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EVANS BANCORP INC - Quarter Report: 2009 September (Form 10-Q)

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United States
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     
    For quarterly period ended September 30, 2009
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission file number 0-18539
EVANS BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
New York   16-1332767
     
(State of other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
     
14 -16 North Main Street, Angola, New York   14006
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(716) 926-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
since last report)
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
             
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller reporting company þ
        (Do not check if smaller reporting company)    
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).Yes o No þ
     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
Common Stock, $.50 par value: 2,803,038 shares as of November 1, 2009
 
 


 

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM I — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EVANS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND DECEMBER 31, 2008
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2009     2008  
ASSETS
               
Cash and due from banks
  $ 12,653     $ 9,036  
Interest-bearing deposits at banks
    1,159       115  
Securities:
               
Available for sale, at fair value
    78,816       71,134  
Federal Home Loan Bank stock
    2,226       2,670  
Held to maturity, at amortized cost
    2,758       1,951  
 
               
Loans and leases, net of allowance for loan and lease losses of $6,063 in 2009 and $6,087 in 2008
    473,004       401,626  
 
               
Properties and equipment, net
    9,382       9,885  
Goodwill
    8,101       10,046  
Intangible assets
    2,262       2,900  
Bank-owned life insurance
    11,809       11,685  
Other assets
    11,387       7,926  
 
           
 
               
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 613,557     $ 528,974  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
 
               
LIABILITIES
               
Deposits:
               
Demand
  $ 83,196     $ 75,959  
NOW
    11,349       10,775  
Regular savings
    219,309       154,283  
Muni-vest
    33,727       26,477  
Time
    155,184       136,459  
 
           
Total deposits
    502,765       403,953  
 
               
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase
    6,662       6,307  
Other short-term borrowings
    9,582       30,695  
Other liabilities
    10,690       12,590  
Junior subordinated debentures
    11,330       11,330  
Long-term borrowings
    27,000       18,180  
Dividend payable
    559        
 
           
 
               
Total liabilities
    568,588       483,055  
 
           
 
               
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND COMMITMENTS
               
 
               
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
 
               
Common stock, $.50 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 2,795,198 and 2,771,788 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
    1,398       1,386  
Capital surplus
    27,043       26,696  
Retained earnings
    16,015       18,374  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
    513       (537 )
Less: Treasury stock, at cost (0 shares)
           
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    44,969       45,919  
 
           
 
               
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  $ 613,557     $ 528,974  
 
           
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM I — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EVANS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
                 
    Three Months Ended September 30,  
    2009     2008  
INTEREST INCOME
               
Loans and leases
  $ 7,046     $ 6,908  
Interest bearing deposits at banks
          13  
Securities:
               
Taxable
    479       360  
Non-taxable
    399       353  
 
           
Total interest income
    7,924       7,634  
INTEREST EXPENSE
               
Deposits
    1,624       2,115  
Other borrowings
    242       234  
Junior subordinated debentures
    90       151  
 
           
Total interest expense
    1,956       2,500  
NET INTEREST INCOME
    5,968       5,134  
PROVISION FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES
    634       582  
 
           
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER
    5,334       4,552  
PROVISION FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES
               
NON-INTEREST INCOME
               
Bank charges
    562       597  
Insurance service and fees
    1,750       1,756  
Net gain on sales and calls of securities
    10        
Premium on loans sold
    13       2  
Bank-owned life insurance
    111       31  
Gain on bargain purchase
    671        
Other
    712       529  
 
           
Total non-interest income
    3,829       2,915  
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
               
Salaries and employee benefits
    3,216       2,940  
Occupancy
    687       631  
Repairs and maintenance
    153       162  
Advertising and public relations
    133       125  
Professional services
    379       243  
Technology and communications
    173       305  
Amortization of intangibles
    222       171  
FDIC Insurance
    167       56  
Other
    666       621  
 
           
Total non-interest expense
    5,796       5,254  
 
           
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    3,367       2,213  
INCOME TAXES
    931       788  
 
           
NET INCOME
  $ 2,436     $ 1,425  
 
           
 
               
Net income per common share-basic
  $ 0.87     $ 0.52  
 
           
Net income per common share-diluted
  $ 0.87     $ 0.52  
 
           
Cash dividends per common share
  $ 0.20     $ 0.41  
 
           
Weighted average number of common shares
    2,795,198       2,755,274  
 
           
Weighted average number of diluted shares
    2,805,493       2,757,972  
 
           
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM I — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EVANS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2009     2008  
INTEREST INCOME
               
Loans and leases
  $ 20,340     $ 19,515  
Interest bearing deposits at banks
    1       20  
Securities:
               
Taxable
    1,202       1,001  
Non-taxable
    1,274       1,144  
 
           
Total interest income
    22,817       21,680  
INTEREST EXPENSE
               
Deposits
    5,345       5,937  
Other borrowings
    630       924  
Junior subordinated debentures
    315       498  
 
           
Total interest expense
    6,290       7,359  
NET INTEREST INCOME
    16,527       14,321  
PROVISION FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES
    9,583       1,814  
 
           
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER
    6,944       12,507  
PROVISION FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES
               
NON-INTEREST INCOME
               
Bank charges
    1,685       1,669  
Insurance service and fees
    5,698       5,506  
Net gain on sales and calls of securities
    16       7  
Premium on loans sold
    67       7  
Bank owned life insurance
    466       239  
Pension curtailment gain
          328  
Gain on bargain purchase
    671        
Other
    2,500       1,502  
 
           
Total non-interest income
    11,103       9,258  
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
               
Salaries and employee benefits
    9,656       8,649  
Occupancy
    2,064       1,835  
Repairs and maintenance
    502       452  
Advertising and public relations
    365       335  
Professional services
    1,046       764  
Technology and communications
    572       870  
Goodwill impairment
    1,984        
Amortization of intangibles
    668       499  
FDIC Insurance
    550       96  
Other
    2,160       1,884  
 
           
Total non-interest expense
    19,567       15,384  
 
           
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    (1,520 )     6,381  
INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) PROVISION
    (856 )     1,978  
 
           
NET (LOSS) INCOME
    ($664 )   $ 4,403  
 
           
 
               
Net (loss) income per common share-basic
    ($0.24 )   $ 1.60  
 
           
Net (loss) income per common share-diluted
    ($0.24 )   $ 1.60  
 
           
Cash dividends per common share
  $ 0.61     $ 0.78  
 
           
Weighted average number of common shares
    2,783,975       2,750,870  
 
           
Weighted average number of diluted shares
    2,787,617       2,753,534  
 
           
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements


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PART 1 — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EVANS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
                                                 
                            Accumulated              
                            Other              
    Common     Capital     Retained     Comprehensive     Treasury        
    Stock     Surplus     Earnings     Income (Loss)     Stock     Total  
Balance, January 1, 2008
  $ 1,378     $ 26,380     $ 15,612     $ 16     $ (83 )   $ 43,303  
Comprehensive income:
                                               
Net Income
                    4,403                       4,403  
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of tax effect of $119
                            (186 )             (186 )
Amortization of prior service cost and net loss, net of tax of ($22)
                            34               34  
Pension curtailment adjustment net of tax effect of $7
                            9               9  
 
                                             
Total comprehensive income
                                            4,260  
 
                                             
Cash dividends ($0.78 per common share)
                    (2,147 )                     (2,147 )
Stock options expense
            116                               116  
Reissued 7,733 shares treasury stock under dividend reinvestment plan
            (12 )                     130       118  
Issued 2,969 shares under dividend reinvestment plan
    2       44                               46  
Reissued 6,575 shares treasury stock under employment stock purchase plan
            (27 )                     112       85  
Purchased 13,701 shares for treasury
                                    (234 )     (234 )
 
                                   
Balance, September 30, 2008
  $ 1,380     $ 26,501     $ 17,868     $ (127 )   $ (75 )   $ 45,547  
 
                                   
Balance, January 1, 2009
  $ 1,386     $ 26,696     $ 18,374     $ (537 )   $     $ 45,919  
Comprehensive loss:
                                               
Net Loss
                    (664 )                     (664 )
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of reclassification of gain of $10 (after tax), net of tax effect of ($638)
                            993               993  
Amortization of prior service cost and net loss net of tax effect of ($37)
                            57               57  
 
                                             
Total comprehensive income
                                            386  
 
                                             
Cash dividends ($0.61 per common share)
                    (1,695 )                     (1,695 )
Stock options expense
            100                               100  
Reissued 2,000 shares treasury stock under dividend reinvestment plan
            (4 )                     27       23  
Issued 13,911 shares under dividend reinvestment plan
    7       153                               160  
Issued 9,499 shares under employee stock purchase plan
    5       98                               103  
Purchased 2,000 shares for treasury
                                    (27 )     (27 )
 
                                   
Balance, September 30, 2009
  $ 1,398     $ 27,043     $ 16,015     $ 513     $     $ 44,969  
 
                                   
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM I — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EVANS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(in thousands)
                 
    Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,  
    2009     2008  
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
               
Interest received
  $ 22,160     $ 21,421  
Fees received
    10,271       8,574  
Interest paid
    (6,687 )     (7,701 )
Cash paid to employees and suppliers
    (15,068 )     (12,006 )
Income taxes paid
    (831 )     (2,345 )
Proceeds from sale of loans held for resale
    12,691       1,815  
Originations of loans held for resale
    (13,348 )     (1,758 )
 
           
 
               
Net cash provided by operating activities
    9,188       8,000  
 
               
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Available for sales securities:
               
Purchases
    (64,315 )     (64,028 )
Proceeds from maturities
    59,414       71,907  
Held to maturity securities:
               
Purchases
    (1,211 )     (165 )
Proceeds from maturities
    404       396  
Life Insurance proceeds
    341        
Additions to properties and equipment
    (451 )     (1,397 )
Increase in loans, net of repayments
    (41,878 )     (62,398 )
Cash received (paid) in acquisitions
    8,419       (453 )
Cash paid on earn-out agreements
    (40 )     (40 )
 
           
 
               
Net cash used in investing activities
    (39,317 )     (56,178 )
 
               
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Proceeds from borrowings
    9,355       11,919  
Repayments of borrowings
    (21,293 )     (34,552 )
Increase in deposits
    47,605       77,687  
Dividends paid
    (1,136 )     (1,017 )
Purchase of treasury stock
    (27 )     (234 )
Issuance of common stock
    263        
Re-issuance of treasury stock
    23       203  
 
           
 
               
Net cash provided by financing activities
    34,790       54,006  
 
               
Net increase in cash and equivalents
    4,661       5,828  
 
               
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
               
Beginning of period
    9,151       12,604  
 
           
 
               
End of period
  $ 13,812     $ 18,432  
 
           
 
 
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PART I-FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM I-FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EVANS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(in thousands)
                 
    Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,  
    2009     2008  
RECONCILIATION OF NET (LOSS) INCOME TO NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
               
 
               
Net (loss) income
  $ (664 )   $ 4,403  
 
               
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    1,289       1,238  
Goodwill impairment
    1,984        
Deferred tax benefit
    (1,548 )     (60 )
Provision for loan and lease losses
    9,583       1,814  
Net gain on sales and calls of securities
    (16 )     (7 )
Premium on loans sold
    (67 )     (7 )
Stock options expense
    100       116  
Proceeds from sale of loans held for resale
    12,691       1,815  
Originations of loans held for resale
    (13,348 )     (1,758 )
Changes in assets and liabilities affecting cash flow:
               
Other assets
    (1,146 )     (1,349 )
Other liabilities
    330       1,795  
 
           
 
               
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  $ 9,188     $ 8,000  
 
           
 
               
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
 
               
Acquisitions:
               
Fair value of
               
Assets acquired (noncash)
  $ 43,516     $  
Liabilities assumed
  $ 51,215     $  
See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements


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PART 1 — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EVANS BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The accounting and reporting policies followed by Evans Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), a financial holding company, and its two direct, wholly-owned subsidiaries: (i) Evans Bank, National Association (the “Bank”), and the Bank’s subsidiaries, Evans National Leasing, Inc. (“ENL”), Evans National Holding Corp. (“ENHC”) and Suchak Data Systems, Inc. (“SDS”); and (ii) Evans National Financial Services, Inc. (“ENFS”), and ENFS’s subsidiary, The Evans Agency, Inc. (“TEA”) and TEA’s subsidiaries, Frontier Claims Services, Inc. (“FCS”) and ENB Associates Inc. (“ENBA”), in the preparation of the accompanying interim unaudited consolidated financial statements conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and with general practice within the industries in which it operates. Except as the context otherwise requires, the Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries are collectively referred to in this report as the “Company.”
The Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) became effective on July 1, 2009. At that date, the ASC became FASB’s officially recognized source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applicable to all public and non-public non-governmental entities, superseding existing FASB, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“AICPA”), Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) and related literature. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. All other accounting literature is considered non-authoritative. The switch to the ASC affects the way companies refer to GAAP in financial statements and accounting policies. Citing particular content in the ASC involves specifying the unique numeric path to the content through the Topic, Subtopic, Section and Paragraph structure.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and results of operations for the interim periods have been made.
The results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Company has evaluated subsequent events for potential recognition and/or disclosure through November 9, 2009, the date the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q were filed with the SEC.
2. ACQUISITION
On July 24, 2009, the Bank entered into a definitive purchase and assumption agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) under which the Bank assumed approximately $51 million in liabilities, consisting almost entirely of deposits, and certain other liabilities, consisting primarily of accrued interest, and purchased substantially all of the assets of Waterford Village Bank a community bank located in Clarence, New York (“Waterford”). Total assets purchased (as calculated post-closing) amounted to approximately $47 million, including a loan portfolio of approximately $42 million. Under the terms of the Agreement, the FDIC made an initial payment of $4.6 million to Evans Bank, which includes the bid price of a $0.8 million discount and approximately $3.8 million for the capital shortfall at the initial closing. The final settlement will be determined 180 days after the purchase date of July 24, 2009.
Of the approximate $42.0 million contractual amount receivable in loans acquired in the acquisition, $40.0 million was not subject to the requirements of ASC Topic 310-30, which measures the value of specifically identified impaired loans or pool of loans. The fair value of the $40.0 million in contractual receivables was reported as $40.1


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million at the time of acquisition. This fair value included an estimate of $0.4 million at the acquisition date of contractual cash flows not expected to be collected.
All of the purchased loans and foreclosed real estate purchased by the Bank under the Agreement are covered by a loss sharing agreement between the FDIC and the Bank which is included in the Agreement. Under this loss sharing agreement, the FDIC has agreed to bear 80% of loan and foreclosed real estate losses up to $5.6 million and 95% of losses that exceed $5.6 million. Reimbursable losses are based on the book value of the relevant loans and foreclosed assets as determined by the FDIC as of the date of the acquisition. As a result of the loss sharing agreement with the FDIC, the Company recorded an indemnification asset of $1.4 million which represents 80% of estimated contractual losses on all loans and other assets covered under the loss sharing agreement.
After adjusting to fair value, the amounts recognized at the acquisition date for major classes of assets acquired and liabilities assumed included cash of $8.4 million, loans of $41.0 million, and deposits of $51.2 million.
The Company recognized a bargain purchase gain of $0.7 million as a result of the acquisition. The gain was due primarily to the benefit of the FDIC loss share agreement. Additionally, the loan portfolio purchased was at a discount to market yields resulting in positive value to the loans acquired.
3. SECURITIES
The amortized cost of securities and their approximate fair value at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 were as follows:
                                 
    September 30, 2009  
            (in thousands)        
            Unrealized        
    Amortized                     Fair  
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
Available for Sale:
                               
Debt securities:
                               
U.S. government agencies
  $ 22,694     $ 499     $     $ 23,193  
States and political subdivisions
    36,641       1,789             38,430  
 
                       
Total debt securities
  $ 59,335     $ 2,288     $     $ 61,623  
 
                               
Mortgage-backed securities:
                               
FNMA
  $ 12,626     $ 471     $     $ 13,097  
FHLMC
    1,678       15       (1 )     1,692  
GNMA
    424       21             445  
CMO’S
    1,063             (15 )     1,048  
 
                       
Total mortgage-backed securities
  $ 15,791     $ 507     $ (16 )   $ 16,282  
 
                               
FRB Stock
    911                   911  
FHLB Stock
    2,226                   2,226  
 
                       
 
Total
  $ 78,263     $ 2,795     $ (16 )   $ 81,042  
 
                       
 
                               
Held to Maturity:
                               
Debt securities
                               
U.S. government agencies
    35                   35  
States and political subdivisions
    2,723       21       (31 )     2,713  
 
                       
 
                               
Total
  $ 2,758     $ 21     $ (31 )   $ 2,748  
 
                       


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    December 31, 2008  
            (in thousands)        
            Unrealized        
    Amortized                     Fair  
    Cost     Gains     Losses     Value  
Available for Sale:
                               
Debt securities:
                               
U.S. government agencies
  $ 17,790     $ 112     $     $ 17,902  
States and political subdivisions
    34,490       953       (7 )     35,436  
 
                       
Total debt securities
  $ 52,280     $ 1,065     $ (7 )   $ 53,338  
 
                               
Mortgage-backed securities:
                               
FNMA
  $ 8,060     $ 126     $ (21 )   $ 8,165  
FHLMC
    7,468       130       (11 )     7,587  
GNMA
                       
CMO’S
    1,283             (134 )     1,149  
 
                       
Total mortgage-backed securities
  $ 16,811     $ 256     $ (166 )   $ 16,901  
 
                               
FRB Stock
    895                       895  
FHLB Stock
    2,670                   2,670  
 
                       
 
                               
Total
  $ 72,656     $ 1,321     $ (173 )   $ 73,804  
 
                       
 
                               
Held to Maturity:
                               
Debt securities
                               
U.S. government agencies
    35                   35  
States and political subdivisions
    1,916                   1,916  
 
                       
 
                               
Total
  $ 1,951     $     $     $ 1,951  
 
                       
Available for sale securities with a total fair value of $72.0 million at September 30, 2009 were pledged as collateral to secure public deposits and for other purposes required or permitted by law.
The Company uses the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLBNY”) as its primary source of overnight funds and also has several long-term advances with FHLBNY. At September 30, 2009, the Company had a total of $9.4 million in borrowed funds with FHLBNY. The Company has placed sufficient collateral in the form of residential and commercial real estate loans at FHLBNY that meet FHLB collateral requirements. As a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) System, the Bank is required to hold stock in FHLBNY. The Bank held $2.2 million in FHLBNY stock as of September 30, 2009 at cost.
There are 12 branches of the FHLB, including New York. Several members have warned that they have either breached risk-based capital requirements or that they are close to breaching those requirements. To conserve capital, some FHLB branches are suspending dividends, cutting dividend payments, and not buying back excess FHLB stock that members hold. To the extent that one FHLB branch cannot meet its obligations to pay its share of the system’s debt, other FHLB branches can be called upon to make the payment.
Systemic weakness in the FHLB could result in impairment of the Company’s FHLB stock. However, FHLBNY currently meets all of its capital requirements, continues to redeem excess stock for members, and has the expressed ability and intent to continue paying dividends. It has maintained a AAA credit rating with a stable outlook. Due to the relatively strong financial health of FHLBNY, there is no impairment in the Bank’s FHLB stock as of September 30, 2009.
The scheduled maturities of debt and mortgage-backed securities at September 30, 2009 are summarized below. All maturity amounts are contractual maturities. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain issuers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call premiums.


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    September 30, 2009  
    Available for     Held to Maturity  
    Sale Securities     Securities  
    Amortized     Fair     Amortized     Fair  
    Cost     Value     Cost     Value  
    (in thousands)     (in thousands)  
Due in one year or less
  $ 4,658     $ 4,746     $ 1,075     $ 1,078  
Due after year one through five years
    19,705       20,391       560       567  
Due after five years through ten years
    22,042       23,038       435       442  
Due after ten years
    28,721       29,730       688       661  
 
                       
 
                               
Total
  $ 75,126     $ 77,905     $ 2,758     $ 2,748  
 
                       
Information regarding unrealized losses within the Company’s available for sale securities at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, is summarized below. The securities are primarily U.S. government-guaranteed agency securities or municipal securities. All unrealized losses are considered temporary and related to market interest rate fluctuations.
                                                 
    September 30, 2009  
                    (in thousands)        
    Less than 12 months     12 months or longer     Total  
    Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized  
    Value     Losses     Value     Losses     Value     Losses  
Available for Sale:
                                               
Debt securities:
                                               
U.S. government agencies
  $     $     $     $     $     $  
States and political subdivisions
                                   
 
                                   
Total debt securities
  $     $     $     $     $     $  
 
                                               
Mortgage-backed securities:
                                               
FNMA
  $     $     $     $     $     $  
GNMA
                                   
FHLMC
                101       (1 )     101       (1 )
CMO’S
                1,048       (15 )     1,048       (15 )
 
                                   
Total mortgage-backed securities
  $     $     $ 1,149     $ (16 )   $ 1,149     $ (16 )
 
                                               
Total temporarily impaired securities
  $     $     $ 1,149     $ (16 )   $ 1,149     $ (16 )
 
                                   


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    December 31, 2008  
                    (in thousands)        
    Less than 12 months     12 months or longer     Total  
    Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized     Fair     Unrealized  
    Value     Losses     Value     Losses     Value     Losses  
Available for Sale:
                                               
Debt securities:
                                               
U.S. government agencies
  $     $     $     $     $     $  
States and political subdivisions
    1,966       (7 )                 1,966       (7 )
 
                                   
Total debt securities
  $ 1,966     $ (7 )   $     $     $ 1,966     $ (7 )
 
                                               
Mortgage-backed securities:
                                               
FNMA
  $ 638     $ (8 )   $ 1,094     $ (13 )   $ 1,732     $ (21 )
GNMA
                                   
FHLMC
                1,209       (11 )     1,209       (11 )
CMO’S
                1,142       (134 )     1,142       (134 )
 
                                   
Total mortgage-backed securities
  $ 638     $ (8 )   $ 3,445     $ (158 )   $ 4,083     $ (166 )
 
                                               
Total temporarily impaired securities
  $ 2,604     $ (15 )   $ 3,445     $ (158 )   $ 6,049     $ (173 )
 
                                   
Management has assessed the securities available for sale in an unrealized loss position at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 and determined the decline in fair value below amortized cost to be temporary. In making this determination, management considered the period of time the securities were in a loss position, the percentage decline in comparison to the securities’ amortized cost, the financial condition of the issuer (primarily government or government-sponsored enterprises) and the Company’s ability and intent to hold these securities until their fair value recovers to their amortized cost. Management believes the decline in fair value is primarily related to market interest rate fluctuations and not to the credit deterioration of the individual issuers.
While the Company has not recorded any other-than-temporary impairment charges in 2008 or 2009, gross unrealized losses amount to only 0.02% of the total fair value of the securities portfolio at September 30, 2009, and the gross unrealized position has decreased by $157 thousand from December 31, 2008 to September 30, 2009, it remains possible that the poor economy could negatively impact the securities portfolio in the future. The credit worthiness of the Company’s portfolio is largely reliant on the ability of U.S. government sponsored agencies such as FHLB, Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”), Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”), and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC”), and municipalities throughout New York State to meet their obligations. In addition, dysfunctional markets could materially alter the liquidity, interest rate, and pricing risk of the portfolio. The relatively stable past performance is not a guarantee for similar performance of the Company’s securities portfolio going forward.
4.   FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The fair value of an asset or liability is the price that would be received to sell that asset or paid to transfer that liability in an orderly transaction occurring in the principal market (or most advantageous market in the absence of a principal market) for such asset or liability. In estimating fair value, the Corporation utilizes valuation techniques that are consistent with the market approach, the income approach and/or the cost approach. Such valuation techniques are consistently applied. Inputs to valuation techniques include the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. FASB ASC Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy for valuation inputs that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs.
There are three levels of determining fair value.
Level 1 Inputs — uses unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.
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Level 3 Inputs — uses unobservable inputs that are based on the entity’s estimates about the assumptions that market participants would be expected to use and which cannot be corroborated by market data.
Observable market data should be used when available.
At September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments were as follows:
                                 
    September 30, 2009     December 31, 2008  
    Carrying     Fair     Carrying     Fair  
    Amount     Value     Amount     Value  
    (in thousands)     (in thousands)  
Financial assets:
                               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 13,812     $ 13,812     $ 9,151     $ 9,151  
 
                       
Securities
  $ 83,800     $ 83,790     $ 75,755     $ 75,755  
 
                       
Loans and leases, net
  $ 473,004     $ 485,466     $ 401,626     $ 414,381  
 
                       
Financial liabilities:
                               
Deposits
  $ 502,765     $ 506,140     $ 403,953     $ 406,482  
 
                       
Other borrowed funds and securities sold under agreements to repurchase
  $ 43,244     $ 44,227     $ 55,182     $ 55,449  
 
                       
Junior subordinated debentures
  $ 11,330     $ 11,330     $ 11,330     $ 11,330  
 
                       
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value.
Cash and Cash Equivalents. For these short-term instruments, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value. “Cash and Cash Equivalents” includes interest-bearing deposits at other banks.
Securities. Fair values for available-for-sale securities are determined using independent pricing services and market-participating brokers. The pricing service and brokers use a variety of techniques to arrive at fair value including market maker bids, quotes, and pricing models. Inputs to their pricing models include recent trades, benchmark interest rates, spreads, and actual and projected cash flows. Management obtains a single market quote or price estimate for each security. These quoted prices reflect current information based on orderly transactions. These are considered Level 2 inputs under GAAP.
The Company holds certain municipal bonds as held-to-maturity. These bonds are generally small in dollar amount and are issued only by certain local municipalities within the Company’s market area. The original terms are negotiated directly and on an individual basis. These bonds are not traded on the open market and management intends to hold the bonds to maturity. The fair value of held-to-maturity securities is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rates at which similar agreements would be made with municipalities with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities.
Loans and Leases, net. The fair value of fixed rate loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities, net of the appropriate portion of the allowance for loan losses. For variable rate loans, the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value.
The lease portfolio was classified as held-for-sale and marked to the lower of cost or fair value at June 30, 2009. Management has since made the decision to hold the portfolio until maturity and re-classified the leases as held-for-investment at September 30, 2009. (See Note 12 — “Financial Statement Presentation” to these Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the classification of the leasing portfolio and the circumstances surrounding management’s intent.) Upon transfer of the portfolio back into held-for-investment, the


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portfolio is reported at the lower of its carrying value or fair value. At September 30, 2009, the lease portfolio amounts to $36.2 million, which represents the fair value of the portfolio on that date.
Deposits. The fair value of demand deposits, NOW accounts, muni-vest accounts and regular savings accounts is the amount payable on demand at the reporting date. The fair value of time deposits is estimated using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities.
Other Borrowed Funds and Securities Sold Under Agreement to Repurchase. The fair value of the short-term portion of other borrowed funds approximates its carrying value. The fair value of the long-term portion of other borrowed funds is estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis based on the Company’s current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.
Junior Subordinated Debentures. The carrying amount of Junior Subordinated Debentures is a reasonable estimate of fair value due to the fact that they bear a floating interest rate that adjusts on a quarterly basis.
Commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. As described in Note 8 — “Contingent Liabilities and Commitments” to these Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company was a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008. Such financial instruments consist of commitments to extend permanent financing and letters of credit. If the options are exercised by the prospective borrowers, these financial instruments will become interest-earning assets of the Company. If the options expire, the Company retains any fees paid by the counterparty in order to obtain the commitment or guarantee. The fair value of commitments is estimated based upon fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and the present creditworthiness of the counterparties. For fixed-rate commitments, the fair value estimation takes into consideration an interest rate risk factor. The fair value of guarantees and letters of credit is based on fees currently charged for similar agreements. The fair value of these off-balance sheet items at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 approximates the recorded amounts of the related fees, which are not considered material.
The following table presents for each of the fair-value hierarchy levels as defined in this footnote, for those financial instruments disclosed in the previous table which are measured at fair value on both a recurring and non-recurring basis at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008:
                                 
    Fair Value Measurement
            Quoted Prices in        
            Active Markets   Significant Other   Significant Other
            for Identical   Observable   Unobservable
    Fair Value   Assets (Level 1)   Inputs (Level 2)   Inputs (Level 3)
September 30, 2009
                               
Securities available-for-sale
  $ 78,815     $ 0     $ 78,815     $ 0  
FHLB stock
  $ 2,226     $ 0     $ 2,226          
Impaired loans
  $ 5,161     $ 0     $ 0     $ 5,161  
 
                               
December 31, 2008
                               
Securities available-for-sale
  $ 71,134     $ 0     $ 71,134     $ 0  
FHLB stock
  $ 2,670             $ 2,670          
Impaired loans
  $ 2,700     $ 0     $ 0     $ 2,700  
Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, they are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). For the Company, these include impaired loans and goodwill and intangible assets. The Company evaluates and values impaired loans at the time the loan is identified as impaired, and the fair values of such loans are estimated using Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy. Fair value is estimated based on the value of the collateral securing these loans. Collateral may consist of real estate and/or business assets including equipment, inventory and/or accounts receivable and the value of these assets is determined based on appraisals by qualified licensed appraisers hired by the Company. Appraised and reported values may be discounted based on management’s historical knowledge, changes in market conditions from the time of valuation, estimated costs to sell, and/or management’s expertise and knowledge of the client and


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the client’s business. Impaired loans had a gross value of $6.1 million, with a valuation allowance of $0.9 million, at September 30, 2009, compared to a gross value for loans and leases of $3.4 million, with a valuation allowance of $0.7 million, at December 31, 2008.
The Company measures the fair value of its reporting units annually, as of December 31st, using Level 3 inputs, utilizing the market value and income methods to determine if its goodwill and intangible assets are impaired. When using the cash flow models, management considers historical information, the Company’s operating budget, and the Company’s strategic goals in projecting net income and cash flows for the next five years. However, an impairment analysis of the leasing reporting unit was performed at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2009 due to a material change in circumstances and the decision to exit the national direct financing leasing business. GAAP requires interim impairment testing when there is a material change in circumstances. The analysis resulted in a $2.0 million goodwill impairment charge pertaining to the leasing reporting unit. Due to the fact that the Company incurred a net loss in 2009 and the stock price was below the book value per share at September 30, 2009, management performed a goodwill impairment test in the third quarter. There were no impairment charges as a result of the test.
5. ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN AND LEASE LOSSES
The provision for loan and lease losses represents the amount charged against the Bank’s earnings to maintain an allowance for probable loan and lease losses based on management’s evaluation of the loan and lease portfolio at the balance sheet date. Factors considered by the Bank’s management in establishing the allowance include: the collectability of individual loans and leases, current loan and lease concentrations, charge-off history, delinquent loan and lease percentages, input from regulatory agencies, and general economic conditions.
On a quarterly basis, management of the Bank meets to review and determine the adequacy of the allowance for loan and lease losses. In making this determination, the Bank’s management analyzes the ultimate collectability of the loans and leases in its portfolio by incorporating feedback provided by the Bank’s internal loan and lease staff, an independent internal loan and lease review function and information provided by examinations performed by regulatory agencies.
The analysis of the allowance for loan and lease losses is composed of three components: specific credit allocation, general portfolio allocation and a subjective allocation. The specific credit allocation includes a detailed review of the credit and allocation is made based on this analysis. The general portfolio allocation consists of an assigned reserve percentage based on the historical loss experience and other qualitative factors of the loan or lease category.
The subjective portion of the allowance reflects management’s evaluation of various conditions, and involves a higher degree of uncertainty because this component of the allowance is not identified with specific problem credits or portfolio segments. The conditions evaluated in connection with this component include the following: industry and regional conditions; seasoning of the loan and lease portfolio and changes in the composition of and growth in the loan and lease portfolio; the strength and duration of the business cycle; existing general economic and business conditions in the lending areas; credit quality trends in nonaccruing loans and leases; timing of the identification of downgrades; historical loan and lease charge-off experience; and the results of bank regulatory examinations.


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The following table sets forth information regarding the allowance for loan and lease losses for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008.
Allowance for loan and lease losses
                 
    Nine months ended September 30,  
    2009     2008  
    (in thousands)  
Beginning balance, January 1
  $ 6,087     $ 4,555  
Charge-offs:
               
Commercial
    (280 )      
Real estate
    (35 )     (1 )
Installment loans
    (12 )     (4 )
Overdrafts
    (35 )     (41 )
Direct financing leases
    (9,483 )     (1,412 )
 
           
Total charge-offs
    (9,845 )     (1,458 )
 
               
Recoveries:
               
Commercial
    9       27  
Real estate
           
Installment loans
    1       2  
Overdrafts
    16       18  
Direct financing leases
    212       133  
 
           
Total recoveries
    238       180  
 
           
 
               
Net charge-offs
    (9,607 )     (1,278 )
 
               
Provision for loan and lease losses
    9,583       1,814  
 
           
 
               
Ending balance, September 30
  $ 6,063     $ 5,091  
 
           
 
               
Ratio of net charge-offs to average total loans and leases outstanding (annualized)
    3.00 %     0.49 %
 
           
6. PER SHARE DATA
The common stock per share information is based upon the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period. The Company had 10,295 and 3,642 dilutive shares for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009. This compares with 2,698 and 2,664 for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008, respectively.
Potential common shares that would have the effect of increasing diluted earnings per share are considered to be anti-dilutive and not included in calculating diluted earnings per share. For the three and nine months periods ended September 30, 2009, there were approximately 265 thousand and 172 thousand shares, respectively, that were not included in calculating diluted earnings per share because their effect was anti-dilutive. For the three and nine months periods ended September 30, 2008, there were approximately 109 thousand and 106 thousand shares, respectively, that were not included in calculating diluted earnings per share because their effect was anti-dilutive.


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7. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company is comprised of two primary business segments, banking and insurance agency activities. The following tables set forth information regarding these segments for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008.
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2009
(in thousands)
                         
            Insurance Agency        
    Banking Activities     Activities     Total  
Net interest income (expense)
  $ 5,996     $ (28 )   $ 5,968  
Provision for loan and lease losses
    634             634  
 
                 
Net interest income (expense) after provision for loan and lease losses
    5,362       (28 )     5,334  
Non-interest income
    2,079             2,079  
Insurance service and fees
          1,750       1,750  
Non-interest expense
    4,423       1,373       5,796  
 
                 
Income before income taxes
    3,018       349       3,367  
Income tax provision
    796       135       931  
 
                 
Net income
  $ 2,222     $ 214     $ 2,436  
 
                 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2009
(in thousands)
                         
            Insurance Agency        
    Banking Activities     Activities     Total  
Net interest income (expense)
  $ 16,640     $ (113 )   $ 16,527  
Provision for loan and lease losses
    9,583             9,583  
 
                 
Net interest income (expense) after provision for loan and lease losses
    7,057       (113 )     6,944  
Non-interest income
    5,405             5,405  
Insurance service and fees
          5,698       5,698  
Non-interest expense
    15,505       4,062       19,567  
 
                 
(Loss) Income before income taxes
    (3,043 )     1,523       (1,520 )
Income tax (benefit) provision
    (1,444 )     588       (856 )
 
                 
Net (loss) income
  $ (1,599 )   $ 935     $ (664 )
 
                 


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Three Months Ended
September 30, 2008
(in thousands)
                         
            Insurance Agency        
    Banking Activities     Activities     Total  
Net interest income (expense)
  $ 5,200       ($66 )   $ 5,134  
Provision for loan and lease losses
    582             582  
 
                 
Net interest income (expense) after provision for loan and lease losses
    4,618       (66 )     4,552  
Non-interest income
    1,159             1,159  
Insurance service and fees
          1,756       1,756  
Non-interest expense
    3,979       1,275       5,254  
 
                 
Income before income taxes
    1,798       415       2,213  
Income tax provision
    628       160       788  
 
                 
Net income
  $ 1,170     $ 255     $ 1,425  
 
                 
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2008
(in thousands)
                         
            Insurance Agency        
    Banking Activities     Activities     Total  
Net interest income (expense)
  $ 14,546       ($225 )   $ 14,321  
Provision for loan and lease losses
    1,814             1,814  
 
                 
Net interest income (expense) after provision for loan and lease losses
    12,732       (225 )     12,507  
Non-interest income
    3,752             3,752  
Insurance service and fees
          5,506       5,506  
Non-interest expense
    11,535       3,849       15,384  
 
                 
Income before income taxes
    4,949       1,432       6,381  
Income tax provision
    1,424       554       1,978  
 
                 
Net income
  $ 3,525     $ 878     $ 4,403  
 
                 
8. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND COMMITMENTS
The unaudited consolidated financial statements do not reflect various commitments and contingent liabilities, which arise in the normal course of business, and which involve elements of credit risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risk. These commitments and contingent liabilities consist of commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. A summary of the Bank’s commitments and contingent liabilities is as follows:


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    September 30     December 31,  
    2009     2008  
    (in thousands)  
Commitments to extend credit
  $ 95,563     $ 87,320  
Standby letters of credit
    3,907       2,807  
 
           
Total
  $ 99,470     $ 90,127  
 
           
Commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit include some exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance of the customer. The Bank’s credit policies and procedures for credit commitments and financial guarantees are the same as those for extensions of credit that are recorded on the Company’s unaudited consolidated balance sheets. Because these instruments have fixed maturity dates, and because they may expire without being drawn upon, they do not necessarily represent cash requirements of the Bank. The Bank has not incurred any losses on its commitments during the past two years.
Certain lending commitments for construction residential mortgage loans are considered derivative instruments under the guidelines of GAAP. The changes in the fair value of these commitments due to interest rate risk is not recorded on the consolidated balance sheets as the fair value of these derivatives is not considered material.
The Company is subject to possible litigation proceedings in the normal course of business. As of September 30, 2009, there were no claims pending against the Company that management considered to be material.
9. NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COSTS
On January 31, 2008, the Bank froze its defined benefit pension plan. The plan covered substantially all Company employees. The plan provides benefits that are based on the employees’ compensation and years of service. Under the freeze, eligible employees will receive at retirement the benefits already earned through January 31, 2008, but do not accrue any additional benefits. As a result, service cost is no longer incurred.
The Bank used an actuarial method of amortizing prior service cost and unrecognized net gains or losses which result from actual experience and assumptions being different than those that are projected. The amortization method the Bank used recognized the prior service cost and net gains or losses over the average remaining service period of active employees. The freezing of the defined benefit pension plan was considered a curtailment. This resulted in the elimination of the unrecognized prior service cost and the unrecognized net loss. The elimination of those two components resulted in a $328 thousand gain in the first quarter of 2008.
The Bank also maintains a nonqualified supplemental executive retirement plan covering certain members of the Company’s senior management. The Bank uses an actuarial method of amortizing unrecognized net gains or losses which result from actual expense and assumptions being different than those that are projected. The amortization method the Bank uses recognizes the net gains or losses over the average remaining service period of active employees.
The following table presents the net periodic cost for the Bank’s defined benefit pension plan and supplemental executive retirement plan for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008.


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    Nine months ended September 30,  
    (in thousands)  
                    Supplemental Executive  
    Pension Benefits     Retirement Plan  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
             
Service cost
  $     $     $ 45     $ 44  
Interest cost
    161       177       135       131  
Expected return on plan assets
    (127 )     (219 )            
Amortization of prior service cost
                42       42  
Amortization of the net loss
    42             10       14  
 
                       
Net periodic cost (benefit)
  $ 76     $ (42 )   $ 232     $ 231  
 
                       
The minimum required contribution for the defined benefit pension plan for 2009 is $0.
10. SHARE BASED PAYMENTS
The Company granted a total of 89,780 stock options and 10,210 restricted shares during the third quarter of 2009. All options were granted at an exercise price of $12.99 per share and were granted under the Company’s Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan. Each of the awards vest over a four year period, with 25% of the shares covered by each such award vesting on the first four anniversaries of the grant date. The awards expire 10 years after the grant date.
11. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
As discussed in Note 1 — “Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to these Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, on July 1, 2009, the ASC became FASB’s officially recognized source of authoritative GAAP applicable to all public and non-public non-governmental entities, superseding existing FASB, AICPA, EITF and related literature. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under the authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. All other accounting literature is considered non-authoritative. The switch to the ASC affects the way companies refer to GAAP in financial statements and accounting policies. Citing particular content in the ASC involves specifying the unique numeric path to the content through the Topic, Subtopic, Section and Paragraph structure.
FASB ASC Topic 715, “Compensation — Retirement Benefits.” New authoritative accounting guidance under ASC Topic 715, “Compensation — Retirement Benefits,” provides guidance related to an employer’s disclosures about plan assets of defined benefit pension or other post-retirement benefit plans. Under ASC Topic 715, disclosures should provide users of financial statements with an understanding of how investment allocation decisions are made, the factors that are pertinent to an understanding of investment policies and strategies, the major categories of plan assets, the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of plan assets, the effect of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs on changes in plan assets for the period and significant concentrations of risk within plan assets. The disclosures required by ASC Topic 715 will be included in the Company’s financial statements beginning with the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.
FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.” Further new authoritative accounting guidance (Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-5) under ASC Topic 820 provides guidance for measuring the fair value of a liability in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available. In such instances, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value utilizing a valuation technique that uses (i) the quoted price of the identical liability when traded as an asset, (ii) quoted prices for similar liabilities or similar liabilities when traded as assets, or (iii) another valuation technique that is consistent with the existing principles of ASC Topic 820, such as an income approach or market approach. The new authoritative accounting guidance also


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clarifies that when estimating the fair value of a liability, a reporting entity is not required to include a separate input or adjustment to other inputs relating to the existence of a restriction that prevents the transfer of the liability. The forgoing new authoritative accounting guidance under ASC Topic 820 will be effective for the Company’s financial statements beginning October 1, 2009 and is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
FASB ASC Topic 860, “Transfers and Servicing.” New authoritative accounting guidance under ASC Topic 860, “Transfers and Servicing,” amends prior accounting guidance to enhance reporting about transfers of financial assets, including securitizations, and where companies have continuing exposure to the risks related to transferred financial assets. The new authoritative accounting guidance eliminates the concept of a “qualifying special-purpose entity” and changes the requirements for derecognizing financial assets. The new authoritative accounting guidance also requires additional disclosures about all continuing involvements with transferred financial assets including information about gains and losses resulting from transfers during the period. The new authoritative accounting guidance under ASC Topic 860 will be effective January 1, 2010 and is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
12. FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION
Given the high risk of the Company’s lease portfolio in the current economic recession, in April 2009 management decided that the business model of ENL was no longer a good strategic fit, and decided to exit the national leasing business. As it was the Company’s intent to sell the leasing portfolio as of June 30, 2009, the portfolio was classified as held for sale on the Company’s balance sheet and was written down to the lower of its carrying value or fair value on that date. The adjustment was a $7.1 million charge to the allowance for loan and lease losses. Consequently, in accordance with GAAP, the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2009 were presented with the results of the leasing reporting unit presented as discontinued operations. Results were similarly presented in Note 7 “Segment Information” of those same financial statements.
However, after it was publicly announced that the portfolio was for sale, the Company started to field distressed offers that did not reflect the true fair value of the portfolio, indicating a disorderly market. After receiving no offers that provided fair value in management’s opinion, management decided that the Company will continue to service the portfolio rather than sell it at a distressed value because the Company will realize better value. According to GAAP, since management has now decided to keep the lease portfolio and has terminated its plans to actively market and sell the portfolio, the portfolio is re-classified as held-for-investment at the lower of cost or fair market value at September 30, 2009. Therefore, leases are presented at their principal value, net of the mark-to-market adjustment. The difference between the principal value and the book value, initially created by the mark-to-market adjustment at June 30, 2009, will reduce over time as individual leases deteriorate and become uncollectible.
At September 30, 2009, the allowance for lease losses is zero because the estimate of inherent losses is already considered in the fair value calculation. With the portfolio classified as held-for-investment at September 30, 2009, the portfolio will be evaluated after the transfer date in accordance with the Company’s normal credit review policies in determining how much of an allowance for lease losses is appropriate. During the third quarter of 2009, $1.4 million in leases were deemed uncollectible and the difference between the principal value and carrying value of the leases declined from $7.1 million to $5.7 million.
Upon transfer of the portfolio to held-for-investment at September 30, 2009, the results of the leasing reporting unit have been included in income from continuing operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 and 2008.
ITEM 2   - MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain certain 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”), that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. When used in this report, or in the documents incorporated by reference herein, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,”


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“intend,” “may,” “plan,” “seek,” and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the Company’s business plans, prospects, growth and operating strategies, statements regarding the asset quality of the Company’s loan and investment portfolios, and estimates of the Company’s risks and future costs and benefits.
These forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations of the Company’s management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to general economic conditions, either nationally or in the Company’s market areas, that are worse than expected; increased competition among depository or other financial institutions; inflation and changes in the interest rate environment that reduce the Company’s margins or reduce the fair value of financial instruments; changes in laws or government regulations affecting financial institutions, including changes in regulatory fees and capital requirements; the Company’s ability to enter new markets successfully and capitalize on growth opportunities; the Company’s ability to successfully integrate acquired entities; changes in accounting pronouncements and practices, as adopted by financial institution regulatory agencies, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and saving habits; changes in the Company’s organization, compensation and benefit plans; and other factors discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the SEC. Many of these factors are beyond the Company’s control and are difficult to predict.
There have been historical disruptions in the financial system in recent months and many lenders and financial institutions have reduced or ceased to provide funding to borrowers, including other lending institutions. The availability of credit, confidence in the entire financial sector, and stability in financial markets has been adversely affected. These disruptions are likely to have some impact on all institutions in the U.S. banking and financial industries.
Because of these and other uncertainties, the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those contemplated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements contained herein. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking information, whether as a result of new, updated information, future events or otherwise.
APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and follow general practices within the industries in which it operates. Application of these principles requires management to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes. These estimates, assumptions and judgments are based on information available as of the date of the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. Accordingly, as this information changes, the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements could reflect different estimates, assumptions and judgments. Certain policies inherently have a greater reliance on the use of estimates, assumptions and judgments, and as such, have a greater possibility of producing results that could be materially different than originally reported. Estimates, assumptions and judgments are necessary when assets and liabilities are required to be recorded at fair value, when a decline in the value of an asset not carried on the financial statements at fair value warrants an impairment write-down or valuation reserve to be established, or when an asset or liability needs to be recorded contingent upon a future event. Carrying assets and liabilities at fair value inherently results in more financial statement volatility. The fair values and the information used to record valuation adjustments for certain assets and liabilities are based either on quoted market prices or are provided by other third-party sources, when available. When third-party information is not available, valuation adjustments are estimated in good faith by management primarily through the use of internal cash flow modeling techniques. Refer to Note 3 — “Fair Value Measurements” to the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further detail on fair value measurement.
Significant accounting policies followed by the Company are presented in Note 1 — “Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. These policies, along with the disclosures presented in the other Notes to the Company’s Audited Consolidated Financial Statements contained in its Annual


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Report on Form 10-K and in this financial review, provide information on how significant assets and liabilities are valued in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and how those values are determined.
Based on the valuation techniques used and the sensitivity of financial statement amounts to the methods, assumptions and estimates underlying those amounts, management has identified the determination of the allowance for loan and lease losses and valuation of goodwill to be the accounting areas that require the most subjective or complex judgments, and as such, could be most subject to revision as new information becomes available.
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
The allowance for loan and lease losses represents management’s estimate of probable losses in the Company’s loan and lease portfolio. Determining the amount of the allowance for loan and lease losses is considered a critical accounting estimate because it requires significant judgment on the part of management and the use of estimates related to the amount and timing of expected future cash flows on impaired loans and leases, estimated losses on pools of homogeneous loans and leases based on historical loss experience and consideration of current economic trends and conditions, all of which may be susceptible to significant change. The loan and lease portfolio also represents the largest asset type on the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets. Note 1 to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K describes the methodology used to determine the allowance for loan and lease losses.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
The amount of goodwill reflected in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements is required to be tested by management for impairment on at least an annual basis. The test for impairment of goodwill on the identified reporting unit is considered a critical accounting estimate because it requires judgment on the part of management and the use of estimates related to the growth assumptions and market multiples used in the valuation model. The goodwill impairment testing is typically performed annually on December 31st. However, an impairment analysis of the leasing reporting unit was performed at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2009 due to a material change in circumstances, the Company’s decision to exit the national direct financing leasing business. GAAP requires interim impairment testing when there is a material change in circumstances. The analysis resulted in a $2.0 million goodwill impairment charge. Since the Company has incurred a net loss in 2009 and the stock price of the Company was below the book value per share at September 30, 2009, another goodwill impairment test was performed. No impairment charges were incurred as a result of the test.
ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
Loan and Lease Activity
Total loans and leases grew to $473.0 at September 30, 2009, reflecting a $53.8 million or 12.8% increase from June 30, 2009 and a $71.4 million or 17.8% increase from December 31, 2008. $40.3 million of the increase at September 30, 2009 is attributable to the Company’s acquisition of Waterford’s loan portfolio on July 24, 2009. Gross loans and leases are net of $11.1 million of unearned income on direct financing leases as of December 31, 2008. Commercial loans and leases totaled $357.3 million at September 30, 2009, reflecting a $33.1 million or 10.2% increase from June 30, 2009 and a $48.4 million or 15.7% increase from December 31, 2008. The commercial loans that were acquired from Waterford were $21.0 million at September 30, 2009. Growth in commercial real estate loans of $26.7 million for the third fiscal quarter and $56.5 million for the year to date was largely responsible for the increase in commercial loans and leases from June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, to September 30, 2009. The balance of commercial real estate loans acquired from Waterford at September 30, 2009 was $15.2 million.
The Company has no direct exposure to sub-prime lending, and as a result, the faltering sub-prime credit market has not affected the Company’s loan portfolio beyond the recessionary consequences suffered by the economy as a whole. In contrast, some of the Bank’s larger competitors and the conduit markets are having capital adequacy and liquidity problems due to their exposure to sub-prime loans in their investment portfolio or lending activities in other parts of the United States. These problems have caused some of those competitors to curtail their lending activities somewhat and consequently have created opportunities in the local commercial real estate market for smaller banks


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not experiencing the same issues, such as the Bank. The increased opportunities have resulted in the Bank’s strong loan growth rates.
Direct finance lease balances decreased $4.7 million or 11.5% from June 30, 2009 and $22.4 million or 38.2% from December 31, 2008 to $36.2 million at September 30, 2009. Starting in the third quarter of 2008, the leasing portfolio’s asset quality began to deteriorate. This deterioration accelerated in the first quarter of 2009. Non-performing leases increased to $2.1 million at June 30, 2009 from $0.8 million at December 31, 2008 and $0.4 million at September 30, 2008. This rapid deterioration in the portfolio prompted management to take preventive measures such as credit tightening for new applicants and consolidation of ENL’s broker network during the fourth quarter of 2008. However, in the first quarter of 2009 management decided that these measures were not enough and materially slowed new originations. Given the high risk of the portfolio in the current economic recession, in April 2009 management decided that the business model of ENL was no longer a good strategic fit, and decided to exit the national leasing business. As it was the Company’s intent to sell the leasing portfolio as of June 30, 2009, the portfolio was marked to its market value and classified as held for sale on the Company’s balance sheet. However, after it was publicly announced that the portfolio was for sale, the Company started to field distressed offers that did not reflect the true fair value of the portfolio in management’s opinion. After receiving no offers that were adequate, management decided to continue to service the portfolio rather than sell at a distressed value. As such, the lease portfolio was re-classified to held-for-investment at September 30, 2009 as management is no longer actively marketing or soliciting offers for the portfolio and has determined it will service the portfolio to maturity.
Consumer loans totaled $121.2 million at September 30, 2009, reflecting a $21.1 million or 21.1% increase from June 30, 2009 and a 23.6% increase from December 31, 2008. The balance of consumer loans acquired from Waterford was $19.3 million at September 30, 2009. Consumer real estate loans increased $12.4 million or 22.1% from June 30, 2009, and increased $11.9 million or 21.0% from December 31, 2008, to $68.7 million at September 30, 2009. The entire increase from June 30, 2009 was due to the purchase of consumer real estate loans from Waterford. Organic growth of consumer real estate balances during the quarter was flat. Recent efforts by the federal government to stimulate housing demand in the face of the economic recession have lowered residential home mortgage rates and resulted in significantly increased consumer real estate demand. However, given the low fixed rates and long terms of the loans being originated, the Company has sold most of its originated residential mortgage loans. This, along with accelerated prepayments from existing customers re-financing their homes, has resulted in decreased consumer real estate balances (excluding loans acquired from Waterford) at September 30, 2009 when compared with December 31, 2008.
The Bank sells these fixed rate residential mortgages to the FNMA, while maintaining the servicing rights for those mortgages. During the three month period ended September 30, 2009, the Bank sold mortgages to FNMA totaling $4.0 million, as compared with $0.4 million sold during the three month period ended September 30, 2008. During the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, the Bank sold mortgages to FNMA totaling $12.6 million, as compared to $1.8 million sold during the nine month period ended September 30, 2008. At September 30, 2009, the Bank had a loan servicing portfolio principal balance of $35.4 million upon which it earns servicing fees, as compared with $33.2 million at June 30, 2009 and $26.9 million at December 31, 2008.


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Loan and Lease Portfolio Composition
The following table presents selected information on the composition of the Company’s loan and lease portfolio in dollar amounts and in percentages as of the dates indicated.
                                 
(in thousands)   September 30, 2009     Percentage     December 31, 2008     Percentage  
Commercial Loans and Leases
                               
 
                               
Real Estate
  $ 259,927       54.3 %   $ 203,449       49.9 %
Installment
    29,352       6.1 %     24,770       6.1 %
Direct Financing Leases
    36,218       7.6 %     58,639       14.4 %
Lines of Credit
    31,680       6.6 %     21,953       5.4 %
Cash Reserve
    90       0.0 %     52       0.0 %
 
                       
 
                               
Total Commercial Loans and Leases
    357,267       74.6 %     308,863       75.8 %
 
                               
Consumer Loans
                               
 
                               
Real Estate
    68,663       14.3 %     56,730       13.9 %
Home Equity
    48,859       10.2 %     39,348       9.6 %
Installment
    2,554       0.5 %     1,609       0.4 %
Overdrafts
    189       0.1 %     360       0.1 %
Other
    898       0.2 %     5       0.0 %
 
                       
 
                               
Total Consumer Loans
    121,163       25.3 %     98,052       24.0 %
Net Deferred Costs & Unearned Discounts
    637       0.1 %     798       0.0 %
 
                       
Total Loans and Leases
    479,067       100.0 %     407,713       100.0 %
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses
    (6,063 )             (6,087 )        
 
                           
Loans and Leases, net
  $ 473,004             $ 401,626          
 
                           
Net loan and lease charge-offs were $0.2 million in the three month period ended September 30, 2009 as compared with $7.8 million in the second quarter of 2009 and $0.6 million in the three month period ended September 30, 2008. Nearly all of the net charge-offs for all previous periods were in the Company’s leasing portfolio, including the mark to market adjustment of $7.1 million in the second quarter of 2009 when the portfolio became classified as held-for-sale. The rapid deterioration of the portfolio and the sensitivity of direct financing leases to the economic environment led management to make the strategic decision in April 2009 to exit the national direct financing leasing business. At September 30, 2009, management determined to keep the lease portfolio and terminated its plans to actively market the portfolio. As a result, the portfolio is re-classified as held-for-investment at the lower of cost or fair market value. As management believes that the offers in the third quarter did not represent an orderly market, the portfolio was placed back into held-for-investment at September 30, 2009 using the same discount used at June 30, 2009. The difference between the principal value and the carrying value, initially created by the mark-to-market adjustment at June 30, 2009, will reduce over time as individual leases deteriorate and become uncollectible. The allowance for lease losses was zero at June 30, 2009 when the portfolio was classified as held-for-sale and reported at their fair market value. At September 30, 2009, the allowance for lease losses remained zero because the estimate of inherent losses is already considered in the fair value calculation. With the portfolio classified as held-for-investment at September 30, 2009, the portfolio will be evaluated after the transfer date in accordance with the Company’s normal credit review policies in determining how much of an allowance for lease


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losses is appropriate. During the third quarter of 2009, $1.4 million in leases were deemed uncollectible and the difference between the principal value and carrying value of the leases declined from $7.1 million to $5.7 million.
Non-performing loans and leases, defined as accruing loans and leases greater than 90 days past due and non-accrual loans and leases, totaled $9.9 million, or 2.07% of total loans and leases outstanding at September 30, 2009 as compared with $4.9 million, or 1.14% at June 30, 2009 and $3.6 million, or 0.88% at December 31, 2008. Of the $5.0 million increase in non-performing loans and leases from June 30, 2009, $3.7 million related to an increase in loans 90 days past due and still accruing. Management considers these loans well secured and in the process of collection, and still believes that the Company will collect full principal and interest as contracted. Much of the remaining increase in non-performing loans was due to impaired loans acquired in the Waterford acquisition.
The allowance for loan and lease losses totaled $6.1 million or 1.27% of total loans and leases outstanding at September 30, 2009 as compared with $5.6 million or 1.31% of total loans and leases outstanding as of June 30, 2009 and $6.1 million or 1.49% of total loans and leases outstanding as of December 31, 2008. Given the accelerated charge-offs in the leasing portfolio and the continued troubles in the economy, management increased the allowance for loan and lease losses through the provision for loan and lease losses to cover the increased level of expected future losses inherent in the portfolio at March 31, 2009. However, when the direct financing leases were classified as held-for-sale at June 30, 2009 and marked to their market value, the markdown was recorded as a charge-off that reduced the allowance associated with the leases to zero. This resulted in a lower allowance for loan and lease losses at June 30, 2009. As the leases are now considered held for investment at September 30, 2009, they will be evaluated consistent with the Bank’s existing provision and credit policies.
The ratio of allowance for loan and lease losses to total loans and leases was further diluted by the acquisition of the loan portfolio of Waterford. According to GAAP, when assets are purchased in a business combination, they are to be recorded at fair value. Included in the calculation of fair value is consideration given to inherent loan losses. Since the loans are already discounted by the amount of potential future losses, they are not reserved for in the allowance for loan and lease losses as of the acquisition date. Provision will be recorded for the Waterford loan portfolio for any credit events that occur post-acquisition. Excluding the lease portfolio and loans acquired from Waterford, the allowance ratio would be 1.51% at September 30, 2009, compared with 1.45% at June 30, 2009, and 1.04% at September 30, 2008.
The adequacy of the Company’s allowance for loan and lease losses is reviewed quarterly by the Company’s management with consideration given to loan and lease concentrations, charge-off history, delinquent loan and lease percentages, regulatory considerations, and general economic conditions. Management believes the allowance for loan and lease losses is adequate for losses from existing loans and leases.


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The following table sets forth information regarding non-performing loans and leases as of the dates specified.
                 
    September 30, 2009     December 31, 2008  
    (in thousands)  
Non-accruing loans and leases:
               
Mortgage loans on real estate
               
Residential 1-4 family
  $ 255     $ 50  
Commercial and multi-family
    1,610       1,787  
Construction
          417  
Home equity lines of credit
    55        
 
           
Total mortgage loans on real estate
    1,920       2,254  
 
               
Direct financing leases
    2,798       791  
 
               
Commercial loans
    1,080       263  
 
               
Consumer installment loans
    252        
 
               
Other
          123  
 
           
 
               
Total non-accruing loans and leases
  $ 6,050     $ 3,431  
 
           
 
               
Accruing loans and leases 90+ days past due
    3,848       148  
 
           
Total non-performing loans and leases
    9,898       3,579  
 
           
Total non-performing loans and leases as a percentage of total assets
    1.61 %     0.68 %
Total non-performing loans and leases as a percentage of total loans and leases
    2.07 %     0.88 %
For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009, gross interest income that would have been reported on non-accruing loans and leases had they been current was $70 thousand and $287 thousand, respectively. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008, gross interest income that would have been reported on non-accruing loans and leases had they been current, was $8 thousand and $25 thousand, respectively. The year-over-year increase was due to the increase in total non-accruing loans and leases as depicted in the table above. There was $71 thousand and $200 thousand of interest income on non-accruing loans and leases included in net income for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009. There was $3 thousand and $25 thousand of interest income on non-accruing loans and leases included in net income for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008.
The Company had $3.1 million in loans and leases that were restructured in a troubled debt restructuring at September 30, 2009, compared with $2.4 million at December 31, 2008. These restructurings were allowed in an effort to maximize the Company’s ability to collect on loans and leases where borrowers were experiencing financial issues. The general practice of the Company is to work with borrowers so that they are able to pay back their loan or lease in full. If a borrower continues to be delinquent or can not meet the terms of a troubled debt restructuring, the loan or lease will be placed in nonaccrual or charged off.
Investing Activities
Total securities were $83.8 million at September 30, 2009, reflecting a $4.0 million, or 5.0%, increase from $79.8 million at June 30, 2009 and a 10.6% increase from $75.8 million at December 31, 2008. Securities and interest-bearing deposits at banks made up 15.6% of the Bank’s total average interest earning assets in the third quarter of 2009 compared with 16.8% in the second quarter of 2009 and 15.7% in the third quarter of 2008.


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The Bank continues to have a large concentration in tax-advantaged municipal bonds, which make up 49.1% of the Company’s securities portfolio at September 30, 2009 compared with 50.0% at June 30, 2009 and 49.3% at December 31, 2008; and U.S. government-sponsored agency bonds of various types, which comprise 27.7% of the portfolio at September 30, 2009 versus 26.1% at June 30, 2009 and 23.7% at December 31, 2008. Agency mortgage-backed securities comprise 19.4% at September 30, 2009 compared with 20.2% at June 30, 2009 and 20.9% at December 31, 2008. As a member of both the Federal Reserve System and FHLBNY, the Bank is required to hold stock in those entities. These investments made up 3.7% of the portfolio at September 30, 2009 and June 30, 2009 and 4.7% at December 31, 2008. The credit quality of the securities portfolio as a whole is believed to be strong as the portfolio is in an overall unrealized net gain position, with no individual securities in a significant unrealized loss position.
The Company monitors extension and prepayment risk in the securities portfolio to limit potential exposures. The average expected life of the securities portfolio is 3.4 years as of September 30, 2009 compared with 3.7 years as of June 30, 2009 and 2.1 years as of December 31, 2008. The longer average life in 2009 is because the Company does not have any short-term discount notes as of September 30, 2009 or June 30, 2009 as it did on December 31, 2008, and also due to the Company’s purchase of municipal bonds to replace securities rolling off. Discount notes are bonds which typically have maturities of under one month and are used to collateralize short-term, seasonal municipal deposits. Late in 2008 and early in 2009, municipal bonds were selling at a spread to U.S. Treasury bonds much wider than the historical norms due to market concerns over municipal bond insurers during the economic crisis. Management took advantage of these wide spreads and purchased municipal bonds at favorable yields. Spreads have now returned to much closer to historical norms. Available-for-sale securities with a total fair value of $72.0 million at September 30, 2009 were pledged as collateral to secure public deposits and for other purposes required or permitted by law. The Company has no direct exposure to subprime mortgages, nor does the Company hold private mortgage-backed securities, credit default swaps, or FNMA or FHLMC preferred stock investments in its investment portfolio.
Funding Activities
Total deposits at September 30, 2009 were $502.8 million, reflecting a $51.5 million or 11.4% increase from June 30, 2009 and a $98.8 million or 24.5% increase from December 31, 2008. Much of the increase in the quarter is due to deposits acquired from Waterford. Total deposits attributable to the Waterford acquisition were $49.1 million at September 30, 2009. Demand deposits at September 30, 2009 were $83.2 million, reflecting a $4.6 million or 5.3% decrease from June 30, 2009, but a $7.2 million or 9.5% increase from December 31, 2008. Demand deposit balances fluctuate day-to-day based on the high volume of transactions normally associated with the demand product, and therefore average demand deposit growth is a better measure of sustained growth. Average demand deposits during the three month period ended September 30, 2009 were 2.3% higher than the second quarter of 2009, and 10.3% higher than the prior year’s third quarter.
Much of the overall deposit growth in 2009 is attributable to an increase in regular savings deposits of $65.0 million, or 42.1%, to $219.3 million. There were $9.4 million in regular savings deposits from Waterford at September 30, 2009. The rest of the growth is attributable to the Company’s premium retail money market savings product that was introduced in May 2008 and has continued to experience strong growth in 2009 as customers continue to gravitate toward liquidity in this low-rate environment. Time deposits were $155.2 million at September 30, 2009, reflecting a $26.9 million or 21.0% increase from June 30, 2009 and an $18.7 million or 13.7% increase from December 31, 2008. Given that time deposits at the former Waterford branch at September 30, 2009 totaled $38.2 million, organic time deposit growth for the rest of the Bank was negative when compared with time deposits at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008. As was just noted, in a low rate environment, customers prefer to keep their savings liquid rather than lock up their funds for extended periods of time at low rates.
Short-term borrowings from other correspondent banks and the FHLBNY was $9.6 million at September 30, 2009, a slight increase from $6.2 million at June 30, 2009, but a significant decrease from $30.7 million at December 31, 2008. Long-term borrowings were $27.0 million at September 30, 2009, reflecting no change from June 30, 2009 and an $8.8 million increase from December 31, 2008. The Company’s strong savings deposit growth has resulted in a decrease in its need for wholesale short-term borrowings compared with December 31, 2008. However, in an effort to mitigate interest rate risk with the growing variable rate savings balances and declining fixed rate time deposits, the Company increased its long-term fixed rate borrowings in the first two quarters of 2009. There were no further long term advances in the third quarter after the infusion of liquidity from the Waterford acquisition.


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ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Average Balance Sheet
The following tables present the significant categories of the assets and liabilities of the Company, interest income and interest expense, and the corresponding yields earned and rates paid for the periods indicated. The assets and liabilities are presented as daily averages. The average loan and lease balances include both performing and non-performing loans and leases. Investments are included at amortized cost. Yields are presented on a non-tax-equivalent basis.
                                                 
    Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended  
    September 30, 2009     September 30, 2008  
    Average     Interest             Average     Interest        
    Outstanding     Earned/     Yield/     Outstanding     Earned/     Yield/  
    Balance     Paid     Rate     Balance     Paid     Rate  
    (dollars in thousands)             (dollars in thousands)          
ASSETS
                                               
Interest-earning assets:
                                               
Loans and leases, net
  $ 455,509     $ 7,046       6.19 %   $ 370,349     $ 6,908       7.46 %
Taxable securities
    43,471       479       4.41 %     33,140       360       4.35 %
Tax-exempt securities
    38,842       399       4.11 %     32,877       353       4.29 %
Interest bearing deposits at banks
    1,623             0.00 %     3,086       13       1.69 %
 
                                   
 
Total interest-earning assets
    539,445       7,924       5.88 %     439,452       7,634       6.95 %
 
                                       
 
Non interest-earning assets:
                                               
 
Cash and due from banks
    13,125                       13,650                  
Premises and equipment, net
    9,456                       8,793                  
Other assets
    32,756                       30,926                  
 
                                           
 
Total Assets
    594,782                     $ 492,821                  
 
                                           
 
                                               
LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                                        
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
NOW
  $ 9,588     $ 5       0.21 %   $ 13,669     $ 28       0.82 %
Regular savings
    209,406       520       0.99 %     126,324       551       1.74 %
Muni-Vest savings
    31,908       35       0.44 %     20,742       96       1.85 %
Time deposits
    149,354       1,064       2.85 %     150,496       1,440       3.83 %
Other borrowed funds
    36,004       236       2.62 %     29,106       225       3.09 %
Junior subordinated debentures
    11,330       90       3.18 %     11,330       151       5.33 %
Securities sold U/A to repurchase
    5,201       5       0.38 %     4,710       9       0.76 %
 
                                   
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    452,791     $ 1,955       1.73 %     356,377     $ 2,500       2.81 %
 
                                       
 
                                               
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
Demand deposits
    87,275                       79,107                  
Other
    11,318                       11,075                  
 
                                           
Total liabilities
  $ 551,384                     $ 446,559                  
 
                                               
Stockholders’ equity
    43,398                       46,262                  
 
                                           
 
Total Liabilities and Equity
  $ 594,782                     $ 492,821                  
 
                                           
 
Net interest earnings
          $ 5,969                     $ 5,134          
 
                                           
 
Net interest margin
                    4.43 %                     4.67 %
 
                                           
 
Interest rate spread
                    4.15 %                     4.14 %
 
                                           


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    Nine Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30, 2009     September 30, 2008  
    Average     Interest             Average     Interest        
    Outstanding     Earned/     Yield/     Outstanding     Earned/     Yield/  
    Balance     Paid     Rate     Balance     Paid     Rate  
    (dollars in thousands)             (dollars in thousands)          
ASSETS
                                               
Interest earning assets:
                                               
Loans and leases, net
  $ 427,263     $ 20,340       6.35 %   $ 345,971     $ 19,515       7.52 %
Taxable securities
    40,135       1,202       3.99 %     31,817       1,001       4.19 %
Tax-exempt securities
    40,484       1,274       4.20 %     35,217       1,144       4.33 %
Interest bearing deposits at banks
    1,118       1       0.12 %     1,475       20       1.81 %
 
                                   
 
                                               
Total interest-earning assets
    509,000       22,817       5.98 %     414,480       21,680       6.97 %
 
                                       
Non interest earning assets:
                                               
 
                                               
Cash and due from banks
    12,182                       12,611                  
Premises and equipment, net
    9,621                       8,486                  
Other assets
    32,532                       30,016                  
 
                                           
 
                                               
Total Assets
    563,335                       465,593                  
 
                                           
 
                                               
LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                                        
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
NOW
  $ 10,923     $ 24       0.30 %   $ 12,264     $ 66       0.72 %
Regular savings
    188,004       1,767       1.25 %     102,211       1,092       1.42 %
Muni-Vest savings
    33,671       169       0.67 %     23,202       391       2.25 %
Time deposits
    140,831       3,385       3.20 %     144,128       4,388       4.06 %
Other borrowed funds
    32,707       613       2.50 %     37,399       892       3.18 %
Junior subordinated debentures
    11,330       315       3.71 %     11,330       498       5.86 %
Securities sold U/A to repurchase
    4,997       15       0.41 %     5,195       32       0.82 %
 
                                   
 
                                               
Total interest-bearing liabilities
    422,463     $ 6,290       1.99 %     335,729     $ 7,359       2.92 %
 
                                       
 
                                               
Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
                                               
Demand deposits
    83,975                       74,028                  
Other
    12,173                       10,787                  
 
                                           
Total liabilities
  $ 518,611                       420,544                  
 
                                               
Stockholders’ equity
    44,724                       45,049                  
 
                                           
 
Total Liabilities and Equity
  $ 563,335                       465,593                  
 
                                           
 
Net interest margin
          $ 16,527                     $ 14,321          
 
                                           
 
Net yield on interest earning assets
                    4.33 %                     4.61 %
 
                                           
 
Interest rate spread
                    3.99 %                     4.05 %
 
                                           
Net Income
Net income for the third quarter of 2009 was $2.4 million, or $0.87 per diluted share, compared with net income of $1.4 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2008. The increase in net income can be attributed to a $0.8 million increase in net interest income and the $0.7 million pre-tax bargain purchase gain related to the Waterford acquisition. For the year to date, the net loss was ($0.7) million, or ($0.24) per share, compared with $4.4 million in net income, or $1.60 per share, in the prior year period. The year to date loss can be attributed to the $7.8 million increase in the provision for loan and lease losses, which was mostly due to the deterioration of the Company’s leasing portfolio and the resultant writedown of the portfolio in the second quarter of 2009. Return on average equity was 22.45% for the quarter and (1.98%) for the year to date, compared with 12.32% and 13.03% in last year’s respective periods.
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for what management considers to be “non-operating” items. Net operating income for the third quarter of 2009 was $2.2 million, or $0.77 per diluted share, an increase of $0.6 million, or 41.4%, from net operating income of $1.5 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2008. The increase was due to the aforementioned increase in net interest income. For the year to date, net operating income was $0.5 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, an 88.6% decrease from net operating income of $4.7 million in the first nine months of 2008. The decrease was due to the significant provision for loan and lease losses taken during the first nine months of 2009 of $9.6 million, compared with $1.8 million in the same period in 2008, somewhat offset by the increase in net interest from $14.3 million in 2008 to $16.5 million in 2009.
Supplemental Reporting of Non-GAAP Results of Operations
To provide investors with greater visibility of the Company’s operating results, in addition to the results measured in accordance with GAAP, the Company provides supplemental reporting on “net operating income,” which excludes items that management believes to be non-operating in nature. Specifically, net operating income excludes the non-cash impairment and amortization of acquisition-related goodwill and intangible assets, any gains recognized as a result of an acquisition, and any gains and losses on the sale or call of investment securities. This non-GAAP information is being disclosed because management believes that providing this non-GAAP financial measure provides investors with information useful in understanding the Company’s financial performance, its performance trends, and financial position. While the Company’s management uses this non-GAAP measure in its analysis of the Company’s performance, this information should not be viewed as a substitute for financial results determined in accordance with GAAP or considered to be more important than financial results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor is it necessarily comparable with non-GAAP measures which may be presented by other companies. See the reconciliation of net operating income and diluted net operating earnings per share to GAAP net income and GAAP diluted earnings per share in the following table:
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income (Loss) to Net Operating Income (non-GAAP)
                                 
    Three months ended     Nine months ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
(in thousands, except per share)   2009     2008     2009     2008  
GAAP Net Income (Loss)
  $ 2,436     $ 1,425       ($664 )   $ 4,403  
Gain on sale and call of securities1
    (6 )           (10 )     (4 )
Goodwill impairment charge1
                1,210        
Amortization of intangibles1
    135       104       408       306  
Gain on bargain purchase1
    (409 )           (409 )      
 
                       
Net operating income2
  $ 2,156     $ 1,529     $ 535     $ 4,705  
 
                       
 
                               
GAAP diluted earnings (loss) per share
  $ 0.87     $ 0.52       ($0.24 )   $ 1.60  
Gain on sale and call of securities1
                       
Goodwill impairment charge1
                0.43        
Amortization of intangibles1
    0.05       0.03       0.15       0.11  
Gain on bargain purchase1
    (0.15 )           (0.15 )      
 
                       
Diluted net operating earnings per share2
  $ 0.77     $ 0.55     $ 0.19     $ 1.71  
 
                       
 
1   After any tax-related effect
 
2   Non-GAAP measure
Other Results of Operations
Net interest income increased to $6.0 million during the third quarter of 2009, an increase of 16.2% from $5.1 million in the third quarter of 2008. Net interest income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 was $16.5 million, an increase of 15.4% from $14.3 million in the prior year. Growth of the loan portfolio and the reduced cost of interest-bearing liabilities continue to be the main factors driving this increase. Net interest income attributable to the Waterford acquisition during the third quarter was approximately $0.25 million.


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The Company’s net interest margin was 4.43% and 4.33% for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009, respectively, down from 4.67% and 4.61% in the prior year’s respective periods. The decreased margin in the year-over-year comparison was mostly due to the compression of the contribution of interest-free funds. The interest-free funds contribution for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 was 0.28% and 0.34%, compared with 0.53% and 0.56% in the comparable periods in 2008. The reason for the compression in the contribution is that while interest-earnings assets have grown 22.8% in the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 compared with the same periods in 2008, there have not been comparable growth rates in interest-free funds. The two largest components of interest-free funds are demand deposits and stockholders’ equity. While average demand deposit growth has been strong by industry standards at 10.3% and 13.4% for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009 compared with the prior year, those growth rates do not match the even higher growth rates of the Company’s interest-earning assets. Also, average stockholders’ equity is actually lower in 2009 when compared with 2008 due to the Company’s losses in the first two quarters of 2009.
Despite the year over year decline, the quarterly net interest margin of 4.43% was 0.18% higher than the second quarter 2009 net interest margin of 4.25%. The Company was able to expand its margin by improving deposit pricing while maintaining asset yields fairly consistently. This resulted in an increase in the net interest spread quarter over quarter from 3.88% to 4.15%. While the contribution of interest-free funds has declined, the Company has basically maintained the interest rate spread between asset yields and rates paid on liabilities with a spread of 4.15% and 3.99% in the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009, compared with 4.14% and 4.05% for the comparable periods in 2008.
Net charge-offs to average total loans and leases decreased to 0.13% compared with 7.48% in the second quarter of 2009 and 0.59% for the 2008 third quarter. The net charge off ratio for the first nine months of 2009 was 3.00%, compared with 0.49% for the same period in 2008. The provision for loan and lease losses was $0.6 million in the third quarter of 2009, compared with $5.6 million in the second quarter of 2009, $3.3 million in the first quarter of 2009, and $0.6 million in the third quarter of 2008.
This decrease in net charge-offs during the third quarter of 2009 was primarily related to the direct finance national lease portfolio. In the first quarter, as the leasing portfolio quickly deteriorated, the Company incurred a $2.9 million provision related to leasing. Then, as noted earlier, the leasing portfolio was classified as held-for-sale on the balance sheet as of June 30, 2009, and as such was marked down to its market value. This mark to market adjustment and actual charge-offs amounted to $7.7 million in the second quarter. $3.8 million had previously been reserved for, resulting in the $3.9 million provision in the second quarter related to leasing. As was noted earlier, there were no net charge-offs or provision for losses related to leasing recorded in the third quarter of 2009 because the previously recorded mark-to-market adjustment sufficiently covers the inherent losses of the leasing portfolio as of the transfer date. This is the primary reason that the Company was able to have a positive net income in the third quarter of 2009 compared with the net losses incurred in the first two quarters of 2009.
Non-interest income increased 31.4%, or $0.9 million, from last year’s third quarter to $3.8 million in the third quarter of 2009. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2009, non-interest income increased 19.9%, or $1.8 million, over the prior year period to $11.1 million. Non-interest income represented 39.1% and 40.2% of total revenue in the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009, compared with 36.2% and 39.3% in the same respective periods in 2008. The primary reasons for the increase in non-interest income are the $0.7 million gain on bargain purchase related to the Waterford acquisition in the third quarter of 2009, as well as an increase in bank-owned life insurance income and revenue generated by Suchak Data Systems (“SDS”).
Bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”) income was $0.11 million and $0.47 million for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009, compared with $0.03 million and $0.24 million in the same periods in 2008. BOLI income was lower in 2008 as a result of a decline in value stemming from market fluctuations of a small number of individual policies which the Company have since sold and replaced with more conservative policies.
SDS is a data processing company acquired by the Company in December 2008. SDS generated $0.13 million and $0.58 million in revenue in the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009. Revenue related to SDS is reported in “other income” on the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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date, insurance services and fee income increased $0.2 million, or 3.5%, over the prior year period to $5.7 million.
Total non-interest expenses were $5.8 million and $19.6 million for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009, respectively, compared with $5.3 million and $15.4 million for the same periods in 2008. The largest component of the increase in total non-interest expenses over last year’s third quarter was salaries and employee benefits expense of $3.2 million, which increased $0.3 million or 9.4% over the third quarter of 2008. Most of the increase is attributable to the additional employees from the SDS and Waterford acquisitions. Other factors contributing to the increase in the non-interest expenses for the third quarter of 2009 included increased professional services expenses of $0.1 million from additional legal work related to the Waterford acquisition and potential lease portfolio sale and increased FDIC insurance premiums of $0.1 million. These expense increases were partially offset by savings in technology and communications expenses of $0.1 million related to synergies achieved in the SDS acquisition.
For the year-to-date period, the largest factor contributing to the increase in non-interest expenses was the goodwill impairment charge of $2.0 million taken in the first quarter of 2009. The year-to-date increase in non-interest expense was also attributable to increase in salaries and benefits ($1.0 million), professional services ($0.3 million) and FDIC insurance premiums ($0.5 million), partially offset by a reduction in technology and communications expenses ($0.3 million). The changes were primarily attributed to the same factors cited above with respect to the quarterly increase.
The Company’s efficiency ratio for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009, was 56.95% and 61.26%, compared with 63.15% in both of last year’s comparable periods. Amortization and goodwill impairment and securities gains and losses are excluded from the efficiency ratio calculation. The efficiency ratio was significantly lower in the quarterly comparison due to the gain on bargain purchase related to the Waterford acquisition. In the year-to-date comparison, the decrease in the ratio is primarily due to the fact that the increase in revenue has exceeded the increase in non-interest expenses such as salaries and benefits and FDIC insurance.
Income tax provision (benefit) totaled $0.9 million and ($0.9) million for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009, respectively, reflecting an effective tax rate of 27.7% and (56.3%). The effective tax rate for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 was 35.6% and 31.0%, respectively. Excluding the tax benefit from discrete items such as the impairment charge and the mark to market leasing adjustment, the Company records an effective tax rate based on the expected rate for the entire year. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2009 compared with the third quarter of 2008 is primarily due to increased tax-exempt income such as interest earned on municipal bonds and BOLI income.
CAPITAL
The Company consistently maintains regulatory capital ratios measurably above the federal “well capitalized” standard of 5.00% with a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 7.81%. Average equity as a percentage of average assets was 7.30% in the three months ended September 30, 2009, compared with 8.02% in the three months ended June 30, 2009, and 9.39% in the three months ended September 30, 2008. The decrease was a result of the strong growth in core earning assets during the past 12 months as well as the net loss incurred in the first nine months of 2009. Book value per outstanding common share was $16.09 at September 30, 2009, compared with $15.08 at June 30, 2009, and $16.57 at December 31, 2008.
LIQUIDITY
The Company utilizes cash flows from the investment portfolio and federal funds sold balances to manage the liquidity requirements related to loan demand and deposit fluctuations. The Bank also has many borrowing options. As a member of the FHLB the Bank is able to borrow funds at competitive rates. Advances of up to $57.9 million can be drawn on the FHLB via an Overnight Line of Credit Agreement between the Bank and the FHLB. The Bank recently was approved for additional credit at FHLB after placing additional commercial real estate loans as collateral at FHLB. An amount equal to 25% of the Bank’s total assets could be borrowed through the advance programs under certain qualifying circumstances. The Bank also has the ability to purchase up to $14.0 million in federal funds from its correspondent banks. By placing sufficient collateral in safekeeping at the Federal Reserve Bank, the Bank could borrow at the discount window. The Company’s liquidity needs also can be met by more aggressively pursuing time deposits, or accessing the brokered time deposit market, including the Certificate of


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Deposit Account Registry Service (“CDARS”) network, of which the Bank became a member in 2009. Additionally, the Company has access to capital markets as a funding source.
Cash flows from the Company’s investment portfolio are laddered, so that securities mature at regular intervals, to provide funds from principal and interest payments at various times as liquidity needs may arise. Contractual maturities are also laddered, with consideration as to the volatility of market prices. At September 30, 2009, approximately 7.4% of the Bank’s securities had contractual maturity dates of one year or less and approximately 31.8% had maturity dates of five years or less.
Management, on an ongoing basis, closely monitors the Company’s liquidity position for compliance with internal policies, and believes that available sources of liquidity are adequate to meet funding needs in the normal course of business. As part of that monitoring process, management calculates the 90-day liquidity each month by analyzing the cash needs of the Bank. Included in the calculation are liquid assets and potential liabilities. Management stresses the potential liabilities calculation to ensure a strong liquidity position. Included in the calculation are assumptions of some significant deposit run-off as well as funds needed for loan closing and investment purchases. At September 30, 2009, in the Company’s internal stress test, the Company had net short-term liquidity of $58.0 million as compared with $22.4 million at December 31, 2008. The increase in the Company’s liquidity is a result of FHLB giving the Company more room on its line of credit after the Company placed additional commercial real estate loans at FHLB as collateral. Available assets of $88.2 million, divided by public and purchased funds of $139.2 million, resulted in a long-term liquidity ratio of 63% at September 30, 2009, compared with 51% at December 31, 2008.
Management does not anticipate engaging in any activities, either currently or the long term, for which adequate funding would not be available and which would therefore result in significant pressure on liquidity. However, continued economic recession could negatively impact the Company’s liquidity. The Bank relies heavily on FHLBNY as a source of funds, particularly with its overnight line of credit. Several members of FHLB have warned that they have either breached risk-based capital requirements or that they are close to breaching those requirements. To conserve capital, some FHLB branches are suspending dividends, cutting dividend payments, and not buying back excess FHLB stock that members hold. FHLBNY has stated that they expect to be able to continue to pay dividends, redeem excess capital stock, and provide competitively priced advances in the future. The most severe problems in FHLB have been at some of the other FHLB branches. Nonetheless, the 12 FHLB branches are jointly liable for the consolidated obligations of the FHLB system. To the extent that one FHLB branch cannot meet its obligations to pay its share of the system’s debt, other FHLB branches can be called upon to make the payment.
Systemic weakness in the FHLB could result in higher costs of FHLB borrowings and increased demand for alternative sources of liquidity that are more expensive, such as brokered time deposits, the discount window at the Federal Reserve, or lines of credit with correspondent banks First Tennessee and M&T Bank.
The Company believes that the Bank maintains a sufficient level of U.S. government and government agency securities and New York State municipal bonds that can be pledged as collateral for municipal deposits.


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ITEM 3 — QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Additional information responsive to this Item is contained in the Liquidity section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and/or interest rates of the Bank’s financial instruments. The primary market risk the Company is exposed to is interest rate risk. The core banking activities of lending and deposit-taking expose the Bank to interest rate risk, which occurs when assets and liabilities reprice at different times and by different amounts as interest rates change. As a result, net interest income earned by the Bank is subject to the effects of changing interest rates. The Bank measures interest rate risk by calculating the variability of net interest income in future periods under various interest rate scenarios using projected balances for interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities. Management’s philosophy toward interest rate risk management is to limit the variability of net interest income to changes in net interest rates. The balances of financial instruments used in the projections are based on expected growth from forecasted business opportunities, anticipated prepayments of loans, and expected maturities of investment securities, loans and deposits. Management supplements the modeling technique described above with analysis of market values of the Bank’s financial instruments and changes to such market values given changes in the interest rates.
The Bank’s Asset-Liability Committee, which includes members of senior management, monitors the Bank’s interest rate sensitivity with the aid of a computer model that considers the impact of ongoing lending and deposit taking activities, as well as interrelationships in the magnitude and timing of the repricing of financial instruments, including the effect of changing interest rates on expected prepayments and maturities. When deemed prudent, management has taken actions, and intends to do so in the future, to mitigate exposure to interest rate risk through the use of on- or off-balance sheet financial instruments. Possible actions include, but are not limited to, changing the pricing of loan and deposit products, and modifying the composition of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, and other financial instruments used for interest rate risk management purposes.
The following table demonstrates the possible impact of changes in interest rates on the Bank’s net interest income over a 12-month period of time:
SENSITIVITY OF NET INTEREST INCOME
TO CHANGES IN INTEREST
RATES
                 
    Calculated (decrease) increase
in projected annual net interest income
(in thousands)
    September 30, 2009   December 31, 2008
Changes in interest rates
               
 
               
+200 basis points
    33       (293 )
+100 basis points
    20       (140 )
 
               
-100 basis points
    (26 )     (33 )
-200 basis points
    N/A       20  
Many assumptions were utilized by management to calculate the impact that changes in interest rates may have on the Bank’s net interest income. The more significant assumptions related to the rate of prepayments of mortgage-related assets, loan and deposit volumes and pricing, and deposit maturities. The Bank assumed immediate changes in rates including 200 basis point rate changes. In the event that the 200 basis point rate changes cannot be achieved, the applicable rate changes are limited to lesser amounts such that interest rates cannot be less than zero. These assumptions are inherently uncertain and, as a result, the Bank cannot precisely predict the impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income. Actual results may differ significantly due to the timing, magnitude, and frequency of interest rate changes in market conditions and interest rate differentials (spreads) between maturity/repricing categories, as well as any actions such as those previously described, which management may


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take to counter such changes. In light of the uncertainties and assumptions associated with the process, the amounts presented in the table and changes in such amounts are not considered significant to the Bank’s projected net interest income.
ITEM 4T — CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2009 (the end of the period covered by this Report) have been designed and are functioning effectively to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in its reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
No changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting were identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 6 — EXHIBITS
             
Exhibit No.   Name   Page No.
 
           
10.1
  Employment Agreement by and among Evans Bank, N.A., Evans Bancorp, Inc. and David J. Nasca, executed and delivered by the Company and the Bank on September 1, 2009 and effective as of September 9, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed on September 17, 2009).      
 
           
10.2
  Employment Agreement by and among Evans Bank, N.A., Evans Bancorp, Inc. and William R. Glass, executed and delivered by the Company and the Bank on September 30, 2009 and effective as of September 30, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed on October 6, 2009).      
 
           
10.3
  Employment Agreement by and among Evans Bank, N.A., Evans Bancorp, Inc. and Gary A. Kajtoch, executed and delivered by the Company and the Bank on October 6, 2009 and effective as of September 29, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed on October 13, 2009).      
 
           
31.1
  Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.     37  
 
           
31.2
  Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.     38  
 
           
32.1
  Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350 Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.     39  
 
           
32.2
  Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350 Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.     40  


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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
         
 
  Evans Bancorp, Inc.    
 
       
DATE
       
November 9, 2009
  /s/ David J. Nasca
 
David J. Nasca
   
 
  President and CEO    
 
  (Principal Executive Officer)    
 
       
DATE
       
November 9, 2009
  /s/ Gary A. Kajtoch
 
Gary A. Kajtoch
   
 
  Treasurer    
 
  (Principal Financial Officer)    


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Exhibit Index
             
Exhibit No.   Name Page No.
 
           
10.1
  Employment Agreement by and among Evans Bank, N.A., Evans Bancorp, Inc. and David J. Nasca, executed and delivered by the Company and the Bank on September 1, 2009 and effective as of September 9, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed on September 17, 2009).      
 
           
10.2
  Employment Agreement by and among Evans Bank, N.A., Evans Bancorp, Inc. and William R. Glass, executed and delivered by the Company and the Bank on September 30, 2009 and effective as of September 30, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed on October 6, 2009).      
 
           
10.3
  Employment Agreement by and among Evans Bank, N.A., Evans Bancorp, Inc. and Gary A. Kajtoch, executed and delivered by the Company and the Bank on October 6, 2009 and effective as of September 29, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed on October 13, 2009).      
 
           
31.1
  Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.     37  
 
           
31.2
  Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.     38  
 
           
32.1
  Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350 Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.     39  
 
           
32.2
  Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350 Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.     40