$ 8,547,709
$ 1,914,309
$ ( 489,852 )
$ 9,972,166
Total equity securities at estimated fair value
$ 8,547,709
$ 1,914,309
$ ( 489,852 )
$ 9,972,166
Mortgage loans held for investment at amortized cost:
Residential construction
$ 985,806
Less: Allowance for credit losses
( 1,972 )
Total mortgage loans held for investment
$ 983,834
Other investments
$ 1,939,269
Cash and cash equivalents (1)
$ 8,553,803
Accrued investment income
$ 6,395
Total restricted assets
$ 23,806,836
(1)
Including cash and cash equivalents of $ 7,657,958 for the life
insurance and mortgage segments.
A
surplus note receivable in the amount of $ 4,000,000 at December 31, 2025 and 2024, from Security National Life, was eliminated in consolidation.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
5)
Restricted
Assets (Continued)
Fixed
Maturity Securities
The
table below summarizes unrealized losses on fixed maturity securities available for sale that were carried at estimated fair value as
of December 31, 2025, and 2024. The unrealized losses were primarily related to interest rate fluctuations. The tables set forth unrealized
losses by duration with the fair value of the related fixed maturity securities.
Schedule of Fair Value of Fixed Maturity Securities
Unrealized
Losses
for Less
than
Twelve
Months
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
for More
than
Twelve
Months
Fair
Value
Total
Unrealized
Loss
Fair
Value
At December 31, 2025
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
$ –
$ –
$ 8
$ 103,504
$ 8
$ 103,504
Corporate securities including public utilities
–
–
959
51,071
959
51,071
Total unrealized losses
$ –
$ –
$ 967
$ 154,575
$ 967
$ 154,575
At December 31, 2024
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies
$ 1,511
$ 558,707
$ –
$ –
$ 1,511
$ 558,707
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
2,004
237,636
2,219
129,358
4,223
366,994
Corporate securities including public utilities
1,316
51,685
911
65,704
2,227
117,389
Total unrealized losses
$ 4,831
$ 848,028
$ 3,130
$ 195,062
$ 7,961
$ 1,043,090
Relevant
holdings were comprised of two securities with fair values aggregating 99.4 % of aggregate amortized cost as of December 31, 2025 compared
to 15 securities with fair values aggregating of 99.2 % of aggregate amortized cost at December 31, 2024. No credit losses have been recognized
for 2025, and 2024, since the unrealized losses are primarily a result of increases in interest rates. See Note 2 for additional information
regarding the Company’s evaluation of the allowance for credit losses for fixed maturity securities available for sale.
The
table below presents the amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturity securities available for sale as of December 31, 2025,
by contractual maturity. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain borrowers may have the right to call
or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
Schedule
of Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date
Amortized
Estimated Fair
Cost
Value
Due in 1 year
$ 945,818
$ 947,563
Due in 2-5 years
–
–
Due in 5-10 years
–
–
Due in more than 10 years
230,541
229,688
Total
$ 1,176,359
$ 1,177,251
See
Notes 1, 2 and 21 for additional information regarding restricted assets.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
6)
Cemetery
Perpetual Care Trust Investments and Obligation
State
law requires the Company to pay into endowment care trusts a portion of the proceeds from the sale of certain cemetery property interment
rights for cemeteries that have established an endowment care trust. These endowment care trusts are defined as Variable Interest Entities
pursuant to GAAP. The Company is the primary beneficiary of these trusts, as it absorbs both the losses and any expenses associated with
the trusts. The Company has consolidated cemetery endowment care trust investments with a corresponding amount recorded as Cemetery Perpetual
Care Obligation in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets .
The
components of cemetery perpetual care investments and obligation as of December 31, 2025 are as follows:
Schedule
of Investments and Obligation
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair Value
December 31, 2025:
Fixed maturity securities, available for sale, at estimated fair value:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies
$ 152,738
$ 842
$ –
$ 153,580
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
121,423
–
( 2,991 )
118,432
Total fixed maturity securities available for sale
$ 274,161
$ 842
$ ( 2,991 )
$ 272,012
Equity securities at estimated fair value:
Common stock:
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other
$ 4,835,663
$ 1,637,554
$ ( 169,485 )
$ 6,303,732
Total equity securities at estimated fair value
$ 4,835,663
$ 1,637,554
$ ( 169,485 )
$ 6,303,732
Mortgage loans held for investment at amortized cost:
Residential construction
$ 66,342
Less: Allowance for credit losses
( 133 )
Total mortgage loans held for investment
$ 66,209
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 1,935,480
Other investements
$ 1,290,271
Accrued investment income
$ 4,243
Total cemetery perpetual care trust investments
$ 9,871,947
Cemetery perpetual care obligation
$ ( 5,918,776 )
Trust investments in excess of trust obligations
$ 3,953,171
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
6)
Cemetery
Perpetual Care Trust Investments and Obligation (Continued)
The
components of cemetery perpetual care investments and obligation as of December 31, 2024 are as follows:
Amortized
Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Estimated
Fair Value
December 31, 2024:
Fixed maturity securities, available for sale, at estimated fair value:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies
$ 651,428
$ –
$ ( 2,010 )
$ 649,418
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
125,194
–
( 4,950 )
120,244
Total fixed maturity securities available for sale
$ 776,622
$ –
$ ( 6,960 )
$ 769,662
Equity securities at estimated fair value:
Common stock:
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other
$ 3,874,522
$ 1,271,529
$ ( 226,007 )
$ 4,920,044
Total equity securities at estimated fair value
$ 3,874,522
$ 1,271,529
$ ( 226,007 )
$ 4,920,044
Mortgage loans held for investment at amortized cost:
Residential construction
$ 202,600
Less: Allowance for credit losses
( 405 )
Commercial
1,939,269
Less: Allowance for credit losses
–
Total mortgage loans held for investment
$ 2,141,464
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 1,002,396
Accrued investment income
$ 2,937
Total cemetery perpetual care trust investments
$ 8,836,503
Cemetery perpetual care obligation
$ ( 5,642,693 )
Trust investments in excess of trust obligations
$ 3,193,810
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
6)
Cemetery
Perpetual Care Trust Investments and Obligation (Continued)
Fixed
Maturity Securities
The
table below summarizes unrealized losses on fixed maturity securities available for sale that were carried at estimated fair value as
of December 31, 2025, and 2024. The unrealized losses were primarily related to interest rate fluctuations. The tables set forth unrealized
losses by duration with the fair value of the related fixed maturity securities:
Schedule
of Fair Value of Fixed Maturity Securities
Unrealized
Losses
for Less
than
Twelve
Months
Fair
Value
Unrealized
Losses
for More
than
Twelve
Months
Fair
Value
Total
Unrealized
Loss
Fair
Value
At December 31, 2025
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
$ –
$ –
$ 2,991
$ 118,432
$ 2,991
$ 118,432
Total unrealized losses
$ –
$ –
$ 2,991
$ 118,432
$ 2,991
$ 118,432
At December 31, 2024
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies
$ 2,010
$ 649,419
$ –
$ –
$ 2,010
$ 649,419
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
4,950
120,243
–
–
4,950
120,243
Total unrealized losses
$ 6,960
$ 769,662
$ –
$ –
$ 6,960
$ 769,662
Relevant
holdings were comprised of two securities with fair values aggregating 97.5 % of aggregate amortized cost as of December 31, 2025 compared
to four securities with fair values aggregating 99.1 % of aggregate amortized cost as of December 31, 2024. No credit losses have been
recognized for 2025, and 2024, since the unrealized losses are primarily the result of increases in interest rates. See Note 2 for additional
information regarding the Company’s evaluation of the allowance for credit losses for fixed maturity securities available for sale.
The
table below presents the amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturity securities available for sale as of December 31, 2025,
by contractual maturity. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain borrowers may have the right to call
or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
Schedule
of Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date
Amortized
Estimated Fair
Cost
Value
Due in 1 year
$ 152,738
$ 153,579
Due in 2-5 years
70,170
67,560
Due in 5-10 years
51,253
50,873
Due in more than 10 years
–
–
Total
$ 274,161
$ 272,012
See
Notes 1, 2 and 21 for additional information regarding cemetery perpetual care trust investments.
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SECURITY
NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
7)
Mortgage
Servicing Rights
The
Company reports MSRs pursuant to the accounting policy discussed in Note 1.
The
following table presents the MSR activity.
Schedule
of Mortgage Servicing Rights
2025
2024
December 31,
2025
2024
Amortized cost:
Balance before valuation allowance at beginning of year
$ 2,939,878
$ 3,461,146
MSR additions resulting from loan sales
151,056
90,370
Amortization (1)
( 562,475 )
( 611,638 )
Sale of MSRs
–
–
Application of valuation allowance to write down MSRs with other than temporary impairment
–
–
Balance before valuation allowance at year end
$ 2,528,459
$ 2,939,878
Valuation allowance for impairment of MSRs:
Balance at beginning of year
$ –
$ –
Additions
–
–
Application of valuation allowance to write down MSRs with other than temporary impairment
–
–
Balance at year end
$ –
$ –
Mortgage servicing rights, net
$ 2,528,459
$ 2,939,878
Estimated fair value of MSRs at year end
$ 4,035,635
$ 4,552,316
(1)
Included in other expenses on the consolidated statements of
earnings
The
table below summarizes the Company’s estimate of future amortization of its existing MSRs carried at amortized cost. This projection
was developed using the Company’s assumptions for the December 31, 2025, valuation of MSRs. The assumptions used in the following
table are likely to change as market conditions, portfolio composition and borrower behavior change, causing both actual and projected
amortization levels to change over time.
Schedule
of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense, Mortgage Servicing Rights
Estimated MSR
Amortization
2026
$ 264,862
2027
243,111
2028
221,463
2029
198,063
2030
177,913
Thereafter
1,423,047
Total
$ 2,528,459
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AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
7)
Mortgage
Servicing Rights (Continued)
The
Company collected the following contractual servicing fee income and late fee income as reported in other revenues on the consolidated
statements of earnings.
Schedule
of Other Revenues
2025
2024
Years Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Contractual servicing fees
$ 918,850
$ 968,814
Late fees
63,599
77,123
Total
$ 982,449
$ 1,045,937
The
following is a summary of the unpaid principal balances (“UPB”) of the servicing portfolio.
Summary
of Unpaid Principal Balances of the Servicing Portfolio
December 31,
2025
2024
Servicing UPB
$ 361,632,543
$ 385,134,774
The
following key assumptions were used in determining MSR value.
Schedule
of Assumptions Used in Determining MSR Value
Prepayment
Speeds
Average
Life(Years)
Discount
Rate
December 31, 2025
12.27
7.44
11.92
December 31, 2024
8.79
8.28
12.14
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AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
8)
Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment is summarized below:
Schedule of Property and Equipment
2025
2024
December 31,
2025
2024
Land and buildings
$ 17,511,360
$ 17,194,972
Furniture and equipment
15,481,843
15,998,717
Property and equipment, gross
32,993,203
33,193,689
Less accumulated depreciation
( 14,781,486 )
( 14,146,001 )
Total
$ 18,211,717
$ 19,047,688
Depreciation
expense for 2025 and 2024 was $ 2,425,185
and $ 2,383,621 ,
respectively. Property and equipment are stated at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful lives, primarily using the
straight-line method. The Company did not record any impairment losses on property and equipment for 2025 or 2024. Impairment
losses, if any, are included in gains (losses) on investments and other assets on the consolidated statements of
earnings.
9)
Deferred
Policy and Pre-need Contract Acquisition Costs, Value of Business Acquired, and Unearned Premium Reserve
Deferred
Policy and Pre-need Contract Acquisition Costs (“DAC”)
The
Company reports DAC pursuant to the accounting policy discussed in Note 1. Also, refer to Note 1 regarding the adoption of ASU 2018-12.
The
following tables show a roll forward for the lines of business that contain DAC balances, along with a reconciliation to the Company’s
total DAC balance:
Schedule
of Roll Forward for the Lines of Business that Contain DAC Balances
Traditional
Life
Fixed
Annuities
Universal
Life
Accident and
Health
Pre-need
Contracts
Total
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Traditional
Life
Fixed
Annuities
Universal
Life
Accident and
Health
Pre-need
Contracts
Total
Balance, beginning of period
$ 118,803,677
$ 535,836
$ 3,754,867
$ 466
$ 4,125,061
$ 127,219,907
Deferrals
18,828,392
171,272
–
–
926,605
19,926,269
Amortization
( 9,992,783 )
( 135,738 )
( 324,349 )
( 466 )
( 714,037 )
( 11,167,373 )
Balance, end of period
$ 127,639,286
$ 571,370
$ 3,430,518
$ –
$ 4,337,629
$ 135,978,803
Traditional
Life
Fixed
Annuities
Universal
Life
Accident and
Health
Pre-need
Contracts
Total
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Traditional
Life
Fixed
Annuities
Universal
Life
Accident and
Health
Pre-need
Contracts
Total
Balance, beginning of period
$ 107,480,923
$ 833,218
$ 4,064,299
$ 1,801
$ 3,974,357
$ 116,354,598
Deferrals
20,210,400
204,551
–
–
928,080
21,343,031
Amortization
( 8,887,646 )
( 501,933 )
( 309,432 )
( 1,335 )
( 777,376 )
( 10,477,722 )
Balance, end of period
$ 118,803,677
$ 535,836
$ 3,754,867
$ 466
$ 4,125,061
$ 127,219,907
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AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
9)
Deferred
Policy and Pre-need Contract Acquisition Costs, Value of Business Acquired, and Unearned Premium Reserve (Continued)
Value
of Business Acquired (“VOBA”)
The
Company reports VOBA pursuant to the accounting policy discussed in Note 1. Also, refer to Note 1 regarding the adoption of ASU 2018-12.
The
following tables show a roll forward for the lines of business that contain VOBA balances, along with a reconciliation to the Company’s
total VOBA balance:
Schedule
of Roll Forward for the Lines of Business That Contain VOBA Balances
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Traditional
Life
Fixed
Annuities
Universal
Life
Accident and
Health
Total
Balance, beginning of period
$ 7,397,519
$ –
$ 186,632
$ 18,370
$ 7,602,521
Deferrals
–
–
–
–
–
Amortization
( 429,188 )
–
( 61,700 )
( 2,447 )
( 493,335 )
Balance, end of period
$ 6,968,331
$ –
$ 124,932
$ 15,923
$ 7,109,186
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Traditional
Life
Fixed
Annuities
Universal
Life
Accident and
Health
Total
Balance, beginning of period
$ 7,841,767
$ 11,436
$ 263,025
$ 21,187
$ 8,137,415
Deferrals
–
–
–
–
–
Amortization
( 444,248 )
( 11,436 )
( 76,393 )
( 2,817 )
( 534,894 )
Balance, end of period
$ 7,397,519
$ –
$ 186,632
$ 18,370
$ 7,602,521
Presuming
no additional acquisitions, amortization expense is expected to approximate the following:
Schedule of Amortization Expense is Expected
2026
$ 445,378
2027
406,158
2028
373,840
2029
346,290
2030
321,933
Thereafter
5,215,587
Total
$ 7,109,186
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
9)
Deferred
Policy and Pre-need Contract Acquisition Costs, Value of Business Acquired, and Unearned Premium Reserve (Continued)
Unearned
Premium Reserve
The
Company reports unearned premium reserve pursuant to the accounting policy discussed in Note 1. Also, refer to Note 1 regarding the adoption
of ASU 2018-12.
The
balance and the changes in Unearned Premium Reserve are as follows:
Schedule
of Balance and the Changes in Unearned Premium Reserve
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Universal Life
Universal Life
Balance, beginning of year
$ 2,013,245
$ 2,545,132
Deferrals
–
–
Amortization (1)
( 188,449 )
( 531,887 )
Unearned premium reserve, end of period
$ 1,824,796
$ 2,013,245
(1)
Included in premiums and other considerations on the consolidated
statements of earnings.
10)
Goodwill
and Other Intangible Assets
Information
regarding goodwill by segment was as follows:
Schedule of Goodwill by Segment
Life Insurance
Cemetery/ Mortuary
Total
Balance at December 31, 2023:
Goodwill
$ 2,765,570
$ 2,488,213
$ 5,253,783
Accumulated impairment
–
–
–
Total goodwill, net
2,765,570
2,488,213
5,253,783
Acquisition
–
–
–
Balance at December 31, 2024:
Goodwill
2,765,570
2,488,213
5,253,783
Accumulated impairment
–
–
–
Total goodwill, net
2,765,570
2,488,213
5,253,783
Acquisition
–
–
–
Balance at December 31, 2025:
Goodwill
2,765,570
2,488,213
5,253,783
Accumulated impairment
–
–
–
Total goodwill, net
$ 2,765,570
$ 2,488,213
$ 5,253,783
Goodwill
is not amortized but is tested annually for impairment. The annual impairment tests resulted in no impairment of goodwill for 2025 and
2024.
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AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
10)
Goodwill
and Other Intangible Assets (Continued)
The
carrying value of the Company’s other intangible assets were as follows, which are included in other assets on the consolidated
balance sheets:
Schedule of Carrying Value of Intangible Asset
December 31,
Useful Life
2025
2024
Intangible asset - trade name (1)
15 years
$ 2,100,000
$ 2,100,000
Intangible assets - other (1)
15 years
210,000
210,000
Intangible asset - trade name (2)
15 years
610,000
610,000
Intangible asset - customer lists (2)
15 years
2,290,000
2,290,000
Less accumulated amortization
( 1,478,666 )
( 1,131,333 )
Balance at end of year
$ 3,731,334
$ 4,078,667
(1)
Cemetery/Mortuary Segment
(2)
Life Insurance Segment
Amortization
expense for 2025 and 2024 was $ 347,333 and $ 324,000 , respectively, and is amortized over the estimated useful life using the straight-line
method. Amortization expense is included in other expenses on the consolidated statements of earnings.
The
following table summarizes the Company’s estimate of future amortization for the other intangible assets:
Schedule of Estimate of Future Amortization for Other Intangible
Assets
2026
$ 347,333
2027
347,333
2028
347,333
2029
347,333
2030
347,333
Thereafter
1,994,669
Total
$ 3,731,334
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AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
11)
Derivative
Instruments
The
Company reports derivative instruments pursuant to the accounting policy discussed in Note 1.
The
following table shows the fair value and notional amounts of derivative instruments.
Schedule of Derivative Assets at Fair Value
Balance
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Sheet
Location
Notional
Amount
Asset
Fair Value
Liability
Fair Value
Notional
Amount
Asset
Fair Value
Liability
Fair Value
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Loan commitments
Other assets and Other liabilities
$ 132,887,592
$ 1,700,742
$ 220,605
$ 210,597,657
$ 5,348,089
$ 3,034,879
Total
$ 132,887,592
$ 1,700,742
$ 220,605
$ 210,597,657
$ 5,348,089
$ 3,034,879
The
following table presents the gains (losses) on derivatives. There were no gains or losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive
income into income, or gains or losses recognized into income on the ineffective portion of the derivatives or any amounts excluded from
effective testing.
Schedule of Gains and Losses on Derivatives
Years ended December 31,
Derivative
Classification
2025
2024
Loan commitments
Mortgage fee income
$ ( 833,073 )
$ 729,948
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
12)
Future
Policy Benefits and Unpaid Claims
The
Company reports future policy benefits and unpaid claims pursuant to the accounting policy discussed in Note 1. Also, refer to Note 1
regarding the adoption of ASU 2018-12. The Company establishes liabilities for amounts payable under insurance policies. These liabilities
are comprised of traditional and limited-payment contracts and associated deferred profit liabilities, unpaid claims, and additional
insurance liabilities.
The
following table provides a reconciliation of future policy benefits and unpaid claims and the related receivable from reinsurers to the
consolidated balance sheets.
Schedule of Liability for Future Policy Benefits, by Product Segment
December 31,
2025
2024
Traditional and limited-payment life
$ 581,389,399
$ 547,984,488
Deferred profit liability - traditional and limited-payment life
205,802,774
192,278,993
Payout annuities
95,436
99,605
Accident and health
505,208
543,792
Other policyholder funds
4,514,783
4,482,462
Reported but unpaid claims
3,299,899
2,463,220
Incurred but not reported claims
4,099,447
4,228,098
Gross future policy benefits and unpaid claims
$ 799,706,946
$ 752,080,658
Receivable from reinsurers
Traditional and limited pay life
9,186,983
9,252,984
Deferred profit liability - traditional and limited-payment life
985,258
1,017,678
Accident and health
70,173
74,762
Reported but unpaid claims
131,712
45,595
Incurred but not reported claims
6,000
10,000
Total receivable from reinsurers
10,380,126
10,401,019
Net future policy benefits and unpaid claims
$ 789,326,820
$ 741,679,639
Net unpaid claims
$ 7,261,634
$ 6,635,723
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
12)
Future
Policy Benefits and Unpaid Claims (Continued)
Traditional
and Limited-Payment Life
The
following table summarizes the balances of and changes in the liability for future policy benefits for traditional and limited-payment
life:
Schedule
of Balances of and Changes in the Liability for Future Policy Benefits
December 31,
2025
2024
Present Value of Expected Net Premiums:
Balance, beginning of year
$ 252,828,338
$ 261,319,018
Beginning balance at original discount rate
258,790,211
259,735,586
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions
–
–
Effect of actual variances from expected experience (1)
( 19,082,021 )
( 14,132,236 )
Adjusted beginning of year balance
239,708,190
245,603,350
Issuances
50,311,759
53,853,867
Interest accrual
12,184,348
12,553,581
Net premiums collected (2)
( 51,872,527 )
( 53,220,587 )
Ending balance at original discount rate
250,331,770
258,790,211
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions
118,532
( 5,961,873 )
Balance, end of period
$ 250,450,302
$ 252,828,338
Present Value of Expected Future Policy Benefits:
Balance, beginning of year
$ 800,812,826
$ 833,621,080
Beginning balance at original discount rate
858,516,933
838,813,645
Effect of changes in cash flow assumptions
–
–
Effect of actual variances from expected experience (1)
( 15,224,887 )
( 12,409,158 )
Adjusted beginning of year balance
843,292,046
826,404,487
Issuances
50,684,159
55,415,178
Interest accrual
41,342,032
40,743,098
Benefit payments
( 68,140,720 )
( 64,045,830 )
Ending balance at original discount rate
867,177,517
858,516,933
Effect of changes in discount rate assumptions
( 35,337,817 )
( 57,704,107 )
Balance, end of period
$ 831,839,700
$ 800,812,826
Net liability for future policy benefits, pre-flooring
$ 581,309,175
$ 547,983,396
Flooring impact, end of period
80,224
1,092
Net liability for future policy benefits, post-flooring
581,389,399
547,984,488
Less: Receivable from reinsurers
9,186,983
9,252,984
Net liability for future policy benefits, after reinsurance
$ 572,202,416
$ 538,731,504
(1)
For the years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024, the net effect
of actual variances from expected experience was primarily due to lapses. Actual mortality and surrenders were close to expected.
(2)
Net premiums collected represent the portion of gross premiums
collected from policyholders that is used to fund expected benefit payments.
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SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
12)
Future
Policy Benefits and Unpaid Claims (Continued)
The
following table summarizes the amount of undiscounted and discounted expected gross premiums and expected future benefit payments for
traditional and limited-payment life:
Schedule
of Amount of Undiscounted and Discounted Expected Gross Premiums and Expected Future Benefit Payments
December 31,
2025
2024
Undiscounted expected future benefit payments
$ 1,929,788,387
$ 1,924,273,198
Discounted expected future benefit payments (at original discount rate)
867,097,293
858,515,841
Discounted expected future benefit payments (at current discount rate)
831,839,700
800,812,826
Undiscounted expected future gross premiums
$ 813,914,337
$ 832,580,093
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at original discount rate)
544,923,472
556,009,689
Discounted expected future gross premiums (at current discount rate)
545,181,493
543,200,631
The
following table summarizes the amount of gross premiums and interest accretion recognized in insurance premiums and other considerations
and increase in future policy benefits, respectively, in the consolidated statements of earnings for traditional and limited-payment
life:
Schedule
of Gross Premiums and Interest Accretion
December 31,
2025
2024
Gross premiums
$ 118,920,945
$ 118,722,900
Interest accretion
$ 29,157,684
$ 28,189,517
The
following table summarizes the weighted-average interest rates for traditional and limited-payment life:
Schedule
of Weighted-average Interest Rates
December 31,
2025
2024
Interest accretion rate
4.90 %
4.90 %
Current discount rate
6.00 %
5.40 %
The
following table summarizes the weighted-average duration of the liability for traditional and limited-payment life:
Schedule
of Weighted Average Duration of the Liability
December 31,
2025
2024
Duration of the liability in years (at original discount rate)
15
15
Duration of the liability in years (at current discount rate)
13
14
Adverse
Development
In
2025 and 2024, there were immaterial impacts to net earnings for traditional and limited-payment life, where net premiums exceeded gross
premiums for certain issue-year cohorts.
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AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
12)
Future
Policy Benefits and Unpaid Claims (Continued)
Deferred
Profit Liability
The
following table summarizes the balances of and changes in Deferred Profit Liability for traditional and limited- payment life:
Schedule
of Balances of and Changes in Deferred Profit Liability for Traditional and Limited- Payment Life
December 31,
2025
2024
Balance, beginning of year
$ 192,278,993
$ 177,843,975
Effect of actual variances from expected experience (1)
( 4,188,728 )
( 3,219,369 )
Adjusted balance, beginning of period
188,090,265
174,624,606
Profits deferred
67,048,417
65,502,313
Interest accrual
9,823,588
9,157,208
Amortization
( 59,159,496 )
( 57,005,134 )
Other adjustments
–
–
Balance, end of period
205,802,774
192,278,993
Less: Receivable from reinsurers
985,258
1,017,678
Deferred profit liability, net of reinsurance
$ 204,817,516
$ 191,261,315
(1)
For the years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024, the net effect
of actual variances from expected experience was primarily due to lapses. Actual mortality and surrenders were close to expected.
Unpaid
Claims
The
following table provides a roll forward of the Company’s liability for reported but unpaid claims and incurred but not reported
claims, net of the related receivable from reinsurers.
Schedule
of Liability for Reported but Unpaid Claims and Incurred but not Reported
Claims
Life
Annuities
Accident
and Health
Total
Balance at 12/31/2023
$ 8,129,161
$ 379,278
$ 18,000
$ 8,526,439
Incurred
58,116,837 (1)
12,416,335 (2)
2,767 (3)
70,535,939
Settled
( 59,882,755 )
( 12,540,133 )
( 3,767 )
( 72,426,655 )
Balance at 12/31/2024
6,363,243
255,480
17,000
6,635,723
Incurred
60,422,703 (1)
12,874,267 (2)
83,309 (3)
73,380,279
Settled
( 59,844,155 )
( 12,826,904 )
( 83,309 )
( 72,754,368 )
Balance at 12/31/2025
$ 6,941,791
$ 302,843
$ 17,000
$ 7,261,634
(1)
Included in policyholder benefits and claims on the consolidated
statements of earnings
(2)
Released from policyholder account balances
(3)
Included in policyholder benefits and claims on the consolidated
statements of earnings
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SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
13)
Policyholder
Account Balances
The
Company reports policyholder account balances pursuant to the accounting policy discussed in Note 1. The Company establishes liabilities
for policyholder account balances, which are generally equal to the account value, and which include interest credited.
The
following table provides a reconciliation of policyholder account balances and the related receivable from reinsurers to the consolidated
balance sheets.
Schedule
of Reconciliation of Policyholder Account Balances and the Related Receivable from Reinsurers to the Consolidated
Balance Sheets
December 31,
2025
2024
Policyholder account balances - fixed annuities
$ 104,233,454
$ 105,088,621
Deferred profit liability - fixed annuities
546,802
627,465
Policyholder account balances - universal life
35,825,494
37,091,230
Gross policyholder account balances
$ 140,605,750
$ 142,807,316
Receivable from reinsurers
Policyholder account balances - fixed annuities
3,275,247
3,415,644
Total receivable from reinsurers
3,275,247
3,415,644
Net policyholder account balances
$ 137,330,503
$ 139,391,672
The
following table summarizes the balances and changes in policyholder account balances for the lines of business indicated:
Schedule
of Balances and Changes in Policyholder Account Balances
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Universal
Life
Fixed
Annuities
Universal
Life
Fixed
Annuities
Balance, beginning of year
$ 37,091,230
$ 105,088,621
$ 37,992,650
$ 105,442,891
Deposits
1,416,081
10,564,011
1,563,684
11,739,265
Interest credited
1,739,242
2,823,373
1,076,848
2,302,766
Policy charges (1)
( 2,314,244 )
( 12,544 )
( 2,296,283 )
( 10,710 )
Surrenders, withdrawals and benefit payments
( 2,106,815 )
( 14,230,007 )
( 1,245,669 )
( 14,385,591 )
Balance, end of period
35,825,494
104,233,454
37,091,230
105,088,621
Less: Receivable from reinsurers
–
3,275,247
–
3,415,644
Policyholder account balances, net of reinsurance
$ 35,825,494
$ 100,958,207
$ 37,091,230
$ 101,672,977
Weighted-average crediting rate
4.16 %
3.04 %
4.16 %
3.02 %
Net amount at risk (2)
132,136,625
N/A
138,917,721
N/A
Cash surrender value
35,825,494
103,752,177
37,091,230
104,734,535
(1)
Contracts included in the policyholder account balances are
generally charged a premium and/or monthly assessments on the basis of the account balance. Included in premiums and other considerations
on the consolidated statements of earnings.
(2)
For those guarantees of benefits that are payable in the event
of death, the net amount at risk is generally defined as the current guaranteed minimum death benefit in excess of the current account
balance at the balance sheet date.
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AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
13)
Policyholder
Account Balances (Continued)
The
following table summarizes the balances of and changes in Deferred Profit Liability for fixed annuities:
Schedule
of Balances of and Changes in Deferred Profit Liability for Fixed Annuities
December 31,
2025
2024
Balance, beginning of year
$ 627,465
$ 738,351
Effect of actual variances from expected experience
–
–
Adjusted balance, beginning of period
627,465
738,351
Profits deferred
–
–
Interest accrual
–
–
Amortization
( 80,663 )
( 110,886 )
Other adjustments
–
–
Balance, end of period
546,802
627,465
Less: Receivable from reinsurers
–
–
Deferred profit liability, net of reinsurance
$ 546,802
$ 627,465
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SECURITY
NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
13)
Policyholder
Account Balances (Continued)
The
balance of account values by range of guaranteed minimum crediting rates and the related range of difference, in basis points, between
rates being credited to policyholders and the respective guaranteed minimums for the lines of business indicated are as follows:
Schedule of Account
Values by Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rates and the Related Range of Difference
December 31, 2025
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate
At
guaranteed
minimum
1-50 bps
above
guaranteed
minimum
51-150 bps
above
guaranteed
minimum
Greater
than 150
bps above
guaranteed
minimum
Total
Universal Life
Less than 1.00%
–
–
–
–
$ –
1.00% - 1.99%
–
–
–
–
–
2.00% - 2.99%
–
–
–
–
–
3.00% - 4.00%
25,201,294
–
1,539,544
–
26,740,838
Greater than 4.00%
4,413,796
4,670,860
–
–
9,084,656
Total
$ 29,615,090
$ 4,670,860
$ 1,539,544
$ –
$ 35,825,494
Fixed Annuities
Less than 1.00%
$ –
$ –
$ –
$ –
$ –
1.00% - 1.99%
11,015,277
10,211,390
–
–
21,226,667
2.00% - 2.99%
4,658,151
–
331,769
4,892,688
9,882,608
3.00% - 4.00%
34,527,466
10,424,384
39,271
431,296
45,422,417
Greater than 4.00%
27,356,830
–
344,932
–
27,701,762
Total
$ 77,557,724
$ 20,635,774
$ 715,972
$ 5,323,984
$ 104,233,454
December 31, 2024
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Crediting Rate
At
guaranteed
minimum
1-50 bps
above
guaranteed
minimum
51-150 bps
above
guaranteed
minimum
Greater
than 150
bps above
guaranteed
minimum
Total
Universal Life
Less than 1.00%
–
–
–
–
$ –
1.00% - 1.99%
–
–
–
–
–
2.00% - 2.99%
–
–
–
–
–
3.00% - 4.00%
26,046,613
–
1,534,331
–
27,580,944
Greater than 4.00%
4,734,233
4,776,053
–
–
9,510,286
Total
$ 30,780,846
$ 4,776,053
$ 1,534,331
$ –
$ 37,091,230
Fixed Annuities
Less than 1.00%
$ –
$ –
$ –
$ –
$ –
1.00% - 1.99%
12,054,288
11,769,363
–
–
23,823,651
2.00% - 2.99%
4,971,936
–
333,150
5,103,114
10,408,200
3.00% - 4.00%
30,725,910
10,535,194
35,597
437,677
41,734,378
Greater than 4.00%
28,768,112
–
354,280
–
29,122,392
Total
$ 76,520,246
$ 22,304,557
$ 723,027
$ 5,540,791
$ 105,088,621
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
14)
Reinsurance
The
Company followed the procedure of reinsuring risks of more than a specified limit, which ranged from $ 25,000 to $ 100,000 on newly issued
policies. Currently, the Company does not reinsure risks on newly issued policies. The Company has also assumed various reinsurance agreements
through acquisition of various life companies and has assets held in trust related to certain agreements. The Company is ultimately liable
for these reinsured amounts in the event such reinsurers are unable to pay their portion of the claims. The Company evaluates the financial
condition of reinsurers and monitors the concentration of credit risk. The Company had a significant concentration of credit risk with
a single reinsurer of 94.6 % and 94.4 % of ceded life insurance in force as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. This represented
approximately 7.6 % and 7.8 % of the Company’s total life insurance in force as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The
Company’s life insurance in force and premiums for reinsurance are summarized as follows:
Schedule of Life Insurance in Force and Premiums for Reinsurance
Percentage
Ceded to
Assumed
of Amount
Direct
Other
from Other
Net
Assumed
Amount
Companies
Companies
Amount
to Net
2025
Life Insurance in force ($000)
$ 3,902,015
$ 316,251
$ 31,240
$ 3,617,004
0.9 %
Premiums:
Life Insurance
$ 121,324,575
$ 1,959,362
$ 220,502
$ 119,585,715
0.2 %
Accident and Health Insurance
171,380
–
8
171,388
0.0 %
Total premiums
$ 121,495,955
$ 1,959,362
$ 220,510
$ 119,757,103
0.2 %
2024
Life Insurance in force ($000)
$ 3,914,583
$ 325,189
$ 33,088
$ 3,622,482
0.9 %
Premiums:
Life Insurance
$ 121,392,765
$ 2,142,678
$ 217,701
$ 119,467,788
0.2 %
Accident and Health Insurance
187,949
–
8
187,957
0.0 %
Total premiums
$ 121,580,714
$ 2,142,678
$ 217,709
$ 119,655,745
0.2 %
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
15)
Bank
and Other Loans Payable
Bank
and other loans payable are summarized as follows:
Summary of Bank Loans Payable
December 31,
2025
2024
Total bank and other loans
$ 48,169,363
$ 49,174,545
3.85 % fixed note payable in monthly installments of $ 243,781 including principal and interest, collateralized by real property with a book value of approximately $ 57,645,000 , due June 2032.
$ 48,169,363
$ 49,174,545
3.30 % fixed note payable in monthly installments of $ 179,562 including principal and interest, collateralized by real property with a book value of approximately $ 41,152,000 , due April 2031.
36,751,084
37,632,943
4.7865 % fixed interest only note payable in monthly installments, collateralized by real property with a book value of approximately $ 15,886,000 , due June 2028.
9,200,000
9,200,000
1 month SOFR rate plus 2.0 % loan purchase agreement with a warehouse line availability of $ 25,000,000 , matures August 2026.
817,536
2,668,519
1 month SOFR rate plus 2.1 % loan purchase agreement with a warehouse line availability of $ 15,000,000 , matures July 2026.
696,692
7,918,930
1 month SOFR rate plus 1.95 % loan purchase agreement with a warehouse line availability of $ 35,000,000 , matures August 2026.
2,659,221
–
Finance lease liabilities
94,023
145,167
Total bank and other loans
98,387,919
106,740,104
Less current installments
( 6,195,297 )
( 12,559,420 )
Bank and other loans, excluding current installments
$ 92,192,622
$ 94,180,684
The
following tabulation shows the combined maturities of bank and other loans payable:
Schedule
of Combined Maturities of Bank and Other Loans Payable
2026
$ 6,195,297
2027
2,035,081
2028
11,305,278
2029
2,187,468
2030
2,263,879
Thereafter
74,400,916
Total
$ 98,387,919
Interest
expense in 2025 and 2024 was $ 4,518,965 and $ 4,254,100 , respectively.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
15)
Bank
and Other Loans Payable (Continued)
Sources
of Liquidity
Federal
Home Loan Bank Membership
The
Federal Home Loan Banks (“the FHLBs”) are a group of cooperatives that lending institutions use to finance housing and economic
development in local communities. The Company is a member of the FHLB based in Des Moines, Iowa and based in Dallas, Texas. As a member
of the FHLB, the Company is required to maintain a minimum investment in capital stock of the FHLB and may pledge collateral to the bank
for advances of funds to be used in its operations.
Federal
Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
As
of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the amount available for borrowings from the FHLB of Des Moines was approximately $ 48,350,685 and $ 41,235,894 ,
respectively. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, United States Treasury fixed maturity securities with an estimated fair value of $ 55,751,822
and $ 54,487,812 , respectively, have been pledged at the FHLB of Des Moines as collateral for current and potential borrowing. As of December
31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had no outstanding FHLB borrowings. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company’s total investment
in FHLB stock was $ 500,100 and $ 479,100 , respectively. As of December 31, 2025, the Company was contingently liable under standby letters
of credit aggregating $ 3,884,998 . These letters of credit are to be used to cover any contingency related to additional risk assessments
pertaining to the Company’s captive insurance program for $ 443,758 and for bonding of residential land development for $ 3,441,240 .
Federal
Home Loan Bank of Dallas
As
of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the amount available for borrowings from the FHLB of Dallas was approximately $ 6,087,398 and $ 8,342,442 ,
respectively. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, Mortgage-Backed fixed maturity securities with an estimated fair value of $ 6,784,513
and $ 9,312,642 , respectively have been pledged at the FHLB of Dallas as collateral for current and potential borrowings, respectively.
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had no outstanding FHLB borrowings. As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s total
investment in FHLB stock was $ 146,400 compared with $ 1,925,800 as of December 31, 2024.
Revolving
Lines of Credit
The
Company has a $ 5,000,000 revolving line-of-credit with a bank with interest payable at a variable rate based on the adjusted daily SOFR
plus a margin of 2.25 %, secured by the capital stock of Security National Life and maturing June 1, 2026 , renewable annually. As of December
31, 2025, the Company was contingently liable under standby letter of credit aggregating $ 1,250,000 , which is used as collateral for
SecurityNational Mortgage’s state licensing requirements. The standby letter of credit will draw on the line of credit if necessary.
The Company does not expect any material losses to result from the issuance of the standby letter of credit. As of December 31, 2025
there were no amounts outstanding under the revolving line-of-credit.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
15)
Bank
and Other Loans Payable (Continued)
Debt
Covenants for Mortgage Warehouse Lines of Credit
The
Company, through its subsidiary SecurityNational Mortgage, has three lines of credit for the purpose of funding mortgage loans-one through
U.S. Bank, a second through Western Alliance Bank and a third through JPMorgan Chase Bank.
The
U.S. Bank warehouse line of credit agreement allows SecurityNational Mortgage to borrow up to $ 15,000,000 . The relevant agreement contemplates
interest at 2.10% plus the greater of (i) 0% , and (ii) the one-month forward-looking term rate based on SOFR on drawn amounts and matures
on July 17, 2026 . The Company is required to comply with covenants for adjusted tangible net worth, unrestricted cash balance, and a
minimum net income of $ 1 for the quarter.
The
Western Alliance Bank warehouse line of credit agreement allows SecurityNational Mortgage to borrow up to $ 25,000,000 . The relevant agreement
contemplates interest at the 1-Month SOFR rate plus 2.0% on drawn amounts and matures on August 15, 2026 . The Company is required to
comply with covenants for adjusted tangible net worth, unrestricted cash balance, and a minimum pre-tax income of $ 1 for the year.
The
JPMorgan Chase Bank warehouse line of credit agreement allows SecurityNational Mortgage to borrow up to $ 35,000,000 . The relevant agreement
contemplates interest at the 1-Month SOFR rate plus 1.95% on drawn amounts and matures on August 15, 2026 . The Company is required to
comply with covenants for adjusted tangible net worth, unrestricted cash balance, and a minimum pre-tax income of $ 1 for the year.
The
agreements for US Bank and JP Morgan Chase Bank warehouse lines of credit include a cross-default provision where certain events of
default under other of SecurityNational Mortgage’s obligations constitute events of default under the warehouse lines of
credit. As of December 31, 2025, SecurityNational Mortgage was not in compliance with the net income covenant of the US Bank,
Western Alliance Bank and JP Morgan Chase Bank warehouse lines of credit. SecurityNational Mortgage has since received waivers from
each of these lenders with respect to this covenant. In the unlikely event the Company is required to repay the outstanding advances
of approximately $ 4,173,449
on the warehouse lines of credit, the Company has sufficient cash to do so. The Company has also performed an analysis of its
funding capacities of both internal and external sources and has determined that there are sufficient funds to continue its current
business model. The Company continues to negotiate other warehouse lines of credit with other lenders.
Debt
Covenants for Revolving Lines of Credit and Bank Loans
The
Company’s revolving line of credit agreements contain debt covenants requiring the Company to maintain minimum operating cash flow
ratios and minimum net worth requirements for each of its business segments. The Company is also subject to debt covenants under one
of its real estate loans which require maintenance of a minimum consolidated operating cash flow ratio, minimum liquidity amounts, and
minimum consolidated net worth value. In addition to these financial debt covenants, the Company is required to provide segment specific
financial statements and building specific financial statements under the agreements for each of its bank loans. As of December 31, 2025,
the Company was in compliance with all these debt covenants.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
16)
Leases
A
lease is defined as a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to control the use of identified property, plant, or equipment
(an identified asset) for a period in exchange for consideration. The Company determines if a contract is a lease at the inception of
the contract. At the commencement date of a lease, the Company measures the lease liability at the present value of the lease payments
over the lease term, discounted using the discount rate for the lease. The Company uses the rate implicit in the lease, if available,
otherwise the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate. Also, at the commencement date of a lease, the Company measures the cost of
the related right-of-use asset which consists of the amount of the initial measurement of the lease liability, any lease payments made
to the lessor at or before the commencement date, minus any lease incentives received and any initial direct costs incurred by the Company.
Information
about the Nature of Leases and Subleases
The
Company leases office space and equipment from third parties under various non-cancelable agreements. The Company has operating leases
for office space for its segments in areas where it conducts business. The Company subleases some of this office space. The Company also
has finance leases for certain equipment, such as copy machines and postage machines. The Company does not have any lease agreements
with variable lease payments. The Company has not included any options to extend or terminate leases in the recognition of the right-of-use
assets or lease liabilities because of the uncertainty that they will be exercised. No residual value guarantees have been provided to
the Company. The Company does not have any restrictions or covenants imposed by leases.
Leases
that have not Commenced
The
Company does not have any leases that have not commenced that create significant rights or obligations for the Company.
Related
Party Lease Transactions
The
Company does not have any related party lease transactions that require disclosure as of December 31, 2025.
Short-term
Leases
The
Company made an accounting policy election not to apply the recognition requirements of ASC 842 to short-term leases, which are leases
that, at the commencement date, have a lease term of 12 months or less and do not include an option to purchase the underlying assets
that the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise.
Significant
Judgments and Assumptions
The
Company does not use any significant judgments or assumptions regarding the determination of whether a contract contains a lease; the
allocation of the consideration in a contract between lease and non-lease components; or the determination of the discount rates for
the leases. The following table presents the Company’s total lease cost recognized in earnings, amounts capitalized as right-of-use
assets and cash flows from lease transactions.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
16)
Leases
(Continued)
Schedule of Lease Cost Recognized in Earnings
Years Ended December 31
2025
2024
Lease Cost
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets (1)
$ 86,515
$ 48,687
Interest on lease liabilities (2)
10,361
6,553
Operating lease cost (3)
2,655,969
3,102,662
Short-term lease cost (3)(4)
1,232,176
1,419,524
Sublease income (3)
( 958,038 )
( 562,675 )
Total lease cost
$ 3,026,983
$ 4,014,751
Other Information
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases
$ 2,879,018
$ 3,622,607
Operating cash flows from finance leases
10,361
6,553
Financing cash flows from finance leases
84,643
46,425
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities:
Operating leases
$ 2,582,742
$ 1,770,873
Finance leases
33,500
176,040
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)
Finance leases
1.83
1.80
Operating leases
2.81
2.66
Weighted-average discount rate
Finance leases
7.70 %
7.89 %
Operating leases
6.33 %
5.37 %
(1)
Included in Depreciation on property and equipment on the consolidated
statements of earnings
(2)
Included in Interest expense on the consolidated statements
of earnings
(3)
Included in Rent and rent related expenses on the consolidated
statements of earnings
(4)
Includes leases with a term of 12 months or less
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
16)
Leases
(Continued)
The
following table presents the maturity analysis of the Company’s lease liabilities.
Schedule
of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Finance Leases and Operating Leases
Finance Leases
Operating Leases
Lease payments due in:
2026
$ 72,074
$ 2,256,398
2027
11,157
957,728
2028
9,504
624,120
2029
7,217
477,929
2030
1,034
252,836
Thereafter
–
–
Total undiscounted lease payments
100,986
4,569,011
Less: Discount on cash flows
( 6,963 )
( 431,953 )
Present value of lease liabilities
$ 94,023
$ 4,137,058
The
following table presents the Company’s right-of-use assets and lease liabilities.
Schedule of Right-of-Use Assets and Lease
Liabilities
Year Ended December 31,
Balance Sheet Location
2025
2024
Operating Leases
Right-of-use assets
Other assets
$ 3,911,710
$ 4,837,045
Lease liabilities
Other liabilities and accrued expenses
$ 4,137,058
$ 5,285,440
Finance Leases
Right-of-use assets
$ 232,133
$ 207,127
Accumulated amortization
( 142,992 )
( 64,971 )
Right-of-use assets, net
Property and equipment, net
$ 89,141
$ 142,156
Lease liabilities
Bank and other loans payable
$ 94,023
$ 145,167
The
Company is also a lessor and has operating lease agreements with various tenants that lease its commercial properties. See Note 2 for
information about the Company’s real estate held for investment.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
17)
Income
Taxes
Refer
to Note 1 regarding the adoption of ASU 2018-12 and ASU 2023-09.
On
July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was enacted in the U.S. The OBBBA includes provisions that allow for
the immediate expensing of domestic research and development expenses, immediate expensing of certain capital expenditures, and other
changes to the U.S. taxation of profits derived from foreign operations. OBBBA did not have a material impact on the Company’s
estimated effective tax rate for 2025.
The
Company’s income tax liability is summarized as follows:
Summary of Income Tax Liability
December 31,
2025
2024
Current
$ 516,851
$ ( 725,175 )
Deferred
25,403,711
25,265,687
Total
$ 25,920,562
$ 24,540,512
The
significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are approximately as follows:
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
December 31,
2025
2024
Assets
Future policy benefits
$ 8,538,993
$ 4,663,986
Loan loss reserve and allowances
1,431,236
1,395,203
Unearned premium
383,207
422,453
Net operating loss
687,524
1,245,888
Deferred compensation
2,388,705
2,033,686
Total deferred tax assets
13,429,665
9,761,216
Liabilities
Deferred policy acquisition costs
21,138,853
20,061,762
Basis difference in property, equipment and real estate
8,700,097
8,973,198
Value of business acquired
1,492,929
1,596,529
Deferred gains
1,042,235
1,365,803
Trusts
1,064,387
1,064,387
Intangibles
848,497
717,336
Other
917,003
534,311
Tax on unrealized appreciaton
3,629,375
713,577
Total deferred tax liabilities
38,833,376
35,026,903
Net deferred tax liability
$ 25,403,711
$ 25,265,687
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
17)
Income
Taxes (Continued)
The
Company’s income tax expense is summarized as follows:
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
December 31,
2025
2024
Current
Federal
$ 7,683,833
$ 7,182,377
State
119,260
73,654
Total Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
7,803,093
7,256,031
Deferred
Federal
1,391,114
876,424
State
63,067
122,273
Total Deferred Income Tax
Expense (Benefit)
1,454,181
998,697
Total
$ 9,257,274
$ 8,254,728
The
following table provides a rate reconciliation between income tax expense (benefit) and the statutory expectations.
Schedule
of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation between Income Tax Expense (Benefit) and Statutory Expectations
December 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
Amount
Percent
Amount
Percent
U.S. Federal statutory tax rate
$ 8,696,017
21.0 %
$ 7,848,518
21.0 %
State and local tax expense, net of federal income tax effect (1)
144,038
0.4 %
154,782
0.4 %
Nontaxable or nondeductible items
392,641
0.9 %
224,851
0.6 %
Other, net
24,578
0.1 %
26,577
0.1 %
Effective tax rate
$ 9,257,274
22.4 %
$ 8,254,728
22.1 %
(1)
State taxes in Texas and Utah made up the majority (greater
than 50%) of the tax effect in this category.
The
Company’s overall effective tax rate for 2025 and 2024 was 22.4 % and 22.1 % respectively. The Company’s effective tax rates
differ from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21 % partially due to its provision for state income taxes. The increase in the effective
tax rate when compared to the prior year was partially due to an increase in non-deductible items.
As
of December 31, 2025, the Company had no significant unrecognized tax benefits. As of December 31, 2025, the Company does not expect
any material changes to the estimated amount of unrecognized tax benefits in the next twelve months. Federal and state income tax returns
for 2022 through 2025 are subject to examination by taxing authorities.
Net
Operating Losses and Tax Credit Carryforwards:
Summary of Operating Loss Carryforwards
Year of Expiration
2026
$ –
2027
–
2028
–
2029
–
2030
–
Thereafter up through 2037
568,300
Indefinite carryforwards
–
$ 568,300
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AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
18)
Equity
Capital
Stock
The
Company has one class of preferred stock of $ 1.00 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, of which none are issued. The preferred stock
is non-voting.
The
Company has two classes of common stock with shares outstanding, Class A common shares and Class C common shares. Class C shares have
10 votes per share on all matters except for the election of one third of the directors who are elected solely by the Class A shares.
Class C shares are convertible into Class A shares at any time on a one-to-one ratio.
Stockholders
of both Class A and Class C Common Stock have received 5% stock dividends in the years 1990 through 2019, a 7.5% stock dividend in the
year 2020, and a 5% stock dividend in the years 2021 through 2025, as authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors.
The
Company has Class B common stock of $ 1.00 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, of which none are issued. Class B shares are non-voting
stock except to any proposed amendment to the Articles of Incorporation which would affect Class B common stock.
The
following table summarizes the activity in shares of capital stock.
Summary of Activities in Shares of Capital Stock
Class A
Class C
Outstanding shares at December 31, 2023 (1)
22,119,436
3,291,273
Exercise of stock options
200,072
201,667
Vesting of restricted stock units
1,785
–
Conversion of Class C to Class A
266
( 266 )
Outstanding shares at December 31, 2024 (1)
22,321,559
3,492,674
Outstanding shares, beginning
22,321,559
3,492,674
Exercise of stock options
96,566
95,337
Vesting of restricted stock units
9,726
–
Conversion of Class C to Class A
774
( 774 )
Outstanding shares at December 31, 2025
22,428,625
3,587,237
Outstanding shares, ending
22,428,625
3,587,237
(1)
Adjusted retroactively for the effect of annual stock dividends
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
18)
Equity
(Continued)
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Refer
to Note 1 regarding the adoption of ASU 2018-12.
The
following summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
Schedule
of Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
December 31
2025
2024
Unrealized gains on fixed maturity securities available for sale
$ 10,258,631
$ 145,520
Amounts reclassified into net earnings
( 257,606 )
( 156,562 )
Net unrealized gains (losses) before taxes
10,001,025
( 11,042 )
Tax expense
( 2,101,090 )
( 377 )
Net
7,899,935
( 11,419 )
Unrealized gains on restricted assets (1)
6,386
841
Tax expense
( 1,591 )
( 210 )
Net
4,795
631
Unrealized gains (losses) on cemetery perpetual care trust investments (1)
4,811
( 1,403 )
Unrealized gains (losses)
4,811
( 1,403 )
Tax benefit (expense)
( 1,199 )
350
Net
3,612
( 1,053 )
Interest rate remeasurement of future policy benefits
( 16,285,885 )
44,966,236
Tax benefit (expense)
3,420,037
( 9,442,910 )
Net
( 12,865,848 )
35,523,326
Other comprehensive income (loss) changes
$ ( 4,957,506 )
$ 35,511,485
(1)
Fixed maturity securities available for sale
The
following is the accumulated balances of other comprehensive income (loss) as of December 31, 2025:
Schedule
of Accumulated Balances of Other Comprehensive Income
Beginning
Balance
December
31, 2024
Change for
the period
Ending
Balance
December
31, 2025
Unrealized gains (losses) on fixed maturity securities available for sale
$ ( 7,147,384 )
$ 7,899,935
$ 752,551
Unrealized gains (losses) on restricted assets (1)
( 4,126 )
4,795
669
Unrealized gains (losses) on cemetery perpetual care trust investments (1)
( 5,225 )
3,612
( 1,613 )
Interest rate remeasurement of future policy benefits
40,876,364
( 12,865,848 )
28,010,516
Other comprehensive income
$ 33,719,629
$ ( 4,957,506 )
$ 28,762,123
(1)
Fixed maturity securities available for sale
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
18)
Equity
(Continued)
The
following is the accumulated balances of other comprehensive income (loss) as of December 31, 2024:
Beginning
Balance
January 1,
2024
Change for
the period
Ending
Balance
December 31,
2024
Unrealized gains (losses) on fixed maturity securities available for sale
$ ( 7,135,965 )
$ ( 11,419 )
$ ( 7,147,384 )
Unrealized gains (losses) on restricted assets (1)
( 4,757 )
631
( 4,126 )
Unrealized gains (losses) on cemetery perpetual care trust investments (1)
( 4,172 )
( 1,053 )
( 5,225 )
Interest rate remeasurement of future policy benefits
5,353,038
35,523,326
40,876,364
Other comprehensive income (loss)
$ ( 1,791,856 )
$ 35,511,485
$ 33,719,629
(1)
Fixed maturity securities available for sale
19)
Earnings
Per Share
Earnings
per share have been retroactively adjusted for the effect of annual stock dividends. In accordance with GAAP, the basic and diluted earnings
per share were calculated as follows:
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted
Years Ended December 31,
2025
2024
Numerator:
Net earnings
$ 32,152,330
$ 29,119,165
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share-weighted-average shares
24,727,498
24,492,597
Effect of dilutive securities
Employee stock options
756,696
693,877
Unvested restricted stock units
118
32
Dilutive potential common shares
756,814
693,908
Denominator for diluted earnings per share-adjusted weighted-average shares and
assumed conversions
25,484,312
25,186,505
Basic earnings per share
$ 1.30
$ 1.19
Diluted earnings per share
$ 1.26
$ 1.16
For
2025 and 2024, there were 435,485 and 363,700 of anti-dilutive employee stock option shares, respectively, that were not included in
the computation of diluted net earnings per common share as their effect would be anti-dilutive. Basic and diluted earnings per share
are the same for each class of common stock.
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SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
20)
Business
Segment Information
Description
of Products and Services by Segment
The
Company has identified three operating and reportable business segments: life insurance, cemetery and mortuary, and mortgage. The Company’s
life insurance segment revenue consists of life insurance premiums; fees earned on insurance assignment funding and net investment income
derived from investing policyholder and surplus funds. Its expenses include operating expenses to collect insurance premiums and insurance
policy receivables, and administer claims, and commissions payable related to the sale of insurance products sold by the Company’s
independent agency force. The Company’s cemetery and mortuary segment revenue consists of fees from the sale of at-need cemetery
and mortuary merchandise, services at its mortuaries and cemeteries, pre-need sales of cemetery spaces and the net investment income
from investing surplus cash. Its expenses include operating expenses to maintain mortuary and cemetery operations and commissions related
to the sale of insurance products sold by the Company’s agents. The Company’s mortgage segment revenue consists of residential
mortgage origination fee income and mortgage interest income. Its expenses include normal operating expenses related to the origination
and sale of residential mortgage loans, loan servicing, and warehouse interest and fee expenses.
Services
and Cost Sharing Policies
The
accounting policies of the Company’s operating and reportable segments are the same as those described in the Significant Accounting
Principles. Intersegment revenues are recorded at cost plus an agreed upon intercompany profit and are eliminated upon consolidation.
In addition to revenues, the reportable segments share in business services and costs including personnel expenses, rent, information
technology, software, interest expense, and other similar operating costs. These shared services and costs are allocated between the
segments using prevailing market rates and other agreed upon allocation methods.
Factors
Management Used to Identify the Company’s Operating and Reportable Segments
The
Company’s operating and reportable segments are business units that are managed separately due to the different products provided
and the need to report separately to the various regulatory jurisdictions.
Chief
Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”)
The
Company’s CODM is the Chief Executive Officer. The following table summarizes significant segment expenses. The significant expenses
are based on the information that the CODM is regularly provided to assess segment performance. The CODM reviews the regularly provided
information for each segment monthly and gives added emphasis on month-over-month and year-over-year comparative results. The CODM considers
these comparative results when making decisions about the allocation of the Company’s resources to each segment. The measure of
segment profit or loss for the Company’s three operating and reportable business segments is net earnings.
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SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
20)
Business
Segment Information (Continued)
Schedule of Revenues and Expenses by Reportable Segment
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Life
Cemetery/
Insurance
Mortuary
Mortgage
Total
Revenues:
From external sources:
Revenue from external customers
$ 119,757,103
$ 28,704,450
$ 108,209,319
$ 256,670,872
Net investment income
76,379,023
2,345,283
614,206
79,338,512
Gains on investments and other assets
3,229,181
1,347,054
60,142
4,636,377
Other revenues
1,903,939
920,325
1,117,513
3,941,777
Intersegment revenues
6,995,959
340,001
353,929
7,689,889
Total segment revenues
208,265,205
33,657,113
110,355,109
352,277,427
Elimination of intersegment revenues
( 7,689,889 )
Total consolidated revenues
344,587,538
Less:
Policyholder benefits and claims
100,817,674
–
–
Amortization of deferred policy and pre-need acquisition costs and value of business acquired
10,946,671
714,037
–
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Commissions
3,412,729
1,191,548
42,444,319
Personnel
34,946,951
10,808,207
41,396,645
Advertising
443,079
601,283
2,470,279
Rent and rent related
362,650
146,850
3,251,019
Depreciation on property and equipment
896,227
913,037
615,921
Cost related to funding mortgage loans
–
–
6,622,489
Data processing and IT related (1)
1,191,834
300,271
3,640,818
Premium taxes on insurance premiums and other considerations (1)
2,957,328
–
–
Other segment items (1)(2)
10,509,380
5,163,619
7,234,014
Intersegment expenses (3)
693,716
336,863
6,659,310
Interest expense
3,735,224
2,318
781,423
Costs of goods and services sold-mortuaries and cemeteries
–
4,660,090
–
Income tax expense (benefit)
7,912,489
2,235,035
( 890,250 )
Segment net earnings (loss)
29,439,253
6,583,955
( 3,870,878 )
32,152,330
Net earnings
$ 32,152,330
Segment assets
$ 1,409,753,605
$ 105,970,868
$ 72,460,214
$ 1,588,184,687
Elimination of intersegment assets
( 26,340,083 )
Total consolidated assets
$ 1,561,844,604
Expenditures for long-lived assets
$ 64,060,800
$ 1,244,003
$ 314,557
$ 65,619,360
(1)
Included in other expenses on the consolidated statements of
earnings. Data processing and IT related expenses includes various software subscriptions, maintenance, consulting, support and storage
fees.
(2)
For each reportable segment, other segment items includes:
Life
Insurance - bad debt, insurance expenses, professional service expenses, state insurance department fees, amortization of intangible
assets, and certain overhead expenses.
Cemetery/Mortuary
- bad debt, insurance expenses, professional service expenses, maintenance and utility expenses, property taxes, amortization of intangible
assets, and certain overhead expenses.
Mortgage
- bad debt, insurance expenses, professional service expenses, business license and registration fees, dues and subscriptions, amortization
expense of mortgage servicing rights, and certain overhead expenses.
(3)
For each reportable segment, intersegment expenses includes:
Life
Insurance - mortgage servicing fees and interest expense.
Cemetery/Mortuary
- rent expense, data processing and IT related expenses, and interest expense.
Mortgage
- rent expense and interest expense.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
20)
Business
Segment Information (Continued)
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Life
Cemetery/
Insurance
Mortuary
Mortgage
Total
Revenues:
From external sources:
Revenue from external customers
$ 119,655,745
$ 29,037,173
$ 107,558,640
$ 256,251,558
Net investment income
68,254,989
2,568,511
901,749
71,725,249
Gains (losses) on investments and other assets
2,054,994
873,166
( 986,262 )
1,941,898
Other revenues
1,563,812
543,354
2,496,797
4,603,963
Intersegment revenues
7,272,110
340,933
573,449
8,186,492
Total segment revenues
198,801,650
33,363,137
110,544,373
342,709,160
Elimination of intersegment revenues
( 8,186,492 )
Total consolidated revenues
334,522,668
Less:
Policyholder benefits and claims
100,613,091
–
–
Amortization of deferred policy and pre-need acquisition costs and value of business acquired
10,235,240
777,376
–
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Commissions
3,809,118
1,564,426
41,599,365
Personnel
30,396,560
10,215,565
44,472,677
Advertising
466,821
568,597
2,079,702
Rent and rent related
434,604
158,950
4,553,515
Depreciation on property and equipment
923,365
830,855
629,401
Cost related to funding mortgage loans
–
–
6,134,709
Data processing and IT related (1)
847,845
240,946
3,453,741
Premium taxes on insurance premiums and other considerations (1)
3,067,467
–
–
Other segment items (1)(2)
8,640,857
4,975,269
6,401,085
Intersegment expenses (3)
913,279
365,635
6,907,578
Interest expense
3,727,514
827
525,759
Costs of goods and services sold-mortuaries and cemeteries
–
4,803,528
–
Income tax expense (benefit)
7,291,246
2,227,353
( 1,263,871 )
Segment net earnings (loss)
27,434,643
6,633,810
( 4,949,288 )
29,119,165
Net earnings
$ 29,119,165
Segment assets
$ 1,344,932,334
$ 95,565,758
$ 90,459,481
$ 1,530,957,573
Elimination of intersegment assets
( 36,495,259 )
Total consolidated assets
$ 1,494,462,314
Expenditures for long-lived assets
$ 52,414,507
$ 2,185,269
$ 219,054
$ 54,818,830
(1)
Included in other expenses on the consolidated statements of
earnings. Data processing and IT related expenses includes various software subscriptions, maintenance, consulting, support and storage
fees.
(2)
For each reportable segment, other segment items includes:
Life
Insurance - bad debt, insurance expenses, professional service expenses, state insurance department fees, amortization of intangible
assets, and certain overhead expenses.
Cemetery/Mortuary
- bad debt, insurance expenses, professional service expenses, maintenance and utility expenses, property taxes, amortization of intangible
assets, and certain overhead expenses.
Mortgage - bad debt, insurance expenses, professional service expenses, business license and registration fees, dues
and subscriptions, amortization expense of mortgage servicing rights, and certain overhead expenses.
(3)
For each reportable segment, intersegment expenses includes:
Life
Insurance - mortgage servicing fees and interest expense.
Cemetery/Mortuary
- rent expense, data processing and IT related expenses, and interest expense.
Mortgage
- rent expense and interest expense.
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SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
21)
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
GAAP
defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal
or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. GAAP also specifies a fair
value hierarchy based upon the observability of inputs used in valuation techniques. Observable inputs (highest level) reflect market
data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs (lowest level) reflect internally developed market assumptions. Fair
value measurements are classified under the following hierarchy:
Level
1: Financial assets and financial liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities
in an active market that the Company can access.
Level
2: Financial assets and financial liabilities whose values are based on the following:
a)
Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;
b)
Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets; or
c) Valuation models whose inputs are observable, directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
Level
3: Financial assets and financial liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are
both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs may reflect the Company’s estimates of the
assumptions that market participants would use in valuing financial assets and financial liabilities.
The
Company utilizes a combination of third-party valuation service providers, brokers, and internal valuation models to determine fair value.
The
following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating the fair value presented in its disclosures related to significant
financial instruments:
The
items shown under Level 1 and Level 2 are valued as follows:
Fixed
Maturity Securities Available for Sale : The fair values of fixed maturity securities are based on quoted market prices, (when
available). For fixed maturity securities not actively traded, fair values are estimated using values obtained from independent pricing
services, or in the case of private placements (considered Level 3 financial assets), are estimated by discounting expected future cash
flows using a current market value applicable to the coupon rate, credit, and maturity of the investments.
Equity
Securities : The fair values for equity securities are based on quoted market prices.
Restricted
Assets : A portion of these assets include equity securities and fixed maturity securities available for sale that have quoted
market prices that are used to determine fair value. Also included are cash and cash equivalents and participations in mortgage loans.
The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets for these financial instruments approximate their fair
values due to their short-term nature.
Cemetery
Perpetual Care Trust Investments : A portion of these assets include equity securities and fixed maturity securities available
for sale that have quoted market prices that are used to determine fair value. Also included are cash and cash equivalents. The carrying
amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets for these financial instruments approximate their fair values due to
their short-term nature
Additionally,
there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
21)
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)
The
items shown under Level 3 are valued as follows:
Loans
Held for Sale : The Company elected the fair value option for loans held for sale. The fair value is based on quoted market prices
(when available). When a quoted market price is not readily available, the Company uses the market price from its last sale of similar
assets. Fair value is often difficult to determine and may contain significant unobservable inputs.
Loan
Commitments and Forward Sale Commitments : The Company’s mortgage segment enters into loan commitments with potential borrowers
and forward sale commitments to sell loans to third-party investors. The Company also uses a hedging strategy for these transactions.
A loan commitment binds the Company to lend funds to a qualified borrower at a specified interest rate and within a specified period,
generally up to 30 days after issuance of the loan commitment. Loan commitments are defined to be derivatives under GAAP and are recognized
at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets with changes in their fair values recorded in current earnings.
The
Company estimates the fair value of a loan commitment based on the change in estimated fair value of the underlying mortgage loan, quoted
MBS prices, estimates of the fair value of mortgage servicing rights, and an estimate of the probability that the mortgage loan will
fund within the terms of the commitment. The change in fair value of the underlying mortgage loan is measured from the date the loan
commitment is issued. Following issuance, the value of a mortgage loan commitment can be either positive or negative depending upon the
change in value of the underlying mortgage loans. Fallout rates and other factors from the Company’s recent historical data are
used to estimate the quantity and value of mortgage loans that will fund within the terms of the commitments.
Impaired
Mortgage Loans Held for Investment : The Company believes that the fair value of these nonperforming loans will approximate the
unpaid principal balance expected to be recovered based on the fair value of the underlying collateral. For residential and commercial
properties, the collateral value is estimated by obtaining an independent appraisal. The appraisal typically considers area comparable
properties and property condition as well as potential rental income that could be generated (particularly for commercial properties).
For residential construction loans, the collateral is typically incomplete, so fair value is estimated as the replacement cost using
data from a provider of building cost information to the real estate construction.
Impaired
Real Estate Held for Investment : Fair value is generally determined by obtaining an independent appraisal, which typically considers
area comparable properties and property conditions. The Company believes that in an orderly market, fair value approximates the replacement
cost of a home and will list for sale any foreclosed properties. In a disorderly market, the Company believes the highest and best use
of the properties is as income producing assets and will hold the properties as rental properties, matching the income from the investment
in rental properties with the funds required for estimated future policy benefits. Accordingly, in addition to an appraisal, the determination
of the fair value will generally be weighed more heavily toward the rental analysis.
It
should be noted that for replacement cost, when determining the fair value of real estate held for investment, the Company uses a provider
of building cost information to the real estate construction industry. For the investment analysis, the Company uses market data based
upon its real estate operation experience and projected the present value of net rental income over seven years. The Company also considers
comparable properties int the area and property conditions when determining fair value.
In
addition to this analysis performed by the Company, the Company depreciates Real Estate Held for Investment. This depreciation reduces
the book value of these properties and lessens the exposure to the Company from further deterioration in real estate values.
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SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
21)
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)
Mortgage
Servicing Rights : The Company initially recognizes MSRs at their estimated fair values derived from the net cash flows associated
with the servicing contracts, where the Company assumes the obligation to service the loan in the sale transaction.
The
following table summarizes Level 1, 2 and 3 financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by
their classification in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2025.
Schedule of Fair Value Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis
Total
Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Fixed maturity securities available for sale
$ 382,777,918
$ –
$ 382,203,275
$ 574,643
Equity securities
18,050,062
18,050,062
–
–
Loans held for sale
155,968,266
–
–
155,968,266
Restricted assets (1)
1,177,251
–
1,177,251
–
Restricted assets (2)
14,928,917
14,928,917
–
–
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments (1)
272,012
–
272,012
–
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments (2)
6,303,732
6,303,732
–
–
Derivatives - loan commitments (3)
1,700,742
–
–
1,700,742
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
$ 581,178,900
$ 39,282,711
$ 383,652,538
$ 158,243,651
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Derivatives - loan commitments (4)
$ ( 220,605 )
$ –
$ –
$ ( 220,605 )
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
$ ( 220,605 )
$ –
$ –
$ ( 220,605 )
(1)
Fixed maturity securities available for sale
(2)
Equity securities
(3)
Included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets
(4)
Included in other liabilities and accrued expenses on the consolidated
balance sheets
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
21)
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)
The
following table summarizes Level 1, 2 and 3 financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by
their classification in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024.
Total
Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Fixed maturity securities available for sale
$ 366,546,129
$ –
$ 365,396,203
$ 1,149,926
Equity securities
15,771,681
15,771,681
–
–
Loans held for sale
131,181,148
–
–
131,181,148
Restricted assets (1)
2,351,369
–
2,351,369
–
Restricted assets (2)
9,972,166
9,972,166
–
–
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments (1)
769,662
–
769,662
–
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments (2)
4,920,044
4,920,044
–
–
Derivatives - loan commitments (3)
5,348,089
–
–
5,348,089
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
$ 536,860,288
$ 30,663,891
$ 368,517,234
$ 137,679,163
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Derivatives - loan commitments (4)
$ ( 3,034,879 )
$ –
$ –
$ ( 3,034,879 )
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
$ ( 3,034,879 )
$ –
$ –
$ ( 3,034,879 )
(1)
Fixed maturity securities available for sale
(2)
Equity securities
(3)
Included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets
(4)
Included in other liabilities and accrued expenses on the consolidated
balance sheets
For
Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2025, the significant unobservable inputs
used in the fair value measurements were as follows:
Schedule of Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis
Significant
Range of Inputs
Fair Value at
Valuation
Unobservable
Minimum
Maximum
Weighted
12/31/2025
Technique
Input(s)
Value
Value
Average
Loans held for sale
$ 155,968,266
Market approach
Investor contract pricing as a percentage of unpaid principal balance
86.0 %
107.0 %
102.0 %
Derivatives - loan commitments (net)
1,480,137
Market approach
Pull-through rate
60.0 %
100.0 %
89.0 %
Initial-Value
N/A
N/A
N/A
Servicing
0 bps
251 bps
52 bps
Fixed maturity securities available for sale
574,643
Broker quotes
Pricing quotes
$ 100.00
$ 100.77
$ 100.10
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SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
21)
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)
For
Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2024, the significant unobservable inputs
used in the fair value measurements were as follows:
Significant
Range of Inputs
Fair Value at
Valuation
Unobservable
Minimum
Maximum
Weighted
12/31/2024
Technique
Input(s)
Value
Value
Average
Loans held for sale
$ 131,181,148
Market approach
Investor contract pricing as a percentage of unpaid principal balance
84.0 %
109.0 %
102.0 %
Derivatives - loan commitments (net)
2,313,210
Market approach
Pull-through rate
63.0 %
100.0 %
83.0 %
Initial-Value
N/A
N/A
N/A
Servicing
0 bps
242 bps
47 bps
Fixed maturity securities available for sale
1,149,926
Broker quotes
Pricing quotes
$ 100.00
$ 101.20
$ 100.16
The
following table is a summary of changes in the consolidated balance sheet line items measured using level 3 inputs:
Schedule of Changes in the Consolidated Balance Sheet Line Items Measured Using Level 3 Inputs
Net Derivatives
Loan
Commitments
Loans Held
for Sale
Fixed Maturity
Securities
Available for Sale
Balance - December 31, 2024
$ 2,313,210
$ 131,181,148
$ 1,149,926
Originations/purchases
–
2,296,054,902
–
Sales, maturities and paydowns
–
( 2,323,112,059 )
( 574,074 )
Foreclosed into real estate held for sale
–
( 828,063 )
-
Foreclosed into receivables
–
( 380,000 )
–
Total gains (losses):
Included in earnings
( 833,073 ) (1)
53,052,338 (1)
– (2)
Included in other comprehensive income
–
–
( 1,209 )
Balance - December 31, 2025
$ 1,480,137
$ 155,968,266
$ 574,643
(1)
As a component of mortgage fee income on the consolidated statements
of earnings
(2)
As a component of net investment income on the consolidated
statements of earnings
The
following table is a summary of changes in the consolidated balance sheet line items measured using level 3 inputs:
Net Derivatives
Loan
Commitments
Loans Held
for Sale
Fixed Maturity
Securities
Available for Sale
Balance - December 31, 2023
$ 1,583,262
$ 126,549,190
$ 1,238,656
Originations/purchases
–
2,295,830,408
–
Sales, maturities and paydowns
–
( 2,338,209,587 )
( 92,593 )
Foreclosed into real estate held for sale
–
( 858,977 )
–
Foreclosed into receivables
–
( 382,936 )
–
Total gains (losses):
Included in earnings
729,948 (1)
48,253,050 (1)
– (2)
Included in other comprehensive income
–
–
3,863
Balance - December 31, 2024
$ 2,313,210
$ 131,181,148
$ 1,149,926
(1)
As a component of mortgage fee income on the consolidated statements
of earnings
(2)
As a component of net investment income on the consolidated
statements of earnings
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
21)
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)
The
Company did not have any financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of December 31,
2025, or 2024, respectively.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments Carried at Other Than Fair Value
ASC
825, Financial Instruments, requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments whether or not recognized in the
balance sheet, for which it is practicable to estimate that value.
The
Company uses its best judgment in estimating the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments; however, there are inherent
limitations in any estimation technique. Therefore, for substantially all financial instruments, the fair value estimates presented herein
are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could have realized in a sales transaction as of December 31, 2025, and 2024.
The
carrying values and estimated fair values for such financial instruments, and their corresponding placement in the fair value hierarchy,
are summarized as follows as of December 31, 2025:
Schedule of Financial Instruments Carried at Other Than Fair Value
Carrying
Value
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Estimated
Fair Value
Assets
Mortgage loans held for investment
Residential
$ 88,348,354
$ –
$ –
$ 89,318,434
$ 89,318,434
Residential construction
156,744,272
–
–
156,744,272
156,744,272
Commercial
77,342,759
–
–
78,683,341
78,683,341
Mortgage loans held for investment, net
$ 322,435,385
$ –
$ –
$ 324,746,047
$ 324,746,047
Policy loans
14,467,357
–
–
14,467,357
14,467,357
Insurance assignments, net (1)
44,507,531
–
–
44,507,531
44,507,531
Restricted assets (2)
810,802
–
–
810,802
810,802
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments (2)
66,209
–
–
66,209
66,209
Mortgage servicing rights, net
2,528,459
–
–
4,035,635
4,035,635
Liabilities
Bank and other loans payable
$ ( 98,387,919 )
$ –
$ –
$ ( 87,490,315 )
$ ( 87,490,315 )
Policyholder account balances - universal life
( 35,825,494 )
–
–
( 35,986,392 )
( 35,986,392 )
Policyholder account balances - fixed annuities
( 104,780,256 )
–
–
( 103,880,576 )
( 103,880,576 )
(1)
Included in other investments and policy loans on the consolidated
balance sheets
(2)
Mortgage loans held for investment
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
21)
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)
The
carrying values and estimated fair values for such financial instruments, and their corresponding placement in the fair value hierarchy,
are summarized as follows as of December 31, 2024:
Carrying
Value
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Estimated
Fair Value
Assets
Mortgage loans held for investment
Residential
$ 89,780,350
$ –
$ –
$ 90,168,328
$ 90,168,328
Residential construction
150,211,240
–
–
150,211,240
150,211,240
Commercial
61,755,768
–
–
60,864,775
60,864,775
Mortgage loans held for investment, net
$ 301,747,358
$ –
$ –
$ 301,244,343
$ 301,244,343
Policy loans
14,019,248
–
–
14,019,248
14,019,248
Insurance assignments, net (1)
46,956,932
–
–
46,956,932
46,956,932
Restricted assets (2)
983,834
–
–
983,834
983,834
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments (2)
2,141,464
–
–
2,141,464
2,141,464
Mortgage servicing rights, net
2,939,878
–
–
4,552,316
4,552,316
Liabilities
Bank and other loans payable
$ ( 106,740,104 )
$ –
$ –
$ ( 90,455,678 )
$ ( 90,455,678 )
Policyholder account balances - universal life
( 37,091,230 )
–
–
( 37,626,593 )
( 37,626,593 )
Policyholder account balances - fixed annuities
( 105,716,086 )
–
–
( 104,611,544 )
( 104,611,544 )
(1)
Included in other investments and policy loans on the consolidated
balance sheets
(2)
Mortgage loans held for investment
The
methods, assumptions and significant valuation techniques and inputs used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments are summarized
as follows:
Mortgage
Loans Held for Investment : The estimated fair value of the Company’s mortgage loans held for investment is determined using
various methods. The Company’s mortgage loans are grouped into three categories: Residential, Residential Construction, and Commercial.
When estimating the expected future cash flows, it is assumed that all loans will be held to maturity, and any loans that are non-performing
are evaluated individually for impairment.
Residential
— The estimated fair value is determined by estimating expected future cash flows of payments and discounting them using current
interest rates for single family mortgages and considering pricing of similar loans that were sold recently.
Residential
Construction — These loans primarily have short term maturities. Accordingly, the estimated fair value is determined to be the
carrying value.
Commercial
— The estimated fair value is determined by estimating expected future cash flows of payments and discounting them using current
interest rates for commercial mortgages.
Policy
Loans : These loans are fully collateralized by the cash surrender value of the underlying insurance policy. Accordingly, the
carrying amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets approximate their fair values.
Insurance
Assignments, Net : These investments primarily have short term maturities. Accordingly, the carrying amounts reported in the accompanying
consolidated balance sheets approximate their fair values.
Bank
and Other Loans Payable : The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet for warehouse lines of
credit approximate their fair values due to their relatively short-term maturities and variable interest rates. The estimated fair value
for bank loans collateralized by real estate is determined by estimating future cash flows of payments and discounting them using current
market rates.
Policyholder
Account Balances : Policyholder account balances for interest-sensitive insurance products are computed under a retrospective
deposit method and represent policy account balances before applicable surrender charges. Policy benefits and claims that are charged
to expense include benefit claims incurred in the period more than related policy account balances. Interest credit rates for interest-sensitive
insurance products ranged from 1.5 % to 6.5 %. The fair values for these investment-type insurance policies are estimated based on the
present value of liability cash flows. The fair values for the Company’s insurance policies other than investment-type policies
are not required to be disclosed. However, the fair values of liabilities under all insurance policies are taken into consideration in
the Company’s overall management of interest rate risk, such that the Company’s exposure to changing interest rates is minimized
through the matching of investment maturities with amounts due under insurance policies.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
22)
Stock
Compensation Plans and Retirement Plans
Stock
Compensation Plans
The
Company has three active equity incentive plans (the “2013 Plan”, the “2014 Director Plan” and the “2022
Plan” or “the Plans”).
Stock
Options
Stock
based compensation expense for stock options issued of $ 1,281,569 and $ 794,654 has been recognized under these Plans for 2025 and 2024,
respectively, and is included in personnel expenses on the consolidated statements of earnings. As of December 31, 2025, the total unrecognized
compensation expense related to the stock options issued was $ 1,681,944 , which is expected to be recognized over the remaining vesting
period.
The
fair value of each stock option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model. The Company estimates
the expected life of the options using the simplified method. Future volatility is estimated based upon the weighted historical volatility
of the Company’s Class A Common Stock over a period equal to the expected life of the options. The risk-free interest rate for
the expected life of the options is based upon the Federal Reserve Board’s daily interest rates in effect at the time of the grant.
The
following table summarizes the assumptions used in estimating the fair value of each stock option granted along with the weighted-average
fair value of the stock options granted.
Schedule of Assumptions Used
Assumptions
Grant Date
Plan
Weighted-Average
Fair Value
of Each Option
Expected
Dividend
Yield (1)
Underlying
stock FMV
Weighted-Average
Volatility
Weighted-Average
Risk-Free
Interest Rate
Weighted-Average
Expected
Life (years)
December 5, 2025
All Plans
$ 1.93
5 %
$ 8.53
35.93 %
3.71 %
5.23
March 21, 2025
All Plans
$ 3.17
5 %
$ 12.82
38.26 %
3.98 %
5.31
January 9, 2025
All Plans
$ 3.04
5 %
$ 11.93
38.44 %
4.43 %
5.31
December 26, 2024
All Plans
$ 3.01
5 %
$ 11.87
38.41 %
4.38 %
5.31
December 6, 2024
All Plans
$ 3.17
5 %
$ 13.08
38.17 %
4.00 %
5.12
January 12, 2024
All Plans
$ 2.01
5 %
$ 8.35
37.51 %
3.81 %
5.31
January 8, 2024
All Plans
$ 2.16
5 %
$ 8.93
37.50 %
3.93 %
5.31
(1)
Stock dividend
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
22)
Stock
Compensation Plans and Retirement Plans (Continued)
The
activity of the Plans is summarized as follows:
Schedule of Activity of Stock Option Plans
Number of
Class A
Shares
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price (2)
Number of
Class C
Shares
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price (2)
Outstanding at December 31, 2023
833,570
$ 4.91
1,520,062
$ 5.57
Adjustment for the effect of stock dividends
38,724
76,005
Granted
59,200
330,000
Exercised
( 267,491 )
( 201,667 )
Cancelled
( 17,409 )
–
Outstanding at December 31, 2024
646,594
$ 5.63
1,724,400
$ 6.87
Adjustment for the effect of stock dividends
27,898
80,571
Granted
284,707
674,343
Exercised
( 162,467 )
( 113,023 )
Cancelled
( 35,894 )
–
Outstanding at December 31, 2025
760,838
$ 6.85
2,366,291
$ 7.54
Exercisable at end of year
494,756
$ 5.89
1,691,948
$ 7.13
Available options for future grant
1,903,835
4,207
Weighted average contractual term of options outstanding at December 31, 2025
6.71 years
6.99 years
Weighted average contractual term of options exercisable at December 31, 2025
5.09 years
5.89 years
Aggregated intrinsic value of options outstanding at December 31, 2025 (1)
$ 1,822,785
$ 4,717,929
Aggregated intrinsic value of options exercisable at December 31, 2025 (1)
$ 1,702,761
$ 4,404,475
(1)
The Company used a stock price of $ 9.01 as of December 31,
2025 to derive intrinsic value.
(2)
Adjusted for the effect of annual stock dividends.
The
total intrinsic value (which is the amount by which the fair value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of an option on
the exercise date) of stock options exercised during 2025, and 2024 was $ 1,503,525 and $ 3,104,163 , respectively.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
22)
Stock
Compensation Plans and Retirement Plans (Continued)
Restricted
Stock Units (“RSUs”)
Stock
based compensation expense for RSUs issued of $ 38,928 and $ 6,166 has been recognized under these plans for the 2025 and 2024, respectively,
and is included in personnel expenses on the consolidated statements of earnings. As of December 31, 2025, the total unrecognized compensation
expense related to the RSUs issued was $ 26,626 , which is expected to be recognized over the remaining vesting period.
The
activity of the RSUs is summarized as follows:
Schedule of Activity Restricted Stock Units
Number of
Class A Shares
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Non-vested at December 31, 2023
2,245
$ 7.72
Granted
12,353
Vested
( 1,785 )
Non-vested at December 31, 2024
12,813
$ 12.90
Granted
14,481
Vested
( 9,726 )
Non-vested at December 31, 2025
17,568
$ 9.33
Available RSUs for future grant
489,706
Retirement
Plans
The
Company has three 401(k) savings plans covering all eligible employees which include employer participation in accordance with the provisions
of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The plans allow participants to make pretax contributions up to a maximum of $ 23,500
and $ 23,000 for the years 2025 and 2024, respectively or the statutory limits. The Company matched 100% of up to 3% of an employee’s
total annual compensation and matched 50% of 4% to 5% of an employee’s annual compensation. The match was in Company stock. The
Company’s contribution for 2025 and 2024 was $ 811,622 and $ 768,288 , respectively under the plan.
The
Company has a Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan. Under the terms of the Plan, the Company will provide deferred compensation for
a select group of management or highly compensated employees, within the meaning of Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. The Board has appointed a Committee of the Company to be the Plan Administrator and
to determine the employees who are eligible to participate in the plan. The employees who participate may elect to defer a portion of
their compensation into the plan. The Company may contribute into the plan at the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors.
The Company’s contribution for 2025 and 2024 was $ 503,654 and nil , respectively under the plan.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
22)
Stock
Compensation Plans and Retirement Plans (Continued)
In
June 2024, the Board members approved a motion to extend the Chief Executive Officer’s employment agreement, dated December 4,
2012, for an additional six-year term ending December 31, 2030. In the event of disability, the Chief Executive Officer’s salary
would be continued for up to five years at 75% of its current level of compensation. In the event of a sale or merger of the Company
and the Chief Executive Officer is not retained in his current position, the Company would be obligated to continue paying the Chief
Executive Officer’s current compensation and benefits for seven years following the merger or sale. The agreement further provides
that the Chief Executive Officer is entitled to receive annual retirement benefits beginning (i) one month from the date of his retirement
(to commence no sooner than age 65), (ii) five years following complete disability, or (iii) upon termination of his employment without
cause. These retirement benefits are to be paid for a period of twenty years in annual installments in the amount equal to 75% of his
then current level of compensation. If the Chief Executive Officer dies prior to receiving all retirement benefits thereunder, the remaining
benefits are to be paid to his heirs. The Company adjusted the accrual by $ 1,479,348 and $ 340,557 during 2025 and 2024, respectively,
to cover the present value of anticipated retirement benefits under the employment agreement. The liability accrued was $ 8,695,154 and
$ 7,215,806 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The
Company also has an employment agreement with its former Vice President of Mortgage Operations and President of SecurityNational Mortgage,
who retired from the Company on December 31, 2015. Under the terms of the employment agreement, this individual is entitled to receive
retirement benefits from the Company for a period of ten years in an amount equal to 50% of his rate of compensation at the time of his
retirement , which was $ 267,685 for the year ended December 31, 2015. If this individual dies prior to receiving all his retirement benefits
under his employment agreement, the remaining benefits will be made to his heirs. The company has paid monthly installments that equal
an annual payment of $ 133,843 to this individual each year since 2016. The liability accrued was nil and $ 133,843 as of December 31,
2025 and 2024, respectively and is included in other liabilities and accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
23)
Statutory
Financial Information and Dividend Limitations
The
Company’s insurance subsidiaries are also required to prepare statutory-basis financial statements in conformity with accounting
practices prescribed or permitted by the insurance department of the applicable state of domicile. The prescribed statutory accounting
practices include the Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual of the NAIC, a variety of publications of the NAIC, as well as state
laws, regulations, and general administrative rules. Statutory accounting practices differ from GAAP primarily since they require expensing
policy acquisition and certain sales inducement costs as incurred, establishing life insurance reserves based on different actuarial
assumptions, applying different valuing methods for certain investments and accounting for deferred taxes on a different basis.
The
statutory net income and capital and surplus of the Company’s insurance subsidiaries, determined in accordance with statutory accounting
practices prescribed by insurance regulatory authorities are as follows:
Schedule of Statutory Accounting Practices
Statutory Net Income
Statutory Capital and Surplus
Years Ended December 31,
December 31,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Amounts by insurance subsidiary:
Security National Life Insurance Company
$ 18,573,017
$ 9,618,883
$ 104,233,477
$ 87,559,495
Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company
2,179,362
2,749,370
22,340,067
21,419,520
First Guaranty Insurance Company
1,446,771
1,336,977
10,394,211
9,140,283
Southern Security Life Insurance Company, Inc.
165
24
1,587,842
1,584,583
Trans-Western Life Insurance Company
4
41
512,615
512,612
Total
$ 22,199,319
$ 13,705,295
$ 139,068,212
$ 120,216,493
State
Insurance Departments impose minimum risk-based capital (“RBC”) requirements that were developed by the NAIC on insurance
enterprises. The formulas for determining the RBC specify various factors that are applied to financial balances or various levels of
activity based on the perceived degree of risk. Regulatory compliance is determined by a ratio (the Ratio) of the enterprise’s
regulatory total adjusted capital, as defined by the NAIC, to its authorized control level, as defined by the NAIC. Enterprises below
specific trigger points or ratios are classified within certain levels, each of which requires specified corrective action. The life
insurance subsidiaries each have a ratio that is greater than the first level of regulatory action as of December 31, 2025. The Company
does not have any guarantees to maintain the capital and surplus of any affiliates except for the Company’s agreement to provide
additional capital to Security National Life Insurance Company in the event risk-based capital drops below 350% of the authorized control
level.
Generally,
the net assets of the life insurance subsidiaries available for transfer to the Company are limited to the amounts of the life insurance
subsidiaries net assets, as determined in accordance with statutory accounting practices, that exceed minimum statutory capital requirements.
Additional requirements must be met depending on the state, and payments of such amounts as dividends are subject to approval by regulatory
authorities.
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SECURITY
NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
23)
Statutory
Financial Information and Dividend Limitations (Continued)
Under
the Utah Insurance Code, Security National Life Insurance Company is permitted to pay stockholder dividends, or otherwise make distributions,
to the Company subject to certain limitations. Security National Life Insurance Company must ensure that its surplus held for policyholders
is reasonable in relation to its outstanding liabilities and adequate to its financial needs after payment of any such dividend or distribution.
Furthermore, where any dividend or distribution, together with all other dividends and distributions made within the preceding 12 months,
exceeds the lesser of (i) 10% of its surplus held for policyholders as of the next preceding December 31; or (ii) its net gain from operations,
not including realized capital gains, for the 12-month period ending the next preceding December 31, such dividend or distribution constitutes
“extraordinary” under Utah law and Security National Life Insurance Company would be required to file notice of its intention
to declare such a dividend or make such a distribution with the Utah Commissioner and the Utah Commissioner must either approve the distribution
or dividend or not disapprove the dividend or distribution within 30 days’ of the notice filing. Based on Security National Life
Insurance Company’s surplus held for policyholders and net gain from operations as of December 31, 2025, the maximum aggregate
amount of dividends and distributions that it could pay or make in 2025 and which would not constitute an “extraordinary”
dividend or distribution under Utah law and would therefore not require notice and approval or lack of disproval from the Utah Commissioner,
would be approximately $ 8,500,000 .
Under
the Louisiana Insurance Code, First Guaranty Insurance Company and Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company are permitted to pay stockholder
dividends, or otherwise make distributions, to the Company subject to certain limitations. First Guaranty Insurance Company and Kilpatrick
Life Insurance Company must ensure that its surplus held for policyholders is reasonable in relation to its outstanding liabilities and
adequate to its financial needs after payment of any such dividend or distribution. Furthermore, where any dividend or distribution,
together with all other dividends and distributions made within the preceding 12 months, exceeds the lesser of (i) 10% of its surplus
held for policyholders as of the next preceding December 31; or (ii) its net gain from operations, not including realized capital gains,
for the 12-month period ending the next preceding December 31, such dividend or distribution constitutes “extraordinary”
under Louisiana law and First Guaranty Insurance Company and Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company would be required to file notice of its
intention to declare such a dividend or make such a distribution with the Louisiana Commissioner and the Louisiana Commissioner must
either approve the distribution or dividend or not disapprove the dividend or distribution within 30 days’ of the notice filing.
Based on First Guaranty Insurance Company’s and Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company’s surplus held for policyholders and net
gain from operations as of December 31, 2025, the maximum aggregate amount of dividends and distributions that it could pay or make in
2025 and which would not constitute an “extraordinary” dividend or distribution under Louisiana law and would therefore not
require notice and approval or lack of disproval from the Louisiana Commissioner, would be approximately $ 814,000 for First Guaranty
Insurance Company and $ 2,062,000 for Kilpatrick Life Insurance Company.
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NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years
Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
24)
Commitments
and Contingencies
Mortgage
Loan Loss Settlements
Future
loan losses can be extremely difficult to estimate. However, the Company believes that the Company’s reserve methodology and its
current practice of property preservation allow it to estimate potential losses on loans sold. See Note 3 for additional information
about the Company’s loan loss reserve.
Non-Cancelable
Leases
The
Company leases office space and equipment under various non-cancelable agreements. See Note 15 regarding leases.
Other
Contingencies and Commitments
See
Note 2 regarding the Company’s commitments to fund existing construction and land development mortgage loans held for investment.
The
Company belongs to a captive insurance group (“the captive group”) for certain casualty insurance, worker compensation and
general liability programs. The captive group maintains insurance reserves relative to these programs. The level of exposure from catastrophic
events is limited by the purchase of stop-loss and aggregate liability reinsurance coverage. When estimating the insurance liabilities
and related reserves, the captive group considers several factors, which include historical claims experience, demographic factors, severity
factors and valuations provided by independent third-party actuaries. If actual claims or adverse development of loss reserves occurs
and exceed these estimates, additional reserves may be required from the Company and its subsidiaries. The estimation process contains
uncertainty since captive insurance management must use judgment to estimate the ultimate cost that will be incurred to settle reported
claims and unreported claims for incidents incurred but not reported as of the balance sheet date.
The
Company is a defendant in various legal actions arising from the normal conduct of business. The Company believes that none of the actions,
if adversely determined, will have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. Based on management’s
assessment and legal counsel’s representations concerning the likelihood of unfavorable outcomes, no amounts have been accrued
for the above claims in the consolidated financial statements. The Company is not a party to any other material legal proceedings outside
the ordinary course of business or to any other legal proceedings, which, if adversely determined, would have a material adverse effect
on its financial condition or results of operations.
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Item
9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None
Item
9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The
Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. The Company has
designed these controls and procedures to ensure that information the Company is required to disclose in reports filed under the Exchange
Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and is accumulated
and communicated to Company management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”)
as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Under
the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, the Company has evaluated the
effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as required by Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this Annual
Report on Form 10-K. Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that its disclosure controls and procedures were not effective
as of December 31, 2025, because of the material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as described
below.
Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management
is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)
under the Exchange Act. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process that is designed to provide reasonable,
but not absolute, assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with GAAP, and includes those policies and procedures that:
●
Pertain
to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of assets
of the Company,
●
Provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with
GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and the Company’s
Board of Directors, and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or
disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because
of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of
any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions,
or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate.
Management
performed an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025
based on the criteria in the Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
of the Treadway Commission. The objective of this assessment was to determine whether the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting was effective as of December 31, 2025. Based on that assessment management believes that as of December 31, 2025, the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting was not effective.
The
Company identified a material weakness related to information technology general controls (“ITGCs”) because the Company did
not design and maintain effective ITGCs for information systems that are relevant to the preparation of the financial statements. Specifically,
deficiencies were identified related to user access controls and program change management controls for financial systems. These deficiencies
resulted in related control deficiencies with respect to information generated from the impacted systems and used in the performance
of controls relevant to the preparation of the financial statements. The material weakness related to the ITGCs did not result in adjustments
to the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025.
The
Company’s registered public accounting firm has issued its report on its audit of the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting, which is included herein and set forth below.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The
Company is taking actions to remediate the material weakness relating to its internal control over financial reporting. Other than the
changes to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting described in “Remediation Plan and Status” below,
there were no changes to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as defined by Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange
Act during the quarter ended December 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting.
Remediation
Plan and Status
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