Edgar Filing: SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORP

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, 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)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:	(801) 264-1060

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class which registered	Name of each exchange on
Class A common stock, $2.00 Par Value	Nasdaq Stock Market
Class C common stock, $2.00 Par Value	None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [ ] No [X]

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes [ ] No [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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 if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]

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. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer [ ]	Accelerated filer [ ]
Nonaccelerated filer [ ]	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]

As of June 30, 2017, the aggregate market value of the registrant's Class A common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $32,000,000 based on the $6.07 closing sale price of the Class A common stock as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market.

As of March 28, 2018, there were outstanding 14,569,321 shares of Class A common stock, $2.00 par value per share, and 2,089,372 shares of Class C common stock, $2.00 par value per share.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

None.

Security National Financial Corporation

Form 10-K

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page
Part I

Item 1.	Business	3

Item 2.	Properties	10

Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	13

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	14

Part II

Item 5.	Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	15

Item 6.	Selected Financial Data	17

Item 7.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	17

Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	29

Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	29

Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	101

Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	101

Item 9B.	Other Information	102

Part III

Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	103

Item 11.	Executive Compensation	108

Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	118

Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	119

Item 14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services	120

Part IV

Item 15.	Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules	120

PART I

Item 1. Business

Security National Financial Corporation (the "Company") operates in three main business segments: life insurance, cemetery and mortuary, and mortgages. The life insurance segment is engaged in the business of selling and servicing selected lines of life insurance, annuity products, and accident and health insurance. These products are marketed in 38 states through a commissioned sales force of independent licensed insurance agents who may also sell insurance products of other companies. The cemetery and mortuary segment consists of eight mortuaries and five cemeteries in the state of Utah and one cemetery in the state of California. The Company also engages in pre-need selling of funeral, cemetery, mortuary and cremation services through its Utah and California operations. Many of the insurance agents also sell pre-need funeral, cemetery and cremation services. The mortgage segment originates and underwrites or otherwise purchases residential and commercial loans for new construction, existing homes and other real estate projects. The mortgage segment operates through 145 retail and three wholesale offices in 28 states, and is an approved mortgage lender in several other states.

The Company's design and structure are that each business segment is related to the other business segments and contributes to the profitability of the other segments. The Company's cemetery and mortuary segment provides a level of public awareness that assists in the sales and marketing of insurance and pre-need cemetery and funeral products. The Company's insurance segment invests their assets (including, in part, pre-paid funeral products and services) in investments authorized by the respective insurance departments of their states of domicile. The Company also pursues growth through acquisitions. The Company's mortgage segment provides mortgage loans and other real estate investment opportunities.

The Company was organized as a holding company in 1979, when Security National Life Insurance Company ("Security National Life") became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and the former stockholders of Security National Life became stockholders of the Company. Security National Life was formed in 1965 and has acquired or purchased significant blocks of business which include Capital Investors Life Insurance Company (1994), Civil Service Employees Life Insurance Company (1995), Southern Security Life Insurance Company (1998), Menlo Life Insurance Company (1999), Acadian Life Insurance Company (2002), Paramount Security Life Insurance Company (2004), Memorial Insurance Company of America (2005), Capital Reserve Life Insurance Company (2007), Southern Security Life Insurance Company, Inc. (2008), North America Life Insurance Company (2011, 2015), Trans-Western Life Insurance Company (2012), Mothe Life Insurance Company (2012), DLE Life Insurance Company (2012), American Republic Insurance Company (2015) and First Guaranty Insurance Company (2016).

The cemetery and mortuary operations have also grown through the acquisition of other cemetery and mortuary companies. The cemetery and mortuary companies that the Company has acquired are Holladay Memorial Park, Inc. (1991), Cottonwood Mortuary, Inc. (1991) and Deseret Memorial, Inc. (1991).

In 1993, the Company formed SecurityNational Mortgage Company ("SecurityNational Mortgage") to originate and refinance residential mortgage loans. In 2012, the Company formed Green Street Mortgage Services, Inc. (now known as EverLEND Mortgage Company) ("EverLEND Mortgage") also to originate and refinance residential mortgage loans.

See Note 15 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding business segments of the Company.

Life Insurance

Products

The Company, through Security National Life, issues and distributes selected lines of life insurance and annuities. The Company's life insurance business includes funeral plans and interest-sensitive life insurance, as well as other traditional life, accident and health insurance products. The Company places specific marketing emphasis on funeral plans through pre-need planning. The Company's other insurance subsidiaries, First Guaranty Insurance Company ("First Guaranty"), Memorial Insurance Company of America ("Memorial Insurance"), Southern Security Life Insurance Company, Inc. ("Southern Security") and Trans-Western Life Insurance Company ("Trans-Western"), service and maintain policies that were purchased prior to their acquisition by Security National Life.

A funeral plan is a small face value life insurance policy that generally has face coverage of up to $25,000. The Company believes that funeral plans represent a marketing niche that has lower competition because most insurance companies do not offer similar coverage. The purpose of the funeral plan policy is to pay the costs and expenses incurred at the time of a person's death. On a per thousand-dollar cost of insurance basis, these policies can be more expensive to the policyholder than many types of non-burial insurance due to their low face amount, requiring the fixed cost of the policy administration to be distributed over a smaller policy size, and the simplified underwriting practices that result in higher mortality costs.

Markets and Distribution

The Company is licensed to sell insurance in 38 states. The Company, in marketing its life insurance products, seeks to locate, develop and service specific niche markets. The Company's funeral plan policies are sold primarily to persons who range in age from 45 to 85 and have low to moderate income. A majority of the Company's funeral plan premiums come from the states of Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Utah.

The Company sells its life insurance products through direct agents, brokers and independent licensed agents who may also sell insurance products of other companies. The commissions on life insurance products range from approximately 50% to 120% of first year premiums. In those cases, where the Company utilizes its direct agents in selling such policies, those agents customarily receive advances against future commissions.

In some instances, funeral plan insurance is marketed in conjunction with the Company's cemetery and mortuary sales force. When it is marketed by that group, the beneficiary is usually the Company's cemeteries and mortuaries. Thus, death benefits that become payable under the policy are paid to the Company's cemetery and mortuary subsidiaries to the extent of services performed and products purchased.

In marketing funeral plan insurance, the Company also seeks and obtains third-party endorsements from other cemeteries and mortuaries within its marketing areas. Typically, these cemeteries and mortuaries will provide letters of endorsement and may share in mailing and other lead-generating costs since these businesses are usually made the beneficiary of the policy. The following table summarizes the life insurance business for the five years ended December 31, 2017:

	2017			2016					2015			2014			2013
Life Insurance
Policy/Cert Count as of December 31			533,065			531,775	(1	)			509,058			497,933			498,228
Insurance in force as of December 31 (omitted 000)		$	1,759,148		$	1,672,081	(1	)		$	2,862,803		$	2,763,496		$	2,828,470
Premiums Collected (omitted 000)		$	69,565		$	65,220	(1	)		$	55,780		$	52,418		$	50,009

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(1)

Includes the acquisition of First Guaranty and the termination of the reinsurance assumed from Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance ("SGLI").

Underwriting

The factors considered in evaluating an application for ordinary life insurance coverage can include the applicant's age, occupation, general health and medical history. Upon receipt of a satisfactory (non-funeral plan insurance) application, which contains pertinent medical questions, the Company issues insurance based upon its medical limits and requirements subject to the following general non‑medical limits:

Age Nearest Birthday		Non‑Medical Limits
0‑50		$ 100,000
51‑up		Medical information required (APS or exam)

When underwriting life insurance, the Company will sometimes issue policies with higher premium rates for substandard risks.

The Company's funeral plan insurance is written on a simplified medical application with underwriting requirements being a completed application, a phone inspection on the applicant, and a Medical Information Bureau inquiry. There are several underwriting classes in which an applicant can be placed.

Annuities

Products

The Company's annuity business includes single premium deferred annuities, flexible premium deferred annuities and immediate annuities. A single premium deferred annuity is a contract where the individual remits a sum of money to the Company, which is retained on deposit until such time as the individual may wish to annuitize or surrender the contract for cash. A flexible premium deferred annuity gives the contract holder the right to make premium payments of varying amounts or to make no further premium payments after his initial payment. These single and flexible premium deferred annuities can have initial surrender charges. The surrender charges act as a deterrent to individuals who may wish to prematurely surrender their annuity contracts. An immediate annuity is a contract in which the individual remits a sum of money to the Company in return for the Company's obligation to pay a series of payments on a periodic basis over a designated period of time, such as an individual's life, or for such other period as may be designated.

Annuities have guaranteed interest rates that range from 1% to 6.5% per annum. Rates above the guaranteed interest rate credited are periodically modified by the Board of Directors at their discretion. In order for the Company to realize a profit on an annuity product, the Company must maintain an interest rate spread between its investment income and the interest rate credited to the annuities. Commissions, issuance expenses and general and administrative expenses are deducted from this interest rate spread.

Markets and Distribution

The general market for the Company's annuities is middle to older age individuals. A major source of annuity sales come from direct agents and are sold in conjunction with other insurance sales. If an individual does not qualify for a funeral plan, the agent will often sell that individual an annuity to fund final expenses.

The following table summarizes the annuity business for the five years ended December 31, 2017:

	2017		2016				2015		2014		2013
Annuities Policy/Cert Count as of December 31		22,729		21,364	(1	)		12,022		12,701		12,703
Deposits Collected (omitted 000)	$	10,353	$	11,019	(1	)	$	8,069	$	8,010	$	7,281

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(1)

Includes the acquisition of First Guaranty.

Accident and Health

Products

With the acquisition of Capital Investors in 1994, the Company acquired a small block of accident and health policies. Since 1999, the Company has offered a low-cost comprehensive diver's accident policy that provides worldwide coverage for medical expense reimbursement in the event of a diving accident.

Markets and Distribution

The Company currently markets its diver's accident policies through the internet.

The following table summarizes the accident and health insurance business for the five years ended December 31, 2017:

	2017		2016		2015		2014		2013
Accident and Health Policy/Cert Count as of December 31		4,069		4,761		5,185		5,838		6,451
Premiums Collected (omitted 000)	$	104	$	113	$	119	$	133	$	144

Reinsurance

The primary purpose of reinsurance is to enable an insurance company to issue an insurance policy in an amount larger than the risk the insurance company is willing to assume for itself. The insurance company remains obligated for the amounts reinsured (ceded) in the event the reinsurers do not meet their obligations.

The Company currently cedes and assumes certain risks with various authorized unaffiliated reinsurers pursuant to reinsurance treaties, which are generally renewed annually. The premiums paid by the Company are based on a number of factors, primarily including the age of the insured and the risk ceded to the reinsurer.

It is the Company's policy to retain no more than $100,000 of ordinary insurance per insured life, with the excess risk being reinsured. The total amount of life insurance reinsured by other companies as of December 31, 2017, was $60,564,000, which represents approximately 3.4% of the Company's life insurance in force on that date.

See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition" and "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" for additional disclosure and discussion regarding reinsurance.

Investments

The investments that support the Company's life insurance and annuity obligations are determined by the investment committees of the Company's subsidiaries and ratified by the full Board of Directors of the respective subsidiaries. A significant portion of the Company's investments must meet statutory requirements governing the nature and quality of permitted investments by its insurance subsidiaries. The Company maintains a diversified investment portfolio consisting of common stocks, preferred stocks, municipal bonds, investment and non‑investment grade bonds, mortgage loans, real estate, short-term investments and other securities and investments.

Cemetery and Mortuary

Products

Through its cemetery and mortuary operations, the Company markets a variety of products and services both on a pre-need basis (prior to death) and an at-need basis (at the time of death). The products include: plots, interment vaults, mausoleum crypts, markers, caskets, flowers and other death care related products. These services include: professional services of funeral directors, opening and closing of graves, use of chapels and viewing rooms, and use of automobiles and clothing. The Company has a mortuary at each of its cemeteries, other than Holladay Memorial Park and Singing Hills Memorial Park, and has four separate stand-alone mortuary facilities.

Markets and Distribution

The Company's pre‑need cemetery and mortuary sales are marketed to persons of all ages but are generally purchased by persons 45 years of age and older. The Company is limited in its geographic distribution of these products to areas lying within an approximate 20-mile radius of its mortuaries and cemeteries. The Company's at-need sales are similarly limited in geographic area.

The Company actively seeks to sell its cemetery and funeral products to customers on a pre‑need basis. The Company employs cemetery sales representatives on a commission basis to sell these products. Many of these pre-need cemetery and mortuary sales representatives are also licensed insurance salesmen and sell funeral plan insurance. In some instances, the Company's cemetery and mortuary facilities are the named beneficiaries of the funeral plan policies.

Potential customers are located via telephone sales prospecting, responses to letters mailed by the pre-planning consultants, newspaper inserts, referrals, and door-to-door canvassing. The Company trains its sales representatives and helps generate leads for them.

Mortgage Loans

Products

The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, SecurityNational Mortgage and EverLEND Mortgage, are active in the residential real estate market. SecurityNational Mortgage is approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and other secondary market investors, to originate a variety of residential mortgage loan products, which are subsequently sold to investors. EverLEND Mortgage is approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and other secondary market investors, to originate a variety of residential mortgage loan products, which are subsequently sold to investors. The Company uses internal and external funding sources to fund mortgage loans.

Security National Life originates and funds commercial real estate loans, residential construction loans and land development loans for internal investment.

Markets and Distribution

The Company's residential mortgage lending services are marketed primarily to real estate brokers and some independent mortgage loan originators. The Company has a strong retail origination presence in the Utah, Florida, Nevada, and Texas markets in addition to three wholesale branch offices located in Florida, Texas and Utah, with sales representatives in these and other states. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition" and "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" for additional disclosure and discussion regarding mortgage loans.

Recent Acquisitions and Other Business Activities

Acquisition of First Guaranty Insurance Company

On July 11, 2016, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Security National Life, completed a stock purchase transaction with the shareholders of Reppond Holding Corporation, an Arkansas corporation ("Reppond Holding") and sole shareholder of First Guaranty Insurance Company, a Louisiana domestic stock legal reserve life insurance company, to purchase all the outstanding shares of common stock of Reppond Holding. Under the terms of the stock purchase agreement, dated February 17, 2016, between Security National Life and Reppond Holding, which was later amended on March 4 and 17, 2016, Security National Life paid a total of $6,753,000 at the closing in consideration for the purchase of all the outstanding shares of stock of Reppond Holding from its shareholders.

Real Estate Development

The Company is capitalizing on the opportunity to develop commercial assets on its existing properties. The cost to acquire existing for-sale assets currently exceeds the replacement costs, thus creating the opportunity for development and redevelopment of the land the Company currently owns. The Company has developed, or is in the process of developing, assets that have an initial development cost exceeding $100,000,000. The Company plans to continue its development endeavors as the market demands.

Dry Creek at East Village Apartments

The construction of Dry Creek at East Village ("Dry Creek") was completed in December 2015. The total project consists of 282 units and contains a mixture of one, two and three bedroom units. It is located within close proximity to a transit hub and as of December 31, 2017, was 94% occupied. Rental rates increased in the market by 9.8% over pro forma rents, and effective (achieved) rates net of concessions also increased. Leasing remains strong and vacancy rates in the market remain below the long-term average.

As Dry Creek has matured in its leasing and operations, the management group has pushed to retain tenants and increase the resident experience. This optimism has seen great acceptance as Dry Creek continues to maintain longer term residents and management offers a Class A living experience in the suburban market of Salt Lake City. See Note 25 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements regarding the disposition of Dry Creek.

53rd Center Development

In 2015, the Company broke ground and commenced development on the first phase of its new corporate campus. The anticipated project, comprising nearly 20 acres of land that is currently owned by the Company in the central valley of Salt Lake City, is envisioned to be a multi-year, phased development. At full development, the project will include nearly one million square-feet in six buildings, ranging from four to ten stories, and will be serviced by three parking structures with about 4,000 stalls.

The first phase of the project includes a building and a parking garage consisting of nearly 200,000 square feet of office and retail space with 748 parking stalls. This phase of the campus was completed in July 2017. The Company is currently in the process of leasing the building.

Regulation

The Company's insurance subsidiaries are subject to comprehensive regulation in the jurisdictions in which they do business under statutes and regulations administered by state insurance commissioners. Such regulation relates to, among other things, prior approval of the acquisition of a controlling interest in an insurance company; standards of solvency which must be met and maintained; licensing of insurers and their agents; nature of and limitations on investments; deposits of securities for the benefit of policyholders; approval of policy forms and premium rates; periodic examinations of the affairs of insurance companies; annual and other reports required to be filed on the financial condition of insurers or for other purposes; and requirements regarding aggregate reserves for life policies and annuity contracts, policy claims, unearned premiums, and other matters. The Company's insurance subsidiaries are subject to this type of regulation in any state in which they are licensed to do business. Such regulation could involve additional costs, restrict operations or delay implementation of the Company's business plans.

The Company's life insurance subsidiaries are currently subject to regulation in Utah, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas under insurance holding company legislation, and other states where applicable. Generally, intercompany transfers of assets and dividend payments from insurance subsidiaries are subject to prior notice of approval from the state insurance department, if they are deemed "extraordinary" under these statutes. The insurance subsidiaries are required, under state insurance laws, to file detailed annual reports with the supervisory agencies in each of the states in which they do business. Their business and accounts are also subject to examination by these agencies. The Company is currently undergoing examinations by Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas and Utah for the four year period ending December 31, 2017 and by Louisiana for the four year period ending December 31, 2016. The Texas Department of Banking also audits pre-need insurance policies that are issued in the state of Texas. Pre-need policies are life and annuity products sold as the funding mechanism for funeral plans through funeral homes by Security National agents. The Company is required to send the Texas Department of Banking an annual report that summarizes the number of policies in force and the face amount or death benefit for each policy. This annual report also indicates the number of new policies issued for that year, all death claims paid that year, and all premiums received.

The Company's cemetery and mortuary subsidiaries are subject to the Federal Trade Commission's comprehensive funeral industry rules and to state regulations in the various states where such operations are domiciled. The morticians must be licensed by the respective state in which they provide their services. Similarly, the mortuaries and cemeteries are governed and licensed by state statutes and city ordinances in Utah and California. Reports are required to be kept on file on a yearly basis which include financial information concerning the number of spaces sold and, where applicable, funds provided to the Endowment Care Trust Fund. Licenses are issued annually on the basis of such reports. The cemeteries maintain city or county licenses where they conduct business.

The Company's mortgage subsidiaries are subject to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and to various state licensing acts and regulations and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). These regulations, among other things, specify minimum capital requirements, procedures for loan origination and underwriting, licensing of brokers and loan officers, quality review audits and the fees that can be charged to borrowers. Each year, the Company is required to have an audit completed for each mortgage subsidiary by an independent registered public accounting firm to verify compliance under some of these regulations. In addition to the government regulations, the Company must meet loan requirements, and underwriting guidelines of various investors who purchase the loans.

Income Taxes

The Company's insurance subsidiaries, Security National Life and First Guaranty, are taxed under the Life Insurance Company Tax Act of 1984. Under the act, life insurance companies are taxed at standard corporate rates on life insurance company taxable income. Life insurance company taxable income is gross income less general business deductions and reserves for future policyholder benefits (with modifications). The Company may be subject to the corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) for tax years ending prior to January 1, 2018. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Act") repealed the corporate AMT for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. Also, under the Tax Act, December 31, 2017 policyholder surplus account balances result in taxable income over a period of eight years.

Security National Life and First Guaranty calculate their life insurance taxable income after establishing a provision representing a portion of the costs of acquisition of such life insurance business. The effect of the provision is that a certain percentage of the Company's premium income is characterized as deferred expenses and recognized over a five or ten-year period. The Tax Act changed this recognition period for amounts deferred after December 31, 2017 to a five or fifteen-year period.

The Company's non‑life insurance company subsidiaries are taxed in general under the regular corporate tax provisions. The following subsidiaries are regulated as life insurance companies but do not meet the Internal Revenue Code definition of a life insurance company so are taxed as insurance companies other than life insurance companies: Memorial Insurance, Southern Security and Trans-Western.

Competition

The life insurance industry is highly competitive. There are approximately 1,000 legal reserve life insurance companies in business in the United States. These insurance companies differentiate themselves through marketing techniques, product features, price and customer service. The Company's insurance subsidiaries compete with a large number of insurance companies, many of which have greater financial resources, a longer business history, and more diversified line of insurance products than the Company. In addition, such companies generally have a larger sales force. Further, the Company competes with mutual insurance companies which may have a competitive advantage because all profits accrue to policyholders. Because the Company is smaller by industry standards and lacks broad diversification of risk, it may be more vulnerable to losses than larger, better-established companies. The Company believes that its policies and rates for the markets it serves are generally competitive.

The cemetery and mortuary industry is also highly competitive. In the Utah and California markets where the Company competes, there are a number of cemeteries and mortuaries which have longer business histories, more established positions in the community, and stronger financial positions than the Company. In addition, some of the cemeteries with which the Company must compete for sales are owned by municipalities and, as a result, can offer lower prices than can the Company. The Company bears the cost of a pre‑need sales program that is not incurred by those competitors which do not have a pre‑need sales force. The Company believes that its products and prices are generally competitive with those in the industry.

The mortgage industry is highly competitive with a large number of mortgage companies and banks in the same geographic area in which the Company is operating. The mortgage industry in general is sensitive to changes in interest rates and the refinancing market is particularly vulnerable to changes in interest rates.

Employees

As of December 31, 2017, the Company had 1,267 full-time and 186 part-time employees.

Item 2. Properties

The following table sets forth the location of the Company's office facilities and certain other information relating to these properties.

Street

City

State

Function

Owned / Leased

Approximate Square Footage

Lease
Amount

Expiration

5300 S. 360 W.

Salt Lake City

Corporate Headquarters

Owned

36,000

N/A

5201 S. Green St.

Salt Lake City

Mortgage Operations

Owned

12,498

N/A

1044 River Oaks Dr.

Flowood

Insurance Operations

Owned

5,522

N/A

5239 Greenpine Dr.

Murray

Funeral Service Operations

Owned

1,642

N/A

121 W. Election Rd., Suite 100

Draper

Mortgage Sales

Owned

15,119

N/A

497-A Sutton Bridge Rd.

Rainbow City

Fast Funding Operations

Leased

5,500

33,600

6/30/2018

3515 Pelham Rd., Suite 200

Greenville

Fast Funding Operations

Leased

4,000

4,643

5/31/2018

16427 North Scottsdale Rd.

Scottsdale

Mortgage Sales

Leased

3,966

10,246

2/29/2020

17015 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite 125

Scottsdale

Mortgage Sales

Leased

6,070

13,025

4/30/2020

8600 East Anderson Dr., Suite 240

Scottsdale

Mortgage Sales

Leased

3,756

8,138

10/31/2019

1819 S. Dobson

Mesa

Mortgage Sales

Leased

2,397

1,381

4/30/2018

6751 N. Sunset Blvd.

Glendale

Mortgage Sales

Leased

3,431

6,576

6/30/2018

2450 S. Gilbert Rd.

Chandler

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

6,306

10,247

2/28/2019

8525 Madison Ave, Suite 142

Fair Oaks

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

2,435

4,013

6/31/2018

3435 South Demaree

Visalia

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,740

2,175

4/30/2019

2333 San Ramon Vallue Blvd.

San Ramon

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,563

3,908

5/30/2019

3005 Douglas Blvd., Suite 100

Roseville

Mortgage Sales

Leased

3,722

7,406

4/14/2018

140 Gregory Ln.

Pleasant Hill

Mortgage Sales

Leased

3,125

3,244

1/31/2019

750 University Ave.

Los Gatos

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

2,137

9,018

4/30/2018

3908 Hathaway Ave.

Long Beach

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

200

100

month to month

13191 Crossroads Parkway

City of Ind.

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

2,569

5,954

7/31/2020

5475 Tech Center Dr.

Colorado Springs

Mortgage Sales

Leased

3,424

3,709

7/31/2020

1150 Kelly Johnson Blvd

Colorado Springs

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

130

1,000

month to month

1470 NW 107th Ave. Suite 1 Unit B

Sweetwater

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

500

600

month to month

203 NE 1st Ave.

Delray Beach

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,350

4,013

6/30/2021

17 N. Summerlin Ave.

Orlando

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

1,400

3,328

11/30/2018

7575 Dr. Phillips Blvd., Suite 270

Orlando

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,844

5,292

3/31/2018

3689 Tampa Rd.

Oldsmar

Mortgage Sales

Leased

5,620

6,720

3/31/2018

4947 Tamiami Trail N.

Naples

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,168

1,303

11/30/2018

4732 US Highway 98 N.

Lakeland

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,250

1,070

5/30/2018

1145 TownPark Ave., Suite 2215

Lake Mary

Mortgage Sales

Leased

9,390

14,775

3/1/2020

1525 International Parkway

Lake Mary

Mortgage Sales

Leased

2,862

5,128

10/31/2019

1716 Cape Coral Parkway

West Cape Coral

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

500

800

month to month

23880 Messina Court

Naples/Bonita Springs

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,000

month to month

725 Cape Coral Parkway

West Cape Coral

Mortgage Sales

Leased

300

400

month to month

3970 Tampa Rd. Oldsmar

Pinnellas County

Mortgage Sales

Leased

750

813

8/31/2020

3030 McEver Rd.

Gainsville

Mortgage Sales

Leased

300

839

month to month

2250 Satellite Blvd.

Duluth

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,380

1,553

1/31/2018

4370 Kukui Grove St.

Lihue

Mortgage Sales

Leased

864

1,290

2/28/2018

2747 Kihei Rd. H208

Kihei

Mortgage Sales

Leased

300

100

month to month

12 W. Main St.

Rexburg

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

800

month to month

9042 W. Barnes Dr.

Boise

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,568

2,090

10/31/2018

3040 E 17th Suite A

Idaho Falls

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

2,500

3,000

6/30/2018

7225-27 West Madison St.

Forest Park

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,800

2,100

6/30/2018

2530 Scottsville Rd.

Bowling Green

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,500

1,250

month to month

568 Greenluster Dr.

Covington

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

180

250

month to month

100 Magnolia Rd.

Pinehurst

Mortgage Sales

Leased

900

11/30/2018

7930 West Kenton Circle

Huntersville

Mortgage Sales

Leased

951

2/29/2020

10000 Lincold Drive Ease, Suite 201

Marlton

Mortgage Sales

Leased

900

1,500

month to month

10765 Double R Blvd.

Reno

Mortgage Sales

Leased

4,214

8,639

10/31/2021

1980 Festival Plaza Dr.

Las Vegas

Mortgage Sales

Leased

12,866

39,884

5/31/2021

4000 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 310

Las Vegas

Mortgage Sales

Leased

2,750

54,450

1/31/2020

9330 W. Sahara Ave., Suite 270

Las Vegas

Mortgage Sales

Leased

2,681

4,101

8/31/2018

2370 Corporate Circle, Suite 200

Henderson

Mortgage Sales

Leased

10,261

184,855

6/30/2018

999 Polaris Parkway

Columbus

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,751

1,642

7/31/2018

11305 Reed Hartman Highway

Blue Ash

Mortgage Sales

Leased

711

918

5/31/2019

2468 W. New Orleans

Broken Arrow

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,683

1,896

12/31/2019

10610 SE Washington

Portland

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

506

1,000

month to month

3311 NE MLK Jr Blvd., Suite 203

Portland

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

1,400

675

month to month

10365 SE Sunnyside Rd.

Clackamus

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

1,288

2,280

11/30/2019

12 Breakneckhill Rd.

Lincoln

Mortgage Sales

Leased

2,141

3,301

4/30/2020

5010 West Butler Rd.

Greenville

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

600

715

month to month

6263 Poplar Ave.

Memphis

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,680

2,380

3/31/2019

108 Stekola Ln.

Knoxville

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,100

1,200

month to month

Item 2. Properties (Continued)

Street

City

State

Function

Owned / Leased

Approximate Square Footage

Lease
Amount

Expiration

6640 Carothers Parkway

Franklin

Mortgage Sales

Leased

3,229

3,902

3/31/2020

208 Sunset Dr., Suite 403 & 404

Knoxville

Mortgage Sales

Leased

2,476

3,817

10/31/2022

8505 Technology Forest Place, Suite 304

Woodlands

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

1,250

2,900

5/31/2018

602 S Main St., Suite 300

Weatherford

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

1,000

1,200

4/30/2018

52 Sugar Creek Center Blvd., Suite 150

Sugarland

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,788

3,497

3/31/2020

2526 N. Loop 1604 W., Suite 210

San Antonio

Mortgage Sales

Leased

4,959

10,125

11/30/2019

1 Chisholm Trail Rd., Suite 210

Round Rock

Mortgage Sales

Leased

3,402

3,331

12/31/2020

3027 Marina Bay Dr.

League City

Mortgage Sales

Leased

2,450

2,016

3/31/2020

3027 Marina Bay Dr., Suite 110

League City

Mortgage Sales

Leased

180

740

3/31/2020

120 W. Village

Laredo

Mortgage Sales

Leased

800

1,136

4/30/2018

24668 Kingsland Blvd.

Katy

Mortgage Sales

Leased

150

400

month to month

1848 Norwood Plaza, Suite 205

Hurst

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

455

361

month to month

16350 Park Ten Place

Houston

Mortgage Sales

Leased

3,397

7,077

11/30/2018

17347 Village Green Dr., Suite 102A

Houston

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

3,000

8,970

month to month

30417 5th St., Suite B

Fulshear

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

1,000

550

month to month

4100 Alpha Rd.

Farmers Branch

Mortgage Sales

Leased

2,935

4,035

3/31/2020

1626 Lee Trevino

El Paso

Mortgage Sales

Leased

8,400

7,059

12/31/2019

9737 Great Hills Trail, Suite 150

Austin

Mortgage Sales

Leased

11,717

15,378

8/31/2024

1213 East Alton Gloor Blvd.

Brownsville

Mortgage Sales

Leased

2,000

2,200

2/28/2019

24668 Kingsland Blvd.

Katy

Mortgage Sales

Leased

144

500

month to month

7920 Belt Line Rd.

Dallas

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

1,714

2,143

month to month

10613 W Sam Houston Parkway

North Houston

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

4,572

8,001

12/31/2018

1855 Trawood, Suite 200

El Paso

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

300

month to month

14087 Pebble Hills

El Paso

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,100

800

month to month

12222 Merit Dr.

Dallas

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,799

2,848

9/30/2019

12515-7 Research Blvd.

Austin

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

2,799

4,723

12/31/2018

5020 Collinwood Ave.

Fort Worth

Mortgage Sales

Leased

2,687

4,926

1/31/2021

240 North Adams St.

Eagle Pass

Mortgage Sales

Leased

275

465

12/31/2018

13413 Galeria

Austin

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

1,851

3,316

2/28/2019

118 E. Vine St.

Tooele

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,000

849

7/1/2020

5965 S. Redwood Rd.

Taylorsville

Mortgage Sales

Leased

2,000

600

month to month

6575 S. Redwood Rd.

Taylorsville

Mortgage Sales

Leased

3,323

4,638

8/31/2019

10437 S. 1300 W.

South Jordan

Mortgage Sales

Leased

4,000

7,800

month to month

126 W. Sego Lily Dr.

Sandy

Mortgage Sales

Leased

2,794

5,451

8/31/2020

9815 S. Monroe St., Suite 304

Sandy

Mortgage Sales

Leased

3,508

1,725

9/30/2018

9815 S. Monroe St., Suite 203

Sandy

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,725

3,306

5/31/2018

9815 S. Monroe St., Suite 206

Sandy

Mortgage Sales

Leased

2,819

5,286

5/31/2018

3269 South Main St. Suite 275B

Salt Lake City

Mortgage Sales

Leased

966

986

month to month

1145 S. 800 E.

Orem

Mortgage Sales

Leased

2,581

4,302

2/28/2020

1111 Brickyard Rd.

Salt Lake City

Mortgage Sales

Leased

4,857

3,917

1/31/2018

5993 S. Redwood Rd.

Salt Lake City

Mortgage Sales

Leased

2,880

2,375

7/31/2021

1751 W. Alexander St.

Salt Lake City

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

300

500

month to month

1224 S. River Rd., Suites E3 & E4

Saint George

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,900

1,814

4/30/2018

6965 S. Union Park,
Suites 100, 260, 300, 460, 470, & 480

Midvale

Mortgage Sales

Leased

37,226

74,098

6/30/2018

6975 Union Park Ave., Suite 420

Midvale

Mortgage Sales

Leased

6,672

12,500

4/30/2019

1133 North Main St.

Layton

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

300

500

month to month

497 S. Main

Ephraim

Mortgage Sales

Leased

953

765

9/30/2019

15640 NE Fourth Plain Blvd., Suite 220

Vancouver

Mortgage Sales

Leased

360

1,190

6/30/2018

3518 6th Ave., Suite 302 B

Tacoma

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

200

625

month to month

11314 4th Ave. W.

Everett

Mortgage Sales

Leased

1,793

2,308

10/31/2018

5002 7th Ave.

Kenosha

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

1,450

1,200

10/31/2019

4829 Riverside Rd.

Waterford

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

144

400

month to month

103 N. Dodge St.

Burlington

Mortgage Sales

Sub-Leased

1,288

2,349

7/31/2018

The Company believes the office facilities it occupies are in good operating condition and adequate for current operations. The Company will enter into additional leases or modify existing leases to meet market demand. Those leases will be month to month where possible. As leases expire, the Company will either renew or find comparable leases or acquire additional office space.

Item 2. Properties (Continued)

The following table summarizes the location and acreage of the six Company owned cemeteries, each of which includes one or more mausoleums:

				Net Saleable Acreage
Name of Cemetery	Location	Date Acquired	Developed Acreage (1)	Total Acreage (1)	Acres Sold as Cemetery Spaces (2)	Total Available Acreage (1)
Memorial Estates, Inc.
Lakeview Cemetery	1640 East Lakeview Drive Bountiful, Utah	1973	9	39	7	32

Mountain View Cemetery	3115 East 7800 South Salt Lake City, Utah	1973	26	54	20	34

Redwood Cemetery (3)	6500 South Redwood Road West Jordan, Utah	1973	28	71	35	36

Deseret Memorial Inc. Lake Hills Cemetery (3)(6)
Lake Hills Cemetery	10055 South State Street Sandy, Utah	1991	9	28	6	22

Holladay Memorial Park, Inc.
Holladay Memorial Park (3)	4900 South Memory Lane Holladay, Utah	1991	12	14	7	7

California Memorial Estates, Inc.
Singing Hills Memorial Park (4)	2800 Dehesa Road El Cajon, California	1995	8	97	6	91

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	(1)	The acreage represents estimates of acres that are based upon survey reports, title reports, appraisal reports or the Company's inspection of the cemeteries. The Company estimates that there are approximately 1,200 spaces per developed acre.
	(2)	Includes both reserved and occupied spaces.
	(3)	Includes two granite mausoleums.
	(4)	Includes an open easement.

Item 2. Properties (Continued)

The following table summarizes the location, square footage and the number of viewing rooms and chapels of the eight Company owned mortuaries:

		Date	Viewing		Square
Name of Mortuary	Location	Acquired	Room(s)	Chapel(s)	Footage
Memorial Mortuary, Inc.
Memorial Mortuary	5850 South 900 East
	Murray, Utah	1973	3	1	20,000

Affordable Funerals and Cremations, St. George	157 East Riverside Dr., No. 3A	2016	1	1	2,360
	St. George, Utah

Memorial Estates, Inc.
Redwood Mortuary (1)	6500 South Redwood Rd.
	West Jordan, Utah	1973	2	1	10,000

Mountain View Mortuary (1)	3115 East 7800 South
	Salt Lake City, Utah	1973	2	1	16,000

Lakeview Mortuary (1)	1640 East Lakeview Dr.
	Bountiful, Utah	1973	0	1	5,500

Deseret Memorial, Inc.
Deseret Mortuary	36 East 700 South
	Salt Lake City, Utah	1991	2	2	36,300

Lakehills Mortuary (1)	10055 South State St.
	Sandy, Utah	1991	2	1	18,000

Cottonwood Mortuary, Inc.
Cottonwood Mortuary (1)	4670 South Highland Dr.
	Holladay, Utah	1991	2	1	14,500

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(1)

These funeral homes also provide burial niches at their respective locations.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

Lehman Brothers Litigation – Delaware and New York

In January 2014, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. ("Lehman Holdings") entered into a settlement with the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) concerning the mortgage loan claims that Fannie Mae had asserted against Lehman Holdings, which were based on alleged breaches of certain representations and warranties by Lehman Holdings in the mortgage loans it had sold to Fannie Mae. Lehman Holdings acquired these loans from Aurora Bank, FSB, formerly known as Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB, which in turn purchased the loans from certain residential mortgage loan originators, including SecurityNational Mortgage. A settlement based on similar circumstances was entered into between Lehman Holdings and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) in February 2014.

Lehman Holdings filed a motion in May 2014 with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York to require the mortgage loan originators, including SecurityNational Mortgage, to engage in non-binding mediations of their alleged indemnification claims against the mortgage loan originators relative to the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac settlements with Lehman Holdings. The mediation was not successful in resolving any issues between SecurityNational Mortgage and Lehman Holdings.

On January 26, 2016, SecurityNational Mortgage filed a declaratory judgment action against Lehman Holdings in the Superior Court for the State of Delaware. In the Delaware action, SecurityNational Mortgage asserted its right to obtain a declaration of rights in that there are allegedly millions of dollars in dispute with Lehman Holdings pertaining to approximately 136 loans. SecurityNational Mortgage sought a declaratory judgment as to its rights as it contends that it has no liability to Lehman Holdings as a result of Lehman Holdings' settlements with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Lehman Holdings filed a motion in the Delaware court seeking to stay or dismiss the declaratory judgment action. On August 24, 2016, the Court ruled that it would exercise its discretion to decline jurisdiction over the action and granted Lehman Holdings' motion to dismiss.

On February 3, 2016, Lehman Holdings filed an adversary proceeding against approximately 150 mortgage loan originators, including SecurityNational Mortgage, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York seeking a declaration of rights similar in nature to the declaratory judgment that SecurityNational Mortgage sought in its Delaware lawsuit, and for damages relating to the alleged obligations of the defendants under the indemnification provisions of the alleged agreements, in amounts to be determined at trial, including interest, attorneys' fees and costs incurred by Lehman Holdings in enforcing the obligations of the defendants. No response was required to be filed relative to the Complaint or the Amended Complaint dated March 7, 2016. A Case Management Order was entered on November 1, 2016.

On December 27, 2016, pursuant to the Case Management Order, Lehman Holdings filed a Second Amended Complaint against SecurityNational Mortgage, which eliminates the declaratory judgment claim but retains a similar claim for damages as in the Complaint. The case is presently in a motion period. Many of the defendants, including SecurityNational Mortgage, filed a joint motion in the case asserting that the Bankruptcy Court does not have subject matter jurisdiction concerning the matter and that venue is improper. Lehman Holdings' response memorandum was filed on May 31, 2017 and a reply memorandum of the defendants filing the motion was filed on July 14, 2017. A hearing date for the motion has not been set. No Answer to the Second Amended Complaint is required to be filed by SecurityNational Mortgage pending further order of the Court. SecurityNational Mortgage denies that it has any liability to Lehman Holdings and intends to vigorously protect and defend its position.

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 operation.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

PART II

Item 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Stock, Related Security Holder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The Company's Class A common stock trades on The NASDAQ National Market under the symbol "SNFCA." As of March 28, 2018, the closing stock price of the Class A common stock was $5.40 per share. The following were the high and low market closing stock prices for the Class A common stock by quarter as reported by NASDAQ since January 1, 2016:

	Price Range (1)
	High		Low
Period (Calendar Year)
2016
First Quarter	$	5.87	$	4.62
Second Quarter	$	4.64	$	4.03
Third Quarter	$	5.35	$	4.37
Fourth Quarter	$	6.71	$	5.19

2017
First Quarter	$	6.95	$	5.94
Second Quarter	$	6.71	$	5.95
Third Quarter	$	6.14	$	4.86
Fourth Quarter	$	5.32	$	4.67

2018
First Quarter (through March 28, 2018)	$	5.40	$	4.32

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(1) Stock prices have been adjusted retroactively for the effect of annual stock dividends.

The Class C common stock is not registered or traded on a national exchange. See Note 12 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The Company has never paid a cash dividend on its Class A or Class C common stock. The Company currently anticipates that all of its earnings will be retained for use in the operation and expansion of its business and does not intend to pay any cash dividends on its Class A or Class C common stock in the foreseeable future. Any future determination as to cash dividends will depend upon the earnings and financial position of the Company and such other factors as the Board of Directors may deem appropriate. A 5% stock dividend on Class A and Class C common stock has been paid each year from 1990 through 2017.

The following table shows the Company's repurchase activity of its common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2017 under its Stock Purchase Plan.

Period	(a) Total Number of Class A Shares Purchased				(b) Average Price Paid per Class A Share		(c) Total Number of Class A Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan or Program		(d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Class A Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan or Program
10/1/2017-10/31/2017		-				-		-		-
11/1/2017-11/30/2017		-				-		-		-
12/1/2017-12/31/2017		28,589	(1	)	$	6.90		-		-

Total		28,589			$	6.90		-		-

(1) On December 29, 2017, the Company purchased 28,589 shares of its Class A common stock from Scott M. Quist, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, pursuant to the Company's Stock Purchase Plan.

The graph below compares the cumulative total stockholder return of the Company's Class A common stock with the cumulative total return on the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index and the Standard & Poor's Insurance Index for the period from December 31, 2012 through December 31, 2017. The graph assumes that the value of the investment in the Company's Class A common stock and in each of the indexes was $100 at December 31, 2012 and that all dividends were reinvested.

The comparisons in the graph below are based on historical data and are not intended to forecast the possible future performance of the Company's Class A common stock.

	12/31/12	12/31/13	12/31/14	12/31/15	12/31/16	12/31/17
SNFC	100	58	72	86	90	76
S & P 500	100	130	144	143	157	187
S & P Insurance	100	145	154	154	177	201

The stock performance graph set forth above is required by the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this Form 10-K into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed soliciting material or filed under such acts.

As of December 31, 2017, there were 3,356 record holders of Class A common stock and 69 record holders of Class C common stock.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

As a smaller reporting company, the Company is not required to provide information typically disclosed under this item.

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Overview

The accompanying management's discussion and analysis gives effect to the restatement discussed in Note 22 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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.

Insurance Operations

The following table shows the condensed financial results for the Company's insurance operations for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. See Note 15 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

	Years ended December 31 (in thousands of dollars)
	2017			2016			2017 vs 2016 % Increase (Decrease)
Revenues from external customers
Insurance premiums	$	70,412		$	64,501			9	%
Net investment income		34,069			31,019			10	%
Realized losses on investments and other assets		(3,871	)		(277	)		(1297	%)
Other than temporary impairments		(774	)		(270	)		(187	%)
Other		856			632			35	%
Total	$	100,692		$	95,605			5	%
Intersegment revenue	$	5,988		$	7,120			(16	%)
Earnings before income taxes	$	4,707		$	7,858			(40	)%

Intersegment revenues for the Company's insurance operations are primarily interest income from the warehouse line provided to SecurityNational Mortgage Company to fund loans held for sale. Profitability in 2017 has decreased due to increases in realized losses on investments, increases in benefits and expenses and increases in other than temporary impairments.

Cemetery and Mortuary Operations

The following table shows the condensed financial results for the Company's cemetery and mortuary operations for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. See Note 15 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

	Years ended December 31 (in thousands of dollars)
	2017		2016		2017 vs 2016 % Increase (Decrease)
Revenues from external customers
Mortuary revenues	$	5,003	$	4,848		3	%
Cemetery revenues		7,660		7,420		3	%
Realized gains on investments and other assets		186		211		(12	%)
Other		538		401		34	%
Total	$	13,387	$	12,880		4	%
Earnings before income taxes	$	1,698	$	1,219		39	%

Included in other revenue was net rental income from residential and commercial properties purchased from Security National Life. Memorial Estates used financing provided by Security National Life to purchase these properties. The rental income was offset by property insurance, taxes, maintenance expenses and depreciation. Memorial Estates recorded depreciation on these properties of $645,000 and $715,000 and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Profitability in 2017 has increased due to a decrease in expenses and an increase in pre-need sales revenue.

Mortgage Operations

Approximately 60% of the Company's revenues for the fiscal year 2017 were through its wholly owned subsidiaries, SecurityNational Mortgage and EverLEND Mortgage. Both mortgage subsidiaries are mortgage lenders incorporated under the laws of the State of Utah and approved and regulated by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), a department of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which originate mortgage loans that qualify for government insurance in the event of default by the borrower, in addition to various conventional mortgage loan products. SecurityNational Mortgage and EverLEND Mortgage obtain mortgage loans originated in retail offices and through independent brokers. Mortgage loans originated by the Company's mortgage subsidiaries are funded through loan purchase agreements from Security National Life and unaffiliated financial institutions.

The Company's mortgage subsidiaries receive fees from the borrowers and secondary fees from third-party investors that purchase their loans. Loans originated by SecurityNational Mortgage are generally sold with mortgage servicing rights released to third-party investors or retained by SecurityNational Mortgage. SecurityNational Mortgage currently retains the mortgage servicing rights on approximately 30% of its loan origination volume. These loans are serviced by an approved third-party sub-servicer.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, SecurityNational Mortgage originated 12,877 loans ($2,534,032,000 total volume) and 16,022 loans ($3,097,872,000 total volume), respectively. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, EverLEND Mortgage originated 49 loans ($11,724,000 total volume) and three loans ($838,000 total volume), respectively.

The following table shows the condensed financial results for the Company's mortgage operations for the years ended 2017 and 2016. See Note 15 and Note 22 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

	Years ended December 31 (in thousands of dollars)
	2017		2016		2017 vs 2016 % Increase (Decrease)
Revenues from external customers:
Revenues from loan originations	$	45,040	$	48,496		(7	%)
Secondary gains from investors		108,757		140,651		(23	%)
Total	$	153,797	$	189,147		(19	%)
Earnings before income taxes	$	1,127	$	10,626		(89	%)

The decrease in revenues for the Company's mortgage operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 as compared to December 31, 2016 was due to a reduction in mortgage loan originations and refinancings, and subsequent sales into the secondary market. This is offset by a one-time gain of $4,180,777 from the election of the fair value option for loans held for sale. See Note 3 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Mortgage Loan Loss Settlements

Future loan losses can be extremely difficult to estimate. However, management believes that the Company's reserve methodology and its current practice of property preservation allow it to estimate potential losses on loans sold. The amounts expensed for loan losses in years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were $1,851,000 and $4,689,000, respectively. The estimated liability for indemnification losses is included in other liabilities and accrued expenses and, as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the balances were $2,572,000 and $628,000, respectively.

Mortgage Loan Loss Litigation

For a description of the litigation involving SecurityNational Mortgage and Lehman Brothers holdings, see Part I, Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a brief summary of our significant accounting policies and a review of our most critical accounting estimates. See Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Insurance Operations

In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"), premiums and other considerations received for interest sensitive products are reflected as increases in liabilities for policyholder account balances and not as revenues. Revenues reported for these products consist of policy charges for the cost of insurance, administration charges, amortization of policy initiation fees and surrender charges assessed against policyholder account balances. Surrender benefits paid relating to these products are reflected as decreases in liabilities for policyholder account balances and not as expenses.

The Company receives investment income earned from the funds deposited into account balances, a portion of which is passed through to the policyholders in the form of interest credited. Interest credited to policyholder account balances and benefit claims in excess of policyholder account balances are reported as expenses in the consolidated financial statements.

Premiums and other considerations received for traditional life insurance products are recognized as revenues when due. Future policy benefits are recognized as expenses over the life of the policy by means of the provision for future policy benefits.

The costs related to acquiring new business, including certain costs of issuing policies and other variable selling expenses (principally commissions), defined as deferred policy acquisition costs, are capitalized and amortized into expense. For nonparticipating traditional life products, these costs are amortized over the premium paying period of the related policies, in proportion to the ratio of annual premium revenues to total anticipated premium revenues. Such anticipated premium revenues are estimated using the same assumptions used for computing liabilities for future policy benefits and are generally "locked in" at the date the policies are issued. For interest sensitive products, these costs are amortized generally in proportion to expected gross profits from surrender charges and investment, mortality and expense margins. This amortization is adjusted when the Company revises the estimate of current or future gross profits or margins. For example, deferred policy acquisition costs are amortized earlier than originally estimated when policy terminations are higher than originally estimated or when investments backing the related policyholder liabilities are sold at a gain prior to their anticipated maturity.

Death and other policyholder benefits reflect exposure to mortality risk and fluctuate from year to year on the level of claims incurred under insurance retention limits. The profitability of the Company is primarily affected by fluctuations in mortality, other policyholder benefits, expense levels, interest spreads (i.e., the difference between interest earned on investments and interest credited to policyholders) and persistency. The Company has the ability to mitigate adverse experience through sound underwriting, asset and liability duration matching, sound actuarial practices, adjustments to credited interest rates, policyholder dividends and cost of insurance charges.

Cemetery and Mortuary Operations

Pre-need sales of funeral services and caskets, including revenue and costs associated with the sales of pre-need funeral services and caskets, are deferred until the services are performed or the caskets are delivered.

Pre-need sales of cemetery interment rights (cemetery burial property), including revenue and costs associated with the sales of pre-need cemetery interment rights, are recognized in accordance with the retail land sales provisions of GAAP. Under GAAP, recognition of revenue and associated costs from constructed cemetery property must be deferred until a minimum percentage of the sales price has been collected. Revenues related to the pre-need sale of unconstructed cemetery property will be deferred until such property is constructed and meets the criteria of GAAP, described above.

Pre-need sales of cemetery merchandise (primarily markers and vaults), including revenue and costs associated with the sales of pre-need cemetery merchandise, are deferred until the merchandise is delivered.

Pre-need sales of cemetery services (primarily merchandise delivery and installation fees and burial opening and closing fees), including revenue and costs associated with the sales of pre-need cemetery services, are deferred until the services are performed.

Prearranged funeral and pre-need cemetery customer obtaining costs, including costs incurred related to obtaining new pre-need cemetery and prearranged funeral business are accounted for under the guidance of the provisions of GAAP. Obtaining costs, which include only costs that vary with and are primarily related to the acquisition of new pre-need cemetery and prearranged funeral business, are deferred until the merchandise is delivered or services are performed.

Revenues and costs for at‑need sales are recorded when a valid contract exists, the services are performed, collection is reasonably assured, and there are no significant company obligations remaining.

Mortgage Operations

Mortgage fee income consists of origination fees, processing fees, interest income and certain other income related to the origination and sale of mortgage loans. Mortgage loans held for sale prior to July 1, 2017 were shown on the Company's consolidated balance sheets at the lower of cost or market and all revenues and costs were deferred until the loans were sold to a third-party investor. On July 1, 2017, the Company made an election to use fair value accounting for all mortgage loans that are held for sale. Accordingly, all revenues and costs are now recognized when the mortgage loan is funded and any changes in fair value are shown as a component of mortgage fee income.

The Company, through its mortgage subsidiaries, sells mortgage loans to third-party investors without recourse, unless defects are identified in the representations and warranties made at loan sale. It may be required, however, to repurchase a loan or pay a fee instead of repurchase under certain events, which include the following:

·	Failure to deliver original documents specified by the investor,

·	The existence of misrepresentation or fraud in the origination of the loan,

·	The loan becomes delinquent due to nonpayment during the first several months after it is sold,

·	Early pay-off of a loan, as defined by the agreements,

·	Excessive time to settle a loan,

·	Investor declines purchase, and

·	Discontinued product and expired commitment.

Loan purchase commitments generally specify a date 30 to 45 days after delivery upon which the underlying loans should be settled. Depending on market conditions, these commitment settlement dates can be extended at a cost to the Company.

It is the Company's policy to cure any documentation problems regarding such loans at a minimal cost for up to a six-month time period and to pursue efforts to enforce loan purchase commitments from third-party investors concerning the loans. The Company believes that six months allows adequate time to remedy any documentation issues, to enforce purchase commitments, and to exhaust other alternatives. Remedial methods include the following:

·	Research reasons for rejection,

·	Provide additional documents,

·	Request investor exceptions,

·	Appeal rejection decision to purchase committee, and

·	Commit to secondary investors.

Once purchase commitments have expired and other alternatives to remedy are exhausted, which could be earlier than the six-month time period, the loans are repurchased and transferred to mortgage loans held for investment at the lower of cost or fair value and the previously recorded sales revenue that was to be received from a third-party investor is written off against the loan loss reserve. Any loan that later becomes delinquent is evaluated by the Company at that time and any impairment is adjusted accordingly.

Determining lower of cost or market. Cost for loans held for sale is equal to the amount paid to the warehouse bank and the amount originally funded by the Company. Market value, while often difficult to determine, is based on the following guidelines:

·	For loans that are committed, the Company uses the commitment price.

·	For loans that are non-committed that have an active market, the Company uses the market price.

·	For loans that are non-committed where there is no market but there is a similar product, the Company uses the market value for the similar product.

·	For loans that are non-committed where no active market exists, the Company determines that the unpaid principal balance best approximates the market value, after considering the fair value of the underlying real estate collateral, estimated future cash flows, and loan interest rate.

The appraised value of the real estate underlying the original mortgage loan adds significance to the Company's determination of fair value because, if the loan becomes delinquent, the Company has sufficient value to collect the unpaid principal balance or the carrying value of the loan, thus minimizing credit risk. In determining the market value on the date of repurchase, the Company considers the total value of all of the loans because any sale of loans would be made as a pool.

The majority of loans originated are sold to third-party investors. The amounts expected to be sold to investors are shown on the consolidated balance sheets as loans held for sale.

Use of Significant Accounting Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and disclosures. It is reasonably possible that actual experience could differ from the estimates and assumptions utilized which could have a material impact on the financial statements. The following is a summary of our significant accounting estimates, and critical issues that impact them:

Loan Commitments

The Company estimates the fair value of a mortgage loan commitment based on the change in estimated fair value of the underlying mortgage loan, quoted mortgage backed security ("MBS") prices, estimates of the fair value of mortgage servicing rights, and an estimate of the probability that the mortgage loan will fund within the terms of the commitment net of estimated commission expense. The change in fair value of the underlying mortgage loan is measured from the date the mortgage loan commitment is issued and is shown net of related expenses. Following issuance, the value of a loan commitment can be either positive or negative depending upon the change in value of the underlying mortgage loans. Fallout rates and other factors from the Company's recent historical data are used to estimate the quantity and value of mortgage loans that will fund within the terms of the commitments.

Deferred Acquisition Costs

Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs for interest sensitive products is dependent upon estimates of current and future gross profits or margins on this business. Key assumptions used include the following: yield on investments supporting the liabilities, amount of interest or dividends credited to the policies, amount of policy fees and charges, amount of expenses necessary to maintain the policies, amount of death and surrender benefits, and the length of time the policies will stay in force.

For nonparticipating traditional life products, these costs are amortized over the premium paying period of the related policies in proportion to the ratio of annual premium revenues to total anticipated premium revenues. Such anticipated premium revenues are estimated using the same assumption used for computing liabilities for future policy benefits and are generally "locked in" at the date the policies are issued.

Value of Business Acquired

Value of business acquired is the present value of estimated future profits of the acquired business and is amortized similar to deferred acquisition costs. The critical issues explained for deferred acquisition costs would also apply for value of business acquired.

Mortgage Loans Foreclosed to Real Estate Held for Investment

These properties are recorded at the lower of cost or fair value upon foreclosure. The Company believes that in an orderly market, fair value approximates 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 estimated future policy benefits. Accordingly, the fair value determination is generally weighted more heavily toward the rental analysis. The fair value is also estimated by obtaining an independent appraisal, which typically considers area comparables and property condition.

Future Policy Benefits

Reserves for future policy benefits for traditional life insurance products requires the use of many assumptions, including the duration of the policies, mortality experience, expenses, investment yield, lapse rates, surrender rates, and dividend crediting rates.

These assumptions are made based upon historical experience, industry standards and a best estimate of future results and, for traditional life products, include a provision for adverse deviation. For traditional life insurance, once established for a particular series of products, these assumptions are generally held constant.

Unearned Revenue

The universal life products the Company sells have significant policy initiation fees (front-end load) that are deferred and amortized into revenues over the estimated expected gross profits from surrender charges and investment, mortality and expense margins. The same issues that impact deferred acquisition costs would apply to unearned revenue.

Deferred Pre-need Cemetery and Funeral Contracts Revenues and Estimated Future Cost of Pre-need Sales

The revenue and cost associated with the sales of pre-need cemetery merchandise and funeral services are deferred until the merchandise is delivered or the service is performed.

The Company, through its cemetery and mortuary operations, provides a guaranteed funeral arrangement wherein a prospective customer can receive future goods and services at guaranteed prices. To accomplish this, the Company, through its life insurance operations, sells to the customer an increasing benefit life insurance policy that is assigned to the mortuaries. If, at the time of need, the policyholder or potential mortuary customer utilizes one of the Company's facilities, the guaranteed funeral arrangement contract that has been assigned will provide the funeral goods and services at the contracted price. The increasing life insurance policy will cover the difference between the original contract prices and current prices. Risks may arise if the difference cannot be fully met by the life insurance policy.

Mortgage Servicing Rights

Mortgage Service Rights ("MSR") arise from contractual agreements between the Company and third-party investors (or their agents) when mortgage loans are sold. Under these contracts, the Company is obligated to retain and provide loan servicing functions on the loans sold, in exchange for fees and other remuneration. The servicing functions typically performed include, among other responsibilities, collecting and remitting loan payments; responding to borrower inquiries; accounting for principal and interest; holding custodial (impound) funds for payment of property taxes and insurance premiums; counseling delinquent mortgagors; and supervising the acquisition of real estate owned and property dispositions. The Company initially accounts for MSRs at fair value and subsequently accounts for them using the amortization method. MSR amortization is determined by amortizing the MSR balance in proportion to, and over the period of the estimated future net servicing income of the underlying financial assets. The Company periodically assesses MSRs accounted for using the amortization method for impairment.

Mortgage Allowance for Loan Losses and Loan Loss Reserve

The Company provides for losses on its mortgage loans held for investment through an allowance for loan losses (a contra-asset account) and through the mortgage loan loss reserve (a liability account). The allowance for loan losses is an allowance for losses on the Company's mortgage loans held for investment. 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. 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 real estate held for investment. The Company will rent the properties until it is deemed desirable to sell them.

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 Company may be required to reimburse third-party investors for costs associated with early payoff of loans within the first six months of such loans and to repurchase loans where there is a default in any of the first four monthly payments to the investors or, in lieu of repurchase, to pay a negotiated fee to the investors. The Company's estimates are based upon historical loss experience and the best estimate of the probable loan loss liabilities.

Upon completion of a transfer that satisfies the conditions to be accounted for as a sale, the Company initially measures at fair value liabilities incurred in a sale relating to any guarantee or recourse provisions in the event of defects in the representations and warranties made at loan sale. The Company accrues a monthly allowance for indemnification losses to investors based on total production. This estimate is based on the Company's historical experience and is included as a component of mortgage fee income. Subsequent updates to the recorded liability from changes in assumptions are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses. The estimated liability for indemnification losses is included in other liabilities and accrued expenses.

The Company believes the allowance for loan losses and the loan loss reserve represent probable loan losses incurred as of the balance sheet date.

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities require various estimates and judgments and may be affected favorably or unfavorably by various internal and external factors. These estimates and judgments occur in the calculation of certain deferred tax assets and liabilities that arise from temporary differences in the recognition of revenues and expenses for tax and financial reporting purposes and in estimating the ultimate amount of deferred tax assets recoverable in future periods. Factors affecting the deferred tax assets and liabilities include, but are not limited to, changes in tax laws, regulations and/or rates, changing interpretations of existing tax laws or regulations, and changes to overall levels of pre-tax earnings. Changes in these estimates, judgments or factors may result in an increase or decrease to the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities with a related increase or decrease in the Company's provision for income taxes.

Results of Consolidated Operations

2017 Compared to 2016

Total revenues decreased by $27,409,000, or 9.0%, to $276,926,000 for 2017 from $304,335,000 for the fiscal year 2016. Contributing to this decrease in total revenues was a $35,349,000 decrease in mortgage fee income, a $2,772,000 increase in realized losses on investments and other assets, and a $504,000 increase in other than temporary impairments. This decrease in total revenues was partially offset by a $5,911,000 increase in insurance premiums and other considerations, a $3,084,000 increase in net investment income, a $1,831,000 increase in other revenues, and a $390,000 increase in net cemetery and mortuary sales.

Insurance premiums and other considerations increased by $5,911,000, or 9.2%, to $70,412,000 for 2017, from $64,501,000 for the comparable period in 2016. This increase was due to a $5,007,000 increase in renewal premiums and a $904,000 increase in first year premiums as a result of increased insurance sales, improved persistency, and a full twelve months of operations for First Guaranty, which was acquired in July 2016.

Net investment income increased by $3,084,000, or 9.6%, to $35,063,000 for 2017, from $31,979,000 for the comparable period in 2016. This increase was primarily attributable to a $1,542,000 increase in fixed maturity securities income, a $1,413,000 increase in insurance assignment income, a $1,099,000 increase in interest from mortgage loans held for investment, a $734,000 increase in rental income from real estate held for investment, a $275,000 increase in income from short-term investments, and a $80,000 increase in income from other investments. This increase was partially offset by a $2,024,000 increase in investment expenses, a $25,000 decrease in equity securities income, and a $10,000 decrease in policy loan income. The increases in fixed maturity securities income and interest from mortgage loans held for investment were partially attributed to a full twelve months of operations for First Guaranty, which was acquired in July 2016.

Net mortuary and cemetery sales increased by $390,000, or 3.2%, to $12,657,000 for 2017, from $12,267,000 for the comparable period in 2016. This increase was primarily due to a $604,000 increase in pre-need sales in the cemetery operations and a $155,000 increase in at-need sales in the mortuary operations. This increase was partially offset by a decrease of $369,000 in at-need sales in the cemetery operations.

Realized losses on investments and other assets increased by $2,772,000, or 1571.6%, to $2,948,000 in realized losses for 2017, from $176,000 in realized losses for the comparable period in 2016. This increase in realized losses on investments and other assets was primarily attributable to a $1,730,000 increase in realized losses on other investments primarily due to impairment losses on real estate held for investment, a $972,000 increase in realized losses on fixed maturity securities held to maturity, and a $70,000 increase in realized losses on equity securities available for sale.

Other than temporary impairments on investments increased by $504,000, or 186.4%, to $774,000 for 2017 from $270,000 for the comparable period in 2016. This increase was primarily attributable to a $393,000 increase in impairments on fixed maturity securities held to maturity and a $111,000 increase in impairments on equity securities available for sale.

Mortgage fee income decreased by $35,349,000, or 18.7%, to $153,797,000 for 2017, from $189,146,000 for the comparable period in 2016. This decrease was primarily due to a decline in mortgage loan originations that was indicative of the mortgage loan industry as a whole. The decline in mortgage loan originations was primarily caused by a shortage of available new housing for mortgage loan origination transactions, and the decline in mortgage loan refinancings was primarily caused by recent increases in interest rates on mortgage loans. Additionally, the decline in mortgage originations and refinancings by SecurityNational Mortgage has resulted in a decline in fees earned from third-party investors that purchase mortgage loans from SecurityNational Mortgage. This decline is offset by a one-time gain of $4,180,777 from the election of the fair value option for loans held for sale. See Note 3 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Other revenues increased by $1,831,000, or 26.6%, to $8,719,000 for 2017 from $6,888,000 for the comparable period in 2016. This increase was primarily due to a $1,619,000 increase in mortgage servicing revenues.

Total benefits and expenses were $269,394,000, or 97.3% of total revenues, for 2017, as compared to $284,632,000, or 93.5% of total revenues, for the comparable period in 2016.

Death benefits, surrenders and other policy benefits, and future policy benefits increased by an aggregate of $5,008,000, or 9.2%, to $59,718,000 for 2017, from $54,710,000 for the comparable period in 2016. This increase was primarily the result of a $2,300,000 increase in future policy benefits, a $2,223,000 increase in death benefits, and a $485,000 increase in surrenders and other policy benefits.

Amortization of deferred policy and pre-need acquisition costs and value of business acquired increased by $477,000, or 6.0%, to $8,480,000 for 2017, from $8,003,000 for the comparable period in 2016. This increase was primarily due to an increase in insurance sales expenses.

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $21,807,000, or 10.1%, to $193,213,000 for 2017, from $215,020,000 for the comparable period in 2016. This decrease was primarily due to a $20,531,000 decrease in commission expenses due to the decline in mortgage loan originations, a $1,700,000 decrease in the provision for loan losses, a $671,000 decrease in advertising expenses, and a $528,000 decrease in costs related to funding mortgage loans. These decreases were partially offset by a $1,248,000 increase in other expenses, a $263,000 increase in rent and rent related expenses, a $74,000 increase in personnel expenses, and a $38,000 increase in depreciation on property and equipment.

Interest expense increased by $925,000, or 18.1%, to $6,037,000 for 2017, from $5,112,000 for the comparable period in 2016. This increase was primarily due to a $671,000 increase in interest expense on bank loans and a $283,000 increase in interest expense on mortgage warehouse lines. The increase in interest expense on bank loans is primarily attributed to interest expense on a bank loan related to the acquisition of First Guaranty, which was acquired in July 2016, and interest expense on the construction loan related to phase 1 of the Company's 53^rd Center development. Interest expense for the 53^rd Center development was capitalized during the construction phase of the building and thereafter expensed.

Cost of goods and services sold of the cemeteries and mortuaries increased by $159,000, or 8.9%, to $1,946,000 for 2017, from $1,787,000 for the comparable period in 2016. This increase was primarily due to a $91,000 increase in costs related to mortuary at-need sales and a $44,000 increase in costs related to cemetery pre-need sales.

Income tax benefit increased by $14,095,000, or 187.6%, to a $6,580,822 benefit for 2017, from a $7,514,604 expense for the comparable period in 2016. This increase was primarily the result of the Tax Act and a decrease in earnings before income taxes for 2017 compared to 2016. On December 22, 2017, the President signed the Tax Act into law. This Tax Act makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code broadening the tax base and decreasing the corporate tax rate. Changes are largely effective for 2018 and include but are not limited to reducing the corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent, repealing the corporate alternative minimum tax, increasing the capitalization of costs of acquisition of life insurance business and the related recognition period, and adjusting life tax reserve calculations. A tax benefit has been recorded of $8,973,722 primarily due to a re-measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities.

Other comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 amounted to gains of $338,000 and $764,000, respectively. This decrease of $426,000 in 2017 was primarily the result of a $421,000 unrealized loss in equity securities available for sale.

Risks

The following is a description of the most significant risks facing the Company and how it mitigates those risks:

Legal and Regulatory Risks. Changes in the legal or regulatory environment in which the Company operates may create additional expenses and risks not anticipated by the Company in developing and pricing its products. Regulatory initiatives designed to reduce insurer profits, new legal theories or insurance company insolvencies through guaranty fund assessments may create costs for the insurer beyond those recorded in the consolidated financial statements. In addition, changes in tax law with respect to mortgage interest deductions or other public policy or legislative changes may affect the Company's mortgage sales. Also, the Company may be subject to further regulations in the cemetery and mortuary business. The Company mitigates these risks by offering a wide range of products and by diversifying its operations, thus reducing its exposure to any single product or jurisdiction, and also by employing underwriting practices that identify and minimize the adverse impact of such risks.

Mortgage Industry Risks. Developments in the mortgage industry and credit markets can adversely affect the Company's ability to sell its mortgage loans to investors, which can impact the Company's financial results by requiring it to assume the risk of holding and servicing any unsold loans.

The mortgage loan loss reserve is an estimate of probable losses at the balance sheet date that the Company could realize in the future on mortgage loans sold to third-party investors. The Company's mortgage subsidiaries may be required to reimburse third-party investors for costs associated with early payoff of loans within the first six months of such loans and to repurchase loans where there is a default in any of the first four monthly payments to the investors or, in lieu of repurchase, to pay a negotiated fee to the investors. The Company's estimates are based upon historical loss experience and the best estimate of the probable loan loss liabilities.

Upon completion of a transfer that satisfies the conditions to be accounted for as a sale, the Company initially measures at fair value liabilities incurred in a sale relating to any guarantee or recourse provisions. The initial reserve for loan losses in years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were $1,851,000 and $2,989,000, respectively, and the charge has been included in mortgage fee income. Additional amounts accrued for changes in estimates specific to settlements for loan losses in years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were $-0-, $1,700,000, respectively, and the charge has been included in selling, general and administrative expenses. The estimated liability for indemnification losses is included in other liabilities and accrued expenses and, as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the balances were $2,572,000 and $628,000, respectively. The Company believes the loan loss reserve represent probable loan losses incurred as of December 31, 2017. There is a risk, however, that future loan losses may exceed the loan loss reserve.

At various times third-party investors have asserted 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 loan purchase agreements involving SecurityNational Mortgage. As a result of these claims, third-party investors have made demands at times 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 $2,572,000 as of December 31, 2017 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 loans held for sale, 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.

As of December 31, 2017, the Company's mortgage loans held for investment portfolio consisted of $5,385,000 in mortgage loans with delinquencies more than 90 days. Of this amount, $1,332,000 of the loans were in foreclosure proceedings. The Company has not received or recognized any interest income on the $5,385,000 in mortgage loans with delinquencies more than 90 days. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, the Company increased its allowance for loan losses by $20,000 and during the twelve months ended December 31, 2016, the Company decreased its allowance for loan losses by $99,000, which was charged to bad debt expense and included in selling, general and administrative expenses for the period. The allowances for loan losses as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 were $1,769,000 and $1,749,000, respectively.

Interest Rate Risk. The risk that interest rates will change which may cause a decrease in the value of the Company's investments or impair the ability of the Company to market its mortgage and cemetery and mortuary products. This change in rates may cause certain interest-sensitive products to become uncompetitive or may cause disintermediation. The Company mitigates this risk by charging fees for non-conformance with certain policy provisions, by offering products that transfer this risk to the purchaser, and by attempting to match the maturity schedule of its assets with the expected payouts of its liabilities. To the extent that liabilities come due more quickly than assets mature, the Company might have to borrow funds or sell assets prior to maturity and potentially recognize a loss on the sale.

Mortality and Morbidity Risks. The risk that the Company's actuarial assumptions may differ from actual mortality and morbidity experiences may cause the Company's products to be underpriced, may cause the Company to liquidate insurance or other claims earlier than anticipated, and other potentially adverse consequences to the business. The Company minimizes this risk through sound underwriting practices, asset and liability duration matching, and sound actuarial practices.

Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant changes in the near term are those used in determining the value of derivative assets and liabilities; those used in determining deferred acquisition costs and the value of business acquired; those used in determining the value of mortgage loans foreclosed to real estate held for investment; those used in determining the liability for future policy benefits and unearned revenue; those used in determining the estimated future costs for pre-need sales; those used in determining the value of mortgage servicing rights; those used in determining allowances for loan losses for mortgage loans held for investment; those used in determining loan loss reserve; and those used in determining deferred tax assets and liabilities. Although some variability is inherent in these estimates, management believes the amounts provided are fairly stated in all material respects.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company's life insurance subsidiaries and cemetery and mortuary subsidiaries realize cash flow from premiums, contract payments and sales on personal services rendered for cemetery and mortuary business, from interest and dividends on invested assets, and from the proceeds from the 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 fees on mortgage loans held for sale that are 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.

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, the Company's operations provided cash of $44,318,000. This was primarily due to an increase in cash collected on loans held for sale. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2016, the Company's operations provided cash of $35,535,000. This was primarily due to an increase in cash collected on loans held for sale.

The Company's liability for future policy 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 market 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, which 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 also to invest predominantly in fixed maturity securities, real estate, mortgage loans, and warehousing of mortgage loans held for sale 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 $227,774,000 and $184,356,000 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. This represents 35.1% and 33.1% of the total investments as of December 31, 2017, and 2016, respectively. Generally, all bonds owned by the life insurance subsidiaries are rated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Under this rating system, there are six categories used for rating bonds. At December 31, 2017, 5.4% (or $12,293,000) and at December 31, 2016, 9.0% (or $16,513,000) of the Company's total bond investments were invested in bonds in rating categories three through six, which are considered non‑investment grade.

The Company has classified its fixed income securities as held to maturity. Notwithstanding, business conditions may develop in the future which 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.

See Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the schedule of the maturity of fixed maturity securities and for the schedule of principal payments for mortgage loans held for investment.

If market conditions were to cause interest rates to change, the market value of the Company's fixed income portfolio, which includes bonds, preferred stock, and mortgage loans held for investment, could change by the following amounts based on the respective basis point swing (the change in the market values were calculated using a modeling technique):

	-200 bps		-100 bps		+100 bps			+200 bps
Change in Market Value	$	31,919	$	14,373	$	(20,056	)	$	(34,593	)
(in thousands)

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 December 31, 2017 and 2016, the life insurance subsidiaries exceeded the regulatory criteria.

The Company's total capitalization of stockholders' equity, and bank loans and other loans payable was $296,616,000 as of December 31, 2017, as compared to $284,700,000 as of December 31, 2016. Stockholders' equity as a percent of total capitalization was 46.9% and 46.6% as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Bank loans and other loans payable increased by $5,310,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 as compared to December 31, 2016, thus limiting the increase in the stockholders' equity percentage.

Lapse rates measure the amount of insurance terminated during a particular period. The Company's lapse rate for life insurance was 10.6% in 2017 as compared to a rate of 9.6% for 2016.

At December 31, 2017, the statutory capital and surplus of the Company's life insurance subsidiaries was $44,041,000. The life insurance subsidiaries cannot pay a dividend to its parent company without the approval of state insurance regulatory authorities.

Forward-Looking Statements

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their businesses without fear of litigation so long as those statements are identified as forward-looking and are accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in such statements. The Company desires to take advantage of the "safe harbor" provisions of the act.

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements, together with related data and projections, about the Company's projected financial results and its future plans and strategies. However, actual results and needs of the Company may vary materially from forward-looking statements and projections made from time to time by the Company on the basis of management's then-current expectations. The business in which the Company is engaged involves changing and competitive markets, which may involve a high degree of risk, and there can be no assurance that forward-looking statements and projections will prove accurate.

Factors that may cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those contemplated or projected, forecast, estimated or budgeted in such forward looking statements include among others, the following possibilities: (i) heightened competition, including the intensification of price competition, the entry of new competitors, and the introduction of new products by new and existing competitors; (ii) adverse state and federal legislation or regulation, including decreases in rates, limitations on premium levels, increases in minimum capital and reserve requirements, benefit mandates and tax treatment of insurance products; (iii) fluctuations in interest rates causing a reduction of investment income or increase in interest expense and in the market value of interest rate sensitive investment; (iv) failure to obtain new customers, retain existing customers or reductions in policies in force by existing customers; (v) higher service, administrative, or general expense due to the need for additional advertising, marketing, administrative or management information systems expenditures; (vi) loss or retirement of key executives or employees; (vii) increases in medical costs; (viii) changes in the Company's liquidity due to changes in asset and liability matching; (ix) restrictions on insurance underwriting based on genetic testing and other criteria; (x) adverse changes in the ratings obtained by independent rating agencies; (xi) failure to maintain adequate reinsurance; (xii) possible claims relating to sales practices for insurance products and claim denials and (xiii) adverse trends in mortality and morbidity; (xiv) deterioration of real estate markets and (xv) lawsuits in the ordinary course of business.

Off-Balance Sheet Agreements

At December 31, 2017, the Company was contingently liable under a standby letter of credit aggregating $625,405, to be used as collateral to cover any contingency related to additional risk assessments pertaining to the Company's captive insurance program. The Company does not expect any material losses to result from the issuance of the standby letter of credit because claims are not expected to exceed premiums paid.

At December 31, 2017, the Company was contingently liable under standby letters of credit aggregating $1,250,000, to be used as collateral to cover any contingency related to claims filed in states where the Company's mortgage subsidiaries are licensed. The Company does not expect any material losses to result from the issuance of these standby letters of credit.

At December 31, 2017, the Company was contingently liable under a standby letter of credit aggregating $48,220, issued as a security deposit to guarantee payment of final bills for electric and gas utility services for a commercial real estate property owned by the Company in Wichita, Kansas. The Company does not expect any material losses to result from the issuance of the standby letter of credit. Accordingly, the estimated fair value of this letter of credit is zero.

The total of the Company's unfunded residential construction loan and land development loan commitments as of December 31, 2017, was $28,810,000.

In 2016, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary 5300 Development, LLC, entered into a Construction Loan Agreement with a bank. Under the terms of this Agreement, the Company agrees to pay the bank the current outstanding principal up to $40,740,000 plus interest. These funds are being used for the construction of phase 1 of the Company's new corporate campus development in Salt Lake City, Utah. As of December 31, 2017, the Company has used $28,344,000 of these funds.

Contractual Obligations

The Company's contractual obligations as of December 31, 2017, and the principal payments due by period are shown in the following table:

	Less than 1 year		1-3 years		4-5 years		over 5 years		Total
Non-cancelable operating leases	$	4,825,139	$	5,924,403	$	50,630	$	24,273	$	10,824,445
Bank and other loans payable		88,437,940		56,760,119		3,783,531		8,469,335		157,450,925
Future policy benefits		5,543,150		26,036,227		37,989,315		523,502,642		593,071,334
	$	98,806,229	$	88,720,749	$	41,823,476	$	531,996,250	$	761,346,704

Casualty Insurance Program

In conjunction with the Company's casualty insurance program, limited equity interests are held in a captive insurance entity. This program permits the Company to self-insure a portion of losses, to gain access to a wide array of safety-related services, to pool insurance risks and resources in order to obtain more competitive pricing for administration and reinsurance and to limit its risk of loss in any particular year. The maximum exposure to loss related to the Company's involvement with this entity is limited to approximately $625,405 which is collateralized under a standby letter of credit issued on the insurance entity's behalf. See Note 10, "Reinsurance, Commitments and Contingencies," for additional discussion of commitments associated with the insurance program.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

As a smaller reporting company, the Company is not required to provide information typically disclosed under this item.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
		Page No.
Financial Statements:

	Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	30

	Consolidated Balance Sheets, December 31, 2017 and 2016	32

	Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016	34

	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016	35

	Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016	36

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016	37

	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	39

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Security National Financial Corporation:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Security National Financial Corporation and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2017, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes and the schedule listed in the Index at Item 15 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended December 31, 2017, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Change in Accounting Principle

As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has changed its method of accounting for mortgage loans held for sale in 2017 due to election of the fair value option.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Salt Lake City, UT

March 30, 2018

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2017.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and the Shareholders
Security National Financial Corporation

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Security National Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended. Our audits also included the financial statements Schedule II, Schedule IV and Schedule V. The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements and schedules. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and schedules based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Security National Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016, and the consolidated results of their earnings and their cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

As discussed in Note 22, subsequent to the issuance of the Company's financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2016, and our report thereon dated March 31, 2017, we became aware that those financial statements contained errors related to purchase agreements for mortgage loans and the tax valuation allowance, as well as related disclosures and a number of other matters. In our original report we expressed an unmodified opinion on these financial statements, and our opinion on the revised statements, as expressed herein, remains unmodified.

Salt Lake City, Utah

March 31, 2017, except for Note 21, for which the date is August 25, 2017

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SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

	December 31
Assets	2017		2016
Investments:
Fixed maturity securities, held to maturity, at amortized cost	$	228,397,623	$	184,979,644
Equity securities, available for sale, at estimated fair value		6,037,855		9,911,256
Mortgage loans held for investment (net of allowances for loan losses of $1,768,796 and $1,748,783 for 2017 and 2016)		204,210,885		148,990,732
Real estate held for investment (net of accumulated depreciation of $18,788,869 and $16,138,439 for 2017 and 2016)		141,298,706		145,165,921
Other investments and policy loans (net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $846,641 and $1,119,630 for 2017 and 2016)		45,895,472		41,599,246
Short-term investments		-		27,560,040
Accrued investment income		3,644,077		2,972,596
Total investments		629,484,618		561,179,435
Cash and cash equivalents		45,315,661		38,987,430
Loans held for sale (including $133,414,188 for 2017 and $-0- for 2016 at estimated fair value)		133,414,188		189,139,832
Receivables (net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $1,544,518 and $2,355,482 for 2017 and 2016)		10,443,869		8,410,546
Restricted assets (including $809,958 for 2017 and $736,603 for 2016 at estimated fair value)		11,830,621		10,391,394
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments (including $682,315 for 2017 and $698,202 for 2016 at estimated fair value)		4,623,563		4,131,885
Receivable from reinsurers		13,394,603		13,079,668
Cemetery land and improvements		9,942,933		10,672,836
Deferred policy and pre-need contract acquisition costs		80,625,304		69,118,745
Mortgage servicing rights, net		21,376,937		18,872,362
Property and equipment, net		8,069,380		8,791,522
Value of business acquired		6,588,759		7,570,300
Goodwill		2,765,570		2,765,570
Other		4,297,048		9,310,040
Total Assets	$	982,173,054	$	952,421,565

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Continued)

	December 31
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	2017			2016
Liabilities
Future policy benefits and unpaid claims	$	604,746,951		$	584,067,692
Unearned premium reserve		4,222,410			4,469,771
Bank and other loans payable		157,450,925			152,140,679
Deferred pre-need cemetery and mortuary contract revenues		12,873,068			12,360,249
Cemetery perpetual care obligation		3,710,740			3,598,580
Accounts payable		3,613,100			4,213,109
Other liabilities and accrued expenses		29,655,087			34,693,485
Income taxes		17,332,783			24,318,869
Total liabilities		833,605,064			819,862,434
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock:
Preferred stock - non-voting-$1.00 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding		-			-
Common Stock:
Class A: common stock - $2.00 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; issued 14,535,577 shares in 2017 and 13,819,006 shares in 2016		29,071,154			27,638,012
Class B: non-voting common stock - $1.00 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding		-			-
Class C: convertible common stock - $2.00 par value; 3,000,000 shares authorized; issued 2,089,374 shares in 2017 and 1,902,229 shares in 2016		4,178,748			3,804,458
Additional paid-in capital		38,125,042			34,813,246
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes		603,170			264,822
Retained earnings		77,520,951			67,409,204
Treasury stock, at cost - 537,203 Class A shares and -0- Class C shares in 2017; 704,122 Class A shares and -0- Class C shares in 2016		(931,075	)		(1,370,611	)
Total stockholders' equity		148,567,990			132,559,131
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	982,173,054		$	952,421,565

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

	Years Ended December 31
	2017			2016
Revenues:
Insurance premiums and other considerations	$	70,412,476		$	64,501,017
Net investment income		35,062,968			31,978,601
Net mortuary and cemetery sales		12,657,117			12,267,640
Realized losses on investments and other assets		(2,948,482	)		(176,387	)
Other than temporary impairments on investments		(774,339	)		(270,358	)
Mortgage fee income		153,797,171			189,146,639
Other		8,719,179			6,887,749
Total revenues		276,926,090			304,334,901

Benefits and expenses:
Death benefits		33,256,001			31,033,222
Surrenders and other policy benefits		2,839,017			2,354,158
Increase in future policy benefits		23,622,750			21,322,195
Amortization of deferred policy and pre-need acquisition costs and value of business acquired		8,480,250			8,003,175
Selling, general and administrative expenses:
Commissions		68,103,017			88,634,494
Personnel		70,328,830			70,254,479
Advertising		5,754,740			6,425,277
Rent and rent related		8,710,694			8,448,120
Depreciation on property and equipment		2,220,693			2,182,724
Provision for loan loss reserve		-			1,700,000
Costs related to funding mortgage loans		8,663,223			9,191,488
Other		29,431,599			28,183,427
Interest expense		6,037,332			5,111,868
Cost of goods and services sold – mortuaries and cemeteries		1,945,832			1,787,043

Total benefits and expenses		269,393,978			284,631,670

Earnings before income taxes		7,532,112			19,703,231
Income tax benefit (expense)		6,580,822			(7,514,604	)

Net earnings	$	14,112,934		$	12,188,627

Net earnings per Class A equivalent common share (1)	$	0.88		$	0.78

Net earnings per Class A equivalent common share - assuming dilution (1)	$	0.87		$	0.77

Weighted average Class A equivalent common shares outstanding (1)		15,972,329			15,575,632

Weighted average Class A equivalent common shares outstanding-assuming dilution (1)		16,285,930			15,912,592

(1) Earnings per share amounts have been adjusted retroactively for the effect of annual stock dividends. The weighted-average shares outstanding includes the weighted-average Class A common shares and the weighted-average Class C common shares determined on an equivalent Class A common stock basis. Net earnings per common share represent net earnings per equivalent Class A common share.

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

	Years Ended December 31
	2017			2016
Net earnings	$	14,112,934		$	12,188,627
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gains on available for sale securities		511,974			1,156,918
Unrealized gains on derivative instruments		3,308			10,639
Other comprehensive income, before income tax		515,282			1,167,557
Income tax expense		(176,934	)		(403,377	)
Other comprehensive income, net of income tax		338,348			764,180
Comprehensive income	$	14,451,282		$	12,952,807

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

	Class A Common Stock		Class C Common Stock			Additional Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Retained Earnings			Treasury Stock			Total
Balance at December 31, 2015		26,218,200		3,419,280			30,232,582			(499,358	)		60,525,404			(2,179,429	)		117,716,679

Net earnings		-		-			-			-			12,188,627			-			12,188,627
Other comprehensive income		-		-			-			764,180			-			-			764,180
Stock based compensation		-		-			343,577			-			-			-			343,577
Exercise of stock options		85,268		209,950			(179,112	)		-			-			-			116,106
Sale of treasury stock		-		-			621,144			-			-			808,818			1,429,962
Stock dividends		1,315,838		193,934			3,795,055			-			(5,304,827	)		-			-
Conversion Class C to Class A		18,706		(18,706	)		-			-			-			-			-
Balance at December 31, 2016		27,638,012		3,804,458			34,813,246			264,822			67,409,204			(1,370,611	)		132,559,131

Net earnings		-		-			-			-			14,112,934			-			14,112,934
Other comprehensive income		-		-			-			338,348			-			-			338,348
Stock based compensation		-		-			395,603			-			-			-			395,603
Exercise of stock options		16,366		206,804			(213,323	)		-			-			-			9,847
Sale of treasury stock		-		-			712,591			-			-			822,270			1,534,861
Purchase of treasury stock		-		-			-			-			-			(382,734	)		(382,734	)
Stock dividends		1,385,270		198,992			2,416,925			-			(4,001,187	)		-			-
Conversion Class C to Class A		31,506		(31,506	)		-			-			-			-			-
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	29,071,154	$	4,178,748		$	38,125,042		$	603,170		$	77,520,951		$	(931,075	)	$	148,567,990

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

	Years Ended December 31
	2017			2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$	14,112,934		$	12,188,627
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Realized losses on investments and other assets		2,948,482			176,387
Other than temporary impairments on investments		774,339			270,358
Depreciation		6,280,438			5,579,259
Provision for loan losses and doubtful accounts		1,154,071			1,188,599
Net amortization of deferred fees and costs, premiums and discounts		96,509			653,761
Provision for deferred income taxes		(7,752,028	)		6,130,644
Policy and pre-need acquisition costs deferred		(19,005,268	)		(16,943,538	)
Policy and pre-need acquisition costs amortized		7,498,709			6,829,702
Value of business acquired amortized		981,541			1,173,473
Mortgage servicing rights, additions		(6,085,352	)		(8,603,154	)
Amortization of mortgage servicing rights		3,580,777			2,410,547
Stock based compensation expense		395,603			343,577
Benefit plans funded with treasury stock		1,534,861			1,429,962
Net change in fair value of loans held for sale		(4,180,777	)		-
Originations of loans held for sale		(2,545,755,713	)		(3,098,710,299	)
Proceeds from sales of loans held for sale		2,671,097,747			3,246,127,714
Net gains on sales of loans held for sale		(105,368,129	)		(137,682,984	)
Change in assets and liabilities:
Land and improvements held for sale		86,574			108,160
Future policy benefits and unpaid claims		22,815,274			17,989,595
Other operating assets and liabilities		(892,550	)		(5,125,376	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		44,318,042			35,535,014
Cash flows from investing activities:
Fixed maturity securities held to maturity:
Purchase - fixed maturity securities		(61,232,155	)		(11,386,383	)
Calls and maturities - fixed maturity securities		15,773,732			15,343,488
Equity securities available for sale:
Purchase - equity securities		(5,301,353	)		(4,980,320	)
Sales - equity securities		9,430,548			4,523,034
Purchases of short-term investments		(32,865,263	)		(18,228,912	)
Sales of short-term investments		60,425,303			12,943,083
Net changes in restricted assets		(1,409,990	)		(981,433	)
Net changes in cemetery perpetual care trust investments		(377,317	)		(1,082,969	)
Mortgage loans held for investment, policy loans, and other investments made		(455,821,383	)		(469,593,661	)
Payments received for mortgage loans held for investment, policy loans, and other investments		433,033,724			446,242,429
Purchases of property and equipment		(911,007	)		(3,566,511	)
Sale of property and equipment		24,978			47,293
Purchases of real estate held for investment		(14,751,923	)		(26,634,840	)
Sale of real estate held for investment		13,784,541			6,093,308
Cash paid for purchase of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired		-			(4,328,520	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(40,197,565	)		(55,590,914	)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

	Years Ended December 31
	2017			2016
Cash flows from financing activities:
Investment contract receipts	$	12,213,843		$	11,349,276
Investment contract withdrawals		(14,912,154	)		(13,620,998	)
Proceeds from stock options exercised		9,847			116,106
Purchase of treasury stock		(382,734	)		-
Repayment of bank loans		(2,796,258	)		(1,680,678	)
Proceeds from bank borrowings		19,660,744			14,500,950
Net change in warehouse line borrowings for loans held for sale		(11,585,534	)		8,325,432
Net cash provided by financing activities		2,207,754			18,990,088
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		6,328,231			(1,065,812	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		38,987,430			40,053,242
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	45,315,661		$	38,987,430

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest (net of amount capitalized)	$	5,976,461		$	5,119,459
Income taxes		581,556			2,667,918

Non Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Transfer of loans held for sale to mortgage loans held for investment	$	39,932,516		$	12,578,743
Accrued real estate construction costs and retainage		258,961			7,358,922
Mortgage loans held for investment foreclosed into real estate held for investment		1,576,196			2,075,714
Transfer of cemetery land and improvements to property and equipment		643,329			-

See Note 20 regarding non cash transactions included in the acquisition of First Guaranty Insurance Company.

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

1) Significant Accounting Policies

General Overview of Business

Security National Financial Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries (the "Company") operate in three main business segments: life insurance, cemetery and mortuary, and mortgages. The life insurance segment is engaged in the business of selling and servicing selected lines of life insurance, annuity products and accident and health insurance marketed primarily in the Intermountain West, California and eleven southern states. The cemetery and mortuary segment of the Company consists of eight mortuaries and five cemeteries in Utah and one cemetery in California. The mortgage segment is an approved government and conventional lender that originates and underwrites residential and commercial loans for new construction, existing homes and real estate projects primarily in Florida, Nevada, Texas, and Utah.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP). The presentation of certain amounts in prior years has been reclassified to conform to the 2017 presentation. The Company reclassified certain amounts from other assets to receivables; from receivables to other liabilities; from other assets to other liabilities; from equity securities to other investments; from other liabilities to mortgage loans held for investment; from net investment income to mortgage fee income; and from mortgage fee income to net investment income. These reclassifications had no impact on net earnings or stockholders' equity. Additionally, see the discussion regarding correction of errors in Notes 22 and 23.

Principles of Consolidation

These consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its majority owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions related to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, reported amounts of revenues and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant changes in the near term are those used in determining the value of derivative assets and liabilities; those used in determining deferred acquisition costs and the value of business acquired; those used in determining the value of mortgage loans foreclosed to real estate held for investment; those used in determining the liability for future policy benefits; those used in determining the estimated future costs for pre-need sales; those used in determining the value of mortgage servicing rights; those used in determining allowances for loan losses for mortgage loans held for investment; those used in determining loan loss reserve; and those used in determining deferred tax assets and liabilities. Although some variability is inherent in these estimates, management believes the amounts provided are fairly stated in all material respects.

Investments

The Company's management determines the appropriate classifications of investments in fixed maturity securities and equity securities at the acquisition date and re-evaluates the classifications at each balance sheet date.

Fixed maturity securities held to maturity are carried at cost, adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount. Although the Company has the ability and intent to hold these investments to maturity, infrequent and unusual conditions could occur under which it would sell certain of these securities. Those conditions include unforeseen changes in asset quality, significant changes in tax laws, and changes in regulatory capital requirements or permissible investments.

Equity securities available for sale are carried at estimated fair value. Changes in fair values net of income taxes are reported as unrealized appreciation or depreciation and recorded as an adjustment directly to stockholders' equity and, accordingly, have no effect on net income.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

1) Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Mortgage loans held for investment are carried at their unpaid principal balances adjusted for net deferred fees, charge-offs and the related allowance for loan losses. Interest income is included in net investment income on the consolidated statements of earnings and is recognized when earned. The Company defers related material loan origination fees, net of related direct loan origination costs, and amortizes the net fees over the term of the loans. Origination fees are included in net investment income on the consolidated statements of earnings.

Mortgage loans are secured by the underlying property and require an appraisal at the time of underwriting and funding. Generally, the Company will fund a loan not to exceed 80% of the loan's collateral fair market value. Amounts over 80% will require additional collateral or mortgage insurance by an approved third-party insurer.

Real estate held for investment is carried at cost, less accumulated depreciation provided on a straight‑line basis over the estimated useful lives of the properties, or is adjusted to a new basis for impairment in value, if any. Included are foreclosed properties which the Company intends to hold for investment purposes. These properties are recorded at the lower of cost or fair value upon foreclosure.

Policy loans and other investments are carried at the aggregate unpaid balances, less allowances for possible losses.

Short-term investments are carried at cost and consist of money market funds.

Realized gains and losses on investments arise when investments are sold (as determined on a specific identification basis) or are other than temporarily impaired. If in management's judgment a decline in the value of an investment below cost is other than temporary, the cost of the investment is written down to fair value with a corresponding charge to earnings. Factors considered in judging whether an impairment is other than temporary include: the financial condition, business prospects and credit worthiness of the issuer, the length of time that fair value has been less than cost, the relative amount of the decline, and the Company's ability and intent to hold the investment until the fair value recovers, which is not assured.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts, which at times exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents.

Loans Held for Sale

Mortgage loans held for sale prior to July 1, 2017 were carried at the lower of cost or market net of direct selling revenues and costs. Based on the short-term nature of these assets, the Company had no related allowance for loan losses recorded for these assets. On July 1, 2017 the Company elected the fair value option for loans held for sale. See Note 3 and Note 17 to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosures regarding loans held for sale.

Mortgage Fee Income

Mortgage fee income consists of origination fees, processing fees, interest income and certain other income related to the origination of mortgage loans held for sale. Mortgage loans held for sale prior to July 1, 2017 were shown on the Company's consolidated balance sheets at the lower of cost or market and all revenues and costs were deferred until the loans were sold to a third-party investor. On July 1, 2017, the Company made an election to use fair value accounting for all mortgage loans that are held for sale. Accordingly, all revenues and costs are now recognized when the mortgage loan is funded and any changes in fair value are shown as a component of mortgage fee income. See Note 3 and Note 17 to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosures regarding loans held for sale.

The Company, through its mortgage subsidiaries, sells mortgage loans to third-party investors without recourse unless defects are identified in the representations and warranties made at loan sale. It may be required, however, to repurchase a loan or pay a fee instead of repurchase under certain events, which include the following:

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

1) Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

·	Failure to deliver original documents specified by the investor,

·	The existence of misrepresentation or fraud in the origination of the loan,

·	The loan becomes delinquent due to nonpayment during the first several months after it is sold,

·	Early pay-off of a loan, as defined by the agreements,

·	Excessive time to settle a loan,

·	Investor declines purchase, and

·	Discontinued product and expired commitment.

·	Research reasons for rejection,

·	Provide additional documents,

·	Request investor exceptions,

·	Appeal rejection decision to purchase committee, and

·	Commit to secondary investors.

Once purchase commitments have expired and other alternatives to remedy are exhausted, which could be earlier than the six-month time period, the loans are repurchased and transferred to the long-term investment portfolio at the lower of cost or fair value and previously recorded mortgage fee income that was to be received from a third-party investor is written off against the loan loss reserve.

Determining Lower of Cost or Market

Cost for loans held for sale is equal to the amount paid to the warehouse bank and the amount originally funded by the Company. Market value is often difficult to determine, but is based on the following:

·	For loans that are committed, the Company uses the commitment price.

·	For loans that are non-committed that have an active market, the Company uses the market price.

·	For loans that are non-committed where there is no market but there is a similar product, the Company uses the market value for the similar product.

·	For loans that are non-committed where no active market exists, the Company determines that the unpaid principal balance best approximates the market value, after considering the fair value of the underlying real estate collateral, estimated future cash flows, and the loan interest rate.

The appraised value of the real estate underlying the original mortgage loan adds support to the Company's determination of fair value because if the loan becomes delinquent, the Company has sufficient value to collect the unpaid principal balance or the carrying value of the loan, thus minimizing credit risk. In determining the market value on the date of repurchase, the Company considers the total value of all of the loans because any sale of loans would be made as a pool.

The majority of loans originated are sold to third-party investors. The amounts expected to be sold to investors are shown on the consolidated balance sheets as loans held for sale.

Loan Loss Reserve

The loan loss reserve is an estimate of probable losses at the balance sheet date that the Company will realize in the future on loans held for sale. The Company may be required to reimburse third-party investors for costs associated with early payoff of loans within the first six months of such loans and to repurchase loans where there is a default in any of the first four monthly payments to the investors or, in lieu of repurchase, to pay a negotiated fee to the investors. The Company's estimates are based upon historical loss experience and the best estimate of the probable loan loss liabilities.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

1) Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Upon completion of a transfer that satisfies the conditions to be accounted for as a sale, the Company initially measures at fair value liabilities incurred in a sale relating to any guarantee or recourse provisions. The Company accrues a monthly allowance for indemnification losses to investors based on total production. This estimate is based on the Company's historical experience and is included as a component of mortgage fee income. Subsequent updates to the recorded liability from changes in assumptions are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses. The estimated liability for indemnification losses is included in other liabilities and accrued expenses.

The loan loss reserve analysis involves mortgage loans that have been sold to third-party investors, which were believed to have met investor underwriting guidelines at the time of sale, where the Company has received a demand from the investor. There are generally three types of demands: make whole, repurchase, or indemnification. These types of demands are 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.

The Company believes the allowance for loan losses and the loan loss reserve represent probable loan losses incurred as of the balance sheet date.

Additional information related to the Loan Loss Reserve is included in Note 3.

Restricted Assets

Restricted assets are assets held in a trust account for future mortuary services and merchandise and consist of cash and cash equivalents; participations in mortgage loans held for investment with Security National Life Insurance Company ("Security National Life"); mutual funds carried at estimated fair value; equity securities carried at estimated fair value; and a surplus note with Security National Life. Restricted assets also represents escrows held for borrowers and investors under servicing and appraisal agreements relating to mortgage loans, funds held by warehouse banks in accordance with loan purchase agreements and funds held in escrow for certain real estate construction development projects. Additionally, the Company elected to fund its medical benefit safe-harbor limit based on 35% of the qualified direct costs for the preceding year, and has included this amount as a component of restricted cash.

Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments

Cemetery endowment care trusts have been set up for four of the six cemeteries owned by the Company. Of the six cemeteries owned by the Company, four cemeteries are endowment care properties. Under endowment care arrangements a portion of the price for each lot sold is withheld and invested in a portfolio of investments similar to those described in the prior paragraph. The earnings stream from the investments is designed to fund future maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery.

Cemetery Land and Improvements

The development of a cemetery involves not only the initial acquisition of raw land but the installation of roads, water lines, landscaping and other costs to establish a marketable cemetery lot. The costs of developing the cemetery are shown as an asset on the balance sheet. The amount on the balance sheet is reduced by the total cost assigned to the development of a particular lot when the criterion for recognizing a sale of that lot is met.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

1) Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs and Value of Business Acquired

Commissions and other costs, net of commission and expense allowances for reinsurance ceded, that vary with and are primarily related to the production of new insurance business have been deferred. Deferred policy acquisition costs ("DAC") for traditional life insurance are amortized over the premium paying period of the related policies using assumptions consistent with those used in computing policy benefit reserves. For interest-sensitive insurance products, deferred policy acquisition costs are amortized generally in proportion to the present value of expected gross profits from surrender charges, investment, mortality and expense margins. This amortization is adjusted when estimates of current or future gross profits to be realized from a group of products are reevaluated. Deferred acquisition costs are written off when policies lapse or are surrendered.

The Company follows GAAP when accounting for DAC on internal replacements of insurance and investment contracts. An internal replacement is a modification in product benefits, features, rights or coverage that occurs by the exchange of a contract for a new contract, or by amendment, endorsement, or rider to contract, or by the election of a feature or coverage within a contract. Modifications that result in a replacement contract that is substantially changed from the replaced contract are accounted for as an extinguishment of the replaced contract. Unamortized DAC, unearned revenue liabilities and deferred sales inducements from the replaced contract are written-off. Modifications that result in a contract that is substantially unchanged from the replaced contract are accounted for as a continuation of the replaced contract.

Value of business acquired is the present value of estimated future profits of the acquired business and is amortized similar to deferred policy acquisition costs.

Mortgage Servicing Rights

The total residential mortgage loans serviced for others consist primarily of agency conforming fixed-rate mortgage loans. The value of MSRs is derived from the net cash flows associated with the servicing contracts. The Company receives a servicing fee of generally about 0.250% annually on the remaining outstanding principal balances of the loans. Based on the result of the cash flow analysis, an asset or liability is recorded for mortgage servicing rights. The servicing fees are collected from the monthly payments made by the mortgagors. The Company generally receives other remuneration including rights to various mortgagor-contracted fees such as late charges, and collateral reconveyance charges and the Company is generally entitled to retain the interest earned on funds held pending remittance of mortgagor principal, interest, tax and insurance payments. Contractual servicing fees and late fees are included in other revenues on the consolidated statements of earnings.

The Company's subsequent accounting for MSRs is based on the class of MSRs. The Company has identified two classes of MSRs: MSRs backed by mortgage loans with 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. Amortization expense is included in other expenses on the consolidated statements of earnings. MSR amortization is determined by amortizing the MSR balance in proportion to, and over the period of the estimated future net servicing income of the underlying financial assets.

Interest rate risk, prepayment risk, and default risk are inherent risks in MSR valuation. Interest rate changes largely drive prepayment rates. Refinance activity generally increases as rates decline. A significant decrease in rates beyond expectation could cause a decline in the value of the MSR. On the contrary, if rates increase borrowers are less likely to refinance or prepay their mortgage, which extends the duration of the loan and MSR values are likely to rise. Because of these risks, discount rates and prepayment speeds are used to estimate the fair value.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

1) Significant Accounting Policies (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.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is calculated principally on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets which range from three to forty years. Leasehold improvements paid for by the Company as a lessee are amortized over the lesser of the useful life or remaining lease terms.

Long-lived Assets

Long-lived assets to be held and used are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amount may not be recoverable. When required, impairment losses on assets to be held and used are recognized based on the fair value of the asset, and long-lived assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. No impairment of long-lived assets has been recognized in the accompanying financial statements.

Derivative Instruments

Mortgage Banking Derivatives

Loan Commitments

The Company is exposed to price risk due to the potential impact of changes in interest rates on the values of loan commitments from the time a loan commitment is made to an applicant to the time the loan that would result from the exercise of that loan commitment is funded. Managing price risk is complicated by the fact that the ultimate percentage of loan commitments that will be exercised (i.e., the number of loans that will be funded) fluctuates. The probability that a loan will not be funded or the loan application is denied or withdrawn within the terms of the commitment is driven by a number of factors, particularly the change, if any, in mortgage rates following the issuance of the loan commitment.

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 loan commitments and are updated periodically to reflect the most current data.

The Company estimates the fair value of a loan commitment based on the change in estimated fair value of the underlying mortgage loan, quoted mortgage-backed securities ("MBS") prices, estimates of the fair value of mortgage servicing rights, and an estimate of the probability that the mortgage loan will fund within the terms of the commitment. The change in fair value of the underlying mortgage loan is measured from the date the loan commitment is issued and is shown net of expenses. Following issuance, the value of a loan commitment can be either positive or negative depending upon the change in value of the underlying mortgage loans.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

1) Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Forward Sale Commitments

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

The net changes in fair value of loan commitments and forward sale commitments are shown in current earnings as a component of mortgage fee income on the consolidated statements of earnings. Mortgage banking derivatives are shown in other assets and other liabilities and accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets.

Call and Put Options

The Company uses 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 uses the strategy of selling 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 options is adjusted to fair value at each reporting date. In the event a call option is exercised, the Company recognizes a gain on the sale of the equity security enhanced by the value of the option that was sold. If the option expires unexercised, the Company recognizes a gain from the sale of the option. In the event a put option is exercised, the Company acquires an equity security at the strike price of the option reduced by the value received from the sale of the put option. The equity security is then traded as a normal equity security in the Company's portfolio. The net changes in the fair value of call and put options are shown in current earnings as a component of realized gains (losses) on investments and other assets. Call and put options are shown in other liabilities and accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Loan Losses and Impaired Loans

The Company records an allowance and recognizes an expense for potential losses from mortgage loans held for investment, other investments and receivables in accordance with GAAP.

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 for losses on its mortgage loans held for investment through an allowance for loan losses (a contra-asset account). 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 2 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 real estate held for investment. The Company will rent the properties until it is deemed desirable to sell them.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

1) Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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.

For purposes of determining the allowance for losses, the Company has segmented its mortgage loans held for investment by loan type. The Company's loan types are commercial, residential, and residential construction. The inherent risks within the portfolio vary depending upon the loan type as follows:

Commercial - Underwritten in accordance with the Company's policies to determine the borrower's ability to repay the obligation as agreed. Commercial loans are made primarily based on the underlying collateral supporting the loan. Accordingly, the repayment of a commercial loan depends primarily on the collateral and its ability to generate income and secondary on the borrower's (or guarantors) ability to repay.

Residential – Secured by family dwelling units. These loans are secured by first mortgages on the unit, which are generally the primary residence of the borrower, generally at a loan-to-value ratio ("LTV") of 80% or less.

Residential construction (including land acquisition and development) – Underwritten in accordance with the Company's underwriting policies which include a financial analysis of the builders, borrowers (guarantors), construction cost estimates, and independent appraisal valuations. These loans will rely on the value associated with the project upon completion. These cost and valuation estimates may be inaccurate. Construction loans generally involve the disbursement of substantial funds over a short period of time with repayment substantially dependent upon the success of the completed project and the ability of the borrower to secure long-term financing. Additionally, land is underwritten according to the Company's policies, which include independent appraisal valuations as well as the estimated value associated with the land upon completion of development into finished lots. These cost and valuation estimates may be inaccurate. These loans are considered to be of a higher risk than other mortgage loans due to their ultimate repayment being sensitive to general economic conditions, availability of long-term or construction financing, and interest rate sensitivity.

Future Policy Benefits and Unpaid Claims

Future policy benefit reserves for traditional life insurance are computed using a net level method, including assumptions as to investment yields, mortality, morbidity, withdrawals, and other assumptions based on the life insurance subsidiaries' experience, modified as necessary to give effect to anticipated trends and to include provisions for possible unfavorable deviations. Such liabilities are, for some plans, graded to equal statutory values or cash values at or prior to maturity. The range of assumed interest rates for all traditional life insurance policy reserves was 4% to 10%. Benefit reserves for traditional limited-payment life insurance policies include the deferred portion of the premiums received during the premium-paying period. Deferred premiums are recognized as income over the life of the policies. Policy benefit claims are charged to expense in the period the claims are incurred. Increases in future policy benefits are charged to expense.

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 3% to 6.5%.

The Company records an unpaid claims liability for claims in the course of settlement equal to the death benefit amount less any reinsurance recoverable amount for claims reported. There is also an unpaid claims liability for claims incurred but not reported. This liability is based on the historical experience of the net amount of claims that were reported in reporting periods subsequent to the reporting period when claims were incurred. This amount is adjusted to include a margin for adverse deviation.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

1) Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Participating Insurance

Participating business constituted 2% of insurance in force for the years ended 2017 and 2016. The provision for policyholders' dividends included in policyholder obligations is based on dividend scales anticipated by management. Amounts to be paid are determined by the Board of Directors.

Recognition of Insurance Premiums and Other Considerations

Premiums and other consideration for traditional life insurance products (which include those products with fixed and guaranteed premiums and benefits and consist principally of whole life insurance policies, limited payment life insurance policies, and certain annuities with life contingencies) are recognized as revenues when due from policyholders. Premiums and other consideration for interest-sensitive insurance policies (which include universal life policies, interest-sensitive life policies, deferred annuities, and annuities without life contingencies) are recognized when earned and consist of amounts assessed against policyholder account balances during the period for policy administration charges and surrender charges.

Reinsurance

The Company follows the procedure of reinsuring risks in excess of $100,000 to provide for greater diversification of business to allow management to control exposure to potential losses arising from large risks, and provide additional capacity for growth. The Company remains liable for amounts ceded in the event the reinsurers are unable to meet their obligations.

The Company entered into coinsurance agreements with unaffiliated insurance companies under which the Company assumed 100% of the risk for certain life insurance policies and certain other policy-related liabilities of the insurance company.

Reinsurance premiums, commissions, expense reimbursements, and reserves related to reinsured business are accounted for on a basis consistent with those used in accounting for the original policies issued and the terms of the reinsurance contracts. Expense allowances received in connection with reinsurance ceded are accounted for as a reduction of the related policy acquisition costs and are deferred and amortized accordingly.

Pre-need Sales and Costs

Pre-need contract sales of funeral services and caskets - revenue and costs associated with the sales of pre-need funeral services and caskets are deferred until the services are performed or the caskets are delivered.

Sales of cemetery interment rights (cemetery burial property) - revenue and costs associated with the sale of cemetery interment rights are recognized in accordance with the retail land sales provisions based on GAAP. Under GAAP, recognition of revenue and associated costs from constructed cemetery property must be deferred until 10% of the sales price has been collected.

Pre-need contract sales of cemetery merchandise (primarily markers and vaults) - revenue and costs associated with the sale of pre-need cemetery merchandise is deferred until the merchandise is delivered.

Pre-need contract sales of cemetery services (primarily merchandise delivery, installation fees and burial opening and closing fees) - revenue and costs associated with the sales of pre-need cemetery services are deferred until the services are performed.

Prearranged funeral and pre-need cemetery customer acquisition costs - costs incurred related to obtaining new pre-need contract cemetery and prearranged funeral services are accounted for under the guidance of the provisions based on GAAP. Obtaining costs, which include only costs that vary with and are primarily related to the acquisition of new pre-need cemetery and prearranged funeral services, are deferred until the merchandise is delivered or services are performed.

Revenues and costs for at‑need sales are recorded when a valid contract exists, the services are performed, collection is reasonably assured and there are no significant obligations remaining.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

1) Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

The Company, through its cemetery and mortuary operations, provides guaranteed funeral arrangements wherein a prospective customer can receive future goods and services at guaranteed prices. To accomplish this, the Company, through its life insurance operations, sells to the customer an increasing benefit life insurance policy that is assigned to the mortuaries. If, at the time of need, the policyholder/potential mortuary customer utilizes one of the Company's facilities, the guaranteed funeral arrangement contract that has been assigned will provide the funeral goods and services at the contracted price. The increasing life insurance policy will cover the difference between the original contract prices and current prices. Risks may arise if the difference cannot be fully met by the life insurance policy. However, management believes that given current inflation rates and related price increases of goods and services, the risk of exposure is minimal.

Goodwill

Previous acquisitions have been accounted for as purchases under which assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at their fair values with the excess purchase price recognized as goodwill. The Company evaluates annually or when changes in circumstances warrant the recoverability of goodwill and if there is a decrease in value, the related impairment is recognized as a charge against income. No impairment of goodwill has been recognized in the accompanying financial statements.

Income Taxes

Income taxes include taxes currently payable plus deferred taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to the temporary differences in the financial reporting basis and tax basis of assets and liabilities and operating loss carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which these temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.

Liabilities are established for uncertain tax positions expected to be taken in income tax returns when such positions are judged to meet the "more-likely-than-not" threshold based on the technical merits of the positions. Estimated interest and penalties related to uncertain tax penalties are included as a component of other expenses.

Earnings Per Common Share

The Company computes earnings per share which requires presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per equivalent Class A common share are computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted-average number of Class A common shares outstanding during each year presented, after the effect of the assumed conversion of Class C common stock to Class A common stock. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the year used to compute basic earnings per share plus dilutive potential incremental shares. Basic and diluted earnings per share amounts have been adjusted retroactively for the effect of annual stock dividends.

Stock Based Compensation

The cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments is recognized in the financial statements and is measured based on the fair value on the grant date of the award. The fair value of stock options is calculated using the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model. Stock option compensation expense is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award and is included in personnel expenses on the consolidated statements of earnings.

Concentration of Credit Risk

For a description of the geographic concentration risk regarding mortgage loans held for investment and real estate held for investment, refer to Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Advertising

The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

1) Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2017-01: "Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business" – Issued in January 2017, ASU 2017-01 intends to clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. Under the current implementation guidance in Topic 805, there are three elements of a business: inputs, processes, and outputs. While an integrated set of assets and activities, collectively referred to as a "set," that is a business usually has outputs, outputs are not required to be present. ASU 2017-01 provides a screen to determine when a set is not a business. The screen requires that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. While the Company's acquisitions have historically been classified as either business combinations or asset acquisitions, certain acquisitions that were classified as business combinations by the Company likely would have been considered asset acquisitions under the new standard. As a result, transaction costs are more likely to be capitalized since the Company expects some of its future acquisitions to be classified as asset acquisitions under this new standard. In addition, goodwill that was previously allocated to businesses that were sold or held for sale will no longer be allocated and written off upon sale if future sales were deemed to be sales of assets and not businesses. ASU 2017-01 was adopted by the Company on January 1, 2018 and it will be applied prospectively to transactions occurring after the adoption date, as applicable.

ASU No. 2016-18: "Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash" – Issued in November 2016, ASU 2016-18 requires restricted cash and cash equivalents to be included with cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated statement of cash flows and disclose the nature of the restrictions on cash and cash equivalents. The Company currently discloses the restrictions on cash and cash equivalents in Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and will continue these disclosures. Note 8 also discloses the components of the Company's restricted assets which includes restricted cash. The Company currently presents changes in restricted cash and cash equivalents under investing activities on the consolidated statements of cash flows. Upon adoption of ASU 2016-18, the Company will amend the presentation in the consolidated statements of cash flows to include the restricted cash and cash equivalents with cash and cash equivalents and will retrospectively reclassify all periods presented. After adoption, net changes in restricted cash will no longer be presented under investing activities on the consolidated statements of cash flows. ASU 2016-18 was adopted by the Company on January 1, 2018. The adoption of this standard does not impact the Company's total cash and cash equivalents but is a change in presentation within the consolidated statements of cash flows.

ASU No. 2016-13: "Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326)" – Issued in June 2016, ASU 2016-13 amends guidance on reporting credit losses for assets held at amortized cost basis (such as mortgage loans and held to maturity debt securities) and available for sale debt securities. For assets held at amortized cost basis, Topic 326 eliminates the probable initial recognition threshold in current GAAP and, instead, requires an entity to reflect its current estimate of all expected credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is a valuation account that is deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial assets to present the net amount expected to be collected. For available for sale debt securities, credit losses should be measured in a manner similar to current GAAP, however Topic 326 will require that credit losses be presented as an allowance rather than as a write-down. The new authoritative guidance will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2020. The Company is in the process of evaluating the potential impact of this standard.

ASU No. 2016-02: "Leases (Topic 842)" - Issued in February 2016, ASU 2016-02 supersedes the requirements in Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 840, "Leases", and was issued to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The new authoritative guidance will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2019. 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 but will have an effect on the balance sheet presentation for leased assets and obligations.

ASU No. 2016-01: "Financial Instruments – Overall (Topic 825-10)" – Issued in January 2016, ASU 2016-01 changes the accounting for non-consolidated equity investments that are not accounted for under the equity method of accounting by requiring changes in fair value to be recognized in income. Under current guidance, changes in fair value for investments of this nature are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income as a component of stockholders' equity. Additionally, ASU 2016-01 simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values; requires entities to use the exit price when estimating the fair value of financial instruments; and modifies various presentation disclosure requirements for financial instruments. The Company holds equity securities classified as available for sale securities that are currently measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized through other comprehensive income. Upon adoption of ASU 2016-01 the Company will be required to recognize changes in the fair value of these equity securities through earnings, thus increasing the volatility of the Company's earnings. However, adoption of this standard will not significantly affect the Company's comprehensive income or stockholders' equity. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of the adoption made to the balance sheet as of the date of adoption. Thus, the adoption will result in a reclassification of the related accumulated net unrealized gains of $603,170 included in accumulated other comprehensive income as of December 31, 2017 to retained earnings. See Note 2 and 8 for more details regarding equity securities available for sale and Note 18 for more details regarding the components of accumulated other comprehensive income.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

1) Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

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". ASU 2014-09 clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue in order to improve comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities and industries. ASU 2014-09 provides guidance intended to assist in the identification of contracts with customers and separate performance obligations within those contracts, the determination and allocation of the transaction price to those identified performance obligations and the recognition of revenue when a performance obligation has been satisfied. ASU 2014-09 also requires disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows from contracts with customers. Premiums and related fees from insurance contracts and mortgage banking revenues are excluded from the scope of this new guidance.

The Company analyzed the potential impact of this standard by reviewing its revenue sources and its current policies and procedures to identify potential differences that would result from applying the requirements of this new standard to its contracts with customers. Through the review process, the Company identified and made changes to its processes, systems, and controls to support recognition and disclosure under the new standard.

The Company also evaluated the potential changes from adopting the new standard on its future reporting and disclosures. The Company also reviewed its contracts with customers and developed a process for the systematic application of the standard to existing undelivered performance obligations at adoption. Additionally, the Company is implementing a new software program to accommodate recognition and disclosure requirements under the new standard. Finally, the Company identified and designed additional controls around new processes that were implemented upon adoption of the new standard.

The Company's revenues from contracts with customers that are subject to ASU 2014-09 include revenues on mortuary and cemetery contracts, which is less than 5% of the Company's total revenues. The recognition and measurement of these items is not expected to change as a result of the Company's adoption of ASU 2014-09 and thus the adoption of ASU 2014-09 will not significantly impact the Company's results of operations or financial position. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2018 using a modified retrospective approach. No cumulative effect adjustment will be made to beginning retained earnings.

The standard primarily impacts the manner in which the Company recognizes a) certain nonrefundable up-front fees and b) incremental costs to acquire new pre-need funeral trust contracts and pre-need and at-need cemetery contracts (i.e., selling costs). The nonrefundable fees will continue to be deferred and recognized as revenue when the underlying goods and services are delivered to the customer. The incremental selling costs will continue to be deferred and amortized by specific identification to the delivery of the underlying goods and services. Additionally, the amounts due from customers for undelivered performance obligations on cancelable pre-need contracts represent contract assets, which are required to be netted with deferred pre-need cemetery and mortuary contract revenues, instead of receivables on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.

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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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

2) Investments

The Company's investments as of December 31, 2017 are summarized as follows:

	Amortized Cost			Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
December 31, 2017:
Fixed maturity securities held to maturity carried at amortized cost:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies	$	54,077,069		$	211,824	$	(579,423	)	$	53,709,470

Obligations of states and political subdivisions		5,843,176			112,372		(71,013	)		5,884,535

Corporate securities including public utilities		158,350,727			14,336,452		(1,007,504	)		171,679,675

Mortgage-backed securities		9,503,016			210,652		(162,131	)		9,551,537

Redeemable preferred stock		623,635			49,748		(191	)		673,192

Total fixed maturity securities held to maturity	$	228,397,623		$	14,921,048	$	(1,820,262	)	$	241,498,409

Equity securities available for sale at estimated fair value:

Common stock:

Industrial, miscellaneous and all other	$	6,002,931		$	667,593	$	(632,669	)	$	6,037,855

Total securities available for sale	$	6,002,931		$	667,593	$	(632,669	)	$	6,037,855

Mortgage loans held for investment at amortized cost:
Residential	$	102,527,111
Residential construction		50,157,533
Commercial		54,954,865
Less: Unamortized deferred loan fees, net		(1,659,828	)
Less: Allowance for loan losses		(1,768,796	)

Total mortgage loans held for investment	$	204,210,885

Real estate held for investment - net of accumulated depreciation:
Residential	$	68,329,917
Commercial		72,968,789

Total real estate held for investment	$	141,298,706

Other investments and policy loans at amortized cost:
Policy loans	$	6,531,352
Insurance assignments		36,301,739
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		689,400
Other investments		3,219,622
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts		(846,641	)

Total policy loans and other investments	$	45,895,472

Accured investment income	$	3,644,077

Total investments	$	629,484,618

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

2) Investments (Continued)

The Company's investments as of December 31, 2016 are summarized as follows:

	Amortized Cost			Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
December 31, 2016:
Fixed maturity securities held to maturity carried at amortized cost:
U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. Government agencies	$	4,475,065		$	249,028	$	(66,111	)	$	4,657,982

Obligations of states and political subdivisions		6,017,225			153,514		(133,249	)		6,037,490

Corporate securities including public utilities		164,375,636			10,440,989		(3,727,013	)		171,089,612

Mortgage-backed securities		9,488,083			221,400		(280,871	)		9,428,612

Redeemable preferred stock		623,635			13,418		-			637,053

Total fixed maturity securities held to maturity	$	184,979,644		$	11,078,349	$	(4,207,244	)	$	191,850,749

Equity securities available for sale at estimated fair value:

Common stock:

Industrial, miscellaneous and all other	$	10,323,238		$	447,110	$	(859,092	)	$	9,911,256

Total securities available for sale	$	10,323,238		$	447,110	$	(859,092	)	$	9,911,256

Mortgage loans held for investment at amortized cost:
Residential	$	58,593,622
Residential construction		40,800,117
Commercial		51,536,622
Less: Unamortized deferred loan fees, net		(190,846	)
Less: Allowance for loan losses		(1,748,783	)

Total mortgage loans held for investment	$	148,990,732

Real estate held for investment - net of accumulated depreciation:
Residential	$	76,191,985
Commercial		68,973,936

Total real estate held for investment	$	145,165,921

Other investments and policy loans at amortized cost:
Policy loans	$	6,694,148
Insurance assignments		33,548,079
Promissory notes		48,797
Federal Home Loan Bank stock		662,100
Other investments		1,765,752
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts		(1,119,630	)

Total policy loans and other investments	$	41,599,246

Short-term investments at amortized cost	$	27,560,040

Accured investment income	$	2,972,596

Total investments	$	561,179,435

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

2) Investments (Continued)

Fixed Maturity Securities

The following tables summarize unrealized losses on fixed maturities securities, which are carried at amortized cost, at December 31, 2017 and 2016. The unrealized losses were primarily related to interest rate fluctuations. The tables set forth unrealized losses by duration with the fair value of the related fixed maturity securities:

	Unrealized Losses for Less than Twelve Months		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses for More than Twelve Months		Fair Value		Total Unrealized Loss		Fair Value
At December 31, 2017
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligationsof U.S. Government Agencies	$	532,010	$	51,606,699	$	47,413	$	643,380	$	579,423	$	52,250,079
Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions		296		214,882		70,717		2,225,021		71,013		2,439,903
Corporate Securities		167,786		11,551,865		839,718		13,193,258		1,007,504		24,745,123
Mortgage and other asset-backed securities		56,756		2,516,660		105,375		1,676,494		162,131		4,193,154
Redeemable preferred stock		191		11,421		-		-		191		11,421
Total unrealized losses	$	757,039	$	65,901,527	$	1,063,223	$	17,738,153	$	1,820,262	$	83,639,680

At December 31, 2016
U.S. Treasury Securities and Obligationsof U.S. Government Agencies	$	66,111	$	1,342,088	$	-	$	-	$	66,111	$	1,342,088
Obligations of States andPolitical Subdivisions		133,249		3,686,856		-		-		133,249		3,686,856
Corporate Securities		1,728,312		41,796,016		1,998,701		12,969,135		3,727,013		54,765,151
Mortgage and other asset-backed securities		176,715		4,176,089		104,156		940,278		280,871		5,116,367
Total unrealized losses	$	2,104,387	$	51,001,049	$	2,102,857	$	13,909,413	$	4,207,244	$	64,910,462

There were 141 securities with fair value of 97.9% of amortized cost at December 31, 2017. There were 250 securities with fair value of 93.9% of amortized cost at December 31, 2016. During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, an other than temporary decline in fair value resulted in the recognition of credit losses on fixed maturity securities of $493,371 and $100,000, respectively.

On a quarterly basis, the Company evaluates its fixed maturity securities held to maturity. This evaluation includes a review of current ratings by the National Association of Insurance Commissions ("NAIC"). Securities with a rating of 1 or 2 are considered investment grade and are not reviewed for impairment. Securities with ratings of 3 to 5 are evaluated for impairment. Securities with a rating of 6 are automatically determined to be impaired and are written down. The evaluation involves an analysis of the securities in relation to historical values, interest payment history, projected earnings and revenue growth rates as well as a review of the reason for a downgrade in the NAIC rating. Based on the analysis of a security that is rated 3 to 5, a determination is made whether the security will likely make interest and principal payments in accordance with the terms of the financial instrument. If it is unlikely that the security will meet contractual obligations, the loss is considered to be other than temporary, the security is written down to the new anticipated market value and an impairment loss is recognized. Impairment losses are treated as credit losses as the Company holds fixed maturity securities to maturity unless the underlying conditions have changed in the financial instrument to require an impairment.

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.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

2) Investments (Continued)

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of fixed maturity securities at December 31, 2017, 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		Estimated Fair
	Cost		Value
Held to Maturity:
Due in 1 year	$	20,125,883	$	20,299,016
Due in 2-5 years		69,849,085		70,873,975
Due in 5-10 years		49,842,819		52,444,399
Due in more than 10 years		78,453,185		87,656,290
Mortgage-backed securities		9,503,016		9,551,537
Redeemable preferred stock		623,635		673,192
Total held to maturity	$	228,397,623	$	241,498,409

The Company is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines ("FHLB"). In June through August of 2017, the Company purchased a total of $50,000,000, par value, of United States Treasury fixed maturity securities that it deposited with the FHLB. These securities will generate interest income for the Company and will be available to use as collateral on any cash borrowings from the FHLB. As of December 31, 2017, the Company did not have any outstanding amounts owed to FHLB and the estimated maximum borrowing capacity was $47,252,871.

Equity Securities

The following tables summarize unrealized losses on equity securities that were carried at estimated fair value based on quoted trading prices at December 31, 2017 and 2016. The unrealized losses were primarily the result of decreases in fair value in the retail, industrial and energy sectors. 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 December 31, 2017
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other	$	213,097		98	$	419,572		81	$	632,669
Total unrealized losses	$	213,097		98	$	419,572		81	$	632,669
Fair Value	$	847,718			$	1,329,213			$	2,176,931

At December 31, 2016
Industrial, miscellaneous and all other	$	215,563		124	$	643,529		104	$	859,092
Total unrealized losses	$	215,563		124	$	643,529		104	$	859,092
Fair Value	$	2,063,144			$	1,685,874			$	3,749,018

The average market value of the equity securities available for sale was 77.5% and 81.4% of the original investment as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. 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 years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, an other than temporary decline in the market value resulted in the recognition of an impairment loss on equity securities of $280,968 and $170,358, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

2) Investments (Continued)

On a quarterly basis, the Company reviews its investment in equity securities that are in a loss position. The first step is to identify securities by lots which are currently carried on the books at a value greater than the 52-week high. These securities are further evaluated by reviewing current market value in relation to historical value, price earnings ratios, projected earnings, revenue growth rates, negative company related events, market sector comparisons and analyst reports to determine if a security has a reasonable expectation to return to the current cost basis. 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 security will recover from the loss position, the loss is considered to be other than temporary, the security is written down to a restated value and an impairment loss is recognized.

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

There were no investments, aggregated by issuer, in excess of 10% of shareholders' equity (before net unrealized gains and losses on equity securities available for sale) at December 31, 2017, other than investments issued or guaranteed by the United States Government.

The Company's net realized gains and losses from sales, calls, and maturities, and other than temporary impairments from investments and other assets for the years ended December 31 are summarized as follows:

	2017			2016

Fixed maturity securities held to maturity:
Gross realized gains	$	179,182		$	389,558
Gross realized losses		(893,567	)		(132,124	)
Other than temporary impairments		(493,371	)		(100,000	)

Equity securities available for sale:
Gross realized gains		166,950			221,817
Gross realized losses		(76,475	)		(61,242	)
Other than temporary impairments		(280,968	)		(170,358	)

Other assets:
Gross realized gains		3,410,076			349,252
Gross realized losses		(5,734,648	)		(943,648	)
Total	$	(3,722,821	)	$	(446,745	)

The net realized gains and losses on the sale of securities are recorded on the trade date, and the cost of the securities sold is determined using the specific identification method.

The carrying amount for disposals of securities classified as held to maturity was $2,932,961 and $2,380,027, for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The net realized loss and gain related to these disposals was $463,892 and $155,346, for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Although the intent is to buy and hold a bond to maturity, the Company will sell a bond prior to maturity if conditions have changed within the entity that issued the bond to increase the risk of default to an unacceptable level.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

2) Investments (Continued)

Major categories of net investment income for the years ended December 31, are as follows:

	2017			2016
Fixed maturity securities held to maturity	$	10,626,400		$	9,083,858
Equity securities available for sale		245,490			270,942
Mortgage loans held for investment		12,498,578			11,398,986
Real estate held for investment		11,703,947			10,969,828
Policy loans		488,561			498,444
Insurance assignments		13,289,818			11,876,836
Other investments		105,218			25,122
Short-term investments		543,528			268,988
Gross investment income		49,501,540			44,393,004
Investment expenses		(14,438,572	)		(12,414,403	)
Net investment income	$	35,062,968		$	31,978,601

Net investment income includes net investment income earned by the restricted assets of the cemeteries and mortuaries of $501,227 and $419,360 for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Net investment income on real estate consists primarily of rental revenue received under short-term leases.

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 $9,264,977 and $9,269,121 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The restricted securities are included in various assets under investments on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Real Estate Held for Investment

The Company continues to strategically deploy resources into real estate to match the income and yield durations of its primary obligations. The sources for these real estate assets come through its various business segments in the form of acquisition, development and mortgage foreclosures. The Company reports real estate held for investment pursuant to the accounting policy discussed in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Commercial Real Estate Held for Investment

The Company owns and manages commercial real estate assets as a means of generating investment income. These assets are acquired in accordance with the Company's goals and objectives for risk-adjusted returns. Due diligence is conducted on each asset using internal and third-party reports. Geographic locations and asset classes of the investment activity is determined by senior management under the direction of the Board of Directors.

The Company employs full-time employees to attend to the day-to-day operations of those assets within the greater Salt Lake area and close surrounding markets. The Company utilizes third-party property managers when the geographic boundary does not warrant full-time staff or through strategic lease-up periods. The Company generally looks to acquire assets in regions that are high growth regions for employment and population and in assets that provide operational efficiencies.

The Company currently owns and operates 12 commercial properties in 8 states. These properties include industrial warehouses, office buildings, retail centers, undeveloped land and includes the redevelopment and expansion of its corporate campus in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Company does use debt in strategic cases to leverage established yields or to acquire a higher quality or different class of asset.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

2) Investments (Continued)

The aggregated net ending balance of commercial real estate that serves as collateral for bank borrowings was approximately $64,704,000 and $51,507,000 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The associated bank loan carrying values totaled approximately $40,994,000 and $21,831,000 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded impairment losses on commercial real estate held for investment of $5,350,967 and $900,000, respectively. These impairment losses are included in realized gains (losses) on investment and other assets on the consolidated statements of earnings.

The Company's investment in commercial real estate for the years ended December 31, are summarized as follows:

	Net Ending Balance								Total Square Footage
	2017				2016				2017		2016
Arizona	$	4,000	(1	)	$	450,538	(1	)		-		16,270
Arkansas		96,169				100,369				3,200		3,200
Kansas		7,200,000				12,450,297				222,679		222,679
Louisiana		493,197				518,700				7,063		7,063
Mississippi		3,725,039				3,818,985				33,821		33,821
New Mexico		7,000	(1	)		7,000	(1	)		-		-
Texas		335,000				3,734,974				23,470		23,470
Utah		61,108,384	(2	)		47,893,073				433,244		433,244

	$	72,968,789			$	68,973,936				723,477		739,747

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(1) Includes Vacant Land

(2) Includes 53rd Center completed in July 2017

Residential Real Estate Held for Investment

The Company owns a portfolio of residential homes primarily as a result of loan foreclosures. The strategy has been to lease these homes to produce cash flow, and allow time for the economic fundamentals to return to the various markets. As an orderly and active market for these homes returns, the Company has the option to dispose or to continue and hold them for cash flow and acceptable returns.

The Company established Security National Real Estate Services ("SNRE") to manage the residential portfolio. SNRE cultivates and maintains the preferred vendor relationships necessary to manage costs and quality of work performed on the portfolio of homes across the country.

As of December 31, 2017, SNRE manages 105 residential properties in 9 states across the United States which includes a newly constructed apartment complex, Dry Creek at East Village ("Dry Creek"), in Sandy Utah. See Note 25 regarding the disposition of Dry Creek.

The net ending balance of residential real estate that serves as collateral for a bank borrowing was approximately $34,431,000 and $35,798,000, as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The associated bank loan carrying value was approximately $26,773,000 and $27,377,000 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The net ending balance of foreclosed residential real estate included in residential real estate held for investment is $33,372,228 and $39,856,434 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

2) Investments (Continued)

The Company's investment in residential real estate for the years ended December 31, are summarized as follows:

	Net Ending Balance
	2017		2016
Arizona	$	217,105	$	742,259
California		5,463,878		5,848,389
Colorado		-		364,489
Florida		7,000,684		8,327,355
Hawaii		712,286		-
Ohio		10,000		-
Oklahoma		17,500		46,658
Texas		509,011		1,091,188
Utah		54,113,272		59,485,466
Washington		286,181		286,181
	$	68,329,917	$	76,191,985

Real Estate Owned and Occupied by the Company

The primary business units of the Company occupy a portion of the real estate owned by the Company. Currently, the Company occupies nearly 70,000 square feet, or 10% of the overall commercial real estate holdings.

As of December 31, 2017, real estate owned and occupied by the company is summarized as follows:

Location	Business Segment	Approximate Square Footage		Square Footage Occupied by the Company
5300 South 360 West, Salt Lake City, UT (1)	Corporate Offices, Life Insurance and Cemetery/Mortuary Operations		36,000		100	%
5201 Green Street, Salt Lake City, UT	Mortgage Operations		36,899		34	%
1044 River Oaks Dr., Flowood, MS	Life Insurance Operations		21,521		27	%
121 West Election Road, Draper, UT	Mortgage Sales		78,978		19	%

(1) This asset is included in property and equipment on the consolidated balance sheets

Mortgage Loans Held for Investment

The Company reports mortgage loans held for investment pursuant to the accounting policy discussed in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Mortgage loans consist of first and second mortgages. The mortgage loans bear interest at rates ranging from 2.0 % to 10.5%, maturity dates range from three 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 December 31, 2017, the Company has 42%, 27%, 12%, 14% and 5% of its mortgage loans from borrowers located in the states of Utah, California, Florida, Texas and Nevada, respectively. The mortgage loan balances on the consolidated balance sheet are reflected net of an allowance for loan losses of $1,768,796 and $1,748,783 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

2) Investments (Continued)

The Company establishes a valuation allowance for credit losses in its portfolio. 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 Held for Investment

Years Ended December 31

	Commercial		Residential			Residential Construction			Total
2017
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	$	187,129	$	1,461,540		$	100,114		$	1,748,783
Charge-offs		-		(351,357	)		(64,894	)		(416,251	)
Provision		-		436,264			-			436,264
Ending balance	$	187,129	$	1,546,447		$	35,220		$	1,768,796

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$	-	$	237,560		$	-		$	237,560

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	187,129	$	1,308,887		$	35,220		$	1,531,236

Mortgage loans:
Ending balance	$	54,954,865	$	102,527,111		$	50,157,533		$	207,639,509

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$	-	$	4,923,552		$	461,834		$	5,385,386

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	54,954,865	$	97,603,559		$	49,695,699		$	202,254,123

2016
Allowance for credit losses:
Beginning balance	$	187,129	$	1,560,877		$	100,114		$	1,848,120
Charge-offs		-		(420,135	)		-			(420,135	)
Provision		-		320,798			-			320,798
Ending balance	$	187,129	$	1,461,540		$	100,114		$	1,748,783

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$	-	$	187,470		$	-		$	187,470

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	187,129	$	1,274,070		$	100,114		$	1,561,313

Mortgage loans:
Ending balance	$	51,536,622	$	58,593,622		$	40,800,117		$	150,930,361

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$	202,992	$	2,916,538		$	64,895		$	3,184,425

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	51,333,630	$	55,677,084		$	40,735,222		$	147,745,936

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

2) Investments (Continued)

The following is a summary of the aging of mortgage loans held for investment for the periods presented.

Age Analysis of Past Due Mortgage Loans Held for Investment

Years Ended December 31

	30-59 Days Past Due		60-89 Days Past Due		Greater Than 90 Days 1)		In Process of Foreclosure 1)		Total Past Due		Current		Total Mortgage Loans		Allowance for Loan Losses			Unamortized deferred loan fees, net			Net Mortgage Loans
2017
Commercial	$	1,943,495	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	1,943,495	$	53,011,370	$	54,954,865	$	(187,129	)	$	(67,411	)	$	54,700,325
Residential		6,613,479		495,347		3,591,333		1,332,219		12,032,378		90,494,733		102,527,111		(1,546,447	)		(1,164,130	)		99,816,534
Residential Construction		-		-		461,834		-		461,834		49,695,699		50,157,533		(35,220	)		(428,287	)		49,694,026

Total	$	8,556,974	$	495,347	$	4,053,167	$	1,332,219	$	14,437,707	$	193,201,802	$	207,639,509	$	(1,768,796	)	$	(1,659,828	)	$	204,210,885

2016
Commercial	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	202,992	$	202,992	$	51,333,630	$	51,536,622	$	(187,129	)	$	(155,725	)	$	51,193,768
Residential		964,960		996,779		1,290,355		1,626,183		4,878,277		53,715,345		58,593,622		(1,461,540	)		(35,121	)		57,096,961
Residential Construction		-		-		64,895		-		64,895		40,735,222		40,800,117		(100,114	)		-			40,700,003

Total	$	964,960	$	996,779	$	1,355,250	$	1,829,175	$	5,146,164	$	145,784,197	$	150,930,361	$	(1,748,783	)	$	(190,846	)	$	148,990,732

1) There was not any interest income recognized on loans past due greater than 90 days or in foreclosure.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

2) Investments (Continued)

Impaired Mortgage Loans Held for Investment

Impaired mortgage loans held for investment 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

Years Ended December 31

	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
2017
With no related allowance recorded:
Commercial	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	365,220	$	-
Residential		3,322,552		3,322,552		-		3,290,094		-
Residential construction		461,834		461,834		-		277,232		-

With an allowance recorded:
Commercial	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Residential		1,601,000		1,601,000		237,560		1,350,115		-
Residential construction		-		-		-		-		-

Total:
Commercial	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	365,220	$	-
Residential		4,923,552		4,923,552		237,560		4,640,209		-
Residential construction		461,834		461,834		-		277,232		-

2016
With no related allowance recorded:
Commercial	$	202,992	$	202,992	$	-	$	202,992	$	-
Residential		-		-		-		-		-
Residential construction		64,895		64,895		-		79,082		-

With an allowance recorded:
Commercial	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Residential		2,916,538		2,916,538		374,501		3,001,850		-
Residential construction		-		-		-		-		-

Total:
Commercial	$	202,992	$	202,992	$	-	$	202,992	$	-
Residential		2,916,538		2,916,538		374,501		3,001,850		-
Residential construction		64,895		64,895		-		79,082		-

Credit Risk Profile Based on Performance Status

The Company's mortgage loan held for investment 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 or greater delinquent or on non-accrual status.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

2) Investments (Continued)

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

Mortgage Loans Held for Investment Credit Exposure

Credit Risk Profile Based on Payment Activity

Years Ended December 31

	Commercial				Residential				Residential Construction				Total
	2017		2016		2017		2016		2017		2016		2017		2016

Performing	$	54,954,865	$	51,333,630	$	97,603,559	$	55,677,084	$	49,695,699	$	40,735,222	$	202,254,123	$	147,745,936
Non-performing		-		202,992		4,923,552		2,916,538		461,834		64,895		5,385,386		3,184,425

Total	$	54,954,865	$	51,536,622	$	102,527,111	$	58,593,622	$	50,157,533	$	40,800,117	$	207,639,509	$	150,930,361

Non-Accrual Mortgage Loans Held for Investment

Once a loan is past due 90 days, it is the policy of the Company to end the accrual of interest income on the loan and write off any income that had been accrued. Payments received for loans on a non-accrual status are recognized on a cash basis. Interest income recognized from any payments received for loans on a non-accrual status was immaterial. Accrual of interest resumes if a loan is brought current. Interest not accrued on these loans totals $204,083 and $172,000 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The following is a summary of mortgage loans held for investment on a non-accrual status for the periods presented.

	Mortgage Loans on Non-accrual Status
	Years Ended December 31
	2017		2016
Commercial	$	-	$	202,992
Residential		4,923,552		2,916,538
Residential construction		461,834		64,895
Total	$	5,385,386	$	3,184,425

Principal Amounts Due

The amortized cost and contractual payments on mortgage loans held for investment by category as of December 31, 2017 are shown below. Expected principal payments may differ from contractual obligations because certain borrowers may elect to pay off mortgage obligations with or without early payment penalties.

			Principal		Principal		Principal
			Amounts		Amounts		Amounts
			Due in		Due in		Due
	Total		1 Year		2-5 Years		Thereafter
Residential	$	102,527,111	$	5,454,776	$	40,995,574	$	56,076,761
Residential Construction		50,157,533		42,763,420		7,394,113		-
Commercial		54,954,865		36,690,847		15,674,563		2,589,455
Total	$	207,639,509	$	84,909,043	$	64,064,250	$	58,666,216

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

3) Loans Held for Sale

Fair Value Option Election

ASC No. 825, "Financial Instruments", allows for the option to report certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value initially and at subsequent measurement dates with changes in fair value included in earnings. The option may be applied instrument by instrument, but it is irrevocable. The Company elected the fair value option for loans held for sale originated after July 1, 2017. The Company believes the fair value option most closely aligns the timing of the recognition of gains and costs. These loans are intended for sale and the Company believes that the fair value is the best indicator of the resolution of these loans. Electing fair value also reduces certain timing differences and better matches changes in the fair value of these assets with changes in the fair value of the related derivatives used for these assets.

Interest income is recorded based on the contractual terms of the loan and in accordance with the Company's policy on mortgage loans held for investment and is included in mortgage fee income on the consolidated statement of earnings. None of these loans are 90 or more days past due nor on nonaccrual status as of December 31, 2017. See Note 17 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosures regarding loans held for sale.

The following is a summary of the aggregate fair value and the aggregate unpaid principal balance of loans held for sale for the periods presented:

	As of December 31 2017

Aggregate fair value	$	133,414,188
Unpaid principal balance		129,233,411
Unrealized gain		4,180,777

Mortgage Fee Income

Mortgage fee income consists of origination fees, processing fees, interest income and certain other income related to the origination and sale of mortgage loans held for sale.

Major categories of mortgage fee income for loans held for sale for the years ended December 31, are as follows:

	2017			2016
Loan fees	$	40,434,686		$	44,341,501
Interest income		7,089,025			8,004,952
Secondary gains		108,756,613			140,651,103
Change in fair value of loan commitments		(4,812,743	)		(862,163	)
Change in fair value of loans held for sale		4,180,777			-
Provision for loan loss reserve		(1,851,187	)		(2,988,754	)
Mortgage fee income	$	153,797,171		$	189,146,639

Loan Loss Reserve

When a repurchase demand corresponding to a mortgage loan previously held for sale and sold to a third-party investor 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.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

3) Loans Held for Sale (Continued)

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

	December 31
	2017		2016
Balance, beginning of period	$	627,733	$	2,805,900
Provision for current loan originations (1)		1,851,187		2,988,754
Additional provision for loan loss reserve		-		1,700,000
Charge-offs, net of recaptured amounts		92,604		(6,866,921	)
Balance, at December 31	$	2,571,524	$	627,733

(1) Included in Mortgage fee income on the consolidated statements of earnings.

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. The Company believes there is potential to resolve any alleged claims by third-party investors on acceptable terms. If the Company is unable to resolve such claims on acceptable terms, legal action may ensue. In the event of legal action by any third-party investor, the Company believes it has significant defenses to any such action and intends to vigorously defend itself against such action.

4) Receivables

Receivables consist of the following:

	December 31
	2017			2016
Trade contracts	$	3,608,379		$	3,410,321
Receivables from sales agents		3,528,703			4,016,393
Held in Escrow – Southern Security		-			107,388
Other		4,851,305			3,231,926
Total receivables		11,988,387			10,766,028
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(1,544,518	)		(2,355,482	)
Net receivables	$	10,443,869		$	8,410,546

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

5) Value of Business Acquired and Goodwill

Information with regard to value of business acquired is as follows:

	December 31
	2017			2016
Balance at beginning of year	$	7,570,300		$	8,743,773
Value of business acquired		-			-
Imputed interest at 7%		39,767			45,762
Amortization		(1,021,308	)		(1,219,235	)
Net amortization charged to income		(981,541	)		(1,173,473	)
Balance at end of year	$	6,588,759		$	7,570,300

Presuming no additional acquisitions, net amortization charged to income is expected to approximate $919,000, $854,000, $766,000, $713,000, and $663,000 for the years 2018 through 2022. Actual amortization may vary based on changes in assumptions or experience. As of December 31, 2017, value of business acquired is being amortized over a weighted average life of 6.1 years.

Information with regard to goodwill acquired is as follows:

Goodwill of $2,765,570 is not amortized but tested annually for impairment. The annual impairment tests resulted in no impairment of goodwill.

6) Property and Equipment

The cost of property and equipment is summarized below:

	December 31
	2017			2016
Land and buildings	$	8,689,302		$	9,155,665
Furniture and equipment		16,952,404			19,548,521
		25,641,706			28,704,186
Less accumulated depreciation		(17,572,326	)		(19,912,664	)
Total	$	8,069,380		$	8,791,522

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $2,220,693 and $2,182,724, respectively. During 2017, the Company transferred $643,329 of land from cemetery land and improvements to property and equipment. This transfer is shown as a non cash item on the consolidated statements of cash flows.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

7) Bank and Other Loans Payable

Bank and other loans payable are summarized as follows:

	December 31
	2017		2016
1.65% above the monthly LIBOR rate note payable in monthly installments of $13,741 including principal and interest, collateralized by real property with a book value of approximately $498,000, paid in full in November 2017.	$	-	$	147,346

Mark to market of interest rate swaps (discussed below) adjustment, terminated in November 2017		-		3,308

6.50% note payable in monthly installments of $1,702 including principal and interest, collateralized by real property with a book value of approximately $271,000, due October 2041.		246,847		251,072

2.25% above the monthly LIBOR rate (1.56% at December 31, 2017) plus 1/16th of the monthly LIBOR rate note payable in monthly principal payments of $13,167 plus interest, collateralized by real property with a book value of approximately $4,457,000, due September 2021.		2,975,781		3,133,787

3.85% fixed note payable in monthly installments of $85,419 including principal and interest, collateralized by shares of Security National Life Insurance Company stock, due January 2018.		85,419		1,093,349

4.27% fixed note payable in monthly installments of $53,881 including principal and interest, collateralized by shares of Security National Life Insurance Company stock, dueNovember 2021.		2,372,690		2,904,354

4.40% fixed note payable in monthly installments of $46,825 including principal and interest, collateralized by real property with a book value of approximately $11,837,000, dueJanuary 2026.		7,712,854		7,927,526

4.329% fixed note payable in monthly installments of $9,775 including principal and interest, collateralized by real property with a book value of approximately $3,004,000, due September 2025.		1,961,573		1,992,056

2.5% above the monthly LIBOR rate (1.56% at December 31, 2017) plus 1/16th of the monthly LIBOR rate construction loan payable, collateralized by real property with a book value of approximately $45,406,000, due August 2019.		28,343,684		8,777,941

2.25% above 90 day LIBOR rate (1.69% at December 31, 2017) note payable in monthly installments of approximately $125,000, collateralized by real property with a book value of approximately $34,431,000, due October 2019.		26,773,058		27,377,114

1 month LIBOR rate (1.56% at December 31, 2017) plus 3% loan purchase agreement with a warehouse line availability of $100,000,000, matures June 2018		61,298,220		76,843,180

1 month LIBOR rate (1.56% at December 31, 2017) plus 3% loan purchase agreement with a warehouse line availability of $100,000,000, matures September 2018		25,538,378		21,578,951

Other loans payable		142,421		110,695
Total bank and other loans		157,450,925		152,140,679

Less current installments		88,437,940		101,177,574
Bank and other loans, excluding current installments	$	69,012,985	$	50,963,105

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

7) Bank and Other Loans Payable (Continued)

Revolving Lines of Credit

The Company has a $2,000,000 revolving line-of-credit with a bank with interest payable at the prime rate minus .75% (3.75% at December 31, 2017), secured by the capital stock of Security National Life and maturing September 30, 2018, renewable annually. At December 31, 2017, the Company was contingently liable under a standby letter of credit aggregating $625,405, to be used as collateral to cover any contingency related to additional risk assessments pertaining to the Company's captive insurance program and under a standby letter of credit aggregating $48,220 issued as a security deposit to guarantee payment of final bills for electric and gas utility services for a commercial real estate property owned by the Company in Wichita, Kansas. These standby letters of credit will draw on the line of credit if necessary. The Company does not expect any material losses to result from the issuance of the standby letter of credit because claims are not expected to exceed premiums paid. As of December 31, 2017, there were no amounts outstanding under the revolving line-of-credit.

The Company also has a $2,500,000 revolving line-of-credit with a bank with interest payable at the overnight LIBOR rate plus 2.25% (3.68% at December 31, 2017) maturing September 30, 2018. At December 31, 2017, SecurityNational Mortgage was contingently liable under a standby letter of credit aggregating $1,250,000, to be used as collateral to cover any contingency relating to claims filed in states where SecurityNational Mortgage is licensed. This standby letter of credit will draw on the line of credit if necessary. The Company does not expect any material losses to result from the issuance of the standby letters of credit. As of December 31, 2017, there were no amounts outstanding under the revolving line-of-credit.

Mortgage Warehouse Lines of Credit

The Company, through its subsidiary SecurityNational Mortgage, has a $100,000,000 line of credit with Wells Fargo Bank N.A. The agreement charges interest at the 1-Month LIBOR rate plus 3% and matures on June 16, 2018. SecurityNational Mortgage is required to maintain an adjusted tangible net worth of $19,000,000, unrestricted cash of $10,000,000, indebtedness to adjusted tangible net worth of 12:1, liquidity overhead coverage of 1.75:1, and a quarterly gross profit of at least $1.

The Company, through its subsidiary SecurityNational Mortgage, also uses a line of credit with Texas Capital Bank N.A. This agreement with the bank allows SecurityNational Mortgage to borrow up to $100,000,000 for the sole purpose of funding mortgage loans. SecurityNational Mortgage is currently approved to borrow $30,000,000 of the $100,000,000 available. The agreement charges interest at the 1-Month LIBOR rate plus 3% and matures on September 7, 2018. The Company is required to maintain an adjusted tangible net worth of $70,000,000, unrestricted cash of $15,000,000, and no two consecutive quarters with a net loss.

In addition to financial covenants of these agreements, the Company is required to carry insurance policies for errors and omissions and general liability and was in compliance with all debt covenants as of December 31, 2017.

The following tabulation shows the combined maturities of bank and other loans payable:

2018	$	88,437,940
2019		55,674,420
2020		1,085,699
2021		3,456,607
2022		326,923
Thereafter		8,469,336
Total	$	157,450,925

Interest expense in 2017 and 2016 was $6,037,332 and $5,111,868, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

8) Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments and Obligation and Restricted Assets

State law requires the Company to pay into endowment care trusts a portion of the proceeds from the sale of certain cemetery property interment rights for cemeteries that have established an endowment care trust. These endowment care trusts are defined as variable interest entities pursuant to GAAP. Also, management has determined that the Company is the primary beneficiary of these trusts, as it absorbs both a majority of the losses and returns associated with the trusts. The Company has consolidated cemetery endowment care trust investments with a corresponding amount recorded as Cemetery Perpetual Care Obligation in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The components of the cemetery perpetual care investments and obligation are as follows:

	December 31
	2017			2016
Cash and cash equivalents	$	997,498		$	865,699
Fixed maturity securities, held to maturity, at amortized cost		943,211			885,729
Equity securities, at estimated fair value		682,315			698,202
Participating interests in mortgage loans held for investment with Security National Life		4,128			3,821
Real estate		1,996,411			1,678,434
Note receivables from Cottonwood Mortuary Singing Hills Cemetery and Memorial Estates eliminated in consolidation		1,667,621			1,725,714
Total cemetery perpetual care trust investments		6,291,184			5,857,599
Cemetery perpetual care obligation		(3,710,740	)		(3,598,580	)
Trust investments in excess of trust obligations	$	2,580,444		$	2,259,019

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

8) Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Investments and Obligation and Restricted Assets (Continued)

The Company has also established certain restricted assets to provide for future merchandise and service obligations incurred in connection with its pre-need sales for its cemetery and mortuary segment.

Restricted cash also represents escrows held for borrowers and investors under servicing and appraisal agreements relating to mortgage loans, funds held by warehouse banks in accordance with loan purchase agreements and funds held in escrow for certain real estate construction development projects. Additionally, the Company elected to fund its medical benefit safe-harbor limit based on 35% of the qualified direct costs for the preceding year, and has included this amount as a component of restricted cash. These restricted cash items are for the Company's life insurance and mortgage segments.

Restricted assets are summarized as follows:

	December 31
	2017		2016
Cash and cash equivalents (1)	$	8,188,764	$	7,089,134
Mutual funds, at estimated fair value		715,952		645,241
Fixed maturity securities, held to maturity, at amortized cost		1,130,088		990,613
Equity securities, at estimated fair value		94,006		91,362
Participating in mortgage loans held for investment with Security National Life		1,701,811		1,575,044
Total	$	11,830,621	$	10,391,394

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(1) Including cash and cash equivalents of $6,392,283 and $5,292,266 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, for the life insurance and mortgage segments.

A surplus note receivable in the amount of $4,000,000 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, from Security National Life, was eliminated in consolidation.

See Notes 1 and 17 for additional information regarding restricted assets.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

9) Income Taxes

The Company's income tax liability (benefit) is summarized as follows:

	December 31
	2017			2016
Current	$	(922,754	)	$	(1,511,762	)
Deferred		18,255,537			25,830,631
Total	$	17,332,783		$	24,318,869

Significant components of the Company's deferred tax (assets) and liabilities are approximately as follows:

	December 31
	2017			2016
Assets
Future policy benefits	$	(6,803,339	)	$	(9,719,058	)
Loan loss reserve		(697,779	)		(288,590	)
Unearned premium		(886,706	)		(1,519,722	)
Available for sale securities		(237,677	)		(51,266	)
Net operating loss		(631,892	)		(1,531,160	)
Deferred compensation		(1,600,401	)		(2,225,208	)
Deposit obligations		(627,193	)		(1,033,580	)
Other		(276,127	)		(3,384,144	)
Less: Valuation allowance		-			431,802
Total deferred tax assets		(11,761,114	)		(19,320,926	)

Liabilities
Deferred policy acquisition costs		13,700,093			18,150,517
Basis difference in property and equipment		6,110,374			10,749,036
Value of business acquired		1,383,639			2,573,902
Deferred gains		6,978,067			9,290,123
Trusts		1,066,438			1,599,657
Tax on unrealized appreciation		778,040			2,788,322
Total deferred tax liabilities		30,016,651			45,151,557
Net deferred tax liability	$	18,255,537		$	25,830,631

The valuation allowance relates to differences between recorded deferred tax assets and liabilities and ultimate anticipated realization. For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company has not recorded a valuation allowance and, given additional operating results of First Guaranty Insurance Company ("First Guaranty") that was acquired in July 2016, the Company has determined that the $431,802 valuation allowance previously recorded in 2016 related to First Guaranty is no longer needed.

The Company paid $581,556 and $2,667,918 in income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

9) Income Taxes (Continued)

The Company's income tax expense (benefit) is summarized as follows for the years ended December 31:

	2017			2016
Current
Federal	$	934,647		$	1,138,196
State		236,559			245,764
		1,171,206			1,383,960

Deferred
Federal		(7,811,030	)		5,686,651
State		59,002			443,993
		(7,752,028	)		6,130,644

Total	$	(6,580,822	)	$	7,514,604

The reconciliation of income tax expense (benefit) at the U.S. federal statutory rates is as follows:

	2017			2016
Computed expense at statutory rate	$	2,560,918		$	6,699,099
State tax expense, net of federal tax benefit		195,070			455,240
Change in valuation allowance		(431,802	)		431,802
Change in tax law		(8,973,722	)		-
Other, net		68,714			(71,537	)
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	(6,580,822	)	$	7,514,604

The Company's overall effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was (87.4%) and 38.1%, respectively. During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a tax benefit of $8,973,722 related to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("the Tax Act") signed into law December 22, 2017. The benefit is primarily related to a re-measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities taking the Tax Act's newly enacted tax rate into account. The Company's overall effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2017 without the impact of the Tax Act would be 31.8%. The Company's effective tax rates differ from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 34% largely due to the Tax Act change, its provision for state income taxes and a reduction in the valuation allowance related to the prior acquisition of First Guaranty that decreased the effective income tax rate when compared to the prior year.

At December 31, 2017, the Company had no significant unrecognized tax benefits. As of December 31, 2017, the Company does not expect any material changes to the estimated amount of unrecognized tax benefits in the next twelve months. Federal and state income tax returns for 2014 through 2017 are subject to examination by taxing authorities.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

9) Income Taxes (Continued)

Net Operating Losses and Tax Credit Carryforwards:

Year of Expiration
2019	$	229,201
2020		114,601
2021		17,101
2022		-
2023		-
Thereafter up through 2037		2,323,615

	$	2,684,518

10) Reinsurance, Commitments and Contingencies

Reinsurance

The Company follows the procedure of reinsuring risks in excess of a specified limit, which ranged from $25,000 to $100,000 during the years 2017 and 2016. The Company is liable for these amounts in the event such reinsurers are unable to pay their portion of the claims. The Company has also assumed insurance from other companies having insurance in force amounting to approximately $106,000,000 and approximately $110,000,000 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Mortgage Loan Loss Settlements

Future loan losses can be extremely difficult to estimate. However, management believes that the Company's reserve methodology and its current practice of property preservation allow it to estimate potential losses on loans sold. The additional amounts expensed for loan losses (above the standard reserve for new loans sold) in years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were $-0- and $1,700,000, respectively, and the charge has been included in selling, general and administrative expenses. The estimated liability for indemnification losses is included in other liabilities and accrued expenses and, as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the balances were $2,572,000 and $628,000, respectively.

Mortgage Loan Loss Litigation

Lehman Brothers Litigation – Delaware and New York

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

10) Reinsurance, Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)

Non-Cancelable Leases

The Company leases office space and equipment under various non-cancelable agreements, with remaining terms up to five years. Minimum lease payments under these non-cancelable operating leases as of December 31, 2017, are approximately as follows:

Years Ending
December 31
2018	$	4,825,139
2019		3,371,267
2020		1,705,632
2021		847,504
2022		26,357
Total	$	10,775,899

Total rent expense related to non-cancelable operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was approximately $7,374,000 and $7,879,000, respectively.

Other Contingencies and Commitments

The Company has entered into commitments to fund construction and land development loans and has also provided financing for land acquisition and development. As of December 31, 2017, the Company's commitments were approximately $78,967,000, for these loans of which $50,158,000 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 and interest for these loans and the interest rate is generally fixed 5.50% to 8.00% per annum. Maturities range between six and eighteen months.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

10) Reinsurance, Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)

The Company belongs to a captive insurance group for certain casualty insurance, worker compensation and liability programs. Insurance reserves are maintained relative to these programs. The level of exposure from catastrophic events is limited by the purchase of stop-loss and aggregate liability reinsurance coverage. When estimating the insurance liabilities and related reserves, the captive insurance management considers a number of factors, which include historical claims experience, demographic factors, severity factors and valuations provided by independent third-party actuaries. If actual claims or adverse development of loss reserves occurs and exceed these estimates, additional reserves may be required. The estimation process contains uncertainty since captive insurance management must use judgment to estimate the ultimate cost that will be incurred to settle reported claims and unreported claims for incidents incurred but not reported as of the balance sheet date.

The Company is a defendant in various other legal actions arising from the normal conduct of business. Management believes that none of the actions will have a material effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations. Based on management's assessment and legal counsel's representations concerning the likelihood of unfavorable outcomes, no amounts have been accrued for the above claims in the consolidated financial statements.

The Company is not a party to any other material legal proceedings outside the ordinary course of business or to any other legal proceedings, which, if adversely determined, would have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations.

11) Retirement Plans

The Company and its subsidiaries have a noncontributory Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") for all eligible employees. Eligible employees are primarily those with more than one year of service, who work in excess of 1,000 hours per year. Contributions, which may be in cash or stock of the Company, are determined annually by the Board of Directors.

The Company's contributions are allocated to eligible employees based on the ratio of each eligible employee's compensation to total compensation for all eligible employees during each year. The Company did not make any contributions for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. At December 31, 2017, the ESOP held 518,517 shares of Class A and 278,904 shares of Class C common stock of the Company. All shares held by the ESOP have been allocated to the participating employees and all shares held by the ESOP are considered outstanding for purposes of computing earnings per share.

The Company has three 401(k) savings plans covering all eligible employees, as defined above, which includes employer participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The plans allow participants to make pretax contributions up to a maximum of $18,000 and $18,000 for the years 2017 and 2016, respectively or the statutory limits.

Beginning January 1, 2008, the Company elected to be a "Safe Harbor" Plan for its matching 401(k) contributions. The Company matched 100% of up to 3% of an employee's total annual compensation and matched 50% of 4% to 5% of an employee's annual compensation. The match was in Company stock. The Company's contribution for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $1,534,861 and $1,429,962, respectively under the "Safe Harbor" plan.

In 2001, the Company's Board of Directors adopted a Deferred Compensation Plan. Under the terms of the Plan, the Company will provide deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees, within the meaning of Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. The Board has appointed a Committee of the Company to be the Plan Administrator and to determine the employees who are eligible to participate in the plan. The employees who participate may elect to defer a portion of their compensation into the plan. The Company may contribute into the plan at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors. The Company did not make any contributions for 2017 and 2016.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

11) Retirement Plans (Continued)

On July 16, 2004, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Scott M. Quist, the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer. The agreement is effective as of December 4, 2003 and has a five-year term, but the Company has agreed to renew the agreement on December 4, 2008 and 2013 for additional five-year terms, provided Mr. Quist performs his duties with usual and customary care and diligence. Under the terms of the agreement, Mr. Quist is to devote his full time to the Company serving as its Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer at not less than his current salary and benefits. The Company also agrees to maintain a group term life insurance policy of not less than $1,000,000 on Mr. Quist's life and a whole life insurance policy in the amount of $500,000 on Mr. Quist's life. In the event of disability, Mr. Quist's salary would be continued for up to five years at 75% of its current level.

In the event of a sale or merger of the Company and Mr. Quist is not retained in his current position, the Company would be obligated to continue Mr. Quist's current compensation and benefits for seven years following the merger or sale. The agreement further provides that Mr. Quist is entitled to receive annual retirement benefits beginning (i) one month from the date of his retirement (to commence no sooner than age 65), (ii) five years following complete disability, or (iii) upon termination of his employment without cause. These retirement benefits are to be paid for a period of twenty years in annual installments in the amount equal to 75% of his then current rate of compensation. However, in the event that Mr. Quist dies prior to receiving all retirement benefits there under, the remaining benefits are to be paid to his heirs. The Company expensed $755,302 and $511,443 during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, to cover the present value of anticipated retirement benefits under the employment agreement. The liability accrued is $4,531,670 and $3,776,368 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively and is included in Other liabilities and accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets.

On December 31, 2015, J. Lynn Beckstead, Jr., who served as Vice President of Mortgage Operations and President of SecurityNational Mortgage, retired from the Company. Under the terms of the employment agreement that the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, SecurityNational Mortgage, had entered into with Mr. Beckstead, Mr. Beckstead is entitled to receive retirement benefits from the Company for a period of ten years in an amount equal to 50% of his current rate of compensation at the time of his retirement, which was $267,685 for the year ended December 31, 2015. Such retirement payments are paid monthly during the ten-year period. In determining Mr. Beckstead's current rate of compensation, stock option grants and incentive or similar bonuses are not included. In the event Mr. Beckstead dies prior to receiving all of his retirement benefits under his employment agreement, the remaining benefits will be made to his heirs. The Company expensed $-0- and $148,557 during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, to cover the present value of the retirement benefits under the employment agreement. The company paid $133,843 and $133,842 in retirement compensation to Mr. Beckstead during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The liability accrued was $975,434 and $1,109,277 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively and is included in Other liabilities and accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets.

12) Capital Stock

The Company has one class of preferred stock of $1.00 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, of which none are issued. The preferred stock is non-voting.

The Company has two classes of common stock with shares outstanding, Class A common shares and Class C common shares. Class C shares have 10 votes per share on all matters except for the election of one third of the directors who are elected solely by the Class A shares. Class C shares are convertible into Class A shares at any time on a one to one ratio. The decrease in treasury stock was the result of treasury stock being used to fund the company's 401(k) Plans.

Stockholders of both Class A and Class C common stock have received 5% stock dividends in the years 1990 through 2017, as authorized by the Company's Board of Directors.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

12) Capital Stock (Continued)

The Company has Class B common stock of $1.00 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, of which none are issued. Class B shares are non-voting stock except to any proposed amendment to the Articles of Incorporation which would affect Class B common stock.

The following table summarizes the activity in shares of capital stock for the two-year period ended December 31, 2017:

	Class A		Class C
Balance at December 31, 2015		13,109,100		1,709,640

Exercise of stock options		42,634		104,975
Stock dividends		657,919		96,967
Conversion of Class C to Class A		9,353		(9,353	)

Balance at December 31, 2016		13,819,006		1,902,229

Exercise of stock options		8,183		103,402
Stock dividends		692,635		99,496
Conversion of Class C to Class A		15,753		(15,753	)

Balance at December 31, 2017		14,535,577		2,089,374

Earnings per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted for the effect of annual stock dividends. In accordance with GAAP, the basic and diluted earnings per share amounts were calculated as follows:

	2017		2016
Numerator:
Net earnings	$	14,112,934	$	12,188,627

Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share-weighted-average shares		15,972,329		15,575,632

Effect of dilutive securities
Employee stock options		313,601		336,960
Dilutive potential common shares		313,601		336,960

Denominator for diluted earnings per share-adjusted weighted-average shares and assumed conversions		16,285,930		15,912,592

Basic earnings per share	$	0.88	$	0.78
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.87	$	0.77

For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, there were 589,822 and 334,425 of anti-dilutive employee stock option shares, respectively, that were not included in the computation of diluted net earnings per common share as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

13) Stock Compensation Plans

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 $395,603 and $343,577 has been recognized under these plans for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and is included in personnel expenses on the consolidated statements of earnings. As of December 31, 2017, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to the options issued in December 2017 was $213,770, which is expected to be recognized over the vesting period of one year.

The fair value of each option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black Scholes Option Pricing Model. The Company estimates the expected life of the options using the simplified method. Future volatility is estimated based upon the weighted historical volatility of the Company's Class A common stock over a period equal to the expected life of the options. The risk-free interest rate for the expected life of the options is based upon the Federal Reserve Board's daily interest rates in effect at the time of the grant.

The following table summarizes the assumptions used in estimating the fair value of each option granted along with the weighted-average fair value of the options granted:

				Assumptions
Grant Date	Plan	Weighted-Average Fair Value of Each Option (1)		Expected Dividend Yield			Underlying stock FMV		Weighted-Average Volatility			Weighted-Average Risk-Free Interest Rate			Weighted-Average Expected Life (years)
December 1, 2017	All Plans	$	1.20		5	%	$	4.80		41.07	%		2.07	%		4.35

December 21, 2016	2013 Plan	$	2.17		5	%	$	6.62		54.42	%		1.99	%		5.31
December 7, 2016	2014 Director Plan	$	2.41		5	%	$	7.36		54.60	%		1.93	%		5.31
December 2, 2016	2013 Plan	$	1.89		5	%	$	6.68		47.05	%		1.78	%		4.33
December 2, 2016	2014 Director Plan	$	1.89		5	%	$	6.68		47.05	%		1.78	%		4.33

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

13) Stock Compensation Plans (Continued)

Activity of the stock option plans is summarized as follows:

	Number of Class A Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Number of Class C Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2015		618,261		$	3.89		577,436		$	3.54
Adjustment for the effect of stock dividends		35,346					26,491
Granted		133,500					80,000
Exercised		(42,634	)				(127,629	)
Cancelled		(2,500	)				-

Outstanding at December 31, 2016		741,973		$	4.33		556,298		$	4.52
Adjustment for the effect of stock dividends		40,978					24,934
Granted		124,500					70,000
Exercised		(8,182	)				(103,402	)
Cancelled		(18,843	)				(24,227	)

Outstanding at December 31, 2017		880,426		$	4.35		523,603		$	5.24

Exercisable at end of year		749,701		$	4.22		450,103		$	5.31

Available options for future grant		421,241					165,638

Weighted average contractual term of optionsoutstanding at December 31, 2017	6.62 years					3.45 years

Weighted average contractual term of options exercisable at December 31, 2017	6.55 years					2.38 years

Aggregated intrinsic value of options outstanding at December 31, 2017 (1)	$	915,293				$	204,015

Aggregated intrinsic value of options exercisable at December 31, 2017 (1)	$	904,898				$	189,315

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(1) The Company used a stock price of $5.00 as of December 31, 2017 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 years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $611,126 and $670,959, respectively.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

14) Statutory Financial Information and Dividend Limitations

The Company's insurance subsidiaries prepare their statutory-basis financial statements in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the insurance department of the applicable state of domicile. Prescribed statutory accounting practices include a variety of publications of the NAIC, as well as state laws, regulations and general administrative rules. Permitted statutory accounting practices encompass all accounting practices not so prescribed.

All states require domiciled insurance companies to prepare statutory-basis financial statements in conformity with the NAIC Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual, subject to any deviations prescribed or permitted by the applicable insurance commissioner and/or director. Statutory accounting practices differ from GAAP primarily since they require charging policy acquisition and certain sales inducement costs to expense as incurred, establishing life insurance reserves based on different actuarial assumptions, and valuing certain investments and establishing deferred taxes on a different basis.

Statutory net income and capital and surplus of the Company's insurance subsidiaries, determined in accordance with statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by insurance regulatory authorities are as follows:

	Net Income					Capital and Surplus
	2017			2016		2017		2016
Amounts by insurance subsidiary:

Security National Life Insurance Company	$	(3,025,616	)	$	2,601,408	$	36,281,485	$	36,789,358

First Guaranty Insurance Company		1,437,963			174,562		4,583,346		4,091,847

Memorial Insurance Company of America		36			460		1,081,799		1,081,319

Southern Security Life Insurance Company, Inc.		72			889		1,591,070		1,592,440

Trans-Western Life Insurance Company		2,597			1,203		502,930		500,333

Total	$	(1,584,948	)	$	2,778,522	$	44,040,630	$	44,055,297

The Utah, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas Insurance Departments impose minimum risk-based capital (RBC) requirements that were developed by the NAIC on insurance enterprises. The formulas for determining the RBC specify various factors that are applied to financial balances or various levels of activity based on the perceived degree of risk. Regulatory compliance is determined by a ratio (the Ratio) of the enterprise's regulatory total adjusted capital, as defined by the NAIC, to its authorized control level, as defined by the NAIC. Enterprises below specific trigger points or ratios are classified within certain levels, each of which requires specified corrective action. The life insurance subsidiaries have a combined weighted Ratio that is greater than the first level of regulatory action as of December 31, 2017.

Generally, the net assets of the life insurance subsidiaries available for transfer to the Company are limited to the amounts of the life insurance subsidiaries net assets, as determined in accordance with statutory accounting practices, which were $44,040,630 at December 31, 2017. These amounts exceed minimum statutory capital requirements; however, payments of such amounts as dividends are subject to approval by regulatory authorities.

Under the Utah Insurance Code, Security National Life Insurance Company is permitted to pay a stockholder dividend to the Company as long as the Company provides the Utah Insurance Commissioner (the "Utah Commissioner") with at least 30 days notice and the aggregate amount of all such dividends in any 12 month period does not exceed the lesser of: (i) 10% of its surplus to policyholders as of the end of the immediately preceding calendar year, or (ii) net gain from operations, not including realized capital gains, for the immediately preceding calendar year, not including pro rata distributions of the Company's own securities. In determining whether a dividend is extraordinary, the Company may include carryforward net income from the previous two calendar years, excluding realized capital gains less dividends paid in the second and immediately preceding calendar years. Security National Life Insurance Company will be permitted to pay a dividend to the Company in excess of the lesser of such two amounts only if it files notice of its intention to declare such a dividend and the amount thereof with the Utah Commissioner and the Utah Commissioner either approves the distribution of the dividend or does not disapprove the distribution within 30 days of its filing. In all cases, a dividend may not be paid that would reduce the insurer's total adjusted capital below the insurer's company action level risk-based capital, as defined for statutory reporting purposes. No amounts are available to be paid as dividends in the next 12 months because Security National Life Insurance Company had a net statutory loss for the immediately preceding calendar year.

Under the Louisiana Insurance Code, First Guaranty Insurance Company is permitted to pay a stockholder dividend to Security National Life as long as First Guaranty Insurance Company's capital has been (i) fully paid in cash, (ii) is unimpaired, (iii) has a surplus beyond its capital stock and (iv) has a surplus beyond its minimum required surplus. In 2017, First Guaranty Insurance Company paid to Security National Life a cash dividend of $1,000,000. Amounts still available to be paid as dividends at December 31, 2017 totaled approximately $683,000.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

15) Business Segment Information

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 fee income and expenses from the originations of residential 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. 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 are managed separately due to the different products provided and the need to report separately to the various regulatory jurisdictions. The Company regularly reviews the quantitative thresholds and other criteria to determine when other business segments may need to be reported.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

15) Business Segment Information (Continued)

	2017
	Life			Cemetery/					Intercompany
	Insurance			Mortuary			Mortgage		Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues:
From external sources:
Revenue from customers	$	70,412,476		$	12,657,117		$	153,797,171	$	-		$	236,866,764
Net investment income		34,068,565			445,663			548,740		-			35,062,968
Realized gains (losses) on investments and other assets		(3,871,309	)		186,335			736,492		-			(2,948,482	)
Other than temporary impairments		(774,339	)		-			-		-			(774,339	)
Other revenues		856,094			97,602			7,765,483		-			8,719,179
Intersegment revenues:
Net investment income		5,987,731			422,623			392,083		(6,802,437	)		-
Total revenues		106,679,218			13,809,340			163,239,969		(6,802,437	)		276,926,090
Expenses:
Death and other policy benefits		36,095,018			-			-		-			36,095,018
Increase in future policy benefits		23,622,750			-			-		-			23,622,750
Amortization of deferred policy and preneed acquisition costs and value of business acquired		8,157,456			322,794			-		-			8,480,250
Depreciation		484,349			401,564			1,334,780		-			2,220,693
General, administrative and other costs:
Intersegment		315,588			184,853			505,707		(1,006,148	)		-
Provision for loan losses		-			-			-		-			-
Costs related to funding mortgage loans		-			-			8,663,223		-			8,663,223
Other		30,632,307			10,689,813			142,952,592		-			184,274,712
Interest expense:
Intersegment		445,520			181,793			5,168,976		(5,796,289	)		-
Other		2,218,956			330,211			3,488,165		-			6,037,332
Total benefits and expenses		101,971,944			12,111,028			162,113,443		(6,802,437	)		269,393,978
Earnings before income taxes	$	4,707,274		$	1,698,312		$	1,126,526	$	-		$	7,532,112
Income tax benefit (expense)		6,400,669			(606,293	)		786,446		-			6,580,822
Net earnings	$	11,107,943		$	1,698,312		$	1,912,972	$	-		$	14,112,934

Identifiable assets	$	858,068,899		$	95,097,729		$	161,051,531	$	(134,810,675	)	$	979,407,484

Goodwill	$	2,765,570		$	-		$	-	$	-		$	2,765,570

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

15) Business Segment Information (Continued)

	2016
	Life			Cemetery/					Intercompany
	Insurance			Mortuary		Mortgage			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenues:
From external sources:
Revenue from customers	$	64,501,017		$	12,267,640	$	189,146,639		$	-		$	265,915,296
Net investment income		31,019,594			312,494		646,513			-			31,978,601
Realized gains (losses) on investments and other assets		(277,040	)		211,429		(110,776	)		-			(176,387	)
Other than temporary impairments		(270,358	)		-		-			-			(270,358	)
Other revenues		632,260			88,676		6,166,813			-			6,887,749
Intersegment revenues:
Net investment income		7,119,692			691,876		327,778			(8,139,346	)		-
Total revenues		102,725,165			13,572,115		196,176,967			(8,139,346	)		304,334,901
Expenses:
Death and other policy benefits		33,387,380			-		-			-			33,387,380
Increase in future policy benefits		21,322,195			-		-			-			21,322,195
Amortization of deferred polic and preneed acquisition costs and value of business acquired		7,647,097			356,078		-			-			8,003,175
Depreciation		596,827			390,362		1,195,535			-			2,182,724
General, administrative and other costs:
Intersegment		261,119			148,025		219,974			(629,118	)		-
Provision for loan losses		-			-		1,700,000			-			1,700,000
Costs related to funding mortgage loans		-			-		9,191,488			-			9,191,488
Other		29,478,156			10,524,535		163,730,148			1			203,732,840
Interest expense:
Intersegment		519,959			651,046		6,339,224			(7,510,229	)		-
Other		1,654,264			282,878		3,174,726			-			5,111,868
Total benefits and expenses		94,866,997			12,352,924		185,551,095			(8,139,346	)		284,631,670
Earnings before income taxes	$	7,858,168		$	1,219,191	$	10,625,872		$	-		$	19,703,231
Income tax expense		(3,451,292	)		-		(4,063,312	)		-			(7,514,604	)
Net earnings	$	4,406,876		$	1,219,191	$	6,562,560		$	-		$	12,188,627

Identifiable assets	$	818,140,804		$	99,611,263	$	172,778,387		$	(140,874,459	)	$	949,655,995

Goodwill	$	2,765,570		$	-	$	-		$	-		$	2,765,570

Expenditures for long-lived assets	$	532,958		$	723,445	$	2,310,108		$	-		$	3,566,511

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

16) Related Party Transactions

The Company's Board of Directors has a written procedure, which requires disclosure to the Board of any material interest or any affiliation on the part of any of its officers, directors or employees that is in conflict or may be in conflict with the interests of the Company. The Company and its Board of Directors is unaware of any related party transactions that require disclosure as of December 31, 2017.

17) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

GAAP defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. GAAP also specifies a fair value hierarchy based upon the observability of inputs used in valuation techniques. Observable inputs (highest level) reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs (lowest level) reflect internally developed market assumptions. Fair value measurements are classified under the following hierarchy:

Level 1: Financial assets and financial liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that the Company can access.

Level 2: Financial assets and financial liabilities whose values are based on the following:

a)	Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

b)	Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets; or

c)	Valuation models whose inputs are observable, directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3: Financial assets and financial liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs may reflect the Company's estimates of the assumptions that market participants would use in valuing 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 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 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Restricted Assets: A portion of these assets include mutual funds, equity securities and fixed maturity securities that have quoted market prices that are used to determine fair value. Also included are cash and cash equivalents and participations in mortgage loans held for investment.

Cemetery Endowment Care Trust Investments: A portion of these assets include equity securities and fixed maturity securities that have quoted market prices that are used to determine fair value. Also included are cash and cash equivalents, participations in mortgage loans held for investment and real estate.

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

Additionally, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

17) Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

The items shown under Level 3 are valued as follows:

Loans Held for Sale, at Fair Value: The Company elected the fair value option for all loans held for sale originated after July 1, 2017. The fair value is based on quoted market prices, when available. When a quoted market price is not readily available, the Company uses the market price from its last sale of similar assets.

Loan Commitments and Forward Sale Commitments: The Company's mortgage segment enters into loan commitments with potential borrowers and forward sale commitments to sell loans to third-party investors. The Company also uses a hedging strategy for these transactions. A loan commitment binds the Company to lend funds to a qualified borrower at a specified interest rate and within a specified period of time, generally up to 30 days after issuance of the loan commitment. Loan commitments are defined to be derivatives under GAAP and are recognized at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets with changes in their fair values recorded in current earnings.

The Company estimates the fair value of a loan commitment based on the change in estimated fair value of the underlying mortgage loan, quoted MBS prices, estimates of the fair value of mortgage servicing rights, and an estimate of the probability that the mortgage loan will fund within the terms of the commitment. The change in fair value of the underlying mortgage loan is measured from the date the loan commitment is issued. Following issuance, the value of a mortgage loan commitment can be either positive or negative depending upon the change in value of the underlying mortgage loans. Fallout rates and other factors from the Company's recent historical data are used to estimate the quantity and value of mortgage loans that will fund within the terms of the commitments.

Interest Rate Swaps: Management considers 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. Interest rate swaps are derivative financial instruments carried at their fair value, which is derived from a model that factors in current market assumptions about future interest rates.

Impaired Mortgage Loans Held for Investment: The Company believes that the fair value of these nonperforming loans will approximate the unpaid principal balance expected to be recovered based on the fair value of the underlying collateral. For residential and commercial properties, the collateral value is estimated by obtaining an independent appraisal. The appraisal typically considers area comparables and property condition as well as potential rental income that could be generated (particularly for commercial properties). For residential construction loans, the collateral is typically incomplete, so fair value is estimated as the replacement cost using data from Marshall and Swift, a provider of building cost information to the real estate construction.

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.

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 also considers area comparables and property condition when determining fair value.

In addition to this analysis performed by the Company, the Company depreciates Real Estate Held for Investment. This depreciation reduces the book value of these properties and lessens the exposure to the Company from further deterioration in real estate values.

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

17) Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

Mortgage Servicing Rights: The Company initially recognizes MSRs at their estimated fair values derived from the net cash flows associated with the servicing contracts, where the Company assumes the obligation to service the loan in the sale transaction. The 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 following table summarizes Level 1, 2 and 3 financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by their classification in the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2017.

	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	$	6,037,855		$	6,037,855		$	-	$	-
Total securities available for sale	$	6,037,855		$	6,037,855		$	-	$	-

Loans held for sale		133,414,188								133,414,188
Restricted assets (1)		809,958			809,958			-		-
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments (1)		682,315			682,315			-		-
Derivatives - loan commitments (2)		2,032,782			-			-		2,032,782

Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis	$	9,562,910		$	7,530,128		$	-	$	2,032,782

Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Derivatives - call options (3)	$	(64,689	)	$	(64,689	)	$	-	$	-
Derivatives - put options (3)		(20,568	)		(20,568	)		-		-
Derivatives - loan commitments (3)		(36,193	)		-			-		(36,193	)

Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis	$	(121,450	)	$	(85,257	)	$	-	$	(36,193	)

____________

(1) Mutual funds and equity securities

(2) Included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets

(3) Included in other liabilities and accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets

For Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2017, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements were as follows:

Significant

Range of Inputs

Fair Value at

Valuation

Unobservable

Minimum

Maximum

Weighted

12/31/2017

Technique

Input(s)

Value

Average

Loans held for sale

133,414,188

Market approach

Investor contract pricing as a percentage of unpaid principal balance

100.0

110.5

102.8

Derivatives - loan commitments (net)

1,996,589

Market approach

Fall-out factor

1.0

99.0

19.0

Initial-Value

N/A

Servicing

151 bps

382 bps

275 bps

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

17) Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

Following is a summary of changes in the consolidated balance sheet line items measured using level 3 inputs:

	Net Derivatives Loan Commitments			Bank Loan Interest Rate Swaps			Loans Held for Sale

Balance - December 31, 2016, as restated	$	6,809,332		$	(3,308	)	$	-
Originations								1,233,683,666
Sales								(1,151,031,388	)
Total gains (losses):
Included in earnings (1)		(4,812,743	)		-			50,761,910
Included in other comprehensive income (2)		-			3,308			-

Balance - December 31, 2017	$	1,996,589		$	-		$	133,414,188

_____________

(1) As a component of mortgage fee income on the consolidated statements of earnings

(2) As a component of unrealized gains on derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income

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 consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2017.

	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 nonrecurring basis
Impaired mortgage loans held for investment	$	1,363,440	$	-	$	-	$	1,363,440
Mortgage servicing rights additions		6,085,352		-		-		6,085,352
Impaired real estate held for investment		8,500,000		-		-		8,500,000
Impaired fixed maturity securities, held to maturity		426,984		-		426,984		-

Total assets accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis	$	16,375,776	$	-	$	426,984	$	15,948,792

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

17) Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

	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	$	9,911,256		$	9,911,256		$	-	$	-
Total securities available for sale	$	9,911,256		$	9,911,256		$	-	$	-

Restricted assets (1)	$	736,603		$	736,603		$	-	$	-
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments (1)		698,202			698,202			-		-
Derivatives - loan commitments (2)		6,911,544			-			-		6,911,544

Total assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis	$	18,257,605		$	11,346,061		$	-	$	6,911,544

Liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis
Derivatives - bank loan interest rate swaps (3)	$	(3,308	)				$	-	$	(3,308	)
- call options (4)		(109,474	)		(109,474	)		-		-
- put options (4)		(26,494	)		(26,494	)		-		-
- loan commitments (4)		(102,212	)		-			-		(102,212	)

Total liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis	$	(241,488	)	$	(135,968	)	$	-	$	(105,520	)

____________

(1) Mutual funds and equity securities

(2) Included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets

(3) Included in bank and other loans payable on the consolidated balance sheets

(4) Included in other liabilities and accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets

Following is a summary of changes in the consolidated balance sheet line items measured using level 3 inputs:

	Net Derivatives Loan Commitments			Bank Loan Interest Rate Swaps
Balance - December 31, 2015, as restated	$	7,671,495		$	(13,947	)
Total gains (losses):
Included in earnings (1)		(862,163	)		-
Included in other comprehensive income (2)		-			10,639
Balance - December 31, 2016, as restated	$	6,809,332		$	(3,308	)

_____________

(1) As a component of mortgage fee income on the consolidated statements of earnings

(2) As a component of unrealized gains on derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

17) Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

	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 nonrecurring basis
Impaired mortgage loans held for investment	$	2,809,925	$	-	$	-	$	2,809,925
Mortgage servicing rights additions		8,603,154		-		-		8,603,154
Impaired real estate held for investment		2,347,820		-		-		2,347,820

Total assets accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis	$	13,760,899	$	-	$	-	$	13,760,899

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 December 31, 2017 and 2016.

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, 2017:

	Carrying Value			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3			Total Estimated Fair Value
Assets
Fixed maturity securities, held to maturity	$	228,397,623		$	-	$	233,806,219	$	7,692,190		$	241,498,409
Mortgage loans held for investment
Residential		99,816,535			-		-		106,050,169			106,050,169
Residential construction		49,694,025			-		-		49,694,025			49,694,025
Commercial		54,700,325			-		-		56,473,156			56,473,156
Mortgage loans held for investment, net	$	204,210,885		$	-	$	-	$	212,217,350		$	212,217,350
Policy loans		6,531,352			-		-		6,531,352			6,531,352
Insurance assignments, net (1)		35,455,098			-		-		35,455,098			35,455,098
Restricted assets (2)		1,130,088			-		1,152,324		-			1,152,324
Restricted assets (3)		1,701,811			-		-		1,796,910			1,796,910
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments (2)		943,211			-		953,404		-			953,404
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments (3)		4,128			-		-		4,411			4,411
Mortgage servicing rights, net		21,376,937			-		-		27,427,174			27,427,174

Liabilities
Bank and other loans payable	$	(157,450,925	)	$	-	$	-	$	(157,450,925	)	$	(157,450,925	)
Policyholder account balances (4)		(47,867,037	)		-		-		(34,557,111	)		(34,557,111	)
Future policy benefits - annuities (4)		(99,474,392	)		-		-		(98,827,107	)		(98,827,107	)

__________

(1) Included in other investments and policy loans on the consolidated balance sheets

(2) Fixed maturity securities held to maturity

(3) Participation in mortgage loans held for investment (commercial)

(4) Included in future policy benefits and unpaid claims on the consolidated balance sheets

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

17) 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, 2016:

	Carrying Value			Level 1		Level 2		Level 3			Total Estimated Fair Value
Assets
Fixed maturity securities, held to maturity	$	184,979,644		$	-	$	191,850,749	$	-		$	191,850,749
Mortgage loans held for investment
Residential		57,096,961			-		-		61,357,393			61,357,393
Residential construction		40,700,003			-		-		40,700,003			40,700,003
Commercial		51,193,768			-		-		53,299,800			53,299,800
Mortgage loans held for investment, net	$	148,990,732		$	-	$	-	$	155,357,196		$	155,357,196
Loans held for sale		189,139,832			-		-		192,289,854			192,289,854
Policy loans		6,694,148			-		-		6,694,148			6,694,148
Insurance assignments, net (1)		32,477,246			-		-		32,477,246			32,477,246
Short-term investments		27,560,040			-		-		27,560,040			27,560,040
Restricted assets (2)		990,613			-		991,528		-			991,528
Restricted assets (3)		1,575,044			-		-		1,651,539			1,651,539
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments (2)		885,729			-		892,260		-			892,260
Cemetery perpetual care trust investments (3)		3,821			-		-		3,863			3,863
Mortgage servicing rights, net		18,872,362			-		-		25,496,832			25,496,832

Liabilities
Bank and other loans payable	$	(152,137,341	)	$	-	$	-	$	(152,137,341	)	$	(152,137,341	)
Policyholder account balances (4)		(49,421,125	)		-		-		(38,530,031	)		(38,530,031	)
Future policy benefits - annuities (4)		(99,385,662	)		-		-		(100,253,261	)		(100,253,261	)

___________

(1) Included in other investments and policy loans on the consolidated balance sheets

(2) Fixed maturity securities held to maturity

(3) Participation in mortgage loans held for investment (commercial)

(4) Included in future policy benefits and unpaid claims on the consolidated balance sheets

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

Fixed Maturity Securities, Held to Maturity: 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.

Mortgage Loans Held for Investment: The estimated fair value of the Company's mortgage loans held for investment is determined using various methods. The Company's mortgage loans are grouped into three categories: Residential, Residential Construction and Commercial. When estimating the expected future cash flows, it is assumed that all loans will be held to maturity, and any loans that are non-performing are evaluated individually for impairment.

Residential – The estimated fair value of mortgage loans is determined through a combination of discounted cash flows (estimating expected future cash flows of interest payments and discounting them using current interest rates from single family mortgages) and considering pricing of similar loans that were sold or priced recently.

Residential Construction – These loans are primarily short in maturity accordingly, the estimated fair value is determined to be the carrying value.

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

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

17) Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Continued)

Loans Held for Sale, at Amortized Cost: The fair value is based on quoted market prices, when available. When a quoted market price is not readily available, the Company uses the market price from its last sale of similar assets.

Policy Loans: The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet for these financial instruments approximate their fair values because they are fully collateralized by the cash surrender value of the underlying insurance policies.

Insurance Assignments, Net: These investments are short in maturity accordingly, 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 consolidated balance sheet for these financial instruments approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature.

Bank and Other Loans Payable: The carrying amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet for these financial instruments approximate their fair values due to their relatively short-term maturities and variable interest rates.

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 1.5% to 6.5%. The fair values for these investment-type insurance contracts are estimated based on the present value of liability cash flows.

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.

18) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income:

	December 31
	2017			2016
Unrealized gains on equity securities available for sale, restricted assets and cemetery perpetual care trust investments	$	421,499		$	996,343
Reclassification adjustment for net realized gains in net income		90,475			160,575
Net unrealized gains before taxes		511,974			1,156,918
Tax expense		(175,644	)		(399,228	)
Net		336,330			757,690
Unrealized gains for bank loan interest rate swaps before taxes		3,308			10,639
Tax expense		(1,290	)		(4,149	)
Net		2,018			6,490
Other comprehensive income changes	$	338,348		$	764,180

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

18) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Continued)

The following is the accumulated balances of other comprehensive income as of December 31, 2017:

	Beginning Balance December 31, 2016			Change for the period		Ending Balance December 31, 2017
Unrealized gains on equity securities available for sale, restricted assets and cemetery perpetual care trust investments	$	266,840		$	336,330	$	603,170

Unrealized gains for bank loan interest rate swaps		(2,018	)		2,018		-
Other comprehensive income	$	264,822		$	338,348	$	603,170

The following is the accumulated balances of other comprehensive income as of December 31, 2016:

	Beginning Balance December 31, 2015			Change for the period		Ending Balance December 31, 2016
Unrealized gains (losses) on equity securities available for sale, restricted assets and cemetery perpetual care trust investments	$	(490,850	)	$	757,690	$	266,840

Unrealized gains (losses) for bank loan interest rate swaps		(8,508	)		6,490		(2,018	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(499,358	)	$	764,180	$	264,822

See Note 1 regarding the adoption of ASU 2016-01.

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

19) Derivative Instruments

The following table shows the fair value of derivatives as of December 31, 2017 and 2016.

	Fair Values and Notional Amounts of Derivative Instruments
		December 31, 2017						December 31, 2016
	Balance Sheet Location	Notional Amount		Asset Fair Value		Liability Fair Value		Notional Amount		Asset Fair Value		Liability Fair Value
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Loan commitments	Other assets and Other liabilities	$	105,679,107	$	2,032,782	$	36,193	$	191,757,193	$	6,911,544	$	102,212
Call options	Other liabilities		1,488,550		--		64,689		2,169,850		--		109,474
Put options	Other liabilities		2,265,900		--		20,568		1,336,750		--		26,494

Derivatives designated as fair value hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	Bank and other loans payable		--		--		--		175,762		--		3,308
Total		$	109,433,557	$	2,032,782	$	121,450	$	195,439,555	$	6,911,544	$	241,488

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 into income or gains or losses recognized in income on derivatives ineffective portion or any amounts excluded from effective testing.

		Net Amount Gain (Loss)
		Years ended December 31
Derivative	Classification	2017				2016
Interest Rate Swaps	Other comprehensive income	$	2,018			$	6,490

Loan commitments	Mortgage fee income	$	(4,812,743	)	(1)	$	(862,163	)

Call and put options	Realized gains on investments and other assets	$	316,244			$	208,409

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(1) Includes the transfer of loan commitments to the value of loans held for sale.

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

20) Acquisitions

Acquisition of First Guaranty Insurance Company

On July 11, 2016, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Security National Life completed the stock purchase transaction with the shareholders of Reppond Holding Corporation, an Arkansas corporation (Reppond Holding) and sole shareholder of First Guaranty, a Louisiana domestic stock legal reserve life insurance company, to purchase all the outstanding shares of common stock of Reppond Holding. Under the terms of the stock purchase agreement, dated February 17, 2016, between Security National Life and Reppond Holding, which was later amended on March 4 and 17, 2016, Security National Life paid a total of $6,753,000 at the closing in consideration for the purchase of all the outstanding shares of stock of Reppond Holding from its shareholders.

The estimated fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition were as follows:

Fixed maturity securities, held to maturity	$	43,878,084
Equity securities, available for sale		646,335
Mortgage loans held for investment		4,528,582
Real estate held for investment		528,947
Policy loans		145,953
Short-term investments		5,358,403
Accrued investment income		585,985
Cash and cash equivalents		2,424,480
Receivables		73,347
Property and equipment		21,083
Deferred tax asset		1,190,862
Receivable from reinsurers		34,948
Other		57,768
Total assets acquired		59,474,777
Future policy benefits and unpaid claims		(52,648,838	)
Accounts payable		(6,953	)
Other liabilities and accrued expenses		(65,986	)
Total liabilities assumed		(52,721,777	)
Fair value of net assets acquired/consideration paid	$	6,753,000

The estimated fair value of the fixed maturity securities and the equity securities is based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets in an active market. These types of financial assets are considered Level 1 under the fair value hierarchy. The estimated fair value of future policy benefits is based on assumptions of the future value of the business acquired. Based on the unobservable nature of certain of these assumptions, the valuation for these financial liabilities is considered to be Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy. The Company determined that the estimated fair value of the remaining assets and liabilities acquired approximated their book values. The fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are subject to adjustment during the first twelve months after the acquisition date if additional information becomes available to indicate a more accurate or appropriate value for an asset or liability. No adjustments were made.

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

20) Acquisitions (Continued)

The following unaudited pro forma information has been prepared to present the results of operations of the Company assuming the acquisition of First Guaranty had occurred at the beginning of the year ended December 31, 2016. 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 this date and may not reflect the operations that will occur in the future:

	For the Year Ended December 31, 2016 (unaudited)
Total revenues	$	306,471,770
Net earnings	$	11,923,653
Net earnings per Class A equivalent common share	$	0.77
Net earnings per Class A equivalent common share assuming dilution	$	0.75

The pro forma results for the year ended December 31, 2017 are not included in the table above because the operating results for the First Guaranty acquisition were included in the Company's consolidated statements of earnings for this period.

21) Mortgage Servicing Rights

The Company reports MSRs pursuant to the accounting policy discussed in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following table presents the MSR activity for the periods presented.

	December 31
	2017			2016
Amortized cost:
Balance before valuation allowance at beginning of year	$	18,872,362		$	12,679,755
MSR additions resulting from loan sales		6,085,352			8,603,154
Amortization (1)		(3,580,777	)		(2,410,547	)
Application of valuation allowance to write down MSRs with other than temporary impairment		-			-
Balance before valuation allowance at year end	$	21,376,937		$	18,872,362

Valuation allowance for impairment of MSRs:
Balance at beginning of year	$	-		$	-
Additions		-			-
Application of valuation allowance to write down MSRs with other than temporary impairment		-			-
Balance at year end	$	-		$	-

Mortgage servicing rights, net	$	21,376,937		$	18,872,362

Estimated fair value of MSRs at year end	$	27,427,174		$	25,496,832

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(1) Included in other expenses on the consolidated statements of earnings

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

21) Mortgage Servicing Rights (Continued)

The following table summarizes the Company's estimate of future amortization of its existing MSRs carried at amortized cost. This projection was developed using the assumptions made by management in its December 31, 2017 valuation of MSRs. The assumptions underlying the following estimate will change as market conditions and portfolio composition and behavior change, causing both actual and projected amortization levels to change over time. Therefore, the following estimates will change in a manner and amount not presently determinable by management.

	Estimated MSR Amortization
2018	$	4,057,830
2019		4,057,830
2020		4,057,830
2021		4,057,684
2022		3,242,163
Thereafter		1,903,600
Total	$	21,376,937

During the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company collected the following contractual servicing fee income and late fee income as reported in other revenues on the consolidated statements of earnings:

	2017		2016
Contractual servicing fees	$	7,199,649	$	5,661,699
Late fees		284,550		203,509
Total	$	7,484,199	$	5,865,207

The following is a summary of the unpaid principal balances ("UPB") of the servicing portfolio for the periods presented:

	Years Ended December 31
	2017		2016
Servicing UPB		2,924,868,843		2,720,441,340

The following key assumptions were used in determining MSR value:

	Prepayment Speeds			Average Life(Years)		Discount Rate
December 31, 2017		3.67	%		6.34		10.01
December 31, 2016		3.77	%		6.52		10.01

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

22) Correction of Errors

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements include the restatement of the Company's previously filed consolidated balance sheet and the related consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders' equity and cash flows for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. For the revised quarterly results of operations for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, see "Impact of Restatement Adjustments on Quarterly Financial Statements (Unaudited)" in Note 23 of the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.

Immaterial Error in Accounting for Loan Commitments: Subsequent to the issuance of the company's 2015 consolidated financial statements, the Company identified an error in the accounting for its loan commitments ("Adjustment A"). The Company corrected the presentation of the changes in fair value of its loan commitments to present them as a component of current earnings instead of as a component of other comprehensive income, as previously reported. The Company's management has concluded that the effect of the correction is not material to any previously issued Consolidated Financial Statements.

Subsequent to the issuance of the company's 2016 Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company identified the following errors, ("Adjustments B"):

Material Error in Accounting for Repurchase Agreements: The Company has concluded it should account for its Repurchase Agreements with unaffiliated banks as "On-Balance-Sheet" transactions, rather than as "Off-Balance-Sheet" as previously reported. Accordingly, the Company will reflect any outstanding loans as Loans Held for Sale and the corresponding debt as a Bank Loan Payable. The Company has corrected its sale accounting practice to defer revenue and costs on loans that remain as Held for Sale. The Company will recognize these deferred items at the time the loan is purchased by the ultimate investor.

Material Error in Accounting for Tax Valuation Allowance: The Company determined that it should have reversed its valuation allowance in its entirety in 2012 when the Company no longer qualified for the small life insurance company deduction, rather than in other periods as previously reported.

Other Immaterial Corrections and Reclassifications: In addition, the Company has recorded the following additional corrections in the accompanying consolidated financial statements:

1.	Reclassification of Receivables to Loans Held for Sale

2.	Reclassification of the Provision for Loan Loss Reserve to net against Mortgage Fee Income

3.	Correction to Future Policy Benefits to reverse a Deferred Profit Liability

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

22) Correction of Errors (Continued)

The tables below present the impact of the restatement on the Company's consolidated balance sheets for the periods presented:

	As of December 31, 2016
	As Originally Reported		Adjustment (A)			As Previously Reported			Adjustments (B)			As Restated
Equity securities, available for sale, at estimated fair value	$	10,573,356	$	-		$	10,573,356		$	(662,100	)	$	9,911,256
Mortgage loans held for investment		149,181,578		-			149,181,578			(190,846	)		148,990,732
Policy loans and other investments		40,937,146		-			40,937,146			662,100			41,599,246
Loans held for sale (formerly called Mortgage loans sold to investors)		82,491,091		-			82,491,091			106,648,741			189,139,832
Receivables, net		18,870,119		-			18,870,119			(10,459,573	)		8,410,546
Other assets		6,891,468		-			6,891,468			2,418,572			9,310,040
Total Assets		854,004,671		-			854,004,671			98,416,894			952,421,565
Future policy benefits and unpaid claims		585,610,063		-			585,610,063			(1,542,371	)		584,067,692
Bank and other loans payable		53,718,548		-			53,718,548			98,422,131			152,140,679
Other liabilities and accrued expenses		33,950,503		-			33,950,503			742,982			34,693,485
Income taxes		27,904,294		-			27,904,294			(3,585,425	)		24,318,869
Total liabilities		725,825,117		-			725,825,117			94,037,317			819,862,434
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes		264,822		-			264,822			-			264,822
Retained earnings		63,029,627		-			63,029,627			4,379,577			67,409,204
Total stockholders' equity		128,179,554		-			128,179,554			4,379,577			132,559,131
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity		854,004,671		-			854,004,671			98,416,894			952,421,565

	As of January 1, 2016
	As Originally Reported		Adjustment (A)			As Previously Reported			Adjustments (B)			As Restated
Loans held for sale (formerly called Mortgage loans sold to investors)	$	115,286,455	$	-		$	115,286,455		$	96,166,551		$	211,453,006
Receivables, net		16,026,100		-			16,026,100			(9,965,106	)		6,060,994
Other assets		7,100,869		-			7,100,869			4,338,404			11,439,273
Total Assets		749,933,317		-			749,933,317			90,539,849			840,473,166
Future policy benefits and unpaid claims		517,177,388		-			517,177,388			(1,388,134	)		515,789,254
Bank and other loans payable		40,908,915		-			40,908,915			90,096,699			131,005,614
Income taxes		25,052,059		-			25,052,059			(4,639,170	)		20,412,889
Total liabilities		638,687,092		-			638,687,092			84,069,395			722,756,487
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes		1,533,828		(2,033,186	)		(499,358	)		-			(499,358	)
Retained earnings		52,021,764		2,033,186			54,054,950			6,470,454			60,525,404
Total stockholders' equity		111,246,225		-			111,246,225			6,470,454			117,716,679
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity		749,933,317		-			749,933,317			90,539,849			840,473,166

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

22) Correction of Errors (Continued)

The tables below present the impact of the restatement on the Company's consolidated statements of earnings for the period presented:

	Year Ended December 31, 2016
	As Originally Reported			Adjustment (A)		As Previously Reported			Adjustments (B)			As Restated
Net investment income	$	37,582,444		$	-	$	37,582,444		$	(5,603,843	)	$	31,978,601
Mortgage fee income		186,416,311			-		186,416,311			2,730,328			189,146,639
Total revenues		307,208,416			-		307,208,416			(2,873,515	)		304,334,901
Increase in future policy benefits		21,476,432			-		21,476,432			(154,237	)		21,322,195
Commissions		87,762,583			-		87,762,583			871,911			88,634,494
Provision for loan loss reserve		4,688,754			-		4,688,754			(2,988,754	)		1,700,000
Cost related to funding mortgage loans		8,756,791			-		8,756,791			434,697			9,191,488
Total benefits and expenses		286,468,053			-		286,468,053			(1,836,383	)		284,631,670
Earnings before income taxes		20,740,363			-		20,740,363			(1,037,132	)		19,703,231
Income tax expense		(6,460,859	)		-		(6,460,859	)		(1,053,745	)		(7,514,604	)
Net earnings		14,279,504			-		14,279,504			(2,090,877	)		12,188,627
Net earnings per common share (1)	$	0.92		$	0.00	$	0.92		$	(0.13	)	$	0.78
Net earnings per common share assuming dilution (1)	$	0.90		$	0.00	$	0.90		$	(0.13	)	$	0.77

(1)

Earnings per share amounts have been adjusted retroactively for the effect of annual stock dividends.

The tables below present the impact of the restatement on the Company's consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the period presented:

	Year Ended December 31, 2016
	As Originally Reported			Adjustment (A)			As Previously Reported			Adjustments (B)				As Restated
Net earnings		$	14,279,504		$	-		$	14,279,504		$	(2,090,877	)		$	12,188,627
Net unrealized gains on derivative instruments			6,490			-			6,490			-				6,490
Other comprehensive gain			764,180			-			764,180			-				764,180

The tables below present the impact of the restatement on the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows for the period presented:

	Year Ended December 31, 2016
	As Originally Reported			Adjustment (A)		As Previously Reported			Adjustments (B)			As Restated
Net earnings	$	14,279,504		$	-	$	14,279,504		$	(2,090,877	)	$	12,188,627
Provision for deferred and other income taxes		5,076,899			-		5,076,899			1,053,745			6,130,644
Loans originated for sale		-			-		-			(3,098,710,299	)		(3,098,710,299	)
Proceeds from loans sold		-			-		-			3,246,127,714			3,246,127,714
Net gains on loans sold		-			-		-			(137,682,984	)		(137,682,984	)
Future life and other benefits		18,143,832			-		18,143,832			(154,237	)		17,989,595
Receivables for mortgage loans sold		20,216,621			-		20,216,621			(20,216,621	)		-
Other operating assets and liabilities		(8,473,503	)		-		(8,473,503	)		3,348,127			(5,125,376	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		43,860,446			-		43,860,446			(8,325,432	)		35,535,014
Net change in warehouse line borrowings		-					-			8,325,432			8,325,432
Net cash provided by financing activities		10,664,656			-		10,664,656			8,325,432			18,990,088

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

23) Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

	2017
	Three Months Ended
	March 31			June 30			September 30			December 31
Revenues	$	70,829,297		$	73,171,558		$	71,971,851		$	60,953,384
Benefits and expenses		67,931,527			69,177,259			70,833,834			61,451,358
Earnings before income taxes		2,897,770			3,994,299			1,138,017			(497,974	)
Income tax expense		(1,037,770	)		(1,508,435	)		(41,179	)		9,168,206
Net earnings		1,860,000			2,485,864			1,096,838			8,670,232
Net earnings per common share (1)	$	0.12		$	0.16		$	0.07		$	0.54
Net earnings per common share assuming dilution (1)	$	0.11		$	0.15		$	0.07		$	0.53

Impact of Restatement Adjustments on Quarterly Financial Statements (Unaudited) for 2016.

	2016 (2)
	Three Months Ended
	March 31 (As Previously Reported)			March 31 (As Restated)			June 30 (As Previously Reported)			June 30 (As Restated)			September 30 (As Previously Reported)			September 30 (As Restated)			December 31 (As Previously Reported)			December 31 (As Restated)
Revenues	$	67,355,307		$	69,456,348		$	81,312,192		$	80,087,227		$	84,393,427		$	82,948,657		$	74,147,490		$	71,842,669
Benefits and expenses		63,163,550			65,385,268			73,758,739			72,101,342			77,427,792			76,375,127			72,117,972			70,769,933
Earnings before income taxes		4,191,757			4,071,080			7,553,453			7,985,885			6,965,635			6,573,530			2,029,518			1,072,736
Income tax expense		(1,580,220	)		(1,533,139	)		(2,456,885	)		(2,968,879	)		(2,190,206	)		(2,390,525	)		(233,548	)		(622,061	)
Net earnings		2,611,537			2,537,941			5,096,568			5,017,006			4,775,429			4,183,005			1,795,970			450,675
Net earnings per common share (1)	$	0.17		$	0.16		$	0.33		$	0.32		$	0.31		$	0.27		$	0.11		$	0.03
Net earnings per common share assuming dilution (1)	$	0.16		$	0.16		$	0.32		$	0.32		$	0.30		$	0.26		$	0.11		$	0.03

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(1)	Earnings per share amounts have been adjusted retroactively for the effect of annual stock dividends.
(2)	Earnings restated – See Note 22 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding correction of errors.

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended December 31, 2017 and 2016

24) Future Policy Benefits and Unpaid Claims

The Company reports future policy benefits and unpaid claims pursuant to the accounting policy discussed in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following table provides information regarding future policy benefits and unpaid claims and the related receivable from reinsurers.

	Years Ended September 30
	2017		2016
Life	$	445,247,671	$	424,878,578
Annuities		99,474,392		99,385,662
Policyholder account balances		47,867,037		49,421,125
Accident and health		482,234		475,059
Other policyholder funds		4,487,521		4,683,720
Reported but unpaid claims		6,023,084		3,897,391
Incurred but not reported claims		1,165,012		1,326,157

Gross future policy benefits and unpaid claims	$	604,746,951	$	584,067,692

Receivable from reinsurers

Life		7,291,996		7,218,580
Annuities		6,023,092		5,781,402
Reported but unpaid claims		69,218		69,189
Incurred but not reported claims		10,297		10,497

Total receivable from reinsurers		13,394,603		13,079,668

Net future policy benefits and unpaid claims	$	591,352,348	$	570,988,024

25) Subsequent Events

On February 27, 2018, Security National Life announced that it entered into an agreement to sell Dry Creek, its 282-unit multifamily complex located in Sandy, Utah. The sale was completed on March 29, 2018 for a purchase price of $57,000,000.

100

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company has evaluated the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

(a) Management's annual report on internal control over financial reporting.

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company's internal control over financial reporting is a process that is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), and includes those policies and procedures that:

·	Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of assets of the Company,

·	Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and the Board of Directors of the Company, and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Management identified two material weaknesses in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016 as follows:

·	The Company's controls related to the review and approval of invoices, including the evaluation of the timing of services/products, to provide for proper accounting for obligations did not operate effectively. As a result of the control deficiency, a material progress bill concerning work performed and corresponding retainage from a contractor for a building project was not recorded in the Company's accounting records on a timely basis.

·	The Company's review controls over complex accounting matters to properly identify and apply relevant accounting standards did not operate effectively, which resulted in the three errors discussed below.

1.	The use by SecurityNational Mortgage, a subsidiary, of interest rate lock commitments and forward sale mandatory delivery commitments are both considered derivatives under Accounting Standards Codification 815, Derivatives and Hedging. These mortgage banking derivatives are complex financial instruments that are required to be recorded at fair value. The Company, which had previously recorded the changes in fair value of mortgage banking derivatives through other comprehensive income, should have recorded such changes in current period earnings.

2.	The Warehouse Line Repurchase Agreements ("Repurchase Agreements") had been previously treated as off-balance sheet financing. A subsequent review determined that these Repurchase Agreements did not qualify for "true sale" accounting and that the loans and related debt should be recorded as assets and liabilities of the Company.

3.	The Company's valuation allowance of deferred tax assets should have been reversed in an earlier period.

The Company restated its consolidated financial statements for the periods ending December 31, 2014, 2015 and 2016, to correct errors resulting from these material weaknesses.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate.

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Management performed an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017 based on the framework in "Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013)" issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The objective of this assessment was to determine whether the Company's internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2017. Based on that assessment management believes that at December 31, 2017, the Company's internal control over financial reporting was effective.

This annual report on internal control over financial reporting does not include an attestation report of the Company's registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management's report was not subject to attestation by the Company's registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management's report in this annual report.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting.

There have been significant changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) in the third and fourth quarters of 2017 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting. These changes were a direct result of remediation efforts undertaken by the Company to address the two material weaknesses discussed above.

Remediation Efforts to Address Material Weakness

The Company implemented controls to remediate the underlying causes that gave rise to the material weaknesses.

The following controls were implemented by management:

·	Engagement of an outside specialist to review the complex accounting matters related to the Company's mortgage banking operations.

·	Regular review of accounting guidance and proposed Accounting Standards Updates ("ASU").

·	Review of Company policies with staff on the timing and approval of invoices.

The Company proved that these controls were effective as follows:

·	Review and implementation of ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).

·	Election and implementation of fair value accounting for loans held for sale.

·	Restatement of the Company's financial statements for the periods ending December 31, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

The Company is committed to continuous improvement of its internal control processes and will continue to diligently review its financial reporting controls and procedures.

Item 9B. Other Information

None

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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

The Company's Board of Directors consists of eight persons, five of whom are not employees of the Company. There are no family relationships between or among any of the directors and executive officers, except that Scott M. Quist and Christie Q. Overbaugh are brother and sister, Jason G. Overbaugh is the son of Ms. Christie Q. Overbaugh, and S. Andrew Quist is the son of Scott M. Quist. The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the directors and executive officers of the Company.

Name	Age	Position with the Company

Scott M. Quist	64	Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Garrett S. Sill	47	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Jason G. Overbaugh	43	Vice President, National Marketing Director of Life Insurance and Director

S. Andrew Quist	37	Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Director

Jeffrey R. Stephens	64	General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Stephen C. Johnson	61	Vice President of Mortgage Operations

Christie Q. Overbaugh	69	Senior Vice President of Internal Operations

John L. Cook	63	Director

Gilbert A. Fuller	77	Director

Robert G. Hunter	58	Director

H. Craig Moody	66	Director

Norman G. Wilbur	79	Director

Directors

The following is a description of the business experience of each of the Company's directors.

Scott M. Quist has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since September 2012. Mr. Quist also serves as the Company's President, a position he has held since 2002. He has also served as a director of the Company since 1986. Mr. Quist served as First Vice President of the Company from 1986 to 2002. From 1980 to 1982, Mr. Quist was a tax specialist with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, & Co., in Dallas, Texas. From 1986 to 1991, he was Treasurer and a director of The National Association of Life Companies, a trade association of 642 insurance companies until its merger with the American Council of Life Companies. Mr. Quist has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Forum 500 Section (representing small insurance companies) of the American Council of Life Insurance. He has also served as a regional director of Key Bank of Utah since November 1993. Mr. Quist is currently a director and a past president of the National Alliance of Life Companies, a trade association of over 200 life companies. Mr. Quist holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from Brigham Young University and also received his law degree from Brigham Young University. Mr. Quist's significant expertise and deep understanding of the technical, organizational and strategic business aspects of the insurance industry, his management expertise, his 15 year tenure as President of the Company and 31 year tenure as a director, and his years of business and leadership experience led the Board of Directors to conclude that he should be appointed as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

Jason G. Overbaugh has served as Vice President of the Company since 2002. He has also served as a director of the Company since July 2013. Mr. Overbaugh has additionally served as a Vice President and National Marketing Director of Security National Life Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, since 2006. From 2003 to 2006, he served as a Vice President of Security National Life Insurance Company with responsibilities as an investment manager over construction lending and commercial real estate investments. From 2000 to 2003, he served as a Vice President of Memorial Estates, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, with responsibilities over operations and sales. In addition, Mr. Overbaugh has served since 2007 as a director of the LOMA Life Insurance Council, a trade association of life insurance companies. He is also a member of the NFDA Trade Association. Mr. Overbaugh received a B.S. degree in Finance from the University of Utah. Mr. Overbaugh's expertise in insurance and marketing, and his 21 years of experience with the Company in its insurance, real estate, and mortuary and cemetery operations led the Board of Directors to conclude that he should serve as a director.

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S. Andrew Quist has served as a director of the Company since July 2013. Mr. Quist has also served as a Vice President of the Company since 2010. In addition, he has served as the Company's Associate General Counsel since 2007, where his responsibilities have included the Company's regulatory matters and acquisitions. In addition, Mr. Quist has been Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since 2010, and Vice President from 2008 to 2010, of C&J Financial, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, which funds the purchase of funeral and burial policies from funeral homes after the death of the insureds. Mr. Quist has also served since 2013 as a director of the National Alliance of Life Companies (NALC), a national trade association of over 200 life insurance companies, where he also served as President of the association from 2014 to 2016. Mr. Quist previously served as President of the Utah Life Convention, a consortium of Utah domestic life insurers. Mr. Quist holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from Brigham Young University and received his law degree from the University of Southern California. Mr. Quist is a member of the State Bar of California. Mr. Quist's expertise in insurance, legal and regulatory matters led the Board of Directors to conclude that he should serve as a director.

John L. Cook has served as a director of the Company since December 2013. Mr. Cook has served since 1982 as co-owner and operator of Cook Brothers Painting, Inc., a painting company that provides painting services for contractors and builders of residential and commercial properties. In addition, Mr. Cook attended the University of Utah. Mr. Cook's years of experience with the construction industry and construction projects led the Board of Directors to conclude that Mr. Cook should serve as a director. As a director, Mr. Cook advises the Board regarding the Company's investments in commercial and residential real estate projects. Moreover, Mr. Cook's extensive background in construction and building is important as the Company continues to acquire new real estate holdings and develop its current portfolio of undeveloped land into future developments that could provide additional long term revenues for the Company.

Gilbert A. Fuller has served as a director of the Company since December 2012. From 2006 until his retirement in 2008, Mr. Fuller served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of USANA Health Sciences, Inc., a multinational manufacturer and direct seller of nutritional supplements. Mr. Fuller joined USANA in 1996 as the Vice President of Finance and served in that role until 1999 when he was appointed as its Senior Vice President. Mr. Fuller has served as a member of the Board of Directors of USANA since 2008. Before joining USANA, Mr. Fuller served in various executive positions for several different companies. Mr. Fuller served as Chief Administrative Officer and Treasurer of Melaleuca, Inc., a manufacturer and direct seller of personal care products. He was also the Vice President and Treasurer of Norton Company, a multinational manufacturer of ceramics and abrasives. Mr. Fuller obtained his certified public accountant license in 1970 and kept it current until his career path developed into corporate finance. Mr. Fuller received a B.S. degree in Accounting and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Utah. Mr. Fuller's accounting, finance and corporate strategy expertise and his years of financial, accounting and business experience in public and private companies, including USANA Health Sciences, Inc., which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, where he served as an executive officer and continues to serve as a director, led the Board of Directors to conclude that he should serve as a director.

Robert G. Hunter, M.D. has served as a director of the Company since 1998. Dr. Hunter is currently a practicing physician in private practice. Dr. Hunter created the statewide E.N.T. Organization (Rocky Mountain E.N.T., Inc.) where he is currently a member of the Executive Committee. Dr. Hunter is Department Head of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery at Intermountain Medical Center and a past President of the medical staff of the Intermountain Medical Center. He is also a delegate to the Utah Medical Association and has served as a delegate representing the State of Utah to the American Medical Association, and a member of several medical advisory boards. Dr. Hunter holds a B.S. degree in Microbiology from the University of Utah and received his medical degree from the University of Utah College of Medicine. Dr. Hunter's medical expertise and experience, and his administrative and leadership experience from serving in a number of administrative positions in the medical profession led the Board of Directors to conclude that he should serve as a director.

H. Craig Moody has served as a director of the Company since 1995. Mr. Moody is owner of Moody & Associates, a political consulting and real estate company. He is a former Speaker and House Majority Leader of the House of Representatives of the State of Utah. Mr. Moody holds a B.S. degree in Political Science from the University of Utah. Mr. Moody's real estate and governmental affairs expertise and years of business and leadership experience led the Board of Directors to conclude that he should serve as a director.

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Norman G. Wilbur has served as a director of the Company since 1998. Mr. Wilbur worked for J.C. Penny's regional offices in budget and analysis. His final position was Manager of Planning and Reporting for J.C. Penny's stores. After 36 years with J.C. Penny's, Mr. Wilbur opted for early retirement in 1997. Mr. Wilbur holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Utah. Mr. Wilbur is a past executive director of the Dallas area Habitat for Humanity. Mr. Wilbur's financial expertise and business experience from a successful career at JC Penny's led the Board of Directors to conclude that he should serve as a director. In addition, the Board of Directors' determination that Mr. Wilbur is the Audit Committee "financial expert" lends further support to his financial acumen and qualification for serving as a director.

The Board of Directors, Board Committees and Meetings

The Company's Bylaws provide that the Board of Directors shall consist of not less than five or more than twelve members. The term of office of each director is for a period of one year or until the election and qualification of his successor. A director is not required to be a resident of the State of Utah or a stockholder of the Company. The Board of Directors held a total of five meetings during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. Each of the directors attended 75% or more of the meetings of the Board of Directors during the 2017 fiscal year.

The size of the Board of Directors of the Company for the coming year is eight members. A majority of the Board of Directors must qualify as "independent" as that term is defined in Rule 4200 of the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market. The Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that five of the eight members of the Board of Directors, Messrs. John L. Cook, Gilbert A. Fuller, Robert G. Hunter, M.D., H. Craig Moody and Norman G. Wilbur, are independent under the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market.

There are four committees of the Board of Directors, which meet periodically during the year: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Executive Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

The Audit Committee directs the auditing activities of the Company's internal auditors and outside public accounting firm and approves the services of the outside public accounting firm. The Audit Committee consists of Messrs. John L. Cook, Gilbert A. Fuller, H. Craig Moody and Norman G. Wilbur (Chairman of the committee). During 2017, the Audit Committee met on six occasions.

The Compensation Committee is responsible for recommending to the Board of Directors for approval the annual compensation of each executive officer of the Company and the executive officers of the Company's subsidiaries, developing policy in the areas of compensation and fringe benefits, contributions under the Employee Stock Ownership Plan, contributions under the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plans, Deferred Compensation Plan, granting of options under the stock option plans, and creating other employee compensation plans. The Compensation Committee consists of Messrs. John L. Cook, Gilbert A. Fuller, Robert G. Hunter, M.D., H. Craig Moody and Norman G. Wilbur (Chairman of the committee). During 2017, the Compensation Committee met on three occasions.

The Executive Committee reviews Company policy, major investment activities and other pertinent transactions of the Company. The Executive Committee consists of Messrs. Gilbert A. Fuller, H. Craig Moody, S. Andrew Quist and Scott M. Quist (Chairman of the committee). During 2017, the Executive Committee met on one occasion.

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee identifies individuals qualified to become board members consistent with criteria approved by the board, recommends to the board the persons to be nominated by the board for election as directors at a meeting of stockholders, and develops and recommends to the board a set of corporate governance principles. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consists of Messrs. John L. Cook, Gilbert A. Fuller, Robert G. Hunter, M.D., H. Craig Moody (Chairman of the committee), and Norman G. Wilbur. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is composed solely of independent directors, as defined in the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market. During 2017, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee met on two occasions.

Director Nominating Process

The process for identifying and evaluating nominees for directors include the following steps: (1) the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Chairman of the Board or other board members identify a need to fill vacancies or add newly created directorships; (2) the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee initiates a search and seeks input from board members and senior management and, if necessary, obtains advice from legal or other advisors (but does not hire an outside search firm); (3) director candidates, including any candidates properly proposed by stockholders in accordance with the Company's Bylaws, are identified and presented to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee; (4) initial interviews with candidates are conducted by the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee; (5) the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee meets to consider and approve final candidate(s) and conduct further interviews as necessary; and (6) the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee makes recommendations to the board for inclusion in the slate of directors at the annual meeting. The evaluation process will be the same whether the nominee is recommended by a stockholder or by a member of the Board of Directors.

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Meetings of Non-Management Directors

The Company's independent directors meet regularly in executive session without management. The Board of Directors has designated a lead director to preside at executive sessions of independent directors. Mr. H. Craig Moody is currently the lead director.

Executive Officers

Garrett S. Sill has served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since July 2013. From January 2013 to July 2013, Mr. Sill served as Acting Chief Financial Officer and Acting Treasurer. From 2012 to January 2013, Mr. Sill served as Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of Security National Life Insurance Company. From 2002 to 2011, Mr. Sill was Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of SecurityNational Mortgage. From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Sill was Vice President and Controller of SecurityNational Mortgage. Mr. Sill is a certified public accountant, having been licensed since 2002. He holds a B.A. degree in Accounting from Weber State University and an M.B.A. degree in Business Administration from the University of Utah. Mr. Sill also serves as a member of the Advisory Council of the School of Accounting and Taxation at Weber State University.

Jeffrey R. Stephens was appointed General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company in December 2008. Mr. Stephens had served as General Counsel for the Company from November 2006 to December 2008. He was in private practice from 1981 to 2006 in the states of Washington and Utah. Mr. Stephens holds a B.S. degree in Geography from the University of Utah and received his law degree from Brigham Young University. He is a member of the Utah State Bar and the Washington State Bar Association.

Stephen C. Johnson began serving as the Vice President of Mortgage Operations of the Company and as the President of SecurityNational Mortgage on January 1, 2016. On October 1, 2015, the Company's Board of Directors appointed Mr. Johnson to replace J. Lynn Beckstead, Jr. who had served as the Company's Vice President of Mortgage Operations from 2003 until his retirement on December 31, 2015 and as President of SecurityNational Mortgage from 1993 until his retirement on December 31, 2015. Mr. Johnson's appointments as the Company's Vice President of Mortgage Operations and the President of SecurityNational Mortgage took effect on January 1, 2016. Prior to his appointment as the Company's Vice President of Mortgage Operations and as President of SecurityNational Mortgage, Mr. Johnson served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of SecurityNational Mortgage, positions he had held since 2012. From 2002 to 2012, Mr. Johnson served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of SecurityNational Mortgage. From 2000 to 2002, he served as Vice President of Operations of SecurityNational Mortgage.

From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President of Real Estate of Bank of Utah. From 1997 to 1998, Mr. Johnson served as Manager of Mortgage Lending of Barnes Banking. During the period from 1982 to 1997, Mr. Johnson served as Vice President of Secondary Marketing of Western Mortgage Loan Company. Mr. Johnson holds a B.A. degree in International Relations from Brigham Young University and Master's degree in International Management and Finance from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird). From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Johnson was an instructor in Finance and Economics at the University of Phoenix.

Christie Q. Overbaugh has been Senior Vice President of Internal Operations of the Company since June 2006, and a Vice President of the Company from 1998 to June 2006. Ms. Overbaugh has also served as Vice President of Underwriting for Security National Life Insurance Company since 1998. From 1986 to 1991, she was Chief Underwriter for Investors Equity Life Insurance Company of Hawaii and Security National Life Insurance Company. From 1990 to 1991, Ms. Overbaugh was President of the Utah Home Office Underwriters Association. Ms. Overbaugh is currently a member of the Utah Home Office Underwriters Association and an Associate Member of LOMA.

The Board of Directors of the Company has a written procedure, which requires disclosure to the board of any material interest or any affiliation on the part of any of its officers, directors or employees that is in conflict or may be in conflict with the Company's interests.

All directors of the Company hold office until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified.

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Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance Guidelines. The Board of Directors has adopted the Security National Financial Corporation Corporate Governance Guidelines. These guidelines outline the functions of the board, director qualifications and responsibilities, and various processes and procedures designed to insure effective and responsive governance. The Board of Directors has also adopted a written committee charter for its Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. The guidelines and committee charters are reviewed from time to time in response to regulatory requirements and best practices and are revised accordingly. The full text of the guidelines and the committee charters are available on the Company's website at www.securitynational.com. A copy of the Corporate Governance Guidelines may also be obtained at no charge by written request to the attention of Jeffrey R. Stephens, Secretary, Security National Financial Corporation, 5300 South 360 West, Suite 250, Salt Lake City, Utah 84123.

Code of Business Conduct. All of the Company's officers, employees and directors are required to comply with the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to help insure that the Company's business is conducted in accordance with appropriate standards of ethical behavior. The Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics covers all areas of professional conduct, including customer relationships, conflicts of interest, insider trading, financial disclosures, intellectual property and confidential information, as well as requiring adherence to all laws and regulations applicable to the Company's business. Employees are required to report any violations or suspected violations of the Code. The Code includes an anti-retaliation statement. The full text of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available on the Company's website at www.securitynational.com. A copy of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics may also be obtained at no charge by written request to the attention of Jeffrey R. Stephens, Secretary, Security National Financial Corporation, 5300 South 360 West, Suite 250, Salt Lake City, Utah 84123.

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Item 11. Executive Compensation

The following table sets forth, for each of the last two fiscal years, the compensation received by the Company's Chief Executive Officer, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, and the Company's three other most highly compensated executive officers who were serving as executive officers at the end of 2017 (collectively, the "Named Executive Officers").

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

Name and Principal Position	Year	Salary ($)		Bonus ($)		Options Awards ($)		Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)		Change in Pension Value Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings (1) ($)		All Other Compensation (2) ($)		Total ($)
Scott M. Quist Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer	2017	$	487,925	$	174,500		--		--		--	$	46,108	$	708,533
	2016		463,572		173,000		--		--		--		44,065		680,637

Garrett S. Sill Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	2017	$	206,185	$	25,007		--		--		--	$	28,018	$	259,210
Garrett S. Sill Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	2016		194,725		19,307		--		--		--		22,800		236,832

Stephen C. Johnson Vice President of Mortgage Operations	2017	$	356,145	$	27,900		--		--		--	$	18,219	$	402,264
Stephen C. Johnson Vice President of Mortgage Operations	2016		238,331		201,682		--		--		--		19,920		459,933

S. Andrew Quist Vice President and Associate General Counsel	2017	$	206,374	$	40,325		--		--		--	$	27,630	$	274,329
	2016		192,292		9,625		--		--		--		23,953		225,870

Jeffrey R. Stephens General Counsel and Corporate Secretary	2017	$	184,229	$	13,225		--		--		--	$	26,668	$	224,122
Jeffrey R. Stephens General Counsel and Corporate Secretary	2016		177,750		12,900		--		--		--		23,743		214,393

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(1)	The amounts indicated under "Change in Pension Value and Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings" consist of amounts contributed by the Company into a trust for the benefit of the Named Executive Officers under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan.
(2)	The amounts indicated under "All Other Compensation" consist of the following amounts paid by the Company for the benefit of the Named Executive Officers:
	a)	payments related to the operation of automobiles were for Scott M. Quist ($7,200 for each of the years 2017 and 2016); and Garrett S. Sill, Stephen C. Johnson, S. Andrew Quist, and Jeffrey R. Stephens ($-0- for each of the years 2017 and 2016). However, such payments do not include the furnishing of an automobile by the Company to Scott M. Quist, nor the payment of insurance and property taxes with respect to the automobiles operated by the such executive officers;
	b)	group life insurance premiums paid by the Company to a group life insurance plan for Scott M. Quist, Stephen C. Johnson, Garrett S. Sill, S. Andrew Quist, and Jeffrey R. Stephens ($178 for each of the years 2017 and 2016);
	c)	life insurance premiums paid by the Company for the benefit of Scott M. Quist ($14,934 for each of the years 2017 and 2016); and Garrett S. Sill, Stephen C. Johnson, S. Andrew Quist, and Jeffrey R. Stephens ($-0- for each of the years 2017 and 2016);
	d)	medical insurance premiums paid by the Company to a medical insurance plan: Scott M. Quist ($12,745 for 2017 and $10,902 for 2016); Garrett S. Sill ($18,341 for 2017 and $13,447 for 2016); Stephen C. Johnson ($6,790 for 2017 and $8,691 for 2016); S. Andrew Quist and Jeffrey R. Stephens ($18,341 for 2017 and $15,688 for 2016);
	e)	long term disability insurance paid by the Company to a provider of such insurance: Scott M. Quist, Garrett S. Sill, Stephen C. Johnson, S. Andrew Quist, and Jeffrey R. Stephens ($251 for each of the years 2017 and 2016);
	f)	contributions to defined contribution plans paid by the Company: Scott M. Quist and Stephen C. Johnson ($10,800 for 2017 and $10,600 for 2016); Garrett S. Sill ($9,248 for 2017 and $8,561 for 2016); S. Andrew Quist ($8,860 for 2017 and $7,836 for 2016); and Jeffrey R. Stephens ($7,898 for 2017 and $7,626 for 2016);
	g)	contributions to health savings accounts paid by the Company: Scott M. Quist, S. Andrew Quist and Jeffrey R. Stephens ($-0- for each of the years 2017 and 2016); Garrett S. Sill ($-0- for 2017 and $363 for 2016); Stephen C. Johnson ($200 for each of the years 2017 and 2016);

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SUPPLEMENTAL ALL OTHER COMPENSATION TABLE

The following table sets forth all other compensation provided the Named Executive Officers for fiscal years 2017 and 2016.

Name of Executive Officer	Year	Perks and Other Personal Benefits		Tax Reimbursements		Discounted Securities Purchases		Payments/ Accruals on Termination Plans		Registrant Contributions to Defined Contribution Plans		Insurance Premiums		Dividends or Earnings on Stock or Option Awards		Other (1)
Scott M. Quist	2017	$	7,200		-		-		-	$	10,800	$	28,108		-		-
	2016		7,200		-		-		-		10,600		26,265		-		-

Garrett S. Sill	2017	$	-		-		-		-	$	9,248	$	18,770		-		-
	2016		-		-		-		-		8,561		14,239		-		-

Stephen C. Johnson	2017	$	-		-		-		-	$	10,800	$	7,419		-		-
	2016		-		-		-		-		10,600		9,320		-		-

S. Andrew Quist	2017	$	-		-		-		-	$	8,860	$	18,770		-		-
	2016		-		-		-		-		7,836		16,117		-		-

Jeffrey R. Stephens	2017	$	-		-		-		-	$	7,898	$	18,770		-		-
	2016		-		-		-		-		7,626		16,117		-		-

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GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS

The following table sets forth certain information regarding options granted to the named Executive Officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

		Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards
Name of Executive Officer	Grant Date	Threshold ($)		Target ($)		Maximum ($)		All Other Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options (#)				Exercise or Base Price of Option Awards ($/Sh) (2)		Closing Price on Grant Date ($/Sh) (2)		Grant Date Fair Value of Stock and Option Awards ($)
Scott M. Quist	12/1/17		--		--		--		78,750	(1	)	$	5.28	$	4.80	$	74,024

Garrett S. Sill	12/1/17		--		--		--		15,750	(1	)		4.80		4.80		21,420

Stephen C. Johnson	12/1/17		--		--		--		10,500	(1	)		4.80		4.80		14,280

S. Andrew Quist	12/1/17		--		--		--		21,000	(1	)		4.80		4.80		28,560

Jeffrey R. Stephens	12/1/17		--		--		--		5,250	(1	)		4.80		4.80		7,140

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(1)

The stock options have been adjusted for the 5% annual stock dividend declared on December 1, 2017.

(2)

Prices have been adjusted for the effect of the 5% annual stock dividend declared on December 1, 2017.

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OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS

The following table sets forth information concerning outstanding equity awards held by Named Executive Officers at December 31, 2017.

	Option Awards											Stock Awards
Name of Executive Officer	Option Grant Date	Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Exercisable (1) (#)			Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Unexercisable (#)				Option Exercise Price (2) ($)		Option Expiration Date	Stock Award Grant Date		Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)		Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)		Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#)		Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($)
Scott M. Quist	12/6/13		63,814	(3)		--			$	4.10	12/06/18		--		--		--		--		--
	7/2/14		60,775	(4)		--				3.85	07/02/19		--		--		--		--		--
	12/5/14		121,551	(5)		--				4.49	12/05/19		--		--		--		--		--
	12/4/15		115,763	(6)		--				6.34	12/04/20		--		--		--		--		--
	12/2/16		88,200	(7)		--				6.98	12/02/21		--		--		--		--		--
	12/1/17		--			78,750	(9	)		5.28	12/02/22		--		--		--		--		--

Garrett S. Sill	12/6/13		5,106			--			$	3.75	12/06/23		--		--		--		--		--
Garrett S. Sill	7/2/14		4,863			--				3.51	07/02/24		--		--		--		--		--
	12/5/14		9,724			--				4.09	12/05/24		--		--		--		--		--
	12/4/15		11,576			--				5.76	12/04/25		--		--		--		--		--
	12/2/16		11,025			--				6.35	12/02/26		--		--		--		--		--
	12/1/17		--			15,750	(8	)		4.80	12/01/27		--		--		--		--		--

Stephen C. Johnson	4/13/12		4,020			--			$	1.15	04/13/22		--		--		--		--		--
	12/6/13		3,829			--				3.75	12/06/23		--		--		--		--		--
	7/2/14		3,647			--				3.51	07/02/24		--		--		--		--		--
	12/5/14		7,293			--				4.09	12/05/24		--		--		--		--		--
	12/4/15		11,576			--				5.76	12/04/25		--		--		--		--		--
	12/2/16		5,513			--				6.35	12/02/26		--		--		--		--		--
	12/1/17		--			10,500	(9	)		4.80	12/01/27		--		--		--		--		--

S. Andrew Quist	12/2/11		20,102			--			$	0.96	12/02/21		--		--		--		--		--
	4/13/12		20,102			--				1.15	04/13/22		--		--		--		--		--
	12/6/13		12,763			--				3.75	12/06/23		--		--		--		--		--
	7/2/14		12,155			--				3.51	07/02/24		--		--		--		--		--
	12/5/14		24,311			--				4.09	12/05/24		--		--		--		--		--
	12/4/15		23,153			--				5.76	12/04/25		--		--		--		--		--
	12/2/16		22,050			--				6.35	12/02/26		--		--		--		--		--
	12/1/17		--			21,000	(8	)		4.80	12/01/27		--		--		--		--		--

Jeffrey R. Stephens	4/13/12		3,351			--			$	1.15	04/13/22		--		--		--		--		--
Jeffrey R. Stephens	12/6/13		3,191			--				3.75	12/06/23		--		--		--		--		--
	7/2/14		3,039			--				3.51	07/02/24		--		--		--		--		--
	12/5/14		6,078			--				4.09	12/05/24		--		--		--		--		--
	12/4/15		5,789			--				5.76	12/04/25		--		--		--		--		--
	12/2/16		5,513			--				6.35	12/02/26		--		--		--		--		--
	12/1/17		--			5,250	(9	)		4.80	12/01/27		--		--		--		--		--

________________

(1)	Except for options granted to Scott M. Quist, which have a five year term, such grants have ten year terms. The vesting of any unvested shares is subject to the recipient's continuous employment. This reflects the equivalent of Class A common shares.
(2)	Exercise prices have been adjusted for the effect of annual stock dividends.
(3)	On December 6, 2013, Scott Quist was granted stock options to purchase 50,000 shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $4.10 per share or 50,000 shares of Class C common stock at an exercise price of $4.10 per share, or any combination thereof.
(4)	On July 2, 2014, Scott Quist was granted stock options to purchase 50,000 shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $3.85 per share or 50,000 shares of Class C common stock at an exercise price of $3.85 per share, or any combination thereof.
(5)	On December 5, 2014, Scott Quist was granted stock options to purchase 100,000 shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $4.49 per share or 100,000 shares of Class C common stock at an exercise price of $4.49 per share, or any combination thereof.
(6)	On December 4, 2015, Scott Quist was granted stock options to purchase 100,000 shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $6.34 per share or 100,000 shares of Class C common stock at an exercise price of $6.34 per share, or any combination thereof.
(7)	On December 2, 2016, Scott Quist was granted stock options to purchase 80,000 shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $6.98 per share or 80,000 shares of Class C common stock at an exercise price of $6.98 per share, or any combination thereof.
(8)	On December 1, 2017, S. Andrew Quist was granted stock options to purchase 20,000 shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $4.80 per share or 20,000 shares of Class C common stock at an exercise price of $4.80 per share, or any combination thereof. On December 1, 2017, Garrett S. Sill was granted stock options to purchase 15,000 shares of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $4.80 per share or 15,000 shares of Class C common stock at an exercise price of $4.80 per share, or any combination thereof.
(9)	Stock options vest at the rate of 25% of the total number of shares subject to the options on March 1, 2018 and 25% of the total number of shares on the last day of each three month period thereafter.

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OPTION AWARDS VESTING SCHEDULE

The following table sets forth the vesting schedule of unexercisable options reported in the "Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options – Unexercisable" column of the table above.

Grant Date		Vesting
12/02/11		These options vested 25% per quarter over a one year period after the grant date.
4/13/12		These options vested 25% per quarter over a one year period after the grant date.
12/06/13		These options vested 25% per quarter over a one year period after the grant date.
07/02/14		These options vested 25% per quarter over a one year period after the grant date.
12/05/14		These options vested 25% per quarter over a one year period after the grant date.
12/04/15		These options vested 25% per quarter over a one year period after the grant date.
12/02/16		These options vested 25% per quarter over a one year period after the grant date.
12/01/17		These options vest 25% per quarter over a one year period after the grant date.

OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED

The following table sets forth all stock options exercised and value received upon exercise, and all stock awards vested and value realized upon vesting, by the Named Executive Officers during the year ended December 31, 2017.

	Option Awards				Stock Awards
	Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise		Value Realized on Exercise		Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting		Value Realized on Vesting
Name of Executive Officer		(#)	($)			(#)	($)
Scott M. Quist		103,402	$	578,017		--		--
Garrett S. Sill		--		--		--		--
Stephen C. Johnson		--		--		--		--
S. Andrew Quist		--		--		--		--
Jeffrey R. Stephens		--		--		--		--

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PENSION BENEFITS

The following table sets forth the present value as of December 31, 2017 of the benefit of the Named Executive Officers under the defined benefit pension plan.

Name of
Executive Officer

Plan Name

Number of Years Credited Service
(#)

Present Value of Accumulated Benefit
($)

Payments During Last Fiscal Year
($)

Scott M. Quist

None

Garrett S. Sill

None

Stephen C. Johnson

None

S. Andrew Quist

None

Jeffrey R.Stephens

None

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

The following table sets forth certain information as of December 31, 2017 with respect to compensation plans (including individual compensation arrangements) under which the Company's equity securities are authorized for issuance, aggregated as follows:

All compensation plans previously approved by security holders; and

All compensation plans not previously approved by security holders.

Plan Category

Number of Securities to be Issued upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights

Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights

Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in Column A)

Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders^[1]

1,404,029

4.35

^[2]

586,879

^[3]

Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders

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[1]	This reflects the the 2003 Stock Option Plan (the "2003 Plan"), the 2006 Director Stock Option Plan (the "2006 Director Plan"), the 2013 Stock Option Plan (the "2013 Plan") and the 2014 Director Stock Option Plan (the "2014 Director Plan"). The 2003 Plan was approved by stockholders at the annual stockholders meeting held on July 11, 2003, which reserved 500,000 shares of Class A common stock and 100,000 shares of Class C common stock for issuance thereunder. The 2006 Director Plan was approved by stockholders at the annual stockholders meeting held on December 7, 2006, which reserved 100,000 shares of Class A common stock for issuance thereunder. The 2013 Plan was approved by stockholders at the annual stockholders meeting held on July 12, 2013, which reserved 450,000 shares of Class A common stock of which 150,000 shares of Class A common stock could be issued in place of up to 150,000 shares of Class C common stock for issuance thereunder. As a result of the stockholder approval of the 2013 Plan, the Company terminated the 2003 Plan. The 2014 Director Plan was approved by stockholders at the annual stockholders meeting held on July 2, 2014, which reserved 150,000 shares of Class A common stock for issuance thereunder. As a result of the stockholder approval of the 2014 Director Plan, the Company terminated the 2006 Director Plan.

[2]	The weighted average exercise prices reflect solely the shares of Class A common stock that will be issued upon exercise of outstanding options.

[3]	This number includes 512,335 shares of Class A common stock available for future issuance under the 2013 Plan, and 74,544 shares of Class A common stock available for future issuance under the 2014 Director Plan.

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Employment Agreements

Employment Agreement with Scott M. Quist

On July 16, 2004, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Scott M. Quist, its Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer. The agreement is effective as of December 4, 2003 and has a five-year term, but the Company agreed to renew the agreement on December 4, 2008 and 2013 for additional five-year terms, provided Mr. Quist performs his duties with usual and customary care and diligence. Under the terms of the agreement, Mr. Quist is to devote his full time to the Company serving as its Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer at not less than his current salary and benefits. The Company also agrees to maintain a group term life insurance policy of not less than $1,000,000 on Mr. Quist's life and a whole life insurance policy in the amount of $500,000 on Mr. Quist's life. In the event of disability, Mr. Quist's salary would be continued for up to five years at 75% of its current level.

In the event of a sale or merger of the Company and Mr. Quist is not retained in his current position, the Company would be obligated to continue paying Mr. Quist's current compensation and benefits for seven years following the merger or sale. The agreement further provides that Mr. Quist is entitled to receive annual retirement benefits beginning (i) one month from the date of his retirement (to commence no sooner than age 65), (ii) five years following complete disability, or (iii) upon termination of his employment without cause. These retirement benefits are to be paid for a period of twenty years in annual installments in the amount equal to 75% of his then current rate of compensation. However, in the event that Mr. Quist dies prior to receiving all retirement benefits thereunder, the remaining benefits are to be paid to his heirs. The Company expensed $755,302 and $511,443 during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, to cover the present value of anticipated retirement benefits under the employment agreement. The liability accrued was $4,531,670 and $3,776,368 as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Director Compensation

Directors of the Company (but not including directors who are employees) are currently paid a director's fee of $21,600 per year by the Company for their services and are reimbursed for their expenses in attending board and committee meetings. An additional fee of $750 is paid to each audit committee member for each audit committee meeting attended. Each director is provided with an annual grant of stock options to purchase 1,000 shares of Class A common stock, which occurred under the 2000 Director Stock Option Plan for years 2000 to 2005, under the 2006 Director Stock Option Plan and under the 2014 Director Plan for years 2006 to 2017. During 2016 each director was granted additional stock options to purchase 5,000 shares of Class A common stock.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

The following table sets forth the compensation of the Company's non-employee directors for fiscal 2017.

Name	Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)		Stock Awards ($)		Option Awards ($)		Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($)		Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings		All Other Compensation ($)		Total ($)
John L. Cook (1)	$	22,350		--	$	1,428		--		--		--	$	23,778
Robert G. Hunter (2)		21,600		--		1,428		--		--		--		23,028
Gilbert A. Fuller (3)		23,850		--		1,428		--		--		--		25,278
H. Craig Moody (4)		23,850		--		1,428		--		--		--		25,278
Norman G. Wilbur (5)		23,850		--		1,428		--		--		--		25,278

_______________________

(1)	Mr. Cook has options to purchase 29,363 shares of the Company's Class A common stock.
(2)	Dr. Hunter has options to purchase 77,873 shares of the Company's Class A common stock.
(3)	Mr. Fuller has options to purchase 30,704 shares of the Company's Class A common stock.
(4)	Mr. Moody has options to purchase 70,993 shares of the Company's Class A common stock.
(5)	Mr. Wilbur has options to purchase 27,397 shares of the Company's Class A common stock.

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Employee 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

In 1995, the Company's Board of Directors adopted a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan. Under the terms of the 401(k) plan, effective as of January 1, 1995, the Company made discretionary employer matching contributions to its employees who choose to participate in the plan. The plan allowed the board to determine the amount of the contribution at the end of each year. During the period from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2007 the Board had adopted a contribution formula specifying that such discretionary employer matching contributions would equal 50% of the participating employee's contribution to the plan to purchase the Company's stock up to a maximum discretionary employee contribution of 1/2 of 1% of participating employees' compensation, as defined by the plan.

All persons who have completed at least one year's service with the Company and satisfy other plan requirements are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan. All Company matching contributions are invested in the Company's Class A common stock. Also, the Company may contribute at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors an Employer Profit Sharing Contribution to the 401(k) plan. The Employer Profit Sharing Contribution is to be divided among three different classes of participants in the plan based upon the participant's title in the Company. All amounts contributed to the plan are deposited into a trust fund administered by an independent trustee.

Beginning January 1, 2008, the Company elected to be a "Safe Harbor" Plan for its matching 401(k) contributions. The Company will match 100% of up to 3% of an employee's total annual compensation and 50% of 4% to 5% of an employee's annual compensation. The match is in shares of the Company's Class A common stock. The Company's contribution for 2017 and 2016 was $1,534,861 and $1,429,962 respectively, under the "Safe Harbor" plan.

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Effective January 1, 1980, the Company adopted an employee stock ownership plan (the "ESOP Plan") for the benefit of career employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. The following is a description of the ESOP Plan, and is qualified in its entirety by the ESOP Plan, a copy of which is available for inspection at the Company's offices.

Under the ESOP Plan, the Company has discretionary power to make contributions on behalf of all eligible employees into a trust created under the ESOP Plan. Employees become eligible to participate in the ESOP Plan when they have attained the age of 19 and have completed one year of service (a twelve‑month period in which the Employee completes at least 1,040 hours of service). The Company's contributions under the ESOP Plan are allocated to eligible employees on the same ratio that each eligible employee's compensation bears to total compensation for all eligible employees during each year. To date, the ESOP Plan has approximately 294 participants and had $-0- contributions payable to the Plan in 2017. Benefits under the ESOP Plan vest as follows: 20% after the second year of eligible service by an employee, an additional 20% in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth years of eligible service by an employee.

Benefits under the ESOP Plan will be paid out in one lump sum or in installments in the event the employee becomes disabled, reaches the age of 65, or is terminated by the Company and demonstrates financial hardship. The ESOP Plan Committee, however, retains discretion to determine the final method of payment. Finally, the Company reserves the right to amend or terminate the ESOP Plan at any time. The trustees of the trust fund under the ESOP Plan are Scott M. Quist (Chairman), S. Andrew Quist, and Robert G. Hunter, who each serve as a director of the Company.

Deferred Compensation Plan

In 2001, the Company's Board of Directors adopted a Deferred Compensation Plan. Under the terms of the Deferred Compensation Plan, the Company will provide deferred compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees, within the meaning of Sections 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. The board has appointed a committee of the Company to be the plan administrator and to determine the employees who are eligible to participate in the plan. The employees who participate may elect to defer a portion of their compensation into the plan. The Company may contribute into the plan at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors. The Company did not make any contributions for 2017 and 2016.

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NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION

The following table sets forth contributions to the deferred compensation account of the Named Executive Officers in fiscal 2017 and the aggregate balance of deferred compensation of the Named Executive Officers at December 31, 2017.

	Executive		Registrant		Aggregate		Aggregate		Aggregate
	Contributions		Contributions		Earnings		Withdrawals		Balance
	In Last FY		In Last FY		in last FY		Distributions		at last FYE
Name	($)		($)		($)		($)		($)

Scott M. Quist		--		--		--		--	$	461,029
Garrett S. Sill		--		--		--		--		--
Stephen C. Johnson		--		--		--		--		--
S. Andrew Quist		--		--		--		--		--
Jeffrey R. Stephens		--		--		--		--		--

Amended 2013 Stock Option Plan

On August 24, 2013, the Company adopted the Security National Financial Corporation 2013 Stock Option Plan (the "2013 Plan"), which reserved 450,000 shares of Class A common stock to be made available for issuance thereunder, of which up to 150,000 shares of Class C common stock could be issued in place of up to 150,000 shares of Class A common stock. The 2013 Plan provides for the grant of options and the award or sale of stock to officers, directors, and employees of the Company. Both "incentive stock options", as defined under Section 422A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and "non-qualified options" may be granted under the 2013 Plan. On July 1, 2015, the stockholders approved an amendment to the 2013 Plan to authorize an additional 450,000 shares of Class A common stock under the Plan, of which up to 200,000 Class C common stock may be issued in place of up to 200,000 shares of Class A common stock. On June 29, 2017, the stockholders approved an amendment to the 2013 Plan to authorize an additional 500,000 shares of Class A common stock under the Plan, of which up to 250,000 Class C common stock may be issued in place of up to 250,000 shares of Class A common stock.

The 2013 Plan is to be administered by the Board of Directors or by a committee designated by the Board. The terms of options granted or stock awards or sales affected under the 2013 Plan are to be determined by the Board of Directors or its committee. No options may be exercised for a term of more than ten years from the date of the grant. Options intended as incentive stock options may be issued only to employees, and must meet certain conditions imposed by the Internal Revenue Code, including a requirement that the option exercise price be no less than the fair market value of the option shares on the date of grant. The 2013 Plan provides that the exercise price for non-qualified options will not be less than at least 50% of the fair market value of the stock subject to such option as of the date of grant of such options, as determined by the Company's Board of Directors.

On December 4, 2015, the Board of Directors approved a resolution to amend the Company's 2013 Stock Option Plan to include additional equity incentive awards. These additional incentive awards in the amended plan consist of Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs), Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Share Awards. Stock Appreciation Rights are awards that entitle the recipient to receive cash or stock equal to the excess of the Company's stock price on the date the SAR is exercised over the Company's stock price on the date the SAR was granted times the number of shares of stock with respect to which the SAR is exercised. Restricted Stock Units entitle the recipient to receive RSUs that require the Company on the distribution dates to transfer to the recipient one unrestricted, fully transferable share of stock for each RSU scheduled to be paid out on that date. Performance Share Awards entitle the recipient to receive stock based on the Company meeting certain performance goals.

The 2013 Plan has a term of ten years. The Board of Directors may amend or terminate the 2013 Plan at any time, from time to time, subject to approval of certain modifications to the 2013 Plan by the stockholders of the Company as may be required by law or the 2013 Plan.

2014 Director Stock Option Plan

On May 16, 2014, the Company adopted the 2014 Director Stock Option Plan (the "2014 Director Plan"). The 2014 Director Plan provides for the grant by the Company of options to purchase up to an aggregate of 150,000 shares of Class A common stock for issuance there under. The 2014 Director Plan provides that each member of the Company's Board of Directors who is not an employee or paid consultant of the Company is automatically eligible to receive options to purchase the Company's Class A common stock under the 2014 Director Plan.

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On December 7, 2014, and on each anniversary date thereof during the term of the 2014 Director Plan, each outside director shall automatically receive an option to purchase 1,000 shares of Class A common stock. In addition, each new outside director who shall first join the Board after the effective date shall be granted an option to purchase 1,000 shares upon the date which such person first becomes an outside director and an annual grant of an option to purchase 1,000 shares on each anniversary date thereof during the term of the 2014 Director Plan. The options granted to outside directors shall vest in four equal quarterly installments over a one year period from the date of grant, until such shares are fully vested. The primary purposes of the 2014 Director Plan are to enhance the Company's ability to attract and retain well-qualified persons for service as directors and to provide incentives to such directors to continue their association with the Company.

In the event of a merger of the Company with or into another company, or a consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or other change in control transaction involving the Company, each option becomes exercisable in full, unless such option is assumed by the successor corporation. In the event the transaction is not approved by a majority of the "Continuing Directors" (as defined in the 2014 Director Plan), each option becomes fully vested and exercisable in full immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction, whether or not assumed by the successor corporation.

Stock Purchase Plan

On September 11, 2015, the Board approved the Security National Financial Corporation Stock Purchase Plan for the mutual benefit of the Company and its stockholders. Under the terms of the Plan, the Company may, in its discretion, purchase shares of Class A common stock from its officers and directors who exercise the stock options granted to them under any of the Company's stock option plans with the proceeds from such purchase to be used to pay the taxes owed by such officers and directors as a result of the exercise of their stock options. Additionally, the officers and directors who exercise their stock options may, in their discretion, request that the Company purchase shares of their Class A common stock with the proceeds from such sale to be used to pay the taxes owed by such officers and directors as a result of the exercise of their stock options.

The Company is authorized under the plan to purchase no more than 60,000 shares of Class A common stock in any calendar year to pay the taxes owed by the officers and directors who exercise their stock options under the Stock Purchase Plan. The Company's purchase price for the Class A common stock under the Stock Purchase Plan shall be equal to the closing sales price of the Company's Class A common stock as reported by The Nasdaq National Market on the day that the applicable stock options are exercised by such officers and directors. The Company may only purchase shares of Class A common stock from the officers and directors exercising their stock options under the Stock Purchase Plan during the "Trading Window" as defined in the Company's Insider Trading Policy and Guidelines.

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires the Company's executive officers, directors and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of the Company's equity securities to file reports of ownership and periodic changes in ownership of the Company's common stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such persons are also required to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file.

Based solely on its review of the copies of stock reports received by it with respect to fiscal 2017, or written representations from certain reporting persons, the Company believes that its directors, executive officers and greater than 10% beneficial owners complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to them, except that each of the Company's officers and directors, through an oversight, filed one late Form 4 report disclosing the granting of stock options on December 1, 2017.

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Item 12 - Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The following table sets forth security ownership information of the Company's Class A and Class C common stock as of March 28, 2018, (i) for persons who own beneficially more than 5% of the Company's outstanding Class A or Class C common stock, (ii) each director of the Company, and (iii) for all executive officers, and directors of the Company as a group.

	Class A Common Stock					Class C Common Stock					Class A and Class C Common Stock

	Amount		Percent			Amount		Percent			Amount		Percent
	Beneficially		of			Beneficially		of			Beneficially		of
Name and Address (1)	Owned		Class			Owned		Class			Owned		Class

George R. and Shirley C. Quist Family Partnership, Ltd. (2)		1,561,146		11.1	%		633,282		30.3	%		2,194,428		13.6	%
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (3)		2,050,542		14.6	%		-		-			2,050,542		12.7	%
Scott M. Quist (4)(5)(6)(7)(8)		344,643		2.4	%		1,543,613		60.8	%		1,888,256		11.3	%
Jordan Capital Partners, L.P. (9)		1,288,202		9.1	%		-		-			1,288,202		8.0	%
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (10)		838,053		5.9	%		-		-			838,053		5.2	%
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) (11)		493,597		3.5	%		292,849		14.0	%		786,446		4.9	%
Christie Q. Overbaugh (12)		301,829		2.1	%		24,847		1.2	%		326,676		2.0	%
Jason G. Overbaugh (13)		259,934		1.8	%		5,250		*			265,184		1.6	%
Associated Investors (14)		78,627		*			123,626		5.9	%		202,253		1.3	%
S. Andrew Quist (4)(15)		188,200		1.3	%		5,250		*			193,450		1.2	%
Estate of George R. Quist		119,181		*			73,600		3.5	%		192,781		1.2	%
Jeffrey R. Stephens (16)		107,277		*			-		-			107,277		*
Garrett S. Sill (6)(7)(17)		96,988		*			3,937		*			100,925		*
Robert G. Hunter, M.D. (4)(18)		88,321		*			-		-			88,321		*
H. Craig Moody (19)		88,102		*			-		-			88,102		*
Stephen C. Johnson(20)		65,366		*			-		-			65,366		*
Gilbert A. Fuller (21)		30,554		*			-		-			30,554		*
John L. Cook (22)		28,575		*			-		-			28,575		*
Norman G. Wilbur (23)		28,483		*			-		-			28,483		*
All directors and executive officers (12 persons) (4)(5)(6)(7)		1,628,272		11.1	%		1,582,897		62.3	%		3,211,169		18.6	%

* Less than 1%

(1)	Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each listed stockholder is c/o Security National Financial Corporation, 5300 South 360 West, Suite 250, Salt Lake City, Utah 84123.
(2)	This stock is owned by the George R. and Shirley C. Quist Family Partnership, Ltd., of which Scott M. Quist is the managing general partner and, accordingly, exercises sole voting and investment powers with respect to such shares.
(3)	The investment committee of the Company's 401(k) retirement savings plan consists of Scott Quist and Garrett S. Sill and, accordingly, exercise shared voting and investment powers with respect to such shares.
(4)	Does not include 493,597 shares of Class A common stock and 292,849 shares of Class C common stock owned by the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), of which Scott M. Quist, S. Andrew Quist and Robert G. Hunter are the trustees and accordingly, exercise shared voting and investment powers with respect to such shares.
(5)	Does not include 78,627 shares of Class A common stock and 123,626 shares of Class C common stock owned by Associated Investors, a Utah general partnership, of which Scott M. Quist is the managing partner and, accordingly, exercises sole voting and investment powers with respect to such shares.
(6)	Does not include 2,050,542 shares of Class A common stock owned by the Company's 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, of which Scott M. Quist and Garrett S. Sill are members of the investment committee and, accordingly, exercise shared voting and investment powers with respect to such shares.

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(7)	Does not include 838,053 shares of Class A common stock owned by the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan, of which Scott M. Quist and Garrett S. Sill are members of the investment committee and, accordingly, exercise shared voting and investment powers with respect to such shares.
(8)	Includes options to purchase 450,103 shares of Class C common stock and 19,687 of Class A common stock granted to Scott M. Quist that are currently exercisable, or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2018.
(9)	Jordan Capital Partners, L.P. and its affiliates and subsidiaries have beneficial ownership of an aggregate of 1,288,202 shares of the Company's Class A common stock. Jordan Capital Partners, L.P. has sole power to vote 1,288,202 shares of the Company's Class A common stock and sole power to dispose of 1,288,202 shares of the Company's common stock. The address for Jordan Capital Partners, L.P. is 6001 River Road, Suite 100, Columbus, Georgia 31904.
(10)	The investment committee of the Company's Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan consists of Scott M. Quist and Garrett S. Sill and, accordingly, exercised shared voting and investment powers with respect to such shares.
(11)	The trustees of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) consist of Scott M. Quist, S. Andrew Quist and Robert G. Hunter who exercise shared voting and investment powers.
(12)	Includes options to purchase 39,544 shares of Class A common stock granted to Ms. Overbaugh that are currently exercisable, or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2018.
(13)	Includes options to purchase 94,432 shares of Class A common stock and 5,250 shares of Class C common stock granted to Mr. Overbaugh that are currently exercisable, or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2018.
(14)	The managing partner of Associated Investors is Scott M. Quist, who exercises sole voting and investment powers.
(15)	Includes options to purchase 114,534 shares of Class A common stock and 5,250 shares of Class C common stock granted to Mr. Andrew Quist that are currently exercisable, or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2018.
(16)	Includes options to purchase 28,273 shares of Class A common stock granted to Mr. Stephens that are currently exercisable, or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2018.
(17)	Includes options to purchase 42,294 shares of Class A common stock and 3,937 shares of Class C common stock granted to Mr. Sill that are currently exercisable, or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2018.
(18)	Includes options to purchase 77,085 shares of Class A common stock granted to Mr. Hunter that are currently exercisable, or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2018.
(19)	Includes options to purchase 63,236 shares of Class A common stock granted to Mr. Moody that are currently exercisable, or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2018.
(20)	Includes options to purchase 38,503 shares of Class A common stock granted to Mr. Johnson that are currently exercisable, or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2018.
(21)	Includes options to purchase 29,916 shares of Class A common stock granted to Mr. Fuller that are currently exercisable, or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2018.
(22)	Includes options to purchase 28,575 shares of Class A common stock granted to Mr. Cook that are currently exercisable, or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2018.
(23)	Includes options to purchase 26,609 shares of Class A common stock granted to Mr. Wilbur that are currently exercisable, or will become exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 2018.

The Company's executive officers and directors, as a group, own beneficially approximately 18.6% of the outstanding shares of the Company's Class A and Class C common stock.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence

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Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

The following table summarizes the fees of the Company's current independent auditors, billed to the Company for each of the last two fiscal years for audit and other services. All of these fees were reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors:

Fee Category	2017		2016
Audit Fees (1)	$	853,567	$	345,583
Audit-Related Fees (2)		33,000		41,200
Tax Fees (3)		93,000		79,622
All Other Fees (4)		-		-
	$	979,567	$	466,405

_____________

(1)	Audit fees consist of aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of the Company's annual financial statements and review of the interim financial statements included in quarterly reports or services that are normally provided by the independent auditor in connection with statutory and regulatory filings for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

(2)	Audit related fees consist of aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Company's financial statements and are not reported under "Audit Fees". These fees include review of registration statements, and audits of the Company's ESOP and 401(k) Plans.

(3)	Tax fees consist of aggregate fees billed for professional services for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.

(4)	All other fees consist of aggregate fees billed for products and services by the independent auditors, other than those disclosed above.

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a)(1) Financial Statements

See "Index to Consolidated Financial Statements" under Item 8 above.

(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedules

	II.	Condensed Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 and Condensed
		Statement of Earnings and Cash Flows for the years ended 2017 and 2016

	IV.	Reinsurance

	V.	Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

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 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation (9)

3.2	Amended Bylaws (11)

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)

7.1	Letter from Eide Bailly, LLP (10)

10.1	Amended Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and Trust Agreement (1)

10.2	2003 Stock Option Plan (2)

10.3	2006 Director Stock Option Plan (3)

10.4	2013 Amended Stock Option and Other Equity Incentive Awards Plan (8)

10.5	2014 Director Stock Option Plan (4)

10.6	Employment agreement with Scott M. Quist (6)

10.7	Purchase Agreement among Security National Financial Corporation, SNFC Subsidiary, LLC, American Funeral Financial, LLC, and Hypershop, LLC (5)

10.8	Stock Purchase Agreement among Security National Financial Corporation, and Reppond Holding Company, to purchase First Guaranty Insurance Company (8)

21	Subsidiaries of the Registrant

23.1	Consent of Eide Bailly LLP (7)

23.2	Consent of Mackey Price & Mecham (7)

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

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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 Schedule 14A Definitive Proxy Statement, as filed on June 5, 2003, relating to the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(3)	Incorporated by reference from Schedule 14A Definitive Proxy Statement, as filed on June 1, 2007, relating to the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(4)	Incorporated by reference from Schedule 14A Definitive Proxy Statement, as filed on June 2, 2014, related to Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(5)	Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 8-K, as filed on June 13, 2014
(6)	Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 10-Q, as filed on August 14, 2015
(7)	Incorporated by reference from Registration Statement on Form S-8, as filed on October 20, 2015
(8)	Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 10-Q, as filed on August 15, 2016
(9)	Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 10-K, as filed on March 31, 2017
(10)	Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 8-K, as filed on August 4, 2017
(11)	Incorporated by reference from Report on Form 10-Q, as filed on August 25, 2017

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

		SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION


Dated: March 30, 2018	By:	/s/ Scott M. Quist
		Scott M. Quist
		Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

SIGNATURE	TITLE	DATE

/s/ Scott M. Quist	Chairman of the Board, President
Scott M. Quist	and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)	March 30, 2018

/s/ Garrett S. Sill	Chief Financial Officer and
Garrett S. Sill	Treasurer (Principal Financial
	and Accounting Officer)	March 30, 2018

/s/ Jason G. Overbaugh	Vice President and Director	March 30, 2018
Jason G. Overbaugh

/s/ S. Andrew Quist	Vice President and Director	March 30, 2018
S. Andrew Quist

/s/ John L. Cook	Director	March 30, 2018
John L. Cook

/s/ Gilbert A. Fuller	Director	March 30, 2018
Gilbert A. Fuller

/s/ Robert G. Hunter	Director	March 30, 2018
Robert G. Hunter

/s/ H. Craig Moody	Director	March 30, 2018
H. Craig Moody

/s/ Norman G. Wilbur	Director	March 30, 2018
Norman G. Wilbur

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Schedule II

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Parent Company Only)

Condensed Financial Information

Condensed Balance Sheets

	December 31
	2017		2016
Assets

Mortgage loans held for investment	$	1,725,000	$	2,300,000

Cash		1,153,067		1,252,653

Investment in subsidiaries (equity method)		146,573,888		140,864,706

Receivable from affiliates		15,014,821		13,028,057

Restricted assets		3,261,910		2,612,672

Property and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,659,613 for 2017 and $1,659,613 for 2016		-		-

Other assets		-		2,803

Total assets	$	167,728,686	$	160,060,891

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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Schedule II (Continued)

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Parent Company Only)

Condensed Financial Information

Condensed Balance Sheets (Continued)

	December 31
	2017			2016
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Liabilities
Bank and other loans payable:
Current installments	$	640,204		$	1,625,974
Long-term		1,817,905			2,372,690
Advances from affiliated companies		9,078,031			9,074,311
Other liabilities and accrued expenses		1,140,107			672,638
Income taxes		6,484,449			13,756,147
Total liabilities		19,160,696			27,501,760

Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock - non-voting - $1.00 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding		-			-
Class A common stock $2.00 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; issued 14,535,577 shares in 2017 and 13,819,006 shares in 2016		29,071,154			27,638,012
Class B non-voting common stock-$1.00 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding		-			-
Class C convertible common stock, $2.00 par value; 3,000,000 shares authorized; issued 2,089,374 shares in 2017 and 1,902,229 shares in 2016		4,178,748			3,804,458

Additional paid-in capital		38,125,042			34,813,246
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes		603,170			264,822
Retained Earnings		77,520,951			67,409,204
Treasury stock at cost - 704,122 Class A shares and -0- Class C shares in 2017; 537,203 Class A shares and -0- Class C shares in 2016, held by affiliated companies		(931,075	)		(1,370,611	)
Total stockholders' equity		148,567,990			132,559,131
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	167,728,686		$	160,060,891

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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Schedule II (Continued)

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Parent Company Only)

Condensed Financial Information

Condensed Statements of Earnings

	Year Ended December 31
	2017		2016
Revenue
Net investment income	$	79,634	$	9,059
Fees from affiliates		1,215,110		1,119,272
Other Income		78,427		23,464
Total revenue		1,373,171		1,151,795

Benefits and Expenses:
General and administrative expenses		800,444		616,356
Interest expense		144,801		78,950
Total benefits and expenses		945,245		695,306

Earnings before income taxes, and earnings of subsidiaries		427,926		456,489
Income tax benefit (expense)		6,961,554		(3,658,312	)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		6,723,454		15,390,450

Net earnings	$	14,112,934	$	12,188,627

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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Schedule II (Continued)

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Parent Company Only)

Condensed Financial Information

Condensed Statements of Cash Flow

	Year Ended December 31
	2017			2016
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$	14,112,934		$	12,188,627
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Undistributed earnings of affiliates		6,723,454			15,390,450
Provision for deferred and other income taxes		(7,271,698	)		3,517,505
Stock based compensation expense		395,603			343,577
Benefit plans funded with treasury stock		1,534,861			1,429,962
Change in assets and liabilities:
Other assets		2,803			-
Other liabilities		466,508			(303,756	)

Net cash provided by operating activities		15,964,465			32,566,365
		-			-
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net changes in restricted assets		(649,238	)		(2,612,672	)
Investment in subsidiaries		(12,094,288	)		(28,572,042	)
Mortgage loans held for investment made		(1,725,000	)		(2,300,000	)
Payments received for mortgage loans held for investment		2,300,000			-

Net cash used in investing activities		(12,168,526	)		(33,484,714	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Advances to affiliates		(1,983,044	)		(1,934,487	)
Purchase of treasury stock		(382,734	)		-
Proceeds from stock options exercised		9,847			116,106
Repayment of bank loans		(1,539,594	)		(969,163	)
Proceeds from bank borrowings		-			2,904,354

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(3,895,525	)		116,810

Net change in cash		(99,586	)		(801,539	)
Cash at beginning of year		1,252,653			2,054,192
Cash at end of year	$	1,153,067		$	1,252,653

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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Schedule II (Continued)

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Parent Company Only)

Condensed Financial Information

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

1) Bank and Other Loans Payable

	December 31
	2017		2016

4.27% note payable in monthly installments of $53,881 including principal and interest, collateralized by shares of Security National Life Insurance Company stock, due November 2021.		2,372,690	$	2,904,354
3.85% note payable in monthly installments of $85,419 including principal and interest, collateralized by shares of Security National Life Insurance Company stock, due January 2018.		85,419		1,093,349
Other notes payable		-		961
Total bank and other loans		2,458,109		3,998,664
Less current installments		640,204		1,625,974
Bank and other loans, excluding current installments	$	1,817,905	$	2,372,690

The Company has a $2,000,000 revolving line-of-credit with a bank with interest payable at the prime rate minus .75% (3.75% at December 31, 2017), secured by the capital stock of Security National Life Insurance Company and maturing September 30, 2018, renewable annually. At December 31, 2017, the Company was contingently liable under a standby letter of credit aggregating $625,405, to be used as collateral to cover any contingency related to additional risk assessments pertaining to the Company's captive insurance program and under a standby letter of credit aggregating $48,220 issued as a security deposit to guarantee payment of final bills for electric and gas utility services for a commercial real estate property owned by the Company in Wichita, Kansas. The Company does not expect any material losses to result from the issuance of the standby letter of credit because claims are not expected to exceed premiums paid. As of December 31, 2017, there were no amounts outstanding under the revolving line-of-credit.

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The following tabulation shows the combined maturities of bank and other loans payable:

2018	$	640,204
2019		579,286
2020		604,729
2021		633,890
2022		-
Thereafter		-
Total	$	2,458,109

2) Advances from Affiliated Companies

	December 31
	2017		2016
Non-interest bearing advances from affiliates:
Cemetery and Mortuary subsidiary	$	1,459,841	$	1,459,841
Life insurance subsidiaries		7,618,190		7,614,470
	$	9,078,031	$	9,074,311

3) Dividends and Capital Contributions

In 2017 and 2016, SecurityNational Mortgage Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant, paid to the registrant cash dividends of $2,288,222 and $2,208,859, respectively.

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Schedule IV

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Reinsurance

									Percentage
			Ceded to		Assumed				of Amount
	Direct		Other		from Other		Net		Assumed
	Amount		Companies		Companies		Amount		to Net
2017
Life Insurance in force ($000)	$	1,652,902	$	60,564	$	106,246	$	1,698,584		6.3	%

Premiums:
Life Insurance	$	70,665,987	$	943,120	$	585,508	$	70,308,375		0.8	%
Accident and Health Insurance		104,084		-		17		104,101		0.0	%
Total premiums	$	70,770,071	$	943,120	$	585,525	$	70,412,476		0.8	%

2016
Life Insurance in force ($000)	$	1,562,335	$	60,972	$	109,746	$	1,611,109		6.8	%

Premiums:
Life Insurance	$	64,002,795	$	600,412	$	985,555	$	64,387,938		1.5	%
Accident and Health Insurance		113,063		-		16		113,079		0.0	%
Total premiums	$	64,115,858	$	600,412	$	985,571	$	64,501,017		1.5	%

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Schedule V

SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

			Additions		Deductions
	Balance at		Charged to		Disposals			Balance
	Beginning		Costs and		and			at End of
	of Year		Expenses		Write-offs			Year
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017

Accumulated depreciation on real estate held for investment	$	16,138,439	$	4,059,745	$	(1,409,315	)	$	18,788,869

Allowance for losses on mortgage loans held for investment		1,748,783		436,264		(416,251	)		1,768,796

Accumulated depreciation on property and equipment		19,912,664		2,220,693		(4,561,031	)		17,572,326

Allowance for doubtful accounts on receivables		2,355,482		111,095		(922,059	)		1,544,518

Allowance for doubtful accounts on other investments		1,119,630		606,713		(879,702	)		846,641

For the Year Ended December 31, 2016

Accumulated depreciation on real estate held for investment	$	12,210,346	$	4,873,478	$	(945,385	)	$	16,138,439

Allowance for losses on mortgage loans held for investment		1,848,120		320,798		(420,135	)		1,748,783

Accumulated depreciation on property and equipment		18,298,397		2,182,724		(568,457	)		19,912,664

Allowance for doubtful accounts on receivables		1,700,696		920,354		(265,568	)		2,355,482

Allowance for doubtful accounts on other investments		906,616		610,656		(397,642	)		1,119,630

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