RIVERVIEW BANCORP INC - Quarter Report: 2009 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
[X]
|
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
|
For the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2009
OR
[ ]
|
TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
|
|
For
the transition period from _____ to
_____
|
Commission
File Number: 0-22957
RIVERVIEW
BANCORP, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington |
91-1838969
|
|
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer I.D. Number) | |
900 Washington St., Ste. 900,Vancouver, Washington | 98660 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: | (360) 693-6650 | |
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 October 27,
2009.
Form
10-Q
RIVERVIEW
BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
INDEX
Part I. | Financial Information | Page |
Item 1: | Financial Statements (Unaudited) | |
Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||
as of September 30, 2009 and March 31, 2009 | 2 | |
Consolidated Statements of Operations | ||
Three Months and Six Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 | 3 | |
Consolidated Statements of Equity | ||
Year Ended March 31, 2009 and the Six Months Ended September 30, 2009 | 4 | |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | ||
Six Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 | 5 | |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | 6-16 | |
Item 2: | Management's Discussion and Analysis of | |
Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 17-32 | |
Item 3: | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 33 |
Item 4: | Controls and Procedures | 33 |
Part II. | Other Information | 34-40 |
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 | 41 | |
Certifications | 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 impacted 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 and specifically disclaims any
obligation 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
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009 AND MARCH 31, 2009
(In
thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited)
|
September
30,
2009
|
March
31,
2009
|
||||
ASSETS
|
||||||
Cash
(including interest-earning accounts of $4,862 and $6,405)
|
$
|
18,513
|
$
|
19,199
|
||
Loans
held for sale
|
180
|
1,332
|
||||
Investment
securities held to maturity, at amortized cost
(fair
value of $562 and $552)
|
523
|
529
|
||||
Investment
securities available for sale, at fair value
(amortized
cost of $10,736 and $11,244)
|
8,451
|
8,490
|
||||
Mortgage-backed
securities held to maturity, at amortized
cost
(fair value of $410 and $572)
|
406
|
570
|
||||
Mortgage-backed
securities available for sale, at fair value
(amortized
cost of $3,305 and $3,991)
|
3,397
|
4,066
|
||||
Loans
receivable (net of allowance for loan losses of $18,071 and
$16,974)
|
730,227
|
784,117
|
||||
Real
estate and other personal property owned
|
20,482
|
14,171
|
||||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
2,953
|
2,518
|
||||
Accrued
interest receivable
|
2,891
|
3,054
|
||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
|
7,350
|
7,350
|
||||
Premises
and equipment, net
|
18,770
|
19,514
|
||||
Deferred
income taxes, net
|
8,008
|
8,209
|
||||
Mortgage
servicing rights, net
|
528
|
468
|
||||
Goodwill
|
25,572
|
25,572
|
||||
Core
deposit intangible, net
|
368
|
425
|
||||
Bank
owned life insurance
|
15,051
|
14,749
|
||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$
|
863,670
|
$
|
914,333
|
||
LIABILITIES
AND EQUITY
|
||||||
LIABILITIES:
|
||||||
Deposit
accounts
|
$
|
662,494
|
$
|
670,066
|
||
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
|
5,468
|
6,700
|
||||
Advanced
payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance
|
435
|
360
|
||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank advances
|
5,000
|
37,850
|
||||
Federal
Reserve Bank advances
|
75,000
|
85,000
|
||||
Junior
subordinated debentures
|
22,681
|
22,681
|
||||
Capital
lease obligations
|
2,630
|
2,649
|
||||
Total
liabilities
|
773,708
|
825,306
|
||||
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES (See Note 15)
|
||||||
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
|
||||||
September
30, 2009 – 10,923,773 issued and outstanding
|
109
|
109
|
||||
March
31, 2009 – 10,923,773 issued and outstanding
|
||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
46,889
|
46,866
|
||||
Retained
earnings
|
44,867
|
44,322
|
||||
Unearned
shares issued to employee stock ownership trust
|
(851
|
)
|
(902
|
)
|
||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(1,447
|
)
|
(1,732
|
)
|
||
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
89,567
|
88,663
|
||||
Noncontrolling
interest
|
395
|
364
|
||||
Total
equity
|
89,962
|
89,027
|
||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
$
|
863,670
|
$
|
914,333
|
See notes to
consolidated financial statements.
2
RIVERVIEW BANCORP, INC. AND
SUBSIDIARY
|
||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR
THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER
30, 2009 AND 2008
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Six Months
Ended
September
30,
|
||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited)
|
2009 2008 | 2009 2008 | ||||||||||||
INTEREST
INCOME:
|
||||||||||||||
Interest
and fees on loans receivable
|
$
|
11,639
|
$
|
13,425
|
$
|
23,349
|
$
|
26,749
|
||||||
Interest
on investment securities – taxable
|
66
|
121
|
164
|
177
|
||||||||||
Interest
on investment securities – non-taxable
|
31
|
37
|
63
|
69
|
||||||||||
Interest
on mortgage-backed securities
|
35
|
55
|
75
|
116
|
||||||||||
Other
interest and dividends
|
26
|
91
|
40
|
184
|
||||||||||
Total
interest and dividend income
|
11,797
|
13,729
|
23,691
|
27,295
|
||||||||||
INTEREST
EXPENSE:
|
||||||||||||||
Interest
on deposits
|
2,448
|
3,800
|
5,142
|
7,906
|
||||||||||
Interest
on borrowings
|
436
|
1,287
|
956
|
2,380
|
||||||||||
Total
interest expense
|
2,884
|
5,087
|
6,098
|
10,286
|
||||||||||
Net
interest income
|
8,913
|
8,642
|
17,593
|
17,009
|
||||||||||
Less
provision for loan losses
|
3,200
|
7,200
|
5,550
|
9,950
|
||||||||||
Net
interest income after provision for loan losses
|
5,713
|
1,442
|
12,043
|
7,059
|
||||||||||
NON-INTEREST
INCOME:
|
||||||||||||||
Total
other-than-temporary impairment losses
|
(114
|
)
|
-
|
(393
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Portion
recognized in other comprehensive income
|
(87
|
)
|
-
|
(66
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Net
impairment losses recognized in earnings
|
(201
|
)
|
-
|
(459
|
)
|
-
|
||||||||
Fees
and service charges
|
1,151
|
1,219
|
2,395
|
2,429
|
||||||||||
Asset
management fees
|
465
|
547
|
974
|
1,171
|
||||||||||
Net
gain on sale of loans held for sale
|
159
|
81
|
560
|
133
|
||||||||||
Impairment
of investment security
|
-
|
(3,414
|
)
|
-
|
(3,414
|
)
|
||||||||
Bank
owned life insurance
|
151
|
148
|
302
|
294
|
||||||||||
Other
|
70
|
106
|
126
|
256
|
||||||||||
Total
non-interest income
|
1,795
|
(1,313
|
)
|
3,898
|
869
|
|||||||||
NON-INTEREST
EXPENSE:
|
||||||||||||||
Salaries
and employee benefits
|
3,689
|
3,740
|
7,564
|
7,624
|
||||||||||
Occupancy
and depreciation
|
1,217
|
1,251
|
2,450
|
2,484
|
||||||||||
Data
processing
|
237
|
208
|
477
|
407
|
||||||||||
Amortization
of core deposit intangible
|
28
|
33
|
58
|
68
|
||||||||||
Advertising
and marketing expense
|
151
|
255
|
310
|
436
|
||||||||||
FDIC
insurance premium
|
445
|
157
|
1,140
|
271
|
||||||||||
State
and local taxes
|
151
|
169
|
300
|
344
|
||||||||||
Telecommunications
|
113
|
114
|
229
|
238
|
||||||||||
Professional
fees
|
330
|
248
|
634
|
450
|
||||||||||
Other
|
906
|
533
|
2,093
|
1,053
|
||||||||||
Total
non-interest expense
|
7,267
|
6,708
|
15,255
|
13,375
|
||||||||||
INCOME
(LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
241
|
(6,579
|
)
|
686
|
(5,447
|
)
|
||||||||
PROVISION
(BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES
|
39
|
(2,381
|
)
|
141
|
(2,042
|
)
|
||||||||
NET
INCOME (LOSS)
|
$
|
202
|
$
|
(4,198
|
)
|
$
|
545
|
$
|
(3,405
|
)
|
||||
Earnings
(loss) per common share:
|
||||||||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
(0.39
|
)
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
|
(0.32
|
)
|
||||
Diluted
|
0.02
|
(0.39
|
)
|
0.05
|
(0.32
|
)
|
||||||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||
Basic
|
10,717,471
|
10,692,838
|
10,714,409
|
10,685,459
|
||||||||||
Diluted
|
10,717,471
|
10,692,838
|
10,714,409
|
10,685,459
|
See
notes to consolidated financial statements.
3
RIVERVIEW
BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
FOR
THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2009
AND
THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
Unearned
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Issued to | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Employee | Accumulated | |||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Additional | Stock | Other | |||||||||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
|
Shares | Amount |
Paid-In
Capital
|
Retained
Earnings
|
Ownership
Trust
|
Comprehensive
Loss
|
Noncontrolling
Interest
|
Total | ||||||||||||||
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
|
-
|
70
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
70
|
||||||||||||||
Earned
ESOP shares
|
-
|
-
|
(23
|
)
|
-
|
22
|
-
|
-
|
(1
|
)
|
||||||||||||
10,923,773
|
109
|
46,846
|
45,429
|
(954
|
)
|
(218
|
)
|
292
|
91,504
|
|||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(3,405
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(3,405
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive loss, net of tax:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized holding gain on securities
available for sale
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
251
|
-
|
251
|
||||||||||||||
Noncontrolling
interest
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
43
|
43
|
||||||||||||||
Total
comprehensive loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(3,111
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Balance
September 30, 2008
|
10,923,773
|
$ |
109
|
$ |
46,846
|
$ |
42,024
|
$ |
(954
|
)
|
$ |
33
|
$ |
335
|
$ |
88,393
|
||||||
Balance
April 1, 2009
|
10,923,773
|
$ |
109
|
$ |
46,866
|
$ |
44,322
|
$ |
(902
|
)
|
$ |
(1,732
|
)
|
$ |
364
|
$ |
89,027
|
|||||
Stock
based compensation expense
|
-
|
-
|
33
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
33
|
||||||||||||||
Earned
ESOP shares
|
-
|
-
|
(10
|
)
|
-
|
51
|
-
|
-
|
41
|
|||||||||||||
10,923,773
|
109
|
46,889
|
44,322
|
(851
|
)
|
(1,732
|
)
|
364
|
89,101
|
|||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
545
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
545
|
||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income, net of tax:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized holding gain on securities
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
available for sale
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
285
|
-
|
285
|
||||||||||||||
Noncontrolling
interest
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
31
|
31
|
||||||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income
|
861
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
September 30, 2009
|
10,923,773
|
$
|
109
|
$
|
46,889
|
$
|
44,867
|
$
|
(851
|
)
|
$
|
(1,447
|
)
|
$
|
395
|
$
|
89,962
|
|||||
See
notes to consolidated financial statements.
4
RIVERVIEW
BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008
(In
thousands) (Unaudited)
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$
|
545
|
$
|
(3,405)
|
||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating
activities:
|
||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
1,158
|
1,086
|
||||
Provision
for loan losses
|
5,550
|
9,950
|
||||
Noncash
expense (income) related to ESOP
|
41
|
(1
|
)
|
|||
Increase
(decrease) in deferred loan origination fees, net of
amortization
|
(82
|
)
|
296
|
|||
Origination
of loans held for sale
|
(19,595
|
)
|
(6,674
|
)
|
||
Proceeds
from sales of loans held for sale
|
20,895
|
5,908
|
||||
Stock
based compensation expense
|
33
|
-
|
||||
Excess
tax benefit from stock based compensation
|
-
|
(11
|
)
|
|||
Writedown
of real estate owned
|
305
|
-
|
||||
Net
gain on loans held for sale, sale of real estate owned,
mortgage-backed
securities, investment securities and premises and
equipment
|
271
|
3,294
|
||||
Income
from bank owned life insurance
|
(302
|
)
|
(294
|
)
|
||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
(445
|
)
|
(3,414
|
)
|
||
Accrued
interest receivable
|
163
|
156
|
||||
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
|
(1,172
|
)
|
(448
|
)
|
||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
7,365
|
6,443
|
||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||
Loan
repayments (originations), net
|
38,497
|
(24,395
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from call, maturity, or sale of investment securities available for
sale
|
5,000
|
-
|
||||
Principal
repayments on investment securities available for sale
|
37
|
37
|
||||
Principal
repayments on investment securities held to maturity
|
6
|
-
|
||||
Purchase
of investment securities available for sale
|
(4,988
|
)
|
(5,000
|
)
|
||
Purchase
of investment securities held to maturity
|
-
|
(536
|
)
|
|||
Principal
repayments on mortgage-backed securities available for
sale
|
686
|
713
|
||||
Principal
repayments on mortgage-backed securities held to maturity
|
165
|
187
|
||||
Purchase
of premises and equipment and capitalized software
|
(296
|
)
|
(272
|
)
|
||
Capital
expenditures on real estate owned
|
(13
|
)
|
-
|
|||
Proceeds
from sale of real estate owned and premises and equipment
|
3,221
|
174
|
||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
42,315
|
(29,092
|
)
|
|||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||
Net
decrease in deposit accounts
|
(7,572
|
)
|
(29,510
|
)
|
||
Dividends
paid
|
-
|
(1,921
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from borrowings
|
619,000
|
359,610
|
||||
Repayment
of borrowings
|
(661,850
|
)
|
(315,800
|
)
|
||
Principal
payments under capital lease obligation
|
(19
|
)
|
(18
|
)
|
||
Net
increase (decrease) in advance payments by borrowers
|
75
|
(18
|
)
|
|||
Excess
tax benefit from stock based compensation
|
-
|
11
|
||||
Proceeds
from exercise of stock options
|
-
|
70
|
||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
(50,366
|
)
|
12,424
|
|||
NET
DECREASE IN CASH
|
(686
|
)
|
(10,225
|
)
|
||
CASH,
BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
19,199
|
36,439
|
||||
CASH,
END OF PERIOD
|
$
|
18,513
|
$
|
26,214
|
||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
||||||
Cash
paid during the year for:
|
||||||
Interest
|
$
|
6,056
|
$
|
10,386
|
||
Income
taxes
|
1,297
|
1,517
|
||||
NONCASH
INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||
Transfer
of loans to real estate owned, net
|
$
|
10,183
|
$
|
385
|
||
Dividends
declared and accrued in other liabilities
|
-
|
480
|
||||
Fair
value adjustment to securities available for sale
|
486
|
381
|
||||
Income
tax effect related to fair value adjustment
|
(201
|
)
|
(129
|
)
|
||
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 six months ended September 30, 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.
The
Company reclassified its noncontrolling interest for 2009 to conform with the
2010 presentation.
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 September 30, 2009, there were options for 88,154 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.
Six
Months Ended
September
30, 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
|
112,000
|
3.84
|
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
|
455,700
|
$
|
9.48
|
371,696
|
$
|
10.99
|
6
The
following table presents information on stock options outstanding for the
periods shown, less estimated forfeitures.
Six
Months
Ended
September
30, 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
|
446,675
|
368,271
|
|||||
Weighted
average exercise price
|
$
|
9.55
|
$
|
11.01
|
|||
Aggregate
intrinsic value (1)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Weighted
average contractual term of options (years)
|
7.11
|
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)
|
6.19
|
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.
|
Stock-based
compensation expense related to stock options for the six months ended September
30, 2009 and 2008 was approximately $33,000 and $12,000,
respectively. As of September 30, 2009, there was approximately
$142,000 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 six months
ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company granted 112,000 and 38,500 stock
options, respectively. The weighted average fair value of stock
options granted during the six months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was
$1.23 and $1.09 per option, respectively.
Risk
Free
Interest
Rate
|
Expected
Life
(years)
|
Expected
Volatility
|
Expected
Dividends
|
||||||||
Fiscal
2010
|
3.09
|
%
|
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 six
months ended September 30, 2009, stock options for 358,000 and 363,000 shares,
respectively, of common stock were excluded in computing diluted EPS because
they were antidilutive. For the three and six months ended September
30, 2008, stock options for 413,000 shares of common stock were excluded in
computing diluted EPS because they were antidilutive.
7
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||
Basic
EPS computation:
|
||||||||||||
Numerator-net
income (loss)
|
$
|
202,000
|
$
|
(4,198,000
|
)
|
$
|
545,000
|
$
|
(3,405,000
|
)
|
||
Denominator-weighted
average common shares outstanding
|
10,717,471
|
10,692,838
|
10,714,409
|
10,685,459
|
||||||||
Basic
EPS
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
(0.39
|
)
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
|
(0.32
|
)
|
||
Diluted
EPS computation:
|
||||||||||||
Numerator-net
income (loss)
|
$
|
202,000
|
$
|
(4,198,000
|
)
|
$
|
545,000
|
$
|
(3,405,000
|
)
|
||
Denominator-weighted
average common shares outstanding
|
10,717,471
|
10,692,838
|
10,714,409
|
10,685,459
|
||||||||
Effect
of dilutive stock options
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
Weighted
average common shares
|
||||||||||||
and
common stock equivalents
|
10,717,471
|
10,692,838
|
10,714,409
|
10,685,459
|
||||||||
Diluted
EPS
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
(0.39
|
)
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
|
(0.32
|
)
|
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
|
||||||||
September 30, 2009
|
|||||||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
$
|
523
|
$
|
39
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
562
|
|||
March 31, 2009
|
|||||||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
$
|
529
|
$
|
23
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
552
|
|||
The
contractual maturities of investment securities held to maturity are as follows
(in thousands):
September 30, 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
|
523
|
562
|
||||
Due
after ten years
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
523
|
$
|
562
|
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
|
||||||||
September 30, 2009
|
|||||||||||
Trust
preferred
|
$
|
3,518
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(2,308
|
)
|
$
|
1,210
|
||
Agency
securities
|
4,988
|
15
|
-
|
5,003
|
|||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
2,230
|
8
|
-
|
2,238
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
10,736
|
$
|
23
|
$
|
(2,308
|
)
|
$
|
8,451
|
||
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):
September 30, 2009
|
Amortized
Cost
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
||||
Due
in one year or less
|
$
|
530
|
$
|
533
|
||
Due
after one year through five years
|
4,988
|
5,003
|
||||
Due
after five years through ten years
|
620
|
625
|
||||
Due
after ten years
|
4,598
|
2,290
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
10,736
|
$
|
8,451
|
Investment
securities with an amortized cost of $1.1 million and a fair value of $1.2
million at September 30, 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 $350,000 and $1.8 million at September 30, 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
|
|||||||||||||
September 30, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||||
Trust
preferred
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
1,210
|
$
|
(2,308
|
)
|
$
|
1,210
|
$
|
(2,308
|
)
|
||||
March 31, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||||
Trust
preferred
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,144 | $ | (2,833 | ) | $ | 1,144 | $ | (2,833 | ) |
During
the three and six months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recognized
$201,000 and $459,000, respectively, in non-cash other than temporary impairment
(“OTTI”) charges on the above trust preferred investment security. Management
concluded that 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.
The
unrealized losses on the above agency securities are primarily attributable to
increases in market interest rates subsequent to their purchase by the
Company. The Company expects the fair value of these agency
securities to recover as the agency securities approach their maturity dates or
sooner if market yields for such securities decline. The Company does
not believe that any of the agency securities are impaired due to reasons of
credit quality or related to any company or industry specific
event. Based on management’s evaluation and intent, none of the
unrealized losses related to the agency securities in this table are considered
other than temporary.
6.
|
MORTGAGE-BACKED
SECURITIES
|
Mortgage-backed
securities held to maturity consisted of the following (in
thousands):
September 30, 2009
|
Amortized
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
||||||||
Real
estate mortgage investment conduits
|
$
|
191
|
$
|
2
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
193
|
||||
FHLMC
mortgage-backed securities
|
91
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
91
|
|||||||
FNMA
mortgage-backed securities
|
124
|
2
|
-
|
126
|
||||||||
Total
|
$
|
406
|
$
|
4
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
410
|
||||
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
|
9
The
contractual maturities of mortgage-backed securities classified as held to
maturity are as follows (in thousands):
September 30, 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
|
397
|
401
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
406
|
$
|
410
|
Mortgage-backed
securities held to maturity with an amortized cost of $278,000 and $438,000 and
a fair value of $280,000 and $439,000 at September 30, 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
$108,000 and $110,000 and a fair value of $109,000 and $111,000 at September 30,
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):
September 30, 2009
|
Amortized
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
||||||||
Real
estate mortgage investment conduits
|
$
|
600
|
$
|
15
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
615
|
||||
FHLMC
mortgage-backed securities
|
2,643
|
75
|
|
-
|
2,718
|
|||||||
FNMA
mortgage-backed securities
|
62
|
2
|
-
|
64
|
||||||||
Total
|
$
|
3,305
|
$
|
92
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
3,397
|
||||
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):
September 30, 2009
|
Amortized
Cost
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
|||
Due
in one year or less
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|
Due
after one year through five years
|
2,681
|
2,758
|
|||
Due
after five years through ten years
|
222
|
234
|
|||
Due
after ten years
|
402
|
405
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
3,305
|
$
|
3,397
|
Mortgage-backed
securities available for sale with an amortized cost of $3.2 million and $3.9
million and a fair value of $3.3 million and $4.0 million at September 30, 2009
and March 31, 2009, respectively, were pledged as collateral for Federal Home
Loan Bank (“FHLB”) advances. Mortgage-backed securities available for
sale with an amortized cost of $59,000 and $66,000 and a fair value of $61,000
and $68,000 at September 30, 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):
September
30,
2009
|
March
31,
2009
|
||||
Commercial
and construction
|
|||||
Commercial
business
|
$
|
112,578
|
$
|
127,150
|
|
Other
real estate mortgage
|
449,405
|
447,652
|
|||
Real
estate construction
|
94,319
|
139,476
|
|||
Total
commercial and construction
|
656,302
|
714,278
|
|||
Consumer
|
|||||
Real
estate one-to-four family
|
88,862
|
83,762
|
|||
Other
installment
|
3,134
|
3,051
|
|||
Total
consumer
|
91,996
|
86,813
|
|||
Total
loans
|
748,298
|
801,091
|
|||
Less: Allowance
for loan losses
|
18,071
|
16,974
|
|||
Loans
receivable, net
|
$
|
730,227
|
$
|
784,117
|
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The
Company considers its loan portfolio to have very little exposure to sub-prime
mortgage loans since the Company has historically not 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 Bank’s
shareholders’ equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive loss. As of
September 30, 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
September
30,
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||
Beginning
balance
|
$
|
17,776
|
$
|
13,107
|
$
|
16,974
|
$
|
10,687
|
||||
Provision
for losses
|
3,200
|
7,200
|
5,550
|
9,950
|
||||||||
Charge-offs
|
(2,916
|
)
|
(4,190
|
)
|
(4,515
|
)
|
(4,538
|
)
|
||||
Recoveries
|
11
|
7
|
62
|
25
|
||||||||
Ending
balance
|
$
|
18,071
|
$
|
16,124
|
$
|
18,071
|
$
|
16,124
|
Changes
in the allowance for unfunded loan commitments were as follows (in
thousands):
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||||
Beginning
balance
|
$
|
276
|
$
|
299
|
$
|
296
|
$
|
337
|
||||
Net
change in allowance for unfunded loan commitments
|
8
|
(13
|
)
|
(12
|
)
|
(51
|
)
|
|||||
Ending
balance
|
$
|
284
|
$
|
286
|
$
|
284
|
$
|
286
|
Loans on
which the accrual of interest has been discontinued were $36.1 million and $27.4
million at September 30, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively. Interest income
foregone on non-accrual loans was $1.5 million and $853,000 during the six
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
At
September 30, 2009 and March 31, 2009, impaired loans were $37.9 million and
$28.7 million, respectively. At September 30, 2009
and March 31, 2009, $30.3 million and $25.0 million, respectively, of impaired
loans had specific valuation allowances of $5.4 million and $4.3 million,
respectively, while $7.6 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 $36.3 million and $24.3 million during the six months ended
September 30, 2009 and the year ended March 31, 2009, respectively. The related
amount of interest income recognized on loans that were impaired was $88,000 and
$269,000 during the six months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
At September 30, 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.
|
FEDERAL
HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES
|
Borrowings
are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
September
30,
2009
|
March
31,
2009
|
|||||
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
|
$
|
5,000
|
$
|
37,850
|
||
Weighted average interest rate:
|
0.81
|
%
|
2.02
|
%
|
The FHLB
borrowings at September 30, 2009 consisted of a single $5.0 million fixed rate
advance, which is scheduled to mature during fiscal 2010.
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10.
|
FEDERAL
RESERVE BANK ADVANCES
|
Borrowings
are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
September
30,
2009
|
March
31,
2009
|
|||||
Federal
Reserve Bank of San Francisco advances
|
$
|
75,000
|
$
|
85,000
|
||
Weighted
average interest rate:
|
0.25
|
%
|
0.25
|
%
|
The
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (“FRB”) borrowings at September 30, 2009
consisted of three fixed rate advances of $10.0 million, $25.0 million and $40.0
million, respectively. These advances are scheduled to mature during fiscal
2010.
11.
|
JUNIOR
SUBORDINATED DEBENTURE
|
At
September 30, 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
September 30, 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 September
30, 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 September
30, 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
|
%
|
1.66
|
%
|
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.
|
12.
|
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
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.
12
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 September 30, 2009, using
|
||||||||||
Quoted
prices in
active
markets
for
identical assets
|
Other
observable
inputs
|
Significant
unobservable
inputs
|
|||||||||
Fair
value
September
30, 2009
|
(Level
1)
|
(Level
2)
|
(Level
3)
|
||||||||
Investment
securities available for sale
|
|||||||||||
Trust
preferred
|
$
|
1,210
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
1,210
|
|||
Agency
securities
|
5,003
|
-
|
5,003
|
-
|
|||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
2,238
|
-
|
2,238
|
-
|
|||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities available for sale
|
|||||||||||
Real
estate mortgage investment conduits
|
615
|
-
|
615
|
-
|
|||||||
FHLMC
mortgage-backed securities
|
2,718
|
-
|
2,718
|
-
|
|||||||
FNMA
mortgage-backed securities
|
64
|
-
|
64
|
-
|
|||||||
Total
recurring assets measured at fair value
|
$
|
11,848
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
10,638
|
$
|
1,210
|
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 six months ended September 30, 2009 (in
thousands). There were no transfers of assets in to Level 3 for the
three and six months ended September 30, 2009.
For
the Three
|
For
the Six
|
||||||
Months
Ended
|
Months
Ended
|
||||||
September
30, 2009
|
September
30, 2009
|
||||||
Available
for sale securities
|
Available
for sale securities
|
||||||
Beginning
balance
|
$
|
1,123
|
$
|
1,144
|
|||
Transfers
in to Level 3
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Included
in earnings
(1)
|
(201
|
)
|
(459
|
)
|
|||
Included
in other comprehensive income
|
288
|
525
|
|||||
Balance
at September 30, 2009
|
$
|
1,210
|
$
|
1,210
|
|||
(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 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 September 30,
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.
13
The
following table represents certain loans and real estate owned where an analysis
was performed to determine any changes in fair value for the six months ended
September 30, 2009. The following are assets that are measured at fair value on
a nonrecurring basis (in thousands).
|
Fair
value measurements at September 30, 2009, using
|
||||||||||
Quoted
prices in
active
markets
for
identical assets
|
Other
observable
inputs
|
Significant
unobservable
inputs
|
|||||||||
Fair
value
September
30, 2009
|
(Level
1)
|
|
(Level
2)
|
|
(Level
3)
|
||||||
Loans
measured for impairment
|
$
|
24,754
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
24,754
|
|||
Real
estate owned
|
11,194
|
-
|
-
|
11,194
|
|||||||
Total
nonrecurring assets measured at fair value
|
$
|
35,948
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
35,948
|
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 which were 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. A
significant portion of the Company’s impaired loans is measured using the
estimated fair market value of the collateral less estimated costs to
sell. 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 specifically impacted many builders and developers. As of
September 30, 2009, the Company had $37.9 million of impaired loans. The
impaired loans were comprised of twelve commercial business loans totaling $7.8
million, thirteen land development loans totaling $14.1 million and nine
speculative construction loans totaling $16.0 million. The $24.8 million fair
market value represents seven loans that were remeasured for impairment during
the six months ended September 30, 2009. The balance of these loans was $28.7
million and had specific allowances totaling $3.9 million. The Company has
categorized its impaired loans as Level 3.
Real estate owned – The
Company’s real estate owned (“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, net of estimated costs to sell. 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 $305,000 through a charge to
earnings for the six months ended September 30, 2009. The $305,000
was taken during the first quarter of fiscal 2010, with no additional
write-downs for the three months ended September 30, 2009.
13.
|
NEW
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
|
In April
2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued accounting
guidance on the recognition and presentation of OTTI. This guidance amends
current OTTI guidance in GAAP for debt securities to make the guidance more
operational and to improve the presentation and disclosure of OTTI on debt and
equity securities in the financial statements. This guidance does not
amend existing recognition and measurement guidance related to OTTI of equity
securities. The literature provides for the bifurcation of OTTI into:
(i) amounts related to credit losses, which are recognized through earnings, and
(ii) amounts related to all other factors that are recognized as a component of
other comprehensive income. The Company elected to early adopt this
guidance effective January 1, 2009 and has incorporated the guidance into
preparing the Consolidated Financial Statements as of September 30,
2009.
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. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of this
guidance on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash
flows.
14
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 involvement in a variable interest entity. This guidance is effective
for interim and annual reporting periods that begin after November 15,
2009. Management is currently assessing the impact of this guidance on the
Company’s financial position and results of operations.
14.
|
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.
Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of
the amounts the Company could realize in a current market exchange. 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):
September
30, 2009
|
March
31, 2009
|
||||||||||
Carrying
Value
|
Fair
value
|
Carrying
Value
|
Fair
Value
|
||||||||
Assets:
|
|||||||||||
Cash
|
$
|
18,513
|
$
|
18,513
|
$
|
19,199
|
$
|
19,199
|
|||
Investment
securities held to maturity
|
523
|
562
|
529
|
552
|
|||||||
Investment
securities available for sale
|
8,451
|
8,451
|
8,490
|
8,490
|
|||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities held to maturity
|
406
|
410
|
570
|
572
|
|||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities available for sale
|
3,397
|
3,397
|
4,066
|
4,066
|
|||||||
Loans
receivable, net
|
730,227
|
648,470
|
784,117
|
733,436
|
|||||||
Loans
held for sale
|
180
|
180
|
1,332
|
1,332
|
|||||||
Mortgage
servicing rights
|
528
|
928
|
468
|
929
|
|||||||
Liabilities:
|
|||||||||||
Demand
– savings deposits
|
375,010
|
375,010
|
392,389
|
392,389
|
|||||||
Time
deposits
|
287,484
|
291,219
|
277,677
|
281,120
|
|||||||
FHLB
advances
|
5,000
|
5,003
|
37,850
|
37,869
|
|||||||
FRB
advances
|
75,000
|
74,988
|
85,000
|
84,980
|
|||||||
Junior
subordinated debentures
|
22,681
|
14,052
|
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 September 30, 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
September 30, 2009, the MSRs fair value totaled $928,000, which was estimated
using a range of prepayment speed assumptions values that ranged from 206 to
658.
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
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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.
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 September 30,
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.
15.
|
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
September 30, 2009, a schedule of significant off-balance sheet commitments are
listed below (in thousands):
Contract
or
Notional
Amount
|
||
Commitments
to originate loans:
|
||
Adjustable-rate
|
$
|
3,031
|
Fixed-rate
|
3,152
|
|
Standby
letters of credit
|
1,411
|
|
Undisbursed
loan funds, and unused lines of credit
|
108,971
|
|
Total
|
$
|
116,565
|
At
September 30, 2009, the Company had firm commitments to sell $180,000 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 September 30,
2009, loans under warranty totaled $114.5 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.
16.
|
SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
|
On
October 22, 2009, the Company filed a registration statement in connection with
a proposed public offering of its common stock. The net proceeds from the
proposed offering may be used by the Company for general corporate purposes,
which may include without limitation, providing capital to support the Bank’s
growth and strengthen its regulatory capital ratios.
Management
has reviewed events occurring through October 30, 2009, the date the financial
statements were issued and no other subsequent events occurred requiring accrual
or disclosure.
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
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.
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.
Recent
Developments
In
January 2009, the Bank entered into a 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 September 30, 2009, the Bank’s leverage ratio was
10.20% (2.20% over the new required minimum) and its risk-based capital ratio
was 12.42% (0.42% 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 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 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 except for providing the consolidated operations plan and the
consolidated capital plan which are not yet due pursuant to the timeframe set
forth in the MOU. 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.
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.
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.
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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 87.71% of the loan portfolio at September 30,
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 $35.5
million of the residential construction portfolio at September 30, 2009. These
loan balances are down 24.6% from the previous linked quarter and 46.7% from a
year ago. Our residential construction loans decreased 26.3% from
prior quarter and 49.6% from September 30, 2008.
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 September 30, 2009, checking accounts totaled $157.0
million, or 23.7% 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.
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. In-house processing of 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 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
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financial
markets. During the quarter-ended September 30, 2009, the local economy has
remained under pressure but recently has shown signs that the recession is
moderating. Unemployment in Clark County decreased to 11.9% in September 2009
compared to a high of 13.2% in August 2009 and 12.6% in June
2009. Home values in the Company’s market area have begun to
stabilize after decreasing during the past fiscal year. Home values at September
30, 2009 remained lower than home values in 2008, due in large part to an
increase in volume of foreclosures and short sales, but have increased slightly
since June 2009. Inventory levels have fallen to 7.6 months at September 2009,
compared to 10.4 months at September 2008. Closed home sales in Clark County
increased 20% in September 2009 compared to September 2008. Closed
home sales in Portland increased 10% 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
increased as of September 30, 2009 compared to prior years. During the past 18
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 264 at September 30, 2008 to 245
at September 30, 2009 and made the decision to close 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 low
transaction volume at this location. 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 anticipates the
majority of its deposit accounts will be absorbed within the Company’s 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.
The
Company also 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 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, 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.
Financial
Highlights. Net income for the three months ended September
30, 2009 was $202,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared to net loss of $4.2
million, or $0.39 per diluted share, for the three months ended September 30,
2008. Net interest income after provision for loan losses increased $4.3 million
to $5.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 compared to $1.4
million for the same quarter last year. Non-interest income increased for the
quarter-ended September 30, 2009 compared to the same quarter last year due to
the recognition of $3.4 million in other than temporary impairment (“OTTI”)
charge during the three months ended September 30, 2008 compared to $201,000
OTTI charged for the three months ended September 30, 2009. Non-interest expense
increased $559,000 to $7.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009
compared to $6.7 million for the same quarter last year. The $559,000
increase was due to increases in the FDIC insurance premiums of $288,000 and
additional professional fees and cost associated with REO properties of
$389,000, partially offset by decreases in compensation expense, marketing, and
occupancy expense.
Net
income for the six months ended September 30, 2009 was $545,000, or $0.05 per
basic share ($0.05 per diluted share), compared to a net loss of $3.4 million,
or $0.32 per basic share ($0.32 per diluted share) for the six months ended
September 30, 2008.
The
annualized return on average assets was 0.09% for the three months ended
September 30, 2009, compared to (1.86)% for the three months ended September 30,
2008. For the same periods, the annualized return on average common equity was
0.88% compared to (17.66)%, respectively. The efficiency ratio was
67.87% for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 compared to 91.53% for the same
period last year. The decrease in the efficiency ratio was primarily
a result of a $3.4 million non-cash OTTI charge recognized during the three
months ended September 30, 2008 compared to a $201,000 non-cash OTTI charge
recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2009 for the same
investment security.
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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
|
||||||||
September
30, 2009
|
(in
thousands)
|
||||||||||
Commercial
business
|
$
|
112,578
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
112,578
|
|||
Commercial
construction
|
-
|
-
|
51,980
|
51,980
|
|||||||
Office
buildings
|
-
|
89,801
|
-
|
89,801
|
|||||||
Warehouse/industrial
|
-
|
39,714
|
-
|
39,714
|
|||||||
Retail/shopping
centers/strip malls
|
-
|
79,932
|
-
|
79,932
|
|||||||
Assisted living facilities
|
-
|
35,156
|
-
|
35,156
|
|||||||
Single
purpose facilities
|
-
|
91,322
|
-
|
91,322
|
|||||||
Land
|
-
|
84,681
|
-
|
84,681
|
|||||||
Multi-family
|
-
|
28,799
|
-
|
28,799
|
|||||||
One-to-four
family construction
|
-
|
-
|
42,339
|
42,339
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
112,578
|
$
|
449,405
|
$
|
94,319
|
$
|
656,302
|
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 September 30, 2009 and March 31, 2009
Cash,
including interest-earning accounts, totaled $18.5 million at September 30,
2009, compared to $19.2 million at March 31, 2009.
Investment
securities available for sale totaled $8.5 million at September 30, 2009 and
March 31, 2009. During the quarter, the Company recognized a non-cash OTTI
charge on an investment security of $201,000. 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 six months ended
September 30, 2009, the Company recognized a total of $459,000 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 $730.2 million at September 30, 2009, compared to
$784.1 million at March 31, 2009, a decrease of $53.9 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 $46.6 million during the current quarter ended September 30, 2009 were
entirely offset by scheduled maturities and pay downs on loans as well as the
transfer of certain loans to REO. The Company continued to focus on growing
commercial real estate loans. The total
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commercial
real estate loan portfolio was $335.9 million as of September 30, 2009, compared
to $327.4 million as of March 31, 2009. Of this total, 29% are owner occupied,
and 71% are non-owner occupied as of September 30, 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.
Deposit
accounts totaled $662.5 million at September 30, 2009, compared to $670.1
million at March 31, 2009. The decline in total deposits was attributable to the
repayment of $19.9 million of brokered deposits and $25.8 million in deposits
from RAMCorp. The Company had no wholesale-brokered deposits in its deposit mix
as of September 30, 2009. Customer branch deposits increased $26.6 million from
March 31, 2009 to September 30, 2009 despite the general downturn in the real
estate market as well as the overall economy. Core deposits (comprised of
checking, savings and money market accounts) account for 56.6% of total deposits
at September 30, 2009, compared to 58.6% at March 31, 2009. The Company
continues to focus on the growth of its core deposits and on building customer
relationships as opposed to obtaining deposits through the wholesale
markets.
FHLB and
FRB advances totaled $5.0 million and $75.0 million, respectively, at September
30, 2009 and $37.9 million and $85.0 million, respectively, at March 31, 2009.
The $42.9 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 increased $904,000 to $89.6 million at September 30, 2009 from $88.7
million at March 31, 2009. The increase in equity was mainly
attributable to net income of $545,000 for the six months ended September 30,
2009. Earned ESOP shares, stock based compensation expense and the
net tax effect of adjustments to securities comprised the remaining
increase.
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. Under
capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective
action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative
measures of the Bank’s assets, liabilities and certain off-balance sheet items
as calculated in accordance with regulatory accounting practices. The Bank’s
capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by
the regulators about components, risk, weightings and other
factors.
Quantitative
measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank
to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of total capital to risk-weighted assets,
Tier I capital to risk-weighted assets, Tier I capital to adjusted tangible
assets and tangible capital to tangible assets (set forth in the table
below). Management believes the Bank met all capital adequacy
requirements to which it was subject as of September 30, 2009.
As of
September 30, 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 minimum total capital and Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets, Tier
1 capital to adjusted tangible assets and tangible capital to tangible assets
(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.
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The
Bank’s actual and required minimum capital amounts and ratios are presented in
the following table (dollars in thousands):
Actual
|
“Adequately
Capitalized”
|
“Well
Capitalized”
|
||||||||||||||
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
|||||||||||
September
30, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
Capital:
|
||||||||||||||||
(To
Risk-Weighted Assets)
|
$
|
94,984
|
12.42
|
%
|
$
|
61,163
|
8.0
|
%
|
$
|
76,454
|
10.0
|
%
|
||||
Tier
1 Capital:
|
||||||||||||||||
(To
Risk-Weighted Assets)
|
85,389
|
11.17
|
30,582
|
4.0
|
45,872
|
6.0
|
||||||||||
Tier
1 Capital (Leverage):
|
||||||||||||||||
(To Adjusted Tangible Assets)
|
85,389
|
10.20
|
33,473
|
4.0
|
41,841
|
5.0
|
||||||||||
Tangible
Capital:
|
||||||||||||||||
(To
Tangible Assets)
|
85,389
|
10.20
|
12,552
|
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 $662.5 million at September 30, 2009
compared to $670.1 million at March 31, 2009. Customer branch deposits increased
$26.6 million since March 31, 2009. In addition, the growth in our loan
portfolio over the past several years surpassed the growth in our deposit
accounts; as a result, the Company has 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 past quarter, the Company reduced its FHLB
and FRB borrowings by $70 million.
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. 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 September 30, 2009, the Company had deposits totaling $17.2 million through
this listing service.
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 six months ended September 30, 2009, the Bank used its
sources of funds primarily to fund loan commitments and to pay deposit
withdrawals. At September 30, 2009, cash totaled $18.5 million, or 2.1% 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 September 30, 2009, advances from the FRB totaled $75.0
million and the Bank had additional borrowing capacity of $101.7 million from
the FRB, subject to sufficient collateral. At September 30, 2009, the Bank also
had $5.0 million in outstanding advances from the FHLB of Seattle under an
available credit facility of $191.8 million, limited to sufficient collateral
and stock investment. Borrowing capacity may 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 September 30,
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
September 30, 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
$27.9 million, or 4.2% of total deposits, and $22.2 million, or 3.3% of total
deposits, at September 30, 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 $346.0
million, or 40.1% of total assets, at September 30, 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
September 30, 2009, the Company had commitments to extend credit of $116.6
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 $241.8 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 $233.2 million at September 30, 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
and commercial real estate 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 real estate market and deteriorating
economic conditions. While management believes the estimates and assumptions
used in its determination of the adequacy of the
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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 any unrecoverable accrued interest is established and charged
against operations. Typically, payments received on non-accrual loans are
applied to reduce the outstanding principal balance on a cash-basis method. All
of the loans on non-accrual status as of September 30, 2009 were categorized as
classified loans.
The
allowance for loan losses was $18.1 million or 2.41% of total loans at September
30, 2009 and $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. Classified loans were $53.8 million at
September 30, 2009 compared to $37.3 million at March 31, 2009. The increase was
primarily attributable to two builder and developers with loans totaling $9.8
million and one real estate construction loan totaling $5.9 million.
Nonperforming loans decreased $5.0 million during the quarter primarily as a
result of the transfer of $7.7 million in loans into REO. The coverage ratio of
allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans at September 30, 2009 was
50.08% compared to 61.57% at March 31, 2009. This coverage ratio decreased as
more of the nonperforming loan balances have been reduced to expected recovery
values as a result of specific impairment analysis performed on these loans and
related charge-offs. At September 30, 2009, the Company identified $33.3
million, or 92.3% of its nonperforming loans, as impaired and performed a
specific valuation analysis on each loan resulting in a specific reserve of $4.4
million, or 13.2% of the nonperforming loans which a specific analysis was
performed. Due to the results of these specific valuation analyses, the increase
in 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.
Management believes the allowance for loan losses at September 30, 2009 was
adequate to cover probable credit losses existing in the loan portfolio at that
date.
The
problem loans identified by the Company largely consist of land acquisition and
development loans. Impaired loans are subjected to an impairment analysis to
determine an appropriate reserve amount to be held against each loan. As of
September 30, 2009, the Company had identified $37.9 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, $7.6 million have no specific valuation
allowance as their estimated collateral value is equal to or exceeds the
carrying costs. The remaining $30.3 million have specific valuation allowances
totaling $5.4 million. 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.
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 fair 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. At September 30, 2009,
the Company had impaired loans of $37.9 million with a specific valuation
allowance for such loans of $5.4 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.
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Nonperforming
assets, consisting of nonperforming loans and real estate owned, totaled $56.6
million or 6.55% of total assets at September 30, 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 $25.9 million, or 71.8%, of
the total nonperforming loan balance at September 30, 2009. The $36.1 million
balance of non-accrual loans consists of fifty-seven loans to thirty-five
borrowers, which includes eighteen commercial business loans totaling $8.1
million, sixteen land acquisition and development loans totaling $14.5 million
(the largest of which was $2.4 million), one multi-family loan totaling
$169,000, nine real estate construction loans totaling $11.4 million and
thirteen residential real estate loans totaling $1.9 million. All of these loans
are to borrowers located in Oregon and Washington with the exception of one land
acquisition and development loan totaling $1.4 million to a Washington borrower
who has property located in Southern California.
The $20.5
million balance of REO is comprised of thirty-eight properties limited to
twenty-four lending relationships. These properties consist of ten single-family
homes totaling $2.8 million, twenty-three residential building lots totaling
$2.7 million, three finished subdivision properties totaling $4.3 million, one
land development property totaling $5.0 million and one condominium project
totaling $5.7 million. All of these properties are located in the Company’s
primary market area.
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.
September
30,
2009
|
March
31,
2009
|
|||||
(dollars
in thousands)
|
||||||
Loans
accounted for on a non-accrual basis:
|
||||||
Commercial
business
|
$
|
8,124
|
$
|
6,018
|
||
Other
real estate mortgage
|
14,685
|
7,316
|
||||
Real
estate construction
|
11,411
|
12,720
|
||||
Real
estate one-to-four family
|
1,865
|
1,329
|
||||
Total
|
36,085
|
27,383
|
||||
Accruing
loans which are contractually
past
due 90 days or more
|
-
|
187
|
||||
Total
nonperforming loans
|
36,085
|
27,570
|
||||
REO
|
20,482
|
14,171
|
||||
Total
nonperforming assets
|
$
|
56,567
|
$
|
41,741
|
||
Total
nonperforming loans to total loans
|
4.82
|
%
|
3.44
|
%
|
||
Total
nonperforming loans to total assets
|
4.18
|
3.02
|
||||
Total
nonperforming assets to total assets
|
6.55
|
4.57
|
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
|
||||||||||||
September
30, 2009
|
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Commercial
business
|
$
|
50
|
$
|
3,187
|
$
|
4,887
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
8,124
|
|||||
Commercial
real estate
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Land
|
-
|
2,640
|
10,429
|
67
|
1,380
|
14,516
|
|||||||||||
Multi-family
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
169
|
-
|
169
|
|||||||||||
Commercial
construction
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
31
|
-
|
31
|
|||||||||||
One-to-four family construction
|
5,917
|
3,322
|
2,141
|
-
|
-
|
11,380
|
|||||||||||
Real
estate one-to-four family
|
472
|
-
|
1,324
|
69
|
-
|
1,865
|
|||||||||||
Consumer
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Total nonperforming loans
|
6,439
|
9,149
|
18,781
|
336
|
1,380
|
36,085
|
|||||||||||
REO
|
449
|
7,454
|
7,197
|
5,382
|
-
|
20,482
|
|||||||||||
Total
nonperforming assets
|
$
|
6,888
|
$
|
16,603
|
$
|
25,978
|
$
|
5,718
|
$
|
1,380
|
$
|
56,567
|
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
|
|||||||||||||
September
30, 2009
|
(In
thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Land
development
|
$
|
6,711
|
$
|
6,835
|
$
|
61,575
|
$
|
2,299
|
$
|
7,261
|
$
|
84,681
|
||||||
Speculative
construction
|
12,783
|
6,857
|
14,143
|
1,696
|
-
|
35,479
|
||||||||||||
Total speculative and land construction
|
$
|
19,494
|
$
|
13,692
|
$
|
75,718
|
$
|
3,995
|
$
|
7,261
|
$
|
120,160
|
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Other
loans of concern totaled $17.7 million at September 30, 2009 compared to $10.1
million at March 31, 2009. The $17.7 million consists of four real estate
construction loans totaling $7.7 million, twelve commercial business loans
totaling $4.2 million, one commercial real estate loans totaling $62,000, seven
land acquisition loans totaling $5.7 million and one multi-family real estate
loan totaling $41,000. 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
September 30, 2009, loans delinquent 30 - 89 days were 1.97% of total loans
compared to 1.53% for the linked quarter and 1.94% at March 31, 2009. At
September 30, 2009, the delinquency rate in our commercial business (C&I)
portfolio was 1.49%. The delinquency rate in our commercial real estate (CRE)
portfolio was 0.23%, representing two loans for $775,000. CRE loans represent
the largest portion of our loan portfolio at 44.9% of total loans and C&I
loans represent 15.1% of total loans. The delinquency rate for our one-to-four
family construction loan portfolio was 5.71%. The delinquency rate for our HELOC
portfolio was 0.16%. The Company has prepared a comprehensive Classified Asset
Reduction Plan detailing its strategy to reduce its level of classified
assets.
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 15 of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements contained in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.
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
26
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. Goodwill was $25.6 million at September 30, 2009 and March
31, 2009. An interim impairment test was not deemed necessary as of September
30, 2009 due to there not being a significant change in the reporting unit’s
assets or liabilities, the amount that the fair value exceeded the carrying
value as of the most recent valuation, and because the Company determined that,
based on an analysis of events that occurred and circumstances that have changed
since the most recent valuation date, the likelihood that a current fair value
determination would be less than the carrying amount of the reporting unit is
remote. As of September 30, 2009, the Company has not recognized any impairment
loss on the recorded goodwill.
Even
though the Company determined that there was no goodwill impairment during the
second 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
September 30, 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 September 30, 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.
27
For
additional information on our Level 1, 2 and 3 fair value measurements see Note
12 – Fair Value Measurement in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
contained in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for additional information.
Comparison
of Operating Results for the Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 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 six months ended September 30, 2009 was $8.9
million and $17.6 million, respectively, representing an increase of $271,000
and $584,000, respectively, for the same three and six months ended September
30, 2008. Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing
liabilities decreased to 114.95% for the three-month period ended September 30,
2009 compared to 115.57% in the same prior year period. The net interest margin
for the three and six months ended September 30, 2009 was 4.35% and 4.30%,
respectively, compared to 4.18% and 4.19%, respectively for the three and six
months ended September 30, 2008.
The
Company’s balance sheet interest rate sensitivity 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. Interest rates
on the Company’s interest-earning assets reprice faster than interest rates on
the Company’s interest-bearing liabilities. Generally, 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 since
March 2008, approximately 34% of the Company’s loans immediately repriced down
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. 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 six months ended September 30, 2009, was $11.8 million
and $23.7 million, respectively, compared to $13.7 million and $27.3 million for
the same period in prior year. This represents a decrease of $1.9 million and
$3.6 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2009,
respectively, compared to the same prior year periods. Interest income on loans
receivable decreased primarily as a result of the Federal Reserve interest rate
cuts described above as well as interest income reversals on nonperforming
loans. During the three and six months ended September 30, 2009, the Company
reversed $132,000 and $478,000, respectively, of interest income on
nonperforming loans. The average balance of net loans decreased $18.8 million to
$765.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 from $784.2 million
for the same period in prior years. The average balance of net loans increased
$2.8 million to $778.4 million for the six months ended September 30, 2009 from
$775.7 million for the same period in prior years. The yield on net loans was
6.03% and 5.98% for the three and six months ended September 30, 2009,
respectively, compared to 6.79% and 6.88% for the same three and six months in
the prior year.
Interest Expense. Interest
expense decreased $2.2 million to $2.9 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2009, compared to $5.1 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2008. For the six months ended September 30, 2009, interest
expense decreased $4.2 million to $6.1 million compared to $10.3 million for the
same period in prior year. The decrease in interest expense is primarily
attributable to the lower rates of interest paid on deposits and borrowings as a
result of the Federal Reserve interest rate cuts described above. The weighted
average interest rate on total deposits decreased to 1.71% and 1.82% for the
three and six months ended September 30, 2009, respectively, from 2.75% and
2.83% 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 1.24% for the three months ended September 30, 2009 from 3.13% for
the same period in the prior year. Beginning in January 2009, the Company began
transitioning its borrowings to the FRB in an effort to reduce its borrowing
costs; at September 30, 2009 substantially all of the Bank’s borrowings were
with the FRB due to the substantially lower borrowing costs. For the six months
ended September 30, 2009, the weighted average cost of the Company’s FRB
borrowings was 0.29% compared to 1.25% for its FHLB borrowings.
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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 September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Average
Balance
|
Interest
and
Dividends
|
Yield/Cost
|
Average
Balance
|
Interest
and
Dividends
|
Yield/Cost
|
||||||||||||
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Interest-earning
assets:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Mortgage
loans
|
$
|
654,870
|
$
|
10,179
|
6.17
|
%
|
$
|
664,179
|
$
|
11,510
|
6.88
|
%
|
|||||
Non-mortgage
loans
|
110,600
|
1,460
|
5.24
|
120,048
|
1,915
|
6.33
|
|||||||||||
Total net loans (1)
|
765,470
|
11,639
|
6.03
|
784,227
|
13,425
|
6.79
|
|||||||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities (2)
|
3,902
|
35
|
3.56
|
5,514
|
55
|
3.96
|
|||||||||||
Investment
securities (2)(3)
|
11,507
|
113
|
3.90
|
13,230
|
177
|
5.31
|
|||||||||||
Daily
interest-bearing assets
|
737
|
-
|
-
|
10,974
|
51
|
1.84
|
|||||||||||
Other
earning assets
|
32,057
|
26
|
0.32
|
8,523
|
40
|
1.86
|
|||||||||||
Total interest-earning assets
|
813,673
|
11,813
|
5.76
|
822,468
|
13,748
|
6.63
|
|||||||||||
Non-interest-earning
assets:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Office properties and equipment, net
|
19,035
|
20,556
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
non-interest-earning assets
|
59,718
|
53,983
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
892,426
|
$
|
897,007
|
|||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
liabilities:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Regular
savings accounts
|
$
|
29,295
|
41
|
0.55
|
$
|
27,533
|
38
|
0.55
|
|||||||||
Interest
checking accounts
|
78,204
|
84
|
0.43
|
84,583
|
262
|
1.23
|
|||||||||||
Money
market deposit accounts
|
191,559
|
600
|
1.24
|
174,116
|
947
|
2.16
|
|||||||||||
Certificates
of deposit
|
269,486
|
1,723
|
2.54
|
262,509
|
2,553
|
3.86
|
|||||||||||
Total
interest-bearing deposits
|
568,544
|
2,448
|
1.71
|
548,741
|
3,800
|
2.75
|
|||||||||||
Other
interest-bearing liabilities
|
139,332
|
436
|
1.24
|
162,900
|
1,287
|
3.13
|
|||||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities
|
707,876
|
2,884
|
1.62
|
711,641
|
5,087
|
2.84
|
|||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing
liabilities:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing
deposits
|
86,844
|
82,612
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
6,403
|
8,451
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
801,123
|
802,704
|
|||||||||||||||
Shareholders’
equity
|
91,303
|
94,303
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
|
$
|
892,426
|
$
|
897,007
|
|||||||||||||
Net
interest income
|
$
|
8,929
|
$
|
8,661
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
rate spread
|
4.14
|
%
|
3.79
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Net
interest margin
|
4.35
|
%
|
4.18
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Ratio
of average interest-earning assets to average
|
|||||||||||||||||
interest-bearing
liabilities
|
114.95
|
%
|
115.57
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Tax
equivalent adjustment (3)
|
$
|
16
|
$
|
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%.
|
|||||||||||||||||
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Six
Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Average
Balance
|
Interest
and
Dividends
|
Yield/Cost
|
Average
Balance
|
Interest
and
Dividends
|
Yield/Cost
|
||||||||||||
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Interest-earning
assets:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Mortgage
loans
|
$
|
663,771
|
$
|
20,368
|
6.12
|
%
|
$
|
659,343
|
$
|
23,008
|
6.96
|
%
|
|||||
Non-mortgage
loans
|
114,667
|
2,981
|
5.19
|
116,338
|
3,741
|
6.41
|
|||||||||||
Total net loans (1)
|
778,438
|
23,349
|
5.98
|
775,681
|
26,749
|
6.88
|
|||||||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities (2)
|
4,118
|
75
|
3.63
|
5,747
|
116
|
4.03
|
|||||||||||
Investment
securities (2)(3)
|
11,684
|
259
|
4.42
|
10,554
|
282
|
5.33
|
|||||||||||
Daily
interest-bearing assets
|
1,465
|
1
|
0.14
|
11,012
|
106
|
1.92
|
|||||||||||
Other
earning assets
|
21,826
|
39
|
0.36
|
8,449
|
78
|
1.84
|
|||||||||||
Total interest-earning assets
|
817,531
|
23,723
|
5.79
|
811,443
|
27,331
|
6.72
|
|||||||||||
Non-interest-earning
assets:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Office
properties and equipment, net
|
19,220
|
20,727
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
non-interest-earning assets
|
64,268
|
55,525
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
901,019
|
$
|
887,695
|
|||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
liabilities:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Regular
savings accounts
|
$
|
28,933
|
80
|
0.55
|
$
|
27,243
|
75
|
0.55
|
|||||||||
Interest
checking accounts
|
84,185
|
203
|
0.48
|
89,572
|
598
|
1.33
|
|||||||||||
Money
market deposit accounts
|
187,486
|
1,245
|
1.32
|
178,399
|
1,984
|
2.22
|
|||||||||||
Certificates
of deposit
|
263,854
|
3,614
|
2.73
|
261,935
|
5,249
|
4.00
|
|||||||||||
Total interest-bearing deposits
|
564,458
|
5,142
|
1.82
|
557,149
|
7,906
|
2.83
|
|||||||||||
Other
interest-bearing liabilities
|
152,799
|
956
|
1.25
|
147,993
|
2,380
|
3.21
|
|||||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities
|
717,257
|
6,098
|
1.70
|
705,142
|
10,286
|
2.91
|
|||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing
liabilities:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing
deposits
|
86,233
|
79,334
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
6,635
|
8,563
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
810,125
|
793,039
|
|||||||||||||||
Shareholders’
equity
|
90,894
|
94,656
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
|
$
|
901,019
|
$
|
887,695
|
|||||||||||||
Net
interest income
|
$
|
17,625
|
$
|
17,045
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
rate spread
|
4.09
|
%
|
3.81
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Net
interest margin
|
4.30
|
%
|
4.19
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Ratio of average interest-earning assets to average interest- | |||||||||||||||||
bearing
liabilities
|
113.98
|
%
|
115.08
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Tax
equivalent adjustment (3)
|
$
|
32
|
$
|
36
|
|||||||||||||
(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%.
|
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The
following table sets forth the effects of changing rates and volumes on net
interest income of the Company for the periods-ended September 30, 2009 compared
to the periods-ended September 30, 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 September 30,
|
Six
Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||||
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
|
$
|
(159
|
)
|
$
|
(1,172
|
)
|
$
|
(1,331
|
)
|
$
|
154
|
$
|
(2,794
|
)
|
$
|
(2,640
|
)
|
||
Non-mortgage
loans
|
(143
|
)
|
(312
|
)
|
(455
|
)
|
(54
|
)
|
(706
|
)
|
(760
|
)
|
|||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities
|
(15
|
)
|
(5
|
)
|
(20
|
)
|
(30
|
)
|
(11
|
)
|
(41
|
)
|
|||||||
Investment
securities (1)
|
(21
|
)
|
(43
|
)
|
(64
|
)
|
28
|
(51
|
)
|
(23
|
)
|
||||||||
Daily
interest-bearing
|
(24
|
)
|
(27
|
)
|
(51
|
)
|
(51
|
)
|
(54
|
)
|
(105
|
)
|
|||||||
Other
earning assets
|
40
|
(54
|
)
|
(14
|
)
|
58
|
(97
|
)
|
(39
|
)
|
|||||||||
Total
interest income
|
(322
|
)
|
(1,613
|
)
|
(1,935
|
)
|
105
|
(3,713
|
)
|
(3,608
|
)
|
||||||||
Interest
Expense:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Regular
savings accounts
|
3
|
-
|
3
|
5
|
-
|
5
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
checking accounts
|
(19
|
)
|
(159
|
)
|
(178
|
)
|
(34
|
)
|
(361
|
)
|
(395
|
)
|
|||||||
Money
market deposit accounts
|
88
|
(435
|
)
|
(347
|
)
|
97
|
(836
|
)
|
(739
|
)
|
|||||||||
Certificates
of deposit
|
66
|
(896
|
)
|
(830
|
)
|
38
|
(1,673
|
)
|
(1,635
|
)
|
|||||||||
Other
interest-bearing liabilities
|
(165
|
)
|
(686
|
)
|
(851
|
)
|
75
|
(1,499
|
)
|
(1,424
|
)
|
||||||||
Total
interest expense
|
(27
|
)
|
(2,176
|
)
|
(2,203
|
)
|
181
|
(4,369
|
)
|
(4,188
|
)
|
||||||||
Net
interest income
|
$
|
(295
|
)
|
$
|
563
|
$
|
268
|
$
|
(76
|
)
|
$
|
656
|
$
|
580
|
|||||
(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 six months ended September 30, 2009
was $3.2 million and $5.6 million, respectively, compared to $7.2 million and
$10.0 million, respectively, for the same period in the prior year. The decrease
in the provision for loan losses was the result of the decrease in the average
balance of the loan portfolio, stabilization of credit metrics and the impact of
the ongoing analysis by management. However, 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 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 2.41% at September 30,
2009, compared to 2.05% at September 30, 2008.
Net
charge-offs for the three and six months ended September 30, 2009 were $2.9
million and $4.5 million, respectively, compared to $4.2 million and $4.5
million for the same period last year. Annualized net charge-offs to average net
loans for the six-month period ended September 30, 2009 was 1.14% compared to
1.16% for the same period in the prior year. The charge-offs for the six-month
period was primarily attributable to one condominium construction loan and three
commercial loans totaling $2.9 million. Nonperforming loans increased to $36.1
million at September 30, 2009 compared to $27.6 million at March 31, 2009. The
ratio of allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans decreased to 50.08% at
September 30, 2009 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 analysis 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.
At
September 30, 2009, management’s analysis 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. The Company
also considered the effects of declining home values and slower home sales. At
September 30, 2009, the Company’s residential construction and land development
loan portfolios were $42.3 million and $84.7 million,
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respectively.
Substantially all of the loans in these two portfolios are located in the
Company’s market area. The delinquency rate for the residential construction and
land development portfolios was 5.71% and 9.45%, respectively. For the six
months ended September 30, 2009, the charge-off ratio for the residential
construction and land development portfolios was 8.09% and 0.27%, respectively.
Based on its comprehensive analysis, management deemed the allowance for loan
losses of $18.1 million at September 30, 2009 (2.41% of total loans and 50.08%
of nonperforming loans) adequate to cover probable losses inherent in the loan
portfolio.
Non-Interest Income.
Non-interest income increased $3.0 million for the six months ended September
30, 2009 compared to the same prior year period. A $3.0 million decrease in the
OTTI charge taken on an investment security accounts for a majority of the
increase between the periods. Gain on sales of loans held for sale increased
$427,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the same period
in prior year. In addition, asset management fees decreased $197,000 for the six
months ended September 30, 2009 compared to the same period in prior year as a
result of the decrease in assets under management by RAMCorp. from $325.5
million at September 30, 2008 to $276.9 million at September 30, 2009. This
decrease in assets under management is primarily attributable to the downturn in
the markets and the general economy during the past 12-18 months. Mortgage loan
fees, included in fees and service charges, were $524,000 for the six months
ended September 30, 2009 a decrease of $23,000 from the same period in prior
year.
Non-Interest Expense.
Non-interest expense increased $559,000 and $1.9 million for the three and six
months ended September 30, 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 business activity.
FDIC insurance premiums for the six months ended September 30, 2009 increased
$869,000 over the same period in prior year, reflecting the FDIC’s higher
assessment rates for 2009 and a $417,000 special assessment charge in the first
quarter of fiscal 2010. The increase was also a result of $1.0 million in REO
expenses as well as the increase in professional fess primarily associated with
nonperforming assets.
Income Taxes. The provision
for income taxes was $39,000 and $141,000 for the three and six months ended
September 30, 2009, respectively, compared to an income tax benefit of $2.4
million and $2.0 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2008,
respectively. The effective tax rate for three and six months ended September
30, 2009 was 16.2% and 20.6%, respectively, compared to 36.2% and 37.5%,
respectively, for the three and six months ended September 30, 2008. The
Company’s effective tax rate remains lower than the statutory tax rate as a
result of non-taxable income generated from investments in bank owned life
insurance and tax-exempt municipal bonds. The impact of these items was more
pronounced on the Company’s effective tax rate for the three and six months
ended September 30, 2009.
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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
September 30, 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 September 30, 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 September 30, 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 OTS determined that the Bank required special supervisory
attention and entered into a Memorandum of Understanding or MOU with the Bank.
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
Tier 1 Capital (Leverage) Ratio of 4% and Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio of 8%.
In addition, the MOU requires the Bank to provide notice to and obtain a
non-objection from the OTS prior to the Bank declaring a dividend and to develop
a plan of reducing its classified assets.
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.
In
October 2009 the Company entered into a separate MOU with the OTS that restricts
the Company from paying a dividend or making a capital distribution without the
prior written non-objection of the OTS. The Company is prohibited
from incurring or renewing any debt. In addition, the MOU requires The Company
to develop an operations plan through calendar year 2012.
The MOUs
and SLD will remain in effect until stayed, modified, terminated or suspended by
the OTS. If the OTS were to determine that the 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 have been taking action and implementing programs to comply with the
requirements of the MOU. The OTS may determine, however, in its sole discretion
that the issues raised by the MOUs 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 and negatively
affect its ability to implement its business plan, pay dividends on its common
stock or the value of its common stock as well as its financial condition and
results of operations.
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 it considers to be its primary market areas, could have a material adverse
effect on the Company’s 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 market areas the Company serves could result in the following
consequences, any of which could have a materially adverse impact on the Company
business, financial condition and results of operations: loan delinquencies,
problem assets and foreclosures may increase; demand for the Company’s 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 the Company’s
low-cost or non-interest bearing deposits may decrease.
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
34
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 the Company’s collateral and
its 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.
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.
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 the Company’s interest in these
loans. Accordingly, if the Company forecloses on a commercial or
multi-family real estate loan, the Company’s 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 Bank, 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. Management should also 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. 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 Bank 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.
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.
One-to-four
single-family mortgage loans and home equity lines of credit are generally
sensitive to regional and local economic conditions that may 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
35
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 its financial condition and business 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 its borrowers and the value of the
real estate and other assets serving as collateral for the repayment of many of
the Company’s loans. In determining the amount of the allowance for loan losses,
the Company reviews its loans and loss and delinquency experience, and evaluates
economic conditions and makes 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 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. In addition, bank regulatory agencies periodically review the
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. Its 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 valuation process is incorrect, the fair value of the Company’s investments
in real estate may not be sufficient to recover its 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
it 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.
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 earning
assets and funding 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)
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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.
Additionally,
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 default.
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.
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, as a potential
alternative to special assessments, in September 2009, the FDIC proposed a rule
that would require 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 proposal would not immediately impact the Company’s
earnings as the payment would 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, it may not be able to replace such funds in
the future if, among other things, the Company’s 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 the
Company’s business activity as a result of a downturn in the Washington or
Oregon markets where its loans are concentrated or adverse regulatory action
against it. 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 total deposits.
The
Company’s financial flexibility will be severely constrained if it was unable to
maintain its 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 its 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-objective of the
OTS. Finally, if the Company is required to rely more heavily on more
expensive funding sources to support future growth, its revenues may not
increase proportionately to cover its costs.
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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 their 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 their
assets may decline. The Company’s asset management revenues are based on the
value of the assets managed. If clients withdraw assets or the value of their
assets decline, the revenues generated by the 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 its operations. 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 the
Company’s 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 it, or at all. If the Company cannot
raise additional capital when needed, its ability to further expand its
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 and the Bank 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 it to
additional costs, limit the types of financial services and products it 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,
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 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 exists 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
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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’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.
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.
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
The
Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on July 15, 2009. The
following is a brief description and vote count of the proposed voted upon at
the meeting.
Proposal
– Election of directors. Votes were as follows:
Nominee Votes
For Votes
Withheld
Jerry C.
Olson (2012) 8,870,635
238,804
Gary R.
Douglass (2012) 8,858,491
250,948
The
following are the names of the directors (and remaining term) whose term in
office continued after the annual meeting: Ronald A. Wysaske (2010);
Paul L. Runyan (2010); Michael D. Allen (2010); Patrick Sheaffer (2011); and
Edward R. Geiger (2011).
Item 5.
Other
Information
Not applicable
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Item 6.
Exhibits
(a) Exhibits:
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3.1
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Articles
of Incorporation of the Registrant
(1)
|
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3.2
|
Statement
recomputation of per share earnings (See Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements contained
herein.)
|
|
4
|
Certifications
of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
|
|
10.1
|
Certifications
of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
|
|
10.2
|
Form of Change in Control Agreement
between the Bank and Kevin J. Lycklama
(2)
|
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10.3
|
Employee
Severance Compensation Plan (3)
|
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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.
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(8)
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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 | |||
Date: | October 27, 2009 | Date: | October 27, 2009 | |
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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
|
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Exhibit
31.1
Section
302 Certification
I,
Patrick Sheaffer, certify that:
1.
|
I
have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
ended September 30, 2009 of Riverview Bancorp,
Inc.;
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2.
|
Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
|
3.
|
Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
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4.
|
The
registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13(a)-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e)) and internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13(a)-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f)) for the registrant and
have:
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(a)
|
Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
|
(b)
|
Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
|
(c)
|
Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation;
and
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(d)
|
Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fiscal fourth quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting; and
|
5.
|
The
registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board
of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
|
(a)
|
All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial data information;
and
|
(b)
|
Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting
|
Date: October
27,
2009
/S/ Patrick
Sheaffer
Patrick Sheaffer
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
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Exhibit
31.2
Section
302 Certification
I, Kevin
J. Lycklama, certify that:
1.
|
I
have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
ended September 30, 2009 of Riverview Bancorp,
Inc.;
|
2.
|
Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
|
3.
|
Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
report;
|
4.
|
The
registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13(a)-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e)) and internal
control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13(a)-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f)) for the registrant and
have:
|
(a)
|
Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure
that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
|
(b)
|
Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles;
|
(c)
|
Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation;
and
|
(d)
|
Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent
fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fiscal fourth quarter in the case of an
annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial
reporting; and
|
5.
|
The
registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board
of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
functions):
|
(a)
|
All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information;
and
|
(b)
|
Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting
|
Date: October
27,
2009
/S/ Kevin J.
Lycklama
Kevin J.
Lycklama
Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit
32
CERTIFICATION
OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF RIVERVIEW
BANCORP,
INC.
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
The
undersigned hereby certify in the capacity indicated below, pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350), in their
capacity as officers of Riverview Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and in
connection with the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended September 30, 2009 that:
1.
|
the
report fully complies with the requirements of sections 13(a) and 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and
|
2.
|
the
information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material
respects, Riverview Bancorp, Inc.’s financial condition and results of
operations as of the dates and for the periods presented in the financial
statements included in the Report.
|
/S/ Patrick Sheaffer
|
/S/ Kevin J.
Lycklama
|
Patrick
Sheaffer
Kevin J. Lycklama
Chief
Executive
Officer Chief
Financial Officer
Dated:
October 27,
2009 Dated:
October 27, 2009
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