RIVERVIEW BANCORP INC - Quarter Report: 2010 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
[X]
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
|
For the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2010
OR
[ ]
|
TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
|
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For
the transition period from _____ to
_____
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Commission
File Number: 0-22957
RIVERVIEW BANCORP, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Washington
|
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, 22,471,890 shares outstanding as of November 3,
2010.
Form
10-Q
RIVERVIEW
BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
INDEX
Part I. |
Financial
Information
|
Page |
Item 1: | Financial Statements (Unaudited) | |
Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||
as of September 30, 2010 and March 31, 2010 | 2 | |
Consolidated Statements of Income for the | ||
Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 | 3 | |
Consolidated Statements of Equity for the | 4 | |
Six Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 | ||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the | ||
Six Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 | 5 | |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | 6-16 | |
Item 2: | Management's Discussion and Analysis of | |
Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 17-34 | |
Item 3: | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 34 |
Item 4: | Controls and Procedures | 34 |
Part II. | Other Information | 36-37 |
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: | [Removed and reserved] | |
Item 5: | Other Information | |
Item 6: | Exhibits | |
SIGNATURES | 38 | |
Certifications | ||
Exhibit 31.1 | ||
Exhibit 31.2 | ||
Exhibit 32 |
Forward Looking
Statements
“Safe
Harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
When used in this Form 10-Q the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,”
“estimates,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “plans,” “targets,” “potentially,”
“probably,” “projects,” “outlook,” or similar expressions or future or
conditional verbs such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” and “could.” or
similar expression are intended to identify “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our beliefs,
plans, objectives, goals, expectations, assumptions and statements about future
performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to know and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from the results anticipated, including, but not limited
to: the Company’s ability to raise equity 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 (“OTS”) or other
regulatory authorities, including the possibility that any such regulatory
authority may, among other things, require the Company to increase its 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 entered into with the OTS and the possibility that noncompliance could
result in the imposition of additional enforcement actions and additional
requirements or restrictions on its operations; 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 implement its
business strategies; the Company’s ability to successfully integrate any assets,
liabilities, customers, systems, and management personnel it may 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
and interest or principal payments on its junior subordinated debentures;
adverse changes in the securities markets; inability of key third-party
providers to perform their obligations to us; changes in accounting policies and
practices, as may be adopted by the financial institution regulatory agencies or
the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including additional guidance and
interpretation on accounting issues and details of the implementation of new
accounting methods; other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, and
technological factors affecting the Company’s operations, pricing, products and
services and the other risks described from time to time in our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
The
Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking
statements. Moreover, you should treat these statements as speaking only as of
the date they are made and based only on information then actually known to the
Company. The Company does not undertake to revise any forward-looking statements
to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or
circumstances after the date of such statements. These risks could cause our
actual results for fiscal 2011 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, 2010 AND MARCH 31, 2010
(In
thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited)
|
September
30,
2010
|
March
31,
2010
|
||||
ASSETS
|
||||||
Cash
(including interest-earning accounts of $36,002 and
$3,384)
|
$
|
48,505
|
$
|
13,587
|
||
Certificates
of deposit held for investment
|
14,951
|
-
|
||||
Loans
held for sale
|
417
|
255
|
||||
Investment
securities held to maturity, at amortized cost
(fair
value of $562 and $573)
|
512
|
517
|
||||
Investment
securities available for sale, at fair value
(amortized
cost of $8,691 and $8,706)
|
6,688
|
6,802
|
||||
Mortgage-backed
securities held to maturity, at amortized
cost
(fair value of $207 and $265)
|
199
|
259
|
||||
Mortgage-backed
securities available for sale, at fair value
(amortized
cost of $2,219 and $2,746)
|
2,306
|
2,828
|
||||
Loans
receivable (net of allowance for loan losses of $19,029 and
$21,642)
|
679,925
|
712,837
|
||||
Real
estate and other personal property owned
|
19,766
|
13,325
|
||||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
6,541
|
7,934
|
||||
Accrued
interest receivable
|
2,644
|
2,849
|
||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
|
7,350
|
7,350
|
||||
Premises
and equipment, net
|
15,893
|
16,487
|
||||
Deferred
income taxes, net
|
11,209
|
11,177
|
||||
Mortgage
servicing rights, net
|
470
|
509
|
||||
Goodwill
|
25,572
|
25,572
|
||||
Core
deposit intangible, net
|
265
|
314
|
||||
Bank
owned life insurance
|
15,652
|
15,351
|
||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$
|
858,865
|
$
|
837,953
|
||
LIABILITIES
AND EQUITY
|
||||||
LIABILITIES:
|
||||||
Deposit
accounts
|
$
|
718,028
|
$
|
688,048
|
||
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
|
8,898
|
6,833
|
||||
Advanced
payments by borrowers for taxes and insurance
|
507
|
427
|
||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank advances
|
-
|
23,000
|
||||
Federal
Reserve Bank advances
|
-
|
10,000
|
||||
Junior
subordinated debentures
|
22,681
|
22,681
|
||||
Capital
lease obligations
|
2,589
|
2,610
|
||||
Total
liabilities
|
752,703
|
753,599
|
||||
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES (See Note 16)
|
||||||
EQUITY:
|
||||||
Shareholders’
equity
|
||||||
Serial
preferred stock, $.01 par value; 250,000 authorized, issued and
outstanding: none
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Common
stock, $.01 par value; 50,000,000 authorized
|
||||||
September
30, 2010 – 22,471,890 issued and outstanding
|
225
|
109
|
||||
March
31, 2010 – 10,923,773 issued and outstanding
|
||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
65,746
|
46,948
|
||||
Retained
earnings
|
41,760
|
38,878
|
||||
Unearned
shares issued to employee stock ownership trust
|
(748
|
)
|
(799
|
)
|
||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(1,264
|
)
|
(1,202
|
)
|
||
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
105,719
|
83,934
|
||||
Noncontrolling
interest
|
443
|
420
|
||||
Total
equity
|
106,162
|
84,354
|
||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
$
|
858,865
|
$
|
837,953
|
See notes to
consolidated financial statements.
2
RIVERVIEW
BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
FOR
THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER
30, 2010 AND 2009
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
||||||||||||||
(In
thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited)
|
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
||||||||||||
INTEREST
INCOME:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
and fees on loans receivable
|
$ | 10,672 | $ | 11,639 | $ | 21,865 | $ | 23,349 | ||||||||
Interest
on investment securities – taxable
|
32 | 66 | 87 | 164 | ||||||||||||
Interest
on investment securities – non-taxable
|
14 | 31 | 29 | 63 | ||||||||||||
Interest
on mortgage-backed securities
|
23 | 35 | 49 | 75 | ||||||||||||
Other
interest and dividends
|
48 | 26 | 63 | 40 | ||||||||||||
Total
interest and dividend income
|
10,789 | 11,797 | 22,093 | 23,691 | ||||||||||||
INTEREST
EXPENSE:
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest
on deposits
|
1,764 | 2,448 | 3,665 | 5,142 | ||||||||||||
Interest
on borrowings
|
375 | 436 | 760 | 956 | ||||||||||||
Total
interest expense
|
2,139 | 2,884 | 4,425 | 6,098 | ||||||||||||
Net
interest income
|
8,650 | 8,913 | 17,668 | 17,593 | ||||||||||||
Less
provision for loan losses
|
1,675 | 3,200 | 2,975 | 5,550 | ||||||||||||
Net
interest income after provision for loan losses
|
6,975 | 5,713 | 14,693 | 12,043 | ||||||||||||
NON-INTEREST
INCOME:
|
||||||||||||||||
Fees
and service charges
|
1,077 | 1,151 | 2,176 | 2,395 | ||||||||||||
Asset
management fees
|
492 | 465 | 1,013 | 974 | ||||||||||||
Net
gain on sale of loans held for sale
|
124 | 159 | 243 | 560 | ||||||||||||
Impairment
of investment security
|
- | (201 | ) | - | (459 | ) | ||||||||||
Bank
owned life insurance
|
150 | 151 | 300 | 302 | ||||||||||||
Other
|
207 | 70 | 554 | 126 | ||||||||||||
Total
non-interest income
|
2,050 | 1,795 | 4,286 | 3,898 | ||||||||||||
NON-INTEREST
EXPENSE:
|
||||||||||||||||
Salaries
and employee benefits
|
4,085 | 3,689 | 8,025 | 7,564 | ||||||||||||
Occupancy
and depreciation
|
1,148 | 1,217 | 2,289 | 2,450 | ||||||||||||
Data
processing
|
248 | 237 | 500 | 477 | ||||||||||||
Amortization
of core deposit intangible
|
23 | 28 | 49 | 58 | ||||||||||||
Advertising
and marketing expense
|
255 | 151 | 390 | 310 | ||||||||||||
FDIC
insurance premium
|
417 | 445 | 838 | 1,140 | ||||||||||||
State
and local taxes
|
147 | 151 | 318 | 300 | ||||||||||||
Telecommunications
|
105 | 113 | 212 | 229 | ||||||||||||
Professional
fees
|
321 | 330 | 647 | 634 | ||||||||||||
Real
estate owned expenses
|
120 | 353 | 286 | 962 | ||||||||||||
Other
|
543 | 553 | 1,123 | 1,131 | ||||||||||||
Total
non-interest expense
|
7,412 | 7,267 | 14,677 | 15,255 | ||||||||||||
INCOME
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
1,613 | 241 | 4,302 | 686 | ||||||||||||
PROVISION
FOR INCOME TAXES
|
496 | 39 | 1,420 | 141 | ||||||||||||
NET
INCOME
|
$ | 1,117 | $ | 202 | $ | 2,882 | $ | 545 | ||||||||
Earnings
per common share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
$ | 0.06 | $ | 0.02 | $ | 0.20 | $ | 0.05 | ||||||||
Diluted
|
0.06 | 0.02 | 0.20 | 0.05 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
18,033,354 | 10,717,471 | 14,404,588 | 10,714,409 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
|
18,033,354 | 10,717,471 | 14,404,588 | 10,714,409 |
See
notes to consolidated financial statements.
3
RIVERVIEW
BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
FOR
THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009
(In
thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
|
Common
Stock
|
Additional
Paid-In Capital
|
Retained
Earnings
|
Unearned
Shares
Issued
to
Employee
Stock
Ownership
Trust
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
|
Noncontrolling
Interest
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
April 1, 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
income:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
|
||||||||
Balance
April 1, 2010
|
10,923,773
|
$
|
109
|
$
|
46,948
|
$
|
38,878
|
$
|
(799
|
)
|
$
|
(1,202
|
)
|
$
|
420
|
$
|
84,354
|
||||||||
Issuance
of common stock (net)
|
11,548,117
|
116
|
18,752
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
18,868
|
|||||||||||||||||
Stock
based compensation expense
|
-
|
-
|
67
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
67
|
|||||||||||||||||
Earned
ESOP shares
|
-
|
-
|
(21
|
)
|
-
|
51
|
-
|
-
|
30
|
||||||||||||||||
22,471,890
|
225
|
65,746
|
38,878
|
(748
|
)
|
(1,202
|
)
|
420
|
103,319
|
||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,882
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,882
|
|||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income, net of tax:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized
holding loss on securities
available
for sale
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(62
|
)
|
-
|
(62
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Noncontrolling
interest
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
23
|
23
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,843
|
|||||||||||||||||
Balance
September 30, 2010
|
22,471,890
|
$
|
225
|
$
|
65,746
|
$
|
41,760
|
$
|
(748
|
)
|
$
|
(1,264
|
)
|
$
|
443
|
$
|
106,162
|
||||||||
See
notes to consolidated financial statements.
4
RIVERVIEW
BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE SIX MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009
(In
thousands) (Unaudited)
|
2010
|
2009
|
||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
2,882
|
$
|
545
|
||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating
activities:
|
||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
681
|
1,158
|
||||
Provision
for loan losses
|
2,975
|
5,550
|
||||
Noncash
expense related to ESOP
|
30
|
41
|
||||
Decrease
in deferred loan origination fees, net of amortization
|
(261
|
)
|
(82
|
)
|
||
Origination
of loans held for sale
|
(7,232
|
)
|
(19,595
|
)
|
||
Proceeds
from sales of loans held for sale
|
7,168
|
20,895
|
||||
Stock
based compensation expense
|
67
|
33
|
||||
Writedown
of real estate owned, net
|
46
|
305
|
||||
Net
(gain) loss on loans held for sale, sale of real estate
owned,
mortgage-backed
securities, investment securities and premises and
equipment
|
(553
|
)
|
271
|
|||
Income
from bank owned life insurance
|
(300
|
)
|
(302
|
)
|
||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
1,611
|
(445
|
)
|
|||
Accrued
interest receivable
|
205
|
163
|
||||
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
|
2,197
|
(1,172
|
)
|
|||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
9,516
|
7,365
|
||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||
Loan
repayments, net
|
21,164
|
38,497
|
||||
Proceeds
from call, maturity, or sale of investment securities available for
sale
|
4,990
|
5,000
|
||||
Principal
repayments on investment securities available for sale
|
26
|
37
|
||||
Principal
repayments on investment securities held to maturity
|
5
|
6
|
||||
Purchase
of investment securities available for sale
|
(5,000
|
)
|
(4,988
|
)
|
||
Principal
repayments on mortgage-backed securities available for
sale
|
527
|
686
|
||||
Principal
repayments on mortgage-backed securities held to maturity
|
60
|
165
|
||||
Purchase
of certificates of deposit held for investment
|
(14,951
|
)
|
-
|
|||
Purchase
of premises and equipment and capitalized software
|
(277
|
)
|
(296
|
)
|
||
Capitalized
improvements related to real estate owned
|
(29
|
)
|
(13
|
)
|
||
Proceeds
from sale of real estate owned and premises and equipment
|
2,980
|
3,221
|
||||
Net
cash provided by investing activities
|
9,495
|
42,315
|
||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in deposit accounts
|
29,980
|
(7,572
|
)
|
|||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock, net
|
18,868
|
-
|
||||
Proceeds
from borrowings
|
121,200
|
619,000
|
||||
Repayment
of borrowings
|
(154,200
|
)
|
(661,850
|
)
|
||
Principal
payments under capital lease obligation
|
(21
|
)
|
(19
|
)
|
||
Net
increase in advance payments by borrowers
|
80
|
75
|
||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
15,907
|
(50,366
|
)
|
|||
NET
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
|
34,918
|
(686
|
)
|
|||
CASH,
BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
13,587
|
19,199
|
||||
CASH,
END OF PERIOD
|
$
|
48,505
|
$
|
18,513
|
||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
||||||
Cash paid during the year for:
|
||||||
Interest
|
$
|
3,745
|
$
|
6,056
|
||
Income
taxes
|
5
|
1,297
|
||||
NONCASH
INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||
Transfer
of loans to real estate owned, net
|
$
|
9,128
|
$
|
10,183
|
||
Fair
value adjustment to securities available for sale
|
(94
|
)
|
486
|
|||
Income
tax effect related to fair value adjustment
|
32
|
(201
|
)
|
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, 2010 (“2010 Form 10-K”). The
results of operations for the six months ended September 30, 2010 are not
necessarily indicative of the results, which may be expected for the fiscal year
ending March 31, 2011. 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.
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 expired 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.
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
Company’s Board of Directors (“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, 2010,
there were options for 76,154 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, 2010
|
Year
Ended
March
31, 2010
|
|||||||||||||||
Number
of
Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Number
of
Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|||||||||||||
Balance,
beginning of period
|
465,700 | $ | 9.35 | 371,696 | $ | 10.99 | ||||||||||
Grants
|
8,000 | 1.97 | 122,000 | 3.82 | ||||||||||||
Options
exercised
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Forfeited
|
(6,000 | ) | 10.58 | (8,000 | ) | 10.82 | ||||||||||
Expired
|
- | - | (19,996 | ) | 5.50 | |||||||||||
Balance,
end of period
|
467,700 | $ | 9.21 | 465,700 | $ | 9.35 |
6
The
following table presents information on stock options outstanding for the
periods shown, less estimated forfeitures.
Six
Months
Ended
September
30,
2010
|
Year
Ended
March
31, 2010
|
||||||
Stock
options fully vested and expected to vest:
|
|||||||
Number
|
465,675
|
458,475
|
|||||
Weighted
average exercise price
|
$
|
9.21
|
$
|
9.42
|
|||
Aggregate
intrinsic value (1)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Weighted
average contractual term of options (years)
|
6.14
|
6.69
|
|||||
Stock
options fully vested and currently exercisable:
|
|||||||
Number
|
445,300
|
334,200
|
|||||
Weighted
average exercise price
|
$
|
9.40
|
$
|
11.28
|
|||
Aggregate
intrinsic value (1)
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Weighted
average contractual term of options (years)
|
6.18
|
5.70
|
|||||
(1) The
aggregate intrinsic value of a stock options 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
common stock.
|
Stock-based
compensation expense related to stock options for the six months ended September
30, 2010 and 2009 was approximately $67,000 and $33,000,
respectively. As of September 30, 2010, there was approximately
$13,000 of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock options,
which will be recognized over the remaining vesting periods of the underlying
stock options through September 2014.
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, 2010 and 2009, the
Company granted 8,000 and 112,000 stock options, respectively. The
weighted average fair value of stock options granted during the six months ended
September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $0.71 and $1.23 per option,
respectively
Risk
Free
Interest
Rate
|
Expected
Life
(years)
|
Expected
Volatility
|
Expected
Dividends
|
|||||||||||||
Fiscal
2011
|
1.96 | % | 6.25 | 44.76 | % | 2.36 | % | |||||||||
Fiscal
2010
|
3.09 | % | 6.25 | 37.55 | % | 2.45 | % |
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, 2010, stock options for 460,000 and 463,000 shares,
respectively, of common stock were excluded in computing diluted EPS because
they were antidilutive. For the three and six months ended September
30, 2009, stock options for 358,000 and 363,000 shares, respectively, of common
stock were excluded in computing diluted EPS because they were
antidilutive.
7
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||||
Basic
EPS computation:
|
||||||||||||
Numerator-net
income
|
$
|
1,117,000
|
$
|
202,000
|
$
|
2,882,000
|
$
|
545,000
|
||||
Denominator-weighted
average common
shares outstanding
|
18,033,354
|
10,717,471
|
14,404,588
|
10,714,409
|
||||||||
Basic
EPS
|
$
|
0.06
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
0.20
|
$
|
0.05
|
||||
Diluted
EPS computation:
|
||||||||||||
Numerator-net
income
|
$
|
1,117,000
|
$
|
202,000
|
$
|
2,882,000
|
$
|
545,000
|
||||
Denominator-weighted
average common
shares outstanding
|
18,033,354
|
10,717,471
|
14,404,588
|
10,714,409
|
||||||||
Effect
of dilutive stock options
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||
Weighted
average common shares
|
||||||||||||
and
common stock equivalents
|
18,033,354
|
10,717,471
|
14,404,588
|
10,714,409
|
||||||||
Diluted
EPS
|
$
|
0.06
|
$
|
0.02
|
$
|
0.20
|
$
|
0.05
|
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, 2010
|
|||||||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
$
|
512
|
$
|
50
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
562
|
|||
March 31, 2010
|
|||||||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
$
|
517
|
$
|
56
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
573
|
|||
The
contractual maturities of investment securities held to maturity are as follows
(in thousands):
September 30, 2010
|
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
|
512
|
562
|
||||
Due
after ten years
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
512
|
$
|
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, 2010
|
|||||||||||
Trust
preferred
|
$
|
2,974
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(2,009
|
)
|
$
|
965
|
||
Agency
securities
|
5,000
|
6
|
-
|
5,006
|
|||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
717
|
-
|
-
|
717
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
8,691
|
$
|
6
|
$
|
(2,009
|
)
|
$
|
6,688
|
||
March 31, 2010
|
|||||||||||
Trust
preferred
|
$
|
2,974
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(1,932
|
)
|
$
|
1,042
|
||
Agency
securities
|
4,989
|
28
|
-
|
5,017
|
|||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
743
|
-
|
-
|
743
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
8,706
|
$
|
28
|
$
|
(1,932
|
)
|
$
|
6,802
|
||
8
The
contractual maturities of investment securities available for sale are as
follows (in thousands):
September 30, 2010
|
Amortized
Cost
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
||||
Due
in one year or less
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||
Due
after one year through five years
|
5,000
|
5,006
|
||||
Due
after five years through ten years
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Due
after ten years
|
3,691
|
1,682
|
||||
Total
|
$
|
8,691
|
$
|
6,688
|
Investment
securities with an amortized cost of $500,000 and $499,000 and a fair value of
$501,000 and $502,000 at September 30, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively,
were pledged as collateral for treasury tax and loan funds held by the
Bank. Investment securities with an amortized cost of $850,000 and
$2.8 million and a fair value of $851,000 and $2.9 million at September 30, 2010
and March 31, 2010, 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, 2010
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trust
preferred
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 965 | $ | (2,009 | ) | $ | 965 | $ | (2,009 | ) |
March 31, 2010
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trust
preferred
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,042 | $ | (1,932 | ) | $ | 1,042 | $ | (1,932 | ) |
During
the three and six months ended September 30, 2010, the Company determined that
there was no additional other than temporary impairment (“OTTI”) charge on the
above trust preferred investment security. The Company does not intend to sell
this security and it is not more likely than not that the Company will be
required to sell the security before the anticipated recovery of the remaining
amortized cost basis.
To determine the component of gross
OTTI related to credit losses, the Company compared the amortized cost basis of
the OTTI security to the present value of the revised expected cash flows,
discounted using the current pre-impairment yield. The revised
expected cash flow estimates are based primarily on an analysis of default
rates, prepayment speeds and third-party analytical
reports. Significant judgment of management is required in this
analysis that includes, but is not limited to, assumptions regarding the
ultimate collectibility of principal and interest on the underlying
collateral.
6.
|
MORTGAGE-BACKED
SECURITIES
|
Mortgage-backed
securities held to maturity consisted of the following (in
thousands):
Amortized
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
|||||||||
September 30, 2010
|
||||||||||||
FHLMC
mortgage-backed securities
|
$
|
83
|
$
|
3
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
86
|
||||
FNMA
mortgage-backed securities
|
116
|
5
|
-
|
121
|
||||||||
Total
|
$
|
199
|
$
|
8
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
207
|
||||
March 31, 2010
|
||||||||||||
Real
estate mortgage investment conduits
|
$
|
53
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
53
|
||||
FHLMC
mortgage-backed securities
|
86
|
3
|
-
|
89
|
||||||||
FNMA
mortgage-backed securities
|
120
|
3
|
-
|
123
|
||||||||
Total
|
$
|
259
|
$
|
6
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
265
|
The
contractual maturities of mortgage-backed securities classified as held to
maturity are as follows (in thousands):
September 30, 2010
|
Amortized
Cost
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
|||
Due
in one year or less
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|
Due
after one year through five years
|
7
|
7
|
|||
Due
after five years through ten years
|
-
|
-
|
|||
Due
after ten years
|
192
|
200
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
199
|
$
|
207
|
Mortgage-backed
securities held to maturity with an amortized cost of $80,000 and $136,000 and a
fair value of $83,000 and $138,000 at September 30, 2010 and March 31, 2010,
respectively, were pledged as collateral for governmental public
9
funds
held by the Bank. Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity with an amortized
cost of $102,000 and $105,000 and a fair value of $106,000 and $107,000 at
September 30, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively, were pledged as collateral
for treasury tax and loan funds held by the Bank.
Mortgage-backed
securities available for sale consisted of the following (in
thousands):
September 30, 2010
|
Amortized
Cost
|
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
|
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
||||||||
Real
estate mortgage investment conduits
|
$
|
471
|
$
|
20
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
491
|
||||
FHLMC
mortgage-backed securities
|
1,705
|
64
|
-
|
1,769
|
||||||||
FNMA
mortgage-backed securities
|
43
|
3
|
-
|
46
|
||||||||
Total
|
$
|
2,219
|
$
|
87
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
2,306
|
||||
March 31, 2010
|
||||||||||||
Real
estate mortgage investment conduits
|
$
|
538
|
$
|
18
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
556
|
||||
FHLMC
mortgage-backed securities
|
2,158
|
61
|
-
|
2,219
|
||||||||
FNMA
mortgage-backed securities
|
50
|
3
|
-
|
53
|
||||||||
Total
|
$
|
2,746
|
$
|
82
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
2,828
|
The
contractual maturities of mortgage-backed securities available for sale are as
follows (in thousands):
September 30, 2010
|
Amortized
Cost
|
Estimated
Fair
Value
|
|||
Due
in one year or less
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|
Due
after one year through five years
|
1,727
|
1,793
|
|||
Due
after five years through ten years
|
163
|
176
|
|||
Due
after ten years
|
329
|
337
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
2,219
|
$
|
2,306
|
There
were no mortgage-backed securities available for sale pledged as collateral for
Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle (“FHLB”) advances at September 30, 2010.
Mortgage-backed securities available for sale with an amortized cost of $2.7
million and a fair value of $2.8 million at March 31, 2010, were pledged as
collateral for FHLB advances. Mortgage-backed securities available
for sale with an amortized cost of $43,000 and $51,000 and a fair value of
$46,000 and $53,000 at September 30, 2010 and March 31, 2010, 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,
2010
|
March
31,
2010
|
||||
Commercial
and construction
|
|||||
Commercial
business
|
$
|
93,026
|
$
|
108,368
|
|
Other
real estate mortgage
|
458,621
|
459,178
|
|||
Real
estate construction
|
52,262
|
75,456
|
|||
Total
commercial and construction
|
603,909
|
643,002
|
|||
Consumer
|
|||||
Real
estate one-to-four family
|
92,682
|
88,861
|
|||
Other
installment
|
2,363
|
2,616
|
|||
Total
consumer
|
95,045
|
91,477
|
|||
Total
loans
|
698,954
|
734,479
|
|||
Less: Allowance
for loan losses
|
19,029
|
21,642
|
|||
Loans
receivable, net
|
$
|
679,925
|
$
|
712,837
|
The
Company considers its loan portfolio to have very little exposure to sub-prime
mortgage loans since the Company has not historically engaged in this type of
lending.
Most of
the Bank’s business activity is with customers located in the states of
Washington and Oregon. Loans and extensions of credit outstanding at one time to
one borrower or a group of related borrowers are generally limited by federal
regulation to 15% of the Bank’s shareholders’ equity, excluding accumulated
other comprehensive loss. As of September 30, 2010 and March 31, 2010, the Bank
had no loans to any one borrower in excess of the regulatory limit.
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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,
|
|||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||||
Beginning
balance
|
$
|
19,565
|
$
|
17,776
|
$
|
21,642
|
$
|
16,974
|
||||
Provision
for losses
|
1,675
|
3,200
|
2,975
|
5,550
|
||||||||
Charge-offs
|
(2,216
|
)
|
(2,916
|
)
|
(5,608
|
)
|
(4,515
|
)
|
||||
Recoveries
|
5
|
11
|
20
|
62
|
||||||||
Ending
balance
|
$
|
19,029
|
$
|
18,071
|
$
|
19,029
|
$
|
18,071
|
Changes
in the allowance for unfunded loan commitments were as follows (in
thousands):
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||||
Beginning
balance
|
$
|
190
|
$
|
276
|
$
|
185
|
$
|
296
|
||||
Net
change in allowance for unfunded loan commitments
|
(31
|
)
|
8
|
(26
|
)
|
(12
|
)
|
|||||
Ending
balance
|
$
|
159
|
$
|
284
|
$
|
159
|
$
|
284
|
Loans on
which the accrual of interest has been discontinued were $34.3 million and $36.0
million at September 30, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively. Interest income
foregone on non-accrual loans was $1.3 million and $1.5 million during the six
months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
At
September 30, 2010 and March 31, 2010, impaired loans were $53.0 million and
$37.8 million, respectively. At September 30, 2010
and March 31, 2010, $40.0 million and $30.1 million, respectively, of impaired
loans had specific valuation allowances of $6.2 million and $8.0 million,
respectively. For these same dates, $13.0 million and $7.7 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. At September 30, 2010,
the Company had trouble debt restructurings totaling $10.0 million, which were
on accrual status. There were no trouble debt restructurings at March 31,
2010.
The
average balance in impaired loans was $44.4 million and $36.4 million during the
six months ended September 30, 2010 and the year ended March 31, 2010,
respectively. The related amount of interest income recognized on loans that
were impaired was $562,000 and $88,000 during the six months ended September 30,
2010 and 2009, respectively. At September 30, 2010 loans past due 90 days or
more and still accruing interest totaled $1.0 million. At March 31,
2010, there were no loans 90 days past due and still accruing
interest.
9.
|
GOODWILL
|
Goodwill
and intangibles generally arise from business combinations accounted for under
the purchase method. Goodwill and other intangibles deemed to have
indefinite lives generated from purchase business combinations are not subject
to amortization and are instead tested for impairment no less than
annually. The Company has one reporting unit, the Bank, for purposes
of computing goodwill.
During
the third quarter of fiscal 2010, the Company performed its annual goodwill
impairment test to determine whether an impairment of its goodwill asset exists.
The goodwill impairment test involves a two-step process. The first
step is a comparison of the reporting unit’s fair value to its carrying value.
If the reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying value, the Company
would be required to progress to the second step. In the second step the Company
calculates the implied fair value of goodwill. The GAAP standards with respect
to goodwill require that the Company compare the implied fair value of goodwill
to the carrying amount of goodwill on the Company’s balance sheet. If
the carrying amount of the goodwill is greater than the implied fair value of
that goodwill, an impairment loss must be recognized in an amount equal to that
excess. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in the same
manner as goodwill recognized in a business combination. The
estimated fair value of the Company is allocated to all of the Company’s
individual assets and liabilities, including any unrecognized identifiable
intangible assets, as if the Company had been acquired in a business combination
and the estimated fair value of the Company is the price paid to acquire it. The
allocation process is performed only for purposes of determining the amount of
goodwill impairment, as no assets or liabilities are written up or down, nor are
any additional unrecognized identifiable intangible assets recorded as a part of
this process. The results of the Company’s step one test indicated that the
reporting unit’s fair value was less than its carrying value and therefore the
Company performed a step two analysis. After the step two analysis
was completed, the Company determined the implied fair value of goodwill was
greater than the carrying value on the Company’s balance sheet and no goodwill
impairment existed; however, no assurance can be given that the Company’s
goodwill will not be written down in future periods.
11
The
Company did not perform an interim impairment test as of September 30, 2010.
However, as a result of the sustained decline in the price of the Company’s
common stock management believes that the results of the step one test would
indicate that the reporting unit’s fair value was less than its carrying value.
As of the date of this filing, we have not completed the step two analysis due
to the complexities involved in determining the implied fair value of the
goodwill for the reporting unit. We expect to finalize our goodwill impairment
analysis during the third quarter of fiscal year 2011 and the results thereof
will be disclosed in the third fiscal quarter financial statements. No assurance
can be given that the Company will not record an impairment loss on goodwill in
the future.
10.
|
FEDERAL
HOME LOAN BANK ADVANCES
|
FHLB
borrowings are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands):
September
30,
2010
|
March
31,
2010
|
|||||
Federal
Home Loan Bank advances
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
23,000
|
||
Weighted
average interest rate:
|
-
|
%
|
0.64
|
%
|
11.
|
FEDERAL
RESERVE BANK ADVANCES
|
Federal
Reserve Bank of San Francisco (“FRB”) borrowings are summarized as follows
(dollars in thousands):
September
30,
2010
|
March
31,
2010
|
|||||
Federal
Reserve Bank of San Francisco advances
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
10,000
|
||
Weighted
average interest rate:
|
-
|
%
|
0.50
|
%
|
12.
|
JUNIOR
SUBORDINATED DEBENTURES
|
At
September 30, 2010, 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, 2010 and March 31, 2010, 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, 2010 and March 31, 2010, 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, 2010 (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
|
%
|
1.65
|
%
|
3/2036
|
||||
Riverview
Bancorp Statutory Trust II
|
06/2007
|
15,464
|
Fixed
(2)
|
7.03
|
%
|
7.03
|
%
|
9/2037
|
|||||
$
|
22,681
|
||||||||||||
(1)
The trust preferred securities reprice quarterly based on the three-month
LIBOR plus 1.36%
|
|||||||||||||
(2)
The trust preferred securities bear a fixed quarterly interest rate for 60
months, at which time the rate begins to float on a quarterly basis based
on the three-month LIBOR plus 1.35% thereafter until
maturity.
|
13.
|
FAIR
VALUE MEASUREMENT
|
Accounting
guidance regarding fair value measurements defines fair value and establishes a
framework for measuring fair value in GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair
value measurements. The following definitions describe the categories
used in the tables presented under fair value measurement.
12
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.
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, 2010, using
|
||||||||||
Quoted
prices in
active
markets
for
identical
assets
|
Other
observable
inputs
|
Significant
unobservable
inputs
|
|||||||||
Fair
value
September
30,
2010
|
(Level
1)
|
(Level
2)
|
(Level
3)
|
||||||||
Investment
securities available for sale
|
|||||||||||
Trust
preferred
|
$
|
965
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
965
|
|||
Agency
securities
|
5,006
|
-
|
5,006
|
-
|
|||||||
Municipal
bonds
|
717
|
-
|
717
|
-
|
|||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities available for sale
|
|||||||||||
Real
estate mortgage investment conduits
|
491
|
-
|
491
|
-
|
|||||||
FHLMC
mortgage-backed securities
|
1,769
|
-
|
1,769
|
-
|
|||||||
FNMA
mortgage-backed securities
|
46
|
-
|
46
|
-
|
|||||||
Total
recurring assets measured at fair value
|
$
|
8,994
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
8,029
|
$
|
965
|
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, 2010 (in
thousands). There were no transfers of assets in to or out of Level 3
for the three and six months ended September 30, 2010.
For
the Three
|
For
the Six
|
||||||
Months
Ended
|
Months
Ended
|
||||||
September
30,
2010
|
September
30,
2010
|
||||||
Available
for sale securities
|
Available
for sale securities
|
||||||
Beginning
balance
|
$
|
994
|
$
|
1,042
|
|||
Transfers
in to Level 3
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Included
in earnings
(1)
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Included
in other comprehensive income
|
(29
|
)
|
(77
|
)
|
|||
Balance
at September 30, 2010
|
$
|
965
|
$
|
965
|
|||
(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 market for identical
assets are available. The Company uses a third party pricing service to assist
the Company in determining the fair value of its Level 2 securities, which
incorporates pricing
13
models
and/or quoted prices of investment securities with similar characteristics. Our
Level 3 assets consist of a single pooled trust preferred security. The fair
value for this security was estimated using an income approach valuation
technique (using cash flows and present value techniques). Significant
unobservable inputs used for this security included selecting an appropriate
discount rate, default rate and repayment assumptions.
The
following table represents certain loans and real estate owned (“REO”) which
were marked down to their fair value using fair value measures for the six
months ended September 30, 2010. The following are assets that are measured at
fair value on a nonrecurring basis (in thousands).
|
Fair
value measurements at September 30, 2010, using
|
||||||||||
Quoted
prices in
active
markets
for
identical
assets
|
Other
observable
inputs
|
Significant
unobservable
inputs
|
|||||||||
Fair
value
September
30,
2010
|
(Level
1)
|
|
(Level
2)
|
|
(Level
3)
|
||||||
Impaired
loans
|
$
|
23,004
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
23,004
|
|||
Real
estate owned
|
9,941
|
-
|
-
|
9,941
|
|||||||
Total
nonrecurring assets measured at fair value
|
$
|
32,945
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
32,945
|
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. Impaired loans are measured based on the present value of expected
future cash flows discounted at the loans’ effective interest rate or, as a
practical expedient, at the loans’ observable market price or the fair market
value of the collateral. A significant portion of the Bank’s impaired loans is
measured using the fair market value of the collateral.
Real estate owned – REO is
real property that the Bank has taken ownership of in partial or full
satisfaction of a loan or loans. REO is 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. Any write downs based on the property’s fair
value less estimated costs to sell at the date of acquisition are charged to the
allowance for loan losses. Management periodically reviews REO in an effort to
ensure the property is carried at the lower of its new basis or fair value, net
of estimated costs to sell.
14.
|
NEW
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
|
In
January 2010, the FASB issued an accounting standards update on fair value
measurements and disclosures, which focuses on improving disclosures about fair
value measurement. The standards update requires new disclosures
about transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements and
the activity in Level 3 fair value measurements (i.e. purchases, sales,
issuances, and settlements). This accounting standards update also
amended disclosure requirements related to the level of disaggregation of assets
and liabilities, as well as disclosures about input and valuation techniques
used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value
measurements. The new guidance became effective for interim and
annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the
disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll
forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements which are effective for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within
those fiscal years. The adoption of this accounting standard is not expected to
have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of
operations.
In July
2010, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that improves the
disclosures that an entity provides about the credit quality of its financing
receivables and the related allowance for credit losses. As a result of these
amendments, an entity is required to disaggregate by portfolio segment or class
certain existing disclosures and provide certain new disclosures about its
financing receivables and related allowance for credit losses. The guidance is
effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending on or after December
15, 2010. The adoption of this accounting standard is not expected to have a
material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of
operations
15.
|
FAIR
VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
|
The
following disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments is
made in accordance with accounting guidance on the requirements of disclosures
about fair value of financial instruments. The Company, using available market
information and appropriate valuation methodologies, has determined the
estimated fair value amounts. However, considerable judgment is necessary to
interpret market data in the development of the estimates of fair value. The use
of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a
material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.
14
The
estimated fair value of financial instruments is as follows (in
thousands):
September
30, 2010
|
March
31, 2010
|
||||||||||
Carrying
Value
|
Fair
value
|
Carrying
Value
|
Fair
Value
|
||||||||
Assets:
|
|||||||||||
Cash
|
$
|
48,505
|
$
|
48,505
|
$
|
13,587
|
$
|
13,587
|
|||
Certificates
of deposit held for investment
|
14,951
|
15,069
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Investment
securities held to maturity
|
512
|
562
|
517
|
573
|
|||||||
Investment
securities available for sale
|
6,688
|
6,688
|
6,802
|
6,802
|
|||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities held to maturity
|
199
|
207
|
259
|
265
|
|||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities available for sale
|
2,306
|
2,306
|
2,828
|
2,828
|
|||||||
Loans
receivable, net
|
679,925
|
607,672
|
712,837
|
631,706
|
|||||||
Loans
held for sale
|
417
|
417
|
255
|
255
|
|||||||
Mortgage
servicing rights
|
470
|
877
|
509
|
1,015
|
|||||||
Liabilities:
|
|||||||||||
Demand
– savings deposits
|
418,647
|
418,647
|
396,342
|
396,342
|
|||||||
Time
deposits
|
299,381
|
302,383
|
291,706
|
294,337
|
|||||||
FHLB
advances
|
-
|
-
|
23,000
|
23,006
|
|||||||
FRB
advances
|
-
|
-
|
10,000
|
9,998
|
|||||||
Junior
subordinated debentures
|
22,681
|
11,601
|
22,681
|
14,124
|
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.
Certificates of
Deposit held for investment – The fair value of certificates of deposit
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.
Investments and
Mortgage-Backed Securities – See Note 13 – Fair Value
Measurement.
Loans Receivable
and Loans Held for Sale – 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 data
from the FDIC was applied to each category. The fair value of loans held for
sale was based on anticipated proceeds from the sale of related
loans.
Mortgage
Servicing Rights (“MSRs”) – 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, 2010, the MSRs fair value was estimated using a range of
prepayment speed assumptions that ranged from 87 to 969.
Deposits –
The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity such as non-interest-bearing
demand deposits, interest checking, money market and savings accounts was equal
to the amount payable on demand. The fair value of time deposits with stated
maturity was based on the discounted value of contractual cash flows. The
discount rate was estimated using rates currently available in the local
market.
Federal Home Loan
Bank Advances – The fair value for FHLB advances was based on the
discounted cash flow method. The discount rate was estimated using rates
currently available from the FHLB.
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.
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Off-Balance Sheet
Financial Instruments – The estimated fair value of loan commitments
approximates fees recorded associated with such commitments as of September 30,
2010 and March 31, 2010. Since the majority of the Company’s off-balance-sheet
instruments consist of non-fee producing, variable rate commitments, the Bank
has determined they do not have a distinguishable fair value.
16.
|
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
|
Off-balance sheet
arrangements. The Company is a party to financial instruments
with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the
financing needs of its customers. These financial instruments
generally include commitments to originate mortgage, commercial and consumer
loans. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of
credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance
sheet. The Company’s maximum exposure to credit loss in the event of
nonperformance by the borrower is represented by the contractual amount of these
instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making
commitments as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. Commitments
to extend credit are conditional, and are honored for up to 45 days subject to
the Company’s usual terms and conditions. Collateral is not required
to support commitments.
Standby
letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Bank to guarantee
the performance of a customer to a third party. These guarantees are primarily
used to support public and private borrowing arrangements. The credit risk
involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved
in extending loan facilities to customers. Collateral held varies and is
required in instances where the Bank deems necessary.
Significant
off-balance sheet commitments at September 30, 2010 are listed below (in
thousands):
Contract
or
Notional
Amount
|
||
Commitments
to originate loans:
|
||
Adjustable-rate
|
$
|
18,775
|
Fixed-rate
|
13,847
|
|
Standby
letters of credit
|
1,097
|
|
Undisbursed
loan funds, and unused lines of credit
|
71,410
|
|
Total
|
$
|
105,129
|
At
September 30, 2010, the Company had firm commitments to sell $1.4 million 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,
2010, loans under warranty totaled $112.0 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 a 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.
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
This
report contains certain financial information determined by methods other than
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America (“GAAP”). These measures include net interest income on a fully tax
equivalent basis and net interest margin on a fully tax equivalent basis.
Management uses these non-GAAP measures in its analysis of the Company’s
performance. The tax equivalent adjustment to net interest income recognizes the
income tax savings when comparing taxable and tax-exempt assets and assumes a
34% tax rate. Management believes that it is a standard practice in the banking
industry to present net interest income and net interest margin on a fully tax
equivalent basis, and accordingly believes that providing these measures may be
useful for peer comparison purposes. These disclosures should not be viewed as
substitutes for the results determined to be in accordance with GAAP, nor are
they necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be
presented by other companies.
Critical
Accounting Policies
Critical
accounting policies and estimates are discussed in our 2010 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 2010 Form 10-K.
Recent
Developments and Significant Events
During
the quarter-ended September 30, 2010, the Company raised $18.9 million in net
proceeds through an underwritten public offering. The Company issued a total of
11.5 million shares of its common stock, including 1.5 million shares pursuant
to the underwriter’s over-allotment option, at a price of $1.80 per share. Cost
associated with the common stock offering totaled $463,000. The Company intends
to use the net proceeds from the offering to support the growth and related
capital needs of the Bank. To that end, at September 30, 2010, the Company had
invested $7.0 million as additional paid-in common equity in the Bank. As a
result, the Bank’s total risk-based capital ratio increased to 14.07% as of
September 30, 2010. The Company expects to use the remaining net proceeds for
general working capital purposes, including additional investments in the Bank
if appropriate.
In
January 2009, the Bank entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with
the OTS. Under that agreement, the Bank must, among other things,
develop a plan for achieving and maintaining a minimum tier 1 capital (leverage)
ratio of 8% and a minimum total risk-based capital ratio of 12%, compared to its
current minimum required regulatory tier 1 capital (leverage) ratio of 4% and
total risk-based capital ratio of 8%. As of September 30, 2010, the
Bank’s leverage ratio was 11.00% (3.00% over the required minimum) and its total
risk-based capital ratio was 14.07% (2.07% over the 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; (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. For additional information
relating to the Bank’s regulatory capital requirements, see "Shareholders'
Equity and Capital Resources" set forth below.
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 Company to: (a) provide notice to and
obtain written non-objection from the OTS prior to the Company declaring a
dividend or redeeming any capital stock or receiving dividends or other payments
from the Bank; (b) provide notice to and obtain written non-objection from the
OTS prior to the Company incurring, issuing, renewing or repurchasing any new
debt; and (c) submit quarterly updates to its written operations plan and
consolidated capital plan.
We do not
believe that either of these agreements have constrained or will constrain our
business plan and furthermore, we believe that the Company and the Bank are
currently in compliance with all of the requirements of the MOUs through their
normal business operations. These requirements will remain in effect
until modified or terminated by the OTS.
Executive
Overview
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 other consumer loans. Commercial,
commercial real estate and real estate construction loans have decreased to
86.4% of the loan portfolio at September 30, 2010 from 87.5% at March 31, 2010
and 87.7% from a year ago, decreasing the risk profile of the total loan
portfolio. The Company’s recent strategy is to control balance sheet growth in
order to improve its regulatory
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capital
ratios, including the targeted reduction of residential construction related
loans. Speculative construction loans represent $24.4 million, or 90.6% of the
residential construction portfolio at September 30, 2010, a decrease of 13.2%
from June 30, 2010 and 31.2% from a year ago. Land acquisition and development
loans totaled $62.6 million at September 30, 2010, a decrease of 8.4% from June
30, 2010 and 26.1% from September 30, 2009.
Through
the Bank’s subsidiary, Riverview Asset Management Corp. (“RAMCorp”), located in
downtown Vancouver, Washington, the Company provides full-service brokerage
activities, trust and asset management services. The Bank’s 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.
During
2008, the national and regional residential lending market experienced a notable
downturn. This downturn, which has continued into 2010, 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 its loan portfolio in
general, and in construction real estate and land acquisition and development
loans in particular, 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 strategic plan includes targeting the commercial banking customer base
in its primary market area for both loan and deposit growth, specifically small
and medium size businesses, professionals and wealth building individuals. In
pursuit of these goals, the Company manages the size of its loan portfolio while
striving to include a significant amount of commercial and commercial real
estate loans in its portfolio. A significant portion of these commercial and
commercial real estate loans have 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, 2010, checking accounts
totaled $175.9 million, or 24.5% 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 17 branches, including ten in Clark County and
two in the Portland metropolitan area, and three lending centers.
Weak
economic conditions and ongoing strains in the financial and housing markets,
which accelerated throughout 2008 and generally continued into 2010, presented
an unusually challenging environment for banks. This has resulted in an increase
in loan delinquencies and foreclosure rates, primarily in our residential
construction and land development loan portfolios as compared to prior periods.
Foreclosures and delinquencies are also the result of investor speculation in
many states, while job losses and depressed economic conditions have resulted in
the higher levels of delinquent loans. The continued economic downturn, and more
specifically the slowdown in residential real estate sales, has resulted in
further uncertainty in the financial markets. This has been particularly evident
in the Company’s need to provide for credit losses during these periods at
significantly higher levels than its historical experience and has also affected
its net interest income and other operating revenue and expenses. During the
quarter ended September 30, 2010, unemployment in the Company’s market area
remained variable with Clark County’s unemployment decreasing and unemployment
in Portland, Oregon increasing. According to the Washington State Employment
Security Department, unemployment in Clark County decreased to 12.0% compared to
12.4% at June 30, 2010, 14.6% in March 2010, 13.7% at December 2009 and 12.7% in
September 2009. According to the Oregon Employment Department, unemployment in
Portland increased during the quarter ended September 30, 2010 to 10.1% compared
to 9.5% in June 30, 2010, 10.0% in March 2010 and 10.4% in December 2009, and
10.8% in September 2009. Home values at September 30, 2010 in the Company’s
market area remained lower than home values in 2009 and 2008, due in large part
to an increase in volume of foreclosures and short sales. However, home values
have begun to stabilize in the past two quarters after decreasing during the
past several fiscal years. According to the Regional Multiple Listing Services
(RMLS), inventory levels in Portland, Oregon have increased to 10.5 months at
September 2010 compared to 7.3 months at June 2010 and 7.6 months at September
2009. Inventory levels in Clark County have increased to 10.4 months at
September 2010 compared to 6.8 months at June 2010 and 7.6 months at September
2009. The increase in these inventory levels is primarily due to a slowdown in
closed home sales compared to the first half of calendar year 2010. According to
RMLS, closed home sales in Clark County decreased 32.0% and 21.8% in
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September
2010 compared to June 2010 and September 2009, respectively. Closed home sales
in Portland decreased 30.5% and 24.0% in September 2010 compared to June 2010
and September 2009, respectively. The decrease in closed home sales in Portland,
Oregon and Clark County can be attributed primarily to the expiration of federal
tax credits for home purchases. 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. According to Norris Beggs Simpson, commercial vacancy rates in Clark
County and Portland, Oregon were approximately 18.3% and 24.1%, respectively as
of September 30, 2010. During the past several fiscal years, 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 that these increased loan
delinquencies and defaults may remain elevated for the foreseeable
future.
Operating
Strategy
The
Company’s goal is to deliver returns to shareholders by managing problem assets,
increasing higher-yielding assets (in particular commercial real estate and
commercial loans), increasing core deposit balances, reducing expenses, hiring
experienced employees with a commercial lending focus and exploring
opportunistic acquisitions. The Company seeks to achieve these results by
focusing on the following objectives:
Focusing
on Asset Quality. The Company is focused on monitoring existing
performing loans, resolving nonperforming loans and selling foreclosed assets.
The Company has aggressively sought to reduce its level of nonperforming assets
through write-downs, collections, modifications and sales of nonperforming loans
and real estate owned. The Company has taken proactive steps to resolve its
nonperforming loans, including negotiating repayment plans, forbearances, loan
modifications and loan extensions with borrowers when appropriate, and accepting
short payoffs on delinquent loans, particularly when such payoffs result in a
smaller loss than foreclosure. Beginning in 2008, in connection with the
downturn in real estate markets, the Company applied more conservative and
stringent underwriting practices to new loans, including, among other things,
increasing the amount of required collateral or equity requirements, reducing
loan-to-value ratios and increasing debt service coverage ratios. Nonperforming
assets increased from $49.3 million at March 31, 2010 to $55.1 million at
September 30, 2010. The Company has continued to reduce its exposure to land
development and speculative construction loans, which represented $17.2 million
or 48.6% of its nonperforming loans at September 30, 2010. The total land
development and speculative construction loan portfolios declined to $87.0
million at September 30, 2010 compared to $105.4 million at March 31,
2010.
Improving
Earnings by Expanding Product Offerings. The Company intends to prudently
increase the percentage of its assets consisting of higher-yielding commercial
real estate and commercial loans, which offer higher risk-adjusted returns,
shorter maturities and more sensitivity to interest rate
fluctuations. The Company also intends to selectively add additional
products to further diversify revenue sources and to capture more of each
customer’s banking relationship by cross selling loan and deposit products and
additional services to Bank customers, including services provided through
RAMCorp to increase its fee income. Assets under management by RAMCorp. totaled
$297.5 million at September 30, 2010. 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.
The
Company continuously reviews new products and services to provide its customers
more financial options. All new technology and services are generally reviewed
for business development and cost saving purposes. Processing its own checks and
check imaging has supported the Bank’s increased service to customers and at the
same time has increased efficiency. The Bank has implemented remote check
capture at all of its branches and is in the process of implementing remote
capture of checks on site for selected customers of the Bank. The 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
is in the process of upgrading its online banking product, which will allow its
customers greater flexibility and convenience in conducting their online
banking. The Company’s online service has also enhanced the delivery of cash
management services to commercial customers. During fiscal 2010, 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.
Furthermore, the Company may utilize the Internet deposit listing service to
purchase certificates of deposit at other financial institutions. 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 on deposits exceeding the $250,000 FDIC
insurance limit. The Company also implemented Check 21 during fiscal 2009, which
allows the Company to process checks faster and more efficiently.
Attracting
Core Deposits and Other Deposit Products. The Company’s strategic focus
is to emphasize total relationship banking with its customers to internally fund
its loan growth. The Company is also focused on reducing its reliance
on other wholesale funding sources, including Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle
and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
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advances,
through the continued growth of core customer deposits. The Company believes
that a continued focus on customer relationships will help to increase the level
of core deposits and locally-based retail certificates of deposit. In
addition to its retail branches, the Company maintains state of the art
technology-based products, such as on-line personal financial management,
business cash management, and business remote deposit products, which enable it
to compete effectively with banks of all sizes. Total deposits have increased
from $688.0 million at March 31, 2010 to $718.0 million at September 30,
2010. The Company had no outstanding advances from the FHLB or the
FRB at September 30, 2010.
Continued Expense Control. Since fiscal 2009, management has undertaken several initiatives to reduce non-interest expense and will continue to make it a priority to identify cost savings opportunities throughout all phases of the Company’s operations. Beginning in fiscal 2009, the Company instituted expense control measures such as cancelling certain projects and capital purchases, and reducing travel and entertainment expenditures. During October 2009, a branch and a loan origination office were closed as a result of their failure to meet the Company’s required growth standards. As a result of the reduction in personnel and closure of the offices the Company will save approximately $1.3 million per year.
Recruiting
and Retaining Highly Competent Personnel With a Focus on Commercial
Lending. The Company’s ability to continue to attract and retain banking
professionals with strong community relationships and significant knowledge of
its markets will be a key to its success. The Company believes that it enhances
its market position and adds profitable growth opportunities by focusing on
hiring and retaining experienced bankers focused on owner occupied commercial
real estate and commercial lending, and the deposit balances that accompany
these relationships. The Company emphasizes to its employees the importance of
delivering exemplary customer service and seeking opportunities to build further
relationships with its customers. The goal is to compete with other financial
service providers by relying on the strength of the Company’s customer service
and relationship banking approach. The Company believes that one of its
strengths is that its employees are also significant shareholders through the
Company’s employee stock ownership (“ESOP”) and 401(k) plans. The
Company also offers an incentive system that is designed to reward well-balanced
and high quality growth amongst its employees. During the quarter-ended
September 30, 2010, the Company hired additional talented and experienced
bankers, including an executive vice president of operations and marketing and
two additional commercial bankers.
Disciplined
Franchise Expansion. The Company believes that opportunities
currently exist within its current market area to grow its
franchise. The Company anticipates organic growth, through its
marketing efforts targeted to take advantage of the opportunities being created
as a result of the consolidation of financial institutions that is occurring in
its market area. The Company will also seek to grow its franchise
through the acquisition of individual branch and whole bank acquisitions,
including FDIC-assisted transactions, which meet its investment and market
objectives. The Company has a proven ability to execute acquisitions, with two
bank acquisitions in the past seven years. The Company expects to gradually
expand its operations further in the Portland Oregon metropolitan area, which
has a population of approximately two million people. The Company will continue
to be disciplined as it pertains to future acquisitions and de novo branching
focusing on the Pacific Northwest markets it knows and understands. The Company
currently has no arrangements, agreements or understandings related to any
acquisition or de novo branching.
Financial
Highlights
Net
income for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was $1.1 million, or $0.06
per diluted share, compared to net income of $202,000, or $0.02 per diluted
share, for the three months ended September 30, 2009. Net interest income after
provision for loan losses increased $1.3 million to $7.0 million for the three
months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $5.7 million for the same quarter
last year as the provision for loan losses was $1.7 million this quarter as
compared to $3.2 million for the same quarter last year. Non-interest income
increased $255,000 to $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010
compared to $1.8 million for the same quarter last year. The increase was
partially due to an other than temporary impairment (“OTTI”) charge on an
investment security taken during the three months ended September 30, 2009
totaling $201,000 while there was no similar OTTI charge for the quarter ended
September 30, 2010. The increase in non-interest income can also be attributed
to a $127,000 increase in gains on sale of real estate owned properties offset
by a $74,000 reduction in fees and service charge income. Non-interest expense
increased $145,000 to $7.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010
compared to $7.3 million for the same quarter last year. The increase can be
attributed to and increase in salaries and employee benefits of $396,000 along
with an increase in advertising and marketing of $104,000. These increases were
offset by a decrease in real estate owned expenses of $233,000 and occupancy and
depreciation of $69,000.
The
annualized return on average assets was 0.52% for the three months ended
September 30, 2010, compared to 0.09% for the three months ended September 30,
2009. For the same periods, the annualized return on average common equity was
4.42% compared to 0.88%, respectively. The efficiency ratio was 69.27% for the
three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to 67.87% for the same period
last year. The slight increase in the efficiency ratio was a result of an
increase in non-interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2010
compared to the same period in prior year.
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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, 2010
|
(in
thousands)
|
||||||||||
Commercial
business
|
$
|
93,026
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
93,026
|
|||
Commercial
construction
|
-
|
-
|
25,329
|
25,329
|
|||||||
Office
buildings
|
-
|
88,374
|
-
|
88,374
|
|||||||
Warehouse/industrial
|
-
|
47,089
|
-
|
47,089
|
|||||||
Retail/shopping
centers/strip malls
|
-
|
93,799
|
-
|
93,799
|
|||||||
Assisted living facilities
|
-
|
35,955
|
-
|
35,955
|
|||||||
Single
purpose facilities
|
-
|
94,734
|
-
|
94,734
|
|||||||
Land
|
-
|
62,571
|
-
|
62,571
|
|||||||
Multi-family
|
-
|
36,099
|
-
|
36,099
|
|||||||
One-to-four
family construction
|
-
|
-
|
26,933
|
26,933
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
93,026
|
$
|
458,621
|
$
|
52,262
|
$
|
603,909
|
Commercial
Business
|
Other
Real
Estate
Mortgage
|
Real
Estate
Construction
|
Commercial
& Construction Total
|
||||||||
March
31, 2010
|
(in
thousands)
|
||||||||||
Commercial
business
|
$
|
108,368
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
108,368
|
|||
Commercial
construction
|
-
|
-
|
40,017
|
40,017
|
|||||||
Office
buildings
|
-
|
90,000
|
-
|
90,000
|
|||||||
Warehouse/industrial
|
-
|
46,731
|
-
|
46,731
|
|||||||
Retail/shopping
centers/strip malls
|
-
|
80,982
|
-
|
80,982
|
|||||||
Assisted
living facilities
|
-
|
39,604
|
-
|
39,604
|
|||||||
Single
purpose facilities
|
-
|
93,866
|
-
|
93,866
|
|||||||
Land
|
-
|
74,779
|
-
|
74,779
|
|||||||
Multi-family
|
-
|
33,216
|
-
|
33,216
|
|||||||
One-to-four
family construction
|
-
|
-
|
35,439
|
35,439
|
|||||||
Total
|
$
|
108,368
|
$
|
459,178
|
$
|
75,456
|
$
|
643,002
|
Comparison
of Financial Condition at September 30, 2010 and March 31, 2010
Cash,
including interest-earning accounts, totaled $48.5 million at September 30, 2010
compared to $13.6 million at March 31, 2010. The $34.9 million increase was
attributed to the Company’s planned balance sheet restructuring strategy and the
Company’s decision to increase its liquidity position for regulatory and
asset-liability purposes. As part of this strategy, beginning in fiscal year
2011, the Company also began investing in short-term certificates of deposit. At
September 30, 2010, certificates of deposit held for investment totaled $15.0
million. The increase was also attributable to the increase in deposit balances
and the decline in loans receivable during this period. Additionally, the
Company’s $18.9 million capital raise resulted in an increase in cash
balances.
Investment
securities available for sale totaled $6.7 million and $6.8 million at September
30, 2010 and March 31, 2010, respectively. The Company reviews investment
securities for 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. For the six months ended September 30,
2010, the Company determined that none of its investment securities required an
OTTI charge. For additional information on our Level 3 fair value measurements
see “Fair Value of Level 3 Assets” included below.
Loans
receivable, net, totaled $679.9 million at September 30, 2010, compared to
$712.8 million at March 31, 2010, a decrease of $32.9 million due primarily to
continuing weak loan demand in the Company’s primary market area and the
Company’s planned balance sheet restructuring strategy, with a continued focus
on reducing construction and land development loans. The Company’s strategic
focus concerning loan growth will be focused on commercial business loans, owner
occupied commercial real estate loans and to a lesser extent certain one-to-four
family mortgage loans. The total commercial real estate loan portfolio was
$360.0 million as of September 30, 2010, compared to $351.2 million as of March
31, 2010. Of this total, 28% of these properties are owner occupied, and 72% are
non-owner occupied as of September 30, 2010. 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 adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM), teaser, or sub-prime
residential real estate loans in its portfolio.
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Deposit
accounts increased $30.0 million to $718.0 million at September 30, 2010,
compared to $688.0 million at March 31, 2010. The Company had $10.0 million in
wholesale-brokered deposits as of September 30, 2010 compared to no brokered
deposits at March 31, 2010. Core branch deposits (comprised of all demand,
savings and interest checking accounts, plus all time deposits and excludes
wholesale-brokered deposits, Trust account deposits, Interest on Lawyer Trust
Accounts (“IOLTA”), public funds and Internet based deposits) accounted for
89.6% of total deposits at September 30, 2010, compared to 94.8% at March 31,
2010. The decline in core deposits as a percentage of total deposits was
primarily due to the increase in wholesale-brokered deposits discussed above and
an increase in Internet based deposits. Despite this decrease, the Company will
remain focused on growing its core deposits and on building customer
relationships as opposed to obtaining deposits through the wholesale
markets.
The Bank
did not have any FRB or FHLB advances at September 30, 2010 compared to $10.0
million and $23.0 million, respectively, at March 31, 2010. The $33.0 million
decrease in total borrowings was attributable to the Company’s increase in
deposit balances, planned decrease in loan balances and additional funds
resulting from the completion of its common stock offering.
Shareholders’
Equity and Capital Resources
Shareholders'
equity increased $21.8 million to $105.7 million at September 30, 2010 from
$83.9 million at March 31, 2010. The increase in shareholders’ equity was mainly
attributable to the net proceeds from the issuance of common stock of $18.9
million through an underwritten public offering coupled with net income of $2.9
million for the six months ended September 30, 2010.
The Bank
is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the
OTS. Failure to meet
minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly
additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a
direct material effect on the Bank’s financial statements.
As of September 30, 2010, the most recent notification from the OTS categorized
the Bank as “well capitalized” under the regulatory framework for prompt
corrective action. To be categorized as “well capitalized,” the Bank must
maintain the minimum capital ratios set forth in the table below. In the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2009, the Bank entered into a MOU with the OTS, which
requires, among other things, the Bank to maintain 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 with the
Bank is terminated. Management believes the Bank met all capital adequacy
requirements to which it was subject as of September 30, 2010.
The
Bank’s actual and required minimum capital amounts and ratios are as follows
(dollars in thousands):
Actual
|
“Adequately
Capitalized”
|
“Well
Capitalized”
|
||||||||||||||
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
|||||||||||
September
30, 2010
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
Capital:
|
||||||||||||||||
(To
Risk-Weighted Assets)
|
$
|
99,144
|
14.07
|
%
|
$
|
56,371
|
8.0
|
%
|
$
|
70,464
|
10.0
|
%
|
||||
Tier
1 Capital:
|
||||||||||||||||
(To
Risk-Weighted Assets)
|
90,285
|
12.81
|
28,186
|
4.0
|
42,278
|
6.0
|
||||||||||
Tier
1 Capital (Leverage):
|
||||||||||||||||
(To
Adjusted Tangible Assets)
|
90,285
|
11.00
|
32,836
|
4.0
|
41,045
|
5.0
|
||||||||||
Tangible
Capital:
|
||||||||||||||||
(To
Tangible Assets)
|
90,285
|
11.00
|
12,313
|
1.5
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Actual
|
“Adequately
Capitalized”
|
“Well
Capitalized”
|
||||||||||||||
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
Amount
|
Ratio
|
|||||||||||
March
31, 2010
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
Capital:
|
||||||||||||||||
(To
Risk-Weighted Assets)
|
$
|
89,048
|
12.11
|
%
|
$
|
58,835
|
8.0
|
%
|
$
|
73,544
|
10.0
|
%
|
||||
Tier
1 Capital:
|
||||||||||||||||
(To
Risk-Weighted Assets)
|
79,801
|
10.85
|
29,417
|
4.0
|
44,126
|
6.0
|
||||||||||
Tier
1 Capital (Leverage):
|
||||||||||||||||
(To
Adjusted Tangible Assets)
|
79,801
|
9.84
|
32,453
|
4.0
|
40,566
|
5.0
|
||||||||||
Tangible
Capital:
|
||||||||||||||||
(To
Tangible Assets)
|
79,801
|
9.84
|
12,170
|
1.5
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
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Liquidity
Liquidity
is essential to the Bank’s 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 $718.0 million at September 30, 2010 compared to $688.0 million at
March 31, 2010. The growth in deposits, coupled with the decrease in the loan
portfolio, provided the Company with the funds to reduce its secured borrowings
from FHLB and FRB. The Company continues to focus on reducing its use of secured
borrowings. During the quarter ended September 30, 2010, the Company paid off
its FHLB and FRB borrowings by $28.0 million. The Company had no outstanding
FHLB and FRB borrowings at September 30, 2010.
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 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. Beginning with the quarter ended June 30, 2010, we elected to defer
regularly scheduled interest payments on our outstanding $22.7 million in
Debentures to preserve our liquidity at the Bancorp. We continued with the
deferral for the quarter-ended September 30, 2010. As of September 30, 2010, we
have deferred a total of $609,000 of interest payments. The accrual for these
payments is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the
Consolidated Balance Sheets and interest expense on the Consolidated Statements
of Operations. As a result, the Company’s ability to pay dividends on its common
stock is also restricted.
The
Company’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
Company 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, 2010, the Bank used its
sources of funds primarily to fund loan commitments and to pay deposit
withdrawals. At September 30, 2010, cash totaled $48.5 million, or 5.6% of total
assets. The Bank generally maintains sufficient cash and short-term investments
to meet short-term liquidity needs; however, its primary liquidity management
practice is to increase or decrease short-term borrowings, including FRB
borrowings and FHLB advances. At September 30, 2010, the Bank had no advances
from the FRB. The Bank has a borrowing capacity of $101.2 million from the FRB,
subject to sufficient collateral. At September 30, 2010, there were no advances
from the FHLB of Seattle under an available credit facility of $216.7 million,
limited to sufficient collateral and stock investment. At September 30, 2010,
the Bank had sufficient unpledged collateral to allow it to utilize its
available borrowing capacity from the FRB and the FHLB. Borrowing
capacity may, however, fluctuate based on acceptability and risk rating of loan
collateral and counterparties could adjust discount rates applied to such
collateral at their discretion.
As a part
of the Bank’s overall liquidity plan, the Bank began investing in short-term
certificates of deposit during the second fiscal quarter 2011. At September 30,
2010, certificates of deposit at other banks held for investment totaled $15.0
million and have maturity dates less than two years. The Bank can
redeem these certificates of deposit at any time prior to their maturity dates,
subject to early withdrawal fees.
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, 2010, wholesale-brokered deposits totaled $10.0 million. The Bank
also 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 reciprocal CDARS
balance was $35.8 million, or 5.0% of total deposits, and $31.9 million, or 4.6%
of total deposits, at September 30, 2010 and March 31, 2010, 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
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existing
CDARS deposits. On June 9, 2009, 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. The combination of all
the Bank’s funding sources, gives the Bank additional available liquidity of
$399.9 million, or 46.6% of total assets, at September 30, 2010.
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 December 31, 2010. The Bank
has elected to participate in this program at an additional cost to the Bank.
Beginning on January 1, 2011, all noninterest-bearing transaction accounts will
qualify for unlimited deposit insurance by the FDIC through December 31, 2012.
IOLTA and NOW accounts will no longer be eligible for an unlimited guarantee.
IOLTA and NOW accounts, along with all other deposits maintained at the Bank,
will be insured by the FDIC up to $250,000 per account owner.
At
September 30, 2010, the Company had commitments to extend credit of $105.1
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 $176.5 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 $190.9 million at September 30, 2010.
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.
In the first and second quarters of fiscal 2011, the Company elected to defer
regularly scheduled interest payments on its Debentures, which in turn,
restricts the Company’s ability to pay dividends on its common stock. The
Company completed a secondary offering of its common stock during the second
quarter of fiscal 2011. Net proceeds from this offering were $18.9
milllion.
Asset
Quality
The
allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level sufficient to provide for
probable loan losses based on evaluating known and inherent risks in the loan
portfolio. The allowance is provided based upon management’s ongoing quarterly
assessment of the pertinent factors underlying the quality of the loan
portfolio. These factors include changes in the size and composition of the loan
portfolio, delinquency levels, actual loan loss experience, current economic
conditions and detailed analysis of individual loans for which full
collectibility may not be assured. The detailed analysis includes techniques to
estimate the fair value of loan collateral and the existence of potential
alternative sources of repayment. The allowance consists of specific, general
and unallocated components. The specific component relates to loans that are
considered impaired. For such loans that are classified as impaired, an
allowance is established when the discounted cash flows (or collateral value or
observable market price) of the impaired loan is lower than the carrying value
of that loan. The general component covers non-classified loans and is based on
historical loss experience adjusted for qualitative factors. An unallocated
component is maintained to cover uncertainties that could affect management’s
estimate of probable losses. Such factors include uncertainties in economic
conditions, uncertainties in identifying triggering events that directly
correlate to subsequent loss rates, changes in appraised value of underlying
collateral, risk factors that have not yet manifested themselves in loss
allocation factors and historical loss experience data that may not precisely
correspond to the current portfolio or economic conditions. The unallocated
component of the allowance reflects the margin of imprecision inherent in the
underlying assumptions used in the methodologies for estimating specific and
general losses in the portfolio. The appropriate allowance level is estimated
based upon factors and trends identified by management at the time the
consolidated financial statements are prepared.
Commercial
business, commercial real estate and construction and land acquisition loans are
considered to have a higher degree of credit risk than one-to-four family
residential loans, and tend to be more vulnerable to adverse conditions in the
real estate market and deteriorating economic conditions. While management
believes the estimates and assumptions used in its determination of the
allowance are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such estimates and
assumptions will not be proven incorrect in the future, that the actual amount
of future provisions will not exceed the amount of past provisions, or that any
increased provisions that may be required will not adversely impact our
financial condition and results of operations. In addition, bank regulators
periodically review our allowance for loan losses and may require us to increase
its provision for loan losses or recognize additional loan charge-offs. An
increase in our 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 management’s general policy that when a loan is 90
days delinquent or when collection of principal or interest appears doubtful, it
is placed on non-accrual status, at which time the accrual of interest ceases
and a reserve for unrecoverable accrued interest is established and charged
against operations. Payments received on non-accrual loans are applied to reduce
the outstanding principal balance on a cash-basis method.
The
allowance for loan losses was $19.0 million or 2.72% of total loans at September
30, 2010 compared to $21.6 million or 2.95% of total loans at March 31, 2010.
The decrease in the allowance for loan losses was due to charge-offs exceeding
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the
provision for loan losses recognized during the quarter. These charge-offs
primarily were for loans that were reserved for by the Company in previous
quarters. Nonperforming loans were $35.3 million at September 30, 2010 compared
to $36.0 million at March 31, 2010. Classified loans were $59.5
million at September 30, 2010 compared to $52.2 million at March 31, 2010,
respectively. The balance of the classified loans is concentrated in
the land development, speculative construction and commercial real estate
categories, which represent 21.7%, 21.9% and 30.8% respectively, of the balance
at September 30, 2010. The increase in classified loans continues to
reflect the weak economic conditions, which have significantly affected
homebuilders and developers as well as many local businesses. The coverage ratio
of allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans was 53.8% at September 30,
2010 compared to 60.1% at March 31, 2010.
Management’s
evaluation of the allowance for loan losses is based on ongoing, quarterly
assessments of the known and inherent risks in the loan portfolio. Loss factors
are based on the Company’s historical loss experience with additional
consideration and adjustments made for changes in economic conditions, changes
in the amount and composition of the loan portfolio, delinquency rates, changes
in collateral values, seasoning of the loan portfolio, duration of current
business cycle, a detailed analysis of impaired loans and other factors as
deemed appropriate. These factors are evaluated on a quarterly basis. Loss rates
used by the Company are impacted as changes in these risk factors increase or
decrease from quarter to quarter. Management also considers bank regulatory
examination results and findings of internal credit examiners in its quarterly
evaluation of the allowance for loan losses. At September 30, 2010,
the Company identified $31.0 million, or 87.8% of its nonperforming loans, as
impaired and performed a specific valuation analysis on each loan resulting in a
specific reserve of $3.7 million, or 11.9% of the nonperforming loans on which a
specific analysis was performed. Because of the results of these specific
valuation analyses and charge-offs taken on specific loans, the Company’s
allowance for loan losses did not decrease proportionately to the change in the
nonperforming loan balances or the change in classified loans. 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’s
recent analysis of the allowance for loan losses year has placed greater
emphasis on the Company’s construction and land development loan portfolios and
the effect of various factors such as geographic and loan type concentrations.
Management has focused on managing these portfolios in an attempt to minimize
the effects of declining home values and slower home sales, which have
contributed to the increase in allowance for loan losses. At September 30, 2010,
the Company’s residential construction and land development loan portfolios were
$26.9 million and $62.6 million, respectively. Substantially all of the loans in
these two portfolios are located in the Company’s market area. The percentage of
nonperforming loans in the residential construction and land development
portfolios was 29.9% and 14.6%, respectively. For the six months ended September
30, 2010, the charge-off ratio for the residential construction and land
development portfolios was 10.1% and 6.8%, respectively. Based on its
comprehensive analysis, management deemed the allowance for loan losses of $19.0
million at September 30, 2010 (2.72% of total loans and 53.8% of nonperforming
loans) adequate to cover probable losses inherent in the loan
portfolio.
A loan is
considered impaired when it is probable that a creditor will be unable to
collect all amounts (principal and interest) due according to the contractual
terms of the loan agreement. Impaired loans are generally carried at the lower
of cost or net realizable value, which are determined by management based on a
number of factors, including recent appraisals which are further reduced for
estimated selling costs as a practical expedient, or by estimating the present
value of expected future cash flows, discounted at the loan’s effective interest
rate. When the fair value measurement of the impaired loan is less than the
recorded investment in the loan (including accrued interest, net deferred loan
fees or costs, and unamortized premium or discount), an impairment is recognized
by adjusting an allocation of the allowance for loan losses. As of September 30,
2010, the Company had identified $53.0 million of impaired loans. Because the
significant majority of the impaired loans are collateral dependent, nearly all
of our specific allowances are calculated on the fair value of the collateral.
Of those impaired loans, $13.0 million have no specific valuation allowance as
their estimated collateral value is equal to or exceeds the carrying costs. The
remaining $40.0 million have specific valuation allowances totaling $6.2
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, a third party appraiser appraises the asset annually. 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 value of the collateral (less costs to sell) by
recording a charge-off to the allowance for loan losses or by designating a
specific reserve in accordance with GAAP.
Nonperforming
assets, consisting of nonperforming loans and REO, totaled $55.1 million or
6.42% of total assets at September 30, 2010 compared to $49.3 million or 5.89%
of total assets at March 31, 2010. Land acquisition and development loans and
speculative construction loans, represented $17.2 million, or 48.57%, of the
total nonperforming loan balance at September 30, 2010. The $35.3 million
balance of nonperforming loans consisted of fifty-five loans to thirty eight
borrowers, which includes seventeen commercial business loans totaling $7.1
million, five commercial real estate loans totaling $9.6 million, eighteen land
acquisition and development loans totaling $9.1 million (the largest of
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which was
$1.4 million), five real estate construction loans totaling $8.0 million and ten
residential real estate loans totaling $1.5 million. All of these loans are to
borrowers located in Oregon and Washington with the exception of one land
acquisition and development loans totaling $1.4 million to a Washington borrower
who has property located in Southern California and one commercial real estate
loan totaling $1.0 million to a Washington borrower who has property located in
Virginia.
The $19.8
million balance of REO is comprised of single-family homes totaling $4.8
million, residential building lots totaling $6.8 million, land development
property totaling $6.3 million and industrial property totaling $1.9 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 September 30, 2010, the Company had nineteen trouble debt
restructurings totaling $10.0 million, which were on accrual status. There were
no trouble debt restructurings on non-accrual at September 30, 2010. There were
no trouble debt restructurings at March 31, 2010.
September
30,
2010
|
March
31,
2010
|
|||||
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
||||||
Loans
accounted for on a non-accrual basis:
|
||||||
Commercial
business
|
$
|
7,124
|
$
|
6,430
|
||
Other
real estate mortgage
|
17,628
|
15,079
|
||||
Real
estate construction
|
8,050
|
11,826
|
||||
Real
estate one-to-four family
|
1,514
|
2,676
|
||||
Total
|
34,316
|
36,011
|
||||
Accruing
loans which are contractually
past
due 90 days or more
|
1,030
|
-
|
||||
Total
nonperforming loans
|
35,346
|
36,011
|
||||
REO
|
19,766
|
13,325
|
||||
Total
nonperforming assets
|
$
|
55,112
|
$
|
49,336
|
||
Total
nonperforming loans to total loans
|
5.06
|
%
|
4.90
|
%
|
||
Total
nonperforming loans to total assets
|
4.12
|
4.30
|
||||
Total
nonperforming assets to total assets
|
6.42
|
5.89
|
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, 2010
|
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Commercial
business
|
$
|
1,293
|
$
|
2,534
|
$
|
3,297
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
7,124
|
|||||
Commercial
real estate
|
1,212
|
6,547
|
751
|
-
|
1,030
|
9,540
|
|||||||||||
Land
|
-
|
1,165
|
6,427
|
147
|
1,379
|
9,118
|
|||||||||||
Multi-family
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Commercial
construction
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
One-to-four family construction
|
3,300
|
3,612
|
1,138
|
-
|
-
|
8,050
|
|||||||||||
Real
estate one-to-four family
|
249
|
310
|
790
|
165
|
-
|
1,514
|
|||||||||||
Consumer
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Total nonperforming loans
|
6,054
|
14,168
|
12,403
|
312
|
2,409
|
35,346
|
|||||||||||
REO
|
4,247
|
2,439
|
8,281
|
4,799
|
-
|
19,766
|
|||||||||||
Total
nonperforming assets
|
$
|
10,301
|
$
|
16,607
|
$
|
20,684
|
$
|
5,111
|
$
|
2,409
|
$
|
55,112
|
The
composition of the speculative construction and land development loan portfolios
by geographical area is as follows:
Northwest
Oregon
|
Other
Oregon
|
Southwest
Washington
|
Other
Washington
|
Other
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
September
30, 2010
|
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
Land
development
|
$
|
6,785
|
$
|
4,177
|
$
|
43,128
|
$
|
146
|
$
|
8,335
|
$
|
62,571
|
|||||
Speculative
construction
|
3,300
|
10,082
|
11,022
|
-
|
-
|
24,404
|
|||||||||||
Total
speculative and land construction
|
$
|
10,085
|
$
|
14,259
|
$
|
54,150
|
$
|
146
|
$
|
8,335
|
$
|
86,975
|
Other
loans of concern totaled $24.4 million at September 30, 2010 compared to $16.2
million at March 31, 2010. The $24.4 million consists of four real estate
construction loans totaling $8.9 million, ten commercial business loans totaling
$2.7 million, four commercial real estate loans totaling $9.0 million, two land
acquisition loans totaling $3.8 million and one one-to-four family real estate
loan totaling $72,000. 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
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caused
management to be concerned 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, 2010, loans delinquent 30 - 89 days were
1.30% of total loans
compared to 1.93% at March 31, 2010. At September 30, 2010, the 30 - 89 days
delinquency rate in the commercial business (“C&I”) portfolio was 0.52%
while the delinquency rate in the commercial real estate (“CRE”) portfolio was
2.00%, representing one loan for $7.2 million. At that date, CRE loans
represented the largest portion of the loan portfolio at 51.50% of total loans
and C&I loans represented 13.31% of total loans. The 30 - 89 days
delinquency rate for the home equity line of credit portfolio was 0.91% at
September 30, 2010. The 30 - 89 days delinquency rate for the
residential construction loan portfolio at September 30, 2010 was 1.13%. At
September 30, 2010, the land development loan portfolio had no delinquencies in
the 30 - 89 days category.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements and Other Contractual Obligations
Through
the normal course of operations, the Company enters into certain contractual
obligations and other commitments. Obligations generally relate to
funding of operations through deposits and borrowings as well as leases for
premises. Commitments generally relate to lending
operations.
The
Company has obligations under long-term operating leases, principally for
building space and land. Lease terms generally cover a five-year period, with
options to extend, and are not subject to cancellation.
The
Company has commitments to originate fixed and variable rate mortgage loans to
customers. Because some commitments expire without being drawn upon, the total
commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
Undisbursed loan funds and unused lines of credit include funds not disbursed,
but committed to construction projects and home equity and commercial lines of
credit. Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the
Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third
party.
For
further information regarding the Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements and
other contractual obligations, see Note 16 of the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements contained in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.
Goodwill
Valuation
Goodwill
is initially recorded when the purchase price paid for an acquisition exceeds
the estimated fair value of the net identified tangible and intangible assets
acquired. Goodwill is presumed to have an indefinite useful life and is tested,
at least annually, for impairment at the reporting unit level. The Company has
one reporting unit, the Bank, for purposes of computing goodwill. All of the
Company’s goodwill has been allocated to this single reporting unit. The Company
performs an annual review in the third quarter of each fiscal year, or more
frequently if indications of potential impairment exist, to determine if the
recorded goodwill is impaired. If the fair value exceeds the carrying value,
goodwill at the reporting unit level is not considered impaired and no
additional analysis is necessary. If the carrying value of the
reporting unit is higher than its fair value, there is an indication that
impairment may exist and additional analysis must be performed to measure the
amount of impairment loss, if any. The amount of impairment is determined by
comparing the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill to the
carrying value of the goodwill in the same manner as if the reporting unit was
being acquired in a business combination. Specifically, the Company would
allocate the fair value to all of the assets and liabilities of the reporting
unit, including unrecognized intangible assets, in a hypothetical analysis that
would calculate the implied fair value of goodwill. If the implied fair value of
goodwill is less than the recorded goodwill, the Company would record an
impairment charge for the difference.
A
significant amount of judgment is involved in determining if an indicator of
impairment has occurred. Such indicators may include, among others; a
significant decline in expected future cash flows; a sustained, significant
decline in our stock price and market capitalization; a significant adverse
change in legal factors or in the business climate; adverse assessment or action
by a regulator; and unanticipated competition. Any adverse change in these
factors could have a significant impact on the recoverability of such assets and
could have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial
Statements.
The
goodwill impairment test involves a two-step process. The first step is a
comparison of the reporting unit’s fair value to its carrying value. The Company
estimates fair value using the best information available, including market
information and a discounted cash flow analysis, which is also referred to as
the income approach. The income approach uses a reporting unit’s projection of
estimated operating results and cash flows that is discounted using a rate that
reflects current market conditions. The projection uses management’s best
estimates of economic and market conditions over the projected period including
growth rates in loans and deposits, estimates of future expected changes in net
interest margins and cash expenditures. The market approach estimates fair value
by applying cash flow multiples to the reporting unit’s operating performance.
The multiples are derived from comparable publicly traded companies with similar
operating and investment characteristics of the reporting unit. The Company
validates its estimated fair value by comparing the fair value estimates using
the income approach to the fair value estimates using the market
approach.
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The
Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test during the quarter-ended
December 31, 2009. As part of its process for performing the step one impairment
test of goodwill, the Company estimated the fair value of the reporting unit
utilizing the allocation of corporate value approach, the income approach and
the market approach in order to derive an enterprise value of the Company. The
allocation of corporate value approach applies the aggregate market value of the
Company and divides it among the reporting units. A key assumption in this
approach is the control premium applied to the aggregate market value. A control
premium is utilized as the value of a company from the perspective of a
controlling interest is generally higher than the widely quoted market price per
share. The Company used an expected control premium of 30%, which was based on
comparable transactional history. Assumptions used by the Company in its
discounted cash flow model (income approach) included an annual revenue growth
rate that approximated 5%, a net interest margin that approximated 4.5% and a
return on assets that ranged from 0.14% to 1.09% (average of 0.74%). In addition
to utilizing the above projections of estimated operating results, key
assumptions used to determine the fair value estimate under the income approach
was the discount rate of 14.4% utilized for our cash flow estimates and a
terminal value estimated at 0.8 times the ending book value of the reporting
unit. The Company used a build-up approach in developing the discount rate that
included: an assessment of the risk free interest rate, the rate of return
expected from publicly traded stocks, the industry the Company operates in and
the size of the Company. In applying the market approach method, the Company
selected eight publicly traded comparable institutions based on a variety of
financial metrics (tangible equity, leverage ratio, return on assets, return on
equity, net interest margin, nonperforming assets, net charge-offs, and reserves
for loan losses) and other relevant qualitative factors (geographical location,
lines of business, business model, risk profile, availability of financial
information, etc.) After selecting comparable institutions, the
Company derived the fair value of the reporting unit by completing a comparative
analysis of the relationship between their financial metrics listed above and
their market values utilizing various market multiples. The Company
calculated a fair value of its reporting unit of $57 million using the corporate
value approach, $66 million using the income approach and $68 million using the
market approach. Based on the results of the step one impairment
analysis, the Company determined the second step must be performed.
The
Company calculated the implied fair value of its reporting unit under the step
two goodwill impairment test. Under this approach, the Company calculated the
fair value for its unrecognized deposit intangible, as well as the remaining
assets and liabilities of the reporting unit. The calculated implied fair value
of the Company’s goodwill exceeded the carrying value by $18.0 million.
Significant adjustments were made to the fair value of the Company’s loans
receivable compared to its recorded value. Key assumptions used in its fair
value estimate of loans receivable was the discount for comparable loan sales.
The Company used a weighted average discount rate that approximated the discount
for similar loan sales by the FDIC during the past year. The Company segregated
its loan portfolio into seven categories, including performing loans,
non-performing loans and sub-performing loans. The weighted average discount
rates for these individual categories ranged from 3% (for performing loans) to
75% (for non-performing commercial loans). Based on results of the step two
impairment test, the Company determined no impairment charge of goodwill was
required.
The
Company has not performed an interim impairment test as of September 30, 2010.
However, as a result of the sustained decline in the price of the Company’s
common stock management believes that the results of the step one test would
indicate that the reporting unit’s fair value was less than its carrying value.
As of the date of this filing, we have not completed the step two analysis due
to the complexities involved in determining the implied fair value of the
goodwill for the reporting unit. We expect to finalize our goodwill impairment
analysis during the third quarter of fiscal year 2011 and the results thereof
will be disclosed in the third fiscal quarter financial statements. No assurance
can be given that the Company will not record an impairment loss on goodwill in
the future.
Even
though the Company determined that there was no goodwill impairment during the
third quarter of fiscal 2010, continued declines in the value of its stock price
as well as values of other financial institutions, 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
28
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, 2010, 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, 2010.
Accordingly, loans measured for impairment were classified as Level 3 in the
fair value hierarchy as there is no active market for these loans. Measuring
impairment of a loan requires judgment and estimates, and the eventual outcomes
may differ from those estimates. Impairment was measured by management based on
a number of factors, including recent independent appraisals which are further
reduced for estimated selling cost or as a practical expedient, by estimating
the present value of expected future cash flows, discounted at the loan’s
effective interest rate.
In
addition, REO was classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Management
generally determines fair value based on a number of factors, including
third-party appraisals of fair value less estimated costs to sell. The valuation
of REO is subject to significant external and internal judgment, and the
eventual outcomes may differ from those estimates.
For
additional information on our Level 1, 2 and 3 fair value measurements see Note
13 – Fair Value Measurement in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
contained in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for additional information.
Comparison
of Operating Results for the Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 2010 and
2009
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, 2010 was $8.7
million and $17.7 million, respectively, representing a $263,000 decrease and
$75,000 increase, respectively, for the same three and six months ended
September 30, 2009. Average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing
liabilities increased to 116.76% and 115.93% for the three and six month periods
ended September 30, 2010 compared to 114.95% and 113.98% in the same prior year
period. The net interest margin for the three and six months ended September 30,
2010 was 4.46% and 4.63%, respectively, compared to 4.35% and 4.30%,
respectively, for the three and six months ended September 30,
2009.
The
Company generally achieves better net interest margins in a stable or increasing
interest rate environment as a result of the balance sheet being slightly asset
interest rate sensitive. However, due to a number of loans in the loan portfolio
with interest rate floors, net interest income will be negatively impacted in a
rising interest rate environment until such time as the current rate exceeds
these interest rate floors. At September 30, 2010, 13% of the loans in the
Company’s loan portfolio were fully floating and had an active floor. 65% of
these loans floors had yields that would begin floating once Prime increases at
least 150 basis points. Generally, interest rates on the Company’s
interest-earning assets reprice faster than interest rates on the Company’s
interest-bearing liabilities. In a decreasing interest rate environment, the
Company requires time to reduce deposit interest rates to recover the decline in
the net interest margin. As a result of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy
actions beginning in September 2007 to aggressively lower short-term federal
funds rates approximately 36% of the Company’s loans immediately repriced down.
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
29
costs
resulting in improved net interest income. Further reductions will be reflected
in future deposit offerings and as existing deposits renew upon maturity. The
amount and timing of these reductions is dependent on competitive pricing
pressures, yield curve shape and changes in interest rate spreads.
Interest Income. Interest
income for the three and six months ended September 30, 2010, was $10.8 million
and $22.1 million, respectively, compared to $11.8 million and $23.7 million,
respectively for the same period in prior year. This represents a decrease of
$1.0 million and $1.6 million for the three and six months ended September 30,
2010, respectively, compared to the same prior year periods. The decrease was
due primarily to a decrease in the average balance of net loans.
The
average balance of net loans decreased $57.5 million and $59.6 million to $707.9
million and $718.8 million for the three and six months ended September 30,
2010, respectively, from $765.5 million and $778.4 million for the same prior
year period, respectively. The decrease was due to continued weak loan demand
coupled with the Company’s focus on the reduction of land development and
residential construction loans. The yield on net loans was 5.98% and 6.07% for
the three and six months ended September 30, 2010 respectively, compared to
6.03% and 5.98% for the same three and six months in the prior year. During the
three and six months ended September 30, 2010, the Company also reversed $85,000
and $162,000, respectively, of interest income on nonperforming
loans.
Interest Expense. Interest
expense decreased $745,000 to $2.1 million for the three months ended September
30, 2010, compared to $2.9 million for the three months ended September 30,
2009. For the six months ended September 30, 2010, interest expense decreased
$1.7 million to $4.4 million compared to $6.1 million for the same period in
prior year. The decrease in interest expense was primarily
attributable to the Company’s efforts to reduce its costs of deposits given the
continued low interest rate environment. The weighted average interest rate on
interest-bearing deposits decreased to 1.12% and 1.18% for the three and six
months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, from 1.71% and 1.82% for the same
periods in the prior year. The weighted average cost of FHLB and FRB borrowings,
Debentures and capital lease obligations increased to 4.52% and 3.85% for the
three and six months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, from 1.24% and
1.25% for the same respective periods in the prior year. These increases were a
result of the payoff of the Company’s outstanding FHLB and FRB borrowings, which
had a low average cost to the Company. For the three and six months ended
September 30, 2010, the weighted average cost of the Company’s FRB borrowings
was none and 0.50%, respectively, and to 0.86% and 0.73%, respectively, for its
FHLB borrowings for the same periods ended September 30, 2009.
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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,
|
|||||||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Average
Balance
|
Interest
and
Dividends
|
Yield/Cost
|
Average
Balance
|
Interest
and
Dividends
|
Yield/Cost
|
||||||||||||
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Interest-earning
assets:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Mortgage
loans
|
$
|
611,750
|
$
|
9,357
|
6.07
|
%
|
$
|
654,870
|
$
|
10,179
|
6.17
|
%
|
|||||
Non-mortgage
loans
|
96,194
|
1,315
|
5.42
|
110,600
|
1,460
|
5.24
|
|||||||||||
Total net loans (1)
|
707,944
|
10,672
|
5.98
|
765,470
|
11,639
|
6.03
|
|||||||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities (2)
|
2,549
|
23
|
3.58
|
3,902
|
35
|
3.56
|
|||||||||||
Investment
securities (2)(3)
|
9,202
|
54
|
2.33
|
11,507
|
113
|
3.90
|
|||||||||||
Daily
interest-bearing assets
|
12,507
|
20
|
0.63
|
737
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Other
earning assets
|
37,221
|
28
|
0.30
|
32,057
|
26
|
0.32
|
|||||||||||
Total interest-earning assets
|
769,423
|
10,797
|
5.57
|
813,673
|
11,813
|
5.76
|
|||||||||||
Non-interest-earning
assets:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Office
properties and equipment, net
|
16,088
|
19,035
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
non-interest-earning assets
|
72,605
|
59,718
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
858,116
|
$
|
892,426
|
|||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
liabilities:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Regular
savings accounts
|
$
|
33,637
|
47
|
0.55
|
$
|
29,295
|
41
|
0.55
|
|||||||||
Interest
checking accounts
|
83,481
|
68
|
0.32
|
78,204
|
84
|
0.43
|
|||||||||||
Money
market deposit accounts
|
209,730
|
505
|
0.96
|
191,559
|
600
|
1.24
|
|||||||||||
Certificates
of deposit
|
299,201
|
1,144
|
1.52
|
269,486
|
1,723
|
2.54
|
|||||||||||
Total interest-bearing deposits
|
626,049
|
1,764
|
1.12
|
568,544
|
2,448
|
1.71
|
|||||||||||
Other
interest-bearing liabilities
|
32,924
|
375
|
4.52
|
139,332
|
436
|
1.24
|
|||||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities
|
658,973
|
2,139
|
1.29
|
707,876
|
2,884
|
1.62
|
|||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing
liabilities:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing
deposits
|
90,230
|
86,844
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
8,607
|
6,403
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
757,810
|
801,123
|
|||||||||||||||
Shareholders’
equity
|
100,306
|
91,303
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
|
$
|
858,116
|
$
|
892,426
|
|||||||||||||
Net
interest income
|
$
|
8,658
|
$
|
8,929
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
rate spread
|
4.28
|
%
|
4.14
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Net
interest margin
|
4.46
|
%
|
4.35
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Ratio
of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing
liabilities
|
116.76
|
%
|
114.95
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Tax
equivalent adjustment (3)
|
$
|
8
|
$
|
16
|
|||||||||||||
(1)
Includes non-accrual loans.
|
|||||||||||||||||
(2)
For purposes of the computation of average yield on investments available
for sale, historical cost balances were utilized;
therefore,
the yield information does not give effect to changes in fair value that
are reflected as a component of shareholders’ equity.
|
|||||||||||||||||
(3)
Tax-equivalent adjustment relates to non-taxable investment interest
income. Interest and rates are presented on a fully taxable
–equivalent basis under a tax rate of 34%.
|
|||||||||||||||||
31
Six
Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||||||||||
2010
|
2009
|
||||||||||||||||
Average
Balance
|
Interest
and
Dividends
|
Yield/Cost
|
Average
Balance
|
Interest
and
Dividends
|
Yield/Cost
|
||||||||||||
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Interest-earning
assets:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Mortgage
loans
|
$
|
618,656
|
$
|
19,153
|
6.17
|
%
|
$
|
663,771
|
$
|
20,368
|
6.12
|
%
|
|||||
Non-mortgage
loans
|
100,182
|
2,712
|
5.40
|
114,667
|
2,981
|
5.19
|
|||||||||||
Total net loans (1)
|
718,838
|
21,865
|
6.07
|
778,438
|
23,349
|
5.98
|
|||||||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities (2)
|
2,692
|
49
|
3.63
|
4,118
|
75
|
3.63
|
|||||||||||
Investment
securities (2)(3)
|
9,346
|
131
|
2.80
|
11,684
|
259
|
4.42
|
|||||||||||
Daily
interest-bearing assets
|
6,485
|
20
|
0.62
|
1,465
|
1
|
0.14
|
|||||||||||
Other
earning assets
|
24,951
|
43
|
0.34
|
21,826
|
39
|
0.36
|
|||||||||||
Total
interest-earning assets
|
762,312
|
22,108
|
5.78
|
817,531
|
23,723
|
5.79
|
|||||||||||
Non-interest-earning
assets:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Office properties and equipment, net
|
16,239
|
19,220
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
non-interest-earning assets
|
70,243
|
64,268
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
848,794
|
$
|
901,019
|
|||||||||||||
Interest-bearing
liabilities:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Regular
savings accounts
|
$
|
32,954
|
91
|
0.55
|
$
|
28,933
|
80
|
0.55
|
|||||||||
Interest
checking accounts
|
78,634
|
132
|
0.33
|
84,185
|
203
|
0.48
|
|||||||||||
Money
market deposit accounts
|
208,504
|
1,013
|
0.97
|
187,486
|
1,245
|
1.32
|
|||||||||||
Certificates
of deposit
|
298,103
|
2,429
|
1.63
|
263,854
|
3,614
|
2.73
|
|||||||||||
Total interest-bearing deposits
|
618,195
|
3,665
|
1.18
|
564,458
|
5,142
|
1.82
|
|||||||||||
Other
interest-bearing liabilities
|
39,348
|
760
|
3.85
|
152,799
|
956
|
1.25
|
|||||||||||
Total interest-bearing liabilities
|
657,543
|
4,425
|
1.34
|
717,257
|
6,098
|
1.70
|
|||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing
liabilities:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Non-interest-bearing
deposits
|
89,731
|
86,233
|
|||||||||||||||
Other
liabilities
|
8,113
|
6,635
|
|||||||||||||||
Total liabilities
|
755,387
|
810,125
|
|||||||||||||||
Shareholders’ equity
|
93,407
|
90,894
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
|
$
|
848,794
|
$
|
901,019
|
|||||||||||||
Net
interest income
|
$
|
17,683
|
$
|
17,625
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
rate spread
|
4.44
|
%
|
4.09
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Net
interest margin
|
4.63
|
%
|
4.30
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Ratio
of average interest-earning assets to average interest-bearing
liabilities
|
115.93
|
%
|
113.98
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Tax
equivalent adjustment (3)
|
$
|
15
|
$
|
32
|
|||||||||||||
(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%.
|
|||||||||||||||||
32
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, 2010 compared
to the periods ended September 30, 2009. 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,
|
||||||||||||||||||
2010
vs. 2009
|
2010
vs. 2009
|
||||||||||||||||||
Increase
(Decrease) Due to
|
Increase
(Decrease) Due to
|
||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||
Increase
|
Increase
|
||||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
Volume
|
Rate
|
(Decrease)
|
Volume
|
Rate
|
(Decrease)
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
Income:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Mortgage
loans
|
$
|
(660
|
)
|
$
|
(162
|
)
|
$
|
(822
|
)
|
$
|
(1,381
|
)
|
$
|
166
|
$
|
(1,215
|
)
|
||
Non-mortgage
loans
|
(194
|
)
|
49
|
(145
|
)
|
(387
|
)
|
118
|
(269
|
)
|
|||||||||
Mortgage-backed
securities
|
(12
|
)
|
-
|
(12
|
)
|
(26
|
)
|
-
|
(26
|
)
|
|||||||||
Investment
securities (1)
|
(20
|
)
|
(39
|
)
|
(59
|
)
|
(45
|
)
|
(83
|
)
|
(128
|
)
|
|||||||
Daily
interest-bearing
|
-
|
20
|
20
|
10
|
9
|
19
|
|||||||||||||
Other
earning assets
|
4
|
(2
|
)
|
2
|
6
|
(2
|
)
|
4
|
|||||||||||
Total
interest income
|
(882
|
)
|
(134
|
)
|
(1,016
|
)
|
(1,823
|
)
|
208
|
(1,615
|
)
|
||||||||
Interest
Expense:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Regular
savings accounts
|
6
|
-
|
6
|
11
|
-
|
11
|
|||||||||||||
Interest
checking accounts
|
6
|
(22
|
)
|
(16
|
)
|
(12
|
)
|
(59
|
)
|
(71
|
)
|
||||||||
Money
market deposit accounts
|
52
|
(147
|
)
|
(95
|
)
|
127
|
(359
|
)
|
(232
|
)
|
|||||||||
Certificates
of deposit
|
174
|
(753
|
)
|
(579
|
)
|
420
|
(1,605
|
)
|
(1,185
|
)
|
|||||||||
Other
interest-bearing liabilities
|
(530
|
)
|
469
|
(61
|
)
|
(1,100
|
)
|
904
|
(196
|
)
|
|||||||||
Total
interest expense
|
(292
|
)
|
(453
|
)
|
(745
|
)
|
(554
|
)
|
(1,119
|
)
|
(1,673
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
interest income
|
$
|
(590
|
)
|
$
|
319
|
$
|
(271
|
)
|
$
|
(1,269
|
)
|
$
|
1,327
|
$
|
58
|
||||
(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, 2010
was $1.7 million and $3.0 million, respectively, compared to $3.2 million and
$5.6 million, respectively for the same period in the prior year. The decrease
in the provision for loan losses was primarily related to the stabilization of
problem loans, the slowdown in new problem loans and the stabilization of real
estate values for the collateral supporting the Company’s problem loans at
September 30, 2010. 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 uncertainty
regarding its impact on the Company’s loan portfolio along with the continued
slowdown in residential real estate sales that is affecting among others,
homebuilders and developers. Declining real estate values in recent years and
slower loan sales have significantly impacted borrowers’ liquidity and ability
to repay loans, which in turn has led to an increase in delinquent and
nonperforming construction and land development loans, as well as the additional
loan charge-offs. The Company has experienced an increase in the balance of its
non-performing assets since the last quarter due primarily to one commercial
real estate loan totaling $6.3 million that was added to nonperforming loans,
based on a recent appraisal and specific impairment calculation performed by the
Company management determined that no specific reserve was necessary for this
loan. 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 2.72% at September 30, 2010, compared to 2.41% at September
30, 2009.
Net
charge-offs for the three and six months ended September 30, 2010 were $2.2
million and $5.6 million, respectively, compared to $2.9 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, 2010 was 1.55% compared to
1.14% for the same period in the prior year. Charge-offs increased during the
periods primarily as a result of the write-downs of several loans that were
reserved for in previous quarters. Land acquisition and development
loans represented $1.2 million of the total charge-offs during the quarter, the
largest of which was $286,000. Net charge-offs have remained concentrated in the
residential construction and land development portfolios. Nonperforming loans
were $35.3 million at September 30, 2010, a decline as compared to $36.0 million
at March 31, 2010. The ratio of allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans
was 53.84% at September 30, 2010 a decline as compared to 60.10% at March 31,
2010. See “Asset Quality” set forth above for additional information related to
asset quality that management considers in determining the provision for loan
losses.
33
Non-Interest Income.
Non-interest income increased $255,000 and $388,000 for the three and six months
ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same prior year period. The increase
between the periods resulted from the absences of an OTTI charge for the three
and six months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to a $201,000 and $459,000
OTTI charge for the three and six months ended September 30, 2009,
respectively. Gain on sales of REO increased $127,000 and $260,000
for the three and six months ended September 30, 2010, respectively compared to
same prior period.
For the
three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the three months ended
September 30, 2009, the increases noted above were offset by decreases in gain
on sale of loans of $35,000 and fees and services charges of $74,000. The
decrease in fees and service charges resulted from a decrease of $101,000 in
mortgage broker fees along with a $67,000 decrease in NSF fees. The
decrease in mortgage broker fees is primarily due to a decrease in refinancing
activity for single-family homes.
For the
six months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the six months ended September
30, 2009, the increases noted above were offset by decreases in gain on sale of
loans of $317,000 along with a decrease in fees and services charges of
$219,000. The decrease in fees and service charges resulted from a
decrease of $300,000 in mortgage broker fees along with a $99,000 decrease in
NSF fees. The decreases in mortgage broker fees and gain on sale of
loans are primarily due to a decrease in refinancing activity for single-family
homes. These decreases within fees and service charges were offset by
a $106,000 increase in ATM surcharge and interchange fees.
Non-Interest Expense.
Non-interest expense increased $145,000 for the three months ended September 30,
2010 compared to the same prior year period. Non-interest expense
decreased $578,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the
same prior year period. Management continues to focus on managing controllable
costs as the Company proactively adjusts to a lower level of real estate loan
originations. However, certain expenses remain out of the Company’s control,
including FDIC insurance premiums and REO expenses and write-downs.
The
$145,000 increase for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the
same prior period can be attributed to an increase in salaries and employee
benefits expense of $396,000 and advertising and marketing expense of
$104,000. These increases were offset by decreases in occupancy and
depreciation of $69,000 and REO expenses of $233,000. Occupancy and depreciation
expense decreases due to the closure of a branch and lending center in the prior
year. REO expenses decreased due in part to the stabilization of values on
existing REO properties resulting in lower charge-offs. Professional fees have
also remained elevated due to the ongoing costs associated with nonperforming
assets.
The
$578,000 decrease for the six months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the
same prior period can be attributed to the decrease in FDIC insurance premiums
for the six months ended September 30, 2010 of $302,000 compared to the same
period in prior year due to a special assessment charge of $417,000 included in
the prior year total. REO expenses decreased $676,000 and occupancy and
depreciation expense decreased $161,000 for the six months ended September 30,
2010 compared to the same period in the prior year, respectively. These
decreases were offset by an increase in salaries and employee benefits expense
of $461,000.
Income Taxes. The provision
for income taxes was $496,000 and $1.4 million for the three and six months
ended September 30, 2010, respectively, compared to $39,000 and $141,000 for the
three and six months ended September 30, 2009, respectively. This
increase was primarily a result of the increase in income before
taxes. The effective tax rate for three and six months ended
September 30, 2010 was 30.8% and 33.0%, respectively, compared to 16.2% and
20.6%, respectively for the three and six months ended September 30, 2009. 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 impacted of these non-taxable
items is amplified in periods of low taxable income, as was the case in prior
year.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk
There has
not been any material change in the market risk disclosures contained in the
2010 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, 2010 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, 2010 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.
34
In the
quarter-ended September 30, 2010, 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.
35
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 Form 10-Q for the period ended June
30, 2010.
Financial
reform legislation has been passed that eliminates the OTS, Riverview Bancorp’s
and Riverview Community Bank’s primary federal regulator, and could require
Riverview Bancorp to become a bank holding company regulated by the Federal
Reserve Board.
On
July 21, 2010, the President signed into law the Dodd-Frank Act which,
among other things, imposes new restrictions and an expanded framework of
regulatory oversight for financial institutions and their holding companies.
Under the Dodd Frank-Act, the Office of Thrift Supervision will be eliminated
and existing state savings associations, including the Savings Bank, will be
subject to regulation and supervision by the FDIC. Federal savings associations
will be subject to regulation and supervision by the Office of the Comptroller
of the Currency. Savings and loan holding companies, including the Company, will
be regulated by the Federal Reserve Board, which will have the authority to
promulgate new regulations governing the Company that will impose additional
capital requirements and may result in additional restrictions on investments
and other holding company activities. These transfers of regulatory authority
will occur on July 21, 2011, unless extended for up to an additional six months.
The Dodd-Frank Act also creates a new consumer financial protection bureau that
will have the authority to promulgate rules intended to protect consumers in the
financial products and services market. The creation of this bureau could result
in new regulatory requirements and raise the cost of regulatory compliance. One
year after the date of its enactment, the Dodd-Frank Act eliminates the federal
prohibitions on paying interest on demand deposits, thus allowing businesses to
have interest bearing checking accounts. Depending on our competitors’
responses, this change could materially increase our interest
expense.
Many
aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act are subject to rulemaking and will take effect
over several years, making it difficult to anticipate the overall financial
impact on us. However, compliance with this new law and its
implementing regulations is expected to result in additional operating costs
that could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results
of operations.
Item 2.
Unregistered Sale of
Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior
Securities
Not applicable
Item 4.
[Removed and
Reserved]
Item 5.
Other
Information
Not
applicable
36
Item 6.
Exhibits
(a)
|
Exhibits:
|
3.1 |
Articles
of Incorporation of the Registrant (1)
|
|
3.2 | Bylaws of the Registrant (1) | |
4 | Form of Certificate of Common Stock of the Registrant (1) | |
10.1
|
Form
of Employment Agreement between the Bank and each Patrick Sheaffer, Ronald
A.
Wysaske, David A. Dahlstrom and John A. Karas(2)
|
|
10.2 | Form of Change in Control Agreement between the Bank and Kevin J. Lycklama (2) | |
10.3 | Employee Severance Compensation Plan (3) | |
10.4 | Employee Stock Ownership Plan (4) | |
10.5 | 1998 Stock Option Plan (5) | |
10.6 | 2003 Stock Option Plan (6) | |
10.7 | Form of Incentive Stock Option Award Pursuant to 2003 Stock Option Plan (7) | |
10.8 | Form of Non-qualified Stock Option Award Pursuant to 2003 Stock Option Plan (7) | |
10.9
|
Deferred
Compensation Plan (8)
|
|
11
|
Statement
recomputation of per share earnings (See Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial
Statements contained herein.)
|
|
31.1
|
Certifications
of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-
Oxley
Act
|
|
31.2
|
Certifications
of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-
Oxley
Act
|
|
32
|
Certifications
of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
|
(1)
|
Filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Registration No. 333-30203), and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
(2)
|
Filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with
the SEC on September 18, 2007 and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
(3)
|
Filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter-ended September 30, 1997, and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
(4)
|
Filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended March 31, 1998, and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
(5)
|
Filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 333-66049), and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
(6)
|
Filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Definitive Annual Meeting Proxy
Statement (000-22957), filed with the Commission on June 5, 2003, and
incorporated herein by reference.
|
(7)
|
Filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter-ended December 31, 2005, and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
(8)
|
Filed
as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended March 31, 2009 and incorporated herein by
reference.
|
37
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
RIVERVIEW
BANCORP, INC.
By: /S/ Patrick Sheaffer |
By: /S/ Kevin J.
Lycklama
|
Patrick Sheaffer |
Kevin J. Lycklama
|
Chairman of the Board | Executive Vice President |
Chief Executive Officer | Chief Financial Officer |
(Principal Executive Officer)
|
|
Date: November 3, 2010 | Date: November 3, 2010 |
38
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
|
39