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C & F FINANCIAL CORP - Quarter Report: 2011 March (Form 10-Q)

Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2011

 

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

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File Number 000-23423

 

 

C&F Financial Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Virginia   54-1680165

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

802 Main Street West Point, VA   23181
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(804) 843-2360

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

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

 

 

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.    x  Yes    ¨  No

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

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

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   x

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

At May 5, 2011, the latest practicable date for determination, 3,132,616 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value, of the registrant were outstanding.

 

 

 


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  
Part I - Financial Information   
Item 1.    Financial Statements   
   Consolidated Balance Sheets - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) and December 31, 2010      2   
   Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) - Three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010      3   
   Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (unaudited) - Three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010      4   
   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) - Three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010      5   
   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)      6   
Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      22   
Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk      40   
Item 4.    Controls and Procedures      40   
Part II - Other Information   
Item 1A.    Risk Factors      41   
Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      41   
Item 6.    Exhibits      41   
Signatures      42   


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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except for share and per share amounts)

 

     March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 
     (Unaudited)         

ASSETS

     

Cash and due from banks

   $ 8,859       $ 7,150   

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks

     35,470         2,530   
                 

Total cash and cash equivalents

     44,329         9,680   

Securities-available for sale at fair value, amortized cost of $134,206 and $129,505, respectively

     135,830         130,275   

Loans held for sale, net

     28,164         67,153   

Loans, net of allowance for loan losses of $28,765 and $28,840, respectively

     607,901         606,744   

Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost

     3,887         3,887   

Corporate premises and equipment, net

     28,764         28,743   

Other real estate owned, net of valuation allowance of $3,600 and $3,979, respectively

     9,889         10,674   

Accrued interest receivable

     5,090         5,073   

Goodwill

     10,724         10,724   

Other assets

     32,423         31,184   
                 

Total assets

   $ 907,001       $ 904,137   
                 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     

Deposits

     

Noninterest-bearing demand deposits

   $ 94,653       $ 87,263   

Savings and interest-bearing demand deposits

     227,497         228,185   

Time deposits

     307,858         309,686   
                 

Total deposits

     630,008         625,134   

Short-term borrowings

     5,540         10,618   

Long-term borrowings

     132,684         132,902   

Trust preferred capital notes

     20,620         20,620   

Accrued interest payable

     1,169         1,160   

Other liabilities

     21,545         20,926   
                 

Total liabilities

     811,566         811,360   
                 

Commitments and contingent liabilities

     

Shareholders’ equity

     

Preferred stock ($1.00 par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized, 20,000 shares issued and outstanding)

     20         20   

Common stock ($1.00 par value, 8,000,000 shares authorized, 3,124,616 and 3,118,066 shares issued and outstanding, respectively)

     3,032         3,032   

Additional paid-in capital

     22,258         22,112   

Retained earnings

     69,441         67,542   

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net

     684         71   
                 

Total shareholders’ equity

     95,435         92,777   
                 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 907,001       $ 904,137   
                 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except for share and per share amounts)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2011      2010  

Interest income

     

Interest and fees on loans

   $ 16,346       $ 15,339   

Interest on money market investments

     15         18   

Interest and dividends on securities

     

U.S. government agencies and corporations

     51         87   

Tax-exempt obligations of states and political subdivisions

     1,194         1,103   

Corporate bonds and other

     26         45   
                 

Total interest income

     17,632         16,592   
                 

Interest expense

     

Savings and interest-bearing deposits

     332         319   

Certificates of deposit, $100 thousand or more

     673         821   

Other time deposits

     850         1,038   

Borrowings

     966         953   

Trust preferred capital notes

     243         245   
                 

Total interest expense

     3,064         3,376   
                 

Net interest income

     14,568         13,216   

Provision for loan losses

     2,820         3,200   
                 

Net interest income after provision for loan losses

     11,748         10,016   
                 

Noninterest income

     

Gains on sales of loans

     3,800         3,748   

Service charges on deposit accounts

     848         741   

Other service charges and fees

     1,092         909   

Net gains on calls and sales of available for sale securities

     —           60   

Other income

     717         424   
                 

Total noninterest income

     6,457         5,882   
                 

Noninterest expenses

     

Salaries and employee benefits

     8,492         7,900   

Occupancy expenses

     1,526         1,397   

Other expenses

     3,931         4,295   
                 

Total noninterest expenses

     13,949         13,592   
                 

Income before income taxes

     4,256         2,306   

Income tax expense

     1,287         576   
                 

Net income

     2,969         1,730   

Effective dividends on preferred stock

     289         287   
                 

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 2,680       $ 1,443   
                 

Per common share data

     

Net income – basic

   $ 0.86       $ 0.47   

Net income – assuming dilution

   $ 0.85       $ 0.47   

Cash dividends declared

   $ 0.25       $ 0.25   

Weighted average number of shares – basic

     3,123,868         3,073,685   

Weighted average number of shares – assuming dilution

     3,167,160         3,098,694   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

    Preferred
Stock
    Common
Stock
    Additional
Paid-In
Capital
    Retained
Earnings
    Accumulated  Other
Comprehensive
Income
    Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 

Balance December 31, 2010

  $ 20      $ 3,032      $ 22,112      $ 67,542      $ 71      $ 92,777   

Comprehensive income:

           

Net income

    —          —          —          2,969        —          2,969   

Other comprehensive income, net

           

Changes in defined benefit plan assets and benefit obligations, net

    —          —          —          —          4     

Unrealized gain on cash flow hedging instruments, net

    —          —          —          —          54     

Unrealized holding gains on securities, net of reclassification adjustment

    —          —          —          —          555     
                 

Other comprehensive income, net

    —          —          —          —          613        613   
                 

Comprehensive income

    —          —          —          —          —          3,582   

Share-based compensation

    —          —          107        —          —          107   

Accretion of preferred stock discount

    —          —          39        (39     —          —     

Cash dividends paid – common stock ($0.25 per share)

    —          —          —          (781     —          (781

Cash dividends paid – preferred stock (5% per annum)

    —          —          —          (250     —          (250
                                               

Balance March 31, 2011

  $ 20      $ 3,032      $ 22,258      $ 69,441      $ 684      $ 95,435   
                                               
    Preferred
Stock
    Common
Stock
    Additional
Paid-In
Capital
    Retained
Earnings
    Accumulated  Other
Comprehensive
Income
    Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 

Balance December 31, 2009

  $ 20      $ 3,009      $ 21,210      $ 63,669      $ 968      $ 88,876   

Comprehensive income:

           

Net income

    —          —          —          1,730        —          1,730   

Other comprehensive income, net

           

Changes in defined benefit plan assets and benefit obligations, net

    —          —          —          —          (4  

Unrealized holding gains on securities, net of reclassification adjustment

    —          —          —          —          416     
                 

Other comprehensive income, net

    —          —          —          —          412        412   
                 

Comprehensive income

    —          —          —          —          —          2,142   

Share-based compensation

    —          —          100        —          —          100   

Stock options exercised

    —          —          6        —          —          6   

Accretion of preferred stock discount

    —          —          37        (37     —          —     

Cash dividends paid – common stock ($0.25 per share)

    —          —          —          (769     —          (769

Cash dividends paid – preferred stock (5% per annum)

    —          —          —          (250     —          (250
                                               

Balance March 31, 2010

  $ 20      $ 3,009      $ 21,353      $ 64,343      $ 1,380      $ 90,105   
                                               

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2011     2010  

Operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 2,969      $ 1,730   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Depreciation

     515        467   

Provision for loan losses

     2,820        3,200   

Provision for indemnifications

     231        458   

Provision for other real estate owned losses

     161        870   

Share-based compensation

     107        100   

Accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on securities, net

     199        102   

Net realized gain on securities

     —          (60

Realized losses on sales of other real estate owned

     9        —     

Proceeds from sales of loans

     163,066        126,788   

Origination of loans held for sale

     (124,077     (134,478

Change in other assets and liabilities:

    

Accrued interest receivable

     (17     131   

Other assets

     (1,111     (113

Accrued interest payable

     9        34   

Other liabilities

     94        (2,619
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     44,975        (3,390
                

Investing activities:

    

Proceeds from maturities, calls and sales of securities available for sale

     6,825        6,588   

Purchases of securities available for sale

     (11,725     (9,142

Net increase in customer loans

     (6,953     (4,578

Other real estate owned improvements

     —          (13

Proceeds from sales of other real estate owned

     3,516        784   

Purchases of corporate premises and equipment, net

     (536     (415
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (8,873     (6,776
                

Financing activities:

    

Net increase (decrease) in demand, interest-bearing demand and savings deposits

     6,702        (17,651

Net (decrease) increase in time deposits

     (1,828     13,651   

Net decrease in borrowings

     (5,296     (12,740

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     —          6   

Cash dividends

     (1,031     (1,019
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (1,453     (17,753
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     34,649        (27,919

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     9,680        38,061   
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 44,329      $ 10,142   
                

Supplemental disclosure

    

Interest paid

   $ 3,055      $ 3,342   

Income taxes paid

     384        750   

Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities

    

Unrealized gains on securities available for sale

     854        640   

Loans transferred to other real estate owned

     2,976        —     

Pension adjustment

     5        (6

Unrealized loss on cash flow hedging instrument

     89        —     

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation: The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) for interim financial reporting and with applicable quarterly reporting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). They do not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. Therefore, these consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the C&F Financial Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of C&F Financial Corporation (the Corporation) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Citizens and Farmers Bank (the Bank or C&F Bank). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In addition, C&F Financial Corporation owns C&F Financial Statutory Trust I and C&F Financial Statutory Trust II, which are unconsolidated subsidiaries. The subordinated debt owed to these trusts is reported as a liability of the Corporation.

Nature of Operations: The Corporation is a bank holding company incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Corporation owns all of the stock of its subsidiary, C&F Bank, which is an independent commercial bank chartered under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Bank and its subsidiaries offer a wide range of banking and related financial services to both individuals and businesses.

The Bank has five wholly-owned subsidiaries: C&F Mortgage Corporation and Subsidiaries (C&F Mortgage), C&F Finance Company (C&F Finance), C&F Title Agency, Inc., C&F Investment Services, Inc. and C&F Insurance Services, Inc., all incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. C&F Mortgage, organized in September 1995, was formed to originate and sell residential mortgages and through its subsidiaries, Hometown Settlement Services LLC and Certified Appraisals LLC, provides ancillary mortgage loan production services, such as loan settlements, title searches and residential appraisals. C&F Finance, acquired on September 1, 2002, is a regional finance company providing automobile loans. C&F Title Agency, Inc., organized in October 1992, primarily sells title insurance to the mortgage loan customers of the Bank and C&F Mortgage. C&F Investment Services, Inc., organized in April 1995, is a full-service brokerage firm offering a comprehensive range of investment services. C&F Insurance Services, Inc., organized in July 1999, owns an equity interest in an insurance agency that sells insurance products to customers of the Bank, C&F Mortgage and other financial institutions that have an equity interest in the agency. Business segment data is presented in Note 8.

Basis of Presentation: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant change in the near term relate to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, the allowance for indemnifications, impairment of loans, impairment of securities, the valuation of other real estate owned, the projected benefit obligation under the defined benefit pension plan, the valuation of deferred taxes, the valuation of derivative financial instruments and goodwill impairment. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations in these financial statements, have been made. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current period presentation.

Derivative Financial Instruments: The Corporation recognizes derivative financial instruments at fair value as either an other asset or other liability in the consolidated balance sheet. The derivative financial instruments have been designated as and qualify as cash flow hedges. The effective portion of the gain or loss on cash flow hedges is reported as a component of other comprehensive income, net of deferred income taxes, and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.

Share-Based Compensation: Compensation expense for the first quarter of 2011 included $107,000 ($67,000 after tax) for restricted stock granted since 2006. As of March 31, 2011, there was $1,155,000 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock that will be recognized over the remaining requisite service periods.

 

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Stock option activity during the first quarter of 2011 and stock options outstanding as of March 31, 2011 are summarized below:

 

     Shares      Exercise
Price*
     Remaining
Contractual
Life
(in years)*
     Intrinsic
Value of
Unexercised
In-The
Money
Options
(in 000’s)
 

Options outstanding at January 1, 2011

     390,617       $ 34.95         3.7      

Exercised

     —           —           
                       

Options outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2011

     390,617       $ 34.95         3.4       $ 183   
                                   

 

* Weighted average

A summary of activity for restricted stock awards during the first quarter of 2011 is presented below:

 

     Shares     Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 

Unvested, January 1, 2011

     86,025      $ 25.89   

Granted

     7,350      $ 23.20   

Cancelled

     (800   $ 29.40   
          

Unvested, March 31, 2011

     92,575      $ 25.65   
                

Recent Significant Accounting Pronouncements:

In July 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2010-20, Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses (ASU 2010-20)The new disclosure guidance significantly expands the existing disclosure requirements and is intended to lead to greater transparency into a company’s exposure to credit losses from lending arrangements. The extensive new disclosures of information as of the end of a reporting period became effective for both interim and annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2010. Specific items regarding activity that occurred before the issuance of the ASU, such as the allowance rollforward and modification disclosures, are required for periods beginning after December 15, 2010. The adoption of ASU 2010-20 did not have a material effect on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements. The required disclosures have been included in the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.

In December 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-28, When to Perform Step 2 of the Goodwill Impairment Test for Reporting Units with Zero or Negative Carrying Amounts. The amendments in this ASU modify Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts. For those reporting units, an entity is required to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. For public entities, the amendments in this ASU were effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2010. Early adoption was not permitted. The adoption of the new guidance did not have a material effect on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-01, Deferral of the Effective Date of Disclosures about Troubled Debt Restructurings in Update No. 2010-20. The amendments in this ASU temporarily delay the effective date of the disclosures about troubled debt restructurings (TDRs) in ASU 2010-20 for public entities. The delay is intended to allow the FASB time to complete its deliberations on what constitutes a TDR. The effective date of the new disclosures about TDRs for public entities and the guidance for determining what constitutes a TDR will then be coordinated. Currently, that guidance is anticipated to be effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15, 2011.

In April 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-02, A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring Is a Troubled Debt Restructuring. The amendments in this ASU are intended to provide guidance to allow a creditor to determine whether a restructuring is a TDR by clarifying the guidance on a creditor’s evaluation of whether it has granted a concession or not and whether a debtor is experiencing financial difficulties or not. The amendments in this ASU are effective for periods beginning after June 15, 2011 and should be applied retrospectively to the beginning of the annual period of adoption. Upon adoption, the disclosure requirements promulgated in ASU 2010-20 related to TDRs will become effective. The adoption of these new disclosures is not expected to have a material effect on the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTE 2: Securities

Debt and equity securities, all of which were classified as available for sale, are summarized as follows:

 

     March 31, 2011  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Amortized
Cost
     Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Estimated
Fair Value
 

U.S. government agencies and corporations

   $ 13,898       $ 49       $ (14   $ 13,933   

Mortgage-backed securities

     2,821         78         (4     2,895   

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     117,460         2,208         (745     118,923   

Preferred stock

     27         52         —          79   
                                  
   $ 134,206       $ 2,387       $ (763   $ 135,830   
                                  
     December 31, 2010  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Amortized
Cost
     Gross
Unrealized
Gains
     Gross
Unrealized
Losses
    Estimated
Fair Value
 

U.S. government agencies and corporations

   $ 13,629       $ 57       $ (30   $ 13,656   

Mortgage-backed securities

     2,229         78         (7     2,300   

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     113,620         1,694         (1,026     114,288   

Preferred stock

     27         7         (3     31   
                                  
   $ 129,505       $ 1,836       $ (1,066   $ 130,275   
                                  

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of securities, all of which were classified as available for sale, at March 31, 2011, by the earlier of contractual maturity or expected maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

 

     March 31, 2011  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Amortized
Cost
     Estimated
Fair Value
 

Due in one year or less

   $ 25,501       $ 25,611   

Due after one year through five years

     35,470         35,757   

Due after five years through ten years

     45,346         45,927   

Due after ten years

     27,862         28,456   

Preferred stock

     27         79   
                 
   $ 134,206       $ 135,830   
                 

Proceeds from the maturities, calls and sales of securities available for sale for the three months ended March 31, 2011 were $6.83 million.

The Corporation pledges securities primarily as collateral for public deposits and repurchase agreements. Securities with an aggregate amortized cost of $92.85 million and an aggregate fair value of $94.17 million were pledged at March 31, 2011. Securities with an aggregate amortized cost of $93.56 million and an aggregate fair value of $94.28 million were pledged at December 31, 2010.

Securities in an unrealized loss position at March 31, 2011, by duration of the period of the unrealized loss, are shown below.

 

     Less Than 12 Months      12 Months or More      Total  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Loss
     Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Loss
     Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Loss
 

U.S. government agencies and corporations

   $ 2,983       $ 14       $ —         $ —         $ 2,983       $ 14   

Mortgage-backed securities

     541         4         —           —           541         4   

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     31,360         633         1,178         112         32,538         745   
                                                     

Total temporarily impaired securities

   $ 34,884       $ 651       $ 1,178       $ 112       $ 36,062       $ 763   
                                                     

There are 108 debt securities with fair values totaling $36.06 million considered temporarily impaired at March 31, 2011. The primary cause of the temporary impairments in the Corporation’s investments in debt securities was fluctuations in interest rates. During the first quarter of 2011, the municipal bond sector, which is included in the Corporation’s obligations of states and political subdivisions category of securities, experienced rising securities prices as rates fell due to the dramatic slowdown of new municipal bond issuance. The drop in supply was due to Congress not reauthorizing the Build America Bond program to continue after 2010 and reluctance on the part of municipalities to incur more debt service given the challenges many face in balancing budgets. The vast majority of the

 

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Corporation’s municipal bond portfolio is made up of securities where the issuing municipalities have unlimited taxing authority to support their debt servicing obligations. At March 31, 2011, approximately 96% of the Corporation’s obligations of states and political subdivisions, as measured by market value, were rated “A” or better by Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s Investors Service. Of those in a net unrealized loss position, approximately 96% were rated “A” or better at March 31, 2011. Because the Corporation intends to hold these investments in debt securities to maturity and it is more likely than not that the Corporation will not be required to sell these investments before a recovery of unrealized losses, the Corporation does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2011 and no impairment has been recognized.

Securities in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2010, by duration of the period of the unrealized loss, are shown below.

 

     Less Than 12 Months      12 Months or More      Total  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Loss
     Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Loss
     Fair
Value
     Unrealized
Loss
 

U.S. government agencies and corporations

   $ 4,345       $ 30       $ —         $ —         $ 4,345       $ 30   

Mortgage-backed securities

     590         7         —           —           590         7   

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     38,585         925         1,178         101         39,763         1,026   
                                                     

Subtotal-debt securities

     43,520         962         1,178         101         44,698         1,063   

Preferred stock

     8         3         —           —           8         3   
                                                     

Total temporarily impaired securities

   $ 43,528       $ 965       $ 1,178       $ 101       $ 44,706       $ 1,066   
                                                     

The Corporation’s investment in Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock totaled $3.89 million at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010. FHLB stock is generally viewed as a long-term investment and as a restricted investment security, which is carried at cost, because there is no market for the stock, other than the FHLBs or member institutions. Therefore, when evaluating FHLB stock for impairment, its value is based on the ultimate recoverability of the par value rather than by recognizing temporary declines in value. The Corporation does not consider this investment to be other-than-temporarily impaired at March 31, 2011 and no impairment has been recognized. FHLB stock is shown as a separate line item on the balance sheet and is not a part of the available for sale securities portfolio.

NOTE 3: Loans

Major classifications of loans are summarized as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 

Real estate – residential mortgage

   $ 146,627      $ 146,073   

Real estate – construction

     12,974        12,095   

Commercial, financial and agricultural 1

     210,298        219,226   

Equity lines

     32,154        32,187   

Consumer

     5,567        5,250   

Consumer finance

     229,046        220,753   
                
     636,666        635,584   

Less allowance for loan losses

     (28,765     (28,840
                

Loans, net

   $ 607,901      $ 606,744   
                

 

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Includes the Corporation’s commercial real estate lending, land acquisition and development lending, builder line lending and commercial business lending.

Consumer loans included $383,000 and $378,000 of demand deposit overdrafts at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

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Loans on nonaccrual status were as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Real estate – residential mortgage

   $ 1,643       $ 189   

Real estate – construction:

     

Construction lending

     —           —     

Consumer lot lending

     —           —     

Commercial, financial and agricultural:

     

Commercial real estate lending

     3,429         5,760   

Land acquisition and development lending

     —           —     

Builder line lending

     3,296         67   

Commercial business lending

     617         1,448   

Equity lines

     269         266   

Consumer

     —           35   

Consumer finance

     311         151   
                 

Total loans on nonaccrual status

   $ 9,565       $ 7,916   
                 

The past due status of loans as of March 31, 2011 was as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   30-59 Days
Past Due
     60-89 Days
Past Due
     90+ Days Past
Due
     Total Past
Due
     Current      Total Loans      90+ Days
Past Due and
Accruing
 

Real estate – residential mortgage

   $ 1,074       $ 27       $ 1,746       $ 2,847       $ 143,780       $ 146,627       $ 230   

Real estate – construction:

                    

Construction lending

     3,925         —           —           3,925         7,559         11,484         —     

Consumer lot lending

     —           —           —           —           1,490         1,490         —     

Commercial, financial and agricultural:

                    

Commercial real estate lending

     1,780         4,976         391         7,147         102,576         109,723         59   

Land acquisition and development lending

     5,919         —           —           5,919         27,953         33,872         —     

Builder line lending

     20         —           3,296         3,316         18,721         22,037         —     

Commercial business lending

     731         514         498         1,743         42,923         44,666         6   

Equity lines

     153         12         148         313         31,841         32,154         —     

Consumer

     10         —           —           10         5,557         5,567         2   

Consumer finance

     2,590         419         311         3,320         225,726         229,046         —     
                                                              

Total

   $ 16,202       $ 5,948       $ 6,390       $ 28,540       $ 608,126       $ 636,666       $ 297   
                                                              

 

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The past due status of loans as of December 31, 2010 was as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   30-59 Days
Past Due
     60-89 Days
Past Due
     90+ Days Past
Due
     Total Past
Due
     Current      Total Loans      90+ Days
Past Due and
Accruing
 

Real estate – residential mortgage

   $ 1,605       $ 826       $ 751       $ 3,182       $ 142,891       $ 146,073       $ 676   

Real estate – construction:

                    

Construction lending

     —           —           —           —           10,744         10,744         —     

Consumer lot lending

     —           —           —           —           1,351         1,351         —     

Commercial, financial and agricultural:

                    

Commercial real estate lending

     59         —           2,840         2,899         108,418         111,317         186   

Land acquisition and development lending

     —           —           —           —           34,314         34,314         —     

Builder line lending

     —           1,450         195         1,645         23,171         24,816         128   

Commercial business lending

     9         —           1,383         1,392         47,387         48,779         —     

Equity lines

     223         115         35         373         31,814         32,187         35   

Consumer

     1         11         38         50         5,200         5,250         5   

Consumer finance

     4,913         829         151         5,893         214,860         220,753         —     
                                                              

Total

   $ 6,810       $ 3,231       $ 5,393       $ 15,434       $ 620,150       $ 635,584       $ 1,030   
                                                              

Impaired loans, which include TDRs of $9.15 million, and the related allowance at March 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Recorded
Investment in
Loans
     Unpaid
Principal
Balance
     Related
Allowance
     Average
Balance Total
Loans
     Interest
Income
Recognized
 

Real estate – residential mortgage

   $ 2,809       $ 2,893       $ 496       $ 2,956       $ 37   

Real estate – construction:

              

Construction lending

     —           —           —           —           —     

Consumer lot lending

     —           —           —           —           —     

Commercial, financial and agricultural:

              

Commercial real estate lending

     3,328         3,469         739         4,654         1   

Land acquisition and development lending

     5,919         5,919         400         5,919         94   

Builder line lending

     3,232         3,232         300         1,113         —     

Commercial business lending

     318         443         94         833         —     

Equity lines

     148         150         49         148         —     

Consumer

     333         337         50         334         3   
                                            

Total

   $ 16,087       $ 16,443       $ 2,128       $ 15,957       $ 135   
                                            

The Corporation has no obligation to fund additional advances on its impaired loans.

Impaired loans, which include TDRs of $9.77 million, and the related allowance at December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Recorded
Investment in
Loans
     Unpaid
Principal
Balance
     Related
Allowance
     Average
Balance Total
Loans
     Interest
Income
Recognized
 

Real estate – residential mortgage

   $ 3,110       $ 3,110       $ 466       $ 2,689       $ 137   

Real estate – construction:

              

Construction lending

     —           —           —           —           —     

Consumer lot lending

     —           —           —           —           —     

Commercial, financial and agricultural:

              

Commercial real estate lending

     5,760         6,816         1,263         3,582         30   

Land acquisition and development lending

     5,919         5,919         400         1,038         30   

Builder line lending

     —           —           —           1,014         —     

Commercial business lending

     1,142         1,267         404         613         —     

Equity lines

     148         150         49         149         4   

Consumer

     338         338         51         333         14   
                                            

Total

   $ 16,417       $ 17,600       $ 2,633       $ 9,418       $ 215   
                                            

 

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NOTE 4: Allowance for Loan Losses

Changes in the allowance for loan losses were as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Three Months Ended March 31,  
   2011     2010  

Balance at the beginning of period

   $ 28,840      $ 24,027   

Provision charged to operations

     2,820        3,200   

Loans charged off

     (3,494     (3,141

Recoveries of loans previously charged off

     599        531   
                

Balance at the end of period

   $ 28,765      $ 24,617   
                

The following table presents, as of March 31, 2011, the total allowance for loan losses, the allowance by impairment methodology (individually evaluated for impairment or collectively evaluated for impairment), the total loans and loans by impairment methodology (individually evaluated for impairment or collectively evaluated for impairment).

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Real Estate
Residential
Mortgage
    Real Estate
Construction
     Commercial,
Financial and
Agricultural
    Equity Lines     Consumer     Consumer
Finance
    Total  

Allowance for loan losses:

               

Balance at the beginning of period

   $ 1,442      $ 581       $ 8,688      $ 380      $ 307      $ 17,442      $ 28,840   

Provision charged to operations

     377        139         486        24        44        1,750        2,820   

Loans charged off

     (145     —           (1,581     (9     (70     (1,689     (3,494

Recoveries of loans previously charged off

     11        —           17        —          22        549        599   
                                                         

Balance at end of period

   $ 1,685      $ 720       $ 7,610      $ 395      $ 303      $ 18,052      $ 28,765   
                                                         

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment

   $ 496      $ —         $ 1,533      $ 49      $ 50      $ —        $ 2,128   
                                                         

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

   $ 1,189      $ 720       $ 6,077      $ 346      $ 253      $ 18,052      $ 26,637   
                                                         

Loans:

               

Ending balance

   $ 146,627      $ 12,974       $ 210,298      $ 32,154      $ 5,567      $ 229,046      $ 636,666   
                                                         

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment

   $ 2,809      $ —         $ 12,797      $ 148      $ 333      $ —        $ 16,087   
                                                         

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

   $ 143,818      $ 12,974       $ 197,501      $ 32,006      $ 5,234      $ 229,046      $ 620,579   
                                                         

The following table presents, as of December 31, 2010, the total allowance for loan losses, the allowance by impairment methodology (individually evaluated for impairment or collectively evaluated for impairment), the total loans and loans by impairment methodology (individually evaluated for impairment or collectively evaluated for impairment).

 

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(Dollars in thousands)

   Real Estate
Residential
Mortgage
     Real Estate
Construction
     Commercial,
Financial and
Agricultural
     Equity Lines      Consumer      Consumer
Finance
     Total  

Allowance for loan losses:

                    

Balance at end of period

   $ 1,442       $ 581       $ 8,688       $ 380       $ 307       $ 17,442       $ 28,840   
                                                              

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment

   $ 466       $ —         $ 2,067       $ 49       $ 51       $ —         $ 2,633   
                                                              

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

   $ 976       $ 581       $ 6,621       $ 331       $ 256       $ 17,442       $ 26,207   
                                                              

Loans:

                    

Ending balance

   $ 146,073       $ 12,095       $ 219,226       $ 32,187       $ 5,250       $ 220,753       $ 635,584   
                                                              

Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment

   $ 3,110       $ —         $ 12,821       $ 148       $ 338       $ —         $ 16,417   
                                                              

Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment

   $ 142,964       $ 12,095       $ 206,405       $ 32,039       $ 4,911       $ 220,753       $ 619,167   
                                                              

Loans by credit quality indicators as of March 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Pass      Special
Mention
     Substandard      Substandard
Nonaccrual
     Total1  

Real estate – residential mortgage

   $ 141,521       $ 772       $ 2,691       $ 1,643       $ 146,627   

Real estate – construction:

              

Construction lending

     2,744         3,925         4,815         —           11,484   

Consumer lot lending

     1,490         —           —           —           1,490   

Commercial, financial and agricultural:

              

Commercial real estate lending

     92,346         11,418         2,530         3,429         109,723   

Land acquisition and development lending

     21,325         3,304         9,243         —           33,872   

Builder line lending

     13,415         5,326         —           3,296         22,037   

Commercial business lending

     39,510         3,835         704         617         44,666   

Equity lines

     31,608         249         28         269         32,154   

Consumer

     5,149         11         407         —           5,567   
                                            
   $ 349,108       $ 28,840       $ 20,418       $ 9,254       $ 407,620   
                                            

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Performing      Non-Performing      Total  

Consumer finance

   $ 228,735       $ 311       $ 229,046   
                          

 

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At March 31, 2011, the Corporation did not have any loans classified as Doubtful or Loss.

 

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Loans by credit quality indicators as of December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Pass      Special
Mention
     Substandard      Substandard
Nonaccrual
     Total1  

Real estate – residential mortgage

   $ 140,651       $ 1,344       $ 3,889       $ 189       $ 146,073   

Real estate – construction:

              

Construction lending

     6,017         —           4,727         —           10,744   

Consumer lot lending

     1,351         —           —           —           1,351   

Commercial, financial and agricultural:

              

Commercial real estate lending

     93,235         12,002         320         5,760         111,317   

Land acquisition and development lending

     21,642         3,394         9,278         —           34,314   

Builder line lending

     13,827         6,112         4,810         67         24,816   

Commercial business lending

     42,865         4,166         300         1,448         48,779   

Equity lines

     31,562         263         96         266         32,187   

Consumer

     4,804         11         400         35         5,250   
                                            
   $ 355,954       $ 27,292       $ 23,820       $ 7,765       $ 414,831   
                                            

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Performing      Non-Performing      Total  

Consumer finance

   $ 220,602       $ 151       $ 220,753   
                          

 

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At December 31, 2010, the Corporation did not have any loans classified as Doubtful or Loss.

NOTE 5: Other Comprehensive Income and Earnings Per Common Share

Other Comprehensive Income

The following table presents the cumulative balances of the components of other comprehensive income, net of deferred tax assets of $365,000 and $743,000 as of March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   March 31,  
     2011     2010  

Net unrealized gains on securities

   $ 1,055      $ 1,584   

Net unrecognized loss on cash flow hedges

     (36     —     

Net unrecognized losses on defined benefit pension plan

     (335     (204
                

Total cumulative other comprehensive income

   $ 684      $ 1,380   
                

The Corporation had no net gains from securities reclassified from other comprehensive income to earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The Corporation reclassified net gains of $38,000 from other comprehensive income to earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

Earnings Per Common Share

The components of the Corporation’s earnings per common share calculations are as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2011     2010  

Net income

   $ 2,969      $ 1,730   

Accumulated dividends on Series A Preferred Stock

     (250     (250

Accretion of Series A Preferred Stock discount

     (39     (37
                

Net income available to common shareholders

   $ 2,680      $ 1,443   
                

Weighted average number of common shares used in earnings per common share—basic

     3,123,868        3,073,685   

Effect of dilutive securities:

    

Stock option awards and warrant

     43,292        25,009   
                

Weighted average number of common shares used in earnings per common share—assuming dilution

     3,167,160        3,098,694   
                

 

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Potential common shares that may be issued by the Corporation for its stock option awards and warrant are determined using the treasury stock method. Approximately 303,000 and 354,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options were not included in computing diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, because they were anti-dilutive.

NOTE 6: Employee Benefit Plans

The Bank has a non-contributory defined benefit plan for which the components of net periodic benefit cost are as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2011     2010  

Service cost

   $ 153      $ 133   

Interest cost

     109        99   

Expected return on plan assets

     (145     (124

Amortization of net obligation at transition

     (1     (1

Amortization of prior service cost

     (17     (17

Amortization of net loss

     16        12   
                

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 115      $ 102   
                

NOTE 7: Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. U.S. GAAP requires that valuation techniques maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. U.S. GAAP also establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the valuation inputs into three broad levels. Based on the underlying inputs, each fair value measurement in its entirety is reported in one of the three levels. These levels are:

 

   

Level 1—Valuation is based upon quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets. Level 1 assets and liabilities include debt and equity securities traded in an active exchange market, as well as U.S. Treasury securities.

 

   

Level 2—Valuation is based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Valuations of other real estate owned are based upon appraisals by independent, licensed appraisers, general market conditions and recent sales of like properties.

 

   

Level 3—Valuation is determined using model-based techniques with significant assumptions not observable in the market.

U.S. GAAP allows an entity the irrevocable option to elect fair value (the fair value option) for the initial and subsequent measurement for certain financial assets and liabilities on a contract-by-contract basis. The Corporation has not made any fair value option elections as of March 31, 2011.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following tables present the balances of financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   March 31, 2011  
   Fair Value Measurements Using      Assets at Fair
Value
 
   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3     

Assets:

           

Securities available for sale

           

U.S. government agencies and corporations

     —         $ 13,933         —         $ 13,933   

Mortgage-backed securities

     —           2,895         —           2,895   

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     —           118,923         —           118,923   

Preferred stock

     —           79         —           79   
                                   

Total securities available for sale

     —         $ 135,830         —         $ 135,830   
                                   

 

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(Dollars in thousands)

   March 31, 2011  
   Fair Value Measurements Using      Assets at Fair
Value
 
   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3     

Liabilities:

           

Derivative payable

     —         $ 59         —         $ 59   
                                   

Total liabilities

     —         $ 59         —         $ 59   
                                   

 

     December 31, 2010  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Fair Value Measurements Using      Assets at Fair
Value
 
   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3     

Assets:

           

Securities available for sale

           

U.S. government agencies and corporations

     —         $ 13,656         —         $ 13,656   

Mortgage-backed securities

     —           2,300         —           2,300   

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     —           114,288         —           114,288   

Preferred stock

     —           31         —           31   
                                   

Total securities available for sale

     —         $ 130,275         —         $ 130,275   
                                   

Liabilities:

           

Derivative payable

     —         $ 148         —         $ 148   
                                   

Total liabilities

     —         $ 148         —         $ 148   
                                   

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

The Corporation is also required to measure and recognize certain other financial assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in the consolidated balance sheets. For assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and still held on the consolidated balance sheets, the following table provides the fair value measures by level of valuation assumptions used. Fair value adjustments for other real estate owned (OREO) are recorded in other noninterest expense and fair value adjustments for loans held for investment are recorded in the provision for loan losses, in the consolidated statements of income.

 

     March 31, 2011  
     Fair Value Measurements Using      Assets at  Fair
Value
 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3     

Impaired loans, net

     —         $ 13,959         —         $ 13,959   

OREO, net

     —           9,889         —           9,889   
                                   

Total

     —         $ 23,848         —         $ 23,848   
                                   
     December 31, 2010  
     Fair Value Measurements Using      Assets at  Fair
Value
 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3     

Impaired loans, net

     —         $ 13,784         —         $ 13,784   

OREO, net

     —           10,674         —           10,674   
                                   

Total

     —         $ 24,458         —         $ 24,458   
                                   

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following reflects the fair value of financial instruments whether or not recognized on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value.

 

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     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  
     Carrying
Amount
     Estimated
Fair Value
     Carrying
Amount
     Estimated
Fair  Value
 

(Dollars in thousands)

           

Financial assets:

           

Cash and short-term investments

   $ 44,329       $ 44,329       $ 9,680       $ 9,680   

Securities

     135,830         135,830         130,275         130,275   

Loans, net

     607,901         608,639         606,744         607,264   

Loans held for sale, net

     28,164         29,266         67,153         67,314   

Accrued interest receivable

     5,090         5,090         5,073         5,073   

Financial liabilities:

           

Demand deposits

     322,150         322,150         315,448         315,448   

Time deposits

     307,858         312,608         309,686         315,009   

Borrowings

     158,844         155,009         164,140         160,398   

Derivative payable

     59         59         148         148   

Accrued interest payable

     1,169         1,169         1,160         1,160   

The following describes the valuation techniques used by the Corporation to measure financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

Cash and short-term investments. The nature of these instruments and their relatively short maturities provide for the reporting of fair value equal to the historical cost.

Securities Available for Sale. Securities available for sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.

Loans, net. The estimated fair value of the loan portfolio is based on present values using discount rates equal to the market rates currently charged on similar products.

Certain loans are accounted for under ASC Topic 310 - Receivables, including impaired loans measured at an observable market price (if available), or at the fair value of the loan’s collateral (if the loan is collateral dependent). Collateral may be in the form of real estate or business assets including equipment, inventory and accounts receivable. A significant portion of the collateral securing the Corporation’s impaired loans is real estate. The fair value of real estate collateral is determined utilizing an income or market valuation approach based on an appraisal conducted by an independent, licensed appraiser outside of the Corporation using observable market data, which in some cases may be adjusted to reflect current trends, including sales prices, expenses, absorption periods and other current relevant factors (Level 2). The value of business equipment is based upon an outside appraisal if deemed significant, or the net book value on the applicable business’s financial statements, if not considered significant, using observable market data (Level 2). At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Corporation’s impaired loans were valued at $13.96 million and $13.78 million, respectively.

Loans Held for Sale. Loans held for sale are required to be measured at the lower of cost or fair value. These loans currently consist of residential loans originated for sale in the secondary market. Fair value is based on the price secondary markets are currently offering for similar loans using observable market data, which is generally not materially different than cost due to the short duration between origination and sale (Level 2). As such, the Corporation records any fair value adjustments on a nonrecurring basis. No nonrecurring fair value adjustments were recorded on loans held for sale during the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Accrued interest receivable. The carrying amount of accrued interest receivable approximates fair value.

Deposits. The fair value of all demand deposit accounts is the amount payable at the report date. For all other deposits, the fair value is determined using the discounted cash flow method. The discount rate was equal to the rate currently offered on similar products.

Borrowings. The fair value of borrowings is determined using the discounted cash flow method. The discount rate was equal to the rate currently offered on similar products.

Derivative payable. The fair value of derivatives is determined using the discounted cash flow method.

Accrued interest payable. The carrying amount of accrued interest payable approximates fair value.

Letters of credit. The estimated fair value of letters of credit is based on estimated fees the Corporation would pay to have another entity assume its obligation under the outstanding arrangements. These fees are not considered material.

 

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Unused portions of lines of credit. The estimated fair value of unused portions of lines of credit is based on estimated fees the Corporation would pay to have another entity assume its obligation under the outstanding arrangements. These fees are not considered material.

The Corporation assumes interest rate risk (the risk that general interest rate levels will change) as a result of its normal operations. As a result, the fair values of the Corporation’s financial instruments will change when interest rate levels change and that change may be either favorable or unfavorable to the Corporation. Management attempts to match maturities of assets and liabilities to the extent believed necessary to balance minimizing interest rate risk and increasing net interest income in current market conditions. However, borrowers with fixed rate obligations are less likely to prepay in a rising rate environment and more likely to prepay in a falling rate environment. Conversely, depositors who are receiving fixed rates are more likely to withdraw funds before maturity in a rising rate environment and less likely to do so in a falling rate environment. Management monitors interest rates, maturities and repricing dates of assets and liabilities and attempts to manage interest rate risk by adjusting terms of new loans, deposits and borrowings and by investing in securities with terms that mitigate the Corporation’s overall interest rate risk.

 

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NOTE 8: Business Segments

The Corporation operates in a decentralized fashion in three principal business segments: Retail Banking, Mortgage Banking and Consumer Finance. Revenues from Retail Banking operations consist primarily of interest earned on loans and investment securities and service charges on deposit accounts. Mortgage Banking operating revenues consist principally of gains on sales of loans in the secondary market, loan origination fee income and interest earned on mortgage loans held for sale. Revenues from Consumer Finance consist primarily of interest earned on automobile retail installment sales contracts.

The Corporation’s other segment includes an investment company that derives revenues from brokerage services, an insurance company that derives revenues from insurance services, and a title company that derives revenues from title insurance services. The results of the other segment are not significant to the Corporation as a whole and have been included in “Other.” Revenue and expenses of the Corporation are also included in “Other,” and consist primarily of dividends received on the Corporation’s investment in equity securities, interest expense associated with the Corporation’s trust preferred capital notes and other general corporate expenses.

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Three Months Ended March 31, 2011  
   Retail
Banking
    Mortgage
Banking
     Consumer
Finance
     Other     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenues:

              

Interest income

   $ 8,030      $ 401       $ 10,209       $ —        $ (1,008   $ 17,632   

Gains on sales of loans

     —          3,800         —           —          —          3,800   

Other noninterest income

     1,474        739         182         262        —          2,657   
                                                  

Total operating income

     9,504        4,940         10,391         262        (1,008     24,089   
                                                  

Expenses:

              

Interest expense

     2,387        62         1,373         252        (1,010     3,064   

Provision for loan losses

     1,050        20         1,750         —          —          2,820   

Salaries and employee benefits

     3,900        2,745         1,655         192        —          8,492   

Other noninterest expenses

     2,996        1,551         761         149        —          5,457   
                                                  

Total operating expenses

     10,333        4,378         5,539         593        (1,010     19,833   
                                                  

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (829     562         4,852         (331     2        4,256   

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     (705     225         1,892         (126     1        1,287   
                                                  

Net income (loss)

   $ (124   $ 337       $ 2,960       $ (205   $ 1      $ 2,969   
                                                  

Total assets

   $ 756,904      $ 39,404       $ 232,359       $ 2,761      $ (124,427   $ 907,001   

Capital expenditures

   $ 249      $ 77       $ 208       $ 2      $ —        $ 536   

(Dollars in thousands)

   Three Months Ended March 31, 2010  
   Retail
Banking
    Mortgage
Banking
     Consumer
Finance
     Other     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Revenues:

              

Interest income

   $ 8,463      $ 277       $ 8,620       $ 60      $ (828   $ 16,592   

Gains on sales of loans

     —          3,751         —           —          (3     3,748   

Other noninterest income

     1,218        495         159         262        —          2,134   
                                                  

Total operating income

     9,681        4,523         8,779         322        (831     22,474   
                                                  

Expenses:

              

Interest expense

     2,720        25         1,212         254        (835     3,376   

Provision for loan losses

     1,150        —           2,050         —          —          3,200   

Salaries and employee benefits

     3,600        2,640         1,481         179        —          7,900   

Other noninterest expenses

     3,341        1,594         659         98        —          5,692   
                                                  

Total operating expenses

     10,811        4,259         5,402         531        (835     20,168   
                                                  

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (1,130     264         3,377         (209     4        2,306   

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

     (769     106         1,317         (79     1        576   
                                                  

Net income (loss)

   $ (361   $ 158       $ 2,060       $ (130   $ 3      $ 1,730   
                                                  

Total assets

   $ 741,199      $ 47,394       $ 200,587       $ 1,332      $ (119,716   $ 870,796   

Capital expenditures

   $ 161      $ 193       $ 61       $ —        $ —        $ 415   

 

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The Retail Banking segment extends a warehouse line of credit to the Mortgage Banking segment, providing a portion of the funds needed to originate mortgage loans. The Retail Banking segment charges the Mortgage Banking segment interest at the daily FHLB advance rate plus 50 basis points. The Retail Banking segment also provides the Consumer Finance segment with a portion of the funds needed to originate loans by means of a variable rate line of credit that carries interest at one-month LIBOR plus 200 basis points and fixed rate loans that carry interest rates ranging from 5.4 percent to 8.0 percent. The Retail Banking segment acquires certain residential real estate loans from the Mortgage Banking segment at prices similar to those paid by third-party investors. These transactions are eliminated to reach consolidated totals. Certain corporate overhead costs incurred by the Retail Banking segment are not allocated to the Mortgage Banking, Consumer Finance and Other segments.

NOTE 9: Commitments and Financial Instruments with Off-Balance-Sheet Risk

C&F Mortgage sells substantially all of the residential mortgage loans it originates to third-party investors, some of whom may require the repurchase of loans in the event of loss due to borrower misrepresentation, fraud or early default. Mortgage loans and their related servicing rights are sold under agreements that define certain eligibility criteria for the mortgage loans. Recourse periods for early payment default vary from 90 days up to one year. Recourse periods for borrower misrepresentation or fraud, or underwriting error do not have a stated time limit. C&F Mortgage maintains an indemnification reserve for potential claims made under these recourse provisions. During the second quarter of 2010, C&F Mortgage reached an agreement with its largest third-party investor that resolved all known and unknown indemnification obligations for loans sold to this investor prior to 2010. Risks also arise from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. C&F Mortgage has procedures in place to evaluate the credit risk of investors and does not expect any counterparty to fail to meet its obligations. The following table presents the changes in the allowance for indemnification losses for the periods presented:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
   2011      2010  

Allowance, beginning of period

   $ 1,291       $ 2,538   

Provision for indemnification losses

     231         458   

Payments

     —           296   
                 

Allowance, end of period

   $ 1,522       $ 2,700   
                 

The Bank reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit seeking the return of tax credits transferred to the Bank by a customer for payment of principal, interest and operating reserves related to an existing loan and the extension of an additional loan in the period prior to the customer entering bankruptcy. The settlement agreement called for the Bank to return certain unused tax credits and make a one-time cash payment. As a result, during the first quarter of 2011, the Corporation increased the provision for loan losses by $300,000 resulting from the charge-off of previously recognized principal payments. This is in addition to an accrual of other expenses of $200,000 recorded during 2010. The settlement will have no ongoing effect subsequent to the first quarter of 2011.

NOTE 10: Derivatives

The Corporation uses derivatives to manage exposure to interest rate risk through the use of interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange of fixed and variable rate interest payments between two parties, based on a common notional principal amount and maturity date with no exchange of underlying principal amounts. The Corporation’s interest rate swaps qualify as cash flow hedges. The Corporation’s cash flow hedges effectively modify a portion of the Corporation’s exposure to interest rate risk by converting variable rates of interest on $10.0 million of the Corporation’s trust preferred capital notes to fixed rates of interest until September 2015.

The cash flow hedges total notional amount is $10.0 million. At March 31, 2011, the cash flow hedges had a fair value of ($59,000), which is recorded in other liabilities. The cash flow hedges were fully effective at March 31, 2011 and therefore the loss on the cash flow hedges was recognized as a component of other comprehensive income (loss), net of deferred income taxes.

 

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NOTE 11: Other Noninterest Expenses

The following table presents the significant components in the consolidated statements of income line “Noninterest Expenses – Other Expenses.”

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 

(Dollars in thousands)

   2011      2010  

Professional fees

   $ 553       $ 344   

Data processing fees

     551         392   

Loan and OREO expenses

     470         1,132   

Telecommunication expenses

     263         254   

FDIC expenses

     248         250   

Provision for indemnification losses

     231         458   

All other noninterest expenses

     1,615         1,465   
                 

Total other noninterest expenses

   $ 3,931       $ 4,295   
                 

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains statements concerning the Corporation’s expectations, plans, objectives, future financial performance and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements may constitute “forward-looking statements” as defined by federal securities laws and may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding profitability, liquidity, the Corporation’s and each business segment’s loan portfolio, allowance for loan losses, trends regarding the provision for loan losses, trends regarding net loan charge-offs, trends regarding levels of nonperforming assets and troubled debt restructurings and expenses associated with nonperforming assets, provision for indemnification losses, levels of noninterest income and expense, interest rates and yields, the deposit portfolio, including trends in deposit maturities and rates, interest rate sensitivity, market risk, regulatory developments, capital requirements, growth strategy and financial and other goals. These statements may address issues that involve estimates and assumptions made by management and risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from historical results or those anticipated by such statements. Factors that could have a material adverse effect on the operations and future prospects of the Corporation include, but are not limited to, changes in:

 

   

interest rates

 

   

general business conditions, as well as conditions within the financial markets

 

   

general economic conditions, including unemployment levels

 

   

the legislative/regulatory climate, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act) and regulations promulgated thereunder and the effect of restrictions imposed on us as a participant in the Capital Purchase Program

 

   

monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board

 

   

the quality or composition of the loan portfolios and the value of the collateral securing those loans

 

   

the value of securities held in the Corporation’s investment portfolios

 

   

the level of net charge-offs on loans and the adequacy of our allowance for loan losses

 

   

the level of indemnification losses related to mortgage loans sold

 

   

demand for loan products

 

   

deposit flows

 

   

the strength of the Corporation’s counterparties

 

   

competition from both banks and non-banks

 

   

demand for financial services in the Corporation’s market area

 

   

technology

 

   

reliance on third parties for key services

 

   

the commercial and residential real estate markets

 

   

demand in the secondary residential mortgage loan markets

 

   

the Corporation’s expansion and technology initiatives

 

   

accounting principles, policies and guidelines

Any forward-looking statements should be considered in context with the various disclosures made by us about our businesses in our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation the risks identified above and those more specifically described in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

The following discussion supplements and provides information about the major components of the results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and capital resources of the Corporation. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The preparation of financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions. Those accounting policies with the greatest uncertainty and that require our most difficult, subjective or complex judgments affecting the application of these policies, and the likelihood that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions, or using different assumptions, are described below.

 

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Allowance for Loan Losses: We establish the allowance for loan losses through charges to earnings in the form of a provision for loan losses. Loan losses are charged against the allowance when we believe that the collection of the principal is unlikely. Subsequent recoveries of losses previously charged against the allowance are credited to the allowance. The allowance represents an amount that, in our judgment, will be adequate to absorb any losses on existing loans that may become uncollectible. Our judgment in determining the level of the allowance is based on evaluations of the collectibility of loans while taking into consideration such factors as trends in delinquencies and charge-offs, changes in the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, current economic conditions that may affect a borrower’s ability to repay and the value of collateral, overall portfolio quality and review of specific potential losses. This evaluation is inherently subjective because it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.

Allowance for Indemnifications: The allowance for indemnifications is established through charges to earnings in the form of a provision for indemnifications, which is included in other noninterest expenses. A loss is charged against the allowance for indemnifications under certain conditions when a purchaser of a loan (investor) sold by C&F Mortgage incurs a loss due to borrower misrepresentation, fraud, or early default, or underwriting error. The allowance represents an amount that, in management’s judgment, will be adequate to absorb any losses arising from indemnification requests. Management’s judgment in determining the level of the allowance is based on the volume of loans sold, current economic conditions and information provided by investors. This evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.

Impairment of Loans: We consider a loan impaired when it is probable that the Corporation will be unable to collect all interest and principal payments as scheduled in the loan agreement. We do not consider a loan impaired during a period of delay in payment if we expect the ultimate collection of all amounts due. We measure impairment on a loan by loan basis for commercial, construction and residential loans in excess of $500,000 by either the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, the loan’s obtainable market price, or the fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. Large groups of smaller balance homogeneous loans are collectively evaluated for impairment. We maintain a valuation allowance to the extent that the measure of the impaired loan is less than the recorded investment. Troubled debt restructurings (TDRs) are also considered impaired loans. A TDR occurs when we agree to significantly modify the original terms of a loan due to the deterioration in the financial condition of the borrower.

Impairment of Securities: Impairment of securities occurs when the fair value of a security is less than its amortized cost. For debt securities, impairment is considered other-than-temporary and recognized in its entirety in net income if either (i) we intend to sell the security or (ii) it is more-likely-than-not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If, however, we do not intend to sell the security and it is not more-likely-than-not that we will be required to sell the security before recovery, we must determine what portion of the impairment is attributable to a credit loss, which occurs when the amortized cost basis of the security exceeds the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected from the security. If there is no credit loss, there is no other-than-temporary impairment. If there is a credit loss, other-than-temporary impairment exists, and the credit loss must be recognized in net income and the remaining portion of impairment must be recognized in other comprehensive income. For equity securities, impairment is considered to be other-than-temporary based on our ability and intent to hold the investment until a recovery of fair value. Other-than-temporary impairment of an equity security results in a write-down that must be included in net income. We regularly review each investment security for other-than-temporary impairment based on criteria that includes the extent to which cost exceeds market price, the duration of that market decline, the financial health of and specific prospects for the issuer, our best estimate of the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from debt securities, our intention with regard to holding the security to maturity and the likelihood that we would be required to sell the security before recovery.

Other Real Estate Owned (OREO): Assets acquired through, or in lieu of, loan foreclosure are held for sale and are initially recorded at the lower of the loan balance or the fair value less costs to sell at the date of foreclosure. Subsequent to foreclosure, management periodically performs valuations of the foreclosed assets based on updated appraisals, general market conditions, recent sales of like properties, length of time the properties have been held, and our ability and intention with regard to continued ownership of the properties. The Corporation may incur additional write-downs of foreclosed assets to fair value less costs to sell if valuations indicate a further other-than-temporary deterioration in market conditions.

Goodwill: Goodwill is no longer subject to amortization over its estimated useful life, but is subject to at least an annual assessment for impairment by applying a fair value based test. In assessing the recoverability of the Corporation’s goodwill, all of which was recognized in connection with the Bank’s acquisition of C&F Finance in September 2002, we must make assumptions in order to determine the fair value of the respective assets. Major assumptions used in determining impairment were increases in future income, sales multiples in determining terminal value and the discount rate applied to future cash flows. As part of the impairment test, we perform a sensitivity analysis by increasing the discount rate, lowering sales multiples and reducing increases in future income. We completed the annual test for impairment during the fourth quarter of 2010 and determined there was no impairment to be recognized in 2010. If the underlying estimates and related assumptions change in the future, we may be required to record impairment charges.

 

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Retirement Plan: The Bank maintains a non-contributory, defined benefit pension plan for eligible full-time employees as specified by the plan. Plan assets, which consist primarily of mutual funds invested in marketable equity securities and corporate and government fixed income securities, are valued using market quotations. The Bank’s actuary determines plan obligations and annual pension expense using a number of key assumptions. Key assumptions may include the discount rate, the interest crediting rate, the estimated future return on plan assets and the anticipated rate of future salary increases. Changes in these assumptions in the future, if any, or in the method under which benefits are calculated may impact pension assets, liabilities or expense.

Derivative Financial Instruments: The Corporation recognizes derivative financial instruments at fair value as either an other asset or other liability in the consolidated balance sheet. The derivative financial instruments have been designated as and qualify as cash flow hedges. The effective portion of the gain or loss on the cash flow hedges is reported as a component of other comprehensive income, net of deferred taxes, and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.

Accounting for Income Taxes: Determining the Corporation’s effective tax rate requires judgment. In the ordinary course of business, there are transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax outcomes are uncertain. In addition, the Corporation’s tax returns are subject to audit by various tax authorities. Although we believe that the estimates are reasonable, no assurance can be given that the final tax outcome will not be materially different than that which is reflected in the income tax provision and accrual.

For further information concerning accounting policies, refer to Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” under the heading “Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

OVERVIEW

Our primary financial goals are to maximize the Corporation’s earnings and to deploy capital in profitable growth initiatives that will enhance long-term shareholder value. We track three primary financial performance measures in order to assess the level of success in achieving these goals: (i) return on average assets (ROA), (ii) return on average common equity (ROE), and (iii) growth in earnings. In addition to these financial performance measures, we track the performance of the Corporation’s three principal business activities: retail banking, mortgage banking, and consumer finance. We also actively manage our capital through growth and dividends, while considering the need to maintain a strong regulatory capital position.

Financial Performance Measures

Net income for the Corporation was $2.97 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared with $1.73 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. Net income available to common shareholders was $2.68 million, or $0.85 per common share assuming dilution for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared with $1.44 million, or $0.47 per common share assuming dilution for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The difference between reported net income and net income available to common shareholders is a result of the Series A Preferred Stock dividends and amortization of the Warrant related to the Corporation’s participation in the Capital Purchase Program. The Corporation’s first quarter earnings were primarily a result of the strong earnings in the Consumer Finance segment, which continues to benefit from substantial loan growth, low net charge-offs and the current low interest rate environment. The Mortgage Banking segment benefited from higher gains on loans sold and lower provisions for indemnification losses. The Retail Banking segment continues to be burdened with costs associated with asset quality issues and costs associated with foreclosed properties as well as higher costs related to increasingly complex compliance and regulatory issues.

The Corporation’s ROE and ROA were 14.51 percent and 1.19 percent, respectively, on an annualized basis for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to 8.25 percent and 0.66 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase in these ratios during 2011 was primarily due to the performance of the Consumer Finance segment, while the Retail Banking and Mortgage Banking segments continue to be negatively affected by the challenging economic environment and issues facing the financial services industry in general.

Principal Business Activities. An overview of the financial results for each of the Corporation’s principal segments is presented below. A more detailed discussion is included in “Results of Operations.”

Retail Banking: C&F Bank reported a net loss of $124,000 for the first quarter of 2011, compared to a net loss of $361,000 for the first quarter of 2010. The Bank’s provision for loan losses decreased $100,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. Write-downs and expenses associated with foreclosed properties decreased $654,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010. In addition overdraft fee income and interchange income increased during the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010. These items were partially offset by higher personnel costs principally attributable to growth in the number of personnel to manage the complexity of routine compliance, regulatory and asset quality issues and a decrease in net interest margin resulting from a decrease in the yield on loans as a result of an increase in lower yielding intercompany loans to C&F Mortgage Corporation and C&F Finance Company.

 

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The Bank’s average loan portfolio, excluding intercompany loans, decreased to $408.7 million for the first quarter of 2011 from $442.4 million for the first quarter of 2010. The decrease in average loans was primarily due to current economic conditions which have reduced loan demand, coupled with higher loan charge-offs and foreclosures than the Bank has historically experienced.

The Bank’s nonperforming assets were $18.9 million at March 31, 2011, compared to $18.1 million at December 31, 2010. Nonperforming assets at March 31, 2011 included $9.3 million in nonaccrual loans and $9.7 million in foreclosed properties. Troubled debt restructurings were $9.1 million at March 31, 2011 compared to $9.8 million at December 31, 2010. Nonaccrual loans primarily consist of loans for residential real estate secured by residential properties and commercial loans secured by non-residential properties. Specific reserves of $1.9 million have been established for nonaccrual loans. Management believes it has provided adequate loan loss reserves for nonaccrual loans based on the current estimated fair values of the collateral. Foreclosed properties at March 31, 2011 consist of both residential and non-residential properties. These properties have been written down to their estimated fair values less selling costs.

Mortgage Banking: For the quarter ended March 31, 2011, C&F Mortgage Corporation reported net income of $337,000, compared to $158,000 for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

Loan origination volumes decreased in the first quarter of 2011, declining to $124.1 million compared to $134.5 million for the first quarter of 2010. The decline in origination volumes is a result of fluctuations in mortgage rates, a continued overall weakness in the housing market due to the continued challenging economic conditions and the expiration of the homebuyer tax credits that boosted loan demand during the first half of 2010. Loan originations result in gains on sales of loans typically 30 to 90 days after origination. Despite the previously-mentioned decline in loan originations, revenue from gains on sales of loans increased slightly to $3.8 million in the first quarter of 2011 from $3.7 million in the first quarter of 2010, primarily as a result of sales during the first quarter of 2011 of loans originated in the fourth quarter of 2010.

The provision for indemnification losses decreased in the first quarter of 2011 to $231,000 from $458,000 in the first quarter of 2010. The decline in the provision for indemnification losses for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was due to an agreement reached during the second quarter of 2010 with one of the largest purchasers of loans sold by the mortgage banking segment that resolves all known and unknown indemnification obligations for loans sold to the purchaser prior to 2010.

Other items affecting quarterly earnings include a $105,000 increase in the first quarter of 2011 in personnel costs compared to the same period in 2010 as a result of an increase in personnel to manage the increasingly complex regulatory environment, and a $141,000 increase in professional fees for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010 due to increased legal and compliance costs.

Consumer Finance: First quarter net income for C&F Finance Company was $3.0 million in 2011, compared to $2.1 million in 2010. The increase was a result of a 17.0 percent increase in average loans for the three months ended March 31, 2011, an increase in net interest margin, and a $300,000 decrease in the provision for loan losses attributable to lower delinquencies and lower charge-offs. These items were partially offset by an increase in compensation costs of $174,000 resulting from an increase in personnel to manage loan growth. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans remained approximately the same, 7.88 percent at March 31, 2011 compared to 7.90 percent at December 31, 2010. Management believes that the current allowance for loan losses is adequate to absorb probable losses in the loan portfolio.

Other and Eliminations: The net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2011 for this combined segment was $204,000, compared to a net loss of $127,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2010. Revenue and expense of this combined segment include the results of operations of our investment, insurance and title subsidiaries, interest expense associated with the Corporation’s trust preferred capital notes, other general corporate expenses and the effects of intercompany eliminations.

Capital Management. Total shareholders’ equity was $95.4 million at March 31, 2011, compared to $92.8 million at December 31, 2010 for an increase of $2.7 million primarily attributable to first quarter earnings in 2011.

We have continued to manage our capital through asset growth and dividends on common shares outstanding. The capital and liquidity positions of the Corporation remain strong. The Corporation continues to participate in the Capital Purchase Program, which was seen as an opportunity to inexpensively increase capital and to insure against unforeseen events. Even though our capital has continued to increase and continues to exceed regulatory capital standards for being well-capitalized, the Corporation has not yet repurchased these securities. We are currently analyzing the possibility of full or partial repayment in light of the Corporation’s overall financial condition, capitalization and liquidity. Our considerations include whether repayment will require raising new capital and the cost of that capital, our future capital needs and the potential sources of capital.

Another means by which we manage our capital is through dividends. The Corporation’s board of directors continued its policy of paying dividends in 2011. The dividend payout ratio for the first three months of 2011 was 29.1 percent based on net income available to common shareholders for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The board of directors continues to evaluate our dividend payout in light of changes in economic conditions, our capital levels and our expected future levels of earnings. However, in connection with

 

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the Corporation’s participation in the Capital Purchase Program there are limitations on the Corporation’s ability to pay quarterly cash dividends in excess of $0.31 per share or to repurchase its common stock prior to the earlier of January 9, 2012 or the date on which Treasury no longer holds any of the Series A Preferred Stock.

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table presents the average balance sheets, the amounts of interest earned on earning assets, with related yields, and interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, with related rates, for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. Loans include loans held for sale. Loans placed on nonaccrual status are included in the balances and are included in the computation of yields, but had no material effect. Interest on tax-exempt loans and securities is presented on a taxable-equivalent basis (which converts the income on loans and investments for which no income taxes are paid to the equivalent yield as if income taxes were paid using the federal corporate income tax rate of 34 percent).

TABLE 1: Average Balances, Income and Expense, Yields and Rates

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2011     2010  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Average
Balance
    Income/
Expense
     Yield/
Rate
    Average
Balance
    Income/
Expense
     Yield/
Rate
 

Assets

              

Securities:

              

Taxable

   $ 20,727      $ 77         1.49   $ 19,088      $ 114         2.40

Tax-exempt

     115,159        1,809         6.28        103,215        1,695         6.57   
                                                  

Total securities

     135,886        1,886         5.55        122,303        1,809         5.92   

Loans, net

     669,122        16,361         9.78        657,074        15,355         9.35   

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks and Fed funds sold

     29,116        15         0.21        26,150        18         0.27   
                                                  

Total earning assets

     834,124        18,262         8.76        805,527        17,182         8.53   

Allowance for loan losses

     (29,215          (25,258     

Total non-earning assets

     94,986             92,425        
                          

Total assets

   $ 899,895           $ 872,694        
                          

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

              

Time and savings deposits:

              

Interest-bearing deposits

   $ 115,721      $ 192         0.66   $ 91,942      $ 146         0.64

Money market deposit accounts

     71,288        130         0.73        60,969        163         1.07   

Savings accounts

     41,808        10         0.10        40,555        10         0.10   

Certificates of deposit, $100 thousand or more

     133,635        673         2.01        141,753        821         2.32   

Other certificates of deposit

     175,979        850         1.93        179,761        1,038         2.31   
                                                  

Total time and savings deposits

     538,431        1,855         1.38        514,980        2,178         1.69   
                                                  

Borrowings

     160,088        1,209         3.02        167,611        1,198         2.86   
                                                  

Total interest-bearing liabilities

     698,519        3,064         1.75        682,591        3,376         1.98   
                                                  

Demand deposits

     87,235             83,625        

Other liabilities

     20,285             16,568        
                          

Total liabilities

     806,039             782,784        

Shareholders’ equity

     93,856             89,910        
                          

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 899,895           $ 872,694        
                          

Net interest income

     $ 15,198           $ 13,806      
                          

Interest rate spread

          7.01          6.55
                          

Interest expense to average earning assets (annualized)

          1.47          1.68
                          

Net interest margin (annualized)

          7.29          6.86
                          

 

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Interest income and expense are affected by fluctuations in interest rates, by changes in the volume of earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and by the interaction of rate and volume factors. The following table presents the direct causes of the period-to-period changes in the components of net interest income on a taxable-equivalent basis. We calculated the rate and volume variances using a formula prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Rate/volume variances, the third element in the calculation, are not shown separately in the table, but are allocated to the rate and volume variances in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each. Loans include both nonaccrual loans and loans held for sale.

TABLE 2: Rate-Volume Recap

 

     March 31,
2011 from 2010
 
     Increase (Decrease)
Due to
    Total
Increase
(Decrease)
 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Rate     Volume    

Interest income:

      

Loans

   $ 721      $ 285      $ 1,006   

Securities:

      

Taxable

     (47     10        (37

Tax-exempt

     (76     190        114   

Interest-bearing deposits in other banks and Fed funds sold

     (5     2        (3
                        

Total interest income

     593        487        1,080   
                        

Interest expense:

      

Time and savings deposits:

      

Interest-bearing deposits

     8        38        46   

Money market deposit accounts

     (57     24        (33

Savings accounts

     —          —          —     

Certificates of deposit, $100 thousand or more

     (103     (45     (148

Other certificates of deposit

     (167     (21     (188
                        

Total time and savings deposits

     (319     (4     (323

Borrowings

     67        (56     11   
                        

Total interest expense

     (252     (60     (312
                        

Change in net interest income

   $ 845      $ 547      $ 1,392   
                        

Net interest income, on a taxable-equivalent basis, for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was $15.2 million, compared to $13.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The higher net interest income resulted from a 43 basis point increase in net interest margin coupled with a 3.6 percent increase in average earning assets for the first quarter of 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010. The increase in net interest margin was principally a result of an increase in the yield on loans and a decrease in the rates paid on time and savings deposits, partially offset by a lower yield on securities and an increase in the rates paid on borrowings. The increase in the yield on loans was primarily a result of a change in the mix of loans whereby lower yielding average loans at the Retail Banking and Mortgage Banking segments declined and higher yielding loans at the Consumer Finance segment increased. The decrease in rates paid on time and savings deposits was primarily a result of a reduction in interest paid on money market deposit accounts, resulting from the sustained low interest rate environment and the repricing of higher rate certificates of deposit as they matured to lower rates. The decline in the yield on securities resulted from purchases of securities in the current low interest rate environment. The increase in rates paid on borrowings was a result of the change in the mix of borrowings as average lower cost short-term borrowings decreased primarily as a result of deposit growth, as well as the effect of a 25 basis point increase in our variable rate revolving line of credit beginning in July 2010.

Average loans, which includes both loans held for investment and loans held for sale, increased $12.0 million to $669.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 from $657.1 million for the first quarter of 2010. Average loans held for investment decreased $880,000 during the first quarter of 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010. The Retail Banking segment’s portfolio of average loans held for investment decreased $33.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010, primarily as current economic conditions reduced loan demand and caused an increase in loan charge-offs and foreclosures. The Consumer Finance segment’s portfolio of average loans held for investment increased $32.6 million during the first three months of 2011, compared to the first three months of 2010, as a result of robust demand in existing and new markets. The Consumer Finance segment’s loans are typically higher yielding than other loans in our portfolio due to higher risks inherent in the portfolio.

 

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Average loans held for sale at the Mortgage Banking segment increased $12.9 million during the first quarter of 2011, compared to the first quarter of 2010, despite loan origination volumes declining during the first quarter of 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010, as loan balances at the beginning of the quarter benefited from stronger origination volume at the end of 2010. The decline in origination volumes during the first quarter of 2011 are a result of fluctuations in mortgage rates, a continued overall weakness in the housing market due to the challenging economic conditions and the expiration of the home buyer tax credits during the first half of 2010. The yield on the Mortgage Banking segment’s loans has decreased during the first quarter of 2011, compared to 2010, as borrowers took advantage of the continued low interest rate environment.

The overall yield on average loans increased 43 basis points to 9.78 percent for the first three months of 2011, compared to the same period in 2010, principally as a result of the shift in the mix of the portfolio from lower yielding loans held in our Retail Banking and Mortgage Banking segments to higher yielding loans in our Consumer Finance segment.

Average securities available for sale increased $13.6 million during the first quarter of 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010. The increase in securities available for sale occurred predominantly in the Retail Banking segment’s municipal bond portfolio in conjunction with the strategy to increase the investment portfolio as a percentage of total assets. This strategy is based on the investment portfolio’s role of managing interest rate sensitivity, providing liquidity and serving as an additional source of interest income. The funding of this strategy has come from the growth in deposits, coupled with reduced loan demand in the Retail Banking segment. The lower yields on securities available for sale in the first quarter of 2011, compared to the same period in 2010, resulted from purchases of securities in the current low interest rate environment as well as purchases of shorter-term securities.

Average interest-bearing deposits in other banks increased $3.0 million during the first quarter of 2011, compared to the first quarter of 2010. The increase resulted from excess liquidity provided by growth in the Corporation’s deposit portfolio.

Average interest-bearing time and savings deposits increased $23.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared to the same period in 2010, mainly due to higher deposit balances from municipal customers. In addition, the mix in interest-bearing time and savings deposits has shifted to shorter-term interest-bearing and money market deposit accounts from longer-term certificates of deposits which allow depositors greater flexibility for funds management and investing decisions. The average cost of deposits declined 31 basis points during the first quarter of 2011, compared to the same period in 2010 because time deposits that matured throughout 2010 and into 2011 repriced at lower interest rates, or were not renewed, and shorter-term interest-bearing deposits, which pay a lower interest rate, have increased.

Average borrowings decreased $7.5 million during the first quarter of 2011, compared to the first quarter of 2010. This decrease was attributable to reduced funding needs as the growth in average earning assets has primarily been met through the growth in average deposits. The average cost of borrowings increased 16 basis points during the first quarter of 2011, compared to the first quarter of 2010, as a result of a change in the composition of borrowings, due to repaying lower-cost short-term variable-rate borrowings with excess liquidity provided by lower loan demand and deposit growth. In addition, a 25 basis point increase, effective July 2010, in the Consumer Finance segment’s variable rate revolving line of credit also contributed to the increase in the average cost of borrowings.

 

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Noninterest Income

TABLE 3: Noninterest Income

 

(Dollars in thousands)    Three Months Ended March 31, 2011  
     Retail
Banking
     Mortgage
Banking
     Consumer
Finance
     Other and
Eliminations
    Total  

Gains on sales of loans

   $ —         $ 3,800       $ —         $ —        $ 3,800   

Service charges on deposit accounts

     848         —           —           —          848   

Other service charges and fees

     519         529         2         42        1,092   

Gains on calls of available for sale securities

     —           —           —           —          —     

Other income

     107         210         180         220        717   
                                           

Total noninterest income

   $ 1,474       $ 4,539       $ 182       $ 262      $ 6,457   
                                           
(Dollars in thousands)    Three Months Ended March 31, 2010  
     Retail
Banking
     Mortgage
Banking
     Consumer
Finance
     Other and
Eliminations
    Total  

Gains on sales of loans

   $ —         $ 3,751       $ —         $ (3   $ 3,748   

Service charges on deposit accounts

     741         —           —           —          741   

Other service charges and fees

     421         486         2         —          909   

Gains on calls of available for sale securities

     30         —           —           30        60   

Other income

     26         9         157         232        424   
                                           

Total noninterest income

   $ 1,218       $ 4,246       $ 159       $ 259      $ 5,882   
                                           

Total noninterest income increased $575,000, or 9.8 percent, to $6.5 million during the first quarter of 2011, compared to the first quarter of 2010. The increase primarily resulted from (1) higher service charges on deposit accounts as higher overdraft protection and returned check charges were incurred by customers in the Retail Banking segment, (2) higher other service charges primarily due to higher bank card interchange fees in the Retail Banking segment and (3) increases in other income primarily due to changes in the fair market value of deferred compensation plan assets in the Retail Banking, Mortgage Banking and Consumer Finance segments.

 

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Noninterest Expense

TABLE 4: Noninterest Expenses

 

(Dollars in thousands)    Three Months Ended March 31, 2011  
     Retail
Banking
     Mortgage
Banking
     Consumer
Finance
     Other and
Eliminations
     Total  

Salaries and employee benefits

   $ 3,900       $ 2,745       $ 1,655       $ 192       $ 8,492   

Occupancy expenses

     929         486         105         6         1,526   

Other expenses:

              

OREO expenses

     357         —           —           —           357   

Provision for indemnification losses

     —           231         —           —           231   

Other expenses

     1,710         834         656         143         3,343   
                                            

Total other expenses

     2,067         1,065         656         143         3,931   
                                            

Total noninterest expenses

   $ 6,896       $ 4,296       $ 2,416       $ 341       $ 13,949   
                                            
(Dollars in thousands)    Three Months Ended March 31, 2010  
     Retail
Banking
     Mortgage
Banking
     Consumer
Finance
     Other and
Eliminations
     Total  

Salaries and employee benefits

   $ 3,600       $ 2,640       $ 1,481       $ 179       $ 7,900   

Occupancy expenses

     850         437         104         6         1,397   

Other expenses:

              

OREO expenses

     1,011         11         —           —           1,022   

Provision for indemnification losses

     —           458         —           —           458   

Other expenses

     1,480         688         555         92         2,815   
                                            

Total other expenses

     2,491         1,157         555         92         4,295   
                                            

Total noninterest expenses

   $ 6,941       $ 4,234       $ 2,140       $ 277       $ 13,592   
                                            

Total noninterest expenses increased $357,000, or 2.6 percent, to $13.9 million during the first quarter of 2011, compared to the first quarter of 2010. The Retail Banking segment had (1) higher salaries and employee benefits expenses resulting from an increase in staffing levels to manage the complexity of routine compliance, regulatory and asset quality issues; (2) higher occupancy expense resulting from investments in information technology equipment; and (3) higher other expenses primarily associated with higher data processing costs, offset by lower costs associated with provisions and write-downs for foreclosed properties. The Mortgage Banking segment had slightly higher salaries and employee benefits expenses due to an increase in personnel to manage the increasingly complex regulatory environment and higher other expenses due to increases in professional fees associated with legal and compliance issues, partially offset by a reduction in the provision for indemnification losses due to an agreement reached in the second quarter of 2010 that resolved all known and unknown indemnification obligations for loans sold to the Mortgage Banking segments largest purchaser of loans prior to 2010. An increase in salaries and employee benefits expenses at the Consumer Finance segment during the first quarter of 2011 as compared to the same period in 2010 was a result of staff additions to support loan growth.

Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2011 totaled $1.29 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 30.2 percent, compared to $576,000, and 25.0 percent, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The increase in the effective tax rate during the first quarter of 2011 was a result of higher pre-tax earnings at the non-bank business segments, which are not exempt from state income taxes, partially offset by the increase in income from the Retail Banking segment’s tax-exempt municipal bond portfolio.

 

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ASSET QUALITY

Allowance for Loan Losses

The allowance for loan losses represents an amount that, in our judgment, will be adequate to absorb any losses on existing loans that may become uncollectible. The provision for loan losses increases the allowance, and loans charged off, net of recoveries, reduce the allowance. The following tables summarize the allowance activity for the periods indicated:

TABLE 5: Allowance for Loan Losses

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  

(Dollars in thousands)

   2011     2010  

Allowance, beginning of period

   $ 28,840      $ 24,027   

Provision for loan losses:

    

Retail Banking segment

     1,050        1,150   

Mortgage Banking segment

     20        —     

Consumer Finance segment

     1,750        2,050   
                

Total provision for loan losses

     2,820        3,200   

Loans charged off:

    

Real estate—residential mortgage

     145        127   

Real estate—construction

     —          479   

Commercial, financial and agricultural

     1,581        123   

Equity lines

     9        —     

Consumer

     70        482   

Consumer finance

     1,689        1,930   
                

Total loans charged off

     3,494        3,141   

Recoveries of loans previously charged off:

    

Real estate—residential mortgage

     11        2   

Real estate—construction

     —          —     

Commercial, financial and agricultural

     17        6   

Equity lines

     —          —     

Consumer

     22        17   

Consumer finance

     549        506   
                

Total recoveries

     599        531   
                

Net loans charged off

     2,895        2,610   
                

Allowance, end of period

   $ 28,765      $ 24,617   
                

Ratio of annualized net charge-offs to average total loans outstanding during period for Retail Banking and Mortgage Banking

     1.71     1.07
                

Ratio of annualized net charge-offs to average total loans outstanding during period for Consumer Finance

     2.03     2.97
                

 

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Table 6 discloses the allocation of the allowance for loan losses at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

TABLE 6: Allocation of Allowance for Loan Losses

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Allocation of allowance for loan losses:

     

Real estate—residential mortgage

   $ 1,685       $ 1,442   

Real estate—construction

     720         581   

Commercial, financial and agricultural 1

     7,610         8,688   

Equity lines

     395         380   

Consumer

     303         307   

Consumer finance

     18,052         17,442   
                 

Balance

   $ 28,765       $ 28,840   
                 

 

1 

Includes the Corporation’s commercial real estate lending, land acquisition and development lending, builder line lending and commercial business lending.

TABLE 7: Credit Quality Indicators

Loans by credit quality indicators as of March 31, 2011 were as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Pass      Special
Mention
     Substandard      Substandard
Nonaccrual
     Total1  

Real estate—residential mortgage

   $ 141,521       $ 772       $ 2,691       $ 1,643       $ 146,627   

Real estate—construction

     4,234         3,925         4,815         —           12,974   

Commercial, financial and agricultural 2

     166,596         23,883         12,477         7,342         210,298   

Equity lines

     31,608         249         28         269         32,154   

Consumer

     5,149         11         407         —           5,567   
                                            
   $ 349,108       $ 28,840       $ 20,418       $ 9,254       $ 407,620   
                                            

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Performing      Non-performing      Total  

Consumer finance

   $ 228,735       $ 311       $ 229,046   
                          

 

1 

At March 31, 2011, the Corporation did not have any loans classified as Doubtful or Loss.

2 

Includes the Corporation’s commercial real estate lending, land acquisition and development lending, builder line lending and commercial business lending.

Loans by credit quality indicators as of December 31, 2010 were as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Pass      Special
Mention
     Substandard      Substandard
Nonaccrual
     Total1  

Real estate—residential mortgage

   $ 140,651       $ 1,344       $ 3,889       $ 189       $ 146,073   

Real estate—construction

     7,368         —           4,727         —           12,095   

Commercial, financial and agricultural 2

     171,569         25,674         14,708         7,275         219,226   

Equity lines

     31,562         263         96         266         32,187   

Consumer

     4,804         11         400         35         5,250   
                                            
   $ 355,954       $ 27,292       $ 23,820       $ 7,765       $ 414,831   
                                            

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Performing      Non-performing      Total  

Consumer finance

   $ 220,602       $ 151       $ 220,753   
                          

 

1 

At December 31, 2010, the Corporation did not have any loans classified as Doubtful or Loss.

2 

Includes the Corporation’s commercial real estate lending, land acquisition and development lending, builder line lending and commercial business lending.

 

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The combined Retail Banking and Mortgage Banking segments’ allowance for loan losses decreased $685,000 since December 31, 2010, and the provision for loan losses at these combined segments decreased $80,000 during the first quarter of 2011, compared to the first quarter of 2010. The allowance for loan losses to total loans decreased to 2.63 percent at March 31, 2011, compared to 2.75 percent at December 31, 2010. These declines were attributable to charge-offs in the first quarter of 2011 associated with write-downs at the Retail Banking segment of several collateral-dependent commercial relationships, transfers to foreclosed properties and the settlement of a lawsuit involving tax credits transferred to the Bank prior to a customer entering bankruptcy. We believe that the current level of the allowance for loan losses at the combined Retail Banking and Mortgage Banking segments is adequate to absorb any losses on existing loans that may become uncollectible. If current economic conditions continue or worsen, a higher level of nonperforming loans may be experienced in future periods, which may then require a higher provision for loan losses.

The Consumer Finance segment’s allowance for loan losses increased to $18.1 million at March 31, 2011 from $17.4 million at December 31, 2010, and its provision for loan losses decreased $300,000 during the first quarter of 2011, compared to the first quarter of 2010. The increase in the allowance for loan losses was primarily due to the growth in the loan portfolio. The allowance for loan losses to total loans was essentially flat at 7.88 percent at March 31, 2011 compared to 7.90 percent at December 31, 2010. The decrease in the provision for loan losses was primarily attributable to lower delinquencies and net charge-offs. The decreases in delinquencies and net charge-offs are a result of prudent underwriting practices, enhanced collection efforts and a stronger used vehicle market which results in higher resale values for repossessed vehicles. The Consumer Finance segment’s loan portfolio can be immediately adversely affected by the ongoing effects of the recent economic recession and less than robust recovery. We believe that the current level of the allowance for loan losses at the Consumer Finance segment is adequate to absorb any losses on existing loans that may become uncollectible. However, if unemployment levels remain elevated or increase in the future, or if consumer demand for automobiles falls and results in declining values of automobiles securing outstanding loans, a higher provision for loan losses may become necessary.

Nonperforming Assets

Table 8 summarizes nonperforming assets at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

TABLE 8: Nonperforming Assets

Retail Banking and Mortgage Banking Segments

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 

Nonaccrual loans - Retail Banking

   $ 9,254      $ 7,765   

Nonaccrual loans - Mortgage Banking

     —          —     

OREO* - Retail Banking

     9,688        10,295   

OREO* - Mortgage Banking

     201        379   
                

Total nonperforming assets

   $ 19,143      $ 18,439   

Accruing loans past due for 90 days or more

   $ 297      $ 1,030   

Troubled debt restructurings

   $ 9,147      $ 9,769   

Total loans

   $ 407,620      $ 414,831   

Allowance for loan losses

   $ 10,713      $ 11,398   

Nonperforming assets to total loans and OREO*

     4.58     4.33

Allowance for loan losses to total loans

     2.63        2.75   

Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans

     115.77        146.79   

 

* OREO is recorded at its estimated fair value less cost to sell.

 

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Consumer Finance Segment

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 

Nonaccrual loans

   $ 311      $ 151   

Accruing loans past due for 90 days or more

   $ —        $ —     

Total loans

   $ 229,046      $ 220,753   

Allowance for loan losses

   $ 18,052      $ 17,442   

Nonaccrual consumer finance loans to total consumer finance loans

     0.14     0.07

Allowance for loan losses to total consumer finance loans

     7.88        7.90   

Nonperforming assets of the Retail Banking segment totaled $18.9 million at March 31, 2011 compared to $18.1 million at December 31, 2010. Nonperforming assets of the Retail Banking segment at March 31, 2011 included $9.3 million of nonaccrual loans and $9.7 million of foreclosed, or OREO, properties. Nonaccrual loans primarily consist of loans for residential real estate secured by residential properties and commercial loans secured by non-residential properties. Specific reserves of $1.9 million have been established for the Retail Banking segment’s nonaccrual loans. We believe we have provided adequate loan loss reserves based on current appraisals of the collateral. In some cases, appraisals have been adjusted to reflect current trends including sales prices, expenses, absorption periods and other current relevant factors. Foreclosed properties at March 31, 2011 primarily consisted of residential and non-residential properties associated with commercial relationships. These properties have been written down to their estimated fair values less cost to sell.

Foreclosed properties of the Mortgage Banking segment totaled $201,000 at March 31, 2011, compared to $379,000 at December 31, 2010 and resulted primarily from loans that were repurchased from investors because of documentation issues. The decrease resulted from sales of foreclosed properties during the first quarter of 2011.

Accruing loans past due for 90 days or more at the combined Retail Banking and Mortgage Banking segments decreased to $297,000 at March 31, 2011, compared to $1.0 million at December 31, 2010. The decrease was due to loans being moved to a nonaccrual status, being charged-off or transferred to OREO.

Nonaccrual loans at the Consumer Finance segment have increased to $311,000 at March 31, 2011from $151,000 at December 31, 2010. Nonaccrual consumer finance loans remain relatively low compared to the allowance for loan losses because the Consumer Finance segment frequently initiates repossession of loan collateral once a loan is 60 days or more past due but before the loan reaches 90 days or more past due and is evaluated for nonaccrual status.

TABLE 9: Impaired Loans

Impaired loans, which include TDRs of $9.1 million, and the related allowance at March 31, 2011, were as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Recorded
Investment in
Loans
     Unpaid
Principal
Balance
     Related
Allowance
     Average
Balance Total
Loans
     Interest
Income
Recognized
 

Real estate – residential mortgage

   $ 2,809       $ 2,893       $ 496       $ 2,956       $ 37   

Commercial, financial and agricultural:

              

Commercial real estate lending

     3,328         3,469         739         4,654         1   

Land acquisition and development lending

     5,919         5,919         400         5,919         94   

Builder line lending

     3,232         3,232         300         1,113         —     

Commercial business lending

     318         443         94         833         —     

Equity lines

     148         150         49         148         —     

Consumer

     333         337         50         334         3   
                                            

Total

   $ 16,087       $ 16,443       $ 2,128       $ 15,957       $ 135   
                                            

 

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Impaired loans, which include TDRs of $9.8 million, and the related allowance at December 31, 2010, were as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Recorded
Investment in
Loans
     Unpaid
Principal
Balance
     Related
Allowance
     Average
Balance Total
Loans
     Interest
Income
Recognized
 

Real estate – residential mortgage

   $ 3,110       $ 3,110       $ 466       $ 2,689       $ 137   

Commercial, financial and agricultural:

              

Commercial real estate lending

     5,760         6,816         1,263         3,582         30   

Land acquisition and development lending

     5,919         5,919         400         1,038         30   

Builder line lending

     —           —           —           1,014         —     

Commercial business lending

     1,142         1,267         404         613         —     

Equity lines

     148         150         49         149         4   

Consumer

     338         338         51         333         14   
                                            

Total

   $ 16,417       $ 17,600       $ 2,633       $ 9,418       $ 215   
                                            

The balance of impaired loans was $16.1 million, including $9.1 million of TDRs at March 31, 2011, for which there were specific valuation allowances of $2.1 million. At December 31, 2010, the balance of impaired loans was $16.4 million, including $9.8 million of TDRs, for which there were specific valuation allowances of $2.6 million. The Corporation has no obligation to fund additional advances on its impaired loans. The decrease in impaired loans was primarily due to charge-offs and transfers of loans to OREO during the first quarter of 2011.

TDRs at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were as follows:

TABLE 10: Troubled Debt Restructurings

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Accruing TDRs

   $ 8,583       $ 9,367   

Nonaccrual TDRs1

     564         402   
                 

Total TDRs2

   $ 9,147       $ 9,769   
                 

 

1 

Included in nonaccrual loans in Table 8: Nonperforming Assets.

2 

Included in impaired loans in Table 9: Impaired Loans.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

At March 31, 2011, the Corporation had total assets of $907.0 million compared to $904.1 million at December 31, 2010. The increase was principally a result of growth in the securities available for sale portfolio and an increase in cash and cash equivalents offset by a reduction of loans held for sale.

Loan Portfolio

The following table sets forth the composition of the Corporation’s loans held for investment in dollar amounts and as a percentage of the Corporation’s total gross loans held for investment at the dates indicated.

 

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TABLE 11: Summary of Loans Held for Investment

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  
   Amount     Percent     Amount     Percent  

Real estate – residential mortgage

   $ 146,627        23   $ 146,073        23

Real estate – construction

     12,974        2        12,095        2   

Commercial, financial and agricultural 1

     210,298        33        219,226        34   

Equity lines

     32,154        5        32,187        5   

Consumer

     5,567        1        5,250        1   

Consumer finance

     229,046        36        220,753        35   
                                

Total loans

     636,666        100     635,584        100
                    

Less allowance for loan losses

     (28,765       (28,840  
                    

Total loans, net

   $ 607,901        $ 606,744     
                    

 

1 

Includes loans secured by real estate for builder lines, acquisition and development and commercial development, as well as commercial loans secured by personal property.

The increase in total loans held for investment occurred primarily in the consumer finance category as a result of increased demand for automobiles partially offset by decreases in commercial, financial and agricultural loans due to reduced demand and foreclosures as a result of the continuing challenging economic environment.

Investment Securities

The investment portfolio plays a primary role in the management of the Corporation’s interest rate sensitivity. In addition, the portfolio serves as a source of liquidity and is used as needed to meet collateral requirements. The investment portfolio consists of securities available for sale, which may be sold in response to changes in market interest rates, changes in prepayment risk, increases in loan demand, general liquidity needs and other similar factors. These securities are carried at estimated fair value. At March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, all securities in the Corporation’s investment portfolio were classified as available for sale.

The following table sets forth the composition of the Corporation’s securities available for sale at fair value and as a percentage of the Corporation’s total securities available for sale at the dates indicated.

TABLE 12: Securities Available for Sale

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  
   Amount      Percent     Amount      Percent  

U.S. government agencies and corporations

   $ 13,933         10   $ 13,656         10

Mortgage-backed securities

     2,895         2        2,300         2   

Obligations of states and political subdivisions

     118,923         88        114,288         88   
                                  

Total debt securities

     135,751         100        130,244         100   

Preferred stock

     79         *       31         *   
                                  

Total available for sale securities at fair value

   $ 135,830         100   $ 130,275         100
                                  

 

* Less than one percent.

Deposits

The Corporation’s predominant source of funds is depository accounts, which consist of demand deposits, savings and money market accounts, and time deposits. The Corporation’s deposits are principally provided by individuals and businesses located within the communities served.

Deposits totaled $630.0 million at March 31, 2011, compared to $625.1 million at December 31, 2010. The increase from December 31, 2010 was primarily in noninterest-bearing demand deposits due to higher account balances of several large commercial customers. The Corporation had no brokered certificates of deposit outstanding at March 31, 2011 or December 31, 2010.

 

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Borrowings

Borrowings totaled $158.8 million at March 31, 2011, compared to $164.1 million at December 31, 2010 as the Corporation used excess liquidity resulting from reduced loan demand and deposit growth at the Retail Banking segment to reduce borrowings.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of March 31, 2011, there have been no material changes to the off-balance sheet arrangements disclosed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Contractual Obligations

As of March 31, 2011, there have been no material changes outside the ordinary course of business to the contractual obligations disclosed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Liquidity

The objective of the Corporation’s liquidity management is to ensure the continuous availability of funds to satisfy the credit needs of our customers and the demands of our depositors, creditors and investors. Stable core deposits and a strong capital position are the foundation for the Corporation’s liquidity position. Additional sources of liquidity available to the Corporation include cash flows from operations, loan payments and payoffs, deposit growth, sales of securities, the issuance of brokered certificates of deposit and the capacity to borrow additional funds.

Liquid assets, which include cash and due from banks, interest-bearing deposits at other banks, federal funds sold and nonpledged securities available for sale, at March 31, 2011 totaled $86.0 million, compared to $45.7 million at December 31, 2010 as the Corporation had higher interest-bearing deposits at other banks and a higher amount of nonpledged securities available for sale at March 31, 2011 compared to December 31, 2010. The Corporation’s funding sources, including the capacity, amount outstanding and amount available at March 31, 2011 are presented in Table 13: Funding Sources.

TABLE 13: Funding Sources

 

     March 31, 2011  

(Dollars in thousands)

   Capacity      Outstanding      Available  

Federal funds purchased

   $ 36,000       $ —         $ 36,000   

Repurchase agreements

     5,000         5,000         —     

Borrowings from FHLB

     104,778         52,500         52,278   

Borrowings from Federal Reserve Bank

     68,185         —           68,185   

Revolving line of credit

     120,000         75,184         44,816   
                          

Total

   $ 333,963       $ 132,684       $ 201,279   
                          

We have no reason to believe these arrangements will not be renewed at maturity. Additional loans and securities are also available that can be pledged as collateral for future borrowings from the Federal Reserve Bank above the current lendable collateral value.

As a result of the Corporation’s management of liquid assets and the ability to generate liquidity through liability funding, management believes that the Corporation maintains overall liquidity sufficient to satisfy its operational requirements and contractual obligations.

 

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Capital Resources

The Corporation’s and the Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios are presented in the following table.

TABLE 14: Capital Ratios

 

(Dollars in thousands)

   Actual     Minimum
Capital
Requirements
    Minimum To Be
Well Capitalized
Under Prompt
Corrective Action
Provisions
 
   Amount      Ratio     Amount      Ratio     Amount      Ratio  

As of March 31, 2011:

               

Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

               

Corporation

   $ 114,769         17.3   $ 53,208         8.0     N/A         N/A   

Bank

     112,756         17.0        53,008         8.0      $ 66,260         10.0

Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

               

Corporation

     106,203         16.0        26,604         4.0        N/A         N/A   

Bank

     104,221         15.7        26,504         4.0        39,756         6.0   

Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets)

               

Corporation

     106,203         11.9        35,654         4.0        N/A         N/A   

Bank

     104,221         11.7        35,556         4.0        44,445         5.0   

As of December 31, 2010:

               

Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

               

Corporation

   $ 112,947         16.5   $ 54,647         8.0     N/A         N/A   

Bank

     110,685         16.3        54,434         8.0      $ 68,042         10.0

Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets)

               

Corporation

     104,158         15.3        27,324         4.0        N/A         N/A   

Bank

     101,929         15.0        27,217         4.0        40,825         6.0   

Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets)

               

Corporation

     104,158         11.6        35,843         4.0        N/A         N/A   

Bank

     101,929         11.4        35,838         4.0        44,798         5.0   

Effects of Inflation and Changing Prices

The Corporation’s financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). GAAP presently requires the Corporation to measure financial position and operating results primarily in terms of historic dollars. Changes in the relative value of money due to inflation or recession are generally not considered. The primary effect of inflation on the operations of the Corporation is reflected in increased operating costs. In management’s opinion, changes in interest rates affect the financial condition of a financial institution to a far greater degree than changes in the inflation rate. While interest rates are greatly influenced by changes in the inflation rate, they do not necessarily change at the same rate or in the same magnitude as the inflation rate. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors that are beyond the control of the Corporation, including changes in the expected rate of inflation, the influence of general and local economic conditions and the monetary and fiscal policies of the United States government, its agencies and various other governmental regulatory authorities.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There have been no significant changes from the quantitative and qualitative disclosures made in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Corporation’s management, including the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2011 to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Corporation’s management, including the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures will detect or uncover every situation involving the failure of persons within the Corporation or its subsidiary to disclose material information required to be set forth in the Corporation’s periodic reports.

Management of the Corporation is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act). There were no changes in the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting during the Corporation’s first quarter ended March 31, 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes in the risk factors faced by the Corporation from those disclosed in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

There have been no purchases of the Corporation’s Common Stock during 2011.

In connection with the Corporation’s sale to the Treasury of its Series A Preferred Stock and Warrant under the Capital Purchase Program, there are limitations on the Corporation’s ability to purchase Common Stock prior to the earlier of January 9, 2012 or the date on which Treasury no longer holds any of the Series A Preferred Stock. Prior to such time, the Corporation generally may not purchase any Common Stock without the consent of the Treasury.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

  3.1    Articles of Incorporation of C&F Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-KSB filed March 29, 1996)
  3.1.1    Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of C&F Financial Corporation establishing Series A Preferred Stock, effective January 8, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to Form 8-K filed January 14, 2009)
  3.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of C&F Financial Corporation, as adopted October 16, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form 8-K filed October 22, 2007)
  4.1    Certificate of Designations for 20,000 shares of Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to Form 8-K filed January 14, 2009)
  4.2    Warrant to Purchase up to 167,504 shares of Common Stock, dated January 9, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed January 14, 2009)
10.16    Base Salaries for Named Executive Officers of C&F Financial Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to Form 10-K filed March 3, 2011)
31.1    Certification of CEO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
31.2    Certification of CFO pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
32    Certification of CEO/CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

    C&F FINANCIAL CORPORATION
      

(Registrant)

Date             May 6, 2011                   

/s/ Larry G. Dillon

       Larry G. Dillon
      

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date             May 6, 2011                   

/s/ Thomas F. Cherry

       Thomas F. Cherry
      

Executive Vice President,

Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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