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SEC Comment Letter for MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. (MCBS) (CIK 0001747068) (MCBS) — Aug 27, 2019

MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. (MCBS) (CIK 0001747068)
Date: Aug. 27, 2019 · CIK: 0001747068 · Accession: 0000000000-19-012880

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Date
August 26, 2019
Author
Nack Paek
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MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. (MCBS) (CIK 0001747068)

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August 26, 2019 Nack Paek Chairman and Chief Executive Officer MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. 5114 Buford Highway Doraville, GA 30340 Re:MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1 Submitted on August 2, 2019 CIK No. 0001747068 Dear Mr. Paek: We have reviewed your draft registration statement and have the following comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting an amended draft registration statement or publicly filing your registration statement on EDGAR. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing the information you provide in response to these comments and your amended draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may have additional comments. DRS of Form S-1 filed August 2, 2019 General 1.Please supplementally provide us with copies of all written communications, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, that you, or anyone authorized to do so on your behalf, present to potential investors in reliance on Section 5(d) of the Securities Act, whether or not they retain copies of the communications. Market Price of Common Stock, page 47 2.Please revise to provide the range of high and low bid information for each full quarterly period within the two most recent fiscal years and any subsequent interim period, and other information called for by Item 201(a) of Regulation S-K.

FirstName LastNameNack Paek Comapany NameMetroCity Bankshares, Inc. August 26, 2019 Page 2 FirstName LastName Nack Paek MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. August 26, 2019 Page 2 Noninterest Income, page 54 3.We note your disclosure on pages 54, 60 and 65 that when selling the guaranteed portion of SBA loans, you are required by GAAP to defer a portion of the gain on sale over the life of the unguaranteed portion of the loan which you hold. In order to better understand your accounting related to your SBA loan sales, please provide us the following information related to a typical SBA loan sale, including:

•the fair value of the portion of the SBA loan sold and the portion retained, •how you allocate the previous carrying amount based on the relative fair values at the date of the transfer, •how you calculate of the gain on sale in accordance with ASC 860-20-40-1A, and •the journal entry recorded.

See ASC 860-20-55-46 for an example of the information we requested. 4.Please revise your accounting policy discussion to more accurately describe your accounting related to the sale of the guaranteed portion of SBA loans consistent with the terminology used in ASC 860-20-40-1A, if appropriate. Credit Quality, page 90 5.We note your disclosure on pages 3 and 90 that, “A significant portion of our nonperforming assets, reserves and charge-offs are attributable to auto loan pools that we purchased in prior years.” Based on quantitative information on page 49, it appears that the auto loan pools had an immaterial impact on certain credit metrics as of June 30, 2019. Please revise your disclosure to more accurately describe the impact of the auto loan pools on credit metrics. You may contact Michael Volley at (202) 551-3437 or John Nolan, Senior Assistant Chief Accountant at (202) 551-3492 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Eric Envall at (202) 551-3234 or Pam Long, Assistant Director at (202) 551-3765 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Financial Services

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August 26, 2019
Nack Paek
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
MetroCity Bankshares, Inc.
5114 Buford Highway
Doraville, GA 30340
Re:MetroCity Bankshares, Inc.
Draft Registration Statement on Form S-1
Submitted on August 2, 2019
CIK No. 0001747068
Dear Mr. Paek:
            We have reviewed your draft registration statement and have the following comments.  In
some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better
understand your disclosure.
            Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting
an amended draft registration statement or publicly filing your registration statement on
EDGAR.  If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances or do not
believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response.
            After reviewing the information you provide in response to these comments and your
amended draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may have additional
comments.
DRS of Form S-1 filed August 2, 2019
General
1.Please supplementally provide us with copies of all written communications, as defined in
Rule 405 under the Securities Act, that you, or anyone authorized to do so on your behalf,
present to potential investors in reliance on Section 5(d) of the Securities Act, whether or
not they retain copies of the communications.
Market Price of Common Stock, page 47
2.Please revise to provide the range of high and low bid information for each full quarterly
period within the two most recent fiscal years and any subsequent interim period, and
other information called for by Item 201(a) of Regulation S-K.

 FirstName LastNameNack Paek
 Comapany NameMetroCity Bankshares, Inc.
 August 26, 2019 Page 2
 FirstName LastName
Nack Paek
MetroCity Bankshares, Inc.
August 26, 2019
Page 2
Noninterest Income, page 54
3.We note your disclosure on pages 54, 60 and 65 that when selling the guaranteed portion
of SBA loans, you are required by GAAP to defer a portion of the gain on sale over the
life of the unguaranteed portion of the loan which you hold. In order to better understand
your accounting related to your SBA loan sales, please provide us the following
information related to a typical SBA loan sale, including:

•the fair value of the portion of the SBA loan sold and the portion retained,
•how you allocate the previous carrying amount based on the relative fair values at the
date of the transfer,
•how you calculate of the gain on sale in accordance with ASC 860-20-40-1A, and
•the journal entry recorded.

See ASC 860-20-55-46 for an example of the information we requested.
4.Please revise your accounting policy discussion to more accurately describe your
accounting related to the sale of the guaranteed portion of SBA loans consistent with the
terminology used in ASC 860-20-40-1A, if appropriate.
Credit Quality, page 90
5.We note your disclosure on pages 3 and 90 that, “A significant portion of our
nonperforming assets, reserves and charge-offs are attributable to auto loan pools that we
purchased in prior years.” Based on quantitative information on page 49, it appears that
the auto loan pools had an immaterial impact on certain credit metrics as of June 30, 2019.
Please revise your disclosure to more accurately describe the impact of the auto loan pools
on credit metrics.
            You may contact Michael Volley at (202) 551-3437 or John Nolan, Senior Assistant
Chief Accountant at (202) 551-3492 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial
statements and related matters.  Please contact Eric Envall at (202) 551-3234 or Pam Long,
Assistant Director at (202) 551-3765 with any other questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Financial Services