CARVER BANCORP INC - Quarter Report: 2007 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
x
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For
the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007
o
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF
1934
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For
the transition period from _________ to _________
Commission
File Number: 1-13007
CARVER
BANCORP, INC.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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13-3904174
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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75
West 125th
Street, New
York, New York
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10027
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (718)
230-2900
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
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o
No
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
one):
o
Large Accelerated
Filer
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o
Accelerated
Filer
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x
Non-accelerated
Filer
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
o
Yes
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x
No
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Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common
Stock, par value $0.01
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2,505,408
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Class
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Outstanding
at July 31, 2007
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CERTAIN
TERMS
Throughout
this Form 10-Q, unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise
requires:
“Holding
Company” means Carver Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for the wholly-owned
subsidiaries, Carver Federal Savings Bank (the “Bank” or “Carver Federal”),
Alhambra Holding Corp., an inactive Delaware corporation, and Carver Federal’s
wholly-owned subsidiaries, CFSB Realty Corp. CFSB Credit Corp., Carver
Municipal Bank (“CMB”), Carver Community Development Corp. (“CCDC”) and
Carver Federal’s majority owned subsidiary, Carver Asset Corporation,
collectively, the “Company”. In addition, the Holding Company has a subsidiary,
Carver Statutory Trust I, which is not consolidated for financial reporting
purposes in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board
(“FASB”), revised Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest
Entities, and Interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51,
effective January 1, 2004.
“Carver,”
the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” refers to the Holding Company along with its
consolidated subsidiaries.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
Statements
contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which are not historical facts,
are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). In
addition, senior management may make forward-looking statements orally to
analysts, investors, the media and others. These forward-looking statements
may
be identified by the use of such words as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,”
“intend,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “may,” “planned,” “estimated,”
“potential,” “outlook,” “predict,” “project” and similar terms and phrases,
including references to assumptions. Forward-looking statements are based on
various assumptions and analyses made by the Company in light of management's
experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and
expected future developments, as well as other factors believed to be
appropriate under the circumstances. These statements are not guarantees of
future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors,
many of which are beyond the Company’s control that could cause actual results
to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Factors which could result in material variations
include, without limitation, the Company's success in implementing its
initiatives, including expanding its product line, adding new branches and
ATM
centers, successfully re-branding its image and achieving greater operating
efficiencies; increases in competitive pressure among financial institutions
or
non-financial institutions; legislative or regulatory changes which may
adversely affect the Company’s business or the cost of doing business;
technological changes which may be more difficult or expensive than we
anticipate; changes in interest rates which may reduce net interest margins
and
net interest income; changes in deposit flows, loan demand or real estate values
which may adversely affect the Company’s business; changes in accounting
principles, policies or guidelines which may cause the Company’s condition to be
perceived differently; litigation or other matters before regulatory agencies,
whether currently existing or commencing in the future, which may delay the
occurrence or non-occurrence of events longer than anticipated; the ability
of
the Company to originate and purchase loans with attractive terms and acceptable
credit quality; and general economic conditions, either nationally or locally
in
some or all areas in which the Company does business, or conditions in the
securities markets or the banking industry which could affect liquidity in
the
capital markets, the volume of loan origination, deposit flows, real estate
values, the levels of non-interest income and the amount of loan
losses.
The
forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this
Form
10-Q, and the Company assumes no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any
obligation to, update these forward-looking statements to reflect actual
results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting such
forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could
differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements. You should
consider these risks and uncertainties in evaluating forward-looking statements
and you should not place undue reliance on these statements.
TABLE
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
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EXHIBITS
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E-1
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PART
I.
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Financial
Information
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ITEM
1.
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Financial
Statements
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CARVER
BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(In
thousands, except per share data)
June
30,
2007
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March
31,
2007
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(Unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Cash
and cash equivalents:
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Cash
and due from banks
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$ |
15,983
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$ |
14,619
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Federal
funds sold
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3,500
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1,300
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Interest
earning deposits
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1,185
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1,431
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Total
cash and cash equivalents
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20,668
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17,350
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Securities:
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Available-for-sale,
at fair value (including pledged as collateral of $9,297 and $34,649
at
June 30 and March 31, 2007, respectively)
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44,017
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47,980
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Held-to-maturity,
at amortized cost (including pledged as collateral of $11,901 and
$18,581
at June 30 and March 31, 2007, respectively; fair value of $18,042
and
$19,005 at June 30 and March 31, 2007, respectively)
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18,327
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19,137
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Total
securities
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62,344
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67,117
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Loans
held-for-sale
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25,167
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23,226
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Gross
loans receivable:
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Real
estate mortgage loans
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552,889
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533,667
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Consumer
and commercial loans
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54,977
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52,293
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Allowance
for loan losses
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(5,423 | ) | (5,409 | ) | ||||
Total
loans receivable, net
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602,443
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580,551
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Office
properties and equipment, net
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15,221
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14,626
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Federal
Home Loan Bank of New York stock, at cost
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2,872
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3,239
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Bank
owned life insurance
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8,875
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8,795
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Accrued
interest receivable
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4,848
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4,335
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Goodwill
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5,743
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5,716
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Core
deposit intangibles, net
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646
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684
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Other
assets
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14,957
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14,313
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Total
assets
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$ |
763,784
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$ |
739,952
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Liabilities:
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Deposits
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$ |
631,330
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$ |
615,122
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Advances
from the FHLB-NY and other borrowed money
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71,301
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61,093
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Other
liabilities
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8,870
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12,110
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Total
liabilities
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711,501
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688,325
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Stockholders'
equity:
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Common
stock (par value $0.01 per share: 10,000,000 shares; authorized;
2,524,691
shares issued; 2,502,993 and 2,507,985 outstanding at June 30 and
March
31, 2007, respectively)
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25
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25
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Additional
paid-in capital
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24,055
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23,996
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Retained
earnings
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28,403
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27,436
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Unamortized
awards of common stock under ESOP and MRP
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(4 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||
Treasury
stock, at cost (21,698 and 16,706 shares at June 30 and March 31,
2007,
respectively)
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(361 | ) | (277 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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165
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451
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Total
stockholders' equity
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52,283
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51,627
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Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$ |
763,784
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$ |
739,952
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See
accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
CARVER
BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In
thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended
June
30,
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2007
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2006
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Interest
Income:
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Loans
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$ |
10,993
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$ |
7,891
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Mortgage-backed
securities
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502
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932
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Investment
securities
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462
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181
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Federal
funds sold
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11
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116
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Total
interest income
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11,968
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9,120
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Interest
expense:
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Deposits
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4,331
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2,995
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Advances
and other borrowed money
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984
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1,090
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Total
interest expense
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5,315
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4,085
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Net
interest income before provision for loan losses
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6,653
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5,035
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Provision
for loan losses
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-
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-
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Net
interest income after provision for loan losses
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6,653
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5,035
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Non-interest
income:
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Depository
fees and charges
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630
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609
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Loan
fees and service charges
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379
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246
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Gain
on sale of loans
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47
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12
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Other
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81
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78
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Total
non-interest income
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1,137
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945
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Non-interest
expense:
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Employee
compensation and benefits
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3,173
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2,285
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Net
occupancy expense
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836
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584
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Equipment,
net
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592
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476
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Merger
related expenses
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-
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2
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Other
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1,903
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1,386
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Total
non-interest expense
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6,504
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4,733
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Income
before income taxes
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1,286
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1,247
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Income
tax expense
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143
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445
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Net
income
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$ |
1,143
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$ |
802
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Earnings
per common share:
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Basic
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$ |
0.46
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$ |
0.32
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Diluted
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$ |
0.44
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$ |
0.31
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See
accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial
statements.
CARVER
BANCORP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
AND
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR
THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007
(In
thousands)
(Unaudited)
Balance
at
March
31, 2007
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Net
income
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Change
in
accumulated
other
comprehensive
income,
net of taxes
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Implementation
of SFAS No. 156
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Dividends
paid
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Treasury
stock
activity
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Balance
at
June
30, 2007
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Common
stock
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$ |
25
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$ |
-
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$ |
-
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$ | - | $ |
-
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$ |
-
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$ |
25
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Additional
paid-in capital
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23,996
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-
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-
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- |
-
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59
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24,055
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Retained
earnings
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27,436
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1,143
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-
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49 | (225 | ) |
-
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28,403
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Treasury
stock
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(277 | ) |
-
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-
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- |
-
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(84 | ) | (361 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
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451
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-
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(286 | ) | - |
-
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-
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165
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Common
stock acquired by ESOP
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(4 | ) |
-
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-
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- |
-
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-
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(4 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total
Stockholders’ Equity
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$ |
51,627
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$ |
1,143
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$ | (286 | ) | $ | 49 | $ | (225 | ) | $ | (25 | ) | $ |
52,283
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See
accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
CARVER
BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In
thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended June 30,
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2007
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2006
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
income
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$ |
1,143
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$ |
802
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Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash from operating
activities:
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Stock
based compensation expense
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59
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70
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Depreciation
and amortization expense
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410
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395
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Other
amortization
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53
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15
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Gain
on sale of loans
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(47 | ) | (12 | ) | ||||
Originations
of loans held-for-sale
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(5,907 | ) |
--
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Proceeds
from sale of loans held-for-sale
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4,012
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1,610
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Changes
in assets and liabilities:
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Increase
in accrued interest receivable
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(513 | ) | (106 | ) | ||||
(Decrease)
increase in loan premiums and discounts and deferred
charges
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(110 | ) |
186
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(Decrease)
increase in premiums and discounts - securities
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(23 | ) |
150
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(Increase)
decrease in other assets
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(524 | ) |
1,034
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Decrease
in other liabilities
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(3,240 | ) | (3,074 | ) | ||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by operating activities
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(4,687 | ) |
1,070
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Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Proceeds
from principal payments, maturities and calls of
securities:
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Available-for-sale
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3,557
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7,834
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Held-to-maturity
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789
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3,835
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Originations
of loans held-for-investment
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(49,044 | ) | (30,515 | ) | ||||
Loans
purchased from third parties
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(4,795 | ) | (21,128 | ) | ||||
Principal
collections on loans
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32,044
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47,810
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Redemption
of FHLB-NY stock
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367
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300
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Additions
to premises and equipment
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(1,005 | ) | (399 | ) | ||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by investing activities
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(18,087 | ) |
7,737
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Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Net
increase in deposits
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16,208
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3,174
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Net
borrowings (repayments) of FHLB advances
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10,193
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(6,956 | ) | |||||
Common
stock repurchased
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(84 | ) | (89 | ) | ||||
Dividends
paid
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(225 | ) | (201 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
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26,092
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(4,072 | ) | |||||
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
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3,318
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4,735
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Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
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17,350
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22,904
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Cash
and cash equivalents at end of the period
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$ |
20,668
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$ |
27,639
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Supplemental
information:
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Noncash
Transfers-
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Change
in unrealized loss on valuation of available-for-sale investments,
net
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$ | (286 | ) | $ | (166 | ) | ||
Cash
paid for-
|
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Interest
|
$ |
5,344
|
$ |
4,034
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Income
taxes
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$ |
670
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$ |
1,726
|
See
accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(1)
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Basis
of Presentation
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The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Holding Company
have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted
accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the
instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not
include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete
consolidated financial statements. Certain information and note
disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance
with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations
of the SEC. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting
of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of
the
financial condition, results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and
cash flows of the Holding Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis
as of and for the periods shown have been included.
The
unaudited consolidated financial statements presented herein should be read
in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto
included in the Holding Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2007 (“2007 Form 10-K”) previously filed with the
SEC. The consolidated results of operations and other data for the
three-month period ended June 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of results
that may be expected for the entire fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 (“fiscal
2008”).
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts
of
the Holding Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Carver
Federal and Alhambra Holding Corp.; Carver Federal’s wholly-owned
subsidiaries, CCDC, CMB, CFSB Realty Corp. and CFSB Credit Corp.; and Carver
Federal’s majority-owned subsidiary, Carver Asset Corporation. All
significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
In
addition, the Holding Company has a subsidiary, Carver Statutory Trust I, which
was formed for the purpose of issuing trust preferred securities. In
accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board revised Interpretation
No.
46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, and Interpretation of
Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Carver Statutory Trust I is not
consolidated for financial reporting purposes.
(2)
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Earnings
Per Share
|
Basic
earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income by the
weighted-average number of common shares outstanding over the period of
determination. Diluted earnings per common share include any
additional common shares as if all potentially dilutive common shares were
issued (for instance, stock options with an exercise price that is less than
the
average market price of the common shares for the periods
stated). For the purpose of these calculations, unreleased ESOP
shares are not considered to be outstanding. For the three-month
periods ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, 75,794 and 79,554 shares
of
common stock were potentially issuable from the exercise of stock options with
an exercise price that is less than the average market price of the common
shares and unvested restricted stock grants for the same period. The
effects of these potentially dilutive common shares were considered in
determining the diluted earnings per common share.
(3)
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Accounting
for Stock Based
Compensation
|
The
Company follows Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R,
Share-Based Payment ("SFAS No. 123R"), which requires that all
stock-based compensation be recognized as an expense in the financial statements
and that such cost be measured at the fair value of the award. This
statement was adopted using the modified prospective method of application,
which requires the Company to recognize compensation expense on a prospective
basis. Therefore, prior period financial statements have not been
restated. Under this method, in addition to reflecting compensation
expense for new share-based awards, expense is also recognized to reflect the
remaining service period of awards that had been included in pro forma
disclosures in prior periods. SFAS No. 123R also requires that excess
tax benefits related to stock option exercises be reflected as financing cash
inflows instead of operating cash inflows. Stock-based compensation
expense and the related tax benefit recognized for the three months ended June
30, 2007 totaled $59,000 and $23,000, respectively.
(4)
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Benefit
Plans
|
Employee
Pension Plan
Carver
Federal has a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan covering all
eligible employees. The benefits are based on each employee’s term of
service. Carver Federal’s policy was to fund the plan with
contributions equal to the maximum amount deductible for federal income tax
purposes. The pension plan was curtailed and future benefit accruals
ceased as of December 31, 2000.
Directors’
Retirement Plan
Concurrent
with the conversion to a stock form of ownership, Carver Federal adopted a
retirement plan for non-employee directors. The benefits are payable
based on the term of service as a director. The directors’ retirement
plan was curtailed during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001.
The
following table sets forth the components of net periodic pension expense for
the pension plan and directors’ retirement plan for the three months ended June
30 as follows (in thousands):
Employee
Pension Plan
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Directors'
Retirement Plan
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2007
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2006
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2007
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2006
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Interest
cost
|
$ |
40
|
$ |
40
|
$ |
1
|
$ |
1
|
||||||||
Expected
return on assets
|
(55 | ) | (55 | ) |
--
|
--
|
||||||||||
Unrecognized
loss (gain)
|
--
|
4
|
--
|
(1 | ) | |||||||||||
Net
periodic benefit credit
|
$ | (15 | ) | $ | (11 | ) | $ |
1
|
$ |
--
|
(5)
|
Common
Stock Dividend
|
On
August
08, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Holding Company declared, for the
quarter ended June 30, 2007, a cash dividend of ten cents
($0.10) per common share outstanding. The dividend is payable on
September 5, 2007 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August
23, 2007.
(6)
|
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
|
Fair
Value Measurements
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS
No. 157”). The Statement establishes a single definition of fair
value, sets up a framework for measuring it, and requires additional disclosures
about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities. SFAS
No. 157 also emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement by
establishing a three level “fair value hierarchy” that ranks the quality and
reliability of inputs used in valuation models, i.e., the lower the level,
the
more reliable the input. The hierarchy provides the basis for the
Statement’s new disclosure requirements which are dependent upon the frequency
of an item’s measurement (recurring versus nonrecurring). SFAS No.
157 is effective for fair-value measures already required or permitted by other
standards for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Its
provisions will generally be applied prospectively. The adoption of
SFAS No. 157 is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated
financial statements.
The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities— including an amendment of FASB
Statements No. 115 (“SFAS No. 159”). SFAS No. 159 permits
entities to choose to measure financial instruments and certain other items
at
fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair
value. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of an
entity’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. Carver
Federal is currently assessing the impact of this pronouncement.
Accounting
for Purchases of Life Insurance
In
September 2006, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) of the FASB reached
final consensus on accounting for life insurance in Issue No. 06-5,
Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance – Determining the Amount That Could
Be Realized in Accordance with FASB Technical Bulletin (“FTB”) No. 85-4,
Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance (“EITF Issue
No. 06-5”). EITF Issue No. 06-5 concluded that a
policyholder should consider other amounts included in the contractual terms
of
an insurance policy, in addition to cash surrender value, when determining
the
asset value that could be realized under the terms of the insurance contract
in
accordance with FTB 85-4. On April 1, 2007, Carver Federal adopted
this consensus which was effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2006. EITF Issue No. 06-5 did not have an
impact on the Company’s financial position or its results of
operations.
Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
In
June
2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes – an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN
48”). FIN 48 clarifies Statement 109 by establishing a criterion that
an individual tax position would have to meet in order for some or all of the
associated benefit to be recognized in an entity’s financial
statements. The Interpretation applies to all tax positions within
the scope of Statement 109. In applying FIN 48, an entity is required
to evaluate each individual tax position using a two
step-process. First, the entity should determine whether the tax
position is recognizable in its financial statements by assessing whether it
is
“more-likely-than-not” that the position would be sustained by the taxing
authority on examination. The term “more-likely-than-not” means “a
likelihood of more than 50 percent.” Second, the entity should
measure the amount of benefit to recognize in its financial statements by
determining the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50 percent
likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the taxing
authority. Each tax position must be re-evaluated at the end of each
reporting period to determine whether recognition or derecognition is
warranted. The liability resulting from the difference between the
tax return position and the amount recognized and measured under FIN 48 should
be classified as current or non-current depending on the anticipated timing
of
settlement. An entity should also accrue interest and penalties on
unrecognized tax benefits in a manner consistent with the tax
law. The Company’s Federal, New York State and City tax filings for
years 2003 through the present are subject to examination.
FIN
48
requires significant new annual disclosures in the notes to the financial
statements that include a tabular roll-forward of the beginning to ending
balances of an entity’s unrecognized tax benefits. The Interpretation
is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and the
cumulative effect of applying FIN 48 should be reported as an adjustment to
retained earnings at the beginning of the period in which it is
adopted. This pronouncement, which was adopted as of April 1, 2007,
had no impact on the Company’s financial position or its results of operations
for the quarter ended June 30, 2007.
Accounting
for Servicing of Financial Assets
In
March
2006, the FASB issued Statement Financial Accounting Standards No. 156,
Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets – an Amendment of FASB
Statement No. 140, ("SFAS
No. 156"), which amends SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and
Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities” with respect
to the accounting for separately recognized servicing assets and servicing
liabilities. SFAS No. 156 requires all separately recognized
servicing assets and servicing liabilities to be initially measured at fair
value, if practicable, and permits an entity to choose either the amortization
or fair value measurement method for subsequent measurements. The
Company determines the fair value of its mortgage servicing rights on the basis
of a third party market valuation of the Company’s servicing portfolio
stratified by predominant risk characteristics – loan type and coupon. The
valuation of the Company’s mortgage servicing rights utilizes market derived
assumptions for discount rates, servicing costs, escrow earnings rate, and
prepayments. The Company, upon adoption of SFAS No. 156, recorded a cumulative
effect adjustment to retained earnings (net of tax) as of the beginning of
fiscal 2008 for the difference between the mortgage servicing rights fair value
and its carrying amount as reflected in the consolidated statement of changes
in
stockholders' equity. At June 30, 2007, the fair value of mortgage
servicing rights totaled $0.7 million.
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
|
Overview
The
following should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial
Statements, the notes thereto and other financial information included in the
Company’s 2007 Form 10-K.
The
Holding Company, a Delaware corporation, is the holding company for Carver
Federal, a federally chartered savings bank, and, on a parent-only basis, had
minimal results of operations. The Holding Company is headquartered
in New York, New York. The Holding Company conducts business as a
unitary savings and loan holding company, and the principal business of the
Holding Company consists of the operation of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Carver
Federal. The Bank is focused on successfully building its core
business by providing superior customer service and financial products targeting
its urban customer base. As of June 30, 2007, the Bank operated ten
full-service banking locations and nine stand-alone ATM locations, including
six
24/7 ATM centers in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens and
Manhattan.
As
the
largest African- and Caribbean-American operated bank in the United States,
Carver Federal is well positioned to address the diverse financial opportunities
in urban markets. Carver Federal operates as a
traditional community bank, and offers consumer and commercial banking services.
The Bank provides deposit products including demand, savings and time deposits
for consumers, businesses, and governmental and quasi-governmental agencies
in
its local market area within New York City. In addition to deposit products,
Carver Federal offers additional consumer and commercial banking products
and services, including debit cards, online banking, online bill pay, and
telephone banking. Through its affiliation with Merrill Lynch & Co., Carver
Federal offers a comprehensive range of wealth management products.
Carver
Federal offers loan products covering a variety of asset classes, including
commercial and residential mortgages, construction loans and business loans.
The
Bank finances its mortgage and loan products through its deposit operations
or
borrowings. Funds not used to originate mortgages and loans are invested
primarily in U.S. government agency securities and mortgage-backed
securities.
Carver
Federal’s net income, like others in the thrift industry, is dependent primarily
on net interest income, which is the difference between interest income earned
on its interest-earning assets such as loans, investment and mortgage-backed
securities portfolios and the interest paid on its interest-bearing liabilities,
such as deposits and borrowings. The Bank’s earnings are also
affected by general economic and competitive conditions, particularly changes
in
market interest rates and government and regulatory
policies. Additionally, net income is affected by any incremental
provision for loan losses, as well as non-interest income and operating
expenses.
During
the three months ended June 30, 2007, the local real estate markets remained
strong and continued to support new and existing lending
opportunities. The average Federal Funds rate of 5.25% for the three
months ended June 30, 2007 was 35 basis points higher than the average rate
for
the corresponding prior year period. As a result of the rate
environment that prevailed throughout fiscal 2007 and continues in fiscal 2008,
the Company pursued a strategy of using the proceeds from the repayment and
maturities of the Company’s lower earning investment portfolio and the growth in
deposits to fund higher yielding loans, primarily commercial real estate and
construction loans, while at the same time allowing for the repayment of
borrowings.
Carver
Federal’s total loan portfolio increased during the three months ended June 30,
2007. The increase in total loans receivable, net, is primarily the
result of an increase in construction loans. Total deposits also
increased during the three months ended June 30, 2007. The growth was
primarily the result of increases in money market
deposits. Available-for-sale and held-to-maturity securities
decreased during the three months ended June 30, 2007 due to principal payments
and maturities. Advances and borrowings increased during the three
months ended June 30, 2007.
Net
income for the three months ended June 30, 2007 increased compared to the three
months ended June 30, 2006. The increase in quarterly results was
primarily due to an increase in net interest income partially offset by an
increase in non-interest expense. Net interest income increased due
to Carver Federal’s larger loan portfolio resulting from the acquisition of CCB
and Carver Federal’s strategy of reducing lower yielding securities and
replacing them with higher yielding loans, while replacing higher cost
borrowings with lower cost deposits. The increase in non-interest
expense is primarily due to an increase in employee compensation and benefits
expenses, occupancy and equipment costs and general and administrative costs
associated with the acquisition of CCB.
For
the
three months ended June 30, 2007, the net interest margin and net interest
rate
spread increased to 3.86% and 3.55%, respectively, compared to 3.29% and 3.03%,
respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2006. These
increases were primarily due to the yield on interest-earning assets rising
more
rapidly than the cost of interest-bearing liabilities as a result of the
positive momentum achieved from the assets acquired from CCB, loan originations
and the previously discussed balance sheet strategy.
Acquisition
of Community Capital Bank
On
September 29, 2006, the Bank completed its acquisition of CCB, a Brooklyn-based
New York State chartered commercial bank, with approximately $165.4 million
in
assets and two branches, in a cash transaction totaling approximately
$11.1 million. Under the terms of the merger agreement, CCB’s
shareholders were paid $40.00 per outstanding share (including options which
immediately vested with the consummation of the merger) and the Bank incurred
an
additional $0.8 million in transaction related costs. The combined
entities operate under Carver Federal’s thrift charter and Carver Federal will
continue to be supervised by the Office of Thrift Supervision
(“OTS”).
The
transaction, which was accounted for under the purchase accounting method,
included the recognition of approximately $0.8 million of core deposit
intangibles and $5.1 million representing the excess of the purchase price
over
the fair value of identifiable net assets (“goodwill”). At June 30,
2007, goodwill totaled $5.7 million.
New
Markets Tax Credit Award
In
June
2006, Carver Federal was selected by the U.S. Department of Treasury to receive
an award of $59 million in New Markets Tax Credits (“NMTC”). The NMTC award
is used to stimulate economic development in low- to moderate-income
communities. The NMTC award enables the Bank to invest with community
and development partners in economic development projects with attractive terms
including, in some cases, below market interest rates, which may have the effect
of attracting capital to underserved communities and facilitating the
revitalization of the community, pursuant to the goals of the NMTC
program. The NMTC award provides a credit to Carver Federal against
Federal income taxes when the Bank makes qualified investments. The
credits are allocated over seven years from the time of the qualified
investment. During the seven year period, assuming the Bank meets
compliance requirements, the Bank will receive 39% of the invested award amount
(5% over each of the first three years, and 6% over each of the next four
years). The Bank’s NMTC award began in December 2006 when the
Bank invested $29.5 million, one-half of its $59 million
award. For the three months ended June 30, 2007, the Company
recognized a tax benefit of $0.4 million related to the NMTC award.
Critical
Accounting Policies
Note
1 to
the Company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements for fiscal 2007 included
in its 2007 Form 10-K, as supplemented by this report, contains a summary of
significant accounting policies and is incorporated by reference. The
Company believes its policies, with respect to the methodology for determining
the allowance for loan losses and asset impairment judgments, including other
than temporary declines in the value of the Company’s investment securities,
involve a high degree of complexity and require management to make subjective
judgments which often require assumptions or estimates about highly uncertain
matters. Changes in these judgments, assumptions or estimates could
cause reported results to differ materially. The following
description of these policies should be read in conjunction with the
corresponding section of the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K.
Securities
Impairment
Carver
Federal’s available-for-sale securities portfolio is carried at estimated fair
value, with any unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, reported as
accumulated other comprehensive loss/income in stockholders’
equity. Securities that the Bank has the positive intent and ability
to hold to maturity are classified as held-to-maturity and are carried at
amortized cost. The fair values of securities in portfolio are based
on published or securities dealers’ market values and are affected by changes in
interest rates. The Bank periodically reviews and evaluates the
securities portfolio to determine if the decline in the fair value of any
security below its cost basis is other-than-temporary. The Bank
generally views changes in fair value caused by changes in interest rates as
temporary, which is consistent with its experience. However, if such
a decline is deemed to be other-than-temporary, the security is written down
to
a new cost basis and the resulting loss is charged to earnings. At
June 30, 2007, the Bank carried no permanently impaired securities.
Allowance
for Loan Losses
The
allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level considered adequate to
provide for probable loan losses inherent in the portfolio as of June 30,
2007. Management is responsible for determining the adequacy of the
allowance for loan losses and the periodic provisioning for estimated losses
included in the consolidated financial statements. The evaluation
process is undertaken on a quarterly basis, but may increase in frequency should
conditions arise that would require management’s prompt attention, such as
business combinations and opportunities to dispose of non-performing and
marginally performing loans by bulk sale or any development which may indicate
an adverse trend.
Carver
Federal maintains a loan review system, which calls for a periodic review of
its
loan portfolio and the early identification of potential problem
loans. Such system takes into consideration, among other things,
delinquency status, size of loans, type of collateral and financial condition
of
the borrowers. Loan loss allowances are established for problem loans
based on a review of such information and/or appraisals of the underlying
collateral. On the remainder of its loan portfolio, loan loss
allowances are based upon a combination of factors including, but not limited
to, actual loan loss experience, composition of loan portfolio, current economic
conditions and management’s judgment. Although management believes
that adequate loan loss allowances have been established, actual losses are
dependent upon future events and, as such, further additions to the level of
the
loan loss allowance may be necessary in the future.
The
methodology employed for assessing the appropriateness of the allowance consists
of the following criteria:
|
·
|
Establishment
of loan loss allowance amounts for all specifically identified criticized
loans that have been designated as requiring attention by management’s
internal loan review process, bank regulatory examinations or Carver
Federal’s external auditors.
|
|
·
|
An
average loss factor, giving effect to historical loss experience
over
several years and linked to cyclical trends, is applied to all loans
not
subject to specific review.
|
|
·
|
Evaluation
of any changes in risk profile brought about by business combinations,
customer knowledge, the results of ongoing credit quality monitoring
processes and the cyclical nature of economic and business
conditions. An important consideration in performing this
evaluation is the concentration of real estate related loans located
in
the New York City metropolitan
area.
|
The
initial allocation or specific-allowance methodology commences with loan
officers and underwriters grading the quality of their loans on an
eight-category risk classification scale. Loans identified from this
process as being higher risk are referred to Carver Federal’s Internal Asset
Review Committee for further analysis and identification of those factors that
may ultimately affect the full recovery or collectibility of principal and/or
interest. These loans are subject to continuous review and monitoring
while they remain in the criticized category. Additionally, the
Internal Asset Review Committee is responsible for performing periodic reviews
of the loan portfolio that are independent of the identification process
employed by loan officers and underwriters. Gradings that fall into
criticized categories are further evaluated and reserve amounts are established
for each loan.
The
second allocation or loss factor approach to common or homogeneous loans is
made
by applying the average loss factor based on several years of loss experience
to
the outstanding balances in each loan category. It gives recognition
to the loss experience of acquired businesses, business cycle changes and the
real estate components of loans. Since many loans depend upon the
sufficiency of collateral, any adverse trend in the real estate markets could
seriously affect underlying values available to protect against
loss.
Other
evidence used to support the amount of the allowance and its components
include:
|
·
|
Amount
and trend of criticized loans
|
|
·
|
Actual
losses
|
|
·
|
Peer
comparisons with other financial
institutions
|
|
·
|
Economic
data associated with the real estate market in the Company’s lending
market areas
|
A
loan is
considered to be impaired, as defined by SFAS No. 114, “Accounting by
Creditors for Impairment of a Loan” (“SFAS 114”), when it is probable that
Carver Federal will be unable to collect all principal and interest amounts
due
according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement. Carver
Federal tests loans covered under SFAS 114 for impairment if they are on
non-accrual status or have been restructured. Consumer credit
non-accrual loans are not tested for impairment because they are included in
large groups of smaller-balance homogeneous loans that, by definition, are
excluded from the scope of SFAS 114. Impaired loans are required to
be measured based upon the present value of expected future cash flows,
discounted at the loan’s initial effective interest rate, or at the loan’s
market price or fair value of the collateral if the loan is collateral
dependent. If the loan valuation is less than the recorded value of
the loan, an allowance must be established for the difference. The
allowance is established by either an allocation of the existing allowance
for
credit losses or by a provision for credit losses, depending on various
circumstances. Allowances are not needed when credit losses have been
recorded so that the recorded investment in an impaired loan is less than the
loan valuation.
Stock
Repurchase Program
In
August
2002, Carver Federal's Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase
program to acquire up to 231,635 shares of the Company’s outstanding common
stock, or approximately 10 percent of the then outstanding shares. As
of June 30, 2007, the Company has purchased a total of 116,774 shares at an
average price of $16.84. Purchases for the stock repurchase program
may be made from time to time on the open market and in privately negotiated
transactions. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased
under the plan depends on a variety of factors including price, corporate and
regulatory requirements, and other market conditions.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Liquidity
is a measure of Carver Federal’s ability to generate adequate cash to meet its
financial obligations. The principal cash requirements of a financial
institution are to cover potential deposit outflows, fund increases in its
loan
and investment portfolios and cover ongoing operating expenses. The
Company’s primary sources of funds are deposits, borrowed funds and principal
and interest payments on loans, mortgage-backed securities and investment
securities. While maturities and scheduled amortization of loans,
mortgage-backed securities and investment securities are predictable
sources of funds, deposit flows and loan and mortgage-backed securities
prepayments are strongly influenced by changes in general interest rates,
economic conditions and competition.
The
Bank
monitors its liquidity utilizing guidelines that are contained in a policy
developed by management of the Bank and approved by Carver Federal’s Board of
Directors. The Bank’s several liquidity measurements are evaluated on
a frequent basis. Management believes Carver Federal’s short-term
assets have sufficient liquidity to cover loan demand, potential fluctuations
in
deposit accounts and to meet other anticipated cash
requirements. Additionally, the Bank has other sources of liquidity
including the ability to borrow from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York
(“FHLB-NY”) utilizing unpledged mortgage-backed securities and certain mortgage
loans, the sale of available-for-sale securities and the sale of
loans. At June 30, 2007, based on available collateral held at the
FHLB-NY the Bank had the ability to borrow from the FHLB-NY an additional
$47.1 million on a secured basis, utilizing mortgage-related loans and
securities as collateral.
The
unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows present the change in cash
from
operating, investing and financing activities. During the three
months ended June 30, 2007, total cash and cash equivalents increased by $3.3
million reflecting cash provided by financing activities offset by cash used
in
operating and investing activities. Net cash used in operating
activities during this period was $4.7 million, primarily representing cash
used
in the satisfaction of other liabilities. Net cash used in investing
activities was $18.1 million, primarily representing cash disbursed to fund
mortgage loan originations and purchase loans. Net cash provided by
financing activities was $26.1 million, primarily resulting from increased
borrowings and deposits, offset partially by the payment of common dividends
and
repurchases of the Company’s common stock. See “Comparison of
Financial Condition at June 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007” for a discussion of the
changes in securities, loans, deposits and FHLB-NY borrowings.
The
levels of Carver Federal’s short-term liquid assets are dependent on Carver
Federal’s operating, investing and financing activities during any given
period. The most significant liquidity challenge the Bank faces is
variability in its cash flows as a result of mortgage refinance
activity. When mortgage interest rates decline, customers’ refinance
activities tend to accelerate, causing the cash flow from both the mortgage
loan
portfolio and the mortgage-backed securities portfolio to
accelerate. In contrast, when mortgage interest rates increase,
refinance activities tend to slow causing a reduction of
liquidity. However, in a rising rate environment, customers generally
tend to prefer fixed rate mortgage loan products over variable rate
products. Since the Bank generally sells its 15-year and 30-year
fixed rate loan production into the secondary mortgage market, the origination
of such products for sale does not significantly reduce Carver Federal’s
liquidity.
The
OTS
requires that the Bank meet minimum capital requirements. Capital
adequacy is one of the most important factors used to determine the safety
and
soundness of individual banks and the banking system. At June 30,
2007, the Bank exceeded all regulatory minimum capital requirements and
qualified, under OTS regulations, as a well-capitalized institution. The table
below presents certain information relating to Carver Federal’s regulatory
capital compliance at June 30, 2007 (dollars in thousands):
Amount
|
%
of
Adjusted
Assets
|
|||||||
Tangible
Equity:
|
||||||||
Capital
level
|
$ |
59,652
|
7.81 | % | ||||
Less
required capital level
|
11,457
|
1.50 | % | |||||
Excess
capital
|
$ |
48,195
|
6.31 | % | ||||
Core
Capital:
|
||||||||
Capital
level
|
$ |
59,437
|
7.84 | % | ||||
Less
required capital level
|
30,315
|
4.00 | % | |||||
Excess
capital
|
$ |
29,122
|
3.84 | % | ||||
Risk-Based
Capital:
|
||||||||
Capital
level
|
$ |
64,875
|
10.28 | % | ||||
Less
required capital level
|
50,486
|
8.00 | % | |||||
Excess
capital
|
$ |
14,389
|
2.28 | % |
Comparison
of Financial Condition at June 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007
Assets
Total
assets increased $23.8 million, or 3.2%, to $763.8 million at June 30, 2007
compared to $740.0 million at March 31, 2007. The increase in total
assets was primarily the result of an increase in loans receivable and loans
held-for-sale of $23.8 million and an increase in cash and cash equivalents
of
$3.3 million partially offset by a decrease in investment securities of $4.8
million.
Cash
and
cash equivalents for the three months ended June 30, 2007 increased $3.3
million, or 19.1%, to $20.7 million, compared to $17.4 million at March 31,
2007. The increase was primarily a result of a $2.2 million increase
in Federal funds sold.
Total
securities decreased $4.8 million, or 7.2%, to $62.3 million at June 30, 2007
from $67.1 million at March 31, 2007 due to the collection of normal principal
repayments and maturities. There were no purchases of securities
during the quarter. Total securities also declined due to an increase in the
net
unrealized loss on securities of $0.3 million resulting from the mark-to-market
of the available for sale securities portfolio.
Total
loans receivable including loans held-for-sale increased $23.8 million, or
3.9%,
to $633.0 million at June 30, 2007 from $609.2 million at March 31,
2007. The increase resulted primarily from an increase in commercial
real estate and construction loans of $4.7 million and $13.1 million,
respectively.
The
Bank’s investment in FHLB-NY stock decreased by $0.3 million, or 9.4%, to $2.9
million compared to $3.2 million at March 31, 2007. The FHLB-NY
requires Banks to own membership stock as well as borrowing activity-based
stock. The repayment of FHLB-NY borrowings resulted in the net
redemption of stock during the period.
Liabilities
and Stockholders’ Equity
Liabilities
At
June
30, 2007, total liabilities increased by $23.2 million, or 3.4%, to $711.5
million compared to $688.3 million at March 31, 2007. The increase in
total liabilities was primarily the result of an increase in customer deposits
of $16.2 million and an increase in borrowings of $10.2 million, offset by
a
reduction in other liabilities of $3.2 million.
Deposits
increased $16.2 million, or 2.6%, to $631.3 million compared to $615.1 million
at March 31, 2007. The increase in deposit balances was largely the
result of an increase in money market deposit accounts of $13.4
million.
Advances
from the FHLB-NY and other borrowed money increased $10.2 million, or 16.7%,
to
$71.3 million at June 30, 2007 compared to $61.1 million at March 31,
2007. This increase is primarily the result of an increase in
repurchase obligations of $15.0 million, offset by a decrease in borrowings
from
the FHLB-NY of $4.8 million.
Other
liabilities decreased $3.2 million, or 26.4%, to $8.9 million at June 30, 2007
from $12.1 million at March 31, 2007. The decrease was primarily
attributable to the payment of income taxes and officer and employee bonuses
totaling $1.1 million and the reduction of outstanding accounts
payable.
Stockholders’
Equity
Total
stockholders’ equity increased $0.7 million, or 1.4%, to $52.3 million at June
30, 2007 compared to $51.6 million at March 31, 2007. The increase in
total stockholders’ equity was primarily attributable to net income for the
quarter ended June 30, 2007 totaling $1.1 million, partially offset by dividends
paid of $0.2 million, the repurchase of common stock totaling $0.1 million
and a
decrease of $0.3 million in accumulated other comprehensive income related
to
the mark-to-market of Carver Federal’s available-for-sale
securities.
Asset/Liability
Management
The
Company’s primary earnings source is net interest income, which is affected by
changes in the level of interest rates, the relationship between the rates
on
interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, the impact of interest
rate fluctuation on asset prepayments, the level and composition of deposits
and
the credit quality of earning assets. Management’s asset/liability
objectives are to maintain a strong, stable net interest margin, to utilize
its
capital effectively without taking undue risks, to maintain adequate liquidity
and to manage its exposure to changes in interest rates.
The
economic environment is uncertain regarding future interest rate
trends. Management regularly monitors the Company’s cumulative gap
position, which is the difference between the sensitivity to rate changes on
the
Company’s interest-earning assets and interest-bearing
liabilities. In addition, the Company uses various tools to monitor
and manage interest rate risk, such as a model that projects net interest income
based on increasing or decreasing interest rates.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations
The
Bank
is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal
course of business in order to meet the financing needs of its customers and
in
connection with its overall investment strategy. These instruments
involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit, interest rate and liquidity
risk. In accordance with GAAP, these instruments are not recorded in
the consolidated financial statements. Such instruments primarily
include lending obligations, including commitments to originate mortgage and
consumer loans and to fund unused lines of credit.
As
of
June 30, 2007, the Bank has outstanding loan commitments as follows (in
thousands):
Commitments
to fund construction mortgage loans
|
$ |
23,155
|
||
Letters
of credit
|
584
|
|||
$ |
23,739
|
Analysis
of Earnings
The
Company’s profitability is primarily dependent upon net interest income and
further affected by provisions for loan losses, non-interest income,
non-interest expense and income taxes. The earnings of the Company,
which are principally earnings of the Bank, are significantly affected by
general economic and competitive conditions, particularly changes in market
interest rates, and to a lesser extent by government policies and actions of
regulatory authorities.
The
following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain information
relating to Carver Federal's average interest-earning assets, average
interest-bearing liabilities, net interest income, interest rate spread and
interest rate margin. It reflects the average yield on assets and the
average cost of liabilities. Such yields and costs are derived by
dividing annualized income or expense by the average balances of assets or
liabilities, respectively, for the periods shown. Average balances
are derived from daily or month-end balances as available. Management
does not believe that the use of average monthly balances instead of average
daily balances represents a material difference in information
presented. The average balance of loans includes loans on which the
Company has discontinued accruing interest. The yield and cost
include fees, which are considered adjustments to yields.
For
the Three Months Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Average
Balance
|
Interest
|
Average
Yield/Cost
|
Average
Balance
|
Interest
|
Average
Yield/Cost
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(dollars
in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
Earning Assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loans
(1)
|
$ |
617,973
|
$ |
10,993
|
7.12 | % | $ |
493,567
|
$ |
7,891
|
6.40 | % | ||||||||||||
Investment
securities (2)
|
31,201
|
462
|
5.92 | % |
17,687
|
181
|
4.09 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities
|
39,108
|
502
|
5.13 | % |
91,871
|
932
|
4.06 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Fed
funds sold
|
933
|
11
|
4.73 | % |
9,687
|
116
|
4.80 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total
interest-earning assets
|
689,215
|
11,968
|
6.95 | % |
612,812
|
9,120
|
5.95 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Non-interest-earning
assets
|
54,542
|
37,824
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$ |
743,757
|
$ |
650,636
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
Bearing Liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposits:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Now
demand
|
$ |
24,970
|
$ |
35
|
0.56 | % | $ |
26,697
|
$ |
23
|
0.35 | % | ||||||||||||
Savings
and clubs
|
137,273
|
266
|
0.78 | % |
139,464
|
223
|
0.64 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Money
market
|
46,863
|
242
|
2.07 | % |
39,742
|
242
|
2.44 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Certificates
of deposit
|
340,322
|
3,777
|
4.45 | % |
262,088
|
2,499
|
3.82 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Mortgagors
deposits
|
2,820
|
11
|
1.56 | % |
2,169
|
8
|
1.48 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total
deposits
|
552,248
|
4,331
|
3.15 | % |
470,160
|
2,995
|
2.56 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Borrowed
money
|
75,302
|
984
|
5.24 | % |
90,281
|
1,090
|
4.84 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total
interest-bearing liabilities
|
627,550
|
5,315
|
3.40 | % |
560,441
|
4,085
|
2.92 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing
liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Demand
|
54,600
|
31,142
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
11,902
|
11,036
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
694,052
|
602,619
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Stockholders'
equity
|
49,705
|
48,017
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities & stockholders' equity
|
$ |
743,757
|
$ |
650,636
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net
interest income
|
$ |
6,653
|
$ |
5,035
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Average
interest rate spread
|
3.55 | % | 3.03 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net
interest margin
|
3.86 | % | 3.29 | % |
(1)
Includes non-accrual loans
(2)
Includes FHLB-NY stock
Comparison
of Operating Results for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2007 and
2006
Overview
The
Company reported consolidated net income for the three-month period ended June
30, 2007 of $1.1 million compared to $0.8 million for the prior year period,
an
increase of $0.3 million. These results primarily reflect an increase
in net interest income of $1.7 million, an increase in non-interest income
of
$0.2 million and a decline in the provision for income taxes of $0.3 million,
offset by an increase in non-interest expenses of $1.8 million.
Selected
operating ratios for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 are set
forth
in the table below and the following analysis discusses the changes in
components of operating results:
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||
Selected
Operating Ratios:
|
||||||||
Return
on average assets (1)
|
0.62 | % | 0.49 | % | ||||
Return
on average equity (2)
|
9.22 | % | 6.68 | % | ||||
Net
interest margin (3)
|
3.86 | % | 3.29 | % | ||||
Interest
rate spread (4)
|
3.55 | % | 3.03 | % | ||||
Efficiency
ratio (5)
|
83.49 | % | 79.15 | % | ||||
Operating
expenses to average assets (6)
|
3.51 | % | 2.91 | % | ||||
Average
equity to average assets (7)
|
6.69 | % | 7.38 | % | ||||
Average
interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing
liabilities
|
1.10
|
x |
1.09
|
x |
(1)
Net
income, annualized, divided by average total assets.
(2)
Net
income, annualized, divided by average total equity.
(3)
Net
interest income, annualized, divided by average interest-earning
assets.
(4)
Combined weighted average interest rate earned less combined weighted average
interest rate cost.
(5)
Operating expenses divided by sum of net interest income plus non-interest
income.
(6)
Non-interest expenses less loss on real estate owned, annualized, divided by
average total assets.
(7)
Total
average equity divided by total average assets for the period.
Interest
Income
Interest
income increased by $2.9 million, or 31.9%, to $12.0 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $9.1 million in the prior year
period. Interest income increased primarily as a result of an
increase in average loan balances and interest yields this fiscal period
compared to the prior year period. The increase in interest income
was partially offset by a decline in interest income on total
securities. While the average balance of the securities portfolio
declined, the yield earned on the portfolio increased as a result of the current
rate environment. Overall, the increase in interest income resulted
from an increase of 100 basis points in the annualized average yield on total
interest-earning assets to 6.95% for the three months ended June 30, 2007
compared to 5.95% for the prior year period, reflecting increases in yields
on
loans and total securities of 72 basis points and 142 basis points,
respectively, offset by a slight decline in the yield on federal funds sold
of 7
basis points. Additionally, the average balance of total interest
earning assets increased $76.4 million.
Interest
income on loans increased by $3.1 million, or 39.2%, to $11.0 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2007 compared to $7.9 million for the prior year
period. The change was primarily due to an increase in average
mortgage loan balances of $124.4 million to $618.0 million compared to $493.6
million for the prior year period due primarily to the acquisition of CCB,
which
increased the loan portfolio by $98.8 million on the acquisition date of
September 29, 2006. The increase was amplified by a 72 basis points
increase in the annualized average yield on loans for the three months ended
June 30, 2007 to 7.12% compared to 6.40% for the prior year
period. The increase in loan yields is reflective of the current mix
of the Company’s loan portfolio, which includes growth in higher yielding
construction loans and CCB’s higher yielding small business loans.
Interest
income on total securities decreased by $0.1 million, or 9.1%, to $1.0 million
for the three month period ended June 30, 2007 compared to $1.1 million for
the
prior year period. The decrease was primarily the effect of a
reduction in the average balance of total securities of $39.3 million to $70.3
million compared to $109.6 million in the prior year period. The effect of
the decrease in the balance of securities was partially offset by a 142 basis
points rise in the annualized average yield on securities to 5.48% from 4.06%
in
the prior year period because adjustable rate securities in the portfolio are
repricing at a higher rate of return.
Interest
Expense
Total
interest expense increased by $1.2 million, or 29.3%, to $5.3 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $4.1 million for the prior year
period. The rise resulted primarily from a higher annualized average
cost of interest-bearing liabilities of 48 basis points to 3.40% for the first
quarter of fiscal 2007 from 2.92% for the prior year
period. Additionally, the average balance of interest-bearing
liabilities increased $67.2 million, or 12.0%, to $627.6 million from $560.4
million during the prior year period.
Interest
expense on deposits increased $1.3 million, or 43.3%, to $4.3 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $3.0 million for the prior year
period. The increase in interest expense on deposits was due
primarily to an $82.0 million, or 17.4%, increase in the average balance of
interest-bearing deposits to $552.2 million for the three months ended June
30,
2007 from $470.2 million for the prior year period resulting primarily from
the
acquisition of CCB, which increased the deposit portfolio by $144.1 million
on
the acquisition date of September 29, 2006. Additionally, a 59 basis
point increase in the rate paid on deposits to 3.15% compared to 2.56% for
the
prior year period contributed to the increase. Customer deposits
have historically provided Carver Federal with a relatively low cost funding
source from which its net interest income and net interest margin have
benefited. As of June 30, 2007, Carver Federal held $138.3 million in
government deposits. The Bank has grown core deposits including
new deposits from branch expansion, however, rates on deposits are increasing
in
cost as short-term rates rise, thus impacting Carver Federal’s net interest
margin.
Interest
expense on advances and other borrowed money decreased $0.1 million, or 9.1%,
to
$1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 compared to $1.1 million
for the prior year period. The decline was primarily the result of a
$15.0 million decrease in the average balance of outstanding borrowings to
$75.3
million from $90.3 million from the prior year period. Partially
offsetting the decrease in interest expense was a 40 basis point increase in
the
cost of borrowed money to 5.24% from 4.84% for the prior year
period. The increase in cost is mainly related to the cost of
debt service of the $13.0 million in floating rate junior subordinated notes
raised by the Company through an issuance of trust preferred securities by
Carver Statutory Trust I in September 2003. Cash distributions on the
trust preferred debt securities are cumulative and payable at a floating rate
per annum (reset quarterly) equal to 3.05% over the 3-month LIBOR, with a rate
at June 30, 2007 of 8.41%.
Net
Interest Income Before Provision for Loan Losses
Net
interest income before the provision for loan losses increased by $1.7 million,
or 34.0%, to $6.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007, compared
to
$5.0 million for the prior year period. The Company’s annualized net
interest margin (annualized net interest income divided by average total
interest-earning assets), increased 57 basis points to 3.86% for the three
months ended June 30, 2007 from 3.29% in the prior year period. The
Company’s average interest rate spread for the three months ended June 30, 2007
increased by 52 basis points to 3.55% compared to 3.03% in the prior year
period.
Provision
for Loan Losses and Asset Quality
The
Company considers the overall allowance for loan losses to be adequate and
thus,
the Company did not provide for additional loan losses for the three-months
ended June 30, 2007 or 2006. At June 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007,
Carver Federal’s allowance for loan losses was $5.4 million. The
ratio of the allowance for loan losses to non-performing loans was 109.2% at
June 30, 2007 compared to 119.9% at March 31, 2007. The ratio of the
allowance for loan losses to total loans was 0.86% at June 30, 2007, compared
to
0.89% at March 31, 2007.
At
June
30, 2007, non-performing assets totaled $5.0 million, or 0.78% of total loans
receivable compared to $4.5 million, or 0.74% of total loans receivable at
March
31, 2007. Non-performing assets include loans 90 days past due,
non-accrual loans and other real estate owned. The level of
non-performing assets to total loans remains within the range the Bank has
experienced over the trailing eleven quarters. Future levels of
non-performing assets will be influenced by economic conditions, including
the
impact of those conditions on the Company’s customers, interest rates and other
internal and external factors existing at the time.
On
July
10, 2007, the OTS and other bank regulatory authorities (the “Agencies”)
published the final Interagency Statement on Subprime Lending (the “Statement”)
to address emerging issues and questions relating to certain subprime mortgage
lending practices. In particular, the Agencies expressed concern with
certain adjustable rate mortgage products with certain characteristics typically
offered in the marketplace to subprime borrowers. Those
characteristics included, but were not limited to, utilizing low initial
payments based on a fixed introductory rate that expires after a short period
and then adjusts to a variable index rate plus a margin for the remaining term
of the loan and underwriting loans based upon limited or no documentation of
borrowers’ income. The Statement does not precisely define what
constitutes subprime lending. Within our loan portfolio, we may have
loans which have certain attributes found in subprime loans. However,
subprime lending is not a market that we currently or in the past have actively
pursued. We do not, therefore, expect the Statement to have a
material impact on our lending operations.
Non-Interest
Income
Total
non-interest income for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 increased $0.2 million,
or 22.2%, to $1.1 million, compared to $0.9 million for the prior year
period. The increase in non-interest income resulted mainly from an
increase in loan fees and service charges of $0.2 million, primarily resulting
from an increase of $0.1 million in late fees collected and the servicing fees
received on SBA loans acquired as part of the CCB acquisition.
Non-Interest
Expense
For
the
quarter ended June 30, 2007, total non-interest expense increased $1.8 million,
or 38.3%, to $6.5 million compared to $4.7 million for the same period last
year. The increase in non-interest expense was primarily due to the
CCB acquisition and related increases in employee compensation and benefits
expense of $0.9 million, net occupancy and equipment expenses of $0.4 million
and other non-interest expenses of $0.5 million.
Income
Tax Expense
For
the
three-month period ended June 30, 2007, income taxes decreased $0.3 million,
or
75.0%, resulting in tax expense of $0.1 million compared to $0.4 million for
the
prior year period. The reduction in tax expense reflects the benefit
of the NMTC award totaling $0.4 million. As previously
disclosed, the Company is expected to receive benefits from the NMTC award
over
approximately 7 years.
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosure about Market
Risk
|
Quantitative
and qualitative disclosure about market risk is presented at March 31, 2007
in
Item 7A of the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K and is incorporated herein by
reference. The Company believes that there has been no material
change in the Company’s market risk at June 30, 2007 compared to March 31,
2007.
Controls
and Procedures
|
The
Company maintains controls and procedures designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and
forms
of the SEC. As of June 30, 2007, the Company carried out an
evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s
management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer (the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial
officer, respectively), of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Based
on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective
to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file
and
submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
as
and when required and that such information is accumulated and communicated
to
the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure.
There
were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected,
or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting.
OTHER
INFORMATION
|
Legal
Proceedings
|
Disclosure
regarding legal proceedings that the Company is a party to is presented in
Note
13 to the Company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2007 Form
10-K and is incorporated herein by reference. There have been no
material changes with regard to such legal proceedings since the filing of
the
2007 Form 10-K.
Risk
Factors
|
For
a
summary of risk factors relevant to the Company’s operations, see Part I, Item
1A, “Risk Factors,” in the Company’s 2007 Form 10-K. There has been
no material change in risk factors relevant to the Company’s operations since
March 31, 2007.
ITEM
2.
|
Issuer
Purchases of Equity
Securities
|
During
the quarter ended June 30, 2007, the Company purchased an additional 6,200
shares of its common stock under its stock repurchase program. As of
June 30, 2007, the Company has purchased a total of 116,774 shares at an average
price of $16.84.
Period
|
Total
number
of
shares
purchased
|
Average
price
paid
per
share
|
Total
number
of
shares
as
part of
publicly
announced
plan
|
Total
number
of
shares
to
be
purchased
|
|||
April
1, 2007 to April 30, 2007
|
1,200
|
$16.78
|
1,200
|
119,861
|
|||
May
1, 2007 to May 31, 2007
|
5,000
|
$16.55
|
5,000
|
114,861
|
|||
June
1, 2007 to June 30, 2007
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
114,861
|
Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
|
Not
applicable.
ITEM
4.
|
Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
|
Not
applicable.
Other
Information
|
Not
applicable.
Exhibits
|
The
following exhibits are submitted with this report:
|
Exhibit
3.1
|
Certificate
of Incorporation of Carver Bancorp, Inc.
(1)
|
|
Exhibit
3.2
|
Amended
and Restated Bylaws of Carver Bancorp, Inc.
(2)
|
|
Computation
of Earnings Per Share.
|
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer.
|
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer.
|
|
Written
Statement of Chief Executive Officer furnished pursuant to Section
906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section
1350.
|
|
Written
Statement of Chief Financial Officer furnished pursuant to Section
906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section
1350.
|
(1) Incorporated
herein by reference to Registration Statement No. 333-5559 on Form S-4 of the
Registrant filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7,
1996.
(2) Incorporated
herein by reference to the Exhibits to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005.
*
This
certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
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.
CARVER
BANCORP, INC.
|
|
Date:
August 14, 2007
|
/s/
Deborah C.
Wright
|
Deborah
C. Wright
|
|
Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
Date:
August 14, 2007
|
/s/
Roy
Swan
|
Roy
Swan
|
|
Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
|
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