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New Peoples Bankshares Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/16 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Monday, 3/13/17, at 3:42pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/16   ·   Accession #:  721748-17-158   ·   File #:  0-33411

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/13/17  New Peoples Bankshares Inc        10-K       12/31/16  107:9.1M                                   Pacific Stock Tra… Co/TA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML    847K 
 2: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     29K 
 3: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     30K 
 4: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     34K 
 5: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     34K 
 6: EX-32       Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief  HTML     33K 
                Financial Officer                                                
13: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     58K 
14: R2          Balance Sheets                                      HTML    123K 
15: R3          Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)                      HTML     39K 
16: R4          Statements of Operations                            HTML    126K 
17: R5          Consolidated Statements Of Comprehensive Income     HTML     54K 
                (Loss)                                                           
18: R6          Shareholders Equity                                 HTML     59K 
19: R7          Statements of Cash Flows                            HTML    145K 
20: R8          1. Nature of Operations                             HTML     37K 
21: R9          2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     64K 
22: R10         3. Formal Written Agreement                         HTML     33K 
23: R11         4. Deposits in and Federal Funds Sold to Banks      HTML     34K 
24: R12         5. Investment Securities                            HTML    101K 
25: R13         6. Loans                                            HTML    225K 
26: R14         7. Allowance for Loan Losses                        HTML    142K 
27: R15         8. Troubled Debt Restructurings                     HTML     63K 
28: R16         9. Bank Premises and Equipment                      HTML     40K 
29: R17         10. Other Time Deposits                             HTML     38K 
30: R18         11. Income Tax Expense (Benefit)                    HTML     66K 
31: R19         12. Related Party Transactions                      HTML     36K 
32: R20         13. Retirement Plans                                HTML     35K 
33: R21         14. Other Real Estate Owned                         HTML     45K 
34: R22         15. Stock Option Plan                               HTML     50K 
35: R23         16. Dividend Limitations on Subsidiary Bank         HTML     33K 
36: R24         17. Leasing Activities                              HTML     35K 
37: R25         18. Available Lines of Credit and Federal Home      HTML     37K 
                Loan Bank Advances                                               
38: R26         19. Financial Instruments With Off-Balance Sheet    HTML     39K 
                Risk                                                             
39: R27         20. Legal Contingencies                             HTML     35K 
40: R28         21. Trust Preferred Securities and Deferral of      HTML     37K 
                Interest Payments                                                
41: R29         22. Capital                                         HTML     68K 
42: R30         23. Fair Values                                     HTML    132K 
43: R31         24. Recent Accounting Developments                  HTML     44K 
44: R32         25. Parent Corporation Only Financial Statements    HTML     82K 
45: R33         26. Selected Quarterly Information (Unaudited)      HTML     86K 
46: R34         2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML    119K 
                (Policies)                                                       
47: R35         2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     43K 
                (Tables)                                                         
48: R36         5. Investment Securities (Tables)                   HTML     96K 
49: R37         6. Loans (Tables)                                   HTML    225K 
50: R38         7. Allowance for Loan Losses (Tables)               HTML    140K 
51: R39         8. Troubled Debt Restructurings (Tables)            HTML     60K 
52: R40         9. Bank Premises and Equipment (Tables)             HTML     38K 
53: R41         10. Other Time Deposits (Tables)                    HTML     35K 
54: R42         11. Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (Tables)           HTML     66K 
55: R43         14. Other Real Estate Owned (Tables)                HTML     42K 
56: R44         15. Stock Option Plan (Tables)                      HTML     45K 
57: R45         19. Financial Instruments With Off-Balance Sheet    HTML     37K 
                Risk (Tables)                                                    
58: R46         22. Capital (Tables)                                HTML     59K 
59: R47         23. Fair Values (Tables)                            HTML    122K 
60: R48         25. Parent Corporation Only Financial Statements    HTML     79K 
                (Tables)                                                         
61: R49         26. Selected Quarterly Information (Tables)         HTML     83K 
62: R50         1. Nature of Operations (Details Narrative)         HTML     32K 
63: R51         2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -     HTML     42K 
                Schedule of Estimated Useful Lives (Details)                     
64: R52         2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -     HTML     43K 
                Schedule of Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Common                
                Share Calculations (Details)                                     
65: R53         2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     36K 
                (Details Narrative)                                              
66: R54         4. Deposits in and Federal Funds Sold to Banks      HTML     37K 
                (Details Narrative)                                              
67: R55         5. INVESTMENT SECURITIES - Schedule of Securities   HTML     50K 
                Amortized Cost and Estimated Fair Value (Details)                
68: R56         5. INVESTMENT SECURITIES - Schedule of Fair Value   HTML     60K 
                and Gross Unrealized Losses on Investment                        
                Securities In A Continuous Unrealized Loss                       
                Position (Details)                                               
69: R57         5. INVESTMENT SECURITIES - Amortized Cost and Fair  HTML     71K 
                Value Of Investment Securities Contractual                       
                Maturity (Details)                                               
70: R58         5. Investment Securities (Details Narrative)        HTML     32K 
71: R59         6. LOANS - Summary of Loans Receivable Outstanding  HTML     51K 
                (Details)                                                        
72: R60         6. LOANS - Summary of Loans Receivable on           HTML     47K 
                Nonaccrual Status (Details)                                      
73: R61         6. LOANS - Summary of Impaired Loans (Details)      HTML     92K 
74: R62         6. LOANS - Summary of Age Analysis of Past Due      HTML     77K 
                Loans Receivable (Details)                                       
75: R63         6. LOANS - Summary of Risk Category of Loans        HTML     80K 
                Receivable (Details)                                             
76: R64         7. ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES - Summary of Activity  HTML     79K 
                in the Allowance for Loan Losses (Details)                       
77: R65         7. ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES - Schedule of          HTML     91K 
                Allocation of Portion of Allowance (Details)                     
78: R66         8. TROUBLED DEBT RESTRUCTURINGS - Schedule Of       HTML     48K 
                Loans Modified As Troubled Debt Restructurings                   
                (Details)                                                        
79: R67         8. Troubled Debt Restructurings (Details            HTML     34K 
                Narrative)                                                       
80: R68         9. BANK PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT - Bank Premises and  HTML     47K 
                Equipment (Details)                                              
81: R69         9. Bank Premises and Equipment (Details Narrative)  HTML     33K 
82: R70         10. OTHER TIME DEPOSITS - Schedule of Maturities    HTML     46K 
                (Details)                                                        
83: R71         10. Other Time Deposits (Details Narrative)         HTML     34K 
84: R72         11. Income Tax Expense (BENEFIT) - Schedule of      HTML     40K 
                Components of Income Tax Expense (Details)                       
85: R73         11. Income Tax Expense (BENEFIT) - Schedule of Net  HTML     75K 
                Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details)                    
86: R74         11. Income Tax Expense (BENEFIT) - Schedule of      HTML     52K 
                Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense (Details)                   
87: R75         11. Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (Details           HTML     35K 
                Narrative)                                                       
88: R76         12. Related Party Transactions (Details Narrative)  HTML     41K 
89: R77         13. Retirement Plans (Details Narrative)            HTML     36K 
90: R78         14. OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED - Other Real Estate     HTML     48K 
                (Details)                                                        
91: R79         15. STOCK OPTION PLAN - Summary of the Status of    HTML     46K 
                the Company's Stock Option Plan (Details)                        
92: R80         15. Stock Option Plan (Details Narrative)           HTML     32K 
93: R81         18. Available Lines of Credit and Federal Home      HTML     41K 
                Loan Bank Advances (Details Narrative)                           
94: R82         19. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET    HTML     34K 
                RISK - Schedule of Financial Instruments with                    
                Credit Risk (Details)                                            
95: R83         21. Trust Preferred Securities and Deferral of      HTML     45K 
                Interest Payments (Details Narrative)                            
96: R84         22. CAPITAL - Schedule of Capital Requirements      HTML     88K 
                (Details)                                                        
97: R85         22. CAPITAL - Summary of Common Stock Warrants      HTML     38K 
                Outstanding (Details)                                            
98: R86         23. FAIR VALUES - Summary of Assets And             HTML     65K 
                Liabilities Measured at Fair Value (Details)                     
99: R87         23. FAIR VALUES - Schedule of Significant           HTML     47K 
                Unobservable Inputs In Level 3 Assets (Details)                  
100: R88         23. FAIR VALUES - Estimated Fair Value of           HTML     47K  
                Financial Instruments (Details)                                  
101: R89         25. PARENT CORPORATION ONLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -  HTML    103K  
                Parent Corporation Only Condensed Balance Sheets                 
                (Details)                                                        
102: R90         25. PARENT CORPORATION ONLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -  HTML     65K  
                Parent Corporation Only Condensed Statements of                  
                Income (Loss) (Details)                                          
103: R91         25. PARENT CORPORATION ONLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -  HTML     83K  
                Parent Corporation Only Condensed Statements of                  
                Cash Flows (Details)                                             
104: R92         26. SELECTED QUARTERLY INFORMATION - Schedule of    HTML     75K  
                Selected Quarterly Information (Details)                         
106: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    199K  
105: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    111K  
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