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BankFinancial CORP - Quarter Report: 2020 June (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the Quarterly Period ended June 30, 2020

or 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For transition period from             to             

Commission File Number 0-51331


 

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

  

Maryland

75-3199276

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

60 North Frontage Road, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 894-6900

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 


  

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

 

BFIN

 

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer

 

 

Accelerated filer

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

 

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒.

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date. At July 27, 2020 there were 14,847,128 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding.

 


 

 

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

Form 10-Q

June 30, 2020

Table of Contents

 

 

 

Page

Number

PART I

     

Item 1.

Financial Statements

1

     

Item 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

20

     

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

33

     

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

34

 

 

 

PART II

     

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

35

     

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

35

     

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

36

     

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

36

     

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

36

     

Item 5.

Other Information

36

     

Item 6.

Exhibits

37

 

 

 

Signatures

38

 

 
 

 

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

(In thousands, except share and per share data) - Unaudited

 

  

June 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 

Assets

        

Cash and due from other financial institutions

 $13,826  $9,785 

Interest-bearing deposits in other financial institutions

  370,939   180,540 

Cash and cash equivalents

  384,765   190,325 

Securities, at fair value

  59,437   60,193 

Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses: June 30, 2020, $8,156 and December 31, 2019, $7,632

  1,081,798   1,168,008 

Other real estate owned, net

  143   186 

Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") and Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB"), at cost

  7,490   7,490 

Premises and equipment, net

  24,323   24,346 

Accrued interest receivable

  4,447   4,563 

Bank-owned life insurance

  18,986   18,945 

Deferred taxes

  3,615   3,873 

Other assets

  8,125   10,086 

Total assets

 $1,593,129  $1,488,015 
         

Liabilities

        

Deposits

        

Noninterest-bearing

 $305,096  $210,762 

Interest-bearing

  1,083,059   1,073,995 

Total deposits

  1,388,155   1,284,757 

Borrowings

  4,000   61 

Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance

  12,356   10,222 

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities

  16,164   18,603 

Total liabilities

  1,420,675   1,313,643 
         

Stockholders’ equity

        

Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding

      

Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 14,890,628 shares issued at June 30, 2020 and 15,278,464 issued at December 31, 2019

  149   153 

Additional paid-in capital

  108,748   112,420 

Retained earnings

  63,322   61,573 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

  235   226 

Total stockholders’ equity

  172,454   174,372 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 $1,593,129  $1,488,015 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except share and per share data) - Unaudited

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 

Interest and dividend income

                               

Loans, including fees

  $ 12,669     $ 15,389     $ 26,280     $ 30,741  

Securities

    271       602       575       1,204  

Other

    254       531       992       1,103  

Total interest income

    13,194       16,522       27,847       33,048  

Interest expense

                               

Deposits

    1,869       3,417       4,553       6,638  

Borrowings

          2             88  

Total interest expense

    1,869       3,419       4,553       6,726  

Net interest income

    11,325       13,103       23,294       26,322  

Provision for loan losses

    42       3,957       513       3,870  

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

    11,283       9,146       22,781       22,452  

Noninterest income

                               

Deposit service charges and fees

    736       974       1,623       1,904  

Loan servicing fees

    82       56       145       79  

Mortgage brokerage and banking fees

    11       21       40       49  

Gain on sale of equity securities

                      295  

Loss on disposal of other assets

                (2 )     (19 )

Trust and insurance commissions and annuities income

    224       224       506       429  

Earnings on bank-owned life insurance

    9       38       41       68  

Other

    101       113       208       245  

Total noninterest income

    1,163       1,426       2,561       3,050  

Noninterest expense

                               

Compensation and benefits

    5,168       5,207       10,686       10,910  

Office occupancy and equipment

    1,723       1,624       3,523       3,469  

Advertising and public relations

    118       145       270       306  

Information technology

    808       753       1,672       1,459  

Professional fees

    289       237       524       544  

Supplies, telephone, and postage

    284       322       587       725  

Amortization of intangibles

    7       14       21       34  

Nonperforming asset management

    57       58       97       112  

Operations of other real estate owned, net

    7       47       (10 )     3  

FDIC insurance premiums

    102       146       136       254  

Other

    686       919       1,371       1,754  

Total noninterest expense

    9,249       9,472       18,877       19,570  

Income before income taxes

    3,197       1,100       6,465       5,932  

Income tax expense

    845       293       1,695       1,574  

Net income

  $ 2,352     $ 807     $ 4,770     $ 4,358  

Basic and diluted earnings per common share

  $ 0.16     $ 0.05     $ 0.32     $ 0.28  

Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

    14,978,757       15,472,618       15,092,244       15,835,445  

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands) - Unaudited

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 

Net income

  $ 2,352     $ 807     $ 4,770     $ 4,358  

Unrealized holding gain arising during the period

    108       19       11       25  

Tax effect

    (28 )     (6 )     (2 )     (7 )

Net of tax

    80       13       9       18  

Comprehensive income

  $ 2,432     $ 820     $ 4,779     $ 4,376  

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands, except per share data) - Unaudited

 

              

Accumulated

     
      

Additional

      

Other

     
  

Common

  

Paid-in

  

Retained

  

Comprehensive

     
  

Stock

  

Capital

  

Earnings

  

Income

  

Total

 

For the three months ended

                    
                     

Balance at April, 1 2019

 $157  $117,715  $58,072  $276  $176,220 

Net income

        807      807 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

           13   13 

Repurchase and retirement of common stock (270,535 shares)

  (3)  (3,998)        (4,001)

Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.10 per share)

        (1,548)     (1,548)

Balance at June 30, 2019

 $154  $113,717  $57,331  $289  $171,491 
                     

Balance at April, 1 2020

 $151  $110,220  $62,469  $155  $172,995 

Net income

        2,352      2,352 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

           80   80 

Repurchase and retirement of common stock (181,640 shares)

  (2)  (1,472)        (1,474)

Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.10 per share)

        (1,499)     (1,499)

Balance at June 30, 2020

 $149  $108,748  $63,322  $235  $172,454 
                     

For the six months ended

                    
                     

Balance at January 1, 2019

 $165  $130,547  $56,167  $271  $187,150 

Net income

        4,358      4,358 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

           18   18 

Repurchase and retirement of common stock (1,107,550 shares)

  (11)  (16,830)        (16,841)

Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.20 per share)

        (3,194)     (3,194)

Balance at June 30, 2019

 $154  $113,717  $57,331  $289  $171,491 
                     

Balance at January 1, 2020

 $153  $112,420  $61,573  $226  $174,372 

Net income

        4,770      4,770 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

           9   9 

Repurchase and retirement of common stock (387,836 shares)

  (4)  (3,672)        (3,676)

Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.20 per share)

        (3,021)     (3,021)

Balance at June 30, 2020

 $149  $108,748  $63,322  $235  $172,454 

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands) - Unaudited

 

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 30,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 

Cash flows from operating activities

               

Net income

  $ 4,770     $ 4,358  

Adjustments to reconcile to net income to net cash from operating activities

               

Provision for loan losses

    513       3,870  

Depreciation

    816       794  

Amortization of premiums and discounts on securities

    3       3  

Amortization of intangibles

    21       34  

Amortization of servicing assets

    37       43  

Net change in net deferred loan origination costs

    454       91  

Gain on sale of other real estate owned

    (30 )     (91 )

Gain on sale of equity securities

          (295 )

Loss on disposal of other assets

    2       19  

Other real estate owned valuation adjustments

          21  

Earnings on bank-owned life insurance

    (41 )     (68 )

Net change in:

               

Accrued interest receivable

    116       (465 )

Other assets

    2,316       1,580  

Accrued interest payable and other liabilities

    (2,539 )     (2,905 )

Net cash from operating activities

    6,438       6,989  

Cash flows from investing activities

               

Securities

               

Proceeds from maturities

    35,318       51,006  

Proceeds from principal repayments

    1,386       1,138  

Proceeds from sale of equity securities

          3,722  

Purchases of securities

    (35,940 )     (51,023 )

Net decrease in loans receivable

    85,164       52,289  

Purchase of FHLB and FRB stock

          (4 )

Redemption of FHLB and FRB stock

          540  

Proceeds from sale of other real estate owned

    95       845  

Purchase of premises and equipment, net

    (795 )     (531 )

Net cash from investing activities

    85,228       57,982  
Cash flows from financing activities                
Net change in:                
Deposits     103,398       (22,277 )
Borrowings     3,939       (20,251 )
Advance payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance     2,134       2,995  
Repurchase and retirement of common stock     (3,676 )     (16,841 )
Cash dividends paid on common stock     (3,021 )     (3,194 )
Net cash from (used in) financing activities     102,774       (59,568 )
Net change in cash and cash equivalents     194,440       5,403  
Beginning cash and cash equivalents     190,325       98,204  
Ending cash and cash equivalents   $ 384,765     $ 103,607  
                 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:                
Interest paid   $ 4,564     $ 6,863  
Income taxes paid     226       400  
Income taxes refunded     8        
Loans transferred to other real estate owned     33       46  
Recording of right of use asset in exchange for lease obligations in other assets and other liabilities     111       6,694  

 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation: BankFinancial Corporation, a Maryland corporation headquartered in Burr Ridge, Illinois, is the owner of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of BankFinancial, NA (the “Bank”). The interim unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts and transactions of BankFinancial Corporation, the Bank, and the Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Financial Assurance Services, Inc. and BFIN Asset Recovery Company, LLC (collectively, “the Company”), and reflect all normal and recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition and results of operations for the periods presented. Such adjustments are the only adjustments reflected in the accompanying financial statements. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The results of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the year ending  December 31, 2020 or for any other period.

 

Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

Use of Estimates: The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Although these estimates and assumptions are based on the best available information, actual information, actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

COVID-19: The Company has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition and/or disclosure through the date the unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q were issued. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) as a global pandemic, which continues to spread throughout the United States and around the world. The declaration of a global pandemic indicates that almost all public commerce and related business activities must be, to varying degrees, curtailed with the goal of decreasing the rate of new infections. The outbreak of COVID-19 could adversely impact a broad range of industries in which the Company’s customers operate and impair their ability to fulfill their financial obligations to the Company. On March 3, 2020, the Federal Open Market Committee reduced the target federal funds rate by 50 basis points to 1.00% to 1.25%. This rate was further reduced to a target range of 0% to 0.25% on March 16, 2020. These reductions in interest rates and other effects of the COVID-19 outbreak may adversely affect the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. As a result of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, economic uncertainties have arisen which are likely to negatively impact net interest income and noninterest income. Other financial impacts could occur though such potential impact is unknown at this time.

 

Reclassifications: Certain reclassifications have been made in the prior period’s financial statements to conform them to the current period’s presentation.

 

These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Newly Issued Not Yet Effective Accounting Standards

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” (“ASU 2016-13”). These amendments require the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Financial institutions and other organizations will now use forward-looking information to better inform their credit loss estimates. Many of the loss estimation techniques applied today will still be permitted, although the inputs to those techniques will change to reflect the full amount of expected credit losses. In addition, the ASU amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. For SEC filers who are smaller reporting companies, ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2022.

 

 

NOTE 2 - EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

Amounts reported in earnings per share reflect earnings available to common stockholders for the period divided by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

June 30,

  

June 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Net income available to common stockholders

 $2,352  $807  $4,770  $4,358 

Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

  14,978,757   15,472,618   15,092,244   15,835,445 

Basic and diluted earnings per common share

 $0.16  $0.05  $0.32  $0.28 

 

 

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

NOTE 3 - SECURITIES

 

The fair value of securities and the related gross unrealized gains and losses recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income is as follows:

 

  

Amortized Cost

  

Gross Unrealized Gains

  

Gross Unrealized Losses

  

Fair Value

 

Available-for-Sale Securities

                

June 30, 2020

                

Certificates of deposit

 $49,288  $  $  $49,288 

Municipal securities

  504   10      514 

Mortgage-backed securities - residential

  6,668   315      6,983 

Collateralized mortgage obligations - residential

  2,657   3   (8)  2,652 
  $59,117  $328  $(8) $59,437 

December 31, 2019

                

Certificates of deposit

 $48,666  $  $  $48,666 

Municipal securities

  505   8      513 

Mortgage-backed securities - residential

  7,727   310      8,037 

Collateralized mortgage obligations - residential

  2,986   4   (13)  2,977 
  $59,884  $322  $(13) $60,193 

 

The mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations reflected in the preceding table were issued by U.S. government-sponsored entities or agencies, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae, and are obligations which the government has affirmed its commitment to support.

 

The amortized cost and fair values of securities by contractual maturity are shown below. Securities not due at a single maturity date are shown separately. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

  

June 30, 2020

 
  

Amortized Cost

  

Fair Value

 

Due in one year or less

 $49,388  $49,389 

Due after one year through five years

  404   413 
   49,792   49,802 

Mortgage-backed securities - residential

  6,668   6,983 

Collateralized mortgage obligations - residential

  2,657   2,652 
  $59,117  $59,437 

 

Investment securities available-for-sale with carrying values of $1.3 million and $2.0 million at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, were pledged as collateral on customer repurchase agreements and for other purposes as required or permitted by law.

 

 

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

NOTE 3 - SECURITIES (continued)

 

Sales of equity securities were as follows:

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

June 30,

  

June 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Proceeds

 $  $  $  $3,722 

Gross gains

           295 

Gross losses

            

 

Securities with unrealized losses not recognized in income are as follows:

 

      

Less than 12 Months

      

12 Months or More

      

Total

 
  

Count

  

Fair Value

  

Unrealized Loss

  

Count

  

Fair Value

  

Unrealized Loss

  

Count

  

Fair Value

  

Unrealized Loss

 

June 30, 2020

                                    
Collateralized mortgage obligations - residential    $  $   3  $1,853  $(8)  3  $1,853  $(8)
                                     

December 31, 2019

                                    

Collateralized mortgage obligations - residential

  3  $1,566  $(10)  1  $937  $(3)  4  $2,503  $(13)

 

The Company evaluates marketable investment securities with significant declines in fair value on a quarterly basis to determine whether they should be considered other-than-temporarily impaired under current accounting guidance, which generally provides that if a marketable security is in an unrealized loss position, whether due to general market conditions or industry or issuer-specific factors, the holder of the securities must assess whether the impairment is other-than-temporary.

 

Certain collateralized mortgage obligations that the Company holds in its investment portfolio were in an unrealized loss position at June 30, 2020, but the unrealized losses were not considered significant under the Company’s impairment testing methodology. In addition, the Company does not intend to sell these securities, and it is likely that the Company will not be required to sell these securities before their anticipated recovery occurs.

 

The Bank, as a member of Visa USA, received 51,404 unrestricted shares of Visa, Inc. Class B common stock in connection with Visa, Inc.’s initial public offering in 2007 and a related retroactive responsibility plan. The retroactive responsibility plan obligates all former Visa USA members to indemnify Visa USA, in proportion to their equity interests in Visa USA, for certain litigation losses and expenses, including settlement expenses, for the lawsuits covered by the retrospective responsibility plan. Due to the restrictions that the retrospective responsibility plan imposes on the Company’s Visa, Inc. Class B shares, the Company had not recorded the Class B shares as an asset.

 

The Bank sold 25,702 shares of Visa Class B common stock in the fourth quarter of 2018 and the remaining 25,702 shares of Visa Class B common stock in the first quarter of 2019 and recorded a gain of $295,000.

 

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BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

NOTE 4 - LOANS RECEIVABLE

 

Loans receivable are as follows:

 

  

June 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 

One-to-four family residential real estate

 $48,928  $55,750 

Multi-family mortgage

  536,619   563,750 

Nonresidential real estate

  127,560   134,674 

Commercial loans

  126,609   145,714 

Commercial leases

  247,997   272,629 

Consumer

  1,783   2,211 
   1,089,496   1,174,728 

Net deferred loan origination costs

  458   912 

Allowance for loan losses

  (8,156)  (7,632)

Loans, net

 $1,081,798  $1,168,008 

 

The following tables present the balance in the allowance for loan losses and loans receivable by portfolio segment and based on impairment method:

 

  

Allowance for loan losses

  

Loan Balances

 
  

Individually evaluated for impairment

  

Collectively evaluated for impairment

  

Total

  

Individually evaluated for impairment

  

Collectively evaluated for impairment

  

Total

 

June 30, 2020

                        

One-to-four family residential real estate

 $  $665  $665  $1,768  $47,160  $48,928 

Multi-family mortgage

     4,185   4,185   604   536,015   536,619 

Nonresidential real estate

     1,602   1,602   288   127,272   127,560 

Commercial loans

     856   856      126,609   126,609 

Commercial leases

     802   802   833   247,164   247,997 

Consumer

     46   46      1,783   1,783 
  $  $8,156  $8,156  $3,493  $1,086,003   1,089,496 

Net deferred loan origination costs

                      458 

Allowance for loan losses

                      (8,156)

Loans, net

                     $1,081,798 

 

  

Allowance for loan losses

  

Loan Balances

 
  

Individually evaluated for impairment

  

Collectively evaluated for impairment

  

Total

  

Individually evaluated for impairment

  

Collectively evaluated for impairment

  

Total

 

December 31, 2019

                        

One-to-four family residential real estate

 $  $675  $675  $1,835  $53,915  $55,750 

Multi-family mortgage

     3,676   3,676   620   563,130   563,750 

Nonresidential real estate

     1,176   1,176   288   134,386   134,674 

Commercial loans

     1,308   1,308      145,714   145,714 

Commercial leases

     757   757      272,629   272,629 

Consumer

     40   40      2,211   2,211 
  $  $7,632  $7,632  $2,743  $1,171,985   1,174,728 

Net deferred loan origination costs

                      912 

Allowance for loan losses

                      (7,632)

Loans, net

                     $1,168,008 

 

 

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

NOTE 4 - LOANS RECEIVABLE (continued)

 

The following table represents the activity in the allowance for loan losses by portfolio segment:

  

One-to-four family residential real estate

  

Multi-family mortgage

  

Non-residential real estate

  

Construction and land

  

Commercial loans

  

Commercial leases

  

Consumer

  

Total

 
For the three months ended                                
                                 

June 30, 2020

                                

Allowance for loan losses:

                                

Beginning balance

 $682  $3,869  $1,460  $  $1,275  $780  $46  $8,112 

Provision for (recovery of) loan losses

  (20)  301   142      (420)  22   17   42 

Loans charged off

                    (17)  (17)

Recoveries

  3   15         1         19 

Total ending allowance balance

 $665  $4,185  $1,602  $  $856  $802  $46  $8,156 
                                 

June 30, 2019

                                

Allowance for loan losses:

                                

Beginning balance

 $649  $4,079  $1,487  $3  $1,422  $690  $24  $8,354 

Provision for (recovery of) loan losses

  (42)  (99)  (292)     4,313   60   17   3,957 

Loans charged off

  (50)           (4,443)     (10)  (4,503)

Recoveries

  6   8         2         16 

Total ending allowance balance

 $563  $3,988  $1,195  $3  $1,294  $750  $31  $7,824 

 

For the six months ended                                
                                 

June 30, 2020

                                

Allowance for loan losses:

                                

Beginning balance

 $675  $3,676  $1,176  $  $1,308  $757  $40  $7,632 

Provision for (recovery of) loan losses

  (21)  482   426      (455)  45   36   513 

Loans charged off

  (5)                 (30)  (35)

Recoveries

  16   27         3         46 

Total ending allowance balance

 $665  $4,185  $1,602  $  $856  $802  $46  $8,156 
                                 

June 30, 2019

                                

Allowance for loan losses:

                                

Beginning balance

 $699  $3,991  $1,476  $4  $1,517  $755  $28  $8,470 

Provision for (recovery of) loan losses

  (86)  (19)  (253)  (1)  4,216   (5)  18   3,870 

Loans charged off

  (73)     (28)     (4,443)     (15)  (4,559)

Recoveries

  23   16         4         43 

Total ending allowance balance

 $563  $3,988  $1,195  $3  $1,294  $750  $31  $7,824 

 

 

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

NOTE 4 - LOANS RECEIVABLE (continued)

 

Impaired loans

 

The following tables present loans individually evaluated for impairment by class of loans:

                  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
                  

June 30, 2020

  

June 30, 2020

 
  

Loan Balance

  

Recorded Investment

  Partial Charge off  

Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated

  

Average Investment in Impaired Loans

  

Interest Income Recognized

  

Average Investment in Impaired Loans

  

Interest Income Recognized

 

June 30, 2020

                                

With no related allowance recorded:

                                

One-to-four family residential real estate

 $2,113  $1,768  $353  $  $1,789  $11  $1,816  $24 

Multi-family mortgage - Illinois

  604   604         609   9   612   18 

Nonresidential real estate

  280   288         288      288    

Other commercial leases

  843   833         350      216   2 
  $3,840  $3,493  $353  $  $3,036  $20  $2,932  $44 

 

                  

Year ended

 
                  

December 31, 2019

 
  

Loan Balance

  

Recorded Investment

  

Partial Charge-off

  

Allowance for Loan Losses Allocated

  

Average Investment in Impaired Loans

  

Interest Income Recognized

 

December 31, 2019

                        

With no related allowance recorded:

                        

One-to-four family residential real estate

 $2,168  $1,835  $339  $  $2,208  $51 

Multi-family mortgage - Illinois

  620   620         637   37 

Nonresidential real estate

  280   288         589   2 
  $3,068  $2,743  $339  $  $3,434  $90 

 

Nonaccrual Loans

 

The following tables present the recorded investment in nonaccrual and loans 90 days or more past due still on accrual by class of loans:

  

Loan Balance

  

Recorded Investment

  

Loans Past Due Over 90 Days, Still Accruing

 

June 30, 2020

            

One-to-four family residential real estate

 $686  $662  $ 

Nonresidential real estate

  280   288    

Other commercial leases

  843   833    
  $1,809  $1,783  $ 

December 31, 2019

            

One-to-four family residential real estate

 $598  $512  $ 

Nonresidential real estate

  280   288    

Investment-rated commercial leases

  47      47 
  $925  $800  $47 

 

Nonaccrual loans and impaired loans are defined differently. Some loans may be included in both categories, and some loans may only be included in one category. Nonaccrual loans include both smaller balance homogeneous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment and individually classified impaired loans.

 

The Company’s reserve for uncollected loan interest was $123,000 and $81,000 at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. When a loan is on nonaccrual status and the ultimate collectability of the total principal of an impaired loan is in doubt, all payments are applied to principal under the cost recovery method. Alternatively, when a loan is on nonaccrual status but there is doubt concerning only the ultimate collectability of interest, contractual interest is credited to interest income only when received, under the cash basis method pursuant to the provisions of FASB ASC 310–10, as applicable. In all cases, the average balances are calculated based on the month–end balances of the financing receivables within the period reported pursuant to the provisions of FASB ASC 310–10, as applicable.

 

 

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

NOTE 4 - LOANS RECEIVABLE (continued)

 

Past Due Loans

 

The following tables present the aging of the recorded investment of loans by class of loans:

  

30-59 Days Past Due

  

60-89 Days Past Due

  

90 Days or Greater Past Due

  

Total Past Due

  

Loans Not Past Due

  

Total

 
June 30, 2020                        

One-to-four family residential real estate loans:

                        

Owner occupied

 $  $21  $658  $679  $38,931  $39,610 

Non-owner occupied

  3   187     $190   9,128   9,318 

Multi-family mortgage:

                        

Illinois

              230,913   230,913 

Other

              305,706   305,706 

Nonresidential real estate

        288   288   127,272   127,560 

Commercial loans:

                        

Regional commercial banking

              32,388   32,388 

Health care

              12,554   12,554 

Direct commercial lessor

              81,667   81,667 

Commercial leases:

                        

Investment-rated commercial leases

     509      509   114,123   114,632 

Other commercial leases

  1,936   136   833   2,905   130,460   133,365 

Consumer

  6   1      7   1,776   1,783 
  $1,945  $854  $1,779  $4,578  $1,084,918  $1,089,496 

 

  

30-59 Days Past Due

  

60-89 Days Past Due

  

90 Days or Greater Past Due

  

Total Past Due

  

Loans Not Past Due

  

Total

 

December 31, 2019

                        

One-to-four family residential real estate loans:

                        

Owner occupied

 $777  $340  $507  $1,624  $43,365  $44,989 

Non-owner occupied

  280   15      295   10,466   10,761 

Multi-family mortgage:

                        

Illinois

  981   302      1,283   246,680   247,963 

Other

              315,787   315,787 

Nonresidential real estate

        288   288   134,386   134,674 

Commercial loans:

                        

Regional commercial banking

              24,853   24,853 

Health care

              70,430   70,430 

Direct commercial lessor

              50,431   50,431 

Commercial leases:

                        

Investment-rated commercial leases

  826      47   873   132,966   133,839 

Other commercial leases

  543   136      679   138,111   138,790 

Consumer

  24   37      61   2,150   2,211 
  $3,431  $830  $842  $5,103  $1,169,625  $1,174,728 

 

 

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

NOTE 4 - LOANS RECEIVABLE (continued)

 

 

U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP")

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act") was passed by Congress and signed into law on March 27, 2020.  The CARES Act established the Paycheck Protection Program loan, designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on the payroll.  Under the most recently published guidance, the U.S. Small Business Administration ("SBA") will forgive PPP loans if all employee retention criteria are met, and the funds are used for eligible expenses.  In the first half of 2020, we allocated approximately $11 million to the PPP based on the expected 100% guaranty of the SBA.

The following table presents the PPP activity:

  

Number of loans

  

Originated

  

Balance

 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020            
Paycheck protection program loan originations  305  $11,024     
             

June 30, 2020

            

Paycheck protection program loans

  300     $10,907 

 

COVID-19 Loan Forbearance Programs

 

Section 4013 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act") provides that a qualified loan modification is exempt by law from classification as a Troubled Debt Restructuring ("TDR") pursuant to US GAAP.  In addition, the Revised Interagency Statement on Loan Modifications and Reporting for Financial Institutions Working With Customers Affected by the Coronavirus (“OCC Bulletin 2020-50”) provides more limited circumstances in which a loan modification is not subject to classification as a TDR and also defined the circumstances where the borrower’s loan is reported as current on loan payments. Pursuant to these new capabilities, we developed several loan forbearance programs to assist borrowers with managing cash flows disrupted due to COVID-19.

 

Our Apartment and Commercial Real Estate COVID-19 Qualified Limited Forbearance Agreement permitted borrowers who qualified under Section 4013 of the CARES Act to make an election to pay scheduled interest and escrow payments (if applicable) for a four-month period beginning in April 2020, and pay all deferred principal payments by December 2020.

 

Our Small Investment Property COVID-19 Qualified Limited Forbearance Agreement permitted borrowers with loan balances under $750,000 who qualified under Section 4013 of the CARES Act to make an election to pay scheduled interest and escrow payments (if applicable) for a four-month period beginning in April 2020, and pay all deferred principal payments by December 2020.   In addition, the borrower could elect to defer the May 2020 loan payment entirely, with all deferred interest amounts due by December 2020 and all deferred principal amounts due by June 30, 2021.


CARES Act Section 4013 and OCC Bulletin 2020-35 forbearance agreements are available to qualified commercial loan and commercial finance borrowers, and to commercial equipment lessees. 


For residential mortgage and consumer loans, relief under CARES Act Section 4013 or OCC Bulletin 2020-35 forbearance agreements are available to qualified borrowers with terms consistent with secondary residential mortgage market standards established by Fannie Mae.

 

The following table summarizes the loan forbearance modifications at June 30, 2020:

  

Number of loans

  

Principal Balance

  

Principal Amount Deferred

 
             

Small Investment Property COVID-19 Forbearance Agreement

            

Multi-family mortgage

  23  $7,143  $45 

Nonresidential real estate

  18   7,183   89 

Qualified Limited Forbearance Program

            

Multi-family mortgage

  66   50,959   244 

Nonresidential real estate

  34   42,968   373 

Commercial leases

  18   5,853   579 

One-to-four family residential real estate

  10   1,312   8 
             
   169  $115,418  $1,338 

 

Troubled Debt Restructurings

 

The Company evaluates loan extensions or modifications not qualified under Section 4013 of the CARES Act or under OCC Bulletin 2020-35 in accordance with FASB ASC 340-10 with respect to the classification of the loan as a TDR.

 

Under ASC 340-10, if the Company grants a loan extension or modification to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties for other than an insignificant period of time that includes a below–market interest rate, principal forgiveness, payment forbearance or other concession intended to minimize the economic loss to the Company, the loan extension or loan modification is classified as a TDR. In cases where borrowers are granted new terms that provide for a reduction of either interest or principal then due and payable, management measures any impairment on the restructured loan in the same manner as for impaired loans as noted above.

 

 

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

NOTE 4 - LOANS RECEIVABLE (continued)

 

The Company had no TDRs at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. During the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, there were no loans modified and classified as TDRs. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, there were no TDR loans that subsequently defaulted within twelve months of their modification.

 

A loan is considered to be in payment default once it is 90 days contractually past due under the modified terms.

 

To determine whether a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, an evaluation is performed of the probability that the borrower will be in payment default on any of its debt in the foreseeable future without the modification. This evaluation is performed under the Company’s internal underwriting policy.

 

Credit Quality Indicators

 

The Company categorizes loans into risk categories based on relevant information about the ability of borrowers to service their debt, including current financial information, historical payment experience, credit documentation, public information, and current economic trends, among other factors. The Company analyzes loans individually by classifying the loans based on credit risk. This analysis includes non-homogeneous loans, such as commercial and commercial real estate loans. This analysis is performed on a monthly basis. The Company uses the following definitions for risk ratings:

 

Special Mention. A Special Mention asset has potential weaknesses that deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in the institution’s credit position at some future date. Special Mention assets are not adversely classified and do not expose an institution to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification.

 

Substandard. Loans categorized as Substandard continue to accrue interest, but exhibit a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that may jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. The loans continue to accrue interest because they are well secured and collection of principal and interest is expected within a reasonable time. The risk rating guidance published by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency clarifies that a loan with a well-defined weakness does not have to present a probability of default for the loan to be rated Substandard, and that an individual loan’s loss potential does not have to be distinct for the loan to be rated Substandard.

 

Nonaccrual. An asset classified Nonaccrual has all the weaknesses inherent in one classified Substandard with the added characteristic that the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable.

 

Loans not meeting the criteria above that are analyzed individually as part of the above described process are considered “Pass” rated loans.

 

Based on the most recent analysis performed, the risk categories of loans by class of loans are as follows:

 

  

Pass

  

Special Mention

  

Substandard

  

Nonaccrual

  

Total

 
June 30, 2020                    

One-to-four family residential real estate loans:

                    

Owner occupied

 $38,402  $79  $467  $662  $39,610 

Non-owner occupied

  9,255   29   34      9,318 

Multi-family mortgage:

                    

Illinois

  230,913            230,913 

Other

  305,706            305,706 

Nonresidential real estate

  124,322   160   2,790   288   127,560 

Commercial loans:

                    

Regional commercial banking

  32,388            32,388 

Health care

  12,117   437         12,554 

Direct commercial lessor

  81,667            81,667 

Commercial leases:

                    

Investment-rated commercial leases

  114,632            114,632 

Other commercial leases

  131,271      1,261   833   133,365 

Consumer

  1,770   2   11      1,783 
  $1,082,443  $707  $4,563  $1,783  $1,089,496 

 

 

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

NOTE 4 - LOANS RECEIVABLE (continued)

 

  

Pass

  

Special Mention

  

Substandard

  

Nonaccrual

  

Total

 
December 31, 2019                    

One-to-four family residential real estate loans:

                    

Owner occupied

 $43,908  $36  $533  $512  $44,989 

Non-owner occupied

  10,696   30   35      10,761 

Multi-family mortgage:

                    

Illinois

  247,757      206      247,963 

Other

  315,787            315,787 

Nonresidential real estate

  134,134   162   90   288   134,674 

Commercial loans:

                    

Regional commercial banking

  24,853            24,853 

Health care

  62,084   8,346         70,430 

Direct commercial lessor

  50,431            50,431 

Commercial leases:

                    

Investment-rated commercial leases

  133,332   507         133,839 

Other commercial leases

  137,893   761   136      138,790 

Consumer

  2,153   5   53      2,211 
  $1,163,028  $9,847  $1,053  $800  $1,174,728 

 

 

NOTE 5 - OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED

 

Real estate that is acquired through foreclosure or a deed in lieu of foreclosure is classified as other real estate owned ("OREO") until it is sold. When real estate is acquired through foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, it is recorded at its fair value, less the estimated costs of disposal. If the fair value of the property is less than the loan balance, the difference is charged against the allowance for loan losses.

 

  

June 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 
  

Balance

  

Valuation Allowance

  

Net OREO Balance

  

Balance

  

Valuation Allowance

  

Net OREO Balance

 

One–to–four family residential

 $143  $-  $143  $186  $  $186 

 

The following represents the roll forward of OREO and the composition of OREO properties:

 

  

For the Three Months Ended

  

For the Six Months Ended

 
  

June 30,

  

June 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Beginning balance

 $110  $921  $186  $1,226 

New foreclosed properties

  33      33   46 

Valuation adjustments

     (21)     (21)

Sales and other reductions

     (403)  (76)  (754)

Ending balance

 $143  $497  $143  $497 

 

Activity in the valuation allowance is as follows:

 

  

For the Three Months Ended

  

For the Six Months Ended

 
  

June 30,

  

June 30,

 
  

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Beginning balance

 $  $  $  $23 

Additions charged to expense

     21      21 

Reductions from sales of OREO

           (23)

Ending balance

 $  $21  $  $21 

 

At June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the balance of OREO included no foreclosed residential real estate properties recorded as a result of obtaining physical possession of the property without title. At June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the recorded investment of consumer mortgage loans secured by residential real estate properties for which formal foreclosure proceedings were in process was $207,000 and $237,000, respectively.

 

 

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

NOTE 6 - LEASES

 

The Company enters into operating leases in the normal course of business primarily for several of its branch and corporate locations. Leases (Topic 842) establishes a right of use model that requires a lessee to record a right of use (“ROU”) asset and a lease liability for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Currently the Company is obligated under four non-cancellable operating lease agreements for three branch properties and its corporate office. The leases have varying terms, the longest of which will end in 2032. The Company's lease agreements include options to renew at the Company's discretion. The extensions are not reasonably certain to be exercised; therefore, they were not considered in the calculation of the ROU asset and lease liability. The Company has also elected not to recognize leases with original lease terms of 12 months or less (short-term leases) on the Company's Statement of Financial Condition.

 

The following table represents the classification of the Company's right of use and lease liabilities:

 

  

Statement of Financial Condition Location

 

June 30, 2020

  

December 31, 2019

 

Operating Lease Right of Use Asset:

          

Gross carrying amount

   $6,694  $ 
New lease obligation    111   6,694 

Accumulated amortization

    (1,288)  (848)

Net carrying value

 

Other assets

 $5,517  $5,846 
           

Operating Lease Liabilities:

          

Right of use lease obligations

 

Other liabilities

 $5,517  $5,846 

 

 

Amortization expense was $221,000 and $212,000 for the three months ended  June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $439,000 and $424,000 for the six months ended   June 30, 2020 and 2019.  At  June 30, 2020, the weighted-average remaining lease term for the operating leases was 8.5 years and the weighted-average discount rate used in the measurement of operating lease liabilities was 3.13%. The Company utilized the FHLB fixed rate advance rate for the term most closely aligning with the remaining lease term.

 

  

For the Three Months Ended

  

For the Six Months Ended

 
  

June 30,

  

June 30,

 

Lease cost:

 

2020

  

2019

  

2020

  

2019

 

Operating lease cost

 $221  $212  $439  $424 

Short-term lease cost

  41   29   71   60 

Sublease income

  (20)  (9)  (38)  (15)

Total lease cost

 $242  $232  $472  $469 
                 

Other information:

                

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

                

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 $238  $225  $471  $449 

 

Future minimum payments under non-cancellable operating leases with terms longer than 12 months, are as follows at June 30, 2020:

 

Twelve months ended June 30,

    

2021

 $952 

2022

  979 

2023

  1,007 

2024

  705 

2025

  504 

Thereafter

  2,470 

Total future minimum operating lease payments

  6,617 

Amounts representing interest

  (1,100)

Present value of net future minimum operating lease payments

 $5,517 

 

 

 

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

NOTE 7 - BORROWINGS

 

Advances from the FHLB were as follows:

 

   

June 30, 2020

   

December 31, 2019

 
   

Contractual

           

Contractual

         
   

Rate

   

Amount

   

Rate

   

Amount

 

Fixed-rate advance from FHLB, due within 1 year

    %   $ 4,000       %   $  

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, which are included with borrowings on the consolidated balance sheet, are shown below.

 

   

Overnight and Continuous

   

Up to 30 days

   

30 - 90 days

   

Greater Than 90 days

   

Total

 

December 31, 2019

                                       

Repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions

  $ 61     $     $     $     $ 61  

Gross amount of recognized liabilities for repurchase agreements in Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

                                  $ 61  

 

There were no repurchase agreements and repurchase-to-maturity transactions at  June 30, 2020.

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase were secured by a mortgage-backed security with a carrying amount of $2.0 million at December 31, 2019,  As the security's value fluctuates due to market conditions, the Company has no control over the market value.   The Company is obligated to promptly transfer additional securities if the market value of the securities falls below the repurchase price, per the agreement.

 

On April 1, 2020, the Company established a $5.0 million unsecured line of credit with a correspondent.  Interest is payable at a rate of Prime rate minus 0.75%.  The line of credit will mature on April 1, 2021.  The line of credit had no outstanding balance at  June 30, 2020.

 

 

NOTE 8 – FAIR VALUE

 

Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values:

 

 

Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

   
 

Level 2 – Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

   
 

Level 3 – Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

 

The Company used the following methods and significant assumptions to estimate the fair value of each type of financial instrument:

 

Securities: The fair values of debt securities are generally determined by matrix pricing, which is a mathematical technique widely used in the industry to value debt securities without relying exclusively on quoted prices for the specific securities, but rather by relying on the securities’ relationship to other benchmark quoted securities (Level 2).

 

Impaired loans: The fair value of impaired loans with specific allocations of the allowance for loan losses is generally based on recent real estate appraisals. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available for similar loans and collateral underlying such loans. Non-real estate collateral may be valued using an appraisal, net book value per the borrower’s financial statements, or aging reports, adjusted or discounted based on management’s historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of the valuation, and management’s expertise and knowledge of the client and client’s business, resulting in a Level 3 fair value classification. Impaired loans are evaluated on a quarterly basis for additional impairment and adjusted in accordance with the allowance policy.

 

Other real estate owned: Assets acquired through or instead of loan foreclosure are initially recorded at fair value less costs to sell when acquired, establishing a new cost basis. These assets are subsequently accounted for at lower of cost or fair value less estimated costs to sell. Fair value is commonly based on recent real estate appraisals which are updated no less frequently than annually. These appraisals may utilize a single valuation approach or a combination of approaches including comparable sales and the income approach with data from comparable properties. Adjustments are routinely made in the appraisal process by the independent appraisers to adjust for differences between the comparable sales and income data available. Real estate owned properties are evaluated on a quarterly basis for additional impairment and adjusted accordingly.

 

 

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

NOTE 8 - FAIR VALUE (continued)

 

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial assets that were accounted for at fair value and are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

  

Fair Value Measurements Using

     
  

Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)

  

Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)

  

Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

  

Fair Value

 

June 30, 2020

                

Securities:

                

Certificates of deposit

 $  $49,288  $  $49,288 

Municipal securities

     514      514 

Mortgage-backed securities – residential

     6,983      6,983 

Collateralized mortgage obligations – residential

     2,652      2,652 
  $  $59,437  $  $59,437 

December 31, 2019

                

Securities:

                

Certificates of deposit

 $  $48,666  $  $48,666 

Municipal securities

     513      513 

Mortgage-backed securities - residential

     8,037      8,037 

Collateralized mortgage obligations – residential

     2,977      2,977 
  $  $60,193  $  $60,193 

 

At June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 there were no impaired loans that were measured for impairment using the fair value of the collateral for collateral–dependent loans and which had specific valuation allowances.

 

At June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 there were no OREO properties with valuation allowances.

 

The carrying amount and estimated fair value of financial instruments are as follows:

 

      

Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2020 Using:

     
  

Carrying Amount

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

 

Financial assets

                    

Cash and cash equivalents

 $384,765  $13,826  $370,939  $  $384,765 

Securities

  59,437      59,437      59,437 

Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses

  1,081,798         1,089,464   1,089,464 

FHLB and FRB stock

  7,490            N /A 

Accrued interest receivable

  4,447      102   4,345   4,447 

Financial liabilities

                    

Certificates of deposit

  340,717      343,032      343,032 

Borrowings

  4,000      3,994      3,994 

 

      

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2019 Using:

     
  

Carrying Amount

  

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

 

Financial assets

                    

Cash and cash equivalents

 $190,325  $9,785  $180,540  $  $190,325 

Securities

  60,193      60,193      60,193 

Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses

  1,168,008         1,177,459   1,177,459 

FHLB and FRB stock

  7,490            N /A 
Accrued interest receivable  4,563      252   4,311   4,563 

Financial liabilities

                    

Certificates of deposit

  402,034      402,914      402,914 

Borrowings

  61      61      61 

 

Loans: The exit price observations are obtained from an independent third-party using its proprietary valuation model and methodology and may not reflect actual or prospective market valuations. The valuation is based on the probability of default, loss given default, recovery delay, prepayment, and discount rate assumptions.

 

While the above estimates are based on management’s judgment of the most appropriate factors, as of the balance sheet date, there is no assurance that the estimated fair values would have been realized if the assets were disposed of or the liabilities settled at that date, since market values may differ depending on the various circumstances. The estimated fair values would also not apply to subsequent dates.

 

In addition, other assets and liabilities that are not financial instruments, such as premises and equipment, are not included in the above disclosures.

 

 

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Table amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

NOTE 9 – REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

 

All of the Company's revenue from contracts with customers within the scope of ASC 606 is recognized within noninterest income. The following table presents the Company's sources of noninterest income. Items outside of the scope of the ASC 606 are noted as such.

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 

Deposit service charges and fees

  $ 736     $ 974     $ 1,623     $ 1,904  

Loan servicing fees (1)

    82       56       145       79  

Mortgage brokerage and banking fees (1)

    11       21       40       49  

Gain on sale of equity securities (1)

                      295  

Loss on disposal of other assets

                (2 )     (19 )

Trust and insurance commissions and annuities income

    224       224       506       429  

Earnings on bank-owned life insurance (1)

    9       38       41       68  

Other (1)

    101       113       208       245  

Total noninterest income

  $ 1,163     $ 1,426     $ 2,561     $ 3,050  

 

(1)    Not within the scope of ASC 606

 

A description of the Company's revenue streams accounted for under ASC 606 follows:

 

Deposit service charges and fees: The Company earns fees from its deposit customers based on specific types of transactions, account maintenance and overdraft services. Transaction-based fees, which include services such as ATM use fees, stop payment charges, statement rendering, and ACH fees, are recognized at the time the transaction is executed as that is the point in time the Company fulfills the customer's request. Account maintenance fees, which relate primarily to monthly maintenance, are earned over the course of a month, representing the period over which the Company satisfies the performance obligation. Overdraft fees are recognized at the point in time that the overdraft occurs. Service charges on deposits are withdrawn from the customer's account balance.

 

Interchange income: The Company earns interchange fees from debit cardholder transactions conducted through the Visa payment network. Interchange fees from cardholder transactions represent a percentage of the underlying transaction value and are recognized daily, concurrently with the transaction processing services provided to the cardholder. Interchange income is included in deposit service charges and fees. Interchange income was $ 343,000 and $ 401,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.  Interchange income was $ 694,000 and $ 762,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

 

Trust and insurance commissions and annuities income: The Company earns trust, insurance commissions and annuities income from its contracts with trust customers to manage assets for investment, and/or to transact on their accounts. These fees are primarily earned over time as the Company provides the contracted monthly or quarterly services and are generally assessed based on a tiered scale of the market value of assets under management (AUM) at month-end. Fees that are transaction based, including trade execution services, are recognized at the point in time that the transaction is executed, i.e., the trade date. Other related services provided include fees the Company earns, which are based on a fixed fee schedule, are recognized when the services are rendered.

 

Gains/losses on sales of OREO and other assets: The Company records a gain or loss from the sale of OREO and other assets when control of the property transfers to the buyer, which generally occurs at the time of an executed deed. When the Company finances the sale of OREO to the buyer, the Company assesses whether the buyer is committed to perform their obligations under the contract and whether collectability of the transaction price is probable. Once these criteria are met, the OREO asset is derecognized and the gain or loss on sale is recorded upon the transfer of control of the property to the buyer. In determining the gain or loss on the sale, the Company adjusts the transaction price and related gain (loss) on sale if a significant financing component is present. OREO sales for the three and  six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were not financed by the Bank.

 

19

 
 

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains, and other periodic and current reports, press releases and other public stockholder communications of BankFinancial Corporation may contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that involve significant risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements may include statements relating to our future plans, strategies and expectations, as well as our future revenues, earnings, losses, financial performance, financial condition, asset quality metrics and future prospects. Forward looking statements are generally identifiable by use of the words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “preliminary,” “project,” “plan,” or similar expressions. Forward looking statements speak only as of the date made. They are frequently based on assumptions that may or may not materialize, and are subject to numerous uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward looking statements. We intend all forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are including this statement for the purpose of invoking these safe harbor provisions.

 

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated or projected and which could materially and adversely affect our operating results, financial condition or future prospects include, but are not limited to: (i) less than anticipated loan growth due to intense competition for loans and leases, particularly in terms of pricing and credit underwriting, or a dearth of borrowers who meet our underwriting standards; (ii) the impact of re-pricing and competitors’ pricing initiatives on loan and deposit products; (iii) interest rate movements and their impact on the economy, customer behavior and our net interest margin; (iv) adverse economic conditions in general, or specific events such as a pandemic or terrorism, and in the markets in which we lend that could result in increased delinquencies in our loan portfolio or a decline in the value of our investment securities and the collateral for our loans; (v) declines in real estate values that adversely impact the value of our loan collateral, OREO, asset dispositions and the level of borrower equity in their investments; (vi) borrowers that experience legal or financial difficulties that we do not currently foresee; (vii) results of supervisory monitoring or examinations by regulatory authorities, including the possibility that a regulatory authority could, among other things, require us to increase our allowance for loan losses or adversely change our loan classifications, write-down assets, reduce credit concentrations or maintain specific capital levels; (viii) changes, disruptions or illiquidity in national or global financial markets; (ix) the credit risks of lending activities, including risks that could cause changes in the level and direction of loan delinquencies and charge-offs or changes in estimates relating to the computation of our allowance for loan losses; (x) monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board; (xi) factors affecting our ability to access deposits or cost-effective funding, and the impact of competitors' pricing initiatives on our deposit products; (xii) legislative or regulatory changes, that have an adverse impact on our products, services, operations and operating expenses; (xiii) higher federal deposit insurance premiums; (xiv) higher than expected overhead, infrastructure and compliance costs; (xv) changes in accounting or tax principles, policies or guidelines; (xvi) the effects of any federal government shutdown; and (xvii) privacy and cybersecurity risks, including the risks of business interruption and the compromise of confidential customer information resulting from intrusions.

 

These risks and uncertainties, together with the Risk Factors and other information set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, as well as Part II, Items 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and other filings we make with the SEC, should be considered in evaluating forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Forward looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement in the future, or to reflect circumstances and events that occur after the date on which the forward-looking statement was made.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Critical accounting policies are defined as those that are reflective of significant judgments and uncertainties, and could potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. We believe that the most critical accounting policies upon which our financial condition and results of operation depend, and which involve the most complex subjective decisions or assessments, are included in the discussion entitled “Critical Accounting Policies” in Item 7, “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the SEC.

 

Overview

 

At June 30, 2020, the Company continued to be in a strong financial and operational condition. The Company had a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 11.06% and a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 17.03%. Our ratio of nonperforming loans to total loans was 0.16% and the ratio of nonperforming assets to total assets was 0.12%. The Company’s subsidiary, BankFinancial NA, had 26.7% of total assets in cash deposited at the Federal Reserve Bank and other insured depository institutions. We believe the Company is appropriately positioned for the foreseeable economic and social consequences of the COVID-19 global pandemic.

 

Pandemic Operational Status

 

On March 24, 2020, we limited branch lobby service to appointment-only, and implemented new capabilities to execute lobby transactions electronically or via our drive-in facilities. Due to continued declines in customer traffic, we temporarily closed three branch offices on April 13, 2020 and consolidated service into reasonably proximate larger branch offices. All business functions continue to be operational. 

 

During the second quarter of 2020, we deployed new technological capabilities for branch transaction processing; we are now capable of executing branch transactions on a contactless basis except for cash and check cashing transactions, and safe deposit box access. 

 

Beginning in late July 2020, we expect to restore walk-in branch service hours for limited periods and modestly expand drive-in hours for certain branch offices to accommodate customer service needs at peak periods. We implemented enhanced health safety protocols in all branch facilities for which we expect to restore walk-in branch services.

 

 

Loan Composition & Activity

 

Our loan portfolio continues to benefit from its inherent diversity of credit exposures and geographic distribution. Consistent with our long-standing asset allocation principles, we have no material exposure to the hospitality (hotels or restaurants/franchises), oil and gas production, or travel/leisure industries. We have no exposure to direct construction lending or leveraged loans. We have limited exposure to residential mortgage and consumer loans. Our principle of lending based on “essential-use” assets and industries, such as affordable multi-family housing, health care and within a broadly-diversified range of large corporations and governments, has so far resulted in a loan portfolio that could prove to be resilient in terms of asset quality performance.

 

In the second quarter of 2020, total loans declined by $65.4 million (5.7%) compared to the first quarter of 2020. Commercial loan and finance balances decreased by $31.4 million (19.9%) primarily due to a $42.2 million (77.1%) reduction in line of credit usage by health-care providers, partially offset by seasonal growth in regional commercial lending and line of credit usage by equipment lessors.  Health-care providers received substantial additional liquidity from Medicare reimbursement advances and other sources, and some borrowers chose to pay down credit exposures to the maximum extent possible. Multi-family mortgage loans decreased by $5.8 million (1.1%) primarily due to scheduled principal amortization. Nonresidential real estate mortgage loans declined by $5.9 million (4.4%) primarily due to prepayment activity related to project sales and external refinance activity.  Our commercial equipment lease and commercial finance portfolio declined by $18.1 million (6.8%) primarily due to reduced origination volumes related to COVID-19 impacts on equipment delivery and installations to lessees.

 

U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)

 

We originated 305 loans for $11 million pursuant to the U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in the second quarter of 2020; of these, we had 300 loans with $10.9 million in outstanding principal balance as of June 30, 2020. The Bank focused its PPP loan origination capabilities on new and existing small business deposit customers, resulting in an average loan origination amount of $36,144.

 

Due to the uncertainties concerning the PPP, borrower demand for PPP loans declined each month during the second quarter of 2020, with 229 loans originated in May 2020 and 25 loans originated in June 2020. In anticipation of further extensions and enhancements to the PPP, we implemented a technology solution to automate the processing of PPP loans.  We also implemented a technology solution to automate the processing of requests for forgiveness of PPP loans not forgiven by operation of law.   

 

COVID-19 Loan Forbearance Programs

 

Section 4013 of the CARES Act provides that a qualified loan modification is exempt by law from classification as a Troubled Debt Restructuring pursuant to US GAAP. In addition, OCC Bulletin 2020-35 provides more limited circumstances in which a loan modification is not subject to classification as a Troubled Debt Restructuring. Pursuant to these new capabilities, we developed several loan forbearance programs to assist borrowers with managing cash flows disrupted due to COVID-19.

 

Our Apartment and Commercial Real Estate Qualified Limited Forbearance Program permitted borrowers who qualify under Section 4013 of the CARES Act to make an election to pay scheduled interest and escrow payments (if applicable) for a four-month period beginning in April 2020, and pay all deferred principal payments by December 2020. As of June 30, 2020, 100 borrowers with $94.0 million in outstanding loan principal balances executed a Qualified Limited Forbearance Program agreement. At June 30, 2020, all but two borrowers were current on all required forbearance payments; those borrowers made the required payments shortly after the end of the second quarter of 2020. 

 

For small investment property owners with loan balances under $750,000, borrowers were also able to defer the May 2020 loan payment entirely, with all deferred interest amounts due by December 2020 and all deferred principal amounts due by June 30, 2021. As of June 30, 2020, 41 borrowers with $14.3 million in outstanding principal balances executed a Small Investment Property Limited Forbearance Program agreement. At June 30, 2020, all but one borrower was current on all required forbearance payments; the remaining borrower made the required payment shortly after the end of the second quarter of 2020. 

 

Relief under CARES Act Section 4013 and OCC Bulletin 2020-35 forbearance agreements may be available to qualified commercial loan and commercial finance borrowers, and to commercial equipment lessees. As of June 30, 2020, we had no commercial loan borrowers subject to any form of forbearance agreement. As of June 30, 2020, there were seven commercial equipment lessees with $5.9 million in outstanding principal balances subject to a forbearance agreement.  As of June 30, 2020, all but one of the lessees were current on all required payments; the remaining lessee made the required payments shortly after the end of the second quarter of 2020.  One lessee with $449,000 in outstanding principal balance was subject to a forbearance agreement other than our standard Qualified Limited Forbearance Agreement. 

 

For residential mortgage and consumer loans, relief under CARES Act Section 4013 or OCC Bulletin 2020-35 forbearance agreements is available to qualified borrowers. As of June 30, 2020, we had 10 borrowers with $1.3 million in outstanding principal balances subject to a forbearance agreement with terms consistent with secondary residential mortgage market standards established by Fannie Mae.  Due to the continuing widespread impact of COVID-19 in the State of Illinois, we expect that additional residential loan borrowers will seek loan forbearance or loan modification agreements in and after the third quarter of 2020.

 

Asset Quality

 

Our non-performing loans to total loans ratio was 0.16% as of June 30, 2020.  Due in part to disruptions in payment processing related to COVID-19, we placed three lessees with a total exposure of $833,000 on non-accrual status in the second quarter of 2020; of these, we received payments subsequent to June 30, 2020 from two with a total exposure of $526,000 sufficient to repay the exposures in full or restore the lessee to current payment status.  Past due loan balances, including payments due on any loan or leases subject to a forbearance agreement, continued to remain nominal; however, these trends could change based on the pace of economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and based on any further fiscal stimulus, if any, from the U.S. Government in future quarters. 

 

 

Allowance for Losses on Loans and Leases Reserve

 

Our allowance for losses on loans and leases reserve increased by $44,000, as increases in reserve ratios for multi-family residential real estate loans and commercial real estate loans were more than offset by the recovery of reserves from the overall reduction in outstanding loan principal balance during the second quarter of 2020.  The $31.4 million decline in commercial loans and finance balances during the second quarter of 2020 resulted in a $213,000 reduction in required reserve at June 30, 2020.  We estimate that if our loan portfolio balances and composition remained constant during the second quarter of 2020 from the first quarter of 2020, a $455,000 additional provision for loan loss reserve would have been indicated for the second quarter of 2020.  As of June 30, 2020, the required reserve ratios for multi-family residential real estate loans and commercial real estate loans increased by 19.6%, and 43.8%, respectively, compared to December 31, 2019.

 

If our loan balances increase as business and liquidity conditions normalize for our health care borrowers, and if equipment finance and commercial loan and finance originations return to their expected levels, we expect that we will experience additional increases to the allowance for loans and leases reserve.  Additionally, should economic conditions worsen due to the broad impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, further increases in required reserve ratios for certain loan types may also require an increase in the allowance for loans and leases reserve.

Deposit Portfolio Composition & Activity

Our deposit portfolio composition consists almost entirely of core transaction accounts, with local retail and business money market deposit accounts, and local retail certificates of deposit accounts. In the second quarter of 2020, total deposits increased by $134.4 million (10.7%), net of a $16.3 million reduction in wholesale deposit balances, primarily due to the impacts of multiple COVID-19 U.S. Government fiscal stimulus programs. We also note that the delays enacted for federal and state tax reporting and remittances also deferred seasonal deposit withdrawal activity typical for the second quarter of each calendar year. For the remainder of 2020, we expect greater volatility in deposit balances, as various forms of government stimulus provide additional liquidity to depositors, but in most cases this liquidity may also be consumed to pay current or past due obligations. Given our substantial liquidity, we will maintain a moderate competitive posture for interest-bearing deposits, with pricing flexibility reserved for our most valuable overall deposit relationships.

 

Net Interest Income and Noninterest Income

 

The abrupt decline in interest rates during the first quarter of 2020 not only reduced interest income on floating-rate commercial loans and liquidity assets, but it also reduced competitive pressures and depositor expectations concerning deposit interest rates. Because of the need to maintain higher levels of liquidity and delays in business investment activity due to COVID-19 disruptions, some further compression of our net interest margin is foreseeable in the next two quarters, but a sustained recovery in business conditions should enable us to deploy our additional asset generation resources and thus reallocate some of our excess liquidity.

 

The average yield on our loan and lease portfolio for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 was 4.57%, compared to an average loan and lease portfolio yield of 4.72% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. The average cost of retail and commercial deposits decreased to 0.63% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, compared to an average cost of 0.93% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. The average cost of wholesale deposits and borrowings declined to 2.35% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. Our net interest margin decreased to 3.09% for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, compared to 3.44% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

 

Noninterest income declined in the second quarter of 2020 due to the impact of “Stay-At-Home” orders on the use of card-based payments for retail sales and on commercial mortgage brokerage activity.  Changes in the market return of trust assets caused a modest reduction in wealth management and trust income.   The abrupt change in market interest rates reduced income on our Bank-Owned Life Insurance portfolio.  For the second quarter of 2020, noninterest income was $1.2 million, compared to $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2020. 

 

The substantial changes in commercial real estate market expectations will diminish transaction activity and credit availability for higher-leverage transactions typically financed by capital markets sources. The extreme volatility of equity markets similarly induces caution on the part of wealth management and trust customers, who became far more risk-averse as the scope and severity of the COVID-19 global pandemic expanded during the second quarter of 2020. We expect to see gradual improvement in these market-based opportunities commensurate with the reduction of uncertainties in commercial real estate and corporate earnings and asset valuations.

 

Noninterest Expense

 

Current market conditions favor a focus on expense reductions where feasible; however, our Business Plan requires investment in personnel and marketing resources to achieve our growth objectives in our loan and lease portfolios, and noninterest income for Commercial Mortgage Banking and Trust Services. Accordingly, we will seek to leverage cost savings from improved efficiencies in customer service delivery and reduction of legacy card-based transaction assets such as ATM/Debit cards and machines to help offset declines in interest income, and preserve our ability to realize our business generation priorities.

 

Noninterest expense declined to $9.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2020.  Compensation and benefits declined by $350,000, net of a $100,000 accrual for special performance compensation related to COVID-19 risk management and customer service activities.  Information technology expenses increased modestly due to improvements in our information security and network capacities; we expect some of these expenses to decline as we terminate existing parallel service agreements upon full implementation of new capabilities.   Despite increased expenses for health safety and other COVID-19 protections and responses, other expenses remained well-contained, as we curtailed marketing expenses and other discretionary expenses to improve efficiencies.

 

Capital Management

 

The sharp reduction in the Company’s share price to below tangible book value should create an opportunity to enhance shareholder value through highly accretive share repurchases, absent the imposition of regulatory limitations or the existence of higher priority- capital needs. We also intend to continue to consider potential acquisition opportunities that meet our established parameters, if executable under current market conditions.

 

We repurchased 181,640 shares of the Company's common stock at an average cost of $8.12 per share during the second quarter of 2020. Our tangible book value increased to $11.58 from $11.48 as of June 30, 2020.  At June 30, 2020, we had 155,127 shares available for repurchase under the Board's current share repurchase program.

 

 

 

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

The following summary information is derived from the consolidated financial statements of the Company. For additional information, reference is made to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.

 

   

June 30, 2020

   

December 31, 2019

   

Change

 
   

(In thousands)

 

Selected Financial Condition Data:

                       

Total assets

  $ 1,593,129     $ 1,488,015     $ 105,114  

Loans, net

    1,081,798       1,168,008       (86,210 )

Securities, at fair value

    59,437       60,193       (756 )

Other real estate owned, net

    143       186       (43 )

Deposits

    1,388,155       1,284,757       103,398  

Borrowings

    4,000       61       3,939  

Equity

    172,454       174,372       (1,918 )

 

   

Three Months Ended

           

Six Months Ended

         
   

June 30,

           

June 30,

         
   

2020

   

2019

   

Change

   

2020

   

2019

   

Change

 
   

(In thousands)

 

Selected Operating Data:

                                               

Interest income

  $ 13,194     $ 16,522     $ (3,328 )   $ 27,847     $ 33,048     $ (5,201 )

Interest expense

    1,869       3,419       (1,550 )     4,553       6,726       (2,173 )

Net interest income

    11,325       13,103       (1,778 )     23,294       26,322       (3,028 )

Provision for loan losses

    42       3,957       (3,915 )     513       3,870       (3,357 )

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

    11,283       9,146       2,137       22,781       22,452       329  

Noninterest income

    1,163       1,426       (263 )     2,561       3,050       (489 )

Noninterest expense

    9,249       9,472       (223 )     18,877       19,570       (693 )

Income before income tax expense

    3,197       1,100       2,097       6,465       5,932       533  

Income tax expense

    845       293       552       1,695       1,574       121  

Net income

  $ 2,352     $ 807     $ 1,545     $ 4,770     $ 4,358     $ 412  

 

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Six Months Ended

 
   

June 30,

   

June 30,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 

Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data:

                               

Performance Ratios:

                               

Return on assets (ratio of net income to average total assets) (1)

    0.61 %     0.21 %     0.63 %     0.57 %

Return on equity (ratio of net income to average equity) (1)

    5.42       1.84       5.47       4.84  

Average equity to average assets

    11.27       11.47       11.60       11.69  

Net interest rate spread (1) (2)

    2.90       3.30       3.04       3.32  

Net interest margin (1) (3)

    3.09       3.60       3.26       3.62  

Efficiency ratio (4)

    74.06       65.19       73.01       66.63  

Noninterest expense to average total assets (1)

    2.40       2.48       2.51       2.54  

Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing liabilities

    138.21       131.66       135.41       131.77  

Dividends declared per share

  $ 0.10     $ 0.10     $ 0.20     $ 0.20  

Dividend payout ratio

    63.73 %     191.78 %     63.33 %     73.28 %

 

   

At June 30, 2020

   

At December 31, 2019

 

Asset Quality Ratios:

               

Nonperforming assets to total assets (5)

    0.12 %     0.07 %

Nonperforming loans to total loans

    0.16       0.07  

Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans

    457.43       901.06  

Allowance for loan losses to total loans

    0.75       0.65  

Capital Ratios:

               

Equity to total assets at end of period

    10.82 %     11.72 %

Tier 1 leverage ratio (Bank only)

    10.54 %     10.89 %

Other Data:

               

Number of full-service offices

    19       19  

Employees (full-time equivalents)

    199       222  

 

(1)

Ratios annualized.

(2)

The net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities for the period.

(3)

The net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets for the period.

(4)

The efficiency ratio represents noninterest expense, divided by the sum of net interest income and noninterest income.

(5)

Nonperforming assets include nonperforming loans and other real estate owned.

 

 

Comparison of Financial Condition at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019

 

Total assets increased $ 105.1 million, or 7.1%, to $ 1.593 billion at June 30, 2020, from $ 1.488 billion at December 31, 2019. The increase in total assets was primarily due to an increase in cash and cash equivalents, which was partially offset by a decrease in loans receivable.  Cash and cash equivalents increased $ 194.4 million, or 102.2%, to $ 384.8 million at June 30, 2020, from $ 190.3 million at December 31, 2019. Loans decreased $ 86.2 million, or 7.4%, to $ 1.082 billion at June 30, 2020, from $ 1.168 billion at December 31, 2019.

 

Our loan portfolio consists primarily of investment and business loans (multi-family, nonresidential real estate, commercial, and commercial leases), which together totaled 95.3% of gross loans at June 30, 2020. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, multi-family loans decreased by $ 27.1 million, or 4.8%; commercial loans decreased by $ 19.1 million, or 13.1%; commercial leases decreased $ 24.6 million, or 9.0%; and nonresidential real estate loans decreased $ 7.1 million, or 5.3%. The decrease in multi-family loans was primarily due to a significant amount of loan prepayments.

 

 

Our primary lending area consists of the counties in the State of Illinois where our branch offices are located, and contiguous counties. We derive the most significant portion of our revenues from these geographic areas. We also engage in multi-family mortgage lending activities in carefully selected metropolitan areas outside our primary lending area and engage in certain types of commercial lending and leasing activities on a nationwide basis. At June 30, 2020, $228.7 million, or 42.6%, of our multi-family mortgage loans were in the Metropolitan Statistical Area for Chicago, Illinois; $71.2 million, or 13.3%, were in the Metropolitan Statistical Area for Dallas, Texas; $44.6 million, or 8.3%, were in the Metropolitan Statistical Area for Denver, Colorado; $30.1 million, or 5.6%, were in the Metropolitan Statistical Area for Tampa, Florida; $29.1 million, or 5.4%, were in the Metropolitan Statistical Area for Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina; $21.5 million, or 4.0%, were in the Metropolitan Statistical Area for San Antonio, Texas; and $19.2 million, or 3.6%, were in the Metropolitan Statistical Area for Minneapolis, Minnesota. This information reflects the location of the collateral and does not necessarily reflect the location of the borrower.

 

Total liabilities increased $ 107.0 million, or 8.1%, to $ 1.421 billion at June 30, 2020, from $ 1.314 billion at December 31, 2019, primarily due to an increase in total deposits.  Total deposits increased $ 103.4 million, or 8.0%, to $ 1.388 billion at June 30, 2020, from $ 1.285 billion at December 31, 2019.  Noninterest-bearing demand deposits increased $94.3 million, or 44.8%, to $ 305.1 million at June 30, 2020, from $ 210.8 million at December 31, 2019 and interest-bearing NOW accounts increased $33.5 million, or 12.2%, to $ 306.6 million at June 30, 2020, from $ 273.2 million at December 31, 2019.  Money market accounts increased $22.5 million, or 9.2%, to $ 268.1 million at June 30, 2020, from $ 245.6 million at December 31, 2019.  Savings accounts increased $14.4 million, or 9.4%, to $ 167.6 million at June 30, 2020, from $ 153.2 million at December 31, 2019.  Retail certificates of deposit decreased $33.0 million, or 9.8%, to $ 304.0 million at June 30, 2020, from $ 336.9 million at December 31, 2019. Wholesale certificates of deposit decreased $28.3 million, or 43.5%, to $ 36.7 million at June 30, 2020, from $ 65.1 million at December 31, 2019. Core deposits (which consists of savings, money market, noninterest-bearing demand and NOW accounts) represented 75.5% of total deposits at June 30, 2020, compared to 68.7% at December 31, 2019.  Borrowings increased $3.9 million in May 2020, the Bank borrowed $4.0 million from the FHLB at zero percent interest rate for a one year term.

 

Total stockholders’ equity was $ 172.5 million at June 30, 2020, compared to $ 174.4 million at December 31, 2019. The decrease in total stockholders’ equity was primarily due to our repurchase of 387,836 shares of our common stock during the six months ended June 30, 2020 at a total cost of $ 3.7 million and our declaration and payment of cash dividends totaling $ 3.0 million during the same period. These reductions in total stockholders’ equity were partially offset by the net income of $ 4.8 million that the Company recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

 

Operating Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 

Net Income. Net income was $2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $807,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2019. Earnings per basic and fully diluted share of common stock were $0.16 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $0.05 for the three months ended June 30, 2019.

 

Net Interest Income. Net interest income was $11.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $13.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. The decrease in net interest income reflected a $3.3 million, or 20.1%, decrease in interest income, partially offset by a $1.6 million decrease in interest expense.

 

The decrease in interest income was due in substantial part to a decrease in the average yield on interest-earning assets, which was partially offset by a decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities and a decrease in total average interest-bearing liabilities. The yield on interest-earning assets decreased 94 basis points to 3.60% for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from 4.54% for the three months ended June 30, 2019. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased 54 basis points to 0.70% for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from 1.24% for the same period in 2019. Total average interest-earning assets increased $17.7 million, or 1.2%, to $1.476 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from $1.458 billion for the same period in 2019.  Total average interest-bearing liabilities decreased $39.7 million, or 3.6%, to $1.068 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from $1.108 billion for the same period in 2019.  Our net interest rate spread decreased by 40 basis point to 2.90% for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from 3.30% for the same period in 2019. Our net interest margin decreased by 51 basis points to 3.09% for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from 3.60% for the same period in 2019.

 

 

Average Balance Sheets

 

The following table sets forth average balance sheets, average yields and costs, and certain other information. No tax-equivalent yield adjustments were made, as the effect of these adjustments would not be material. Average balances are daily average balances. Nonaccrual loans are included in the computation of average balances, but have been reflected in the table as loans carrying a zero yield. The yields set forth below include the effect of deferred fees and expenses and discounts and premiums that are amortized or accreted to interest income or expense.

 

   

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

Average Outstanding Balance

   

Interest

   

Yield/Rate (1)

   

Average Outstanding Balance

   

Interest

   

Yield/Rate (1)

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Interest-earning assets:

                                               

Loans

  $ 1,116,067     $ 12,669       4.57 %   $ 1,297,548     $ 15,389       4.76 %

Securities

    66,750       271       1.63       86,144       602       2.80  

Stock in FHLB and FRB

    7,490       86       4.62       7,629       92       4.84  

Other

    285,594       168       0.24       66,859       439       2.63  

Total interest-earning assets

    1,475,901       13,194       3.60       1,458,180       16,522       4.54  

Noninterest-earning assets

    65,451                       70,853                  

Total assets

  $ 1,541,352                     $ 1,529,033                  

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                                               

Savings deposits

  $ 163,238       27       0.07     $ 154,822       117       0.30  

Money market accounts

    258,000       202       0.31       247,997       573       0.93  

NOW accounts

    285,838       128       0.18       267,185       309       0.46  

Certificates of deposit

    358,404       1,512       1.70       436,435       2,418       2.22  

Total deposits

    1,065,480       1,869       0.71       1,106,439       3,417       1.24  

Borrowings

    2,374                   1,101       2       0.73  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

    1,067,854       1,869       0.70       1,107,540       3,419       1.24  

Noninterest-bearing deposits

    273,523                       216,199                  

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

    26,298                       29,842                  

Total liabilities

    1,367,675                       1,353,581                  

Equity

    173,677                       175,452                  

Total liabilities and equity

  $ 1,541,352                     $ 1,529,033                  

Net interest income

          $ 11,325                     $ 13,103          

Net interest rate spread (2)

                    2.90 %                     3.30 %

Net interest-earning assets (3)

  $ 408,047                     $ 350,640                  

Net interest margin (4)

                    3.09 %                     3.60 %

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

    138.21 %                     131.66 %                

 

(1)

Annualized.

(2)

Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities.

(3)

Net interest-earning assets represents total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.

(4)

Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

 

 

Provision for Loan Losses

 

We establish provisions for loan losses, which are charged to operations in order to maintain the allowance for loan losses at a level we consider necessary to absorb probable incurred credit losses in the loan portfolio. In determining the level of the allowance for loan losses, we consider past and current loss experience, evaluations of real estate collateral, current economic conditions, volume and type of lending, adverse situations that may affect a borrower’s ability to repay a loan and the levels of nonperforming and other classified loans. The amount of the allowance is based on estimates and the ultimate losses may vary from such estimates as more information becomes available or events change. We assess the allowance for loan losses on a quarterly basis and make provisions for loan losses in order to maintain the allowance.

 

A loan balance is classified as a loss and charged-off when it is confirmed that there is no readily apparent source of repayment for the portion of the loan that is classified as loss. Confirmation can occur upon the receipt of updated third-party appraisal valuation information indicating that there is a low probability of repayment upon sale of the collateral, the final disposition of collateral where the net proceeds are insufficient to pay the loan balance in full, our failure to obtain possession of certain consumer-loan collateral within certain time limits specified by applicable federal regulations, the conclusion of legal proceedings where the borrower’s obligation to repay is legally discharged (such as a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding), or when it appears that further formal collection procedures are not likely to result in net proceeds in excess of the costs to collect.

 

We recorded a provision for loan losses of $42,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to a provision of $4.0 million for the same period in 2019. The provision for, or recovery of, loan losses is a function of the allowance for loan loss methodology that we use to determine the appropriate level of the allowance for inherent loan losses after net charge-offs have been deducted. The portion of the allowance for loan losses that is attributable to loans collectively evaluated for impairment increased $44,000, or 0.5%, to $8.2 million at June 30, 2020 from $8.1 million at  March 31, 2020. There were no reserves established for loans individually evaluated for impairment for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. Net recoveries were $2,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to net charge-offs of $4.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019.

 

The decrease in net charge-offs and provision for loan losses were primarily due to the fact that our operating results for the three months ending June 30, 2019 included a $4.4 million loss on the sale of a Chicago commercial credit exposure that experienced an unexpected deterioration in the second quarter of 2019. The sold loans were originated in 2016 to two affiliated wholesale fuel distributors. The loans were secured by accounts receivable and supplemental real estate collateral and were personally guaranteed by the borrowers’ principals. In the second quarter of 2019, we learned that one of the borrowers failed to make excise tax payments in violation of its agreements with the State of Illinois, that a tax performance bond that was a condition to the borrower’s continued ability to operate as a wholesale fuel distributor in the State of Illinois would not be renewed by the borrower’s insurer, and that the borrower had apparently altered its collection procedures and cash management practices in ways that appeared to make it necessary for us to institute litigation to gain control of and collect the proceeds of the accounts receivable collateral. We evaluated these and other factors, including the risks to the borrower’s ability to continue to operate as a going concern, and concluded that a sale of the loans at a discount was a superior alternative to initiating potentially costly and protracted litigation, the outcome of which could not be predicted with reasonable certainty.

 

The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans was 457.43 at June 30, 2020, compared to 1061.78 at March 31, 2020 and 901.06 at December 31, 2019.

 

Noninterest Income

 

   

Three Months Ended

         
   

June 30,

         
   

2020

   

2019

   

Change

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Deposit service charges and fees

  $ 736     $ 974     $ (238 )

Loan servicing fees

    82       56       26  

Mortgage brokerage and banking fees

    11       21       (10 )

Trust and insurance commissions and annuities income

    224       224        

Earnings on bank-owned life insurance

    9       38       (29 )

Other

    101       113       (12 )

Total noninterest income

  $ 1,163     $ 1,426     $ (263 )

 

Noninterest income decreased $ 263,000, or 18.4%, for the three months ended June 30, 2020 to $ 1.2 million, compared to $ 1.4 million for the same period in 2019.  Deposit service charges decreased $238,000, or 24.4%, primarily due to reduced NSF returns charges, Visa fees and negative balance fees. Loan servicing fees increased $26,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2019. Earnings on bank-owned life insurance decreased by $29,000 to $9,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, due to lower interest rates. Other income decreased $12,000, or 10.6%, to $101,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $113,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2019. 

 

 

Noninterest Expense

 

   

Three Months Ended

         
   

June 30,

         
   

2020

   

2019

   

Change

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Compensation and benefits

  $ 5,168     $ 5,207     $ (39 )

Office occupancy and equipment

    1,723       1,624       99  

Advertising and public relations

    118       145       (27 )

Information technology

    808       753       55  
Professional fees     289       237       52  

Supplies, telephone and postage

    284       322       (38 )

Amortization of intangibles

    7       14       (7 )

Nonperforming asset management

    57       58       (1 )

Operations of other real estate owned, net

    7       47       (40 )

FDIC insurance premiums

    102       146       (44 )

Other

    686       919       (233 )

Total noninterest expense

  $ 9,249     $ 9,472     $ (223 )

 

Noninterest expense decreased by $223,000, or 2.4%, to $ 9.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from $ 9.5 million for the same period in 2019.  Office occupancy and equipment expense increased $99,000, or 6.1%, to $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from $1.6 million for the same period in 2019, due in substantial part to an $82,000 increase in real estate taxes and increases in office building expense, rent expense and technology equipment upgrade expenses. Information technology expense increased $55,000, or 7.3%, to $808,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from $753,000 for the same period in 2019, primarily due to system upgrades and cybersecurity prevention expenses.  Professional fees increased $52,000, or 21.9%, to $289,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from $237,000 for the same period in 2019, due in substantial part to a $52,000 increase in trust consulting fees for investment management services.  FDIC insurance premiums decreased $44,000, or 30.1%, to $102,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $146,000 for the same period in 2019, due to the receipt of the FDIC's small bank assessment credit in third quarter 2019. Other expenses decreased $233,000, or 25.4%, to $686,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, from $919,000 for the same period in 2019, due in substantial part to the reversal of a $116,000 reserve established for the open letters of credit related to a loan charge-off that was recorded in the second quarter of 2019.  Supplies and office occupancy expense included $104,000 in expenses related to civil unrest and COVID-19 for additional cleaning and sanitation costs that were incurred for infection control and prevention.

 

Income Taxes

 

We recorded income tax expense of $845,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $293,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2019. Our combined state and federal effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was 26.4% versus an effective tax rate of 26.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2019.

 

 

Operating Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

 

Net Income. We had net income of $4.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $4.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. Earnings per basic and fully diluted share of common stock were $0.32 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $0.28 per basic and fully diluted share for the same period in 2019.

 

Net Interest Income. Net interest income was $23.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $26.3 million for the same period in 2019. The $3.0 million decrease in net interest income reflected a $5.2 million, or 15.7%, decrease in interest income, partially offset by a $2.2 million decrease in interest expense. 

 

The decrease in net interest income was primarily attributable to a decrease in the average yield on interest-earning assets, which was partially offset by a decrease in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities and a decrease in total average interest-earning assets. The yield on interest-earning assets decreased 64 basis points, or 14.1%, to 3.90% for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from 4.54% for the six months ended June 30, 2019. The cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased 36 basis points to 0.86% for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from 1.22% for the same period in 2019. Total average interest-earning assets decreased $30.6 million, or 2.1%, to $1.438 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from $1.468 billion for the same period in 2019. Our net interest rate spread decreased 28 basis points to 3.04% for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from 3.32% for the same period in 2019. Our net interest margin decreased by 36 basis points to 3.26% for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from 3.62% for the same period in 2019.

 

 

Average Balance Sheets

 

The following table sets forth average balance sheets, average yields and costs, and certain other information. No tax-equivalent yield adjustments were made, as the effect of these adjustments would not be material. Average balances are daily average balances. Nonaccrual loans are included in the computation of average balances, but have been reflected in the table as loans carrying a zero yield. The yields set forth below include the effect of deferred fees and expenses and discounts and premiums that are amortized or accreted to interest income or expense.

 

   

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

Average Outstanding Balance

   

Interest

   

Yield/Rate (1)

   

Average Outstanding Balance

   

Interest

   

Yield/Rate (1)

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Interest-earning assets:

                                               

Loans

  $ 1,138,010     $ 26,280       4.64 %   $ 1,300,948     $ 30,741       4.77 %

Securities

    64,845       575       1.78       88,670       1,204       2.74  

Stock in FHLB and FRB

    7,490       172       4.62       7,826       192       4.95  

Other

    227,299       820       0.73       70,775       911       2.60  

Total interest-earning assets

    1,437,644       27,847       3.90       1,468,219       33,048       4.54  

Noninterest-earning assets

    65,864                       72,994                  

Total assets

  $ 1,503,508                     $ 1,541,213                  

Interest-bearing liabilities:

                                               

Savings deposits

  $ 158,695       91       0.12     $ 154,145       231       0.30  

Money market accounts

    253,277       666       0.53       249,775       1,141       0.92  

NOW accounts

    276,017       351       0.26       268,690       602       0.45  

Certificates of deposit

    372,546       3,445       1.86       433,905       4,664       2.17  

Total deposits

    1,060,535       4,553       0.86       1,106,515       6,638       1.21  

Borrowings

    1,201                   7,701       88       2.30  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

    1,061,736       4,553       0.86       1,114,216       6,726       1.22  

Noninterest-bearing deposits

    241,001                       217,680                  

Noninterest-bearing liabilities

    26,403                       29,140                  

Total liabilities

    1,329,140                       1,361,036                  

Equity

    174,368                       180,177                  

Total liabilities and equity

  $ 1,503,508                     $ 1,541,213                  

Net interest income

          $ 23,294                     $ 26,322          

Net interest rate spread (2)

                    3.04 %                     3.32 %

Net interest-earning assets (3)

  $ 375,908                     $ 354,003                  

Net interest margin (4)

                    3.26 %                     3.62 %

Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities

    135.41 %                     131.77 %                

 

(1)

Annualized

(2)

Net interest rate spread represents the difference between the yield on average interest-earning assets and the cost of average interest-bearing liabilities.

(3)

Net interest-earning assets represents total interest-earning assets less total interest-bearing liabilities.

(4)

Net interest margin represents net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

 

 

Provision for Loan Losses

 

We recorded a provision for loan losses of $513,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to a provision for loan losses of $3.9 million for the same period in 2019. The portion of the allowance for loan losses attributable to loans collectively evaluated for impairment increased $524,000, or 6.9%, to $8.2 million at June 30, 2020, from $7.6 million at December 31, 2019. There were no reserves established for loans individually evaluated for impairment for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. Net recoveries were $11,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to net charge-offs of $4.5 million for the same period in 2019.  The decrease in net charge-offs and provision for loan losses were primarily due to the fact that our operating results for the six months ending June 30, 2019 included a $4.4 million loss on the sale of a Chicago commercial credit exposure that experienced an unexpected deterioration in the second quarter of 2019. 

 

The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of nonperforming loans was 457.43 at June 30, 2020, compared to 901.06 at December 31, 2019.

 

Noninterest Income

 

   

Six Months Ended

         
   

June 30,

         
   

2020

   

2019

   

Change

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Deposit service charges and fees

  $ 1,623     $ 1,904     $ (281 )

Loan servicing fees

    145       79       66  

Mortgage brokerage and banking fees

    40       49       (9 )

Gain on sale of equity securities

          295       (295 )
Loss on disposal of other assets     (2 )     (19 )     17  

Trust and insurance commissions and annuities income

    506       429       77  

Earnings on bank-owned life insurance

    41       68       (27 )

Other

    208       245       (37 )

Total noninterest income

  $ 2,561     $ 3,050     $ (489 )

 

Noninterest income decreased by $489,000, or 16.0%, to $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from $3.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019.  Deposit service charges and fees decreased $281,000, or 14.8%, to $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, primarily due to reduced NSF return charges, Visa fees and negative balance fees. We recorded a gain on sale of equity securities for the six months ended June 30, 2019 of $295,000.  Trust and insurance commissions and annuities income increased $77,000, or 17.9%, to $506,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $429,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019.  Earnings on bank-owned life insurance decreased $27,000 to $41,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, due to lower interest rates.  Other income decreased $37,000, or 15.1%, to $208,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $245,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2019.

 

Noninterest Expense

 

   

Six Months Ended

         
   

June 30,

         
   

2020

   

2019

   

Change

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Compensation and benefits

  $ 10,686     $ 10,910     $ (224 )

Office occupancy and equipment

    3,523       3,469       54  

Advertising and public relations

    270       306       (36 )

Information technology

    1,672       1,459       213  

Professional fees

    524       544       (20 )

Supplies, telephone and postage

    587       725       (138 )

Amortization of intangibles

    21       34       (13 )

Nonperforming asset management

    97       112       (15 )

Operations of other real estate owned, net

    (10 )     3       (13 )

FDIC insurance premiums

    136       254       (118 )

Other

    1,371       1,754       (383 )

Total noninterest expense

  $ 18,877     $ 19,570     $ (693 )

 

Noninterest expense decreased by $693,000, or 3.5%, to $18.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from $19.6 million for the same period in 2019. The decrease in noninterest expense is due in substantial part to decreases in compensation and benefits, FDIC insurance premiums and other noninterest expense, offset in part by an increase in information technology expense. Compensation and benefits expense decreased $224,000, or 2.1%, partially due to a decrease in full-time equivalent employees to 199 at June 30, 2020 from 231 at June 30, 2019.  Office occupancy and equipment expense increased $54,000, or 1.6%, to $3.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, due in substantial part to a $131,000 increase in real estate taxes for Bank properties, as well as an increase of $78,000 in equipment upgrade expenses, offset in part by a $156,000 decrease in snow removal expense. Information technology expense increased $213,000, or 14.6%, to $1.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $1.5 million for the same period in 2019, primarily due to system upgrades and cybersecurity prevention expenses. FDIC insurance premiums decreased $118,000, or 46.5%, to $136,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $254,000 for the same period in 2019, due to the receipt of the FDIC's small bank assessment credit in third quarter 2019. Other expenses decreased $383,000, or 21.8%, to $1.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, from $1.8 million for the same period in 2019, due in substantial part to the reversal of a $116,000 reserve established for the open letters of credit related to a loan charge-off that was recorded in the second quarter 2019.  Supplies and office occupancy expense included $122,000 in expenses related to civil unrest and COVID-19 for additional cleaning and sanitation costs that were incurred for infection control and prevention.

 

Income Taxes

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, we recorded $1.7 million of income tax expense, compared to $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019. Our effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2020 was 26.2%, compared to 26.5% for the same period in 2019.

 

 

 

Nonperforming Loans and Assets

 

We review loans on a regular basis, and generally place loans on nonaccrual status when either principal or interest is 90 days or more past due. In addition, we place loans on nonaccrual status when we do not expect to receive full payment of interest or principal. Interest accrued and unpaid at the time a loan is placed on nonaccrual status is reversed from interest income. Interest payments received on nonaccrual loans are recognized in accordance with our significant accounting policies. Once a loan is placed on nonaccrual status, the borrower must generally demonstrate at least six consecutive months of contractual payment performance before the loan is eligible to return to accrual status. We may have loans classified as 90 days or more delinquent and still accruing. Generally, we do not utilize this category of loan classification unless: (1) the loan is repaid in full shortly after the period end date; (2) the loan is well secured and there are no asserted or pending legal barriers to its collection; or (3) the borrower has remitted all scheduled payments and is otherwise in substantial compliance with the terms of the loan, but the processing of loan payments actually received or the renewal of the loan has not occurred for administrative reasons. At June 30, 2020, we had no loans in this category.

 

We typically obtain new third–party appraisals or collateral valuations when we place a loan on nonaccrual status, conduct impairment testing or conduct a TDR analysis unless the existing valuation information for the collateral is sufficiently current to comply with the requirements of our Appraisal and Collateral Valuation Policy (“ACV Policy”). We also obtain new third–party appraisals or collateral valuations when the judicial foreclosure process concludes with respect to real estate collateral, and when we otherwise acquire actual or constructive title to real estate collateral. In addition to third–party appraisals, we use updated valuation information based on Multiple Listing Service data, broker opinions of value, actual sales prices of similar assets sold by us and approved sales prices in response to offers to purchase similar assets owned by us to provide interim valuation information for consolidated financial statement and management purposes. Our ACV Policy establishes the maximum useful life of a real estate appraisal at 18 months. Because appraisals and updated valuations utilize historical or “ask–side” data in reaching valuation conclusions, the appraised or updated valuation may or may not reflect the actual sales price that we will receive at the time of sale.

 

Real estate appraisals may include up to three approaches to value: the sales comparison approach, the income approach (for income-producing property) and the cost approach. Not all appraisals utilize all three approaches. Depending on the nature of the collateral and market conditions, we may emphasize one approach over another in determining the fair value of real estate collateral. Appraisals may also contain different estimates of value based on the level of occupancy or planned future improvements. “As-is” valuations represent an estimate of value based on current market conditions with no changes to the use or condition of the real estate collateral. “As-stabilized” or “as-completed” valuations assume the real estate collateral will be improved to a stated standard or achieve its highest and best use in terms of occupancy. “As-stabilized” or “as-completed” valuations may be subject to a present value adjustment for market conditions or the schedule of improvements.

 

As part of the asset classification process, we develop an exit strategy for real estate collateral or OREO by assessing overall market conditions, the current use and condition of the asset, and its highest and best use. For most income–producing real estate, we believe that investors value most highly a stable income stream from the asset; consequently, we perform a comparative evaluation to determine whether conducting a sale on an “as–is,” “as–stabilized” or “as–completed” basis is most likely to produce the highest net realizable value. If we determine that the “as–stabilized” or “as–completed” basis is appropriate, we then complete the necessary improvements or tenant stabilization tasks, with the applicable time value discount and improvement expenses incorporated into our estimates of the expected costs to sell. As of June 30, 2020, substantially all impaired real estate loan collateral and OREO were valued on an “as–is basis.”

 

Estimates of the net realizable value of real estate collateral also include a deduction for the expected costs to sell the collateral or such other deductions from the cash flows resulting from the operation and liquidation of the asset as are appropriate. For most real estate collateral subject to the judicial foreclosure process, we generally apply a 10.0% deduction to the value of the asset to determine the expected costs to sell the asset. This estimate includes one year of real estate taxes, sales commissions and miscellaneous repair and closing costs. If we receive a purchase offer that requires unbudgeted repairs, or if the expected resolution period for the asset exceeds one year, we then include, on a case-by-case basis, the costs of the additional real estate taxes and repairs and any other material holding costs in the expected costs to sell the collateral. For OREO, we generally apply a 7.0% deduction to determine the expected costs to sell, as expenses for real estate taxes and repairs are expensed when incurred.

 

Nonperforming Assets Summary

 

The following table below sets forth the amounts and categories of our nonperforming loans and nonperforming assets.

 

   

June 30, 2020

    March 31, 2020    

December 31, 2019

   

Quarter Change

   

Six-Month Change

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Nonaccrual loans:

                                       

One-to-four family residential real estate

  $ 662     $ 476     $ 512     $ 186     $ 150  

Nonresidential real estate

    288       288       288              
Other commercial leases     833                   833       833  
      1,783       764       800       1,019       983  
Loans past due over 90 days, still accruing - commercial leases                 47             (47 )
                                         
Nonperforming loans     1,783       764       847       1,019       936  
                                         

Other real estate owned - One-to-four family residential

    143       110       186       33       (43 )

Total nonperforming assets

  $ 1,926     $ 874     $ 1,033     $ 1,052     $ 893  

Ratios:

                                       

Nonperforming loans to total loans

    0.16 %     0.07 %     0.07 %                

Nonperforming assets to total assets

    0.12       0.06       0.07                  

 

Nonperforming Assets

 

Nonperforming assets increased $893,000 to $1.9 million at June 30, 2020, from $1.0 million at December 31, 2019. Due in part to disruptions in payment processing related to COVID-19, we placed three lessees with a total exposure of $833,000 on non-accrual status in the second quarter of 2020; of these, we received payments subsequent to June 30, 2020 from two with a total exposure of $526,000 sufficient to repay the exposures in full or restore the lessee to current payment status.  One residential loan with a book balance of $33,000 was transferred from nonaccrual loans to OREO during the six months ended June 30, 2020. We continue to experience modest quantities of defaults on residential real estate loans principally due either to the borrower’s personal financial condition or deteriorated collateral value.

 

 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity. The overall objective of our liquidity management is to ensure the availability of sufficient cash funds to meet all financial commitments and to take advantage of investment opportunities. We manage liquidity in order to meet deposit withdrawals on demand or at contractual maturity, to repay borrowings as they mature, and to fund new loans and investments as opportunities arise.

 

Our primary sources of funds are deposits, principal and interest payments on loans and securities, and, to a lesser extent, wholesale borrowings, the proceeds from maturing securities and short-term investments, the sales of loans and securities and lease payments. The scheduled amortization of loans and securities, as well as proceeds from borrowings, are predictable sources of funds. Other funding sources, however, such as deposit inflows, mortgage prepayments and mortgage loan sales are greatly influenced by market interest rates, economic conditions and competition. We anticipate that we will have sufficient funds available to meet current loan commitments and lines of credit and maturing certificates of deposit that are not renewed or extended. We generally remain fully invested and utilize FHLB advances as an additional source of funds. We had $4.0 million of FHLB advances outstanding at June 30, 2020 and none at December 31, 2019.

 

The Company is a separate legal entity from BankFinancial, NA. The Company must provide for its own liquidity to pay any dividends to its shareholders and to repurchase shares of its common stock, and for other corporate purposes. The Company's primary source of liquidity is dividend payments it receives from the Bank. The Bank's ability to pay dividends to the Company is subject to regulatory limitations. At June 30, 2020, the Company (on an unconsolidated, stand-alone basis) had liquid assets of $6.8 million.  On April 1, 2020, the Company entered into a $5.0 million unsecured line of credit with a correspondent bank at the parent company level. Interest is payable at a rate of Prime rate minus 0.75%. The line of credit will mature on April 1, 2021.

 

As of June 30, 2020, we were not aware of any known trends, events or uncertainties that had or were reasonably likely to have a material adverse impact on our liquidity.  As of June 30, 2020, we had no other material commitments for capital expenditures.

 

Capital Management - Bank. The overall objectives of our capital management are to ensure the availability of sufficient capital to support loan, deposit and other asset and liability growth opportunities and to maintain sufficient capital to absorb unforeseen losses or write-downs that are inherent in the business risks associated with the banking industry. We seek to balance the need for higher capital levels to address such unforeseen risks and the goal to achieve an adequate return on the capital invested by our stockholders.

 

The Bank is subject to regulatory capital requirements administered by the federal banking agencies. The capital adequacy guidelines and prompt corrective action regulations, involve the quantitative measurement of assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by regulators. The failure to meet minimum capital requirements can result in regulatory actions. The final rules implementing Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's capital guidelines for U.S. banks (Basel III rules) became effective in 2015. The net unrealized gain or loss on available-for-sale securities is not included in computing regulatory capital.

 

In addition, as a result of the legislation, the federal banking agencies developed a “Community Bank Leverage Ratio” (the ratio of a bank’s tangible equity capital to average total consolidated assets) for financial institutions with assets of less than $10 billion. A “qualifying community bank” that exceeds this ratio will be deemed to be in compliance with all other capital and leverage requirements, including the capital requirements to be considered “well capitalized” under Prompt Corrective Action statutes. The federal banking agencies may consider a financial institution’s risk profile when evaluating whether it qualifies as a community bank for purposes of the capital ratio requirement. The federal banking agencies must set the minimum capital for the new Community Bank Leverage Ratio at not less than 8% and not more than 10%. Beginning in the second quarter 2020 and until the end of the year, a banking organization that has a leverage ratio of 8% or greater and meets certain other criteria may elect to use the Community Bank Leverage Ratio framework; and qualified community banks will have until January 1, 2022, before the Community Bank Leverage Ratio requirement is re-established at greater than 9%. Pursuant to Section 4012 of the CARES Act and related interim final rules, the Community Bank Leverage Ratio will be 8% beginning in the second quarter and for the remainder of calendar year 2020, 8.5% for calendar year 2021, and 9% thereafter. A financial institution can elect to be subject to this new definition, and opt-out of this new definition, at any time. As a qualified community bank, we elected to be subject to this definition beginning the second quarter of 2020.   As of June 30, 2020, the Bank's Community Bank Leverage Ratio was 10.54%.

 

Prompt corrective action regulations provide five classifications: well-capitalized, adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, and critically undercapitalized, although these terms are not used to represent overall financial condition. If only adequately capitalized, regulatory approval is required to accept brokered deposits. If undercapitalized, capital distributions are limited, as is asset growth and expansion, and capital restoration plans are required.

 

 

The minimum capital ratios set forth in the Regulatory Capital Plans will be increased and other minimum capital requirements will be established if and as necessary. In accordance with the Regulatory Capital Plans, the Bank will not pursue any acquisition or growth opportunity, declare any dividend or conduct any stock repurchase that would cause the Bank's total risk-based capital ratio and/or its Tier 1 leverage ratio to fall below the established minimum capital levels or the capital levels required for capital adequacy plus the CCB. The minimum CCB is 2.5%.

 

As of June 30, 2020, the Bank was well-capitalized, with all capital ratios exceeding the well-capitalized requirement. There are no conditions or events that management believes have changed the Bank’s prompt corrective action capitalization category.

 

The Bank is subject to regulatory restrictions on the amount of dividends it may declare and pay to the Company without prior regulatory approval, and to regulatory notification requirements for dividends that do not require prior regulatory approval.

 

Actual and required capital amounts and ratios for the Bank were:

 

   

Actual

   

Required for Capital Adequacy Purposes

   

To be Well-Capitalized under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions

 
   

Amount

   

Ratio

   

Amount

   

Ratio

   

Amount

   

Ratio

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

December 31, 2019

                                               

Total capital (to risk-weighted assets)

  $ 170,203       16.38 %   $ 83,130       8.00 %   $ 103,913       10.00 %

Tier 1 (core) capital (to risk-weighted assets)

    162,455       15.63       62,348       6.00       83,130       8.00  

Common Tier 1 (CET1)

    162,455       15.63       46,761       4.50       67,543       6.50  

Tier 1 (core) capital (to adjusted average total assets):

    162,455       10.89       59,666       4.00       74,583       5.00  

 

Quarterly Cash Dividends. The Company declared cash dividends of $0.20 per share for both of the six months ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019.

 

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Qualitative Analysis. A significant form of market risk is interest rate risk. Interest rate risk results from timing differences in the maturity or repricing of our assets, liabilities and off balance sheet contracts (i.e., forward loan commitments), the effect of loan prepayments and deposit withdrawals, the difference in the behavior of lending and funding rates arising from the use of different indices and “yield curve risk” arising from changing rate relationships across the spectrum of maturities for constant or variable credit risk investments. In addition to directly affecting net interest income, changes in market interest rates can also affect the amount of new loan originations, the ability of borrowers to repay variable rate loans, the volume of loan prepayments and refinancings, the carrying value of investment securities classified as available-for-sale and the flow and mix of deposits.

 

The general objective of our interest rate risk management is to determine the appropriate level of risk given our business strategy and then manage that risk in a manner that is consistent with our policy to reduce, to the extent possible, the exposure of our net interest income to changes in market interest rates. Our Asset/Liability Management Committee (“ALCO”), which consists of certain members of senior management, evaluates the interest rate risk inherent in certain assets and liabilities, our operating environment and capital and liquidity requirements, and modifies our lending, investing and deposit gathering strategies accordingly. The Board of Directors then reviews the ALCO’s activities and strategies, the effect of those strategies on our net interest margin, and the effect that changes in market interest rates would have on the economic value of our loan and securities portfolios as well as the intrinsic value of our deposits and borrowings, and reports to the full Board of Directors.

 

 

We actively evaluate interest rate risk in connection with our lending, investing and deposit activities. In an effort to better manage interest rate risk, we have de-emphasized the origination of residential mortgage loans, and have increased our emphasis on the origination of nonresidential real estate loans, multi-family mortgage loans, commercial loans and commercial leases. In addition, depending on market interest rates and our capital and liquidity position, we generally sell all or a portion of our longer-term, fixed-rate residential loans, usually on a servicing-retained basis. Further, we primarily invest in shorter-duration securities, which generally have lower yields compared to longer-term investments. Shortening the average maturity of our interest-earning assets by increasing our investments in shorter-term loans and securities, as well as loans with variable rates of interest, helps to better match the maturities and interest rates of our assets and liabilities, thereby reducing the exposure of our net interest income to changes in market interest rates. Finally, we have classified all of our investment portfolio as available-for-sale so as to provide flexibility in liquidity management.

 

We utilize a combination of analyses to monitor the Bank’s exposure to changes in interest rates. The economic value of equity analysis is a model that estimates the change in net portfolio value (“NPV”) over a range of interest rate scenarios. NPV is the discounted present value of expected cash flows from assets, liabilities and off-balance-sheet contracts. In calculating changes in NPV, we assume estimated loan prepayment rates, reinvestment rates and deposit decay rates that seem most likely based on historical experience during prior interest rate changes.

 

Our net interest income analysis utilizes the data derived from the dynamic GAP analysis, described below, and applies several additional elements, including actual interest rate indices and margins, contractual limitations such as interest rate floors and caps and the U.S. Treasury yield curve as of the balance sheet date. In addition, we apply consistent parallel yield curve shifts (in both directions) to determine possible changes in net interest income if the theoretical yield curve shifts occurred instantaneously. Net interest income analysis also adjusts the dynamic GAP repricing analysis based on changes in prepayment rates resulting from the parallel yield curve shifts.

 

Our dynamic GAP analysis determines the relative balance between the repricing of assets and liabilities over multiple periods of time (ranging from overnight to five years). Dynamic GAP analysis includes expected cash flows from loans and mortgage-backed securities, applying prepayment rates based on the differential between the current interest rate and the market interest rate for each loan and security type. This analysis identifies mismatches in the timing of asset and liability repricing but does not necessarily provide an accurate indicator of interest rate risk because it omits the factors incorporated into the net interest income analysis.

 

Quantitative Analysis. The following table sets forth, as of June 30, 2020, the estimated changes in the Bank’s NPV and net interest income that would result from the designated instantaneous parallel shift in the U.S. Treasury yield curve. Computations of prospective effects of hypothetical interest rate changes are based on numerous assumptions including relative levels of market interest rates, loan prepayments and deposit decay, and should not be relied upon as indicative of actual results.

 

     

Estimated Increase (Decrease) in NPV

   

Increase (Decrease) in Estimated Net Interest Income

 

Change in Interest Rates (basis points)

   

Amount

   

Percent

   

Amount

   

Percent

 
     

(Dollars in thousands)

 
+400     $ (1,742 )     (0.95 )%   $ 7,438       17.25 %

+300

      359       0.20       5,746       13.32  

+200

      (1,003 )     (0.55 )     3,813       8.84  

+100

      (2,780 )     (1.52 )     1,819       4.22  
0                                  
-25       (4,405 )     (2.41 )     (659 )     (1.53 )

 

The table set forth above indicates that at June 30, 2020, in the event of an immediate 25 basis point decrease in interest rates, the Bank would be expected to experience a 2.41% decrease in NPV and a $659,000 decrease in net interest income. In the event of an immediate 200 basis point increase in interest rates, the Bank would be expected to experience a 0.55% decrease in NPV and a $3.8 million increase in net interest income. This data does not reflect any actions that we may undertake in response to changes in interest rates, such as changes in rates paid on certain deposit accounts based on local competitive factors, which could reduce the actual impact on NPV and net interest income, if any.

 

Certain shortcomings are inherent in the methodology used in the above interest rate risk measurements. Modeling changes in NPV and net interest income requires that we make certain assumptions that may or may not reflect the manner in which actual yields and costs respond to changes in market interest rates. The NPV and net interest income table presented above assumes that the composition of our interest-rate-sensitive assets and liabilities existing at the beginning of a period remains constant over the period being measured and, accordingly, the data does not reflect any actions that we may undertake in response to changes in interest rates, such as changes in rates paid on certain deposit accounts based on local competitive factors. The table also assumes that a particular change in interest rates is reflected uniformly across the yield curve regardless of the duration to maturity or the repricing characteristics of specific assets and liabilities. Because of the shortcomings mentioned above, management considers many additional factors such as projected changes in loan and deposit balances and various projected forward interest rate scenarios when evaluating strategies for managing interest rate risk. Accordingly, although the NPV and net interest income table provides an indication of our sensitivity to interest rate changes at a particular point in time, such measurements are not intended to and do not provide a precise forecast of the effect of changes in market interest rates on our net interest income and will differ from actual results.

 

 

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President and the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of June 30, 2020. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President and the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2020, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

PART II

 

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, based on currently available information, the resolution of these legal actions is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations

 

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

 

In addition to the other information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the following risk factor represents material updates and additions to the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additional risks not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial, may also adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. Further, to the extent that any of the information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitutes forward-looking statements, the risk factor set forth below also is a cautionary statement identifying important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of us.

 

  The economic impact of the novel COVID-19 outbreak could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

 

In December, 2019, a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported in China, and in March, 2020, the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic.  On March 12, 2020, the President of the United States declared the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States a national emergency.  The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant economic disruption in the United States, as many state and local governments imposed Stay-At-Home orders on individuals and closures or restrictions on business operations, which in turn resulted in rapid increases in unemployed and declines in economic activity.  In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board reduced the benchmark Federal Funds rate to a target rate of 0% to 0.25%, and the yields on 10-year U.S. Treasury notes declined to historic lows.  Various federal agencies, state and local governments established moratoria on tenant evictions and mortgage loan foreclosures which limits the timely collection of monthly payments due to landlord and lenders. 

 

The U.S. Congress adopted several fiscal stimulus and regulatory relief measures providing direct support payments to individuals and families, expanded unemployment benefits, and funding the Paycheck Protection Program, a federal loan program to enable businesses to retain workers on private payrolls.  The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) and the related Revised Interagency Guidance adopted by the federal banking agencies on April 7, 2020 also changed the reporting requirements with respect to past due loan payments, non-accrual status, loan classification or Troubled Debt Restructuring status for loan modifications granted pursuant to the CARES Act or the Revised Interagency Guidance.  As of July 28, 2020, the U.S. Congress was considering further extensions of some or all of these fiscal stimuli measures, but there is no assurance as to whether any legislation will be adopted, and if adopted, whether the legislation will have a material positive impact in mitigating the negative economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Given the ongoing and dynamic nature of the circumstances, it is difficult to predict the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business. The extent of such impact will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain, including when the coronavirus can be controlled and abated and when and how the economy may be reopened.

 

As the result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related adverse local and national economic consequences, we could be subject to any of the following risks, any of which could have a material, adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity, and results of operations:

 

 

demand for our products and services may decline, making it difficult to grow assets and income;

 

if the economy is unable to substantially reopen, and high levels of unemployment continue for an extended period of time, loan delinquencies, problem assets, and foreclosures may increase, resulting in increased charges and reduced income;

 

collateral for loans, especially real estate, may decline in value, which could cause loan losses to increase;

 

our allowance for loan losses may have to be increased if borrowers experience financial difficulties beyond forbearance periods, which will adversely affect our net income;

 

changes to the U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (“the PPP”), including to the Interim Final Rules under which the PPP is administered, with respect to the origination, servicing, or forgiveness of PPP loans, whether now existing or originated in the future, or the terms and conditions of any guaranteed payments due to us from the SBA with respect to PPP loans.

 

the changes to reporting requirements for loans subject to the CARES Act or the Revised Interagency Guidance of April 7, 2020 could result in reported financial and operational data that would be more favorable than the reporting requirements under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

 

disruptions to borrower cash flows arising from the reduction or termination of payments by the Federal, state or any local government, arising from or related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including any changes to Federal, state or local governmental fiscal policies due to reductions in tax or user revenues due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

the net worth and liquidity of loan guarantors may decline, impairing their ability to honor commitments to us;

 

as the result of the decline in the Federal Reserve Board’s target federal funds rate, the yield on our assets may decline to a greater extent than the decline in our cost of interest-bearing liabilities, reducing our net interest margin and spread and reducing net income;

 

a material decrease in net income or a net loss over several quarters could result in a decrease in the rate of our quarterly cash dividend;

 

our wealth management and trust revenues may decline with continuing market turmoil;

 

a prolonged weakness in economic conditions resulting in a reduction of future projected earnings could result in our recording a valuation allowance against our current outstanding deferred tax assets;

 

we rely on third party vendors for certain services and the unavailability of a critical service due to the COVID-19 outbreak could have an adverse effect on us; and

 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation premiums may increase if the agency experiences additional resolution costs.

 

 

Moreover, our future success and profitability substantially depends on the management skills of our executive officers and directors, many of whom have held officer and director positions with us for many years. The unanticipated loss or unavailability of key employees due to the outbreak could harm our ability to operate our business or execute our business strategy. We may not be successful in finding and integrating suitable successors in the event of key employee loss or unavailability.

 

Any one or a combination of the factors identified above could negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of operations and prospects.

 

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

   
 

(a)

Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities. Not applicable.

     
 

(b)

Use of Proceeds. Not applicable.

     
 

(c)

Repurchases of Equity Securities.

 

The following table sets forth information in connection with purchases of our common stock made by, or, on behalf of us, during the second quarter of 2020.  As of June 30, 2020, the Company had repurchased 5,655,628 shares of its common stock out of the 5,810,755 shares of common stock authorized under the current share repurchase authorization approved on March 30, 2015. Pursuant to the share repurchase authorization, as of June 30, 2020, there are 155,127 shares of common stock authorized for repurchase through October 31, 2020.

 

Period

  Total Number of Shares Purchased     Average Price Paid per Share     Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs     Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet be Purchased under the Plans or Programs  

April 1, 2020 through April 30, 2020

    66,800     $ 8.05       66,800       269,967  

May 1, 2020 through May 31, 2020

    61,740       7.95       61,740       208,227  

June 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020

    53,100       8.28       53,100       155,127  
      181,640               181,640          

 

ITEM 3.

DEFAULT UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5.

OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

 

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

 

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Description

 

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

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Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

 

101

 

The following financial statements from the BankFinancial Corporation Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, formatted in Inline Extensive Business Reporting Language (iXBRL): (i) consolidated statements of financial condition, (ii) consolidated statements of operations, (iii) consolidated statements of comprehensive income, (iv) consolidated statements of changes in stockholders' equity, (v) consolidated statements of cash flows and (vi) the notes to consolidated financial statements.

  104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

 

*

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

BANKFINANCIAL CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated:

July 29, 2020  

By:

/s/ F. Morgan Gasior

 

 

 

 

 

F. Morgan Gasior

 

 

 

 

 

Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Paul A. Cloutier

 

 

 

 

 

Paul A. Cloutier

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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