RIVERVIEW BANCORP INC - Quarter Report: 2009 December (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
[X]
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the
quarterly period ended December 31, 2009
OR
[ ]
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the transition period from _____ to
_____
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Commission
File Number: 0-22957
RIVERVIEW
BANCORP, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington
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91-1838969
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer
I.D. Number)
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900 Washington St., Ste. 900,Vancouver, Washington |
98660
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip
Code)
|
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: |
(360)
693-6650
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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 X
No___
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes __
No __
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated
filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act.
Large accelerated filer ( ) | Accelerated filer (X) | |||
Non-accelerated filer ( ) | Smaller reporting company ( ) |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange
Act Rule 12b-2). Yes
No X
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date: Common Stock, $.01 par
value per share, 10,923,773 shares outstanding as of January 28,
2010.
Form
10-Q
RIVERVIEW
BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
INDEX
Part I. |
Financial
Information
|
Page |
Item 1: | Financial Statements (Unaudited) | |
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
as
of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009
|
2 | |
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
Three
Months and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2009 and
2008
|
3 | |
Consolidated
Statements of Equity
Nine
Months Ended December 31, 2009 and
2008
|
4 | |
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
Nine
Months Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
|
5
|
|
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
6-16
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Item 2: |
Management's
Discussion and Analysis of
Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
|
17-33 |
Item 3: | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
34
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Item 4: | Controls and Procedures |
34
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Part II. |
Other
Information
|
35-44
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Item 1: | Legal Proceedings | |
Item 1A: | Risk Factors | |
Item 2: | Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | |
Item 3: | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | |
Item 4: | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | |
Item 5: | Other Information | |
Item 6: | Exhibits | |
SIGNATURES
Certifications
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45 |
Exhibit 31.1 | ||
Exhibit 31.2 | ||
Exhibit 32 |
Forward Looking
Statements
“Safe
Harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and
uncertainties, including, but not limited to: the Company’s ability
to raise common capital, the amount of capital it intends to raise and its
intended use of that capital. The credit risks of lending activities, including
changes in the level and trend of loan delinquencies and write-offs and changes
in the Company’s allowance for loan losses and provision for loan losses that
may be affected by deterioration in the housing and commercial real estate
markets; changes in general economic conditions, either nationally or in the
Company’s market areas; changes in the levels of general interest rates, and the
relative differences between short and long term interest rates, deposit
interest rates, the Company’s net interest margin and funding sources;
fluctuations in the demand for loans, the number of unsold homes, land and other
properties and fluctuations in real estate values in the Company’s market
areas; secondary market conditions for loans and the Company’s
ability to sell loans in the secondary market; results of examinations of us by
the Office of Thrift Supervision or other regulatory authorities, including the
possibility that any such regulatory authority may, among other things, require
us to increase the Company’s reserve for loan losses, write-down assets, change
Riverview Community Bank’s regulatory capital position or affect the Company’s
ability to borrow funds or maintain or increase deposits, which could adversely
affect its liquidity and earnings; the Company’s compliance
with regulatory enforcement actions; legislative or regulatory
changes that adversely affect the Company’s business including changes in
regulatory policies and principles, or the interpretation of
regulatory capital or other rules; the Company’s ability to attract and retain
deposits; further increases in premiums for deposit insurance; the Company’s
ability to control operating costs and expenses; the use of estimates in
determining fair value of certain of the Company’s assets, which estimates may
prove to be incorrect and result in significant declines in valuation;
difficulties in reducing risks associated with the loans on the Company’s
balance sheet; staffing fluctuations in response to product demand or the
implementation of corporate strategies that affect the Company’s workforce and
potential associated charges; computer systems on which the Company depends
could fail or experience a security breach; the Company’s ability to retain key
members of its senior management team; costs and effects of litigation,
including settlements and judgments; the Company’s ability to successfully
integrate any assets, liabilities, customers, systems, and management personnel
it may in the future acquire into its operations and the Company’s ability to
realize related revenue synergies and cost savings within expected time frames
and any goodwill charges related thereto; increased competitive pressures among
financial services companies; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and
savings habits; the availability of resources to address changes in laws, rules,
or regulations or to respond to regulatory actions; the Company’s ability to pay
dividends on its common stock; adverse changes in the securities markets;
inability of key third-party providers to perform their obligations to us;
changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the financial
institution regulatory agencies or the Financial Accounting Standards Board,
including additional guidance and interpretation on accounting issues and
details of the implementation of new accounting methods; other economic,
competitive, governmental, regulatory, and technological factors affecting the
Company’s operations, pricing, products and services and the other risks
described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
The
Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking
statements. Moreover, you should treat these statements as speaking only as of
the date they are made and based only on information then actually known to the
Company. The Company does not undertake to revise any forward-looking statements
to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or
circumstances after the date of such statements. These risks could cause our
actual results for fiscal 2010 and beyond to differ materially from those
expressed in any forward-looking statements by, or on behalf of, us, and could
negatively affect the Company’s operating and stock price
performance.
1
Part
I. Financial Information
Item
1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
RIVERVIEW
BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER
31, 2009 AND MARCH 31, 2009
(In
thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited)
|
December
31,
2009
|
March
31,
2009
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Cash
(including interest-earning accounts of $1,157 and $6,405)
|
$ | 15,506 | $ | 19,199 | ||||
Loans
held for sale
|
250 | 1,332 | ||||||
Investment
securities held to maturity, at amortized cost
(fair
value of $553 and $552)
|
517 | 529 | ||||||
Investment
securities available for sale, at fair value
(amortized
cost of $8,794 and $11,244)
|
6,923 | 8,490 | ||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities held to maturity, at amortized
cost
(fair value of $336 and $572)
|
331 | 570 | ||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities available for sale, at fair value
(amortized
cost of $3,016 and $3,991)
|
3,102 | 4,066 | ||||||
Loans
receivable (net of allowance for loan losses of $18,229 and
$16,974)
|
721,180 | 784,117 | ||||||
Real
estate and other personal property owned
|
23,051 | 14,171 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
8,982 | 2,518 | ||||||
Accrued
interest receivable
|
2,639 | 3,054 | ||||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
|
7,350 | 7,350 | ||||||
Premises
and equipment, net
|
18,267 | 19,514 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes, net
|
7,869 | 8,209 | ||||||
Mortgage
servicing rights, net
|
512 | 468 | ||||||
Goodwill
|
25,572 | 25,572 | ||||||
Core
deposit intangible, net
|
341 | 425 | ||||||
Bank
owned life insurance
|
15,205 | 14,749 | ||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$ | 857,597 | $ | 914,333 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND EQUITY
|
||||||||
LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||
Deposit
accounts
|
$ | 679,570 | $ | 670,066 | ||||
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
|
5,263 | 6,700 | ||||||
Advanced
payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance
|
148 | 360 | ||||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank advances
|
- | 37,850 | ||||||
Federal
Reserve Bank advances
|
58,300 | 85,000 | ||||||
Junior
subordinated debentures
|
22,681 | 22,681 | ||||||
Capital
lease obligations
|
2,620 | 2,649 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
|
768,582 | 825,306 | ||||||
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES (See Note 16)
|
||||||||
EQUITY:
|
||||||||
Shareholders’
equity
|
||||||||
Serial
preferred stock, $.01 par value; 250,000 authorized, issued and
outstanding: none
|
- | - | ||||||
Common
stock, $.01 par value; 50,000,000 authorized
|
||||||||
December
31, 2009 – 10,923,773 issued and outstanding
|
109 | 109 | ||||||
March
31, 2009 – 10,923,773 issued and outstanding
|
||||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
46,920 | 46,866 | ||||||
Retained
earnings
|
43,581 | 44,322 | ||||||
Unearned
shares issued to employee stock ownership trust
|
(825 | ) | (902 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(1,178 | ) | (1,732 | ) | ||||
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
88,607 | 88,663 | ||||||
Noncontrolling
interest
|
408 | 364 | ||||||
Total
equity
|
89,015 | 89,027 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
$ | 857,597 | $ | 914,333 |
See notes to
consolidated financial statements.
2
RIVERVIEW
BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
|
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CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR
THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED
|
Three
Months Ended
|
Nine
Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||
DECEMBER
31, 2009 AND 2008
|
December 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited)
|
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||||
INTEREST
INCOME:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
and fees on loans receivable
|
$ | 11,376 | $ | 12,939 | $ | 34,725 | $ | 39,688 | ||||||||
Interest
on investment securities – taxable
|
56 | 130 | 220 | 307 | ||||||||||||
Interest
on investment securities – non-taxable
|
26 | 36 | 89 | 105 | ||||||||||||
Interest
on mortgage-backed securities
|
32 | 51 | 107 | 167 | ||||||||||||
Other
interest and dividends
|
23 | 16 | 63 | 200 | ||||||||||||
Total
interest and dividend income
|
11,513 | 13,172 | 35,204 | 40,467 | ||||||||||||
INTEREST
EXPENSE:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
on deposits
|
2,391 | 3,942 | 7,533 | 11,848 | ||||||||||||
Interest
on borrowings
|
396 | 859 | 1,352 | 3,239 | ||||||||||||
Total
interest expense
|
2,787 | 4,801 | 8,885 | 15,087 | ||||||||||||
Net
interest income
|
8,726 | 8,371 | 26,319 | 25,380 | ||||||||||||
Less
provision for loan losses
|
4,500 | 1,200 | 10,050 | 11,150 | ||||||||||||
Net
interest income after provision for loan losses
|
4,226 | 7,171 | 16,269 | 14,230 | ||||||||||||
NON-INTEREST
INCOME:
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
other-than-temporary impairment losses
|
(510 | ) | - | (903 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Portion
recognized in other comprehensive income
|
54 | - | (12 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Net
impairment losses recognized in earnings
|
(456 | ) | - | (915 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Fees
and service charges
|
1,121 | 1,104 | 3,516 | 3,533 | ||||||||||||
Asset
management fees
|
460 | 468 | 1,434 | 1,639 | ||||||||||||
Net
gain on sale of loans held for sale
|
152 | 103 | 712 | 236 | ||||||||||||
Impairment
of investment security
|
- | - | - | (3,414 | ) | |||||||||||
Bank
owned life insurance
|
154 | 144 | 456 | 438 | ||||||||||||
Other
|
91 | 83 | 217 | 339 | ||||||||||||
Total
non-interest income
|
1,522 | 1,902 | 5,420 | 2,771 | ||||||||||||
NON-INTEREST
EXPENSE:
|
||||||||||||||||
Salaries
and employee benefits
|
3,741 | 3,988 | 11,305 | 11,612 | ||||||||||||
Occupancy
and depreciation
|
1,241 | 1,241 | 3,691 | 3,725 | ||||||||||||
Data
processing
|
228 | 215 | 705 | 622 | ||||||||||||
Amortization
of core deposit intangible
|
26 | 31 | 84 | 99 | ||||||||||||
Advertising
and marketing expense
|
212 | 174 | 522 | 610 | ||||||||||||
FDIC
insurance premium
|
378 | 130 | 1,518 | 401 | ||||||||||||
State
and local taxes
|
106 | 164 | 406 | 508 | ||||||||||||
Telecommunications
|
107 | 113 | 336 | 351 | ||||||||||||
Professional
fees
|
292 | 280 | 926 | 730 | ||||||||||||
Real
estate owned expenses
|
797 | 102 | 1,378 | 141 | ||||||||||||
Other
|
664 | 469 | 2,176 | 1,483 | ||||||||||||
Total
non-interest expense
|
7,792 | 6,907 | 23,047 | 20,282 | ||||||||||||
INCOME
(LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
(2,044 | ) | 2,166 | (1,358 | ) | (3,281 | ) | |||||||||
PROVISION
(BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES
|
(758 | ) | 691 | (617 | ) | (1,351 | ) | |||||||||
NET
INCOME (LOSS)
|
$ | (1,286 | ) | $ | 1,475 | $ | (741 | ) | $ | (1,930 | ) | |||||
Earnings
(loss) per common share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
$ | (0.12 | ) | $ | 0.14 | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.18 | ) | |||||
Diluted
|
(0.12 | ) | 0.14 | (0.07 | ) | (0.18 | ) | |||||||||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
10,723,628 | 10,699,263 | 10,717,493 | 10,690,077 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
|
10,723,628 | 10,699,263 | 10,717,493 | 10,690,077 |
See
notes to consolidated financial statements.
3
RIVERVIEW
BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
FOR
THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008
(In
thousands, except share data) (Unaudited)
|
Common
Stock
|
Additional
Paid-In Capital
|
Retained
Earnings
|
Unearned
Shares
Issued
to
Employee
Stock
Ownership
Trust
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
|
Noncontrolling
Interest
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
April 1, 2008
|
10,913,773
|
$
|
109
|
$
|
46,799
|
$
|
46,871
|
$
|
(976
|
)
|
$
|
(218
|
)
|
$
|
292
|
$
|
92,877
|
||||||||
Cash
dividends ($0.135 per share)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,442
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,442
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
10,000
|
-
|
83
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
83
|
|||||||||||||||||
Earned
ESOP shares
|
-
|
-
|
(26
|
)
|
-
|
48
|
-
|
-
|
22
|
||||||||||||||||
10,923,773
|
109
|
46,856
|
45,429
|
(928
|
)
|
(218
|
)
|
292
|
91,540
|
||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,930
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,930
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive loss, net of tax:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized holding gain on securities
available for sale
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
324
|
-
|
324
|
|||||||||||||||||
Noncontrolling
interest
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
54
|
54
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
comprehensive loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1,552
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance
December 31, 2008
|
10,923,773
|
$
|
109
|
$
|
46,856
|
$
|
43,499
|
$
|
(928
|
)
|
$
|
106
|
$
|
346
|
$
|
89,988
|
|||||||||
Balance
April 1, 2009
|
10,923,773
|
$
|
109
|
$
|
46,866
|
$
|
44,322
|
$
|
(902
|
)
|
$
|
(1,732
|
)
|
$
|
364
|
$
|
89,027
|
||||||||
Stock
based compensation expense
|
-
|
-
|
73
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
73
|
|||||||||||||||||
Earned
ESOP shares
|
-
|
-
|
(19
|
)
|
-
|
77
|
-
|
-
|
58
|
||||||||||||||||
10,923,773
|
109
|
46,920
|
44,322
|
(825
|
)
|
(1,732
|
)
|
364
|
89,158
|
||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(741)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(741
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income, net of tax:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized holding gain on securities
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
available for sale
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
554
|
-
|
554
|
|||||||||||||||||
Noncontrolling
interest
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
44
|
44
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
comprehensive loss
|
(143
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
December 31, 2009
|
10,923,773
|
$
|
109
|
$
|
46,920
|
$
|
43,581
|
$
|
(825
|
)
|
$
|
(1,178
|
)
|
$
|
408
|
$
|
89,015
|
||||||||
See
notes to consolidated financial statements.
4
RIVERVIEW
BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE NINE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008
(In
thousands) (Unaudited)
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (741 | ) | $ | (1,930 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating
activities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
1,704 | 1,608 | ||||||
Provision
for loan losses
|
10,050 | 11,150 | ||||||
Noncash
expense related to ESOP
|
58 | 22 | ||||||
Increase
in deferred loan origination fees, net of amortization
|
68 | 279 | ||||||
Origination
of loans held for sale
|
(24,360 | ) | (10,974 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from sales of loans held for sale
|
25,634 | 10,149 | ||||||
Stock
based compensation expense
|
73 | - | ||||||
Excess
tax benefit from stock based compensation
|
- | (11 | ) | |||||
Writedown
of real estate owned
|
894 | 100 | ||||||
Net
gain on loans held for sale, sale of real estate owned,
mortgage-backed
securities, investment securities and premises and
equipment
|
733 | 3,192 | ||||||
Income
from bank owned life insurance
|
(456 | ) | (438 | ) | ||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
(6,533 | ) | (2,576 | ) | ||||
Accrued
interest receivable
|
415 | (58 | ) | |||||
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
|
(1,331 | ) | (717 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
6,208 | 9,796 | ||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Loan
repayments (originations), net
|
39,348 | (62,977 | ) | |||||
Proceeds
from call, maturity, or sale of investment securities available for
sale
|
6,150 | 480 | ||||||
Proceeds
from call, maturity, or sale of investment securities held to
maturity
|
- | 7 | ||||||
Principal
repayments on investment securities available for sale
|
373 | 75 | ||||||
Principal
repayments on investment securities held to maturity
|
12 | - | ||||||
Purchase
of investment securities held to maturity
|
- | (536 | ) | |||||
Purchase
of investment securities available for sale
|
(4,988 | ) | (5,000 | ) | ||||
Principal
repayments on mortgage-backed securities available for
sale
|
975 | 1,025 | ||||||
Principal
repayments on mortgage-backed securities held to maturity
|
239 | 250 | ||||||
Purchase
of premises and equipment and capitalized software
|
(387 | ) | (378 | ) | ||||
Capital
expenditures on real estate owned
|
(46 | ) | - | |||||
Proceeds
from sale of real estate owned and premises and equipment
|
3,710 | 174 | ||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
45,386 | (66,880 | ) | |||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||
Net
increase in deposit accounts
|
9,504 | 22,827 | ||||||
Dividends
paid
|
- | (2,402 | ) | |||||
Proceeds
from borrowings
|
737,000 | 1,086,910 | ||||||
Repayment
of borrowings
|
(801,550 | ) | (1,062,660 | ) | ||||
Principal
payments under capital lease obligation
|
(29 | ) | (27 | ) | ||||
Net
decrease in advance payments by borrowers
|
(212 | ) | (240 | ) | ||||
Excess
tax benefit from stock based compensation
|
- | 11 | ||||||
Proceeds
from exercise of stock options
|
- | 83 | ||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
(55,287 | ) | 44,502 | |||||
NET
DECREASE IN CASH
|
(3,693 | ) | (12,582 | ) | ||||
CASH,
BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
19,199 | 36,439 | ||||||
CASH,
END OF PERIOD
|
$ | 15,506 | $ | 23,857 | ||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
||||||||
Cash
paid during the year for:
|
||||||||
Interest
|
$ | 8,871 | $ | 15,216 | ||||
Income taxes
|
1,310 | 1,517 | ||||||
NONCASH
INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||
Transfer
of loans to real estate owned, net
|
$ | 13,806 | $ | 2,753 | ||||
Fair
value adjustment to securities available for sale
|
894 | 492 | ||||||
Income
tax effect related to fair value adjustment
|
(340 | ) | (167 | ) |
See
notes to consolidated financial statements.
5
RIVERVIEW
BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
1.
|
BASIS
OF PRESENTATION
|
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements were prepared in
accordance with instructions for Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and, therefore,
do not include all disclosures necessary for a complete presentation of
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
(“GAAP”). However, all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management,
necessary for a fair presentation of the interim unaudited financial statements
have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring
nature.
The
unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with
the audited financial statements included in the Riverview Bancorp, Inc. Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009 (“2009 Form 10-K”). The
results of operations for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 are not
necessarily indicative of the results, which may be expected for the fiscal year
ending March 31, 2010. The preparation of financial statements in conformity
with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts
of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
As a
result of the adoption of accounting standards for noncontrolling interest, the
Company reclassified its noncontrolling interest for 2009 to conform with the
2010 presentation. The Company also reclassified its real estate owned
expenses for 2009 to conform with the 2010 presentation.
We have
evaluated subsequent events through February 2, 2010. We do not
believe there are any material subsequent events, which would require further
disclosure.
2.
|
PRINCIPLES
OF CONSOLIDATION
|
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Riverview
Bancorp, Inc. (“Bancorp” or the “Company”); its wholly-owned subsidiary,
Riverview Community Bank (“Bank”); the Bank’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Riverview
Services, Inc.; and the Bank’s majority-owned subsidiary, Riverview Asset
Management Corp. (“RAMCorp.”) All inter-company transactions and
balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
3.
|
STOCK
PLANS AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
|
In July
1998, shareholders of the Company approved the adoption of the 1998 Stock Option
Plan (“1998 Plan”). The 1998 Plan was effective October 1, 1998 and terminated
on October 1, 2008. Accordingly, no further option awards may be
granted under the 1998 Plan; however, any awards granted prior to its expiration
remain outstanding subject to their terms. Under the 1998 Plan, the
Company had the ability to grant both incentive and non-qualified stock options
to purchase up to 714,150 shares of its common stock to officers, directors and
employees. Each option granted under the 1998 Plan has an exercise price equal
to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant,
a maximum term of ten years and a vesting period from zero to five
years.
In July
2003, shareholders of the Company approved the adoption of the 2003 Stock Option
Plan (“2003 Plan”). The 2003 Plan was effective July 2003 and will expire on the
tenth anniversary of the effective date, unless terminated sooner by the Board.
Under the 2003 Plan, the Company may grant both incentive and non-qualified
stock options to purchase up to 458,554 shares of its common stock to officers,
directors and employees. Each option granted under the 2003 Plan has an exercise
price equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date
of grant, a maximum term of ten years and a vesting period from zero to five
years. At December 31, 2009, there were options for 78,154 shares of
the Company’s common stock available for future grant under the 2003
Plan.
The
following table presents information on stock options outstanding for the
periods shown.
Nine
Months Ended
December
31, 2009
|
Year
Ended
March
31, 2009
|
|||||||||||||||
Number
of
Shares
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
Number
of Shares
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
|||||||||||||
Balance,
beginning of period
|
371,696 | $ | 10.99 | 424,972 | $ | 11.02 | ||||||||||
Grants
|
122,000 | 3.82 | 38,500 | 6.30 | ||||||||||||
Options
exercised
|
- | - | (10,000 | ) | 4.70 | |||||||||||
Forfeited
|
(8,000 | ) | 10.82 | (48,000 | ) | 11.71 | ||||||||||
Expired
|
(19,996 | ) | 5.50 | (33,776 | ) | 6.88 | ||||||||||
Balance,
end of period
|
465,700 | $ | 9.35 | 371,696 | $ | 10.99 |
6
The
following table presents information on stock options outstanding for the
periods shown, less estimated forfeitures.
Nine
Months
Ended
December
31,
2009
|
Year
Ended
March
31, 2009
|
|||||
Intrinsic
value of options exercised in the period
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
31,000
|
||
Stock
options fully vested and expected to vest:
|
||||||
Number
|
458,475
|
368,271
|
||||
Weighted
average exercise price
|
$
|
9.42
|
$
|
11.01
|
||
Aggregate
intrinsic value (1)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||
Weighted
average contractual term of options (years)
|
6.94
|
6.33
|
||||
Stock
options fully vested and currently exercisable:
|
||||||
Number
|
333,200
|
318,896
|
||||
Weighted
average exercise price
|
$
|
11.28
|
$
|
11.46
|
||
Aggregate
intrinsic value (1)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||
Weighted
average contractual term of options (years)
|
5.94
|
5.93
|
||||
(1) The
aggregate intrinsic value of stock options in the table above represents
the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the amount by which the current market
value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price) that would have
been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised. This
amount changes based on changes in the market value of the Company’s
stock. For the years presented, the intrinsic value was equal to zero due
to the exercise price of the stock options exceeding the market value of
the Company’s common stock.
|
Stock-based
compensation expense related to stock options for the nine months ended December
31, 2009 and 2008 was approximately $73,000 and $25,000,
respectively. As of December 31, 2009, there was approximately
$113,000 of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock options,
which will be recognized over the remaining vesting periods of the underlying
stock options through May 2012.
The fair value of each stock option
granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes based stock
option valuation model. The fair value of all awards is amortized on a
straight-line basis over the requisite service periods, which are generally the
vesting periods. The Black-Scholes model uses the assumptions listed in the
table below. The expected life of options granted represents the period of time
that they are expected to be outstanding. The expected life is determined based
on historical experience with similar options, giving consideration to the
contractual terms and vesting schedules. Expected volatility was estimated at
the date of grant based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common
stock. Expected dividends are based on dividend trends and the market value of
the Company’s common stock at the time of grant. The risk-free interest rate for
periods within the contractual life of the options is based on the U.S. Treasury
yield curve in effect at the time of the grant. During the nine
months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company granted 122,000 and 38,500
stock options, respectively. The weighted average fair value of stock
options granted during the nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was
$1.22 and $1.09 per option, respectively.
Risk
Free
Interest
Rate
|
Expected
Life
(years)
|
Expected
Volatility
|
Expected
Dividends
|
|||||||||||||
Fiscal
2010
|
3.08 | % | 6.25 | 37.55 | % | 2.45 | % | |||||||||
Fiscal
2009
|
2.99 | % | 6.25 | 20.20 | % | 2.77 | % |
4.
|
EARNINGS
PER SHARE
|
Basic
earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing net income applicable to
common stock by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during
the period, without considering any dilutive items. Diluted EPS is
computed by dividing net income applicable to common stock by the weighted
average number of common shares and common stock equivalents for items that are
dilutive, net of shares assumed to be repurchased using the treasury stock
method at the average share price for the Company’s common stock during the
period. Common stock equivalents arise from assumed conversion of outstanding
stock options. Shares owned by the Company’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan
(“ESOP”) that have not been allocated are not considered to be outstanding for
the purpose of computing earnings per share. For the three and nine
months ended December 31, 2009, stock options for 464,000 and 397,000 shares,
respectively, of common stock were excluded in computing diluted EPS because
they were antidilutive. For the three and nine months ended December
31, 2008, stock options for 374,000 and 389,000 shares of common stock,
respectively, were excluded in computing diluted EPS because they were
antidilutive.
7
Three
Months Ended
December
31,
|
Nine
Months Ended
December
31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
Basic
EPS computation:
|
||||||||||||||||
Numerator-net
income (loss)
|
$ | (1,286,000 | ) | $ | 1,475,000 | $ | (741,000 | ) | $ | (1,930,000 | ) | |||||
Denominator-weighted
average common shares
outstanding
|
10,723,628 | 10,699,263 | 10,717,493 | 10,690,077 | ||||||||||||
Basic
EPS
|
$ | (0.12 | ) | $ | 0.14 | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.18 | ) | |||||
Diluted
EPS computation:
|
||||||||||||||||
Numerator-net
income (loss)
|
$ | (1,286,000 | ) | $ | 1,475,000 | $ | (741,000 | ) | $ | (1,930,000 | ) | |||||
Denominator-weighted
average common shares
outstanding
|
10,723,628 | 10,699,263 | 10,717,493 | 10,690,077 | ||||||||||||
Effect
of dilutive stock options
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Weighted
average common shares
|
||||||||||||||||
and
common stock equivalents
|
10,723,628 | 10,699,263 | 10,717,493 | 10,690,077 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
EPS
|
$ | (0.12 | ) | $ | 0.14 | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.18 | ) |
5.
|
INVESTMENT
SECURITIES
|
The
amortized cost and fair value of investment securities held to maturity
consisted of the following (in thousands):
Amortized
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
|||||||||||||
December 31,
2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
$ | 517 | $ | 36 | $ | - | $ | 553 | ||||||||
March 31,
2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
$ | 529 | $ | 23 | $ | - | $ | 552 | ||||||||
The
contractual maturities of investment securities held to maturity are as follows
(in thousands):
December 31,
2009
|
Amortized
Cost
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
||||||
Due
in one year or less
|
$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Due
after one year through five years
|
- | - | ||||||
Due
after five years through ten years
|
517 | 553 | ||||||
Due
after ten years
|
- | - | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 517 | $ | 553 |
The
amortized cost and fair value of investment securities available for sale
consisted of the following (in thousands):
Amortized
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
|||||||||||||
December 31,
2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Trust
preferred
|
$ | 3,062 | $ | - | $ | (1,906 | ) | $ | 1,156 | |||||||
Agency
securities
|
4,989 | 35 | - | 5,024 | ||||||||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
743 | - | - | 743 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 8,794 | $ | 35 | $ | (1,906 | ) | $ | 6,923 | |||||||
March 31,
2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Trust
preferred
|
$ | 3,977 | $ | - | $ | (2,833 | ) | $ | 1,144 | |||||||
Agency
securities
|
5,000 | 54 | - | 5,054 | ||||||||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
2,267 | 25 | - | 2,292 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 11,244 | $ | 79 | $ | (2,833 | ) | $ | 8,490 | |||||||
8
The
contractual maturities of investment securities available for sale are as
follows (in thousands):
December 31,
2009
|
Amortized
Cost
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
||||||
Due
in one year or less
|
$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Due
after one year through five years
|
4,989 | 5,024 | ||||||
Due
after five years through ten years
|
- | - | ||||||
Due
after ten years
|
3,805 | 1,899 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 8,794 | $ | 6,923 |
Investment
securities with an amortized cost of $499,000 and $1.1 million and a fair value
of $502,000 and $1.2 million at December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009,
respectively, were pledged as collateral for treasury tax and loan funds held by
the Bank. Investment securities with an amortized cost of $349,000
and $1.8 million and a fair value of $352,000 and $1.8 million at December 31,
2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively, were pledged as collateral for
governmental public funds held by the Bank.
The fair
value of temporarily impaired securities, the amount of unrealized losses and
the length of time these unrealized losses existed are as follows (in
thousands):
Less
than 12 months
|
12
months or longer
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Fair
Value
|
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair
Value
|
Unrealized
Losses
|
Fair
Value
|
Unrealized
Losses
|
|||||||||||||||||||
December 31,
2009
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trust
preferred
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,156 | $ | (1,906 | ) | $ | 1,156 | $ | (1,906 | ) |
March 31,
2009
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trust
preferred
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,144 | $ | (2,833 | ) | $ | 1,144 | $ | (2,833 | ) |
During
the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, the Company recognized
$456,000 and $915,000, respectively, in non-cash other than temporary impairment
(“OTTI”) charges on the above trust preferred investment security. Management
concluded that a portion of the decline of the estimated fair value below the
Company’s cost was other than temporary and accordingly, recorded a credit loss
through non-interest income. The Company determined the remaining decline in
value was not related to specific credit deterioration. The Company does not
intend to sell this security and it is not more likely than not that the Company
will be required to sell the security before the anticipated recovery of the
remaining amortized cost basis.
To determine the component of gross
OTTI related to credit losses, the Company compared the amortized cost basis of
the OTTI security to the present value of the revised expected cash flows,
discounted using the current pre-impairment yield. The revised
expected cash flow estimates are based primarily on an analysis of default
rates, prepayment speeds and third-party analytical
reports. Significant judgment of management is required in this
analysis that includes, but is not limited to, assumptions regarding the
ultimate collectibility of principal and interest on the underlying
collateral.
6.
|
MORTGAGE-BACKED
SECURITIES
|
Mortgage-backed
securities held to maturity consisted of the following (in
thousands):
December 31,
2009
|
Amortized
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
||||||||||||
Real
estate mortgage investment conduits
|
$ | 121 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 121 | ||||||||
FHLMC
mortgage-backed securities
|
88 | 1 | - | 89 | ||||||||||||
FNMA
mortgage-backed securities
|
122 | 4 | - | 126 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 331 | $ | 5 | $ | - | $ | 336 | ||||||||
March 31,
2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Real
estate mortgage investment conduits
|
$ | 348 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 348 | ||||||||
FHLMC
mortgage-backed securities
|
94 | 1 | - | 95 | ||||||||||||
FNMA
mortgage-backed securities
|
128 | 1 | - | 129 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 570 | $ | 2 | $ | - | $ | 572 |
The
contractual maturities of mortgage-backed securities classified as held to
maturity are as follows (in thousands):
December 31,
2009
|
Amortized
Cost
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
||||||
Due
in one year or less
|
$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Due
after one year through five years
|
9 | 9 | ||||||
Due
after five years through ten years
|
- | - | ||||||
Due
after ten years
|
322 | 327 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 331 | $ | 336 |
9
Mortgage-backed
securities held to maturity with an amortized cost of $206,000 and $438,000 and
a fair value of $208,000 and $439,000 at December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009,
respectively, were pledged as collateral for governmental public funds held by
the Bank. Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity with an amortized cost of
$106,000 and $110,000 and a fair value of $109,000 and $111,000 at December 31,
2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively, were pledged as collateral for treasury
tax and loan funds held by the Bank. The real estate mortgage investment
conduits consist of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“FHLMC” or “Freddie
Mac”) and Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA” or “Fannie Mae”)
securities.
Mortgage-backed
securities available for sale consisted of the following (in
thousands):
December 31,
2009
|
Amortized
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
||||||||||||
Real
estate mortgage investment conduits
|
$ | 568 | $ | 17 | $ | - | $ | 585 | ||||||||
FHLMC
mortgage-backed securities
|
2,394 | 67 | - | 2,461 | ||||||||||||
FNMA
mortgage-backed securities
|
54 | 2 | - | 56 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 3,016 | $ | 86 | $ | - | $ | 3,102 | ||||||||
March 31,
2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Real
estate mortgage investment conduits
|
$ | 673 | $ | 12 | $ | - | $ | 685 | ||||||||
FHLMC
mortgage-backed securities
|
3,249 | 61 | - | 3,310 | ||||||||||||
FNMA
mortgage-backed securities
|
69 | 2 | - | 71 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 3,991 | $ | 75 | $ | - | $ | 4,066 |
The
contractual maturities of mortgage-backed securities available for sale are as
follows (in thousands):
December 31,
2009
|
Amortized
Cost
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
||||||
Due
in one year or less
|
$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Due
after one year through five years
|
2,426 | 2,496 | ||||||
Due
after five years through ten years
|
207 | 220 | ||||||
Due
after ten years
|
383 | 386 | ||||||
Total
|
$ | 3,016 | $ | 3,102 |
Mortgage-backed
securities available for sale with an amortized cost of $3.0 million and $3.9
million and a fair value of $3.0 million and $4.0 million at December 31, 2009
and March 31, 2009, respectively, were pledged as collateral for Federal Home
Loan Bank (“FHLB”) of Seattle advances. Mortgage-backed securities
available for sale with an amortized cost of $54,000 and $66,000 and a fair
value of $56,000 and $68,000 at December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009,
respectively, were pledged as collateral for government public funds held by the
Bank.
7.
|
LOANS
RECEIVABLE
|
Loans
receivable, excluding loans held for sale, consisted of the following (in
thousands):
December
31,
2009
|
March
31,
2009
|
|||||||
Commercial
and construction
|
||||||||
Commercial
business
|
$ | 111,662 | $ | 127,150 | ||||
Other
real estate mortgage
|
454,345 | 447,652 | ||||||
Real
estate construction
|
82,116 | 139,476 | ||||||
Total
commercial and construction
|
648,123 | 714,278 | ||||||
Consumer
|
||||||||
Real
estate one-to-four family
|
88,507 | 83,762 | ||||||
Other
installment
|
2,779 | 3,051 | ||||||
Total
consumer
|
91,286 | 86,813 | ||||||
Total
loans
|
739,409 | 801,091 | ||||||
Less: Allowance
for loan losses
|
18,229 | 16,974 | ||||||
Loans
receivable, net
|
$ | 721,180 | $ | 784,117 |
The
Company considers its loan portfolio to have very little exposure to sub-prime
mortgage loans since the Company has not historically engaged in this type of
lending.
Most of
the Bank’s business activity is with customers located in the states of
Washington and Oregon. Loans and extensions of credit outstanding at one time to
one borrower are generally limited by federal regulation to 15% of the
10
Bank’s
shareholders’ equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive loss. As of
December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, the Bank had no loans to any one borrower
in excess of the regulatory limit.
8.
|
ALLOWANCE
FOR LOAN LOSSES
|
A
reconciliation of the allowance for loan losses is as follows (in
thousands):
Three
Months Ended
December
31,
|
Nine
Months Ended
December
31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
Beginning
balance
|
$ | 18,071 | $ | 16,124 | $ | 16,974 | $ | 10,687 | ||||||||
Provision
for losses
|
4,500 | 1,200 | 10,050 | 11,150 | ||||||||||||
Charge-offs
|
(4,368 | ) | (1,089 | ) | (8,883 | ) | (5,627 | ) | ||||||||
Recoveries
|
26 | 1 | 88 | 26 | ||||||||||||
Ending
balance
|
$ | 18,229 | $ | 16,236 | $ | 18,229 | $ | 16,236 |
Changes
in the allowance for unfunded loan commitments, which were recorded in accrued
expenses and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, were as
follows (in thousands):
Three
Months Ended
December
31,
|
Nine
Months Ended
December
31,
|
|||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||||||
Beginning
balance
|
$ | 284 | $ | 286 | $ | 296 | $ | 337 | ||||||||
Net
change in allowance for unfunded loan commitments
|
(11 | ) | (26 | ) | (23 | ) | (77 | ) | ||||||||
Ending
balance
|
$ | 273 | $ | 260 | $ | 273 | $ | 260 |
Loans on
which the accrual of interest has been discontinued were $36.4 million and $27.4
million at December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively. Interest income
foregone on non-accrual loans was $2.2 million and $1.5 million during the nine
months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
At
December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, impaired loans were $35.4 million and
$28.7 million, respectively. At December 31, 2009 and
March 31, 2009, $29.7 million and $25.0 million, respectively, of impaired loans
had specific valuation allowances of $4.1 million and $4.3 million,
respectively. For these same dates, $5.6 million and $3.7 million, respectively,
did not require a specific reserve. The balance of the allowance for
loan losses in excess of these specific reserves is available to absorb the
inherent losses from all other loans in the portfolio. The average
balance in impaired loans was $36.0 million and $24.3 million during the nine
months ended December 31, 2009 and the year ended March 31, 2009, respectively.
The related amount of interest income recognized on loans that were impaired was
$132,000 and $151,000 during the nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. At December 31, 2009, there were no loans 90 days past due and
still accruing interest. At March 31, 2009, loans 90 days past due
and still accruing interest were $187,000.
9.
|
GOODWILL
|
The
majority of goodwill and intangibles generally arise from business combinations
accounted for under the purchase method. Goodwill and other
intangibles deemed to have indefinite lives generated from purchase business
combinations are not subject to amortization and are instead tested for
impairment no less than annually. The Company has one reporting unit,
the Bank, for purposes of computing goodwill.
During
the third quarter of fiscal 2010, the Company performed its annual goodwill
impairment test to determine whether an impairment of its goodwill asset exists.
The goodwill impairment test involves a two-step process. The first
step is a comparison of the reporting unit’s fair value to its carrying value.
If the reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying value, the Company
would be required to progress to the second step. In the second step the Company
calculates the implied fair value of its reporting unit. The GAAP standards with
respect to goodwill require that the Company compare the implied fair value of
goodwill to the carrying amount of goodwill on the Company’s balance
sheet. If the carrying amount of the goodwill is greater than the
implied fair value of that goodwill, an impairment loss must be recognized in an
amount equal to that excess. The implied fair value of goodwill is
determined in the same manner as goodwill recognized in a business
combination. The estimated fair value of the Company is allocated to
all of the Company’s individual assets and liabilities, including any
unrecognized identifiable intangible assets, as if the Company had been acquired
in a business combination and the estimated fair value of the Company is the
price paid to acquire it. The allocation process is performed only for purposes
of determining the amount of goodwill impairment, as no assets or liabilities
are written up or down, nor are any additional unrecognized identifiable
intangible assets recorded as a part of this process. The results of the
Company’s step one test indicated that the reporting unit’s fair value was less
than its carrying value and therefore the Company performed a step two
analysis. After the step two analysis was completed, the Company
determined the implied
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fair
value of goodwill was greater than the carrying value on the Company’s balance
sheet and no goodwill impairment existed; however, no assurance can be given
that the Company’s goodwill will not be written down in future
periods.
10.
|
FEDERAL
HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES
|
Borrowings
are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
December
31,
2009
|
March
31,
2009
|
|||||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank advances
|
$ | - | $ | 37,850 | ||||
Weighted
average interest rate:
|
- | % | 2.02 | % |
11.
|
FEDERAL
RESERVE BANK ADVANCES
|
Borrowings
are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
December
31,
2009
|
March
31,
2009
|
|||||||
Federal
Reserve Bank of San Francisco advances
|
$ | 58,300 | $ | 85,000 | ||||
Weighted
average interest rate:
|
0.31 | % | 0.25 | % |
The
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (“FRB”) borrowings at December 31, 2009
consisted of three fixed rate advances of $13.3 million, $15.0 million and $30.0
million. These advances are scheduled to mature during January 2010; however,
the Bank plans to renew these borrowings when they mature.
12.
|
JUNIOR
SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE
|
At
December 31, 2009, the Company had two wholly-owned subsidiary grantor trusts
which were established for the purpose of issuing trust preferred securities and
common securities. The trust preferred securities accrue and pay
distributions periodically at specified annual rates as provided in each
indenture. The trusts used the net proceeds from each of the
offerings to purchase a like amount of junior subordinated debentures (the
“Debentures”) of the Company. The Debentures are the sole assets of
the trusts. The Company’s obligations under the Debentures and
related documents, taken together, constitute a full and unconditional guarantee
by the Company of the obligations of the trusts. The trust preferred
securities are mandatorily redeemable upon maturity of the Debentures, or upon
earlier redemption as provided in the indentures. The Company has the
right to redeem the Debentures in whole or in part on or after specific dates,
at a redemption price specified in the indentures plus any accrued but unpaid
interest to the redemption date.
The
Debentures issued by the Company to the grantor trusts, totaling $22.7 million,
are reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in the liabilities section at
December 31, 2009, under the caption “junior subordinated debentures.” The
common securities issued by the grantor trusts were purchased by the Company,
and the Company’s investment in the common securities of $681,000 at December
31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, is included in prepaid expenses and other assets in
the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company records interest expense on the
Debentures in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The
following table is a summary of the terms of the current Debentures at December
31, 2009 (in thousands):
Issuance
Trust
|
Issuance
Date
|
Amount
Outstanding
|
Rate
Type
|
Initial
Rate
|
Rate
|
Maturing
Date
|
|||||||
Riverview
Bancorp Statutory Trust I
|
12/2005
|
$
|
7,217
|
Variable
(1)
|
5.88
|
%
|
1.61
|
%
|
3/2036
|
||||
Riverview
Bancorp Statutory Trust II
|
6/2007
|
15,464
|
Fixed
(2)
|
7.03
|
%
|
7.03
|
%
|
9/2037
|
|||||
$
|
22,681
|
||||||||||||
(1)
The trust preferred securities reprice quarterly based on the three-month
LIBOR plus 1.36%
|
|||||||||||||
(2)
The trust preferred securities bear a fixed quarterly interest rate for 60
months, at which time the rate begins to float on a quarterly basis based
on the three-month LIBOR plus 1.35% thereafter until
maturity.
|
13.
|
FAIR
VALUE MEASUREMENT
|
Accounting
guidance regarding fair value measurements defines fair value and establishes a
framework for measuring fair value in GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair
value measurements. The following definitions describe the categories
used in the tables presented under fair value measurement.
Quoted
prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1): Inputs that are quoted
unadjusted prices in active markets for identical assets that the Company has
the ability to access at the measurement date. An active market for
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the asset
is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with
sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing
basis.
Other
observable inputs (Level 2): Inputs that reflect the assumptions market
participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on
market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity including
quoted prices for similar assets, quoted prices for securities in inactive
markets and inputs derived principally from or corroborated by observable market
data by correlation or other means.
Significant
unobservable inputs (Level 3): Inputs that reflect the reporting entity's own
assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the
asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the
circumstances.
Financial
instruments are broken down in the tables that follow by recurring or
nonrecurring measurement status. Recurring assets are initially
measured at fair value and are required to be remeasured at fair value in the
financial statements at each reporting date. Assets measured on a
nonrecurring basis are assets that, as a result of an event or circumstance,
were required to be remeasured at fair value after initial recognition in the
financial statements at some time during the reporting period.
The
following table presents assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring
basis (in thousands).
|
Fair
value measurements at December 31, 2009, using
|
||||||||||
Quoted
prices in
active
markets
for
identical
assets
|
Other
observable
inputs
|
Significant
unobservable
inputs
|
|||||||||
Fair
value
December
31,
2009
|
(Level
1)
|
(Level
2)
|
(Level
3)
|
||||||||
Investment
securities available for sale
|
|||||||||||
Trust
preferred
|
$
|
1,156
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
1,156
|
|||
Agency
securities
|
5,024
|
-
|
5,024
|
-
|
|||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
743
|
-
|
743
|
-
|
|||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities available for sale
|
|||||||||||
Real
estate mortgage investment conduits
|
585
|
-
|
585
|
-
|
|||||||
FHLMC
mortgage-backed securities
|
2,461
|
-
|
2,461
|
-
|
|||||||
FNMA
mortgage-backed securities
|
56
|
-
|
56
|
-
|
|||||||
Total
recurring assets measured at fair value
|
$
|
10,025
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
8,869
|
$
|
1,156
|
The
following tables presents a reconciliation of assets that are measured at fair
value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 (in
thousands). There were no transfers of assets in to or out of Level 3
for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009.
For
the Three
|
For
the Nine
|
|||||||
Months
Ended
|
Months
Ended
|
|||||||
December
31, 2009
|
December
31, 2009
|
|||||||
Available
for sale securities
|
Available
for sale securities
|
|||||||
Beginning
balance
|
$ | 1,210 | $ | 1,114 | ||||
Included
in earnings
(1)
|
(456 | ) | (915 | ) | ||||
Included
in other comprehensive income
|
402 | 957 | ||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2009
|
$ | 1,156 | $ | 1,156 | ||||
(1)
Included in other
non-interest income
|
The
following method was used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial
instrument above:
Investments and Mortgage-Backed
Securities – Investment securities available-for-sale are included within
Level 1 of the hierarchy when quoted prices in an active for market identical
assets are available. The fair value of investment securities
included in Level 2 are estimated by independent sources using pricing models
and/or quoted prices of investment securities with similar
characteristics. Our Level 3 assets consist of a single pooled trust
preferred security. Due to the inactivity in the market for these
types of securities, the Company determined the security is classified within
Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, and believes that significant unobservable
inputs are required to determine the security’s fair value at the measurement
date. The Company determined that an income approach valuation
technique (using cash
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flows and
present value techniques) that maximizes the use of relevant observable inputs
and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs was most representative of the
security’s fair value. Management used significant unobservable
inputs that reflect its assumptions of what a market participant would use to
price this security as of December 31, 2009. Significant assumptions
used by the Company as part of the income approach include selecting an
appropriate discount rate, expected default rate and repayment
assumptions. We estimated the discount rate by comparing rates for
similarly rated corporate bonds, with additional consideration given to market
liquidity. We estimated the default rates and repayment assumptions
based on the individual issuer’s financial conditions, historical repayment
information, as well as our future expectations of the capital
markets. In selecting its assumptions, the Company considered all
available market information that could be obtained without undue cost or
effort.
The
following table represents certain loans and real estate owned (“REO”) which
were marked down to their fair value for the nine months ended December 31,
2009. The following are assets that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring
basis (in thousands).
|
Fair
value measurements at December 31, 2009, using
|
||||||||||
Quoted
prices in
active
markets
for
identical
assets
|
Other
observable
inputs
|
Significant
unobservable
inputs
|
|||||||||
Fair
value
December
31,
2009
|
(Level
1)
|
|
(Level
2)
|
|
(Level
3)
|
||||||
Loans
measured for impairment
|
$
|
30,534
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
30,534
|
|||
Real
estate owned
|
15,988
|
-
|
-
|
15,988
|
|||||||
Total
nonrecurring assets measured at fair value
|
$
|
46,522
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
46,522
|
The
following method was used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial
instrument above:
Impaired loans – A loan is
considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is
probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due (both
interest and principal) according to the contractual terms of the loan
agreement. Impairment was measured by management based on a number of factors,
including recent independent appraisals or as a practical expedient by
estimating the present value of expected future cash flows, discounted at the
loan’s effective interest rate. A significant portion of the Company’s impaired
loans is measured using the estimated fair market value of the collateral. From
time to time, non-recurring fair value adjustments to collateral dependent loans
are recorded to reflect partial write-downs based on observable market price or
current appraised value of collateral. The increase in loans identified for
impairment was primarily due to the further deterioration of market conditions
and the resulting decline in real estate values, which has adversely affected
many builders and developers. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had $35.4
million of impaired loans. The impaired loans were comprised of fifteen
commercial business loans totaling $8.7 million, ten land development loans
totaling $10.6 million and ten speculative construction loans totaling $16.1
million. The $29.2 million fair market value represents thirteen loans that were
remeasured for impairment during the nine months ended December 31, 2009. The
balance of these loans was $33.3 million and had specific allowances totaling
$4.1 million. The Company has categorized its impaired loans as Level
3.
Real estate owned – The
Company’s REO is initially recorded at the lower of the carrying amount of the
loan or fair value less estimated costs to sell. This amount becomes the
property’s new basis. Fair value was generally determined by management based on
a number of factors, including third-party appraisals of fair value in an
orderly sale. Estimated costs to sell REO were based on standard market
factors. The valuation of REO is subject to significant external and
internal judgment. Management periodically reviews REO to determine whether the
property continues to be carried at the lower of its recorded book value or fair
value. The Company has categorized its REO as Level 3. As a result of
the continued deterioration in the appraised values of its REO, as evidenced by
current market conditions, the Company took write-downs of $894,000 through a
charge to earnings for the nine months ended December 31, 2009.
14.
|
NEW
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
|
In June
2009, the FASB issued accounting guidance on the accounting for transfers of
financial assets. This guidance improves the relevance, representational
faithfulness, and comparability of the information that a reporting entity
provides in its financial statements about a transfer of financial assets; the
effects of a transfer on its financial position, financial performance, and cash
flows; and a transferor’s continuing involvement, if any, in transferred
financial assets. The guidance is effective for periods ending after November
15, 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the
Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
In June
2009, the FASB issued guidance that significantly changes the criteria for
determining whether the consolidation of a variable interest entity is required.
This guidance also addresses the effect of changes on consolidation of variable
interest entities and concerns regarding the application of certain provisions
in previously issued accounting guidance, including concerns that the accounting
and disclosures do not always provide timely and useful information about an
entity’s
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involvement
in a variable interest entity. This guidance is effective for interim and annual
reporting periods that begin after November 15, 2009. The adoption of this
guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position,
results of operations and cash flows.
15.
|
FAIR
VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
|
The
following disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments is
made in accordance with accounting guidance on the requirements of disclosures
about fair value of financial instruments. The Company, using available market
information and appropriate valuation methodologies, has determined the
estimated fair value amounts. However, considerable judgment is necessary to
interpret market data in the development of the estimates of fair value. The use
of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a
material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.
The
estimated fair value of financial instruments is as follows (in
thousands):
December
31, 2009
|
March
31, 2009
|
|||||||||||||||
Carrying
Value
|
Fair
value
|
Carrying
Value
|
Fair
Value
|
|||||||||||||
Assets:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
|
$ | 15,506 | $ | 15,506 | $ | 19,199 | $ | 19,199 | ||||||||
Investment
securities held to maturity
|
517 | 553 | 529 | 552 | ||||||||||||
Investment
securities available for sale
|
6,923 | 6,923 | 8,490 | 8,490 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities held to maturity
|
331 | 336 | 570 | 572 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities available for sale
|
3,102 | 3,102 | 4,066 | 4,066 | ||||||||||||
Loans
receivable, net
|
721,180 | 661,325 | 784,117 | 733,436 | ||||||||||||
Loans
held for sale
|
250 | 250 | 1,332 | 1,332 | ||||||||||||
Mortgage
servicing rights
|
512 | 792 | 468 | 929 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Demand
– savings deposits
|
382,865 | 382,865 | 392,389 | 392,389 | ||||||||||||
Time
deposits
|
296,705 | 299,694 | 277,677 | 281,120 | ||||||||||||
FHLB
advances
|
- | - | 37,850 | 37,869 | ||||||||||||
FRB
advances
|
58,300 | 58,292 | 85,000 | 84,980 | ||||||||||||
Junior
subordinated debentures
|
22,681 | 14,127 | 22,681 | 12,702 |
Fair
value estimates were based on existing financial instruments without attempting
to estimate the value of anticipated future business. The fair value has not
been estimated for assets and liabilities that were not considered financial
instruments.
Fair
value estimates, methods and assumptions are set forth below.
Cash – Fair value
approximates the carrying amount.
Investments and
Mortgage-Backed Securities – Fair values were based on quoted market
rates and dealer quotes, where available. The fair value of the trust
preferred investment was determined using a discounted cash flow
method.
Loans Receivable
and Loans Held for Sale – At December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009,
because of the illiquid market for loans sales, loans were priced using
comparable market statistics. The loan portfolio was segregated into various
categories and a weighted average valuation discount that approximated similar
loan sales was applied to each category.
Mortgage
Servicing Rights
– The fair
value of MSRs was determined using the Company’s model, which incorporates the
expected life of the loans, estimated cost to service the loans, servicing fees
received and other factors. The Company calculates MSRs fair value by
stratifying MSRs based on the predominant risk characteristics that include the
underlying loan’s interest rate, cash flows of the loan, origination date and
term. Key economic assumptions that vary due to changes in market interest rates
are used to determine the fair value of the MSRs and include expected prepayment
speeds, which impact the average life of the portfolio, annual service cost,
annual ancillary income and the discount rate used in valuing the cash flows. At
December 31, 2009, the MSRs fair value totaled $792,000, which was estimated
using a range of prepayment speed assumptions values that ranged from 100 to
874.
Deposits –
The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity such as non-interest-bearing
demand deposits, interest checking, money market and savings accounts was equal
to the amount payable on demand. The fair value of time deposits with stated
maturity was based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The
discount rate was estimated using rates currently available in the local
market.
Federal Home Loan
Bank Advances – The fair value for FHLB advances was based on the
discounted cash flow method. The discount rate was estimated using rates
currently available from the FHLB.
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Federal Reserve
Bank Advances – The fair value for FRB advances was based on the
discounted cash flow method. The discount rate was estimated using rates
currently available from the FRB.
Junior
Subordinated Debentures – The fair value of the Debentures was based on
the discounted cash flow method. The discount rate was estimated using rates
currently available for the Debentures.
Off-Balance Sheet
Financial Instruments – The estimated fair value of loan commitments
approximates fees recorded associated with such commitments as of December 31,
2009 and March 31, 2009. Since the majority of the Company’s off-balance-sheet
instruments consist of non-fee producing, variable rate commitments, the Bank
has determined they do not have a distinguishable fair value.
16.
|
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
|
Off-balance sheet
arrangements. The Company is a party to financial instruments
with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the
financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments
generally include commitments to originate mortgage, commercial and consumer
loans. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of
credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance
sheet. The Company’s maximum exposure to credit loss in the event of
nonperformance by the borrower is represented by the contractual amount of these
instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making
commitments as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. Commitments
to extend credit are conditional, and are honored for up to 45 days subject to
the Company’s usual terms and conditions. Collateral is not required
to support commitments.
Standby
letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Bank to guarantee
the performance of a customer to a third party. These guarantees are primarily
used to support public and private borrowing arrangements. The credit risk
involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved
in extending loan facilities to customers. Collateral held varies and is
required in instances where the Bank deems necessary.
At
December 31, 2009, a schedule of significant off-balance sheet commitments are
listed below (in thousands):
Contract
or
Notional
Amount
|
||||
Commitments
to originate loans:
|
||||
Adjustable-rate
|
$ | 696 | ||
Fixed-rate
|
3,126 | |||
Standby
letters of credit
|
1,385 | |||
Undisbursed
loan funds, and unused lines of credit
|
102,810 | |||
Total
|
$ | 108,017 |
At
December 31, 2009, the Company had firm commitments to sell $250,000 of
residential loans to the FHLMC. Typically, these agreements are short term fixed
rate commitments and no material gain or loss is likely.
Other Contractual
Obligations. In connection with certain asset sales, the Bank
typically makes representations and warranties about the underlying assets
conforming to specified guidelines. If the underlying assets do not
conform to the specifications, the Bank may have an obligation to repurchase the
assets or indemnify the purchaser against loss. At December 31, 2009,
loans under warranty totaled $114.3 million, which substantially represents the
unpaid principal balance of the Company’s loans serviced for FHLMC. The Bank
believes that the potential for loss under these arrangements is
remote. Accordingly, no contingent liability is recorded in the
consolidated financial statements.
The
Company is party to litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. In
the opinion of management, these actions will not have a material adverse
effect, if any, on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or
liquidity.
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
This
report contains certain financial information determined by methods other than
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America (“GAAP”). These measures include net interest income on a fully tax
equivalent basis and net interest margin on a fully tax equivalent basis.
Management uses these non-GAAP measures in its analysis of the Company’s
performance. The tax equivalent adjustment to net interest income recognizes the
income tax savings when comparing taxable and tax-exempt assets and assumes a
34% tax rate. Management believes that it is a standard practice in the banking
industry to present net interest income and net interest margin on a fully tax
equivalent basis, and accordingly believes that providing these measures may be
useful for peer comparison purposes. These disclosures should not be viewed as
substitutes for the results determined to be in accordance with GAAP, nor are
they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be
presented by other companies.
Critical
Accounting Policies
Critical
accounting policies and estimates are discussed in our 2009 Form 10-K under Item
7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operation – Critical Accounting Policies.” That discussion highlights
estimates the Company makes that involve uncertainty or potential for
substantial change. There have not been any material changes in the
Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates as compared to the
disclosure contained in the Company’s 2009 Form 10-K.
Recent
Developments
In
January 2009, the Bank entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with
the OTS. Under that agreement, the Bank must, among other things,
develop a plan for achieving and maintaining a minimum Tier 1 Capital (Leverage)
Ratio of 8% and a minimum Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 12%, compared to its
current minimum required regulatory Tier 1 Capital (Leverage) Ratio of 4% and
Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 8%. As of December 31, 2009, the
Bank’s leverage ratio was 10.17% (2.17% over the new required minimum) and its
risk-based capital ratio was 12.45% (0.45% over the new required
minimum). The MOU also requires the Bank to: (a) remain in compliance
with the minimum capital ratios contained in the business plan; (b) provide
notice to and obtain a non-objection from the OTS prior to the Bank declaring a
dividend; (c) maintain an adequate allowance for loan and lease losses (ALLL);
(d) engage an independent consultant to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of
the Bank’s asset quality; (e) submit a quarterly update to its written
comprehensive plan to reduce classified assets, that is acceptable to the OTS;
and (f) obtain written approval of the Loan Committee and the Board prior to the
extension of credit to any borrower with a classified loan.
The
Company also entered into a separate MOU agreement with the
OTS. Under the agreement, the Company must, among other things
support the Bank’s compliance with its MOU issued in January
2009. The MOU also requires the Bank to: (a) provide notice to and
obtain written non-objection from the OTS prior to the Company declaring a
dividend or redeeming any capital stock or receiving dividends or other payments
from the Bank; (b) provide notice to and obtain written non-objection from the
OTS prior to the Company incurring, issuing, renewing or repurchasing any new
debt; and (c) submit quarterly updates to its written operations plan and
consolidated capital plan.
The Board
and Company management do not believe that either of these agreements will
constrain the Bank’s business plan and furthermore, believes that the Company
and the Bank are currently in compliance with all of the requirements of these
agreements. Management believes that the primary reason the Company and the Bank
were requested to enter into a MOU with the OTS was due to the uncertain
economic conditions currently affecting the financial industry.
The
Company recently announced the filing of a registration statement in connection
with a proposed public offering of its common stock. The net proceeds from the
proposed offering, if successful, may be used by the Company for general
corporate purposes which may include without limitation, providing capital to
support the Bank’s growth, including the origination of, commercial real estate
and commercial loans in its market area. The Bank may also use the proceeds to
strengthen its regulatory capital ratios. There can be no assurances that the
Company will be able to raise this additional capital on terms that are
acceptable to the Company, or at all.
Executive
Overview
During
2008, the national and regional residential lending market experienced a notable
slowdown. This downturn, which continued into 2009, has negatively affected the
economy in our market area. As a result, the Company has experienced a decline
in the values of real estate collateral supporting our construction real estate
and land acquisition and development loans, and experienced increased loan
delinquencies and defaults. In response to these financial challenges, the
Company has taken and is continuing to take a number of actions aimed at
preserving existing capital, reducing its lending concentrations and associated
capital requirements, and increasing liquidity. The tactical actions taken
include, but are not limited to: focusing on reducing the amount of
nonperforming assets, adjusting its balance sheet by reducing loans receivable,
selling real estate owned, reducing controllable operating costs, increasing
retail deposits while maintaining available secured borrowing facilities to
improve liquidity and eliminating dividends to shareholders.
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The
Company’s goal is to deliver returns to shareholders by managing problem assets,
increasing higher-yielding assets (in particular, commercial real estate and
commercial loans), increasing core deposit balances, reducing expenses, hiring
experienced employees with a commercial lending focus and exploring
opportunistic acquisitions. The Company’s strategic plan includes
targeting the commercial banking customer base in its primary market area,
specifically small and medium size businesses, professionals and wealth building
individuals. In pursuit of these goals, the Company manages growth while
including a significant amount of commercial and commercial real estate loans in
its portfolio. Significant portions of these new loan products carry adjustable
rates, higher yields or shorter terms and higher credit risk than traditional
fixed-rate mortgages. A related goal is to increase the proportion of personal
and business checking account deposits used to fund these new loans. At December
31, 2009, checking accounts totaled $157.6 million, or 23.2% of our total
deposit mix. The strategic plan also stresses increased emphasis on non-interest
income, including increased fees for asset management and deposit service
charges. The strategic plan is designed to enhance earnings, reduce interest
rate risk and provide a more complete range of financial services to customers
and the local communities the Company serves. The Company is well positioned to
attract new customers and to increase its market share with seventeen branches
including ten in Clark County, two in the Portland metropolitan area and four
lending centers.
As a
progressive, community-oriented financial institution, the Company emphasizes
local, personal service to residents of its primary market area. The Company
considers Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat and Skamania counties of Washington and
Multnomah, Clackamas and Marion counties of Oregon as its primary market area.
The Company is engaged predominantly in the business of attracting deposits from
the general public and using such funds in its primary market area to originate
commercial, commercial real estate, multi-family real estate, real estate
construction, residential real estate and consumer loans. Commercial and
construction loans have grown to 87.7% of the loan portfolio at December 31,
2009, increasing the risk profile of the total loan portfolio. The Company
continues its strategy of controlling balance sheet growth in order to improve
its regulatory capital ratios as well as the targeted reduction of residential
construction related loans. Speculative construction loans represent $31.2
million of the residential construction portfolio at December 31, 2009. These
loan balances are down 12.0% from the previous quarter and 46.4% from a year
ago. Our residential construction loans decreased 10.0% from the
prior quarter and 50.0% from December 31, 2008.
The
Company continuously reviews new products and services to provide its customers
more financial options. All new technology and services are generally reviewed
for business development and cost saving purposes. Processing our own checks and
check imaging has supported the Bank’s increased service to customers and at the
same time has increased efficiency. The Bank has implemented remote check
capture at all of its branches and is in the process of implementing remote
capture of checks on site for selected customers of the Bank. The Bank has
formed a cash management team with an emphasis on improving the Bank’s cash
management product line for its commercial customers. The Company continues to
experience growth in customer use of its online banking services, which allows
customers to conduct a full range of services on a real-time basis, including
balance inquiries, transfers and electronic bill paying. The Company’s online
service has also enhanced the delivery of cash management services to commercial
customers. The Company began offering Certificate of Deposit Account Registry
Service (CDARS™) deposits to its customers during fiscal 2009. Through the CDARS
program, customers can access FDIC insurance up to $50 million. The Company also
implemented Check 21 during fiscal 2009, which allows the Company to process
checks faster and more efficiently. In December 2008, the Company began
operating as a merchant bankcard “agent bank” facilitating credit and debit card
transactions for business customers through an outside merchant bankcard
processor. This allows the Company to underwrite and approve merchant bankcard
applications and retain interchange income that, under its previous status as a
“referral bank”, was earned by a third party. In the first quarter of
fiscal 2010, the Company began participating in the MoneyPass Network, which
allows our customers access to over 16,000 ATMs across the country free of
charge.
The
Company also operates a trust and financial services company, Riverview Asset
Management Corp. (“RAMCorp”), located in downtown Vancouver,
Washington. Riverview Mortgage, a mortgage broker division of the
Bank, originates mortgage loans for various mortgage companies predominantly in
the Vancouver/Portland metropolitan areas, as well as for the Bank. The Business
and Professional Banking Division, with two lending offices in Vancouver and one
in Portland, offers commercial and business banking services.
Vancouver
is located in Clark County, Washington, which is just north of Portland, Oregon.
Many businesses are located in the Vancouver area because of the favorable tax
structure and lower energy costs in Washington as compared to
Oregon. Companies located in the Vancouver area include Sharp
Microelectronics, Hewlett Packard, Georgia Pacific, Underwriters Laboratory,
Wafer Tech, Nautilus and Barrett Business Services, as well as several support
industries. In addition to this industry base, the Columbia River
Gorge Scenic Area is a source of tourism, which has helped to transform the area
from its past dependence on the timber industry.
Prior to
2008, national real estate and home values increased substantially as a result
of the generally strong national economy, speculative investing, and aggressive
lending practices that provided loans to marginal borrowers (generally termed as
“subprime” loans). That strong economy also resulted in significant increases in
residential and commercial real estate values and commercial and residential
construction. The national and regional residential lending market, however,
experienced a notable slowdown in 2008, which has continued into 2009, and loan
delinquencies and foreclosure rates
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have
increased. Foreclosures and delinquencies are also being driven by investor
speculation in many states, while job losses and depressed economic conditions
have resulted in the higher levels of delinquent loans. The continued
economic downturn, and more specifically the slowdown in residential real estate
sales, has resulted in further uncertainty in the financial markets. During the
quarter-ended December 31, 2009, the local economy remained under pressure but
recently has shown signs that the recession is moderating. While unemployment in
Clark County increased during the past quarter, unemployment in Portland Oregon
decreased during this same time period. In addition, several other indicators,
including home values and housing inventory levels have shown improvements
during the past quarter. Unemployment in Clark County increased to 13.4% in
November 2009 compared to 12.7% in September 2009 and 12.6% in June 2009.
Unemployment in Portland decreased to 10.3% in November 2009 compared to 11.3%
in September 2009 and 11.6% in June 2009. Home values at December 31, 2009 in
the Company’s market area remained lower than home values in 2008, due in large
part to an increase in volume of foreclosures and short sales. However, as noted
above, home values have begun to stabilize in the past quarter after decreasing
during the past fiscal year. Inventory levels in Portland, Oregon have fallen to
7.7 months at December 2009, compared to 14.1 months at December 2008. Inventory
levels in Clark County have fallen to 7.6 months at December 2009, compared to
14.8 months at December 2008. Closed home sales in Clark County increased 48.1%
in December 2009 compared to December 2008. Closed home sales in
Portland increased 52.6% during the same time period. Commercial real estate
leasing activity in the Portland/Vancouver area has performed better than the
residential real estate market, but it is generally affected by a slow economy
later than other indicators. Commercial vacancy rates in Clark County and
Portland Oregon increased as of December 31, 2009 compared to prior years.
During the past 21 months, the Company has experienced a decline in the values
of real estate collateral underlying its loans, including certain of its
construction real estate and land acquisition and development loans, has
experienced increased loan delinquencies and defaults, and believes there are
indications of potential further increased loan delinquencies and defaults. In
addition, competition among financial institutions for deposits has also
continued to increase, making it more expensive to attract core
deposits.
In its
continuing effort to reduce controllable costs, the Company has reduced the
number of full-time equivalent employees from 253 at December 31, 2008 to 237 at
December 31, 2009 and closed its downtown Portland branch as of October 2, 2009.
This branch was acquired as part of the Company’s acquisition of American
Pacific Bank in 2005. The decision to close this branch was primarily due to the
expiration of the lease coupled with the branch’s failure to meet required
growth standards and low transaction volume. Due to the Company’s proactive
efforts in working with its deposit customers, along with existing bank products
including remote deposit capture and Internet Banking, the Company was able to
retain substantially all of the deposit accounts at this location through its
existing branch network. In addition, the Company made the decision to close its
loan production office in Clackamas, Oregon. All employees at both of these
locations were transferred to other positions within the Company. As a result of
the reduction in personnel and closure of the offices we will save approximately
$1.3 million per year.
Financial
Highlights. Net loss for the three months ended December 31,
2009 was $1.3 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, compared to net income of
$1.5 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the three months ended December
31, 2008. Net interest income after provision for loan losses decreased $2.9
million to $4.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2009 compared to
$7.2 million for the same quarter last year. Non-interest income decreased for
the quarter-ended December 31, 2009 compared to the same quarter last year due
primarily to a $456,000 OTTI charge taken on an investment
security. Non-interest expense increased $885,000 to $7.8 million for
the three months ended December 31, 2009 compared to $6.9 million for the same
quarter last year. The $885,000 increase was due to increases in the
FDIC insurance premiums of $248,000 and additional professional fees and cost
associated with REO properties of $689,000 which were partially offset by a
decrease in compensation expense.
Net loss
for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 was $741,000, or $0.07 per diluted
share, compared to a net loss of $1.9 million, or $0.18 per diluted share for
the nine months ended December 31, 2008. Net interest income after
loan loss provision increased $2.0 million to $16.3 million for the nine months
ended December 31, 2009 compared to $14.2 million for the same period in prior
year. Non-interest income increased $2.6 million for the nine months ended
December 31, 2009 compared to the same prior year period. The increase in
non-interest expense is due primarily to $3.4 million in OTTI charges taken in
prior year compared to a $915,000 OTTI charge taken in the current fiscal year.
Non-interest expense increased $2.8 million for the nine months ended December
31, 2009 compared to the same prior year period due primarily to an increase in
FDIC insurance premiums and REO related expenses.
The
annualized return on average assets was (0.59)% for the three months ended
December 31, 2009, compared to 0.64% for the three months ended December 31,
2008. For the same periods, the annualized return on average common equity was
(5.59)% compared to 6.47%, respectively. The efficiency ratio was 76.03% for the
third quarter of fiscal 2010 compared to 67.23% for the same period last year.
The increase in the efficiency ratio was primarily a result of the OTTI charge
on an investment security as well as additional professional fees and cost
associated with REO properties.
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Loan
Composition
The
following table sets forth the composition of the Company’s commercial and
construction loan portfolio based on loan purpose at the dates
indicated.
Commercial
Business
|
Other
Real
Estate
Mortgage
|
Real
Estate
Construction
|
Commercial
& Construction Total
|
|||||||||||||
December 31, 2009
|
(in
thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||
Commercial
business
|
$ | 111,662 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 111,662 | ||||||||
Commercial
construction
|
- | - | 43,983 | 43,983 | ||||||||||||
Office
buildings
|
- | 88,708 | - | 88,708 | ||||||||||||
Warehouse/industrial
|
- | 44,023 | - | 44,023 | ||||||||||||
Retail/shopping
centers/strip malls
|
- | 81,524 | - | 81,524 | ||||||||||||
Assisted
living facilities
|
- | 34,068 | - | 34,068 | ||||||||||||
Single
purpose facilities
|
- | 94,680 | - | 94,680 | ||||||||||||
Land
|
- | 76,801 | - | 76,801 | ||||||||||||
Multi-family
|
- | 34,541 | - | 34,541 | ||||||||||||
One-to-four
family construction
|
- | - | 38,133 | 38,133 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 111,662 | $ | 454,345 | $ | 82,116 | $ | 648,123 |
Commercial
Business
|
Other
Real
Estate
Mortgage
|
Real
Estate
Construction
|
Commercial
& Construction Total
|
|||||||||||||
March 31, 2009
|
(in
thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||
Commercial
business
|
$ | 127,150 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 127,150 | ||||||||
Commercial
construction
|
- | - | 65,459 | 65,459 | ||||||||||||
Office
buildings
|
- | 90,621 | - | 90,621 | ||||||||||||
Warehouse/industrial
|
- | 40,214 | - | 40,214 | ||||||||||||
Retail/shopping
centers/strip malls
|
- | 81,233 | - | 81,233 | ||||||||||||
Assisted
living facilities
|
- | 26,743 | - | 26,743 | ||||||||||||
Single
purpose facilities
|
- | 88,574 | - | 88,574 | ||||||||||||
Land
|
- | 91,873 | - | 91,873 | ||||||||||||
Multi-family
|
- | 28,394 | - | 28,394 | ||||||||||||
One-to-four
family construction
|
- | - | 74,017 | 74,017 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 127,150 | $ | 447,652 | $ | 139,476 | $ | 714,278 |
Comparison
of Financial Condition at December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009
Cash,
including interest-earning accounts, totaled $15.5 million at December 31, 2009
compared to $19.2 million at March 31, 2009.
Investment
securities available for sale totaled $6.9 million and $8.5 million at December
31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively. During the quarter, the Company
recognized a non-cash OTTI charge on an investment security of $456,000. The
investment security is a trust preferred pooled security with a fair market
value of $1.2 million secured by the debentures issued by bank holding
companies. For the nine months ended December 31, 2009, the Company recognized a
total of $915,000 in OTTI charges on this investment security. The Company
reviews investment securities for the presence of OTTI, taking into
consideration current market conditions, extent and nature of change in fair
value, issuer rating changes and trends, current analysts’ evaluations, the
Company’s intentions or requirements to sell the investments, as well as other
factors. Management believes it is possible that a substantial portion of the
principal and interest will be received and the Company does not intend to sell
this security and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be
required to sell this security before the anticipated recovery of the remaining
amortized cost basis. The Company compared the amortized cost basis of the
security to the present value of the revised expected cash flows, discounted
using the current pre-impairment yield. The revised expected cash flow estimates
were based primarily on an analysis of default rates, prepayment speeds and
third-party analytical reports. In determining the expected default rates and
prepayment speeds, management evaluated, among other things, the individual
issuer’s financial condition including capital levels, nonperforming assets
amounts, loan loss reserve levels, and portfolio composition and concentrations.
Management does not believe that the recognition of this OTTI charge has any
other implications for the Company’s business fundamentals or its
outlook. For additional information on our Level 3 fair value
measurements see “Fair Value of Level 3 Assets” included in Item 2.
Loans
receivable, net, totaled $721.2 million at December 31, 2009, compared to $784.1
million at March 31, 2009, a decrease of $62.9 million due primarily to the
Company’s planned balance sheet restructuring strategy, which includes reducing
the loan portfolio to preserve capital and liquidity. Loan originations totaling
$39.9 million during the current quarter ended December 31, 2009 were offset by
scheduled maturities and pay downs on loans as well as the transfer of certain
loans to REO. The Company continued its focus on growing commercial business and
commercial real estate loans and reducing construction and land development
loans. The total commercial real estate loan portfolio was $343.0 million
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as of
December 31, 2009, compared to $327.4 million as of March 31, 2009. Of this
total, 30.7% are owner occupied, and 69.3% are non-owner occupied as of December
31, 2009. A substantial portion of the loan portfolio is secured by real estate,
either as primary or secondary collateral, located in the Company’s primary
market areas. Risks associated with loans secured by real estate include
decreasing land and property values, increases in interest rates, deterioration
in local economic conditions, tightening credit or refinancing markets, and a
concentration of loans within any one area. The Company has no option ARM,
teaser, or sub-prime residential real estate loans in its
portfolio.
Prepaid
expenses and other assets were $9.0 million at December 31, 2009 compared to
$2.5 million at March 31, 2009. The increase was primarily due to
$5.1 million in payments made to the FDIC for the Bank’s estimated prepayment of
FDIC insurance assessments for the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 that is included in
prepaid expenses at December 31, 2009.
Deposit
accounts totaled $679.6 million at December 31, 2009, compared to $670.1 million
at March 31, 2009. During the nine months ended December 31, 2009, the Company
paid off $19.9 million in brokered deposits. The Company had no
wholesale-brokered deposits in its deposit mix as of December 31, 2009. The
Company’s focus on increasing customer deposits has also continued in the past
quarter. Customer branch deposits increased $44.7 million from March 31, 2009 to
December 31, 2009 despite the general downturn in the real estate market as well
as the overall economy. This growth was attributable to gains in both new
relationships and the deepening of existing customer relationships. Core branch
deposits (comprised of all demand, savings and interest checking accounts, plus
all time deposits and excludes wholesale-brokered deposits, Trust account
deposits, Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (“IOLTA”), public funds and internet
based deposits) account for 95.3% of total deposits at December 31, 2009,
compared to 90.0% at March 31, 2009. The Company plans to continue its focus on
the growth of core deposits and on building customer relationships as opposed to
obtaining deposits through the wholesale markets.
FRB
advances totaled $58.3 million at December 31, 2009 and $85.0 million at March
31, 2009. The Bank did not have any FHLB advances at December
31, 2009. FHLB advances totaled $37.9 million at March 31, 2009. The
$64.6 million decrease in total borrowings was attributable to the Company’s
increase in deposit balances, coupled with the planned decrease in loan
balances. The decision to shift the Company’s borrowings to the FRB was a result
of the lower cost of FRB borrowings as compared to those from the
FHLB.
Shareholders’
Equity and Capital Resources
Shareholders'
equity decreased $56,000 to $88.6 million at December 31, 2009 from $88.7
million at March 31, 2009. The decrease in equity was mainly
attributable to net loss of $741,000 for the nine months ended December 31,
2009. Earned ESOP shares, stock based compensation expense and the
net tax effect of adjustments to securities offset the overall decrease in
shareholder’s equity.
The Bank
is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the
OTS. Failure to meet
minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly
additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a
direct material effect on the Bank’s financial statements.
As of December 31, 2009, the most recent notification from the OTS categorized
the Bank as “well capitalized” under the regulatory framework for prompt
corrective action. To be categorized as “well capitalized,” the Bank must
maintain the minimum capital ratios set forth in the table below. In the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2009, the Bank entered into a MOU with the OTS which requires,
among other things, the Bank to develop a plan for achieving and maintaining a
minimum Tier 1 Capital (Leverage) Ratio of 8% and a minimum Total Risk-Based
Capital Ratio of 12%. These higher capital requirements will remain in effect
until the MOU is terminated. Management believes the Bank met all capital
adequacy requirements to which it was subject as of December 31,
2009.
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The
Bank’s actual and required minimum capital amounts and ratios are as follows
(dollars in thousands):
Actual
|
“Adequately
Capitalized”
|
“Well
Capitalized”
|
||||||||||||||
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
|||||||||||
December
31, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
Capital:
|
||||||||||||||||
(To
Risk-Weighted Assets)
|
$
|
93,927
|
12.45
|
%
|
$
|
60,362
|
8.0
|
%
|
$
|
75,453
|
10.0
|
%
|
||||
Tier
1 Capital:
|
||||||||||||||||
(To
Risk-Weighted Assets)
|
84,438
|
11.19
|
30,181
|
4.0
|
45,272
|
6.0
|
||||||||||
Tier
1 Capital (Leverage):
|
||||||||||||||||
(To
Adjusted Tangible Assets)
|
84,438
|
10.17
|
33,214
|
4.0
|
41,518
|
5.0
|
||||||||||
Tangible
Capital:
|
||||||||||||||||
(To
Tangible Assets)
|
84,438
|
10.17
|
12,455
|
1.5
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Actual
|
“Adequately
Capitalized”
|
“Well
Capitalized”
|
||||||||||||||
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
|||||||||||
March
31, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
Capital:
|
||||||||||||||||
(To
Risk-Weighted Assets)
|
$
|
94,654
|
11.46
|
%
|
$
|
66,080
|
8.0
|
%
|
$
|
82,599
|
10.0
|
%
|
||||
Tier
1 Capital:
|
||||||||||||||||
(To
Risk-Weighted Assets)
|
84,300
|
10.21
|
33,040
|
4.0
|
49,560
|
6.0
|
||||||||||
Tier
1 Capital (Leverage):
|
||||||||||||||||
(To
Adjusted Tangible Assets)
|
84,300
|
9.50
|
35,502
|
4.0
|
44,377
|
5.0
|
||||||||||
Tangible
Capital:
|
||||||||||||||||
(To
Tangible Assets)
|
84,300
|
9.50
|
13,313
|
1.5
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Liquidity
Liquidity
is essential to our business. The objective of the Bank’s liquidity management
is to maintain ample cash flows to meet obligations for depositor withdrawals,
fund the borrowing needs of loan customers, and to fund ongoing
operations. Core relationship deposits are the primary source of the
Bank’s liquidity. As such, the Bank focuses on deposit relationships with local
consumer and business clients who maintain multiple accounts and services at the
Bank. With the significant downturn in economic conditions our customers in
general have experienced reduced funds available to deposit in the
Bank. Total deposits were $679.6 million at December 31, 2009
compared to $670.1 million at March 31, 2009. Customer branch deposits increased
$44.7 million since March 31, 2009. During the quarter ended June 30, 2009, the
Company enrolled in an Internet deposit listing service. Under this listing
service, the Company may post time deposit rates on an internet site where
institutional investors have the ability to deposit funds with the Company. As
of December 31, 2009, the Company had deposits totaling $20.9 million through
this listing service.
Liquidity
management is both a short- and long-term responsibility of the Company's
management. The Company adjusts its investments in liquid assets based upon
management's assessment of (i) expected loan demand, (ii) projected loan sales,
(iii) expected deposit flows, (iv) yields available on interest-bearing deposits
and (v) its asset/liability management program objectives. Excess liquidity is
invested generally in interest-bearing overnight deposits and other short-term
government and agency obligations. If the Company requires funds beyond its
ability to generate them internally, it has additional diversified and reliable
sources of funds with the FHLB, the FRB, Pacific Coast Banker’s Bank and other
wholesale facilities. These sources of funds may be used on a long or short-term
basis to compensate for reduction in other sources of funds or on a long-term
basis to support lending activities. The growth in our loan portfolio over the
past several years surpassed the growth in our deposit accounts; as a result,
the Company increased its use of secured borrowings from the FHLB and FRB. Most
recently, the Company has focused on reducing its use of secured borrowings.
During the nine months ended December 31, 2009, the Company reduced its FHLB and
FRB borrowings by $64.6 million.
The
Bank’s primary source of funds are customer deposits, proceeds from principal
and interest payments on loans, proceeds from the sale of loans, maturing
securities and FHLB and FRB advances. While maturities and scheduled
amortization of loans are a predictable source of funds, deposit flows and
prepayment of mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities are greatly
influenced by general interest rates, economic conditions and competition.
Management believes that its focus on core relationship deposits coupled with
access to borrowing through reliable counterparties provides reasonable and
prudent assurance that ample liquidity is available. However, depositor or
counterparty behavior could change in response to competition, economic or
market situations or other unforeseen circumstances, which could have liquidity
implications that may require different strategic or operational
actions.
The Bank
must maintain an adequate level of liquidity to ensure the availability of
sufficient funds for loan originations, deposit withdrawals and continuing
operations, satisfy other financial commitments and take advantage of investment
opportunities. During the nine months ended December 31, 2009, the Bank used its
sources of funds primarily to fund loan commitments and to pay deposit
withdrawals. At December 31, 2009, cash totaled $15.5 million, or 1.8% of total
assets.
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The Bank
generally maintains sufficient cash and short-term investments to meet
short-term liquidity needs; however, our primary liquidity management practice
is to increase or decrease short-term borrowings, including FRB borrowings and
FHLB advances. At December 31, 2009, advances from the FRB totaled $58.3 million
and the Bank had additional borrowing capacity of $61.4 million from the FRB,
subject to sufficient collateral. At December 31, 2009, the Bank had no
outstanding advances from the FHLB of Seattle under an available credit facility
of $179.1 million, limited to sufficient collateral and stock investment. At
December 31, 2009, the Bank had sufficient unpledged collateral to allow it to
utilize its available borrowing capacity from the FRB and the
FHLB. Borrowing capacity may, however, fluctuate based on
acceptability and risk rating of loan collateral and counterparties could adjust
discount rates applied to such collateral at their discretion. The Bank also has
a $10.0 million line of credit available from Pacific Coast Bankers Bank. The
Bank had no borrowings outstanding under this credit arrangement at December 31,
2009.
An
additional source of wholesale funding includes brokered certificate of
deposits. While the Company has brokered deposits from time to time, the Company
historically has not relied on brokered deposits to fund its operations. At
December 31, 2009, the Company did not have any wholesale-brokered deposits. The
Bank participates in the CDARS product, which allows the Bank to accept deposits
in excess of the FDIC insurance limit for that depositor and obtain
“pass-through” insurance for the total deposit. The Bank’s CDARS balance was
$28.0 million, or 4.1% of total deposits, and $22.2 million, or 3.3% of total
deposits, at December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively. With news of
bank failures and increased levels of distress in the financial services
industry and growing customer concern with FDIC insurance limits, customer
interest in, and demand for, CDARS has continued to be evident with continued
renewals of existing CDARS deposits. In the first quarter of fiscal 2010, the
OTS informed the Bank that it was placing a restriction on the Bank’s ability to
increase its brokered deposits, including CDARS deposits, to no more than 10% of
total deposits. There can be no assurance that CDARS deposits will be available
for the Bank to offer its customers in the future. The combination of all the
Bank’s funding sources, gives the Bank additional available liquidity of $295.4
million, or 34.4% of total assets, at December 31, 2009.
Under the
Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program, all noninterest-bearing transaction
accounts, IOLTA accounts, and certain NOW accounts are fully guaranteed by the
FDIC for the entire amount in the account through June 30, 2010. The Bank has
elected to participate in this program at an additional cost to the Bank. Other
deposits maintained at the Bank are also insured by the FDIC up to $250,000 per
account owner through December 31, 2013.
At
December 31, 2009, the Company had commitments to extend credit of $108.0
million. The Company anticipates that it will have sufficient funds available to
meet current loan commitments. Certificates of deposits that are scheduled to
mature in less than one year totaled $256.7 million. Historically, the Bank has
been able to retain a significant amount of its deposits as they mature.
Offsetting these cash outflows are scheduled loan maturities of less than one
year totaling $222.6 million at December 31, 2009.
Sources
of capital and liquidity for the Company include distributions from the Bank and
the issuance of debt or equity securities. Dividends and other capital
distributions from the Bank are subject to regulatory restrictions and approval.
To the extent the Bank cannot pay dividends to the Company, the Company may be
forced to defer interest payments on its Debentures, which in turn, would
restrict the Company’s ability to pay dividends on its common
stock.
Asset
Quality
The
allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level sufficient to provide for
probable loan losses based on evaluating known and inherent risks in the loan
portfolio. The allowance is provided based upon management’s ongoing quarterly
assessment of the pertinent factors underlying the quality of the loan
portfolio. These factors include changes in the size and composition of the loan
portfolio, delinquency levels, actual loan loss experience, current economic
conditions, and detailed analysis of individual loans for which full
collectibility may not be assured. The detailed analysis includes techniques to
estimate the fair value of loan collateral and the existence of potential
alternative sources of repayment. The allowance consists of specific, general
and unallocated components. The specific component relates to loans that are
considered impaired. For such loans that are classified as impaired, an
allowance is established when the discounted cash flows (or collateral value or
observable market price) of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value
of that loan. The general component covers non-classified loans and is based on
historical loss experience adjusted for qualitative factors. An unallocated
component is maintained to cover uncertainties that could affect management’s
estimate of probable losses. Such factors include uncertainties in economic
conditions, uncertainties in identifying triggering events that directly
correlate to subsequent loss rates, changes in appraised value of underlying
collateral, risk factors that have not yet manifested themselves in loss
allocation factors and historical loss experience data that may not precisely
correspond to the current portfolio or economic conditions. The unallocated
component of the allowance reflects the margin of imprecision inherent in the
underlying assumptions used in the methodologies for estimating specific and
general losses in the portfolio. The appropriate allowance level is estimated
based upon factors and trends identified by management at the time the
consolidated financial statements are prepared.
Commercial
business, commercial real estate and construction and land acquisition loans are
considered to have a higher degree of credit risk than one-to-four family
residential loans, and tend to be more vulnerable to adverse conditions in the
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real
estate market and deteriorating economic conditions. While management believes
the estimates and assumptions used in its determination of the adequacy of the
allowance are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such estimates and
assumptions will not be proven incorrect in the future, that the actual amount
of future provisions will not exceed the amount of past provisions, or that any
increased provisions that may be required will not adversely impact our
financial condition and results of operations. In addition, bank regulators
periodically review the Company’s allowance for loan losses and may require the
Company to increase its provision for loan losses or recognize additional loan
charge-offs. An increase in the Company’s allowance for loan losses or loan
charge-offs as required by these regulatory authorities may have a material
adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of
operations.
Loans are
reviewed regularly and it is the Company’s general policy that when a loan is 90
days delinquent or when collection of principal or interest appears doubtful, it
is placed on non-accrual status, at which time the accrual of interest ceases
and a reserve for unrecoverable accrued interest is established and charged
against operations. Payments received on non-accrual loans are applied to reduce
the outstanding principal balance on a cash-basis method. All but one loan on
non-accrual status as of December 31, 2009 was categorized as classified loans
pursuant to bank regulatory guidelines.
The
allowance for loan losses was $18.2 million or 2.47% of total loans at December
31, 2009 compared to $17.0 million or 2.12% of total loans at March 31, 2009.
The increased balance in the allowance for loan losses was due to higher levels
of nonperforming and classified loans. Nonperforming loans were $36.4 million at
December 31, 2009 compared to $36.1 million at September 30, 2009 and $27.6
million at March 31, 2009. Classified loans were $49.9 million at
December 31, 2009 compared to $53.8 million at September 30, 2009 and $37.3
million at March 31, 2009. The balance of the classified loans
continue to be concentrated in the land development and speculative construction
categories, which represent 28% and 39% respectively, of the balance at December
31, 2009. The increase in classified loans reflects the continued
economic conditions, which have significantly affected homebuilders and
developers. The coverage ratio of allowance for loan losses to nonperforming
loans was 50.08% at both December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2009 as compared to
61.57% at March 31, 2009. This coverage ratio decreased from March 31, 2009 as
more of the Company’s nonperforming loans have been reduced to expected recovery
values as a result of specific impairment analysis performed on these loans and
the increased charge-offs taken on such loans.
Management’s
evaluation of the allowance for loan losses is based on ongoing, quarterly
assessments of the known and inherent risks in the loan portfolio. Loss factors
are based on the Company’s historical loss experience with additional
consideration and adjustments made for changes in economic conditions, changes
in the amount and composition of the loan portfolio, delinquency rates, changes
in collateral values, seasoning of the loan portfolio, duration of current
business cycle, a detailed analysis of impaired loans and other factors as
deemed appropriate. These factors are evaluated on a quarterly basis. Loss rates
used by the Company are impacted as changes in these risk factors increase or
decrease from quarter to quarter. Management also considers bank regulatory
examination results and findings of internal credit examiners in its quarterly
evaluation of the allowance for loan losses. At December 31, 2009,
the Company identified $30.7 million, or 84.4% of its nonperforming loans, as
impaired and performed a specific valuation analysis on each loan resulting in a
specific reserve of $3.1 million, or 10.2% of the nonperforming loans on which a
specific analysis was performed. Based on the results of these specific
valuation analyses, the Company’s allowance for loan losses did not increase
proportionately to the increase in the nonperforming loan balances. The Company
believes the low amount of specific reserves required for these nonperforming
loans reflects not only the Bank’s underwriting standards, but also recent loan
charge-offs.
The
problem loans identified by the Company have continued to remain concentrated in
speculative construction loans and land acquisition and development
loans. Management’s analysis of the allowance for loan losses during
the current fiscal year has placed greater emphasis on the Company’s
construction and land development loan portfolios and the effect of various
factors such as geographic and loan type concentrations. During the
current fiscal year, management has focused on managing these portfolios in an
attempt to minimize the effects of declining home values and slower home sales,
which have contributed to the increase in allowance for loan losses. At December
31, 2009, the Company’s residential construction and land development loan
portfolios were $38.1 million and $76.8 million, respectively. Substantially all
of the loans in these two portfolios are located in the Company’s market area.
The percentage of nonperforming loans in the residential construction and land
development portfolios was 30.04% and 15.54%, respectively. For the nine months
ended December 31, 2009, the charge-off ratio for the residential construction
and land development portfolios was 6.35% and 5.10%, respectively. Based on its
comprehensive analysis, management deemed the allowance for loan losses of $18.2
million at December 31, 2009 (2.47% of total loans and 50.08% of nonperforming
loans) adequate to cover probable losses inherent in the loan
portfolio.
A loan is
considered impaired when it is probable that a creditor will be unable to
collect all amounts (principal and interest) due according to the contractual
terms of the loan agreement. Impaired loans are generally carried at the lower
of cost or net realizable value, which are determined by management based on a
number of factors, including recent appraisals which are further reduced for
estimated selling costs or as a practical expedient, by estimating the present
value of expected future cash flows, discounted at the loan’s effective interest
rate. When the fair value measurement of the impaired loan is less than the
recorded investment in the loan (including accrued interest, net deferred loan
fees or costs, and unamortized premium or discount), an impairment is recognized
by adjusting an allocation of the allowance for loan losses. As of
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December
31, 2009, the Company had identified $35.4 million of impaired loans. Because
the significant majority of our impaired loans are collateral dependent, nearly
all of our specific allowances are calculated on the fair value of the
collateral. Of those impaired loans, $5.6 million have no specific valuation
allowance as their estimated collateral value is equal to or exceeds the
carrying costs. The remaining $29.7 million have specific valuation allowances
totaling $4.1 million.
Generally,
when a loan secured by real estate is initially measured for impairment and does
not have an appraisal performed in the last three months, the Company obtains an
updated market valuation by a third party appraiser that is reviewed by the
Company. Subsequently, the asset is appraised annually by a third party
appraiser. The evaluation may occur more frequently if management determines
that there is an indication that the market value may have declined. Upon
receipt and verification of the market valuation, the Company will record the
loan at the lower of cost or market (less costs to sell) by recording a
charge-off to the allowance for loan losses or by designating a specific reserve
in accordance with GAAP.
Nonperforming
assets, consisting of nonperforming loans and real estate owned, totaled $59.5
million or 6.93% of total assets at December 31, 2009 compared to $41.7 million
or 4.57% of total assets at March 31, 2009. Land acquisition and development
loans and speculative construction loans, represent $23.4 million, or 64.2%, of
the total nonperforming loan balance at December 31, 2009. The $36.4 million
balance of nonperforming loans consists of sixty loans to thirty-one borrowers,
which includes twenty-three commercial business loans totaling $10.1 million,
one commercial real estate loan totaling $435,000, fourteen land acquisition and
development loans totaling $11.9 million (the largest of which was $2.1
million), ten real estate construction loans totaling $11.5 million, eleven
residential real estate loans totaling $2.5 million and one consumer loan
totaling $18,000. All of these loans are to borrowers located in Oregon and
Washington with the exception of two land acquisition and development loans
totaling $1.6 million. One of these loans totaling $1.4 million is to
a Washington borrower who has property located in Southern
California. The second loan totaling $255,000 is secured by
collateral located in Arizona.
The $23.1
million balance of REO is comprised of forty-seven properties limited to
twenty-seven lending relationships. These properties consist of nineteen
single-family homes totaling $3.4 million, twenty residential building lots
totaling $1.6 million, five finished subdivision properties totaling $6.3
million, two land development property totaling $6.1 million and one condominium
project totaling $5.7 million. All of these properties are located in the
Company’s primary market area.
In
January 2010, the Company entered into a purchase agreement to sell the $5.7
million condominium project held in REO as of December 31, 2009. The
Company expects the sale of this REO to be completed in February 2010. The
Company expects to recognize a loss of up to $90,000 on the sale of this REO
property. Through January 28, 2010, the Company also had $780,000 of additions
to REO since December 31, 2009.
The
following table sets forth information regarding the Company’s nonperforming
assets. At the dates indicated, the Company had no restructured loans within the
meaning of the accounting guidance on troubled debt restructuring.
December
31, 2009
|
March
31,
2009
|
|||||||
(dollars
in thousands)
|
||||||||
Loans
accounted for on a non-accrual basis:
|
||||||||
Commercial
business
|
$ | 10,053 | $ | 6,018 | ||||
Other
real estate mortgage
|
12,368 | 7,316 | ||||||
Real
estate construction
|
11,485 | 12,720 | ||||||
Real
estate one-to-four family
|
2,478 | 1,329 | ||||||
Consumer
|
18 | - | ||||||
Total
|
36,402 | 27,383 | ||||||
Accruing
loans which are contractually
past
due 90 days or more
|
- | 187 | ||||||
Total
nonperforming loans
|
36,402 | 27,570 | ||||||
REO
|
23,051 | 14,171 | ||||||
Total
nonperforming assets
|
$ | 59,453 | $ | 41,741 | ||||
Total
nonperforming loans to total loans
|
4.92 | % | 3.44 | % | ||||
Total
nonperforming loans to total assets
|
4.24 | 3.02 | ||||||
Total
nonperforming assets to total assets
|
6.93 | 4.57 |
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The
composition of the Company’s nonperforming assets by loan type and geographical
area is as follows:
Northwest
Oregon
|
Other
Oregon
|
Southwest
Washington
|
Other
Washington
|
Other
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
December 31, 2009
|
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Commercial
business
|
$
|
1,143
|
$
|
2,905
|
$
|
6,005
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
10,053
|
|||||
Commercial
real estate
|
-
|
-
|
435
|
-
|
-
|
435
|
|||||||||||
Land
|
-
|
2,115
|
8,007
|
176
|
1,635
|
11,933
|
|||||||||||
Multi-family
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Commercial
construction
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
31
|
-
|
31
|
|||||||||||
One-to-four family construction
|
6,302
|
3,017
|
2,135
|
-
|
-
|
11,454
|
|||||||||||
Real
estate one-to-four family
|
1,095
|
-
|
1,369
|
14
|
-
|
2,478
|
|||||||||||
Consumer
|
-
|
-
|
18
|
-
|
-
|
18
|
|||||||||||
Total nonperforming loans
|
8,540
|
8,037
|
17,969
|
221
|
1,635
|
36,402
|
|||||||||||
REO
|
425
|
7,190
|
9,995
|
5,441
|
-
|
23,051
|
|||||||||||
Total
nonperforming assets
|
$
|
8,965
|
$
|
15,227
|
$
|
27,964
|
$
|
5,662
|
$
|
1,635
|
$
|
59,453
|
The
composition of the speculative construction and land development loans by
geographical area is as follows:
Northwest
Oregon
|
Other
Oregon
|
Southwest
Washington
|
Other
Washington
|
Other
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
December 31, 2009
|
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Land
development
|
$
|
6,784
|
$
|
6,305
|
$
|
54,174
|
$
|
1,948
|
$
|
7,590
|
$
|
76,801
|
||||||
Speculative
construction
|
10,985
|
5,580
|
13,108
|
1,565
|
-
|
31,238
|
||||||||||||
Total speculative and land construction
|
$
|
17,769
|
$
|
11,885
|
$
|
67,282
|
$
|
3,513
|
$
|
7,590
|
$
|
108,039
|
Other
loans of concern totaled $13.5 million at December 31, 2009 compared to $17.7
million at September 30, 2009 and $10.1 million at March 31, 2009. The $13.5
million consists of four real estate construction loans totaling $8.6 million,
six commercial business loans totaling $2.2 million, one commercial real estate
loans totaling $62,000, five land acquisition loans totaling $2.6 million and
one one-to-four family real estate loan totaling $73,000. Other loans of concern
consist of loans which known information concerning possible credit problems
with the borrowers or the cash flows of the collateral securing the respective
loans has caused management to be concerned about these isolated instances of
the ability of the borrowers to comply with present loan repayment terms, which
may result in the future inclusion of such loans in the nonperforming
category.
At
December 31, 2009, loans delinquent 30 - 89 days were
0.76% of total loans
compared to 1.97% for the prior quarter and 1.94% at March 31, 2009. At December
31, 2009, the 30 - 89 days delinquency rate in the commercial business (C&I)
portfolio was 0.28% while the delinquency rate in the commercial real estate
(CRE) portfolio was 0.09%, representing one loan for $303,000. At that date, CRE
loans represented the largest portion of the loan portfolio at 46.4% of total
loans and C&I loans represented 15.1% of total loans. The 30 - 89 days
delinquency rate for the land development loan portfolio at December 31, 2009
was 3.8%. The 30 - 89 days delinquency rate for our HELOC portfolio was 0.59% at
December 31, 2009. At December 31, 2009, our residential construction
loan portfolio had no delinquencies in the 30 - 89 days category.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements and Other Contractual Obligations
Through
the normal course of operations, the Company enters into certain contractual
obligations and other commitments. Obligations generally relate to
funding of operations through deposits and borrowings as well as leases for
premises. Commitments generally relate to lending
operations.
The
Company has obligations under long-term operating leases, principally for
building space and land. Lease terms generally cover a five-year period, with
options to extend, and are not subject to cancellation.
The
Company has commitments to originate fixed and variable rate mortgage loans to
customers. Because some commitments expire without being drawn upon, the total
commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
Undisbursed loan funds and unused lines of credit include funds not disbursed,
but committed to construction projects and home equity and commercial lines of
credit. Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the
Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third
party.
For
further information regarding the Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements and
other contractual obligations, see Note 16 of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements contained in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.
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Goodwill
Valuation
Goodwill
is initially recorded when the purchase price paid for an acquisition exceeds
the estimated fair value of the net identified tangible and intangible assets
acquired. Goodwill is presumed to have an indefinite useful life and is tested,
at least annually, for impairment at the reporting unit level. The Company has
one reporting unit, the Bank, for purposes of computing goodwill. All of the
Company’s goodwill has been allocated to this single reporting unit. The Company
performs an annual review in the third quarter of each fiscal year, or more
frequently if indications of potential impairment exist, to determine if the
recorded goodwill is impaired. If the fair value exceeds the carrying value,
goodwill at the reporting unit level is not considered impaired and no
additional analysis is necessary. If the carrying value of the
reporting unit is higher than its fair value, there is an indication that
impairment may exist and additional analysis must be performed to measure the
amount of impairment loss, if any. The amount of impairment is determined by
comparing the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill to the
carrying value of the goodwill in the same manner as if the reporting unit was
being acquired in a business combination. Specifically, the Company would
allocate the fair value to all of the assets and liabilities of the reporting
unit, including unrecognized intangible assets, in a hypothetical analysis that
would calculate the implied fair value of goodwill. If the implied fair value of
goodwill is less than the recorded goodwill, the Company would record an
impairment charge for the difference.
A
significant amount of judgment is involved in determining if an indicator of
impairment has occurred. Such indicators may include, among others; a
significant decline in expected future cash flows; a sustained, significant
decline in our stock price and market capitalization; a significant adverse
change in legal factors or in the business climate; adverse assessment or action
by a regulator; and unanticipated competition. Any adverse change in these
factors could have a significant impact on the recoverability of such assets and
could have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial
Statements.
The
goodwill impairment test involves a two-step process. The first step is a
comparison of the reporting unit’s fair value to its carrying value. The Company
estimates fair value using the best information available, including market
information and a discounted cash flow analysis, which is also referred to as
the income approach. The income approach uses a reporting unit’s projection of
estimated operating results and cash flows that is discounted using a rate that
reflects current market conditions. The projection uses management’s best
estimates of economic and market conditions over the projected period including
growth rates in loans and deposits, estimates of future expected changes in net
interest margins and cash expenditures. The market approach estimates fair value
by applying cash flow multiples to the reporting unit’s operating performance.
The multiples are derived from comparable publicly traded companies with similar
operating and investment characteristics of the reporting unit. We validate our
estimated fair value by comparing the fair value estimates using the income
approach to the fair value estimates using the market approach.
The
Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test during the quarter-ended
December 31, 2009. As part of our process for performing the step one impairment
test of goodwill, the Company estimated the fair value of the reporting unit
utilizing the allocation of corporate value approach, the income approach and
the market approach in order to derive an enterprise value of the Company. The
allocation of corporate value approach applies the aggregate market value of the
Company and divides it among the reporting units. A key assumption in this
approach is the control premium applied to the aggregate market value. A control
premium is utilized as the value of a company from the perspective of a
controlling interest is generally higher than the widely quoted market price per
share. The Company used an expected control premium of 30%, which was based on
comparable transactional history. Assumptions used by the Company in its
discounted cash flow model (income approach) included an annual revenue growth
rate that approximated 5%, a net interest margin that approximated 4.5% and a
return on assets that ranged from 0.14% to 1.05% (average of 0.71%). In addition
to utilizing the above projections of estimated operating results, key
assumptions used to determine the fair value estimate under the income approach
was the discount rate of 14.4 percent utilized for our cash flow estimates and a
terminal value estimated at 0.8 times the ending book value of the reporting
unit. The Company used a build-up approach in developing the discount rate that
included: an assessment of the risk free interest rate, the rate of return
expected from publicly traded stocks, the industry the Company operates in and
the size of the Company. In applying the market approach method, the Company
selected eight publicly traded comparable institutions based on a variety of
financial metrics (tangible equity, leverage ratio, return on assets, return on
equity, net interest margin, nonperforming assets, net charge-offs, and reserves
for loan losses) and other relevant qualitative factors (geographical location,
lines of business, business model, risk profile, availability of financial
information, etc.) After selecting comparable institutions, the
Company derived the fair value of the reporting unit by completing a comparative
analysis of the relationship between their financial metrics listed above and
their market values utilizing various market multiples. The Company
calculated a fair value of its reporting unit of $57 million using the corporate
value approach, $65 million using the income approach and $68 million using the
market approach. Based on the results of the step one impairment
analysis, the Company determined the second step must be performed.
The
Company calculated the implied fair value of its reporting unit under the step
two goodwill impairment test. Under this approach, the Company calculated the
fair value for its unrecognized deposit intangible, as well as the remaining
assets and liabilities of the reporting unit. The calculated implied fair value
of the Company’s goodwill exceeded the carrying value by $18.0 million.
Significant adjustments were made to the fair value of the Company’s loans
receivable compared to its recorded value. Key assumptions used in its fair
value estimate of loans receivable was the discount for comparable loan
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sales.
The Company used a weighted average discount rate that approximated the discount
for similar loan sales by the FDIC during the past year. The Company segregated
its loan portfolio into seven categories, including performing loans,
non-performing loans and sub-performing loans. The weighted average discount
rates for these individual categories ranged from 3% (for performing loans) to
75% (for non-performing commercial loans). Based on results of the step two
impairment test, the Company determined no impairment charge of goodwill was
required.
Even
though the Company determined that there was no goodwill impairment during the
third quarter of fiscal 2010, continued declines in the value of our stock price
as well as values of others in the financial industry, declines in revenue for
the Bank beyond our current forecasts and significant adverse changes in the
operating environment for the financial industry may result in a future
impairment charge.
It is
possible that changes in circumstances existing at the measurement date or at
other times in the future, or in the numerous estimates associated with
management’s judgments, assumptions and estimates made in assessing the fair
value of our goodwill, could result in an impairment charge of a portion or all
of our goodwill. If the Company recorded an impairment charge, its financial
position and results of operations would be adversely affected, however, such an
impairment charge would have no impact on our liquidity, operations or
regulatory capital.
Fair
Value of Level 3 Assets
The
Company fair values certain assets that are classified as Level 3 under the fair
value hierarchy established by accounting guidance. These Level 3 assets are
valued using significant unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no
market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets. These
Level 3 financial assets include certain available for sale securities and loans
measured for impairment, for which there is neither an active market for
identical assets from which to determine fair value, nor is there sufficient,
current market information about similar assets to use as observable,
corroborated data for all significant inputs into a valuation model. Under these
circumstances, the fair values of these Level 3 financial assets are determined
using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, valuation in
accordance with accounting guidance related to accounting by creditors for
impairment of a loan or similar techniques, for which the determination of fair
value requires significant management judgment or estimation.
Valuations
using models or other techniques are sensitive to assumptions used for the
significant inputs. Where market data is available, the inputs used for
valuation reflect that information as of the valuation date. In periods of
extreme volatility, lessened liquidity or in illiquid markets, there may be more
variability in market pricing or a lack of market data to use in the valuation
process. Judgment is then applied in formulating those inputs.
At
December 31, 2009, the market for the Company’s single trust preferred pooled
security was determined to be inactive in management’s judgment. This
determination was made by the Company after considering the last known trade
date for this specific security, the low number of transactions for similar
types of securities, the low number of new issuances for similar securities, the
significant increase in the implied liquidity risk premium for similar
securities, the lack of information that is released publicly and discussions
with third-party industry analysts. Due to the inactivity in the market,
observable market data was not readily available for all significant inputs for
this security. Accordingly, the trust preferred pooled security was classified
as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The Company utilized observable inputs
where available, unobservable data and modeled the cash flows adjusted by an
appropriate liquidity and credit risk adjusted discount rate using an income
approach valuation technique in order to measure the fair value of the security.
Significant unobservable inputs were used that reflect our assumptions of what a
market participant would use to price the security. Significant unobservable
inputs included selecting an appropriate discount rate, default rate and
repayment assumptions. In selecting our assumptions, we considered the current
rates for similarly rated corporate securities, market liquidity, the individual
issuer’s financial conditions, historical repayment information, and future
expectations of the capital markets. The reasonableness of the fair value, and
classification as a Level 3 asset, was validated through comparison of fair
value as determined by two independent third-party pricing
services.
Certain
loans included in the loan portfolio were deemed impaired at December 31, 2009.
Accordingly, loans measured for impairment were classified as Level 3 in the
fair value hierarchy as there is no active market for these loans. Measuring
impairment of a loan requires judgment and estimates, and the eventual outcomes
may differ from those estimates. Impairment was measured by management based on
a number of factors, including recent independent appraisals which are further
reduced for estimated selling cost or as a practical expedient, by estimating
the present value of expected future cash flows, discounted at the loan’s
effective interest rate.
In
addition, REO was classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Management
generally determines fair value based on a number of factors, including
third-party appraisals of fair value less estimated costs to sell. The valuation
of REO is subject to significant external and internal judgment, and the
eventual outcomes may differ from those estimates.
For
additional information on our Level 1, 2 and 3 fair value measurements see Note
13 – Fair Value Measurement in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
contained in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for additional information.
28
Comparison
of Operating Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended December 31, 2009 and
2008
Net Interest Income. The
Company’s profitability depends primarily on its net interest income, which is
the difference between the income it receives on interest-earning assets and the
interest paid on deposits and borrowings. When interest-earning assets equal or
exceed interest-bearing liabilities, any positive interest rate spread will
generate net interest income. The Company’s results of operations are also
significantly affected by general economic and competitive conditions,
particularly changes in market interest rates, government legislation and
regulation, and monetary and fiscal policies.
Net
interest income for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 was $8.7
million and $26.3 million, respectively, representing an increase of $355,000
and $939,000, respectively, for the same three and nine months ended December
31, 2008. Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing
liabilities decreased to 115.04% and 114.32% for the three and nine months
periods ended December 31, 2009, respectively, compared to 115.14% and 115.10%,
respectively, in the same prior year period. The net interest margin for the
three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 was 4.43% and 4.34%, respectively,
compared to 3.95% and 4.11%, respectively for the three and nine months ended
December 31, 2008.
The
Company generally achieves better net interest margins in a stable or increasing
interest rate environment as a result of the balance sheet being slightly asset
interest rate sensitive. However, due to a number of loans in the loan portfolio
with interest rate floors, net interest income will be negatively impacted in a
rising interest rate environment until such time as the current rate exceeds
these interest rate floors. Generally, interest rates on the Company’s
interest-earning assets reprice faster than interest rates on the Company’s
interest-bearing liabilities. In a decreasing interest rate environment, the
Company requires time to reduce deposit interest rates to recover the decline in
the net interest margin. As a result of the Federal Reserve’s 200 basis point
reduction in the short-term federal funds rate from March 2008 through December
2008, approximately 33% of the Company’s loans immediately repriced down by 200
basis points. The Company also immediately reduced the interest rate paid on
certain interest-bearing deposits. Recently, the Company has made progress in
further reducing its deposit and borrowing costs resulting in improved net
interest income. Further reductions will be reflected in future deposit
offerings and as existing deposits renew upon maturity. The amount and timing of
these reductions is dependent on competitive pricing pressures, yield curve
shape and changes in spreads.
Interest Income. Interest
income for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, was $11.5 million
and $35.2 million, respectively, compared to $13.2 million and $40.5 million for
the same period in prior year. This represents a decrease of $1.7 million and
$5.3 million for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009,
respectively, compared to the same prior year periods. Interest income on loans
receivable decreased primarily as a result of the decrease in loan balances as
well as the Federal Reserve interest rate cuts described above, and to a lesser
extent, interest income reversals on nonperforming loans. The decrease in
average loan balances was due to the Company’s recent effort to realign its
balance sheet and reduce its overall loans receivable as part of the Company’s
capital and liquidity strategies.
The
average balance of net loans decreased $65.5 million and $20.1 million to $743.9
million and $766.9 million for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009
from $809.4 million and $787.0 million for the same prior year periods,
respectively. The yield on net loans was 6.07% and 6.01% for the three and nine
months ended December 31, 2009, respectively, compared to 6.34% and 6.69% for
the same three and nine months in the prior year, respectively. During the three
and nine months ended December 31, 2009, the Company also reversed $145,000 and
$623,000, respectively, of interest income on nonperforming loans.
Interest Expense. Interest
expense decreased $2.0 million to $2.8 million for the three months ended
December 31, 2009, compared to $4.8 million for the three months ended December
31, 2008. For the nine months ended December 31, 2009, interest expense
decreased $6.2 million to $8.9 million compared to $15.1 million for the same
period in prior year. The decrease in interest expense was primarily
attributable to the Company’s efforts to reduce its costs of deposits and
borrowings following the Federal Reserve interest rate cuts described above. The
actions taken by the Company include transferring its borrowings to the FRB from
the FHLB in an effort to advantage of the significantly lower borrowing costs
and reducing the rates paid on its interest-bearing deposits. At December 31,
2009, all of the Bank’s borrowings were at the FRB. The weighted average
interest rate on interest-bearing deposits decreased to 1.61% and 1.75% for the
three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, respectively, from 2.74% and
2.80% for the same period in the prior year. The weighted average cost of FHLB
and FRB borrowings, junior subordinated debenture and capital lease obligations
decreased to 1.73% and 1.36% for the three and nine months ended December 31,
2009, respectively, from 2.14% and 2.83% for the same respective periods in the
prior year. For the nine months ended December 31, 2009, the weighted average
cost of the Company’s FRB borrowings was 0.28% compared to 1.18% for its FHLB
borrowings.
29
The
following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, information regarding
average balances of assets and liabilities as well as the total dollar amounts
of interest earned on average interest-earning assets and interest paid on
average interest-bearing liabilities, resultant yields, interest rate spread,
ratio of interest-earning assets to interest-bearing liabilities and net
interest margin.
Three
Months Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Average
Balance
|
Interest
and
Dividends
|
Yield/Cost
|
Average
Balance
|
Interest
and
Dividends
|
Yield/Cost
|
||||||||||||
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Interest-earning
assets:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Mortgage
loans
|
$
|
639,872
|
$
|
9,966
|
6.18
|
%
|
$
|
685,499
|
$
|
11,134
|
6.44
|
%
|
|||||
Non-mortgage
loans
|
104,077
|
1,410
|
5.37
|
123,948
|
1,805
|
5.78
|
|||||||||||
Total net loans (1)
|
743,949
|
11,376
|
6.07
|
809,447
|
12,939
|
6.34
|
|||||||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities (2)
|
3,531
|
32
|
3.60
|
5,130
|
51
|
3.94
|
|||||||||||
Investment
securities (2)(3)
|
10,742
|
96
|
3.55
|
9,729
|
185
|
7.54
|
|||||||||||
Daily
interest-bearing assets
|
577
|
-
|
0.00
|
8,740
|
5
|
0.23
|
|||||||||||
Other
earning assets
|
24,229
|
23
|
0.38
|
8,592
|
11
|
0.51
|
|||||||||||
Total interest-earning assets
|
783,028
|
11,527
|
5.84
|
841,638
|
13,191
|
6.22
|
|||||||||||
Non-interest-earning
assets:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Office properties and equipment, net
|
18,526
|
20,147
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
non-interest-earning assets
|
63,907
|
48,362
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
865,461
|
$
|
910,147
|
|||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
liabilities:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Regular
savings accounts
|
$
|
29,239
|
41
|
0.55
|
$
|
26,846
|
37
|
0.55
|
|||||||||
Interest
checking accounts
|
73,873
|
64
|
0.34
|
80,636
|
220
|
1.08
|
|||||||||||
Money
market deposit accounts
|
194,455
|
582
|
1.19
|
166,383
|
1,027
|
2.45
|
|||||||||||
Certificates
of deposit
|
292,297
|
1,704
|
2.31
|
297,605
|
2,658
|
3.54
|
|||||||||||
Total interest-bearing deposits
|
589,864
|
2,391
|
1.61
|
571,470
|
3,942
|
2.74
|
|||||||||||
Other
interest-bearing liabilities
|
90,790
|
396
|
1.73
|
159,504
|
859
|
2.14
|
|||||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities
|
680,654
|
2,787
|
1.62
|
730,974
|
4,801
|
2.61
|
|||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing
liabilities:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing deposits
|
87,573
|
83,397
|
|||||||||||||||
Other liabilities
|
5,907
|
5,299
|
|||||||||||||||
Total liabilities
|
774,134
|
819,670
|
|||||||||||||||
Shareholders’
equity
|
91,327
|
90,477
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
|
$
|
865,461
|
$
|
910,147
|
|||||||||||||
Net
interest income
|
$
|
8,740
|
$
|
8,390
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
rate spread
|
4.22
|
%
|
3.61
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Net
interest margin
|
4.43
|
%
|
3.95
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Ratio
of average interest-earning assets to
average interest-bearing liabilities
|
115.04
|
%
|
115.14
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Tax
equivalent adjustment (3)
|
$
|
14
|
$
|
19
|
|||||||||||||
(1)
Includes non-accrual loans.
|
|||||||||||||||||
(2)
For purposes of the computation of average yield on investments available
for sale, historical cost balances were utilized;
therefore,
the yield information does not give effect to changes in fair value that
are reflected as a component of shareholders’ equity.
|
|||||||||||||||||
(3)
Tax-equivalent adjustment relates to non-taxable investment interest
income. Interest and rates are presented on a fully taxable
–equivalent basis
under a tax rate of 34%.
|
|||||||||||||||||
30
Nine
Months Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Average
Balance
|
Interest
and
Dividends
|
Yield/Cost
|
Average
Balance
|
Interest
and
Dividends
|
Yield/Cost
|
||||||||||||
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Interest-earning
assets:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Mortgage
loans
|
$
|
655,817
|
$
|
30,334
|
6.14
|
%
|
$
|
668,105
|
$
|
34,143
|
6.78
|
%
|
|||||
Non-mortgage
loans
|
111,083
|
4,391
|
5.25
|
118,872
|
5,545
|
6.19
|
|||||||||||
Total net loans (1)
|
766,900
|
34,725
|
6.01
|
786,977
|
39,688
|
6.69
|
|||||||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities (2)
|
3,922
|
107
|
3.62
|
5,541
|
167
|
4.00
|
|||||||||||
Investment
securities (2)(3)
|
11,369
|
356
|
4.16
|
10,278
|
466
|
6.02
|
|||||||||||
Daily
interest-bearing assets
|
1,168
|
1
|
0.11
|
10,252
|
111
|
1.44
|
|||||||||||
Other
earning assets
|
22,630
|
62
|
0.36
|
8,497
|
89
|
1.39
|
|||||||||||
Total interest-earning assets
|
805,989
|
35,251
|
5.81
|
821,545
|
40,521
|
6.55
|
|||||||||||
Non-interest-earning
assets:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Office properties and equipment, net
|
18,988
|
20,533
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
non-interest-earning assets
|
64,146
|
53,128
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
889,123
|
$
|
895,206
|
|||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
liabilities:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Regular
savings accounts
|
$
|
29,035
|
120
|
0.55
|
$
|
27,110
|
112
|
0.55
|
|||||||||
Interest
checking accounts
|
80,735
|
268
|
0.44
|
86,583
|
818
|
1.25
|
|||||||||||
Money
market deposit accounts
|
189,818
|
1,828
|
1.28
|
174,379
|
3,011
|
2.29
|
|||||||||||
Certificates
of deposit
|
273,370
|
5,317
|
2.58
|
273,868
|
7,907
|
3.83
|
|||||||||||
Total interest-bearing deposits
|
572,958
|
7,533
|
1.75
|
561,940
|
11,848
|
2.80
|
|||||||||||
Other
interest-bearing liabilities
|
132,054
|
1,352
|
1.36
|
151,844
|
3,239
|
2.83
|
|||||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities
|
705,012
|
8,885
|
1.67
|
713,784
|
15,087
|
2.81
|
|||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing
liabilities:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing deposits
|
86,681
|
80,693
|
|||||||||||||||
Other liabilities
|
6,391
|
7,471
|
|||||||||||||||
Total liabilities
|
798,084
|
801,948
|
|||||||||||||||
Shareholders’
equity
|
91,039
|
93,258
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
|
$
|
889,123
|
$
|
895,206
|
|||||||||||||
Net
interest income
|
$
|
26,366
|
$
|
25,434
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
rate spread
|
4.14
|
%
|
3.74
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Net
interest margin
|
4.34
|
%
|
4.11
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Ratio
of average interest-earning assets to
average
interest-bearing liabilities
|
114.32
|
%
|
115.10
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Tax
equivalent adjustment (3)
|
$
|
47
|
$
|
54
|
|||||||||||||
(1)
Includes non-accrual loans.
|
|||||||||||||||||
(2)
For purposes of the computation of average yield on investments available
for sale, historical cost balances were utilized;
therefore,
the yield information does not give effect to changes in fair value that
are reflected as a component of shareholders’ equity.
|
|||||||||||||||||
(3)
Tax-equivalent adjustment relates to non-taxable investment interest
income. Interest and rates are presented on a fully taxable
–equivalent basis under a tax rate of 34%.
|
|||||||||||||||||
31
The
following table sets forth the effects of changing rates and volumes on net
interest income of the Company for the periods-ended December 31, 2009 compared
to the periods-ended December 31, 2008. Variances that were insignificant have
been allocated based upon the percentage relationship of changes in volume and
changes in rate to the total net change.
Three
Months Ended December 31,
|
Nine
Months Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||
2009
vs. 2008
|
2009
vs. 2008
|
||||||||||||||||||
Increase
(Decrease) Due to
|
Increase
(Decrease) Due to
|
||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
Increase
|
Increase
|
||||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
Volume
|
Rate
|
(Decrease)
|
Volume
|
Rate
|
(Decrease)
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
Income:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage
loans
|
$
|
(727
|
)
|
$
|
(441
|
)
|
$
|
(1,168
|
)
|
$
|
(621
|
)
|
(3,188
|
)
|
$
|
(3,809
|
)
|
||
Non-mortgage
loans
|
(273
|
)
|
(122
|
)
|
(395
|
)
|
(348
|
)
|
(806
|
)
|
(1,154
|
)
|
|||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities
|
(15
|
)
|
(4
|
)
|
(19
|
)
|
(45
|
)
|
(15
|
)
|
(60
|
)
|
|||||||
Investment
securities (1)
|
17
|
(106
|
)
|
(89
|
)
|
45
|
(155
|
)
|
(110
|
)
|
|||||||||
Daily
interest-bearing
|
(3
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
(5
|
)
|
(54
|
)
|
(56
|
)
|
(110
|
)
|
|||||||
Other
earning assets
|
15
|
(3
|
)
|
12
|
73
|
(100
|
)
|
(27
|
)
|
||||||||||
Total
interest income
|
(986
|
)
|
(678
|
)
|
(1,664
|
)
|
(950
|
)
|
(4,320
|
)
|
(5,270
|
)
|
|||||||
Interest
Expense:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Regular
savings accounts
|
4
|
-
|
4
|
8
|
-
|
8
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
checking accounts
|
(17
|
)
|
(139
|
)
|
(156
|
)
|
(52
|
)
|
(498
|
)
|
(550
|
)
|
|||||||
Money
market deposit accounts
|
151
|
(596
|
)
|
(445
|
)
|
246
|
(1,429
|
)
|
(1,183
|
)
|
|||||||||
Certificates
of deposit
|
(46
|
)
|
(908
|
)
|
(954
|
)
|
(14
|
)
|
(2,576
|
)
|
(2,590
|
)
|
|||||||
Other
interest-bearing liabilities
|
(320
|
)
|
(143
|
)
|
(463
|
)
|
(378
|
)
|
(1,509
|
)
|
(1,887
|
)
|
|||||||
Total
interest expense
|
(228
|
)
|
(1,786
|
)
|
(2,014
|
)
|
(190
|
)
|
(6,012
|
)
|
(6,202
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
interest income
|
$
|
(758
|
)
|
$
|
1,108
|
$
|
350
|
$
|
(760
|
)
|
1,692
|
$
|
932
|
||||||
(1)
Interest is presented on a fully tax-equivalent basis under a tax rate of
34%
|
Provision for Loan Losses. The
provision for loan losses for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009
was $4.5 million and $10.1 million, respectively, compared to $1.2 million and
$11.2 million, respectively, for the same period in the prior year. The increase
in the provision for loan losses during the third quarter was primarily the
result of the continued economic downturn and uncertainty regarding its impact
on our loan portfolio including the related increase in net charge-offs. The
loan loss provision remains elevated compared to historical levels and reflects
the relatively high level of classified loans resulting primarily from the
current ongoing economic conditions and the slowdown in residential real estate
sales that is affecting among others, homebuilders and developers. Declining
real estate values and slower loan sales have significantly impacted the
borrower’s liquidity and ability to repay loans, which in turn has led to an
increase in delinquent and nonperforming construction and land development
loans, as well as the additional loan charge-offs. Nonperforming loans generally
reflect unique operating difficulties for the individual borrower; however, more
recently the deterioration in the general economy has become a significant
contributing factor to the increased levels of delinquencies and nonperforming
loans. The ratio of allowance for loan losses to total net loans was 2.47% at
December 31, 2009, compared to 1.97% at December 31, 2008.
Net
charge-offs for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 were $4.3
million and $8.8 million, respectively, compared to $1.1 million and $5.6
million for the same period last year. Annualized net charge-offs to average net
loans for the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2009 was 2.32% and
1.52%, respectively, compared to 0.53% and 0.94% for the same respective periods
in the prior year. Charge-offs increased during the quarter primarily as a
result of the writedown of several loans to their net realizable
value. Land acquisition and development loans represented $3.3
million of the total charge-offs during the quarter, the largest of which was
$1.3 million. Net charge-offs have remained concentrated in the residential
construction and land development portfolios. Nonperforming loans were $36.4
million at December 31, 2009 compared to $36.1 million at September 30, 2009 and
$27.6 million at March 31, 2009. The ratio of allowance for loan losses to
nonperforming loans was 50.08% at both December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2009,
a decline as compared to 61.57% at March 31, 2009. The allowance for loan losses
as a percentage of nonperforming loans decreased as more of the nonperforming
loan balances have been reduced to expected recovery values as a result of
specific impairment analyses performed and related charge-offs. The provision
for loans losses did not increase proportionately to the increase in
nonperforming assets due to the value of the underlying collateral securing
these loans and the results of the specific valuation analyses performed by the
Company. See “Asset Quality” included in Item 2 for additional information
related to asset quality that management considers in determining the provision
for loan losses.
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Non-Interest Income.
Non-interest income decreased $380,000 for the three months ended December 31,
2009 compared to the same prior year period. The decrease between the periods
was primarily a result of a $456,000 OTTI charge taken on an investment
security. Non-interest income increased $2.6 million for the nine
months ended December 31, 2009 compared to the same prior year
period. A $2.5 million decrease in the OTTI charge taken on an
investment security accounts for a majority of the increase between the periods
for the nine months ended December 31, 2009. Gain on sales of loans held for
sale increased $476,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 compared to
the same period in prior year. This increase was due to the significant increase
in refinancing activity during the first quarter of fiscal 2010 as a result of a
decline in mortgage interest rates. In addition, asset management fees decreased
$205,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 compared to the same period
in prior year as a result of the decrease in assets under management by RAMCorp.
This decrease in assets under management was primarily attributable to the
decline in asset values as a result of the downturn in the markets and the
general economy during the past 12-18 months. Most recently, assets under
management have increased due to the recovery experienced in the markets. At
December 31, 2009 assets under management were $279.7 million compared to $281.5
million at December 31, 2008. Mortgage loan fees, included in fees and service
charges, remained relatively unchanged at $687,000 for the nine months ended
December 31, 2009 compared to $688,000 from the same period in prior
year.
Non-Interest Expense.
Non-interest expense increased $885,000 and $2.8 million for the three and nine
months ended December 31, 2009, respectively, compared to the same prior year
periods. Management continues to focus on managing controllable costs as the
Company proactively adjusts to a lower level of real estate loan originations.
However, certain expenses remain out of the Company’s control, including FDIC
insurance premiums and REO expenses and write-downs. FDIC insurance premiums for
the nine months ended December 31, 2009 increased $1.1 million over the same
period in prior year, reflecting the FDIC’s industry wide higher assessment
rates for 2009 and a $417,000 special assessment charge in the first quarter of
fiscal 2010. REO expenses increased $1.2 million due in part to $894,000 in
charge-offs on existing REO properties as well as holding costs associated with
such properties. Professional fees have also remained higher due to
the ongoing costs associated with nonperforming assets.
Income Taxes. The benefit for
income taxes was $758,000 and $617,000 for the three and nine months ended
December 31, 2009, respectively, compared to an income tax provision for the
three months ended December 31, 2008 of $691,000 and an income tax benefit for
the nine months ended December 31, 2008 of $1.4 million. The benefit
for income taxes was a result of the net pre-tax loss incurred during the
quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2009. The effective tax
rate for three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 was 37.1% and 45.4%,
respectively, compared to 31.9% and 41.2%, respectively, for the three and nine
months ended December 31, 2008. When the Company incurs a pre-tax loss its
effective tax rate is higher than the statutory tax rate primarily as a result
of non-taxable income generated from investments in bank owned life insurance
and tax-exempt municipal bonds.
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Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk
There has
not been any material change in the market risk disclosures contained in the
2009 Form 10-K.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
An
evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 13(a) - 15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) was carried out as of
December 31, 2009 under the supervision and with the participation of the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and several other
members of the Company’s senior management as of the end of the period covered
by this report. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and
procedures as in effect on December 31, 2009 were effective in ensuring that the
information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or
submits under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 is (i) accumulated and
communicated to the Company’s management (including the Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer) in a timely manner, and (ii) recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and
forms.
In the
quarter-ended December 31, 2009, the Company did not make any changes in its
internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect these controls.
While the
Company believes the present design of its disclosure controls and procedures is
effective to achieve its goal, future events affecting its business may cause
the Company to modify its disclosure controls and procedures. The
Company does not expect that its disclosure controls and procedures and internal
control over financial reporting will prevent all error and fraud. A
control procedure, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only
reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control procedure
are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control
procedures, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all
control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been
detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that
judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns in controls or
procedures can occur because of simple error or
mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual
acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management
override of the control. The design of any control procedure is based
in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and
there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated
goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls become
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with
the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent
limitations in a cost-effective control procedure, misstatements attributable to
error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
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RIVERVIEW
BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal
Proceedings
The
Company is party to litigation arising in the ordinary course of
business. In the opinion of management, these actions will not have a
material adverse effect, on the Company’s financial position, results of
operations, or liquidity.
Item 1A.
Risk
Factors
Except as
set forth below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors set
forth in Part I. Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended March 31, 2009.
The
Company and the Bank each are required to comply with the terms of memoranda of
understanding issued by the OTS and lack of compliance could result in monetary
penalties and /or additional regulatory actions.
In
January 2009, the Bank entered into a Memorandum of Understanding or MOU with
the OTS. Under that agreement, the Bank must, among other things,
develop a plan for achieving and maintaining a minimum Tier 1 Capital (Leverage)
Ratio of 8% and a minimum Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 12%, compared to its
current minimum required regulatory Tier 1 Capital (Leverage) Ratio of 4% and
Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 8%. As of December 31, 2009, the
Bank’s leverage ratio was 10.17% (2.17% over the new required minimum) and its
risk-based capital ratio was 12.45% (0.45% over the new required
minimum). The MOU also requires the Bank to: remain in compliance
with the minimum capital ratios contained in the Bank’s business plan; provide
notice to and obtain a non-objection from the OTS prior to declaring a dividend;
maintain an adequate allowance for loan and lease losses; engage an independent
consultant to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the Bank’s asset quality;
submit a quarterly update to its written comprehensive plan to reduce classified
assets, that is acceptable to the OTS; and obtain written approval of the loan
committee and the Board prior to the extension of credit to any borrower with a
classified loan.
On June
9, 2009 the OTS issued a Supervisory Letter Directive or SLD to the Bank that
restricts the Bank’s brokered deposits (including CDARS) to 10% of total
deposits. At December 31, 2009 and June 9, 2009, the Company did not
have any wholesale-brokered deposits as compared to $19.9 million, or 3.0% of
total deposits, at March 31, 2009. The Bank participates in the CDARS product,
which allows the Bank to accept deposits in excess of the FDIC insurance limit
for that depositor and obtain “pass-through” insurance for the total deposit.
The Bank’s CDARS balance was $28.0 million, or 4.1% of total deposits, and $22.2
million, or 3.3% of total deposits, at December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009,
respectively. At June 9, 2009, the Company had $20.4 million in CDARs deposits,
which represented 3.2% of total deposits.
In
October 2009, the Company entered into a separate MOU with the OTS. Under this
agreement, the Company must, among other things, support the Bank’s compliance
with its MOU issued in January 2009. The MOU also requires the
Company to: provide notice to and obtain written non-objection from the OTS
prior to declaring a dividend or redeeming any capital stock or receiving
dividends or other payments from the Bank; provide notice to and obtain written
non-objection from the OTS prior to incurring, issuing, renewing or repurchasing
any new debt; and submit to the OTS within prescribed time periods an operations
plan and a consolidated capital plan that respectively addresses the Company’s
ability to meet its financial obligations through December 2012 and how the Bank
will maintain capital ratios mandated by its MOU.
The MOUs
and SLD will remain in effect until stayed, modified, terminated or suspended by
the OTS. If the OTS were to determine that Company or the Bank were
not in compliance with their respective MOUs, it would have available various
remedies, including among others, the power to enjoin "unsafe or unsound"
practices, to require affirmative action to correct any conditions resulting
from any violation or practice, to direct an increase in capital, to restrict
the growth of the Company or the Bank, to remove officers and/or directors, and
to assess civil monetary penalties. Management of the Company and the Bank has
been taking action and implementing programs to comply with the requirements of
the MOU and SLD. Although compliance with the MOUs and SLD will be determined by
the OTS, management believes that the Company and the Bank have complied in all
material respects with the provisions of the MOUs and SLD required to be
complied with as of the date of this filing, including the capital requirements
and restrictions on brokered deposits imposed by the OTS. The OTS may
determine, however, in its sole discretion that the issues raised by the MOUs
and SLD have not been addressed satisfactorily, or that any current or past
actions, violations or deficiencies could be the subject of further regulatory
enforcement actions. Such enforcement actions could involve penalties or
limitations on the Company’s business at the Bank or the holding company and
negatively affect the Company’s ability to implement its business plan, pay
dividends on the Company’s common stock, the value of the Company’s common stock
as well as the Company’s financial condition and results of
operations.
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The
current economic recession in the market areas the Company serves may continue
to adversely impact its earnings and could increase the credit risk associated
with its loan portfolio.
Substantially
all of the Company’s loans are to businesses and individuals in the states of
Washington and Oregon. A continuing decline in the economies of the seven
counties in which it operates, including the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area,
which the Company considers to be its primary market areas, could have a
material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of
operations and prospects. In particular, Washington and Oregon have
experienced substantial home price declines and increased foreclosures and have
experienced above average unemployment rates.
A further
deterioration in economic conditions in the Company’s market area could result
in the following consequences, any of which could have a materially adverse
impact on its business, financial condition and results of operations: loan
delinquencies, problem assets and foreclosures may increase; demand for its
products and services may decline; collateral for loans made may decline further
in value, in turn reducing customers’ borrowing power, reducing the value of
assets and collateral associated with existing loans; and the amount of its
low-cost or non-interest bearing deposits may decrease.
Our
real estate construction and land acquisition or development loans are based
upon estimates of costs and the value of the completed project.
The
Company makes real estate construction loans to individuals and builders,
primarily for the construction of residential properties. The Company originates
these loans whether or not the collateral property underlying the loan is under
contract for sale. At December 31, 2009, construction loans totaled $82.1
million, or 11.1% of our total loan portfolio, of which $38.1 million were for
residential real estate projects. Approximately $6.9 million of our residential
construction loans were made to finance the construction of owner-occupied homes
and are structured to be converted to permanent loans at the end of the
construction phase. Land loans, which are loans made with land as
security, totaled $76.8 million, or 10.4%, of the Company’s total loan portfolio
at December 31, 2009. Land loans include raw land and land acquisition and
development loans. In general, construction, and land lending
involves additional risks because of the inherent difficulty in estimating a
property's value both before and at completion of the project as well as the
estimated cost of the project. Construction costs may exceed original
estimates as a result of increased materials, labor or other
costs. In addition, because of current uncertainties in the
residential real estate market, property values have become more difficult to
determine than they have historically been. Construction loans and
land acquisition and development loans often involve the disbursement of funds
with repayment dependent, in part, on the success of the project and the ability
of the borrower to sell or lease the property or refinance the indebtedness,
rather than the ability of the borrower or guarantor to repay principal and
interest. These loans are also generally more difficult to
monitor. In addition, speculative construction loans to a builder are
often associated with homes that are not pre-sold, and thus pose a greater
potential risk than construction loans to individuals on their personal
residences. At December 31, 2009, $108.0 million of the Company’s construction
and land loans were for speculative construction loans. Approximately $23.4
million, or 21.7%, of the Company’s total real estate construction and land
loans were nonperforming at December 31, 2009.
The
Company’s emphasis on commercial real estate lending may expose it to increased
lending risks.
The
Company’s current business strategy is focused on the expansion of commercial
real estate lending. This type of lending activity, while potentially more
profitable than single-family residential lending, is generally more sensitive
to regional and local economic conditions, making loss levels more difficult to
predict. Collateral evaluation and financial statement analysis in these types
of loans requires a more detailed analysis at the time of loan underwriting and
on an ongoing basis. In the Company’s primary market of southwest Washington and
northwest Oregon, the housing market has slowed, with weaker demand for housing,
higher inventory levels and longer marketing times. A further downturn in
housing, or the real estate market, could increase loan delinquencies, defaults
and foreclosures, and significantly impair the value of its collateral and the
Company’s ability to sell the collateral upon foreclosure. Many of the Company’s
commercial borrowers have more than one loan outstanding with the Company.
Consequently, an adverse development with respect to one loan or one credit
relationship can expose the Company to a significantly greater risk of
loss.
At
December 31, 2009, the Company had $377.5 million of commercial real estate and
multi-family real estate mortgage loans, representing 51.1% of its total loan
portfolio. These
loans typically involve higher principal amounts than other types of loans, and
repayment is dependent upon income generated, or expected to be generated, by
the property securing the loan in amounts sufficient to cover operating expenses
and debt service, which may be adversely affected by changes in the economy or
local market conditions. For example, if the cash flow from the borrower’s
project is reduced as a result of leases not being obtained or renewed, the
borrower’s ability to repay the loan may be impaired. Commercial and
multi-family mortgage loans also expose a lender to greater credit risk than
loans secured by residential real estate because the collateral securing these
loans typically cannot be sold as easily as residential real estate. In
addition, many of the Company’s commercial and multi-family real estate loans
are not fully amortizing and contain large balloon payments upon maturity. Such
balloon payments may require the borrower to either sell or refinance the
underlying property in order to make the payment, which may increase the risk of
default or non-payment.
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A
secondary market for most types of commercial real estate and construction loans
is not readily liquid, so the Company has less opportunity to mitigate credit
risk by selling part or all of its interest in these loans. As a
result of these characteristics, if the Company forecloses on a commercial or
multi-family real estate loan, its holding period for the collateral typically
is longer than for one-to-four family residential mortgage loans because there
are fewer potential purchasers of the collateral. Accordingly, charge-offs on
commercial and multi-family real estate loans may be larger on a per loan basis
than those incurred with the Company’s residential or consumer loan
portfolios.
The
level of the Company’s commercial real estate loan portfolio may subject it to
additional regulatory scrutiny.
The FDIC,
the Federal Reserve and the Office of Thrift Supervision have promulgated joint
guidance on sound risk management practices for financial institutions with
concentrations in commercial real estate lending. Under this guidance, a
financial institution that, like the Company, is actively involved in commercial
real estate lending should perform a risk assessment to identify concentrations.
A financial institution may have a concentration in commercial real estate
lending if, among other factors (i) total reported loans for construction, land
development, and other land represent 100% or more of total capital, or (ii)
total reported loans secured by multifamily and non-farm residential properties,
loans for construction, land development and other land, and loans otherwise
sensitive to the general commercial real estate market, including loans to
commercial real estate related entities, represent 300% or more of total
capital. The particular focus of the guidance is on exposure to commercial real
estate loans that are dependent on the cash flow from the real estate held as
collateral and that are likely to be at greater risk to conditions in the
commercial real estate market (as opposed to real estate collateral held as a
secondary source of repayment or as an abundance of caution). The
purpose of the guidance is to guide banks in developing risk management
practices and capital levels commensurate with the level and nature of real
estate concentrations. The guidance states that management should
employ heightened risk management practices including board and management
oversight and strategic planning, development of underwriting standards, risk
assessment and monitoring through market analysis and stress testing. The
Company has concluded that it has a concentration in commercial real estate
lending under the foregoing standards because the $316.8 million balance in
commercial real estate loans at December 31, 2009 represents 300% or more of
total capital. While the Company believes it has implemented policies and
procedures with respect to its commercial real estate loan portfolio consistent
with this guidance, bank regulators could require the Company to implement
additional policies and procedures consistent with their interpretation of the
guidance that may result in additional costs to the Company.
Repayment
of the Company’s commercial loans is often dependent on the cash flows of the
borrower, which may be unpredictable, and the collateral securing these loans
may fluctuate in value.
At
December 31, 2009, the Company had $111.7 million or 15.1% of total loans in
commercial business loans. Commercial lending involves risks that are
different from those associated with residential and commercial real estate
lending. Real estate lending is generally considered to be collateral based
lending with loan amounts based on predetermined loan to collateral values and
liquidation of the underlying real estate collateral being viewed as the primary
source of repayment in the event of borrower default. The Company’s commercial
loans are primarily made based on the cash flow of the borrower and secondarily
on the underlying collateral provided by the borrower. The borrowers' cash flow
may be unpredictable, and collateral securing these loans may fluctuate in
value. Although commercial loans are often collateralized by equipment,
inventory, accounts receivable, or other business assets, the liquidation of
collateral in the event of default is often an insufficient source of repayment
because accounts receivable may be uncollectible and inventories may be obsolete
or of limited use, among other things. Accordingly, the repayment of
commercial loans depends primarily on the cash flow and credit worthiness of the
borrower and secondarily on the underlying collateral provided by the
borrower.
The
Company’s business may be adversely affected by credit risk associated with
residential property.
At
December 31, 2009, $88.5 million, or 12.0% of the Company’s total loan
portfolio, was secured by one-to-four single-family mortgage loans and home
equity lines of credit. This type of lending is
generally sensitive to regional and local economic conditions that significantly
impact the ability of borrowers to meet their loan payment obligations, making
loss levels difficult to predict. The decline in residential real estate values
as a result of the downturn in the Washington and Oregon housing markets has
reduced the value of the real estate collateral securing these types of loans
and increased the risk that the Company would incur losses if borrowers default
on their loans. Continued declines in both the volume of real estate sales and
the sales prices coupled with the current recession and the associated increases
in unemployment may result in higher than expected loan delinquencies or problem
assets, a decline in demand for the Company’s products and services, or lack of
growth or a decrease in deposits. These potential negative events may cause the
Company to incur losses, adversely affect its capital and liquidity, and damage
the Company’s financial condition and business operations.
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High
loan-to-value ratios on a portion of the Company’s residential mortgage loan
portfolio exposes the Company to greater risk of loss.
Many of
the Company’s residential mortgage loans are secured by liens on mortgage
properties in which the borrowers have little or no equity because either the
Company originated upon purchase a first mortgage with an 80% loan-to-value
ratio, have originated a home equity loan with a combined loan-to-value ratio of
up to 90% or because of the decline in home values in its market areas.
Residential loans with high loan-to-value ratios will be more sensitive to
declining property values than those with lower combined loan-to-value ratios
and, therefore, may experience a higher incidence of default and severity of
losses. In addition, if the borrowers sell their homes, such borrowers may be
unable to repay their loans in full from the sale. As a result, these loans may
experience higher rates of delinquencies, defaults and losses.
Our
provision for loan losses has increased substantially and we may be required to
make further increases in our provision for loan losses and to charge-off
additional loans in the future, which could adversely affect our results of
operations.
For the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 and quarter ended December 31, 2009 the Company
recorded a provision for loan losses of $16.2 million and $4.5 million,
respectively, compared to $2.9 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008
and $1.2 million for quarter ended December 31, 2008, respectively. The Company
also recorded net loan charge-offs of $9.9 million and $4.3 million for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 and quarter ended December 31, 2009,
respectively, compared to $866,000 and $1.1 million for the year ended March 31,
2008 and quarter ended December 31, 2008, respectively. The Company
is experiencing increasing loan delinquencies and credit losses. With the
exception of residential construction and development loans, nonperforming loans
and assets generally reflect unique operating difficulties for individual
borrowers rather than weakness in the overall economy of the Pacific Northwest;
however, more recently the deterioration in the general economy has become a
significant contributing factor to the increased levels of delinquencies and
nonperforming loans. Slower sales and excess inventory in the housing market has
been the primary cause of the increase in delinquencies and foreclosures for
residential construction and land development loans, which represent 64.2% of
the Company’s nonperforming assets at December 31, 2009. At December
31, 2009 the Company’s total nonperforming assets had increased to $59.5 million
compared to $31.4 million at December 31, 2008. Further, the
Company’s loan portfolio is concentrated in construction and land loans and
commercial and commercial real estate loans, all of which have a higher risk of
loss than residential mortgage loans.
If
current trends in the housing and real estate markets continue, we expect that
the Company will continue to experience higher than normal delinquencies and
credit losses. Moreover, until general economic conditions improve, the Company
expects that it will continue to experience significantly higher than normal
delinquencies and credit losses. As a result, the Company could be required to
make further increases in its provision for loan losses and to charge
off additional loans in the future, which could have a material adverse effect
on its financial condition and results of operations.
The
Company’s allowance for loan losses may prove to be insufficient to absorb
losses in its loan portfolio.
Lending
money is a substantial part of the Company’s business and each loan carries a
certain risk that it will not be repaid in accordance with its terms or that any
underlying collateral will not be sufficient to assure repayment. This risk is
affected by, among other things: the cash flow of the borrower and/or the
project being financed; changes and uncertainties as to the future value of the
collateral, in the case of a collateralized loan; the duration of the loan; the
credit history of a particular borrower; and changes in economic and industry
conditions.
The
Company maintains an allowance for loan losses, which is a reserve established
through a provision for loan losses charged to expense, which it believes is
appropriate to provide for probable losses in the Company’s loan portfolio. The
amount of this allowance is determined by the Company’s management through
periodic reviews and consideration of several factors, including, but not
limited to: the Company’s general reserve, based on its historical default and
loss experience and certain macroeconomic factors based on management’s
expectations of future events; and the Company’s specific reserve, based on its
evaluation of nonperforming loans and their underlying collateral.
The
determination of the appropriate level of the allowance for loan losses
inherently involves a high degree of subjectivity and requires the Company to
make various assumptions and judgments about the collectability of its loan
portfolio, including the creditworthiness of the Company’s borrowers and the
value of the real estate and other assets serving as collateral for the
repayment of many of its loans. In determining the amount of the allowance for
loan losses, the Company reviews its loans and the loss and delinquency
experience, and evaluate economic conditions and make significant estimates of
current credit risks and future trends, all of which may undergo material
changes. If the Company’s estimates are incorrect, the allowance for loan losses
may not be sufficient to cover losses inherent in its loan portfolio, resulting
in the need for additions to the Company’s allowance through an increase in the
provision for loan losses. Continuing deterioration in economic
conditions affecting borrowers, new information regarding existing loans,
identification of additional problem loans and other factors, both within and
outside of the Company’s control, may require an increase in the allowance for
loan losses. The Company’s allowance for loan losses was 2.47% of
gross loans held for investment and 50.08% of nonperforming loans at December
31, 2009. In addition, bank regulatory agencies periodically review the
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Company’s
allowance for loan losses and may require an increase in the provision for
possible loan losses or the recognition of further loan charge-offs, based on
judgments different than those of management. If charge-offs in future periods
exceed the allowance for loan losses, the Company will need additional
provisions to increase the allowance for loan losses. Any increases in the
provision for loan losses will result in a decrease in net income and may have a
material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of
operations and its capital.
If
the Company’s investments in real estate are not properly valued or sufficiently
reserved to cover actual losses, or if the Company is required to increase its
valuation reserves, the Company’s earnings could be reduced.
The
Company obtains updated valuations in the form of appraisals and broker price
opinions when a loan has been foreclosed and the property taken in as real
estate owned (“REO”), and at certain other times during the assets holding
period. The Company’s net book value (“NBV”) in the loan at the time
of foreclosure and thereafter is compared to the updated market value of the
foreclosed property less estimated selling costs (fair value). A charge-off is
recorded for any excess in the asset’s NBV over its fair value. If
the Company’s valuation process is incorrect, the fair value of its investments
in real estate may not be sufficient to recover the Company’s NBV in such
assets, resulting in the need for additional charge-offs. Additional material
charge-offs to the Company’s investments in real estate could have a material
adverse effect on its financial condition and results of
operations.
In
addition, bank regulators periodically review the Company’s REO and may require
the Company to recognize further charge-offs. Any increase in the
Company’s charge-offs, as required by such regulators, may have a material
adverse effect on its financial condition and results of
operations.
Other-than-temporary
impairment charges in the Company’s investment securities portfolio could result
in significant losses and cause Riverview Community Bank to become significantly
undercapitalized and adversely affect our continuing operations.
During
the nine months ended December 31, 2009, we recognized a $915,000 non-cash other
than temporary impairment (“OTTI”) charge on a single trust preferred investment
security the Company holds for investment. At December 31, 2009 the
fair value of this security was $1.2 million. Management concluded that the
decline of the estimated fair value below the cost of the security was other
than temporary and recorded a credit loss of $915,000 through non-interest
income. The Company determined the remaining decline in value was not related to
specific credit deterioration. The Company does not intend to sell
this security and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be
required to sell the security before anticipated recovery of the remaining
amortized cost basis.
The
Company closely monitors this security and our other investment securities for
changes in credit risk. The valuation of the Company’s investment securities
also is influenced by external market and other factors, including
implementation of Securities and Exchange Commission and Financial Accounting
Standards Board guidance on fair value accounting. The Company’s valuation of
our trust preferred security will be influenced by the default rates of specific
financial institutions whose securities provide the underlying collateral for
this security. The current market environment significantly limits the Company’s
ability to mitigate our exposure to valuation changes in this security by
selling it. Accordingly, if market conditions deteriorate further and the
Company determines its holdings of this or other investment securities are OTTI,
the Company’s future earnings, shareholders’ equity, regulatory capital and
continuing operations could be materially adversely affected.
The
Company’s real estate lending also exposes us to the risk of environmental
liabilities
In the
course of our business, the Company may foreclose and take title to real estate,
and it could be subject to environmental liabilities with respect to these
properties. The Company may be held liable to a governmental entity or to third
persons for property damage, personal injury, investigation, and clean-up costs
incurred by these parties in connection with environmental contamination, or may
be required to investigate or clean up hazardous or toxic substances, or
chemical releases at a property. The costs associated with investigation or
remediation activities could be substantial. In addition, as the owner or former
owner of a contaminated site, we may be subject to common law claims by third
parties based on damages and costs resulting from environmental contamination
emanating from the property. If the Company ever become subject to significant
environmental liabilities, our business, financial condition and results of
operations could be materially and adversely affected.
Fluctuating
interest rates can adversely affect the Company’s profitability.
The
Company’s profitability is dependent to a large extent upon net interest income,
which is the difference, or spread, between the interest earned on loans,
securities and other interest-earning assets and the interest paid on deposits,
borrowings, and other interest-bearing liabilities. Because of the differences
in maturities and repricing characteristics of the Company’s interest-earning
assets and interest-bearing liabilities, changes in interest rates do not
produce equivalent changes in interest income earned on interest-earning assets
and interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities. The Company
principally manages interest rate risk by managing its volume and mix of the
Company’s earning assets and funding
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liabilities.
In a changing interest rate environment, the Company may not be able to manage
this risk effectively. Changes in interest rates also can affect: (1)
the Company’s ability to originate and/or sell loans; (2) the value of the
Company’s interest-earning assets, which would negatively impact shareholders’
equity, and its ability to realize gains from the sale of such assets; (3) the
Company’s ability to obtain and retain deposits in competition with other
available investment alternatives; and (4) the ability of the Company’s
borrowers to repay adjustable or variable rate loans. Interest rates
are highly sensitive to many factors, including government monetary policies,
domestic and international economic and political conditions and other factors
beyond the Company’s control. If the Company is unable to manage
interest rate risk effectively, its business, financial condition and results of
operations could be materially harmed.
The
Company’s loan portfolio possesses increased risk due to our level of adjustable
rate loans.
A
substantial majority of the Company’s real estate secured loans held are
adjustable-rate loans. Any rise in prevailing market interest rates
may result in increased payments for borrowers who have adjustable rate mortgage
loans, increasing the possibility of defaults that may adversely affect the
Company’s profitability.
Increases
in deposit insurance premiums and special FDIC assessments will hurt
the Company’s earnings.
Beginning
in late 2008, the economic environment caused higher levels of bank failures,
which dramatically increased FDIC resolution costs and led to a significant
reduction in the Deposit Insurance Fund. As a result, the FDIC has significantly
increased the initial base assessment rates paid by financial institutions for
deposit insurance. The base assessment rate was increased by seven basis points
(seven cents for every $100 of deposits) for the first quarter of 2009.
Effective April 1, 2009, initial base assessment rates were changed to
range from 12 basis points to 45 basis points across all risk categories with
possible adjustments to these rates based on certain debt-related components.
These increases in the base assessment rate have increased the Company’s deposit
insurance costs and negatively impacted its earnings. In addition, in May 2009,
the FDIC imposed a special assessment on all insured institutions due to recent
bank and savings association failures. The emergency assessment amounts to five
basis points on each institution’s assets minus Tier 1 capital as of
June 30, 2009, subject to a maximum equal to 10 basis points times the
institution’s assessment base. The Company’s FDIC deposit insurance expense for
fiscal 2010 was $1.5 million, including the special assessment of $417,000
recorded in June 2009 and paid on September 30, 2009.
In
addition, the FDIC may impose additional emergency special assessments, of up to
five basis points per quarter on each institution’s assets minus Tier 1
capital if necessary to maintain public confidence in federal deposit
insurance or as a result of deterioration in the Deposit Insurance Fund reserve
ratio due to institution failures. The latest date possible for imposing any
such additional special assessment is December 31, 2009, with collection on
March 30, 2010. Any additional emergency special assessment imposed by the
FDIC will hurt the Company’s earnings. Additionally, the FDIC imposed
a rule requiring financial institutions to prepay its estimated quarterly
risk-based assessment for the fourth quarter of 2009 and for all of 2010, 2011
and 2012. This amount will not immediately impact the Company’s
earnings as the payment will be expensed over time.
Liquidity
risk could impair the Company’s ability to fund operations and jeopardize its
financial condition, growth and prospects.
Liquidity
is essential to the Company’s business. An inability to raise funds through
deposits, borrowings, the sale of loans and other sources could have a
substantial negative effect on the Company’s liquidity. The Company relies on
customer deposits and advances from the FHLB of Seattle (“FHLB”), the Federal
Reserve Bank of San Francisco ("FRB") and other borrowings to fund its
operations. Although the Company has historically been able to replace maturing
deposits and advances if desired, the Company may not be able to replace such
funds in the future if, among other things, its financial condition, the
financial condition of the FHLB or FRB, or market conditions change. The
Company’s access to funding sources in amounts adequate to finance its
activities or the terms of which are acceptable could be impaired by factors
that affect the Company specifically or the financial services industry or
economy in general - such as a disruption in the financial markets or negative
views and expectations about the prospects for the financial services industry
in light of the recent turmoil faced by banking organizations and the continued
deterioration in credit markets. Factors that could detrimentally impact the
Company’s access to liquidity sources include a decrease in the level of its
business activity as a result of a downturn in the Washington or Oregon markets
where the Company’s loans are concentrated or adverse regulatory action against
the Company. In addition, the OTS has limited the Company’s ability
to use brokered deposits as a source of liquidity by restricting them to not
more than 10% of the Company’s total deposits.
The
Company’s financial flexibility will be severely constrained if it is unable to
maintain the Company’s access to funding or if adequate financing is not
available to accommodate future growth at acceptable interest rates. Although
the Company considers its sources of funds adequate for the Company’s liquidity
needs, the Company may seek additional debt in the future to achieve its
long-term business objectives. Additional borrowings, if sought, may not be
available to the Company or, if available, may not be available on reasonable
terms. If additional financing sources are unavailable, or are not available on
reasonable terms, the Company’s financial condition, results of operations,
growth and future prospects could be materially adversely
affected. In addition, the Company may not incur additional debt
without the prior written non-
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objective
of the OTS. Finally, if the Company is required to rely more heavily
on more expensive funding sources to support future growth, the Company’s
revenues may not increase proportionately to cover its costs.
Decreased
volumes and lower gains on sales and brokering of mortgage loans sold could
adversely impact net income.
The
Company originates and sells mortgage loans as well as brokers mortgage loans.
Changes in interest rates affect demand for its loan products and the revenue
realized on the sale of loans. A decrease in the volume of loans sold/brokered
can decrease the Company’s revenues and net income.
A
general decline in economic conditions may adversely affect the fees generated
by the Company’s asset management company.
To the
extent the Company’s asset management clients and assets become adversely
affected by weak economic and stock market conditions, they may choose to
withdraw the amount of assets managed by the Company and the value of its assets
may decline. The Company’s asset management revenues are based on the value of
the assets it manages. If the Company’s clients withdraw assets or the value of
their assets decline, the revenues generated by Riverview Asset Management Corp.
will be adversely affected.
The
Company’s growth or future losses may require it to raise additional capital in
the future, but that capital may not be available when it is needed or the cost
of that capital may be very high.
The
Company is required by federal regulatory authorities to maintain adequate
levels of capital to support the Company’s operations. The Company
anticipates that its capital resources will satisfy the Company’s capital
requirements for the foreseeable future. Nonetheless, the Company may at
some point need to raise additional capital to support continued
growth.
The
Company’s ability to raise additional capital, if needed, will depend on
conditions in the capital markets at that time, which are outside the Company’s
control, and on its financial condition and performance. Accordingly, the
Company cannot make assurances that it will be able to raise additional capital
if needed on terms that are acceptable to the Company, or at all. If the
Company cannot raise additional capital when needed, its ability to further
expand the Company’s operations through internal growth and acquisitions could
be materially impaired and its financial condition and liquidity could be
materially and adversely affected.
The
Company operates in a highly regulated environment and may be adversely affected
by changes in federal and state laws and regulations, including changes that may
restrict its ability to foreclose on single-family home loans and offer
overdraft protection.
The
Company is subject to extensive examination, supervision and comprehensive
regulation by the OTS and the FDIC. Banking regulations are primarily intended
to protect depositors' funds, federal deposit insurance funds, and the banking
system as a whole, and not holders of the Company’s common stock. These
regulations affect the Company’s lending practices, capital structure,
investment practices, dividend policy, and growth, among other things. Congress
and federal regulatory agencies continually review banking laws, regulations,
and policies for possible changes. Changes to statutes, regulations, or
regulatory policies, including changes in interpretation or implementation of
statutes, regulations, or policies, could affect the Company in substantial and
unpredictable ways. Such changes could subject the Company to additional costs,
limit the types of financial services and products the Company may offer,
restrict mergers and acquisitions, investments, access to capital, the location
of banking offices, and/or increase the ability of non-banks to offer competing
financial services and products, among other things. Failure to comply with
laws, regulations or policies could result in sanctions by regulatory agencies,
civil money penalties and/or reputational damage, which could have a material
adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of
operations. While the Company has policies and procedures designed to prevent
any such violations, there can be no assurance that such violations will not
occur.
New
legislation proposed by Congress may give bankruptcy courts the power to reduce
the increasing number of home foreclosures by giving bankruptcy judges the
authority to restructure mortgages and reduce a borrower’s payments. Property
owners would be allowed to keep their property while working out their debts.
Other similar bills placing additional temporary moratoriums on foreclosure
sales or otherwise modifying foreclosure procedures to the benefit of borrowers
and the detriment of lenders may be enacted by either Congress or the States of
Washington and Oregon in the future. These laws may further restrict the
Company’s collection efforts on one-to-four single-family loans. Additional
legislation proposed or under consideration in Congress would give current debit
and credit card holders the chance to opt out of an overdraft protection program
and limit overdraft fees which could result in additional operational costs and
a reduction in the Company’s non-interest income.
Further,
the Company’s regulators have significant discretion and authority to prevent or
remedy unsafe or unsound practices or violations of laws by financial
institutions and holding companies in the performance of their supervisory and
enforcement duties. In this regard, banking regulators are considering
additional regulations governing compensation which
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may
adversely affect the Company’s ability to attract and retain employees. On
June 17, 2009, the Obama Administration published a comprehensive
regulatory reform plan that is intended to modernize and protect the integrity
of the United States financial system. The President’s plan contains several
elements that would have a direct effect on the Company and the Bank. Under the
reform plan, the federal thrift charter and the OTS would be eliminated and all
companies that control an insured depository institution must register as a bank
holding company. Draft legislation would require the Bank to become a national
bank or adopt a state charter and require the Company to register as a bank
holding company. Registration as a bank holding company would represent a
significant change, as there currently exist significant differences between
savings and loan holding company and bank holding company supervision and
regulation. For example, the Federal Reserve imposes leverage and risk-based
capital requirements on bank holding companies whereas the OTS does not impose
any capital requirements on savings and loan holding companies. The reform plan
also proposes the creation of a new federal agency, the Consumer Financial
Protection Agency that would be dedicated to protecting consumers in the
financial products and services market. The creation of this agency could result
in new regulatory requirements and raise the cost of regulatory compliance. In
addition, legislation stemming from the reform plan could require changes in
regulatory capital requirements, and compensation practices. If implemented, the
foregoing regulatory reforms may have a material impact on the Company’s
operations. However, because the legislation needed to implement the President’s
reform plan has not been introduced, and because the final legislation may
differ significantly from the legislation proposed by the Administration, the
Company cannot determine the specific impact of regulatory reform at this
time.
The
Company may experience future goodwill impairment, which could reduce its
earnings.
The
Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test during the quarter-ended
December 31, 2009, but no impairment was identified. The Company’s assessment of
the fair value of goodwill is based on an evaluation of current purchase
transactions, discounted cash flows from forecasted earnings, our current market
capitalization, and a valuation of our assets. Its evaluation of the fair value
of goodwill involves a substantial amount of judgment. If the
Company’s judgment was incorrect and an impairment of goodwill was
deemed to exist, the Company would be required to write down its assets
resulting in a charge to earnings, which would adversely affect the
Company’s results of operations, perhaps materially; however, it
would have no impact on its liquidity, operations or regulatory
capital.
The
Company’s litigation related costs might continue to increase.
The Bank
is subject to a variety of legal proceedings that have arisen in the ordinary
course of the Bank’s business. In the current economic environment the Bank’s
involvement in litigation has increased significantly, primarily as a result of
defaulted borrowers asserting claims in order to defeat or delay foreclosure
proceedings. The Bank believes that it has meritorious defenses in legal actions
where it has been named as a defendant and is vigorously defending these suits.
Although management, based on discussion with litigation counsel, believes that
such proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the financial
condition or operations of the Bank, there can be no assurance that a resolution
of any such legal matters will not result in significant liability to the Bank
nor have a material adverse impact on its financial condition and results of
operations or the Bank’s ability to meet applicable regulatory requirements.
Moreover, the expenses of pending legal proceedings will adversely affect the
Bank’s results of operations until they are resolved. There can be no assurance
that the Bank’s loan workout and other activities will not expose the Bank to
additional legal actions, including lender liability or environmental
claims.
The
Company’s investment in Federal Home Loan Bank stock may become
impaired.
At
December 31, 2009, the Company owned $7.4 million in FHLB stock. As a
condition of membership at the FHLB, the Company is required to purchase and
hold a certain amount of FHLB stock. The stock purchase requirement is based, in
part, upon the outstanding principal balance of advances from the FHLB and is
calculated in accordance with the Capital Plan of the FHLB. The Company’s FHLB
stock has a par value of $100, is carried at cost, and it is subject to
recoverability testing per SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. The FHLB recently announced that it had a
risk-based capital deficiency under the regulations of the Federal Housing
Finance Agency (the "FHFA"), its primary regulator, as of December 31, 2008, and
that it would suspend future dividends and the repurchase and redemption of
outstanding common stock. As a result, the FHLB has not paid a dividend since
the fourth quarter of 2008. The FHLB has communicated that it believes the
calculation of risk-based capital under the current rules of the FHFA
significantly overstates the market risk of the FHLB's private-label
mortgage-backed securities in the current market environment and that it has
enough capital to cover the risks reflected in its balance sheet. As a result,
the Company has not recorded an other-than-temporary impairment on its
investment in FHLB stock. However, continued deterioration in the FHLB's
financial position may result in impairment in the value of those securities.
The Company will continue to monitor the financial condition of the FHLB as it
relates to, among other things, the recoverability of its
investment.
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Regulatory
and contractual restrictions may limit or prevent the Company from paying
dividends on its common stock.
Holders
of the Company’s common stock are only entitled to receive such dividends as its
board of directors may declare out of funds legally available for such payments.
Furthermore, holders of the Company’s common stock are subject to the prior
dividend rights of any holders of its preferred stock at any time outstanding or
depositary shares representing such preferred stock then outstanding. Although
the Company has historically declared cash dividends on its common stock, it is
not required to do so. The Company suspended its cash dividend during the
quarter ended December 31, 2008 and does not know if it will resume the payment
of dividends in the future. In addition, under the terms of the
October 2009 MOU the payment of dividends by the Company to its shareholders is
also subject to the prior written non-objection of the OTS. As an
entity separate and distinct from the Bank, the Company derives substantially
all of its revenue in the form of dividends from the
Bank. Accordingly, the Company is and will be dependent upon
dividends from the Bank to satisfy its cash needs and to pay dividends on its
common stock. The Bank’s ability to pay dividends is subject to its
ability to earn net income and, to meet certain regulatory
requirements. The Bank may not pay dividends to the Company without
prior notice to the OTS which limits the Company’s ability to pay dividends on
its common stock. The lack of a cash dividend could adversely affect the market
price of its common stock.
The
Company’s assets as of December 31, 2009 include a deferred tax asset and it may
not be able to realize the full amount of such asset.
The
Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities based on differences
between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and
liabilities. At December 31, 2009, the net deferred tax asset was approximately
$7.9 million up from a balance of approximately $4.4 million at December 31,
2008. The increase in net deferred tax asset resulted mainly from loan loss
provisions and other than temporary impairment losses on securities for
financial reporting purposes, neither of which are currently deductible for
federal income tax reporting purposes. The deferred tax asset balance at
December 31, 2009 attributable to the Company’s loan loss reserves
and other than temporary impairment losses was $6.1 million and $1.2 million,
respectively. In addition, the Company also has a deferred tax asset of $684,000
related to a capital loss carry forward which expires in 2010. Utilization of
this loss is subject to certain limitations of the Internal Revenue
Code.
The
Company regularly reviews its net deferred tax assets for recoverability based
on history of earnings, expectations for future earnings and expected timing of
reversals of temporary differences. Realization of deferred tax assets
ultimately depends on the existence of sufficient taxable income, including
taxable income in prior carryback years, as well as future taxable income. The
Company believes the recorded net deferred tax asset at December 31, 2009,
including the capital loss carryforward, is fully realizable; however, if the
Company determines that it will be unable to realize all or part of the net
deferred tax asset, the Company would adjust this net deferred tax asset, which
would negatively impact its earnings or increase its net loss.
Item 2.
Unregistered Sale of
Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior
Securities
Not
applicable
Item 4.
Submission of Matters
to a Vote of Security Holders
None
Item 5.
Other
Information
Not
applicable
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Item 6.
Exhibits
(a)
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Exhibits:
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3.1 | Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (1) | |
3.2 | Bylaws of the Registrant (1) | |
4 | Form of Certificate of Common Stock of the Registrant (1) | |
|
10.1
|
Form
of Employment Agreement between the Bank and each Patrick Sheaffer, Ronald
A. Wysaske, David A. Dahlstrom and John A. Karas(2)
|
10.2 | Form of Change in Control Agreement between the Bank and Kevin J. Lycklama (2) | |
10.3 | Employee Severance Compensation Plan (3) | |
10.4 | Employee Stock Ownership Plan (4) | |
10.5 | 1998 Stock Option Plan (5) | |
10.6 | 2003 Stock Option Plan (6) | |
10.7 | Form of Incentive Stock Option Award Pursuant to 2003 Stock Option Plan (7) | |
10.8 | Form of Non-qualified Stock Option Award Pursuant to 2003 Stock Option Plan (7) | |
10.9
|
Deferred
Compensation Plan (8)
|
|
11
|
Statement
recomputation of per share earnings (See Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements contained herein.)
|
|
31.1
|
Certifications
of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
|
|
31.2
|
Certifications
of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
|
|
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|
Certifications
of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
|
(1)
|
Filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 333-30203), and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
(2)
|
Filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with
the SEC on September 18, 2007 and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
(3)
|
Filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter-ended September 30, 1997, and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
(4)
|
Filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended March 31, 1998, and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
(5)
|
Filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 333-66049), and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
(6)
|
Filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Definitive Annual Meeting Proxy
Statement (000-22957), filed with the Commission on June 5, 2003, and
incorporated herein by reference.
|
(7)
|
Filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter-ended December 31, 2005, and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
(8)
|
Filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended March 31, 2009 and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
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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.
RIVERVIEW BANCORP,
INC.
|
|
By: /S/ Patrick Sheaffer | By: /S/ Kevin J. Lycklama |
Patrick Sheaffer | Kevin J. Lycklama |
Chairman of the Board
|
Executive Vice President
|
Chief Executive Officer | Chief Financial Officer |
(Principal Executive Officer) | |
Date: January 28, 2010 | Date: January 28, 2010 |
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
|
31.1
|
Certifications
of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
|
|
31.2
|
Certifications
of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
|
|
32
|
Certifications
of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
|
46
|