UNITED STATES SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarter ended September 30, 2015, 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.)
   
5300 South 360 West, Suite 250, Salt Lake City, Utah
84123
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
   
 (801) 264-1060
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes [X]   No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes [X]   No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 
Large accelerated filer [  ]
Accelerated filer [  ]
 
Non-accelerated filer [  ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company [X]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes [  ]   No[X]

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class A Common Stock, $2.00 par value
12,481,039
Title of Class
Number of Shares Outstanding as of
 
November 13, 2015
   
Class C Common Stock, $2.00 par value
1,507,465
Title of Class
Number of Shares Outstanding as of
 
November 13, 2015
 

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
FORM 10-Q

QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

TABLE OF CONTENTS


 
PART I  - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
     
Item 1.
Financial Statements
 
     
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (unaudited)
3-4
     
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (unaudited)
5
     
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (unaudited)
6
     
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity as of September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 (unaudited)
7
     
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (unaudited)
8
     
 
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
9
     
Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
39
     
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
45
     
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
46
     
 
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
 
     
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
46
     
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
47
     
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
47
     
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
47
     
Item 5.
Other Information
47
     
Item 6.
Exhibits
47
     
 
Signature Page
50

2

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)

Part I - Financial Information

Item 1.                Financial Statements.

Assets
 
September 30
2015
   
December 31
2014
 
Investments:
       
Fixed maturity securities, held to maturity, at amortized cost
 
$
133,357,324
   
$
135,018,347
 
Equity securities, available for sale, at estimated fair value
   
7,208,726
     
6,752,750
 
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans, held for investment net of allowances for loan losses of $1,856,694 and $2,003,055 for 2015 and 2014
   
111,683,254
     
120,050,072
 
Real estate held for investment, net of accumulated depreciation of $11,819,249 and $10,875,419 for 2015 and 2014
   
112,661,696
     
111,411,351
 
Policy and other loans, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $888,807 and $693,413 for 2015 and 2014
   
34,461,555
     
34,125,428
 
Short-term investments
   
19,980,369
     
27,059,495
 
Accrued investment income
   
2,496,538
     
2,483,253
 
Total investments
   
421,849,462
     
436,900,696
 
Cash and cash equivalents
   
71,895,929
     
30,855,320
 
Mortgage loans sold to investors
   
102,235,979
     
67,534,400
 
Receivables, net
   
17,332,863
     
14,544,093
 
Restricted assets
   
10,330,518
     
9,347,797
 
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments
   
2,776,516
     
2,645,423
 
Receivable from reinsurers
   
13,454,542
     
12,036,263
 
Cemetery land and improvements
   
10,819,136
     
10,848,085
 
Deferred policy and pre-need contract acquisition costs
   
56,978,862
     
50,307,503
 
Mortgage servicing rights, net
   
11,574,339
     
7,834,747
 
Property and equipment, net
   
10,256,086
     
11,307,714
 
Value of business acquired
   
9,041,840
     
8,547,627
 
Goodwill
   
2,765,570
     
2,765,570
 
Other
   
8,084,196
     
5,594,324
 
                 
Total Assets
 
$
749,395,838
   
$
671,069,562
 
 
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
3

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Continued)
(Unaudited)

   
September 30
2015
   
December 31
2014
 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
       
Liabilities
       
Future life, annuity, and other benefits
 
$
514,497,225
   
$
476,727,465
 
Unearned premium reserve
   
4,794,176
     
4,961,937
 
Bank and other loans payable
   
39,535,964
     
29,020,378
 
Deferred pre-need cemetery and mortuary contract revenues
   
12,919,510
     
13,242,143
 
Cemetery perpetual care obligation
   
3,466,190
     
3,406,718
 
Accounts payable
   
3,788,303
     
1,789,387
 
Other liabilities and accrued expenses
   
36,583,403
     
24,408,666
 
Income taxes
   
24,505,505
     
20,421,767
 
Total liabilities
   
640,090,276
     
573,978,461
 
                 
Stockholders' Equity
               
Common Stock:
               
Class A: common stock - $2.00 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; issued 12,481,039 shares in 2015 and 12,459,240 shares in 2014
   
24,962,078
     
24,918,480
 
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; 2,000,000 shares authorized; issued 1,507,465 shares in 2015 and 1,394,069 shares in 2014
   
3,014,930
     
2,788,138
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
26,720,371
     
25,931,119
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
   
1,851,881
     
1,438,566
 
Retained earnings
   
54,705,809
     
44,101,252
 
Treasury stock at cost - 884,375 Class A shares in 2015 and 986,264 Class A shares in 2014
   
(1,949,507
)
   
(2,086,454
)
                 
Total stockholders' equity
   
109,305,562
     
97,091,101
 
                 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
 
$
749,395,838
   
$
671,069,562
 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
4

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
September 30
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
 
Revenues:
               
Insurance premiums and other considerations
 
$
14,563,582
   
$
13,804,510
   
$
42,331,991
   
$
40,268,943
 
Net investment income
   
8,432,414
     
8,191,962
     
24,845,931
     
20,541,749
 
Net mortuary and cemetery sales
   
2,811,329
     
2,490,280
     
8,701,417
     
8,768,224
 
Realized gains on investments and other assets
   
1,352,778
     
429,910
     
2,273,618
     
968,755
 
Other than temporary impairments on investments
   
(56,290
)
   
(383,776
)
   
(167,497
)
   
(443,776
)
Mortgage fee income
   
46,923,321
     
36,235,813
     
133,475,149
     
93,546,650
 
Other
   
1,467,552
     
957,093
     
4,124,324
     
2,540,253
 
Total revenues
   
75,494,686
     
61,725,792
     
215,584,933
     
166,190,798
 
                                 
Benefits and expenses:
                               
Death benefits
   
7,584,209
     
6,641,923
     
23,628,492
     
20,400,042
 
Surrenders and other policy benefits
   
715,209
     
707,539
     
1,888,606
     
1,850,302
 
Increase in future policy benefits
   
4,620,413
     
5,278,079
     
12,840,591
     
14,492,604
 
Amortization of deferred policy and pre-need acquisition costs and value of business acquired
   
1,338,084
     
1,854,041
     
3,683,437
     
4,750,976
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
                               
Commissions
   
21,263,606
     
17,134,597
     
63,037,164
     
43,880,642
 
Personnel
   
15,768,614
     
13,141,100
     
45,333,563
     
36,497,666
 
Advertising
   
1,503,476
     
1,135,913
     
4,428,192
     
3,409,971
 
Rent and rent related
   
1,979,767
     
1,625,624
     
5,794,633
     
4,425,105
 
Depreciation on property and equipment
   
553,048
     
574,323
     
1,663,172
     
1,605,871
 
Provision for loan losses and loss reserve
   
1,754,781
     
1,063,451
     
4,673,991
     
2,006,876
 
Costs related to funding mortgage loans
   
2,352,611
     
1,932,627
     
6,947,976
     
5,141,946
 
Other
   
6,606,960
     
5,886,301
     
19,674,568
     
16,339,983
 
Interest expense
   
1,191,627
     
954,610
     
3,551,242
     
2,238,722
 
Cost of goods and services sold-mortuaries and cemeteries
   
467,881
     
418,524
     
1,414,570
     
1,419,868
 
Total benefits and expenses
   
67,700,286
     
58,348,652
     
198,560,197
     
158,460,574
 
                                 
Earnings before income taxes
   
7,794,400
     
3,377,140
     
17,024,736
     
7,730,224
 
Income tax expense
   
(2,904,615
)
   
(1,239,318
)
   
(6,418,969
)
   
(2,829,491
)
                                 
Net earnings
 
$
4,889,785
   
$
2,137,822
   
$
10,605,767
   
$
4,900,733
 
                                 
Net earnings per Class A Equivalent common share (1)
 
$
0.37
   
$
0.17
   
$
0.81
   
$
0.39
 
                                 
Net earnings per Class A Equivalent common share-assuming dilution (1)
 
$
0.35
   
$
0.17
   
$
0.78
   
$
0.38
 
                                 
Weighted-average Class A equivalent common share outstanding (1)
   
13,146,617
     
12,455,314
     
13,023,962
     
12,487,646
 
                                 
Weighted-average Class A equivalent common shares outstanding-assuming dilution (1)
   
13,775,102
     
12,924,765
     
13,598,186
     
12,931,350
 

(1) Net earnings per share amounts have been adjusted retroactively for the effect of annual stock dividends.

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
5

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended
September 30
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
 
Net earnings
 
$
4,889,785
   
$
2,137,822
   
$
10,605,767
   
$
4,900,733
 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                               
  Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments
   
(859,581
)
   
(429,209
)
   
1,427,072
     
333,725
 
  Net unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities
   
(619,641
)
   
(235,888
)
   
(1,013,757
)
   
(75,822
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
   
(1,479,222
)
   
(665,097
)
   
413,315
     
257,903
 
Comprehensive income
 
$
3,410,563
   
$
1,472,725
   
$
11,019,082
   
$
5,158,636
 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
6

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Unaudited)
 
   
Class A Common Stock
   
Class C Common Stock
   
Additional Paid-in Capital
   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive Income
   
Retained Earnings
   
Treasury Stock
   
Total
 
                             
Balance at December 31, 2013
 
$
23,614,574
   
$
2,660,382
   
$
23,215,875
   
$
1,218,396
   
$
39,666,587
   
$
(2,624,625
)
 
$
87,751,189
 
                                                         
Net earnings
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
4,900,733
     
-
     
4,900,733
 
Other comprehensive income
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
257,903
     
-
     
-
     
257,903
 
Grant of stock options
   
-
     
-
     
237,398
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
237,398
 
Reverse stock split true up
   
-
     
30
     
-
     
-
     
(30
)
   
-
     
-
 
Exercise of stock options
   
80,936
     
-
     
(22,864
)
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
58,072
 
Sale of treasury stock
   
-
     
-
     
240,501
     
-
     
-
     
395,994
     
636,495
 
Stock Dividends
   
3,446
     
(1
)
   
4,910
     
-
     
(8,355
)
   
-
     
-
 
Conversion Class C to Class A
   
2,772
     
(2,771
)
   
(2
)
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
(1
)
Balance at September 30, 2014
 
$
23,701,728
   
$
2,657,640
   
$
23,675,818
   
$
1,476,299
   
$
44,558,935
   
$
(2,228,631
)
 
$
93,841,789
 
                                                         
Balance at December 31, 2014
 
$
24,918,480
   
$
2,788,138
   
$
25,931,119
   
$
1,438,566
   
$
44,101,252
   
$
(2,086,454
)
 
$
97,091,101
 
                                                         
Net earnings
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
10,605,767
     
-
     
10,605,767
 
Other comprehensive income
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
413,315
     
-
     
-
     
413,315
 
Grant of stock options
   
-
     
-
     
299,986
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
299,986
 
Exercise of stock options
   
41,862
     
228,046
     
(1,208
)
   
-
     
-
     
(244,009
)
   
24,691
 
Sale of treasury stock
   
-
     
-
     
489,746
     
-
     
-
     
380,956
     
870,702
 
Stock Dividends
   
480
     
2
     
728
     
-
     
(1,210
)
   
-
     
-
 
Conversion Class C to Class A
   
1,256
     
(1,256
)
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Balance at September 30, 2015
 
$
24,962,078
   
$
3,014,930
   
$
26,720,371
   
$
1,851,881
   
$
54,705,809
   
$
(1,949,507
)
 
$
109,305,562
 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)

   
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
       
     Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
$
(3,677,377
)
 
$
36,391,145
 
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Securities held to maturity:
               
        Purchase-fixed maturity securities
   
(8,866,792
)
   
(1,089,843
)
        Calls and maturities - fixed maturity securities
   
10,500,608
     
8,930,341
 
Securities available for sale:
               
       Purchase - equity securities
   
(3,457,180
)
   
(4,859,850
)
       Sales - equity securities
   
1,823,404
     
2,679,292
 
Purchase of short-term investments
   
(31,768,007
)
   
(15,166,706
)
Sales of short-term investments
   
38,731,918
     
2,278,147
 
Purchases of restricted assets
   
(1,027,533
)
   
(2,818,985
)
Changes in assets for perpetual care trusts
   
(217,025
)
   
(173,172
)
Amount received for perpetual care trusts
   
59,472
     
97,207
 
Mortgage, policy, and other loans made
   
(272,667,236
)
   
(212,307,189
)
Payments received for mortgage, policy and other loans
   
278,315,445
     
177,332,341
 
Purchase of property and equipment
   
(2,286,053
)
   
(1,093,783
)
Sale of property and equipment
   
2,899,322
     
-
 
Purchase of real estate
   
(11,652,845
)
   
(10,484,664
)
Sale of real estate
   
11,194,483
     
3,491,378
 
Cash received from reinsurance
   
24,020,215
     
13,553,864
 
Cash paid for purchase of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired
   
-
     
(3,000,000
)
      Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
   
35,602,196
     
(42,631,622
)
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Annuity contract receipts
   
7,793,428
     
7,735,783
 
Annuity contract withdrawals
   
(9,249,285
)
   
(11,079,789
)
Proceeds from stock options exercised
   
24,691
     
58,072
 
Repayment of bank loans on notes and contracts
   
(1,583,942
)
   
(1,772,665
)
Proceeds from borrowing on bank loans
   
12,130,898
     
5,646,518
 
      Net cash provided by financing activities
   
9,115,790
     
587,919
 
                 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
   
41,040,609
     
(5,652,558
)
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
   
30,855,320
     
38,203,164
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
71,895,929
   
$
32,550,606
 
                 
Non Cash Investing and Financing Activities
               
Mortgage loans foreclosed into real estate
 
$
2,659,985
   
$
886,576
 
 
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)


1)        Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10‑Q and Articles 8 and 10 of Regulation S‑X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2014, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (file number 000-09341). In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2015.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The estimates susceptible to significant change are those used in determining the liability for future policy benefits and claims, those used in determining valuation allowances for mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans held for investment, those used in determining loan loss reserve, and those used in determining the estimated future costs for pre-need sales. Although some variability is inherent in these estimates, management believes the amounts provided are fairly stated in all material respects.

2)        Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-11: "Transfers and Servicing - Repurchase to Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures (Topic 860)" – Issued in June 2014, ASU 2014-11 aligns the accounting for repurchase to maturity transactions and repurchase agreements executed as a repurchase financing with the accounting for other typical repurchase agreements. Going forward, these transactions would all be accounted for as secured borrowings. The new authoritative guidance is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2014. In addition the disclosure of certain transactions accounted for as a sale is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning on or after December 15, 2014, and the disclosure for transactions accounted for as secured borrowings is required for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and interim periods beginning after March 15, 2015. This new guidance has not and will not have a significant impact on the Company's results of operations or financial position.

ASU No. 2014-09: "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)" - Issued in May 2014, ASU 2014-09 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic 605, "Revenue Recognition", and requires entities to recognize revenue in a way that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Insurance contracts are excluded from the scope of this new guidance. The new authoritative guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is in the process of evaluating the potential impact of this standard, which is not expected to be material to the Company's results of operations or financial position.

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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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)


3)        Investments

The Company's investments in fixed maturity securities held to maturity and equity securities available for sale as of September 30, 2015 are summarized as follows:

   
Amortized
Cost
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
 Losses
   
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
September 30, 2015
               
Fixed maturity securities held to maturity carried at amortized cost:
               
Bonds:
               
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies
 
$
1,860,138
   
$
340,699
   
$
-
   
$
2,200,837
 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
   
1,808,183
     
220,697
     
(2,624
)
   
2,026,256
 
Corporate securities including public utilities
   
126,024,969
     
11,952,326
     
(3,505,213
)
   
134,472,082
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
3,052,011
     
241,761
     
(6,855
)
   
3,286,917
 
Redeemable preferred stock
   
612,023
     
27,529
     
-
     
639,552
 
Total fixed maturity securities held to maturity
 
$
133,357,324
   
$
12,783,012
   
$
(3,514,692
)
 
$
142,625,644
 


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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

3)        Investments (Continued)

   

Cost
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
September 30, 2015
               
                 
Equity securities available for sale at estimated fair value:
               
                 
Common stock:
               
                 
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other
 
$
9,012,605
   
$
88,504
   
$
(1,892,383
)
 
$
7,208,726
 
                                 
Total equity securities available for sale at estimated fair value
 
$
9,012,605
   
$
88,504
   
$
(1,892,383
)
 
$
7,208,726
 
                                 
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans held for investment at amortized cost:
                               
Residential
 
$
48,076,245
                         
Residential construction
   
28,862,660
                         
Commercial
   
36,601,043
                         
Less: Allowance for loan losses
   
(1,856,694
)
                       
Total mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans held for investment
 
$
111,683,254
                         
                                 
Real estate held for investment - net of depreciation
 
$
112,661,696
                         
                                 
Policy and other loans at amortized cost:
                               
Policy loans
 
$
7,038,768
                         
Other loans
   
28,311,594
                         
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts
   
(888,807
)
                       
                                 
Total policy and other loans at amortized cost
 
$
34,461,555
                         
                                 
Short-term investments at amortized cost
 
$
19,980,369
                         

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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
3)  Investments (Continued)
 
The Company's investments in fixed maturity securities held to maturity and equity securities available for sale as of December 31, 2014 are summarized as follows:

   
Amortized
Cost
   
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
 Unrealized Losses
   
Estimated
Fair
Value
 
December 31, 2014:
               
Fixed maturity securities held to maturity carried at amortized cost:
               
Bonds:
               
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies
 
$
1,873,146
   
$
345,715
   
$
-
   
$
2,218,861
 
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
   
1,736,489
     
221,893
     
(5,278
)
   
1,953,104
 
Corporate securities including public utilities
   
126,533,483
     
15,841,536
     
(980,357
)
   
141,394,662
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
4,263,206
     
305,381
     
(11,894
)
   
4,556,693
 
Redeemable preferred stock
   
612,023
     
22,032
     
-
     
634,055
 
Total fixed maturity securities held to maturity
 
$
135,018,347
   
$
16,736,557
   
$
(997,529
)
 
$
150,757,375
 
 
   
Cost
   
Gross
 Unrealized
Gains
   
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
   
Estimated
 Fair
Value
 
December 31, 2014:
               
                 
Equity securities available for sale at estimated fair value:
               
                 
Common stock:
               
                 
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other
 
$
7,179,010
   
$
393,873
   
$
(820,133
)
 
$
6,752,750
 
                                 
Total securities available for sale carried at estimated fair value
 
$
7,179,010
   
$
393,873
   
$
(820,133
)
 
$
6,752,750
 
                                 
Mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans held for investment at amortized cost:
                               
Residential
 
$
53,592,433
                         
Residential construction
   
33,071,938
                         
Commercial
   
35,388,756
                         
Less: Allowance for loan losses
   
(2,003,055
)
                       
                                 
Total mortgage loans on real estate and construction loans held for investment
 
$
120,050,072
                         
                                 
Real estate held for investment - net of depreciation
 
$
111,411,351
                         
                                 
Policy and other loans at amortized cost:
                               
Policy loans
 
$
7,011,012
                         
Other loans
   
27,807,829
                         
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts
   
(693,413
)
                       
                                 
Total policy and other loans at amortized cost
 
$
34,125,428
                         
                                 
Short-term investments at amortized cost
 
$
27,059,495
                         
                                 
 
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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
 

3)  Investments (Continued)
 
Fixed Maturity Securities

The following tables summarize unrealized losses on fixed maturity securities, which are carried at amortized cost, at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The unrealized losses were primarily related to interest rate fluctuations. The tables set forth unrealized losses by duration and number of investment positions, together with the fair value of the related fixed maturity securities:

   
Unrealized
Losses for
Less than
Twelve
Months
   
No. of
Investment
Positions
   
Unrealized
Losses for
More than
Twelve
Months
   
No. of
Investment
Positions
   
Total
Unrealized
Loss
 
At September 30, 2015
                   
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
 
$
-
     
0
   
$
2,624
     
1
   
$
2,624
 
Corporate securities including public utilities
   
2,798,201
     
74
     
707,012
     
12
     
3,505,213
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
6,855
     
2
     
-
     
0
     
6,855
 
Total unrealized losses
 
$
2,805,056
     
76
   
$
709,636
     
13
   
$
3,514,692
 
Fair Value
 
$
23,917,114
           
$
2,327,984
           
$
26,245,098
 
                                         
At December 31, 2014
                                       
Obligations of states and political subdivisions
 
$
-
     
0
   
$
5,278
     
1
   
$
5,278
 
Corporate securities including public utilities
   
548,310
     
21
     
432,047
     
11
     
980,357
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
3,966
     
1
     
7,928
     
1
     
11,894
 
Total unrealized losses
 
$
552,276
     
22
   
$
445,253
     
13
   
$
997,529
 
Fair Value
 
$
7,081,352
           
$
2,777,587
           
$
9,858,939
 
 
As of September 30, 2015, the average market value of the related fixed maturities was 88.2% of amortized cost and the average market value was 90.8% of amortized cost as of December 31, 2014. During the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 an other than temporary decline in fair value resulted in the recognition of credit losses on fixed maturity securities of $30,000 and $30,000, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 an other than temporary decline in fair value resulted in the recognition of credit losses on fixed maturity securities of $90,000 and $90,000, respectively.

On a quarterly basis, the Company reviews its fixed maturity investment securities related to corporate securities and other public utilities, consisting of bonds and preferred stocks that are in a loss position. The review involves an analysis of the securities in relation to historical values, and projected earnings and revenue growth rates. Based on the analysis, a determination is made whether a security will likely recover from the loss position within a reasonable period of time. If it is unlikely that the investment will recover from the loss position, the loss is considered to be other than temporary, the security is written down to the impaired value and an impairment loss is recognized.
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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

3)  Investments (Continued)
 
Equity Securities

The following tables summarize unrealized losses on equity securities that were carried at estimated fair value based on quoted trading prices at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The unrealized losses were primarily the result of decreases in fair value due to overall equity market declines. The tables set forth unrealized losses by duration and number of investment positions, together with the fair value of the related equity securities available-for-sale in a loss position:

   
Unrealized
 Losses for
 Less than
Twelve
 Months
   
No. of
 Investment
Positions
   
Unrealized
 Losses for
More than
Twelve
 Months
   
No. of
 Investment
 Positions
   
Total
Unrealized
 Losses
 
At September 30, 2015
                   
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other
 
$
973,583
     
273
   
$
918,800
     
66
   
$
1,892,383
 
Total unrealized losses
 
$
973,583
     
273
   
$
918,800
     
66
   
$
1,892,383
 
Fair Value
 
$
4,723,167
           
$
802,547
           
$
5,525,714
 
                                         
At December 31, 2014
                                       
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other
 
$
327,389
     
138
   
$
492,744
     
27
   
$
820,133
 
Total unrealized losses
 
$
327,389
     
138
   
$
492,744
     
27
   
$
820,133
 
Fair Value
 
$
2,162,425
           
$
676,706
           
$
2,839,131
 

As of September 30, 2015, the average market value of the equity securities available for sale was 74.5% of the original investment and the average market value was 77.6% of the original investment as of December 31, 2014. The intent of the Company is to retain equity securities for a period of time sufficient to allow for the recovery in fair value. However, the Company may sell equity securities during a period in which the fair value has declined below the amount of the original investment. In certain situations new factors, including changes in the business environment, can change the Company's previous intent to continue holding a security. During the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, an other than temporary decline in the fair value resulted in the recognition of an impairment loss on equity securities of $26,290 and $-0-, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, an other than temporary decline in the fair value resulted in the recognition of an impairment loss on equity securities of $77,497 and $-0-, respectively.

On a quarterly basis, the Company reviews its investment in industrial, miscellaneous and all other equity securities that are in a loss position. The review involves an analysis of the securities in relation to historical values, price earnings ratios, projected earnings and revenue growth rates. Based on the analysis a determination is made whether a security will likely recover from the loss position within a reasonable period of time. If it is unlikely that the investment will recover from the loss position, the loss is considered to be other than temporary, the security is written down to the impaired value and an impairment loss is recognized.

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, 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 fair values for equity securities are based on quoted market prices.

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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

3)  Investments (Continued)
 
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturity securities at September 30, 2015, by contractual maturity, are shown below. 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.

   
Amortized
Cost
   
Estimated Fair
Value
 
Held to Maturity:
       
Due in 2015
 
$
749,780
   
$
753,840
 
Due in 2016 through 2019
   
30,426,998
     
33,178,552
 
Due in 2020 through 2024
   
28,926,814
     
30,445,969
 
Due after 2024
   
69,589,698
     
74,320,814
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
3,052,011
     
3,286,917
 
Redeemable preferred stock
   
612,023
     
639,552
 
Total held to maturity
 
$
133,357,324
   
$
142,625,644
 

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of available for sale securities at September 30, 2015, by contractual maturity, are shown below. 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. Equities are valued using the specific identification method.

   

Cost
   
Estimated Fair
Value
 
Available for Sale:
       
Common stock
 
$
9,012,605
   
$
7,208,726
 
Total available for sale
 
$
9,012,605
   
$
7,208,726
 

The Company's realized gains and losses, other than temporary impairments from investments and other assets, are summarized as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
September 30
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
 
Fixed maturity securities held to maturity:
               
Gross realized gains
 
$
15,279
   
$
211,403
   
$
374,337
   
$
258,951
 
Gross realized losses
   
(22,796
)
   
(66,459
)
   
(82,166
)
   
(68,742
)
Other than temporary impairments
   
(30,000
)
   
(30,000
)
   
(90,000
)
   
(90,000
)
                                 
Securities available for sale:
                               
Gross realized gains
   
35,009
     
77,386
     
165,018
     
214,303
 
Gross realized losses
   
(2,521
)
   
(27,651
)
   
(3,536
)
   
(38,918
)
Other than temporary impairments
   
(26,290
)
   
-
     
(77,497
)
   
-
 
                                 
Other assets:
                               
Gross realized gains
   
1,731,939
     
352,151
     
2,187,271
     
720,082
 
Gross realized losses
   
(404,132
)
   
(116,920
)
   
(367,306
)
   
(116,921
)
Other than temporary impairments
   
-
     
(353,776
)
   
-
     
(353,776
)
Total
 
$
1,296,488
   
$
46,134
   
$
2,106,121
   
$
524,979
 

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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

3)  Investments (Continued)
 
The net carrying amount of held to maturity securities sold was $2,543,312 and $1,599,184 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  The net realized gain related to these sales was $330,373 and $18,051 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

There were no investments, aggregated by issuer, in excess of 10% of shareholders' equity (before net unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities) at September 30, 2015, other than investments issued or guaranteed by the United States Government.
Major categories of net investment income are as follows:
   
Three Months Ended
September 30
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
 
Fixed maturity securities
 
$
2,014,014
   
$
2,036,407
   
$
6,139,698
   
$
6,212,852
 
Equity securities
   
61,238
     
73,110
     
175,954
     
163,109
 
Mortgage loans on real estate
   
1,754,852
     
2,216,711
     
5,396,016
     
5,605,882
 
Real estate
   
2,320,242
     
2,125,374
     
6,674,594
     
6,416,939
 
Policy loans
   
219,916
     
195,138
     
597,101
     
574,393
 
Short-term investments,  principally gains on sale of mortgage loans and other
   
4,777,404
     
3,831,378
     
13,741,796
     
8,512,479
 
Gross investment income
   
11,147,666
     
10,478,118
     
32,725,159
     
27,485,654
 
Investment expenses
   
(2,715,252
)
   
(2,286,156
)
   
(7,879,228
)
   
(6,943,905
)
Net investment income
 
$
8,432,414
   
$
8,191,962
   
$
24,845,931
   
$
20,541,749
 
Net investment income includes income earned by the restricted assets of the cemeteries and mortuaries of $119,963 and $96,370 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $306,449 and $268,729 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, 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.
Securities on deposit for regulatory authorities as required by law amounted to $9,065,847 at September 30, 2015 and $8,886,001 at December 31, 2014. The restricted securities are included in various assets under investments on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Mortgage Loans

Mortgage loans consist of first and second mortgages. The mortgage loans bear interest at rates ranging from 2.0% to 10.5%, maturity dates range from nine months to 30 years and are secured by real estate. Concentrations of credit risk arise when a number of 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 its debtors' ability to honor obligations is reliant on the economic stability of the geographic region in which the debtors do business. At September 30, 2015, the Company had 44%, 17%, 12%, 9%, and 5% of its mortgage loans from borrowers located in the states of Utah, California, Texas, Florida, and Oregon, respectively. The mortgage loans on real estate balances on the consolidated balance sheet are reflected net of an allowance for loan losses of $1,856,694 and $2,003,055 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

3)  Investments (Continued)
 
The following is a summary of the allowance for loan losses as a contra-asset account for the periods presented:

Allowance for Credit Losses and Recorded Investment in Mortgage Loans
 
                 
   
Commercial
   
Residential
   
Residential Construction
   
Total
 
September 30, 2015
               
Allowance for credit losses:
               
Beginning balance - January 1, 2015
 
$
187,129
   
$
1,715,812
   
$
100,114
   
$
2,003,055
 
   Charge-offs
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
   Provision
   
-
     
(146,361
)
   
-
     
(146,361
)
Ending balance -September 30, 2015
 
$
187,129
   
$
1,569,451
   
$
100,114
   
$
1,856,694
 
                                 
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment
 
$
-
   
$
198,818
   
$
-
   
$
198,818
 
                                 
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment
 
$
187,129
   
$
1,370,634
   
$
100,114
   
$
1,657,877
 
                                 
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
                                 
Mortgage loans:
                               
Ending balance
 
$
36,601,043
   
$
48,076,245
   
$
28,862,660
   
$
113,539,948
 
                                 
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment
 
$
-
   
$
2,989,318
   
$
-
   
$
2,989,318
 
                                 
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment
 
$
36,601,043
   
$
45,086,928
   
$
28,862,660
   
$
110,550,631
 
                                 
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
                                 
December 31, 2014
                               
Allowance for credit losses:
                               
Beginning balance - January 1, 2014
 
$
187,129
   
$
1,364,847
   
$
100,114
   
$
1,652,090
 
   Charge-offs
   
-
     
(38,444
)
   
-
     
(38,444
)
   Provision
   
-
     
389,409
     
-
     
389,409
 
Ending balance - December 31, 2014
 
$
187,129
   
$
1,715,812
   
$
100,114
   
$
2,003,055
 
                                 
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment
 
$
-
   
$
153,446
   
$
-
   
$
153,446
 
                                 
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment
 
$
187,129
   
$
1,562,366
   
$
100,114
   
$
1,849,609
 
                                 
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
                                 
Mortgage loans:
                               
Ending balance
 
$
35,388,756
   
$
53,592,433
   
$
33,071,938
   
$
122,053,127
 
                                 
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment
 
$
-
   
$
1,556,182
   
$
414,499
   
$
1,970,681
 
                                 
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment
 
$
35,388,756
   
$
52,036,251
   
$
32,657,439
   
$
120,082,446
 
                                 
Ending balance: loans acquired with deteriorated credit quality
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
 

3)  Investments (Continued)
 
The following is a summary of the aging of mortgage loans for the periods presented:
 
Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans
 
                                     
   
30-59 Days
Past Due
   
60-89 Days
Past Due
   
Greater Than
90 Days (1)
   
In
Foreclosure
 (1)
   
Total
Past Due
   
Current
   
Total
Mortgage
 Loans
   
Allowance
 for
Loan
 Losses
   
Net
 Mortgage
Loans
 
September 30, 2015
                                 
Commercial
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
36,601,043
   
$
36,601,043
   
$
(187,129
)
 
$
36,413,914
 
Residential
   
1,183,084
     
960,999
     
2,207,683
     
2,989,318
     
7,341,084
     
40,735,161
     
48,076,245
     
(1,569,451
)
   
46,506,794
 
Residential
  Construction
   
-
     
-
     
64,895
     
-
     
64,895
     
28,797,765
     
28,862,660
     
(100,114
)
   
28,762,546
 
                                                                         
Total
 
$
1,183,084
   
$
960,999
   
$
2,272,578
   
$
2,989,318
   
$
7,405,979
   
$
106,133,969
   
$
113,539,948
   
$
(1,856,694
)
 
$
111,683,254
 
                                                                         
December 31, 2014
                                                                 
Commercial
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
35,388,756
   
$
35,388,756
   
$
(187,129
)
 
$
35,201,627
 
Residential
   
1,631,142
     
1,174,516
     
5,464,901
     
1,556,182
     
9,826,741
     
43,765,692
     
53,592,433
     
(1,715,812
)
   
51,876,621
 
Residential
  Construction
   
-
     
-
     
64,895
     
414,499
     
479,394
     
32,592,544
     
33,071,938
     
(100,114
)
   
32,971,824
 
                                                                         
Total
 
$
1,631,142
   
$
1,174,516
   
$
5,529,796
   
$
1,970,681
   
$
10,306,135
   
$
111,746,992
   
$
122,053,127
   
$
(2,003,055
)
 
$
120,050,072
 
(1) Interest income is not recognized on loans past due greater than 90 days or in foreclosure.
 

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

3)  Investments (Continued)
 
Impaired Mortgage Loans

Impaired mortgage loans include loans with a related specific valuation allowance or loans whose carrying amount has been reduced to the expected collectible amount because the impairment has been considered other than temporary. The recorded investment in and unpaid principal balance of impaired loans along with the related loan specific allowance for losses, if any, for each reporting period and the average recorded investment and interest income recognized during the time the loans were impaired were as follows:

Impaired Loans
 
                     
   
Recorded
Investment
   
Unpaid
 Principal
 Balance
   
Related
Allowance
   
Average
 Recorded
 Investment
   
Interest
 Income
 Recognized
 
September 30, 2015
                   
With no related allowance recorded:
                   
   Commercial
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
   Residential
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
   Residential construction
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
                                         
With an allowance recorded:
                                       
   Commercial
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
   Residential
   
2,989,318
     
2,989,318
     
198,818
     
2,989,318
     
-
 
   Residential construction
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
                                         
Total:
                                       
   Commercial
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
   Residential
   
2,989,318
     
2,989,318
     
198,818
     
2,989,318
     
-
 
   Residential construction
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
                                         
December 31, 2014
                                       
With no related allowance recorded:
                                       
   Commercial
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
   Residential
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
   Residential construction
   
414,499
     
414,499
     
-
     
414,499
     
-
 
                                         
With an allowance recorded:
                                       
   Commercial
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
   Residential
   
1,556,182
     
1,556,182
     
153,446
     
1,556,182
     
-
 
   Residential construction
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
                                         
Total:
                                       
   Commercial
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
   Residential
   
1,556,182
     
1,556,182
     
153,446
     
1,556,182
     
-
 
   Residential construction
   
414,499
     
414,499
     
-
     
414,499
     
-
 


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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
 

3)  Investments (Continued)
 
Credit Risk Profile Based on Performance Status

The Company's mortgage loan portfolio is monitored based on performance of the loans. Monitoring a mortgage loan increases when the loan is delinquent or earlier if there is an indication of impairment. The Company defines non-performing mortgage loans as loans 90 days past due or on non-accrual status.

The Company's performing and non-performing mortgage loans were as follows:

Mortgage Loan Credit Exposure
 
Credit Risk Profile Based on Payment Activity
 
                                 
   
Commercial
   
Residential
   
Residential Construction
   
Total
 
   
September
30, 2015
   
December
31, 2014
   
September
30, 2015
   
December
31, 2014
   
September
30, 2015
   
December
31, 2014
   
September
30, 2015
   
December
31, 2014
 
                                 
Performing
 
$
36,601,043
   
$
35,388,756
   
$
42,879,244
   
$
46,571,350
   
$
28,797,765
   
$
32,592,544
   
$
108,278,052
   
$
114,552,650
 
Nonperforming
   
-
     
-
     
5,197,001
     
7,021,083
     
64,895
     
479,394
     
5,261,896
     
7,500,477
 
                                                                 
Total
 
$
36,601,043
   
$
35,388,756
   
$
48,076,245
   
$
53,592,433
   
$
28,862,660
   
$
33,071,938
   
$
113,539,948
   
$
122,053,127
 

Non-Accrual Mortgage Loans

Once a loan is past due 90 days, it is the Company's policy to end the accrual of interest income on the loan and write off any income that had been accrued. Interest not accrued on these loans totals $571,000 and $535,000 as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

The following is a summary of mortgage loans on a nonaccrual status for the periods presented.

   
Mortgage Loans on Nonaccrual Status
 
     
   
As of
 September 30
2015
   
As of
December 31
2014
 
Residential
 
$
5,197,001
   
$
7,021,083
 
Residential construction
   
64,895
     
479,394
 
Total
 
$
5,261,896
   
$
7,500,477
 

Loan Loss Reserve

The mortgage loan loss reserve is an estimate of probable losses at the balance sheet date that the Company will realize in the future on mortgage loans sold to third party investors.

The loan loss reserve analysis involves mortgage loans that have been sold to third party investors 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 more particularly 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, 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.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)
 
3) Investments (Continued)
 
When a repurchase demand is received from a third party investor, the relevant data is reviewed and captured so that an estimated future loss can be calculated. The key factors that are used in the estimated 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 repurchase demand. In many instances, the Company is able to resolve the issues relating to the repurchase demand by the third party investor without having to make any payments to the investor.

The following is a summary of the loan loss reserve that is included in other liabilities and accrued expenses:

   
As of
 September 30
2015
   
As of
December 31
2014
 
Balance, beginning of period
 
$
1,718,150
   
$
5,506,532
 
Provisions for losses
   
4,673,991
     
3,053,403
 
Charge-offs
   
(640,990
)
   
(6,841,785
)
Balance, end of period
 
$
5,751,151
   
$
1,718,150
 

The Company believes the loan loss reserve represents probable loan losses incurred as of the balance sheet date. Actual loan loss experience could change, in the near-term, from the established reserve based upon claims that could be asserted by third party investors. SecurityNational Mortgage believes there is potential to resolve any alleged claims by third party investors on acceptable terms. If SecurityNational Mortgage is unable to resolve such claims on acceptable terms, legal action may ensue. In the event of legal action by any third party investor, SecurityNational Mortgage believes it has significant defenses to any such action and intends to vigorously defend itself against such action.

4)        Stock-Based Compensation

The Company has four fixed option plans (the "2003 Plan", the "2006 Director Plan", the "2013 Plan" and the "2014 Director Plan"). Compensation expense for options issued of $88,510 and $108,872 has been recognized for these plans for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $299,986 and $237,398 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. As of September 30, 2015, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to the options issued in December 2014 was $61,645, which is expected to be recognized over the vesting period of one year. At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, held on July 1, 2015, the Company's stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's "2013 Plan" to authorize an additional 450,000 shares of Class A common stock to be available for issuance under the plan, of which up to 200,000 shares of Class A common shares may be issued as up to 200,000 shares of Class C common stock.

The Company generally estimates the expected life of the options based upon the contractual term of the options adjusted for actual experience. Future volatility is estimated based upon the a weighted historical volatility of the Company's Class A common stock and three peer company stocks over a period equal to the estimated life of the options. Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options are generally new share issuances rather than from treasury shares.

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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

4)        Stock Based Compensation (Continued)

A summary of the status of the Company's stock incentive plans as of September 30, 2015, and the changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, are presented below:

 
Number of
Class A
 Shares
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
 Price
 
Number of
Class C
 Shares
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
             
Outstanding at December 31, 2014
   
512,795
   
$
3.20
     
691,591
   
$
2.00
 
Granted
   
-
             
-
         
Exercised
   
(23,820
)
   
1.85
     
(114,023
)
   
2.14
 
Cancelled
   
(8,846
)
   
2.31
     
-
         
Outstanding at September 30, 2015
   
480,129
   
$
3.28
     
577,568
   
$
2.62
 
                                 
As of September 30, 2015:
                               
Options exercisable
   
447,571
   
$
3.17
     
550,693
   
$
2.51
 
                                 
As of September 30, 2015:
                               
Available options for future grant
   
561,649
             
155,000
         
                               
Weighted average contractual term of options outstanding at September 30, 2015
7.15 years
         
2.43 years
         
                               
Weighted average contractual term of options exercisable at September 30, 2015
7.00 years
         
2.35 years
         
                               
Aggregated intrinsic value of options outstanding at September 30, 2015 (1)
 
$
1,646,768
           
$
2,363,921
         
                               
Aggregated intrinsic value of options exercisable at September 30, 2015 (1)
 
$
1,583,605
           
$
2,312,190
         
                                 
(1) The Company used a stock price of $6.71 as of September 30, 2015 to derive intrinsic value.
 


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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

4)  Stock Based Compensation (Continued)
 
A summary of the status of the Company's stock incentive plans as of September 30, 2014, and the changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, are presented below:

 
Number of
Class A
Shares
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Number of
Class C
Shares
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
             
Outstanding at December 31, 2013
   
405,133
   
$
2.41
     
508,656
   
$
2.00
 
Granted
   
52,000
     
4.29
     
50,000
     
4.72
 
Exercised
   
(40,468
)
   
1.66
     
-
         
Cancelled
   
(8,201
)
   
2.29
     
-
         
Outstanding at September 30, 2014
   
408,464
   
$
2.75
     
558,656
   
$
2.25
 
                                 
As of September 30, 2014:
                               
Options exercisable
   
334,869
   
$
2.40
     
495,532
   
$
1.92
 
                                 
As of September 30, 2014:
                               
Available options for future grant
   
412,480
             
55,000
         
                               
Weighted average contractual term of options outstanding at September 30, 2014
7.01 years
         
2.57 years
         
                               
Weighted average contractual term of options exercisable at September 30, 2014
6.45 years
         
1.80 years
         
                               
Aggregated intrinsic value of options outstanding at September 30, 2014 (1)
 
$
913,166
           
$
1,524,902
         
                               
Aggregated intrinsic value of options exercisable at September 30, 2014 (1)
 
$
869,804
           
$
1,512,402
         
                                 
(1) The Company used a stock price of $4.97 as of September 30, 2014 to derive intrinsic value.
 


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 the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $532,418 and $133,141, respectively.

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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

5)        Earnings Per Share

The basic and diluted earnings per share amounts were calculated as follows:

    
Three Months Ended
September 30
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
 
Numerator:
               
Net earnings
 
$
4,889,785
   
$
2,137,822
   
$
10,605,767
   
$
4,900,733
 
Denominator:
                               
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding
   
13,146,617
     
12,455,314
     
13,023,962
     
12,487,646
 
Effect of dilutive securities:
                               
Employee stock options
   
628,485
     
469,451
     
574,224
     
443,704
 
                                 
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding
   
13,775,102
     
12,924,765
     
13,598,186
     
12,931,350
 
                                 
Basic net earnings per share
 
$
0.37
   
$
0.17
   
$
0.81
   
$
0.39
 
                                 
Diluted net earnings per share
 
$
0.35
   
$
0.17
   
$
0.78
   
$
0.38
 

Net earnings per share amounts have been adjusted for the effect of annual stock dividends. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, there were -0- and 56,912 of anti-dilutive employee stock option shares, respectively, that were not included in the computation of diluted net loss per common share as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

6)        Business Segments

Description of Products and Services by Segment

The Company has three reportable business segments: life insurance, cemetery and mortuary, and mortgage. The Company's life insurance segment consists of life insurance premiums and operating expenses from the sale of insurance products sold by the Company's independent agency force and net investment income derived from investing policyholder and segment surplus funds. The Company's cemetery and mortuary segment consists of revenues and operating expenses from the sale of at-need cemetery and mortuary merchandise and services at its mortuaries and cemeteries, pre-need sales of cemetery spaces after collection of 10% or more of the purchase price and the net investment income from investing segment surplus funds. The Company's mortgage segment consists of loan fee income and expenses from the originations of residential and commercial mortgage loans and interest earned and interest expenses from warehousing pre-sold loans before the funds are received from financial institutional investors.

Measurement of Segment Profit or Loss and Segment Assets

The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the Significant Accounting Principles of the form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2014. Intersegment revenues are recorded at cost plus an agreed upon intercompany profit, and are eliminated upon consolidation.

Factors Management Used to Identify the Enterprise's Reportable Segments

The Company's reportable segments are business units that offer different products and are managed separately due to the different products and the need to report to the various regulatory jurisdictions.

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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

6)        Business Segments (Continued)

   
Life Insurance
   
Cemetery/
Mortuary
   
Mortgage
   
Eliminations
   
Consolidated
 
For the Three Months Ended
                   
September 30, 2015
                   
Revenues from external customers
 
$
23,148,090
   
$
3,123,168
   
$
49,223,428
   
$
-
   
$
75,494,686
 
Intersegment revenues
   
3,206,703
     
292,445
     
76,159
     
(3,575,307
)
   
-
 
Segment profit before income taxes
   
3,655,998
     
250,111
     
3,888,291
     
-
     
7,794,400
 
                                         
For the Three Months Ended
                                       
September 30, 2014
                                       
Revenues from external customers
 
$
21,552,754
   
$
2,707,908
   
$
37,465,130
   
$
-
   
$
61,725,792
 
Intersegment revenues
   
2,407,685
     
331,415
     
166,043
     
(2,905,143
)
   
-
 
Segment profit before income taxes
   
1,986,732
     
(119,548
)
   
1,509,956
     
-
     
3,377,140
 
                                         
For the Nine Months Ended
                                       
September 30, 2015
                                       
Revenues from external customers
 
$
65,610,558
   
$
9,436,496
   
$
140,537,879
   
$
-
   
$
215,584,933
 
Intersegment revenues
   
8,884,390
     
910,016
     
256,950
     
(10,051,356
)
   
-
 
Segment profit before income taxes
   
7,175,036
     
811,261
     
9,038,439
     
-
     
17,024,736
 
                                         
Identifiable Assets
   
709,683,255
     
100,760,704
     
71,954,237
     
(133,002,358
)
   
749,395,838
 
Goodwill
   
2,765,570
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
2,765,570
 
                                         
For the Nine Months Ended
                                       
September 30, 2014
                                       
Revenues from external customers
 
$
59,836,068
   
$
9,283,357
   
$
97,071,373
   
$
-
   
$
166,190,798
 
Intersegment revenues
   
6,825,600
     
1,002,027
     
561,438
     
(8,389,065
)
   
-
 
Segment profit before income taxes
   
4,833,627
     
232,141
     
2,664,456
     
-
     
7,730,224
 
                                         
Identifiable Assets
   
646,540,190
     
106,836,565
     
56,961,903
     
(149,825,928
)
   
660,512,730
 
Goodwill
   
2,765,570
     
285,191
     
-
     
-
     
3,050,761
 

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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)


7)        Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Generally accepted accounting principles (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 we 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 our estimates of the assumptions that market participants would use in valuing the 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 disclosures related to other significant financial instruments:

The items shown under Level 1 and Level 2 are valued as follows:

Securities Available for Sale and Held to Maturity: The fair values of investments in fixed maturity and equity securities along with methods used to estimate such values are disclosed in Note 3 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Statements.

Restricted Assets: A portion of these assets include mutual funds and equity securities that have quoted market prices. Also included are cash and cash equivalents and participations in mortgage loans. The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments:  A portion of these assets include equity securities that have quoted market prices. Also included are cash and cash equivalents. The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

Call and Put Options: The Company uses quoted market prices to value its call and put options.

The items shown under Level 3 are valued as follows:

Policyholder Account Balances and Future Policy Benefits-Annuities:  Future policy benefit reserves 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 in excess of related policy account balances. Interest crediting rates for interest-sensitive insurance products ranged from 4% to 6.5%. The fair values for the Company's liabilities under investment-type insurance contracts (disclosed as policyholder account balances and future policy benefits – annuities) are estimated based on the contracts' cash surrender values.

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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

7)        Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

The fair values for the Company's insurance contracts other than investment-type contracts are not required to be disclosed. However, the fair values of liabilities under all insurance contracts 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 contracts.

Interest Rate Lock Commitments: The Company's mortgage banking activities enters into interest rate lock commitments with potential borrowers and forward commitments to sell loans to third-party investors. The Company also implements a hedging strategy for these transactions. A mortgage loan commitment binds the Company to lend funds to a qualified borrower at a specified interest rate and within a specified period of time, generally up to 30 days after inception of the mortgage loan commitment. Mortgage loan commitments are defined to be derivatives under generally accepted accounting principles and are recognized at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet with changes in their fair values recorded as part of other comprehensive income from mortgage banking operations.

The Company estimates the fair value of a mortgage loan commitment based on the change in estimated fair value of the underlying mortgage loan and 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 mortgage loan commitment is issued. Therefore, at the time of issuance, the estimated fair value is zero. 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 derived from the Company's recent historical empirical data are used to estimate the quantity of mortgage loans that will fund within the terms of the commitments.

Bank Loan Interest Rate Swaps: Management considers the interest rate swap instruments to be an effective cash flow hedge against the variable interest rate on bank borrowings since the interest rate swap mirrors the term of the note payable and expires on the maturity date of the bank loan it hedges. The interest rate swaps are a derivative financial instruments carried at its fair value. The fair value of the interest rate swap was derived from a proprietary model of the bank from whom the interest rate swap was purchased and to whom the note is payable.

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate: The fair values are estimated using interest rates currently being offered for similar loans to borrowers with similar credit ratings. Loans with similar characteristics are aggregated for purposes of the calculations. The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

Real Estate Held for Investment: The Company believes that in an orderly market, fair value will approximate the replacement cost of a home and the rental income provides a cash flow stream for investment analysis. The Company believes the highest and best use of the properties are as income producing assets since it is the Company's intent to hold the properties as rental properties, matching the income from the investment in rental properties with the funds required for future estimated policy claims. Accordingly, the fair value determination will be weighted more heavily toward the rental analysis.

It should be noted that for replacement cost, when determining the fair value of mortgage properties, the Company uses Marshall and Swift, a provider of building cost information to the real estate construction industry. For the investment analysis, the Company used market data based upon its real estate operation experience and projected the present value of the net rental income over seven years. The Company used 60% of the projected cash flow analysis and 40% of the replacement cost to approximate fair value of the collateral.

In addition to this analysis performed by the Company, the Company depreciates Other 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.

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 precise fair value of MSRs cannot be readily determined because MSRs are not actively traded in stand-alone markets. Considerable judgment is required to estimate the fair values of these assets and the exercise of such judgment can significantly affect the Company's 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 initial term of 30 years and MSRs backed by mortgage loans with 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 market. After being initially recorded at fair value, MSRs backed by mortgage loans are accounted for using the amortization method. MSR amortization is determined by amortizing the balance straight-line over an estimated nine year life.

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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

7)  Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)
 
The Company periodically assesses MSRs for impairment. Impairment occurs when the current fair value of the MSR falls below the asset's 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.

Management periodically reviews the various loan strata to determine whether the value of the MSRs in a given 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.

The following tables summarize Level 1, 2 and 3 financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by their classification in the condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2015.

   
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
               
Common stock
 
$
7,208,726
   
$
7,208,726
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
Total securities available for sale
 
$
7,208,726
   
$
7,208,726
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
                                 
Restricted assets of cemeteries and mortuaries
 
$
670,390
   
$
670,390
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments
   
609,303
     
609,303
     
-
     
-
 
Derivatives - interest rate lock commitments
   
4,756,170
     
-
     
-
     
4,756,170
 
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
 
$
13,244,589
   
$
8,488,419
   
$
-
   
$
4,756,170
 
                                 
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a  recurring basis
                               
Policyholder account balances
 
$
(50,915,543
)
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
(50,915,543
)
Future policy benefits - annuities
   
(63,289,669
)
   
-
     
-
     
(63,289,669
)
Derivatives  - call options
   
(6,715
)
   
(6,715
)
   
-
     
-
 
   - put options
   
(103,684
)
   
(103,684
)
   
-
     
-
 
   - interest rate lock commitments
   
(518,227
)
   
-
     
-
     
(518,227
)
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
 
$
(114,833,838
)
 
$
(110,399
)
 
$
-
   
$
(114,723,439
)
 
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

7)  Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)
 
Following is a summary of changes in the condensed consolidated balance sheet line items measured using level 3 inputs:

   
Policyholder
Account
 Balances
   
Future
 Policy
Benefits -
Annuities
   
Interest
 Rate Lock Commitments
   
Bank Loan
 Interest
Rate Swaps
 
                 
Balance - December 31, 2014
 
$
(45,310,699
)
 
$
(65,540,985
)
 
$
1,929,851
   
$
(31,370
)
                                 
Total gains (losses):
                               
                                 
Included in earnings
   
(5,604,844
)
   
2,251,316
     
-
     
-
 
                                 
Included in other comprehensive income
   
-
     
-
     
2,308,092
     
31,370
 
                                 
Balance - September 30, 2015
 
$
(50,915,543
)
 
$
(63,289,669
)
 
$
4,237,943
   
$
-
 
 
The following tables summarize Level 1, 2 and 3 financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis by their classification in the condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2015.

       
Quoted Prices
         
       
in Active
   
Significant
   
Significant
 
       
Markets for
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
 
       
Identical Assets
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
 
   
Total
   
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
 
Assets accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
               
Mortgage servicing rights
 
$
4,674,218
     
-
     
-
   
$
4,674,218
 
Mortgage loans on real estate
   
320,000
     
-
     
-
     
320,000
 
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
 
$
4,994,218
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
4,994,218
 


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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

7)  Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

The following tables summarize Level 1, 2 and 3 financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by their classification in the condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2014.

   
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
               
Common stock
 
$
6,752,750
   
$
6,752,750
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
Total securities available for sale
 
$
6,752,750
   
$
6,752,750
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
                                 
Restricted assets of cemeteries and mortuaries
 
$
715,202
   
$
715,202
   
$
-
   
$
-
 
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments
   
695,235
     
695,235
     
-
     
-
 
Derivatives - interest rate lock commitments
   
2,111,529
     
-
     
-
     
2,111,529
 
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
 
$
10,274,716
   
$
8,163,187
   
$
-
   
$
2,111,529
 
Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
                               
Policyholder account balances
 
$
(45,310,699
)
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
(45,310,699
)
Future policy benefits - annuities
   
(65,540,985
)
   
-
     
-
     
(65,540,985
)
Derivatives - bank loan interest rate swaps
   
(31,370
)
   
-
     
-
     
(31,370
)
                   - call options
   
(116,036
)
   
(116,036
)
   
-
     
-
 
                   - put options
   
(11,867
)
   
(11,867
)
   
-
     
-
 
                   - interest rate lock commitment
   
(181,678
)
   
-
     
-
     
(181,678
)
Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
 
$
(111,192,635
)
 
$
(127,903
)
 
$
-
   
$
(111,064,732
)

Following is a summary of changes in the condensed consolidated balance sheet line items measured using level 3 inputs:
 
   
Policyholder
Account
 Balances
   
Future Policy
Benefits -
Annuities
   
Interest
 Rate Lock Commitments
   
Bank Loan
 Interest Rate
Swaps
 
Balance - December 31, 2013
 
$
(48,000,668
)
 
$
(65,052,928
)
 
$
1,487,908
   
$
(58,310
)
Total gains (losses):
                               
Included in earnings
   
2,689,969
     
(488,057
)
   
-
     
-
 
Included in other
                               
comprehensive income
   
-
     
-
     
441,943
     
26,940
 
Balance - December 31, 2014
 
$
(45,310,699
)
 
$
(65,540,985
)
 
$
1,929,851
   
$
(31,370
)


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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

7)  Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

The following tables summarize Level 1, 2 and 3 financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis by their classification in the condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2014.

       
Quoted Prices
         
       
in Active
   
Significant
   
Significant
 
       
Markets for
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
 
       
Identical Assets
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
 
   
Total
   
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
 
               
Assets accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
               
Mortgage servicing rights
 
$
3,741,381
     
-
     
-
   
$
3,741,381
 
Real estate held for investment
   
53,500
     
-
     
-
     
53,500
 
                               
Total assets accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
 
$
3,794,881
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
3,794,881
 

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.

Management 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 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The estimated fair value amounts for September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 have been measured as of period-end, and have not been reevaluated or updated for purposes of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements subsequent to those dates. As such, the estimated fair values of these financial instruments subsequent to the reporting date may be different than the amounts reported at period-end.

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 September 30, 2015:
 
   
Carrying Value
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
Estimated
 Fair
 Value
 
Assets
                   
Mortgage loans:
                   
Residential
 
$
46,506,794
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
49,579,568
   
$
49,579,568
 
Residential construction
   
28,762,546
     
-
     
-
     
28,762,546
     
28,762,546
 
Commercial
   
36,413,914
     
-
     
-
     
38,062,674
     
38,062,674
 
Mortgage loans, net
 
$
111,683,254
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
116,404,788
   
$
116,404,788
 
Policy loans
   
7,038,768
     
-
     
-
     
7,038,768
     
7,038,768
 
Other loans
   
27,422,787
     
-
     
-
     
27,422,787
     
27,422,787
 
Short-term investments
   
19,980,369
     
-
     
-
     
19,980,369
     
19,980,369
 
                                         
Liabilities
                                       
Bank and other loans payable
 
$
(39,535,964
)
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
(39,535,964
)
 
$
(39,535,964
)

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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

7)  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, 2014:
 
   
Carrying Value
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Assets
                   
Mortgage loans:
                   
Residential
 
$
51,876,621
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
55,247,638
   
$
55,247,638
 
Residential construction
   
32,971,824
     
-
     
-
     
32,971,824
     
32,971,824
 
Commercial
   
35,201,627
     
-
     
-
     
36,829,266
     
36,829,266
 
Mortgage loans, net
 
$
120,050,072
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
125,048,728
   
$
125,048,728
 
Policy loans
   
7,011,012
     
-
     
-
     
7,011,012
     
7,011,012
 
Other loans
   
27,114,416
     
-
     
-
     
27,114,416
     
27,114,416
 
Short-term investments
   
27,059,495
     
-
     
-
     
27,059,495
     
27,059,495
 
                                         
Liabilities
                                       
Bank and other loans payable
 
$
(28,989,008
)
 
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
(28,989,008
)
 
$
(28,989,008
)

The methods, assumptions and significant valuation techniques and inputs used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments are summarized as follows:

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate: The estimated fair value of the Company's mortgage loans 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 of mortgage loans originated prior to 2013 is determined by estimating expected future cash flows of interest payments and discounting them using current interest rates from single family mortgages. The estimated fair value of mortgage loans originated in 2013, 2014 and 2015 is determined from pricing of similar loans that were sold in 2013 and 2014.

Residential Construction – These loans are primarily short in maturity (4-6 months) accordingly, the estimated fair value is determined to be the net book value.

Commercial – The estimated fair value is determined by estimating expected future cash flows of interest payments and discounting them using current interest rates for commercial mortgages.

Policy and Other Loans: The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

Short-Term Investments: The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

Bank and Other Loans Payable: The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet for these financial instruments approximate their fair values.

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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)


8)  Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Allowance for Loan Losses and Impaired Loans

The Company records an allowance and recognizes an expense for potential losses from mortgage loans, other loans and receivables in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Receivables are the result of cemetery and mortuary operations, mortgage loan operations and life insurance operations. The allowance is based upon the Company's historical experience for collectively evaluated impairment. Other allowances are based upon receivables individually evaluated for impairment. Collectability of the cemetery and mortuary receivables is significantly influenced by current economic conditions. The critical issues that impact recovery of mortgage loan operations are interest rate risk, loan underwriting, new regulations and the overall economy.

The Company provides allowances for losses on its mortgage loans held for investment through an allowance for loan losses. The allowance is comprised of two components. The first component is an allowance for collectively evaluated impairment that is based upon the Company's historical experience in collecting similar receivables. The second component is based upon individual evaluation of loans that are determined to be impaired. Upon determining impairment the Company establishes an individual impairment allowance based upon an assessment of the fair value of the underlying collateral. See the schedules in Note 3 for additional information. In addition, when a mortgage loan is past due more than 90 days, the Company does not accrue any interest income. When a loan becomes delinquent, the Company proceeds to foreclose on the real estate and all expenses for foreclosure are expensed as incurred. Once foreclosed, an adjustment for the lower of cost or fair value is made, if necessary, and the amount is classified as other real estate owned held for investment or sale. The Company will rent the properties until it is deemed desirable to sell them.

The allowance for losses on mortgage loans held for investment could change based on changes in the value of the underlying collateral, the performance status of the loans, or the Company's actual collection experience. The actual losses could change, in the near term, from the established allowance, based upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of these events.

9)        Derivative Commitments

The Company is exposed to price risk due to the potential impact of changes in interest rates on the values of mortgage loan commitments from the time a derivative 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 derivative loan commitments that will be exercised (i.e., the number of loan commitments that will be funded) fluctuates. The probability that a loan will not be funded within the terms of the commitment is driven by a number of factors, particularly the change, if any, in mortgage rates following the inception of the interest rate lock. However, many borrowers continue to exercise derivative loan commitments even when interest rates have fallen.

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 take into account all of 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 mortgage loan commitments and are updated periodically to reflect the most current data.

The Company estimates the fair value of a mortgage loan commitment based on the change in estimated fair value of the underlying mortgage loan and 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 mortgage loan commitment is issued. Therefore, at the time of issuance, the estimated fair value is zero. 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 derived from the Company's recent historical empirical data are used to estimate the quantity of mortgage loans that will fund within the terms of the commitments.

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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

9)        Derivative Commitments (Continued)

The Company utilizes forward loan sales commitments to economically hedge the price risk associated with its outstanding mortgage loan commitments. A forward loan sales commitment protects the Company from losses on sales of the loans arising from exercise of the loan commitments by securing the ultimate sales price and delivery date of the loans. Management expects these derivatives will experience changes in fair value opposite to changes in fair value of the derivative loan commitments, thereby reducing earnings volatility related to the recognition in earnings of changes in the values of the commitments.

The Company has adopted a strategy of selling "out of the money" call options on its available for sale equity securities as a source of revenue.  The options give the purchaser the right to buy from the Company specified equity securities at a set price up to a pre-determined date in the future.  The Company has adopted the selling of put options as a means of generating cash or purchasing equity securities at lower than current market prices.  The Company receives an immediate payment of cash for the value of the option and establishes a liability for the fair value of the option. The liability for call and put options is adjusted to fair value at each reporting date. The fair value of outstanding call and put options as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 was $110,399 and $127,903, respectively.  In the event an option is exercised, the Company recognizes a gain on the sale of the equity security and a gain from the sale of the option. If the option expires unexercised, the Company recognizes a gain from the sale of the option.

The following table shows the fair value of derivatives as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

   
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
 
   
Asset Derivatives
 
Liability Derivatives
 
   
September 30, 2015
   
December 31, 2014
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
 
   
Balance
Sheet
 Location
   
Fair Value
   
Balance Sheet Location
   
Fair Value
 
Balance
Sheet
 Location
 
Fair Value
 
Balance
Sheet
Location
 
Fair Value
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
                           
                                         
Interest rate lock and forward sales commitments
 
other assets
   
$
4,756,170
   
other assets
   
$
2,111,529
 
Other liabilities
 
$
518,227
 
Other liabilities
 
$
181,678
 
                                                 
Call options
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
 
Other liabilities
   
6,715
 
Other liabilities
   
116,036
 
                                                     
Put options
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
 
Other liabilities
   
103,684
 
Other liabilities
   
11,867
 
                                                     
Interest rate swaps
   
--
     
--
     
--
     
--
 
Bank loans payable
   
-
 
Bank loans payable
   
31,370
 
                                                     
Total
         
$
4,756,170
           
$
2,111,529
     
$
628,626
     
$
340,951
 

The following table shows the gain (loss) on derivatives for the periods presented. There were no gains or losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI) into income or gains or losses recognized in income on derivatives ineffective portion or any amounts excluded from effective testing.

 
Net Amount
Gain (Loss)
Recognized
in OCI
 
Net Amount
Gain (Loss)
Recognized
in OCI
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30
 
Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
Derivative - Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
Interest Rate Lock Commitments
 
$
(1,431,809
)
 
$
(713,276
)
 
$
2,308,092
   
$
525,136
 
Interest Rate Swaps
   
22,659
     
9,655
     
31,370
     
21,955
 
Sub Total
   
(1,409,150
)
   
(703,621
)
   
2,339,462
     
547,091
 
Tax Effect
   
(549,569
)
   
(274,412
)
   
912,390
     
213,366
 
Total
 
$
(859,581
)
 
$
(429,209
)
 
$
1,427,072
   
$
333,725
 


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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)


10)        Reinsurance, Commitments and Contingencies

Reinsurance

Reinsurance Agreement with North America Life Insurance Company

On May 8, 2015, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Security National Life, signed a paid-up business offer under the coinsurance agreement effective December 1, 2010 to reinsure certain life insurance policies from North America Life Insurance Company ("North America Life"). Pursuant to the paid-up business offer, North America Life ceded and transferred to Security National Life all contractual obligations and risks under the coinsured policies. Security National Life paid a ceding commission to North America Life in the amount of $281,908. As a result of the ceding commission, North America Life transferred $8,900,282 of cash and $9,182,190 in statutory reserves, or liabilities, to Security National Life.

Reinsurance Agreement with American Republic Insurance Company

On February 11, 2015, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Security National Life, signed a coinsurance agreement to reinsure certain life insurance policies from American Republic Insurance Company ("American Republic").  The policies were previously reinsured by North America Life under a coinsurance agreement between World Insurance Company ("World Insurance") and North America Life entered into on July 22, 2009 which was commuted.  World Insurance was subsequently purchased by and merged into American Republic.  The current coinsurance agreement is between Security National Life and American Republic and became effective on January 1, 2015.  As part of the coinsurance agreement, American Republic transferred all contractual obligations and risks to Security National Life and Security National Life took control of $15,004,771 of assets in a trust account held by Texas Capital Bank as the trustee.

Mortgage Loan Loss Settlements

The mortgage industry has seen potential loan losses increase. Future loan losses are extremely difficult to estimate, especially in the current market.  However, management believes that the Company's reserve methodology and its current practice of property preservation allow it to estimate its losses on loans sold. The amounts accrued for loan losses for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were $1,755,000 and $1,063,000, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were $4,674,000 and $2,007,000, respectively. The estimated liability for indemnification losses is included in other liabilities and accrued expenses and, as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the balances were $5,751,000 and $1,718,000, respectively.

Mortgage Loan Loss Demands

Third Party Investors

There have been assertions in third party investor correspondence that SecurityNational Mortgage sold mortgage loans that allegedly contained borrower misrepresentations or experienced early payment defaults, or that were otherwise allegedly defective or not in compliance with agreements between SecurityNational Mortgage and the third party investors consisting principally of financial institutions.  As a result of these claims, third party investors have made demands that SecurityNational Mortgage repurchase certain alleged defective mortgage loans that were sold to such investors or indemnify them against any losses related to such loans.
 
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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

10)        Reinsurance, Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)
 
The total amount of potential claims by third party investors is difficult to determine.  The Company has reserved and accrued $5,751,000 as of September 30, 2015 to settle all such investor related claims.  The Company believes that the reserve for mortgage loan loss, which includes provisions for probable losses and indemnification on mortgage loans sold to investors, is reasonable based on available information.  Moreover, the Company has successfully negotiated acceptable settlement terms with other third party investors that asserted claims for mortgage loan losses against SecurityNational Mortgage.

SecurityNational Mortgage disagrees with the repurchase demands and notices of potential claims from third party investors. Furthermore, SecurityNational Mortgage believes there is potential to resolve the alleged claims by the third party investors on acceptable terms. If SecurityNational Mortgage is unable to resolve such claims on acceptable terms, legal action may ensue. In the event of legal action by any third party investor, SecurityNational Mortgage believes it has significant defenses to any such action and intends to vigorously defend itself against such action.

JP Morgan Chase Indemnification Demand

The Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, SecurityNational Mortgage, received a notice of claim for indemnification dated December 21, 2011, from JP Morgan Chase & Co. ("JP Morgan Chase") on behalf of EMC Mortgage, LLC ("EMC Mortgage"), relating to 21 mortgage loans that EMC Mortgage allegedly purchased as a third party investor from SecurityNational Mortgage.  The notice also referenced a guaranty agreement, dated February 23, 2006, by the Company for the benefit of EMC Mortgage.  The indemnification notice additionally stated that EMC Mortgage had been named in a lawsuit by the Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust 2007-AR2 (the "Trust"), which was filed on September 13, 2011 in the Delaware Court of Chancery.

The lawsuit the Trust brought against EMC Mortgage contends that more than 800 residential mortgage loans that EMC Mortgage sold to the Trust (including the 21 loans allegedly originated by SecurityNational Mortgage) contained breaches of representations and warranties with respect to the mortgage loans, as well as defaults and foreclosures in many of such loans.  As a result of the alleged breaches of representations and warranties by EMC Mortgage, the complaint requests that EMC Mortgage be ordered to repurchase from the Trust any loans for which it breached its representations and warranties, in the amount of the mortgage loans' outstanding principal balance and all accrued but unpaid interest.

The indemnification notice from JP Morgan Chase further alleged that the Company and SecurityNational Mortgage are required to indemnify EMC Mortgage for any of its losses arising from the lawsuit that the Trust brought against EMC based upon allegedly untrue statements of material fact related to information that was provided by SecurityNational Mortgage. To the extent the claims in the complaint relate to the 21 mortgage loans that SecurityNational Mortgage allegedly sold to EMC Mortgage, the Company believes it has significant defenses to such claims. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself and SecurityNational Mortgage in the event that JP Morgan Chase were to bring any legal action to require the Company or SecurityNational Mortgage to indemnify it for any loss, liability or expense in connection with the lawsuit that the Trust brought against EMC Mortgage.

Inquiry Regarding FHA Insured Loans

SecurityNational Mortgage has been cooperating with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in a civil investigation regarding compliance with requirements relating to certain loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).  No demand has been made and SecurityNational Mortgage has not established a liability for this matter absent a specific demand because it is not able to estimate a range of reasonably potential loss due to significant uncertainties regarding:  the absence of any specific demand, the potential remedies, including possible defenses, and the lack of information concerning the performance of its FHA insured originations, the majority of which SecurityNational Mortgage does not service. The investigation has focused on loans originated by SecurityNational Mortgage on or after January 1, 2006.  The FHA mortgage loans that SecurityNational Mortgage originated between January 1, 2006 and May 21, 2013 total approximately 45,900 loans with an original principal balance of approximately $7.9 billion.
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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

10)  Reinsurance, Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)
 
Mortgage Loan Loss Litigation

For a description of the litigation involving SecurityNational Mortgage and Lehman Brothers and Aurora Loan Services, reference is to Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Other Contingencies and Commitments

The Company has entered into commitments to fund new residential construction loans. As of September 30, 2015, the Company's commitments were $48,354,000 for these loans of which $28,863,000 had been funded. The Company will advance funds 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 from the borrowers and the interest rate is generally 2% to 6.75% over the bank prime rate (3.25% as of September 30, 2015). Maturities range between six and twelve months.

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.

11)      Mortgage Servicing Rights

The following is a summary of the MSR activity for the periods presented.

   
As of
September 30
2015
   
As of
December 31
2014
 
Amortized cost:
       
Balance before valuation allowance at beginning of year
 
$
7,834,747
   
$
4,844,101
 
MSRs proceeds from loan sales
   
4,674,218
     
3,741,381
 
Amortization
   
(934,626
)
   
(750,735
)
Application of valuation allowance to write down MSRs with other than temporary impairment
   
-
     
-
 
Balance before valuation allowance at year end
 
$
11,574,339
   
$
7,834,747
 
                 
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 end of period
 
$
-
   
$
-
 
                 
Mortgage servicing rights, net
 
$
11,574,339
   
$
7,834,747
 
                 
Estimated fair value of MSRs at end of period
 
$
12,093,178
   
$
8,485,570
 
 
The Company reports these MSRs pursuant to the accounting policy discussed in Note 7.

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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2015 (Unaudited)


12)        Acquisitions

Acquisition of American Funeral Financial

On June 4, 2014, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, SNFC Subsidiary, LLC ("SNFC Subsidiary"), completed a purchase transaction with American Funeral Financial, LLC, a South Carolina limited liability company ("American Funeral Financial") and Hypershop, LLC, a North Carolina  limited liability  company ("Hypershop"), the sole owner of all the limited liability company interests of American Funeral Financial, to purchase all of the outstanding limited liability company interests, or membership units, of American Funeral Financial.  American Funeral Financial is engaged in the operation of a factoring business with the principal purpose of providing funding for funeral homes and mortuaries.  

The following unaudited pro forma information has been prepared to present the results of operations of the Company assuming the acquisition of American Funeral Financial had occurred at the beginning of the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. This pro forma information is supplemental and does not necessarily present the operations of the Company that would have occurred had the acquisition occurred on those dates and may not reflect the operations that will occur in the future:

   
For the
Three Months Ended
September 30
(unaudited)
   
For the
Nine Months Ended
September 30
(unaudited)
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
 
Total revenues
 
$
75,494,686
   
$
61,725,792
   
$
215,584,933
   
$
168,522,777
 
Net earnings
 
$
4,889,785
   
$
2,137,822
   
$
10,605,767
   
$
5,142,490
 
Net earnings per Class A equivalent common share
 
$
0.37
   
$
0.17
   
$
0.81
   
$
0.41
 
                               
Net earnings per Class A equivalent common share assuming dilution
 
$
0.35
   
$
0.17
   
$
0.78
   
$
0.40
 


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Item 2.                          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 trends or events 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) emphasis on cemetery and mortuary business; and (iii) capitalizing on relatively low interest rates by originating mortgage loans.

Results of Operations

Insurance Operations

The Company's insurance business includes funeral plans, interest sensitive life insurance, as well as other traditional life and accident insurance, and health insurance products.  The Company places specific marketing emphasis on funeral plans through pre-need planning.

A funeral plan is a small face value life insurance policy that generally has face coverage of up to $25,000.  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 the person's death.  On a per thousand dollar cost of insurance basis, these policies can be more expensive to the policy holder 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.

The following table shows the condensed financial results of the insurance operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.  See Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

   
Three months ended September 30
(in thousands of dollars)
   
Nine months ended September 30
(in thousands of dollars)
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
% Increase (Decrease)
   
2015
   
2014
   
% Increase (Decrease)
 
Revenues from external customers
                       
Insurance premiums
 
$
14,564
   
$
13,805
     
5
%
 
$
42,332
   
$
40,269
     
5
%
Net investment income
   
6,127
     
6,600
     
(7
%)
   
18,617
     
16,879
     
10
%
Income from loan originations
   
700
     
1,060
     
(34
%)
   
1,813
     
2,117
     
(14
%)
Other
   
1,757
     
88
     
1897
%
   
2,849
     
571
     
399
%
Total
 
$
23,148
   
$
21,553
     
7
%
 
$
65,611
   
$
59,836
     
10
%
Intersegment revenue
 
$
3,206
   
$
2,408
     
33
%
 
$
8,884
   
$
6,826
     
30
%
Earnings before income taxes
 
$
3,656
   
$
1,987
     
84
%
 
$
7,175
   
$
4,834
     
48
%

Intersegment revenues are primarily interest income from the warehouse line provided to SecurityNational Mortgage Company. Profitability in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 has increased due to an increase in net investment income, an increase in realized gains on investments and other assets, and an increase in insurance premiums.

Cemetery and Mortuary Operations

The Company sells mortuary services and products through its seven mortuaries in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Company also sells cemetery products and services through its five cemeteries in Salt Lake City, Utah and one cemetery in San Diego County, California. Cemetery land sales and at-need product sales and services are recognized as revenue at the time of sale or when the services are performed. Pre-need cemetery product sales are deferred until the merchandise is delivered and services performed.

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The following table shows the condensed financial results of the Cemetery and Mortuary operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. See Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

   
Three months ended September 30
(in thousands of dollars)
   
Nine months ended September 30
(in thousands of dollars)
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
% Increase (Decrease)
   
2015
   
2014
   
% Increase (Decrease)
 
Revenues from external customers
                       
Mortuary revenues
 
$
1,169
   
$
1,179
     
(1
%)
 
$
3,523
   
$
3,840
     
(8
%)
Cemetery revenues
   
1,769
     
1,427
     
24
%
   
5,550
     
5,310
     
5
%
Other
   
185
     
102
     
81
%
   
363
     
133
     
173
%
Total
 
$
3,123
   
$
2,708
     
15
%
 
$
9,436
   
$
9,283
     
2
%
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
 
$
250
   
$
(120
)
   
308
%
 
$
811
   
$
232
     
250
%

Included in other revenue is rental income from residential and commercial properties purchased from Security National Life. Memorial Estates purchased these properties from financing provided by Security National Life. The rental income is offset by property insurance, taxes, maintenance expenses and interest payments made to Security National Life. Memorial Estates has recorded depreciation on these properties of $183,000 and $229,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $634,000 and $721,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Mortgage Operations

Overview

The Company's wholly owned subsidiaries, SecurityNational Mortgage Company and Green Street Mortgage Services, Inc., are mortgage lenders incorporated under the laws of the State of Utah, and are approved and regulated by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), a department of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to originate mortgage loans that qualify for government insurance in the event of default by the borrower. SecurityNational Mortgage and Green Street obtain loans from their retail offices and independent brokers. Mortgage loans originated by the Company's mortgage subsidiaries are funded from internal cash flows, including loan purchase agreements from Security National Life, its wholly owned subsidiary, and unaffiliated financial institutions.

SecurityNational Mortgage and Green Street Mortgage receive fees from the borrowers and secondary fees from third party investors that purchase their loans. Loans originated by SecurityNational Mortgage and Green Street Mortgage are generally sold with mortgage servicing rights released to third party investors. Since the second quarter of 2012, however, SecurityNational Mortgage has sold but retained mortgage servicing rights on approximately 30% of its loan origination volume. The majority of these loans are serviced by an approved third party sub-servicer. In February 2015, Green Street Mortgage made the decision to cease mortgage operations as of March 31, 2015.
 
On August 14, 2015 SecurityNational Mortgage Company entered into a new mortgage warehouse agreement with Texas Capital Bank. The warehouse agreement provides a $30,000,000 warehouse line of credit for the purpose of funding mortgage loans. SecurityNational Mortgage Company is listed as Seller and Security National Financial Corporation as guarantor. The warehouse agreement expires on August 14, 2016 if not renewed beforehand. As of September 30, 2015 SecurityNational Mortgage Company had 20 loans for $8,012,555 outstanding on the Texas Capital Bank warehouse line.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, SecurityNational Mortgage originated and sold 11,689 loans ($2,192,849,000 total volume) and 7,981 loans ($1,498,053,000 total volume), respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, Green Street Mortgage originated and sold 79 loans ($17,949,000 total volume) and 17 loans ($3,946,000 total volume), respectively.

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The following table shows the condensed financial results of the mortgage operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.  See Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
   
Three months ended September 30
(in thousands of dollars)
   
Nine months ended September 30
(in thousands of dollars)
 
   
2015
   
2014
   
% Increase (Decrease)
   
2015
   
2014
   
% Increase (Decrease)
 
Revenues from external customers
                       
Income from loan originations
 
$
38,784
   
$
31,060
     
25
%
 
$
115,374
   
$
81,517
     
42
%
Secondary gains from investors
   
10,440
     
6,405
     
63
%
   
25,164
     
15,554
     
62
%
Total
 
$
49,224
   
$
37,465
     
31
%
 
$
140,538
   
$
97,071
     
45
%
Earnings before income taxes
 
$
3,888
   
$
1,509
     
158
%
 
$
9,038
   
$
2,664
     
239
%

The increase in earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 was due to higher secondary gains on mortgage loans sold to investors and an increase in loan origination volume.

Mortgage Loan Loss Settlements
The mortgage industry has seen potential loan losses increase. Future loan losses are extremely difficult to estimate, especially in the current market.  However, management believes that the Company's reserve methodology and its current practice of property preservation allow it to estimate its losses on loans sold. The amounts accrued for loan losses for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were $1,755,000 and $1,063,000, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were $4,674,000 and $2,007,000, respectively. The estimated liability for indemnification losses is included in other liabilities and accrued expenses and, as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the balances were $5,751,000 and $1,718,000, respectively.

Mortgage Loan Loss Demands

Third Party Investors

There have been assertions in third party investor correspondence that SecurityNational Mortgage sold mortgage loans that allegedly contained borrower misrepresentations or experienced early payment defaults, or that were otherwise allegedly defective or not in compliance with agreements between SecurityNational Mortgage and the third party investors consisting principally of financial institutions.  As a result of these claims, third party investors have made demands that SecurityNational Mortgage repurchase certain alleged defective mortgage loans that were sold to such investors or indemnify them against any losses related to such loans.

The total amount of potential claims by third party investors is difficult to determine.  The Company has reserved and accrued $5,751,000 as of September 30, 2015 to settle all such investor related claims.  The Company believes that the reserve for mortgage loan losses, which includes provisions for probable losses and indemnification on mortgage loans sold to investors, is reasonable based on available information.  Moreover, the Company has successfully negotiated acceptable settlement terms with other third party investors that asserted claims for mortgage loan losses against SecurityNational Mortgage.

SecurityNational Mortgage disagrees with the repurchase demands and notices of potential claims from third party investors. Furthermore, SecurityNational Mortgage believes there is potential to resolve the alleged claims by the third party investors on acceptable terms. If SecurityNational Mortgage is unable to resolve such claims on acceptable terms, legal action may ensue. In the event of legal action by any third party investor, SecurityNational Mortgage believes it has significant defenses to any such action and intends to vigorously defend itself against such action.

JP Morgan Chase Indemnification Demand

The Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, SecurityNational Mortgage, received a notice of claim for indemnification dated December 21, 2011, from JP Morgan Chase & Co. ("JP Morgan Chase") on behalf of EMC Mortgage, LLC ("EMC Mortgage"), relating to 21 mortgage loans that EMC Mortgage allegedly purchased as a third party investor from SecurityNational Mortgage.  The notice also referenced a guaranty agreement, dated February 23, 2006, by the Company for the benefit of EMC Mortgage.  The indemnification notice additionally stated that EMC Mortgage had been named in a lawsuit by the Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust 2007-AR2 (the "Trust"), which was filed on September 13, 2011 in the Delaware Court of Chancery.

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The lawsuit the Trust brought against EMC Mortgage contends that more than 800 residential mortgage loans that EMC Mortgage sold to the Trust (including the 21 loans allegedly originated by SecurityNational Mortgage) contained breaches of representations and warranties with respect to the mortgage loans, as well as defaults and foreclosures in many of such loans.  As a result of the alleged breaches of representations and warranties by EMC Mortgage, the complaint requests that EMC Mortgage be ordered to repurchase from the Trust any loans for which it breached its representations and warranties, in the amount of the mortgage loans' outstanding principal balance and all accrued but unpaid interest.

The indemnification notice from JP Morgan Chase further alleged that the Company and SecurityNational Mortgage are required to indemnify EMC Mortgage for any of its losses arising from the lawsuit that the Trust brought against EMC based upon allegedly untrue statements of material fact related to information that was provided by SecurityNational Mortgage. To the extent the claims in the complaint relate to the 21 mortgage loans that SecurityNational Mortgage allegedly sold to EMC Mortgage, the Company believes it has significant defenses to such claims. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself and SecurityNational Mortgage in the event that JP Morgan Chase were to bring any legal action to require the Company or SecurityNational Mortgage to indemnify it for any loss, liability or expense in connection with the lawsuit that the Trust brought against EMC Mortgage.

Inquiry Regarding FHA Insured Loans

SecurityNational Mortgage has been cooperating with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in a civil investigation regarding compliance with requirements relating to certain loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).  No demand has been made and SecurityNational Mortgage has not established a liability for this matter absent a specific demand because it is not able to estimate a range of reasonably potential loss due to significant uncertainties regarding:  the absence of any specific demand, the potential remedies, including possible defenses, and the lack of information concerning the performance of its FHA insured originations, the majority of which SecurityNational Mortgage does not service. The investigation has focused on loans originated by SecurityNational Mortgage on or after January 1, 2006.  The FHA mortgage loans that SecurityNational Mortgage originated between January 1, 2006 and May 21, 2013 total approximately 45,900 loans with an original principal balance of approximately $7.9 billion.

Mortgage Loan Loss Litigation

For a description of the litigation involving SecurityNational Mortgage and Lehman Brothers and Aurora Loan Services, reference is to Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Consolidation

Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

Total revenues increased by $13,769,000, or 22.3%, to $75,495,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2015, from $61,726,000 for the comparable period in 2014. Contributing to this increase in total revenues was a $10,688,000 increase in mortgage fee income, a $923,000 increase in realized gains on investments and other assets, a $759,000 increase in insurance premiums and other considerations, a $511,000 increase in other revenues, a $327,000 decrease in other than temporary impairments on investments, a $321,000 increase in net mortuary and cemetery sales, and a $240,000 increase in net investment income.

Insurance premiums and other considerations increased by $759,000, or 5.5%, to $14,564,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2015, from $13,805,000 for the comparable period in 2014. This increase was primarily due to an increase in renewal premiums and an increase in first year premiums as a result of increased insurance sales.

Net investment income increased by $240,000, or 2.9%, to $8,432,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2015, from $8,192,000 for the comparable period in 2014. This increase was primarily attributable to a $946,000 increase in short-term investment income, a $195,000 increase in rental income from real estate owned, and a $24,000 increase in policy loan income. This increase was partially offset by a $462,000 decrease in mortgage loan interest, a $429,000 increase in investment expenses, a $22,000 decrease in fixed maturity securities income, and a $12,000 decrease in equity securities income.

Net mortuary and cemetery sales increased by $321,000, or 12.9%, to $2,811,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2015, from $2,490,000 for the comparable period in 2014. This increase was primarily due to an increase in at-need sales and pre-need sales in the cemetery operations.

Realized gains on investments and other assets increased by $923,000, or 214.7%, to $1,353,000 in realized gains for the three months ended September 30, 2015, from $430,000 in realized gains for the comparable period in 2014. This increase in realized gains on investments and other assets was the result of a $1,093,000 increase in realized gains on other assets primarily due to the sale of an office building. This increase was partially offset by a $152,000 decrease in realized gains on fixed maturity securities and by a $17,000 decrease in realized gains on securities available for sale.

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Mortgage fee income increased by $10,688,000, or 29.5%, to $46,923,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2015, from $36,235,000 for the comparable period in 2014. This increase was primarily attributable to higher mortgage loan production volume and higher average revenues per mortgage loan as SecurityNational Mortgage increased both the overall number and the overall dollar volume of its mortgage loans during the third quarter of 2015.

Other revenues increased by $511,000, or 53.3%, to $1,468,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2015, from $957,000 for the comparable period in 2014. This increase was due to an increase in mortgage servicing fees.

Total benefits and expenses were $67,700,000, or 89.7% of total revenues, for the three months ended September 30, 2015, as compared to $58,349,000, or 94.5% of total revenues, for the comparable period in 2014.

Death benefits, surrenders and other policy benefits, and future policy benefits increased by an aggregate of $292,000 or 2.3%, to $12,920,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2015, from $12,628,000 for the comparable period in 2014. This increase was primarily the result of a $942,000 increase in death benefits, and an $8,000 increase in surrender and other policy benefits. This increase was partially offset by a $658,000 decrease in future policy benefits.

Amortization of deferred policy and pre-need acquisition costs and value of business acquired decreased by $516,000, or 27.8%, to $1,338,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2015, from $1,854,000 for the comparable period in 2014. This decrease was primarily due to improved persistency in the payment of premiums in the traditional life business.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $9,289,000, or 21.9%, to $51,783,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2015, from $42,494,000 for the comparable period in 2014. This increase was primarily the result of an increase in mortgage loan originations by SecurityNational Mortgage for the three months ended September 30, 2015. Commissions increased by $4,129,000, personnel expenses increased by $2,628,000, other expenses increased by $720,000, provision for loan losses and loan loss reserve increased by $691,000, costs related to funding mortgage loans increased by $420,000, advertising increased by $368,000, and rent and rent related expenses increased by $354,000. This increase was partially offset by a decrease of $21,000 in depreciation on property and equipment.

Interest expense increased by $237,000, or 24.8%, to $1,192,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2015, from $955,000 for the comparable period in 2014. This increase was primarily due to an increase in outstanding balances on warehouse lines of credit used to fund mortgage loans.

Cost of goods and services sold by the cemeteries and mortuaries increased by $49,000, or 11.8%, to $468,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2015, from $419,000 for the comparable period in 2014. This increase was primarily due to an increase in mortuary sales.

Comprehensive income for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 amounted to gains of $3,411,000 and $1,473,000, respectively. This $1,938,000 increase in comprehensive income was primarily the result of a $2,752,000 increase in net income. This increase was partially offset by a $430,000 decrease in derivatives related to mortgage loans and by a $384,000 decrease in unrealized gains in securities available for sale.

Nine months Ended September 30, 2015 Compared to Nine months Ended September 30, 2014

Total revenues increased by $49,394,000, or 29.7%, to $215,585,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, from $166,191,000 for the comparable period in 2014. Contributing to this increase in total revenues was a $39,929,000 increase in mortgage fee income, a $4,304,000 increase in net investment income, a $2,063,000 increase in insurance premiums and other considerations, a $1,584,000 increase in other revenues, a $1,305,000 increase in realized gains on investments and other assets, and a $276,000 decrease in other than temporary impairments on investments. This increase in total revenues was partially offset by a $67,000 decrease in net mortuary and cemetery sales.

Insurance premiums and other considerations increased by $2,063,000, or 5.1%, to $42,332,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, from $40,269,000 for the comparable period in 2014. This increase was primarily due to an increase in renewal premiums and an increase in first year premiums as a result of increased insurance sales.

Net investment income increased by $4,304,000, or 21.0%, to $24,846,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, from $20,542,000 for the comparable period in 2014. This increase was primarily attributable to a $5,229,000 increase in short-term investment income, a $258,000 increase in rental income from real estate owned, a $22,000 increase in policy loan income, and a $13,000 increase in equity securities income. This increase was partially offset by a $935,000 increase in investment expenses, a $210,000 decrease in mortgage loan interest, and a $73,000 decrease in fixed maturity securities income.

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Net mortuary and cemetery sales decreased by $67,000, or 0.8%, to $8,701,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, from $8,768,000 for the comparable period in 2014. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in at-need sales in the mortuary operations. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in at-need sales in the cemetery operations.

Realized gains on investments and other assets increased by $1,305,000, or 134.7%, to $2,274,000 in realized gains for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, from $969,000 in realized gains for the comparable period in 2014. This increase in realized gains on investments and other assets was the result of a $1,217,000 increase in realized gains on other assets primarily due to the sale of an office building, a $102,000 increase in realized gains on fixed maturity securities. This increase was partially offset by a $14,000 decrease in realized gains on securities available for sale.

Mortgage fee income increased by $39,929,000, or 42.7%, to $133,475,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, from $93,546,000 for the comparable period in 2014. This increase was primarily attributable to higher mortgage loan production volume and higher average revenues per mortgage loan as SecurityNational Mortgage increased both the overall number and the overall dollar volume of its mortgage loans during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

Other revenues increased by $1,584,000, or 62.4%, to $4,124,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, from $2,540,000 for the comparable period in 2014. This increase was due to an increase in mortgage servicing fees.

Total benefits and expenses were $198,560,000, or 92.1% of total revenues, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, as compared to $158,461,000, or 95.3% of total revenues, for the comparable period in 2014.

Death benefits, surrenders and other policy benefits, and future policy benefits increased by an aggregate of $1,615,000 or 4.4%, to $38,358,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, from $36,743,000 for the comparable period in 2014. This increase was primarily the result of a $3,229,000 increase in death benefits and a $38,000 increase in surrender and other policy benefits. This increase was partially offset by a $1,652,000 decrease in future policy benefits.

Amortization of deferred policy and pre-need acquisition costs and value of business acquired decreased by $1,067,000, or 22.5%, to $3,684,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, from $4,751,000 for the comparable period in 2014. This decrease was primarily due to improved persistency in the payment of premiums in the traditional life business.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $38,245,000, or 33.8%, to $151,553,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, from $113,308,000 for the comparable period in 2014. This increase was primarily the result of an increase in mortgage loan originations by SecurityNational Mortgage for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. Commissions increased by $19,157,000, personnel expenses increased by $8,836,000, other expenses increased by $3,334,000, provision for loan losses and loan loss reserve increased by $2,667,000, costs related to funding mortgage loans increased by $1,806,000, rent and rent related expenses increased by $1,370,000, advertising increased by $1,018,000, and depreciation on property and equipment increased by $57,000.

Interest expense increased by $1,312,000, or 58.6%, to $3,551,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, from $2,239,000 for the comparable period in 2014. This increase was primarily due to an increase in outstanding balances on warehouse lines of credit used to fund mortgage loans.

Cost of goods and services sold by the cemeteries and mortuaries decreased by $5,000, or 0.4%, to $1,415,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, from $1,420,000 for the comparable period in 2014. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in mortuary sales.

Comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 amounted to gains of $11,019,000 and $5,159,000, respectively. This $5,860,000 increase in comprehensive income was primarily the result of a $5,705,000 increase in net income and a $1,093,000 increase in derivatives related to mortgage loans. This increase was partially offset by a $938,000 decrease in unrealized gains in securities available for sale.

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 maturity of held to maturity investments or sale of other investments. The mortgage subsidiaries realize cash flow from fees generated by originating and refinancing mortgage loans and interest earned on mortgages sold to investors. 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.

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company's operations used cash of $3,677,000. This was due primarily to a $34,702,000 increase in the balance of mortgage loans sold to investors. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company's operations provided cash of $36,391,000. This was due primarily to a $12,739,000 decrease in the balance of mortgage loans sold to investors and a $15,785,000 increase in future policy benefits.

The Company's liability for future life, annuity and other benefits is expected to be paid out over the long-term due to the Company's market niche of selling funeral plans. Funeral plans are small face value life insurance that will pay the costs and expenses incurred at the time of a person's death. A person generally will keep these policies in force and will not surrender them prior to a person's death. Because of the long-term nature of these liabilities, the Company is able to hold to maturity its bonds, real estate and mortgage loans, thus reducing the risk of liquidating these long-term investments as a result of any sudden changes in 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. The Company purchases short-term investments on a temporary basis to meet the expectations of short-term requirements of the Company's products. The Company's investment philosophy is intended to provide a rate of return that will persist during the expected duration of policyholder and cemetery and mortuary liabilities regardless of future interest rate movements.

The Company's investment policy is to invest predominantly in fixed maturity securities, mortgage loans, and the warehousing of mortgage loans on a short-term basis before selling the loans to investors in accordance with the requirements and laws governing the life insurance subsidiaries. Bonds owned by the insurance subsidiaries amounted to $132,745,000 as of September 30, 2015 compared to $134,406,000 as of December 31, 2014. This represents 33.9% and 30.9% of the total investments as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Generally, all bonds owned by the life insurance subsidiaries are rated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Under this rating system, there are six categories used for rating bonds. At September 30, 2015, 8.0%  (or $10,664,000) and at December 31, 2014, 6.8% (or $9,192,000) of the Company's total bond investments were invested in bonds in rating categories three through six, which were considered non‑investment grade.

The Company has classified its fixed income securities as held to maturity. Business conditions, however, may develop in the future that may indicate a need for a higher level of liquidity in the investment portfolio. In that event the Company believes it could sell short-term investment grade securities before liquidating higher yielding longer-term securities.

The Company is 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. At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the life insurance subsidiary was in compliance with the regulatory criteria.

The Company's total capitalization of stockholders' equity, bank debt and notes payable was $148,842,000 as of September 30, 2015, as compared to $126,111,000 as of December 31, 2014. Stockholders' equity as a percent of total capitalization was 73.4% and 77.0% as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

Lapse rates measure the amount of insurance terminated during a particular period. The Company's lapse rate for life insurance in 2014 was 7.0% as compared to a rate of 5.7% for 2013. The 2015 lapse rate to date has been approximately the same as 2014.

At September 30, 2015, $36,608,000 of the Company's consolidated stockholders' equity represented the statutory stockholders' equity of the Company's life insurance subsidiaries. The life insurance subsidiaries cannot pay a dividend to the Company, its parent company, without approval of state insurance regulatory authorities.

Item 3.              Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

There have been no significant changes since the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31, 2014.

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Item 4.              Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of September 30, 2015, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")). The Company's disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reports the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified by the SEC's rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company's CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The officers have concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2015, and that the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, the Company's financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

Part II - Other Information

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

Lehman Brothers – Aurora Loan Services Litigation

On April 15, 2005, SecurityNational Mortgage entered into a Loan Purchase Agreement with Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB ("Lehman Bank"), which agreement incorporated a Seller's Guide. Pursuant to the Loan Purchase Agreement, Lehman Bank purchased mortgage loans from time to time from SecurityNational Mortgage. Lehman Bank asserted that certain of the mortgage loans that it purchased several years ago from SecurityNational Mortgage contained alleged misrepresentations and early payment defaults. As a result, Lehman Bank contended it had the right to require SecurityNational Mortgage to repurchase certain loans or be liable for losses related to such Loans under the Loan Purchase Agreement. SecurityNational Mortgage disagreed with these claims.

On December 17, 2007, SecurityNational Mortgage entered into an Indemnification Agreement with Lehman Bank and Aurora Loan Services. Under the terms of the Indemnification Agreement, SecurityNational Mortgage agreed to indemnify Lehman Bank and Aurora Loan Services for 75% of actual losses, as defined, that Lehman Bank and Aurora Loan Services may incur on account of the breaches pertaining to certain identified loans. The Indemnification Agreement also required SecurityNational Mortgage to indemnify Lehman Bank and Aurora Loan Services for 100% of any future actual losses, as defined, incurred on mortgage loans with breaches not covered by the 75% provision. A reserve account was set up for covering said losses.

In addition to initial payments into the reserve account, SecurityNational Mortgage was to pay to Aurora Loan Services each calendar month the difference between the reserve account balance and $645,000, but in no event would SecurityNational Mortgage be required to make payments into the reserve account in excess of $125,000 for any calendar month. Since the time the reserve account was established, approximately $4,300,000 was taken from the reserve account to indemnify Lehman Bank and Aurora Loan Services for alleged losses. On March 28, 2011 Lehman Bank and Aurora Loan Services assigned certain rights and remedies under the Indemnification Agreement to Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ("Lehman Holdings").

On May 11, 2011, SecurityNational Mortgage filed a complaint against Aurora Bank FSB (formerly known as Lehman Bank) and Aurora Loan Services in the United States District Court, Utah, which was assigned to Judge David Nuffer. The allegations in the complaint include breach of the Indemnification Agreement. SecurityNational Mortgage claimed it was entitled to a judgment of approximately $4,000,000 against Lehman Bank, as well as Aurora Loan Services to the extent of its involvement, for payments which should not have been taken from the reserve account.

On June 8, 2011, Lehman Holdings, which had filed for bankruptcy in September 2008, filed a complaint in the United States District Court, Utah against SecurityNational Mortgage. The case was assigned to Judge Ted Stewart. The complaint alleged claims for damages for breach of contract and breach of warranty pursuant to the Loan Purchase Agreement, and initially claimed damages in excess of $5,000,000. Lehman Holdings further alleged that Lehman Bank sold mortgage loans to it and assigned the contractual rights. SecurityNational Mortgage strongly disagreed with the claims in Lehman Holdings' complaint.

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Discovery was completed in the two foregoing lawsuits. On December 24, 2014, Judge Nuffer issued an amended order granting SecurityNational Mortgage's motion for summary judgment against Lehman Bank and Aurora Loan Services for $3,892,974, plus prejudgment interest at 9% per annum. The total amount of prejudgment interest awarded was $1,674,240 through May 31, 2014, with a per diem of $960 for each day after May 31, 2014 until final judgment. The court also indicated that further replenishment of the reserve account under the Indemnification Agreement appeared to be barred by a waiver, but that this issue had not been briefed.

Additionally, the court stated that the offset that Lehman Bank and Aurora Loan Services pled as an affirmative defense had not yet been adjudicated by the court. SecurityNational Mortgage asserts that Lehman Bank and Aurora Loan Services have no rights to a replenishment of the Indemnification Agreement reserve account, or for any offset. On March 30, 2015, SecurityNational Mortgage filed a response in opposition to the partial summary judgment motion of Lehman Bank and Aurora Loan Services concerning the reserve account replenishment and offset; SecurityNational Mortgage also filed its own partial summary judgment motion on the same issues. These motions are currently under advisement.

On April 21, 2015, Judge Stewart issued a memorandum decision and order denying SecurityNational Mortgage's motion for summary judgment against Lehman Holdings in the Lehman Holdings case. On January 16, 2015, SecurityNational Mortgage filed a separate motion for summary judgment against Lehman Holdings based on the statute of limitations. Because certain cases that arose in Colorado were pending before the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit concerning statute of limitation issues involving Lehman Holdings, Judge Stewart inquired at a hearing as to whether his ruling on SecurityNational Mortgage's motion should be held in abeyance until a ruling is rendered by the Tenth Circuit. The parties agreed to an abeyance and Judge Stewart issued an order on May 11, 2015 postponing his ruling. The Colorado cases before the Tenth Circuit have been argued and are under advisement.

The Company is not a party to any other material legal proceedings outside the ordinary court 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 operation.

Item 2.              Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None

Item 3.              Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None

Item 4.              Mine Safety Disclosures.

None

Item 5.              Other Information.

The Company's Board of Directors appointed Stephen C. Johnson to serve as the Company's Vice President of Mortgage Operations and the President of SecurityNational Mortgage Company ("SecurityNational Mortgage"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, effective January 1, 2016. Mr. Johnson replaces J. Lynn Beckstead, Jr. who has served as the Company's Vice President of Mortgage Operations since 2003 and President of SecurityNational Mortgage since 1993.  Mr. Beckstead's retirement is effective December 31, 2015, at which time he will also retire as a director of the Company and a director of SecurityNational Mortgage. Mr. Beckstead has served as a director of the Company since 2002 and a director of SecurityNational Mortgage since 1993.
 
Item 6.              Exhibits, Financial Statements Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.

(a)(1)            Financial Statements

See "Table of Contents – Part I – Financial Information" under page 2 above

(a)(2)            Financial Statement Schedules

None

All other schedules to the consolidated financial statements required by Article 7 of Regulation S‑X are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable and therefore have been omitted.

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(a)(3)            Exhibits

The following Exhibits are filed herewith pursuant to Rule 601 of Regulation S‑K or are incorporated by reference to previous filings.

3.1
Articles of Restatement of Articles of Incorporation (3)
   
3.2
Amended Bylaws (5)
   
4.1
Specimen Class A Stock Certificate (1)
   
4.2
Specimen Class C Stock Certificate (1)
   
4.3
Specimen Preferred Stock Certificate and Certificate of Designation of Preferred Stock (1)
   
10.1
Restated and Amended Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust Agreement (1)
   
10.2
2003 Stock Option Plan (4)
   
10.3
2006 Director Stock Option Plan (7)
   
10.4
2013 Stock Option Plan (10)
   
10.5
2014 Director Stock Option Plan (12)
   
10.6
Deferred Compensation Plan (2)
   
10.7
Employment agreement with J. Lynn Beckstead, Jr. (6)
   
10.8
Employment agreement with Scott M. Quist
   
10.9
Indemnification Agreement among SecurityNational Mortgage Company, Lehman Brothers Bank, and Aurora Loan Services (8)
   
10.10
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization among Security National Financial Corporation and certain subsidiaries (9)
   
10.11
Purchase Agreement among Security National Financial Corporation, SNFC Subsidiary, LLC, American Funeral Financial, LLC, and Hypershop, LLC (11)
   
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Subsidiaries of the Registrant
   
31.1
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
31.2
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
32.1
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
32.2
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
101 INS
XBRL Instance Document*
   
101 SCH
XBRL Schema Document*
   
101 CAL
XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document*
   
101 DEF
XBRL Definition Linkbase Document*
   
101 LAB
XBRL Labels Linkbase Document*
   
101 PRE
XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document*

*            The XBRL related information in Exhibit 101 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liability of that section and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.

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(1)               Incorporated by reference from Registration Statement on Form S‑1, as filed on September 29, 1987
(2)               Incorporated by reference from Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed on April 3, 2002
(3)               Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 8-K/A, as filed on January 8, 2003
(4)               Incorporated by reference from Schedule 14A Definitive Proxy Statement, as filed on September 5, 2003, relating to the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(5)               Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 10-Q, as filed on November 14, 2003
(6)               Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 10-K, as filed on March 30, 2004
(7)               Incorporated by reference from Schedule 14A Definitive Proxy Statement, as filed on June 1, 2007, relating to the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(8)               Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 10-K, as filed on March 31, 2009
(9)               Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 10-Q, as filed on November 13, 2013
(10)            Incorporated by reference from Schedule 14A Definitive Proxy Statement, as filed on June 5, 2013, relating to the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(11)            Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 8-K, as filed on June 13, 2014
(12)            Incorporated by reference from Schedule 14A Definitive Proxy Statement, as filed on June 2, 2014, related to Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


REGISTRANT

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Registrant


Dated: November 13, 2015
 
/s/ Scott M. Quist
   
Scott M. Quist
   
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
   
(Principal Executive Officer)
     

Dated: November 13, 2015
 
/s/ Garrett S. Sill
   
Garrett S. Sill
   
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
   
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
     
 
 

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